Gulpin (Pokémon)

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Gulpin (Japanese: ゴクリン Gokulin) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into starting at level 26.
==Biology==
Gulpin is a round, green, amorphous . It has a black diamond marking on its back and a yellow feather-like adornment on its head. A female has a shorter feather than a male. Its face consists of puckered lips and slanted eyes that are usually closed. It has two stubby appendages that are the same shape as its lips. It swallows anything of its own size whole since its stomach comprises most of its body. Its heart and brain are very small in comparison to its stomach. 
The unique stomach acid it has allows it to digest almost anything. When it is digesting, vile, overpowering gases are expelled. It lives in . As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Gulpin is known to move its mouth while sleeping.Sleep Style Dex entry: "You often see Gulpin moving its mouth in its sleep. Since almost all its body is its stomach, it's said that when Gulpin sleeps with its mouth shut, that means it's digesting, and when its mouth is wide open, its stomach is empty."When Gulpin's mouth is closed, that means its digesting its food. If Gulpin's mouth is open, that means its stomach is empty.
===Evolution===
Gulpin evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Hitting the on the left of the Ruby Field will make a Gulpin jump onto the table. Making three appear will activate Travel Mode.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gulpin runs the Link Shop in Pokémon Square.
===Pokédex entries===
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Gulpin in the
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===Held items===
 
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	Defending the Homeland!
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Multiple Gulpin debuted in Gulpin it Down, where they were eating all of the food in the harbor city and were in. Because of this, Professor Jacuzzi made several efforts to stop them, but one such effort wound up enlarging one of the Gulpin, as well as Ash's Treecko. While Treecko was restored to normal size, the Gulpin remained giant even after being caught.
In Defending the Homeland! and Beyond the Rainbow!, multiple Gulpin were living in the wetlands that Ash's Goodra was from. In Master Class is in Session! and Performing a Pathway to the Future!, they watched 's performance along with the rest of the wetland Pokémon. In A Diamond in the Rough!, they were seen when Ash and his friends returned to the wetlands.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Gulpin was living at the Nebel Plateau. It was particularly close to the guarding Nebel Plateau. Sometime ago, it had been abandoned by a whose last act before departure was to hug it. As a result, Gulpin came to associate hugging with abandonment, which nearly strained its newly-formed relationship with Ash when he also hugged it. Later, it helped Clemont to break the bonds holding Ash and Volcanion together by using .
In A Rollicking Roll…, 's accidentally sent out multiple Gulpin from the Rocket Prize Master. They caused Goh, Ash, and a variety of Pokémon to get stuck together in a large ball, causing trouble across Vermilion City.
===Minor appearances===
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Gulpin was an actor in one of Elijah's movies.
In a flashback in Curbing the Crimson Tide!, a disguised known as "Red Lightning" defeated a 's Gulpin.
A Gulpin appeared in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.
A Gulpin appeared in Clemont's Got a Secret!.
A Gulpin appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!.
A Gulpin appeared in A PokéVision of Things to Come!.
A Gulpin appeared in A Battle by Any Other Name!.
A Gulpin appeared in The Bonds of Evolution!.
A Gulpin appeared in Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!.
A Trainer's Gulpin appeared in Dreaming a Performer's Dream!.
Multiple Gulpin appeared in a flashback in A Slippery Encounter! and An Oasis of Hope!.
Two Gulpin appeared in a flashback in One for the Goomy!.
Four Gulpin appeared in a flashback in Good Friends, Great Training!.
A Trainer's Gulpin appeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
In I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Gulpin was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
In Securing the Future!, a Trainer's Gulpin joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
A Trainer's Gulpin appeared in It's Champion Time!.
Two Trainer's Gulpin appeared in Getting to the Heart of it All!.
A Trainer's Gulpin appeared in Dot and Nidothing.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
A Gulpin appeared in the of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel as a resident of the Nebel Plateau.
===Pokémon Adventures===
At the end of The Last Battle XIV, Professor Elm examined a picture of a Gulpin.
The rented a Gulpin, as seen in Lemme at 'Em, Lapras!. It was stolen by Guile Hideout in the next chapter.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
After being released from its , Gulpin will wait until an opponent passes by, then will use to trap and constantly damage them. The opponent may also be beat on while in Gulpin's mouth for extra damage.
====Trophy information====
"A Stomach Pokémon. While it's a carefree Pokémon with a lovable face, it can swallow something the size of itself in one gulp. Its stomach is filled with gastric juices strong enough to dissolve anything it eats. As it matures, it learns , a move which is as strong as the remaining strength of the Pokémon. It evolves into Swalot."
==Trivia==
* Gulpin is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 302.
* Gulpin can be seen as a parallel to . Both of them are . Gulpin is exclusive to , while Baltoy is exclusive to , with both Pokémon found in a mass outbreak in the same locations in their respective versions. Additionally, both can be snagged as Shadow Pokémon in at the Cipher Lab, with both Pokémon having the same Shadow move, .
* In , Gulpin's second main stage (stage 419) has the highest overall drop rates for personalized Skill Boosters among main stages.
** Its drop rates also surpass those of most special stages, though it is matched by Great Challenge stages that cost 2 Hearts; and the Daily Pokémon stages that feature "winking" variants, which occur every 4 weeks. It is surpassed by most One Chance a Day stages, but only those that guarantee at least one personalized Skill Booster drop.
===Origin===
Gulpin, given its category, may be based on a , given its round amorphous shape and the digestive gases it produces.
Gulpin may also be based on a single, giant poison gland or even a , the green sac-like organ that stores . It also shares similarities with some species known to swallow their prey whole, though its general shape resembles a , or also a , particularly the .
Other possibilities include , sometimes referred to as the predatory slime mold, single-celled , or a reference to the sci-film .
====Name origin====
Gulpin may be derived from gulping, sculpin or gulp in. It may also involve toxin.
Gokulin may be derived from ゴクリ gokuri (in one gulp). It may also involve toxin.
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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