Finneon
Finneon is a Water-type Pokémon, the Wing Fish Pokémon, number 456 (#0456) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 7 kg.
Finneon is the Wing Fish Pokémon, a small fish with butterfly-wing tail fins whose pink patterns soak up sunlight and glow after dark. The Pokédex nickname for it is the 'finery fish'.
How to pronounce Finneon
Finneon is pronounced FIN-ee-on. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Finneon said out loud:
In Japanese it is ケイコウオ (Keikouo).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Finneon is a small, ellipsoid fish, 0.4 m long and 7 kg, with a black upper body, a light blue underside and a pink stripe along each side. Two black dorsal fins, small blue pectoral fins and pink eyes complete it, but the tail steals the show: a pair of blue fins like butterfly wings, spotted with pink. Females have larger lower tail lobes than males.
Behaviour
Finneon swims near the surface by day, soaking up sunlight, and moves deeper at night. The Pokédex says its energetic jumps can carry it out of the sea, where Wingull swoop on it, and that resorts feed it to keep it close because divers love it. Its glow appears to work as camouflage, according to the Sun entry.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it lives in water and travels in schools, sometimes with Lumineon. In Scarlet and Violet it is in the West Paldean Sea, and in The Indigo Disk it is in the Terarium's Coastal and Polar Biomes. It is unobtainable in Sword and Shield and Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Abilities are Swift Swim and Storm Drain, with Water Veil hidden. It fires Water Gun and Water Pulse, rides rain with Rain Dance and heals with Aqua Ring. U-turn and Tailwind show off its speed, with Bounce for jumps. Its base stats are modest, with Speed 66 highest.
Name origin
Finneon may combine 'fin' and 'neon'. The Japanese name Keikouo (ケイコウオ) may combine keikō ('fluorescence') and uo ('fish').
Design inspiration
Its big tail fins are similar to those of the freshwater butterflyfish and to real butterfly wings, and it also resembles a neon or cardinal tetra. Its leaps from the water, and the way birds snatch it in mid-air, echo flying fish. These are fan readings, not official statements.
Evolution notes
It evolves into Lumineon at level 31.
In the games
Finneon first appeared in Diamond and Pearl, where it can be fished up with a Good Rod around Sinnoh routes such as Route 218. It returns in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and swims the Cobalt Coastlands of Hisui in Legends: Arceus.
In the anime
Zoey's Finneon made its series debut in 'Staging a Heroes' Welcome!' on the Wallace Cup's Performance Stage. Lana catches a wild one by fishing in 'Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!' and feeds it.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia counts Finneon and Lumineon as the sole fish-bodied Pokémon of Generation IV.
- In Generations VI and VII, Finneon could learn Nature Power by TM but Lumineon could not, according to Bulbapedia.
- Bulbapedia lists the Pokéwalker's Stormy Beach course as the way to get a Finneon in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Base stats
- HP: 49
- Attack: 49
- Defense: 56
- Sp. Atk: 49
- Sp. Def: 61
- Speed: 66
Finneon’s base stat total is 330. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Finneon weak to?
Finneon takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
How does Finneon evolve?
Finneon evolves into Lumineon at level 31.
The whole family: Finneon, Lumineon.
Abilities
- Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
- Storm Drain: Redirects single-target Water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Water moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
- Water Veil (hidden ability): Prevents burns.
Moves
Moves Finneon learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 6 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 13 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — |
| 17 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 |
| 22 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 |
| 26 | Attract | Normal | Status | — |
| 29 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — |
| 33 | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — |
| 38 | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 35 |
| 42 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 |
| 45 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 |
| 49 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — |
| 54 | Soak | Water | Status | — |
TM moves (32)
Finneon can learn 32 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Agility, Protect, Water Pulse, Acrobatics, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Chilling Water, Facade, Swift, Icy Wind, Endure, Rain Dance, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Dazzling Gleam, Rest, Substitute, Tailwind, Surf, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Tera Blast, Flip Turn, Psych Up, Whirlpool, Alluring Voice.
Egg moves (9):Agility, Aqua Tail, Aurora Beam, Charm, Confuse Ray, Flail, Psybeam, Sweet Kiss, Tickle.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 2.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow Then Very Fast (600,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 66.
Pokédex entries
What a gorgeous sight this Pokémon is as it swims with its long, pink-painted caudal fins fluttering behind it. Finneon's beautiful appearance has led to its nickname: ”finery fish.” (Legends: Arceus)
It lures in prey with its shining tail fins. It stays near the surface during the day and moves to the depths when night falls. (Ultra Moon)
When night falls, their pink patterns begin to shine. They're popular with divers, so there are resorts that feed them to keep them close. (Ultra Sun)
Its double tail fins propel its energetic jumps. When it breaks the surface of the sea, Wingull swoop down to grab it on the fly. (Moon)
It absorbs sunlight with the pink areas of its skin, which then shine. This appears to be a form of camouflage. (Sun)
After long exposure to sunlight, the patterns on its tail fins shine vividly when darkness arrives. (Diamond, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ケイコウオ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Keikouo |
| French | Écayon |
| German | Finneon |
| Spanish | Finneon |
| Italian | Finneon |
| Korean | 형광어 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 荧光鱼 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 螢光魚 |
Trivia
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 21% of all Pokémon (7 kg).
- Base stat total 330, ranked #741 of 1,025.
- One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 70 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 45 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% 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: Finneon (Pokémon), Serebii: Finneon (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (FIN-ee-on): 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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