Tympole: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Tympole

Type: Water
Weaknesses: ×2 Electric, Grass Table
Resistances: ×½ Fire, Water, Ice, Steel
Evolution: Tympole → Palpitoad (Lv. 25) → Seismitoad (Lv. 36)
Shiny: Alternate, 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 294 · top stat: Speed (64) Detail
In Current Games: Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
Other Names: Tritonde in French · オタマロ, Otamaro in Japanese · Schallquap in German All Languages

📋Overview

Tympole is a Water-type Pokémon, No. 535 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Tadpole Pokémon. Height: 0.5 m, weight: 4.5 kg.

Tympole evolves into Palpitoad (Lv. 25).

Abilities: Swift Swim and Hydration. Hidden Ability: Water Absorb. Tympole is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation

Generation 5

Black / White

National No.

#535

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

50

255

Attack

50

255

Defense

40

255

Special Attack

50

255

Special Defense

40

255

Speed

64

255

Total

294

Min HP (Lv. 100)

210

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

304

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

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

Weak (×2) — 2 types

Electric

×2

Grass

×2

Normal (×1) — 12 types

Normal

×1

Fighting

×1

Poison

×1

Ground

×1

Flying

×1

Psychic

×1

Bug

×1

Rock

×1

Ghost

×1

Dragon

×1

Dark

×1

Fairy

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types

Fire

×½

Water

×½

Ice

×½

Steel

×½

✨Abilities

Swift Swim

Ability 1

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

Hydration

Ability 2

Cures the Pokémon's status conditions in rain.

Water Absorb

If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.

🌱Tympole Evolution

Level 25 →

Level 36 →

🔮Tympole Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Water

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Tympole Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Echoed Voice

Normal Spec.

100%

40

15

1

Bubble

Water Spec.

100%

40

30

1

Growl

Normal Stat

100%

—

40

4

Acid

Poison Spec.

100%

40

30

8

Supersonic

Normal Stat

55%

—

20

12

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

16

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

20

Bubble Beam

Water Spec.

100%

65

20

24

Flail

Normal Phys.

100%

—

15

28

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

32

Aqua Ring

Water Stat

—

20

36

Hyper Voice

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

40

Muddy Water

Water Spec.

85%

90

10

44

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

48

Hydro Pump

Water Spec.

80%

110

5

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM03

Weather Ball

Normal Spec.

100%

50

10

TM04

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM05

Sludge Bomb

Poison Spec.

100%

90

10

TM06

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

TM07

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM08

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM09

Confide

Normal Stat

—

20

TM10

Sludge Wave

Poison Spec.

100%

95

10

TM11

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

TM12

Scald

Water Spec.

100%

80

15

TM13

Echoed Voice

Normal Spec.

100%

40

15

TM14

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM15

Secret Power

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM16

Frustration

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM17

Hail

Ice Stat

—

10

TM18

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

TM19

Infestation

Bug Spec.

100%

20

TM20

Hydro Pump

Water Spec.

80%

110

5

TM21

Hyper Voice

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

TM22

Muddy Water

Water Spec.

85%

90

10

TM23

Venom Drench

Poison Stat

100%

—

20

TM24

Hidden Power

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM25

Bounce

Flying Phys.

85%

85

5

TM26

Double Team

Normal Stat

—

15

TM27

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM28

Return

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM29

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

TM30

Surf

Water Spec.

100%

90

15

TM31

Earth Power

Ground Spec.

100%

90

10

TM32

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM33

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

TM34

Toxic

Poison Stat

90%

—

10

TM35

Swagger

Normal Stat

85%

—

15

TM36

Icy Wind

Ice Spec.

95%

55

15

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

After You

Normal Stat

—

15

—

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

—

Mud Bomb

Ground Spec.

85%

65

10

—

Mist

Ice Stat

—

30

—

Mud-Slap

Ground Spec.

100%

20

10

—

Mud Sport

Ground Stat

—

15

—

Venom Drench

Poison Stat

100%

—

20

—

Refresh

Normal Stat

—

20

—

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

—

Earth Power

Ground Spec.

100%

90

10

—

Toxic

Poison Stat

90%

—

10

—

Water Pulse

Water Spec.

100%

60

20

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

After You

Normal Stat

—

15

—

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

—

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

—

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

—

Hyper Voice

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

—

Bounce

Flying Phys.

85%

85

5

—

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

—

Earth Power

Ground Spec.

100%

90

10

—

Icy Wind

Ice Spec.

95%

55

15

—

Water Pulse

Water Spec.

