Treecko

Treecko (Japanese: キモリ Kimori) is the -type Starter Pokémon of the Hoenn region, introduced in Generation III.

Physiology
Treecko are small, bipedal, lizard-like Pokémon. They have two dark green, leaf-like tails, and a red underside, similar to its evolutions Grovyle, and Sceptile. Each of its hands and feet have three digits. It has bright yellow eyes and skinny reptilian pupils. The bottom of its feet is sticky, enabling them to cling to things. It has a dark cyan skin with two red tails. Under its mouth is tan color and the color of its belly.

Natural abilities
All Treecko, and all Grass-type starters, have the ability Overgrow, which allows it to use -type moves at 50% additional damage if its HP is below 33%. In the Dream World, Treecko's ability Unburden doubles its speed in battle once it's held berry is consumed, assuming it is holding a berry. Tiny spikes located on each of Treecko's digits allows it to stick to and climb walls with ease.

Evolution
Treecko evolves into Grovyle once it reaches level 16. Grovyle evolves at level 36 into Sceptile.

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Anime
Treecko first appeared in the episode Get the Show on the Road!, where it was introduced to May as one of the Starter Pokémon from Professor Birch.
 * Ash's Treecko
 * Stephanie's father's Treecko
 * Sawyer's Treecko

In the episode Tree's a Crowd, Ash caught a Treecko which would later evolve twice into a Sceptile. It usually puts a twig in its mouth.

Trivia

 * Treecko, Snivy and Chespin are the only -type starter Pokémon not able to learn Razor Leaf.
 * It is one of the four Grass type starters to not walk on all fours, the others being Snivy, Chespin and Rowlet.

Origin
Treecko's appearance is based heavily off of a gecko or lizard. More specifically, it is likely based on a leaf-tailed gecko.

Etymology
Treecko's English name comes from combining the words "tree" and "gecko".

Names in other languages
Its Japanese name, Kimori, comes from combining the words "ki" (tree) and "yamori" (gecko).