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Chikorita

National Mew - Chikorita (#152) - Bayleef Johto None - Chikorita (#001) - Bayleef<tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Japanese name</th><td>Chicorita</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Stage</th><td>Basic</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Evolves from</th><td>None</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Evolves to</th><td>Bayleef</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Generation</th><td>Second</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Species</th><td>Leaf Pokémon</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Type</th><td>Grass</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Height</th><td>2 ft 11 in (0.9 m)</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Weight</th><td>14.0 lb (6.4 kg)</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ffd5ff;">Ability</th><td>Overgrow</td></tr>

Chikorita (チコリータ, Chikorīta^?, Chicorita) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar<ref name=sev>Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold. PR Newswire. Retrieved on 2006-02-28.</ref> Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Chikorita in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.<ref name=ign> Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.</ref>

The name Chikorita may be a portmanteau of the words, chicory, a herb, and the suffix "-ita" denoting its small size. Chikorita is reptilian in appearance, but it has a large leaf sprouting from its head and a collar of seeds around its neck and a short tail. The name "Chikorita" refers to the species as a whole, as well as individual specimens in the games, anime and manga.

Contents 1 Biological characteristics 2 In the video games 3 In the Pokémon anime 4 In other media 5 Notes and references 6 External links

[edit] Biological characteristics

Chikorita, by nature, are docile Pokémon that love to soak up the sun's rays. This can be attributed to the benefits of the photosynthesis process that occurs when the rays of the sun impact the Pokémon's leaf, and its body, for that matter. The leaf serves multiple purposes; in its natural environment, its leaf detects the density of humidity and temperature in the atmosphere to help it seek warm places. The pleasant aroma that wafts from the leaf can be used by Chikorita in battle by waving it around to becalm the foe and keep it at bay.<ref> The in-game Pokédexes of the [[Pokémon (video games}|Pokémon video games]] (A copy of them from Psypokes.com.) URL Accessed September 18, 2006.</ref>

[edit] In the video games

One of the things consistent among most of the Pokémon games–spanning from Pokémon Red and Blue on the Nintendo Game Boy to the Nintendo DS games, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl–is the choice of three different Pokémon, labelled the "Starter Pokémon", with which the player may begin the adventure. Players can choose a Water-type, a Fire-type, or a Grass-type Pokémon indigenous to the region. An exception to this rule is Pokémon Yellow (a remake of the original games that follows the story of the Pokémon anime), where players are given a Pikachu — an Electric-type mouse famous for being the mascot of the Pokémon franchise.<ref>Pokémon Yellow Critical Review Ign.com. URL accessed on March 27, 2006.</ref>

Chikorita is the Grass-type Starter Pokémon in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal.<ref> Chikorita Pokédex entry Serebii.net. URL Accessed [[{September 18]], 2006.</ref> There are seventeen different Pokémon types, a special attribute determining strengths and weaknesses of each species, offsetting each other in a complicated series of rock-paper-scissors relationships. Chikorita are Grass-types, so their attacks are particularly effective against Ground-, Rock- and Water-type Pokémon, but Bug-types, Fire-types, Poison-, Ice-types and Flying-types attacks are particularly effective against them. Attacks of the Rock, Ground ,Water, Electric, and Grass types do little damage to Chikorita, and Chikorita does little damage to other Grass types, as well as to Fire-, Flying-, Bug-, Steel-, Poison-, or Dragon-types. All other types have no particular advantage or disadvantage when facing Chikorita.<ref name=type> Pokémon types attack and defense chart Serebii.net. URL Accessed July 20 2006.</ref>

