Primarina

Primarina (アシレーヌ Ashireenu) is a Water/Fairy-type Pokémon introduced in Sun and Moon. It is the second and final evolved form of Popplio.

Biology

Physiology

Primarina is a white siren-like Pokémon. It has pink stars on the sides of its head connected to white pearls and a light blue fin. It has long flowing blueish hair with white pearls in it resembling hair bands. It has a pink nose, and blue eyes with white eyelashes. On its chest, there is a light blue fin wrapped around it. It also has a long, somewhat plump blue tail with pink spikes, light blue fins, and a white fin at the very end.

Behavior

Primarina, as the Pokédex says, sees every battle as a stage, so some people call it a songstress. Unfortunately, it might suffer from sore throats especially when it has to battle in an area with dry climate or doesn't rest between battles.

On Pokémon Refresh, its preferred petting spot is its head decorations, and its disliked petting spot is its left flipper.

Natural abilities

Primarina can skillfully create and manipulate water bubbles and balloons while dancing gracefully. They can also sing and understand variations of songs and operettas which can in turn control the movements of water balloons. Its singing seems to cast a soothing effect on Pokémon that hear it.

Evolution

Primarina is the evolved form of Brionne as of level 34. It is also the final evolution of Popplio.

Game info

Locations

Pokédex entries

Stats

Learnset

Leveling

TM

Breeding

Tutoring

Sprites

Primarina's Sun & Moon / Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon sprite

Primarina's back sprite

Primarina's Sun & Moon / Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon shiny sprite

Appearances

Anime

Main article: Ida's Primarina

Main article: Lana's Primarina

Primarina first appeared in Pushing the Fiery Envelope! under the ownership of unnamed trainer. Ida also owns a Primarina that evolved from Brionne offscreen in Evolving Research!.

Lana owns a Primarina after evolving from Brionne in The One That Didn't Get Away!.

• Trainer's Primarina

Trivia

• Primarina is only one of two fully evolved starter Pokémon to not have any legs. The other is Serperior.
• Primarina's signature move Sparkling Aria heals the burns of the target it strikes. This is likely to counter Pokémon with the Guts Ability, who get a boost when inflicted with a status condition. This may also, due to the game considering it a healing move, result in (if the player chose Rowlet) Hau having his Primarina use the move on the player's Pokémon when the two are teamed up.
• Its ability to calm others with its singing is similar to Meloetta, which can make people and Pokémon happy with its melodies.
• Primarina is the only fully-evolved Alolan starter that isn't playable in an official fighting game (Decidueye is playable in Pokkén Tournament DX and Incineroar is playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate).
• Primarina is the only fully-evolved Alolan starter whose signature move (and thus Z-Move) corresponds to their primary type.
• Despite its feminine appearance, it has a gender ratio of 7 male to 1 female, same as other starter Pokémon.

Origin

Primarina is based on sea lions, mermaids and sirens/selkies (water maidens in European mythology that took on the form of seals), with elements of performers and opera singers.

Theme-wise, Primarina may also be based on the chemical element mercury, which in alchemy was one of the three primes, as mercury and water are both liquids, the Japanese name for the planet Mercury is 水星 (Suisei, literally "water star"), and possibly due to the fact that mercury present in seawater due to pollution tends to build up in the fatty tissues of aquatic life, sea lions (and thus presumably Primarina) having large amounts of fat.

Etymology

Primarina comes from prima donna (an opera singer), marine and ballerina.

Ashirēnu comes from 足利 (ashika, sea lion), siren, and rain. It may also incorporate Irene, the Greek goddess of peace.

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