Binacle (Pokémon)


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Binacle (Japanese: カメテテ Kametete) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into starting at level 39.

Biology
Binacle's body resembles a hand. The "arm" is orange with a single white stripe and can stretch and contract at will. The "hand" is brown with three long claws and a face on the "palm" with two round eyes with black pupils, orange puffy cheeks, and no visible mouth. Binacle always live in pairs on one gray rock, when they fight, one of them will move to a different rock. It eats seaweed that washes up on the shoreline.

Major appearances
Binacle made its main series debut in Unlocking Some Respect!, with each of Binacle's two bodies being under the ownership of two people. Locke owned one half, which he calls "Lefty" and his mentor Ed owned the other half, which he calls "Righty".

Minor appearances
Binacle debuted in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Binacle appears with its Trainer at the Mini-game Corner in the.

In the, the thief that attempted to steal used three Binacle to keep Korrina, Gurkinn and Diantha at bay.

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Trivia

 * Binacle is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 306.
 * Binacle is the favorite Pokémon of Tomoaki Imakuni.

Origin
Binacle seems to be based on the, due to their general shape and use of a connective "stalk" to cling to rocks. Considering it survives together with a second Binacle, it may possibly be a reference to the rarer, same species. Considering its hand-like body, and its eyes within its "palms", Binacle may have also been based on the.

Name origin
Binacle is a combination of the prefix bi- (meaning two) and barnacle. It may also refer to the nautical instrument which held a ship's compass known as a. It may also be derived from knuckle, referring to its hands and making the name a pun.

Kametete may be a combination of 亀の手 kame no te, tête (French for head), and 手 te (hand).