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* [[Shiny Pokémon]] are not more powerful than non-Shiny instances of the same species. It's purely aesthetic; however, being Shiny used to be correlated with a Pokémon's [[IV]]s in [[Generation II]].
* [[Shiny Pokémon]] are not more powerful than non-Shiny instances of the same species. It's purely aesthetic; however, being Shiny used to be correlated with a Pokémon's [[IV]]s in [[Generation II]].
* Encountering the number of Pokémon equal to that encounter type's Shiny chance does not guarantee you will encounter a Shiny, e.g. if the Shiny chance is 1/8192, encountering 8192 Pokémon does mean there is a 100% chance of encountering a Shiny within those 8192 attempts.<br>There is no pity mechanic to force a Shiny to spawn after a certain number of attempts, and the chance of each Pokémon appearing as Shiny is independent of previous attempts.
* Encountering the number of Pokémon equal to that encounter type's Shiny chance does not guarantee you will encounter a Shiny, e.g. if the Shiny chance is 1/8192, encountering 8192 Pokémon does mean there is a 100% chance of encountering a Shiny within those 8192 attempts.<br>There is no pity mechanic to force a Shiny to spawn after a certain number of attempts, and the chance of each Pokémon appearing as Shiny is independent of previous attempts.
* {{p|Ditto}} is not a failed clone of {{p|Mew}}, it's only a fan theory. After being asked about this during an interview in 2012, [[Junichi Masuda]] said he had never heard of it before.<ref>[Pokémon's Burning Questions https://web.archive.org/web/20121128050551/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/11/23/pok-233-mon-39-s-burning-questions.aspx]</ref>
** Ditto doesn't appear at the [[Cinnabar Mansion]] until {{g|Yellow}}.
** Ditto and Mew do not use the same color palettes. Mew and Mewtwo do use the same color palette in Generation I, but this is not indicative of cloning. In fact, there were only [[List of Pokémon by color palette (Generation I)|10 color palettes]] available for 151 Pokémon in this generation, resulting in several Pokémon sharing the same palettes.
* Pokémon deposited into {{g|Bank}}, {{g|HOME}}, or [[trade]]d online within the core series games are not guaranteed to be [[Appendix:Fan terminology#Legal|legal]] and/or [[Appendix:Fan terminology#Legitimate|legitimate]]. The [[Cheating#Cheat prevention in the Pokémon games|anti-cheat]] programmed into the core series games, and provided by Nintendo's servers, is not foolproof.
* Pokémon deposited into {{g|Bank}}, {{g|HOME}}, or [[trade]]d online within the core series games are not guaranteed to be [[Appendix:Fan terminology#Legal|legal]] and/or [[Appendix:Fan terminology#Legitimate|legitimate]]. The [[Cheating#Cheat prevention in the Pokémon games|anti-cheat]] programmed into the core series games, and provided by Nintendo's servers, is not foolproof.
** Additionally, the anti-cheat has several cases of false positives, where perfectly legitimate Pokémon are incorrectly flagged as hacked by the server anti-cheat. Examples include cross-game/cross-generation [[evolution]], such as {{p|Blissey}} or {{p|Crobat}} originating from {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}, or {{p|Mismagius}} originating from [[Generation III]], which cannot be traded in certain modern games due to the filters incorrectly assuming that these Pokémon shouldn't be capable of evolving at all, due to them being unable to evolve in their [[Game of origin]].
** Additionally, the anti-cheat has several cases of false positives, where perfectly legitimate Pokémon are incorrectly flagged as hacked by the server anti-cheat. Examples include cross-game/cross-generation [[evolution]], such as {{p|Blissey}} or {{p|Crobat}} originating from {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}, or {{p|Mismagius}} originating from [[Generation III]], which cannot be traded in certain modern games due to the filters incorrectly assuming that these Pokémon shouldn't be capable of evolving at all, due to them being unable to evolve in their [[Game of origin]].
* {{p|Genesect}} is not a revived and technologically enhanced {{p|Kabutops}}. Pokédex entries state that Genesect was an ancient {{t|Bug}}-type Pokémon, something Kabutops is not.


