Armaldo (Pokémon)

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Armaldo アーマルド Armaldo #348
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Types  Rock  Bug   Rock   Rock   Rock   Rock   Rock	Species Plate Pokémon
Abilities Battle Armor ----- Swift Swim Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 600,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #136 Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R-270 Oblivia (past) N-141 Not in any regional Browser
Height 4'11" Imperial 1.5m Metric 4'11"/1.5m 0.0m	Weight 150.4lbs Imperial 68.2kg Metric 150.4lbs/68.2kg 0.0kg
Dex color Gray	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Water 3 group 31 cycles (7905 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 199 Battle Exp.: 1991*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Armaldo (Japanese: アーマルド Armaldo) is a dual-type Rock/Bug fossil Pokémon.

It evolves from Anorith starting at level 40, after it is revived from a Claw Fossil.

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 2.1 Major appearances 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 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 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon 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 5.6.5 By a prior evolution 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Armaldo is a fossilized, prehistoric Pokémon no longer found in the wild, and must be evolved from an Anorith resurrected from a Claw Fossil.

Physiology

Armaldo is a bipedal, amphibious Pokémon, somewhat resembling a mantis shrimp and covered with thick, heavy-duty plates.

It is mainly colored blue, with accents of yellow, black, white and red. Additionally, Armaldo’s eyes, like its pre-evolution, extend from the sides of its head. However, they are not beady and instead oblong in shape. Armaldo also retains the black pattern on its head present in its pre-evolution. Armaldo has a long neck, with the lobes that were present on the sides of Anorith’s body there, although there are now three pairs instead of four. Armaldo has a yellow lower jaw, and a continuation of the yellow coloration on the rims of the armor on its underside. The yellow patterning encircles the holes on the armor of the underside out of which Armaldo’s blue-and-black-tipped, segmented blade-like arms extend. The yellow rim on the shell underside culminates on Armaldo’s lower belly, although there is also yellow rimming on the fin-like, triangular "wings" on Armaldo’s sides. Armaldo’s legs are thick, with black-colored knees and two toes. Armaldo’s long tail is similar to that of Lugia’s in shape, although blue with black fins.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Armaldo's claws have the power to punch through a steel slab. Armaldo's claws can also be freely extended or contracted, Armaldo is encased in a sturdy body, so attacks will only bounce off harmlessly. Armaldo has access to a variety of claw-based moves such as X-Scissor, Aerial Ace, Slash etc. Since Armaldo is fully evolved, it is capable of learning powerful moves such as Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.

Behavior

When bothered, Armaldo responds with powerful attacks. It calms itself down afterwards by eating good food. An amphibious Pokémon, it usually lives on land. However, when it hunts for prey, it dives beneath the ocean.

Habitat

The exact habitat of Armaldo is unknown, but so far Claw Fossils are only found in the Hoenn and Sinnoh regions.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Armaldo made its first anime appearance in Where's Armaldo?.

Minor appearances

Armaldo premiered in a movie that was shown in Lights, Camerupt, Action. Its role in the movie was defending a castle where a Kirlia princess was held captive.

Along with several other prehistoric Pokémon, Armaldo made an appearance in Wild in the Streets!.

Another Armaldo appeared in Dealing With Defensive Types!.

Another Armaldo appeared in League Unleashed!, under the ownership of Nando. It faced Ash's Quilava in a battle, drawing with it.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG102 Armaldo Ash's Pokédex Armaldo, the Plate Pokémon. Armaldo can withstand any attack with its hard shell. It is thought to have been able to break even stones with its powerful claws. This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP183 Armaldo Dawn's Pokédex Armaldo, the Plate Pokémon, and the evolved form of Anorith. After Anorith evolves into Armaldo, it proceeds to live on land and an armor-like shell surrounds its entire body. This concludes the entries from the Diamond and Pearl series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

An Armaldo is seen under Mack's ownership, which he apparently uses to Surf around (and dive to save Tabitha), despite Armaldo not being capable of using the moves.

