List of generation IX Pokémon
| List of Pokémon by generation |
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The ninth generation (Generation IX) of the Pokémon franchise features 103 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series in the Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The starter Pokémon were the first Pokémon of the generation to be revealed on 27 February 2022 in the Pokémon Presents presentation.[1]
Design and development
The first generation IX Pokémon, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, were announced on 27 February 2022 in the Pokémon Presents that also announced Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.[1]
List of Pokémon
| Name | National Pokédex number |
Type(s) | Evolves from | Evolves into | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Primary | Secondary | ||||
| Sprigatito | Nyaoha (ニャオハ) | 906 | Grass | Beginning of evolution | Floragato (#907) | Sprigatito is a cat-like Pokémon and the Grass-type starter Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.[2] Its English name is a combination of "sprig" and "gatito", the Spanish word for "kitten".[3] | |
| Floragato | Nyarōte (ニャローテ) | 907 | Grass | Sprigatito (#906) | Meowscarada (#908) | Floragato is a cat-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It retains Sprigatito's whiskers but now has somewhat of a petal shape on its wrists. Its neck fur has grown longer, while its ears have gotten pointier. The English name is a combination of "flor", Spanish for flower, and "gato", Spanish for cat. | |
| Meowscarada | Masukānya (マスカーニャ) | 908 | Grass | Dark | Floragato (#907) | End of evolution | Meowscarada is a cat-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It is a humanoid, bipedal, Pokémon that resembles a cat. After evolving from Floragato, it gains a mask, cape, and becomes taller. It is known for manipulating a flower so that it appears to be floating, as if it were a magician. Its name comes from meow, a sound that cats make, and "mascarada", the Spanish word for masquerade. |
| Fuecoco | Hogēta (ホゲータ) | 909 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Crocalor (#910) | Fuecoco is a crocodile-like Pokémon and the Fire-type starter Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.[2] The name "Fuecoco" stems from the Spanish words "fuego", meaning "fire", and "cocodrilo", meaning "crocodile".[3] | |
| Crocalor | Achigēta (アチゲータ) | 910 | Fire | Fuecoco (#909) | Skeledirge (#911) | Crocalor is a larger, crocodile-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It has a burning nest resembling a hat on its head, said to contain a fiery egg that could hatch soon . Its name comes from the Spanish terms "cocodrilo" and "calor", meaning "heat". | |
| Skeledirge | Raudobōn (ラウドボーン) | 911 | Fire | Ghost | Crocalor (#910) | End of evolution | Skeledirge is a crocodile-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It marks the first quadrupedal starter evolution since Samurott. Its head bears skull-like patterns, and the egg on Crocalor's head has hatched into a flaming bird, representing the symbiosis between a crocodile and an Egyptian plover. Its name comes from "skeleton" and "dirge", which is a kind of song sung at funerals. Its singing voice, filled with vitality, soothes listeners’ hearts. Foes who hear it are left with feelings of warmth and fulfillment, thus losing their will to battle. |
| Quaxly | Kuwassu (クワッス) | 912 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Quaxwell (#913) | Quaxly is a duck-like Pokémon and the Water-type starter Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.[2] Quaxly's English name is taken from "quack", the onomatopoeia for the sound a duck makes, and "wax", which references hair wax. Kuwassu has the same inspirations, being taken from the Japanese word for "quack", "kuwakku" (クワック), and the Japanese word for "wax", "wakkusu" (ワックス). | |
