Skrelp
Skrelp is a Poison/Water-type Pokémon, the Mock Kelp Pokémon, number 690 (#0690) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 7.3 kg.
Skrelp is the Mock Kelp Pokémon, a Poison and Water type that passes itself off as a lump of rotten seaweed. The Pokédex says that anything coming over to nibble the seaweed ends up as Skrelp's meal.
How to pronounce Skrelp
Skrelp is pronounced SKRELP. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Skrelp said out loud:
In Japanese it is クズモー (Kuzumo).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Skrelp is a brown, sea-dragon-like Pokémon, 0.5 m tall and 7.3 kg, with a purple face, a tubular upturned snout and leaf-like fins. A light blue growth hangs from the back of its head on a thin stem, and its tail is made of three leaf-shaped fins. The Pokédex says it looks so much like rotten kelp that it disappears among drifting seaweed.
Behaviour
Skrelp is a poor swimmer, so it clings to seaweed and rides it across the ocean, and storms can easily wash it away. The Pokédex says it sprays liquid poison at prey that wander close without noticing it. It gets on well with Dhelmise, and the Pokédex says the two are often found together in Alola.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it drifts in the ocean among floating seaweed. In Scarlet it swims in all four Paldean seas, while Violet players must trade for it. In Legends: Z-A it lives in the Sewers, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds Hyperspace Lumiose.
Diet
Rotten seaweed is its main food, which Bulbapedia says it turns into its poison.
Powers
Its Abilities are Poison Point and Poison Touch, which can poison on contact, and the hidden Adaptability, which raises its same-type bonus to 2×. It sprays Acid and Sludge Bomb, but its base Speed of 30 is the lowest of any Water type from Generation VI in poke.si data.
Name origin
Skrelp may combine scrawny and kelp, and may also involve scrap, as in scraps of seaweed. The Japanese name is Kuzumo (クズモー), which may come from mokuzu (seaweed scraps) or from kusamodoki (pseudo-grass).
Design inspiration
Skrelp looks like a common seadragon, also called a weedy seadragon, which is a seahorse relative. Its Poison typing and unhealthy colours may hint at polluted water. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Skrelp evolves into Dragalge at level 48, swapping its Water type for Dragon.
In the games
In Pokémon Y, its first game, Skrelp takes the bait of a Good Rod around Cyllage City and Ambrette Town. It later appeared in Shield's Expansion Pass and Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Skrelp first showed up in 'An Undersea Place to Call Home!', when Ash accidentally hooked one while fishing and Pikachu was left badly poisoned. The other Skrelp lived in the wreck of the S.S. Cussler.
Fun facts
- Skrelp and Dragalge turn up only in Y, Omega Ruby, Ultra Moon, Shield's Expansion Pass and Scarlet, whereas their rivals Clauncher and Clawitzer live in X, Alpha Sapphire, Ultra Sun, Sword's Expansion Pass and Violet.
- Bulbapedia says no Pokémon other than Skrelp and Dragalge brought the Poison type to Generation VI.
- It can learn Dragon Pulse at level 40 even though it does not become part Dragon until it evolves.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 60
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 60
- Sp. Def: 60
- Speed: 30
Skrelp’s base stat total is 320. Its highest stat is Attack and Defense and Sp. Atk and Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Skrelp weak to?
Skrelp takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ground (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
How does Skrelp evolve?
Skrelp evolves into Dragalge at level 48.
The whole family: Skrelp, Dragalge.
Abilities
- Poison Point: Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Poison Touch: Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.
- Adaptability (hidden ability): Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.
Moves
Moves Skrelp learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 10 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 15 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — |
| 25 | Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | 50 |
| 30 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 |
| 35 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 40 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 |
| 45 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 |
| 50 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 |
| 55 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 |
TM moves (41)
Skrelp can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Water Pulse, Acid Spray, Thief, Chilling Water, Facade, Poison Tail, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Dragon Tail, Venoshock, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Toxic Spikes, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Liquidation, Shadow Ball, Dragon Pulse, Surf, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Hydro Pump, Sludge Bomb, Outrage, Tera Blast, Haze, Toxic, Spite, Flip Turn, Scale Shot, Whirlpool, Muddy Water, Sludge Wave.
Egg moves (4):Acid Armor, Dragon Tail, Haze, Twister.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Dragon.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 225 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Def effort value.
- Base experience yield: 64.
Pokédex entries
Skrelp looks like a piece of rotten seaweed, so it can blend in with seaweed drifting on the ocean and avoid being detected by enemies. (Shield)
It drifts in the ocean, blending in with floating seaweed. When other Pokémon come to feast on the seaweed, Skrelp feasts on them instead. (Sword)
It's not good at swimming, so it clings to the seaweed. In the Alola region, it's often found near Dhelmise. (Ultra Moon)
It vanishes into seaweed and remains perfectly still to avoid attacks from large Pokémon. Rotten seaweed is its main food source. (Ultra Sun)
It looks just like rotten kelp. It hides from foes while storing up power for its evolution. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)
Camouflaged as rotten kelp, they spray liquid poison on prey that approaches unawares and then finish it off. (X, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | クズモー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kuzumo |
| French | Venalgue |
| German | Algitt |
| Spanish | Skrelp |
| Italian | Skrelp |
| Korean | 수레기 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 垃垃藻 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 垃垃藻 |
Trivia
- Slowest Water type in Gen 6: 30 Speed.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 21% of all Pokémon (7.3 kg).
- Base stat total 320, ranked #772 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Poison and Water.
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 41 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 50 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 225: about 29.4% 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: Skrelp (Pokémon), Serebii: Skrelp (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (SKRELP): 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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