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| |heartgolddex=からだの いろを かえて けしきに とけこみ えものに しのびよる。 おなかの もようは けせないのだ。 | | |heartgolddex={{tt|からだの いろを かえて けしきに とけこみ えものに しのびよる。 おなかの もようは けせないのだ。|It creeps up on its prey by changing the color of its body to blend in with the surroundings. It can't erase the pattern on its belly.}} |
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Kecleon (Japanese: カクレオン Kakureon) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon. However, its ability, Color Change, allows it to become any type, depending on the moves used against it.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Kecleon is a greenish reptilian Pokémon. It has yellow rings around the eyes as well as having yellow lips and frills. Kecleon has small ridges on its shoulders and a red zigzag stripe about its midsection. It also has a long skinny tail that is usually curled in a helix shape.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Kecleon can change its color to match its surroundings. This can make it difficult to find. Its stripe, however, never changes.
Kecleon's other skills in battle include the capability to wield various elemental attacks, Ghost/Dark moves (such as Sucker Punch and Shadow Claw) and a handful of Psychic abilities (such as Psybeam and Trick Room).
Behavior
Kecleon often hide by changing its color to match its surroundings in order to avoid being found. However, it cannot change the color of the red zigzag stripe about its midsection.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Kecleon first appeared in The Kecleon Caper and was the first Generation III Pokémon to appear in the anime. A pair of them tried to foil Team Rocket's attempt to steal their owner's stuff.
A Kecleon was one of the Pokémon that played hide-and-seek with Pikachu and the others in Pikachu's PikaBoo. However, said Kecleon missed out on the excitement when a lawn-mower was on the loose. The end of the short finds Kecleon standing in the same spot, wondering where everyone is. It was not found because it was invisible.
Harrison used a Kecleon against Ash's Pikachu in the Silver Conference in Playing with Fire and Johto Photo Finish. It finally lost to Pikachu after an intense battle.
A Kecleon appeared in a Pokémon Chronicles episode that took place in Big Town. It was stealing food to take to an Azumarill's sick niece.
Two Kecleon owned a shop in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!. Unfortunately, Team Meanies bought out everything they had.
Angela used a Kecleon to train her team of ninjas in From Cradle to Save.
A Kecleon appeared in Pruning a Passel of Pals!.
The Kecleon Brothers appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.
A Kecleon also appeared in One Big Happiny Family! in Jessie's fantasy.
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Kecleon, the Color Swap Pokémon. Kecleon is able to blend into its surroundings by changing the color of its body.
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Pokémon Adventures
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PS187
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This Pokémon can change the colors of its body and blend into the surroundings. But it cannot change the zigzag pattern on its stomach.*
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In the TCG
- Main article: Kecleon (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Kecleon has the first Bonus Field on the Ruby Field. It will turn invisible, though a Devon Scope can be knocked out of the tree to make it visible for a short time. Kecleon must be knocked over and then hit with the ball ten times in two minutes to win the round.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Two Kecleon run the shop at Pokémon Square. Other Kecleon will randomly have shops within dungeons. They are normally courteous but shoplifting will result in multiple wild Kecleon appearing to attack the player. While these Kecleon are at an extremely high level and hard to recruit, this is the only way to obtain Kecleon in the game.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: The Kecleon have the same exact function as the ones in the previous games.
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This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Ruby
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Kecleon is capable of changing its body colors at will to blend in with its surroundings. There is one exception - this Pokémon can't change the zigzag pattern on its belly.
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Sapphire
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Kecleon alters its body coloration to blend in with its surroundings, allowing it to sneak up on its prey unnoticed. Then it lashes out with its long, stretchy tongue to instantly ensnare the unsuspecting target.
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A Pokémon that has the ability to alter its body colors to match its surroundings. A Kecleon reverts to its original colors if it is startled.
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It changes body color to blend in with its surroundings. It also changes color if it is happy or sad.
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It changes body color to blend in with its surroundings. It also changes color if it is happy or sad.
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Diamond
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It can freely change its body's color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn't change, however.
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Pearl
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It can freely change its body's color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn't change, however.
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It can freely change its body's color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn't change, however.
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からだの いろを かえて けしきに とけこみ えものに しのびよる。 おなかの もようは けせないのだ。
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からだの いろを かえて けしきに とけこみ えものに しのびよる。 おなかの もようは けせないのだ。
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Stats
Base stats
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90
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166 - 306
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120
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112 - 189
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220 - 372
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 440
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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 V, this Pokémon is:
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Note that the numbers above ignore the effects of Kecleon's ability; this is for Kecleon if it is of its natural type. For the weaknesses/resistances of any other type, please see the page on that type.
Learnset
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Evolution
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Trivia
- Strangely, even though its ability is supposed to allow it to blend in with its surroundings, it is unable to learn the move Camouflage.
- Kecleon is one of the five Pokémon that can turn into a pure Template:Type2 Pokémon. The others are Arceus while holding the Sky Plate and Porygon, Porygon2, and Porygon-Z by using Conversion 2 after being hit by a Template:Type2, Template:Type2, Template:Type2, or Template:Type2 move, or using Conversion when they know a Template:Type2 move.
- Kecleon is the hardest Pokémon to recruit in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, with a base recruit rate of -33.9%. It can only be recruited if the player is level 90 or higher, and if they are holding a Friend Bow. Even after all this, Kecleon's recruit rate is only 0.1%. It is even harder to recruit in the sequel with a base recruit rate of -49.5%.
- Color Change can be used against Kecleon by harming it with a move of one type, then using a move that type is weak to. This works especially well with Template:Type2 and Template:Type2 moves, which weaken their own type, though Ghost-type moves cannot be used as soon as Kecleon appears.
- Though the red stripe on its belly is supposed to stay visible when it changes colors to blend with its surroundings, several game depictions of it, most notably its Emerald sprite, depict hidden Kecleon as completely invisible, likely a limitation due to the use of sprites.
- Also, In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire, in the ruby minigame, when Kecleon disappears, even the red stripe vanishes.
- The "fins" on Kecleon's back are absent in its official Sugimori artwork.
- Kecleon, along with Wailmer and Azurill, was one of the first Generation III Pokémon revealed, in early March of 2001. It was also the first Generation III Pokémon seen in the anime, in The Kecleon Caper.
- In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, Kecleon is the first Pokémon of an alternate coloration to be featured that is not its shiny form.
- Kecleon and Arceus are very similar in the way they can get STAB for every damaging move they can learn.
Origin
Kecleon is based on a chameleon.
Name origin
Kecleon's name, a corruption of its Japanese name, may be a combination of 隠れる kakureru, to hide, and chameleon.
In other languages
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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