Terminology of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon: Difference between revisions

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In  ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', there is an engraving of '''Legendary Pokémon''', specifically the [[Legendary birds]] {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Articuno}}, and {{p|Zapdos}}, as well as {{p|Arcanine}}. Even though Arcanine is not actually a Legendary Pokémon, this is likely related to Arcanine's {{pkmn|category}} and [[Pokédex]] entries referring to it as one.
In  ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', there is an engraving of '''Legendary Pokémon''', specifically the [[Legendary birds]] {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Articuno}}, and {{p|Zapdos}}, as well as {{p|Arcanine}}. Even though Arcanine is not actually a Legendary Pokémon, this is likely related to Arcanine's {{pkmn|category}} and [[Pokédex]] entries referring to it as one.
The Japanese title of ''[[M02|Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One]]'' refers to {{p|Lugia}} as a 「'''{{ruby|幻|まぼろし}}のポケモン'''」 (''Mythical Pokémon'').


In ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'', it is specifically said that {{p|Unown}} is a '''Legendary Pokémon''', and it is shown in [[Molly Hale]]'s book about Legendary Pokémon. Unown's power (in large numbers, at least) appears to match that of Legendary Pokémon. In an early trailer for this movie, the narrator refers to Unown as "more '''legendary''' than {{p|Lugia}}, more mysterious than {{p|Mew}}".
In ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'', it is specifically said that {{p|Unown}} is a '''Legendary Pokémon''', and it is shown in [[Molly Hale]]'s book about Legendary Pokémon. Unown's power (in large numbers, at least) appears to match that of Legendary Pokémon. In an early trailer for this movie, the narrator refers to Unown as "more '''legendary''' than {{p|Lugia}}, more mysterious than {{p|Mew}}".