The fifth generation (Generation V) of the Pokémon franchise features 156 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series in the 2010 Nintendo DS games Pokémon Black and White. Some Pokémon in this generation were introduced in animated adaptations of the franchise before Black and White.
The following list details the 156 Pokémon of Generation V in order of their National Pokédex number. The first Pokémon, Victini, is #494 and the last, Genesect, is #649. In total, this generation added the most unique Pokémon of any generation. 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.
Pokémon are fictional species created for the Pokémon franchise. Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the series began in Japan in 1996 with the release of the video games Pokémon Red and Blue for the Game Boy.[1] In these games, the player assumes the role of a Pokémon Trainer whose goal is to capture and train creatures called Pokémon. Players use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon, and some can transform into stronger species through a process called evolution.[2] Pokémon also have various types, which are elemental attributes that determine a Pokémon's strengths and weaknesses in combat.[3]
| Name | Type(s) | Evolves from | Evolves into | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victini (0494) | Psychic / Fire | Victini is a small, rabbit-esque Pokémon that has large, pointed ears that form the letter V. It has large, blue eyes, and a round, cream-coloured head that is comparatively large compared to its small, cream body, while the tops of its ears, crest, and extremities are all orange. Its bulbous arms and legs are rounded to make a sort of "cuff" before ending with small, three-fingered hands and two-toed feet. It has two pointed teeth that can be seen on its upper jaw. It also has two cream winglike tails, which allows it to fly. Although Victini is timid, it is a caring Pokémon, as it will fight if its friends are in danger. Victini is said to bring victory to the Trainer that befriends it no matter the matchup. It produces an infinite amount of energy within itself and can share it with others by touch. It can also become invisible. Victini is the only known Pokémon that can learn both the Searing Shot and V-create moves. | ||
| Snivy (0495) | Grass | Servine (#496) | An antisocial species, it prefers to avoid groups. It can photosynthesize with the leaves on its tail. They start to droop when Snivy loses energy. Before its English name was revealed, fans referred to it as Smugleaf.[4] | |
| Servine (0496) | Grass | Snivy (#495) | Serperior (#497) | It moves along the ground as if it was sliding. Its swift movements befuddle its foes and it then attacks with a vine whip. |
| Serperior (0497) | Grass | Servine (#496) | It can stop its opponents' movements with just a glare. It takes in solar energy and boosts it internally. It is based on the Titanoboa as well as European nobility, specifically, Lady Oscar of The Rose of Versailles.[5] Its name is a portmanteau of "serpent" and "superior". | |
| Tepig (0498) | Fire | Pignite (#499) | This orange and black pig-like Pokémon blows fire through its nose. When it catches a cold, the fire becomes pitch-black smoke instead. | |
| Pignite (0499) | Fire / Fighting | Tepig (#499) | Emboar (#500) | When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When it is in trouble, it emits smoke. |
| Emboar (0500) | Fire / Fighting | Pignite (#499) | A flaring beard of fire is proof that it is pumped up. It is adept at using many different moves. Emboar was designed to embody Chinese culture. Similar to Serperior it is based on a specific character, Zhang Fei of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a classic novel in Chinese literature. | |
| Oshawott (0501) | Water | Dewott (#502) | Oshawott is known as the Sea Otter Pokémon. The shell on its belly (known as a "scalchop") is made of the same components as fingernails. Strangely, the scalchop has been known to grow from Oshawott's navel.[6] It can detach the scalchop from its body and use it as a blade. | |
| Dewott (0502) | Water | Oshawott (#501) | Samurott (#503) | Dewott's appearance is somewhat similar to Oshawott except that it is primarily light-blue in colouration and has white whiskers and a blue adornment with two scalchops around its waist. Like Oshawott, these can be detached and used as weapons. With rigorous training, Dewott acquires the ability to perform two-shell attacks with flowing swordsmanship. Unlike its pre-evolutions, Dewott was also the last of the second form of the starters to be designed. In an interview with Ken Sugimori, he stated that they were concerned on what to make Oshawott evolve into after watching sea otters at a zoo. |
| Samurott (0503) | Water | Dewott (#502) | Samurott is a quadruped, sea lion-esque Pokémon, radically different in appearance from Dewott. Part of the armor on its front legs can become a giant sword, and one swing of the sword incorporated in its armor can fell an opponent. A simple glare from one of them quiets everybody and its cry alone is enough to intimidate most enemies. In the time it takes a foe to blink, it can draw and sheathe the armored swords attached to its front legs. Sugimori decided to make the third evolution based on a sea lion, with Oshawott's shell turning into a sword, and also stated that Oshawott's evolution would be Japanese style of design, cited the powerful nature from them such as the "sound they made when they stamped on the ground",[7] [8] and intended to design Samurott to be a completely different shape from Oshawott. In , it was given a Hisuian Form. | |
| Patrat (0504) | Normal | Watchog (#505) | They live in colonies. when the group is sleeping, one stays awake to watch, although they never see foes coming from behind. | |
| Watchog (0505) | Normal | Patrat (#504) | When Watchog sees an enemy, its tail will stand straight and it spits seeds that it stores in its cheek pouches. Using luminescent matter, it makes its eyes and body glow. | |
