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=====Other=====
=====Other=====
In ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'', Professor Juniper offered an Oshawott for [[Nanette]] as a [[starter Pokémon]]. However, she chose {{p|Tepig}} instead.
In ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'', Professor Juniper offered an Oshawott for [[Nanette]] as a [[first partner Pokémon]]. However, she chose {{p|Tepig}} instead.


In ''[[BW126|Crowning the Scalchop King!]]'', multiple {{pkmn|Trainer}}s' Oshawott were taking part in the [[Scalchop King Competition]] at [[Scalchop Island]] in the [[Decolore Islands]].
In ''[[BW126|Crowning the Scalchop King!]]'', multiple {{pkmn|Trainer}}s' Oshawott were taking part in the [[Scalchop King Competition]] at [[Scalchop Island]] in the [[Decolore Islands]].
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A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in ''[[JN030|Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!]]''.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in ''[[JN030|Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!]]''.


An Oshawott appeared in a fantasy alongside the other [[starter Pokémon]] in ''[[JN046|Getting More Than You Battled For!]]''.
An Oshawott appeared in a fantasy alongside the other [[first partner Pokémon]] in ''[[JN046|Getting More Than You Battled For!]]''.


A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in ''[[JN060|Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!]]''.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in ''[[JN060|Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!]]''.
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===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
{{main|Bianca's Oshawott}}
{{main|Bianca's Oshawott}}
Oshawott is [[Bianca]]'s [[starter Pokémon]] in [[Be the Best! Pokémon B+W]].
Oshawott is [[Bianca]]'s [[first partner Pokémon]] in [[Be the Best! Pokémon B+W]].


===Movie adaptations===
===Movie adaptations===
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===Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~===
===Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~===
[[Arata]] chose Oshawott as his [[starter Pokémon]] when it battled [[Roxie]]'s {{p|Koffing}}. It evolved into {{p|Dewott}} and then into {{p|Samurott}}.
[[Arata]] chose Oshawott as his [[first partner Pokémon]] when it battled [[Roxie]]'s {{p|Koffing}}. It evolved into {{p|Dewott}} and then into {{p|Samurott}}.


===Pocket Monsters BW===
===Pocket Monsters BW===
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===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
{{OBP|Touya|MWL}} chose Oshawott as his starter Pokémon.
{{OBP|Touya|MWL}} chose Oshawott as his first partner Pokémon.


===Pokémon Adventures===
===Pokémon Adventures===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:PokéSun May09 10.png|thumb|The three silhouettes on [[Pokémon Sunday]]]]
[[File:PokéSun May09 10.png|thumb|The three silhouettes on [[Pokémon Sunday]]]]
* Oshawott and its fellow [[Unova]] [[starter Pokémon]] were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of [[Pokémon Sunday]]. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of [[CoroCoro]].
* Oshawott and its fellow [[Unova]] [[first partner Pokémon]] were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of [[Pokémon Sunday]]. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of [[CoroCoro]].
* Oshawott has the lowest base stat total of all {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon.
* Oshawott has the lowest base stat total of all {{type|Water}} first partner Pokémon.
* Oshawott's evolutionary line is the only Water-type starter Pokémon evolutionary line that is not part of the {{egg3|Water 1}}.
* Oshawott's evolutionary line is the only Water-type first partner Pokémon evolutionary line that is not part of the {{egg3|Water 1}}.
* In {{g|Black and White}}, Oshawott, along with {{p|Snivy}} and {{p|Tepig}}, has the lowest [[experience]] yield of all Pokémon, with a base value of 28. This was done specifically for the first two battles of the games, so the player's starter wouldn't level up after defeating [[Bianca]] and thus have a level advantage over [[Cheren]].
* In {{g|Black and White}}, Oshawott, along with {{p|Snivy}} and {{p|Tepig}}, has the lowest [[experience]] yield of all Pokémon, with a base value of 28. This was done specifically for the first two battles of the games, so the player's first partner Pokémon wouldn't level up after defeating [[Bianca]] and thus have a level advantage over [[Cheren]].
** From {{g|Black 2 and White 2}} onward, their base experience yield was raised to 62 to bring them in line with the other [[starter Pokémon]] in the series.
** From {{g|Black 2 and White 2}} onward, their base experience yield was raised to 62 to bring them in line with the other [[first partner Pokémon]] in the series.
* Oshawott is the only starter Pokémon in {{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}} to not have either of its evolution levels changed, as they were already 17 and 36, which the other two starters changed to in order to match.
* Oshawott is the only first partner Pokémon in {{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}} to not have either of its evolution levels changed, as they were already 17 and 36, which the other two first partner Pokémon changed to in order to match.
* Oshawott and its evolutions are the only pre-[[Generation VIII]] Pokémon in Legends: Arceus to have not been available in previous Generation VIII games.
* Oshawott and its evolutions are the only pre-[[Generation VIII]] Pokémon in Legends: Arceus to have not been available in previous Generation VIII games.
* Oshawott and its evolutions were designed by [[Yusuke Ohmura]].<ref>[http://raim2005.blog18.fc2.com/blog-entry-911.html Pokémon Peer interview] [http://pokebeach.com/2010/09/pokemon-peer-interview-translations (Translation by Pokebeach)]</ref><ref name=ND201 /> It was also the last [[Generation V]] starter Pokémon to be created, with the staff noting that they always have some difficulty coming up with concepts for the Water-type starters.<ref name=ND201>''Nintendo Dream'' Vol. 201, January 2011 ([http://lavacutcontent.com/ken-sugimori-nintendo-dream-3/ Translation by Dr. Lava])</ref>
* Oshawott and its evolutions were designed by [[Yusuke Ohmura]].<ref>[http://raim2005.blog18.fc2.com/blog-entry-911.html Pokémon Peer interview] [http://pokebeach.com/2010/09/pokemon-peer-interview-translations (Translation by Pokebeach)]</ref><ref name=ND201 /> It was also the last [[Generation V]] first partner Pokémon to be created, with the staff noting that they always have some difficulty coming up with concepts for the Water-type first partner Pokémon.<ref name=ND201>''Nintendo Dream'' Vol. 201, January 2011 ([http://lavacutcontent.com/ken-sugimori-nintendo-dream-3/ Translation by Dr. Lava])</ref>
* According to [[Ken Sugimori]] in an interview, Oshawott's Japanese name was originally ラッコマル ''Rakkomaru''.<ref name=NintendoInt>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230153448/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/sp/index5.html Page 5 of interview with Game Freak, hosted on Nintendo's official website] (Japanese, archived)</ref> The name may be a combination of ラッコ ''rakko'' (sea otter) and 丸 ''maru'' (a common suffix in male Japanese names).
* According to [[Ken Sugimori]] in an interview, Oshawott's Japanese name was originally ラッコマル ''Rakkomaru''.<ref name=NintendoInt>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230153448/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/sp/index5.html Page 5 of interview with Game Freak, hosted on Nintendo's official website] (Japanese, archived)</ref> The name may be a combination of ラッコ ''rakko'' (sea otter) and 丸 ''maru'' (a common suffix in male Japanese names).


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==Related articles==
==See also==
* [[Ash's Oshawott]]
* [[Ash's Oshawott]]
* [[Bianca's Oshawott]]
* [[Bianca's Oshawott]]
* [[Starter Pokémon]]
* [[First partner Pokémon]]
* [[Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)]]
* [[Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)]]