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 Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:57 pm
#73 Tentacruel  Interesting Facts: "Tentacruel" is probably a portmanteau of "tentacle", the reason for which is obvious, and the adjective "cruel", referring to its personality. Its name was originally going to be Man-O-War, which refers to the Portuguese man o' war. The Japanese name, "Dokukurage," is a portmanteau, of 毒 doku (poison) and 水母 kurage (jellyfish). Poke'dex Entry: Tentacruel has the shape of a jellyfish, with fourteen gray tentacles as well as two blue poisonous claws. One of the very distinctive features of Tentacruel are the three red spheres on its head, which it can use to launch ultrasonic attacks. This Pokémon is infamously known as "The Gangster of the Seas". The name may have something to do with the deep-sea jellyfish called Tentaculata. Its 14 tentacles can stretch and contract freely. The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey with poison. It can capture over 80 prey at once - several in each tentacle. The tentacles can absorb water to increase elasticity. It has large red orbs on its head. The orbs glow before lashing the vicinity with a harsh ultrasonic blast. Its outbursts create rough waves around it. It has also been known to blast a narrow "laser beam" from its red orbs. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:00 pm
#74 Geodude
Interesting Facts: It is speculated that Geodude's is a portmanteau of the prefix geo, meaning earth, and dude, a common nickname for a male. Geodude also seems to incorporate the word 'geode.' The Japanese name, "Ishitsubute", is a portmanteau of 石 ishi (stone) and 礫 tsubute (throwing stone). In Gold and Silver onward, it can be found by using the move Rock Smash to destroy cracked rocks. The only other Pokémon that can be found this way are Krabby, Shuckle, Nosepass and Geodude's evolved form, Graveler.
Poke'dex Entry: Geodude has a rock for a head and no nose. Its long arms start with a bulging muscle and end with rock hands resembling a human's. It also seems capable of hovering off the ground in the anime series. It is very strong, as witnessed in various episodes of the anime.
Geodude most frequently are found in fields and on mountains. It is precisely this that makes people step or trip on them from time to time, thinking they were rocks. Its arms are so strong that it can use them to climb mountains.
Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:02 pm
#75 Graveler Interesting Facts: The name "Graveler" probably originates from the word gravel, which is a stone substance used in construction. Poke'dex Entry: Graveler looks like a large boulder with lots of protrusions all over its surface, four arms and two legs. A Graveler lives, and feeds on, rocky mountains. Its daily habits mainly consist of climbing the slope of a mountain, snacking on small rocks along the way, and rolling back down once it has reached the peak. A Graveler grows larger the more rocks it feeds on. Although it partakes of a variety of rocks, it seems to prefer specimens which gather moss best of all. This is likely a pun on the saying "A rolling stone gathers no moss", since Graveler, a living rolling stone, eats the ones that gather moss, and hence do not roll. When rolling down a mountain trail it ascended earlier, a Graveler is a very dangerous thing to encounter. A Graveler is by nature carefree; it is not essentially harmed rolling down the slope, even if the odd jutting piece on its body gets broken. Therefore, the Graveler does not care much which way it goes rolling down. It ignores most obstacles that may appear in its path, such as grass, trees, boulders or even hikers, since it can roll through or over them more often than not. The only time it bothers to change its direction is when it wishes to stop, when it will steer itself into an overlarge rock. When not rolling down a steep slope, Graveler is far less dangerous. For one, its speed is greatly reduced, since it is not very fast just on its two legs. The Machop species uses Gravelers as training weights. It is unknown what Gravelers think of being used as dumbbells, but taking their relaxed and carefree attitude into consideration, it is possible that they are not bothered. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:05 pm
