Baby Pokémon

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Baby Pokémon sleeping with Snorlax for Project Snorlax

A baby Pokémon (Japanese: ベイビィポケモン baby Pokémon) is a Pokémon at the lowest stage of Pokémon Evolution that cannot itself breed, but whose evolved forms can. The concept was introduced in Generation II, along with breeding.

Overview

Baby Pokémon can be classified by the following criteria:

• Must be obtainable by breeding
• Must be the lowest form in a family chain and must be able to evolve at least once
• Must belong to the No Eggs Discovered Egg Group

The only baby Pokémon introduced alongside their evolved form are Togepi, Riolu, and Toxel; the rest were introduced in generations after their evolved form was. Several baby Pokémon require a high amount of friendship to evolve.

In the games, most baby Pokémon are only obtainable through breeding. On occasion, non-player characters will give the player an Egg containing a baby Pokémon, and this Pokémon typically cannot be obtained by any other method except by breeding. Generation III introduced the first baby Pokémon able to be caught in the wild: Wynaut on Mirage Island. In Generation IV, many other baby Pokémon were also available in the wild.

From Generation III to VIII, in order to breed most newly introduced baby Pokémon, the parent in their evolutionary line must hold a specific Incense before breeding, which provides a rationale for why those parent Pokémon could not produce these Eggs in previous generations. For example, Marill, which was introduced in Generation II, could not produce Azurill Eggs until the introduction of the Sea Incense in Generation III. In Generation IX, this requirement was removed, and a baby Pokémon will always be produced, regardless of held items.

List of baby Pokémon

Introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver

Baby Pokémon			After Evolution
Pokémon	Image	Type	Pokémon		Type	Parent's Egg Group
Pichu		Electric		Pikachu	Electric	Field Fairy
				Raichu	Electric
				Alolan Raichu	Electric  Psychic
Cleffa		Normal  (II-V)  Fairy  (VI+)		Clefairy	Normal  (I-V)  Fairy  (VI+)	Fairy
				Clefable	Normal  (I-V)  Fairy  (VI+)
Igglybuff		Normal  (II-V)  Normal  Fairy  (VI+)		Jigglypuff	Normal  (I-V)  Normal  Fairy  (VI+)	Fairy
				Wigglytuff	Normal  (I-V)  Normal  Fairy  (VI+)
Togepi		Normal  (II-V)  Fairy  (VI+)		Togetic	Normal  Flying  (II-V)  Fairy  Flying  (VI+)	Flying Fairy
				Togekiss	Normal  Flying  (IV-V)  Fairy  Flying  (VI+)
Tyrogue		Fighting		Hitmonlee	Fighting	Human-Like
				Hitmonchan	Fighting
				Hitmontop	Fighting
Smoochum		Ice  Psychic		Jynx	Ice  Psychic	Human-Like
Elekid		Electric		Electabuzz	Electric	Human-Like
				Electivire	Electric
Magby		Fire		Magmar	Fire	Human-Like
				Magmortar	Fire

Introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Baby Pokémon			After Evolution				Incense
Pokémon	Image	Type	Pokémon		Type	Parent's Egg Group
Azurill		Normal  (III-V)  Normal  Fairy  (VI+)		Marill	Water  (II-V)  Water  Fairy  (VI+)	Water 1 Fairy	Sea Incense
				Azumarill	Water  (II-V)  Water  Fairy  (VI+)
Wynaut		Psychic		Wobbuffet	Psychic	Amorphous	Lax Incense

Introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Baby Pokémon			After Evolution				Incense
Pokémon	Image	Type	Pokémon		Type	Parent's Egg Group
Budew		Grass  Poison		Roselia	Grass  Poison	Fairy Grass	Rose Incense
				Roserade	Grass  Poison
Chingling		Psychic		Chimecho	Psychic	Amorphous	Pure Incense
Bonsly		Rock		Sudowoodo	Rock	Mineral	Rock Incense
Mime Jr.		Psychic  (IV-V)  Psychic  Fairy  (VI+)		Mr. Mime	Psychic  (I-V)  Psychic  Fairy  (VI+)	Human-Like	Odd Incense
				Galarian Mr. Mime	Ice  Psychic
				Mr. Rime	Ice  Psychic
Happiny		Normal		Chansey	Normal	Fairy	Luck Incense
				Blissey	Normal
Munchlax		Normal		Snorlax	Normal	Monster	Full Incense
Riolu		Fighting		Lucario	Fighting  Steel	Field Human-Like	None
Mantyke		Water  Flying		Mantine	Water  Flying	Water 1	Wave Incense

Introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Baby Pokémon			After Evolution
Pokémon	Image	Type	Pokémon		Type	Parent's Egg Group
Toxel		Electric  Poison		Toxtricity	Electric  Poison	Human-Like

Exclusive moves

Besides Egg Moves, there are some moves that Pokémon can learn at the baby stage which will become permanently unavailable after evolution. For the Pokémon which can use an Incense to breed there are also moves that are mutually exclusive because they depend on which species was hatched from the egg.

In Generation VIII, there are no such cases as all these Pokémon can learn any move that their previous evolutionary form could. The exception is Splash, which can be learned by Azurill but not by Marill in Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, though Marill can learn it in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. This change didn't carry over to Generation IX, meaning that Last Resort and Entrainment can still only be learned by Chingling, and not by Chimecho due to them not being in Sword and Shield and not having their movesets updated along with the other Baby Pokémon that require incense to breed.

Since Generation IX, Pokémon always produce a baby Pokémon, regardless of held items, Pokémon that appear in the generation's games no longer have exclusive Egg Moves.

Non-incense babies

Pokémon	Move	Generation						Method acquiring
Pichu	Charm	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Sweet Kiss	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Nasty Plot	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Cleffa	Icy Wind	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	TM in II/Move TutorE in III
	Charm	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Sweet Kiss	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Magical Leaf	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Copycat	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Igglybuff	Icy Wind	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	TM in II/Move TutorE in III
	Charm	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Sweet Kiss	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Copycat	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Togepi	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Tyrogue	Tackle	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Helping Hand	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Fake Out	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Foresight*	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up (except DP)
	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Smoochum	Sweet Kiss	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Confusion	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Sing	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Lucky Chant	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Copycat	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Elekid	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Magby	Uproar	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Riolu	Reversal	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Screech	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Copycat	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Endure	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Nasty Plot	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Final Gambit	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Force Palm	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up

Incense babies

Mantyke and Mantine do not learn any Egg Moves unique to themselves.

Pokémon	Move	Generation					Method acquiring
Azurill	Refresh	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Bubble	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up (except B2W2)
	Splash	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Charm	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Slam	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up and Egg Move
	Encore	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Sing	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Tickle	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Fake Tears	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Uproar	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Soak	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Copycat	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Bounce*	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
Marill	Amnesia	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Belly Drum	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Future Sight	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Perish Song	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Present	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Supersonic	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Aqua Jet	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Body Slam	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Superpower	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Muddy Water	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Water Sport	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Camouflage	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
Wynaut	Charm	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Encore	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Splash	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Tickle	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Event move
Budew	Water Sport		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Worry Seed*		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar		IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
	Extrasensory		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
Roselia	Bullet Seed		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Power Whip		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move (in USUM)
Chingling	Recover		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Last Resort*		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Entrainment		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
Chimecho	Crafty Shield		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move (in USUM)
	Perish Song		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move (in USUM)
Bonsly	Fake Tears		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar		IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
Mime Jr.	Tickle		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar		IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
	Charm		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Healing Wish		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Psychic Terrain		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move (in USUM)
Mr. Mime	Follow Me		IV	V	VI	VII	Event move
Happiny	Charm		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Copycat		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Sweet Kiss		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar		IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
	Last Resort		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
Chansey	Sweet Scent		IV	V	VI	VII	Event move
	Wish		IV	V	VI	VII	Event move
	Seismic Toss		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
Munchlax	Metronome		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Odor Sleuth		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Screech		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Stockpile		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Swallow		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Last Resort*		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Uproar		IV	V	VI	VII	Move Tutor
	Self-Destruct		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move
	Recycle*		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
	Snatch		IV	V	VI	VII	Level Up
Snorlax	Refresh		IV	V	VI	VII	Event Move
	Fissure		IV	V	VI	VII	Egg Move

