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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
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]: 6–7, 11 and some can transform into stronger species, or evolve, once they gain enough experience.[1]: 31, 35 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]: 6–7
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.[2] With the early development team consisting of three men,[3] character design lead Ken Sugimori brought female developers into the project feeling they would be better able to create "cute" designs.[4] While conceived as a group effort by multiple developers at Game Freak,[4] 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.[5] 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.[4][2]
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.[6] 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.[4]
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]
List of Pokémon
| 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".[12][13] Its English name is a portmanteau of "bulb" and "dinosaur".[14] |
| 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".[15] |
| 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.[16] 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 the flame on its tail goes out, it will 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".[17] 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.[18] 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[19][20][21] Gigantamax |
Its English name is a portmanteau of "blast" and "tortoise". It is the mascot of Pokémon Blue.[22] 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.[23] 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.[24] | |
| 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. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. |
| 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. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. |
| 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 a Dark/Normal-type Alolan form. | |
| 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 a Dark/Normal-type Alolan form. | |
| Spearow | Onisuzume (オニスズメ) | 0021 | Normal | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Fearow (#0022) | It can fly quickly, but is not adept at it. Its cries can be heard from a mile away, and it uses them to communicate with other Spearow. It flies around warmer climates, looking for bug Pokémon to eat. |
| Fearow | Onidoriru (オニドリル) | 0022 | Normal | Flying | Spearow (#0021) | End of evolution | Drawings resembling Fearow can be seen ancient murals, implying that it has not evolved since ancient days. Its stamina lets it fly for an entire day, and its long neck and beak are convenient for plucking bug and fish Pokémon. |
| Ekans | Ābo (アーボ) | 0023 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Arbok (#0024) | It uses its tongue to detect its surroundings and look for the scent for its prey. It wraps itself around trees to rest at night. If no trees are available, it coils to be able to respond from any given direction. It preys on bird Pokémon and their eggs and can stretch its jaw to swallow them whole, but eating something too big can leave it too heavy to move. | |
| Arbok | Ābokku (アーボック) | 0024 | Poison | Ekans (#0023) | End of evolution | The pattern under its head is similar to a face, and differs by region. Research has shown over 20 different patterns. Its coiling is strong enough to flatten oil drums, and its fangs are used to inject poison into its prey. It can use its pattern or hiss to intimidate opponents. If any part of its body besides its head is cut off, the rest of its body can grow back in weeks. It preys on smaller Pokémon like Wooper, or eggs of bird Pokémon like Pidgey and Spearow. | |
| 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. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, but may be struck by a lightning bolt in this position. It gathers electricity from the atmosphere, and uses it to roast berries, communicate with other Electric-type Pokémon, and attack its opponents. Groups of Pikachu having their tails raised can inadvertedly cause lightning storms. Cramorant often swallow Pikachu by accident. It evolves into Raichu via Thunder Stone. | |
| Raichu | Raichū (ライチュウ) | 0026 | Electric | Pikachu (#0025) | End of evolution | Its tail can be used as a lightning rod to gather electricity, or as a ground to protect itself. It can store and eject up to 100,000 volts, enough to knock a Copperajah out. To avoid physically straining itself, it will discharge excess electricity into the ground, leaving its surroundings burned. Because it evolves via a stone and Pikachu is more popular, Raichu are rarely seen. It has an Electric/Psychic-type Alolan form. Both forms of Raichu were created by Atsuko Nishida.[25] | |
| 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, and only digs back up to look for berries and hunt for bug Pokémon. Sandshrew has an Ice/Steel-type Alolan form. | |
| Sandslash | Sandopan (サンドパン) | 0028 | Ground | Sandshrew (#0027) | End of evolution | It can curl into a spiky ball to roll around, attack opponents, and protect itself from heatstroke or attacks. In addition to the spikes on its back, it can use its claws to attack and slash berries for its young. Like Sandshrew, it has an Ice/Steel-type Alolan form. | |
