Smoochum (Pokémon)


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Smoochum (Japanese: ムチュール Muchul) is a dual-type baby Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into starting at level 30.

Biology
Smoochum is a small, humanoid Pokémon that resembles a baby. It has a large head with blonde hair that reaches its shoulders and has large bangs. There are several tufts of hair sticking up on top of its head. Its skin is light purple with a cream-colored chest, arms and feet. It has large, blue-green eyes and a pair of large, pink lips. These lips are sensitive enough that Smoochum uses them to identify and examine objects that it sees for the first time, and are kept moist by its daily application of tree sap.

When walking, Smoochum rocks its head back and forth. This Pokémon is very active and runs about, although it often falls. Being very conscious of its appearance, it will check its reflection when given the chance to make sure it is not dirty. Smoochum is found living in and cold caverns. Smoochum is a female-only species, with no male counterpart.

Major appearances
Smoochum debuted in Pikachu & Pichu as one of the best friends of the Pichu Brothers. She made further appearances in Trouble in Big Town, Of Meowth and Pokémon, Big Meowth, Little Dreams, and Pichu Bros. in Party Panic. She also made a brief cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

Smoochum made her main series debut in The Screen Actor's Guilt, under the ownership of Brad Van Darn. Brad's agent was afraid that Brad would have his image as an action star ruined if they found out that he owned a Smoochum. It was nicknamed Smoochy.

A Smoochum, nicknamed Josephine, appeared in One Trick Phony!, under the ownership of. She battled, though the battle was called off after she was hit with.

A Smoochum appeared in Three Jynx and a Baby as a resident of Cremini Town. She got herself separated from a trio of Jynx sisters and stumbled upon. Jessie had plans on using Smoochum's cuteness for profit, but her plans were foiled by the three Jynx sisters and and.

Jessie temporarily trained a in Camping It Up!.

A Smoochum appeared in The Brockster Is In!, under the ownership of Normajean. She was among the Pokémon poisoned by a group of  before being saved by Brock's Chansey's.

A Smoochum appeared in Pathways to Performance Partnering!, under the ownership of Nini. She reappeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!, A Dancing Debut!, and Master Class Is in Session!. Nini's Smoochum was shown to have a crush on Serena's Pancham.

A Smoochum appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. Pancham and both had a crush on her and competed for her feelings, but their argument was swiftly ended by.

A Smoochum appeared in The Power of Us, where she was among the Pokémon following Harriet around.

Minor appearances
A Smoochum was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainers' School in Gonna Rule The School!.

A 's Smoochum appeared in Pros and Con Artists.

A Smoochum appeared in Off The Unbeaten Path!, where it was seen in a field with an, , , and.

A Smoochum appeared in Dawn's Early Night!, under the ownership of a Coordinator. She was used along with a for the Double Performance required during the.

A Smoochum appeared in Old Rivals, New Tricks!, under the ownership of a Coordinator competing in the.

A Smoochum appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!.

A Smoochum appeared in PK20.

A Smoochum appeared in I Choose You!, where she was playfully chasing a.

Two s' Smoochum appeared in The Power of Us.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
, the fortune-teller, has a younger sister, a Smoochum. Smoochum has not learned to tell fortunes yet, but she pretends to anyways, fooling Hazel, Coconut and Apricot by telling them bad fortunes in What Makes A Girl?.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Smoochum is one of the baby Pokémon that escape the Daycare Center near Goldenrod City in Gligar Glide.

has a Smoochum nicknamed Chumee, which first appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma as part of her capture team. It used to trap targets for capture. Chumee took a break when Crystal let join the team.

A Smoochum appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

In the TFG
One Smoochum figure has been released.

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Trivia

 * No Pokémon have the same type combination as Smoochum and its evolution,.
 * In, Smoochum is programmed to be able to learn through , but no male Pokémon in the  can legitimately learn it to pass down as an Egg Move in those games. In Generation VI,  would have been able to pass down the move due to changes in breeding mechanics allowing mothers to pass down Egg Moves.
 * Smoochum has the lowest base and  of all  Pokémon.
 * Smoochum is tied with for having the lowest base Defense of all  Pokémon.

Origin
Smoochum may be based on ガン黒 , blonde-haired, tanned Japanese girls, but is meant to resemble an otherwise normal human child. , a possible origin for Jynx, is sometimes shown as holding a seemingly human child. Smoochum could also be based on the legend of , a human child raised by the, another possible origin of Jynx.

Name origin
Smoochum is derived from smooch (a ). It also may be a combination of smooch and chum (friend). It may also be a pun on "smooch 'em."

Muchul is a combination of 夢中 muchū (daze or trance) and ちゅう chu (the sound of a kiss).