Spinda
Spinda is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Spot Panda Pokémon, number 327 (#0327) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 5 kg.
Spinda is the Spot Panda Pokémon, and the Pokédex claims the odds of two sharing a spot pattern are under one in four billion. It staggers about in a wobbling walk that it believes is a straight line.
How to pronounce Spinda
Spinda is pronounced SPIN-duh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Spinda said out loud:
In Japanese it is パッチール (Patcheel).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Spinda is 1.1 m tall and weighs 5 kg. It is a small cream panda-like Pokémon with red arms, a red stripe along the bottom of its belly, rabbit-like features and black spirals for eyes and on its ears. Four of its spots can sit anywhere on its face and ears, and a fifth sits on the back of its head, and the pattern is different on every Spinda.
Behaviour
Spinda's walk is a wobbling stumble. The Ultra Sun entry says a long walk makes it feel ill, and Ruby says its lurching steps look like dancing. The unsteady movement confuses opponents and spoils their aim, and the Moon entry says some collectors enjoy the tiny differences in spot patterns.
Habitat
The Pokédex places it in mountains, and in the Hoenn games it is found on Route 113. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Own Tempo prevents confusion and Tangled Feet doubles its evasion while it is confused; the hidden Ability is Contrary, which inverts stat changes. It uses Teeter Dance, Dizzy Punch, Sucker Punch, Uproar and Double-Edge. Every base stat is exactly 60, so it has no standout strength.
Name origin
Spinda may combine 'spin' and 'panda'. The Japanese name is Patcheel (パッチール), possibly 'patch' plus 'reel', as in losing one's balance.
Design inspiration
Spinda seems modelled on a Qinling panda with some rabbit traits, and also resembles a teddy bear. Its dazed eyes may copy the cartoon look of dizziness, and its staggering steps resemble drunken boxing, a martial art that imitates a drunk person's movements. These are fan readings.
In the games
Explorers of Sky has a Spinda running Spinda's Café, and in Red and Blue Rescue Team one hands the player the Clear Wing from its long search for the Mirage Pokémon. Spinda debuted in Ruby and Sapphire.
In the anime
Spinda debuted in 'Going for a Spinda', where Ash and his friends help Claire track down a Spinda with a heart-shaped forehead spot that belongs to her fiancé Kain, while Brock keeps picking up one with a broken-heart spot.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says Spinda's base stat total of 360 might nod to the 360 degrees in a circle, since Spinda spins.
- Its spots come from a 32-bit number, giving 4,294,967,296 possible values, but a fan tool cited by Bulbapedia counts 3,945,136,128 distinct patterns, and Bulbapedia says even that figure is slightly too high.
- Bulbapedia says a bug in how Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl read the number behind Spinda's spots means Spinda cannot be transferred out of those games.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 60
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 60
- Sp. Def: 60
- Speed: 60
Spinda’s base stat total is 360. Its highest stat is HP and Attack and Defense and Sp. Atk and Sp. Def and Speed.
Type matchups
What is Spinda weak to?
Spinda takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.
It is immune to Ghost moves.
Evolution
Spinda does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Own Tempo: Prevents confusion.
- Tangled Feet: Doubles evasion when confused.
- Contrary (hidden ability): Inverts stat changes.
Moves
Moves Spinda learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 5 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — |
| 10 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 14 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 |
| 19 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — |
| 23 | Dizzy Punch | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 32 | Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — |
| 37 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 41 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — |
| 46 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 50 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — |
| 55 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (30)
Spinda can learn 30 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: Work Up, Calm Mind, Toxic, Hidden Power, Sunny Day, Protect, Rain Dance, Safeguard, Frustration, Return, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Brick Break, Double Team, Rock Tomb, Facade, Rest, Attract, Thief, Round, Fling, Psych Up, Rock Slide, Dream Eater, Swagger, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Trick Room, Wild Charge, Confide.
Egg moves (17):Assist, Baton Pass, Disable, Encore, Fake Out, Fake Tears, Guard Split, Icy Wind, Psycho Cut, Psycho Shift, Rapid Spin, Role Play, Smelling Salts, Spotlight, Trick, Water Pulse, Wish.
Move tutor moves (22): Covet, Drain Punch, Fire Punch, Focus Punch, Helping Hand, Hyper Voice, Ice Punch, Icy Wind, Last Resort, Low Kick, Recycle, Role Play, Shock Wave, Skill Swap, Snatch, Snore, Stomping Tantrum, Thunder Punch, Trick, Uproar, Water Pulse, Zen Headbutt.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field, Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
- Base experience yield: 126.
Pokédex entries
Each Spinda's spot pattern is different. With its stumbling movements, it evades opponents' attacks brilliantly! (Ultra Moon)
Its steps are shaky and stumbling. Walking for a long time makes it feel sick. (Ultra Sun)
Each and every Spinda has a slightly different configuration of spots. There are collectors who enjoy the tiny differences in their spot patterns. (Moon)
Its steps are staggering and unsteady, but Spinda thinks it's walking in a straight line. (Sun)
No two Spinda are said to have identical spot patterns on their hides. This Pokémon moves in a curious manner as if it is stumbling in dizziness. Its lurching movements can cause the opponent to become confused. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
All the Spinda that exist in the world are said to have utterly unique spot patterns. The shaky, tottering steps of this Pokémon give it the appearance of dancing. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | パッチール |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Patcheel |
| French | Spinda |
| German | Pandir |
| Spanish | Spinda |
| Italian | Spinda |
| Korean | 얼루기 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 晃晃斑 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 晃晃斑 |
Trivia
- Taller than 54% of all Pokémon (1.1 m).
- Heavier than 15% of all Pokémon (5 kg).
- Base stat total 360, ranked #684 of 1,025.
- One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 76 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Can learn 76 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 10 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: Spinda (Pokémon), Serebii: Spinda (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (SPIN-duh): 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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