Games - Meganium

	Games - Meganium

Meganium (メガニウム Meganium in Japan, Meganie in Germany and Meganium in France) is a fictional species from the Pokémon series. It evolves from Bayleef, which itself evolves from Chikorita, making Meganium a rare (and sought after) Pokémon.

Meganium's name is a portmanteau of two words: mega-, suggesting its great size and power, and geranium, which shows it is a plant pokémon.

Its French name is Meganium. Its German name is Meganie. Its Japanese name, Meganium (メガニウム), is one of the few examples of a Pokémon name based on purely English roots being used in Japanese as well as in English.

Biology

Meganium is a plant pokémon, and thus, its needs are minimal. However, its size makes it a tempting target, so it evolved a highly advanced set of pheremones. These pheremones can instill feelings of peace and calm even in a Primeape, which is noted for its temper. Besides these pheremones, and its advanced battle techniques gained from experience, it has no defenses.

In legends in the Pokémon stories, it is said that the breath (or tears, in some stories) of a Meganium has the power to bring dead plants to life.

Meganium is primarily a male species. Seven times as many male Bayleef as female Bayleef evolve into Meganium.

In the video games

Meganium has one special ability: Overgrow, which increases the power of Grass-type attacks by x1.5 when the Pokémon's HP are 1/3 or less of normal.

Meganium (through his evolution from Chikorita to Bayleef to Meganium) learns ten moves: four Normal-type, three Grass-type, two Psychic-type, and one Poison-type.

Meganium is the most powerful of any single Grass-type Pokemon (except, perhaps, Sceptile). With the exception of its slightly below average speed, all of Meganiums stats are slightly above average, making it a well rounded and versatile Pokemon at the expense of not excelling at any one thing. Furthermore, Meganium can learn a large variety of moves including physical attacks (Body Slam, etc.), special attacks (Solar Beam, Razor leaf, etc.), field effects (Sunny Day), defensive moves (Reflect, Light Screen, Leech Seed, Synthesis, Ingrain, Grasswhistle, toxic, Attract, etc.), and recovery (Synthesis, Leech Seed, Ingrain, etc).

Availability

Second Generation

Meganium cannot be caught normally. The only way to have a Meganium is to trade for it, or to begin a game of Pokémon Gold, Silver or Crystal, choosing Chikorita, and advancing it to level 32.

Third Generation

Meganium's earlier evolutions can be obtained in two places in the Third Generation: In Pokémon Colosseum, Bayleef can be snagged in Phenac City or after beating the game. In Pokémon Emerald, after completeing the Hoenn Dex, Professor Birch will allow the player to obtain one of the Johto starters, which of course includes Chikorita. In the new Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Chikorita can be obtained by beating Mt. Battle without changing teams once.

Meganium can still be evolved from Bayleef once it is at level 32.

In the Animé

In the animé, Meganium is owned by two notable secondary characters: Casey and Vincent/Jackson. After appearing in the Johto saga, both are characters in Pokémon Chronicles.

At the start of the Johto saga, Casey starts her journey with a Chikorita. It evolves into a Bayleef, and later a Meganium.

In "Tie One On", Meganium was used by the trainer Jackson, after Jackson's shiny Magneton had knocked out Pikachu and Cyndaquil. (According to the animé rules, trainers may carry up to six pokemon with them at any one time, but some trainer battles are limited to three pokémon.) This was in response to Ash's playing a Bulbasaur, which Magneton was ineffective against; whoever won the battle between Bulbasaur and Meganium would win. Although it eventually lead to Ash's victory (as he got the prerequisite 4 points needed to go to the finals), the battle itself was a draw: both Pokémon had dealt heavy damage to each other before agreeing that neither was the stronger Grass-type and collapsing simultaneously.

In the trading card game

Meganium is easily as powerful as Venusaur and Sceptile in the TCG. It has appeared six times in the following sets as Stage 2 Grass-type Pokemon:

Neo Genesis
Neo Genesis
Expedition
Expedition
EX Unseen Forces
EX Unseen Forces (as Meganium EX)

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