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Wynaut Bright Pokémon ソーナノ Sohnano #360 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Psychic
Abilities Shadow Tag Telepathy Hidden Ability
Gender ratio     50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 125 (25.7%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 5140 - 5396 steps
Height 2'00" 0.6 m	Weight 30.9 lbs. 14.0 kg
Base experience yield 44 Gen. III-IV 52 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Wynaut (Japanese: ソーナノ Sohnano) is a Psychic-type baby Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into Wobbuffet starting at level 15.

Biology

Wynaut is a small, bipedal Pokémon covered in blue fur. Its head is spherical with ear-like, fingerless arms on either side and a bulbous growth on its forehead. It has a wide mouth with a serrated upper jaw and a pink tongue. Its eyes appear closed, each curving upward to a point in the center. The fur on its body ends in a zigzag pattern, extending over its short legs. Wynaut's tail is long and completely black, ending in a round, flattened tip with a white, eye-like spot.

Wynaut tends to live in caves and travel in herds. It will test its endurance by squeezing up against other Wynaut at night. In doing so, it strengthens itself, toughens its spirit, and learns to deal powerful counterattacks. When angered, it will slap the ground with its tail. As it loves to eat sweet fruit, it is also drawn to fruit gardens.

In the anime

 

Wynaut in the anime

Major appearances

Wynaut (anime)

Wynaut debuted during the Blackthorn City arc, which began in Fangs for Nothin' and ended in Why? Wynaut!. However, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Ash's Bayleef, and Ash's Noctowl were the only ones to see it throughout the entire storyline.

Other

In Camp Pikachu, a Wynaut helped Pikachu and his friends, including the Pichu Brothers, get to the Pichu Brothers' next train to Big Town. At the end of the episode, the same Wynaut called several other Wynaut, apparently its friends, to help the gang move a cart out of the way.

In Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?, multiple Wynaut were the only inhabitants of Mirage Island.

In Pikachu's Island Adventure, six Wynaut, two Pichu, and a Buizel were forced off their island by Meowth and his cronies, who claimed the island for themselves. As a result, Pikachu and his friends agreed to help them reclaim the island.

In The Brockster Is In!, Normajean's Wynaut was badly poisoned by a Tentacruel, as were several of her other baby Pokémon. It was then healed by a Softboiled from Brock's Chansey.

In A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!, Dr. White owns three Wynaut that would play with his Wobbuffet as well as Jessie's.

Minor appearances

A Wynaut appeared in a flashback in Delcatty Got Your Tongue.

A Wynaut appeared in a fantasy in The Right Place and the Right Mime.

In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Wynaut attended Meloetta's concert.

A Wynaut appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of a Psychic.

A Trainer's Wynaut appeared in Mind-Boggling Dynamax!.

A Trainer's Wynaut appeared in Toughing It Out!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

 

Wynaut in Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter

Wynaut debuted in The Last Battle XIII, where it was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Ruby & Sapphire chapter

In With a Spoink in Your Step II, multiple wild Wynaut were living at Mirage Island, where Ruby and Sapphire were training for the upcoming battle against Maxie and Archie.

In the TCG

Main article: Wynaut (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Wobbuffet and Wynaut send the player on a mission into the Uproar Forest. As thanks for completing it, they help to remodel the rescue base. Wynaut also makes an appearance discussing the identity of the strongest Pokémon with Lombre and Bellsprout in the cutscene that unlocks the Western Cave.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: A different Wobbuffet and Wynaut duo appear in Explorers of Sky, first seen examining a rock outside of Treasure Town. Several days later, the two are seen standing outside an entrance where the rock once was, and usher the player and partner into what is revealed to be Spinda's Café, where the pair manage the Recycle Shop. Later in the game, Wynaut informs the player of any new areas discovered after the introduction of Spinda's Project P.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Ranch		Colbur Berry (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM19 Safeguard Normal Status — —% 25 TM29 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 TR30 Encore Normal Status — 100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wynaut Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Wynaut Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Hatch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team   Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 9.6% Friend Area: Echo Cave Phrases 51%-100% HP Wynaut likes to be with friends! 26%-50% HP Wynaut has only half HP left. 1%-25% HP Wynaut has no power... Level up Wynaut leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 58   Base Attack: 63 Base Defense: 47 Base Speed: 50
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Wynaut went to an island in the Beach Zone looking for Berries. But the bridge broke and he got stuck. You helped him by building a bridge.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: Everyone in the Tech Area cares for Wynaut. He is a good friend of Kirlia.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Psychic Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Psychic Attack Power: 30 - 85  5 #267 Stabilize Sometimes erases one of the foe's disruptions on the board.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 216 Base Attack: 41 Base Defense: 86 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement:  50 Fast Attacks: Splash, Counter Charged Attacks: Mirror Coat

Evolution

Baby form Wynaut  Psychic

Breed holding Lax Incense ← Level 15 →

First evolution Wobbuffet  Psychic

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III   Ruby Sapphire   Emerald   FireRed LeafGreen         Front Back   Front Back   Front Back
Generation IV   Diamond Pearl   Platinum   HeartGold SoulSilver         Front Back   Front Back   Front Back
Generation V   Black White   Black 2 White 2     Front Back   Front Back
Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire     Front Back   Front Back
Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon     Front Back   Front Back
Generation VIII   Sword Shield   HOME

 For other sprites and images, please see Wynaut images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Generation III, Wynaut is the only baby Pokémon found in the wild in the games, on Mirage Island. Oddly, in Generation IV, Wynaut is the only baby Pokémon that cannot be found in the wild.
• Wynaut is one of the few Generation III Pokémon who made a debut before Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
• Wynaut has the lowest base Special Attack of all Psychic-type Pokémon.

Origin

Like its evolved form, Wynaut is probably based on an Okiagari-koboshi doll, a Japanese traditional doll with squinted eyes that stands back upright when pushed over. It is a symbol of perseverance.

Name origin

Wynaut is a play on the phrase, "Why not?"

Apart from a difference in tone, Sohnano is nearly homophonous with the phrase そうなの sō na no, which means, "Really?" or "Is that so?" It is played off by its evolution, Wobbuffet, whose Japanese name of Sonans is homophonous with the interjection そうなんす sō na-n-su, which roughly means, "That's the way it is." Together, they make for a potential perpetual conversation of, "Really?" followed by, "That's the way it is," and so on, as seen in Camp Pikachu.

Other languages' names for the Pokémon in this family, due to the fact that they were introduced in different generations, do not feature this pun.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese ソーナノ Sohnano From そうなの sō na no  French Okéoké A repetition of Okay  Spanish Wynaut Same as English name  German Isso From Ist so  Italian Wynaut Same as English name  Korean 마자 Maza* From 맞아요 majayo; 맞아 is less polite than 맞아요.  Cantonese Chinese      Mandarin Chinese 小果然 Xiǎoguǒrán From 小 xiǎo, 果然 guǒrán and 果然翁 Guǒránwēng

[hide]More languages  Thai โซนาโนะ Sonano Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Wynaut (anime)
• Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)
• Baby Pokémon

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