Tympole (Pokémon)

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Tympole (Japanese: オタマロ Otamaro) is a introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into starting at level 25, which evolves into starting at level 36.
==Biology==
Tympole is a round, tadpole-like with a tan, circular face. It has large, oval, black eyes; a wide mouth with down-turned corners; and black eyebrows in the shape of quarter notes. Its spherical body is black with no visible limbs. Instead, it has two black-and-blue ringed cheeks akin to half-spheres on either side of its head. It has a long, blue tail with a fan-like shape and a black spot at its base.
Tympole vibrates its cheeks to create a sound too high-pitched for humans and other species of Pokémon to hear. The sounds are used in rhythm to communicate with others of its kind, particularly for warning of danger. They are known to sing in high-pitched voices, which creates graceful ripples on the water's surface. The episode Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! reveals that Tympole swim and attack in groups.
===Evolution===
Tympole evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Tympole is available in .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Multiple Tympole debuted in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, where they attacked underwater while under the command of a . They were trying to prevent him from getting the Remeyo weed to cure the team from the ing several inflicted. However, they were forced to flee when Oshawott used on them.
===Minor appearances===
Multiple Tympole appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.
A Tympole appeared near the end of Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!.
Multiple Tympole appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.
A Tympole appeared in a flashback in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!.
A Tympole appeared in A Unova League Evolution!.
In Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, a Tympole was seen in the Wild Area.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
A Tympole appeared in The King's Identity...!!.
===Pokémon Adventures===
 used a Tympole to battle in Accumula Town in Letting Go. He was eventually defeated by Black's Tep.
A Tympole appeared in a flashback in True Friends.
Multiple Tympole appeared in Choir Tournament at the Autumn Choir Tournament.
Two Tympole appeared in the Wild Area in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment.
====Pokédex entries====
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Tympole shares its with , , and . They are all known as the Tadpole Pokémon.
* Although it is simulated as swimming in Pokédex 3D, Tympole does not display the bubble effect that all other Pokémon simulated in an aquatic environment, such as and , display. The reason for this is unknown.
===Origin===
Tympole appears to be a combination of a and a . Its spherical bumps resemble , and were probably inspired by either the toads' "warts" (known as s), or the of a real-life toad, an eardrum-like body part located in the same area which the toad uses to hear. Its eyebrows resemble s, specifically the .
Tympole and Palpitoad's designs were worked backwards from Seismitoad's design.Nintendo Dream Vol. 204, April 2011 (Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translation by Dr. Lava)
====Name origin====
Tympole may be a combination of or (both being types of drums), or tympanic membrane (; referring to the bumps on each side of its head), and .
Otamaro may be a combination of お玉杓子 otamajakushi (tadpole; musical notes) and 麿 maro (affectionate suffix for young men) or 麻呂眉 maro-mayu (shaved eyebrows).
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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