Chatot

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Chatot

National Pokédex
Happiny - Chatot (#441) - Mikaruge
Sinnoh Pokédex
Clefable - Chatot (#102) - Pichu
Japanese name Perap
Evolves from None
Evolves into None
Generation Fourth
Species Note Pokémon
Type Normal / Flying
Height 1 ft 8 in (0.5 m)
Weight 4.2 lb (1.9 kg)
Ability Keen Eye / Tangled Feet

Chatot (ペラップ Perappu?, Perap in original Japanese language versions) is a Pokémon that was introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl on the Nintendo DS. It was revealed alongside Mantyke and Buizel. Chatot is also set to appear in the 9th movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, as Phantom's Pokémon companion. Chatot will also be in a Pokémon short film called Pokémon Mischievous Island along with Buizel.[citation needed]

The English name Chatot[1] is thought to be derived from the words chat and parrot to indicate its talkative nature.[2] Similarly, its Japanese name, Perap, may be based on the word parrot, the Japanese perapera (ペラペラ?) which is similar to blahblah in English, and the word rap, the latter likely indicating its musical or rhythmic appearance.

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Chatot is a colorful Pokemon, based on a parrot or possibly a songbird, whose black head has a crest or appendage making it resemble a musical eighth note. Its black tail has small sphere on it similar to the rod of a metronome. Its appearance could be based on the Masked Lovebird. Like a real-life parrot, it can mimic the human language.

[edit] In the video games

Chatot’s signature move is Blabber, which damages and confuses the opponent. The player may use the DS microphone to record speech for this move, which makes it the first customizable Pokémon attack.[3]

Chatot has good Speed and above-average Special Attack, meaning it is capable of using its signature sound moves to its advantage (its strongest naturally learned attack is Hyper Voice, now considered to be a Special-based move).

Interestingly enough, Chatot is one of the few Pokémon whose "cry" in the video games actually sounds like its own (Japanese) name; other examples include Togepi, Clefairy and Hoothoot.

[edit] In the anime

Chatot made its anime debut as a featured Pokémon in a Battle Frontier Episode. This episode aired in the United States as “Strategy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight”. The English name Chatot was confirmed at this time, as it had not been previously announced by Nintendo, although (perhaps even because) it had been leaked weeks earlier.[4]

Chatot appears in the 9th movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, and also appears in the 9th Pikachu short, Pikachu’s Mysterious Island (the first six shorts accompanied the simultaneous films in theaters in Japan, and in theaters and/or on DVD in the US, but the last 3 were only shown on ANA domestic flights and never translated for the US). It makes many cameos as birds flying overhead in the Diamond and Pearl anime series.

[edit] In other media

Chatot made an appearance in the Pokémon Trading Card Game half-deck promoting the 9th movie.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pokémon.com confirms the name "Chatot"
  2. ^ Serebii news archive. Serebii.net. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
  3. ^ “The Pika Club” The Pika Club. URL accessed on August 05, 2006.
  4. ^ Serebii.net archived news for December 2006.

[edit] External links

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