Spoink (Pokémon)


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Spoink (Japanese: バネブー Baneboo) is a  introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into starting at level 32.

Biology
Spoink is a gray, pig-like Pokémon. It has dark, circular eyes, a large gray nose, and small ears. It has stubby arms and possesses no hind legs. Motion is achieved by bouncing on its spring-like tail. The bouncing has a vital function, in that it keeps its heart beating. Even while it is sleeping, it continues to bounce. It wears a pearl produced by on top of its head, which amplifies its psychic powers. Spoink will be weakened without a pearl, and always searches for bigger pearls. In the anime it was shown to easily mistake other round objects as its pearl. It lives in It likes to eat mushrooms that grow underground.

Spoink debuted in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend. The Bounce Pokémon had lost its pearl and and  helped find it. Spoink happened to be a kleptomaniac for anything round (especially round Pokémon) whenever it didn't have its pearl.

The same Spoink appeared again in Clamperl of Wisdom, where it lost its pearl once again. Ash and his friends went searching for another pearl, but stole the only  that had one. became close friends with Spoink.

Other
Multiple Spoink appeared in An Oasis of Hope!, including one that helped Ash and his friends save its own friends from a bully.

Minor appearances
Ash used a Spoink in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

A Spoink appeared in A Marathon Rivalry!, under the ownership of a competitor in the Pokéathlon held in Camellia Town.

Two Spoink appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!. One was under the ownership of a, while the other was owned by a.

A 's Spoink appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

In Pokémon Generations
A Spoink appeared in The Cavern, where it was running away from a storm that a Primal  was creating.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Tate and Liza each own a Spoink, both of whom first appeared in With a Spoink in Your Step I. They were used to train and  on  in a Tag Battle.

The rented a Spoink, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

A 's Spoink appeared in The Final Dimensional Duel II.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
A Spoink appeared in Return to Hareta's Home Forest!.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Spoink takes the role of the spring used to launch the Poké Ball.
 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Spoink lost its pearl early in the games and the undefined is sent by to retrieve it from Drenched Bluff. Later on, it can appear in Treasure Town.

Pokédex entries

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Trivia

 * Despite Pokédex entries saying that it would die if it stopped bouncing, it has been seen not bouncing many times in the anime.
 * Despite Pokédex entries saying that its pearl comes from a, a Spoink's pearl is gray, but a Shiny Clamperl's pearl is gold.

Origin
The inspiration for Spoink may be the Biblical phrase from. The pearls were supposed to represent wisdom given to an audience who would not appreciate the teachings. Spoink and appear to instead use those pearls of wisdom to enhance their psychic powers. Spoink might also be a literal interpretation of a spring pig (in pig farming, spring is the ideal season for birth). Having a spring instead of legs may be a reference to a. Its affinity for underground mushrooms, as noted by its Pokédex entry, is characteristic of a.

Name origin
Spoink may be a combination of  and oink (the sound a pig makes).

Baneboo may be a combination of 発条 bane (spring) and ブーブー būbū (the sound of grumbling or oinking). Boo may also be a shortening of 豚 buta (pig).