Legendary?

[LawLessChaoz]

Legendary pokemon just have legends behind them.

 

[RYOUKI]

i agree that a legendary pokemon has legends behind them
but i disagree sheimi for being a legendary pokemon
what would shaymin do?curl up like a ball and then what?

 

[Ichida]

Shaymin? Shaymin's a legendary. No question there. The fact that you can only get it via an event makes it a legendary. What powers does it have? Shaymin supposedly has dominion over flowers and nature. I mean, when you first see it, it walks up to you on a rocky cliff, and BAM, the place becomes a beautiful garden. I think it could make a good seeder if you train it right.

Jirachi's a legendary, Arcanine isn't, though he's still kickass. :)

 

[Aegis]

In my opinion, legendary pokemon are simply pokemon with legends behind them. They don't have to be rare or strong.

Yah, I agree with you. I think that a Pokemon is legendary if they are only in legends, and haven't been seen in a long time, or have never been seen.

 

[acrof]

In my opinion, legendary pokemon are simply pokemon with legends behind them. They don't have to be rare or strong.

Yes, but remember that some "normal" pokemos also have legends in the games, in the anime and even in the cards!
For the games, cards, and anime legend you can use the legend of Ninetales.
In the anime, and in the movies Unown also have legends (isn´t movie 3 based on a bunch of "non legendary" creatures?)(remember that the Entei shown on it was not real).

For me (and a lot of veterans in pokemon) "legendary" is a pokemon with a abnormal sum of status (higher stats).

But we also use the term "guardian" for those pokemons that are stronger within the other legendaries.
EX: Lugia is a guardian, not because it´s the guardian of the sea in the second movie, but because it´s stronger than a Moltres, or a Raikou, or a Regi.

 

[Shiny Umbreon]

No one disagreed. Everyone one knows that 'legendaries' in games are pokemon that can be caught once.

What I'm trying to say is to look at it from the point of a game character, without the "it can only be caught once per game" attitude. Pretend that the pokemon world = the world you live in. What would you consider a legendary?

Please, no one else post the 'only once a game' thing.

Excuse me, but what is Pokémon? A video game with a story that fits more and less with the game mechanics. Remember that the anime and manga were based from the games.

That was my definiton. If you want an in-universe definition, it would be harder. No one knows what makes a legendary. How can we know a fan-made term if we don't live in the Pokémon world. We can only see the anime (not canon) and play the games with the story restricted by the mechanics.

Some other Pokémon have abnormal stats (Tyranitar), are hard to find (Feebas), are in the end of the Dex (Dragonite), have legends, etc. We all just know they are Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Celebi, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Latias, Latios, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Dialga, Palkia, Heatran, Giratina, Crecelia, Regigigas, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin and Arceus, with some debating about Manaphy/Phione.

 

[acrof]

People have some problems to accept different things, like that Manaphy breading thing, every single legendary can probably bread(if they were real, of course), and besides, even some animals can generate descendants, without another from the same specie, like some reptiles, and some frogs.

 

[Sassafras]

Yeah, legandary is a Pokemon that is a Legand to the people in the game, those being In my opinion; Mew, Lugia, Ho-oh, The Legandary trios, Rayquaza, Groundon, Kyorge, Dialga and Palkia.

 

[Gary the Magic Fairy]

Excuse me, but what is Pokémon? A video game with a story that fits more and less with the game mechanics. Remember that the anime and manga were based from the games.

So what if they were based on the games? You can't disregard the anime and manga. Pokemon is not just the games anymore. I don't care if you don't like anything else. Deal with it. The anime and manga have just as much input as the games.

We can only see the anime (not canon) and play the games with the story restricted by the mechanics.

Please stop saying the anime is not canon. I put this in the pokemon general section for a reason. If I wanted a lecture on game mechanics or the same list of pokemon repeated 30x, I would've posted it in the games section.

Okay, back on topic:

People have some problems to accept different things, like that Manaphy breading thing, every single legendary can probably bread(if they were real, of course), and besides, even some animals can generate descendants, without another from the same specie, like some reptiles, and some frogs.

I like the idea of offspring without breeding. It could explain why legends who are genderless can sometimes reproduce, which would explain the Lugia.