Morpeko
Morpeko is a Electric/Dark-type Pokémon, the Two-Sided Pokémon, number 877 (#0877) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 3 kg.
Morpeko is the Two-Sided Pokémon, a hamster-like rodent that is sweet until it gets hungry, which is always soon. Then it turns purple, goes on a rampage, and its electricity becomes Dark-type energy.
How to pronounce Morpeko
Morpeko is pronounced mor-PEK-oh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Morpeko said out loud:
In Japanese it is モルペコ.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Morpeko is 0.3 m tall and weighs 3 kg, a chubby rodent with stubby arms and feet, pink cheek pouches and a pattern on its back like a Pikachu's tail. In Full Belly Mode it is creamy yellow with one black and one brown patch of fur. In Hangry Mode it turns purple with red, slanting eyes, both fur patches black and a snarl.
Behaviour
Morpeko treats its electrically roasted seeds as treasures. Its stomach is small, so it is hungry again almost at once, and the Pokédex says prolonged hunger shifts its hormones and turns it violent until it has eaten. In the anime, a fully fed Morpeko refuses more food and attacks anyone who offers it.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Violet's The Teal Mask it is wild across Kitakami, including Apple Hills, Oni Mountain and Reveler's Road, while Scarlet players have to trade for it.
Diet
Seeds, which it keeps in its fur pouches and eats constantly; the Pokédex says eating them also generates its electricity.
Powers
Its only Ability is Hunger Switch, which flips it between Full Belly and Hangry Mode at the end of each turn. Bulbapedia says only Morpeko can use Aura Wheel, Electric in Full Belly Mode and Dark in Hangry Mode. Legends: Z-A has no Abilities, so there it changes form after using Aura Wheel. Its base Speed is 97.
Name origin
Morpeko may combine morumotto ('guinea pig') and hara peko ('hungry'), and 'Hangry' is a blend of 'hungry' and 'angry'. The Japanese name is the same, Morpeko (モルペコ).
Design inspiration
Morpeko may be based on a golden hamster with some guinea pig, or on the Norway lemming. Its seed pockets echo rodent cheek pouches, Aura Wheel may nod to a hamster wheel, and its two sides may recall Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. These are fan readings.
In the games
Morpeko is the first Pokémon of the rival Marnie in Sword and Shield, the games that introduced it, and it follows her around outside battle. In Legends: Z-A it is wild only in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Morpeko debuted in 'Sobbing Sobble!', where it stole Team Rocket's food and later used Aura Wheel to launch them skyward. James caught it in 'Take My Thief! Please!'.
Fun facts
- No other Pokémon has a base stat total of 436, and none shares its Electric and Dark typing.
- Bulbapedia says it ties with Alolan Rattata as the shortest Dark Pokémon.
- In Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A it has its own form-change animations: its tummy rumbles to turn Hangry and it eats a seed to turn back.
Base stats
- HP: 58
- Attack: 95
- Defense: 58
- Sp. Atk: 70
- Sp. Def: 58
- Speed: 97
Morpeko’s base stat total is 436. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Morpeko weak to?
Morpeko takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Bug (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×), Steel (½×).
It is immune to Psychic moves.
Evolution
Morpeko does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Forms
- Hangry Morpeko (Battle form): Electric/Dark-type, base stat total 436 (HP 58, Attack 95, Defense 58, Sp. Atk 70, Sp. Def 58, Speed 97). Ability: Hunger Switch.
Abilities
- Hunger Switch: Causes Morpeko to change its form each turn, alternating between Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode
Moves
Moves Morpeko learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 10 | Power Trip | Dark | Physical | 20 |
| 15 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 20 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — |
| 25 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 30 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 35 | Torment | Dark | Status | — |
| 40 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 45 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 |
| 50 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 55 | Aura Wheel | Electric | Physical | 110 |
| 60 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (50)
Morpeko can learn 50 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Fake Tears, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Thief, Charge Beam, Facade, Snarl, Swift, Fling, Endure, Volt Switch, Bullet Seed, Brick Break, Foul Play, Psychic Fangs, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Electro Ball, Thunder Wave, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Taunt, Dark Pulse, Eerie Impulse, Substitute, Crunch, Thunderbolt, Baton Pass, Reversal, Electric Terrain, Nasty Plot, Wild Charge, Outrage, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Spite, Knock Off, Super Fang, Uproar, Lash Out, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Electroweb.
Egg moves (8):Charge, Fake Out, Parting Shot, Quash, Rapid Spin, Super Fang, Swagger, Tickle.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field, Fairy.
- Egg cycles: 10 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,280).
- Catch rate: 180 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: 153.
Pokédex entries
It carries electrically roasted seeds with it as if they're precious treasures. No matter how much it eats, it always gets hungry again in short order. (Shield)
As it eats the seeds stored up in its pocket-like pouches, this Pokémon is not just satisfying its constant hunger. It's also generating electricity. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | モルペコ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Morpeko |
| French | Morpeko |
| German | Morpeko |
| Spanish | Morpeko |
| Italian | Morpeko |
| Korean | 모르페코 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 莫鲁贝可 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 莫魯貝可 |
Trivia
- Shortest Dark type: 0.3 m.
- Shortest Electric type in Gen 8: 0.3 m, shared with 2 others.
- Lightest Dark type in Gen 8: 3 kg.
- Shortest Dark type in Gen 8: 0.3 m.
- The only Pokémon with the Electric/Dark typing.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 10% of all Pokémon (3 kg).
- Base stat total 436, ranked #537 of 1,025.
- One of 1 Pokémon that are both Electric and Dark.
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 68 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Can learn 67 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 180: about 23.5% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 2 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: Morpeko (Pokémon), Serebii: Morpeko (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (mor-PEK-oh): 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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