Capsakid
Capsakid is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Spicy Pepper Pokémon, number 951 (#0951) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 3 kg.
Capsakid is the Spicy Pepper Pokémon, a green, two-legged chilli pepper whose shed front tooth is a spice in Paldean cooking. The Pokédex says the more sunlight it soaks up, the spicier its moves become.
How to pronounce Capsakid
Capsakid is pronounced KAP-suh-kid. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Capsakid said out loud:
In Japanese it is カプサイジ (Capsaiji).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Capsakid is a short, green, armless biped, 0.3 m tall and 3 kg, with a four-leaved dark green collar and a white cap split into six sections at the rim. Its beak-like mouth holds one tooth at the front of the upper jaw. That tooth falls out naturally, and the Pokédex says it ends up in traditional Paldean dishes that can be extremely spicy.
Behaviour
Bulbapedia calls Capsakid notorious for violent mood swings, possibly caused by the spicy chemicals inside it, and the Pokédex says it bites anything it dislikes.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Asado Desert and Paldea's South and West Provinces, and Serebii lists desert and mountain biomes.
Powers
Its Abilities are Chlorophyll, which doubles its Speed in strong sunlight, and Insomnia, with Klutz hidden. It learns Leafage, Razor Leaf, Bite, Sunny Day, Crunch and Solar Beam. With 62 base Attack and 62 Special Attack it is a balanced attacker, still waiting for its evolution.
Name origin
Capsakid combines 'capsaicin' (the chemical that makes chillies hot) or Capsicum (the pepper genus) with 'kappa' and 'kid'. The Japanese name is Capsaiji (カプサイジ), which may blend capsaicin, kappa and 児 ji ('child').
Design inspiration
Capsakid appears to be an unripe chilli pepper such as a habanero, and its cap mimics the flower that covers a growing pepper. The cap and beak may also recall a kappa, and the white cap an eggshell on a newly hatched chick. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Capsakid evolves with a Fire Stone, and Bulbapedia says it is the only Grass Pokémon that does so.
In the games
Capsakid is a wild Pokémon and a 2-star Tera Raid Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. In Legends: Z-A it appears in the Mega Dimension DLC, in the Grass-type 2-star and 3-star and Fire-type 3-star wild zones of Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Capsakid debuted in Pokémon Horizons in 'Wattrel's High Wind Warning!', where Roy rescues one from falling off a cliff. Pepper owns one in 'The Knight in the Ruins'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says the cap may resemble a sunbonnet, and there is a real chilli called the Scotch bonnet.
- Bulbapedia suggests the line's Paldean setting may allude to Spain being the first European country to bring home the chilli pepper.
- In the POKÉTOON 'The Legend of Capsakid', Akira's Capsakid agitates several Pokémon with its spicy bite.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 62
- Defense: 40
- Sp. Atk: 62
- Sp. Def: 40
- Speed: 50
Capsakid’s base stat total is 304. Its highest stat is Attack and Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Capsakid weak to?
Capsakid takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
How does Capsakid evolve?
Capsakid evolves into Scovillain (Fire Stone).
The whole family: Capsakid, Scovillain.
Abilities
- Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
- Insomnia: Prevents sleep.
- Klutz (hidden ability): Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.
Moves
Moves Capsakid learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Leafage | Grass | Physical | 40 |
| 4 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 10 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 13 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 17 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — |
| 21 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 |
| 24 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 |
| 38 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 44 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 |
| 48 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 |
TM moves (28)
Capsakid can learn 28 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Magical Leaf, Endure, Sunny Day, Sandstorm, Bullet Seed, Zen Headbutt, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Substitute, Crunch, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Helping Hand, Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Super Fang, Grassy Glide, Endeavor.
Egg moves (5):Ingrain, Leech Seed, Rage Powder, Rollout, Worry Seed.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 61.
Pokédex entries
Traditional Paldean dishes can be extremely spicy because they include the shed front teeth of Capsakid among their ingredients. (Violet)
The more sunlight this Pokémon bathes in, the more spicy chemicals are produced by its body, and thus the spicier its moves become. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | カプサイジ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Capsaiji |
| French | Pimito |
| German | Chilingel |
| Spanish | Capsakid |
| Italian | Capsakid |
| Korean | 캡싸이 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 热辣娃 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 熱辣娃 |
Trivia
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 10% of all Pokémon (3 kg).
- Base stat total 304, ranked #849 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 46 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 39 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% 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: Capsakid (Pokémon), Serebii: Capsakid (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KAP-suh-kid): 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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