Size discrepancies (anime)

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Aside from giant Pokémon, many Pokémon in the Pokémon anime suffer from large size discrepancies between the information given in the Pokémon games' Pokédex and their actual animated presentation. These Pokémon are apparently "normal sized" as far as the anime's universe is concerned. Many of Ash's Pokémon are often subject to size discrepancies, often appearing smaller than other Pokémon of the same species.

This may be a style or aesthetic decision, a case of the writers not checking the information in detail, or for story purposes.

Some of the most notable size discrepancies will be noted below.

List of Pokémon with size discrepancies

Pokémon	Anime	Note
Bulbasaur 2'04" (0.7 m)	Ash's Bulbasaur	In anime episodes, it appears closer to 1'04" (0.4 m). This could be because the Pokédex's measurement of Bulbasaur includes its back bulb.
Charizard 5'07" (1.7 m)	Ash's Charizard	Ash's Charizard is taller, at about 7'00" (2.13 m) tall. Oddly enough, it is shown in Charizard's Burning Ambitions that Ash's Charizard is rather small when compared with the Charizard living in Charicific Valley. Also, in Grating Spaces!, a Charizard was shown to be as tall as an Aggron, 6'11" (2.1 m).
Squirtle 1'08" (0.5 m)	May's Squirtle	May's Squirtle was shown to be really tiny, at about 1'00" (0.3 m).
Blastoise 5'03" (1.6 m)	Cissy's Blastoise	In the anime they appear closer to 6'03" (1.9 m) tall.
Pidgeotto 3'07" (1.1 m)	Ash's Pidgeotto	In the series it appears to be only 2'04" (0.7 m).
Clefairy 2'00" (0.6 m)	Whitney's Clefairy	In the anime, Clefairy are shown to be roughly the same height as Pikachu, about 1'04" (0.4 m).
Wigglytuff 3'03" (1 m)	Nurse Joy's Wigglytuff	All of Nurse Joy's Wigglytuff are rather large, at about 4'03" (1.3 m).
Meowth 1'04" (0.4 m)	Meowth (anime)	In the anime, they are seen to be roughly 2'07" (0.8 m).
Golduck 5'07" (1.7 m)	Golduck in The Fire-ing Squad!	In Like It or Lup It! when it was standing near Ludicolo, it was shown to be about 3'03" (1.0 m).
Machamp 5'03" (1.6 m)	Expert stonecutter's Machamp	In the anime, Machamp are more commonly shown to be roughly 6'03" (1.9 m).
Rapidash 5'07" (1.7 m)	Rapidash from Strategy Begins at Home!	In Ash's flashback in Strategy Begins at Home!, it was shown to be about 3'03" (1.0 m) tall, about the size of its pre-evolution Ponyta.
Gengar 4'11" (1.5 m)	Ash's Gengar	In almost all of its appearances in the anime, it is shown to be 3'07" (1.1 m).
Onix 28'10" (8.8 m)	Brock's Onix	Onix is already one of the largest Pokémon, but Brock's Onix was shown to be slightly bigger than Brock's size, and in Climbing the Walls!, Grant's Onix was sometimes shown to be twice the normal size.
Electrode 3'11" (1.2 m)	Electrode in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend	In What You Seed is What You Get it is seen to be the same height as Slugma, 2'04" (0.7 m). Also, in the same episode, Natasha's Electrode is shown to be as tall as an adult human in some scenes.
Rhyhorn 3'03" (1 m)	Rhyhorn from Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!	In the anime, Rhyhorn are shown to be roughly 4'07" (1.4 m).
Snorlax 6'11" (2.1 m)	Ash's Snorlax	Snorlax in the anime are shown to be much bigger, at about 9'06" (2.9 m).
Articuno 5'07" (1.7 m)	Noland's Articuno	In The Symbol Life, it appears to be closer to 6'07" (2.0 m).
Sentret 2'7" (0.8 m)	Sentret from A Battle by Any Other Name!	Its size varies, sometimes measured when it's standing on its feet or on its tail.
Noctowl 5'03" (1.6 m)	Ash's Noctowl	Ash's Noctowl, however, is extremely small for that size, looking to be more around 2'00" (0.6 m). Although it's been mentioned that Ash's Noctowl is unusually small, other Noctowl that have appeared in the anime don't seem to be more than 4'00" (1.22 m) tall themselves.
Ledian 4'07" (1.4 m)	Benji's Ledian	One Ledian was closer to 3'06" and the other was even shorter in Mountain Time.
Togepi 1'00" (0.3 m)	Misty's Togepi	Misty's Togepi was shown to be really small, at about 0'08" (0.2 m).
Quagsire 4'07" (1.4 m)	Quagsire from The Fire-ing Squad!	The anime depicts them much smaller, roughly 3'03" (1 m). The Quagsire shown in Sticking With Who You Know! was as tall as Brock.
Forretress 3'11" (1.2 m)	Forretress from Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture	It is sometimes shown in the anime to be 1'08" (0.5 m), including Brock's Forretress.
Dunsparce 4'11" (1.5 m)	Dunsparce in The Dunsparce Deception	In Following a Maiden's Voyage!, they appear to be shorter than a Pidgey, which is 1'00" (0.3 m). However, this may also be due to the measurement being from head to tail instead, making the mistake slightly less drastic.
Ursaring 5'11" (1.8 m)	Caterpie from Butterfree and Me!	In the anime, Ursaring are often shown to be about 6'11" (2.1 m).
Skarmory 5'07" (1.7 m)	Winona's Skarmory	Winona's Skarmory is nearly 7' tall. This, however, might not classify as a discrepancy because Ash is amazed by its unusual size.
