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Phione (Pokémon)
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Phione is the result of breeding Manaphy with Ditto. As a result, it is very similar to Manaphy in body structure. It has a tiny body with a red gem on it. Phione has a single rudimentary foot spike and club-like arms. Phione's head is larger than the rest of its body, and extending from its eyes are two small purple circles. It has a flotation sac on its head with a single, ribbon-like antenna on it.
Gender differences
Phione is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Phione going in the drain
Phione's abilities are similar to Manaphy's, but weaker. Phione is unable to use a number of attacks that Manaphy is able to learn, most notably: Tail Glow, Heart Swap, Hyper Beam, or Giga Impact. Phione are supposedly able to create a dew that cures all ailments. Phione also has the ability to melt its body into water and change its body into a more liquid state similar to Vaporeon.
Behavior
Like Manaphy, Phione always return to the place where they were born.
This Pokémon is very energetic and playful with its fatherly figure Manaphy.
Habitat
Phione live in warm seas, especially around the Sinnoh region.
Phione, the Sea Drifter Pokémon. Phione lives in warm oceans. It inflates the flotation sac on its head allowing it to float on the waves and look for food.
Phione is the only Pokémon that is obtainable by breeding a legendary Pokémon.
Phione is taller and weighs more than its parent, Manaphy.
Phione can be bred not only from Manaphy, but also from a Phione. However, Phione are unable to produce eggs that will hatch into Manaphy.
Phione, Nidoran♂, Nidoran♀, Nincada, and Volbeat are the only Pokémon that can be obtained by breeding a Pokémon they cannot evolve into (as Shedinja is technically a shed shell).
Phione is not found in any regional Pokédex.
Legendary status
Phione's status as a legendary Pokémon is often disputed, due to the fact that it can breed and multiple individuals can be obtained. Pokémon.com's mailbag was once asked if Phione was legendary, to which the answer was initially no, but was quickly changed to yes; the whole mailbag section has since been taken down with the restructure of Pokémon.com. In the official game guide to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which is made by The Pokémon Company International, it is stated that Phione is not legendary. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it is not referred to by the game as "rare" or "legendary", which is the case for all other legendary Pokémon in the game, though it is placed directly before the legendary birds in the Oblivia Browser, and cannot be obtained until the game is completed. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Phione has a 100% recruit rate, is never battled, and the player is not allowed to recruit more than one to their team, all of which are traits shared by legendary Pokémon. Phione is banned from the Battle Frontier in Generation IV, and the Battle Subway in Pokémon Black and White, a rule which typically applies only to legendary Pokémon. Notably, and unlike Manaphy, Phione is not found in any regional Pokédex, a trait that is exclusive to Generation IV legendary Pokémon.
Phione's name is likely a combination of the final syllable of Manaphy's name with clione, sea angels. Clione are remarkably popular in Japanese documentaries, especially in Hokkaido, on which Sinnoh is based (this may also explain their appearance in Chocovine Town). Like clione, Phione's name is pronounced in three syllables.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.