List of Pokémon (61-80)

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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.

Contents 1 Poliwhirl 2 Poliwrath 3 Abra 4 Kadabra 5 Alakazam 6 Machop 7 Machoke 8 Machamp 9 Bellsprout 10 Weepinbell 11 Victreebel 12 Tentacool 13 Tentacruel 14 Geodude 15 Graveler 16 Golem 17 Ponyta 18 Rapidash 19 Slowpoke 20 Slowbro 21 References 22 External links

[edit] Poliwhirl

Number: 061

Type: Water

Evolves from: Poliwag

Evolves into: Poliwrath/Politoed

Poliwhirl (ニョロゾ, Nyorozo^?) is a large, amphibious, froglet-like Pokémon. Its hands make it seem as though it is wearing white boxing gloves. It is capable of living in or out of water; in order to live out of water, it must sweat to keep its body slimy. prefers to live underwater in ponds where there is less danger.

In battle, it subtly undulates the spiral-shape on its belly to put the foe to sleep, using a type of hypnosis. It is also capable of easily escaping the grasp of foes due to its greasy skin. Poliwhirl's spiral goes in the opposite direction of Poliwag's. Poliwhirl's mouth is no longer visible after evolution, but it is concluded that it moved to the center of its spiral, since it now sprays water from there.

In the Pokémon anime, Misty had a Poliwhirl in the Johto series, which later evolved into Politoed. Red owns one in the Pokémon adventures which eventually it evolves into a Poliwrath.

[edit] Poliwrath

Number: 062

Type: Water/Fighting

Evolves from: Poliwhirl

Evolves into: None

Poliwrath (ニョロボン, Nyurobon^?) is the evolution of Poliwhirl, and resembles it closely, save for a pair of white eyes, thicker arms, and a slightly differently-shaped "head area," giving more of the impression that it is like a boxer. Poliwrath is only humbled in its pack by Politoed, the leader of Poli packs.

Poliwrath is a master swimmer in every respect, due to its highly developed body and arm muscles that never fatigue regardless of use. Thanks to its incredible stamina, Poliwrath is said to be physically able to swim the entire diameter of Earth’s Pacific Ocean without obvious effort, and its swimming efficiency allows it to easily overtake the best human swimmers in any controlled competition.

Poliwrath has made several appearances in the Pokémon anime, first appearing in "The Battling Eevee Brothers" and later as an opponent in "Charizard Chills" and "Hook, Line, and Sinker."

[edit] Abra

Number: 063

Type: Psychic

Evolves from: None

Evolves into: Kadabra

Abra (ケーシィ, Kēshī^?, Casey in original Japanese language versions) Hocus in English-language beta versions of Pokémon Red and Blue is a vaguely fox-like psychic Pokémon, which is always depicted to be sleeping in a sitting position. The brown upper torso seems to be armored and it appears to wear two pauldrons.

Abra are described as sleeping eighteen hours a day to conserve their psychic abilities.^[3] They also constantly use teleportation while asleep; changing their location once an hour, teleporting away when they sense danger or are attacked, and creating illusory copies of themselves.^[4][5][3][6] This constant use of teleportation is Abra's defining characteristic in the video games.

In the Pokémon anime, Abra appears several times, first in Episode 21, Abra and the Psychic showdown, where it is used by the Saffron City gym leader and evolves into Kadabra. Abra has also appeared in the episode Psychic Vs. Ghost! Midnight Showdown, where he appears to have a main role in the episode.^[7][8]

[edit] Kadabra

Number: 64

Type: Psychic

Evolves from: Abra

Evolves into: Alakazam

Kadabra (ユンゲラー, Yungerā^?, Yungerer in original Japanese language versions) is a strong psychic Pokémon that owes much of its power to the alpha waves it emits from its body at all times. These alpha waves are affected by Kadabra's current mental state - if it has a headache, the waves change. The psychic power it gives off can also trigger off headaches to nearby humans. It is also said to grow more powerful when faced with a difficult opponent. The silver spoon that Kadabra holds amplifies the waves' power - if it does not hold a spoon, it is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers.^[9] It has been claimed that one morning, a boy with extrasensory powers woke up to find that he had become a Kadabra, but this has not been verified (it could possibly be an urban legend in the Pokémon world due the way it is told in the Pokédex, or a tongue-in-cheek reference to the way Uri Geller supposedly discovered his "psychic" powers - see below).

