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Ludicolo
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272
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Lombre
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Seedot
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021
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Lombre
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Seedot
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ルンパッパ (Runpappa)
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Third
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Carefree Pokémon
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Stage 2
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Lombre
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''None''
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Water
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Grass
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4 Ft 11 In
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150
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1210
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556
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Green
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The green parts of the body turn a dark blue color, while the tan parts turn darker
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Rain Dish / Swift Swim
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(ルンパッパ '''Runpappa''' in
Japanese , also in
French and '''Kappalores''' in
German ) is a
Fictional Character of the
Pokémon franchise.
Ludicolo's name derives from the word , meaning laughable or hilarious, and the '''
Colocynth ''', a tendril-bearing Old World
Vine bearing yellowish, green-mottled fruits the size of small
Lemon s.
The "Ludi" part of its name is the Latin word for game/school. Ludicolo loves to dance, which could be associated with playing a game of sorts (school doesn't seem to fit a Ludicolo very well, so that meaning could be ignored.)
The "Colo" part is an anagram of a
Spanish word for Crazy; "loco". Ludicolos are crazy by nature, so this actually makes sense.
Ludicolo looks like a large bipedal vegetable. It is covered in a yellowish brown coat of what may be
Fur or
Foliage and sports a lilypad-like dish on top of its head, with a small
Trunk -like formation growing at its center. Its mouth is similar to a
Duck's Beak .
Ludicolo can derive much energy and vitality from cheerful and upbeat
Music . Upon hearing such music, for example during festivities or mountain hiking expeditions, Ludicolo is driven into the open and starts dancing rhythmically. In battle, Ludicolo exhibits a similar tireless attitude, not flinching even from much more powerful foes.
The principle behind this phenomenon is that the melodious sound waves are supposed to stimulate Ludicolo's cells into making it more powerful. This principle is not lost on
Miror B. (a
Cipher admin in
Pokémon Colosseum and a wanderer in
Pokemon XD who owns a number of Ludicolos) as he has an upbeat rhythm playing in the background during the player's fights with him. Whether this has an actual effect on the Ludicolo's stats is unlikely.
Similar to
Jynx , Ludicolo is sometimes looked at as a racist stereotype by fans, this is probably because of similarity towards Hispanic-culture, such as the sombrero-like dish on its head and its poncho-like fur. Another similar element is that it has been shown dancing to Latin-Spanish, more accurately, Salsa music. However, unlike Jynx, it is not as controversial, for it does not completely fit the Hispanic stereotype and there have yet to be complaints by Hispanics over the Pokemon's design.
Ludicolo is not found in the wild. It can only be obtained through evolving a
Lombre (exclusively found in Sapphire and Emerald versions of the franchise) by exposing it to a Water Stone. Therefore, the availability of Ludicolo dictates the availability of Lombre. The moment of evolution is entirely up to the player and thus must be chosen with care, because Ludicolo cannot learn any more attacks naturally.
Ludicolo's Grass/Water type combination is very useful, nullifying elemental weaknesses of both types (Electric and Grass for Water and Fire and Ice for Grass). Its special attack and defense is very good, but the rest of its stats are simply average for a Stage 2 Pokémon.
Strong Grass and Water attacks, such as Surf and Giga Drain, are often used. Rain Dance can also boost Ludicolo's Water-type attacks while simultaneously increasing its speed or slowly replenishing its Hit Points (depending on whether its ability is Swift Swim or Rain Dish). Ludicolo can employ many additional methods of restoring its Hit Points, by dint of moves such as Leech Seed, Giga Drain and the Leftovers item, allowing it to nullify even quite extensive damage in a single turn. The most common way of dealing with Ludicolo is to hit it with a powerful Flying type attack from a Pokemon such as Swellow or to put in a Pokemon that is strong against Ludicolo's typical Water/Grass moveset such as Skarmory or Metagross.
Ludicolo is one of the Pokémon
Brock uses in his team, which is ironic since he is a Rock-type Pokémon trainer, against which both Grass and Water-type Pokémon are strong. He has had it ever since it was a
Lotad . Ludicolo is very cheerful and is frequently seen dancing joyfully around. Brock often uses this as a diversion, accompanying Ludicolo in a song and dance number.
Ludicolo is first seen as the Pokémon used by the Mexican trainer Poncho in the episode "Go Go Ludicolo".
There are four Ludicolo cards printed as of now.
- ''EX Sandstorm''
- ''EX Deoxys''
- ''EX Deoxys''
- A promo card in the first trainer booster set
