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When a Pokémon is released from its [[Poké Ball]], it will call out its cry, which consists of an electronically made "noise." It will also cry out when using certain moves, such as {{m|Growl}}, {{m|Roar}}, and {{m|Hyper Voice}}. Since [[Generation III]] onward, when the Pokémon faints, or when it comes into {{pkmn|battle}} or is checked in the [[stats#gallery|status screen]] when injured or with a [[status condition]], its cry will sound but will be altered noticeably.

Pokémon related by [[evolution]] (e.g., {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Charmeleon}}) and association (e.g., {{p|Pansage}}, {{p|Pansear}}, and {{p|Panpour}}) will often have notably similar cries, though others may sound very different ({{p|Remoraid}} and {{p|Octillery}}), especially if from different [[Generation]]s (e.g., {{p|Kirlia}} and {{p|Gallade}}). When Pokémon undergo [[Mega Evolution]] or [[Primal Reversion]], their cry is altered, sometimes dramatically. Many [[alternate form]]s, such as those of the [[Forces of Nature]], {{p|Shaymin}}, and {{p|Kyurem}}, also have different cries.

Despite there being 151 Pokémon in Generation I, there are only 37 completely different cries in the Generation I games. However, similar cries are distinguished by differences in pitch, speed, echo, or disabling one of the sound channels. For example, {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Charmeleon}}'s base cries are the same, but Charmeleon's is lower-pitched than Charmander's. Another example is that Metapod and Abra have the same base cry, but Metapod's only plays one sound channel. In [[Generation II]], there were 30 new base cries introduced, applying the same techniques as before. The only Generation II cries based on older ones belong to {{p|Crobat}} and {{p|Umbreon}}, both of which evolve from Generation I Pokémon.

Before [[Generation VI]], six pairs of [[Generation I]] Pokemon shared near-identical cries:

Possibly due to improved technology, very few Pokémon introduced since [[Generation III]] have had similar cries, and those that do are usually related by [[evolution]] or association as they were in Generation I. As the generations pass, the calls of new Pokémon sound more refined and realistic, while the cries of Pokémon released in previous generations sound comparatively more like the electronic beeps they are. For unspecified reasons, the cries of Generation III games are actually played at 0.9× the speed of the original samples. Cries introduced since [[Generation IV]] are mostly recognizable, digitized sounds, such as birds chirping for {{p|Starly}} or a xylophone for {{p|Kricketot}}. In {{g|X and Y}}, the cries of most<!--all?--> Pokémon from previous Generations were updated through the {{wp|Nintendo 3DS}}'s technology. The cries of some Pokémon, such as {{p|Raichu}}, {{p|Corphish}}, and {{p|Shiftry}}, were almost completely changed.

In the [[Pokémon Stadium series]], each Pokémon's original cry was remade through the {{wp|Nintendo 64}}'s technology. Although most of these cries resemble the Game Boy versions closely, some Pokémon were given special cries that closely resemble actual animals, or are a combination of of the two. This was not carried over into later console games, which use the same cries as the handheld games.

In {{5v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, cries of the Pokémon found in the player's current location can occasionally be heard while walking in the overworld. In {{game|Emerald}}, these cries are heard more often if the first Pokémon in the player's [[party]] has the [[Ability]] {{a|Swarm}}.

The feature returned in {{g|X and Y}} with all-new voice recordings. In these games, Pikachu has 15 cries, two of which occur in battle and the rest in [[Pokémon-Amie]].

Due to Pokémon being dubbed, the original cry of a Pokémon is sometimes preserved in the anime, more often than not if the name is either similar or the same in Japanese and English. One example is {{p|Charizard}}, which can be heard to cry out ''Lizardon'' if listened to closely enough. Likewise, an {{p|Onix}} roar sounds like ''Iwark'' and Wooper's cry sounds like "Upah!". Plus, the cries of Skitty & Delcatty sound like "ene"; the first 3 letters of their Japanese names. Arbok, in addition, is heard to hiss "Charbok(a)," despite both its English and Japanese names being "Arbok."

Some Pokémon's cries are entirely unrelated to their names in any language. For example, {{p|Victreebel}} screeches loudly, {{p|Staryu}} quickly yells "Heah!" in an echoing male voice, and {{p|Starmie}} says "Hoo!" in a breathy, echoing female voice. Most Legendary Pokémon that cannot speak to humans instead roar, screech, or make other sounds. {{p|Krabby}}'s and {{p|Kingler}}'s cry, which sounds similar to "cookie", is sometimes used as an internet meme.  

The cry page exists neither in the [[Generation I|first]] [[Generation II|two]] generations nor {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|their|s}} {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|remakes|s}}. Instead, the cry plays if the word "Cry" is selected in the Pokédex. In [[Generation VI]], the cry page is shared with the [[form differences|forms]] page.