Komala (Pokémon)

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Komala (Japanese: ネッコアラ Nekkoara) is a introduced in Generation VII.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Komala is a blue-gray similar to a . It has large, rounded ears with light orange fur on the inside. Its large, ovoid black nose extends up between its fluffy white eyebrows, and there are additional white puffs of fur on each cheek. There is a small ruff of longer, gray fur around its neck. Each hand is black with five short fingers, and it has three black claws and a black paw pad on each foot. Its underbelly is white, as is its short fluffy tail. Komala is usually seen holding a short wooden log, which it is given at birth. The log is typically a light brown with darker, oval markings all over it. The ends of the log are tan with the visible.
This Pokémon stays asleep from birth to death, staying this way because of its diet of certain leaves containing poison only Komala can break down, which induces sedative properties. While its expression sometimes changes as if it is aware of its surroundings, this appears to be a result of its dreams instead. It is able to eat, travel, and even battle without waking. If the log pillow it clings to is removed, it will be unable to sleep well and thrash wildly. However, it will sometimes cling to the arm of a Trainer it trusts. During a deep sleep, it stops moving altogether. According to ancient people, if a small amount of the saliva created when it eats leaves is watered down and ingested, one will be able to sleep well.Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Komala This diluted saliva was also historically used as an anesthetic for surgeries. has been known to hunt this Pokémon in Alola, appearing to prefer them over humans.
Komala is the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
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===Major appearances===
Komala debuted in The Guardian's Challenge!, under the ownership of Samson Oak. Most of the time, it is seen sleeping and ringing the Pokémon School's school bell. However, it also participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race and the Manalo Conference, where it won the former. Later, starting in A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, Komala would ring the bell frantically when the Ultra Guardians task force is needed.
===Minor appearances===
A Komala appeared in The Flower Tower.
A Komala appeared in Wattrel's High Wind Warning!.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Komala debuted in The Announcement and the Prize, under the ownership of Hau.
===Pokémon Horizon===
A Komala appeared in a fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.
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==Trivia==
* Komala shares its name with . They are both known as the Drowsing Pokémon.
===Origin===
Komala appears to be based on a and their tendency of sleeping up to twenty hours a day. Given its constant sleep, the log it holds is likely meant to represent a or . The log held by a Komala closely resembles a , a common habitat for koalas.
====Name origin====
Komala may be a combination of coma and koala.
Nekkoara may be a combination of 根っ子 nekko (root; tree stump), 寝 ne (sleep), 子 ko (young animal), and koala.
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ja:ネッコアラ
zh:树枕尾熊