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Rayquaza (Pokémon)

2012-08-31T19:19:19Z

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{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Rayquaza |
jname=レックウザ |
tmname=Rayquaza |
art=RS |
size=250px |
pron=<sc>rei-kwei-zah</sc> |
ndex=384 |
hdex=200 |
fbrow=210 |
typen=2 |
type1=Dragon |
type2=Flying |
species=Sky High |
height-ftin=23'00" |
height-m=7.0 |
weight-lbs=455.2 |
weight-kg=206.5 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Air Lock |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Undiscovered |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=120 |
evat=2|
evsa=1|
expyield=220 |
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gendercode=255|
color=Green |
catchrate=3 |
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'''Rayquaza''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''レックウザ''' ''Rayquaza'') is a dual-type {{2t|Dragon|Flying}} [[legendary Pokémon]].

It is not known to [[evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon.

Rayquaza is the version mascot of {{game|Emerald}}, appearing on the boxart of the game. It serves to end the conflict between {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}} when [[Team Magma]]'s leader [[Maxie]] and [[Team Aqua]]'s leader [[Archie]] awakened them.

Along with Kyogre and Groudon, Rayquaza is a part of the [[Weather trio]], serving as its [[trio master]].

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Rayquaza is a large, mostly green, serpent-like creature with red-tipped, rudder-like wings on its shoulders and down its body, and similarly-patterned fins on the tip of its tail. Yellow rings-like symbols run across the length of Rayquaza's body and it has an additional yellow ring on top of its head. Rayquaza has two limbs with three-clawed carpals, and two long, flat, horn-like structures on its head, with two smaller horns below them. Rayquaza has a prominent gumline, with only two discernible fangs on the tip of its upper snout; the other teeth seem to be covered completely by gum tissue. It has small, yellow eyes with black pupils, which resemble those of both {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}}.

====Gender differences====
Rayquaza is a genderless species.

===Special abilities===
It is notable for its ability to [[trio master|soothe]] the other members of the [[Weather trio]] if they ever fight. Rayquaza is capable of shooting various elemental attacks from its mouth, which are incredibly destructive in power. Rayquaza can also {{a|Air Lock|completely negate the effects of the weather}}. Because of its slim and coiling structure, Rayquaza can also fly at blinding speeds and maneuver with ease despite its large size. It is also noted for its ability to fly so high into the atmosphere that it can become completely invisible from the ground. Also, since Rayquaza is a {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon, it can learn {{m|Draco Meteor}}. It can also learn {{m|Hyper Beam}} naturally, and learn {{m|Giga Impact}} via the [[TM]].

===Behavior===
Rayquaza constantly flies around the globe in the ozone layer, stopping and descending only on certain locations to rest. It is extremely territorial and will attack any intruders of its home, going to great lengths to destroy them. Due to the fact that it can calm the other members of [[Weather trio|its trio]], it can be seen to be considered a leader.

===Habitat===
[[File:Rare.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Rare Pokémon}}]]
Rayquaza usually lives high in the {{wp|ozone layer}}, but may come to rest on the [[Sky Pillar]], [[Sky Tower Summit]], [[Sky Stairway]], or in the [[Embedded Tower]]. Its favorite air component is {{wp|ozone}}, and it is known to discharge the component when it hibernates.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}
Rayquaza consumes water particles in the atmosphere.

==In the anime==
[[File:Rayquaza movie 7.png|thumb|275px|right|Rayquaza in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
====[[Rayquaza (M07)]]====
{{OBP|Rayquaza|M07}} first appears in ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. It fights against {{OBP|Deoxys|M07}}, believing it to be invading the Sky High Pokémon's territory when Deoxys was in fact looking for its friend, another Deoxys.

====Other====
A real Rayquaza appeared in its anime episode debut in outer space in ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]'', where it used {{m|Hyper Beam}} on the rocket ship Ash and {{ashfr}} and Team Rocket were on, presumably protecting its territory.

===Minor appearances===
A Rayquaza had a cameo appearance at the beginning introduction of ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', where it ended up captured by Team Rocket operatives.

In ''[[DP043|Malice In Wonderland!]]'', a Rayquaza appeared under ownership of [[Cynthia]], but as an illusion created by {{p|Mismagius}}. When Mismagius fuses with Rayquaza, it becomes the same color as the Mismagius, making it look like a Shiny Rayquaza.

A Rayquaza had a cameo appearance at the beginning of ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' and ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

==In the manga==
[[File:PS261.png|thumb|Rayquaza in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
To stop the battle between Kyogre and Groudon, [[Wally]] and [[Norman]] trained at the [[Sky Tower]] and woke up Rayquaza. Five years earlier, {{adv|Ruby}}'s victory over a {{p|Salamence}} was the reason Norman was banned from the Gym Leader test as the wounded Salamence rampaged in a lab, accidentally letting Rayquaza, who was in captivity at that time, free. Having been ordered to recapture Rayquaza in the five years he was prohibited from attaining a Gym Leader position, Norman attended the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] and scrutinized its tracks, finally discovering that it slumbered atop the [[Sky Pillar]] when it wasn't scouring beyond Earth's atmosphere. With [[Wally]]'s help, he was able to awaken and take command of Rayquaza, using it to calm {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} in conjunction with Ruby's {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Red Orb|Red}} and {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Blue Orb}}s. When Norman fell under the strain of controlling Rayquaza without a proper medium, it escaped once again, and has not been seen since.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Rayquaza (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]===
Rayquaza appears in [[The Subspace Emissary]] mode as a boss. After {{smw|Diddy Kong}} lands on the lake portion of the smash world, Rayquaza lunges out of the water and snatches him, furious for being disrupted. Just as it is about to eat him {{smw|Fox McCloud|Fox}} then ejects out of his ship, which had already been crashed and destroyed by Rayquaza, and deflects Rayquaza's {{m|Dragon Pulse}} back at it.

Rayquaza collapses into the water, but not for long, as it launches back out, engaging in battle against Fox and Diddy Kong. Later, it is fought in the Great Maze level again and can be fought in the Boss Battles after the storyline is beaten. Its attacks in battle include {{m|ExtremeSpeed}}, {{m|Tail Whip}}, {{m|Thunder}}, {{m|Dig}}, and {{m|Fly}}.

====Trophy Information====
''A Sky High Pokémon. It normally resides high up in the ozone layer where it flies endlessly, so it is rarely seen. However, when {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} began to fight, it appeared to calm them down. It has the ability {{a|Air Lock}}, which blocks all weather-condition effects. It has exceedingly strong abilities, and its attack power is especially remarkable.''

==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
[[File:RayquazaSSBB.jpg|right|thumb|Rayquaza, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
* {{g|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}}: Rayquaza is the focus of the third and final Bonus Field. It can only be challenged after capturing {{p|Groudon}} or {{p|Kyogre}} and will then join the circuit of bonus fields. Rayquaza will bounce along from left to right, allowing the ball to roll under it if it is up. It will sometimes use {{m|Thunder}} to paralyze the ball if it is not moving fast enough, though it does stay still while it is unleashing the attack. Rayquaza will also sometimes use {{m|ExtremeSpeed}} to create two tornadoes that cause the ball to fly up into the air for several seconds if contact is made. Rayquaza must be hit 15 times in three minutes to win. After beating the round twice, Rayquaza will be captured.
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]: Rayquaza acts as the final boss, living on the [[Sky Tower]]. After it is defeated, Rayquaza helps save the {{pkmn|world}} from a meteor. After the credits roll, the player can re-battle Rayquaza to recruit it.
* {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}: Rayquaza can be captured in a bonus mission after the credits.
* {{ga|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness}}: Rayquaza is the guardian of the [[Seven Treasures|Sky Melodica]].

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=dragon
|type2=flying
|gen=3
|rubydex=Rayquaza lived for hundreds of millions of years in the earth's ozone layer, never descending to the ground. This Pokémon appears to feed on water and particles in the atmosphere.
|sapphiredex=Rayquaza is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years in the earth's ozone layer, above the clouds. Its existence had been completely unknown because it lived so high in the sky.
|emeralddex=A Pokémon that flies endlessly in the ozone layer. It is said it would descend to the ground if {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}} were to fight.
|frlgdex=It has lived for hundreds of millions of years in the ozone layer. Its flying form looks like a meteor.
|dpptdex=It cannot be seen from ground level since it lives far up above the clouds in the ozone layer.
|hgssdex=It flies in the ozone layer, way up high in the sky. Until recently, no one had ever seen it.
|bwdex=It cannot be seen from ground level since it lives far up above the clouds in the ozone layer.
|b2w2dex={{tt|くもよりはるかうえのオゾンそうにせいそくしているためちじょうからすがたをみることはできない。|It cannot be seen from ground level since it lives far up above the clouds in the ozone layer.}}
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
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dparea=[[Pal Park]] |
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hgssrarity=One |
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bwrarity=None |
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====In side games====
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|trozei=Random Agent Cards [[Mr. Who's Den]]
|md=[[Sky Tower Summit]] (9F)
|md2=[[Sky Stairway]] (Summit)
|ranger=[[Fiore Temple]] (during mission)
|pokepark=[[Flower Zone]]
|rumble2=Tower: All ({{DL|Pokémon Rumble Blast|Legendary Boss Pokémon|Random Legendary Encounter}})
}}

====In events====
{{eventAvail/h|type=dragon|type2=flying}}
{{eventAvail|List of Korean Nintendo event Pokémon in 2008#Nintendo of Korea Rayquaza|Nintendo of Korea|South Korea|2008|50}}
{{eventAvail|List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2012#15th Anniversary Rayquaza|15th Anniversary Rayquaza|Japan|2012|100}}
{{eventAvail|List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2012#Nobunaga's Black Rayquaza|Nobunaga's Black Rayquaza|Japan|2012|70}}
{{eventAvail|List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2012#Nobunaga's Black Rayquaza|Nobunaga's Black Rayquaza|Japanese Wi-Fi|2012|70}}
|}

====Pokémon Global Link promotions====
{{eventAvail/h|type=dragon|type2=flying}}
{{eventAvail|List of Pokémon Global Link promotions#Rayquaza|Global Link Rayquaza|Korean PGL|2011|50}}
|}

===Held items===
{{HeldItems|type=dragon|type2=flying
|event1=Dragon Scale|event1type=Evolution-inducing held item|event1rar=100
|event2=Life Orb|event2type=In-battle effect item|event2rar=100
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=dragon |
type2=flying |
HP= 105 |
Attack=150 |
Defense=90 |
SpAtk= 150 |
SpDef= 90 |
Speed= 95 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Dragon
|type2=Flying
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=4
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=3
|Stamina=4
|StaminaMax=5
|Jump=5
|JumpMax=5
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=Dragon|
type2=Flying|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting= 50 |
Ground= 0 |
Rock= 200 |
Bug= 50 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 50 |
Grass= 25 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Water= 50 |
Ice= 400 |
Dragon= 200 |
Dark= 100 |
notes=yes|
flying=yes|
newground=1}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Twister|Dragon|Special|40|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|5|Scary Face|Normal|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|15|Crunch|Dark|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|20|Hyper Voice|Normal|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|30|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|35|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|95|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|45|AncientPower|Rock|Special|60|100|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|50|Outrage|Dragon|Physical|120|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|60|Dragon Dance|Dragon|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|65|Fly|Flying|Physical|90|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|75|ExtremeSpeed|Normal|Physical|80|100|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|80|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|90|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM01|Hone Claws|Dark|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM02|Dragon Claw|Dragon|Physical|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM05|Roar|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM08|Bulk Up|Fighting|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM13|Ice Beam|Ice|Special|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM14|Blizzard|Ice|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM22|SolarBeam|Grass|Special|120|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM24|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM25|Thunder|Electric|Special|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM31|Brick Break|Fighting|Physical|75|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM35|Flamethrower|Fire|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM37|Sandstorm|Rock|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM38|Fire Blast|Fire|Special|120|85|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM39|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|50|80|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM49|Echoed Voice|Normal|Special|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM50|Overheat|Fire|Special|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM52|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM56|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM58|Sky Drop|Flying|Physical|60|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM59|Incinerate|Fire|Special|30|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM65|Shadow Claw|Ghost|Physical|70|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM71|Stone Edge|Rock|Physical|100|80|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM73|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM74|Gyro Ball|Steel|Physical|—|100|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM77|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM78|Bulldoze|Ground|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM80|Rock Slide|Rock|Physical|75|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM82|Dragon Tail|Dragon|Physical|60|90|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM02|Fly|Flying|Physical|90|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM03|Surf|Water|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM05|Waterfall|Water|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM06|Dive|Water|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Rayquaza|dragon|flying|5|3}}
{{learnlist/breed5null}}
{{learnlist/breedf|Rayquaza|dragon|flying|5|3}}

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Aqua Tail|Water|Physical|90|90|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Bind|Normal|Physical|15|85|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Draco Meteor|Dragon|Special|140|90|5||'''|yes|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10||'''|no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Earth Power|Ground|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Hyper Voice|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Icy Wind|Ice|Special|55|95|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Iron Head|Steel|Physical|80|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Outrage|Dragon|Physical|120|100|10||'''|no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Tailwind|Flying|Status|—|—|30|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}

====By {{pkmn2|event}}s====
{{learnlist/eventh|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}
{{learnlist/event5|{{DL|List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2012|15th Anniversary Rayquaza}}|V-create|Fire|Physical|180|95|5||}}
{{learnlist/event5|{{DL|List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2012|Nobunaga's Black Rayquaza}}|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10||'''|70}}
{{learnlist/eventf|Rayquaza|Dragon|Flying|5|3}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=dragon |
type2=flying |
ndex=384 |
pinballrs=Catch |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Rare |
Dungeon=yes |
body=4 |
rate=-10 |
area=Stratos Lookout |
P1=Like a star blazing in the sky, I shall help you! |
P2=How is this possible? My health is reduced to a mere half? |
P3=I've had enough... The ozone layer calls for my return... |
PL=I've leveled up! The vast power of the skies fills me! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=yes |
group=Dragon |
assist=Flying |
fieldpower=0 |
field=None |
loop=13 |
MinEXP=600 |
MaxEXP=- |
browser=Rayquaza {{m|Outrage|rampages}} while spitting energy. It is said to be impossible to capture. |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=4 |
rate2=-10 |
iq=D |
rumble2=yes|
rumble2attack=5|
rumble2defense=4|
rumble2speed=3|
Pad=Rayquaza is a Zone Keeper. He protects the [[Granite Zone]] and the [[Flower Zone]]. He's also the Attraction Chief of {{DL|Attractions|Rayquaza's Balloon Panic}}. He values promises. |
Conquest=yes |
ConquestAtk=5 |
ConquestSpd=4 |
ConquestDef=4 |
ConquestHP=5 |
ConquestRange=4 |
ConquestMove={{m|Dragon Pulse}} |
ConquestAbility1=Nomad |
ConquestAbility2= |
ConquestAbility3= |
ConquestEvo=Does not evolve into or from anything |
ConquestLink=[[Nobunaga]]
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|sprite1=384
|name1=Rayquaza
|type1-1=Dragon
|type2-1=Flying}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=dragon|
type2=flying|
gen=3|
gender=none|
ndex=384|
name=Rayquaza|
}}

==Trivia==
* In Pokémon Emerald, Rayquaza appears to use {{m|Hyper Voice}} to calm down Groudon and Kyogre at Sootopolis. Rayquaza couldn't learn it in any Generation III game, but this was rectified in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} versions.
* Rayquaza has the highest {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} of all {{type|Flying}} Pokémon.
* Rayquaza is the [[List of Pokémon by height|tallest]] [[legendary Pokémon]].
** This might be because of its length, as like any other snake-shaped Pokémon.
* Rayquaza is the only legendary Pokémon that can be caught at a higher level than the [[Elite Four]]'s Pokémon before defeating the {{Ho|Elite Four}}. This only happens in {{game|Emerald}}.
* It is said that Rayquaza will come if {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} are battling, but it didn't appear in the episodes ''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]'' and ''[[AG098|The Scuffle of Legends]]''.
** However, in Pokémon Emerald the player must get Rayquaza to stop the battle of Groudon and Kyogre in Sootopolis manually. This may mean that Rayquaza can only calm the two down but may not know when and where they are fighting.
* Out of the [[weather trio]], it is the only one with a secondary [[type]].
* Rayquaza is the only Pokémon with a [[base stats|base stat total]] of {{cat|Pokémon with a base stat total of 680|680}} that does not share the specific stat numbers with another Pokémon: {{p|Mewtwo}}, {{p|Lugia}}, and {{p|Ho-Oh}} all have a 90-90-106-110-130-154 distribution in different orders, while the [[creation trio]], as well as {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}, all have 90-100-100-120-120-150.
* Rayquaza is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 680 that does not have a [[signature move]].
* Rayquaza was the most voted Pokémon of all pre-[[Generation V]] Pokémon in the {{pmin|South Korea|Korean}} [[Pokémon Global Link]] [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions#Rayquaza|promotion]] poll.
** Rayquaza was also the most voted on the {{DL|List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2012|15th anniversary Rayquaza|15th anniversary poll}}, which was for the [[version mascot]]s of the [[version|main series]] Pokémon games, making it Japan's favorite version mascot.
* Rayquaza is misspelled as "Rayquayza" in {{g|Team Turbo}} in every possible instance.
*Up until level 90, Rayquaza learns a move every 5 levels.
===Origin===
Rayquaza is most likely based on the Hebrew legends of {{wp|Ziz}}, the unconquerable primal master of the sky. Its counterparts were {{wp|Behemoth}} and {{wp|Leviathan}}. Rayquaza's appearance also draws inspiration from other creatures of myth such as the {{wp|Asian dragon}} and ''{{wp|lindworm}}''.

====Name origin====
Rayquaza may be a combination of ''{{wp|ray (geometry)|ray}}'' and ''{{wp|quasar}}''. Alternatively, it may be a combination of 烈 ''retsu'' (violent or furious), 空 ''kū'' (sky), and 座 ''za'' (seat or location), which can be taken to mean "one that sits in the ferocious heavens".

==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=dragon|type2=flying
|ja=レックウザ ''Rayquaza''|jameaning=Possibly from ''ray'' and ''quasar''. Alternatively, it may be a combination of 烈 ''retsu'' (violent or furious), 空 ''kū'' (sky), and 座 ''za'' (seat or location), which can be taken to mean "one that sits in the ferocious heavens".
|de=Rayquaza|demeaning=Same as Japanese name
|fr=Rayquaza|frmeaning=Same as Japanese name
|es=Rayquaza|esmeaning=Same as Japanese name
|it=Rayquaza|itmeaning=Same as Japanese name
|ko=레쿠쟈 ''Rekujya''|komeaning=Transliteration of the Japanese name; from {{tt|裂空者/열공자 ''Yeolgongja''|who separates the sky}}.
|zh_cmn=烈空坐 ''Lièkōngzuò''|zh_cmnmeaning=From its Japanese name. Can also be taken as "One who sits in the fierce heavens".
|zh_yue=烈空坐 ''Lihthūngjoh''|zh_yuemeaning=Same as Mandarin name.
}}
 

==Related articles==
* [[Weather trio]]
* [[Rayquaza (M07)]]

==External links==
* {{wp|Rayquaza|Article on Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea09.html Rayquaza's encounter in The Subspace Emissary]

==Notes==

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{{RegionInfobox |
regioncolor=Unova |
name=Unova|
jname=イッシュ|
tmname=Isshu|
image=Unova B2W2.png |
size=300|
|caption=Artwork of the Unova region from {{2v2|Black|White|2}}
|introduction={{game|Black and White|s}} |
professor=[[Professor Juniper]] |
starter={{p|Snivy}}, {{p|Tepig}}, {{p|Oshawott}} |
villain=[[Team Plasma]] |
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location= |
pokelist=[[List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number|Unova Pokédex]] |
series= {{series2|Best Wishes}}|
season= [[Pokémon: Black & White]] (14) [[Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies|Rival Destinies]] (15) |
generation={{Gen|V}} |
games={{v2|Black and White|s}} {{2v2|Black|White|2}} |
}}
[[File:Unova.png|thumb|250px|right|In-game map of the Unova region from Black and White]]
[[File:Unova 2.png|thumb|250px|right|In-game map of the Unova region from Black 2 and White 2]]
The '''Unova''' region (Japanese: '''イッシュ地方''' ''Isshu-chihō'') is a [[region]] of the [[Pokémon world]]. It is the setting of {{game|Black and White|s}} and [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]. It is far away from the four other large regions, and the Pokémon which inhabit Unova are diverse and different from those of [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], and [[Sinnoh]]. In his director's column, [[Junichi Masuda]] suggested that the geographical and social background for Unova draws inspiration from the {{wp|New York City metropolitan area}}<ref>[http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=242 Hidden Power of Masuda: Director's Columns]</ref> <ref>"This new region was inspired by New York's Manhattan. I visited New York when Diamond and Pearl launched and I had the chance to wander around the town. When I walked through the streets, I saw a lot of different people having festivals and community events—Italian people, French people—they're coming from different countries and coexisting in one community", [[Junichi Masuda]], [[Official Nintendo Magazine]] Issue 65 page 30.</ref>, although the region features rural locations as well as industrial.

