Brambleghast (Pokémon)

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← #: Bramblin

Pokémon

#: Gimmighoul →

Brambleghast Tumbleweed Pokémon アノホラグサ Anohoragusa #???? Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Wind Rider Cacophony Cacophony Infiltrator Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Grass Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'11" 1.2 m Brambleghast 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 13.2 lbs. 6 kg Brambleghast 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 168	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Brambleghast 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   Brown	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Brambleghast (Japanese: アノホラグサ Anohoragusa) is a dual-type Grass/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Bramblin when leveled up while outside of its Poké Ball after walking 1000 steps using the Let's Go feature.

Biology

Brambleghast is a tumbleweed Pokémon that is nearly identical to its previous evolution Bramblin only more spiker. The center of its body is dark brown with three sticks resembling a face. The rest of body is light tan with 4 light purple tips on top. It has red diamond shaped eyes with black lines in each. Each has has brown spike half circles shaped like eyebrows.

Brambleghast will open its head branches to envelop the prey. Once accomplished, it will not let go of prey until all of its life energy has been drained. Brambleghast are seen wandering in arid regions such as deserts. There are rare occasions when massive outbreaks of Brambleghast are seen bring entire towns whenever they appear.

In the TCG

Main article: Brambleghast (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #243 Scarlet It will open the branches of its head to envelop its prey. Once it absorbs all the life energy it needs, it expels the prey and discards it. Violet Brambleghast wanders around arid regions. On rare occasions, mass outbreaks of these Pokémon will bury an entire town.

File:Pokedex Image Brambleghast SV.png

Brambleghast in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Evolve Bramblin

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 55		115 - 162	220 - 314
Attack: 115		108 - 183	211 - 361
Defense: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp. Atk: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Def: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Speed: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Total: 480	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 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 011 Defense Curl Normal Status 0000— 00——% 40 011 Rollout Rock Physical 03030 09090% 20 055 Absorb Grass Special 02020 100100% 25 099 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 05050 100100% 40 1313 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100100% 30 1717 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100100% 20 2121 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100100% 10 2525 Mega Drain Grass Special 04040 100100% 15 2929 Disable Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 3535 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100100% 10 4040 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100100% 10 4545 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00——% 10 5050 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 5555 Power Whip Grass Physical 120120 08585% 10

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

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM056 TM056 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM090 TM090 Spikes Ground Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM137 TM137 Grassy Terrain Grass Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM159 TM159 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

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

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Beat Up Dark Physical — 100% 10 Block Normal Status — —% 5 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100% 30 Strength Sap Grass Status — 100% 10

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

By a prior evolution

Generation IX Other generations: None

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

Evolution

Unevolved Bramblin  Grass  Ghost

+ Level up whilst outside of its Poké Ball after walking 1000 steps using the Let's Go feature →

First Evolution Brambleghast  Grass  Ghost

Trivia

Origin

Brambleghast appears to be based on a tumbleweed, especially some species that is capable of causing outbreaks, like the hairy panic. Its secondary Ghost type may be a pun about the association of tumbleweeds with ghost towns. It being from Paldea could be a reference to Fort Bravo and the Tabernas Desert, a famous desertic area in Almería, at the south of Spain, really known for being one of the most popular sites to shoot Spaghetti Westerns, such as Once Upon a Time in the West, as well as many other types of film.The way it feeds on its prey by enveloping them inside and releasing them after fully consumed may be inspired by the feeding habits of jellyfish and other cnidarians.

Name origin

Brambleghast may be a combination of bramble and aghast.

Anohoragusa may be derived from the phrase あのほら草 ano hora kusa ("Um... Look! Grass") and horror.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese アノホラグサ Anohoragusa From the phrase あのほら草 ano hora kusa and horror French Virevorreur From virevoltant and horreur Spanish Brambleghast Same as English name German Horrerba From horror and Latin herba Italian Brambleghast Same as English name Korean 공푸리 Gongpuri From 공포 (恐怖) gongpo and 풀 pul Mandarin Chinese 怖納噬草 / 怖纳噬草 Bùnàshìcǎo From 怖 bù, 納 / 纳 nà, 噬 sh, 草 cǎo, and 不，那是草 Bù, nà shì cǎo Cantonese Chinese 怖納噬草 Bounaahpsaihchóu From 怖 bou, 納 naahp, 噬 saih, and 草 chóu

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