Tapiblaze

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Tapiblaze Smoking Pokémon #284
Type Fire Poison Unknown
Ability Gluttony		Hidden Ability Insomnia
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Breeding Egg group Field Hatch time 6630 steps
Height 1.5 m 0 m		Weight 52.3 kg 0 kg
Regional numbers Pokédex #284 Rikoto
Base experience yield 177		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Black		Base friendship 70

Tapiblaze is a dual-type Fire/Poison Pokémon.

It Evolves from Tapire starting at level 46.

Biology

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.

Game data

Pokédex entries

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

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Route 20 Uncommon Tropic Cave 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: 100	160 - 207	310 - 404
Attack: 70	67 - 134	130 - 262
Defense: 70	67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp.Atk: 110	103 - 178	202 - 350
Sp.Def: 110	103 - 178	202 - 350
Speed: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Total: 515   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 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ¼× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ¼× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ¼× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ¼× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ¼× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ¼× 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 Clear Smog Poison Special 50 —% 15 29 Psych Up Normal Status — —% 10 34 Yawn Normal Status — —% 10 38 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100% 15 43 Slack Off Normal Status — —% 10 48 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100% 10 54 Mesmer Smoke Poison Status — 70% 10 60 Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85% 5 64 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Tapiblaze obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tapiblaze Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tapiblaze

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM03 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM50 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM60 Quicksand Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 20 TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM63 Embargo Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM95 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM101 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM102 Fever Poison Special 06060 100}}100% 25 TM104 Dark Matter Dark Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tapiblaze Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tapiblaze

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Snore Normal Special 50 100% 20 1 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 2 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10 4 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 4 Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90% 10 5 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 2 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 70% 5 5 Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100% 10 1 Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 1 Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 2 Snatch Dark Status — —% 10 2 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 4 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 4 Nasty Plot Dark Status — —% 20 5 Phantom Grip Ghost Physical 80 100% 10 5 Gravity Psychic Status — —% 5 3 Magic Room Psychic Status — —% 10 4 Yawn Normal Status — —% 10 5 Magic Coat Psychic Status — —% 15 5 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 None

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tapiblaze Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tapiblaze

Evolution

Unevolved Tapire  Fire

level 46 →

First evolution Tapiblaze  Fire  Poison

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

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.

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