List of generation I Pokémon

This article only covers the basics of Pokémon species. For detailed in-universe information, please refer to dedicated wikis on the subject.

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The first generation (Generation I) of the Pokémon franchise features the original 151 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series in the 1996 Game Boy games Pokémon Red and Blue.

The following list details the 151 Pokémon of Generation I in order of their National Pokédex number. The first Pokémon, Bulbasaur, is number 001 and the last, Mew, is number 151. 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

The majority of Pokémon in Generation I had relatively simple designs and were highly analogous to real-life creatures including but not limited to: Pidgey (a pigeon), Krabby (a crab), Rattata (a rat), Ekans (a snake), Arbok (a cobra), Seel (a seal), and Dewgong (a dugong). Many Pokémon in the original games served as the base for repeating concepts later in the series.

List of Pokémon

List of Pokémon species introduced in Generation I (1996)

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 (#002)	It uses the nutrients that are stored in the seed on its back in order to grow. The reception of Bulbasaur has been largely positive and it often appears in "top Pokémon lists". Its English name is a portmanteau of "bulb" and "dinosaur".
Ivysaur	Fushigisō (フシギソウ)	0002	Grass	Poison	Bulbasaur (#001)	Venusaur (#003)	When it's exposed to sunlight, the seed, now a bud, grows so much that it apparently loses the ability to stand on its hind legs. It grows by drawing in energy and when a wafting scent fills the area and it spends more time in the sun, it's ready to evolve. To support this weight, its legs grow thicker in size and strength. 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".
Venusaur	Fushigibana (フシギバナ)	0003	Grass	Poison	Ivysaur (#002)	Mega Evolution Gigantamax	Its English name is a portmanteau of "Venus" (relating to the Venus flytrap) and "dinosaur". It is based on the Pareiasaur. It is the mascot of Pokémon Green and LeafGreen. It's always on the move to seek sunlight so it can absorb it for energy. When it does this, it tends to lay still. The aroma from the flower it now has on its back can sooth and calm people down. It's said that if a Venusaur gets enough sunlight, its flower will take on vivid coloration. As a result, it's way more powerful in the summer time. After a rainy day, its flower will smell stronger. The scent attracts other Pokemon.
Charmander	Hitokage (ヒトカゲ)	0004	Fire		Beginning of evolution	Charmeleon (#005)	Charmander is a bipedal, salamander-like creature with a flame at the tip of its tail. Its English name is a portmanteau of "char" and "salamander". Preferring hot places, there is a flame at the tip of is tail. Even newborns have a flame, though, unfamiliar with fire, they sometimes accidentally burn themselves. When it rains, you can see smoke coming from it, and it makes a sound too, though you'll have to be in a quiet place to hear it. The flame determines its vitality and emotions, the brighter it is, the healthier it is. Similarly when its tail is wavering, it is happy and when blazing, it is angry. If its flame were to ever go out, it would die.
Charmeleon	Rizādo (リザード)	0005	Fire		Charmander (#004)	Charizard (#006)	Charmeleon is similar to Charmander yet larger. Its English name is a portmanteau of "char" and "chameleon". It's a very feisty pokemon, 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 as well. 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 (#005)	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's 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 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's 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 (#008)	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 the Kanto starter Pokémon. When born, its back swells into a shell which after some time will become resilient, and it takes time for the shell to harden. 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 minimize 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 (#007)	Blastoise (#009)	Its English name is a portmanteau of "wart", "tortoise", and "turtle". Its tail is large and covered with a rich, thick fur. Its tail becomes increasingly deeper in color as Wartortle ages. Legends say it can live up to 1,000 years old. 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 (#008)	Mega Evolution Gigantamax	Its English name is a portmanteau of "blast" and "tortoise". It is the mascot of Pokémon Blue. 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. The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel.
Caterpie	Kyatapī (キャタピー)	0010	Bug		Beginning of evolution	Metapod (#011)	To avoid predators, it releases an odor that makes bird-type Pokémon hesitant to hunt it. Its appearance is based on the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
Metapod	Toranseru (トランセル)	0011	Bug		Caterpie (#010)	Butterfree (#012)	The outer shell of Metapod is extremely hard, but the insides are soft due to the changes that it is undergoing. It may not move for more than two weeks. Ume Aoki, a Japanese cartoonist who is famous for her work on the manga Hidamari Sketch and the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, utilizes a likeness of herself cosplaying as a Metapod in her drawn works.
Butterfree	Batafurī (バタフリー)	0012	Bug	Flying	Metapod (#011)	Gigantamax	It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest. In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release spores and powders onto opponents. Its Gigantamax form is a tremendous size with huge, turquoise wings and resembles Mothra of the Godzilla franchise. It sheds toxic flakes of crystallized Gigantamax energy.
Weedle	Bīdoru (ビードル)	0013	Bug	Poison	Beginning of evolution	Kakuna (#014)	Its stinger is poisonous. While it does not like to fight, Weedle can protect itself, if only for a short while.
Kakuna	Kokūn (コクーン)	0014	Bug	Poison	Weedle (#013)	Beedrill (#015)	Similar to Metapod, its shell is extremely hard, but the insides are soft due to its metamorphosis. Kakuna also doesn't move as much. Kakuna typically attach to trees in clusters and feel hot to the touch.
Beedrill	Supiā (スピアー)	0015	Bug	Poison	Kakuna (#014)	Mega Evolution	Beedrill are highly aggressive and will violently swarm and sting anyone who approaches their hive. Beedrill appear as large hornets with spikes on their forearms.
Pidgey	Poppo (ポッポ)	0016	Normal	Flying	Beginning of evolution	Pidgeotto (#017)	Pidgey is the common bird of Kanto. It hunts bug Pokémon until they scurry away. It is considered as an alternative version of Spearow and a rival to it.
Pidgeotto	Pijon (ピジョン)	0017	Normal	Flying	Pidgey (#016)	Pidgeot (#018)	Pidgeotto was the second Pokémon that Ash Ketchum caught on his journey in the anime. It constantly flies around its large territory in search of prey and often squabbles with other Pidgeotto over territory.
Pidgeot	Pijotto (ピジョット)	0018	Normal	Flying	Pidgeotto (#017)	Mega Evolution	Most trainers choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon due to their striking, beautiful feathers. Pidgeots tend to be very large in size. Its highly decorated plumage is used to intimidate enemies. It races through the skies at Mach-2 speed.
Rattata	Koratta (コラッタ)	0019	Normal		Beginning of evolution	Raticate (#020)	Its teeth grow long overtime, so it has to gnaw on logs, houses, telephone poles, and more, so it is often seen as a pest. Rattata has an Alolan form that is a Dark/Normal type.
