Lickitung
Lickitung is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Licking Pokémon, number 108 (#0108) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 65.5 kg.
Lickitung is the Licking Pokémon, a pink Normal type whose tongue is about twice as long as its body and works like an arm. It licks everything it meets, and the Pokédex warns that a lick left uncleaned will itch.
How to pronounce Lickitung
Lickitung is pronounced LIK-ih-tung. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Lickitung said out loud:
In Japanese it is ベロリンガ (Beroringa).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Lickitung is a round, bipedal Pokémon, 1.2 m tall and 65.5 kg, with soft pink skin, curved yellow marks across its belly and a yellow band round each knee. It has a thick tail, a single claw on each hand and a long tongue that can grip things, with nerves running to the tip. Bulbapedia says the tongue is over 2 m (6 ft 6 in) long and likely connected to the tail, which twitches when the tongue is pulled.
Behaviour
Lickitung checks out whatever is around it by licking it, because it memorises things by texture and taste, and it is put off by sour things. Its sticky saliva leaves a tingle on whatever it touches.
Habitat
Its Pokédex habitat is Grassland, and Bulbapedia says it lives on grassy plains and meadows. It cannot be found in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A, but it appears in Legends: Arceus and in Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass areas.
Diet
The Pokédex says Bug Pokémon are its main food: it paralyses prey with a lick, then swallows them whole.
Powers
Own Tempo prevents confusion, Oblivious prevents infatuation and the hidden Cloud Nine negates the effects of weather. It learns Rollout early, then Wrap, Stomp, Knock Off and Power Whip. With 90 base HP it is bulky, but its Speed is only 30.
Name origin
Lickitung is a blend of 'lick' and 'tongue'. The Japanese name is Beroringa (ベロリンガ), which may come from berori ('licking') and possibly the Latin lingua, 'tongue'.
Design inspiration
Ken Sugimori designed Lickitung. Bulbapedia says it may be based on lungless salamanders or chameleons, and perhaps the Akaname, a Japanese yōkai with a gigantic tongue that licks filth from bathhouses. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Evolves into Lickilicky when it levels up while knowing Rollout, which it learns at level 6 in Sword and Shield. That evolution only arrived in Generation IV.
In the games
Lickitung has been around since Generation I, and its Legends: Arceus Pokédex entry says its saliva, collected and boiled down, makes a strong adhesive. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! it cannot evolve, because Lickilicky is not in those games.
In the anime
Jessie caught a Lickitung in 'Princess vs. Princess' and used it against Misty, before accidentally trading it for Wobbuffet in 'Tricks of the Trade'. Ulu's Lickitung first appears in person in 'Sours for the Sweet!', sorting sour Grepa Berries from sweet ones for the Alola Bread Festival.
Fun facts
- Despite its name, Lickitung could not learn Lick before Generation II.
- In the Red and Green beta its English name was Tonguetyd.
- In Goldenrod Tunnel, a Poké Maniac says his Pokémon just had a haircut, yet his only Pokémon is a Lickitung.
Base stats
- HP: 90
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 75
- Sp. Atk: 60
- Sp. Def: 75
- Speed: 30
Lickitung’s base stat total is 385. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Lickitung weak to?
Lickitung takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.
It is immune to Ghost moves.
Evolution
How does Lickitung evolve?
Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky (Level up, knowing Rollout).
The whole family: Lickitung, Lickilicky.
Abilities
- Own Tempo: Prevents confusion.
- Oblivious: Prevents infatuation and protects against Captivate.
- Cloud Nine (hidden ability): Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.
Moves
Moves Lickitung learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — |
| 6 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 |
| 12 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — |
| 18 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 24 | Disable | Normal | Status | — |
| 30 | Stomp | Normal | Physical | 65 |
| 36 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 |
| 42 | Screech | Normal | Status | — |
| 48 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 54 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 |
| 60 | Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (53)
Lickitung can learn 53 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Solar Beam, Dig, Screech, Rest, Rock Slide, Thief, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Sandstorm, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Whirlpool, Facade, Helping Hand, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, Fling, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, Brutal Swing, Stomping Tantrum, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Flamethrower, Hydro Pump, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Earthquake, Fire Blast, Amnesia, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Muddy Water, Zen Headbutt, Power Whip, Work Up, Body Press.
Egg moves (4):Belch, Curse, Hammer Arm, Thrash.
Move tutor moves (2): Steel Roller, Terrain Pulse.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Monster.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 77.
Pokédex entries
Wields its long tongue deftly, as though it were an arm. The Pokémon's viscous saliva, once it has been collected and boiled down, yields a strong and highly useful adhesive. (Legends: Arceus)
Bug Pokémon are Lickitung's main food source. This Pokémon paralyzes its prey with a lick from its long tongue, then swallows the prey whole. (Shield)
If this Pokémon's sticky saliva gets on you and you don't clean it off, an intense itch will set in. The itch won't go away, either. (Sword)
Its tongue spans almost seven feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis. (Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)
It licks filth clean with its tongue. Whatever it licks always stinks afterward, so whether it's really clean is...questionable. (Ultra Moon)
It checks out whatever's around it by licking everything. If you don't clean off a spot where it's licked you, you'll break out in a rash! (Ultra Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ベロリンガ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Beroringa |
| French | Excelangue |
| German | Schlurp |
| Spanish | Lickitung |
| Italian | Lickitung |
| Korean | 내루미 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大舌头 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大舌頭 |
Trivia
- Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
- Heavier than 74% of all Pokémon (65.5 kg).
- Base stat total 385, ranked #653 of 1,025.
- One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 60 pink Pokémon.
- Number 108 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 69 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 17 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Lickitung (Pokémon), Serebii: Lickitung (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (LIK-ih-tung): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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