Litleonids
The Litleonids (Japanese: シシコ座流星群 Shishiko meteor shower) are a meteor shower that occur in the Pokémon world first mentioned in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Assuming that the naming system of the Litleonids is consistent with other meteor showers, the Litleonids would appear to radiate from a point in the constellation Litleo. This is explicitly stated in Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Korean versions.
In the games
The Litleonids are first mentioned by name during a news report at the beginning of the Delta Episode, when the player's mom gives the player a Pair of Tickets to the star show held at the Mossdeep Space Center. They are mentioned again by Zinnia while she is talking to Aster. The player and May/Brendan later watch the Litleonids at the end of the Delta Episode.
It is unclear how often the Litleonids occur, as dialogue from the player's mother indicates that they last occurred 11 years prior in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish versions and 12 years prior in the Japanese and Korean versions, corresponding to the release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, while the Hoenn News Network report states that the meteor shower occurs once every thousand years, like the Millennium Comet from Jirachi: Wish Maker.
The first letter found on Sea Mauville is about Takao Cozmo wanting to go to a star show with his father, Raizoh Cozmo. This is the only other mention of a star show in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in both the English and Japanese versions.
In the anime
In XY097, Ash and his friends watch the Litleonids near the beginning of the episode.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Ruby invited Sapphire to see the Litleonids after their training had finished.
Trivia
- The Leonids, the annual meteor shower after which the Litleonids take their name, occur during November, the same month during which Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were released.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | シシコ座流星群 Shishiko-za Ryūsei-gun | From シシコ Shishiko (Litleo) and しし座流星群 Shishi-za ryūsei-gun (the Leonids) |
English | Litleonids | From Litleo and the Leonids |
French | Pluie de météorites de la constellation du Hélionceau | From Hélionceau (Litleo) |
German | Meteorschauer im Sternbild Leufeo | From Leufeo (Litleo) |
Italian | Litleidi | From Litleo and Leonidi (the Leonids) |
Spanish | Lluvia de meteoritos de la constelación de Litleo | From Litleo |
Korean | 레오꼬좌 유성군 Re'okko-jwa Yuseonggun | From 레오꼬 Re'okko (Litleo) |
See also
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