FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER

Catfish, a captured specimen

Catfish

AQUA

UNCOMMON · 2 RECORDED WORLDWIDE

"Lurks in murky water and prefers to avoid the camera's gaze."

First recorded by Bug, September 17, 2026.

SPECIMENS ON FILE

Catfish, a recorded specimen
FIRST TO SCIENCE
Catfish, a recorded specimen
RECORDED

2 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.

FIELD GUIDE

All-Rounder
No weakness, no specialty · dependable in any matchup.

HP 57
Attack 51
Defense 48
Sp. Atk 48
Sp. Def 48
Speed 48

STAT TOTAL 300 · UNCOMMON BUDGET 300

LEARNSET · MOVES BY LEVEL
LEVELMOVETYPECLASSPOWERACCURACY
L1 Bump NEUTRAL physical 40 100%
An artless full-body shove. Everyone starts somewhere.
L1 Hard Stare NEUTRAL status · 100%
A withering look that saps the target's will to fight. · Lowers the foe's Attack
L2 First Snow AQUA special 40 100%
The season's first flurry. May freeze. · 10% chance to inflict freeze on the foe
L3 Boreal Beam AQUA special 65 100%
A shimmering polar ray. May sap strength. · 10% chance to lower the foe's Attack
L12 Bitter Wind AQUA special 55 95%
A wind with teeth. Slows the target. · Lowers the foe's Speed
L17 Kelp Lash FLORA special 60 100%
A whip of waterlogged greenery.
L21 Swift NEUTRAL physical 60 100%
Darts that curve to follow the target. Never misses.
L24 Scowl NEUTRAL status · 90%
A look so grim the target forgets to hurry. Speed harshly falls. · Sharply lowers the foe's Speed
L27 Shriek NEUTRAL status · 85%
An ear-splitting note that rattles armor loose. Defense harshly falls. · Sharply lowers the foe's Defense
L30 Breaker AQUA special 95 100%
A wave that has been building the whole battle.
L33 Reckless Charge NEUTRAL physical 90 85%
A headlong crash that hurts the user too. · 25% recoil
L35 Second Wind NEUTRAL status · 100%
A steadying breath that knits the body back together. Restores half of max HP. · Restores 50% of max HP
L38 Swamp Water AQUA special 95 85%
A churning brown surge. May bog the target down. · 30% chance to lower the foe's Speed
L40 Deluge AQUA special 120 80%
Water with the pressure of a burst main.

Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.

FIELD MATCHUPS

BEATS
Plains Zebra
BEAST
Plains Zebra
Cayenne Pepper
FIRE
Cayenne Pepper
WARY OF
Great Horned Owl
AVIAN
Great Horned Owl
Pokéball
ELECTRIC
Pokéball

THE LEDGER

1 NATURALIST HOLDS ONE

First recorded September 17, 2026. Latest October 8, 2026.

Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.

ON iNATURALIST

About 556,924 observations worldwide on iNaturalist at the time of minting, which files it as UNCOMMON in the register.

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