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Pokémon with alternate appearance

List of Pokémon

Pokémon introduced in Generation I

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Venusaur
 
Venusaur with its bulb closed
In Big Struggle with the Powerful Opponent Venusaur!! chapter of Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga, Erika's Venusaur demonstrates it can acutally close its leaves and flower into a bulb like a Bulbasaur. This form doesn't appear in any other Pokémon media, however.
 
Squirtle
 
Squirtle inside its shell
Squirtle can hide inside its shell like real life turtles and tortoises. In the games, it is represented by the move Withdraw.
 
Wartortle
 
Wartortle inside its shell
Wartortle can hide inside its shell like real life turtles and tortoises. In the games, it is represented by the move Withdraw.
 
Blastoise
 
Blastoise inside its shell
Blastoise can hide inside its shell like real life turtles and tortoises. In the games, it is represented by the move Withdraw.

Blastoise can close shoulder segments of its shell to hide its water cannons. This was shown in the anime in the Beach Blank-Out Blastoise episode as well as in Pokémon Stadium.

 
Kakuna
  
Kakuna
Kakuna's Pokémon Red and Blue sprite and its card from Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards depict it with arms. These arms don't appear anywhere else and are believed to be a sprite mistake.
 
Arbok
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Arbok
forms
 
Arbok
 
Arbok
Arbok's insides were shown in That Awful Arbok! chapter of Pokémon Adventures manga where it was cut in half by Blue's Charmeleon, however it was stated that until its head is intact it can regenerate the rest of its body.
 
Pikachu
 
Pikachu
Pikachu appears as a part of Cramorant alternate form called "Gorging Form", where instead of Arrokuda it has Pikachu in its beak that paralizes the opponent after being hit.
 
Sandshrew
 
Sandshrew
Sandshrew can curl itself into a ball like real life pangolins.
 
Sandshrew
 
Sandshrew
 
Sandslash
 
Sandslash
Sandshrew can curl itself into a ball like real life pangolins, but its form is more spiky than Sandshrew's.
 
Sandslash
 
Sandslash
Sandshrew can curl itself into a ball like real life pangolins, but its form is more spiky than Sandshrew's.
 
Nidoran
 
Nidoran
 
Vulpix
 
Vulpix
When Vulpix is born, its fur is white and has only one straight tail according to its Pokedex entries. When it gets older, its fur becomes red and the tail splits and starts to curl.
 
Jigglypuff
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Jigglypuff
Jigglypuff is a balloon Pokémon that can inhale air and becomes bigger.
 
Wigglytuff
 
Wigglytuff
Wigglytuff is a balloon Pokémon that can inhale air and becomes bigger.
 
Golbat
 
Golbat
The sprite of Golbat in Pokémon Blue depicts it with tongue out.
 
Golbat
 
Golbat
Koga's Golbat in Pokémon Adventures had a special mirror in its mouth.
 
Golbat
 
Golbat
Golbat can sometimes be visible with its mouth closed.
 
Gloom
 
Gloom
Gloom's eye can sometimes become visible in the anime.
 
Paras
 
Paras
Paras can take off the mushrooms called tochukaso that grow on its back like it did in the episode
 
Venomoth
 
Venomoth
Venomoth's art from Pokémon Red and Blue depicts it in lightblue and white colors with yellow spots at the back of its wings instead of pink and purple with no spots like anywhere else in the franchise.
 
Meowth
 
Meowth
 
Poliwag
 
Poliwag
Poliwag's swirl on its belly may swirl in either direction and depends on area according to the Pokedex. The Pokémon Silver entry suggests equator having an effect alluding to coriolis force which makes typhoon rotate counterclockwise inwards in the northern hemisphere and clockwise inwards in the southern hemisphere. Poliwag's swirl is however almost always depicted going clockwise and only sometimes in the opposite way. In the episode The Ultimate Test of the Pokémon anime, the exam instructor says that when Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl its swirl switches matching the official arts of these Pokémon.
 
Poliwhirl
  
Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl is almost always depicted with its swirl going counterclockwise inwards, but it can sometimes go in the opposite way. In the episode The Ultimate Test of the Pokémon anime, the exam instructor says that when Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl its swirl switches matching the official arts of these Pokémon.
 
Poliwhirl
 
Poliwhirl
In the Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia a drawing depicts Poliwhirl partially x-rayed presenting its bones and revealing its mouth above the belly.
 
Poliwrath
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Poliwrath
Poliwrath is usually depicted with its swirl going counterclockwise inwards, however it can sometimes go in the opposite way.
 
Golem
 
Golem
Golem can pull in its limbs and bones to turn itself ito a rock sphere allowing it better movement for rolling.
 
Ponyta
 
Ponyta
Galarian Ponyta's mane can become more colorful and glow after it absorbs a lot of life energy it can use to heal.
 
Slowpoke
 
Slowbro
Slowpoke may be cut of or bitten off, but it can regenerate.
 
Slowbro
 
Slowbro
Slowbro can lose the Shellder attached to its tail and transform into Slowpoke again with bitten marks revealed.
 
Magneton
 
Magneton
As shown in the anime, Magneton can separate into three Magnemite temporarily without being considered deevolving.
 
Shellder
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Shellder
Shellder can close its shell hiding its soft body. This form is represented in the games through the move Withdraw.
 
Shellder
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Shellder
Slowbro
 
Cloyster
 
Cloyster
Cloyster can close its shell hiding its body from attacks. This form is represented in the games through the move Withdraw.
 
