40 Pokemon rumours and facts you may not have known

[Weiss 8,279]

40. Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are based on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, respectively.

 

39. If a Pokemon existed that had every type, it would be weak only to Rock types.

 

38. Ekans spells "Snake" backwards, and Arbok "Kobra."

 

37. Poliwag’s swirls actually resemble a real-life tadpole’s intestines.

 

36. Arcanine was originally intended to be a legendary Pokemon, but was replaced by Moltres.

 

35. Tangela wasn’t actually able to learn Vine Whip in Generation One.

 

34. Every Spinda has a unique pattern of spots; there are over 4 billion combinations in-game.

 

33. The names for each of the three legendary birds ends in Spanish: ArticUNO, ZapDOS and MolTRES.

 

32. Mr. Mime can also be a girl, even though the female Pokemon's name would still include "Mr."

 

31. Azurill has a 25 percent chance of changing gender when it evolves

 

30. Wailord can breed with Diglet...

 

29. Pikachu has a pokedex number of 25, while Meowth has one of 52. Reverse those, and you can see that they are the opposite of one another, just like cats and mice.

 

28. Gengar is a Shadow type Pokemon and this "shadow" may be related to how similar it looks to Clefable.

 

27. "Pokemon" is not a Japanese word, but rather a combination of the two English words “pocket” and “monster.”

 

26. In the original Red and Blue versions of the game, you could tell the gender of a Pokemon by its Attack Rate and Defense Rate; this did not apply to legendary Pokemon.

 

25. In the original games the player could cut a tree down, stand where it used to be, save/restart and end up on top of the tree.

 

24. If a Pikachu from Pokemon Yellow is uploaded to Pokemon Stadium, it will be voiced by Ikue Ohtani and have unique sound effects.

 

25. In Japan, the Pokemon move "Splash" did not exist; it was called "Hop," which indicates why Splash is a physical ability and not a Water one.

 

24. In the original Pokemon Red and Blue, it was possible to fish in any of the big statues inside Pokemon gyms.

 

23. Secret wallpapers for the Pokemon Storage System exist throughout the series.

 

22. Diamond Dust is a special kind of snow unique to Snowpoint City, Mt. Silver's Summit and Icirrus City; it appears only on certain days.

 

21. It’s rumored that the music in the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town prompted young people around the world to become suicidal.

 

20. Hypno, a Pokemon with the ability to hypnotize his opponents, has been known to kidnap children.

 

19. If the player speaks to Dawn or Lucas on their birthday, they will wish the player happy birthday; this can only be done once the player has beaten the Elite Four.

 

18. In Pokemon Red and Blue, a scary man appears on top of the Cinnabar gym if you surf along the East coast and don’t have the key to the town's gym.

 

17. Deino and its evolutions have the german numbers of one, two and three in their names: DEINo, ZWEIlous and HyDREIgon.

 

16. Doduo can learn fly, apparently by moving its legs around very fast, as evidenced by Pokemon Stadium.

 

15. Parasect is actually two Pokemon, but the mushroom portion is controlling the crab part of it as a parasite.

 

14. Rumors indicate that Giovanni’s Persian is a shiny, evidenced by its pink ears.

 

13. In 2008, Japanese scientists discovered a protein and named it “Pikachurin” because it worked very well with electricity.

 

12. Munna is referenced in Pokemon Red and Blue by a female Pokemon trainer standing outside of Rock Tunnel; it is also referenced in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.

 

11. Yamask Pokemon actually contain the souls of humans who lived long ago; the faces they carry are said to be those humans’ actual faces and cry when reminiscing of memories.

 

10. The first Kadabra was actually a boy with psychic abilities who awoke one morning transformed.

 

9. Rumors suggest that Genesect is actually a modified Kabutops.

 

8. Speculation by fans show that because your rival in Red and Blue had a Raticate during your battle on the S.S. Anne and did not in Lavender Town, that Raticate was actually killed during your battle.

 

7. Banette was a plush doll that came to life after being abandoned by its owner, whose main goal is now to seek vengeance on that owner.

 

6. Though proven to be untrue, it was believed that players could collect a Poke Ball containing the legendary Pokemon Mew underneath a truck on the port in Vermillion City.

 

5. Documents inside the Pokemon Mansion on Cinnabar Island show that Faraway Island was conceived long before its actual implementation.

 

4. The theme music for Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald was remixed and left in the game code for Platinum Version.

 

3. Bonsly is the first Generation Four Pokemon that can be caught and used in battle in a generation before it was introduced properly.

 

2. The theme music for the three legendary Dog type Pokemon - Suicune, Entei and Raikou - was remixed and left in the code for Ruby and Sapphire.

