Spoink (anime)

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Spoink
バネブー Baneboo
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Spoink without a pearl on its head
Debuts in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend
Caught at Not caught
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Current location Unknown
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This Pokémon has not evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Spoink Miyako Itō Rachael Lillis

Spoink (Japanese: バネブー Baneboo) is a recurring Pokémon in the anime. Its Japanese seiyū is Miyako Itō and its English voice actress is Rachael Lillis.

History

It first appeared in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend. It had lost its pearl, and Ash and his friends were trying to find it. As it turns out, Team Rocket had found it and had traded it to the Magikarp salesman for a Magikarp. After learning this, the kids confronted the salesman and demanded he give back the pearl. Team Rocket also demanded he give them the pearl back as well. In the ensuing battle, Spoink's pearl was returned and Team Rocket was sent blasting off.

It made its second, and final, appearance in Clamperl of Wisdom. Like the previous time, it had lost its pearl. This time, it was lost in the ocean without any way of retrieving it. But the kids learned from a scientist named Isaiah that Spoink's pearls come from Clamperl. Eventually, they found a Clamperl who was willing to give its pearl to Spoink. They said goodbye to Spoink, and it hasn't been seen since that episode.

After losing its pearl, Spoink has a habit of using Psychic to move any round objects (and after a while, even not-so-round objects) on its head, including an angry Electrode, much to the dismay of those around it. It developed a friendship with Ash's Torkoal during its adventures with the group. As a result, some fans believed that either Ash or May would capture Spoink. However, this never happened.

Moves used

Using Psychic Move First Used In
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Psychic Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend
Psybeam Unknown
Confuse Ray Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
  Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case.


Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Spoink.