Probopass (Pokémon)

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Probopass Compass Pokémon ダイノーズ Dainose #476 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Rock Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sturdy or Magnet Pull Cacophony Cacophony Sand Force Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 5140 - 5396 steps
Height 4'07" 1.4 m Probopass 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 749.6 lbs. 340.0 kg Probopass 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 198 Gen. IV Unknown IV 184 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 3 Probopass 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 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 {{{form2}}}	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Probopass (Japanese: ダイノーズ Dainose) is a dual-type Rock/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves from Nosepass when leveled up in a special magnetic field.

Contents

Biology

Probopass's Mini-Noses

Probopass is a mostly blue, rock-like Pokémon. It has small round eyes, a red nose that is large in proportion to its body, and a bushy black mustache that appears to consist of iron filings. These iron filings appear to be attracted by its magnetic nose. It has three small objects on its sides and back, called Mini-Noses (Japanese: チビノーズ Mini-Nose), which it is able to control. It has a big red hat-like magnet on top of its head, and has strong magnetism from all over its body.

Being able to command these Mini-Noses, it is able to catch prey and attack opponents from all three directions. On occasion, its Mini-Noses can get lost and may never come back. It emits strong magnetic fields that can damage nearby appliances.

In the anime

In the main series

Probopass in the anime

Major appearances

Probopass debuted in Nosing 'Round The Mountain!, under the ownership of Alan. It was first shown as a Nosepass, but it evolved while training near Mt. Coronet due to the mountain's special magnetic field. Soon after, Team Rocket brought Probopass under their control, but it was eventually freed by Alan with the help of Ash and his friends. It reappeared in a flashback in Playing The Leveling Field!, where it was revealed to have defeated Fantina's Gengar, earning Alan the Relic Badge.

In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, three Probopass were used by Damos, who was under Hypnosis, to attack Arceus with Shock Wave. When Ash and his friends traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Probopass again to attack Arceus.

In Trials and Determinations!, Olivia used a Probopass in the grand trial against Ash. It battled Rockruff and Rowlet, being defeated by the latter after it used Bloom Doom.

A Probopass appeared in JN056, under the ownership of Wikstrom.

Minor appearances

Multiple Probopass appeared in Cheers on Castaways Isle!.

In Dawn of a Royal Day!, a Coordinator's Probopass competed in the Battle Stage of the Arrowroot Town Pokémon Contest.

In An Old Family Blend!, a Trainer's Probopass competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP058 Probopass Dawn's Pokédex Probopass, the Compass Pokémon, and the evolved form of Nosepass. Its body acts as a powerful magnet. It controls three smaller units called Mini-Noses.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry SM036 Probopass Rotom Pokédex Probopass, the Compass Pokémon. A Rock and Steel type. Probopass uses magnetic force to control the three Mini-Noses at its sides.

In Pokémon Generations

Probopass in Pokémon Generations

In The Adventure, Red's Pikachu encountered and battled a wild Probopass near the Snowpoint Temple. Their battle awakened Regigigas, who proceeded to easily smack Probopass aside.

In the manga

Probopass in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone, Diamond was separated from Pearl and Platinum in Mt. Coronet because Cyrus deemed their presence as a nuisance and attempted to bury them alive in a Rock Slide with his Probopass and Magnezone. Diamond and Pearl would later fight to keep the criminal mastermind from taking his camera back to his headquarters, during which Cyrus used his Probopass' Magnet Bomb to injure the former.

Wikstrom's Probopass first appeared in Malamar Traps.

