List of generation III Pokémon facts for kids
The third generation (generation III) of the Pokémon franchise features 135 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series in the 2002 Game Boy Advance games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. These games were accompanied by the television series Pokémon Advanced, which aired from November 21, 2002, until August 28, 2003, in Japan.
The following list details the 135 Pokémon of generation III in order of their National Pokédex number. The first Pokémon, Treecko, is number 252 and the last, Deoxys, is number 386. Alternate forms that result in type changes are included for convenience. Mega Evolutions and regional forms are included on the pages for the generation in which they were introduced.
Design and development
Nintendo Life noted in a retrospective that the third generation of Pokémon has a very different "feel" from the two generations that came before it because almost all of its 135 new Pokémon – save for Azurill and Wynaut – have no relation to those of the previous generations. Ruby and Sapphire features two "Mythical Pokémon" – Jirachi and Deoxys – both of which became available to coincide with their respective anime movies.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire significantly increased the amount of "Dark" and "Steel"-type Pokémon in the series, as only a few Pokémon in previous generations used these typings. Hardcore Gamer also noted that many of the new Pokémon made use of "dual typing", where Pokémon have both a primary and a secondary type. This was not nearly as common in Red and Blue or Gold and Silver.
List of Pokémon
| Name | Type(s) | Evolves from | Evolves into | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treecko Kimori (キモリ) (0252) |
Grass | N/A | Grovyle (#253) | Wild Treecko live in overgrown forests and attack anyone who approaches their territory. It has claws on its feet that allow it to scale walls. It can sense humidity with its tail, and uses it to predict the weather. | |
| Grovyle Juputoru (ジュプトル) (0253) |
Grass | Treecko (#252) | Sceptile (#254) | It uses the leaves growing on its body to camouflage itself in forests. Its thigh muscles allow it to jump between tree branches to attack or run from opponents. A Grovyle played a major role in the plot of the spin-off games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky. | |
| Sceptile Jukain (ジュカイン) (0254) |
Grass | Grovyle (#253) | Mega Evolution | It can slice trees down with its leaves, but prefers raising them. The seeds on its back contain nutrients. An acrobatic species, it can jump between tree branches to attack foes from above or behind. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Torchic Achamo (アチャモ) (0255) |
Fire | N/A | Combusken (#256) | It has a flame sac inside it, making it warm to the touch. It can spit 1,800 °F (980 °C) fireballs. It dislikes darkness because it cannot see its surroundings. During the promotion of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire in America, a special Game Boy Advance with a Torchic theme was released at the New York Pokémon Center back in 2003. | |
| Combusken Wakashamo (ワカシャモ) (0256) |
Fire / Fighting | Torchic (#255) | Blaziken (#257) | It can kick 10 times per second. Its cries intimidate and distract foes. | |
| Blaziken Bashāmo (バシャーモ) (0257) |
Fire / Fighting | Combusken (#256) | Mega Evolution | Its leg muscles allow it to jump over a 30-story building. It can blow fire from its wrists and ankles to burn its foes. Every few years, it sheds its feathers, and new ones grow in their place. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. It received an Ability called Speed Boost in generation V, which caused it to be banned to the "Ubers" tier in the Smogon competitive scene from generations V to VII, before falling to the "UUBL" tier in generation VIII, but due to the limited Pokémon roster of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it was banned to Ubers in its competitive scene. Blaziken has received generally positive reception. IGN readers ranked Blaziken the 50th best Pokémon ever. Game Informer ranked it the 36th best Pokémon. In a poll by Official Nintendo Magazine's Tom East, Blaziken was voted the third-best Fire-type Pokémon. They stated, "A kung fu chicken? What's not to like?". In a poll of the best Pokémon from Ruby and Sapphire in celebration of the games having 10 years under their belt, Blaziken was ranked in third place. Another poll of the best Pokémon introduced in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald placed Blaziken third. GamesRadar used Blaziken as an example of a human-shaped Pokémon done right. The Escapist's John Funk wrote that Blaziken was an "awesome" example of a Pokémon that players who refused to play past Red and Blue were missing out on. Game Informer's Jeff Marchiafava felt that Blaziken was less cool than other Fire-type Pokémon and stated that it has a 1970s "vibe". While he felt that the Mega Evolution was an improvement, he called it a "Mega Disappointment". Kotaku's Eric Jou also felt that it had a weak design and cited it as an example of Ruby and Sapphire's weak Pokémon designs. Several critics and websites have noted that Blaziken would be a good choice for a playable character in Super Smash Bros. | |
| Mudkip Mizugorō (ミズゴロウ) (0258) |
