Jellicent (Japanese: ブルンゲル Burungel) is a dual-type Water/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from Frillish starting at level 40.
Biology
Jellicent is a large jellyfish-like Pokémon whose appearance varies based on gender. Both genders have five tentacles, two of which are long with petal-shaped ends. The remaining three are short and tapered. A male is blue with a short, white crown, and a white, mustache-like collar. Its eyes are red with blue sclerae, and there is one eyelash over each eye. Its long tentacles have white edges, while its short tentacles have white spots. A female is pink with a tall, white crown and a puffy, white collar. Its eyes are blue with red sclerae and surrounded by two eyelashes. Its mouth is red and heart-shaped. The long tentacles have white edges like the male, but the short ones have white frills.
Jellicent can absorb seawater and project it from its head, which lets it move forward in the sea. Jellicent's body composition is similar to seawater. Schools of Jellicent are known to gather for prey during a full moon. Any fancy cruise ships, tankers, or crew that wander into the oceans where it dwells are never found again, and it is rumored that it drags these ships or tankers into the sea and preys on its passengers. It can create lairs from sunken ships. It is known to feed on life energy, where the more it drains, the bigger its crown gets. Jellicent are highly feared by fishers.
Evolution
Jellicent evolves from Frillish.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova B W : #099
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Unova B2 W2 : #181
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Black
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The fate of the ships and crew that wander into Jellicent's habitat: all sunken, all lost, all vanished.
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White
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They propel themselves by expelling absorbed seawater from their bodies. Their favorite food is life energy.
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Black 2
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Its body is mostly seawater. It's said there's a castle of ships Jellicent have sunk on the seafloor.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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Its body is mostly seawater. It's said there's a castle of ships Jellicent have sunk on the seafloor.
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Y
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The fate of the ships and crew that wander into Jellicent's habitat: all sunken, all lost, all vanished.
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Omega Ruby
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Its body is mostly seawater. It's said there's a castle of ships Jellicent have sunk on the seafloor.
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Alpha Sapphire
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The fate of the ships and crew that wander into Jellicent's habitat: all sunken, all lost, all vanished.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #306
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Galar Isle of Armor #193
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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Male
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Sword
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Most of this Pokémon's body composition is identical to sea water. It makes sunken ships its lair.*
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Shield
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Whenever a full moon hangs in the night sky, schools of Jellicent gather near the surface of the sea, waiting for their prey to appear.*
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Female
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Sword
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These Pokémon have body compositions that are mostly identical to seawater. They make their lairs from sunken ships.*
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Shield
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The crown on its head gets bigger and bigger as it absorbs more and more of the life-force of other creatures.*
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 480
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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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Jellicent is available in Sword and Shield.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jellicent
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jellicent
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jellicent
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jellicent
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Jellicent in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Jellicent in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jellicent
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jellicent
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jellicent
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jellicent
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jellicent
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jellicent
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jellicent
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jellicent
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Male Jellicent
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds
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Base HP: 59
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Base Attack: 78
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Base Defense: 57
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Base Speed: 60
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Female Jellicent
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds
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Base HP: 59
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Base Attack: 78
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Base Defense: 57
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution data
Male
Female
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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In animation
Main series
Major appearances
Both male and female Jellicent made their main series debut in Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!, under the ownership of Rizzo. They were used to fight a wild Volcarona and Ash's Krokorok, but were soon defeated by Brycen's Beartic.
In The Road to Humilau!, Marlon's male Jellicent battled Cameron's Ferrothorn in a Gym battle, and was defeated by its Thunderbolt.
In In the Palms of our Hands!, a male Jellicent appeared under the ownership of Danika.
Minor appearances
Both male and female Jellicent debuted in the opening sequences of White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram; the female Jellicent was exclusive to the former movie and the male Jellicent was exclusive to the latter.
In Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, Manning's female Jellicent briefly battled Russet's Eelektross and was defeated.
