Clobbopus
Clobbopus is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Tantrum Pokémon, number 852 (#0852) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 4 kg.
Clobbopus is the Tantrum Pokémon, a small Fighting-type octopus that explores the world by punching it. Its tentacles tear off easily, and it is not worried, because the Pokédex says they grow back.
How to pronounce Clobbopus
Clobbopus is pronounced KLOB-uh-pus. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Clobbopus said out loud:
In Japanese it is タタッコ (Tatakko).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Clobbopus is a small beige octopus, 0.6 m tall and 4 kg, with an orange mask-like pattern on its face and six orange spots on its head. Six small tentacles carry it around, while two large ones act as arms and end in rounded indigo bumps that look like boxing gloves. According to the Legends: Z-A Pokédex, those bulbs are perfect for pummelling but next to useless for gripping.
Behaviour
Clobbopus is very curious, and the Pokédex says it explores by punching whatever catches its interest. Its intelligence is said to match a three-year-old's. It is calm about losing a tentacle, because it knows the tentacle will grow back.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it normally lives underwater, and the Pokédex says the search for food brings it onto land. In Sword and Shield it is found on Route 9 and in Max Raid Battles at North Lake Miloch and Dusty Bowl, and in Legends: Z-A it arrives with the Mega Dimension DLC, in Hyperspace Lumiose's 1-star and 4-star Fighting wild zones.
Powers
Its Abilities are Limber and Technician (hidden). It learns punching and grappling moves such as Rock Smash, Brick Break, Submission, Reversal and Superpower, plus Bulk Up and Taunt. With 68 base Attack but only 32 Speed and 310 stats in total, it is slow and weak, and its real job is to grow into Grapploct.
Name origin
Clobbopus may blend 'clobber' and 'octopus'. The Japanese name is Tatakko (タタッコ), possibly from tataku ('to strike'), tako ('octopus') and a word for a spoiled child, dadakko, which is the Japanese name of its category.
Design inspiration
Clobbopus appears to be an octopus given a boxer's gloves, and the orange patterns on its head look like wrestling masks. Its Fighting type may also be a visual pun on takonaguri, an expression meaning 'hitting endlessly' that literally reads 'octopus beating'. These are fan readings, and no designer is credited.
Evolution notes
Clobbopus evolves into Grapploct when it levels up while knowing Taunt, which it learns at level 35 in Sword and Shield.
In the games
Players meet Clobbopus as a wild Pokémon in Sword and Shield, where it debuted, and it is not in Scarlet and Violet. Its only place in Legends: Z-A is the Mega Dimension DLC.
In the anime
Clobbopus debuted in 'Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!' as a Trainer's Pokémon, and it reappeared in 'Whittle While You Work!'.
Fun facts
- It is the lightest Fighting-type Pokémon, according to both Bulbapedia and the game data.
- Clobbopus and Grapploct are the sole Pokémon to belong to the Human-Like and Water 1 Egg Groups together.
- In the Pokémon Adventures manga, several Clobbopus make their debut at once, in 'Swaying!! Murky Memories'.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 68
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 50
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 32
Clobbopus’s base stat total is 310. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Clobbopus weak to?
Clobbopus takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
How does Clobbopus evolve?
Clobbopus evolves into Grapploct (Level up, knowing Taunt).
The whole family: Clobbopus, Grapploct.
Abilities
- Limber: Prevents paralysis.
- Technician (hidden ability): Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
Moves
Moves Clobbopus learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 |
| 10 | Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 15 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — |
| 20 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 |
| 25 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — |
| 30 | Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 |
| 35 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 40 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 45 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (29)
Clobbopus can learn 29 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Ice Punch, Rest, Snore, Protect, Attract, Facade, Revenge, Brick Break, Dive, Mud Shot, Brine, Payback, Round, Retaliate, Body Slam, Waterfall, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Taunt, Superpower, Muddy Water, Bulk Up, Close Combat, Focus Blast, Work Up, Liquidation.
Egg moves (6):Circle Throw, Pain Split, Power-Up Punch, Seismic Toss, Soak, Sucker Punch.
Move tutor moves (1): Coaching.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
- Catch rate: 180 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 62.
Pokédex entries
Its tentacles tear off easily, but it isn't alarmed when that happens—it knows they'll grow back. It's about as smart as a three-year-old. (Shield)
It's very curious, but its means of investigating things is to try to punch them with its tentacles. The search for food is what brings it onto land. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | タタッコ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tatakko |
| French | Poulpaf |
| German | Klopptopus |
| Spanish | Clobbopus |
| Italian | Clobbopus |
| Korean | 때때무노 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 拳拳蛸 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 拳拳蛸 |
Trivia
- Lightest Fighting type: 4 kg.
- Lightest Fighting type in Gen 8: 4 kg.
- Shortest Fighting type in Gen 8: 0.6 m, shared with 1 other.
- Slowest Fighting type in Gen 8: 32 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Fighting types in Gen 8: 310.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 13% of all Pokémon (4 kg).
- Base stat total 310, ranked #804 of 1,025.
- One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 43 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 42 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 180: about 23.5% 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: Clobbopus (Pokémon), Serebii: Clobbopus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KLOB-uh-pus): 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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