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Satoshi Tajiri—who later founded Game Freak—conceived the premise of Pokémon in general in 1989, when the Game Boy was released. The creatures that inhabit the world of Pokémon are also called Pokémon. [1] The word "Pokémon" is a romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). [2]
In the Pokémon anime, Ash obtained a Phanpy after hatching one from an egg, which later evolves into Donphan. [324] Both Pokémon's names originate from the word "elephant"; with Phanpy combining the word with "pygmy", whereas Donphan is combined with "don". [35] Donphan Donphan (ドンファン) Ground Phanpy (#231) — Porygon2
It is based on Clione Limacina, and its English name is a portmanteau of the last syllable of Manaphy and the word Clione. Manaphy Manafi (マナフィ) [60] Water No evolution Manaphy is other member of the Sea Guardian Duo along with Phione. Manaphy was the last Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex before the Platinum expansion. This Mythical ...
The following list details the 135 Pokémon of generation III in order of their National Pokédex number. The first Pokémon, Treecko, is number 252 and the last, Deoxys, is number 386. Alternate forms that result in type changes are included for convenience.
Great Tusk is an ancient Paradox Pokémon based on the Pokémon Donphan, [120] an elephantine Pokémon. [147] It appears as a "Titan Pokémon", a special boss opponent in-game. [148] Scream Tail is an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Jigglypuff, [120] a balloon-like Pokémon known for its singing voice. [149]
The eighth generation (Generation VIII) of the Pokémon franchise features 96 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series, including 89 in the 2019 Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sword and Shield as of version 1.3.0 and 7 further species introduced in the 2022 Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
And finally, this is a List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number. Any information here has to be verified and have citeable sources, such as the games they appear in. DanPMK 02:42, 19 July 2006 (UTC) Glitch Pokemon aside, All the other pokemon that were removed from the list are offcial.
Many Pokémon in the original games served as the base for repeating concepts later in the series. [8] Some Pokémon, such as Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander were designed based on their final evolutions and working backwards. During development they ran into issues with digital cartridge space, and many Pokémon were removed.