Biology
Wimpod is a small, arthropod Pokémon. Its main body is purple and is covered by silver plating across its back. There are four plates total. The first plate covers half of its head, but leaves room for its eyes. The upper lids for its eyes appear to be covered with additional plating. The three plates on its back overlap, and each has a single black triangle in the middle. It has a long spike on each side of its head that curves backward, large yellow eyes with two short extensions over them like eyelashes, and two flat antennae that extend over its back. There are four short legs on its underside, and it has a long, prickly tail.
This Pokémon is cowardly by nature and wary of both noise and sudden movements. However, its curiosity will cause it to approach people or Pokémon that are standing still. It will spit a poisonous liquid when threatened. The stench of this fluid warns others that danger is nearby. Wimpod will eat and store anything, including garbage from the sea. This habit makes them highly valued as cleaners.[1] When it finds coins, Murkrow and Meowth go after it.
In the anime
Major appearances
Multiple Wimpod debuted in Partner Promises! at Treasure Island, where they attempted to steal Poké Beans from Ash's backpack. One of them was trapped in a crevice, however, so Ash and Pikachu rescued it with the help of an Alolan Exeggutor. They reappeared in a flashback during SM102.
Minor appearances
A wild Wimpod appeared in A Glaring Rivalry!, where it was scuttling along the beach.
A wild Wimpod appeared in Fighting Back the Tears!, where it was scuttling along the beach.
A Wimpod appeared in the Eevee, Where Are You Going? segment at the end of SM096, where it was chased by Eevee until it entered a small cave, effectively escaping.
A Wimpod appeared in the Eevee, Where Are You Going? segment at the end of SM097, where it was scuttling along the beach.
A Wimpod appeared in the Eevee, Where Are You Going? segment at the end of SM098, where it was scuttling along the beach.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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SM020
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Wimpod
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Rotom Pokédex
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Wimpod, the Turn Tail Pokémon. A Bug and Water type. From beaches to seabeds, Wimpod live in all kinds of places. They eat anything, even if it's rotten. Nature's vacuum cleaners!
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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This Pokémon is a coward. As it desperately dashes off, the flailing of its many legs leaves a sparkling clean path in its wake.
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Moon
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Its habitat varies from beaches to seabeds. A natural scavenger, it will gleefully chow down on anything edible, no matter how rotten.
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Ultra Sun
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It will pick up anything it finds on the ground. Sometimes it finds coins, so Murkrow and Meowth will go after it.
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Ultra Moon
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An astonishingly cowardly Pokémon, Wimpod will whir its legs at high speeds to run away if anything comes near it.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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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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25
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85 - 132
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160 - 254
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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Total: 230
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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 Wimpod
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Wimpod
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wimpod
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Wimpod
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Wimpod 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 Wimpod in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wimpod
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Wimpod
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Wimpod can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Wimpod cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wimpod
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Wimpod
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Trivia
- Wimpod is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 230.
Origin
Wimpod appears to be a combination of a trilobite and an isopod (possibly the genus Ligia). It also shares behavioral similarities with Silverfish, an insect commonly known to quickly flee from anything that startles it.
Name origin
Wimpod may be a combination of wimp and the taxonomic term pod (foot), such as in "isopod".
Kosokumushi may be a combination of 小 ko (small), 足 soku (feet) or 姑息 kosoku (underhanded) and 虫 mushi (bug).
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