Attack
Poison Breath
Psychic
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
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Cosmic Eclipse · 1 Nov 2019 · 91/272
Skrelp
クズモー
Mock Kelp Pokémon
Psychic
Common
Basic
60HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 7 Skrelp cards owned
0 / 2 in Sun & Moon
Skrelp collection
1 / 7 collected
14%
complete
Owned1
Missing6
TrackedS$0.28
Missing est.≈S$1
Gameplay profile
Unlimited: Legal
Expanded: Legal
Evolution line
Versions & finishes
missing
missing
Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.
Story & meaning
Skrelp is a Poison/Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI (Kalos region) that mimics rotten seaweed to hide from predators while drifting in the ocean. It sprays liquid poison at weakened prey and enemies, using camouflage as its…
“It vanishes into seaweed and remains perfectly still to avoid attacks from large Pokémon. Rotten seaweed is its main food source.”
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History
Skrelp is a Poison/Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI (Kalos region) that mimics rotten seaweed to hide from predators while drifting in the ocean. It sprays liquid poison at weakened prey and enemies, using camouflage as its primary survival strategy. Skrelp evolves into the more dragon-like Dragalge, gaining a fearsome reputation as it matures from a passive piece of 'kelp' into a powerful Poison/Dragon-type.
Name & meaning
The Japanese name クズモー (Kuzumō) combines 屑 (kuzu), meaning 'scrap,' 'rubbish,' or 'waste'—fitting its appearance as a piece of rotten seaweed—with モー, possibly derived from 'seaweed' (藻, mo) or used as a creature-like suffix. The English name 'Skrelp' is a portmanteau of 'kelp' (a type of seaweed) and likely 'scrap' or 'skrew/scrawny,' evoking a discarded, scraggly piece of marine plant life. Both names emphasize its disguise as worthless, drifting kelp.
Your Skrelp cards
1 ownedThe Skrelp cards already in your collection.
All Skrelp cards across sets
7 shownEvery Skrelp print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.
