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Sharpedo サメハダー Samehader
Artwork from R/S/E
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Type	Water / Dark
Species	Brutal Pokémon
Height	5′11″ (1.8m)
Weight	195.8 lbs. (88.8kg)
Ability	Rough Skin
Egg group	Water 2
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	2 Atk
Exp. yield	175 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	60
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Sharpedo (Japanese: サメハダー Samehader) is a Water/Dark-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 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 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 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 5.10 Trivia 5.10.1 Origin 5.10.1.1 Name origin 5.11 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Sharpedo's body is torpedo shaped, much like the head and trunk section of a real shark. Its body is covered in tiny, sharp denticles which create hydrodynamic advantages by reducing turbulence when swimming, as well as cause damage to foes to that attack it physical moves. Sharpedo is colored blue with a white underbelly. The yellow star emblem it had as a Carvanha has migrated to its snout. Another star emblem is on its rear. Sharpedo has a tall dorsal fin with two notches cut into it, with a pelvic fin directly opposite it, and the two pectoral fins arranged so that they resemble the fins on the back of a torpedo. Sharpedo also has two gill slits directly behind each eye.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Sharpedo's abilities are the same Carvanha's except that Sharpedo's attacks are stronger. Sharpedo can now use Poison Jab, Slash, Night Slash and Earthquake.

Since Sharpedo is a fully evolved Pokémon, it can use Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.

Behavior

Sharpedo is a generally dreaded and distrusted Pokémon. Sharpedo moves through the sea by swimming at speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph) by forcing water out of its rear. Despite its vigor, Sharpedo has relatively low stamina, and is unable to swim great distances. Its teeth are strong enough to bite through metal, and they grow back rapidly if they snap off. Sharpedo is driven by an unruly, caustic urge to attack and destroy anything that enters its domain. As a result of its temperament and its armament, just one Sharpedo can effectively tear apart an oil tanker.

Habitat

Sharpedo live in the upper regions of the oceans.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Just like Carvanha, Sharpedo are predatory Pokémon that will prey upon any creature they can sink their teeth into.

In the anime

Sharpedo's first major appearance was in Sharpedo Attack!. A school of Sharpedo attacked Ash and co, plus Mr. Briney, while they were at an uncharted, crescent-shaped island. They gained the Sharpedo trust when Brock healed their leader's injury when it came across Team Rocket.

A group of Sharpedo were used by Pokémon Hunter J's henchmen to attack Ash and co, along with Hajime, in DP071.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Sharpedo (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Hitting the ball into Sharpedo's mouth will activate Catch 'Em Mode on the Ruby Field.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Nicknamed "the bully of the sea," Sharpedo is widely feared. Its cruel fangs grow back immediately if they snap off. Just one of these Pokémon can thoroughly tear apart a supertanker.
	Sapphire	Sharpedo can swim at speeds of up to 75 mph by jetting seawater out of its backside. This Pokémon's drawback is its inability to swim long distances.
	Emerald	The vicious and sly gangster of the sea. Its skin is specially textured to minimize drag in water. Its speed tops out at over 75 miles per hour.
	FireRed	The ruffian of the seas, it has fangs that crunch through iron. It swims by jetting water from its rear.
	LeafGreen	The ruffian of the seas, it has fangs that crunch through iron. It swims by jetting water from its rear.
IV	Diamond	Its fangs rip through sheet iron. It swims at 75 mph and is known as "The Bully of the Sea."
	Pearl	Its fangs rip through sheet iron. It swims at 75 mph and is known as "The Bully of the Sea."

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Routes 103, 118, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 134, Mossdeep City, Pacifidlog Town (Super Rod)
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Routes 103, 118, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 134, Mossdeep City, Pacifidlog Town (Super Rod)
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Evolve Carvanha
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Routes 213 and 222 (Super Rod)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Carvanha
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 55 Endless Level 71 Forever Level 5 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Carvanha
Pokémon Ranger	Safra Sea
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Nurue Sea Wailord Lake

Base stats

HP:	70
Attack:	120
Defense:	40
SpAtk:	95
SpDef:	40
Speed:	95

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Fighting: 2× Bug: 2× Grass: 2× Electric: 2×	Ghost: ½× Steel: ½× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Psychic: 0× Ice: ½× Dark: ½×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Dragon: 1×

Note: If Miracle Eye is used, the effectiveness of Psychic becomes 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type 33 Slash 38 Taunt 43 Swagger 48 Skull Bash 53 Agility

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. 30 Slash 34 Aqua Jet 40 Taunt 45 Agility 50 Skull Bash 56 Night Slash

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM05	Roar	Roar
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM07	Hail	Hail
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM12	Taunt	Taunt
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock Tomb
TM41	Torment	Torment
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief
TM55		Brine
TM58		Endure
TM66		Payback
TM68		Giga Impact
TM72		Avalanche
TM78		Captivate
TM79		Dark Pulse
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM84		Poison Jab
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM03	Surf	Surf
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM07	Waterfall	Waterfall
HM08	Dive

By breeding

• AncientPower
• Double-Edge
• Hydro Pump
• Thrash

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Treasure Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My fangs can rip apart iron!
26%-50% HP	Darn... Only half my HP's left...
1%-25% HP	It's hopeless. Even my prized fangs are broken...
Level Up	My level went up! My fangs grew sharper, too!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 11	Minimum Experience: N/A
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: N/A
Sharpedo swims with only its dorsal fin showing. It charges when it spots prey.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Crush x4

Evolution

Basic Carvanha

Level 30 Sharpedo

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 3f 319.png
	Image:Spr 3r 319 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 319 s.gif			Image:Spr b g3 319 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 319.png		Image:Spr 4p 319.png
			Image:Spr 4p 319 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 319 s.png

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

Trivia

• On April Fool's Day, 2002, Mizuado, the Steel/Water hammerhead shark Pokémon was "revealed", but it turned out to be a fake. This Pokémon was also sometimes called Samehadaa, which is similar to Sharpedo's Japanese name.

Origin

Sharpedo is based on a shark with the body of a torpedo. It also looks like a shark that has been cut in half.

Name origin

Sharpedo's name is a combination of the words shark and torpedo. The first part of its name may also be derived from sharp, referencing its fins and Rough Skin ability. Samehader may be a corruption of 鮫肌 samehada, fishskin, perhaps referring to its Rough Skin ability. In addition, its name may be a combination of 鮫 same, shark, and 肌荒れ hada-are, rough skin. Samehada may also reference a creature from Japanese mythology of the same name. Samehada, in the myth, was the partner to the three-tailed demon shark Isonade.

In other languages

• German: Tohaido
• French: Sharpedo
• Korean: 샤크니아 Sharkunia

External links

Article on Wikipedia

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