History Characters / PokemonGenerationVIIIGrookeyToHatterene

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Played straight by Applin's regular evolutions, which is into either Flapple or Appletun depending on whether it's given a Tart Apple or a Sweet Apple. Then [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in a similar vein to Latios and Latias's Mega Evolutions; Flapple and Appletun's Gigantamax forms are completely identical.

1019: Hydrapple/ Kamitsuorochi (カミツオロチ; "kamitsuorochi")

* ShoulderSizedDragon: The entire evolutionary family are the smallest Dragon-type Pokémon ever, being 30 [[note]]Applin[[/note]], 20 [[note]]Flapple[[/note]], and 10cm [[note]]Appletun and Dipplin[[/note]] smaller than Noibat.

* {{Portmanteau}}: All four members of this line have "apple" plus another term in their names. Applin is "apple" + "in", Flapple is "flap" + "apple", Appletun is "apple" + "ton", Dipplin is Dip + Applin.

In Kitakami, Applin also have the option of evolving into Dipplin, a Pokémon that resembles a candy apple, by use of a special apple grown in the region. It is in fact two creatures living within the apple: One that has its head and a stick-like horn sticking out on the top, and the other within the apple apart from its tail in the back. They produce a super sweet syrup within their bodies which they coat their apples with. They can also use this Syrup in their signature move Syrup Bomb, a move which lowers the target's speed each turn for three turns, and its ability, Supersweet Syrup, which lowers the evasion of all opposing Pokémon upon being sent out once per battle. Teaching Dipplin Dragon Cheer then lets it evolve into Hydrapple, increasing the number of creatures ("syrpents") living within the apple (said "apple" now being a much larger structure made entirely out of solidifed syrup in the shape of an apple) to seven capricious wurms: one central head acting as the "primary" head commanding the entire group, two on the Pokémon's rear acting as its tails, and four more that will occasionally pop out, as seen with its signature move Fickle Beam.

* RandomizedDamageAttack: Hydrapple's SecretArt [[MeaningfulName Fickle Beam]] normally has 80 base power, but there's a 30% chance where its base power gets doubled to 160.

** Dipplin continues this trend, being the only one able to learn Syrup Bomb, which lowers the foe's Speed each turn for three turns.

** Dipplin continues this trend, being the only one able to learn Syrup Bomb, which lowers the foe's Speed each turn for three turns. It also gets Dragon Cheer, a move which boosts the chance of critical hits, with Dragon types getting a bigger boost.

In Kitakami, Applin also have the option of evolving into Dipplin, a Pokémon that resembles a candy apple. It is in fact two creatures living within the apple: One that has its head and a stick-like horn sticking out on the top, and the other within the apple apart from its tail in the back. They produce a super sweet syrup within their bodies which they coat their apples with. They can also use this Syrup in their signature move Syrup Bomb, a move which lowers the target's speed each turn for three turns, and its ability, Supersweet Syrup, which lowers the evasion of all opposing Pokémon upon being sent out once per battle. Teaching Dipplin Dragon Cheer then lets it evolve into Hydrapple, increasing the number of creatures ("syrpents") living within the apple to seven: one central head acting as the "primary" head commanding the entire group, two on the Pokémon's rear acting as its tails, and four more that might occasionally pop out, as seen with its signature move Fickle Beam.

* TheDividual: Dipplin is actually two Pokémon living inside a single apple. Its evolution, Hydrapple, increases the number to ''seven''.

* InterfaceSpoiler: Dipplin gains the benefits of Eviolite despite not being able to evolve in ''The Teal Mask'', indicating that it is set to receive an evolution in ''The Indigo Disk''. Later confirmed with the release of Hydrapple, Dipplin’s final form.

** Hydrapple bulk and Special Attack stat is an improvement from Dipplin's, but its still slow.

* WormInAnApple: Applin is a worm-like Pokémon that burrows into an apple as soon as it's born. It's also Dragon-type, recalling the older meaning of "worm". Dipplin is implied to be two worm-like creatures sharing an apple.