Water | N/A | Marshtomp (#259) | The fin on its head can sense changes in the air and water currents, so it acts as a radar. It is strong enough to lift boulders. Videos, images and copypastas involving Mudkip began surfacing in 2005, and by 2007, the Pokémon, along with variations of the misspelled phrase "so i herd u liek mudkipz", have become internet memes, receiving many tribute videos on YouTube. | |
| Marshtomp Numakurō (ヌマクロー) (0259) |
Water / Ground | Mudkip (#258) | Swampert (#260) | It is adapted to living and moving in mud, where other Pokémon struggle to move. It has a thin film on its body that allows it to live on land. | |
| Swampert Ragurāji (ラグラージ) (0260) |
Water / Ground | Marshtomp (#259) | Mega Evolution | It can lift and break boulders weighing over a ton, swim faster than a jetski, and swim while towing a ship. It can sense changes in the weather, and piles up boulders to protect its nest against storms. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Poochyena Pochiena (ポチエナ) (0261) |
Dark | N/A | Mightyena (#262) | It hunts in packs. It barks to intimidate foes and chases prey until exhaustion. Despite its strategies, it is a cowardly species, and will turn tail if the foe fights back. | |
| Mightyena Guraena (グラエナ) (0262) |
Dark | Poochyena (#261) | N/A | It lives and hunts in packs of around 10 Pokémon, with a concrete hierachy. The leader coordinates attacks, and tries to prevent its prey from escaping battle. | |
| Zigzagoon Jiguzaguma (ジグザグマ) (0263) |
Normal | N/A | Linoone (#264) | It walks in a zigzag pattern. A curious species, it takes interest in everything it finds, and is constantly looking for items on the ground. It may play dead to fool opponents. It has a Dark/Normal-type Galarian form. | |
| Linoone Massuguma (マッスグマ) (0264) |
Normal | Zigzagoon (#263) | N/A | It can run at 60 miles (97 km) per hour, though it struggles with turning. It has a Dark/Normal-type Galarian form. | |
| Wurmple Kemusso (ケムッソ) (0265) |
Bug | N/A | Silcoon (#266) Cascoon (#268) |
It feeds on leaves, and can pull the bark off a tree to consume its sap. To defend itself from predators like Swellow and Starly, it can eject poison from the spikes on its tail. It evolves into either Cascoon or Silcoon at seemingly random, though there is no conclusive scientific evidence regarding how it works. | |
| Silcoon Karasarisu (カラサリス) (0266) |
Bug | Wurmple (#265) | Beautifly (#267) | It cannot move much due to being in a cocoon, but has its eyes out to check for danger. It conserves energy for evolution. | |
| Beautifly Agehanto (アゲハント) (0267) |
Bug / Flying | Silcoon (#266) | N/A | Despite its appearance, it is an aggressive species. It uses its proboscis to feed on pollen, nectar, water, fruit juices, and the bodily fluids of its prey. | |
| Cascoon Mayurudo (マユルド) (0268) |
Bug | Wurmple (#265) | Dustox (#269) | It hides in leaves and in the gaps between branches, or attaches dead leaves to its body for camouflage. Its silk is said to have superior texture and luster to that of Silcoon. | |
| Dustox Dokukeiru (ドクケイル) (0269) |
Bug / Poison | Cascoon (#268) | N/A | It is nocturnal, and attracted to light. To defend itself, it spreads toxic scales. In urban areas, Dustox swarm around streetlights and bonfires, and eat the leaves from nearby trees. | |
| Lotad Hasubō (ハスボー) (0270) |
Water / Grass | N/A | Lombre (#271) | The leaf on its back is similar to a water lily. It ferries small Pokémon across lakes with it. While its leaf is too big and heavy for it to properly lift on land, it may travel on the ground when looking for clean water. | |
| Lombre Hasuburero (ハスブレロ) (0271) |
Water / Grass | Lotad (#270) | Ludicolo (#272) | It sleeps during the day and pranks others during the night. It may pull on fishing hooks to annoy fishermen. It is covered in a slimy film. It feeds on moss that grows underwater. | |
| Ludicolo Runpappa (ルンパッパ) (0272) |
Water / Grass | Lombre (#271) | N/A | It enjoys dancing. Its cells produce energy when hit with the sound waves of cheerful or festive music. | |
| Seedot Tanebō (タネボー) (0273) |
Grass | N/A | Nuzleaf (#274) | It hangs on tree branches and absorbs their nutrients. When it finishes eating, its body becomes heavier, and it falls down. It polishes itself with leaves daily. | |
| Nuzleaf Konohana (コノハナ) (0274) |
Grass / Dark | Seedot (#273) | Shiftry (#275) | It can use the leaf on its head as a flute, playing unsettling or comforting tunes. Its nose acts as a sensory point, so grabbing it weakens the Nuzleaf. A Nuzleaf played a major role in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. | |
| Shiftry Dātengu (ダーテング) (0275) |
Grass / Dark | Nuzleaf (#274) | N/A | It is based on the Tengu. It can whip up cold, 100 ft/s (30 m/s) winds with the leaves on its hands. It is regarded in folklore as a protector of forests or herald of winder. It is said that it used to be a bird Pokémon that had its wings and beak replaced as punishment for its evil. It can read its opponents' minds. | |
| Taillow Subame (スバメ) (0276) |
Normal / Flying | N/A | Swellow (#277) | A gutsy species, it will fight larger Pokémon like Skarmory. It loses its will to fight if it becomes hungry. During colder seasons, it flies up to 180 miles (290 km) per day looking for warmer climates. | |
| Swellow Ōsubame (オオスバメ) (0277) |
Normal / Flying | Taillow (#276) | N/A | Its preferred strategy is diving into opponents and prey, and grabbing them with its claws. It is proud of its feathers. Groups of Swellow will clean each other regularly. | |
| Wingull Kyamome (キャモメ) (0278) |
