Sudowoodo is aPokémon that has a brown, log-shaped body with yellow spots. It has short legs with toeless feet, and thin forelegs with three green spheres at the ends of its fingers. It has a forked "branch" on top of its head, which is shorter on the female than on the male. Despite its appearance, Sudowoodo's composition is closer to a rock than aplant. This stony composition grants it adurable physique.
Sudowoodo disguises itself as a tree and stands along paths to avoid being attacked. Sudowoodo's camouflage fails in the winter, as its forelegs remain green, unlike real trees. Sudowoodo is very weak to water and hates it, so whenever it starts to rain, it will break their disguise and flee to the nearest source of shelter. Because it holds its position for so long, its arms have become supple yet strong. It is popular with the elderly, with available magazines and fans devoted to its arm angle and length. Sudowoodo can be found livingin forests, sometimessharing a habitat withTrevenant. As mentioned inPokémon Sleep, Sudowoodo is known to keep its tree mimicry even when sleeping.[1] However, it will occasionally retire this stance and instead sleep on the ground.
Although it always pretends to be a tree, its composition appears to be closer to a rock than a plant.(Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted) It disguises itself as a tree to avoid attack. It hates water, so it will disappear if it starts raining.(Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)
Sudowoodo camouflages itself as a tree to avoid being attacked by enemies. However, because the forelegs remain green throughout the year, thePokémon is easily identified as a fake during the winter.
It mimics a tree to avoid being attacked by enemies. But since its forelegs remain green throughout the year, it is easily identified as a fake in the winter.
Sudowoodo camouflages itself as a tree to avoid being attacked by enemies. However, because its hands remain green throughout the year, the Pokémon is easily identified as a fake during the winter.
Though it pretends to be a tree, it fails to fool even children. To the touch, its body feels more like rock than tree bark. Sudowoodo's extreme aversion to water merits special note.
Sudowoodo often comes to theresearch camp. I think it wants to be friends with the other Pokémon here. It tried to get closer by pretending to be a tree, but it ran away when it got startled.
It seems this Pokémon keeps up its tree mimicry in its sleep to avoid being attacked. But apparently, once in a long while, it lets itself go and sleeps laid out on the ground.
Brock's Bonslyevolved into a Sudowoodo inLeave It To Brocko!. Although he was needy and easily distressed as a Bonsly, Sudowoodo proved a strong and reliable partner.
Other
Sudowoodo debuted inType Casting. Two Pokémon researchers,Marie andPierre, were arguing over the issue of whether Sudowoodo as a species is aGrass- orRock-type Pokémon. As a result, they pursued one in order to prove their own points to each other.
InCamp Pikachu, a Sudowoodo pretended to be part of a tree and hoarded grapes for itself rather than share them with thePichu Brothers.
InAll That Glitters is Not Golden!,Keenan owns agolden Sudowoodo. He experimented on it with the hopes of giving it resistance againstWater-type Pokémon, but he made it turn golden in color in the process. Sudowoodo, however, was unhappy with the change and was eventually reverted to its previous type and color scheme.
InThe Power of Us,Callahan saved a Sudowoodo by catching theGolduck that was chasing it. Afterwards, it followed Callahan around before being caught by him.
Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokémon. Although it camouflages itself as a tree in order to avoid being attacked, its body is actually more like a rock than like a plant. It hates water and disappears whenever it rains.
Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokémon. ARock type. Sudowoodo imitates a tree to avoid enemy attacks, but its body is more like rock. It's weak against water, and when faced with rain, runs away.
InPikachu and Clefairy's Heroic Tales,Pikachu andClefairy battle a Prince Sudowoodo of the Stone Kingdom because he has ordered his underlings to kidnapPrincess Bellossom of the Flower Kingdom, as he intends to marry her. At the end, Bellossom agrees to become friends with him, but not to marry him right away.
InSmeargle Smudge, a Sudowoodo disguises himself as a tree in the middle ofRoute 37, hiding from aRhydon. InHow Do You Do, Sudowoodo, he revealed himself toGold after being hit withPolibo'sWater Gun. Gold convinced Sudowoodo not to run away from his problems, and Sudowoodo went on to defeat Rhydon in hand-to-hand combat. He soon joined Gold's team with thenickname Sudobo and participated in his friendly match against Silver, and later theMasked Man.
Its forte is disguising itself as a tree. However, it will reveal its real identity if splashed with water or drenched by rain.*
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Sudowoodo in Golden Boys
Gold andWhitney battle agiant Sudowoodo, which is blockingRoute 36 inA Huge Mysterious Tree!!. After defeating it in battle, Gold finds out that it had just covered itself in mud to look bigger and catches it, making it one of his party members.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
A Sudowoodo blocking the way ofRed and his Pokémon inSudowoodo's Toll Charges while they were trying to cross a bridge. With the help ofClefairy, Sudowoodo was able to get its act together until the bridge collapsed, which caused it to walk away sadly.
Sudowoodo appears on thePoké Floats stage as a Poké Float. AfterWooper first appears, it will move down the right of the screen while Sudowoodo is on the left. Unlike most of the Poké Floats, players are not required to ever go on Sudowoodo. A trophy of Sudowoodo can be obtained after playing on the Poké Floats stage.
Trophy information
"An imitationPokémon with an aversion to battle, Sudowoodo always poses as a tree in order to avoid being attacked. Despite their arboreal appearance, these Pokémon are actually Rock-types, and therefore highly vulnerable to water. When it begins to rain, they vanish. A Sudowoodo can be found blockingRoute 36 inJohto."
Sudowoodo seems to be based on a smalltree andpetrified wood, which is a plant that has become fossilized over time. This would explain its pureRock type since all of the organic material in petrified wood is replaced with minerals. It may also be based on the concept ofmimicry, such as that exhibited bystick insects, bugs that evolved to resemble twigs and leaves to evade predators – Sudowoodo's forked horn resembles an insect's antennae.
Name origin
Sudowoodo is a corruption ofpseudo (false) andwood.
Usokkie is derived from 嘘uso (false) possibly in combination with 木ki (wood ortree). It could also derive from 嘘つきusotsuki (liar).
This is referenced byBrassius referring to his Grass-type Terastallized Sudowoodo asTruleewoodo (Japanese:ウソから出た実truth from lies).
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Sudowoodo disguising itself as a tree
Sudowoodo living among Trevenant
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