Ursaring
| Ursaring | |
|---|---|
| File:Ursaring.png National Pokédex Teddiursa - Ursaring (#217) - Slugma Johto Pokédex Teddiursa - Ursaring (#194) - Phanpy | |
| Japanese name | Ringuma |
| Evolves from | Teddiursa |
| Evolves into | None |
| Generation | Second |
| Species | Hibernator Pokémon |
| Type | Normal |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 277.3 pounds (125.8 kg) |
| Ability | Guts/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.
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. Its attack power is within the top 10 of all Pokémon.
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
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- 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
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Ursaring as a species
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- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Ursaring Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Ursaring Tactical Data
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