Myotwig

***Myotwig*** is a Grass-type Pokemon from the Romula Region. It is one of three Starter Pokemon, specifically the Grass-type Starter, that can be given to the player by Professor Laurel. Its Ability is Overgrow and its Hidden Ability is Insectivore.

## Biology

### Physiology

Myotwigs have round bodies with peach fuzz-like brown fur around their necks and dark green leaf wings. They have brown fur and green eyes and the tuft of fur on the top of its head is light brown like a stem. Their large ears have a leaf pattern to them, as do their noses.

Their Shiny forms replace their brown torsos, the brown parts of their ears and their heads with a peach color while the rest of the body remains the same with the exception of their dark brown face mask, as this becomes yellow-orange like the inside of a peach.

### Behavior

Myotwigs live in colonies of up to 25 Myotwigs when they grow old enough to try living without their Bechstem and Davincello peers. Groups of Myotwigs are called an orchard, and they will often rest in trees during the day, soaking up sunlight to energize them at nighttime, when most of their prey items are active. Orchards get their names from their tendency to use orchards as their home during the summer. They often target fruits in trees, sucking the juice out of them, leaving the fruit dry. Occasionally, they will eat Oran Berries as a treat, but they tend to eat Rawst Berries more often than not, as they are a fan of the taste. They do, however, have an extreme dislike of spicy foods unless something sweet balances out the taste.

Myotwigs have a tough time dealing with fruit that has too hard an exterior to penetrate with their fangs, but some colonies have discovered that dropping them from great distances will open the fruit up with little difficulty. The further south in the Romula Region one goes, the smarter Myotwigs are, as they are around more exotic fruits and have figured out ways to get to their juices. Myotwigs have an alpha in charge of their orchard, and their rank is determined by their intelligence. The smarter the Myotwig, the more authority they have.

### Natural abilities

A notable fact about Myotwig is its natural immunity to various dangerous diseases that often plague bat Pokémon, making them ideal for trainers who want a bat Pokemon as their first one.

## Evolution

Myotwigs evolve into Bechstem at level 17 and Davincello at level 34.

## Game data

### Locations

* Inizio Town (Gift from Professor Laurel.) lvl. 5
* Fine City (Post Game) (Gift from Emilia, but only if the player chose Assoseate at the start of the game.) lvl. 5

### Pokedex entries

Sphere: Myotwigs are known to roost in large colonies. These colonies are mistaken for clusters of hanging fruit.

Cube: Myotwigs feed on fruit juices as a large part of their diet. For tougher food, they often have to think creatively to get it.

Tetrahedron: Myotwigs are quite fond of sleeping in large trees that can shroud them from sight. Myotwigs in particular are a common prey item for Harlequack.

### Stats

Learnset
By leveling up* Tackle (default)
* Screech (default)
* Leafage (lvl. 6)
* Gust (lvl. 7)
* Leech Seed (lvl. 8)
* Bite (lvl. 9)
* Leech Life (lvl. 10)
* Wing Attack (lvl. 11)
* Supersonic (lvl. 12)
* Razor Leaf (lvl. 14)
* Rock Throw (lvl. 15)
* Crunch (lvl. 16)
* U-Turn (lvl. 19)
* Aura Sphere (lvl. 21)
* False Swipe (lvl. 24)
* Mega Drain (lvl. 28)

By TM/HM/TR* TM1 (Vine Whip)
* TM7 (Sweet Scent)
* TM12 (Headbutt)
* TM14 (Confusion)
* TM21 (Grass Oath)
* TM24 (Substitute)
* TM25 (Pursuit)
* TM28 (Shadow Ball)
* TM41 (Moonlight)
* TM44 (Sunny Day)
* TM54 (Dream Eater)

By breeding* Absorb
* Counter
* Briar Patch

By tutoring* Healing Warmth

Sprites
Battle animation sprites
Currently being worked on by Lyrebird

Appearances
Anime
Main
Supporting
Minor
Manga
Pokemon Adventures
In Pokemon Adventures, Sphere has a Myotwig nicknamed Myo as his ace and Starter.

Pokemon OtherLands
Myotwig makes a brief appearance in Chapter One sleeping in a cage in Prof. Laurel's office.

Other
Trivia* Credit for the original drawing and the Sphere Pokedex entry goes to Jaunyx12. Credit for the colored version of said drawing goes to Lyrebird.Rainwing. Credit for the 3D model and its concept art goes to Pinguicula6.

Origin
Myotwig is based on the Bechstein's Bat. Its dietary habits, however, are more in line with actual fruit bats, albeit with a vampiric twist.

Etymology* "Myotwig" comes from "myotis", a type of bat, and "twig".
* "Hakōmori" comes from "ha", meaning leaf, and "kōmori", meaning bat.

Names in other languages
Artwork

Gallery
References
See also
PREV: n/a, NEXT: 002 Bechstem