Ludicolo

The Carefree Pokémon
#272 - Ludicolo
Pre-Evolve	Lombre
Debut	Pokémon: Sapphire Version Pokémon: Ruby Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	1.5 m (4'11")
Weight	55.0 kg (121.3 lbs.)
Color	Green
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Swift Swim / Rain Dish
Hidden Ability	Own Tempo
Egg Group	Plant / Water 1
Icon		Sprite
		File:272sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	80	Speed	70
Attack	70	Sp. Attack	90
Defense	70	Sp. Defense	100
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	181	Effort Points	SpD
Happiness	70		SpD
To Lv.100	Slow		SpD

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Ludicolo is a fun-loving pineapple-shaped Pokémon with a duckbill that was introduced in the third generation games. It is the third and final form in Lotad's evolutionary line.

Information

Ludicolo evolves from Lombre when it is exposed to a Water Stone. It is a very excitable Pokémon that will break out into dance when it hears cheerful and festive music. This music stimulates Ludicolo's cells and fills its muscles with energy, which makes it more powerful even in battle. They cannot help breaking into dance and moving in rhythm with such music. Ludicolo will not fear even against a tougher opponent. They are said to appear when they hear the singing of children on hiking outings.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

Ludicolo has not been found in the wild and can only be obtained by evolving a Lombre.

Other Games

Although it could not be captured in Pokémon Colosseum or Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Ludicolo were notable for being the signature Pokémon of the eccentric Cipher agent Miror B., whose teams in most cases consisted primarily of multiple Ludicolo. This seems to mostly be because of the passion for dancing which they share with Miror, and also because he designed strategies based on their Rain Dish abilities. Ludicolo could only be obtained through evolution in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire as well as in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams. In Pokémon Ranger, it was found at Fall City and Olive Jungle.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, it could be recruited at Lake Afar. It also appeared in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs at Canal Ruins.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Ludicolo was first shown in a special where it showed up to dance whenever the Pokébaton was activated. It showed up partway through the Hoenn series belonging to a trainer named Poncho, and later on Brock's Lombre evolved into a Ludicolo when it accidentally found a Water Stone amongst a female Mawile's belongings. It became much more friendly, energetic and happy-go-lucky in this new form, although this change disinterested the Mawile. Ludicolo remained as a steady member of Brock's team until the Battle Frontier series, when Brock wound up leaving it at the Pewter City gym when he passed it due to how much his siblings seemed to love the Pokémon.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga's Ruby/Sapphire arc, Shelly evolved her Lombre into a Ludicolo while chasing Sapphire and Mr. Stone through the Petalburg Woods with Amber. It nearly drowned Sapphire's Pokémon until Mr. Stone's Castform powered up her Torchic so that it could drive the Ludicolo away. Shelly continued to use it for future battles in the arc. Platina also temporarily used a Ludicolo during the Battle Arcade's Frontier Brain challenge in the Platinum arc which had her switch Pokémon with Dahlia.

Trivia

• Its name may be a combination of "ludicrous" (due to the Pokémon's absurd nature) with "colocynth" (which is a fruit-bearing plant) or "loco" spelled backwards (which would refer to its possible Spanish influence which is moreso exaggerated in other media adaptations).