Water / Flying | N/A | Pelipper (#279) | Its uses its long wings to ride updrafts, and glide around the sea. Its beak lets it catch prey like Wishiwashi or Finneon, or hide valuable objects and food. Fishermen train or keep track of wild Wingull to look for fish Pokémon. A female Wingull named Peeko accompanies the sailor Mr. Briney in the Hoenn games. | |
| Pelipper Perippā (ペリッパー) (0279) |
Water / Flying | Wingull (#278) | N/A | Its bill functions as a pouch, where it can carry eggs and small Pokémon like Wingull and Pyukumuku. Pelipper are commonly used as couriers or messengers. It preys on small fish Pokémon like Luvdisc, and can scoop up to 30 Wishiwashi at once. | |
| Ralts Rarutosu (ラルトス) (0280) |
Psychic / Fairy | N/A | Kirlia (#281) | It uses its horns to sense someone's emotions. It hangs around happy people and Pokémon. When it feels threatened, it will hide and will not come out until the feeling dissipates. | |
| Kirlia Kiruria (キルリア) (0281) |
Psychic / Fairy | Ralts (#280) | Gardevoir (#282) Gallade (#475) |
It grows stronger and more beautiful the happier its trainer is. Its horns are used to amplify its psychic power, to the point of distorting space, creating illusions, and allowing it to see into the future. It enjoys dancing during sunny mornings. Only male Kirlia can evolve into Gallade. | |
| Gardevoir Sānaito (サーナイト) (0282) |
Psychic / Fairy | Kirlia (#281) | Mega Evolution | A loyal and protective species, it can use all of its energy to open up a small black hole to defend its trainer. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. Gardevoir and Gallade's Mega Evolutions share similarities with the Paradox Pokémon Iron Valiant. | |
| Surskit Ametama (アメタマ) (0283) |
Bug / Water | N/A | Masquerain (#284) | It can release a thick syrup or a sweet scent from its antenna, and an oil from the tips of its feet. It uses the syrup as a defense mechanism, the scent to attract prey, and the oil to walk on water. It competes with Dewpider for food. | |
| Masquerain Amemōsu (アメモース) (0284) |
Bug / Flying | Surskit (#283) | N/A | Its four wings allow it to fly in place or in any direction, but become too heavy to carry it when wet. It uses its eye-patterned antennae to scare opponents. | |
| Shroomish Kinokoko (キノココ) (0285) |
Grass | N/A | Breloom (#286) | When threatened, it scatters spores from the top of its head. Those spores can cause plants to wilt. It hides in piles of dead leaves during the day. It feeds on composted soil. | |
| Breloom Kinogassa (キノガッサ) (0286) |
Grass / Fighting | Shroomish (#285) | N/A | It can stretch its arms to punch from farther away, jump around to close the distance, and spread spores from the seeds on its tail to incapacitate opponents. Its technique is comparable to boxing. | |
| Slakoth Namakero (ナマケロ) (0287) |
Normal | N/A | Vigoroth (#288) | It sleeps 20 hours per day, and only eats three leaves a day. While it does not change its nest, it can swim across rivers. Its heart beats once per minute. | |
| Vigoroth Yarukimono (ヤルキモノ) (0288) |
Normal | Slakoth (#287) | Slaking (#289) | Its heart beats ten times faster than a Slakoth's. It is energetic to the point of needing to run for an entire day to be able to sleep, and being stressed when it has to stand still for any period of time. | |
| Slaking Kekkingu (ケッキング) (0289) |
Normal | Vigoroth (#288) | N/A | While it is considered the world's laziest Pokémon, moving only when it has eaten all the grass around it, it is constantly storing energy for attacks. While it has the highest base stat total of all common Pokémon, its ability, Truant, prevents it from moving every other turn. | |
| Nincada Tsuchinin (ツチニン) (0290) |
Bug / Ground | N/A | Ninjask (#291) Shedinja (#292) |
It is mostly blind, so it uses its antennae to sense the surroundings. It uses its claws to dig nests underground and carve into tree roots to absorb their nutrients. | |
| Ninjask Tekkanin (テッカニン) (0291) |
Bug / Flying | Nincada (#290) | N/A | It is the fastest common Pokémon in the games, behind Deoxys' Speed Forme and Regieleki, and its Ability Speed Boost makes it faster each turn. Due to its speed, it was believed to be invisible. Hearing its cries for too long can cause headaches. | |
| Shedinja Nukenin (ヌケニン) (0292) |
Bug / Ghost | Nincada (#290) | N/A | When a Nincada evolves into Ninjask and there is an empty space in the player's party and a Poké Ball in their inventory, a Shedinja is created from the Nincada's shed exoskeleton. It has 1 HP, though its Ability Wonder Guard makes it immune to any attacks not super effective against it. It has no organs, does not breathe, and floats without flapping its wings. It is said that looking into the hole on its back can steal one's spirit. | |
| Whismur Gonyonyo (ゴニョニョ) (0293) |
Normal | N/A | Loudred (#294) | A timid species. Though it is normally nearly inaudible, its cries when startled are as loud as a jet plane taking off. After it finishes crying, it falls asleep from exhaustion. | |
| Loudred Dogōmu (ドゴーム) (0294) |
Normal | Whismur (#293) | Exploud (#295) | Its shouts can tip trucks and destroy wooden houses, though Loudred itself is temporarily deafened afterwards. | |
| Exploud Bakuongu (バクオング) (0295) |
Normal | Loudred (#294) | N/A | It breathes in with the tubes on its body, and shouts with enough force to cause tremors. It can whistle from the tubes to express its feelings. | |
| Makuhita Makunoshita (マクノシタ) (0296) |
Fighting | N/A | Hariyama (#297) | It trains by fighting Machop and knocking trees down. It may mistake an Alolan Exeggutor for a tree, and get flung away. | |