| Quaxwell | Werukamo (ウェルカモ) | 913 | Water | Quaxly (#912) | Quaquaval (#914) | Quaxwell is a duck-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Quaxwell is taller than Quaxly and has dark blue hair that goes further down in the back. It apparently has a dignified look and a friendly attitude. Quaxwell consistently practices the fundamentals of its training, and it observes Pokémon and people from various regions to weave their motions into its dances. It bears a small resemblance to how Spanish young men dressed and acted long ago. | |
| Quaquaval | Wanibaru (ウェーニバル) | 914 | Water | Fighting | Quaxwell (#913) | End of evolution | Quaquaval is a duck-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Quaquaval is most likely a portmanteau of "quack", "quack", and "naval", as well as Carnival. A single kick from this Pokémon will send a truck rolling. Its signature move, Aqua Step, allows it to kick upwards into a backflip and land in a spinning kick, sending its detached, peacock-esque feathers at its opponent. |
| Lechonk | Guruton (グルトン) | 915 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Oinkologne (#914) | Lechonk is a pig-like Pokémon that was introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Lechonk's English name is a combination of "lechón", a Spanish pork dish, "oink", an onomatopoeia for the sound of a pig, and "chonk", which itself is derived from "chunk(y)", slang for a fat animal.[3] Upon announcement, response to this Pokémon was overwhelmingly positive, likening the name to various internet memes.[4] | |
| Oinkologne | Perfuton (パフュートン) | 916 | Normal | Lechonk (#915) | End of evolution | Oinkologne is a cologne-themed hog-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and one of the many Pokémon with gender differences. The male is all black, taking away the brown face that Lechonk once had and has a larger ear covering one of its eyes. The female retains the brownish face that its pre-evolution had and gains bright pink eyelids. | |
| Tarountula | Tamanchura (タマンチュラ) | 917 | Bug | Beginning of evolution | Spidops (#918) | Tarountula is a tarantula-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It carries already produced silk in a large ball on its back. It is said that this dried, hard silk may be the toughest silk material of any bug Pokémon. It is a timid Pokémon and prefers to travel in groups. | |
| Spidops | Wanaidā (ワナイダー) | 918 | Bug | Tarountula (#917) | End of evolution | Spidops is a spider-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It keeps some silk wrapped around its abdomen, as an emergency bandage. It is the first spider-like Pokémon with eight legs, but uses the rear four in pairs, as legs. | |
| Nymble | Mamebatta (マメバッタ) | 919 | Bug | Beginning of evolution | Lokix (#920) | Nymble is a grasshopper-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It is extremely small, and flees immediately via jumping, if anything gets too close. Its name is an intentional misspelling of the word "nimble". | |
| Lokix | Exleg (エクスレッグ) | 920 | Bug | Dark | Nymble (#919) | End of evolution | Lokix is a grasshopper-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Having grown significantly since its past evolution, it can now use its extending legs to attack instead of flee. Its name is pronounced like "low kicks", referencing its primary method of attacking. |
| Pawmi | Pamo (パモ) | 921 | Electric | Beginning of evolution | Pawmo (#922) | Pawmi is a rodent-like Pokémon, and the regional Pikachu-like creature in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It is supposedly eager and friendly to humans. Its cheeks contain weak electrical sacs that transfer static electricity to its palms, which act like a defibrillator. | |
| Pawmo | Pamot (パモット) | 922 | Electric | Fighting | Pawmi (#921) | Pawmot (#923) | Pawmo is a rodent-like Pokémon introuced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. After evolving, it becomes bipedal, and its electrical sacs become stronger. It and its evolution Pawmot are the first two ever Electric-Fighting types. |