100%

60

20

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Water 1

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 Tympole

Available in 4 games, 22 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Black White Shield Sword

Generation V

⚫

Black 10 encounters

Available ▼

Dark grass (5)

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 14 20%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 15 10%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 16 5%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 17 4%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 17 1%

Tall grass (5)

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 12 20%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 13 10%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 14 5%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 15 1%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 15 4%

⬜

White 10 encounters

Available ▼

Dark grass (5)

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 14 20%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 15 10%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 16 5%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 17 4%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 17 1%

Tall grass (5)

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 12 20%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 13 10%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 14 5%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 15 1%

Pinwheel Forest Lv. 15 4%

Generation VIII

🛡️

Shield 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

⚔️

Sword 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

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

Black

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

White

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Sword

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Shield

→ 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

📱Tympole in Pokémon GO

839Max CP (Lv. 40)
479Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy
25 🍬to evolve into Palpitoad

✨ Shiny available

Pokémon GO entry: Tympole →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Black

“Il prévient ses camarades du danger en faisant vibrer ses joues pour générer un signal d’alarme très aigu.”

Black

“They warn others of danger by vibrating their cheeks to create a high-pitched sound.”

White

“Il fait vibrer ses joues pour émettre des sons imperceptibles pour l’homme. Il communique grâce à leur rythme.”

White

“By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans. It uses the rhythm of these sounds to talk.”

Black 2

“By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans and warns others of danger.”

White 2

“By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans and warns others of danger.”

X

“ほほの　しんどうまくを　ふるわせひとには　きこえない　おんぱを　だしなかまたちに　きけんを　つたえる。”

X

“볼의 진동막을 떨어 사람에게는 들리지 않는 음파를 내어 동료에게 위험을 전달한다.”

X

“Il fait vibrer ses joues pour émettre des sons inaudibles pour les humains et alerter ses semblables des dangers.”

X

“Erzeugt mit seinen Wangen für Menschen unhörbare Schallwellen, um Artgenossen vor Gefahr zu warnen.”

X

“Emite sonidos imperceptibles para los humanos con la vibración de sus mejillas y advierte de algún peligro a los suyos.”

X

“Fa vibrare le membrane sulle guance per emettere onde sonore impercettibili agli umani con cui segnala un pericolo.”

X

“By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans and warns others of danger.”

X

“ほほの　振動膜を　震わせ人には　きこえない　音波を　だし仲間たちに　危険を　伝える。”

Y

“ほほを　しんどうさせて　ひとにはきこえない　おんぱを　だす。おんぱの　リズムで　かいわする。”

Y

“볼을 진동시켜서 사람에게는 들리지 않는 음파를 낸다. 음파의 리듬으로 대화를 나눈다.”

Y

“Il fait vibrer ses joues pour émettre des sons imperceptibles pour l’homme. Il communique grâce à leur rythme.”

Y

“Erzeugt mit seinen Wangen für Menschen unhörbare Schallwellen. Es verständigt sich über den Rhythmus dieser Wellen.”

Y

“Emite sonidos imperceptibles para los humanos con la vibración de sus mejillas y se comunica con el ritmo de los mismos.”

Y

“Facendo vibrare le guance, emette onde sonore che gli uomini non sentono. Conversa al ritmo di queste onde.”

Y

“By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans. It uses the rhythm of these sounds to talk.”

Y

“ほほを　振動させて人には　聞こえない　音波を　出す。音波の　リズムで　会話する。”

Omega Ruby

“ほほの　しんどうまくを　ふるわせひとには　きこえない　おんぱを　だしなかまたちに　きけんを　つたえる。”

Omega Ruby

“볼의 진동막을 떨어 사람에게는 들리지 않는 음파를 내어 동료에게 위험을 전달한다.”

Omega Ruby

“Il fait vibrer ses joues pour émettre des sons inaudibles pour les humains et alerter ses semblables des dangers.”

Omega Ruby

“Erzeugt mit seinen Wangen für Menschen unhörbare Schallwellen, um Artgenossen vor Gefahr zu warnen.”

Omega Ruby

“Emite sonidos imperceptibles para los humanos con la vibración de sus mejillas y advierte de algún peligro a los suyos.”

Omega Ruby

“Fa vibrare le membrane sulle guance per emettere onde sonore impercettibili agli umani con cui segnala un pericolo.”

Omega Ruby

“By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans and warns others of danger.”

