Palpitoad

Palpitoad
Current
Information
Type	Water /  Ground
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Swift Swim, Hydration Hidden Water Absorb
Species	Vibration Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 0.8 m / 2'07" Weight 17.0 kg / 37.5 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation V
Evolution	Evolves from Tympole Evolves into Seismitoad
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Blue Egg group(s) Water 1 Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0536
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	042 / 229 (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	133 / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name ガマガル Gamagaru
Japanese	Name ガマガル Gamagaru
English	Name Palpitoad
English	Name Palpitoad

Palpitoad (Japanese: ガマガル, Hepburn: Gamagaru) (PAL-pih-tohd) is a Water/Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Biology

Physiology

Palpitoad are blue, ovoid Pokémon resembling living loudspeakers. They have a Tan oval with a black outline on their front, and have small tails that lack a fin. Its feet are small and stubby with just 3 toes. Their outline has 5 bumps, with 2 small bumps easily mistaken for hands and 3 big ones near the top.

Behavior

Palpitoad live in groups of anywhere from six to twelve members. They cannot stray far from the water's edge, however, as they must keep their skin moist in order to breathe properly (as they essentially breathes through their thin skin). Because they lack arms, Palpitoad rely primarily on their tails for balance. They use their long, sticky tongues to catch flying insects in midair.By vibrating the bumps around their bodies, they can create small tremors on land or ripples in water; this helps scare out prey for them to catch. In the evening during mating season, groups of Palpitoad are often found perched on rocks near the shore. They can be heard executing complex rhythms as a part of their mating rituals by vibrating their circular growths in various patterns. At the end of these songs, the individuals that created the most beautiful rhythms are the most likely to be chosen as mates. Palpitoad with larger bumps can produce a greater range of pitches, thus giving them an advantage in song composition. A few trained Palpitoad have even been able to compose songs aimed to please human listeners.

Natural Abilities

Palpitoad can vibrate their bumps to create mini earthquakes or waves. Since it is a toad, it is amphibious. Their tongue is sticky and is used to ensnare prey and cause paralysis.

Evolution

Palpitoad is the evolved form of Tympole. It is the pre-evolved form of Seismitoad.

Game Info

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black and White	Route 8, Icirrus City, Moor of Icirrus	Common
Black 2 and White 2	Pinwheel Forest, Route 8, Icirrus City, Moor of Icirrus	Common

Pokédex Entries

• Black

  When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land.

• White

  It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to capture prey.

• Black 2

  It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.

• White 2

  It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.

• X

  When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land.

• Y

  It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.

• Omega Ruby

  When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land.

• Alpha Sapphire

  It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.

• Sword

  It weakens its prey with sound waves intense enough to cause headaches, then entangles them with its sticky tongue.

• Shield

  On occasion, their cries are sublimely pleasing to the ear. Palpitoad with larger lumps on their bodies can sing with a wider range of sounds.

Stats

Stats
HP	75
Attack	65
Defense	55
Sp. Atk	65
Sp. Def	55
Speed	69
Total	384

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Bubble	40	100%	30	Water	Special
1	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal	Status
1	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
1	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
5	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
9	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
12	Bubble Beam	65	100%	20	Water	Special
16	Mud Shot	55	95%	15	Ground	Special
20	Aqua Ring	—	—%	20	Water	Status
23	Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
28	Muddy Water	90	85%	10	Water	Special
33	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
37	Flail	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical
42	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
47	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special
51	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Bubble	40	100%	30	Water	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
1	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
5	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
9	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
12	Bubble Beam	65	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
16	Mud Shot	55	95%	15	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
20	Aqua Ring	—	—%	20	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
23	Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
28	Muddy Water	90	85%	10	Water	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
33	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
37	Flail	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
42	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
47	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
51	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water	Special
1	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal	Status
1	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
1	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
5	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
9	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
12	BubbleBeam	65	100%	20	Water	Special
16	Mud Shot	55	95%	15	Ground	Special
20	Aqua Ring	—	—%	20	Water	Status
23	Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
28	Muddy Water	95	85%	10	Water	Special
33	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
37	Flail	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical
42	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
47	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special
51	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM03	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Palpitoad can learn, refer to Tympole.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
After You USUM	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
Bounce USUM	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical
Earth Power USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Endeavor USUM	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Focus Punch USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Gastro Acid USUM	—	100%	10	Poison	Status
Hyper Voice USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Icy Wind USUM	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Uproar USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Water Pulse USUM	60	100%	20	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
After You ORAS	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bounce ORAS	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Endeavor ORAS	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Punch ORAS	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Gastro Acid ORAS	—	100%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Hyper Voice ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Icy Wind ORAS	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Stealth Rock ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Uproar ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Water Pulse ORAS	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bounce	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical
Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Endeavor	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Gastro Acid	—	100%	10	Poison	Status
Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation V
• Generation VI

Palpitoad's Black and White/Black 2 and White 2 sprite

Palpitoad's back sprite

Palpitoad's Black and White shiny sprite

Palpitoad's back shiny sprite

Palpitoad's X and Y/Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire sprite

Palpitoad's back sprite

Palpitoad's X and Y/Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire shiny sprite

Palpitoad's back shiny sprite

Appearances

Anime

Ash's Palpitoad

• Ash's Palpitoad
• Clay's Palpitoad (anime)

Trivia

• Palpitoad's cry is based off the sound of a tree frog's mating call.

Origin

Palpitoad is based on a toad tadpole mixed with a loudspeaker. The bumps at the sides of its head resembles headphones and the poison glands found on toads.

Etymology

Palpitoad comes from palpitation (a pulsation) and toad.

Gallery

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data