Bewear is a black and pinkPokémon resembling a bipedal bear. Its legs and the front of its body are black, while its head, back, and tail are pink. Across the top of its head is a white band with two tufts of fur on each end. This white marking gives it the appearance of wearing a headband with decorative bear ears. It has a short, white muzzle with a triangular black nose and two small, black eyes. There are pink paw pads on its front paws consisting of the palm and three digital pads. The hind paws have three white digital pads on the front. It has a short tail with dark pink rings.
While Bewear may appear friendly, it is actually a very dangerous Pokémon — even considered to be the most dangerous Pokémon inAlola. It must never be approached carelessly, even if it is merely swinging its arms around in a friendly fashion, which is used as a warning. It shows affection with a fond embrace, but its hugs have incredible force. Trainers of this Pokémon must teach it how to restrain itself when showing affection.[1] Its hugs are powerful enough to shatter bones and have killed many Trainers. The reason Bewear hugs others is due to accepting that person as a friend. Bewear also uses its arms to subdue its prey before taking it back to its nest.
Bewear is capable of using amazing martial arts moves. Bewear is said to have learned them by observing Black Belts training in the woods. InLental, Bewear are known to hibernate during seasons when food is scarce. As mentioned in theSleep Style Dex, Bewear on very rare occasions, is seen hugging a log while sleeping. The reason is due to it mistaking the log for a friend. However, these logs tend to be smashed to pieces accidentally due to Bewear's immense strength.
As depicted inPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Bewear is highly intelligent and capable of performing remarkable feats, including running on the ocean, building tools such as a wooden motorcycle, and jumping high in the air. Despite its size, Bewear can move very fast. It is very protective of its cubStufful. Bewear also likes to eatHoney made byCombee andBerries.
A Bewear refered to as "Master Bewear" appears inPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon alongsideBlack Belt Alvaro onRoute 11. Although the Pokémon appears to follow Alvaro's commands in battle, theTrainer insists that he is simply the Bewear's lowly apprentice. Alvaro goes on to explain that Master Bewear is an old rival ofHala, having once engaged theMelemele IslandKahuna in a week-long battle. After being defeated, Master Bewear allows Alvaro to gift theplayerTM66 (Payback).
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Increases Snorlax's Strength by anywhere from 200 to 800.
Once this Pokémon accepts someone as a friend, it tries to show its affection with a hug. On very rare occasions, it's been seen sleeping while hugging a log that it mistook for a friend—but those logs end up smashed to bits, perhaps because of Bewear's immense strength.
Bewear, the Strong Arm Pokémon. ANormal andFighting type. Bewear has extremely powerful arms, and it's very dangerous. It waves its arms in a friendly fashion, but this is a means of warning. Approach with caution.
Bewear appears as a Pokémon summoned from thePoké Ball. It moves slowly across the stage and attacks by using an uprightHammer Arm. Bewear also appears as aSpirit.
Trivia
Bewear and its pre-Evolution are the first Pokémon evolutionary line to make theirPokémon GO debut in aCommunity Day.
Origin
Bewear seems to be based on ared panda and a stuffed bear. It also has some similarities to amascot costume. It may also take inspiration from the use ofwrestling bears in professional wrestling, as well as thebear hug, a professional wrestling move used for submission. Bewear also looks like it's wearing an animal-ears headband.
Name origin
Bewear may be a combination ofbeware,wear, andbear.
Kiteruguma may be a combination of 着てるkiteru (wearing), 着ぐるみkigurumi (costume), and 熊kuma (bear).
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