audino-mega #10069
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audino-mega
Generation V · #10069 — Hearing Pokémon
Mega Audino is the Mega Evolution form of Audino, the Hearing Pokémon introduced in Generation V. This transformation was first made available in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, granting Audino access to enhanced power through the use of the Audinite Mega Stone. While Audino itself is a pure Normal-type, Mega Audino undergoes a significant type change, becoming Normal/Fairy, which fundamentally alters its defensive profile and strategic utility in competitive play. The Mega Evolution represents a dramatic increase in defensive capabilities, with Mega Audino's Defense and Special Defense both jumping from 86 to 126 base points respectively, while its Special Attack increases from 60 to 80. This transformation results in a total base stat sum of 545, a substantial increase from Audino's base 445, making it a considerably more formidable defensive Pokémon. Despite these improvements, Mega Audino retains its signature Healer ability, which provides a 30% chance each turn of curing adjacent allies of major status ailments, making it an invaluable support Pokémon in double and triple battles.
Base Stats
Height
1.5m
Weight
32.0kg
Category
Hearing Pokémon
Gender
Male 50% / Female 50%
Color
pink
Shape
upright
Abilities
Has a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.
Audino-mega Biology & Physical Characteristics
Mega Audino maintains the characteristic pink and cream coloration of its base form while undergoing a visually impressive transformation that emphasizes its role as a healer and support Pokémon. The Mega Evolution accentuates its already-distinctive ears, which serve as its primary sensory organs, allowing it to perceive the world through sound and vibration rather than sight. These remarkable feelers function as biological stethoscopes, enabling Mega Audino to assess the physical conditions and emotional states of other Pokémon with extraordinary precision. Standing at 1.5 meters tall and weighing 32.0 kilograms, Mega Audino is slightly taller and heavier than its base form, reflecting the concentrated energy channeled through the Mega Evolution process. The transformation enhances its structural integrity, as evidenced by the increased Defense and Special Defense stats, suggesting that the Mega Stone reinforces Audino's body composition, making it more resilient to both physical and special attacks. The cream-colored lower body and pink upper portions remain consistent, maintaining Audino's gentle and approachable appearance despite its newfound power.
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Training
Breeding
Audino-mega Breeding, Gender Ratio & Egg Groups
Mega Audino maintains Audino's established gender ratio of 50% male and 50% female, with no gender-based differences in appearance or capability between the two sexes. Both male and female Mega Audino possess identical stat distributions and access to the same move pools, ensuring equal viability regardless of gender identity. The breeding mechanics for Audino remain consistent with its base form, with Mega Audino being unable to breed while in its Mega Evolution form, requiring trainers to revert their Audino to its standard form for reproductive purposes. Audino belongs to the Fairy Egg Group, which limits its breeding compatibility to other Pokémon within this category, ensuring controlled genetic lines within competitive breeding programs. The base friendship value associated with Audino and carried through to Mega Audino is 70, indicating a naturally affectionate and bonded nature that makes it easier for trainers to develop strong connections with these Pokémon. The hatch counter for Audino eggs stands at 20 cycles, translating to approximately 4,884 to 5,140 steps required for an egg to hatch, making it a relatively accessible Pokémon for breeders seeking to develop competitive specimens. The high catch rate of 255 suggests that Audino was originally designed to be readily available to players in its native region, and this accessibility extends to breeding efforts.
Held Items
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Held Items
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
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lets go pikachu lets go eevee
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sword shield
tm03
ultra sun ultra moon
tm03
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Audino-mega Evolution, Mega Evolution & Special Forms
Mega Audino represents the sole evolutionary path for the Audino line, as Audino does not possess a traditional evolution despite being part of the Pokédex since Generation V. Instead, Audino achieves its greatest potential through Mega Evolution, a transformation process that requires both a strong bond with its trainer and possession of the Audinite Mega Stone. When Mega Evolution is triggered during battle, Audino undergoes a remarkable metamorphosis that strengthens its physical and special defenses while simultaneously granting it the Fairy-type, fundamentally altering its type matchups and strategic applications. The acquisition of the Fairy typing in Mega Audino's form is particularly significant, as it provides immunity to Dragon-type moves and grants resistances to Fighting, Dark, and Bug-type moves, while maintaining its Normal-type weaknesses and resistances. This type shift from pure Normal to Normal/Fairy expands Mega Audino's defensive coverage considerably, making it substantially more effective at tanking hits from a broader range of opponent types. The Mega Evolution process also elevates Audino's HP from 103 to a non-increased 103, maintaining its foundation while proportionally increasing its survivability through defensive boosts. The Special Attack increase from 60 to 80 provides modest offensive capability, allowing Mega Audino to contribute meaningful damage output beyond its primary support function.
