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==Pokémon== | ==Pokémon== | ||
===In the core series=== | ===In the core series=== | ||
====Gender differences==== | ====Gender differences==== | ||
{{main|List of Pokémon with gender differences}} | {{main|List of Pokémon with gender differences}} | ||
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====Single-gender Pokémon==== | ====Single-gender Pokémon==== | ||
===== | =====Nidoran-lines===== | ||
The Nidoran family is a special case in terms of gender. Introduced in [[Generation I]], before gender was known for all Pokémon, {{p|Nidoran♀}} and {{p|Nidoran♂}} are considered separate species of Pokémon and indeed have many differences, from appearance to moveset. However, Nidoran | The Nidoran family is a special case in terms of gender. Introduced in [[Generation I]], before gender was known for all Pokémon, {{p|Nidoran♀}} and {{p|Nidoran♂}} are considered separate species of Pokémon and indeed have many differences, from appearance to moveset. | ||
However, since the introduction of breeding in [[Generation II]] female Nidoran's eggs can hatch into either gender with equal chance. Nidoran♂ and Ditto's eggs could only hatch into male Nidoran before [[Generation V]] where they work the same as female's. | |||
{| style="margin:auto" | {| style="margin:auto" | ||
| {{Compare|name=Nidoran♀|forme=Female|type=Poison|image=029Nidoran|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Hustle|HP=55|Attack=47|Defense=52|SpAtk=40|SpDef=40|Speed=41}} | |||
| {{Compare|name=Nidoran♀|type=Poison|image=029Nidoran|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Hustle|HP=55|Attack=47|Defense=52|SpAtk=40|SpDef=40|Speed=41}} | | {{Compare|name=Nidorina|forme=Female|type=Poison|image=030Nidorina|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Hustle|HP=70|Attack=62|Defense=67|SpAtk=55|SpDef=55|Speed=56}} | ||
| {{Compare|name=Nidorina|type=Poison|image=030Nidorina|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Hustle|HP=70|Attack=62|Defense=67|SpAtk=55|SpDef=55|Speed=56}} | | {{Compare|name=Nidoqueen|forme=Female|type=Poison|type2=Ground|image=031Nidoqueen|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Sheer Force|HP=90|Attack= | ||
| {{Compare|name=Nidoqueen|type=Poison|type2=Ground|image=031Nidoqueen|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Sheer Force|HP=90|Attack= | |||
{{tt|92|82 prior to Generation VI}}|Defense=87|SpAtk=75|SpDef=85|Speed=76}} | {{tt|92|82 prior to Generation VI}}|Defense=87|SpAtk=75|SpDef=85|Speed=76}} | ||
|- | |||
| {{Compare|name=Nidoran♂|forme=Male|type=Poison|image=032Nidoran|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Hustle|HP=46|Attack=57|Defense=40|SpAtk=40|SpDef=40|Speed=50}} | |||
| {{Compare|name=Nidorino|forme=Male|type=Poison|image=033Nidorino|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Hustle|HP=61|Attack=72|Defense=57|SpAtk=55|SpDef=55|Speed=65}} | |||
| {{Compare|name=Nidoking|forme=Male|type=Poison|type2=Ground|image=034Nidoking|ab=Poison Point|ab2=Rivalry|abd=Sheer Force|HP=81|Attack= | |||
{{tt|102|92 prior to Generation VI}}|Defense=77|SpAtk=85|SpDef=75|Speed=85}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{ | |||
=====Volbeat and Illumise===== | |||
In a manner similar to {{p|Nidoran}}, Eggs produced by {{p|Illumise}} may hatch into {{p|Volbeat}} and since Generation V Volbeat and Ditto's eggs may hatch into Illumise. | |||
{| style="margin:auto" | {| style="margin:auto" | ||
| | |- | ||
| {{Compare|name= | | {{Compare|name=Illumise|forme=Female|type=Bug|image=314Illumise|ab=Illuminate|ab2=Swarm|abd=Prankster|HP=65|Attack=47|Defense={{tt|75|55 prior to Generation VII}}|SpAtk=73|SpDef={{tt|85|75 prior to Generation VII}}|Speed=85}} | ||
| {{Compare|name= | | {{Compare|name=Volbeat|forme=Male|type=Bug|image=313Volbeat|ab=Oblivious|ab2=Tinted Lens|abd=Prankster|HP=65|Attack=73|Defense={{tt|75|55 prior to Generation VII}}|SpAtk=47|SpDef={{tt|85|75 prior to Generation VII}}|Speed=85}} | ||
| | |||
{{tt| | |||
|} | |} | ||
=====Latias and Latios===== | |||
While {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} are in the {{egg2|Undiscovered}} in the games, likely due to being [[Legendary Pokémon]], Latias have produced Eggs containing {{OBP|Latios|M05}} in the anime, confirming that they are similarly related. | |||
{| style="margin:auto" | {| style="margin:auto" | ||
| {{Compare|name=Latias|forme=Female|type=Dragon|type2=Psychic|image=380Latias|ab=Levitate|HP=80|Attack=80|Defense=90|SpAtk=110|SpDef=130|Speed=110|size=x118px}} | |||
| {{Compare|name= | | {{Compare|name=Latios|forme=Male|type=Dragon|type2=Psychic|image=381Latios|ab=Levitate|HP=80|Attack=90|Defense=80|SpAtk=130|SpDef=110|Speed=110|size=x118px}} | ||
| {{Compare|name= | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{Compare|name=Latias|forme=Female<br>Mega Evolution|type=Dragon|type2=Psychic|image=380Latias-Mega|ab=Levitate|HP=80|Attack=100|Defense=120|SpAtk=140|SpDef=150|Speed=110}} | ||
| | | {{Compare|name=Latios|forme=Male<br>Mega Evolution|type=Dragon|type2=Psychic|image=381Latios-Mega|ab=Levitate|HP=80|Attack=130|Defense=100|SpAtk=160|SpDef=120|Speed=110}} | ||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
=====Other single-gender Pokémon===== | =====Other single-gender Pokémon===== | ||
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|} | |} | ||
|} | |} | ||
=====Gender-based evolutions===== | |||
Some Pokémon may have different ways of [[evolution|evolving]] depending on their gender. These Pokémon may therefore have one or more evolutions that can only be a single gender. | |||
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{normal color dark}}; border:5px solid #{{normal color}}" width=500px | |||
|- | |||
! style="background:#{{normal color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Pre-evolution | |||
