Pokémon Trivia Quiz

Revised title screen featuring Psyduck

Original title screen featuring Pikachu, Plusle and Minun

The Pokémon Trivia Quiz (Japanese: ポケモントリビアクイズ Pokémon Trivia Quiz) is a segment featured at the end of some anime episodes in Japan. The segment, for the most part, replaced Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture. However, Oak held special lectures about the Grand Festival, the Hoenn League, and upcoming movies during this time, as well as an ordinary lecture about a Beautifly. The segment debuted in AG105 and ended in AG192, and was succeeded by Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia.

The segment consists of minigames, one for each episode in which Pokémon Trivia Quiz is featured in, about not only the anime, but Pokémon species as well. Before the series format change accompanying AG146, the quizzes focused exclusively on questions that are quite difficult to understand without basic knowledge of the Japanese language and Japanese Pokémon names, involving plays on words. Afterward, various other types of quizzes were featured as well.

The hosts for the segment rotated among Ash, Brock, May, Max, and Oak. Psyduck and Pikachu appeared in the background, while Plusle and Minun cheered the viewer on.

Types of Pokémon Trivia Quizzes

Various kinds of puzzles were featured on this segment and each one had its own set of rules.

English Translation	Japanese Title	Description	Example
Today's Question	今日の問題 Kyō no mondai	The initial format for Trivia Quizzes involved posing a question containing puns with the Japanese names of Pokémon.
See the clip and answer!	映像を見て答えよう！ Eizō o mite kotaeyō!	A question about an episode scene is made, and then a short clip of this scene starts playing, but it is very blurred and scrambled. There is a time limit, and as time goes by, the clip un-blurs, giving hints to the answer to the question about the clip as the difficulty level goes down. Finally, the clip becomes completely clear and unscrambled, and the answer is given.
Pokémon Shiritori	ポケモンしりとり Pokémon shiritori	A short game of Shiritori, a Japanese word game in which the players are required to say a word which begins with the final kana of the previous word. This game has a twist to it, in that a time limit is present, and the word chain (consisting of Japanese names of Pokémon) is already set, but some of the letters have been blanked out. As time goes by, more letters appear, decreasing the difficulty level, and eventually revealing the answer.
Memorize! Pokémon	おぼえて!ポケモン Oboete! Pokémon	A short clip from an episode starts playing multiple times for close observation. Questions are then made about particular elements of the clip. Lastly, the answer is given and shown.
Memorize! Pokémon DX	おぼえて!ポケモンDX Oboete! Pokémon DX	A set of six Pokémon are repeatedly shown, and then a curtain descends. When the curtain rises, six Pokémon are shown again, but one of them is not one of the original six Pokémon shown before. The answer is the name of the missing Pokémon.
Find the odd-one-out!	仲間はずれをさがせ! Nakama hazure o sagase!	A screen with five holes is shown, and from each hole, a different Pokémon keeps popping up, like a whack-a-mole game. Of these five Pokémon, four share some sort of similarity, while the fifth lacks this trait. This game consists of finding which Pokémon does not belong in a group with the others. After some time, a hint is given, telling the trait the viewer should look for. Finally, the answer is given.
Pokémon Puzzle	ポケモンパズル Pokémon Puzzle	A jigsaw puzzle with all of the pieces blanked out appears on the screen. As time passes, random puzzle pieces appear and disappear, giving glimpses of the Pokémon. When the time is up, the Pokémon is then revealed.
Pokémon Arithmetic	ポケモンさんすう Pokémon Sansū	Some sort of arithmetic operations using Pokémon as variables is shown. Examples are then given to hint as to how should the operations be made in that case. The answer is then shown, explaining how to do the math.
Spot The Differences	まちがいさがし Machigaisagashi	Two sets of six Pokémon are shown scrolling from right to left, and the viewer is invited to spot three differences between the two sets of Pokémon. As time goes by, they scroll more slowly and eventually stop, to make the differences easier to spot.

