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In a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s [[Pokédex]] information, the '''category'''<ref name="PMD" /><ref name="GTI" /><ref name="Pro" /><ref name="BW" /><ref name="ORAS" /><ref name="SM" /><ref name="Dex" /><ref>In [[Camp Pokémon]]</ref> (Japanese: '''{{tt|分類|ぶんるい}}''' ''classification'') is a name which identifies the Pokémon based on one of its defining biological characteristics. Most often, the defining traits are part of the Pokémon’s physiology, special abilities, or behavior. It was previously also known as '''species'''.<ref name="B2W2" /><ref name="XY" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120903123404/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (archive)]</ref> | |||
In a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s [[Pokédex]] information, the ''' | |||
Because of how brief and uninformative the description of a Pokémon often is in its category, and how little the category relates to other data, it is not often regarded as an important piece of information about a Pokémon. | |||
Before [[Generation III]], the category was shown by just seeing the Pokémon, rather than upon catching it. | |||
In [[Pokémon games]] prior to [[Generation III]], the character limit for a category name was ten characters. This has since increased from [[Generation III]] onwards, with the longest English category name being observed to be thirteen characters long. In other languages, the longest category name is {{p|Pachirisu}}'s German category "Elektrohörnchen" which is 15 characters long. This includes spaces but does not include "Pokémon". | |||
==List of categories== | |||
==List of | |||
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!class="unsortable"|MS | !class="unsortable"|MS | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
!English | !English category | ||
!Japanese | !Japanese category<br>(kana) | ||
!Japanese | !Japanese category<br>(translated) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|001 | |001 | ||
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|{{tt|Scratch Cat|SCRATCHCAT before Generation III}} Pokémon | |{{tt|Scratch Cat|SCRATCHCAT before Generation III}} Pokémon | ||
|ばけねこポケモン | |ばけねこポケモン | ||
| | |{{wp|Bakeneko}} Pokémon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|053 | |053 | ||
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|{{MSP|625|Bisharp}} | |{{MSP|625|Bisharp}} | ||
|{{p|Bisharp}} | |{{p|Bisharp}} | ||
| | |Sword Blade Pokémon | ||
|とうじんポケモン | |とうじんポケモン | ||
|Sword Blade Pokémon | |Sword Blade Pokémon | ||
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|スチームポケモン | |スチームポケモン | ||
|Steam Pokémon | |Steam Pokémon | ||
|- | |||
|??? | |||
|{{MSP|000|Rowlet}} | |||
|{{p|Rowlet}} | |||
|Grass Quill Pokémon | |||
|くさばねポケモン | |||
|Grass Feather Pokémon | |||
|- | |||
|??? | |||
|{{MSP|000|Litten}} | |||
|{{p|Litten}} | |||
|Fire Cat Pokémon | |||
|ひねこポケモン | |||
|Fire Cat Pokémon | |||
|- | |||
|??? | |||
|{{MSP|000|Popplio}} | |||
|{{p|Popplio}} | |||
|Sea Lion Pokémon | |||
|あしかポケモン | |||
|Sea Lion Pokémon | |||
|- | |||
|??? | |||
|{{MSP|000|Magearna}} | |||
|{{p|Magearna}} | |||
|Artificial Pokémon | |||
|じんぞうポケモン | |||
|Artificial Pokémon | |||
|} | |} | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Several Pokémon have had their | * Several Pokémon have had their categories altered between generations. This is primarily due to character limitations in earlier Pokémon games. {{p|Squirtle}}, as an example, was originally the "<sc>TinyTurtle</sc> Pokémon". It was later listed as the "<sc>Tiny Turtle</sc> Pokémon". | ||
* The | * The categories present in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} are cut off in early English releases of the games, most specifically those made up of more than one word with a space in between. This causes Pokémon like Pidgey to be listed as "Tiny Pokémon" rather than "Tiny Bird Pokémon". [[Pokédex data structure in Generation III|Internal game data]] lists the category the same as it appears in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} and other games, indicating a glitch in the Pokédex where a blank space is confused for the terminating byte for the name. This was addressed in later releases of the game. | ||
* {{p|Hoopa}} is the only Pokémon with multiple species. | * {{p|Hoopa}} is the only Pokémon with multiple categories. | ||
* The previous term, "species", should not be confused with a [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon species]], since several different Pokémon can be identified by the same category in the Pokédex, no matter how distantly related. This term should also not be confused with the real world definition of {{wp|species}}. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{langtable|color={{red color light}}|bordercolor={{red color}} | {{langtable|color={{red color light}}|bordercolor={{red color}} | ||
|zh_yue=分類 ''Fānleuih''<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.hk/pressrelease/3ds_20160510_sun_moon_release.htm Official Nintendo Hong Kong Pokémon Sun and Moon site]</ref> | |||
|zh_cmn=分類 / 分类 ''Fēnlèi''<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.tw/pressrelease/3ds_20160510_sun_moon_release.htm Official Nintendo Hong Kong Pokémon Sun and Moon site]</ref> | |||
|da=Arter<ref name="Dex" /> | |da=Arter<ref name="Dex" /> | ||
| | |nl=Categorie<ref name="SM" /><br>Soort<ref name="Dex" /><br>Species<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120902035144/http://www.pokemon.com/nl/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Dutch; archive)]</ref> | ||
|fi=Laji<ref name="Dex" /> | |fi=Laji<ref name="Dex" /> | ||
|fr=Catégorie | |fr=Catégorie<ref name="PMD" /><ref name="BW" /><ref name="B2W2" /><ref name="XY" /><ref name="ORAS" /><ref name="SM" /><ref name="Dex" /><br>Espèces<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120618220445/http://www.pokemon.com/fr/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (French; archive)]</ref> | ||
| | |de=Kategorie<ref name="PMD" /><ref name="BW" /><ref name="B2W2" /><ref name="XY" /><ref name="ORAS" /><ref name="SM" /><ref name="Dex" /><br>Species<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120918064032/http://www.pokemon.com/de/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (German; archive)]</ref> | ||
