Pokémon

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'''Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'', or '''ポケモン''' ''Pokémon'' for short) is a series of video games, now an entire franchise based around those games, that centers around the ability to "catch" and "train" creatures called ''Pokémon'', for which it is named. The term ''Pokémon'' may refer to the video game franchise, an individual Pokémon creature, or a Pokémon species.

==Name and Pronounciation==
Pokémon is called Pocket Monsters in Japan. This would have been the name when transferred to North America, but "Pocket Monsters" was already trademarked at the time so Nintendo settled on using the sortened version of the name, with the "Poké" coming from pocket and the "Mon" being derived from Monsters.

Due to the accent on the name, Pokémon has a specific pronunciation — ''Poke-Ay-Mon''. The emphasis on the '''e''' is from the accent. Other common mispronunciations include ''Poke-ee-mon'', ''Poke-ay-man'' and ''Pock-uh-mon''.

==Franchise==
Also called '''Pocket Monsters''' in Japan and some other countries, Pokémon is a megafranchise including [[Pokémon games|video games]], an [[Pokémon anime|anime]], a [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]], a [[Pokémon Special|manga]], and much merchandise. The concept of Pokémon was first created by [[Satoshi Tajiri]] and all Pokémon games are published by Nintendo Inc., Ltd for their video game systems, including the Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, and Nintendo DS. The games include strategy games and RPGs where the player becomes a "[[Pokémon Trainer]]" who encouners, captures, trains, and collects many Pokémon creatures; puzzle games; and pinball games. They were first released in 1996 in Japan, and were first released in the USA in 1998. Since then, as of May 2005 the Pokémon Franchise has sold more than 140 million units worldwide, second only to [[wp:Mario|Mario]] with more than 182 million units sold worldwide and leaving even [[wp:Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] and [[wp:Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]] franchises in the dust with more than 43 million units worldwide each.

==Collectively==
Pokémon inhabit virtually every corner of the [[Pokémon world|world]]: in forests, in deserts, in the sea, in the sky. All Pokémon are born in [[egg]]s and most can [[Pokémon breeding|reproduce]]. In the wild, Pokémon sometimes fight one another. This can be for play, for food, or for defense. Pokémon can also die.

==Individually==
An individual Pokémon may be encountered in the wild, caught, [[Pokémon training|trained]], and [[Pokémon battle|battled with]]. In the games, individual Pokémon have many characteristics including [[stats]], [[DVs]], species, [[Level]], [[Effort Values|EVs]], [[Nature]], [[personality value]], [[Experience]], and known [[moves]].

==Species==
'''Pokémon species''' are "kinds" of [[Pokémon]], such as {{p|Bulbasaur}} or {{p|Zubat}}. Individual Pokémon of certain species can change into some other species by [[evolution|evolving]], such as a Bulbasaur evolving into an {{p|Ivysaur}}. There are currently 395 official Pokémon species.

Species have certain characteristics inherent to each one. Examples include [[elemental types]], how many [[Effort values|EVs]] are awarded when a Pokémon of the species is defeated, [[base stats]], sprites and [[alternate color]] sprites, [[moves]] it learns by [[level|leveling up]], moves it can learn by [[Technical Machine|TMs and HMs]] and by [[Move Tutor]]s, [[experience|base experience]], experience required to level up, and evolution.

Oftentimes, the name of a species can refer to an individual Pokémon of that species instead. For instance, "Bulbasaur is a Grass-type" refers to the Bulbasaur species, but "Bulbasaur uses Vine Whip" refers to a single Bulbasaur. In the [[National Dex|National ID]] system, they are numbered from 1 to 151.

Initially when the [[Generation I]] games [[Pokémon Red]], [[Pokémon Green]] (in Japan only), [[Pokémon Blue]], [[Pokémon Yellow]], and [[Pokémon Stadium]] were released, there were 151 Pokémon species.

When the [[Generation II]] games [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold, Silver]], [[Pokémon Crystal]], and [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] were released, 100 more species were added, making a total of 251.

