Pawniard (Pokémon)


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Pawniard (Japanese: コマタナ Komatana) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into starting at level 52.

Biology
Pawniard is a small, bipedal Pokémon. It has a rounded red and black head with a silvery blade extending from the front. Its face is gray with yellow eyes. Four steel spikes protrude from its black torso, two on each side connected by steel ribs. It has red arms that end with knife-like blades instead of hands, which it regularly sharpens with stones found by rivers. When hunting, Pawniard immobilizes prey by repeated stabbing with these blades. Its legs are red with two-toed feet. In the wild, Pawniard lives in packs governed by Bisharp.

Major appearances
Pawniard debuted in Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!, under the ownership of Georgia. It was used in Georgia's battle against in the second round of the Club Battle tournament, where it went up against  but was defeated. Pawniard was later revealed to have evolved into by Search for the Clubultimate!.

Minor appearances
A Pawniard appeared in a brief flashback in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!, under the ownership of a.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Pawniard appeared in The Case of the Missing Pokémon, where it was one of the Pokémon kidnapped by Team Plasma. It was later found in a stronghold and returned to its trainer.

A Trainer's Pawniard appeared in Unraveling Mysteries.

A Pawniard appeared in a flashback in A Wretched Reunion.

In Movie Panic, Pawniard starred in a Pokéstar Studios movie featuring ; it was easily defeated by 's Foongy.

s were seen with a Pawniard in PASM18.

NPC appearances

 * : Two Pawniard known as the were minor antagonists of the game where they scammed Dunsparce with a deal of getting stronger to get Virizion to be his friend but when they are defeated, they quickly scram.

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Trivia

 * No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Pawniard and its.
 * The types it has are coincidentally the two types introduced in Generation II.
 * Pawniard and are the only Pokémon that can have  as a non-Hidden Ability.

Origin
It looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit—specifically a lackey or lower member—with features resembling  armor. It may also originate from kaijin, humanoid villains found in.

Name origin
Pawniard may be a combination of ' (the most basic piece in or a low-level operative in an organization) and ' or poniard (a lightweight dagger). It may also involve palliard (beggar or thief).

Komatana may be a combination of 駒 koma (a piece in the board game ), 細切れ komagire (small pieces), and 刀 katana (sword) or 小刀 kogatana (knife).

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 * Pawniard (Rumble Blast)
 * Pawniard (Gates to Infinity)