Raticate	Ratta (ラッタ)	0020	Normal		Rattata (#019)	End of evolution	Raticate commands groups of Rattatas to gather food. Like Rattata, it has to whittle its teeth down, but as its teeth are much stronger, it requires harder objects such as steel and rocks. Like Rattata, Raticate has an Alolan form that is a Dark/Normal type.
Spearow	Onisuzume (オニスズメ)	0021	Normal	Flying	Beginning of evolution	Fearow (#022)	It eats bugs in grasslands and has to flap its short wings at high-speed to stay airborne. Spearows have short temperaments, and tend to swarm perceived enemies in large flocks. Ash Ketchum attempted to catch a Spearow without the help of his Pikachu, leading to a rather disastrous start of his journey.
Fearow	Onidoriru (オニドリル)	0022	Normal	Flying	Spearow (#021)	End of evolution	Fearow is a lanky and awkward bird. Its English name is a portmanteau of "fear" and "sparrow". Fearow are large birds that can fly at extremely high altitudes for long periods of time.
Ekans	Ābo (アーボ)	0023	Poison		Beginning of evolution	Arbok (#024)	Its English name is "snake" spelled backwards. Ekans tends to coil itself, for protection while it sleeps Ekans was Team Rocket member Jessie's starter Pokémon.
Arbok	Ābokku (アーボック)	0024	Poison		Ekans (#023)	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. The pattern on its chest is changes everywhere it lives. It is hard to escape from its coil as it is so strong, it can crush a steel drum by constricting it. Its English name is "kobra" (which is pronounced the same as "cobra") spelled backwards.
Pikachu	Pikachū (ピカチュウ)	0025	Electric		Pichu (#172)	Raichu (#026) 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 looks like its old 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. That's why the forests they inhabitat away from cities are very dangerous to be in. Pikachu are now adept at storing electricity and will discharge it at foes and they recharge when sleeping. Pikachu with the stretchiest and softest cheeks are more powerful, but when their tail is yanked, they'll try and bite you. It'll intelligently roast berries to cook and eat them, and it'll occasionally shock a fellow Pikachu that's a weakened state. 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 (#025)	End of evolution	Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from electrocuting itself. That's why you'll see black patches near its nest. If enough electricity is built inside it, its muscles are stimulated, its ears will perk up, it becomes feisty and glows in the dark. Some say building up electricity stressess it out. If its cheek pouches are empty, it'll raise its tail to gather electricity from the atmosphere. Its discharges reach 100,000 volts. Careless touching can cause an elephant to faint. Raichu has an Alolan form that is an Electric/Psychic type. Raichu and Alolan Raichu were created by Atsuko Nishida.
Sandshrew	Sando (サンド)	0027	Ground		Beginning of evolution	Sandslash (#028)	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 a Steel/Ice type.
Sandslash	Sandopan (サンドパン)	0028	Ground		Sandshrew (#027)	End of evolution	Sandslash has the ability to curl into a spiny ball to attack or escape other Pokemon. Like Sandshrew, Sandslash has an Alolan form that is a Steel/Ice type. It climbs trees with its sharp claws. Sandslash shares the berries it gathers, dropping them down to Sandshrew.
Nidoran♀	Nidoran♀ (ニドラン♀)	0029	Poison		Beginning of evolution	Nidorina (#030)	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♀ (#029)	Nidoqueen (#031)	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 (#030)	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 can only evolve using a Moon Stone.
Nidoran♂	Nidoran♂ (ニドラン♂)	0032	Poison		Beginning of evolution	Nidorino (#033)	It was the third Pokémon to be created, after Rhydon and Kangaskhan were created. This version of Nidoran (and its evolutions) are more aggressive and have larger spines than their female counterpart.
Nidorino	Nidorīno (ニドリーノ)	0033	Poison		Nidoran♂ (#032)	Nidoking (#034)	The evolution of the Nidoran♂. It is most famous for being the first Pokemon seen when a Generation I game is played, appearing in the opening cut scene.
Nidoking	Nidokingu (ニドキング)	0034	Poison	Ground	Nidorino (#033)	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. Its 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's forceful and spirited in battle, making use of its thick tail and diamond-crushing horn. One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick. Nidoking's thick tail packs enormously destructive power. With one swing, it can topple a metal transmission tower and once it goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it. It swings its big tail around during battle, but if its foe flinches, it will charge with its sturdy body. But in the presence of a Nidoqueen it's lived with for a long time, Nidoking calms down.
Clefairy	Pippi (ピッピ)	0035	Fairy		Cleffa (#173)	Clefable (#036)	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's too rare to be found often.
Clefable	Pikushī (ピクシー)	0036	Fairy		Clefairy (#035)	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 (#038)	When it's born, it has one white tail that sprouts into 6 beautiful 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's 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. Its tails have made it really popular. Though if not brushed, it'll be a tangled mess before you know it. If you raise it young, it'll follow you like a puppy. It manipulates balls of fire to catch prey. Vulpix has an Alolan form that is an Ice type. Vulpix has also been selected as a "mascot" for Hokkaido, and is featured in the livery of an Air Do Boeing 767 aircraft.
Ninetales	Kyūkon (キュウコン)	0038	Fire		Vulpix (#037)	End of evolution	Its design is inspired by the nine-tailed fox of East Asian myth. Like Vulpix, Ninetales has an Alolan form, granting it the Ice/Fairy typing. Its very smart, very vengeful, and very vindictive. Grabbing one of its 9 golden like tails could result in a 1000-year curse as a joke if not careful. According to an enduring legend, 9 noble saints were united and reincarnated as Ninetales by a wizard. It is said to have a mysterious energy in its tails to allow it to live a thousand years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers. Ninetales casts a sinister light from its bright red eyes to gain total control over its foe's mind. It's highly intelligent - it can understand human speech. It can burn its prey to a crisp as it pleases. The flickering flames it spews from its mouth leave its opponents hypnotized, then it attacks.
Jigglypuff	Purin (プリン)	0039	Normal	Fairy	Igglybuff (#174)	Wigglytuff (#040)	It is a playable character in every Super Smash Bros. game. Jigglypuff appears in the anime frequently as a running gag where it always tries to sing for an audience but puts everyone to sleep with Sing instead. When this happens, it uses the marker that is part of the microphone it carries around to draw silly faces on people.
Wigglytuff	Pukurin (プクリン)	0040	Normal	Fairy	Jigglypuff (#039)	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.
