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 Calem'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. In Pokémon Generations Calem's Charizard is shorter than Professor Sycamore like it should be in games.
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)	Harley's Wigglytuff Nurse Joy's Wigglytuff	Since their debut all of Nurse Joy's Wigglytuff are rather large, at about 4'03" (1.3 m), similarly to Chansey.
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).
Ponyta 3'03" (1.0 m)	Lara Laramie's Ponyta	In The Flame Pokémon-athon! Ponyta was shown to be as tall as Lara which is more like size of Rapidash.
Rapidash 5'07" (1.7 m)	Lara Laramie's Rapidash Rapidash from Strategy Begins at Home!	In The Flame Pokémon-athon! Rapidash was shown to be much taller, almost twice its regular size.
Gastly 4'03" (1.3 m)	Gastly from PK15 Gastly from A Haunted House for Everyone!	Gastly is often portrayed really small. This may be due to counting gas around its round body.
Haunter 5'03" (1.6 m)	Haunter (anime)	Haunter in the anime is always portrayed half its size, smaller than Gengar.
Gengar 4'11" (1.5 m)	Ash's Gengar Ash's Gengar	Sometimes Gengar appears to be larger. Even Ash's Gengar's size is inconsistent.
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)	Noctowl in Fowl Play! Ornithol's Noctowl	Noctowl is often half its supposed size. It appeared for the first time along with Ash's shiny Noctowl which is said to by slightly smaller. Later in the series it's portrayed much bigger, size of a human.
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.
		A very tall Sunflora appeared in a competition in Grin to Win!.
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	Skarmory is sometimes much larger.
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	Grovyle appear to be much larger, being almost as tall as Ash.
Combusken 2'11" (0.9 m)	May's Combusken	Combusken appear to be much larger, being almost as tall as May.
Whismur 2'00" (0.6 m)	Matt's Whismur Whismur in Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture	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 Mr. Shaw'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.
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). Honchkrow from Professor Oak's Lecture is even bigger.
Happiny 2'00" (0.6 m)	Brock's Happiny	Brock's Happiny was much smaller, at about 1'00" (0.3 m). This may be due to her hair being counted and making her taller.
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).
Electivire 5'11" (1.8 m)	Mr Electric's Electivire	In the anime they are closer to 6'11" (2.1 m).
Togekiss 4'11" (1.5 m)	Dawn's Togekiss	Dawn's Togekiss, in her episode debut, was shown to be slightly taller than Dawn. In all episodes since, she has been shown to approach close to her hip.
Gliscor 6'07" (2.0 m)	Ash's Gliscor Ash's Gliscor	Ash's Gliscor in A Breed Stampede! is shown to be half that height, around 3'03" (1.0 m). This could be because the Pokédex measures Gliscor with its tail included.
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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