===Kanto-based games===
===Kanto-based games===
* {{p|Mewtwo}} is not known to have been created by the [[Team Rocket]] in the games, even though Mewtwo forms a [[sync pair]] with [[Giovanni]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] and it was created by Team Rocket in the anime and the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.
====Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen====
====Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen====
* {{ga|Red}} is never referred to by the name "Fire" in the game data, manuals, boxes, or merchandise. However, {{ga|Leaf}} is known as either "Fire" or "Leaf" in game screenshots from the manuals of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, respectively.
* In the internal data of both Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the male player character is known as "{{ga|Red}}" and the female player character as "{{ga|Leaf}}". Red is never referred to by the name "Fire" in the game data, manuals, boxes, or merchandise (except "Fire", "Red", "Leaf", and "Green" are all equally suggested names for both the male and female player characters when starting a [[new game]]).
* There is no anti-piracy message present in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. The message "By the way: If you like this game, buy it or die." comes from a widely spread release of a [[ROM hack|modified ROM]] of FireRed from a piracy group.
* There is no anti-piracy message present in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. The message "By the way: If you like this game, buy it or die." comes from a widely spread release of a [[ROM hack|modified ROM]] of FireRed from a piracy group.


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==Pokémon misconceptions==
==Pokémon misconceptions==
* Regular {{p|Pikachu}} has never had a black color on the tip of its tail. The only one that does is [[Cosplay Pikachu]]. This is often described as a popular example of the {{wp|Mandela effect}}.
* {{p|Squirtle}} is not based on a squirrel. Its name refers to squirting water, and only its English name could be mistaken for this animal. Its curled tail, however, most likely references a mythological turtle, {{wp|Minogame}}, with such a tail being one of its crucial details.
* {{p|Slugma}}, {{p|Skarmory}}, and the {{p|Marill}} lines come from [[Generation II]], not, as often mistaken, from [[Generation III]].  
* {{p|Slugma}}, {{p|Skarmory}}, and the {{p|Marill}} lines come from [[Generation II]], not, as often mistaken, from [[Generation III]].  
** Similarly, {{p|Togepi}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} are mistaken to come from [[Generation I]] due to their early appearance in the anime. Pokémon like {{p|Munchlax}}, {{p|Bonsly}}, and {{p|Mime Jr.}} were introduced in [[Generation IV]] but are often thought to come from Generation III.
** Similarly, {{p|Togepi}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} are mistaken to come from [[Generation I]] due to their early appearance in the anime. Pokémon like {{p|Munchlax}}, {{p|Bonsly}}, and {{p|Mime Jr.}} were introduced in [[Generation IV]] but are often thought to come from Generation III.
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** {{p|Rotom}} isn't legendary even though it was one-time-encounter Pokémon in Generation IV, met in a unique location, and used the Legendary Pokémon theme in its encounter.
** {{p|Rotom}} isn't legendary even though it was one-time-encounter Pokémon in Generation IV, met in a unique location, and used the Legendary Pokémon theme in its encounter.
** {{p|Volcarona}} is often treated like a legendary Pokémon because it could be met for the first time as a static encounter, in a special location, at a very high level.
** {{p|Volcarona}} is often treated like a legendary Pokémon because it could be met for the first time as a static encounter, in a special location, at a very high level.
===Pokémon origins===
* {{p|Ditto}} is not a failed clone of {{p|Mew}}. After being asked about this fan theory during an interview in 2012, [[Junichi Masuda]] said he had never heard of it before.<ref>[Pokémon's Burning Questions https://web.archive.org/web/20121128050551/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/11/23/pok-233-mon-39-s-burning-questions.aspx]</ref>
** Ditto doesn't appear at the [[Cinnabar Mansion]] until {{g|Yellow}}.
** Ditto and Mew do not use the same color palettes. Mew and Mewtwo do use the same color palette in Generation I, but this is not indicative of cloning. In fact, there were only [[List of Pokémon by color palette (Generation I)|10 color palettes]] available for 151 Pokémon in this generation, resulting in several Pokémon sharing the same palettes.
* {{p|Mewtwo}} is not known to have been created by the [[Team Rocket]] in the games, even though Mewtwo forms a [[sync pair]] with [[Giovanni]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] and it was created by Team Rocket in the anime and the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.
* {{p|Genesect}} is not a revived and technologically enhanced {{p|Kabutops}}. Pokédex entries state that Genesect was an ancient {{t|Bug}}-type Pokémon, something Kabutops is not.
===Pokémon designs===
* Regular {{p|Pikachu}} has never had a black color on the tip of its tail. The only one that does is [[Cosplay Pikachu]]. This is often described as a popular example of the {{wp|Mandela effect}}.
* {{p|Squirtle}} is not based on a squirrel. Its name refers to squirting water, and only its English name could be mistaken for this animal. Its curled tail, however, most likely references a mythological turtle, {{wp|Minogame}}, with such a tail being one of its crucial details.
* Various Pokémon designs are often misunderstood:
* Various Pokémon designs are often misunderstood:
** {{p|Poliwag}}'s pink mouth is often mistaken for a nose.
** {{p|Poliwag}}'s pink mouth is often mistaken for a nose.

