Foongy

Foongy ダケちゃん Dake-chan

Whitley's Foongus

Debuts in A Difficult Parting Caught at Never caught Gender Male Ability Effect Spore Nature Naive Current location With Whitley

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Foongy (Japanese: ダケちゃん Dake-chan) is a Foongus that Whitley owns in Pokémon Adventures and her first Pokémon. His Characteristic is that he is "impetuous and silly."

History

Black & White arc

Foongy and Whitley

Prior to A Difficult Parting, Foongy was one of the many Pokémon Team Plasma had liberated from people and planned to release into the wild after N's victory. When she was a Team Plasma Grunt, Whitley was presented with a group of liberated Pokémon, only to notice a Poké Ball among the group. Believing Poké Balls to be evil, Whitley attempted to remove the ball, only to discover that it was in fact a Foongus. Frightened, she threw the Foongus, only to apologize after discovering that he was actually a Pokémon. She then decided to give him the nickname Foongy, but Rood advised her not to do so as she would become attached to Foongy, making his eventual release into the wild a harder experience.

After Team Plasma was defeated, Whitley, her mother, and several other Team Plasma Grunts attempted to escape arrest by leaving N's Castle. Not wanting to leave N's friends behind, Whitley wanted to take the Pokémon with her, but her mother refused. After being allowed to pick the Pokémon she was closest towards by Anthea and Concordia, Whitley decided to take Foongy with her. Afterward Whitley and the others all made their escape from N's Castle.

Black 2 & White 2 arc

Foongy in the Pokéstar Studios

Two years later, Whitley is enrolled into the Aspertia City Trainers' School by her mother. After arriving in class Whitley introduces herself and Foongy to her class. Later, Cheren has the students compete in a tournament battle with one side for the boys and the other for the girls. Together, Whitley and Foongy eventually win their side of the tournament, much to Whitley's annoyance as she wanted to avoid standing out. As a reward for winning, Whitley is given a Pokédex.

Foongy's original Trainer

In Pokédex Lecture, Whitley and Blake head to Pledge Grove to collect data for their Pokédexes. After Blake attempts to get too close to Whitley, Foongy quickly attacks with Sweet Scent to force Blake away. The Sweet Scent then attracts a wild Keldeo, which swiftly attacks the two Trainers, causing them to fall off a cliff. Blake manages to keep Whitley from falling, but was unable to do the same for Foongy. Whitley refuses to leave without the Mushroom Pokémon, and Blake goes down to save him. Reassuring Foongy that he does not want to cause harm to Whitley, Foongy allows Blake to help.

In Movie Panic, Foongy was Whitley's partner in the movie Foongus Girl at Pokéstar Studios. Despite the lines being scripted, Foongy participates in a real battle against Brycen-Man's Pawniard, taking it out with a Giga Drain. Before the battle could continue, a Mecha Tyranitar appeared and began attacking everyone in sight. Blake, in the guise of Dewott Kid, stepped in to rescue Whitley while his Dewott defeated the Mecha Tyranitar.

In Cold Storage Battle, Foongy battled several Team Plasma Grunts' Muk, alongside Roxie's Whirlipede, at the Castelia Sewers. Foongy easily defeated the group of Sludge Pokémon with a single Clear Smog, while also removing their stat changes from Acid Armor.

In The Final Battle, Foongy went with Hugh to help him against two Team Plasma Grunts, Hugh and Foongy later met back up with Whitley, and Foongy used his spores to help N heal from injuries inflicted by Ghetsis.

In Epilogue, Whitley and N attempted to return Foongy to his original Trainer. To Whitley's relief, the Trainer turned down the offer and allowed Whitley to keep Foongy.

X & Y arc

Foongy appeared alongside Whitley and her team in Magearna Moves.

Personality and characteristics

Foongy is very protective of Whitley, quickly stepping in to help her when trouble comes up. Foongy is a powerful battler, easily winning the Aspertia City Trainers' School tournament despite Whitley trying to lose. Blake was also impressed by Foongy's strength, making sure to be alert when around the Mushroom Pokémon. Foongy tends to release spores that can put people to sleep when frightened, and he can use his spores as anesthesia.

Moves used

Using Sweet Scent	Move First Used In Sweet Scent Pokédex Lecture Giga Drain Movie Panic Clear Smog Cold Storage Battle
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ダケちゃん Dake-chan	From タマゲタケ Tamagetake (Foongus)
English	Foongy	From Foongus
German	Tarni	From Tarnpignon (Foongus)
Korean	버즐 Berjeul	From 깜놀버슬 Kamnolberseul (Foongus)
Chinese (Mandarin)	小菇 Xiǎo Gū	From 菇 gū (mushroom)
Vietnamese	Dake	Same as Japanese.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Foongus.

Whitley's Pokémon
On hand:	Foongy	Accelgor	Delphox
Traded:	Karrablast
Borrowed:	Gigi
Raised:	Shelmet	Solosis	Petilil	Roserade	Houndoom	Sandile
	Pidove	Swadloon	Ducklett
Temporary:	Jigglypuff

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