Kricketune (Pokémon)

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Kricketune コロトック Korotock #402
Artwork from D/P
Type Bug ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Cricket Pokémon
Ability Swarm Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #016 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'03" Imperial 1.0 m Metric 3'03"/1.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 56.2 lbs. Imperial 25.5 kg Metric 56.2 lbs./25.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Red	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Bug group 16 cycles (4080 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 159 Battle Exp.: 1591*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kricketune (Japanese: コロトック Korotock) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Kricketot starting at level 10.

Biology

Physiology

Kricketune is a mainly red cricket-like Pokémon that resembles both a conductor and a stringed instrument. It has gray-colored eyes, black feelers in the shape of a mustache, and a dark-red segment between the ‘mustache’. Kricketune has two small feet, black wings shaped like a conductor's cape, and scythes for hands (compare with Scyther). Its long antennae are shaped somewhat like scythes, and there are three black dots on its lower body with two beige stripes running down its neck to the centermost of the black dots. Below the centermost dot is a pattern with a dark-red upper section and beige lower section.

Gender differences

A female has a shorter "mustache".

Special abilities

It can make music by rubbing its arms together. It is also able to use its scythelike foreparts for attacks like Fury Cutter, Slash, and Night Slash.

Behavior

It signals its many emotions with the variable melodies it creates. It crosses its knifelike arms in front of its chest when it cries, and can compose melodies ad lib.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

A Kricketune made a brief cameo during the Floaroma Pokémon Contest in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!.

Nando was seen battling and performing with his Kricketune in Dawn's Early Night. It also helped Nando win the Beach Rose Ribbon in A Breed Stampede!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Platinum was attacked by a swarm of Kricketot and Kricketune.

In the TCG

Main article: Kricketune (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Metronome (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Unevolved Kricketot  Bug

Level 10 →

First evolution Kricketune  Bug

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Unlike most evolved Pokémon, except in the case of baby Pokémon, it is far more common in the wild than its pre-evolution. This is due to Kricketune being available at all times of day, while Kricketot is only found at night (as well as morning in Platinum), as well as the low level required for its evolution.
• Kricketune is the only pure Template:Type2 Pokémon that is the final stage in an evolutionary line. The only other pure Bug-types that cannot evolve into anything else, Pinsir, Volbeat, and Illumise, don't evolve from anything else.
• Despite its Platinum Pokédex entry, all Kricketune have the same cry.

Origin

Kricketune appears to be based on a violin beetle, as well as crickets because they make sounds by rubbing their arms on their abdomen. They are also based off of music conductors, due to their mustache and their wings resembling capes.

Name origin

Its name comes from cricket and tune. Its Japanese name may come from 蟋蟀 koorogi, cricket, and a corruption of 曲 kyoku, tune.

In other languages

• German: Zirpeise - A combination of zirpen (to chirp) and Weise (tune).
• French: Melokrik - Combination of mélodie (melody) and criquet (cricket)
• Korean: 귀뚤톡크 Gwittultokkeu

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