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List of generation I Pokémon
The first generation (generation I) of the Pokémon franchise features the original 151 fictional species of monsters introduced to the core video game series in the 1996 Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red and Green (known as Pokémon Red and Blue outside of Japan).
The following list details the 151 Pokémon of generation I in order of their National Pokédex number. The first Pokémon, Bulbasaur, is number 0001 and the last, Mew, is number 0151. Alternate forms that result in type changes are included for convenience. Mega evolutions and regional forms are included on the pages for the generation in which they were introduced. MissingNo., a glitch, is also on this list.
Design and development edit
Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Pokémon series began in Japan in 1996 with the release of the Pokémon Red and Blue video games for the Game Boy. In these games, the player assumes the role of a Pokémon Trainer whose goal is to capture and train creatures called Pokémon. Players use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon,[1][2] and some can transform into stronger species, or evolve, once they gain enough experience.[3] The ultimate goal of the games is to complete the entries in the Pokémon index (Pokédex), a comprehensive Pokémon encyclopedia, by capturing, evolving, and trading to obtain creatures from all Pokémon species.[1]
The designs of each Pokémon started as pixel art sprites by the development team first, with a single color identity chosen to work within the Super Game Boy hardware limitations.[4] With the early development team consisting of three men,[5] character design lead Ken Sugimori brought female developers into the project feeling they would be better able to create "cute" designs.[6] While conceived as a group effort by multiple developers at Game Freak,[6] the finalized designs and artworks were done by Ken Sugimori. Originally tasked with drawing the characters to illustrate a planned strategy guide by Game Freak when the games released, Sugimori drew all the sprites for the game in his style to not only unify their designs visually but also modify any design elements he felt were amiss, while trying to retain the original sprite artist's unique style.[7] While some Pokémon have been attributed to certain developers over the years, such as Atsuko Nishida for Pikachu and Motofumi Fujiwara for Eevee and its evolutions, Game Freak has avoided attributing many Pokémon to particular individuals to keep a sense of all the developers being involved in their creation.[6][4]
The majority of Pokémon in generation I had relatively simple designs and were similar to real-life creatures including Pidgey (a pigeon), Krabby (a crab), Rattata (a rat), and Ekans (a snake). Many Pokémon in the original games served as the base for repeating concepts later in the series.[8] Some Pokémon, such as Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander where designed based off their final evolutions and working backwards. During development they ran into issues with digital cartridge space, and many Pokémon were removed. Specifically, several Pokémon that had a three-stage evolution line were instead changed to evolve only once, resulting in a planned final evolution for Pikachu called "Gorochu" being removed from the final game.[6]
When the games were localized for English-speaking audiences as Red and Blue, Nintendo of America gave the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features as a means to make them more relatable to American children. This resulted in several pop-culture references being worked into the character's names, such as Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee, who are references to martial arts actors Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee respectively.[9] Overseen by translator Nob Ogasawara, he voiced concern over some of the choices presented, specifically "Barrierd", which was renamed to "Mr. Mime" based on its masculine appearance.[10] Ogasawara wanted to avoid gendered names for the Pokémon species in the event genders were introduced for them in later titles, a concern proven valid with the sequel titles Pokémon Gold and Silver.[11][12]
List of Pokémon edit
| Name | National Pokédex number | Type(s) | Evolves from | Evolves into | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Primary | Secondary | ||||
| Bulbasaur | Fushigidane (フシギダネ) | 0001 | Grass | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Ivysaur (#0002) | Since the day it is born, there is a strange bulb planted on its back containing numerous seeds and nutrients. The bulb itself stores energy and the nutrients it needs to grow, and Bulbasaur itself can go days without eating because its bulb can photosynthesize. The reception of Bulbasaur has been largely positive and it often appears in "top Pokémon lists".[14][15] Its English name is a portmanteau of "bulb" and "dinosaur".[16] |
| Ivysaur | Fushigisō (フシギソウ) | 0002 | Grass | Poison | Bulbasaur (#0001) | Venusaur (#0003) | When exposed to sunlight, the bulb, now a bud, grows so heavy that Ivysaur can apparently lose the ability to stand on its hind legs. To support this weight, its legs have grown thicker and stronger. It grows by drawing in energy. When near evolution, it spends more time in the sun and emits a sweet smell. Ivysaur is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a part of the "Pokémon Trainer" fighter. Its English name is a portmanteau of "ivy" and "dinosaur".[17] |
| Venusaur | Fushigibana (フシギバナ) | 0003 | Grass | Poison | Ivysaur (#0002) | Mega Evolution Gigantamax | Its English name is a portmanteau of "Venus" (relating to the Venus flytrap) and "dinosaur". It is based on pareiasaurs. It is the mascot of Pokémon Green and LeafGreen.[18] It is always on the move to seek sunlight so it can absorb it for energy, and when it does this, it tends to lay still. The aroma from the flower it now has on its back can soothe the emotions of people. It is said that if a Venusaur gets enough sunlight and nutrition, its flower will take on vivid coloration and fills Venusaur's body with power. As a result, it is way more powerful in the summertime. After a rainy day, its flower will smell stronger, and the scent will attract other Pokémon. |
| Charmander | Hitokage (ヒトカゲ) | 0004 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Charmeleon (#0005) | Charmander is a bipedal, lizard-like Pokémon with a flame at the tip of its tail. Its English name is a portmanteau of "char" and "salamander". There is a flame at the tip of its tail. Even newborns have a flame, though, unfamiliar with fire, they will sometimes accidentally burn themselves. When it rains, you can see smoke coming from it. The flame determines its vitality and emotions. The brighter it is, the healthier it is. Similarly, when its tail is wavering, it's happy and when blazing, it's angry. However, if its flame were to ever go out, it would die. | |
| Charmeleon | Rizādo (リザード) | 0005 | Fire | Charmander (#0004) | Charizard (#0006) | Charmeleon is similar to Charmander, yet larger. Its English name is a portmanteau of "char" and "chameleon".[19] It is a very feisty Pokémon, and fights can excite it, causing bluish white flames to spew. It swings its tail around, causing unbearable temperatures. It also uses its razor sharp claws to attack. It constantly seeks tough opponents and it calms down only when it wins. In rocky mountains where they live, the night sky looks like stars due to their fiery tails. | |
| Charizard | Rizādon (リザードン) | 0006 | Fire | Flying | Charmeleon (#0005) | Two Mega Evolutions Gigantamax | It is a playable character as a part of the "Pokémon Trainer" fighter in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as a standalone fighter in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It is also the mascot of Pokémon Red and FireRed. Its fire is hot enough to melt boulders, and it has been known to start forest fires accidentally. When breathing fire which reaches great temperatures, it inflicts terrible pain on its foes, and the flame at the end of its tail burns more fiercely, though it will never use its fiery breath on foes weaker than itself. It will quickly melt glaciers weighing more than 10,000 tons. If it becomes furious, its flames become bluish-white, and its wings can let it soar up to 4,600 feet as it flies in search of stronger opponents. It is said that it fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsher battles. It gains the Dragon type upon Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard X. Its English name is a portmanteau of "char" and "lizard". |
| Squirtle | Zenigame (ゼニガメ) | 0007 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Wartortle (#0008) | It is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a part of the "Pokémon Trainer" fighter. Its English name is a portmanteau of "squirt" and "turtle". It is one of Kanto's starter Pokémon.[20] When born, its back swells into a shell which, after some time, will become resilient. When it feels threatened, it tucks in its limbs and hides in its shell. Squirtle's shell is not merely used for protection, as the shell's rounded shape and the grooves on its surface help reduce water resistance, enabling this Pokémon to swim at high speeds. It can spray a powerful foam from its mouth by retracting its long neck and vigorously shooting water out. | |
| Wartortle | Kamēru (カメール) | 0008 | Water | Squirtle (#0007) | Blastoise (#0009) | Its English name is a portmanteau of "wart", "tortoise", and "turtle". It is a very common pet. It often hides underwater to stalk its prey, and when it is swimming really fast, it moves its fluffy ears to help it keep its balance. When tapped, it will pull in its head, but its tail will still stick out a little bit. The tail is covered with a rich fur, and as it ages, the fur will begin to darken in color. It stores air in the fur before taking extended dives underwater. It's popular with elders because of its furry tail being known as a symbol of longevity, as it is said to live for 1,000 years. A shell covered in algae and scratches is proof of a Wartortle's age and fighting prowess. Wartortle was originally intended to have an entirely different final evolution that shared a closer design. | |
| Blastoise | Kamekkusu (カメックス) | 0009 | Water | Wartortle (#0008) | Mega Evolution[21][22][23] Gigantamax | Its English name is a portmanteau of "blast" and "tortoise". It is the mascot of Pokémon Blue.[24] In early stages of Red and Green's development, Blastoise was originally separate from the Squirtle line and was called "Caravaggio". A Blastoise trading card, which was originally made as a test print before the commercial English cards, was sold for $360,000 in 2021.[25] The two cannons on its shell shoot out pressurized jets of water, able to shatter concrete and thick walls of steel with more force than a fire hose and they can be used in high speed tackles. This brutal Pokémon deliberately makes itself heavy so it can withstand the recoil of the water jets it fires. The water spouts are very accurate, being able to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet. It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting, and in a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell. | |
| Caterpie | Kyatapī (キャタピー) | 0010 | Bug | Beginning of evolution | Metapod (#0011) | Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls. To protect itself from bird-like Pokémon, it will release a horrible stench from the antennae on its head if anything touches it, and it has large eye-like patterns on its body used to scare away predators. It crawls into foliage where it camouflages itself among leaves that are the same color as its body. Because it possibly wants to grow up quicker, Caterpie has a voracious appetite. It can devour hundreds of leaves bigger than its body. It is covered with a green skin, and when it grows, it sheds the skin, covers itself with silk, and becomes a cocoon. It's easy to catch, and grows quickly, making it one of the top recommendations for novice Pokémon Trainers. Its body is soft and weak, and due to this, in nature, its perpetual fate is to be seen by others as food. Its appearance is based on the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. | |
