Lechonk (Pokémon)

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Lechonk (Japanese: グルトン Gourton) is a introduced in Generation IX.
It evolves into starting at level 18.
==Biology==
Lechonk is a stout Pokémon resembling a hog. Its body is almost entirely grayish black, except for the brown colorations on its face and ears, and the yellow growths under its eyes that resemble teardrops. Its ears are droopy with yellow insides, and they partially cover its eyes. It has a triangular pink snout with two huge oval nostrils as well as stubby feet ending in pink hooves. Its tail is short and curled.
Lechonk has an excellent sense of smell, which it uses to find fragrant wild grasses and rich to eat. This diet causes it to emanate a herbal body odor that repels bug Pokémon. Lechonk is also known to feed on the sweet nectar on 's back. Lechonk has a timid and faint-hearted temperament, and will panic and charge forward if attacked or startled by an opponent. Despite its apparent bulk, Lechonk's body mainly consists not of fat but of muscle, built up by its habit of walking around to find food.Lechonk — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website Some Trainers use Lechonk to look for cooking ingredients, such as detached pincers scattered on mountains. As seen in the anime, Lechonk will become hostile towards trainers carrying groceries or meals and attack them for their food.
===Evolution===
Lechonk evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Main series===
====Major appearances====
====Minor appearances====
Lechonk debuted in Welcome to Paldea!. It crossed paths with Liko and tried to steal the food that she got for Alex, only to be stopped by her .
A 's Lechonk appeared in The Wild Pair, Friede and Cap!.
A Trainer's Lechonk appeared in Mission: Find Oinkologne's Partner!.
A Trainer's Lechonk appeared in Dot and Nidothing.
A Lechonk appeared in The Flower Tower.
A Lechonk appeared in HZ075, during a flashback.
===Discover Pokémon Together===
A Lechonk is the featured Pokémon of .
==In the manga==
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==Trivia==
* Lechonk is the only with a base stat total of 254.
* Lechonk was the subject of The Pokémon Company's April Fools' Day 2023 campaign, titled "Discover Pokémon Together: Lechonk". Various Lechonk-themed distributions, promotions, and merchandises were released.(March 31, 2023). "Discover Pokémon Together: Lechonk." Pokémon.com.
===Origin===
Lechonk appears to be based on a pig, specifically a juvenile , with which it shares its large appetite and diet of fruit and nuts that owes it its rotund shape. Its description as a "gourmand" that sniffs out only the most fragrant foods may pull from s, domestic pigs used to locate s, a valuable foodstuff used in gourmet dishes. The brown color of its face gives the impression that it is covered in mud, a characteristic often associated with pigs.
====Name origin====
Lechonk may be a combination of lechón (Spanish for suckling piglet), oink (onomatopoeia for a sound pigs make), and possibly chonk (slang term for a fat or large animal).
Gourton may be a combination of gourmet, glutton, and 豚 ton (pig).
==In other languages==
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