Pkmn:Tsubugorou
Tsubugorou つぶゴロウ | |
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Character's information | |
Location | Currently unknown |
Species | Mudkip (formerly human) |
Gender | Male |
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Family | |
Occupation | Traveler |
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Background information | |
Earliest Mystery Dungeon appearance | Internet (Twitter/official website) |
Latest Mystery Dungeon appearance | Internet (Twitter/official website) |
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Tsubugorou (Japanese: つぶゴロウ) is a traveling human turned Mudkip featured on the @Pokemon_cojp Twitter account as well as the official Japanese website for
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. He narrates his adventures and thoughts as he travels the Pokémon World. His name is a portmanteau of つぶやき, meaning Tweet, and ミズゴロウ, the Japanese name for Mudkip.
Biography
Physical Appearance
Tsubugorou has the appearance of a Mudkip. He wears a yellow scarf.
Personality
History
Tsubugorou used to be a human. When he became a Pokémon, he was initially nervous, but all the other Pokémon around him were kind, so he decided to travel the various villages and towns of the world. He felt touched by the attention he received online.
On June 19, 2015, he reached Serene Village, where he visited the local Kecleon Shop, the hill with the big tree, and the school, which reminds him of his childhood. He commented on each of the school children the staff of the school, and some of the inhabitants of the village and explains that, like Pancham, he used to pull pranks as a kid. He claims Watchog's personality seems to be the opposite of Principal Simipour's. He is curious about Budew and Hawlucha's Slam School. He initially didn't have the courage to go inside the Café Connection because he feared it was too fashionable for him, but eventually went in.
On August 16, 2015, he left Serene Village and headed towards Lively Town. He commented on the Expedition Society and its members. He would like to join them someday. While adventuring in a dungeon he was happy to find a Big Apple, and he ate it. He wonders how the children of Serene Village are doing since he left, and he asks readers to check on them if they happen to visit the village.
After becoming a Pokémon, Tsubugorou started liking rainy days, which he supposed might be related to him being a Water-type. He commented that he would like to meet a legendary or mythical Pokémon. He likes Mega Evolution. Because he is a traveler, every day feels like a summer vacation to him.
Tsubugorou talked about the Connection Orb and compared it to Twitter. When he was a human, he liked to play with a toy water gun, but now that he's a Pokémon, he can use the move Water Gun. He enjoys being a Pokémon. Apples are his favorite food. He also analyzed the cover art of the game. He likes to use the symbol "◎" to express his positive feelings. The symbol can also be used by the player in the game from the in-game keyboard, and it can appear in rescue passwords.
After a while, he decided that it was time to leave Lively Town and adventure elsewhere, ending his series of tweets with a 5 days countdown leading up to the Japanese release of the game.
Format
Tsubugorou's adventures are told through Twitter, with a series of posts referred to as [Very popular] A collection of tweets by Tsubugorou ◎ (Japanese: 【大人気】つぶゴロウのつぶやき集◎). Messages are posted alongside pictures, which consist of art of Tsubugorou, game screenshots featuring Tsubugorou, generic game screenshots or general game artwork. Each message is also posted on a single page on the official website, making them easier to find and read.
Artwork
Excluding Day -3, each countdown day leading to the game's Japanese release received unique art of Tsubugorou.
Inspiration
The idea behind Tsubugorou comes from the Connection Orb being inspired by Twitter. Tsubugorou himself compares the Connection Orb to Twitter, and in the files of the game the developers internally used the word "TWEET" to refer to the messages that appear in the Connection Orb.
A similar marketing campaign, Kecleon's Tweets, ran alongside Tsubugorou. Before Tsubugorou, Mamel's Diary
another similar marketing campaign was run starting from 2006 for the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series, which may have served as inspiration for the Pokémon versions, as many aspects of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon are directly inspired or based on the Shiren series.
Appearances
Animations
Team Go-Getters | Time and Darkness | Beyond Time and Darkness | Gates to Infinity | Special Videos | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
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Games
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Rescue Team | Explorers | Adventure Squad | Gates to Infinity | Super MD | ||||||
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Red | Blue | DX | Time | Darkness | Sky | Blazing | Stormy | Light | ||
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Manga
Ginji's Rescue Team | Explorers of Time and Darkness | Blazing Exploration Team | Go! Expedition Society Juniors! |
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✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Gallery
For all of the Tsubugorou art used across the wiki, see: Category:Mudkip
Official Artwork
Games
In Other Languages
Language | Name | |
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English | Tsubugorou | |
Japanese | つぶゴロウ |