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Wishiwashi Small Fry Pokémon ヨワシ Yowashi #0746 Solo Form School Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown School Form Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Schooling Cacophony School Form Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony School Form Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 60(14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 2 Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 0'08" 0.2 m Solo Form 26'11" 8.2 m School Form 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 0.7 lbs. 0.3 kg Solo Form 173.3 lbs. 78.6 kg School Form 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 61	Leveling rate Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Solo Form 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed School Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape Other forms may have other shapes.	Footprint School Form
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Wishiwashi (Japanese:ヨワシYowashi) is aWater-typePokémon introduced inGeneration VII.

While it is not known toevolve into or from any other Pokémon, Wishiwashi canchange forms with itsSchoolingAbility if it has reachedlevel 20. When it enters abattle or ends a turn with itsHP above 25%, it changes from itsSolo Form to itsSchool Form. It will revert back to its Solo Form if its HP is below 25%.

Biology

Wishiwashi is a fishlikePokémon who can switch between two forms depending on the situation.

Wishiwashi is theonly known Pokémon that can haveSchooling as anAbility.

Forms

Wishiwashi has two interchangeable forms: Solo Form and School Form.

Solo Form	School Form

Solo Form

In its Solo Form, Wishiwashi resembles a small fish. It has large, light blue eyes with irises that resemble puddles of water and dark blue eyelids. The head and tail are both white. There is a line of white teardrop-shapes on each side of its body with the teardrop nearest the head being slightly larger. The top half of its body is dark blue and has a short, rounded dorsal fin. The lower half of its body is gray with two pectoral fins. This tiny Pokémon is both theshortest andlightestWater-type.

An individual Wishiwashi is small, weak, and notably tasty. As a result, it has numerous natural predators, includinghumans,Dewgong,Wailmer,Wailord,Wingull, andPelipper. While Wishiwashi are known to move in schools, they're often seen alone. They gather when confronting opponents by calling its friends with an SOS signal in the form of shining eyes seen almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) away.^[1] When they're in a tough spot, their eyes tear up, which make them seem like they're crying.

School Form

In its School Form, Wishiwashi resembles a large fish roughly formed from various smaller fish with glowing eyes. Starting with its head, its body is divided into four bands that each become a slightly darker shade of blue. A ring of bright blue glowing spots lines the front edge of the two middle bands. The centers of its "eyes" are formed by a single white fish with glowing eyes for pupils. Surrounding the white fish is a dark blue recess, and at the rear edge of the "eye" is a raised white area for eyelids. Above each eye is a single, dark blue fish shape. Wishiwashi's mouth gapes wide open, apparently unable to close fully due to gaps on each side. Its lips in the front are lined with glowing spots, and many more spots dot the inside of its mouth. On each side of the School Form's body, in the second band, there is a pair of dark blue fish-shaped recesses. Wishiwashi can fire fish-shaped torpedoes from this area. Its pectoral fins are the same color as its head and have three finger-like projections. There are glowing spots at the base of each "finger" and at the base of the fins themselves. On top of its head are two short projections shaped like fishtails, one behind the other. Additionally, Wishiwashi has a large dorsal fin that is darker around the base and has two glowing spots at the tip. The third section of its body has a ring of four spike-like fins around it. Three spikes encircle the tip of its tail, each with two glowing dots at the base. Dark fish shapes float freely a short distance from the end of each spike, all with two more dots on them. Finally, the tip of its tail is a rounded teardrop shape with a single dot on each side.

Though it it a normally weak Pokémon, Wishiwashi is feared by the people ofAlola as the "demon of the sea" because of its capacity to by assemble in groups and change into a sinister, more powerful form that scares away even the fearsomeGyarados.^[2] It assumes this form whenever a fellow Wishiwashi is in danger or is bullied. The School Form'sWater Gun is said to be more powerful thanHydro Pump, but it will split into a regular school before fleeing should it get wounded.