| Metapod | Toranseru (トランセル) | 0011 | Bug | Caterpie (#0010) | Butterfree (#0012) | Though hard, Metapod's shell is said to be easy to break open. It stays still because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the hard shell, so intense battles with it should be avoided. Its shell is filled with a thick liquid, and all of the cells throughout its body are being rebuilt in preparation for evolution. Its shell will not crack when pecked, but it may tip over, spilling its insides. It patiently waits for the moment when it evolves again. Ume Aoki, a Japanese cartoonist who is famous for her work on the manga Hidamari Sketch and the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, utils a likeness of herself cosplaying as a Metapod in her drawn works.[26] | |
| Butterfree | Batafurī (バタフリー) | 0012 | Bug | Flying | Metapod (#0011) | Gigantamax | Butterfree's wings are covered in a poisonous, water-repelling powder. It uses this powder to spread highly toxic dust in the air and fly in the rain. It flits from flower to flower, collecting nectar. It can identify distant flowers in bloom. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest. It has compound eyes. If it finds bird Pokémon going after Caterpie, Butterfree spreads its scales on them to drive them off. In fields of flowers, it has heated battles with Cutiefly for territory. Its Gigantamax form has huge glowing wings, and is based on Mothra of the Godzilla franchise. |
| Weedle | Bīdoru (ビードル) | 0013 | Bug | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Kakuna (#0014) | A common sight in forests and grassy areas, it has a poison stinger on its head that may be used if one steps on it. Its brightly colored body is intended to scare its enemies, and it attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats. Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell, being capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes by sniffing with its big red nose. It eats its weight in leaves every day. |
| Kakuna | Kokūn (コクーン) | 0014 | Bug | Poison | Weedle (#0013) | Beedrill (#0015) | Although it can move just a little, Kakuna remains virtually immobile as it clings to a tree. However, on the inside, it is extremely busy as it prepares for its coming evolution. The process of its cells' rearrangement makes Kakuna extremely hot to the touched. If attacked, it can stick out its poisonous stinger, and while awaiting evolution, it hides from predators under leaves and in nooks of branches. |
| Beedrill | Supiā (スピアー) | 0015 | Bug | Poison | Kakuna (#0014) | Mega Evolution | Beedrill is extremely territorial. For safety reasons, no one should ever approach its nest. If angered, they will attack in a swarm. It uses sharp, poisonous stings to defeat prey, then takes the victim back to its nest for food. It has three poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. Its best attack involves flying around at high speed, striking with its venomous needles, then flying off. |
| Pidgey | Poppo (ポッポ) | 0016 | Normal | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Pidgeotto (#0017) | Common in grassy areas and forests, it is very docile and will chase off enemies by flapping up sand, likely because it doesn't like to fight back. Pidgey has an extremely sharp sense of direction as it's capable of unerringly returning home to its nest, however far it may be removed from its familiar surroundings. |
| Pidgeotto | Pijon (ピジョン) | 0017 | Normal | Flying | Pidgey (#0016) | Pidgeot (#0018) | Pidgeotto claims a large area as its own territory and it flies around, patrolling its living space. If its territory is violated, it shows no mercy in thoroughly pecking at and punishing the foe with its sharp claws. The claws on its feet are well developed, as it can carry prey such as Exeggcute to its nest from over 60 miles away. Its vision is good enough that it can distinguish the movements of its prey from however high it flies. It slowly flies in a circular pattern, all the while keeping a sharp lookout for prey. |
| Pidgeot | Pijotto (ピジョット) | 0018 | Normal | Flying | Pidgeotto (#0017) | Mega Evolution | Pidgeot's glossy feathers are admired by trainers, compelling them to choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon. It flies at Mach 2 speed, seeking prey. Its large talons are feared as wicked weapons. Its well-developed chest muscles make it not only intimidating, but strong enough to whip up a gusty windstorm with just a few flaps, Those gusts are capable of bending tall trees. When hunting, it skims the surface of water at high speed to pick off unwary prey such as Magikarp. Its vision allows it to spot splashing Magikarp, even while flying at 3,300 feet. |
| Rattata | Koratta (コラッタ) | 0019 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Raticate (#0020) | Rattata is cautious in the extreme. Even while asleep, it constantly listens by moving its ears around. it is not picky about where it lives, being able to make its nest anywhere. Living wherever there is food available, it ceaselessly scavenges for edibles the entire day. It eats everything and anything. Wherever food is available, it will settle down and produce offspring continuously. It scurries around quickly, searching for hard objects to gnaw. It appears to be jittery and unable to remain still. If you see one, it's certain that 40 more live in the area, and they are small, quick, and a common sight in many places. Its incisors continue growing until its death. If its Trainer doesn't offer it something to gnaw on, it will gnaw on door frames, table legs, and so on. With their strong capacity for survival, colonies of Rattata can live in dirty places without concern, though if left unchecked, their numbers multiply rapidly. Its sharp incisors can easily cut right through hard wood. Rattata has an Alolan form that is Dark/Normal-type. | |
| Raticate | Ratta (ラッタ) | 0020 | Normal | Rattata (#0019) | End of evolution | It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance and it apparently slows down if they are cut off. Its hind feed are webbed, and act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey. People say that it fled from its enemies by using its small webbed hind feet to swim from island to island in Alola. If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy. Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily, and to keep them ground down, it gnaws on anything, from machinery to concrete. Like Rattata, Raticate has an Alolan form that is Dark/Normal-type. | |
| Spearow | Onisuzume (オニスズメ) | 0021 | Normal | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Fearow (#0022) | Spearow has a very loud cry that can be heard over half a mile away. If its high, keening cry is heard echoing all around, it is a sign that they are warning each other of danger. It eats bug Pokémon in grassy areas, so some farmers will train Spearow to handle infestations. It has to flap its short wings at high speed to stay airborne. While it cannot fly very high, it can fly very fast to protect its territory. Its reckless nature leads it to stand up to others, even large Pokémon, if it has to protect its territory. |
| Fearow | Onidoriru (オニドリル) | 0022 | Normal | Flying | Spearow (#0021) | End of evolution | Its English name is a portmanteau of "fear" and "sparrow". Drawings of a Pokémon resembling Fearow can be seen in murals from deep in ancient history, so it dates back many years. Fearow is recognized by its long neck and elongated beak, convenient for plucking prey from water or soil. Its huge wings can keep it flying for a whole day without resting, even while carrying a heavy load. If it senses danger, it flies high and away, instantly. In Alola, fish Pokémon are its prey, so it can be seen circling above the ocean searching for food. Fearow may steal food from anyone who happens to be carrying food in its territory. |
| Ekans | Ābo (アーボ) | 0023 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Arbok (#0024) | Its English name is "snake" spelled backwards. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful but harmless. Common in areas like grasslands, Ekans curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. Assuming this position allows it to quickly respond to a threat from any direction with a glare from its upraised head, so it flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings. Moving silently and stealthily, it hides in the grass to strike unsuspecting prey from behind. It can freely detach its jaw to swallow the eggs of birds that are larger than itself, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole. However, by doing this, sometimes an egg gets stuck, and Ekans chokes, though if it does manage to swallow it whole, it can become too heavy to move, so it curls up and rests. The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest. | |
| Arbok | Ābokku (アーボック) | 0024 | Poison | Ekans (#0023) | End of evolution | Jessie, a member of Team Rocket, owned an Arbok for the Kanto, Johto, and a small portion of the Advanced Generation series of the Pokémon anime. Its English name is "kobra" spelled backwards. The pattern on its belly can differ in different regions, and the latest research has found that there are up to 20 different known patterns. While weak Pokémon will just flee at the sight of it, it will stun opponents that do not escape, wrap them up in its body and wait for them to stop moving. Arbok's wrapping is strong enough to flatten steel drums, so escaping its crunching embrace is impossible. Once it targets its prey, it will not give up the chase, no matter how far the prey goes. | |
| Pikachu | Pikachū (ピカチュウ) | 0025 | Electric | Pichu (#0172) | Raichu (#0026) Gigantamax | Pikachu is the primary mascot of the Pokémon franchise, as well as Pokémon Yellow and Let's Go, Pikachu!. It is also playable in every Super Smash Bros. game. Its Gigantamax form resembles its sprite from Red and Blue with a glowing, whitish tail. Pikachu raises its tail to check its surroundings, and it might get struck by lightning in this pose. When groups gather and do this, the lightning shock would be very dangerous to be around. Pikachu are adept at storing electricity and will discharge it at foes, and recharge when sleeping. Pikachu with the stretchiest and softest cheeks are more powerful. It intelligently roasts berries to cook and eat them. A plan was recently announced to gather up many Pikachu and make an electric power plant. When Pikachu meet, they'll touch their tails together and exchange electricity through them as a form of greeting. If it gives off crackling power from the electric sacs on its cheeks, it is being wary. | |
| Raichu | Raichū (ライチュウ) | 0026 | Electric | Pikachu (#0025) | End of evolution | Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from electrocuting itself. If enough electricity is built inside it, its muscles are stimulated, its ears will perk up, it will become feisty or even aggressive, and begin glowing in the dark. Some say that building up electricity stresses it out, and if its cheek pouches are empty, it will raise its tail to gather electricity from the atmosphere. It can discharge excess electricity to calm itself down, but it can reach 100,000 volts, and careless touching can cause a Indian elephant, or Copperajah, a Pokemon based off of an Indian elephant, to faint. Because so many Trainers like the way Pikachu looks, Raichu is not seen very often. Raichu has an Alolan form that is Electric/Psychic-type. Raichu and Alolan Raichu were created by Atsuko Nishida.[27] | |
| Sandshrew | Sando (サンド) | 0027 | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Sandslash (#0028) | Based on the Chinese pangolin, Sandshrew is known to curl into a ball to defend itself. It burrows nests into the ground. Sandshrew has an Alolan form that is Steel/Ice-type. | |
| Sandslash | Sandopan (サンドパン) | 0028 | Ground | Sandshrew (#0027) | End of evolution | Like Sandshrew, Sandslash has an Alolan form that is Steel/Ice type. Sandslash curls into a ball of sharp spikes and rolls into enemies though it's also adept at slashing with its sharp claws. It digs at an incredible pace but if its claws break, they regrow in a day. The broken claws and horns can be used to carve plows for tilling farm fields. In an attempt to hide, it will run around at top speed to kick up a blinding dust storm. Adept at climbing trees, it rolls into a spiny ball, then attacks its enemies from above. Sandslash's body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones. In battle, Sandslash will try to make the foe flinch by jabbing it with its spines. It then leaps at the stunned foe to tear wildly with its sharp claws. It climbs trees by hooking on with its sharp claws. Sandslash shares the berries it gathers, dropping them down to Sandshrew waiting below the tree. The drier the area Sandslash lives in, the harder and smoother its spikes feel when touched. | |
| Nidoran♀ | Nidoran♀ (ニドラン♀) | 0029 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Nidorina (#0030) | It is related to the Nidoran♂ line and can produce eggs that contain either Nidoran♀ or Nidoran♂. It is less aggressive than its male counterpart, with a less threatening horn. | |
