Thwackey (Pokémon)

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← #810: Grookey	Pokémon	#812: Rillaboom →
This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Thwackey (disambiguation).

Thwackey Beat Pokémon バチンキー Bachinkey #811 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Overgrow Cacophony Cacophony Grassy Surge Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Field and Grass Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Thwackey 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 30.9 lbs. 14.0 kg Thwackey 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 147	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Thwackey 0 HP 2 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F811.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Thwackey (Japanese: バチンキー Bachinkey) is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Grookey starting at level 16 and evolves into Rillaboom starting at level 35.

Biology

Thwackey is a bipedal, humanoid monkey Pokémon with a light-green body, and lighter green markings on its face and chest. Its ears, arms, and tail are dark brown, and its two large eyes are yellow in color. It has dark green bands around its wrists, and the stick it holds splits in two after its evolution,^[1] which it uses to hold up a tuft of leaves resembling hair on its head. When it removes the sticks, the leaves resemble a mohawk, with a dark-green color on the ends. It has several sharp teeth.

Thwackey can use its two sticks to create a rhythmic beat. The faster a rhythm Thwackey creates, the more respect it earns from its peers. Often, when it drums out rapid beats in battle, Thwackey will get so caught up in the rhythm that it does not realize its opponent has been knocked out. To further develop its sense of rhythm, it constantly uses it in daily life. It can always feel a beat, and it walks while swaying back and forth to this beat, along with drumming with its sticks.^[1] As seen in the anime, Thwackey can groom their friends to cheer them up. It is believed to be a mark of friendship and trust.

In the anime

Thwackey in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Thwackey debuted in JN101. One of them had only one stick and couldn't drum as well as the others until Ash and Goh helped it.

Minor appearances

In the manga

Thwackey in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Twiggy

Thwackey debuted in Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex, where Henry's Grookey, Twiggy, evolved into one.

In the TCG

Main article: Thwackey (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM00 TM00 Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 085}}85% 20 TM01 TM01 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 TM10 TM10 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM12 TM12 Solar Blade Grass Physical 125125 100}}100% 10 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 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM59 TM59 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM63 TM63 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM94 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TR00 TR00 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR07 TR07 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 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 TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Thwackey Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Thwackey

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10 Growth Normal Status — —% 20 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10 Nature Power Normal Status — —% 20 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Worry Seed Grass Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Thwackey 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 Thwackey in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Thwackey Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Thwackey

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution

Unevolved Grookey  Grass

Level 16 →

First evolution Thwackey  Grass

Level 35 →

Second evolution Rillaboom  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield

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

Trivia

Origin

Thwackey's appearance may be based on monkeys such as macaques, capuchins, and pygmy marmosets, as well as common depictions of cavemen. Its behavior may reference both the fact that macaques drum objects to show social dominance and that songs are used during ritual battles of many indigenous cultures to embolden warriors and evoke ferocity. Its tools resemble clubs, drumsticks, and hair sticks.

Name origin

Thwackey may be a combination of thwack and monkey.

Bachinkey may be a combination of バチン bachin (whack) and monkey. It may also derive from capuchin monkey.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese バチンキー Bachinkey From バチン bachin and monkey French Badabouin From badaboum and babouin Spanish Thwackey Same as English name German Chimstix From Schimpanse and drumsticks Italian Thwackey Same as English name Korean 채키몽 Chaekimong From 북채 bukchae and monkey Mandarin Chinese 啪咚猴 Pādōnghóu From 啪 pā, 咚 dōng, and 猴 hóu Cantonese Chinese 啪咚猴 Pāakdūnghàuh From 啪 pāak, 咚 dūng, and 猴 hàuh

More languages Thai บาจินคี Bachinkhi Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Twiggy

Notes

External links

← #810: Grookey

Pokémon

#812: Rillaboom →

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