Beartic (Pokémon)

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

Beartic ツンベアー Tunbear #614 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ice Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Snow Cloak Cacophony Cacophony Swift Swim Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 21 cycles
Height 8'06" 2.6 m Beartic 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 573.2 lbs. 260.0 kg Beartic 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 170	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Beartic 0 HP 2 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Beartic (Japanese: ツンベアー Tunbear) is an Ice-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Cubchoo starting at level 37.

Biology

Beartic is an ursine, quadruped creature capable of standing on its hind legs. It has bluish white fur with a shaggy tuft at its rear. Three spikes of ice hang from its lower jaw, forming a beard. Its face consists of a long snout, beady black eyes, and rounded ears. Its large forepaws have black claws and paw pads. Beartic is capable of freezing its own breath, and will create pathways across water using this technique. It inhabits northern areas where it catches prey in the cold waters.

In the anime

Beartic in the anime

Major appearances

Georgia's Beartic

Beartic debuted in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! under the ownership of Georgia. It easily managed to defeat Iris's Axew, as well as Excadrill afterwards. It is later challenged to a rematch where it ties in battle against Excadrill.

Other

Several Beartic appear in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram. They lived on the frozen tundra where the village that Glacine, Luis, Donuke and other People of the Vale lived in was located.

Several wild Beartic appeared in The Beartic Mountain Feud!.

A Beartic appeared under the ownership of Brycen in Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!.

A Beartic appeared in The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!.

A Beartic appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! as a test specimen of Colress.

A Beartic appeared in The Journalist from Another Region! under the ownership of Morgan and in a flashback.

Minor appearances

A photo of a Beartic appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.

A Beartic appeared in a fantasy in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW033 Beartic Ash's Pokédex Beartic, the Freezing Pokémon. Beartic's frozen breath can create fangs and claws made of ice. It lives in frigid northern areas.

In the manga

Beartic in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Brycen owns a Beartic.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga

A Beartic appears as the Burst form of Loren.

In the TCG

Main article: Beartic (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black It can make its breath freeze at will. Very able in the water, it swims around in northern seas and catches prey. White It freezes its breath to create fangs and claws of ice to fight with. Cold northern areas are its habitat. Black 2 They love the cold seas of the north. They create pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath. White 2
Generation VI X They love the cold seas of the north. They create pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath. Y It freezes its breath to create fangs and claws of ice to fight with. Cold northern areas are its habitat. Omega Ruby They love the cold seas of the north. They create pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath. Alpha Sapphire It freezes its breath to create fangs and claws of ice to fight with. Cold northern areas are its habitat.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Dragonspiral TowerWinter Black 2 White 2 Twist Mountain Dragonspiral TowerWinter
Generation VI X Y Frost Cavern, Friend Safari (Ice) Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Evolve Cubchoo

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Rumble Blast Glacier: Frozen Tundra, World Axle - B2F Conquest Nixtorm MD GTI Tyrian Maze (B1-B11), Glacier Palace - Eastern Spire (1F-12F), Glacier Palace - Western Spire (1F-12F), Silent Tundra (B1-B26), Dreamy Island (1F-25F), Moonlit Forest (Golden Chamber), Cape at the Edge (B1-B29), high difficulty Magnagate dungeons Rumble U Verdant Plaza: Four Seasons in the Forest
Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 1Fr Rumble World Pearl Marsh: Aurora Ice Field (All Areas), Distortion Land: Outermost Snowfield (All Areas)

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Black	White	Aspear Berry (50%)
Black 2	White 2	Aspear Berry (50%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 95		155 - 202	300 - 394
Attack: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Defense: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Atk: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp. Def: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
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 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

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

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

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

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  00Start Sheer Cold Ice Special 0000— ——% 5 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ 00Start Thrash Normal Physical 120120 100100% 10 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   00Start Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100100% 5 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   00Start Aqua Jet Water Physical 04040 100100% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   00Start Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   00Start Powder Snow Ice Special 04040 100100% 25 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   00Start Bide Normal Physical 0000— ——% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   00Start Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 09595% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   099 Play Nice Normal Status 0000— ——% 20 Cute 1 ♥ 0   1313 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 09595% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   1717 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 Tough 1 ♥ 0   2121 Brine Water Special 06565 100100% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   2525 Endure Normal Status 0000— ——% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   2929 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 09090% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   3333 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   3636 Flail Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   3737 Icicle Crash Ice Physical 08585 09090% 10 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   4141 Rest Psychic Status 0000— ——% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   4545 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 07070% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 5353 Hail Ice Status 0000— ——% 10 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ 5959 Thrash Normal Physical 120120 100100% 10 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   6666 Sheer Cold Ice Special 0000— ——% 5 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Beartic Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Beartic Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM01 TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM05 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM07 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM08 TM08 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 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   TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM52 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM78 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ TM79 TM79 Frost Breath Ice Special 06060 090}}90% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 10 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   TM94 TM94 Rock SmashXY Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 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   ZHM01 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM03 HM03 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ ZHM06 HM06 Rock SmashORAS Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM07 HM07 DiveORAS Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Beartic Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Beartic Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Assurance Dark Physical 60 100% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   Avalanche‡ Ice Physical 60 100% 10 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Encore Normal Status — —% 5 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   Ice Punch* Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Yawn Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Beartic 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 Beartic in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Beartic Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Beartic Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Beartic can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Beartic cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Beartic Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Beartic Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Beartic Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Beartic Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: He is cool and doesn't worry too much unless Cubchoo is involved. Then he becomes very concerned.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★★★ Move: Icicle Crash Attack: ★★★★ Ability 1: Stealth Defense: ★★★ Ability 2: Tenacity Speed: ★★ Ability 3: Frighten Evolves from Cubchoo when its Attack is 73 or higher Range: 2 Perfect Links: Shigemoto and Yoshikiyo

Evolution

Unevolved Cubchoo  Ice

Level 37 →

First Evolution Beartic  Ice

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Beartic images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Beartic is based on a polar bear.

Name origin

Beartic is a combination of bear, or possibly beard, and arctic. Notably, arctic itself derives from ἄρκτος arktos, Ancient Greek for bear.

Tunbear may be a combination of tundra, 氷柱 tsurara (icicle), and bear.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ツンベアー Tunbear From tundra, 氷柱 tsurara and bear French Polagriffe From polaire and griffe Spanish Beartic Same as English name German Siberio From Siberia and Bär Italian Beartic Same as English name Korean 툰베어 Tunbeeo Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 凍原熊 / 冻原熊 Dòngyuánxióng Literally "Tundra bear" Cantonese Chinese

More languages

Related articles

• Georgia's Beartic

External links

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