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Omanyte (Japanese: オムナイト Omnite) is a dual-type Rock/Water Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It is resurrected from a Helix Fossil and evolves into Omastar starting at level 40.

Biology

Omanyte is a small Pokémon similar to an ammonite. It has a sky blue body with ten tentacles and a pale yellow, helix-spiraled shell on its back. The shell's rim has two circular indents where Omanyte's large saucer-like eyes protrude. If attacked or threatened, it quickly withdraws into its hard shell.

Omanyte is considered extinct, although it can be revived from Fossils. Its fossils have been excavated in areas that were once oceans long ago. Omanyte regulated its buoyancy by storing and releasing air within its shell and controlled direction by twisting its tentacles. While Omanyte fed on plankton, it was preyed on by Archeops and Carracosta.

In the anime

Major appearances

In Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, Ash encountered multiple Omanyte along with the other Generation I Fossil Pokémon. A dynamite blast woke up the Fossil Pokémon living dormant deep beneath Grampa Canyon. They chased Ash and Team Rocket until an Aerodactyl showed up and scared them off.

In Fossil Fools, multiple Omanyte were discovered to be living in the Ruins of Alph. They were moved to a museum at the end of the episode.

In Dealing With Defensive Types!, an Omanyte caught Team Rocket trying to steal food from the Canalave Gym kitchen while Ash was having his Gym battle with Byron. Omanyte used Water Gun to send the trio blasting off.

Minor appearances

An Omanyte appeared as an image in the dubbed version of The Ultimate Test.

An Omanyte appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

An Omanyte appeared in a fantasy in A Ruin with a View.

In A Gruff Act to Follow!, an Omanyte was revived from a Fossil. In the next episode, it was within the habitat created for the revived Fossil Pokémon.

In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, three Omanyte were living in the Tree of Beginning. A fourth was in the movie's opening sequence.

A Mirage Omanyte appeared in a flashback in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.

In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, an Omanyte was underwater outside Vermilion City.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP046 Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, and Kabutops Ash's Pokédex Omanyte and Omastar, Kabuto and Kabutops. It is believed these Pokémon became extinct tens of thousands of years ago. The details of their behavior is shrouded in mystery. Though some have speculated that they may still exist, none of these Pokémon have ever been seen alive.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP163 Omanyte Ash's Pokédex Omanyte, the Spiral Pokémon. Believed to have lived over 2 billion years ago, recent research indicates that it was able to control its buoyancy by storing and releasing air in its shell.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Omny

Misty had an Omanyte, which she gave to Yellow in As Gastly as Before. He is then nicknamed Omny. He evolves into Omastar in The Might of...Metapod?!.

An Omanyte caught by Crystal and lent to Emerald for his Battle Pike challenge appeared in Moving Past Milotic.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Green's Omanyte debuted in The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!.

An Omanyte appeared in Big Rampage at the Safari Zone!?, where it evolved into an Omastar.

An Omanyte appeared in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!.

An Omanyte appeared in Good Luck at the Big Pokémon Athletic Meet!.

An Omanyte appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.

An Omanyte appeared in Clefairy Evolves... At Last?!.

An Omanyte appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.

An Omanyte appeared in The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!.

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

In-game events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

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

normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII.

Click on the generation numbers above to see Omanyte's learnsets from other generations.





Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Omanyte was originally known as "Ess". This is derived from the beginning of the word "escargot", which is French for snail.

Origin

Omanyte is based on the ammonite.

Name origin

Omanyte is a phonetic anagram of ammonite, the creature on which it is based.

Omnite is a combination of オウムガイ ōmugai (nautilus) and ammonite.

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