Pyukumuku
Pyukumuku is a Water-type Pokémon, the Sea Cucumber Pokémon, number 771 (#0771) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 1.2 kg.
Pyukumuku is the Sea Cucumber Pokémon, a slimy Water type that fights by spitting out its own insides as a fist. The Pokédex says that if you step on one by accident, you slip, and it gets angry and smacks you.
How to pronounce Pyukumuku
Pyukumuku is pronounced pyoo-koo-MOO-koo. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Pyukumuku said out loud:
In Japanese it is ナマコブシ (Namakobushi).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Pyukumuku is a black, ovoid echinoderm, 0.3 m (1'00") tall and 1.2 kg (2.6 lb), with beady pink eyes, a white star-shaped mouth, pink spikes and a fluffy white tail. The Pokédex says its slime lets it stay on land for days and can soothe sunburned skin.
Behaviour
Bulbapedia says Pyukumuku picks a spot it likes and stays there, even returning if moved. Many wash up on Alolan beaches, and the Pokédex says the tradition of 'Pyukumuku chucking' began with throwing them back into the sea. Touching its mouth or spikes is especially unwise, and Bulbapedia notes a partnership with Pelipper, which scoops it from the water and carries it.
Habitat
The Pokédex places it in warm, shallow seas, such as near a beach. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Ability Innards Out damages a foe that knocks it out, and its hidden Ability, Unaware, ignores the opponent's stat changes. With 130 base Defense and 130 base Special Defense it is a defensive wall. Its base Speed of 5 is the lowest of any Water type, tied with Shuckle and Munchlax as the lowest of all Pokémon.
Name origin
Pyukumuku may combine 'puke', 'cucumber' and 'mucus', and may nod to the Hawaiian word pūʻukuʻuku ('tiny'). The Japanese name is Namakobushi (ナマコブシ), from namako ('sea cucumber') and kobushi ('fist').
Design inspiration
Pyukumuku is based on a sea cucumber, some of which eject internal threads to put off predators. Its tail and 'ears' may recall the sea bunny, a sea slug popular in Japan from 2015. These are fan readings.
In the games
In Sun and Moon, where it debuted, you can surf into a Pyukumuku on Route 7 or Hano Beach. In Sword and Shield it appears around South Lake Miloch and in Max Raid Battles.
In the anime
A wild Pyukumuku debuted in 'Alola to New Adventure!', startling Ash underwater with a thumbs-up. Goh caught one in 'That New Old Gang of Mine!' while visiting Alola.
Fun facts
- It is the only known Pokémon that can learn Purify.
- In the Japanese version of the Sun & Moon anime, characters said 'Namakobushi' when taking photos, like saying 'cheese', while the English dub swapped in 'Smiling Eevee'.
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate it is a Poké Ball summon that uses Innards Out when an opponent gets too close, then waves goodbye.
Base stats
- HP: 55
- Attack: 60
- Defense: 130
- Sp. Atk: 30
- Sp. Def: 130
- Speed: 5
Pyukumuku’s base stat total is 410. Its highest stat is Defense and Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Pyukumuku weak to?
Pyukumuku takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
Pyukumuku does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Innards Out: When this Pokémon faints from an opponent's move, that opponent takes damage equal to the HP this Pokémon had remaining.
- Unaware (hidden ability): Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
Moves
Moves Pyukumuku learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 10 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 15 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 25 | Purify | Poison | Status | — |
| 30 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — |
| 35 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — |
| 40 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — |
| 45 | Recover | Normal | Status | — |
| 50 | Soak | Water | Status | — |
| 55 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 60 | Memento | Dark | Status | — |
TM moves (16)
Pyukumuku can learn 16 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Screech, Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Rest, Protect, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Helping Hand, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Baton Pass, Taunt, Venom Drench.
Egg moves (4):Mirror Coat, Spite, Swagger, Tickle.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 60 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Def effort values.
- Base experience yield: 144.
Pokédex entries
It's covered in a slime that keeps its skin moist, allowing it to stay on land for days without drying up. (Shield)
It lives in warm, shallow waters. If it encounters a foe, it will spit out its internal organs as a means to punch them. (Sword)
Its entire body is covered in its own slime. If you accidentally step on one, you'll slip, and it will get mad and smack you! (Ultra Moon)
The tradition known as Pyukumuku chucking started from the custom of throwing Pyukumuku back into the sea after they wash onshore. (Ultra Sun)
These Pokémon line the beaches. The sticky mucous that covers their bodies can be used to soothe sunburned skin. How convenient! (Moon)
It lives in shallow seas, such as areas near a beach. It can eject its internal organs, which it uses to engulf its prey or battle enemies. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ナマコブシ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Namakobushi |
| French | Concombaffe |
| German | Gufa |
| Spanish | Pyukumuku |
| Italian | Pyukumuku |
| Korean | 해무기 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 拳海参 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 拳海參 |
Trivia
- Slowest Pokémon: 5 Speed, shared with 2 others.
- Slowest Water type: 5 Speed.
- Slowest Pokémon in Gen 7: 5 Speed.
- Slowest Water type in Gen 7: 5 Speed.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 5% of all Pokémon (1.2 kg).
- Base stat total 410, ranked #590 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #24 of 1,025.
- One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 50 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Can learn 30 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 60: about 7.8% 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: Pyukumuku (Pokémon), Serebii: Pyukumuku (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (pyoo-koo-MOO-koo): 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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