| Hariyama Hariteyama (ハリテヤマ) (0297) |
Fighting | Makuhita (#296) | N/A | It stomps the ground to build strength. Its slaps can send 10-ton trucks flying and stop trains in their tracks. It is respectful to other Pokémon, praising them after battle. It is thought to be related to the futuristic Paradox Pokémon Iron Hands. | |
| Azurill Ruriri (ルリリ) (0298) |
Normal / Fairy | N/A | Marill (#183) | It can throw its tail into the air, the momentum of which can also send Azurill flying up to 33 feet (10 m) away. The tail contains nutrients it needs to grow, and can float on water. Because its gender ratio did not match Marill's, with Marill having an even ratio while 75% of Azurill were female, one in three female Azurill would evolve into male Marill. This was fixed in generation VI. | |
| Nosepass Nozupasu (ノズパス) (0299) |
Rock | N/A | Probopass (#476) | Because its nose functions as an electromagnet, it can only ever face north. For this reason, hikers and explorers have been known to use it as a compass. It draws iron objects into its body for protection. Its magnetism can draw in potential prey or drive others away. | |
| Skitty Eneko (エネコ) (0300) |
Normal | N/A | Delcatty (#301) | A playful species, it chases after anything that moves. It often runs in circles chasing its own tail, and becomes dizzy. | |
| Delcatty Enekororo (エネコロロ) (0301) |
Normal | Skitty (#300) | N/A | It does whatever it wants wherever it wants, so it does not keep a nest. It looks for clean places to sleep, and walks away from any potential fights. It is popular among women for the texture of its fur. | |
| Sableye Yamirami (ヤミラミ) (0302) |
Dark / Ghost | N/A | Mega Evolution | Its design is inspired by the Hopkinsville goblin, an alien-like creature reported to be seen in Kentucky in the 1950s. It feeds on gems, and competes with Gabite for eating Carbink. Due to its diet, it has grown gemstones on its body. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Mawile Kuchīto (クチート) (0303) |
Steel / Fairy | N/A | Mega Evolution | Its design is inspired by the Futakuchi-onna, a woman said to have a second mouth on the back of her head. Its second mouth is made from deformed steel horns. It tricks opponents with its non-threatening appearance, and eats them. The second mouth does not have taste buds, so it uses it to eat things it does not like the taste of. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Aron Kokodora (ココドラ) (0304) |
Steel / Rock | N/A | Lairon (#305) | It feeds on metal from ores. If it gets too hungry, it may climb down from the mountains it lives in and eat railroad tracks. It sheds its armor on evolution. | |
| Lairon Kodora (コドラ) (0305) |
Steel / Rock | Aron (#304) | Aggron (#306) | It is territorial and enjoys showing off the sparks it can create by slamming into things. It eats iron ore and drinks spring water, and fights humans who go near either. | |
| Aggron Bosugodora (ボスゴドラ) (0306) |
Steel / Rock | Lairon (#305) | Mega Evolution | It treats the scratches on its armor as mementos. It takes a mountain as its territory, and protects it from trespassers. If the flora on it is damaged, it brings soil and plants trees around it. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Meditite Asanan (アサナン) (0307) |
Fighting / Psychic | N/A | Medicham (#308) | It practices yoga, constantly training its body and mind and living on one berry per day. Because of its training, it can levitate. | |
| Medicham Chāremu (チャーレム) (0308) |
Fighting / Psychic | Meditite (#307) | Mega Evolution | It can use its sixth sense, which has been refined by meditation, to predict opponents' moves. Its fighting style resembles dancing. It only eats once a month. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Electrike Rakurai (ラクライ) (0309) |
Electric | N/A | Manectric (#310) | It generated electricity from friction in the air, and uses it to stimulate its legs to run faster than a human eye can follow. Its body sparks more than usual before storms. | |
| Manectric Raiboruto (ライボルト) (0310) |
Electric | Electrike (#309) | Mega Evolution | It is based on the raijū, a yōkai associated with lightning and the god Raijin. It gathers electricity in its mane, and releases it, creating thunderclouds in the process. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Plusle Purasuru (プラスル) (0311) |
Electric | No evolution | It drains energy from telephone poles, and creates sparks from its hands to use as pom-poms. Exposure to its and Minun's electricity could promote blood circulation. | ||
| Minun Mainan (マイナン) (0312) |
Electric | No evolution | It creates pom-poms out of sparks, and cheers its teammates on with them. It hides under the eaves of houses during rain. | ||
| Volbeat Barubīto (バルビート) (0313) |
Bug | No evolution | It is attracted to the aroma given off by Illumise. Its tail glows. Swarms of Volbeat form geometric shapes in the sky. If the pond a swarm lives in becomes dirty, they will move away. | ||
| Illumise Irumīze (イルミーゼ) (0314) |
Bug | No evolution | It releases a sweet aroma, and uses it to guide Volbeat around to make signs in the sky. Illumise that can make more complex signs are more respected among their peers. Researchers are attempting to study the meaning of those signs. | ||
| Roselia Rozeria (ロゼリア) (0315) |
Grass / Poison | Budew (#406) | Roserade (#407) | The flowers on its arms have a soothing smell and poisonous thorns that it can shoot. An old tradition involves sending someone a Roselia's thorn as a challenge for a duel. | |
