Sharpedo's body is torpedo shaped, much like the head and trunk section of a real shark. Its body is covered in tiny, sharp denticles which create hydrodynamic advantages by reducing turbulence when swimming, as well as cause damage to foes to that attack it physical moves. Sharpedo is colored blue with a white underbelly. The yellow star emblem it had as a Carvanha has migrated to its snout. Another star emblem is on its rear. Sharpedo has a tall dorsal fin with two notches cut into it, with a pelvic fin directly opposite it, and the two pectoral fins arranged so that they resemble the fins on the back of a torpedo. Sharpedo also has two gill slits directly behind each eye.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Sharpedo's abilities are the same Carvanha's except that Sharpedo's attacks are stronger. Sharpedo can now use Poison Jab, Slash, Night Slash and Earthquake.
Sharpedo is a generally dreaded and distrusted Pokémon. Sharpedo moves through the sea by swimming at speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph) by forcing water out of its rear. Despite its vigor, Sharpedo has relatively low stamina, and is unable to swim great distances. Its teeth are strong enough to bite through metal, and they grow back rapidly if they snap off. Sharpedo is driven by an unruly, caustic urge to attack and destroy anything that enters its domain. As a result of its temperament and its armament, just one Sharpedo can effectively tear apart an oil tanker.
Sharpedo's first major appearance was in Sharpedo Attack!. A school of Sharpedo attacked Ash and co, plus Mr. Briney, while they were at an uncharted, crescent-shaped island. They gained the school's trust when Brock healed their leader's injury when it came across Team Rocket.
A group of Sharpedo were used by Pokémon Hunter J's henchmen to attack Ash and co, along with Hajime, in DP071.
Nicknamed "the bully of the sea," Sharpedo is widely feared. Its cruel fangs grow back immediately if they snap off. Just one of these Pokémon can thoroughly tear apart a supertanker.
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On April Fool's Day, 2002, Mizuado, a Steel/Water hammerhead shark Pokémon was "revealed", but it turned out to be a fake. This Pokémon was also sometimes called Samehadaa, which is similar to Sharpedo's Japanese name.
Sharpedo is the only one of the three Water/Dark Pokémon with an English name that does not begin with "C."
Origin
Sharpedo is based on a shark with the body of a torpedo. It also looks like a shark that has been cut in half.
Name origin
Sharpedo's name is a combination of the words shark and torpedo. The first part of its name may also be derived from sharp, referencing its fins and Rough Skin ability. Samehader may be a corruption of 鮫肌 samehada, fishskin, perhaps referring to its Rough Skin ability. In addition, its name may be a combination of 鮫 same, shark, and 肌荒れ hada-are, rough skin. Samehada may also reference a creature from Japanese mythology of the same name. Samehada, in the myth, was the partner to the three-tailed demon shark Isonade.
In other languages
German: Tohaido - A combination of Torpedo and Hai, meaning "shark".
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FUCKING SHARPEDO
ABOUT FUCKING SHARPEDO: HE OWNS YOUR ASS AS OPPOSED TO HOW SNORLAX OWNS YOUR FACE.
For other sprites and images, please see Sharpedo images on Bulbagarden Archives.
