Liko's Floragato

Liko's Floragato (Japanese: リコのニャローテ Liko's Nyarote) is the first partner Pokémon that Liko obtained at the beginning of her , given to her as a at Indigo Academy. She is Liko's main Pokémon, and is usually seen outside her .
==In animation==
===History===
====Pre-series====
Prior to Pokémon Horizons: The Series, , still as a was raised by Marnya at her home among other , as seen in Farewell, Sprigatito?. During this time, Sprigatito was usually alone, preferring to stay by herself rather than playing with others, until she impressed her fellow Pokémon with her skills in using and became close friends with a group of other Sprigatito. One day, she witnessed her friends in trouble after they were snatched by a . Although she managed to scare the attacker away, she ended up hurting her friends in the process. From this point onwards, they started avoiding her, afraid of what could happen to them. Thus, Sprigatito felt lonely again, sitting alone on the roof as the others found partners for themselves, and stopped using the move that once was a source of admiration.
Later on, she was among a variety of first partner Pokémon being introduced to a beginning Trainer from Indigo Academy. As Marnya noted at the moment, Sprigatito saw something in her, something that made her think they were made for one another.
====Pokémon Horizons: The Series====
Floragato debuted in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) as a Sprigatito, when Liko received her as her first partner Pokémon from Indigo Academy. At first, Sprigatito and Liko didn't get along well, with the scratching her Trainer's hand and running off to mind her own business. In her debut against Ann's , Sprigatito didn't listen to Liko's instructions, which led to her getting hit by a .
During the next days, Liko worked hard to strengthen her bond with Sprigatito by learning more about her and make her listen to her instructions in battle, but to little avail. When Amethio first approached Liko, Sprigatito immediately got suspicious of him and led her Trainer to the school's rooftop. She then went up against Zirc's and won after subduing it with her aroma.
After being rescued by Friede in the next episode, they were taken aboard his airship with the other members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, but were soon confronted by Amethio and his teammates. Liko was about to give herself up, but after some encouragement from Sprigatito, she stood tall and had her partner unleash a Leafage so strong it broke the forcefield around the Wing Deck, exposing everyone to the unrelenting weather going on. In the process, however, she got blown overboard, which allowed the Explorers to kidnap her before fleeing.
In For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!, Sprigatito was kept in a warehouse with Onia, who had taken a liking to Sprigatito and was giving her food and toys. With the help of Murdock's Rockruff, Liko located Sprigatito and took her back from the Explorers, only to be confronted by Onia and her . Sprigatito was able to blind Onia and Skarmory with Leafage, allowing them to escape. At the end of the day, Sprigatito and Liko joined the Rising Volt Tacklers as official members.
In Found You, Fuecoco!, Sprigatito battled Onia and her , and quickly defeated them. However, Sprigatito and Liko were almost ambushed by Amethio and his . Fortunately, they were saved by Liko's pendant once again. Sprigatito then teamed up with Roy's soon-to-be in order to battle against Amethio's Ceruledge. Despite the numerical advantage, Ceruledge was clearly dominating the battle, which ultimately came to a halt when a Black Rayquaza emerged from Roy's and started attacking, forcing the Explorers to retreat.
In Special Training with Cap!, Sprigatito briefly sparred against Roy's Fuecoco. However, they didn't make much progress, as both Pokémon tired themselves into a draw after consecutive uses of Leafage and . Later, after being unable to talk to Dot, Liko and Roy's determination to get stronger convinced Friede into holding a special training session for the rookies: this time, Sprigatito and Fuecoco faced off against Captain Pikachu and needed to land only a single hit on the Mouse Pokémon to win the match. While they initially struggled against his , Sprigatito managed to almost score a after her Trainer figured out Pikachu's behavior. After a lunch break, Sprigatito battled against Fuecoco once more in order to see how much the special training paid off. In the end, despite being at a type disadvantage, Sprigatito knocked Fuecoco out with her newly-learned , giving Liko the win. This battle was the first step for the new Rising Volt Tacklers to get closer to Dot, who let them know that the Black Rayquaza was in Paldea.