The alpha waves are described as being generated when all of a Kadabra's brain cells work together or when Kadabra suffer from headaches.^[10][11] Kadabra are noted for being able to double the amount of alpha particles at will.^[12] The alpha waves can cause headaches in others and even cause machines to malfunction.^[13][14]

In November of 2000 it was reported that Uri Geller, an Israeli "psychic"-magician who claims to bend spoons with his mind, sued Nintendo over the Pokémon "Yungerer" (renamed Kadabra in English localizations) which he claimed was an unauthorized appropriation of his identity.^[15][16] The Pokémon in question has psychic abilities and carries bent spoons. He also claimed that the star on Kadabra's forehead, and the lightning patterns on its abdomen, are symbolisms popular with the Waffen SS of Nazi Germany, (despite the fact that he designed the logo for popular music group N*SYNC, star and all) and was outraged at the connotations that Nintendo had supposedly made. Although the symbols are derived from Zener cards, the name is a pun; the katakana n (ン) resembles the kana ri (リ) (the translation of Mr. Geller's name into Katakana would be ユリゲラー Yurigerā). Geller sued for the equivalent of $100 million, but lost.

[edit] Alakazam

Number: 65

Type: Psychic

Evolves from: Kadabra

Evolves into: None

Alakazam (フーディン, Fūdin^?, Foodin in original Japanese language versions, from フーディニ, the Japanese transliteration of Houdini) loses the thick tail it once possessed as Kadabra (which might explain why it is 19 pounds lighter than Kadabra). It stands on two legs and always holds two silver spoons. Parts of Alakazam's body are brown, but its predominant coloring is gold. Alakazam wears a long, gold moustache - nonetheless, some Alakazam are female, though in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, females have dramatically smaller moustaches, while the males have longer ones.

Alakazam are described as extremely intelligent. With an IQ of 5,000, they can outperform supercomputers and can memorize anything.^[17][18] Alakazam use their superior intelligence to immediately identify their opponents' weaknesses and gain the edge in battles.^[19][20] This intelligence and superb memory are said to come from the fact that Alakazam's brain cells never stop multiplying^[21][22] - as a result, the overly large head must be supported by its telekinetic powers.^[23] In fact, Alakazam use their psychic abilities to watch all "movement", as their muscles are too weak.^[24] Also their senses are incredibly strong: just by closing its eyes it can heighten all the other senses dramatically. Alakazam evolves from Kadabra when you trade it to another Pokémon game.

Alakazam is notable for having the highest Special Attack among non-legendary Pokémon, a statistic that affects the power of mental, fluid, and energy-based attacks, though it shares this title with another Pokémon, Porygon-Z. To balance its extremely high Special Attack, Alakazam's other stats are atrocious, save for its high speed. Alakazam made an appearance in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team, as the leader of Team ACT.

[edit] Machop

Number: 66

Type: Fighting

Evolves from: None

Evolves into: Machoke

Machop (ワンリキー, Wanrikī^?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon franchise. It loves to fight and train in martial arts to enhance its skills, and is very intelligent. Machop's main purpose in the games, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both "wild" Pokémon, which are untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and "tamed" Pokémon that are owned by Pokémon Trainers.

