Kecleon (Pokémon)
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| Kecleon カクレオン Kakureon | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| National Dex | #352 |
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| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #145 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-104 |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Normal |
| Species | Color Swap Pokémon |
| Height | 3′03″ (1.0m) |
| Weight | 48.5 lbs. (22.0kg) |
| Ability | Color Change |
| Egg group | Ground |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 SpD |
| Exp. yield | 132 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Green |
| Catch rate | 200 |
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Kecleon (Japanese: カクレオン Kakureon) is a Normal-type Pokémon, however, its ability allows it to become any type, depending on the moves used against it.
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Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Kecleon can change its color to match its surroundings. This can make it difficult to find. Its stripe, however, never changes.
Behavior
Kecleon often hide by changing its color to match its surroundings in order to avoid being found.
Habitat
Kecleon live in forests.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Kecleon first appeared in The Kecleon Caper. A pair of them tried to foil Team Rocket's attempt to steal their owners' stuff. This was the first episode in the anime to feature a Generation III Pokémon.
A Kecleon was one of the Pokémon that played Hide 'n' Seek with Pikachu and the others in Pikachu's PikaBoo. However, said Kecleon missed out on the excitement when a lawn-mower was on the loose.
Harrison used a Kecleon against Ash's Pikachu in the Silver Conference in Playing with Fire and Johto Photo Finish.
A Kecleon appeared in a Pokémon Chronicles episode that took place in Big Town. It was stealing food to take to an Azumarill's sick niece.
Two Kecleon owned a shop in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!. Unfortunately, Team Meanies stole everything they had.
In the TCG
- Main article: Kecleon (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Kecleon has the first Bonus Field on the Ruby Field. It will turn invisible, though a Devon Scope can be knocked out of the tree to make it visible for a short time. Kecleon must be knocked over and then hit with the ball ten times in two minutes to win the round.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Two Kecleon run the shop at Pokémon Square. Other Kecleon will randomly have shops within dungeons. They are normally courteous but shoplifting will result in multiple wild Kecleon appearing to attack the player. While these Kecleon are at an extremely high level and hard to recruit, this is the only way to obtain Kecleon in the game.
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| III | Ruby | Kecleon is capable of changing its body colors at will to blend in with its surroundings. There is one exception - this Pokémon can't change the zigzag pattern on its belly. |
| Sapphire | Kecleon alters its body coloration to blend in with its surroundings, allowing it to sneak up on its prey unnoticed. Then it lashes out with its long, stretchy tongue to instantly ensnare the unsuspecting target. | |
| Emerald | A Pokémon that has the ability to alter its body colors to match its surroundings. A Kecleon reverts to its original colors if it is startled. | |
| FireRed | It changes body color to blend in with its surroundings. It also changes color if it is happy or sad. | |
| LeafGreen | It changes body color to blend in with its surroundings. It also changes color if it is happy or sad. | |
| IV | Diamond | It can freely change its body's color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn't change, however. |
| Pearl | It can freely change its body's color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn't change, however. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | Rare | Routes 118, 119, 120, 121, and 123, Fortree City |
| Pokémon Emerald | Rare | Routes 118, 119, 120, 121, and 123, Fortree City | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Rare | Route 210-North (Poké Radar, Diamond only) |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Forest |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Channel | Mt. Snowfall |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Plains |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Huge Storage 3 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Dungeon shops |
| Pokémon Ranger | Fall City |
Base stats
| HP: | 60 | |
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| Attack: | 90 | |
| Defense: | 70 | |
| SpAtk: | 60 | |
| SpDef: | 120 | |
| Speed: | 40 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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Note that the numbers above ignore the effects of Kecleon's ability; this is for Kecleon if it is of its natural type. For the weaknesses/resistances of any other type, please see the page on that type.
Learnset
Kecleon is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
Note: With the use of Color Change, any move can theoretically become a STAB for Kecleon.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: -33.9% | Friend Area: Overgrown Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | What color do you like? I can change into it! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Huh? Well, now, my HP's half gone! | |
| 1%-25% HP | Sorry, I'm about done. I can't begin to change color anymore... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! We're in business now! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 4 | Minimum Experience: 40 |
| Poké Assist: None | Field Move: None | Maximum Experience: 100 |
| Kecleon keeps an eye on things while hiding by blending in with the surroundings. | ||
Evolution
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Basic
Kecleon
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| Image:Spr 3r 352.png | 
| Image:Spr 3f 352.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 352 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 352 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 352 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 352 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 352.png | Image:Spr 4p 352.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 352 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 352 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Kecleon images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Kecleon is one of the five Pokémon that can turn into a pure Flying-type Pokémon. The others are Arceus while holding the Sky Plate and Porygon, Porygon2, and Porygon-Z by using Conversion 2 after being hit by a Ground-type move.
- Kecleon is the hardest Pokémon to recruit in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, with a base recruit rate of -33.9%. It can only be recruited if the player is level 90 or higher, and if they are holding a Friend Bow. Even after all this, Kecleon's recruit rate is only 0.1%.
- Color Change can be used against Kecleon by harming it with a move of one type, then using a move that type is weak to. This works especially well with Dragon-type and Ghost-type moves, which weaken their own type, though Ghost-type moves cannot be used as soon as Kecleon appears.
- In the anime when Kecleon goes invisible, the red stripe can be seen, but in its Emerald Version animation, Kecleon disappears completely.
- The "fins" on Kecleon's back are absent in its official Sugimori artwork.
Origin
Kecleon is based on a chameleon.
Name origin
Kecleon's name, a corruption of its Japanese name, may be a combination of 隠れる kakureru, to hide, and chameleon. It might also come from Jeckyll, because Kecleon changes colors like Dr. Jeckyll changed personalities, or 'keck' which means 'to treat scornfully', which may refer to the fact that many players developed a good-sized grudge against Kecleon because they couldn't get into the Fortree City Gym without the Devon Scope.
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External links
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