Arrokuda
Arrokuda is a Water-type Pokémon, the Rush Pokémon, number 846 (#0846) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 1 kg.
Arrokuda is the Rush Pokémon, a barracuda-like Water type that swims fast only in a straight line and charges at anything that moves, jaw first. It is very proud of that pointed jaw, but its eyesight is so poor that it misses a lot.
How to pronounce Arrokuda
Arrokuda is pronounced air-oh-KOO-duh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Arrokuda said out loud:
In Japanese it is サシカマス (Sasikamasu).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Arrokuda is a fish with a brown and tan body, 0.5 m long and 1.0 kg, with two big black eyes, two small upward-pointing teeth and two red spots behind its jaw. Six white scales mark its sides, and three fins on its tail look like a ship's propeller.
Behaviour
Arrokuda charges at any movement it sees, jaw first, but its poor eyesight means the Pokédex rates the tactic as having a low success rate. Overfed Arrokuda become sluggish, and Cramorant swallows them up; in Paldea flocks of Wattrel target them first.
Habitat
Rivers, lakes and the sea: Serebii lists ocean and river biomes in Paldea and river, lake and cave water in Kitakami. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the Paldean seas and rivers and in Kitakami's Crystal Pool and Chilling Waterhead. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Arrokuda's Abilities are Swift Swim, which doubles its Speed in rain, and the hidden Propeller Tail, which ignores moves and Abilities that draw attacks in; Bulbapedia says only Arrokuda and Barraskewda can have Propeller Tail. It opens with Peck and Aqua Jet, bites with Bite and Crunch, and later learns Liquidation. Base Attack 63 and Speed 66 are modest, but they are its best stats.
Name origin
Arrokuda may combine 'arrow' and 'barracuda'. The Japanese name Sasikamasu (サシカマス) may combine sashi ('pricking') and kamasu ('barracuda').
Design inspiration
Arrokuda seems to be based on the barracuda and on pike such as the northern pike, with arrows as another source, since its tail fin is shaped like fletching. Bulbapedia also notes that Arrokuda's and Barraskewda's colours and design resemble an Anglo-Saxon fish-shaped brooch. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Evolves into Barraskewda at level 26.
In the games
Nessa, the Hulbury Gym Leader, uses a level 23 Arrokuda in her Gym battle in Sword and Shield, where it debuted, and wild ones swim around Route 2 and Hulbury. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 2-star Tera Raid Battles.
In the anime
Arrokuda debuted in the film 'Secrets of the Jungle', eaten by a Cramorant. In the series, 'Just a Scone's Throw From Here!' has Jessie pull one from the Rocket Prize Master.
Fun facts
- Arrokuda's first appearance was in the reveal of Cramorant, and the species had no name until Sword and Shield came out.
- Despite being a pure Water type, it can learn Close Combat by TM.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Casey's Arrokuda is nicknamed Kilo, and Hop helps rescue it from a Cramorant in 'Gulp!! Gulp Pokémon'.
Base stats
- HP: 41
- Attack: 63
- Defense: 40
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 30
- Speed: 66
Arrokuda’s base stat total is 280. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Arrokuda weak to?
Arrokuda takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
How does Arrokuda evolve?
Arrokuda evolves into Barraskewda at level 26.
The whole family: Arrokuda, Barraskewda.
Abilities
- Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
- Propeller Tail (hidden ability): Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.
Moves
Moves Arrokuda learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 1 | Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 |
| 6 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 12 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 18 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 24 | Dive | Water | Physical | 80 |
| 30 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 36 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 42 | Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 |
| 48 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (28)
Arrokuda can learn 28 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Chilling Water, Facade, Swift, Endure, Rain Dance, Brick Break, Psychic Fangs, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Substitute, Drill Run, Crunch, Liquidation, Surf, Hydro Pump, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Flip Turn, Scale Shot, Double-Edge, Whirlpool, Throat Chop.
Egg moves (4):Acupressure, Night Slash, Slash, Thrash.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 2.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 56.
Pokédex entries
If it sees any movement around it, this Pokémon charges for it straightaway, leading with its sharply pointed jaw. It's very proud of that jaw. (Sword)
After it's eaten its fill, its movements become extremely sluggish. That's when Cramorant swallows it up. (Shield)
Names around the world
| Japanese | サシカマス |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Sasikamasu |
| French | Embrochet |
| German | Pikuda |
| Spanish | Arrokuda |
| Italian | Arrokuda |
| Korean | 찌로꼬치 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 刺梭鱼 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 刺梭魚 |
Trivia
- Lightest Water type in Gen 8: 1 kg.
- Lowest base stat total among Water types in Gen 8: 280.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 3% of all Pokémon (1 kg).
- Base stat total 280, ranked #913 of 1,025.
- One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 37 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 38 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Arrokuda (Pokémon), Serebii: Arrokuda (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: Nessa.
- Pronunciation (air-oh-KOO-duh): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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