Where to Find
Location data not available for this Pokémon in the database.
Audino-mega Behaviour and Natural Habitat
Mega Audino displays the same compassionate and empathetic nature as its base form, utilizing its enhanced defensive capabilities to better protect and support its teammates and companions. The Mega Evolution amplifies Audino's natural predisposition toward healing and care, as its increased Special Defense and defensive resilience allow it to withstand damage while administering aid to afflicted allies. Within team dynamics, particularly in competitive double battles, Mega Audino positions itself as a protective support presence, using its Healer ability to remove critical status conditions that might compromise its allies' performance. This Pokémon demonstrates an almost nurturing personality, consistent with its role alongside Nurse Joy in various Pokémon Centers throughout the anime series, where it assists in caring for injured and ill Pokémon. The sensory abilities granted by its remarkable ears remain unchanged by Mega Evolution, allowing Mega Audino to maintain perfect awareness of the condition of every Pokémon in its vicinity. This combination of enhanced defensive prowess and maintained sensory acuity makes Mega Audino an ideal candidate for teams requiring both durability and supportive utility.
Pokedex Entries
Generation V
It touches others with the feelers on its ears, using the sound of their heartbeats to tell how they are feeling.
Using the feelers on its ears, it can tell how someone is feeling or when an egg might hatch.
Its auditory sense is astounding. It has a radarlike ability to understand its surroundings through slight sounds.
Generation VI
Using the feelers on its ears, it can tell how someone is feeling or when an egg might hatch.
It touches others with the feelers on its ears, using the sound of their heartbeats to tell how they are feeling.
Using the feelers on its ears, it can tell how someone is feeling or when an egg might hatch.
It touches others with the feelers on its ears, using the sound of their heartbeats to tell how they are feeling.
Generation VIII
Audino’s sense of hearing is superb. Not even a pebble rolling along over a mile away will escape Audino’s ears.
This Pokémon has a kind heart. By touching with its feelers, Audino can gauge other creatures’ feelings and physical conditions.
Audino-mega Name Origin & Design Inspiration
Audino's name derives from the word 'audio,' reflecting its extraordinary auditory capabilities and the essential role hearing plays in its biology and behavior. The Japanese name 'Tabunne' carries different etymological roots, though the Pokémon's core identity remains centered on its remarkable sensory abilities. The design philosophy behind Audino emphasizes medical and therapeutic themes, particularly evident in its feelers which function as stethoscopes, and its association with Nurse Joy and Pokémon Centers throughout the franchise. In its Mega Evolution form, Audino's design becomes even more refined and polished, suggesting the concentrated essence of its healing nature and defensive capabilities. The pink and cream coloration palette invokes feelings of gentleness, compassion, and medical care, consistent with healthcare imagery across cultures. The oversized ears and feelers in the Mega form appear more pronounced and elaborate, symbolizing heightened sensory perception and awareness. Audino's categorization as the 'Hearing Pokémon' is reinforced throughout its design language, from the prominent ear placement to the flowing feelers that serve as its primary interface with the world. The creature's gentle, almost nurse-like appearance reflects its role as a caretaker and supporter, making it instantly recognizable as a Pokémon designed for healing and protective purposes.
Learnable Moves
Audino-mega can learn 101 moves:
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| after you | normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| ally switch | psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| amnesia | psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| attract | normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| baby doll eyes | fairy | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| bestow | normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| blizzard | ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| calm mind | psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| charge beam | electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| confide | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| covet | normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| dazzling gleam | fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| dig | ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| disarming voice | fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| double slap | normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| double team | normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| double edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| drain punch | fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| draining kiss | fairy | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| dream eater | psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| echoed voice | normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| encore | normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| entrainment | normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| fire blast | fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| fire punch | fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| flamethrower | fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| flash | normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| fling | dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| focus punch | fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| frustration | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| grass knot | grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| gravity | psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| growl | normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| heal bell | normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| heal pulse | psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| healing wish | psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| helping hand | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| hidden power | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| hyper beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| hyper voice | normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| ice beam | ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| ice punch | ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| icy wind | ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| incinerate | fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| iron tail | steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| knock off | dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| laser focus | normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| last resort | normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 |
| light screen | psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| low kick | fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| lucky chant | normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| magic coat | psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| misty terrain | fairy | Status | — | — | 10 |