! style="background:#{{normal color}}" | Method | |||
! style="background:#{{normal color}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Evolved | |||
|- style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[File:281Kirlia.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Kirlia}} | |||
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | '''Male only<br>→<br>[[Dawn Stone|{{color|000|Dawn Stone}}]]''' | |||
| [[File:475Gallade.png|60px]][[File:475Gallade-Mega.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Gallade}} | |||
|- style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | |||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | '''Either<br>gender<br>→<br>Level 30+''' | |||
| [[File:282Gardevoir.png|60px]][[File:282Gardevoir-Mega.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Gardevoir}} | |||
|- style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[File:361Snorunt.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Snorunt}} | |||
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | '''Female only<br>→<br>[[Dawn Stone|{{color|000|Dawn Stone}}]]''' | |||
| [[File:478Froslass.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Froslass}} | |||
|- style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | |||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | '''Either<br>gender<br>→<br>Level 42+''' | |||
| [[File:362Glalie.png|60px]][[File:362Glalie-Mega.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Glalie}} | |||
|- style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[File:412Burmy.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Burmy}} | |||
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | '''Male only<br>→<br>Level 20+''' | |||
| [[File:414Mothim.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Mothim}} | |||
|- style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | |||
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | '''Female only<br>→<br>Level 20+''' | |||
| [[File:413Wormadam.png|x60px]]<br>{{p|Wormadam}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | [[File:415Combee.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Combee}}<br> | |||
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | '''Female only<br><small>(Male Combee never evolve)</small><br>→<br>Level 21+''' | |||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | [[File:416Vespiquen.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Vespiquen}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:757Salandit.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Salandit}}<br> | |||
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | '''Female only<br><small>(Male Salandit never evolve)</small><br>→<br>Level 33+''' | |||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:758Salazzle.png|60px]]<br>{{p|Salazzle}} | |||
|} | |||
[[Eviolite]] will always work on Combee and Salandit, regardless of their gender and whether they are able to evolve. | |||
====In battle==== | ====In battle==== | ||
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|- class="unsortable" | |- class="unsortable" | ||
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|8px}}" | <small>All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.</small> | ! colspan="3" style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|8px}}" | <small>All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.</small> | ||
|} | |||
====Determining gender==== | |||
One factor that determines gender is each Pokémon species's [[List of Pokémon by gender ratio|gender ratio]], which is approximately how likely a Pokémon is a specific gender instead of the other. | |||
=====In Generation II===== | |||
In [[Generation II]], a Pokémon's gender is determined based solely on its physical {{stat|Attack}} [[Individual value|IV]] when compared to its gender ratio. A Pokémon is female if its physical Attack IV is less than or equal to its species' gender ratio, otherwise it is male. For species that are exclusively one gender or have no gender, the calculation based on the physical Attack IV is ignored. | |||
Due to this calculation, it is impossible to obtain a female Pokémon with high physical Attack, unless the Pokémon is a member of an all-female species like {{p|Jynx}} or {{p|Chansey}}. Starter Pokémon and others with a gender ratio of seven males to one female suffer the most, with the maximum physical Attack IV for a female Pokémon of those species being 1. | |||
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; background: #{{silver color}}; border: 3px solid #{{gold color}}; margin-bottom: 10px" | |||
! colspan="2" | Attack IV | |||
! rowspan="2" | Nominal ratio<br>(<span style="font-weight:normal">♂:♀</span>) | |||
! colspan="2" | Frequency | |||
|- | |||
! Male | |||
! Female | |||
! Male | |||
! Female | |||
|- | |||
| ''N/A'' | |||
| ''N/A'' | |||
| colspan="3" | None (unknown gender) | |||
|- | |||
| 0-15 | |||
| ''N/A'' | |||
| Male | |||
| 100.0% | |||
| 0.0% | |||
|- | |||
| 2-15 | |||
| 0-1 | |||
| 7:1 | |||
| 87.5% | |||
| 12.5% | |||
|- | |||
| 4-15 | |||
| 0-3 | |||
| 3:1 | |||
| 75.0% | |||
| 25.0% | |||
|- | |||
| 8-15 | |||
| 0-7 | |||
| 1:1 | |||
| 50.0% | |||
| 50.0% | |||
|- | |||
| 12-15 | |||
| 0-11 | |||
| 1:3 | |||
| 25.0% | |||
| 75.0% | |||
|- | |||
| ''N/A'' | |||
| 0-15 | |||
| Female | |||
| 0.0% | |||
| 100.0% | |||
|} | |||
'''Example'''<br> | |||
For two {{p|Cyndaquil}} obtained from [[Professor Elm]]: | |||
{| class="roundtable" style="border: 2px solid #{{gold color}}; background: #{{silver color}}; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align:center" | |||
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Pokémon | |||
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | Gender | |||