Zubat	Zubatto (ズバット)	0041	Poison	Flying	Beginning of evolution	Golbat (#042)	Zubat is blind and uses echolocation to see. Zubats are part of a popular meme within the franchise main due to the fact Zubat is the most commonly encountered Pokémon, being present in almost every cave or underground area.
Golbat	Gorubatto (ゴルバット)	0042	Poison	Flying	Zubat (#041)	Crobat (#169)	Golbat loves to drink blood, it can drink so much that it becomes unable fly. Unlike Zubat, Golbat have eyes, feet, and a large gaping mouth.
Oddish	Nazonokusa (ナゾノクサ)	0043	Grass	Poison	Beginning of evolution	Gloom (#044)	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 (#043)	Vileplume (#045) Bellossom (#182)	If it senses danger it produces a horrific stench from the leaves on its head. Glooms 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 (#044)	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 will leave you 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 (#047)	Paras is a Bug-type Pokémon that is the host to a parasitic mushroom. As it ages, the mushroom begins to completely take over its body, evolving it into Parasect. Most of the nutrients Paras gets from feeding on plant roots are absorbed instead by the mushrooms. These mushrooms can be removed and used for medicines, however more always will grow on Paras' back later on.
Parasect	Parasekuto (パラセクト)	0047	Bug	Grass	Paras (#046)	End of evolution	Parasects are the endpoint of a Paras' life stage, where the mushroom has fully engulfed its body, completely taking it over. It requires more energy from trees due to its larger size. It was originally called "Fungus" in early development.
Venonat	Konpan (コンパン)	0048	Bug	Poison	Beginning of evolution	Venomoth (#049)	It is based on the gnat. Venonats 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 (#048)	End of evolution	Venomoths are large violet/fuchsia-coloured 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 (#051)	Farmers like to use Digletts to plough the soil for crops to grow plentifully. Diglett has an Alolan form that is a Ground/Steel type. No one has ever seen the full body of a Diglett.
Dugtrio	Dagutorio (ダグトリオ)	0051	Ground		Diglett (#050)	End of evolution	Dugtrio is a tripled Diglett. Like Diglett, Dugtrio has an Alolan form that is a 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 (#053) 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 love anything shiny and will steal whatever it can. Murkrow and Meowth will loot each other's hoards of treasure. Meowth's Alolan form is a Dark type and its Galarian form is a Steel type. Its Gigantamax form is a tall, thin, long cat that has glowing eyes and a mark on its coin.
Persian	Perushian (ペルシアン)	0053	Normal		Meowth (#052)	End of evolution	Persian will sneak up behind a foe silently by retracting its claws. It will then pounce and rip them to shreds. Persian's Alolan form is a Dark type and its Galarian counterpart Perrserker is a Steel type. While Meowth has a gold coin on its forehead, Persian has a red jewel. 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 (#055)	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. Psyduck in the anime series first appears belonging to Misty, and was seen as unreliable and a nuisance until it begins using its Psychic abilities.
Golduck	Gorudakku (ゴルダック)	0055	Water		Psyduck (#054)	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 (#057)	Mankey is a snub-nosed monkey-esque Pokémon that specialises in physical fighting and is very aggressive and short-tempered. Its extremely easy to anger, just one look can set it and the whole colony off. It'll fight anything and anyone at all. When Mankey starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it's 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 (#056)	Annihilape (#979)	It's always angry and it won't abandon the chase until it's caught, even if its till the end of the world. It will never forgive or forget those who angered it. It stop getting angry when it's alone. It's 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's still angry even when caught. Primeape is based on the baboon.
Growlithe	Gādi (ガーディ)	0058	Fire		Beginning of evolution	Arcanine (#059)	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 loudly roars to protect its Trainer from harm. It had a superb sense of smell, as once it smells anything, it won't forget it. It can even use its nose to sense emotions. While it's quite friendly toward humans once it's grown used to them, in the wild it must be quite fierce to defend its territory from Rockruff. It has lived alongside humans since ages ago. 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.
Arcanine	Uindi (ウインディ)	0059	Fire		Growlithe (#058)	End of evolution	Arcanine is a fan-favourite Pokémon and among the strongest non-legendary Pokémon and has been described as having "the mane of a lion... the stripes of a tiger [and] the speed of a panther". It has been admired since the past for its beauty and it runs agilely as if on wings. Though it is not a Legendary Pokemon here, it is in China. Its magnificent bark conveys a sense of majesty. 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. It is said to be capable of running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes wildly within this Pokémon'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 say that they're called Legendary Pokémon, but there are way more of them around than you'd expect.
Poliwag	Nyoromo (ニョロモ)	0060	Water		Beginning of evolution	Poliwhirl (#061)	Poliwag is Satoshi Tajiri (the creator of the Pokémon franchise)'s favourite Pokémon. Its appearance is similar to that of which it is named, a polliwog and a tadpole. It only has a tail and two legs for movement, and the swirl on its belly is its intestines visible through its thin skin.
Poliwhirl	Nyorozo (ニョロゾ)	0061	Water		Poliwag (#060)	Poliwrath (#062) Politoed (#186)	Poliwhirl is among the most-marketed Pokémon, 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, except of having arms and no tail. It evolves into Poliwrath after using a Water Stone. It also evolves into Politoed after being traded while it holds a King's Rock.
Poliwrath	Nyorobon (ニョロボン)	0062	Water	Fighting	Poliwhirl (#061)	End of evolution	It is capable of swimming the length of the Pacific Ocean tirelessly. It evolves from Poliwhirl after using a Water Stone. The swirl on its belly is reversed from its pre-evolutions.
Abra	Kēshii (ケーシィ)	0063	Psychic		Beginning of evolution	Kadabra (#064)	Abra sleeps all of the time. Even when it is sleeping, which it does 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.
Kadabra	Yungerā (ユンゲラー)	0064	Psychic		Abra (#063)	Alakazam (#065)	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 Gellar sued Nintendo, claiming Kadabra embodies an unauthorized appropriation of his identity. However, in 2020, he released a claim that Nintendo could use Kadabra again.
Alakazam	Fūdin (フーディン)	0065	Psychic		Kadabra (#064)	Mega Evolution	Due to its brain drastically growing, causing its head to be too heavy, it actually uses its psychic power to hold its head up. Its 5000 IQ makes it a very intelligent Pokémon. It can affect nearby technology using its brainwaves. Kadabra and Alakazam were the direct counters to the Gastly line of Ghost-type Pokémon since they were dual types with Poison-type, hence weak to psychic-type moves. Throughout the series, the Abra and Gastly lines were considered rivals.
