Tyrogue (Pokémon)

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Missingno. けつばん Ketsuban #???
Art by Ken Sugimori from Red and Green
Type  Unknown   Unknown   Unknown   Unknown   Unknown   Unknown	Species Glitch Pokémon
Ability ----- -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 Unknown
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0m Metric 0.0m 0.0m	Weight 0.0lbs Imperial 0.0kg Metric 0.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color Unknown	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate Unknown
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown Genderless
Breeding Undiscovered group 1 cycles* (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 0 Battle Exp.: 1*
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[[Category:{{{type1}}}-type Pokémon|{{{ndex}}}]] Tyrogue (Japanese: バルキー Balkie) is a Fighting-type baby Pokémon.

He evolves into one of three different Pokémon starting at level 20:

• Hitmonlee if his Attack is higher than its Defense.
• Hitmonchan if his Defense is higher than its Attack.
• Hitmontop if his Attack and Defense are the same.

Biology

Physiology

Tyrogue are medium-sized Pokémon that resemble people in general shape. However, he is predominantly purple in color with a brown bottom and feet which resemble short pants and shoes. There are white lines on his torso which resemble bandages. He also has these bandages on his wrists. He has three spikes on top of his head which resembles a crest, yellow irises, and circular sections on the sides of his head like protective padding.

Gender differences

Tyrogue is a male-only species with no female counterpart.

Special abilities

While he is a Fighting-type Pokémon, Tyrogue's fighting skills are somewhat limited as it is. He has not developed his own fighting style just yet. However, if a particular Tyrogue has its later evolutions for fathers, it possesses the remarkable ability to possess several moves that are otherwise exclusive to its later evolutions.

Behavior

Tyrogue are famous for their eagerness to compete and fight, to such an extent that it will challenge anyone, even larger foes. He always nurses his injuries from challenging larger foes. As Tyrogue becomes stressed if it is not able to train every day, a Trainer of a Tyrogue must maintain a regular training schedule. No matter how much a Tyrogue loses, he will not quit and will keep on fighting.

Habitat

Urban Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Tyrogue's first appearance was in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble. He had been abandoned by his previous Trainer and left to fend for his own. Because of this, he developed a hatred towards humans. Tyrogue ended up forming a gang of Mankey and Primeape and together they would steal from weary travelers, such as Ash and friends. But thanks to a Black Belt named Kiyo, who had been pursuing him, Tyrogue reformed a trust with humans and ended up becoming his newest Pokémon.

A Tyrogue also appeared in DP146 as one of the Pokémon entered in the Lilypad Contest. Tyrogue made it to the final round but lost to James' Carnivine.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Tyrogue were seen in Volume 10 assisting with the construction of the Battle Tower.

In Volume 14, Bruno was seen with a Tyrogue on his team.

In the TCG

Main article: Tyrogue (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon 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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|- style="background:#D67873" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
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Special moves

Side game data

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Evolution

Baby form Tyrogue  Fighting	Level 20 (Attack > Defense) → ← Breed	First evolution Hitmonlee  Fighting
	Level 20 (Attack < Defense) → ← Breed	First evolution Hitmonchan  Fighting
	Level 20 (Attack = Defense) → ← Breed	First evolution Hitmontop  Fighting

Sprites

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

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

Trivia

• Tyrogue and Eevee are the only Pokémon that can evolve into more than two Pokémon, if Wormadam's multiple forms are all considered one Pokémon.
  • Tyrogue is the only baby Pokémon with a branched evolution.
• In terms of breeding, Tyrogue can only be obtained by the use of a Ditto, as its family has no female counterpart.
• In Generation III, Tyrogue was able to have Helping Hand as an egg move, which initially confused fans, given that none of its evolutions learned the move. However, this was addressed in Pokémon XD when purifying the shadow Hitmonchan would result in it learning Helping Hand, and thus allowing it to pass the move to a Tyrogue. It shares this trait with Slugma, who was unable to legally obtain its egg move Heat Wave until a shadow Magcargo in Pokémon XD learned the move when purified.
  • In Generation IV, however, Tyrogue gained Helping Hand via leveling up.
• Tyrogue is the only Pokémon whose evolution path depends on its stats.
• Tyrogue is the only baby Pokémon whose stats are all equal.
• Tyrogue is the only baby Pokémon that cannot get STAB on any moves it learns through leveling up.
• Until Generation IV, Tyrogue was the only baby Pokémon that could only learn one level up move.

Origin

It draws inspiration, especially in its most recent artwork, from wrestlers. The designs on Tyrogue's body resemble the uniform of most Scholastic Wrestling teams - possibly showing its maturity as a fighter (a younger creature, while its evolutions seem more professional).

Name origin

Tyrogue's name is a combination of tyro, meaning a beginner, and rogue, one who is playfully mischievous. It is also possible that the first part of his name is derived from tyke, meaning child, instead of tyro. His Japanese name is probably a corruption of the English word bulky, an adjective describing something large for its weight.

In other languages

• German: Rabauz
• French: Debugant - From débutant (beginner) and gant (glove).
• Korean: 배루키 Baeruki

External links

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