History FandomEnragingMisconception / Pokemon

** Do ''not'' refer to the nurses in the games as "Nurse Joy". Even though they look like her, and served as her inspiration, they were never referred to by that name or any media not related to the anime.

** For some strange reason, Koffing's sprite in Pokémon Red & Blue portrays it as having the skull and crossbones above its face instead of under. Do ''not'' make the mistake of claiming that the reason Koffing has the face above the skull and crossbones in later games is because they were trying to match it to the anime; they were below the face in the original Red & Green releases.

** Related to the above, do not refer to [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Ultra Beasts]] as Legendary Pokémon either. While their stats are akin to that of Legendaries, Ultra Beasts are stated to be common Pokémon in Ultra Space and you're able to catch more than one of each for most of them. The same thing goes for [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Paradox Pokémon]].

** Related to the above, do not refer to [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Ultra Beasts]] as Legendary Pokémon either. While their stats are akin to that of Legendaries, Ultra Beasts are stated to be common Pokémon in Ultra Space and you're able to catch more than one of each for most of them.

* For ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'', claiming that [[{{Delinquents}} Team Star]] deserves a harsher punishment for their actions or that they're {{Karma Houdini}}s with any amount of seriousness will get you corrected by fans ''at best.'' In-story, it's made abundantly clear that the reason for their relatively light punishment is because Clavell realized that they were bullying victims who ended up maligned for fighting back, hence his original plan to expel them would have been way too harsh.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'' are ''not'' SpinOff games, in spite of their [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent drastically different gameplay]] in comparison to the other core series games. WordOfGod has confirmed them to be part of the main series.

** And, whatever caused the explosions that led to the flashes, it's a bit silly to argue about which fictional character caused them when, ultimately, the real culprit of the seizures was ''the animators'' who put the flashes into the episode in the first place!

* Calling the game protagonists "ten-year-olds", bugs many fans. Several protagonists are teenagers and the youngest confirmed age is eleven. ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' protagonists even are implied to be sixteen years old ''at minimum''. The protagonists being ten is an anime thing.

* Applin is not an AnimateInanimateObject Pokémon. It is actually a dragon worm inside an apple, and it can be seen without it in ''VideoGame/NewPokemonSnap''. Giving it the same complaints that Vanilluxe and Garbodor are given on a regular basis will have fans enraged.

* Those who do not [[{{Shipping}} ship]] Ash and Misty as a couple ([[StopBeingStereotypical and even some who do]]) will be quick to harshly correct you if you cite any [[DubText dub-original]] dialogue or supplementary material as "proof" that the two are romantically interested in each other. At the same time, many who ''do'' ship them will be annoyed if you claim that ''every'' ShipTease between the two was invented by the dub (while the dub makes it all but explicit on Misty's side, there were certainly some moments between them in the original that could be interpreted as something beyond simple friendship).

* Amongst fans of the character Red, believing that the SelfFanservice version of him is the canonical Red is this. Red has ''never'' had that design. It is a {{bish|onen}}ied-up version of his classic design, and many fans ''really'' hate "uber!Red", as he's called (due in part to this misconception).

* Referring to ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'' as "the ''Sword & Shield'' anime" (Website/ThisVeryWiki has been guilty of this). While episodes do take place in Galar, and there was a four-part arc based on ''Sword & Shield'' 's climax, it is more of a "world tour" anime that takes place primarily in Kanto and features Ash travelling through every region.

* Do not refer to Mythical Pokémon as Legendary Pokémon. While Mythical Pokémon are similar to Legendaries, the key differences between the two is that Legendary Pokémon are obtainable ingame while Mythical Pokémon are usually only obtained through special real life events, Legendary Pokémon tend to be bigger and majestic-looking while Mythical Pokémon normally tend to be smaller and cute-looking, and many Legendary Pokémon (mainly version mascots) are implied to be SingleSpecimenSpecies while many Mythical Pokémon are implied to exist in small numbers. Mythical Pokémon in fact used to be also called Legendary Pokémon in English, though this was changed to better reflect the different terms used in Japanese.

** And, whatever caused the explosions that led to the flashes, it's a bit silly to argue about which fictional character caused them when, ultimately, the real culprit of the seizures was '''the animators who put the flashes into the episode in the first place!'''

* Do not refer to Mythical Pokémon as Legendary Pokémon. While Mythical Pokémon are similar to Legendaries, the key differences between the two is that Legendary Pokémon are obtainable ingame while Mythical Pokémon are usually only obtained through special real life events, Legendary Pokémon tend to be bigger and majestic-looking while Mythical Pokémon normally tend to be smaller and cute-looking, and many Legendary Pokémon (mainly version mascots) are implied to be SingleSpecimenSpecies while many Mythical Pokémon are implied to exist in small numbers.

* First of all, do ''not'' confuse or equate it with any other MonsSeries, '''especially''' ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}''. Just don't.
** Really, don't get ''any'' MonsSeries mixed up. It's not funny, it's not cute, and someone is liable to hurt you eventually.

* Do not mistake the Mewtwo seen in ''Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened'' as the one from ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', as it's supposed to be a completely different (albeit [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute very similar]]) character. The reason they didn't use the one from the first movie was due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers legal issues]] involving Takeshi Shudo's estate.

* Regarding ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', don't treat the rumor [[spoiler: that the Ultra Beasts destroyed the pre-Gen VI universe]] as canonical fact, as that was a theory that got out of hand to the point that it was even initially treated as fact on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki.

* Referring to ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'' as "the ''Sword & Shield'' anime" (Wiki/ThisVeryWiki has been guilty of this). While episodes do take place in Galar, and there was a four-part arc based on ''Sword & Shield'' 's climax, it is more of a "world tour" anime that takes place primarily in Kanto and features Ash travelling through every region.

* Calling the franchise as a whole, or all of the adaptations, {{shonen|demographic}}. There are a few shonen-aimed adaptations, but many others are {{kodomomuke}} (kid-aimed) works. There are even a couple {{shoujo|demographic}} Pokémon works, such as ''Manga/MagicalPokemonJourney''.

* There's a comic you should never bring up around fans: a boy is given a rat for his tenth birthday, and demanded by his mother to not come back until he explores the entire continent. The last panel reads, "This is basically the plot of ''Pokémon''." This is a ShallowParody that gets almost everything wrong; Trainers are simply allowed to travel when they reach the age of ten, and are not forced to do it in any way; the numerous NPC trainers are mostly stationary and don't travel. The player always receives their starter from a professor, not as a birthday gift, although in the case of [=NPCs=] it is implied that they received their starters through other means than being given them by a professor. Your goal isn't to "explore the continent", you're just trying to be the best and challenge the league. And you're free to visit your mother anytime. The wording in the last panel implies that every single piece of ''Pokémon'' media has this exact plot or that there is only one ''Pokémon'' game, neither of which are true. ''[[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo Especially the latter.]]''

** Really, don't get any MonsSeries mixed up. It's not funny, it's not cute, and someone is liable to hurt you eventually.