 

1. Though these aren't in any particular order, we saved one of our favorites for last: it’s rumored that Mew and Ditto are nearly one and the same, but that Ditto is a failed version of Mew. They both weigh 8.8 lbs, know Transform naturally, are pink but blue when shiny, and can learn every move – if only temporarily for Ditto.

 

Source

[Jiraiya's Disciple 631]

Cool I didnt know some of these

[Jilly Shears 2,144]

22. Diamond Dust is a special kind of snow unique to Snowpoint City, Mt. Silver's Summit and Icirrus City; it appears only on certain days.

One of which is on Junichi Masuda's birthday in Snowpoint City in DPP.Also, just to add to the list, in the Japanese version of Pokemon, Yen is used as the currency. Pokedollars is only used in the international releases of the games, besides the Shadow Pokemon ones for the GameCube.

[Hazimie 1,595]

Who would've thought of this...

[Beta 102]

Woot! I knew at least 20 of those ^_^

[Hei 3,233]

I have the transfer pack for my pokemon stadium, now I gotta find a copy of yellow

[OmegaForte 1,674]

I knew most of this, but 15 and 12... Wow.

[Shulk 8,623]

I knew a lot of these. The fishing in the statues surprised me the most probably, just because that's so weird. I'd test it, but I think the save battery in my Blue version died.

[Anonn0000 3,525]

 

40. Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are based on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, respectively.

 

39. If a Pokemon existed that had every type, it would be weak only to Rock types.

 

38. Ekans spells "Snake" backwards, and Arbok "Kobra."

 

37. Poliwag’s swirls actually resemble a real-life tadpole’s intestines.

 

36. Arcanine was originally intended to be a legendary Pokemon, but was replaced by Moltres.

 

35. Tangela wasn’t actually able to learn Vine Whip in Generation One.

 

34. Every Spinda has a unique pattern of spots; there are over 4 billion combinations in-game.

 

33. The names for each of the three legendary birds ends in Spanish: ArticUNO, ZapDOS and MolTRES.

 

32. Mr. Mime can also be a girl, even though the female Pokemon's name would still include "Mr."

 

31. Azurill has a 25 percent chance of changing gender when it evolves

 

30. Wailord can breed with Diglet...

 

29. Pikachu has a pokedex number of 25, while Meowth has one of 52. Reverse those, and you can see that they are the opposite of one another, just like cats and mice.

 

28. Gengar is a Shadow type Pokemon and this "shadow" may be related to how similar it looks to Clefable.

 

27. "Pokemon" is not a Japanese word, but rather a combination of the two English words “pocket” and “monster.”

 

26. In the original Red and Blue versions of the game, you could tell the gender of a Pokemon by its Attack Rate and Defense Rate; this did not apply to legendary Pokemon.

 

25. In the original games the player could cut a tree down, stand where it used to be, save/restart and end up on top of the tree.

 

24. If a Pikachu from Pokemon Yellow is uploaded to Pokemon Stadium, it will be voiced by Ikue Ohtani and have unique sound effects.

 

25. In Japan, the Pokemon move "Splash" did not exist; it was called "Hop," which indicates why Splash is a physical ability and not a Water one.

 

24. In the original Pokemon Red and Blue, it was possible to fish in any of the big statues inside Pokemon gyms.

 

23. Secret wallpapers for the Pokemon Storage System exist throughout the series.

 

22. Diamond Dust is a special kind of snow unique to Snowpoint City, Mt. Silver's Summit and Icirrus City; it appears only on certain days.

 

21. It’s rumored that the music in the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town prompted young people around the world to become suicidal.

 

20. Hypno, a Pokemon with the ability to hypnotize his opponents, has been known to kidnap children.

 

19. If the player speaks to Dawn or Lucas on their birthday, they will wish the player happy birthday; this can only be done once the player has beaten the Elite Four.

 

18. In Pokemon Red and Blue, a scary man appears on top of the Cinnabar gym if you surf along the East coast and don’t have the key to the town's gym.

 

17. Deino and its evolutions have the german numbers of one, two and three in their names: DEINo, ZWEIlous and HyDREIgon.

 

16. Doduo can learn fly, apparently by moving its legs around very fast, as evidenced by Pokemon Stadium.

 

15. Parasect is actually two Pokemon, but the mushroom portion is controlling the crab part of it as a parasite.

 

14. Rumors indicate that Giovanni’s Persian is a shiny, evidenced by its pink ears.

 

13. In 2008, Japanese scientists discovered a protein and named it “Pikachurin” because it worked very well with electricity.

