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Sheep September 25th, 2022 9:10 PM

"What generation is this Pokémon from again?"
 
Have you, or do you ever have...

- Moments where you can't remember what generation a certain Pokémon is from?
- Additionally, is there a Pokémon that you just think looks like it's from a different generation than the one it was actually released in?

Or are you a fan that remembers more clearly what generation each Pokémon is from?

Spurred by someone telling me they think Skarmory looks like a Hoenn Pokémon. I can see that personally, but as far as knowing each mon I can clearly remember which gen each one was introduced in!

Megan September 25th, 2022 9:16 PM

I originally skipped gen 4 and only got back in gen 5 (White 2). So when I encountered Drapion in those games it kinda established itself as a gen 5 Pokemon in my eyes. Only years later I realized that it actually was introducted in gen 4. xD

doreMi♪ September 25th, 2022 10:14 PM

here are some pokémon that i thought were from a different generation:

wooper- i thought it was from gen 3. apparently not.
buneary- is not a gen 6 mon.
gligar- this is probably because of gliscor.
togepi- the anime made me believe it was from gen 1.

Nah September 26th, 2022 5:18 AM

pretty sure I can at least remember which generation any given Pokemon is from (though I suppose I'd need to test that), but Gen 5 is a big blank spot in the memory of one of my sisters, so 9 out of 10 times when she's like "what game was this one from" the answer is Gen 5 lol

soulzzii September 26th, 2022 7:14 AM

it wasnt until last year that i found out skarmory is actually a gen 2 pokemon, it just made way more sense to me for it ot be a gen 3 one lol

ReKoil September 26th, 2022 9:56 AM

I don't memorize Pokemon by generation so I quite often get what gen they were introduced in wrong if I don't look it up.
A very persistent one is Victini though. I keep thinking it's a part of the gen 4 mythicals, but it's gen 5.
Mythicals in general are blurry to me though as I was missing most of them till the ORAS distribution... where I still ended up missing several.

Devalue September 26th, 2022 4:40 PM

Remembers most of them, probably. Would be most likely to mistake Generation 4 Pokemon to be Generation 5. Spent the least time in Generation 4.

Gets a bit fuzzy on Bug Pokemon. Typically ignored them and never saw them past the first hour in their debut generation. Figured out the correct generation for everyone with some thought, though. (Why were there so many Bugs in Generation 3? Did they really need Beautifly, Mothim, Ninjask, and Masquerain in the same generation? Bears such similar silhouettes. (And also Volbeat/Illumise.))

Sweet Serenity September 26th, 2022 5:30 PM

I tended to mistake Regigigas as being a gen 3 Pokémon quite often for some reason!

Amore September 27th, 2022 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheep (Post 10553617)

Spurred by someone telling me they think Skarmory looks like a Hoenn Pokémon. I can see that personally, but as far as knowing each mon I can clearly remember which gen each one was introduced in!

Yeah, as Emerald was my first game and Skarmory stands out when you encounter it I thought it was Gen III. Magcargo too, because when I played Gen IV they both also turn up near Camerupt and Claydol at Stark Mountain

Quote:

Originally Posted by doreMi♪ (Post 10553627)
togepi- the anime made me believe it was from gen 1.

Togepi and Wobbuffet for me!

I also thought Sudowoodo was Gen III because his episode is one of the first ones I remembered clearly, then I encountered one in Battle Frontier.

I was always painfully aware I couldn’t have Meditite in Emerald but it was Gen III (it seemed a beast for Brawly), but I know a few people figured it was Gen IV due to its availability.

I skipped two gens before coming back with Sword so there was some confusion there - I still think Skwovet is Gen VI

soulzzii September 27th, 2022 2:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Serenity (Post 10553905)
I tended to mistake Regigigas as being a gen 3 Pokémon quite often for some reason!

being honest, it would make sense since the regi trio are all from gen 3 lol

icycatelf September 27th, 2022 6:09 AM

I think Noibat is the only one. I've found myself thinking it was Gen. 5 before.

colours November 7th, 2022 11:21 AM

if you showed me most pokemon from gen 6 i would probably think they were part of the unova dex @[email protected]

CZL November 7th, 2022 4:44 PM

when i was younger i always thought aipom was at least gen 4 but it's gen 2.. i think a lot of gen 2 pokemon look way newer

