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Aipom エイパム Eipam
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Type	Normal
Species	Long Tail Pokémon
Height	2′07″ (0.8m)
Weight	25.4 lbs. (11.5kg)
Abilities	Run Away
	Pickup
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Spd
Exp. yield	94 base exp.
Lv100 at	800,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Purple
Catch rate	45
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Aipom (Japanese: エイパム Eipam) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 5.10 Trivia 5.10.1 Origin 5.10.1.1 Name origin 5.11 In other languages 6 Related articles 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Aipom appear to be purple monkeys. Their beige faces have round eyes and a constantly cheeky smile. Along their heads are large, oval-shaped ears and a cowlick. An Aipom's arms are completely purple with no actual paws nor fingers present, while they do have visible feet instead.

The most famous feature of this arboreal Pokémon is the three-fingered hand on the end of its tail. It uses its tail for many purposes, such as grappling onto tree branches, picking fruit and manipulating objects. It uses its tail so much that its real arms aren't as dexterous as a result.

Gender differences

A female has a longer cowlick on its head.

Special abilities

Aipom are very acrobatic and can therefore learn Aerial Ace, Bounce and U-turn. Aipom can also learn a couple of Fighting-type moves, such as Brick Break and Focus Punch. Even though Aipom doesn't seem to possess any claws, it can use slashing moves such as Shadow Claw and Cut. Aipom can also learn a few special-based moves, such as Swift, Thunderbolt and Shadow Ball. Some of Aipom's status moves include Thunder Wave, Tickle, Baton Pass and the rarely seen Nasty Plot. Aipom is one of the few Pokémon that can evolve after learning a certain move. The move in Aipom's case is Double Hit.

Behavior

Habitat

Aipom usually live in heavily wooded areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Aipom first appeared in Spell of the Unown, it was owned by a trainer named Lisa.

A group of Aipom were causing mischief in A Hot Water Battle.

An Aipom made off with one of Delibird's missing presents in Delibird's Dilemma.

In Hocus Pokémon, an Aipom's tear was needed for a spell.

In Channeling the Battle Zone, Ash Ketchum captures an Aipom. Her behavior is similar to that of Ash's Chikorita. In Throwing the Track Switch, he traded her to Dawn for Buizel because Aipom was more interested in Contests and Buizel was more interested in Gyms. Aipom evolved into Ambipom in DP060 protecting Dawn from attacking Unown.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special, Gold has an Aipom named Ataro.

In the TCG

Main article: Aipom (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Stadium 2: Aipom makes a cameo in the "Eager Eevee" mini-game. Aipom is the one who lifts open the crate.
• Pokémon Trozei!: Lucy Fleetfoot owns an Aipom.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air
	Silver	It lives atop tall trees. When leaping from branch to branch, it deftly uses its tail for balance.
	Crystal	It uses its tail to hang on to tree branches. It uses its momentum to swing from one branch to another.
	Stadium 2	Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air.
III	Ruby	Aipom's tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the Pokémon uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.
	Sapphire	Aipom's tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the Pokémon uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.
	Emerald	Its tail ends with a dexterous, handlike appendage. However, because it uses the tail so much, Aipom's real hands have become rather clumsy.
	FireRed	It lives atop tall trees. When leaping from branch to branch, it deftly uses its tail for balance.
	LeafGreen	Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air
IV	Diamond	It uses its tail to pluck fruits that are out of reach. Its tail is more adept than its real hands.
	Pearl	It lives atop giant trees. It wraps its tail around a branch so it won't fall off while asleep.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Uncommon	Headbutt trees
	Pokémon Crystal	Uncommon	Headbutt trees
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Safari Zone
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Shadow Pokémon Lab (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Honey trees
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Mt. Snowfall
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 3 Forever Level 3 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Uproar Forest (1F-6F)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Union Highway

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

4 ? R C W ♂ T ? ? 0 7 6

F M ? Y 2 4 ? 5 + N ? W

Objective: Deliver Radar Orb to Aipom on floor 5 of Silent Chasm.

Base stats

HP:	55
Attack:	70
Defense:	55
SpAtk:	40
SpDef:	55
Speed:	85

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Fighting: 2×	Ghost: 0×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Steel: 1× Grass: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Aipom is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation II Lv. Move Type Start Scratch Tail Whip 6 Sand-Attack 12 Baton Pass 19 Fury Swipes 27 Swift 36 Screech 46 Agility

Generation III Lv. Move Type Start Scratch Tail Whip 6 Sand-Attack 13 Astonish 18 Baton Pass 25 Tickle 31 Fury Swipes 38 Swift 43 Screech 50 Agility

Generation IV Lv. Move Type Cat. Start Scratch Tail Whip 4 Sand-Attack 8 Astonish 11 Baton Pass 15 Tickle 18 Fury Swipes 22 Swift 25 Screech 29 Agility 32 Double Hit 36 Fling 39 Nasty Plot 43 Last Resort

By TM/HM

Generation II # Move Type TM01 DynamicPunch TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM07 Zap Cannon TM08 Rock Smash TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM17 Protect TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM33 Ice Punch TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM39 Swift TM40 Defense Curl TM41 ThunderPunch TM42 Dream Eater TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Fire Punch TM49 Fury Cutter TM50 Nightmare HM01 Cut HM04 Strength

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM12 Taunt TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Skill Swap TM49 Snatch HM01 Cut HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM12 Taunt TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Skill Swap TM49 Snatch TM56 Fling TM58 Endure TM65 Shadow Claw TM66 Payback TM73 Thunder Wave TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM85 Dream Eater TM86 Grass Knot TM87 Swagger TM89 U-turn TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

By breeding

• Agility
• Beat Up
• Bounce
• Counter
• Covet
• DoubleSlap
• Fake Out
• Pursuit
• Screech
• Slam
• Spite

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.2%	Friend Area: Energetic Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	This tail here? It works like another hand!
26%-50% HP	Oi! I should tell you, my HP's gone down by about half.
1%-25% HP	I'm all out of good news. My tail's lost its grip...
Level Up	Yes! I got my level up! I'm so proud of my tail!
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle

Evolution

Basic Aipom

Level up with Double Hit Ambipom

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
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IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
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For other sprites and images, please see Aipom images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Aipom's Pokémon Gold and Silver sprites appeared to be dark in color, but were made slightly lighter in Pokémon Crystal.
• Similar to Smoochum, the color of Aipom's shiny sprite in Gold and Silver Versions become the normal color.

Origin

It appears to have been based on a monkey, with an exaggerated concept of a prehensile tail.

Name origin

Aipom's name may be a combination of ape and palm, referring to the hand on its tail.

In other languages

• German: Griffel
• French: Capumain - From Capucin, a little monkey, and main, hand.
• Korean: 에이팜 Eipam

Related articles

• Dawn's Aipom

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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