| Pawmot | Parmot (パーモット) | 923 | Electric | Fighting | Pawmo (#922) | End of evolution | Pawmo is a marmot-like Pokémon introuced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The charged hair on its body has grown wilder, and it is now significantly taller than Pawmo. Its Pokédex entry suggests that it can contain enough energy to charge an electric car. Its name comes from "paw" and "marmot", a kind of ground squirrel. |
| Tandemaus | Wakkanezumi (ワッカネズミ) | 924 | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Maushold (#925) | Tandemaus is a mouse-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It consists of two "mice" that act as one Pokémon, following each other everywhere. Its name comes from the word tandem, and maus, the German word for mouse. | |
| Maushold | Ikkanezumi (イッカネズミ) | 925 | Normal | Tandemaus (#924) | End of evolution | Maushold is a family-themed mouse-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It consists of group of two mice "parents" and either one or two mice "kids". The children apparently appeared during the evolution process, and the originals care for the chlidren as if they were somehow related. Locating a "Family of Four" Maushold is more common than a "Family of Three". Its name comes from maus, the German word for mouse, and household. | |
| Fidough | Pupimocchi (パピモッチ) | 926 | Fairy | Beginning of evolution | Dachsbun (#927) | Fidough is a dough-themed dog-like Pokémon that was introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It is protected by chefs due to the valuable yeast it exhales. It may be inspired by the tale of the black dog, which has multiple different retellings across Europe and the Americas. In one retelling of this story, the Black Dog is a fairy dog. Its name comes from "dough" and "Fido", which is a common name for a dog. | |
| Dachsbun | Bowtzel (バウッツェル) | 927 | Fairy | Fidough (#926) | End of evolution | Dachsbun is a pastry-themed dog-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The dough on its body has formed a variety of delicate pastries. Its name comes from "dachshund" and "bun", while its Japanese name comes from the onomatopoeia "bow wow" and the English word "pretzel". | |
| Smoliv | Minību (ミニーブ) | 928 | Grass | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Dolliv (#929) | Smoliv is an olive-like Pokémon that was introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It's name comes from "smol" and "olive". |
| Dolliv | Orīnyo (オリーニョ) | 929 | Grass | Normal | Smoliv (#928) | Arboliva (#930) | |
| Arboliva | Orīva (オリーヴァ) | 930 | Grass | Normal | Dolliv (#929) | End of evolution | |
| Squawkabilly | Ikirinko (イキリンコ) | 931 | Normal | Flying | No evolution | They love communication and cooperation. It can be found with four differently colored plumages: green, blue, yellow, and white. | |
| Nacli | Kojio (コジオ) | 932 | Rock | Beginning of evolution | Naclstack (#933) | This Pokémon is made of rock salt, and, like Roggenrola's line, was likely given life from Regirock. It has luminous eyes. Its name is derived from that chemical sign for halite, NaCl. | |
| Naclstack | Jiodzumu (ジオヅム) | 933 | Rock | Nacli (#932) | Garganacl (#934) | ||
| Garganacl | Kyojiōn (キョジオーン) | 934 | Rock | Naclstack (#933) | End of evolution | Garganacl will rub its fingertips together and sprinkle injured Pokémon with salt. Even severe wounds will promptly heal afterward. | |
| Charcadet | Carbou (カルボウ) | 935 | Fire | Beginning of evolution | Armarouge (#936) Ceruledge (#937) |
A special Charcadet named Charlos is a friendly Pokémon at the academy. | |
| Armarouge | Gurenarma (グレンアルマ) | 936 | Fire | Psychic | Charcadet (#935) | End of evolution | Armarouge is a knight-like Pokémon exclusive to Pokémon Scarlet. |
| Ceruledge | Soublades (ソウブレイズ) | 937 | Fire | Ghost | Charcadet (#935) | End of evolution | Ceruledge is a knight-like Pokémon exclusive to Pokémon Violet. |
