Tinkatuff (Pokémon)

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Tinkatuff Hammer Pokémon ナカヌチャン Nakanuchan #1001 Tinkatuff Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fairy Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Mold Breaker or Own Tempo Cacophony Cacophony Pickpocket Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 100% female	Catch rate 90 (20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Fairy Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Tinkatuff 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 130.3 lbs. 59.1 kg Tinkatuff 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV Unknown	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Tinkatuff 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Pink	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Tinkatuff (Japanese: ナカヌチャン Nakanuchan) is a dual-type Fairy/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Tinkatink starting at level 24 and evolves into Tinkaton starting at level 38.

In the TCG

Main article: Tinkatuff (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #280 Scarlet This Pokémon will attack groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, gathering metal from them in order to create a large and sturdy hammer. Violet These Pokémon make their homes in piles of scrap metal. They test the strength of each other's hammers by smashing them together.

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65		125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp. Atk: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Def: 82		78 - 147	152 - 289
Speed: 78		74 - 143	144 - 280
Total: 380	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 ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon 0× Dark ½× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon 0× Dark ½× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon 0× Dark ½× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon 0× Dark ½× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is 2×. If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Dragon-type  moves is ½×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 011 Fairy Wind Fairy Special 04040 100100% 30 055 Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status 0000— 100100% 30 088 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 09595% 35 1111 Covet Normal Physical 06060 100100% 25 1414 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100100% 15 1717 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100100% 10 2121 Sweet Kiss Fairy Status 0000— 07575% 10 2424 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100100% 20 2727 Slam Normal Physical 08080 07575% 20 3131 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100100% 10 3535 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 09090% 10 3939 Fake Out Normal Physical 04040 100100% 10 4343 Flatter Dark Status 0000— 100100% 15 4747 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 09090% 10 5252 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100100% 20

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

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM003 TM003 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM037 TM037 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

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

Evolution

File:1000Tinkatink.png Unevolved Tinkatink  Fairy  Steel

Level 24 →

File:1001Tinkatuff.png First Evolution Tinkatuff  Fairy  Steel

Level 38 →

File:1002Tinkaton.png Second Evolution Tinkaton  Fairy  Steel

Trivia

Origin

Name origin

Tinkatuff may be derived from tinker and tuff, a satiric misspelling of tough.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ナカヌチャン Nakanuchan French Forgella Spanish Tinkatuff Same as English name German Tafforgita Italian Tinkatuff Same as English name Korean 벼리짱 Mandarin Chinese 巧锻匠 Cantonese Chinese

More languages

External links

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