Breloom is a bipedal, mushroom-like Pokémon with some kangaroo-like qualities. Most of its body is green, but its head to its neck and its tail are beige. On top of its head is a green, mushroom-like cap with beige gills underneath and a round, red berry-like growth with a hole in the middle on either side. It has oval, black eyes, a beak-like mouth, and frilled segments around the base of its neck. There are two red claws on each of its hands and feet. At the end of its tail, there are seed clusters made of hardened toxic spores that are horrible to eat.
Breloom can stretch its short arms to deliver fast punches. Additionally, it has light, springy footwork that allows it to get close to opponents. Another way it closes in on opponents is by incapacitating them with spores released from the holes in its cap. Its technique is equal to that of professional boxers. It prefers to live in tropical forests, where it feeds on decomposing trees and plants.
In the main series
Major appearances
Breloom made its main series debut in A Shroomish Skirmish, where they attacked Ash and his friends after evolving from Shroomish because of Team Rocket stealing their food. May's newly evolved Combusken took on the leader Breloom in a vicious hand-to-hand fight and suddenly declared a truce between them, saving the day.
In Journey to the Unown!, Kenny used a Breloom in a battle against Ash's Turtwig. In Team Shocker!, it was used during the Solaceon Town Pokémon Contest. Breloom's performance in the Appeals Round advanced Kenny to the Contest Battles.
In A Windswept Encounter!, a wild male Breloom was in love with an Orange Flower Floette and had three Beedrill followers. He fought Noibat over the Floette, who didn't reciprocate his feelings, but later worked together with Noibat to defeat Team Rocket.
Minor appearances
Multiple Breloom debuted in a cameo in Jirachi: Wish Maker as some of the residents of Forina, Jirachi's home.
A Breloom appeared in a flashback in Poetry Commotion!.
A Breloom appeared in the opening sequence of Where's Armaldo?.
A Coordinator's Breloom appeared in Deceit and Assist.
In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, a Trainer's Breloom battled Ash's Pikachu during the Rota tournament.
In Numero Uno Articuno, Noland's Breloom was living at the Battle Factory.
A Breloom appeared in Pasta La Vista!, under the ownership of the Fighting Dojo.
A Breloom appeared in Weekend Warrior.
A Trainer's Breloom appeared in Spontaneous Combusken!.
A Coordinator's Breloom appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.
Multiple Breloom appeared in the opening sequence of Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, multiple Breloom were living in Crown City. Two of them worked with the other Pokémon in surrounding Zorua with the intention of attacking him, angry for what Zoroark did to the city. Before a fight broke out, the Breloom, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed down by Celebi.
A Breloom appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Breloom were living at Pokémon Hills. They participated in the battle against the Genesect Army.
In Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!, a Breloom fought a Scrafty in a video that Sawyer was watching.
Pokédex entries
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AG082
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Breloom
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May's Pokédex
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Breloom, the Mushroom Pokémon. Breloom is the evolved form of Shroomish. Its excellent footwork gets it within striking distance of its opponent, where it unleashes a barrage of punches.
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DP060
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Breloom
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Breloom, the Mushroom Pokémon. Its short arms stretch when it throws punches, and its technique is as good as a professional boxer.
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XY104
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Breloom
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Serena's Pokédex
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Breloom, the Mushroom Pokémon. Breloom releases poisonous spores to weaken its opponents, then attacks with powerful punches.
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In Pokémon Generations
In The Cavern, a wild Breloom was fleeing from a storm that a Primal Kyogre was creating.
- Breloom and its pre-evolved form share their species name with Paras, Parasect, Foongus, and Amoonguss. They are all known as the Mushroom Pokémon.
Origin
Breloom is based on a mushroom, specially agaric types. Because many of Breloom's localized names seem to reference hats, its Fighting type might be related to various sorts of traditional Asian hats, some used by monks, samurais, and soldiers. Since Breloom's body structure resembles that of a kangaroo, its Fighting-type could also be related to the boxing kangaroo.
The shapes of its head and tail resemble that of the armored dinosaurs Pachycephalosaurus and Ankylosaurus, respectively.
Name origin
Breloom may be a combination of umbrella and mushroom. In Latin, bellum means war, perhaps a nod to its Fighting type.
Kinogassa may be a combination of 茸 kinoko (mushroom) and 笠 kasa or 傘 kasa (umbrella). It may also involve a corruption of 衣笠茸 kinugasatake.