Inkay (Pokémon)

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Inkay (Japanese: マーイーカ Maaiika) is a dual-type introduced in Generation VI.
It evolves into starting at level 30 when leveled up while the game system is held upside-down.
==Biology==
Inkay is a blue, squid-like . It has a transparent with a rounded, pink body inside that has several yellow, circular spots that can glow brightly. There are four of these luminescent spots on the front and two on the back. Attached to its mantle are two transparent tentacles; its remaining tentacles are part of its main body, eight in total. It has round black eyes and a pink mouth.
Inkay can cause its luminescent spots to blink and flash; this behavior serves a variety of uses. If Inkay is threatened, the blinking lights will cause its opponents to become dazed and lose their will to battle, allowing it to escape. The blinking also serves to attract Inkay's prey, which is then ensnared and held in place by its tentacles. Inkay also uses various complex rhythms and patterns of lights to communicate to others of its kind. Because of this, Inkay instinctively reacts to anything in its habitat that emits light or echoing sounds. By floating upside-down, Inkay improves its blood flow along with clearing its head. This also drastically boosts the power of Inkay's moves and is what triggers its evolution into .
Prior to Generation VIII and in Generation IX, Inkay and its evolved form, Malamar, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Evolution===
Inkay evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Inkay is available in Version 3.0.0+.
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====James's Inkay====
An Inkay appeared in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!, which James while he was eating sandwiches. When James traveled to Alola in Loading the Dex!, Inkay was revealed to have been left at . Inkay returned to James's party in Rocket Revengers!.
====Other====
Multiple Inkay appeared in Facing the Grand Design!, where James's Inkay helped save them, as well as some good Malamar, from the evil . James tried to release Inkay afterwards so Inkay could be happy with the other Inkay, but Inkay refused and rejoined his team.
===Minor appearances===
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters XY: The Legend of the Pokémon Dragon King===
Kanna owns an Inkay, as seen in LDK1.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Inkay debuted in Kangaskhan...Kangascan't, under the ownership of a male .
Xerosic's was revealed to have been under his ownership since he was an Inkay. He evolved when Lysandre explained his peculiar evolution method and demonstrated it by turning Inkay upside-down, making him evolve instantly. He showed up in a flashback in Chesnaught Protects.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U===
Inkay appears as a summon in both versions of the game. It and hits the ground, making all opponents who are on the ground trip.
Inkay also appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.
====Trophy information====
NA: Inkay may look like a Water-type Pokémon, but it's actually a Dark/Psychic type! Once it has reached the proper level, Inkay can evolve into Malamar if you hold the Nintendo 3DS upside down. In Smash Bros., its Topsy-Turvy move will flip anyone who wanders too close upside down. Watch out! 
PAL: A Pokémon that looks this much like a squid MUST be a Water-type, right? Wrong! It's a Dark- and Psychic-type. If you're struggling to get it to evolve, try holding your system upside down. In this game, Inkay's Topsy-Turvy move can knock you over, and you won't be much use like that, so watch out! 
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Inkay returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, retaining the same behavior from the previous game. Inkay also appears as a .
==Trivia==
* Shigeru Ohmori came up with Inkay's method of evolution into . He suggested the method as the development team were thinking of ways to utilize the internal on the Nintendo 3DS."Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Developer Interview - Junichi Masuda & Shigeru Ohmori." GameXplain. YouTube. He also thought of the idea of a player discovering it on accident by turning their console to be amusing.Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori Sun and Moon Interview
** In addition to Inkay's evolutionary method being unique, it would have been impossible in any of the previous core series Pokémon games, because the Nintendo 3DS is Nintendo's first handheld system with an internal gyroscope.
** Inkay is one of Ohmori's favorite Pokémon from .
* Inkay and its evolution were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.Pocket Monsters XY by HitoshiAriga on deviantART
* Inkay and its evolution are the only Pokémon to have as a standard Ability instead of a Hidden Ability.
* Inkay is the only - or Pokémon with tentacles.
===Origin===
Inkay appears to be based on a , and it also seems to bear a small resemblance to a . Considering its flashing abilities, Inkay may have been inspired by the or s, or by in cephalopods as a whole.
Additionally, Inkay's physical appearance and its use of lights for mind control may be inspired by a stereotypical extraterrestrial supervillain, especially ones that are common in shows.
====Name origin====
Inkay may be a combination of ink or and okay.
Maaiika is derived from 烏賊 ika (cuttlefish or squid) and a pun on まあ，いいか Mā, iika ("Well, whatever"; "Oh well").Horan, Chiaki; Pettas, Nicholas (hosts) (October 15, 2013). "Pokémon X and Pokémon Y". Imagine-nation. NHK World. It may also involve 魔 ma (demon) or 真烏賊 maika ().
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* James's Inkay
==References==
==External links==
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