| Lillipup (0506) | Normal | Herdier (#507) | It is a good starting Pokémon because it listens well and easy to train. As its Japanese name suggests, Lillipup is based on a Yorkshire Terrier. | |
| Herdier (0507) | Normal | Lillipup (#506) | Stoutland (#508) | It is completely faithful to its trainer and has helped trainers in raising other species since long ago. Herdier is a very smart and friendly Pokémon. Because of this, there is a theory that Herdier was the first Pokémon to partner with people.[9] |
| Stoutland (0508) | Normal | Herdier (#507) | Its fur is warm enough that someone wrapped in it would not feel the cold of a blizzard on a snowy mountain. It would never harm a human. They are incredibly friendly and are used as rescue Pokémon, tracking people lost in mountains. | |
| Purrloin (0509) | Dark | Liepard (#510) | Purrloin tries to steal things like jewelry from women, the victims think that the act is so cute that they let it slide. Despite its posture suggesting that it walks on all fours, it is actually a biped. | |
| Liepard (0510) | Dark | Purrloin (#509) | Liepard is known as the "Cruel Pokémon" and is the evolved form of Purrloin. Well known for its beauty, Liepard uses the element of surprise when battling opponents, attacking before they can react. Its name is a portmanteau of "lie" and "leopard". | |
| Pansage (0511) | Grass | Simisage (#512) | Eating its leaves relieve stress and it readily shares them with weary Pokémon. It is meant to resemble part of the cooking process, namely farming and growing ingredients. Pansage also represents Iwazaru, one of the Three Wise Monkeys, and the figure of "speak no evil". | |
| Simisage (0512) | Grass | Pansage (#511) | It attacks with its thorn covered tail. It has a poor temper and is quick to anger. | |
| Pansear (0513) | Fire | Simisear (#514) | Spending its time in volcanic caves, it roasts berries before eating them. Pansear displays the final part of the cooking process, the actual cooking part. It also represents Kikazaru, of the Three Wise Monkeys, and the figure of "hear no evil". | |
| Simisear (0514) | Fire | Pansear (#513) | It is a friendly creature, and easily excitable. When it gets excited embers fly from its body. In a 2016 vote by Corocoro to determine who the most popular Pokémon is, Simisear was ranked in last place among the 721 different species at the time. | |
| Panpour (0515) | Water | Simipour (#516) | Its water is full of nutrients. Any plant receiving its water is guaranteed to grow to great size. Panpour enacts the cleaning process of cooking, and represents Mizaru, one of the Three Wise Monkeys and the figure of "see no evil". | |
| Simipour (0516) | Water | Panpour (#515) | It is a docile Pokémon and rather friendly. It often can be seen watering flowers. Despite this, Simipour can demolish a concrete wall with the pressurized water it shoots from its tail. | |
| Munna (0517) | Psychic | Musharna (#518) | It consumes dreams and then emits mist, the colour of which corresponding to if the consumed dream was a good one or a nightmare. | |
| Musharna (0518) | Psychic | Munna (#517) | The mist it emits forms the shape of objects from recently eaten dreams. It becomes angry when roused from sleep. Both Musharna and Munna are based on baku, dream eating tapirs from Japanese mythology. | |
| Pidove (0519) | Normal / Flying | Tranquill (#520) | They live in cities, are accustomed to people, and are extremely forgetful. They are based on turtle doves, and their connection with love; In fact, they have a heart-shaped motif on the place where the beak connects to their head. | |
| Tranquill (0520) | Normal / Flying | Pidove (#519) | Unfezant (#521) | Due to it always knowing where its nest is, it never gets separated from its trainer. |
| Unfezant (0521) | Normal / Flying | Tranquill (#520) | They are very intelligent and prideful. Males have extravagant plumage, forming the shape of a heart on their head. Females have better flying ability. | |
| Blitzle (0522) | Electric | Zebstrika (#523) | The flashes it produces helps it communicate with others by using patterns. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity. | |
| Zebstrika (0523) | Electric | Blitzle (#522) | They are quite ill-tempered. When they are angry, lightning shoots out of their mane in all directions. When Zebstrika run at full speed, the sound of thunder reverberates. | |
| Roggenrola (0524) | Rock | Boldore (#525) | It is a pebble-like Pokémon with a yellow eye. The orange part of its body (on its head) is actually its ear. It is curious enough to follow sounds, but if the sounds stop, it freaks out and topples over. | |
| Boldore (0525) | Rock | Roggenrola (#524) | Gigalith (#526) | They move around without turning their bodies. Their crystals glow when they are about to shoot an energy beam. |
| Gigalith (0526) | Rock | Boldore (#525) | They can absorb solar energy and shoot beams capable of blowing away dump-trucks. They are popular with construction workers. | |
| Woobat (0527) | Psychic / Flying | Swoobat (#528) | They hang onto cave walls with their noses, leaving heart-shaped marks. Seeing one on your body is a sign of good fortune. | |
| Swoobat (0528) | Psychic / Flying | Woobat (#527) | Their ultrasonic waves can shatter concrete. Ultrasonic waves created by males during mating season bring happiness to those who hear them. | |
| Drilbur (0529) | Ground | Excadrill (#530) | By spinning its body 360 degrees, it can dig easily through the ground. Its digging causes damage to vegetable crops, so farmers have little love for it. | |
| Excadrill (0530) | Ground / Steel | Drilbur (#529) | They are known as "The Drill King" and build nests more than 300 feet beneath the earth's surface. Excadrill can tunnel through the terrain at speeds of over 90 mph. It is not uncommon for tunnels that appear to have formed naturally to actually be a result of Excadrill's rampant digging. | |
| Audino (0531) | Normal | Mega Evolution | Audino is a pink bipedal rabbit-like Pokémon that commonly work in Pokémon centers. Audino is the only Generation V Pokémon that has a Mega Evolution. | |
