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Tater Tot February 20th, 2008 1:19 PM

Of course Phione is a legendary type! =O
Just because he's small, he's prince of the sea. That should immediately make him a legendary type. END OF DISCUSSION! XD

Myzou February 20th, 2008 1:25 PM

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Phione

Yes, Pokemon.com has confirmed Phione is legendary.

ExMaikel February 21st, 2008 10:16 AM

hell yeah!1111111111111111

Anxiety. March 1st, 2008 7:43 PM

It is a legendary. You have your test results wrong.

Here is how it should be!

* Gender: NO
* 1 per game: NO
* Breed: NO
* Evolve: NO
* Pokedex: YES


Yes, it comes from an egg, but Phione cannot breed, manaphy can. This way, Phione only has one legendary fault. And that is you can get more than one per game.

Sooo.. my test results say Phinoe can be a legendary. UNLESS when you write breed you mean hatch from egg. If that is the case you should state that. Thankyou XD

(I is scientifical!)

Jessie March 1st, 2008 8:00 PM

I think it is, one reason being Pokemon.com confirmed it (which has probably already been mentioned).

Noisuf Ekop 993 March 3rd, 2008 6:30 AM

I think Phione, nor Manaphy are legendary. Manaphy breaks the breeding rule also. I do not think Latias and Latos are legendary either because in Emerald/Ruby/Sapphire the descriptions says that they are seen in herds.

Just MHO.

Minos Yewman March 3rd, 2008 8:01 AM

I don't mean legendary in the broad sense of the word I mean it in the game sense. I am pretty sure you can breed Phione to get more Phione but as I dont have any 4th gen games I can't be sure.

Naito March 3rd, 2008 8:26 AM

Phione is an one-off Pokemon that's the uh...

Well Kyogre is King of the Sea, Manaphy is Prince... What does that make Phione? Princess of the Sea?

Normally most legends can be related to some sort of mythology in the games. Latios and Latias were one of the few that could breed. The legendary birds and the Regis are plentiful...

Hm, there's a lot of rules in the games and anime that conflict each other. I'm just gonna call it a legend as it's an one-off Pokemon probably in D/P mythology somewhere (and Nintendo confirmed it).

Edit: You CANNOT breed Phione to make more. It's a genderless that can't breed with Ditto. Phione is a pre-evolved form of Manaphy (which is a basic form Pokemon), so Game Freak made it that you can't breed Phione. However you can breed Manaphy with Ditto to get several Phiones.

Noisuf Ekop 993 March 4th, 2008 5:54 AM

Just to clear everything up, in the nintendo power ultimute pokedex for D/P in the breeding section it says this:

MANAPHY AND PHIONE
Something special happens when you breed a Manaphy (the only legendary pokemon you can breed). You get an Egg for the baby pokemon Phione. Phione can breed, but it will never evolve into Manaphy.

I hope that clears everything up.

Jessie March 4th, 2008 6:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AExcalibur (Post 3391653)
Phione is an one-off Pokemon that's the uh...

Well Kyogre is King of the Sea, Manaphy is Prince... What does that make Phione? Princess of the Sea?

Normally most legends can be related to some sort of mythology in the games. Latios and Latias were one of the few that could breed. The legendary birds and the Regis are plentiful...

Hm, there's a lot of rules in the games and anime that conflict each other. I'm just gonna call it a legend as it's an one-off Pokemon probably in D/P mythology somewhere (and Nintendo confirmed it).

Edit: You CANNOT breed Phione to make more. It's a genderless that can't breed with Ditto. Phione is a pre-evolved form of Manaphy (which is a basic form Pokemon), so Game Freak made it that you can't breed Phione. However you can breed Manaphy with Ditto to get several Phiones.

What are you talking about?! You can't breed Latios and Latias! xD

airconditioning March 4th, 2008 4:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokemon.com
Is Phione a Legendary?

Even though Legendaries can't usually breed, you do breed Manaphy to get a Phione - so yes, Phione is a Legendary Pokemon! But remember, Phione will never evolve into Manaphy.

http://www.pokemon.com/#mailbag_02042008

/endthread

Azonic March 4th, 2008 4:53 PM

Phione a legendary? I think so.
Phione strong? I think not.

Just remember, Legendary or not, the term "Legendary" has no effect on how strong a Pokemon is. Legendary is not a tier in competetive. So I'd say it is very much a legendary Pokemon, but by no means is it strong.

Evan44 January 29th, 2011 2:46 AM

In my opinion, phione should be a psuedo-legendary pokemon like dragonite,salamence,garchomp and metagross.
Its not exactly a legend in batlling by my standards(or even a real legendary),but definitely not an ordinary pokemon.Psuedo-legends arent legends but have the power to act like a 'legendary' and so can Phione, given the right EV's Iv's and nature it can prove its power just as well as manaphy.(Trust me because i own one)
I have this opinion also with rotom.(did you know rotom is motor spelt backwards)
In conclusion,this is my opinion of what manaphy should be.

Clark January 29th, 2011 9:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evan44 (Post 6425099)
In my opinion, phione should be a psuedo-legendary pokemon like dragonite,salamence,garchomp and metagross.

"Pseudo-legendary" is a fanmade term referring specifically to Pokemon like Dragonite, Salamence, etc. It isn't a broad spectrum that includes any Pokemon who happens to be "strong" or "not quite legendary".


I don't consider Phione legendary. There's kinda two ways I look at a Pokemon to determine whether it's "legendary" or not. On one hand, there's how they fit into the games. Sorta like that list of legendary criteria. On the other, there's how they fit into the plot and lore of the world. A Pokemon wouldn't really be "legendary" if there were no legends about it, right? Of course, this does exclude a few Pokemon widely accepted as legendaries, most notably Mewtwo and Deoxys. I myself think of those two as being... technically not really legendary, but for the purpose of simplicity and for how they're placed into the games they work as legendaries.

Phione wouldn't be legendary because it's not really passing from either a game-based or plot-based perspective. Phione hatches from an egg. You can get multiple Phiones in one game. There don't seem to be many myths or relevant legends about it, either. If the bits of lore surrounding Phione make it legendary, then Pokemon like Arcanine and Ninetales would probably have to be legendary as well.

Ayselipera January 29th, 2011 6:32 PM

Evan44, please do not post in threads that exceed a one month post date. This thread is a few years old. Next time please check the last post date before posting! :)

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