Ludicolo (Japanese: ルンパッパ Runpappa) is a dual-type Water/Grass Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from Lombre when exposed to a Water Stone. It is the final form of Lotad.
Biology
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 water's edge.
In the anime
Major appearances
In Once in a Mawile, Brock's Lombre evolved into a Ludicolo. It is currently back at Pewter Gym with Brock's siblings.
Other
In Gotta Dance!, a Ludicolo kept showing up out of nowhere whenever Meowth's Poké-Baton was activated.
In Go Go Ludicolo, Poncho's Ludicolo battled Ash twice, defeating his Corphish with its defensive skills. It was also the target of one of Team Rocket's schemes.
In Like It or Lup It!, a trio of wild Ludicolo became involved in one of Team Rocket's schemes.
In A Faux Oak Finish!, a wild Ludicolo evolved from a Lombre when Professor Oak gave it a Water Stone.
In Good Friends, Great Training!, Tierno was revealed to have caught a Ludicolo to Ash, Serena, and Bonnie. In Valuable Experience for All!, it was used in Tierno's battle against Sawyer, but it was defeated by Aegislash.
Minor appearances
A Ludicolo appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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AG067
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Ludicolo
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May's Pokédex
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Ludicolo, the Carefree Pokémon. Ludicolo becomes extremely active whenever it hears a cheery rhythm. This can also lead it to exert extreme power in battle.
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Pokémon
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DP007
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Ludicolo
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Ludicolo, the Carefree Pokémon. When Ludicolo listens to happy music, its power grows stronger, and it just has to dance.
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DP139
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Ludicolo
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Ash's Pokédex
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Ludicolo, the Carefree Pokémon. If Ludicolo hears festive music, all its muscles fill with energy. It can't help breaking into a dance.
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In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
- Main article: Brock's Ludicolo
Brock owns a Ludicolo in Ash & Pikachu.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Aqua Admin Shelly evolved her Lombre to a Ludicolo using her Water Stone whilst fighting Sapphire near Rustboro City in Mowing Down Ludicolo. She later used her to overpower Flannery's Vulpix using Nature Power.
A Ludicolo made a cameo appearance in Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise. It was one of the Pokémon Emerald rented during his Battle Factory challenge, but it was quickly traded for a different Pokémon.
The Battle Factory rented a Ludicolo, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Lemme at 'Em, Lapras!.
At the other Battle Frontier, a Ludicolo appeared alongside Arcade Star Dahlia in Interrupting Ivysaur. Due to the results of the Battle Arcade's roulette, Dahlia swapped teams with Platinum. Ludicolo's powerful Water-type moves helped the challenger defeat her own Rapidash.
In the TCG
- Main article: Ludicolo (TCG)
Other appearances
A Ludicolo appeared in Detective Pikachu.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #021
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Kanto #—
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Ruby
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Ludicolo begins dancing as soon as it hears cheerful, festive music. This Pokémon is said to appear when it hears the singing of children on hiking outings.
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Sapphire
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Upon hearing an upbeat and cheerful rhythm, the cells in Ludicolo's body become very energetic and active. Even in battle, this Pokémon will exhibit an amazing amount of power.
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Emerald
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When it hears festive music, all the cells in its body become stimulated, and it begins moving in rhythm. It does not quail even when it faces a tough opponent.
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FireRed
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The rhythm of bright, festive music activates Ludicolo's cells, making it more powerful.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Johto #—
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Diamond
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If it hears festive music, all its muscles fill with energy. It can't help breaking out into a dance.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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If it hears festive music, it begins moving in rhythm in order to amplify its power.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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If it hears festive music, all its muscles fill with energy. It can't help breaking out into a dance.
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White
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Black 2
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If it hears festive music, all its muscles fill with energy. It can't help breaking out into a dance.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #057
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Hoenn #021
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If it hears festive music, all its muscles fill with energy. It can't help breaking out into a dance.
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The rhythm of bright, festive music activates Ludicolo's cells, making it more powerful.
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Omega Ruby
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Ludicolo begins dancing as soon as it hears cheerful, festive music. This Pokémon is said to appear when it hears the singing of children on hiking outings.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Upon hearing an upbeat and cheerful rhythm, the cells in Ludicolo's body become very energetic and active. Even in battle, this Pokémon will exhibit an amazing amount of power.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #038
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Sword
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The rhythm of bright, festive music activates Ludicolo's cells, making it more powerful.
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Shield
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If it hears festive music, it begins moving in rhythm in order to amplify its power.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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80
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140 - 187
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270 - 364
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 480
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ludicolo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ludicolo
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ludicolo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ludicolo
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Ludicolo in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Ludicolo in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ludicolo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ludicolo
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ludicolo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ludicolo
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ludicolo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ludicolo
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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Loops: 8
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Min. exp.: 26
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Max. exp.: 46
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Browser entry R-134
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Ludicolo dances cheerfully while singing. Its tune interferes with capturing.
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Cut ×4)
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Not available in the past.
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Browser entry R-245
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It launches leaf blades around itself.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Trivia
- Ludicolo's evolutionary family has several unique attributes:
- Ludicolo's evolutionary family can be seen as parallel to Shiftry's family. Both of them are part Grass-type, they first evolve at level 14, and a respective Evolution stone is used to reach the final stage. Both are version-exclusive between Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire 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.
Origin
Ludicolo may be based on a duck, platypus, kappa, and a giant colocynth or pineapple. With its sombrero-shaped head, poncho-like body hair, and association with music and dance, it also seems to be based on a stereotypical Mexican dancer.
Name origin
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).
Alternatively, 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 rumba and kappa.
In other languages
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Japanese
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ルンパッパ Runpappa
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From ルンルン runrun, rumba, pappa, and 河童 kappa
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French
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Ludicolo
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Same as English name
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Spanish
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Ludicolo
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Same as English name
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German
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Kappalores
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From Kappa and Kokolores
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Italian
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Ludicolo
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Same as English name
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Korean
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로파파 Ropapa
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From lotus and 갓파 katpa
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Mandarin Chinese
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樂天河童 / 乐天河童 Lètiānhétóng
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From 樂天 lètiān, 河 hé, 童 tóng, and 河童 hétóng, literally "happy kappa"
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Albanian
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Ludikolo
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From English name
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Arabic
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لوديكولو Ludikulu
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Transcription of English name
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Bulgarian
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Лудиколо Ludikolo
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Transcription of English name
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Greek
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Λουτίκολο Loutíkolo
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Transcription of English name
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Hebrew
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לודיקולו Ludikulu
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Transcription of English name
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Hindi
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लुडिकलो Ludicolo
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Transcription of English name
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Mongolian
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Людиколо Lyudikolo
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Лудиколо Ludikolo
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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รุนปัปปา Runpappa
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Transcription of Japanese name
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