History Pokemon / TropesJToR

** The legendary Pokémon Regice is a literal glacier. It's a very large chunk of sentient ice that's vaguely human-shaped.

*** The Gen V games also have more differences than previous ones, like Black City/White Forest and the two versions of Reversal Mountain and Opelucid City.

** Mr. Mime can be female. Again, it's a translation thing Barrierd is its Japanese name, from 'barrier'. Also, in Gen I, when it was introduced, only the Nidoran line had gender. Game Freak knew the male name would come back to bite them, according to one article,, but used it anyway.

*** The Gen V games also have more differences than previous ones, like Black City/White Forest and the two versions of Reversal Mountain and Opelucid City.

*** 'The Gen V games also have more differences than previous ones, like Black City/White Forest and the two versions of Reversal Mountain and Opelucid City.

** Arguably the TropeCodifier, if not the TropeMaker. Each generation of the series comes in at least two "versions", with certain Pokémon exclusive to a particular version. Trading between versions is the only way to truly catch them all.

* NonIndicativeName: The move Doubleslap can hit up to ''five times''.

*** Jirachi and Darumaka/Darmanitan fall into this as well, plus Wobbuffet, which was inspired by a Japanese xo,
comedian.

** For a while, the GTS had some of the event Pokémon on it, but later event Pokémon have been contained a special Poké Ball and have had Ribbons applied to them that prevent them from being traded, respectively being the Cherish Ball, the Classic Ribbon, and the Premier Ribbon (Mew-exclusive).

** There's currently over '''700''' different species of [[{{Mons}} Pokémon]], although only a handful serve plot-related functions in each game.

** There's currently '''649''' different species of [[{{Mons}} Pokémon]], although only a handful serve plot-related functions in each game.

** Previous generations introduce monsters based on such concepts as the entire English alphabet including ! and ? marks[[hottip:*:Unown]], magnets that evolve into a UFO[[hottip:*:Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone]], living Poké Balls[[hottip:*:Voltorb and Electrode-And they're fast Pokéballs to boot, with Voltorb's speed being no slouch even compared to fully evolved Pokémon]], a pinecone[[hottip:*:Pineco, who evolves into Forretress]], a boombox[[hottip:*:Whismur, Loudred, and Exploud]], a windchime[[hottip:*:Chimecho, who evolves from a bell (Chingling)]], a mon based on the [[{{Youkai}} futakuchi-onna]][[hottip:*:Mawile]], [[note]]a starved woman that had a hungry mouth emerge out of a wound in the back of her head.[[/note]] a ShapeShifting pink blob that can breed with almost anything and looks like a wad of bubble gum[[hottip:*:Ditto]], a powerful cat fetus[[hottip:*:Mew]], a flying magnetic Moai head that looks like a Jewish stereotype[[hottip:*:Probopass, who evolves from a miniature rock Moai (Nosepass] ]], a mutated ShapeShifting alien space virus with its brain in its chest[[hottip:*:Deoxys]], a stomach[[hottip:*:Gulpin and Swalot]], [[MuckMonster living sludge]][[hottip:*:Grimer and Muk]], Eggs that evolve into a walking coconut tree with faces on its fruit[[hottip:*:Exeggcute and Exeggutor]], ghost balloons that try to abduct children[[hottip:*:Drifloon and Drifblim]], a cursed, probably possessed doll that seeks the child that disowned it[[hottip:*:Shuppet and Banette]], a [[TheDitz incredibly stupid]] hippo [[CartoonCreature thing]] that gains super genius level intelligence when a clam bites its skull and releases toxins while it's holding a special rock[[hottip:*:Slowpoke and Slowking. Poor Slowbro...]], etc...

*** Mind you, some of the aforementioned Pokémon tend to be used for team dynamics and not generally for standing on the fight. Ninetales for instance is generally subpar and is only kept in high level teams due to its ability. Compare to Venusaur, which can actually wreak havoc, but good luck getting one with Chlorophyll.

* RodentsOfUnusualSize: [[spoiler: Typhlosion.]] It's a 5-foot tall badger. On fire.

** [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/N N]], the leader of Team Plasma in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black & White]].

--> '''Gary''': Oh yeah, right. I feel sorry for you. No, really. You're always plodding behind me. So here, I'll give you a little present as a favor. *gives Fame Checker*

* RetCon:
** Magnemite and its first evolution had their type changed from Electric to Electric/Steel in Gen 2. This makes them, along with Rotom, the only Pokémon who have ever had their Type RetConned.

* OneHitKill: Guillotine, Horn Drill, Fissure, and since Generation III, Sheer Cold, are this. In G1 they couldn't hit Pokémon faster than user while since G2 it can't hit Pokémon with higher level and accuracy being difference between user's and target's level, plus 30%[[hottip:*:Since it otherwise ignores accuracy and evasion checks, difference of at least 70 levels is equal to a Swift-like accuracy]] In Rescue Team and Explorers (and presumably WiiWare PMD games), the game says Pokémon faints from "calamitous damage".

* OneManArmy: A single Pokémon can be used throughout the game, [[{{LevelGrinding}} despite type advantages/disadvantages]]. Other Pokémon could be solely for [[PowerUpLetdown useless HMs]].

** Averted in PokemonBlackAndWhite and its sequel, where you see stalls and flea markets. Pokémarts themselves became integrated with Pokémon Centers.

* PlotTumor: In Generation I, the legendaries were just unique, really strong Pokémon. In Generation II, they were still "unique, really strong Pokémon", but there were legends and myths behind them. Generation III and on, the legendaries consist of {{Physical God}}s that created the world and {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of nature, and the BigBad of the game is plotting to take control of them to destroy/take over the world.