Silcoon

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Silcoon
Image:Silcoon.png
National Pokédex
Wurmple - Silcoon (#266) - Beautifly
Hoenn Pokédex
Wurmple - Silcoon (#015) - Beautifly
Sinnoh Pokédex
Wurmple - Silcoon (#049) - Beautifly
Japanese name Karasalis
Evolves from Wurmple
Evolves into Beautifly
Generation Third
Species Cocoon Pokémon
Type Bug
Height 2 ft 0 in (0.6 m)
Weight 22.0 lb (10.0 kg)
Ability Shed Skin

Silcoon (カラサリス Karasarisu?, Karasalis in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Silcoon in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]

Silcoon is a portmanteau of the words silk and cocoon. Its Japanese name is a portmanteau of kara, Japanese for shell, and the Japanese pronunciation of chrysalis.

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Silcoon are semi-mobile ellipsoid balls of white silk whose forms serve as a cocoon state of the larval Wurmple. When Wurmple spin silk around themselves to evolve into a pupal state, they may either take on the characteristics of Silcoon or an extremely similar cocoon form named Cascoon. It is not entirely known whether Wurmple can decide for themselves which cocoon state it will evolve into or not. Regardless, once Silcoon are fully formed, two holes are formed for their two newly mutated, large eyes to see through. The Silcoon pictured above is facing left, with only its left eye visible.

Like real cocoons, Silcoon await their evolution into their Beautifly forms and do nothing else. They use their silk to hook themselves onto tree branches in a way that ensures they do not fall off. There, Silcoon hang quietly and move as little as possible in order to conserve the energy they stored up while they were Wurmple, and when it is time to develop into Beautifly, they will use that energy to trigger the evolution process. In the meantime, they keep a constant watch over their surroundings through their two eye holes to look out for threats.

At all times they were previously observed, Silcoon did not appear to demonstrate any method of feeding while in this cocoon state. Therefore, it was long believed that Silcoon endured hunger outright when awaiting evolution into Beautifly. Recently, however, it has been determined that Silcoon feed on rainwater that is collected by its silk outgrowths. This means that Silcoon’s health is directly dependent on occasional light rainfall.

[edit] In the video games

In the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald versions of the Pokémon RPGs, Silcoon are found in the wild alongside their alternative counterparts Cascoon in the Petalburg Woods. In addition, Wurmple can evolve into either form when trained to level 7, though the factors that determine whether Wurmple evolves into Silcoon or Cascoon are uncontrollable.

Wurmple's evolution path is determined by a decimal value (its 'Personality Value', from 0 to 9) based on both its gender, nature and a secret value hidden within the game, meaning there is very little, if anything, players can do to change the probability involved. If Wurmple's Personality Value is less than or equal to 4 (0-4 inclusive), it will evolve into Silcoon.

Silcoon are identical statistically and movewise to Cascoon, and they are nearly identical to the other cocoon Pokémon Metapod and Kakuna of the first generation as well. Both Wurmple evolutions are statistically abysmal enough that competitive play is out of the question, though it may be argued that they fare better than the first-generation cocoon Pokémon because they have a little more attack (but even less speed) and have four moves: Harden, Tackle, String Shot, and Poison Sting (the last three of which are not found on wild Silcoon and Cascoon, instead being found on Silcoon and Cascoon which have evolved from Wurmple). All four cocoon Pokémon have the Shed Skin ability which gives them a 30% chance of curing their status conditions at the start of each turn. In the context of the Pokémon RPGs the Silcoon form is merely a road that must be traversed so that it may evolve into the much more practical Beautifly at the extremely early level of 10.

[edit] In the anime

May had previously acquired a Wurmple that evolved into a Silcoon. It later evolved into a Beautifly and became one of her chief Contest Pokémon.

[edit] In other media

In chapter 182 of Pokémon Adventures, which is in volume 15, Ruby and Professor Birch witness a Wurmple evolve into a Silcoon.

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Silcoon has been printed twice, in both cases as a Stage-1 Grass-type card. These cards are found in the EX Ruby and Sapphire, and EX Deoxys expansion sets.

[edit] References

Books
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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