Lickitung (Japanese: ベロリンガ Beroringa) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Lickilicky when leveled up while knowing Rollout.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
Biology
Lickitung is a bipedal amphibian Pokémon with a round body and a thick, powerful tail. It has soft, pink skin with curved yellow lines on its belly and a yellow ring marking on each knee. It has a thumb-like claw on each hand and a single large nail on each foot. There is a yellow spot on its palms and the soles of its feet. It has beady eyes and a long, prehensile tongue, with nerves that extend its entire length. The tongue is likely connected to its tail, which twitches and retracts when the tongue is pulled.
At over 6 feet 6 inches (2 meters), Lickitung's tongue is twice as long as its body. Sticky, smelly saliva coats its tongue, which causes a tingling sensation when touched and can cause rashes if not cleaned off. It is used for capturing prey (mainly Bug-type Pokémon), reaching for berries, exploring its environment, attacking, and cleaning; although the effectiveness of its cleaning is questionable as its saliva leaves behind its smell. Lickitung's saliva can also be used as a strong adhesive after cooking it. Lickitung remembers things by their texture and taste, although it apparently dislikes sour things. The tongue is both dexterous and powerful enough to lift people, as seen in the anime. When capturing prey, Lickitung prefers swallowing them whole after paralyzing them with its tongue. Lickitung can be found in grassy plains and meadows.
Evolution
Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
In the anime
Major appearances
In Princess vs. Princess, Jessie caught a Lickitung and used it against Misty during the Queen of the Princess Festival. Eventually, Jessie accidentally traded her Lickitung for Benny's Wobbuffet in Tricks Of The Trade.
Other
In PK15, a Lickitung licked a Cubone's face. In response, Cubone pulled on its tongue to the point where it touched the ground.
In a flashback in If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!, Angie was looking after a Lickitung at her parents' daycare. However, it evolved into Lickilicky, which was not allowed for daycares.
Ulu's Lickitung first appeared in a flashback in A Seasoned Search!. It made its physical debut in Sours for the Sweet!. Ulu used it to help sort the sour Grepa Berries from the sweet ones for use in the Alola Bread Festival. It later left Alola on a ship alongside Ulu. Lickitung reappeared in Battling Besties!.
Minor appearances
A Lickitung appeared as an image in The Ultimate Test.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Lickitung was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, multiple Lickitung sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A wild Lickitung appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Carrying On!, a sick Lickitung was in Way Away Island's Pokémon Center.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Lickitung participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
In Ring Masters, a Lickitung competed in Rikishii Town's Sumo Conference.
A Lickitung appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
A Lickitung appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Coordinator's Lickitung appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Lickitung appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Lickitung appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer participating in the Dendemille Town Pokémon Showcase. It reappeared in A Performance Pop Quiz! for the Anistar City Showcase; then again in Master Class is in Session! for the Master Class Showcase in Gloire City. In Performing a Pathway to the Future!, it watching the remaining proceedings of the Showcase.
In Alola, Kanto!, Rotom took a photo of a Lickitung.
A Trainer's Lickitung appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.
Three Trainers' Lickitung appeared in The Power of Us, with one appearing in a flashback.
A Trainer's Lickitung appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.
In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, a Trainer's Lickitung competed in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest. Another Lickitung was seen in the poster promoting the competition.
A Trainer's Lickitung appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.
A Trainer's Lickitung appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
A Lickitung appeared in Distant Blue Sky!. It woke Ash up, alerting him to Pikachu being missing.
Pokédex entries
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Lickitung
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Ash's Pokédex
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Lickitung, the Licking Pokémon. It uses a tongue that is more than twice the length of its body to battle, as well as to gather food.
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| SM072
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Lickitung
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Rotom Pokédex
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Lickitung, the Licking Pokémon. A Normal type. When Lickitung eats something new, it never forgets how that food tastes or smells.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Lickitung debuted in Sigh for Psyduck where Koga's Gastly used several corpses.
In Murkrow Row a living Lickitung is seen in Gold's house.
In Hello, Lickitung, a quartet of Lickitung became attracted by the scent of Crystal's newly evolved Bayleef.
A Lickitung appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Lickitung was seen briefly in A Vicious Cycle of Possibilities, under the ownership of a Biker whose gang attempted to ransack Three Island.
- Main article: Kit
In Licking Lickitung, Diamond's map was stolen by a Lickitung and he attempted to catch it, but instead, it evolved into a Lickilicky and provided him a challenge.
Multiple Lickilicky appeared in a flashback in Luring in a Lickilicky.
A Lickilicky appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
A Lickitung appeared in GDZ21.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
A Lickitung appeared in The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!.
A Lickitung appeared in Aim to be the No. 1 Pokémon!.
Giovanni sent out a Lickitung to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!.
Professor Oak owns a Lickitung, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.
A Lickitung appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.
In the TCG
- Main article: Lickitung (TCG)
Other appearances
Lickitung is a Pokéfloat. As fighting moves to the left, Lickitung will extend its tongue which must be used as a stepping stone to continue.
Two Lickitung appeared in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu. One of them approached Tim Goodman on the train as he was heading to Ryme City, and licked his face.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Kanto
#108
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(This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.)
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| Green
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Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
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Its tongue spans almost 7 feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis.
