Oshawott (Japanese: ミジュマル Mijumaru) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into Dewott starting at level 17, which evolves into Samurott starting at level 36.
In Hisui, it evolves into Dewott starting at level 17, which evolves into Hisuian Samurott starting at level 36.
Along with Snivy and Tepig, Oshawott is one of the three Unova first partner Pokémon available at the beginning of Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2.
Oshawott is also one of the three first partner Pokémon of Hisui in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, alongside Rowlet and Cyndaquil.
- Biology
- Evolution
- Game data
- Pokédex entries
- Game locations
- Held items
- Stats
- Type effectiveness
- Learnset
- Side game data
- Evolution data
- Sprites
- In the anime
- Main series
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts
- GOTCHA!
- Pokémon Evolutions
- In the manga
- Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
- Movie adaptations
- Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~
- Pocket Monsters BW
- Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners
- Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends
- Pokémon Adventures
- Pokémon Try Adventure
- In the TCG
- Other appearances
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
- Trivia
- Origin
- In other languages
- See also
- References
- External links
Biology
Oshawott is a bipedal sea otter-like Pokémon. It has a spherical white head with small, triangular dark-blue ears on the sides. Oshawott's eyes are dark, and its dark-orange nose is shaped like a horizontal oval. Several freckles cover its cheeks which may be premature whiskers, and two pointed teeth can be seen when it opens its mouth. The light blue fur on its body forms bubble shapes around its neck. Its arms are white and rounded, while its feet are dark blue with three toes each. It also possesses a rudder-like dark blue tail. It carries a pale yellow seashell called a "scalchop" on its belly.
This shell is made of the same material as its claws and is used for both battles and cracking hard berries. Oshawott wields the shell like a knife. It uses the scalchop to block the moves of its enemies before slashing back at them in swift retaliation. Oshawott learned to how maintain its scalchop with riverbed stones by copying the humans it observes using whetstones. If the scalchop is heavily damaged or lost, Oshawott can grow a new one from its navel.[1][2] It has been recently seen living in the Terarium of Blueberry Academy.
Evolution
Oshawott evolves into Dewott, which evolves into Samurott.
In Hisui, it evolves into Dewott, which evolves into Hisuian Samurott.
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Game data
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In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Ash's Oshawott
Oshawott debuted in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, initially under the ownership of Professor Juniper. He began to admire Ash and decided to leave the lab and follow him wherever he went. He then rescued Ash and Iris from Team Rocket in Enter Iris and Axew!. In A Sandile Gusher of Change!, he officially joined Ash's party.
Other
In New Places... Familiar Faces!, Professor Juniper offered an Oshawott for Nanette as a first partner Pokémon. However, she chose Tepig instead.
In Crowning the Scalchop King!, multiple Trainers' Oshawott were taking part in the Scalchop King Competition at Scalchop Island in the Decolore Islands.
In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1), Dawn temporarily caught an Oshawott while visiting a Sinnoh Fest in Canalave City.
An Oshawott appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of Ann. Oshawott made additional appearances throughout Pokémon Horizons: The Series. In HZ046, it was revealed it had evolved into a Dewott.
Minor appearances
In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, multiple Trainers' Oshawott were some of the Pokémon at a Poké Mart near Castelia City. A flashback of Burgundy's Dewott as an Oshawott was also shown, after it had been beaten by Cilan's Pansage in a Gym battle.
An Oshawott appeared in a fantasy in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in I Choose You!.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in the Poké Problem segment of When Regions Collide!.
In I Choose Paradise!, two Trainers' Oshawott were at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in the Poké Problem segment of Sparking Confusion!.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in Battling Besties!.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!.
An Oshawott appeared in a fantasy alongside the other first partner Pokémon in Getting More Than You Battled For!.
A Trainer's Oshawott appeared in Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!.
A young boy's Oshawott appeared in Battling Turned Up to Eleven!.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts, an Oshawott was the protagonist along with a Pikachu.
GOTCHA!
An Oshawott briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
Pokémon Evolutions
An Oshawott briefly appeared in The Plan, under the ownership of a Lass who was listening to Ghetsis's speech in Accumula Town.
In the manga
Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
- Main article: Bianca's Oshawott
Oshawott is Bianca's first partner Pokémon in Be the Best! Pokémon B+W.
Movie adaptations
- Main article: Ash's Oshawott
Ash owns an Oshawott in the manga adaptations of the Pokémon the Series: Black & White movies.
Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~
Arata chose Oshawott as his first partner Pokémon when it battled Roxie's Koffing. It evolved into Dewott and then into Samurott.
Pocket Monsters BW
An Oshawott appeared in PMBW01.
Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners
An Oshawott appeared in a fantasy in BWGP01.
Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends
Touya chose Oshawott as his first partner Pokémon.
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Bianca's Oshawott
Oshawott, along with Tepig and Snivy, appear when Black accidentally drops his box containing the Pokémon. When Tep and Snivy begin fighting, Oshawott attempts to break them up, only to get hurt in the process. After getting annoyed, he attacks them and sends Tep running off. He was later chosen by Bianca because she thought he was cute. He first appeared in Fussing and Fighting.
An Oshawott appeared in a fantasy in Battle at the Museum.
Cedric Juniper originally had one that was supposed to be given to new Trainers, but he decided to keep it after N failed to liberate it. It appeared in a flashback in A Wretched Reunion.
Pokémon Try Adventure
An Oshawott first appeared in TA39.
In the TCG
- Main article: Oshawott (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
Oshawott appears as a Poké Ball summon. It behaves similarly to Piplup in Brawl.
Oshawott also appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.
Trophy information
NA: Oshawott carries a little weapon on its stomach known as a scalchop, which can be used to either defend or attack. Its Surf move can knock opponents off the stage, but if you use a reflecting move at just the right moment, you can turn the tide against it!
PAL: Oshawott carries a little shell on its stomach known as a scalchop, which can either be used as a weapon or to defend against attacks. Its Surf move can knock you right off the stage, but if you reflect it just at the right moment, that could really turn the tide back in your favour.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Oshawott returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, retaining its behavior from the previous game. It also appears as a Spirit.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
As the player
Oshawott appears as one of the player characters in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond. He's a self-proclaimed investigator for the Cove Area. At first, he is suspicious of Pikachu and attempts to interrogate him until Piplup tells Oshawott that Pikachu is a friend. Oshawott later chases after Pikachu and Piplup after they enter the Wish Park and narrowly escapes from Cofagrigus with Pikachu. Oshawott's boss and mentor, Samurott, then orders Oshawott to work together with Pikachu to investigate the Wish Park and anyone involved and to rescue Piplup. His special skill is to swim across bodies of water.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Oshawott is also playable in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. The player may choose to be transformed into Oshawott, or have the partner be one.
Trivia
- Oshawott and its fellow Unova first partner Pokémon were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of Pokémon Sunday. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of CoroCoro.
- Oshawott has the lowest base stat total of all Water-type first partner Pokémon.
- Oshawott's evolutionary line is the only Water-type first partner Pokémon evolutionary line that is not part of the Water 1 Egg Group.
- In Pokémon Black and White, Oshawott, along with Snivy and Tepig, has the lowest experience yield of all Pokémon, with a base value of 28. This was done specifically for the first two battles of the games, so the player's first partner Pokémon wouldn't level up after defeating Bianca and thus have a level advantage over Cheren.
- Oshawott is the only first partner Pokémon in Legends: Arceus to not have either of its evolution levels changed, as they were already 17 and 36, which the other two first partner Pokémon changed to in order to match.
- Oshawott and its evolutions are the only pre-Generation VIII Pokémon in Legends: Arceus to have not been available in previous Generation VIII games.
- Oshawott and its evolutions were designed by Yusuke Ohmura.[3][4] It was also the last Generation V first partner Pokémon to be created, with the staff noting that they always have some difficulty coming up with concepts for the Water-type first partner Pokémon.[4]
- According to Ken Sugimori in an interview, Oshawott's Japanese name was originally ラッコマル Rakkomaru.[5] The name may be a combination of ラッコ rakko (sea otter) and 丸 maru (a common suffix in male Japanese names).
Origin
Oshawott is based on a sea otter pup and samurai.[4][5] Sea otters are known for using tools, including clam shells, with their forelimbs; the placement of Oshawott's scalchop is reminiscent of the way a sea otter looks when cracking open its prey against the tool on its stomach. This scalchop also holds similarities with Japanese war fans, which were often used by samurai for defensive purposes.
Oshawott's evolutionary line as a whole is based on the lifespan of a samurai: from a child (Oshawott), to a young samurai (Dewott), to a military commander (Samurott).[5] Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott's evolutionary lines are collectively based on Western, Chinese, and Japanese culture respectively, to represent the diversity of the Unova region.[4]
Name origin
Oshawott may be a combination of ocean, shell, water, wash, and otter.
Mijumaru may be a combination of 水 mizu (water) or 未熟 mijuku (naive or immature) and 丸 maru (round; a common suffix in male Japanese names). According to Ken Sugimori, suffixes such as -maru or -suke were considered for Oshawott's Japanese name to make it sound more typically Japanese.[5] Miju may also refer to an otter named Mijbil, the subject of an autobiographical novel and movie called Ring of Bright Water.
In other languages
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