List of Pokémon (321-340)
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At the core of the multi-billion dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise of various electronic games, ongoing anime, several manga series, collectible trading card games, and other media are 493 distinctive fictional species classified as the titular Pokémon. Created by Satoshi Tajiri, Pokémon is one of Nintendo's flagship game franchises, which has sold over 143 million copies worldwide as of 2007.[2] These creatures and entities reside throughout various locations of the fictional Pokémon universe and can be caught by humans designated as Pokémon Trainers often using devices called Poké Balls. These trainers use Pokémon for a variety of purposes, such as being pets and loyal companions and/or being pitted against other trained Pokémon in competitive Pokémon battles. Pokémon are potentially powerful and magical creatures that can employ a variety of talents such as generating fire or heat, martial arts, telekinesis, and so on. Through age and experience many of these species undergo a metamorphosis and transform into a similar but stronger specie in a process referred to as Pokémon evolution.
This is a selected listing of twenty of the Pokémon species, arranged as they are in the main game series' National Pokédex.
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[edit] Wailord
| Number: 321 | Type: Water | Evolves from: Wailmer | Evolves into: None |
Wailord (ホエルオー Hoeruō?, Whaloh in original Japanese language versions) is a gigantic, oceanic mammal with the largest known size of all Pokémon. Living in the vast oceans of the Pokémon world, Wailord swims languorously in pods of about four members or more, often at the surface so it can breathe through its upper nostrils. With huge mouths these Pokémon can eat massive amounts of undersea food, such as krill, in a single gulp. When chasing somewhat larger prey, Wailord herd them by leaping out of the water and making humongous splashes in what is often described as a breathtaking display. If a Wailord inhales to the maximum capacity of its gigantic lungs, it is able to dive close to 10,000 feet below the surface. Optionally by puffing itself up, it can float high on the ocean surface or beach on a shoreline if it wishes.
[edit] Numel
| Number: 322 | Type: Fire/ Ground | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Camerupt |
Numel (ドンメル Donmeru?, Donmel in original Japanese language versions) stores magma of 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit (1204.44 degrees Celsius) in its body. If it gets wet, or if the magma cools, Numel's movements become sluggish, resulting in slower attacks. Even at full capability, Numel is fairly ignorant, and often does not notice being hit.
[edit] Camerupt
| Number: 323 | Type: Fire/ Ground | Evolves from: Numel | Evolves into: None |
Camerupt (バクーダ Bakūda?, Bakuuda in original Japanese language versions) is the evolution of Numel. The volcano-shaped humps are formed by a transformation of Camerupt's bones. Within Camerupt's body is the violent activity of a volcano, containing molten magma of up to 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit that occasionally erupts from its volcanic mountain-shaped humps. This phenomenon happens naturally about once every ten years, but it most often occurs when Camerupt becomes enraged. Camerupt lives in the craters of volcanoes.
[edit] Torkoal
| Number: 324 | Type: Fire | Does not evolve |
Torkoal (コータス Kōtasu?, Cotoise in original Japanese language versions) exhales an always present cloud of smoke through its nostrils and through holes in its body and has a dark gray stone shell. It also consumes coal. Torkoal fills the hollows in its shell with coal and burns it - its strength is diminished without this supply. It will search through whole mountains to find it. If attacked, this Pokémon spouts thick black smoke in order to retreat. If this is not possible, this Pokémon needs more coal for energy. It lets off a sound that is similar to a locomotive’s horn when emitting smoke from its nostrils.
In the anime, Ash and friends help protect a Torkoal from the guardian of the place which consists of a Steelix. After saving it, Ash captures it. His Torkoal displays a large amount of affection for him and usually starts crying at random moments since it has low self esteem and usually does everything wrong, like diving into the ocean. Upon his return to Kanto to participate in the Battle Frontier, Ash left Torkoal and Glalie with Professor Oak.
[edit] Spoink
| Number: 325 | Type: Psychic | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Grumpig |
Spoink (バネブー Banebū?, Baneboo in original Japanese language versions) leads a bizarre, fragile existence. It moves around by bouncing on its tail. However, Spoink's bouncing has an additional, far more vital role. The small shock generated by Spoink's impact with the ground every time it bounces courses through its body and causes its heart to pump. Essentially, Spoink's heart is jumpstarted every time it beats. If Spoink ever stopped bouncing, its heart would stop and it would die. Thus, Spoink constantly bounces up and down, even while sleeping.
