List of nonstandard species plurals

The nonstandard species plurals are incorrect plurals of Pokémon species used in official Pokémon media. They are usually found in media from early generations, including animated series episodes and Pokémon cards.

The correct plural form of a Pokémon species is invariant, as in "two Pikachu".

In the core series games

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

"Digletts" is mentioned by a Gambler on Route 11 in all Generation I games,^[1] and also in Onix's Pokédex entry from Pokémon Yellow.^[2]
Magneton's Pokédex entry in Red and Blue refers to "several Magnemites linked together".^[3]
Weezing's Pokédex entry in Red and Blue refers to "2 Koffings".^[4]

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Samson Oak refers to "Persians" when requesting to be shown its Alolan form.^[5]

In spin-off games

Pokémon Conquest

"Woopers" said by Oichi in the linking tutorial.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Wailord's trophy description in the North American version uses the plural "Wailords". This error is not present in the European/Oceanian version, which simply uses "Wailord".

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

One of the dungeons that can be accessed through Meowth Theater is called "For a Few Boldores More".

In animation

Pokémon the Series

In the live-action media

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

"Aipoms" and "Greninjas" in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.^[41]^[42]

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

"Magmars" in Make Way For Magmar!.

Yellow arc

"Geodudes" in Karate Machop!.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

"Unowns" in Some Things Are Better Left Unown.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

"Electrodes" said by a Team Rocket Grunt twice on the same page in The Legendary Pokémon.

Pocket Monsters Film Comic

"Pikachus" in the comic adaptation of Pokémon Emergency!. In the animated series episode, this is correctly pluralized as "Pikachu".

Pokémon Newspaper Strip

"Charizards" in Strip 52.
"Charmanders" and "Marills" in Strip 197.
"Bellsprouts" in Strip 203.

Magical Pokémon Journey

"Golbats" in The Unbearable Suspense of Hide-and-Seek!

In the TCG

"Magnemites" on a Magneton card from the Base Set.
"Magnemites" on a Magneton card from Fossil.
"Koffings" on a Weezing card from Fossil.
"Onixes" on a Diglett card from Team Rocket.
"Pidgeys" and "Spearows" on an Ekans card from Team Rocket.
"Grimers" on a Grimer card from Team Rocket.
"Magnemites" and "Magnetons" on a Magnemite card from Team Rocket.
"Oddishes" on an Oddish card from Team Rocket.
"Zubats" on a Koga's Zubat card from Gym Challenge.
"Magnetons" on a Dark Magneton card from Team Rocket.
"Vileplumes" on a Dark Vileplume card from Team Rocket.
"Koffings" and "Weezings" on a Dark Weezing card from Team Rocket.
"Psyducks" on a Dark Golduck card from Team Rocket.
"Kadabras" on a Dark Kadabra card from Team Rocket.
"Machokes" on a Dark Machoke card from Team Rocket.
"Primeapes" on a Dark Primeape card from Team Rocket.
"Muks" on a Dark Muk card from Team Rocket.
"Pikachus" on a Surfing Pikachu card from Wizards Black Star Promos.
"Exeggcutes" on a Dark Exeggutor card from Neo Destiny.
"Poliwags", "Poliwhirls", "Poliwraths", and "Politoeds" on a Politoed card from Neo Discovery.
"Gastlys", "Haunters", and "Gengars" on a Sabrina's Haunter card from Gym Heroes.
"Magnemites" and "Magnetons" on a Magneton card from Neo Revelation.
"Hoppips" and "Skiplooms" on a Jumpluff card from Neo Revelation.
"Murkrows" on a Murkrow card from Neo Revelation.

In the guidebooks

Official Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Perfect Guide

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"Mankeys"
"Nidorans"

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"Jigglypuffs"
"Magikarps"

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The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide

"Scythers"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

"Persians"^[43]

In the magazines

Nintendo Power

"Voltorbs" on the page 94 of Nintendo Power #122.

Pokémon Power

"Geodudes" on the page 3 of Pokémon Power #1.
"Digletts" and "Dugtrios" on the page 8 of Pokémon Power #2.
"Voltorbs" and "Magnemites" on the page 9 of Pokémon Power #4.

