pokemon of the day 78

POKEMON OF THE DAY 78; FALINKS! THE FORMATION POKEMON; 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. ABILITIES BATTLE ARMOR DEFIANT HIDDEN ABILITY GENDER RATIO GENDER UNKNOWN CATCH RATE 45 (11.9%) BREEDING EGG GROUPS FAIRY AND MINERAL HATCH TIME 6425 - 6681 STEPS HEIGHT 9'10" 3.0 M WEIGHT 136.7 LBS. 62.0 KG BASE EXPERIENCE YIELD 165 LEVELING RATE MEDIUM FAST EV YIELD TOTAL: 3 HP 0 ATK 2 DEF 0 SP.ATK 0 SP.DEF 1 SPEED 0 POKÉDEX COLOR YELLOW BASE FRIENDSHIP 50; FALINKS IS A GROUP OF SMALL, BIPEDAL POKÉMON. A SINGLE FALINKS IS A FORMATION OF SIX INDIVIDUALS, SIMILAR TO EXEGGCUTE. IT CONSISTS OF FIVE TROOPERS AND A LEADER, KNOWN AS "THE BRASS". FALINKS USUALLY MARCH IN A SINGLE FILE LINE HEADED BY THE BRASS, GIVING THEIR FORMATION THE APPEARANCE OF A CATERPILLAR. HOWEVER, FALINKS OCCASIONALLY BREAK THEIR FORMATION TO ATTACK. THEY ARE GENDERLESS AND HAVE NO VISIBLE MOUTHS. STAT RANGE AT LV. 50 AT LV. 100 HP:65 125 - 172 240 - 334 ATTACK:100 94 - 167 184 - 328 DEFENSE:100 94 - 167 184 - 328 SP. ATK:70 67 - 134 130 - 262 SP. DEF:60 58 - 123 112 - 240 SPEED:75 72 - 139 139 - 273 TOTAL:470 OTHER POKÉMON WITH THIS TOTAL MINIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 0 EVS, IVS OF 0, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HINDERING NATURE. MAXIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 252 EVS, IVS OF 31, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HELPFUL NATURE. FIVE OF THEM ARE TROOPERS, AND ONE IS THE BRASS. THE BRASS'S ORDERS ARE ABSOLUTE. THE SIX OF THEM WORK TOGETHER AS ONE POKÉMON. TEAMWORK IS ALSO THEIR BATTLE STRATEGY, AND THEY CONSTANTLY CHANGE THEIR FORMATION AS THEY FIGHT. 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 INDIVIDUAL UNITS RESEMBLE SPARTAN HELMETS DURING THE PERIOD OF ANCIENT ROME, ADORNED WITH GOLDEN PLATES AND RED CRESTS. IT MAY ALSO BE INSPIRED BY THE LEGIO IX HISPANA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 9TH ROMAN LEGION OR THE LOST LEGION, WHICH MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED IN BRITAIN AROUND 120 AD. IT MAY ALSO 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 LABOR OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COLONY, WHICH ARE SOMETIMES CALLED CASTES, LIKE SOLDIERS, WORKERS, AND THE QUEEN. IN FALINKS'S CASE, THE CASTES ARE THE TROOPERS AND THE BRASS. IN ADDITION, FALINKS MAY BE INSPIRED BY AN ADMIRAL CATERPILLAR. DESPITE SPECIAL DEFENSE BEING ITS LOWEST STAT, FALINKS AWARDS SPECIAL DEFENSE EVS WHEN IT IS DEFEATED. FALINKS IS THE TALLEST FIGHTING-TYPE POKÉMON. NAME ORIGIN FALINKS MAY BE A COMBINATION OF PHALANX AND LINK (CHAIN LINK). TAIRETSU MAY BE DERIVED FROM 隊列 TAIRETSU (A RANK OR FORMATION OF TROOPS).