Squirtkipfan01 November 7th, 2022 4:54 PM

I dont blink of generations, but names and some pokemon entirely i kinda blank on sometimes

virtualpet November 10th, 2022 4:33 PM

Gens 6 and 7 are kind of a blur to me because that's when the depression hit so I mix up those Pokemon from time to time. As a kid I thought a lot of Johto Pokemon were Hoenn Pokemon because of how my first game was Emerald while being rare in HGSS (like Skarmory).

ambam November 12th, 2022 7:23 AM

I almost always seem to think Pincurchin is from gen 7 rather than 8. Maybe I'm mixing it up with Pyukumuku?

icycatelf November 13th, 2022 5:28 AM

Found myself thinking the other day that the Solosis line was Gen. VI while running around Reflection Cave. Took a moment to remember that it was Gen. V.

Dastr95 January 3rd, 2023 10:56 PM

I would probably get many gen 6-7 Pokémon wrong.

Aquacorde January 3rd, 2023 11:48 PM

Any Gen II Pokémon that was in Emerald is a candidate for this for me. I was super familiar with the first 151 via the anime and TCG, but didn't actually play a Pokémon game until Emerald- and I think I just didn't catch the first two seasons of Johto very much? So they are hazy for me lmao. Specifically I thought Slugma, Chinchou, and Skarmory were Gen III for a long time. Always mix up which of Azurill and Azumarill were intro'd in III as well; I just assumed for a long time that all the babies were Gen II. Wynaut as well.

Corsola I always knew was Johto but certainly feels better for it to be in Hoenn, doesn't it? There's a few others like that. Shellos of course shoulda been in Hoenn, but it is what it is.

Mystiqo January 4th, 2023 1:27 AM

The game that introduced me to the series was Pokémon Platinum (Gen 4). I thought Sneasel, Aipom, Houndour, and Ponyta debuted there for the longest time.

YET...! Munchlax feels like a Gen 2 Pokémon to me.

Adam Levine January 4th, 2023 1:52 AM

I'm kind of a weirdo so I never really ask this question because this is somehow common sense to me, but sometimes a Pokémon will give me the vibes that it belongs in another generation; most of the time it's the Pokémon that'll end a dex. For example, Mew feels like it belongs in Generation II, Deoxys in Generation IV, Meltan and Melmetal in Generation VIII, etc.

Zed01 January 4th, 2023 1:56 AM

I do know what generation each Pokemon is from by now but that wasn't always the case. When I was younger I would always think that Magcargo and Lanturn lines were from Hoenn first and it took me a minute or two of really thinking about it to remember that they were actually from Johto, I always associated these two evolution lines with Hoenn for some reason.

Iceshadow3317 January 5th, 2023 5:48 AM

In most cases, I can remember what pokemon is from what generation. I think the biggest pokemon, more so a form, that I forget was Kalos is Zygarde 100% and its dog form. While they were all in the anime, they didn't come out until Alola, so I forget those forms are technically Kalos.

As for pokemon that I think should belong to another region, Orbeetle and its pre evos. It's besign is so random for Galar and looks like it should be from Alola, especially given that it is based on a space ship.

Janp January 5th, 2023 8:00 AM

I would say I can put Pokémon in correct gen most of the time. I've spent hours analyzing each game roster and their stats. Imagine what else I could learn instead.

Janp January 5th, 2023 9:48 AM

I would say I can put Pokémon in correct gen most of the time. I've spent hours analyzing each game roster and their stats for my runs.

Alex_Among_Foxes January 5th, 2023 3:48 PM

I always have trouble remembering what Gen Delibird is from,
for some reason I can't get it out of my head that it's not a Gen 3 pokemon.

Hashimi January 8th, 2023 1:46 AM

I actually confuse the original region of most of the Pokémon appearing in the sixth and seventh generation.
Sometimes I think of Comfey as a Kalos Pokémon, Goodra as an Alola 'mon, Turtonator as a sixth generation Digimon, etc...

Ninetales January 10th, 2023 1:22 PM

I always find myself thinking that Mimikyu was introduced in generation 6 as opposed to generation 7 and is thus native to the Kalos region. Similarly, Hawlucha is a Pokémon that I continually associate more with generation 7 than generation 6. I have a tendency to confuse both gen 6 and 7 Pokémon in general.


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