#0190 · Johto · Generation 2

Aipom

Long Tail Pokémon · Normal-type

Aipom is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Long Tail Pokémon, number 190 (#0190) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 11.5 kg.

Aipom is the Long Tail Pokémon, a purple monkey whose tail ends in a hand. It uses the tail so much that its real hands have become clumsy.

How to pronounce Aipom

Aipom is pronounced AY-pom. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Aipom said out loud:

In Japanese it is エイパム (Eipam).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Aipom is a purple monkey with a beige face, belly and feet, a big head with round ears, and a cheeky smile. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 11.5 kg. Its tail ends in a three-fingered hand strong enough to hold its whole body up from a branch yet delicate enough to handle small objects. Bulbapedia says the cowlick on its head is longer on females.

Behaviour

Aipom lives high in the treetops and swings from branch to branch, using its tail for balance. The Pokédex says it wraps the tail round a branch to sleep so it does not fall.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is forest, and Bulbapedia says treetops of tropical, temperate and even boreal forests. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Kitakami in The Teal Mask, in the wild in Violet only; Scarlet players trade for it.

Diet

The Pokédex says it uses its tail to pluck fruit that is out of reach, and in Alola its favourite food is Bounsweet.

Powers

Aipom can have Run Away or Pickup, with Skill Link hidden, an Ability that makes multi-hit moves such as Fury Swipes always strike the maximum number of times. It also learns Fling, Nasty Plot and Baton Pass. With base Speed 85 and Attack 70 it is a quick, light hitter.

Name origin

Aipom may combine 'ape' and 'palm'. The Japanese name is Eipam (エイパム), which Bulbapedia reads the same way.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia reads Aipom as a New World monkey with an exaggerated prehensile tail, possibly a capuchin. It may also vaguely echo the ahuizotl, an Aztec creature said to have monkey hands and an extra human hand at the tip of its tail. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Aipom evolves into Ambipom when it levels up while knowing Double Hit, which it learns at level 32 in Scarlet and Violet. Before Generation IV it had no evolution.

In the games

In Legends: Arceus, Aipom lives in several areas, including Aipom Hill in the Cobalt Coastlands, and the species first appeared in Gold and Silver. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Ash's Aipom stole his hat in 'Slaking Kong!' and was caught in 'Channeling the Battle Zone!'. In 'Throwing the Track Switch', Ash swapped her to Dawn in exchange for Buizel, as she loved Pokémon Contests.

Fun facts

• The Legends: Arceus Pokédex says ancient writings describe Aipom as a one-armed oddity.
• At Spaceworld '97, Aipom appears to have been called Teiru, a name derived from 'tail'.
• In the anime, Clemont's Aipom Arm gadget copies the shape of Aipom's tail.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Aipom (Pokémon) · Serebii: Aipom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 55
• Attack: 70
• Defense: 55
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 55
• Speed: 85

Aipom’s base stat total is 360. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Aipom weak to?

Aipom takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Aipom evolve?

Aipom evolves into Ambipom (Level up, knowing Double Hit).

The whole family: Aipom, Ambipom.

Abilities

• Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
• Pickup: Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
• Skill Link (hidden ability): Extends two-to-five-hit moves and Triple Kick to their full length every time.

Moves

Moves Aipom learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (52)

Aipom can learn 52 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Low Kick, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Mud Shot, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Brick Break, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Foul Play, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Metronome, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Nasty Plot, Thunder, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Spite, Smack Down, Knock Off, Focus Punch, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Throat Chop, Upper Hand.

Egg moves (9):Beat Up, Bounce, Counter, Covet, Fake Out, Iron Tail, Quick Guard, Slam, Switcheroo.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 72.

Pokédex entries

This treetop dweller possesses a tail as dexterous as a hand. Ancient writings describe this Pokémon as a one-armed oddity. (Legends: Arceus)

It searches for prey from the tops of trees. When it spots its favorite food, Bounsweet, Aipom gets excited and pounces. (Ultra Moon)

As it did more and more with its tail, its hands became clumsy. It makes its nest high in the treetops. (Ultra Sun)

Aipom's tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the Pokémon uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air. (Gold, LeafGreen, HeartGold, Y)

It lives atop tall trees. When leaping from branch to branch, it deftly uses its tail for balance. (Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver, X)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
• Heavier than 30% of all Pokémon (11.5 kg).
• Base stat total 360, ranked #684 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 39 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 70 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 11 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Aipom (Pokémon), Serebii: Aipom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (AY-pom): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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