Pecharunt
Pecharunt is a Poison/Ghost-type Pokémon, the Subjugation Pokémon, number 1025 (#1025) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 0.3 kg.
Pecharunt is the Subjugation Pokémon, a tiny Mythical Poison and Ghost type shaped like a peach-coloured rice cake. It is the villain of the Mochi Mayhem epilogue in Scarlet and Violet's DLC, where it controls people and Pokémon with poisoned mochi.
How to pronounce Pecharunt
Pecharunt is pronounced PECH-uh-runt. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Pecharunt said out loud:
In Japanese it is モモワロウ (Momowarou).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Pecharunt is 0.3 m tall and weighs just 0.3 kg. Shut, it looks like an upside-down peach with a black, frowning face; open, it reveals a small purple-and-pink body like a peach stone, with a white ribbon-shaped mouth and a tied-back tuft of hair, while the two halves of its shell float at its sides like spiky wings. The shell stores a potent poison, from which it makes toxic chains and rolls poisonous Binding Mochi. Its chains gave Okidogi, Munkidori and Fezandipiti their power.
Behaviour
Pecharunt feeds its mochi to people and Pokémon, firing them into mouths if it has to, and the Pokédex says whoever eats one falls under its control, chained to its will. The poison draws out their deepest desires. It is a coward that gets others to fight for it, weeps and acts like a baby for sympathy, and smells incredibly sweet.
Habitat
Canon gives no natural habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it waits at Loyalty Plaza, and you need a special Mythical Pecha Berry to meet it.
Powers
Its signature move Malignant Chain may badly poison the target, and only Pecharunt learns it. Its Ability Poison Puppeteer confuses any Pokémon it poisons, so a single hit can leave a foe poisoned and confused at once. Every base stat is 88 except Defense, which is 160, making it a very bulky defender that wears foes down.
Name origin
Pecharunt may combine 'peach' or the Pecha Berry (which cures poison) with 'runt' or 'petulant'. The Japanese name Momowarou (モモワロウ) may blend Momotarō, the peach boy of folklore, with momo ('peach') and waroshi ('bad') or warō ('boy').
Design inspiration
Pecharunt, the Loyal Three and Ogerpon appear to retell the folktale of Momotarō with heroes and villains swapped. In the tale a boy born from a peach recruits a dog, monkey and pheasant by feeding them kibi dango, a kind of mochi, and defeats an ogre. Pecharunt looks like Momotarō, was raised by an elderly couple, and feeds its followers mochi, but its band loses. Its Poison type may refer to the chemicals in peach stones.
In the games
Pecharunt is the villain you face at the end of the Mochi Mayhem epilogue in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, after which it can be caught at level 88. Its closed shell appeared, unexplained, in Ogerpon's legend in The Teal Mask before it was revealed. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Debuted in the Horizons episode 'Mochi Mayhem!', where it turned Liko's friends, the Rising Volt Tacklers, into its puppets one after another until Diana broke the spell. It stars in the animated special 'The Untold Story of Pecharunt'.
Fun facts
- Its internal code name is Dokutaro: Momotarō with doku, the Japanese for 'poison'.
- At 0.3 kg it is the lightest Mythical Pokémon.
- Everything about it follows the number 8: base stats of 88, a catch level of 88, and move levels that are all multiples of 8.
- It is the only Poison-type Mythical Pokémon, apart from Arceus holding a Toxic Plate.
- Bring Ogerpon to the final battle and she shows visible fury at seeing Pecharunt again.
Base stats
- HP: 88
- Attack: 88
- Defense: 160
- Sp. Atk: 88
- Sp. Def: 88
- Speed: 88
Pecharunt’s base stat total is 600. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Pecharunt weak to?
Pecharunt takes extra damage from Ground (2×), Psychic (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Poison (¼×), Bug (¼×), Grass (½×), Fairy (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.
Evolution
Pecharunt does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Poison Puppeteer: Pokémon poisoned by Pecharunt's moves will also become confused.
Moves
Moves Pecharunt learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 |
| 1 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Memento | Dark | Status | — |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 8 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — |
| 16 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — |
| 24 | Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — |
| 32 | Parting Shot | Dark | Status | — |
| 40 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 |
| 48 | Malignant Chain | Poison | Special | 100 |
| 56 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 64 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — |
| 72 | Recover | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (23)
Pecharunt can learn 23 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Fake Tears, Protect, Acid Spray, Hex, Night Shade, Venoshock, Endure, Foul Play, Sleep Talk, Rest, Imprison, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot, Sludge Bomb, Phantom Force, Tera Blast, Toxic, Spite, Poltergeist, Sludge Wave, Curse.
Egg moves (3):Defense Curl, Mean Look, Rollout.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Defense effort values.
- Base experience yield: 300.
Pokédex entries
Its peach-shaped shell serves as storage for a potent poison. It makes poisonous mochi and serves them to people and Pokémon. (Violet)
It feeds others toxic mochi that draw out desires and capabilities. Those who eat the mochi fall under Pecharunt's control, chained to its will. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | モモワロウ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Momowarou |
| French | Pêchaminus |
| German | Infamomo |
| Spanish | Pecharunt |
| Italian | Pecharunt |
| Korean | 복숭악동 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 桃歹郎 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 桃歹郎 |
Trivia
- Highest Defense among Poison types: 160.
- Highest Defense among Ghost types: 160.
- Lightest Pokémon in Gen 9: 0.3 kg.
- Highest Defense among Gen 9 Pokémon: 160.
- Lightest Poison type in Gen 9: 0.3 kg.
- Highest Defense among Poison types in Gen 9: 160.
- Highest base stat total among Poison types in Gen 9: 600.
- Lightest Ghost type in Gen 9: 0.3 kg.
- Highest Defense among Ghost types in Gen 9: 160.
- Highest base stat total among Ghost types in Gen 9: 600.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 1% of all Pokémon (0.3 kg).
- Base stat total 600, ranked #25 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Defense, ranked #9 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Poison and Ghost.
- One of 87 purple Pokémon.
- Number 120 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Can learn 35 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
- 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: Pecharunt (Pokémon), Serebii: Pecharunt (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (PECH-uh-runt): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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