[edit] Machoke

Number: 67

Type: Fighting

Evolves from: Machop

Evolves into: Machamp

Machoke (ゴーリキー, Gōrikī^?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon franchise. Machoke's main purpose in the games, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both "wild" Pokémon, which are untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and "tamed" Pokémon that are owned by Pokémon Trainers. Machoke evolves from Machop at Level 28. An interesting fact about Machoke is when seen in its "shiny" version, it shares a striking resemblance to that of The Hulk, being green in color.

Machoke's name is a portmanteau of macho, meaning tough, and choke. The Japanese name gōrikī is a pun on the Japanese word for superhuman strength (剛力, gōrikī^?) or godlike strength. Its name was originally "Kong-Fuu" in beta English versions of Red and Blue, which is a reference to Kung fu. Its signature moves include submission, cross chop and dynamic punch.

Machoke, along with its evolved form Machamp, is nicknamed as one of the bodybuilders of the Pokémon world, due to its humanoid appearance, huge muscles and the fact that it wears black speedos, and the belt round its waist makes it look similar to a wrestler (which is most probably what the pokemon was based on). The belt is known as a "Power Save" belt, which keeps Machoke's power under control and helps to regulate its motions. The explanations of the belt's purpose vary, but is quoted that because it is so dangerous, no one has ever attempted to remove it.

Machoke has had relatively few anime appearances, most of which were in the Johto region, most notably in "Machoke, Machoke Man!", in which Machoke was Chuck's signature Pokémon, and shared a very close bond with its trainer, who sparred and even used submission on during training. Machoke also appear as employed heavy lifters and construction workers, and can also be seen in the beginning of the games Pokémon Saphire and Ruby where a group of Machoke are seen carrying furniture into the players home, which are replaced by Vigoroth in pokemon Emerald.

Despite being measured as 4'll" in the pokedex, whenever Machoke appear in the anime, they are always around the same height, or taller than, adult men seen in the episode.

[edit] Machamp

Number: 68

Type: Fighting

Evolves from: Machoke

Evolves into: None

Machamp (カイリキー, Kairikī^?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon franchise. Machamp are an induced evolution from Machoke when it is traded to another game. Machamp is very similar in appearance to Machoke, except that Machamp has four arms instead of two. Machamp use the extra arms to deliver thousands of punches a minute, and can even execute moves so amazing they can knock the opponent over the horizon. Machamp are never encountered in the wild, although the previous evolution are frequently encountered at a wide variety of levels. Machamps can only be obtained by trading a Machoke to another copy of the game.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Bellsprout

Number: 69

Type: Grass/Poison

Evolves from: None

Evolves into: Weepinbell

Bellsprout (マダツボミ, Madatsubomi^?) is a carnivorous, flower-like Pokémon, hunting small insects with blinding agility despite its skinny body. It is said to ensnare its prey in its vines and devour it, and can also spit a highly corrosive fluid that can melt even iron. Bellsprout's preferred habitat is warm and humid climates, since it can absorb more moisture from the ground by planting its root-like feet. In battle, Bellsprout can take advantage of its flexibility to bend and sway its way out of the range of its opponent's attacks, no matter how powerful they may be.

In the video games, Bellsprout is commonly found among grassy routes, and is used by many Trainers who favor the Grass-type. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Sprout Tower in Violet City is dedicated to Bellsprout.

Bellsprout has appeared numerous times in the anime series, most notably in "The Fourth Round Rumble," where Ash battled one during the Indigo League. He eventually defeated it with Muk.

[edit] Weepinbell

Number: 70

Type: Grass/Poison

Evolves from: Bellsprout

Evolves into: Victreebel

Weepinbell (ウツドン, Utsudon^?) resembles its pre-evolution Bellsprout, but without the vines and leaves. Instead of walking, it hops along or hangs on to tree branches and vines using the large hook on its rear end. Weepinbell immobilizes its enemies by using Poisonpowder and Acid. It will swallow anything that moves and digest it within its stomach, and produces a neutralizing fluid to keep from being affected by its own strong stomach acids. If its prey is larger than it, it will first use sharp leaves to slice it up before eating.

