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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In Japanese media, '''Legendary Pokémon''' and '''Mythical Pokémon''' have always been presented as distinct groups. The concept of Legendary Pokémon was introduced in the Japanese {{game|Red and Green|s}}; the concept of Mythical Pokémon was introduced in the [[List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation I)#Legendary Pokémon Offer Mew|May 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comic]] which announced the first Mew giveaway, and was first used in the games in Japanese {{ | In Japanese media, '''Legendary Pokémon''' and '''Mythical Pokémon''' have always been presented as distinct groups. The concept of Legendary Pokémon was introduced in the Japanese {{game|Red and Green|s}}; the concept of Mythical Pokémon was introduced in the [[List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation I)#Legendary Pokémon Offer Mew|May 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comic]] which announced the first Mew giveaway, and was first used in the games in Japanese {{jpn|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Blue}}. | ||
In non-Japanese media prior to [[Generation V]], Mythical Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon were both considered to be Legendary Pokémon (and the term Mythical Pokémon was unused). The first time a group of Mythical Pokémon was consistently distinguished from Legendary Pokémon in non-Japanese media was in {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}, where they were referred to as '''Rare Pokémon'''. | In non-Japanese media prior to [[Generation V]], Mythical Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon were both considered to be Legendary Pokémon (and the term Mythical Pokémon was unused). The first time a group of Mythical Pokémon was consistently distinguished from Legendary Pokémon in non-Japanese media was in {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}, where they were referred to as '''Rare Pokémon'''. | ||
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==In the core series games== | ==In the core series games== | ||
===Generation I=== | ===Generation I=== | ||
In Japanese games from {{ | In Japanese games from {{jpn|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Blue}} onwards, some of {{p|Dratini}} and {{p|Mew}}'s Pokédex entries mention the concept of Mythical Pokémon. This was translated in English as "'''mythical'''", "'''myth'''", or "'''mirage'''". | ||
{{p|Dratini}}'s Pokédex entries: | {{p|Dratini}}'s Pokédex entries: | ||
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In {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, {{p|Mew}}'s Pokédex entry refers to it as a (lowercase) "'''mythical Pokémon'''" (Japanese: '''まぼろしのポケモン'''). | In {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, {{p|Mew}}'s Pokédex entry refers to it as a (lowercase) "'''mythical Pokémon'''" (Japanese: '''まぼろしのポケモン'''). | ||
The Japanese version of this entry was originally introduced in the earlier Japan-only game {{ | The Japanese version of this entry was originally introduced in the earlier Japan-only game {{jpn|Pokémon Stadium}}. | ||
==In the spin-off games== | ==In the spin-off games== | ||