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Tandemaus (Japanese: ワッカネズミ Wakkanezumi) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves into Maushold starting at level 25 only when leveled up in a battle. It will still evolve but skip the evolution animation if leveled up in a battle it was not sent out in.

Tandemaus will evolve into one of two forms of Maushold, Family of Four or Family of Three, with a 1/100 chance of evolving into Family of Three Maushold.

(Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)

Biology

Tandemaus's mouths open

Tandemaus is a Pokémon comprising two separate mouse-like rodent Pokémon which work together as one, much like Exeggcute or Falinks. Each individual is small, white, and bipedal, and has a spherical head with large ears and stubby limbs with large paws. Each one also has two black beady eyes, a tiny black nose with short whiskers, and a long tail which curls up and ends with a bulbous tip. One of the pair has a light-gray patch of fur surrounding its chest which resembles a shirt, while the other has a light-gray patch of fur surrounding its legs, which resembles a pair of pants. When they open their mouths, which take up over half of their faces when fully open, a single upper incisor can be seen on the insides of each one.

The pair that forms Tandemaus sticks together no matter what. They exhibit great teamwork: they share any food they find equally within the pair, and they build their nest together using materials they've gathered with their incisors. Tandemaus's evolution into Maushold is considered somewhat of a mystery, as the little individuals that form the group seem to appear out of nowhere.

Tandemaus and its evolved form, Maushold, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Population Bomb.

Evolution

Tandemaus evolves into Maushold.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IXPaldea
#71
Kitakami
#97
Blueberry
#—
ScarletExhibiting great teamwork, they use their incisors to cut pieces out of any material that might be useful for a nest, then make off with them.
VioletThe pair sticks together no matter what. They split any food they find exactly in half and then eat it together.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX

In events

Poké Portal News

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Immune to:
Resistant to:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tandemaus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tandemaus

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tandemaus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Tandemaus

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Tandemaus
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tandemaus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tandemaus

Side game data

Evolution data

The form of Maushold that Tandemaus evolves into is determined based on its encryption constant, with a 99% chance of it evolving into the Family of Four form and a 1% chance of it evolving into the Family of Three form. This is not the case for wild Maushold encountered in Tera Raid Battles, as these will have a predetermined form (Family of Three in 4★ raids or Family of Four in 6★ raids) regardless of their encryption constant value.

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In HZ038, the image of a Tandemaus was seen on Liko's Rotom Phone.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Tandemaus (TCG)

Trivia

Origin

Tandemaus seems to be based on a pair of mice. Its appearance resembles dollhouse figurines such as the Japanese doll line Sylvanian Families.

Name origin

Tandemaus may be a combination of tandem and Maus (German for mouse).

Wakkanezumi may be a combination of 輪っか wakka (loop) and 鼠 nezumi (mouse).

In other languages

Related articles

References

External links

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