| Nidoran♀ | Nidoran♀ (ニドラン♀) | 0029 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Nidorina (#0030) | Eggs from both Nidoran lines can contain Nidoran of either gender. It is docile and unwilling to fight, but when forced, its horn and barbs can secrete poison. It uses its whiskers to check the wind for predators, and its incisors for chewing through berries. | |
| Nidorina | Nidorīna (ニドリーナ) | 0030 | Poison | Nidoran♀ (#0029) | Nidoqueen (#0031) | Its horn grows slowly and it does not like fighting, but when forced to do so, it tends to resort to clawing and biting opponents. It lives in groups with others of its evolutionary line, and chews food for its young. It evolves via moon stone. | |
| Nidoqueen | Nidokuin (ニドクイン) | 0031 | Poison | Ground | Nidorina (#0030) | End of evolution | It is more defensively focused than its male counterpart, Nidoking. It can poison prey with its spikes, cause tremors, or knock opponents flying with tackles. It is protective of its children, carrying them in the gaps between its spines, and sealing its burrow. While around its young, its spikes do not secrete poison. Despite Pokédex and anime descriptions, it and Nidorina cannot breed, though Nidoran♀ can.[26] |
| Nidoran♂ | Nidoran♂ (ニドラン♂) | 0032 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Nidorino (#0033) | It flaps its ears around to detect potential opponents' footsteps. It injects poison into its prey with its horn. It lives with its female equivalent, and may risk its life to protect its female counterpart. | |
| Nidorino | Nidorīno (ニドリーノ) | 0033 | Poison | Nidoran♂ (#0032) | Nidoking (#0034) | Its horn and the spikes around its body are laced with poison, and its horn is harder than diamond. It uses its horn to break rocks to Moon Stones, which it evolves with. | |
| Nidoking | Nidokingu (ニドキング) | 0034 | Poison | Ground | Nidorino (#0033) | End of evolution | It is more offensively-focused than its female counterpart, Nidoqueen. Its tail can topple transmission towers and crush its opponents' bones, its horn can crush diamonds, and its hide is as hard as steel. If it begins to rampage, only a Nidoqueen it has lived with for a long time can calm it down. |
| Clefairy | Pippi (ピッピ) | 0035 | Fairy[nb 2] | Cleffa (#0173) | Clefable (#0036) | Timid creatures, they rarely come, only appearing in groups to dance under a full moon. While dancing, the nearby area is enveloped in a magnetic field. It evolves via Moon Stone. | |
| Clefable | Pikushī (ピクシー) | 0036 | Fairy[nb 2] | Clefairy (#0035) | End of evolution | It and Clefairy are said to have come from the moon, and spend full moon nights staring at it. Its hearing is acute, being able to hear pin drops from up to 1,100 yards away, so it lives in quiet mountainous areas. Its steps are light and floaty enough to allow it to walk on water. | |
| 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. It can freely control fire, creating will-o-wisps that are commonly mistaken for ghosts. Before it evolves, its tails glow hotter than usual. If not properly groomed, its tails will tangle up. If raised young, it will follow its trainer like a puppy. It evolves into Ninetales via Fire Stone. It has an Ice-type Alolan form. It has been selected as a "mascot" for Hokkaido, and it and its Alolan form have been featured in the livery of an Air Do Boeing 767 aircraft.[27] | |
| 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.[28] It can understand human speech, use its psychic power to control minds, and curse anyone who mistreats it. According to legends, nine saints reincarnated as Ninetales, and each of its tails has a different ability. It has an Ice/Fairy-type Alolan form. | |
| 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. If the foe does not fall asleep, it can risk its life by singing until it runs out of air. It also keeps singing if the foe does fall asleep. It evolves into Wigglytuff via Moon Stone. 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 | By inhaling air, it can inflate itself to up to 20 times its size, and float around. It does so to scare opponents away or compete with other Wigglytuff. |
| Zubat | Zubatto (ズバット) | 0041 | Poison | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Golbat (#0042) | Zubat has evolved to not have eyes or nostrils, so it uses echolocation to find its way. It hides in dark places while the sun is out, as its skin is sensitive to bright lights. Groups of Zubat will gather around in the cold to heat each other's bodies. |
| Golbat | Gorubatto (ゴルバット) | 0042 | Poison | Flying | Zubat (#0041) | Crobat (#0169) | Its fangs are hollow like straws. It uses them to stab through the hide of its prey, but may break them when trying to bite a Steel-type Pokémon. It may sometimes suck so much blood that its blood type changes to that of its prey, and its weight leaves it unable to fly, making it easy prey. |
| 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 and to sleep during the day. If pulled out, it starts screaming. A nocturnal Pokémon, it wanders around to scatter seeds and absorb moonlight. |
| Gloom | Kusaihana (クサイハナ) | 0044 | Grass | Poison | Oddish (#0043) | Vileplume (#0045) Bellossom (#0182) |
