#0206 · Johto · Generation 2

Dunsparce

Land Snake Pokémon · Normal-type

Dunsparce is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Land Snake Pokémon, number 206 (#0206) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 14 kg.

Dunsparce is the Land Snake Pokémon, a drill-tailed serpent with tiny wings that hides underground the moment it is spotted. The Pokédex says that if you find one, you should consider yourself lucky.

How to pronounce Dunsparce

Dunsparce is pronounced DUN-spars. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Dunsparce said out loud:

In Japanese it is ノコッチ (Nokocchi).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Dunsparce is 1.5 m (4'11") long and 14 kg (30.9 lbs), with a mostly yellow body, a blue belly and a back striped blue and cream. It has a round head, closed eyes, two tiny white wings and a drill-like tail. The wings let it float a little, and the Sword Pokédex says some scientists think they once let it fly.

Behaviour

Dunsparce is mostly motionless. The Pokédex says it bores a hole with its tail to flee from anyone who spots it. It digs maze-like nests and never gets lost in them, because it can tell where it is by the smell of the soil. The Ultra Sun Pokédex says it happily shares tunnels with Diglett.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it hides in dark places where no light reaches. In Scarlet and Violet it is found across much of Paldea, and in The Teal Mask it lives around Kitakami.

Powers

Its Abilities are Serene Grace and Run Away, with Rattled hidden. It learns Hyper Drill at level 32, which Bulbapedia says only Dunsparce and Dudunsparce can learn. Its base HP of 100 is its best stat, and its Speed is a slow 45.

Name origin

Dunsparce may combine 'dun' (a dull sandy brown, like its eyes and back) with 'sparse', perhaps for its rarity. The Japanese name is Nokocchi (ノコッチ), which may be an anagram of ツチノコ (tsuchinoko), a fabled snake-like creature.

Design inspiration

Hironobu Yoshida designed Dunsparce. It appears to be based on the tsuchinoko, a snake-like cryptid of Japan; the cryptid's other name bachi hebi ('bee snake') may explain the bee and snake mix. Blind snakes may also have inspired its closed eyes and barbed tail. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

It evolves into Dudunsparce when levelled up while knowing Hyper Drill. Bulbapedia says a hidden encryption constant sets the form: 99% Two-Segment, 1% Three-Segment.

In the games

Dunsparce is a supporting character throughout Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, and it first appeared in Gold and Silver. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Dunsparce debuted in 'The Dunsparce Deception', where Bucky was the only child in a town of Dunsparce owners without one, until he caught one.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia notes that a Hardy Nature Dunsparce with Serene Grace transferred from Generation III or IV has a 50% chance of becoming Three-Segment Dudunsparce; other Natures, or Run Away, almost always give Two-Segment.
• In the anime it is usually shown much shorter than its listed 1.5 m, and in Gates to Infinity and Super Mystery Dungeon it is smaller than Pikachu.
• The tsuchinoko is said to like alcohol, so Bulbapedia suggests Dunsparce's rounded body may nod to sake bottles shaped like gourds.

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

Base stats

• HP: 100
• Attack: 70
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 65
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 45

Dunsparce’s base stat total is 415. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Dunsparce weak to?

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

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Dunsparce evolve?

Dunsparce evolves into Dudunsparce (Level up, knowing Hyper Drill, 99% chance or Level up, knowing Hyper Drill, 1% chance).

The whole family: Dunsparce, Dudunsparce.

Abilities

• Serene Grace: Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.
• Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
• Rattled (hidden ability): Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.

Moves

Moves Dunsparce learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (66)

Dunsparce can learn 66 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Thief, Pounce, Chilling Water, Facade, Poison Tail, Bulldoze, Hex, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Stored Power, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Smart Strike, Dig, Zen Headbutt, Air Slash, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Substitute, Drill Run, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Hyper Voice, Ice Spinner, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Amnesia, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Earth Power, Ice Beam, Fire Blast, Blizzard, Wild Charge, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Spite, Gyro Ball, Lunge, Uproar, Scale Shot, Pain Split, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Skitter Smack, Breaking Swipe, Curse.

Egg moves (6):Aqua Tail, Astonish, Bite, Curse, Headbutt, Last Resort.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• 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 HP effort value.
• Base experience yield: 145.

Pokédex entries

The nests Dunsparce live in are mazes of tunnels. They never get lost in their own nests—they can tell where they are by the scent of the dirt. (Shield)

This Pokémon's tiny wings have some scientists saying that Dunsparce used to fly through the sky in ancient times. (Sword)

When it sees a person, it digs a hole with its tail to make its escape. If you happen to find one, consider yourself lucky. (Ultra Moon)

It travels by digging through the ground. Diglett and Dunsparce share one another's tunnels happily. (Ultra Sun)

Dunsparce has a drill for its tail. It uses this tail to burrow into the ground backward. This Pokémon is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground. (Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

It digs into the ground with its tail and makes a mazelike nest. It can fly just a little. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Y)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
• Heavier than 34% of all Pokémon (14 kg).
• Base stat total 415, ranked #582 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #95 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
• Number 55 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 82 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 13 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: Dunsparce (Pokémon), Serebii: Dunsparce (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (DUN-spars): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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