Tinkatuff (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Tinkatuff (disambiguation).

Tinkatuff Hammer Pokémon ナカヌチャン Nakanuchan #0958 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fairy Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Mold Breaker or Own Tempo Cacophony Cacophony Pickpocket Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 100% female	Catch rate 90 (20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Fairy Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Tinkatuff 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 130.3 lbs. 59.1 kg Tinkatuff 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 133	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Tinkatuff 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Pink	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Tinkatuff (Japanese: ナカヌチャン Nakanuchan) is a dual-type Fairy/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Tinkatink starting at level 24 and evolves into Tinkaton starting at level 38.

Biology

Tinkatuff is a pink humanoid Pokémon, with a large head and arms and short, stumpy toeless feet with light pink circles underneath. Its arms have three fingers each, and it has steel plates on its hips that resemble outturned pockets. Its head has light pink circles on its cheeks, silver eyes, and a mouth with square teeth-like growths on the upper and lower lips. It has thin eyebrows or eyelashes above its eyes that give it a perpetually angered expression. On top of its head is a white growth resembling hair tied into a ponytail, with a light pink zigzag pattern on the rim where the growth meets the head.

Tinkatuff carries a large, gray, crude yet sturdy hammer, with loose metal plates for the hammer head and what appears to be the old hammer Tinkatuff had as a Tinkatink on top of the shaft. Tinkatuff makes its hammer using metal it collects from groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, which it preys on; the animated series also depicted Tinkatuff attacking Corviknight to steal its feathers for the hammer. Two Tinkatuff will smash their hammers together in order to test out the hammers' strength. As depicted in HZ109, forging the hammer will trigger Tinkatuff's Evolution into Tinkaton. It is a female-only species. Tinkatuff largely resides in various ruins across Paldea, though it is also said to live in piles of scrap metal.

Evolution

Tinkatuff evolves from Tinkatink and evolves into Tinkaton.

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

Unevolved Tinkatink  Fairy  Steel

→

First Evolution  Fairy  Steel

→

Second Evolution Tinkaton  Fairy  Steel

Game data

Pokédex entries

Tinkatuff in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM003 TM003 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM037 TM037 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tinkatuff Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Tinkatuff

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10 * Ice Hammer Ice Physical 100 90% 10 Quash* Dark Status — 100% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Tinkatuff Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tinkatuff Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Tinkatuff

By a prior Evolution

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 163 Base Attack: 109 Base Defense: 145 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 100 Fast Attacks: Fairy Wind, Rock Smash Charged Attacks: Play Rough, Flash Cannon

Evolution data

Unevolved Tinkatink  Fairy  Steel

Level 24 →

First Evolution  Fairy  Steel

Level 38 →

Second Evolution Tinkaton  Fairy  Steel

Sprites

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

For other sprites and images, please see Tinkatuff images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Dot's Tinkatuff

Tinkatuff debuted in Tinkatink's Hammer Wasn't Made in a Day, after Dot's Tinkatink evolved during a battle against a Terastallized Bombirdier. She Terastallized into a Steel type for the first time in HZ097 and evolved into Tinkaton in HZ109. Notably, her hammer had a light pink handle instead of the usual design seen carried by her species.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A wild Tinkatuff appeared in Breathe Together.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Tinkatuff (TCG)

Trivia

• Tinkatuff and its evolutionary relatives were designed by Megumi Mizutani.^[1]

Origin

Given its type combination and its size, Tinkatuff may be inspired by duendes, gnomes, or dwarfs, the latter of which are commonly depicted smithing and using iron tools and weapons.

Name origin

Tinkatuff may be a combination of tinker (itinerant tinsmith) and tough.

Nakanuchan may be a combination of 中 naka (middle), 鍛冶 kanuchi (blacksmith), and the Japanese diminutive suffix ～ちゃん -chan.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ナカヌチャン Nakanuchan From 中 naka, 鍛冶 kanuchi, and ～ちゃん -chan French Forgella From forger and -ella Spanish Tinkatuff Same as English name German Tafforgita From taff, forge and -ita Italian Tinkatuff Same as English name Korean 벼리짱 Byeorijjang From 벼리다 byeorida and 대장장이 daejangjang-i Mandarin Chinese 巧鍛匠 / 巧锻匠 Qiǎoduànjiàng From 巧 qiǎo, 鍛 / 锻 duàn and 鐵匠 / 铁匠 tiějiàng Cantonese Chinese 巧鍛匠 Háaudyunjeuhng From 巧 háau, 鍛 dyun and 鐵匠 titjeuhng

More languages Hindi इस्पारीटा Ispaarita From इस्पात ispāt, लोहार lohār, and -ita Thai นาคานุจัง Nakhanuchang Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Weaponry in the Pokémon world

References

External links

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