Wynaut (Pokémon)

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.

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.

In JN090, due to Dialga and Palkia's influence, Jessie's Wobbuffet devolved into a Wynaut. It was later reverted in the same episode.

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!.

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

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.

• 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.

Wynaut is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

SwSh

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

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM29 TM29 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR30 TR30 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}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

BDSP

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

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM20 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25

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

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.

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.