Skrelp (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
← #0689: Barbaracle	Pokémon	#0691: Dragalge →

Skrelp Mock Kelp Pokémon クズモー Kuzumo #0690 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Poison Point or Poison Touch Cacophony Cacophony Adaptability Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 225 (39.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Skrelp 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 16.1 lbs. 7.3 kg Skrelp 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 64	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Skrelp 0 HP 0 Atk 0 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   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Skrelp (Japanese: クズモー Kuzumo) is a dual-type Poison/Water Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into Dragalge starting at level 48.

Biology

Skrelp is a brown aquatic Pokémon that resembles a common sea dragon. It has a purple face and neck, red eyes rimmed with black, a tubular, upturned snout, a leaf-like pectoral fin on either side of its head, and a large, roundish lump on top of its head. A light blue, round growth is attached to the back of its head by a thin brown stem. Its back has a slight hunch with a blunt spike. On either side of its body is a rounded, light blue fin and it has a striated, purple belly. Its tail is composed of three leaf-like fins.

Skrelp is a poor swimmer, and gets easily washed away by storms. Skrelp rides seaweed as a form of traveling the ocean. It camouflages itself as the seaweed to hide from enemies while storing power for evolution. It also uses this technique to hide from prey, which it sprays with liquid poison when approached. However, its main source of food is rotten seaweed, which it uses to create its poison. Skrelp is known to coexist well with Dhelmise.

Evolution

Skrelp evolves into Dragalge.

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

Unevolved Skrelp  Poison  Water

→

First evolution Dragalge  Poison  Dragon

Game data

Pokédex entries

Skrelp in the Alola PokédexUSUM	Skrelp in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 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 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM026 TM026 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100}}100% 25 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM044 TM044 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM052 TM052 Snowscape Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM077 TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM091 TM091 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM196 TM196 Flip Turn Water Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM200 TM200 Scale Shot Dragon Physical 02525 090}}90% 20 TM208 TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM209 TM209 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10

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

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Armor Poison Status — —% 20 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20

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

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #532 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 109 Base Defense: 109 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Acid Charged Attacks: Aqua Tail, Water Pulse, Twister, Sludge Bomb

Evolution data

Unevolved Skrelp  Poison  Water

Level 48 →

First evolution Dragalge  Poison  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the anime

Skrelp in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Skrelp debuted in An Undersea Place to Call Home!. Ash and his friends were fishing when Ash accidentally hooked one of them, which ended up leaving Pikachu badly poisoned. The other Skrelp were among the Pokémon who made their home in the wreckage of the S.S. Cussler.

Minor appearances

A Skrelp appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Skrelp in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In Connecting with Gardevoir, Team Flare Admin Chalmers used multiple Skrelp along with a Dragalge to attack Gurkinn.

In the TCG

Main article: Skrelp (TCG)

Trivia

• Skrelp and its evolved form are the only Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

Origin

Skrelp appears to be based on the common seadragon (also known as the weedy seadragon), a species related to the seahorse. Its Poison-type and its sickly body shape and colors may be a reference to water pollution.

Name origin

Skrelp may be a combination of scrawny and kelp. It may also involve scrap as in seaweed scraps.

Kuzumo may be a corruption of クサモドキ kusamodoki (pseudo-grass) or 藻屑 mokuzu (seaweed scraps).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese クズモー Kuzumo Possibly from 藻屑 mokuzu or a corruption of クサモドキ kusamodoki French Venalgue From venin and algue Spanish Skrelp Same as English name German Algitt From Alge and igitt Italian Skrelp Same as English name Korean 수레기 Suregi From 수 (水) su and 쓰레기 sseu'regi Mandarin Chinese 垃垃藻 Lèlèzǎo / Lālāzǎo From 垃圾 lèsè / lājī and 藻 zǎo Cantonese Chinese 垃垃藻 Laahplaahpjóu From 垃圾 laahpsaap and 藻 jóu

More languages Hindi काइफूस Kaiphoos From काई kāī and फूस phūs Russian Скрелп Skrelp Transliteration of English name Thai คูซูโม Khusumo Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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Pokémon

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