Biology
Spiritomb is a ghostly purple Pokémon attached to a stone. Although lacking a physical body, Spiritomb projects its appearance out of a small rock called the Odd Keystone. The rock is trapezoidal in shape and has two small dots. There is a crack running down the middle, splitting in two near the bottom. The crack in combination with the two dots appears to form a frowning face. Spiritomb's projected appearance is an ethereal composition of swirling purple fog. Its face is set in the middle of the fog and contains green, crescent eyes that are connected to its jagged mouth. Its pupils are composed of a spiral and it is sometimes only seen with one. Swirling around its face are green orbs with yellow centers.
Spiritomb is formed by a collection of 108 spirits, some of which are ill-natured. This collection of spirits is known for its misdeeds; thus, as punishment, the spirits were trapped to its Odd Keystone by a traveler using a mysterious spell. Some Spiritomb are up to 500 years old. The Pokémon creates curses with its wicked thoughts. As seen in the anime, Spiritomb can be just as aggressive and destructive as the spirits that it is composed of. It will lash out at anyone with little thought, often exercising short-sightedness in its pursuit of vengeance. The anime also revealed that anyone possessed by one of Spiritomb's spirits will start to cause misdeeds, and their face will eventually start to resemble Spiritomb. Losing one of these spirits will cause Spiritomb to go on an uncontrollable rampage until the lost spirit is returned.
Spiritomb is rarely encountered in the wild, but may very occasionally appear in ruins. In the occasion that a wild Spiritomb is found as an Alpha Pokémon through a Massive Mass Outbreak in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, its eyes on both its actual face, as well as the entire "face" within the Odd Keystone will glow a deep red.
In the anime
Major appearances
Spiritomb debuted in The Keystone Pops!. Ash and Buizel were having a training match with Dawn and Aipom when Buizel accidentally knocked down Hallowed Tower, upon which Spiritomb emerged from the tower's keystone. It then wreaked havoc on a nearby town until Ash succeeded in defeating and resealing it.
A Spiritomb appeared in The Spectral Express!. When Ash touched its keystone, one of its spirits entered his body and possessed him into doing mischievous deeds. Angered by this, Spiritomb went on a rampage until the lost spirit was returned to it. It reappeared in a flashback in The Winding Path to Greatness!.
In Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder!, Cynthia used her Spiritomb in her Masters Eight Tournament match against Ash. It battled Dragonite and Gengar, defeating them both before losing to Pikachu, although not without taking him down with it thanks to Destiny Bond.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
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DP056
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Spiritomb
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Spiritomb, the Forbidden Pokémon. As punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago, it was imprisoned in the fissure of an Odd Keystone.
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JN091
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Spiritomb
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Goh's Rotom Phone
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Spiritomb, the Forbidden Pokémon. A Ghost and Dark type. Spiritomb are Pokémon made up of 108 spirits. Some of those spirits can be ill-natured.
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #108
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Johto #—
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Diamond
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A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone.
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Pearl
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It was bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.
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Platinum
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Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.
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HeartGold
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It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to keep it from doing any mischief.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.
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White
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Black 2
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Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone.
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Y
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It was bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.
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Omega Ruby
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A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone.
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Alpha Sapphire
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It was bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.
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Generation VIII
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Galar Crown Tundra #047
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Sinnoh #108
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Hisui #139
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Sword
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Exactly 108 spirits gathered to become this Pokémon. Apparently there are some ill-natured spirits in the mix.
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Shield
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All Spiritomb's mischief and misdeeds compelled a traveler to use a mysterious spell to bind Spiritomb to an odd keystone.
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Brilliant Diamond
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It is a Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone.
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Shining Pearl
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It was bound to a fissure in an odd keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.
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Legends: Arceus
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It lays curses by thinking wicked thoughts. Writings tell that this Pokémon was born out of the assembly of five score and eight malevolent spirits.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #302
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Kitakami #—
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Blueberry #—
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Scarlet
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Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.
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Violet
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It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to keep it from doing any mischief.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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92
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87 - 158
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170 - 311
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108
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101 - 176
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198 - 346
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92
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87 - 158
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170 - 311
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108
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101 - 176
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198 - 346
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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Total: 485
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spiritomb
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spiritomb
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spiritomb
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Spiritomb
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Spiritomb
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spiritomb
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spiritomb
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.33 seconds
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Base HP: 48
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Base Attack: 78
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Base Defense: 61
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Base Speed: 60
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In Pokémon GO, Spiritomb could be obtained by completing 2/4 of the time-limited Special Research, A Spooky Message Unmasked.
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Trivia
- Spiritomb is heavily associated with the number 108, which is the number of temptations a person must overcome to reach Nirvana in Buddhism.
- Prior to the introduction of the Fairy type in Generation VI, Spiritomb had no weaknesses under normal conditions. It shared this distinction with Sableye.
- As of Legends: Arceus, the main body of Spiritomb's model is opaque, and its normals (the direction of the model's faces) are flipped. Due to backface culling, the outside can be seen through, but the inside cannot, allowing for its green orbs (which are three-dimensional and swirl within its body) to be seen with an opaque background from any angle. This is in contrast to previous 3D games, in which Spiritomb's main body is slightly transparent and has normals pointing outwards. The difference can be most easily seen when viewing Spiritomb from the side.
- Uniquely, because of this, whenever Spiritomb is Terastallized, the souls gain the crystal look, not the swirls.
Origin
Spiritomb may be based on a Jibakurei, a spirit bound to a single place, or a Deildegast, a Norwegian folklore spirit that is forced to haul around a boundary stone as punishment for moving one while it was alive. It might also be based on a Buddhist tradition performed on New Year's Eve in Japan in which a bell is rung 108 times to chase away the 108 temptations in order to achieve Nirvana. The wisps of spirits surrounding its face also resemble a set of prayer beads, a possible reference to Japa.
Spiritomb may also be based on Water Margin, one of the Classic Chinese Novels, which is also very well known in Japan. In the novel's first chapter, a foolish army marshal orders the removal of a stone monument guarded by monks for generations, causing the spirits of 108 demons sealed therein to be released. These 108 souls, having atoned for their sins, become the 108 Stars of Destiny. They are reincarnated centuries later as 108 outlaws, the heroes of the novel.
Name origin
Spiritomb may be a combination of spirit and tomb. It may also be a play on the Latin spiritum.
Mikaruge may be a combination of 御影石 mikageishi (granite) and 軽石 karuishi (pumice). It may also involve karma.
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