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Jellicent is a large jellyfish-like Pokémon whose appearance varies based on gender. Both genders have five tentacles, two of which are long with petal-shaped ends. The remaining three are short and tapered. A male is blue with a short, white crown, and a white, mustache-like collar. Its eyes are red with blue sclerae, and there is one eyelash over each eye. Its long tentacles have white edges, while its short tentacles have white spots. A female is pink with a tall, white crown and a puffy, white collar. Its eyes are blue with red sclerae and surrounded by two eyelashes. Its mouth is red and heart-shaped. The long tentacles have white edges like the male, but the short ones have white frills.

==In the anime==

===In the main series===

[[File:Male Jellicent anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Male Jellicent in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

[[File:Female Jellicent anime.png|thumb|250px|Female Jellicent in the anime]]

====Major appearances====

A male Jellicent appeared in ''[[BW094|The Road to Humilau!]]'', under the ownership of [[Marlon]]. He battled {{un|Cameron}}'s {{p|Ferrothorn}} in a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, and was defeated by its {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

====Minor appearances====

Both male and female Jellicent debuted in the opening sequences of ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram]]''; the female Jellicent was exclusive to the former movie and the male Jellicent was exclusive to the latter.

 

A female Jellicent appeared in ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'', under the ownership of [[Manning]]. She briefly battled [[Russet]]'s {{p|Eelektross}} and was defeated.

 

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{{Animedexbody|BW078|Jellicent|Ash's Pokédex|Jellicent, the Floating Pokémon and the evolved form of Frillish. Using life energy for food, Jellicent swims by absorbing seawater, then expelling it.}}

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===In Pokémon: Twilight Wings===

Two male Jellicent appeared in ''[[TW04|Early-Evening Waves]]'' as residents of a lake where [[Nessa]] was doing a photo shoot.

 

===In the GOTCHA! music video===

 

==In the manga==

[[File:Marlon Jellicent Adventures.png|thumb|200px|left|Male Jellicent in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

[[File:Shauntal Jellicent Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Female Jellicent in Pokémon Adventures]]

===In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga===

A Jellicent appeared in ''[[PBW7|Victini - A New Friend!]]'', under the ownership of [[Muteki]]. It was used alongside a {{p|Hydreigon}} in a Double Battle against [[Monta]].

 

===In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga===

A Jellicent appeared in ''[[FAT5|Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero]]''.

 

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

[[Shauntal]] has a female Jellicent, which was used to provoke {{DL|Forces of Nature (Adventures)|Thundurus}} and {{DL|Forces of Nature (Adventures)|Tornadus}} into fighting each other in ''[[PS490|A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway]]''.

 

In ''[[PS514|The Tournament Continues]]'', [[Marlon]] used a male Jellicent in the {{un|Pokémon League}} to battle the [[Colress|Hood Man]]'s {{p|Beheeyem}} and lost.

 

===In the Pokémon RéBURST manga===

A female Jellicent appeared as the [[Burst]] form of Rurimaru.

 

==In the TCG==

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===Evolution===

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* Although female {{pkmn|Dream World}} artwork exists, any Frillish or Jellicent uploaded to the {{pkmn|Global Link}} will use the male artwork, regardless of their gender.

* No Pokémon have the same [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|type combination]] as Jellicent and its pre-evolved form.

Jellicent and its pre-evolved form were most likely inspired by the {{wp|Nurarihyon}}, a {{wp|jellyfish}} ''{{wp|yōkai}}'' that is either shown as a demonized jellyfish or as a jellyfish-like man who wears refined, sometimes regal, clothing. It is also possible that they were inspired by the Kurage no Hinotama, a sort of jellyfish-like {{wp|will-o'-the-wisp}}. Its design is inspired by the jellyfish (in particular the {{wp|crown jellyfish}} and {{wp|jelly blubber}}) and monarch attire; the male's appearance is based on a king's while the female's is based on a queen's.

The {{wp|Aurelia aurita|moon jellyfish}} may have influenced Jellicent being a {{t|Ghost}} type. Its dangerous ability to prey on humans, in self-defense of its habitat, is possibly based on the {{wp|box jellyfish}} and other highly venomous species of jellyfish that can kill humans. The two larger tentacles Jellicent possesses are more similar to those of {{wp|squid}}s than the tentacles of real jellyfish. Jellicent also has traits in common with {{wp|sea monster}}s like the {{wp|Kraken}}, most notably its rumored penchant for destroying ships and feeding on the crew.

Jellicent is a combination of ''jellyfish'' and ''magnificent'' or ''translucent''.

Burungel is a combination of ''blue'' and ''angel'' (reference to {{wp|sea angel}}s).

|ja=ブルンゲル ''Burungel''|jameaning=From {{tt|ブルー ''burū''|blue}} and ''jellyfish'' or ''angel''

|de=Apoquallyp|demeaning=From ''Apokalypse'', ''{{tt|Qualle|jellyfish}}'', and ''{{wp|Polyp}}''

|ko=탱탱겔 ''Taengtaenggel''|komeaning=From {{tt|탱탱하다 ''taengtaenghada''|to have a bouncy surface}} and ''gel'' or possibly ''jellyfish'' and ''angel''

|zh_cmn=胖嘟嘟 ''Pàng​dū​dū​''|zh_cmnmeaning=Means "plump" or "pudgy"

|th=บูรุนเจล ''Burungel''|thmeaning=Transcription of trademarked Japanese name

==Notes==

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