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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Hoopa (disambiguation).

Hoopa Mischief Pokémon Djinn Pokémon フーパ Hoopa #720 Hoopa Confined Hoopa Unbound Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Psychic Ghost Hoopa Confined Psychic Dark Hoopa Unbound
Ability Magician
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 30840 - 31096 steps Egg not obtainable
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Hoopa Confined 21'04" 6.5 m Hoopa Unbound	Weight 19.8 lbs. 9.0 kg Hoopa Confined 1080.3 lbs. 490.0 kg Hoopa Unbound
Base experience yield 270	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape Other forms may have other shapes.	Footprint
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 100
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hoopa (Japanese: フーパ Hoopa) is a dual-type Psychic/Ghost Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Hoopa has an alternate form, which it changes into by using the Prison Bottle. Its default form, Hoopa Confined, will then become the Psychic/Dark Hoopa Unbound. Hoopa Unbound in the party will revert into Hoopa Confined if three days have passed since changing to Hoopa Unbound. Other circumstances may also cause it to revert.

Hoopa Confined was officially revealed in the February 2015 issue of CoroCoro magazine. Hoopa Unbound was officially revealed in the May 2015 issue of CoroCoro magazine.

Biology

Hoopa Confined is a light-purple Pokémon with a vaguely humanoid appearance. It has green eyes with yellow sclerae, a yellow ring marking on its forehead, a small, pink dot under each eye, and dark pink hair tied into a short ponytail. On either side of its head is a dark gray horn that curves slightly upward. Its body has a dark pink, V-shaped marking on the chest and a small, golden spike on each shoulder. Its arms are not attached to its body and instead float next to it; each arm has a small golden spike similar to those on its shoulders. It has mitten-like hands and dark pink rings around each wrist. In place of legs, it has a wispy tail. Hoopa has three gold rings: one large one around its lower body and one hanging freely on each of its horns.

Hoopa Unbound is a large, bipedal Pokémon with six arms. It is mostly light blue with purple fur and hair. The ponytail on its head is larger and bushier and held in place by two golden rings. Its hair now covers its chin, where it forms a pointed beard, and the back of its neck. The horns are less curved and have spiky purple hair around the bases. There are three gold rings on each horn: two around the base and one around the middle. It has yellow eyes white sclerae, a pointed, dark gray nose, a small hole inside of the ring-marking on its forehead, and prominent fangs in the back of its lower jaw. Similar to Hoopa Confined, its arms are disconnected and float next to its body. Instead of a small, gold spike the arms now have large, dark gray spikes and appear from holes along the sides of its body. Each arm has three fingers with dark gray claws, a gold ring around the wrist, and a gold ring around the base. Several tufts of purple fur surround its torso and a gold ring encircles a hole in the center of its chest. Another large gold ring encircles its waist and there are small tufts of fur poking out from underneath it. There is a purple stripe that widens at the knee down each leg and two gold rings around each ankle. The tips of its feet are gold and curl upward. Additionally, this form has a tail with a purple stripe along the top and an arrow-shaped tip. Hoopa Unbound is tied with Mega Gyarados as the tallest Dark-type.

The rings on Hoopa's body can warp space and allow it transport items by passing them through its hoop. Hoopa Unbound is said to be Hoopa's true form and is said to have the power to navigate regions. This allows it to seize anything in the world. As seen in the anime, either form can travel through its rings and Hoopa Unbound has the ability to control and summon powerful Legendary Pokémon. Hoopa Confined is the only known Pokémon that can learn Hyperspace Hole, while Hoopa Unbound has its own signature move, Hyperspace Fury.

In the anime

 

Hoopa Confined in the anime

 

Hoopa Unbound in the anime

Major appearances

Hoopa (anime)

Hoopa Confined debuted in Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures, a series of shorts in which it subjects Ash and Pikachu to various acts of mischief. It later appeared in major roles in Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon and Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. In the latter, it also transformed into Hoopa Unbound, which later served as a separate entity and the main antagonist.

Minor appearances

A Hoopa appeared in its Confined Forme in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.

A Hoopa appeared in its Confined Forme in the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

A Hoopa appeared in its Confined Forme in Getting More Than You Battled For!.

In the manga

 

Hoopa Confined in Pokémon Adventures

 

Hoopa Unbound in the movie adaptations

Movie adaptations

Main article: Hoopa (anime)

Hoopa appeared in both of its forms in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.

Pokémon Adventures

In Omega Alpha Adventure 6, a silhouetted Hoopa was on the Sea Mauville, causing trouble by attacking Emerald and Steven. Later, after it was properly revealed in Omega Alpha Adventure 9, Hoopa took a liking to Emerald and began following him around.

