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| An individual Pokémon may be [[Wild Pokémon|encountered in the wild]], caught, [[Pokémon training|trained]], and [[Pokémon battle|battled with]]. In the games, individual Pokémon have many characteristics including [[stats]], [[DVs]], species, [[Level]], [[Effort Values|EVs]], [[Nature]], [[personality value]], [[Experience]], and known [[moves]]. | | An individual Pokémon may be [[Wild Pokémon|encountered in the wild]], caught, [[Pokémon training|trained]], and [[Pokémon battle|battled with]]. In the games, individual Pokémon have many characteristics including [[stats]], [[DVs]], species, [[Level]], [[Effort Values|EVs]], [[Nature]], [[personality value]], [[Experience]], and known [[moves]]. |
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| '''Pokémon species''' are "kinds" of [[Pokémon]], such as {{p|Bulbasaur}} or {{p|Zubat}}. Individual Pokémon of certain species can change into some other species by [[evolution|evolving]], such as a Bulbasaur evolving into an {{p|Ivysaur}}. There are currently 493 official Pokémon species known to the public.
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| Species have certain characteristics inherent to each one. Examples include [[elemental types]], how many [[Effort values|EVs]] are awarded when a Pokémon of the species is defeated, [[base stats]], sprites and [[alternate color]] sprites, [[moves]] it learns by [[level|leveling up]], use of [[Technical Machine|TMs]] and [[Hidden Machine|HMs]] and by [[Move Tutor]]s, [[experience|base experience]], experience required to level up, and evolution.
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| Most Pokémon speak through syllables of their name. For example, Pikachu can only say the syllables Pi, Ka, and Chu. Some Pokémon, like Salamence and Flygon, make other noises, like roaring or growling. There have been instances of Pokémon being able to speak, most notably [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth of Team Rocket]], but most of them can only speak telepathically.
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| Oftentimes, the name of a species can refer to an individual Pokémon of that species instead. For instance, "Bulbasaur is a {{type2|Grass}}" refers to the Bulbasaur species, but "Bulbasaur uses {{m|Vine Whip}}" refers to a single Bulbasaur.
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| Initially when the [[Generation I]] games [[Pokémon Red]], [[Pokémon Green]] (in Japan only, released as [[Pokémon Blue]] in other parts of the world), there were 151 Pokémon species ({{p|Bulbasaur}} to {{p|Mew}}). This number grew to 251 with the release of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]] of [[Generation II]] a few years later, adding an additional 100 species ({{p|Chikorita}} to {{p|Celebi}}). [[Generation III]] brought another 135 species ({{p|Treecko}} to {{p|Jirachi}}) to the Pokémon world with the release of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]], bringing the total to 386. The most recent additions, [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]], the beginning of [[Generation IV]] introduced 107 new species ({{p|Turtwig}} to {{p|Arceus}}), bringing the grand total to 493.
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| According to the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]], biological taxonomies of cellular and genetic structure have revealed that Pokémon are all actually a single species of life form and that the individual differences between each creature are actually subspecies. The DNA of all Pokémon can be traced back to {{p|Mew}}.
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| Several games, especially the Red and Blue versions, have featured various hidden in-game [[Glitch|glitched Pokémon]], most notably [[Missingno.]] and [['M]]. There have also been glitches found that are unrelated to individual Pokémon, such as [[Glitch City]].
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |