Surskit
Surskit is a Bug/Water-type Pokémon, the Pond Skater Pokémon, number 283 (#0283) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 1.7 kg.
Surskit, the Pond Skater Pokémon, is a Bug and Water type that skates over ponds on oil from its feet and leaks sweet syrup from its head when scared. The Pokédex says some Pokémon love the syrup, bird Pokémon find it disgusting, and it tastes good on bread.
How to pronounce Surskit
Surskit is pronounced SUR-skit. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Surskit said out loud:
In Japanese it is アメタマ (Ametama).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Surskit is a blue insectoid with a round body, four long, skinny legs and a yellow cap and one antenna on its head. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 1.7 kg. The Pokédex says oil from its feet lets it walk on water as if skating, and a sweet scent from its head draws in prey.
Behaviour
Surskit slides across the water as if on skates. It squabbles with Dewpider over food, since their habitat and diet are similar, and after an evening shower groups gather on puddles, even in towns.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it lives on weed-choked ponds and in marshes. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's South Province and across Kitakami.
Diet
The Pokédex says it lives on tiny organisms in ponds and lakes.
Powers
Its Ability Swift Swim doubles its Speed in rain, and the hidden Rain Dish heals it a little each turn in rain. It knows Water Gun, Bubble Beam and Quick Attack, and can lay a Sticky Web or pass boosts with Baton Pass. Its base Speed of 65 is its best stat.
Name origin
Surskit may combine 'surface' or 'surf' with 'skitter'. The Japanese name is Ametama (アメタマ), which may blend amenbo (water strider) with amedama (candy), or ame (rain) with tama (sphere).
Design inspiration
Surskit looks like a water strider. Bulbapedia adds that its round body also recalls a water chestnut and a curling stone, which are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Surskit evolves into Masquerain at level 22.
In the games
Viola, the Bug-type Gym Leader of Santalune City, opens her Gym battle in X and Y with a level 10 Surskit. It debuted in Ruby and Sapphire, appears in 1-star Tera Raid Battles in Scarlet and Violet, and is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Surskit debuted in 'Maxxed Out!', befriended by a boy named Max who looked just like May's little brother. Viola's Surskit beat Ash's Pikachu with Signal Beam in 'A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!'.
Fun facts
- In Sun and Moon, Surskit and Dewpider share Brooklet Hill, Surskit out at night and Dewpider by day; they also share a base stat total of 269 and an evolution level.
- A typo in Scarlet and Violet's spawn data ('1,4.5,7' instead of '1,4,5,7') kept Surskit out of South Province (Area Two) until version 3.0.0, Bulbapedia says.
- Bulbapedia says no other Water type, not counting alternate forms, is unable to learn Surf from an HM.
Base stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 30
- Defense: 32
- Sp. Atk: 50
- Sp. Def: 52
- Speed: 65
Surskit’s base stat total is 269. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Surskit weak to?
Surskit takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Flying (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Ice (½×), Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
How does Surskit evolve?
Surskit evolves into Masquerain at level 22.
The whole family: Surskit, Masquerain.
Abilities
- Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
- Rain Dish (hidden ability): Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.
Moves
Moves Surskit learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 6 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 9 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 14 | Soak | Water | Status | — |
| 17 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 |
| 22 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 25 | Mist | Ice | Status | — |
| 25 | Haze | Ice | Status | — |
| 35 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — |
| 38 | Sticky Web | Bug | Status | — |
TM moves (39)
Surskit can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Acrobatics, Struggle Bug, Psybeam, Thief, Pounce, Chilling Water, Facade, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Leech Life, Substitute, Liquidation, Giga Drain, Shadow Ball, Surf, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Bug Buzz, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Haze, Bug Bite, Lunge, Psych Up, Skitter Smack.
Egg moves (8):Aqua Jet, Bug Bite, Fell Stinger, Hydro Pump, Lunge, Mud Shot, Power Split, Psybeam.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Bug.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 200 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 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 54.
Pokédex entries
It lives in ponds and marshes that feature lots of plant life. It often fights with Dewpider, whose habitat and diet are similar. (Ultra Moon)
If it's in a pinch, it will secrete a sweet liquid from the tip of its head. Syrup made from gathering that liquid is tasty on bread. (Ultra Sun)
When this Pokémon senses danger, a sweet fluid oozes from the tip of its head. The taste of it disgusts bird Pokémon. (Moon)
It moves as if skating on the surface of the water. It often fights with Dewpider over food. (Sun)
If Surskit senses danger, it secretes a thick, sugary syrup from the tip of its head. There are some Pokémon that love eating this syrup. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
From the tips of its feet, Surskit secretes an oil that enables it to walk on water as if it were skating. This Pokémon feeds on microscopic organisms in ponds and lakes. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | アメタマ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Ametama |
| French | Arakdo |
| German | Gehweiher |
| Spanish | Surskit |
| Italian | Surskit |
| Korean | 비구술 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 溜溜糖球 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 溜溜糖球 |
Trivia
- Lightest Water type in Gen 3: 1.7 kg.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 6% of all Pokémon (1.7 kg).
- Base stat total 269, ranked #943 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Bug and Water.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 32 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 49 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 200: about 26.1% 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: Surskit (Pokémon), Bulbapedia: Viola, Serebii: Surskit (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (SUR-skit): 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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