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Height
3'07" Imperial
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1.1 m Metric
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3'07"/1.1 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
59.5 lbs. Imperial
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27 kg Metric
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59.5 lbs./27 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 1
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 147
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Battle Exp.: 1471*
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Watchog (Japanese: ミルホッグ Miruhog) is a Normal-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Patrat starting at level 20.
Biology
Physiology
Watchog is an upright, meerkat-like Pokémon with large cheeks and a single, pointed incisor sticking out of its mouth. It is mainly a shade of reddish brown, with its cheeks and neck beige, and a pattern of yellow striping on its chest and tail, with the striping on its chest resembling a vest. Its hands, feet and tail tip are white-colored. Its eyes have an unusual pattern surrounding a small black pupil, with two red ring-like stripes separated by a third, yellow stripe. Black markings accentuate the eyes at their outer ends.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Its cheeks can hold a large amounts of seeds, which it collects. Watchog possess night vision and can view its surroundings in the darkness. If that fails, then some Watchog can light up their stripes to see their surroundings.
Behavior
It collects, and attacks, with the seeds it collects in its cheek sacks. When it spots an enemy it stands with its tail erect and will intimidate enemies by shining its body patterns at them.
Habitat
They usually live in forests or on treetops.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Lenora's Watchog debuted in A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! where it used its Illuminate to reveal Yamask's presence. It battled Ash in The Battle According to Lenora! and defeated his Oshawott with Thunderbolt. It appeared again in Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!, where it was defeated by Oshawott's Aqua Jet.
Minor appearances
Three Watchog appeared in Emolga and the New Volt Switch!.
Jimmy Ray's male Watchog lost to Iris's Emolga in the first round of the Club Battle tournament in Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!.
Watchog has made cameo appearances in Cilan Takes Flight!, Climbing the Tower of Success!, and Rocking at the Virbank Gym! Part 1.
A Watchog appeared in Evolution by Fire! under the ownership of Kylan where it battled Shamus in a Double Battle, along with a Mienshao.
Cameron owns a Watchog which nothing is known about as it was only seen on a scoreboard during the Vertress Conference. It was used in Cameron's battle against Virgil where it lost.
A Watchog belonging to a rescue worker named Hiroto appeared in BW115.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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BW014
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Watchog
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Ash's Pokédex
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Watchog, the Lookout Pokémon, and the evolved form of Patrat. Watchog's body contains luminescent compounds, which allow its eyes and stripes to glow.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Black was attacked by a Watchog used by three Team Plasma Grunts. At first, he mistook the pattern on its body as the head of a much larger Pokémon but eventually figured out its true identity.
Pokédex entries
In the TCG
- Main article: Watchog (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Black
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When they see an enemy, their tails stand high, and they spit the seeds of berries stored in their cheek pouches.
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White
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They make the patterns on their bodies shine in order to threaten predators. Keen eyesight lets them see in the dark.
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Black 2
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Using luminescent matter, it makes its eyes and body glow and stuns attacking opponents.
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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69
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66 - 133
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128 - 260
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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69
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66 - 133
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128 - 260
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77
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73 - 141
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143 - 278
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Total: 420
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Watchog
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Watchog
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Watchog
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Watchog
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Watchog is the only Pokémon to have the same EV yield as its pre-evolution, and the only evolved Pokémon to only give a single EV, giving 1 EV in Attack.
- Watchog is the only evolved Pokémon with a catch rate of 255.
- Despite Black version's Pokedex entry saying it spits seeds from Berries, Watchog cannot learn Bullet Seed.
Origin
Watchog is based on a groundhog and possibly a meerkat. Its design is based on a road worker, with the body resembling a protective suit and the yellow stripes forming a safety vest.
Name origin
Watchog is a combination of watch and groundhog. It may also be a play on watchdog, a dog used to guard.
Miruhog may be a combination of 見る miru (to observe) or meerkat and groundhog.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ミルホッグ Miruhog
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From 見る miru or meerkat and groundhog
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French
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Miradar
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From mirador and radar
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Spanish
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Watchog
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Same as English name
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German
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Kukmarda
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From gucken and Marder, playing on Guck mal da
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Italian
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Watchog
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Same as English name
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Korean
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보르그 Boreugeu
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Mandarin Chinese
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步哨鼠 Bùshàoshǔ
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From 步哨 bùshào and 鼠 shǔ.
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Cantonese Chinese
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External links
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