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Pyukumuku (Japanese: ナマコブシ Namakobushi) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

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

Biology

Pyukumuku is a marine Pokémon with an ovoid, black body. Its face has two beady, pink eyes and a white mouth shaped roughly like a star or Daimonji. This Pokémon is capable of spitting its organs out through its mouth. The white organs can take different shapes, such as a fist. Two lines of three pink spikes run down each side of its back. The middle spike of each line is about twice as long as the others are. A fluffy white puff forms its tail.

Pyukumuku tends to find a spot it likes and stay there, even returning to the same spot if moved. Once all the food in its favorite spot has been consumed, it will continue to stay there to the point of starvation. Its body is coated with a viscous fluid that allows it to stay on land for a week without drying out. This fluid is also beneficial to people as a moisturizer. If stepped on, it will expel its fist-like organs and smack the perpetrator. It particularly hates having its mouth or spikes touched. Tourists dislike Pyukumuku due to its appearance and lifestyle and often accidentally step on Pyukumuku. This creates a need for part-time jobs on beaches chucking this Pokémon back into the sea. However, people in Alola have already taken to throwing the Pokémon back to the sea where it can find food when thin.[1]

Pyukumuku is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Purify.

In the anime

Major appearances

A Pyukumuku appeared in A Haunted House for Everyone!, where it was used to try and scare Harper and Sarah at the Pokémon School. Instead, they touched Pyukumuku, who promptly retaliated by punching Rotom.

Minor appearances

A wild Pyukumuku debuted in Alola to New Adventure!, where it startled Ash underwater when it gave him the thumbs-up.

A Trainer's Pyukumuku appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

Two Pyukumuku appeared in a flashback in Mission: Total Recall!.

A Pyukumuku appeared in Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!. As Professor Burnet was studying it underwater with Rotom, Ash touched it, only for Pyukumuku to punch him in the face.

A Trainer's Pyukumuku appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

A Pyukumuku appeared in the Where Are You Going, Eevee? segment at the end of No Stone Unturned!. A wild Eevee came across it on the beach of Melemele Island and cuddled it, causing it to attack Eevee out of anger. It reappeared in a flashback in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

A Pyukumuku appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

Two Pyukumuku appeared in Battling the Beast Within!, where they were thrown back in the ocean.

A Pyukumuku appeared in The One That Didn't Get Away!, where Sophocles fished it out of the sea, before it attached itself onto Kiawe's head.

A Trainer's Pyukumuku appeared in Battle Royal 151!, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. It faced off against another Trainer and his Magikarp, only to be defeated by Pikala and her Pikachu Bolt.

In JN031, a Trainer's Pyukumuku competed in the Water-type Pokémon Friendship Contest.

In JN037, Goh caught a Pyukumuku while visiting Alola.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry SM056 Pyukumuku Rotom Pokédex Pyukumuku, the Sea Cucumber Pokémon. A Water type. Pyukumuku lives in shallow water and attacks enemies with a fist-like appendage.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Multiple wild Pyukumuku debuted in The Grand Entrance and Delivery Boy Sun. Sun was hired by a pair of Team Skull Grunts to remove them from a beach that Team Skull considered their territory. Another Pyukumuku was secretly planted by the female Grunt in order to get out of paying Sun for the job.

A Pyukumuku appeared in a flashback in Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui.

Multiple Pyukumuku appeared in PASM35.

In the Pokémon Horizon manga

A Pyukumuku appeared in a fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.



In the TCG

Other appearances

Pyukumuku appears as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball. It uses Counter whenever an opponent gets close enough to it. Pyukumuku then waves "goodbye" before it leaves. It can also be picked up and thrown like an item. If the summoner jumps on Pyukumuku, it will make a punch and the player bounces a little. Pyukumuku also appears as a Spirit.



Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII. Generation VII Alola

S M : #200 Alola

US UM : #256 Kanto

#— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. Sun It lives in shallow seas, such as areas near a beach. It can eject its internal organs, which it uses to engulf its prey or battle enemies. Moon These Pokémon line the beaches. The sticky mucous that covers their bodies can be used to soothe sunburned skin. How convenient! Ultra Sun The tradition known as Pyukumuku chucking started from the custom of throwing Pyukumuku back into the sea after they wash onshore. Ultra Moon Its entire body is covered in its own slime. If you accidentally step on one, you'll slip, and it will get mad and smack you! Generation VIII Galar

#156 Sword It lives in warm, shallow waters. If it encounters a foe, it will spit out its internal organs as a means to punch them. Shield It's covered in a slime that keeps its skin moist, allowing it to stay on land for days without drying up.

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is: Damaged

normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: VII Parent Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Mirror Coat Psychic Special — 100% 20 Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 Swagger Normal Status — 85% 15 Tickle * Normal Status — 100% 20 Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pyukumuku in Generation VIII

onto Pyukumuku 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 Pyukumuku in that game.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pyukumuku

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

Generation VIII Other generations: VII Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pyukumuku

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

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pyukumuku Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Pyukumuku has the lowest base Speed stat of all Water-type Pokémon. Pyukumuku is also tied with Shuckle and Munchlax for the lowest base Speed stat of all Pokémon.

Pyukumuku is the only Pokémon that can learn TMs outside of moves it learns by leveling up that cannot learn Hidden Power, Frustration, or Return.

Origin

Pyukumuku may be based on a sea cucumber, some species of which expel their Cuvierian tubules (part of the sea cucumber's respiratory system) to deter would-be predators from eating them. Given its tail and "ears", it may also be inspired by the sea bunny, a type of sea slug that became popular in Japan in 2015 due to its cute appearance. It may also resemble Wiwaxia, a kind of ancient soft-bodied sea creature.

Name origin

Pyukumuku may be a combination of puke, cucumber, and mucus.

Namakobushi may be a combination of 海鼠 namako (sea cucumber) and 拳 kobushi (fist).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ナマコブシ Namakobushi From 海鼠 namako and 拳 kobushi French Concombaffe From concombre de mer and baffe Spanish Pyukumuku Same as English name German Gufa From Seegurke and Faust Italian Pyukumuku Same as English name Korean 해무기 Haemugi From 해삼 (海蔘) haesam and 무기 (武器) mugi Cantonese Chinese 拳海參 Kyùhnhóisām From 拳 kyùhn and 海參 hóisām Mandarin Chinese 拳海參 / 拳海参 Quánhǎishēn From 拳 quán and 海參 / 海参 hǎishēn More languages Russian Пьюкумуку P'yukumuku Transcription of English name Thai นามาโคบูชิ Namakobushi Transcription of Japanese name





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