List of Pokémon (381-400)
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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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Latios
| Number: 381 | Type: Dragon/Psychic | Does not evolve |
Latios (ラティオス Ratiosu?) are a blue and white, dragon-like legendary Pokémon with small arms and feet, and spiky fighter aircraft-like wings on their back. They appear to have white flesh underneath their blue carapace. They appear extremely similar to Latias, only blue, and more angular. It is said that by folding their arms close to their body, they can fly faster than a jet. Latios are all male.
The Latios' intelligence allows them to understand human languages. They have a docile temperament and dislike fighting. A Latios will only open his heart to a trainer with a compassionate spirit. Their signature attack, Luster Purge, may reduce the target's special defense. Like Latias, Latios can also render themselves invisible.
Latios, along with Latias, have a starring role in the movie Pokémon Heroes as guardians of Altomare, a city modeled after Venice, Italy. At the end of the film, Latios sacrifices himself to protect Altomare from a tremendous tidal wave. It is notable that Latios marks the first actual Pokémon death in the anime series so far (the imaginary Entei and Celebi do not count).
It is confirmed that Latios appears in Super Smash Bros Brawl from Poké Balls.
Kyogre
| Number: 382 | Type: Water | Does not evolve |
Kyogre (カイオーガ Kaiōga?) is one of a trio of legendary Pokémon, alongside Groudon and Rayquaza. Kyogre represents Pokémon Sapphire and appears on the cover art for the game. Kyogre represents the primal force of the oceans; as such, it has the power to bring forth storms, constant rain and massive floods. It is part of the creation myth of the Pokémon world. According to legend, a titanic battle between it and Groudon created the oceans and the land, and the two were sealed beneath their respective elements. Despite being the creator of the oceans, Kyogre still came and helped Manaphy when Manaphy needed help as any other regular Pokémon.
In Pokémon Sapphire, Team Aqua tries to awaken and control Kyogre. It is awakened by a blue orb that the group actively seeks. They eventually awaken Kyogre, but they are stopped by the player in the video games. Kyogre made its first movie appearance in the ninth Pokémon movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. In the movie, Kyogre helps Ash, May, Pikachu, and Manaphy to protect the Sea Temple and defeat The Phantom.
Kyogre is a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Groudon
| Number: 383 | Type: Ground | Does not evolve |
Groudon (グラードン Gurādon?) is one of a trio of legendary Pokémon, alongside Kyogre and Rayquaza, that represents Pokémon Ruby and appears on its cover art. In the legend surrounding the three, Groudon represents the land, while Kyogre and Rayquaza represent the sea and the sky, respectively. Groudon, representing land, raised lands and expanded continents in legend. Coming as a savior for humans suffering from floods caused by Kyogre, it can dissipate clouds, and evaporate water with light and heat. After a titanic battle with Kyogre, it went to sleep in underground magma, causing volcanoes to erupt when it awakes.
Groudon first appears in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald along with Kyogre and Rayquaza. Pokémon Ruby focuses on Team Magma awakening Groudon to take over the world, while Pokémon Emerald has both Groudon and Kyogre awake. The anime follows a similar structure, where both Pokémon are awakened, and forced to battle by Team Magma and Team Aqua. This is foiled by Ash Ketchum and Lance, and Groudon and Kyogre return to their respective elements after calling a truce. Groudon also plays a pseudo-role in the sixth Pokémon movie, Jirachi Wishmaker, where an evil being in the form of a Groudon is formed from the energy of Jirachi.
Groudon appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a Pokémon that can be released from a Poké Ball thrown by the player. In the game, any player (except the one who threw it) that touches Groudon will burst into flames and take high amounts of damage.
Rayquaza
| Number: 384 | Type: Dragon/Flying | Does not evolve |
Rayquaza (レックウザ Rekkūza?) is one of a trio of legendary Pokémon, alongside Kyogre and Groudon, that represents Pokémon Emerald and appears on its cover art. In the legend surrounding the three, Rayquaza represents the sky, while Kyogre and Groudon represent the sea and the land, respectively. Rayquaza resides within the ozone layer of the Earth and has lived there for hundreds of millions of years without ever descending. To those who have observed Rayquaza from the surface of the planet, Rayquaza has always appeared to be a zooming meteor. Rayquaza feeds on water and particles in the Earth's atmosphere. It is said to only descend from the ozone layer if Kyogre and Groudon were to fight, in order to end the feud and maintain the balance of nature.