#76 Golem Interesting Facts: In Jewish mythology, the golem is a magically animated man made of mud or clay. A Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon, it is one of the most powerful Pokémon of its type, and one of the heaviest overall. Golem is the evolution of Graveler, and one of the few who will only evolve when traded. Poke'dex Entry: Golem inhabits rocky mountains and volcanoes, often disguising itself as an inanimate boulder. When earthquakes occur near where Golem live, they will tumble down mountains, rolling at an incredible speed. The rolling Golem are very dangerous, so villagers living on or near mountains dig grooves in the side of mountains to direct the rolling Golem. Its boulder-like body is almost impenetrable, able to withstand dynamite blasts without damage. It can even explode its own body, launching itself great distances in order to travel from mountain to mountain. It will annually shed its skin like a reptile. Once it sheds its skin, its body turns tender and whitish. Its hide hardens when exposed to air. The discarded shell quickly crumbles into the earth, and its new shell is often bigger than the one before. The name "Golem" is actually not entirely accurate, as this creature is made from living stone and not assembled mud given life (though it can learn the mud-based moves Mud Slap and Mud Sport) . Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:07 pm
#77 Ponyta Interesting Facts: It is a fire-type Pokémon that resembles a pony, and is among the original 150 Pokémon. It evolves into Rapidash. Ponyta's name comes from the English word pony, meaning a small horse, which suggests it is the smaller of the two horse Pokémon, and the Spanish suffix -ita denoting its small size. It may also be a shortened form of Ponytail or a pun on Portuguese bonita, meaning "beautiful, cute" using the suffix. Poke'dex Entry: Ponyta is a diurnal herding herbivore pokémon. They usually live in grasslands or mountains. A Ponyta's mane and tail are composed of flame; however, the intensity of this flame can be controlled. It can keep its flames cool enough to not even start hay or paper aflame, but it can become hot enough to melt copper in combat. This can be seen in the animé, where Ash discovers he has earned a Ponyta's trust when it ceases to burn him. The hooves of a Ponyta are incredibly hard, harder than even diamond. Thus, they never need to be shod. In addition, it can sense movement on the ground in a limited radius, due to a mechanism in its feet similar to an elephant's. Ponyta can leap up to 300m (~985 ft.), among the highest of any pokémon. They are known for their high speed so many people like to race them. It is a weak runner from birth, but it eventually gets faster by chasing its parents. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:10 pm
#78 Rapidash Interesting Facts: The name "Rapidash" is a portmanteau of the words rapid and dash, both references to its high speed. It also contains ash, which may be a reference to its fire-type. Poke'dex Entry: Rapidash resembles very much a real horse, although it also has a horn on its forehead, a reference to unicorns. Rapidash's head, lower back, and ankles are aflame with orange-red fire, which streams out to form an impression of a mane and tail. In the Pokémon universe, Rapidash are usually seen in fields and plains racing against members of their herd. In its natural environment, a Rapidash canters around casually, not in a particularly high speed. However, competition is deeply ingrained in a Rapidash's demeanor, especially if it relates to speed. If a Rapidash sees something that is currently moving faster than itself, such as a vehicle, it will try earnestly to outrun it. In such a state, the fire burning on Rapidash blazes at full power as it accelerates to speeds approaching 150 miles per hour in less than ten strides. At full gallop, its speed is such that its hooves scarcely touch the ground. Rapidash's hooves are harder than diamonds, like its pre-evolutionary form, Ponyta. The hair on a Rapidash, much like its pre-evolution Ponyta, is extremely hot and induces painful burns if someone touches it. If the person earns a Rapidash's trust, they will be allowed to touch the hair without getting a burn. They can even touch the mane, which is actually made of intense flames. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:13 pm
#79 Slowpoke Interesting Facts: The name is derived from the word "slowpoke", an insult directed at a lazy or sluggish person. "Slowpoke" could also be interpreted as a combination of slow and Pokémon. In the beta versions of Red/Blue, Slowpoke was originally going to be called Slowmo (presumably short for "slow motion"). Its Japanese name is likely derived from 宿借り yadokari (hermit crab). Slowpoke is famous for being unbelievably slow at moving and thinking, and for having two separate evolution options. Poke'dex Entry: Slowpoke are moderately large, pink, quadrupedal animals vaguely reminiscent of a cartoonlike hippopotamus or with bright pink flesh. Their vacant facial appearance and strikingly sluggish behavior have earned them the none-too-flattering Pokedex classification as the “Dopey Pokémon”, and they do not perform anything in their natural life cycle to counteract this popular image. Tradition holds that