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No.938· Paldea, GEN IX
EleTadpole Pokémon

Tadbulb

Electric
Japaneseズピカzupika
Chinese (Simplified):光蚪仔guāng dǒu zǎiKorean:빈나두binnadu9 languages
HEIGHT0.3 m
WEIGHT0.4 kg
CATCH190 / 255
ABILITIESOwn Tempo · Static · Damp*

Evolution

2 forms · linear chain
TadbulbTadbulbNo.938use Thunder StoneBelliboltBelliboltNo.939

Base stats

Total272
HP061
ATTACK031
DEFENSE041
SP. ATK059
SP. DEF035
SPEED045
Natures →Stat rankings →

Weaknesses and type matchups

Tadbulb is weak to Ground moves.

×2
GROUND
×½
ELECTRICFLYINGSTEEL
×1
NORMALFIREWATERGRASSICEFIGHTINGPOISONPSYCHICBUGROCKGHOSTDRAGONDARKFAIRY
Full type chart →

Pokédex entry

1 version

Tadbulb shakes its tail to generate electricity. If it senses danger, it will make its head blink on and off to alert its allies.

Tadbulb in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
ズピカzupika
Chinese (Simplified)
光蚪仔guāng dǒu zǎi
Korean
빈나두binnadu
Chinese (Traditional)
光蚪仔guāng dǒu zǎi
French
Têtampoule
German
Blipp
Spanish
Tadbulb
Italian
Tadbulb
English
Tadbulb
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Tadbulb’s name means

tadpole in 3 languages

2 languages build the name from tadpole + light bulb.

  1. English

    Tadbulb

    tadpole

    bulb

  2. French

    Têtampoule

    têtardtadpole

    ampoulelight bulb

In the other languages

  1. Chinese

    光蚪仔guāng dǒu zǎi

    光guānglight

    蚪dǒutadpole

    仔zǎiyoung

Spanish and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Tadbulb

1 game

Scarlet · Violet

  • Pokémon League In the overworld Lv. 12
  • South Province (Area Three) In the overworld Lv. 12-16
  • South Province (Area Two) In the overworld Lv. 12-14
  • West Province (Area One) In the overworld Lv. 13-19
  • South Province (Area Five) In the overworld Lv. 16-23
  • South Province (Area Four) In the overworld Lv. 16-22
  • East Province (Area One) In the overworld Lv. 18-23
  • Asado Desert In the overworld Lv. 19-23

Every Pokémon in Scarlet · Violet →Route map →

Moves Tadbulb learns

40 moves