Tapiblaze

Tapiblaze is a dual-type Fire/Poison Pokémon.

It Evolves from Tapire starting at level 46.

Physiology
Tapiblaze is a Pokémon based on a tapir. Its body is mainly white; it has four white legs with four black hooves, a white tail, some red and pink spots on its back, and its head is mostly black in color and has two white tusks, two white eyes with brownish-yellow irises and black pupils and an additional red and pink spot on its forehead.

Gender Differences
None.

Special Abilities
Tapiblaze produces a unique smoke that would put all that approaches it into slumber. Every now and then, one may find a sleeping Tapiblaze, hypnotized by their own smoke.

Behavior
Tapiblaze produce a unique smoke that acts like sleeping gas, affecting everything and everyone that approaches. Every so often, Tapiblaze are found that put themselves to sleep with their own smoke.

Habitat
Wild Tapiblaze are found in the Tropic Cave and in the grass on Route 20.

Shiny Coloration Differences
For Shiny Tapiblaze, the black turns grayish-blue, the irises turn green and the spots turn blue and purple.

Trivia

 * In the demo, Tapiblaze is Fire/Dark type.


 * Shiny Tapiblaze's spots are the same colors that Shiny Tikiki have.
 * Prior to Version 1.0.1, Tapiblaze uses ???'s Cry.


 * Drowzee and Munna are also based on the Baku.
 * Both of those Pokémon are also Psychic-types, and both have one Evolution: Hypno and Musharna, respectively.

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

Name Origin
Tapiblaze's name comes from the words Tapir and blaze.