Vigoroth (Pokémon)

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Vigoroth (Japanese: ヤルキモノ Yarukimono) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 18 and evolves into starting at level 36.
==Biology==
Vigoroth is a white, sloth-like, bipedal with a teardrop-shaped tuft of red fur on its forehead. It has stubby ears, two small, triangular teeth in each jaw, a brown lower jaw, and large eyes encircled by brown rings. There are two stripes on its back, which are also brown. Its arms are long, and its hands and feet have two sharp black claws. The undersides of its hands and feet have circular red pads, and its rear also has a baboon-like patch of red. The fur on its chest, tail, and sides of its maw are shaggy.
Vigoroth's heart beats ten times faster than it did as a , and as such, it cannot sit still for even a minute. Attempting to stand still or sleep raises its stress level and agitates its blood. It likes to go berserk by spinning its arms to destroy anything in its path. It runs wild through the Due to its rampages, it is always hungry. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, despite Vigoroth appearing to be fast alseep at first glance, it is unable to sleep deeply.Sleep Style Dex entry: "This Pokémon is incapable of sitting still. It's said that Vigoroth's blood is so agitated that it's unable to sleep deeply, even when it seems at first glance to be fast asleep."
===Evolution===
Vigoroth evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: A Vigoroth hangs around Treasure Town, next to Kangaskhan Storage.
* : Clyde uses a Vigoroth to back up his .
* : Vigoroth are used as Pokémon movers at the beginning of the game.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Stats===
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===Type effectiveness===
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Vigoroth debuted in There's no Place Like Hoenn, under the ownership of Norman. In Love, Petalburg Style and Balance of Power, it was used in a Gym against . It defeated due to its speed, but the match against ended in a draw because it was by Pikachu's Ability.
In The Garden of Eatin', a was causing trouble for Marcel by eating the bananas in his Banana Slakoth Garden. No one was able to stop it until one of the Slakoth in the garden evolved into a Vigoroth and defeated Snorlax, allowing Marcel to it.
====Minor appearances====
Multiple Vigoroth appeared in Slaking Kong!.
In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, multiple Vigoroth were pursuing until they were driven away by and .
In The Journalist from Another Region!, a 's Vigoroth was entered in the Pokémon Sumo Tournament on Harvest Island.
In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, a 's Vigoroth competed in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest. Another Vigoroth was seen in the poster promoting the competition.
A Vigoroth appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One).
A Vigoroth appeared in Song Within the Mist and Lapras's Feelings for its Friends, as part of 's crew.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Adventure, a Vigoroth encountered and battled near the Weather Institute.
In The Cavern, a wild Vigoroth was fleeing from a storm that a Primal was creating.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Norman's Vigoroth appeared in I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Vigoroth debuted in Nixing Nuzleaf, under the ownership Norman, who used it as one of his most valued fighters.
The rented a Vigoroth, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
===Origin===
Vigoroth seems to be based on s, exhibiting traits most similar to s and s in particular. It also exhibits some similarities to s, particularly to s who have bright red rumps, short tails, and are known for violent outbursts just like Vigoroth.
Vigoroth's evolutionary line goes through three stages of energy, where is lazy, Vigoroth becomes extraordinarily energetic, and later becomes lazy again. This may be a reference to the , in which the baby crawls on four legs, the adult has the most energy and walks on two legs, and the old man walks on three legs, one of which is a cane. In the case of Slaking, two legs and an arm touch the ground in its most preferable position.
====Name origin====
Vigoroth may be a combination of vigor or vigorous and .
Yarukimono may be a combination of やる気 yaruki (motivation) and 樹懶 namakemono (sloth).
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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