Pokemon's LOST Pokedex

this is a tale from a long long time ago when pokemon was still only a small unknown gameboy game did you know that pokemon research didn't canonically begin in japan but actually in 18th century france or that the people of kanto ate so many far-fetched they almost went extinct these details and lots more secrets can all be found in a long-lost pokedex dating back to 1996 which we spent thousands of dollars to acquire and translate into english just for this video buried inside are details about pokemon biology behavior food chains and lots more including how pokemon evolved through natural selection but before we dig in let's provide some brief context a few weeks after the launch of pokemon red and green a book called pokedex was released in japan but never localized for the west the book was published by creatures inc with contributions from pokemon's creator satoshi tajiri and according to ken sugimori he made the first pokemon art set specifically for this book in other words this book is as official as it gets 46 of its 140 pages are an entirely alternate pokedex with exclusive lore classification systems and 150 pokedex entries that never appeared in the games themselves and it is without a doubt the biggest and most fascinating pokedex of them all considering the historic weight of this document there's only one man on the planet qualified to translate it into english so we hired the nintendo staffer who translated the first 26 pokemon games into english including all their pokedexes we're of course talking about nob agassawara today professor knobs welcoming us to the world of pokemon starting at the very beginning two million years ago the pokedex begins with this introduction which will read word for word as translated by knob it is said that pocket monsters colloquially shortened to pokemon first appeared some 2 million years ago the first systematic study of pokemon was undertaken in the late 18th century by a french author baron tajirin at the time only 30 species had been discovered nevertheless the detailed data and sketches left by baron tajirin became the foundations of study thereafter from france research into pokemon spread throughout western europe to include england germany spain and italy in line with the incredible progress of transportation technology this academic movement found a home in japan at the end of the 19th century professor nishinomori is said to be the father of pokemon studies in our country in 1899 he published the paper an observation on the evolution of pikachu it described how two pokemon which had been thought to be two entirely different creatures were actually the same one was simply the evolved form as a result of this breakthrough pokemon research entered a new phase of discovery earning professor nishinomori worldwide recognition because of his paper japan came to be known as a leader in the study of pokemon incidentally 80 pokemon species had been discovered by then as of 1996 thanks to the investigative and research efforts of professor oak 150 species of pokemon have been discovered we are gradually gaining insights into their behavior life cycle evolution nature and so on this guidebook examines the presently discovered 150 species of pokemon by their habitat such as grasslands mountains and near bodies of water the descriptive text for each pokemon includes only facts known to date it must also be noted that not all species of pokemon have been discovered we intend to continue with our research with the intention of publishing updated guides when new pokemon are found before moving on to the first pokedex entry we want to reiterate that this book is official and even though much of its lore was never mentioned again this book represents the earliest form of the series canon tajirin is even named after pokemon's creator satoshi tajiri professor nishinomori is a combination of the names koji nishino and ken sugimori two developers who played a key role in red and green's development directly translated nishino means west field and tsugimori means cedar forest so professor nishi nomori translates to professor westwood in the japanese version of anime episode 65 satoshi and his friends meet professor nishinomori v with the english localization of the episode calling him professor westwood v the show says he wrote all the entries of satoshi's pokedex so it's probably safe to assume he's the great great grandson of the professor nishinomori that researched pokemon in 1899. according to tajiri the games anime and manga all have separate cannons although clearly they overlap more than they don't this lost pokedex is divided into nine classifications mostly based on habitat grassland mountain water's edge forest seas enigmatic urban extinct and legendaries a pokemon's habitat has implications for its size intelligence and how they evolved and by that we mean in the darwinian sense the way pokemon species evolved over the past two million years for example pokemon who live in forests are all small because they mostly subsist on fruits and nuts while the pokemon of the seas haven't evolved as much because the ocean hasn't changed much in the past two million years though the land has this habitat classification system wasn't mentioned in red and green but it did appear in the prototype of the pokemon tcg and was also used in a slightly altered form in fire red and leaf green but after that habitat classifications were discarded and never seen again the pokedex's first and largest habitats is the grasslands like every habitat it starts with a brief introduction this one says our country is home to many species of pokemon up to now an amazing 150 have been discovered the largest number was found in grasslands being rich in food sources it appears that grasslands represent an environment in which they can thrive many of the grassland dwelling pokemon are people friendly and placid in nature the first