| Gulpin Gokurin (ゴクリン) (0316) |
Poison | N/A | Swalot (#317) | Most of its body consists of its stomach, whose acid can dissolve anything it can fit in its mouth. It releases gases while it digests food. | |
| Swalot Marunōmu (マルノーム) (0317) |
Poison | Gulpin (#316) | N/A | It shoots poison into opponents and prey, and eats them whole. It can fit automobiles in its mouth, and digest anything besides its own stomach. | |
| Carvanha Kibania (キバニア) (0318) |
Water / Dark | N/A | Sharpedo (#319) | It is based on the red piranha. It can bite through solid steel. Groups of Carvanha are known to destroy ships on a regular basis. If it is alone or in a group of less than five Carvanha, it becomes timid and flees. | |
| Sharpedo Samehadā (サメハダー) (0319) |
Water / Dark | Carvanha (#318) | Mega Evolution | It is based on sharks. It can swallow water and shoot it from its rear to shoot itself up to 75 miles per hour (121 km/h), though only for short distances. It is sensitive to the smell of blood. It can tear an oil tanker apart with its fangs. If broken, its fangs grow back instantly. Its dorsal fin is considered a delicacy, so it was a victim of overfishing. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Wailmer Hoeruko (ホエルコ) (0320) |
Water | N/A | Wailord (#321) | It stores water inside its body. It can use it to inflate itself into a ball and bounce around, or expel it from its nostrils. It swims with its mouth open, feeding on whatever comes its way. It eats a ton of Wishiwashi per day. | |
| Wailord Hoeruō (ホエルオー) (0321) |
Water | Wailmer (#320) | N/A | Wailord travel with groups of Wailmer and other fish Pokémon, referred to as pods. If a Wailmer is attacked, the entire pod goes to defend it. A wailord can eat an entire school of Wishiwashi. Being 47.7 feet (14.5 m) tall, it is the largest common Pokémon, behind both forms of Eternatus and some Gigantamax Pokémon. Due to sharing an egg group with them, it is capable of breeding with small Pokémon such as Skitty and Diglett. | |
| Numel Donmeru (ドンメル) (0322) |
Fire / Ground | N/A | Camerupt (#323) | Its hump contains 2,200 °F (1,200 °C) magma, and can carry loads of up to 220 pounds (100 kg), though it slows down when wet or hungry. | |
| Camerupt Bakūda (バクーダ) (0323) |
Fire / Ground | Numel (#322) | Mega Evolution | Its body contains 18,000 °F (10,000 °C) lava. It erupts when angered, or once every ten years. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Torkoal Kōtasu (コータス) (0324) |
Fire | No evolution | It lives in mountains and volcanoes, where it digs for coal. It fills its shell with coal and burns it for energy. If its fire goes out, it dies. It can blow smoke from its shell and nostrils, the pressure of which indicates its health. | ||
| Spoink Banebū (バネブー) (0325) |
Psychic | N/A | Grumpig (#326) | It holds a Clamperl's pearl with its ears. Its heart beats when it bounces. If it stops bouncing, it dies. If it loses its pearl, it becomes fatigued. | |
| Grumpig Būpiggu (ブーピッグ) (0326) |
Psychic | Spoink (#325) | N/A | The pearls on its body amplify its psychic power. It can control its opponents' minds by dancing. | |
| Spinda Patchīru (パッチール) (0327) |
Normal | No evolution | It stumbles around as if it were permanently dizzy, though it thinks it is walking straight. This interferes with its opponents' aim. Each Spinda has a random pattern of spots on its body. There are over 4 million possible patterns. Junichi Masuda has noted that much planning and discussion had to be done to make this feasible in game and due to this, Spinda has become a favorite Pokémon of his. | ||
| Trapinch Nakkurā (ナックラー) (0328) |
Ground | N/A | Vibrava (#329) | It can crush boulders with its jaws. It digs a hole into the sand, and waits for unsuspecting prey to walk in. At night, it digs a spot under the sand to sleep. Due to the size of its head, it cannot get up if flipped upside down. | |
| Vibrava Biburāba (ビブラーバ) (0329) |
Ground / Dragon | Trapinch (#328) | Flygon (#330) | Its wings are underdeveloped, so it cannot fly long distances with them, though it can create vibrations strong enough to cause headaches. After knocking prey out, it melts them with acid before eating them. | |
| Flygon Furaigon (フライゴン) (0330) |
Ground / Dragon | Vibrava (#329) | N/A | It kicks up sandstorms with its wings to hide. Their flapping makes a sound similar to singing. A Mega Evolution of Flygon was planned for generation VI, but was cancelled due to artist's block. | |
| Cacnea Sabonea (サボネア) (0331) |
Grass | N/A | Cacturne (#332) | Its body can store moisture, so it can live up to 30 days without drinking water. Its flower, whose size and fragrance depend on the harshness of its environment, is used to attract prey. It can shoot thorns, or wave its arms around like hammers. | |
| Cacturne Nokutasu (ノクタス) (0332) |
Grass / Dark | Cacnea (#331) | N/A | It stays immobile at day, and stalks prey until exhaustion at night. Its blood has the same genetic composition as sand. | |
| Swablu Chirutto (チルット) (0333) |
Normal / Flying | N/A | Altaria (#334) | It does not like dirt, so it cleans everything it can with its wings. A friendly species, it may land on people's heads and act as a hat. | |
| Altaria Chirutarisu (チルタリス) (0334) |
Dragon / Flying | Swablu (#333) | Mega Evolution | It catches updrafts and glides around the sky. Its singing is said to drive listeners to a dream-like state. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Zangoose Zangūsu (ザングース) (0335) |