A special school of Wishiwashi inAlola acts as theTotem Pokémon forLana'strial inBrooklet Hill. These Wishiwashi possessZ-Power, an energy that originates fromUltra Wormholes and takes the form of a golden, flaring aura. The reward for defeating Totem Wishiwashi and completing the trial is aWaterium Z.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: Silhouettes of schools of Wishiwashi may randomly appear in the background of the pond.
• New Pokémon Snap: A school of Wishiwashi are part of theIlluminaPokémon who saved theLentalregion from a meteorite 2000 years ago. Unlike the other Illumina Pokémon, the individual Wishiwashi themselves do not possess a pattern while under the effects of the Illumina phenomenon; instead, a pattern is seen when they are under the effects of it while in School Form. They reside in theMaricopia Islands Illumina Spot.

Pokédex entries

Solo Wishiwashi in theAlola Pokédex	School Wishiwashi in theAlola Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Solo Form

School Form

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Wishiwashi is available inSword and Shield.

Byleveling up

ByTM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM35 TM35 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM36 TM36 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM37 TM37 Beat Up Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM45 TM45 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TR03 TR03 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR05 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR16 TR16 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR45 TR45 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TR84 TR84 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR98 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Wishiwashi Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wishiwashi

Bybreeding

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Mist Ice Status — —% 30 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Wishiwashi in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Wishiwashi in that game. Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Wishiwashi Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wishiwashi

Bytutoring

Bytransfer from another generation

Side game data

Solo Form

Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 30 - 120 20 #719 Crowd Control Increases damage when there are more Wishiwashi in the puzzle area. Swappable Skill(s): Crowd Control+

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 57 Base Defense: 37 Base Speed: 60

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #122 We found thisIllumina Pokémon deep inthe sea, where evenCaptain Vince never traveled. Wishiwashi usually only school together when they’re threatened—maybe they’re different in theMaricopia Islands.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 46 Base Defense: 43 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Waterfall,Water Gun,Iron Tail Charged Attacks:Aqua Tail,Surf,Brine

School Form

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.63 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 85 Base Defense: 64 Base Speed: 60

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #122 TheseIllumina Wishiwashi have grouped together into their School Form. As soon as they gathered, we picked up an Illumina energy reading that was absolutely enormous.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 255 Base Defense: 242 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Waterfall,Water Gun,Iron Tail Charged Attacks:Aqua Tail,Surf,Brine

Form data

Wishiwashi has two interchangeable forms: Solo Form and School Form. It can change between them using itsSchoolingAbility if it is at leastlevel 20. Outside ofbattle, Wishiwashi is always in its Solo Form.

Wishiwashi starts battles in its Solo Form. If it is at least level 20 and has above 25% of its maximumHP remaining when it enters battle, it will change into its School Form. If its remaining HP is at or below 25% of its maximum HP at the end of a turn, it will revert back to Solo Form; however, if it subsequently has above 25% of its maximum HP remaining at the end of a turn, it will change back into School Form. If it is switched out while in School Form, it will revert to its Solo Form.

Wishiwashi has unique form change animations that show other Wishiwashi (represented by blue silhouettes) gathering to change it into School Form or dispersing to revert to Solo Form.

Schooling Lv < 20 or HP ≤ 25% Solo Form Wishiwashi  Water

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Schooling Lv ≥ 20 and HP > 25% School Form Wishiwashi  Water

Wishiwashi's two forms have differentbase stats, with School Form having significantly higherAttack,Defense,Special Attack, andSpecial Defense, but lowerSpeed and identicalHP. The two forms also have differentcries.

Wishiwashi Solo Form  Water  Schooling HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 45 20 20 25 25 40

Wishiwashi School Form  Water  Schooling HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 45 140 130 140 135 30

Evolution data

Unevolved Wishiwashi Solo Form  Water

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please seeWishiwashi images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

ATotem Wishiwashi appeared in both its School and Solo Forms inBig Sky, Small Fry!, which also served as the debut for the species' School Form.Lana managed to defeat it with herPopplio and was subsequently rewarded with aWaterium Z.

