Legendary Pokémon

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Legendary Pokémon, in general, are Pokémon that have extremely powerful stats. In the games, you typically have one chance to catch them, and even then, catching them is a major challenge!

In the anime, Legendaries are considered "gods" in the Pokémon universe, appearing only to special trainers.

These Pokémon are considered Legendaries:

Generation I

The Legendary Pokémon of Generation I can be broken into two groups: the Legendary Birds or Avians, and the Mew-based Legendary Pokémon, here classified as "other" Legendary Pokémon.

Legendary Birds

Other Legendary Pokémon

  • Mew is said to have the DNA of all Pokémon, and can learn any TM. It is not obtainable by normal means in any game; however, a glitch allows you to obtain Mew in Generation I. Mew is also featured in the first movie and the eighth movie.

Generation II

Generation II featured the advent of two new groups of legends, plus a third, dubbed the "New Mew"; the Legendary Beasts have variously been referred to as Legendary Dogs or Cats, but Beasts is the accepted neutral title.

Legendary Beasts

  • Suicune was encountered by Ash at the beginning of the Johto story arc, and made a brief appearance in the 4th movie. It is the Pokémon sought by Eusine in Pokémon Crystal, and is released upon the completion of the Burned Tower storyline in the games. Suicune is the God of the North Wind, and a Water-type Pokémon.
  • Entei is the main character in the third movie. It is one of the three beasts resurrected by Ho-Oh, and is the God of Volcanoes, being a Fire-type Pokémon.
  • Raikou is one of the legendary beasts resurrected by Ho-Oh. Raikou is an Electric-type Pokémon, and the God of Thunder.

Entei, Suicune and Raikou can also be found roaming Kanto in Pokémon FireRed and in Pokémon LeafGreen depending upon the Pokémon trainers started with.

Lugia and Ho-Oh

  • Ho-Oh has appeared to Ash to guide him on his journey in the anime. Ho-Oh has also resurrected Entei, Suicune and Raikou in Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon Crystal. Ho-Oh is at the top of the Tin Tower in the Generation II games, at Lv40 in Gold and Lv70 in Silver.
  • Lugia is the Guardian of the Sea in the Second movie. Lugia can be found in Whirl Islands in the Generation II games, at Lv40 in Silver and Lv70 in Gold.

In Pokémon Crystal, both are at Lv60.

Celebi

Generation III

The Generation III games feature the most new Legendaries of any generation, adding the Legendary Golem-like beasts (or "Regis"), the Legendary Dragons Latios and Latias (Lati@s), and the Weather-related legendary Pokémon, which play a major role in the storyline of the Hoenn-based Generation III games.

The Regis

Latias and Latios

Weather-Related Legendary Pokémon

Other Legendary Pokémon