Normal | No evolution | It is covered in scars from its constant fights with Seviper. Its immune system makes it resistant to its venom. | ||
| Seviper Habunēku (ハブネーク) (0336) |
Poison | No evolution | It coils around opponents, or cuts them with its venomous tail. It sharpens its tail's blade constantly. It has an ongoing feud with Zangoose. | ||
| Lunatone Runatōn (ルナトーン) (0337) |
Rock / Psychic | No evolution | It gains energy from moonlight. Its physical state changes according to lunar phases. It was first discovered on a meteor crash site. | ||
| Solrock Sorurokku (ソルロック) (0338) |
Rock / Psychic | No evolution | It gains energy from sunlight, and can give off light similar to it by spinning. It can read its opponents' minds and act accordingly. It is believed to have come from the sun. | ||
| Barboach Dojotchi (ドジョッチ) (0339) |
Water / Ground | N/A | Whiscash (#340) | It is based on the pond loach. Its body is covered with a film that protects it from bacteria and allows it to slip from predators' grips. | |
| Whiscash Namazun (ナマズン) (0340) |
Water / Ground | Barboach (#339) | N/A | It is based on the Namazu. It can predict earthquakes, or cause them with its caudal fin. It can sense opponents' locations with its whiskers. It eats anything that moves, usually whole. | |
| Corphish Heigani (ヘイガニ) (0341) |
Water | N/A | Crawdaunt (#342) | It is not native to Hoenn, having instead been imported from overseas as a pet. A hardy species, it can live in polluted waters and eat anything, so population has increased to the point of seeping into other regions. | |
| Crawdaunt Shizarigā (シザリガー) (0342) |
Water / Dark | Corphish (#341) | N/A | It takes a pond as its territory and drives other Pokémon away with constant fighting challenges. It is known to be able to fight off swarms of Basculin. Though its shell is hard, it needs to molt regularly. If its pincers fall off, it becomes timid until they grow back. | |
| Baltoy Yajiron (ヤジロン) (0343) |
Ground / Psychic | N/A | Claydol (#344) | It is constantly spinning on its foot. Ancient paintings found in ruins depict Baltoy as part of a large society. | |
| Claydol Nendōru (ネンドール) (0344) |
Ground / Psychic | Baltoy (#343) | N/A | It is said to have been created 20,000 years ago as a mud doll or clay statue and animated by an unknown ray of light. Because its body melts in rain, it wraps itself with a coat of psychic energy. | |
| Lileep Rirīra (リリーラ) (0345) |
Rock / Grass | N/A | Cradily (#346) | It anchors itself to a rock in the sea and sways its tentacles as if they were petals to attract prey. It then swallows them whole. | |
| Cradily Yureidoru (ユレイドル) (0346) |
Rock / Grass | Lileep (#345) | N/A | It lives in shallow waters. When the tide goes out, it hunts for prey on land. Though it struggles with moving due to its short legs, it can stretch its neck and tentacles up to thrice their normal length. It melts prey with digestive fluids shot from its tentacles. | |
| Anorith Anopusu (アノプス) (0347) |
Rock / Bug | N/A | Armaldo (#348) | It used to live in warm waters. Because the composition of the water has changed since it went extinct 100 million years ago, it can no longer thrive in the wild. | |
| Armaldo Āmarudo (アーマルド) (0348) |
Rock / Bug | Anorith (#347) | N/A | It used to live on land, and dove to the sea to hunt. Its retractable claws can punch through steel. | |
| Feebas Hinbasu (ヒンバス) (0349) |
Water | N/A | Milotic (#350) | It is based on the largemouth bass. Due to its shabby appearance, it is ignored by trainers and predators alike. It can live in any type or quantity of water and eat anything. Players consider it hard to find in the generation III and IV games. In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, it is found in a large route, on six fishing spots defined by a "trendy phrase" in an unrelated town, and in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, it is found in a specific area, in four random fishing spots that change daily. | |
| Milotic Mirokarosu (ミロカロス) (0350) |
Water | Feebas (#349) | N/A | It is based on the oarfish. It is considered the most beautiful Pokémon of all, to the point of distracting and soothing potential opponents. | |
| Castform Powarun (ポワルン) (0351) |
Normal | No evolution | A man-made Pokémon, made for experiments with weather. Its form and type reflexively change based on the current weather. | ||
| Fire | During sunny weather, its body temperature rises, its skin dries out, and it becomes Fire-type. Attempts to force a change into this form by placing it near a heater have been unsuccessful. | ||||
| Water | During rain, its body stores and swells with water, which can be squeezed out as if it were a sponge. Attempts to force a change into this form by placing it on a shower have been unsuccessful. | ||||
| Ice | During hail or when covered in snow, its skin partially freezes. Attempts to force a change into this form by placing it on a freezer have been unsuccessful. | ||||
| Kecleon Kakureon (カクレオン) (0352) |
Normal | No evolution | It can change the colors of its body, with the exception of its red stripe. It does so based on its mood, to hunt, or to hide. It can change its type during battle, based on the moves it uses or what it is attacked by. | ||
| Shuppet Kagebōzu (カゲボウズ) (0353) |
Ghost | N/A | Banette (#354) | It feeds on negative emotions like sadness, anger, and envy. If someone has strong negative feelings, Shuppet may swarm on their house and feed on it. | |