Minor appearances

Three Solo Form Wishiwashi debuted inA Shivering Shovel Search!.

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inBalloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inDeceiving Appearances!, where they were among thePokémon seen atAether Paradise.

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inLet Sleeping Pokémon Lie!.

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inDewpider Ascending!. One swam past aDewpider, whilst a group of them were later scared away by aSharpedo.

Four Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared during a flashback inDon't Ignore the Small Stufful!, as they were set free into a body of water by twoAether Foundation Employees.

Five Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inBattling the Beast Within!.

Five Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inEvolving Research!.

Three Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inThe Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!, being chased byTeam Rocket's Pelipper.

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inA Fated Face-Off!.

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inRoar of the Black Rayquaza.

Six Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inGuided by the Black Rayquaza!, during a flashback.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inEarly-Evening Waves as residents of a lake whereNessa was doing a photoshoot.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Wishiwashi debuted inTrue Identity and the Totem Pokémon of Brooklet Hill. AtBrooklet Hill,Sun encountered awild Solo Form Wishiwashi that he befriended andnicknamed Quarter. Quarter, along with several other Wishiwashi, would combine together into their School Form, theTotem of Brooklet Hill. After defeating the Totem, Suncaught Quarter.

Multiple Solo Form Wishiwashi appeared inShipwreck and "Oh, What Sharp Teeth You Have, Bruxish!", where they responded to Quarter's call with hisAbilitySchooling.

In the TCG

Main article:Wishiwashi (TCG)

Trivia

• Of allPokémon with multipleforms, Wishiwashi'sbase stat total undergoes by far the most drastic change.
• Solo Form Wishiwashi has the lowest base stat total of all Pokémon at only 175.
• Wishiwashi is the onlyTotem Pokémon to not be larger than its usual size. As such, it is also the only one that cannot be obtained as a Totem-sized Pokémon inPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
• School Form Wishiwashi weighs exactly 262 times more than Solo Form Wishiwashi; therefore, this is likely the number of individual Wishiwashi in a single school.

Origin

Wishiwashi's Solo Form bears a resemblance toPacific sardines. Its eyes' ability to light up may be derived fromflashlight fish. Its bioluminescence, great abundance, and overall shape may also reference thelanternfish. Its School Form bears some resemblance to a submarine and the extinctDunkleosteus.

Name origin

Wishiwashi may be a combination ofwishy-washy, describing the weak state of its Solo Form;wash, in reference to itsWater type; and 鰯iwashi (Japanese for sardine).

Yowashi may be a combination of 弱しyowashi (weak; the classical Japanese form of 弱いyowai) or 弱々しいyowayowashii (frail) and 鰯iwashi (sardine).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ヨワシYowashi From弱いyowai or弱々しいyowayowashii and鰯iwashi French Froussardine Fromfroussard andsardine Spanish Wishiwashi Same as English name German Lusardin Fromloser andSardine Italian Wishiwashi Same as English name Korean 약어리Yageori From약 (弱)yak and정어리jeong-eori Mandarin Chinese 弱丁魚 / 弱丁鱼Ruòdīngyú From弱ruò and沙丁魚 / 沙丁鱼shādīngyú Cantonese Chinese 弱丁魚Yeuhkdīngyùh From弱ruò and沙甸魚sādihnyùh

More languages Hindi सहमीशीSahmeeshy Fromसह-sah-,सहमीsahmī, andfish orfishy Russian ВишивашиVishivashi Transcription of English name Thai โยวาชิYowachi Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Totem Pokémon
• List of Pokémon with form differences
• Illumina phenomenon
• Pokémon fusion

References

External links

Totem Pokémon

Melemele Island

Akala Island

Ula'ula Island

Poni Island

Illumina Pokémon

Florio

Belusylva

Maricopia

Voluca

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