#0720 · Kalos · Generation 6 · mythical

Hoopa

Mischief Pokémon · Psychic/Ghost-type

Hoopa is a Psychic/Ghost-type Pokémon, the Mischief Pokémon, number 720 (#0720) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 9 kg.

Hoopa is the Mischief Pokémon, a Psychic and Ghost type whose golden rings open holes through space so it can steal whatever it likes. Its true, six-armed form is sealed inside a bottle, and set free it only lasts three days.

How to pronounce Hoopa

Hoopa is pronounced HOO-puh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Hoopa said out loud:

In Japanese it is フーパ.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Hoopa Confined is 0.5 m tall and weighs 9 kg. It is light purple with green eyes, a pink ponytail and two grey horns, and its arms float beside its body instead of joining it. It has a wispy tail in place of legs and wears three gold rings, one at the waist and one on each horn. The Pokédex says its loop can warp space.

Behaviour

Hoopa is a troublemaker that collects things it likes and drops them through a loop into a hidden home of its own. Bulbapedia says it loves foods with holes, especially donuts, and can take revenge on anyone who tries to use its power for their own ends. Legends tell of its greed: it once whisked away a whole castle to reach the treasure inside.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says its lair is rumoured to be in a hidden desert oasis full of stolen treasure. It cannot be found in Scarlet and Violet, only brought from HOME. In Legends: Z-A it comes by trade, and the Mega Dimension DLC offers one in Hyperspace Lumiose.

Powers

Its Ability is Magician. Hoopa Confined is Psychic and Ghost and learns Hyperspace Hole, which no other known Pokémon can use. Opening the Prison Bottle unleashes Hoopa Unbound, a 6.5 m, 490 kg Psychic and Dark type with six arms that, the Pokédex says, can seize anything it desires; the move changes to Hyperspace Fury. After three days it is sealed again. Unbound has base Attack 160 and Special Attack 170, while Confined is a Special Attack 150 specialist with Trick Room and Nasty Plot.

Name origin

Hoopa may come from 'hoop', and perhaps 'hoopla' or OOPArt ('out-of-place artifact'). The Japanese name is フーパ, romanised Hoopa.

Design inspiration

Hoopa Confined may be inspired by genies or djinn, and the Prison Bottle by the djinn's lamp, with the three-day limit echoing the three wishes. Hoopa Unbound may draw on the Ifrit, many-armed Hindu deities or the six-armed Gegenees of Greek myth. These are fan readings.

In the games

Hoopa is a major figure in Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC. It debuted in the Generation VI games as a Mythical Pokémon, with Hoopa Unbound arriving in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and appears in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon as the genie of the Djinn's Bottle.

In the anime

Hoopa debuted in the series of shorts 'Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures', playing pranks on Ash and Pikachu, and then in the short 'Hoopa: The Mischief Pokémon' and the film Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, where Hoopa Unbound is the main antagonist.

Fun facts

• In the poke.si data, Hoopa Unbound is the one Mythical Pokémon to reach a base stat total of 680; every other Pokémon on that total is a Legendary.
• Among Generation VI Pokémon, only Hoopa has Pokédex entries that differ between X and Y and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, says Bulbapedia.
• The ring-shaped portals in the mirage spots of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire resemble Hoopa's rings.
• In Pokémon UNITE, Hoopa is a ranged supporter that briefly becomes Hoopa Unbound when it uses its Unite Move, says Bulbapedia.

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

Base stats

• HP: 80
• Attack: 110
• Defense: 60
• Sp. Atk: 150
• Sp. Def: 130
• Speed: 70

Hoopa’s base stat total is 600. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Hoopa weak to?

Hoopa takes extra damage from Ghost (4×), Dark (4×) moves.

It resists Poison (½×), Psychic (½×).

It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.

Evolution

Hoopa does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Forms

• Hoopa Unbound (Forme): Psychic/Dark-type, base stat total 680 (HP 80, Attack 160, Defense 60, Sp. Atk 170, Sp. Def 130, Speed 80). Ability: Magician.

Abilities

• Magician: Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.

Moves

Moves Hoopa learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (56)

Hoopa can learn 56 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Psybeam, Thief, Facade, Swift, Rock Tomb, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Psyshock, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Foul Play, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Dark Pulse, Skill Swap, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Trick, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Calm Mind, Psychic Terrain, Nasty Plot, Phantom Force, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Gravity, Knock Off, Focus Punch, Lash Out, Psych Up, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Skitter Smack, Throat Chop, Psychic Noise.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Undiscovered.
• Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
• Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 100.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 270.

Pokédex entries

It is said to be able to seize anything it desires with its six rings and six huge arms. With its power sealed, it is transformed into a much smaller form. (Alpha Sapphire)

In its true form, it possess a huge amount of power. Legends of its avarice tell how it once carried off an entire castle to gain the treasure hidden within. (Omega Ruby)

It gathers things it likes and passes them through its loop to teleport them to a secret place. (Y)

This troublemaker sends anything and everything to faraway places using its loop, which can warp space. (X)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Sp. Atk among Gen 6 Pokémon: 150.
• Highest Attack among Psychic types in Gen 6: 110.
• Highest Sp. Atk among Psychic types in Gen 6: 150.
• Highest Sp. Def among Psychic types in Gen 6: 130.
• Highest base stat total among Psychic types in Gen 6: 600.
• Highest Attack among Ghost types in Gen 6: 110, shared with 2 others.
• Highest Sp. Atk among Ghost types in Gen 6: 150.
• Highest base stat total among Ghost types in Gen 6: 600.
• Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
• Heavier than 26% of all Pokémon (9 kg).
• Base stat total 600, ranked #25 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #4 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Psychic and Ghost.
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 71 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Can learn 64 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 4 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: Hoopa (Pokémon), Serebii: Hoopa (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (HOO-puh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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