Greavard (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Greavard Ghost Dog Pokémon ボチ Bochi #0971 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pickup Cacophony Cacophony Fluffy Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 120 (24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Greavard 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 77.2 lbs. 35.0 kg Greavard 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 58	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Greavard 0 HP 1 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 {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Greavard (Japanese: ボチ Bochi) is a Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves into Houndstone when leveled up at night starting at level 30.

Biology

Greavard is a quadrupedal canine Pokémon whose body is covered in long, shaggy pale grey hair that reaches down to its legs. Its large snout peeks under the hair covering most of its head, and contains a black triangular nose and a wide, jagged mouth powerful enough to shatter bones.^[1] Rather than having actual teeth, Greavard instead has serrated lips. It has stubby limbs and large round feet, and it has a slight waddle to its walk. Its rear has a thin wispy tail. On the top of its head is a protrusion resembling a candle, which burns with a small purplish-yellow light.

Greavard usually rests underground, with the candle-like part of its head left uncovered, as it waits for people to come nearby. If it is approached, it jumps out of the ground and lets a spooky cry that may unintentionally startle most people. Greavard is friendly, affectionate and easily gets lonely. It is really easy to befriend, and will forever follow anyone who gives it the slightest of attention. However, it is advised not to play with Greavard too often, as it is known to slowly and unwittingly drain the life-force of those near it.^[1] It is rumored that Greavard is the reincarnation of a dog Pokémon that had never interacted with a human and died in the wild. Greavard primarily lives in boreal mountains.

Evolution

Greavard evolves into Houndstone.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Greavard  Ghost

→

First evolution Houndstone  Ghost

Game data

Pokédex entries

Greavard in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM008 TM008 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM063 TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM198 TM198 Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110110 090}}90% 5 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Greavard Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Greavard

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  * Ally Switch Psychic Status — —% 15 * Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Howl Normal Status — —% 40 Memento Dark Status — 100% 10 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100% 30 * Yawn Normal Status — —% 10

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

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 105 Base Defense: 106 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Lick, Bite Charged Attacks: Shadow Ball, Dig, Psychic Fangs

Evolution data

Unevolved Greavard  Ghost

+ Level 30 at night →

First evolution Houndstone  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the anime

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Greavard in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A wild Greavard appeared in Breathe Together.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Greavard (TCG)

Trivia

• Greavard and its evolution were designed by Kazuyuki Kurashima.^[2][3]
• Greavard, along with Shedinja, Duskull, and Galarian Yamask, has the lowest base Special Attack stat of all Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Greavard is tied with Cleffa and Pawmi for having the shortest Japanese name of all Pokémon, being spelt with only two kana.
• Greavard was first teased on October 24, 2022, through a video on the official Pokémon Twitter account, which briefly showed it in its buried state.^[4] It was properly revealed on October 25, 2022.^[5]

Origin

Greavard may be based on various long-haired dog breeds such as the Briard, the Komondor, or the Catalan Sheepdog. Its habit of burying itself underground and popping out to surprise people is reminiscent of depictions of the undead rising from their graves. In its buried state, the candle-like protrusion above its head appears to be a stand-in for a grave candle and also resembles a bone.

Greavard may also be based on various of the numerous dogs from Spanish mythology and folklore, such as the Pesanta or the Dip, dog-shaped spirits from Catalan mythology known for draining human vitality. The long white fur and the grave candle may also point to the Santa Compaña as a possible origin, as they are wearing white, hooded cloaks and carrying candles.

Greavard's candle and dog-like appearance may be a reference to the process of rendering animal fat into tallow, which was historically used to make candles and leaves behind a solid material called greaves that is often used as dog food.

Name origin

Greavard may be a combination of graveyard, grieve, greaves (a byproduct of a historical method of candlemaking; typically used as dog food), and Briard (a long-haired dog breed).

Bochi may be derived from 墓地 bochi (graveyard). It may also derive from ポチ Pochi (a common name for a pet dog in Japan) or ひとりぼっち hitoribocchi (loneliness).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ボチ Bochi From 墓地 bochi, ポチ Pochi, and ひとりぼっち hitoribocchi French Toutombe From toutou and tombe Spanish Greavard Same as English name German Gruff From Gruft and Wuff Italian Greavard Same as English name Korean 망망이 Mangmang-i From 망 (亡) mang and 멍멍이 meongmeong-i Mandarin Chinese 墓仔狗 Mùzǎigǒu From 墓仔埔 bōng-á-poo and 狗仔 gǒuzǎi Cantonese Chinese 墓仔狗 Mouhjáigáu From 墓仔埔 bōng-á-poo and 狗仔 gáujái

More languages Hindi कब्रू Kabroo From क़ब्र qabr Thai โบจิ Bochi Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

References

External links

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