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| A '''novelty Pokémon''', also referred to as an '''gimmick Pokémon''', is a term for a [[Pokémon]] species with either no or few evolutions, little use in battle, and/or a limited movepool. Such Pokémon usually posses some novel quality about them that makes them unique or interesting but lack the ability to be readily shaped up for battle, causing them to be underused or overlooked. Although nearly all Pokémon can be used in a battle effectively, Novelty Pokémon appear to be more added to flesh out the Pokémon world than to be actually used.
| | #REDIRECT[[Appendix:Fan terminology#Novelty Pokémon]] |
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| Many of these Pokémon became viable participants in Pokémon Contests after they were introduced in Generation III.
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| ==List of novelty Pokémon==
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| * With many other Pokémon sharing its type and most of its abilities, {{p|Farfetch'd}} was a novelty Pokémon in the first generation due to the fact it was rare and could only be acquired by trading.
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| * {{p|Ditto}} only has one move— {{m|Transform}} which lets it copy the appearance, types, and moves of its opponents. It is not very useful in battle, but invaluable in breeding.
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| * Capable of learning only one move, {{p|Unown}}'s main purpose in the games is that it has 28 [[form differences|forms]], causing collecting them all to be its own sidequest.
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| * {{p|Delibird}} is capable of only naturally learning a single move. However, unlike Unown, it can learn more via TMs and being bred. It is largely still considered a novelty Pokémon, though.
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| * {{p|Smeargle}} learns only one move repeatedly, but this move has the ability to permanently duplicate the moves of other Pokémon. Its stats and rarity mean it is not used as frequently as it could be, though.
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| * {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} were created to showcase the [[double battle]] addition to the series in Generation III. As such, they are difficult to use separately.
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| * {{p|Spinda}}'s main gimmick is the variable designs on its body, in a bit of an expansion of the Unown concept.
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| * {{p|Kecleon}} has a unique ability unto itself, however this ability makes it notoriously difficult to use in battles.
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| * {{p|Luvdisc}} are weak, but can be caught holding [[Heart Scale]]s which can be used to teach old moves.
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| * {{p|Chatot}} is comparatively weak to others of its type, but it can use {{m|Chatter}} to repeat back messages recorded on the DS microphone.
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| [[Category:Fanon terminology]]
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