History Characters / PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToTentacruel

** They're probably faster than your pokémon. Did you wanted to flee ? Too bad.

* DiscOneNuke: In the games that put you in Kanto or Johto, you can find a Nidoran and get it evolved into Nidoking before you challenge the third gym. The third gym in Kanto is Electric and the third in Johto is Normal. As a Ground-type Nidoking is immune to Electric, learns Double Kick for handling the Normal types, and resists Rock so it can handle Miltank's Rollout better.

* NamesTheSame: Mankey is also the name of the orangutan enemies in DonkeyKongCountry.

* FragileSpeedster[=/=]JackOfAllStats: Pretty well-balanced stats, except for the Speed, with Crobat's being the 6th best in the game.

* JackOfAllStats: Pretty well-balanced stats, except for the Speed, with Crobat's being the 6th best in the game.

* NoSell: Butterfree against Ground-type attacks.

A light blue bipedal turtle with a light brown shell, it first evolves into a navy-blue version of itself with feathery ears and tail, and then into a massive, dark blue tortoise with two high-pressure water cannons jutting out of its back. The first Water-types (of many), and the first pure-typed line, these guys are defense-based fighters, but, as a starter, they are quite well-rounded and can play both styles, especially after Gen I, when they started to get support moves.

* WhipItGood: This line heavily relies on Vine Whip in the anime and VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.

* WhipItGood: This line heavily relies on Vine Whip in the anime and VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers.

* WhipItGood: This line heavily relies on Vine Whip in the anime and VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothersBrawl.

* WhipItGood: This line heavily relies on Vine Whip in the anime and ''Super Smash Brothers Brawl.''

* BareFistedMonk: Poliwrath, as a Fighting type.

A bipedal, orange, lizard-like creature with a flame on the tip of its tail, it first evolves into a more feral version of itself with red coloring and a horn on the top of its head, then regains its original color at the next stage as it grows wings and the single horn becomes a pair. The first [[PlayingWithFire Fire-type]] and single type in National Dex order, as well as the first change of type upon evolution. It's the second starter for the [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Kanto]] region and definitely the fan favorite most often picked. An offensive-oriented fighter, [[GlassCannon it has some crippling weaknesses due to its typing]], [[LightningBruiser but it may be able to take down an opponent before they can exploit its weaknesses]].

A bipedal, orange, lizard-like creature with a flame on the tip of its tail, it first evolves into a more feral version of itself with red coloring and a horn on the top of its head, then regains its original color at the next stage as it grows wings and the single horn becomes a pair. The first [[PlayingWithFire Fire-type]] and single type in National Dex order, as well as the first change of type upon evolution. It's the second starter for the [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Kanto]] region and definitely the [[FanFavorite most often picked]]. An offensive-oriented fighter, [[GlassCannon it has some crippling weaknesses due to its typing]], [[LightningBruiser but it may be able to take down an opponent before they can exploit its weaknesses]].

A bipedal, orange, lizard-like creature with a flame on the tip of its tail, it first evolves into a more feral version of itself with red coloring and a horn on the top of its head, then regains its original color at the next stage as it grows wings and the single horn becomes a pair. The first Fire-type and single type in National Dex order, as well as the first change of type upon evolution. An offensive-oriented fighter, it has some crippling weaknesses due to its typing, but it may be able to take down an opponent before they can exploit its weaknesses.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent : The probable reason why roughly one third of Team Rocket's grunts have one.

* Badass : In both forms, but especially the latter.

* Badass : The whole family, but especially No Guts Machamp with DynamicPunch.

* GlassCannon: Not very defensive, quite offensive...

* GoddamnBats: [[{{in-universe}} The game itself]] even warns you to be wary of them when you first get to Mt. Moon.

* PreciousPuppies

* RatedMForManly: And HOW !

* [[FragileSpeedster Speedy]] StoneWall: Tentacruel can fend off any Special Attack, and is also quick at a speed of 100, but its attack stats aren't anything to write home about.

* Expy: Machamp, to [[MortalKombat Goro]].

!! Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur (Fushigidane, Fushigisou, and Fushigibana)

!! Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard (Hitokage, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lizard]], and Lizardon)

!! Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise (Zenigame, Kameil, and Kamex)

!!Caterpie, Metapod (Trancell), and Butterfree

!!Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill (Beedle, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cocoon]], and Spear)

!!Pidgey, Pidgeotto, and Pidgeot (Poppo, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pigeon]], and Pigeot)

!!Rattata and Raticate (Koratta and Ratta)

!!Spearow and Fearow (Onisuzume and Onidrill)

!!Ekans (Arbo) and Arbok

!!Sandshrew and Sandslash ([[GratuitousEnglish Sand]] and Sandpan)

!!Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable (Pi, Pippi, and Pixie[[hottip:*:Were you expecting [[RepetitiveName "Pippippi"?]])

!!Vulpix and Ninetales (Rokon and Kyukon)

!!Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, and Wigglytuff (Pupurin, Purin, and Pukurin)

!!Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, and Bellossom (Nazonokusa, Kusaihana, Rafflesia, and Kireihana)

!!Venonat and Venomoth (Kongpang and Morphon)

!!Diglett (Digda) and Dugtrio

!!Meowth (Nyarth) and Persian

!!Psyduck (Koduck) and Golduck

!!Mankey and Primeape (Okorizaru)

!!Growlithe and Arcanine (Gardie and Windie)

!!Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, and Politoed (Nyoromo, Nyorozo, Nyorobon, and Nyorotono)

!!Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam (Casie, Yungerer, and Foodin)

!!Machop, Machoke, and Machamp (Wanriky, Goriky, and Kairiky)

!!Bellsprout, Weepinbell, and Victreebel (Madatsubomi, Utsudon, and Utsubot)

!!Tentacool and Tentacruel (Menokurage and Dokukurage)

* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Wartortle's furry tail and ears make it the odd ball out.