| Banette Jupetta (ジュペッタ) (0354) |
Ghost | Shuppet (#353) | Mega Evolution | It is said that a plush doll that was thrown away grew a grudge and became Banette. Its energy is stored inside its body. If the zipper on its mouth is opened, it leaks out. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Duskull Yomawaru (ヨマワル) (0355) |
Ghost | N/A | Dusclops (#356) | Its design is based on the Chōchin'obake. It has a single eye floating between its sockets. It feeds mostly on the life force of children, stalking its prey until exhaustion. It can float through walls. | |
| Dusclops Samayōru (サマヨール) (0356) |
Ghost | Duskull (#355) | Dusknoir (#477) | Its design is based on the mummy. It can hypnotize opponents into doing its bidding. It can absorb anything into its hollow body. Nothing a Dusclops absorbs comes out. | |
| Tropius Toropiusu (トロピウス) (0357) |
Grass / Flying | No evolution | Due to its diet, fruits similar to bananas grow on its neck twice a year. The fruit of Tropius native to Alola are sweeter than those of other regions. | ||
| Chimecho Chirīn (チリーン) (0358) |
Psychic | Chingling (#433) | N/A | It can produce seven different cries, which it uses for communication or to create ultrasonic waves in battle. | |
| Absol Abusoru (アブソル) (0359) |
Dark | N/A | Mega Evolution | Using its horn, it can sense changes in the environment to predict disasters. Though it warns others of their coming and protects fields from them, it is commonly mistaken for their bringer. | |
| Wynaut Sōnano (ソーナノ) (0360) |
Psychic | N/A | Wobbuffet (#202) | It squeezes itself against other Wynaut for training. Though it prefers living in cases, it enjoys fruit, and the gardens in which they grow. | |
| Snorunt Yukiwarashi (ユキワラシ) (0361) |
Ice | N/A | Glalie (#362) Froslass (#478) |
Snorunt are seen as omens of prosperity or snowstorms. A social species, it lives in groups of around five Snorunt and enjoys playing with children. | |
| Glalie Onigōri (オニゴーリ) (0362) |
Ice | Snorunt (#361) | Mega Evolution | Though its body is frail, it can cover itself in armor made from ice. It freezes prey before eating it, though it prefers pre-frozen prey like Vanillite. It gained a Mega Evolution in generation VI. | |
| Spheal Tamazarashi (タマザラシ) (0363) |
Ice / Water | N/A | Sealeo (#364) | Its body is not adapted to swimming or walking, so it prefers rolling around. When happy, it claps its fins. If it finds prey, it will inform the Walrein that leads its herd. | |
| Sealeo Todogurā (トドグラー) (0364) |
Ice / Water | Spheal (#363) | Walrein (#365) | It rolls things around its nose to check their smell and texture, or for fun. It is known to play with Poké Balls and Spheal. | |
| Walrein Todozeruga (トドゼルガ) (0365) |
Ice / Water | Sealeo (#364) | N/A | Its blubber protects it from opponents' attacks and harsh temperatures, and its tusks can break up to 10 tons of ice. If its tusks break, they grow back in a year. | |
| Clamperl Pāruru (パールル) (0366) |
Water | N/A | Huntail (#367) Gorebyss (#368) |
A carnivorous species, it clamps down on its prey and does not let go. Throughout its lifetime, it produces a pearl, which amplifies its psychic powers. The pearl is sought after by Spoink, and is considered 10 times more valuable than those of a Shellder. | |
| Huntail Hantēru (ハンテール) (0367) |
Water | Clamperl (#366) | N/A | Huntail are based on the onejaw. When hunting, it lures prey in with its fish-esque tail, and then savagely rips them apart. | |
| Gorebyss Sakurabisu (サクラビス) (0368) |
Water | Clamperl (#366) | N/A | Although is quite pretty to some, it is very cruel. It will insert its very thin mouth into its prey and drink them dry. Gorebyss are based on the snipe eel. | |
| Relicanth Jīransu (ジーランス) (0369) |
Water / Rock | No evolution | It is an ancient Pokémon that has been around for millions of years. Relicanth actually have not changed due to this. Relicanth are based on the coelacanth. | ||
| Luvdisc Rabukasu (ラブカス) (0370) |
Water | No evolution | Various critics consider Luvdisc among the most "useless" and "lazily designed" Pokémon. Luvdisc are based on the kissing gourami. When two people are out dating on the beach, you can tell that they really love each other if Luvdisc appear. | ||
| Bagon Tatsubei (タツベイ) (0371) |
Dragon | N/A | Shelgon (#372) | It has many dreams about being able to fly, so it tries to in doomed efforts by throwing itself off of high cliffs. In return, its head becomes really hard, which it uses to bash its foes' skulls in. | |
| Shelgon Komorū (コモルー) (0372) |
Dragon | Bagon (#371) | Salamence (#373) | Waiting to evolve again, Shelgon usually moves quite fast. If it is cold, its movements turn sluggish. | |
| Salamence Bōmanda (ボーマンダ) (0373) |
Dragon / Flying | Shelgon (#372) | Mega Evolution | Now able to fly like it once had dreamed of doing as a Bagon, it flies very high, to see how high it can go. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire it was given a Mega Evolution. | |
| Beldum Danbaru (ダンバル) (0374) |
Steel / Psychic | N/A | Metang (#375) | Instead of having blood coursing through its veins, it has grains of metal rushing through. | |
| Metang Metangu (メタング) (0375) |
Steel / Psychic | Beldum (#374) | Metagross (#376) | When two Beldum fuse, the result is a Metang. It hunts Nosepass, finding them quite tasty. | |
| Metagross Metagurosu (メタグロス) (0376) |