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Sleep

Baby Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep always have the Slumbering sleep type, regardless of the sleep types of its evolutions. Baby Pokémon require 20 candies to evolve, except for Mime Jr. and Riolu, which instead require 40 and 80 candies, respectively. Prior to the version 1.0.6 update, all baby Pokémon (except for Riolu) require 40 candies to evolve.

With the exception of Mr. Mime, researching sleep styles of Pokémon that are evolutions of baby Pokémon yields 1 less candy than the equivalent for other evolved Pokémon. For example, researching the 1-star sleep style of Wartortle yields 5 candies, but researching the 1-star sleep style of Pikachu (the evolution of Pichu, a baby Pokémon) yields 4 candies instead.

In animation

Several baby Pokémon and a Teddiursa in The Brockster Is In!

All baby Pokémon have appeared in the animated series, with some belonging to main characters. While most of them appear in the Pikachu shorts regularly, all have had major appearances in the anime. In some cases, other newborn Pokémon are called baby Pokémon as well.

Baby Pokémon usually have childish personalities, but some begin to show signs of maturity after gaining experience or evolving, such as when Brock's Bonsly gave up bottle-feeding. However, Paul's Elekid was shown to have inherited his harsh personality. This is not limited to owned Pokémon, as Where No Togepi Has Gone Before! portrays a wild Togepi with mischievous intentions.

Pichu first appeared in The Apple Corp, where it was stealing apples from Charmaine's apple orchard.

In The Screen Actor's Guilt, Brad Van Darn owned a Smoochum. His agent is afraid that Brad's image as an action star would be ruined if this was made public.

An abandoned Tyrogue appeared in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble.

Igglybuff twins belonging to Brittany appeared in Same Old Song and Dance, where they were practicing for a concert.

In Wish Upon a Star Shape, a Cleffa fell from a spaceship that belonged to the kleptomaniac Clefairy from Clefairy Tales.

An Elekid made its debut in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid where Casey caught it.

A Trainer named Satchel was trying to get his Magby to evolve for the Silver Conference in You're A Star, Larvitar and succeeded. It reappeared in Address Unown! where it was part of an Unown's dimension.

A Mime Jr. appeared under the ownership of Queen Ilene in Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. Also, in the same movie, a wild Bonsly appeared as it followed Ash and his friends on their quest to find Pikachu. After that, Bonsly stayed in the Tree of the Beginning with Mew.

A Smoochum appeared in Three Jynx and a Baby!, where she was protected by three Jynx, and later taken by Team Rocket who tried to turn her into a star. Smoochum evolved into another Jynx at the end.

Three Chingling appeared in The Bells Are Singing!, under the ownership of Francesca.

An Azurill, Cleffa, two Igglybuff, and three Pichu appeared in Hungry for the Good Life! under the ownership of Mr. Backlot.

Ash used a Mantyke for the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

A wild Elekid appeared in Three Sides to Every Story!, where it and Dawn's Piplup were trying to win Lulu's Marill heart. However, Elekid was the one who won Marill's heart in the end.

Several baby Pokémon, including Pichu, Cleffa, Wynaut, Smoochum, Igglybuff, and Azurill, appeared in The Brockster Is In!.

A Pichu appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!, under the ownership of Lena. Bonnie mistakenly takes Lyn's bag containing Pichu, but she got Pichu back by the end of the episode.

A recurring Smoochum made her debut alongside her Trainer Nini in Pathways to Performance Partnering!.

Several baby Pokémon, including Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Togepi, Smoochum, and Magby, appeared in I Choose You!, where they were chasing a Chikorita near the ending credits.

A recurring Munchlax made its debut in A Dream Encounter! under the ownership of Professor Burnet.

