Probopass is a mostly blue, rock-like Pokémon. It has small round eyes, a red nose that is large in proportion to its body, and a bushy black mustache that consists of iron sand, which appears to be attracted by its magnetic nose. Probopass has three small objects on its sides and back, called Mini-Noses (Japanese: チビノーズChibinose), which it is able to control. It has a big red hat-like magnet on top of its head, and exudes strong magnetism from all over its body. The stone comprising its body is very durable.
Being able to command these Mini-Noses, Probopass is able to catch prey and attack opponents from all three directions. On occasion, its Mini-Noses can get lost and may never come back. It emits strong magnetic fields that enable it to levitate, and can damage nearby appliances. Probopass can use the iron sand to form rocks, which it uses to destroy its prey. It is rarely seen in the wild, but may be found in mountainous regions very occasionally.
It is able to emit powerful magnetism, allowing it control over the iron sand that forms its luscious mustache. Using this iron sand, Probopass forms hard stones with which it smites its prey.
In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, three Probopass were used by Damos, who was under Hypnosis, to attack Arceus with Shock Wave. When Ash and his friends traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Probopass again to attack Arceus.
Probopass, the Compass Pokémon, and the evolved form of Nosepass. Its body acts as a powerful magnet. It controls three smaller units called Mini-Noses.
Probopass, the Compass Pokémon. A Rock and Steel type. Probopass puts out a strong magnetic field that lets it control its three units, called Mini-Noses, at will.
Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English language Probopass could not be traded on the GTS without a nickname in Pokémon Black and White.
In A Windswept Encounter!, Clemont uses a machine that detects Pokémon flowers which resembles a Probopass, albeit without the mustache or the Mini-Noses.
Like its pre-EvolutionNosepass, Probopass appears to be based on the moai statues of Easter Island and a compass magnet, with added iron filings attached to it forming its mustache. Its red "hat" may be based on the pukao formerly placed atop many moai, which were carved from reddish scoria. Its eyes being opened, unlike Nosepass's, may reference the fact that, when originally built, more important moai would have had white coral eyes in their now-empty eye sockets. All of Probopass's noses are like the needles in a compass rose, with the big nose pointing North (as in some compasses where the North needle is the biggest), and the Mini-Noses pointing to the East, South, and West.
Its nasal compass may be based on the expression "follow one's nose", meaning "to trust to one's instincts". Alternatively, it may be a pun on the English words "nose" (Japanese: ノーズ nōzu) and "north" (Japanese: ノース nōsu). It also could be based on the ethmoid bone that is located between the nasal cavity and the brain, and is known to give some species their sense of direction via magnetoreception.
Name origin
Probopass may be a combination of probe, referencing its remote-controlled Mini-Noses, proboscis, and compass.
Dainose may be a combination of 大 dai (big), north, and nose. This contrasts its Mini-Noses (Japanese: チビノーズ Chibinose), whose Japanese name may be a combination of ちび chibi (small), north, and nose.
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For other sprites and images, please see Probopass images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
