Liko's Floragato

Liko's Sprigatito リコのニャオハ Liko's Nyahoja

Liko's Sprigatito

Debuts in The Pendant That Starts It All: Part One Caught at Indigo Academy Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Liko

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Sprigatito Megumi Hayashibara Kira Buckland

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 and Liko

Sprigatito debuted in The Pendant That Starts It All: Part One, 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.

Sprigatito's scent putting Rhydon to sleep

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 in the next episode, 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 the Wing Deck, but it got blown overboard in the process, which allowed the Explorers to kidnap Sprigatito before fleeing.

In For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!, 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.

Sprigatito and its friends

In Found You, Fuecoco!, 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.

Sprigatito retrieving Liko's pendant

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 Beheeyem, they nearly lost to his Umbreon. However, Sprigatito was able to get Liko's pedant back from Spinel.

In HZ020, Sprigatito participated in a Gym challenge set up by Motostoke's Gym Leader Kabu. Sprigatito's role was to extinguish the Litwick flames while Fuecoco attempted to keep them lit. Sprigatito ended up gaining the advantage, only for Liko to give up on the challenge when she noticed Roy's improvement, upsetting Sprigatito. It then went on to battle alongside Fuecoco against Kabu's Centiskorch and Wakaba's Rolycoly. The two were unable to defeat Centiskorch and, when faced off against Rolycoly, Liko forfeited against Sprigatito's wishes so Wakaba could win, which increasingly upsets Sprigatito.

In HZ022, Sprigatito battled against the Explores alongside Fuecoco until they encounterd a Galarian Moltres that had an Ancient Poké Ball. After Moltres overwhelmd everyone and left Captain Pikachu injured, Sprigatito left the Galar Mine with Liko, Roy, and the Mouse Pokémon. In the next episode, Sprigatito was brought to the Motostoke Pokémon Center in order to recover. After recovering, Sprigatito battled Moltres again in an attempt to calm down the angry Pokémon. With the help of Arboliva's Seed Sower, it increased the power of Sprigatito's Leafage in order to have its sweet scent reach Moltres. This calmed the Legendary Pokémon down, and it returned to its Ancient Poké Ball, which allowed Liko take it under her care.

In HZ028, Sprigatito teamed up with Roy's Pokémon to battle against Tepen in order to get the Ancient Poké Ball back that he stole from them, but was put to sleep by the special Sleep Powder that his Foongus had.

Personality and characteristics

Sprigatito being easily provoked

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 as it is hostile to humans. Despite its initial coldness towards those around it, Sprigatito has shown to be relaxed and enjoys sunbathing. Sprigatito at times has also shown to not be easily impressed with various things. 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, as 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. Also, upon witnessing the lengths its Trainer was willing to go in order protect it when they were falling at the Indigo Academy and rescue it from the Explorers, Sprigatito became very loyal to Liko. Although its bond with Liko is pretty strong, Sprigatito at times gets upset with its Trainer, especially if she does something it doesn't like or approve of, but does understand her well-meaning intentions to help their friends.

Ever since the events of The Pendant That Starts It All: Part Two, Sprigatito mellowed out and has shown to no longer be hostile towards others, as it became friendly with both people and Pokémon. However, despite its improvement in interacting with people and Pokémon, Sprigatito still shows its hostile side at times, as it tried to scratch Diana, even though she is Liko's grandmother, when it first met her. Sprigatito is also free-spirited as it enjoys playing and running around. Much like its Trainer, Sprigatito can be cautious of trusting others, as it quickly realized that Amethio had dark motives and growled at him, after he presented himself as a representative of Liko's grandmother. Sprigatito also can easily make friends, being able to quickly befriend Roy's Fuecoco and Dot's Quaxly after meeting them. Sprigatito has shown to get jealous of other Pokémon taking or winning Liko's affection and getting along with her, as seen with Alex's Fidough in HZ009 and Terapagos in HZ026. However, Sprigatito quickly let go of its grudge after it befriended them.

Sprigatito and Hatenna

Although, when Liko met a wild Hatenna and took care of her in HZ021, Sprigatito didn't show any sign of jealousy towards her, as it helped its Trainer look after the Calm Pokémon, which led them to form a close friendship and become teammates when its Trainer caught her, after encouraging her to stay with them. Ever since Hatenna joined the group, Sprigatito became protective of her, as it came to see her as its little sister and would get concern when she would wonder off on her own, as shown in HZ027, when she ran away from Dot's strong emotions, but was relieved that she was safe when the group found her.

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. This was shown again when Sprigatito used its sweet scent to calm a Galarian Moltres down, although it had help in Friede and Roy's Pokémon. 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. Sprigatito also has come to enjoy battling and developed a desire to become stronger.

Moves used

Using Scratch	Move First Used In Leafage The Pendant That Starts It All: Part One Scratch HZ007 Quick Attack HZ007
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture	First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
	HZ023	Leafage	Roy's Wattrel and Friede's Charizard
	Description: Sprigatito kneads its forepaws at the ground repeatedly, causing a soothing aroma to begin wafting into the air. It then fires off several Leafage attacks, spreading the aroma all around the area to calm down the target. Wattrel and Charizard flap their wings to blow the aromatic Leafage in the opponent's direction. This was used to calm down Lucius's Galarian Moltres.

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
Reveal artwork from Pokémon Horizons: The Series	Reveal artwork from Pokémon Horizons: The Series
First poster from Pokémon Horizons: The Series	Second poster from Pokémon Horizons: The Series

In the manga

Sprigatito in Pocket Monsters

Pocket Monsters

Sprigatito appears as a main character in Pocket Monsters, which is based on Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

Moves used

Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~

Sprigatito in Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~

Sprigatito appears as a main character in the Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~ manga.

Moves used

Pocket Monsters ~The Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~

Sprigatito in 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

Sprigatito Leafage

Disks

Tag No.	Name	Type	Grade
4-1-069	Sprigatito		—
P	Sprigatito		—

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.
  • Starter Pokémon to be obtained by a main character in the first episode of a new series since Dawn's Piplup, who was obtained 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.
• In an interview with Liko's VA Minori Suzuki, she says "I feel like maybe Sprigatito is watching over [Liko] like an older sister" (Japanese: 「ニャオハはまるでお姉さんの様な気持ちで見守っているのかな？と感じます」) and in an interview with Roy's VA Yuka Terasaki, she states that Liko and Sprigatito have a "friendship between girls" (Japanese:「女の子同士の友情」) possibly implying that Sprigatito is female.^[2][3]

References

See also

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

Liko's Pokémon
On hand:	Floragato	Hatenna
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone	Terapagos
Cared for:	Arboliva	Moltres	Lapras
Temporary:	Rockruff	Sunflora	Captain Pikachu

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