List of Pokémon by animated series debut
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This is a list of Pokémon by the anime episode they debuted in. Please note that Bulbapedia considers the movies, Pikachu shorts, side story episodes, and special episodes to be separate from the main anime, regardless of their canonicity, and therefore Pokémon like Victini, which have not yet appeared in an episode, do not have an episode listed.
List of Pokémon by anime debut
Trivia
- Porygon2 and Porygon-Z are unlikely to make major anime appearances as a result of the EP038 incident; they appeared only in a cameo in the opening of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. Aside from them, all Pokémon from Generation VI and earlier have had a major appearance in either an episode or a movie.
- Generation I is the first generation to have all of its Pokémon debut in the main anime, as of Alola, Kanto!.
- Generation VII is the first generation to have all of its Pokémon debut in the main anime within said generation.
- Nidoqueen is the last Generation I Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the main series anime.
- Togetic is the latest Generation II Pokémon (not counting Porygon2) to debut in the anime.
- Celebi is the last Generation II Pokémon (again, not counting Porygon2), as well as the first Mythical Pokémon to debut in the main series anime.
- Latias is the last Generation III Pokémon to debut in the main series anime.
- Sceptile is the last Generation III Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the anime.
- Gallade is the last Generation IV Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical (not counting Porygon-Z) to debut in the main series anime.
- Giratina is the only Generation IV Pokémon (again, not counting Porygon-Z) that has not yet physically debuted in the main series anime.
- Klang is the only Generation V Pokémon, as well as the only Pokémon introduced prior to Generation VIII (again, not counting Porygon's evolutions) that is neither Legendary nor Mythical that has yet to debut in the main series anime.
- Aegislash is the last Generation VI Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the main series anime.
- Melmetal is the last Generation VII Pokémon to debut in the anime.
- Generation VIII is the first generation to have none of its Pokémon debut in the anime prior to the start of their corresponding anime series.
- Generation VIII has the most Pokémon that has not yet debuted in the main series anime.
- Generation III has had the most Pokémon make their anime debut before the start of their native generation, with 16. Generation VII has had the fewest, with only one.
- Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak Burmy never appeared in the anime or movies. They were shown only once in Japanese-exclusive segment of Professor Oak's Lecture.
See also