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Nosepass ノズパス Nosepass
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Type	Rock
Species	Compass Pokémon
Height	3′03″ (1.0m)
Weight	213.8 lbs. (97.0kg)
Abilities	Sturdy
	Magnet Pull
Egg group	Mineral
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Def
Exp. yield	108 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	255
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Nosepass (Japanese: ノズパス Nosepass) is a Rock-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 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 6 Evolution 7 Sprites 8 Trivia 8.1 Origin 8.1.1 Name origin 9 In other languages 10 Related articles 11 External links

Biology

Physiology

Nosepass are Pokémon composed of hard rock. They closely resemble statues of human heads, their most famous feature are their bright red noses, which are highly magnetic. They also have arms and legs, but don't appear to have any joints.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Its nose can function as an electromagnet that points north.

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Roxanne, the Gym Leader of Rustboro City, has a Nosepass which appeared in A Winner By a Nosepass. It was used in a gym battle against Ash Ketchum.

In Aipom and Circumstance, a young man named Hank used his Nosepass is used to track down Ash's missing Aipom.

In Nosing 'Round The Mountain, Ash battled a boy named Atsuo and his Nosepass at Mt. Coronet. The Nosepass then evolved into Probopass.

In the manga

Roxanne's main Pokémon is a Nosepass. During her battle against Sapphire she used Nosepass' Magnet Pull so that his Aron cannot be switched. She saves its Poké Ball inside a book.

In the TCG

Main article: Nosepass (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Nosepass's magnetic nose is always pointed to the north. If two of these Pokémon meet, they cannot turn their faces to each other when they are close because their magnetic noses repel one another.
	Sapphire	Nosepass had been said to be completely unmoving, with its magnetic nose pointed due north. However, close observation has revealed that the Pokémon actually moves by a little over 3/8 of an inch every year.
	Emerald	Its body emits a powerful magnetism. It feeds on prey that is pulled in by the force. Its magnetism is stronger in cold seasons.
	FireRed	Its magnetic nose consistently faces north. Travelers check Nosepass to get their bearings.
	LeafGreen	Its magnetic nose consistently faces north. Travelers check Nosepass to get their bearings.
IV	Diamond	Its nose is a magnet. As a result, this Pokémon always keeps its face pointing north.
	Pearl	Its nose is a magnet. As a result, this Pokémon always keeps its face pointing north.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Granite Cave (requires HM06 (Rock Smash))
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Granite Cave (requires HM06 (Rock Smash))
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Phenac Stadium (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Swarm	Route 206
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Cave
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 44 Forever Level 9 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Frosty Forest (3F-6F) Desert Region (1F-6F) Oddity Cave (B11-B12)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	The Beach Cave

Base stats

HP:	30
Attack:	45
Defense:	135
SpAtk:	45
SpDef:	90
Speed:	30

Type effectiveness

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

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Tackle	Tackle
7	Harden	Harden
13	Rock Throw	Rock Throw
16	Block
19		Block
22	Thunder Wave
25		Thunder Wave
28	Rock Slide
31	Sandstorm	Rock Slide
37	Rest	Sandstorm
43	Zap Cannon	Rest
46	Lock-On
49		Discharge
55		Stone Edge
61		Zap Cannon
67		Lock-On
73		Earth Power

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12	Taunt	Taunt
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM24	Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder	Thunder
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Shock Wave	Shock Wave
TM37	Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock Tomb
TM41	Torment	Torment
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM58		Endure
TM64		Explosion
TM69		Rock Polish
TM71		Stone Edge
TM73		Thunder Wave
TM76		Stealth Rock
TM78		Captivate
TM80		Rock Slide
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM06	Rock Smash	Rock Smash

By breeding

• Block
• Double-Edge
• Explosion
• Magnitude
• Rollout

By tutoring

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Nosepass knows Shadow Mist and Shadow Wave as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Helping Hand after being purified.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.4%	Friend Area: Echo Cave
Phrases
51%-100% HP	This nose is a magnet!
26%-50% HP	Hmm... I think my health has fallen to about halfway.
1%-25% HP	I can't take much more... Even my nose is losing magnetism...
Level Up	OK! I went up a level! I can pinpoint north now!
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Crush x2

Evolution

Basic Nosepass

Level up at Mt. Coronet Probopass

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 299.png			Image:Spr 3f 299.png
	Image:Spr 3r 299 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 299 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 299 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 299 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 299.png		Image:Spr 4p 299.png
			Image:Spr 4p 299 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 299 s.png

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

Trivia

Origin

It is probably based on the Moai statues of Easter Island.

Name origin

Nosepass's name may be a combination of nose and compass.

In other languages

• German: Nasgnet - Derived from nasal and magnet.
• French: Tarinor
• Korean: 코코파스 Cocopass

Related articles

• Roxanne's Nosepass

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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