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Skiploom ポポッコ Popocco
Artwork from G/S/C
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Type	Grass / Flying
Species	Cottonweed Pokémon
Height	2′00″ (0.6m)
Weight	2.2 lbs. (1.0kg)
Abilities	Chlorophyll
	Leaf Guard
Egg groups	Fairy
	Plant
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	2 Spd
Exp. yield	136 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Green
Catch rate	120
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Skiploom (Japanese: ポポッコ Popocco) is a Grass/Flying-type Pokémon that made its debut in Generation II.

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 3.1 In the Pokémon Special 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 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Skiploom has a round body with stubby arms and feet. Its ears are flat and has a flower on its head.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Skiploom debuted in The Grass Route.

A Skiploom was used by a trainer for the PokéRinger contest in That's Just Swellow.

Skiploom were used in the Hoenn Grand Festival in Hi Ho Silver Wind! and the Wisteria Town Pokémon Contest in Harley Rides Again.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

In Volume 13, Erika is seen with a Skiploom. She uses it to fight Pryce and his Swinub, but falls easily due to the type disadvantage.

In the TCG

Main article: Skiploom (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	The bloom on top of its head open and closes as the temperature fluctuates up and down.
	Silver	It spreads its petals to absorb sunlight. It also floats in the air to get closer to the sun.
	Crystal	As soon as it rains, it closes its flower and hides in the shade of a tree to avoid getting wet.
	Stadium 2	The bloom on top of its head open and closes as the temperature fluctuates up and down.
III	Ruby	Skiploom's flower blossoms when the temperature rises above 64 degrees F. How much the flower opens depends on the temperature. For that reason, this Pokémon is sometimes used as a thermometer.
	Sapphire	Skiploom's flower blossoms when the temperature rises above 64 degrees F. How much the flower opens depends on the temperature. For that reason, this Pokémon is sometimes used as a thermometer.
	Emerald	It blossoms when the temperature rises above 64 degrees F. Because its flower's blooming changes with the temperature, it is sometimes used as a thermometer.
	FireRed	It spreads its petals to absorb sunlight. It also floats in the air to get closer to the sun.
	LeafGreen	The bloom on top of its head open and closes as the temperature fluctuates up and down.
IV	Diamond	It blooms when the weather warms. It floats in the sky to soak up as much sunlight as possible.
	Pearl	It blooms when the weather warms. It floats in the sky to soak up as much sunlight as possible.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Rare	Route 14 (Day)
	Pokémon Crystal	Rare	Route 14 (Day)
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Evolve Hoppip
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Pyrite Town (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Evolve Hoppip
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	North Route 205 (Diamond) (Poké Radar) Fuego Ironworks (Pearl) (Poké Radar)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 10 Secret Storage 20 Endless Level 2 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Great Canyon (1F-3F) Pitfall Valley (15F-20F) Joyous Tower (42F-46F) Remains Island (B15-B20)

Base stats

HP:	55
Attack:	45
Defense:	50
SpAtk:	45
SpDef:	65
Speed:	80

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Poison: 2× Rock: 2× Fire: 2× Ice: 4×	Fighting: ½× Ground: 0× Grass: ¼× Water: ½×	Normal: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Skiploom is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
20			Bullet Seed
22	Leech Seed	Leech Seed
24			Leech Seed
28			Mega Drain
29	Cotton Spore	Cotton Spore
32			Cotton Spore
36	Mega Drain	Mega Drain	U-turn
40			Worry Seed
44			Giga Drain
48			Bounce
52			Memento

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02	Headbutt
TM03	Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM09		Bullet Seed	Bullet Seed
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12	Sweet Scent
TM13	Snore
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM19	Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM40	Defense Curl	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43		Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM53			Energy Ball
TM58			Endure
TM62			Silver Wind
TM70			Flash
TM75			Swords Dance
TM78			Captivate
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM86			Grass Knot
TM87			Swagger
TM89			U-turn
TM90			Substitute
HM05	Flash	Flash

By breeding

• Amnesia
• Aromatherapy
• Confusion
• Double-Edge
• Encore
• Helping Hand
• Psych Up
• Reflect
• Worry Seed

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -19%	Friend Area: Beau Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	It feels fabulous to float in the sky!
26%-50% HP	My HP is down to half.
1%-25% HP	Please, help... I can barely stay afloat...
Level Up	My level went up! I'll try to float higher up!

Evolution

Basic Hoppip

Level 18 Skiploom

Level 27 Jumpluff

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 188.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 188 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 188 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 188.png			Image:Spr 3f 188.png
	Image:Spr 3r 188 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 188 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 188 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 188 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 188.png		Image:Spr 4p 188.png
			Image:Spr 4p 188 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 188 s.png

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

Trivia

• Skiploom appears in Gold and Silver having yellow-tipped ears. This did not appear in Generation III onwards.

Origin

Skiploom appears to be based on a bulb and a flower.

Name origin

Skiploom's name is a combination of skip and bloom. It could also be a play on the children's song Skip to My Lou, with an "m" added to the end, implying "bloom", referring to the flower on top of Skiploom's head. It also may be based on the phrase "hop, skip, and jump". The name may also come from loom, where fruit grows. Its Japanese name is based on 蒲公英 tanpopo, dandelion and 根っ子 nekko, root.

In other languages

• German: Hubelupf
• French: Floravol
• Korean: 두코 Duko

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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