Wimpod
Wimpod is a Bug/Water-type Pokémon, the Turn Tail Pokémon, number 767 (#0767) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 12 kg.
Wimpod, the Turn Tail Pokémon, is so cowardly that it bolts at the first sign of danger, leaving a sparkling clean path behind it. This Bug and Water type is also a tireless scavenger that will eat almost anything it finds, rotten scraps included.
How to pronounce Wimpod
Wimpod is pronounced WIM-pod. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Wimpod said out loud:
In Japanese it is コソクムシ (Kosokumushi).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Wimpod is a small arthropod, 0.5 m (1'08") tall and 12 kg (26.5 lb), with a purple body under four silver plates, large yellow eyes, a prickly tail and eight short legs. It spits a poisonous liquid when threatened, and the Pokédex says its flailing legs leave a sparkling clean path behind it.
Behaviour
Wimpod live in swarms that keep constant watch and scatter the instant an enemy appears. Each one whirs its legs at high speed to flee anything that comes close, though Bulbapedia says curiosity can still draw it to people who stand perfectly still. The Pokédex says Murkrow and Meowth chase it because it picks up coins.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it lives everywhere from beaches to the seabed. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet; in Legends: Z-A it is a wild Pokémon only in Hyperspace Lumiose, in the Mega Dimension DLC.
Diet
The Pokédex calls it a natural scavenger that eats anything edible, rotten food included.
Powers
Its only Ability, Wimp Out, switches it out of battle when its HP falls below half. With 25 base HP and a best stat of 80 Speed, it is mainly a stepping stone to Golisopod.
Name origin
Wimpod may combine 'wimp' with 'pod', the taxonomic word for 'foot' found in 'isopod'. The Japanese name is Kosokumushi (コソクムシ), which Bulbapedia reads as ko ('small'), soku ('feet') or kosoku ('cowardly'), plus mushi ('bug').
Design inspiration
Wimpod appears to blend a trilobite with an isopod, with a hint of silverfish, which flee when startled. Its spotless trail may nod to robot vacuum cleaners. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Wimpod evolves into Golisopod at level 30, with no other condition.
In the games
Swarms of Wimpod scuttle across the beaches and Poni Wilds of Sun and Moon, where it debuted. In Sword and Shield it turns up in Galar Mine No. 2 and across the Wild Area.
In the anime
A swarm debuted in 'Partner Promises!' at Treasure Island, trying to steal Poké Beans from Ash's backpack. Rotom Dex calls Wimpod nature's vacuum cleaners.
Fun facts
- Its base stat total of 230 is the lowest of any Bug type introduced in Generation VII.
- In Sword and Shield its whole level-up learnset is three moves, all at level 1: Struggle Bug, Sand Attack and Defense Curl.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Sun notices that Guzma's Golisopod has filthy claws from its scavenging days as a Wimpod.
Base stats
- HP: 25
- Attack: 35
- Defense: 40
- Sp. Atk: 20
- Sp. Def: 30
- Speed: 80
Wimpod’s base stat total is 230. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Wimpod weak to?
Wimpod 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 Wimpod evolve?
Wimpod evolves into Golisopod at level 30.
The whole family: Wimpod, Golisopod.
Abilities
- Wimp Out: This Pokémon automatically switches out when its HP drops below half.
Moves
Moves Wimpod learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (22)
Wimpod can learn 22 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Screech, Rest, Snore, Protect, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Facade, Swift, Mud Shot, Assurance, Round, Surf, Waterfall, Leech Life, Substitute, Spikes, Endure, Sleep Talk, Taunt, Bug Buzz, Scald.
Egg moves (5):Aqua Jet, Harden, Metal Claw, Rollout, Wide Guard.
Move tutor moves (1): Skitter Smack.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Bug, Water 3.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 90 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: 46.
Pokédex entries
Wimpod gather in swarms, constantly on the lookout for danger. They scatter the moment they detect an enemy's presence. (Shield)
It's nature's cleaner—it eats anything and everything, including garbage and rotten things. The ground near its nest is always clean. (Sword)
An astonishingly cowardly Pokémon, Wimpod will whir its legs at high speeds to run away if anything comes near it. (Ultra Moon)
It will pick up anything it finds on the ground. Sometimes it finds coins, so Murkrow and Meowth will go after it. (Ultra Sun)
Its habitat varies from beaches to seabeds. A natural scavenger, it will gleefully chow down on anything edible, no matter how rotten. (Moon)
This Pokémon is a coward. As it desperately dashes off, the flailing of its many legs leaves a sparkling clean path in its wake. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | コソクムシ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kosokumushi |
| French | Sovkipou |
| German | Reißlaus |
| Spanish | Wimpod |
| Italian | Wimpod |
| Korean | 꼬시레 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 胆小虫 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 膽小蟲 |
Trivia
- Lowest base stat total among Bug types in Gen 7: 230.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 31% of all Pokémon (12 kg).
- Base stat total 230, ranked #992 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Bug and Water.
- One of 107 gray Pokémon.
- Number 46 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 31 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- 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: Wimpod (Pokémon), Serebii: Wimpod (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (WIM-pod): 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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