! style="background:#{{hp color light}}" | HP | |||
! style="background:#{{attack color light}}" | Attack | |||
! style="background:#{{defense color light}}" | Defense | |||
! style="background:#{{speed color light}}" | Speed | |||
! style="background:#{{special attack color}}" | Sp. Atk | |||
! style="background:#{{special defense color}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Sp. Def | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color light}}" | Cyndaquil A | |||
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{red color light}}" | ♀ | |||
| 20 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 10 | |||
|- | |||
| 13<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">1101</span>) | |||
| 1<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">0001</span>) | |||
| 3<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">0011</span>) | |||
| 10<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">1010</span>) | |||
| colspan="2" | 9<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">1001</span>) | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Cyndaquil B | |||
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | ♂ | |||
| 19 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 10 | |||
|- | |||
| 6<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">0110</span>) | |||
| 14<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">1110</span>) | |||
| 7<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">0111</span>) | |||
| 11<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">1011</span>) | |||
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" colspan="2" | 2<br>(<span style="font-family:Monospace">0010</span>) | |||
|}<br clear="all"> | |||
=====In Generations III to V===== | |||
<code>00000000 00000000 00000000 <span style="background:#FF9999">00000000</span></code><br> | |||
From [[Generation III]] to [[Generation V]], Pokémon's gender is determined by the [[personality value]]'s lowest eight digits (the lowest byte, highlighted in <span style="background:#FF9999">red</span> above) of ''p'' in binary form. Mathematically, this can be derived by calculating <code>''p'' [[wp:modulo operation|%]] 256</code>. Below, this value will be referred to as ''p<sub>gender</sub>''. | |||
In a Pokémon species' {{OBP|Pokémon species data structure|Generation III|data structure}}, there is a value called the ''gender threshold'', a byte with a value ranging from 0 to 255. With the exception of a few special cases, ''p<sub>gender</sub>'' is compared to the gender threshold to determine if the Pokémon is male or female. | |||
If the gender threshold is not a special value (0, 254, or 255), ''p<sub>gender</sub>'' is compared to the gender threshold. If ''p<sub>gender</sub>'' is greater than or equal to the gender threshold, the Pokémon is male, otherwise it is female. Because the comparison to determine gender is greater than or equal, Pokémon are slightly more likely to be male than they would be according to the ideal ratios. | |||
If a species has a gender threshold of 255, all Pokémon of that species have unknown gender (such as {{p|Magnemite}}). If a species has a gender threshold of 254, it is a female-only species (such as {{p|Nidoran♀}}). If a species has a gender threshold of 0, it is a male-only species (such as {{p|Nidoran♂}}). | |||
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; background: #C0C0FF; border: 3px solid blue; margin-bottom: 10px" | |||
! colspan="2" | Gender threshold | |||
! rowspan="2" | Nominal ratio<br>(♂:♀) | |||
! colspan="2" | Frequency | |||
|- | |||
! Binary | |||
! Decimal | |||
! Male | |||
! Female | |||
|- | |||
| <code>11111111</code> | |||
| 255 | |||
| colspan="5" | None (unknown gender) | |||
|- | |||
| <code>11111110</code> | |||
| 254 | |||
| Female | |||
| 0.00% | |||
| 100.00% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>11100001</code> | |||
| 225 | |||
| 1:7 | |||
| colspan="2" | ''(No species)'' | |||
|- | |||
| <code>10111111</code> | |||
| 191 | |||
| 1:3 | |||
| 25.39% | |||
| 74.61% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>01111111</code> | |||
| 127 | |||
| 1:1 | |||
| 50.39% | |||
| 49.61% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>00111111</code> | |||
| 63 | |||
| 3:1 | |||
| 75.39% | |||
| 24.61% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>00011111</code> | |||
| 31 | |||
| 7:1 | |||
| 87.89% | |||
| 12.11% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>00000000</code> | |||
| 0 | |||
| Male | |||
| 100.00% | |||
| 0.00% | |||
|} | |||
From {{game|Emerald}} onwards, if a Pokémon with {{a|Cute Charm}} is in the first place in the [[party]] (even if [[fainting|fainted]]), there is a 66.7% chance that the game will force an encountered Pokémon to be the opposite gender to the Pokémon with Cute Charm if it can be that gender. This does not affect a [[Mass outbreak|swarming]] Pokémon species or Pokémon found in [[Hidden Grotto]]s. | |||
=====Generation VI onward===== | |||
From [[Generation VI]] onward, the gender threshold is compared to a random number between 1 and 252 (inclusive) instead of ''p<sub>gender</sub>'' (which is between 0 and 255); this causes Pokémon with a "1:1" gender ratio to actually be distributed according to the ideal ratio. All other Pokémon are more likely to be the more common gender than they would be according to their nominal ratio. | |||
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; background: #C0C0FF; border: 3px solid blue; margin-bottom: 10px" | |||
! colspan="2" | Gender threshold | |||
! rowspan="2" | Nominal ratio<br>(♂:♀) | |||
! colspan="2" | Frequency | |||
|- | |||
! Binary | |||
! Decimal | |||
! Male | |||
! Female | |||
|- | |||
| <code>11111111</code> | |||
| 255 | |||
| colspan="5" | None (unknown gender) | |||