In Pokémon Emerald, Rayquaza is seen in a series of cutscenes. Once the player progresses past the Magma and Aqua Hideouts, Kyogre and Groudon wake up and start fighting, with the Red and Blue Orbs unable to control them. It is eventually sought out at the Sky Pillar, and eventually forces the two to cease their battle. Rayquaza appears as a boss character in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, where the main team has to fight it in order to have it annihilate a falling star hurtling towards the planet.
Rayquaza is featured in the seventh Pokémon movie, Destiny Deoxys. Four years prior to the main events of the movie, Rayquaza is nearly injured in the ozone layer by the passage of a meteor containing the essence of Deoxys. Rayquaza seemingly destroys the Deoxys afterwards, but it is eventually revived. Rayquaza goes after it again, but after being rescued by it, Rayquaza decides that it isn't an enemy, and returns to the atmosphere.
Rayquaza appears in the story mode of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Subspace Emissary, as a boss, in which it destroys Fox's crashed Arwing and captures Diddy Kong. It tries to attack Fox with Dragon Pulse, but Fox reflects the attack back at Rayquaza, knocking it into the lake and freeing Diddy. Rayquaza quickly recuperates and a boss battle ensues, ending with Fox and Diddy inevitably defeating it.
Jirachi
| Number: 385 | Type: Steel/Psychic | Does not evolve |
Jirachi (ジラーチ Jirāchi?) a legendary Pokémon that first appeared in the Nintendo games Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire. It possesses telepathic and telekinetic abilities, including the ability to levitate. Jirachi hibernates for periods of one thousand years in a crystalline cocoon. If it is ever in danger, it will fight its attacker, but not awaken from its slumber. After one thousand years have elapsed, Jirachi awakens from its sleep for one week if it is sung to in a pure voice. During this period, it is able to make wishes. If a message is inscribed onto one of the "tags" on Jirachi's head, it will fulfill those wishes. After it fulfills the wishes, Jirachi returns to hibernation in a newly-formed cocoon, waiting another thousand years for its next master's wish.
Jirachi is one of the primary characters of the 6th Pokémon Movie, Jirachi Wishmaker.[3] Tomiko Suzuki, in her final role, portrayed the character in the original Japanese version. Jirachi awakens for seven days, awaiting a wish to be granted. It soon befriends Max, and travels with him until it is used to create an evil being in the form of a Groudon. It absorbs the power used to create the beast, and returns to sleep.
Deoxys
| Number: 386 | Type: Psychic | Does not evolve |
Deoxys (デオキシス Deokishisu?, pronounced /di'ɑks.ɪs/) is a Pokémon formed from a mutation of a extraterrestrial virus exposed to a laser beam. It has psychokinetic powers and a high intelligence along with a crystalline organ on its chest that acts as its brain and shoots lasers. It has the ability to transform into four different forms, each with a specific purpose: Normal, Attack, Defense, and Speed. In the third generation of games, the form is based upon the game the Deoxys is contained within. As of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, it can freely change by interacting with meteorites.
Deoxys first appeared in the seventh Pokémon film, Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys.[4] In the film, it demonstrated the ability to switch between its forms, create shadow copies for use as drones, regenerate missing body parts, launch an aurora into the sky, and erect a city-size force field which keeps nearly every sort of machine within from operating. The film also demonstrated that Deoxys is not a one-of-a-kind unique species like Rayquaza; more than one Deoxys is seen.
In early 2005, NASA began a cross-promotion with Nintendo and the Pokémon Company to provide an "edutainment" program for children across the United States by Internet, teaching the science behind various Pokémon characters as they appear in Trading Card Game expansions.[5] In the first segment of the program, based on the newly-released EX: Deoxys Trading Card Game expansion, they used the character of Deoxys to teach children about outer space, anatomy of a virus, the meaning of DNA, the existence of the ozone layer, and a definition of an extraterrestrial.[6] Since then the program has had two other segments covering the next two expansions: EX Emerald[7] and EX Unseen Forces.[5]
Turtwig
| Number: 387 | Type: Grass | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Grotle |
Turtwig, Naetle (ナエトル Naetoru?) in original Japanese language versions, are small, turtle-like Pokémon, and are one of the three starter Pokémon for the Sinnoh region. Its prominent jawbone may denote a relationship to the snapping turtle. Its green and yellow body is covered by a shell. A small seedling grows on its head, similar to the plant bulb on Bulbasaur's back and the leaf on Chikorita's head.
