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No. 190 · National Pokédex

Aipom

エイパム · Eipam · Capumain
⚪ Normal
Height
0.8 m
Weight
11.5 kg
Category
Long Tail Pokémon
Generation
Generation 2
Aipom
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Aipom

Type
Normal
Weaknesses
×2 Fighting Table
Resistances
immune: Ghost
Evolution
Aipom → Ambipom
Shiny
Shiny AipomAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 360 · top stat: Speed (85) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Capumain in French · エイパム, Eipam in Japanese · Griffel in German All Languages

📋Overview

Aipom is a Normal-type Pokémon, No. 190 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 2. Category: Long Tail Pokémon. Height: 0.8 m, weight: 11.5 kg.

Aipom evolves into Ambipom.

Abilities: Run Away and Pickup. Hidden Ability: Skill Link. Aipom is weak to Fighting-type moves (×2 damage). Aipom takes no damage from Ghost-type moves.

Generation
Generation 2
Gold / Silver
National No.
#190
National Pokédex
Category
Long Tail Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
55
255
Attack
70
255
Defense
55
255
Special Attack
40
255
Special Defense
55
255
Speed
85
255
Total
360
Min HP (Lv. 100)
220
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
314
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Normal). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 1 type
Fighting
×2
Normal (×1) — 16 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Ghost
×0

✨Abilities

Ability 1
Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Ability 2
The Pokémon may pick up an item another Pokémon used during a battle. It may pick up items outside of battle, too.
Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.

🌱Aipom Evolution

Aipom
#190
Aipom
Normal
Level up knowing Double Hit →
Ambipom
#424
Ambipom
Normal

🔮Aipom Forms and Shiny

Aipom
Standard Form
Normal
Shiny Availability
Shiny Aipom
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Aipom Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Scratch
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Tail Whip
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
1
Quick Attack
Normal Phys.
100%
40
30
4
Sand Attack
Ground Stat
100%
—
15
8
Astonish
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
15
11
Baton Pass
Normal Stat
—
—
40
15
Tickle
Normal Stat
100%
—
20
18
Mud Bomb
Ground Spec.
85%
65
10
18
Fury Swipes
Normal Phys.
80%
18
15
22
Swift
Normal Spec.
—
60
20
25
Screech
Normal Stat
85%
—
40
29
Agility
Psychic Stat
—
—
30
32
Double Hit
Normal Phys.
90%
35
10
34
Iron Tail
Steel Phys.
75%
100
15
36
Fling
Dark Phys.
100%
—
10
39
Nasty Plot
Dark Stat
—
—
20
43
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15
43
Last Resort
Normal Phys.
100%
140
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Aipom

Available in 14 games, 269 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Crystal Gold Silver Colosseum Emerald FireRed LeafGreen X Y Ultra Moon Ultra Sun Pokémon Legends: Arceus Scarlet Violet

Generation II

💠
Crystal 54 encounters
Available ▼
Headbutt high (18)
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 10%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Headbutt low (18)
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 10%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Headbutt normal (18)
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 10%
Azalea Town Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
🟡
Gold 90 encounters
Available ▼
Headbutt high (30)
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 10%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 10%
Headbutt low (30)
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 10%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 10%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Headbutt normal (30)
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 10%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 31 Lv. 10 10%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 10%
⚪
Silver 90 encounters
Available ▼
Headbutt high (30)
Route 29 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 10%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 10%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Headbutt low (30)
Route 31 Lv. 10 10%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 10%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Headbutt normal (30)
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 10%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 10%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 10%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%
Route 32 Lv. 10 10%
Route 32 Lv. 10 5%
Route 43 Lv. 10 10%
Route 31 Lv. 10 10%
Route 43 Lv. 10 5%
Route 46 Lv. 10 5%
Route 31 Lv. 10 5%
Route 42 Lv. 10 5%
Route 45 Lv. 10 10%
Route 30 Lv. 10 5%
Route 33 Lv. 10 10%
Route 45 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 10%
Route 33 Lv. 10 5%
Route 44 Lv. 10 5%
Route 29 Lv. 10 5%

