Ursaring (Pokémon)

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Ursaring (Japanese: リングマ Ringuma) is a introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 30, and evolves into when exposed to a Peat Block during a full moon.
==Biology==
Ursaring is a bipedal, . Its broad body is covered in brown fur, except for its muzzle, inner ears, and paw pads, which are yellow. It has narrow eyes, a triangular, black nose, and a wide mouth with small, visible fangs in the upper jaw. The fur on Ursaring's shoulders is longer and more structured, with rectangular extensions. A female Ursaring has longer fur on its shoulders than a male. There is a large, yellow, ring-shaped mark shaped like a new moon on its chest. Ursaring's forelimbs are long, ending in five claws each, while its hind legs are short and thick, ending in three claws each. Its tail is large and spherical in shape.
Ursaring lives in , sleeping in treetops and gathering food throughout the day. While it is skilled at climbing trees, it gathers food by snapping them and collecting whatever or fruits fall down. It will mark trees bearing delicious fruit in its territory with its claws. Ursaring is also known to regularly eat honey, which is its favorite food. Ursaring's sense of smell can distinguish any aroma, and as such, it can find food buried deep underground or in streams. It will also search for food during the winter season. As seen in the episode Going for a Spinda, Ursaring is highly protective of its cubs, and in the original series episode Forest Grumps, it's shown to become more aggressive during mating season. It also becomes more ferocious when it is hungry. Ursaring are known to get into fights with when they encounter each other while searching for berries. When exposed to peat found in Hisui during a full moon, Ursaring can evolve into .
===Evolution===
Ursaring evolves from .
In Hisui, it evolves into .
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Ursaring is a resident of Treasure Town. He also meets the player and partner at the end of Mystifying Forest where his friend Teddiursa becomes the first Pokémon to evolve at the Luminous Spring since its restoration.
* : Ursaring reappears alongside Teddiursa as part of Serene Village. During the game, Ursaring often states his apprehensions towards Teddiursa's desire to evolve.
===Pokédex entries===
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Paul's Ursaring=====
Paul owns an Ursaring, which he in Different Strokes for Different Blokes.
=====Other=====
Ursaring debuted in Forest Grumps, where a multitude of them pursued , , and through their territory due to it being their mating season at the time.
In UnBEARable, a manipulative Teddiursa evolved into an Ursaring at the end of the episode. Though it lost its cute looks, it could now hunt for food on its own rather than steal it from Trainers.
In Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, multiple Ursaring were living in 's forest.
In Going for a Spinda, an Ursaring rescued its baby from , as they had it disguised as a in order to lure in a real Spinda.
In The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, the Mirage Master created a Ursaring. It attacked Ash and before bringing back to its master. It was later destroyed when the Mirage Master summoned a Mirage .
In Danger, Sweet as Honey!, a Ursaring living on Honey Island attacked Ash and his friends with .
In Butterfree and Me!, an Ursaring living on Wayfarer Island attacked Ash and a that he befriended after they trespassed onto its territory. It was eventually scared off by 's .
In The Forest Champion!, an Ursaring and a tricked a into fighting a in an attempt to become forest champion.
In Night and Day, You are the Ones!, Ilunas used an Ursaring to battle Soleil and Chloe, only to be defeated.
====Minor appearances====
In A Better Pill to Swallow, six Ursaring were attracted by the -made Berry Juice that drank.
A 's Ursaring appeared in Imitation Confrontation.
In Ring Masters, two Ursaring competed in Rikishii Town's Sumo Conference.
An Ursaring appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
In As Cold as Pryce, Pryce remembered a Trainer's Ursaring as one of the Pokémon that fought his .
In Outrageous Fortunes, an Ursaring was defeated by Delaney's while it was under the control of .
In Entei at Your Own Risk, an Ursaring angrily drove and away after encountering them.
An Ursaring appeared in a flashback in Pop Goes The Sneasel.
A Trainer's Ursaring lost in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference in A Claim to Flame!.
An Ursaring appeared in Going, Going, Yawn.
An Ursaring appeared in a flashback in Delcatty Got Your Tongue.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a parent Ursaring was an actor in a film starring that Ash and watched when they were younger.
In Off the Unbeaten Path, a Trainer's Ursaring participated in the Pokémon Orienteering competition.
An Ursaring appeared in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!.
In a flashback in Nosing 'Round the Mountain!, a Trainer's Ursaring was defeated by Alan's .
An Ursaring appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, a student used an Ursaring provided by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
An Ursaring appeared in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!.
Multiple Ursaring chased off Team Rocket in An Egg Scramble!.
An Ursaring appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
An Ursaring appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.
An Ursaring appeared in a fantasy or a flashback in The Journalist from Another Region!.
In Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, an Ursaring was living in Allearth Forest.
An Ursaring appeared in A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!.
An Ursaring appeared as an image in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
An Ursaring appeared in a flashback in Night and Day, You are the Ones!, under the ownership of Luno.
In Out of Their Elements!, an Ursaring appeared as part of a Pokémon Circus.
An Ursaring appeared in Bearing Down Easy!. It reappeared in a flashback in Ash and Latios.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, an Ursaring briefly appeared under the ownership of a watching the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
An Ursaring appeared in Searching For The Color Of Miracles.
===Movie adaptations===
An Ursaring appeared in .
An Ursaring appeared in the of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
An Ursaring appeared in PDP23.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS===
An Ursaring appeared in PMHGSS01.
===Pokémon Adventures===
 an in Ursaring Major with 's aid. He first appeared in Teddiursa's Picnic. He added him to his main team and continued to rely on him for combat for many s on end, until he eventually entrusted his father to him in order to nurse him back to health, safe from harm.
An Ursaring appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
An Ursaring appeared in Clobbering Claydol, under the ownership of a .
Thorton an Ursaring for use in his against in Outlasting Ledian.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
An Ursaring appeared in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.
A Trainer's Ursaring appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
Shu an Ursaring in GDZ49.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Ursaring and , along with their pre-evolved forms, are the only Pokémon to swap version-exclusive status between localizations. While and Ursaring are found only in the Japanese and Korean Silver, they are not found in Silver in other languages, being found in the Gold Version of those languages instead, with and getting the opposite treatment. This is changed in the remakes , where they follow the Japanese and Korean Gold and Silver.
* Ursaring and 's Evolution requirements, as well as 's Evolution into , are all programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, with the Pokémon being affected by the Eviolite item. However, the Peat Block needed for Evolution is unobtainable, preventing the Pokémon from evolving.
===Design variations===
Ursaring has been depicted with an inconsistent number of claws over time and between media. In its original artwork, Ursaring has four visible claws, but in its Generation II sprites, it has three claws. From to , it has four claws. From HeartGold and SoulSilver onwards, Ursaring consistently has five claws in its game sprites. In all 3D , as well as in the and in corporate art, it has always been depicted with five claws.
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===Origin===
Ursaring appears to be based on s, such as the and . The latter is known in Japanese as ツキノワグマ tsukinowaguma, literally "ring-of-the-moon bear". The connection between a bear and a may also reference the and constellations, Ursaring being the latter one. Ursaring's rectangular shoulder fur resemble s of or s.
====Name origin====
Ursaring may be a combination of ursa (Latin for bear) and ring.
Ringuma may be a combination of ring, 輪 rin (wheel; ring), and 熊 kuma (bear).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Paul's Ursaring
* Silver's Ursaring
==External links==
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