Nosepass (Pokémon)

Nosepass ノズパス Nosepass

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Rock  Compass Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Sturdy or Magnet Pull 1,000,000 Pokédex National #299 Johto #— Hoenn #060 Sinnoh #155Pt Browser Fiore R— Almia R-044 Height Weight 3'03" 213.8 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Gray 255 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Mineral 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 108 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) 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) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Nosepass (Japanese: ノズパス Nosepass) is a Rock-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Probopass when leveled up in the strong magnetic fields of Mt. Coronet.

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

Their noses can function as electromagnets that point north. They cannot face each other since they all have the same polarity.

Behavior

It usually stands in one spot with its nose pointing north. It's said to be unmoving, but it actually can shift slightly.

Habitat

Cave Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

This Pokémon apparently feeds on prey that is attracted by its magnetism.

In the anime

Nosepass 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 to track down Ash's missing Aipom.

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

A Nosepass also appeared in Battling the Generation Gap!.

A group of Nosepass appeared in Cheers on Castaways Isle! together with its evolution, Probopass.

In the manga

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

In the TCG

Main article: Nosepass (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 26+	Purified moves
Shadow Mist	Shadow		Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow Wave	Shadow		Thunderbolt	Electric
--			Thunder Wave	Electric
--			Rock Slide	Rock

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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 Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Rock	Poké Assist: ( Rock )	Field Move: (Crush ×2)
"It hurls stones to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level up in Mt. Coronet	First evolution
	Nosepass  Rock		Probopass  Rock  Steel

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
	File:Spr 3r 299 s.png		File:Spr 3e 299 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 299 s.png		File:Spr b g3 299 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

• Nosepass is the only pure Rock-type whose evolution is dual-type, as Probopass is Rock/Steel.
• Nosepass's body was gray and its edges rounded during the Generation III games, but was changed to blue and more angular in Generation IV.
• Nosepass is one of the three Pokémon to evolve at a certain area; the other two are Eevee and Magneton.
  • Out of the three, Magneton and Nosepass evolve at Mt. Coronet.
• Nosepass is the only Pokémon which undergoes evolution in a specific area that is catchable in that same area.
• Nosepass is the only Pokémon with Magnet Pull that is not itself a Steel-type, thus not affected by it.

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 nase (nose) and magnet.
• French: Tarinor - From narine (nostril), and nord (north).
• Korean: 코코파스 Cocopass

Related articles

• Roxanne's Nosepass

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.