Sharpedo
Sharpedo is a Water/Dark-type Pokémon, the Brutal Pokémon, number 319 (#0319) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.8 m tall and weighs 88.8 kg.
Sharpedo is the Brutal Pokémon, a torpedo-shaped Water and Dark shark nicknamed the Bully of the Sea. The Pokédex says it swims at about 120 km/h (75 mph) by jetting seawater from its rear, and attacks any ship that enters its waters.
How to pronounce Sharpedo
Sharpedo is pronounced shar-PEE-doh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Sharpedo said out loud:
In Japanese it is サメハダー (Samehader).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Sharpedo is a dark blue shark with a white underside, 1.8 m long and 88.8 kg, with yellow star-shaped scars on its snout and its rump. The Pokédex also says its fangs can rip through iron and sprout back straight away if they break, and that it cannot swim long distances.
Behaviour
Different Pokédex entries call it the bully, ruffian, bandit or gangster of the sea, and it reacts keenly to the smell of blood. The Moon Pokédex says its dorsal fin was once a prized food, and Sharpedo became a victim of overfishing.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat list puts it in the sea. It cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet. In Legends: Z-A it is in Bleu District's Wild Zone 10, where Bulbapedia marks one as an Alpha Pokémon, and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
Diet
Bulbapedia says it hunts Wailmer, mostly small ones, along with Finneon, Lumineon, Lanturn and Squirtle.
Powers
Its Ability Rough Skin hurts attackers that touch it, and Speed Boost is hidden. It bites with Crunch and Poison Fang, slashes with Night Slash and strikes first with Aqua Jet, using a base Attack of 120 that its 40 Defense cannot back up. Holding Sharpedonite, it Mega Evolves into Mega Sharpedo, 2.5 m long and 130.3 kg, with the Ability Strong Jaw and 140 base Attack. Its fangs become retractable nose horns that regrow countless times, and the games' official site claims it can top about 200 km/h (125 mph) in an instant.
Name origin
Sharpedo may combine 'shark', 'sharp' and 'torpedo'. The Japanese name is Samehader (サメハダー), which may come from samehada, 'shark skin', possibly a nod to Rough Skin.
Design inspiration
Sharpedo appears to be a great white shark missing its rear half, a shape shared by the ocean sunfish. Its Moon Pokédex line about its fin likely refers to shark finning, and Mega Sharpedo seems based on a sawshark or sawfish. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Sharpedo evolves from Carvanha at level 30.
In the games
Team Aqua's leader Archie uses a Sharpedo in Sapphire, Emerald and Alpha Sapphire, where it Mega Evolves into a form that arrived with Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. In Sun and Moon it is the Ride Pokémon Sharpedo Jet, used to move faster through water and smash rocks in it. Sharpedo first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire.
In the anime
In 'Sharpedo Attack!', a pod menaced Ash and his friends until Brock healed their injured leader. In 'Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel', a Sharpedo that could Mega Evolve fell under Mega Wave control and fought Ash's team.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia treats Sharpedo and Camerupt as counterparts: both have 70 base HP and a base stat total of 460, and no other Pokémon shares their Mega forms' total of 560.
- In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, surfing on a Sharpedo gives it its own model and twice the speed, but you cannot fish while riding it.
- Players of the Ruby and Sapphire demo at Pokémon Festa 2002 began with a level 12 Sharpedo that had no Ability.
Base stats
- HP: 70
- Attack: 120
- Defense: 40
- Sp. Atk: 95
- Sp. Def: 40
- Speed: 95
Sharpedo’s base stat total is 460. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Sharpedo weak to?
Sharpedo takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×), Fighting (2×), Bug (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×), Steel (½×).
It is immune to Psychic moves.
Evolution
What does Sharpedo evolve from?
Sharpedo evolves from Carvanha at level 30.
Sharpedo is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Carvanha, Sharpedo.
Forms
- Mega Sharpedo (Mega): Water/Dark-type, base stat total 560 (HP 70, Attack 140, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 110, Sp. Def 65, Speed 105). Ability: Strong Jaw.
Abilities
- Rough Skin: Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.
- Speed Boost (hidden ability): Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
Moves
Moves Sharpedo learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 1 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 1 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 1 | Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — |
| 16 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 20 | Ice Fang | Ice | Physical | 65 |
| 24 | Screech | Normal | Status | — |
| 28 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — |
| 34 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 40 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 46 | Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 |
| 52 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
“Evo” means Sharpedo learns the move the moment it evolves: Slash.
TM moves (48)
Sharpedo can learn 48 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Screech, Rest, Thief, Snore, Protect, Scary Face, Icy Wind, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Whirlpool, Facade, Swift, Dive, Rock Tomb, Bounce, Brine, Payback, Assurance, Avalanche, Ice Fang, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, Snarl, Hydro Pump, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Agility, Focus Energy, Waterfall, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Crunch, Uproar, Taunt, Close Combat, Poison Jab, Dark Pulse, Zen Headbutt, Scald, Psychic Fangs, Liquidation.
Egg moves (5), which Carvanha can hatch knowing:Ancient Power, Destiny Bond, Double-Edge, Thrash, Water Pulse.
Move tutor moves (2): Flip Turn, Scale Shot.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 2.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 60 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 161.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon is known as the Bully of the Sea. Any ship entering the waters Sharpedo calls home will be attacked—no exceptions. (Shield)
As soon as it catches the scent of prey, Sharpedo will jet seawater from its backside, hurtling toward the target to attack at 75 mph. (Sword)
It drinks in seawater and jets it from its rear to propel itself. It's very sensitive to the scent of blood. (Ultra Moon)
People believe that carrying one of its discarded fangs will prevent mishaps at sea, so the fangs are made into accessories. (Ultra Sun)
It has a sad history. In the past, its dorsal fin was a treasured foodstuff, so this Pokémon became a victim of overfishing. (Moon)
It pursues its prey at speeds of 75 mph and finishes them off with fangs that can crush iron. It is known as the bully of the sea. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | サメハダー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Samehader |
| French | Sharpedo |
| German | Tohaido |
| Spanish | Sharpedo |
| Italian | Sharpedo |
| Korean | 샤크니아 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 巨牙鲨 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 巨牙鯊 |
Trivia
- Highest Attack among Water types in Gen 3: 120, shared with 1 other.
- Heaviest Dark type in Gen 3: 88.8 kg.
- Tallest Dark type in Gen 3: 1.8 m.
- Fastest Dark type in Gen 3: 95 Speed.
- Taller than 82% of all Pokémon (1.8 m).
- Heavier than 80% of all Pokémon (88.8 kg).
- Base stat total 460, ranked #477 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Attack, ranked #91 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Water and Dark.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 68 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 63 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 60: about 7.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 12 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: Sharpedo (Pokémon), Serebii: Sharpedo (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: Archie.
- Pronunciation (shar-PEE-doh): 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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