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Teddiursa
Teddiursa
National Pokédex
Sneasel - Teddiursa (#216) - Ursaring
Johto Pokédex
Piloswine - Teddiursa (#193) - Ursaring
Japanese nameヒメグマ (Himeguma)
Evolves fromNone
Evolves intoUrsaring
GenerationSecond
SpeciesLittle Bear Pokémon
TypeNormal
Height2 ft 0 in (0.60 m)
Weight19.4 pounds (8.8 kg)
AbilityPickUp

Teddiursa (ヒメグマ, Himeguma) are one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Teddiursa in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2] Teddiursa is one of the only two Ursine Pokémon, it being the smaller of the two, and the other being its evolved form Ursaring. [3]

Teddiursa's name consists of two parts, both of which refer to bears. Teddi- is a reference to the cuddly teddy bear toy, whose name derives from U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, and Ursa refers to Urcine, a word used for bears.

Ursa is Latin for "bear", and is familiar to American users as part of the name of two bear-shaped constellations, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Biology

Teddiursa is an omnivore, but in normal circumstances, its diet almost exclusively consists of one thing: honey. The honey often dries on their paws, causing them to make an unbearably cute pose most of the time, while they put their paws and claws into their mouths to lick the honey off. In this, a Teddiursa may sometimes forms a symbiotic relationship with a Beedrill hive.

Teddiursa have a crescent mark on their forehead, which grows (both in thickness and in circumfrence) as the Pokémon ages. Once the crescent fully closes into a circle, the Teddiursa is ready to evolve into an Ursaring.

Teddiursa are also scatter-hoarders like squirrels, in that they store nuts and berries in multiple hidden locations. Also like squirrels, they tend to forget where they have stashed their nuts, and in that way promote seed proliferation.

In the video games

Teddiursa can be caught in three games. In Pokémon Gold, it can be found on Route 45. In Pokémon Crystal, it can be caught in the Dark Cave. And in Pokémon Emerald, it can be found in the Safari Zone, after defeating the Elite Four. Teddiursa is also the first Pokémon that can be caught in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. It can be snagged from Spy Naps. Since the battle is a tutorial on snagging Pokémon, the Teddiursa is technically snagged automatically.

Teddiursa, in all games, learn nine moves: five Normal-type, one Fighting-type, one Ghost-type, one Dark-type, and one Psychic-type. Of these moves, five are physical moves (Scratch at level 1, Lick at level 8, Fury Swipes at level 15, Slash at level 36, and Snore at level 43), one is an alteration move (Leer at level 1), one is a Special move (Faint Attack at level 22), one is a healing move (Rest at level 29), and one is a maintenance move (Thrash at level 50). In Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, it is given the move Fake Tears.

In the Animé

In the anime, Teddiursa typically show up as one of the 'cute' Pokémon that little girls like to train, but is best known as one of the false Pokémon that Molly Hale wishes up in Pokémon: The Movie 3. Unlike a normal Teddiursa, this Pokémon was fast and strong, much more powerful than a normal Pokémon; it could not be defeated, but only fought to a standstill, in order to buy time for Ash Ketchum.

A real Teddiursa later appears in the episode "UnBEARable," where a Teddiursa takes advantage of Ash and Friends by acting cute, eating all the food and blaming it on someone else, usually one of Ash's Pokémon. When they saw through its act, it battled Ash but was defeated. It then evolved and could no longer act cute to take advantage of people.

Teddiursa also appears a couple of times on Pokémon Chronicles with the Pichu Brothers.

Teddiursa appears in an episode where Team Rocket dresses it up as a Spinda in order to capture a lucky Spinda.

In the Trading Card Game

Teddiursa has been unpopular in the TCG, and has made only three appearances as a basic normal type pokémon in the following expansions:

  • Neo Discovery
  • Skyridge
  • EX: Unseen Forces

References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0439154049.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 130206151.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 193020650X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0761547614
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1930206585
  1. ^ "Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2006-02-28.
  2. ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
  3. ^ . Serebii.net http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-rs. Retrieved August 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "The in-game Pokédexes of the Pokémon video games" ignored (help)
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