Sharpedo's body is {{wp|torpedo}} shaped, much like the head and trunk section of a real shark. Its body is covered in tiny, sharp {{wp|denticle}}s which create hydrodynamic advantages by reducing turbulence when swimming, as well as causing damage to foes to that attack it with physical moves. Sharpedo is colored blue with a white underbelly. The yellow star marking it had as a Carvanha has migrated to its snout. Another star marking is on its rear. Sharpedo has a tall {{wp|dorsal fin}} with two notches cut into it, with a {{wp|Fish anatomy#Fins|pelvic fin}} directly opposite it, and the two pectoral fins arranged so that they resemble the fins on the back of a torpedo. Sharpedo also has two gill slits directly behind each eye.
Sharpedo's body is {{wp|torpedo}} shaped, much like the head and trunk section of a real shark. Its body is covered in tiny, sharp {{wp|denticle}}s which create hydrodynamic advantages by reducing turbulence when swimming, as well as causing damage to foes to that attack it with physical moves. Sharpedo is colored blue with a white underbelly. The yellow star marking it had as a Carvanha has migrated to its snout. Another star marking is on its rear. Sharpedo has a tall {{wp|dorsal fin}} with two notches cut into it, with a {{wp|Fish anatomy#Fins|pelvic fin}} directly opposite it, and the two pectoral fins arranged so that they resemble the fins on the back of a torpedo. Sharpedo's eyes are a deep red color and give off a light red glow in the dark. It has two gill slits situated directly behind each eye.
Sharpedo's body is torpedo shaped, much like the head and trunk section of a real shark. Its body is covered in tiny, sharp denticles which create hydrodynamic advantages by reducing turbulence when swimming, as well as causing damage to foes to that attack it with physical moves. Sharpedo is colored blue with a white underbelly. The yellow star marking it had as a Carvanha has migrated to its snout. Another star marking is on its rear. Sharpedo has a tall dorsal fin with two notches cut into it, with a pelvic fin directly opposite it, and the two pectoral fins arranged so that they resemble the fins on the back of a torpedo. Sharpedo's eyes are a deep red color and give off a light red glow in the dark. It has two gill slits situated directly behind each eye.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Sharpedo's abilities are a modified, stronger version of Carvanha's. Sharpedo can now use Poison Jab, Slash, Night Slash, and Earthquake. Sharpedo are capable of swimming at 75 miles per hour in pursuit of their prey, though they are unable to swim far distances. Their jaws are powerful enough to bite through metal with ease. If a Sharpedo's tooth breaks off, a new tooth will replace it immediately.
Sharpedo is a generally dreaded and distrusted Pokémon. Sharpedo moves through the sea by swimming at speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph) by forcing water out of its rear. Despite its vigor, Sharpedo has relatively low stamina, and is unable to swim great distances. Its teeth are strong enough to bite through metal, and they grow back rapidly if they snap off. Sharpedo is driven by an unruly, caustic urge to attack and destroy anything that enters its domain. As a result of its temperament and its armament, just one Sharpedo can effectively tear apart an oil tanker.
Sharpedo's first major appearance was in Sharpedo Attack!. A pod of Sharpedo attacked Ash and co, plus Mr. Briney, while they were at an uncharted, crescent-shaped island. They gained the pod's trust when Brock healed their leader's injury when it came across Team Rocket.
Sharpedo, the Brutal Pokémon. Sharpedo can shoot out a jet of water, allowing it to swim at 80 miles per hour. Due to their sharp fangs, they're highly feared and known as the Gangs of the Sea.
In the manga
A Sharpedo is seen as one of the aquarium Pokémon seen in Archie's collection.
Nicknamed "the bully of the sea," Sharpedo is widely feared. Its cruel fangs grow back immediately if they snap off. Just one of these Pokémon can thoroughly tear apart a supertanker.
On April Fool's Day, 2002, Mizuado, a Steel/Water hammerhead shark Pokémon was "revealed", but it turned out to be a fake. This Pokémon was also sometimes called Samehadaa, which is similar to Sharpedo's Japanese name.
In a demo version of Ruby and Sapphire shown at Pokémon Festa 2002 in Japan, players started with a level 12 Sharpedo, suggesting it wasn't related to Carvanha by evolution, Carvanha evolved at a lower level or other means (such as an evolutionary stone or trading), or that Carvanha didn't exist.
Aside from seemingly lacking evolutionary relatives, this Sharpedo also lacked an ability, suggesting not all Pokémon were supposed to have abilities, or that it wasn't programmed in at the time.
Sharpedo's evolutionary line can be seen as a parallel to Camerupt's family. Both of them are dual-typed Pokémon, as well as have the same base stat total for each respective evolutionary stages. Furthermore, both of their final evolutions are used by Team Aqua Leader Archie and Team Magma Leader Maxie, respectively.
Origin
Sharpedo is based on a shark with the body of a torpedo. It also looks like a shark that has been cut in half. Its general body shape is also similar to an Ocean Sunfish. Both fish are known for their sandpaper-like skin.
Name origin
Sharpedo's name is a combination of the words shark and torpedo. The first part of its name may also be derived from sharp, referencing its fins and Rough Skin ability.
Samehader may be a corruption of 鮫肌 samehada, sharkskin, perhaps referring to its Rough Skin ability. In addition, its name may be a combination of 鮫 same, shark, and 肌荒れ hada-are, rough skin. Samehada may also reference a creature from Japanese mythology of the same name. Samehada, in the myth, was the partner to the three-tailed demon shark Isonade.
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.
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For other sprites and images, please see Sharpedo images on Bulbagarden Archives.