List of Pokémon Trivia Quizzes

Episode	Pokémon Trivia Quiz	Question	Hint	Answer
AG105	Today's Question	What Pokémon unintentionally buys too much when asked for an errand?	Rock/Bug dual-type. Walks on two legs. Quite rare.	Armaldo 余るぞ　Amaruzo means to be in excess in Japanese and sounds close to アーマルド Armaldo (Āmarudo).
AG106	Today's Question	What Pokémon cannot skillfully play scales on the piano?	Fire/Flying dual-type. James has cosplayed before.	Moltres ファいや　Fa iya means no fa (4th note on the scale) and sounds very similar to ファイヤー Fire (Faiyā), Moltres' Japanese name.
AG107	Today's Question	What Pokémon bargains when shopping?	Normal-type. Sleeps very frequently.	Slakoth なぁ　まけろよ？　Nā makeroyo? means "Can you give me a discount?" and sounds similar to ナマケロ Namakero, Slakoth's Japanese name.
AG108	Today's Question	What Pokémon always wants to be the referee during battle?	Water-type. Has a big mouth.	Huntail 判定する Hanteisuru means to make a judgment and sounds close to ハンテール Huntail (Hantēru).
AG109	Today's Question	Among the adults, who's the only child Pokémon?	Electric/Steel dual-type. Moves floating in the air.	Magnemite Magnemite's Japanese name, コイル Coil (Koiru), sounds like 子がいる Ko ga iru, which means there's a child.
AG110	Today's Question	What Pokémon is a specialist on carrying children?	Water-type. Has a beak.	Psyduck 子を抱 Ko o idaku means to hold a child in the arms in Japanese and sounds similar to コダック Koduck (Kodakku), Psyduck's Japanese name.
AG111	Today's Question	What Pokémon doesn't move when removing a character from its name?	Bug/Poison dual-type. Has 6 legs.	Spinarak Removing the first kana from Spinarak's Japanese name, イトマル Itomaru, the viewer gets 止まる Tomaru, to stop.
AG112	Today's Question	What Pokémon wears its clothes?	Normal-type. Always act violently.	Vigoroth やる着物 Yaru kimono, to get clothes, sounds like ヤルキモノ Yarukimono, Vigoroth's Japanese name.
AG113	Today's Question	What Pokémon isn't able to rise early when removing a character from its name?	Grass-type. Its shape resembles a nut.	Seedot Removing the タ Ta from Seedot's Japanese name, タネボー Taneboh (Tanebō), it becomes 寝坊 Nebō, sleeping in late.
AG114	Today's Question	What Pokémon becomes total darkness when removing a character from its name?	Electric-type. Lives in the plains.	Electrike Removing the first ラ Ra from Electrike's Japanese name, ラクライ Rakurai, it becomes 暗い Kurai, dark.
AG115	Today's Question	What Pokémon laughs while remembering a temple?	Rock/Flying dual-type. Brutal ancient Pokémon.	Aerodactyl プッ！寺 Pu-! Tera meaning "Pff! Temple" sounds similar to プテラ Ptera (Putera), Aerodactyl's Japanese name.
AG116	Today's Question	What Pokémon is somehow always encountered when going to a building?	Dark/Fire dual-type. Has a strong sense of responsibility.	Houndour 出るビル Deru biru means to appear at a building and sounds like デルビル Delvil (Derubiru), Houndour's Japanese name.
AG117	Today's Question	What Pokémon would play nothing but the same sound if it was a musical instrument?	Normal/Flying dual-type. Has very fast legs.	Doduo Doduo's Japanese name, ドードー Dodo (Dōdō), is like two ド do, do (or C) musical notes.