The soil-based shell on its back grows stronger when it absorbs water. Turtwig survives by carrying out photosynthesis with its whole body. The leaf on its head will wilt if it becomes thirsty. As a result, it lives in areas that are close to lakes.
Turtwig makes its first Pokémon anime appearance in the first episode of the Diamond and Pearl series, "Following a Maiden Voyage!", where it is shown as one of the three Sinnoh starter Pokémon in Professor Rowan's lab. Ash catches a wild Turtwig in the episode: "Gettin' Twiggy With It," and Turtwig also makes an appearance in "The Grass-Type is Always Greener!" as one of the Pokémon used by Eterna City Gym Leader Gardenia.
Grotle
| Number: 388 | Type: Grass | Evolves from: Turtwig | Evolves into: Torterra |
Grotle, Hayashigame (ハヤシガメ?) in original Japanese language versions, is the evolution of Turtwig. Grotle lives alongside water in forests. During the daytime, it leaves the forests to let the trees on its shell take in sunlight. Its shell is also strengthened by soil. Very slow and gentle, they only battle when needed, and in battle they will fight valiantly for the trainer.
Torterra
| Number: 389 | Type: Grass/Ground | Evolves from: Grotle | Evolves into: None |
Torterra, Dodaitos (ドダイトス Dodaitosu?) in original Japanese language versions, is the final evolution of the Turtwig evolutionary line. Despite their great size, these Pokémon are peaceful in nature and enjoy being with others of their own kind, preferring to bask in sunlight as they do not like to fight. When immobile, they look as if they are part of the ground upon which they rest, not as though they were a sleeping Pokémon. Because of this appearance, there are occasions when small Pokémon will gather and build nests on the shell of a stationary Torterra. When Torterra do move, they often move in herds in search of water. Paul's original starter Pokémon was a Turtwig that evolved into a Torterra.
Chimchar
| Number: 390 | Type: Fire | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Monferno |
Chimchar, Hikozaru (ヒコザル?) in original Japanese language versions, is a small chimpanzee-based primate with orange fur. It is the Fire-type starter for the Sinnoh reigon. The flames on their rears are produced by burning gas in their stomachs. Chimchar also has a swirl-like symbol on the chest. The flames do not go out in the rain, and, unlike the tail flames of Charmander, those of Chimchar go out when they go to sleep.
Chimchar makes its first Pokémon anime appearance in the first episode of the Diamond and Pearl series, "Following a Maiden Voyage!", where it is shown as one of the three Sinnoh starter Pokémon in Professor Rowan's lab. Paul, one of the rivals of Ash in the series, owns a Chimchar he found in the wild. Paul later abandons Chimchar after a poor showing in a battle, and Ash asks it if it wants to join his team. Chimchar accepts.
Monferno
| Number: 391 | Type: Fire/ Fighting | Evolves from: Chimchar | Evolves into: Infernape |
Monferno, Moukazaru (モウカザル?) in original Japanese language versions, is the evolution of Chimchar. Its tail is similar to those of Charmander due to the flames at the tips. This flame is often used as a weapon. When threatened, Monferno increases the size of its flame in order to appear larger than it really is, which is useful in scaring off attacking foes. It has white hair around its neck and gold arm bands. Monferno can climb onto walls to shoot aerial attacks.
Infernape
| Number: 392 | Type: Fire/ Fighting | Evolves from: Monferno | Evolves into: None |
Infernape, Goukazaru (ゴウカザル?) in original Japanese language versions, is the final evolution of the Chimchar evolutionary line. Infernape uses a unique fighting style that utilizes all of its limbs. It is most competitive when it comes to speed. It is one of the only Pokémon that can learn Swords Dance and Nasty Plot.
Piplup
| Number: 393 | Type: Water | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Prinlup |
Piplup, Pochama (ポッチャマ Potchama?) in original Japanese language versions, is one of the three species of Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the Diamond and Pearl versions of the series. Characterized as penguins, Piplup have a layer of fine down covering their bodies that protects them from frigid waters as well as hot temperatures. Despite their cute appearance, Piplup are very proud Pokémon that dislike receiving food from their trainers.[8]
A Piplup owned by a beginner Pokémon coordinator, Dawn, has appeared in all of the 4th generation episodes, to date. Dawn befriended Piplup after saving it from a group of Ariados, and chose it as her starter Pokémon. Piplup's next stages, "Prinplup" and "Empoleon" are even more proud, bringing up the words prince and emperor in parts of their names.
