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Height
1'08" Imperial
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0.5 m Metric
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1'08"/0.5 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
9.9 lbs. Imperial
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4.5 kg Metric
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9.9 lbs./4.5 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 1
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Base Exp.: 59
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Battle Exp.: 591*
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Tympole (Japanese: オタマロ Otamaro) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into Palpitoad starting at level 25, which then evolves into Seismitoad starting at level 36.
Biology
Physiology
Tympole is a round Water-type Pokémon with a circular, cream-colored face. Its eyebrows are shaped like two quarter notes. Its body is similar in coloration. It possesses blue and black-ringed bumps, like acoustic speakers, on its sides. Its tail is long, tapered, blue and tadpole-like.
Gender differences
None
Special abilities
Tympole's cheeks are able to vibrate high-pitched melodic sounds that are inaudible to humans. It speaks using these sound-waves and even notifies its friends of danger with them.
Behavior
Habitat
Tympole live in the water.
Diet
In the anime
A school of Tympole in the anime.
Tympole made its debut in BW035, when a group of them attacked Oshawott under water, trying to prevent it from getting the medicine to cure the team from the poisoning several Foongus inflicted, the school of Tympole ran away as Oshawott opened its eyes while using Razor Shell, the Tympole were being commanded by a wild Palpitoad.
Major appearances
Minor appearances
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Tympole (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Black
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They warn others of danger by vibrating their cheeks to create a high-pitched sound.
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White
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By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans. It uses the rhythm of these sounds to talk.
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Black 2
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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64
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62 - 127
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119 - 249
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Total: 294
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tympole
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Tympole
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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PP
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Tympole can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Tympole cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tympole
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Tympole
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Special moves
TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Tympole shares some similarities with Poliwag; both are Water-type Pokémon based on tadpoles that first evolve at level 25.
- It also shares the name "Tadpole Pokémon" with the members of the Poliwag evolutionary family: Poliwag, Poliwhirl and Poliwrath.
- Also, both lines have an evolutionary relative based on a frog or toad.
- Tympole's face has become a phenomenon on the popular Japanese online artist community Pixiv.
- Despite not being able to walk on land, Tympole can be found in grass patches just outside Pinwheel Forest.
Origin
Tympole appears to be a combination of a toad tadpole and a loudspeaker. Tympole's spherical "speakers" were probably inspired by toads' "warts" and poison glands, as well as the Surinam toad, an aquatic amphibian whose backs are covered in pockets that hold its eggs. Its Pokédex entry also mentions the fact that it creates vibrations underwater, also like the Surinam. Its eyebrows resemble musical notes, and the bumps on the side of its head are similar to headphones.
Name origin
Tympole may be derived from tympany (a low-pitched drum-like sound or the sensation felt in the abdomen when a drum is struck), tympani, a type of drum, or from "tympanic membrane", eardrum, referring to the bumps on each side of its head, all of them deriving from the Greek tympano. It may also come from tempo which supports why it has headphone-like bumps. The latter part of its name is derived from tadpole.
Otamaro seems to come from the Japanese word otama, an abbreviation of "otamajakushi", which means tadpole or musical notes.
In other languages
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Name
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Name Origin
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German
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Schallquap
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From Schall and Kaulquappe.
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French
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Tritonde
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From triton and onde.
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Korean
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동챙이 Dongchaengi
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External links
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