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The Pokémon anime, being one of the most prominent canons, has several notable changes from the games:

*Not all differently-colored Pokémon are their official {{shiny2}} colors, though Pokémon with the official shiny colors do appear.
*Eggs have a differing appearance depending on the Pokémon species that is inside of the egg. This is debatable, however, due to the appearance of differently-colored eggs in the [[Generation II]] instruction manuals.
*Trainers are not forced to wait for the other Pokémon to make a move to call out one for their Pokémon to use.
*Pokémon Leagues feature a [[Pokémon League Conference|tournament]], rather than a straight five battles, to become champion.
*In the anime, there can be more than the 8 usual [[gym]]s in each region.
*Multiples of each [[legendary Pokémon]] have been sighted, whereas in the games there is usually one per game file.
*Starter Pokémon are able to be caught in the wild in the anime, wheras in the games you can only receive them from the regional professor.
*In anime double battles, moves can be combined together, to make a totally new move.
* In the games, the main player is known to be the 'silent' type. However in the anime, there is no main character that does not speak regularly.
* In the anime, characters are known to change their clothes when being in water or during [[Pokémon Contests]]. However, when a player dives or enters a contest in the games, the player is still wearing their usually outfit. This was changed altered in Generation IV when the main player changes into a more formal outfit for a  Pokémon Contest.

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