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[[File:Lapras aging.png|thumb|220px|Comparison between [[Ash's Lapras]]'s younger and older appearances]]
'''Pokémon aging''' is occasionally shown in Pokémon media. This includes appearances of young and old Pokémon.
'''Pokémon aging''' is occasionally shown in Pokémon media. This includes appearances of young and old Pokémon.
Aging is usually separate from [[evolution]], as some unevolved Pokémon have been shown to visibly grow older without evolving.
==In the core series games==
===Pokédex entries===
Some [[Pokédex]] entries mention how a Pokémon changes as it grows up:
* {{p|Paras}} has no mushrooms as an infant. They emerge as Paras matures and grow along with Paras.
* {{p|Squirtle}}'s shell forms and hardens after it is born.
* {{p|Vulpix}} is born with one tail, which splits into more tails as it grows.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Puzzle League===
* In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], {{Tracey}}'s [[Tracey's Scyther|elderly Scyther]] is one of the Pokémon in his team.


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
===Main series===
===[[Original series]]===
====Original series====
* [[Puka]] is an old {{p|Pikachu}} that appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. He also appeared younger in a flashback from 20 years before.
* [[Puka]] is an old {{p|Pikachu}} that appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. He also appeared younger in a flashback from 20 years before.
* [[Ash's Lapras]] debuted in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', where he was caught as a young Lapras. In ''[[EP113|Viva Las Lapras]]'', the [[Lapras herd]] is seen, including the mother of Ash's Lapras. In ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]'', it was revealed that Ash's Lapras eventually matured into an adult and became the leader of the Lapras herd.
* [[Ash's Lapras]] debuted in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', where it was caught as a young Lapras. In ''[[EP113|Viva Las Lapras]]'', the [[Lapras herd]] is seen, including the mother of Ash's Lapras. In ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]'', it was revealed that Ash's Lapras eventually matured into an adult and became the leader of the Lapras herd.
* {{OBP|Silver|Lugia}} is a baby {{p|Lugia}} that debuted in ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]''.
* {{Tracey}}'s {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}}, which debuted in ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]'', is shown to be elderly, losing the leadership of its herd to a younger Scyther.
* [[Tracey]] has [[Tracey's Scyther|an elderly Scyther]] that debuted in ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]''.
*{{OBP|Silver|Lugia}} is a baby {{p|Lugia}} that debuted in ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]''. [[Lugia (Silver's parent)|Silver's parent]] is a Lugia that debuted earlier in ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]''.
*A {{p|Noctowl}} having an old beard appeared in ''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl]]'' belonging to [[Wings Alexander]]. In flashbacks, this Noctowl was seen as a {{p|Hoothoot}} and as a young Noctowl.
 
===[[Pikachu short]]s===
*An elderly bearded {{p|Bellsprout}} appeared in [[PK13]].
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
*An elderly {{p|Treecko}} appeared in ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]''.


====[[Pikachu short]]s====
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
* An elderly bearded {{p|Bellsprout}} appeared in [[PK13]].
*Newly hatched {{p|Psyduck}} appeared in ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''.


====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''====
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
* An elderly {{p|Treecko}} appeared in ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]''.
*An elderly {{an|Stoutland}} debuted in ''[[SM007|That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!‬]]'', taking care of a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{AP|Litten}}. Uniquely for a visibly old Pokémon in the anime, this Stoutland's age eventually caught up with it, causing it to pass away following the events of ''[[SM021|One Journey Ends, Another Begins...]]''.
*An artisitic depiction of a baby form of {{p|Celesteela}} appeared in ''[[SM069|Rise and Shine, Starship!]]''.
*A baby {{p|Miltank}} appeared  alongside multiple Miltank in ''[[SM070|The Young Flame Strikes Back!]]''.


====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
* [[Jaye]], an old man with an old {{p|Hoothoot}}, appeared in ''[[JN009|Finding a Legend!]]''. Jaye has had his Hoothoot since his youth.
*[[Jaye]], an old man with an old {{p|Hoothoot}}, appeared in ''[[JN009|Finding a Legend!]]''. Jaye has had his Hoothoot since his youth.


====Gallery====
===Gallery===
{{incomplete|section|Add image of bearded Bellsprout}}
<gallery widths="150px">
<gallery>
Young Puka.png|[[Puka]] in his youth
Young Puka.png|Puka in its youth
EP067.png|{{OBP|Victor|EP067}} and Puka as of ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''
EP067.png|{{OBP|Victor|EP067}} and [[Puka]] as of ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''
EP113.png|[[Ash's Lapras]] when young, its mother, and [[Ash's Pikachu]]
EP113.png|[[Ash's Lapras]] when young, its mother, and [[Ash's Pikachu]]
File:Tracey and Scyther.png|[[Tracey]] and [[Tracey's Scyther|his Scyther]]
Tracey and Scyther.png|{{Tracey}} and [[Tracey's Scyther|his Scyther]]
EP220.png|{{OBP|Silver|Lugia}}, a baby {{p|Lugia}}, with {{Ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, [[Ritchie]], and [[Sparky]]
Wings Alexander Noctowl young.png|[[Wings Alexander]]'s {{p|Noctowl}} when it was younger
Wings Alexander Noctowl.png|Wings Alexander's Noctowl in the present day
AG007.png|Old and young {{p|Treecko}}
AG007.png|Old and young {{p|Treecko}}
Bellsprout PK13.png|Elderly {{p|Bellsprout}}
Stoutland and Litten.png|Elderly {{an|Stoutland}}
Baby Celesteela.png|Baby {{p|Celesteela}}
Sima Miltank.png|A baby {{p|Miltank}} in a Miltank herd.
Jaye.png|[[Jaye]] and {{p|Hoothoot}}
Jaye.png|[[Jaye]] and {{p|Hoothoot}}
</gallery>
</gallery>
==In the manga==
[[File:Enta Vulpix one tail CBF.png|thumb|220px|A one-tailed Vulpix in [[Pokémon Battle Frontier]]]]
===Ash & Pikachu===
*The baby {{p|Lugia}}, {{OBP|Silver|Lugia}}, and [[Lugia (Silver's parent)|its parent]] appeared in ''[[SP07|Let's Save The Lugia!]]''.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
*In ''[[CBF1|Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!]]'', {{OBP|Enta|CBF}} was shown to own a young {{TP|Enta|Vulpix}} that only had one tail. By the end of the chapter, Vulpix's tail split into six following some {{pkmn|training}}.
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Evolution]]
*[[Evolution]]
* [[Baby Pokémon]]
*[[Baby Pokémon]]


[[Category:Pokémon world]]
[[Category:Pokémon world]]

Latest revision as of 08:51, 4 September 2024

Comparison between Ash's Lapras's younger and older appearances

Pokémon aging is occasionally shown in Pokémon media. This includes appearances of young and old Pokémon.

Aging is usually separate from evolution, as some unevolved Pokémon have been shown to visibly grow older without evolving.

In the core series games

Pokédex entries

Some Pokédex entries mention how a Pokémon changes as it grows up:

  • Paras has no mushrooms as an infant. They emerge as Paras matures and grow along with Paras.
  • Squirtle's shell forms and hardens after it is born.
  • Vulpix is born with one tail, which splits into more tails as it grows.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle League

In the anime

Original series

Pikachu shorts

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Gallery

In the manga

A one-tailed Vulpix in Pokémon Battle Frontier

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Battle Frontier


See also