Flapple (Pokémon)

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Flapple Apple Wing Pokémon アップリュー Appryu #841 Flapple Gigantamax Flapple Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Dragon Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Flapple Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Ripen or Gluttony Cacophony Gigantamax Flapple Cacophony Hustle Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Gigantamax Flapple Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Grass and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Flapple 78'09"+ 24.0+ m Gigantamax Flapple 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 2.2 lbs. 1.0 kg Flapple ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Flapple 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 170	Leveling rate Erratic
EV yield Total: 2 Flapple 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Flapple 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F841.png Gigantamax Flapple
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Flapple (Japanese: アップリュー Appryu) is a dual-type Grass/Dragon Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Applin when exposed to a Tart Apple. It is one of Applin's final forms, the other being Appletun.

Flapple has a Gigantamax form.

Biology

Flapple is a green worm-like dragon Pokémon with a light green underside and yellow eyes. It uses parts of an apple to form its body. It has one part on the top of its head with a single horn sticking out, one on the bottom that is attached to its tail and two parts as wings that are attached to two limbs with three-claw hands.

Its cheeks store acid strong enough to induce chemical burns, which it is able to spit at its targets. It can disguise itself as an apple by folding its apple peels.

When exposed to Gigantamax energy, Flapple changes into the shape of a giant apple with a green dragon-like Pokémon inside. Its leaf-like eyestalks stand up straight and it has the top of the apple on its head with yellow carvings on the apple resembling nostrils. Its tail is elongated and wraps around the base of the apple. The Pokémon has rounded cheeks and hangs its mouth open letting a red tongue hang out of its mouth. Three red clouds float around the neck.

The sweet nectar that covers its body increases in thickness, allowing it to absorb more damage than normal. It can shoot out nectar, enough to be able drown its opponents in the blast of nectar. Flapple can produce significantly more sweet nectar. An intensely sweet aroma of nectar pours out when it stretches its neck, and this aroma is so sweet it can cause other Pokémon to faint by merely taking a sniff of the scent.

Flapple is the only known Pokémon capable of using the move Grav Apple and the exclusive G-Max Move G-Max Tartness.

In the anime

Minor appearances

Flapple will debut in M23.

In the TCG

Main article: Flapple (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.

Generation VIII Galar #206 Galar Isle of Armor #020 Sword It ate a sour apple, and that induced its evolution. In its cheeks, it stores an acid capable of causing chemical burns. Shield It flies on wings of apple skin and spits a powerful acid. It can also change its shape into that of an apple. Gigantamax Flapple Sword Under the influence of Gigantamax energy, it produces much more sweet nectar, and its shape has changed to resemble a giant apple. Shield If it stretches its neck, the strong aroma of its nectar pours out. The scent is so sickeningly sweet that one whiff makes other Pokémon faint.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Axew's Eye, Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Giant's Mirror, Stony Wilderness (Max Raid Battle) Shield Trade Expansion Pass Stepping-Stone SeaSw Loop Lagoon (Max Raid Battle)Sw Loop Lagoon (Max Raid Battle)Sw Gigantamax Factor

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Defense: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Atk: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Sp. Def: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Speed: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Total: 485	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.

Type effectiveness

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

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Wing Attack Flying Physical 06060 100100% 35 011 Recycle Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 011 Withdraw Water Status 0000— 00——% 40 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 011 Growth Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 011 Twister Dragon Special 04040 100100% 20 Evo.Evo. Wing Attack Flying Physical 06060 100100% 35 044 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100100% 20 088 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100100% 15 1212 Leech Seed Grass Status 0000— 09090% 10 1616 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 2020 Dragon Breath Dragon Special 06060 100100% 20 2424 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00——% 20 2828 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10 3232 Grav Apple Grass Physical 08080 100100% 10 3636 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00——% 15 4040 Fly Flying Physical 09090 09595% 15 4444 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100100 07575% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Flapple

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM26 TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM50 TM50 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM95 TM95 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR51 TR51 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR59 TR59 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR62 TR62 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR79 TR79 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Flapple

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Defense Curl* Normal Status — —% 40 Recycle Normal Status — —% 10 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

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

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP BD SP Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90% 5 Sw Sh EP BD SP Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90% 10 Sw Sh EP BD SP Grassy Glide Grass Physical 70 100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Flapple

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII Other generations:  - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Flapple Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Flapple

Evolution

Unevolved Applin  Grass  Dragon

Tart Apple →

First Evolution Flapple  Grass  Dragon

Forms

Gigantamax

Gigantamax Factor Flapple Flapple  Grass  Dragon

Dynamax Band ↔

Lasts for three turns Gigantamax Flapple Flapple  Grass  Dragon

Trivia

• Flapple and Appletun are the only Pokémon to have physically identical Gigantamax forms, although they are still treated as different Pokémon as they have distinct Pokédex entries, G-Max Moves, and cries.
  • This is also the only instance of two different species of Pokémon that can be physically identical without the use of Transform, Imposter, or Illusion.
• Flapple and its evolutionary family are the only Pokémon that are in the Grass and Dragon Egg Groups.
• Even though Flapple's Pokédex entries reference it spitting acid, it cannot learn Apple Acid.

Origin

Flapple may be based on the larvae of Codling moths, which burrow into apples and feed on their cores, while also sharing visual similarities with geckos. The powerful acid it spits may be a reference to amygdalin, a chemical compound found in apple seeds, which releases cyanide into the body when digested. Its Gigantamax form appears to be based on a caramel apple, and its ability to make Pokémon faint due to its sweetness may be a reference to a diabetic coma. Considering its Dragon typing, it may be a visual pun on "wyrm", the Old English word for not only worms, but also serpentine dragons.

It may also be inspired by Ladon, a dragon from Greek mythology that guards the golden apples in the garden of Hesperides. In addition, it may draw inspiration from the biblical serpents, sometimes referred to as dragons, one of which persuaded Eve to eat from the forbidden fruit of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, commonly depicted as an apple.

Given its flying apple motif and signature move, Grav Apple, Flapple could also be based on the tale of Newton's Apple. Popularized by Voltaire, it claimed the English natural philosopher Sir Isaac Newton had the first thought of his system of gravity upon seeing an apple falling from a tree.

Flapple and Appletun having identical Gigantamax forms may be a reference to convergent evolution, which can lead to separate organisms independently developing identical characteristics and body plans.

Name origin

Flapple may be a combination of flap and apple.

Appryu may be a combination of apple and 竜 ryū (dragon).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese アップリュー Appryu From apple and 竜 ryū French Pomdrapi From pomme d'Api and dragon Spanish Flapple Same as English name German Drapfel From Drache and Apfel Italian Flapple Same as English name Korean 애프룡 Aepeuryong From apple and 룡 (龍) ryong Mandarin Chinese 蘋裹龍 / 苹裹龙 Píngguǒlóng From 蘋果 / 苹果 píngguǒ, 裹 guǒ, and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 蘋裹龍 Pìhnggwólùhng From 蘋果 pìhnggwó, 裹 gwó, and 龍 lùhng

More languages

Related articles

• Gigantamax

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