Spoink exhibits its psychic powers best by focusing them through an object, which also serves to amplify them. This object is the pearl that a Clamperl makes once in its lifetime. The pearl size is also the amount of power the Spoink has. That is why it's always looking for bigger pearls, it wants more power! The anime suggests that prolonged separation of Spoink from its pearl will weaken Spoink greatly, even risking death.
[edit] Grumpig
| Number: 326 | Type: Psychic | Evolves from: Spoink | Evolves into: None |
Grumpig (ブーピッグ Būpiggu?, Boopig in original Japanese language versions) wields powerful psychic powers. It uses the valuable black pearls on its body to harness and amplify its psychic powers. It can gain control over the movements and actions of its foes by expulsing psychic waves upon them, hence its designation as the Manipulate Pokémon. It appears to grow tired as it does this; its nose-snorting grows loud and tired-sounding. It dances bizarrely when using its psychic energy. Its style of dancing is hugely popular in many foreign countries. It is also capable of bouncing extraordinary heights with its spring-like tail, which it inherited from its younger evolutionary stage, Spoink.
[edit] Spinda
| Number: 327 | Type: Normal | Does not evolve |
Spinda (パッチール Patchīru?, Patcheel in original Japanese language versions) is a Spot Panda Pokémon with each one having a unique pattern of spots. Spinda's main means of defense seems to lie in its skill to incapacitate its enemies by driving them dizzy. Besides its headache-inducing appearance, Spinda walks in a strange manner, as if stumbling from dizziness or dancing a peculiar dance.
[edit] Trapinch
| Number: 328 | Type: Ground | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Vibrava |
Trapinch (ナックラー Nakkurā?, Nuckrar in original Japanese language versions) is found in the desert. Its nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. It patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit, where it attacks with its jaws with the strength to crush even boulders. It can wait for long periods of time, as it can go without water for a week. It has a large heavy head, that makes it hard to get up if it falls on its back.
Trapinch's main weapon is its jaws, which can crush boulders. Trapinch are also known for their digging skills. In addition, Trapinch has an ability known as Arena Trap, preventing the escape of Pokémon and Trainer alike.
[edit] Vibrava
| Number: 329 | Type: Dragon/ Ground | Evolves from: Trapinch | Evolves into: Flygon |
Vibrava (ビブラーバ Biburāba?) vibrate their wings incredibly fast, generating ultrasonic waves. These waves are potent enough to cause prey to faint. They will then devour their prey after spraying their hides with acid to decompose the body for easier digestion. The ultrasonic waves they create can also cause headaches in humans. As their wings are not fully developed, they instead use them for the purpose of stunning foes and prey. They can still fly short distances, however.
[edit] Flygon
| Number: 330 | Type: Dragon/ Ground | Evolves from: Vibrava | Evolves into: None |
Flygon (フライゴン Furaigon?) has its natural habitat is the desert, across which it flies. Flygon's wings kick up a cloud of dust and sand each time they flap, so that whenever Flygon moves, it is surrounded by a constant sandstorm. This provides Flygon with a useful cover from enemies and other unwanted visitors who lose themselves in the dust cloud, while Flygon itself maintains perfect vision thanks to red covers that shield its eyes from the storm. But it is at a disadvantage in the jungle because the trees are so close together they cover almost the entire floor of the jungle from a bird's-eye view. This Pokémon is known as "The Desert Spirit."[3] When inside a Flygon-created sandstorm, the only thing one is aware of is the melodious sound of Flygon's wings, which can resemble the notes of a song. Because of this, and the Pokédex related cry, it is thought that perhaps Flygon has the ability to buzz its wings at a rapid pace to create a melody.
[edit] Cacnea
| Number: 331 | Type: Grass | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Cacturne |
Cacnea (サボネア? Sabonea in original Japanese language versions) prefers to live in harsh, arid locations, such as deserts. Cacnea live in or right next to bushes that are in the desert. The more arid and harsh the environment, the more pretty and fragrant type of flower a Cacnea can grow. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body. Cacnea releases a strong aroma from its flower to attract prey. When prey comes near, Cacnea shoots sharp thorns from its body to bring the victim down. This Pokémon battles by wildly swinging its thorny arms.