|- | |||
| <code>11111110</code> | |||
| 254 | |||
| Female | |||
| 0.0% | |||
| 100.00% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>11100001</code> | |||
| 225 | |||
| 1:7 | |||
| 11.11% | |||
| 88.89% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>10111111</code> | |||
| 191 | |||
| 1:3 | |||
| 24.60% | |||
| 75.40% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>01111111</code> | |||
| 127 | |||
| 1:1 | |||
| 50.00% | |||
| 50.00% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>00111111</code> | |||
| 63 | |||
| 3:1 | |||
| 75.40% | |||
| 24.60% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>00011111</code> | |||
| 31 | |||
| 7:1 | |||
| 88.10% | |||
| 11.90% | |||
|- | |||
| <code>00000000</code> | |||
| 0 | |||
| Male | |||
| 100.00% | |||
| 0.00% | |||
|} | |} | ||
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! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Male | ! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Male | ||
| style="background:#{{gold color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Crystal Ethan.png| | | style="background:#{{gold color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Crystal Ethan.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{gold color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:HeartGold SoulSilver Ethan.png| | | style="background:#{{gold color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:HeartGold SoulSilver Ethan.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Ruby Sapphire Brendan.png| | | style="background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Ruby Sapphire Brendan.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Emerald Brendan.png| | | style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Emerald Brendan.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{omega ruby color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Brendan.png| | | style="background:#{{omega ruby color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Brendan.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{firered color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:FireRed LeafGreen Red.png| | | style="background:#{{firered color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:FireRed LeafGreen Red.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Diamond Pearl Lucas.png| | | style="background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Diamond Pearl Lucas.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{platinum color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Platinum Lucas.png| | | style="background:#{{platinum color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Platinum Lucas.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{black color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Black White Hilbert.png| | | style="background:#{{black color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Black White Hilbert.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{black 2 color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Black 2 White 2 Nate.png| | | style="background:#{{black 2 color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Black 2 White 2 Nate.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{x color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:XY Calem.png| | | style="background:#{{x color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:XY Calem.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{sun color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Sun Moon | | style="background:#{{sun color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Sun Moon Elio.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{ultra sun color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Protagonist male.png| | | style="background:#{{ultra sun color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Protagonist male.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Male Trainer.png| | | style="background:#{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Male Trainer.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{sword color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Sword Shield Male Trainer.png| | | style="background:#{{sword color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Sword Shield Male Trainer.png|x120px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#D1D1E6" colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Ethan (game)|Ethan}} | | style="background:#D1D1E6" colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Ethan (game)|Ethan}} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybl|15px}}" | Female | ! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybl|15px}}" | Female | ||
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Crystal Kris.png| | | style="background:#{{crystal color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Crystal Kris.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:HeartGold SoulSilver Lyra.png| | | style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:HeartGold SoulSilver Lyra.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Ruby Sapphire May.png| | | style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Ruby Sapphire May.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Emerald May.png| | | style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Emerald May.png|x120px]] | ||
| style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire May.png| | | style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; width:84px" | [[File:Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire May.png|x120px]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:08, 25 February 2021
Gender (Japanese: 性別 sex) is a characteristic of Pokémon and humans in the Pokémon world.
