Sawk is found secluded in the mountains where it trains to increase its strength. It becomes angered if it is interrupted while training. A Sawk that has trained to its fullest potential has enough power to cleave oceans with a single karate chop. This Pokémon is an all male species with no female counterpart.
Sawk is found secluded in the mountains where it trains to increase its strength. It becomes angered if it is interrupted while training. A Sawk that has trained to its fullest potential has enough power to cleave oceans with a single karate chop. This Pokémon is an all male species with no female counterpart.
==In the anime==
[[File:Rocket Prize Master Sawk.png|thumb|left|250px|Sawk in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
====Major appearances====
=====[[Stephan's Sawk]]=====
Sawk made his main series debut in ''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]'', under the ownership of [[Stephan]]. He first appeared during [[Don George]]'s [[Club Battle]] tournament, and would go on to become one of Stephan's main Pokémon.
=====Other=====
In ''[[JN048|A Close Call... Practically!]]'', [[Jessie]] pulled a {{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Sawk}} from the [[Rocket Prize Master]] to battle {{AP|Lucario}} and {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}}. It was able to inflict damage before Lucario and Cinderace were able to work together as a team and defeat Sawk.
====Minor appearances====
Sawk debuted in ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'', where he faced off against [[Ash's Pikachu]] in the opening sequence.
A Sawk appeared in a fantasy in ''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]''.
A Sawk appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in ''[[XY035|The Forest Champion!]]''.
A Sawk appeared in a fantasy in ''[[JN034|Solitary and Menacing!]]'', under the ownership of [[Bea]].
===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Unova}}
{{Animedexbody|BW041|Sawk|Ash's Pokédex|Sawk, the Karate Pokémon. Sawk ties its belt to get pumped up and give its punches an extra bit of power. Disturbing its training angers a Sawk.}}
{{Animedexbody|BW069|Sawk|Ash's Pokédex|Sawk, the Karate Pokémon. Sawk train high up in the mountains by punching trees and rocks and the sound can be heard from far away.}}
{{Animedexbody|BW106|Sawk|Ash's Pokédex|Sawk, the Karate Pokémon. Sawk's punches get more powerful when it ties its belt. It gets angry when its training is interrupted.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Unova}}
==In the manga==
[[File:Marshal Sawk Adventures.png|thumb|180px|Sawk in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Trainer's Sawk appeared in a flashback in ''[[PS463|A Nickname for Tepig]]''.
A Sawk was shown with his Trainer, a male {{tc|Ace Trainer}}, in ''[[PS466|An Odd Speech]]'', listening to [[Ghetsis]]'s speech in [[Accumula Town]].
[[Marshal]] has a Sawk that fought against {{adv|Black}}'s Pokémon in ''[[PS486|Unraveling Mysteries]]''.
A {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}'s Sawk was seen in ''[[PS540|Flying Ship]]''.
A Sawk working for the [[International Police]] appeared in ''[[PS547|The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition]]''.
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==In the TCG==
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==Game data==
==Game data==
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==In the anime==
[[File:Rocket Prize Master Sawk.png|thumb|left|250px|Sawk in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
====Major appearances====
=====[[Stephan's Sawk]]=====
Sawk made his main series debut in ''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]'', under the ownership of [[Stephan]]. He first appeared during [[Don George]]'s [[Club Battle]] tournament, and would go on to become one of Stephan's main Pokémon.
=====Other=====
In ''[[JN048|A Close Call... Practically!]]'', [[Jessie]] pulled a {{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Sawk}} from the [[Rocket Prize Master]] to battle {{AP|Lucario}} and {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}}. It was able to inflict damage before Lucario and Cinderace were able to work together as a team and defeat Sawk.
====Minor appearances====
Sawk debuted in ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'', where he faced off against [[Ash's Pikachu]] in the opening sequence.
A Sawk appeared in a fantasy in ''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]''.
A Sawk appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in ''[[XY035|The Forest Champion!]]''.
A Sawk appeared in a fantasy in ''[[JN034|Solitary and Menacing!]]'', under the ownership of [[Bea]].
===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Unova}}
{{Animedexbody|BW041|Sawk|Ash's Pokédex|Sawk, the Karate Pokémon. Sawk ties its belt to get pumped up and give its punches an extra bit of power. Disturbing its training angers a Sawk.}}
{{Animedexbody|BW069|Sawk|Ash's Pokédex|Sawk, the Karate Pokémon. Sawk train high up in the mountains by punching trees and rocks and the sound can be heard from far away.}}
{{Animedexbody|BW106|Sawk|Ash's Pokédex|Sawk, the Karate Pokémon. Sawk's punches get more powerful when it ties its belt. It gets angry when its training is interrupted.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Unova}}
==In the manga==
[[File:Marshal Sawk Adventures.png|thumb|180px|Sawk in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Trainer's Sawk appeared in a flashback in ''[[PS463|A Nickname for Tepig]]''.
A Sawk was shown with his Trainer, a male {{tc|Ace Trainer}}, in ''[[PS466|An Odd Speech]]'', listening to [[Ghetsis]]'s speech in [[Accumula Town]].
[[Marshal]] has a Sawk that fought against {{adv|Black}}'s Pokémon in ''[[PS486|Unraveling Mysteries]]''.
A {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}'s Sawk was seen in ''[[PS540|Flying Ship]]''.
A Sawk working for the [[International Police]] appeared in ''[[PS547|The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition]]''.
Sawk is a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon with a lean, blue body and rocky skin. Its head is oblong-like and low on its shoulders, with an ornate sideways z-shaped black feature that forms its nose and its left brow. Its hands and feet each have three digits, with its feet and toes coming to a sharp point. It wears a light blue karate gi with a black, v-neck collar that extends down to its black belt. Sawk will tie this black belt to increase its power. The gi has an intricate diamond pattern on its sleeves and a black, square patch on the bend of its knees.
Sawk is found secluded in the mountains where it trains to increase its strength. It becomes angered if it is interrupted while training. A Sawk that has trained to its fullest potential has enough power to cleave oceans with a single karate chop. This Pokémon is an all male species with no female counterpart.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
According to interviews with Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream, Sawk is based on a karateka (a karate practitioner).[1]
During development, Sawk and Throh both had horns, which may hint towards their design being originally based on oni. However, they were replaced with eyebrows so as not to clash with Tornadus and Thundurus, who were originally designed to be red and blue, like Throh and Sawk.[2]
Sawk's single eyebrow is likely a remnant of a single horn from its early design, although it could be a reference to an anecdote involving Mas Oyama, a well-known karate expert. It's said that while training in isolation, Oyama was told by his mentor to shave off one eyebrow to resist the temptation to return to society.[3]
It may also draw inspiration from namahage, demons wearing oni masks, replacing the mino with a karategi.
Name origin
Sawk may be derived from sock (to punch).
Dageki may be a combination of 打撃 dageki (blow, strike) and 鬼 ki (demon).
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