![]() ![]() ![]() Once the sunlight wanes, Cherrim close their petals and return to the Overcast Form, patiently awaiting for the sun to return. In the Sunshine Form, they appear eternally joyful, while in Overcast Form they seem constantly gloomy. They can store large amounts of sugars in their bodies, which they use to endure long periods in the Overcast Form. They uses this precious time under the sun to photosynthesize as much energy as they can, since they are unable to do so in its other form. In this form, Cherrim are very active and excitable, basking fully in the sun’s rays by facing all of their petals towards it. Once hit by beams of sunlight, however, they bloom into the Sunshine Form. ![]() When Cherrim is closed up, it looks like a bud of a tulip, but when it opens up, it look like a flower of a cherry tree.Įvery time a Cherrim blooms, it releases all of its anger to keep itself happy. ![]()
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