Houchic

 (#032) is a starter Temtem.

It evolves into Tental after 29 levels, which evolves into Nagaise after 24 more levels.

Physical Appearance
Houchic is a bipedal purple Temtem. It has white hair with purple tips and a rounded face. It has large, confident red eyes and a thin black mouth, with green dots on its cheeks and chin. Its legs and limbs are velvet purple. It has hands with four fingers and green palms. Its feet have two toes and green dots on each side of its ankles.

Tempedia
''Clever but somehow naive, the gentle Houchic are ideal as the first Mental Temtem for novice trainers. They are emphatic and intuitive, capable of understanding the subtleties of mentalism.''

Quotes
"That is Houchic, a Mental Temtem. It is strong against Neutral and Melee, but weak against Crystal. I brought it from my alma mater at Properton College in Arbury."

- Professor Konstantinos

Evolution
is the first form of a three stage evolutionary line. It needs to level up 29 times before evolving into Tental, and then a further 24 levels to evolve into Nagaise.

Location
is unavailable in the wild. The only ways to obtain one are to have it as your starter, trade it from other players, or receive an egg as a postal service reward.

Trivia

 * The player remarks that Houchic "looks like their old art teacher".

Stats

 * As of :
 * Houchic is tied with Hoglip for the highest base SPATK of all unevolved Temtem.
 * And by extension, all unevolved Temtem.
 * Houchic has the highest base SPD, DEF, and SPDEF of all unevolved Temtem.
 * Houchic has the lowest base HP of all Temtem.
 * And by extension, all unevolved Temtem.
 * Houchic is tied with Loatle for the lowest base STA of all Temtem.
 * And by extension, all unevolved Temtem.
 * Houchic has the lowest base ATK of all unevolved Temtem.
 * Houchic is tied with Hocus for the lowest base stat total of all Temtem.
 * And by extension, tied with Hocus for all unevolved Temtem.
 * Since Houchic and Hocus are the only two unevolved Temtem, they are also tied for the highest base stat total of all unevolved  Temtem.

Name Origin

 * Houchic's name is derived from Houdini and Psychic.

Update History

 * Alpha 0.3
 * Energy Manipulation added to Level up learnset at level 11.
 * Tenderness Level up learnset level changed from 9 to 8.
 * Telekinetic Shrapnel Level up learnset level changed from 13 to 16.
 * Beta Burst Level up learnset level changed from 18 to 20.
 * Psy Surge Level up learnset level changed from 26 to 28.
 * Humiliating Slap Level up learnset level changed from 30 to 31.
 * Alpha 0.1
 * Introduced.