Its leaves and the drool-like nectar on its mouth smell bad enough to cause fainting in a mile-wide radius, though some people enjoy the smell, and some use it to preduce perfume. It amplifies the odor when in danger, and stops emitting it when safe. It evolves into Vileplume via Leaf Stone, or to Bellossom via Sun Stone. |
| Vileplume | Rafureshia (ラフレシア) | 0045 | Grass | Poison | Gloom (#0044) | End of evolution | Vileplume's large petals can be shaken or forcibly bloomed to release clouds of pollen that poison and paralyze anything near it, which it uses to weaken its prey before eating it. Walking around causes it to spread pollen around, turning the air around it yellow. |
| Paras | Parasu (パラス) | 0046 | Bug | Grass | Beginning of evolution | Parasect (#0047) | Paras has tochukaso mushrooms growing on its back. They drain nutrients from the host and control it into draining nutrients from trees. Their spores can be used to make medicine. In Alola, those spores do not grow properly. |
| Parasect | Parasekuto (パラセクト) | 0047 | Bug | Grass | Paras (#0046) | End of evolution | The tochukaso mushrooms have completely drained the Paras's body of its nutrients and taken it over. Groups of Parasect will gather around a tree, suck the nutrients out of it, and move to the next tree when it dies. Its spores can be made into medicine. Parasect in Alola are known to compete with Shiinotic, and have lower-quality spores. The bug is mostly dead, so removing the mushroom causes it to stop moving. |
| Venonat | Konpan (コンパン) | 0048 | Bug | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Venomoth (#0049) | It uses its compound eyes as a radar to locate prey in the dark, and can shoot light beams from them. It hunts for small bug Pokémon at night. |
| Venomoth | Morufon (モルフォン) | 0049 | Bug | Poison | Venonat (#0048) | End of evolution | Its wings have scales that leak poison when in contact with its opponent's skin. Lighter scales can cause paralysis, and darker ones are poisonous. A nocturnal Pokémon, it goes out at night to hunt for prey. It is attracted to bright lights. |
| Diglett | Diguda (ディグダ) | 0050 | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Dugtrio (#0051) | Some farmers like to use Diglett and Dugtrio to plough the soil for crops to grow, and some consider them pests for eating crops. No one has ever seen the full body of a Diglett. It has a Ground/Steel-type Alolan form. | |
| Dugtrio | Dagutorio (ダグトリオ) | 0051 | Ground | Diglett (#0050) | End of evolution | Dugtrio is a tripled Diglett. It can burrow at a speed of 60 miles per hour, and up to 60 miles underground. Like Diglett, no one has ever seen its full body. Occasionally, they will fight over which head gets to eat first. Like Diglett, Dugtrio has a Ground/Steel-type Alolan form. | |
| 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. Meowth withdraws its claws into its paws to sneak around without leaving footsteps. It loves round and shiny objects, coins being its favorite toys, which it will play with until it falls asleep. It sleeps during the daytime, and patrols its territory during the night, looking for 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 has a Dark-type Alolan form, and a Steel-type Galarian form, which evolves into Perrserker. It gained a Gigantamax form in generation VIII. | |
| Persian | Perushian (ペルシアン) | 0053 | Normal | Meowth (#0052) | End of evolution | Its fur and jewel make it popular with the rich, but its fickle, uncaring attitude makes it hard to raise. Though it will attack anyone without provocation, including its trainer, pulling on its whiskers will temporarily make it docile. It has a Dark-type Alolan form, and a Galarian counterpart in Perrserker, whose barbaric habits clash with both Persian's elegance and ego. A Persian is owned by Team Rocket's leader Giovanni in the Pokémon anime series. | |
| 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. | |
| Golduck | Gorudakku (ゴルダック) | 0055 | Water | Psyduck (#0054) | End of evolution | It was almost hunted to extinction by hunters wanting the jewel on its forehead, believing it would grant them supernatural powers. Its psychic abilities are superior to Psyduck's. 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) | Nearly anything will anger it, and when it gets angry, it will immediately attack, giving its opponent no time to flee. If it does flee or is left alone, the loneliness will make it angrier. If one Mankey in a colony gets mad, the rest will rampage with it. | |
| Primeape | Okorizaru (オコリザル) | 0057 | Fighting | Mankey (#0056) | Annihilape (#0979) | Getting angry causes Primeape's blood to rush faster than usual, tightening its body muscles, but making it dumber. Any form of stimuli will anger it, even while it is asleep. It can get so angry that it dies as a result, but looks peaceful in death. It evolves into Annihilape after using Rage Fist 20 times. | |
| Growlithe | Gādi (ガーディ) | 0058 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Arcanine (#0059) | Growlithe are friendly, loyal, and have a strong sense of smell, making them popular as guard and police dogs. Growlithe bones have been found in ruins from the Stone Age, implying that humans have used them since then. It is based on the Shisa. It evolves into Arcanine via Fire Stone. It has a Fire/Rock-type Hisuian form. | |