A Togepi, Tyrogue, and Smoochum appeared in The Power of Us! where they were following Harriet, although she let the three of them alongside five others stay with her permanently.

Toxel first appeared in Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!.

An Elekid under the ownership of Orla appeared in For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!.

Misty's Togepi

Main article: Misty's Togepi

In Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, Ash finds an Egg that hatches into a Togepi in Who Gets to Keep Togepi?. Since Misty is the first thing the baby Pokémon sees, it believes she is its mother. Togepi was usually held in Misty's arms. It later evolved in A Togepi Mirage. Afterwards, it was released to protect the other Togepi in Mirage Kingdom and the Togepi Paradise.

Recurring Wynaut

Main article: Wynaut (anime)

Wynaut first appeared during the Blackthorn City arc (Fangs for Nothin' - Why? Wynaut!), but Jessie's Wobbuffet, Ash's Bayleef, and Ash's Noctowl were the only ones to see it.

May's Munchlax

Main article: May's Munchlax

May caught a Munchlax in Berry, Berry Interesting and has used it in several Pokémon Contests. It is her only Pokémon that likes her Pokéblocks.

Misty's Azurill

Main article: Misty's Azurill

Misty was seen with an Azurill in The Scheme Team; it was hatched from the egg that Tracey gave to her when his Marill laid it.

James's Mime Jr.

Main article: James's Mime Jr.

James obtained a Mime Jr. from his Nanny and Pop-Pop in Sweet Baby James. Mime Jr. usually finished the trio's motto alongside Jessie's Wobbuffet. It resided at Team Rocket HQ until Rocket Revengers!, where it returned to James's party.

Brock's Bonsly

Main article: Brock's Bonsly

In From Cradle to Save, Brock captured a Bonsly and took care of him. He evolved into Sudowoodo in Leave it To Brocko!.

Paul's Elekid

Main article: Paul's Elekid

Paul owned an Elekid that he used to battle Ash's Pikachu in When Pokémon Worlds Collide! and Roark in Shapes of Things to Come. It evolved into Electabuzz in Smells Like Team Spirit, and evolved into Electivire off-screen, prior to Casting a Paul on Barry!.

Nando's Budew

Main article: Nando's Budew

Budew made its first major appearance in Dawn of a New Era!. It was owned by a minstrel called Nando and used in battle against Dawn's Piplup and Ash's Pikachu. It evolved into Roselia in the second battle. It later evolved into Roserade prior to Coming Full-Festival Circle!.

Brock's Happiny

Main article: Brock's Happiny

Brock's Egg hatched into a Happiny in One Big Happiny Family!. Unusually, in contrast to Happiny's extremely low Attack stat in the games, she has amazing strength and can run with, pummel, and carry many heavy items and Pokémon for her size, such as having the ability to fling her Trainer into the air with ease and carrying Ash's Grotle around in Jumping Rocket Ship!. She evolved into a Chansey in The Brockster Is In!, and evolved into Blissey off-screen, prior to The Arceus Chronicles (Part 2).

Aura Sphere Riolu

Main article: Aura Sphere Riolu

Riolu was featured in both parts of Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu!. This Riolu had been trained to use Aura Sphere and was unnaturally strong. It was taken away from the lab by J's henchmen to exploit it, but Ash and his friends returned it to its kingdom with Kellyn's help. This Riolu developed a strong bond with Ash.

Cameron's Riolu

Main article: Cameron's Riolu

Cameron's Riolu first appeared with its Trainer in Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!. In Cameron's Secret Weapon!, it evolved into Lucario.

An illustration of Ash's Pikachu as a Pichu by Atsuko Nishida

Korrina's Riolu

Main article: Korrina's Riolu

Korrina had her Riolu since she was young and they grew up together. Prior to Mega Revelation!, it evolved into Lucario.

Lusamine's Cleffa

Main article: Lusamine's Cleffa

Lusamine had a Cleffa, which was seen in a picture in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!. She eventually evolved all the way into Clefable sometime prior to A Dream Encounter!.

