Dhelmise
Dhelmise is a Ghost/Grass-type Pokémon, the Sea Creeper Pokémon, number 781 (#0781) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 3.9 m tall and weighs 210 kg.
Dhelmise is a piece of seaweed that fused with wreckage from a sunken ship and was reborn as a ghost: a rusty anchor and a battered ship's wheel held together by a tangle of green weed. The Pokédex says the weed is its actual body, and one swing of the anchor can knock out a Wailord.
How to pronounce Dhelmise
Dhelmise is pronounced del-MEEZ. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Dhelmise said out loud:
In Japanese it is ダダリン (Dadarin).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Dhelmise is 3.9 m tall and weighs 210 kg. Its true body is the seaweed, which winds around a rusty brown anchor and a damaged lavender and yellow ship's wheel that can spin freely. The Moon Pokédex describes it as the soul of drifting seaweed reborn as a Pokémon.
Behaviour
Dhelmise lowers its anchor and waits for prey to come near. Once it has a catch, the seaweed wraps around the victim and drains its life force. The Pokédex says it gets along with Skrelp, and Bulbapedia adds Dragalge.
Habitat
It drifts in the sea, and in Alola you fish for it at Seafolk Village. It can be found in Sword and Shield and the Expansion Pass but not in Scarlet and Violet.
Diet
It prefers big prey such as Wailord and Wailmer, and keeps itself going by adding seabed detritus and fresh seaweed to its body.
Powers
Its only Ability is Steelworker, which makes its Steel moves 1.5 times as strong, and Bulbapedia says no other known Pokémon can have that Ability. No other known Pokémon can learn Anchor Shot either, and its other moves include Shadow Ball, Power Whip and Phantom Force. Base Attack 131 is the highest of any Ghost type's standard form, though Speed 40 makes it slow.
Name origin
Dhelmise may combine 'demise' with 'helm', the steering gear of a ship. The Japanese name is Dadarin (ダダリン), which may blend tatari ('curse') and darin ('ship's wheel').
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia suggests ghost ship legends such as the Flying Dutchman, and the seaweed may be Codium fragile, nicknamed dead man's fingers. Its Shiny form's red weed may recall red seaweed. These are fan readings.
In the games
In Sword and Shield, Dhelmise appears in Max Raid Battles and, with the Expansion Pass, at Challenge Beach and the Frigid Sea, after its debut in Sun and Moon. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Dhelmise debuted in 'Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!', guarding a Mystic Water until Lana's Popplio beat it with Hydro Vortex. Another served in Lucius's Lapras crew in Pokémon Horizons.
Fun facts
- No other Pokémon has a base stat total of exactly 517.
- Dhelmise is genderless, yet in Generation VII it could learn Attract, a move that cannot work on a genderless Pokémon.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Acerola owns Dhelmise.
Base stats
- HP: 70
- Attack: 131
- Defense: 100
- Sp. Atk: 86
- Sp. Def: 90
- Speed: 40
Dhelmise’s base stat total is 517. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Dhelmise weak to?
Dhelmise takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.
Evolution
Dhelmise does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Steelworker: This Pokémon's Steel moves have 1.5× power.
Moves
Moves Dhelmise learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 |
| 4 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 8 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 12 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 16 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — |
| 24 | Switcheroo | Dark | Status | — |
| 28 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 32 | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 35 |
| 36 | Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | — |
| 40 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 44 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 |
| 48 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — |
| 52 | Anchor Shot | Steel | Physical | 80 |
| 56 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 |
| 60 | Phantom Force | Ghost | Physical | 90 |
| 64 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (46)
Dhelmise can learn 46 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Solar Beam, Solar Blade, Rest, Rock Slide, Thief, Snore, Protect, Giga Drain, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Whirlpool, Facade, Helping Hand, Brick Break, Brine, Payback, Assurance, Shadow Claw, Round, Hex, Bulldoze, Phantom Force, Brutal Swing, Swords Dance, Hydro Pump, Surf, Earthquake, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Shadow Ball, Muddy Water, Iron Defense, Gyro Ball, Energy Ball, Flash Cannon, Power Whip, Iron Head, Grass Knot, Sludge Wave, Heavy Slam, Ally Switch, Liquidation, Body Press.
Move tutor moves (3): Grassy Glide, Poltergeist, Steel Roller.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
- Catch rate: 25 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 181.
Pokédex entries
After lowering its anchor, it waits for its prey. It catches large Wailord and drains their life-force. (Shield)
After a piece of seaweed merged with debris from a sunken ship, it was reborn as this ghost Pokémon. (Sword)
Its chain-like green seaweed can stretch outward for hundreds of yards. For some reason, it gets along well with Skrelp. (Ultra Moon)
It wraps its prey in green seaweed and sucks away their vitality. It only likes to go after big prey like Wailord. (Ultra Sun)
The soul of seaweed adrift in the waves became reborn as this Pokémon. It maintains itself with new infusions of seabed detritus and seaweed. (Moon)
Swinging its massive anchor, it can KO Wailord in a single blow. What appears to be green seaweed is actually its body. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ダダリン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Dadarin |
| French | Sinistrail |
| German | Moruda |
| Spanish | Dhelmise |
| Italian | Dhelmise |
| Korean | 타타륜 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 破破舵轮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 破破舵輪 |
Trivia
- Tallest Grass type: 3.9 m.
- Highest Attack among Ghost types: 131.
- Heaviest Grass type in Gen 7: 210 kg.
- Tallest Grass type in Gen 7: 3.9 m.
- Highest Attack among Ghost types in Gen 7: 131.
- Taller than 98% of all Pokémon (3.9 m).
- Heavier than 92% of all Pokémon (210 kg).
- Base stat total 517, ranked #225 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Attack, ranked #37 of 1,025.
- One of 10 Pokémon that are both Ghost and Grass.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 60 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Can learn 59 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 25: about 3.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 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: Dhelmise (Pokémon), Serebii: Dhelmise (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex): page returns 404, as Dhelmise is not in Scarlet or Violet.
- Pronunciation (del-MEEZ): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name (low confidence).
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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