Probopass (Pokémon)

|}
Probopass (Japanese: ダイノーズ Dainose) is a dual-type introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves from when leveled up in a special magnetic field or when exposed to a Thunder Stone.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Probopass is a mostly blue, rock-like . It has small round eyes, a red nose that is large in proportion to its body, and a bushy black mustache that consists of , which appears to be attracted by its magnetic nose. Probopass has three small objects on its sides and back, called Mini-Noses (Japanese: チビノーズ Chibinose), which it is able to control. It has a big red hat-like magnet on top of its head, and exudes strong magnetism from all over its body.
Being able to command these Mini-Noses, Probopass is able to catch prey and attack opponents from all three directions. On occasion, its Mini-Noses can get lost and may never come back. It emits strong magnetic fields that enable it to levitate, and can damage nearby appliances. Probopass can use the iron sand to form rocks, which it uses to destroy its prey. It is rarely seen in the wild, but may be found in mountainous regions very occasionally.
===Evolution===
Probopass evolves from 
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
 	
Probopass in the	Probopass in the
===Game locations===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
====In side games====
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
===Held items===
|}
===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|}
===Evolution data===
Probopass evolves from when leveled up in a special magnetic field. Nosepass cannot evolve into Probopass in , due to there being no area in Kanto or Johto with a special magnetic field. From onwards, Nosepass is also able to evolve into Probopass when exposed to a Thunder Stone.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Probopass debuted in Nosing 'Round The Mountain!, when Alan's Nosepass evolved into one while near Mount Coronet due to the mountain's special magnetic field. Soon after, brought Probopass under their control, but it was eventually freed by Alan with the help of and . It reappeared in a flashback in Playing The Leveling Field!, where it was revealed to have defeated Fantina's , earning Alan the .
In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, three Probopass were used by Damos, who was under , to attack with . When Ash and traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Probopass again to attack Arceus.
In Trials and Determinations!, Olivia used a Probopass in the grand trial against Ash. It battled and , being defeated by the latter after it used .
A Probopass appeared in Searching for Chivalry!, under the ownership of Wikstrom.
====Minor appearances====
Multiple Probopass appeared in Cheers on Castaways Isle!.
In Dawn of a Royal Day!, a 's Probopass competed in the Battle Stage of the Arrowroot Town Pokémon Contest.
In An Old Family Blend!, a 's Probopass competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Adventure, Red's Pikachu encountered and battled a Probopass near the Snowpoint Temple. Their battle awakened , who proceeded to easily smack Probopass aside.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone, was separated from and in Mount Coronet because Cyrus deemed their presence as a nuisance and attempted to bury them alive in a with his Probopass and . Diamond and Pearl would later fight to keep the criminal mastermind from taking his camera back to his headquarters, during which Cyrus used his Probopass' to injure the former.
Wikstrom's Probopass first appeared in Malamar Traps.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Probopass is tied with and Hisuian for the highest base stat of all Pokémon.
* As there is no special magnetic field in , it is impossible to evolve Nosepass into a Probopass in these games. The same applies for , , and . All have to be traded from to be obtained.
* Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English language Probopass could not be traded on the GTS without a nickname in .
* In A Windswept Encounter!, uses a machine that detects Pokémon flowers which resembles a Probopass, albeit without the mustache or the Mini-Noses.
* Probopass is the only non- Pokémon that can be obtained via the use of a Thunder Stone.
===Origin===
Probopass is based on the -wearing statues of and a compass magnet with attached to it. All of Probopass's noses are like the needles in a , with the big nose pointing North (as in some compasses where the North needle is the biggest), and the Mini-Noses pointing to the East, South, and West.
Its nasal compass may be based on the expression "", meaning "to trust to one's instincts". Alternatively, it may be a pun on the English words "nose" (Japanese: ノーズ nōzu) and "north" (Japanese: ノース nōsu). It also could be based on the that is located between the and the brain, and is known to give some species their sense of direction via .
====Name origin====
Probopass may be a combination of and .
Dainose may be a combination of 大 dai (big), north, and nose. This contrasts its Mini-Noses (Japanese: チビノーズ Chibinose), whose Japanese name may be a combination of ちび chibi (small), north, and nose.
==In other languages==
Mini-Noses
==Related articles==
* Pokémon fusion
==External links==
|}
Category:Pokémon with cross-generational Evolutions
Category:Pokémon that have had their Evolution method changed
de:Voluminas
es:Probopass
fr:Tarinorme
it:Probopass
ja:ダイノーズ
zh:大朝北鼻