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Beartic (Japanese: ツンベアー Tunbear) is an Ice-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from Cubchoo starting at level 37.

Biology

Beartic is an ursine, quadruped Pokémon capable of standing on its hind legs. It has bluish-white fur with a shaggy tuft at its rear. Three spikes of ice hang from its lower jaw, forming a beard. Its face consists of a long snout, beady black eyes, and rounded ears. Its large forepaws have black claws and paw pads.

Beartic is capable of freezing its own breath, and will create pathways across the water using this technique. Should it get tired while swimming, Beartic will also use its breath to freeze the water it is swimming in so that it can lay down and rest. Its ice breath can create fangs and claws of ice, the former being harder than steel. It inhabits northern areas where it catches prey in the cold waters.

In the anime

In the main series

Major appearances

Beartic debuted in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, under the ownership of Georgia. It was first used in Georgia's battle against Iris. It easily managed to defeat Axew, as well as Excadrill. It was later challenged to a rematch, where it tied against Excadrill.

Other

Multiple wild Beartic appeared in The Beartic Mountain Feud!, where they played a major role.

A Beartic appeared in Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!, under the ownership of Brycen. It reappeared in Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!, as Brycen's third and final Pokémon in his Gym battle with Ash. Beartic reappeared again in a flashback in Certain Up, Unova League!.

A wild Beartic appeared in The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!. It was briefly mistaken as Chris's Cubchoo, which they thought had evolved. However, this was proven wrong when Chris couldn't recall it into a Poké Ball.

A Beartic appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! as a test specimen of Colress's. It was used to fight Pikachu and Axew. It was eventually released from Colress's control when Team Rocket stole his computer's data.

A Beartic appeared in The Journalist from Another Region!, under the ownership of Morgan. It was used in a battle against Iris, where it took on Dragonite and won when Dragonite was disqualified. Another Beartic appeared during a flashback explaining the history of the Pokémon Sumo Tournament on Harvest Island.

A Beartic appeared in The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, under the ownership of Team Rocket. It and a Machamp were loaned to Jessie and James during their scheme to steal the Pokémon participating in the Pokémon Iceberg Race.

Minor appearances

A group of Beartic appeared in the prologue of Black—Victini and Reshiram. They lived on the frozen tundra where the village that Glacine, Luis, Donuke, and other People of the Vale lived in was located. They were seen lingering on an ice shelf when a giant glacier collided with the ice, agitating them.

A Beartic appeared in a flashback in Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!, where it was one of the Pokémon a wild Scrafty tried to recruit in an effort to reclaim its den.

A Beartic appeared as a silhouette in Crisis from the Underground Up!.

A Beartic appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice during the Swords of Justice legend.

A Beartic appeared in a fantasy in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.

A Beartic appeared in a fantasy or a flashback in The Journalist from Another Region!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW033 Beartic Ash's Pokédex Beartic, the Freezing Pokémon. Beartic's frozen breath can create fangs and claws made of ice. It lives in frigid northern areas.

In Pokémon Generations

Brycen's Beartic appeared in The Uprising.



In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Cheren was seen with a Beartic in The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Team Plasma Grunt used a Beartic to battle Black and Cheren inside the Cold Storage in Fight in a Cold Climate.

A Trainer's Beartic appeared in Drawing Bridges.

In School of Hard Knocks, Brycen's Beartic was used in the Gym battle against Black to conclude his training. It was defeated by Black's Costa.

A Beartic appeared in a flashback in Innocent Scientist as one of the Pokémon trained by the International Police.

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

A Beartic appeared in The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga

A Beartic appears as the Burst form of Loren.

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation V Unova

B W : #120 Unova

B2 W2 : #196 Black It can make its breath freeze at will. Very able in the water, it swims around in northern seas and catches prey. White It freezes its breath to create fangs and claws of ice to fight with. Cold northern areas are its habitat. Black 2 They love the cold seas of the north. They create pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath. White 2 Generation VI Kalos

Mountain #082 Hoenn

#— X They love the cold seas of the north. They create pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath. Y It freezes its breath to create fangs and claws of ice to fight with. Cold northern areas are its habitat. Omega Ruby They love the cold seas of the north. They create pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath. Alpha Sapphire It freezes its breath to create fangs and claws of ice to fight with. Cold northern areas are its habitat. Generation VII Alola

#— Kanto

#— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII. Generation VIII Galar

#280 Sword It swims through frigid seas, searching for prey. From its frozen breath, it forms icy fangs that are harder than steel. Shield It swims energetically through frigid seas. When it gets tired, it freezes the seawater with its breath so it can rest on the ice.

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Generations V-VI

Generation VII onward

Type effectiveness

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

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

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - 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 Beartic

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

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

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII Stage Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Beartic

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

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

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Beartic is based on a polar bear. Its flat, cone-like head and icy beard also gives it a resemblance to snow-capped mountains.

Name origin

Beartic is a combination of bear, or possibly beard, and arctic. Notably, arctic itself derives from ἄρκτος arktos, Ancient Greek for bear.

Tunbear may be a combination of tundra, 氷柱 tsurara (icicle), and bear.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ツンベアー Tunbear From tundra, 氷柱 tsurara and bear French Polagriffe From polaire and griffe Spanish Beartic Same as English name German Siberio From Siberia and Bär Italian Beartic Same as English name Korean 툰베어 Tunbear Transliteration of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese 凍原熊 / 冻原熊 Dòngyuánxióng Literally "Tundra bear" More languages Russian Бертик Bertik Transcription of English name Thai ทันแบร์ Tunbear Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





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