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Hikamaru March 21st, 2012 8:39 PM

I didn't know that...

Did you know that Emolga's name changed from Emonga to Emolga in non-Japanese versions because Emonga would be considered offensive to Down's Syndrome sufferers? I found that out on TV Tropes.

何贤豪 March 22nd, 2012 7:12 AM

I have no idea.

DYK Scrafty is the last Pokemon in alphabetical order (Japanese)?

Adam Levine March 22nd, 2012 10:27 PM

Yes, I certainly did.
DYK Palkia in MD 2 was the only Pokemon to learn all IQ?

何贤豪 March 23rd, 2012 1:11 AM

Huh? Really?

DYK that there's a glitch that allows you to get Mew in the 1st Generation games?

Adam Levine March 23rd, 2012 4:38 AM

Oh, yeah, I think so...
DYK Giratina is the only Pokemon to start wild Pokemon battles with its Alternate Form?

Hikamaru April 6th, 2012 8:21 PM

Did you know that Sigilyph is the only Pokemon that can have Wonder Skin outside of the Dream World?

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/47/561Sigilyph_BW_anime.png

That's what makes Sigilyph unique.

Wub April 6th, 2012 9:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowExcadrill (Post 6901666)
Nope, i didnt know.

Did you know that if Sableye and Spiritomb got Shedinjas ability, they become invincible?

Not exactly. They can still be hit by Fire Fang.

Hikamaru April 6th, 2012 9:29 PM

Did you know that Gothitelle and its pre-evolutions are the only Psychic-types to have Frisk as an ability?

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/da/576Gothitelle_BW_anime.png

They are also the only Pokemon with Frisk that have it as their only natural ability.

Adam Levine April 11th, 2012 2:24 AM

...No.
Did you know Grotle's nuts were the only food products of Pokemon that tasted bad to humans?

Hikamaru May 7th, 2012 1:06 AM

Did you know that in the anime, it took 21 episodes for Ash's Pidove to evolve into Tranquill?

21 is the level Pidove evolves at in the games coincidentally.

Flygon-Gal May 9th, 2012 10:26 AM

No idea lol

did you know skitty and wailord can breed?

mineox100 May 9th, 2012 11:58 AM

That. Is. Crazy.

Did you know that Pokemon DP had reference to internet memes and chatspeak?

Hikamaru May 9th, 2012 1:51 PM

I knew that, like "A winner is you!", said by a Clown in Veilstone City.

Did you know that you could never get a legitimate Arceus until the 5th Gen?

mineox100 May 9th, 2012 2:28 PM

I knew that!

Did you know that Pikachu has the same English and Japanese name?

Hikamaru May 9th, 2012 2:32 PM

Yeah.

Did you know that even though Shiny sprites exist, there is currently no possible way to get a Shiny Zekrom or Reshiram without hacking?

Golurks Were Meant to Fly May 9th, 2012 2:50 PM

I knew that, which is why it's always funny when you see people claiming they SR'd for a shiny Zekrom/Reshiram/Victini.

Did you know the term "eeveelution" first became official in Pokemon Rangers: Shadows of Almia in a quest from Murph?

Archenoth May 10th, 2012 2:20 PM

Yep!

Did you know that under ridiculous circumstances, Shuckle can hit a Pokemon for over a million damage?

Hikamaru May 12th, 2012 4:28 AM

Did you know that Meteor Mash is currently the only punching move which can't be learned by a Pokemon with the Iron Fist ability?

Adam Levine May 12th, 2012 4:56 AM

No. But Metagross can. Yay Metagross!
DYK Unown was the only Johto Pokemon not to be in a Pokemon Ranger game?

CyanFlame May 12th, 2012 5:28 AM

Yeah, Reading taught me.
Did you know that it is not true that children committed suicide because of the Lavender Town song? They only got headaches and nosebleeds.

TRiGa May 15th, 2012 2:28 AM

I do now.
Did you know that Sunkern has the lowest total base stats? 180

Loner_grunger May 16th, 2012 5:25 PM

No; I didn't know.

Did you know that the chances to get pokerus are 3 in 65,536?

Golurks Were Meant to Fly May 18th, 2012 7:00 PM

I think I knew that. Did you know that eevee can evolve into umbreon orespeon if the player has a moon shard or a sun shard in their bag in pokemon XD?

Adam Levine May 20th, 2012 5:09 AM

No, never played XD.
Did you know that Yanma and Pineco have 4 things in common?
-Both are Bug Types
- Both are native to Johto
-They are both swarming Pokemon in Unova
-Both have a 65 Attack base stat

Porynoir May 21st, 2012 12:59 PM

No, don't really know stats, except for the swarming part.

Dyk, that Jessie and James are only 17?

Hikamaru June 9th, 2012 2:51 AM

Did you know that a certain scene from the Johto saga episode The Whistle Stop, when played backwards, James (while being bitten by Victreebel) says "Leo Burnett and 4Kids are the devil".

Squirrel July 4th, 2012 11:00 AM

Did you know that Pikachu wasn't originally going to be the mascot for Pokémon, but instead it was going to be Clefairy?

Hikamaru July 4th, 2012 7:12 PM

Did you know that Umbreon is the only non-Psychic Pokemon to have the Synchronize ability?

droomph July 12th, 2012 11:31 PM

Ja' know that Buizel is based (somewhat) off of the Sonic character Tails?

Lol I'm so lame

Squirrel July 13th, 2012 2:32 PM

Did you know that in the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Magnemite was originally known as "Coil", from its Japanese name.

