Feebas (Pokémon)

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Feebas ヒンバス Hinbass #349
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Fish Pokémon
Ability Swift Swim Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 600,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #140 Sinnoh #138 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2′00″ Imperial 0.6 m Metric 2′00″/0.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 16.3 lbs. Imperial 7.4 kg Metric 16.3 lbs./7.4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 1 and Dragon groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 61 Battle Exp.: 611*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Feebas (Japanese: ヒンバス Hinbass) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Milotic by maxing-out its Beauty stat.

Feebas is known for its extreme rarity and it generally takes a long time to find one in the main series games where they are only found in a set number of randomly chosen fishing "tiles" on large bodies of water. For example, Route 119 in Hoenn has hundreds of squares that the fishing rod can be used on in the river that runs down it but Feebas is only found in six of them. However, Feebas are actually very common where they are found making it easy to catch multiple members of the species once one has been located.

Biology

Feebas has an unattractive, shabby appearance and it looks weak and worthless, as its fins are ragged and tattered from the moment of its birth. Feebas scales are of a rough, smooth, and rocky texture.

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Feebas tend to be quite scarse in their natural range, but where ever they are found, they can be found in tightly-packed groups. They're also easy to catch once it's encountered.

Habitat

Feebas is an aquatic Pokémon which can survive in both fresh and salt water thanks to its hardy nature. It prefers best ponds that are filled with weeds.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Feebas has appeared four times in the anime. One was biting Jessie's hair in Whiscash and Ash.

The Magikarp Salesman sold a Feebas to Team Rocket in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend but it was actually a Magikarp in disguise.

Another, in Ya See We Want an Evolution, was nicknamed the loveliest Feebas of all.

In Malice in Wonderland!, A Feebas under the ownership of Johanna was an illusion created by Mismagius.

In the TCG

Main article: Feebas (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

The fishing spots Feebas is found in are randomly generated for each game. In Hoenn, they randomly changed whenever the Trendy Phrase in Dewford Town changes. In Sinnoh, they change every day.

In side games

Feebas will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using the following Wonder Mail code:

1 ? 6 9 ♀ J Y ? ? X 6 Q

X J ? Q F 4 ? 6 Q ! ? X

Objective: Rescue Feebas on floor 3 of Thunderwave Cave.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By breeding

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By tutoring

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Side game data

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Evolution

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Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Feebas images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Though its level-up moves are exactly the same as those of Magikarp, Feebas can actually be taught TMs and HMs, be bred egg moves, and by tutor, making it slightly more useful in battle, especially from the start.
• Feebas shares the same species name with Magikarp. They are both known as Fish Pokémon.

Origin

As its name suggests, Feebas is probably based on a bass. Its ugly appearance makes it appear to be also based from the concept of ugliness, appearing to don a wash of ugly makeup. It also seems to be based on the classic fairy tale, the The Ugly Duckling, where a small and feeble "ugly duckling", treated as an outcast by other animals, blossoms into a beautiful swan.

Name origin

Feebas's name is a combination of feeble, meaning small and weak, and bass. Its Japanese name is a combination of 貧 hin, poor, and bass. "Hin" may also come from the words "hind," as in behind, or "hinder."

In other languages

• German: Barschwa
• French: Barpau
• Korean: 빈티나 Bintina

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Diamond and Pearl Finding Feebas

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