Lickitung (Pokémon)

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Lickitung
ベロリンガ Beroringa
#108
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Artwork from FR/LG
Type
Normal '
Category
Licking Pokémon
Abilities
Own Tempo or Oblivious
Exp. at Lv. 100
1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto
#108
Johto
#178
Hoenn
#276
Sinnoh
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Regional Browser numbers
Height
3'11"
Imperial
1.2 m
Metric
Weight
144.4 lbs.
Imperial
65.5 kg
Metric
Dex color
Pink
Catch rate
45 (5.9%)
Body style
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Blue-Striped
Footprint
 F108.png   F487O.png
Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Breeding
Monster group 1 cycles
(255 minimum steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Base Exp.: 127 Battle Exp.: 1271*
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Lickitung (Japanese: ベロリンガ Beroringa) is a Normal-type Pokémon.


Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue
Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
Pokémon Gold
Its tongue has well-devoloped nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.
Pokémon Silver
Its long tongue, slathered with a thick gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.
Pokémon Crystal
It has a tognue that is over 6'6" long. It uses this long tongue to lick its body clean.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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.
Pokémon Emerald
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.
Pokémon FireRed
Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.
Pokémon LeafGreen
Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.

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. Ringa is most likely derived from English ring, referring to the patterns on its body. The German name comes from the word slurp. Lickitung's French name seems to be a combination of excellent and tongue.

It may have been based on any number of lizards with extending tongues.

Lickitung was originally to be called Tonguetyd but this changed before the release of the English versions of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue.

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
90
150 - 197 290 - 384
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
75
72 - 139 139 - 273
60
58 - 123 112 - 240
75
72 - 139 139 - 273
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
Total:
385
Other Pokémon with this total
  • 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.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None

Learnset

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.

Evolution

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In the anime

Lickitung was first seen in EP052. Jessie captured it and used in the Princess Festival Tournament against Misty. After defeating Ash's Pikachu, and Bulbasaur, it lost to Misty's Psyduck.

Jessie accidently traded her Lickitung for Benny's Wobbuffet in EP146.

Other appearances

Super Smash Brothers Melee

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.

In other languages

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