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Capsakid (Japanese: カプサイジ Capsaiji) is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.
It evolves into Scovillain when exposed to a Fire Stone.
Biology
Capsakid is a short, green, bipedal plant Pokémon with no arms and a very short, stubby tail. It has a four-leaved dark green collar on its neck. Its head has a white, round cap radially split into six at the rim. This cap resembles an egg shell or the calyx found on fruits, and has a small, bulbous green top. Its face has black eyes and an orange coloration on the tip of its beak-like mouth, which also contains a single front tooth on the upper jaw. Capsakid's front tooth falls out naturally, and is used as a spice in traditional Paldean cooking. Capsakid creates spicy chemicals inside its body by using energy from sunlight, which it uses to power its moves.
Evolution
Capsakid evolves into Scovillain.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#250 | | Kitakami
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| Scarlet | The more sunlight this Pokémon bathes in, the more spicy chemicals are produced by its body, and thus the spicier its moves become. |
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| Violet | Traditional Paldean dishes can be extremely spicy because they include the shed front teeth of Capsakid among their ingredients. |
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Game locations
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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 Capsakid
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Capsakid
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Capsakid
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Capsakid
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Capsakid
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Capsakid
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Capsakid
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
Capsakid debuted in HZ052, where Roy rescued one from falling off a cliff.
Minor appearances
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Capsakid debuted in PASV03. One was seen walking around a cliff at West Province (Area One).
In the TCG
Main article: Capsakid (TCG)Trivia
Origin
Capsakid's category and appearance suggest it may be based on an immature chili pepper such as the habanero (as alluded to in its Japanese category). The splitting flower over the back of its pepper-shaped head is also based on how peppers grow; the budding berry will grow from inside the flower, causing its petals to cover the pistil of the developing pepper in a manner similar to Capsakid's cap. Its cap and beak also make it resemble the kappa. It also resembles a newly hatched baby dinosaur or chick, with its white cap resembling a piece of egg shell. The cap also resembles a sunbonnet, hats worn by babies to protect them from sunburn, as Capsakid is still vulnerable to harsh sunlight-boosted Fire-type attacks, unlike its evolution. Additionally, there is even a chili pepper named the "Scotch bonnet", for its resemblance to bonnets.
Name origin
Capsakid may be a combination of capsaicin (active component of chili peppers) or Capsicum (the genus of chili peppers), kappa, and kid.
Capsaiji may be a combination of capsaicin, kappa, and 児 ji (child).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | कैपशिशु Capshishu | From capsaicin or capsicum and शिशु śhiśhu |  Thai | แคปไซจิ Khaepsaichi | Transcription of Japanese name |
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