Togepi

Togepi (トゲピー Togepy) is a -Type Pokémon from in Generation II.

It evolves into Togetic with a high friendship level.

It is most famous for being the first of the second generation Pokémon to be known, although Ash did see a Ho-Oh in the first episode but it wasn't named. Most Togepi are hatched from a Pokémon Egg. In some games (Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold for example) you will recieve an egg and a Togepi will come out, snd in Diamond and Pearl, they can be found in the wild after you recieve the National Pokedex.

Game Info
Togepi's movepool is rather limited, making it difficult to train. It is not considered to be a very strong, competitive Pokémon, and is mostly adored due to its appearance. It will evolve into Togetic once it reaches maximum happiness. It was originally seen as a glitch in Pokemon Blue. If a trainer had Chansey in their party and did certain things in Cerulean City, when they went to a patch of grass they would see Togepi, however it would not have Togepi's cry. Togepi appears from the Pokéball item in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Like Clefairy, Togepi uses Metronome, but unlike Clefairy, the resultant attacks cause status effects in the area around Togepi (Freeze, Burying, Flower on Head, Sleep), with the exception of one rare attack, where Togepi blackens out the screen for a few seconds (Night Shade) which can cause mass chaos, especially on moving levels or boss fights. It is also an unlockable trophy.

In the Anime
In "Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon" in the Pokémon television series, Ash discovers an egg in the ancient ruins at Grandpa Canyon. They carry this egg around until "Who Gets to Keep Togepi?". At that point Ash's Pokédex doesn't know about Togepi and it says more to be discovered about it.

The egg hatches and after a long dispute (in which even Team Rocket's Meowth says he wants to keep it) it is decided that Misty will keep the newly-hatched Pokémon (since she was the first person Togepi saw when it hatched). Since then, she has grown inseparable to it and carries it around everywhere, going frantic whenever it gets lost (which happens very often).

Throughout the series, Togepi has been known to befriend a number of Pokémon which normally are not friendly such as a Gastly and Haunter aboard an abandoned ship, a Voltorb and even a Houndoom. It may also notice something the group does not, such as a ribbon when searching for a Marill, and recognizing Gligarman's identity before Ash and company do.

Like in the game, Misty's Togepi doesn't learn many damaging attacks. Oddly enough, the only time Misty decided to use Togepi in battle in "The Totodile Duel," Pikachu decided to forfeit, giving Misty the first win of three rounds. The only attack it has been seen to use is Charm and most notably, Metronome, which usually saves Ash and his friends from mortal peril; in one instance, it teleporting them out of danger, and in another, it created a huge explosion (Humorously, Misty and the others have no idea Togepi did it).

In the episode "The Togepi Mirage!" Misty travels to Hoenn to meet up with Ash near the Route 111 Desert. Due to one of Team Rocket's plans going wrong, they end up in "Mirage Kingdom", a place where people praise Togepi for they believe it will be their savior. Togepi ends up going into a mirage, followed by Ash and his crew, to discover a Togepi Paradise in ruins. To defend it, it evolves into a Togetic, a Pokémon that makes its first (and thus far only) Anime appearance. Ani and defeats the villain of "Mirage Kingdom". It then makes the difficult decision of staying in the Togepi Paradise to protect it instead of continuing with Misty.

In the episode "Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!" an evil (or a "Naughty") female Togepi wanders around team Rockets new hideout and cause a lot of mischief for Team Rocket and Ash, Dawn, and Brock. It plays pranks and uses Attract to manipulate Pikachu, Piplup, Croagunk, and Meowth (Jessie's Yanmega is unaffected due to it being female) to steal Team Rocket's space rocket. Brock's Happiny manages to snap them of it. Happiny & Togepi get ready to dual each other when the rocket is hit by Rayquaza's Hyper Beam. Ash, Dawn, Brock, Team Rocket, and their Pokemon work together to stablize the rocket, but Happiny & Togepi's fight causes it to fall again. Togepi uses Psychic to save itself & everyone onboard, landing the rocket safely. Togepi tells the others (via Meowth translating for it) that it is tired & is going home to rest. The Togepi leaves as the rocket explodes, skipping away innocently. It is seen at the end of the episode making its sinister face.

In the TCG
Although being a classified as baby Pokémon Togepi has made appearances as a colorless, basic stage stage Pokémon. Togepi has appeared in the following expansions:


 * Neo Genesis
 * Neo Destiny
 * Southern Island Series
 * Aquapolis
 * EX: Hidden Legends
 * EX: Team Rocket Returns
 * ''EX: Dragon Frontiers

As well as being a promo card in the Southern Island Series, Togepi was also available as a promo card from Coro Coro.

Name Origin
Togepi's name is derived from the Japanese "toge", meaning "spike" (referring to the top of this Pokémon's head), and "pii", the sound a chick or small bird makes.

Trivia

 * Togepi is the only Pokémon whom hatched by the egg cracking (like the chicks) instead of merging the egg into a Pokémon.