| Tadbulb | Zupika (ズピカ) | 938 | Electric | Beginning of evolution | Bellibolt (#939) | Tadbulb is a tadpole-like Pokémon that glows and is yellow. It sometimes dips its tail in rivers and uses the current to charge its electricity. | |
| Bellibolt | Harabarī (ハラバリー) | 939 | Electric | Tadbulb (#938) | End of evolution | Bellibolt is a frog-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It is able to expand and contract its elastic body to generate electricity, before discharging it through the eye-shaped knobs on its head. It was revealed during a mock livestream by the Electric type Gym Leader, Iono, who is a famous content creator in the Paldea region. | |
| Wattrel | Kaiden (カイデン) | 940 | Electric | Flying | Beginning of evolution | Kilowattrel (#941) | It is a nice bird-like Pokémon with yellow wingtips. It is based on Gadfly Petrels. |
| Kilowattrel | Taikaiden (タイカイデン) | 941 | Electric | Flying | Wattrel (#940) | End of evolution | It has an appearance somewhere between Wattrel and a shearwater. It is extremely large, and doesn't need to travel in groups to live. The electric energy coursing through it cause it to battle untrackably and erratically. |
| Maschiff | Orachifu (オラチフ) | 942 | Dark | Beginning of evolution | Mabosstiff (#941) | Maschiff is based on a mastiff. It may be inspired by the tale of the black dog, which has multiple different retellings across Europe and the Americas. In one retelling of this story, the Black Dog is a dark dog. | |
| Mabosstiff | Mafitifu (マフィティフ) | 943 | Dark | Maschiff (#942) | End of evolution | Mabosstiff, like its pre-evolution Maschiff, is based on a mastiff. It also appears to be based on a mafia boss. Its name comes from mastiff, boss, and possibly mob or mafia. Arven, one of the characters in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has a Mabosstiff as his partner Pokémon. | |
| Shroodle | Shirushurū (シルシュルー) | 944 | Poison | Normal | Beginning of evolution | Grafaiai (#945) | It is a small, poisonous mammal Pokémon. |
| Grafaiai | Taginguru (タギングル) | 945 | Poison | Normal | Shroodle (#944) | End of evolution | Grafaiai is a graffiti-themed aye-aye-like Pokémon that was introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It was teased through a series of cryptic photos resembling the Oma forest on August 30, 2022. |
| Bramblin | Anokusa (アノクサ) | 946 | Grass | Ghost | Beginning of evolution | Brambleghast (#947) | This Pokémon is a haunted tumbleweed. |
| Brambleghast | Anohoragusa (アノホラグサ) | 947 | Grass | Ghost | Bramblin (#946) | End of evolution | |
| Toedscool | Nonokurage (ノノクラゲ) | 948 | Ground | Grass | Beginning of evolution | Toedscruel (#949) | Toedscool is a Pokémon inspired by the wood ear mushroom (also known as the "tree jellyfish" mushroom). While bearing similarities to Tentacool (which is instead inspired by actual jellyfish), it is a different species. This idea seems to stem from the concept of convergent evolution. |
| Toedscruel | Rikukurage (リククラゲ) | 949 | Ground | Grass | Toedscool (#948) | End of evolution | Toedscruel is a Pokémon inspired by the wood ear mushroom (also known as the "tree jellyfish" mushroom). While bearing similarities to Tentacruel (which is instead inspired by actual jellyfish), it is a different species. This idea seems to stem from the concept of convergent evolution. |
| Klawf | Gakegani (ガケガニ) | 950 | Rock | No evolution | Klawf is a crab-like Pokémon, that bears specific resemblance to the horsehair crab, introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.[5] Klawf's English name is likely a combination of "claw" and "cliff", while its Japanese name is likely a combination of "gake" (崖), meaning "cliff", "kani" (蟹), meaning "crab", and "kegani" (毛蟹), meaning "horsehair crab". | ||
| Capsakid | Kapusaiji (カプサイジ) | 951 | Grass | Beginning of evolution | Scovillain (#952) | ||
