Lickitung (Pokémon)
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Lickitung (Japanese: ベロリンガ Beroringa) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
It evolves into Lickilicky via level-up while knowing Rollout, which it learns at level 33.
Biology
Physiology
Lickitung has soft, pink skin with semicircular yellow markings on its belly, fully circular markings on its knees, and a thick, powerful tail. It has small, beady eyes, and its hands have thumb-claws and circular yellow markings on the underside. The most famous feature Lickitung possesses is a long prehensile tongue, which it uses to manipulate objects and possibly to consume them, aside from being very receptive to all sorts of tastes, it is also very dexterous. The tongue is very likely connected to its huge tail, as when it is extended, the tail quivers.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Licks from its 6'6"-long tongue can paralyze foes and leave a tingling sensation. Its saliva is gooey and sticks to everything. Their tongues are shown to be quite strong, as it can lift trainers with it, which was shown in Deceit and Assist.
Behavior
These Pokémon appear to be, like Slowpoke, rather easygoing and almost dopey, hence having Own Tempo and Oblivious as abilities. They also like to lick things they come across, but get put-off by some sour substances. They do not mean harm when they lick people for food traces. Lickitung also uses its tongue to lick its body clean.
Habitat
Lickitung are a rare sight, usually staying in dense forests near large bodies of water. They are rare in Kanto, but seem to be far more common in Johto and Sinnoh.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Lickitung uses its tongue to catch prey, and thusly seems to be a carnivore.
In the anime
Major appearances
Jessie's Lickitung
Lickitung was first seen in Princess Versus Princess. Jessie captured it and used in the Princess Festival Tournament against Misty. After defeating Ash's Pikachu and Bulbasaur and Brock's Vulpix, it lost to Misty's Psyduck. Jessie accidentally traded her Lickitung for Benny's Wobbuffet in Tricks Of The Trade.
Other
Minor appearances
A Lickitung appeared in a flashback in If the Scarf Fits, Wear It! before evolving into Lickilicky.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
In Pokémon Adventures, Lickitung is one of the Pokémon seen in Gold's house.
Later, in Volume 11, a quad of Lickitung becomes attracted by the scent of Crystal's newly evolved Bayleef.
Later, already late into the Diamond & Pearl arc, Diamond's map was stolen by a Lickitung and he attempts to capture it, but instead it evolves to a Lickilicky and provides him a challenge.
In the TCG
- Main article: Lickitung (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. 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.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Channel | Cobalt Coast |
Pokémon Pinball | Cycling Road |
Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 15 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Western Cave (37F-44F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Marine Resort (B1-B19) Lost Wilderness (B1-B17) |
My Pokémon Ranch | Random trade with Hayley * |
Pokémon Rumble | Windy Prairie |
Held items
Game | Held Item(s) | ||
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Red* | Blue* | Bitter Berry (100%) | |
Yellow* | |||
Diamond | Pearl | Lagging Tail (5%) | |
Platinum | |||
Ranch | TM44 (Rest) (100%) |
Stats
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 90
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150 - 197 | 290 - 384 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
75
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72 - 139 | 139 - 273 | |
60
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58 - 123 | 112 - 240 | |
75
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72 - 139 | 139 - 273 | |
30
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31 - 90 | 58 - 174 | |
Total: 385
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Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 20 | |||||
Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | |||||
Curse | Ghost | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90% | 10 | |||||
Magnitude* | Ground | Physical | — | 100% | 30 | |||||
Muddy Water | Water | Special | 95 | 85% | 10 | |||||
Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
SmellingSalt* | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 | |||||
Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | |||||
Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 | |||||
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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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Special moves
Shadow moves | <span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 38+ | Purified moves | ||
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Shadow Panic | File:Box xd 108.png | Helping Hand | Normal | |
Shadow Rush | Double-Edge | Normal | ||
-- | Defense Curl | Normal | ||
-- | Rollout | Rock | ||
Dream World-only moves
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Event | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Dream World | Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 85 | 90% | 20 | ||||
Dream World | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
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Side game data
Pokémon Pinball
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Pokémon Pinball RS
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Pokémon Trozei!
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Evolution
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Level up knowing Rollout → |
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Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Lickitung was originally to be called Tonguetyd but this changed before the release of the English versions of Pokémon Red and Blue.
- 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. In Generation IV, Lickitung needs to know the move Rollout to evolve into Lickilicky. This makes Lickitung and Piloswine the only Pokémon which meet their Generation IV evolution criteria in games of prior generations.
- Its Red/Blue and LeafGreen Pokédex data compares Lickitung's extensible tongue to that of a chameleon, a real-world lizard.
- Lickitung was incorrectly referred to as a Template:Type2 Pokémon in the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Prima game guide.
- Lickitung's name was misspelled "Likitung" in the Kanto Pokérap.
Origin
It may have been based on any number of lizards with extending tongues, particularly the blue-tongued skink or maybe even chameleons. It also shares traits with anteaters. Lickitung could also be an Iguanodon, as it shares its characteristic "thumbs" with it.
Name origin
Lickitung's name is a combination and corruption of lick and tongue. The bero in Beroringa may be derived from べろ bero, tongue, ベロベロ, berobero, an onomatopoeia for a licking sound, or べろべろ嘗める beroberonameru, to lick up with one's tongue. Ringer is most likely derived from English ring, referring to the patterns on its body. It is also possible that ringa is a corruption of the English word lingua, which refers to a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue [1].
In other languages
- German: Schlurp - From slurp.
- French: Excelangue - From excellent and langue (tongue). The name as a whole sounds like excellent.
- Korean: 내루미 Naerumi
- Chinese (Taiwan): 大舌頭 Dà Shé Tóu - Literally means "Big tongue".
Related articles
External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |