User:Cinday123/Early-route Pokémon

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Early-route Pokémon is a fan term commonly used to refer to common Pokémon that you can find in the first few routes and usually have a high catch rate. Each generation has a mammal-like Pokémon, a bird-like Pokémon and a bug-like Pokémon. These Pokémon play the role of the first experience with wild Pokémon for new players and due to this they represent their introductory region and generation in the eyes of fans.

Other commonly referred Pokémon groups with member from every, or almost every, generation are: first partner Pokémon, Electric rodents, Fossil Pokémon, Pseudo-legendary Pokémon, main Legendary duo or trio, minor Legendary group or Mew variants.

List of Pokémon

The mammal-set

• All Pokémon in this set are in the Field Egg Group.
• Most of the Pokémon in this set are part of the two-stage evolutionary line.
• Pokémon in this set usually have Normal-type but some of them also have Dark-type.

Regional vermin

So far, each generation have introduced at least one dual-stage mammal Normal-type early-route Pokémon. This group of Pokémon is called regional vermin or regional rodent despite only a few of them being rodents. These Pokémon are commonly used by the Youngster trainer class.

Pokéfan Darcy uses a team of Pokémon that consists of all five regional vermins that existed at the time.

Generation I
Rattata
Normal
	Raticate
Normal

Generation II
Sentret
Normal
	Furret
Normal

Generation III
Zigzagoon
Normal
	Linoone
Normal

Generation IV
Bidoof
Normal
	Bibarel
Normal	Water

Generation V
Patrat
Normal
	Watchog
Normal

Generation VI
Bunnelby
Normal
	Diggersby
Normal	Ground

Generation VII
Yungoos
Normal
	Gumshoos
Normal

Generation VIII
Skwovet
Normal
	Greedent
Normal

Generation IX
Lechonk
Normal
	Oinkologne
Normal

Other mammals

Starting with Generation III, a trend of other early mammal Pokémon emerges. This groups doesn't have its own name and is often grouped with regional vermins together as regional mammals. Pokémon of this group are often based on pet animals like cats or dogs and often have the Dark type.

Generation III
Poochyena
Dark
	Mightyena
Dark
Does not evolve further

Generation IV
Shinx
Electric
	Luxio
Electric
	Luxray
Electric

Generation V
Purloin
Dark
	Liepard
Dark
Does not evolve further

Generation V
Lillipup
Normal
	Herdier
Normal
	Stoutland
Normal

Generation VIII
Nickit
Dark
	Thievul
Dark
Does not evolve further

Generation VIII
Wooloo
Normal
	Dubwool
Normal
Does not evolve further

The bird-set

This groups is called regional bird and it consists of dual- or three-stage evolutionary line of early-route bird-based Pokémon. Each generation introduces at least one regional bird. These Pokémon are commonly used by the Youngster trainer class.

• All Pokémon in this set are in the Flying Egg Group.
• Most Pokémon in this set are part of the three-stage evolutionary line.
• All Pokémon in this set are Flying-type.

Generation I
Pidgey
Normal	Flying
	Pidgeotto
Normal	Flying
	Pidgeot
Normal	Flying

Generation I
Spearow
Normal	Flying
	Fearow
Normal	Flying
Does not evolve further

Generation II
Hoothoot
Normal	Flying
	Noctowl
Normal	Flying
Does not evolve further

Generation III
Taillow
Normal	Flying
	Swellow
Normal	Flying
Does not evolve further

Generation III
Wingull
Water	Flying
	Pelipper
Water	Flying
Does not evolve further

Generation IV
Starly
Normal	Flying
	Staravia
Normal	Flying
	Staraptor
Normal	Flying

Generation V
Pidove
Normal	Flying
	Tranquill
Normal	Flying
	Unfezant
Normal	Flying

Generation VI
Fletchling
Normal	Flying
	Fletchinder
Fire	Flying
	Talonflame
Fire	Flying

Generation VII
Pikipek
Normal	Flying
	Trumbeak
Normal	Flying
	Toucannon
Normal	Flying

Generation VIII
Rookidee
Flying
	Corvisquire
Flying
	Corviknight
Flying	Steel

Generation IX
Wattrel
Electric	Flying
	Kilowattrel
Electric	Flying
Does not evolve further

The bug-set

This group is called regional bug and it consists of dual- or three-stage evolutionary line of early-route Bug-type Pokémon that appear in some kind of forest location. These Pokémon very often evolve early, go through larval and cocoon stages and they often come in pairs of a sympathetic and an antagonistic evolutionary line. These Pokémon are commonly used by the Bug Catcher trainer class.

• All Pokémon in this set are in the Bug Egg Group.
• All Pokémon in this set are Bug-type.
• Most of the unevolved forms and not-fully evolved of Pokémon in this set cannot learn TMs and HMs at all until it has reached to its final form.
• Most of the Pokémon in this set evolve early by levelling up.

Generation I
Caterpie
Bug
	Metapod
Bug
	Butterfree
Bug	Flying

Generation I
Weedle
Bug	Poison
	Kakuna
Bug	Poison
	Beedrill
Bug	Poison

Generation II
Ledyba
Bug	Flying
	Ledian
Bug	Flying
Does not evolve further

Generation II
Spinarak
Bug	Poison
	Ariados
Bug	Poison
Does not evolve further

Generation III
Wurmple
Bug
	Silcoon
Bug
	Beautifly
Bug	Flying

Generation III
Wurmple
Bug
	Cascoon
Bug
	Dustox
Bug	Poison

Generation IV
Kricketot
Bug
	Kricketune
Bug
Does not evolve further

Generation V
Sewaddle
Bug	Grass
	Swadloon
Bug	Grass
	Leavanny
Bug	Grass

Generation V
Venipede
Bug	Poison
	Whirlipede
Bug	Poison
	Scolipede
Bug	Poison

Generation VI
Scatterbug
Bug
	Spewpa
Bug
	Vivillon
Bug	Flying

Generation VII
Grubbin
Bug
	Charjabug
Bug	Electric
	Vikavolt
Bug	Electric

Generation VIII
Blipbug
Bug
	Dottler
Bug	Psychic
	Orbeetle
Bug	Psychic

Generation IX
Tarountula
Bug
	Spidops
Bug
Does not evolve further

Generation IX
Nymble
Bug
	Lokix
Bug	Dark
Does not evolve further

Trivia

• Some Pokémon play similarly specific role to early-route Pokémon:
  • Zubat and Woobat are the common bat Pokémon in caves
  • Geodude and Roggenrola are the common Rock-type Pokémon in caves or Rock Smash encounter
  • Magikarp and Basculin are the common fish Pokémon encountered by fishing
  • Tentacool, Wingull and Frillish are the common Water-type encountered by surfing