In Fly! Wattrel!!, Sprigatito and Liko went to Levincia after her Trainer saw an advertisement for the Spicy Herba Mystica that Murdock had wanted. However, unbeknownst to both of them, this was a trap set up by Spinel in order to steal Liko's pendant. After arriving in a dark alley, Sprigatito was put in a trance by Spinel's as he easily stole the pendant. It was later revealed in the next episode that Sprigatito went through a memory wipe thanks to Beheeyem, but regained her memory piece by piece. After jumping off a building with Liko, Sprigatito reunited with the Rising Volt Tacklers. In Quaxly, We Can Do It, Sprigatito teamed up with Roy's Pokémon and Dot's Quaxly to battle Spinel's Pokémon. Although they were able to defeat his and Beheeyem, they nearly lost to his . However, Sprigatito was able to get Liko's pendant back from Spinel.
In Kabu's Battle Training!, Sprigatito participated in a Gym challenge set up by Motostoke's Gym Leader Kabu. Sprigatito's role was to extinguish the flames while Fuecoco attempted to keep them lit. Sprigatito ended up gaining the advantage, only for Liko to give up on the challenge when she noticed Roy's improvement, upsetting Sprigatito. She then went on to battle alongside Fuecoco against Kabu's and 's . The two were unable to defeat Centiskorch and, when faced off against Rolycoly, Liko forfeited against Sprigatito's wishes so Wakaba could win, which greatly upset both Wakaba and Sprigatito.
In Charge! Galar Mine!, Sprigatito battled against the Explorers alongside Fuecoco until they encountered a that had an Ancient Poké Ball. After Moltres overwhelmed everyone and left Captain Pikachu injured, Sprigatito left the Galar Mine with Liko, Roy, and the Mouse Pokémon. In the next episode, Sprigatito was brought to the Motostoke Pokémon Center in order to recover. After recovering, Sprigatito battled Moltres again in an attempt to calm down the angry Pokémon. With the help of 's , it increased the power of Sprigatito's Leafage in order to have its sweet scent reach Moltres. This calmed the Legendary Pokémon down, and it returned to its Ancient Poké Ball, which allowed Liko to take it under her care.
In The Stolen Treasure, Sprigatito teamed up with Roy's Pokémon to battle against Tepen in order to get the Ancient Poké Ball back that he stole from them, but was put to sleep by the special that his had.
In Farewell, Sprigatito?, Sprigatito ran away from the Brave Olivine, after she accidentally injured Liko during a practice battle against Fuecoco. She went to Marnya's home, as she saw her home nearby earlier while Liko was giving Hatenna and Terapagos a bath. When Liko arrived to claim her, Sprigatito refused to leave as she believed that she would hurt her Trainer again. However, Sprigatito was convinced by Liko that what happen before was an accident and knew that she would never want to hurt her on purpose. After understanding Liko's words, Sprigatito saw Hatenna and Terapagos snatched by a wild . She initially hesitated to use Leafage again to hurt her friends, but Liko encouraged her to use it, and she used it again. This time, she learned to save them. After returning to the Brave Olivine, Sprigatito continued her practice battle against Fuecoco and won.
In A Challenge from the Explorers, Sprigatito was used to battle against Sidian's . Despite her best efforts, none of her attacks seemed to faze the opposing Pokémon, who eventually used her Magical Leaf as a smokescreen to bind her and unleash a point-blank . This was enough to activate her Ability, giving her a power boost in a pinch, but the battle was called off early due to new developments on the Explorers's plan.
In The Plan to Capture Rayquaza, Sprigatito played a part in stalling the Explorers until Dot arrived to deactivate the machine they were using. In the next episode, Sprigatito teamed up with Fuecoco, Quaxly, Captain Pikachu, and Friede's Charizard in order to battle against the Black Rayquaza. Collectively, they manage to create an opening for Fuecoco to unleash his , but the Legendary Pokémon counterattacked with , almost hitting Sprigatito if not by the sudden arrival of Amethio. Then, fueled up by her Trainer's determination, Sprigatito evolved into Floragato and was able to land a hit on the Legendary Pokémon, but collapsed from exhaustion.
