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Height
3′11″
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1.2 m
Metric
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3′11″/1.2 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
144.4 lbs.
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65.5 kg
Metric
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144.4 lbs./65.5 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 127
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Battle Exp.: 1271*
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Lickitung (Japanese: ベロリンガ Beroringa) is a Normal-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
The most famous feature Lickitung possesses is a long prehensile tongue, which it uses to manipuate objects and possibly to consume them, aside from being very receptive to all sorts of tastes, it is also very dexterous.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Licks from its 6' 6" long tongue can paralyze foes. Its saliva is gooey and sticks to everything.
Behavior
Habitat
Lickitung are a rare sight, usually staying in dense forests near large bodies of water.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGOther appearances
Lickitung is a Pokéfloat. As fighting moves to the left, Lickitung will extend its tongue which must be used as a stepping stone to continue.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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Its tongue spans almost 7 feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis.
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| Stadium
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Its tongue, twice its body's length, moves around freely to catch prey. Its licks cause a tingling sensation.
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| Generation II
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| Gold
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Its tongue has well-devoloped nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.
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| Silver
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Its long tongue, slathered with a thick gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.
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| Crystal
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It has a tongue that is over 6'6" long. It uses this long tongue to lick its body clean.
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| Stadium 2
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Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.
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| Ruby
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Whenever Lickitung comes across something new, it will unfailingly give it a lick. It does so because it memorizes things by texture and by taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.
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| Sapphire
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Whenever Lickitung comes across something new, it will unfailingly give it a lick. It does so because it memorizes things by texture and by taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.
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| Emerald
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Whenever it sees something unfamiliar, it always licks the object because it memorizes things by texture and taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.
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| FireRed
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Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.
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| LeafGreen
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Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
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| Diamond
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Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.
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| Pearl
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Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.
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| HeartGold
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| SoulSilver
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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Total: 385
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 60.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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Special moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Lickitung knows Shadow Panic and Shadow Rush as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Helping Hand after being purified.
Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Lickitung was originally to be called Tonguetyd but this changed before the release of the English versions of Pokémon Red and Blue.
- Ironically, even though it was repeatedly stated to attack using licks, it was not able to learn Lick until Generation II.
- Prior to Generation IV, Lickitung can learn Rollout by TM04 during Generation II, or when purified in Pokémon XD or tutored the move in Pokémon Emerald. Despite this, it cannot evolve into Lickilicky in those generations because Lickilicky did not yet exist. This makes it and Piloswine the only Pokémon which could not evolve even if the criteria were met because their evolved forms were not yet created.
Origin
It may have been based on any number of lizards with extending tongues, in particular the fat-tailed gecko.
Name origin
Lickitung's name is a combination and corruption of lick and tongue. The bero in Beroringa may be from ベロ, tongue, or べろべろなめる berobero nameru, to lick up with one's tongue. Ringer is most likely derived from English ring, referring to the patterns on its body.
In other languages
- German: Schlurp - This name comes from the word slurp.
- French: Excelangue - Excellent means excellent, and langue means tongue. The word as a whole sounds like excellent.
- Korean: 내루미 Naerumi
Related articlesExternal links
For other sprites and images, please see Lickitung images on Bulbagarden Archives.