Kricketot and Kricketune

Kricketot
The Cricket Pokémon
Type: Bug
Official Registration #: 401
Entry: A small, cricket-like pokémon first discovered in the forests of Sinnoh. Kricketot’s bulbous antennae are actually hollow but configured in just the right way that when struck together, they create the xylophone sound the species is known for. As kricketot are most active in the late summer and early fall, this melodious, xylophone-like sound is considered to be the sign that autumn (or “fall” in the Sinnohan dialect) is quickly approaching. When walking through the forests of Sinnoh in early autumn, pay particularly close attention to the way the melody sounds. If it’s smooth and deliberate, with consistently timed tones, then you may be overhearing two or more kricketot conversing with one another. If, however, the sound is chaotic, loud, and ends abruptly, it could be that the unfortunately short kricketot had stumbled over its own stubby legs and struck its antennae together by sheer accident as it fell. It’s interesting to note that one of these types of sounds tends to be more frequent than the other, and suffice to say, there is very likely a reason why Sinnohans call autumn “fall,” other than because of their leaves.

Kricketune
The Cricket Pokémon
Type: Bug
Official Registration #: 402
Entry: The evolved form of kricketot, by battle experience. Kricketune is just as famous for its melodies as its pre-evolved form, but unlike its pre-evolved form, a kricketune produces its tones by rubbing its knife-like front legs together across its violin-like chest. The end result is a rapid, surprisingly variable sound related directly to their emotions. In other words, kricketune have the ability to convey their emotions through differences in their sound patterns. Tamed kricketune have a tendency to “sing” with quick, energetic waltz that indicates their happiness or contentment. Kricketune that have been separated from their mates or trainers will “sing” in slow, dark minuets or sonatas—sometimes even a dirge. Finally, wild kricketune that have just been startled usually respond with an avant garde “deleleleWHOOOP” … shortly before executing X-Scissor into the hapless researcher’s back as it leaps unexpectedly from the nearby tall grasses.