In Generation I games, Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ were the only Pokémon shown to have a gender. Starting in the Generation II games, most Pokémon have a gender (including Pokémon previously transferred from Generation I games): male (Japanese: オス male) or female (Japanese: メス female); however, some species of Pokémon have unknown gender (Japanese: 不明 unknown). The gender mechanic is fundamental to Pokémon breeding.
In the core series games, starting in Pokémon Crystal, the player can choose between a male (Japanese: 男性 male) or female (Japanese: 女性 female) player character. However, human men and women have appeared in all core series Pokémon games.
Terminology
Male and female Pokémon
- In Generation I games:
- Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ are the only Pokémon shown to have a gender (displayed as the gender symbol at the end of their species name), as well as gender differences.
- Several Pokémon from Generation I games are shown to be male or female when they are transferred to Generation II games, used in Pokémon Stadium 2, or transferred from the Virtual Console to the Pokémon Bank. A Pokémon's gender in Generation II games depends on the individual Pokémon's determinant values, which work the same way as in the Generation I games. As a result, a Pokémon keeps its gender when transferred between Generation I and II games (even though the gender is not shown in Generation I games, aside from Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂).
- Seaking's Pokédex entry from Pokémon Yellow mentions male Seaking.
- Some early Pokédex entries specifically mention female Kangaskhan. ("The female raises its offspring in a pouch on its belly.", from Japanese Pokémon Red and Green, as well as FireRed; "The female raises its young in its belly pouch for around three years.", from Japanese Pokémon Stadium, as well as Pokémon Stadium) This may imply that there are male Kangaskhan as well, although they are not seen in Pokémon media.
- A Beauty in Route 13 asks "I wonder which is stronger, male or female POKEMON?", which is an early indication that there are male and female Pokémon.
- In the anime, some Pokémon were already shown to be male or female prior to the introduction of the Generation II. For instance, Meowth from the Team Rocket trio is male, while Meowzie is female.
- From Generation II onwards, several Pokémon can be male or female, or have an unknown gender. Some species are male-only (including Tyrogue), and some are female-only (including Smoochum).
Unknown gender
Several official sources state that Pokémon other than male or female have an unknown gender. Some examples of Pokémon with an unknown gender include Voltorb, Staryu, Mew, etc.
- In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the text "male", "female", or "unknown" appears for each Pokémon, in the party screen displayed when depositing a Pokémon at the Day Care.
- In Pokémon Stadium 2, the learning materials from the Earl's Pokémon Academy mention an Egg Group named "Gender unknown". This Egg Group contains a list of the eight Pokémon that had no known genders but could breed with Ditto as of Generation II.
- In Pokémon X and Y, said by the scientist in the 2F of Sycamore Pokémon Lab: "There are male Pokémon, female Pokémon, and even Pokémon with unknown genders."
- Some Pokédex listings have "unknown" gender for all the applicable Pokémon:
- In both Pokédex 3D (an Unova Pokédex app for Nintendo 3DS), and Pokédex 3D Pro (a National Pokédex app, for Nintendo 3DS as well).
- The Pokédex available in Pokémon.com.[1] Similarly, the Japanese Pokédex from Pokémon.co.jp refers to these Pokémon's gender as "不明" (unknown) as well.[2]
- The "unknown" gender is mentioned for the applicable species in the book Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide, which has information about all Pokémon species up to Generation VI.
- In the Pokémon Video Game Glossary from Pokémon.com: "The gender of a Pokémon is designated as male, female, or unknown."[3]
- In the Pokémon Masters EX's official website, it is mentioned "The gender of Pokémon listed with △ are unknown. All other Pokémon will hatch as either ♂ or ♀.", in the Electric- and Steel-Type Egg Event from January 6, 2021.[4]
Pokémon
In the core series
Gender differences
- Main article: List of Pokémon with gender differences
Generation IV premiered minimal differences in sprite between two Pokémon of the same species. For example, a male Raichu will have the full tail seen in previous games, while the female is missing the very tip of it. Generations V and VI would introduce Pokémon with more drastic differences in appearance.
The only two Pokémon with gender differences that are not just aesthetic are Meowstic and Indeedee, who have different learnsets and sets of Abilities depending on its gender.
Meowstic
The male Meowstic has Prankster and the female Meowstic has Competitive as its Hidden Ability. At certain levels, they learn different moves from one another: the male Meowstic learns status moves, while the female Meowstic learns special moves. In Generations VI and VII, female Meowstic learned one gender-exclusive status move, Me First.
