Orthworm (Pokémon)

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Orthworm (Japanese: ミミズズ Mimizuzu) is a introduced in Generation IX.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Orthworm is a long, worm-like Pokémon with a six-segmented metal body. Its body is red on top and light orange on the bottom, except for its second segment, which is steel-colored. The first segment is its head, which contains its small, pale blue eyes and a large, toothless mouth. There are pairs of cyan ovals lining either side of its body from its third to fifth segments, while its second segment has three of such pairs. -like tendrils can extend from the ovals on its second segment, which resemble simple fists. 
When threatened, Orthworm uses its blue fist-like parapodia to pelt its opponent with a storm of punches. It lives in dry deserts, and eats iron from the soil to maintain its body. It is sometimes seen buried in the ground, with only its head visible.
A Orthworm, known as the Lurking Steel Titan, is one of the Titan Pokémon found in Paldea. It mainly resides near a cavern in East Province (Area Three) where it feeds on Salty Herba Mystica inside a hidden cave.
Orthworm is the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Orthworm, the Lurking Steel Titan is a minor character and a boss encounter in the games. It became a Titan Pokémon after consuming some Herba Mystica.
** The and Arven eventually found it in East Province (Area Three) to find the Herba Mystica it guards and defeated it, forcing it to flee. After both took the Herba Mystica, Orthworm became a normal-sized Pokémon once again. After this, it can be rematched in its original location, and will have the Titan Mark when captured.
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====Major appearances====
An Orthworm debuted in Tinkatink's Ideal Hammer, causing trouble on the Brave Olivine before being defeated by Dot with the help of and .
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===Biri-Biri===
A Orthworm, namely the Lurking Steel Titan, briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.
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==Trivia==
* Despite its Pokédex entry in stating that Orthworm can "wield the tendrils on its body like fists and pelt the opponent with a storm of punches," it cannot learn any .
===Origin===
Orthworm appears to be based on an , and also shares similarities to a . Its tendrils may be derived from the pronounced of s, relatives of earthworms.
The Titan Orthworm may take some inspiration from s, the , or giant sandworms, a common archetype of monster popularized through works like and .
====Name origin====
Orthworm may be a combination of ore, ortho- (prefix meaning "straight" or "upright"), (a mineral), and earthworm.
Mimizuzu may be a combination of 蚯蚓 mimizu (earthworm) and 埋める uzumeru (to bury).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Titan Pokémon
==External links==
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