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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#108 Lickitung
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- SpeciesLicking Pokémon
- Japanese nameBeroringa
- PronunciationLICK-I-TUNG
- Height3′ 11″ 1.19 m
- Weight144.0 lb 64.80 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of LICK and TONGUE.
Evolution
LickitungThis Pokémon doesn’t evolve from anything nor does it evolve into anything.
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon’s. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Its tongue spans almost 7 feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis. |
| Stadium | Its tongue, twice its body length, moves around freely to catch prey. Its licks cause a tingling sensation. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated. |
| Silver | Its long tongue, slathered with a gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so its very useful. |
| Crystal | It has a tongue that is over 6’6″ long. It uses this long tongue to lick its body clean. |
Where to find Lickitung
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Route 18 (In-Game Trade) | NA | One |
| Red | NA | One | |
| Yellow | Unknown Dungeon | NA | Few |
| Gold | Route 44 | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Morn. or Day | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×2
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassNormal
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockBad
- GhostNo Effect
- DragonNormal
- DarkNormal
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Start | Lick | Ghost | Physical |
| Start | 7 | Supersonic | Normal | Status |
| 23 | 13 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status |
| 7 | 19 | Stomp | Normal | Physical |
| Start | 25 | Wrap | Normal | Physical |
| 15 | 31 | Disable | Normal | Status |
| 31 | 37 | Slam | Normal | Physical |
| 39 | 43 | Screech | Normal | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM09Psych Up
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM25Thunder
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM30Shadow Ball
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Ice Punch
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM41Thunderpunch
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM48Fire Punch
- TM50Nightmare
- HM01Cut
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM01Mega Punch
- TM03Swords Dance
- TM05Mega Kick
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Submission
- TM18Counter
- TM19Seismic Toss
- TM20Rage
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Fissure
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM01Cut
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Monster Pokémon group 11 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Bulbasaur Family
- Charmander Family
- Chikorita Family
- Cubone Family
- Kangaskhan
- Lapras
- Larvitar Family
- Lickitung
- Mareep Family
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Rhyhorn Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Snorlax
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Belly Drum | Mate with a male Snorlax. |
| Body Slam | Mate with a male from Chikorita Family, Lapras, or Snorlax. |
| Magnitude | Breed a male Diglett/Dugtrio with a female Rhyhorn/Rhydon and then mate the male offspring to a female Lickitung. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 90 | 353-383 | 14/4577.31% | 11/4281.59% |
| Attack | 55 | 178-208 | 32/4927.43% | 31/4524.20% |
| Defense | 75 | 218-248 | 22/5557.93% | 19/4459.86% |
| Speed | 30 | 128-158 | 43/478.88% | 39/426.68% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 60 | 188-218 | 26/4640.14% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 75 | 218-248 | 20/4157.93% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 60 | 188-218 | — | 18/2936.34% |
| Total | 385 G/S/C 310 R/B/Y |
1283-1463 1065-1215 |
42/8740.14% | 37/6534.46% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library