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|zh_cmn= 漂浮泡泡 ''Piāofúpàopào''|zh_cmnmeaning= | |zh_yue=飄浮泡泡 ''Pīufàuhpóuhpóuh''{{tt|*|Games}}<br>漂浮泡泡 ''Pīufàuhpóuhpóuh''{{tt|*|Anime, manga}}|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|飄浮 ''pīufàuh''|drifting}} and {{tt|泡泡 ''póuhpóuh''|bubble}}<br>From {{tt|漂浮 ''pīufàuh''|floating}} and {{tt|泡泡 ''póuhpóuh''|bubble}} | ||
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|zh_yue=飄浮泡泡的樣子 ''{{tt|Pīufàuhpóuhpóuh-dīk Yeuhngjí|Castform Form}}'' | |||
|zh_cmn=飄浮泡泡的樣子 / 飘浮泡泡的样子 ''{{tt|Piāofúpàopào-de Yàngzi|Castform Form}}'' | |||
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|zh_cmn=太陽的樣子 ''{{tt|Tàiyáng-de Yàngzi|Sun Form}} | |zh_yue=太陽的樣子 ''{{tt|Taaiyèuhng-dīk Yeuhngjí|Sun Form}}'' | ||
|zh_cmn=太陽的樣子 / 太阳的样子 ''{{tt|Tàiyáng-de Yàngzi|Sun Form}}'' | |||
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|zh_cmn=雨水的樣子 ''{{tt|Yǔshuǐ-de Yàngzi|Rainwater Form}} | |zh_yue=雨水的樣子 ''{{tt|Yúhséui-dīk Yeuhngjí|Rainwater Form}}'' | ||
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''Snowy Form'' | ''Snowy Form'' | ||
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|ja=ゆきぐものすがた ''Snow Cloud Form'' | |ja=ゆきぐものすがた ''Snow Cloud Form'' | ||
|zh_cmn=雪雲的樣子 ''{{tt|Xuěyún-de Yàngzi|Snow Cloud Form}} | |zh_yue=雪雲的樣子 ''{{tt|Syutwàhn-dīk Yeuhngjí|Snow Cloud Form}}'' | ||
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Castform (Japanese: ポワルン Powalen) is a Normal-type Pokémon.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it has the ability to change forms depending on the current weather.
- During normal weather, fog, a sandstorm, or a shadowy aura, it is in Normal form and is a Normal type.
- During harsh sunlight, it is in Sunny Form and is a Fire type.
- During rain, it is in Rainy Form and is a Water type.
- During hail, it is in Snowy Form and is an Ice type.
Biology
Castform is an artificial Pokémon that changes appearance and attitude based on the weather. Its body is made of cells exactly like those of water molecules, causing its cellular structure to be altered by temperature and humidity. It uses this ability to protect its tiny body. In its Normal Form, it resembles a plain, gray cloud with a single wisp extending from the top of its head. When in its Sunny Form, its lower half becomes pure white, while the head turns orange has develops small orange spheres around it. This gives it the overall appearance of the sun above a small cloud. While in its Rain Form, it will have a dark gray lower half resembling a storm cloud. The head will be blue and resemble a raindrop. In its Snowy Form, its head turns purplish-blue. The rest of the body changes into the shape of a mint green, cumulonimbus cloud. Regardless of the form it takes, it will always have a large, spherical head and a lighter colored mask-like marking over its eyes. Aside from its various forms, Castform is able to utilize weather powers in the form of its previously signature move, Weather Ball. Despite its manmade origins, it can be found in grassland areas.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
A Castform from the Weather Institute changed into various forms in Unfair Weather Friends.
Minor appearances
A Castform appeared in the opening of Destiny Deoxys.
A Castform made an appearance in Clamperl of Wisdom as one of the random Pokémon Spoink used to replace its lost pearl.
A Castform appeared in Saved by the Beldum.
A Coordinator's Castform appeared in its Sunny Form in Spontaneous Combusken! participating in the Performance Stage of the Chrysanthemum Contest.
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In Pokémon Generations
A Castform appeared in The Scoop, where it was shown working at TV Mauville. It appeared to help with weather forecasting, as an allusion to its weather-based abilities.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Fofo
A Castform, nicknamed Fofo, belongs to Ruby in Pokémon Adventures. Previously, she belonged to Mr. Stone, who was injured in an attack by Team Aqua. Fofo was then given to Gabby and Ty to be cared for while he was being healed. She later decided to travel with Ruby when he began traveling with the reporters because she was lonely. Until he was reunited with Rara, Fofo was Ruby's Smart Contest Pokémon.
A Sunny Form Castform in Pokémon Adventures
A Rainy Form Castform in Pokémon Adventures
A Snowy Form Castform in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Castform makes an appearance in Descent Of The Weather God!! of Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire. In that chapter, it showed the ability of transforming into many forms depending on the current weather.
A Sunny Form Castform in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
A Rainy Form Castform in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
A Snowy Form Castform in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
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In the TCG
- Main article: Castform (TCG)
Other appearances
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Castform was featured as one of the Pokémon released from a Poké Ball in the demo of Super Smash Bros. Brawl that appeared at Jump Festa.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Stats
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Trivia
- Castform is the only Pokémon in both the Fairy and Amorphous Egg Groups.
- Castform's Weather Ball will always receive STAB in any of its forms unless in a sandstorm, under Shadow Sky, or if it loses Forecast.
- Castform is the only Pokémon to receive this benefit from Weather Ball.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Castform has a body size of 4, despite it being a body size 1 in the first Mystery Dungeon games and having the same in-game sprite in the second Mystery Dungeon games. This may have been changed to balance gameplay.
- Castform's weather-based transformations cannot be viewed in the forms section of the Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Pokédex, nor do they appear on the field in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- All of Castform's forms will appear in the forms section of the HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokédex upon obtaining one, even if it never transformed.
- Castform is the lightest Normal-type Pokémon.
- Unlike most Pokémon with form differences, Castform's alternate forms have no Shiny variations of their own, so only the Normal form of a Shiny Castform will look different.
Origin
Castform resembles a living cloud and acts like weather in general, but it may also be based on a weather balloon. It is similar in both concept and design to a teru teru bōzu, a Japanese charm doll used to wish for good weather. Its forms and their types may have originated from the English saying "rain, hail, or shine." As Castform is said to be composed of molecules similar to water, its shape of a large sphere with two smaller orbs resembles an H2O molecule.
Name origin
Castform may be a combination of forecast (the prediction of weather) and transform or form (referring to its ability to change form depending on the weather). The German and French names reflect this.
Powalen may be a combination of ポワン powan (onomatopoeia of a sudden transformation, similar to "poof" in English) and 変わる kawaru (to change or transform).
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