Arctovish (Japanese: ウオチルドン, Hepburn: Uochirudon) (ARK-toh-vish[1]) is a Water/Ice-type introduced in Generation VIII.
Biology[]
Physiology[]
Arctovish is (or at least appears to be) a combination of a fish-plesiosaur hybrid fossil Pokémon. The plesiosaur half is colored blue and white. It has a blue tail with a fin on top. The flippers are colored blue with white patches on the end and with white spots. The fish half is applied upside down. It has a round blue head with black rectangle pupils, and the mouth is located on top of its head. It has white fins connected to its fish head.
It's unknown what Arctovish looks like if it's a uncombined fossil from two separate fossil Pokémon.
Behavior[]
Apparently, after the two halves of the fossils were fused to create it, it has trouble eating due to its mouth being on top of its head, even though it captures prey by freezing its surroundings. The skin on Arctovish's face is impervious to attacks. It allegedly became extinct despite this due to breathing difficulties. However, these are likely false, as it is a Pokémon made from two different fossils that each had their niches before going extinct.
Game info[]
Game locations[]
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Sword and Shield | Resurrect Fossilized Fish + Fossilized Dino on Route 6 | None |
Pokédex entries[]
- Sword
Though it's able to capture prey by freezing its surroundings, it has trouble eating the prey afterward because its mouth is on top of its head.
- Shield
The skin on its face is impervious to attack, but breathing difficulties made this Pokémon go extinct anyway.
Stats[]
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| Total | 505
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Learnset[]
By leveling up[]
| Generation IX | ||||||
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
| Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
| Generation VIII | ||||||
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
| 1 | Powder Snow | 
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Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Water Gun | 
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Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 7 | Protect | 
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Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 14 | Icy Wind |
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Special | 55 | 95% | 15 |
| 21 | Ancient Power | 
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Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 28 | Bite | 
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Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 35 | Aurora Veil |
|
Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 42 | Freeze-Dry |
|
Special | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 49 | Super Fang |
|
Physical | ? | 90% | 10 |
| 56 | Crunch |
|
Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 63 | Fishious Rend |
|
Physical | 85 | 100% | 10 |
| 70 | Icicle Crash |
|
Physical | 85 | 90% | 10 |
| 77 | Blizzard |
|
Special | 110 | 70% | 5 |
| Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
By TM[]
| Generation IX | ||||||
| Machine | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
| Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
By breeding[]
| Arctovish learns no moves via breeding. |
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By tutoring[]
| Generation IX | ||||||
| Games | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
| Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
| Generation VIII | ||||||
| Games | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
| ' | Meteor Beam |
|
Special | 120 | 90% | 10 |
| Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
Sprites[]
Trivia[]
- Arctovish, alongside the other Galar Fossil Pokémon are the first Fossil Pokémon that:
- Cannot breed.
- Lack the Rock-type.
- Are revived from more than one fossil.
- Are genderless.
- Arctovish is the first Pokémon since the Spheal evolutionary family to use the Water and Ice type combination.
Origin[]
Arctovish appears to be based on the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, a set of dinosaur skeletons that were misconstructed and are now deemed incorrect due to them either being mixes of more than one dinosaur or having incorrectly constructed skeletons altogether.
The head half is based on a Dunkleosteus with its head placed on upside-down while its body half may be based on an aquatic reptile due to the flipper-like appearance of its feet. This may lead it to being based on a Plesiosaur. Some have suggested that it might also simply be based on a Dunkleosteus with its head flipped upside down.
Arctovish (as well as the other Galar Fossil Pokémon) having the inability to breed may reference cross-bred or hybrid animals, which are born infertile (meaning they are unable to breed or have offspring).
Etymology[]
Arctovish comes from 'arctic', 'vicious', and 'fish' and possibly the Russian name suffix '-vich' (from its Ice-type).
Uochirudon comes from 魚 (uo, fish), 'chill', and 'don' (Greek for 'tooth' or Spanish for 'lord').
Gallery[]
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- ^ Silvestri, Cris (2024). Pokémon Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 35. Scholastic. ISBN 978-1-339-02801-9.