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'''Pokémon aging''' is occasionally shown in Pokémon media. This includes appearances of young and old Pokémon.
'''Pokémon aging''' is occasionally shown in Pokémon media. This includes appearances of young and old Pokémon.


==In the anime==
Aging is usually separate from [[evolution]], as some unevolved Pokémon have been shown to visibly grow older without evolving.
 
==In the core series games==
===Pokédex entries===
Some [[Pokédex entry|Pokédex entries]] mention how a Pokémon changes as it grows up:
 
* {{p|Paras}} has no mushrooms as an infant. They emerge as Paras matures and grow along with Paras.
* {{p|Squirtle}}'s shell forms and hardens after it is born.
* {{p|Vulpix}} is born with one tail, which splits into more tails as it grows.
 
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Puzzle League===
* In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], {{Tracey}}'s [[Tracey's Scyther|elderly Scyther]] is one of the Pokémon in his team.
 
==In animation==
===[[Original series]]===
===[[Original series]]===
* [[Puka]] is an old {{p|Pikachu}} that appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. He also appeared younger in a flashback from 20 years before.
* [[Puka]] is an old {{p|Pikachu}} that appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. He also appeared younger in a flashback from 20 years before.
* [[Ash's Lapras]] debuted in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', where it was caught as a young Lapras. In ''[[EP113|Viva Las Lapras]]'', the [[Lapras herd]] is seen, including the mother of Ash's Lapras. In ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]'', it was revealed that Ash's Lapras eventually matured into an adult and became the leader of the Lapras herd.
* [[Ash's Lapras]] debuted in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', where it was caught as a young Lapras. In ''[[EP113|Viva Las Lapras]]'', the [[Lapras herd]] is seen, including the mother of Ash's Lapras. In ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]'', it was revealed that Ash's Lapras eventually matured into an adult and became the leader of the Lapras herd.
* {{OBP|Silver|Lugia}} is a baby {{p|Lugia}} that debuted in ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]''. [[Lugia (Silver's parent)|Silver's parent]] is a Lugia that debuted earlier in ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]''.
* {{Tracey}}'s {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}}, which debuted in ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]'', is shown to be elderly, losing the leadership of its herd to a younger Scyther.
* [[Wings Alexander]] is an old man with an old bearded {{p|Noctowl}} who appeared in ''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl]]''. In flashbacks, he was also seen with his Noctowl as a {{p|Hoothoot}} and as a young Noctowl.
*{{OBP|Silver|Lugia}} is a baby {{p|Lugia}} that debuted in ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]''. [[Lugia (Silver's parent)|Silver's parent]] is a Lugia that debuted earlier in ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]''.
* {{Tracey}} has [[Tracey's Scyther|an elderly Scyther]] that debuted in ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]''.
*A {{p|Noctowl}} having an old beard appeared in ''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl]]'' belonging to [[Wings Alexander]]. In flashbacks, this Noctowl was seen as a {{p|Hoothoot}} and as a young Noctowl.


===[[Pikachu short]]s===
===[[Pikachu short]]s===
* An elderly bearded {{p|Bellsprout}} appeared in [[PK13]].
*An elderly bearded {{p|Bellsprout}} appeared in [[PK13]].


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
* An elderly {{p|Treecko}} appeared in ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]''.
*An elderly {{p|Treecko}} appeared in ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]''.
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
*Newly hatched {{p|Psyduck}} appeared in ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''.
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
*An elderly {{an|Stoutland}} debuted in ''[[SM007|That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!‬]]'', taking care of a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{AP|Litten}}. Uniquely for a visibly old Pokémon in the anime, this Stoutland's age eventually caught up with it, causing it to pass away following the events of ''[[SM021|One Journey Ends, Another Begins...]]''.
*An artisitic depiction of a baby form of {{p|Celesteela}} appeared in ''[[SM069|Rise and Shine, Starship!]]''.
*A baby {{p|Miltank}} appeared  alongside multiple Miltank in ''[[SM070|The Young Flame Strikes Back!]]''.