In the TCG

Main article: Armaldo (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

	Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: An Armaldo serves a mentor to the future Guildmaster Wigglytuff while he was still an Igglybuff. Initially reluctant due to Igglybuff's devil-may-care attitude, he takes him on as an apprentice after sensing a powerful intuition from the baby Pokémon, and eventually grows close to the young child. He tends to lampshade many RPG staples, such as traps and bosses, but is just as easily fooled by them. Armaldo is in fact an outlaw, and is caught after clearing the Fortune Ravine. Igglybuff protests wildly, and is about to unleash a powerful Hyper Voice (the first show of his infamous temper), until Armaldo calms him down and explains the situation; he gives the still-protesting Igglybuff a Defend Globe (the first treasure the pair found on their first adventure) as a gift to remember him by, and willingly gives himself up to the authorities. This story serves as the backdrop for the second special episode, Igglybuff the Prodigy.

	Spoilers end here.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby Armaldo's tough armor makes all attacks bounce off. This Pokémon's two enormous claws can be freely extended or contracted. They have the power to punch right through a steel slab. Sapphire Armaldo is a Pokémon species that became extinct in prehistoric times. This Pokémon is said to have walked on its hind legs, which would have been more convenient for life on land. Emerald Armaldo usually lives on land. However, when it hunts for prey, it dives beneath the ocean. It swims around using its two large wings. FireRed LeafGreen Protected by a hard shell, its body is very sturdy. It skewers prey with its claws to feed. FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver Its enormous, retractable claws can cut through most anything. Its entire body is clad in sturdy plates. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Evolve Anorith Emerald None Evolve Anorith FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Anorith Platinum None Evolve Anorith HeartGold SoulSilver None Evolve Anorith  (HeartGold only) Pal Park Sea Generation V Black White None Evolve Anorith

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Anorith
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 18 Forever Level 67 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Anorith
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Evolve from Anorith
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Oblivia Ruins Ice Temple
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Cave: Shimmering Lake

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 75	135 - 182	260 - 354
Attack: 125	117 - 194	229 - 383
Defense: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp.Atk: 70	67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp.Def: 80	76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Total: 495   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/2 ★★	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 15/18 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
Start	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
Start	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15
Start	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
7	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15
13	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
19	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
25	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
31	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
37	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95%	20
46	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
55	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90%	10
67	Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95%	10
73	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Armaldo obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Armaldo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Armaldo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
	TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	30	100%	20
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Armaldo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Armaldo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Cross Poison	Poison	Physical	70	100%	20
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15
	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20
	Rapid Spin*	Normal	Physical	20	100%	40
	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Armaldo in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Armaldo in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Armaldo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Armaldo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Armaldo can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Armaldo cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Armaldo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Armaldo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
‡	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Armaldo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Armaldo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS    Acquisition: Evolve	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Treasure Sea Phrases 51%-100% HP I offer a good balance of offense and defense! 26%-50% HP I don't like this. What's left of my health is half... 1%-25% HP I can't put up with this... My claws are cracking... Level up Leveled up! Let me at my foes so I can skewer them! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up! Let me at my foes so I can skewer them!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Rock  ( Rock ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×4) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It triggers rockfalls to attack.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

Evolution

Unevolved Anorith  Rock  Bug

Level 40 →

First evolution Armaldo  Rock  Bug

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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• Armaldo and its pre-evolution, Anorith, are the only Bug-type Pokémon with genders that are not in the Bug egg group.
• Armaldo cannot learn Surf or Dive, despite its Emerald Pokédex entry, its presence in the Water 3 egg group, the fact that it's seen swimming with someone on its back on the Pokémon Adventures manga, its location in Pal Park, and certain Trainers with Armaldo that know Surf. Furthermore, in each Mystery Dungeon, Armaldo cannot naturally move over water while its pre-evolution Anorith can.
• Armaldo, its pre-evolution Anorith, Azurill and Castform are the only non-Water-type Pokémon which learn Water Gun by leveling up.
  • Although Armaldo and its pre-evolution are the only Pokémon of the above that cannot become a Water-type.
• Armaldo and its pre-evolution are the only Pokémon to have the ability Swift Swim that are also weak to the Water-type.

Origin

It appears to be based upon the Anomalocaris, although it shares some physical traits with dinosaurs.

Name origin

Armaldo's name possibly originated from a corruption of armor; however, it could also be a combination of armor and armadillo.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Armaldo French Armaldo Korean 아말도 Armaldo Chinese (Taiwan) 太古盔甲 Tài Gǔ Kuī Jiǎ "Immemorial armor".

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