Hydrapple (Pokémon)

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Hydrapple Apple Hydra Pokémon カミツオロチ Kamitsuorochi #1019 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Dragon Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Supersweet Syrup or Regenerator Cacophony Cacophony Sticky Hold Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 10 (3.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Grass and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 5'11" 1.8 m Hydrapple 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 205.0 lbs. 93.0 kg Hydrapple 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV Unknown	Leveling rate Erratic
EV yield Total: 3 Hydrapple 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship Unknown
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hydrapple (Japanese: カミツオロチ Kamitsuorochi) is a dual-type Grass/Dragon Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, with The Indigo Disk.

It evolves from Dipplin when leveled up while knowing Dragon Cheer. It is one of Applin's final forms, the others being Flapple and Appletun.

Biology

Hydrapple is a Pokémon which comprises seven separate snake-like entities, known as "syrpents", living together inside a large, red, syrup structure shaped like an apple. Each syrpent has green, leaf-shaped eyestalks containing yellow eyes; a long, green body with a pale yellow underside; and a tail tipped with green, leaf-like ornaments.

Only three of the seven syrpents are always visible outside of the syrup: the one on the center acting as the "primary" head commanding the entire group, and two on the Pokémon's rear acting as its tails. The centermost syrpent has the longest body and is further distinguished by its two horns, with the left one having an apple stuck on it. The other four syrpents composing Hydrapple are usually hidden underneath the syrup, with only their closed eyestalks peeking out. Sometimes, these four syrpents may emerge out of the syrup, making the Pokémon appear to have five heads.

Each individual syrpent that forms Hydrapple has an unstable mood. Rarely, all of the syrpents will have their moods aligned, which lets them unleash their true power.

Hydrapple and its pre-evolved form, Dipplin, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Syrup Bomb and the only known Pokémon that can have Supersweet Syrup as an Ability. Also, Hydrapple is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Fickle Beam.

Evolution

Hydrapple evolves from Dipplin and is one of the final forms of Applin.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Applin  Grass  Dragon

→

First evolution Dipplin  Grass  Dragon

→

Second evolution Hydrapple  Grass  Dragon

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Hydrapple (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Hydrapple is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM033 TM033 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM044 TM044 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM056 TM056 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM131 TM131 Pollen Puff Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM137 TM137 Grassy Terrain Grass Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM159 TM159 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM182 TM182 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM194 TM194 Grassy Glide Grass Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM222 TM222 Breaking Swipe Dragon Physical 06060 100}}100% 15 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM226 TM226 Dragon Cheer Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hydrapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Hydrapple

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Defense Curl Normal Status — —% 40 Recycle Normal Status — —% 10 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hydrapple Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hydrapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hydrapple

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution data

Unevolved Applin  Grass  Dragon

Syrupy Apple →

First evolution Dipplin  Grass  Dragon

+ Level up knowing Dragon Cheer →

Second evolution Hydrapple  Grass  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet File:Spr 9s 1019.png File:Spr 9s 1019 s.png
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Trivia

• Hydrapple is the only one of Applin's evolutionary relatives to be a third stage evolution.
• Dipplin and Hydrapple's evolution line is the only one released within a single generation that does not follow the logic of sequential numerical order, with Dipplin being number 1011 and Hydrapple being number 1019.
• Hydrapple's existence was indicated before the release of The Indigo Disk by the fact that Dipplin could use Eviolite.
• Hydrapple is the only Pokémon that requires a TM to obtain, as Dipplin can't learn Dragon Cheer without it.

Origin

Hydrapple seems to be inspired by multiheaded serpent-like monsters from different myths, such as the Yamata no Orochi, an eight-headed dragon or serpent from Japanese mythology; Hachirō-Tarō or Hachi no Tarō no Daija (where daija is an alternative reading of orochi), a similar creature in the local myths of Northern Tōhoku, which Kitakami is based on; the Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpentine monster from Greek mythology; and Ladon, the multi-headed dragon from Greek mythology that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides, historically said to be located in the Iberian Peninsula or the Canary Islands. The fact, that their moods often don't align may be a reference to the golden Apple of Discord Like its evolutionary relatives, Hydrapple also appears to be based on the popular image of a worm burrowing into an apple, as well as a pun on the wyrm, a type of dragon — hence its Dragon typing. It also has visual similarities with candy apples and Flapples and Appletuns Gigantamax-Forms, while the Shiny may be inspired by caramel apples or a golden apple.

The connection between the syrpents and the apple present in Hydrapple's design could draw inspiration from the Christian myth of the original sin, in which a serpent tempts Eve into eating the forbidden fruit, commonly represented as an apple in Western Christianity from a Latin-based visual pun on mālum (apple) and malum (evil). Along these lines, Hydrapple's seven syrpents could then reference the number of cardinal sins, as well as the seven-headed beast from the Book of Revelation. Alternatively, these may reference the number of archons (including the creator god) in Gnosticism, commonly associated with the seven luminaries, as well as the Gnostic depiction of Leviathan as world serpent. The physical world is considered intrinsically flawed and chaotic in Gnosticism. This may explain Hydrapple's signature move Fickle Beam and its special mechanism to be doubled in power when the seven syrpents are aligned at random.

Name origin

Hydrapple may be a combination of Hydra and apple.

Kamitsuorochi may be a combination of 果 ka (fruit), 花蜜 kamitsu (nectar), and 八岐大蛇 Yamata no Orochi.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カミツオロチ Kamitsuorochi From 果 ka, 花蜜 kamitsu, and 八岐大蛇 Yamata no Orochi French Pomdorochi From Pomdramour, pomme d'or, and 八岐大蛇 Yamata no Orochi Spanish Hydrapple Same as English name German Hydrapfel From Hydra and Apfel Italian Hydrapple Same as English name Korean 과미드라 Gwamideura From 과 (果) gwa or 사과 (沙果) sagwa, 화밀 (花蜜) hwamil, and Hydra Mandarin Chinese 蜜集大蛇 Mìjídàshé From 蜜 mì, 密集 mìjí , and 大蛇 dàshé Cantonese Chinese 蜜集大蛇 Mahtjaahpdaaihsèh From 蜜 maht, 密集 mahtjaahp, and 大蛇 daaihsèh

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