Tympole (Pokémon)


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Tympole (Japanese: オタマロ Otamaro) is a  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into starting at level 25, which evolves into  starting at level 36.

Biology
Tympole is a round, tadpole-like Pokémon with a tan, circular face. It has large, oval, black eyes, a wide mouth with down-turned corners, and black eyebrows in the shape of quarter notes. Its spherical body is black with no visible limbs. Instead, it has two black-and-blue ringed half-spheres on either side of its head. These spheres are vibrated to create a sound too high-pitched for humans to hear. The sounds are used in rhythm to communicate with others of its kind, particularly for warning of danger. It has a long, blue tail with a fan-like shape and a black spot at its base. The anime demonstrates that Tympole swims and attacks in groups.

Major appearances
Multiple Tympole debuted in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, where they attacked underwater, while under the command of a. They were trying to prevent him from getting the medicine to cure the team from the poisoning several inflicted, but fled when Oshawott opened his eyes while using.

Minor appearances
Multiple Tympole appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

A Tympole briefly appeared near the end of Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!.

Multiple Tympole appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.

A Tympole appeared in a flashback in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!.

A Tympole appeared in A Unova League Evolution!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
used a Tympole to battle in Accumula Town in Letting Go. He was eventually defeated by Black's Tep.

A Tympole appeared in a flashback in True Friends.

Multiple Tympole appeared in Choir Tournament at the Autumn Choir Tournament.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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Trivia

 * Tympole shares its with, , and . They are all known as the Tadpole Pokémon.
 * Although it is simulated as swimming in Pokédex 3D, Tympole does not display the bubble effect that all other Pokémon simulated in an aquatic environment, such as and, display. The reason for this is unknown.

Origin
Tympole appears to be a combination of a toad tadpole and a loudspeaker. Tympole's spherical "speakers" were probably inspired by toads' "warts" and poison glands, as well as the, an aquatic amphibian whose backs are covered in pockets that hold its eggs, or more likely, the of a real-life toad, located in the same area. It is an eardrum-like body part the toad uses to hear. Its Pokédex entry also mentions the fact that it creates vibrations underwater, also like the Surinam. Its eyebrows resemble s, specifically the quarter note, and the bumps on the side of its head are similar to.

Name origin
Tympole may be a combination of ' (a low-pitched drum-like sound or the sensation felt in the abdomen when a drum is struck), ' (a type of drum), or tympanic membrane (referring to the bumps on each side of its head), and .

Otamaro may be a combination of おたまじゃくし otamajakushi (tadpole or musical notes) and まろ maro (an affectionate suffix or shaved eyebrows, the latter referring to the markings above its eyes).