The new Pokémon Bellibolt is an electric frog

Today is another new Pokémon set making its debut in upcoming Nintendo Switch games Scarlet and Violet: Bellibolt, an electric frog.

A few days ago, a teaser was released in which Iono, a new fitness leader described as an influencer and live streamer in the Pokémon universe, challenged viewers to guess what her partner Pokémon was.

We were given the following clues: on the outside it’s squishy, ​​languid with an easy-going vibe and has “two big ol’ bumps on its noggin that people always mistake for eyes”. And it’s “so cute,” according to Iono.

A video was uploaded today with the answer. Meet Bellibolt!

Those suspicious looking things on either side of his head aren’t eyes, just a couple of little lumps. Its actual eyes are the two dots above its mouth.

On Scarlet and Violet’s website, Bellibolt is described as easy-going. Apparently there is a sound from its stomach when it is hungry. Bellibolt can generate energy by expanding and contracting its body. (I have to tell you, studying electrodynamics at university would have been a lot more fun with a Bellibolt.) The electricity generated is discharged at the eye bumps.

Bellibolt has a new ability called Electromorphosis. Whenever it is hit by an attack, it charges up and increases the power of the next electric move it uses.

I admit Bellibolt is very round. In the video, it makes a kind of boing-y noise when it moves. I think it’s quite cute, but I just can’t get past its not-eyes-but-antennae.

Iono also revealed that she runs Paldea’s Levincia Gym and invites trainers to fight (or “collaborate”) with her.