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While male Jellicent are mostly blue, females are majorly pink in color, have two eyelashes, a visible red mouth which resemble stereotypical female lips, frills on their tentacles, a tall crown, and a puffy collar around their heads. Males have one eyelash over each eye, mustache-like collars around their heads, no frills on their tentacles and a shorter crown on their heads.
Special abilities
It can absorb seawater then project it from its head.
Behavior
It moves forward by vigorously blowing out the seawater absorbed into its body.
They are also the only Pokémon, besides Nidoran, whose gender differences are visible in their minisprites.
Even though Jellicent and its pre-evolution's species are the Floating Pokémon, they don't have the ability Levitate. This is even more notable due to the fact that Levitate's Japanese name is Floating.
Origin
Jellicent and its pre-evolution were most likely inspired by the Nurarihyon, a jellyfishyoukai 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 was inspired by the Kurage no Hinotama, a sort of jellyfish-like will-o'-the-wisp. Its design is inspired by the jellyfish, in particular the Crown Jellyfish, and monarch attire; the male form's appearance based on a king's while the female's is based on a queen's.
Name origin
Jellicent is a combination of jellyfish and magnificent. Burungel is a combination of ブルー burū, blue, and エンジェル enjeru, angel; reference to Sea angels.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.