==Etymology and design concept==
===Etymology===
Unova's Japanese name, イッシュ ''Isshu'', is derived from '''一種類''' ''isshurui'', meaning "one variety". As explained by game director Masuda, this is to express that even though the region has great diversity in species and race, when seen from a distance they are all the same as living creatures.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/vol1/index2.html</ref>

Unova likely comes from the Latin ''unum'' (one) and ''nova'' (new). May also be from ''united'', considering its basis on the largest city in the United States. It also sounds like parts of the phrase '''Un'''ited States '''of''' '''A'''merica.

===Design concept===
Although some of Unova is geographically based on New York, the creators of the region took some liberties in regards to the surrounding areas. Clearly, the largest city in Unova, [[Castelia City]], is based on {{wp|Lower Manhattan}}, but to the immediate north of Castelia is (as opposed to a continuing metropolis as in real life) a [[Desert Resort|vast desert]]. [[Nimbasa City]], which is to the north of Castelia City, could be a reference to {{wp|Broadway (New York City)|Broadway}}, which is located in Manhattan. The division of Unova may also be a reference to the {{wp|Borough (New York City)|Boroughs of New York City}}. The [[Skyarrow Bridge]] is a reference to the {{wp|Brooklyn Bridge}}, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan.

==History==
[[File:Unova world map.png|200px|thumb|Location of Unova on [[Pokémon world]]]]
===Mythological events===
In mythology, Unova was created by uniting the warring peoples of the land by [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals|twin heroes]]. To do this, they used a single dragon at an unknown point over 2500 years ago. However, the brothers started arguing over something each sought in life; the older brother sought truth and the younger brother sought ideals. Their arguments split the single dragon into {{p|Reshiram}}, who sided with the older brother, and {{p|Zekrom}}, who sided with the younger brother. Since they were both born from the same dragon neither could defeat the other and the brothers declared that there was no right side. However, eventually their sons continued the fight and both the dragons started to battle again, destroying the Unova region with their fire and lightning powers before disappearing.

Sometime after the original dragon had been split into Reshiram and Zekrom, one of the two brothers and their respective dragon created the Relic Castle, which was the seat of a new civilization for people and Pokémon.

Also at an unknown point in the distant past, a civil war broke out in Unova that caused an intense forest fire. The many Pokémon that lived in the forest became trapped, though luckily the [[legendary musketeers]] came in to save them—{{p|Terrakion}} moved away boulders that blocked their escape route, {{p|Virizion}} used its nimble movements to protect Pokémon from looming flames, and {{p|Cobalion}} led the scared Pokémon out of the forest. These Pokémon would later become responsible for ending the war before disappearing into myths.

According to [[Lacunosa Town]] legend, a long time ago, a large meteor came from the sky containing a {{p|Kyurem|terrifying monster}}. It was said that at night, the monster would appear in the town along with the cold winds and take away [[human]]s and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to eat them. The residents of the town surrounded Lacunosa Town in a wall to keep the monster out, and a rule was then set on the town that forbade anyone from leaving at night and encouraged people to stay in their homes. Even though residents no longer believe this old story, they still stay inside of their houses at night to this day.

There is a legend which tells of how {{p|Thundurus}} and {{p|Tornadus}} once raced across Unova, tearing up the lands with their respective weather powers, caring not for any settlements or creatures in their path. {{p|Landorus}}, realizing the massive destruction the pair had brought to the region and its inhabitants, is said to have punished them so that they ceased their actions and have never since repeated them for fear of Landorus's wrath.

{{p|Meloetta}} once entertained the people of Unova with song and dance; however, when sorrow filled the hearts of people, Meloetta lost this melody as well as its red shoes.

===Dated history===
* 3,000 years prior to the events of Pokémon Black and White, the [[Valuable item#Undella Town|Relic items]] were created.
* 2,500 years prior to the events of Pokémon Black and White, the [[Relic Castle]] was flourishing and the {{p|Darmanitan}} in front of it went to {{status|sleep}}.
* 200 years prior to the events of Pokémon Black and White, [[Village Bridge]] was constructed after the local river burst its banks, flooding the settlement that stood there previously.
* 100 years prior to the events of Pokémon Black and White, the warehouses of [[Nacrene City]] were constructed.
* 100 years prior to the events of Pokémon Black and White, {{p|Klink}} started appearing in [[Chargestone Cave]].
* 50 years prior to the events of Pokémon Black and White, {{p|Elgyem}} was seen for the first time when it appeared from far in the [[desert]].

===Contemporary history===
{{spoilers}}
====Pokémon Black and White====
[[File:Unova alt.png|thumb|280px|Unova in Black and White]]
In contemporary history, a present containing three [[starter Pokémon]]—one each for [[Cheren]], [[Bianca]] and {{ga|Hilda}}/{{ga|Hilbert}}—was sent to Hilda/Hilbert's house in [[Nuvema Town]] by [[Professor Juniper]] on their mothers' request, so that they could each start their Pokémon journeys through the Unova region, challenging each of Unova's eight Gyms in order to collect Badges and eventually reach the {{un|Pokémon League}}. During their travels, Hilda/Hilbert met and battled with the members of [[Team Plasma]] many times, including their king, [[N]], and encountered the mysterious [[Shadow Triad]], with events coming to a head at [[Dragonspiral Tower]], where N managed to capture one of the members of the [[Tao trio]] and invited Hilda/Hilbert to face him after they had beaten the Pokémon League and resurrected the complementary dragon from the {{DL|List of key items in Generation V|Light Stone}}{{sup|Bl}}/{{DL|List of key items in Generation V|Dark Stone}}{{sup|W}}. On retrieving the appropriate stone from [[Nacrene Museum]] and defeating the [[Elite Four]], Hilda/Hilbert reached the Champion's room, where N was waiting for them, having just defeated [[Alder|the Champion]]. N then summoned [[N's Castle|his castle]], which rose out of the earth surrounding the Pokémon League; Team Plasma had been working tirelessly for years prior to build the fortress around the Pokémon League right under their nose, overworking the Pokémon gifted to them by Trainers they had emotionally manipulated into doing so for this purpose. N then invites Hilda/Hilbert into the castle to battle him in order to test the strength of their convictions.

On entering the castle, Hilda/Hilbert are ambushed by all of the [[Seven Sages]] (minus [[Ghetsis]]), who planned to defeat them so that their king's reign would be unopposed. Fortunately, Bianca arrived, bringing all the [[Gym Leader]]s of the region that she was able find with her (which includes all of them except for [[Chili]], [[Cress]] and [[Cilan]], whom Bianca claimed she could not contact in time). The Gym Leaders then opted to engage the Seven Sages in battle on Hilda/Hilbert's behalf, so that they were able to ascend through the castle and defeat N. Eventually, Hilda/Hilbert reached Team Plasma's King in the throne room, where N summoned his member of the Tao trio, who subsequently came crashing through the farthest wall of the room. The presence of Reshiram{{sup|W}}/Zekrom{{sup|Bl}} then activated the player's dormant stone, which emerged from the [[bag]] and transformed into its counterpart, Zekrom{{sup|W}}/Reshiram{{sup|Bl}}. The latter then allowed Hilda/Hilbert to attempt to capture them and after doing so, Hilda/Hilbert proceeded to defeat N in the ensuing battle.

N's loss to his opponent caused Ghetsis to storm into the room in rage, insisting that N was a complete failure and a freak and revealing his true motivation for Team Plasma. By separating all other Pokémon from their Trainers, whilst Team Plasma retained their own, he, as leader of the group (acting through N), would have been left in a position of power from which he could have dominated the world. However, his delusions of grandeur were cut short by his defeat in a final Pokémon battle at the hands of Hilda/Hilbert followed by his arrest.

N, however, was not arrested and subsequently flew from the land on Reshiram{{sup|W}}/Zekrom{{sup|Bl}} in order to do some soul searching in light of Ghetsis's revelations. Whilst he was not seen again in Unova, there is a rumor that someone with a strong resemblance to N was spotted somewhere in a far-off region. Hilda/Hilbert then continued the rest of their journey, managing to also cover eastern Unova, (becoming the first person to successfully operate the [[Poké Transfer]]), locate and aid in the arrest of the remaining Seven Sages and eventually defeat the Pokémon League Champion themselves.

====Between Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
During the two years between Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Unova region has become enveloped in a huge amount of ice due to an incident in the northeast, covering large portions of the region including [[Nuvema Town]], [[Accumula Town]], [[Striaton City]], [[Nacrene City]], [[Icirrus City]], [[Black City]]/[[White Forest]], [[Lacunosa Town]], and [[Undella Town]]. Construction of the road between [[Castelia City]] and [[Nimbasa City]] through the [[desert]] has been completed, and there appears to be a settlement established along this road. Construction in [[Driftveil City]] has been completed, but two craters have been created, one of which where the [[Cold Storage]] used to be located. The [[Entralink]]'s moat has been drained or dried up, and the Entree has been replaced with a different type of tree. A section has been taken out of a mountain to the east, with a man-made structure in the new space.

====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
Two years after the events of Pokémon Black and White, a Trainer sets off on a journey from [[Aspertia City]].

==Cities, routes, and other locations==
===Demographics===
The Unova region has a total population of 804 including all the towns, cities and areas.

===Cities and towns===
{| align="center" style="background:#{{unova color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{unova color}}"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{unova color}}; color: #fff"
! colspan="2" style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Map
! rowspan="3" | City/Town
! rowspan="3" | Population
! rowspan="3" style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|-
! style="background: #{{black color}};" | {{color2|{{white color}}|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black}}
! style="background: #{{white color}};" | {{color2|{{black color}}|Pokémon Black and White Versions|White}}
|-
! style="background: #{{black 2 color}};" | {{color2|{{white 2 color}}|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black 2}}
! style="background: #{{white 2 color}};" | {{color2|{{black 2 color}}|Pokémon Black and White Versions|White 2}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Nuvema Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Nuvema Town]]
| align=center | 10
| align=center | A rural town whose sea breezes give the sense of something coming.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Accumula Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Accumula Town]]
| align=center | 30
| align=center | This town offers great views due to its many hills.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Striaton City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Striaton City]]
| align=center | 46
| align=center | Entry stairs built in memory of a former home in a snowier climate.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Nacrene City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Nacrene City]]
| align=center | 50
| align=center | A city established in restored storehouses built 100 years ago.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Castelia City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Castelia City]]
| align=center | 130
| align=center | A big city with skyscrapers piercing the clouds.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Nimbasa City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Nimbasa City]]
| align=center | {{tt|239|150 excluding all Trainers in the Big Stadium and Small Court}}
| align=center | A bustling city of entertainment, with many theme parks.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Driftveil City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Driftveil City]]
| align=center | 55
| align=center | A port town distributing many goods, and a gateway to the Unova region.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Mistralton City B.png|100px]]

| align=center | [[Mistralton City]]
| align=center | 37
| align=center | Vegetables are grown by the runway and transported by cargo plane.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Icirrus City{{#switch: {{#time: F}}|April|August|December=_Winter}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Icirrus City]]
| align=center | 34
| align=center | In winter, the city is covered with snow as far as the eye can see.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Opelucid City B.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:Opelucid City W.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Opelucid City]]
| align=center | 52
| align=center | A convenient city of rapid change, showing no traces of the past.{{sup|Bl}} 
A city that respects history and values old things.{{sup|W}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Unova Pokémon League.png|100px]]
| align=center | {{un|Pokémon League}}
| align=center | 10
| align=center | Only the Trainers who have conquered all Pokémon Gyms can challenge here.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Lacunosa Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Lacunosa Town]]
| align=center | 16
| align=center | A town where all honor old customs, living as methodically as clockwork.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Undella Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Undella Town]]
| align=center | 12
| align=center | A summer retreat with a beach full of people who enjoy summer vacations.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Black City and White Forest.png|100px]]
| |
| align=center | [[Black City]]
| align=center | {{tt|45|12 at the minimum occupancy level}}
| align=center | A modern city of ongoing development that draws people to it.
|- style="background: #fff"
| |
| align=center | [[File:Black City and White Forest.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[White Forest]]
| align=center | 25
| align=center | A place of nature's bounty, it attracts people who long for nature.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center | [[File:Anville Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Anville Town]]
| align=center | 13
| align=center | A city with a rail yard where trains park for an overhaul.
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center |
| align=center | [[Aspertia City]]
| align=center | 30
| align=center |
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center |
| align=center | [[Sangi Town]]
| align=center | 17
| align=center |
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center |
| align=center | [[Virbank City]]
| align=center |
| align=center |
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center |
| align=center | [[Yamaji Town]]
| align=center | 12
| align=center |
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan="2" align=center |
| align=center | [[Seigaiha City]]
| align=center |
| align=center |
|- style="background: #fff"
|}

===Landmarks===
[[File:Battle Subway Map.png|right|thumb|Battle Subway map showing various destinations in the Greater Unova region]]
*[[Dreamyard]]
*[[Wellspring Cave]]
*[[Pinwheel Forest]]
*[[Liberty Garden]]
*[[Desert Resort]]
*[[Relic Castle]]
*[[Battle Subway]]
*[[Lostlorn Forest]]
*[[Cold Storage]]
*[[Mistralton Cave]]
*[[Chargestone Cave]]
*[[Celestial Tower]]
*[[Twist Mountain]]
*[[Dragonspiral Tower]]
*[[Moor of Icirrus]]
*[[Challenger's Cave]]
*[[Victory Road (Black and White)]]
*[[N's Castle]]
*[[Royal Unova]]
*[[Giant Chasm]]
*[[Undella Bay]]
*[[Abyssal Ruins]]
*[[Abundant Shrine]]
*[[Poké Transfer Lab]]
*[[P2 Laboratory]]
*[[Entralink]]
*[[Unity Tower]]
*[[Sangi Ranch]]
*[[Oath Woods]]
*[[Virbank Industrial Complex]]
*[[Pokéstar Studios]]
*[[Castelia Sewers]]
*[[Join Avenue]]
*[[Heart Cave]]
*[[Pokémon World Tournament]]
*[[Rebirth Mountain]]
*[[Plasma Frigate]]
*[[Victory Road (Black 2 and White 2)]]
*[[Clay Road]]
*[[Underground Ruins]]
*[[Stranger House]]
*[[Relic Path]]
*[[Seaside Cave]]

====Bridges and tunnels====
Given that Unova is spread across three strips of land divided by two rivers, a number of bridges and an underwater tunnel exist to allow free movement across the region. Each of them has its own characteristic features and are even popular tourist attractions; they are:
* [[Skyarrow Bridge]]
* [[Driftveil Drawbridge]]
* [[Tubeline Bridge]]
* [[Village Bridge]]
* [[Marvelous Bridge]]
* [[Marine Tube]]

===Anime-exclusive locations===
{| align="center" style="background:#{{Unova color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{Unova color}}"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{Unova color}}; color: #fff"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Picture
! Location
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Ambiga Town.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Ambiga Town]]
| Ambiga Town is a town that is located between [[Mistralton City]] and [[Icirrus City]]. The [[Clubsplosion]] tournament is held here.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Area 28.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Area 28]]
| Area 28, located near {{rt|4|Unova}}, is notorious for its {{wp|Unidentified flying object|UFO}} sightings. [[Professor Icarus]] lived there to experiment on {{wp|dark matter}}. He also encountered an {{p|Elgyem}}.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Astilbe Town.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Astilbe Town]]
| A town located between [[Mistralton City]] and [[Icirrus City]]. It has a [[Battle Club]], were [[Ash's Tepig]] met his [[Suwama|former Trainer]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pokemon Battle Club.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Battle Club]]
| Battle Clubs are facilities owned by [[Don George]]s. There are many Battle Clubs across the Unova region. They have various features including a gymnasium, swimming pool to train Pokémon, and computers that display Trainer information.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Black Hero ruins.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Black Hero's ruins]]
| The Black Hero's ruins, located near [[Chargestone Cave]], and said to be where the Black Hero communicated to {{p|Zekrom}}. [[Cedric Juniper]] was researching them. It is protected by a {{p|Sigilyph}} and multiple {{p|Cofagrigus}}.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:None.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Chikakuno Town]]
| A town located between [[Icirrus City]] and [[Opelucid City]]. Just outside the town is an enormous mansion were [[Mr. Hattori]] and [[Momocchi|his daughter]] live.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Clock tower anime.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Clock tower]]
| The clock tower is an old unnamed landmark that stands in an unnamed town in Unova. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} helped a {{p|Darmanitan}} and its {{p|Darumaka}} friends save the tower from demolition.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Eindoak Town.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Eindoak Town]]
| Eindoak Town is the setting for the [[M14|fourteenth]] {{pkmn|movie}}. It is the ancestral home of the "People of the Vale." During the battle tournament held for the village's Harvest Festival, {{Ash}} befriends {{OBP|Victini|M14}}, a rare Pokémon that inhabits Eindoak Town.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:None.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Ferroseed Research Institute]]
| The Ferroseed Research Institute is a facility located in a town between [[Icirrus City]] and [[Opelucid City]]. Research is being conducted here on the moss produced by {{p|Ferroseed}}.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:None.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Full Court]]
| An abandoned mine which is located within a mountain crater. It serves as a home for {{p|Kyurem}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Kingdom of the Vale.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Kingdom of the Vale]]
| Kingdom of the Vale was once home of the "People of the Vale" and ruled by a beloved [[King of the People of the Vale|king]]. The [[Dragon Force]] supplies the kingdom with power.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Litwick Mansion.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Litwick Mansion]]
| Litwick Mansion is located along {{rt|4|Unova}} and was discovered by {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} while trying to escape the rain. It is home to four {{p|Litwick}} and a {{p|Lampent}}.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Luxuria Town Battle Club.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Luxuria Town]]
| Luxuria Town is located somewhere between [[Striaton City]] and [[Nacrene City]]. Luxuria Town has its own [[Battle Club]] which is run by the local [[Don George]]. {{Ash}} had his second battle with [[Trip]] here and lost.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Milos Island.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Milos Island]]
| Milos Island is an island off the coast of [[Driftveil City]]. It is home to the [[Abundant Shrine]] where {{p|Landorus}} sleeps. Connected to the island are two smaller islands that house the shrines of {{p|Tornadus}} and {{p|Thundurus}} who also rest peacefully.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Mistralton Tower.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Mistralton Tower]]
| Mistralton Tower is a treasured landmark that was built near [[Mistralton City]] that takes the place of the [[Celestial Tower]] from the games. Once a year, the [[Wishing Bell Festival]] is held in honor of it.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Nimbasa Town.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Nimbasa Town]]
| Nimbasa Town is located south of [[Nimbasa City]]. {{Ash}} mistakes the town for Nimbasa City at first when he asks where the Gym is until [[Luke]] explains that they're two different places. Nimbasa Town is where Ash and {{ashfr}} take part in the [[Club Battle]] Tournament.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Rainbow Valley.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Rainbow Valley]]
| Rainbow Valley exists somewhere along {{rt|4|Unova}}. {{p|Cottonee}} gather at Rainbow Valley after finding their partner, riding on what is known as the "Diamond Breeze" while holding hands in order to get there. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visit Rainbow Valley after helping a Cottonee win over a love interest.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:None.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Rōshan]]
| A sprawling city accesible by train. Underneath it are disused subway tunnels. One of the old subway stations has been transformed into a museum for old transportation devices.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Sword of the Vale.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Sword of the Vale]]
| The Sword of Vale is a castle that was once at the center of [[Kingdom of the Vale]]. One thousand years ago, the [[King of the People of the Vale]]'s sons, the [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals]], fought over the [[Dragon Force]] contained within the castle, causing the Dragon Force to corrupt the land beneath the Kingdom of Vale. The king used the power of {{OBP|Victini|M14}} and hundreds of {{p|Solosis}} and {{p|Duosion}} to move the castle, containing all of the People of the Vale, to the top of a mountain. The castle now stands near [[Eindoak Town]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
| align=center | [[File:Village of Dragons.png|150px]]
| align=center | [[Village of Dragons]]
| The Village of Dragons is the [[hometown]] of {{an|Iris}}. It is a place where people raise and admire {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon. Iris obtained her {{TP|Iris|Axew}} there from the [[Elder]].
|}

===Routes===
Unlike previous regions, Unova's routes do not follow the same numbering system, with a jump to 301, but are numbered {{rtn|1|Unova}}-{{rtn|23|Unova}}, paralleling the [[Kanto]] region's numbering system and emphasizing Unova's dissociation from the previous four regions.

