Grumpig

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Grumpig
Image:Grumpig.png
National Pokédex
Spoink - Grumpig (#326) - Spinda
Hoenn Pokédex
Spoink - Grumpig (#111) - Sandshrew
Japanese name Boopig
Evolves from Spoink
Evolves into None
Generation Third
Species Manipulate Pokémon
Type Psychic
Height 2 ft 11 in (0.9 m)
Weight 158 lb (71.5 kg)
Ability Own Tempo or Thick Fat

Grumpig (ブーピッグ Būpiggu?, Boopig in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise.

Its name is clearly a portmanteau of the words "grumpy" and "pig". However, it does not seem that all Grumpig in the Pokémon world share this emotional trait. Its Japanese name is a portmaneau of bū (ブー?), the Japanese equivalent of a pig's "oink," and the English "pig."

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Grumpig is a purple, bipedal pig-like Pokémon which wields powerful psychic powers. It uses the valuable black pearls on its body to harness and amplify its psychic powers. It can gain control over the movements and actions of its foes by expulsing psychic waves upon them, hence its designation as the Manipulate Pokémon. It appears to grow tired as it does this; its nose-snorting grows loud and tired-sounding.

It dances bizarrely when using its psychic energy. Its style of dancing is hugely popular in many foreign countries. It is also capable of bouncing great heights with its spring-like tail, which it inherited from its younger evolutionary stage, Spoink.

The design of Grumpig is evidently inspired by the western expression "pearls before swine," only here the pearls are on the swine and are employed by it.

[edit] Role

[edit] Pokémon video games

In order to be obtained, Grumpig must be evolved from Spoink at level 32.

Grumpig is used as a Trickbander. A Trickbander is a Pokémon which, in battle, holds a Choice Band item and has the Trick attack in its movelist. The Trickbander uses Trick to give the foe Choice Band, hence only allowing the foe to use 1 attack. This can be particularly destructive if the targeted Pokémon ends up using a move like Swords Dance or Iron Defense that increases the user's ability to attack or resist attack instead of dealing damage, as the victim will be forced to use only that non-offensive move until the opponent switches that Pokémon out for different Pokémon.

Before the release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, a variation of Grumpig known as "Subpiggy" was used as a defense against Regice. Regice's few attacks could not overcome Grumpig's defenses and Thick Fat trait (which halves damage from fire or ice attacks), especially when Grumpig used Substitute, a move that protects it from Regices relatively ineffective attacks. (Hence the name, "Subpiggy.") After the release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, other Pokémon with higher statistics and a greater variety of available attacks gained access to Substitute, rendering "Subpiggy" obsolete.

[edit] Pokémon anime

In the U.S. version of the anime, Grumpig first appeared in episode #366, "Pokéblock, Stock & Berry!". The Grumpig in question belongs to a Pokémon coordinator named Kelly. The same Grumpig also appears in the next episode titled "Lessons in Lilycove", where the Lilycove Pokémon Contest begins and proceeds like all the other coordinator contests in Hoenn. The contest ends with May's Combusken and Kelly's Grumpig in a battle, which May wins, thus winning the contest and the prize ribbon.

[edit] Pokémon card game

Being of the latest Pokémon generation, Grumpig has only recently been featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It has appeared in the following sets, all as stage 1 Psychic-types:

  • EX Dragon
  • EX Deoxys
  • EX Emerald
  • EX Emerald
  • EX Crystal Guardians

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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