| pain split | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| play nice | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| pound | normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| power up punch | fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| protect | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| psych up | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| psychic | psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| psyshock | psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| rain dance | water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| reflect | psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| refresh | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| rest | psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| retaliate | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| return | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| role play | psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| safeguard | normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| secret power | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| shadow ball | ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| signal beam | bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| simple beam | normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| skill swap | psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| sleep talk | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| snatch | dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| solar beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| stomping tantrum | ground | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| substitute | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| sunny day | fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| surf | water | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| swagger | normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| sweet kiss | fairy | Status | — | 75 | 10 |
| take down | normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| telekinesis | psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| throat chop | dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| thunder | electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| thunder punch | electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| thunder wave | electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| thunderbolt | electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| toxic | poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| trick room | psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| uproar | normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| wild charge | electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| wish | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| work up | normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| yawn | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| zen headbutt | psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
Audino-mega Competitive Battle Guide
Mega Audino occupies a unique niche in competitive battling as a defensive support Pokémon with exceptional Special Defense capabilities, boasting a base stat of 126 that matches its Defense after Mega Evolution. The acquisition of the Fairy-type through Mega Evolution provides critical defensive advantages, including immunity to Dragon-type moves and resistances to Fighting, Dark, and Bug-type attacks, making it an excellent switch-in against many offensive threats. The Healer ability remains the primary draw for Mega Audino in competitive doubles and triples formats, where it can function as a dedicated status cleanser for the team, removing paralyzes, burns, poisons, and other status conditions from allies without requiring a turn to use Refresh or Heal Bell. With a Special Attack of 80, Mega Audino can learn and utilize moves such as Psychic, Dazzling Gleam, and Focus Blast to provide moderate offensive presence while prioritizing its defensive and supportive role. The relatively low Speed of 50 is mitigated by Audino's supportive nature, as it does not require speed to execute its support functions effectively, though it may utilize Trick Room strategies to invert the speed meta. Mega Audino's movepool includes crucial support moves such as Heal Bell, Refresh, Calm Mind, and Light Screen, allowing it to customize its coverage based on team requirements. The combination of high defenses, Fairy-typing, and the Healer ability makes Mega Audino an excellent choice for defensive team building, particularly in formats where status conditions pose significant threats.
Commonly Asked Questions About Audino-mega
What type is Audino-mega?
Audino-mega is a normal and fairy type Pokemon.
What does Audino-mega evolve into?
Audino-mega does not evolve.
What are Audino-mega's weaknesses?
Audino-mega is weak to poison and steel type moves.
Audino-mega Cultural Impact & Franchise History
Audino achieved significant cultural prominence through its association with Nurse Joy and Pokémon Centers, becoming emblematic of healthcare and compassion within the Pokémon franchise. The anime series featured memorable interactions between Nurse Joy's Audino and various injured Pokémon, establishing the species as a beloved symbol of healing and care throughout the fanbase. Mega Audino's introduction in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire expanded this cultural significance by demonstrating that even support-focused Pokémon could undergo powerful transformations, challenging the perception that Mega Evolution was exclusively for offensive powerhouses. The design and concept of Audino resonated with players who favored support and healing-oriented strategies, fostering a dedicated community of competitive players who championed Mega Audino's potential in double battle formats. Audino's presence in the Pokédex as National #531 places it firmly in the post-Generation IV era of Pokémon design, influencing creature design philosophy during a period of significant franchise expansion. The species has appeared in various Pokémon spin-off games, trading card games, and merchandise, cementing its position as a recognizable and beloved member of the Pokémon roster. The emotional resonance of Audino's design and concept, combined with its practical utility in gameplay, has ensured its enduring popularity among trainers who prioritize supportive team compositions.
Where to Find Audino-mega in Every Pokémon Game
Mega Audino became available to players in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where it could be obtained by catching a standard Audino and acquiring the Audinite Mega Stone through gameplay progression. The original Audino was introduced in Generation V (Black and White versions), where it appeared in various locations throughout Unova, making it readily accessible to players of those games. Subsequently, Mega Audino has appeared in various later generations, including Generation VI (X and Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire), Generation VII (Sun and Moon), Generation VIII (Sword and Shield, Crown Tundra DLC), and beyond. The Audinite Mega Stone required for Mega Evolution can typically be obtained through main story progression, post-game content, or specific events in games where Mega Evolution is available, ensuring that dedicated trainers can access Mega Audino's form without excessive difficulty. Audino's extremely high catch rate of 255 reflects its availability in the wild, making it one of the easiest Pokémon to capture in its native region. For players in later generations seeking to obtain Audino for breeding or collection purposes, the species can generally be found in the wild or obtained through Pokédex completion methods. The introduction of Pokémon Home and various transfer mechanics in recent generations has made acquiring Audino across different game versions and generations significantly more convenient, allowing trainers to build teams featuring Mega Audino regardless of their starting generation or game version.