Machop	Wanrikī (ワンリキー)	0066	Fighting		Beginning of evolution	Machoke (#067)	The best thing about Machop is that its muscles never get sore. It can hurl around 100 adult humans before it gets tired.
Machoke	Gōrikī (ゴーリキー)	0067	Fighting		Machop(#066)	Machamp (#068)	Machoke is typically used for heavy lifting jobs due to its super strength. Its appearance is similar to a WWE-style wrestler, with what appears to be exercise shorts.
Machamp	Kairikī (カイリキー)	0068	Fighting		Machoke (#067)	Gigantamax	Machamp has four arms. It can throw around 1000 punches in two seconds and move mountains with one arm. It evolves from Machoke after being traded. 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 (#070)	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 as seen in the anime.
Weepinbell	Utsudon (ウツドン)	0070	Grass	Poison	Bellsprout (#069)	Victreebel (#071)	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 (#070)	End of evolution	It was the last Generation I Pokémon to be created. 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.
Tentacool	Menokurage (メノクラゲ)	0072	Water	Poison	Beginning of evolution	Tentacruel (#073)	If Tentacool isn't in the water, it will shrivel up because it is mostly water. Tentacool is a jellyfish-esque Pokémon, which later on in the franchise, is said to be fluid-filled. This fluid is toxic and damages opponents who use HP draining attacks instead of healing them.
Tentacruel	Dokukurage (ドククラゲ)	0073	Water	Poison	Tentacool (#072)	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.
Geodude	Ishitsubute (イシツブテ)	0074	Rock	Ground	Beginning of evolution	Graveler (#075)	Sometimes mistaken as ordinary rocks, people mistakenly step on them resulting in them getting hurt. Geodude has an Alolan form that is a Rock/Electric type, and has metal spines. It appears as an armed rock.
Graveler	Gorōn (ゴローン)	0075	Rock	Ground	Geodude (#074)	Golem (#076)	Graveler has an Alolan form that is a Rock/Electric type. It appears as a large rock that has two large arms and two small arms. This appearance suggests that the smaller arms are the old Geodude arms and the new ones emerged as it grew larger.
Golem	Gorōnya (ゴローニャ)	0076	Rock	Ground	Graveler (#075)	End of evolution	Golem is known for rolling down from 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 a Rock/Electric type. It appears as a large boulder that has a head, arms, and legs. 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 (#078)	Its Galarian form is a Psychic type. When born, it cannot stand 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 (#077)	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. Its Galarian form is a Psychic/Fairy type, and is pinkish purple in color instead. It just loves to run. It can't help itself when it see a car or anything fast. A very competitive pokemon, if it sees anything faster than it, it will go full speed in 10 steps to out run it at 150mph. At that point, its hooves barely touch the ground because it's moving so fast, 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 (#080) Slowking (#199)	It's 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's 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 don't worry though, it regenerates its tail back quickly. There are some places where it's worshipped because of a long standing belief that when a Slowpoke yawns, it rains. 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 (#079)	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 Slowbro's leftover scraps as it lives lazily by the sea. Being slow witted to begin with, it doesn't feel anything because of Shellders seeping poison. Since its tail has been bit 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. The appearance of the Shellder is different than how they normally look. In the Gold and Silver demo, the Shellder was its own Pokemon, named Turban, before it was scrapped.
Magnemite	Koiru (コイル)	0081	Electric	Steel	Beginning of evolution	Magneton (#082)	It was a pure Electric type in Kanto, but had the Steel type added in Gold and Silver. 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's attracted to electromagnetic waves from devices such as using your Pokegear, and it attaches itself to power breakers. If you experience a power outage that isn't from a storm, it could be Magnemites feeding on it. It becomes incapable of flight if it out of electricity. When that happens, giving it a battery should help it out. 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's eating electricity will give you a full body shock. Radio towers and power plants are great sources of food for them. The reason why the numbers have been decreasing is because most power lines are buried these days.
Magneton	Reakoiru (レアコイル)	0082	Electric	Steel	Magnemite (#081)	Magnezone (#462)	Formed when several Magnemites fuse together, it tends to raise the temperature up by 3.6°F within 3,600 ft. It generates strange radio signals and they tend to gather where sun flares happen. Earaches can occur if you get close to one. Its magnetism is so powerful it dries up moisture in its vicinity, and it's fatal to devices if it were to go near one as devices like TVs will stop playing correctly. When many Magneton gather, it disrupts radio signals. As a result, large cities have sirens to warn their citizens of this occurrence and some even warn people to keep it inside their Pokeballs. When it evolves, their brains link up too, though they don't become three times smarter. When rain clouds form, they like to gather in high spots where lightning could strike. It seems that Sandy Shocks is a futuristic 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		Farfetch'd is a duck-like Pokémon that carries around a green onion stalk much like a sword. It apparently knows where the best ones are and will battle over them. It will eat them in emergencies, then it'll run off to find a new one. They were so rare at one point that people bred them to regrow the population, and it worked. There are good stalks and bad stalks, and since it can't live with out them, it will defend it 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 ronin, 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 (#085)	This 2 headed bird leaves giant footprints. Its short wings make flying difficult. Instead, it runs at high speed on 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. Its two heads 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. 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 (#084)	End of evolution	The three heads express joy, sorrow, and anger as they plan strategy together. When it sleeps, one head remains awake. Dodrio are extremely fast runners. The three heads have colored feathers, which also appear as tail-feathers.
Seel	Pauwau (パウワウ)	0086	Water		Beginning of evolution	Dewgong (#087)	It loves swimming around in 14°F waters. Its horn is really hard, and it uses it to bash its way through ice. It has a thick hide covered in warm fur. It even goes in waters that can be up to -40°F. Though it's not a great walker, it is a skilled swimmer. It closes its nostrils when it swims and in the daytime, it can be found sleeping on the seabed of shallow waters. Therefore, them being in Alola is quite a mystery. Its design is based on the real-life seal.
Dewgong	Jugon (ジュゴン)	0087	Water	Ice	Seel (#086)	End of evolution	A fisherman once saw a Dewgong on an iceberg and thought it was a mermaid. Its design is based on the real-life dugong.
Grimer	Betobetā (ベトベター)	0088	Poison		Beginning of evolution	Muk (#089)	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 a Poison/Dark type. It appears as a purple sludge, while its Alolan form is multiple colours.
Muk	Betobeton (ベトベトン)	0089	Poison		Grimer (#088)	End of evolution	Muk's English name comes from the word "muck". It could be based on Dorotabō, a one-eyed, three-fingered yōkai that rises from the mud of neglected, overgrown rice fields. It's covered in a toxic filthy sludge that is so vile, that plants die wherever it walks due to there being poison it is footprints. Just a drop of its body fluid can turn a pool rancid or leave a person bed ridden for days from poisoning. Its nose has devolved, so it can't really 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 began 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 a Poison/Dark type. Like Grimer, Alolan Muk has multiple colours, and now bears razor-sharp poisonous crystal-esque teeth.