| Nidorina | Nidorīna (ニドリーナ) | 0030 | Poison | Nidoran♀ (#0029) | Nidoqueen (#0031) | If a group is threatened, these Pokémon will band together to assault enemies with ultrasonic waves. The horn on its head has atrophied. | |
| Nidoqueen | Nidokuin (ニドクイン) | 0031 | Poison | Ground | Nidorina (#0030) | End of evolution | It pacifies offspring by placing them in the gaps between the spines on its back. The spines will never secrete poison while young are present. Its hide is so strong, not much can hurt it. It evolves using a Moon Stone. |
| Nidoran♂ | Nidoran♂ (ニドラン♂) | 0032 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Nidorino (#0033) | The very cautious male Nidoran moves and flaps its ears to sense danger. Even the slightest sound does not escape its notice, as if it does sense danger, it will extend the toxic spikes on its body and the horn on its forehead. The bigger the spikes, the more potent their poison will be. Small but brave, it will hold its ground and even risk its life in battle to protect the female it is friendly with. | |
| Nidorino | Nidorīno (ニドリーノ) | 0033 | Poison | Nidoran♂ (#0032) | Nidoking (#0034) | The evolution of Nidoran♂. It is famous for being the first Pokémon seen when a generation I game is played, appearing in the opening cutscene. Nidorino has a very poisonous horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once. It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which pumps poison into the wound upon impact. The potency of its poison increases along with the level of adrenaline present in its body. It raises its big ears to check its surroundings, and if it senses anything, it attacks immediately. With its horn, it goes around shattering boulders as it searches for a Moon Stone so it can evolve. | |
| Nidoking | Nidokingu (ニドキング) | 0034 | Poison | Ground | Nidorino (#0033) | End of evolution | Based on Baragon from the Godzilla franchise, it uses its powerful tail in battle to easily smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones and spine. It is recognized by its rock-hard hide that is worn like armor. The long horn on its head is sharp and highly venomous. Nidoking prides itself on its strength. It is forceful and spirited in battle, making use of its thick tail and diamond-crushing horn. One swing of its tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick. With one swing of its tail, it can topple a metal transmission tower. It swings its big tail around during battle. In the presence of a Nidoqueen it has lived with for a long time, Nidoking calms down. |
| Clefairy | Pippi (ピッピ) | 0035 | Fairy[nb 2] | Cleffa (#0173) | Clefable (#0036) | Clefairy was originally proposed to be joint mascot of the Pokémon franchise alongside Pikachu, but was quickly overshadowed by the latter's popularity. Timid creatures, they rarely come, only appearing under a full moon. People love Clefairy for its cuteness but it is too rare to be found often. It evolves via Moon Stone. | |
| Clefable | Pikushī (ピクシー) | 0036 | Fairy[nb 2] | Clefairy (#0035) | End of evolution | It is rarely seen by people. Clefable walks around on moonlit nights, skipping lightly as if in flight, allowing it to walk on water. It has an extremely sharp sense of hearing; its sensitive ears allow it to detect a pin drop from a mile away. | |
| Vulpix | Rokon (ロコン) | 0037 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Ninetales (#0038) | When it is born, it has one white tail that sprouts into 6 curled ones at the tip as it gets older if it gets enough love from its Trainer. If it gets attacked by a stronger foe, it'll fake injuries to get away. Inside it is a flame that never goes out. When it is hot outside, it temperature rises, and it spews flames out of its mouth to cool down. It can freely control fire, spewing embers all over the place. Just before it evolves, its tails glow hot as if on fire. If not properly groomed, its tails will quickly tangle up. If raised young, it will follow its trainer like a puppy. It manipulates balls of fire to catch prey. Vulpix has an Alolan form that is Ice-type. It has also been selected as a "mascot" for Hokkaido, and is featured in the livery of an Air Do Boeing 767 aircraft.[28] | |
| Ninetales | Kyūkon (キュウコン) | 0038 | Fire | Vulpix (#0037) | End of evolution | Its design is inspired by the nine-tailed fox of East Asian myth.[29] Like Vulpix, Ninetales has an Alolan form, granting it the Ice/Fairy typing. It is very smart, very vengeful, and very vindictive. Grabbing one of its nine tails as a joke could result in a 1000-year curse. According to an enduring legend, nine noble saints were united and reincarnated as Ninetales by a wizard. It is said to have a mysterious energy in its tails that allow it to live a thousand years. Ninetales casts a sinister light from its bright red eyes to control its foe's mind. It can burn its prey to a crisp as it pleases, and the flickering flames it spews from its mouth leave its opponents hypnotized. | |
| Jigglypuff | Purin (プリン) | 0039 | Normal | Fairy[nb 2] | Igglybuff (#0174) | Wigglytuff (#0040) | It is a playable character in every Super Smash Bros. game. It can inflate itself like a balloon to float around or sing. Its voice's wavelength can match the brain waves of sleeping people and Pokémon, lulling them to sleep. It is theorized to be distantly related to the Paradox Pokémon Scream Tail. |
| Wigglytuff | Pukurin (プクリン) | 0040 | Normal | Fairy[nb 2] | Jigglypuff (#0039) | End of evolution | Wigglytuff's body is very flexible. By inhaling deeply, it can inflate itself seemingly without end. Once inflated, Wigglytuff bounces along lightly with the wind. A Wigglytuff is the leader of the Guild in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky. |
| Zubat | Zubatto (ズバット) | 0041 | Poison | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Golbat (#0042) | Zubat remains quiet and motionless in dark places during the bright daylight hours. It does so because it is vulnerable to sunburns. Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles as it has neither eyes nor a nose. Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. When it gets cold out, they gather together to warm each other's bodies. |
| Golbat | Gorubatto (ゴルバット) | 0042 | Poison | Flying | Zubat (#0041) | Crobat (#0169) | Golbat loves to drink the blood of living things and is particularly active in the pitch black of night. It flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood as it attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning, and once it strikes, it will not stop draining blood from the victim. No matter how hard its prey's hide is, its sharp fangs can pierce it. It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once, though if it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily, usually falling to the ground and becoming food for other Pokémon. Its thick fangs are hollow like straws, making them unexpectedly fragile. One may see a Golbat missing some fangs, which happens as a result of trying to bite a Steel-type Pokémon. Its feet may be tiny, but Golbat can walk skillfully on them. |
| Oddish | Nazonokusa (ナゾノクサ) | 0043 | Grass | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Gloom (#0044) | It buries itself in the soil to absorb the nutrients. The more water it drinks, the glossier it becomes. Oddish are nocturnal by nature and mainly wander at night to spread their seeds. |
| Gloom | Kusaihana (クサイハナ) | 0044 | Grass | Poison | Oddish (#0043) | Vileplume (#0045) Bellossom (#0182) | If it senses danger it produces a horrific stench from the leaves on its head. Gloom always have a line of drool oozing from their mouths. Using the Leaf Stone evolves Gloom into Vileplume, and using the Sun Stone evolves it into Bellossom. |
| Vileplume | Rafureshia (ラフレシア) | 0045 | Grass | Poison | Gloom (#0044) | End of evolution | Vileplume has the world's largest petals. They are used to attract prey that are then doused with toxic spores. These toxic spores can leave one sick for days. Vileplume is based on the rafflesia, the world's smelliest flower. |
| Paras | Parasu (パラス) | 0046 | Bug | Grass | Beginning of evolution | Parasect (#0047) | Paras has tochukaso mushrooms growing on its, and they grow large by drawing nutrients from its host. The mushrooms are highly valued as a medicine for extending life. It burrows to suck tree roots, and the mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host. No matter how much it eats, the mushrooms growing on its back steal away most of the nutrients it consumes. Whether it is due to a lack of moisture or a lack of nutrients, in Alola the mushrooms on Paras tend not to grow properly. Though at birth, they are not present on its back, but instead grows on it as it grows. |
| Parasect | Parasekuto (パラセクト) | 0047 | Bug | Grass | Paras (#0046) | End of evolution | Parasect is known to infest large trees en masse and drain nutrients from the lower trunk and roots, and when an infested tree dies, they move onto another tree all at once. It scatters toxic spores from the mushroom cap. A mushroom grown larger than the host's body controls Parasect. If the mushroom is removed, the Pokémon stops moving, so it is assumed that the Pokémon is dead. The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mushroom spores it scatters. It often fights over territory with Shiinotic. If harvested, these spores can be steeped and boiled down to prepare herbal medicines, although apparently, spores produced in Alola are not of good quality. It stays mostly in dark, damp places. |
| Venonat | Konpan (コンパン) | 0048 | Bug | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Venomoth (#0049) | It is based on the gnat. Venonat are nocturnal predators which use their radar-like compound eyes to see in the dark. |
| Venomoth | Morufon (モルフォン) | 0049 | Bug | Poison | Venonat (#0048) | End of evolution | Venomoth are large violet/fuchsia-colored moths. Its wings shed poisonous scales. These powdery scales are hard to remove from skin and contain poison that leaks out on contact. |
| Diglett | Diguda (ディグダ) | 0050 | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Dugtrio (#0051) | Farmers like to use Diglett and Dugtrio to plough the soil for crops to grow. Diglett has an Alolan form that is Ground/Steel-type. No one has ever seen the full body of a Diglett. | |
| Dugtrio | Dagutorio (ダグトリオ) | 0051 | Ground | Diglett (#0050) | End of evolution | Dugtrio is a tripled Diglett. Like Diglett, Dugtrio has an Alolan form that is Ground/Steel-type. Like Diglett, no one has ever seen the full body of a Dugtrio. Occasionally, they will fight over which head gets to eat first. | |
| Meowth | Nyāsu (ニャース) | 0052 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Persian (#0053)[nb 3] Gigantamax | One of the main members of Team Rocket in the Pokémon anime series. Team Rocket's Meowth can speak human language as well as converse with other Pokémon. Meowth withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. It loves round and shiny objects, coins being its favorite toys, which will play with it until it falls asleep. All it does is sleep during the daytime, and on a nightly basis, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow, looking for dropped loose change. It tends to fight with Murkrow over shiny objects. Giving coins to a Meowth can make it friendlier, but no less fickle. Meowth's Alolan form is Dark-type, and its Galarian form is Steel-type, which evolves into Perrserker. Its Gigantamax form is a tall, thin, long cat with glowing eyes and a mark on its coin. | |
| Persian | Perushian (ペルシアン) | 0053 | Normal | Meowth (#0052) | End of evolution | Although its fur has many admirers, Persian tough to raise as a pet because of its fickle meanness. The gem in its forehead glows on its own, and it walks with the elegance of a queen. It will lash out and scratch for little reason. Persian has six bold whiskers that sense air movements to determine what is in its surrounding vicinity, but it becomes docile if grabbed by the whiskers. If it raises its tail straight up, it is a signal that Persian is about to pounce and bite. Among fans, the size of the jewel in its forehead is a topic of talk, as it was hunted a lot due to its prized gem. Although the jewel on the Kantonian and Alolan species seem to be of different colors, they are mostly made of the same material. Its lithe muscles allow it to walk without making a sound, and it attacks in an instant. It has a high opinion of itself, although not to the same extent as the Alolan Persian, and its elegant and refined behavior clashes with that of the barbaric Perrserker as the relationship between the two is one of mutual disdain. Persian's Alolan form is Dark-type and its Galarian counterpart Perrserker is Steel-type. A Persian is owned by Team Rocket's leader Giovanni in the Pokémon anime series. Persian's name is based off the real life Persian cat. | |