| Scovillain | Sukoviran (スコヴィラン) | 952 | Grass | Fire | Capsakid (#951) | End of evolution | It has two heads, one red and one green. It is the first Pokémon with its typing. Its name comes from Scoville, as in the Scoville scale, a way to measure the spiciness of peppers, and villain. |
| Rellor | Shigaroko (シガロコ) | 953 | Bug | Beginning of evolution | Rabsca (#954) | Rellor is a Bug-type Pokémon based on a dung beetle. It rolls a ball of mud. | |
| Rabsca | Berakasu (ベラカス) | 954 | Bug | Psychic | Rellor (#953) | End of evolution | |
| Flittle | Hirahina (ヒラヒナ) | 955 | Psychic | Beginning of evolution | Espathra (#956) | ||
| Espathra | Kuesupatora (クエスパトラ) | 956 | Psychic | Flittle (#955) | End of evolution | ||
| Tinkatink | Kanuchan (カヌチャン) | 957 | Fairy | Steel | Beginning of evolution | Tinkatuff (#958) | It is a small pink metalsmith Pokémon. It carries a mallet and can lift it with ease. |
| Tinkatuff | Nakanuchan (ナカヌチャン) | 958 | Fairy | Steel | Tinkatink (#957) | Tinkaton (#959) | This Pokémon will attack groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, to gather more metal for a heavier, sturdier hammer. Its hammer can be three times its weight, but they are metaphysically linked, so it can be lifted with ease. |
| Tinkaton | Dekanuchan (デカヌチャン) | 959 | Fairy | Steel | Tinkatuff (#958) | End of evolution | Tinkaton is said to have learned to upgrade its hammer with metals out of pure spite after being bullied by steel-type Pokémon in its pre-evolved forms, and it is now able to throw boulders with its hammer to knock Corviknight out of the sky. It has received positive reviews from the community. |
| Wiglett | Umidigda (ウミディグダ) | 960 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Wugtrio (#961) | Wiglett is a garden eel-like Pokémon first announced at the Pokémon Ecological Society, a mock seminar that showcased wild Pokémon interacting with the world of Scarlet and Violet. The English name comes from "wiggle" and "Diglett", while the Japanese name, Umidiguda, likely comes from "umi" (海), meaning "sea", and "Digda" (ディグダ), Diglett's name in Japan. While bearing similarities to Diglett, it is a different species. This idea seems to stem from the concept of convergent evolution. | |
| Wugtrio | Umitrio (ウミトリオ) | 961 | Water | Wiglett (#960) | End of evolution | Wugtrio is a garden eel-like Pokémon. While bearing similarities to Dugtrio, it is a different species. This idea seems to stem from the concept of convergent evolution. | |
| Bombirdier | Otoshidori (オトシドリ) | 962 | Flying | Dark | No evolution | ||
| Finizen | Namiiruka (ナミイルカ) | 963 | Water | Beginning of evolution | Palafin (#964) | Finizen is the first Pokémon based on a dolphin. | |
| Palafin | Irukaman (イルカマン) | 964 | Water | Finizen (#963) | End of evolution | Palafin is a dolphin-like Pokémon that seems to be based on All-Might from My Hero Academia. Its name comes from paladin and either dolphin or fin. | |
| Varoom | Buroron (ブロロン) | 965 | Steel | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Revavroom (#966) | This engine-like Pokémon races around speedily. |
| Revavroom | Burororōmu (ブロロローム) | 966 | Steel | Poison | Varoom (#965) | End of evolution | This Pokémon looks like an ATV. Each leader of the Team Star bases has one of these in an enhanced, modified version, called Starmobiles, as their ace Pokémon. |
| Cyclizar | Mototokage (モトトカゲ) | 967 | Dragon | Normal | No evolution | Cyclizar is a bicycle-themed lizard-like Pokémon that was introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It has apparently been ridden since ancient times. Koraidon and Miraidon are apparently past and future Paradox Pokémon of this Pokémon. | |
| Orthworm | Mimizuzu (ミミズズ) | 968 | Steel | No evolution | One special Orthworm plays the role of the Lurking Steel Titan in the Path of Legends. It guards the Salty Herba Mystica. | ||
| Glimmet | Kirāme (キラーメ) | 969 | Rock | Poison | Beginning of evolution | Glimmora (#970) | |
| Glimmora | Kirafuroru (キラフロル) | 970 | Rock | Poison | Glimmet (#969) | End of evolution | |