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Its tongue, twice its body's length, moves around freely to catch prey. Its licks cause a tingling sensation.
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#178
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Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.
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| Silver
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Its long tongue, slathered with a thick gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.
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| Crystal
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It has a tongue that is over 6'6" long. It uses this long tongue to lick its body clean.
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Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.
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Kanto
#108
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| Ruby
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Whenever Lickitung comes across something new, it will unfailingly give it a lick. It does so because it memorizes things by texture and by taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.
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Whenever it sees something unfamiliar, it always licks the object because it memorizes things by texture and taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.
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| FireRed
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Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.
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| LeafGreen
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Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
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Pt: #161
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Johto
#180
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Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.
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| Pearl
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When it extends its over-six-foot-long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility they are connected.
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Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.
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Its long tongue, slathered with a gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.
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B2W2: #284
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When it extends its over-six-foot-long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility they are connected.
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| White
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Being licked by its long, saliva-covered tongue leaves a tingling sensation. Extending its tongue retracts its tail.
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Kalos
Mountain #134
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Hoenn
#—
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Its long tongue, slathered in a gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.
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Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.
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Whenever Lickitung comes across something new, it will unfailingly give it a lick. It does so because it memorizes things by texture and by taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.
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Alola
USUM: #375
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Kanto
#108
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun & Moon.
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| Ultra Sun
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It checks out whatever's around it by licking everything. If you don't clean off a spot where it's licked you, you'll break out in a rash!
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| Ultra Moon
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It licks filth clean with its tongue. Whatever it licks always stinks afterward, so whether it's really clean is...questionable.
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| Let's Go Pikachu
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Its tongue spans almost seven feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis.
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Isle of Armor #054
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Hisui
#125
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If this Pokémon's sticky saliva gets on you and you don't clean it off, an intense itch will set in. The itch won't go away, either.
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| Shield
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Bug Pokémon are Lickitung's main food source. This Pokémon paralyzes its prey with a lick from its long tongue, then swallows the prey whole.
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Instead of its hands, it uses its tongue, which can stretch to twice this Pokémon's height. Lickitung's sticky saliva grips anything.
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Wields its long tongue deftly, as though it were an arm. The Pokémon's viscous saliva, once it has been collected and boiled down, yields a strong and highly useful adhesive.
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Game locations
In side games
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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Total: 385
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 60.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation IX.
Click on the generation numbers above to see Lickitung's learnsets from other generations.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds
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Base HP: 57
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Base Defense: 54
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution data
Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky when leveled up while knowing Rollout. Lickitung cannot evolve into Lickilicky in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, as Lickilicky is not present in those games.
Sprites
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Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Lickitung was originally known as "Tonguetyd".
- Lickitung's Red/Blue and LeafGreen Pokédex data compare its extensible tongue to that of a chameleon, a real-world lizard.
- Lickitung was incorrectly referred to as a Fighting-type Pokémon in the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Prima game guide.
- Lickitung's name was misspelled as "Likitung" in the Kanto Pokérap.
- Lickitung was listed in the credits of the N64 game Paperboy under the heading Special Edition Thanks.
- Despite its name, category, and Pokédex entries, Lickitung could not learn the move Lick until Generation II.
- In Goldenrod Tunnel, there is a Poké Maniac who, before battling, says their Pokémon just got a haircut. However, their only Pokémon is a Lickitung. This implies Lickitung may be capable of growing hair.
Origin
Lickitung may be based on lungless salamanders, some of which have projectile tongues and may secrete a sticky, irritating substance. It could also be based on lizards with long extending or projectile tongues like chameleons. Additionally, it may draw inspiration from the Akaname, a mythical yōkai with a single claw on each foot and a gigantic tongue. Akaname are known to lick filth out of bathhouses, similar to Lickitung's habit of licking dirty things clean.
Name origin
Lickitung is a combination of lick and tongue.[1]
Beroringa may be a combination of べろ bero (colloquial term for tongue), ベロリ berori (licking), ベロベロ berobero (onomatopoeia for licking), and lingua (Latin for tongue).
In other languages
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 Japanese
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ベロリンガ Beroringa
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From べろ bero, ベロベロ berobero, ベロリ berori, and lingua
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 French
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Excelangue
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From excès, langue and excellent
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 Spanish
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Lickitung
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Same as English name
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 German
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Schlurp
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From slurp
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 Italian
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Lickitung
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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내루미 Nerumi
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From 낼름낼름 naelrum-naelrum and the diminutive suffix ～이 -i
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 Mandarin Chinese
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大舌頭 / 大舌头 Dàshétóu
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From 大 dà and 舌頭 / 舌头 shétóu
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 Cantonese Chinese
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大舌頭 Daaihsihttàuh
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From 大 daai and 舌頭 sihttàuh
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 Greek
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Λίκιτουνγκ Líkitung
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Transcription of English name
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 Hindi
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लिकिटंग Lickitung
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Transcription of English name
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Ликитанг Likitang
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Transcription of English name
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 Thai
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เบโรรินกา Berorinka
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
References
- ↑ ポケＱポン (PokéQuiz in Japanese): 正解は LICKITUNG！ リキタング！ LICKが なめる TONGUEが 舌って 意味なんですね！
External links
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Lagging Tail (5%)
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For other sprites and images, please see Lickitung images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