| 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".[29][30][31] It has been admired since the past for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings. 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, though it is a common wild Pokémon. Like Growlithe, it has a Fire/Rock-type Hisuian form. | |
| Poliwag | Nyoromo (ニョロモ) | 0060 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Poliwhirl (#0061) | Due to its underdeveloped legs, it is not 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's thin skin leaves its spiraling innards visible. If the swirl is tinged white, that means Poliwag is sick. Despite its thinness, its skin is flexible and slimy, so even sharp fangs bounce off of it. The direction of its spiral 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 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.[32][33] It can live in or out of the water, but 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 out of the clutches of its enemies. Its health suffers when its skin dries out, so trainers have to keep it moist. It goes on land in search of bug Pokémon, then takes them underwater so it can safely eat them. The spiral pattern on its belly subtly moves, and staring at it for too long can lead children and Pokémon to sleep. It evolves into Poliwrath via Water Stone, or into Politoed when traded while holding a King's Rock. | |
| Poliwrath | Nyorobon (ニョロボン) | 0062 | Water | Fighting | Poliwhirl (#0061) | End of evolution | A skilled swimmer, it can outswim professional athletes with ease, and children imitate its movements to learn to swim. It is also skilled in martial arts, and strong enough to punch boulders into dust. Despite being adapted to life in water, it chooses to live in dry land. |
| 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. Its powers may be affected by what it is dreaming about. | |
| Kadabra | Yungerā (ユンゲラー) | 0064 | Psychic | Abra (#0063) | Alakazam (#0065) | In November 2000, Israeli magician Uri Geller sued Nintendo, claiming Kadabra embodies an unauthorized appropriation of his identity.[34][35][36] However, in 2020, he released a claim that Nintendo could use Kadabra again. Some Kadabra are theorized to have once been human children who could not control their powers. Its psychic powers can cause clocks to run backwards, or other devices to stop functioning. It evolves into Alakazam via trade. | |
| Alakazam | Fūdin (フーディン) | 0065 | Psychic | Kadabra (#0064) | Mega Evolution | Its brain cells multiply infinitely with age, amplifying its psychic powers and allowing it to remember everything since its hatching as an Abra. Its muscles are weak, so it lifts its body with its psychic powers. It may give its spoons to someone it trusts. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Machop | Wanrikī (ワンリキー) | 0066 | Fighting | Beginning of evolution | Machoke (#0067) | Machop's muscles never get sore. It trains itself by lifting Graveler. Stronger, more confident Machop will compete with Makuhita. | |
| 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. It evolves into Machamp via trade. | |
| 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 has poor reflexes and dexterity, with its arms reacting faster than Machamp can think, and getting tangled up when doing delicate tasks. Like with Machoke, its belt also regulates its power, with more destructive consequences when removed. It gained a Gigantamax form in generation VIII. | |
| Bellsprout | Madatsubomi (マダツボミ) | 0069 | Grass | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Weepinbell (#0070) | It can plant itself into the ground to absorb moisture, but is unable to move while rooted. It can spit acid from its mouth. |
| 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, but it may fall off if it moves around too much. If it cannot dissolve its prey with acid, it will cut them with its sharp leaves. It evolves into Victreebel via Leaf Stone. |
| Victreebel | Utsubotto (ウツボット) | 0071 | Grass | Poison | Weepinbell (#0070) | End of evolution | Groups of Victreebel wait in temperate forests for unsuspecting prey to walk into their mouths, mistaking their acid for nectar. The more prey it has consumed, the sweeter its acid smells. |
| Tentacool | Menokurage (メノクラゲ) | 0072 | Water | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Tentacruel (#0073) | 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. Its body shrivels up while outside of water, but its poison does not. Though it is visually similar to Toedscool, the two species are not biologically related. |
| Tentacruel | Dokukurage (ドククラゲ) | 0073 | Water | Poison | Tentacool (#0072) | End of evolution | Its 80 tentacles can grow back or shrink at will, and it uses them to constrict its prey while immobilizing it with poison. While rare, Tentacruel tend to hunt in groups. Though it is visually similar to Toedscruel, the two species are not biologically related. |
| Geodude | Ishitsubute (イシツブテ) | 0074 | Rock | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Graveler (#0075) | Geodude are proud of their hard bodies, showing them off or competing with Roggenrola, Carbink, or other Geodude to see who is the hardest. Groups of Geodude sit still in mountainous routes, so unsuspecting people often mistake them for ordinary rocks. It has a Rock/Electric-type Alolan form. |