 

12. Munna is referenced in Pokemon Red and Blue by a female Pokemon trainer standing outside of Rock Tunnel; it is also referenced in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.

 

11. Yamask Pokemon actually contain the souls of humans who lived long ago; the faces they carry are said to be those humans’ actual faces and cry when reminiscing of memories.

 

10. The first Kadabra was actually a boy with psychic abilities who awoke one morning transformed.

 

9. Rumors suggest that Genesect is actually a modified Kabutops.

 

8. Speculation by fans show that because your rival in Red and Blue had a Raticate during your battle on the S.S. Anne and did not in Lavender Town, that Raticate was actually killed during your battle.

 

7. Banette was a plush doll that came to life after being abandoned by its owner, whose main goal is now to seek vengeance on that owner.

 

6. Though proven to be untrue, it was believed that players could collect a Poke Ball containing the legendary Pokemon Mew underneath a truck on the port in Vermillion City.

 

5. Documents inside the Pokemon Mansion on Cinnabar Island show that Faraway Island was conceived long before its actual implementation.

 

4. The theme music for Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald was remixed and left in the game code for Platinum Version.

 

3. Bonsly is the first Generation Four Pokemon that can be caught and used in battle in a generation before it was introduced properly.

 

2. The theme music for the three legendary Dog type Pokemon - Suicune, Entei and Raikou - was remixed and left in the code for Ruby and Sapphire.

 

1. Though these aren't in any particular order, we saved one of our favorites for last: it’s rumored that Mew and Ditto are nearly one and the same, but that Ditto is a failed version of Mew. They both weigh 8.8 lbs, know Transform naturally, are pink but blue when shiny, and can learn every move – if only temporarily for Ditto.

 

Source

All the ones I DID NOT KNOW/'remember' knowing till now have been bolded.....the arcanine one, italiced, since, somehow, I think I recall suspecting it was ment to orrigionally be a legendary....=P I dunno, its called the legendary pokemon by species, sooo....8D makes sense.

 

 

Spinda, about that. 4 BILLION POSSABILITIES?! I knew there were a lot but. Not THAT many. Wow.....

 

 

 

 

 

good thread. I have been even farther enlightend about one of my favorite game series since ever 8D x)

 

 

and, yes, i never even really relized till today.....meowth is 52. Whooh....

 

o-o;

Edited May 30, 2013 by ~DawnStar2004~

[Kello 310]

27. "Pokemon" is not a Japanese word, but rather a combination of the two English words “pocket” and “monster.”

 

No.

It's from Japanese:

Pocket Monsters = ポケットモンスター = Poketto Monsutā

All the ones I DID NOT KNOW/'remember' knowing till now have been bolded.....the arcanine one, italiced, since, somehow, I think I recall suspecting it was ment to orrigionally be a legendary....=P I dunno, its called the legendary pokemon by species, sooo....8D makes sense.

 

 

Spinda, about that. 4 BILLION POSSABILITIES?! I knew there were a lot but. Not THAT many. Wow.....

Arcanine was, I think, intended to be legendary. Look at this pic:

 

 

Spinda: There are 4,294,967,296 (2³², 4¹⁶ or 256⁴) different spindas. Each spinda has its spots from its IV:s. If you include shininess, it's 8,589,934,592 (Even though there can only be 524,288 different shiny spindas, because of Trainer's ID and SID).

Edited May 30, 2013 by DragonMaster

[Sora96 17,256]

Awesome, never knew some of them.

[Joker 1,560]

would it be possible for you to get a video of where munna is refenced? i palyed through red/blue/yeloow all the time(yes i had all 3)and i don remember that..?

[Weiss 8,279]

would it be possible for you to get a video of where munna is refenced? i palyed through red/blue/yeloow all the time(yes i had all 3)and i don remember that..?

[Dio Brando 5,810]

 

would it be possible for you to get a video of where munna is refenced? i palyed through red/blue/yeloow all the time(yes i had all 3)and i don remember that..?

Munna is cute

 

But Musharna.....OMG Musharna is so disturbing to me.The fact it looks like a fettus(sorry if I pronounced it wrong),like a child in his mother's womb,it just creeps me whenever I see Bianca with her fat bulky Musharna

[SoraBlade 832]

 

40. Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are based on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, respectively.

