Grafaiai (Pokémon)

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Grafaiai Toxic Monkey Pokémon タギングル Taginguru #969 Grafaiai Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Unburden or Poison Touch Cacophony Cacophony Prankster Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 90 (20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Grafaiai 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 60.0 lbs. 27.2 kg Grafaiai 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV Unknown	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Grafaiai 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F969.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Grafaiai (Japanese: タギングル Taginguru) is a dual-type Poison/Normal Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Shroodle starting at level 28.

Biology

Grafaiai is a short primate Pokémon resembling a lemur or loris. The top half of its body is mostly black and somewhat resembles a hoodie, while its forearms and the bottom half of its body are dark bluish-gray in color, with white stripes on its thighs and bushy tail, and two white toes on its feet. It has a white face with large ears, huge yellow-green eyes, purple eyelids, and a short snout with four nostrils and sharp incisors. It also has four tufts of blonde hair above its forehead. Grafaiai's most notable physical feature is its hands; they have three fingers each, with the middle finger being several times longer than the other two. These fingers are coated with Grafaiai's poisonous saliva, with the finger on its right hand always seen with two drops of the saliva hanging from it.

Grafaiai has a moody temperament and is attentive to detail. It is a solitary species, and often gets into territorial fights with other Pokémon, including other Grafaiai. Grafaiai's saliva is brightly colored and poisonous, and its color changes depending on Grafaiai's diet, which includes Berries and Bug-type Pokémon. Grafaiai uses this poisonous saliva to attack foes, either by spitting the saliva at them or by coating its hands with the saliva before slashing at them. Should Grafaiai sense danger, its poison becomes more concentrated and can immobilize a victim for about three days once absorbed.

Grafaiai is nocturnal. During the night, it licks its hands and fingers with its poisonous saliva, before using them to draw patterns on trees. This not only marks Grafaiai's territory, but it also draws in Bug-type Pokémon with its sweet scent. The poison causes Grafaiai's prey to be immobilized and trapped until Grafaiai goes to collect them at dawn. Each Grafaiai has its own signature pattern, which it will paint over and over throughout its life.

Grafaiai is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Doodle.

In the TCG

Main article: Grafaiai (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #203 Scarlet The color of the poisonous saliva depends on what the Pokémon eats. Grafaiai covers its fingers in its saliva and draws patterns on trees in forests. Violet Each Grafaiai paints its own individual pattern, and it will paint that same pattern over and over again throughout its life.

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 63		123 - 170	236 - 330
Attack: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Def: 72		69 - 136	134 - 267
Speed: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Total: 485	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Doodle Normal Status 0000— 100100% 10 011 Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 Evo.Evo. Doodle Normal Status 0000— 100100% 10 055 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100100% 20 088 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 1111 Switcheroo Dark Status 0000— 100100% 10 1414 Poison Fang Poison Physical 05050 100100% 15 1818 Flatter Dark Status 0000— 100100% 15 2121 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 2525 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100100% 20 3333 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100100% 20 3737 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100100% 20 4040 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 4545 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100100% 20 5151 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 08080% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grafaiai Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grafaiai

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM026 TM026 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100}}100% 25 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM105 TM105 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM132 TM132 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grafaiai Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Grafaiai

Evolution

File:968Shroodle.png Unevolved Shroodle  Poison  Normal

Level 28 →

File:969Grafaiai.png First Evolution Grafaiai  Poison  Normal

Trivia

• No other Pokémon have the same type combination as Grafaiai and its pre-evolved form.
• Grafaiai was first teased on August 29, 2022 through the official Pokémon Twitter account by showing pictures of the patterns it paints. It got a second teaser on August 30, 2022 revealing its name and showing it as an obscured shadow, before being properly revealed on September 1, 2022.

Origin

Grafaiai, as evidenced by its name, seems to be based on the aye-aye, a lemur species with large eyes and ears and known for its long, skinny middle fingers, which it uses to poke into the insides of trees and catch insects. It also seems to be based on another species of primate - the slow loris, which is the only known venomous primate; like Grafaiai, it has large eyes and venom that it mixes with its saliva. Grafaiai's black, grey, and white coloration brings to mind the ring-tailed lemur, which has scent glands on its wrists that allow it to mark its territories.

Grafaiai's behavior of painting trees with its saliva may be inspired by graffiti art. With its connection to graffiti, along with its "hoodie" and hair sticking out of it, Grafaiai may also be partially inspired by stereotypes of various youth subcultures, namely hip hop and punk. Additionally, the patterns it paints on trees may reference the Oma forest, a public work of art by Agustín Ibarrola consisting of trees painted with bright colors and elaborate patterns, located in the Urdaibai natural reserve in Basque Country, Spain.

Name origin

Grafaiai may be a combination of graffiti and aye-aye. It may also be derived from Urdaibai.

Taginguru may be a combination of tagging (form of graffiti signature) and 猿 saru (monkey). It may also involve ジャングル janguru (jungle).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese タギングル Taginguru From tagging, 猿 saru, and possibly jungle French Tag-Tag From tag with the name formatted similarly to aye-aye Spanish Grafaiai Same as English name German Affiti From Affe and Graffiti Italian Grafaiai Same as English name Korean 태깅구르 Taeginggureu From tagging and the transcription of the Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 塗標客 / 涂标客 Túbiāokè From 塗鴉 / 涂鸦 túyā, 標籤 / 标签 biāoqiān, and 客 kè Cantonese Chinese 塗標客 Tòuhbīuhaak From 塗鴉 tòuh'ā, 標籤 bīuchīm, and 客 haak

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