pokedex entry in this lost official decks is actually that of growlithe and tells us number one growlithe friendly toward people with a loyal nature faced with an enemy they bark and bite to drive their foe away cinnabar island is famous as a home to many fire type pokemon with growlithe being no exception the island was once an active volcano but is now dormant its unique ecosphere is thought to have strongly influenced its native pokemon recent research revealed that this pokemon's evolution is dependent on a stone the entry states that cinnabar's native pokemon were influenced by its unique ecosphere implying their physical forms adapted to the island throughout darwinian evolution later entries use more direct terms like evolution and survival of the fittest to describe how pokemon changed over time it should also be noted that this book has a few pages of professor oak's journal where he discusses darwinian evolution at length and even addresses human evolution oak explains that he used to believe pokemon evolved into their current forms entirely through natural selection but his research made him realize that natural selection can't explain all their traits and some details remain a mystery even to him the next entry reads number two ponyta their light body is supported by incredibly strong legs they can clear tokyo tower in one jump while this herbivore is peaceful care must be taken when shooing them they can kick you may be wondering why growlithe is followed by ponyta in this pokedex and not arcanine that's because arcanine isn't classified as a grassland pokemon instead it's at the end of the pokedex with the legendaries which we'll get to later along with some more bizarre entries pokemon's kanto region is based on the real-life kanto of japan and the intro to this pokedex as well as many of its entries like one stating charizard poop can be found on mount fuji suggests the pokemon world takes place in or alongside our world planet earth in the year 1996 making pokemon's kanto and japan's kanto one in the same the following deck's entry says number three rabadash ponita's evolution they can run up to 240 kilometers per hour they can keep pace with the shinkansen bullet train while enveloping themselves in flames they obey people dutifully and the next reads number 4 meowth being nocturnal they sleep through the day at night they prowl their territory with eyes to glow they are a happily beneficial pokemon that can earn their trainer pocket change using their payday move although not mentioned in meowth's entry pokemon varying intelligence levels are brought up repeatedly throughout this pokedex in a july 2000 interview creatures chairman sunikazu ishihara explained why meowth is the only pokemon in the anime capable of human speech he said during development tajiri mapped out every pokemon's intelligence on a chart pokemon who were incredibly smart could understand human language like lapras and the highest intelligence tier could actually talk which implies that of the original 151 meowth may be the smartest of them all the next entry is number five persian fickle and ferocious beware if they raise their tails straight it's a sure sign that they are preparing to leap and bite due to their gorgeous coat many women keep them as trophy pets this is followed by number 6 manky light on their feet and extremely volatile they can fly into a rage and rampage uncontrollably while they are usually in good spirits their disposition can change instantly at the slightest provocation some researchers point to a calcium deficiency and the next entry is number seven primapepe mankey's evolution they are always enraged they will give chase and will not stop however far one runs it's all over if you lock eyes with one according to professor oak's journal the invention of pokeballs is linked to primapepe in 1925 professor nishinomori was experimenting on his primape by administering drugs to try and extract its angry energy but in his old age he lost some control of his senses and accidentally gave primapepe too many drugs weakening it to the point where primave curled up like a fetus and fit into the professor's glasses case this experiment gone awry led to more tests that ultimately resulted in the modern pokeball moving on to the next entries hitmonlee and hitmonchan number eight hitmonlee their legs can be freely extended and contracted kicks can be delivered to even far away foes they are surprisingly docile when they are not fighting also known as the demon of kickboxing number nine hitmonchan a pokemon inhabited by the spirit of a pro boxer they throw punches faster than a shinkansen bullet train although their habitat is unknown based on their behavior they have been categorized as a grassland pokemon the same as hitmonlee hitmonlee and hitmonchan's english names are nods to bruce lee and jackie chan but in japan hitmonia is called sawa molar after 60's kickboxer tadashi sawamura hitmonchan's japanese name is ebewalar after 60's boxing champion hiroyuki ebihara this pokedex says hitmonchan is possessed by the spirit of a pro boxer which seems to imply the boxer is abhihara himself who died in 1991 during gen 1's development on the other hand himalay's entry does not say it is inhabited by the spirit of a kickboxer which makes sense as tadashi sawamura was still alive during production although sadly sawamura did pass away in 2021 while this video was being researched the following passage discussed the ride online number 10 ryhorn while they lack intelligence they have plenty of power their ramming can shatter even building towers they are not suited as house pets number 11. rydon evolving from rhyhorn made this pokemon stand on their hind legs this process prompts development of their brain and intelligence while evolution makes them easier to raise they remain as rough as ever their horn can punch holes through even boulders and the next pokemon is the one we are all