*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 켈리몬 ''Kellimon''{{tt|*|Used in present airings and Korean versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl}} / 숨을래몬 ''Sum'eullaemon''{{tt|*|Used in SBS's 2002 airing of Pokémon (Johto Series) Korean dub}}
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 켈리몬 ''Kellimon''{{tt|*|Used in present airings and Korean versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl}} / 숨을래몬 ''Sum'eullaemon''{{tt|*|Used in SBS's 2002 airing of Pokémon (Johto Series) Korean dub}}
*[[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese (Taiwan)]]: 變隱龍 ''Biān Yīn Lóng'' - From its Japanese name. Combination of 變色龍 ''Biànsèlóng'' (chameleon) and 隱 (to "hide"/"conceal" or "secret"/"hidden").
*[[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese (Taiwan)]]: 變隱龍 ''Biān Yǐn Lóng'' - From its Japanese name. Combination of 變色龍 ''Biànsèlóng'' (chameleon) and 隱 (to "hide"/"conceal" or "secret"/"hidden").
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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Note: With the use of Color Change, any damaging move can theoretically become a STAB for Kecleon.
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Kecleon is the hardest Pokémon to recruit in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, 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 considered slightly easier to recruit in the sequel since the player now has a 0.5% chance of recruiting it at level 90, while holding an Amber Tear/Golden Mask with the "Fast Friend" IQ skill, despite its base recruit rate decreasing to -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 Board minigame, when Kecleon disappears, even the red stripe vanishes.
The "fins" on Kecleon's back are absent in its official Sugimori artwork.
Chinese (Taiwan): 變隱龍 Biān Yǐn Lóng - From its Japanese name. Combination of 變色龍 Biànsèlóng (chameleon) and 隱 (to "hide"/"conceal" or "secret"/"hidden").
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.
For other sprites and images, please see Kecleon images on Bulbagarden Archives.
