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Spoink
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325
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Torkoal
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Grumpig
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110
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Weezing
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Grumpig
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バネブー (Baneboo)
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Third
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Bounce Pokémon
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Basic
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''None''
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Grumpig
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Psychic
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2 Ft 7 In
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070
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460
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310
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Black
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Its black body becomes pale pink and its pink pearl turns black
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Own Tempo / Thick Fat
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(バネブー '''Baneboo''' in
Japanese , also called in
German and
French ) is a
Fictional character of the
Pokémon franchise.
Its name is a combination of and "'''oink'''",
Onomatopoeia for the sound made by pigs.
Spoink has the appearance of a dark gray, upright
Piglet . It has pink cheeks, two stubby arms but no legs. The lower part of its body is instead occupied by a coiled, spring-like tail. On top of its head, between its ears, Spoink has a large pale pink
Pearl , which the Pokedex entries describe as having been "borrowed" from the Pokemon Clamperl, which also has a big pink pearl.
Spoink leads a bizarre, fragile existence. It moves around by bouncing on its tail. However, Spoink's bouncing has an additional, far more vital role. The small shock generated by Spoink's impact with the ground every time it bounces courses through its body and causes its
Heart to pump. Essentially, Spoink's heart is jumpstarted every time it beats. If Spoink ever stopped bouncing, its heart would stop and it would die. Thus, Spoink constantly bounces up and down, even while sleeping.
Spoink exhibits its psychic powers best by focusing them through an object, which also serves to
Amplify them. This object is the pearl that a
Clamperl makes once in its lifetime. The pearl's size is relative to the power Spoink can focus through it; therefore, Spoink always searches for yet a bigger pearl. The
Animé suggests that prolonged separation of Spoink from its pearl will weaken Spoink greatly, even risking death. Thus, Spoink is in constant mortal peril, either from losing its pearl or from stopped bouncing.
Spoink is a fungivore - it eats
Mushroom s that grow underground. This is reminiscent of the use of pigs in the real world to unearth the prized
Truffle mushrooms.
Spoink is exclusively found in the Jagged Pass in ''
Pokémon Ruby '', ''
Sapphire '' and ''
Pokémon Emerald ''.
Spoink has good stats for a Pokémon yet to evolve, and it has better special defense than most Psychic-type Pokémon. However, it also has lower speed and standardly low defense. Spoink learns an array of diverse moves, like Confuse Ray, Psych Up, Psychic, Rest, Snore and Magic Coat. Its Thick Fat ability gives it an unexpected resistance against Fire and Ice-type attacks. Although Spoink may manage to battle successfully, generally its evolved form
Grumpig is preferred instead.
Spoink has made two appearances. Both times,
Ash has to find its missing pearl. The second time, in Pokemon episode 369 ''"Clamperl of Wisdom"'', it was one of three items that Team Rocket tried to steal (the other two being a blue
Pearl and a
Clamperl ).
What is unusual here is that in neither episode does Spoink bounce around a lot, thus defying the "rule" of its lifestyle as described in the Pokedex.
