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Spiritomb Forbidden Pokémon ミカルゲ Mikaruge #442 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pressure Cacophony Cacophony Infiltrator Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 100 (21.7%)
Breeding Egg Group Amorphous Hatch time 30 cycles
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Spiritomb 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 238.1 lbs. 108.0 kg Spiritomb 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 168 Gen. IV Unknown IV 170 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Spiritomb 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 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   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Spiritomb (Japanese: ミカルゲ Mikaruge) is a dual-type Ghost/Dark Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Although lacking a physical body, Spiritomb projects its appearance out of a small rock called the Odd Keystone. The rock is trapezoidal in shape and has two small dots. There is a crack running down the middle, splitting in two near the bottom. The crack in combination with the two dots appears to form a frowning face. Spiritomb's projected appearance is an ethereal composition of swirling purple fog. Its face is set in the middle of the fog and contains green, crescent eyes that are connected to its jagged mouth. Its pupils are composed of a spiral and it is sometimes only seen with one. Swirling around its face are green orbs with yellow centers.

Spiritomb is formed by the collection of 108 spirits being trapped in an Odd Keystone due to misdeeds. Some Spiritomb are up to 500 years old. As seen in the anime, Spiritomb can be just as aggressive and destructive as the spirits that it is composed of. It will lash out at anyone with little thought, often exercising short-sightedness in its pursuit of vengeance.

In the anime

Spiritomb in the anime

Major appearances

Spiritomb debuted in The Keystone Pops!. Ash and Buizel were having a training match with Dawn and Aipom when Buizel accidentally knocked down Hallowed Tower, upon which Spiritomb emerged from the tower's keystone. It then wreaked havoc on a nearby town.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Spiritomb in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Spiritomb first appeared in Ring Around the Roserade II, under the ownership of Cynthia. It helped Platinum train for her upcoming Gym challenge against Gardenia. With her Psychic abilities, she was able to seal Tru's Razor Leaf alongside Prinplup's Water attack and used them to save Rad Rickshaw, inadvertently getting Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum a set of bicycles. Spiritomb was later used against Cyrus, where she defeated his Honchkrow, but was then defeated by Weavile.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga

A Spiritomb appeared in BET3.

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

A Spiritomb appeared in The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation, under the ownership of Hanzō.

In the TCG

Main article: Spiritomb (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: A Spiritomb is the boss of Sealed Ruin. He captures Grovyle and the player must battle the Spiritomb to free him.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: A Spiritomb was ordered by Dusknoir to hold Celebi hostage in the depths of Icicle Forest to lure Grovyle into the center of the electric field. This Spiritomb is likely to be the same one from Sealed Ruin.
• Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: A Spiritomb is the boss the first time the player goes through the Chroma Ruins. It also appears as the second boss of the Capture Arena.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Smoke Ball (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - 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 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 TM27 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM38 TM38 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM57 TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM71 TM71 Wonder Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM77 TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM79 TM79 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 TM85 TM85 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM86 TM86 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 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 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR38 TR38 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TR49 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR58 TR58 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR68 TR68 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR81 TR81 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TR83 TR83 Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15

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

By breeding

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

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Grudge Ghost Status — —% 5 Pain Split Normal Status — —% 20 Smokescreen Normal Status — 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Spiritomb in Generation VIII 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 Spiritomb in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spiritomb Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Spiritomb Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -10% IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Ghost Poké Assist: Ghost Field move: None Browser entry R-196 It warps from rock to rock. It uses a variety of attacks.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.33 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 61 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★ Move: Shadow Sneak Attack: ★★★ Ability 1: Interference Ability 2: Frighten Ability 3: Black Hole Defense: ★★★★★ Speed: ★ Does not evolve into or from anything Range: 3 Perfect Links: Chiyome and Danzō
Pokémon Battle Trozei Ghost Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Ghost Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #243 Spookify Leaves the foe spooked.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 169 Base Defense: 199 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Sucker Punch Charged Attacks: Shadow Sneak, Ominous Wind, Shadow Ball

Evolution

Unevolved Spiritomb  Ghost  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
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 Spiritomb images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Its Diamond, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Pokédex entries state that it was formed from 108 spirits. Spiritomb's number in the Sinnoh Pokédex is 108, its Defense and Special Defense base values are 108, and it weighs exactly 108.0 kg. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire it can be found at Sea Mauville, which lies on Route 108. In Pokémon GO, Spiritomb is encountered at the end of a research quest involving feeding 108 Berries to Pokémon and catching 108 Pokémon. All of this is based on the number of temptations a person must overcome to reach Nirvana in Buddhism.
• Prior to the introduction of the Fairy-type in Generation VI, Spiritomb was one of only two Pokémon that had no weakness (without the aid of an Ability) along with Sableye. As this occurred without the aid of an Ability, it was commonly hacked to have the ability Wonder Guard, making it immune to all direct damage. This hack is commonly referred to as Wondertomb.

Origin

Spiritomb seems to be based on a Jibakurei, a spirit bound to a single place. It might also be based on a Buddhist tradition performed on New Year's Eve in Japan. A bell is rung 108 times to chase away the 108 temptations in order to achieve Nirvana. The wisps of spirits surrounding its face also resemble a set of prayer beads, a possible reference to Japa.

Spiritomb may also be based on Water Margin, one of the Classic Chinese Novels, which is also very well known in Japan. In the first chapter of the novel, a foolish army marshal orders the removal of a stone monument that had been guarded by monks for generations. Doing so releases the spirits of 108 demons sealed therein. These 108 souls, having atoned for their sins, become the 108 Stars of Destiny. They are reincarnated centuries later as 108 outlaws, the heroes of the novel.

Name origin

Spiritomb is a combination of spirit and tomb.

Mikaruge may be a combination of 甕 mika (jar or urn, referring to it being a container of souls) and 軽石 karuishi (pumice) or 御影石 mikageishi (granite; both refer to its base, the Odd Keystone).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ミカルゲ Mikaruge From 甕 mika (jar or urn, referring to it being a container of souls) and 軽石 karuishi (pumice) or 御影石 mikageishi (granite) French Spiritomb Same as English name Spanish Spiritomb Same as English name German Kryppuk From kryptisch and Spuk Italian Spiritomb Same as English name Korean 화강돌 Hwagangdol From 화강암 Hwagangam and 돌 dol Mandarin Chinese 花岩怪 Huā Yán Guài From 花崗岩 and 怪物. 花岩 can also mean "flower-patterned rock". Cantonese Chinese 花岩怪 Fā Ngàahm Gwaai From 花崗岩 and 怪物. 花岩 can also mean "flower-patterned rock".

More languages Thai มิคารูเกะ Mikaruge Transcription of Japanese name

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