Appearance
Watchog stands upright like a meerkat. It is reddish-brown, with large beige cheeks, one pointed incisor, red eyes with a yellow stripe, and yellow bands on its chest and tail.
#505
Watchog
Lookout Pokémon
Normal
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 27 kg
- Generation
- 5
- Region
- Unova
Watchog is a Normal-type Pokémon, No. 505 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 5 (Unova region).
« When they see an enemy, their tails stand high, and they spit the seeds of berries stored in their cheek pouches. »
Its story
Lifestyle
Luminescent compounds make its stripes and eyes glow to threaten predators. It spits stored seeds at foes, sees in the dark, and evolves from Patrat.
In the anime
Lenora's Watchog beats Ash's Oshawott in a Gym battle, then loses the rematch. Lenora's light reveals a Yamask at the museum.
Name origin
Watchog blends watch and groundhog, with a play on watchdog and watch out. It recalls a groundhog, chipmunk, meerkat, or prairie dog, and its stripes suggest a safety vest.
Did you know?
- Three Watchog in an apple tree flee the fire of a Simisear they angered.
- Mrs. Ripple posts one to guard her jewels.
- Its body can suggest a road worker's protective suit.
Found in the Pokédex of:
UnovaKalos
In other languages
Miradar
Kukmarda
ミルホッグ보르그步哨鼠