==Geography==
Unova is divided by two rivers that lead into an ocean to the south of it. These rivers cannot be surfed on, with the exception of the river directly below [[Village Bridge]]. It divides Unova into central and eastern peninsulas and a western landmass. These three landmasses are connected by five bridges, the [[Skyarrow Bridge]], the [[Driftveil Drawbridge]], the [[Tubeline Bridge]], [[Marvelous Bridge]], and the Village Bridge. The eastern part of Unova is further divided by mountains that makes a southeast part and northeast part. The southeastern part is important to Trainers who want to compete in the Pokémon league since two Gyms are located there, but the northeastern part is not since there are no Gyms there and it mostly has tourism, as evidenced by the amount of people speaking foreign languages. Further away from this bundle of towns is where the {{un|Pokémon League}} is located. Interestingly, the northeastern part is the only place in the region to find Pokémon species foreign to Unova outside of Swarms. The central peninsula of Unova consists of the two largest cities in the Pokémon world, [[Castelia City]] and [[Nimbasa City]], as well as [[Opelucid City]] further north, all of which contain Gyms. Every bridge in Unova connects to the central part of the region from either the east or west. The western side contains medium sized towns and more varied landscapes but it also has three Gyms there, making it another destination to visit for any Pokémon Trainer.

Unova is a mixture of urban and rural land. The region features fifteen settlements which reflect the diversity of the region. Many cities have buildings that resemble real-world buildings, such as [[Striaton City]] and [[Castelia City]]. However, some cities remain the way buildings in the past do. [[Castelia City]], a sprawling metropolis, is one of the largest cities in the Pokémon world. [[Nuvema Town]], which is inhabited by the Pokémon expert [[Professor Juniper]], is smaller and quieter. [[Black City]] is a version-exclusive city found only in Pokémon Black. Unova's landscape also features several forests (one of which, [[White Forest]], is also version-exclusive), a [[Desert Resort|desert]], a [[Chargestone Cave|magnetic cave]] and areas where the move {{m|Dive}} can be used outside of battle. Although Unova appears in some ways more technologically advanced than the previous regions, this development is not spread across the whole of the region. There are several aesthetic differences in the region depending on the version, with Pokémon White these changes make the geography more rural looking, while in Pokémon Black these changes are more technological in appearance.
===Climate===
{{main|Seasons}}
The climate of Unova, unlike other regions, solely depends on the time of the year.

Unlike previous regions, where climatic change was experienced locally (that is to say, some routes would always feature snow, and some routes would always feature rain), Unova is susceptible to national seasonal change. Spring, summer, autumn and winter each last approximately thirty days, and recur three times each within a year. Each season brings with it different weather patterns, unlocks different events, and presents altered Pokémon availabilities.

==Unova League==
{{main|Unova League}}
The Unova League is the regional [[Pokémon League]] of the Unova region. After obtaining the eight Badges of the region a Trainer may battle the [[Elite Four]] at the {{un|Pokémon League}} building.

==={{2v2|Black|White}}===

====Gym Leaders====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{Unova color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{Unova color}};" colspan=9 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="9" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova League}}
|- style="background: #{{unova color dark}}"
! colspan="6" align="center" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Generation V}}
! colspan="6" align="center" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Badge}}
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:VSCilan.png]] {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Cilan}} {{color|{{grass color dark}}|デント Dent}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:VSChili.png]] {{color2|{{fire color dark}}|Chili}} {{color|{{fire color dark}}|ポッド Pod}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:VSCress.png]] {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Cress}} {{color|{{water color dark}}|コーン Corn}}
| style="background:#{{??? color light}}" | {{color2|{{??? color dark}}|Striaton City}} {{color|{{??? color dark}}|サンヨウシティ Sanyou City}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}" | {{tcolor|Grass|{{grass color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}" | {{tcolor|Fire|{{fire color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}" | {{tcolor|Water|{{water color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{??? color light}}" | [[File:Trio Badge.png|50px]] {{color|{{??? color dark}}|Trio Badge}}
|- align="center" style="background:#{{??? color}}"
{{gldr|type=Normal|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSLenora.png|ldr=Lenora|djap=アロエ|drm=Aloe|loc=Nacrene City|cjap=シッポウシティ|crm=Shippou City|bdg=Basic|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSBurgh.png|ldr=Burgh|djap=アーティ|drm=Arti|loc=Castelia City|cjap=ヒウンシティ|crm=Hiun City|bdg=Insect|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSElesa.png|ldr=Elesa|djap=カミツレ|drm=Kamiture|loc=Nimbasa City|cjap=ライモンシティ|crm=Raimon City|bdg=Bolt|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Ground|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSClay.png|ldr=Clay|djap=ヤーコン|drm=Yacon|loc=Driftveil City|cjap=ホドモエシティ|crm=Hodomoe City|bdg=Quake|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Flying|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSSkyla.png|ldr=Skyla|djap=フウロ|drm=Fuuro|loc=Mistralton City|cjap=フキヨセシティ|crm=Fukiyose City|bdg=Jet|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Ice|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSBrycen.png|ldr=Brycen|djap=ハチク|drm=Hachiku|loc=Icirrus City|cjap=セッカシティ|crm=Sekka City|bdg=Freeze|px=50}}
{{gldrb2|type=Dragon|col=3|tcol=3|pic=VSDrayden.png|ldr=Drayden|djap=シャガ|drm=Shaga{{sup|Bl}}|pic2=VSIris.png|ldr2=Iris|djap2=アイリス|drm2=Iris{{sup|W}}|loc=Opelucid City|cjap=ソウリュウシティ|crm=Souryuu City|bdg=Legend|px=50}}
|}

====Elite Four and Champion====
{{elt/h|gen=V|l=da7953|d=8e2d07|league=Unova}}
{{elt|type=Ghost|pic=VSShauntal.png|m=Shauntal|mjap=シキミ|mrm=Shikimi}}
{{elt|type=Fighting|pic=VSMarshal.png|m=Marshal|mjap=レンブ|mrm=Renbu}}
{{elt|type=Dark|pic=VSGrimsley.png|m=Grimsley|mjap=ギーマ|mrm=Giima}}
{{elt|type=Psychic|pic=VSCaitlin.png|m=Caitlin|mjap=カトレア|mrm=Cattleya}}
{{eltb|type=Alder|t=Various|pic=VSAlder.png|m=Alder|mjap=アデク|mrm=Adeku}}
|}

==={{2v2|Black|White|2}}===
====Gym Leaders====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{Unova color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{Unova color}};" colspan=7 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="7" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="4" align="center" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Generation V}}
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="3" align="center" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova}}
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" colspan="4" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Badge}}
|- align="center"
{{gldr|type=Normal|col=4|pic=VSCheren 2.png|ldr=Cheren|djap=チェレン|drm=Cheren|loc=Aspertia City|cjap=ヒオウギシティ|crm=Hiougi City|bdg=Basic|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Poison|col=4|pic=VSRoxie.png|ldr=Roxie|djap=ホミカ|drm=Homika|loc=Virbank City|cjap=タチワキシティ|crm=Tachiwaki City|bdg=Toxic|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|col=4|pic=VSBurgh.png|ldr=Burgh|djap=アーティ|drm=Arti|loc=Castelia City|cjap=ヒウンシティ|crm=Hiun City|bdg=Insect|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|col=4|pic=VSElesa 2.png|ldr=Elesa|djap=カミツレ|drm=Kamiture|loc=Nimbasa City|cjap=ライモンシティ|crm=Raimon City|bdg=Bolt|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Ground|col=4|pic=VSClay.png|ldr=Clay|djap=ヤーコン|drm=Yacon|loc=Driftveil City|cjap=ホドモエシティ|crm=Hodomoe City|bdg=Quake|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Flying|col=4|pic=VSSkyla.png|ldr=Skyla|djap=フウロ|drm=Fuuro|loc=Mistralton City|cjap=フキヨセシティ|crm=Fukiyose City|bdg=Jet|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Dragon|col=4|pic=VSDrayden.png|ldr=Drayden|djap=シャガ|drm=Shaga|loc=Opelucid City|cjap=ソウリュウシティ|crm=Souryuu City|bdg=Legend|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Water|col=4|pic=VSMarlon.png|ldr=Marlon|djap=シズイ|drm=Shizui|loc=Seigaiha City|cjap=セイガイハシティ|crm=Seigaiha City|bdg=Wave|px=50}}
|}

====Elite Four and Champion====
{{elt/h|gen=V|l=da7953|d=8e2d07|league=Unova}}
{{elt|type=Ghost|pic=VSShauntal.png|m=Shauntal|mjap=シキミ|mrm=Shikimi}}
{{elt|type=Fighting|pic=VSMarshal.png|m=Marshal|mjap=レンブ|mrm=Renbu}}
{{elt|type=Dark|pic=VSGrimsley.png|m=Grimsley|mjap=ギーマ|mrm=Giima}}
{{elt|type=Psychic|pic=VSCaitlin.png|m=Caitlin|mjap=カトレア|mrm=Cattleya}}
{{eltb|type=Dragon|pic=VSIris cropped.png|m=Iris|mjap=アイリス|mrm=Iris}}
|}

==Trivia==
* Unova is the only main series region that does not require fighting the {{pkmn|Champion}} to complete the main story.
* Unova is the only main series region to be based on a real-world region outside of Japan.
* Unova is the only region not to have any important locations located on major islands during normal gameplay before the [[Elite Four]].
* Unova is the only main series game region not to have the {{tc|Bug Catcher}}, {{tc|Bird Keeper}}, or {{tc|Sailor}} [[Trainer class]]es in it.
* Unova is the only region to have different exterior designs for every Gym.
** It is also the only region where the Gyms have logos.
* Unova is the only region without:
** a [[Department Store]] in a city; Unova's is in the middle of {{rt|9|Unova}}
** a [[Game Corner]]
** a [[Safari Zone]]
** a Bike Shop
** an actual or former Rock-type Gym.
** a Pokédex that starts with a {{type|Grass}} starter.
** {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Raichu}}, {{p|Abra}}, {{p|Kadabra}}, {{p|Alakazam}}, {{p|Machop}}, {{p|Machoke}}, {{p|Machamp}}, {{p|Tentacool}}, {{p|Tentacruel}}, {{p|Geodude}}, {{p|Graveler}}, {{p|Golem}}, {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Seaking}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, and {{p|Pichu}} in its regional Pokédex.
* Unova is the only main series region which does not use a romanization of the Japanese name as its English name, and the only region whose name is different among all translations of the games.
** Unova is also the only main series region not to have an "O" sound in its Japanese name.
* Unova is the only main region not to have a [[Battle Frontier]].
** However, Kanto only has a Battle Frontier in the anime.
* All English names for the towns and cities in Unova, except [[Black City]] and [[Village Bridge]], come from different types of cloud or cloud phenomena.
** Likewise, with the exception of [[Black City]], all the Japanese names of the towns and cities come from traditional patterns.
* In some UK pre-release material, Unova was referred to as '''Alleos'''.
* Unova is the region with the most [[Gym Leader]]s, with 14 in total.

==In other languages==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #{{Unova color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{Unova color}}"
|- align=center
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|French
|Unys
|From ''un'' (one) and ''uni'' (united).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|German
|Einall
|From ''eins'' (one) and ''alles'' (all). Can be translated as "all-in-one".
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Italian
|Unima
|From ''uno'' (one) and possibly from ''anima'' (soul).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Spanish
|Teselia {{tt|Unova|Latin American Spanish dub of the anime}}
|From ''tesela'', Spanish for {{wp|tessera}}, a ceramic mosaic piece. It can be related to the names of the regional locations, which are based on ceramic materials that can be used to make tesserae and form a mosaic.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Korean
|하나 ''Hana''
|From 하나 (one).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
|合眾 ''Hézhòng''
|合眾 means "united", "involving everyone". Literally "to assemble the multitude". Possibly derived from 「合眾為一」 ''Hézhòng wéi Yī'' (''{{wp|E pluribus unum}}''). May also be a reference to 合眾國 ''Hézhòngguó'' (literally, the phrase {{wp|United States (disambiguation)|United States}}).

|}
{{-}}

==See also==
* {{game|Black and White|s}}
* {{game|Black and White|s|4=2}}

==References==
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{{Regions|Unova}}
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{{Project Locations notice}}

[[Category:Unova locations|*]]
[[Category:Black and White locations|*]]
[[Category:Black 2 and White 2 locations|*]]

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Pokémon Red and Green beta

2011-12-22T16:04:19Z

Root88as: /* Prototype names */

{{move|Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue beta}}

As with most gaming software, {{game|Red and Green|s}}, in their final release, contain several "dummied out" features that were programmed into the games but for one reason or another had their activating events taken from the final versions.

In addition, the English translations of these games, {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, had several of their own altered aspects during the two years between the release of {{game|Blue| (Japanese)|the Japanese Blue}} and the English translations.

==Concept art==
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|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{green color dark}}; background: #{{green color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Pokemon conceptart.jpg|250px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| The early concept art by Ken Sugimori
|}

In a gaming exhibition called Game On, early concept art of Red and Green by [[Ken Sugimori]] was featured, along with beta material from [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire beta|Ruby and Sapphire]]. The concept art depicts rough versions of various concepts that made it into the final game. They seem to include various {{pkmn|battle}}s, the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]], {{ga|Red}} riding on a {{p|Lapras}}, a {{p|Blastoise}}, [[Celadon City]], [[Silph Co.]], and a town with a fountain which could have been reworked into [[Celadon City]]. Some other Pokémon are identifiable in a raw or semi-normal form, such as {{p|Gastly}} and others are prototypical of an entire class of Pokémon, such as a basic {{type2|Dragon}}.

===Game Center CX: Pokémon special===
A Japan-exclusive special Pokémon episode of Game Center CX, (or [[wikipedia:Retro Game Master|Retro Game Master]] as it is known outside of Japan) included an interview with Satoshi Tajiri, where he revealed early Pokémon character profiles of {{p|Nidoking}}, {{p|Slowbro}} and {{p|Kadabra}}. Notably, they are given a number which matches their [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|internal index number]], rather than their final Pokédex number. Nidoking, for instance is noted as being No. 007, rather than No. 034, either suggesting that there was an earlier method of ordering the Pokémon proposed, or that they reflect the order that they were programmed into the game. The latter is supported by interviews with Ken Sugimori, which verify that Rhydon (index no. 001) was the first Pokémon ever created, and early sketches from [[Capsule Monsters]] featuring Rhydon. Nidoking is also referred to as マイコー♂ (''Maikō♂'') indicating that there were prototype names for Pokémon before the development of Pokémon Red and Green had finished. The following video contains an excerpt from the aforementioned interview.

{{youtubevid|F0RrnA0V3vc|ChickasaurusGL|Green}}


==Gameplay features==
===Battling against Professor Oak===
At the beginning of the game, [[Professor Oak]] introduces the player to the [[Pokémon world|world of Pokémon]] using a sprite that is similar to the battle sprites of other characters. However, he also has a full team of Pokémon programmed into the game, consisting of a {{p|Tauros}}, {{p|Exeggutor}}, {{p|Arcanine}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, and the final form of the [[starter Pokémon]] that was not taken by the {{player}} or {{ga|Blue}}.

Oak's Pokémon are of an even higher level than those of {{ga|Blue}} as {{pkmn|Champion}}, perhaps implying that he was at one point intended to be faced after the defeat of the [[Elite Four]].

This battle can be activated through the [[Mew glitch]] with a {{stat|Special}} stat of 226, and remains in place in {{game|Yellow}}.

===Bird type===
The {{t|Bird}} type may have been a prototype version of the {{t|Flying}} type. This can be seen in the final version of the game: [[Missingno.]] is recognized as a dual-typed {{2t|Bird|Normal}} Pokémon. The Bird type is present in the programming of the [[Generation II]] games; this is unsurprising, since the game engine for Gold and Silver is based on that of the [[Generation I]] games.

===Directions===
It is possible to force a situation where the player has a choice of selecting options NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, and WEST as opposed to the options which appear in the final game such as YES/NO and HEAL/CANCEL. The words "WEST" and "SOUTH" in block capitals do not even appear in the final game.<ref>[http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,36.msg185558.html#msg185558 Thread on Glitch City Laboratories forums]</ref>

===Female player character===
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|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{green color dark}}; background: #{{green color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Sugimori Starter artwork.png|250px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Artwork featuring an assumed female player character, with a Squirtle
|}

There were originally plans for a female character to be playable in Red and Green, as older sketches suggest. {{adv|Green}} from [[Pokémon Adventures]] seems to be based on her. The {{ga|Leaf|character}} was redesigned and included in the [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|remakes]] of the game, to continue the standard of including a female protagonist option.

===No Mew present===
According to the interview by [[Satoru Iwata]] with [[Tsunekaz Ishihara]] and [[Shigeki Morimoto]] about the release of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, localized as "Iwata Asks", they admitted that after the debug features were removed, they added {{p|Mew}} in the empty space. Nintendo thought that this would have been risky because altering the game code after completing testing, meant that any new bugs created by adding data with no debugging features would have been much harder to be fixed. Standard programming practices usually discourage altering the code and not testing it, just before releasing the game to the customer.<ref>[http://nintendodsi.com/iwata-asks-chapter.jsp?interviewId=6&volumeId=1&chapterId=1 Iwata Asks - Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version]</ref>

===Unused Trainer class===
A [[List of Trainer classes|Trainer class]] known as "[[Chief]]" was omitted from the final game, though like Oak, a battle with an NPC with this data can be accessed through cheating. It is mentioned in-game by one of the {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s in [[Celadon City]], and shares its battle sprite with the {{tc|Scientist}} Trainer class.
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==Locations==
===Alternative map locations===
There are three map locations which are each identical to another map used in the final game, except for the fact that the default music used in the alternative location is different.<ref>[http://glitchcity.info/wiki/index.php/Alternative_map_locations_%28Generation_I%29 Glitch City Laboratories Wiki: Alternative map locations (Generation I)]</ref>

These locations are:
* The house invaded by [[Team Rocket]] in [[Cerulean City]]: has index number 69 instead of 62 and plays the [[Mt. Moon]] theme;
* The [[Underground Path (Routes 5-6)|Underground Path]]'s entrance in {{Rt|6|Kanto}}: has index number 75 instead of 74 and plays the [[Vermilion City]] theme;
* The [[Poké Mart]] at [[Cinnabar Island]]: has index number 173 instead of 172 and plays the Cinnabar Island theme.

===Extra location accessible via {{m|Fly}}===
Formatted data exists for an additional map location.<ref>[http://glitchcity.info/wiki/index.php/Unused_town Glitch City Laboratories Wiki - Unused Town]</ref> It is located straight after the final town in memory ([[Saffron City]]) but just before [[Kanto Route 1|Route 1]]. Its associated data is completely blank, even its header data and coordinates on the [[Town Map]] (where the game defaults the location as part of "[[Pallet Town]]" with coordinates 0,0), except for the fact that an unused flag when checked allows the player to Fly to it. Attempting to travel to this location simply freezes the game.

===Unused shop data===
A part of the games' code relates to a shop and may be associated with the formatted map location as mentioned above. The "shop" lists [[Poké Ball|Great Ball]]s, [[Super Potion]]s, [[Hyper Potion]]s, [[Full Heal]]s and [[Revive]]s.

==Items==
{{main|List of dummied out items#Generation I|List of dummied out items}}
===Badges===
Hidden items with the names of all the [[badge]]s exist in the game's coding. This could mean that the badges were originally going to be items that were carried in the player's [[bag]]. The Boulder Badge and Cascade Badge are the only ones that do something when used in battle - they allow the player to throw bait and rocks, respectively, as in the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] battles. When used outside of battle, they have another strange effect - after the throwing animation, the music changes to a loop of Professor Oak's "good [[Pokédex]]" jingle.

===?????===
There is an item in the game named ?????, which enables the player to {{m|Surf}} without using a Pokémon. Due to this ability, it is often referred to as Surfboard. In the final game, the move {{m|Surf}} can be used by a Pokémon as a {{OBP|field move|main series}} serving the same function. This has led a few players to speculate that either the move {{m|Surf}} was not originally implemented as a field move or that the move did not initially exist as an HM.

===Poké Balls===
Some concept art depicts Poké Balls on the ground, in two pieces. This is most likely just a carryover from when Pokémon was in its initial concept of [[Capsule Monsters]]. Strangely, the original Poké Ball sprites from {{game|Red and Green|s}} don't show the button in the center of the Poké Ball.

===Pokédex===
This item allows use of the Pokédex inside battle, much like Ash does in the anime. However, due to its incomplete nature, it causes various graphical glitches upon usage.

==Localization==
===Prototype names===
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|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{green color dark}}; background: #{{green color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Generation I prototype English names.jpg|250px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Unknown poster showing early names for [[Generation I]] Pokémon (click to enlarge-- names are shortened into seven characters)
|}

During the promotional period that preceded the English release of both the {{pkmn|anime}} and games, a large amount of Pokémon were shown with different names than they had in the games at release. Some of these names were similar to their current names, but some were quite close to their Japanese names, and others were completely different from any current Pokémon name.