used to seeing first on the decks number 12 bulbasaur they are born with a seed implanted on their back that grows large over time researchers have argued over six years on the issue of whether this pokemon should be classified as an animal or a plant the issue remains undecided researchers arguing over bulbasaur's classification for six years seems to be a nod to how red and green took six years to develop other parts of the pokedex reference the game's production as well like how the intro says baron to jiren only discovered 30 pokemon this is probably because at one point tajiri thought the game boy carts would only have room for 30 pokemon we also translated a few parts of tajiri's biographical manga which explains the only reason gamefreak was able to fit more than 30 pokemon was because shigeru miyamoto saved the day and provided them with larger gameboy cards with more storage the next entries are for the rest of the venusaur line number 13 ivysaur bulbasaur is evolution the plant on their back has grown to a bud it absorbs nutrients and blooms as a large flower number 14 venusaur ivysaur's evolution their flower wafts a dreamly intoxicating aroma that pacifies those spoiling for a fight it remains unclear as to what they eat to maintain their bulk of 2 meter height and 100 kilogram weight because they often rest on moving in sunlit places there is strong support for the hypothesis that they photosynthesize you'll notice that some of these dex entries are far longer than the ones found in the games the original japanese versions of gen 1 squeeze the entries onto a single screen but english requires a lot more characters to communicate the same information so during the localization process knob fought tooth and nail to get a second screen added to the english version otherwise half the facts would have to get cut but even after the programmers gave him twice the space to work with many entries still ended up being tightly squeezed but for this video we're not restricted by the sort of limitations that plagued game boy games so these entries are exact translations from japanese uncensored the next pokemon on the list is number 15 sandshrew they dig and live in burrows when threatened they curl up to protect themselves besides grasslands they also appear in mountainous environments this is followed by number 16 charmander right from birth a flame burns at the end of their tail they cannot survive if the flame were to go out smokers often keep them in place of lighters a smoker using charmander's flame to light his cigarette was depicted in a set of pokemon playing cards published in japan's korokoro comics in late 1996 illustrated by series artist kagemaru jimeno the cards art are inspired by pokedex entries from the book and the game so throughout this video we'll highlight all the cards derived from this pokedex a big thanks to friends of the channel jairez pokemon for scanning much of the art used in this video check him out sometime if you're into rare pokemon artwork up next we have number 17 charmeleon charmander's evolution they flail with their tail to mow down foes and then shred enemies with their sharp claws their powerful tail can hoist 5 adults approximately 300 kilograms this is of course followed by number 18 charizard charmeleon's evolution capable of flying up to 1400 meters in altitude using their wings this figure was accepted as fact when droppings thought to be theirs were found mid-level on mount fuji they breathe fire and can even melt boulders the next entry is for number 19 sandslash sandshrew's evolution they scurry about quickly they are adept at attacking using their pointed spines on their back and their sharp claws and after this is number 20 knitter and female although small they have venomous needles with devastating power the females have a smaller horn than the males their breeding period comes every year in spring at the end of the summer they lay two eggs that hatch in two weeks one male and one female baby nidoran are just 10 centimeters long baby nidoran can actually be seen on a 1997 ad for pokemon battle pencils a sort of rock paper scissors game with pokemon moves written on each side of a pencil this pokedex has several hints about pokemon and features that were planned to be included in gold and silver so it's possible nitto babies were once planned as well but were scrapped this is a little speculative though so take that with a grain of salt the next entry states number 21 nidorina being female they are placid in nature they emit ultrasonic cries that can allure enemies while they are evolved from knitter and female they lose the ability to lay eggs upon evolution even though breeding wasn't introduced until gen 2. concept art from the early 90s shows game freak was thinking about breeding from the very beginning and for some reason it seems it was always intended for female nidoran and the entire nitto king line to be able to breed but not nidorina and nidoqueen who even now in generation 8 are still incapable of laying eggs next up is number 22 nidoqueen their body is cloaked in stiff needle-like scales that stand up when they become agitated as they grow they learn powerful moves like megapunch and fire blast while they are thought to be the final evolution of nidoran female it is said a special stone is needed to evolve the next entry is for number 23 vulpix they have six gorgeous tails that increase in number as they grow they are thought to be related to foxes this link between vulpix and foxes implies that they evolved from a common ancestor pokemon branching off from real animals and real animals evolving from pokemon is a running theme through this pokedex next up is the nidoking line number 24 knitter and male they flap their large ears like butterfly wings when straining to hear far away sounds they extend venomous needles when angered in their breeding season their horn glows in seven colors for wooing females