| Graveler | Gorōn (ゴローン) | 0075 | Rock | Ground | Geodude (#0074) | Golem (#0076) | 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. It evolves into Golem via trade. It has a Rock/Electric-type Alolan form. |
| Golem | Gorōnya (ゴローニャ) | 0076 | Rock | Ground | Graveler (#0075) | End of evolution | It sheds its skin once a year to grow, which in turn crumbles into nutritious soil. It can withdraw its head and limbs into its hollow shell to roll around and down mountains, trampling whatever it passes through. To avoid crushing property, people dig grooves into mountains to guide it. Older Golem stop shedding and have moss growing on their shells. It has a Rock/Electric-type Alolan form. |
| Ponyta | Ponīta (ポニータ) | 0077 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Rapidash (#0078) | 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. It has a Psychic-type Galarian form. | |
| 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.[37][38][39][40] A competitive Pokémon, if it sees anything faster than it, such as a car or another Pokémon, it will run at up to 150 mph to try to outrun it. 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 mane becomes. Otherwise, it can be seen cantering in fields. It has a Psychic/Fairy-type Galarian form. | |
| Slowpoke | Yadon (ヤドン) | 0079 | Water | Psychic | Beginning of evolution | Slowbro (#0080) Slowking (#0199) |
Slowpoke is dumb and lazy, to the point of taking up to five seconds to process pain. It lives in the edges of bodies of water, and uses its tail to fish for prey, but may take a day to notice that it has already been bitten off. Some cultures believe its yawns bring rain, and worship it. It evolves into Slowbro when a Shellder bites its tail, or into Slowking when it bites its head. It has a Psychic-type Galarian form. |
| 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 has transformed into a spiral-shaped shell to suck more sweet fluids from the Slowbro's tail. If the Shellder were to detach itself from Slowbro in any way, it will devolve back to Slowpoke. Being slow-witted to begin with, the Slowbro does not feel pain in its tail because of Shellder's seeping poison. Since its tail has been bitten by Shellder, it has to grudgingly swim for prey instead. Whenever Shellder bites harder on its tail, it gives Slowbro a flash of inspiration, which it forgets a moment later. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. It has a Poison/Psychic-type Galarian form. |
| Magnemite | Koiru (コイル) | 0081 | Electric | Steel[nb 4] | Beginning of evolution | Magneton (#0082) | The two magnets on its side are used for discharging attacks and floating. 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 up to 300 feet away, and get stronger the fast they spin. Touching it while it is eating electricity will give a full body shock. 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 (1,100 m). 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 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, 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 via Thunder Stone. |
| Farfetch'd | Kamonegi (カモネギ) | 0083 | Normal | Flying | No evolution[nb 5] | It carries around a green onion stalk like a sword. It apparently knows where the best ones are and will fight other Farfetch'd 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 it, it will defend its stalk with its life. It has a Fighting-type Galarian form. 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) | Its short wings make flying difficult, so it has instead become a powerful runner, being able to reach speeds of 60 mph. Both heads have identical brains, though it is believed that some Doduo have different brains. It raises and lowers its heads to maintain balance while running. One head will stay on alert while the other sleeps. |
| Dodrio | Dōdorio (ドードリオ) | 0085 | Normal | Flying | Doduo (#0084) | End of evolution | The head with the thickest neck is deemed the leader, and has control over the body. The three heads express joy, sorrow, and anger as they plan strategies together. If they cannot agree on something to do or overthink their plans, they will be unable to move. When two heads sleep, one head remains awake. It has three hearts and six lungs, giving it increased endurance, so while it is slower than Doduo, it can run for longer periods of time. |
| 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. | |
| Dewgong | Jugon (ジュゴン) | 0087 | Water | Ice | Seel (#0086) | End of evolution | Dewgong can store thermal energy in its body to withstand cold temperatures. At night, it hunts for prey like Wishiwashi, and at day, it sleeps on ice or shallow water, or sunbathes in beaches. A fisherman once mistook a Dewgong on an iceberg for a mermaid. |
| Grimer | Betobetā (ベトベター) | 0088 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Muk (#0089) | Being mostly composed of poisonous filth, it can squeeze into sewage pipes with ease. Grimer lived mostly in urban cities, factories, and lakes, where it could find waste to consume, though environmental improvements have caused its population to start dwindling. It has a Poison/Dark-type Alolan form. | |
| Muk | Betobeton (ベトベトン) | 0089 | Poison | Grimer (#0088) | End of evolution | 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 that any land it walks through becomes inhospitable for up to three years. 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. 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. Like Grimer, it has a Poison/Dark-type Alolan form. | |
