Lombre is a bipedalplantPokémon that is mostly green with some light blue markings. Its face, ears, arms, and back are light blue. It has stubby, round ears, large eyes with small pupils, and a red bill-like mouth. There is a large lilypad on its head, which has a notch in it and resembles a sombrero. Lombre has long arms with four red claws and a thumb on each hand and feet with three red claws and a toe. Its entire body is covered in a thin, slimy film that creates an unpleasant sensation when touched. Lombre is sometimes mistaken for a human child. InKitakami, there is a legend that Lombre was once a mischievous child before being reborn as a Pokémon.
Lombre is a nocturnal Pokémon that sleeps on abed of water grass during the day. Very mischievous, this Pokémon will tug on fishing lines from underwater and pop out to startle people. It feeds on aquatic moss that grows on rocks in the riverbed. Lombre prefers living in waterfronts that contain plenty of food. It tends to become nocturnal to avoid competition with bird Pokémon.
Lombre is nocturnal - it will get active after dusk. It is also a mischief-maker. When thisPokémon spots anglers, it tugs on their fishing lines from beneath the surface and enjoys their consternation.
Lombre's entire body is covered by a slippery, slimy film. It feels horribly unpleasant to be touched by thisPokémon's hands.Lombre is often mistaken for a human child.
Lombre is nocturnal—it will get active after dusk. It is also a mischief maker. When this Pokémon spots anglers, it tugs on their fishing lines from beneath the surface and enjoys their consternation.
Lombre's entire body is covered by a slippery, slimy film. It feels horribly unpleasant to be touched by this Pokémon's hands. Lombre is often mistaken for a human child.
InTake the Lombre Home,Brock's Lotad evolved into a Lombre, which also marked the species' debut. The people in the villageAsh andhis friends were visiting claimed that Lombre would bring water back to their village. InOnce in a Mawile, Lombre evolved into a Ludicolo.
InOne for the Goomy!,Team Rocket startled multiple Lombre whenInkay attacked the river withPsybeam. They subsequently attacked them and Ash's group usingBubble Beam, thus separating the groups from each other.
They are the only Pokémon that can have theAbilityRain Dish without it being their Hidden Ability.
They are the onlyWater-type Pokémon in the Grass Egg Group, and the onlyGrass-type Pokémon in the Water 1 Egg Group.
Origin
Lombre seems to be based on alily pad and thekappa, a Japaneseyōkai that has a water-filled dish on its head and aturtle-like beak. More specifically, it may be based on the shibaten, or "lawntengu," kappa, some vintage figures of the child-like creature sporting a straw hat and overalls. It also resembles a stereotypicalMexican folk dancer ormariachi performer with itssombrero-shaped head, body markings that resemble acharro jacket, and its red beak that resembles amustache.
Name origin
Lombre may be a combination oflotus,hombre (Spanish forman), andsombrero (Spanish forhat).
Hasubrero may be a combination of 蓮hasu (lotus) andsombrero.
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