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Kricketot コロボーシ Korobōshi
Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
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Type	Bug
Species	Cricket Pokémon
Height	1′00″ (0.3m)
Weight	4.9 lbs. (2.2kg)
Ability	Shed Skin
Egg group	Bug
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 Def
Exp. yield	54 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	255
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Kricketot (Japanese: コロボーシ Korobōshi) is a Bug-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprite 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

A female has a bigger collar than a male.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Kricketot hasn't had a major part in the anime as of yet, however it has been seen in the wild and in the opening Together.

In The Rise of Darkrai, a group of Kricketot are seen playing in the garden amongst the other Pokémon.

In the manga

Berlitz was attacked by a swarm of Kricketot and Kricketune.

In the TCG

Main article: Kricketot (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
IV	Diamond	It shakes its head back to front, causing its antennae to hit each other and sound like a xylophone.
	Pearl	It chats with others using the sounds of its colliding antennae. These sounds are fall hallmarks.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Routes 202, 203, 204, and 207 (morning/night)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Chikore Field

Base stats

HP:	37
Attack:	25
Defense:	41
SpAtk:	25
SpDef:	41
Speed:	25

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Rock: 2× Fire: 2×	Fighting: ½× Ground: ½× Bug: ½× Grass: ½×	Normal: 1× Poison: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Kricketot is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.
Start	Growl
	Bide

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: None

Evolution

Basic Kricketot

Level 10 Kricketune

Sprite

Gen	Game
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
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 401 m.png		Image:Spr 4p 401 m.png
	Image:Spr 4d 401 f.png		Image:Spr 4p 401 f.png
	Image:Spr 4d 401 m s.png		Image:Spr 4p 401 m s.png
	Image:Spr 4d 401 f s.png		Image:Spr 4p 401 f s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Kricketot images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• When first released, its similarity to Volbeat and Illumise made it seem like a pre-evolution.

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: Zipurze
• French: Crikzik
• Korean: 귀뚤뚜기 Gwittulttugi

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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