Cloyster
 
Cloyster
Cloyster's sprite from Pokémon Red and Blue depicts it horizontally, similarly to Shellder, with a few minor differences to keep its symmetry. That variant of Cloyster never appeared anywhere else in the Pokémon series.
 
Gastly
 
Gastly
 
Gengar
 
Gengar
As the Shadow Pokémon, Gengar can hide its entire body in a shadow of its victim.
 
Voltorb
 
Voltorb
Voltorb can be encoutered in the games as fake item which are depicted as oversized Poké Balls in the overworld. It is uncertain if Voltorb can imitate Poké Ball in-universe due to its big size since Pokémon media are vague about that. In the episode So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd, the Team Rocket trio stole a bunch of Poké Balls that in the next shot were replaced with a bunch of Voltorb and in Currying Favor and Flavor! a Poké Ball in Ash's hand did grew in size and changed its appearance into Voltorb, however this turned out to be a dream.
 
Electrode
 
Electrode
Similarly to Voltorb, Electrode can attack player that tried to picked up an item in the overworld, however it is uncertain if Electrode could really transform itself completely. In the Danger: High Voltorb chapter of Pokémon Adventures manga, Voltorb and Electrode appear in variety of sizes, some of which could be mistaken as Poké Ball.
 
Electrode
 
Electrode
In Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards, an Electrode is depicted using Explosion revealing its inside where it appears to be hollow.
 
Exeggcute
 
Exeggcute
Exeggcute is most often depicted as a group of six where one of the eggs is cracked, however Exeggcute can separate and join together with six being the most optimal number that provides balance.
 
Exeggutor
 
Exeggutor
The standard Exeggutor appears to have three heads which are also mention in the Pokédex, however some entries mention a head droppig off and forming another Exeggcute cluster. In the The March of the Exeggutor Squad episode of the anime, an Exeggutor with cut leaves is revealed to have five heads.
 
Cubone
 
Cubone
Cubone is said to weak its mother's skull, however no one exactly knows how does its face look like underneath with can be partially visible in the Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards.
 
Hitmonlee
 
Hitmonlee
Hitmonlee's legs can be extended like springs.
 
Hitmonlee
 
Hitmonlee
Hitmonlee in manga can be seen with a mouth on its body.
 
Koffing
 
Koffing
Koffing's sprite in Pokémon Red and Blue depicts its skull with crossed bones symbol above its face instead of below unlike usually. This variant of Koffing doesn't appear anywhere else in the Pokémon franchise.
 
Koffing
 
Koffing
The official art and sprite of Koffing from Pokémon Red and Green shows that Koffing can form hands with the gas produced from its body.
 
Koffing
 
Koffing
In the Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards, Koffing can be seen using the move Selfdestruct revealing the hollow inside of its body and the thickness of its skin.
 
Kangaskhan
 
Kangaskhan
 
Horsea
 
Horsea
The official art from Pokémon Red and Green of Horsea shows it with two dorsal fins despite Horsea having only one in most of its depictions. The Pokédex entries of Horsea contradict each other mentioning only one fin or two depending on the version. The two-finned Horsea appeared in Alola, Kanto! of the Pokémon anime.
 
Lickitung
 
Lickitung
Lickitung can be sometimes seen with its enormous tongue hidden in its mouth.
 
Jynx
 
Jynx
Jynx's original design depicted it with black skin, however it was changed into purple due to {Pokémon controversy|racism claims]].

Also, in Stage Fight! episode, Jynx's foot was visible for a moment, however in the games it does not leave a footprint.

 
Gyarados
 
Gyarados
Gyarados's mouth can be sometimes seen closed which clashes with its usually opened mouth that references a Chinese carp-shaped windsock Koinobori.
 
Vaporeon
 
Vaporeon
Vaporeon possesses an ability to melt and turn invisible in the water due to its cell structure that is similar to water molecules. This ability is represented in the games by the move Acid Armor.
 
Porygon
 
Porygon
Porygon's signature move Conversion allows it to change its type in the games, however in the EP038 episode of the anime it was depcted as changing its skin into its opponenets, like Weezing.
 
Porygon
  
Porygon
In EP038, Porygon used the move Sharpen to change its shape into hammer, shield and sharp pyramid on its face.
 
Omanyte
 
Omanyte
 
Omastar
 
Omastar
In the Fossil Fools episode, Omastar and Omanyte were visible to hide in their shells and seal them. This is represented in the games by the move Withdraw.
 
Dragonair
 
Dragonair
Dragonair can sometimes be seen spreading the wings on its head, however they don't seem always necessary for it to fly.
 
Mewtwo
 
Mewtwo
Mega Mewtwo X can extend its arms by streching them over a long distance.

Pokémon introduced in Generation II

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Cyndaquil
 
Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil turns of the flame quills on its back when it doesn't feel threated. Two red spots on its back can be noticed when the flames are not lit.
 
Quilava
 
Quilava
Similarly to Cyndaquil, Quilava can turn of the flames on its head and back reavealing red spots underneath.
 
Typhlosion
 
Typhlosion
Similarly to Cyndaquil and Quilava, Typhlosion can turn of the flames on the back of its neck reavealing red spots underneath.
 
Hoothoot
 
Hoothoot
Hoothoot stand for most of the time on one foot while the other stays hidden tucked into its plumage and they're switched in a blink of an eye. Sometimes both feet can be seen at the same time.
 
Noctowl
 
Noctowl
Noctowl can rotate its head 180 degrees tunrning it upside down which is said to sharpen its intellectual power.
 
Ledyba
 
Ledyba
 
Ledian
 
Ledian
 
Spinarak
 
Spinarak
Spinarak is shown to be able to convey its emotions through the expression of the fake face on its back.
 