AG118	Today's Question	What Pokémon immediately writes a memo when it thinks of something?	Bug/Flying dual-type. Has a prominent antenna.	Masquerain あ、メモをする A, memo o suru means "Ah, write a memo" and sounds close to アメモース Amemoth (Amemōsu), Masquerain's Japanese name.
AG119	Today's Question	What Pokémon only has one eye in the middle of its head?	Bug/Water dual-type. Has the Swift Swim Ability.	Surskit If 目 Me, eye, is inserted within 頭 Atama, head, it becomes アメタマ Ametama, Surskit's Japanese name.
AG120	Today's Question	What Pokémon is said to shave twice every morning, noon and evening?	Rock/Psychic dual-type. There is a theory that says it came from space.	Solrock 剃る Soru means to shave and 六 Roku means six. When put together, they sound similar to ソルロック Solrock (Sorurokku).
AG121	Today's Question	What Pokémon discovers a direction when the first character of its name is removed?	Normal-type. It can float using its wings.	Dunsparce Removing the first letter from Dunsparce's Japanese name, ノコッチ Nokocchi, one gets コッチ Kocchi, which means this way.
AG122	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG123	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG124	Today's Question	What Pokémon discovers a direction when the first character of its name is removed?	Normal-type. It can float using its wings.	Dunsparce Removing the first letter from Dunsparce's Japanese name, ノコッチ Nokocchi, one gets コッチ Kocchi, which means this way.
AG125	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG126	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG127	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG128	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG129	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG130	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG131	Today's Question	What 3 Pokémon are useful when eating an onabe (Japanese hot pot)?	3 evolution forms. When preparing an onabe, you use a...	Poliwag, Poliwhirl and Poliwrath. Those 3 Pokémon are known in the Japanese versions as おたまポケモン Otama Pokémon, which is an abbreviation of お玉杓子 Otamajakushi, tadpole. お玉 Otama can also mean ladle.
AG132	Today's Question	What Pokémon is sandwiched between a color?	Fighting-type. "Color" in English is...	Hitmontop The beginning and the end of Hitmontop's Japanese name, カポエラー Kapoerer (Kapoerā), when put together, forms カラー Karā, color.
AG133	Today's Question	What 2 Pokémon are surrounded by fog?	Both are Grass-type. Observe the characters from their names.	Treecko and Sunflora. Taking the first and the last kana from either Treecko's or Sunflora's Japanese names, キモリ Kimori and　キマワリ Kimawari respectively, and putting them together, one gets 霧 Kiri, fog.
AG134	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG135	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG136	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG137	No Pokémon Trivia Quiz
AG138	Today's Question	What Pokémon becomes serious when its name is read in a reverse way?	Grass/Flying dual-type. It rides the wind.	Jumpluff Reversing Jumpluff's Japanese name, ワタッコ Watacco, one gets コッタワ　Kottawa. 凝った Kotta means elaborate, refined in Japanese.