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Each point on this list of common misconceptions is presented as a correction. A common misconception is something incorrectly presented as true which is actually false.

Overall franchise

In the core series games

  • The Master Ball cannot fail. In all generations, the Master Ball overrides the normal catch rate formula altogether, making it impossible for it to fail under normal circumstances, as all chance-based calculations are skipped.
  • There is no minimum age required to be a Trainer in the games, as evidenced by several young child Trainers classes such as the Twins, School Kid, Camper, and Picnicker, as opposed to the anime where the minimum age is said to be 10 years old.
    • None of the player characters are known to be 10 years old. The youngest player character with a confirmed age is Red, who is 11.
  • Most Trainers are not known to own a Pokédex, except the player characters and some of their rivals and friends.
  • Holding or pushing any button combinations does not enhance the chance of catching a Pokémon.
  • Shiny Pokémon are not more powerful than non-Shiny instances of the same species. It's purely aesthetic; however, being Shiny used to be correlated with a Pokémon's IVs in Generation II.
  • Encountering the number of Pokémon equal to that encounter type's Shiny chance does not guarantee you will encounter a Shiny, e.g. if the Shiny chance is 1/8192, encountering 8192 Pokémon does mean there is a 100% chance of encountering a Shiny within those 8192 attempts.
    There is no pity mechanic to force a Shiny to spawn after a certain number of attempts, and the chance of each Pokémon appearing as Shiny is independent of previous attempts.
  • Pokémon deposited into Pokémon Bank, Pokémon HOME, or traded online within the core series games are not guaranteed to be legal and/or legitimate. The anti-cheat programmed into the core series games, and provided by Nintendo's servers, is not foolproof.
    • Additionally, the anti-cheat has several cases of false positives, where perfectly legitimate Pokémon are incorrectly flagged as hacked by the server anti-cheat. Examples include cross-game/cross-generation evolution, such as Blissey or Crobat originating from Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, or Mismagius originating from Generation III, which cannot be traded in certain modern games due to the filters incorrectly assuming that these Pokémon shouldn't be capable of evolving at all, due to them being unable to evolve in their Game of origin.

Kanto-based games

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

  • In the internal data of both Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the male player character is known as "Red" and the female player character as "Leaf". Red is never referred to by the name "Fire" in the game data, manuals, boxes, or merchandise (except "Fire", "Red", "Leaf", and "Green" are all equally suggested names for both the male and female player characters when starting a new game).
  • There is no anti-piracy message present in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. The message "By the way: If you like this game, buy it or die." comes from a widely spread release of a modified ROM of FireRed from a piracy group.

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

  • The Catch Combo only increases the Shiny chance for the next instance of that species to spawn after the previous one was caught. Stopping a chain of captures at 31 provides no additional bonus, the bonus only continues to function if the player continues to catch additional members of that species.

Hoenn-based games

  • Brendan has either black or brown hair depending on the generation. His white hat is often interpreted as hair by fans.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

  • The DexNav has a complex method of determining the Shiny chance of Pokémon that appear as a result of using it, which has lead to multiple misleading reports about the Shiny rates and mechanics over the years, resulting in incorrect methods of Shiny hunting via the DexNav.

