Tatsugiri (Pokémon)

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Tatsugiri Mimicry Pokémon シャリタツ Syaritatsu #???? Curly Form Curly Form Droopy Form Droopy Form Stretchy Form Stretchy Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dragon Water Unknown Unknown Droopy Form Unknown Unknown Stretchy Form Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Commander Cacophony Droopy Form Cacophony Stretchy Form Storm Drain Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Droopy Form Cacophony Stretchy Form
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 100 (21.7%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 2 Hatch time 35 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Curly Form 0'0" 0 m Droopy Form 0'0" 0 m Stretchy Form 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 17.6 lbs. 8.0 kg Curly Form 0 lbs. 0 kg Droopy Form 0 lbs. 0 kg Stretchy Form 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV Unknown	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Curly Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Droopy Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Stretchy Form 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 Droopy Form
Pokédex color   Pink Other forms may have other colors.	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Tatsugiri (Japanese: シャリタツ Syaritatsu) is a dual-type Dragon/Water Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it has three different forms: Curly Form, Droopy Form, and Stretchy Form.

Tatsugiri interacts with Dondozo in Double Battles via its signature ability, Commander, and Dondozo's signature move, Order Up.

Biology

Tatsugiri is a small piscine dragon Pokémon that comes in three forms. All forms share the same basic physiology, with two large eyes, long pectoral fins, a wavy dorsal fin, and a split tail fin. All forms also have a white throat sac, which resembles a bed of rice when inflated; Tatsugiri inflates its throat sac to camouflage itself. The major difference between each form of Tatsugiri is its colors. Curly Form Tatsugiri is orange with darker orange splotches all over its body and a white underbelly. Droopy Form Tatsugiri is mostly pink, with white colorations on its belly and fins. Stretchy Form Tatsugiri is a solid yellow, except for its white throat sac. It is said that Tatsugiri's various forms are an adaptation to suit the preferences of its prey.

Although weak, Tatsugiri is one of the most intelligent dragon Pokémon. It baits prey such as bird Pokémon by playing dead. When its prey approaches, Tatsugiri then commands its partner, Dondozo, to attack. The Dondozo follows the orders of its Tatsugiri partner loyally, and provides the Tatsugiri protection and shelter with its large mouth, in exchange for a greater chance at catching prey.

A giant Tatsugiri, together with a giant Dondozo, are both known as the False Dragon Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in the Paldea region.

In the TCG

Main article: Tatsugiri (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.

Generation IX Paldea #375 Curly Form Scarlet This is a small dragon Pokémon. It lives inside the mouth of Dondozo to protect itself from enemies on the outside. Violet Tatsugiri is an extremely cunning Pokémon. It feigns weakness to lure in prey, then orders its partner to attack. Droopy Form Scarlet This species’ differing colors and patterns are apparently the result of Tatsugiri changing itself to suit the preferences of the prey it lures in. Violet This Pokémon tricks its opponents by playing dead. It is small and weak, but it uses its smarts to survive. Stretchy Form Scarlet Bird Pokémon are its main prey. This Pokémon knows it’s weak, so it hunts with a partner. Violet It's one of the most intelligent dragon Pokémon. It camouflages itself by inflating its throat sac.

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 68		128 - 175	246 - 340
Attack: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Sp. Def: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Speed: 82		78 - 147	152 - 289
Total: 475	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 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

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

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

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

Notes: If this Pokémon has Storm Drain, the effectiveness of  Water-type  moves is 0×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 011 Splash Normal Status 0000— 00——% 40 066 Harden Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 1212 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 1717 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100100% 20 2323 Soak Water Status 0000— 100100% 20 2828 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100100% 20 3434 Memento Dark Status 0000— 100100% 10 3939 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 08585% 10 4343 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00——% 20 4747 Mirror Coat Psychic Special 0000— 100100% 20 5252 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10

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

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM100 TM100 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM132 TM132 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

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

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Baton Pass Normal Status — —% 40 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100% 40

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Tatsugiri Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tatsugiri Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Tatsugiri

Evolution

Curly Form

File:952Tatsugiri.png Unevolved Tatsugiri Curly Form  Dragon  Water

Droopy Form

File:952Tatsugiri-Droopy.png Unevolved Tatsugiri Droopy Form  Dragon  Water

Stretchy Form

File:952Tatsugiri-Stretchy.png Unevolved Tatsugiri Stretchy Form  Dragon  Water

Trivia

Origin

Tatsugiri seems to be based on sushi, specifically the nigirizushi (a type of sushi shaped by hands, instead of rolled). Its Curly Form resembles a salmon or shrimp nigiri, its Droopy Form resembles a tuna nigiri, and its Stretchy Form resembles an egg nigiri. Tatsugiri's habit of entering the mouth of a Dondozo is a possible reference to the tongue louse, parasitic isopods which attach themselves to the tongues of fish for sustenance.

Name origin

Tatsugiri may be a combination of 竜 tatsu (Japanese for dragon) and 握り寿司 nigirizushi.

Syaritatsu may be a combination of 舎利 shari (sushi rice) and 竜 tatsu.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese シャリタツ Syaritatsu From 舎利 shari and 竜 tatsu French Nigirigon From 握り寿司 nigirizushi and dragon Spanish Tatsugiri Same as English name German Nigiragi From 握り寿司 nigirizushi Italian Tatsugiri Same as English name Korean 싸리용 Mandarin Chinese 米粒龍 / 米粒龙 Cantonese Chinese

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