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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Even though its Ability is supposed to allow it to blend in with its surroundings, it is unable to learn the move {{m|Camouflage}}.
* Kecleon is the hardest Pokémon to recruit in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], with a base recruit rate of -33.9%. It can only be recruited if the player is level 90 or higher, and if they are holding a [[Recruitment items|Friend Bow]]. Even after all this, Kecleon's recruit rate is only 0.1%. It is considered slightly easier to recruit in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness]], and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Explorers of Sky]] since the player now has a 0.5% chance of recruiting it at level 90, while holding an [[Amber Tear]]/[[Golden Mask]] with the "Fast Friend" [[IQ]] skill, despite its base recruit rate decreasing to -49.5%.
* Kecleon is the hardest Pokémon to recruit in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], with a base recruit rate of -33.9%. It can only be recruited if the player is level 90 or higher, and if they are holding a [[Recruitment items|Friend Bow]]. Even after all this, Kecleon's recruit rate is only 0.1%. It is considered slightly easier to recruit in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness]], and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Explorers of Sky]] since the player now has a 0.5% chance of recruiting it at level 90, while holding an [[Amber Tear]]/[[Golden Mask]] with the "Fast Friend" [[IQ]] skill, despite its base recruit rate decreasing to -49.5%.
* Though the purple (sometimes red) zigzag stripe on its belly is supposed to stay visible when it changes colors to blend with its surroundings, several game depictions of it, most notably its {{v2|Emerald}} sprite, depict hidden Kecleon as completely invisible.
* Though the purple (sometimes red) zigzag stripe on its belly is supposed to stay visible when it changes colors to blend with its surroundings, several game depictions of it, most notably its {{v2|Emerald}} sprite, depict hidden Kecleon as completely invisible.
* The "fins" on Kecleon's back are absent in its official Sugimori artwork and {{game|Black and White|s}} front sprites; they are present in all other incarnations.
* The "fins" on Kecleon's back are absent in its official Sugimori artwork and {{game|Black and White|s}} front sprites; they are present in all other incarnations.
* Kecleon, along with {{p|Wailmer}} and {{p|Azurill}}, were the first {{cat|Generation III Pokémon}} revealed, in early March 2001. It was also the first [[Generation III]] Pokémon seen in the anime, in ''[[EP205|The Kecleon Caper]]''.
* Kecleon, along with {{p|Wailmer}} and {{p|Azurill}}, were the first {{cat|Generation III Pokémon}} revealed, in early March 2001. It was also the first [[Generation III]] Pokémon seen in the anime, in ''[[EP205|The Kecleon Caper]]''.
* Although it has been stated that Kecleon can freely change its color, only green, purple and yellow variants have been seen.
* Despite being able to become any type, Kecleon can only learn moves of 15 of the 17 types - it can't learn any [[Bug (type)|Bug-]] or {{type|Dragon}} moves.


===Origin===
===Origin===
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