*** Actually becomes more of a GlassCannon because Sun heightens the power of the Fire type (its main weakness).

* AwesomeButImpractical: Sadly, various new moves and abilities (mostly [[PlayerPreferredPattern Stealth Rock]]) have decreased Charizard's usability in the competitive metagame in recent years, although it can still hold its own if set up ''just'' right. It fits this trope to a T in Generation V: Charizard's Dream World ability Solar Power boosts its Special Attack to ridiculous proportions ''(higher than [[OlympusMons Reshiram]])'', but hampers its already-low survivability by making it lose 1/8 of its health each turn. Without Stealth Rock, it would very easily be one of the biggest threats on the competitive scene.

* NonindicativeName: Charmander is a reptile and not an amphibian (as real-life salamanders are), Charmeleon looks more like a dinosaur than any chameleon out there, and Charizard resembles a dragon rather than a lizard.
** Charmander's name more likely refers to the mythical salamander, which was a reptile that lived within flames.

* {{Flight}}: Beedril. Well, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation at least their Pokédex entry says they're capable of this]].

* LethalJokeCharacter: The F.E.A.R. ('''F'''ocus Sash, '''E'''ndeavour, Quick '''A'''ttack, '''R'''attata [[note]] Originally stood for '''F'''ucking, '''E'''vil, '''A'''nnoying, '''R'''odent.[[/note]] ) strategy has lead to low-level Rattatas being quite deadly. ItOnlyWorksOnce, though, and the common Sandstorm and entry hazards render it unusable. (Plus, Aron has provided Rattatta with some stiff competition as of Gen V.)

* FeatheredFiend: They are this trope incarnate.

* NotQuiteFlight: You can obtain a Pikachu with FLY from a Pokéwalker course. According to the card game, it flies via {{Balloonacy}}

** Bizarrely, it is also averted, as the differences account pretty much to coloration and horn size. The different species is justified, as they predate gender differences, and even gender.

** They're said to absorb moonlight to enable Clefable (and Clefairy) to float. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation You'll never get to see this happen in-game.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: Touch one of Ninetales', well, tails, and prepare to be cursed for life. (Specifically 1,000 years - if you're not {{immortal}}, there's ''no'' way you're living that long.)
** Knowing them, they probably know that you're not going to live that long, so maybe [[FridgeHorror it hits your descendants, too]]...
** Or you're still cursed in the afterlife.

** According to a in-universe legend mentioned in a pokedex entry, [[IncrediblyLamePun nine saints were united and reincarnated as Ninetales]]. (One could imagine they'd have quite the ''tales'' to tell about being nine ''tails''!)

** Especially if it's the shiny Ninetales.

* MeaningfulName: A Rafflesia (Vileplume's name in the Japanese version) is the largest flower in the world and produces a highly foul odor, and the flower on its head highly resembles one.
** This may also go to explain why Gloom smells so bad.

* ForMassiveDamage: Fire-type attacks will do huge damage (it is the ''only'' Pokémon family that can have a 5x weakness to a type), as well as flying-type attacks.
** Without Dry Skin, it "merely" takes quadruple damage from Fire-type attacks. That still hurts a lot.
** If you're playing Red, Blue, Yellow, or Green, Poison also does x4 Damage, as it and Bug were super effective on each other in those games.

* WildMassGuessing: Why is Venonat so similar in appearance to Butterfree, a Pokémon from an ''entirely different evolutionary family?'' Were they originally supposed to be part of the same line?
** [[http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?485151-The-Butterfree-Venomoth-problem Fanon]] speculates that the [[http://pokemymon.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/caterpie-metapod-venomoth/ similarities]] between Caterpie, Metapod, and Venomoth, and the similarities between Venonat and Butterfree, means that the original ''Red'' and ''Green'' versions switched the sprites for Butterfree and Venomoth around, and the mistake [[TheyJustDidntCare was never corrected]].

* SignatureMove: [[MoneySpider Pay Day]] for Meowth; the attack has actually been steadingly limited to Meowth and ''only'' Meowth over the gens (even vanishing from Persian's learnset in Gen IV). Averted slightly in Gen V, as Purrloin has this as an Egg Move, and in Gen3, where it was possible to get a Skitty with this thorough Pokémon Box.
** Also averted in Gen 1, where Pay Day was a TM.

** ShockAndAwe

* UnstoppableRage: Hoo boy. Mankey is ''very'' prone to this, and this is pretty much Primeape's ''default'' mood. [[FridgeLogic You can still get a Calm-natured Mankey.]]
** [[ImplacableMan Implacable Monkey]]: Once it's gotten riled up at something, Primape will ''never'' stop chasing the offending party until it has caught up and beaten the everloving crap out of it.
** Heck, Pokedex entries state that in tree colonies, if one Mankey goes nuts, they ''all'' do.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Despite all the Pokédex entries rambling on about how it's probably the fastest Pokémon in existence, it's really not that hard to find something with a higher base Speed stat than Arcanine. Even its direct counterpart, Ninetales, are faster than it.
** Worth noting that [=ExtremeSpeed=] was its SignatureMove in Gen II, so it held SOME merit.