Linoone (Pokémon)

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Linoone (Japanese: マッスグマ Massuguma) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 20.
In Galar, Linoone has a dual-type regional form. It evolves from Galarian Zigzagoon starting at level 20 and evolves into when leveled up starting at level 35 during the night. Hoennian Linoone is not known to evolve into any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Linoone is a slender-bodied, quadrupedal . Most of its fur is colored tan, but it has several brown stripes. One long stripe stretches the length of its body before ending in an arrowhead shape on its forehead. There are additional stripes on each side of its bushy tail and on its cheeks. It has sharp, elongated claws and small pointed teeth. It has small, tuft-like ears, long cheek fur, and blue eyes.
Linoone can run up to , but it can only run in a straight line, and has to stop before it can make a turn. Because of this behavior, it often fails to catch prey, and struggles on roads that are curving or winding. When it sees prey underwater in ponds, it leaps in and uses its razor-sharp claws to catch and take it down. Linoone's fur is strong and supple, and the shed hairs are used to make high-quality shaving brushes. As shown in the episode Showdown at Linoone, Linoone has an attraction to anything round and will grab any orb-shaped object it sees if given the chance. It often carries a snatched object in its expandable cheek pouches and deposits it in any of a number of secret stashes it keeps on its territory. Linoone tends to live in .
===Forms===
Linoone has a regional form: Galarian Linoone.
Galarian Linoone has a black-and-white color scheme, with longer fur on its ears. Around its red eyes are patterned stripes shaped like a shooting star. It has longer claws with gray fur surrounding the front feet, and it has a long red tongue that sticks out of its mouth.
Galarian Linoone are known to be rash and fearless, preferring to recklessly challenge opponents that are stronger than itself. Linoone is known to use its long tongue to taunt opponents. Once the foe is fully enraged, Linoone will hurl itself at them, tackling them by force. These traits make Galarian Linoone very popular among unhappy and angry youths in Galar, who have nowhere to take out their anger and frustrations. By charging at up to 60 miles per hour, it can deliver powerful s and s with enough destructive force to even knock away a car. Linoone can be thrown off balance should it miss, however.Galarian Linoone | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield The harsh environments in the Galar region, along with the fierce competition among the species, allows Linoone's survival instincts to improve, leading to the ability to evolve into .Obstagoon | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
===Evolution===
Linoone evolves from 
 Linoone evolves from Galarian Zigzagoon and evolves into .
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==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: When uses on the Ruby Field, two Linoone will pop out. Hitting the left Linoone will make a appear, activating Travel Mode when there are three Gulpin on the table. Hitting the right Linoone will change the stance of allowing it to punch the ball towards the Upgrade.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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Galarian Linoone has the same base stats as Hoennian Linoone.
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===Learnset===
Linoone is available in and .
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
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===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Linoone made its animated series debut in Showdown at Linoone, under the ownership of Kimmy Shoney and the nickname of Tokin. It had developed a bad habit of stealing anything in sight.
In The Green Guardian, Solana used her Capture Styler on three Linoone so they could slash vines created by a .
In the original timeline in Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a Damos commanded his five Linoone to attack with . When Ash and traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Linoone again to attack Arceus.
In The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!, a 's Linoone was playing with a and a when they were all attacked by a rampaging . Linoone was then taken to a Pokémon Center and healed with the help of Nurse Joy and her .
====Minor appearances====
Multiple Linoone debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker, as residents of Forina.
In Gettin' Twiggy With It!, a Linoone was nursed back to health by Clara.
A Linoone appeared in Camping It Up!.
In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, a Linoone was living in Crown City. It worked with several other Pokémon in surrounding in the park in order to attack him as retribution for what did to the city. Before a fight broke out, the Zigzagoon, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed down by .
A Linoone appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling With a Clean Slate!; and in flashbacks in Mega Evolution Special I and Garchomp's Mega Bond! at 's lab.
In Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, multiple Linoone were living in Allearth Forest.
In Serving Up the Flute Cup!, a 's Linoone competed in the Battle Frontier Flute Cup, only to be defeated by .
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
A Linoone appeared in the beginning of The Scoop.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Linoone appeared in A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time.
===Movie adaptations===
A Linoone appeared in the of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, used a Linoone holding a Choice Band to breeze through the . Because he was a rental Pokémon he had just received, his extra-powerful went a long way before he challenged Noland.
The Battle Factory rented a Linoone, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.
A Linoone debuted under the ownership of a in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Linoone figure has been released.
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==Trivia==
* Linoone is the only that can use the in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.
* Linoone has the same Hoenn Pokédex and Central Kalos Pokédex numbers.
* Galarian Linoone and its form were designed by James Turner.Tweet about designing Galarian LinooneTweet about designing shiny Galarian Linoone
* Linoone, along with its pre-evolution Zigzagoon, are the only Generation III Pokémon to have a regional form.
* Galarian Zigzagon and Galarian Linoone are the first regional variants to become Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO before their original forms.
===Origin===
Linoone's appearance may be a cross between the or and a member of the and/or family, or it may possibly be based on the or . It also shares the same color scheme of . The word tanuki is used for both badgers and raccoon dogs in Japan, depending on the region. This may be the inspiration behind its mixture of traits, having similarities to both species. Its stripes slightly resemble flames and lightning, which may be a reference to , who typically use these patterns on their vehicles for show. Linoone may also be based on the legendary , which is usually depicted as lightning-fast weasels who wield razor-sharp claws which tear into their victims. There is a arrow symbol on its head which alludes to its tendecy to run in a straight line. Linoone's obsession with round objects may be inspired by the , a long, weasel-like creature who has a desire for gold; or by the tanuki's association with gold.
Galarian Linoone appears to be more explicitly based on European badgers. Taking its evolved form under consideration, Galarian Linoone's color scheme, pointed tongue, and star marking around its eyes may also be inspired by bands.
Linoone's evolutionary line shares a common theme of movement where moves in a zigzag pattern, Linoone moves in a straight line, and blocks the way by obstructing it. This may be a reference to badgers' behaviour of habitually following the same foraging routes, leading to the formation of trodden paths.
====Name origin====
Linoone may be a combination of line (referring to its fur pattern and unusual habits) and .
Massuguma may be a combination of まっすぐ massugu (straight, as in a line) and アライグマ araiguma () or 穴熊 anaguma (). Guma (from 熊 kuma, "bear") as a suffix is often used for mammals that resemble bears.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Regional form
==References==
==External links==
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Category:White-colored Pokémon
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