| | |it=Categoria<ref name="PMD" /><ref name="BW" /><ref name="B2W2" /><ref name="XY" /><ref name="ORAS" /><ref name="Dex" /><br>Specie<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120122031300/http://www.pokemon.com/it/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Italian; archive)]</ref> | ||
|ko=분류 ''Bullyu''<ref name="PMD" /><ref name="B2W2" /><ref name="XY" /><ref name="ORAS" /><ref>[http://pokedex.pokemonkorea.co.kr/ Pokémon Korea Pokédex (Korean)]</ref> | |||
|no=Art<ref name="Dex" /> | |no=Art<ref name="Dex" /> | ||
| | |pt_br=Categoria<ref name="Dex" /><br>Espécie<ref>[https://wayback.archive.org/web/20160402053705/http://www.pokemon.com/br/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Brazillian Portuguese; 2016 archive)]</ref><br>Espécies<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130424232456/http://www.pokemon.com/br/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Brazillian Portuguese; 2013 archive)]</ref> | ||
|ru=Вид<ref name="Dex" /> | |ru=Категория ''Kategoriya''<ref name="SM" /><br>Вид ''Vid''<ref name="Dex" /> | ||
|es=Categoría<ref name="PMD" /><ref name="BW" /><ref name="B2W2" /><ref name="XY" /><ref name="ORAS" /><ref name="SM" /><ref name="Dex" /><br>Especie<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120904150703/http://www.pokemon.com/es/pokedex/ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Spanish; archive)]</ref> | |||
|sv=Kategori<ref name="Dex" /> | |sv=Kategori<ref name="Dex" /> | ||
}} | }} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of | * [[List of categories in other languages]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name="XY">On the [http://www.pokemonxy.com/ official Pokémon X and Y site]</ref> | <ref name="XY">On the [http://www.pokemonxy.com/ official Pokémon X and Y site]</ref> | ||
<ref name="ORAS">On the [http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/ official Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire site]</ref> | <ref name="ORAS">On the [http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/ official Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire site]</ref> | ||
<ref name="SM">On the [http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com official Pokémon Sun and Moon site]</ref> | |||
<ref name="Dex">On the [http://www.pokemon.com/ Pokémon.com Pokédex]</ref> | <ref name="Dex">On the [http://www.pokemon.com/ Pokémon.com Pokédex]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
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[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
[[de: | [[de:Kategorie]] | ||
[[fr:Liste des Pokémon par espèces]] | [[fr:Liste des Pokémon par espèces]] | ||
[[it:Categoria]] | [[it:Categoria]] | ||
[[pl:Gatunek]] | [[pl:Gatunek]] | ||
[[zh:分类]] | [[zh:分类]] |
Revision as of 23:07, 21 May 2016
In a Pokémon's Pokédex information, the category[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (Japanese: 分類 classification) is a name which identifies the Pokémon based on one of its defining biological characteristics. Most often, the defining traits are part of the Pokémon’s physiology, special abilities, or behavior. It was previously also known as species.[9][10][11]
Because of how brief and uninformative the description of a Pokémon often is in its category, and how little the category relates to other data, it is not often regarded as an important piece of information about a Pokémon.
Before Generation III, the category was shown by just seeing the Pokémon, rather than upon catching it.
In Pokémon games prior to Generation III, the character limit for a category name was ten characters. This has since increased from Generation III onwards, with the longest English category name being observed to be thirteen characters long. In other languages, the longest category name is Pachirisu's German category "Elektrohörnchen" which is 15 characters long. This includes spaces but does not include "Pokémon".
List of categories
|
Trivia
- Several Pokémon have had their categories altered between generations. This is primarily due to character limitations in earlier Pokémon games. Squirtle, as an example, was originally the "TinyTurtle Pokémon". It was later listed as the "Tiny Turtle Pokémon".
- The categories present in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are cut off in early English releases of the games, most specifically those made up of more than one word with a space in between. This causes Pokémon like Pidgey to be listed as "Tiny Pokémon" rather than "Tiny Bird Pokémon". Internal game data lists the category the same as it appears in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and other games, indicating a glitch in the Pokédex where a blank space is confused for the terminating byte for the name. This was addressed in later releases of the game.
- Hoopa is the only Pokémon with multiple categories.
- The previous term, "species", should not be confused with a Pokémon species, since several different Pokémon can be identified by the same category in the Pokédex, no matter how distantly related. This term should also not be confused with the real world definition of species.
In other languages
|
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky
- ↑ In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
- ↑ In Pokédex 3D Pro
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 On the official Pokémon Black and White site
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 On the official Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire site
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 On the official Pokémon Sun and Moon site
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 On the Pokémon.com Pokédex
- ↑ In Camp Pokémon
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 On the official Pokémon Black and White 2 site
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 On the official Pokémon X and Y site
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (archive)
- ↑ Official Nintendo Hong Kong Pokémon Sun and Moon site
- ↑ Official Nintendo Hong Kong Pokémon Sun and Moon site
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Dutch; archive)
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (French; archive)
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (German; archive)
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Italian; archive)
- ↑ Pokémon Korea Pokédex (Korean)
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Brazillian Portuguese; 2016 archive)
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Brazillian Portuguese; 2013 archive)
- ↑ Pokémon.com Pokédex (Spanish; archive)