Terminology of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team, if the player refuses Latios's offer to join their team twice, Alakazam will say Latios and Latias are Pokémon so rarely seen, they are considered legendary; however, this was localized as mythical.

• 「ラティオス ラティアスと いえば でんせつに なるぐらい めったに いないポケ毛ンだ。」

  "Latios and Latias are Pokémon so rarely seen that they are considered mythical."

The equivalent line does not exist in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, as it is impossible to refuse the offer in the remake.

Pokémon Masters EX

In Pokémon Masters EX, Arceus is called a Legendary Pokémon (Japanese: 伝説(でんせつ)のポケモン Legendary Pokémon) by Norman in the "Challenge the Normal Types" Daily Type Rotation event.

Pokémon Ranger series

In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Mythical Pokémon are referred to as Rare Pokémon. For instance, in the sentence: "Rare Pokémon Celebi appeared!"

In this game, Phione is classified as a regular Pokémon (not Legendary or Mythical).

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the lowercase "legendary Pokémon" appears in the trophy descriptions of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. In the Event 37: Legendary Pokémon, the event description also mentions this lowercase word: "A slew of legendary Pokémon are all the help you'll get!"

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Darkrai is called with the lowercase "legendary Pokémon" in the English description of its trophy. However, the Japanese version correctly calls it 幻(まぼろし)のポケモン (Mythical Pokémon).

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, the American version of Master Ball's trophy does not state which kinds of Pokémon come from this item. However, the European version is directly translated from Japanese, mentioning "Mythical or Legendary Pokémon" (Japanese: 伝説(でんせつ)や幻(まぼろし)のポケモン Legendary and Mythical Pokémon).

In the American version, Mew and Shaymin's trophies call them Legendary Pokémon. This was fixed in the European version, calling them Mythical Pokémon (Japanese: 幻(まぼろし)のポケモン Mythical Pokémon).

Pokémon Trading Card Game series

In Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, the Legendary Cards (Japanese: 伝説のポケモンカード Legendary Pokémon Cards) refer to a Dragonite card and three cards of the Legendary birds:

Legendary Cards Dragonite Articuno Zapdos Moltres

The Phantom Cards (Japanese: まぼろしのカード Illusory Cards) use the same Japanese term as Mythical Pokémon. They refer to cards obtainable only by interacting with friends via Card Pop!.

In Pokémon Trading Card Game, there are two Phantom Cards: Venusaur and Mew. In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, there are four Phantom Cards: the same two cards from the previous game, as well as Lugia and Here Comes Team Rocket!.

Phantom Cards Venusaur Mew Lugia Here Comes Team Rocket!