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| name=Mudkip| | |||
| number=258| | |||
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| hoennnumber=007| | |||
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| japanname=Mizugorou| | |||
| evolvesfrom=''None''| | |||
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| generation=Third| | |||
| species=Mud Fish Pokémon| | |||
| stage=Basic| | |||
| type=Water| | |||
| height=1 ] 4 ]| | |||
| metricheight=0.5| | |||
| weight=17| | |||
| metricweight=7.7| | |||
| color=Blue| | |||
| ability=Torrent | |||
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| {{nihongo|'''Mudkip'''|ミズゴロウ|Mizugorō|'''Mizugorou''' in original ] versions}} are one of the {{pokenum}} ] of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar<ref name=sev>{{cite web|url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20051004/LATU06404102005-1.html|title=Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=2006-02-28}}</ref> '']'' ] – a collection of ], ], ], ]s, ]s and other media created by ]. Mudkip are famous for being one of the three species of Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the ] & ] and '']'' versions of the ] series. The purpose of Mudkip in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by ]s.<ref name=Rsreview> {{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/389/389660p1.html|title=Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1)|publisher=Ign.com''|accessedate=2006-06-01}}</ref> | |||
| Mudkip's name is a ] of ''mud'', being a surrounding of its natural habitat, and ''Kip'', which refers to ''Skip'', relating to the ], the fish it resembles.<ref name=origin>{{cite web|url=http://pokedream.com/pokedex/pokedex.php?id=258|title=Pokemon Dream :: PokeDex (258 Mudkip)|publisher=pokedream.com|accessdate=2006-05-29}}</ref> Its Japanese name, Mizugorou, is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for {{nihongo|''water''|水|mizu}} and {{nihongo|''mudskipper''|鯥五郎|mutsugorō}}. The name ''Mudkip'' refers to both the overall species, and to individual Mudkip within the ], ] and ] series. | |||
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| ==In the video games== | |||
| In the video games, Mudkip roxorz | |||
| ==In the Pokémon anime== | |||
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| The ] ] and ]s are a set of adventures separate from most other versions of ''Pokémon'', featuring ] as the main character, and various companions that accompany him through the lands of ], ] and Hoenn. During the Hoenn adventures, ], a ] and former ] who travels with protagonist Ash Ketchum, obtains a Mudkip in ] during Episode 301. "A Mudkip Mission". As Ash and his companions climb a waterfall, they come across a group of young Mudkip, Brock rescues a young Mudkip from being washed away in a stream. Brock's ] and Mudkip work together to defeat ], at which point the Mudkip decides to join Brock's team.<ref name=anime>{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/301.shtml|publisher=Serebii.net|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 301 - A Mudkip Mission|accessdate=2006-06-04}}</ref> | |||
| Mudkip's primary role is to assist Brock during water related situations, such as searching for objects in the ocean, such as an ] and a pearl belonging to a ].<ref name=illumise>{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/318.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 318 - Love At First Flight|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref><ref name=pearls> {{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/355.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime Episode 355 - Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref> Mudkip also guides the Pokémon when Brock, Ash and ] aren't around. It evolves into ] during Episode 425, entitled "Chip Off The Old Brock!".<ref name=evolve>{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/kanto/425.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 425 - Chip Off The Old Brock!|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-05-29}}</ref> | |||
| A separate Mudkip also appears in Episode 281 "In the Knicker of Time!", when the group meet a trainer called Nicolai, a young trainer, who is training his first Pokémon, Mudkip, which later defeats May's Torchic in a battle. Nicolai connects with his Pokémon in battle by dressing up in a suit resembling his Pokémon, wearing both Mudkip and Zigzagoon outfits in the episode.<ref name=othermudkip>{{cite web|url=http://serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/281.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon anime; Episode 281. In the Knicker of Time!|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref> | |||
| ==In the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga == | |||
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| ], the male protagonist in '']'' during the arc based off of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, obtains a Mudkip named Zuzu as his Starter Pokémon from ]. Ruby is a ], a person who uses their Pokémon for ] rather than battles, and uses Zuzu in those contests. Zuzu evolved into a ] unexpectedly while Ruby was in ], and again into a ], while training near ]. Zuzu was first used to battle in "Chapter 183 VS. Torchic", against ], his rival in the manga.<ref name=mangamudkip> {{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/manga/rs/183.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Adventures Manga; '' Chapter 183. VS. Torchic''|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-05-29}}</ref> | |||
| ==In the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game'' == | |||
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| The '']'' is a ] first published by ] in ], in 1999. The concept is similar to that of a Pokémon battle in the video games in that each player takes turns to hit the opponent’s Pokémon. In the card game, Mudkip is a Water-type Basic pokémon, just like its video game counterparts. As a basic pokémon, it can be played in a battle, as the competitions of the card game are called, without the use of a special card. If the player has a ] card in their hand, they can play it on top of the Mudkip card, which is the card game's equivalent of evolving. | |||
| Mudkip has appeared several times in the '']''. It has appeared in the sets ''EX Ruby & Sapphire'' (two different cards), ''EX Dragon'', and ''EX Emerald''. It also appears in ''EX Team Rocket Returns'', but as "Mudkip Star".<ref name=deckdex> {{cite web|url=http://www.psypokes.com/dex/deckdex.php?id=258|title=List of Mudkip's Pokémon Trading Card Game appearances|publisher=Psypokes.com|accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref> This card is different then the other Mudkip cards in that it is rarer than the rest of the cards in the set.<ref name=star>{{cite web|url=http://www.shuffleandcut.com/content/page/game/game/9/edition/dig:Mudkip+Star/card/20521/EX%20Team%20Rocket%20Returns%20Mudkip+%22star%22.html|title=Trading Card information of Mudkip Star|publisher=Shuffleandcut.com|accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref> | |||
| One rule when playing with ''Star'' cards — including ''Mudkip Star'' from the ''EX Team Rocket Returns'' set — is that Pokémon with significant terms in their titles (often used to denote Pokémon that are all part of one set) can only evolve into Pokémon that also share this term. Though there is no mention on how to evolve ''Star Pokémon'', if the rule for other ]es is followed, ''Mudkip Star'' could only be replaced by a Marshtomp card with ''Star'' in its title — a card which, at this point, does not exist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon-tcg.com/p_strategy/rulebooks/book_77.jsp#1069|title=Pokémon Trading Card Game Rulebook on Illegal Evolutions|publisher=Pokémon-tcg.com|accessdate=2006-04-13}}</ref> However, since players can only have one "Pokémon ''Star''" card in their deck, then they couldn't evolve ''Mudkip Star'' into ''Marshtomp Star''. This makes ''Star'' cards somewhat impractical, since they cannot be upgraded from their Basic stage state; they are primarily savoured for their rarity instead.<ref name=star/> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| * The following games and their instruction manuals: '']'', '']'', and '']''; '']'' and '']''; '']'' and '']'' | |||
| ;Publications | |||
| * Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Ruby Version & Sapphire Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2003. ISBN 1-930206-31-3 | |||
| * Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X | |||
| * Mylonas, Eric. ''Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide''. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4 | |||
| * Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5 | |||
| ;Notes & Web references | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
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| * (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Mudkip as a species | |||
| * {{serebiidex|258|Mudkip}} | |||
| * Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis | |||
| * Pokédex entry | |||
| * Pokédex entry | |||
| * {{WikiKnowledge|Mudkip}} | |||
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