apparently the larger the horn the more appealing to females number 25 nidorino they are easily angered they flail with their well-developed horn to skewer even diamonds while they are the evolved form of nidoran male unlike nidorina they do not lose their breeding ability number 26 nidoking they're rock hard hide and long claws are distinguishing characteristics the horn is also venomous like nidoqueen they can learn powerful moves they appear to shy away from fighting nidoqueen the next segment is for number 27 ninetales vulpix's evolution they are clad in a golden fur and have nine long tails they are long living pokemon that are said to live for a thousand years there is even a saying nine tails a thousand years blastoise ten thousand years with this entry the book was ahead of the games as ninetales living for a thousand years didn't appear in another pokedex until pokemon crystal ninetales lives for a thousand years as it's based on kitsune from japanese folklore supernatural foxes that grow more tails as they get older kitsunes sprout their ninth tail when they live to a thousand when they also become golden kitsune are also said to have paranormal abilities and take on spirit forms presumably the reason ninetails is capable of learning psychic and ghost attacks the next segment is on number 28 execute while they appear to be eggs of some sort recent studies identified them to be creatures similar to plant seeds while some researchers claim they are the same as the plant growing out of bulbasaur's back that theory is yet to be proven this is of course followed by number 29 exeggutor also known as the walking tropical forest each of their fruits has a face with its own unique will they are the evolved form of execute the next entry is for number 30 cubone they wear the skull of their dead mother they cry loudly when they feel lonely it is said they got their onomotopic japanese name of karakara from the dry clattering sound of their head striking the skull the following entry says number 31 marowak they learn the rare move bone meringue they are weak when they are small but appear to gain a violent nature when they learn to use bones this segment is followed by number 32 chansey they lay several eggs a day the eggs are nutritionally rich and fantastically delicious they are peaceful and do not like to fight very much later entries mention experiments by the researchers who wrote this pokedex so chancy eggs being described as delicious implies the researchers taste tested the eggs themselves the next entry is number 33 tangela a plant-type pokemon covered in blue plant vines that hide their actual form they try to entangle anyone approaching too closely many researchers have attempted to cut away all the vines in hopes of seeing what they hide but all attempts ended in failure due to tangela's furious resistance after this is number 34 kangaskhan the females place and raise their baby in a pouch on their belly they are skilled at pummeling with comet punch this entry specifies that only female kangaskhan carry babies in their pouch which is interesting as all kangaskhan are female like we said earlier several entries in this decks make vague references to pokemon and features added in gold and silver like polytode and branching evolutions genders were first introduced in gen 2 so it's possible game freak was planning to include male kangaskhan when this was written the next pokemon is number 35 like a tongue at 2.5 meters their tongue is twice as long as their height the tongue is usually stowed in their mouth curled up like that of chameleons when hunting or attacking they can move their tongue as if it were an arm a ravenous appetite in a lazy nature must have shaped this pokemon's evolution korokoro's jack of spades gives us a glimpse into likitung's ravenous appetite lickitung was inspired by japanese folklores akaname a yokai with a huge tongue and one claw on each foot and they're known for licking up the filth in bathtubs and bathrooms which is why the in-game pokedex says lichitong licks filth clean with its tongue several pokemon have pokedex numbers with special significance and knobb shared with us his theory on why game freak made the licking pokemon number 108 in the decks he said 108 in japanese is read kiakuhashi it rhymes with shakuhashi a traditional recorder-like instrument which is also slang for draw your own conclusion no one involved in development would admit to it of course but hey that's just a theory so take it with a grain of salt onto a less disturbing entry number 36 scyther they lethally shred their prey with their sharp scythes they can fly on their wings though only occasionally they're very rare with few captured specimens it's worth noting that lethal means to cause death many in-game entries talk about scyther slashing and slicing but this is the only official source we could find that says scyther literally kills prey by cutting them to pieces next up is number 37 electabuzz they love to feast on powerful electricity they appear somewhat frequently at major power plants like scyther they are captured only rarely both scyther and electa buzz can distinguish colors they have a natural affinity for the color red in particular this pokedex makes special note of several pokemon who can distinguish colors which implies that just like many animals in the real world most pokemon can't distinguish colors in episode 42 of the anime ash's pokedex tells him electabuzz and scyther are both rare pokemon that can distinguish colors and are enraged by the color red these details were never mentioned in the games so presumably the anime lifted this lore directly from the book the next entry states number 38 pincer the two longhorns are powerful once they clamp tight on their prey they won't loosen until the victim is torn apart they are extremely rare pokemon with very few reported sightings they appear to prefer the color green this is