In Pokémon Emerald, Professor Birch allows you to choose between Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita after completing the Hoenn Pokedex. Chikorita can also be obtained from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, in which one can be won by completing the Mt. Battle challenge.<ref name=adv> Cyndaquil Advanced Pokédex entry Serebii.net. URL Accessed September 19, 2006.</ref> Chikorita obtained in this way know Frenzy Plant,<ref> Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Johto starters info Serebii.net. URL Accessed September 18, 2006.</ref> a powerful Grass-type attack, normally exclusive to the Bulbasaur family.<ref> Freny Plant attack information Serebii.net. URL Accessed September 18, 2006.</ref> Chikorita is also available as a Starter or Partner Pokémon in either Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, or Blue Rescue Team.<ref> Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Starter Pokémon info Serebii.net. URL Accessed September 18, 2006.</ref>

In the Nintendo GameCube game Super Smash Bros. Melee, Chikorita often appears from a Poké Ball. It fires a horizontal row of razor leaf attack in the direction of the nearest enemy. It is also available as a trophy.

[edit] In the Pokémon anime

The Pokémon anime series and films are a meta-series of adventures separate from the canon that most of the Pokémon video games follow (with the exception of Pokémon Yellow, a game based on the anime storyline). The anime follows the quest of the main character, Ash Ketchum<ref name=ash> Pokémon anime overview Psypokes.com. URL Accessed May 25, 2006.</ref>—an in-training Pokémon Master—as he and May (as well as several other companions<ref name=ash/>) travel around the fictitious world of Pokémon along with their Pokémon partners, Pikachu and Torchic.<ref name=may> Pokémon anime; May character bio Psypokes.com. URL Accessed May 25, 2006.</ref>

In the Pokémon anime, Ash Ketchum caught a Chikorita early on his adventure through Johto, after saving it from a sudden snowstorm. Chikorita is very affectionate, and often sees Pikachu as a rival for its affections. It is perhaps, because of this affection, that Chikorita evolves into a Bayleef when Ash was almost in mortal peril.

Casey and Jackson are also trainers that have had Chikorita. For Jackson, he has mentioned that he once had a Chikorita, but it has since evolved into a Meganium. Casey's Chikorita, like Casey herself, is very fond of the Electabuzz baseball team. It was the healing of a rift in the relationship between Casey and Chikorita (in which Casey was effectively running Chikorita to the point of exhaustion in a bug-catching contest) in which Chikorita evolved to Bayleef. It would later evolve into a Meganium in Casey's last known appearance in Pocket Monsters.

Chikorita is one of the members of Team Go-Getters in the half-hour animated special "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!". Not only is she light-hearted, but she is also very defensive of her friends.

[edit] In other media

In Pokémon Special, when Crystal is sent to catch Pokémon for Professor Oak, Professor Elm's Chikorita escapes from the lab and follows her, wanting desperately to go on a journey. Crystal refused to allow it to be a part of her party unless it could stand up to her own Pokémon in a battle. It managed to survive the Mega Punch attack of Crystal's high-level Hitmonchan, and so she gave Chikorita the nickname Megapyon.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game similar in goal to a Pokémon battle in the video game series; players must use cards (with individual strengths and weaknesses) in an attempt to defeat their opponent by "knocking out" all of his cards.<ref> Pokémon Trading Card Game "How to play" guide Pokemon-tcg.com. URL Accessed July 3, 2006.</ref> The game was first published in North America by Wizards of the Coast in 1999, until Nintendo USA started publishing the series in 2003.<ref> Pokemon Trading Card Game News; "Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire TCG Releases" Wizards.com. URL Accessed July 3, 2006.</ref>

Most Chikorita cards are typical, Basic Pokémon cards, and are primarily used to play stronger cards (such as Stage-1 Pokémon, like Raichu, or Stage-2 Pokémon, like Charizard).<ref> Pokémon Trading Card Game glossary Pokebeach.com. URL Accessed July 21, 2006.</ref> Chikorita have appeared in the Neo Genesis (appears twice), Expedition (appears twice), EX Hidden Legends and EX Unseen Forces sets.

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Chikorita as a species
• Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Chikorita
• PsyPoke - Chikorita Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• Smogon.com - Chikorita Tactical Data
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Chikorita Previously hosted by Wikibookshr:Chikorita

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