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PokéGods is a term used to refer to a certain group of fake Pokémon. The term was in popular use among fans in the late 1990s and into the new millennium, as the Gold and Silver versions were in development. The concept was very much discussed and disputed over on various forum websites at the time, and many edited screenshots were passed off as real to try to "prove" the case.

Most PokéGods were said to be near-invincible, while a few were only considered hidden, "bonus" Pokémon. Codes and cheats to obtain these Pokémon were widely distributed. The cheats usually involved doing odd tasks that could take hours at a time, such as beating the Pokémon League a predetermined number of times, usually with set Pokémon.

Origin

Rumors of the so-called "PokéGods" are thought to have originated with Mew, the mysterious Pokémon about whom very little was known at the time. The lack of information led to speculation and rumors on how to obtain Mew, including the infamous truck rumor.

Similar rumors circulated as new Generation II Pokémon began to be revealed (Marill in particular), resulting in fans declaring these new Pokémon to be PokéGods. Rumors spread of other PokéGods with no basis in fact as well; most were evolutions of already fully-evolved Pokémon, or different versions of existing Pokémon. Fake cheats and codes for obtaining these PokéGods in Red and Blue versions were widely distributed for years, even after the release of Gold and Silver.

List of PokéGods

Many different PokéGods surfaced among the rumors, from various different origins. A list of the most well-known ones can be found below.

Real Pokémon dubbed as PokéGods

• Mew
• Pikablu, thought to be a Template:Type2 evolution of Pikachu or Raichu
• Togepi
• Houou

Evolutions of previously-existing Pokémon

• Sapusaur or Sapsaur, assumed evolution of Venusaur
• Charcolt, assumed evolution of Charizard
• Rainer, assumed evolution of Blastoise
• Nidogod, assumed evolution of Nidoking
• Nidogoddess, assumed evolution of Nidoqueen
• Pikaflare or Flarachu, assumed Template:Type2 evolution of Pikachu or Raichu
• Pikabud, assumed Template:Type2 evolution of Pikachu or Raichu
• Locustod, assumed evolution of Butterfree
• Beepin, assumed evolution of Beedrill
• Raticlaw, assumed evolution of Raticate
• Pearduck, assumed evolution of Golduck
• Flareth or Flarith, assumed evolution of Flareon
• Lunareon, assumed evolution of Eevee
• Solareon, assumed evolution of Eevee
• Sandswipes, assumed evolution of Sandslash
• Spooky, assumed evolution of Gengar
• Corona Mew (among other variations of the name), assumed evolution of Mew
• Mewthree, assumed evolution of Mewtwo

PokéGods with no canon basis

• Millenium
• Anthrax
• Mysterio
• Apocalypse
• Ruin
• Psybir
• Psybird, evolution of Psybir
• Doomsay
• Doomsday
• Tricket
• Hifishi
• Yoshi

Other PokéGods

Some Glitch Pokémon obtainable by variations on the Mew glitch or by GameShark were also sometimes referred to as "PokéGods". Additionally, one other well-known "PokéGod" was Venustoise, which originally appeared in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak as a gag.

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