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Armaldo アーマルド Armaldo
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Type	Rock / Bug
Species	Plate Pokémon
Height	4′11″ (1.5m)
Weight	150.4 lbs. (68.2kg)
Ability	Battle Armor
Egg group	Water 3
Time to hatch	7,680 steps
Effort yield	2 Atk
Exp. yield	199 base exp.
Lv100 at	600,000 exp.
Gender	12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	45
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Armaldo (Japanese: アーマルド Armaldo) is a Rock/Bug-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 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 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 has a long neck, and two blade-like arms. It is covered in thick, heavy-duty, armored plates. Hence, the name, the Plate Pokémon. 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. An amphibious Pokémon, it usually lives on land. However, when it hunts for prey, it dives beneath the ocean. It swims around using its two large wings.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

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

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.

Another Armaldo made an appearance in Where's Armaldo?.

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

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Armaldo (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	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	Protected by a hard shell, its body is very sturdy. It skewers prey with its claws to feed.
	LeafGreen	Protected by a hard shell, its body is very sturdy. It skewers prey with its claws to feed.
IV	Diamond	It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor.
	Pearl	It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Evolve Anorith
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Evolve Anorith
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Evolve Anorith
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Sea

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	Evolve from Anorith

Base stats

HP:	75
Attack:	125
Defense:	100
SpAtk:	70
SpDef:	80
Speed:	45

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Rock: 2× Steel: 2× Water: 2×	Normal: ½× Poison: ½×	Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Ground: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Grass: 1× Fire: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

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

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Harden Mud Sport Scratch Water Gun	Harden Mud Sport Scratch Water Gun
7	Harden	Mud Sport
13	Mud Sport	Water Gun
19	Water Gun	Metal Claw
25	Metal Claw	Protect
31	Protect	AncientPower
37	AncientPower	Fury Cutter
46	Fury Cutter	Slash
55	Slash	Rock Blast
64	Rock Blast
67		Crush Claw
73		X-Scissor

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM23	Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig
TM31	Brick Break	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM37	Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock Tomb
TM40	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM54		False Swipe
TM58		Endure
TM68		Giga Impact
TM69		Rock Polish
TM71		Stone Edge
TM75		Swords Dance
TM76		Stealth Rock
TM78		Captivate
TM80		Rock Slide
TM81		X-Scissor
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
TM91		Flash Cannon
HM01	Cut	Cut
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM06	Rock Smash	Rock Smash

By breeding

Move	Father
Cross Poison	Parasect Skorupi, Drapion
Knock Off	Gligar, Gliscor Skorupi, Drapion
Rapid Spin	Pineco, Forretress
Sand-Attack	Gligar, Gliscor Nincada, Ninjask Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon
Screech	Yanma, Yanmega Ninjask Vibrava, Flygon Kricketune
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
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!

Evolution

Basic Anorith

Level 40 Armaldo

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
	Image:Spr 3r 348.png			Image:Spr 3f 348.png
	Image:Spr 3r 348 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 348 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 348 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 348 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 348.png		Image:Spr 4p 348.png
			Image:Spr 4p 348 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 348 s.png

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.

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

• German: Armaldo
• French: Armaldo
• Korean: 아말도 Armaldo

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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