List of Pokémon with form differences
While there are 1026 officially recognized species of Pokémon, with most members of an individual species looking relatively similar to one another, several Pokémon species have remarkable differences in appearance between members. At times, these differences are purely cosmetic, and have no bearing on the difference in the Pokémon's stats from another; however, several Pokémon not only differ in stats, but also type, depending on their form. Among these are several legendary Pokémon, whose unique forms can be changed between at will, and are spelled officially as "Formes".
Pokémon with differing forms
Every official different form has a name given by the Pokédex, starting in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. In Generations II-IV, whichever sprite is seen first will be the one displayed in the Pokédex by default; i.e., a player who encountered a West Sea Shellos would have its sprite appear in the Pokédex by default, while one who encountered an East Sea Shellos first would have its sprite appear. In Generation V, the sprite displayed in the Pokédex can be changed upon reaching Mistralton City, even to a Shiny sprite, if it has been encountered.
Pichu
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, an alternate form of Pichu will appear at Ilex Forest (but only if the player has a Pikachu-colored Pichu in their party). This Pichu has a tuft of hair on the end of its left ear, and is known as the Spiky-eared Pichu. Spiky-eared Pichu's Pokéathlon performance stats are different than a normal Pichu's. She cannot evolve or be traded and cannot be transferred to Pokémon Black and White using the Poké Transfer.
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Unown
Unown was the first known Pokémon to have multiple forms in the games. From the species' debut in Generation II, each Unown would have an appearance similar to that of one of the twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet. In Generation III, two more forms were added, corresponding to the question mark and exclamation point.
A special Unown Dex, an upgrade to the Pokédex that was developed by the researchers at the Ruins of Alph to record the different forms of Unown, was available in Generation II after the player had caught several Unown. This was superseded in HeartGold and SoulSilver by the Unown Report, obtainable after the player completes the first tile puzzle in the Ruins of Alph.
Unown's form is determined in Generation III based on its personality value. Though the form has no bearing on base stats, ! and ? Unown have different performance stats than their alphabetical brethren.
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Castform
Castform's first appearance at Hoenn's Weather Institute in Generation III brought about the concept of interchangeable forms. Unlike other Pokémon, an individual Castform's form is not static, and will change, due to its Ability, with the weather.
Normally, Castform takes on a rather plain appearance, with a gray body. In this form, it is of the Normal-type; as could be expected, it is in this form that it is at its least effective.
When Castform is exposed to bright rays of sunlight, it changes its form to a more sunny appearance, and becomes a Fire-type (Sunny Form). In rain, Castform becomes more like a raindrop, and becomes a Water-type (Rainy Form). Finally, in hail, Castform takes the form of a snowy cloud, and becomes an Ice-type (Snowy Form). It will not transform in any other weather conditions.
If Castform has its Ability Forecast negated, it will be locked in its current form and type, rather than reverting to its Normal form.
Castform's stats do not change between any of these forms.
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Deoxys
Deoxys, the final Pokémon in the National Pokédex as of Generation III, was the first known Pokémon whose base stats and move compatibility differed, as well as its appearance, depending on its form. First introduced in Destiny Deoxys, Deoxys was revealed to have three alternating forms, while a fourth was added later, with the release of Pokémon Emerald. Like its base stats, its Pokéathlon performance varies depending on its form.
Deoxys's forms are game-specific in Generation III, but can be changed at will in later generations by inspecting the meteorites in Veilstone City in Sinnoh, Route 3 in Kanto, and Nacrene Gym in Unova.
Deoxys's Normal Forme is the default form it takes, as well as the form it appears in in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. In this form, its stats are more balanced, though it is notably far more offensive than it is defensive.
It is in this form that Deoxys will be found in the wild on Birth Island, though it will transform after it has been captured, depending on its Generation III game version.
The Attack Forme is the appearance that Deoxys takes on in Pokémon FireRed, and it learns noticeably more powerful moves while in this form. Its Attack and Special Attack stats have been maxed out, making it the most powerful of all Pokémon in both aspects, while its Speed remains the same as its default form. Its defensive stats, however, take a harsh blow, lowering so much that it is only more powerful in Defense than seven Pokémon (tied with three others), and is tied for last place in Special Defense with five others, including Magikarp.
