Meganium (Pokémon)

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Meganium (Japanese: メガニウム Meganium) is a introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 32. It is the final form of .
==Biology==
Meganium is a quadrupedal, pale-green that resembles a . It has a long neck; yellow eyes; a short, blunt snout; and two -like antennae on top of its snout. The antennae are shorter on a female than on a male. Encircling Meganium's neck are large, pink flower petals with a yellow central pattern and white edges. It has three claws on each foot and a stubby tail.
Meganium's petals release an aroma that calms aggressive feelings and its breath has the power to revive dead grass and plants. Its soothing, regenerative powers can even affect those who stand nearby. Meganium tends to be very docile and is portrayed as a peacemaker in the episode Odd Pokémon Out!. It can rarely be found living in . As mentioned in , many Pokémon tend to sleep peacefully side-by-side with Meganium.Sleep Style Dex The reason is fragrance given off by Meganium's flower sooths and calms emotions of any Pokémon fighting near it.
===Evolution===
Meganium evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Meganium leads an unnamed rescue team that gathers at Pokémon Square just before the player and partner are able to access Magma Cavern.
* New Pokémon Snap: Meganium is one of the Illumina Pokémon, a group of Pokémon who saved the region from a meteorite 2000 years ago. It resides in the .
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Meganium in the
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Meganium is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Meganium (Expedition 53)Meganium (HeartGold & SoulSilver 26)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Casey's Meganium=====
Meganium made its main series debut in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, where 's Bayleef was revealed to have evolved into a Meganium sometime before the episode. It shares its 's fighting spirit and love of baseball.
=====Vincent's Meganium=====
Meganium made its debut appearance in The Legend of Thunder!, where Vincent used it to help save from Team Rocket. It reappeared in Tie One On!, where it battled against and tied with Ash's Bulbasaur in the Silver Conference.
=====Other=====
In Gulpin it Down, an Officer Jenny used a Meganium in addition to a and as part of an effort to stop the massive army of encroaching the town.
In Beg, Burrow and Steal, Elisa used a Meganium to stop a from chasing and prevent from stealing the .
In Odd Pokémon Out, the Nurse Joy of Camomile Island owns a Meganium that became the object of affection for both Ash's Grovyle and a , though it only reciprocated the Tropius's feelings.
In Dreams Are Made of These!, has a Meganium nicknamed Stanium. He faced and in a World Coronation Series battle, but despite initially having the upper hand, he eventually lost.
====Minor appearances====
In A Claim to Flame!, a Trainer's Meganium battled in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference.
In Dressed for Jess Success!, a 's Meganium competed in the Battle Stage of the . It went up against a and ultimately lost.
A Meganium appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
A Meganium briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of .
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
 owns a Meganium, which first appeared in JBA4. It evolved from his Bayleef. Meganium reappeared in a flashback in JBA5.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Meganium made its Pokémon Adventures debut in Lively Lugia (Part 3), where 's , Megaree, evolved into one during a battle against .
Ultima also owns a Meganium, which first appeared in Old Ultima Puts Them to the Test.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Meganium's evolutionary line are the only first partner Pokémon evolutionary line to keep their Japanese voices in the English dub of the . This is due to them having nearly identical names in English and Japanese (with Meganium even being spelled identically to its official Japanese romanization).
===Origin===
Meganium has the appearance of a , particularly an . Its flower seems to be based on a type of hybrid with ruffled edges and its long neck makes it similar to the . It may also draw inspiration from , as suggested by its name. Meganium's design may have also been influenced by , an ancient plant whose fossils were once believed to belong to a dinosaur.
The antennae on Meganium's head seem to be holdovers from Hanamogura (ハナモグラ), a prototype design for found in the Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo.
====Name origin====
Meganium may be a combination of mega and .
==In other languages==
==References==
==See also==
* Casey's Meganium
* Vincent's Meganium
* Megaree
* First partner Pokémon
* Illumina phenomenon
==External links==
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