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'''Giant Pokémon''', while rarely playing a large part in terms of plot, are nonetheless a recurring theme in the [[Pokémon anime]]. There are several episodes that have a plot revolving around unusually large {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, such to the point that it seems to be a rather common mutation for Pokémon to go through. All [[Totem Pokémon]] shown in the {{pkmn|anime}} have been giant so far.

==In the anime==
<!--Please note that the Pokémon at [[Pokémon Land]] in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' are not listed here, despite the episode name, because these were robots created for the amusement park and not organic in any biological way.-->
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a" 
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Gary Krabby.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Krabby}}
| [[Gary Oak]]
| ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Dragonite.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Dragonite}}
| None
| ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Tentacruel.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Tentacruel}}
| None
| ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Kangaskhan.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Kangaskhan}}
| None
| ''[[EP034|The Kangaskhan Kid]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Bruno Onix.png|200px]]<br>[[Bruno's Onix|Onix]]
| [[Bruno]]
| ''[[EP071|To Master the Onixpected!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Magikarp.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Magikarp}}
| None
| ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nurse Joy Bulbasaur.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Bulbasaur}}
| [[Nurse Joy]], [[Mayor of Trovitopolis]]
| ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Pidgeot.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Pidgeot}}
| None
| ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Rhydon.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Rhydon}}
| None
| ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Charizard.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Charizard}}
| None
| ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambition]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Cyrus second Sunflora.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Sunflora}}
| [[Cyrus (EP135)|Cyrus]]
| ''[[EP135|Grin to Win!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Egan Magcargo.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Magcargo}}
| [[Egan]]
| ''[[EP240|Some Like it Hot]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Goldeen.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Goldeen}}
| None
| ''[[EP244|Enlighten Up!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Gulpin.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Gulpin}}
| [[Professor Jacuzzi]]
| ''[[AG065|Gulpin' it Down]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nero.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Whiscash}} "[[Nero]]"
| None
| ''[[AG075|Whiscash and Ash]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Winona Skarmory.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Skarmory}}
| [[Winona]]
| ''[[AG084|Who's Flying Now?]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Claydol.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Claydol}}
| None
| ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Old man Mantine.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Mantine}}
| [[Old man (DP039)|Old man]]
| ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Kellyn Staraptor.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Staraptor}}
| None
| ''[[DP072|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:DP107 size.png|200px]]<br>[[Root and Claw Fossils|Claw Fossil]]
| [[Byron]]
| ''[[DP107|Ancient Family Matters!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Gumshoos.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Gumshoos}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Alola Raticate.png|200px]]<br>[[Regional variant|Alolan]] {{p|Raticate}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Wishiwashi.png|200px]]<br> {{p|Wishiwashi}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM033]]''
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | &nbsp;
|}

===Ancient giant Pokémon===
Several ancient giant Pokémon appeared in the ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''. These Pokémon were all covered in tattoo-like marks. Gengar emerged from a black vajra-like artifact, Alakazam emerged from a spoon-like artifact, and Jigglypuff emerged from an ancient bell.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a" 
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Alakazam.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Alakazam}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Gengar.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Gengar}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Bigglypuff.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Jigglypuff}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | &nbsp;
|}

===Temporary giant Pokémon===
<!--Please note that the Pokémon at [[Pokémon Land]] in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' are not listed here, despite the episode name, because these were robots created for the amusement park and not organic in any biological way.-->
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! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Ash Treecko giant.png|200px]]<br>[[Ash's Treecko|Treecko]]
| [[Ash Ketchum]]
| ''[[AG065|Gulpin' it Down]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Xander Caterpie.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Caterpie}}
| [[Xander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Xander Metapod.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Metapod}}
| [[Xander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
|  [[File:Xander Butterfree.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Butterfree}}
| [[Xander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Jessie Dustox giant.png|200px]]<br>[[Jessie's Dustox|Dustox]]
| [[Jessie]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:James Cacnea giant.png|200px]]<br>[[James's Cacnea|Cacnea]]
| [[James]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:DP043 Giants.png|200px]]<br>[[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]], [[Dawn's Piplup|Piplup]], and [[Brock's Croagunk|Croagunk]]
| [[Ash Ketchum]], {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}}
| ''[[DP043|Malice In Wonderland!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Zoroark Illusion.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Zoroark}} ({{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
|  [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Heatmor Illusion.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Heatmor}} ({{p|Zoroark}}'s {{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
|  [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Meowth Illusion.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Meowth}} ({{p|Zoroark}}'s {{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|-
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|}

==In the games==
===In the [[core series]]===
In {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, there are two men living in [[Sootopolis City]] who respectively want the player to bring them large specimens of {{p|Barboach}} and {{p|Shroomish}}. Likewise, in {{game|Emerald}}, the same two men want the player to bring them large specimens of {{p|Lotad}} and {{p|Seedot}}.

In {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}, [[Totem Pokémon]] are a type of [[Variant Pokémon|Pokémon variant]] that appear at the end of [[Alola]]'s [[island challenge|island trials]]. Due to the influence of the energy emanated from [[Ultra Wormhole]]s, these Pokémon appear larger and weigh approximately two to four times as much as other Pokémon of the same species.

===In the [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]]===
In [[Hey You, Pikachu!]] one of the activities involves {{p|Pikachu}} [[fishing]], and it is possible to fish Pokémon much larger than average. There is also an {{p|Oddish}} that, instead of evolving, grows larger when it is watered, until it is at least ten times Pikachu's size.

In {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}, {{Ra|Hocus}} attacks the player with a giant {{p|Crobat}} when he is faced in the [[Sky Fortress]].

In the [[Super Smash Bros.]] series, the player can be temporarily large by eating the Super Mushroom. {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}'s Final Smash, Puff Up can make Jigglypuff gigantic temporarily, plus knocking out any opponent near it.

==In the manga==
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Black Fog.png|thumb|250px|The giant Haunter Black Fog]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], [[Sabrina]] is attacked by a giant {{p|Haunter}} called [[Black Fog]] in ''[[ET04|Haunting My Dreams]]''. Black Fog is an unusually large Haunter, that was unusual in its density and its ability to use two moves simultaneously. It {{m|Self-Destruct|destroyed itself}} rather than be captured by [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]].

Ash caught a giant {{p|Slowpoke}} in ''[[ET19|Ash vs. Gary]]''. He later gave it to {{Gary}} in exchange for a picture of his sister, [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]].

===In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
In [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]], a giant {{p|Sudowoodo}} blocks {{rt|36|Johto}}. It turns out that the Sudowoodo is giant because of dried mud covering its body.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], {{p|Dragonite}} are generally shown larger than they usually are, as with some other Pokémon.

==Trivia==
* [[Winona]] and [[Byron]] are the only [[Gym Leader]]s in the {{pkmn|anime}} that own a giant Pokémon; Byron's giant Pokémon was only a [[Fossil]], however.

==See also==
*[[Size discrepancies in the Pokémon anime]]

[[Category:Anime characters (Pokémon)]]
[[Category:Variant Pokémon]]

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