Falinks ( japanese :
タイレーツ Tairetsu ) is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon .
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Falinks is a group of small, bipedal Pokémon. A single Falinks is a formation of six individuals, like to Exeggcute. It consists of five troopers and a drawing card, known as “ the brass section ”. Falinks normally march in a single file line headed by the brass section, giving their geological formation the appearance of a caterpillar. however, Falinks occasionally break their constitution to attack. They are sex unknown and have no visible mouths. The six members trust on teamwork as their strategy to win battles, and constantly change formation when they fight. The five troopers follow their brass loyally, and the brass ‘s orders are considered absolute by them. Falinks are capable of fitting into little holes, as shown in Route 8, where they can be seen marching and charging through little caves and crevices.
An individual Falinks cavalryman has a black, ball-shaped body with two hardy, trunk-like legs. They besides have blue, ovular eyes which can either be interpreted as having white pupils or glowing slenderly from their blue body. Each trooper has a golden, armor shell resembling a spartan helmet that covers their abaxial half. This shell is topped with a red peak that terminates in an anterior cornet and flanks the lateral sides of the cavalryman with two horned plates resembling shields. Each of these shields features a red, central horn ringed in white. Each trooper besides has a belittled crimson horn on their posterior resembling a dock. The Falinks brass is larger than its five troopers. They have a larger crest with an extendible french horn they use to attack. The cornet is supported by a aureate anterior strut absent in the troopers. The brass section ‘s fortunate shell extends to the ventral half of its soundbox. Unlike its troopers, the administration ‘s lateral shields can be opposed. The brass ‘s shields are much chipped or nicked. When Falinks is marching in formation, the brass holds its two shields in front of its grimace. Falinks is the only acknowledge Pokémon capable of using No Retreat .
In the anime
major appearances
A Falinks made its chief series debut in Grabbing the Brass Ring!, where it was caught by Goh .
minor appearances
Falinks debuted in Secrets of the Jungle. A Falinks appeared in Battle Three With Bea!, under the ownership of Bea .
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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informant
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entrance
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JN073
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Falinks
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Goh’s Rotom Phone
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Falinks, the Formation Pokémon. A Fighting type. Falinks has a leader called the brass, and five followers called troopers. The brass gives all the orders.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Casey ‘s Falinks, nicknamed Giga, first appeared in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment.
In the TCG
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #345
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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sword
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Five of them are troopers, and one is the brass. The brass’s orders are absolute.
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shield
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The six of them work together as one Pokémon. Teamwork is also their battle strategy, and they constantly change their formation as they fight.
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Game locations
Stats
Base stats
type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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parent
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move
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type
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Cat .
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Pwr .
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Acc .
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PP
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This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Falinks in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Falinks in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets knife when used by Falinks
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Falinks
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game
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motion
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type
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Cat .
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Pwr .
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Acc .
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PP
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southwest
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Sh
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EP
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bachelor of divinity
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SP
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Coaching
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Fighting
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status
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10
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- Bold indicates a move that gets stab when used by Falinks
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Falinks
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side game data
development
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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triviality
- Despite Special Defense being its lowest stat, Falinks awards Special Defense EVs when it is defeated.
- Falinks is the tallest Fighting-type Pokémon.
- Falinks was designed by Yusuke Kozaki.[1]
origin
Falinks may be inspired by a group of soldiers in the phalanx formation, where each unit is lined up close together and cover all sides with their shields, which Falinks ‘s limbs resemble. The person units resemble Spartan helmets during the period of Ancient Rome, adorned with fortunate plates and red crests. It may besides be inspired by the Legio IX Hispana, besides known as the 9th Roman Legion or the Lost Legion, which cryptically disappeared in Britain around 120 AD. It may besides take inspiration from eusociality, a kind of social animal behavior found in certain insects, crustaceans, and mammals characterized by, among other things, the division of department of labor of the members of the colony, which are sometimes called castes, like soldiers, workers, and the king. In Falinks ‘s shell, the castes are the troopers and the brass. In accession, Falinks may be inspired by an admiral caterpillar .
name origin
Falinks may be a combination of phalanx, family, and link ( chain connect ). Tairetsu may be derived from 隊列 tairetsu ( a absolute or constitution of troops ) .
In early languages
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championship
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Meaning
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Japanese
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タイレーツ Tairetsu
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From 隊列 tairetsu
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French
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Hexadron
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From hexa- and escadron
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Spanish
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Falinks
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Same as English name
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German
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Legios
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From Legion
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Italian
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Falinks
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Same as English name
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Korean
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대여르 Daeyeoreu
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From 대열 ( 隊列 ) daeyeol
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Mandarin Chinese
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列陣兵 / 列阵兵 Lièzhènbīng
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From 列陣 / 列阵 lièzhèn and 兵 bīng
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yue taiwanese
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列陣兵 Lihtjahnbīng
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From 列陣 lihtjahn and 兵 bīng
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More languages
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Thai
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ไทเรสึ Thairesue
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Transcription of Japanese name
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associate articles
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.
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