Physiology
Minccino is a furry, gray-colored chinchilla Pokémon, sporting scruffs of fur on its head, ear insides, and neck. Minccino's large ears, located to the sides of its head, have red insides partly covered by the aforementioned tufts of fur there. Its eyes are large and brown, with a small, dot-like nose. Its limbs are somewhat rounded and small, and its tail is long and particularly furry.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Minccino's tail acts like a broom and uses it to clean its den.
Behavior
Minccino brush each other with their tails as a greeting. They are obsessed with cleaning dirty items.
Habitat
Minccino prefer a tidy habitat.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Major appearances
Bianca's Minccino appears in Minccino-Neat and Tidy!, where it was initially a wild Pokémon. It stole Ash's new Badge case in order to clean it, and ultimately gets caught in one of Bianca's Poké Balls.
Other
A Minccino with the ability to Sing appeared in PK22. This Minccino would frequently sing causing, Meowth and Team Rocket's other Pokémon to sleep, which would make it angry and puff up, much like Jigglypuff's role.
Multiple Minccino appeared in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!.
Minor appearances
Minccino debuted in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, where it was running alongside some children in the streets of Nuvema Town.
Another Minccino belonging to a little boy appears in A Connoisseur's Revenge! where it was being examined by an S-class Pokémon Connoisseur, multiple ones which also appeared in the same episode were seen at a Poké Mart.
A Minccino appeared in Mannes's garden in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.
Multiple Minccino appeared in The Lonely Deino! under the care of a Day Care owner named Bobby.
Minccino has made minor cameo appearances in Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!, Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!, A Maractus Musical!, Cilan Takes Flight! and Climbing the Tower of Success!.
A photo of Minccino appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.
A Minccino appeared in Clash of the Connoisseurs!.
A Minccino briefly appeared in the Elder's flashback in A Village Homecoming!.
A Minccino made a cameo in Mission: Defeat Your Rival! under the ownership of Katherine.
A Minccino appeared in a flashback in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.
Multiple Minccino appeared in Secrets From Out of the Fog!.
A Trainer's Minccino appeared in Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!.
A Minccino appeared in The Island of Illusions! in a flashback.
A Minccino appeared in The Journalist from Another Region!, and in a flashback and fantasy as well.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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BW013
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Minccino
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Bianca's Pokédex
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Minccino, the Chinchilla Pokémon. Minccino loves shiny things and will use its tail as a brush to clean any objects that are dirty.
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- The Poké Toy item is based on Minccino's tail.
- It is possible for the Minccino that appears in the "world of Pokémon" intro in Pokémon Black and White to be Shiny.
Origin
Minccino is based on a chinchilla. Its tail may be based on feather dusters or brooms, as they use their tails to clean their dens.
Name origin
Minccino may be a combination of mini (referring to its minature size), mink (an animal known for its fur and its use in women's clothing), or mince (to make smaller), and chinchilla or chino cloth.
Chillarmy is a combination of chinchilla and charm.