In Play! Pokémon

In Play! Pokémon, there is at least one Pokémon League listed on Pokémon.com which includes a nonstandard plural name:

Squirtles

References

↑ Gambler, Route 11: "DIGLETTs dug this long tunnel! It goes right to VIRIDIAN CITY!"^[sic] (Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow)
↑ Pokédex entry: Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by DIGLETTs.^[sic] (Pokémon Yellow)
↑ Pokédex entry: Formed by several Magnemites linked together. They frequently appear when sunspots flare up.^[sic] (Pokémon Red and Blue)
↑ Pokédex entry: Where two kinds of poison gases meet, 2 Koffings can fuse into a Weezing over many years.^[sic] (Pokémon Red and Blue)
↑ Samson Oak, Malie Library: "If you have caught one of the local Persians—the regional variants—I would quite like to see it!"^[sic] (Pokémon Sun and Moon)
↑ Trey: "Geodudes are way tough."^[sic] (A Sneak Peek at Pokémon)
↑ Ash: "Leave it alone, Spearows! [...] Spearows, do you know who I am?"^[sic] (Pokémon - I Choose You!)
↑ Narrator: "Soon they found themselves fighting off a flock of fearsome Spearows."^[sic] (Pokémon Emergency!)
↑ Narrator: "A flock of angry Spearows nearly finished them off..."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Samurai: "I advise you to refrain from shrieking while passing through this forest, unless your goal is to attract a horde of Beedrills."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Jessie: "To protect us from Beedrills."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Misty: "You two are more hardheaded than your Metapods!"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Samurai: "A whole hive of Kakunas."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Pokédex: "Kakunas remain inactive until they evolve into deadly Beedrills and hatch."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Misty: "Beedrills? They've evolved?"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Ash: "Keep it down before you wake up the Beedrills! [...] If I make it past the Beedrills, maybe they'll divebomb Team Rocket!"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Misty: "Here come the other Beedrills!"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)
↑ Ash: "But Sandshrews are weakened by water!"^[sic] (The Path to the Pokémon League)
↑ Officer Jenny: "They're all Squirtles who were deserted by their Pokémon Trainers."^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)
↑ Jessie: "Those aren't Squirtles. They're piggies! [...] You Squirtles, how'd you like to do a little job for us?"^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)
↑ Meowth: "We gotta keep up this act till the Squirtles trust me and that's going to take a little time!"^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)
↑ Ash: "Don't believe him, Squirtles."^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)
↑ Ash: "Listen: if you Squirtles work together, you can combine your Water Guns to put out the fire!"^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)
↑ Gary's cheerleaders: "Gary doesn't dig the Digletts!"^[sic] (Dig Those Diglett!)
↑ James: "But, wait, aren't Jigglypuffs always pink?"^[sic] (In The Pink)
↑ Maren: "And she says "no", but I have Krabbies.'"^[sic] (The Power of One)
↑ Misty: "The Swinubs help?"^[sic] (Spring Fever)
↑ Ash: "Hey, Chinchous, keep away from Misty and her temper attack."^[sic] (Takin' It on the Chinchou)
↑ Misty: "Hey, take a look at those baby Woopers down by the pond!"^[sic] (Extreme Pokémon!)
↑ Who's That Pokémon?: This Pokémon is composed of three Magnemites!^[sic] (As Cold as Pryce)
↑ Jessie: "Well, we know Woopers like water."^[sic]
↑ Jessie: "Both of our Wurmples evolved at the same time."^[sic] (Seeing is Believing)
↑ Jessie: "Their apples had Weedles anyway."^[sic] (A Shroomish Skirmish)
↑ Jessie: "Yeah? When Grumpigs fly."^[sic] (Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry)
↑ Meowth: "I feel that Meowth's pain, I hate Persians too and I want to crush them like it was my own personal battle."^[sic] (Saved by the Beldum)
↑ Attila: "Your friend shouldn't be making fun of Caterpies."^[sic] (The Legend of Thunder!)
↑ Invincible Pokémon Brothers: "Three little Tentacruels all in a row; now little loser, reap what you sow!"^[sic] (Cerulean Blues)
↑ Villager: "Oh no! The Taillows are coming!"^[sic] (We're No Angels!)
↑ Tracey: "Those aren't Mankeys! Those are Primeapes!"^[sic] (Journey to the Starting Line!)
↑ Gary: "And sure enough, we had a match. They both came from Aerodactyls."^[sic] (Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!)
↑ Tim: "Run! Rabid Aipoms!"^[sic] (POKÉMON Detective Pikachu)
↑ Detective Pikachu: "Roger must have sent the Greninjas to cause the crash."^[sic] (POKÉMON Detective Pikachu)
↑ "At the very bottom [...] you'll find a Trainer holding two LV49 Persians." - Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 49

[1] Gambler, Route 11: "DIGLETTs dug this long tunnel! It goes right to VIRIDIAN CITY!"^[sic] (Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow)

[2] Pokédex entry: Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by DIGLETTs.^[sic] (Pokémon Yellow)

