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Whiscash ナマズン Namazun
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Type	Water / Ground
Species	Whiskers Pokémon
Height	2′11″ (0.9m)
Weight	52.0 lbs. (23.6kg)
Abilities	Oblivious
	Anticipation
Egg group	Water 2
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	2 HP
Exp. yield	158 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	75
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Whiscash (Japanese: ナマズン Namazun) is a Water/Ground-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 TCG 4 Game data 4.1 NPC appearances 4.2 Pokédex entries 4.3 Game locations 4.3.1 In side games 4.4 Base stats 4.5 Type effectiveness 4.6 Learnset 4.6.1 By leveling up 4.6.2 By TM/HM 4.6.3 By breeding 4.7 Side game data 4.8 Evolution 4.9 Sprites 4.10 Trivia 4.10.1 Origin 4.10.1.1 Name origin 4.11 In other languages 5 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

As shown in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire as well as the anime, it is not uncommon for a Whiscash to swallow Poké Balls. Exactly why it does this is unknown, though this could quite possibly be its way of avoiding capture.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

A Whiscash named Nero appeared in Whiscash and Ash.

Whiscash was the third Pokémon that Juan used for the second half of the Gym Battle in Eight Ain't Enough. The Whiskers Pokémon was defeated by Ash's Swellow.

It was to also appear in another episode called Shaking Island Battle!! Dojoach VS Namazun!!. However, this episode was never aired due to the fact that it involved earthquakes which Japan had recently suffered.

In the TCG

Main article: Whiscash (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: After hitting the button changing the Pokémon bumpers on the Ruby Field a set number of times, Whiscash will appear in the pool. Hitting the ball into Whiscash's mouth will transport the player to the Sealeo Bonus Field. In the unlikely event that the ball hits Whiscash from behind, it will get angry and start an earthquake.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Whiscash is a wise Pokémon that lives in the Whiscash Pond in Pokémon Square. Whiscash is the one who first tells everyone about the Ninetales legend.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Whiscash is extremely territorial. Just one of these Pokémon will claim a large pond as its exclusive territory. If a foe approaches it, it thrashes about and triggers a massive earthquake.
	Sapphire	If Whiscash goes on a wild rampage, it sets off a quake-like tremor with a radius of over three miles. This Pokémon has the ability to predict real earthquakes.
	Emerald	Mysteriously, it can foretell earthquakes. In the daytime, it sleeps in mud at the bottom of a pond. When it awakens, it continually feeds throughout the night.
	FireRed	It makes its nest at the bottom of swamps. It will eat anything - if it is alive, Whiscash will eat it.
	LeafGreen	It makes its nest at the bottom of swamps. It will eat anything - if it is alive, Whiscash will eat it.
IV	Diamond	It is very territorial. It repels foes by setting off tremors that extend over a three-mile radius.
	Pearl	As a result of causing tremors by thrashing about, it developed the ability to foretell real earthquakes.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Uncommon	Meteor Falls, Victory Road (Super Rod)
	Pokémon Emerald	Uncommon	Meteor Falls, Victory Road (Super Rod)
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Routes 205, 208, 210, 212, 227, 228, Celestic Town, Eterna City, Great Marsh, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path (Super Rod)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Pond

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Barboach
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 12 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Barboach

Base stats

HP:	110
Attack:	78
Defense:	73
SpAtk:	76
SpDef:	71
Speed:	60

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Grass: 4×	Poison: ½× Rock: ½× Steel: ½× Fire: ½× Electric: 0×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Ground: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Mud Slap Mud Sport Tickle Water Sport	Mud Slap Mud Sport Tickle Water Sport Zen Headbutt
26	Rest Snore	Magnitude
33		Rest Snore
36	Earthquake
39		Aqua Tail
45		Earthquake
46	Future Sight
51		Future Sight
56	Fissure
57		Fissure

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM07	Hail	Hail
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
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
TM37	Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock Tomb
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM58		Endure
TM68		Giga Impact
TM71		Stone Edge
TM78		Captivate
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM03	Surf	Surf
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM06	Rock Smash	Rock Smash
HM07	Waterfall	Waterfall
HM08	Dive

By breeding

• Flail
• Hydro Pump
• Spark
• Take Down
• Thrash
• Whirlpool

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Peanut Swamp
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Even long battles must eventually end!
26%-50% HP	Let's see... Ah, so my HP has declined to half.
1%-25% HP	I'm hurting... Even my prized whiskers developed kinks...
Level Up	Oh? My level seems to have gone up.

Evolution

Basic Barboach

Level 30 Whiscash

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 340.png			Image:Spr 3f 340.png
	Image:Spr 3r 340 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 340 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 340 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 340 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 340.png		Image:Spr 4p 340.png
			Image:Spr 4p 340 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 340 s.png

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

Trivia

Origin

Whiscash is based on Namazu, a catfish in Japanese mythology which caused earthquakes.

Name origin

Whiscash's name is based on whisker, referring to the long whiskers it has; the -cash part of its name is presumably an abbreviation of the word catfish. Its Japanese name is based on 鯰 Namazu, a catfish in Japanese mythology which caused earthquakes. 鯰 namazu is also Japanese for catfish.

In other languages

• German: Welsar
• French: Barbicha
• Korean: 메깅 Meging

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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