In the anime, the most notable Cacnea is James's. He obtained it in the very episode in which his Weezing, along with Jessie's Arbok, was released. Cacnea is rather fond of James . However, when it attempts to express his fondness of James through hugging him, his numerous spikes injure James. Cacnea is the replacement in his party, for his former grass type Pokémon, Victreebel. Jessie sometimes uses Cacnea in Pokémon Contests, but often falls victim to its spikes, ala James. James's Cacnea was recently given to Gardenia, who felt Cacnea wasn't living up to its full potential.
[edit] Cacturne
| Number: 332 | Type: Dark/ Grass | Evolves from: Cacnea | Evolves into: None |
Cacturne (ノクタス Nokutasu?, Noctus in original Japanese language versions) is a Pokémon of low metabolism that spends the day standing completely still, so that it will not lose any moisture from the scorching sun of the desert. At night, in low temperatures, Cacturne will group together and slowly follow any humans that are walking through the desert. When the fatigued human finally stops walking, the Cacturne will attack, absorbing moisture and fluids from the prey's body. After living in the desert for several millennia, new generations of Cacturne have had their blood transformed into the same substances as sand. Cacturne are naturally immune to sandstorms, and will not be damaged by the Sandstorm attack.
In the anime, May's rival Harley has a Cacturne as his signature Pokémon, skilled at creatively using attacks like Cotton Spore, Bullet Seed and Pin Missile to both terrify and impress the audience and judges in Contests. When Harley once met with Team Rocket, his Cacturne was instantly attracted to Jessie and hugged her, accidentally sticking her with its spines.
[edit] Swablu
| Number: 333 | Type: Normal/ Flying | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Altaria |
Swablu (チルット Chirutto?, Tyltto in original Japanese language versions) has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This Pokémon is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat. It loves to make things clean and to this end, if it spots anything dirty, it will wipe and polish it with its cottony wings. If these wings become dirty, it will find a stream to shower itself. After enduring winter, in which little food is available, Swablu flocks move closer to towns in the spring.
[edit] Altaria
| Number: 334 | Type: Dragon/ Flying | Evolves from: Swablu | Evolves into: None |
Altaria (チルタリス Chirutarisu?, Tyltalis in original Japanese language versions) carries a highly refined set of vocal cords for a Pokémon. It sings and trills beautiful melodies (which has been described as a gorgeous soprano) in its crystal-clear voice as its pastime in the mountains, making its listeners experience dreamy wonderment. Altaria also carries a flame sac within its body, which it uses to launches intensely hot fireballs from its mouth in self defense from attackers. During migration, Altaria wheels through the sky among billowing, cotton-like clouds, supported by aerial updrafts in the sky that it catches with its buoyant wings in order to soar.
[edit] Zangoose
| Number: 335 | Type: Normal | Does not evolve |
Zangoose (ザングース Zangūsu?), although a quadruped, can easily stand on two feet when angered in battle. Zangoose's main means of defense are its agility and its sharp claws. Its speed is matched only by Scyther's. Many of the attacks a Zangoose learns naturally involve the use of its claws. The characteristic a Zangoose is most famous for is its relationship with Seviper. Simply put, the two species are mortal enemies. The hatred a Zangoose holds for a Seviper is deep and goes so far back that it is practically instinctive.
The Zangoose is a big, white, catlike creature with huge claws - purple or black, depending on the artist - and tufts of hair pointing back from the head instead of ears. It is, as said before, a milk white - except for the red markings on it's fur.
[edit] Seviper
| Number: 336 | Type: Poison | Does not evolve |
Seviper (ハブネーク Habunēku?, Habunake in original Japanese language versions) is a fully armed predator in both the wild and in Pokémon trainer battles. Secretly within both its fangs and its tail is a venomous poison, which is injected into its opponent through its fangs and sprayed onto the opponent from its tail. It also slashes at its foes with its tail as if it were a sword coated in venom. It uses these when hunting within its environment in the grasslands, jumping out at unsuspecting prey from within the grass it hides in. Seviper is forever the natural archrival of Zangoose; the two Pokemon always attack each other on sight and are willing to battle to the death.
