Wynaut (Pokémon)


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Wynaut (Japanese: ソーナノ Sohnano) is a baby Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into starting at level 15.

Biology
Wynaut is a small, bipedal Pokémon covered in blue fur. Its head is spherical with ear-like, fingerless arms on either side and a bulbous growth on its forehead. It has a wide mouth with a serrated upper jaw and a pink tongue. Its eyes appear closed, each curving upward to a point in the center. The fur on its body ends in a zigzag pattern, extending over its short legs. Wynaut's tail is long and completely black, ending in a round, flattened tip with a white, eye-like spot.

Wynaut tends to live in and travel in herds. It will test its endurance by squeezing up against other Wynaut at night. In doing so, it strengthens itself, toughens its spirit, and learns to deal powerful counterattacks. When angered, it will slap the ground with its tail. As it loves to eat sweet fruit, it is also drawn to fruit gardens.

Wynaut debuted during the Blackthorn City arc, which began in Fangs for Nothin' and ended in Why? Wynaut!. However, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Ash's Bayleef, and Ash's Noctowl were the only ones to see it throughout the entire storyline.

Other
A Wynaut appeared in Camp Pikachu. It helped and his friends, including the Pichu Brothers, get to the Pichu Brothers' next train to Big Town. At the end of the episode, the same Wynaut called several other Wynaut, apparently its friends, to help the gang move a cart in order to reach the train.

Multiple Wynaut appeared in Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut? as the only inhabitants of. In the episode, a plan of 's backfired and sent everyone to that island.

Six Wynaut appeared in Pikachu's Island Adventure, where they, along with a couple of and a, were forced off their island by  and his cronies, who claimed the island for themselves. As a result, Pikachu and his friends agreed to help them reclaim the island.

A Wynaut was seen among other baby Pokémon who were under the care of Normajean in The Brockster Is In!, and, like the others, was nursed back to health by 's newly evolved.

Three Wynaut appeared in A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!, under ownership of Dr. White. They were often seen playing with Dr. White's Wobbuffet and Jessie's own Wobbuffet.

Minor appearances
A Wynaut appeared in a flashback in Delcatty Got Your Tongue.

A Wynaut appeared in a fantasy in The Right Place and the Right Mime.

A Wynaut appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade as one of the Pokémon watching 's concert.

A Wynaut appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of a.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Wynaut debuted in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

In With a Spoink in Your Step II, multiple Wynaut appeared on, where  and   for the upcoming  against Maxie and Archie.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: and Wynaut send the player on a mission into the Uproar Forest. As thanks for completing it, they help to remodel the rescue base. Wynaut also makes an appearance discussing the identity of the strongest Pokémon with  and  in the cutscene that unlocks the Western Cave.
 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: A different Wobbuffet and Wynaut duo appear in Explorers of Sky, first seen examining a rock outside of Treasure Town. Several days later, the two are seen standing outside an entrance where the rock once was, and usher the player and partner into what is revealed to be Spinda's Café, where the pair manage the Recycle Shop. Later in the game, Wynaut informs the player of any new areas discovered after the introduction of Spinda's Project P.

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Trivia

 * In Generation III, Wynaut is the only baby Pokémon found in the wild in the games, on . Oddly, in Generation IV, Wynaut is the only baby Pokémon that cannot be found in the wild.
 * Wynaut is one of the few Generation III Pokémon who made a debut before the.
 * Wynaut has the lowest base of all  Pokémon.

Origin
Like its evolution,, Wynaut is probably based on an doll, a Japanese traditional doll with squinted eyes that stands back upright when pushed over. It is a symbol of perseverance.

Name origin
Wynaut is a play on the phrase, "Why not?"

Apart from a difference in tone, Sohnano is nearly homophonous with the phrase そうなの sō na no, which means, "Really?" or "Is that so?" It is played off by its evolution,, whose Japanese name of Sonans is homophonous with the interjection そうなんす sō na-n-su, which roughly means, "That's the way it is." Together, they make for a potential perpetual conversation of, "Really?" followed by, "That's the way it is," and so on, as seen in Camp Pikachu.

Other languages' names for the Pokémon in this family, due to the fact that they were introduced in different generations, do not feature this pun.