Octillery (Japanese: オクタン Okutank) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from Remoraid starting at level 25.
Biology
Octillery is a red, cephalopod-like Pokémon with large, round eyes and a turret-like mouth. There are yellow bumps on its rock-hard head and yellow suction cups on each of its eight tentacles. These suction cups and yellow bumps are smaller on a female Octillery. It uses its tentacles for manipulating objects and the suction cups give it strong gripping power. Because of this, it is very hard for it to be blown away.
Octillery is a relaxed Pokémon who loves fuss from its Trainer. Even though it is more docile when domesticated, it can be very stubborn at times in the wild. It instinctively sneaks into rocky holes or pots, and if it gets sleepy, it steals the nest of a fellow Octillery. When threatened, it will spurt ink from its mouth to cover itself before escaping, allowing it to protect itself and its young from danger. Octillery's ink obscures vision and contains substances that dull predators' sense of smell. Octillery also uses this ink on its prey, before its suction cups hold the prey tightly. Its ink can also be used as a cooking ingredient. Besides ink, Octillery sometimes uses its rock-hard head on its foes. Prior to Generation VIII, Octazooka was its signature move, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding.
Octillery is normally found in oceans and caves. For a long time, people refused to believe Octillery was an evolution of Remoraid, because of the extreme physical differences between the two. It is thought to be a distant relative to Omastar. In New Pokémon Snap, an Octillery can be seen about to be preyed on by a Seviper.
Evolution
Octillery evolves from Remoraid.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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| Generation II | | | Johto
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| Gold | It traps enemies with its suction-cupped tentacles then smashes them with its rock-hard head. |
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| Silver | It instinctively sneaks into rocky holes. If it gets sleepy, it steals the nest of a fellow Octillery. |
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| Crystal | Its instinct is to bury itself in holes. It often steals the nesting holes of others to sleep in them. |
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| Stadium 2 | It traps enemies with its suction cupped tentacles then smashes them with its rock-hard head. |
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| Ruby | Octillery grabs onto its foe using its tentacles. This Pokémon tries to immobilize it before delivering the finishing blow. If the foe turns out to be too strong, Octillery spews ink to escape. |
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| Emerald | It ensnares its foe with its suction-cupped tentacles before delivering the finishing blow. If the foe turns out to be too strong, it spews ink to escape. |
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| FireRed | It instinctively sneaks into rocky holes. If it gets sleepy, it steals the nest of a fellow Octillery. |
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| LeafGreen | It traps enemies with its suction-cupped tentacles, then smashes them with its rock-hard head. |
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| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#133 | | Johto
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| Diamond | It lives in the gaps of boulders and in holes on the seafloor. Its suction cups grip prey tightly. |
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| Pearl | It obscures its foe's vision by spitting a cloud of murky ink. It makes its nest among boulders. |
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| Platinum | It loves to lurk inside holes in rocks. It sometimes sprays ink on prey by sticking out only its mouth. |
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| HeartGold | It traps enemies with its suction-cupped tentacles then smashes them with its rock-hard head. |
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| SoulSilver | It instinctively sneaks into rocky holes. If it gets sleepy, it steals the nest of a fellow Octillery. |
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| Generation V | | | Unova
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| Black | It loves to lurk inside holes in rocks. It sometimes sprays ink on prey by sticking out only its mouth. |
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| Black 2 | It has a tendency to want to be in holes. It prefers rock crags or pots and sprays ink from them before attacking. |
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
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| X | It has a tendency to want to be in holes. It prefers rock crags or pots and sprays ink from them before attacking. |
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| Y | It traps foes with the suction cups on its tentacles, then smashes them with its rock-hard head. |
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| Omega Ruby | Octillery grabs onto its foe using its tentacles. This Pokémon tries to immobilize it before delivering the finishing blow. If the foe turns out to be too strong, Octillery spews ink to escape. |
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#149 | | Galar
Isle of Armor #045 | | Sinnoh
#133 | | Hisui
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| Sword | It has a tendency to want to be in holes. It prefers rock crags or pots and sprays ink from them before attacking. |
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| Shield | It traps enemies with its suction-cupped tentacles, then smashes them with its rock-hard head. |
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| Brilliant Diamond | It lives in the gaps of boulders and in holes on the seafloor. Its suction cups grip prey tightly. |
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| Shining Pearl | It obscures its foe's vision by spitting a cloud of black ink. It makes its nest among boulders. |
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| Legends: Arceus | While Octillery still shoots water from its mouth, the drastic anatomical difference between it and Remoraid meant that for a long time, no one believed the former evolved from the latter. |
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In events
Held items
Octillery was available to be traded for in My Pokémon Ranch only as part of an online event.