In Welcome to Naranja Academy!, Floragato traveled with Liko to Naranja Academy. After a tour and being introduced to some of the teachers, Floragato had a rematch against Ann's , mirroring the first battle she had under Liko's ownership. This time, Floragato was able to win the battle by using her type advantage and newfound dexterity to her advantage.
In Put Your Heart Into It!, Floragato headed to Cortondo with her Trainer for their Tera Training test. She assisted Liko with successfully baking a matcha cake. In the subsequent battle against Katy, Floragato struggled to attack her due to and distracting her constantly. Liko swifty ordered her to use Magical Leaf to blow away the Sweet Scent and to land a hit on her opponent. Floragato then Terastallized into a Grass Tera Type to deal more damage to Teddiursa with a boosted Magical Leaf flurry. However, Teddiursa Terastallized into a type, rendering the move not very effective and followed up with a powered-up, supereffective , beating Floragato. Despite the loss, Liko and Floragato both passed the test due to their strong bond, efforts, and use of Terastallization at an appropriate time.
In Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End, Floragato was used in a Tag Battle alongside Katy and her against Rika and her and . Initially, Liko and Floragato struggled against Rika's move combinations, but thanks to both her and Katy reminding Liko of the importance of enjoying herself while battling, she regained her composure and Floragato started to battle more effectively. After Lokix gets knocked out, Floragato was left to battle both Clodsire and Dugtrio on her own. Despite her best efforts, even learning a new move in , Floragato was defeated after her Terastallization-boosted Magical Leaf was overpowered by Clodsire's Terastallization-boosted , resulting in Rika's victory.
In Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha, Liko used Floragato as her first Pokémon in her battle against Grusha for her second Tera Training test. She first battled but, due to her type disadvantage against the type, she found herself being given a hard time. Floragato was then switched out in favor of Hattrem before returning to the field when the latter was defeated. She managed to stop Cetitan cold by firing her Magical Leaf attack into its mouth, forcing Grusha to switch it out with , who put the Grass Cat Pokémon in a precarious spot with its aerial attacks. Liko then ordered Floragato to grab onto Altaria's legs with her vine and hit it with , causing the Humming Pokémon to fall to the ground. Both Liko and Grusha Terastallized their Pokémon, both of whom engaged in one final clash of Magical Leaf and Ice Beam, with Altaria's Ice Beam winning out. With Floragato's defeat, Liko lost the match. Afterward, Grusha informed Liko that she failed the test and there would be no rematch, much to Liko and the others' shock, leaving her in despair.
In The Approaching Shadow!, Floragato accompanied her Trainer to the peak of Glaseado Mountain to cheer her up after their previous loss. Along the way, the two were separated from Roy and Dot by Chalce's , whose Trainer was working with Spinel to spy on them. Floragato was then used to battle Amethio's Ceruledge after a sudden encounter with him. In stark contrast to their previous battle, Floragato was actually able to put up a fight and strategize by dodging Ceruledge's Fire-type moves thanks to her and Liko's training. When Amethio got serious and Terastalized Ceruledge, Floragato was overwhelmed and nearly defeated, until Spinel and his Umbreon suddenly interfered. After witnessing Spinel using the Laquium to shockingly empower his Umbreon against Ceruledge to defeat it, Floragato and her Trainer were surprised by Terapagos using its Terastal form to destroy the Laquium's effects. Floragato and Liko then followed Amethio and Ceruledge in chasing down Spinel for answers but were trapped in a cave as a result.
In Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Floragato and Liko were informed of the Explorers' activities at Naranja Academy. After encountering Sidian on the school bridge, Floragato was soon used to battle against Sidian's Garganacl. When her opponent got serious and Terastallized his Pokémon, Floragato found herself in difficulty and Sidian told Liko to give up and surrender Terapagos. Liko refused to give up and Terastallized Floragato, allowing her to defeat Garganacl with a boosted Magical Leaf, forcing Sidian to retreat. Later, Floragato and Liko encountered Grusha, who told them to meet him in Clavell's room. To her big surprise, Liko was not punished for Terastallizing and Grusha had surprisingly passed Liko in his assessment after witnessing her heroic actions and victory in battle.
In Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, Floragato battled against Roy's Fuecoco in the Course Students Battle Tournament. Both Pokémon were evenly matched, with Fuecoco increasing his speed with Flame Charge and Floragato using her vine to grab him. Floragato then went up against after Roy swapped out Fuecoco. She struggled against her aerial opponent and got paralyzed by , prompting Liko to switch her for Hattrem. Hattrem managed to cure Floragato of her status condition with her Ability before being defeated. Back against Kilowattrel, she tricked it with her vine and defeated it with Scratch. Floragato and Fuecoco faced off again, with Floragato even learning . However, thanks to singing from Roy and the crowd, Fuecoco evolved into . Both Pokémon soon Terastallized, but Floragato was defeated, losing Liko the battle. After the battle, Floragato and her Trainer met up with Katy and Grusha, who encouraged them to not give up and get stronger in the future.
In HZ068, Floragato faced off against Lucius's Arboliva in a training battle, with both Pokémon clashing with Magical Leaf. She struggled against her opponent's power at first, but then used Magical Leaf as a blind to wrap her vine around Arboliva before unleashing a supereffective Acrobatics on it. Floragato was then Terastallized to do more damage, although Arboliva was not defeated, it was impressed by Liko and Floragato's strength and returned to its Poké Ball.
In HZ073, Liko, Floragato and their friends encountered Lucius's Kleavor, with Floragato, Crocalor, and Quaxwell battling it to show their strength in order to convince the Pokémon to join their group. Kleavor had the advantage of strength and battle experience, but their strategies eventually paid off in dealing big damage to it, causing it to use to take them more seriously. In the end despite Terastallizing and doing major damage to Kleavor, Floragato and her two friends were still defeated, but Kleavor was impressed enough by their strength to join their group.
In HZ078, Floragato faced what was presumed to be Lucius' along with Captain Pikachu, Crocalor, and Quaxwell. Although they failed to defeat him, Entei recognized their strength, but revealed himself to be a wild Pokémon and not the one the Rising Volt Tacklers were looking for. 
In HZ079, Floragato, Crocalor, and Quaxwell faced Geeta's and two . After a great team effort, only Floragato and Glimmora remained on the field, with Liko's Pokémon eventually managing to win thanks to her Overgrow ability. In this way, the Rising Volt Tacklers were granted entry into Area Zero to search for Entei.
In HZ081, Floragato was used alongside Crocalor, Quaxwell, and Captain Pikachu to battle against Lucius's Gouging Fire, with the group's tactics and teamwork finally paying off after passing Gouging Fire's trial. In the next episode, the Rising Volt Tacklers faced off against Lucius's Rayquaza once more after it was summoned to Area Zero. Floragato teamed up with Hattrem to help land some attacks on Rayquaza, eventually succeeding after helping Quaxwell cause a waterfall to momentarily stun it. However, Rayquaza was able to endure and counter all of their attacks, and retaliate with a powerful Draco Meteor, defeating Floragato, Kilowattrel, and Hattrem and taking them out of the fight.
===Personality and characteristics===
Floragato has shown to be brave, headstrong, and somewhat reckless. As a Sprigatito, she was not the affectionate type nor an attention-seeker, both traits common of her , to the point of being hostile to humans if they tried to display affection. As the time passed, specially since the events of The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two), her initial coldness and hostility towards those around her has mellowed out as she became friendlier with people and Pokémon alike, but has not outright disappeared: when she first met Diana in Reunion at the Ancient Castle, she tried to scratch her, probably in response to what she was saying. Much like her Trainer, she can be cautious of trusting others, a trait first seen when Amethio presented himself to them in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), but otherwise has no reservations and can easily make friends.
