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Spoink (Japanese: バネブー Baneboo) is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into Grumpig starting at level 32.
Biology
Spoink is a gray, pig-like Pokémon. It has dark, circular eyes, a large gray nose, and small ears. It has stubby arms and possesses no hind legs. Motion is achieved by bouncing on its spring-like tail. The bouncing has a vital function, in that it keeps its heart beating. Even while it is sleeping, it continues to bounce. It wears a pearl produced by Clamperl on top of its head, which amplifies its psychic powers. Spoink will be weakened without a pearl, and always searches for bigger pearls. In the anime it was shown to easily mistake other round objects as its pearl. It lives in mountainous areas. It likes to eat mushrooms that grow underground.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
A Spoink first appeared in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend. The Bounce Pokémon had lost its pearl and Ash and his friends helped find the missing pearl. Spoink happened to be a kleptomaniac for anything round (especially round Pokémon) when it didn't have its pearl. The same Spoink appeared again in Clamperl of Wisdom, where it loses its pearl once again. Ash and his friends go searching for another pearl, but Team Rocket stole the only Clamperl that had one.
A Spoink also appeared in A Marathon Rivalry! during a demonstration of a Pokéathlon event.
Multiple Spoink appeared in An Oasis of Hope!, including one of them where it was helping Ash and his friends save its friends from a bully Grumpig.
Minor appearances
Ash used a Spoink in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.
A Spoink appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of a Psychic.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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AG079
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Spoink
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Ash's Pokédex
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Spoink, the Bounce Pokémon. Spoink bounces around on its tail. The pearl upon its head helps to magnify its psychic powers. If a Spoink loses its pearl, it grows extremely tired.
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Entry
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XY061
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Spoink
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Serena's Pokédex
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Spoink, the Bounce Pokémon. Spoink moves around by bouncing on its tail. Its psychic powers are made stronger by the pearl on its head.
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In Pokémon Generations
A wild Spoink appeared in The Cavern, where it was running away from a storm which a Primal Kyogre was creating.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Tate and Liza each own a Spoink who first appeared in With a Spoink in Your Step I, which were used to train Ruby and Sapphire on Mirage Island in a Tag Battle.
The Battle Factory rented a Spoink which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.
A Trainer's Spoink appeared in The Final Dimensional Duel II.
In the TCG
- Main article: Spoink (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Spoink bounces around on its tail. The shock of its bouncing makes its heart pump. As a result, this Pokémon cannot afford to stop bouncing - if it stops, its heart will stop.
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Sapphire
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Spoink keeps a pearl on top of its head. The pearl functions to amplify this Pokémon's psychokinetic powers. It is therefore on a constant search for a bigger pearl.
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Emerald
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A Pokémon that manipulates psychic power at will. It doesn't stop bouncing even when it is asleep. It loves eating mushrooms that grow underground.
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FireRed
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It apparently dies if it stops bouncing about. It carries a pearl from Clamperl on its head.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It bounces constantly, using its tail as a spring. The shock of bouncing keeps its heart beating.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It bounces around on its tail to keep its heart pumping. It carries a pearl from Clamperl on its head.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It bounces constantly, using its tail like a spring. The shock of bouncing keeps its heart beating.
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White
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Black 2
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Using its tail like a spring, it keeps its heart beating by bouncing constantly. If it stops, it dies.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It bounces constantly, using its tail like a spring. The shock of bouncing keeps its heart beating.
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Y
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It bounces around on its tail to keep its heart pumping. It carries a pearl from Clamperl on its head.
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Omega Ruby
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Spoink bounces around on its tail. The shock of its bouncing makes its heart pump. As a result, this Pokémon cannot afford to stop bouncing—if it stops, its heart will stop.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Spoink keeps a pearl on top of its head. The pearl functions to amplify this Pokémon’s psychokinetic powers. It is therefore on a constant search for a bigger pearl.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In events
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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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 330
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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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Pokéathlon stats
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 Spoink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spoink
- 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 Spoink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spoink
- 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 Spoink in Generation VII
- 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 Spoink in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spoink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spoink
- 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 Spoink can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Spoink cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spoink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spoink
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
Group:
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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Loops: 4
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Min. exp.: N/A
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Max. exp.: N/A
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Browser entry R-000
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Spoink constantly hops in a rhythmic manner. Watch out for sudden high jumps.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Trivia
- Despite Pokédex entries saying that it would die if it stopped bouncing, it has been seen not bouncing many times in the anime.
- Despite Pokédex entries saying that its pearl comes from a Clamperl, a Shiny Spoink's pearl is gray, but a Shiny Clamperl's pearl is gold.
Origin
The inspiration for Spoink may be the Biblical phrase "...neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you" from Matthew 7:6. The pearls were supposed to represent wisdom given to an audience who would not appreciate the teachings. Spoink and Grumpig appear to instead use those pearls of wisdom to enhance their psychic powers. Spoink might also be a literal interpretation of a spring pig (in pig farming, spring is the ideal season for birth). Having a spring instead of legs may be a reference to a jack-in-the-box. Its affinity for underground mushrooms, as noted by its Emerald Pokédex entry, is characteristic of a truffle hog.
Name origin
Spoink may be a combination of spring and oink (the sound a pig makes).
Baneboo may be a combination of 発条 bane (spring) and ブーブー būbū (the sound of grumbling or oinking). Boo may also be a shortening of 豚 buta (pig).
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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バネブー Baneboo
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From 発条 bane and ブーブー būbū or 豚 buta
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French
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Spoink
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Same as English name
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Spanish
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Spoink
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Same as English name
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German
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Spoink
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Same as English name
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Italian
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Spoink
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Same as English name
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Korean
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피그점프 Pigjump
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From the English words pig and jump
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Mandarin Chinese
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跳跳豬 / 跳跳猪 Tiàotiàozhū
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Literally "Jumping pig"
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Hindi
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स्पयंक Spoink
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Transliteration of English name
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External links
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