Anorith

The Old Shrimp Pokémon
#347 - Anorith
Evolve	Armaldo
Debut	Pokémon: Sapphire Version Pokémon: Ruby Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.7 m (2'04")
Weight	12.5 kg (27.6 lbs.)
Color	Gray
Gender Ratio	7♂ : 1♀
Ability	Battle Armor
Hidden Ability	Swift Swim
Egg Group	Water 3
Icon		Sprite
		File:347sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	45	Speed	75
Attack	95	Sp. Attack	40
Defense	50	Sp. Defense	50
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	7,680
Base Exp.	099	Effort Points	Att
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Erratic

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Anorith is a shrimp-like fossil Pokémon that was introduced in the third generation games. It can be revived from a Claw Fossil and evolves into an Armaldo.

Information

Anorith is a prehistoric Pokémon that has lived in warm seas. It has two large claws which it uses to firmly grip its prey. Anorith is actually described as a type of ancestral Pokémon and has eight feet which transformed into wings over time. This helped Anorith to adapt to life in the ocean, as it undulates these wings to swim freely through the ocean.

Anorith evolves into Armaldo at Level 40.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Ruby and Sapphire, the player can find a Claw Fossil and Root Fossil at Route 111 and can only pick one, with the other sinking into the quicksand. In Emerald, the choice was instead made at the Mirage Tower, and the other fossil could be found at the end of the Desert Underpass. In all three versions of this generation, the Claw Fossil could be revived at Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, all of the fossils from the first three generations had a chance of being found in the Underground, although Claw Fossils were more common than Root Fossils in Diamond. The fossils could be revived at the Oreburgh Mining Museum in Oreburgh City.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, fossils had a chance of appearing when smashing rocks at the Cliff Cave, although the Claw and Root Fossils only could appear after the National Pokédex was unlocked. They could be revived at Pewter City's museum. In Black and White, the player had a chance of receiving one of the fossils from the first four generations from a minor at Twist Mountain at random on a daily basis, and the fossils were revived at Nacrene Museum.

Other Games

In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, Anorith appeared at the Ocean. In Pokémon Trozei!, it was found at Endless Level 47, Endless Level 68, Forever Level 8 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, it could be recruited at the ninth through seventeenth floors of Stormy Sea, the fourteenth through twenty-third floors of Silver Trench, Grand Sea and Far-off Sea the fourteenth through twentieth basement floors of Marvelous Sea and the fourteenth through twenty-third basement floors of Fantasy Strait. Anorith was also recruitable in Explorers of Time and Darkness at the Drenched Bluff. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it appeared at Oblivia Ruins and the Ice Temple.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Anorith has mostly made minor appearances. One episode showed Anorith among Pokémon living at an Island of Fossil Pokémon.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Anorith was featured in a chapter of the Ruby/Sapphire arc where an Anorith and Lileep broke free at Professor Cozmo's laboratory, although Ruby was able to beat both of them while trying to conceal his skill at commanding Pokémon.

Trivia

• Its name is a combination of "Anomalocaris" (which describes an extinct species of shrimp which Anorith was likely based on) with "lith" (which refers to rocks, most likely due to its typing).