Pyukumuku (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Pyukumuku
Sea Cucumber Pokémon
ナマコブシ
Namakobushi
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Pyukumuku



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Water Unknown
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Abilities
Innards Out Cacophony
Cacophony
Unaware
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
60 (14.8%)
Breeding
Egg Group
Water 1
Hatch time
15 cycles
Height
1'00" 0.3 m
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Weight
2.6 lbs. 1.2 kg
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Mega Stone
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Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
144
Leveling rate
Fast
EV yield
Total: 2
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Speed
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
Black
Base friendship
70
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Pyukumuku (Japanese: ナマコブシ Namakobushi) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

 
Pyukumuku spitting its organs out to attack

Pyukumuku is a marine Pokémon with an ovoid, black body. Its face has two beady, pink eyes and a white mouth shaped roughly like a star or Daimonji. This Pokémon is capable of spitting its organs out through its mouth. The white organs can take different shapes, such as a fist. Two lines of three pink spikes run down each side of its back. The middle spike of each line is about twice as long as the others are. A fluffy white puff forms its tail.

Pyukumuku tends to find a spot it likes and stay there, even returning to the same spot if moved. Once all the food in its favorite spot has been consumed, it will continue to stay there to the point of starvation. Its body is coated with a viscous fluid that allows it to stay on land for a week without drying out. This fluid is also beneficial to people as a moisturizer. If stepped on, it will expel its fist-like organs and smack the perpetrator. It particularly hates having its mouth or spikes touched. Tourists dislike Pyukumuku due to its appearance and lifestyle and often accidentally step on Pyukumuku. This creates a need for part-time jobs on beaches chucking this Pokémon back into the sea. However, people in Alola have already taken to throwing the Pokémon back to the sea where it can find food when thin.[1] Pyukumuku is shown to have a symbiotic relationship with Pelipper, which carries it after scooping it from the water.

Pyukumuku is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Purify. It is also the only known Pokémon that can have Innards Out as an Ability.

In the anime

 
Pyukumuku in the anime

Major appearances

Goh's Pyukumuku

In That New Old Gang of Mine!, Goh caught a Pyukumuku while visiting Alola.

Other

A Pyukumuku appeared in A Haunted House for Everyone!, where it was used to try and scare Harper and Sarah at the Pokémon School. Instead, they touched Pyukumuku, who promptly retaliated by punching Rotom.

Minor appearances

A wild Pyukumuku debuted in Alola to New Adventure!, where it startled Ash underwater when it gave him the thumbs-up.

A Trainer's Pyukumuku appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

Two Pyukumuku appeared in a flashback in Mission: Total Recall!.

A Pyukumuku appeared in Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!. As Professor Burnet was studying it underwater with Rotom, Ash touched it, only for Pyukumuku to punch him in the face.

A Trainer's Pyukumuku appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

A Pyukumuku appeared in the Where Are You Going, Eevee? segment at the end of No Stone Unturned!. A wild Eevee came across it on the beach of Melemele Island and cuddled it, causing it to attack Eevee out of anger. It reappeared in a flashback in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

A Pyukumuku appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

Two Pyukumuku appeared in Battling the Beast Within!, where they were thrown back in the ocean.

A Pyukumuku appeared in The One That Didn't Get Away!, where Sophocles fished it out of the sea, before it attached itself onto Kiawe's head.

A Trainer's Pyukumuku appeared in Battle Royal 151!, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. It faced off against another Trainer and his Magikarp, only to be defeated by Pikala and her Pikachu Bolt.

In The Cuteness Quotient!, a Trainer's Pyukumuku competed in the Friendship Festival.

A Trainer's Pyukumuku appeared in It's... Champion Time!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
SM056 Pyukumuku Rotom Pokédex Pyukumuku, the Sea Cucumber Pokémon. A Water type. Pyukumuku lives in shallow water and attacks enemies with a fist-like appendage.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
JN037 Pyukumuku Goh's Rotom Phone Pyukumuku, the Sea Cucumber Pokémon. A Water type. Pyukumuku inhabits beaches and shallow ocean waters. It can expel its internal organs and use them to grab food or attack enemies.

In the manga

 
Pyukumuku in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Multiple wild Pyukumuku debuted in The Grand Entrance and Delivery Boy Sun. Sun was hired by a pair of Team Skull Grunts to remove them from a beach that Team Skull considered their territory. Another Pyukumuku was secretly planted by the female Grunt in order to get out of paying Sun for the job.

A Pyukumuku appeared in a flashback in Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui.

Multiple Pyukumuku appeared in Transcend!! Ultra Necrozma!.

Pokémon Horizon

A Pyukumuku appeared in a fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.

In the TCG

Main article: Pyukumuku (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Pyukumuku appears as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball. It uses Counter whenever an opponent gets close enough to it. Pyukumuku then waves "goodbye" before it leaves. It can also be picked up and thrown like an item. If the summoner jumps on Pyukumuku, it will make a punch and the player bounces a little. Pyukumuku also appears as a Spirit.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Alola
SM: #200
Alola
USUM: #256
Kanto
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
Sun It lives in shallow seas, such as areas near a beach. It can eject its internal organs, which it uses to engulf its prey or battle enemies.
Moon These Pokémon line the beaches. The sticky mucous that covers their bodies can be used to soothe sunburned skin. How convenient!
Ultra Sun The tradition known as Pyukumuku chucking started from the custom of throwing Pyukumuku back into the sea after they wash onshore.
Ultra Moon Its entire body is covered in its own slime. If you accidentally step on one, you'll slip, and it will get mad and smack you!
Generation VIII Galar
#156
Sinnoh
#—
Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword It lives in warm, shallow waters. If it encounters a foe, it will spit out its internal organs as a means to punch them.
Shield It's covered in a slime that keeps its skin moist, allowing it to stay on land for days without drying up.
Generation IX Paldea
#—
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.