| Psyduck | Kodakku (コダック) | 0054 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Golduck (#0055) | It has constant headaches. When Psyduck's headache gets severe, it unleashes its psychic powers. Psyduck was originally intended to have a currently unnamed middle evolution, but it was scrapped. | |
| Golduck | Gorudakku (ゴルダック) | 0055 | Water | Psyduck (#0054) | End of evolution | It was almost hunted to extinction by hunters wanting the precious jewel on its forehead. Its capabilities are superior compared to Psyduck. It swims effortlessly, even in rough, stormy seas. It is known to rescue people from wrecked ships. | |
| Mankey | Mankī (マンキー) | 0056 | Fighting | Beginning of evolution | Primeape (#0057) | Mankey is a snub-nosed monkey-esque Pokémon that specializes in physical fighting and is very aggressive and short-tempered. It is extremely easy to anger, to the point where one look can set it and the whole colony off. Mankey will fight anything and anyone. When it starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it is a sure sign that it is becoming angry. However, because it goes into a towering rage almost instantly, it is impossible for anyone to flee its wrath. It lives on treetops in colonies. It's usually unsafe to approach because most of the time it can't tell friend from foe. At that point, everyone around it leaves, and the loneliness angers it more. | |
| Primeape | Okorizaru (オコリザル) | 0057 | Fighting | Mankey (#0056) | Annihilape (#0979) | It's always angry and it won't abandon the chase until it is caught. It will never forgive or forget those who angered it. It can be very difficult to view. Even if asleep, anything that awakens it will get a half groggy chase. When angry, its blood starts pumping, making it stronger, yet dumber. It's been known to get so angry, that it dies, though it looks rather peaceful in death. Some researchers say it is still angry even when caught. Primeape is based on the baboon. | |
| Growlithe | Gādi (ガーディ) | 0058 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Arcanine (#0059) | Fiercely protective and loyal to its Trainer, it barks and bites at any intruders in its space, even though it usually has a friendly and brave nature. It will remain motionless unless given an order from its Trainer. Carelessly approaching it however can result in a bite. It tends to stand up to bigger foes, and if it detects a strange scent, it roars to protect its Trainer from harm. It has a superb sense of smell, and once it smells anything, it will never forget it. It can even use its nose to sense emotions. While it is quite friendly toward humans once it has grown used to them, in the wild, it has to be more fierce to defend its territory from Rockruff. It has lived alongside humans for ages. Its bones have been found in excavations of ruins from the Stone Age. Growlithe are popular throughout the Pokémon world as both guard dogs and police dogs. They are based on the Ryukyuan Shisa and Japanese Komainu lion-dog statues. It and Arcanine have Fire/Rock-type Hisuian forms. | |
| Arcanine | Uindi (ウインディ) | 0059 | Fire | Growlithe (#0058) | End of evolution | Arcanine is a fan-favorite Pokémon and has been described as having "the mane of a lion... the stripes of a tiger [and] the speed of a panther".[30][31][32] It has been admired since the past for its beauty. It runs agilely as if its on wings. Its bark conveys a sense of majesty and anyone hearing it can't help but grovel before it. An ancient picture scroll shows that people were attracted to its movement as it ran through prairies. Arcanine is known for its high speed as it is said to be capable of running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes within Arcanine's body is its source of power. Legends tell of its fighting alongside a general and conquering a whole country. There are so many old tales about them that Arcanine is spoken of and categorized in the Pokédex as the Legendary Pokémon, it is a common wild Pokémon. It and Growlithe have Fire/Rock-type Hisuian forms. | |
| Poliwag | Nyoromo (ニョロモ) | 0060 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Poliwhirl (#0061) | Due to its newly born legs, its not very good at standing or walking, so it prefers swimming, though its trainer should train it to walk every day. Despite the danger, it wants to come up on land, so it does its best to waddle along, but when an enemy finds it, it rushes back to the water. Poliwag has a very thin skin so it's possible to see its spiral innards right through the skin, especially after it eats. If the swirl is tinged white, that means Poliwag is sick. Despite its thinness, however, its skin is also very flexible and slimy, so even sharp fangs bounce right off it. The direction of the spiral of its organs tends to differ by area. Poliwag experts can tell them apart at a glance. In rivers with fast-flowing water, it will cling to a rock by using its thick lips, which act like a suction cup. | |
| Poliwhirl | Nyorozo (ニョロゾ) | 0061 | Water | Poliwag (#0060) | Poliwrath (#0062) Politoed (#0186) | Poliwhirl is among the most-marketed Pokémon,[33] being used in a line of chewable vitamins as well as a line of toothbrushes. Poliwhirl appears as a humanoid-shaped Pokémon that has a similar appearance to Poliwag, with arms and no tail. It evolves into Poliwrath after using a Water Stone, or into Politoed when traded while holding a King's Rock.[34][35] It can either live in or out of the water. Its two legs are well developed. Even though it can live on the ground, it prefers living in water where it has fewer natural enemies and more plentiful prey. When out of water, it constantly sweats so its body is always wet and slick with an oily fluid. Because of this, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle. Its health suffers when its skin dries out, so trainers have to be moisturize it diligently. It marches over the land in search of bug Pokémon to eat, then it takes them underwater so it can dine on them where it's safe. The spiral pattern on its belly subtly moves and staring at it gradually causes drowsiness. It can use this tactic when under attack to escape. | |
| Poliwrath | Nyorobon (ニョロボン) | 0062 | Water | Fighting | Poliwhirl (#0061) | End of evolution | An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breast stroke, it easily overtakes even the best human swimmers as it can go far and fast with minimal breathing. This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking. Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that is able to use all of its muscles, it lives on dry land. It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second. Poliwrath in the Alola region are strong swimmers that use the breaststroke, and many children learn to swim by imitating Poliwrath. Its percentage of body fat is nearly zero, and when it lands a square punch, it can turn boulders to dust. When swimming through cold seas, Poliwrath uses its arms to smash through drift ice and plow forward. Poliwrath is skilled at both swimming and martial arts. |
| Abra | Kēshii (ケーシィ) | 0063 | Psychic | Beginning of evolution | Kadabra (#0064) | Even when sleeping, which Abra is for most of its life, it can sense danger with its highly potent psychic power. When it is in danger, it will teleport to safety. Abra's teleportation is usually faster than the player's Pokémon, requiring a higher Speed stat in order to disable it before it teleports, though the player can attempt to throw a Pokéball at it. | |
| Kadabra | Yungerā (ユンゲラー) | 0064 | Psychic | Abra (#0063) | Alakazam (#0065) | Kadabra has been the source of various controversies. The symbols on its body have been associated to those used by Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS. Furthermore, in November 2000, Israeli magician Uri Geller sued Nintendo, claiming Kadabra embodies an unauthorized appropriation of his identity.[36][37][38] However, in 2020, he released a claim that Nintendo could use Kadabra again. | |
| Alakazam | Fūdin (フーディン) | 0065 | Psychic | Kadabra (#0064) | Mega Evolution | Alakazam's brain continually grows, infinitely multiplying its brain cells, and making its head far too heavy to support with its neck, so it moves its body using its psychokinetic power instead, however this can give headaches to anyone nearby. The older the Alakazam, the larger its head is. Its brain gives it an IQ of 5,000. It has a thorough memory of everything that has occurred in the world. Closing both its eyes heightens all its other senses and enables it to use its abilities to their extremes. The spoons clutched in its hands are said to have been created by its psychic powers. If it trusts someone deeply, it will let them have one of its spoons. Anything one eats with that spoon is apparently delicious. Kadabra and Alakazam were the direct counters to the Gastly line since they were dual types with Poison-type, and thus weak to psychic-type moves, and throughout the series, the Abra and Gastly lines were considered rivals. | |
| Machop | Wanrikī (ワンリキー) | 0066 | Fighting | Beginning of evolution | Machoke (#0067) | Machop's muscles never get sore. It can hurl around a total of 100 adult humans before it gets tired. | |
| Machoke | Gōrikī (ゴーリキー) | 0067 | Fighting | Machop(#0066) | Machamp (#0068) | Machoke is typically used for heavy lifting jobs due to its strength. Its appearance is similar to a WWE-style wrestler, with what appears to be exercise shorts. Its belt regulates its power, and it only removes it when faced with a particularly powerful opponent. | |
| Machamp | Kairikī (カイリキー) | 0068 | Fighting | Machoke (#0067) | Gigantamax | Machamp has four arms. It can throw around 500 punches in one second and move mountains with one arm. It evolves from Machoke after being traded. Its belt also regulates its power, with more destructive consequences when removed. Its Gigantamax form has glowing, orange eyes and hands and a bigger body. | |
| Bellsprout | Madatsubomi (マダツボミ) | 0069 | Grass | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Weepinbell (#0070) | It is a Grass-type Pokémon with a bell-shaped head, and a vine-like body ending in root-like feet, with leaves for arms. It can plant itself into the ground to negate Electric-type moves. |
| Weepinbell | Utsudon (ウツドン) | 0070 | Grass | Poison | Bellsprout (#0069) | Victreebel (#0071) | It has a hook on its rear-end that it hooks on trees with and sleeps. When it wakes up, it might find itself on the ground because of the wind. |
| Victreebel | Utsubotto (ウツボット) | 0071 | Grass | Poison | Weepinbell (#0070) | End of evolution | All of Bellsprout's evolutions are based on various fly-catcher plants, with Victreebel the closest-looking one. Team Rocket's James has a Victreebel that has a habit of chewing on him. It is said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned to confirm it. It lures in prey with the sweet aroma of honey, then, swallowed whole, the prey is melted in a day. Its prey naturally includes bugs, and even large animals on occasion. Acid that has dissolved a lot of prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey. Victreebel has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When unsuspecting prey draws near, it swallows it whole. |
| Tentacool | Menokurage (メノクラゲ) | 0072 | Water | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Tentacruel (#0073) | If Tentacool isn't in the water, it will shrivel up because it is 99% composed of water, with the other 1% being an organ that generates poison. If its tentacles are broken off, they can grow back quickly. |
| Tentacruel | Dokukurage (ドククラゲ) | 0073 | Water | Poison | Tentacool (#0072) | End of evolution | Tentacruel is a large, multi-tentacled jellyfish Pokémon that has two claws or beaks and two large, red jewels on its head. Its 80 tentacles can grow back or shrink at will, and it uses them to constrict its prey while immobilising it with poison. |
| Geodude | Ishitsubute (イシツブテ) | 0074 | Rock | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Graveler (#0075) | Sometimes mistaken for ordinary rocks, people get hurt accidentally stepping on them. Geodude has an Alolan form that is Rock/Electric-type, and has metal spines. It appears as an armed rock. |
| Graveler | Gorōn (ゴローン) | 0075 | Rock | Ground | Geodude (#0074) | Golem (#0076) | Graveler has an Alolan form that is Rock/Electric-type. It appears as a large rock that has two large arms and two small arms. It tumbles down mountains for transportation or fun, breaking most of what it crashes into. It does not mind if pieces of itself fall or are scraped off, as they can grow back. |
