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#284: Tapiblaze TapiblazeMini
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Tapire
Smoking Pokémon
#283
TapireFront
Type
Fire
Unknown
Ability
Gluttony
Hidden Ability
Insomnia
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
180 (23.5%)
Breeding
Egg group
Field
Hatch time
6630 steps
Height
0.8 m
0 m
Weight
25.4 kg
0 kg
Regional numbers
Pokédex
#283
Rikoto
Base experience yield
59
Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 1
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
1
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Body style
Quadruped
Footprint
BodyUnknown
Pokédex color
White
Base friendship
70

Tapire is a Fire-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Tapiblaze starting at level 46.

Biology[]

Physiology[]

Tapire is a Pokémon based on a tapir. Its body is mainly white; it has four short white legs with no toes, a short white tail, two white eyes with yellow irises and pupils with an angry expression, a white elephant-like nose and orange-red spots on its back. There are also a few short white hairs growing on its back.

Gender Differences[]

None.

Special Abilities[]

The spots on Tapire's back are where they store their energy. When engaged in a fierce battle, smoke would come out of the spots.

Behavior[]

Tapire's energy is stored in its spots. Smoke is expelled from these spots during a fierce battle.

Habitat[]

Wild Tapire are found in the grass in the Tropic Jungle and on Route 6.

Shiny Coloration Differences[]

For Shiny Tapire, the white gains some hot pink saturation, the spots turn hot pink and the irises turn blue.

Game data[]

Pokédex entries[]

Pokédex entry
The spots on Tapire's back are where they store their energy. When engaged in a fierce battle, smoke would come out from the spots.

Game locations[]

Availability
None This Pokémon cannot be obtained.
Common Tropic Jungle
Uncommon Route 6
Fossil
Rare
One

Held items[]

Held item(s)
None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item.
Common Oran Berry
Uncommon
Rare
Always

Stats[]

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
HP: 60
120 - 167 230 - 324
Attack: 35
36 - 95 67 - 185
Defense: 35
36 - 95 67 - 185
Sp.Atk: 70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Sp.Def: 70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Speed: 25
27 - 84 49 - 163
Total: 295   Other Pokémon with this total  
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.


Type effectiveness[]

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Doubly resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Damaged normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Doubly weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

By leveling up
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Start Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Start Defense Curl Normal Status —% 40
Start Smokescreen Normal Status 100% 20
4 Ember Fire Special 40 100% 25
8 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
12 Poison Gas Poison Status 90% 40
17 Odor Sleuth Normal Status —% 40
21 Flame Burst Fire Special 70 100% 15
25 Smog Poison Special 30 70% 20
29 Psych Up Normal Status —% 10
34 Yawn Normal Status —% 10
38 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100% 15
43 Slack Off Normal Status —% 10
47 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15
52 Encore Normal Status 100% 5
57 Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85% 5
60 Trump Card Normal Special Varies —% 5
  • A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Tapire obtained at level 1
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tapire
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tapire

By TM/HM[]

By TM/HM
 TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TMPoison TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
TMNormal TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TMFire TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TMDark TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TMNormal TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMNormal TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TMRock TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15
TMGround TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10
TMNormal TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TMGround TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TMNormal TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TMFire TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TMPoison TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TMFire TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5
TMRock TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15
TMNormal TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TMPsychic TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMNormal TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TMNormal TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TMFire TM50 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5
TMDark TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TMFire TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TMFire TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000 085}}85% 15
TMDark TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
TMSteel TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000 100}}100% 5
TMNormal TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMGround TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TMRock TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10
TMNormal TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 090}}90% 15
TMNormal TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMNormal TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMDark TM95 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TMDark TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TMNormal TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TMNormal TM101 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TMNormal HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tapire
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tapire

By breeding[]

By tutoring[]

By Move Tutor
 Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost 
Snore Normal Special 50 100% 20 Red Shard1
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Red Shard4
Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90% 10 Red Shard5
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 Blue Shard2
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 70% 5 Blue Shard5
Gastro Acid Poison Status 100% 10 Yellow Shard1
Spite Ghost Status 100% 10 Yellow Shard1
Amnesia Psychic Status —% 20 Yellow Shard2
Snatch Dark Status —% 10 Yellow Shard2
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 Yellow Shard4
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 Yellow Shard4
Nasty Plot Dark Status —% 20 Yellow Shard5
Yawn Normal Status —% 10 Green Shard5
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 None
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tapire
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tapire

Evolution[]

TapireFront
Unevolved
Tapire
 Fire 
Rare Candy
level 46
TapiblazeFront
First evolution
Tapiblaze
 Fire  Poison 


Sprites[]

Front Back
GenderM TapireFront TapireBack
Front shiny Back shiny
GenderM TapireFrontShiny TapireBackShiny

Trivia[]

  • Drowzee and Munna are official Pokémon that are also based on tapirs.
    • Also both of those Pokémon are Psychic-types.
  • Tapiblaze, Tapire's Evolution, shares its Type combination with Salandit and Salazzle, two official Pokémon from the Alola Region that are Poison/Fire-types.

Origin[]

Tapire is based on the Baku, a mythical dream-eating tapir in Japanese folklore.

Name Origin[]

Tapire's name comes from the words Tapir and fire.

In other languages[]

Language Title Meaning
Japanese
German
Spanish
French
Italian


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