#0766 · Alola · Generation 7

Passimian

Teamwork Pokémon · Fighting-type

Passimian is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Teamwork Pokémon, number 766 (#0766) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 2 m tall and weighs 82.8 kg.

Passimian fight by hurling Berries, and the Pokédex says each troop's boss is simply whichever member can throw one the farthest. The Teamwork Pokémon is a Fighting type that wears a coconut-like helmet.

How to pronounce Passimian

Passimian is pronounced puh-SIM-ee-un. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Passimian said out loud:

In Japanese it is ナゲツケサル (Nagetukesaru).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Passimian is 2.0 m tall and weighs 82.8 kg. It is a powerfully built, lemur-like Pokémon with white fur, black markings and a pale green helmet like half a coconut shell, with an orange blaze and two leaves. It sticks leaves to its shoulders and chest with saliva, and the Ultra Sun entry says their position shows which troop it belongs to.

Behaviour

Passimian travel in troops of around 20, each member with its own job, and the boss passes techniques down to the group. The Pokédex says they follow the boss's orders when searching for their favourite Berries and will never let down a comrade. Bulbapedia says some flee the hard training, and that a captive Passimian refuses to obey a Trainer with poor Poké Ball throwing form.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In the games it is found in Alola's Lush Jungle, Galar's Glimwood Tangle, and Paldea's North Province and Tagtree Thicket.

Diet

Berries are the staple of its diet, according to the Pokédex.

Powers

Receiver lets it take on the Ability of an ally that faints, and its hidden Ability Defiant sharply raises its Attack when its stats are lowered. Bulbapedia says it throws hard Berries to do damage and soft ones to block an opponent's view; in the games it learns Beat Up at level 15, Fling at 30 and Close Combat at 50. With 120 Attack and 100 HP it is a sturdy physical fighter.

Name origin

Passimian may combine pass and simian, and may also play on prosimian. The Japanese name is Nagetukesaru (ナゲツケサル), which may blend nagetsukeru (to throw) and saru (monkey).

Design inspiration

Passimian may be modelled on a lemur, most closely the black-and-white ruffed lemur. It may also nod to American football quarterbacks, in keeping with its passing.

In the games

Passimian is a Sun exclusive from its debut in Sun and Moon, and Bulbapedia says it is also exclusive to Ultra Sun, Sword and Violet. It appears in 3-star and 5-star Tera Raids, but it is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

The Melemele Greens, a troop led by Tiny, debuted in SM064, an episode that Bulbapedia says aired only in Asia, where Ash dresses up as a Passimian to help them win back their territory in a Berry-tossing game. In 'All Out, All of the Time!' Goh caught a Passimian.

Fun facts

• No other known Pokémon has the Ability Receiver, according to Bulbapedia.
• In 'Drawn with the Wind!', two Passimian served as public transport through Malie Garden, giving Sophocles and his Togedemaru a ride.
• Passimian and Oranguru are unrelated counterparts with the same base stat total of 490, and in Sun and Moon their entries sit together on one Pokédex page, as Tauros and Miltank's do, according to Bulbapedia.

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

Base stats

• HP: 100
• Attack: 120
• Defense: 90
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 80

Passimian’s base stat total is 490. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Passimian weak to?

Passimian takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).

Evolution

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

Abilities

• Receiver: When an ally faints, this Pokémon gains its Ability.
• Defiant (hidden ability): Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Moves

Moves Passimian learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (52)

Passimian can learn 52 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Brick Break, U-turn, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Drain Punch, Grass Knot, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Iron Head, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Baton Pass, Reversal, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Gyro Ball, Knock Off, Vacuum Wave, Uproar, Focus Punch, Pain Split, Double-Edge, Electroweb, Coaching, Curse, Upper Hand.

Egg moves (6):Counter, Feint, Knock Off, Quick Attack, Quick Guard, Seismic Toss.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 172.

Pokédex entries

Passimian live in groups of about 20, with each member performing an assigned role. Through cooperation, the group survives. (Shield)

Displaying amazing teamwork, they follow the orders of their boss as they all help out in the search for their favorite berries. (Sword)

Berries are its weapons as well as the staple of its diet. The one that can throw a berry the farthest is the boss of the troop. (Ultra Moon)

They use their saliva to stick leaves to their shoulders. You can tell what troop they belong to from the position of the leaves. (Ultra Sun)

They battle with hard berries for weapons. Their techniques are passed from the boss to the group, generation upon generation. (Moon)

They form groups of roughly 20 individuals. Their mutual bond is remarkable—they will never let down a comrade. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 87% of all Pokémon (2 m).
• Heavier than 79% of all Pokémon (82.8 kg).
• Base stat total 490, ranked #338 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #91 of 1,025.
• One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 45 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
• Can learn 63 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 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: Passimian (Pokémon), Serebii: Passimian (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (puh-SIM-ee-un): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

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

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