Players can obtain a Weepinbell by catching it in the wild, evolving Bellsprout upon reachng level 21, or Snagging a Shadow Weepinbell in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. In Pokémon Ranger, enemy Weepinbell can swallow the protagonist whole, knocking him or her back to the beginning of the area.

Weepinbell has appeared in relatively few episodes in the Pokémon anime. It first appeared in "The School of Hard Knocks," and later when Celadon City Gym Leader Erika battled Ash with one. James' Victreebel was also briefly seen as a Weepinbell.

[edit] Victreebel

Number: 71

Type: Grass/Poison

Evolves from: Weepinbell

Evolves into: None

Victreebel (ウツボット, Utsubotto^?, Utsubot in original Japanese language versions) is a carnivorous Pokémon based on the pitcher plant. It lulls its prey with a sweet, honey-like scent, and also the vine on its head (which waves as if it were an animal) before digesting it with powerful stomach acids that can even dissolve bone. Normally, its prey are bugs, but it has been known to attack and consume small animals. Victreebel cannot be caught in the wild in any of the Pokémon video games; it must be evolved from Weepinbell with a Leaf Stone.

In the anime, James of Team Rocket had a Weepinbell which evolved into Victreebel in the episode "The Breeding Center Secret." As a running gag, it usually tried to eat him as soon as it emerged from its Poké Ball (this tradition of James's Grass-type Pokémon hurting him was continued by Cacnea in the Advanced Generation series, and Carnivine in the Diamond and Pearl series). While most Pokèmon speak in a vocabulary consisting of its own name, Victreebel, like Lapras, communicates through loud, high-pitched shrieks.

[edit] Tentacool

Number: 72

Type: Water/Poison

Evolves from: None

Evolves into: Tentacruel

Tentacool (メノクラゲ, Menokurage^?) is an aquatic Pokémon based on the box jellyfish. It drifts aimlessly wherever the ocean currents take it, sometimes ending up in shallow waters where it may be accidentally caught in fishing lines. Tentacool may also end up stuck on beaches when low tide comes; since its body is largely composed of water, it will shrivel up, risking death from dehydration if it stays out of the sea for too long. Tentacool has two main weapons. At the tips of its tentacles are toxic feelers, which it uses to stab anything it touches with stinging acid. Due to its excellent camouflage in the water, Tentacool can often remain undetected by swimmers right up to the moment it stings them. Tentacool's gelatinous, watery body can also absorb sunlight and refract it within, producing beam energy it shoots from its crystal-like eyes.

Tentacool is available in all Pokémon games to date. It is extremely common, especially while surfing on sea routes, and is in almost every single body of water.

In the anime, Tentacool was featured in the episode "Tentacool and Tentacruel" in which a raging mob of the titular Pokémon attacked the Porta Vista resort. The episode was banned after the attacks on September 11, 2001 due to its scenes depicting Tentacools and Tentacruels destroying buildings at a seaside resort.

[edit] Tentacruel

Number: 73

Type: Water/Poison

Evolves from: Tentacool

Evolves into: None

Tentacruel (ドククラゲ, Dokukurage^?) is one of 493 species of the Pokémon franchise. "Tentacruel" is probably a portmanteau of "tentacle", the reason for which is obvious, and the adjective "cruel", referring to its personality. The name may have something to do with the deep-sea jellyfish called Tentaculata. Its name was originally going to be Man-O-War, which refers to the Portuguese man o' war. The Japanese name, "Dokukurage," is a portmanteau, of 毒 doku (poison) and 水母 kurage (jellyfish). It resembles its pre-evolution Tentacool to a small degree - the "head" of Tentacool has now been made into a hat-like shape on top of a black orb containing its eyes and two very large hooks which resembles a long nose. Also, unlike Tentacool, it has at least 15 tentacles.

