Ursaring (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Ursaring (disambiguation).

Ursaring リングマ Ringuma #217
Art by Ken Sugimori from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Hibernator Pokémon
Abilities Guts or Quick Feet Quick Feet Blue-Striped ----- Unnerve Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #199 Hoenn #359 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R-018 N-082
Height 5'11" Imperial 1.8 m Metric 5'11"/1.8 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 277.3 lbs. Imperial 125.8 kg Metric 277.3 lbs./125.8 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Field group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 189 Battle Exp.: 1891*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Ursaring (Japanese: リングマ Ringuma) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Teddiursa starting at level 30.

Biology

Ursaring is a bipedal, bear-like Pokémon. Its broad body is covered in brown fur, excepting its muzzle, inner ears, and paw pads, which are all a light tan. Its eyes are narrow, its nose is black and triangular, and its mouth is wide with small, visible fangs. The fur on Ursaring’s shoulders is longer and more structured, with rectangular extensions that resemble epaulettes. A female Ursaring has longer fur on its shoulders than a male. Its chest is marked by a large, tan, ring-shaped mark. Ursaring's forelimbs are long, ending in five claws each, while its hind legs are short and thick, ending in three claws each. Its tail is large and spherical in shape.

Ursaring lives in mountainous regions and forests, sleeping in treetops and gathering food throughout the day. While it is skilled at climbing trees, it gathers food by snapping trees and collecting whatever berries or fruits fall down. It will mark trees bearing delicious fruit in its territory with its claws. Ursaring's sense of smell can distinguish any aroma, and as such it can also find food buried deep underground or in streams. As demonstrated twice in the anime, Ursaring is highly protective of its young, and becomes more aggressive during mating season.

In the anime

Ursaring in the anime

Major appearances

Paul's Ursaring

Paul owns an Ursaring, which he caught in Different Strokes for Different Blokes.

Other

Ursaring has made appearances in numerous episodes, such as its debut in Forest Grumps, where it scared or chased Ash and his friends or Team Rocket out of its territory.

The Teddiursa in UnBEARable was using its adorable looks to trick Trainers into giving it food. At the end of the episode, it evolved into Ursaring and lost its cute looks. But it realized that people were simply afraid of it, so it continued to steal Trainers' food.

An Ursaring and Teddiursa also had a cameo in Celebi: Voice of the Forest, as two of the Pokémon living in Celebi's forest. Also, multiple Ursaring lived in the same forest.

In Going For A Spinda, an Ursaring parent rescued its baby Teddiursa from Team Rocket, who had it disguised as a Spinda in order to lure a real Spinda to rescue it.

A group of Ursaring appeared in An Egg Scramble, where they chased off Team Rocket.

A wild Ursaring appeared in Danger, Sweet as Honey!, attacking Ash and his friends with Hyper Beam.

An Ursaring appeared in Butterfree and Me!.

Minor appearances

Multiple Ursaring appeared in A Better Pill to Swallow where they were attracted by the Shuckle juice that Team Rocket drank.

An Ursaring briefly appeared in Imitation Confrontation under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer.

Two Ursaring were among the Pokémon competing in the Pokémon Sumo Wrestling in Ring Masters.

An Ursaring was seen in the wild in The Legend of Thunder! along with a Teddiursa.

In As Cold as Pryce, an Ursaring appeared in Pryce's flashback as one of the Pokémon which fought against his Piloswine.

In Outrageous Fortunes, Delaney's Poliwrath defeated an Ursaring while it was under the control of Team Rocket.

In Entei at Your Own Risk, an angry Ursaring drove the gang away after encountering them.

An Ursaring was one of the Pokémon that fought in a battle as seen in a flashback in Pop Goes The Sneasel.

An Ursaring under the ownership of an unknown Trainer lost in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference in A Claim to Flame!.

Ursaring, together with Teddiursa, appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

An Ursaring is used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

Another Ursaring appeared in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!

An Ursaring appeared in the opening scenes of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

An Ursaring appeared in SS026.

An Ursaring appeared in a flashback in The Journalist from Another Region!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP155 Ursaring Ash's Pokédex Ursaring, the Hibernate Pokémon. The Ursaring has such a keen sense of smell that it can even find food that has been buried.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP006 Ursaring Dawn's Pokédex Ursaring, the Hibernator Pokémon. An excellent tree climber, it snaps trees with its front legs, and eats the fallen fruit.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW124 Ursaring Ash's Pokédex Ursaring, the Hibernator Pokémon. Ursaring searches for honey in a forest daily. To reach its food, it often snaps trees with its four legs rather than climbing.

In the manga

Silver's Ursaring

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Silver catches an Ursaring in Ursaring Major with Gold's aid, using it extensively to thwart the plans of Team Rocket. He added it to his main team and continued to rely on it for combat for many volumes on end, until he eventually entrusted his father Giovanni to it in order to nurse him back to health, safe from harm. It has not been seen since.

Thorton rented an Ursaring for use in his battle against Platinum in VS. Ledian.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Shū has a Ursaring in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.