| Timburr (0532) | Fighting | Gurdurr (#533) | It fights by swinging a piece of lumber around, and you can tell that it's close to evolving when it can handle the weight of the lumber without difficulty. They tend to appear at building sites and help out with construction. It loves construction sites so much that if rain causes work to halt, it swings its log around and throws a tantrum. They always carry squared logs and as they grow, they carry bigger logs that are almost triple their size. | |
| Gurdurr (0533) | Fighting | Timburr (#532) | Conkeldurr (#534) | A group of wrestlers could not make it bulge an inch. It can topple buildings with its steel beam. |
| Conkeldurr (0534) | Fighting | Gurdurr (#533) | It is said to have taught humans how to create concrete. It masterfully utilizes the centrifugal force of its concrete pillars in battle. | |
| Tympole (0535) | Water | Palpitoad (#536) | They communicate by vibrating their cheeks. People and other Pokémon species cannot hear its cries. | |
| Palpitoad (0536) | Water / Ground | Tympole (#535) | Seismitoad (#537) | When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-esque vibrations on land. Their cries are sublimely pleasing to the ear. Palpitoad with larger lumps on their bodies can sing with a wider range of sounds. |
| Seismitoad (0537) | Water / Ground | Palpitoad (#536) | Its vibrating bumps are great for massages and it is popular with the elderly because of this. It can shatter boulders with one punch. It is closely related to Croagunk. | |
| Throh (0538) | Fighting | Throh is driven by an irresistible urge to throw larger opponents. Wild Throh use vines as belts, which increases its power when tightened. It is based on the fighting style Judo. | ||
| Sawk (0539) | Fighting | They train constantly to obtain the strongest karate chop and are enraged if this is disturbed. Like Throh it is based on a fighting style, Karate. | ||
| Sewaddle (0540) | Bug / Grass | Swadloon (#541) | Sewaddle makes its own cloths out of leaves and other materials. It is a popular mascot for fashion designers. | |
| Swadloon (0541) | Bug / Grass | Sewaddle (#540) | Leavanny (#542) | It protects itself from the cold by wrapping up in leaves. It spends all day eating fallen leaves. Swadloon-filled forests have excellent plant life. |
| Leavanny (0542) | Bug / Grass | Swadloon (#541) | It makes clothes from leaves and silk for small Pokémon. It keeps its eggs warm with leaves. Its arms end in sharp needles, which Leavanny uses with grace and efficiency . | |
| Venipede (0543) | Bug / Poison | Whirlipede (#544) | An insectoid Pokémon with a pronounced hump on the upper portion of its body. Its bite can paralyze large bird Pokémon. It tries to eat anything it can without much thought. | |
| Whirlipede (0544) | Bug / Poison | Venipede (#543) | Scolipede (#545) | It tends to lay motionless and still, but is able to accelerate to high speeds when threatened. It is based on pill bugs and other similar insects. |
| Scolipede (0545) | Bug / Poison | Whirlipede (#544) | A large horse-like millipede. It can run at high speed, trampling anything in its way. Scolipede engage in fierce territorial battles with Centiskorch. At the end of one of these battles, the victor makes a meal of the loser. | |
| Cottonee (0546) | Grass / Fairy | Whimsicott (#547) | To protect itself, it shoots cotton from its body. When it gets wet in the rain, its cotton grows moist and heavy, and it cannot move. It is easily swept up and displaced by high winds. | |
| Whimsicott (0547) | Grass / Fairy | Cottonee (#546) | As long as this Pokémon bathes in sunlight, its cotton keeps growing. If too much cotton fluff builds up, Whimsicott tears it off and scatters it. In Pokémon X and Y it and its pre-evolution gained the Fairy typing. | |
| Petilil (0548) | Grass | Lilligant (#549) | The deeper the color of a Petilil's leaves, the healthier the Pokémon is. Petilil sometimes makes its home in a well-tended field or flowerbed. | |
| Lilligant (0549) | Grass | Petilil (#548) | Essential oils made from Lilligant flowers have a sublime scent, but they're also staggeringly expensive.Even veteran gardeners face a challenge in getting its beautiful flower to bloom. In it was given a Hisuian Form | |
| Basculin (0550) | Water | Basculegion (#902) | Basculin are based on bass, and were added to showcase native fish of New York. It has two main forms, red and blue striped. They are aggressive in demeanor. In it was given a new form, white stripe, with the ability to evolve. | |
| Sandile (0551) | Ground / Dark | Krokorok (#552) | It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun. In the Pokémon Black & White anime series Sandile is portrayed wearing shades. After evolving into Krokorok, it is later caught by Ash. | |
| Krokorok (0552) | Ground / Dark | Sandile (#551) | Krookodile (#553) | Krokorok has specialized eyes that enable it to see in the dark. This ability lets Krokorok hunt in the dead of night without getting lost. They move in groups of a few individuals. A female is often the leader. |
| Krookodile (0553) | Ground / Dark | Krokorok (#552) | This crocodile-esque Pokémon is known as the "Bully of the Sands". Krookodile's mighty jaws can bite through heavy plates of iron with almost no effort at all. Its incredible sight can detect small prey more than 30 miles away, even in the midst of a sandstorm. | |
| Darumaka (0554) | Fire | Darmanitan (#555) | Its droppings are warm so people use them to keep themselves warm. It is based on a Daruma doll and also has a Galarian form that is an Ice type. | |
| Darmanitan (0555) | Fire | Darumaka (#554) | This Pokémon's power level rises along with the temperature of its fire, which is able to reach 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. If Darmanitan has its Hidden Ability, Zen Mode, upon losing at least half of its max HP, it will become Fire and Psychic type. Its Galarian form is an ice type and its Zen Mode becomes an Ice and Fire type Pokémon. | |
| Maractus (0556) | Grass | When it shakes its hands around, it sounds like maracas being played. Its English name is a portmanteau of "maraca" and "cactus". It is exclusive to Central and South America in Pokémon Go. | ||
