Ambipom
Long Tail Pokémon
To affirm their kinship, members of this species will form a ring by linking their newly doubled tails together. On rare occasions, humans have been accepted into such rings.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Ambipom
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Ambipom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Dual Chop Hits twice in one turn. | Dragon | Physical | 40 | 90 | 15 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 11 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 15 | Tickle Lowers the target’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 18 | Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 22 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 25 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 29 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 32 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Iron Tail Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| 36 | Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 43 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Last Resort Can only be used after all of the user’s other moves have been used. | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Ambipom can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Ambipom.






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Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
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Cite this page
“Ambipom”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/ambipom.
Species data from PokéAPI.