Klinklang (Pokémon)

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Klinklang Gear Pokémon ギギギアル Gigigiaru #601 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Plus or Minus Cacophony Cacophony Clear Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Klinklang 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 178.6 lbs. 81.0 kg Klinklang 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 234	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Klinklang 0 HP 0 Atk 3 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Klinklang (Japanese: ギギギアル Gigigiaru) is a Steel-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from Klang starting at level 49. It is the final form of Klink.

Biology

Klinklang is a Pokémon resembling four interlocking gears, with six teeth on the smaller two gears and eight teeth on the larger gear. The fourth gear is on its lower side, and is red-topped with a thin, spiked rim below it. The red core is used to store energy gained from the rotating gears. This energy can be released through the spiked gear at the bottom. The teeth of the smaller gears are a light gray, while their central regions are much darker. The teeth of the larger gear are a medium gray and its central region is darker. The left eye of the smaller gear is a white "X", while its right eye has a black pupil and a white sclera. It has a round green nose and a small mouth. The largest gear appears to have a face with a black square for its right eye, a black circle for its left eye, and a sharply angled white frown.

Dialogue between the two faced gears in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series suggests that both gears are independently sentient from one another.^[1] However, the spike gear it gains after evolving is not actually alive. Klinklang can make use of its gears with its previous signature moves Shift Gear and Gear Up and its current signature move Gear Grind. Klinklang's red core is able to contain an enormous amount of energy, which it uses to launch gears as well as powerful blasts of electricity from its spikes. Its red core gear can spin at high speeds to rapidly charge itself with energy.

In the anime

Main series

Klinklang in the anime

Major appearances

Klinklang debuted in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram alongside Klink and Klang; they are all under the ownership of Mannes. He used the three for various tasks, such as powering the music machine at Eindoak Town's Harvest Festival, doing yard work on his property, and powering his helicopter in the climax of the films.

Klinklang made its main series debut in Evolution Exchange Excitement!. It appeared in Chargestone Cave, where it had a pen that was left behind by Cedric Juniper stuck in its gears. The same Klinklang later appeared in a flashback in Battling the Bully!, when it was revealed that the Sunglasses Krokorok had accidentally thrown the pen into its gears.

Minor appearances

A Klinklang appeared in a flashback in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!.

In Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!, two Klinklang were used by Virgil's family to power two separate helicopters. One of them reappeared in Curtain Up, Unova League! and Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, a Klinklang was on a television monitor.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Klinklang (rear left) in the animated trailer

In the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, a male Team Plasma Grunt's Klinklang surrounded Nate, Hugh, and Cheren aboard the Plasma Frigate.

In the manga

Klinklang in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ingo has a Klinklang which was seen next to him while White was testing the Battle Subway in A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway.

Another Klinklang was seen under the ownership of Colress in Cold Hard Truth.

In the TCG

Main article: Klinklang (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Klinklang makes a cameo appearance in the Kalos Pokémon League stage. When the stage transitions to the Ironworks Chamber, it can be seen in the background along with Steelix, Scizor, and Honedge.

Trophy information

NA: This Pokémon evolves in the following order: Klink, Klang, and finally Klinklang. I wonder what it would be called if it evolved again... Klinklangklung? The noise from that Pokémon would be unbearable! Anyway, Klinklang's small, red center gear will spin at high speeds when it's charging up energy.

PAL: From Kling to Klang to Klinklang, this Pokémon gets noisier with each evolution! It has a nice ring to it, though. Maybe all Pokémon should be named this way! Abra, Kadabra, Abrakadabra? Gible, Gabite...Gigabite? Err...Moving on! When it charges up energy, Klinklang spins the small cog with the red core at very high speeds.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM14 TM14 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM70 TM70 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM80 TM80 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM90 TM90 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR08 TR08 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR09 TR09 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR63 TR63 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TR70 TR70 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TR83 TR83 Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR86 TR86 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Klinklang Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Klinklang Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 80 Base Defense: 59 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: Klinklang was moving the elevator with Klink and Klang. Despite his clunky appearance, Klinklang is easily moved to tears.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Steel Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Steel Attack Power: 70 - 110 5 #312 Damage Streak Increases damage when it is triggered in a row.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 199 Base Defense: 214 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Thunder Shock, Charge Beam Charged Attacks: Hyper Beam, Flash Cannon, Zap Cannon, Mirror Shot*

Evolution

Unevolved Klink  Steel

Level 38 →

First evolution Klang  Steel

Level 49 →

Second evolution Klinklang  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

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

Trivia

• Despite being genderless, Klinklang is referred to as a male in the PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPad entry.
• Klinklang is the only rentable Pokémon to use a move twice as an opponent in Dynamax Adventures.

Origin

Klinklang is probably based on interlocking gears, more specifically a combination of sun and planet gears, a bevel gear, and an external gear. It could also be based on a Balance wheel The Klink line's Shiny coloration may have been based on copper gears, as their noses have turned green as copper does when it oxidizes into such compounds as copper carbonate, forming a patina.

Name origin

Klinklang is a combination of Klink and Klang, making it also a combination of clink and clang (onomatopoeia for metal striking a surface). It may also involve link, possibly referring to how the four gears are connected.

Gigigiaru is derived from gear, with gi repeated twice to denote the addition of Klinklang's fourth gear.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ギギギアル Gigigiaru From ギア gia French Cliticlic From a corruption of cliquetis. Also a pun on Tic and Clic. Spanish Klinklang Same as English name German Klikdiklak German onomatopoeia for moving cogwheels Italian Klinklang Same as English name Korean 기기기어르 Gigigiaru Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 齒輪怪 / 齿轮怪 Chǐlúnguài​ From 齒輪 chǐlún and 怪 guài​ Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi क्लिंक्लंग Klinklang Transliteration of English name Russian Клинкланг Klinklang Transcription of English name Thai กิกิเกียร์ Kikikia Transcription of Japanese name

Notes

External links

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Pokémon

#602: Tynamo →

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