Pokémon category: Difference between revisions

In a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s [[Pokédex]] information, the '''species''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|分類|ぶんるい}}''' ''classification'') is a name which identifies the Pokémon based on one of its defining biological characteristics. Most often, the defining traits are part of the Pokémon’s physiology, special abilities, or behavior. It is also called '''category''' in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]], [[Pokédex 3D Pro]], and [[Pokémon.com]]'s {{DL|Pokémon.com|Online Pokédex}}.

This term should not be confused with a [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon species]], since several different Pokémon can be identified by the same species in the Pokédex, no matter how distantly related.  This term should also not be confused with the real world definition of {{wp|species}}, since it has nothing to do with which Pokémon are able to [[Pokémon breeding|breed]] and produce fertile offspring; in fact, breeding among Pokémon can easily occur between species since it is controlled by [[Egg Group]]s.

Under the most commonly accepted real-world scientific definition, there are in fact about fourteen<!-- not counting No Eggs--> true {{wp|species}} of Pokémon, defined by the various [[Egg Group]]s, with the Pokémon that exist in more than one Egg Group resembling {{wp|ring species}}.  Some Pokémon (primarily [[Legendary Pokémon]]) cannot breed at all, suggesting that they are each a species of their own.

Because of how brief and uninformative the description of a Pokémon often is in its species, and how little the species relates to other data, it is not often regarded as an important piece of information about a Pokémon.

 

 

==List of Pokémon species==

 

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!English species

!Japanese species<br>(kana)

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|Monster Cat Pokémon

|Sharp Sword Pokémon

|Abundant Pokémon

|King Sword Pokémon

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==Trivia==

* Several Pokémon have had their species altered between generations. This is primarily due to character limitations in earlier Pokémon games. {{p|Squirtle}}, as an example, was originally the "<sc>TinyTurtle</sc> Pokémon". It was later listed as the "Tiny Turtle Pokémon".

* The species names present in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} are cut off in early English releases of the games, most specifically those species names made up of more than one word with a space in between. This causes Pokémon like Pidgey to be listed as "Tiny Pokémon" rather than "Tiny Bird Pokémon". [[Pokédex data structure in Generation III|Internal game data]] lists the species name the same as it appears in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} and other games, indicating a glitch in the Pokédex where a blank space is confused for the terminating byte for the name. This was addressed in later releases of the game.

 

==See also==

* [[List of species in other languages]]

 

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