'''Feebas''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ヒンバス''' ''Hinbass'') is a {{type2|Water}} Pokémon.
'''Feebas''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ヒンバス''' ''Hinbass'') is a {{type2|Water}} Pokémon.
It [[Evolution|evolve]]s into {{p|Milotic}} by level-up when its [[Beauty Contest|Beauty]] condition is high in Generation III and IV, however in Generation V where the Contest stats are no longer present, Feebas evolves when traded with a new item.
It [[Evolution|evolve]]s into {{p|Milotic}} by level-up when its [[Beauty Contest|Beauty]] condition is high in Generation III and IV, however in Generation V where the Contest stats are no longer present, Feebas evolves when traded with a Clean Scale.
It evolves into Milotic by level-up when its Beauty condition is high in Generation III and IV, however in Generation V where the Contest stats are no longer present, Feebas evolves when traded with a Clean Scale.
Feebas are somewhat shabby, old-looking basses with tattered blue fins and a tall, arch-shaped fin that juts from its back. Its rough-textured body is dotted in several old spots resembling rocks. It has large, gloomy eyes and big lips frozen into a frown.
As their beauty increases, their rocky scales begin to gleam like diamond. It shows that evolution is very near.
Feebas tend to be quite scarce in their natural range, but wherever they are found, they group together in tightly-packed schools. They're also easy to catch once encountered.
Feebas is an aquatic Pokémon which can survive in both fresh and salt water thanks to its hardy nature. It prefers best ponds that are filled with weeds.
Feebas is known for its extreme rarity and it generally takes a long time to find one in the main series games where they are only found in a set number of randomly chosen fishing "tiles" on large bodies of water. For example, Route 119 in Hoenn has hundreds of squares that the fishing rod can be used on in the river that runs down it but Feebas is only found in six of them. In Sinnoh, Feebas is only found in four of the hundreds of squares which comprise the lake in Mt. Coronet's basement which change daily. However, Feebas are actually very common where they are found making it easy to catch multiple members of the species once one has been located.
Feebas, the Fish Pokémon. Although extremely ragged, it's a tough Pokémon that can live in almost any kind of water. Its evolved form is Milotic.
In the manga
In Pokémon Adventures, Ruby obtained a Feebas by accidentally catching it while fishing. Thinking it was ugly, he kept throwing it back only for it to return everytime until he decided to keep it (with "coaxing" from a swimmer who had plans for it), after which he named it Mimi and used it in the Beauty category of Pokémon Contests. During the flood caused by Kyogre, Ruby, in a fit of anger (caused by an argument he had with Sapphire), lashed out at Mimi and kicked it out of his team for losing a contest (which turned out to be a ruse), and Mimi swam away in tears. When Ruby was attacked by Maxie and Archie during the final battle she returned in order to help Ruby but in the process, was thrown aside and stomped upon, being called a pathetic, vile excuse for a Pokémon that didn't even deserve to exist. After Ruby apologized for his actions and declared it had inner beauty, which is what counts in his eyes, he attached the Ultra Rank Ribbon the Feebas never got to keep, and it evolved into Milotic.
Feebas's fins are ragged and tattered from the start of its life. Because of its shoddy appearance, this Pokémon is largely ignored. It is capable of living in both the sea and in rivers.
While Feebas's body is in tatters, it has a hardy and tenacious life force that enables it to live anywhere. However, this Pokémon is also slow and dimwitted, making it an easy catch.
The fishing spots Feebas is found in are randomly generated for each game. In Hoenn, they randomly changed whenever the trendy phrase in Dewford Town changes. In Sinnoh, they change every day.
Feebas will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using the following Wonder Mail code:
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Though its level-up moves are exactly the same as those of Magikarp, Feebas can learn moves from TMs and HMs, hatch from an egg with egg moves, and learn new moves via move tutors, making it slightly more useful in battle.
Feebas shares the same species name with Magikarp. They are both known as the Fish Pokémon.
Feebas is currently the only Pokémon that needs a modification of its contest stats for it to evolve, making it impossible to evolve in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, which do not check a Pokémon's contest stats.
The probability of finding a water tile with Feebas in Mt. Coronet is 1/132. (The size of the pond is 18x34=612 tiles; The rock tiles sum 84; the water tiles in the pond are 528. If 4 of the 528 tiles have Feebas, the probability of finding a Feebas is 4/528. 528:4 = 132)
The probability of finding a water tile with Feebas on Route 119 is 1/72.66666...with six possible fishing spots on 436 water tiles.
Feebas has the lowest maximum Performance of any Pokémon, only capable of reaching 11 stars.
Origin
As its name suggests, Feebas is probably based on a bass. Its ugly appearance makes it appear to be also based from the concept of ugliness, appearing to don a wash of ugly makeup. It also seems to be based on the classic fairy tale, the The Ugly Duckling, where a small and feeble "ugly duckling," treated as an outcast by other animals, blossoms into a beautiful swan.
Name origin
Feebas's name is a combination of feeble, meaning small and weak, and bass.
Also, phonetically, it is similar to the Latin word "phoebus," which means "shining one," possibly alluding to its evolved form.
Hinbass is a combination of 貧 hin, poor, and bass. "Hin" may also come from the words "hind," as in behind, or "hinder."
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
Pamtre Berry (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Feebas images on Bulbagarden Archives.
