Flapple (Pokémon)

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Flapple Apple Wing Pokémon アップリュー Appryu #0841 Flapple Gigantamax Flapple Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Dragon Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Flapple Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Ripen or Gluttony Cacophony Gigantamax Flapple Cacophony Hustle Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Gigantamax Flapple Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Grass and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Flapple 78'09"+ 24.0+ m Gigantamax Flapple 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 2.2 lbs. 1.0 kg Flapple ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Flapple 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 170	Leveling rate Erratic
EV yield Total: 2 Flapple 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Flapple 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Gigantamax Flapple
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Flapple (Japanese: アップリュー Appryu) is a dual-type Grass/Dragon Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Applin when exposed to a Tart Apple. It is one of Applin's final forms, the others being Appletun and Dipplin.

Flapple can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Flapple if it has the Gigantamax Factor for its Gigantamax form which it shares with Appletun.

Biology

Flapple is a green, worm-like dragon Pokémon with a light green underside and yellow eyes. It uses parts of an apple to form its body. The top part of the apple sits on the top of its head, with a single horn sticking out; the bottom of the apple is attached to its tail; and the sides are attached to its limbs, which have three-fingered hands, allowing them to act as wings.

Flapple's cheeks store acid strong enough to induce chemical burns and corrode metal. It can attack by spitting this acid at its targets. It is also able to disguise itself as an apple by folding its wings. Flapple repairs the apple on its body by using its body fluid. Flapple with clay-colored apples are generally stronger than its peers, and have won many battles.

Flapple is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Grav Apple. Flapple, Appletun, and their pre-evolution Applin are the only known Pokémon that can have Ripen as an Ability.

When exposed to Gigantamax energy, Flapple's body changes, becoming larger and stouter. A giant apple engulfs most of its body, leaving only its head, neck and tail exposed. Its leaf-like eyestalks stand up straight and it has a piece of the apple covering its head, with yellow carvings on it resembling nostrils. Its cheeks are rounded and it hangs its mouth open, letting its red tongue loll out. Its neck becomes taller and stretches upwards, while its tail becomes elongated and wraps around the base of the apple. Three red clouds float around its neck. Gigantamax Flapple and Appletun are physically identical.

Gigantamax Flapple produces huge amounts of sweet nectar, which overflows from the top of its apple. The nectar's intense aroma pours out when it stretches its neck, and this aroma is so sweet it can cause other Pokémon to faint. Gigantamax Flapple is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Tartness. Applin, Flapple, and Appletun are the only known Pokémon that can have Ripen as an Ability.

In the anime

Flapple in the anime

Main series

Minor appearances

Flapple debuted in Secrets of the Jungle.

Flapple made its main series debut in Paring Pokémon While Parrying!, under the ownership of a Trainer.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Trainer's Flapple appeared in The Gathering of Stars.

In the TCG

Main article: Flapple (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar #206 Galar Isle of Armor #020 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Sword It ate a sour apple, and that induced its evolution. In its cheeks, it stores an acid capable of causing chemical burns. Shield It flies on wings of apple skin and spits a powerful acid. It can also change its shape into that of an apple. Gigantamax Flapple Sword Under the influence of Gigantamax energy, it produces much more sweet nectar, and its shape has changed to resemble a giant apple. Shield If it stretches its neck, the strong aroma of its nectar pours out. The scent is so sickeningly sweet that one whiff makes other Pokémon faint.
Generation IX Paldea #109 Scarlet It flutters around while seeking an opening in the opponent’s guard, then attacks by spitting acidic liquid strong enough to melt metal. Violet It uses its own body fluid to repair its apple. Strong Flapple that have won many battles have apples that are clay colored all over.

File:Pokedex Image Flapple SV.png

Flapple in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Axew's Eye, Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Giant's Mirror, Stony Wilderness (Max Raid Battle) Dappled Grove (Max Raid Battle) (Gigantamax Factor) Shield Trade Sword Expansion Pass Stepping-Stone Sea Loop Lagoon (Max Raid Battle) Loop Lagoon (Max Raid Battle) (Gigantamax Factor) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Tera Raid Battles (5★)

