Swampert

Swampert (ラグラージ, Ragurāji?, Laglarge) are one of the 416 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Swampert in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2] Swampert is the stage two evolution of one of the three Hoenn starter Pokémon, evolving from Mudkip.

Swampert's appearance is inspired from the real world mudskipper. It has a long blue body with a lighter blue underbelly. It has four appendages that are a cross between legs and fins. With these, it sometimes stands upright on its hind legs, and at other times is on all fours like a quadrupedal animal. Each has an orange oval on it. Swampert has large, fan-shaped fins above its eyes and a huge axe-like fin growing out of its behind as a prosaic tail would. It also has a pair of orange gills on either side of its face.

This Pokémon's name comes from swamp, a place where many Water and Ground-type Pokémon would likely be found, and rampart, meaning a fortification, which probably refers to its habit of piling up boulders to protect itself (see "Biology" below). It could also come from the word expert, as it is very capable in a swamplike area.

Contents [hide] 1 Characteristics 2 In the video games 3 In the animé 4 In other media 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Characteristics Swampert is a diurnal Pokémon with an affinity to water. Thus it lives and makes its nest offshore on various beaches. It has various abilities that allow it to live without fear of being targeted as prey. Its three fins sense subtle changes in the sounds and patterns of ocean waves and tidal winds to predict the oncoming of storms and tidal waves, respectively. Its great strength, allowing it to procure and drag boulders that can weigh a ton, lets it pile up boulders around its beach nest in order to weather the storms that it may predict. Of course, with its strength and its rock-hard arms, it can easily batter down a foe with a single swing.

Other talents include its powerful vision, able to see through even the depths of murky water, allowing Swampert to live in a swamp or marshland environment, and its amazing swimming ability, making it faster in water than a jet ski. Its speed is comparable to Poliwrath

[edit] In the video games Normally Swampert can be obtained only by evolving a Marshtomp, which, in turn, must be evolved from Mudkip, a starter Pokémon in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. A cheat system can also be used to obtain a Swampert as well.

Swampert has great attack and Hit Points with average Defenses to compliment that, and is extremely versatile due to its typing. However, Swampert's special attack is a little lower, making many believe that it should not be used for attacking with special moves, and its speed is decidedly low. Its Water/Ground type combination protects it from Electric-type Pokémon, which are usually a pain against Water-type Pokémon, but it also makes it 4x weak to Grass-type attacks. It can learn Ice Beam, which may help to counter this vulnerability. Swampert is usually used in physical offense, with the powerful Ground-type Earthquake attack a staple in almost all of its movesets. Swampert's excellent defenses also make it a good Roarer. Swampert is one of the most feared Pokémon in the metagame that trainers are willing to teach their Pokémon Grass-type moves just to counter it.

[edit] In the animé Swampert was first seen in the Battle Frontier theme song.

Tyson, one of Ash's opponents in the Hoenn Pokémon League, also used a Swampert in his match against him.

[edit] In other media Swampert's card appearances were in the following sets as Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon:

EX Ruby and Sapphire EX Ruby and Sapphire EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua (as a ground-type Swampert EX) EX Emerald EX Crystal Guardians (as ground-type) [edit] References The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Publications Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9. Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1. Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4 Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5 [edit] External links Official Pokémon website Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Marshtomp as a species Serebii.net’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Marshtomp Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis PsyPoke - Marshtomp Pokédex entry and Usage Overview Smogon.com - Marshtomp Tactical Data WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Swampert Previously hosted by Wikibooks Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swampert" Categories: Water Pokémon | Ground Pokémon | Third-generation Pokémon