| Dwebble (0557) | Bug / Rock | Crustle (#558) | A small scorpion like Pokémon, it makes it home in rocks and stones, making it resemble a hermit crab. If Dwebble's rock breaks, it remains agitated until it locates a replacement. | |
| Crustle (0558) | Bug / Rock | Dwebble (#557) | Crustle are highly territorial and often compete for territory, the one whose boulder is broken is the loser of the battle. Its thick claws are mighty enough to crack Rhyperior's carapace. | |
| Scraggy (0559) | Dark / Fighting | Scrafty (#560) | Its headbutts are strong and brutal. Its shed skin hangs loosely around its waist, causing it to trip often. This shed skin is reminiscent of sagged pants. | |
| Scrafty (0560) | Dark / Fighting | Scraggy (#559) | Its loose skin is reminiscent of balaclavas worn around New York City, the basis for the Unova region. Despite having an aggressive temper Scrafty takes very good care of its family, friends, and territory. | |
| Sigilyph (0561) | Psychic / Flying | They never vary the route they fly, because their memories of guarding an ancient city remain steadfast. The guardians of an ancient city, they use their psychic power to attack enemies that invade their territory. Psychic power allows these Pokémon to fly. Some say they were the guardians of an ancient city. Others say they were the guardians' emissaries. A discovery was made in the desert where Sigilyph fly. The ruins of what may have been an ancient city were found beneath the sands. Sigilyph's design is based on the Nazca Lines. It is found only around the East Mediterranean countries in Pokémon Go. | ||
| Yamask (0562) | Ghost | Cofagrigus (#563) | Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes, they look at it and cry. Its Galarian form is a Ground type on top of its Ghost type. | |
| Cofagrigus (0563) | Ghost | Yamask (#562) | A Ghost type Pokémon that based on cursed sarcophagus. It has been said that they swallow those who get too close and turn them into mummies. They like to eat gold nuggets. Its Galarian counterpart Runerigus is a Ground type on top of its Ghost type. | |
| Tirtouga (0564) | Water / Rock | Carracosta (#565) | Tirtouga is considered to be the ancestor of many turtle Pokémon. It was restored to life from a fossil, and once inhabited ancient seas. Although it can only crawl, it still comes up onto land in search of prey. | |
| Carracosta (0565) | Water / Rock | Tirtouga (#564) | This Pokémon emerges from the water in search of prey despite the fact that it moves more slowly on land. Carracosta completely devours its prey, bones and all. | |
| Archen (0566) | Rock / Flying | Archeops (#567) | Said to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon, Archen can barely fly, preferring to run across the ground. It is a fossil Pokémon that is based on the Archaeopteryx. | |
| Archeops (0567) | Rock / Flying | Archen (#566) | Also based on the Archaeopteryx, Archeops' plumage is delicate, so if anyone other than an experienced professional tries to restore it, they will fail. | |
| Trubbish (0568) | Poison | Garbodor (#569) | It is based on garbage bags. Inhaling the gas they belch will make you sleep for a week. They prefer unsanitary places, though despite this, often places infested with Trubbish will be spotless soon after. | |
| Garbodor (0569) | Poison | Trubbish (#568) | Gigantamax | It clenches opponents with its left arm and finishes them off with foul-smelling poison gas belched from its mouth and shoot a poisonous liquid from its right hand fingertips. They absorb garbage and make it part of their bodies and consuming garbage makes new kinds of poison gases and liquids inside their bodies. If even a little of it gets on you, you will experience the effects of the unidentified toxins. For a time, their numbers increased explosively in Alola. Since the arrival of Grimer, their population has decreased dramatically. Some say the reason Garbodor in Alola are a little stronger than their counterparts elsewhere is the presence of Muk, their natural enemy. The toxic liquid it launches from its right arm is so virulent that it can kill a weakened creature instantly. |
| Zorua (0570) | Dark | Zoroark (#571) | Zorua, as well as its evolved form Zoroark, were the first Gen V Pokémon revealed in February 2010.[10] It tends to protect itself and surprise foes by transforming into humans and other Pokémon. If a normally talkative child stops talking, it may have been replaced by Zorua. They like to go into cities for food. It has a cowardly disposition so if it is not around friends, it will just stay transformed. It gained a Hisuian Form in . In Pokémon Go, it disguises itself at the player's Buddy Pokémon in the overworld. | |
| Zoroark (0571) | Dark | Zorua (#570) | Bonds between these Pokémon are very strong and it protects the safety of its pack by tricking its opponents. Each has the ability to fool hundreds of people simultaneously and they protect their lair with illusory scenery. Stories say those who tried to catch Zoroark were trapped in an illusion and punished. If it thinks humans are going to discover its den, Zoroark shows them visions that make them wander around in the woods. Seeking to ease the burden of solitude, lonely Trainers tell Zoroark to show illusions to them. It gained a Hisuian Form in . Zoroark plays a central role in the movie Zoroark: Master of Illusions. | |
| Minccino (0572) | Normal | Cinccino (#573) | It loves to clean and even has a broom-like tail. They greet one another by rubbing each other with their tails, which are always kept well groomed and clean. | |
| Cinccino (0573) | Normal | Minccino (#572) | Cinccino uses its long fur as a scarf. Its fur is coated in a special oil that repels enemy attacks, and is highly popular in fashion. | |
| Gothita (0574) | Psychic | Gothorita (#575) | They intently observe both trainers and Pokémon. Apparently, they are looking at something that only Gothita can see. | |
| Gothorita (0575) | Psychic | Gothita (#574) | Gothitelle (#576) | Starlight is the source of their power. At night, they mark star positions by using psychic power to float stones. |