Shellder	Sherudā (シェルダー)	0090	Water		Beginning of evolution	Cloyster (#091)	When it sleeps, it will still stick 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 (#090)	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 though.
Gastly	Gōsu (ゴース)	0092	Ghost	Poison	Beginning of evolution	Haunter (#093)	It is a Ghost-type Pokémon based on the will-o'-the-wisp and the yokai, 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. It uses its signature tongue when it attacks with the Lick move.
Haunter	Gōsuto (ゴースト)	0093	Ghost	Poison	Gastly (#092)	Gengar (#094)	By licking, it saps the victim's life. It causes shaking that won't stop until the victim's demise. It appears as a menacing shadow with eyes, a mouth, and two unattached hands.
Gengar	Gengā (ゲンガー)	0094	Ghost	Poison	Haunter (#093)	Mega Evolution Gigantamax Form	Gengar is a Ghost type Pokemon that seeps into the shadows of people and Pokemon to scare them for fun. The Leer in the darkness belongs to a Gengar. If you feel an attacking sudden chill of 10°F cooler, its trying to curse you. If it does this, there's no escape. Give up. Even your home isn't safe. 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, on a dark night, your shadow thrown by a streetlight will suddenly and startlingly overtake you. It's actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow. It often tries to steal the life force of people. It apparently wishes for a traveling companion. Since it was once human itself, it tries to create one by taking the lives of other humans. If your shadow begins to laugh, you must take hold of a protective charm immediately! Initially created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori, it has become one of the most popular Pokémon, placing tenth on the Google Pokémon of the Year 2020 poll. 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". Gengar has appeared in many Pokémon spin-offs or crossovers, including Pokkén Tournament and Pokémon Unite.
Onix	Iwāku (イワーク)	0095	Rock	Ground	Beginning of evolution	Steelix (#208)	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. The thunderous roar of its tunneling echoes a long way. As it digs through the ground, it absorbs many hard objects and this is what makes its body so solid. It even eats boulders while digging. Onix has a magnet in its brain. It acts as a compass so that this Pokémon 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.
Drowzee	Surīpu (スリープ)	0096	Psychic		Beginning of evolution	Hypno (#097)	Drowzee's design is based on the dream-eating tapir, Baku. It puts people to sleep and then it likes to eat dreams. It can get sick from eating bad ones though. If you sleep by it a lot, it might show you dreams it ate in the past. It's said to have descended from a legendary beast called Baku. If you had a dream but can't remember it, Drowzee probably ate it. It remembers every dream it ate and it rarely eats the dreams of adults because children's are so much tastier. If your nose gets itchy while you're sleeping, dowzee is probably right above your bed eating your dream through your nostrils. It's skilled in hypnotism. It can tell what your dreaming by smelling it. Drowzee appears as a half-yellow-half-brown Pokémon that stands on two legs, and its size varies. In later generations, it is given the Insomnia trait, making it immune to Sleep status inflicting moves.
Hypno	Surīpā (スリーパー)	0097	Psychic		Drowzee (#096)	End of evolution	Hypno's design is based on the dream-eating tapir, Baku and a hypnotist. It polishes its pendulum to more effectively put people to sleep. Try not to look at it. There is a myth within the franchise that Hypno preys on human children. This has led to Hypno becoming the subject of creepypastas. Hypno is purely yellow with a white fluffy collar mane.
Krabby	Kurabu (クラブ)	0098	Water		Beginning of evolution	Kingler (#099)	As its name states, it is a crab Pokémon that is half white/tan and half orange. In the anime, it doesn't speak its name like other Pokémon and instead makes a unique noise.
Kingler	Kingurā (キングラー)	0099	Water		Krabby (#098)	Gigantamax	Because its pincer is so heavy, it has a hard time fighting. When it does hit, it is very powerful. Only Kingler can use Crabhammer, due to its large claw. It shares a similarity to real life fiddler crabs. Its Gigantamax form is bigger with a beard made of bubbles. It also uses acid bubbles to dissolve its prey or foes.
Voltorb	Biriridama (ビリリダマ)	0100	Electric		Beginning of evolution	Electrode (#101)	Voltorb and Electrode are considered some of the least popular Pokémon due to their Pokéball-esque designs. Even the slightest bit of electricity can make an Electrode explode. That is why it is nicknamed the "Bomb Ball". In the video games, Voltorb and Electrode are typically used as landmine traps by villains. It has a Hisuian form that is Electric/Grass type. This Voltorb evolves by leaf stone.
Electrode	Marumain (マルマイン)	0101	Electric		Voltorb (#100)	End of evolution
Exeggcute	Tamatama (タマタマ)	0102	Grass	Psychic	Beginning of evolution	Exeggutor (#103)	Six of them together form a full-fledged Pokémon. It is often hunted by Crabrawler, but uses psychokinesis to drive it off. Despite technically being several different lifeforms, they are never seen alone. There is also one that appears to be broken with yolk visible. It evolves into Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone. Despite the name, they are actually seeds.
Exeggutor	Nasshī (ナッシー)	0103	Grass	Psychic	Exeggcute (#102)	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 3 heads think independently of one another, but if they want to go in different directions, they'll be unable to move. That's why they use telepathy to make a joint decision. Sometimes one of the heads grows so big, due to the sun, that they tend to fall off and become an Exeggcute. Its cries are very noisy because each head thinks about what it likes. Surprisingly, they're very friendly and only engage their enemies with psychic power when it needs to. It originally came from the tropics, so it's known as the "Walking Forest" and each head doesn't seem to be interested in one another. Cloudy days make it sluggish. Exeggutor has an Alolan form that is a Grass/Dragon type and has a really long trunk-esque neck.
Cubone	Karakara (カラカラ)	0104	Ground		Beginning of evolution	Marowak (#105)	Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face. It wears the skull of its deceased mother that it lost. If it's sad or lonely, its skull shakes and its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody. It cries mournfully in the moonlight. Cubone pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull the Pokémon wears are made by the tears it sheds. When it thinks of its deceased mother, it weeps loudly. Mandibuzz, its natural enemy, 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. Sometimes Cubone's dreams make it cry, but each tear Cubone sheds makes it stronger. .