Munchlax11 July 13th, 2012 4:54 PM

Did you know?
 
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ronz.ombie July 16th, 2012 6:44 AM

Nope ! Never played the generation, either !
I'm not the biggest Pokémon fan so my Did you know might be an "Everyone knows" to some of you :

Did you know that the female lead in one generation always has a cameo in the one after that ?

Hikamaru July 16th, 2012 10:11 PM

Did you know that Kris and Dawn are the only female player characters in the main games to not have brown hair?

NixChill July 25th, 2012 2:57 PM

i did know that

did you know that rhydon, clefable and lapras were the very first pokemon thought of

Vato July 25th, 2012 3:21 PM

Yep, yes I did, did you know there was going to be a Pokemon based of Dolly, the cloned sheep?
The concept was dropped, as it was too controversial

diab_low July 25th, 2012 8:52 PM

Did you know that Ash stays a 10 year old through out all series of the anime.

google123 August 3rd, 2012 12:17 AM

yep
did you know that when ash grows up he wants to be a grown up?(just kidding)

did you know that you can get a hatched reshiram egg by glitches?

Hikamaru August 18th, 2012 6:45 AM

Did you know that Emolga is the only Pokemon that learns Volt Switch by level up?

Aryan143 September 9th, 2012 5:03 AM

Yes I know.
Do you know that in anime, the quarter finals in Sinnoh League Victors, Infernape was Ash's last pokemon

Hikamaru September 9th, 2012 5:07 AM

Did you know that all of Ash's Fire-type starters have evolved at least once?

giradialkia September 9th, 2012 7:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hikari10 (Post 7333988)
Did you know that all of Ash's Fire-type starters have evolved at least once?

Never really thought about it, but you're right!
Did you know that in Gold and Silver, Sneasel was coloured brown and blue, which was then changed to black and red in Crystal? Weird, huh?

Hikamaru September 9th, 2012 7:25 AM

Did you know that Ditto and Mew share the same normal and shiny colors? And they can both learn Transform!

Bounsweet September 9th, 2012 7:46 AM

Did you know that Charizard and Rhyhorn have the same cries?

Hikamaru September 9th, 2012 7:51 AM

Did you know that all of Ash's bird-based Flying-types are in their final stages of evolution?

zeee September 9th, 2012 9:25 AM

Nope!
Did you know Tyranitar, of all pseudo-legendary pokemon, are not used by any Champions? (Other than Blue in FRLG, but it's only from a rematch)

Hikamaru September 10th, 2012 2:11 AM

Did you know Iris (B2/W2) is the only Champion to keep their Japanese name in the English translation?

Shadowstriker184 September 19th, 2012 2:07 AM

Actually, I did. Did you know that Satoshi (Japanese Ash) is named after the creator of pokemon?

Hikamaru September 19th, 2012 6:49 PM

Did you know that Dragonite is the first pseudo-legendary owned by a main character in the anime? (Iris)

何贤豪 September 29th, 2012 8:39 AM

Nope, never seen the Orange Islands season of the anime, the Johto seasons, the Hoenn seasons, most of the Sinnoh episodes and the on-going Unova seasons.

Did you know that Psycho Boost isn't completely exclusive to Deoxys, its forms and Smeargle?

rageahollic33 January 11th, 2013 1:32 AM

yeah.


Did you know in 1998 for one day only Topeka, Kansas was renamed Topikachu in honor of the first american release of Pokemon.

cyndaquiltrainer January 11th, 2013 11:11 AM

What??? AWESOME that's so cool. np

Did you know that gulpin's shiny is blue and orange, instead of green and yellow?

ShadowMirror January 25th, 2013 4:00 AM

cool

did you know that shellos and gastrodon were ment to be in gen 3

Serperion February 2nd, 2013 4:53 AM

Yeh although that was because of looking up stuff about Gastrodon, but still cool fact

Did you know that Darkrai had been portrayed as a misunderstood hero and a manipulative villian

Adam Levine February 22nd, 2013 6:58 PM

Umm...no.
Did you know that Zubat and Golbat have been in all 9 regions so far?
(Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Orre, Fiore, Almia, Oblivia)

StinkomanFan February 22nd, 2013 7:04 PM

No, No I did not

Did you know that Drake Bell starred in one of the first Pokemon Commercials?

Adam Levine February 22nd, 2013 7:57 PM

He did?!
Did you know that Blissey(and Chansey) can give approximately 12249 if there is only one Pokemon battling, if that Pokemon was traded, if the Pokemon is holding a Lucky Egg, and if the Blissey(or Chansey)is owned by an NPC Trainer?

lineofdeath February 23rd, 2013 4:38 AM

Yeb, but coòoooòl fact

Did you know that the ledgendary birds are spanish.

StinkomanFan February 23rd, 2013 7:45 AM

Si Senor

Did you know that John Pokenter's First Timegate Traveler's BAD Ending had the hero horribly combined with her Solosis?

Adam Levine March 2nd, 2013 11:03 PM

No...
Did you know that the Pokemon with the lowest stats are:
Shedinja(1 HP)
Happiny, Chansey(5 Defense, 5 Attack)
Bonsly, Feebas, Shuckle(10 Sp. Atk)
Igglybuff, Carvanha, Caterpie, Magikarp, Weedle(20 Sp. Def)
Munchlax, Shuckle(5 Speed)
And Sunkern(180 Total)

Arma March 6th, 2013 3:45 PM

Yup, I browsed through bulbapedia enough times to know that XD

Did you know that paras and parasect are the only 'mons able to have a x5 weakness?


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