[edit] Geodude

Number: 74

Type: Rock/Ground

Evolves from: None

Evolves into: Graveler

Geodude (イシツブテ, Ishitsubute^?) has a rock for a head, no nose, and two long arms that start with a bulging muscle and end with rock hands resembling a human's. Geodude most frequently are found in fields and on mountains. People step or trip on them from time to time, mistaking them for rocks. Its arms are so strong that it can use them to climb mountains. Rhyperior sometimes accidentally shoot Geodude from their cannon-like arms. Geodudes are one of the few Pokémon to have appeared in every Pokémon game.

In the video games, Geodude is commonly found inside caves and mountains, and sometimes appears when Rock Smash is used. Geodude are also found in the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap, hanging from mountainsides by their arms. In the Super Smash Bros. Melee battlefield "Poké Floats", a Geodude is the last float the fighters ride on before returning to the Squirtle float.

Geodude is a recurring character in the Pokémon anime. It first appeared in the fifth episode, "Showdown in Pewter City," used by Gym Leader Brock to battle Ash. Brock became a travel companion of Ash and owned Geodude for the first five seasons. Navel Island Gym Leader Danny and Rustboro City Gym Leader Roxanne have also used Geodude. In the anime, Geodude is able to levitate above the ground.

Geodude's name comes from the word "Geode" as in a rock with a sparkly inside, and "Dude," usually used to describe a certain kind of male person.

[edit] Graveler

Number: 75

Type: Rock/Ground

Evolves from: Geodude

Evolves into: Golem

Graveler (ゴローン, Gorōn^?, Golone in original Japanese language versions) resembles a large boulder with four arms and two legs. It lives and feeds on rocky mountains. It will climb the slope of a mountain daily, snacking on small rocks along the way, and roll back down once it has reached the peak. Though it is not very fast when walking, a Graveler rolling down a mountain trail is a very dangerous thing to encounter. Carefree by nature, Graveler ignores most obstacles that may appear in its path, such as grass, trees, boulders or even hikers, since it can roll through or over them more often than not. It is not essentially harmed rolling down the slope, even if the odd jutting piece of its body gets broken off. Machop are known to use Graveler as training weights.

[edit] Golem

Number: 76

Type: Rock/Ground

Evolves from: Graveler

Evolves into: None

Golem (ゴローニャ, Gorōnya^?, Golonya in original Japanese language versions) is a Pokémon made from living stone, and one of the heaviest of all Pokémon species. Golem inhabits rocky mountains and volcanoes, often disguising itself as an inanimate boulder. It will annually shed its skin like a reptile, with its new shell often being bigger than the one before. Its body is almost impenetrable, able to withstand dynamite blasts; it can even detonate its own body, launching itself great distances in order to travel from mountain to mountain. When earthquakes occur near where Golem live, they will tumble down mountains, rolling at an incredible speed.

In the video games, the only way to obtain Golem is to evolve a Graveler by trading it to another player.

Golem has made numerous appearances in the Pokémon anime. It first appeared in the episode "The Bridge Bike Gang," in which Chopper, the leader of a bicycle gang, uses one to battle Ash's Charmander.

Golem's name comes from the word "golem," which is a humanoid stone statue.

[edit] Ponyta

Number: 77

Type: Fire

Evolves from: None

Evolves into: Rapidash

Ponyta (ポニータ, Ponīta^?) is a fire-type Pokémon that resembles a pony, and evolves into Rapidash. Ponyta is a diurnal herding herbivore pokémon. They usually live in grasslands or mountains.

A Ponyta's mane and tail are composed of flame; however, the intensity of this flame can be controlled. It can keep its flames cool enough to not even start hay or paper aflame, but it can become hot enough to melt copper in combat. This can be seen in the anime, where Ash discovers he has earned a Ponyta's trust when it ceases to burn him.

