Palpitoad is an amphibious Pokémon with an eggplant-shaped body. It is mostly blue, with a tan oval lined in black stretching from the bottom of its belly to its forehead. Its eyes are round with black irises and white sclerae. Its upper lip is also round, curving down sharply at either end of its mouth. Palpitoad's head is encircled by three large half-spheres, each one light blue with a black base. It has four round, light blue bumps starting on either side of its lower body and stretching across its back. Its feet are small with three toes each, and its tail is oval and white.
Palpitoad is a dual-type, Water- and Ground-type Pokémon with primarily blue coloration. There are various bumps, ringed with black and possessing blue centers, on its head and approximately where its forelimbs would be. Palpitoad have cream undersides that are rimmed in black coloration, and their tapered tails are small and white.
====Gender differences====
Palpitoad lives both in water and on land, and can create either waves or earthquakes by vibrating the bumps on its head. It can use its long, sticky tongue to immobilize and capture prey.
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===Special abilities===
The lumps on its head can vibrate to cause waves and {{m|earthquake}}s. It possesses a long, sticky tongue that it uses to eat its prey.
===Behavior===
===Habitat===
Palpitoad live both above and under water.
===Diet===
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Palpitoad eat prey by ensnaring them with its long, sticky tongue.
Palpitoad is an amphibious Pokémon with an eggplant-shaped body. It is mostly blue, with a tan oval lined in black stretching from the bottom of its belly to its forehead. Its eyes are round with black irises and white sclerae. Its upper lip is also round, curving down sharply at either end of its mouth. Palpitoad's head is encircled by three large half-spheres, each one light blue with a black base. It has four round, light blue bumps starting on either side of its lower body and stretching across its back. Its feet are small with three toes each, and its tail is oval and white.
Palpitoad lives both in water and on land, and can create either waves or earthquakes by vibrating the bumps on its head. It can use its long, sticky tongue to immobilize and capture prey.
A Palpitoad appeared in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, when it commanded a group of Tympole to attack Ash's Oshawott, who was trying to retrieve seaweed to heal its poisoned friends. After they failed scaring Oshawott away, it fights Oshawott alongside a Stunfisk, only for both to be captured by Ash and Cilan respectively.
Palpitoad made its debut in Ash and Trip's Third Battle!. Trip was trying to capture the Vibration Pokémon, but it managed to escape due to Ash's clumsiness.
Palpitoad shares the same species name with Vibrava and Seismitoad. They are all known as the Vibration Pokémon.
Origin
Palpitoad appears to be a combination of a toad tadpole and a loudspeaker. Its spherical "speakers" were probably inspired by toads' "warts" and poison glands, or the Surinam toad, an aquatic amphibian whose backs are covered in pockets that hold its eggs. Its Pokédex entry also mentions the fact that it creates vibrations underwater, also like the Surinam.
Name origin
Palpitoad is a combination of palpitation (pulsation) and toad.
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.
Persim Berry (50%)
Pecha Berry (50%)
For other sprites and images, please see Palpitoad images on Bulbagarden Archives.
