Biology
Huntail is a light-blue aquatic Pokémon with a serpentine body. Orange, semi-circular fins run the length of its spine, and there are two additional fins on the underside of its lower jaw. A large, fan-like fin projects from the top of its head. Its body and face is dotted with white spots that are bordered by orange rings. There are also orange rings surrounding its eyes, and it has a large mouth filled with sharp teeth. The tip of its tail is shaped similarly to a fish with a single dorsal and pectoral fin and glowing eyespots. It uses this fish-like tail to attract prey, and then uses its mouth to grab and swallow the prey whole. It swims by wiggling its body, and its eyes can see even in darkness. Its sturdy spine allows it to survive high pressure deep under the sea.
In the animeIn the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Huntail has appeared in aquariums belonging to Mr. Briney and Team Aqua. It also made a cameo appearance as a Pokémon that Sapphire swam on while she trained herself to be part of the wild.
In the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Huntail's presence went unnoticed by people for a long time because it lives at extreme depths in the sea. This Pokémon's eyes can see clearly even in the murky dark depths of the ocean.
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Sapphire
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Huntail's tail is shaped like a fish. It uses the tail to attract prey, then swallows the prey whole with its large, gaping mouth. This Pokémon swims by wiggling its slender body like a snake.
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Emerald
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To withstand the crushing pressure of water deep under the sea, its spine is very thick and sturdy. Its tail, which is shaped like a small fish, has eyes that light up.
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FireRed
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It lives deep in the sea where no light ever filters down. It lights up its small fish-like tail to attract prey.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It lives deep in the sea. With a tail shaped like a small fish, it attracts unsuspecting prey.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It lives deep in the pitch-dark sea. It attracts prey by moving its tail in mimicry of a small animal.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It lives deep in the sea. With a tail shaped like a small fish, it attracts unsuspecting prey.
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White
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Black 2
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It lives deep in the sea. With a tail shaped like a small fish, it attracts unsuspecting prey.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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It lives deep in the sea where no light ever filters down. It lights up its small fishlike tail to attract prey.
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Y
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It lives deep in the sea. With a tail shaped like a small fish, it attracts unsuspecting prey.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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104
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98 - 171
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191 - 337
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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94
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89 - 160
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173 - 315
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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52
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51 - 114
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98 - 223
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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 Huntail
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Huntail
- 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 Huntail
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Huntail
- 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 Huntail in Generation VI
- 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 Huntail in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Huntail
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Huntail
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Huntail can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Huntail cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Huntail
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Huntail
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
It appears to have been based on the gulper eel or viperfish. However, it most closely resembles the rarely seen oarfish, mainly because of its orange-colored crest and fins.
Name origin
Huntail may be a combination of hunt or 斑点 hanten (speck or fleck) and tail.
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