Palpitoad (Pokémon)


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Palpitoad (Japanese: ガマガル Gamagaru) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from starting at level 25 and evolves into  starting at level 36.

Biology
Palpitoad is an amphibious, bipedal Pokémon with an ovoid body. It is mostly blue, with a tan oval marking lined with black stretching from the bottom of its belly to its forehead. Its black eyes are round. Its upper lip is round as well, and curves down sharply at the corners. Inside its mouth is a long, sticky tongue used to immobilize and capture prey. Its feet are small with three toes each, and its tail is oval and white. Three large, half-spheres encircle its head, each one light blue with a black base. There are four round, light blue bumps starting on either side of its lower body and stretching across its back. The bumps on its head can be vibrated to create either waves or earthquakes.

Ash's Palpitoad
A male Palpitoad appeared in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, when he commanded a group of to attack Ash's Oshawott, who was trying to retrieve seaweed to heal his poisoned friends. After they failed scaring Oshawott away, he fought Oshawott alongside a, only for both to be by  and , respectively.

Other
A male Palpitoad appeared in Battling the King of the Mines!, under the ownership of Clay. He defeated Ash's Oshawott in a Gym, but was defeated by after she used  to infatuate him, and  to knock him out.

Minor appearances
Palpitoad debuted in Ash and Trip's Third Battle!. Trip attempted to catch the Vibration Pokémon using his, but it managed to escape due to 's clumsiness.

Multiple Palpitoad appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

Multiple Palpitoad appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, during the legend.

A Palpitoad made a brief appearance in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!, where its presence made Cilan think Palpitoad could have been a good Pokémon for Soren and Rocko.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Trainer's Palpitoad appeared in a flashback in A Nickname for Tepig.

Clay has a Palpitoad which was first seen guarding the Dark Stone along with Clay's other Pokémon in Defeating Stoutland.

A Palpitoad appeared in a flashback in Cold Storage Battle.

Pokédex entries

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In side games

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Trivia

 * Palpitoad shares its with  and . They are all known as the Vibration Pokémon.

Origin
Palpitoad appears to be a combination of a toad tadpole and a loudspeaker. Its spherical "speakers" were probably inspired by toads' "warts" and paratoid glands, or the, an aquatic amphibian whose backs are covered in pockets that hold its eggs. Its Pokédex entry also mentions the fact that it creates vibrations underwater, also like the Surinam.

Name origin
Palpitoad is a combination of palpitation (pulsation) and toad.

Gamagaru may be a corruption of 蝦蟇 gamagaeru.

Related articles

 * Ash's Palpitoad