She has shown to be relaxed and overall unimpressed with various things. She enjoys sunbathing and, as revealed in Special Training with Cap!, dry-flavored food, with a special liking to matcha, but has been seen enjoying sweets in The Bittersweet Truth. In addition, she is easily startled by loud noises and has shown to be easily provokable, as seen during her first training match against Captain Pikachu, in which his strategy frustrated her. Despite being a , she doesn't like water.
Initially, Sprigatito was a lot more free-spirited and did not seem interested in Liko at all, scratching her hand during their first meeting and running off to mind her own business. However, after witnessing the effort her Trainer was putting in order to actually understand her habits, she started to break out of her shell and eventually came to appreciate her affection, allowing Liko to carry her in her arms or taking the initiative to sit on her shoulder or atop her head. Furthermore, upon witnessing the lengths her Trainer was willing to go in order to protect her, even during their initial hardships, such as when they were falling from a height at the Indigo Academy or when Liko rescued her from the Explorers, she became very loyal to Liko. Although their bond is pretty strong, she gets upset with her Trainer at times, specially if Liko does something she doesn't like or approve of, but does understand her well-meaning intentions to help their friends.
Ever since her time at Marnya's house, Sprigatito was insecure and afraid of her own strength, as she feared causing serious harm to her friends. Liko attributed this reasoning to explain Sprigatito's initial aversion to using Leafage when they first met. However, through Liko's support and encouragement, she let go of her fear and became more confident in herself, coming around to enjoy battling and developing a desire to become stronger.
Sprigatito has shown to get jealous of other Pokémon taking or winning Liko's affection and getting along with her, as seen with Alex's in Welcome to Paldea! and in Terapagos's Adventure. However, Sprigatito quickly let go of her envy after she befriended them. Although, when Liko met a wild and took care of her in The Lonely Hatenna, she didn't show any sign of jealousy towards her, as she helped her Trainer look after the Calm Pokémon, which led them to form a close friendship and become teammates when her Trainer her, after encouraging her to stay with them. Ever since Hatenna joined the group, Sprigatito became protective of her, as she came to see her as her little sister and would get concerned when she would wander off on her own, as shown in As Long as I'm with My Friends, when she ran away from Dot's strong emotions, but was relieved that she was safe when the group found her. They maintain their friendship after they both evolved at different points.
As a Sprigatito, Floragato was capable of releasing a sweet scent from her paws that relaxed those who smelled it. Sunbathing strengthen the power of her sweet scent, as noted by Liko herself. This aroma was strong enough to put Zirc's to sleep in the middle of their battle in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) and to calm Lucius's down in Fiery Galarian Moltres. Moreover, Floragato has shown to be a tactic battler and was specially adept at using her Leafage, and later , for various purposes. In Farewell, Sprigatito?, it was revealed that her proficiency with the move had garnered her some popularity around Marnya's house even before partnering with Liko. Since becoming her Pokémon, however, Sprigatito gained even more control over Leafage: as of Kabu's Battle Training!, she became able to control its speed, quantity, and power to better suit the situation. Her Leafage can also be used to spread her sweet scent over large areas, as seen in Fiery Galarian Moltres, and to blind opponents, usually in preparation for a sneak attack or for escaping—both applications point to Floragato's natural ingenuity, which matches perfectly with Liko's observational skills, allowing her to circumvent her lack of raw strength.
