Lickilicky is a dark pink, rotund Pokémon with a small tail and a long tongue. It has a yellow line pattern on its belly and a white bib-like pattern, making it almost resemble a round baby boy. It also has what appears to be a curled appendage on its head.
It has a big appetite. It can lick anything or anyone close by for any leftover crumbs. Its saliva contains a numbing solvent and can decompose anything, and it wraps its long tongue around things, like its prey, to coat them with its sticky saliva. It has space in its throat to store saliva, and it can also roll up its tongue and store it there. Lickilicky lives in forests with a large body of water. It uses its tongue with more skill than it would its hands and feet, and a current record of its stretch length exceeds 82 feet. Its tongue can also function with the same dexterity as a human hand. However, Lickilicky is rather clumsy with its own fingers.
Lickilicky debuted in The Rise of Darkrai, under the ownership of Baron Alberto. It was his main battling Pokémon, but it was incapacitated for a portion of the movie due to Darkrai's Dark Void. During that time, Alberto briefly turned into a Lickilicky, earning him the temporary pun moniker "Baron Lickilicky".
Lickilicky, the Licking Pokémon. Lickilicky can wrap its enormous tongue around anything. Getting too close to this Pokémon will result in a saliva shower.
After a wild Lickitung stole Diamond's map, among others belonging to passerby citizens, Diamond fought it with his Shieldon, but he evolved into Lickilicky and became even more difficult to catch. In Licking Lickitung, by utilizing the Dowsing Machine and Pedometer apps on his Pokétch, he caught him and named him Kit. Later, he proved helpful in rescuing one of Professor Rowan's assistants when his lab was attacked by Mars's swarm of Yanmega.
Lickilicky can do just about anything with its tongue, which is as dexterous as the human hand. In contrast, Lickilicky's use of its fingers is clumsy.
Its tongue can extend and contract freely, and it is capable of reaching lengths over 10 times Lickilicky's height. Beware of the saliva, as it contains corrosive elements.
Despite having a clearly visible tail, Lickilicky belongs to a group of Pokémon which lack tails.
Lickilicky's Japanese name is romanized as Beroberuto in The Rise of Darkrai.
Origin
Like its pre-evolved form, Lickilicky may draw inspiration from lungless salamanders, some of which have projectile tongues and may secrete a sticky, irritating substance. It could also be based on lizards with long extending or projectile tongues like chameleons, as well as the Akaname. Considering the white bib-like pattern on its torso as well as its voracious appetite, Lickilicky may be based on an exaggerated concept of a bloated gourmand, perhaps dressed in macaroni-style or dandy-style fashion.
Name origin
Lickilicky may be derived from a repetition of lick or licky.
Berobelt may be a combination of べろ bero (colloquial term for tongue), ベロベロ berobero (onomatopoeia for licking), and べろっと berotto (licking or sticking out one's tongue).
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