| Gothitelle (0576) | Psychic | Gothorita (#575) | They can predict the future from the placement and movement of the stars and see trainers' lifespans. It is based on Romani soothsayers and gothic lolita clothing. Like its pre-evolved forms, Gothitelle also has a 25% male, 75% female gender ratio. | |
| Solosis (0577) | Psychic | Duosion (#578) | They drive away attackers by unleashing psychic power and use telepathy to talk with others. Solosis is based on cells. | |
| Duosion (0578) | Psychic | Solosis (#577) | Reuniclus (#579) | If its two brains think the same thing, its psychic power is doubled. However, the two halves rarely think alike, and its actions are utterly unpredictable. It is based on the splitting of cells. |
| Reuniclus (0579) | Psychic | Duosion (#578) | It is said that drinking the liquid surrounding Reuniclus grants wisdom. However, the liquid is highly toxic to anything besides Reuniclus itself. It represents the final process of mitosis. | |
| Ducklett (0580) | Water / Flying | Swanna (#581) | They are better at swimming than flying, and happily hunt their favorite food, peat moss, as they dive underwater. When attacked, they splash water and flee undercover. It is based on the story of The Ugly Duckling. | |
| Swanna (0581) | Water / Flying | Ducklett (#580) | Despite their elegant appearance, they can flap their wings strongly and fly for thousands of miles. Swanna start to dance at dusk. Like Ducklett, it is based on the ending of The Ugly Duckling. | |
| Vanillite (0582) | Ice | Vanillish (#583) | Supposedly born when the energy from the sun hits an icicle while wishing not to melt, it breathes -58 °F air. It tends to sleep deep in the snow. Unable to survive in hot areas, it makes itself comfortable by breathing out air cold enough to cause snow. It feels pleasantly cool when embraced, which is why it is treasured by households in warm regions. When it is in warm places it shrinks little by little. Vanillite and its evolutionary line were designed by British artist James Turner and is based on ice cream cones.[11] | |
| Vanillish (0583) | Ice | Vanillite (#582) | Vanilluxe (#584) | It blasts enemies with cold air reaching −148 degrees Fahrenheit, freezing them solid. But it spares their lives afterward—it is a kind Pokémon. It was designed by British artist James Turner and is based on ice cream cones. |
| Vanilluxe (0584) | Ice | Vanillish (#583) | When its anger reaches a breaking point, this Pokémon unleashes a fierce blizzard that freezes every creature around it. It was designed by British artist James Turner and is based on ice cream cones. | |
| Deerling (0585) | Normal / Grass | Sawsbuck (#586) | The turning of the seasons changes the color and scent of this Pokémon's fur. Its form changes depending on the in-game season. | |
| Sawsbuck (0586) | Normal / Grass | Deerling (#585) | They migrate according to the seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring. Like with Deerling, Sawsbuck's form changes depending on the in-game season. | |
| Emolga (0587) | Electric / Flying | It lives in treetops and glides on its membrane releasing electricity as it glides, shocking friends and foes alike. Birds tend to stay away from this, so it can keep all the food to itself. It uses this to grill berries and makes a meal. It nests in hole gouged in by Pikipek. It may be cute, but it is also troublesome. Sometimes it stuffs its cheeks so much, it cannot fly properly. It is based on the flying squirrel. | ||
| Karrablast (0588) | Bug | Escavalier (#589) | It evolves by trading one for Shelmet. It spits a liquid from its mouth to melt through Shelmet's shell. Karrablast does not eat the shell— it eats only the contents. | |
| Escavalier (0589) | Bug / Steel | Karrablast (#588) | After meeting a Shelmet, Karablast will steal its shell and craft a set of armor out of it. It charges its enemies, lances at the ready. An image of one of its duels is captured in a famous painting of Escavalier clashing with Sirfetch'd. | |
| Foongus (0590) | Grass / Poison | Amoonguss (#591) | Both Foongus and its evolution have their names based on a corruption of the phrase "fungus among us". | |
| Amoonguss (0591) | Grass / Poison | Foongus (#590) | They show off their Poké Ball caps to lure prey, but very few Pokémon are fooled by this. Due to the fact that its Pokédex entries imply it preys on humans, it appears to be based on the mushroom monsters from The Voice in the Night, a short story by the English writer William Hope Hodgson that inspired a famous Japanese cult film, Matango. | |
| Frillish (0592) | Water / Ghost | Jellicent (#593) | It envelops its prey in its veil like arms and draws it down to the deeps, five miles below the ocean's surface. It has two forms, a blue male form and a pink female form. | |
| Jellicent (0593) | Water / Ghost | Frillish (#592) | They make their lairs from sunken ships. Whenever a full moon hangs in the night sky, schools of Jellicent gather near the surface of the sea, waiting for their prey to appear. | |
| Alomomola (0594) | Water | Fishermen take them along on long voyages, because if you have an Alomomola with you, there will be no need for a doctor or medicine. Pokémon gather around it in the open sea. Alomomola are based on the sunfish.[12] | ||
| Joltik (0595) | Bug / Electric | Galvantula (#596) | Since Joltik cannot produce electricity yet, it has learned to either suck electricity from electrical outlets or attach itself to large bodied Pokémon to feed off static electricity. They can often be found clinging to Yampers butt as well. | |
| Galvantula (0596) | Bug / Electric | Joltik (#595) | They create electric webs that paralyze prey. Often it leaves these webs at nests of bird Pokémon, where it hunts chicks still learning to fly. | |
| Ferroseed (0597) | Grass / Steel | Ferrothorn (#598) | They stick to the roofs and walls of caves. When it is threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, giving it a chance to escape by rolling away. | |
