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Kricketot Cricket Pokémon コロボーシ Korobohshi #401 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug
Abilities Shed Skin Run Away Hidden Ability
Gender ratio     50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Bug Hatch time 3855 - 4111 steps
Height 1'00" 0.3 m	Weight 4.9 lbs. 2.2 kg
Base experience yield 54 Gen. IV 39 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kricketot (Japanese: コロボーシ Korobohshi) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into Kricketune starting at level 10.

Biology

Kricketot is a bipedal, bug-like Pokémon. The majority of its body is red with a streak down its front and black cape-like marking on its back. Its head is encircled with a flat, white structure similar to a collar. A female has a bigger collar than a male. Two hard, black antennae with curled tips are connected to the head by a dark red segment. A similar dark red segment forms this Pokémon's nose, and it has small, black hands and feet. By shaking its head and rubbing its antennae together, it is able to compose a xylophonic sound that it uses to communicate.

In the anime

 

Kricketot in the anime

Major appearances

In Last Call — First Round!, Nando used a Kricketot during the Performance Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival. It performed alongside an Altaria and helped Nando advance to the Contest Battles.

Minor appearances

Kricketot debuted in Dawn Of A New Era!.

In The Rise of Darkrai, multiple Kricketot were playing in the garden.

In Lost Leader Strategy!, two Kricketot were under Reggie's care. They reappeared in Saving the World from Ruins!.

Multiple Kricketot appeared in A Trainer and Child Reunion!, with one physically appearing and the rest in a flashback.

A Kricketot appeared in The Lonely Snover!.

A Kricketot appeared in Battling a Cute Drama!.

In DPS01, a Kricketot was outside Professor Rowan's lab.

Multiple Kricketot appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

In Trade, Borrow, and Steal!, a Kricketot was part of Kricketina Kylie's Bug-type Pokémon collection, as shown in her Rotom Phone.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

 

Kricketot in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters DP

A Kricketot appeared in PMDP08.

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum was attacked by a swarm of Kricketot and Kricketune in Putting a Crimp in Kricketot.

Two wild Kricketot were seen near Mt. Coronet in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone.

Two Kricketot appeared in Crafty Carnivine, both under the ownership of a Trainer.

In The Final regional Duel V, a Kricketot appeared on Fullmoon Island in Palmer's flashback.

Multiple Kricketot appeared in a picture in Omega Alpha Adventure 4.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Kricketot debuted in The Mystery Boy, Jun!!, where Hareta tried to catch it.

A Kricketot appeared in a flashback in Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1).

In the TCG

Main article: Kricketot (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

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

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Anime-only moves

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Bug Poké Assist: Bug Field move: None Browser entry R-082 It attacks using sounds while hopping around.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Bug Poké Assist: (present) Bug Field move: (present) (Tackle ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Bug Field move: (past) (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-029/N-041 It flings gooey blobs that make Pokémon Slowed.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.97 seconds Base HP: 44   Base Attack: 59 Base Defense: 45 Base Speed: 50
Pokémon Battle Trozei Bug Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 30 - 85  5 #761 Daunt Delays your opponent's disruptions and increases damage.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 114 Base Attack: 45 Base Defense: 74 Egg Distance: 2 km Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement:  50 Fast Attacks: Struggle Bug, Bug Bite Charged Attacks: Struggle

Evolution

Unevolved Kricketot  Bug

Level 10 →

First evolution Kricketune  Bug

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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   Sword Shield Male Shiny Male Female Shiny Female   HOME

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

Trivia

• Kricketot is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 194.
• True to its Pokédex entries, Kricketot's cry contains sounds reminiscent to that of a xylophone.
• Kricketot evolves at the lowest level of Pokémon that are part of a two-stage evolutionary line, being at 10.

Origin

Kricketot is based on a cricket, who are known widely for their loud chirping songs used to attract females. It also bears the semblance of a real musician; possibly a music conductor or member of an orchestra. Its body works as a living musical instrument; its abdomen resembles one of many stringed instruments, such as a violin or lyre, and the Pokédex explains that Kricketot often topples over, causing its antennae to clack together and make a sound similar to a xylophone.

Name origin

Kricketot is a combination of cricket, and possibly tot, derived from toddler, meaning a young child who has just begun learning to walk, and totter, referring to its tendency to fall over and stumble.

Korobohshi may be derived from kuroboshi tsutsuhamushi (the black-spotted leaf beetle) or a combination of 蟋蟀 koorogi (cricket) and 黒星 kuroboshi (black-spot).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese コロボーシ Korobohshi From kuroboshi tsutsuhamushi (the black-spotted leaf beetle) or 蟋蟀 koorogi (cricket) and 黒星 kuroboshi (black-spot)  French Crikzik From criquet and zik  Spanish Kricketot Same as English name  German Zirpurze From zirpen and Purzel or purzeln  Italian Kricketot Same as English name  Korean 귀뚤뚜기 Gwittulttugi From 귀뚤귀뚤 gwittul-gwittul and 오뚝이 ottug'i  Cantonese Chinese      Mandarin Chinese 圓法師 Yuán Fǎ Shī Literally "Round master". 法師 may be derived from つくつく法師 tsukutsuku-bōshi.

[hide]More languages  Hindi क्रिकेटट Kricketot Transliteration of English name  Thai โคโรโบชิ Khorobochi Transcription of Japanese name

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