In Pokémon LeafGreen, the counterpart version to FireRed, Deoxys takes on a counterpart form to the Attack Forme, the Defense Forme. Whereas the Attack Forme had incredible offensive power (and incredibly weak defensive capabilities), Defense Forme inverts this somewhat, having mediocre offensive power (and a lower Speed stat) and heightened Defense and Special Defense. This form of Deoxys learns moves more attuned to attrition than to elimination, raising its already high defenses to protect against opponents' moves rather than attack them before they can attack.
By far the quickest of all Pokémon, Deoxys in its Speed Forme learns many moves that can guarantee that it will strike before any other Pokémon can. Though it can still be outsped by a Pokémon with Speed Boost, Speed Forme Deoxys takes the uneven nature of the stats of Deoxys's other forms and balances them out, keeping it from hitting too hard, but at the same time, preventing it from being hit too hard itself.
The HP stat remains the same with each of the four formes.
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| 49 | Snatch | Superpower | Snatch | |
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Burmy and Wormadam
Both Burmy and its female evolution, Wormadam, have three separate forms, being the first Pokémon whose evolution depends on a specific form. Like others, Burmy can change form freely, depending on where it last participated in a battle actively (Exp. Share maintains a Burmy's form if it does not leave the Poké Ball); however, Wormadam's form is permanent.
If a Burmy last battled in a grassy outside area, hatched from an Egg whose Wormadam parent was in the Plant Cloak, or hatched from an Egg that had Mothim and Ditto as parents, it will be in its basic state, the Plant Cloak. This form of Burmy is covered in leaves and twigs. If a female, it will evolve into Wormadam in its Plant Cloak, which is a Bug/Grass Pokémon.
If a Burmy last battled on a beach or in a cave, or hatched from an Egg whose Wormadam parent was in the Sandy Cloak, it will be in the Sandy Cloak. This form of Burmy is covered in sand and rocks. If a female, it will evolve into Wormadam in its Sandy Cloak, which is a Bug/Ground Pokémon.
If a Burmy last battled inside of a building, or hatched from an Egg whose Wormadam parent was in the Trash Cloak, it will be in the Trash Cloak. This form of Burmy is covered in pink insulation. If a female, it will evolve into Wormadam in its Trash Cloak, which is a Bug/Steel Pokémon.
A Wormadam's stats and move compatibility vary with her form, in addition to type and appearance. The cloak a male Burmy takes on before evolution makes no difference, as it sheds it upon evolution into Mothim.
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Cherrim
Like Castform, Cherrim changes its appearance depending on the weather, though not with all kinds. It will be in its Sunshine Form in intense sunlight and its Overcast Form in any other weather. Due to its Ability, its Attack and Special Defense will also increase in its Sunshine Form. Unlike Castform, its type does not change.
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Shellos and Gastrodon
Another Sinnoh-native evolution family, Shellos and Gastrodon also have a difference, depending on, this time, whether the Pokémon in question was caught east or west of Mt. Coronet. Like others before, neither form can change to the other, but unlike other multiple-form Pokémon, the appearance of the mother is the determinant to the appearance of the hatched Pokémon.
Both West Sea Shellos and Gastrodon take on a pink appearance, while their East Sea cousins take on a blue hue. There is also a slight difference in bodily appearance depending on the form.
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Rotom
In August 2008, shortly before the Japanese release of Pokémon Platinum, five silhouetted Pokémon were shown, with a statement that indicated that these Pokémon would be in the game. Days before the game's release, it was revealed that these Pokémon were alternate forms of Rotom.
In each of these forms, Rotom has possessed a different household appliance, and each has its own special move. Heat Rotom, which has possessed a microwave oven, knows Overheat and is Electric/Fire; Wash Rotom, which has possessed a washing machine, knows Hydro Pump and is Electric/Water; Frost Rotom, which has possessed a refrigerator, knows Blizzard and is Electric/Ice; Fan Rotom, which has possessed a electric fan, knows Air Slash and is Electric/Flying; and Mow Rotom, which has possessed a lawnmower, knows Leaf Storm and is Electric/Grass.
In Platinum, the appliances are located in Rotom's Room in Galactic Eterna Building via the use of the Secret Key. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the appliances are located in Rotom's Room in Silph Co. which can be accessed when entering the broken elevator with Rotom as the walking Pokémon. In Black and White, they can be found in the basement of Shopping Mall Nine.