Galar-based games

Pokémon Sword and Shield

  • There is no mechanic (outside of fishing) that allows the player to hunt Shiny Pokémon via Chaining.
  • The bonus to the Shiny rate provided by KOing 500 of a given species of Pokemon is only applied to wild symbol encounters with the Brilliant Aura, and does not apply to anything else.
  • The chance for a Shiny Pokémon encountered in the wild to be the variation with Square sparkles is 65521/65536, and contrary to popular belief, is not a programming error.
    • Other types of encounters vary, with most having a rate of 15/16 having Star sparkles, and 1/16 having Square sparkles.[3] The generation methods vary in older games as well.[4]
  • It is legitimately possible for Pokémon and Eggs to have no memory, often thought to only be possible through cheating.

Paldea-based games

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

  • Standing somewhere slightly out of reach of a Walking Pokémon, such as the roof of a Pokémon Center, so that it runs around constantly in an attempt to path to the player, does not count towards the evolution requirements of Pawmo or Bramblin, nor does it count towards earning the Partner Mark. Both mechanics track the amount of steps the player character takes, and the former case ignores the amount of steps the Pokémon itself takes.

Pokémon misconceptions

  • Slugma, Skarmory, and the Marill lines come from Generation II, not, as often mistaken, from Generation III.
  • Many Pokémon are thought to have different typings than what they have in reality. These Pokémon are:
    • Psyduck's line is pure Water-type, not Water- and Psychic-type, despite its name suggesting so.
    • Lugia is a Psychic- and Flying-type Pokémon. It does not have Water typing, however, it was initially intended to be Water type.
    • Groudon is a pure Ground type and is not partially Fire type. However, Primal Groudon does have a Fire-typing alongside Ground-typing.
    • Luxray is a pure Electric-type, not Electric/Dark-type as its aggressive appearance suggests.
    • Lurantis is often mistaken for a Bug type; however, it is a pure Grass type.
    • Runerigus is actually Ground/Ghost-type, not a Rock-type.
  • Fans sometimes mistake which Pokémon species evolve into:
  • There are some Pokémon which are often mistaken for Legendary Pokémon:
    • Rotom isn't legendary even though it was one-time-encounter Pokémon in Generation IV, met in a unique location, and used the Legendary Pokémon theme in its encounter.
    • Volcarona is often treated like a legendary Pokémon because it could be met for the first time as a static encounter, in a special location, at a very high level.

Pokémon origins

  • Ditto is not a failed clone of Mew. After being asked about this fan theory during an interview in 2012, Junichi Masuda said he had never heard of it before.[5]
    • Ditto doesn't appear at the Cinnabar Mansion until Pokémon Yellow.
    • Ditto and Mew do not use the same color palettes. Mew and Mewtwo do use the same color palette in Generation I, but this is not indicative of cloning. In fact, there were only 10 color palettes available for 151 Pokémon in this generation, resulting in several Pokémon sharing the same palettes.
  • Mewtwo is not known to have been created by the Team Rocket in the games, even though Mewtwo forms a sync pair with Giovanni in Pokémon Masters EX and it was created by Team Rocket in the anime and the Pokémon Adventures manga.
  • Genesect is not a revived and technologically enhanced Kabutops. Pokédex entries state that Genesect was an ancient Bug-type Pokémon, something Kabutops is not.

Pokémon designs

  • Regular Pikachu has never had a black color on the tip of its tail. The only one that does is Cosplay Pikachu. This is often described as a popular example of the Mandela effect.
  • Squirtle is not based on a squirrel. Its name refers to squirting water, and only its English name could be mistaken for this animal. Its curled tail, however, most likely references a mythological turtle, Minogame, with such a tail being one of its crucial details.
  • Various Pokémon designs are often misunderstood:
    • Poliwag's pink mouth is often mistaken for a nose.
    • Panpour and Simipour's eyes are not closed, as they can sometimes be seen blinking with their white eyes.
    • Wurmple doesn't evolve based on the time of day.
    • Doduo does have wings, according to its Pokédex entry.

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

  • This manga series generally does not have graphical violence, with the exception of Blue's Charmeleon slicing Koga's Arbok in half and Giovanni's Cloyster killing two frozen Magmar, both from the first manga arc.

References