Frillish (Japanese: プルリル Pururill) is a dual-type Water/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into Jellicent starting at level 40.
Biology
Frillish is a jellyfish-like Pokémon resembling young royalty. Regardless of gender, it has a round head with a crown-like tuft, and five tentacle-like appendages: two serving as arms and three as the lower half of its body. It has oval eyes with white pupils, and a collar around its neck. It has invisible poison spikes on its appendages. As a male, it is blue, with smooth appendages and a triangular crown. It has red eyes with blue sclerae and a straight eyelash on each eye, its collar is wavy, and it appears to be frowning, but in the anime it is shown to smile rarely. As a female, it is pink, with wavy appendages and a round crown. It has blue eyes with red sclerae and a curled eyelash on each eye, its collar is frilled, and it appears to be smiling.
Frillish is a hadopelagic Pokémon which lives in dens about 5 miles (8 kilometers) under the sea surface. Because of this, it can cope with extremely dark and highly pressurized sea conditions. It is carnivorous; it gently floats around in waves until it can strike its prey. It makes its victim numb with the use of its poison spikes and takes it to its deep den. Its arms are filled with tens of thousands of poisonous stingers. There is a legend where Frillish are said to have been created from transformed residents of a sunken ancient city. Frillish preys on Magikarp and Lanturn. Female Frillish have slightly longer stingers on their arms, while male Frillish have bigger collars.
Evolution
Frillish evolves into Jellicent.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation V | | Unova
B W : #098 | | Unova
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| Black | With its thin, veil-like arms wrapped around the body of its opponent, it sinks to the ocean floor. |
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| White | They paralyze prey with poison, then drag them down to their lairs, five miles below the surface. |
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| Black 2 | If its veil-like arms stun and wrap a foe, that foe will be dragged miles below the surface, never to return. |
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| X | They paralyze prey with poison, then drag them down to their lairs, five miles below the surface. |
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| Y | If its veil-like arms stun and wrap a foe, that foe will be dragged miles below the surface, never to return. |
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| Omega Ruby | They paralyze prey with poison, then drag them down to their lairs, five miles below the surface. |
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| Alpha Sapphire | If its veil-like arms stun and wrap a foe, that foe will be dragged miles below the surface, never to return. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#305 | | Galar
Isle of Armor #192 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. |
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| Sword | It envelops its prey in its veillike arms and draws it down to the deeps, five miles below the ocean's surface. |
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| Shield | Legend has it that the residents of a sunken ancient city changed into these Pokémon.* |
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| Shield | Its thin, veillike arms have tens of thousands of poisonous stingers. Females have slightly longer stingers.* |
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Game locations
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| Black 2 | White 2 | | Routes 4, 13, 17, 18, and 21, Virbank City, Virbank Complex, Undella Town, Undella Bay, Seaside Cave, Humilau City, P2 Laboratory (Surfing) |
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| Omega Ruby | Alpha Sapphire | | Routes 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 134 (hidden Pokémon*) |
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Frillish is available in Sword and Shield.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frillish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Frillish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frillish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Frillish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Frillish 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 Frillish in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frillish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Frillish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frillish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Frillish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frillish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Frillish
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Male Frillish
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds | Base HP: 49 | | | Base Attack: 70 | Base Defense: 52 | Base Speed: 60 |
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond | | PokéPark Pad entry: | | The Frillish on the beach are good friends. They speak politely to each other, but they want to enjoy honest conversation, too. |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #119 | | The Frillish drifting in the blue hole are on the lookout for food. Sometimes the males and females will work together to drag other Pokémon down to the depths of the sea. |
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Female Frillish
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds | Base HP: 49 | | | Base Attack: 70 | Base Defense: 52 | Base Speed: 60 |
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond | | PokéPark Pad entry: | | The Frillish on the beach are good friends. They speak politely to each other, but they want to enjoy honest conversation, too. |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #119 | | The Frillish drifting in the blue hole are on the lookout for food. Sometimes the males and females will work together to drag other Pokémon down to the depths of the sea. |
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Evolution data
Male
Female
Sprites
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In the anime
A male Frillish in the anime 
A female Frillish in the animeMajor appearances
Jessie owns a female Frillish, which debuted in New Places... Familiar Faces!. She eventually had to give Frillish to Giovanni as a sign that they accomplished something in Unova. Frillish returned to Jessie's party in Rocket Revengers!.