| Greavard | Bochi (ボチ) | 971 | Ghost | Beginning of evolution | Houndstone (#972) | Greavard is a small ghost puppy-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It inadvertently absorbs the life force of people around it. It was revealed during a found footage stream by a member of the Ghost-Type Pokémon Club from Naranja Academy, the school the player goes to in Pokémon Scarlet. | |
| Houndstone | Hakadoggu (ハカドッグ) | 972 | Ghost | Greavard (#971) | End of evolution | Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon based on a hound, a type of dog. It has a large tombstone on its head. Its name comes from hound and tombstone or headstone. | |
| Flamigo | Karamingo (カラミンゴ) | 973 | Flying | Fighting | No evolution | It is the first Pokémon that resembles a flamingo. Its name originates from flamingo and "amigo", Spanish for friend. | |
| Cetoddle | Arukujira (アルクジラ) | 974 | Ice | Beginning of evolution | Cetitan (#975) | ||
| Cetitan | Harukujira (ハルクジラ) | 975 | Ice | Cetoddle (#974) | End of evolution | Cetitan is a cetacean-like Pokémon that was introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. | |
| Veluza | Migarūsa (ミガルーサ) | 976 | Water | Psychic | No evolution | ||
| Dondozo | Heyrusher (ヘイラッシャ) | 977 | Water | No evolution | Dondozo is a Pokémon resembling a catfish. It has a symbiotic relationship with Tatsugiri. | ||
| Tatsugiri | Syaritatsu (シャリタツ) | 978 | Dragon | Water | No evolution | Tatsugiri is a Pokémon based on sushi. It has a symbiotic relationship with Dondozo. | |
| Annihilape | Konoyozaru (コノヨザル) | 979 | Fighting | Ghost | Primeape (#057) | End of evolution | It grew so mad that it died, obtaining the Ghost typing. It is now more furious than before due to dying. Now there is nothing restraining its anger. |
| Clodsire | Dooh (ドオー) | 980 | Poison | Ground | Wooper (#194) | End of evolution | Clodsire appears to be based on the Iberian ribbed newt, as it has large spikes that protrude from its back. Its name comes from clod meaning a lump of dirt, and Quagsire, the evolution of a Johtonian Wooper. |
| Farigiraf | Rikikirin (リキキリン) | 981 | Normal | Psychic | Girafarig (#203) | End of evolution | Farigiraf is a giraffe-esque Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that evolves from Girafarig, which was introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Described by GameSpot as a "topsy-turvy design", the Pokémon is said to have increased psychic power after the two brains in Girafarig's head and tail fuse together during evolution. |
| Dudunsparce | Nokokocchi (ノココッチ) | 982 | Normal | Dunsparce (#206) | End of evolution | Dudunsparce looks very similar to Dunsparce, but has two body segments, and sometimes three. Its name is an elongation of Dunsparce, since it is an evolution of Dunsparce with more repeated body segments. | |
| Kingambit | Dodogezan (ドドゲザン) | 983 | Dark | Steel | Bisharp (#625) | End of evolution | |
| Great Tusk | Idainakiba (イダイナキバ) | 984 | Ground | Fighting | No evolution | Great Tusk is first mentioned in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet, an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Donphan. The book describes how this savage monster attacked the expedition team with its large body and tusks, mortally wounding one of the explorers. | |
| Scream Tail | Sakebushippo (サケブシッポ) | 985 | Fairy | Psychic | No evolution | Scream Tail is first mentioned in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet, an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Jigglypuff. | |
| Brute Bonnet | Araburutake (アラブルタケ) | 986 | Grass | Dark | No evolution | Brute Bonnet is first mentioned in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet, an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Amoonguss. | |
| Flutter Mane | Habatakukami (ハバタクカミ) | 987 | Ghost | Fairy | No evolution | Flutter Mane is first mentioned in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet, an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Misdreavus. | |