In events

Wild Area News

Games	Event	Gigantamax	Location	Level	Distribution period
Sw	Wild Area News	No	hide	30, 40, 50, 60	January 9 to 31, 2020
Sw	Wild Area News	Yes	hide	40, 50, 60	January 9 to 31, 2020
Sw	Wild Area News	Yes	hide	40, 50, 60	January 31 to February 6, 2020
Sh	Wild Area News	Yes	hide	40	June 2 to 29, 2020
Sh	Wild Area News	Yes	hide	40	June 17 to 28, 2020
Sh	Wild Area News	Yes	hide	30, 40, 50, 60	September 1 to 30, 2020

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Defense: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Atk: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Sp. Def: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Speed: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Total: 485	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Recycle Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 011 Withdraw Water Status 0000— 00——% 40 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 011 Growth Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 011 Twister Dragon Special 04040 100100% 20 Evo.Evo. Wing Attack Flying Physical 06060 100100% 35 044 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100100% 20 088 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100100% 15 1212 Leech Seed Grass Status 0000— 09090% 10 1616 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 2020 Dragon Breath Dragon Special 06060 100100% 20 2424 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00——% 20 2828 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10 3232 Grav Apple Grass Physical 08080 100100% 10 3636 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00——% 15 4040 Fly Flying Physical 09090 09595% 15 4444 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100100 07575% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Flapple

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM033 TM033 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM056 TM056 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM100 TM100 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM137 TM137 Grassy Terrain Grass Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM159 TM159 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Flapple

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Defense Curl Normal Status — —% 40 Recycle Normal Status — —% 10 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Flapple Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Flapple

By a prior evolution

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Flapple

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO841.png Base HP: 172 Base Attack: 214 Base Defense: 144 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Dragon Breath, Bullet Seed Charged Attacks: Seed Bomb, Fly, Dragon Pulse, Outrage

Evolution

Unevolved Applin  Grass  Dragon

Tart Apple →

First Evolution Flapple  Grass  Dragon

Forms

Gigantamax

Gigantamax Factor Flapple Flapple  Grass  Dragon

Dynamax Band ↔

Lasts for three turns Gigantamax Flapple Flapple  Grass  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Generation IX Scarlet Violet File:Spr 9s 0841.png File:Spr 9s 0841 s.png
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Flapple images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Flapple is the lightest Pokémon to learn Heavy Slam.
• Flapple and Appletun are the only Pokémon to have physically identical Gigantamax forms, although they are still treated as different Pokémon as they have distinct Pokédex entries, G-Max Moves, and cries.
  • This is also the only instance of two different species of Pokémon that can be physically identical without the use of Transform, Imposter, or Illusion.
• Flapple and its evolutionary family:
  • are the only Pokémon that are in the Grass and Dragon Egg Groups.
  • require only 600,000 experience points to reach level 100, the lowest among Generation VIII Pokémon, and the lowest among Dragon-type Pokémon along with Altaria.

Origin

Flapple, like its evolutionary relatives, appears to be based on the popular image of a worm burrowing into an apple, as well as a pun on the wyrm, a type of dragon — hence its Dragon typing. Flapple may also reference winged dragons such as the wyvern, amphiptere, or some depictions of the Lindworm. Appearance wise, Flapple has visual similarities with lizards, such as the gecko.

Given its flying apple motif and signature move, Grav Apple, Flapple could also be based on the tale of Newton's apple. Popularized by Voltaire, it claimed the English natural philosopher Sir Isaac Newton had the first thought of his system of gravity upon seeing an apple falling from a tree.

Flapple's Gigantamax form appears to be based on a caramel apple or a candy apple, and its ability to make Pokémon faint due to its sweetness may be a reference to a diabetic coma. Flapple and Appletun having identical Gigantamax forms may be a reference to convergent evolution, which can lead to separate organisms independently developing identical characteristics and body plans.

Name origin

Flapple may be a combination of flap and apple.

Appryu may be a combination of apple and 竜 ryū (dragon).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese アップリュー Appryu From apple and 竜 ryū French Pomdrapi From pomme d'Api and dragon Spanish Flapple Same as English name German Drapfel From Drache and Apfel Italian Flapple Same as English name Korean 애프룡 Appryong From apple and 룡 (龍) ryong Mandarin Chinese 蘋裹龍 / 苹裹龙 Píngguǒlóng From 蘋果 / 苹果 píngguǒ, 裹 guǒ, and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 蘋裹龍 Pìhnggwólùhng From 蘋果 pìhnggwó, 裹 gwó, and 龍 lùhng

More languages Thai แอปปริว Aepprio Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Gigantamax

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