In the TCG

Main article: Ursaring (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold Although it is a good climber, it prefers to snap trees with its forelegs and eat fallen Berries. Silver With its abilities to distinguish any aroma, it unfailingly finds all food buried deep underground. Crystal Although it has a large body, it is quite skilled at climbing trees. It eats and sleeps in the treetops. Stadium 2 Although it is a good climber, it prefers to snap trees with its forelegs and eat fallen Berries.
Generation III Ruby In the forests inhabited by Ursaring, it is said that there are many streams and towering trees where they gather food. This Pokémon walks through its forest gathering food every day. Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald In forests, it is said that there are many streams and towering trees where an Ursaring gathers food. It walks through its forest collecting food every day. FireRed With its ability to distinguish any smell, it unfailingly finds all food buried deep underground. LeafGreen Although it is a good climber, it prefers to snap stout trees with its forelegs and eat fallen Berries.
Generation IV Diamond In its territory, it leaves scratches on trees that bear delicious berries or fruits. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold Although it is a good climber, it prefers to snap trees with its forelegs and eat fallen Berries. SoulSilver With its ability to distinguish any aroma, it unfailingly finds all food buried deep underground.
Generation V Black In its territory, it leaves scratches on trees that bear delicious berries or fruits. White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 In its territory, it leaves scratches on trees that bear delicious berries or fruits. White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver Common Route 28, Victory Road, Silver Cave* (Gold only) Crystal Common Dark Cave, Silver Cave
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Evolve Teddiursa FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum One Snagem Hideout (Shadow) XD None Evolve Teddiursa
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Dongle Routes 216 and 217, Lake Acuity (Emerald) Platinum Dongle Routes 216 and 217 (Emerald) HeartGold SoulSilver Rare Route 28, Victory Road, Silver Cave  (SoulSilver only) Pal Park Forest Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Evolve Teddiursa Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 4 Endless Level 14 Forever Level 53 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Teddiursa
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mt. Travail (1F-19F) Shimmer Hill (1F-17F)
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Dolce Island Old Mansion Fire Temple Odd Temple
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Forest: Misty Edgewater
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Iceberg Zone

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 90		150 - 197	290 - 384
Attack: 130		121 - 200	238 - 394
Defense: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Atk: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Def: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Total: 500	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.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 5/5 ★★★★★
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 15/18 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

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

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

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

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Covet Normal Physical 06060 100100% 40 00Start Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 00Start Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 00Start Lick Ghost Physical 02020 100100% 30 00Start Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100100% 20 088 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 1515 Faint Attack Dark Physical 06060 ——% 20 2222 Sweet Scent Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 2929 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 3838 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100100% 10 4747 Rest Psychic Status 0000— ——% 10 4949 Snore Normal Special 04040 100100% 15 5858 Thrash Normal Physical 120120 100100% 10 6767 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100100 09090% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ursaring Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Ursaring Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	05050	100}}100%	15
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ursaring Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Ursaring Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Belly Drum	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Cross Chop	Fighting	Physical	100	80%	5
	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	55	95%	35
	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
	Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Ursaring in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Ursaring in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ursaring Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Ursaring Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	B2	W2	Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100%	40
B	W	B2	W2	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70%	5
B	W	B2	W2	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
B	W	B2	W2	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
B	W	B2	W2	ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Ursaring can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Ursaring cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ursaring Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Ursaring Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
‡	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ursaring Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Ursaring Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 217.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Mt. Deepgreen Phrases 51%-100% HP Is that food I smell? Maybe not. 26%-50% HP I don't like this. My health dwindled to half? 1%-25% HP I'm on the brink... My forearms grow weak and weary... Level up All right! My level's gone up! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up All right! My level's gone up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: B
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  ( Normal ) Past ( Normal ) (Tackle ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It lets loose shock waves to attack.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Ursaring plays in the Iceberg Zone. He loves Glalie's Igloos, and his best performances are in Bastiodon's Block Barrage.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Teddiursa  Normal

Level 30 →

First Evolution Ursaring  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Ursaring images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Ursaring and Donphan, along with their pre-evolutions, are the only Pokémon to swap version-exclusive status between localizations. While Teddiursa and Ursaring are found only in the Japanese Silver, they are not found in Silver in other languages, being found in the Gold Version of those languages instead, with Phanpy and Donphan getting the opposite treatment. This is corrected in the remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver, where they follow the Japanese Gold and Silver.
• Ursaring's number of claws has changed over time and between canons. In its original artwork, Ursaring has four visible claws; however, in its HeartGold and SoulSilver artwork, it has five claws. In the Generation II games, it has three claws. From Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire up to and including Pokémon Platinum, it has four claws. From HeartGold and SoulSilver onwards, Ursaring has had five claws in its game sprites. In the anime, it has always had five claws.

Origin

Ursaring is based on an Asian black bear with a few traits of a grizzly bear. Much as Teddiursa has a crescent moon on its head, Ursaring's ring may either signify the full moon or new moon. It may also be based on the constellation Ursa Major's mythology.

Name origin

Ursaring's name is a combination of ursa (Latin for bear) and ring (referring to the circle on its stomach).

Ringuma is a combination of ring or rin (an alternate reading for 林 [woods]) and 熊 kuma (bear).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese リングマ Ringuma From ring, 林 rin, and 熊 kuma French Ursaring Same as English name Spanish Ursaring Same as English name German Ursaring Same as English name Italian Ursaring Same as English name Korean 링곰 Ringgom From ring and 곰 gom Mandarin Chinese 圈圈熊 Quānquanxióng Literally "Ring bear" Cantonese Chinese

More languages

Related articles

• Paul's Ursaring

External links

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