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Ursaring
File:Ursaring.png
National Pokédex
Teddiursa - Ursaring (#217) - Slugma
Johto Pokédex
Teddiursa - Ursaring (#194) - Phanpy
Japanese nameRinguma
Evolves fromTeddiursa
Evolves intoNone
GenerationSecond
SpeciesHibernator Pokémon
TypeNormal
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight277.3 pounds (125.8 kg)
AbilityGuts/Quick Feet(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards)

In the fictional Pokémon universe, Ursaring (リングマ, Ringuma in original Japanese language versions) is a bear Pokémon that evolves from Teddiursa. It is the larger of the two bear Pokémon (three if you count Spinda).

Ursaring's name is composed of ursa (the latin term for bear) and ring (a reference to the ring upon its belly).

Its Japanese name is Ringuma, a portmanteau of the English word ring and the Japanese word guma, a form of kuma, which is Japanese for bear.

Biology

Although it is large, it is actually an arboreal pokémon, able and willing to climb trees and sleep in their canopies. Its claws are somewhat modified from a real-world bear's for this task.

Unlike its unevolved form, Teddiursa, Ursaring is a forager, although it is known to eat meat (including other Pokémon) when hungry. Ursaring also differs from Teddiursa in that while its unevolved form requires periodic supplements of food during the winter (for which it stores nuts and berries), Ursaring can sleep through an entire winter without food.

Ursaring is also an accomplished digger, and it often digs for potatoes, truffles, or other such vegetables to eat. Although it is a digger, it does not naturally sleep in caves.

Ursaring's sense of smell is among the most developed of all Pokémon; it can detect subtle differences in scents. For this reason, Ursaring is sometimes used by police in the Pokémon universe, both as a strong enforcer, and as an explosive-sniffing Pokémon.

In the Pokémon's Video games

Ursaring can be found in four games. In Pokémon Gold, it can be found on Victory Road, Mt. Silver, and Route 28. In Pokémon Crystal, it can be found on the Blackthorn City side of the Dark Cave and in the Silver Cave. In Pokémon Colosseum, it can be Snagged in the Team Snagem Hideout after defeating Evice and completing the game.

Ursaring, in all games, learns nine moves: six Normal-type, one Ghost-type, one Dark-type, and one Psychic-type. Of these moves, five are physical moves (Scratch at level 1, Lick at level 8, Fury Swipes at level 15, Slash at level 36, and Snore at level 43), one is an alteration move (Leer at level 1), one is a special move (Faint Attack at level 22), one is a healing move (Rest at level 29), and one is a maintenance move (Thrash at level 49). As a Normal-type Pokémon, Ursaring is considered a jack-of-all-trades in that it can learn a variety of attacks, including the Rest-Snore combo; the only other Pokémon in Pokémon Gold and Silver that naturally learns these two moves was Snorlax According to Ursaring's ability guts, the rest/snore combo is boosted by the ability plus STAB boosting gives the rest/snore combo a base power of 90, and the base attack of Ursaring will make it very powerful.

One move that may be perfect in Ursaring (and Raticate and Swellow too, due to they have the same Guts ability) is Facade (TM42). One of this Normal-type move benefits is that gains STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus). Ursaring is a Normal type Pokémon, and receives a bonus to the power of attacks which match their own types, multiplying the damage the attack causes by 1.5x times. Facade also does 1.5x more damage when Ursaring is Burned, Paralized or Poisoned (That's right, it does the same Guts ability things). These added effects move, combined with the ability Guts and the STAB, makes Facade a pretty good move, so useful and may be deadly. Facade does 70 base damage, with the STAB bonus it is increased to 105, if it is just Poisoned its Guts ability increase Facade to 140, and with the Facade's added effects it is increased to 175. That will be even stronger and convenient than a Hyper Beam, having more power, more Power Points, the same STAB and the benefit that it doesn't need to recharge next turn (Hyper Beam needs to do it). Add to all this a Choice Band (an item held to a Pokémon that max out the power of one move but only allows to use that move) held to Ursaring and Facade will be the strongest Ursaring's move ever seen. 

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Its attack power is within the top 10° of all Pokémon.

Anime appearances

In the movie Pokémon 4Ever, Ursaring is one of the Pokémon which guides Ash and company to the injured Celebi.After that a forest full of angry ones appeared in the anime. He was also captured by Shinji (Pokémon) in the episode called "Forest of Hesitation! Shinji Again!"

In the trading card game

Ursaring, as a stage 1 colorless Pokémon, has appeared in the following sets:

  • Neo Discovery
  • Neo Destiny (as Dark Ursaring)
  • Skyridge
  • EX Unseen Forces

Trivia

  • For April Fools in 2002, someone created a fake Pokemon, Pandough, which supposedly evolved from Ursaring.

References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • 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
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