Games - Aipom

	Games - Aipom

Aipom (Aipom エイパム Eipamu in Japan, Griffel in Germany and Capumain in France) is a fictional creature in the game and anime series of Pokémon.

Aipom's name is derived from the words ape, because it resembles a monkey, and palm, which refers to its hand-like tail.

Its French name is Capumain, a portmanteau of capucin (capuchin) and main (hand). Its German name is Griffel (a pun on the German word "griffen", meaning "to grip or grasp").

Characteristics

Appearance

Aipom resembles a purple monkey with its face forever frozen in a maniacal grin that can be described as rictus and a blank stare from its round eyes. It is possibly inspired by the Aztec legendary beast Ahuizotl.

Nature

Aipom is not aggressive by nature and will attempt to tire its natural opponents through dextrous dodging of the opponent’s attacks in hope that the enemy will be discouraged and leave. Otherwise, if the enemy is persistent, the Aipom will try to retreat, but if it is unable to, it will attack by diving at its opponent from the trees.

Biology

Aipom is an diurnal omnivore, though it mostly prefers fruit. It will occasionally eat insects if fruit are unavailable. Aipom's most notable feature is its tail. The tail ends in a large hand-like appendage that is very dextrous -- in fact, its tail-hand is used so often, that an Aipom's tail is usually a more dexterous appendage than its hands. The grip of its tail-hand is strong enough to allow it to hang from tree branches for extended periods of time. Additionally, that tail provides both propulsion and balance while Aipom leaps from tree to tree.

In the video games

Aipom can be found in seven games. In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Aipom could be found by using Headbutt on trees. In Pokémon Colosseum, it can be snagged from Cipher Peon Cole in the Shadow Research Institute. In FireRed/LeafGreen versions, it was rumored to be in the Altering Cave, as its programming was found there, but the entire cave is unusable due to the discontinuation of the eReader. In Emerald, it is found in the special Safari Zone extension.

Aipom can have one of two special abilities: Run Away, which allows it to escape from any battle except when trapped (such as with the move Mean Look or the ability Arena Trap) or when the battle is an official battle of the Pokémon League; or Pickup, which gives it a one-in-ten chance per battle of finding an item.

In Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon Crystal, Aipom learned eight abilities; six Normal-type, one Ground-type, and one Psychic-type. Of these, three (Scratch, Fury Swipes, and Swift) are physical attacks, two (Tail Whip, Sand-Attack, and Screech) are stat-draining abilities, one (Baton Pass) is a unique move, and one (Agility) is a stat-boosting move. In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, two moves were added (Astonish, a Ghost-type energy attack, and Tickle, a Normal-type stat-draining ability), and the levels that particular moves were learned were slightly tweaked.

Aipom is one of several Pokémon introduced in Gold/Silver with mid to low range stats and no evolutions. Aipom's Special Attack is in the bottom 20% of all Pokémon.

In the Animé

Aipom's most notable appearance was in Pokémon 3. There, an Aipom was used in battle by the trainer Lisa, whose advice to head to Green Fields eventually lead to them meeting the antagonist of the movie. After the movie came out, Aipom was seen as a 'feminine' pokémon.

Aipom also play roles in Episode 169 (A Hot Water Battle), Episode 243 (Hocus Pokémon), 247 (Will The Real Prof. Oak Please Stand Up?), 287 (A Bite To Remember), and the short Party Panic. It has a cameo in Episode 116, Mean With Envy In Pokémon 8, Mew transformed into an Aipom.

In the trading card game

Aipom has appeared four times in the card game as a colorless Basic Pokémon:

Neo Genesis
Neo Revelation
Aquapolis
EX Unseen Forces

Oddly, each set Aipom has appeared in thus far is also a set where Sudowoodo has appeared. There is no apparent relation between the two Pokémon.

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