Marowak	Garagara (ガラガラ)	0105	Ground		Cubone (#104)	End of evolution	Marowak appears as an older Cubone with the skull becoming the head. It wields a bone that it uses as a boomerang. This is the only Pokémon that can use the Bonemurang attack. It also has an Alolan form that is a Ghost/Fire type that uses its mothers spirit as a flame at the end of its bones.
Hitmonlee	Sawamurā (サワムラー)	0106	Fighting		Tyrogue (#236)	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 it's in a hurry, its legs strengthen progressively. It smoothly runs with extra long strides. When kicking, the soles of its feet turn as hard as diamond as its legs freely stretch to destroy its foes. It has amazing balance, able to attack from any stance. Some people 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, so first time fighters are amazed by its extendable reach. Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan didn't have a distinct evolutionary line until Tyrogue and Hitmontop were conceived. Hitmonlee evolves from Tyrogue if it has higher attack stats.
Hitmonchan	Ebiwarā (エビワラー)	0107	Fighting		Tyrogue (#236)	End of evolution	Its English name is derived from actor and martial artist Jackie Chan. It can punch so fast, while one might think it's just standing there, it actually can punch foes in lightning fast attacks that can slice air, faster than the eye can see. Though it needs to rest for a couple minutes after doing so as it moves around. It winds it arms to punch harder and it does it punches in a corkscrew fashion, hard enough to break through concrete walls like a drill. Even a slight graze can cause a burn. A Hitmonchan is said to possess the spirit of a boxer who had been working towards a world championship. It has an indomitable spirit and will never give up when things get tough. It evolves from Tyrogue if it has higher defence stats.
Lickitung	Beroringa (ベロリンガ)	0108	Normal		Beginning of evolution	Lickilicky (#463)	Instead of its hands, it uses its adept long tongue. It uses its tongue to paralyze bug pokemon to eat them whole. If it licks you, it will leave a tingling sensation. If you don't wash it off immediately, it will break out into a itchy rash that won't go away. 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 quite freely. It licks filthy things clean but whatever it clean always stinks afterwards so it's really questionable whether or not it's truly clean. 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. If you boil its viscous saliva down, it becomes quite a strong adhesive. It evolves into Lickilicky while knowing Rollout.
Koffing	Dogāsu (ドガース)	0109	Poison		Beginning of evolution	Weezing (#110)	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. Koffing was Team Rocket member James' starting Pokémon.
Weezing	Matadogasu (マタドガス)	0110	Poison		Koffing (#109)	End of evolution	Weezing belonged to James of Team Rocket in the Kanto and Johto series of the Pokémon anime and for a small portion of the Advanced Generation series. 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 a Poison/Fairy type. It appears as three different sized Koffing rocks merged, with a face on both of the bigger ones.
Rhyhorn	Saihōn (サイホーン)	0111	Ground	Rock	Beginning of evolution	Rhydon (#112)	Its tackles can demolish skyscrapers but its memory isn't the best. Once it starts going, it sometimes cannot remember why it started. It appears as a rhinoceros-like creature made of diamond hard rock.
Rhydon	Saidon (サイドン)	0112	Ground	Rock	Rhyhorn (#111)	Rhyperior (#464)	Rhydon was the first Pokémon created by Game Freak. Its hide is very tough. Unlike Rhyhorn, it stands bipedal. It eventually gained an evolution, Rhyperior, after being traded with a Protector.
Chansey	Rakkī (ラッキー)	0113	Normal		Happiny (#440)	Blissey (#242)	In generation II, Blissey (#242) was added, and in generation IV, Happiny (#440) was added, however Chansey was initially a stand-alone Pokémon. It appears as a pink oblong shaped creature with stubby arms and feet. It carries eggs in its pouch and is typically used by Pokémon Centres for the egg's healing properties.
Tangela	Monjara (モンジャラ)	0114	Grass		Beginning of evolution	Tangrowth (#465)	Blue plant vines cloak the Pokémon's identity in a tangled mass. It entangles anything that gets close. It also resembles the severed head of the gorgon, Medusa. 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. It was the second Pokémon created by Game Freak after Rhydon. It carries a baby Kangaskhan in its pouch until it grows up. In the anime series, they live in groups.
Horsea	Tattsū (タッツー)	0116	Water		Beginning of evolution	Seadra (#117)	Horsea and Seadra are based on seahorses. In the occurrence of a big wave, Horsea will curl its tail around tough coral branches to help it not to be washed away. Horsea evolves into Seadra, which appears as a slightly bigger version of it. The spikes on its body are poisonous. It evolves into Kingdra when traded while it holds a Dragon Scale. Seadra is a clever Pokemon that's capable of swimming backwards by rapidly flapping its wing-like pectoral fins and stout tail. Touching the back fin causes numbness, and it hooks its tail to coral to stay in place while sleeping. Fainting may result from a jab of its sharp spikes. When an examination of its cells revealed the presence of a gene not found in Horsea, it immediately became a hot topic. Its fin tips leak poison, and its fins and bones are highly valued as ingredients in herbal medicine. Seadra sleeps after wriggling itself between the branches of coral and those trying to harvest coral are occasionally stung by this Pokémon's poison barbs if they fail to notice it. Seadra generates whirlpools by spinning its body, and the whirlpools are strong enough to swallow even fishing boats. It weakens prey with these currents, then swallows it whole, and while Seadra's mouth is slender, its suction power is strong. In an instant, it can suck in food that's larger than the opening of its mouth. The males that raise the offspring. While Seadra are raising young Horsea, the spines on their backs secrete thicker and stronger poison.
Seadra	Shīdora (シードラ)	0117	Water		Horsea (#116)	Kingdra (#230)
Goldeen	Tosakinto (トサキント)	0118	Water		Beginning of evolution	Seaking (#119)	Goldeen and Seaking are based on goldfish. Goldeen was originally intended to have a pre-evolution called "Gyopin". Goldeen are white and orange. Seaking are larger than Goldeen, and appear with an orange-and-black colouration.
Seaking	Azumaō (アズマオウ)	0119	Water		Goldeen (#118)	End of evolution
Staryu	Hitodeman (ヒトデマン)	0120	Water		Beginning of evolution	Starmie (#121)	Staryu, known as the Star Shape Pokémon, is a basic, Water type Pokémon which resembles a starfish with a mechanical center on its body, housing a red jewel. This is known as its core, but it is actually an organ.
Starmie	Sutāmī (スターミー)	0121	Water	Psychic	Staryu (#120)	End of evolution	Starmie, known as the Mysterious Pokémon, resembles a sea star. Starmie appears to have a second star growing on its back, which is semi-attached, being able to spin 360°. 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, but usually shows up red more than any other color. It can also emit electrical waves from the core that are powerful enough to reach the furthest parts of the universe. The appearance of Starmie is two purple starfish connected back to back with only one having the gemstone on it.