Chinchou
 
Chinchou
Chinchou can produce light from its antennas like the real life anglerfish.
 
Lanturn
 
Lanturn
Lanturn can produce light from its antennas like the real life anglerfish.
 
Togepi
 
Togepi
When Togepi falls asleep it hides its face, arms and legs, and curls the spikes on its head making itself in the shape of an egg.
 
Mareep
 
Mareep
Mareep can produce light from the crystal orb on its tail.
 
Ampharos
 
Ampharos
Ampharoscan produce light from the crystal orb on its tail.
 
Sudowoodo
 
Sudowoodo
Sudowoodo often block the road by pretending to be a tree.
 
Sunflora
 
Sunflora
Sunflora closes the flower on its head when it falls asleep.
 
Umbreon
 
Umbreon
The rings on Umbreon's body can produce light.
 
Slowking
 
Slowking
 
Unown
 
Unown
In the movie Spell of the Unown: Entei, patterns carved in the rock depicted alternate forms of Unown that visually resemble various Greek and Cyrillic letters. These forms of Unown never appeared since.
 
Forretress
 
Forretress
Forretress can tuck in its cannons and close its shell completely.
 
Qwilfish
 
Qwilfish
Qwilfish, like its real life couterpart pufferfish, can inflate its body by swallowing water.
 
Scizor
 
Scizor
Scizor can hide its wing in its armor.
 
Shuckle
 
Shuckle
Shuckle can hide its soft body inside its shell.
 
Swinub
 
Swinub
In the Bringing up Bellossom chapter of Pokémon Adventures manga, Swinub's eye was visible in one shot.
 
Piloswine
  
Piloswine
Piloswine's eye could be visible A Breed Stampede! episode of the anime when Piplup moved the hair covering it.
 
Corsola
 
Corsola
Galarian Corsola's translucent branches can sometimes disappear.
 
Remoraid
 
Remoraid
Remoraid appear in Mantine's arts and sprites sucked in to the underside of its fins imitating shooting airplane.
 
Phanpy
 
Phanpy
Phanpy can curl its body in order to use the move Rollout and roll like a tyre.
 
Donphan
 
Donphan
Donphan can curl its body in order to use the move Rollout and roll like a tyre.
 
Porygon2
 
Porygon2
 
Smeargle
 
Smeargle
In the The Art of Pokémon episode of the anime, three Smeargle had tails that ooze with yellow, blue and red paint. In the games only greenpaint Smearlge is available and red if its shiny, which was the opposite in the Generation II and the Pokédex claims each color is predetermined.
 
Hitmontop
 
Hitmontop
Hitmontop can be in either of two modes, spinning like a top on its head spike or standing on its back legs.
 
Entei
 
Entei
The legendary beasts used to look different according to a legend before they were revived by Ho-Oh and made its observers, however the depiction of these Pokémon remains a mystery. In the Pokémon Generations, an interpretation of these Pokémon were shown as vague shadow quadrupeds.
 
Lugia
 
Lugia

Pokémon introduced in Generation III

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Sceptile
 
Sceptile
Mega Sceptile can shoot up its tree looking tail similarly how real life lizards lose their tails as a defense mechanism.
 
Blaziken
 
Blaziken
Blaziken can fire up the flames on its writs when its ready to battle.
 
Silcoon
 
Silcoon
Silcoon in most of its art is depicted with spike-like ropes that serve as attachment to the trees, however Silcoon can also appear without them.
 
Cascoon
 
Cascoon
Similarly to its couterpart, Cascoon in most of its arts is depicted with spike-like ropes that serve as attachment to the trees, however Silcoon can also appear without them.
 
Ralts
 
Ralts
Ralts's eyes can sometimes be seen in some arts.
 
Breloom
 
Breloom
Breloom can punch with its arms by strenching them over a long distance making them look like vines.
 
Loudred
 
Loudred
Loudred is seen with its mouth open most of the time, but it can be sometimes visible closed.
 
Exploud
 
Exploud
Similarly to Loudred, Exploud's mouth is wide open for the majority of time but it can be closed revealing yellow patterns on its belly.
 
Volbeat
 
Volbeat
Volbeat, like real wold fireflies, can produce light from its tail, which is reflected by the move Tail Glow, and its bowtie.
 
Illumise
 
Illumise
Illumise, like real wold fireflies, can produce light from its tail and its bowtie.
 
Plusle
 
Plusle
Plusle, like Minun, produce sparkes around its arms to create flashy pompoms.
 
Minun
 
Minun
Minun, like Plusle, produce sparkes around its arms to create flashy pompoms.
 
Torkoal
 
Torkoal
Torkoal pruduces smoke from burning coal in its body which is represented by the ability White Smoke. In the anime it was also shown to be producing black smoke.
 
Torkoal
 
Torkoal
Torkoal, like most turtle Pokémon, can hide inside its shell.
 
Spoink
 
Spoink
Spoink can sometimes lose the pearl it's holding on its head.
 
Altaria
 
Altaria
A Mega Altaria has been shown wet in I Choose Paradise! episode of the anime, revealing its shape under the fluffy plumage.
 
Zangoose
  
Zangoose
Zangoose's original sprite from Generation III depicts it with purple claws th
 
Crawdaunt
 
Crawdaunt
Crawdaunt's fake mouth makes it surprising to its actual mouth opened.
 
Claydol
  
Claydol
Claydol can detach its arms and mroe them around with telekinesis.
 
Feebas
 
Feebas
 
Kecleon
 
Kecleon
Kecleon possesses an ability to change its colors and become invisibe, except for the zigzag pattern on its waist which always stays the same. This is represented by its ability Color Change.
 