Other
A male Frillish debuted in A Rival Battle for Club Champ!, under the ownership of Trip. He used Frillish in his match against Ash, and he was able to defeat both Pidove and Snivy, despite having a disadvantage against the latter in both type and gender.
A female Frillish debuted in A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!. She took a liking to Ash after he fell into the canal. She was later hooked by Bianca during a fishing competition, and when she saw Team Rocket attempting to kidnap the prize Pokémon, she released them all back into the wild.
In The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!, Halsey used both male and female Frillish to help rescue people from fires, and then to help put out the fires alongside Dewott.
Minor appearances
Both male and female Frillish appeared in the opening sequences of White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram; the female Frillish was exclusive to the former movie and the male Frillish was exclusive to the latter.
Multiple male and female Frillish appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.
Both male and female Frillish appeared in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!.
In Clash of the Connoisseurs!, a female Frillish was living in Stonesthrow Town.
A male Frillish appeared in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!.
In Fighting Back the Tears!, James attempted to catch a female Frillish, but he failed when Mareanie, seeing it as a rival for James's affections, scared it off with Spike Cannon.
In Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, a female Frillish was among the Pokémon seen in the Wild Area.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, a female Frillish was in the Wild Area.
Pokédex entries
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| BW010 | Frillish | Ash's Pokédex | Frillish, the Floating Pokémon. Frillish can constrict its foes using its veil-like tentacles and numb them with poison. It is said to live in dens some five miles below sea level. | | BW037 | Frillish | Bianca's Pokédex | Frillish, the Floating Pokémon. Frillish numbs its opponents with its poison as it binds its victim with its thin, veil-like tentacles. |
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POKÉTOON
A female Frillish appeared in Help! I've Turned into a Gengar.
In the manga
Female Frillish in Pokémon AdventuresPocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
Both male and female Frillish appeared in Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero.
Pokémon Adventures
Both male and female Frillish debuted in A New Perspective
Both male and female Frillish appeared in Pink Slip.
Marlon owned a male Frillish, which went on to evolve into a Jellicent. He appeared in a flashback in The Tournament Continues.
A Team Plasma Grunt used a female Frillish in a flashback in Unforgettable Memories. She fought against Hugh's Purrloin and Trapinch after Hugh refused to listen to them when they convinced him that he was causing pain to his Pokémon. Frillish was able to weaken Purrloin, forcing Hugh's sister recall it to its Poké Ball, which was then taken by two Grunts afterwards.
A female Frillish appeared in a flashback in Epilogue: Graduation Ceremony.
Pokémon RéBURST
A Frillish appeared in RB41.
In the TCG
Main article: Frillish (TCG)Trivia
- Although female Dream World artwork exists, any Frillish or Jellicent uploaded to the Global Link will use the male artwork, regardless of their gender.
- Frillish and Jellicent were originally pure Water-type. The Ghost type was added to their typing for balancing reasons, with Ken Sugimori noting that the designer for the Frillish line was disappointed that they ended up becoming scary Pokémon.[2]
Origin
Frillish and its evolved form were most likely inspired by the Nurarihyon, a jellyfish yōkai that is either shown as a demonized jellyfish or as a jellyfish-like man who wears refined, sometimes regal, clothing. It is also possible that they were inspired by the Kurage no Hinotama, a type of jellyfish-like will-o'-the-wisp. Frillish and its evolved form may also be inspired by real-life jellyfish such as the Stygiomedusa, also known as the Phantom Jelly, a very rarely seen deep sea jellyfish with fabric-like arms. The two larger arms Frillish possesses are more similar to those of squids than the tentacles of real jellyfish, however.
Frillish's design is inspired by the image of princes and princesses,[2] perhaps specifically of the Victorian-style monarch attire. Frillish and its evolved form also have traits in common with sea monsters like the Kraken, most notably their rumored penchant for destroying ships and feeding on the crew.
Name origin
Frillish may be a combination of frill and jellyfish.
Pururill may be a combination of プルプル purupuru (onomatopoeia for jiggling) and frill.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | फ़्रिलिश Frillish | Transcription of its English name |  Russian | Фриллиш Frillish | Transcription of English name |  Thai | พูรูริล Phururin | Transcription of Japanese name |
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