[[File:Masaharu Breloom Adventures.png|thumb|125px|Breloom in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
[[File:Masaharu Breloom Adventures.png|thumb|220px|Breloom in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===Pokémon Adventures===
Breloom made a brief appearance in ''[[PS320|VS Vileplume II]]'' under the ownership of {{tc|Pokémon Ranger}} Masaharu. However, it was no match for {{adv|Emerald}}'s {{p|Dusclops}}.
Breloom made a brief appearance in ''[[PS320|VS Vileplume II]]'' under the ownership of {{tc|Pokémon Ranger}} Masaharu. However, it was no match for {{adv|Emerald}}'s {{p|Dusclops}}.
In sharp contrast to the diminutive Shroomish, Breloom sports an agile shape, similar to a kangaroo or a theropod. It has a mushroom-like green "cap" on its head with visible gills and a round, somewhat berry-like or oak gall-like portion on both sides. Breloom’s head, neck and tail are tan in coloration. Breloom’s mouth is somewhat beak-like in shape, and there is a petal-like arrangement of extensions from its shoulders. Breloom’s chest and lower body is green, and its feet have two red claws. Breloom has seed clusters made of hardened toxic spores on the end of its tail, which it uses to slam into its foe. Its arms appear to be short and of little use, but they can stretch surprisingly far to deliver punches. Its red foreclaws are ideal for slicing.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Like Shroomish, Breloom can store up spores that causes several status ailments, and especially notable among these are the toxic spores on its tail, which are horrible to eat. They are also physically very strong, much like most Template:Type2s, and extremely fast. Some of its unique moves depends on these two factors; one being able to hit high opponents, and the other to make sure it strikes first. In one of its Pokédex entries, it says that it has an excellent fighting technique that puts boxers to shame.
Behavior
Breloom come in groups along with other Shroomish and partake in tasks for their survival like foraging for food and defending their kind from enemies and predators. Once threatened, Breloom will not hesitate to fight and will not cease until their enemies have been warded off or beaten. Breloom are formidable combatants in battle and will take on almost any Pokémon who poses as a threat to their kind, especially their young. Breloom’s fighting technique consists of closing in on its foe with light and sprightly footwork before punching with its stretchy arms. Breloom also scatters spores from holes in the mushroom cap on its head.
Breloom feeds on trees and plants in fields and forests. Breloom can also occasionally be found with the Kebia Berry.
In the anime
Breloom in the anime
Major appearances
The first major role Breloom had was in A Shroomish Skirmish. Ash and friends were being attacked by Breloom that had evolved from Shroomish that were mad at them for stealing their food. May's newly evolved Combusken took on the leader Breloom in a vicious hand to hand fight and suddenly declared a truce between them, saving the day.
Breloom appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions as a few of the many local Pokémon who lives in Crown City. Two Breloom worked with the other Pokémon in surrounding Zorua to attack him, angry at Zorua for what Zoroark did to the city. Before a fight broke out, the Breloom, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed by Celebi.
Breloom, the Mushroom Pokémon. Breloom is the evolved form of Shroomish. Its excellent footwork gets it within striking distance of its opponent where it unleashes a barrage of punches.
Breloom closes in on its foe with light and sprightly footwork, then throws punches with its stretchy arms. This Pokémon's fighting technique puts boxers to shame.
The seeds ringing Breloom's tail are made of hardened toxic spores. It is horrible to eat the seeds. Just taking a bite of this Pokémon's seed will cause your stomach to rumble.
Despite being called the Mushroom Pokémon, and some Pokédex entries mentioning its spores, Breloom does not learn Spore via level-up. However, it can have the Ability Effect Spore.
Breloom and its pre-evolved form, Shroomish, share their species name with Paras, Parasect, Foongus, and Amoonguss. They are all known as Mushroom Pokémon.
These are also the only Pokémon that can have the Ability Effect Spore without it being their Hidden Ability.
Breloom's name may be a combination of umbrella and mushroom. In Latin, bellum means war, perhaps a nod to its Fighting type. Kinogassa is likely a combination of 茸 kinoko, mushroom, and 傘 kasa, umbrella.
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.