* No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Stunfisk.
* No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Stunfisk.
* Stunfisk was designed by [[Mana Ibe]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Junichi_Masuda/status/300020609323261954</ref>
* Stunfisk was designed by [[Mana Ibe]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Junichi_Masuda/status/300020609323261954</ref>
* In 6 gen, Stunfisk is the only Pokemon that can be three times Immune to paralysis.
===Origin===
===Origin===
Stunfisk seems to be based on a {{wp|flounder}} or {{wp|dab (fish)|dab}} combined with an {{wp|electric ray}}. It may also be based on the {{wp|stargazer}}, another fish that spends most of its time buried in the sea bottom and can make electric discharges when disturbed.
Stunfisk seems to be based on a {{wp|flounder}} or {{wp|dab (fish)|dab}} combined with an {{wp|electric ray}}. It may also be based on the {{wp|stargazer}}, another fish that spends most of its time buried in the sea bottom and can make electric discharges when disturbed.
Stunfisk is a flat, fish-like Pokémon with a broad, mud-brown body. At the base of its yellow tail is a yellow marking shaped like an exclamation mark when seen from behind. It has small, horizontal, oval-shaped eyes, white with a tiny black pupil and no irises. Almost exactly between these two eyes lies its mouth, which is comprised of two thick gray lips. It has two small, flimsy fins at the sides of its body; each with two lobes. It has been seen to leap into the air and flap its fins as if they're wings to remain airborne.
Stunfisk's very tough skin keeps them unharmed if stepped on, even by sumo wrestlers. To exploit this, it buries itself in mud of the seashore and waits for prey to pass by. Whenever unsuspecting prey touch a Stunfisk's body, it is zapped. Stunfisk smiles when electrocuting its foes. If it cannot paralyze its foe, it contorts itself with unexpected speed and flops away.
Stunfisk first made its debut in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, when its friend, Palpitoad, viewed Ash and his friends as intruders and called upon Stunfisk's help. It succeeded in driving them out of the lake, but was fished out and captured by Cilan soon after Palpitoad was defeated.
He is Seismitoad's friend and is always late for appointments. Even when he arrives early, he hides and surprises his friends, so he is not very popular.
In 6 gen, Stunfisk is the only Pokemon that can be three times Immune to paralysis.
Origin
Stunfisk seems to be based on a flounder or dab combined with an electric ray. It may also be based on the stargazer, another fish that spends most of its time buried in the sea bottom and can make electric discharges when disturbed.
Name origin
Stunfisk may be a combination of stun and fisk (fish in most Northern European languages, from Old English fisk) or a combination of stun, fish, and disk (in reference to its flat shape).
Maggyo may be a combination of マッド maddo (mud) and 魚 gyo (fish). It may also refer to まぐろ maguro (tuna).
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