Appletun (Pokémon)

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Appletun (Japanese: タルップル Tarupple) is a dual-type introduced in Generation VIII.
It evolves from when exposed to a Sweet Apple. It is one of Applin's three branched Evolutions, the others being and (which evolves into ).
Appletun has a Gigantamax form which is identical in appearance to Gigantamax Flapple. It can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Appletun if it has the .
==Biology==
Appletun is a dragon-like whose body is reminiscent of apple pie. It is mostly green with a yellow underside and lower jaw, and it has an orange spot on its chest that resembles an apple core.Appletun's model, ripped from Pokémon Sword and Shield. It has a piece of an apple on its head worn as a helmet. Its leaf-like eyestalks usually droop down from under the apple helmet as though they were ears, but may be lifted up to reveal small beady eyes. It has black slits for nostrils on the tip of its muzzle. It has a large hump on its back with several overlapping stripes that resemble an apple pie's crust on top, along with a pair of red and green leaves. It has four short, bulky legs with paws, and a stout tail.
Appletun's body is caked in sweet nectar, whose smell attracts Pokémon which Appletun preys on. However, Appletun's primary diet is sweet apples. In order to ward off other Pokémon such as from licking the nectar on its back, Appletun can spew a sticky nectar. The skin on its back is said to be tasty, and children used to eat it as a snack.
Appletun is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move . Appletun, , and their pre-Evolution are the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
===Forms===
Appletun has a Gigantamax form.
When exposed to Gigantamax energy, Appletun's body changes, becoming larger and stouter. A giant apple engulfs most of its body, leaving only its head, neck and tail exposed. Its leaf-like eyestalks stand up straight and it has a piece of the apple covering its head, with yellow carvings on it resembling nostrils. Its cheeks are rounded and it hangs its mouth open, letting its red tongue loll out. Its neck becomes taller and stretches upwards, while its tail becomes elongated and wraps around the base of the apple. Three red clouds float around its neck. Gigantamax Appletun and Flapple are physically identical.
The sweet nectar that covers Appletun's body overflows from the top of its apple after Gigantamaxing, and it increases in thickness as well, allowing it to absorb more damage than normal. Gigantamax Appletun can shoot out massive amounts of nectar, enough to drown its opponents. 
Gigantamax Appletun is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move .
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===Evolution===
Appletun evolves from and is one of its final forms, the others being and .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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====Gigantamax Appletun====
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===Form data===
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===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
In The Bittersweet Truth, used an Appletun in a Double Battle against Murdock and Liko.
====Minor appearances====
Appletun made its animated series debut in Errand Endurance!, where one was pulled from the Rocket Prize Master by Jessie.
A 's Appletun appeared in Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A 's Appletun appeared in The Gathering of Stars.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Milo's Appletun first appeared in Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Appletun and are the only to have physically identical Gigantamax forms, although they are still treated as different Pokémon as they have distinct Pokédex entries, G-Max Moves, and cries.
** This is also the only instance of two different species of Pokémon that can be physically identical without the use of , , or .
* Appletun and its evolutionary line:
**are the only Pokémon that are in the and Egg Groups.
**require only 600,000 experience points to reach level 100, the lowest among Generation VIII Pokémon, and the lowest among -type Pokémon along with .
* Despite requiring the Sweet Apple to evolve from , Appletun's signature move, , specifies it uses tart apples to attack.
===Origin===
Appletun, like its evolutionary relatives, appears to be based on the popular image of a worm burrowing into an , as well as a pun on the , a type of dragon — hence its typing. Visually, Appletun is similar to reptiles such as s, while its back resembles desserts like the or the . Appletun may also be based on the tale of , about a dragon that bursts open after being fed a cake.
Appletun's Gigantamax form appears to be based on a , a or a . Appletun and Flapple having identical Gigantamax forms may be a reference to , which can lead to separate organisms independently developing identical characteristics and body plans.
====Name origin====
Appletun may be derived from apple, Appleton (a denoting a place where apples grow), (unit of weight, referencing its bulk), , and under.
Tarupple may be a combination of , 怠い tarui (sluggish), たっぷり tappuri (onomatopoetic word for plenty), and apple.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Gigantamax
==References==
==External links==
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