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Tinkatink (Japanese: カヌチャン Kanuchan) is a dual-type Fairy/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.
It evolves into Tinkatuff starting at level 24, which evolves into Tinkaton starting at level 38.
Biology
Tinkatink is a short, pink, humanoid Pokémon, with a relatively large head and arms compared to the rest of its body and stumpy toeless feet. Its arms have three fingers each, and it has what appears to be a pyramidal diamond-shaped steel plate on its torso. Its head has light pink circles on its cheeks, silver eyes, and a mouth with a square teeth-like growth on the lower lip. It has thin eyebrows or eyelashes above its eyes that give it a perpetually worried expression. On top of its head is a light pink cap with a white protrusion on top, resembling tied hair.
Tinkatink carries a crude, gray, cylindrical hammer with a short handle, which resembles a baby's rattle. It creates its own hammer using iron scraps, remaking it as many times as it wants until it is satisfied. Tinkatink uses the hammer to protect itself. However, the hammer is often stolen and eaten by Pokémon with a metal diet. Tinkatink is a female-only species. Tinkatink resides in various ruins across Paldea.
Evolution
Tinkatink evolves into Tinkatuff, which evolves into Tinkaton.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX. |
| Generation IX | | Paldea
#279 | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
#— | | Scarlet | It swings its handmade hammer around to protect itself, but the hammer is often stolen by Pokémon that eat metal. | | Violet | This Pokémon pounds iron scraps together to make a hammer. It will remake the hammer again and again until it's satisfied with the result. | | |
Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX. |
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tinkatink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tinkatink
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tinkatink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Tinkatink
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Tinkatink
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tinkatink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tinkatink
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Tinkatink made her main series debut in HZ039, where one was caught by Dot.
Minor appearances
Pokémon: Paldean Winds
A wild Tinkatink appeared in Breathe Together.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Tinkatink made an appearance in PASS43 as a silhouette in a fantasy. After hearing about a Pokémon in another region that can forge its own weapon, Henry headed off to Paldea to catch one.
In the TCG
- Main article: Tinkatink (TCG)
Trivia
Origin
Given its type combination and its size, Tinkatink may be inspired by duendes, gnomes, or dwarfs, the latter of which are commonly depicted smithing and using iron tools and weapons. It also resembles a baby with a rattle.
Name origin
Tinkatink may be a combination of tinker (itinerant tinsmith) and pink or tink (sharp metallic sound).
Kanuchan may be a combination of 鍛冶 kanuchi (blacksmith) and the Japanese diminutive suffix ～ちゃん -chan.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | फ़ौलारीटा Faulaarita | From फ़ौलाद faulād, लोहार lohār, and -ita |  Thai | คานุจัง Khanuchang | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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