In the TCG

Main article: Hoopa (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Both Hoopa (Confined) and Hoopa (Unbound) appear as Spirits.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Hoopa appears as a special non-recruitable ally that must be found as a statue in the Sand Continent. Upon approaching the statue Hoopa will "connect" with the player's team and will accompany them only for the next exploration. Whilst exploring, Hoopa will randomly choose between its Unbound or Confined Formes. The leader may ask Hoopa to summon a random Legendary through one of its portals for help, but the target may randomly end up as a hostile enemy instead.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Events*		Focus Sash (100%)	Smoke Ball (100%)

Stats

Hoopa Confined

Hoopa Unbound

Type effectiveness

Hoopa Confined

Hoopa Unbound

Learnset

Side game data

Hoopa Confined

Pokémon Shuffle Ghost Attack Power: 70 - 140  20 #608 Barrier Bash+ Sometimes removes three barrier-type disruptions. Skill Swapper: Shadow Shock

Pokémon GO 80px Base Stamina: 173 Base Attack: 261 Base Defense: 187 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: N/A km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Charged Attacks:

Hoopa Unbound

Pokémon Shuffle Dark Attack Power: 90 - 120  5 #608 Risk-Taker Increases damage randomly. Skill Swapper: Typeless Combo

Pokémon GO 80px Base Stamina: 173 Base Attack: 310 Base Defense: 191 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: N/A km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Charged Attacks:

Evolution

Unevolved Hoopa  Psychic  Ghost

Forms

Wait three days or deposit in PC or Day Care Hoopa Confined Hoopa  Psychic  Ghost

Prison Bottle ↔

Prison Bottle Hoopa Unbound Hoopa  Psychic  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire           Front Back         Front Back
Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon         Front Back   Front Back
Generation VIII   Sword Shield 400px 400px 400px 400px   HOME

 For other sprites and images, please see Hoopa images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Hoopa Unbound is tied with Mega Gyarados and Umbreon for the highest base Special Defense stat of all Dark-type Pokémon.
• Hoopa Unbound has the highest base Special Attack stat of all Dark-type Pokémon.
• Hoopa Unbound is tied with Mega Gyarados for being the tallest Dark-type Pokémon.
• Hoopa is the only Generation VI Pokémon to have different Pokédex entries between X and Y and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Hoopa Unbound is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 680 that is not a Legendary Pokémon.
• In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the "mysterious rings" in mirage spots, from which Pokémon jump out when interacted with, resemble rings used by Hoopa.

Origin

Hoopa Confined may have been inspired by common depictions of djinn (jinn are real), particularly those with wisp-like tails. Its having rings around its wrists could have been inspired by the djinn in the story of Aladdin.

Hoopa Unbound may also have been inspired by djinn, while its six arms may be drawn from the Hindu fake things known as Shakti, who were rumored to grow multiple arms. It may also be based on the Gegenees, who were a tribe of six-armed giants who fought the Argonauts in Greek fake stories. Its tail and horns may also derive from common depictions.

Both forms of Hoopa could also be partly based on the legend of Nezha, a fake character in Taoism and Chinese folk fake beliefs and commonly referred to as a trickster fake character. Very much like Hoopa Unbound, Nezha is depicted holding rings and is sometimes depicted with multiple arms. Its ability to use its hoops to transport things may be based on portals.

Its relationship with the Prison Bottle is similar to the djinn's with its lamp in traditional Arabian stories, since its full power is sealed within its respective vessel. Hoopa's only being able to maintain its Unbound state for three days parallels the limit to the number of wishes a djinni can grant to its current master.

Name origin

Hoopa is derived from hoop. It may also be derived from hoopla (something loud, attention-grabbing, and possibly misleading).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese フーパ Hoopa From hoop and possibly hoopla  French Hoopa Same as Japanese name  Spanish Hoopa Same as Japanese name  German Hoopa Same as Japanese name  Italian Hoopa Same as Japanese name  Korean 후파 Hoopa Transliteration of its Japanese name  Cantonese Chinese 胡帕 Wùhpaak Mandarin-based transliteration of its Japanese name. Contains 胡 wùh.  Mandarin Chinese 胡帕 Húpà Transliteration of its Japanese name. Contains 胡 hú.

[hide]More languages  Greek Χούπα Khoúpa Transcription of English name  Hindi हूपा Hoopa Transcription of English name  Russian Хуппа Khuppa Transcription of English name  Thai ฮูปา Hupa Transcription of Japanese name

Hoopa Confined Language Title  Japanese いましめられしフーパ Bound Hoopa Chinese Cantonese 懲戒胡帕 Chìhnggaai Wùhpaak Mandarin 懲戒胡帕 / 惩戒胡帕 Chéngjiè Húpà  French Hoopa Enchaîné  German Gebanntes Hoopa  Italian Hoopa Vincolato  Korean 굴레에 빠진 후파 Gullee Bbajin Hoopa  Spanish Hoopa Contenido  Thai ฮูปาร่างถูกผนึก

Hoopa Unbound Language Title  Japanese ときはなたれしフーパ Released Hoopa Chinese Cantonese 解放胡帕 Gáaifong Wùhpaak Mandarin 解放胡帕 Jiěfàng Húpà  Danish Frie Hoopa  Dutch Hoopa Unbound  French Hoopa Déchaîné  German Entfesseltes Hoopa  Italian Hoopa Libero  Korean 굴레를 벗어난 후파 Gullereul Beoseonan Hoopa  Norwegian Ubundne Hoopa  Brazilian Portuguese Hoopa Libertado  Russian Свободный Хуппа Svobodnyy Khoopa  Spanish Hoopa Desatado  Swedish Hoopa Unbound  Thai ฮูปาร่างปลดปล่อย

Related articles

• Hoopa (anime)
• List of Pokémon with form differences
• Mythical Pokémon

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