Kecleon
 
Kecleon
purple
 
Banette
 
Banette
according to its Pokédex entry, Banette possesses a doll that has been thrown away or lost. In the JN144 episdoe of the anime, the doll that got possessed didn't look like Banette, and it was actually a Substitute doll.
 
Banette
 
Banette
Banette can sometimes be seen with its zippers open, however according to its Pokédex entry, its energy would escape if it ever do that.
 
Tropius
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Tropius
without friut?
 
Snorunt
 
Snorunt
Snorunt's concept art depicts Snorunt without its coat.
 
Clamperl
 
Clamperl
with pearl
 
Latias
 
Latias
Latias can refracts light to alter its appearance and become invisible as showed in the anime.
 
Latias
 
Latias
Latias can also use its ability to refract light and turn itself into a human form. In the Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias movie, Latias used Bianca's appearance as its own.
 
Deoxys
 
Deoxys
When Deoxys gets damaged, it can regenerate its body with moves like Recover.
 
Jirachi
 
Jirachi
Jirachi in the movie Jirachi: Wish Maker' was seen opening its third eye located on its belly called "Eye of Truth" which has the ability to absorb the energy Jirachi needs for hibernation.

Pokémon introduced in Generation IV

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Turtwig
 
Turtwig
In the Eyes on the Goal! episode Turtwig was shown with its seedling wilting, due to being tired from thirst.
 
Grotle
 
Grotle
Grotle's Pearl Pokedex entry states that sometimes Pokémon come peck berries that grow on its back. In the The Lonely Snover!, Grotle was shown growing acorn-like nuts that were pecked by Kricketot, Swablu and Starly. These nuts weren't tasty to Ash, but they were to Pikachu. Brock speculates that Grotle grows its nuts when its adjusted to evolution.
 
Chimchar
 
Chimchar
Chimchar can extinguish the fire on its rear and does so before going to sleep in order to prevent fires, revealing red spots under. This fire is so strong it can't be extinguish by rain.
 
Budew
 
Budew
Budew can open the bud on its head revealing red and blue petals of its flower that become Roselia's both arms after evolution.
 
Roserade
  
Budew
Roserade hides thorny vines in its arm bouquets.
 
Burmy
 
Burmy
Burmy usually wears one of three types of cloacks, however after every battle it build a new one from surrounding items. Burmy was also shown a few times with no cloak revealing its segmented body, white cheeks and yellow back legs.
 
Burmy
 
Burmy
Burmy can uncoil the appendage on its head and use it in battle as shown in Some Enchanted Sweetening!
 
Combee
 
Combee
At night, Combee cluster together to form a beehive and sleep. In An Angry Combeenation! a cluster of Combee appeared.
 
Vespiquen
 
Vespiquen
 
Buizel
 
Buizel
 
Cherrim
 
Cherrim
In Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!, Verona's Cherrim appeared in its Overcast Form opening its flower revealing more of its body.
 
Drifloon
 
Drifloon
Drifloon sometimes can reveal its mouth which is placed in the middle of the cross in front of its face.
 
Drifblim
 
Drifblim
Simiarly to Drifloon, Drifblim's mouth is placed in the middle of the cross on its face, but usually stays invisible.
 
Buneary
 
Buneary
Buneary always wears one of its ears curled on its head, but it can use both to punch its opponents.
 
Purugly
 
Purugly
Purugly uses its tail as a corset, according to the Pokémon it does so to make itself look bigger. In the For The Love of Meowth!, Jessie took off Purugly's tail to reveal how it really looks.
 
Skuntank
 
Skuntank
Skuntank's tail coils around its back and the tip can open to shoot at the enemies like a gun turret of a tank.
 
Happiny
 
Happiny
Happiny is born without the stone it plays with by pretending to be Chansey and Blissey with their eggs. This stone serves also an an evolutionary item for Happiny, Oval Stone.
 
Spiritomb
 
Spiritomb
Spiritomb's 108 spirits are bound to a rock called Odd Keystone inside which they can hide.
 
Garchomp
 
Garchomp
Garchomp can form its body into airplane-like position to be able to glide in the air.
 
Hippowdon
 
Hippowdon
Hippowdon is usually depicted immersed in sand covering half of its body.
 
Drapion
 
Drapion
 
Carnivine
 
Carnivine
Carnivine can open its mouth to almost half-full angle.
 
Snover
 
Snover
Snover's Pearl Pokedex entry states that in spring it grows berries with the texture of frozen treats around its belly. These berries were depicted The Lonely Snover!
 
Magnezone
 
Magnezone
Multiple depictions of Magnezone are inconsitently depicting Magnezone's hand magnets with or without red and blue markings.
 
Magmortar
 
Magmortar
Magmortar can turn its hands into cannons by hiding its claws.
 
Probopass
 
Probopass
Probopass can detach and control its three Mini-Noses.
 
Probopass
 
Probopass
Probopass can move the red rock on its head to cover its eyes.
 
Lickilicky
 
Lickilicky
Lickilicky can sometimes be seen with its tongue hidden in its mouth.
 
Dusknoir
 
Dusknoir
Dusknoir can sometimes open the mouth on its belly.
 
Rotom
 
Rotom
Rotom in Get Your Rotom Running! was depicted to be able to possess any kind of appliance and transform it into one of its forms.
 
Regigigas
 
Regigigas
 
Phione
 
Phione
 
Giratina
 
Giratina
Giratina in ints Origin Forme can open the golden mask on its face to reveal its mouth.
 
