Wimpod (コソクムシ, Kosokumushi?) (WIM-pod[1]) is a Bug/Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.
Biology[]
Physiology[]
Concept artwork of Wimpod.
Wimpod is a crustacean Pokémon that resembles a giant isopod or a pillbug. It has a round, segmented light-grey, oval-shaped body. Its head is bordered by purple around the edges. Two purple fin-like spikes curl out from each side of its head in a crecentic shape, and its small open mouth is covered by a frill of short purple whiskers. It has two large, round, yellow, squinted eyes with round black pupils, and grey upper-eyelids, bordered by purple markings and whisker-like upper-lashes. Two purple whiskers, bent backward at an angle, sprout up from its forehead, resembling antennae. It has darker grey traingle-shaped markings lining the three segments of its round back. It has a long, frilled purple tail connected to its body by a small grey triangle-shaped segment. On its purple underside, it has eight small, short legs, four on each side of its body, and its belly is segmented.
Behavior[]
Wimpod are extremely timid and cowardly, and will usually run away on its fast little legs when they see other Pokémon and people approaching. However, they sometimes will get close to creatures they feel interested, especially ones that aren't moving. They gather in large swarms, working together to sense danger; they will scatter when they sense anything dangerous approaching.
As they have a habit of storing things they've eaten, not only they're being seen as cleaners of the sea, but also this causes some greedy people and Pokémon like Murkrow hoping to steal the treasures, such as pearls, they have stored.
Natural abilities[]
Wimpod are very skilled at escaping by running away very swiftly on its eight small legs, which it can whir at high speeds. It is a pacifist by nature, unwilling to fight, but will do so if necessary. When weakened to a certain point, it will become frightened and retreat immediately. When it rushes away, it skillfully brushes away any filth, significantly cleaning up both itself and the area.
It can also eat anything, even rotten matter, in doing so also cleaning up the marine areas in which it lives. Its nest is always sparkling clean due to this habit and ability.
It also has the ability to find treasures such a pearls and coins.
Evolution[]
Wimpod evolves into Golisopod starting at level 30.
Game data[]
Locations[]
| Game(s) | Location(s) |
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| Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon |
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| Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon |
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| Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield | |
| Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass | Courageous Cavern |
Spinoff locations[]
| Game(s) | Location(s) |
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| Pokémon Rumble Rush | Mewtwo Sea |
Pokédex entries[]
| Games | No. | Entries |
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| Pokémon Sun | This Pokémon is a coward. As it desperately dashes off, the flailing of its many legs leaves a sparkling clean path in its wake. | ' |
| Pokémon Moon | Its habitat varies from beaches to seabeds. A natural scavenger, it will gleefully chow down on anything edible, no matter how rotten. | ' |
| Pokémon Ultra Sun | It will pick up anything it finds on the ground. Sometimes it finds coins, so Murkrow and Meowth will go after it. | ' |
| Pokémon Ultra Moon | An astonishingly cowardly Pokémon, Wimpod will whir its legs at high speeds to run away if anything comes near it. | ' |
| Pokémon Sword | It's nature's cleaner—it eats anything and everything, including garbage and rotten things. The ground near its nest is always clean. | ' |
| Pokémon Shield | Wimpod gather in swarms, constantly on the lookout for danger. They scatter the moment they detect an enemy's presence. | ' |
Stats[]
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| Total | 230
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Learnset[]
Leveling[]
| LevelingGeneration VII | |||||||||
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| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| 1 | Struggle Bug | 50 | 100% | 20 |  Bug
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Special | |||
| 1 | Sand Attack | — | 100% | 15 |  Ground
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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. | |||||||||
TM[]
| TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII | |||||||||
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| TM/HM/TR | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| TM06 | Toxic | — | 90% | 10 |  Poison
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Status | |||
| TM07 | Hail | — | —% | 10 |  Ice
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Status | |||
| TM10 | Hidden Power | 60 | 100% | 15 |  Normal
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Special | |||
| TM12 | Taunt | — | —% | 20 |  Dark
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Status | |||
| TM17 | Protect | — | —% | 10 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM18 | Rain Dance | — | —% | 5 |  Water
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Status | |||
| TM21 | Frustration | — | 100% | 20 | Normal
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Physical | |||
| TM27 | Return | — | 100% | 20 | Normal
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Physical | |||
| TM28 | Leech Life | 80 | 100% | 10 | Bug
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Physical | |||
| TM32 | Double Team | — | —% | 15 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM42 | Facade | 70 | 100% | 20 | Normal
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Physical | |||
| TM44 | Rest | — | —% | 10 |  Psychic
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Status | |||
| TM45 | Attract | — | 100% | 15 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM48 | Round | 60 | 100% | 15 | Normal
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Special | |||
| TM55 | Scald | 80 | 100% | 15 | Water
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Special | |||
| TM87 | Swagger | — | 85% | 15 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | — | —% | 10 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM90 | Substitute | — | —% | 10 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM94 | Surf | 90 | 100% | 15 | Water
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Special | |||
| TM98 | Waterfall | 80 | 100% | 15 | Water
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Physical | |||
| TM100 | Confide | — | —% | 20 | Normal
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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. | |||||||||
Breeding[]
| Breeding Generation VII | |||||||||
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| Move | Father | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | |||
| Aqua Jet | Kabuto, Kabutops, Surskit, Tirtouga, Carracosta, Clauncher, Clawitzer | 40 | 100% | 20 | Water
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Physical | |||
| Harden | Metapod, Kakuna, Krabby, Kingler, Pinsir, Kabuto, Kabutops, Gligar, Gliscor, Corsola, Silcoon, Cascoon, Nincada, Ninjask, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Anorith, Armaldo, Spewpa | — | —% | 30 | Normal
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Status | |||
| Metal Claw | Krabby, Kingler, Scizor, Nincada, Anorith, Armaldo, Durant | 50 | 95% | 35 |  Steel
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Physical | |||
| Spikes | Cloyster, Pineco, Forretress | — | —% | 20 | Ground
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Status | |||
| Wide Guard | Kingler, Tirtouga, Carracosta, Araquanid | — | —% | 10 |  Rock
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Status | |||
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Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Tutoring[]
| Tutoring Generation VII | |||||||||
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| Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | ||||
| Snore USUM | 50 | 100% | 15 | Normal
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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[]
Appearances[]
Anime[]
Wimpod in the anime.
Trivia[]
- Wimpod can be considered the Alolan counterpart to Magikarp due to their many similarities:
Origin[]
Wimpod is based on different types of isopods (segmented crustaceans that can often roll up into balls) such as pillbugs, wharf roaches, and deep-sea isopods, such as the giant isopod. Its fast and timid nature reflects the behavior of a pillbug, which scatters from its nest quickly, or rolls into a ball for protection. Its habit of eating rotten things and garbage also reflects the voracious nature of isopods such as giant isopods (which can devour surprisingly large amounts of food), as well as pillbugs, which eat soil and any rotten plant or animal matter on the ground. Pillbugs are also known for their ability to break down decaying organic materials, which Wimpod displays in its eating and cleansing abilites. Its ability of leaving the ground behind it clean as it runs may also be loosely based on robot vacuum cleaners.
Etymology[]
Wimpod is a portmanteau of wimp (someone weak or cowardly) and isopod.
Its Japanese name, Kosokumushi, is a portmanteau of 小 (ko, small), 姑息 (kosoku, cowardly), and 虫 (mushi, bug).
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ Silvestri, Cris (2018). Pokémon: Super Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 539. Scholastic. ISBN 978-1338230895.
See also[]
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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