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General
Abilities
- Swarm
- When this Pokémon's HP is 1/3 its max or lower, its Bug moves do 50% more damage.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
DP
Kanto- 402
Johto- n/a
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- 16
Names
- Japanese
- コロトック
- Romaji
- Korotokku
Flavor
- Height
- 3'3.4" or 1 m
- Weight
- 56.2 lb or 25.5 kg
- Species
- Cricket
- Color
- red
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat- n/a
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- n/a
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 3: Bug
- Steps to hatch
- 3,840
- Compatible with
- 25 families; 50 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 159 or 0x9f
- Capture rate
- 45 or 0x2d
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- poly
- Effort points
- 2 Attack
- Wild held items
- Metronome (5%)
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
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| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 184 | 358 | 70.6 | |
| Attack | 137 | 269 | 65.5 | |
| Defense | 103 | 201 | 31.4 | |
| Special Attack | 107 | 209 | 33.9 | |
| Special Defense | 103 | 201 | 29.8 | |
| Speed | 117 | 229 | 48.7 | |
| Average | - | - | 38.3 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
It crosses its knifelike arms in front of its chest when it cries. It can compose melodies ad lib.
It signals its emotions with its melodies. Scientists are studying these melodic patterns.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
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| Route 206 | 14 - 15 | 20%; 10%
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| Route 210 | Solaceon City side | 18 - 19 | 30%; 10%
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| Route 212 | Hearthome City side | 17 - 18 | 20%; 10%
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| Route 212 | Pastoria City side | 18 - 19 | 30%; 10%
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| Route 214 | 23 - 24 | 25%; 5%
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| Route 215 | 20 - 22 | 30%; 10%
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| Valor Lakefront | 21 - 22 | 25%; 5%
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| Pokemon Mansion | 16 - 17 | 30%; 10%
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Move List
Kricketune's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical (
) moves.
Kricketune gets the STAB from
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | Bide | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | 1 | Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting. | |
| -- | Growl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack. | ||
| 10 | Fury Cutter | ![]() |
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20 | 10 | 95% | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | ||
| 14 | Leech Life | ![]() |
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15 | 20 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. | ||
| 18 | Sing | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 55% | Puts the target to Sleep. | ||
| 22 | Focus Energy | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Increases the critical hit counter by 1 until the user leaves battle. | ||
| 26 | X-Scissor | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 30 | Screech | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 85% | Lowers the target's Defense by two levels. | ||
| 34 | Bug Buzz | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | ||
| 38 | Perish Song | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | User and target both faint after three turns. | ||
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40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |
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45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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31 | Brick Break | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | |
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | |
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H1 | Cut | ![]() |
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30 | 50 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. |
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42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |
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54 | False Swipe | ![]() |
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40 | 40 | 100% | Cannot lower the target's HP below 1. | |
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70 | Flash | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |
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21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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68 | Giga Impact | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |
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10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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15 | Hyper Beam | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | |
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17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |
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44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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H6 | Rock Smash | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense. | |
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43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |
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62 | Silver Wind | ![]() |
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5 | 60 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats. | |
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82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |
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H4 | Strength | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |
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11 | Sunny Day | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | |
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87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |
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75 | Swords Dance | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Attack by two levels. | |
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06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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81 | X-Scissor | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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