[[File:EP233.png|right|thumb|Tyrogue in the anime]]
[[File:EP233.png|right|thumb|Tyrogue in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
===Major appearances===
Tyrogue's first appearance was in ''[[EP233|A Tyrogue Full of Trouble]]''. He had been abandoned by his previous Trainer and left to fend for his own. Because of this, he developed a hatred towards humans. Tyrogue ended up forming a gang of {{p|Mankey}} and {{p|Primeape}} and together they would steal from weary travelers, such as {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|friends}}. But thanks to a {{OBP|Black Belt|Trainer class}} named [[Kiyo]], who had been pursuing him, Tyrogue reformed a trust with humans and ended up becoming his newest Pokémon.
Tyrogue's first appearance was in ''[[EP233|A Tyrogue Full of Trouble]]''.In this episode he is incorrectly referred to as the evolved form of hitmonlee and hitmonchan. He had been abandoned by his previous Trainer and left to fend for his own. Because of this, he developed a hatred towards humans. Tyrogue ended up forming a gang of {{p|Mankey}} and {{p|Primeape}} and together they would steal from weary travelers, such as {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|friends}}. But thanks to a {{OBP|Black Belt|Trainer class}} named [[Kiyo]], who had been pursuing him, Tyrogue reformed a trust with humans and ended up becoming his newest Pokémon.
Tyrogue are medium-sized Pokémon that resemble humans in general shape. However, he is predominantly purple in color with a brown bottom and feet which resemble short pants and shoes. There are white lines on his torso which resemble bandages. He also has these bandages on his wrists. He has three spikes on top of his head which resembles a crest, yellow irises, and circular sections on the sides of his head like protective padding.
Gender differences
Tyrogue is a male-only species with no female counterpart.
Special abilities
While he is a Fighting-type Pokémon, Tyrogue's fighting skills are somewhat limited as it is. He has not developed his own fighting style just yet. However, if a particular Tyrogue has its later evolutions for fathers, it possesses the remarkable ability to possess several moves that are otherwise exclusive to its later evolutions.
Behavior
Tyrogue are famous for their eagerness to compete and fight, to such an extent that it will challenge anyone, even larger foes. He always nurses his injuries from challenging larger foes, and, due to fighting opponents larger than itself, is constantly covered with cuts and bruises. As Tyrogue becomes stressed if it is not able to train every day, a Trainer of a Tyrogue must maintain a regular training schedule. No matter how much a Tyrogue loses, he will not quit and will keep on fighting.
Tyrogue's first appearance was in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble.In this episode he is incorrectly referred to as the evolved form of hitmonlee and hitmonchan. He had been abandoned by his previous Trainer and left to fend for his own. Because of this, he developed a hatred towards humans. Tyrogue ended up forming a gang of Mankey and Primeape and together they would steal from weary travelers, such as Ash and friends. But thanks to a Black Belt named Kiyo, who had been pursuing him, Tyrogue reformed a trust with humans and ended up becoming his newest Pokémon.
In Volume 14, Bruno was seen with a Tyrogue on his team.
In Volume 35, Platinum's butler, Sebastian, is shown in possession of multiple Tyrogue that he used to corner Diamond when he mistook him for an intruder.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
One of Isamu Akai's main Pokémon in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga and its sequels is a Tyrogue. Tyrogue is one of the only serious Pokémon in Isamu's party, often getting into fights with Clefairy.
Tyrogue becomes stressed out if it does not get to train every day. When raising this Pokémon, the Trainer must establish and uphold various training methods.
Tyrogue is the only baby Pokémon with a branched evolution.
In terms of breeding, Tyrogue can only be obtained by the use of a Ditto, as its family has no female counterpart.
Therefore, it is only able to obtain egg moves from its final evolutionary stages.
In Generation III, Tyrogue was able to have Helping Hand as an egg move, but none of its evolutions learned the move. However, this was addressed in Pokémon XD when purifying the ShadowHitmonchan would result in it learning Helping Hand, and thus allowing it to pass the move to a Tyrogue. It shares this trait with Slugma, who was unable to legally obtain its egg move Heat Wave until a Shadow Magcargo in Pokémon XD learned the move when purified.
In Generation IV, however, Tyrogue gained Helping Hand via leveling up.
Tyrogue is the only Pokémon whose evolution path depends on its stats.
Tyrogue is the only baby Pokémon whose stats are all equal.
Tyrogue is the only baby Pokémon that cannot get STAB on any moves it learns through leveling up.
Until Generation IV, Tyrogue was the only baby Pokémon that could only learn one level up move.
Tyrogue is one of two baby Pokémon that evolves at a specific level that does not evolve at level 30, the other being Wynaut.
Tyrogue, along with Throh, Sawk, Tauros, and its evolutionary relatives, is one of the few gendered non-legendary Pokémon naturally occurring in the wild that cannot reproduce without a Ditto.
Origin
It draws inspiration, especially in its most recent artwork, from wrestlers. The designs on Tyrogue's body resemble the uniform of most Scholastic Wrestling teams—possibly showing its maturity as a fighter (a younger creature, while its evolutions seem more professional).
Name origin
Tyrogue's name is a combination of "tyro", meaning a beginner, and rogue, one who is playfully mischievous. It is also possible that the first part of his name is derived from "tyke", meaning child. Moreover, the 'Ty' part of its name might be referring to Mike Tyson.
"Balkie" is probably a corruption of the English word "bulky", an adjective describing something large for its weight.
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.
For other sprites and images, please see Tyrogue images on Bulbagarden Archives.
