Wynaut (ソーナノ Sōnano in Japanese, Okeoke in French and Isso in German) is a Pokémon in the games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. It is the pre-evolved form of Wobbuffet.
| Wynaut | |
|---|---|
| File:Wynaut.jpg National Pokédex Absol - Wynaut (#360) - Snorunt Hoenn Pokédex Golduck - Wynaut (#160) - Wobbuffet | |
| Japanese name | Sōnano |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | Wobbuffet |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Bright |
| Type | Psychic |
| Height | 2 ft 0 in (0.6 m) |
| Weight | 31 pounds (14 kg) |
| Ability | Shadow Tag |
The English version, Wynaut, comes from the phrase "Why not?", while Wynaut's Japanese name, ソーナノ(Sonano), is actually a reference to Wobbuffet's Japanese name, ソーナンス(Sonansu). While Wobbuffet's name means "So it seems", Wynaut's name means "Is that so?" - a quirky remark answered by his evolution.
Biology
Wynaut are cute, little, bluish Pokémon. Sometimes docile, sometimes mischievous, but they are always playful. When Wynaut gather, they rub against each other to practice fighting techniques.
Wynaut is always seen with a big, happy smile on its face, regardless of what its actual mood is. To determine its real mood Pokémon Trainers must look at a Wynaut's tail. If it can be seen be slapping it's tail on the ground continuously, it can be presumed that it is in an angry temperament.
Wynaut evolves into the enigmatic Wobbuffet, a complicated, yet incredibly powerful Pokémon, and can be assumed to have many of the same habits as its relative. Unlike Wobbuffet, however, Wynaut likes light and has been known to play on islands in the middle of the ocean, known in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire as Mirage Island.
In the video games
In all versions Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, and FireRed & LeafGreen, Wynaut can be obtained by breeding two Wobbuffet, with one of them holding the Lax Incense Item (Compare with breeding Azurill). Also, in the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald versions, Wynaut can be caught in quantity on Mirage Island, a ___location that appears extremely rarely and randomly off the west end of Pacifidlog Town. Due to the rarity of the island, this is not considered a very viable option for obtaining it. Finally, in these same versions, an egg containing a Wynaut can be obtained from a woman outside the hot springs in Lavaridge Town.
Wynaut begins with the moves Splash, Encore, and Charm. At level 15, it learns the four moves of its Wobbuffet stage, Counter, Mirror Coat, Safeguard, and Destiny Bond. Wynaut, can learn these seven moves and no others.
Wobbuffet is not allowed in competitive play [citation needed], but in areas where it is accepted, a common training method is to train Wynaut as it learns its four later moves and evolves into Wobbuffet so that it knows Counter, Mirror Coat, Encore (learnable by Wynaut only), and Destiny Bond. This way, Wobbuffet can become more disruptive than ever, due to the more disruptive nature of Wynaut’s Encore as opposed to Wobbuffet’s Safeguard. The Encore will alow the player to be 100% sure of the opponent's next move, which will allow them to know whether to use Counter or Mirror Coat.
Anime Appearances
Wynaut’s Japanese debut was in the Pikachu short accompanying the fifth Pokémon movie, Camp Pikachu. In it, Wynaut is among the various residents of the countryside woods the short takes place in. Like its friends Duskull and Volbeat (also debuted in the short), Wynaut helps Pikachu and friends help the Pichu Bros. catch a train to a city.
In America, however, Wynaut’s first anime appearance was in the Pokémon: Master Quest series in the Blackthorn City story arc, where Wynaut is the Pokémon that mysteriously steals Team Rocket's food (which Wobbuffet was subsequently blamed for). After Ash Ketchum wins the Rising Badge, his badges were stolen by Team Rocket. Wynaut then helps Bayleef and Noctowl recover the eight badges.)
Wynaut later appears in Hoenn on Mirage Island in Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut? It also briefly appears in Delcatty Got Your Tongue!
In the trading card game
There is one version of the Wynaut Pokémon trading card, in the EX Sandstorm cardset. The card itself is uncommon.
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
- 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 Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version 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
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Wynaut as a species
- Serebii.net’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Wynaut
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entry