===Appearance===
:See also: stal
As a Sprigatito	As a Terastal Floragato (Grass)
 	
===Moves used ===
 
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	Fiery Galarian Moltres 	 	Roy's Wattrel and Friede's Charizard
	Description: Sprigatito kneads her forepaws at the ground repeatedly, causing a soothing aroma to begin wafting into the air. She then fires off several attacks, spreading the aroma all around the area to calm down the target. Wattrel and Charizard flap their wings to blow the aromatic Leafage in the opponent's direction. This was used to calm down Lucius's .	Description: Sprigatito kneads her forepaws at the ground repeatedly, causing a soothing aroma to begin wafting into the air. She then fires off several attacks, spreading the aroma all around the area to calm down the target. Wattrel and Charizard flap their wings to blow the aromatic Leafage in the opponent's direction. This was used to calm down Lucius's .	Description: Sprigatito kneads her forepaws at the ground repeatedly, causing a soothing aroma to begin wafting into the air. She then fires off several attacks, spreading the aroma all around the area to calm down the target. Wattrel and Charizard flap their wings to blow the aromatic Leafage in the opponent's direction. This was used to calm down Lucius's .
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==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters===
Floragato appeared in the manga, playing the same role she does in the animated series. She debuted in HZM00 as a Sprigatito and evolved into a Floragato in HZM03.
====Appearance====
As a Sprigatito
====Moves used====
===Pocket Monster: Liko's treasure===
Sprigatito appears as a main character in the Pocket Monster: Liko's treasure manga.
====Moves used====
===Pocket Monsters ~The Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~===
Sprigatito appears as a main character in the Pocket Monsters ~The Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~ manga.
In DVT11, it was revealed that Sprigatito evolved into a .
====Appearance====
As a Sprigatito
==In the games==
===Core series===
A Sprigatito based on Liko's Sprigatito was distributed to players who inserted a password. The password could be used to obtain Sprigatito from March 15 to September 30, 2024. The password was L1K0W1TH906.
===Spin-off games===
====Pokémon Mezastar====
Sprigatito appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Liko's Pokémon. It appears as an opponent during the .
=====As an opponent=====
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====Pokémon GO====
On March 5, 2024, as part of Pokémon GO's Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event, which was based on Pokémon Horizons: The Series, several Pokémon based on those encountered in the animated series appeared more frequently in the wild, in , from Eggs, from Field Research tasks, and during surprise encounters, with Sprigatito appearing in the wild, from Field Research tasks, and during surprise encounters. The event ran from March 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., to March 11, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
==Trivia==
* Floragato is the first first partner Pokémon to have been obtained by a main character in the first episode of a new series since Dawn's Piplup was obtained in Following A Maiden's Voyage!, 766 episodes earlier.
** It is also the first to have a confirmed Ability since Clemont's Chespin, whose Ability was confirmed in An Appetite for Battle!, 461 episodes earlier.
* Floragato is the first first partner Pokémon to:
** Have been obtained as the actual first Pokémon of a main character.
** Have evolved under a main character's ownership since Ash's Torterra, who evolved from in The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, 645 episodes earlier.
* Floragato is the only Paldea first partner Pokémon to:
** Have been obtained by her Trainer in her debut episode.
** Not have been with the Rising Volt Tacklers as a wild Pokémon.
** Be confirmed female.
** Have a confirmed Ability.
** Not have Terastallized in her stage.
* Floragato is the fastest Grass-type first partner Pokémon belonging to a main character to evolve in the , evolving in just 44 episodes after her debut.
* Floragato is the first Pokémon owned by a main character to stallize in the animated series.
* Prior to Floragato's gender being confirmed as female in Mission: Find Oinkologne's Partner!, Liko's VA Minori Suzuki had hinted towards the Pokémon being female in an interview, comparing them to sisters.Minori Suzuki Interview In another interview, Roy's VA Yuka Terasaki suggested the same by stating that Liko and Sprigatito have a "friendship between girls".Yuka Terasaki Interview
* Prior to her evolution in HZ045, a poster featuring Floragato was leaked on Family AnimeFesta for a Japanese event for Pokémon Horizons: The Series. This, however, was soon removed. After HZ043 aired, the poster was released on official Japanese Twitter page. It was also foreshadowed in CoroCoro Ichiban! Magazine, where Floragato was featured on a pencil case that came with ordering the magazine.
* Floragato is the first ever Pokémon to be distributed in the core series games with a .
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