Ash's Pichu

Main article: Ash's Pichu

Ash's Pikachu appeared as a wild Pichu in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!, which explored his backstory and how he evolved into Pikachu. In Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, he was briefly turned back into a Pichu through time reversal.

Goh's Mantyke

Main article: Goh's Mantyke

In The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, Goh captured a Mantyke and would occasionally bring it with him for his research assignments.

Ash's Riolu

Main article: Ash's Riolu

Ash's Riolu hatched from an Egg he received from Nurse Joy in Caring for a Mystery!. It ran away after hatching wanting to fight many wild Pokémon, but eventually properly bonded with Ash and joined his team. It evolved into a Lucario in Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!.

In the manga

Pichu hatching from an Egg in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

All baby Pokémon—except Toxel—have appeared in Pokémon Adventures so far, with some belonging to main characters. Gold is known for being able to draw out the largest potential of a baby Pokémon, having the title of "Hatcher".

Cleffa and Igglybuff first appeared in Gligar Glide, escaping from the Daycare Center near Goldenrod City. Their first major appearance was in Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa, under the ownership of Whitney.

Tyrogue were seen in Querulous Qwilfish assisting with the construction of the Battle Tower. Bruno of the Elite Four was later seen with one in The Last Battle X.

Smoochum first appeared in Gligar Glide, escaping from the Daycare Center near Goldenrod City. Its first major appearance was in Slugging It Out With Slugma, with one belonging to Crystal with the nickname Chumee.

Ken of the Team Rocket Elite Trio is seen with an Elekid in Elekid Incorporated.

Magby first appeared in Gligar Glide, escaping from the Daycare Center near Goldenrod City. Crystal is later seen capturing one in Off Course with Corsola.

Azurill debuted in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

Wynaut first made a cameo as one of the many Trainer-owned Pokémon who were transported to stop Ho-Oh and Lugia's rampage in The Last Battle XIII. In With a Spoink in Your Step II, many wild Wynaut made an appearance on Mirage Island, where Ruby and Sapphire trained for the upcoming battle against Maxie and Archie.

Budew first appeared in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone under the ownership of a Trainer.

Chingling first appeared in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone. A Chingling belonging to the Advanced level Grunt of Team Galactic appeared in Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I. It has an unusually threatening face, and powerful sound abilities to match.

Bonsly first appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.

Mime Jr. first appeared in All About Arceus VI under the ownership of Ken.

Happiny first appeared in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone.

Professor Kukui owns a Munchlax that first appeared in PASM05.

Riolu first appeared in Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I, under the ownership of Maylene. He is capable of using Aura Sphere.

In Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim II, Diamond helps protect an Egg containing Riolu from two Galactic-hired thugs, and after they are defeated, it hatches and is shown to interact with its evolved form. It decided to stay with Riley.

A Mantyke first appeared in Leaping Past Lopunny under the ownership of a Trainer.

Gold's Togepi

Main article: Togebo

Gold was given an Egg created by Jasmine's Togetic from Professor Elm that later hatched into a Togepi named Togebo in Gligar Glide. Due to his abilities as a hatcher, Togebo was born with Gold's trouble-making habits. He evolved into Togetic and again into Togekiss in All About Arceus VIII.

Gold's Pichu

Main article: Pibu

Pichu first appeared in The Last Battle XII, hatching from an Egg held by Gold. Due to not knowing his species name, Yellow gave him a named inspired by the names of his parents, Pika and Chuchu. Due to his abilities as a hatcher, Pibu inherited most of Gold's personality, as well as a similar tuft of hair.

Diamond's Munchlax

Main article: Lax (Adventures)

Diamond owns a Munchlax named Lax which, like him, has a very gluttonous nature, prone to eating dozens of people's worth of snacks out the get-go. Despite being a baby Pokémon with little training, he showed considerable stamina and durability. He first appeared in Stagestruck Starly.

