List of nonstandard species plurals

The nonstandard species plurals are several incorrect plurals of Pokémon species used in official Pokémon media.

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