List of nonstandard species plurals

The nonstandard species plurals are incorrect plurals of Pokémon species used in official Pokémon media. They are usually found in media from early generations, including anime episodes and Pokémon cards.

The correct plural of a Pokémon species is the same as the singular form, as in "two Pikachu".

In the core series games

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

• "Digletts" is mentioned by a Gambler on Route 11 in all Generation I games, and also in Onix's Pokédex entry from Pokémon Yellow.

In the anime

Main series

Original series

• "Spearows" in Pokémon - I Choose You! and in the recap at the start of Pokémon Emergency!.
• "Sandshrews" in The Path to the Pokémon League.
• "Digletts" in Dig Those Diglett!.
• "Jigglypuffs" in In The Pink.
• "Swinubs" in The Path to the Pokémon League.
• "Chinchous" in Takin' It on the Chinchou.
• "Magnemites" in the Who's That Pokémon? segment of As Cold as Pryce.
• "Geodudes" in the promotional video A Sneak Peek at Pokémon.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

• "Bagons" in the title of Let Bagons Be Bagons.
• "Grumpigs" in Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry.

In the live-action media

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

• "Aipoms" and "Greninjas" in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

• "Magmars" in Make Way For Magmar!.

Pocket Monsters Film Comic

• "Pikachus" in the comic adaptation of Pokémon Emergency!. In the anime episode, this is correctly pluralized as "Pikachu".

Pokémon Newspaper Strip

• "Charizards" in Strip 52.
• "Charmanders" and "Marills" in Strip 197.
• "Bellsprouts" in Strip 203.

In the TCG

• "Pidgeys" and "Spearows" on an Ekans card from Team Rocket.
• "Oddishes" on an Oddish card from Team Rocket.
• "Zubats" on a Koga's Zubat card from Gym Challenge.
• "Machokes" on a Dark Machoke card from Team Rocket.
• "Exeggcutes" on a Dark Exeggutor card from Neo Destiny.
• "Poliwags", "Poliwhirls", "Poliwraths", and "Politoeds" on a Politoed card from Neo Discovery.
• "Gastlys", "Haunters", and "Gengars" on a Sabrina's Haunter card from Gym Heroes.
• "Magnemites" and "Magnetons" on a Magneton card from Neo Revelation.
• "Hoppips" and "Skiplooms" on a Jumpluff card from Neo Revelation.
• "Murkrows" on a Murkrow card from Neo Revelation.

In the guidebooks

The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide

• "Scythers" in The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide.

In the magazines

"Digletts" and "Dugtrios" plurals
(Pokémon Power #2)
Note: This statement about their in-game stats is incorrect

Pokémon Power

• "Geodudes" on the page 3 of Pokémon Power #1.
• "Digletts" and "Dugtrios" on the page 8 of Pokémon Power #2.

See also

• List of typos
• Error cards