Watchog is an upright, meerkat-likePokémon with large cheeks and a single, pointed incisor sticking out of its mouth. It is mainly reddish-brown with beige cheeks and neck. There is yellow striping on its chest and tail. Its hands, feet, and tail tip are white. Its red eyes have small black pupils and a yellow stripe. Black markings accentuate the eyes at their outer ends. Its tail is almost exclusively depicted standing up straight, although it can also be kept in a relaxed position.[1]
There are luminescent compounds in Watchog's body that allow its stripes and eyes to glow. It uses this ability to threaten predators. Its cheeks can hold a large amount of seeds, which it collects and spits at its opponents. Watchog possess night vision and can view its surroundings in the darkness.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Watchog is the vice-principal at theSerene Village school. He cares highly about the school's reputation and is afraid of problems at the school. He considers the player and partner to be problem children.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
InEmolga and the New Volt Switch!, three Watchog lived in an apple tree, and attackedEmolga,Axew, and Oshawott when they tried to retrieve some apples for Emolga. However, they enraged aSimisear in the process, and were scared away by itsFlamethrower.
InThe Pokémon Harbor Patrol!, a Watchog was a member of a rescue team managed by a harbor patrolman namedHalsey. While originally used only for crowd control and as a lookout, Watchog, with the help ofN, proved itself to be a capable and valuable asset to its team.
InA Unova League Evolution!,Cameron was revealed to have used a Watchog during his Vertress Conference battle but lost, its image appearing on the scoreboard.
Black was attacked by a Watchog used by threeTeam Plasma Grunts inBattle at the Dreamyard. At first, he mistook the pattern on its body as the head of a much larger Pokémon but eventually figured out its true identity. The Watchog was adopted byAmanita andFennel afterwards.
InPokémon Black and White, Watchog was the only Pokémon to have the sameEV yield as itspre-Evolution, and the only evolved Pokémon to only give a single EV, giving one EV in Attack.
Watchog is the only evolved Pokémon with acatch rate of 255.
Despite itsPokédex entries from Black, Y, and Alpha Sapphire stating Watchog spits the seeds of berries stored in their cheek pouches, Watchog couldn't learnBullet Seed untilPokémon Legends Z-A.
As ofPokémon Scarlet and Violet, both of Watchog's abilites have the same effect. However, Watchog is unavailable in these games.
Origin
Watchog's name suggests that it is based on agroundhog, although, like its pre-Evolution, it also resembles achipmunk,meerkat orprairie dog. Its design is possibly based on a road worker, with the body resembling aprotective suit and the yellow stripes forming asafety vest. Its penchant for moves that interrupt the standard flow of battle could allude totraffic guards and their ability to overridethe rules of the road.
This Pokémon article is part ofProject Pokédex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please seeWatchog images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
