Emolga
Emolga is a Electric/Flying-type Pokémon, the Sky Squirrel Pokémon, number 587 (#0587) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5 kg.
Emolga is the Sky Squirrel Pokémon, a flying-squirrel Electric and Flying type that scatters electricity as it glides, so bird Pokémon steer clear and leave it all the food. It looks sweet, but the Pokédex warns that it is a handful.
How to pronounce Emolga
Emolga is pronounced ee-MAHL-guh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Emolga said out loud:
In Japanese it is エモンガ.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Emolga is a white flying squirrel, 0.4 m tall and 5 kg, with black eyes and a tiny nose. Yellow electric sacs sit on its cheeks. It has rounded black ears, a black hood-like patch around its head and yellow wing-like flaps on its three-fingered arms. The Pokédex says electricity made in its cheek pouches is kept in the membrane and let out as it glides.
Behaviour
Emolga glides from tree to tree, and the Ultra Sun entry says that on thundery nights their numbers can nearly hide the sky.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it lives in treetops and usually nests in holes that Pikipek gouge in trees. In Legends: Z-A it appears in Wild Zone 14 and several Lumiose City districts, and in the Mega Dimension DLC's 3 star Electric and Flying zones of Hyperspace Lumiose. It is not in Scarlet and Violet.
Diet
The Moon entry has it shocking berries and Bug Pokémon until they are cooked before eating them. The Shield entry says it loves sweet berries and sometimes stuffs its cheeks too full to fly properly.
Powers
Emolga has the Ability Static, with Motor Drive hidden. In Sword and Shield it starts with Nuzzle, then learns Thunder Shock, Spark, Volt Switch and Discharge, plus Acrobatics for its gliding. With 103 base Speed and 75 in both Attack and Special Attack, it is a fast hit-and-run attacker.
Name origin
Emolga may combine 衣紋 emon (drapery) with モモンガ momonga, the Japanese word for a flying squirrel. The Japanese name is the same, Emolga (エモンガ).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia, citing Nintendo Dream, says Emolga was made to echo Pikachu, since each generation has traditionally added at least one Electric-type rodent. Its model is a flying squirrel, with the gliding membrane drawn as a cape, and it may specifically be the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel.
In the games
Nimbasa City Gym Leader Elesa uses two Emolga in Black and White and swaps them with Volt Switch. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, an Emolga is an important character who is good friends with Dunsparce. The species debuted in Black and White.
In the anime
Iris's Emolga debuted in 'Emolga the Irresistible!', where Iris caught her; she is manipulative, lazy and gluttonous, but also good-hearted. In 'Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!', Elesa's Emolga beat Ash's Palpitoad and Snivy, and Pikachu then defeated it.
Fun facts
- No other Pokémon has Emolga's base stat total of 428, and no other has Motor Drive as a Hidden Ability.
- The earliest image of Emolga that Bulbapedia records is dated 7 August 2010.
- Emolga can be spotted in the scenery of the Prism Tower stage in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, and the remake of that stage in Ultimate keeps it.
Base stats
- HP: 55
- Attack: 75
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 75
- Sp. Def: 60
- Speed: 103
Emolga’s base stat total is 428. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Emolga weak to?
Emolga takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Flying (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×).
It is immune to Ground moves.
Evolution
Emolga does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Static: Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Motor Drive (hidden ability): Absorbs Electric moves, raising Speed one stage.
Moves
Moves Emolga learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuzzle | Electric | Physical | 20 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — |
| 10 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 15 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 |
| 20 | Charge | Electric | Status | — |
| 25 | Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | 55 |
| 30 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 35 | Encore | Normal | Status | — |
| 40 | Volt Switch | Electric | Special | 70 |
| 45 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — |
| 50 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 |
| 55 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
TM moves (34)
Emolga can learn 34 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Solar Beam, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Rest, Snore, Protect, Charm, Attract, Rain Dance, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, U-turn, Fling, Speed Swap, Round, Acrobatics, Volt Switch, Electroweb, Eerie Impulse, Air Slash, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Agility, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Baton Pass, Encore, Iron Tail, Taunt, Energy Ball, Electro Ball, Wild Charge.
Egg moves (6):Astonish, Covet, Defog, Roost, Shock Wave, Tickle.
Move tutor moves (2): Dual Wingbeat, Rising Voltage.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 200 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 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 150.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon absolutely loves sweet berries. Sometimes it stuffs its cheeks full of so much food that it can't fly properly. (Shield)
As Emolga flutters through the air, it crackles with electricity. This Pokémon is cute, but it can cause a lot of trouble. (Sword)
As it flies, it scatters electricity around, so bird Pokémon keep their distance. That's why Emolga can keep all its food to itself. (Ultra Moon)
They store up electricity to fly through the air. When thunder cracks at night, sometimes there are almost enough of them to blot out the sky. (Ultra Sun)
It grills berries and bug Pokémon with electric shocks and makes a meal of them. It usually nests in the holes gouged in trees by Pikipek. (Moon)
It glides using its cape-like membrane. Electrical energy scatters from it, shocking its friends and foes alike. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | エモンガ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Emolga |
| French | Emolga |
| German | Emolga |
| Spanish | Emolga |
| Italian | Emolga |
| Korean | 에몽가 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 电飞鼠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 電飛鼠 |
Trivia
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 15% of all Pokémon (5 kg).
- Base stat total 428, ranked #552 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Electric and Flying.
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 94 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Can learn 50 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 200: about 26.1% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 9 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: Emolga (Pokémon), Serebii: Emolga (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (ee-MAHL-guh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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