Spoink (Pokémon)
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Spoink (Japanese: バネブー Baneboo) is a Psychic-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Spoink is a gray-colored, piglike Pokémon with dark, circular eyes, stubby arms, a large gray nose, and small ears. Spoink is most notable in that it leads an unusually fragile existence. It possesses no hind legs and motion is achieved by bouncing on its spring like tail. However, the bouncing serves a far more vital function in that it keeps its heart beating; if it's stopped from bouncing, it'll go into cardiac arrest and die. It also wears a pearl produced by a Clamperl on top of its head to amplify its psychic powers. However, if it loses the pearl, it begins to weaken, so Spoink is in constant danger from either ceasing to bounce or losing its pearl.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
The pearl on Spoink's head magnifies its psychic powers. It is able to constantly bounce, even while sleeping, which is imperative to its existence. This is due to the previously mentioned risk of cardiac arrest. Spoink was also one of the few Pokémon originally able to use the move Bounce, though this move now can be used by a decent quantity of Pokémon.
Behavior
Spoink are constantly on the search for a bigger pearl, which will most likely strengthen its psychic powers when it does so. Due to this factor, Spoink are known to steal round objects that it may confuse for a pearl. They seem to be kleptomaniac Pokémon.
Habitat
Spoink are mostly found on rocky mountains or on route paths. In the games, Spoink is found at the Jagged Pass.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
They seem to love mushrooms that grow underground. How they manage to get at them while bouncing is unknown.
In the anime
Major appearances
A Spoink first appeared in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend. The Bounce Pokémon had lost its pearl and Ash and his friends helped find the missing pearl. Spoink happened to be a kleptomaniac for anything round (especially round Pokémon) when it didn't have its pearl. The same Spoink appeared again in Clamperl of Wisdom, where it loses its pearl once again. Ash and his friends go searching for another pearl, but Team Rocket stole the only Clamperl that had one.
Minor appearances
Ash used a Spoink in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Pokémon Adventures, Tate and Liza each own a Spoink, which they used to train Ruby and Sapphire on Mirage Island in a Tag Battle.
In the TCG
- Main article: Spoink (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Spoink takes the role of the spring used to launch the Poké Ball.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Spoink lost its pearl early in the games and the player is sent by Chatot to retrieve it from Drenched Bluff. Later on, it can appear in Treasure Town.
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
Hatch from Egg |
Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 15 Endless Level 36 Forever Level 21 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Howling Forest (1F-8F) Solar Cave (1F-5F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Marine Resort (B1-B19) |
Pokémon Ranger | Kisara Plains |
Pokémon Rumble Blast | Tower: Firebreathing Mountain, Soothing Shore |
In events
Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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FRLGE | PokéPark Egg Spoink | Japanese | Japan | 5 | March 12 to May 8, 2005 |
Held items
Game | Held Item(s) | ||
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Diamond | Pearl | Tanga Berry (5%) | |
Platinum | |||
HeartGold | SoulSilver | Tanga Berry (5%) | |
Black 2 | White 2 | Tanga Berry (5%) |
Stats
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 60
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120 - 167 | 230 - 324 | |
25
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27 - 84 | 49 - 163 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
60
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58 - 123 | 112 - 240 | |
Total: 330
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 20 | |||||
Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 30 | |||||
Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100% | 10 | |||||
Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | |||||
Mirror Coat | Psychic | Special | — | 100% | 20 | |||||
Skill Swap‡ | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Trick* | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 10 | |||||
Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 | |||||
Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 | |||||
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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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B | W | B2 | W2 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85% | 5 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100% | 40 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Heal Bell | Normal | Status | — | —% | 5 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Recycle | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Role Play | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Snatch | Dark | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 | ||||
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Dream World moves
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Event | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Spooky Manor | Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
Spooky Manor | Recycle | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
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Special moves
Side game data
Pokémon Pinball
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Pokémon Pinball RS
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Pokémon Trozei!
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Pokémon Ranger
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Evolution
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Level 32 → |
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Sprites
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Despite saying that it would die if it stopped bouncing, it has been seen not bouncing many times in the anime.
- Despite its Pokédex entry saying that its pearl comes from a Clamperl, Shiny Spoink's pearls are gray, but Shiny Clamperl's pearls are gold.
- Spoink is the middle of National Pokédex—there are 324 Pokémon before and after Spoink.
Origin
It is possible the inspiration for Spoink came from the Biblical phrase "do not cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet." The pearls were supposed to represent wisdom given to an audience who would not appreciate the teachings. Spoink and Grumpig appear to instead use those pearls of wisdom to enhance their psychic powers. It is also possible that Spoink was a literal interpretation of a spring pig. It is obviously based off a pig and a spring, this might indicate a reference to a jack in the box.
Name origin
Spoink may be a combination of spring and oink (the sound a pig makes).
Baneboo may be a combination of 発条 bane (spring) and ブーブー būbū (the sound of grumbling or oinking). Boo may also be a shortening of 豚 buta (pig).
In other languages
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