Spewpa
Spewpa is a Bug-type Pokémon, the Scatterdust Pokémon, number 665 (#0665) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 8.4 kg.
Spewpa is a cocoon on the move: a Bug type wrapped in sharp white fur that bristles at predators, and that the Scarlet and Violet Pokédex says roams across fields and mountains while it builds up the energy to evolve.
How to pronounce Spewpa
Spewpa is pronounced SPYOO-puh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Spewpa said out loud:
In Japanese it is コフーライ (Kofuurai).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Spewpa is 0.3 m tall and 8.4 kg, and most of it is hidden under sharp white fur flecked with little squares of red, black and pale yellow. Only its round head pokes out, light grey at the back with a darker grey face and a beige dot over each eye. The Pokédex says the beaks of bird Pokémon cannot scratch its stalwart body.
Behaviour
Spewpa hides in the shadows of thickets, and when predators attack it bristles its fur to threaten them. The Scarlet entry says that if Rufflet peck at it, it hits back with sharp fur and poisonous black powder. The Violet entry says it has no fixed home and wanders where it pleases.
Habitat
The Pokédex describes it hiding in thicket shadows while roaming widely. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in South Province (Areas One and Four), and in Legends: Z-A across Lumiose and in Hyperspace Lumiose in the Mega Dimension DLC.
Powers
Its Abilities are Shed Skin, which gives it a one in three chance of curing a status condition each turn, and the hidden Friend Guard. It starts with Protect and Harden and learns no attacking move by levelling up in Scarlet and Violet. Defense 60 is its best base stat, against Attack 22.
Name origin
Spewpa may combine 'spew' and 'pupa'. The Japanese name is Kofuurai (コフーライ), which may blend ko ('small' or 'powder') with furaijin ('wanderer').
Design inspiration
Spewpa is likely based on the larvae of Tineidae moths, such as carpet moths and case-bearing clothes moths, which build snug cases of fibres and hair that leave their heads exposed. Its protective fur may also echo the stinging hairs some caterpillars weave into their cocoons. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Spewpa evolves into Vivillon at level 12, only three levels after it evolved from Scatterbug, the same gap as Metapod, Kakuna, Silcoon and Cascoon.
In the games
In Legends: Z-A, Side Mission 021, 'Spewpa in the Museum', gives the player a single Spewpa at the Lumiose Museum, and Bulbapedia says it evolves into a Marine Pattern Vivillon. Spewpa first appeared in X and Y.
In the anime
In 'Seeing the Forest for the Trees!', Ash and Greninja save six Spewpa from a blizzard, which helped them master the Ash-Greninja form, and the Spewpa then evolve into Meadow Pattern Vivillon.
Fun facts
- It is the only Pokémon that evolves at level 12.
- Its base stat total of 213 is shared by no other Pokémon.
- Spewpa and Scatterbug are the only Bug types in the black Pokédex colour category.
Base stats
- HP: 45
- Attack: 22
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 27
- Sp. Def: 30
- Speed: 29
Spewpa’s base stat total is 213. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Spewpa weak to?
Spewpa takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Flying (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
What does Spewpa evolve from?
Spewpa evolves from Scatterbug at level 9.
How does Spewpa evolve?
Spewpa evolves into Vivillon at level 12.
The whole family: Scatterbug, Spewpa, Vivillon.
Abilities
- Shed Skin: Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
- Friend Guard (hidden ability): Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.
Moves
Moves Spewpa learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Protect | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — |
“Evo” means Spewpa learns the move the moment it evolves: Protect.
TM moves (6)
Spewpa can learn 6 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Struggle Bug, Pounce, Iron Defense, Tera Blast, Bug Bite.
Egg moves (2), which Scatterbug can hatch knowing:Poison Powder, Rage Powder.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Bug.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 120 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 Defense effort values.
- Base experience yield: 75.
Pokédex entries
The beaks of bird Pokémon can't begin to scratch its stalwart body. To defend itself, it spews powder. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)
It lives hidden within thicket shadows. When predators attack, it quickly bristles the fur covering its body in an effort to threaten them. (X, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | コフーライ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kofuurai |
| French | Pérégrain |
| German | Puponcho |
| Spanish | Spewpa |
| Italian | Spewpa |
| Korean | 분떠도리 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 粉蝶蛹 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 粉蝶蛹 |
Trivia
- Shortest Bug type in Gen 6: 0.3 m, shared with 1 other.
- Slowest Bug type in Gen 6: 29 Speed.
- Highest Defense among Bug types in Gen 6: 60.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 24% of all Pokémon (8.4 kg).
- Base stat total 213, ranked #1000 of 1,025.
- One of 92 Bug-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 16 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 9 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% 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: Spewpa (Pokémon), Serebii: Spewpa (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (SPYOO-puh): 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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