| Ferrothorn (0598) | Grass / Steel | Ferroseed (#597) | It crawls across rock walls by stabbing the spikes on its feelers into the stone. It fights by swinging these around. A hit from these steel spikes can reduce a boulder to rubble. | |
| Klink (0599) | Steel | Klang (#600) | The two predetermined gears it is composed of mesh only well with each other and are closer than twins as they will rebound from any other gear. Interlocking and spinning around generates the energy needed to live and attack. It is suspected that Klink was the inspiration behind ancient people's invention of the first gears. | |
| Klang (0600) | Steel | Klink (#599) | Klinklang (#601) | Its made up of a large gear and a minigear. By changing the direction in which it rotates, it communicates its feelings to others. When angry, it rotates faster. This causes it to fire its minigear at foes to attack, though it will die if it does not return soon. When Klang goes all out, the minigear links up perfectly with the outer part of the big gear, and this Pokémon's rotation speed increases sharply. Many companies in the Galar region choose Klang as their logo, and it is considered the symbol of industrial technology around the world. |
| Klinklang (0601) | Steel | Klang (#600) | The red part of its lower gear acts as an energy tank to store energy into, though like the two main gears, the third one is not actually alive. The gears rotate at a high speed as a rapid energy charge, then it fires energy through its spikes into an area. | |
| Tynamo (0602) | Electric | Eelektrik (#603) | They live in groups as they are very weak alone. They swim through electric currents in the air. Tynamo's evolution line is based on the sea lamprey. | |
| Eelektrik (0603) | Electric | Tynamo (#602) | Eelektross (#604) | It wraps itself around its prey and paralyzes it with electricity from the round spots on its sides. Eelektrik is an aggressive hunter and will attack anything it can find. |
| Eelektross (0604) | Electric | Eelektrik (#603) | They will attack prey on shore and immediately drag it into the ocean. Eelektross is notable thanks to its Levitate ability, which makes it immune to ground type attacks. Because of this it is the only Pokémon not weak to any type. | |
| Elgyem (0605) | Psychic | Beheeyem (#606) | Elgyem's English name comes from LGM (an abbreviation of "Little Green Men"). It uses its psychic power to squeeze its foes brain, causing headaches. It was first seen 50 years ago in the desert, and some say a crashed UFO is the origin of it. Some people think aliens exist, but sometimes it might just be an Elgyem flying by. If it stands near a TV, strange scenery appears, and some think these pictures are from its home. | |
| Beheeyem (0606) | Psychic | Elgyem (#605) | Beheeyem's English name comes from BEM (an abbreviation of "Bug-eyed monster"). They are able to control the memories others and are often found in wheat fields preying on Dubwool. | |
| Litwick (0607) | Ghost / Fire | Lampent (#608) | The flame that Litwick has is actually its burning souls that it uses as food. The younger the life this Pokémon absorbs, the brighter and eerier the flame on its head burns. | |
| Lampent (0608) | Ghost / Fire | Litwick (#607) | Chandelure (#609) | Once Lampent finds someone whose death is near, it will trail quietly after them. It hangs around hospitals, waiting for people to die. |
| Chandelure (0609) | Ghost / Fire | Lampent (#608) | It haunts dilapidated mansions. It absorbs a spirit, which it then burns, leaving the body behind. By waving the flames on its arms, it puts its foes into a hypnotic trance. The spirits burned up in its ominous flame lose their way and wander this world forever. In homes illuminated by Chandelure instead of lights, funerals were a constant occurrence— or so it is said. Chandelure is a playable character in Pokkén Tournament DX and is also an enemy in the Smash Run mode in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | |
| Axew (0610) | Dragon | Fraxure (#611) | They play with each other by knocking their large tusks together. Their tusks break but grow back quickly. It is the partner of Iris in the Black and White anime. | |
| Fraxure (0611) | Dragon | Axew (#610) | Haxorus (#612) | After battle, this Pokémon carefully sharpens its tusks on river rocks. It needs to take care of its tusks—if one breaks, it will never grow back. |
| Haxorus (0612) | Dragon | Fraxure (#611) | It is very proud of its shard red tusks, and takes and great care in keeping them in good shape. They are kind, but protect their territory aggressively. | |
| Cubchoo (0613) | Ice | Beartic (#614) | If it sniffles its runny nose, it gains more power. The viscosity of its snot determines its health, a sick Cubchoo's snot is watery while healthy Cubchoo have thick and viscous mucus. | |
| Beartic (0614) | Ice | Cubchoo (#613) | Living in northern areas, it becomes energetic when swimming. It can also freeze its breath, making fangs and claws that are harder than steel made of ice to fight with. They can even freeze water and sleep on it when they're tired too. It is a ravenous carnivore. It freezes prey to preserve them. It is referred to and feared as "The Snow White Demon" in northern lands. It is based on a polar bear. | |
| Cryogonal (0615) | Ice | When its body temperature goes up, it turns into steam and vanishes. When its temperature lowers, it returns to ice. They are born in snow clouds and they use chains made of ice crystals to capture prey at -148 °F. It then takes its victims away to somewhere unknown. Cryogonal appear during cold seasons. It is said that people and Pokémon who die on snowy mountains are reborn into these Pokémon. It is almost never seen during the summer. Cryogonal uses its chains of ice to constrict its opponents and then flash-freezes them where they stand. | ||
| Shelmet (0616) | Bug | Accelgor (#617) | It is hunted by Karrablast and trading one for Karrablast will evolve it. Shelmet closes its shell to protect itself from attacks. It also produces and spits out a poisonous liquid. | |
| Accelgor (0617) | Bug | Shelmet (#616) | It moves with blinding speed and lobs poison at foes. Featuring Accelgor as a main character is a surefire way to make a movie or comic popular. | |