 

39. If a Pokemon existed that had every type, it would be weak only to Rock types.

 

38. Ekans spells "Snake" backwards, and Arbok "Kobra."

 

37. Poliwag’s swirls actually resemble a real-life tadpole’s intestines.

 

36. Arcanine was originally intended to be a legendary Pokemon, but was replaced by Moltres.

 

35. Tangela wasn’t actually able to learn Vine Whip in Generation One.

 

34. Every Spinda has a unique pattern of spots; there are over 4 billion combinations in-game.

 

33. The names for each of the three legendary birds ends in Spanish: ArticUNO, ZapDOS and MolTRES.

 

32. Mr. Mime can also be a girl, even though the female Pokemon's name would still include "Mr."

 

31. Azurill has a 25 percent chance of changing gender when it evolves

 

30. Wailord can breed with Diglet...

 

29. Pikachu has a pokedex number of 25, while Meowth has one of 52. Reverse those, and you can see that they are the opposite of one another, just like cats and mice.

 

28. Gengar is a Shadow type Pokemon and this "shadow" may be related to how similar it looks to Clefable.

 

27. "Pokemon" is not a Japanese word, but rather a combination of the two English words “pocket” and “monster.”

 

26. In the original Red and Blue versions of the game, you could tell the gender of a Pokemon by its Attack Rate and Defense Rate; this did not apply to legendary Pokemon.

 

25. In the original games the player could cut a tree down, stand where it used to be, save/restart and end up on top of the tree.

 

24. If a Pikachu from Pokemon Yellow is uploaded to Pokemon Stadium, it will be voiced by Ikue Ohtani and have unique sound effects.

 

25. In Japan, the Pokemon move "Splash" did not exist; it was called "Hop," which indicates why Splash is a physical ability and not a Water one.

 

24. In the original Pokemon Red and Blue, it was possible to fish in any of the big statues inside Pokemon gyms.

 

23. Secret wallpapers for the Pokemon Storage System exist throughout the series.

 

22. Diamond Dust is a special kind of snow unique to Snowpoint City, Mt. Silver's Summit and Icirrus City; it appears only on certain days.

 

21. It’s rumored that the music in the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town prompted young people around the world to become suicidal.

 

20. Hypno, a Pokemon with the ability to hypnotize his opponents, has been known to kidnap children.

 

19. If the player speaks to Dawn or Lucas on their birthday, they will wish the player happy birthday; this can only be done once the player has beaten the Elite Four.

 

18. In Pokemon Red and Blue, a scary man appears on top of the Cinnabar gym if you surf along the East coast and don’t have the key to the town's gym.

 

17. Deino and its evolutions have the german numbers of one, two and three in their names: DEINo, ZWEIlous and HyDREIgon.

 

16. Doduo can learn fly, apparently by moving its legs around very fast, as evidenced by Pokemon Stadium.

 

15. Parasect is actually two Pokemon, but the mushroom portion is controlling the crab part of it as a parasite.

 

14. Rumors indicate that Giovanni’s Persian is a shiny, evidenced by its pink ears.

 

13. In 2008, Japanese scientists discovered a protein and named it “Pikachurin” because it worked very well with electricity.

 

12. Munna is referenced in Pokemon Red and Blue by a female Pokemon trainer standing outside of Rock Tunnel; it is also referenced in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.

 

11. Yamask Pokemon actually contain the souls of humans who lived long ago; the faces they carry are said to be those humans’ actual faces and cry when reminiscing of memories.

 

10. The first Kadabra was actually a boy with psychic abilities who awoke one morning transformed.

 

9. Rumors suggest that Genesect is actually a modified Kabutops.

 

8. Speculation by fans show that because your rival in Red and Blue had a Raticate during your battle on the S.S. Anne and did not in Lavender Town, that Raticate was actually killed during your battle.

 

7. Banette was a plush doll that came to life after being abandoned by its owner, whose main goal is now to seek vengeance on that owner.

 

6. Though proven to be untrue, it was believed that players could collect a Poke Ball containing the legendary Pokemon Mew underneath a truck on the port in Vermillion City.

 

5. Documents inside the Pokemon Mansion on Cinnabar Island show that Faraway Island was conceived long before its actual implementation.

 

4. The theme music for Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald was remixed and left in the game code for Platinum Version.

 

3. Bonsly is the first Generation Four Pokemon that can be caught and used in battle in a generation before it was introduced properly.

 

2. The theme music for the three legendary Dog type Pokemon - Suicune, Entei and Raikou - was remixed and left in the code for Ruby and Sapphire.

 

1. Though these aren't in any particular order, we saved one of our favorites for last: it’s rumored that Mew and Ditto are nearly one and the same, but that Ditto is a failed version of Mew. They both weigh 8.8 lbs, know Transform naturally, are pink but blue when shiny, and can learn every move – if only temporarily for Ditto.

 

Source

38 I knew

[Alph Art 32]

Was I the only one who noticed that, there is in fact 42 listed facts?

[WhiteCrow 55]

My mind, what did you do to it?

Edited June 24, 2013 by WhiteCrow