Ludicolo (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Ludicolo is a bipedal Pokémon that appears to be a mixture of a pineapple and a duck. There is a green, sombrero-like growth on its head that is similar to a lily pad. Growing out of the top of its head is a short brown stem with a yellow spiky upper portion. It has black eyes surrounded by a patch of green and an orange bill. Its body is covered with shaggy yellow fur and has several zigzagging brown stripes. The female has thinner stripes than the male.

It has large, green hands with two black lines on its palms, and thick green legs with a black circle on the underside of its feet. Ludicolo becomes more powerful when it hears festive music and will appear near laughing children on hikes. As it becomes more energetic and active, it will break into a dance. Being the result of an evolution via [[Evolution stone]], Ludicolo is rarely found in the wild, though they can be found near the {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Water's-edge Pokémon|water's edge}}.

[[File:Tierno Ludicolo.png|thumb|250px|Ludicolo in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

A Ludicolo will appear in [[JN041]].

===In the Ash & Pikachu manga===

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

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** They are the only Pokémon with a dual [[Egg Group]] of {{egg|Water 1}} and {{egg|Grass}}.

* Ludicolo's evolutionary family can be seen as a parallel to {{p|Shiftry}}'s family. Both of them are part {{type|Grass}}, they first evolve at level 14, and a respective [[Evolution stone]] is used to reach the final stage. Both are [[version-exclusive]] between {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} and are based on Japanese legendary creatures or yokai: Ludicolo's family are based on the kappa and Shiftry's is based on the tengu. They both also have fur or hair covering portions of their bodies.

Ludicolo appears to be based on a {{wp|lily pad}} combined with a {{wp|pineapple}}, {{wp|gourd}}, or some other type of fruit. Its appearance is similar to the ''{{wp|Kappa (folklore)|kappa}}'' - a Japanese {{wp|yōkai}} that has a water-filled dish on its head and a {{wp|turtle}}-like beak (although Ludicolo's beak is closer to that of a {{wp|duck}} or {{wp|platypus}}). Ludicolo also resembles a stereotypical {{wp|Folk dance of Mexico|Mexican folk dancer}} or {{wp|mariachi}} performer with its {{wp|sombrero}}-shaped head, {{wp|poncho}}-like body hair, and dancing movements.

Ludicolo may be a combination of ''ludic'' (aimlessly playful) or ''ludicrous'' (laughable or absurd) and ''colocynth'' (a plant that bears a round, yellow and green fruit). ''Colo'' may be an anagram of ''loco'', the Spanish word for ''crazy''. The name may also come from ''paludicolous'' (inhabiting a swamp or marsh). It may be a reference to the Spanish word ''ridículo'' meaning ''ridiculous'', just as ''Lombre'' is a reference to the Spanish word ''hombre''.

Runpappa may be a combination of ルンルン ''runrun'' (happy or bouncy) and ''pappa'' (the sound of a rapid drumbeat). It may also be a combination of ''{{wp|Rumba (dance)|rumba}}'' and ''kappa''.

|ja=ルンパッパ ''Runpappa''|jameaning=From {{tt|ルンルン ''runrun''|happy or bouncy}}, ''rumba'', {{tt|pappa|The possible sound of a rapid drumbeat}}, and {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|河童 ''kappa''}}