| Stunfisk (0618) | Ground / Electric | It conceals itself in the mud of the seashore and flat seabeds. Stunfisk is based on the flatfish. Its Galarian form looks similar to a bear trap and is a Ground/Steel type. | ||
| Mienfoo (0619) | Fighting | Mienshao (#620) | Any creature that approaches Mienfoo carelessly will be greeted with a flurry of graceful attacks. | |
| Mienshao (0620) | Fighting | Mienfoo (#619) | It wields the fur on its arms like a whip. It uses these to overwhelm opponents with speed. | |
| Druddigon (0621) | Dragon | It is a dragon-like Pokémon based on an Agama agama. Druddigon races through narrow caves, using its sharp claws to catch prey. The skin on its face is harder than a rock. | ||
| Golett (0622) | Ground / Ghost | Golurk (#623) | This Pokémon was created from clay. It received orders from its master many thousands of years ago, and it still follows those orders to this day. Golett and Golurk are among the first Pokémon to be designed by a Western artist.[13] | |
| Golurk (0623) | Ground / Ghost | Golett (#622) | Golurk's design is inspired by the Golem of Prague of Jewish folklore, a clay figure given life to protect the Jewish people of Prague from attacks and persecution.[14] It flies in the sky at Mach speeds with its legs tucked in. Some believe that the seal on its heat can provide limitless energy but when the seal is removed, it rages and destroys towns. It is said that they were built for labor and that they follow their masters orders faithfully. Artillery platforms were made for them to fire energy beams on. | |
| Pawniard (0624) | Dark / Steel | Bisharp (#625) | They are small samurai-like Pokémon that fight at Bisharp's command. They resemble the Pawn in a game of chess. They cling to their prey and inflict damage by sinking their blades into their opponents. | |
| Bisharp (0625) | Dark / Steel | Pawniard (#624) | Kingambit (#983) | Based on samurais and the Bishop (chess), it leads a group of Pawniard. It battles to become the boss of a group and will be driven away if it loses. Violent conflicts erupt between Bisharp and Fraxure over places where sharpening stones can be found. In Paldea, they are able to evolve into Kingambit. |
| Bouffalant (0626) | Normal | It is based on the American bison, and the fur on its head resembles an afro haircut. These Pokémon live in herds of about 20 individuals. Bouffalant that betray the herd will lose the hair on their heads. In Pokémon Go, it is exclusively found in New York City. | ||
| Rufflet (0627) | Normal / Flying | Braviary (#628) | They will challenge anything (even strong opponents) without fear. Their frequent fights help them become stronger. | |
| Braviary (0628) | Normal / Flying | Rufflet (#627) | A Pokémon based on the bald eagle. Its colour scheme may also be inspired by the red, white and blue of the flag of the United States. Additionally, its design may be influenced by Native American culture, which is apparently reflected in the feathers on its head, resembling war bonnets. In it gained a Hisuian Form. | |
| Vullaby (0629) | Dark / Flying | Mandibuzz (#630) | Vullaby grow quickly. Bones that have gotten too small for older Vullaby to wear often get passed down to younger ones in the nest. | |
| Mandibuzz (0630) | Dark / Flying | Vullaby (#629) | It skillfully arranges the bones of its prey to construct its nest and to style itself. | |
| Heatmor (0631) | Fire | Based on the giant anteater, a flame serves as its tongue, melting through the hard shell of Durant so that Heatmor can devour their insides. | ||
| Durant (0632) | Bug / Steel | They build large complex nests in mountain sides. Durant are prey for Heatmor and attempt to fight them through pure numbers. | ||
| Deino (0633) | Dark / Dragon | Zweilous (#634) | Deino is derived from "one" in German (German: ein). Approaching it carelessly is dangerous. They cannot see, so they tend to tackle and bite everything to learn about their surroundings. If it likes what it tastes, it will commit the associated scent to memory. You will be covered in wounds until a Deino warms up to you. Their bodies are covered in wounds and it is not a picky eater. It nests deep inside a cave. The food there is scarce, so Deino will sink its teeth into anything that moves and will attempt to eat it. | |
| Zweilous (0634) | Dark / Dragon | Deino (#633) | Hydreigon (#635) | Zweilous is derived from "two" in German (German: zwei). Since its two heads do not get along at all, they tend to compete and fight with each other about food, which is why they eat a lot and are covered in scars without even battling. The one who eats more is the leader. Once they eat all the food in their territory, they move to a new area. If you do not give each head the same amount of attention, they will fight each other out of jealousy. The two heads have different likes and dislikes and because they fight each other, they get stronger without even fighting. |
| Hydreigon (0635) | Dark / Dragon | Zweilous (#634) | Hydreigon is derived from "three" in German (German: drei), hydra, and dragon. The heads on their arms do not have brains, only the central one does. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything. It responds to movement by attacking. This scary, three headed Pokémon devours everything in its path. There is a slew of stories about villages that were destroyed by Hydreigon. It bites anything that moves, because the three heads take turns sinking their teeth into the opponent and their attacks will not slow until their target goes down. It is very intelligent, but thinks only of destruction. | |
| Larvesta (0636) | Bug / Fire | Volcarona (#637) | When volcanic ash covered the atmosphere, it is said that its fire helped replace the sun. In battle, everything around them is engulfed in flames due to it scattering emerging scales with its six wings. If a Pokémon was frozen, its fire helped them. It was feared by ancient people as "the rage of the sun", and murals depict this Pokémon as a deity of the sun. Its burning body makes it unpopular. | |
