#0424 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Ambipom

Long Tail Pokémon · Normal-type

Ambipom is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Long Tail Pokémon, number 424 (#0424) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 20.3 kg.

Ambipom is the Long Tail Pokémon that grew a second tail-hand, and with two it rarely bothers to use its arms. Colonies link their tails into rings to show friendship, and the Pokédex says humans have occasionally been welcomed into the circle.

How to pronounce Ambipom

Ambipom is pronounced AM-bih-pom. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Ambipom said out loud:

In Japanese it is エテボース (Eteboth).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Ambipom is a purple monkey with two tails, each ending in a big, round hand whose three fingers have red tips. Split strands of hair stick up from its head, longer on females, and its ears are round with red insides. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 20.3 kg.

Behaviour

Ambipom leaps from tree to tree at brilliant speed and works in large colonies, linking tails with other Ambipom in what looks like friendship. The Pokédex says that when it wraps both tails round you and squeezes, it really likes you.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it lives in large trees, and Bulbapedia places its colonies in heavily wooded areas, from tropical to boreal forests.

Diet

To eat, it shucks nuts with its two tails.

Powers

Ambipom's Abilities are Technician, which strengthens weak moves, and Pickup, with Skill Link hidden. It strikes with Double Hit and Fury Swipes, and the Pokédex says its consecutive two-tail attacks are very hard to dodge. With base Attack 100 and Speed 115 it is a fast physical attacker.

Name origin

Ambipom may combine 'ambi-' (both) or 'ambidextrous' with Aipom and 'palm'. The Japanese name is Eteboth (エテボース), possibly from 猿公 etekō (monkey), 得手 ete (strong point) and 'both'.

Design inspiration

Ambipom seems modelled on a New World monkey, with the prehensile tail exaggerated. Bulbapedia adds that it may vaguely reference the ahuizotl, an Aztec creature with monkey hands and a fifth hand on its tail. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Ambipom is the final stage of its line. Aipom evolves into it by levelling up while knowing Double Hit.

In the games

An Alpha Ambipom can be found at Hideaway Bay in Legends: Arceus, and the species first appeared in Diamond and Pearl as Aipom's evolution. In Scarlet and Violet it is not wild: in The Teal Mask Violet players evolve an Aipom and Scarlet players trade for one, and it appears in 5 and 6 star Tera Raid Battles. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Dawn's Ambipom debuted in 'Journey to the Unown!', when her Aipom, formerly Ash's, evolved. Dawn used it in many Contests, and Bulbapedia counts it among her most talented Pokémon.

Fun facts

• In Alola, Ambipom and the monkey Pokémon Passimian fight over trees, and the Ultra Sun Pokédex says Ambipom wins about half the time.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Gold's Aipom is named Aibo and was shown as an Ambipom in a flashforward before it actually evolved in 'Pleased as Punch With Parasect'.
• Skill Link is a hidden Ability for only four Pokémon in the game data: Aipom, Ambipom, Minccino and Cinccino.

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

Base stats

• HP: 75
• Attack: 100
• Defense: 66
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 66
• Speed: 115

Ambipom’s base stat total is 482. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Ambipom weak to?

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

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

What does Ambipom evolve from?

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

Ambipom is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Aipom, Ambipom.

Abilities

• Technician: Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
• 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 Ambipom learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (55)

Ambipom can learn 55 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, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Spite, Smack Down, Knock Off, Focus Punch, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Triple Axel, 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): 100.
• Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 169.

Pokédex entries

To affirm their kinship, members of this species will form a ring by linking their newly doubled tails together. On rare occasions, humans have been accepted into such rings. (Legends: Arceus)

It uses its tails for everything. If it wraps both of its tails around you and gives you a squeeze, that's proof it really likes you. (Ultra Moon)

In their search for comfortable trees, they get into territorial disputes with groups of Passimian. They win about half the time. (Ultra Sun)

To eat, it deftly shucks nuts with its two tails. It rarely uses its arms now. (Diamond, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

They work in large colonies and make rings by linking their tails, apparently in friendship. (Pearl, X, Omega Ruby)

Split into two, the tails are so adept at handling and doing things, Ambipom rarely uses its hands. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 43% of all Pokémon (20.3 kg).
• Base stat total 482, ranked #401 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Speed, ranked #52 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 38 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 73 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 8 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: Ambipom (Pokémon), Serebii: Ambipom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (AM-bih-pom): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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