Oshawott (Japanese: ミジュマル Mijumaru) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Dewott starting at level 17, which evolves into Samurott starting at level 36.
Along with Snivy and Tepig, Oshawott is one of three starter Pokémon of Unova available at the beginning of Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2.
Biology
Oshawott is a bipedal sea otter-like Pokémon. It has a spherical white head with small, triangular dark-blue ears on the sides. Oshawott's eyes are dark and its dark orange nose is shaped like a horizontal oval. Several freckles cover its cheeks, and two pointed teeth can be seen when it opens its mouth. The light blue fur on its body forms bubble shapes around its neck. Its arms are white and rounded, while its feet are dark blue with three toes each. It also possesses a rudder-like dark blue tail. It carries a pale yellow seashell called a "scalchop" on its belly. This shell is made of the same material as its claws, and is used for both battle and cracking hard berries.
In the anime
Major appearances
Ash's Oshawott first appears in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, under the ownership of Professor Juniper. He begins to admire Ash and decides to leave the lab and follow him wherever he goes. He then saves Ash and Iris from Team Rocket in Enter Iris and Axew! and reappears again in A Sandile Gusher of Change! where he officially joins Ash's party.
Other
Another Oshawott appeared in New Places... Familiar Faces! as a starter Professor Juniper offered for Nanette. However, she chose Tepig instead.
A group of Oshawott appeared in Crowning the Scalchop King!.
Minor appearances
In A Connoisseur's Revenge! multiple Trainers' Oshawott were seen at a Poké Mart.
Later, a flashback of Burgundy's Dewott as an Oshawott was shown after it had been beaten by Cilan's Pansage.
An Oshawott appears in a fantasy in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.
An Oshawott appeared as a mask for the festival in Capacia Island UFO!.
An Oshawott appeared as a plush toy in A Jolting Switcheroo!.
Pokédex entries
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BW003
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Oshawott
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Ash's Pokédex
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Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokémon. Oshawott attacks and defends using the scalchop that can be removed from its stomach.
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In the manga
In the movie adaptations
- Main article: Ash's Oshawott
Ash owns an Oshawott in the manga adaptations of the movies in the Best Wishes series.
In the Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ manga
Arata chose Oshawott as his starter Pokémon when it battled Roxie's Koffing. It evolved into Dewott and then into Samurott.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Bianca's Oshawott
Oshawott, along with Tepig and Snivy appear when Black accidentally drops his box containing the Pokémon. When Tep and Snivy begin fighting, Oshawott attempts to break them up, only to get hurt in the process. After getting annoyed, it attacks them and sends Tep running off. It was later chosen by Bianca because she thought it was cute.
Cedric Juniper originally had one that was supposed to be given to new Trainers, but he decided to keep it after N failed to liberate it.
In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
- Main article: Bianca's Oshawott
Oshawott is Bianca's starter Pokémon in the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga series.
In the Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends manga
Touya chose Oshawott as his starter Pokémon.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
An Oshawott appears in PMBW01 as part of the trio of starters Professor Juniper was giving away.
In the TCG
- Main article: Oshawott (TCG)
Other appearances
Oshawott appears as a Poké Ball summon. It behaves similarly to Piplup in Brawl.
Trophy information
NA: Oshawott carries a little weapon on its stomach known as a scalchop, which can be used to either defend or attack. Its Surf move can knock opponents off the stage, but if you use a reflecting move at just the right moment, you can turn the tide against it!
PAL: Oshawott carries a little shell on its stomach known as a scalchop, which can either be used as a weapon or to defend against attacks. Its Surf move can knock you right off the stage, but if you reflect it just at the right moment, that could really turn the tide back in your favour.
Game data
Oshawott as seen in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
As the player
Oshawott appears as one of the player character in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond. He's a self-proclaimed investigator for the Cove Area. At first he is suspicious of Pikachu and attempts to interrogate him, until Piplup tells Oshawott that Pikachu is a friend. Oshawott later chases after Pikachu and Piplup after they enter the Wish Park, and narrowly escapes from Cofagrigus with Pikachu. Oshawott's boss and mentor, Samurott then orders Oshawott to work together with Pikachu to investigate the Wish Park and anyone involved, and to rescue Piplup.
Oshawott is also playable in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. The player may choose to be transformed into Oshawott, or have the partner be one.
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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It fights using the scalchop on its stomach. In response to an attack, it retaliates immediately by slashing.
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White
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The scalchop on its stomach is made from the same element as claws. It detaches the scalchop for use as a blade.
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Black 2
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The scalchop on its stomach isn't just used for battle--it can be used to break open hard berries as well.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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The scalchop on its stomach isn't just used for battle--it can be used to break open hard berries as well.
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Y
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It fights using the scalchop on its stomach. In response to an attack, it retaliates immediately by slashing.
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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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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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63
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61 - 126
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117 - 247
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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Total: 308
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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 IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Oshawott
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Oshawott
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Oshawott in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Oshawott in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Oshawott
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Oshawott can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Oshawott cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oshawott
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Oshawott
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Trivia
- Oshawott and its fellow Unova starter Pokémon were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of Pokémon Sunday. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of CoroCoro.
- Oshawott is the only Water-type starter Pokémon to be based on a mammal.
- Oshawott has the lowest base stat total of all Water-type starter Pokémon.
- Oshawott is the only Water-type starter Pokémon that is not a member of the Water 1 Egg Group.
- Oshawott, along with Snivy and Tepig, has the lowest base experience yield, with a base of 28.
- Oshawott, along with the other two Unova starter Pokémon, are the only starter Pokémon to evolve at an odd-numbered level: 17.
- Oshawott was designed by Yūsuke Ōmura.
Origin
Oshawott is based on a sea otter pup and samurai[1]. The way that Oshawott's scalchop rests on its belly resembles the way otters look when cracking open shells to eat. This scalchop also holds similarities with Japanese war fans, which were often used by samurai for defensive purposes. Ken Sugimori said that Oshawott and its evolutions were the hardest for the team to design during production, as conceptualizing its evolutions were difficult. They eventually settled on a samurai theme and making its final form a sea lion after a trip to an aquarium.[2]
Name origin
Oshawott may be a combination of ocean, shell, water, and otter. It may be a reference to Oshawa, Canada, as Canada contains many protected areas in which sea otters reside, the name of which comes from the Ojibwa word aazhaway ("crossing the river" or "to leave one's canoe behind"). Oshawott may refer to Asherah, the Hebrew goddess also known as the "Lady of the Sea". It may also derive from George Ohsawa, a famed dietitian born into a poor samurai family during the Meiji Restoration of Japan.
Mijumaru may be a combination of 水 mizu (water) or 未熟 mijuku (naive or immature) and 丸 maru (round). Maru is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. Miju may also refer to an otter named Mijbil, the subject of an autobiographical novel and movie called Ring of Bright Water.
In other languages
Related articles
Notes
External links
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