Smeargle 3'11" (1.2 m)	Ilima's Smeargle	In The Art of Pokémon, it is shown to be 2'04" (0.7 m)
Blissey 4'11" (1.5 m)	Nurse Joy's Blissey	Blissey was shown to be shorter, at roughly 4'3" (1.3 m).
Grovyle 2'11" (0.9 m)	Ash's Grovyle	Ash's Grovyle and May's Combusken appear to be much larger, being almost as tall as Ash and May.
Combusken 2'11" (0.9 m)	May's Combusken	Ash's Grovyle and May's Combusken appear to be much larger, being almost as tall as Ash and May.
Whismur 2'00" (0.6 m)	Matt's Whismur	In A Poké-BLOCK Party!, a Whismur was around the size of 1'00" (0.3 m), and was notably not much larger than Max's head. A second Whismur appeared in Pinch Healing! and, while standing, came up to Max's neck.
Hariyama 7'07" (2.3 m)	Brawly's Hariyama	Brawly's Hariyama is extremely small for its species. In Brave The Wave!, it appears to only be around 4'11" (1.5 m).
Nosepass 3'03" (1.0 m)	Roxanne's Nosepass	In the episode Nosepass debuted in, Nosepass is far bigger than it is supposed to be, at about 5'06" (1.68 m) compared to the normal Nosepass.
Roselia 1'00" (0.3 m)	Drew's Roselia	One of the more renowned changes in size is in Roselia, which are extremely small. However, the Roselia in the anime come up to a 10-year old's waist. An estimate would put the anime incarnation of them at about 3'00" (0.91 m) tall. This caused much confusion when Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon Adventures both featured the Pokémon at its actual smaller size.
Wailmer 6'07" (2.0 m)	Poké Ride Wailmer	The one in Leading a Stray! was shown to be more than twice the size of Ash.
Numel 2'04" (0.7 m)	Numel from Game Winning Assist	In Game Winning Assist, Numel is far larger, approximately as tall as Ash and May.
Torkoal 1'08" (0.5 m)	Ash's Torkoal	Ash's Torkoal was shown to be much larger, at roughly 2'07" (0.8 m).
Grumpig 2'11" (0.9 m)	Grumpig form Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster	In An Oasis of Hope!, it is shown to be almost twice Wobbuffet's height of 4'03" (1.3 m), and around Jessie and James's height.
Cradily 4'11" (1.5 m) Armaldo 4'11" (1.5 m)	Byron's Cradily and Armaldo	Both appeared to be closer to 7'5" in Byron's Gym in Dealing With Defensive Types!.
Glalie 4'11" (1.5 m)	Ash's Glalie	Ash's Glalie is extremely small compared to others of its species, appearing to be closer to 2'00" (0.6 m).
Salamence 4'11" (1.5 m)	J's Salamence	J's Salamence was much taller, at about 9', as shown in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1).
Metagross 5'03" (1.6 m)	Tyson's Metagross	Tyson's seems shorter than this in Choose It or Lose It!, at 2'11" (0.9 m). Another Metagross appeared in Noodles! Roamin' Off! and shown to be taller even than James, about 6'03" (1.9 m).
Groudon 11'06" (3.5 m)	Groudon in the anime	Just Groudon's face was five times as tall as Ash's Pikachu in The Scuffle of Legends. That makes its total height exceed 20'.
Staravia 2'00" (0.6 m)	Ash's Staravia	Ash's Staravia was shown to be much taller, roughly 2'11" (0.9 m).
Staraptor 3'11" (1.2 m)	Ash's Staraptor	Ash's Staraptor is shown to be much taller than Ash, at about 5'03" (1.6 m).
Buizel 2'04" (0.7 m)	Ash's Buizel	Ash's Buizel is shown to be a lot taller than that, about 3'03" (1 m).
Honchkrow 2'11" (0.9 m)	Honchkrow fom Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture	Paul's Honchkrow was shown to be much larger, at roughly 3'11" (1.2 m).
Happiny 2'00" (0.6 m)	Brock's Happiny	Brock's Happiny was much smaller, at about 1'00" (0.3 m).
Munchlax 2'00" (0.6 m)	May's Munchlax	May's Munchlax was shown to be much taller, almost as tall as Max.
Drapion 4'03" (1.3 m)	J's Drapion	In the anime, they are about twice that height, at about 8'06" (2.6 m).
Croagunk 2'04" (0.7 m)	Brock's Croagunk	Croagunk are generally bigger, with an anime height closer to 1'04" (0.4 m).
Regigigas 12'02" (3.7 m)	Regigigas from Pillars of Friendship!	The awakened Regigigas in Pillars of Friendship was more than 20' tall when it revived the immobilized Titans.
Emboar 5'03" (1.6 m)	Bianca's Emboar	Bianca's Emboar is shown to stand several heads above her, making it appear closer to 7'02" (2.18 m).
Beartic 8'06" (2.6 m)	Brycen's Beartic	In the anime, Beartic are smaller, at about 6'07" (2 m).
Braixen 3'03" (1 m)	Serena's Braixen	Serena's Braixen is shown to be much larger, almost as tall as Serena.
Froakie 1'00" (0.3 m)	Ash's Froakie	Ash's Froakie was roughly 1'08" (0.5 m).
Fletchling 1'00" (0.3 m)	Grace's Fletchling	Grace's Fletchling is shown to be far smaller, at about 0'04" (0.1 m).
Tyrunt 2'07" (0.8 m)	Tyrunt from Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster	In the anime, Tyrunt are depicted as being far larger than Pikachu, a species that according to the game is 1'04" (0.4 m). Tyrunt are shown in the anime to be roughly 4'03" (1.3 m).

Size discrepancies (anime)

List of Pokémon with size discrepancies

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