| Golem | Gorōnya (ゴローニャ) | 0076 | Rock | Ground | Graveler (#0075) | End of evolution | Golem is known for rolling down mountains. To prevent them from rolling into the homes of people downhill, grooves have been dug into the sides of mountains to serve as guideways for diverting this Pokémon's course. Golem has an Alolan form that is Rock/Electric-type. It appears as a large boulder with a head and limbs. It can roll up into a perfectly round rock. Its Alolan form is magnetic and has a rock cannon on its shoulders. |
| Ponyta | Ponīta (ポニータ) | 0077 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Rapidash (#0078) | Its Galarian form is Psychic-type. When born, it cannot stand properly and runs with its parents to strengthen its legs. It can choose when its flames can burn people or not. | |
| Rapidash | Gyaroppu (ギャロップ) | 0078 | Fire | Ponyta (#0077) | End of evolution | As a popular Pokémon, Rapidash is considered "universally appealing" to fans of cute and cool Pokémon alike. Both Ponyta and Rapidash can enable their body's flames to be harmful or harmless as seen in the anime.[39][40][41][42] Its Galarian form is Psychic/Fairy-type, and is pinkish purple in color instead. It just loves to run, and it can't help itself when it see a car or anything fast. A very competitive Pokémon, if it sees anything faster than it, it will go full speed in 10 steps to outrun it at 150 mph. At that point, its hooves barely touch the ground. It can traverse all of Hisui in a day and a half. The faster it goes, the longer its fiery mane becomes. Otherwise, it can be seen cantering in fields. | |
| Slowpoke | Yadon (ヤドン) | 0079 | Water | Psychic | Beginning of evolution | Slowbro (#0080) Slowking (#0199) | It is really slow-witted, oblivious and likes to loll about. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when attacked. Slowpoke uses its tail to catch prey by dipping it in water at the side of a river. However, this Pokémon often forgets what it is doing and often spends entire days just loafing at water's edge. Even if its tail is bitten off, it won't feel it or notice. Although not nutritious, its tail is pleasant to chew on. When soaked in water, a sweet sap leaks from the tip of its tail. It can be added to stews for a nice flavor. Alolan homes often cook by simmering dried Slowpoke tails into a salty stew. Its tail naturally falls off, but regenerates quickly. There are some places where it is worshiped because of a long-standing belief that its yawning brings rain. Its Galarian form is a Psychic-type. Trading Slowpoke while it holds a King's Rock evolves it into Slowking. |
| Slowbro | Yadoran (ヤドラン) | 0080 | Water | Psychic | Slowpoke (#0079) | Mega Evolution | Slowpoke has fished up a Shellder with its tail, which shocked it into evolving and made it stand on two legs. The Shellder apparently likes the taste of its tail so much it feels like it a dream, and now refuses to let go, which has metamorphosed into a spiral-shaped shell. If the Shellder were to detach itself from Slowbro in any way, it will devolve back to Slowpoke. The Shellder is said to feed off of Slowpoke's leftover scraps as it lives lazily by the sea. Being slow-witted to begin with, it doesn't feel anything because of Shellder's seeping poison. Since its tail has been bitten by Shellder, it now has to grudgingly swim for prey instead. Whenever Shellder bites down on its tail, it gives Slowbro a flash of inspiration, which it forgets a moment later. Its Galarian form is a Poison/Psychic-type. In the Gold and Silver demo, the Shellder was its own Pokémon, named Turban, before it was scrapped. |
| Magnemite | Koiru (コイル) | 0081 | Electric | Steel[nb 4] | Beginning of evolution | Magneton (#0082) | It was a pure Electric-type in generation I, but had the Steel type added in generation II. It tends to appear without warning and uses anti-gravity to float around. The two units on its side are like magnets and used for discharging attacks. It is attracted to electromagnetic waves from devices such as Pokégears, and attaches itself to power breakers. Power outages not caused by storms could be the result of a colony of Magnemite feeding on it. It becomes incapable of flight if it out of electricity. The two magnets on its side are powerful enough to draw in iron objects from 300 feet away. The faster they rotate, the greater the magnetic field it generates. Touching it while it is eating electricity will give a full body shock. Radio towers and power plants are good sources of food for them. Its numbers have been decreasing because most modern power lines are buried under the ground. |
| Magneton | Reakoiru (レアコイル) | 0082 | Electric | Steel[nb 4] | Magnemite (#0081) | Magnezone (#0462) | Formed when several Magnemite fuse together, it tends to raise the temperature up by 3.6 °F within 3,600 ft. It generates strange radio signals. Groups of magneton tend to gather where sun flares happen. Exposure to one can cause earaches. Its magnetism is so powerful it dries up moisture in its vicinity, and it is potentially fatal to devices like TVs. As a result, large cities have sirens to warn their citizens of Magneton appearances, and trainers are warned to keep Magneton inside their Pokéballs. When it evolves, the Magnemite's brains link up too, though they do not become three times smarter. When rain clouds form, they like to gather in high spots where lightning could strike. Sandy Shocks appears to be an ancient relative of it. It evolves into Magnezone while in range of a special magnetic field or a Thunder Stone in later games. |
| Farfetch'd | Kamonegi (カモネギ) | 0083 | Normal | Flying | No evolution[nb 5] | It carries around a green onion stalk much like a sword. It apparently knows where the best ones are and will battle over them. In emergencies, it will eat them, and then run off to find a new one. Farfetch'd were so rare at one point that people bred them to regrow the population. Since it cannot live with out one, it will defend its stalk with its life. It was originally called "Okupan" in early development and was intended to have an evolution named "Madame" in generation II's early development. Its Galarian form is a Fighting-type, appears to resemble a feudal Japan-style samurai or rōnin, and uses a larger onion-stalk. In Pokémon Go, it is exclusive to certain regions of Asia. | |
| Doduo | Dōdō (ドードー) | 0084 | Normal | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Dodrio (#0085) | It leaves giant footprints. Its short wings make flying difficult. Instead, it runs at high speed on its well-developed legs at over 60 mph. It races through grassy plains with powerful strides, leaving footprints up to four inches deep. By alternately raising and lowering its two heads, it balances itself to be more stable while running. Doduo's two heads never sleep or eat at the same time, and take turns to sleep or eat, so one head can always keep watch for enemies while the other one sleeps. Doduo's two heads contain completely identical brains. A scientific study reported that on rare occasions, there will be examples of Doduo possessing different sets of brains, and the brains in its two heads appear to communicate emotions to each other with telepathic power. It was originally intended to have a pre-evolution in generation II. It appears to resemble a two-headed ostrich or emu, mixed with a roadrunner. |
| Dodrio | Dōdorio (ドードリオ) | 0085 | Normal | Flying | Doduo (#0084) | End of evolution | The three heads express joy, sorrow, and anger as they plan strategy together. When two heads sleep, one head remains awake. Dodrio are extremely fast runners. |
| Seel | Pauwau (パウワウ) | 0086 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Dewgong (#0087) | It loves swimming around in 14 °F waters. Its horn is hard enough to bash its way through ice. It has a thick hide covered in warm fur. It goes in waters up to -40 °F. Though not a great walker, it is a skilled swimmer. It closes its nostrils when it swims. In the daytime, it can be found sleeping on the seabed of shallow waters. Their presence in the Alolan climate is considered a mystery. Its design and name are based on the real-life seal. | |
| Dewgong | Jugon (ジュゴン) | 0087 | Water | Ice | Seel (#0086) | End of evolution | A fisherman once saw a Dewgong on an iceberg and thought it was a mermaid. Its design and name are based on the real-life dugong. |
| Grimer | Betobetā (ベトベター) | 0088 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Muk (#0089) | It eats sewer waste for food. Its body is very slippery, so it can slip through almost any opening. It was one of the earliest Pokémon to be created, and was originally supposed to have a pre-evolution, "Betobebi", in generation II. Grimer has an Alolan form that is Poison/Dark-type. It appears as a purple sludge, while its Alolan form is multiple colors. | |
| Muk | Betobeton (ベトベトン) | 0089 | Poison | Grimer (#0088) | End of evolution | Muk's English name comes from the word "muck". It is based on the dorotabō, a one-eyed, three-fingered yōkai that rises from the mud of neglected, overgrown rice fields. Muk is covered in a toxic filthy sludge so vile, plants die wherever it goes. A drop of its body fluid can turn a pool rancid or leave a person bedridden for days. Its nose has devolved, so it cannot smell anything. It feeds on anything repugnant and filthy, like sewer water. It prefers warm and humid environments. Its numbers have started declining since people have begun cleaning up towns, and because some people think it may go extinct, sludge pools are being built to prevent this. Muk has an Alolan form that is Poison/Dark-type. Like Grimer, Alolan Muk has multiple colors, and now bears razor-sharp poisonous crystal-esque teeth. | |
| Shellder | Sherudā (シェルダー) | 0090 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Cloyster (#0091) | When it sleeps, it sticks its tongue out. It appears as a typical clam or bivalve with a long, pink tongue. | |
| Cloyster | Parushen (パルシェン) | 0091 | Water | Ice | Shellder (#0090) | End of evolution | It swims by pushing water out through its valves. It is similar to Shellder, but rotated 180 degrees. Its body looks like a black ball inside a clam's shell. It has no tongue. |
| Gastly | Gōsu (ゴース) | 0092 | Ghost | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Haunter (#0093) | It is a Ghost-type Pokémon based on the will-o'-the-wisp and the yōkai sōgenbi. It hides under structures to stop the wind from blowing away its gaseous matter. Though it is part-Poison, it typically doesn't learn Poison-type moves naturally, though it uses its signature tongue when it attacks with Lick. |
| Haunter | Gōsuto (ゴースト) | 0093 | Ghost | Poison | Gastly (#0092) | Gengar (#0094) | Because of its ability to slip through block walls, Haunter is said to be from another dimension. It saps its victims' life by licking them with its cold, gaseous tongue. Those licked by it grow weaker with each passing day, shaking uncontrollably until they die. If one trips and falls for no apparent reason or hear a sound when no one is around, it may be a Haunter. In total darkness, where nothing is visible, Haunter lurks, silently stalking its next victim. It fears the light and revels in the dark, though it may be on the verge of extinction in cities that stay brightly lit at night. On moonless nights, Haunter searches for someone to curse. It seems to stalk sad people. |
| Gengar | Gengā (ゲンガー) | 0094 | Ghost | Poison | Haunter (#0093) | Mega Evolution | Gengar is a Ghost-type Pokémon that seeps into the shadows of people and Pokémon to scare them for fun. A sudden chill of 10 °F or cooler may be a Gengar trying to curse someone. Gengar will lurk in whatever dark corner of a room it can find and wait for its chance to catch its prey. It likes to attack people in the mountains. Sometimes, Gengar will pose as people's shadows. It often tries to steal the life force of people. It apparently wishes for a traveling companion. Since it may have once been human, it tries to create one by taking the lives of other humans. Initially created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori,[43][44] it has become one of the most popular Pokémon, placing tenth on the Google Pokémon of the Year 2020 poll.[45] Kotaku's Zack Zwiezen said Gengar was "one of [their] favorite gen 1 designs", calling it a "great design [because] it's simple, yet not boring or generic".[46] Gengar has appeared in many Pokémon spin-offs or crossovers, including Pokkén Tournament[47] and Pokémon Unite.[48] |
