Wishiwashi (Pokémon)

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Wishiwashi (Japanese: ヨワシ Yowashi) is a introduced in Generation VII.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Wishiwashi can change forms with its Ability if it has reached level 20. When Wishiwashi enters a or ends a turn with its HP above 25%, it changes from Solo Form to School Form. School Form Wishiwashi will revert to Solo Form Wishiwashi if its HP is below 25%.
==Biology==
Wishiwashi is a fishlike . It has two different forms depending on the situation.
In its Solo Form, Wishiwashi resembles a small fish. It has large, light blue eyes with irises that resemble puddles of water and dark blue eyelids. The head and tail are both white. There is a line of white teardrop-shapes on each side of its body with the teardrop nearest the head being slightly larger. The top half of its body is dark blue and has a short, rounded dorsal fin. The lower half of its body is gray with two pectoral fins. This tiny Pokémon is both the shortest and lightest .
An individual Wishiwashi is small, weak, and notably tasty. As a result Wishiwashi has numerous natural predators, including humans, , , , , and . While Wishiwashi are known to move in schools, they're more often seen alone. Wishiwashi also gather when confronting opponents. It can call on its friends by shining its eyes seen as an SOS signal almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) away.Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Solo WishiwashiPokémon Sun and Moon site | School Wishiwashi 
Wishiwashi is the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
===Forms===
Wishiwashi has two interchangeable forms: Solo Form and School Form.
In its School Form, Wishiwashi resembles a large fish roughly formed from various smaller fish with glowing eyes. Starting with its head, its body is divided into four bands that each become a slightly darker shade of blue. A ring of bright blue glowing spots lines the front edge of the two middle bands. The centers of its "eyes" are formed by a single white fish with glowing eyes for pupils. Surrounding the white fish is a dark blue recess, and at the rear edge of the "eye" is a raised white area for eyelids. Above each eye is a single, dark blue fish shape. Wishiwashi's mouth gapes wide open, apparently unable to close fully due to gaps on each side. Its lips in the front are lined with glowing spots, and many more spots dot the inside of its mouth.
On each side of the School Form's body, in the second band, there is a pair of dark blue fish-shaped recesses. Wishiwashi can fire fish-shaped torpedoes from this area. Its pectoral fins are the same color as its head and have three finger-like projections. There are glowing spots at the base of each "finger" and at the base of the fins themselves. On top of its head are two short projections shaped like fishtails, one behind the other. Additionally, Wishiwashi has a large dorsal fin that is darker around the base and has two glowing spots at the tip. The third section of its body has a ring of four spike-like fins around it. Three spikes encircle the tip of its tail, each with two glowing dots at the base. Dark fish shapes float freely a short distance from the end of each spike, all with two more dots on them. Finally, the tip of its tail is a rounded teardrop shape with a single dot on each side.
The people of Alola and Galar also fear Wishiwashi and call it the "demon of the sea" due to its School Form.| WishiWashi School Form (Archived) Even the fearsome and Wailord are known to flee from it when it enters School Form. Wishiwashi assumes this form whenever a Wishiwashi is in danger or is bullied. Wishiwashi can concentrate their powers when assembled. The School Form's is said to be more powerful than a move. Should it get wounded in School Form, Wishiwashi will split into a regular school before fleeing.
A special school of Wishiwashi in Alola acts as the Totem Pokémon for Lana's in Brooklet Hill. These Wishiwashi possess Z-Power, an energy that originates from Ultra Wormholes and takes the form of a golden, flaring aura. The reward for defeating Totem Wishiwashi and completing the trial is a Waterium Z.
	
	
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: Silhouettes of schools of Wishiwashi may randomly appear in the background of the pond.
* New Pokémon Snap: A school of Wishiwashi are Illumina Pokémon, a group of Pokémon who saved the region from a meteorite 2000 years ago. Unlike the other Illumina Pokémon, the individual Wishiwashi themselves do not possess a pattern while under the effects of the Illumina phenomenon; instead, a pattern is seen when they are under the effects of it while in School Form. They reside in the .
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Solo Form=====
=====School Form=====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Wishiwashi is available in .
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===Side game data===
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===Form data===
Wishiwashi has two interchangeable forms: Solo Form and School Form. It can change between them using its Ability if it is at least level 20. Outside of , Wishiwashi is always in its Solo Form.
Wishiwashi starts battles in its Solo Form. If it is at least level 20 and has above 25% of its maximum remaining when it enters battle, it will change into its School Form. If its remaining HP is at or below 25% of its maximum HP at the end of a turn, it will revert back to Solo Form; however, if it subsequently has above 25% of its maximum HP remaining at the end of a turn, it will change back into School Form. If it is switched out while in School Form, it will revert to its Solo Form.
Wishiwashi's two forms have different base stats, with School Form having significantly higher , , , and , but lower and identical . The two forms also have different cries.
	
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
A appeared in both its in Big Sky, Small Fry!, which also served as the debut for the species' School Form. managed to defeat it with her and was subsequently rewarded with a Waterium Z.
====Minor appearances====
Three Solo Form Wishiwashi debuted in A Shivering Shovel Search!.
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Deceiving Appearances!, where they were among the Pokémon seen at Aether Paradise.
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!.
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Dewpider Ascending!. One swam past a , whilst a group of them were later scared away by a .
Four Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared during a flashback in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!, as they were set free into a body of water by two s.
Five Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Battling the Beast Within!.
Five Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Evolving Research!.
Three Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!, being chased by .
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in A Fated Face-Off!.
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Roar of the Black Rayquaza.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Early-Evening Waves as residents of a lake where Nessa was doing a photoshoot.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Wishiwashi debuted in True Identity and the Totem Pokémon of Brooklet Hill. At Brooklet Hill, encountered a Solo Form Wishiwashi that he befriended and nicknamed Quarter. Quarter, along with several other Wishiwashi, would combine together into their School Form, the of Brooklet Hill. After defeating the Totem, Sun Quarter.
Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared in Shipwreck and "Oh, What Sharp Teeth You Have, Bruxish!", where they responded to Quarter's call with his Ability .
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Of all Pokémon with multiple forms, Wishiwashi's base stat total undergoes by far the most drastic change.
** Solo Form Wishiwashi has the lowest base stat total of all Pokémon at only 175.
** School Form Wishiwashi is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 620.
* Wishiwashi is the only Totem Pokémon to not be larger than its usual size. As such, it is also the only one that cannot be obtained as a Totem-sized Pokémon in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
* By comparing the weight of both forms of Wishiwashi, we can assume that School Form Wishiwashi contains exactly 262 Solo Form Wishiwashi.
===Origin===
Wishiwashi's Solo Form bears a resemblance to . Its eyes' ability to light up may be derived from . Its bioluminescence, great abundance, and overall shape may also reference the . Its School Form bears some resemblance to a submarine and the extinct .
====Name origin====
Wishiwashi may be a combination of wishy-washy, describing the weak state of its Solo Form; wash, in reference to its type; and 鰯 iwashi (Japanese for sardine).
Yowashi may be a combination of 弱し yowashi (weak; the classical Japanese form of 弱い yowai) or 弱々しい yowayowashii (frail) and 鰯 iwashi (sardine).
==In other languages==
Solo Form
School Form
==Related articles==	
* Totem Pokémon
* List of Pokémon with form differences
* Illumina phenomenon
* Pokémon fusion
==References==
==External links==
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