Simisage
Simisage is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Thorn Monkey Pokémon, number 512 (#0512) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 30.5 kg.
Simisage is the Thorn Monkey Pokémon, an ill-tempered brawler that swings a tail covered in thorns at its enemies. The leaves on its head are very bitter, quite unlike the soothing sprout of the Pansage it grew from.
How to pronounce Simisage
Simisage is pronounced SIM-ee-sayj. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Simisage said out loud:
In Japanese it is ヤナッキー (Yanakkie).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Simisage is a green monkey with a pointed, bushy crest like a pompadour and broad ears. Furry white eyebrows and shoulder tufts frame a cream face, and its chest, hands and feet are cream too. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 30.5 kg. Its long tail ends in leaves and is lined with tiny sharp barbs, so it works like a club.
Behaviour
The Pokédex describes Simisage as ill tempered and even wild tempered, and says it attacks by flailing its thorny tail in wild swings. The leaf on its head tastes very bitter.
Habitat
Canon gives no natural habitat, and in Black and White it is reached only by evolving Pansage. In Legends: Z-A, Bulbapedia places it in Wild Zone 20, where it is an Alpha Pokémon.
Powers
Gluttony is its regular Ability and Overgrow is hidden. Seed Bomb is a move it knows from the start, and TMs add Solar Beam, Brick Break and Focus Blast. With base Attack and Special Attack both at 98 and Speed 101, it can hit hard from either side.
Name origin
Simisage may combine 'simian' with 'sage', a herb or a wise person. The Japanese name is Yanakkie (ヤナッキー), which may draw on yanagi (willow), yasai (vegetables) or na (greens), plus 'monkey'.
Design inspiration
Simisage appears to blend a monkey and a tree. Its pompadour-like crest may nod to the bōsōzoku biker subculture, which borrowed the 1950s greaser look. With its thumb up, it seems to stand for 'speak no evil' in the three wise monkeys motif. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Simisage evolves from Pansage when a Leaf Stone is used on it, and it does not evolve further.
In the games
In Black and White, where it first appeared, a Leaf Stone on Pansage is the only way to get a Simisage. In Legends: Z-A it is wild in Wild Zone 20, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose. It is not in Scarlet and Violet.
In the anime
Angus's Simisage debuted in 'The Clubsplosion Begins!' and lost to Ash's Scraggy in the first round of the Clubsplosion. Several Simisage appear in 'The Legend of the Ninja Hero!', one of them guarding the Ninja Village.
Fun facts
- In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon's data its level-up learnset has only four moves, all at level 1.
- In Pokémon Adventures, the Striaton brothers' three monkeys evolved with a Leaf Stone, Fire Stone and Water Stone during their fight with the Shadow Triad, in the chapter 'Something Suspicious'.
- Bulbapedia notes that in Pokémon GO each of the three Simi monkeys is generally exclusive to one region: Simisage to Asia-Pacific, Simisear to Europe, India, Africa and the Middle East, and Simipour to the Americas and Greenland.
Base stats
- HP: 75
- Attack: 98
- Defense: 63
- Sp. Atk: 98
- Sp. Def: 63
- Speed: 101
Simisage’s base stat total is 498. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Simisage weak to?
Simisage takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
What does Simisage evolve from?
Simisage evolves from Pansage (Leaf Stone).
Simisage is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Pansage, Simisage.
Abilities
- Gluttony: Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
- Overgrow (hidden ability): Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Moves
Moves Simisage learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 |
| 1 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 |
TM moves (34)
Simisage can learn 34 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: Work Up, Toxic, Hidden Power, Sunny Day, Taunt, Hyper Beam, Protect, Frustration, Solar Beam, Return, Brick Break, Double Team, Rock Tomb, Torment, Facade, Rest, Attract, Thief, Low Sweep, Round, Focus Blast, Energy Ball, Fling, Acrobatics, Shadow Claw, Payback, Giga Impact, Rock Slide, Grass Knot, Swagger, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Nature Power, Confide.
Egg moves (12), which Pansage can hatch knowing:Astonish, Bullet Seed, Covet, Disarming Voice, Grass Whistle, Leaf Storm, Low Kick, Magical Leaf, Nasty Plot, Role Play, Spiky Shield, Tickle.
Move tutor moves (20): Covet, Endeavor, Focus Punch, Gastro Acid, Giga Drain, Grass Pledge, Gunk Shot, Helping Hand, Iron Tail, Knock Off, Low Kick, Recycle, Role Play, Seed Bomb, Snore, Superpower, Synthesis, Throat Chop, Uproar, Worry Seed.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 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: 174.
Pokédex entries
Ill tempered, it fights by swinging its barbed tail around wildly. The leaf growing on its head is very bitter. (Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
It attacks enemies with strikes of its thorn-covered tail. This Pokémon is wild tempered. (White, X, Omega Ruby)
It strikes its enemies with a thorn-covered tail. The leaf on its head is bitter. (Black 2, White 2)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ヤナッキー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Yanakkie |
| French | Feuiloutan |
| German | Vegichita |
| Spanish | Simisage |
| Italian | Simisage |
| Korean | 야나키 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 花椰猿 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 花椰猿 |
Trivia
- Taller than 54% of all Pokémon (1.1 m).
- Heavier than 53% of all Pokémon (30.5 kg).
- Base stat total 498, ranked #312 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 19 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 66 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 3 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: Simisage (Pokémon), Serebii: Simisage (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (SIM-ee-sayj): 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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