Darkrai
 
Darkrai
Darkrai can sometimes be visible with its legs elongated like evening shadow.
 
Shaymin
 
Shaymin
 
Shaymin
 
Shaymin
 
Shaymin
 
Shaymin
 
Arceus
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Arceus
no body

Pokémon introduced in Generation V

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Tepig
 
Tepig
The ball on Tepig's tail glows when it gathers energy.
 
Oshawott
 
Oshawott
Oshawott can take off the scallop called Scalchop from its belly and use it as a blade for moves like Razor Shell.
 
Dewott
 
Dewott
Similarly to Oshawott, Dewott uses Scalchop as blades moves like Razor Shell, however it wears two of them.
 
Samurott
 
Samurott
Like its preevolved forms, Samurott wears shells that it can take off to perform moves like Razor Shell, however Samurott's shell is called Seamitar and has a shape of a sword.
 
Watchog
 
Watchog
The stripes on Watchog's body can glow stunning its opponents which brings up a reminescence of a safety vest.
 
Purrloin
 
Purrloin
Purrloin was initially depicted sitting like a quadrupedal cat, however in the anime and later generations Purrloin was shown to be able to stand on its back legs.
 
Munna
 
Munna
Munna can eat dreams and produce Dream Mist from its nose.
 
Musharna
 
Musharna
Like Munna, Musharna produces Dream Mist, and does it constantly while sleeping. In the anime, Fennel's Musharna can be seen awake without producing the Dream Mist.
 
Blitzle
  
Blitzle
Blitzle's white parts of the body flash yellow.
 
Zebstrika
  
Zebstrika
Similarly like Blitzle, Zebstrika's white parts of the body flash yellow.
 
Woobat
 
Woobat
Woobat's eyes are usually covered by long fur, but it was shown in Pokemon Adventures.
 
Gigalith
 
Gigalith
Gigalith's mouth was shown open in the anime.
 
Excadrill
 
Excadrill
Excadrill can fold itself into a drill shape as was shown in the anime with Iris's Excadrill.
 
Sewaddle
 
Sewaddle
In the Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! episode of the anime, Sewaddle was shown to wrap its head in its leaf when asleep.

In the same episode, Sewaddle's leaf torn up and it was replaced by Burgh's Leavanny.

 
Dwebble
 
Dwebble
Dwebble can lose its rocky shell like it was shown in the anime. This may happen through the use of the move Shell Smash.
 
Crustle
 
Crustle
Crustle, like Dwebble, can lose the shell on its back. In the anime Cilian's Crustle used to lose the shell by using the move Shell Smash.
 
Darumaka
 
Darumaka
When Darumaka falls asleep it can hide its limbs what makes it look like a Daruma doll it is based on. This form also alludes to Darmanitan's Zen Mode form.
 
Scraggy
 
Scraggy
Scraggy can pull its pants looking skin up to its neck reducing the damage it gets.
 
Scrafty
 
Scrafty
Scrafty, like Scraggy, can pull its skin that imitates baggy punk pants, however it can alse put on the other part of loose skin and wear it like a bandit mask.
 
Yamask
 
Yamask
Yamask can lose the mask it is always carrying.
 
Cofagrigus
 
Cofagrigus
Cofagrigus was shown in the anime to open like a sarcophagus.
 
Zorua
 
Zorua
Zorua can transform itself through its ability Illusion and most of the time it transform itself into a child. In the anime it was shown to not be able transform completely and still having its original tail.
 
Zoroark
 
Zoroark
Zoroark can crete illusions and transform itself into a human.
 
Gothitelle
 
Gothitelle
Gothitelle's legs are sometimes visible.
 
Vanillite
 
Vanillite
The snow on Vanillite's body that imitates vanilla ice cream can sometimes fall off revealing Vanillite's icy body. The artist that created Vanillite posted on Twitter the true appearance of Vanillite. [1]
 
Vanillish
 
Vanillish
Just like Vanillite, Vanillish's icy body is can sometimes be visible like in the manga.
 
Vanilluxe
 
Vanilluxe
Like its previous evolutionary forms, Vanilluxe's icy body is hidden under puffy snow.
 
Foongus
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Foongus
Foongus, like Voltorb-line, can appear in the wild as a Poke Ball item.
 
Amoonguss
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Amoonguss
Amoonguss, also imitates Poke Ball item in the overworld.
 
Ferroseed
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Ferroseed
Ferroseed can shoot up all its spikes leaving smooth steel body, which immidiately regrows the green spikes.
 
Beartic
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Beartic
4 legs
 
Cryogonal
 
Cryogonal
 
Shelmet
 
Shelmet
Shelmet can close its shell.
 
Stunfisk
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Stunfisk
Stunfisk can present itself as a Poke Ball in the overworld.
 
Golett
 
Golett
Golett can tuck in its limbs, making its body looking like a cannon ball.
 
Golurk
 
Golurk
Golurk can hide its hand and legs from its torso and shoot repulsive flame and fly like a rocket.
 
Golurk
 
Golurk
Golurk's seal can sometimes be taken off.
 
Golurk
 
Golurk
Golurk can hide its arms and legs changing its body shape into a cannon.
 
Heatmor
 
Heatmor
Heatmor can turn off its flame tongue.
 
Larvesta
 
Larvesta
Larvesta can shoot up flames from its body to fly like a rocket.
 
Reshiram
 
Reshiram
Reshiram can activate the generaton on its tail by putting it on fire.
 
Reshiram
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Reshiram
Reshiram can turn itself into a White Orb.
 
Zekrom
 
Zekrom
Zekrom can activate the generator on its tail by letting blue electric current flow through it.
 