The hooves of a Ponyta are incredibly hard, harder than even diamond. Thus, they never need to be shod. In addition, it can sense movement on the ground in a limited radius, due to a mechanism in its feet similar to an elephant's.

Ponyta can leap up to 300m (~985 ft.), among the highest of any Pokémon. They are known for their high speed so many people like to race them. It is a weak runner from birth, but it eventually gets faster by chasing its parents.

Ponyta was first seen in episode 33, "The Flame Pokémon-athon," competing in a race.

[edit] Rapidash

Number: 78

Type: Fire

Evolves from: Ponyta

Evolves into: None

Rapidash (ギャロップ, Gyaroppu^?, Gallop in original Japanese language versions) is a unicorn-like Pokémon that evolves from Ponyta. Rapidash's head, lower back, and ankles are covered with orange-red fire, which streams out to form an impression of a mane and tail.^[25] In the Pokémon universe, Rapidash are usually seen in fields and plains racing against members of their herd. In its natural environment, a Rapidash canters around casually, not in a particularly high speed.^[25] However, competition is deeply ingrained in a Rapidash's demeanor, especially if it relates to speed. If a Rapidash sees something that is currently moving faster than itself, such as a vehicle, it will try earnestly to outrun it.^[26] In such a state, the fire burning on Rapidash blazes at full power as it accelerates to speeds approaching 150 miles per hour in less than ten strides.^[25] At full gallop, its speed is such that its hooves scarcely touch the ground. It can clear Ayer's Rock in one leap. Rapidash's hooves are harder than diamonds, like its pre-evolutionary form, Ponyta.^[25]

The hair on a Rapidash, much like its pre-evolution Ponyta, is extremely hot and induces painful burns if someone touches it. If the person earns a Rapidash's trust, they will be allowed to touch the hair without getting a burn. They can even touch the mane, which is actually made of intense flames.

[edit] Slowpoke

Number: 79

Type: Water/Psychic

Evolves from: None

Evolves into: Slowbro/Slowking

Slowpoke (ヤドン, Slowpoke^? Yadon in original Japanese language versions) is known as the "Dopey Pokémon." The name is derived from the word "slowpoke", an insult directed at a lazy or sluggish person. This usage has then been reversed, using the Pokémon as a metaphor for such a person in the real world.^[27] The Slowpoke character is slow at moving and thinking,^[28] and has two separate evolution options.

Slowpoke is an incredibly slow and dopey creature, and requires lots of patience to put up with it. They are skilled at fishing using their tails, but they are so easily distracted and so unresponsive to pain they may not notice a bite for a day. Slowpoke tails drip an odd syrup-like fluid which many fish are attracted to. Slowpoke's evolution is based on the Pokémon, Shellder. If a Shellder clamps onto a slowpoke's tail, it will evolve into Slowbro. Its other evolution, Slowking occurs when a shellder clamps onto its head while holding a King's Rock.

[edit] Slowbro

Number: 80

Type: Water/Psychic

Evolves from: Slowpoke

Evolves into: None

Slowbro (ヤドラン, Yadoran^?) is a slow and dopey Pokémon that evolves from Slowpoke. Its name a portmanteau of slow (as in "slow-witted") and bro (as in "brother", probably relating to the fraternal relationship it shares with the Shellder on its tail). Slowpoke becomes Slowbro when a Shellder clamps down on its tail, yet it is so slow and dopey it is sometimes unaware of the change until it gets out of the water. Its Japanese name is most likely derived from 宿借り yadokari (hermit crab). The Shellder which bites on its tail sucks on the aforementioned syrup, and so it is hard to remove. Also toxins which leak from the bite pass into Slowbro, which numbs its immunity to pain even more. The relationship between Slowpoke and Shellder is symbiotic; being attached to the Slowpoke enables the Shellder to travel on land, whereas the weight of the Shellder on its tail enables the Slowpoke to walk on its hind legs, freeing the use of its arms.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bulbapedia - The Pokémon encyclopedia

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