Armaldo (Pokémon)

Armaldo アーマルド Armaldo

Artwork from R/S/E

Types Species  Rock  Bug  Plate Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Battle Armor 600,000 Pokédex National #348 Johto #— Hoenn #136 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 4'11" 150.4 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Gray 45 Gender ratio   87.5% male   12.5% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 3 31 (7905 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 199 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

It evolves from Anorith starting at level 40.

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

When bothered, Armaldo responds with powerful attacks. It calms itself down afterwards by eating good food.

Habitat

Water's-edge Pokémon

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 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.

Another one appeared in Dealing With Defensive Types!.

In the TCG

Main article: Armaldo (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 3: An Armaldo serves a mentor to the future Guildmaster Wigglytuff, back when the latter was 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 they 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.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Armaldo is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	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!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -4.5%	IQ Group: E

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

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-evelution Anorith can.

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

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