Zekrom
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Zekrom
Zekromcan turn itself into a Black Orb.
 
Genesect
 
Genesect
Genesect can fold its body into bug-like form which it transform into when it flies.

Pokémon introduced in Generation VI

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Chesnaught
 
Chesnaught
Chesnaught can put its arms together and quickly grow Spiky Shield which it uses as a defensive move.
 
Braixen
 
Braixen
Braixen can start fire on its wand-like branch.
 
Froakie
 
Froakie
Froakie can hide its face with bubble mask that it produces on its neck.
 
Frogadier
 
Frogadier
Frogadier, just like Froakie can hide parts of its face with bubbles from its neck. Those bubbles may sometimes disappear completely.
 
Greninja
 
Greninja
Greninja usually keep its tongue outside of its mouth like a scarf, but it can unroll it and use like a farreaching limb.
 
Flabébé
 
Flabébé
Flabébé can sometimes be visible without the flower they always carry.
 
Meowstic
 
Meowstic
Meowstic can unroll its ears revealing another set of eyes that keep mysical powers.
 
Honedge
 
Honedge
Honedge can unsheat its sword body. This form is an early version of Aegislash's Blade Form.
 
Doublade
 
Doublade
Doublade, like Honedge, can unsheat its sword body. This form is an early version of Aegislash's Blade Form.
 
Swirlix
 
Swirlix
Swirlix can hide its legs inside its fluffly body.
 
Inkay
 
Inkay
Inkay usually turns itself upside down, what makes it look like Malamar.
 
Binacle
 
Binacle
Binacle can seperate from the rock and its twin it's always with.
 
Helioptile
 
Helioptile
Helioptile can spread out its ears like a solar panels.
 
Heliolisk
 
Heliolisk
Heliolisk spread out its collar like a solar panel.
 
Carbink
 
Carbink
Carbink in the anime were depicted with differelt length of their white cloths.
 
Goomy
 
Goomy
Goomy can sometimes melt when dry.
 
Sliggoo
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Sliggoo
Sliggoo can hide itself inside its shell.
 
Goodra
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Goodra
Just like Sliggoo, Goodra can hide itself inside its shell.
 
Klefki
 
Klefki
Klefki differ by the amount of type of keys they hold.
 
Pumpkaboo
 
Pumpkaboo
Pumpkaboo can produce light from inside its body like a Halloween decoration.
 
Gourgeist
 
Gourgeist
Gourgeist, like Pumpkaboo, can produce light from inside its body like a Halloween decoration.
 
Xerneas
 
Xerneas
Xerneas can turn itself into a tree when its dormant.
 
Yveltal
 
Yveltal
Yveltal can turn itself into a cocoon when its dormant.
 
Zygarde
 
Zygarde
Zygarde Complete can use back appendage to stand on it, other appendages become dragon heads and the big mouth on its torso can open revealing five colors cores.
 
Diancie
 
Diancie
Diancie can create a light sword.
 
Hoopa
 
Hoopa
Hoopa can take off the rings from its horns, enlarge them and create portals from them.
 
Hoopa
 
Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound can take off the rings from its horns, enlarge them and create portals from them.
 
Volcanion
 
Volcanion
Volcanion can seperate the appendage into two tubes that can shoot up water.

Pokémon introduced in Generation VII

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Rowlet
 
Rowlet
Rowlet can roll its head up to 180 degrees.
 
Decidueye
 
Decidueye
Decidueye uses its vines and wings as a bow.
 
Litten
 
Litten
 
Torracat
 
Torracat
The bell flame sac on Torracat's neck glows when it uses fire moves.
 
Primarina
 
Primarina
When Primarina uses Sparkling Aria or Oceanic Operetta it frees its hair.
 
Toucannon
 
Toucannon
Toucannon's beak turns red and hot when its ready to shoot like a canon. It releases smokes afterwards through its nostrils.
 
Vikavolt
 
Vikavolt
 
Crabominable
 
Vikavolt
Crabominable in times of desperation can lop off its own pincers and fire them like rockets.
 
Mareanie
 
Mareanie
Mareanie can uses its tentacles to catch its pray.
 
Dewpider
 
Dewpider
Dewpider holds with its three legs a water bubble that helps it breath when its on land. In the water, Dewpider doesn't need the bubble and can move on all six legs.
 
Fomantis
 
 
Fomantis
Fomantis is a flower that pretends to be a mantis, but it can be sometimes seen in its flower form.
 
Lurantis
 
Lurantis
Lurantis, just like Fomantis, is a flower that pretends to be a mantis, but it can be sometimes seen in its flower form.
 
Comfey
 
Comfey
Comfey collects flowers and creates a garland. Sometimes, flowerless form can be seen.
 
Passimian
 
Passimian
Passimian sticks leaves to its arms in specific patterns to distinguish groups from each other. In SM064 episode of the anime, a group of red leaf Passimian appeared.
 
Sandygast
 
Sandygast
 
Palossand
 
Palossand
 
Pyukumuku
 
Pyukumuku
Pyukumuku can spit out its innards, which is referenced through its ability Innards Out, and the innards appear to take a shape of a fist.
 
Silvally
 
Silvally
Silvally can open the screw-like drive on the side of its head where its Memory disc can be put to change its type.
 
Togedemaru
 
Togedemaru
Togedemaru can ruffle the spikes on its body.
 
Mimikyu
 
Mimikyu
Mimikyu's true body is unknown because it always wears its Pikachu costume. A long black appendage can be seen when Mimikyu attacks. According to Pokedex, people who saw Mimikyu true body die from a horrible illness.
 