In the TCG

Main article: Probopass (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Sinnoh Pt: #156 Johto #— Diamond It exudes strong magnetism from all over. It controls three small units called Mini-Noses. Pearl Platinum It freely controls three small units called Mini-Noses using magnetic force. HeartGold It controls three units called Mini-Noses using magnetic force. With them, it can attack the foe from three directions. SoulSilver
Generation V Unova B2W2: #165 Black It freely controls three small units called Mini-Noses using magnetic force. White Black 2 It freely controls three units called Mini-Noses using magnetic force. White 2
Generation VI Kalos Coastal #094 Hoenn #062 X It exudes strong magnetism from all over. It controls three small units called Mini-Noses. Y It freely controls three small units called Mini-Noses using magnetic force. Omega Ruby It exudes strong magnetism from all over. It controls three small units called Mini-Noses. Alpha Sapphire It freely controls three small units called Mini-Noses using magnetic force.
Generation VII Alola SM: #199 Alola USUM: #255 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. Sun It radiates such a powerful magnetic field that nearby electrical appliances become unusable. Moon The main body controls three mobile units called Mini-Noses, which it maneuvers to catch prey. Ultra Sun Although it can control its units known as Mini-Noses, they sometimes get lost and don't come back. Ultra Moon It uses three small units to catch prey and battle enemies. The main body mostly just gives orders.
Generation VIII Galar #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Evolve Nosepass Platinum Evolve Nosepass HeartGold SoulSilver Trade
Generation V Black White Trade Black 2 White 2 Evolve Nosepass
Generation VI X Y Evolve Nosepass Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Evolve Nosepass
Generation VII Sun Moon Evolve Nosepass Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Evolve Nosepass Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Sky Stairway (1F-49F) MD Sky Sky Stairway (1F-49F) Ranger: SoA Chroma Ruins Rumble Rocky Cave Ranger: GS Mitonga Road, Fire Temple
Generation V Rumble Blast Cave: Everspring Valley Rumble U Model Train Room: Working Gears
Generation VI Battle Trozei Pitch-Black Cavern: Stage 2 Shuffle Roseus Center: Stage 284 Rumble World Dark Land: Murky Cavern (Back Boss)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Pinsir Sea, Jirachi Sea, Arceus Sea, Jirachi SeaFinal Masters EX Evolve Roxanne's Nosepass

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60		120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 145		135 - 216	265 - 427
Sp. Atk: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Def: 150		139 - 222	274 - 438
Speed: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 525	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.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/2 ★★	Power 3/5 ★★★☆☆
Skill 1/4 ★☆☆☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 3/5 ★★★☆☆	Total 13/21 ★★☆☆

Type effectiveness

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

Damaged normally by: Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is ½×. In Generation II-Generation V, the effectiveness of  Dark-type  moves was ½×. In Generation II-Generation V, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves was ½×.

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII
This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII. Click on the generation numbers above to see Probopass's learnsets from other generations.

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Rock Poké Assist: Rock Field move: (Crush ×4) Browser entry R-045 It hurls magnetic hunks. It also triggers rockfalls to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Rock Poké Assist: (present) Rock Field move: (present) (Tackle ×3) Poké Assist: (past) Rock Field move: (past) (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-290/N-107 It triggers rockfalls around itself that make Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 67 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Rock Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 70 - 110 5 #407 Stabilize+ Sometimes erases two of the foe's disruptions on the board.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 155 Base Attack: 135 Base Defense: 275 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Rock Throw, Spark Charged Attacks: Magnet Bomb, Rock Slide, Thunderbolt

Evolution

Unevolved Nosepass  Rock

Level up in areas with a special magnetic field →

First evolution Probopass  Rock  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
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 Probopass images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Probopass is tied with Registeel for the highest base Special Defense stat of all Steel-type Pokémon.
• As there is no strongly electromagnetic location in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it is impossible to evolve Nosepass into a Probopass in these games. The same applies for Magnezone, Leafeon, and Glaceon. All have to be traded from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum to be obtained.
• Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English language Probopass could not be traded on the GTS without a nickname in Pokémon Black and White.
• In A Windswept Encounter!, Clemont uses a machine that detects Pokémon flowers which resembles a Probopass but without the mustache nor the Mini-Noses.

Origin

Probopass is based on the pukao-wearing moai statues of Easter Island and a compass magnet with iron filings attached to it. All of Probopass's noses are like the needles in a compass rose, with the big nose pointing North (as in some compasses where the North needle is the biggest), and the Mini-Noses pointing to the East, South, and West.

Its nasal compass may be based on the expression "follow one's nose", meaning "to trust to one's instincts". It also could be based on the ethmoid bone that is located between the nasal cavity and the brain, and is known to give some species their sense of direction via magnetoreception.

Name origin

Probopass may be a combination of proboscis and compass.

Dainose may be a combination of 大 dai (big) and nose, while Mini-Noses, which are called Chibinose (チビノーズ), is the opposite being a combination of chibi (small) and nose.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ダイノーズ Dainose From 大 dai, nose, north and compass French Tarinorme From tarin and énorme Spanish Probopass Same as English name German Voluminas From voluminös and Nase Italian Probopass Same as English name Korean 대코파스 Daekopas From 대 (大) dae and 코코파스 Kokopass. 대코 can be translated as "big nose". Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese 大朝北鼻 Cháoběibí From 大 dà and 朝北鼻 Cháoběibí. Literally "Big north-facing nose" or "Big Nosepass".

More languages Russian Пробопасс Probopass Transcription of English name Thai ไดโนซ Dainot Transcription of Japanese name

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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