Slowpoke are able to bring nigh-immeasurable rain merely by yawning. Slowpoke can be thought of as yawning whenever they say their own name. This could act as a way for them to sharpen their senses (which yawning is supposed to do), though it obviously doesn't help. Most of the time Slowpoke are seen standing in a daze and apparently lost in thought, though no one knows whatever they could be thinking about. Slowpoke are not necessarily sluggish by choice; their nervous systems appear to be unfit for reacting to an external stimuli in under five full seconds, even if that stimulus is a physical attack by another Pokémon such as a predator. And even when they do move and react, their alacrity is not impressive at all. The primary activity of Slowpoke is to dip their apparently pain-resistant tails into rivers and use them as fishing rods when it is time to look for food. A Slowpoke's tail excretes a sweet sap-like substance on its end, which is appealing to fish for them to bite on the tail. Provided the fish wasn’t strong enough to literally bite the tail off (which is something that happens occasionally if Slowpoke catches a Carvanha), the Slowpoke lifts its tail back up and feeds on the fish. Even when fishing, a Slowpoke can forget its original purpose and remain on the same spot for days at a time, never noticing its catch, and suggesting that it is not vital for Slowpoke to consume food at a constant rate. Also, if its tail was bit off, it can regrow it much like how Staryu can regrow a missing limb. The easily regrowable nature of a Slowpoke’s tail, as well as its pleasant taste (though it lacks nutritional value), made it a popular enough delicacy that an underground Slowpoke tail trade flourished briefly among groups like the criminal Team Rocket, where items were often sold at astoundingly high prices. The most perplexing quality of a Slowpoke is a slight transformational phenomenon that occurs when the Slowpoke comes into direct contact with a Shellder. Whenever a Shellder bites onto a Slowpoke’s tail while fishing in a river, which is a rather common occurrence, the body composition of both the Slowpoke and the Shellder change and reconfigure themselves so that one entity known as a Slowbro is formed. A similar transformation occurs when a Shellder clamps onto the head of a Slowpoke which is wearing a King's Rock, which is a much rarer occurrence, and a slight transmutation turns the two into a single Slowking. In both cases this can be reversed by removing the tightly clamped Shellder from the Slowpoke’s body, which will revert back into the body composition of a standard Slowpoke (this is not possible in any of the video games). Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:15 pm
#80 Slowbro Interesting Facts: Slowbro's name is a portmanteau of slow (as in "slow-witted") and bro (as in "brother", probably relating to the fraternal relationship it shares with the Shellder on its tail). Its Japanese name is most likely derived from 宿借り yadokari (hermit crab). Poke'dex Entry: Slowbro is a large pink marine Pokémon that looks somewhat like a bipedal hippopotamus with a permanently vacant facial expression and a huge hermit-crab shell latched onto its tail quite literally by its mouth. Slowbro is an odd case of symbiosis; the giant conch on its tail is actually a former Shellder that bit onto the Pokémon’s tail while it was fishing as a Slowpoke and therefore underwent a sudden mutation as the Slowpoke evolved. When a Slowpoke dips its tail into a river or other body of water to fish, Shellder is among one of the possible sea Pokémon that can be tempted to bite it. For any other sea Pokémon, Slowpoke feasts on it; when a Shellder clamps onto its tail, however, a bizarre, unexplained phenomenon causes a mutual evolution to both entities to make them into more-or-less one creature, Slowbro. While Slowpoke’s body gains mass and its front side forms visible body patterns as it becomes Slowbro, the Shellder mutates from a relatively small bivalve clam creature to a much larger hermitcrab conch shell with two eyes and a big toothy mouth that is clamped onto Slowbro’s tail. Slowbro’s lifestyle changes as a result of this unique evolution. First off, the mutated Shellder’s teeth consistently inject poisons into Slowbro’s body that prevent the Pokémon host from feeling pain, explaining why Slowbro never makes an attempt to shake off its Pokémon partner. This seems to be proven in Pokémon Stadium: when the player reduces Slowbro's HP to zero, it simply stands there and then looks towards the Shellder on its tail, as if asking for confirmation that it has indeed been defeated, which wriggles around as if attempting to communicate with Slowbro, who suddenly faints. The tail of Slowbro exudes an ooze-like substance that the Shellder finds delicious and