| Slither Wing | Chiohauhane (チヲハウハネ) | 988 | Bug | Fighting | No evolution | Slither Wing is first mentioned in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet, an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Volcarona. | |
| Sandy Shocks | Sunanokegawa (スナノケガワ) | 989 | Electric | Ground | No evolution | Sandy Shocks is first mentioned in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet, an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Magneton. | |
| Iron Treads | Tetsunowadachi (テツノワダチ) | 990 | Ground | Steel | No evolution | Iron Treads is first mentioned in the Violet Book in Pokémon Violet, a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Donphan. It is said that when this monster curls its body and rolls to attack, it leaves a trail gouged into the ground, as if it had scorched the earth. | |
| Iron Bundle | Tetsunotsutsumi (テツノツツミ) | 991 | Ice | Water | No evolution | Iron Bundle is first mentioned in the Violet Book in Pokémon Violet, a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Delibird. | |
| Iron Hands | Tetsunokaina (テツノカイナ) | 992 | Fighting | Electric | No evolution | Iron Hands is first mentioned in the Violet Book in Pokémon Violet, a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Hariyama. | |
| Iron Jugulis | Tetsunokoube (テツノコウベ) | 993 | Dark | Flying | No evolution | Iron Jugulis is first mentioned in the Violet Book in Pokémon Violet, a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Hydreigon. | |
| Iron Moth | Tetsunodokuga (テツノドクガ) | 994 | Fire | Poison | No evolution | Iron Moth is first mentioned in the Violet Book in Pokémon Violet, a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Volcarona. | |
| Iron Thorns | Tetsunoibara (テツノイバラ) | 995 | Rock | Electric | No evolution | Iron Thorns is first mentioned in the Violet Book in Pokémon Violet, a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Tyranitar. | |
| Frigibax | Sebie (セビエ) | 996 | Dragon | Ice | Beginning of evolution | Arctibax (#997) | |
| Arctibax | Segōru (セゴール) | 997 | Dragon | Ice | Frigibax (#996) | Baxcalibur (#998) | |
| Baxcalibur | Seglaive (セグレイブ) | 998 | Dragon | Ice | Arctibax (#997) | End of evolution | |
| Gimmighoul | Collecure (コレクレー) | 999 | Ghost | Beginning of evolution | Gholdengo (#1000) | Gimmighoul is a treasure chest-like Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It is able to brainwash humans and other Pokémon into adding to its collection of coins. It has a second form called "Roaming Form" that is unable to be caught without a Pokémon Go account.[6] It was first revealed in Pokémon Go through a special item distribution, one day before the official reveal on November 6, 2022.[7] Defeating one in its Chest Form will give the player 50 Gimmighoul Coins. | |
| Gholdengo | Surfugo (サーフゴー) | 1000 | Steel | Ghost | Gimmighoul (#999) | End of evolution | Gimmighoul evolves into Gholdengo, the thousandth Pokémon in the Pokédex, when it levels up while the player has 999 Gimmighoul Coins in your bag. Gholdengo is made completely of gold, and is manipulated by a spirit. |
| Wo-Chien | Chionjen (チオンジェン) | 1001 | Dark | Grass | No evolution | Wo-Chien is a member of the Treasures of Ruin quartet of Legendary Pokémon, known as the Tablets of Ruin. It takes the shape of a large snail made up of vegetation and wooden tablets, with the tablets making up its shell. It is said that Wo-Chien was formed from the spirit of a person who was executed for writing down the king's evil deeds on wooden tablets, which then possessed the tablets. | |
| Chien-Pao | Paojian (パオジアン) | 1002 | Dark | Ice | No evolution | Chien-Pao is a member of the Treasures of Ruin quartet of Legendary Pokémon, known as the Sword of Ruin. It takes the shape of a saber-toothed animal, likely an ermine or mink due to its slender body, with the hilt and point of a sword as its two fangs. It is also said that this Pokémon was created when an ancient king stabbed a sword through a Pokémon's head, but the Pokémon absorbed the sword and now uses it as a weapon. | |