Mimikyu
 
Mimikyu
 
Bruxish
 
Bruxish
Bruxish can open flower-like protuberance on its head to unleash its psychic power.
 
Dhelmise
 
Dhelmise
Dhelmise can unravel the chain that connects the anchor and the steer wheel it controls.
 
Tapu Koko
 
Tapu Koko
The guardian deities of Alola can close their shells turning into a head of a totem. Tapu Koko's shell represents a rooster.
 
Tapu Lele
 
Tapu Lele
The guardian deities of Alola can close their shells turning into a head of a totem. Tapu Lele's shell represents a butterfly.
 
Tapu Fini
 
Tapu Fini
The guardian deities of Alola can close their shells turning into a head of a totem. Tapu Fini's shell represents a swordfish.
 
Tapu Bulu
 
Tapu Bulu
The guardian deities of Alola can close their shells turning into a head of a totem. Tapu Bulu's shell represents a bull.
 
Cosmoem
 
Cosmoem
Cosmoem has a sun form and a moon form, which forshadow its evolution into Solgaleo and Lunala respectively.
 
Solgaleo
 
Solgaleo
 
Lunala
 
Lunala
 
Nihilego
 
Nihilego
Nihilego is a mind controlling parasite that in the story of Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon possessed Lusamine.
 
Xurkitree
 
Xurkitree
Xurkitree's true form is similar to a tree.
 
Celesteela
 
Celesteela
Celesteela's baby form appeared in Rise and Shine, Starship!. This form might be a reference to Princess Kaguya from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter where a baby girl was found in a bamboo.
 
Magearna
 
Magearna
Magearna can fold its body into a Poké Ball shape.

Magearna can also turn its arm into a flower-like canon or reveal a flower bouquet.

 
Marshadow
 
Marshadow
When Marshadow attacks it turns into its Zenith Form what turns its helmet and ruff teal.
 
Meltan
 
Meltan
Meltan was shown in the anime to lose the nuts that makes its head and reattaching it.

Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Grookey
 
Grookey
Grookey takes off the stick from its head and uses as a drum stick. The sound waves produced carry revitalizing energy to the plants and flowers in the area.
 
Thwackey
 
Thwackey
Thwackey, similarly to Grookey, can take off the sticks from its head revealing leaf mohawk.
 
Rillaboom
 
Rillaboom
Rillaboom can grow wooden drumset from its body it uses to battle, especially to use the move Drum Beating.
 
Cinderace
 
Cinderace
Cinderace can juggle a pebble with its feet turning it into a flaming soccer ball which is the games is represented by the move Pyro Ball.
 
Sobble
 
Sobble
Sobble can turn itself invisible like a cartoon depction of chameleons.
 
Drizzile
 
Drizzile
Drizzile can create water balloons.
 
Inteleon
 
Inteleon
Inteleon has darkly-colored nictitating membranes that allow it to analyze for an opponent's weak point.
 
Inteleon
 
Inteleon
Inteleon can spread the membrane on its back to glide.
 
Applin
 
Applin
Applin is a worm inside an apple, however it sometimes can be seen outside of its apple.
 
Appletun
 
Appletun
Appletun eyes are usually down and look like ears, but it can move them up.
 
Arrokuda
 
Arrokuda
Arrokuda appears in Cramorant's Gulping Form.
 
Toxtricity
 
Toxtricity
Gigantamax Toxtricity creates a guitar from electricity.
 
Centiskorch
 
Centiskorch
Centiskorch can turn of the flame on its body.
 
Centiskorch
 
Centiskorch
Gigantanax Centiskorch can turn into a radiator.
 
Grapploct
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Grapploct
Grapploct can open its mouth revealing it in unsuspected location.
 
Polteageist
  
Polteageist
Polteageist's liquid body can move freely inside the pot and it can take of the lid it uses like a hat.
 
Hatterene
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Hatterene
Hatterene's real body is much smaller than what its hair make an impression to be.
 
Perrserker
 
Perrserker
Perrserker can draw out its dagger like claws similarly to how cat can reveal their claws.
 
Cursola
 
Cursola
When Cursola attacks it shoots up its branches.
 
Sirfetch'd
 
Sirfetch'd
Sirfetch'd can loose the leak and the shield it always carry with itslef.
 
Runerigus
 
Runerigus
Runerigus can combine its broken stone body into the orginal shape revealing full snake pattern.
 
Falinks
  
Falinks
Falinks can put on their shields to protect their faces.

Falinks can also regroup into different formations.

 
Duraludon
 
Duraludon
Duraludon can tilt its body and move its head backwards when its ready to fire a move.
 
Dreepy
  
Dreepy
Dreepy stays on Drakloak and Dragapult's bodies and serves as their projectile imitating fighter planes.
 
Regidrago
  
Regidrago
Regidrago can close the upper and lower part of the dragon head.

Regidrago can also turn sideways to appear more like a dragon.

 
Glastrier
 
Glastrier
Glastrier appears as a steed for Ice Rider Calyrex where its type and moves are incorporated into the fusion.
 
Spectrier
 
Spectrier
Spectrier appears as a steed for Shadow Rider Calyrex where its type and moves are incorporated into the fusion.

Pokémon introduced in Generation IX

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Skeledirge
 
Skeledirge
When Skeledirge uses the move Torch Song, the fiery bird on its snout turns into a microphone and then attacks the opponent with wide spread wings.
 
Quaxly
 
Quaxly
Quaxly's coif is usually covered with protective gel. Sometimes its hair get messy.
 
