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Height
1'03"
Imperial
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0.4 m
Metric
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1'03"/0.4 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
11.5 lbs.
Imperial
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5.2 kg
Metric
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11.5 lbs./5.2 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
0
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 66
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Battle Exp.: 661*
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Potchama (Japanese: ポッチャマ Potchama) is a Water-type Pokémon. Along with Naetle and Hikozaru, it is one of the three starter Pokémon the player receives at the beginning of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Pochama comes with the ability Torrent, which increases the power of Water-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.
Pochama evolves into Pottaishi at Level 16 and into Emperte at Level 36.
Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Habitat
Pochama live along the sea shore in colder climates.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Hikari has a Pochama as her first Pokémon. In Begin! From Futaba Town to Masago Town!!, Pochama begins a battle between it, Hikozaru and Naetle. Hikari gathers the three and takes Pochama as starter Pokémon.
In the manga
In the TCG
Other appearances
Pokédex entries
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Pokédex
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| Pokémon Diamond
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It has great pride and hates to accept food from people. Its long down keeps it from the cold.
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| Pokémon Pearl
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It lives along the shoreline of northern countries, and is very adept in swimming. It is able to dive into waters for more than 10 minutes to retrieve food.
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Game locations
In side games
Base stats
| Stat
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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53
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113 - 160
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216 - 310
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51
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50 - 113
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96 - 221
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53
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52 - 115
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99 - 225
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61
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59 - 124
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114 - 243
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56
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54 - 118
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105 - 232
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 314
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
Template:Learnset intro
Evolution
Trivia
Origin
Pochama is based on a baby penguin.
Name origin
Pochama may be derived from 坊っちゃま botchama, meaning child, with the P perhaps coming from penguin. It may also be based on ぽちゃぽちゃ pochapocha, which means either splashing in water or having a plump appearance.
Related articles
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