[3] Pokédex entry: Formed by several Magnemites linked together. They frequently appear when sunspots flare up.^[sic] (Pokémon Red and Blue)

[4] Pokédex entry: Where two kinds of poison gases meet, 2 Koffings can fuse into a Weezing over many years.^[sic] (Pokémon Red and Blue)

[5] Samson Oak, Malie Library: "If you have caught one of the local Persians—the regional variants—I would quite like to see it!"^[sic] (Pokémon Sun and Moon)

[6] Trey: "Geodudes are way tough."^[sic] (A Sneak Peek at Pokémon)

[7] Ash: "Leave it alone, Spearows! [...] Spearows, do you know who I am?"^[sic] (Pokémon - I Choose You!)

[8] Narrator: "Soon they found themselves fighting off a flock of fearsome Spearows."^[sic] (Pokémon Emergency!)

[9] Narrator: "A flock of angry Spearows nearly finished them off..."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[10] Samurai: "I advise you to refrain from shrieking while passing through this forest, unless your goal is to attract a horde of Beedrills."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[11] Jessie: "To protect us from Beedrills."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[12] Misty: "You two are more hardheaded than your Metapods!"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[13] Samurai: "A whole hive of Kakunas."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[14] Pokédex: "Kakunas remain inactive until they evolve into deadly Beedrills and hatch."^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[15] Misty: "Beedrills? They've evolved?"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[16] Ash: "Keep it down before you wake up the Beedrills! [...] If I make it past the Beedrills, maybe they'll divebomb Team Rocket!"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[17] Misty: "Here come the other Beedrills!"^[sic] (Challenge of the Samurai)

[18] Ash: "But Sandshrews are weakened by water!"^[sic] (The Path to the Pokémon League)

[19] Officer Jenny: "They're all Squirtles who were deserted by their Pokémon Trainers."^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)

[20] Jessie: "Those aren't Squirtles. They're piggies! [...] You Squirtles, how'd you like to do a little job for us?"^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)

[21] Meowth: "We gotta keep up this act till the Squirtles trust me and that's going to take a little time!"^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)

[22] Ash: "Don't believe him, Squirtles."^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)

[23] Ash: "Listen: if you Squirtles work together, you can combine your Water Guns to put out the fire!"^[sic] (Here Comes the Squirtle Squad)

[24] Gary's cheerleaders: "Gary doesn't dig the Digletts!"^[sic] (Dig Those Diglett!)

[25] James: "But, wait, aren't Jigglypuffs always pink?"^[sic] (In The Pink)

[26] Maren: "And she says "no", but I have Krabbies.'"^[sic] (The Power of One)

[27] Misty: "The Swinubs help?"^[sic] (Spring Fever)

[28] Ash: "Hey, Chinchous, keep away from Misty and her temper attack."^[sic] (Takin' It on the Chinchou)

[29] Misty: "Hey, take a look at those baby Woopers down by the pond!"^[sic] (Extreme Pokémon!)

[30] Who's That Pokémon?: This Pokémon is composed of three Magnemites!^[sic] (As Cold as Pryce)

[31] Jessie: "Well, we know Woopers like water."^[sic]

[32] Jessie: "Both of our Wurmples evolved at the same time."^[sic] (Seeing is Believing)

[33] Jessie: "Their apples had Weedles anyway."^[sic] (A Shroomish Skirmish)

[34] Jessie: "Yeah? When Grumpigs fly."^[sic] (Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry)

[35] Meowth: "I feel that Meowth's pain, I hate Persians too and I want to crush them like it was my own personal battle."^[sic] (Saved by the Beldum)

[36] Attila: "Your friend shouldn't be making fun of Caterpies."^[sic] (The Legend of Thunder!)

[37] Invincible Pokémon Brothers: "Three little Tentacruels all in a row; now little loser, reap what you sow!"^[sic] (Cerulean Blues)

[38] Villager: "Oh no! The Taillows are coming!"^[sic] (We're No Angels!)

[39] Tracey: "Those aren't Mankeys! Those are Primeapes!"^[sic] (Journey to the Starting Line!)

[40] Gary: "And sure enough, we had a match. They both came from Aerodactyls."^[sic] (Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!)

[41] Tim: "Run! Rabid Aipoms!"^[sic] (POKÉMON Detective Pikachu)

[42] Detective Pikachu: "Roger must have sent the Greninjas to cause the crash."^[sic] (POKÉMON Detective Pikachu)

[43] "At the very bottom [...] you'll find a Trainer holding two LV49 Persians." - Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 49

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