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This is a list of official and unofficial names given to Pokémon before the general availability of some Pokémon games.

Generation I

Australian 1998 promotional poster with early names for the first 150 Pokémon

During the promotional period that surrounded the English releases of Pokémon Red and Blue, media such as the Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide book referred to the Generation I Pokémon using different names.

#   Final name Early name(s) Japanese name
006 Charizard Charizard Charizr Lizardon
010 Caterpie Caterpie Catterp Caterpie
014 Kakuna Kakuna Kokoon Cocoon
015 Beedrill Beedrill Beedril Spear
016 Pidgey Pidgey Pidge Poppo
018 Pidgeot Pidgeot Pidgeott Pigeot
019 Rattata Rattata Rattatak Koratta
023 Ekans Ekans Nagahis/Arbo Arbo
024 Arbok Arbok Nagaasp Arbok
028 Sandslash Sandslash Sandstorm Sandpan
035 Clefairy Clefairy Aria Pippi
036 Clefable Clefable Ariala Pixy
037 Vulpix Vulpix Foxfire Rokon
038 Ninetales Ninetales Ninetai/Nine Tales Kyukon
039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Pudding Purin
040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff Custard Pukurin
043 Oddish Oddish Ladish Nazonokusa
046 Paras Paras Parasyte Paras
050 Diglett Diglett Digda Digda
058 Growlithe Growlithe Flamie Gardie
059 Arcanine Arcanine Blaze Windie
060 Poliwag Poliwag Aqua Nyoromo
061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl Aquanau/Polihirl Nyorozo
062 Poliwrath Poliwrath Aquamar Nyorobon
063 Abra Abra Hocus Casey
064 Kadabra Kadabra Pocus Yungerer
066 Machop Machop Karate/Kara-tee Wanriky
067 Machoke Machoke Kungfo/Kung-foo Goriky
068 Machamp Machamp Judoh/Ju-doh Kairiky
072 Tentacool Tentacool Jilly Menokurage
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Manowar/Man O War Dokukurage
078 Rapidash Rapidash Gallop Gallop
079 Slowpoke Slowpoke Slowmo Yadon
081 Magnemite Magnemite Coil Coil
082 Magneton Magneton Recoil Rarecoil
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Fowler Kamonegi
084 Doduo Doduo Dodo Dodo
087 Dewgong Dewgong Manaty Jugon
092 Gastly Gastly Spirit Ghos
093 Haunter Haunter Spectre Ghost
094 Gengar Gengar Phantom Gangar
096 Drowzee Drowzee Sleeper Sleep
099 Kingler Kingler Kingle Kingler
102 Exeggcute Exeggcute Eggstre Tamatama
103 Exeggutor Exeggutor Eggscut Nassy
104 Cubone Cubone Orphon Karakara
105 Marowak Marowak Guardia Garagara
106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Lee Sawamular
107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Chan Ebiwalar
108 Lickitung Lickitung Tonguetyd Beroringa
109 Koffing Koffing Ny Dogars
110 Weezing Weezing La Matadogas
113 Chansey Chansey Lucky Lucky
114 Tangela Tangela Medusa/Meduza Monjara
118 Goldeen Goldeen Goldy Tosakinto
119 Seaking Seaking Neptune Azumao
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Mrmime Barrierd
123 Scyther Scyther Stryke Strike
130 Gyarados Gyarados Skulkraken Gyarados
131 Lapras Lapras Ness Laplace
132 Ditto Ditto Morpho Metamon
133 Eevee Eevee Eon Eievui
137 Porygon Porygon Poregon Porygon
138 Omanyte Omanyte Ess Omnite
139 Omastar Omastar Kargo Omstar
140 Kabuto Kabuto Att Kabuto
141 Kabutops Kabutops Lantis Kabutops
142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Ptera Ptera
147 Dratini Dratini Dragoon Miniryu
148 Dragonair Dragonair Dragyn Hakuryu

Later generations

Marill was infamously known as Pikablu among Western fans before the English releases of Pokémon Gold and Silver, which contrasts with its availability as a wild Pokémon in the Silver version of the Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo, where it was pink instead of blue. This phenomenon is related to the concept of PokéGods that also covered other Generation II Pokémon such as Honōguma (the Fire-type starter Pokémon in the aforementioned demo) and Snubbull.[1]

Snivy was commonly referred to as Smugleaf by Western fans following a leak of CoroCoro's June 2010 issue that featured the first partner Pokémon in Pokémon Black and White, which had not been officially revealed yet.[2][3]

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