#206 Dunsparce

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Height1.5 m(4'11")

Weight14 kg(30.9 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Dunsparce Evolution

DunsparceLevel 1

DudunsparceKnowing Hyper Drill

Dunsparce's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	100		341
Attack	70		176
Defense	70		176
Sp. Atk	65		166
Sp. Def	65		166
Speed	45		126
		0/508	1151

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fighting

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice poison ground flying psychic bug rock dragon dark steel fairy

0xdamage

ghost

Dunsparce Abilities

Serene Grace

Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

RattledHidden

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.

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Dunsparce Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Defense Curl	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user curls up and boosts its Defense stat.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Level 1	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	Level 4	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Rollout	rock	physical	30	90	Level 8	The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. This attack becomes more powerful each time it hits.
Glare	normal	status	–	100	Level 12	The user intimidates the target with the pattern on its belly to cause paralysis.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 16	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Ancient Power	rock	special	60	100	Level 20	The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Drill Run	ground	physical	80	95	Level 24	The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Yawn	normal	status	–	–	Level 28	The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.
Hyper Drill	normal	physical	100	100	Level 32	The user spins the pointed part of its body at high speed to pierce the target. This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect.
Roost	flying	status	–	–	Level 36	The user lands and rests its body. This move restores the user's HP by up to half its max HP.
Dragon Rush	dragon	physical	100	75	Level 40	The user tackles the target while exhibiting overwhelming menace. This may also make the target flinch.
Coil	poison	status	–	–	Level 44	The user coils up and concentrates. This boosts its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	Level 48	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	Level 52	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Air Slash	flying	special	75	95	TM	The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Breaking Swipe	dragon	physical	60	100	TM	The user swings its tough tail wildly and attacks opposing Pokémon. This also lowers their Attack stats.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	TM	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	TM	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gyro Ball	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hex	ghost	special	65	100	TM	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100	TM	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Lunge	bug	physical	80	100	TM	The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Pain Split	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Poison Tail	poison	physical	50	100	TM	The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.
Pounce	bug	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks by pouncing on the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sandstorm	rock	status	–	–	TM	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Scale Shot	dragon	physical	25	90	TM	The user attacks by shooting scales two to five times in a row. This move boosts the user's Speed stat but lowers its Defense stat.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Skitter Smack	bug	physical	70	90	TM	The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Smart Strike	steel	physical	70	–	TM	The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Spite	ghost	status	–	100	TM	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Stored Power	psychic	special	20	100	TM	The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Thunder	electric	special	110	70	TM	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Toxic	poison	status	–	90	TM	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
Wild Charge	electric	physical	90	100	TM	The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90	Egg	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Astonish	ghost	physical	30	100	Egg	The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Egg	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Headbutt	normal	physical	70	100	Egg	The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Last Resort	normal	physical	140	100	Egg	This move can be used only after the user has used all the other moves it knows in the battle.

Dunsparce Sprites

Normal

Shiny

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Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

When spotted, this POKéMON escapes backward by furi ously boring into the ground with its tail.

Silver

If spotted, it es capes by burrowing with its tail. It can float just slightly using its wings.

Crystal

It hides deep inside caves where no light ever reaches it and remains virtually motionless there.

Ruby

DUNSPARCE has a drill for its tail. It uses this tail to burrow into the ground backwards. This POKéMON is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.

Emerald

Its drill-tipped tail is used to burrow into the ground backwards. This POKéMON is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.

In Other Languages

Dunsparce's Japanese name is Nokocchi (ノコッチ). Here are all the official names for Dunsparce across different languages:

JapaneseノコッチNokocchi

Korean노고치

Chinese (Traditional)土龍弟弟

FrenchInsolourdo

GermanDummisel

SpanishDunsparce

ItalianDunsparce

Chinese (Simplified)土龙弟弟