In the TCG

Baby Pokémon in the Trading Card Game used to be its own evolutionary stage during the Neo Series and the e-Card Series. Pokémon with the Baby Stage count as Basic Pokémon, which also means that they can be set as the Active Pokémon or put on the Bench when setting up to play. Baby Pokémon cards also state they can evolve into Pokémon cards which have the name of the species that they evolve into in the core series games, even though those cards are Basic Pokémon and do not normally evolve from other cards. While Baby Pokémon have low Hit Points, they make up for it by having the "Baby Pokémon rule" that requires the opponent to flip a coin and receive a heads result to succeed in attacking while the Baby Pokémon is in the Active Spot.

In the EX Series, the Diamond & Pearl Series, and the Platinum Series, the Baby stage was removed. Instead, Baby Pokémon are printed as Basic Pokémon with the Baby Evolution Poké-Power. Baby Evolution allows Baby Pokémon to evolve into their respective evolution and heal all damage from itself in the process.

Starting with the HeartGold & SoulSilver era, baby Pokémon cards can no longer evolve. Baby Pokémon cards in the HeartGold & SoulSilver era have the Sweet Sleeping Face Poké-Body. Sweet Sleeping Face protects its user from damage dealt by attacks while it is Asleep, while every Baby Pokémon has an attack that costs no Energy and puts them to sleep. As Asleep is cured between turns only if a coin lands on heads between turns, the combination of effects closely mimics the rule used on Baby Pokémon in the Neo and e-Card Series. Furthermore, all cards depicting Baby Pokémon lack weaknesses and retreat costs.

Baby Pokémon returned in Unbroken Bonds, and appeared in all later Sun & Moon Series sets. Baby Pokémon from this series have Abilities that only have an effect if a coin flip has a "heads" result and end the player's turn regardless of the outcome. These Baby Pokémon cards also do not have attacks, weaknesses, and retreat costs. The TAG TEAM card Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff-GX features three Baby Pokémon, but does not follow the mechanical pattern of other Baby Pokémon from this series.

Baby Pokémon cards return in the Scarlet & Violet Series starting with the Obsidian Flames expansion. Cards featuring baby Pokémon in this series always feature one attack with zero energy requirement, and have no retreat cost. Unlike prior interpretations of Baby Pokémon, these cards have a weakness listed.

Unlike other Pokémon that are considered baby Pokémon in the games, Togepi, Riolu, and Toxel are usually treated as regular Basic Pokémon and do not follow the conventions listed above, likely due to them having been introduced in the same generations as their evolved forms. Their evolutions (Togetic, Lucario, and Toxtricity, respectively) are normally Stage 1 Pokémon that evolve from these Pokémon.

Trivia

• Fairy is the most common type for a baby Pokémon to be, with five being of that type.
  • Prior to Generation VI, the most common type for them was Normal instead.
  • Generation VIII is retroactively the only generation to introduce a baby Pokémon, but none of the Fairy type.
• Out of nineteen baby Pokémon, seven of them evolve into Pokémon belonging to the Fairy Egg Group and seven others evolve into Pokémon that belong to the Human-Like Egg Group.
• Most baby Pokémon can learn Uproar via Move Tutor, while their evolved forms cannot.
• May, James, and Brock got their baby Pokémon (Munchlax, Mime Jr., and Bonsly respectively) following the pattern of premiering in a movie and then being captured by one of the main characters. In all cases, the premiered Pokémon is not the same character as the one caught, just the same species. In some cases, this may be a result of the writers deciding a Pokémon works well with the group after they are shown together. Munchlax came after Destiny Deoxys and Mime Jr. and Bonsly came after Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. All of these Pokémon were introduced in Generation IV.
• In Pokémon X and Y, baby Pokémon caught in the wild are guaranteed to have three random IVs of 31 due to their inclusion in the No Eggs Discovered Egg Group.
• There has yet to be a baby Pokémon with a regional variant, although Pichu and Mime Jr. evolve into Pokémon who do have them.

In other languages

Language Title French Bébé Pokémon German Baby-Pokémon Italian Pokémon Baby Korean 베이비 포켓몬 Baby Pokémon Polish Pokémon Niemowlak* Portuguese Brazil Pokémon Bebê Portugal Pokémon Bebé Spanish Pokémon Bebé

See also

• Methods of Evolution

Baby Pokémon

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation VIII