Until Generation V, all forms of Rotom were Electric/Ghost-type. All alternate forms have the same base stat total, which is higher than that of normal Rotom (except normal Rotom has a higher base stat in speed).
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Giratina
Giratina, much like Deoxys had been earlier, was announced to have an alternate form in the then-upcoming Giratina and the Sky Warrior in February, 2008. One of the two forms is the familiar form to players of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, designated as Altered Forme Giratina, while the other is a more serpentine form that was not previously known, the Origin Forme.
The Origin Forme is known as Giratina's natural form, which it appears in in its home of the Reverse World (in the anime) and Distortion World (in the games). If it travels to the Pokémon world, it assumes its Altered Forme. Both Formes appear in Pokémon Platinum, where Giratina is captured in the Distortion World in its more offense-oriented Origin Forme, and will revert to the defensive Altered Forme outside of this area unless it holds the Griseous Orb.
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Shaymin
As with Giratina, an alternate form of the event Pokémon Shaymin was announced to appear in Giratina and the Sky Warrior, and is, in fact, the titular sky warrior. This new Sky Forme of Shaymin, with the previously-known form now called the Land Forme, has a completely altered appearance and, rather than being a pure-Grass-type, is now Grass/Flying.
Like Giratina and Deoxys's transformations are activated by an external source, Shaymin's is activated by contact with a Gracidea, whose bouquets look almost like a sleeping Shaymin.
A Shaymin in its Sky Forme will revert to its Land Forme if frozen or during night.
Upon changing forms, Shaymin also changes its cry.
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| 64 | Aromatherapy | Air Slash |
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| 82 | Sweet Kiss | |
| 91 | Healing Wish | Leaf Storm |
| 100 | Seed Flare | |
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Basculin
Similar to Shellos and Gastrodon, Basculin can appear in two different forms — the Red-Striped Form and the Blue-Striped Form. The Red Stripe form sports a red stripe, with wide eyes and spiky fins, while the other has a blue stripe, with squinted eyes and smooth fins. Its color depends on the version it is found in, with the Red-Striped Form appearing in Black and the Blue-Striped Form appearing in White. However, rare instances of the other color can be found in the game by surfing on or fishing in swirling water.
Wild Red-Striped Basculin have a 5% chance of holding a DeepSeaTooth while wild Blue-Striped Basculin have a 5% chance of holding a DeepSeaScale.
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Darmanitan
If Darmanitan has Zen Mode as its Ability, it changes into Zen Mode when its HP drops to below half. Darmanitan in Zen Mode is blue in color, has Psychic as a secondary type, inverts its Attack and Special Attack from Standard Mode Darmanitan, and has boosted defenses and lowered Speed.
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Deerling and Sawsbuck
Deerling changes its appearance depending on the season, each of which lasts a month in real time. During spring, its coat will be pink; during summer, green; during autumn, orange; and during winter, brown.
Sawsbuck, Deerling's evolved form, also differs with the season. It has flowers in its antlers during spring; a full set of leaves in its antlers, a lack of fur at its neck and legs, and the addition of a mane and upright tail during summer; brown and wilting leaves during autumn; and white antlers along with sections of thicker, white fur during winter.
In both instances, the Pokémon will change forms when the season changes (when the players exits a cave or building) while it is in the party.
Deerling and Sawsbuck belonging to NPCs will match the season the NPC is battled in, with the exception of the Battle Subway, where they are always in Spring Form.
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Kami trio
The Kami trio, Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus, are given new forms known as Reijuu Forme, which will obtainable in the Pokémon Dream Radar and transferable to Pokémon Black and White 2. Their original forms are known as Keshin Forme. According to CoroCoro, in their Reijuu Formes, Tornadus will specialize in Defense, Special Defense, and Speed; Thundurus will specialize in Special Attack; and Landorus will specialize in Attack. The Reijuu Formes of the Kami trio are not included in the original Pokémon Black and White.
The Kami Trio will be able to change Formes via an item, but their Reijuu Formes will only be obtainable through the Pokémon Dream Radar.
The Reijuu Formes are set to appear in the second season of the Best Wishes series.
Like Sky Forme Shaymin, the Kami trio change their cries upon changing forms.
