Tympole (Japanese: オタマロ Otamaro) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
Biology
Physiology
Tympole is a small aquatic tadpole-like Pokémon. Tympole has a rounded black body with a tan-colored face. It has a small grinning mouth, round black eyes, and black eyebrows that resemble musical notes. It has round blue dome-shaped blue ears on either side of its head, and a flat, ovular blue fin-like tail.
Evolution
Tympole evolves into Palpitoad at level 25, and then into Seismitoad at level 36.
Manga
Pokémon Adventures
N and his Tympole in the Pokémon Adventures Manga.
N is shown to be owning a Tympole as he used it against a match against Black, though after his Tympole lost he didn't return it to its Poké Ball because he thinks that Pokémon are his friends and he shouldn't trap it in a Poké Ball.
Game Info
Game Locations
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Black and White | Pinwheel Forest | Common |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Breed Palpitoad | None |
Pokédex Entries
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Stats
| Stats | |
|---|---|
| HP | |
| Attack | |
| Defense | |
| Sp. Atk | |
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| Speed | |
| Total | 206
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Learnset
Leveling
| LevelingGeneration V | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| 1 | Bubble | 20 | 100% | 30 |  Water
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Special | |||
| 1 | Growl | — | 100% | 40 |  Normal
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Status | |||
| 5 | Supersonic | - | 55% | 20 | Normal
|
Status | |||
| 9 | Round | 60 | 100% | 15 | Normal
|
Special | |||
| 12 | BubbleBeam | 65 | 100% | 20 | Water
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Special | |||
| 16 | Mud Shot | 55 | 95% | 15 |  Ground
|
Special | |||
| 20 | Aqua Ring | - | -% | 20 | Water
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Status | |||
| 23 | Uproar | 90 | 100% | 10 | Normal
|
Special | |||
| 27 | Muddy Water | 95 | 85% | 10 | Water
|
Special | |||
| 31 | Rain Dance | - | -% | 5 | Water
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Status | |||
| 34 | Flail | - | 100% | 15 | Normal
|
Physical | |||
| 38 | Echoed Voice | 40 | 100% | 15 | Normal
|
Special | |||
| 42 | Hydro Pump | 120 | 80% | 5 | Water
|
Special | |||
| 45 | Hyper Voice | 90 | 100% | 10 | 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
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Trivia
Tympole shares the same species name with Poliwag, Poliwhirl and Poliwrath, they're all known as the Tadpole Pokémon.
Origin
Tympole is based on a tadpole and a loudspeaker.
Etymology
Tympole's English name seems to be a combination of the word "timpani" (the sound of a low-pitched drum, or a type of drum), and "tadpole".
Gallery
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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