AG139	Today's Question	What Pokémon becomes able to fly when the first character of its name is removed?	Poison-type. Appears near the power plant.	Grimer Removing the first letter from Grimer's Japanese name, ベトベター Betbeter, one gets トベター Tobetā, which is close to 飛べた Tobeta, which means flew.
AG140	Today's Question	What Pokémon becomes angry when removing the last character of its name?	Normal-type. Has sharp fangs.	Rattata When removing the last character of Rattata's Japanese name, コラッタ Koratta, it becomes コラ Kora, an interjection meant to scold someone.
AG141	Today's Question	What Pokémon has its name formed when "Doduo" and "cool sensation from passing air" are put together?	Smeargle's Japanese name, ドーブル Doble (Dōburu), becomes スーブル Sūpuru. Charizard's Japanese name, リザードン Lizardon (Rizādon), becomes リザースン Rizāsun.	Koffing Doduo's Japanese name is ドードー Dodo (Dōdō) and the expression for a "cool sensation from passing air" in Japanese is スースー Sūsū. From the examples, the ド Do characters in their names became ス Su. Koffing's Japanese name, ドガース Dogars (Dogāsu), can be written as 「ド」が「ス」 "Do" ga "Su", "Do" is "Su".
AG142	Today's Question	What Pokémon has 10 itchy spots?	Grass-type. Has a peculiar tail.	Sceptile Sceptile's Japanese name, ジュカイン Jukain, sounds similar to 十回 Jūkai, 10 occurrences.
AG143	Today's Question	What Pokémon has poison flowing into the middle of its body?	Has hard scales. Evolves using a Moon Stone.	Nidoqueen Nidoqueen's Japanese name, ニドクイン Nidoqueen (Nidokuin), has 毒 Doku, poison, in the middle of it.
AG144	Today's Question	What Pokémon would weaken If together with "Dopey Pokémon" Slowpoke?	Ghost-type. Has the Levitate Ability.	Duskull In Japanese, 「まぬけポケモン」 "Manuke Pokémon", Dopey Pokémon, the species of Slowpoke, can be read as 'remove the ま Ma character'. Omitting the マ Ma character from Duskull's Japanese name, ヨマワル Yomawaru, it becomes 弱る Yowaru, to weaken.
AG145	Today's Question	What Pokémon becomes a legendary Pokémon when removing the last character of its name?	Electric-type. Has the Volt Absorb Ability.	Jolteon When removing the last character of Jolteon's Japanese name, サンダース Thunders (Sandāsu), it becomes サンダー Thunder (Sandā), Zapdos' Japanese name.
AG146	See the clip and answer!	What is surprising May?	Its specialty is to frighten.	Duskull AG001
AG147	See the clip and answer!	What VS What Battle	Static and Guts.	Pikachu VS Taillow AG004
AG148	See the clip and answer!	Level 72: What is Snorlax doing?		Swimming EP094
AG149	See the clip and answer!	Level 78: What evolves into what?		Slowpoke evolves into Slowking. EP260
AG150	See the clip and answer!	Level 82: What has Team Rocket caught?		Grumpig AG090
AG151	See the clip and answer!	Level 77: What is Makuhita doing?	Level 50: Looks like the sea. Level 20: It's Gym Leader Brawly's Makuhita.	Surfing AG020