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Lv. | Meowstic♂ Psychic |
Meowstic♀ Psychic |
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1 | Mean Look | Magical Leaf |
Scratch | ||
Leer | ||
Fake Out | ||
Disarming Voice | ||
9 | Confusion | |
12 | Helping Hand | Stored Power |
15 | Charm | Charge Beam |
18 | Covet | |
21 | Psybeam | |
24 | Sucker Punch | |
29 | Role Play | |
34 | Light Screen | |
Reflect | ||
39 | Psyshock | |
44 | Imprison | Extrasensory |
49 | Quick Guard | Shadow Ball |
54 | Psychic | |
59 | Misty Terrain | Future Sight |
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage. |
Indeedee
Indeedee differs more drastically by gender than Meowstic, with male and female Indeedee having slightly different base stats as well as learnsets. Male Indeedee have higher Attack, Special Attack, and Speed, while female Indeedee have higher Defense, Special Defense, and HP. While male Indeedee can learn the TM and TR moves Power Swap, Trick Room, Magic Room, Wonder Room, Tri Attack, and Encore, female Indeedee can learn Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Guard Swap, and Baton Pass. The Egg Move Extrasensory is exclusive to male Indeedee while the Egg Moves Psycho Shift and Heal Pulse are exclusive to female Indeedee.
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Indeedee♀ Psychic Normal |
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1 | Stored Power | |
Play Nice | ||
5 | Encore | Baton Pass |
10 | Disarming Voice | |
15 | Psybeam | |
20 | Helping Hand | |
25 | After You | Follow Me |
30 | Aromatherapy | |
35 | Psychic | |
40 | Calm Mind | |
45 | Power Split | Guard Split |
50 | Psychic Terrain | |
55 | Last Resort | Healing Wish |
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage. |
Single-gender Pokémon
Nidoran-lines
The Nidoran family is a special case in terms of gender. Introduced in Generation I, before gender was known for all Pokémon, Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ are considered separate species of Pokémon and indeed have many differences, from appearance to moveset.
However, since the introduction of breeding in Generation II female Nidoran's eggs can hatch into either gender with equal chance. Nidoran♂ and Ditto's eggs could only hatch into male Nidoran before Generation V where they work the same as female's.
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Volbeat and Illumise
In a manner similar to Nidoran, Eggs produced by Illumise may hatch into Volbeat and since Generation V Volbeat and Ditto's eggs may hatch into Illumise.
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Latias and Latios
While Latias and Latios are in the Undiscovered Group in the games, likely due to being Legendary Pokémon, Latias have produced Eggs containing Latios in the anime, confirming that they are similarly related.
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Other single-gender Pokémon
The following is a list of all Pokémon that are either 100% male or 100% female and have not been mentioned in an above section. In particular, these Pokémon have no explicit relation to a Pokémon of the opposite gender through evolution or breeding, although some of them may have a counterpart such as with Braviary and Mandibuzz.
Single-gender forms
Certain forms of Pokémon are exclusively one gender. These forms are often based on established Pokémon characters. None of the Pokémon with these forms can breed.
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Gender-based evolutions
Some Pokémon may have different ways of evolving depending on their gender. These Pokémon may therefore have one or more evolutions that can only be a single gender.
Pre-evolution | Method | Evolved |
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Kirlia |
Male only → Dawn Stone |
Gallade |
Either gender → Level 30+ |
Gardevoir | |
Snorunt |
Female only → Dawn Stone |
Froslass |
Either gender → Level 42+ |
Glalie | |
Burmy |
Male only → Level 20+ |
Mothim |
Female only → Level 20+ |
Wormadam | |
Combee |
Female only (Male Combee never evolve) → Level 21+ |
Vespiquen |
Salandit |
Female only (Male Salandit never evolve) → Level 33+ |
Salazzle |
Eviolite will always work on Combee and Salandit, regardless of their gender and whether they are able to evolve.
In battle
The Love Ball is more effective when catching Pokémon that are of the opposite (or same in Generation II, due to a programming error) gender of the player's Pokémon.
The following moves are dependent on gender:
Gen | Move | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Description | |||||||||
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II | Attract | Status | Cute | — | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | |||||||||
IV | Captivate | Status | Cute | — | 100% | 20 (max 32) |
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If any opposing Pokémon is the opposite gender of the user, it is charmed, which harshly lowers its Sp. Atk stat. | |||||||||
VIII | G-Max Cuddle | Physical | Varies | —% | 1 (max 1) |
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Deals damage and all opponents of the opposite gender of the user become infatuated. | ||||||||||
VIII | G-Max Cuddle | Special | Varies | —% | 1 (max 1) |
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Deals damage and all opponents of the opposite gender of the user become infatuated. | ||||||||||
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left. |
The following Abilities are dependent on gender:
Gen | Ability | Description |
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III | Cute Charm | Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation. |
IV | Rivalry | Becomes competitive and deals more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but deals less to Pokémon of the opposite gender. |
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. |
Determining gender
One factor that determines gender is each Pokémon species's gender ratio, which is approximately how likely a Pokémon is a specific gender instead of the other.
In Generation II
In Generation II, a Pokémon's gender is determined based solely on its physical Attack IV when compared to its gender ratio. A Pokémon is female if its physical Attack IV is less than or equal to its species' gender ratio, otherwise it is male. For species that are exclusively one gender or have no gender, the calculation based on the physical Attack IV is ignored.