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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #{{green color light}}" | #
! style="background: #{{green color light}}" |  
! style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Final name
! style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Beta name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #{{green color light}}" | Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|014
|{{MSP|014|Kakuna}}
|{{p|Kakuna}}
|Kokoon
|Cocoon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|016
|{{MSP|016|Pidgey}}
|{{p|Pidgey}}
|Pidge
|Poppo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|018
|{{MSP|018|Pidgeot}}
|{{p|Pidgeot}}
|Pidgeott
|Pigeot
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|019
|{{MSP|019|Rattata}}
|{{p|Rattata}}
|Rattatak
|Koratta
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|023
|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}
|{{p|Ekans}}
|Arbo
|Arbo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|028
|{{MSP|028|Sandslash}}
|{{p|Sandslash}}
|Sandstorm
|Sandpan
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|035
|{{MSP|035|Clefairy}}
|{{p|Clefairy}}
|Aria
|Pippi
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|036
|{{MSP|036|Clefable}}
|{{p|Clefable}}
|Ariala
|Pixy
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|037
|{{MSP|037|Vulpix}}
|{{p|Vulpix}}
|Foxfire
|Rokon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|039
|{{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}}
|{{p|Jigglypuff}}
|Pudding
|Purin
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|040
|{{MSP|040|Wigglytuff}}
|{{p|Wigglytuff}}
|Custard
|Pukurin
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|043
|{{MSP|043|Oddish}}
|{{p|Oddish}}
|Ladish
|Nazonokusa
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|046
|{{MSP|046|Paras}}
|{{p|Paras}}
|Parasyte
|Paras
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|050
|{{MSP|050|Diglett}}
|{{p|Diglett}}
|Digda
|Digda
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|058
|{{MSP|058|Growlithe}}
|{{p|Growlithe}}
|Flamie
|Gardie
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|059
|{{MSP|059|Arcanine}}
|{{p|Arcanine}}
|Blaze
|Windie
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|060
|{{MSP|060|Poliwag}}
|{{p|Poliwag}}
|Aqua
|Nyoromo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|061
|{{MSP|061|Poliwhirl}}
|{{p|Poliwhirl}}
|{{tt|"Aquanau"|May be "Aquanaut" in full}}
|Nyorozo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|062
|{{MSP|062|Poliwrath}}
|{{p|Poliwrath}}
|{{tt|"Aquamar"|May be "Aquamarine" in full}}
|Nyorobon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|063
|{{MSP|063|Abra}}
|{{p|Abra}}
|Hocus
|Casey
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|064
|{{MSP|064|Kadabra}}
|{{p|Kadabra}}
|Pocus
|Yungerer
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|066
|{{MSP|066|Machop}}
|{{p|Machop}}
|Kara-tee
|Wanriky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|067
|{{MSP|067|Machoke}}
|{{p|Machoke}}
|Kung-foo
|Goriky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|068
|{{MSP|068|Machamp}}
|{{p|Machamp}}
|Ju-doh
|Kairiky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|072
|{{MSP|072|Tentacool}}
|{{p|Tentacool}}
|Jilly
|Menokurage
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|073
|{{MSP|073|Tentacruel}}
|{{p|Tentacruel}}
|Man O War
|Dokukurage
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|078
|{{MSP|078|Rapidash}}
|{{p|Rapidash}}
|Gallop
|Gallop
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|079
|{{MSP|079|Slowpoke}}
|{{p|Slowpoke}}
|Slowmo
|Yadon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|081
|{{MSP|081|Magnemite}}
|{{p|Magnemite}}
|Coil
|Coil
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|082
|{{MSP|082|Magneton}}
|{{p|Magneton}}
|Recoil
|Rarecoil
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|083
|{{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}}
|{{p|Farfetch'd}}
|Fowler
|Kamonegi
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|084
|{{MSP|084|Doduo}}
|{{p|Doduo}}
|Dodo
|Dodo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|087
|{{MSP|087|Dewgong}}
|{{p|Dewgong}}
|Manaty
|Jugon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|092
|{{MSP|092|Gastly}}
|{{p|Gastly}}
|Spirit
|Ghos
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|093
|{{MSP|093|Haunter}}
|{{p|Haunter}}
|Spectre
|Ghost
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|094
|{{MSP|094|Gengar}}
|{{p|Gengar}}
|Phantom
|Gangar
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|096
|{{MSP|096|Drowzee}}
|{{p|Drowzee}}
|Sleeper
|Sleep
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|099
|{{MSP|099|Kingler}}
|{{p|Kingler}}
|Kingle
|Kingler
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|102
|{{MSP|102|Exeggcute}}
|{{p|Exeggcute}}
|{{tt|"Eggstre"|May be "Eggstreme" in full}}
|Tamatama
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|103
|{{MSP|103|Exeggutor}}
|{{p|Exeggutor}}
|{{tt|"Eggscut"|May be "Eggscute" in full}}
|Nassy
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|104
|{{MSP|104|Cubone}}
|{{p|Cubone}}
|Orphon
|Karakara
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|105
|{{MSP|105|Marowak}}
|{{p|Marowak}}
|Guardia
|Garagara
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|108
|{{MSP|108|Lickitung}}
|{{p|Lickitung}}
|Tonguetyd
|Beroringa
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|109
|{{MSP|109|Koffing}}
|{{p|Koffing}}
|Ny
|Dogars
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|110
|{{MSP|110|Weezing}}
|{{p|Weezing}}
|La
|Matadogas
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|113
|{{MSP|113|Chansey}}
|{{p|Chansey}}
|Lucky
|Lucky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|114
|{{MSP|114|Tangela}}
|{{p|Tangela}}
|Meduza
|Monjara
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|118
|{{MSP|118|Goldeen}}
|{{p|Goldeen}}
|Goldy
|Tosakinto
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|119
|{{MSP|119|Seaking}}
|{{p|Seaking}}
|Neptune
|Azumao
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|123
|{{MSP|123|Scyther}}
|{{p|Scyther}}
|Stryke
|Strike
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|130
|{{MSP|130|Gyarados}}
|{{p|Gyarados}}
|Skulkraken
|Gyarados
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|131
|{{MSP|131|Lapras}}
|{{p|Lapras}}
|Ness
|Laplace
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|132
|{{MSP|132|Ditto}}
|{{p|Ditto}}
|Morpho
|Metamon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|133
|{{MSP|133|Eevee}}
|{{p|Eevee}}
|Eon
|Eievui
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|137
|{{MSP|137|Porygon}}
|{{p|Porygon}}
|Poregon
|Porygon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|138
|{{MSP|138|Omanyte}}
|{{p|Omanyte}}
|Ess
|Omnite
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|139
|{{MSP|139|Omastar}}
|{{p|Omastar}}
|Kargo
|Omstar
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|140
|{{MSP|140|Kabuto}}
|{{p|Kabuto}}
|Att
|Kabuto
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|141
|{{MSP|141|Kabutops}}
|{{p|Kabutops}}
|Lantis
|Kabutops
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|142
|{{MSP|142|Aerodactyl}}
|{{p|Aerodactyl}}
|Ptera
|Ptera
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|147
|{{MSP|147|Dratini}}
|{{p|Dratini}}
|Dragoon
|Miniryu
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | 148
|{{MSP|148|Dragonair}}
|{{p|Dragonair}}
|Dragyn
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | Hakuryu
|}
{{-}}
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==="The MISTY wants to fight!"===
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|- align=center
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[[File:BrockRB beta.jpg|200px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| "The BROCK wants to fight!" beta battle message
|}

Before the American and European releases of Pokémon Red and Blue, screenshots were released of a {{ga|Blue|rival}} battle with the text "The BLUE wants to fight!". While this text would work with a typical Trainer, such as "The {{tc|Lass|LASS}}" or "The {{tc|Hiker|HIKER}}", as they were not given personal names until [[Generation II]], it would cause problems with [[Gym Leader]], [[Elite Four]], rival, and game link battles, leaving them to end up as "The [[Misty|MISTY]]" or "The [[Lance|LANCE]]", as these Trainers did not at the time have titles, only their names. Because of this, the "The" article was dropped in the final version of the game, leading to the somewhat odd sentence style used until [[Generation III]] of "[Trainer's class/name] wants to..."

A screenshot in the instruction manual of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} still contains the text "The [[Brock|BROCK]] wants to fight!", possibly suggesting a late removal. The instruction manual also mentions Pokémon Leaders instead of Gym Leaders.
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==="<Pokémon> CUT down a bush!"===
{| align="right" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{gold color dark}}; background: #{{red color}};"
|- align=center
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{green color dark}}; background: #{{green color light}}; width:80px; padding:5px;"|
[[File:ODDISH_CUT.png|200px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| "ODDISH CUT down a bush!" beta field message
|}

On page 31 of {{game|Red and Blue|s}}'s Nintendo Player's Guide, a different dialog string that reads "ODDISH CUT down a bush!" is used in a screenshot when cutting down the bush next to [[Vermilion City]] [[Pokémon Gym|Gym]]. The fact that {{m|Cut}} can also be used to destroy areas of [[tall grass]] may have been the reason why the text was converted to "<Pokémon> hacked away with CUT!" in the final game.
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==References==
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{{move|Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue beta}}

As with most gaming software, {{game|Red and Green|s}}, in their final release, contain several "dummied out" features that were programmed into the games but for one reason or another had their activating events taken from the final versions.

In addition, the English translations of these games, {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, had several of their own altered aspects during the two years between the release of {{game|Blue| (Japanese)|the Japanese Blue}} and the English translations.

==Concept art==
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[[File:Pokemon conceptart.jpg|250px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| The early concept art by Ken Sugimori
|}

In a gaming exhibition called Game On, early concept art of Red and Green by [[Ken Sugimori]] was featured, along with beta material from [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire beta|Ruby and Sapphire]]. The concept art depicts rough versions of various concepts that made it into the final game. They seem to include various {{pkmn|battle}}s, the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]], {{ga|Red}} riding on a {{p|Lapras}}, a {{p|Blastoise}}, [[Celadon City]], [[Silph Co.]], and a town with a fountain which could have been reworked into [[Celadon City]]. Some other Pokémon are identifiable in a raw or semi-normal form, such as {{p|Gastly}} and others are prototypical of an entire class of Pokémon, such as a basic {{type2|Dragon}}.

===Game Center CX: Pokémon special===
A Japan-exclusive special Pokémon episode of Game Center CX, (or [[wikipedia:Retro Game Master|Retro Game Master]] as it is known outside of Japan) included an interview with Satoshi Tajiri, where he revealed early Pokémon character profiles of {{p|Nidoking}}, {{p|Slowbro}} and {{p|Kadabra}}. Notably, they are given a number which matches their [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|internal index number]], rather than their final Pokédex number. Nidoking, for instance is noted as being No. 007, rather than No. 034, either suggesting that there was an earlier method of ordering the Pokémon proposed, or that they reflect the order that they were programmed into the game. The latter is supported by interviews with Ken Sugimori, which verify that Rhydon (index no. 001) was the first Pokémon ever created, and early sketches from [[Capsule Monsters]] featuring Rhydon. Nidoking is also referred to as マイコー♂ (''Maikō♂'') indicating that there were prototype names for Pokémon before the development of Pokémon Red and Green had finished. The following video contains an excerpt from the aforementioned interview.

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==Gameplay features==
===Battling against Professor Oak===
At the beginning of the game, [[Professor Oak]] introduces the player to the [[Pokémon world|world of Pokémon]] using a sprite that is similar to the battle sprites of other characters. However, he also has a full team of Pokémon programmed into the game, consisting of a {{p|Tauros}}, {{p|Exeggutor}}, {{p|Arcanine}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, and the final form of the [[starter Pokémon]] that was not taken by the {{player}} or {{ga|Blue}}.

Oak's Pokémon are of an even higher level than those of {{ga|Blue}} as {{pkmn|Champion}}, perhaps implying that he was at one point intended to be faced after the defeat of the [[Elite Four]].

This battle can be activated through the [[Mew glitch]] with a {{stat|Special}} stat of 226, and remains in place in {{game|Yellow}}.

===Bird type===
The {{t|Bird}} type may have been a prototype version of the {{t|Flying}} type. This can be seen in the final version of the game: [[Missingno.]] is recognized as a dual-typed {{2t|Bird|Normal}} Pokémon. The Bird type is present in the programming of the [[Generation II]] games; this is unsurprising, since the game engine for Gold and Silver is based on that of the [[Generation I]] games.

===Directions===
It is possible to force a situation where the player has a choice of selecting options NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, and WEST as opposed to the options which appear in the final game such as YES/NO and HEAL/CANCEL. The words "WEST" and "SOUTH" in block capitals do not even appear in the final game.<ref>[http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,36.msg185558.html#msg185558 Thread on Glitch City Laboratories forums]</ref>

===Female player character===
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|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{green color dark}}; background: #{{green color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Sugimori Starter artwork.png|250px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Artwork featuring an assumed female player character, with a Squirtle
|}

There were originally plans for a female character to be playable in Red and Green, as older sketches suggest. {{adv|Green}} from [[Pokémon Adventures]] seems to be based on her. The {{ga|Leaf|character}} was redesigned and included in the [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|remakes]] of the game, to continue the standard of including a female protagonist option.

===No Mew present===
According to the interview by [[Satoru Iwata]] with [[Tsunekaz Ishihara]] and [[Shigeki Morimoto]] about the release of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, localized as "Iwata Asks", they admitted that after the debug features were removed, they added {{p|Mew}} in the empty space. Nintendo thought that this would have been risky because altering the game code after completing testing, meant that any new bugs created by adding data with no debugging features would have been much harder to be fixed. Standard programming practices usually discourage altering the code and not testing it, just before releasing the game to the customer.<ref>[http://nintendodsi.com/iwata-asks-chapter.jsp?interviewId=6&volumeId=1&chapterId=1 Iwata Asks - Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version]</ref>

===Unused Trainer class===
A [[List of Trainer classes|Trainer class]] known as "[[Chief]]" was omitted from the final game, though like Oak, a battle with an NPC with this data can be accessed through cheating. It is mentioned in-game by one of the {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s in [[Celadon City]], and shares its battle sprite with the {{tc|Scientist}} Trainer class.
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==Locations==
===Alternative map locations===
There are three map locations which are each identical to another map used in the final game, except for the fact that the default music used in the alternative location is different.<ref>[http://glitchcity.info/wiki/index.php/Alternative_map_locations_%28Generation_I%29 Glitch City Laboratories Wiki: Alternative map locations (Generation I)]</ref>

These locations are:
* The house invaded by [[Team Rocket]] in [[Cerulean City]]: has index number 69 instead of 62 and plays the [[Mt. Moon]] theme;
* The [[Underground Path (Routes 5-6)|Underground Path]]'s entrance in {{Rt|6|Kanto}}: has index number 75 instead of 74 and plays the [[Vermilion City]] theme;
* The [[Poké Mart]] at [[Cinnabar Island]]: has index number 173 instead of 172 and plays the Cinnabar Island theme.

===Extra location accessible via {{m|Fly}}===
Formatted data exists for an additional map location.<ref>[http://glitchcity.info/wiki/index.php/Unused_town Glitch City Laboratories Wiki - Unused Town]</ref> It is located straight after the final town in memory ([[Saffron City]]) but just before [[Kanto Route 1|Route 1]]. Its associated data is completely blank, even its header data and coordinates on the [[Town Map]] (where the game defaults the location as part of "[[Pallet Town]]" with coordinates 0,0), except for the fact that an unused flag when checked allows the player to Fly to it. Attempting to travel to this location simply freezes the game.

===Unused shop data===
A part of the games' code relates to a shop and may be associated with the formatted map location as mentioned above. The "shop" lists [[Poké Ball|Great Ball]]s, [[Super Potion]]s, [[Hyper Potion]]s, [[Full Heal]]s and [[Revive]]s.

==Items==
{{main|List of dummied out items#Generation I|List of dummied out items}}
===Badges===
Hidden items with the names of all the [[badge]]s exist in the game's coding. This could mean that the badges were originally going to be items that were carried in the player's [[bag]]. The Boulder Badge and Cascade Badge are the only ones that do something when used in battle - they allow the player to throw bait and rocks, respectively, as in the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] battles. When used outside of battle, they have another strange effect - after the throwing animation, the music changes to a loop of Professor Oak's "good [[Pokédex]]" jingle.

===?????===
There is an item in the game named ?????, which enables the player to {{m|Surf}} without using a Pokémon. Due to this ability, it is often referred to as Surfboard. In the final game, the move {{m|Surf}} can be used by a Pokémon as a {{OBP|field move|main series}} serving the same function. This has led a few players to speculate that either the move {{m|Surf}} was not originally implemented as a field move or that the move did not initially exist as an HM.

===Poké Balls===
Some concept art depicts Poké Balls on the ground, in two pieces. This is most likely just a carryover from when Pokémon was in its initial concept of [[Capsule Monsters]]. Strangely, the original Poké Ball sprites from {{game|Red and Green|s}} don't show the button in the center of the Poké Ball.

===Pokédex===
This item allows use of the Pokédex inside battle, much like Ash does in the anime. However, due to its incomplete nature, it causes various graphical glitches upon usage.

==Localization==
===Prototype names===
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[[File:Generation I prototype English names.jpg|250px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Unknown poster showing early names for [[Generation I]] Pokémon (click to enlarge-- names are shortened into seven characters)
|}

During the promotional period that preceded the English release of both the {{pkmn|anime}} and games, a large amount of Pokémon were shown with different names than they had in the games at release. Some of these names were similar to their current names, but some were quite close to their Japanese names, and others were completely different from any current Pokémon name.

