Kecleon (Pokémon)

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Kecleon カクレオン Kakureon #352
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Color Swap Pokémon
Ability Color Change ----- Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #145 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-104 Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'03" Imperial 1.0 m Metric 3'03"/1.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 48.5 lbs. Imperial 22.0 kg Metric 48.5 lbs./22.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Green	Catch rate 200 (26.1%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Field group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 132 Battle Exp.: 1321*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kecleon (Japanese: カクレオン Kakureon) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it has the natural Ability, Color Change, to change its type during battle.

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 purple 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

An invisible Kecleon

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

File:Forest.gif

Forest Pokémon

They are usually found in forests where they change their body color to blend into the surroundings.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

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.

In the anime

Kecleon in the anime

Purple Kecleon in the anime

Major appearances

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 owners' stuff.

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.

Two Kecleon—one green, one purple—known as the Kecleon Brothers, appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! Unfortunately, Team Meanies bought out everything they had. They made another appearance in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.

Minor appearances

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.

A Kecleon appeared in Big Meowth, Little Dreams. It was stealing food to take to Azumarill's sick niece.

A Kecleon appeared in Now That’s Flower Power! as a Pokémon in the Contest.

A Kecleon appeared in Pros and Con Artists.

A Kecleon appeared in A Double Dilemma.

A Kecleon appeared in Saved by the Beldum.

Angela used a Kecleon to train her team of ninjas in From Cradle to Save.

A Kecleon also appeared in One Big Happiny Family! in Jessie's fantasy.

A Kecleon appeared in Pruning a Passel of Pals!

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP271 Kecleon Ash's Pokédex Kecleon, the Color Swap Pokémon. Kecleon is able to blend into its surroundings by changing the color of its body.

In the manga

Wally's Kecleon

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Wally captured a Kecleon in the Petalburg Woods with Ruby's assistance, and he cherishes it as his first Pokémon, like his game version's Ralts. It is often used for maneuvers involving its long tongue, and is the first of the mainly-green wardrobe of Wally's team, joined by a Roselia, Cacturne, and the Flygon given by Norman.

Pokédex entries

Manga Chapter Entry Pokémon Adventures PS187 This Pokémon can change the colors of its body and blend into the surroundings. But it cannot change the zigzag pattern on its stomach.*

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: 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. They also appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky doing the exact same things.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby 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. Sapphire 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. Emerald 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. FireRed It changes body color to blend in with its surroundings. It also changes color if it is happy or sad. LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It can freely change its body's color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn't change, however. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold It changes its shading to match its surroundings so it can sneak up on prey. Only its belly patterns stay fixed. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black It can freely change its body's color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn't change, however. White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Rare Routes 118, 119, 120, 121, and 123 Emerald Rare Routes 118, 119, 120, 121, and 123 FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Route 210 (Poké Radar) (Diamond only) Platinum Rare Great Marsh (After obtaining National Pokédex) HeartGold SoulSilver None Transfer from Pokéwalker Pal Park Forest Pokéwalker Treehouse
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 Unknown Nature Preserve Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Mt. Snowfall
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Plains
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 3 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Dungeon shops
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Dungeon shops
Pokémon Ranger	Kisara Plains
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Treetops: Shimmering Lake

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Ruby	Sapphire	Persim Berry (5%)
Emerald
Diamond	Pearl	Persim Berry (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60		120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Defense: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp. Atk: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Def: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Speed: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 440	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 2/3 ★★☆
Skill 4/5 ★★★★☆	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 14/19 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Thief Dark Physical 04040 100100% 10 00Start Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 00Start Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 00Start Lick Ghost Physical 02020 100100% 30 00Start Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 044 Bind Normal Physical 01515 08585% 20 077 Faint Attack Dark Physical 06060 ——% 20 1010 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 1414 Feint Normal Physical 03030 100100% 10 1818 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100100% 20 2222 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 04040 100100% 30 2727 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 3232 Screech Normal Status 0000— 08585% 40 3737 Substitute Normal Status 0000— ——% 10 4343 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 5 4949 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100100% 15 5555 AncientPower Rock Special 06060 100100% 5 5858 Synchronoise Psychic Special 07070 100100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kecleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kecleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120120	070}}70%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120120	085}}85%	5
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	05050	090}}90%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	03030	100}}100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kecleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kecleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Dizzy Punch	Normal	Physical	70	100%	10
	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
	Magic Coat	Psychic	Status	—	—%	15
	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
	Recover*	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Skill Swap‡	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—%	10
	Trick*	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Kecleon in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Kecleon in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kecleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kecleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	B2	W2	After You	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
B	W	B2	W2	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Magic Coat	Psychic	Status	—	—%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
B	W	B2	W2	ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Kecleon can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Kecleon cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kecleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kecleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -33.9% Friend Area: Overgrown Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP What color do you like? I can change into it! 26%-50% HP Huh? Well, now, my HP's half gone! 1%-25% HP Sorry, I'm about done. I can't begin to change color anymore... Level up Leveled up! We're in business now! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up! We're in business now!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -49.5% IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 4 Min. exp.: 40 Max. exp.: 100 Browser entry   Kecleon keeps an eye on things while hiding by blending in with the surroundings.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: He hides and watches over all Pokémon. He surprisingly knows details about everything.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Does not evolve Kecleon  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Colosseum and XD sprites

Colosseum	XD	Colosseum menu	XD menu

Trivia

• 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 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 Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky 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%.
• Though the purple (sometimes red) zigzag 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.
• The "fins" on Kecleon's back are absent in its official Sugimori artwork and Pokémon Black and White front sprites; they are present in all other incarnations.
• Kecleon, along with Wailmer and Azurill, were the first Generation III Pokémon revealed, in early March 2001. It was also the first Generation III Pokémon seen in the anime, in The Kecleon Caper.
• Although it has been stated that Kecleon can freely change its color, only green, purple and yellow variants have been seen.

Origin

Kecleon is based on a chameleon, most likely the Veiled chameleon.

Name origin

Kecleon and Kakureon may be a combination of 隠れる kakureru (to hide) and chameleon.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カクレオン Kakureon From 隠れる kakureru and chameleon French Kecleon Same as English name Spanish Kecleon Same as English name German Kecleon Same as English name Italian Kecleon Same as English name Korean 켈리몬 Kellimon* / 숨을래몬 Sum'eullaemon* Mandarin Chinese 變隱龍 / 变隐龙 Biānyǐnlóng From 變色龍 biàn​sè​lóng and 隱 yǐn. Cantonese Chinese

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