Quaquaval
 
Quaquaval
When Quaquaval battles the teardops that make its tail get fanned out.
 
Lokix
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Lokix
Lokix's third pair of legs open up like a pocket knife. This form is called Showdown Mode however it's exhausting so it can't stay in this form for long.
 
Armarouge
 
Armarouge
Armarouge can create cannons out of its arms.
 
Bellibolt
 
Bellibolt
On Bellibolt's belly an electric pattern appears.
 
Varoom
 
Varoom
Two Varoom appear on the back of Starmobiles.
 
Revavroom
 
Revavroom
Revavroom serves as the engine for five Team Star Starmobiles.
 
Revavroom
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Revavroom
Revavroom can also sometimes reveal its tongue.
 
Cyclizar
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Cyclizar
Cyclizar can roll its tail changing its appearance into a motocycle.
 
Orthworm
 
Orthworm
Orthworm can tuck out its tendrils that can be used as fists that punch opponents.
 
Glimmora
 
Glimmora
Glimmora can spread its body and take appearance of a flower.
 
Flamigo
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Flamigo
 
Veluza
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Veluza
Veluza sheds spare flesh from its body to boost its agility and psychic power. This is represented by the move Fillet Away.
 
Dondozo
 
Dondozo
When Dondozo sticks out its tougue it appear to have a sushi table for Tatsugiri in its mouth.
 
Cetitan
 
Cetitan
Cetitan with its mouth open.
 
Tatsugiri
 
Tatsugiri
Tatsugiri can inflate the sack on its neck to camouflage. This sack imitates the rise that fish are served with as sushi.
 
Clodsire
 
Clodsire
Clodsire can draw out purple horns on its back.
 
Farigiraf
 
Farigiraf
Farigiraf's black head can close itself protecting its second head from damage when it headbutts its opponents.
 
Iron Treads
 
Iron Treads
Iron Treads curling its body to roll like its contemporary form Donphan.
 
Gimmighoul
 
Gimmighoul
Gimmighoul's Chest Form can close itself and imitate a treasure chest.
 
Gholdengo
 
Gholdengo
Gholdengo can create surfing board from the coins from its body.
 
Iron Leaves
 
Iron Leaves
Iron Leaves can slide out three swords from its head and neck.
 
Ogerpon
 
Ogerpon
Ogerpon can take off its oni mask.

Special case

Pokémon Alternate form Note
 
Swellow
 
Swellow and Pikachu
Ash's Swellow and Pikachu used Pikachu's Thunder in Solid as a Solrock to create golden armor that increased thier power.
 
Grotle
 
Grotle
Ash's Grotle accidentally swallowed its Energy Ball in Challenging a Towering Figure! what resulted in its Grass-type moves becoming stronger and two bushes
 
Mamoswine
 
Mamoswine
In Dressed for Jess Success!, Dawn's Mamoswine swallowed its Ice Shard following Ash's Grotle's footsteps powering up its Ice-type moves and creating ice spikes on its back.
 
Dracovish
 
Dracovish
In Toying With Your Motions!, Ash's Dracovish used Dragon Rush and swallowed a Dreepy shoot up by Leon's Dragapult as a move Dragon Darts. This collision activated Dracovish's dormant energy and grew light spikes on its body.

Pokédex only

Pokémon Note
 
Doduo
According to its Pokémon Yellow Pokédex entry, Doduo has short wings that make flying difficult, but they were never shown.

According to Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia, Doduo was discovered three years before Pokémon Red and Green and it was believed to be a mutation, implying existence of one-headed form, especially since its evolved form Dodrio is thought to be a creature worshipped by an ancient religion.

 
Kingler
Krabby sometimes loses its pincers when they break off during battle.
 
Onix
As it grows, Onix the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, but colored black. Other entiers claim that it steadily becomes rounder and smoother.
 
Weezing
When one of twin Koffing inflates, the other deflates.

Sometimes, a triple can be found but they're very rare.

 
Staryu
Staryu become torn or eaten, but it will regenerate.
 
Kangaskhan
According to Pokémon, the female Kangaskhan raises its offspring in a pouch on its belly, implying the existence of male Kangaskhan.
 
Magikarp
Stronger Magikarp used to live in distant past.
 
Eevee
Eevee's face can change to look like its trainers due to unstable genetic makeup that is easily influenced by its surroundings.
 
Kabutops
Kabutops can fold its claws to swim better.
 
Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil can curl itself into a ball.
 
Dunsparce
Dunsparce could fly through the sky in ancient times.
 
Slugma
Slugma's body can cool down and harden so it never stops moving.
 
Stantler
Stantler's horns may fall off.
 
Crawdaunt
Crawdaunt regularly molts its shell and itsbody becomes soft and tender.

Crawdaunt may be missing its pincers after they break off and stays timid until they grow back.

 
Regirock
Regirock's body may become damaged, which it will seek out suitable rocks to replair itself.
 
Shellos
Shellos used to have shell on its body long ago.
 
Lilligant
Lilligant's flower is very challenging to get to bloom. When it finds a male partner the flower withers away. Wild Lilligant's flower is always more beautiful.
 
Klang
Klang can fire away its minigears.
 
Mandibuzz
The Pokémon Sun Pokédex entry speculated the existence of male Mandibuzz, however they were never discovered.
 
Clauncher
Clauncher's claws can fall off during battle and be missing until they regenerate.
 
Crabrawler
Crabrawler's pincers often come off from overuse.
 
Klefki
Klefki used to live in mines but once the minerals that make up its diet became scarcer, Klefki began appearing in human settlements.
 
Klawf
Klawf can sometimes lose its claws.