The anime has on one occasion incorrectly labeled this pokemon as the evolution of Arbok.
[edit] Lunatone
| Number: 337 | Type: Psychic/ Rock | Does not evolve |
Lunatone (ルナトーン Runatōn?) is a floating, sentient meteorite in the iconic shape of a crescent, instead of a moon. Its body is a stone-like beige color, and it has two large, intimidating eyes, one on either side. It also sports a rather odd, beak-like protuberance in the middle of the crescent.
Lunatone was first discovered forty years ago in Meteor Falls, a cave in Hoenn, its only known habitat. Meteor Falls, as its name suggests, is full of meteorites and the craters left by them as they impacted the planet's surface, suggesting that Lunatone (and Solrock) as partners, have their origins in outer space. Lunatone is greatly connected to the moon, and its vitality ebbs and flows depending on the lunar cycle. Lunatone's power and activity is greatest during the full moon, and weakest during the day and when the moon is new. Anyone who looks at its glowing red eyes becomes transfixed with fear.
[edit] Solrock
| Number: 338 | Type: Psychic/ Rock | Does not evolve |
Solrock (ソルロック Sorurokku?) resembles a large orange spherical rock with yellow outgrowths all around and a pair of flat, textured eyes. The appearance of the Pokémon is the iconic shape of the sun.
Solrock, apparently a meteorite whose origins appear to be from outer space, is expressionless, yet is somewhat sentient. It was discovered along with Lunatone in Meteor Falls, a site where a rain of meteorites impacted the ground. The Pokémon’s solar connections are apparent in battle: It absorbs solar power during the day and unleashes the sunlight as a concentrated beam of energy as its main weapon (compare with Venusaur). Since it also carries Psychic powers, Solrock can also sense what the foe is thinking. Solrock and Lunatone are counterparts. Lunatone represents the moon and Solrock represents the sun.
[edit] Barboach
| Number: 339 | Type: Ground/ Water | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Whiscash |
Barboach (ドジョッチ Dojotchi?, Dojoach in original Japanese language versions) lives in muddy areas of riverbeds. It probes this mud with its whiskers before deciding where to bury itself underneath the level of the mud, so that it remains motionless while its top whiskers are poking above the surface. The whiskers act as a superb radar system in this position, for Barboach detects its prey in the area using its whiskers to sense disturbances in the air.
Barboach’s body is covered with a slimy film, which is an important measure of discouraging both bacteria and predators from targeting Barboach. Whenever Barboach is partially submerged in mud, the film functions as a barrier to prevent germs in the mud from entering Barboach’s otherwise thin, unprotected body. Also, if a predator attempts to grab it, the Pokémon effortlessly slips out of its grasp as if it were a bar of wet, flexible soap like the real world Hagfish. It would seem that Barboach’s body depends on keeping its slimy coating layer thick and fluid with the influence of muddy water because the Pokémon’s body weakens if the coating dries up.
[edit] Whiscash
| Number: 340 | Type: Ground/ Water | Evolves from: Barboach | Evolves into: None |
Whiscash (ナマズン? Namazun in original Japanese language versions) is known as aggressive and extremely territorial. It will easily claim a large pond as its exclusive territory. If an intruder approaches it, Whiscash will thrash about, triggering massive earthquakes on the floor of the pond. These quakes occasionally cause tremors of a 3-mile radius. Using its massive whiskers, Whiscash can also predict real earthquakes. Its territorial behavior occasionally leads to feuds between Whiscash and Crawdaunt, as both Pokémon are violent and viciously territorial of ponds which they inhabit. On the shiny version, all the yellow areas on the Pokémon turn to red and its body turns darker.
[edit] References
- ^ Pokémon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold. PR Newswire.
- ^ David (2005). Nintendo reveal sales figures. Australia's PAL Gaming Network.
- ^ Pokédex: It whips up sandstorms with powerful flaps of its wings. It is known as "The Desert Spirit." Game Freak. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Nintendo. Nintendo DS. (in English). (2007-04-22)
[edit] External links
- Bulbapedia - The Pokémon encyclopedia
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