Biology
Arctozolt is a hybrid fossil Pokémon. It has a light-blue body with a snow-like patch on the top. Its body has blue fins with white patches on the ends and some spots. It has a plesiosaur-like tail with a fin on top. It has two yellow hands. Arctozolt has a paravian-like head with closed eyes and a blue spot on each cheek. It produces mucus from its nose.
By shaking its freezing upper half, Arctozolt can generate electricity. It was known to live on ancient shores and preserved its food with the ice on its body. It allegedly went extinct because it moved very slowly, but this is likely not the case due to Arctozolt being combined from two separate Pokémon that each had their niches before going extinct.
Arctozolt and its counterpart Dracozolt are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Bolt Beak.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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Stats
Base stats
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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Total: 505
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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
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arctozolt
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Arctozolt
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arctozolt
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Arctozolt
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Arctozolt in Generation VIII
- 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 Arctozolt in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arctozolt
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Arctozolt
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arctozolt
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Arctozolt
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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In animation
In the manga
In the TCG
Trivia
Origin
Arctozolt, like Dracozolt, Dracovish, and Arctovish, may be based on the concept of chimera in paleontology, which refers to fossils reconstructed from multiple different species or genus of animals, resulting in an inaccurate and mistaken understanding of the animals' biology. In the case of Arctozolt, its top half appears to be based on a dromaeosaurid, while its bottom half appears to be based on a marine reptile, like a plesiosaur, mosasaur, or ichthyosaur. Arctozolt and the other Galarian Fossil Pokémon may also be based on the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, a series of scientifically inaccurate dinosaur sculptures displayed at the Crystal Palace Park. Arctozolt may particularly reference the Ichthyosaurus statue included in the series. The mucus it possesses is likely inspired by the fact that cold weather often results in a runny nose.
The Pokédex entries for all the Galarian Fossil Pokémon mention them being the cause of their extinction, which may be a reference to the outdated hypothesis that the dinosaurs were evolutionarily inert, which made them get bigger, stupider, and more sluggish, to the point they could not sustain themselves.
Arctozolt being unable to breed could be a reference to cross-bred animals, which are born infertile (unable to produce offspring).
Name origin
Arctozolt may be a combination of arctic and volt or jolt.
Patchilldon may be a combination of パチパチ pachipachi (onomatopoeia for crackling), chill, and -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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パッチルドン Patchilldon
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From パチパチ pachipachi (onomatopoeia for crackling), chill, and -don
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French
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Galvagla
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From galvanique and glagla
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Spanish
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Arctozolt
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Same as English name
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German
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Lecryodon
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From elektrisch (electric), Kryo- (Greek-derived prefix for cold, freezing), and -don
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Italian
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Arctozolt
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Same as English name
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Korean
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파치르돈 Pachilldon
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Transcription of its Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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雷鳥海獸 / 雷鸟海兽 Léiniǎohǎishòu
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From 雷 léi (thunder), 鳥 / 鸟 niǎo (bird), and 海獸 / 海兽 hǎishòu (marine mammal)
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Cantonese Chinese
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雷鳥海獸 Lèuihníuhhóisau
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From 雷 lèuih (thunder), 鳥 níuh (bird), and 海獸 hóisau (marine mammal)
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Brazilian Portuguese
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Arctozolt
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Same as English name
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Hindi
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चिलोस्पार्क Chillospark
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From chill and spark
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Thai
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พัจจิรุดอน Phatchirudon
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
References
External links
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