History Characters / PokemonGenerationITangelaToMew

* PoisonousPerson: Umbreon is not a Poison-type, but the Pokédex states that it has the ability to spray poison sweat from its pores. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation It can learn Toxic, but then again, so can pretty much every other Pokémon in existence capable of using [=TMs=], and Synchronize requires it to be poisoned before it can poison something else.]]
** This was eventually explained by the release of a very early version of ''Gold'', in which Umbreon was originally a Poison-type that evolved with a Poison Stone; when subsequent development changed Umbreon to a Dark-type that evolved by friendship at night instead, these mentions became [[TheArtifact the only remnant of the earlier design]].

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* WorldsStrongestMan: It was created to be the strongest Pokémon. In Gen I and II, its offences were unparalleled. Its SuperMode literally gives it more stats than Arceus (and therefore ''all other Pokémon''; only matched by Mega Rayquaza[[labelnote:*]]with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre falling ''slightly'' short, and Ultra Necrozma trailing behind[[/labelnote]]) and the highest base Special Attack and Attack stats of all Pokémon.

* AchillesHeel: Although Munchlax and Snorlax have high HP and high Special Defense, their physical Defense stats are lackluster, meaning that a powerful physical Fighting-type move is often enough to do them in, even with that high HP.

* CastingAShadow: Mewtwo is famous for using Shadow Ball, a Ghost-type move.

126: Magmar / Boober (ブーバー ''boobaa'')\\

* StarterMon: In a couple of games, such as ''Pokémon Colosseum'', ''Pokémon XD'', ''Pokémon Conquest'', and most notably ''Let's Go, Eevee!'', Eevee is the starter Pokémon rather then the typical starters (which are a trio of Grass, Fire and Water Pokémon). This works well since Eevee is able to evolve into a number of types. They also appear as the rivial's starter mon in ''Pokémon Yellow''.

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* ModifiedClone: The Mew DNA sample used to create it didn't yield a complete genome so its' creators made some modifications. In the manga they used human DNA.

* DistaffCounterpart: Miltank was introduced as Tauros', which wasn't made clear until Sun and Moon where they appeared on the same Dex page.

* DistaffCounterpart: Miltank was introduced as Tauros', which wasn't confirmed made clear until Sun and Moon where they appeared on the same Dex page.

* UnfortunateNames: Magmar's Japanese name, ''Buby'', is meant to be a homage on how it's based off of the real life bird, the blue-footed booby. But it's still rather hard to take seriously with the shape of its forehead.

* OneGenderRace: Always female.

* OneGenderRace: Always female. How they're able to produce babies without a male isn't mentioned.

* DiscOneNuke: Gyarados can be evolved early in-game, and wreck anything that isn't Electric-type or have Electric moves.

** Aptly, their Hidden Ability is Gluttony, which lets them eat stat-boosting or health restoring berries at half health instead of the normal quarter remaining health.

119: Seaking / Azumao (アズマオウ ''azumaoh'')

233: [=Porygon2=] (ポリゴン２ ''porigon tsu'')\\

148: Dragonair / Hakuryu (ハクリュー ''hakuryu'')\\
149: Dragonite / Kairyu (カイリュー ''kairyu'')

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474: Porygon-Z / [=PorygonZ=] (ポリゴンＺ ''porigon zetto'')

* PermanentlyMissableContent: Upon the release of ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', players were able to receive a Munchlax along with its own exclusive Z-Crystal, the Snorlium Z. As Z-Crystals cannot be traded from game to game, there's no way to get one without the event, and restarting the game means that you can't get another one, since the event is over.

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* PlotHole: Is one of the few Pokémon able to Mega Evolve, despite being extinct when Mega Evolution was originally discovered. [[AllThereInTheManual According to the official Pokémon website]], its Mega form is theorized InUniverse to be its original appearance before it became fossilized (though [[VoodooShark that raises even more questions]]).

* RatedMForManly: Gyarados. A large, ferocious SeaMonster with powerful Attack, known for its short temper and ultra-violent behavior, with a NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast that is infamous and feared for ravaging entire cities, presumably with Hyper Beam, aka ''laser breath''? Yes! [[CaptainObvious Averted with Magikarp.]]

* {{Kevlard}}: Both of them are fat, [[CaptainObvious obviously]], and have very high HP and Special Defense. They also can have the "Thick Fat" ability, which halves the damage of Fire- and Ice-type attacks.

