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Dunsparce ノコッチ Nokocchi #206
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Land Snake Pokémon
Abilities Serene Grace or Run Away Run Away Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #052 Hoenn #349 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 75 Battle Exp.: 751*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=dunsparce|ndex=206|name=Dunsparce }}

Dunsparce (Japanese: ノコッチ Nokocchi; German: Dummisel; French: Insolourdo) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

When spotted, this Pokémon escapes backward by furiously boring into the ground with its tail.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Dunsparce has a drill for its tail. It uses this tail to burrow into the ground backwards. This Pokémon is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.

Pokémon Emerald

Its drill-tipped tail is used to burrow into the ground backwards. This Pokémon is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.

Name origin

ノコッチ comes from つちのこ tsuchinoko, a fabled snake creature. The letters are swapped to be のこっち.

Dun can mean grayish yellow or gloomy, and sparse refers to rarity.

Dunsparce is based on the mythical tsuchinoko snake. Tsuchinoko are 30 cm to 80 cm long, with a large head and poisonous fangs. Its body is thicker than its head and tail. The noises it makes resemble squeaks and chirps and snores. Unlike the snake, which slithers from side to side, a tsuchinoko wiggles ahead in a straight line. Ths tsuchinoko curls its body to leap through the air.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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