Aipom
normal
It uses its tail to hang on to tree branches. It uses its momentum to swing from one branch to another.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Normal
Dex
#130
Abilities
Run Away(Primary)
Sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Pickup(Secondary)
The Pokémon may pick up items.
Skill Link(Hidden)
Increases multistrike move hits.
Growth Rate
Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
ground
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
94
EV Yield
1 Speed
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fighting ×2
Resists
None
Immune To
ghost
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
You can catch Aipom in Azalea Town while headbutting trees (uncommon), and in Cherrygrove City while headbutting trees (uncommon), among 12 other areas. Aipom can also be found in a hidden grotto in Route 32 Coast. Expect to find it at level 10, unless in a badge-dependent area.
Wild Encounters (25)
Level Up Moves (14)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches with sharp claws. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Mud SlapLevel: 4 | ||||||
| ground |  | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that lowers accuracy. | ||||||
| AstonishLevel: 8 | ||||||
| ghost | | 30 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Baton PassLevel: 11 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Switches while keeping effects. | ||||||
| ThiefLevel: 15 | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Fury StrikesLevel: 18 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Scratches or jabs 2-5 times. | ||||||
| SwiftLevel: 22 | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| ScreechLevel: 25 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | ||
| Sharply lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| AgilityLevel: 29 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Double SlapLevel: 32 | ||||||
| normal | | 15 | 85 | 10 | ||
| Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times. | ||||||
| AcrobaticsLevel: 36 | ||||||
| 55 | 100 | 15 | |||
| Damage doubles if user has no item. | ||||||
| Nasty PlotLevel: 39 | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk. | ||||||
| Double EdgeLevel: 43 | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (2)
Wild Moves (1)
Note: These moves are only available on wild Pokémon caught at specific locations.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Blast(Route 44) | ||||||
| rock | | 25 | 90 | 25 | ||
| Hurls boulders to hit 2-5 times. | ||||||
TM/HM Moves (31)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamicpunch | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 50 | 5 | TM01 | |
| An attack that confuses the foe. | ||||||
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hone Claws | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 40 | TM12 | |
| Raises the user's Atk and accuracy. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Solar Beam | ||||||
| grass | | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 | |
| 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| Thunderbolt | ||||||
| electric | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM24 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Thunder | ||||||
| electric | | 110 | 70 | 10 | TM25 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Shadow Ball | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Swift | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Acrobatics | ||||||
| 55 | 100 | 15 | TM62 | ||
| Damage doubles if user has no item. | ||||||
| Water Pulse | ||||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM63 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Shadow Claw | ||||||
| ghost | | 70 | 100 | 15 | TM65 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| U Turn | ||||||
| bug | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM69 | |
| Switches out after making its attack. | ||||||
| Thunder Wave | ||||||
| electric | | 0 | 90 | 20 | TM73 | |
| A move that paralyzes the foe. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| steel | | 60 | 100 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts using claws, scythes, etc. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (18)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | MT01 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Baton Pass | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT03 | |
| Switches while keeping effects. | ||||||
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Counter | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT06 | |
| Returns a physical attack double. | ||||||
| Defense Curl | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT07 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Dream Eater | ||||||
| psychic | | 100 | 100 | 15 | MT09 | |
| Steals HP from a sleeping victim. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Fire Punch | ||||||
| fire | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT12 | |
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Ice Punch | ||||||
| ice | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT15 | |
| An icy punch. May cause freezing. | ||||||
| Knock Off | ||||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | MT18 | |
| Slaps down the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Seed Bomb | ||||||
| grass | | 80 | 100 | 15 | MT21 | |
| Slams a barrage of seeds at the foe. | ||||||
| Seismic Toss | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT22 | |
| Damage equals the user's level. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
| Thunderpunch | ||||||
| electric | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT27 | |
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | ||||||
| Zap Cannon | ||||||
| electric | | 120 | 50 | 5 | MT30 | |
| An attack that always paralyzes. | ||||||
Aipom in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Aipom is #130 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its normal typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 25 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Aipom form.