* SeahorseSteed: Can be this if taught Surf, which allows a water to be ridden over water on the overworld.

%%* CombatTentacles: Quite notable in this. The line can learn Constrict, Bind, and Wring Out, among others, to illustrate this.

%%* GentleGiant: Despite being unintelligent, Tangrowth is noted to be very friendly.

* GreenThumb: Tangela is the only one of the original 151 to be a pure Grass-type.

** Tangrowth can regrow its arms if it loses them.

%%* LightningBruiser: They can turn into this in sunny weather thanks to their Chlorophyll ability.

%%* WaddlingHead: Tangela is this, with vines attached.

%%* YouWillNotEvadeMe: They naturally learn Block.

%%* BoxingKangaroo: They can learn a variety of punching moves.

%%* SeahorseSteed: Technically, since they can be taught Surf.

%%* HealingFactor: Naturally learns Aqua Ring.

%%* EvilLaugh: Mr. Mime's cry in the ''Stadium'' games.

%%* MonsterClown: When it's attacking you.

%%* {{Flight}}: Scyther (although it can't learn Fly). Scizor's ability to do so is subject to FlipFlopOfGod.

%%* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Naturally learns Mean Look, which pairs very well with [[OneHitKO Perish]] [[RunOrDie Song]], also learned naturally.

%%* SecretArt: Electivire's Motor Drive, until Gen V.

%%* AlwaysAccurateAttack: One of the few Pokémon to learn Vital Throw, and naturally learns it to boot.

%%* DistaffCounterpart: Miltank was introduced as Tauros'.

%%* CriticalHit: Its Shell Armor Ability lets it avoid these.

%%* AnIcePerson: And has a warm personality, as well.

%%* OneHitKill: Can learn 3 out of the four attacks for this, only missing Guillotine.

* BigEater: What the two of them are best known for. Snorlax must eat 880 lbs of food a day to be satisfied, but Munchlax eats (proportionately) more than Snorlax because it needs to eat ''its whole weight'' in food a day, 231 lbs, while Snorlax eats around 87% of its weight. Munchlax is even called "The Big Eater Pokémon". In general, the line is thought to be based on the concept of a food coma; Munchlax being the overeating stage and Snorlax being the subsequent coma stage.
* BrilliantButLazy: Snorlax, of course, spends much of its time only eating and sleeping. Its entry in ''Ultra Sun'', however, states that when it makes an effort, it displays awesome power. Indeed it does, just try using one in battle.

* CartoonCreature: Both are vaguely bear-like for the reasons mentioned under BearsAreBadNews above, with maybe a little cat thrown in for Snorlax and rabbit for Munchlax (judging by the shape of their ears, and Snorlax's CatSmile), but the specific animal or creature that the line is based on was never confirmed.
%%* CatSmile: Snorlax's default expression.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Both Munchlax and Snorlax can eat spoiled and rotten food without any adverse effects. Pokédex entries for Munchlax outright state it will eat anything that merely just seems like it may be edible, which most likely also applies for Snorlax.

* GentleGiant: Being on average 6'11''/2.1 m tall, weighing over 1000 lbs, and described as docile, Snorlax has shades of this [[BerserkButton as long as you don't interrupt its nap]].

* ObsessedWithFood: Both, of course, to the point of OneTrackMindedHunger. Snorlax's Pokédex data in ''Ultra Moon'' states that "It has no interest in anything other than eating." As for Munchlax, it has a tendency to store food in its [[HammerspaceHair Hammerspace Fur]], but it's so obsessed with trying to fulfill its quota of consuming its weight in food a day that it forgets that it put food right there in its fur.

* ReallyFondOfSleeping: Snorlax, of course, who under most circumstances is only willing to wake up to eat.

* BreakoutCharacter: Like Pikachu, Charizard, and (formerly) Jigglypuff, it's commonly regarded as one of the "staple" characters of the franchise due to its popularity and significance. Along with Necrozma, it's also the closest thing there is to a truly antagonistic Pokémon, with all others simply being dangerous wild animals or [[MyMasterRightOrWrong under the control of antagonist human trainers]]. Mewtwo has always stood apart as both fully sentient and independently malicious, which lends itself to starring in several adaptations.

** The ''Origins'' depiction of Mewtwo is much more feral than any other version of it, and it seemingly lacks the high intelligence Mewtwo is known for.