Grapploct (Pokémon)

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Grapploct (Japanese: オトスパス Otosupus) is a introduced in Generation VIII.
It evolves from when leveled up while knowing .
==Biology==
Grapploct is a blue, amphibious, octopus-like with a yellow jagged eyemask-like marking, suckers, and what appears to be a breathing organ on the left side of its head, which can also be used to squirt out ink and perform special moves. It has a dark blue underside and cyan eyes. Four of its eight tentacles act as arms, three act as legs and one is wrapped around its waist. Its mouth is hidden under the bottom flap of its head. 
With a body made of pure muscle, Grapploct possesses very powerful grip strength. It enjoys fighting opponents, and moves onto the land to fight them before returning to its ocean home. is the natural predator or prey of Grapploct, depending on who wins the fight.
Grapploct is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Evolution===
Grapploct evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Grapploct debuted in Solitary and Menacing!, under the ownership of Bea. It was first seen battling the Karate Master of the Fighting Dojo and defeating his . Bea then used Grapploct as her second Pokémon in her World Coronation Series against , where it went up against his and won. Grapploct has since made multiple reappearances.
====Minor appearances====
====Pokédex entries====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Bea's Grapploct first appeared in a fantasy in Shocking!! Reunion in the Forest.
===Pokémon Journeys===
A Grapploct appeared in Solitary and Menacing!, under the ownership of Bea.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Grapploct and its pre-Evolution are the only Pokémon that are in the and Egg Groups.
* The company logo for Galar Police Station depicts a Grapploct.
===Origin===
Grapploct appears to be based on an with fighter motifs; its connection to jujutsu is further supported by its name. Its face design appears to be based on a , while the arm around its waist resembles a . It may also reference practices popular on the West Coast of the United States during the 1960s, which involved a diver grappling with a large octopus in shallow water and dragging it to the surface. Both Grapploct's normal and colors may be a reference to blue and white being the most common colors of gi worn by martial artists who practice . Additionally, its Shiny variant's red colors may have been inspired by the , the highest-ranking belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
====Name origin====
Grapploct may be a combination of grapple, octopus, and locked.
Otosupus may be a combination of 落とす otosu (to take someone down) and octopus.
==In other languages==
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