Pansage (Pokémon)


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Pansage (Japanese: ヤナップ Yanappu) is a  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into when exposed to a Leaf Stone.

Pansage is one of the three elemental monkeys. The other two are the  and.

Biology
Pansage is a simian, green-and-cream Pokémon. It has oval, black eyes, large ears with light green insides, and a tiny, black nose. There is a broccoli-like sprout atop its head. In the sprout's foliage are three yellow, tapered seed-like shapes. If eaten, the leaves in this sprout can alleviate exhaustion. Its muzzle, upper body, and skinny forelimbs are cream-colored, and its hands seem to have no fingers, aside from a thumb. Pansage's lower body is green with small feet, and its long tail is tipped with two leaves. Pansage dwells deep in the forest, where it collects berries to share with its friends.

Cilan's Pansage
owns a, which debuted in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!, also marking the species' debut. It appeared alongside and, which were owned by Chili and Cress, respectively. It has since been used by Cilan commonly during his travels with and.

Minor appearances
A 's Pansage appeared in A Connoisseur's Revenge! at a Poké Mart near Castelia City.

A Pansage briefly appeared in Lost at the Stamp Rally!.

Multiple Pansage appeared in A Maractus Musical!.

A Trainer's Pansage appeared in Under the Pledging Tree!.

A Trainer's Pansage appeared in An Oasis of Hope!.

A Trainer's Pansage appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.

A 's Pansage appeared in A Dancing Debut!, where it was used during the. It appeared again in Master Class Choices!, where it was seen competing in the Showcase; and then again in Master Class is in Session!, where it participated in the  Showcase.

A Pansage appeared in Party Dancecapades!, under the ownership of. It and its Trainer attended the dance party hosted by Monsieur Pierre.

A Trainer's Pansage appeared in I Choose You!.

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga
In the manga, Cilan uses a Pansage against Red's Clefairy in PMBW02 when he tries to instigate a fight between Cilan and his brothers Chili and Cress. The three brothers use their Pokémon against Clefairy, however, their group attack backfires when Clefairy uses the effects of, and Pansage to make green tea.

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
In The Key to Triple Battles, Cheren uses a Pansage against Monta in a triple battle.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Pansage debuted in Pokémon Adventures in a short cameo in A Nickname for Tepig, alongside Cilan. It later appeared in Welcome To Striaton City!!, where it prepared tea for, , and alongside its fellow elemental monkeys. In Their First Gym Battle, it battled Bianca's Oshawott and won, but later unintentionally caused it and to be revitalized after they ate the leaves from its head.

A Pansage appeared in a fantasy in An Odd Speech and Letting Go.

A Pansage appeared in Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon competing in 's Pokémon Musical.

A 's Pansage appeared in PS535.

A Pansage appeared in a flashback in Kangaskhan...Kangascan't.

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Trivia

 * Pansage was first seen, together with, as a toy featured in two images seen July 2010, but it wasn't named and nothing was known about it. In the beginning of August 2010, a fake leak of the September issue of CoroCoro showed its own version of this Pokémon. Pansage was officially revealed on August 22, 2010 by Pokémon Sunday.

Origin
Pansage is based on a and a ; the fact that it is based on both may mean it might be based on the legends of  or possibly a visual pun on. It, along with its two contemporaries, seems to be inspired by the motif; with its mouth open, Pansage represents "speak no evil".

Name origin
Pansage may be a combination of Pan (the genus of s) and . Sage may either mean a type of plant or a wise person, the latter possibly relating to the "" motif of the elemental monkeys. It may also come from the German sagen, meaning to say.

Yanappu may be a combination of 柳 yanagi or 野菜 yasai (vegetable; an alternate reading of 菜 is na) and .

Related articles

 * Cilan's Pansage
 * Elemental monkeys