Steel / Psychic | Metang (#375) | Mega Evolution | Metagross is a result of four Beldum or two Metang. It has four brains as a result, and is said to be smarter than a supercomputer. It eats through its mouth on the bottom of its stomach. It is the signature Pokémon of Champion Steven. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire it was given a Mega Evolution. | |
| Regirock Rejirokku (レジロック) (0377) |
Rock | No evolution | If it is hurt, it will attach rocks to repair itself that scientists found out come from different parts of the world. It is one of the three Regis introduced in the third generation. | ||
| Regice Rejiaisu (レジアイス) (0378) |
Ice | No evolution | Regice is made of the coldest and thickest ice in the world. Magma and lava will not even partially melt it because it has the ability to cool down the air by 60 degrees. It is one of the three Regis introduced in the third generation. | ||
| Registeel Rejisuchiru (レジスチル) (0379) |
Steel | No evolution | The metal its made of is an unknown type of metal that is the hardest and most scratch-resistant, and has the highest melting point of any other metal in the world. In fact, it is so scratch-resistant that not even fire, cannon shots, or diamonds can hurt it. It is one of the three Regis introduced in the third generation. In European releases of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Registeel had its Sprite altered to have both arms down, as in the North American and Japanese version, Registeel had its right arm up, which could be mistaken for a Nazi salute. | ||
| Latias Ratiasu (ラティアス) (0380) |
Dragon / Psychic | N/A | Mega Evolution | It is part of the Eon Duo. Latias can fly faster than a fighter jet, turn invisible, and understand human speech. It is a bit better when it comes to defense compared to her counterpart Latios. Latias, unlike her counterpart, is known to be capable of altering its appearance via refracting lights from its feathers, allowing it to turn invisible. It is the only Pokémon capable of learning Mist Ball, which deals damage and has a 50% chance to lower its opponent's Special Attack stat by one stage. Both her and Latios had starring roles in the movie Pokémon Heroes, and they both gained Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. which allowed them to be used in a new mechanic, soaring. | |
| Latios Ratiosu (ラティオス) (0381) |
Dragon / Psychic | N/A | Mega Evolution | It is the other half of the Eon duo. Latios is very similar to its counterpart. Latios is shown capable of using an ability called 'Sight Sharing', allowing him to show others what he is seeing. It is the only Pokémon capable of learning Luster Purge, which deals damage and has a 50% chance to lower its opponent's Special Defense stat by one stage. It is slightly better though when it comes to power compared to his counterpart, Latias. Both him and Latias had starring roles in Pokémon Heroes, where it sacrificed itself to save Alto Mare, the main location of the movie, from a tidal wave. Both Latias and Latios gained Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. which allowed the duo to be used in a new mechanic, soaring. | |
| Kyogre Kaiōga (カイオーガ) (0382) |
Water | N/A | Primal Reversion | Legends tell of it expanding the seas. It had a devastatingly powerful fight with Groudon over control of land until Rayquaza stopped them. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it was given a new type of form, a Primal Form. | |
| Groudon Gurādon (グラードン) (0383) |
Ground | N/A | Primal Reversion | It can expand the land continuously. It had a destructive battle with Kyogre over rule of the land until Rayquaza stopped it. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it was given a new type of form, a Primal Form. | |
| Rayquaza Rekkūza (レックウザ) (0384) |
Dragon / Flying | N/A | Mega Evolution | It feeds on meteorites to fuel its Mega Evolution while it lives in the ozone layer. It once came down to stop the massive fight between Groudon and Kyogre. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it was given a Mega Evolution. | |
| Jirachi Jirāchi (ジラーチ) (0385) |
Steel / Psychic | No evolution | Legend says that Jirachi sleeps every 1,000 years, and if you write your wishes on the tags on its forehead, it might grant them. Jirachi has an eye on its stomach, and is the only Pokémon capable of learning Doom Desire. It was first made available via a bonus disc that came with Pokémon Colosseum, which also showed a preview of the movie it starred in: Pokémon: Jirachi, Wish Maker. | ||
| Deoxys Deokishisu (デオキシス) (0386) |
Psychic | No evolution | Deoxys is capable of changing between four "Formes": Normal, Attack, Defense, and Speed, each of which differs by base stat values, effort value yield, and appearance. Deoxys is an alien that was born when a crystal had been hit with UV rays. In March 2005, NASA teamed up with the Pokémon Trading Card Game team to use Deoxys' likeness to educate children about outer space and the ozone layer. As part of this endeavor, NASA created browser games on its website and Nintendo of America distributed promotional bracelets and postcards. It could be captured after completing a post game story titled the Delta Episode in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, being the first Mythical Pokémon to be available outside of events. It also starred in its own movie alongside Rayquaza, Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys. | ||
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Pokémon de la tercera generación para niños
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