| Volcarona (0637) | Bug / Fire | Larvesta (#636) | Thought to be an embodiment of the sun, Volcarona appeared during a bitterly cold winter and saved Pokémon from freezing. Ancient murals depict Volcarona as a deity of fire and referred to it as "the rage of the sun". In Paldea, past and future relatives called Slither Wing and Iron Moth can be found in Area Zero. | |
| Cobalion (0638) | Steel / Fighting | Cobalion's design is inspired by Athos from The Three Musketeers.[15] It has a body and heart of steel and worked with allies to punish people when they hurt Pokémon. It and the others (Virizion, Terrakion, and Keldeo) learn the move Sacred Sword, which was once their signature move. | ||
| Terrakion (0639) | Rock / Fighting | Terrakion's design is inspired by Porthos from The Three Musketeers. Legends say that to protect its allies, it will destroy a caste just by crashing into it. | ||
| Virizion (0640) | Grass / Fighting | Virizion's design is inspired by Aramis from The Three Musketeers. It gracefully leaps at its opponents as they watch in awe. | ||
| Tornadus (0641) | Flying | This Legendary Pokémon zooms around at 200 mph, expelling enough energy from its tail to cause massive storms and rip houses apart in every direction as it zooms over them. Its lower half is wrapped in a cloud of energy. It is said that it causes the seasons to change by stirring up winds. It is thought that this form is its false one. Tornadus' "Incarnate Forme" is inspired by the Japanese Fūjin, the Shinto god of the wind, while its "Therian Forme" stems from the Four Symbols of Chinese myth, specifically the Vermilion Bird. It is capable of transforming between these formes via an item called the "Reveal Glass". | ||
| Thundurus (0642) | Electric / Flying | This Legendary Pokémon launches massive thunderbolts everywhere in the region, causing houses and forests to burn and it waged war against Tornadus since time immemorial. It is therefore disliked. However, the thunderbolts that pierce the earth actually enriches it. Thundurus' "Incarnate Forme" is inspired by the Japanese Raijin, the Shinto god of lightning, thunder and storms, while its "Therian Forme" stems from the Four Symbols of Chinese myth, specifically the Azure Dragon. It is capable of transforming between these formes via an item called the "Reveal Glass". | ||
| Reshiram (0643) | Dragon / Fire | It can be owned by either the player or the character N. Reshiram is also the main legendary for Pokémon Black. This Legendary Pokémon's tail flares with fire as it flies though the sky as fast as a jet and it incinerates everything around it and can not only heat the atmosphere, changing the weather because of it, but it can scorch the world. It is spoken about in legends. It likes to help people who want to build a world of truth. They say that those who ignore truth and let themselves be consumed by greed will have Reshiram burn their kingdoms to the ground. | ||
| Zekrom (0644) | Dragon / Electric | It powers up with electricity from its tail. Zekrom can either be owned by the player or the character N and is the main legendary for Pokémon White. Concealing itself in thunderclouds, this Legendary Pokémon flies throughout the Unova region. Its tail spins like a motorized generator, producing large amounts of electricity. It appears in legends. It assists those who believe in an ideal world. It is told that if people lose the righteousness in their hearts, Zekrom will come to raze their kingdom to the ground by its powerful lightning. | ||
| Landorus (0645) | Ground / Flying | Lands visited by this Legendary Pokémon grant such bountiful crops that it has been hailed as "The Guardian of the Fields" because it creates energy through the forces of lighting and wind through its tail. When the incarnations of wind and of lightning clash, Landorus arrives to quell the conflict. After the tempests and thunderbolts abate, the land is sure to be blessed with bountiful harvests. Landorus' "Incarnate Forme" is inspired by the Japanese Inari Ōkami, the Shinto god of agriculture and fertility, while its "Therian Forme" stems from the Four Symbols of Chinese myth, specifically the White Tiger. It is capable of transforming between these Formes via an item called the "Reveal Glass".[16] | ||
| Kyurem (0646) | Dragon / Ice | This Legendary Pokémon generates powerful frozen energy inside it, but it become partially frozen when the energy leaked out. It lies in wait for a hero to fill its missing parts of its body with either truth from Reshiram, or ideals from Zekrom, creating either "White Kyurem" or "Black Kyurem" respectively. Dwelling within it lies a power greater than either Reshiram or Zekrom, but the ultracold air keeps it bound. It appears that it freezes its own cells to stabilize them. | ||
| Keldeo (0647) | Water / Fighting | Keldeo's design is inspired by d'Artagnan from The Three Musketeers. This Mythical Pokémon can blast water from its hooves, letting it run across water. Since Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion trained it, it now seeks to train itself around the world. It is great at using leg moves in battle and appears at scenic water fronts. It also has a Resolute form, and when its Resolute its body fills with power and its jumps are too quick to follow. Its horns also change to be able to cute through anything. | ||
| Meloetta (0648) | Normal / Psychic | Aria Forme: Meloetta's "Aria Forme". This Mythical Pokémon sings with a special melody that can control the feelings of anyone who hears it, whether it be happy or sad. Many famous songs take inspiration from the tunes Meloetta sings. | ||
| Normal / Fighting | Pirouette Forme: Meloetta's "Pirouette Forme" is inspired by dance, compared to "Aria Forme" which is inspired by song. It is able to change its form by using the move Relic Song. | |||
| Genesect (0649) | Bug / Steel | Over 300 million years ago, this ancient Mythical bug Pokémon was feared as the strongest of hunters. Then, Team Plasma modified it and upgraded the cannon on its back. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it will use Techno Blast on its opponents. | ||