| Onix | Iwāku (イワーク) | 0095 | Rock | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Steelix (#0208) | Onix is a large rock snake with a spike on its head. It usually lives underground. As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, but colored black. It burrows at high speed in search of food, and the tunnels it leaves are used as homes by Diglett. Its large body is over 26 feet long, yet, despite its size, it can squirm its way through the ground at 50 mph. As it digs through the ground, it absorbs many hard objects, which makes its body more solid. It eats boulders while digging. Onix has a magnet in its brain, which acts as a compass so that it does not lose direction while it is tunneling. As it grows older, its body becomes increasingly rounder and smoother. It evolves into Steelix when traded while holding a Metal Coat.[8][49][50][51] |
| Drowzee | Surīpu (スリープ) | 0096 | Psychic | Beginning of evolution | Hypno (#0097) | Drowzee's design is based on the dream-eating tapir Baku. It puts people to sleep and eats their dreams through their noses. It can get sick from eating nightmares. If one sleeps by it frequently, it might show them dreams it ate in the past. If someone has forgotten their dreams, Drowzee probably ate them. It remembers every dream it has eaten, and rarely eats the dreams of adults because children's are tastier. Drowzee is skilled in hypnotism, and can tell what someone is dreaming by smelling them. | |
| Hypno | Surīpā (スリーパー) | 0097 | Psychic | Drowzee (#0096) | End of evolution | Hypno's design is based on the dream-eating tapir Baku and a hypnotist. Hypno holds a pendulum in its hand. The arcing movement, the rhythm of the swinging, and glitter of the pendulum help lull the foe into a deep state of hypnosis. While it searches for prey, it polishes the pendulum. Allegedly, there once was an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized. When hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then feasts on their dreams and carries away anyone having good dreams. Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up. While an extremely dangerous Pokémon, it rarely harms people and those who are in need of a good, sound sleep call it their savior. In Alola, Komala is Hypno's main target. There are some Hypno that assist doctors with patients who can't sleep at night in hospitals. When it locks eyes with an enemy, it will use a mix of Psychic-type moves such as Hypnosis and Confusion. This has led to Hypno becoming the subject of creepypastas.[52] Hypno is purely yellow with a white fluffy collar mane. | |
| Krabby | Kurabu (クラブ) | 0098 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Kingler (#0099) | Krabby live in beaches, burrowed inside holes dug into the sand. On sandy beaches with little in the way of food, they can be seen squabbling with each other over territory. Its pincers are used for balance when walking sideways. Though they may break off during battle, they grow back fast, stronger than before. Until then, though, it becomes unable to walk properly. If it senses danger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger. If it is unable to find food, it will absorb nutrients by swallowing a mouthful of sand. | |
| Kingler | Kingurā (キングラー) | 0099 | Water | Krabby (#0098) | Gigantamax | One of its pincers grew massive and it's now as hard as steel, and it has 10,000 pounds per square inch of crushing power, though its huge size makes it too heavy to use. Although strong, the pincer is inaccurate, and swinging it around too quickly can topple it over. Kingler is said to be capable of prying open Shellder and Cloyster shells using its pincer. Though it can wave its claw in the air to communicate with others, its weight quickly tires it out. It has a Gigantamax form which gives it lots of power, and the ability to dissolve anything with its bubbles. | |
| Voltorb | Biriridama (ビリリダマ) | 0100 | Electric | Beginning of evolution | Electrode (#0101) | Voltorb and Electrode are considered some of the least popular Pokémon due to their Pokéball-esque designs. Some say there is a connection between them. They will explode with very little stimulus or reason, and are usually found in power plants. In some instances, they have been seen drawing power from the trolleys of electric trains. During the study of the line, it was discovered that its components are not found in nature. Due to this, there are rumors that they were first created when a Pokéball was exposed to a powerful pulse of energy. Because it explodes for little to no reason, even veteran trainers treat it with caution. In the video games, Voltorb and Electrode are typically used as landmine traps by villains. They have Hisuian forms that are Electric/Grass-type. Hisuian Voltorb evolves via Leaf Stone. Electrode eats electricity in the atmosphere, and during thunder storms, groups of Electrode explode from eating too much electricity. It stores electric energy under very high pressure. If it has too much electricity and has nothing to do, it amuses itself by exploding. The more energy it charges up, the faster and more prone to exploding it gets. Due to this, it is feared with nicknames like "The Bomb Ball". It is known to drift on winds when bloated with stored electricity. | |
| Electrode | Marumain (マルマイン) | 0101 | Electric | Voltorb (#0100) | End of evolution | ||
| Exeggcute | Tamatama (タマタマ) | 0102 | Grass | Psychic | Beginning of evolution | Exeggutor (#0103) | Though it may look like eggs, Exeggcute are actually clusters of seeds. When cracks increasingly appear on the seeds, Exeggcute is close to evolution. Often mistaken for eggs, when disturbed, they quickly gather and attack in swarms. Even if the shells crack, the contents aren't spilled. If one is separated from the group, the six will quickly regroup with telepathy. Although they are the same size as others, Alolan Exeggcute are heavier than others, as their shells are packed full. They are often hunted by Crabrawler, but uses psychokinesis to drive it off. They tend to get quite nervous when not in a group of six. If even one member of the group goes missing, Exeggcute become cowardly. |
| Exeggutor | Nasshī (ナッシー) | 0103 | Grass | Psychic | Exeggcute (#0102) | End of evolution | It is a coconut tree-esque Pokémon based on the jinmenju and the favorite Pokémon of Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, having used it throughout the debugging phase of Pokémon Red and Green. Its three heads think independently of one another, and become unable to act if they disagree on what to do. They communicate via telepathy. Sometimes, one of the heads grows so big due to the sun that it fall off and becomes an Exeggcute. Its cries are noisy due to each head thinking about something else. Exeggutor are friendly, and only engage their enemies with psychic power when they need to. It originally came from the tropics, so it is known as the "Walking Forest". Exeggutor has an Alolan form that is Grass/Dragon-type and has a much longer neck. |
| Cubone | Karakara (カラカラ) | 0104 | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Marowak (#0105) | Cubone wears the skull of its deceased mother. Since it never removes said skull, no one has ever seen Cubone's real face. When sad or lonely, its skull shakes and its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody. The stains on the skull it wears are made by the tears it sheds. When it even thinks of its deceased mother, it weeps loudly, and Mandibuzz that hear its cries will attack it from the air. According to some, it will evolve when it comes to terms with the pain of her death. | |
| Marowak | Garagara (ガラガラ) | 0105 | Ground | Cubone (#0104) | End of evolution | The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone like a boomerang to knock out targets. Originally a small and weak Cubone, it became rough and aggressive when it begin using bones as weapons. It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others. It collects bones from an unknown place. Some say that a Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world. Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. It carries out vengeance on its natural enemy, Mandibuzz, as it throws bones to try to take it down. They thump their bones rhythmically to communicate among themselves, with nearly 50 different rhythmic patterns. It also has a Ghost/Fire-type Alolan form that uses its mother's spirit as a flame at the end of its bones. | |
| Hitmonlee | Sawamurā (サワムラー) | 0106 | Fighting | Tyrogue (#0236) | End of evolution | Hitmonlee's design is based on Headless men, from Greco-Roman mythology. It may also be based on Kabandha, a demon from Hindu mythology. Its English name is derived from actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. When in a hurry, its legs strengthen progressively. When kicking, the soles of its feet turn as hard as diamond, and its legs stretch to destroy its foes. Its balance lets it attack from any stance. Some call it the "Kicking Master". After a battle, it rubs down its springy legs to overcome fatigue. Its legs can stretch to double its length. Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan did not have a distinct evolutionary line until Tyrogue and Hitmontop were conceived. Hitmonlee evolves from Tyrogue if it has higher Attack. | |
| Hitmonchan | Ebiwarā (エビワラー) | 0107 | Fighting | Tyrogue (#0236) | End of evolution | Its English name is derived from actor and martial artist Jackie Chan. It can punch fast enough to slice air and hard enough to break rocks, though it needs to rest for a couple minutes after doing so. It winds it arms to punch harder, and punches in a corkscrew fashion. A Hitmonchan is said to possess the spirit of a boxer who had been working towards a world championship. It evolves from Tyrogue if it has higher Defense. | |
| Lickitung | Beroringa (ベロリンガ) | 0108 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Lickilicky (#0463) | Instead of its hands, it uses its long, prehensile tongue. It paralyzes bug Pokémon by licking them, and eats them whole. If not immediately washed, its licks can cause itchy rashes. Its tongue can stretch up to 6'6", and when it does, its tail quivers and contracts. It has nerves that run through its tongue, so it can use it freely. It licks filthy things to clean them, but its saliva is still smelly and grimy. Whenever Lickitung cones across something new, it always gives it a lick to memorize the taste and texture of that thing. It doesn't care for sour things. When its saliva is boiled, it becomes a strong adhesive. It evolves into Lickilicky while knowing Rollout. | |
| Koffing | Dogāsu (ドガース) | 0109 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Weezing (#0110) | Koffing is based on air pollution and meteorites. Sometimes, it can over-inflate itself and explode. It appears as a floating space-rock with several gas vent holes that expel its fumes. It also has a skull and crossbones style marking on its chest. A Koffing was Team Rocket member James' starting Pokémon. | |
| Weezing | Matadogasu (マタドガス) | 0110 | Poison | Koffing (#0109) | End of evolution | It likes to raid trash can for food. To make its poison more toxic, it pushes its gas through its two heads. Its Galarian form is Poison/Fairy-type. It appears as three different sized Koffing rocks merged, with faces on the two bigger ones. | |
| Rhyhorn | Saihōn (サイホーン) | 0111 | Ground | Rock | Beginning of evolution | Rhydon (#0112) | Because it is not good at turning, Rhyhorn runs in a straight line, smashing everything in its path, destroying anything in its way. Though it can knock a block of steel down without much care, its head may be sore the next day. Its massive bones are 1,000 times harder than those of humans, and it can easily knock a trailer flying. As a Pokémon with a one-track mind, when it starts running, it will not stop until it falls asleep. Rhyhorn's brain is so small and dense that it usually forgets why it may be running. |
| Rhydon | Saidon (サイドン) | 0112 | Ground | Rock | Rhyhorn (#0111) | Rhyperior (#0464) | Rhydon was the first Pokémon created by Game Freak.[53] Unlike Rhyhorn, it is bipedal. Protected by an armor-like hide, it can survive in lava over 3,600 ºF and take direct hits from cannonballs. By rapidly rotating its drill-like horn, it can punch holes through boulders and diamonds, while one sweep of its tail can topple a building. Its brain developed when it began walking on its hind legs. As of generation IV, it can evolve into Rhyperior when traded while holding a Protector. |
| Chansey | Rakkī (ラッキー) | 0113 | Normal | Happiny (#0440) | Blissey (#0242) | The eggs it carries in its pouch can heal its eaters and make them happier. For this reason, they are often employed in Pokémon Centers. In generation II, Blissey was added as an evolution, and in generation IV, Happiny was added as a pre-evolution. | |