| Ting-Lu | Dinlu (ディンルー) | 1003 | Dark | Ground | No evolution | Ting-Lu is a member of the Treasures of Ruin quartet of Legendary Pokémon, known as the Vessel of Ruin. It takes the shape of a large bull, or moose, with a vessel, said to be its true form, on its head. | |
| Chi-Yu | Īyui (イーユイ) | 1004 | Dark | Fire | No evolution | Chi-Yu is a member of the Treasures of Ruin quartet of Legendary Pokémon, known as the Beads of Ruin. It takes the shape of a small fish with beads making up its eyes and a flame as the rest of its body. Chi-Yu is said to be formed from beads that gained sentience from those willing to start wars over them, before then creating a body of flame. It is also said that Chi-Yu is able to melt rock easily and swim though the seas of magma that it has created. | |
| Roaring Moon | Todorokutsuki (トドロクツキ) | 1005 | Dragon | Dark | No evolution | Roaring Moon is first mentioned in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet, an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Salamence. However, it is unlike the other ancient Paradox Pokemon in that it is very reminiscent of Mega Salamence rather than the regular form. | |
| Iron Valiant | Tetsunobujin (テツノブジン) | 1006 | Fairy | Fighting | No evolution | Iron Valiant is first mentioned in the Violet Book in Pokémon Violet, a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling the Pokémon Gallade and Gardevoir. However, unlike the other futuristic Paradox Pokémon, it is reminiscent of both Gallade and Gardevoir's Mega evolved forms, similar to Roaring Moon. It is also the only Paradox Pokémon that is reminiscent of more than one Pokémon. | |
| Koraidon | Koraidon (コライドン) | 1007 | Fighting | Dragon | No evolution | Koraidon is a Legendary Pokémon that serves as the mascot of Pokémon Scarlet.[8] It is also an ancient Paradox Pokémon resembling Cyclizar. Riding it can help a lot with travel, and as the player gathers more Herba Mystica, it is given more traveling ability. It does have a form that it changes to when it battles, and this form is formidable. Before it was given the name Koraidon, it was known as the Winged King. The name Koraidon comes from the Japanese "korai", meaning ancient, and "-don", a suffix normally given to dinosaur names and meaning "tooth" in Latin. | |
| Miraidon | Miraidon (ミライドン) | 1008 | Electric | Dragon | No evolution | Miraidon is a Legendary Pokémon that serves as the mascot for Pokémon Violet.[8] It is also a futuristic Paradox Pokémon resembling Cyclizar. Riding it can help a lot with travel, and as the player gathers more Herba Mystica, it is given more traveling ability. It does have a form that it changes to when it battles, and this form is formidable. Before it was given the name Miraidon, it was known as the Iron Serpent. The name Miraidon comes form the Japanese "mirai", meaning future, and "-don", a suffix normally given to dinosaur names and meaning "tooth" in Latin. | |
Paldean Forms
| English name | Japanese name | National Pokédex number |
Type(s) | Evolves from | Evolves into | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Secondary | ||||||
| Tauros | Kentarosu (ケンタロス) | 128 | Fighting | No evolution | Known as "Combat Breed" Paldean Tauros. | ||
| Fighting | Fire | Known as "Blaze Breed" Paldean Tauros. | |||||
| Fighting | Water | Known as "Aqua Breed" Paldean Tauros. | |||||
| Wooper | Upā (ウパー) | 194 | Poison | Ground | Beginning of evolution | Clodsire (#980) | Wooper is based on an axolotl. Unlike its counterpart from Johto, it is a Poison-Ground-type. |
References
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- ^ a b c Gray, Kate (29 September 2022). "All The New And Returning Pokémon In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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