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Vigoroth ヤルキモノ Yarukimono
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Type	Normal
Species	Wild Monkey Pokémon
Height	4′07″ (1.4m)
Weight	102.5 lbs. (46.5kg)
Ability	Vital Spirit
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	2 Spd
Exp. yield	126 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	White
Catch rate	120
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Vigoroth (Japanese: ヤルキモノ Yarukimono) is a Normal-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

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Vigoroth cannot keep still because of its extremely fast heartbeat. This causes much aggression and speed, unlike the Pokémon that evolves into it, Slakoth.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Norman's Vigoroth appeared several times in the anime, the first being in There's no Place Like Hoenn. It also appeared in Love, Petalburg Style and in Balance of Power where it was used in a gym battle against Ash. It defeated Ash's Torkoal due to its speed but the match against Pikachu ended in a draw due to it being paralyzed by Pikachu.

In The Garden of Eatin', a Snorlax was causing trouble for a man named Marcel by eating the bananas in his Slakoth Banana Garden. No one was able to stop it when one of the Slakoth in the garden evolved into Vigoroth and defeated Snorlax allowing Marcel to capture it.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Vigoroth (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Ranger: Clyde uses a Vigoroth to back up his Slaking.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Vigoroth is always itching and agitated to go on a wild rampage. It simply can't tolerate sitting still for even a minute. This Pokémon's stress level rises if it can't be moving constantly.
	Sapphire	Vigoroth is simply incapable of remaining still. Even when it tries to sleep, the blood in its veins grows agitated, compelling this Pokémon to run wild throughout the jungle before it can settle down.
	Emerald	It can't keep still because its blood boils with energy. It runs through the fields and mountains all day to calm itself. If it doesn't, it can't sleep at night.
	FireRed	It is always hungry because it won't stop rampaging. Even while it is eating, it can't keep still.
	LeafGreen	It is always hungry because it won't stop rampaging. Even while it is eating, it can't keep still.
IV	Diamond	Its heart beats at a tenfold tempo, so it cannot sit still even for a moment.
	Pearl	Its heart beats at a tenfold tempo, so it cannot sit still even for a moment.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Evolve Slakoth
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Evolve Slakoth
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Evolve Slakoth
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Slakoth
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 57 Endless Level 65 Forever Level 7 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Freeze (7F-11F) Mt. Faraway (10F-19F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle

Base stats

HP:	80
Attack:	80
Defense:	80
SpAtk:	55
SpDef:	55
Speed:	90

Type effectiveness

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

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Scratch Encore Focus Energy	Scratch Encore Focus Energy
7	Encore	Encore
13	Uproar	Uproar
19	Fury Swipes	Fury Swipes
25	Endure	Endure
31	Slash	Slash
37	Counter	Counter
43	Focus Punch	Focus Punch
49	Reversal	Reversal

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM01	Focus Punch	Focus Punch
TM03	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM05	Roar	Roar
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM08	Bulk Up	Bulk Up
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12	Taunt	Taunt
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM24	Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder	Thunder
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM30	Shadow Ball	Shadow Ball
TM31	Brick Break	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Shock Wave	Shock Wave
TM35	Flamethrower	Flamethrower
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire Blast
TM39		Rock Tomb
TM40	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM52		Focus Blast
TM56		Fling
TM58		Endure
TM65		Shadow Claw
TM78		Captivate
TM80		Rock Slide
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM01	Cut	Cut
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM06	Rock Smash	Rock Smash
HM08		Rock Climb

By breeding

• Body Slam
• Crush Claw
• Curse
• Hammer Arm
• Night Slash
• Pursuit
• Slash
• Sleep Talk
• Snore

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: -19%	Friend Area: Energetic Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I get this feeling that I'll just keel over if I stop!
26%-50% HP	Kwaah! My HP's gone down to half so soon?
1%-25% HP	I'm done... But I have one good rampage left in me!
Level Up	Leveled up! Yes! Watch how I can rampage now!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 12	Minimum Experience: 50
Poké Assist: None	Field Move: Cut x2	Maximum Experience: 70
One punch of Vigoroth's clawed paw is powerful enough to cut a Metal Fence.

Evolution

Basic Slakoth

Level 18 Vigoroth

Level 36 Slaking

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 288.png			Image:Spr 3f 288.png
	Image:Spr 3r 288 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 288 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 288 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 288 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 288.png		Image:Spr 4p 288.png
			Image:Spr 4p 288 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 288 s.png

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

Trivia

• Vigoroth and Seadra are the only Pokémon who lose their pre-evolution's ability, then regain it upon evolution to their final form.

Origin

Its based on sloths, possibly the giant ground sloth in particular.

Name origin

Vigoroth's name is a combination of vigor and sloth. Its Japanese name is likely a combination of やる気 yaruki, willingness, and 樹懶 namakemono, sloth.

In other languages

• German: Muntier
• French: Vigoroth
• Korean: 발바로 Balbaro

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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