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===Pokémon of the day: Clamperl===
===Trainer's Guide: Form differences===
* '''Clamperl''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''パールル''' ''Pearlulu'') is a {{type2|Water}} Pokémon that debuted in [[Generation III]].
* While there are 649 officially recognized species of Pokémon, with most members of an individual species looking relatively similar to one another, several Pokémon species have remarkable differences in appearance between members.
* Clamperl is '''#366''' in the [[List of Pokémon by National Dex number|National Dex]], and is known as the '''Bivalve Pokémon'''. It shares that title with {{p|Shellder}} and {{p|Cloyster}}
* Among these are several [[legendary Pokémon]], whose unique forms can be changed between at will, and are spelled officially as "Formes".  
* They are known to live at the bottom of the sea, and uses its shell to catch prey, as well as protecting Clamperl.
* {{p|Unown}} was the first known Pokémon to have multiple forms in the games. From the species' debut in [[Generation II]], each Unown would have an appearance similar to that of one of the twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet. In [[Generation III]], two more forms were added, corresponding to the question mark and exclamation point.  
* They will create a single pearl in their life time that will enhance {{t|Psychic}} powers. {{p|Spoink}} are known to wear these pearls on top of their heads.
* The Generation I Pokédex entries for {{p|Arbok}} state that there are six variations of markings on its belly that differ between areas. Eight designs are known, but only four have appeared in the games, and only three of which appeared in main series games. In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Arbok gains a special ability depending on its pattern.
* Clamperl have a [[List of Pokémon with branched evolutions|branched evolution]]. When traded they will evolve into either {{p|Huntail}}, or {{p|Gorebyss}} depending on if it's holding a {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|DeepSeaTooth}} or a {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|DeepSeaScale}}, respectively.
* Like Unown, {{p|Spinda}} has many visual variations in its species, all involving the placement of its spots. Like Unown's letter, the spot placement is generated based on the individual's personality value, and likewise, has no effect on the Pokémon's stats.  
* Clamperl had two major roles in the anime, first in ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]'' where a Clamperl helped provide {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Spoink}} with a new pearl. Second in ''[[AG095|The Evolutionary War]]'', a series of three islands feud over which Clamperl evolution is superior, and [[Professor Birch]] researches the causes of Clamperl's branched evolution.
* Clamperl has been featured on {{TCG|Clamperl|three different cards}} in the [[Trading Card Game]].


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Trainer's Guide: Form differences

  • While there are 649 officially recognized species of Pokémon, with most members of an individual species looking relatively similar to one another, several Pokémon species have remarkable differences in appearance between members.
  • Among these are several legendary Pokémon, whose unique forms can be changed between at will, and are spelled officially as "Formes".
  • Unown was the first known Pokémon to have multiple forms in the games. From the species' debut in Generation II, each Unown would have an appearance similar to that of one of the twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet. In Generation III, two more forms were added, corresponding to the question mark and exclamation point.
  • The Generation I Pokédex entries for Arbok state that there are six variations of markings on its belly that differ between areas. Eight designs are known, but only four have appeared in the games, and only three of which appeared in main series games. In Pokémon Adventures, Arbok gains a special ability depending on its pattern.
  • Like Unown, Spinda has many visual variations in its species, all involving the placement of its spots. Like Unown's letter, the spot placement is generated based on the individual's personality value, and likewise, has no effect on the Pokémon's stats.
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