AG152	Pokémon Shiritori	Level 76: 「ピ　　　ウ」→「ウ　　　」→「　　　ト」 (Pi u)→(U )→( to)	Level 52: 「ピ　　　ウ」→「ウ　　　ト」→「ト　　　ト」 (Pi u)→(U to)→(To to) Level 38: 「ピカ　ュウ」→「ウ　ボ　ト」→「トサ　　ト」 (Pika ū)→(U bo to)→(Tosa to) Level 15: 「ピカ　　ウ」→「ウ　　　ト」→「トサ　　ト」 (Pika u)→(U to)→(Tosa to)	Pikachu (Pikachū) (ピカチュウ)→ Utsubot (Utsubotto) (ウツボット)→ Tosakinto (トサキント)
AG153	Pokémon Shiritori	Level 78: 「ロ　　　」→「　　　モ」→「　　コ」 (Ro )→( mo)→( to)	Level 56: 「ロ　　ア」→「ア　　　モ」→「モ　　コ」 (Ro a)→(A mo)→(Mo ko) Level 41: 「ロ　　ア」→「ア　ャモ」→「モ　　コ」 (Ro a)→(A amo)→(Mo ko) Level 10: 「ロ　リア」→「ア　ャモ」→「モ　　コ」 (Ro ria)→(A amo)→(Mo ko)	Roselia (Rozeria) (ロゼリア)→ Achamo (アチャモ)→ Mokoko (モココ)
AG154	Pokémon Shiritori	Level 70: 「チ　　　　」→「　　　イ」→「　　　　ゼ」 (Chi )→( i)→( ze)	Level 50: 「チ　　　タ」→「タ　　イ」→「イ　　　ゼ」 (Chi ta)→(Ta i)→(I ze) Level 38: 「チ　リ　タ」→「タ　　イ」→「イ　　ーゼ」 (Chi ri ta)→(Ta i)→(I -ze) Level 12: 「チ　リ　タ」→「タ　ベイ」→「イル　ーゼ」 (Chi ri ta)→(Ta bei)→(Iru -ze)	Chicorita (Chikorita) (チコリータ)→ Tatsubay (Tatsubei) (タツベイ)→ Illumise (Irumīze) (イルミーゼ)
AG155	Pokémon Shiritori	Level 76: 「ネ　　　　」→「　　　シ」→「　　　ラ」 (Ne )→( shi)→( ra)	Level 52: 「ネ　　ィ　」→「　　　シ」→「シ　　　ラ」 (Ne i )→( shi)→(Shi ra) Level 28: 「ネ　ティ　」→「　ド　シ」→「シ　　　ラ」 (Ne ti )→( do shi)→(Shi ra) Level 10: 「ネ　ティ　」→「　ドシシ」→「シー　　　ラ」 (Ne ti )→( doshishi)→(Shī ra)	Natio (Neitio) (ネイティオ)→ Odoshishi (オドシシ)→ Seadra (Shīdora) (シードラ)
AG156	Memorize! Pokémon	Which 2 Pokémon did not appear? Pokémon: Munchlax, Magnemite, Sableye, Alakazam, Squirtle, Torchic, Medicham and Groudon.		Sableye and Groudon.
AG157	Memorize! Pokémon	1. Who's wearing the cook hat? 2. Who's on May's left side?		1. Mr. Mime 2. Ash
AG158	Memorize! Pokémon	1. What vegetable is on the right edge of the table? 2. Who's the Pokémon on the most to the left edge?		1. Tomato 2. Corphish
AG159	Memorize! Pokémon	1. How many oranges is Meowth holding? 2. What is Wobbuffet eating?		1. 3 2. Senbei
AG160	Memorize! Pokémon	1. Who's on Max's side? 2. Who's the Pokémon that is not eating?		1. Brock 2. Grovyle
AG161	Pokémon Puzzle			Slakoth
AG162	Pokémon Puzzle			Persian
AG163	Pokémon Puzzle			Flaaffy
AG164	Pokémon Puzzle			Aipom
AG165	Pokémon Shiritori	1. Level 43: 「ニ　　　グ」→「グ　　　ル」 (Ni gu)→(Gu ru) 2. Level 76: 「ゼ　　　」→「　　　グ」→「　　　ナ」 (Ze )→( gu)→( na)	2. Level 30: 「ゼ　ガメ」→「　タ　グ」→「　ラ　ナ」 (Ze game)→( ta gu)→( ra na) Level 15: 「ゼ　ガメ」→「　タ　グ」→「グラ　ナ」 (Ze game)→( ta gu)→(Gura na)	1. Nidoking (Nidokingu) (ニドキング)→ Granburu (Guranburu) (グランブル) 2. Zenigame (ゼニガメ)→ Metang (Metangu) (メタング)→ Graena (Guraena) (グラエナ)
AG166	Pokémon Shiritori	Level 82: 「ケ　　」→「ソ　　」→「　　チ」 (Ke )→(So )→( chi)	Level 68: 「ケ　ッ　」→「ソー　　」→「　　チ」 (Ke s )→(Sō )→( chi) Level 45: 「ケ　ッ　」→「ソー　ノ」→「　コ　チ」 (Ke s )→(Soh no)→( ko chi) Level 24: 「ケ　ッソ」→「ソー　ノ」→「ノコ　チ」 (Ke sso)→(Soh no)→(Noko chi)	Kemusso (ケムッソ)→ Sohnano (Sōnano) (ソーナノ)→ Nokocchi (ノコッチ)
AG167	See the clip and answer!	Level 84: What has kidnapped Nurse Joy?		Shiftry AG037
AG168	See the clip and answer!	Level 86: What is May doing?		Frisbee AG033
AG169	Pokémon Arithmetic	Bulbasaur (フシギダネ) - Magcargo (マグカルゴ) + Numel (ドンメル) = ?	Examples: Lickitung (ベロリンガ) + Lombre (ハスブレロ) = 6 Granbull (グランブル) - Taillow (スバメ) = 2 Number of dakuten (゛) marks.	2
AG170	Pokémon Arithmetic	Igglybuff (ププリン) - Chimecho (チーリン) + Nosepass (ノズパス) = ?	Examples: Togepi (トゲピー) + Whiscash (ナマズン) = 1 Banette (ジュペッタ) - Rapidash (ギャロップ) = 0 Number of handakuten (゜) marks.	3