therefore compels it to keep hanging on to Slowbro. The weight of the Shellder on its tail causes the rest of Slowbro’s body to face upward, rather than the quadrupedal nature of Slowpoke, and in turn the Slowbro has developed relative dexterity with its forequarters, able to punch an opponent upright. Although Slowbro can now better defend itself, the fact that its tail is used up by the Shellder means that it can no longer fish for Pokémon like it did as a Slowpoke. Instead, it must hunt by manually swimming in bodies of water, something Slowbro does begrudgingly. When it feasts on its prey, the Shellder consumes the left-over scraps as well. In battle, Slowbro is able to use psychokinetic powers as well as physical punching action, but the Shellder continues to clamp onto the tail and is unable to do anything. The probability of this Shellder letting go of the tail is very low thanks to its strong grip, but in the event it is manually removed or thrown off violently during a Pokémon battle, Slowbro loses its mobility and its anatomy fully reverts to that of a regular Slowpoke. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:16 pm
#81 Magnemite Interesting Facts: Its name probably originated from magnet and mite, meaning small. Alternatively, it could be a play on magnetite. In the Japanese version of Pokémon and beta English-language version of Pokémon Red and Blue, it is named Coil, after the coil of wire in an electromagnet. Magnemite is notable as one of the only two Pokémon to change types between Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Gold and Silver, and as one of the first Steel-type Pokémon; the other being its evolved form Magneton. The Japanese name Coil comes from the English word coil. Magnemite and Magneton are so far the only Pokémon who have changed type with the release of the next generation Poke'dex Entry: Magnemite is almost more of a machine than a creature, as it is a solid ball of metal with a pair of horseshoe magnets on either side, as well as a single, lidless eye. It has a pair of screws protruding from below the eye, and a large screw forming a sort of "cap" on top of its head. It floats through the air, through a sort of electromagnetic antigravity field generated by the two magnets on either side of its body (a behavior seen in games since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl via Electrolevitate, a Pokémon move that changes the user's ability to Levitate). When defending itself in the wild or fighting in a Pokémon battle at the orders of a Pokémon trainer, it can also generate powerful electric shocks. Magnemite consumes electricity, so they're attracted to power lines and electronic gadgets. Magnemite tend to crowd around generators and power plants, and an individual Magnemite might be attracted to someone with a pocket radio or a Pokégear. Despite their mechanical appearance, lack of gender, and alien tendencies, Magnemite are living things; they are not built, they feel the need to eat, and they have something similar to a mating urge. A trio of Magnemite may come together to create their evolved form, Magneton. (It shares this attribute with another magnetic Pokémon, Beldum and its evolutions: two Beldum come together to evolve into Metang, and two Metang come together to evolve into Metagross.) Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:19 pm
#82 Magneton Interesting Facts: The name comes from magneton, a unit of magnetic moment, a magnetron, which forms the core of a microwave oven, or may be a portmonteau of magnet and ton. Its name was originally going to be Recoil (similar to the Japanese name). Like Magnemite, Magneton is notable as one of the only two Pokémon to change types between Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Gold and Silver, and as one of the first Steel-type Pokémon. The Japanese name Rarecoil comes from the English words rare and coil. Poke'dex Entry: Magneton has many odd traits. Magneton is formed when 3 Magnemite link together by a strong magnetic force. This magnetic force is so strong that moisture in its vicinity dries instantly. Magneton constantly generates strange radio signals which induce earaches when close by. This Pokémon raises the temperature by 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit within a 3,300 foot radius. It usually appears when sunspots flare up. Also, despite the fact that it's made up of three Magnemite, it weighs ten times more than a Magnemite. The three Magnemite can link together in many different ways, making many types of Magneton similar to Unown. The possibilities of Magneton essentially have the same abilities, so people don't bother to record the Magneton types. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:20 pm
