Dterling (Pokémon)

**Deerling** (Japanese: **シキジカ** *Shikijika*) is a dual-type Template:2t Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Sawsbuck starting at level 34.

Deerling changes its appearance depending on the current season. However, this change in form does not occur after capture, unless it is present in the Template:Player's party at the time of a season change. This applies to Eggs as well.

* When the month is January, May, or September, the season is Template:DL, and it becomes **Spring Form**.
* When the month is February, June, or October, the season is Template:DL, and it becomes **Summer Form**.
* When the month is March, July, or November, the season is Template:DL, and it becomes **Autumn Form**.
* When the month is April, August, or December, the season is Template:DL, and it becomes **Winter Form**.

From Generation VI onwards, seasons are no longer a mechanic in the game, and only the Spring Form has been obtainable in the wild. However, its other forms are retained upon transferring from Generation V and can be passed down via breeding.

## Biology

Deerling is a fawn-like Pokémon, most resembling a fallow deer. The upper side of its body is pink in the spring, green in the summer, orange in the autumn, and brown in the winter. It has a yellow patterned rim, and its underside is peach. It sports a yellow floral tuft on its head, and similar yellow coloration on the insides of its tapering ears. The tips of its limbs are colored black and its pink tail is small. It can change in appearance with the changing of the seasons. If it senses animosity, it hides in tall grass. It moves in herds as it is timid around humans. It dwells in sparsely populated areas, away from humans. It is herbivorous.

## In the anime

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### Major appearances

Multiple Spring Form Deerling appeared in *Enter Iris and Axew!*. Template:Ash attempted to Template:Pkmn2 one, but as he had not weakened it, it was able to deflect the Template:I and fled with the rest of the herd.

In *Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!*, Daniela used a Spring Form Deerling to battle Ash and Template:AP.

In *Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!*, a Template:AP accidentally latched onto a Template:Pkmn2 Spring Form Deerling with String Shot, startling it. This caused it to buck and thrash around wildly through the forest in an effort to get Sewaddle off, but this put Sewaddle in serious danger.

At the beginning of *White—Victini and Zekrom* and *Black—Victini and Reshiram*, Ash saved two Spring Form Deerling from falling off a cliff with Victini's help.

Multiple Summer Form Deerling made their main series debut in *The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!*. Ash and Robert followed one in order to find Sawsbuck.

In *Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!*, Katharine first offered to trade a Summer Form Deerling to Ash in exchange for his Template:AP. Deerling was later used to help calm down a wild Garbodor with Aromatherapy.

### Minor appearances

Multiple Spring Form Deerling debuted in *In The Shadow of Zekrom!*.

In *A Sandile Gusher of Change!*, multiple Deerling, Patrat, and Pidove needed help from Ash and Template:Ashfr.

A Deerling appeared in *Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!*.

In *A Connoisseur's Revenge!*, multiple Template:Pkmns' Deerling were at a Poké Mart near Castelia City.

In a flashback in *Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!*, a Deerling was one of Template:An's Pokémon friends when she was little in the Village of Dragons.

Three Deerling appeared in *Gotta Catch a Roggenrola!*.

In *Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!*, Dino used a Spring Form Deerling against Omega's Patrat during the first round of the Club Battle tournament. It ultimately won, allowing Dino to advance to the second round.

Autumn Form Deerling debuted in the opening sequences of *White—Victini and Zekrom* and *Black—Victini and Reshiram*, while multiple Summer Form Deerling debuted in both movies proper.

A Deerling appeared in *Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!*.

A Deerling appeared in *Crisis from the Underground Up!*.

In *Lost at the Stamp Rally!*, a Spring Form Deerling was seen performing in a Pokémon Musical show. Multiple other Deerling also appeared in the same episode.

Multiple Deerling appeared in *Ash Versus the Champion!*.

Multiple Deerling appeared in a flashback in *A Maractus Musical!*.

Multiple Deerling appeared in *Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1*.

A Deerling briefly appeared in *Search for the Clubultimate!*.

In *Clash of the Connoisseurs!*, Burgundy, disguised as Fauxgundy, reviewed a Deerling as a possible Pokémon for Marigold.

A Deerling appeared in *Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1*.

Multiple Deerling appeared in *All for the Love of Meloetta!*.

A Deerling appeared in a flashback in *Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!*.

Multiple Summer Form Deerling physically appeared in *Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice*. The Swords of Justice legend also featured their Spring, Summer, and Autumn Forms.

A Trainer's Summer Form Deerling appeared in *Jostling for the Junior Cup!*.

A Summer Form Deerling appeared in *Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!*.

In *A Village Homecoming!*, the elder's flashback featured a Spring Form Deerling.

In *Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!*, Iris's flashback featured a Spring Form Deerling.

A Trainer's Deerling appeared in *Curtain Up, Unova League!*.

Two Deerling appeared in *Mission: Defeat Your Rival!*, both under the ownership of a Trainer.

A Trainer's Deerling appeared in *Strong Strategy Steals the Show!*.

Five Deerling appeared in *Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!*, with one under the ownership of a Trainer, two being wild, and the other two appearing in a flashback.

A Summer Form Deerling appeared in *Saving Braviary!*.

A Summer Form Deerling appeared in *Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!*.

In *Secrets From Out of the Fog!*, multiple Summer Form Deerling were living at N's hideout.

In *Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!*, a Trainer's Deerling was on the cruise ship.

In *The Island of Illusions!*, multiple Summer Form Deerling were living at Grand Spectrala Islet.

A Summer Form Deerling appeared in a flashback in *The Path That Leads to Goodbye!*.

A Summer Form Deerling appeared in *Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening*.

In *Genesect and the Legend Awakened*, multiple Summer Form Deerling were living at Pokémon Hills. Two of them later helped put a fire out there.

A Spring Form Deerling appeared in a fantasy or a flashback in *The Journalist from Another Region!*.

In *Celebrating the Hero's Comet!*, a Summer Form Deerling was living at an unnamed island in the Decolore Islands.

In a flashback in *Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel*, a Summer Form Deerling was living at the Nebel Plateau.

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### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In *Welcome to Striaton City!!*, a Spring Form Deerling was seen under the ownership of a female shopkeeper in Striaton City.

A Spring Form Deerling appeared in *Special Delivery* as one of the Pokémon competing in Template:Ci's Pokémon Musical.

Darlene, a female Deerling, was captured by Template:Adv during her preparation for the Battle Subway trial in *Growing Pains*. She was seen in her Summer, Autumn, and Winter Forms.

Two Deerling appeared in a fantasy in *A Misunderstanding*.

A Trainer's Deerling appeared in PS547.

## Game data

### NPC appearances

* Template:G: Deerling is one of the students at Template:DL. She often speaks what is on her mind and has a short temper but is good friends with Goomy and Espurr.

### Side game data

#### Summer Form

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#### Autumn Form

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#### Winter Form

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## Template:Spritebox/NATemplate:Spritebox/5/4FormsTemplate:Spritebox/6/4FormsTemplate:Spritebox/7/4FormsTemplate:Spritebox/FooterTrivia

* No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Deerling and its evolved form.

#### Name origin

Deerling may be a combination of *deer* and *yearling* (referring to both its young age and its ties to the year's four seasons) or *sapling* (referring to its Grass-type and abilities). Alternatively, it may be a combination of *dear* and *darling*, both common terms of endearment.

*Shikijika* is a combination of 四季 *shiki* (four seasons) and 鹿 *shika* (deer).

## Related articles

* List of Pokémon with form differences
* Students (Super Mystery Dungeon)

## External links

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