lickitung

Lickitung is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Type: Normal

Abilities:

• Own Tempo: Prevents Lickitung from becoming confused.
• Oblivious: Prevents Lickitung from being infatuated or affected by Taunt.
• Cloud Nine (Hidden Ability): Negates all weather effects during battle.

Physical Characteristics:

• Lickitung is a rotund, pink Pokémon with a long, prehensile tongue that extends over 6 feet.
• It has small beady eyes and a wide mouth.
• Its body is covered in a pattern of circular yellow markings.
• Lickitung's tongue is its most defining feature, often used for tasting and feeling objects.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Lickitung is known for its curious nature, often using its tongue to explore and learn about its environment.
• It inhabits grasslands and plains, preferring open areas where it can roam freely.
• Lickitung's diet consists mainly of berries and small insects, which it adeptly captures with its tongue.
• It is generally docile but can become defensive if threatened.

In Battle:

• Lickitung is a versatile Pokémon with high HP and moderate defenses, making it a sturdy choice in battle.
• Notable moves include Lick, Stomp, and Slam, utilizing its tongue and physical prowess.
• It can also learn powerful moves like Hyper Beam and Body Slam.
• Strong against Ghost-type moves due to its Normal typing's immunity.
• Lickitung is weak against Fighting-type moves.

Evolution:

• Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky when it levels up while knowing the move Rollout.

Interesting Facts:

• Lickitung's tongue is coated with a special saliva that can cause a tingling sensation upon contact.
• It can remember the texture and taste of anything it licks, which is its primary method of exploration.
• Lickitung's tongue is so dexterous that it can be used to pick up objects and manipulate tools.
• Its design is inspired by the concept of a lizard or anteater with exaggerated features, particularly its tongue.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• Red: Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. Itleaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
• Blue: Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. Itleaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
• Yellow: Its tongue spans almost 7 feet and moves more freelythan its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis.
• Gold: Its tongue has well-developed nerves that runto the very tip, so it can be deft­ ly manipulated.
• Silver: Its long tongue, slathered with a gooey saliva,sticks to any­ thing, so it is very useful.
• Crystal: It has a tongue that is over 6’6’’ long. It uses thislong tongue to lick its body clean.
• Ruby: 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.
• Sapphire: 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.
• Emerald: 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.
• Firered: Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.
• Leafgreen: Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon’s. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
• Diamond: Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.
• Pearl: Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.
• Platinum: When it extends its over-six-foot- long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility they are connected.
• Heartgold: Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.
• Soulsilver: Its long tongue, slathered with a gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.
• Black: When it extends its over-six-foot- long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility they are connected.
• White: When it extends its over-six-foot- long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility they are connected.
• Black-2: Being licked by its long, saliva-covered tongue leaves a tingling sensation. Extending its tongue retracts its tail.
• White-2: Being licked by its long, saliva-covered tongue leaves a tingling sensation. Extending its tongue retracts its tail.
• X: Its long tongue, slathered with a gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.
• Y: Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.
• Omega-Ruby: 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.
• Alpha-Sapphire: 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.
• Ultra-Sun: 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!
• Ultra-Moon: It licks filth clean with its tongue. Whatever it licks always stinks afterward, so whether it’s really clean is...questionable.
• Lets-Go-Pikachu: Its tongue spans almost seven feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis.
• Lets-Go-Eevee: Its tongue spans almost seven feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis.
• Sword: 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.
• Shield: 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.
• Legends-Arceus: 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.