#83 Farfetch'd Interesting Facts: Farfetch'd takes its name from the English expression "far-fetched", meaning "on the border of unbelievability". It could also refer to the game of fetch, which animals play using sticks (Its name may also be based on the story below). The story behind Farfetch'd is that of the legend of a duck, who fetches a green onion for a person, only to bring it back to be cooked with the onion himself. The Japanese name is a further play on this; "Kamonegi" is a portmanteau of 鴨 kamo (wild duck, but can also mean a gullible person) and 葱 negi (a type of green onion). Poke'dex Entry: Farfetch'd is a rare land duck-type Pokémon with brown plumage and a black V-shaped marking on its forehead, and it holds a stick of spring onion like a scepter in one of its wings at all times. This onion stick, often considered a leek or even some sort of "mystery plant", is the focal point to seemingly all of Farfetch'd's behavioral distinctions. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, one can actually obtain an item called the Stick that looks exactly like Farfetch'd's onion, and it increases Farfetch'd's ability to have a critical hit, like the dire hit. When Farfetch'd looks for a new onion stick, it goes off to a spot where such a stick grows, and it will fight off and discourage any Pokémon that approaches the spot until the stick is ripe for picking. Here, it is demonstrated that some of these sticks are considered better than others, for other Farfetch'd fight with it over certain sticks in the area. With the stick in its finger-like wing quills, Farfetch'd uses the stick as its primary weapon against opponents by swinging it as if it were a sword, cutting through all sorts of things. The stick is even used for building its nest, suggesting that its nest is made mostly of these sorts of vegetable sticks. The use of the onion stick as its self-defense has achieved an ironic fate for the majority of the Farfetch'd species, for Farfetch'd has been consistently poached as game where it would be then served up as a meal edible by humans, with its onion stick as a side serving as perfect garnish. The resulting rarity of the Pokémon has caused an effort to breed the Pokémon in captivity so as to prevent its extinction. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:23 pm
#84 Doduo Interesting Facts: Doduo's name is a portmanteau of the words dodo, the extinct flightless bird, and duo, in reference to its two heads. In the beta version of the English version of Pokémon Red and Blue, Doduo's name was simply Dodo, a direct translation of its Japanese name. Poke'dex Entry: Doduo resembles an ostrich, with sharper beaks and an extra head. Its torso and heads are round and covered with brown feathers, while its beaks and long legs are a light yellow color. Its long necks and beady eyes are black. In Diamond and Pearl, female Doduo have tan necks, and each gender keeps its respective neck color after evolving into Dodrio. This bird slightly resembles a road runner, a land bird that can run fast, and rarely flies. It's notable that Doduo's evolution, Dodrio, has on the top of all the three heads the same dark feathers. Even Doduo's foot are similar to the road runner's, and leaves crosslike traces as well. Doduo's long necks and legs may make it appear similar to an ostrich or roadrunner, but it may also be based on a kiwi, a bird native to New Zealand. Doduo features two heads. The second head is said to have been formed by a sudden mutation thousands of years ago. Both heads normally contain identical brains, although rare cases have been observed where a Doduo has two distinctly different brains. Although Doduo supposedly has short wings and has limited flying abilities, it is much more proficient at running with its long legs. Doduo's tracks are huge and very distinctive. Doduo's two heads are both great assets and a hindrances. On one hand, having two heads gives Doduo great versatility: it can collect more information from its surroundings and perform more actions at once. It can remain alert at all times by keeping watch in two different directions, and one head always remains awake while the other sleeps. On the other hand, a Doduo's two heads are commonly known to squabble amongst themselves, despite the fact that each contains an identical brain. It gains a third head, and all three heads acquire distinct personalities, when it evolves into Dodrio. Doduo inhabits and races across grass-covered plains. It is well-adapted to dry and arid climates. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:25 pm
