Lechonk (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Lechonk Hog Pokémon グルトン Gourton #0915 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Aroma Veil or Gluttony Cacophony Cacophony Thick Fat Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Lechonk 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 22.5 lbs. 10.2 kg Lechonk 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 51	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Lechonk 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Lechonk (Japanese: グルトン Gourton) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves into Oinkologne starting at level 18.

Biology

Lechonk is a stout Pokémon resembling a hog. Its body is almost entirely grayish black, except for the brown colorations on its face and ears, and the yellow growths under its eyes that resemble teardrops. Its ears are droopy with yellow insides, and they partially cover its eyes. It has a triangular pink snout with two huge oval nostrils as well as stubby feet ending in pink hooves. Its tail is short and curled.

Lechonk has an excellent sense of smell, which it uses to find fragrant wild grasses and rich Berries to eat. This diet causes it to emanate a herbal body odor that repels bug Pokémon. Lechonk is also known to feed on the sweet nectar on Appletun's back. Lechonk has a timid and faint-hearted temperament, and will panic and charge forward if attacked or startled by an opponent. Despite its apparent bulk, Lechonk's body mainly consists not of fat but of muscle, built up by its habit of walking around to find food. Some Trainers use Lechonk to look for cooking ingredients, such as detached Crabominable pincers scattered on mountains. As seen in the anime, Lechonk will become hostile towards trainers carrying groceries or meals and attack them for their food.

Evolution

Lechonk evolves into Oinkologne.

Unevolved Lechonk  Normal	Male →	First Evolution Oinkologne Male  Normal
	Female →	First Evolution Oinkologne Female  Normal

In the anime

Lechonk in the anime

Minor appearances

Lechonk made its anime debut in HZ009. It crossed paths with Liko and tried to steal the food that she got for Alex, only to be stopped by her Sprigatito.

In the TCG

Main article: Lechonk (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #10 Scarlet It searches for food all day. It possesses a keen sense of smell but doesn’t use it for anything other than foraging. Violet This Pokémon spurns all but the finest of foods. Its body gives off an herblike scent that bug Pokémon detest.

File:Pokedex Image Lechonk SV.png

Lechonk in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet South Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, Area Four, Area Five, Poco Path, Pokémon League East Province: Area One, Area Two Tera Raid Battles (1★)

In events

Games	Event	Language/Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
SV	Flying Terastal Lechonk	All	Online	15	March 31 to July 1, 2023

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 54		114 - 161	218 - 312
Attack: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Defense: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Speed: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Total: 254	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×. If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is ½× and the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is ½×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 055 Disarming Voice Fairy Special 04040 00——% 15 088 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100100% 15 1212 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 09595% 15 1515 Covet Normal Physical 06060 100100% 25 1717 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100100% 10 2121 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 2424 Yawn Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 2727 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 3030 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 3232 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100100% 10 3535 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lechonk Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Lechonk

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM019 TM019 Disarming Voice Fairy Special 04040 00—}}—% 15 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM056 TM056 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lechonk Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Lechonk

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 Spit Up Normal Special — 100% 10 Stockpile Normal Status — —% 20 Stuff Cheeks Normal Status — —% 10 Swallow Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Lechonk Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lechonk Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Lechonk

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 144 Base Attack: 81 Base Defense: 79 Egg Distance: 2 km Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Tackle, Take Down Charged Attacks: Dig, Trailblaze, Body Slam

Evolution data

Unevolved Lechonk  Normal	+ Level 18 (male) →	First Evolution Oinkologne Male  Normal
	+ Level 18 (female) →	First Evolution Oinkologne Female  Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet File:Spr 9s 0915.png File:Spr 9s 0915 s.png
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Trivia

• Lechonk is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 254.
• Lechonk was the subject of The Pokémon Company's April Fools' Day 2023 campaign, titled "Discover Pokémon Together: Lechonk". Various Lechonk-themed distributions, promotions, and merchandises were released.

Origin

Lechonk appears to be based on a pig, specifically a juvenile black Iberian pig, with which it shares its large appetite and diet of fruit and nuts that owes it its rotund shape. Its description as a "gourmand" that sniffs out only the most fragrant foods may pull from truffle hogs, domestic pigs used to locate truffles, a valuable foodstuff used in gourmet dishes. The brown color of its face gives the impression that it's covered in mud, a characteristic often associated with pigs.

Name origin

Lechonk may be a combination of lechón (Spanish for suckling piglet), oink (onomatopoeia for a sound pigs make), and possibly chonk (slang term for a fat or large animal).

Gourton may be a combination of gourmet, glutton, and 豚 ton (pig).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese グルトン Gourton From gourmet, glutton, and 豚 ton French Gourmelet From gourmet and porcelet Spanish Lechonk Same as English name German Ferkuli From Ferkel and kulinarisch Italian Lechonk Same as English name Korean 맛보돈 Matbodon From 맛보다 matboda and 돈 (豚) don Mandarin Chinese 愛吃豚 / 爱吃豚 Àichītún From 愛吃 / 爱吃 àichī and 豚 tún Cantonese Chinese 愛吃豚 Oihektyùhn From 愛吃 oihek and 豚 tyùhn

More languages Thai กูร์ตง Kutong Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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Pokémon

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