Due to this calculation, it is impossible to obtain a female Pokémon with high physical Attack, unless the Pokémon is a member of an all-female species like Jynx or Chansey. Starter Pokémon and others with a gender ratio of seven males to one female suffer the most, with the maximum physical Attack IV for a female Pokémon of those species being 1.
Attack IV | Nominal ratio (♂:♀) |
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Male | Female | Male | Female | |
N/A | N/A | None (unknown gender) | ||
0-15 | N/A | Male | 100.0% | 0.0% |
2-15 | 0-1 | 7:1 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
4-15 | 0-3 | 3:1 | 75.0% | 25.0% |
8-15 | 0-7 | 1:1 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
12-15 | 0-11 | 1:3 | 25.0% | 75.0% |
N/A | 0-15 | Female | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Example
For two Cyndaquil obtained from Professor Elm:
Pokémon | Gender | HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def |
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Cyndaquil A | ♀ | 20 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
13 (1101) |
1 (0001) |
3 (0011) |
10 (1010) |
9 (1001) | |||
Cyndaquil B | ♂ | 19 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
6 (0110) |
14 (1110) |
7 (0111) |
11 (1011) |
2 (0010) |
In Generations III to V
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From Generation III to Generation V, Pokémon's gender is determined by the personality value's lowest eight digits (the lowest byte, highlighted in red above) of p in binary form. Mathematically, this can be derived by calculating p % 256
. Below, this value will be referred to as pgender.
In a Pokémon species' data structure, there is a value called the gender threshold, a byte with a value ranging from 0 to 255. With the exception of a few special cases, pgender is compared to the gender threshold to determine if the Pokémon is male or female.
If the gender threshold is not a special value (0, 254, or 255), pgender is compared to the gender threshold. If pgender is greater than or equal to the gender threshold, the Pokémon is male, otherwise it is female. Because the comparison to determine gender is greater than or equal, Pokémon are slightly more likely to be male than they would be according to the ideal ratios.
If a species has a gender threshold of 255, all Pokémon of that species have unknown gender (such as Magnemite). If a species has a gender threshold of 254, it is a female-only species (such as Nidoran♀). If a species has a gender threshold of 0, it is a male-only species (such as Nidoran♂).
Gender threshold | Nominal ratio (♂:♀) |
Frequency | ||||
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Binary | Decimal | Male | Female | |||
11111111
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255 | None (unknown gender) | ||||
11111110
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254 | Female | 0.00% | 100.00% | ||
11100001
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225 | 1:7 | (No species) | |||
10111111
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191 | 1:3 | 25.39% | 74.61% | ||
01111111
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127 | 1:1 | 50.39% | 49.61% | ||
00111111
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63 | 3:1 | 75.39% | 24.61% | ||
00011111
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31 | 7:1 | 87.89% | 12.11% | ||
00000000
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0 | Male | 100.00% | 0.00% |
From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Cute Charm is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), there is a 66.7% chance that the game will force an encountered Pokémon to be the opposite gender to the Pokémon with Cute Charm if it can be that gender. This does not affect a swarming Pokémon species or Pokémon found in Hidden Grottos.
Generation VI onward
From Generation VI onward, the gender threshold is compared to a random number between 1 and 252 (inclusive) instead of pgender (which is between 0 and 255); this causes Pokémon with a "1:1" gender ratio to actually be distributed according to the ideal ratio. All other Pokémon are more likely to be the more common gender than they would be according to their nominal ratio.
Gender threshold | Nominal ratio (♂:♀) |
Frequency | ||||
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Binary | Decimal | Male | Female | |||
11111111
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255 | None (unknown gender) | ||||
11111110
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254 | Female | 0.0% | 100.00% | ||
11100001
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225 | 1:7 | 11.11% | 88.89% | ||
10111111
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191 | 1:3 | 24.60% | 75.40% | ||
01111111
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127 | 1:1 | 50.00% | 50.00% | ||
00111111
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63 | 3:1 | 75.40% | 24.60% | ||
00011111
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31 | 7:1 | 88.10% | 11.90% | ||
00000000
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0 | Male | 100.00% | 0.00% |
In side series games
Pokémon Stadium 2
Pokémon Stadium 2 may connect to Generation I or Generation II core series games via the Transfer Pak, and is compatible with Pokémon genders. While Generation I games don't identify Pokémon genders (other than Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂), the gender displayed in Pokémon Stadium 2 is the same as in the core series Generation II games, which is determined by the Pokémon's physical Attack IV when compared to its gender ratio.
For instance, a Pikachu from Pokémon Red, Blue, or Yellow is shown as either male or female in Pokémon Stadium 2.
In spin-off games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Red and Blue Rescue Team
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, there is no gender displayed for any Pokémon other than Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂. There are no gender-based game mechanics in battle, therefore Attract and Cute Charm are able to infatuate any opponent.
Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, male Pokémon, as well as Pokémon species with unknown gender (such as Magnemite), have 1.5x bonus applied to move's base critical rate before other modifiers are applied, and at the same time all moves that target them have 263/256 (~1.03x) accuracy multiplier if no other accuracy or evasion modifiers are in effect. Barring those that are gender-locked, Pokémon encountered on odd dungeon floors will always be male, and Pokémon encountered on even floors will always be female.
