Tandemaus
Tandemaus is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Couple Pokémon, number 924 (#0924) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 1.8 kg.
Tandemaus is the Couple Pokémon, and it is really two mice that live and fight as one: they split every scrap of food exactly in half, eat it together and never leave each other's side. Its gender is unknown.
How to pronounce Tandemaus
Tandemaus is pronounced TAN-duh-mows. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Tandemaus said out loud:
In Japanese it is ワッカネズミ (Wakkanezumi).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Tandemaus is a pair of small white rodents that walk upright. The Pokédex height is 0.3 m and weight 1.8 kg. Each has a round head, large ears, tiny black eyes and a long tail that curls to a bulb at the tip. A light grey patch makes one look as if it wears a shirt and the other as if it wears trousers.
Behaviour
The two stick together no matter what. The Scarlet Pokédex says they work as a team, using their incisors to cut useful material for a nest out of almost anything and then making off with it. The Violet Pokédex says they share any food they find in exact halves.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's East Province, parts of the West Province and around the Pokémon League, and in Kitakami in The Teal Mask, as well as in 2-star Tera Raid Battles.
Powers
Its Abilities are Run Away and Pickup, with Own Tempo hidden. Its signature move is Population Bomb, learned at level 46, and no Pokémon other than Tandemaus and Maushold can learn it. Helping Hand at level 8 suits a Pokémon that always works as a pair. Its best base stat is Speed, 75.
Name origin
Tandemaus may combine 'tandem' with Maus, German for 'mouse'. The Japanese name is Wakkanezumi (ワッカネズミ), possibly from wakka ('loop') and nezumi ('mouse').
Design inspiration
Megumi Mizutani designed Tandemaus and Maushold. Tandemaus looks like two mice working as one, and Bulbapedia says its doll-like look resembles dollhouse figures such as Sylvanian Families, a Japanese doll line. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Tandemaus evolves into Maushold from level 25, but only when it levels up in a battle.
In the games
Tandemaus can be caught wild in Paldea and Kitakami in Scarlet and Violet, where it first appeared. A Pokémon Center Birthday Tandemaus was distributed from 1 November 2024 to 31 January 2026. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Tandemaus only makes minor appearances in Pokémon Horizons, such as a Student's Tandemaus in 'Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!' and a picture of one on Liko's Rotom Phone in 'The SOS is from Tandemaus?'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says a pre-release trailer on 6 October 2022 briefly showed Tandemaus next to Nacli and Squawkabilly, though it stayed officially unrevealed until the games launched.
- Bulbapedia notes that if Tandemaus reaches level 25 in a fight where it was not sent out, the evolution animation never plays and the evolution cannot be cancelled.
- Because it needs a battle level-up, Tandemaus can get stuck at level 100, now that Rare Candy can trigger evolution there; Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon has this problem.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 50
- Defense: 45
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 45
- Speed: 75
Tandemaus’s base stat total is 305. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Tandemaus weak to?
Tandemaus takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.
It is immune to Ghost moves.
Evolution
How does Tandemaus evolve?
Tandemaus evolves into Maushold at level 25 (by levelling up in a battle (99% Family of Four, 1% Family of Three)).
The whole family: Tandemaus, Maushold.
Abilities
- Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
- Pickup: Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
- Own Tempo (hidden ability): Prevents confusion.
Moves
Moves Tandemaus learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — |
| 5 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 |
| 8 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 11 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — |
| 14 | Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 |
| 18 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 |
| 22 | Encore | Normal | Status | — |
| 26 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 30 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 33 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — |
| 37 | Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — |
| 41 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — |
| 46 | Population Bomb | Normal | Physical | 20 |
TM moves (37)
Tandemaus can learn 37 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Low Kick, Thief, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Mud Shot, Low Sweep, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Bullet Seed, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Substitute, Crunch, Hyper Voice, Encore, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Tera Blast, Super Fang, Double-Edge.
Egg moves (6):After You, Baton Pass, Bite, Feint, Switcheroo, Tickle.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Field, Fairy.
- Egg cycles: 10 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,280).
- Catch rate: 150 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 61.
Pokédex entries
The pair sticks together no matter what. They split any food they find exactly in half and then eat it together. (Violet)
Exhibiting great teamwork, they use their incisors to cut pieces out of any material that might be useful for a nest, then make off with them. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ワッカネズミ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Wakkanezumi |
| French | Compagnol |
| German | Zwieps |
| Spanish | Tandemaus |
| Italian | Tandemaus |
| Korean | 두리쥐 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 一对鼠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 一對鼠 |
Trivia
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 6% of all Pokémon (1.8 kg).
- Base stat total 305, ranked #833 of 1,025.
- One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 19 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 49 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 150: about 19.6% 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: Tandemaus (Pokémon), Serebii: Tandemaus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (TAN-duh-mows): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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