Omega Ruby

“ほほの　振動膜を　震わせ人には　きこえない　音波を　だし仲間たちに　危険を　伝える。”

Alpha Sapphire

“ほほを　しんどうさせて　ひとにはきこえない　おんぱを　だす。おんぱの　リズムで　かいわする。”

Alpha Sapphire

“볼을 진동시켜서 사람에게는 들리지 않는 음파를 낸다. 음파의 리듬으로 대화를 나눈다.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Il fait vibrer ses joues pour émettre des sons imperceptibles pour l’homme. Il communique grâce à leur rythme.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Erzeugt mit seinen Wangen für Menschen unhörbare Schallwellen. Es verständigt sich über den Rhythmus dieser Wellen.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Emite sonidos imperceptibles para los humanos con la vibración de sus mejillas y se comunica con el ritmo de los mismos.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Facendo vibrare le guance, emette onde sonore che gli uomini non sentono. Conversa al ritmo di queste onde.”

Alpha Sapphire

“By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans. It uses the rhythm of these sounds to talk.”

Alpha Sapphire

“ほほを　振動させて人には　聞こえない　音波を　出す。音波の　リズムで　会話する。”

Sword

“きれいな　はもんが　ひろがるみずの　したでは　オタマロがかんだかい　こえで　ないている。”

Sword

“아름다운 파문이 펼쳐지는 물 아래에는 동챙이가 날카로운 소리로 울고 있다.”

Sword

“如果水面上擴散開美麗的波紋，就代表有圓蝌蚪正在水面下用高昂的聲音鳴叫。”

Sword

“Lorsqu’un Tritonde pousse des cris aigus sous l’eau, des ondes ravissantes se propagent à la surface.”

Sword

“Man sagt, wenn auf Wasseroberflächen schöne Kräuselwellen zu sehen sind, liege das an Schallquap, die unter Wasser schrill rufen.”

Sword

“El agudo canto de los Tympole bajo el agua crea hermosas ondas que se extienden por la superficie.”

Sword

“Tympole canta sott’acqua con la sua voce acuta formando delicate increspature sulla superficie.”

Sword

“Graceful ripples running across the water’s surface are a sure sign that Tympole are singing in high-pitched voices below.”

Sword

“きれいな　波紋が　広がる水の　下では　オタマロが甲高い　声で　鳴いている。”

Sword

“如果水面上扩散开美丽的波纹，就代表有圆蝌蚪正在水下面用高昂的声音鸣叫。”

Shield

“おんぱで　なかまと　れんらくする。けいかいの　なきごえは　ひとやほかの　ポケモンには　きこえない。”

Shield

“음파로 동료와 연락한다. 경계하는 울음소리는 사람이나 다른 포켓몬에게 들리지 않는다.”

Shield

“透過音波來聯繫夥伴。人類和其他寶可夢都聽不見牠發出的警告聲。”

Shield

“Il communique avec ses compagnons en émettant des ondes. Son cri d’alerte est inaudible pour les humains et les autres Pokémon.”

Shield

“Es kommuniziert mit seinen Artgenossen über Schallwellen. Seine Warnrufe sind für Menschen und andere Pokémon nicht hörbar.”

Shield

“Se comunica con los suyos mediante ondas sonoras. Su grito de alerta es imperceptible para los humanos y el resto de los Pokémon.”

Shield

“Comunica con i suoi simili tramite onde sonore. Il suo grido d’allerta è impercettibile agli esseri umani e agli altri Pokémon.”

Shield

“It uses sound waves to communicate with others of its kind. People and other Pokémon species can’t hear its cries of warning.”

Shield

“音波で　仲間と　連絡する。警戒の　鳴き声は　人やほかの　ポケモンには　聞こえない。”

Shield

“通过音波来联系伙伴。人类和其他宝可梦都听不见它发出的警告声。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Tritonde

🇬🇧 English

Tympole

🇯🇵 漢字

オタマロ

🇯🇵 Kana

オタマロ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Otamaro

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Schallquap

🇪🇸 Español

Tympole

🇮🇹 Italiano

Tympole

🇰🇷 한국어

동챙이

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

圆蝌蚪

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

圓蝌蚪

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Têtard

🇬🇧 EN

Tadpole Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

おたまポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Kaulquappen-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Tympole

What type is Tympole?

Tympole is a Water-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Tympole?

Tympole evolves into Palpitoad (Lv. 25).

What are Tympole's weaknesses?

Tympole is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Tympole's Hidden Ability?

Tympole's Hidden Ability is Water Absorb. Its regular Abilities are Swift Swim and Hydration.

Can you get a Shiny Tympole in Pokémon GO?

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