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Dewgong
ジュゴン (Jugon)
Sea Lion Pokémon
Water/Ice
DOO-gong
5'07"
256 lbs.
Stores thermal energy in its body. Swims at a steady 8 knots even in intensely cold waters.
Its entire body is a snowy-white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters.
90
70
80
70
95
405
Fighting (2x), Rock (2x), Grass (2x), and Electric (2x)
Normal (1x), Flying (1x), Poison (1x), Ground (1x), Bug (1x), Ghost (1x), Fire (1x), Psychic (1x), and Dragon (1x)
Water (½x), and Ice (¼x)
None
Rare
Seafoam Islands
Rare
Seafoam Islands
Rare
Seafoam Islands, Trade for Growlithe in Cinnabar Island
Headbutt
Start
Start
Normal
70
100%
15 (max. 24)
The user sticks its head out, and rams straight forward. It may make the foe flinch.
Growl
30
30
Normal
-
100%
40 (max. 64)
The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. The target's Attack stat is lowered.
Aurora Beam
35
35
Ice
65
100%
20 (max. 32)
The foe is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. It may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Rest
44
44
Psychic
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user's HP, and heals any status problem.
Take Down
50
50
Normal
90
85%
20 (max. 32)
A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.
Ice Beam
56
56
Ice
95
100%
10 (max. 16)
The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid.
Toxic
TM06
TM06
Poison
-
85%
10 (max. 16)
A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Horn Drill
TM07
TM07
Normal
Varies
30%
5 (max. 8)
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. The foe instantly faints if it hits.
Body Slam
TM08
TM08
Normal
85
100%
15 (max. 24)
The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Take Down
TM09
TM09
Normal
90
85%
20 (max. 32)
A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.
Double Edge
TM10
TM10
Normal
120
100%
15 (max. 24)
A reckless, life-risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however.
Bubblebeam
TM11
TM11
Water
65
100%
20 (max. 32)
A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Water Gun
TM12
TM12
Water
40
100%
25 (max. 40)
The foe is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Ice Beam
TM13
TM13
Ice
95
100%
10 (max. 16)
The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid.
Blizzard
TM14
TM14
Ice
120
70%
5 (max. 8)
A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It may also freeze the target solid.
Hyper Beam
TM15
TM15
Normal
150
90%
5 (max. 8)
The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy.
Pay Day
TM16
TM16
Normal
40
100%
20 (max. 32)
Numerous coins are hurled at the foe to inflict damage. Money is earned after battle.
Rage
TM20
TM20
Normal
20
100%
20 (max. 32)
While this move is in use, it gains attack power each time the user is hit in battle.
Mimic
TM31
TM31
Normal
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user copies the move last used by the foe. The move can be used for the rest of the battle.
Double Team
TM32
TM32
Normal
-
-%
15 (max. 24)
By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Bide
TM34
TM34
Normal
Varies
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user endures attacks for two turns, then strikes back to cause double the damage taken.
Skull Bash
TM40
TM40
Normal
100
100%
15 (max. 24)
The user tucks in its head to raise its Defense in the first turn, then rams the foe on the next turn.
Rest
TM44
TM44
Psychic
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user's HP, and heals any status problem.
Substitute
TM50
TM50
Normal
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user's decoy.
Surf
HM03
HM03
Water
95
100%
15 (max. 24)
It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.
Strength
HM04
HM04
Normal
80
100%
15 (max. 24)
The foe is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move boulders.
It resembles a seal. Its body is extremely streamlined. Its streamlined shape allows Dewgong to swim up to 8 knots, even in bitterly cold waters. Its fins are larger, stronger, and more fish-like, and its tail also more fish-like, and developed than its pre-evolution's. Its long tail is able to change swimming direction quickly when needed. It is covered in pure white coat of fur that obscures it from view of predators, when in the snow. It also has a layer of thick fat, that allows it to store thermal energy, and protects it from intensely cold water, and air. Dewgong also has a small black nose, and fangs or small tusks protruding out of its upper jaw.
Dewgong's pure white fur allows it to camouflage with the snow. They are capable of turning with surprising precession. Dewgong are capable of learning many Ice-, and Water-type moves.
Dewgong are very active in bitterly cold temperatures. At night, Dewgong go out hunting for food, after sleeping most of the day. It loves to sleep under shallow ocean waters or on ice floes.
Dewgong usually live in frigid seas filled with ice floes.
(Unconfirmed!)
Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the dugong. Its is of the same Order as the manatee, which resides in the Western Hemisphere. The four known living members of the Order (Sirenia) all currently inhabit warm waters, and is a source of conflict with Dewgong's Ice-type affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same Family (Dugongidae), the Steller's Sea Cow, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the Bering Sea. While it is suggested that Dewgong was partially inspired by other water dwelling aquatic polar mammals; seals, sea lions, the Harp Seal, the Hooded Seal, the ringed seal, et al.; the Sirenian fossil record suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong.
Dewgong's name is a portmanteau of "dew", and "dugong," as well as a corruption of the "dugong"; a relative of the manatee. The Dew may refer to the natural phenomenon of water vapor condensing in the presence of a cold surface. Dew formation at sufficiently low temperatures turns into frost; a perfect symbol of Dewgong's dual type affinity.