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Legendary Pokémon are usually encountered as interactable or [[roaming Pokémon]]. Starting in {{v2|Platinum}}, Legendary Pokémon will reappear when the player defeats the {{pkmn|Champion}} if the Pokémon fainted earlier. | Legendary Pokémon are usually encountered as interactable or [[roaming Pokémon]]. Starting in {{v2|Platinum}}, Legendary Pokémon will reappear when the player defeats the {{pkmn|Champion}} if the Pokémon fainted earlier. | ||
Legendary Pokémon are most commonly [[gender unknown]], although many are not. In the [[core series]] games, no Legendary Pokémon can [[Pokémon breeding|breed]] or hatch from an {{pkmn|Egg}}. Legendary Pokémon usually cannot [[Evolution|evolve]], although {{p|Type: Null}}, {{p|Cosmog}} | Legendary Pokémon are most commonly [[gender unknown]], although many are not. In the [[core series]] games, no Legendary Pokémon can [[Pokémon breeding|breed]] or hatch from an {{pkmn|Egg}}. Legendary Pokémon usually cannot [[Evolution|evolve]], although {{p|Type: Null}}, {{p|Cosmog}}, {{p|Cosmoem}}, and {{p|Kubfu}} all can. Many Legendary Pokémon can [[List of Pokémon with form differences|change forms]]. Legendary Pokémon are often part of a [[Groups of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon|group of Legendary Pokémon]], most commonly a Legendary duo or trio. | ||
Legendary Pokémon typically appear near the end of the [[regional Pokédex]], with [[Mythical Pokémon]] immediately after them. | Legendary Pokémon typically appear near the end of the [[regional Pokédex]], with [[Mythical Pokémon]] immediately after them. | ||
====Statistical average==== | ====Statistical average==== | ||
High [[ | High [[base stats]] are shared by most Legendary Pokémon. These averages consider [[List of Pokémon with form differences|alternate forms]] as separate Pokémon. | ||
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* Legendary Pokémon that are eligible to do so may appear in [[Battle facility|Battle facilities]] and may be used by multiple Trainers, including the facilities' leaders. This can occur regardless of whether or not the player possesses any of these Pokémon. | * Legendary Pokémon that are eligible to do so may appear in [[Battle facility|Battle facilities]] and may be used by multiple Trainers, including the facilities' leaders. This can occur regardless of whether or not the player possesses any of these Pokémon. | ||
** For instance, [[Palmer]] has {{p|Regigigas}}, {{p|Heatran}}, and {{p|Cresselia}}, which are also available to the player in the [[Sinnoh]]-based games. | ** For instance, [[Palmer]] has {{p|Regigigas}}, {{p|Heatran}}, and {{p|Cresselia}}, which are also available to the player in the [[Sinnoh]]-based games. | ||
* Sometimes, multiple Legendary Pokémon seem to be present by comparing multiple games in the [[ | * Sometimes, multiple Legendary Pokémon seem to be present by comparing multiple games in the [[History of the Pokémon world|timeline]]. | ||
** For instance, [[Brandon]] has the three [[legendary birds]] | ** For instance, [[Brandon]] has the three [[legendary birds]]{{sup/3|E}}, while these birds are also found as wild Pokémon in [[Kanto]]{{sup/3|FRLG}}. Three years later, they are still found as wild Pokémon in Kanto{{sup/4|HGSS}} as well as [[Sinnoh]]{{sup/4|Pt}}. | ||
===In the spin-off games=== | ===In the spin-off games=== | ||