Mr. Mime	Bariyādo (バリヤード)	0122	Psychic	Fairy	Mime Jr. (#439)	End of evolution	Its an unbelievably skilled mime that loves to pantomime people into believing it exists. If they do believe it, it becomes real. It can also create barrier by vibrating the air solid with its fingertips. If it's interrupted, it will slap them with its large broad hands. Scientists think that the reason it has such large hands is for pantomiming. Its Galarian form is an Ice/Psychic type. In the anime, Ash's mom has a Mr. Mime as a housekeeping helper. Mr. Mime is known for creating invisible barriers. Despite being found in both male and female genders, the name never changes.
Scyther	Sutoraiku (ストライク)	0123	Bug	Flying	Beginning of evolution	Scizor (#212) Kleavor (#901)	IGN and GamesRadar have praised Scyther's "cool" design. Scyther is known as a Mantis Pokémon, and with its ninja like movements, it can appear like there's more than one at a time. It can slice thick logs with a single wicked stroke and on rare occasions, it flies with its wings. It's very proud of its speed, its so fast that when it cuts grass, foes will only see a blur, and it doesn't help that it camouflages with the grass, too. It's very popular in Alola. While young, they live together deep in the mountains, training themselves in how to fight with their scythes and move 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 (#238)	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. When Pokémon Yellow was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, the in-game sprite of Jynx was edited to reflect this change. Jynx's appearance is a purple humanoid with blond hair and a dress. It has big lips that it uses to put opponents to sleep by kissing them. It evolves from Smoochum.
Electabuzz	Erebū (エレブー)	0125	Electric		Elekid (#239)	Electivire (#466)	It gathers near power plants to feast on electricity. In the dark, it glows a whitish-blue colour. In Generation II it gained a pre-evolution, Elekid, and in Generation IV it gained an evolution, Electivire.
Magmar	Būbā (ブーバー)	0126	Fire		Magby (#240)	Magmortar (#467)	While Magmar was voted the eighth best fire-type Pokémon by the Official Nintendo Magazine readers, GamesRadar had criticised its design multiple times, noting that its forehead resembles a butt. Magmar evolves from Magby and into Magmortar. It is famed for being the first Pokémon to use Fire Punch, and is one of gym leader Blaine's best Pokémon. Ash Ketchum, being the genius that he is, tried to fight this Fire-type with his own Fire-type, Charizard.
Pinsir	Kairosu (カイロス)	0127	Bug		Beginning of evolution	Mega Evolution	It likes to throw things with its massive horns. It can throw things two times from its weight. It was originally supposed to have an evolution called "Plux" in Generation II. Some speculated this unused design was reworked into Heracross. Pinsir appears as a tan-brown bug, similar in a appearance to an earwig with its pinchers on its head, and a vertical slit like mouth. Its Mega Evolution has wings.
Tauros	Kentarosu (ケンタロス)	0128	Normal		No evolution		When attacking, it violently charges while whipping its self with its three tails. A really rowdy and hyper pokemon, once it charges, it won't stop 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 scared horns. If there's no opponents, it will charge into thick trees, knocking them down. Historically, people have ridden Tauros for ages, but the practice started in Alola, and Tauros in Alola actually have a calm side, most likely due to the climate. Tauros in Galar though are more volatile and won't 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.
Magikarp	Koikingu (コイキング)	0129	Water		Beginning of evolution	Gyarados (#130)	Magikarp holds the distinction of being mostly useless in the games, until it evolves into the superior Gyarados. Magikarp is based on the common carp. Despite its uselessness, some players like to raise their Magikarps up to level 100 just for fun. At level 15, Magikarp learns Tackle. Until then, it only knows Splash and cannot be taught any TMs or HMs.
Gyarados	Gyaradosu (ギャラドス)	0130	Water	Flying	Magikarp (#129)	Mega Evolution	In the beta versions for Pokémon Red and Blue, Gyarados was originally named "Skullkraken". Gyarados is inspired by the myth of a carp jumping over the Dragon Gate. Its vicious and raging attitude can decimate cities. It originally had a completely different, more lamprey-esque design in Red and Green's early development. It is known to be a hard Pokémon to raise by inexperienced trainers. The shiny version is red, and plays a role in the series. It appears normally as a long blue sea dragon, despite not being Dragon-type. It is also the only Flying type that doesn't fly; instead of this, it can hover.
Lapras	Rapurasu (ラプラス)	0131	Water	Ice	Beginning of evolution	Gigantamax	It has a very gentle nature and was hunted before it became illegal. 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 a Mantine. Its Gigantamax form has "water magic" around it.
Ditto	Metamon (メタモン)	0132	Normal		No evolution		Ditto is capable of transforming into any Pokémon that it comes across. It was originally intended to have an evolution in Generation II called "Animon" which it would have evolved from a Metal Coat. Fan speculation is that Ditto and Mew are related as Mew can also use Transform, a move exclusive to Ditto. In the anime, Ditto belonging to Duplica had an issue with accurately mimicking appearances where its face always looked like Ditto's own. It appears as a pink blob or amoeba.
Eevee	Ībui (イーブイ)	0133	Normal		Beginning of evolution	Multiple Gigantamax	Eevee is often considered among the "cutest" Pokémon in the franchise. Due to this, Eevee is featured on various Pokémon-related merchandise. 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 is rarely found in the wild and is mostly only found in cities and towns. However, it is said to have an irregularly shaped genetic structure that is easily influenced by its environment or though the radiation of certain stones. This allows it to adapt to a variety of habitats by evolving into eight different evolutions. Some call it and its evolutions the "Eeveelutions". Eevee can also adapt the face of the Trainer that owns it, and Eevee's genes are believed to have the key to solving the mysteries of Pokémon evolution. Its Gigantamax form is bigger and has a thicker fur around his neck.
Vaporeon	Shawāzu (シャワーズ)	0134	Water		Eevee (#133)	End of Evolution	Its genes and DNA are similar to that of water, so as soon as it touches water, it looks like it just melted away. If its fins begin to mutate, it means it'll rain in a couple of hours. It now has the ability to freely control water and its tail has gotten people often mistaking it for a mermaid. It evolves from Eevee using a Water Stone.