===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
* [[Jaye]], an old man with an old {{p|Hoothoot}}, appeared in ''[[JN009|Finding a Legend!]]''. Jaye has had his Hoothoot since his youth.
*[[Jaye]], an old man with an old {{p|Hoothoot}}, appeared in ''[[JN009|Finding a Legend!]]''. Jaye has had his Hoothoot since his youth.


===Gallery===
===Gallery===
<gallery>
<gallery widths="150px">
Young Puka.png|[[Puka]] in his youth
Young Puka.png|[[Puka]] in his youth
EP067.png|{{OBP|Victor|EP067}} and Puka as of ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''
EP067.png|{{OBP|Victor|EP067}} and Puka as of ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''
EP113.png|[[Ash's Lapras]] when young, its mother, and [[Ash's Pikachu]]
EP113.png|[[Ash's Lapras]] when young, its mother, and [[Ash's Pikachu]]
Tracey and Scyther.png|{{Tracey}} and [[Tracey's Scyther|his Scyther]]
Tracey and Scyther.png|{{Tracey}} and [[Tracey's Scyther|his Scyther]]
EP220.png|{{OBP|Silver|Lugia}}, a baby {{p|Lugia}}, with {{Ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, [[Ritchie]], and [[Sparky]]
Wings Alexander Noctowl young.png|[[Wings Alexander]]'s {{p|Noctowl}} when it was younger
Wings Alexander Noctowl young.png|[[Wings Alexander]]'s {{p|Noctowl}} when it was younger
Wings Alexander Noctowl.png|Wings Alexander's Noctowl in the present day
Wings Alexander Noctowl.png|Wings Alexander's Noctowl in the present day
AG007.png|Old and young {{p|Treecko}}
AG007.png|Old and young {{p|Treecko}}
Bellsprout PK13.png|Elderly Bellsprout
Bellsprout PK13.png|Elderly {{p|Bellsprout}}
Stoutland and Litten.png|Elderly {{an|Stoutland}}
Baby Celesteela.png|Baby {{p|Celesteela}}
Sima Miltank.png|A baby {{p|Miltank}} in a Miltank herd.
Jaye.png|[[Jaye]] and {{p|Hoothoot}}
Jaye.png|[[Jaye]] and {{p|Hoothoot}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
[[File:Enta Vulpix one tail CBF.png|thumb|220px|A one-tailed Vulpix in [[Pokémon Battle Frontier]]]]
===Ash & Pikachu===
===Ash & Pikachu===
{{OBP|Silver|Lugia}} the baby Lugia and [[Lugia (Silver's parent)|its parent]] appeared in ''[[SP07|Let's Save The Lugia!]]''.
*The baby {{p|Lugia}}, {{OBP|Silver|Lugia}}, and [[Lugia (Silver's parent)|its parent]] appeared in ''[[SP07|Let's Save The Lugia!]]''.
 
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
*In ''[[CBF1|Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!]]'', {{OBP|Enta|CBF}} was shown to own a young {{TP|Enta|Vulpix}} that only had one tail. By the end of the chapter, Vulpix's tail split into six following some {{pkmn|training}}.
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Evolution]]
*[[Evolution]]
* [[Baby Pokémon]]
*[[Baby Pokémon]]


[[Category:Pokémon world]]
[[Category:Pokémon world]]

Revision as of 17:34, 23 September 2024

Comparison between Ash's Lapras's younger and older appearances

Pokémon aging is occasionally shown in Pokémon media. This includes appearances of young and old Pokémon.

Aging is usually separate from evolution, as some unevolved Pokémon have been shown to visibly grow older without evolving.

In the core series games

Pokédex entries

Some Pokédex entries mention how a Pokémon changes as it grows up:

  • Paras has no mushrooms as an infant. They emerge as Paras matures and grow along with Paras.
  • Squirtle's shell forms and hardens after it is born.
  • Vulpix is born with one tail, which splits into more tails as it grows.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle League

In animation

Original series

Pikachu shorts

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Gallery

In the manga

A one-tailed Vulpix in Pokémon Battle Frontier

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Battle Frontier


See also