| Shellder | Sherudā (シェルダー) | 0090 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Cloyster (#0091) | Tugging on its tongue, which is always sticking out, will startle it into opening its shell. It opens and closes its shell in rapid succession to propel itself backwards. Shellder have been known to seek out Slowpoke's tails, inadvertently causing them to evolve into Slowbro. Biting its head will instead cause it to evolve into Slowking. It and Cloyster are related to the Shellos line. | |
| Cloyster | Parushen (パルシェン) | 0091 | Water | Ice | Shellder (#0090) | End of evolution | It normally keeps its closed unless it is attacking. It uses the same projectile system — swallowing seawater and ejecting it from the front or rear — to shoot its spikes and swim. Its internal anatomy has yet to be seen. It evolves from Shellder via Water Stone. |
| Gastly | Gōsu (ゴース) | 0092 | Ghost | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Haunter (#0093) | It is a based on the will-o'-the-wisp and the yōkai sōgenbi. It hides under structures to stop the wind from blowing away its gaseous body. It engulfs prey of any size with its gas, poisoning it through its skin or suffocating it. |
| Haunter | Gōsuto (ゴースト) | 0093 | Ghost | Poison | Gastly (#0092) | Gengar (#0094) | Because of its ability to slip through 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. Because it fears the light and revels in the dark, 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. |
| Gengar | Gengā (ゲンガー) | 0094 | Ghost | Poison | Haunter (#0093) | Mega Evolution | Gengar seeps into the shadows of people and Pokémon to scare them for fun or eat their life force. 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 mountains. Sometimes, Gengar will pose as people's shadows. 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,[41][42] it has become one of the most popular Pokémon, placing tenth on the Google Pokémon of the Year 2020 poll.[43] 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".[44] Gengar has appeared in many Pokémon spin-offs or crossovers, including Pokkén Tournament[45] and Pokémon Unite.[46] It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI and a Gigantamax form in generation VIII. |
| Onix | Iwāku (イワーク) | 0095 | Rock | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Steelix (#0208) | It usually lives underground. As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, but colored black. Despite its large body being over 26 feet long, it can squirm its way through the ground at 50 mph. As it digs through the ground, it eats hard objects, which makes its body more solid. Diglett may use the tunnels it burrows as homes. 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. From generation II forward, It evolves into Steelix when traded while holding a Metal Coat.[6][47][48][49] |
| 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 with its hypnotism 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 may have eaten them. It remembers every dream it has eaten, and rarely eats the dreams of adults because children's are tastier. | |
| 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, even if they have recently woken up. 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. While an extremely dangerous Pokémon, it rarely harms people, and those who have problems sleeping call it their savior. In Alola, Komala is Hypno's main target, taking priority over humans. There are Hypno that assist doctors with patients who cannot sleep. Hypno's Pokédex entries have led it to becoming the subject of creepypastas.[50] | |
| Krabby | Kurabu (クラブ) | 0098 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Kingler (#0099) | Krabby and Kingler live near the edge of water, usually in beaches. It can shroud its body in foam to look bigger than it is. If damaged or lost in battle, its pincers grow back quickly, though it has trouble balancing without them. | |
| Kingler | Kingurā (キングラー) | 0099 | Water | Krabby (#0098) | Gigantamax | Its left claw has grown twice as big as its right, and is now strong enough to break Cloyster shells open. However, swinging it can cause balancing issues and tire it out. Kingler are said to communicate with each other by waving their pincers around. It gained a Gigantamax form in generation VIII. | |
| Voltorb | Biriridama (ビリリダマ) | 0100 | Electric | Beginning of evolution | Electrode (#0101) | It is believed that Voltorb was created when a Pokéball was hit with an energy pulse. When agitated or tapped, it will explode. Sometimes, humans will mistake a stray Voltorb for a Pokéball, touch it, and get shocked or exploded. It has an Electric/Grass-type Hisuian form. | |
| Electrode | Marumain (マルマイン) | 0101 | Electric | Voltorb (#0100) | End of evolution | Electrode resembles an upside-down Pokéball, though its actual relation to them has yet to be confirmed. Unlike Voltorb, it can control its explosions, but will still explode at any time and for any reason. Groups of Electrode live in power plants and eat their electricity, causing blackouts. Like Voltorb, it has an Electric/Grass-type Hisuian form. | |
