Breloom (Pokémon)

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Breloom Mushroom Pokémon キノガッサ Kinogassa #286 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Fighting Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Effect Spore or Poison Heal Cacophony Cacophony Technician Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 90 (20.1%)
Breeding Egg Groups Fairy and Grass Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 3'11" 1.2 m Breloom 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 86.4 lbs. 39.2 kg Breloom 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 165 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 161 V+	Leveling rate Fluctuating
EV yield Total: 2 Breloom 0 HP 2 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   Green	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Breloom (Japanese: キノガッサ Kinogassa) is a dual-type Grass/Fighting Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves from Shroomish starting at level 23.

Biology

Breloom is a bipedal, mushroom-like Pokémon with some kangaroo-like qualities. Most of its body is green, but its head to its neck and its tail are beige. On top of its head is a green, mushroom-like cap with beige gills underneath and a round, red berry-like growth with a hole in the middle on either side. It has oval, black eyes, a beak-like mouth, and frilled segments around the base of its neck. There are two red claws on each of its hands and feet. At the end of its tail, there are seed clusters made of hardened toxic spores that are horrible to eat.

Breloom can stretch its short arms to deliver fast punches. Additionally, it has light, springy footwork that allows it to get close to opponents. Another way it closes in on opponents is by incapacitating them with spores released from the holes in its cap. Its technique is equal to that of professional boxers. It prefers to live in tropical forests, where it feeds on decomposing trees and plants.

In the anime

Main series

Breloom in the anime

Major appearances

Breloom made its main series debut in A Shroomish Skirmish, where they attacked Ash and his friends after evolving from Shroomish because of Team Rocket stealing their food. May's newly evolved Combusken took on the leader Breloom in a vicious hand-to-hand fight and suddenly declared a truce between them, saving the day.

In Journey to the Unown!, Kenny used a Breloom in a battle against Ash's Turtwig. In Team Shocker!, it was used during the Solaceon Town Pokémon Contest. Breloom's performance in the Appeals Round advanced Kenny to the Contest Battles.

In A Windswept Encounter!, a wild male Breloom was in love with an Orange Flower Floette and had three Beedrill followers. He fought Noibat over the Floette, who didn't reciprocate his feelings, but later worked together with Noibat to defeat Team Rocket.

Minor appearances

Multiple Breloom debuted in a cameo in Jirachi: Wish Maker as some of the residents of Forina, Jirachi's home.

A Breloom appeared in a flashback in Poetry Commotion!.

A Breloom appeared in the opening sequence of Where's Armaldo?.

A Coordinator's Breloom appeared in Deceit and Assist.

In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, a Trainer's Breloom battled Ash's Pikachu during the Rota tournament.

In Numero Uno Articuno, Noland's Breloom was living at the Battle Factory.

A Breloom appeared in Pasta La Vista!, under the ownership of the Fighting Dojo.

A Breloom appeared in Weekend Warrior.

A Trainer's Breloom appeared in Spontaneous Combusken!.

A Coordinator's Breloom appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.

Multiple Breloom appeared in the opening sequence of Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, multiple Breloom were living in Crown City. Two of them worked with the other Pokémon in surrounding Zorua with the intention of attacking him, angry for what Zoroark did to the city. Before a fight broke out, the Breloom, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed down by Celebi.

A Breloom appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Breloom were living at Pokémon Hills. They participated in the battle against the Genesect Army.

In Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!, a Breloom fought a Scrafty in a video that Sawyer was watching.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

Breloom in Pokémon Generations

In The Cavern, a wild Breloom was fleeing from a storm that a Primal Kyogre was creating.

In the manga

Breloom in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Breloom debuted in Brushing Past Breloom, where it attacked Norman, only to be quickly knocked out by his Vigoroth's Aerial Ace.

A Breloom made a brief appearance in Verily Vanquishing Vileplume II, under the ownership of Pokémon Ranger Masaharu, who battled Emerald. However, it was no match for Emerald's Dusclops.

A Breloom appeared in The Final Battle IV, where it was one of the Pokémon that helped Emerald with his disabilities.

The Battle Tower rented a Breloom, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

A Breloom appeared in a flashback as one of the Pokémon trained by the International Police in Innocent Scientist.

Pokémon Battle Frontier

A Breloom appeared in Aim for the Top!.

In the TCG

Main article: Breloom (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Kebia Berry (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Kebia Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Mushroom Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP My tail doles out punches faster than your eyes can see! 26%-50% HP We've got a problem. I have only about half my HP left. 1%-25% HP It's all over... I'm out of power to even punch... Level up I've leveled up! My punching speed accelerated, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Breloom came to the Haunted Zone to battle tough Pokémon! His favorite Attractions are Absol's Hurdle Bounce and Rayquaza's Balloon Panic!
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He always trains in high spirits. His goal is to participate in the Battle Tournament, but he likes anything that gets him moving.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #615 Rock Break++ Sometimes destroys five breakable-rock disruptions. Swappable Skill(s): Rock Shot
Pokémon GO Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 241 Base Defense: 144 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Counter, Bullet Seed Charged Attacks: Dynamic Punch, Seed Bomb, Sludge Bomb, Grass Knot†

Evolution

Unevolved Shroomish  Grass

Level 23 →

First evolution Breloom  Grass  Fighting

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII HOME

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

Trivia

• Breloom and its pre-evolved form their category with Paras, Parasect, Foongus, and Amoonguss. They are all known as the Mushroom Pokémon.
  • All six Pokémon also share a common move, Spore, and Ability, Effect Spore.

Origin

Breloom seems to be based on a mushroom, specificially agaric types. The red nodules on its head resemble the berry-like arils on a yew tree. The shape of its head is reminiscent of a kasa, traditional Japanese hats with wide brims. Some of these hats were worn by monks, samurais, and soldiers, which may explain Breloom's Fighting type. Its body structure resembles a kangaroo, so its Fighting type could also be inspired by the boxing kangaroo. It may also be based on a dinosaur due to its claws, its dome-shape head resembling that of a pachycephalosaurus, its club-shaped tail resembling that of an ankylosaurus, and its pre-evolution Shroomish resembling a dinosaur egg.

Name origin

Breloom may be a combination of umbrella (referring to its head shape) and mushroom.

Kinogassa may be a combination of 茸 kinoko (mushroom) and 笠 kasa (a type of hat) or 傘 kasa (umbrella). It also sounds like 衣笠茸 kinugasatake (a species of mushroom).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese キノガッサ Kinogassa Possibly from 茸 kinoko, 笠 kasa, 傘 kasa, and 衣笠茸 kinugasatake French Chapignon From chapeau and champignon Spanish Breloom Same as English name German Kapilz From Kappe and Pilz Italian Breloom Same as English name Korean 버섯모 Bosotmo From 버섯 beoseot and 모자 moja Mandarin Chinese 斗笠菇 Dǒulìgū From 斗笠 dǒulì and 菇 gū Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi ब्रेलूम Breloom Transcription of English name Russian Брелум Brelum Transcription of English name Thai คิโนกัซซา Khinokassa Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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Pokémon

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