Oshawott (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Oshawott (disambiguation).

Oshawott ミジュマル Mijumaru #501
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Type  Water   Water   Water   Water   Water   Water	Species Sea Otter Pokémon
Abilities Torrent ----- Shell Armor Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #— Unova #007 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 1'08" Imperial 0.5m Metric 1'08"/0.5m 0.0m	Weight 13lbs Imperial 5.9kg Metric 13lbs/5.9kg 0.0kg
Dex color Blue	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Field group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 28 Battle Exp.: 281*
External links On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Oshawott (Japanese: ミジュマル Mijumaru) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Dewott starting at level 17, which evolves into Samurott starting at level 36.

Along with Snivy and Tepig, Oshawott is one of three starter Pokémon of Unova available at the beginning of Pokémon Black and White.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.2 Special abilities 1.3 Behavior 1.4 Habitat 1.5 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Ash's Oshawott 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Adventures manga 3.2 In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Held items 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Special moves 5.6.6 TCG-only moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Related articles 9 Notes 10 External links

Biology

Physiology

Oshawott is a bipedal sea otter-like Pokémon, primarily light blue, dark blue, and white in coloration. Oshawott has a rounded, spherical white head, with small, triangular dark-blue ears to the sides. Oshawott's eyes are large, dark, and ovoid in shape; its dark-orange nose is shaped like an oval on its side. Oshawott also possesses speckles to the sides of its face, most likely meant to be a stylistic implication of short whiskers in the common manner of cartoon canines, and light blue bubble-esque features composing a "collar" around its neck. Oshawott's torso is light blue, and decorated with a pale yellow seashell feature in the center. Made out of keratin, this appendage, called a "scalchop", can be removed and used in various ways; mainly, as a weapon. Its small, digit-less and somewhat rounded arms are white in coloration, with its feet—having, unlike its forearms, discernible digits—colored dark blue. Oshawott also possesses a slightly plank-shaped dark blue tail and a pair of fangs unseen until it opens its mouth.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

It can fight skillfully by detaching the scalchop on its belly. The scalchop can be used for a variety of different things, such as a acting like a sword, shield, and boomerang.

Behavior

If Oshawott is attacked, it will fight back using its scalchop without any hesitation. When eating, Oshawott uses its forepaws to move food to its mouth. (rather than going down on all fours to eat it)

Habitat

Oshawott mainly live in water but may come to land.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Oshawott

Ash's Oshawott first appears in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, under the ownership of Professor Juniper. He begins to admire Ash and decides to leave the lab and follow him wherever he goes. He then saves Ash and Iris from Team Rocket in Enter Iris and Axew! and reappears again in A Sandile Gusher of Change! where he officially joins Ash's party.

Minor appearances

In A Connoisseur's Revenge! multiple Trainers' Oshawott were seen at a Poké Mart.

Later, a flashback of Burgundy's Dewott as an Oshawott was shown after it had been beaten by Cilan's Pansage.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW003 Oshawott Ash's Pokédex Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokémon. Oshawott attacks and defends using the scalchop that can be removed from its stomach. This concludes the entries from the Best Wishes series.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Oshawott, along with Tepig and Snivy appear when Black accidentally drops his box containing the Pokémon. When Tep and Snivy begin fighting, Oshawott attempts to break them up, only to get hurt in the process. After getting annoyed, it attacks them and sends Tep running off. It was later chosen by Bianca because she thought it was cute.

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

Oshawott is Bianca's starter Pokémon in the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga series.

In the TCG

Main article: Oshawott (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White Pokédex entry is unavailable at this time. Data will be entered when the Pokédex entry has been verified. Black It fights using the scalchop on its stomach. In response to an attack, it retaliates immediately by slashing. White The scalchop on its stomach is made from the same element as claws. It detaches the scalchop for use as a blade.  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Trade Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Generation V Black White One Starter Pokémon from Professor Juniper in Nuvema Town

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Beach: Seabreeze Trail, Echo Valley, Rugged Flats

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 55	115 - 162	220 - 314
Attack: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp.Atk: 63	61 - 126	117 - 247
Sp.Def: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Speed: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Total: 308   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: None
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
5	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
7	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
11	Water Sport	Water	Status	—	—%	15
13	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
17	Razor Shell	Water	Physical	75	95%	10
19	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95%	20
23	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
25	Revenge	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	10
29	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
31	Encore	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
35	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
37	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
41	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
43	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Oshawott obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Oshawott

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: None
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40
	TM55	Scald	Water	Special	80	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM05	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Oshawott

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: None
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95%	20
	Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10
	Copycat	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—%	5
	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
	Trump Card	Normal	Special	—	—%	5
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Oshawott in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Oshawott in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Oshawott

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: None
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	Water Pledge	Water	Special	50	100%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Oshawott can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Oshawott cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Oshawott

Special moves

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Evolution

Unevolved Oshawott  Water

Level 17 →

First evolution Dewott  Water

Level 36 →

Second evolution Samurott  Water

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
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• Oshawott and its fellow Black and White starters were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of Pokémon Sunday. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of CoroCoro.
• Oshawott is the only Water-type starter Pokémon to be based on a mammal.
• Oshawott is the only starter Pokémon whose name begins with a vowel, discounting Eevee.
• Oshawott and its evolutions are the only Water-type starter Pokémon that are not in any of the Water egg groups, being exclusive to the Field egg group.
• Oshawott has the lowest base stat total of all Water-type starter Pokémon.
• Oshawott, along with Snivy and Tepig, has the lowest base experience yield, with a base of 28.
• Ken Sugimori said that Oshawott and its evolutions were the hardest for the team to design during production, as conceptualizing its evolutions were difficult. They eventually settled on a samurai theme and making its final form a sea lion after a trip to an aquarium.^{[citation needed]}
• Oshawott, along with the other two Black and White starter Pokémon, are the only starter Pokémon to evolve at an odd number: 17.

Origin

Oshawott is based on a sea otter and samurai^[1]. The shell on its stomach seem similar to Japanese war fans.

Name origin

Oshawott possibly derives from "ocean", "shell", "water" and "otter"; it may be a corruption of "ocean water". The "osha" part could be a corruption of "O-shaped", given that its Japanese name contains "maru", meaning round. It might make reference to the Canadian city of Oshawa, as Canada contains many protected areas in which sea otters reside. It could also make reference to George Ohsawa, a famed dietitian born into a poor samurai family during the Meiji Restoration of Japan. Its Japanese name may be derived from 水 mizu meaning water, or 未熟 mijuku meaning naive or immature, and 丸 maru meaning round. "-maru" is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. The syllable "mi" in its name, meaning "three" or "third", may imply a lineage within the evolutionary line with Mijumaru being third in line.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Ottaro From otter and possibly 太郎 tarō, a common Japanese name. French Moustillon From moussaillon and Latin Mustelidae (scientific family of the otter). Korean 수댕이 Sudaeng'i From 수달 sudal. Chinese (Mandarin) 水水獺 / 水水獭 Shuǐshuǐtà From 水 shuǐ and 水獺 shuǐtà.

Related articles

• Ash's Oshawott

Notes

1. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/sp/index5.html

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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