Lickitung - Reception

Reception

Since appearing in Pokémon Red and Blue, Lickitung has received mixed reception. Lickitung has been featured in several pieces of merchandise, including cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, figurines, plush toys, and others.

GamesRadar named Lickitung on their list of fugly Pokémon, noting that its large tongue is unacceptably gross. IGN commented that Lickitung was both "cool" and "the most disturbing Pokemon in Blue/Red and Yellow," adding that there was something creepy about a "giant, pink and yellow hippo-like creature with a fat tail and a tongue that's twice as long as its body." The Escapist editor John Funk noted that while some of the new Pokémon in Pokémon Black and White were weird, the first game featured weird Pokémon such as Lickitung, Magmar, and Jynx. Eurogamer editor Luke Albiges called Lickitung "magnificent." Time expressed disgust at Lickitung's tongue wrap, calling it "yucky." Loredana Lipperini, author of Generazione Pókemon: i bambini e l'invasione planetaria dei nuovi in discussing what made Pokémon popular, citing Lickitung's "extravagant" weapon, its tongue. She describes Lickitung as disgusting, comparing it to Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones. Guy Kawasaki, author of The art of the start: the time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting anything, used Lickitung as an example of how the Pokémon series uses names that clearly explain what they are. Author Maria S. Barbo called Lickitung a weird-looking Pokémon.

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