Kricketot
コロボーシ Korobōshi
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Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
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HP
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Kricketot (Japanese: コロボーシ Korobōshi) is a Bug-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Kricketune starting at level 10.
Biology
Physiology
Kricketot is a large cricket-like Pokémon with a musical voice. It is able to stand on its hind legs and walk using its two short, strong back legs. Kricketot is mainly red in color, with a white collar-like feature across its neck and a white streak down the front of its body. It has two black antennae that are similar to a mustache.
Gender differences
A female has a bigger collar than a male.
Special abilities
They are able to create a xylophonic sound by shaking their head and rubbing their antennae together, which they use to communicate.
Behavior
Habitat
Unlike its evolved form, Kricketune, Kricketot cannot be found during the mid-day to afternoon. It usually lives on trees.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
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In The Rise of Darkrai, a group of Kricketot are seen playing in the garden amongst the other Pokémon.
Kricketot was first seen in Dawn of a New Era!.
Kricketot was shown under Reggie's care in Lost Leader Strategy!. It made a brief cameo in Saving the World From Ruins!.
A Kricketot also appeared in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.
A Kricketot appeared in DP121.
A Kricketot was also seen at the Komako Town's Pokémon Center in DP125.
In the manga
Pokémon Special
Platinum was attacked by a swarm of Kricketot and Kricketune.
In the TCG
- Main article: Kricketot (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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| III
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It shakes its head back to front, causing its antennae to hit each other and sound like a xylophone.
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| Pearl
| It chats with others using the sounds of its colliding antennae. These sounds are fall hallmarks.
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| Platinum
| Its legs are short. Whenever it stumbles, its stiff antennae clack with a xylophone-like sound.
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Game locations
In side games
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Kricketot is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
None
None
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Kricketot is less common in the wild than its evolved form, Kricketune: it cannot be found during the day, while Kricketune can.
- Kricketot is so far the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 194.
- Kricketot was first believed to evolve into either Volbeat or Illumise, however, this was proven false.
- Kricketot has lower Base Stats than Magikarp, the weakest Pokémon. However, Kricketot has a more diverse and powerful movepool in Pokémon Platinum.
- Kricketot could learn only Growl and Bide in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, although it had a larger movepool in Platinum with the introduction of the Move Tutors and that it can now learn Bug Bite through level-up.
Origin
Kricketot is based on a cricket and a music conductor.
Name origin
Kricketot is a from a corruption of cricket and tot. Korobōshi's name is derived from kuroboshi tsutsuhamushi, the black-spotted leaf beetle, or 蟋蟀 koorogi, cricket, and 黒星 kuroboshi, black-spot.
In other languages
- German: Zirpurze - From zirpen (to chirp) and purze, short form of Purzel (cute little fellow).
- French: Crikzik - From misspellings of criquet (cricket) and musique (music).
- Korean: 귀뚤뚜기 Gwittulttugi
External links
Body size: 1
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For other sprites and images, please see Kricketot images on Bulbagarden Archives.