->[-''Dipplin and Hydrapple makes their debut in ''Scarlet and Violet''.''-]

* InterfaceSpoiler: Dipplin gains the benefits of Eviolite despite not being able to evolve in ''The Teal Mask'', indicating that it is set to receive an evolution in ''The Indigo Disk''. Later confirmed with the releases of Hydrapple, Dipplin’s final form.

* TheDividual: Dipplin is actually two Pokémon living inside a single apple.

* TwoMenOneDress: The two "wyrms" that make up Dipplin give off the appearance of a single being, similar in concept to a TotemPoleTrench.

1011: Dipplin / Kamicchu (&カジッチュ; ''kamicchu'')
????: Hydrapple/ Kamitsuorochi

->[-''Dipplin makes its debut in ''Scarlet and Violet''.''-]

In Kitakami, Applin also have the option of evolving into Dipplin, a Pokémon that resembles a candy apple. It is in fact two creatures living within the apple: One that has its head and a stick-like horn sticking out on the top, and the other within the apple apart from its tail in the back. They produce a super sweet syrup within their bodies which they coat their apples with. They can also use this Syrup in their signature move Syrup Bomb, a move which lowers the target's speed each turn for three turns, and its ability, Supersweet Syrup, which lowers the evasion of all opposing Pokémon upon being sent out once per battle.

* BreakingOldTrends: The Applin family is the first instance of branched evolutions having different numbers of evolutionary stages across each branch.

[[folder:Applin, Flapple, Appletun, Dipplin, and Hydrapple''[-(Kajicchu, Appuryū, Tarupple, Kamicchu, and Kamitsuorochi-]'']]

** Flapple's Pokédex entries state that it can spit acid; however, of the two evolutions, Appletun is the one that gets the signature move Apple Acid (despite the fact that there's nothing in its entries that state it can do the same).

* InterfaceSpoiler: Dipplin gains the benefits of Eviolite despite not being able to evolve in ''The Teal Mask'', indicating that it is set to receive an evolution in ''The Indigo Disk''.

** Dipplin continues this trend, being the only one able to learn Syrup Bomb, which lowers the foe's Speed each turn for three turns.
** The Applin line (save Dipplin) are the only Pokémon with the Ripen Ability, which ripens Berries in order to double their effect. Dipplin gets Supersweet Syrup instead, which lowers the evasiveness of opposing Pokémon.

[[folder:Applin, Flapple, Appletun, and Dipplin ''[-(Kajicchu, Appuryū, Tarupple, and Kamicchu)-]'']]

VersionExclusiveContent: In ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'', Cramorant is exclusive to the ''Scarlet'' version of ''The Teal Mask''.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: You can have a Sandaconda with the Sand Spit ability, the move Sandstorm, and when it Dynamaxes, also has its Rock-type moves respectively replaced by Max Rockfall, which creates sandstorms.

* InterfaceSpoiler: Dipplin gains the benefits of Eviolite despite not being able to evolve in ''The Teal Mask'', indicating that it is set to receive an evolution in ''The Indigo Disk''. This quirk is shared with Ursaring in ''Scarlet'' and ''Violet'', who was able to use Eviolite due to the existence of Ursaluna despite not being able to evolve into Ursaluna in the base game.

* LightningBruiser: Of the FragileSpeedster and GlassCannon hybrid variety. Its Attack and Speed are excellent and its TM accessibility gives it good coverage, but its defenses are average in general (though oddly enough, of the Galarian starters, it has the highest Special Defense).

* ArmoredButFrail: Eldegoss has good defenses that are offset by it's low 60 HP.

* ComMons: The resident early-game bird Pokémon.

* StoneWall: Gossifleur has very good Defense and Sp. Defense for an unevolved Pokémon, but its Speed is so low that it'll most likely be outsped before it evolves. While its Speed improves dramatically when it evolves into Eldegoss, its Speed is still not ''that'' impressive (sitting at a mere 60), but its defenses become bulky enough that its Speed won't be much of a problem, especially if Eldegoss has its SecretArt, Cotton Down.