Skrelp (Pokémon)

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

Skrelp Mock Kelp Pokémon クズモー Kuzumo #0690 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Water Unknown Unknown 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}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 16.1 lbs. 7.3 kg Skrelp 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
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 {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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, and gets easily washed away by storms. Skrelp rides seaweed as a form of traveling the ocean. It camouflages itself as the 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, which it uses to create its poison. Skrelp is known to coexist well with Dhelmise.

Evolution

Skrelp evolves into Dragalge.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Skrelp  Poison  Water

→

First Evolution Dragalge  Poison  Dragon

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI Central Kalos #— Coastal Kalos #030 Mountain Kalos #— 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  US  UM : #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 Crown Tundra #— Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. 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.
Generation IX Paldea #337 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Lumiose #161 Hyperspace #— Scarlet Skrelp evades its enemies by hiding amid drifting seaweed. It eats rotten seaweed to create its poison. Violet This Pokémon is a poor swimmer. If it's caught in a fierce storm, it will sometimes get washed far away and become unable to return to its home. Legends: Z-A Camouflaged as rotten kelp, this Pokémon sprays liquid poison to take down prey that approach unawares.

Skrelp in the Alola PokédexUSUM	Skrelp in the Paldea Pokédex

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 TradeVersion 1.2.0+ Shield Expansion Pass Workout Sea, Stepping-Stone Sea, Insular Sea, Honeycalm Sea, Honeycalm Island Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet South Province: South Paldean Sea East Province: East Paldean Sea West Province: West Paldean Sea North Province: North Paldean Sea Tera Raid Battles (2★) Violet Union Circle Tera Raid Battle Search (2★) Legends: Z-A Bleu District: The Sewers Magenta District: The Sewers

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI Battle Trozei Mountain of Order: Stage 3 Rumble World Starlight Islands: Upside-Down Island (All Areas)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Rowlet Sea, Zygarde Sea, Greninja Sea, Rowlet SeaFinal, Zygarde SeaFinal
Generation VIII This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation Shuffle Violeta Palace: Stage 364

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

Skrelp is available in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

By leveling up

SV

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Smokescreen Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 055 Acid Poison Special 04040 100100% 30 1010 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 1515 Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 2020 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00——% 15 2525 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100100% 25 3030 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100100% 20 3535 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 09090% 10 4040 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10 4545 Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 09090% 10 5050 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100100% 10 5555 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 08080% 5

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 Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

Learn Plus  Move   Type   Cat.   Power   CD  1 10 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 4 1 10 Water Gun Water Special 04040 6 1 10 Smokescreen Normal Status 0000— 10 5 8 Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 7 10 13 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 6 15 18 Bubble Beam Water Special 06565 6 22 25 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 15 25 28 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 10 30 33 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 6 32 35 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 8 36 39 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 8 40 43 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 7 46 49 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 12 52 55 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 8

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 Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

SV

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM026 TM026 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100}}100% 25 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM044 TM044 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM052 TM052 Snowscape Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM077 TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM091 TM091 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM196 TM196 Flip Turn Water Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM200 TM200 Scale Shot Dragon Physical 02525 090}}90% 20 TM208 TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM209 TM209 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 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 or an alternate form of Skrelp Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   CD  TM007 TM007 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 10 TM009 TM009 Flip Turn Water Physical 06060 12 TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM020 TM020 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 8 TM032 TM032 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 15 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM041 TM041 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 6 TM046 TM046 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 6 TM053 TM053 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 7 TM067 TM067 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 8 TM073 TM073 Surf Water Special 09090 8 TM074 TM074 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 8 TM075 TM075 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 8 TM076 TM076 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 8 TM077 TM077 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 8 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM089 TM089 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 7 TM093 TM093 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 15 TM096 TM096 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 12 TM098 TM098 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 8 TM100 TM100 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 10 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM110 TM110 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 7 TM112 TM112 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 7 TM140 TM140 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 8 TM143 TM143 Scale Shot Dragon Physical 01515 6 TM148 TM148 Scald Water Special 08080 7

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skrelp Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Skrelp Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Armor Poison Status — —% 20 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Skrelp 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 Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Introduced by Kingdra Connected to: Kingdra Connection Orb Set: 13 Phrases Normal I'm not Horsea's brother. We are friends. ♪ Low HP (< 50%) Glugh... I thought I was well camouflaged as rotten seaweed, but they brought me down...
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #532 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 109 Base Defense: 109 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Acid Charged Attacks: Aqua Tail, Water Pulse, Twister, Sludge Bomb

Evolution data

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
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In animation

Skrelp in Pokémon the Series: XY

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

Pokémon Adventures

In Connecting with Gardevoir, Chalmers, a Team Flare Admin, used multiple Skrelp along with a Dragalge to attack Gurkinn.

In the TCG

Main article: Skrelp (TCG)

Trivia

• Skrelp and its evolved form are the only Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
• Prior to Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Skrelp and its evolved form, Dragalge, could be seen as a counterpart of Clauncher and Clawitzer.
  • Skrelp and Dragalge are exclusive to Pokémon Y, Omega Ruby, Ultra Moon, Shield Expansion Pass and Scarlet, while Clauncher and Clawitzer are exclusive to Pokémon X, Alpha Sapphire, Ultra Sun, Sword Expansion Pass and Violet.
  • These parallels were broken, however, when Dragalge received a Mega Evolution in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, while Clawitzer lacks an alternate form of any kind.

Origin

Skrelp appears to be based on the common seadragon (also known as the weedy seadragon), a species related to the seahorse. Its Poison-type and its sickly body shape and colors may be a reference to water pollution.

Name origin

Skrelp may be a combination of scrawny and kelp. It may also involve scrap as in seaweed scraps.

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 venin 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 Lèlèzǎo / Lālāzǎo From 垃圾 lèsè / lājī and 藻 zǎo Cantonese Chinese 垃垃藻 Laahplaahpjóu From 垃圾 laahpsaap and 藻 jóu Brazilian Portuguese Skrelp Same as English name

More languages Hindi काइफूस Kaiphoos From काई kāī and फूस phūs Russian Скрелп Skrelp Transcription of English name Thai คูซูโม Khusumo Transcription of Japanese name

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