Romaji: Flabebe) is a pure Fairy-typePokémon, introduced in Pokémon X and Y. It is the first stage of 3 stage evolution. Flabébé also come in 5 varieties based on the color of flower they or their parents are found in. It evolves into Floette starting at level 19.
Flabébé is a small Pokémon with a white upper half and a green lower half. It has beady eyes, a pink blush mark on each cheek, long, notched ears, and a small, pointed nose. On top of its head are several spheres of pollen that form a crown. It has stubby arms and a tail, but no visible legs. Flabébé is a female-only species with no male counterpart. It is one of the shortest and lightest Pokémon in existence.
Flabébé is usually seen holding the yellow stigma of a flower, called a “Fairy Flower” in the anime. The flower has three stamens and rounded petals that can be red, yellow, orange, blue, or white. It also has a short green stem with three small leaves. Its crown is made from the flower's pollen, which has healing properties. Flabébé can control and draw power out of the flower but is unsafe without it. However, it will continue searching until it finds a flower that it likes. Once it does, Flabébé will spend the rest of its life taking care of that flower.
Flabébé is the first original Fairy-type Pokémon in the National Pokédex, as Clefairy was not a Fairy type between the first five generations.
Flabébé is the only Pokémon with a diacritical mark in its English name.
Flabébé is the lightest Fairy-type Pokémon.
Excluding Mega Evolutions, Flabébé and its evolutions are the only Fairy-type Pokémon introduced prior to the Eighth Pokémon generation that cannot be obtained in any Generation VIII game.
