Woobat (Pokémon)


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Woobat (Japanese: コロモリ Koromori) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into when leveled up with high friendship.

Biology
Woobat is a blue, spherical Pokémon, resembling a. It is covered in shaggy fur and has a large, piggish nose with a heart-shaped nostril. Two tufts of shaggy fur hide its eyes, and its mouth has a single fang in the center of its upper jaw. There are two relatively small, black wings on either side of its body.

Woobat's nose serves various purposes: It uses ultrasonic waves from its nostrils for echolocation, and it can also be used to grip walls as Woobat sleeps, which leaves heart-shaped marks on the walls of caves. A Woobat's heart-shaped mark is said to give good fortune to whoever its leaves its mark on. Woobat preys on bug Pokémon. Woobat are known to live in caves and dark forests. Woobat and its evolved form are the only known Pokémon capable of learning  in.

Jessie's Woobat
In Enter Iris and Axew!, Jessie a Woobat while in a cave with James and. She used him to battle and. He managed to defeat Ash's newly caught, but was defeated by 's. Jessie had to give Woobat to as a sign that they accomplished something in Unova.

Other
In Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!, two Woobat attacked Ash and his. They were then scared off thanks to the teamwork between Sewaddle and.

Minor appearances
Multiple Woobat debuted alongside Jessie's in Enter Iris and Axew!.

In Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, multiple Woobat scared Sandile.

Multiple Woobat appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

Two Woobat appeared in A Maractus Musical!, with one appearing in a flashback.

A 's Woobat appeared in Cilan Takes Flight.

A Trainer's Woobat appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.

In Expedition to Onix Island!, multiple Woobat were living at a.

A Trainer's Woobat appeared in Mission: Defeat Your Rival!.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Woobat were living at Pokémon Hills.

Two Woobat appeared in the ending credits of Eevee & Friends.

Multiple Woobat appeared in A Pokémon of a Different Color!.

In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, multiple Woobat were living at an in the Decolore Islands.

A Woobat appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.

A Woobat appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of a.

Two Woobat appeared in Raid Battle in The Ruins!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other being a resident of the Colossus Ruins at the Desert Resort.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners manga
A Woobat appeared in a fantasy in BWGP01.

Multiple Woobat appeared in BWGP04, with one under the ownership of Takurō and the rest being wild.

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga
A Woobat appeared in.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga
A Woobat appeared in Justice Trainer Shin Appears!.

A Woobat appeared in The King's Identity...!!.

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS manga
A Woobat appeared in PMHGSS23.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In A Nickname for Tepig, was attacked by a  Woobat. Eventually, he manages to defeat it.

A Woobat, nicknamed Charlotte, is one of the Pokémon employed by in her BW Agency and is used for comedic roles. It first appeared in Lights, Camera...Action.

A 's Woobat appeared in An Odd Speech.

Two Woobat appeared in 's flashback in Listening to Pokémon.

Multiple Woobat appeared in Battle at the Dreamyard.

A Woobat sitting on its Trainer's shoulder in Castelia City appeared in The Case of the Missing Pokémon, where they watch as Tep trying to find the person who kidnapped 's.

Multiple Woobat appeared in Mine Mayhem.

A Woobat appeared in Up in the Air.

A Woobat liberated by Team Plasma appeared in PS547.

A Student's Woobat appeared in PS548.

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Trivia

 * Woobat was first seen on [[Media:BW anime.png|concept art]] from Pokémon the Series: Black & White along with, , and.
 * Karl, a character in Zoroark: Master of Illusions, wears a baseball cap with a Woobat depicted on it. As Woobat's official reveal was four days before the 's release in Japan, the reveal of Karl's design was the first time Woobat's existence was hinted at.
 * Woobat's evolutionary family has several similarities with 's. All of the members of both lines are called the Bat Pokémon (excluding ), live in caves or other dark places, and have no visible eyes at their respective unevolved states; furthermore, members of both lines reach their respective fully-evolved forms by friendship, and both have similar Shiny forms (with green main bodies). Also, Woobat and Zubat have somewhat similar English names, both having rhyming prefixes and bat as a suffix.
 * Woobat shares its with the Zubat evolutionary family. They are all known as the Bat Pokémon.
 * Woobat is the only unevolved Pokémon that received an increase to its base stats in Generation VII.

Origin
Woobat appears to be based on the (a white species of fruit bat) and a literal interpretation of a.

Name origin
Woobat may be a combination of woo and bat. It may also involve wool from its woolly appearance.

Koromori may be a combination of kokoro (heart) or ころころ korokoro (onomatopoeia for round thing rolling) and コウモリ kōmori (bat).

Related articles

 * Jessie's Woobat