{| align="center" style="{{roundy}}; border: 2px solid #{{red color}}; background: #{{red color}};"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #{{green color light}}" | #
! style="background: #{{green color light}}" |  
! style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Final name
! style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Beta name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #{{green color light}}" | Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|014
|{{MSP|014|Kakuna}}
|{{p|Kakuna}}
|Kokoon
|Cocoon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|016
|{{MSP|016|Pidgey}}
|{{p|Pidgey}}
|Pidge
|Poppo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"|016
|{{MSP|018|Pidgeot}}
|{{p|Pidgeot}}
|Pidgeott
|Pigeot
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|019
|{{MSP|019|Rattata}}
|{{p|Rattata}}
|Rattatak
|Koratta
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|023
|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}
|{{p|Ekans}}
|Arbo
|Arbo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|028
|{{MSP|028|Sandslash}}
|{{p|Sandslash}}
|Sandstorm
|Sandpan
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|035
|{{MSP|035|Clefairy}}
|{{p|Clefairy}}
|Aria
|Pippi
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|036
|{{MSP|036|Clefable}}
|{{p|Clefable}}
|Ariala
|Pixy
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|037
|{{MSP|037|Vulpix}}
|{{p|Vulpix}}
|Foxfire
|Rokon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|039
|{{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}}
|{{p|Jigglypuff}}
|Pudding
|Purin
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|040
|{{MSP|040|Wigglytuff}}
|{{p|Wigglytuff}}
|Custard
|Pukurin
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|043
|{{MSP|043|Oddish}}
|{{p|Oddish}}
|Ladish
|Nazonokusa
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|046
|{{MSP|046|Paras}}
|{{p|Paras}}
|Parasyte
|Paras
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|050
|{{MSP|050|Diglett}}
|{{p|Diglett}}
|Digda
|Digda
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|058
|{{MSP|058|Growlithe}}
|{{p|Growlithe}}
|Flamie
|Gardie
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|059
|{{MSP|059|Arcanine}}
|{{p|Arcanine}}
|Blaze
|Windie
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|060
|{{MSP|060|Poliwag}}
|{{p|Poliwag}}
|Aqua
|Nyoromo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|061
|{{MSP|061|Poliwhirl}}
|{{p|Poliwhirl}}
|{{tt|"Aquanau"|May be "Aquanaut" in full}}
|Nyorozo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|062
|{{MSP|062|Poliwrath}}
|{{p|Poliwrath}}
|{{tt|"Aquamar"|May be "Aquamarine" in full}}
|Nyorobon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|063
|{{MSP|063|Abra}}
|{{p|Abra}}
|Hocus
|Casey
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|064
|{{MSP|064|Kadabra}}
|{{p|Kadabra}}
|Pocus
|Yungerer
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|066
|{{MSP|066|Machop}}
|{{p|Machop}}
|Kara-tee
|Wanriky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|067
|{{MSP|067|Machoke}}
|{{p|Machoke}}
|Kung-foo
|Goriky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|068
|{{MSP|068|Machamp}}
|{{p|Machamp}}
|Ju-doh
|Kairiky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|072
|{{MSP|072|Tentacool}}
|{{p|Tentacool}}
|Jilly
|Menokurage
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|073
|{{MSP|073|Tentacruel}}
|{{p|Tentacruel}}
|Man O War
|Dokukurage
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|078
|{{MSP|078|Rapidash}}
|{{p|Rapidash}}
|Gallop
|Gallop
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|079
|{{MSP|079|Slowpoke}}
|{{p|Slowpoke}}
|Slowmo
|Yadon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|081
|{{MSP|081|Magnemite}}
|{{p|Magnemite}}
|Coil
|Coil
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|082
|{{MSP|082|Magneton}}
|{{p|Magneton}}
|Recoil
|Rarecoil
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|083
|{{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}}
|{{p|Farfetch'd}}
|Fowler
|Kamonegi
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|084
|{{MSP|084|Doduo}}
|{{p|Doduo}}
|Dodo
|Dodo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|087
|{{MSP|087|Dewgong}}
|{{p|Dewgong}}
|Manaty
|Jugon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|092
|{{MSP|092|Gastly}}
|{{p|Gastly}}
|Spirit
|Ghos
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|093
|{{MSP|093|Haunter}}
|{{p|Haunter}}
|Spectre
|Ghost
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|094
|{{MSP|094|Gengar}}
|{{p|Gengar}}
|Phantom
|Gangar
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|096
|{{MSP|096|Drowzee}}
|{{p|Drowzee}}
|Sleeper
|Sleep
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|099
|{{MSP|099|Kingler}}
|{{p|Kingler}}
|Kingle
|Kingler
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|102
|{{MSP|102|Exeggcute}}
|{{p|Exeggcute}}
|{{tt|"Eggstre"|May be "Eggstreme" in full}}
|Tamatama
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|103
|{{MSP|103|Exeggutor}}
|{{p|Exeggutor}}
|{{tt|"Eggscut"|May be "Eggscute" in full}}
|Nassy
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|104
|{{MSP|104|Cubone}}
|{{p|Cubone}}
|Orphon
|Karakara
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|105
|{{MSP|105|Marowak}}
|{{p|Marowak}}
|Guardia
|Garagara
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|108
|{{MSP|108|Lickitung}}
|{{p|Lickitung}}
|Tonguetyd
|Beroringa
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|109
|{{MSP|109|Koffing}}
|{{p|Koffing}}
|Ny
|Dogars
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|110
|{{MSP|110|Weezing}}
|{{p|Weezing}}
|La
|Matadogas
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|113
|{{MSP|113|Chansey}}
|{{p|Chansey}}
|Lucky
|Lucky
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|114
|{{MSP|114|Tangela}}
|{{p|Tangela}}
|Meduza
|Monjara
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|118
|{{MSP|118|Goldeen}}
|{{p|Goldeen}}
|Goldy
|Tosakinto
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|119
|{{MSP|119|Seaking}}
|{{p|Seaking}}
|Neptune
|Azumao
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|123
|{{MSP|123|Scyther}}
|{{p|Scyther}}
|Stryke
|Strike
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|130
|{{MSP|130|Gyarados}}
|{{p|Gyarados}}
|Skulkraken
|Gyarados
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|131
|{{MSP|131|Lapras}}
|{{p|Lapras}}
|Ness
|Laplace
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|132
|{{MSP|132|Ditto}}
|{{p|Ditto}}
|Morpho
|Metamon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|133
|{{MSP|133|Eevee}}
|{{p|Eevee}}
|Eon
|Eievui
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|137
|{{MSP|137|Porygon}}
|{{p|Porygon}}
|Poregon
|Porygon
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|138
|{{MSP|138|Omanyte}}
|{{p|Omanyte}}
|Ess
|Omnite
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|139
|{{MSP|139|Omastar}}
|{{p|Omastar}}
|Kargo
|Omstar
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|140
|{{MSP|140|Kabuto}}
|{{p|Kabuto}}
|Att
|Kabuto
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|141
|{{MSP|141|Kabutops}}
|{{p|Kabutops}}
|Lantis
|Kabutops
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|142
|{{MSP|142|Aerodactyl}}
|{{p|Aerodactyl}}
|Ptera
|Ptera
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
|147
|{{MSP|147|Dratini}}
|{{p|Dratini}}
|Dragoon
|Miniryu
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | 148
|{{MSP|148|Dragonair}}
|{{p|Dragonair}}
|Dragyn
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | Hakuryu
|}
{{-}}
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==="The MISTY wants to fight!"===
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|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{green color dark}}; background: #{{green color light}}; width:80px; padding:5px;"|
[[File:BrockRB beta.jpg|200px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| "The BROCK wants to fight!" beta battle message
|}

Before the American and European releases of Pokémon Red and Blue, screenshots were released of a {{ga|Blue|rival}} battle with the text "The BLUE wants to fight!". While this text would work with a typical Trainer, such as "The {{tc|Lass|LASS}}" or "The {{tc|Hiker|HIKER}}", as they were not given personal names until [[Generation II]], it would cause problems with [[Gym Leader]], [[Elite Four]], rival, and game link battles, leaving them to end up as "The [[Misty|MISTY]]" or "The [[Lance|LANCE]]", as these Trainers did not at the time have titles, only their names. Because of this, the "The" article was dropped in the final version of the game, leading to the somewhat odd sentence style used until [[Generation III]] of "[Trainer's class/name] wants to..."

A screenshot in the instruction manual of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} still contains the text "The [[Brock|BROCK]] wants to fight!", possibly suggesting a late removal. The instruction manual also mentions Pokémon Leaders instead of Gym Leaders.
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==="<Pokémon> CUT down a bush!"===
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[[File:ODDISH_CUT.png|200px]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| "ODDISH CUT down a bush!" beta field message
|}

On page 31 of {{game|Red and Blue|s}}'s Nintendo Player's Guide, a different dialog string that reads "ODDISH CUT down a bush!" is used in a screenshot when cutting down the bush next to [[Vermilion City]] [[Pokémon Gym|Gym]]. The fact that {{m|Cut}} can also be used to destroy areas of [[tall grass]] may have been the reason why the text was converted to "<Pokémon> hacked away with CUT!" in the final game.
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==References==
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Pidgeot (Pokémon)

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{{PokémonPrevNextHead | species=Pidgeot | type=normal |type2=flying | prevnum=017 | nextnum=019 | prev=Pidgeotto | next=Rattata }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Pidgeot |
pron=<sc>''pid''-jit</sc> <ref>Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5</ref> |
jname=ピジョット |
tmname=Pigeot |
art=FRLG |
size=165px |
ndex=018 |
jdex=012 |
hdex=220 |
odex=003 |
opbrow=009 |
typen=2 |
type1=Normal |
type2=Flying |
species=Bird |
height-ftin=4'11" |
height-m=1.5 |
weight-lbs=87.1 |
weight-kg=39.5 |
abilityn=2 |
ability1=Keen Eye |
ability2=Tangled Feet |
abilityd=Big Pecks |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Flying |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=20 |
evsp=3 |
expyield=172 |
lv100exp=1,059,860 |
gendercode=127 |
color=Brown |
catchrate=45 |
body=09 |
pokefordex=pidgeot |
generation=1 |
footnotes=}}
'''Pidgeot''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ピジョット''' ''Pigeot'') is a dual-type {{2t|Normal|Flying}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Pidgeotto}} starting at [[level]] 36. It is the final form of {{p|Pidgey}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Pidgeot bares striking {{dl|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a single pair of wings|resemblance}} to {{P|Pidgeotto}}; however, Pidgeot is noticeably larger than its pre-evolution. Its {{wp|plumage}} tends to be larger and glossier. The feathers on its head-crest are nearly as long as its body, and are yellow and red. Its tail feathers are red colored. Like its previous evolutions, its underbelly is a tan color, and it has black markings around its eyes.
====Gender differences====
None.
====Special abilities====
Pidgeot is a powerful {{m|Fly|flier}}, capable of creating {{m|whirlwind}}s strong enough to bend trees. At maximum velocity it can reach {{m|Agility|speeds of Mach 2}} if it accelerates for long enough, which is incredibly rare. It has {{a|Keen Eye|keen eye}}s that allow it to see {{p|Magikarp}} from a distance of 3300 feet in the air.

===Behavior===
Pidgeot are normally calm and confident in their abilities. It has many powerful attacks, and its plumage is often described as beautiful, making it a popular choice for skilled trainers. Pidgeot may also spread its wings widely to intimidate enemies.

===Habitat===
[[File:Forest.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon}}]]
Pidgeot typically dwell in forests with thick growth and large trees. It can most likely be found in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}
Pidgeot seems to primarily subsist on a diet of {{type2|Bug}} and {{type2|Water}} Pokémon which it fishes out of the water using its high speed and keen senses. However, like all Pokémon, it is also capable of surviving by eating apples and [[Berry|Berries]].

==In the anime==
[[File:Jenny Pidgeot.png|thumb|right|250px|Pidgeot in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
====[[Ash's Pidgeot]]====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had a Pidgeot that he captured as a [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]] early in his journey during ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]''. In ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic!]]'', the same {{p|Spearow}} Ash had thrown a rock at in [[EP001|the first episode]] returned with its flock, but it had evolved into a [[Ash's Fearow#In the anime|Fearow]]. The flock attacked Ash, so Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot to battle Fearow. After Pidgeot defeated Fearow, Pidgeot left Ash's party to watch over a local flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto. Ash promised to return for it someday, but so far he has not kept that promise.

====Other====
In ''[[EP104|Bound for Trouble]]'', wild Pidgeot that were twice their normal size appeared. Their size was due to there being excessive quantities of food on one of the Orange Islands. One of these oversized Pidgeot snatches up {{MTR}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} when they got tethered together.

[[Falkner]] of the [[Violet City]] [[Gym]] owns a Pidgeot as his main Pokémon. He uses it in his Gym battle against Ash, but it was defeated by his Charizard, giving Ash the Zephyr Badge.

Pidgeot is also owned by the {{pkmn|Coordinator}} [[Solidad]], and helped her defeat May in the Kanto Grand Festival.

A Pidgeot was owned by [[Sir Aaron]] in ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. Also, {{p|Mew}} transformed into a Pidgeot in the movie.

===Minor appearances===
A Pidgeot belonging to [[Rudy]] appeared in ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''.

Multiple Pidgeot made a cameo appearance at the beginning of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', a Pidgeot owned by [[Corey]] was one of the Pokémon captured and cloned by {{p|Mewtwo}}. It was referred to as a Pidgeotto due to a dubbing error. The Pidgeot clone was seen again in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''.

In ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone]]'', an [[Officer Jenny]] used a Pidgeot to help locate [[Ash's Pikachu]] after it was stolen by [[Team Rocket]].

In ''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born!]]'', a wild Pidgeot helps {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}} to rescue some {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon from [[Team Rocket]].

In ''[[DP064|Riding the Winds of Change]]'', Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy use many Pokémon, including a Pidgeot, to blow the {{p|Gligar}} away from the city.

One is used by {{ra|Ben}} in ''[[DP169|Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!]]''.

A Pidgeot is used in the [[PokéRinger]] Contest.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP081|Pidgeot|Ash's Pokédex|Pidgeot, the Bird Pokémon. The evolved form of {{p|Pidgeotto}}, it can {{m|fly}} at twice the speed of sound at an altitude of nearly one mile.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Blue Pidgeot Adventures.png|right|thumb|{{adv|Blue}}'s Pidgeot]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], {{adv|Blue}} owns a Pidgeot that was one of the earliest members of his team. In the {{chap|Yellow}}, it delivered mail from Blue to {{adv|Professor Oak}} and vice-versa. It now resides in the Viridian Gym as one of its defenders in case of challengers appearing while he is away, or otherwise.

{{adv|Professor Oak}}, in his disguise as "Dr. O," also is seen with a Pidgeot; however, it has yet to be confirmed whether it is the same Pokémon.

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===
In [[Pokémon Zensho]], {{Zensho|Shigeru}} had a Pidgeot he used to attack {{Zensho|Satoshi}} while he was flying on his {{p|Charizard}}.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Pidgeot (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|gen=1
|type=normal
|type2=flying
|redbluedex=When hunting, it skims the surface of water at high speed to pick off unwary prey such as {{p|Magikarp}}.
|yellowdex=This Pokémon {{m|Fly|flies}} at Mach 2 speed, seeking prey. Its {{a|Tangled Feet|large talons}} are feared as wicked weapons.
|stadiumdex=Capable of flying incredibly quickly. In full flight, by the time its flapping is heard, it is long gone.
|golddex=Its well-developed chest muscles make it strong enough to whip up a {{m|gust}}y windstorm with just a few flaps.
|silverdex=It spreads its beautiful wings wide to frighten its enemies. It can fly at Mach 2 speed.
|crystaldex=Its outstanding vision allows it to spot {{m|splash}}ing Magikarp, even while flying at {{tt|3300 feet|1000m}}.
|stadium2dex=Its well-developed chest muscles make it strong enough to whip up a gusty windstorm with just a few flaps.
|rsdex=This Pokémon has a dazzling plumage of beautifully glossy feathers. Many Trainers are captivated by the striking beauty of the feathers on its head, compelling them to choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon.
|emeralddex=This Pokémon has gorgeous, glossy feathers. Many trainers are so captivated by the beautiful feathers on its head that they choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon.
|firereddex=It spreads its gorgeous wings widely to intimidate enemies. It races through the skies at Mach-2 speed.
|leafgreendex=When hunting, it skims the surface of water at high speed to pick off unwary prey such as Magikarp.
|dpptdex=By flapping its wings with all its might, Pidgeot can make a gust of wind capable of bending tall trees.
|heartgolddex=Its well-developed chest muscles make it strong enough to whip up a gusty windstorm with just a few flaps.
|soulsilverdex=It spreads its beautiful wings wide to frighten its enemies. It can fly at Mach 2 speed.
|bwdex=By flapping its wings with all its might, Pidgeot can make a gust of wind capable of bending tall trees.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=normal |
type2=flying |
gen=1 |
rbarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
yarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
gsarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
carea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
gen3ex=frlg|
frlgarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
xdarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
dparea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
ptarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
hgssarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
palarea=Field |
bwrarity=None |
bwarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} |
gen5ex=white |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=normal
|type2=flying
|pinball=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}}
|trozei=Endless Level 51 Endless Level 72 Forever Level 1 [[Mr. Who's Den]]
|md=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Pidgeotto}}
|md2=[[Concealed Ruins]] (B21-B29) [[World Abyss]] (B21-B27) [[Mt. Mistral]] (1F-19F)
|rumble=[[Windy Prairie‎]]
|rumble2=Meadow: [[Challenger's Ground]] (post ending)
|ranger3={{ra|Sky}} [[Forest Temple]]
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats with RBY|
HP= 83 |
Attack= 80 |
Defense=75 |
SpAtk= 70 |
SpDef= 70 |
Special=70 |
Speed= 91 |
type=Normal |
type2=Flying }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Normal
|type2=Flying
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=3
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=2
|TechniqueMax=3
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=5
|JumpMax=5
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=Normal|
type2=Flying|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting=100 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ground= 0 |
Rock= 200 |
Bug= 50 |
Ghost= 0 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric=200 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 |
notes=yes|
flying=yes|
newground=1|}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Tackle|Normal|Physical|50|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Sand-Attack|Ground|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Gust|Flying|Special|40|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|5|Sand-Attack|Ground|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|9|Gust|Flying|Special|40|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|13|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|17|Whirlwind|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|22|Twister|Dragon|Special|40|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|27|FeatherDance|Flying|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|32|Agility|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|38|Wing Attack|Flying|Physical|60|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|44|Roost|Flying|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|50|Tailwind|Flying|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|56|Mirror Move|Flying|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|62|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|95|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|68|Hurricane|Flying|Special|120|70|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM46|Thief|Dark|Physical|40|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM83|Work Up|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM88|Pluck|Flying|Physical|60|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM89|U-turn|Bug|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM02|Fly|Flying|Physical|90|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|041|Zubat}}{{MSP|042|Golbat}}{{MSP|169|Crobat}}{{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}}{{MSP|227|Skarmory}}{{MSP|519|Pidove}} {{MSP|520|Tranquill}}{{MSP|521|Unfezant}}{{MSP|527|Woobat}}{{MSP|528|Swoobat}}{{MSP|561|Sigilyph}}|Air Cutter|Flying|Special|55|95|25|Cool|3||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|016|Pidgey}}{{MSP|017|Pidgeotto}}{{MSP|018|Pidgeot}}{{MSP|041|Zubat}}{{MSP|042|Golbat}}{{MSP|169|Crobat}} {{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}}{{MSP|163|Hoothoot}}{{MSP|164|Noctowl}}{{MSP|227|Skarmory}}{{MSP|276|Taillow}}{{MSP|277|Swellow}} {{MSP|278|Wingull}}{{MSP|279|Pelipper}}{{MSP|468|Togekiss}}{{MSP|519|Pidove}}{{MSP|520|Tranquill}}{{MSP|521|Unfezant}} {{MSP|527|Woobat}}{{MSP|528|Swoobat}}{{MSP|561|Sigilyph}}{{MSP|580|Ducklett}}{{MSP|581|Swanna}}{{MSP|627|Rufflet}} {{MSP|628|Braviary}}|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|95|20|Cool|2||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}}{{MSP|396|Starly}}{{MSP|397|Staravia}}{{MSP|398|Staraptor}}{{MSP|580|Ducklett}}{{MSP|581|Swanna}} {{MSP|627|Rufflet}}{{MSP|628|Braviary}}|Brave Bird|Flying|Physical|120|100|15|Cute|2||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|580|Ducklett}}{{MSP|581|Swanna}}{{MSP|627|Rufflet}}{{MSP|628|Braviary}}|Defog|Flying|Status|—|—|15|}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|198|Murkrow}}{{MSP|430|Honchkrow}}|Faint Attack|Dark|Physical|60|—|20|Smart|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|163|Hoothoot}}{{MSP|164|Noctowl}}|Foresight|Normal|Status|—|—|40|Smart|1}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|021|Spearow}}{{MSP|022|Fearow}}{{MSP|084|Doduo}}{{MSP|085|Dodrio}}{{MSP|198|Murkrow}}{{MSP|430|Honchkrow}} {{MSP|278|Wingull}}{{MSP|279|Pelipper}}|Pursuit|Dark|Physical|40|100|20|Smart|1}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|227|Skarmory}}|Steel Wing|Steel|Physical|70|90|25|Cool|3}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|084|Doduo}}{{MSP|085|Dodrio}}{{MSP|163|Hoothoot}}{{MSP|164|Noctowl}}{{MSP|441|Chatot}}|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10||||'''}}{{learnlist/breedf|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}

====By [[move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}
{{learnlist/tutor5null}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}

====By a prior [[evolution]]====
{{Learnlist/prevoh|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|016|Pidgey|d||||Secret Power|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|'''}}
{{Learnlist/prevof|Pidgeot|Normal|Flying|5|1}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=normal |
type2=flying |
ndex=018 |
pinball=Evolve |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Rare |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=0 |
area=Flyaway Forest |
P1=Let my mach-2 speed set the pace! |
P2=My HP's been shaved to half. |
P3=I'm suffering... I can't hit my usual speeds... |
PL=That's it! I leveled! My momentum will knock foes down! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=no |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=-10 |
iq=D |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Flying |
assist3=Flying |
field3=Cut |
field3power=3 |
browser3=It launches twisters. |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=016
|name1=Pidgey
|type1-1=Normal
|type2-1=Flying
|evotype1=Level
|level1=18
|sprite2=017
|name2=Pidgeotto
|type1-2=Normal
|type2-2=Flying
|evotype2=Level
|level2=36
|sprite3=018
|name3=Pidgeot
|type1-3=Normal
|type2-3=Flying}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=normal|
type2=flying|
gen=1|
gender=none|
ndex=018|
name=Pidgeot|
}}

==Trivia==
*Prior to [[Generation IV]], Pidgeot and its evolutionary line were the only Pokémon capable of learning {{m|FeatherDance}} through leveling up.
*Pidgeot originally had an extra "t" in its name, but it was dropped.
*Two different pronunciations for Pidgeot's name, Pidg-ee-ot and Pi-got, have been used interchangeably in the anime.
*Pidgeot’s tail feathers were colored red and yellow prior to [[Generation III]]. This can be observed in its [[Generation I]] artwork and [[Generation II]] sprites. From Generation III onwards they are only colored red.
**In the anime they used to be colored brown, only to be recently colored red.
*When rebattling Gym Leaders in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, both [[Falkner]] and {{ga|Blue}} have a Pidgeot as their highest leveled Pokémon.
**Coincidentally, Falkner is the first [[Gym Leader]] while Blue is the last.
*Pidgeot is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 469.
*Despite being described as a Pokémon that can fly up to Mach 2 speed, it cannot learn {{m|ExtremeSpeed}}.
*In the Pokémon Metal Taz, Pidgeot is mistakenly named {{p|Pidgeotto}}, the name of its pre-evolution.
*Pidgeot and its evolutionary line are the only Normal-type Pokémon to learn {{m|Twister}} by leveling up. They were the only ones to even be capable of knowing it before Platinum.

====Origin====
Despite its name, its appearance and behavior do not resemble a pigeon so much as that of a {{wp|bird of prey}}, particularly an {{wp|eagle}}, {{wp|osprey}} or a {{wp|falcon}}. In particular, its shiny form may be referencing a {{wp|Golden Eagle}}. Its eye markings strongly resemble the Sun/Sky gods of Egyptian mythology; {{wp|Ra}} and {{wp|Horus}}.

