Remoraid (Pokémon)

Remoraid テッポウオ Teppouo

Artwork from HG/SS

Type Species  Water  Jet Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Hustle or Sniper 1,000,000 Pokédex National #223 Johto #174* Hoenn #362* Sinnoh #132 Browser Fiore R-114 Almia R— Height Weight 2'00" 26.5 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Gray 190 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 1, Water 2 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 78 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Remoraid (Japanese: テッポウオ Teppouo) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Octillery starting at level 25.

Biology

Physiology

Remoraid is a small, light-blue fish-like Pokémon. It has saucer-like eyes and a purple mouth with four pointed teeth. Remoraid has a single pelvic fin positioned like a revolver's trigger, two caudal fins (the bottom on being the handle and the top one being the hammer) two small pectoral fins and a dorsal fin near its mouth. Remoraid may be a distant cousin of Magikarp and Feebas due to the fact all three are fish-like Pokémon that evolve into completely different sea-creatures (even though Remoraid's evolved form is an octopus while Magikarp and Feebas evolve into sea-serpents).

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Remoraid has the typical abilities of a Water-type, but also various beam-based moves (Remoraid is one of the few Pokémon that aren't fully evolved to learn Hyper Beam), as well Bullet Seed, Lock-On, Octazooka and Rock Blast to coincide with its gun-like appearance. Unlike most Water-type Pokémon, Remoraid is capable of using Fire-type attacks. The presence of a Remoraid has been known to make Mantyke evolve.

Behavior

Remoraid are well-known for their ability to shoot jets of water from the surface with incredible accuracy - often this is used to shoot bugs out of the air. They tend to travel with Mantine by attaching to its fins.

Habitat

Sea Pokémon

Remoraid are sea-dwelling Pokémon.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Remoraid using Psybeam

Remoraid first appeared in The Light Fantastic. They are living in the Remoraid Mountain.

Octillery The Outcast! featured Remoraid, as well as its evolved form.

Remoraid were used as guns in a movie that was shown in Lights, Camerupt, Action.

Team Rocket used Remoraid-shaped missiles to attack Dawn's Piplup in Like It or Lup It!.

A Remoraid appeared in Up Close and Personable!.

A shoal of Remoraid appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

A Remoraid also appeared in DP138.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In Volume 11, Crystal captures a swarm of Remoraid during her ocean trip with Yellow and Fisherman Wilton. In the next volume, Wilton gives them to Gold, who uses them to power his Mantine for aerial transport.

In the TCG

Main article: Remoraid (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Remoraid 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

Special moves

Pokémon Colosseum
Shadow moves		Level 20+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	Shadow		BubbleBeam	Water
--			Lock-On	Normal
--			Psybeam	Psychic
--			Aurora Beam	Ice

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.8%	Friend Area: Treasure Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My Water Gun's aim is precisely accurate!
26%-50% HP	Oh? My HP's down halfway already?
1%-25% HP	I've had it... I can't hitch on to anything now...
Level Up	I gained a level! My Water Gun's been boosted, too!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Water	Loops: 2	Minimum Experience: N/A
Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: N/A
"Remoraid dives deep underwater if it notices Rangers. Approach it from behind."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: C

Evolution

Unevolved Remoraid  Water

Level 25 →

First evolution Octillery  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
			File:Spr 2c 223.gif
			File:Spr 2c 223 s.gif			File:Spr b g2 223 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	File:Spr 3r 223 s.png		File:Spr 3e 223 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 223 s.png		File:Spr b g3 223 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

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

Trivia

• The Gunfish enemy that appears underwater in Stage 6 of Pulseman resembles to Remoraid, as they are both combinations of fish and revolver pistols. This may be on purpose due to the fact that Ken Sugimori designed the characters in this game and also designs Pokémon.
• Remoraid is the only Pokémon so far that is needed to evolve another Pokémon in the same party. Without Remoraid's presence, Mantyke cannot evolve into Mantine. In the anime and Pokédex entries however, it is shown that Shellder is needed to evolve Slowpoke.
• Despite its symbiotic relationship with Mantine in previous generations, it does not appear in Mantine's Generation IV sprite. Ironically, this is the same generation as Remoraid is needed to obtain a Mantine by evolution from Mantyke.
• Along with Dratini, Larvitar, and Trapinch, Remoraid is one of the very few basic-stage Pokémon to learn Hyper Beam by level up. Of the four, only Remoraid is not part of a three-stage evolutionary line.

Origin

Its fame for shooting attacks is like an archerfish, however in all other regards it seems to be based on a remora, and has some elements that make it look like a revolver. It doesn't look like its evolved form, Octillery, much like several other fishlike Pokémon do not resemble their evolutions, but Octillery has some wheeled cannon elements, making somewhat of a parallel.

Name origin

Remoraid's name may be a combination of remora and raid, as in a rapid attack. Alternatively, its name could be a combination of romora and aid, denoting the health benefits of some fish which clean others. It may also be taken to incorporate the word mermaid into the name. Its Japanese name is probably a combination of 鉄砲 teppō, gun – as in water gun – and 魚 uo, fish. 鉄砲魚 teppōuo is also the Japanese name for the archerfish.

In other languages

• German: Remoraid
• French: Remoraid
• Korean: 총어 Chongeo

External links

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