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Linoone

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General

Linoone
normal

Abilities

Pickup
After battle, this Pokémon will sometimes be holding an item if it was not already.
Gluttony
This Pokémon will eat held berries triggered by low HP at 1/2 its max HP rather than 1/4.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
264
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
13
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
マッスグマ
Romaji
Massuguma

Flavor

Height
1'7.7" or 0.5 m
Weight
71.6 lb or 32.5 kg
Species
Rushing
Color
white
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Grassland
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
5: Ground
Steps to hatch
3,840
Compatible with
63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
128 or 0x80
Capture rate
90 or 0x5a
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
2 Speed
Wild held items
Oran Berry (50%), Sitrus Berry (5%)

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
263 Zigzagoon Base form 264 Linoone Raise to level 20

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
78
 185 360 70.8
Attack
70
 122 239 44.4
Defense
61
 113 221 45
Special Attack
50
 102 199 27.8
Special Defense
61
 113 221 44.4
Speed
100
 152 299 87.4
Average
70
 - - 49.9

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl It charges prey at speeds over 60 mph. However, because it can only run straight, it often fails.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Linoone's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Linoone gets the STAB from normal moves.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
-- -- Headbutt normal physical 15 70 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
-- Switcheroo dark none 10 -- 100% User and target swap items until the end of the battle.
-- -- Tackle normal physical 35 35 95% Inflicts regular damage.
-- -- Tail Whip normal none 30 -- 100% Lowers the target's Defense.
5 5 Tail Whip normal none 30 -- 100% Lowers the target's Defense.
9 9 Headbutt normal physical 15 70 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
13 13 Sand-Attack ground none 15 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
17 17 Odor Sleuth normal none 40 -- 100% Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost.
23 23 Mud Sport ground none 15 -- 100% All damage from Electric moves is halved until the end of the battle.
29 29 Fury Swipes normal physical 15 18 80% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
35 35 Covet normal physical 40 40 100% Takes the target's item.
41 41 Slash normal physical 20 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
47 47 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
53 53 Belly Drum normal none 10 -- 100% User pays half its max HP to raise its Attack as high as is allowed by stat changes.
59 Fling dark physical 10 varies 100% Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Body Slam normal physical 15 85 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Thunder Wave electric none 20 -- 100% Paralyzes the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Defense Curl normal none 40 -- 100% Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Platinum Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Rollout rock physical 20 30 90% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
Platinum Rollout rock physical 20 30 90% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Fury Cutter bug physical 20 10 95% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Platinum Fury Cutter bug physical 20 10 95% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Helping Hand normal none 20 -- 100% 5 Goes first. User's ally's next move inflicts 50% more damage.
Platinum Trick psychic none 10 -- 100% User and target swap items until the end of the battle.
Platinum Last Resort normal physical 5 130 100% Can only be used after all of the user's other moves have been used.
Platinum Seed Bomb grass physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Platinum Gunk Shot poison physical 5 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 14 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 57 Charge Beam electric special 10 50 90% Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack.
Chains H1 H1 Cut normal physical 30 50 95% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 28 28 Dig ground physical 10 80 100% User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 56 Fling dark physical 10 varies 100% Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
Chains 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 86 Grass Knot grass special 20 varies 100% Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
Chains 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 13 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 23 23 Iron Tail steel physical 15 100 75% Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 05 05 Roar normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
Chains H6 H6 Rock Smash fighting physical 15 40 100% Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 65 Shadow Claw ghost physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Chains 34 34 Shock Wave electric special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains H4 H4 Strength normal physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains H3 H3 Surf water special 15 95 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 25 25 Thunder electric special 10 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 73 Thunder Wave electric none 20 -- 100% Paralyzes the target.
Chains 24 24 Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 03 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.

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