Piplup will appear in the Wii video game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The player can summon it from a Poké Ball. It uses Surf to push players off the edges of the stage. [9]
Prinplup
| Number: 394 | Type: Water | Evolves from: Piplup | Evolves into: Empoleon |
Prinplup, Pottaishi (ポッタイシ?) in original Japanese language versions, is the evolution of Piplup. Hunting in icy waters, Prinplup's most effective weapons are its flippers, which are strong enough to snap a tree in two. Prinplup live by themselves in their own "colony", as each considers itself to be the most important.
Empoleon
| Number: 395 | Type: Water/Steel | Evolves from: Prinplup | Evolves into: None |
Empoleon, Emperte (エンペルト Emperuto?) in original Japanese language versions, is the final evolution of the Piplup evolutionary line. The length of the three horns extending from the beak symbolize an Empoleon's strength; generally, the longer the horns are, the stronger the Pokémon is. Empoleon can swim at the speed of a jet boat, and the tips of its wings are so sharp that it is said they can destroy entire slabs of drift ice.
Starly
| Number: 396 | Type: Normal/Flying | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Staravia |
Starly, Mukkuru (ムックル?), in original Japanese language versions, is a Starling Pokémon that lives in noisy flocks with numerous members in each. It becomes less prominent when one is alone. The female's forehead coloring is smaller than that of the male.
Both Ash and Paul catch Starly. Unlike Paul, Ash keeps his after catching it. Paul catches three of them, but releases two of them, and releases the last one after an episode. Ash's Starly evolves into Staravia during a battle with Team Rocket.
Staravia
| Number: 397 | Type: Normal/Flying | Evolves from: Starly | Evolves into: Staraptor |
Staravia, Mukubird (ムクバード Mukubādo?) in original Japanese language versions, live in enormous flocks like its pre-evolution, Starly. While in the flocks, it constantly searches fields and forests for bug Pokémon. Flocks often fight when confronted with each other.
Staravia resembles a White-cheeked Starling. Its most prominent feature is the curled crest on its head, similar to that of a lapwing. It has a black and orange colored beak like a quail. The name Staravia derives from the English words starling and avian. Staravia's Japanese name, Mukubird, is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for White-cheeked Starling (椋鳥 mukudori?) and the English word bird.
In the anime, Ash's Starly evolves into Staravia.
Staraptor
| Number: 398 | Type: Normal/Flying | Evolves from: Staravia | Evolves into: None |
Staraptor, Mukuhawk (ムクホーク Mukuhōku?) in original Japanese language versions, is the final evolution of the Starly evolutionary line. It has a savage nature, where it consistently challenges larger Pokémon to battle. Its strong leg and wing muscles allow it to fly easily while gripping small Pokémon.
Bidoof
| Number: 399 | Type: Normal | Evolves from: None | Evolves into: Bibarel |
Bidoof, Bippa (ビッパ?) in original Japanese language versions, is a plump mouse Pokémon. It nests by the river, and constantly whittles its front teeth by gnawing on wood and rocks. It has nerves of steel, and is much more agile and active than it appears. Males have five lumps on their tails, unlike females, who have three.
Bibarel
| Number: 400 | Type: Normal/Water | Evolves from: Bidoof | Evolves into: None |
Bibarel, Beadull (ビーダル Bīdaru?) in original Japanese language versions, resembles a beaver. It moves sluggishly out of water, but once it is submerged, it can swim faster than a Feebas. It is an industrious worker that builds dams in streams with bark and mud. The male's light area on his face is shaped more like a bone. It is the only Pokémon that is both Water and Normal type(s).
References
- ^ Pokémon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold. PR Newswire.
- ^ David (2005). Nintendo reveal sales figures. Australia's PAL Gaming Network.
- ^ Official website for Jirachi Wishmaker pokemon.com (flash). URL accessed on May 29, 2007.
- ^ "Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys". Kunihiko Yuyama (Director). Pokémon: Advanced Challenge. Cartoon Network.
- ^ a b Learn the Real Science Behind Pokémon URL accessed August 2, 2007
- ^ Learn the Real Science Behind Deoxys URL accessed August 2, 2007
- ^ Learn the Real Science behind EX Emerald URL accessed August 2, 2007
- ^ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Official Site pokemon.kids.yahoo.co.jp. URL Accessed November 11, 2006.
- ^ Super Smash Dojo, Piplup
External links
- Bulbapedia - The Pokémon encyclopedia
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