#85 Dodrio Interesting Facts: Its name is a portmanteau of the words Dodo, the extinct flightless bird, and trio, in reference to its three heads. Poke'dex Entry: Dodrio resembles an ostrich, with sharper beaks and two extra heads, each of which wears a particular expression and a black crest. It has a fan-like tail and long, powerful legs. Dodrio's movement is reminiscent of the roadrunner. In Diamond and Pearl, Male Dodrio and male Doduo have black necks. The shiny form has green feathers, not brown. As the evolved form of the two-headed Doduo, Dodrio features no fewer than three heads, which are its most remarkable feature. The third head is said to be formed by one of Doduo's heads splitting during evolution. Each one of the heads constantly expresses a different emotion: joy, sadness, and anger. In this respect, Dodrio shares a common theme with other triple-aspected entities, including The Fates of Greek mythology (length, course and end of life) and the Runespoor, a three-headed serpent featured in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (the planning head, the dreaming head and the critical head). Dodrio's three heads are both a great asset and a hindrance to it. On one hand, having three heads gives Dodrio great versatility: it can collect more information from its surroundings and develop complex plans. It can remain alert at all times by keeping watch in three different directions, and one head can remain awake while the other two sleep (this, combined with the Early Bird ability, suggests that Dodrio may keep the best watch out of all Pokémon). It takes only one head to eat for the hunger of all three to be satiated. Dodrio even has three sets of hearts and lungs to match its heads, granting it extraordinary stamina while running at high speed. On the other hand, a Dodrio's three heads are commonly known to squabble amongst themselves, probably due to each one having a different attitude. Even when the three heads are working together in harmony, a Dodrio runs the risk of thinking too much and driving itself completely immobile. Rounding up Dodrio's disadvantages is it struggles to fly. It can, however, run in speeds approaching 40 miles per hour. Dodrio inhabits grass-covered plains across which it races. It is well-adapted to dry and arid climates. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:30 pm
#86 Seel Interesting Facts: The name Seel is probably a deliberate misspelling of the word seal, regarding its seal-like form. In the Advance Generation, a similar Pokémon was created, Spheal, though the latter is more rotund in physique and has a notably different color. Poke'dex Entry: Seel are moderately large sea lions in white fur with horn-like protuberances on their foreheads and red tongues that they constantly let dangling out of their yellow mouths. They live in glacial environments in the midst of iceberg-filled oceans. Humans living or working in these areas often have Seel companions. Seel are well suited to life in the most frigid reaches of the planet. They are nocturnal; in the daytime they are seen asleep on the seabed in shallow water. When hunting, Seel stay in the ocean because they cannot walk on land. Instead, they swim in a rather graceful fashion literally underneath sheets of ice floating on the water’s surface in their environment in search of their prey. Even though the air is a frigid 40 degrees Fahrenheit and the water itself is a somewhat less chilling 14 degrees, their fur hides are thick enough to insulate Seel from either degree of cold and their nostrils automatically close by themselves to ensure their ability to remain underwater. When they need to take in air, they will use their hard horns to punch holes through the ice sheet above and pop their heads out. Owned by: No one yet
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:33 pm
#87 Dewgong Interesting Facts: Its name is derived from the real animal which has a similar, but much larger, body: the dugong. In the beta versions of Red/Blue, Dewgong's name was originally going to be Manaty, a reference to the manatee (as revealed in the second edition of the Nintendo Official Magazine Pokémon Special published in the UK in 1999). Poke'dex Entry: Dewgong's appearance borrows some characteristics from the real species of the Sea Lion, the Pinniped Seal, the Beluga Whale and the aforementioned Dugong and Manatee. It has a large but slender body completely covered with thick, but smooth white fur, ending in a fan-shaped tail. Dewgong has a horn on top of its head. In the days of sailors Dewgong were often mistaken for mermaids. Dewgong is an aquatic creature which prefers the icy cold water of the polar oceans. It can survive in such low temperatures by storing thermal energy inside its body, which enables it to continue swimming at a steady 8 knots per hour (14,8 kilometres per hour) even in freezing waters. In fact, the colder the water, the more lively Dewgong gets. Dewgong is an excellent swimmer. Its streamlined body is highly hydrodynamic and its long tail allows it to change direction quickly.
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