Humans
- Main article: :Category:Characters by gender
In the games
Starting in Pokémon Crystal, players were given the option of choosing to play as a boy or girl Trainer at the start of the game. Since then, every game in the main series has included that choice. Starting in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the opposite-gender player character can also be encountered in the game.
Some Trainer classes have male and female variants, such as Swimmers, while others appear to be counterparts, such as Campers and Picnickers. Others, such as Kimono Girls, have no opposite-gender counterpart.
Certain in-game events may differ depending on the player character's gender. For example, in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Curtis will be encountered if the player is female, and Yancy if the player is male. In Pokémon X and Y and Generation VII, availability of different clothing is gender-specific. Also, only the female player character has the option of changing their lip color using lipstick stored in a Makeup Bag in Generation VII.
Outside of battle facilities, the gender of a non-playable character often determines the default gender of their Pokémon. If the Pokémon's species has an even 1:1 gender ratio, then its gender will match its Trainer's; if the gender ratio is skewed, then the more common gender of the species will be used. Prior to Generation VII, Trainer classes for Double Battles are treated as male, even if both Trainers are female.
For some Trainers, especially Gym Leaders and the Elite Four since Generation V, the default genders have been overridden to give their teams a more balanced gender distribution. Oddly, the Elite Four in FireRed and LeafGreen and Gym Leaders in Emerald all use male-dominant teams in rematches, even though the female Trainers use all-female teams in their initial battles. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Bugsy uses all-female teams despite being male.
Game | C | HGSS | RS | E | ORAS | FRLG | DP | Pt | BW | B2W2 | XY | SM | USUM | PE | SwSh |
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Ethan | Brendan | Red | Lucas | Hilbert | Nate | Calem | Elio | Chase | Victor | ||||||
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Kris | Lyra | May | Leaf | Dawn | Hilda | Rosa | Serena | Selene | Elaine | Gloria |
In the side games
In the Stadium series
In Pokémon Stadium 2, the player character, usually represented by a nameless, faceless boy, who previously appeared in the the original English release. If the player is using a Pokémon Crystal Game Pak, however, the boy's portrait is exchanged for a girl's.
Game | Stadium 2 |
Male | |
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Female |
In Pokémon HOME
The player can select an avatar from the overworld sprites of eight of the core series protagonists. The gender of the avatar is stored with the Original Trainer with any gifts received.
Game | HOME |
Male | |
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Female |
In spin-off games
Many side games in the Pokémon franchise allow the player to choose between a male or female player character as well.
Game | Card GB2 | Ranger | Ranger SoA | Ranger GS | Conquest | GO | Masters EX |
Male | |||||||
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Mark | Lunick | Kellyn | Ben | Hero | N/A | Scottie | |
Female | |||||||
Mint | Solana | Kate | Summer | Heroine | N/A | Bettie |
In the anime
In Kanto, O-Hina Town hosts a female-exclusive tournament during the annual Princess Festival. Porta Vista also hosts a beauty pageant for women only, known as the Beach Beauty and Pokémon Costume Contest. In Kalos, Pokémon Performers are exclusively female, as only girls may participate in Pokémon Showcases.
Trivia
- In Generation II, a Pokémon's gender was determined through its Attack IV. Due to this, a female Pokémon could never have a maximized Attack stat (unless they were a member of an all-female species, such as Smoochum), because female Pokémon were given the lower portion of the IV range. This also prevented female Pokémon of a species with a gender ratio of seven males to one female, such as starter Pokémon or Eevee, from being Shiny, due to that also being based partly on the Attack IV. Because of this, their Hidden Power is always a physical type. From Generation III onward, neither of these traits are determined by IVs, allowing for Pokémon species with two genders to have females with maximized Attack and simultaneously retain their chances of being Shiny.
- Although its English and French names suggest that it is exclusively male, Mr. Mime may be of either gender; however, its name predates the introduction of gender to the series.
- Since Azurill has a different gender ratio than Marill and Azumarill, one in three female Azurill used to become male after evolving into Marill, dependent on the personality value of the Azurill in question, though this no longer happens since Generation VI.
- In the international versions of Generation II, due to how the battlefield display is programmed, Nidoran♂ and Nidoran♀ have their gender icon shown twice, once in their name, and once after the level. This does not occur in the Japanese and Korean games, however, as the gender icon was present after all Pokémon's names due to the shorter character limit there. This was addressed in all later generations, which prevent the gender icon from showing up when an un-nicknamed Nidoran of either gender is on the field.
- One non-player character, Beauty Nova in Pokémon X and Y, is implied to be transgender. She says that she was reborn as a Beauty after originally being a Black Belt (a male-only Trainer class); in the Japanese versions, she credits this transformation to medical science.[5]
In other languages
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See also
References
External links
Pokémon individuality | ||
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