Smoochum is a small,humanoidPokémon 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. This help Smoochum determine if it likes the object or not.
When walking, Smoochum rocks its head back and forth. Smoochum is known to be very curious. 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. It will bathe the instant it finds any dirt on its face. However, it doesn't mind if its body get dirty. Smoochum is found living incities and cold caverns. Smoochum is a female-only species, with no male counterpart.
Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.(Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted) It always rocks its head slowly backwards and forwards as if it is trying to kiss someone.(Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)
Smoochum actively runs about, but also falls quite often. Whenever the chance arrives, it will look for its reflection to make sure its face hasn't become dirty.
It actively runs about, but also falls often. Whenever it falls, it will check its reflection on a lake's surface to make sure its face hasn't become dirty.
Smoochum actively runs about, but also falls quite often. Whenever the chance arrives, it will look for its reflection to make sure its face hasn't become dirty.
Smoochum made her animated series debut inThe Screen Actor's Guilt, under the ownership ofBrad Van Darn and thenickname of Smoochy. Brad's agent was afraid that his reputation as an action star would be ruined should his Smoochum be discovered.
InThree Jynx and a Baby, a Smoochum lived with her threeJynx sisters inCremini Town. She became separated and stumbled uponTeam Rocket.Jessie had planned on using Smoochum's cuteness for profit, but she was rescued by the Jynx,Ash, andhis friends. She later evolved into Jynx at the end of the episode.
InPK20 A Smoochum alongsidePichu was organizing a birthday party for aBellossom, but winded up losing her birthday gift due to an accident involvingPikachu andPiplup. With their help they search for the lost jewels.
Jynx, the fortune-teller, has a younger sister, a Smoochum. Smoochum has not learned to tell fortunes yet, but she pretends to anyways, foolingHazel,Coconut andApricot by telling them bad fortunes inWhat Makes A Girl?.
Two Smoochum appear in their own channels. One Smoochum, named Roochu, hosts an exercise channel called Smoochum Shape-Up, where it performs different exercises. The other, named Moochu, hosts a ranking channel called Chum Chum Ranking, where five Pokémon or things are put in order of their popularity, then it asks what one of two things they prefer, and finally, it asks about some statistics about the player.
Smoochum has the lowest baseDefense stat of all Ice-type Pokémon.
Smoochum is tied withAbra for having the lowest base Defense stat of allPsychic-type Pokémon.
Origin
Smoochum'sSpaceworld '97 design.
Smoochum may be based on ギャルgyaru, blonde-haired, tanned Japanese girls, but is meant to resemble an otherwise normal human child. One type of gyaru, thegyaru-mama, will raise their children with the gyaru fashion style, usually in their image. This concept is more visibly seen in its design from thePokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo, where Smoochum more clearly takes after Jynx. Additionally,Yuki-onna, a possible origin forJynx, is sometimes shown as holding a seemingly human child. Smoochum could also be based on the legend ofKintarō, a human child raised by theYama-uba, another possible origin of Jynx.
Smoochum's habit of kissing things to learn through taste and touch is a behaviour seen in babies and toddlers, which often bite things or hold them in their mouth for similar reasons.
Name origin
Smoochum may be derived fromsmooch (akiss) and possiblychum (friend). It may also be a pun on "smooch 'em".
Muchul may be a combination of 夢中muchū (daze or trance) and ちゅうchu (the sound of a kiss).
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