Tornadus Keshin Forme
Thundurus Keshin Forme
Landorus Keshin Forme
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Kyurem
Kyurem, in addition to its normal form, has two other forms: Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. They are the version mascots of Pokémon Black and White 2. It is currently unknown how Kyurem will change forms. These forms of Kyurem are not included in the original Pokémon Black and White.
Kyurem is confirmed to have the Teravolt and Turboblaze abilities for its Black Kyurem and White Kyurem Formes respectively.
These forms will be featured in M15, and in the anime, Kyurem is said to change forms when lent the power of Reshiram or Zekrom.
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Keldeo
Keldeo will have a new Forme in Pokémon Black and White 2, the Resolution Forme; its original form will be called the Usual Forme. It is currently unknown how Keldeo will change forms, however the CoroCoro scan reveals that if taken to a forest near a new area named Sangi Town, which is located near Aspertia City, then Keldeo will be able to change forms.
This form was revealed in the June 2012 CoroCoro comics. The Resolution Forme of Keldeo is not included in the original Pokémon Black and White.
Keldeo Usual Forme
Keldeo Resolution Forme shown on the CoroCoro cover
Meloetta
If Meloetta uses the move Relic Song (which it can learn from a man in Castelia City) in battle, it will change between its Aria and Pirouette Formes, changing its typing between Normal/Psychic and Normal/Fighting. Meloetta will revert to Aria Forme when the battle ends, or if switched during battle.
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Other form differences
- For other differences that Pokémon have, see Variant Pokémon.
Some Pokémon show different variations in various media, but are not truly different forms, and therefore are not treated as such in the Pokédex's "Forms" function.
Arbok
The Generation I Pokédex entries for Arbok state that there are six variations of markings on its belly that differ between areas. Eight designs are known, but only four have appeared in the games, and only three of which appeared in main series games. In Pokémon Adventures, Arbok gains a special ability depending on its pattern.
The most common variation has teardrop-shaped eye-like marks, a black mouth-like mark, and a black arrowhead mark with a tail extending towards Arbok's face. This design appeared in the Generation I games and all games from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on, the anime, the manga (except Agatha's Arbok in Pokémon Adventures), most TCG art, the FireRed and LeafGreen Ken Sugimori art, Dream World art, and anime art. In the Pokémon Adventures manga, this is the regenerative pattern and is used by Koga's Arbok. These Arbok have a forked tongue and many fangs.
Arbok also has several variations with circular eye-like marks and a red-filled mouth-like mark with a black outline. The most common variation of this has two black fang-like marks descending onto its mouth-like mark, black eyebrow-like marks above each of its eye-like marks, and outward-pointing "eyelashes" on its eye-like marks. This design first appeared in the official Pokémon Red and Green Ken Sugimori artwork, and has also appeared in the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald sprites, the TCG cards Arbok from Fossil, Arbok from Expedition, and Janine's Arbok from the VS set. These Arbok have a pointed tongue and four fangs.
Another variation with the circular eye-like marks appeared in Gold, Silver, and Crystal. It has no fang-like marks on its mouth-like mark, no eyebrow-like marks, and its "eyelashes" on its eye-like marks point up. It has also appeared in Pokémon Pinball and on the Arbok Coin in Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!. These Arbok have a forked tongue and four fangs.
The final circular eye-like mark variation appeared solely in Pokémon Ranger. This design has no "eyelashes" on the eye-like marks and no fang-like marks on the mouth-like mark. It has three lines intersecting in the middle of the chest; two of these lines continue above each eye-like mark, while one connects from the middle to the mouth-like mark. At the end of the two upper lines are wide ends with semicircles removed from the ends. In the gaps created here is a small black dot on either side. These Arbok have four fangs.
Arbok's conceptual art had three other designs, but these were only used in the Pokémon Adventures manga, in which Agatha's Arbok's markings can be changed, altering its powers. These are the speed pattern, attack pattern, and invulnerability pattern.
A pattern with evil appearance was created by Mitsuhiro Arita solely for the TCG. It has two red eye-like marks with black marks in the middle and a combined yellow border. Its mouth-like mark represents a grin with eleven pointed teeth in red. It is featured in the card Dark Arbok from the Team Rocket set.