Generation III

🎮
Colosseum 1 encounter
Available ▼
Snag (1)
Shadow Pokémon Lab Lv. 43 100%
💚
Emerald 3 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (3)
Safari Zone Lv. 33 20%
Safari Zone Lv. 34 10%
Safari Zone Lv. 35 10%
🔥
FireRed 12 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (12)
Altering Cave Lv. 18 5%
Altering Cave Lv. 20 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 20 4%
Altering Cave Lv. 20 1%
Altering Cave Lv. 22 20%
Altering Cave Lv. 22 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 24 20%
Altering Cave Lv. 24 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 26 1%
Altering Cave Lv. 26 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 26 4%
Altering Cave Lv. 28 5%
🌿
LeafGreen 12 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (12)
Altering Cave Lv. 18 5%
Altering Cave Lv. 20 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 20 4%
Altering Cave Lv. 20 1%
Altering Cave Lv. 22 20%
Altering Cave Lv. 22 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 24 20%
Altering Cave Lv. 24 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 26 10%
Altering Cave Lv. 26 4%
Altering Cave Lv. 26 1%
Altering Cave Lv. 28 5%

Generation VI

❎
X 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%
🟥
Y 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%

Generation VII

🌒
Ultra Moon 1 encounter
Available ▼
Bubbling spots (1)
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%
🌞
Ultra Sun 1 encounter
Available ▼
Bubbling spots (1)
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%

Generation VIII

🏔️
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Hisui Region

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Gold
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Silver
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Crystal
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Emerald
→ Diamond Pal Park
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
FireRed
→ Diamond Pal Park
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
LeafGreen
→ Diamond Pal Park
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
X
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Y
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 7.1% · Position #20

📱Aipom in Pokémon GO

Aipom in Pokémon GO
  • 1,348Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 770Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 100 🍬to evolve into Ambipom
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
  • ✨ Special evolution: Pierre Sinnoh
Pokémon GO entry: Aipom →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Gold
“Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air.”
Silver
“It lives atop tall trees. When leap­ ing from branch to branch, it deftly uses its tail for balance.”
Crystal
“It uses its tail to hang on to tree branches. It uses its momentum to swing from one branch to another.”
Ruby
“AIPOM’s tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the POKéMON uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.”
Sapphire
“AIPOM’s tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the POKéMON uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.”
Emerald
“Its tail ends with a dexterous, handlike appendage. However, because it uses the tail so much, AIPOM’s real hands have become rather clumsy.”
FireRed
“It lives atop tall trees. When leaping from branch to branch, it deftly uses its tail for balance.”
LeafGreen
“Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air.”
Diamond
“It uses its tail to pluck fruits that are out of reach. Its tail is more adept than its real hands.”
Pearl
“It lives atop giant trees. It wraps its tail around a branch so it won’t fall off while asleep.”
Platinum
“It lives high among the treetops. It can use its tail as freely and cleverly as its hands.”
HeartGold
“Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air.”
SoulSilver
“It lives atop tall trees. When leaping from branch to branch, it deftly uses its tail for balance.”
Black
“It lives high among the treetops. It can use its tail as freely and cleverly as its hands.”
White
“It lives high among the treetops. It can use its tail as freely and cleverly as its hands.”
Black 2
“It lives high among the treetops. It can use its tail as freely and cleverly as its hands.”
White 2
“It lives high among the treetops. It can use its tail as freely and cleverly as its hands.”
X
“It lives atop tall trees. When leaping from branch to branch, it deftly uses its tail for balance.”
Y
“Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air.”
Omega Ruby
“Aipom’s tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the Pokémon uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Aipom’s tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the Pokémon uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.”
Ultra Sun
“As it did more and more with its tail, its hands became clumsy. It makes its nest high in the treetops.”
Ultra Moon
“It searches for prey from the tops of trees. When it spots its favorite food, Bounsweet, Aipom gets excited and pounces.”
Legends: Arceus
“This treetop dweller possesses a tail as dexterous as a hand. Ancient writings describe this Pokémon as a one-armed oddity.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Capumain
🇬🇧 English
Aipom
🇯🇵 漢字
エイパム
🇯🇵 Kana
エイパム
🇯🇵 Romaji
Eipam
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Griffel
🇪🇸 Español
Aipom
🇮🇹 Italiano
Aipom
🇰🇷 한국어
에이팜
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
长尾怪手
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
長尾怪手
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Longqueue
🇬🇧 EN
Long Tail Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
おながポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Langschweif

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Aipom

What type is Aipom?

Aipom is a Normal-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Aipom?

Aipom evolves into Ambipom.

What are Aipom's weaknesses?

Aipom is weak to Fighting-type moves (×2 damage). Aipom takes no damage from Ghost-type moves.

What is Aipom's Hidden Ability?

Aipom's Hidden Ability is Skill Link. Its regular Abilities are Run Away and Pickup.

Can you get a Shiny Aipom in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Aipom is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry