#0777 · Alola · Generation 7

Togedemaru

Roly-Poly Pokémon · Electric/Steel-type

Togedemaru is a Electric/Steel-type Pokémon, the Roly-Poly Pokémon, number 777 (#0777) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 3.3 kg.

Togedemaru, the Roly-Poly Pokémon, is a hedgehog-like Electric and Steel creature that curls into a spiky ball and draws lightning to itself on purpose. The Pokédex says it makes little electricity of its own, so it lets lightning strike it to charge up.

How to pronounce Togedemaru

Togedemaru is pronounced toh-geh-deh-MAR-oo. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Togedemaru said out loud:

In Japanese it is トゲデマル.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Togedemaru is a round, rodent-like Pokémon, 0.3 m (1'00") tall and 3.3 kg (7.3 lb), white at the front and grey on the back, with 14 fur spikes and a yellow lightning-bolt needle on its head. The Pokédex says its long back hairs act as lightning rods, with the bolts stored in an electric sac.

Behaviour

In trouble, the Pokédex says, Togedemaru curls into a ball, raises its spikes and discharges electricity at random. Bulbapedia says groups gather on stormy days to be struck by lightning, and that it rolls about when pleased. It tries to steal Elekid's electricity, usually ending in an even match.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat; in Sun and Moon it is found on Blush Mountain. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Iron Barbs hurts attackers that touch it, Lightning Rod pulls Electric moves its way and turns them into extra Special Attack, and the hidden Sturdy stops a one-hit knockout from full HP. Zing Zap was its signature move in Generation VII. A base Attack of 98 and Speed of 96 make it a fast, hard-hitting attacker.

Name origin

Togedemaru keeps its Japanese name worldwide, トゲデマル (Togedemaru). Bulbapedia reads it as toge ('thorn') plus denki ('electricity') and maru ('round'), with a pun on the phrase 'spiny and round'.

Design inspiration

Togedemaru looks like a hedgehog, since it curls into a spiky ball, and may also borrow from porcupines, chinchillas and the Ryūkyū spiny rat. With its spines out, marks on its cheeks can look like electrical outlets, North American and Japanese ones alike. These are fan readings.

In the games

A Totem Togedemaru with a golden Z-Power aura guards Sophocles's trial at Hokulani Observatory in Sun and Moon, where the species debuted, and the prize is an Electrium Z. In Sword and Shield it lives around the Lake of Outrage and turns up in Max Raid Battles.

In the anime

Sophocles's Togedemaru debuted in 'Alola to New Adventure!'. Bulbapedia describes her as energetic and playful, devoted to Ash's Pikachu, and often out of her Poké Ball.

Fun facts

• In Ultra Moon, Samson Oak gives you a Totem-sized Togedemaru at Heahea Beach in exchange for 70 Totem Stickers.
• Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon also have a Togedemaru called Togemaru at the Hokulani Observatory, which uses Lightning Rod to shield Sophocles's Charjabug during your trial.
• In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate it is a Poké Ball summon that calls lightning down on itself to fire off sparks.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Togedemaru (Pokémon) · Serebii: Togedemaru (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 65
• Attack: 98
• Defense: 63
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 73
• Speed: 96

Togedemaru’s base stat total is 435. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Togedemaru weak to?

Togedemaru takes extra damage from Ground (4×), Fire (2×), Fighting (2×) moves.

It resists Flying (¼×), Steel (¼×), Normal (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Psychic (½×), Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dragon (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Poison moves.

Evolution

Togedemaru does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Forms

• Totem Togedemaru (Totem): Electric/Steel-type, base stat total 435 (HP 65, Attack 98, Defense 63, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 73, Speed 96). Abilities: Iron Barbs, Lightning Rod, Sturdy (hidden).

Abilities

• Iron Barbs: Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.
• Lightning Rod: Redirects single-target Electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
• Sturdy (hidden ability): Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Moves

Moves Togedemaru learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (40)

Togedemaru can learn 40 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Pin Missile, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Thunder Wave, Reflect, Rest, Thief, Snore, Protect, Attract, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Bounce, U-turn, Payback, Assurance, Fling, Round, Volt Switch, Electroweb, Electric Terrain, Eerie Impulse, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Agility, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Encore, Iron Tail, Gyro Ball, Poison Jab, Zen Headbutt, Iron Head, Grass Knot, Electro Ball, Work Up, Wild Charge.

Egg moves (6):Disarming Voice, Fake Out, Flail, Present, Tickle, Wish.

Move tutor moves (3): Rising Voltage, Steel Beam, Steel Roller.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field, Fairy.
• Egg cycles: 10 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,280).
• Catch rate: 180 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 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 152.

Pokédex entries

When it's in trouble, it curls up into a ball, makes its fur spikes stand on end, and then discharges electricity indiscriminately. (Shield)

With the long hairs on its back, this Pokémon takes in electricity from other electric Pokémon. It stores what it absorbs in an electric sac. (Sword)

Its capacity to produce electricity is somewhat limited, so it gets charged up by letting lightning strike it! (Ultra Moon)

When it's surprised or agitated, the 14 fur spikes on its back will stand up involuntarily. (Ultra Sun)

The long hairs on its back act as lightning rods. The bolts of lightning it attracts are stored as energy in its electric sac. (Moon)

The spiny fur on its back is normally at rest. When this Pokémon becomes agitated, its fur stands on end and stabs into its attackers. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lightest Electric type in Gen 7: 3.3 kg.
• Shortest Electric type in Gen 7: 0.3 m.
• Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
• Heavier than 11% of all Pokémon (3.3 kg).
• Base stat total 435, ranked #538 of 1,025.
• One of 4 Pokémon that are both Electric and Steel.
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 56 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
• Can learn 60 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 180: about 23.5% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• 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: Togedemaru (Pokémon), Serebii: Togedemaru (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (toh-geh-deh-MAR-oo): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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