Tidude

Tidude is a Water/Fighting Pokémon.

It evolves from Surfide starting at level 34 when leveled up while Surfing.

Physiology
Tidude is a large surfer Pokémon. It has a large bright cyan tail with a white tip, which resembles a blue version of Miles Tails Prower's. It also has two long bright cyan arms with two orange stripes on each, two blue forearms, orange wrists and two white hands with five fingers; a white upper chest area with a blue "swimsuit" and an orange u-shaped pattern in between; two small white legs with two toe-less white feet and an orange upside down u-shaped pattern above each; a small orange shark fin on its back, and a bright cyan head with two orange "ears", two white eyes with orange irises and pinprick black pupils, and a bright cyan appendage of hair that has an orange tip and a wavy white line pattern in between. It's also holding a large tan wooden surfboard it uses when it goes Surfing.

Gender Differences
None.

Special Abilities
Because Tidude are almost always surfing, they have achieved amazing balancing skills. They compete to see who can surf on the largest waves.

Behavior
Tidude are almost always surfing, which gives them amazing balancing skills. They compete against fellow Tidude to see which one of them can surf on the largest waves.

Habitat
Tidude cannot be found in the Wild, so you must Evolve a Surfide in order to obtain one.

Shiny Coloration Differences
For Shiny Tidude, the bright cyan turns tan and the orange turns yellow. The darker blue and the surfboard stay the same colors.

Trivia

 * Tidude's tail seems to strongly resemble that of Miles Tails Prower's.
 * Tidude's Type combination is very rare among official Pokémon. As of Pokémon Sword and Shield's Crown Tundra Expansion Pass, the official Water/Fighting-type Pokémon include Poliwrath, both of Keldeo's Forms, and regular and Gigantamax Rapid Strike Style Urshifu.
 * Prior to Version 1.0.1, Tidude uses ???'s Cry.

Origin
Tidude is based on a surfer.

Name Origin
Tidude's name comes from Tide and dude.