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Dark Arbok (TCG)
Pikachu
- Main article: Pikachu variants
Shellder
Shellder can be either a bivalve shell or a spiral-shaped shell, depending on whether or not it is attached to a Slowpoke. Though impossible in the games, multiple Pokédex entries state that a Shellder can be detached from the Slowbro (making it devolve into a Slowpoke) or Slowking (making it lose its memory) it is attached to. This gives them a few more characteristics of form differences than actual evolutions. However, because the Shellder is attached to and evolves with the Slowpoke, after evolution they are treated as one Pokémon. Slowbro's conceptual art depicted other variations, but they were never seen anywhere else.
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Spiral Shellder
Crown Shellder
Slowbro's conceptual art
Ditto
Ditto is known for its ability to transform into an exact replica of any other Pokémon. However, some Ditto are incapable of changing their face, with the result being a deformed replica of the target Pokémon with a blank, beady-eyed expression.
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Bulbasaur
Pikachu
Clefairy
Meowth
Machoke
Voltorb
Porygon
Porygon is able to change its color, shape and type to match its target with Conversion. It is also capable of changing its shape by using Sharpen.
Unaltered Porygon
Sword Porygon
Shield Porygon and Hammer Porygon
Porygon using Conversion to change its type to match Weezing's
Lugia
XD001 was a Shadow Lugia that was so thoroughly corrupted that its appearance changed.
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XD001
Spinda
Like Unown, Spinda has many visual variations in its species, all involving the placement of its spots. Like Unown's letter, the spot placement is generated based on the individual's personality value, and likewise, has no effect on the Pokémon's stats. Unlike Unown, however, these differences are rarely repeated, as the calculation uses the entirety of the personality value—a number that can range from zero to 4,294,967,295 (232 - 1).
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Dialga
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, Dialga became Primal Dialga when it lost control of time due to the collapse of the Temporal Tower. Dialga can regain control of time and revert to its normal self if all the Time Gears are brought to the tower. As Primal Dialga, it is incapable of logical reasoning or showing mercy, only seeking self-preservation and preventing time from flowing properly.
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Dialga
Primal Dialga
Arceus
Arceus has seventeen different type variatons, which correspend to the seventeen different types.
Arceus's transformation between these forms is brought about by its held item: if it is holding a Plate, it draws its type from that Plate as stated in Sinnoh's mythology, while remaining Normal-type when not holding a Plate.
In the Generation IV games, there is dummy data and a sprite programmed for a ???-type Arceus, but it cannot be obtained as there is no ???-type Plate. This data no longer exists in Generation V due to the removal of the ??? type.
While its base stats remain constant despite its changing type, its Pokéathlon performance changes slightly. Additionally, it can learn Draco Meteor only while holding the Draco Plate.
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Genesect
In the games, the Drive on Genesect's back is visibly depicted on its sprite depending on which Drive it holds. However, this does not change Genesect's type, but rather the type of the move Techno Blast. If it lacks a Drive, it will be Normal-type and show a dark yellow Drive connected to it. The four Drives that can be equipped are the Shock, Burn, Chill, and Douse Drive, which make Techno Blast Electric, Fire, Ice, and Water-type, respectively. Otherwise, the change is purely cosmetic.
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Other
- From Generation IV onward, there are many Pokémon that appear differently as a result of their gender. Of these, Unfezant, Frillish and Jellicent differ so drastically that it is debatable whether or not these are true form differences, or simply extreme gender differences.
- In the anime, Ghost Pokémon are fond of creating fused Pokémon in their illusions. In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a Gastly scared Bulbasaur and Squirtle with a combination of Venusaur and Blastoise, Venustoise. In Malice In Wonderland!, a Mismagius merged with a Rayquaza illusion it created, with the result appearing to be a form difference of Rayquaza.
- The Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Pokédex entries for Weezing state that triplet forms have been discovered; however, this variant has not been shown in any Pokémon media. A third section of Weezing (without a face) appears on every Weezing seen so far.
- Mantyke's Pokédex entry in Pearl says that the special patterns on its back vary from region to region. Unlike Arbok, however, its backsprite shows no difference between games.
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Giratina
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Altered Forme
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Origin Forme
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Shaymin
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Land Forme
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Sky Forme
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Basculin
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Red-Striped Form
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Blue-Striped Form
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Darmanitan
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Standard Mode
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Zen Mode
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Deerling and Sawsbuck
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Spring Form
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Summer Form
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Autumn Form
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Winter Form
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Kyurem
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Black Kyurem
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White Kyurem
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Meloetta
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Aria Forme
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Pirouette Forme
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