Games - Suicune

	Games - Suicune

Suicune (スイクン/Suikun in Japanese, also known as Suicune in German and French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. It is a Legendary Pokémon, one of the three Legendary Beasts first encountered in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. It plays a much more prominent role in the last game than in the other two.

Suicune's name is derived from its Japanese name, Suikun. Since 水 sui means water, and 君 kun/cune means monarch, Suikun can be translated as water monarch, or water lord, referring to Suicune's dominion over the water element.

Appearance

Suicune is a four legged mammal whose appearance makes it look like a variety of real world animals. It has characteristics of cheetahs and wolves. It has a light blue skin, flecked with white, and a billowing violet mane which resembles an aurora. On top of its head it has a large gem-shaped horn. Its tail is white, ribbon-like, and split in two, and rather than facing backwards, it comes up to the front of Suicune's body.

Biology

Suicune is one of the three Legendary Pokemon of the Johto region. According to tradition, the Legendary Beasts were reincarnated by Ho-oh from the spirits of three Pokémon that perished in the fire that gave Burnt Tower its name. Each Beast personifies a force of nature - in Suicune's case, it is said to be both the north wind and clear water.

Suicune is said to travel across the land at a speed so fast it is invisible to the human eye. Every once in a while it will stop running, possibly appearing infront of a trainer, and as it stands, the north winds will blow. Suicune runs so fast, it can run and water so it crosses oceans with ease. It is said that Suicune constantly searches for a pure reservoir of water, however it has the power to turn any body of water into such a reservoir. Suicune has the power to instantly purify dirty, muddy, or otherwise polluted water into the clearest of liquids by simply stepping into it. It usually appears next to water regions, or in forests.

In the video games

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Suicune is captured in the same manner as the other two Legendary Beasts, Raikou and Entei. First, it must be awoken by the player at the basement of the Burnt Tower near Ecruteak City. After that, Suicune wanders everywhere in Johto except for caves and sea routes (although with Suicune being a Water-type Pokémon, it wouldn't have seemed out of place).

Suicune is found for the first time most commonly south of Ecruteak city in the route traveled after defeating the 1st gym leader. After encountering it for the first time in the wild, the Pokédex will show its current location. Walking to a new location makes Suicune move to an adjacent Route, following a set itinerary. However, using Fly to travel to a new location will change its position completely. The player is supposed to move strategically in order to find himself in the same environs as Suicune. Every time that the player encounters it, it quickly flees, sometimes before even the player takes his turn. Suicune keeps any damage dealt on it. Eventually, it will have received enough damage that it may be caught.

In Pokémon Crystal Suicune is the star Pokémon, in a similar way that Pokémon Yellow showcased Pikachu and Pokémon Emerald features Rayquaza. A mysterious trainer named Eusine appears a few times during the course of the game - Eusine is set on meeting and catching Suicune, and will battle the player for that honor. Eventually, Suicune can be caught by heading to the Tin Tower after obtaining the Clear Bell key item. Three old men will challenge the player to a battle and if they are defeated, they will allow access to a floor where Suicune waits to battle. Unlike the previous games, it will not run away, thus offering a more conventional Legendary Pokémon capturing challenge. In Pokémon Gold, Ho-Oh would be level 40 with Sacred Fire, while Lugia was level 70 without Aeroblast. In Pokémon Silver, Lugia would be level 40 with Aeroblast, while Ho-Oh was level 70 without Sacred Fire. Suicune had Rain Dance. In these two games, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune had Roar, a move that would scare your Pokémon away, in case you used Mean Look, Spider Web, etc. In Pokémon Crystal and other games after it, Suicune would have Rain Dance, which boosts Water-Type abilities.

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Games - Suicune

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