Few evolution lines in Pokémon history are as charmingly weird as Applin's. A tiny apple Pokémon that hatches inside a real apple, lives its whole early life inside that apple, and then either becomes a cozy pie dragon or a spicy crispy flying dragon — depending entirely on which apple its trainer gives it.
Applin: The Apple Pokémon
Applin (#840) is tiny. It looks exactly like an apple — green body, little stem on top, googly eyes. The Pokédex tells us it hatches inside an apple and spends its whole larval stage living in the apple's flesh.
It's essentially a worm that IS the apple. Applin is Grass/Dragon typing right from the start — making it one of the earliest Pokémon to be Dragon-typed without looking remotely like a dragon.
The Split Evolution: Sweet Apple vs. Tart Apple
At evolution time, Applin splits:
- Sweet Apple → Appletun (the cozy apple pie dragon)
- Tart Apple → Flapple (the crispy winged apple dragon)
This is one of Pokémon's most flavorful branching evolution mechanics. The sweetness of the apple literally shapes the Pokémon's entire personality and type emphasis.
Appletun gets higher HP and Special Defense — it's bulkier, softer, more defensive. Flapple is faster and more physically aggressive. The apple you choose tells you what kind of trainer you are.
The correct answer is obviously Appletun.
Appletun: The Apple Nectar Pokémon
Appletun (#842) is what happens when you feed your Applin the sweetest apple in Galar. The result is a small, round dragon coated in sweet amber nectar that hardens into a crust — giving it the look and feel of a baked apple dessert.
Its little legs poke out the bottom. Its face peers sleepily over the crust edge. It smells like warm apples and makes no threatening motions whatsoever.
This is Pokémon perfection.
The Applin/Appletun Display
If you're building a Galar shelf, the Applin + Appletun pair is the obvious centerpiece. Two plush toys, side by side, showing the before and after of the sweetest evolution in Pokémon. The size difference is very satisfying on a display shelf.
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