A male and female Jellicent appeared in Song Within the Mist. They reappeared in Lapras's Feelings for its Friends.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Source
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Entry
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BW078
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Jellicent
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Ash's Pokédex
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Jellicent, the Floating Pokémon and the evolved form of Frillish. Using life energy for food, Jellicent swims by absorbing seawater, then expelling it.
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Pokémon: Twilight Wings
In Early-Evening Waves, two male Jellicent were living in a lake where Nessa was doing a photo shoot.
GOTCHA!
A male Jellicent briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Marlon.
POKÉTOON
A male Jellicent appeared in Help! I've Turned into a Gengar.
In the manga
Female Jellicent in Pokémon Adventures
Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
A Jellicent appeared in Victini - A New Friend!, under the ownership of Muteki. It was used alongside a Hydreigon in a Double Battle against Monta.
Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
A Jellicent appeared in Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero.
Pokémon Adventures
Shauntal has a female Jellicent, which was used to provoke Thundurus and Tornadus into fighting each other in A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway.
In The Tournament Continues, Marlon used a male Jellicent in the Pokémon League to battle the Hood Man's Beheeyem and lost.
Pokémon RéBURST
A female Jellicent appeared as the Burst form of Rurimaru.
In the TCG
- Main article: Jellicent (TCG)
Trivia
- Although female Dream World artwork exists, any Frillish or Jellicent uploaded to the Global Link will use the male artwork, regardless of their gender.
- Frillish and Jellicent were originally pure Water-type. The Ghost type was added to their typing for balancing reasons, with Ken Sugimori noting that the designer for the Frillish line was disappointed that they ended up becoming scary Pokémon.[1]
Origin
Jellicent and its pre-evolved form are most likely based on jellyfish; Jellicent's size and bulbous body may be drawn from the genus Stygiomedusa, also known as the giant phantom jelly, which is large in size and possesses fabric-like tentacles. It also shares traits with the crown jellyfish and jelly blubber. Jellicent's frills and collars seem to be based on typical monarch attire; the male's appearance is based on a king's while the female's is based on a queen's.
Jellicent, as well as its pre-evolution, also seem to draw heavy inspiration from Nurarihyon, a jellyfish yōkai that is either shown as a demonized jellyfish or as a jellyfish-like man who wears refined, sometimes regal, clothing. It is also possible that they were inspired by the Kurage no Hinotama, a sort of jellyfish-like will-o'-the-wisp. Jellicent's dangerous ability to prey on humans, in self-defense of its habitat, is possibly based on the box jellyfish and other highly venomous species of jellyfish that are capable of killing humans. The two larger tentacles Jellicent possesses are more similar to those of squids than the tentacles of real jellyfish. Jellicent also has traits in common with sea monsters like the Kraken, most notably its rumored penchant for destroying ships and feeding on the crew.
Name origin
Jellicent may be a combination of jellyfish and magnificent or translucent.
Burungel may be a combination of ブルンブルン burunburun (onomatopoeia for shaking) and ゲル gel.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ブルンゲル Burungel
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From ブルンブルン burunburun and gel
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French
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Moyade
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From méduse and noyade
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Spanish
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Jellicent
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Same as English name
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German
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Apoquallyp
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From Apokalypse, Qualle, and Polyp
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Italian
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Jellicent
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Same as English name
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Korean
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탱탱겔 Taengtaenggel
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From 탱탱하다 taengtaenghada and gel
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Mandarin Chinese
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胖嘟嘟 Pàngdūdū
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From 胖嘟嘟 pàngdūdū
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Cantonese Chinese
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胖嘟嘟 Buhndyūtdyūt
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From 胖嘟嘟 buhndyūtdyūt
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More languages
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Hindi
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जेलीहिल Jellyhill
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From jelly and हिलना hilnā
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Russian
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Джеллисент Dzhellisent
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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บูรุนเจล Burunchen
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Transcription of Japanese name
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References
External links
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