When the [[Generation III]] games [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire]], [[Pokémon Box Ruby and Sapphire]], [[Pokémon Colosseum]], [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]] were released, 135 more species were added, making a total of 386.

Currently, nine species from the fourth generation have been revealed to the public, but three of them appear to be silihouttes, although obvious to what they are: {{p|Munchlax}}, {{p|Lucario}}, {{p|Bonsly}}, {{p|Manene}}, {{p|Manyula}}, {{p|Manafi}}, Tamanta, Perappu and Buizeru (all Japanese names except in the case of Munchlax, Bonsly and Lucario).

According to the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]], biological taxonomies of cellular and genetic structure have revealed that Pokémon are all actually a single species of life form and that the individual differences between each creature are actually subspecies. The DNA of all Pokémon can be traced back to {{p|Mew}}.

==See also==
*[[History of Pokémon]]
*[[List of Pokémon]]

[[Category:Pokémon meta]]
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Mantine (Pokémon)

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{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Mantine |
jname=マンタイン |
tmname=Mantain |
image=226Mantine.png |
caption=Artwork from FR/LG |
ndex=226 |
jdex=197 |
hdex=365 |
typen=2 |
type1=Water |
type2=Flying |
species=Kite |
abilityn=2 |
ability1=Swift Swim |
ability2=Water Absorb |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Water 1 |
egggroup2= |
effortyield=2 SpD |
expyield=168 |
lv100exp=1,250,000 |
gender=both |
female=50 |
male=50 |
catchrate=25 |
pokefordex=mantine |
footnotes=}}
'''Mantine''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: マンタイン ''Mantain''; German: Mantax; French: Demanta) is a {{t|Water}}/{{t|Flying}}-type Pokémon.

On the 14th Februrary, Corocoro unveiled a new ledgendary, alongside three silihouttes. One of these silihouttes seems to be of a baby Mantine, it's Japanese name is Kemon. We shall now what it will look like within the next 7 days.

=Pokédex entries=
; [[Pokémon Gold]]
: As it majestically swims, it doesn't care if {{p|Remoraid}} attach to it for scavenging its leftovers.
; [[Pokémon Silver]]
: Swimming freely in open seas, it may fly out of the water and over the waves if it builds up enough speed.
; [[Pokémon Crystal]]
: It swims along freely, eating things that swim into its mouth. Its whole body is very coarse.
; [[Pokémon Ruby]] & [[Pokémon Sapphire]]
: On sunny days, schools of Mantine can be seen elegantly leaping over the sea's waves. This pokémon is not bothered by the Remoraid that hitches rides.
; [[Pokémon Emerald]]
: On sunny days, schools of Mantine can be seen elegantly leaping over the waves. It is not bothered by the Remoraid that hitches rides.
; [[Pokémon FireRed]]
: Swimming freely in open seas, it may fly out of the water and over the waves if it builds up enough speed.
; [[Pokémon LeafGreen]]
: As it majestically swims, it doesn't care if Remoraid attach to it to scavenge for its leftovers.

=Name origin=
Mantine's name, a misspelling of its Japanese name, may be a combination of ''manta'' and ''marine''. It is similar to a [[wp:manta ray|manta ray]].

=Base stats=
{{BaseStats|
HP=65 |
Attack=40 |
Defense=70 |
SpAtk=80 |
SpDef=140 |
Speed=70 }}

=Type effectiveness=
{{Type effectiveness|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting= 50 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ground= 0 |
Rock= 200 |
Bug= 50 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 50 |

Fire= 25 |
Water= 25 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric=200 |
Psychic= 50 |
Ice= 50 |
Dragon= 50 |
Dark= 50 }}

=In the anime=

Mantine first appeared as a dreamed up Pokémon in [[Spell of the Unown]]. [[Molly Hale]] used it against [[Misty]]'s [[Staryu]].

Mantine was also used by a trainer that was searching for the Silver Feather in [[EP214]].

In [[EP256]] Mantine appeared under the ownership of Dorien, owner of the Coastline "Gym".

[[Brock]]'s mother, [[Lola]] owns a Mantine.

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