Tynamo (Pokémon)

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Tynamo シビシラス Shibishirasu #602
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Type Electric ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category EleFish Pokémon
Ability Levitate ----- Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova #108 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'08" Imperial 0.2 m Metric 0'08"/0.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.7 lbs. Imperial 0.3 kg Metric 0.7 lbs./0.3 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Amorphous group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Base Exp.: 55 Battle Exp.: 551*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Tynamo (Japanese: シビシラス Shibishirasu) is an Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Eelektrik starting at level 39, who evolves into Eelektross when exposed to a Thunderstone.

Biology

Physiology

Tynamo is a white, eel-like Pokémon with a red cross comprising a mouth. Its eyes are oval-shaped and dark, and further down its body is has a yellow stripe and a long fin membrane, giving its body a tapered shape.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

It has an organ which generates electricity when it's in trouble. Alone this generated electricity isn't powerful, but in a group its as strong as lightning.

Behavior

Tynamo travel in groups.

Habitat

These Pokémon live in caves and marine environments.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Tynamo in the anime

Major appearances

Elesa used a Tynamo in her Gym Battle against Ash in BW050, where it battled Ash's Pikachu but lost.

Minor appearances

Tynamo made its debut in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Tynamo (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Evolution

Unevolved Tynamo  Electric

Level 39 →

First evolution Eelektrik  Electric

Thunderstone Thunderstone →

Second evolution Eelektross  Electric

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
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Tynamo and its evolutionary relatives are the only Pokémon, aside from Ghost/Dark types, to have no weaknesses. However, this is due to their ability, Levitate, which eliminates their sole weakness to the Ground type, and not because of type matchups.
  • They are also the only single-type Pokémon with no weaknesses.
  • However, they cannot be made invincible if given Wonder Guard, as it replaces Levitate, thus making them weak to Template:Type2 attacks.
  • Also, they are the only weakness-free Pokémon that have evolutionary relatives.
• Despite being based on marine animals, and living in the ocean, Tynamo and its evolutionary relatives are not Water-type, they cannot learn any Water-type moves, nor are they found near water in the wild.
• Because it can only learn Normal and Electric-type moves, the only way Tynamo can damage Golett or Golurk is through Struggle.
• It is the only Generation V Pokémon incapable of learning TMs.
  • This means that despite learning Thunder Wave and Charge Beam by level, Tynamo is incompatible with both TMs that teach the moves.
• Tynamo's in-game cry sounds strikingly similar to Shinx's, though only in a higher pitch.

Origin

Tynamo and its evolutionary relatives may be based on electric eels, lampreys, jawless fish and possibly leeches or lancelets. The fact that it is Electric-type may be an allusion to bioelectrogenesis. It also resembles leptocephalus, larval stage of the eel, or also a knifefish. The waving yellow mark running along its body combined with the physical appearance overall makes certain resemblance to Haikouichthys, or even a Crookes tube or a Geissler tube. Tynamo may also be based on a Skyfish, which would explain its Levitate ability.

Name origin

Tynamo seems to be a combination of tiny or tyke, referring to its small size, and dynamo, referring to its electric typing. Shibishirasu is likely a combination of 痺れ shibire means numbness or "shibireunagi" means electric eel and シラス shirasu, whitebait.

In other languages

External links

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