Aipom
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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 "greifen", 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 (possibly inspired by the blank stare on the toy cymbal monkeys). On its thin tail is a three fingered glove. It is possibly inspired by the Aztec legendary beast Ahuizotl. It also somewhat resembles the Cheshire Cat character from the Alice in Wonderland series by author Lewis Carrol.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 E-Reader. 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, three (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 minor roles in Episode 116 (Mean With Envy), 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. During episode 455 (Marvel! Mountain Of The Giant Slaking!), a large number of Aipom and other monkey-like Pokémon appeared in a mountainous region that was home to a gigantic Slaking. One of these stole Ash's hat, and would follow the group to the Kanto Grand Festival. There, it stole his hat again, and after Ash got the hat back, Aipom wound up hanging around with their group. Finally, in episode 458 (May vs Drew! The Final Battle!), Ash battled and captured the 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
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]]
External links
- [Official Pokémon website]
- [Bulbapedia] (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Aipom as a species
- *[Serebii.net]’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Aipom
- [Pokémon Dungeon] Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- [PsyPoke] - Aipom Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- [Smogon.com] - Aipom Tactical Data
- *[WikiKnowledge.net’s] entry for Previously hosted by Wikibooks
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