Skrelp (Pokémon)

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Skrelp Mock Kelp Pokémon クズモー Kuzumo #690 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Poison Point or Poison Touch Cacophony Cacophony Adaptability Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 225 (39.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Skrelp 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 16.1 lbs. 7.3 kg Skrelp 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 64	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Skrelp 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F690.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Skrelp (Japanese: クズモー Kuzumo) is a dual-type Poison/Water Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into Dragalge starting at level 48.

Biology

Skrelp is a brown aquatic Pokémon that resembles a common sea dragon. It has a purple face and neck, red eyes rimmed with black, a tubular, upturned snout, a leaf-like pectoral fin on either side of its head, and a large, roundish lump on top of its head. A light blue, round growth is attached to the back of its head by a thin brown stem. Its back has a slight hunch with a blunt spike. On either side of its body is a rounded, light blue fin and it has a striated, purple belly. Its tail is composed of three leaf-like fins.

Skrelp is a poor swimmer, so it camouflages itself as seaweed to hide from enemies while storing power for evolution. It also uses this technique to hide from prey, which it sprays with liquid poison when approached. However, its main source of food is rotten seaweed. Skrelp is known to coexist well with Dhelmise.

In the anime

Skrelp in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Skrelp debuted in An Undersea Place to Call Home!. Ash and his friends were fishing when Ash accidentally hooked one of them, which ended up leaving Pikachu badly poisoned. The other Skrelp were among the Pokémon who made their home in the wreckage of the S.S. Cussler.

Minor appearances

A Skrelp appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry XY024 Skrelp Ash's Pokédex Skrelp, the Mock Kelp Pokémon. Skrelp camouflages itself as rotten kelp while it stores up energy until it's able to evolve.

In the manga

Skrelp in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the X & Y arc, Team Flare Admin Chalmers used multiple Skrelp along with a Dragalge to attack Gurkinn.

In the TCG

Main article: Skrelp (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI Kalos Coastal #030 Hoenn #— X Camouflaged as rotten kelp, they spray liquid poison on prey that approaches unawares and then finish it off. Y It looks just like rotten kelp. It hides from foes while storing up power for its evolution. Omega Ruby Camouflaged as rotten kelp, they spray liquid poison on prey that approaches unawares and then finish it off. Alpha Sapphire It looks just like rotten kelp. It hides from foes while storing up power for its evolution.
Generation VII Alola USUM: #347 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. Ultra Sun It vanishes into seaweed and remains perfectly still to avoid attacks from large Pokémon. Rotten seaweed is its main food source. Ultra Moon It's not good at swimming, so it clings to the seaweed. In the Alola region, it's often found near Dhelmise.
Generation VIII Galar Isle of Armor #194 Sword It drifts in the ocean, blending in with floating seaweed. When other Pokémon come to feast on the seaweed, Skrelp feasts on them instead. Shield Skrelp looks like a piece of rotten seaweed, so it can blend in with seaweed drifting on the ocean and avoid being detected by enemies.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Trade Y Route 8, Cyllage City, Ambrette Town (Good Rod) Omega Ruby Routes 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109 (hidden Pokémon*) Alpha Sapphire Trade
Generation VII Sun Moon Trade Ultra Sun Trade Ultra Moon Breed Dragalge Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI Battle Trozei Mountain of Order: Stage 3 Shuffle Violeta Palace: Stage 364 Rumble World Starlight Islands: Upside-Down Island (All Areas)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Def: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Speed: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Total: 320	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Smokescreen Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 055 Feint Attack Dark Physical 06060 ——% 20 099 Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 1212 Bubble Water Special 04040 100100% 30 1515 Acid Poison Special 04040 100100% 30 1919 Camouflage Normal Status 0000— ——% 20 2323 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100100% 25 2525 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100100% 20 2828 Double Team Normal Status 0000— ——% 15 3232 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 09090% 10 3535 Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 09090% 10 3838 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100100% 10 4242 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 08080% 5 4949 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skrelp Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skrelp

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM07 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM09 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM34 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM55 TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM94 TM94 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skrelp Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skrelp

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Armor* Poison Status — —% 20 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90% 10 Toxic Spikes Poison Status — —% 20 Venom Drench Poison Status — 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Skrelp in Generation VII 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 Skrelp in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skrelp Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skrelp

By tutoring

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  S M US UM Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 S M US UM Bounce Flying Physical 85 85% 5 S M US UM Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100% 10 S M US UM Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 S M US UM Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 S M US UM Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 S M US UM Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100% 10 S M US UM Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 S M US UM Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Skrelp can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Skrelp cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skrelp Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skrelp

Side game data

Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #532 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.

Evolution

Unevolved Skrelp  Poison  Water

Level 48 →

First evolution Dragalge  Poison  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Skrelp images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Skrelp and its evolution are the only Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

Origin

Skrelp appears to be based on a weedy seadragon.

Name origin

Skrelp may be a combination of scrawny and kelp.

Kuzumo may be a corruption of クサモドキ kusamodoki (pseudo-grass) or 藻屑 mokuzu (seaweed scraps).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese クズモー Kuzumo Possibly from 藻屑 mokuzu or a corruption of クサモドキ kusamodoki French Venalgue From venom and algue Spanish Skrelp Same as English name German Algitt From Alge and igitt Italian Skrelp Same as English name Korean 수레기 Suregi From 수 (水) su and 쓰레기 sseu'regi Mandarin Chinese 垃垃藻 Lèsèzǎo From 垃圾 lèsè and 藻 zǎo Cantonese Chinese 垃垃藻 Laahplaahpjóu From 垃圾 laahpsaap and 藻 jóu

More languages Hindi स्क्रएल्प Skrelp Transcription of English name Russian Скрелп Skrelp Transliteration of English name Thai คูซูโม Kuzumo Transcription of Japanese name

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