| 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. When disturbed, they quickly gather and attack in swarms. 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 Pidgeotto and Crabrawler, but uses psychokinesis to drive it off. It evolves into Exeggutor via Leaf Stone. |
| 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 each other, and become unable to act if they disagree on what to do. They communicate via telepathy. Sometimes, one of the heads grows so big that it falls 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 has a Grass/Dragon-type Alolan form. |
| 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. The stains on the skull it wears are made by the tears it sheds. When it thinks of its deceased mother, it weeps loudly, and Mandibuzz that hear its cries will attack it from the air. | |
| 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 Cubone, it overcame its mother's death and became rough and aggressive. Some say that a Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world. 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 has a Ghost/Fire-type Alolan form. | |
| Hitmonlee | Sawamurā (サワムラー) | 0106 | Fighting | Tyrogue (#0236) | End of evolution | Hitmonlee's design is based on headless men. It may also be based on Kabandha. Its English name is derived from actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, while its Japanese name is derived from kickboxer Tadashi Sawamura. When in a hurry, its legs strengthen progressively. Its balance lets it attack from any stance. Some call it the "Kick 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, while its Japanese name is derived from boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara. 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 inches, 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, so they do not end up much cleaner. Whenever Lickitung comes across something new, it licks it to memorize the taste and texture of that thing. When its saliva is boiled, it becomes a strong adhesive. From generation IV onward, it evolves into Lickilicky when leveling up while knowing Rollout. | |
| Koffing | Dogāsu (ドガース) | 0109 | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Weezing (#0110) | Koffing is based on air pollution and meteorites. It mixes its toxins with the rotting trash it eats to make poisonous gases. Sometimes, it can over-inflate itself and explode. | |
| Weezing | Matadogasu (マタドガス) | 0110 | Poison | Koffing (#0109) | End of evolution | Said to form when two Koffing fuse. Weezing will nest in unkept, unsanitary places, usually houses, and raid their trash. Its two heads have different toxins, and it makes its poisonous gas stronger and smellier by pushing it between said heads. It has a Poison/Fairy-type Galarian form. Despite this, Kantonian Weezing were once a common sight in Galar, and produced stronger gases than other regions' Weezing. | |
| 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.[51] Unlike Rhyhorn, it is bipedal. Protected by an armor-like hide, it can survive in lava over 3,600 °F (1,980 °C) 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. | |
| 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.[52] 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.[52] Goldeen was originally intended to have a pre-evolution called "Gyopin" 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,[53] 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.[54] |
| 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.[55][56][57] 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.[58][59][60][61][62] When Pokémon Yellow was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, the in-game sprite of Jynx was edited to reflect this change.[62] 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,[63] GamesRadar had criticized its design multiple times, noting that its forehead resembles a butt.[64][65] 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.[66] 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 three Paldean forms. 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.[52] 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. Lapras is based on the Loch Ness Monster and the plesiosaur. It gained a Gigantamax form in generation VIII. |
| 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.[67] 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.[68] 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.[69] | ||
| 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.[70][71][72][73] Due to this, Eevee is featured on various Pokémon-related merchandise.[74][75][76] 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.[77] Vaporeon became the ambassador for Water Day in Japan in 2023.[78] | |
| 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.[79] 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. 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.[28] 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.[28] 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.[80][81] 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.[82] | |
Notes
- ↑ Details on Pokémon names, National Pokédex numbers, types and evolutions are obtained from The Pokémon Company International's online Pokédex.[11]
- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- 1 2 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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