| Tangela | Monjara (モンジャラ) | 0114 | Grass | Beginning of evolution | Tangrowth (#0465) | Its whole body is covered with thick blue vines, concealing its identity. It will tangle and get entangled with nearly anything. Tangela's vines snap off painlessly and easily if they are grabbed, allowing it to escape. The lost vines grow back the next day. The vines of a Tangela have a distinct scent, and in some parts of Galar, are used as herbs. It gained an evolution, Tangrowth, in generation IV, and was going to have a pre-evolution in generation II.[citation needed] | |
| Kangaskhan | Garūra (ガルーラ) | 0115 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Mega Evolution | Kangaskhan in Pokémon Go is exclusively available to Australia. The female raises its young in its belly pouch for around three years, and during this time, the baby rarely ventures out. The young leaves home once it learns to find food, and its mother begins to miss it. To avoid crushing the baby, it sleeps standing up. A young Kangaskhan playing on its own is not to be disturbed or caught, as its mother will be supervising it. There are records of a lost human child being raised by a childless Kangaskhan. They live in groups. In generation VI, it gained a Mega Evolution. | |
| Horsea | Tattsū (タッツー) | 0116 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Seadra (#0117) | Horsea and Seadra are based on seahorses.[54] It feeds on bug Pokémon and moss. It can fire water from its mouth to attack foes in or out of water, or ink to deter attackers. By spinning its body, it can create whirlpools. | |
| Seadra | Shīdora (シードラ) | 0117 | Water | Horsea (#0116) | Kingdra (#0230) | It can swim in any direction by flapping its fins and tail. It creates whirlpools to exhaust its prey, and eats it whole. Male Seadra will take care of newborn Horsea. While doing so, the poison on the tips of its fins becomes thicker and stronger than usual. As of generation II, it can evolve into Kingdra when traded while holding a Dragon Scale. | |
| Goldeen | Tosakinto (トサキント) | 0118 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Seaking (#0119) | Goldeen and Seaking are based on goldfish.[54] Goldeen was originally intended to have a pre-evolution called "Gyopin"[citation needed] If kept in an aquarium, it will use its horn to break out. Swimmers have to be careful in water, so that Goldeen do not ram into them. | |
| Seaking | Azumaō (アズマオウ) | 0119 | Water | Goldeen (#0118) | End of evolution | Seaking is known to be able to swim against streams and up waterfalls. It will use its horn to bore holes into rocks to lay eggs in. Fans of Seaking's horn and fins are known to fight each other. | |
| Staryu | Hitodeman (ヒトデマン) | 0120 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Starmie (#0121) | It is a basic Pokémon which resembles a starfish with a mechanical center on its body, housing a red jewel. This organ is known as its core. As long as the jewel is unharmed, it can regenerate the rest of its body. | |
| Starmie | Sutāmī (スターミー) | 0121 | Water | Psychic | Staryu (#0120) | End of evolution | Starmie has a second on its back, which is semi-attached, being able to spin around independently of the front star. Starmie has a red jewel core, which resembles a cut precious stone and seems to shine with the seven colors of the rainbow when looked at from different angles,[55] but usually shows up red more than any other color. It can also emit electrical waves from its core powerful enough to reach the furthest parts of the universe.[56] |
| Mr. Mime | Bariyādo (バリヤード) | 0122 | Psychic | Fairy[nb 2] | Mime Jr. (#0439) | End of evolution[nb 6] | Despite its name, there are female Mr. Mime. It is exclusive to Europe in Pokémon Go. Its a skilled mime that loves to pantomime. It can create barriers by vibrating the air with its fingertips. If it is interrupted or its audience is unimpressed, it will slap them with its broad hands. It has an Ice/Psychic-type Galarian form. |
| Scyther | Sutoraiku (ストライク) | 0123 | Bug | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Scizor (#0212) Kleavor (#0901) | IGN and GamesRadar have praised Scyther's "cool" design.[57][58][59] With its ninja-like movements, Scyther can create afterimages of itself. It can slice thick logs with a single stroke. On rare occasions, it flies with its wings. It is proud of its speed. While young, they live together deep in the mountains, training themselves in fighting with their scythes and moving at high speeds. It evolves into Scizor after being traded while holding a Metal Coat. When given the Black Augurite, it evolves into Kleavor. |
| Jynx | Rūjura (ルージュラ) | 0124 | Ice | Psychic | Smoochum (#0238) | End of evolution | Jynx has spawned controversy due to aspects of its design being similar to blackface, leading Game Freak to change the color of its skin from black to purple.[60][61][62][63][64] When Pokémon Yellow was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, the in-game sprite of Jynx was edited to reflect this change.[64] Jynx's appearance is a purple humanoid with blond hair and a dress. It can put opponents to sleep by kissing them. Jynx can communicate with what appears to be a human-like language, though it has yet to be deciphered, so they usually opt to communicate with dance-like movement instead. It evolves from Smoochum. |
| Electabuzz | Erebū (エレブー) | 0125 | Electric | Elekid (#0239) | Electivire (#0466) | Groups of Electabuzz gather near power plants or places likely to be struck by thunder to feast on their electricity. For this reason, they are often placed in houses as lightning rods. Power plants employ the use of Ground-type Pokémon to prevent Electabuzz from eating their energy and causing blackouts, though they are usually the fault of the companies running them. In the dark, it glows a whitish-blue color. It evolves from Elekid via happiness, and into Electivire when traded holding an Electirizer. | |
| Magmar | Būbā (ブーバー) | 0126 | Fire | Magby (#0240) | Magmortar (#0467) | While Magmar was voted the eighth best fire-type Pokémon by the Official Nintendo Magazine readers,[65] GamesRadar had criticized its design multiple times, noting that its forehead resembles a butt.[66][67] Magmar evolves from Magby via happiness, and into Magmortar when traded holding a Magmarizer. Magmar are found in and around active volcanoes. Its body temperature is 2,200 °F. It dislikes cold places, so it blows flames to make the environment suitable for itself. Its appearance is often obscured by the flames that cover it. It can heal and rest itself by dipping its body into lava. In battle, Magmar blows out flames from all over its body to intimidate its opponent. When it breathes, Its temperature rises, and when it sneezes, flames shoot out. Magmar dispatches its prey with fire, but may accidentally burn said prey to a charred crisp. | |
| Pinsir | Kairosu (カイロス) | 0127 | Bug | Beginning of evolution | Mega Evolution | It was originally supposed to have an evolution called "Plux" in generation II. Some speculated this unused design was reworked into Heracross.[68] Pinsir can use its pincers to crush, toss, bludgeon, or tear anything up to twice its size. Captured prey is kept in place by the piercing thorns and sheer strength of Pinsir's horns, and will not be released until they are torn in half. If it cannot be torn in half, it tosses it around. In addition to hunting prey, it also tends to enjoy tree sap. Pinsir live in temperate forests or jungles, and burrow their way underground or inside trees to avoid the cold. In Alola, it has a rivalry with Vikavolt, yet gets along with Heracross. In other regions, however, it competes with Heracross for food. Pinsir are known to judge each other based on their pincers, which also determine its popularity with the opposite gender based on how thick it looks. In generation VI, it gained a Mega Evolution. | |
| Tauros | Kentarosu (ケンタロス) | 0128 | Normal | No evolution | When attacking, it violently charges while whipping itself with its three tails. Like Rhyhorn, it will not stop running until it hits something. Although powerful, it can only charge in a straight line. They fight each other by locking horns to prove their strength, and the leader prides itself with its battle-scarred horns. If there are no opponents, it will charge into thick trees, knocking them down. Historically, people have ridden Tauros for ages, a practice said to have started in Alola. Tauros in Alola actually have a calm side, most likely due to the climate. Tauros in Galar, however, are more volatile and will not let people ride on them. In Paldea, it has 3 other forms, with it now being a Fighting-type along with a Fighting/Fire and a Fighting/Water-type. It is exclusive to North America in Pokémon Go. | ||
| Magikarp | Koikingu (コイキング) | 0129 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Gyarados (#0130) | Magikarp is mostly useless in the games, until it evolves into Gyarados. Magikarp is based on the common carp.[54] At level 15, Magikarp learns Tackle. Until then, it only knows Splash and cannot be taught any other moves. Magikarp is virtually useless in battle as it can only splash around. In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the descendants that exist today. Despite its weakness, it is actually a hardy and fertile Pokémon that can survive in any body of water. Its swimming muscles are weak, so it gets easily washed away by currents, so places where water pools like seas, lakes, rivers, and shallow puddles will have many Magikarp stuck in them. It may jump on rare occasions, but never more than seven feet, making it easy for predators like Pidgeotto to catch it mid-jump. In rare occasions, a Magikarp living for many years can leap up a mountain. | |
| Gyarados | Gyaradosu (ギャラドス) | 0130 | Water | Flying | Magikarp (#0129) | Mega Evolution | When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation, said to be the cause of its violent nature. Throughout history, it would appear and burn cities, villages and towns down in rampages lasting around a month. There are some regions where it is called "the deity of destruction". Despite its Flying type, Gyarados cannot actually fly. In generation VI, it gained a Mega Evolution. |
| Lapras | Rapurasu (ラプラス) | 0131 | Water | Ice | Beginning of evolution | Gigantamax | Lapras have gentle hearts. Poachers have driven Lapras to the point of near-extinction, though recent protection regulations have instead made it an overabundant species. It loves transporting people on its back, and can actually understand human speech thanks to its high intelligence. Lapras will sing with other Lapras as a form of communication, or by itself when happy. Gigantamax Lapras is exclusive to Shield. Lapras is based on the Loch Ness Monster and the plesiosaur. In the games, any Pokémon that uses Surf appears in the overworld as a Lapras or Mantine. |
| Ditto | Metamon (メタモン) | 0132 | Normal | No evolution | Appearing as an amorphous blob, Ditto is capable of transforming into an exact copy of anything it sees by altering its genetic code. However, this transformation is often imperfect.[69] The specific imperfections vary from Ditto to Ditto. It does not get along with others of the same species, as they will both fruitlessly try to transform into each other. Ditto rose in popularity with Gold and Silver, where it was able to "breed" with any other Pokémon that is able to breed, becoming vital for the franchise's competitive scene. It cannot breed with itself, though.[70] Due to its similarities to Mew, a longtime rumor arose that it was a failed clone. However, this fan theory has been denied by Game Freak.[71] | ||
| Eevee | Ībui (イーブイ) | 0133 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Multiple[nb 7] Gigantamax | Eevee is often considered among the "cutest" Pokémon in the franchise.[72][73][74][75] Due to this, Eevee is featured on various Pokémon-related merchandise.[76][77][78] It is the mascot of Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Eevee has exclusive evolution styles, where each evolution requires special requirements to occur, resulting in 8 different Pokémon. Eevee and its evolutions are sometimes referred to as "Eeveelutions". Eevee is mostly found in highly-populated areas like cities and towns. Its unstable genes allow it to adapt to most habitats, and even to its trainer, to the point of eventually adopting a face similar to theirs. In generation VIII, it gained a Gigantamax form. | |
| Vaporeon | Shawāzu (シャワーズ) | 0134 | Water | Eevee (#0133) | End of Evolution | Its genes and DNA are nearly identical to water, so it can melt away into it to hide from foes or prey. If its fins begin to mutate, it means rain is coming in a couple of hours. It now has the ability to freely control water. It evolves from Eevee using a Water Stone.[79] Vaporeon became the ambassador for Water Day in Japan in 2023.[80] | |
