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Baltoy's design is similar to that of the 遮光器土偶 (shakōkidogū), a "spaceman" clay figurine from the Jōmon period of Japanese history. The name Baltoy is probably a portmanteau of balance and toy. The Japanese name Yajiron is an abbreviation of 弥次郎兵衛 (yajirobe'e), balancing toy. Dogu (土偶, DogÅ«) (1000-400 BC), goggle-eyed type figurine. ... The Jomon period (Japanese: 縄文時代 Jōmon-jidai) is the time in Japanese history from about 10,000 BCE to 300 BCE. Most scholars agree that by around 40,000 BCE glaciation had connected the islands with the mainland. ... A portmanteau (IPA pronunciation: ) is a word or morpheme which fuses two or more words or parts of words to give a combined or loaded meaning. ...

Biological characteristics

The first Baltoy seen by humans was discovered in ancient ruins. It moves around by spinning skillfully on its single foot, and is proficient in using Psychic-type moves. Its native habitat is the desert. Baltoy sleeps while balancing on its foot. When seeing other Baltoy, this Pokémon congregates with them and all members of the group begin crying in unison. The reason for the behavior is unknown, but it could be some form of communication. This article is about arid terrain. ... Communication allows people to exchange thoughts by one of several methods. ...

In the video games

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, wild Baltoy can be found on Route 111, which houses a desert where sandstorms are common. In Emerald, they can be found more rarely in Meteor Falls. In Pokémon XD Hexagon Brother Browsix has one to snag. Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Ruby and Pocket Monsters Sapphire ), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Look up sandstorm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Pokémon Emerald is the fifth game in the Pokémon video game series for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. ... Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is an upcoming role-playing game from Nintendos Pokémon franchise for the Nintendo GameCube. ... Spoiler warning: The Hexagon Brothers are a sextet of Cipher Peons in Pokemon XD. They hang out around the entrance of Ciphers Research lab where Professor Krane (the players father) is taken to early in the game. ...

It has the levitate ability, which allows Baltoy to avoid ground moves such as Earthquake. Baltoy evolves into Claydol at level 36.

In the Pokémon anime

In the Pokémon anime Episode 352, Me, Myself, and Time, Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu save a spinning Baltoy from careening off of a cliff. Its trainer is thankful, and they accompany her on her search for treasure. Baltoy turns out to be the key to opening the treasure's resting place. The treasure is revealed to be an ancient time machine found by the trainer's future self and her Baltoy. It has been suggested that Pokémon theme songs be merged into this article or section. ... Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi ) in Japan, is the protagonist of the anime Pokémon. ... Pikachu ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

In Episode 375, It's Still Rocket Roll To Me!, the Mossdeep City twin gym leaders Tate and Liza have multiple Baltoy use their Psychic abilities to create the impression of weightlessness in their gym. Later, these Baltoy are critical in preventing a disaster with a space shuttle by holding it in place. NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ...

References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Baltoy as a species
• Baltoy’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Baltoy Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• Smogon.com - Baltoy Tactical Data
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Baltoy Previously hosted by Wikibooks