Tynamo
Tynamo is a Electric-type Pokémon, the EleFish Pokémon, number 602 (#0602) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.2 m tall and weighs 0.3 kg.
Tynamo is the EleFish Pokémon, a tiny white eel that makes only a trickle of electricity on its own, but the Pokédex says a chain of many can be as powerful as lightning.
How to pronounce Tynamo
Tynamo is pronounced TY-nuh-moh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Tynamo said out loud:
In Japanese it is シビシラス (Shibishirasu).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Tynamo is 0.2 m long and weighs 0.3 kg. It is a white, eel-like Pokémon with dark oval eyes, a red mouth shaped like a four-pointed star, and a wavy yellow stripe along a tapering body with a long fin membrane. The Pokédex says it has an organ that generates electricity, and it discharges it when in danger.
Behaviour
Tynamo travels in schools, because a single one can manage only a weak shock. The Pokédex says groups gather to unleash one powerful shock together.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat, but Bulbapedia notes that merchandise artwork and several TCG illustrations show it swimming in or leaping out of water. In Unova it is found in Chargestone Cave, and in Black 2 and White 2 also in Seaside Cave.
Powers
Its only Ability is Levitate, which evades Ground moves. It attacks with Spark and Charge Beam and also knows Thunder Wave. Its best base stat is Speed 60, but it is mainly a stepping stone to Eelektrik.
Name origin
Tynamo may combine 'tiny' or 'tyke' with 'dynamo'. The Japanese name is Shibishirasu (シビシラス), which may combine shibire ('numbness') or shibire-unagi ('electric eel') with shirasu ('whitebait').
Design inspiration
Yusuke Ohmura designed Tynamo and its evolutions, and Bulbapedia says Tynamo in particular was meant to resemble the larval stage of an eel, called a leptocephalus. It may also draw on the electric eel (in fact a kind of knifefish) or on a lamprey larva.
Evolution notes
Tynamo evolves into Eelektrik at level 39.
In the games
In Scarlet and Violet, Tynamo swims in the North and West Paldean Seas, shows up in 1-star Tera Raids, and lives at Kitakami's Oni Mountain and Chilling Waterhead and in several Terarium biomes. In Legends: Z-A it is in Bleu District's Wild Zone 10, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose. Its first game was Black and White.
In the anime
In 'Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!' a female Tynamo first appeared in the anime as Elesa's last Pokémon against Ash. Elesa calls her the 'Electric Queen' and her strongest Pokémon, but Pikachu still wins. Multiple Tynamo also appear in the two Victini films.
Fun facts
- In Scarlet and Violet, Tynamo is the only Electric type with none of Rest, Substitute, Protect, Endure and Sleep Talk in its learnset, though Legends: Z-A later lets it learn Protect.
- Its base stat total of 275 is the lowest of any Electric type in Generation V.
- In the manga Pokémon Adventures, his grandfather, an artist, gives a young Hugh a Tynamo, and a later chapter shows it has grown into an Eelektross.
Base stats
- HP: 35
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 40
- Sp. Atk: 45
- Sp. Def: 40
- Speed: 60
Tynamo’s base stat total is 275. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Tynamo weak to?
Tynamo takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.
It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
How does Tynamo evolve?
Tynamo evolves into Eelektrik at level 39.
The whole family: Tynamo, Eelektrik, Eelektross.
- Eelektrik evolves into Eelektross (Thunder Stone).
Abilities
- Levitate: Evades Ground moves.
Moves
Moves Tynamo learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — |
| 1 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 1 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 |
TM moves (5)
Tynamo can learn 5 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charge Beam, Thunder Wave, Tera Blast, Charge, Knock Off.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Amorphous.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 55.
Pokédex entries
One alone can emit only a trickle of electricity, so a group of them gathers to unleash a powerful electric shock. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
While one alone doesn't have much power, a chain of many Tynamo can be as powerful as lightning. (Black, X, Omega Ruby)
These Pokémon move in schools. They have an electricity-generating organ, so they discharge electricity if in danger. (White)
Names around the world
| Japanese | シビシラス |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Shibishirasu |
| French | Anchwatt |
| German | Zapplardin |
| Spanish | Tynamo |
| Italian | Tynamo |
| Korean | 저리어 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 麻麻小鱼 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 麻麻小魚 |
Trivia
- Lightest Electric type: 0.3 kg, shared with 1 other.
- Lightest Pokémon in Gen 5: 0.3 kg.
- Lightest Electric type in Gen 5: 0.3 kg.
- Lowest base stat total among Electric types in Gen 5: 275.
- Taller than 1% of all Pokémon (0.2 m).
- Heavier than 1% of all Pokémon (0.3 kg).
- Base stat total 275, ranked #926 of 1,025.
- One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 109 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 7 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 3 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: Tynamo (Pokémon), Serebii: Tynamo (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (TY-nuh-moh): 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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