Huntail (Pokémon)
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| Huntail ハンテール Huntail | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Type | Water |
|---|---|
| Species | Deep Sea Pokémon |
| National Dex | #367 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #177 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-232 |
| Height | 5′07″ (1.7m) |
| Weight | 59.5 lbs. (27.0kg) |
| Ability | Swift Swim |
| Egg group | Water 1 |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Atk, 1 Def |
| Exp. yield | 178 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 600,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 60 |
| Body style | 
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Huntail (Japanese: ハンテール Huntail) is a Water-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Huntail is a light-blue aquatic Pokémon with a serpentine body. It has orange semi-circles running down the length of its back. The tip of Huntail's tail has a slight resemblance to a fish. Huntail's body is dotted with white spots that are bordered by orange rings. It has a large mouth filled with sharp teeth. Huntail has an orange crest on its head.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Huntail normally attacks with its powerful jaws. Huntail has a strong and sturdy spine which helps it to survive the high levels of water pressure of the depth of the sea where it lives. It also has powerful eyesight.
Like most fully evolved Pokémon, Huntail can learn Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Behavior
Huntail are violent by nature. They use the lure on their tail to attract smaller fish, then attack with their long teeth and swallow the prey whole.
Habitat
Huntail live at the bottom of the oceans, where their eyes can see in the darkness. Because of this they are very rare and hard to find.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Huntail eat fish, luring them with their tail which looks like a fish.
In the anime
Huntail first appeared in The Evolutionary War. In that particular episode a person has to be on Island B to evolve Clamperl into a Huntail.
It also made a cameo appearance in The Relicanth Really Can.
In the TCG
- Main article: Huntail (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| III | Ruby | Huntail's presence went unnoticed by people for a long time because it lives at extreme depths in the sea. This Pokémon's eyes can see clearly even in the murky dark depths of the ocean. |
| Sapphire | Huntail's tail is shaped like a fish. It uses the tail to attract prey, then swallows the prey whole with its large, gaping mouth. This Pokémon swims by wiggling its slender body like a snake. | |
| Emerald | To withstand the crushing pressure of water deep under the sea, its spine is very thick and sturdy. Its tail, which is shaped like a small fish, has eyes that light up. | |
| FireRed | It lives deep in the sea where no light ever filters down. It lights up its small fishlike tail to attract prey. | |
| LeafGreen | It lives deep in the sea where no light ever filters down. It lights up its small fishlike tail to attract prey. | |
| IV | Diamond | It lives deep in the sea. With a tail shaped like a small fish, it attracts unsuspecting prey. |
| Pearl | It lives deep in the sea. With a tail shaped like a small fish, it attracts unsuspecting prey. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Evolve Clamperl |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Evolve Clamperl | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Clamperl |
| Pal Park | Sea |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Clamperl |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 55 Forever Level 5 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Clamperl |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Wailord Lake |
Base stats
| HP: | 55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 104 | |
| Defense: | 105 | |
| SpAtk: | 94 | |
| SpDef: | 75 | |
| Speed: | 52 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
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Learnset
Huntail is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 15 | 70% | 15 | Beauty | 0 |
| 6 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 10 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 15 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 19 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 24 | Ice Fang | Ice | Physical | 65 | 95% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 28 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 33 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Cute | 0 |
| 37 | Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 1 ♥
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| 42 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 46 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 51 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 120 | 80% | 5 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I like the bottom of the sea where it's dark and relaxing. | |
| 26%-50% HP | Darn... Only half my HP's still left. | |
| 1%-25% HP | My time's up... Even my taillight's fading... | |
| Level Up | I leveled up! I wish it were darker, though... | |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
Group: 
| Poké Assist: 
| Field Move: Crush x3 |
Evolution
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Trade with DeepSeaTooth
Huntail
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| 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 367.png | 
| Image:Spr 3f 367.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 367 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 367 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 367 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 367 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 367.png | Image:Spr 4p 367.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 367 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 367 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Huntail images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Although it seems like Huntail would be the male counterpart of Gorebyss, it's actually capable of being male or female.
- Huntail bears a slight resemblance to Coronet's Aquatic Reform evolution [1].
- Huntail's tail seems to have a resemblance to Gorebyss's head.
Origin
It appears to have been based on the gulper eel or viperfish.
Name origin
Huntail's name seems to be a combination of hunt or 斑点 hanten, speck or fleck, and tail.
In other languages
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
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