Hoopa (Pokémon)

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

Hoopa シェイミ Hoopa #720
Art by Ken Sugimori from Red and Green
Type  Psychic  Ghost   Psychic  Unbound Forme  Psychic
Category Mischief/Djinn Pokémon
Ability Magician ----- Unbound Forme	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 1'08" Imperial 0.5m Metric 1'08"/0.5m Confined Forme 21'04"/6.4m Unbound Forme
Weight 19.8lbs Imperial 9.0kg Metric 19.8lbs/9.0kg Confined Forme 1080.3lbs/490.0kg Unbound Forme
Dex color Purple	Footprint  File:F720.png
Body style	Catch rate 3 0.4%
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Undiscovered group 122 cycles (31110 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 3 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 270 Battle Exp.: 1928*

Hoopa (Japanese: フーパ Hoopa) is a dual-type Psychic/Ghost Legendary Pokémon.

While it is not known to evolve to or from any other Pokémon, it can change its form from Hoopa Confined to Hoopa Unbound and vice versa using a Prison Bottle. It changes its typing from Psychic/Ghost to Psychic/Dark.

Biology

Hoopa Confined is a mainly light purple Pokémon with pink "hair", v-shaped stripe on the chest and back, lower body, and bands on its wrists. Its shoulders and arms end with similar golden spikes. It has two gray horns adorned with a free-hanging golden ring on each horn located on either side of its head. Its "hair" has a ponytail-like structure. Its eyes' sclera are yellow, its irises are green, and the pupils white. It has a ring-like marking on its forehead and "rosy cheeks". A golden ring circles its waist. Its lower body comprises of nothing but a structure similar to its hair's ponytail. Its hands are similar to mittens.

Hoopa Unbound retains the other forme's color scheme, and becomes bipedal. It grows a larger ponytail, body and horns; a solid pointed jaw, four more arms, legs, a tail, and a large portal-like hole on its torso. Its face gains a dark grey pointed "nose" area. It has many pointed teeth, two of which exyend from its mouth out to the forehead. Its eyes sclera is now white, with yellow irises and black pupils. The hole in its torso is surronded by six tufts of hair, tipped with smaller "portals," in which it can port its arms. Its legs and tail are lined with an elongated pink protrusion. Two gold rings circle its wrists and knees. The feet are ended with one gold toe each. Its tail is ended with a pink triangle connected to the protrusion.

Hoopa has the power to transport things using teleportation, which warps space.

In the TCG

Hoopa (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.

Generation VI X It gathers things it likes and pushes them through its loop to teleport them to a secret place. Y This troublemaker sends anything and everything to faraway places using its loop, which can warp space. Omega Ruby In its true form, it possess a huge amount of power. Legends of its avarice tell how it once carried off an entire castle to gain the treasure hidden within. Alpha Sapphire It is said to be able to seize anything it desires with its six rings and six huge arms. With its powers sealed, it is transformed into a much smaller form.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Event Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Event

Held items

Base stats

Confined Forme

Stat HP: 80 Attack: 110 Defense: 60 Sp.Atk: 150 Sp.Def: 130 Speed: 70 Total: 0

Unbound Forme

Stat HP: 80 Attack: 160 Defense: 60 Sp.Atk: 170 Sp.Def: 130 Speed: 80 Total: 0

Type effectiveness

Confined Forme

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is: Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 4× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 4× Fairy 1× None Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 4× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 4× Fairy 1× None Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 4× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 4× Fairy 1× None Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 4× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 4× Fairy 1× None Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is ½×.

Unbound Forme

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is: Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Notes: If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is ½×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

XY   ORAS   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  000Start 000Start Hyperspace Hole Psychic Special 08080 —}}—% 5 ??? ? ? 000Start 000Start Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ 000Start 000Start Destiny Bond Ghost Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Clever 8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   000Start 000Start Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   000Start 000Start Confusion Psychic Special 05050 100}}100% 25 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   0066 0066 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 01010 01010 Magic Coat Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   01919 01515 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 30 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   01515 01919 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   02525 02525 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   02929 02929 Power Split Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   03535 02929 Guard Split Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   04646 03535 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 Cool 1 ♥ 0   N/AN/A 04646 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   05050 05050 Wonder Room Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   05555 05050 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   06868 05555 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   N/AN/A 06868 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   07575 07575 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   08585 08585 Hyperspace Hole Psychic Special 08080 —}}—% 5 ??? ? 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoopa Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Hoopa

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM03 TM03 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM04 TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM12 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM16 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 30 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM20 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM29 TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM31 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM33 TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   TM37 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM41 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 Tough 1 ♥ 0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM52 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM53 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM57 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM60 TM60 Quash Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM63 TM63 Embargo Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM70 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM73 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cool 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM77 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   TM85 TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM92 TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Secret PowerORAS Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   TM98 TM98 Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoopa Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Hoopa

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hoopa in Generation VI 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 Hoopa in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoopa Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Hoopa

By tutoring

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS Block Normal Status — —% 5 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100% 10 Tough 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Dual Chop Dragon Physical 40 90% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 Clever 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 25 Clever 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ X Y OR AS Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Magic Coat Psychic Status — 100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Magic Room Psychic Status — 100% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Recycle Normal Status — —% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Role Play Psychic Status — —% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Skill Swap Psychic Status — —% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snatch Dark Status — —% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Trick Psychic Status — 100% 10 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Wonder Room Psychic Status — —% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Hoopa can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Hoopa cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoopa Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Hoopa

Evolution

Confined Forme Hoopa  Psychic  Ghost

Prison Bottle ↔

Unbound Forme Hoopa  Psychic  Dark

Trivia

• No other Pokémon have the same type combination as Hoopa Confined.
  • Due to its unique type combination, Hoopa Confined the only Pokémon with a double weakness to Dark and Ghost. It's also the only Pokémon with a double weakness to one of its own types.

Origin

Generally, Hoopa maybe inspired by depictions of djinns and Buddha of Buddhism. Hoopa's unbound forme may also have qualities of the common depictions of devils, especially its tail.

Name origin

Hoopa could be a wordplay with hoop, referring to the rings that adorn its body.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese フーパ Hoopa From hoop French Hoopa Same as Japanese name Spanish Hoopa Same as Japanese name German Hoopa Same as Japanese name Italian Hoopa Same as Japanese name Korean 후파 Hoopa Transliteration of its Japanese name Mandarin Chinese Cantonese Chinese

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