====Name origin====
Its name is a variation of a ''{{wp|dove|pigeon}}''.

==In other languages==
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{| style="{{roundy}}" style="background: #{{normal color light}};"
|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr}}" | Name Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]
| Tauboss
| Combination of {{tt|''Taube''|pigeon}} and the loanword ''Boss''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]
| Roucarnage
| From {{tt|''roucoule''|coo}} and ''carnage''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]
| 피죤투 ''Pijyontu''
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]] ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 比鵰 /比雕 ''Bǐdiāo''
| Transliteration of the first syllable of its Japanese name. The last character means {{wp|Aquila (genus)|eagle}}.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]] ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 大比鳥 ''Daaihbeihníuh''
| In relation to the name of its pre-evolved form (比比鳥), this name literally means "Big {{p|Pidgeotto}}".
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==Related articles==
* [[Ash's Pidgeot]]

==External links==
*{{wp|Pidgey, Pigeotto, and Pidgeot|Article on Wikipedia}}

==Notes==
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Lugia (Pokémon)

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{{PokémonPrevNextHead | species=Lugia | prev=Tyranitar | next=Ho-Oh | type=psychic | type2=flying | prevnum=248 | nextnum=250 }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Lugia |
jname=ルギア |
tmname=Lugia |
size=220px |
art=HGSS |
pron=<sc>loo-gi-yah</sc>|
ndex=249 |
oldjdex=247 |
jdex=252 |
hdex=384 |
obrow=301 |
typen=2 |
type1=Psychic |
type2=Flying |
species=Diving |
height-ftin=17'01" |
height-m=5.2 |
weight-lbs=476.2 |
weight-kg=216.0 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Pressure |
abilityd=Multiscale |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Undiscovered |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=120 |
evsd=3 |
expyield=220 |
lv100exp=1,250,000 |
gendercode=255 |
color=White |
catchrate=3 |
body=09 |
pokefordex=lugia |
generation=2 |
footnotes=}}

'''Lugia''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ルギア''' ''Lugia'') is a dual-type {{2t|Psychic|Flying}} [[legendary Pokémon]].

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It is often considered to be closely related to {{p|Ho-Oh}}, even sometimes as its polar opposite. [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver]] represents Lugia as "guardian of the seas", and [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold]] represents Ho-Oh as "guardian of the skies."

Lugia is the [[version mascot]] of {{game3|Gold and Silver|Pokémon Silver|s}} and its remake, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|SoulSilver|s}}, appearing on the boxart of both.

In {{Pokémon XD}}, [[Shadow Lugia]], codenamed '''XD001''', is a main part of the storyline, and [[Cipher]]'s ultimate [[Shadow Pokémon]].

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Lugia are very large creatures which bear a resemblance to something between a dragon, a plesiosaur, and a bird. They are primarily pale silver-white, but have blue undersides with slightly varying tones. They have a somewhat beak-like, ridged mouth, although they have teeth on their lower jaw. Their head has a point to the back, and Lugia’s eyes have pointed blue or black spikes on them. Lugia have long slender necks and their bodies are smooth and streamlined, with the exception of dark blue or black spike-like protrusions which run down the length of their back, and two smaller ones on the ends of their tails. It has large wings that resemble hands.

====Gender differences====
Lugia is a genderless species. However, unlike most legendary Pokémon, young Lugia have been observed (though only in the anime), suggesting that there is a breeding population of these creatures.

===Special abilities===
[[File:Lugia plates.png|thumb|200px|Lugia folding back its plates]]
Lugia is the leader of the [[legendary birds]]. When the they fight over territory, Lugia is the only Pokémon that can quell their ceaseless fighting, as observed in the second Pokémon movie. Much like the birds, it possesses the ability to control the weather; most notably it can calm and give rise to storms. It is said that a light flutter of their wings is capable of causing winds powerful enough to tear down cliffs. If it were to flap its wings it could hypothetically spawn storms lasting as long as 40 days. It is highly intelligent, and because of the devastating power it could accidentally inflict, it isolates itself deep underwater and tends to sleep in solitude. It can shoot incredibly powerful {{m|Aeroblast|beams}} from its mouth when in danger and is constantly protected from harm inside a deflective sphere of psychic energy. However, this Psychic Shield will collapse from repeated, or simultaneous, powerful attacks (as shown in the second Pokémon movie). Lugia is also shown to be able to use telepathy, as seen in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', while communicating with Ash. Lugia is able to fold back the plates on its back to increase its speed.

Lugia is the [[Signature move|only known Pokémon]] that learns {{m|Aeroblast}}.

===Behavior===
Not very much is known about the behavior of Lugia, as they are fantastically rare and elusive Pokémon. Lugia have been on occassion observed with their offspring, suggesting that unlike other [[legendary Pokémon]], they have a breeding population. However, this is only shown in the anime, and whether or not they can breed in the games is still unknown. They are generally known to be peaceful, protective, calm, modest and benevolent; it is believed the reason they tend to isolate themselves from civilization is to protect humans and other Pokémon from their great powers. However, like all creatures, they can become enraged if they feel threatened, particularly if they are protecting their young. Because of this, contact with Lugia is best done carefully, most attempts at capturing one of these magnificent creatures has ended poorly, and is ill advised as their role in controlling world climate is still not well understood.

===Habitat===
[[Image:Rare.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Rare Pokémon}}]]
Lugia usually live very deep on the ocean floor, not because they are natural sea-dwellers, but because they fear that they can accidentally cause untold devastation. Lugia are typically spotted near the [[Whirl Islands]] of Johto and, when disturbed, flying high in the sky. When captured they like to be next to water or listen to it.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}
As deep sea dwellers, it is shown that this Pokémon feeds on seaweeds. However, since its appearance seems to be based on a sea dragon or a whale, it is possible that Lugia feeds on small aquatic Pokémon as well.

==In the anime==
[[File:Lugia anime.png‎|thumb|right|250px|Lugia in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
====[[Lugia (movie 2)]]====
A Lugia was featured in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', central to the legend of [[Shamouti Island]]. Its psychic powers allow it to communicate with humans.

====[[Silver (Johto)]]====
A parent Lugia and its child (nicknamed Silver by [[Oliver]]) lived near [[Silver Rock Isle]] in the [[Whirl Islands]]. [[Dr. Namba]] attempted to capture both the parent Lugia and Silver for {{an|Giovanni}} in ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]'', ''[[EP221|A Parent Trapped]]''. and ''[[EP222|A Promise is a Promise]]''. Ash and Misty (Brock was not along with them) act as if this was their first time seeing a Lugia, as if the second movie never took place. Meowth, as well, said that he'd "never seen a Pokémon like that before!" On the contrary, the dub pays mention of the Lugia that was seen in the Orange Islands, with both James and Ash stating that it was "like" the one they'd seen in the Orange Islands. In both versions, Ash first refers to the baby Lugia as a "mysterious Pokémon."

===Minor appearances===
Lugia had a very brief cameo in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.

A Lugia also appeared in a [[Team Rocket]] fantasy in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''.

Lugia saved Ash, Misty and Brock from being sucked into a whirlpool in ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]''.

Another Lugia had a brief cameo at the beginning of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

==In the manga==
The [[Elite Four]] tried to exterminate humans using a Lugia in the {{chap|Yellow}}. The [[Masked Man]] apparently caught Lugia twice (its plucked feather item {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Silver Wing}} is shown under his possession several years ago, only to be stolen by {{Adv|Green}}), but both times it went back to the wild along with {{p|Ho-Oh}}. It was first encountered in {{PAV|7}} as a being of shimmering light (long before most [[Generation II]] Pokémon were known) when [[Lance]] summoned it to aid his schemes of eliminating most of mankind, but it wasn't until much later in {{PAV|12}} that it was properly identified as Lugia. Besides the two, it was also controlled for some time by [[Will]] and [[Karen]] while they were under the Masked Man's jurisdiction.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Lugia (TCG)}}

==In the TFG==
One Lugia figure has been released.

*{{TFG|Next Quest}}: {{TFG ID|Next Quest|Lugia|6}}

==Other appearances==
[[Image:SSBB Lugia.png|right|thumb|Lugia in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]]]
===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]/[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]===
When released from a [[Poké Ball]], Lugia will fly up and return in the background where it unleashes a powerful {{m|Aeroblast}} on the stage.

====Melee trophy information====
''The waters of the [[Whirl Islands]] are home to this legendary Pokémon, whom very few have seen. Lugia live quietly in the deepest ocean trenches for one very good reason: its combined aerial and psychic powers are so strong as to be extremely dangerous. The special moves of this gargantuan creature include the destructive wind assault known as Aeroblast.''

==== Brawl trophy information ====

''"A Diving Pokémon. A legendary Pokémon often referred to as "guardian of the seas," it has the impressive ability to control the wind. Lugia typically spends its time quietly at the bottom of the ocean. Highly powerful in all areas, Lugia's Aeroblast move is especially powerful. It uses strong flapping of its wings to target damage on a foe's weak spot."''

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=psychic
|type2=flying
|gen=2
|golddex=It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
|silverdex=It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
|crystaldex=It has an incredible ability to calm raging storms. It is said that Lugia appears when storms start.
|stadium2dex=It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
|rsdex=Lugia's wings pack devastating power - a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart regular houses. As a result, this Pokémon chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.
|emeralddex=Lugia is so powerful even a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart houses. As a result, it chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.
|firereddex=It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
|leafgreendex=It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
|diamonddex=It slumbers at the bottom of a deep trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
|pearldex=It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
|platinumdex=It slumbers at the bottom of a deep trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
|heartgolddex=It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
|soulsilverdex=It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
|bwdex=It slumbers at the bottom of a deep trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=psychic |
type2=flying |
gen=2 |
gsrarity=One |
gsarea=[[Whirl Islands]] (requires {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Silver Wing}}) |
crarity=One |
carea=[[Whirl Islands]] (requires {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Silver Wing}}) |
gen3ex=frlg|
frlgrarity=One |
frlgarea=[[Navel Rock]] (requires [[MysticTicket]]) |
erarity=One |
earea=[[Navel Rock]] (requires [[MysticTicket]]) |
xdrarity=One |
xdarea=[[Citadark Isle]] |
xdshadow=yes |
gen4ex=pal|
dparea=[[Pal Park]] |
ptarea=[[Pal Park]] |
hgssrarity=One{{tt|*|Can be rebattled after beating the Elite Four if Lugia was defeated the first time}} |
hgssarea=[[Whirl Islands]] (requires {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Tidal Bell}}{{tt|*|SoulSilver only}} and {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Silver Wing}}) |
palarea=Mountain |
gen5ex=none |
bwrarity=None |
bwarea=[[Poké Transfer]]
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=psychic
|type2=flying
|trozei=Random Agent Cards Mr. Who's Den
|md=[[Silver Trench]] (99F)
|md2=[[Surrounded Sea]] (B18F) (with [[Mystery Part and Secret Slab|Mystery Part or Secret Slab]] in the bag)
|ranger3=[[Eastern Sea|Undersea Cavern]]
|rumble2=Beach: All ({{DL|Pokémon Rumble Blast|Legendary Boss Pokémon|Random Legendary Encounter}})
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=psychic|
type2=flying|
HP= 106 |
Attack= 90 |
Defense=130 |
SpAtk= 90 |
SpDef= 154 |
Speed= 110 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Psychic
|type2=Flying
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=4
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=4
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=5
|JumpMax=5
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=psychic|
type2=flying|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting= 25 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ground= 0 |
Rock= 200 |
Bug= 200 |
Ghost= 200 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 50 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 200 |

notes=yes|
flying=yes|
newground=1}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Whirlwind|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Weather Ball|Normal|Special|50|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|9|Gust|Flying|Special|40|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|15|Dragon Rush|Dragon|Physical|100|75|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|23|Extrasensory|Psychic|Special|80|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|29|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|37|Hydro Pump|Water|Special|120|80|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|43|Aeroblast|Flying|Special|100|95|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|50|Punishment|Dark|Physical|—|100|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|57|AncientPower|Rock|Special|60|100|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|65|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/level5|71|Recover|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|79|Future Sight|Psychic|Special|100|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|85|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|93|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|99|Sky Attack|Flying|Physical|140|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM03|Psyshock|Psychic|Special|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM04|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM05|Roar|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM07|Hail|Ice|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM13|Ice Beam|Ice|Special|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM14|Blizzard|Ice|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM16|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM19|Telekinesis|Psychic|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM24|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM25|Thunder|Electric|Special|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM30|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM33|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM37|Sandstorm|Rock|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM49|Echoed Voice|Normal|Special|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM57|Charge Beam|Electric|Special|50|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM58|Sky Drop|Flying|Physical|60|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM73|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM77|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM78|Bulldoze|Ground|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM82|Dragon Tail|Dragon|Physical|60|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM85|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM02|Fly|Flying|Physical|90|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM03|Surf|Water|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM05|Waterfall|Water|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM06|Dive|Water|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5null}}
{{learnlist/breedf|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}
{{learnlist/tutor5null}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Lugia|Psychic|Flying|5|2}}

====Special moves====
{{Shadow moves|249Shadow|50|Shadow Blast|Shadow Down|Shadow Shed|Shadow Storm|Psycho Boost|Psychic|FeatherDance|Flying|Earthquake|Ground|Hydro Pump|Water|xd|psychic|flying}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=psychic |
type2=flying |
ndex=249 |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Rare |
Dungeon=yes |
body=4 |
rate=99.9 |
area=Deep-Sea Current |
P1=My power is with you! |
P2=Hm! Already, my health is in half? |
P3=I'm ready to fall... Who knew my power would fail me? |
PL=My level has risen like my power. |
Partner=no |
Ranger=no |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=4 |
rate2=10 |
iq=F |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Psychic |
assist3=Psychic |
field3=None |
field3power=- |
browser3=It uses water tornadoes and whirlpools to attack.
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|sprite1=249
|name1=Lugia
|type1-1=Psychic
|type2-1=Flying
}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=psychic|
type2=flying|
gen=2|
gender=none|
ndex=249|
name=Lugia|
}}

==Trivia==
* Lugia is so far the only legendary Pokémon to appear in three consecutive normal episodes of the anime.
* Lugia and {{p|Latias}} are the only legendary Pokémon in the anime to be seen being able to produce offspring.
* Lugia has been the mascot of 3 games, namely: [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Silver]], [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], and [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|Pokémon SoulSilver]], making it the record holder of most number of times used as a game mascot.
* Before the introduction of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, Lugia was known as "Pokémon X." In the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[Dr. Namba]] also refers to Lugia as "Pokémon X."
* In {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, Lugia, like {{p|Ho-Oh}}, has the same encounter music as normal [[wild Pokémon]]. The same was true for the [[legendary beasts]] before they received unique encounter music in {{v2|Crystal}}. However, Lugia and Ho-Oh got their own unique battle themes in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.
* Despite having several connections with water, Lugia is not a {{type2|Water}} Pokémon.
** Lugia is the only non-{{type2|Water}} to learn {{m|Hydro Pump}} by level-up, with the exception of {{p|Castform}} who ''can'' be a Water-type.
** Despite not being a Water-type, Lugia has occasionally been depicted as a {{ct|Water}} in the [[Lugia (TCG)|TCG]].
* Lugia was mentioned in the {{wp|And in the End|final episode}} of {{wp|ER (TV series)|ER}}. A patient stated that "I am the Chosen One, I am Lugia."
* Though Lugia is officially genderless like most other legendary Pokémon, it has an unmistakably masculine voice when it speaks through telepathy to Ash in the [[M02|second movie]]. It shares this trait with {{p|Mewtwo}}, as seen primarily in the [[M01|first movie]], {{p|Darkrai}}, as seen in the movie ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', and {{p|Arceus}}, as seen in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''.
** On a related note, certain episodes show parent Lugia and a younger Lugia, the child. This shows that there is likely a breeding population of Lugia. The only other attempt to have another of a legendary Pokémon was in the case of {{p|Mewtwo}}, as it was created as an enhanced clone of Mew.
* Lugia is tied with Ho-Oh for the [[List of Pokémon by base stats|highest base]] {{stat|Special Defense}} of all {{type2|Flying}}s. This also ties them for the fourth highest Special Defense of all Pokémon.
** Lugia has the second highest Special Defense of all {{type|Psychic}}s, only being beaten by {{p|Deoxys}} in Defense forme.
** Lugia is tied with Ho-Oh and Rayquaza for highest base stat total of all Flying-types. Together with Mewtwo it has the highest base stat total of all Psychic-types.
* In HeartGold and SoulSilver versions, when the [[Kimono Girl]]s are summoning the legendary Pokémon, they dance clockwise for Ho-Oh and counter-clockwise for Lugia.
* In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], Lugia can learn {{m|Sky Attack}} by leveling up but not from the move tutor.
*Lugia was introduced in a different generation than the legendary bird trio.
**Ho-Oh, its opposite, was introduced in the same generation as its trio.
*Lugia is the only non-{{type2|Dragon}} to learn {{m|Dragon Rush}} by level-up.
*In the book adaptation of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', Lugia is mistakenly referred to as a {{2t|Water|Flying}} type Pokémon.

===Origin===
Lugia is based on {{wp|Ryūjin}}, a dragon who was the Shinto god of the sea, and lived on the ocean's floor. This can be further evidenced through its shiny form's colors, red and white, which were the colors of the coral in which the palace of {{wp|Ryūgū-jō}} was made of. Appearance-wise, Lugia seems to be based on the {{wp|Stegosaurus}} (back plates and tail spikes) and the {{wp|Plesiosaur}} (long neck and swimming ability). Lugia may also be based on the {{wp|Wyvern}}; a type of dragon that stands on two legs, has wings, a barbed or spiked tail, and usually has a long neck.

====Name origin====
Lugia's name may come from ''{{wp|lutetium}}'', a silverish element, which in turn is named after ''Lutetia'', the Roman name for {{wp|Paris}}, the city of light. Possibly also ''lugeo'', meaning to lie dormant, alluding to the way Lugia lies at the bottom of the sea. The Lu- may come from ''luna'', meaning moon. Lugia's name may be based on the Beluga whale, a white whale of the Arctic Ocean whose white coloration, marine habitat, and body shape are similar to Lugia.

==In other languages==
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|-
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|- align=center
! class="roundytl" | Language
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| [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]
| Lugia
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]
| Lugia
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]
| 루기아 ''Lugia''
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese (Taiwan)]]
| 洛奇亞 ''Luò Qí Yà''
| Transliteration of its Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
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| 利基亞 ''Lei Gei A''
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==Related articles==
* [[Shadow Lugia]]
* [[Lugia (movie 2)]]
* {{jo|Silver}}
* [[Legendary birds]]

==External links==
*{{wp|Lugia|Article on Wikipedia}}

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Ribbon Syndicate

2011-12-16T00:06:45Z

Root88as: /* Ribbon Counter */

{{Infobox location
|image=Ribbonsyndicate.png
|type=land
|image_size=256
|japanese_name=リボンシンジケート
|translated_name=Ribbon Syndicate
|location_name=Ribbon Syndicate
|location=[[Resort Area]]
|region=Sinnoh
|generation={{gen|IV}}
|map=Resort Area.png
}}

The '''Ribbon Syndicate''' (Japanese:'''リボンシンジケート''' ''Ribbon Syndicate'') is a building located in the [[Resort Area]] of the [[Battle Zone]]. It is difficult to miss with its large size and giant decorative ribbon over the doorway. A {{pkmn|Coordinator}} must have at least 10 ''different'' kinds of [[Ribbon]]s spread among their current {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} party to gain access to the building. (For example, 6 Sinnoh Champ ribbons only count as 1)

==Places of Interest==
===Ribbon Counter===
One of the notable things about the syndicate is that they offer incredibly expensive ribbons, which act mostly as signs of status rather than merit. The counter is located on the first floor, just beyond the entry. The lady there will offer each ribbon one at a time according to the price; the Gorgeous Ribbon first, then the Royal Ribbon, and finally the Gorgeous Royal Ribbon.
 
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|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{poison color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}"|Gorgeous Ribbon
!style="background: #{{poison color light}};"|Royal Ribbon
!style="background: #{{poison color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}"|Gorgeous Royal Ribbon
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
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|align=center|[[File:Royal Ribbon.png]]
|align=center|[[File:Gorgeous Royal Ribbon.png]]
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|class="roundybl" align=center|{{PDollar}}10,000
|align=center|{{PDollar}}100,000
|class="roundybr" align=center|{{PDollar}}999,999
|}
 

===Spa===
The syndicate also features a spa on the top floor. A visit to this spa, like grooming in the earlier games, makes a Pokémon more [[happiness|friendly]]. They can only accept five Syndicate members a day and a Trainer who receives a massage may not receive another until the next day.