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Octillery is available in Sword and Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Octillery in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Octillery in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Octillery
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Octillery
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Octillery in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Octillery in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Octillery
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Octillery
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 2.33 seconds | Base HP: 54 | | | Base Attack: 78 | Base Defense: 54 | Base Speed: 60 |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #091 | | Octillery wanders around until it finds the perfect rocky crag to hide under. If it angers another Pokémon by wandering into its territory, Octillery will spit ink to cover its escape. |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
Octillery debuted in Octillery The Outcast, under the ownership of Marcellus. It evolved from one of his Remoraid, a task that Marcellus had been spending the majority of the episode trying to do.
In Harley Rides Again, Harley's Octillery managed to defeat May's Munchlax in a Contest Battle during the Wisteria Contest. In Thinning the Hoard!, it was used during the main Appeals Round of the Kanto Grand Festival.
In The Pirates of Decolore!, an Octillery abandoned by its Trainer was a powerful member of Croconaw's pirate gang, and it would often battle any Pokémon it came across. It eventually joined Officer Jenny's new squad.
Minor appearances
In Johto Photo Finish, Gary's demonstration featured an Octillery evolving from a Remoraid.
In Which Wurmple's Which?, Ash and his friends fished out an Octillery, and it landed on Max's head.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Octillery competed in the Terracotta Contest.
An Octillery appeared in Sticking With Who You Know!.
An Octillery appeared in An Undersea Place to Call Home!.
In Drawn with the Wind!, an Octillery was running a takoyaki vendor in Malie City.
In The One That Didn't Get Away!, Turtonator fished out an Octillery.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Octillery competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.
Two Octillery appeared in The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other being wild.
In Making Battles in the Sand!, Ash battled a Trainer's Octillery with his Riolu in a World Coronation Series match, only to be defeated.
In On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!, a Trainer's Octillery competed in the Marine Athletic Race.
A Octillery appeared in Song Within the Mist. It reappeared in Lapras's Feelings for its Friends.
Pokédex entries
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| EP215 | Octillery | Ash's Pokédex | Octillery, the Jet Pokémon, will instinctively sneak into rocky holes. It locks onto opponents with its leg suckers, then rams them with its rock-hard head. |
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| AG021 | Octillery | May's Pokédex | Octillery, the Jet Pokémon. Octillery attaches its tentacled feet to its opponent, before attacking with its hard head. |
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Octillery debuted in Teddiursa's Picnic, under the ownership of Wilton, where it was in a Poké Ball that was stuck inside the mouth of a wild Granbull.
An Octillery appeared in Indubitably Ditto, under the control of Ken. In Miltank Melee, it was used in an attempt to capture Suicune. It was put to sleep temporarily by Crystal's Parasee's Spore in Indubitably Ditto, but later woke up.
An Octillery appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
In Outwitting Octillery, Saturn used an Octillery to fend off Pearl during a mission at Lake Verity.
A Trainer's Octillery appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down as one of the Pokémon seen at the Safari Zone.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
A Trainer's Octillery appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
An Octillery appeared in GDZ68.
In the TCG
Main article: Octillery (TCG)Other appearances
An Octillery appeared in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.
Trivia
Icon for Galar Fire StationOrigin
Octillery seems to be based on an octopus. It also has some basis on a tank or a wheeled cannon. Beside the firearm theme, Remoraid and Octillery share the trait of being based on aquatic animals with suction cups.
Name origin
Octillery may be a combination of octopus and artillery.
Okutank may be a combination of octopus and tank.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | ऑक्टोप Octop | From octopus and तोप toph |  Russian | Октиллери Oktilleri | Transcription of English name |  Thai | ออคตัน Oktan | Transcription of Japanese name |
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See also
External links
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