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(I don't have an image of the CoroCoro "Legendary Pokémon Offer" to check, but according to Iwata Asks "Mythical Pokémon" was used to describe Mew the first time it was ever officially revealed.) |
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[[File:2016 Mythical Pokémon Distributions artwork.png|thumb|350px|Artwork depicting a variety of Mythical Pokémon]] | [[File:2016 Mythical Pokémon Distributions artwork.png|thumb|350px|Artwork depicting a variety of Mythical Pokémon]] | ||
'''Mythical Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|幻|まぼろし}}のポケモン''' ''Illusory Pokémon'') are a group of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} seen so rarely in the [[Pokémon world]] that some question their very existence. | '''Mythical Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|幻|まぼろし}}のポケモン''' ''Illusory Pokémon'') are a group of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} seen so rarely in the [[Pokémon world]] that some question their very existence. These are {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive Pokémon that cannot be obtained during normal gameplay,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141019114239/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/pokescrap2014/pokemon もらえるプレゼントを詳しく紹介｜ポケモンスクラップ オメガルビー・アルファサファイア 幻のポケモンたちをもらおう！ キャンペーン] (Japanese, archive)</ref> with the exception of Deoxys. | ||
In Japanese media, Mythical Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon have always been presented as distinct groups. In non-Japanese media prior to Generation V, Mythical Pokémon and [[Legendary Pokémon]] were both considered to be Legendary Pokémon (and the term Mythical Pokémon was unused); in non-Japanese media from Generation V onward, the two groups are presented as distinct groups. In [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], Mythical Pokémon are referred to as '''rare Pokémon'''. | In Japanese media, Mythical Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon have always been presented as distinct groups. In non-Japanese media prior to Generation V, Mythical Pokémon and [[Legendary Pokémon]] were both considered to be Legendary Pokémon (and the term Mythical Pokémon was unused); in non-Japanese media from Generation V onward, the two groups are presented as distinct groups. In [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], Mythical Pokémon are referred to as '''rare Pokémon'''. | ||