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Ledian (JP) is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon that made its first appearance in the second generation games Gold and Silver.
Physiology and Behavior[]
Ledian is a Pokémon that resembles a slightly humanoid ladybug. It has a pair of black antennae, a black spot in the center of its forehead and on the back of its head, blue eyes, and a cream-colored area around its mouth; the rest of its head is red. The antennae are shorter on the female than on the male. Its back and the top of its wing covers are red with black spots, while the underside of its body and wing covers are cream-colored. Underneath its wing covers are a pair of clear wings. Its neck and limbs are black. It has four arms with white hands that resemble boxing gloves and a pair of legs with red feet.
Ledian sleeps wrapped in leaves or grass in temperate and tropical forests during the day. At night, it flutters around scattering a glowing powder that is thought to bring good luck. It is believed to use starlight as energy and the patterns on its back grow larger or smaller depending on the number of stars in the sky. In addition to starlight, it loves to eat Berries. A weak fighter, it tries for quantity over power by throwing a barrage of punches with all four of its arms.
Appearances[]
Main Pokémon games[]
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: A Ledian appears as an antagonist in the Timegate Traveler movie series. In it, an actor plays a spear-wielding Ledian from the future where Pokémon train humans.
Other Pokémon games[]
Super Smash Bros. series[]
Trophy descriptions[]
In the anime[]
Origin and inspiration[]
Ledian seems to be based on a ladybug, particularly the Asian ladybeetle or seven-spot ladybird due to its bright red color and black spots. Its nocturnal habits and bioluminescence may be inspired by fireflies. Its humanoid body and large, ovoid head and eyes, as well as its affinity to the stars, are also reminiscent of aliens, such as the grey alien.
Ledian bears a very significant resemblance to Pulseman, another character made by Game Freak, Pokémon creators. It also make take inspiration from various tokusatsu shows featuring costumed-superheroes, with helmets resembling insects and flashy martial arts attacks (like Ledian's Comet Punch). Pulseman the character resembles such superheroes and Pulseman the game has combat and graphics inspired by tokusatsu show tropes.
The "Five-star" species name for Ledian may come from the Japanese name for seven-spot ladybird which is literally called 七星瓢虫 seven-star ladybug.
In-game information[]
Pokédex entries[]
| Title | Entry |
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| Second Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Gold | When the stars flicker in the night sky, it flutters about, scattering a glowing powder. |
| Pokémon Silver | The star patterns on its back grow larger or smaller depending on the number of stars in the night sky. |
| Pokémon Crystal | In the daytime when it gets warm, it curls up inside a big leaf and drifts off into a deep slumber. |
| Third Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Ruby | It is said that in lands with clean air, where the stars fill the sky, there live Ledian in countless numbers. There is a good reason for this - the Pokémon uses the light of the stars as its energy. |
| Pokémon Sapphire | It is said that in lands with clean air, where the stars fill the sky, there live Ledian in countless numbers. There is a good reason for this - the Pokémon uses the light of the stars as its energy. |
| Pokémon Emerald | It is said that in lands with clean air, where the stars fill the sky, there live many Ledian. For good reason, they use the light of the stars as energy. |
| Pokémon FireRed | The star patterns on its back grow larger or smaller depending on the number of stars in the night sky. |
| Pokémon LeafGreen | When the stars flicker in the night sky, it flutters about, scattering a glowing powder. |
| Fourth Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Diamond | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
| Pokémon Pearl | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
| Pokémon Platinum | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
| Pokémon HeartGold | When the stars flicker in the night sky, it flutters about, scattering a glowing powder. |
| Pokémon SoulSilver | The spot patterns on its back grow larger or smaller depending on the number of stars in the night sky. |
| Fifth Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Black | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
| Pokémon White | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
| Pokémon Black 2 | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
| Sixth Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon X | When the stars flicker in the night sky, it flutters about, scattering a glowing powder. |
| Pokémon Y | The spot patterns on its back grow larger or smaller depending on the number of stars in the night sky. |
| Pokémon Omega Ruby | It is said that in lands with clean air, where the stars fill the sky, there live Ledian in countless numbers. There is a good reason for this—the Pokémon uses the light of the stars as its energy. |
| Pokémon Alpha Sapphire | It is said that in lands with clean air, where the stars fill the sky, there live Ledian in countless numbers. There is a good reason for this—the Pokémon uses the light of the stars as its energy. |
| Seventh Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Sun | While it's believed that starlight provides it with energy, this Pokémon also loves to eat berries. In the daytime, it curls up in the grass to sleep. |
| Pokémon Moon | In battle, it throws punches with all four arms. The power of each individual blow is piddly, so it aims to win by quantity rather than quality. |
| Pokémon Ultra Sun | It's said that the patterns on its back are related to the stars in the night sky, but the details of that relationship remain unclear. |
| Pokémon Ultra Moon | It flies through the night sky, sprinkling sparkly dust. According to some, if that dust sticks to you, good things will happen to you. |
| Eighth Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Brilliant Diamond | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
| Pokémon Shining Pearl | It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger. |
Game locations[]
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| Pokémon Ruby | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon Emerald | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon FireRed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon LeafGreen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pokémon Diamond | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pokémon SoulSilver | Viridian Forest (Headbutt) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pokémon Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon White | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon White 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pokémon Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pokémon Ultra Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon Ultra Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eighth Pokémon generation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon Brilliant Diamond | Grand Underground - Grassland Cave, Fountainspring Cave, Swampy Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon Shining Pearl | Grand Underground - Grassland Cave, Fountainspring Cave, Swampy Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern | |||||||||||||||||||||
Evolution[]
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Base Stats[]
| HP | 55 |
| Attack | 35 |
| Defense | 50 |
| Sp. Attack | 55 |
| Sp. Defense | 110 |
| Speed | 85 |
| Total | 390 |