==Trivia==
*The spa treatment happens to have [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|diamonds and pearls]] as ingredients.
*The Royal Gorgeous Ribbon is the most expensive purchasable item that has appeared in the series, excluding items that are listed for {{PDollar}}1,000,000 - the player cannot actually purchase these as having more than {{PDollar}}999,999 is not possible prior to [[Generation V]].
*Even if the player has a walk through walls cheat, they cannot gain access to the Ribbon Syndicate without having the required number of ribbons.
*In {{game|Platinum}}, [[Fantina]] claims to be a member of the Ribbon Syndicate.

==Glitches==
*In {{game|Platinum}}, when on the second floor of the Ribbon Syndicate, if the player is one space away from the wall to the right of the elevator door, the wallpaper will bend diagonally downwards.
*Another glitch would be the floor on the right side of the masseuses on the second floor of the Ribbon Syndicate. It would "flicker" as you walk around.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{sinnoh color}}|bordercolor={{sinnoh color dark}}
|fr=Club Ruban
|it=Associazione Fiocchi
|es=Sindicato de las Cintas}}

{{Project Locations notice}}
[[Category:Sinnoh locations]]
[[Category:Diamond and Pearl locations]]
[[Category:Platinum locations]]
[[Category:Buildings]]

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Sceptile (Pokémon)

2011-12-15T23:36:27Z

Root88as: /* By leveling up */

{{PokémonPrevNextHead | species=Sceptile | type=grass | prevnum=253 | nextnum=255 | prev=Grovyle | next=Torchic }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Sceptile |
jname=ジュカイン |
tmname=Jukain |
art=RS |
size=170px |
pron=<sc>sep-tile</sc>|
ndex=254 |
hdex=003 |
fbrow=131 |
abrow=243 |
obrow=144 |
opbrow=035 |
typen=1 |
type1=Grass |
type2= |
species=Forest |
height-ftin=5'07" |
height-m=1.7 |
weight-lbs=115.1 |
weight-kg=52.2 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Overgrow |
ability2= |
abilityd=Unburden |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Monster |
egggroup2=Dragon |
eggcycles=20 |
evsp=3 |
expyield=208 |
lv100exp=1,059,860 |
gendercode=31 |
color=Green |
catchrate=45 |
body=06 |
pokefordex=sceptile |
generation=3 |
footnotes=}}
'''Sceptile''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ジュカイン''' ''Jukain'') is a {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Grovyle}} starting at [[level]] 36. It is the final form of {{p|Treecko}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
[[File:Sceptile wall.png|thumb|left|Sceptile climbing a wall]]
Sceptile's appearance is based on a {{wp|lizard}}. Sceptile's neck is somewhat long, and it has two crests on its head. Its eyes are semicircular with yellow scleras and red rims. Sceptile's lower jaw is also colored red, and there is a belt-like band of red coloration on its waist. There is a thin stripe across Sceptile's chest, somewhat resembling the shape of the letter V. Sceptile's plant-like characteristics include the six yellow nodules, described as "seeds" on its back (similar in appearance to the nodules on {{WP|Legume|leguminous plants}} that are able to take in nitrogen from the air) and a palm-tree-branch-like tail. Sceptile's arms are long and have two thick, sharp, powerful, elongated leaves and three claws on each. It has two lines running down the middle of its back.

====Gender differences====
None.

====Special abilities====
Sceptile's [[signature move]] in [[Generation III]] was {{m|Leaf Blade}}. It is a [[move]] known by wild and captive Sceptile alike, learned by Sceptile and {{p|Grovyle}} by practicing "Forest Combat." The leaves are sharp as swords and can even slice down thick trees. Also, being a {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon with beneficial plant parts, it can perfect moves such as {{m|SolarBeam}} and {{m|Synthesis}}, and as it is a Pokémon with dragon-like characteristics, it can learn {{type2|Dragon}} moves like {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, {{m|Dragon Claw}}, and {{m|DragonBreath}}. The seeds growing on Sceptile's back are said to be bursting with nutrients that can revitalize trees. When in forests and jungles where it can freely leap from branch to branch, its power is equal to none.

===Behavior===
Sceptile is very protective of its environment and the Pokémon that live in it, attacking unwary trainers that wander into its forest. It agilely leaps from tree branches, and has an incredible {{stat|Speed}} stat. Sceptile carefully and with loving care grows trees and plants. It regulates its body temperature by basking in sunlight.

===Habitat===
[[File:Forest.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon}}]]
Sceptile, being known as "King of the Forest" live in thick tropical jungles. [[Hoenn]] is the most likely place to find it.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}
It uses the sharp leaves on its arms to strike its prey, so it seems to be a carnivore. However, it has been shown eating [[Berry|Berries]] before, so it could be considered an omnivore.

==In the anime==
[[File:Ash Sceptile.png|thumb|220px|{{AP|Sceptile}} in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
====Ash's Sceptile====
{{main|Ash's Sceptile}}
{{Ash}}'s {{p|Grovyle}} eventually evolved into Sceptile in ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''.

====Other====
Sceptile first appeared in ''[[AG128|Shocks and Bonds]]''. {{ho|Tyson}} was using the Forest Pokémon to {{pkmn|battle}} an {{p|Aggron}} during the [[Hoenn]] League.

===Minor appearances===
Another Sceptile appeared in ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]''. It was used with a {{p|Blaziken}} in a coordinator's appeal.

A Sceptile appeared in the opening scenes of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Emerald}}
{{Animedexbody|AG161|Sceptile|Ash's Pokédex|Sceptile, the Forest Pokémon. Its arms are equipped with razor-sharp leaves, and it moves lightly through tree branches in order to attack its enemies.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Advanced Generation''|Emerald}}

==In the manga==
Like most other starters, Sceptile has made its only notable appearance in possession of {{adv|Emerald}}, being picked as his final battling member for his [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Factory|Battle Factory]] challenge, which it won after a tough fight. Once he deduced it was no rental Pokémon, but one smuggled in by a third party, he took it into his possession and used it to challenge the [[Battle Pyramid]], [[Battle Arena]], [[Battle Palace]], and [[Battle Dome]] challenges, in which only the latter its team failed to win, due to Emerald making a last-minute decision to switch out his party of Sceptile, {{p|Sudowoodo}}, and {{p|Dusclops}} feeling that its newly recovered memories and affection for its teammates when under [[Professor Birch]]'s care would slow it down. It was able to learn the ultimate Grass-type attack {{m|Frenzy Plant}} and help defeat [[Guile Hideout]]'s giant, fake Kyogre.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Sceptile (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=grass
|gen=3
|rubydex=The leaves growing on Sceptile's body are very sharp edged. This Pokémon is very agile - it leaps all over the branches of trees and jumps on its foe from above or behind.
|sapphiredex=Sceptile has seeds growing on its back. They are said to be bursting with nutrients that revitalize trees. This Pokémon raises the trees in a forest with loving care.
|emeralddex=In the jungle, its power is without equal. This Pokémon carefully grows trees and plants. It regulates its body temperature by basking in sunlight.
|frlgdex=The leaves on its forelegs are as sharp as swords. It agilely leaps about the branches of trees to strike.
|dpptdex=The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat.
|hgssdex=It agilely leaps about the jungle and uses the sharp leaves on its arms to strike its prey.
|bwdex=The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=grass |
gen=3 |
frlgex=rse|
rsarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Grovyle}} |
earea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Grovyle}} |
dprarity=None |
dparea=[[Pal Park]] |
ptarea=[[Pal Park]] |
hgssarea= Evolve {{p|Grovyle}} |
gen4ex=pal |
palarea=Forest |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=Grass
|pinballrs=Evolve from {{p|Grovyle}}
|trozei=Endless Level 8 Forever Level 57 Pair Trozei [[Mr. Who's Den]]
|md=Evolve from {{p|Grovyle}}
|ranger=[[Jungle Relic]]
|md2=[[Mystery Jungle]] (B1-B29)
|ranger2=[[Oil Field Hideout]]
|ranger3=[[Oblivia Ruins]] [[Forest Temple]] (Mission 5: Pidgeotto and the Switch Path)
|rumble2=Treetops: [[Sun-Dappled Bank]] (Post-ending)
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=grass|
HP= 70 |
Attack= 85 |
Defense=65 |
SpAtk= 105 |
SpDef= 85 |
Speed= 120 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Grass
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=4
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=4
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=3
|JumpMax=4
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=grass|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting=100 |
Flying= 200 |
Poison= 200 |
Ground= 50 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 200 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 200 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric= 50 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Night Slash|Dark|Physical|70|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Pound|Normal|Physical|40|100|35}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Absorb|Grass|Special|20|100|25||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|140|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|6|Absorb|Grass|Special|20|100|25||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|11|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|16|X-Scissor|Bug|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|17|Pursuit|Dark|Physical|40|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|23|Screech|Normal|Status|—|85|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|29|Leaf Blade|Grass|Physical|90|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|35|Agility|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|43|Slam|Normal|Physical|80|75|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|51|Detect|Fighting|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|59|False Swipe|Normal|Physical|40|100|40}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM01|Hone Claws|Dark|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM02|Dragon Claw|Dragon|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM05|Roar|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM22|SolarBeam|Grass|Special|120|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM28|Dig|Ground|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM31|Brick Break|Fighting|Physical|75|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM39|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|50|80|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM47|Low Sweep|Fighting|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM52|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM54|False Swipe|Normal|Physical|40|100|40}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM56|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM62|Acrobatics|Flying|Physical|55|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM78|Bulldoze|Ground|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM80|Rock Slide|Rock|Physical|75|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM81|X-Scissor|Bug|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM86|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM01|Cut|Normal|Physical|50|95|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|459|Snover}}{{MSP|460|Abomasnow}}|Bullet Seed|Grass|Physical|25|100|30|||*|'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|143|Snorlax}}{{MSP|158|Totodile}}{{MSP|159|Croconaw}}{{MSP|160|Feraligatr}}{{MSP|246|Larvitar}} {{MSP|247|Pupitar}}{{MSP|248|Tyranitar}}{{MSP|295|Exploud}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}{{MSP|371|Bagon}}{{MSP|372|Shelgon}} {{MSP|373|Salamence}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}{{MSP|445|Garchomp}}{{MSP|559|Scraggy}} {{MSP|560|Scrafty}}{{MSP|621|Druddigon}}{{MSP|633|Deino}}{{MSP|634|Zweilous}}{{MSP|635|Hydreigon}}|Crunch|Dark|Physical|80|100|15|Tough|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}}{{MSP|112|Rhydon}}{{MSP|464|Rhyperior}}{{MSP|621|Druddigon}}|Crush Claw|Normal|Physical|75|95|10|Cool|3|*}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MS|032|Nidoran♂ {Pokémon)}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}|Double Kick|Fighting|Physical|30|100|30|Cool|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|334|Altaria}}{{MSP|371|Bagon}}{{MSP|372|Shelgon}}{{MSP|373|Salamence}}{{MSP|633|Deino}}{{MSP|634|Zweilous}} {{MSP|635|Hydreigon}}|DragonBreath|Dragon|Special|60|100|20|Cool|3}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|104|Cubone}}{{MSP|105|Marowak}}{{MSP|258|Mudkip}}{{MSP|259|Marshtomp}}{{MSP|260|Swampert}}{{MSP|409|Rampardos}}|Endeavor|Normal|Physical|—|100|5|Tough|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|459|Snover}}{{MSP|460|Abomasnow}}|GrassWhistle|Grass|Status|—|55|15|Smart|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|253|Grovyle}}{{MSP|254|Sceptile}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|140|90|5|Cute|2||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}|Leech Seed|Grass|Status|—|90|10|Smart|0}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}|Magical Leaf|Grass|Special|60|—|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|258|Mudkip}}{{MSP|259|Marshtomp}}{{MSP|260|Swampert}}|Mud Sport|Ground|Status|—|—|15|Cute|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|333|Swablu}}{{MSP|334|Altaria}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|116|Horsea}}{{MSP|117|Seadra}}{{MSP|230|Kingdra}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|610|Axew}}{{MSP|611|Fraxure}} {{MSP|612|Haxorus}}|Razor Wind|Normal|Special|80|100|10|Cool|1|*|}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}} {{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}|Synthesis|Grass|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}|Worry Seed|Grass|Status|—|100|10|Beauty|2}}{{learnlist/breedf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Frenzy Plant|Grass|Special|150|90|5||'''|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Grass Pledge|Grass|Special|50|100|10||'''|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By a prior [[evolution]]====
{{Learnlist/prevoh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|252|Treecko|||||Mega Drain|Grass|Special|40|100|15|'''}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|252|Treecko|||||Giga Drain|Grass|Special|75|100|10|'''}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|253|Grovyle|||||Fury Cutter|Bug|Physical|20|95|20}}
{{Learnlist/prevof|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=grass |
ndex=254 |
pinballrs=Evolve |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Rare |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=Evolve |
area=Overgrown Forest |
P1=Witness how sharply my {{m|Leaf Blade|leaves}} cut! |
P2=It seems my HP has fallen to half already. |
P3=I fear the worst... Even my leaves grow blunted... |
PL=I've leveled up! My leaves are sharper edged now! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=yes |
group=Grass |
assist=Grass |
field=Cut |
fieldpower=3 |
loop=8 |
MinEXP=100 |
MaxEXP=160 |
browser=Sceptile slashes with the leaves on its arms. It will cut anything that can be cut. |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=-12 |
iq=D |
Ranger2=yes |
group2=Grass |
assist2=Grass |
field2=Cut |
field2power=3 |
browser2=It dashes about quickly while shooting leaves to attack. |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Grass |
assist3=Grass |
field3=Cut |
field3power=4 |
browser3=It launches leaf blades around itself. |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=252
|name1=Treecko
|type1-1=Grass
|evotype1=Level
|level1=16
|sprite2=253
|name2=Grovyle
|type1-2=Grass
|evotype2=Level
|level2=36
|sprite3=254
|name3=Sceptile
|type1-3=Grass}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=grass|
gen=3|
gender=none|
ndex=254|
name=Sceptile|
}}

==Trivia==
* Sceptile has several traits which make it unique among fully evolved [[starter Pokémon]].
** It has the lowest {{stat|HP}} of all fully evolved starter Pokémon.
** It has the highest {{stat|Speed}} of all fully evolved starter Pokémon.
** It has the highest base stat total of all fully evolved {{type|Grass}} starter Pokémon.
** It is the lightest fully evolved {{type|Grass}} starter Pokémon.
** It is the only bipedal fully evolved {{type2|Grass}} starter Pokémon.
** It is the only fully evolved starter Pokémon introduced in Generation III that does not gain another type.
* Sceptile and its previous evolutions are the only Grass-type Pokémon in the {{egg3|Dragon}}.
* Sceptile is the only Grass-type Pokémon capable of learning {{m|Dragon Claw}} and {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, and along with its previous evolutions, is the only Grass-type Pokémon able to learn {{m|DragonBreath}}.

===Origin===
{{bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Treecko, Grovyle and Sceptile}}
Appearance-wise, this Pokémon resembles the {{wp|dinosaur}} known as {{wp|dilophosaurus}}. The orbs of nutrients on its back may be based on the fact that many {{wp|legume|leguminous plants}} have nitrogen stored in nodes on their roots.
The Treecko line's appearance and mannerisms are also strongly derived from {{wp|Uroplatus|leaf-tailed geckos}}.

====Name origin====
Sceptile's name is likely a play on ''{{wp|reptile}}'' and ''{{wp|Sceptridium}}'', as its tail is similar to a fern in appearance, or possibly ''{{wp|sectile}}'', referring to the long, sharp blades growing on its body. It may have also come from {{wp|sceptre|scepter}}, from its title as ''King of the Forest''.

''Jukain'' may be based on 樹海 ''jukai'', abundant leafage.

==In other languages==
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|-
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{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{Grass color light}};"
|- align=center
! class="roundytl" | Language
! Name
! class="roundytr" | Name Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]
| Gewaldro
| From ''{{tt|Gewalt|force or power}}'', ''{{tt|Wald|forest}}'', and ''{{tt|drohen|to threaten}}''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]
| Jungko
| From ''jungle'' and ''gecko''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]
| 나무킹 ''Namuking''
| From {{tt|나무 ''namu''|tree}} and ''king''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]] ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 蜥蜴王 ''Xī Yì Wáng''
| Literally "Lizard king".
|}
|-
|}
 

==Related articles==
* [[Ash's Sceptile]]
* [[Emerald's Sceptile]]

==External links==

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Sceptile (Pokémon)

2011-12-15T23:35:01Z

Root88as: /* By leveling up */

{{PokémonPrevNextHead | species=Sceptile | type=grass | prevnum=253 | nextnum=255 | prev=Grovyle | next=Torchic }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Sceptile |
jname=ジュカイン |
tmname=Jukain |
art=RS |
size=170px |
pron=<sc>sep-tile</sc>|
ndex=254 |
hdex=003 |
fbrow=131 |
abrow=243 |
obrow=144 |
opbrow=035 |
typen=1 |
type1=Grass |
type2= |
species=Forest |
height-ftin=5'07" |
height-m=1.7 |
weight-lbs=115.1 |
weight-kg=52.2 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Overgrow |
ability2= |
abilityd=Unburden |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Monster |
egggroup2=Dragon |
eggcycles=20 |
evsp=3 |
expyield=208 |
lv100exp=1,059,860 |
gendercode=31 |
color=Green |
catchrate=45 |
body=06 |
pokefordex=sceptile |
generation=3 |
footnotes=}}
'''Sceptile''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ジュカイン''' ''Jukain'') is a {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Grovyle}} starting at [[level]] 36. It is the final form of {{p|Treecko}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
[[File:Sceptile wall.png|thumb|left|Sceptile climbing a wall]]
Sceptile's appearance is based on a {{wp|lizard}}. Sceptile's neck is somewhat long, and it has two crests on its head. Its eyes are semicircular with yellow scleras and red rims. Sceptile's lower jaw is also colored red, and there is a belt-like band of red coloration on its waist. There is a thin stripe across Sceptile's chest, somewhat resembling the shape of the letter V. Sceptile's plant-like characteristics include the six yellow nodules, described as "seeds" on its back (similar in appearance to the nodules on {{WP|Legume|leguminous plants}} that are able to take in nitrogen from the air) and a palm-tree-branch-like tail. Sceptile's arms are long and have two thick, sharp, powerful, elongated leaves and three claws on each. It has two lines running down the middle of its back.

====Gender differences====
None.

====Special abilities====
Sceptile's [[signature move]] in [[Generation III]] was {{m|Leaf Blade}}. It is a [[move]] known by wild and captive Sceptile alike, learned by Sceptile and {{p|Grovyle}} by practicing "Forest Combat." The leaves are sharp as swords and can even slice down thick trees. Also, being a {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon with beneficial plant parts, it can perfect moves such as {{m|SolarBeam}} and {{m|Synthesis}}, and as it is a Pokémon with dragon-like characteristics, it can learn {{type2|Dragon}} moves like {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, {{m|Dragon Claw}}, and {{m|DragonBreath}}. The seeds growing on Sceptile's back are said to be bursting with nutrients that can revitalize trees. When in forests and jungles where it can freely leap from branch to branch, its power is equal to none.

===Behavior===
Sceptile is very protective of its environment and the Pokémon that live in it, attacking unwary trainers that wander into its forest. It agilely leaps from tree branches, and has an incredible {{stat|Speed}} stat. Sceptile carefully and with loving care grows trees and plants. It regulates its body temperature by basking in sunlight.

===Habitat===
[[File:Forest.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon}}]]
Sceptile, being known as "King of the Forest" live in thick tropical jungles. [[Hoenn]] is the most likely place to find it.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}
It uses the sharp leaves on its arms to strike its prey, so it seems to be a carnivore. However, it has been shown eating [[Berry|Berries]] before, so it could be considered an omnivore.

==In the anime==
[[File:Ash Sceptile.png|thumb|220px|{{AP|Sceptile}} in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
====Ash's Sceptile====
{{main|Ash's Sceptile}}
{{Ash}}'s {{p|Grovyle}} eventually evolved into Sceptile in ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''.

====Other====
Sceptile first appeared in ''[[AG128|Shocks and Bonds]]''. {{ho|Tyson}} was using the Forest Pokémon to {{pkmn|battle}} an {{p|Aggron}} during the [[Hoenn]] League.

===Minor appearances===
Another Sceptile appeared in ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]''. It was used with a {{p|Blaziken}} in a coordinator's appeal.

