Nosepass (Pokémon)

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Nosepass (Japanese: ノズパス Nosepass) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into 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==
Nosepass is a blue, angular, hard bipedal that closely resembles a . Its bright red, triangular nose is highly magnetic and slightly resembles a 3D arrow. This nose functions as an and always points north. It has arms and legs without any visible joints and small, circular holes on the undersides. Its arms resemble compass needles. It has similar circular holes on the sides of its head. Its eyes, covered by dark, somewhat mask-like markings, have the appearance of being closed.
Nosepass cannot go near others, since it would repel them with its magnetic nose. Its magnetism is stronger in cold seasons. To protect itself when in danger, it raises its magnetism and draws iron objects to its body. This technique is also used to capture prey, though it can pull natural enemies close too. Because it always points north, Nosepass has historically been used as a compass for travelers. Nosepass only moves a little over 3/8 of an inch each year, but can quickly spin its body into the ground like a drill during emergency situations. It lives in . are natural predators of Nosepass.
===Evolution===
Nosepass evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Game locations===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Nosepass (Legends Awakened 109)Nosepass (EX Deoxys 42)
 	Nosepass (EX Holon Phantoms 25)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Nosepass evolves into 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====
=====Roxanne's Nosepass=====
Nosepass debuted in A Winner By a Nosepass, under the ownership of Roxanne. It was used in her Gym against , where it was eventually defeated by 's .
=====Other=====
In Aipom and Circumstance, Hank used a Nosepass to track down Ash's missing . It then participated in the fight against .
In Nosing 'Round the Mountain!, Alan used a Nosepass in Alan's requested battle against Ash at Mount Coronet. Nosepass then evolved into a .
In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, four Nosepass 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 Nosepass again to attack Arceus.
A Nosepass first appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two), onboard the Brave Olivine. It is in the Captain's deck, acting as the airship's compass.
====Minor appearances====
A Nosepass appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Nosepass appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In Battling The Generation Gap!, a 's Nosepass competed in the Performance Stage of the .
Multiple Nosepass appeared in Cheers on Castaways Isle!.
In League Unleashed!, a 's Nosepass competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference but was defeated by Barry's Empoleon.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer===
====Roxanne's Nosepass====
In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, Roxanne's Nosepass battled 's .
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Similar to the animated series, Roxanne used a Nosepass during her Gym battle against .
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Pokémon Adventures, Roxanne's main Pokémon is a Nosepass. It first appeared in Blowing Past Nosepass I. During her battle against , she used Nosepass's so that her cannot be switched. She saves its Poké Ball inside a hollowed-out book. Later when fighting against Team Magma in Lilycove City, Nosepass uses its attack to stop from moving. Unfortunately, Roxanne allows Team Magma to knock Nosepass out to protect some civilians.
In Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone, Cyrus attacks , , and with a Nosepass and at Mt. Coronet. Due to Mt. Coronet's magnetic field, the Pokémon quickly evolve into and , respectively.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
Roxanne's main Pokémon is Nosepass, as seen in Clefairy's Training Camp!!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Nosepass is the only with a base stat total of 375.
** It is also the only Pokémon that can have Magnet Pull as its Ability, yet is not or .
** It is also the only non-Electric-type Pokémon that evolves via a Thunder Stone, but does not gain the Electric typing.
* In , Nosepass is programmed to be able to learn through , but no other Pokémon in the can legitimately learn it to pass down as an Egg Move in those games. It was removed from Nosepass's Egg Move list in Generation V, but in more recent games, some Pokémon in the Mineral Egg Group have become able to pass it down.
* Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English language Nosepass cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in .
* When wild Nosepass appear as a symbol encounter, they always face north if not disturbed.
** This behavior first appeared in , in which its model will always face north when displayed on the overworld map. Normally, when a player enters then exits an encounter with a wild Pokémon, that Pokémon's model will turn facing the player. However, in Nosepass's case, it will turn back to face north after a few seconds.
* Unlike , which also evolves in a special magnetic field, Nosepass cannot additionally evolve by using a Thunder Stone in , most likely due to not being in .
** It can do so, however, from onward, making it the only Pokémon that doesn't evolve into an Electric-type after using the Thunder Stone.
* Excluding Legendary and Mythical Pokémon that gain the Steel typing through items or Abilities, and , that can learn all TMs, Nosepass is the only non-Steel-type Pokémon that can learn .
**However, it does gain the Steel type upon evolving into Probopass.
===Origin===
Nosepass appears to based on the statues of , as well as a .
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 could also 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====
Nosepass may be a combination of nose or a corruption of north and . NOSE is also a mnemonic for the cardinal directions in French (, , , ).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Roxanne's Nosepass
==External links==
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