Biology
Slither Wing is a large, moth-like Pokémon with four legs. It appears to have compound eyes that are two shades of red, and there is a red spiny horn-like structure on each side of its face. The fuzz on its body and legs is smoky white and tangled. Its abdomen is black in the center and light blue with black dots on the outside. It has six leaf-like wings that are orange in color with yellow-orange tips and have small yellow diamond-shaped marks, but they do not seem to be strong enough to allow it to fly. Even when it is mostly bipedal, it can stand on two legs, mostly during battles.
In an article from an August issue of Occulture magazine, it is stated that there have been few sightings reported of Slither Wing, whose name is taken from that of a similar creature described in the Scarlet Book. It shares traits with Volcarona, and some theorize that it may have been revived from fossils of a prehistoric era. However, no Volcarona fossils of that era are known to have been found.
In the anime
Major appearances
Minor appearances
In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #380
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Kitakami #—
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Scarlet
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This mysterious Pokémon has some similarities to a creature that an old book introduced as Slither Wing.
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Violet
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This Pokémon somewhat resembles an ancient form of Volcarona that was introduced in a dubious magazine.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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In events
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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85
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145 - 192
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280 - 374
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135
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126 - 205
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247 - 405
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79
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75 - 144
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146 - 282
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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81
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77 - 146
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150 - 287
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Total: 570
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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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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 Slither Wing
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Slither Wing
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slither Wing
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Slither Wing
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Slither Wing
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slither Wing
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Slither Wing
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Side game data
Pokémon GO
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Base HP: 198
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Base Attack: 261
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Base Defense: 193
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Egg Distance: N/A
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Buddy Distance: 20 km
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Evolution Requirement: N/A
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Fast Attacks:
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Charged Attacks:
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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Trivia
- Slither Wing is both the tallest Bug-type Pokémon and the tallest Fighting-type Pokémon.
- Slither Wing and Iron Moth can be considered counterparts of one another.
- Both share one type with Volcarona, but neither share the same type with each other.
- Both are the first Paradox Pokémon used by the AI Professors in their battles with the player.
- Slither Wing:
- Is the only Pokémon whose Japanese name contains the kana ヲ wo.
- Is tied with Basculegion and Poltchageist for the greatest number of unique characters in its English name, with 11 (including spaces).
Origin
Slither Wing is based on Volcarona. As such, it is also likely based on the same moths Volcarona is likely based on, such as the Atlas moth or cecropia moth. Due to its elongated abdomen, flightlessness, and wings colored differently on its tip, Slither Wing seems to be based on female specimens of the bagworm moth Cebysa leucotelus. It also bears some resemblance to a Stegosaurus. Slither Wing folds its wings above its body, suggesting that it is paleopteran, that is, belonging to the ancient group of winged insects lacking the ability to fold their wings down over their abdomens. From at least as early as the late Carboniferous period, some paleopteran insects evolved the capacity to fold their wings over their abdomens, forming the modern neopteran group. The neopterans would then go on to outcompete most traditional paleopterans by occupying their ecological niches more effectively. This drove most paleopterans to extinction, with the exception of mayflies and Odonata, the dragonflies and damselflies.
Name origin
Slither Wing is literally slither wing.
Chiwohauhane can be taken literally as 地を這う羽 chi o hau hane (wings slithering on the ground).
In other languagesRelated articlesExternal links
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