Phione (Pokémon)

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Phione (Japanese: フィオネ Phione) is a Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but can be obtained by breeding or another Phione with .
It is a member of the sea guardians with Manaphy.
==Biology==
Phione is a blue with a round head and a tiny body. Phione's head is crowned by a flotation sac with a long, ribbon-like antenna. Its mouth is small, and its eyes are large with blue sclerae and gray irises. Above its eyes are two blue, circular markings connected to the eyes by a thin black line. Its long, flipper-like arms have rounded tips. Phione has a red, oval gem on its chest and a single rudimentary foot spike.
Phione inflates the sac on its head to drift in the water and search for food. When the water grows warm, it will drift in packs with other members of its species. No matter how far it has drifted, it will always return to the place where it was born. Sometimes it will be seen with Manaphy, visiting the Hisui region on rare occasions. Against natural predators, it uses a defense mechanism that allows it to blend with ocean waters. Phione are known to hatch from eggs laid by Manaphy, although the relationship between the two species is still unknown.
Phione and its counterpart are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : A group of six Phione appeared in Miracle Sea who were driven away by an enraged, treasure-seeking and, once Gyarados was defeated, gave the team the Phione Dew needed to save .
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Three Phione debuted in Hold the Phione! as residents of Chocovine Town. One of them became attracted to Dawn's Buneary and became jealous upon realizing that Buneary had feelings for . This Phione was also temporarily captured by , but it managed to escape.
===Minor appearances===
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Phione debuted in Alternate Dimension Showdown XI, where it was revealed to have hatched from an created by . Afterwards, it was trained by and . It was shown to be able to use , a move Phione is unable to perform in-game.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Phione is the only that is obtainable by breeding a Mythical Pokémon.
* Breeding either or Phione can produce a Phione Egg, but Phione can neither evolve into Manaphy nor produce Eggs that can hatch into Manaphy.
* Phione, , , , and are the only Pokémon that can be obtained by breeding a Pokémon they cannot evolve into.
* Phione has exactly the same base stats as .
===Mythical status===
Phione's status as a Mythical Pokémon (which were instead called Legendary Pokémon in the West prior to Generation V) has historically been contradicted by some official sources.
* Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide states that Phione is not Legendary (a term used at the time to describe both Legendary and Mythical Pokémon) as it can be obtained through hatching s.
* In , it is not classified as a Mythical Pokémon (localized as "Rare Pokémon" in English, as "Mythical Pokémon" did not exist as a distinct term in English at the time).
* The Pokémon Daisuki Club's Mystery File feature website omits Phione from its list of Mythical Pokémon.
* In the Pokémon Kids: Winter Fest badge collection, all other Legendary and Mythical Pokémon have special badge borders and are obtained exclusively through either opening Master pouches or clearing timed challenges. Phione has no special border and is obtained through standard bags, in the same way all non-Legendary/Mythical Pokémon are obtained.
* In the Pokédex, all other Mythical Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon have a shiny background, but Phione does not.
* In , Phione has a full set of four exclusive items (plus a fifth item that otherwise only appears for baby Pokémon) that can be found normally. Other Legendary and Mythical Pokémon only have one each and are found behind locked chambers in specific dungeons.
* TOMY's 20th Anniversary plush set includes all Mythical Pokémon from Generation I to Generation V, except Phione.
* In , it is not possible to trade Mythical Pokémon via the Wonder Box, Global Trade System, or Room Trade. Despite this, when HOME first launched, it was originally possible to trade Phione despite this restriction. This was fixed in a later update.
===Origin===
Phione is likely based on s, specifically . Clione are remarkably popular in Japanese documentaries, especially in , on which Sinnoh is based. This may also have inspired their appearance in Chocovine Town.
Manaphy's trait of only being able to produce Phione as offspring may be inspired by , a biological phenomenon which usually manifests in a colony of animals having a sole breeding female, or queen, tended to by her usually infertile offspring, or an example of a highly rare and unique such as or . Pokédex entries, however, suggest that Manaphy are born in cold waters and are easily affected by their environment, while Phione live in warm waters and come back to their place of birth.
====Name origin====
Phione may be a combination of and (a genus of floating sea slugs).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Sea guardians
* Mythical Pokémon
==External links==
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