AG171	Pokémon Puzzle			Kirlia
AG172	Pokémon Puzzle			Squirtle
AG173	Pokémon Puzzle			Venusaur
AG174	Pokémon Puzzle			Linoone
AG175	Memorize! Pokémon DX	Who is the different Pokémon?		Taillow
AG176	Memorize! Pokémon DX	Who is the different Pokémon?		Dodrio
AG177	Memorize! Pokémon DX	Who is the different Pokémon?		Smoochum
AG178	Memorize! Pokémon DX	Who is the different Pokémon?		Marshtomp
AG179	Find the odd-one-out!	Pokémon: Azumarill, Blastoise, Dratini, Psyduck and Luvdisc.	What type?	Dratini
AG180	Find the odd-one-out!	Pokémon: Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Umbreon and Vulpix.	Evolution	Vulpix
AG181	Memorize! Pokémon	Which 2 Pokémon did not appear? Pokémon: Azurill, Poliwag, Quagsire, Marill, Politoed, Surskit, Wooper and Azumarill.		Azurill and Politoed
AG182	Memorize! Pokémon	1. What color is the Pokémon Center roof? 2. How many Pokémon appeared?		1. Orange 2. 5
AG183	Spot The Differences			1. Chansey has evolved into Blissey. 2. The Poké Ball has turned into a Voltorb. 3. Abra's pose changed.
AG184	Spot The Differences			1. Wailmer has turned around. 2. Marill has evolved into Azumarill. 3. Ludicolo's pose changed slightly.
AG185	Spot The Differences			1. Gastly has evolved into Haunter. 2. Swablu has evolved into Altaria. 3. Jumpluff raised its left leg and posed.
AG186	Spot The Differences			1. Sunflora's pose changed. 2. Diglett has evolved into Dugtrio. 3. Kecleon stuck out its tongue.
AG187	Pokémon Puzzle			Metagross
AG188	Pokémon Puzzle			Venusaur
AG189	Pokémon Puzzle			Phanpy
AG190	Pokémon Puzzle			Swampert and Arcanine
AG191	Memorize! Pokémon	1. Who was the front runner? 2. What colour was the car?		1. Pikachu 2. Black
AG192	Memorize! Pokémon	1. What colour was Smoochum's microphone? 2. How many bouquets was Smoochum holding?		1. Blue 2. Two

Bonus segments of the Pokémon animated series Original series Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture • Pokémon de English English dub: Kanto Pokérap • Pikachu's Jukebox • Pokémon Karaokémon Both: Who's That Pokémon? Ruby and Sapphire Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture • Pokémon Trivia Quiz English dub: Who's That Pokémon? • Pokémon Trainer's Choice Diamond and Pearl Japanese version: Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia • Pikachu the Movie Memorial Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Examination Black & White Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster • Team Rocket Live Caster Both: Who's That Pokémon? XY Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster • Poké TV • Pokémon Quiz English dub: Who's That Pokémon? Both: Mega Evolution Pokédex Sun & Moon Japanese version: Poké Problem Both: Who's That Pokémon? • Where Are You Going, Eevee? Journeys Japanese version: Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! • Team Rocket Expedition which stands by the evils of love and truth Both: Who's That Pokémon? Horizons Japanese version: Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar • The Brilliant Terapagos Expedition

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