Stunfisk (Pokémon)


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Stunfisk (Japanese: マッギョ Maggyo) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation V.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology
Stunfisk is a flat, fish-like Pokémon with a broad, mud-brown body. At the base of its yellow tail is a yellow marking shaped like an when seen from behind. It has small, horizontal, oval-shaped eyes, white with a tiny black pupil and no irises. Almost exactly between these two eyes lies the two thick gray lips that form its mouth. It has two small, flimsy fins at the sides of its body; each with two lobes. It has been seen to leap into the air and flap its fins as if they're wings to remain airborne.

Stunfisk's very tough skin keeps them unharmed if stepped on, even by sumo wrestlers. To exploit this, it buries itself in mud of the seashore and waits for prey to pass by. Whenever unsuspecting prey touch a Stunfisk's body, it is zapped. Stunfisk smiles when electrocuting its foes. If it cannot paralyze its foe, it contorts itself with unexpected speed and flops away.

Cilan's Stunfisk
Stunfisk debuted in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, when its friend,, viewed and  as intruders and called upon Stunfisk's help. It succeeded in driving them out of the lake, but it was fished out and by  soon after Palpitoad was defeated.

Minor appearances
A Stunfisk appeared in the opening sequences of both White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

A Stunfisk appeared in Going for the Gold!, where it was among the Pokémon seen in the.

Two Stunfisk appeared in The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!, where they were among the  being controlled by.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Stunfisk appeared in Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon competing in 's Pokémon Musical.

caught a Stunfisk during her Battle Subway sometime prior to With a Little Help from My Friends. She later names it Dorothy.

Multiple Stunfisk were among the Pokémon that charged the Prism Tower during a blackout in Pangoro Poses a Problem.

A Stunfisk appeared in Pinsir Changes.

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Trivia

 * Stunfisk is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 471.
 * No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Stunfisk.
 * Stunfisk was designed by Mana Ibe.
 * Due to its type, Stunfisk's Ability is redundant from Generation VI onwards unless its type changes, such as via, , or.
 * While holding an Air Balloon, Stunfisk is the only dual-typed Pokémon that is immune to both of its types.
 * Stunfisk is the only non-legendary Ground-type Pokémon with no evolutionary relatives.

Origin
Stunfisk seems to be based on a or  combined with an. It may also be based on the, another fish that spends most of its time buried in the sea bottom and can make electric discharges when disturbed.

Name origin
Stunfisk may be a combination of stun and fisk (fish in most Northern European languages, from Old English fisk) or a combination of stun, fish, and disk (in reference to its flat shape).

Maggyo may be a combination of マッド maddo (mud) and 魚 gyo (fish). It may also refer to まぐろ maguro (tuna).

Related articles

 * Cilan's Stunfisk