 
Pyukumuku in the Alola Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun Moon
Route 7, Hano Beach (Surfing)
Poké Pelago*
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Route 7, Hano Beach (Surfing)
Poké Pelago*
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee
Unobtainable
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Route 9, South Lake Miloch (Overworld)
Giant's Seat (Fishing)
Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Lake of Outrage, North Lake Miloch, South Lake Miloch, West Lake Axewell (Max Raid Battle)
Expansion Pass
Loop Lagoon (Max Raid Battle)
Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure)
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Unobtainable
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
Unobtainable


In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Rumble Rush
Rowlet Sea, Rowlet SeaFinal
Generation VIII
New Snap
Blushing Beach, Maricopia Reef Day, Lental SeafloorLevel 2+
Cross-Generation
Shuffle
Event: The Daily Pokémon (#9)


Held items

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
55
115 - 162 220 - 314
60
58 - 123 112 - 240
130
121 - 200 238 - 394
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
130
121 - 200 238 - 394
5
9 - 62 13 - 119
Total:
410
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None

Learnset

Pyukumuku is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

Generation VIII
Other generations:
VII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000 00——% 40
011 Harden Normal Status 0000 00——% 30
055 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000 00——% 20
1010 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100100% 20
1515 Safeguard Normal Status 0000 00——% 25
2020 Counter Fighting Physical 0000 100100% 20
2525 Purify Poison Status 0000 00——% 20
3030 Curse Ghost Status 0000 00——% 10
3535 Gastro Acid Poison Status 0000 100100% 10
4040 Pain Split Normal Status 0000 00——% 20
4545 Recover Normal Status 0000 00——% 10
5050 Soak Water Status 0000 100100% 20
5555 Toxic Poison Status 0000 09090% 10
6060 Memento Dark Status 0000 100100% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pyukumuku
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pyukumuku

By TM/TR

Generation VIII
Other generations:
VII - IX
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000 085}}85% 40
TM17 TM17 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM18 TM18 Reflect Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 25
TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM35 TM35 Hail Ice Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TR29 TR29 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 40
TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TR91 TR91 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000 100}}100% 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pyukumuku
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pyukumuku

By breeding

Generation VIII
Other generations:
VII - IX
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Mirror Coat Psychic Special 100% 20
Spite Ghost Status 100% 10
Swagger Normal Status 85% 15
Tickle* Normal Status 100% 20
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pyukumuku in Generation VIII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Pyukumuku in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pyukumuku
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pyukumuku

By tutoring

Generation VIII
Other generations:
VII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pyukumuku
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pyukumuku
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Gen.   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
VII Bestow × Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
VII Bide × Normal Physical 0000 00—}}—% 10
VII Block Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
VII Confide Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
VII Double Team Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
VII Mud Sport × Ground Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
VII Psych Up Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
VII Quash Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 15
VII Recycle Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
VII Water Sport × Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
  • Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
  • A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pyukumuku
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pyukumuku
  • × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle
 
Water
  Attack Power: 60 - 105   5

#738
 

Astonish
Delays your opponent's disruptions.


Pokémon Rumble Rush
  Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 49
Base Attack: 74 Base Defense: 64 Base Speed: 40
New Pokémon Snap
 
Photodex entry #088
Pyukumuku may look cute, but they pack a powerful wallop! They can spit out their internal organs and use them to fight—or to compete against each other to see which is the strongest.
Pokémon GO
  Base HP: 146 Base Attack: 97 Base Defense: 224
Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Counter
Charged Attacks: Mirror Coat

Evolution data

 
Unevolved
Pyukumuku
 Water 



Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation
HOME
   
  For other sprites and images, please see Pyukumuku images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

Origin

Pyukumuku may be based on a sea cucumber, some species of which expel their Cuvierian tubules (part of the sea cucumber's respiratory system) to deter would-be predators from eating them. Given its tail and "ears", it may also be inspired by the sea bunny, a type of sea slug that became popular in Japan in 2015 due to its cute appearance. It may also resemble Wiwaxia, a kind of ancient soft-bodied sea creature. Its innards appear to be based on a human fist.

Name origin

Pyukumuku may be a combination of puke, cucumber, and mucus.

Namakobushi may be a combination of 海鼠 namako (sea cucumber) and 拳 kobushi (fist).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese ナマコブシ Namakobushi From 海鼠 namako and kobushi
  French Concombaffe From concombre de mer and baffe
  Spanish Pyukumuku Same as English name
  German Gufa From Seegurke and Faust
  Italian Pyukumuku Same as English name
  Korean 해무기 Haemugi From 해삼 (海蔘) haesam and 무기 (武器) mugi
  Mandarin Chinese 拳海參 / 拳海参 Quánhǎishēn From quán and 海參 / 海参 hǎishēn
  Cantonese Chinese 拳海參 Kyùhnhóisām From kyùhn and 海參 hóisām


Related articles

References

External links

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