A Sceptile appeared in the opening scenes of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Emerald}}
{{Animedexbody|AG161|Sceptile|Ash's Pokédex|Sceptile, the Forest Pokémon. Its arms are equipped with razor-sharp leaves, and it moves lightly through tree branches in order to attack its enemies.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Advanced Generation''|Emerald}}

==In the manga==
Like most other starters, Sceptile has made its only notable appearance in possession of {{adv|Emerald}}, being picked as his final battling member for his [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Factory|Battle Factory]] challenge, which it won after a tough fight. Once he deduced it was no rental Pokémon, but one smuggled in by a third party, he took it into his possession and used it to challenge the [[Battle Pyramid]], [[Battle Arena]], [[Battle Palace]], and [[Battle Dome]] challenges, in which only the latter its team failed to win, due to Emerald making a last-minute decision to switch out his party of Sceptile, {{p|Sudowoodo}}, and {{p|Dusclops}} feeling that its newly recovered memories and affection for its teammates when under [[Professor Birch]]'s care would slow it down. It was able to learn the ultimate Grass-type attack {{m|Frenzy Plant}} and help defeat [[Guile Hideout]]'s giant, fake Kyogre.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Sceptile (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=grass
|gen=3
|rubydex=The leaves growing on Sceptile's body are very sharp edged. This Pokémon is very agile - it leaps all over the branches of trees and jumps on its foe from above or behind.
|sapphiredex=Sceptile has seeds growing on its back. They are said to be bursting with nutrients that revitalize trees. This Pokémon raises the trees in a forest with loving care.
|emeralddex=In the jungle, its power is without equal. This Pokémon carefully grows trees and plants. It regulates its body temperature by basking in sunlight.
|frlgdex=The leaves on its forelegs are as sharp as swords. It agilely leaps about the branches of trees to strike.
|dpptdex=The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat.
|hgssdex=It agilely leaps about the jungle and uses the sharp leaves on its arms to strike its prey.
|bwdex=The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=grass |
gen=3 |
frlgex=rse|
rsarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Grovyle}} |
earea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Grovyle}} |
dprarity=None |
dparea=[[Pal Park]] |
ptarea=[[Pal Park]] |
hgssarea= Evolve {{p|Grovyle}} |
gen4ex=pal |
palarea=Forest |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=Grass
|pinballrs=Evolve from {{p|Grovyle}}
|trozei=Endless Level 8 Forever Level 57 Pair Trozei [[Mr. Who's Den]]
|md=Evolve from {{p|Grovyle}}
|ranger=[[Jungle Relic]]
|md2=[[Mystery Jungle]] (B1-B29)
|ranger2=[[Oil Field Hideout]]
|ranger3=[[Oblivia Ruins]] [[Forest Temple]] (Mission 5: Pidgeotto and the Switch Path)
|rumble2=Treetops: [[Sun-Dappled Bank]] (Post-ending)
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=grass|
HP= 70 |
Attack= 85 |
Defense=65 |
SpAtk= 105 |
SpDef= 85 |
Speed= 120 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Grass
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=4
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=4
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=3
|JumpMax=4
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=grass|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting=100 |
Flying= 200 |
Poison= 200 |
Ground= 50 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 200 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 200 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric= 50 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Night Slash|Dark|Physical|70|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Pound|Normal|Physical|40|100|35}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Absorb|Grass|Special|20|100|25||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|6|Absorb|Grass|Special|20|100|25||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|11|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|16|X-Scissor|Bug|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|17|Pursuit|Dark|Physical|40|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|23|Screech|Normal|Status|—|85|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|29|Leaf Blade|Grass|Physical|90|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|35|Agility|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|43|Slam|Normal|Physical|80|75|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|51|Detect|Fighting|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|59|False Swipe|Normal|Physical|40|100|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|67|Leaf Storm|Special|Grass|140|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM01|Hone Claws|Dark|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM02|Dragon Claw|Dragon|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM05|Roar|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM22|SolarBeam|Grass|Special|120|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM28|Dig|Ground|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM31|Brick Break|Fighting|Physical|75|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM39|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|50|80|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM47|Low Sweep|Fighting|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM52|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM54|False Swipe|Normal|Physical|40|100|40}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM56|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM62|Acrobatics|Flying|Physical|55|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM78|Bulldoze|Ground|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM80|Rock Slide|Rock|Physical|75|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM81|X-Scissor|Bug|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM86|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM01|Cut|Normal|Physical|50|95|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|459|Snover}}{{MSP|460|Abomasnow}}|Bullet Seed|Grass|Physical|25|100|30|||*|'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|143|Snorlax}}{{MSP|158|Totodile}}{{MSP|159|Croconaw}}{{MSP|160|Feraligatr}}{{MSP|246|Larvitar}} {{MSP|247|Pupitar}}{{MSP|248|Tyranitar}}{{MSP|295|Exploud}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}{{MSP|371|Bagon}}{{MSP|372|Shelgon}} {{MSP|373|Salamence}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}{{MSP|445|Garchomp}}{{MSP|559|Scraggy}} {{MSP|560|Scrafty}}{{MSP|621|Druddigon}}{{MSP|633|Deino}}{{MSP|634|Zweilous}}{{MSP|635|Hydreigon}}|Crunch|Dark|Physical|80|100|15|Tough|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}}{{MSP|112|Rhydon}}{{MSP|464|Rhyperior}}{{MSP|621|Druddigon}}|Crush Claw|Normal|Physical|75|95|10|Cool|3|*}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MS|032|Nidoran♂ {Pokémon)}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}|Double Kick|Fighting|Physical|30|100|30|Cool|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|334|Altaria}}{{MSP|371|Bagon}}{{MSP|372|Shelgon}}{{MSP|373|Salamence}}{{MSP|633|Deino}}{{MSP|634|Zweilous}} {{MSP|635|Hydreigon}}|DragonBreath|Dragon|Special|60|100|20|Cool|3}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|104|Cubone}}{{MSP|105|Marowak}}{{MSP|258|Mudkip}}{{MSP|259|Marshtomp}}{{MSP|260|Swampert}}{{MSP|409|Rampardos}}|Endeavor|Normal|Physical|—|100|5|Tough|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|459|Snover}}{{MSP|460|Abomasnow}}|GrassWhistle|Grass|Status|—|55|15|Smart|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|253|Grovyle}}{{MSP|254|Sceptile}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|140|90|5|Cute|2||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}|Leech Seed|Grass|Status|—|90|10|Smart|0}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}|Magical Leaf|Grass|Special|60|—|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|258|Mudkip}}{{MSP|259|Marshtomp}}{{MSP|260|Swampert}}|Mud Sport|Ground|Status|—|—|15|Cute|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|333|Swablu}}{{MSP|334|Altaria}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|116|Horsea}}{{MSP|117|Seadra}}{{MSP|230|Kingdra}}{{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|610|Axew}}{{MSP|611|Fraxure}} {{MSP|612|Haxorus}}|Razor Wind|Normal|Special|80|100|10|Cool|1|*|}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}} {{MSP|357|Tropius}}{{MSP|387|Turtwig}}{{MSP|388|Grotle}}{{MSP|389|Torterra}}|Synthesis|Grass|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}|Worry Seed|Grass|Status|—|100|10|Beauty|2}}{{learnlist/breedf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Frenzy Plant|Grass|Special|150|90|5||'''|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Grass Pledge|Grass|Special|50|100|10||'''|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

====By a prior [[evolution]]====
{{Learnlist/prevoh|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|252|Treecko|||||Mega Drain|Grass|Special|40|100|15|'''}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|252|Treecko|||||Giga Drain|Grass|Special|75|100|10|'''}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|253|Grovyle|||||Fury Cutter|Bug|Physical|20|95|20}}
{{Learnlist/prevof|Sceptile|Grass|Grass|5|3}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=grass |
ndex=254 |
pinballrs=Evolve |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Rare |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=Evolve |
area=Overgrown Forest |
P1=Witness how sharply my {{m|Leaf Blade|leaves}} cut! |
P2=It seems my HP has fallen to half already. |
P3=I fear the worst... Even my leaves grow blunted... |
PL=I've leveled up! My leaves are sharper edged now! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=yes |
group=Grass |
assist=Grass |
field=Cut |
fieldpower=3 |
loop=8 |
MinEXP=100 |
MaxEXP=160 |
browser=Sceptile slashes with the leaves on its arms. It will cut anything that can be cut. |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=-12 |
iq=D |
Ranger2=yes |
group2=Grass |
assist2=Grass |
field2=Cut |
field2power=3 |
browser2=It dashes about quickly while shooting leaves to attack. |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Grass |
assist3=Grass |
field3=Cut |
field3power=4 |
browser3=It launches leaf blades around itself. |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=252
|name1=Treecko
|type1-1=Grass
|evotype1=Level
|level1=16
|sprite2=253
|name2=Grovyle
|type1-2=Grass
|evotype2=Level
|level2=36
|sprite3=254
|name3=Sceptile
|type1-3=Grass}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=grass|
gen=3|
gender=none|
ndex=254|
name=Sceptile|
}}

==Trivia==
* Sceptile has several traits which make it unique among fully evolved [[starter Pokémon]].
** It has the lowest {{stat|HP}} of all fully evolved starter Pokémon.
** It has the highest {{stat|Speed}} of all fully evolved starter Pokémon.
** It has the highest base stat total of all fully evolved {{type|Grass}} starter Pokémon.
** It is the lightest fully evolved {{type|Grass}} starter Pokémon.
** It is the only bipedal fully evolved {{type2|Grass}} starter Pokémon.
** It is the only fully evolved starter Pokémon introduced in Generation III that does not gain another type.
* Sceptile and its previous evolutions are the only Grass-type Pokémon in the {{egg3|Dragon}}.
* Sceptile is the only Grass-type Pokémon capable of learning {{m|Dragon Claw}} and {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, and along with its previous evolutions, is the only Grass-type Pokémon able to learn {{m|DragonBreath}}.

===Origin===
{{bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Treecko, Grovyle and Sceptile}}
Appearance-wise, this Pokémon resembles the {{wp|dinosaur}} known as {{wp|dilophosaurus}}. The orbs of nutrients on its back may be based on the fact that many {{wp|legume|leguminous plants}} have nitrogen stored in nodes on their roots.
The Treecko line's appearance and mannerisms are also strongly derived from {{wp|Uroplatus|leaf-tailed geckos}}.

====Name origin====
Sceptile's name is likely a play on ''{{wp|reptile}}'' and ''{{wp|Sceptridium}}'', as its tail is similar to a fern in appearance, or possibly ''{{wp|sectile}}'', referring to the long, sharp blades growing on its body. It may have also come from {{wp|sceptre|scepter}}, from its title as ''King of the Forest''.

''Jukain'' may be based on 樹海 ''jukai'', abundant leafage.

==In other languages==
{| align="left" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{Grass color dark}}; background: #{{Grass color}};"
|-
|
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{Grass color light}};"
|- align=center
! class="roundytl" | Language
! Name
! class="roundytr" | Name Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]
| Gewaldro
| From ''{{tt|Gewalt|force or power}}'', ''{{tt|Wald|forest}}'', and ''{{tt|drohen|to threaten}}''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]
| Jungko
| From ''jungle'' and ''gecko''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]
| 나무킹 ''Namuking''
| From {{tt|나무 ''namu''|tree}} and ''king''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]] ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 蜥蜴王 ''Xī Yì Wáng''
| Literally "Lizard king".
|}
|-
|}
 

==Related articles==
* [[Ash's Sceptile]]
* [[Emerald's Sceptile]]

==External links==

{{PokémonPrevNextFoot | type=grass | prevnum=253 | nextnum=255 | prev=Grovyle | next=Torchic }}
{{-}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[de:Gewaldro]]
[[es:Sceptile]]
[[fr:Jungko]]
[[it:Sceptile]]
[[ja:ジュカイン]]
[[pl:Sceptile]]
[[pt:Sceptile (pokémon)]]

Haxorus (Pokémon)

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{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Fraxure | next=Cubchoo | prevnum=611 | nextnum=613 | type=Dragon }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Haxorus |
jname=オノノクス |
tmname=Ononokusu |
size=150px|
art=BW |
pron=<sc>''{{{pron|oh-noh-noh-kooss}}}''</sc> |
species=Axe Jaw |
typen=1 |
type1=Dragon |
type2= |
abilityn=2 |
ability1=Rivalry |
ability2=Mold Breaker |
abilityd=Unnerve |
ndex=612 |
udex=118 |
height-ftin=5'11" |
height-m=1.8|
weight-lbs=232.6 |
weight-kg=105.5|
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Monster|
egggroup2=Dragon|
eggcycles=40|
expyield=243 |
lv100exp=1,250,000|
gendercode=127|
color=Yellow|
catchrate=45|
evat=3|
body=06|
pokefordex=haxorus |
generation=5 |
footnotes=}}
'''Haxorus''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''オノノクス''' ''Ononokus'') is a {{type2|Dragon}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Fraxure}} starting at [[level]] 48. It is the final form of {{p|Axew}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Haxorus is a bipedal Pokémon with a darkish yellow-green color covering its back and most of the front, black skin covering its torso, tail tip, and thighs, as well as red talons and claws. It has large black and red scythe like tusks coming out of its upper jaw on the side of its mouth. Haxorus has medium sized eyes with red irises and black pupils. There is ridged plate like skin going up from its back to its head region. It has solid armor and the legs and tail have a dividing line pattern. Haxorus's arms are quite small and divided in to three digits with two oval-shaped triceps and biceps and circular elbows. Haxorus's hands are small and circular with small red claws. Its legs are formidable and strong with three toed feet with a red talon on each toe.

===Gender differences===
None.

===Special abilities===
Its sturdy tusks are used to cut steel beams. They are so strong that they will never break. In addition to its unbreakable axe tusks, its body is covered in hard armor.

===Behavior===
They are friendly Pokémon in general, but are very territorial like their pre-evolution Fraxure.

===Habitat===

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Drayden Haxorus.png|thumb|250px|right|Haxorus in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
Haxorus appeared in ''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]'' in {{TP|Iris|Axew}}'s dream when it evolved into {{p|Fraxure}} then evolved into this Pokémon.

Another Haxorus appeared, belonging to [[Drayden]] in ''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''.

===Minor appearances===
A Haxorus appeared in {{an|Iris}}'s fantasy in ''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''.

==In the manga==

==In the TCG==
{{main|Haxorus (TCG)}}

==Game data==

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=Dragon
|gen=5
|blackdex=They are kind but can be relentless when defending territory. They challenge foes with tusks that can cut steel.
|whitedex=Their sturdy tusks will stay sharp even if used to cut steel beams. These Pokémon are covered in hard armor.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=Dragon|
gen=5 |
bwrarity=None|
bwarea=Evolve {{p|Fraxure}} |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=dragon
|rumble2=Meadow: [[World Axle - B1F]]
}}

===Held items===

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=Dragon|
HP=76|
Attack=147|
Defense=90|
SpAtk=60|
SpDef=70|
Speed=97}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=Dragon|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 50 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric= 50 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 200 |
Dark= 100 |
}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Scratch|Normal|Physical|40|100|35}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Assurance|Dark|Physical|50|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Dragon Rage|Dragon|Special|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|4|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|7|Assurance|Dark|Physical|50|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|10|Dragon Rage|Dragon|Special|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|13|Dual Chop|Dragon|Physical|40|90|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|16|Scary Face|Normal|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|20|Slash|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|24|False Swipe|Normal|Physical|40|100|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|28|Dragon Claw|Dragon|Physical|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|32|Dragon Dance|Dragon|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|36|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|42|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|50|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|58|Guillotine|Normal|Physical|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|66|Outrage|Dragon|Physical|120|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|74|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM01|Hone Claws|Dark|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM02|Dragon Claw|Dragon|Physical|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM05|Roar|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM12|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM28|Dig|Ground|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM31|Brick Break|Fighting|Physical|75|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM39|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|50|80|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM52|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM54|False Swipe|Normal|Physical|40|100|40}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM56|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM59|Incinerate|Fire|Special|30|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM65|Shadow Claw|Ghost|Physical|70|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM66|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM78|Bulldoze|Ground|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM80|Rock Slide|Rock|Physical|75|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM81|X-Scissor|Bug|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM82|Dragon Tail|Dragon|Physical|60|90|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM84|Poison Jab|Poison|Physical|80|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM86|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM01|Cut|Normal|Physical|50|95|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM03|Surf|Water|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|004|Charmander}}{{MSP|005|Charmeleon}}{{MSP|006|Charizard}}{{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}} {{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}}{{MSP|112|Rhydon}}{{MSP|464|Rhyperior}}{{MSP|143|Snorlax}}{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}} {{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|258|Mudkip}}{{MSP|259|Marshtomp}}{{MSP|260|Swampert}}{{MSP|410|Shieldon}}{{MSP|411|Bastiodon}} {{MSP|559|Scraggy}}{{MSP|560|Scrafty}}|Counter|Fighting|Physical|—|100|20|||*}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|116|Horsea}}{{MSP|117|Seadra}}{{MSP|230|Kingdra}}{{MSP|333|Swablu}}{{MSP|334|Altaria}}{{MSP|610|Axew}} {{MSP|611|Fraxure}}{{MSP|612|Haxorus}}{{MSP|633|Deino}}{{MSP|634|Zweilous}}{{MSP|635|Hydreigon}}|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10||||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|104|Cubone}}{{MSP|105|Marowak}}{{MSP|258|Mudkip}}{{MSP|259|Marshtomp}}{{MSP|260|Swampert}}{{MSP|409|Rampardos}}|Endeavor|Normal|Physical|—|100|5|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|410|Shieldon}}{{MSP|411|Bastiodon}}|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}{{MSP|104|Cubone}}{{MSP|105|Marowak}}{{MSP|116|Horsea}} {{MSP|117|Seadra}}{{MSP|230|Kingdra}}{{MSP|371|Bagon}}{{MSP|372|Shelgon}}{{MSP|373|Salamence}}{{MSP|408|Cranidos}} {{MSP|409|Rampardos}}{{MSP|633|Deino}}{{MSP|634|Zweilous}}{{MSP|635|Hydreigon}}|Focus Energy|Normal|Status|—|—|30|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|304|Aron}}{{MSP|305|Lairon}}{{MSP|306|Aggron}}|Harden|Normal|Status|—|—|30|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|304|Aron}}{{MSP|305|Lairon}}{{MSP|306|Aggron}}|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|254|Sceptile}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}{{MSP|621|Druddigon}}|Night Slash|Dark|Physical|70|100|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|116|Horsea}}{{MSP|117|Seadra}}{{MSP|230|Kingdra}}{{MSP|252|Treecko}}{{MSP|253|Grovyle}}{{MSP|254|Sceptile}} {{MSP|357|Tropius}}|Razor Wind|Normal|Special|80|100|10|||*}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}}{{MSP|112|Rhydon}}{{MSP|464|Rhyperior}}|Reversal|Fighting|Physical|—|100|15|||*}}{{learnlist/breedf|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Draco Meteor|Dragon|Special|140|90|5||'''|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}

====By a prior [[evolution]]====
{{learnlist/prevoh|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5null}}
{{learnlist/prevof|Haxorus|Dragon|Dragon|5|5}}

====Special moves====

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====

===Side game data===

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=610
|name1=Axew
|type1-1=Dragon
|evotype1=Level
|level1=38
|sprite2=611
|name2=Fraxure
|type1-2=Dragon
|evotype2=Level
|level2=48
|sprite3=612
|name3=Haxorus
|type1-3=Dragon
}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=dragon|
gen=5|
gender=none|
name=Haxorus|
ndex=612|
}}

==Trivia==
* Haxorus is the only fully-evolved pure {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon in a three-stage evolutionary line.
* Like {{p|Flygon}}, Haxorus is commonly mistaken to be a [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]] due to its evolutionary stage.
* Haxorus has the highest {{stat|Attack}} stat of all non-legendary Dragon-type Pokémon.
* Haxorus is the only {{type2|Dragon}} Pokémon in the {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|Yellow|yellow color group}}.

===Origin===
Its tusks are similar in appearance to {{wp|Scutosaurus|Scutosaurid}}'s or possibly {{wp|Ceratopsia|Ceratopsid}}'s cheekbone tusks and are also similar to {{wp|battle axe}} blades. [[Ken Sugimori]] confirmed that it was based on a plant-eating dinosaur.

====Name origin====
''Haxorus'' is a combination of the words ''hack'' (to chop or cut down), ''axe'', and Greek σαῦρος ''saurus'', "lizard". ''Ononokus'' emphasises 斧 ''ono'' "axe" but also combines 戦く ''ononoku'' "trembled" and the literal translation for "axe", アックス ''akkusu''.

==In other languages==
{| align="left" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{Dragon color dark}}; background: #{{Dragon color}};"
|-
|
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{Dragon color light}};"
|- align=center
! Language
! Name
! Name Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]
| Maxax
| From ''maximal'' and ''{{tt|Axt|axe}}''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]
| Tranchodon
| From {{tt|tranche|cut}} and ''don''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]
| 액스라이즈 ''Aekseuraijeu''
| From ''axe'' and ''surprise''. Also from ''rise''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]] ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 雙斧戰龍 / 双斧战龙 ''Shuāngfǔzhànlóng''
| Literally "Double-axe battle dragon".
|}
|-
|}
 

==Notes==
<references />

==External links==
{{PokémonPrevNextFoot | prev=Fraxure | next=Cubchoo | prevnum=611 | nextnum=613 | type=Dragon }}
{{-}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[de:Maxax]]
[[es:Haxorus]]
[[fr:Tranchodon]]
[[it:Haxorus]]
[[ja:オノノクス]]
[[pl:Haxorus]]