Hell Pride

Hell Prides are a recurring enemy in the game.

Location
Found throughout the game, they are the most common enemy encountered. The only places they don't crop up in some form are in particularly watery areas, such as Lake Hylia, the Hudson River, and the Lake of the Dead.

Combat
Hell Prides are a Ground-type enemy, and are thus weak to Ice, Grass, and Water. They do not use any Ground moves, however, and thus do not have any advantage over others weak to that element.

Hell Prides have average stats overall. Their Agility is slightly higher than any of their other stats, and they possess a very small MP pool. Most are in the 50-200 HP range, while others in more experienced areas of the game have up to 500 HP.

Their only attack is a single overhead swing, which is easily avoidable. When several gather in close quarters, however, this attack can become tricky to outmaneuver and devastating if more than one hits its mark.

If they are in an area where a more threatening enemy is present, it is best to make quick work of the Hell Prides before focusing on a primary target. One coming up behind and attacking suddenly would be difficult to guard against.

Pokemon
Hell Prides are capable of being captured and used as Pokemon. While a very basic and generic Pokemon at first, they gain several useful moves that give them a surprisingly diverse arsenal by the time they've made their final evolution. Generally, they should be reserved for fights against Electric-type enemies; their Ground attacks are strong against Electrics, while they also take very minimal damage from Electric moves.

No matter what level they are when they're captured, they possess only their single move, Slash, which is a Normal move. The higher level they are when captured, however, the faster they learn new moves until they're caught up.

Hell Pride will learn Dash and Vomit (its first Ground move) at Levels 10 and 17, respectively.

Hell Pride evolves into Hell Sloth at Level 25. At Level 42, it can evolve into Hell Vanguard, but only if Cynthia is in the Spectral Realm at the time. Each time it levels up starting at 42, it will have the opportunity to evolve. It becomes a combination Ground-Flying Pokemon when it makes this evolution.