Rune Knight
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I got bored. So given the premises of the new anime series, and how we've seen multiple legendaries/mythicals of the same kind in the anime which raises the question of inconsistency, I started wondering just which ones actually made sense to the Pokemon world. More specifically, I'm only going to cover the anime although I will be taking game rules into consideration since they most likely apply to most if not all pokemon media.
So how I will label each pokemon goes like this: sometimes I'll just group them based on their class; ex: the legendary birds trio. I'll also assign them a class based on their rarity, they are the following:
Multiple - Means that there a various members of the species, albeit the chances of encountering one is unlikely unless you actually go looking for them.
A few - They are a very a rare breed. Small number of them in the world. You could say Chewpacabra or Bigfoot level of rarity.
Only one - These pokemon are literal gods and unique in the pokemon world.
Then I will give a reason(s) behind their classification; although some won't have one for now and will be purely based on speculation.
Keep in mind that the definition of a legendary doesn't make that pokemon one of a kind; it likely just refers to the legends and mithos surrounding their species. While legendaries are acknowledged by science, mythicals are so rare that their very existence is questioned by the pokemon world; kind of like our real world perceptions of dragons and unicorns.
Anyway, here's the list for now. Remember that this is pure opinion and speculation based on what the anime and the games have provided up until now.
If you have any good suggestions, I'll try to implement them into this list and give you credit.
So how I will label each pokemon goes like this: sometimes I'll just group them based on their class; ex: the legendary birds trio. I'll also assign them a class based on their rarity, they are the following:
Multiple - Means that there a various members of the species, albeit the chances of encountering one is unlikely unless you actually go looking for them.
A few - They are a very a rare breed. Small number of them in the world. You could say Chewpacabra or Bigfoot level of rarity.
Only one - These pokemon are literal gods and unique in the pokemon world.
Then I will give a reason(s) behind their classification; although some won't have one for now and will be purely based on speculation.
Keep in mind that the definition of a legendary doesn't make that pokemon one of a kind; it likely just refers to the legends and mithos surrounding their species. While legendaries are acknowledged by science, mythicals are so rare that their very existence is questioned by the pokemon world; kind of like our real world perceptions of dragons and unicorns.
Anyway, here's the list for now. Remember that this is pure opinion and speculation based on what the anime and the games have provided up until now.
If you have any good suggestions, I'll try to implement them into this list and give you credit.
Legendary Birds - Multiple.
Mewtwo - A few.
Mew - A few.
Legendary Beasts - Multiple.
Lugia - A few.
Ho-Oh - Only one. (For now).
Celebi - Multiple.
Legendary Titans - Multiple.
Eon Duo - Multiple.
Kyogre - A few.
Groudon - A few.
Rayquaza - A few.
Jirachi - A few.
Deoxys - Multiple.
Lake Guardians - Only one of each.
Dialga - Only one.
Palkia - Only one.
Heatran - Multiple.
Regigas - A few.
Giratina - Only one.
Cresselia - A few.
Phione - Multiple.
Manaphy - A few.
Darkrai - A few.
Shaymin - Multiple.
Arceus - Only one.
Victini - A few.
Swords of Justice - Only one of each. (For now).
Forces of Nature - A few.
Reshiram - Only one.
Zekrom - Only one.
Kyurem - Only one.
Meloetta - A few.
Genesect - Multiple
Xerneas - A few. Alternatively possible only one.
Yveltal - A few. Alternatively possible only one.
Zygarde - A few. Alternatively possible only one.
Diancie - A few.
Hoopa - A few.
Volcanion - A few.
Island Guardians - Only one of each.
Cosmog Line(s) - A few.
Necrozma - A few.
Magearna - A few.
Zeraora - A few.
Meltan Line - Multiple.
So, that's it for now. If you have any input of your own feel free to share it.
None for now.
Can be cloned indefinitely, but hard to pull off. -TheWanderingMist
Stated to be able to reproduce.
It is stated that a new Entei is born whenever a volcano erupts or something like that. Also since we saw two sets of them; one being shiny, that implies that there's more than one of each. -Captain Jigglypuff.
Shown able to reproduce in the anime, ex: Silver.
Even though it's in same class as Lugia, the anime has been consistent with only showing us up until now. -TheWanderingMist
We see a good number of them together in M04.
Can be created by environmental factors.
M05 states that Latios & Latias are siblings and had parents that passed away, therefore they are able to reproduce.
None for now.
None for now.
We see a regular, then later a shiny one. Indicating that there are at least two.
Rare because they only wake up every 1000 years for 7 days.
We see two of them at the same time in M07.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
It's just the fact that they are tremendously strong that renders their "legendary" status.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
We see many together at the same time in one episode of DP.
Same family as Phione. Plus the one from M09 was born from an egg, therefore suggesting that it might have had parents. However it is implied that only one is born every so often. -TheWanderingMist
None for now.
We see many together at the same time in multiple episodes + M11. ex: More recently, the final episode of Sun & Moon.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
We see many at the same time in M16.
Same class as Zygarde; see Zygarde.
Same class as Zygarde; see Zygarde.
Alternatively possible only one. We see two at the same time in the anime. However it can be argued that 50% Zygarde isn't complete Zygarde, therefore the two cores are just parts of Zygarde rather than the whole Pokemon. -TheWanderingMist
None for now.
None for now.
None for now.
Referred to as island deities. -TheWanderingMist
Assuming that both Solgaleo and Lunala started as Cosmogs, then that suggests that there are multiple Cosmogs to begin with. Plus it's suggested that the scene with them handing over Cosmog to Ash likely implies that it's their child, and therefore are able to reproduce. -TheWanderingMist
None for now.
Can be built. -TheWanderingMist
None for now.
We see many in the anime.
So, that's it for now. If you have any input of your own feel free to share it.
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