Jolteon	Sandāsu (サンダース)	0135	Electric		Eevee (#133)	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. Its a really moody Pokemon, easily becoming sad or angry. Its fur is like spikes and can be launched to pierce enemies when it bristles. Jolteons cells emit a low amount of electricity, which is amplified by its fur. If its hair stands on end, it's about to discharge. Sometimes lighting can strike next to it and its lungs contain an organ that creates electricity. 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 (#133)	End of evolution	Flareon shares its category name with Charmeleon, Charizard, Moltres, and Infernape, who are all known as the Flame Pokémon. It stores fire over 1,650°F inside its flame sac, then releases it at over 3,000°F. Its fur actually has a function, its used to air out its body so it doesn't overheat.
Porygon	Porigon (ポリゴン)	0137	Normal		Beginning of evolution	Porygon2 (#233)	Porygon has become notorious for being featured in an episode of the anime that caused widespread epileptic seizures in Japanese viewers. Roughly made about 20 years ago, it's entirely made of programming code. It can enter cyberspace at will. People theorized it could go into space, though no one has managed to do so. 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. It's copy-protected so it cannot be duplicated. Using the most advanced technology at the time, scientists have made the first man made pokemon, dreaming of exploring space. Nowadays, it's actually very useful in cyberspace, as it goes around making sure no suspicious data exists. It is one of many human-designed Pokémon. It gained an evolution in Generation II, Porygon2.
Omanyte	Omunaito (オムナイト)	0138	Rock	Water	Beginning of evolution	Omastar (#139)	It is a fossil Pokémon that must be revived from the helix fossil that is based on ammonites.
Omastar	Omusutā (オムスター)	0139	Rock	Water	Omanyte (#138)	End of evolution	Omastar is very popular in the community and commonly referred to as "Lord Helix". This is a reference to Twitch Plays Pokémon, where the Pokémon was seen as a good-luck charm.
Kabuto	Kabuto (カブト)	0140	Rock	Water	Beginning of evolution	Kabutops (#141)	It is a fossil Pokémon that must be revived from the dome fossil. It is based on the trilobite.
Kabutops	Kabutopusu (カブトプス)	0141	Rock	Water	Kabuto (#140)	End of evolution	Its slender body makes it a very fast swimmer. Its appearance is similar to Scyther due to its blade-esque forearms.
Aerodactyl	Putera (プテラ)	0142	Rock	Flying	Beginning of evolution	Mega Evolution	It is a fossil Pokémon that must be revived from the Old Amber. A vicious, prehistoric Pokemon, it goes for its opponents' throat with its serrated, saw-like fangs that shred the skin of even Sttel type Pokemon. It went extinct, but it was resurrected by taking its DNA from an Old Amber. It appears to be able to fly by spreading its wings and gliding fearlessly though the skies as if it was its own. It was imagined to be the king of the skies while shrieking high-pitched cries. A widely accepted theory is that it went extinct due to a meteor impact. It exhibited ferocity that was greater than expected, resulting in some casualties. When it touched ground however, it was weak and slow. Surprisingly, even modern technology are still unable to make a truly perfect specimen. It is based on pterodactyls and dragons/wyverns.
Snorlax	Kabigon (カビゴン)	0143	Normal		Munchlax (#446)	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 500 pounds of food, it goes flat to sleep for a while. Its appearance is a large, obese bear like Pokémon with blueish-green body and a white circle-shaped belly, white feet and face. In the games, it blocks the way forward, and can only be awoken with the PokeFlute. In Generation IV it gained a pre-evolution, Munchlax. Its Gigantamax form has a ecosystem growing on it.
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. This Legendary Pokemon is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains. Articuno can control snow, and it freezes moisture in the air to make it snow, and where ever it flies, snow is constantly falling, creating blizzards. Its lovely, seemingly translucent wings are said to be made out of ice. Its Galarian form is a Psychic/Flying type.
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. This Legendary Pokemon is said to cause and appear from dark and gray clouds in the sky while dropping huge thunderbolts. It flies with the crackle and buzz of electricity. It has the power to control electricity and anyone that gets struck by its lightning can gain power from it. It's said that when it rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after and there are tales of Zapdos resting in pitch black thunderclouds. Its Galarian form is a Fighting/Flying type.
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. This Legendary Pokemon can make the sky turn red as it flaps its fiery wings, creating a dazzling flash of fire. It's truly a sight to see. It's said to bring spring early when it arrives to lands. If Moltres is injured, it's said to dip itself in magma to burn and heal itself. Those who see it are overwhelmed by its orange fiery wings. There are stories that tell of its fire cloaked wings lighting up paths for those lost traveling in the mountains. Its Galarian form is a Dark/Flying type.
Dratini	Miniryū (ミニリュウ)	0147	Dragon		Beginning of evolution	Dragonair (#148)	Its existence was unknown until a fisherman pulled it up after fishing for about ten hours. It appears as a blue serpentine creature. It has been seen to grow to several sizes in the anime.
Dragonair	Hakuryū (ハクリュー)	0148	Dragon		Dratini (#147)	Dragonite (#149)	Dragonairs are longer in length (and bigger in size) than Dratinis, have wings for ears, and can fly using an unknown power.
Dragonite	Kairyū (カイリュー)	0149	Dragon	Flying	Dragonair (#148)	End of evolution	It is a large orange dragon Pokémon that flies at high-speed. It zooms off over seas to challenge other Pokémon. It has been reputed to guide saliors in storms to the nearest land. Unlike Charizard, it actually is a dragon in both appearance and type.
Mewtwo	Myūtsū (ミュウツー)	0150	Psychic		Beginning of evolution	Two Mega Evolutions	It is one of the playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This Legendary Pokemon was created in a lab after years of horrific gene splicing from Mew's DNA. Its DNA is actually almost the same as Mew's, but its body is size are vastly different. It's cold, glowing eyes strike fear into its foes. Because its psychic abilies were raised to the ultimate level, it only thinks about defeating its enemies as it rests in an undiscovered cave. But even though it has powerful body, 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. The research efforts of Dr. Fuji led him to create Mewtwo. It also appears in several movies.
Mew	Myū (ミュウ)	0151	Psychic		No evolution		This Mythical Pokemon is so rare, only a few expert worldwide have found it, though a growing number of people have reportedly seen it recently. It apparently originates in South America which were thought to be extinct. It's 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 Pokemon and every move. Because of this, many scientists believe that it's the ancestor of all pokemon. If you view its body under a microscope, you can see its fine, small and delicate hairs. It is capable of turning invisible at will so that people are unaware of its presence. It is considered one of the original pregenetor Pokémon, as all Pokémon descend from Mew. It fought Mewtwo during the Pokémon movies.
MissingNo.	Ketsuban (けつばん)	None	Bird	Normal	No evolution		An error handler species, "Missing Number" was created to handle attempts at accessing nonexistent Pokémon species. It is regarded as one of the most famous and popular glitches in video game history.