Kricketot is a large cricket-like Pokémon with a musical voice. It is able to stand on its hind legs and walk using its two short, strong back legs. Kricketot is mainly red in color, with a white collar-like feature across its neck and a white streak down the front of its body. It has two black antennae that are similar to a mustache.
Gender differences
A female has a bigger collar than a male.
Special abilities
They are able to create a xylophonic sound by shaking their head and rubbing their antennae together, which they use to communicate.
Behavior
Habitat
Unlike its evolved form, Kricketune, Kricketot cannot be found during the mid-day to afternoon. It usually lives on trees.
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Kricketot is less common in the wild than its evolved form, Kricketune: it cannot be found during the day, while Kricketune can.
Kricketot is so far the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 194.
Kriketot was first believed to evolve into either Volbeat or Illumise, however, this was proven false.
Origin
Kricketot is based on a cricket and a music conductor.
Name origin
Kricketot is a from a corruption of cricket and tot. Korobōshi's name is derived from kuroboshi tsutsuhamushi, the black-spotted leaf beetle, or 蟋蟀 koorogi, cricket, and 黒星 kuroboshi, black-spot.
In other languages
German: Zirpurze - zirpen (to chirp) + purze, shortform of Purzel (meaning "cute little fellow)
French: Crikzik - Crik from criquet (cricket) and zik from musique (music)
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 Kricketot images on Bulbagarden Archives.
