Remoraid (Pokémon)


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Remoraid (Japanese: テッポウオ Teppouo) is a  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into starting at level 25.

If a Remoraid is in the party when a levels up, the Mantyke evolves into. However, this will not affect the Remoraid and it continues to be a separate Pokémon.

Biology
Remoraid is a light blue, fish-like Pokémon with saucer-like eyes, and a mouth with four pointed teeth. There are two dark stripes on its back that resembles the barrel of a revolver. It has a single pelvic fin positioned like a revolver's trigger, two small pectoral fins, and a dorsal fin near its mouth resembling a gun's front sight. In addition, it has two caudal fins, the bottom of which resembling the butt of a gun and the top resembling the hammer. All of its fins except for the dorsal fin are white.

Remoraid is well known for its ability to shoot jets of water from the surface with incredible accuracy and distance, often to shoot down flying insect prey out of the air. It tends to travel by attaching to 's fins or in large groups of its own kind. When attached to a Mantine, it feeds on whatever the Mantine leaves behind, but will fight alongside it as well. Remoraid is a Pokémon, but when evolution draws near, Remoraid travels downstream from rivers.

Major appearances
Multiple Remoraid made their main series debut in The Light Fantastic as residents of Remoraid Mountain.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in a flashback in The Joy of Water Pokémon as inhabitants of Lake Lucid. They were the cause of Nurse Joy's fear of Water Pokémon, as she was working at the Pokémon Center near the lake.

In Mantine Overboard!, a family of Remoraid was shown to be living in a shipwreck that was under the protection of a.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in Octillery The Outcast!, under the ownership of Marcellus. Several of them were revealed to have evolved into.

Minor appearances
Remoraid debuted in Snorlax Snowmen.

A Remoraid appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

A 's Remoraid appeared in Dueling Heroes as one of the Pokémon participating in the Whirl Cup.

A Remoraid was seen at a Pokémon Center in The Legend of Thunder!.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

A Remoraid appeared in Gary's explanation in Johto Photo Finish, where it evolved into an.

A Remoraid appeared in Whiscash and Ash.

A Remoraid appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Remoraid appeared in Lights, Camerupt, Action! as an actor in one of Elijah's movies.

A Remoraid appeared in On Olden Pond as a resident of an old lake.

A Trainer's Remoraid appeared in Off the Unbeaten Path, where it was seen participating in the Pokémon Orienteering competition.

A Remoraid appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!, where it was seen attached to a owned by a  who was competing in the Kanto Grand Festival.

A shoal of Remoraid appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

A Remoraid appeared in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.

Multiple Remoraid made cameo appearances in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Remoraid appeared in PK19.

A Remoraid appeared in Up Close and Personable!.

A Remoraid appeared in Strategy Begins at Home! while was fishing in a lake for.

Multiple Remoraid made cameo appearances in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in All for the Love of Meloetta!.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in Expedition to Onix Island! as residents of a.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in Danger, Sweet as Honey! as residents of Honey Island.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in An Undersea Place to Call Home!, where they were among the Pokémon who made the wreck of the S.S. Cussler their home.

Multiple Remoraid appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Three Remoraid appeared in SM099.

In the manga

 * For a list of Remoraid's appearances in the manga as part of Mantine, see the manga section of Mantine.



In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Remoraid debuted in Really Remoraid, where  a swarm of them during her ocean trip with  and  Wilton, and gave them to the latter. In Lively Lugia II, Wilton gives them to, who uses them to power his for aerial transport.

A Remoraid was one of the aquarium Pokémon seen in Archie's collection in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I.

A Remoraid appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of a.

A Remoraid appeared in a flashback in One Tough Togepi.

A Remoraid appeared in PS541.

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga
🇬🇼 was given a Remoraid by one of the people in Olivine City.

Pokédex entries

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In events

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Trivia

 * The Gunfish enemy that appears underwater in Stage 6 of bears a resemblance to Remoraid, as they are both combinations of fish and revolver pistols. This may be on purpose due to the fact that Ken Sugimori designed the characters in this game and also designs Pokémon.
 * Remoraid is the only Pokémon so far that is needed to evolve another Pokémon in the same party. Without Remoraid's presence, cannot evolve into . In the anime and Pokédex entries however, it is shown that  is needed to evolve.
 * However, requires any  Pokémon to be in the party to evolve into.
 * Remoraid can be seen as a parallel to . Both of them are . Remoraid is exclusive to LeafGreen, while Qwilfish is exclusive to FireRed, with both Pokémon found in the same locations in their respective versions.
 * If one was to rearrange the Pokérap GS so all the Pokémon are in National Pokédex order, Remoraid would remain in its position in the song.

Origin
Remoraid's talent for shooting attacks is similar to an 's. Considering its relationship to and  it appears to also be based on a. Its shooting abilities, general shape, and appearance make it similar to s, more specifically, s.

Name origin
Remoraid may be a combination of  and raid (a rapid attack). Alternatively, it could be a combination of remora and aid, denoting the health benefits of some fish which clean others.

Teppouo may be a combination of 鉄砲 teppō (gun, as in ) and 魚 uo (fish). 鉄砲魚 teppōuo is also the Japanese name for the archerfish.