Simipour (Pokémon)

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Simipour (Japanese: ヒヤッキー Hiyakkie) is a introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from when exposed to a Water Stone.
==Biology==
Simipour is a simian that is primarily blue. Its ears are broad with light blue insides, and it has oval eyes and a small black nose. There are several tufts of fur on its head, which resemble . These tufts can store water, which it collects with its tail. Simipour has a white marking around its neck that resembles a ruff; and a cream-colored face, hands, arms, legs, and feet. Its hands have five fingers, and its feet have three toes. Its tail is tipped with a blue plume, resembling a spout of water. This tail can shoot water at such high pressure that it can destroy a concrete wall. Simipour prefers to live near clean water.
===Evolution===
Simipour evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
*: Simipour is the principal at the Serene Village school. He is very carefree and relaxed and values the teaching and education of his .
===Pokédex entries===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Simipour was last available in , . It is unavailable in Generation VIII and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Simipour debuted in Search for the Clubultimate!, under the ownership of Betty. It battled Getty's during the Clubsplosion tournament and won. It was later used in a match against Ash's Scraggy in A Clubsplosion of Excitement!, but was defeated.
Three Simipour appeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero!. One of them was seen protecting the Ninja Village.
===Minor appearances===
A Simipour appeared in A Battle by Any Other Name!.
A Simipour appeared in When Light and Dark Collide!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Cress's Panpour evolved into Simipour by being exposed to a Water Stone during the brothers' fight with the Shadow Triad in Something Suspicious.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Simipour represents in the Unova horoscope.
* Simipour's official game artwork previously showed its entire tail to be completely blue instead of tan with a blue tip.
* Simipour and its pre-evolved form are the only non-first partner Pokémon that have as an Ability.
* Though its eyes seem to always be closed, Simipour still appears to "blink" in the games.
===Origin===
Simipour appears to based on a and a ; because of this, it may have been inspired by the water dwelling monkey-like creature , or it may be a visual pun on . The ability to store water in its hair may also reference the , a Japanese reptilian that stores water on a dish of sorts on its head. The hair itself resembles a common hairstyle among and popular musicians of the late 60s and the 70s. This contrasts with 's pompadour-like hair, common in the 50s.
Its chest fur resembles a and may have possibly been based on s, es, es, or the Guatemalan . Its chest fur may otherwise possibly represent the froth of a gushing , with its blue locks symbolizing the waterfall.
It, along with its two contemporaries, seems to be inspired by the motif; with its eyes seemingly closed, Simipour represents "see no evil".
====Name origin====
Simipour may be a combination of and pour.
Hiyakkie may be a combination of 冷や hiya (cool water) and .
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Cress's Simipour
* Elemental monkeys
==External links==
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