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Liko's Sprigatito (Japanese: リコのニャオハ Liko's Nyahoja) was the first Pokémon that Liko obtained at the beginning of her journey, given to her in the Indigo Academy. It is usually seen outside its Poké Ball.
In the anime
History
Sprigatito debuted in HZ001, when Liko received it as her starter Pokémon by the Indigo Academy. At first, Sprigatito and Liko didn't get along well, with the Grass Cat Pokémon scratching its Trainer's hand and running off to mind its own business. In its battle debut against Ann's Oshawott, Sprigatito didn't listen to Liko's instructions, which led to it getting hit by a Water Gun.
During the next days, Liko worked hard to strengthen her bond with Sprigatito by learning more about it and make it listen to her instructions in battle, but to little avail. When Amethio first approached Liko, Sprigatito immediately got suspicious of him and led its Trainer to the school's rooftop. It then went up against Zirc's Rhydon and won after subduing it with its aroma.
After being rescued by Friede, they were taken aboard his airship with the other members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, but were soon confronted by Amethio and his teammates. Liko was about to give herself up, but after some encouragement from Sprigatito, Liko stood tall and had it unleash a Leafage strong enough to break the forcefield around Wing Deck, but it got blown overboard in the process, which allowed the Explorers to kidnap Sprigatito before fleeing.
In HZ003, Sprigatito was kept in a warehouse with Onia, who had taken a liking to Sprigatito and was giving it food and toys. With the help of Murdock's Rockruff, Liko located Sprigatito and took it back from the Explorers, only to be confronted by Onia and her Skarmory. Sprigatito was able to blind Onia and Skarmory with Leafage, allowing them to escape. At the end of the day, Sprigatito and its Trainer joined the Rising Volt Tacklers as official members.
In HZ005, Sprigatito battled Onia and her Golduck, and quickly defeated them. However, Sprigatito and Liko were almost ambushed by Amethio and his Corviknight. Fortunately, they were saved by Liko's pendant once again. Sprigatito then teamed up with Fuecoco in order to battle against Amethio's Ceruledge. Despite the numerical advantage, Ceruledge was clearly dominating the battle, which ultimately came to a halt when a Black Rayquaza emerged from Roy's Ancient Poké Ball and started attacking, forcing the Explorers to retreat.
In HZ007, Sprigatito briefly sparred against Roy's Fuecoco. However, they didn't make much progress, as both Pokémon tired themselves into a draw after consecutive uses of Leafage and Ember. Later, after being unable to talk to Dot, Liko and Roy's determination to get stronger convinced Friede into holding a special training session for the rookies: this time, Sprigatito and Fuecoco faced off against Captain Pikachu and needed to land only a single hit on the Mouse Pokémon to win the match. While they initially struggled against his Double Team, Sprigatito managed to almost score a Scratch after its Trainer figured out Pikachu's behavior. After a lunch break, Sprigatito battled against Fuecoco once more in order to see how much the special training paid off. In the end, despite being at a type disadvantage, Sprigatito knocked Fuecoco out with its newly-learned Quick Attack, giving Liko the win. This battle was the first step for the new Rising Volt Tacklers to get closer to Dot, who let them know that the Black Rayquaza was in Paldea.
In HZ014, Sprigatito and Liko went to Levincia after its Trainer saw an advertisement for the Spicy Herba Mystica that Murdock had wanted. However, unbeknownst to both of them, this was a trap set up by Spinel in order to steal Liko's pendant. After arriving in a dark alley, Sprigatito was put in a trance by Spinel's Beheeyem as he easily stole the pendant. It was later revealed in the next episode that Sprigatito went through a memory wipe thanks to Beheeyem, but regained its memory piece by piece. After jumping off a building with Liko, Sprigatito reunited with the Rising Volt Tacklers. In HZ016, Sprigatito teamed up with Roy's Pokémon and Dot's Quaxly to battle Spinel's Pokémon. Although they were able to defeat his Magneton and Beeheyem, they nearly lost to his Umbreon. However, Sprigatito was able to get Liko's pedant back from Spinel.
Personality and characteristics
Sprigatito has shown to be brave, headstrong, and somewhat reckless. However, unlike its species, Sprigatito isn't the affectionate type nor an attention-seeker. Sprigatito also does not like receiving affection. Despite its initial coldness towards those around it, Sprigatito has shown to be relaxed and enjoys sunbathing. Sprigatito has also shown to not be easily impressed with various things, such as Roy's singing in HZ005. As revealed in HZ007, Sprigatito is shown to like dry flavored food, like matcha cupcakes. Sprigatito also enjoys sweets, as seen in HZ019, when it was shown to like the taste of Murdock's Alcremie's cream. In addition, Sprigatito is easily startled by loud noises, and is also easily provoked, seen during its training against Captain Pikachu, in which its Double Team copies easily frustrated the Grass Cat Pokémon. Despite being a Grass-type Pokémon, Sprigatito doesn't like water.
Initially, Sprigatito didn't listen to Liko's commands as it wasn't interested in her, preferring to sit out on the roof of the Indigo Academy instead of hanging out with her. However, after witnessing its Trainer attempt to understand its habits, Sprigatito started to care about Liko and came to appreciate her affection, often sitting on her shoulder or head, or being held in its Trainer's arms. Ever since the events of HZ002, Sprigatito mellowed out as it became friendly with both people and Pokémon. Much like its Trainer, Sprigatito can be cautious of trusting others, as seen in HZ001, when it growled at Amethio after he presented himself as a representative of Liko's grandmother. Aside from this, Sprigatito has been shown to get jealous of other Pokemon winning Liko's affection, as seen in HZ009, where it immediately grew jealous of Alex's Fidough getting along with its Trainer. However, Sprigatito quickly let go of its grudge against Fidough and befriended it.
Sprigatito is capable of releasing a sweet scent from its paws that relaxes those who smell it. As shown in its battle against Zirc's Rhydon, it is strong enough to put a Pokémon to sleep in the middle of a battle. Sunbathing will strengthen the power of its sweet scent. It has also been shown using Leafage to blind opponents on multiple occasions as a way to circumvent its lack of strength.
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Artwork
| File:Liko Sprigatito anime.png | File:Liko Sprigatito anime 2.png |
| Official artwork from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[1] |
Official artwork from Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
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| Reveal artwork from Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
Reveal artwork from Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
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| First poster from Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
Second poster from Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Sprigatito appears as a main character in Pocket Monsters, which is based on Pokémon Horizons: The Series.
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Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~
Sprigatito appears as a main character in the Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~ manga.
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Pocket Monsters ~The Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~
Sprigatito appears as a main character in the Pocket Monsters ~The Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~ manga.
In the games
Pokémon Mezastar
Sprigatito appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Liko's Pokémon. It appears as an opponent during the first Gorgeous Star set.
As an opponent
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| Tag No. | Name | Type | Grade |
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| 4-1-069 | Sprigatito | 
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Trivia
- Sprigatito is the first Grass-type starter Pokémon to be owned by a female main character since May's Bulbasaur, who was caught in Grass Hysteria!, 885 episodes earlier.
- It is also the first Grass-type starter to be a main character's first Pokémon.
- Sprigatito is the first starter Pokémon to be obtained by a main character in the first episode of a new series since Dawn's Piplup in Following A Maiden's Voyage!, 766 episodes earlier.
- Sprigatito is the only Paldea starter Pokémon to:
- Have been obtained by its Trainer in its debut episode.
- Not have been with the Rising Volt Tacklers as a wild Pokémon.
References
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sprigatito.
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