| Jolteon | Sandāsu (サンダース) | 0135 | Electric | Eevee (#0133) | End of evolution | Jolteon and Zapdos's romanized Japanese names are almost exactly the same as each other's, with a final "s" being the only difference. It accumulates negative ions in the air to dish out 10,000 volt discharges. It is a moody Pokémon, easily becoming sad or angry, and its spiky fur can be launched to pierce enemies when it bristles. Jolteon's cells emit a low amount of electricity, which is amplified by its needle-like fur. If its hair stands on end, it is about to discharge. The crackling sound of electricity can be heard when it exhales. It evolves from Eevee using a Thunder Stone. | |
| Flareon | Būsutā (ブースター) | 0136 | Fire | Eevee (#0133) | End of evolution | It stores fire over 1,650 °F inside its flame sac, then releases it at over 3,000 °F. Its fur is used to air out its body so it doesn't overheat. An omnivore, it roasts berries and prey before eating them. It evolves from Eevee using a Fire Stone. | |
| Porygon | Porigon (ポリゴン) | 0137 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Porygon2 (#0233) | Porygon has become notorious for being featured in an episode of the anime that caused widespread epileptic seizures in Japanese viewers.[81] Roughly made about 20 years ago, it is entirely made of programming code. It can enter cyberspace at will. People theorized it could go into space, though no Porygon has managed to do so so far. It has no heartbeat and doesn't need to eat, though it can eat if food is given. Because of this, people are eager to try it in any environment. Porygon is copy-protected so it cannot be duplicated. It was made with the best technology of 1995, so it has become outdated compared to Pokémon like Genesect and Type: Null. It is still useful in cyberspace, as it goes around making sure no suspicious data exists. It gained an evolution in generation II, Porygon2. Porygon and its evolutions are the only Pokémon capable of learning Conversion and Conversion 2. | |
| Omanyte | Omunaito (オムナイト) | 0138 | Rock | Water | Beginning of evolution | Omastar (#0139) | Omanyte is an ancient Pokémon that has been regenerated from Helix Fossils by people using modern science. If attacked by an enemy, it withdraws to its hard shell. It can use air stored inside its shell to rise or fall in water. Omanyte lived in ancient seas. Archeops and Carracosta have been known to prey on it.. The fossils Omanyte have been resurrected from are excavated from areas that were once large oceans. Because some Omanyte manage to escape after being restored or are released into the wild by people, it is gradually becoming an invasive species. |
| Omastar | Omusutā (オムスター) | 0139 | Rock | Water | Omanyte (#0138) | End of evolution | Omastar is commonly referred to as "Lord Helix" within the community. This is a reference to Twitch Plays Pokémon, where the Pokémon was seen as a good-luck charm.[citation needed] Omastar uses its tentacles to capture its prey. It is believed that it went extinct because its shell grew too large and heavy, causing its movements to become too slow and clumsy. Once wrapped around its prey, it never lets go as it attacks by tearing into it with the sharp beaks that ring its mouth. |
| Kabuto | Kabuto (カブト) | 0140 | Rock | Water | Beginning of evolution | Kabutops (#0141) | Kabuto is an ancient Pokémon that has been regenerated from a Dome Fossil. However, in extremely rare cases, living examples have been discovered, being identical to their 300 million year-old counterparts. It is said to have inhabited ancient beaches. It protects itself using its hard shell and glowing red eyes. |
| Kabutops | Kabutopusu (カブトプス) | 0141 | Rock | Water | Kabuto (#0140) | End of evolution | Kabutops were aggressive prehistoric Pokémon that inhabited warm seas. They swam underwater to hunt for prey in ancient times. It was apparently in the process of evolving from being a water-dweller to living on land, as evident from the beginnings of change in its gills and legs. The exact cause of its extincion is unknown. It swims at speeds of roughly 29 knots, closing in on prey and tearing at its foes with sickle-like forelegs, and drains the foe's body fluids entirely. The discarded body parts become food for other Pokémon. In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim faster. |
| Aerodactyl | Putera (プテラ) | 0142 | Rock | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Mega Evolution | A vicious, prehistoric Pokémon, it goes for its opponents' throats with its serrated, saw-like fangs that shred the skin of even Steel-type Pokémon. It went extinct, but it was resurrected by taking its DNA from an Old Amber. It flies by spreading its wings and gliding though the skies, to the point of being referred to as their king. A widely accepted theory is that it went extinct due to a meteor impact. Despite its strength in the air, it is weak and slow on the ground. Even modern technology is still unable to make a truly perfect specimen. It is based on pterodactyls and dragons or wyverns. In generation VI, it gained a Mega Evolution. |
| Snorlax | Kabigon (カビゴン) | 0143 | Normal | Munchlax (#0446) | Gigantamax | It is carefree about everything, and it will allow children to play on its vast belly while it sleeps all day. After eating around 900 pounds of food, it goes to sleep for a while. It is a large, obese Pokémon with a bluish-green body and a white circle-shaped belly, white feet and face. It is said to be able to eat nearly anything with little to no side-effects, such as thorny plants or Muk's poison. In generation IV, it gained a pre-evolution, Munchlax. Its Gigantamax form has an ecosystem growing on its belly. | |
| Articuno | Furīzā (フリーザー) | 0144 | Ice | Flying | No evolution | It is part of the Legendary Bird Trio. The naming conventions for this trio are based on their type – Arctic, Zap and Molt – along with 1, 2, 3 in Spanish – uno, dos, tres respectively. It is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains and guide them out. The flapping of Articuno's wings can chill the air around it and cause blizzards. A Psychic/Flying-type legendary Pokémon is similar to Articuno and shares its name, to the point of being referred to as its Galarian Form, though it is actually an unrelated Pokémon. | |
| Zapdos | Sandā (サンダー) | 0145 | Electric | Flying | No evolution | It is part of the Legendary Bird Trio. Its design is inspired by the Indigenous North American myth of the thunderbird.[29] It is said to cause and appear from dark and gray clouds in the sky while shedding lightning from its wings. It has the power to control electricity, and is said to gain power from thunder storms. It is said that when it rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after, and there are tales of Zapdos resting in pitch black thunderclouds. As with Articuno, a similar Fighting/Flying-type Pokémon is referred to as its Galarian form. | |
| Moltres | Faiyā (ファイヤー) | 0146 | Fire | Flying | No evolution | It is part of the Legendary Bird Trio. Its design is inspired by the firebird of Slavic folklore.[29] It can make the sky turn red as it flaps its fiery wings. It is said to bring spring early when it arrives to cold lands. If Moltres is injured, it is said to dip itself in magma to burn and heal itself. There are stories that tell of its fire-cloaked wings lighting up paths for those lost traveling in the mountains. A Dark/Flying-type Pokémon is referred to as its Galarian form, though as with the rest of the trio, the Pokémon are not actually related. | |
| Dratini | Miniryū (ミニリュウ) | 0147 | Dragon | Beginning of evolution | Dragonair (#0148) | A Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin almost daily. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels. This allows Dratini to grow longer and longer, even reaching 6 feet in length. In some regions, boots made from the tanned cast-off skin of Dratini are a luxury item. The small lump on a Dratini's forehead is actually an underdeveloped horn. Even though it is rare, after a 10-hour struggle, a fisherman was finally able to pull one up and confirm its existence. Though still weak, it dwells near bodies of rapidly flowing water, such as the plunge pools of waterfalls to protect it while it repeatedly sheds its skin. It eats whatever food sinks down, and lives a quiet and happy life. | |
| Dragonair | Hakuryū (ハクリュー) | 0148 | Dragon | Dratini (#0147) | Dragonite (#0149) | Dragonair can grow the wings on its head to fly, but can also fly without them. It stores an enormous amount of energy inside its body, and can alter weather conditions in its vicinity by discharging energy from the crystals on its body. The lakes where Dragonair live are filled with offerings from people and are respected by farmers. Some say that seeing a Dragonair flying around at the start of the year is a sign that one will be healthy all year long. | |
| Dragonite | Kairyū (カイリュー) | 0149 | Dragon | Flying | Dragonair (#0148) | End of evolution | Capable of circling the globe in just sixteen hours and with the intelligence of a human, tales of this kindhearted Pokémon leading lost and foundering ships to the safety of land are commonplace. It is said that somewhere in the ocean lies an island where Dragonite gather. Its build that lets it freely fly over raging seas without trouble to rescue drowning people. Observing this, a ship's captain dubbed it "the sea incarnate", and figureheads that resemble Dragonite now decorate the bows of many ships. |
| Mewtwo | Myūtsū (ミュウツー) | 0150 | Psychic | Beginning of evolution | Two Mega Evolutions | It is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Mewtwo was originally a baby Mew, mutated by Dr. Fuji in a lab after years of gene splicing. Even though it has powerful psychic abilities, scientists failed to give it a compassionate heart, and it turned vicious as a result. It rests to conserve energy, so that it can unleash its full power in battle. In generation VI, it gained two Mega Evolutions, one adapted for physical attacks, and one adapted for special attacks. | |
| Mew | Myū (ミュウ) | 0151 | Psychic | No evolution | This mythical Pokémon is so rare, only a few experts worldwide have found it, though a growing number of people have reportedly seen it recently. It apparently originates in South America. It is said that it appears only to those who have a true heart and a strong passion to see it. Its DNA is said to contain the genetic code of every Pokémon and every move. Because of this, many scientists believe that it is the ancestor of all Pokémon. Its fine, small, and delicate hairs can be viewed with a microscope. It is capable of turning invisible at will so that people are unaware of its presence. It is considered one of the original progenitor Pokémon, as all Pokémon are said to have descended from Mew. | ||
| MissingNo. | Ketsuban (けつばん) | 000[nb 8] | Bird[nb 9] | Normal | No evolution | An error handler whose name stands for "Missing Number", it was created to handle attempts at accessing data for nonexistent Pokémon within the game, appearing instead.[82][83] However, due to a bug, it was available for players to encounter in certain circumstances. This particular glitch has been regarded as one of the most popular in video game history.[84] | |
Notes edit
- ^ Details on Pokémon names, National Pokédex numbers, types and evolutions are obtained from The Pokémon Company International's online Pokédex.[13]
- ^ a b c d e Prior to X and Y, Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, and Wigglytuff were pure Normal types while Mr. Mime was pure Psychic.
- ^ Galarian Meowth (introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield) are capable of evolving into Perrserker.
- ^ a b Prior to Gold and Silver, Magnemite and Magneton were pure Electric types.
- ^ Only Galarian Farfetch'd (introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield) are capable of evolving into Sirfetch'd.
- ^ Only Galarian Mr. Mime (introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield) are capable of evolving into Mr. Rime.
- ^ Eevee is capable of evolving into Vaporeon (#0134), Jolteon (#0135), Flareon (#0136), Espeon (#0196), Umbreon (#0197), Leafeon (#0470), Glaceon (#0471) or Sylveon (#0700).
- ^ MissingNo. is programmed with the Kanto Pokédex number "000", however it does not exist in the National Pokédex.
- ^ "Bird" was a scrapped type for generations I and II; however, code for it remains in the games. MissingNo. is a Bird-type in Red, Blue, and Green versions, however, it is replaced by a randomly generated glitch type in Yellow.
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