followed by number 39 tauros when ramming they whip their body harshly with their three tails they will not attack unless they are attacked first they can be found in places like the savari zone next up is number 40 eevee a special pokemon that can evolve into three different pokemon species they are difficult to categorize because so few have been caught from their behavior they were included among the pokemon of grasslands the next three entries are of the gen 1 eeveelutions number 41 vaporeon and eevee evolution their body cellular structure is close to that of water molecules as a result they can melt away invisibly in water they can learn to move surf from swimming across bodies of water number 42 jolteon when enraged or startled all their body hair stands upright like needles that puncture their foes they learn electric type moves like thunder thunderbolt and thunder wave they are the evolved form of eevee number 43 flareon they have a flame sack inside their body they inhale deeply and then blow flames of 1700 degrees celsius this and the other two of all forms of eevee appear to have some connection with special stones and this brings us to the end of the grassland pokemon by far canto's most populated habitat the other eight classifications average about 13 pokemon a piece with most sections giving tidbits about how their pokemon evolved getting progressively more interesting the deeper we go the next section is the mountain pokemon with the book telling us here we profile pokemon that live in mountainous environments more than 1 000 meters above sea level many of these mountain-dwelling pokemon exhibit evolutionary adaptations to their bodies both entirely and partially perhaps due to their harsh habitats they may also appear in grasslands and even towns on occasion the first mountainous pokemon on the decks is number 44 onyx they usually live submerged in soil they burrow at 80 kilometers per hour in search of prey like other ground-type pokemon onix is strong against poison type attacks conversely they are vulnerable to water type attacks the book has a diagram of pokemon heights compared to humans with onyx being the tallest some fans have long wondered how exactly height is measured and this diagram makes it clear that height actually refers to a pokemon's length measured flat from end to end next up are diglett and doug trio number 45 diglett they burrow through the ground close to the surface they leave ridged trails of soil in their wake that betray their location they may appear in the trail man onyx they are probably seeking onyx's leftovers they evolve into a trio number 46 dugtrio they burrow underground to hide themselves and then strike the unsuspecting target from a different spot some researchers categorized doug trio dodrio execute and exeggutor as one genre these entries are followed by number 47 geodude a docile pokemon that does not harm people that said they can lose their temper if they are accidentally stepped on in caves for example they can be found when hiking on mountains being round and easy to hold people toss them back and forth in geodude fights here we get an illustration of geodude hiding itself in a pile of rocks by benimaru ito the creatures artists who together with ken sugamori made most of the book's artwork ito likes to go by the name ashe and later became the chief designer of the 3d models in pokemon snap and stadium and even did some artwork for the pokemon tcg next up is number 48 graveler geodudes evolution when walking on sloped mountain trails graveler may come tumbling along while their face wears a smile their eyes never smile it is very creepy to see them rolling with that expression this is naturally followed by number 49 golem they tumble on sloped trails at twice the speed of a graveler they are probably graveler's evolution they are encased in a hard shell composed of sheet rock-like slabs they grow larger by shedding their shell once a year with luck people may find a golem's discarded shell on a mountain in summer next up the machamp line number 50. machop being entirely muscle bound they have the power to throw a hundred adult people despite their small childlike stature number 51 machoke machop's evolution their powerful body never tires diligent and hard-working they help people with work such as transporting heavy cargo number 52 machamp their four fully developed arms can throw a thousand punches in just two seconds while they are thought to be machoke's evolution no one has yet to witness their evolutionary process in general pokemon evolve through growth however recent studies have concluded that machamp and golem have not evolved from growing korokoro's nine of clubs provides a nice visual of those thousand punches but champ and gollum's entries say they are thought to be evolved forms of machoke and graveler the introduction we read earlier says the descriptive text for each pokemon includes only facts known to date in other words everything contained in this pokedex is true but there are some things the researchers who wrote it don't know for certain yet apparently they haven't discovered the concept of trade evolutions the next entry is for number 53 magmar a species found near a volcano's crater they breathe fire their body temperature is extremely high at 1 200 degrees celsius this pokemon is very hard to spot in the wild with only a few captured this is followed by number 54 snorlax they are unsatisfied unless they eat 400 kilograms of food a day as soon as they finish eating they fall asleep at 460 kilograms they are the heaviest out of all the pokemon discovered while they usually live in mountains they occasionally descend and appear in towns they are gluttonous and will consume even moldy food without ever getting sick it is said their ability to consume mold earned them the japanese name of cabagon here we get some ito artwork saying the only time snorlax is awake is when it's eating kabi is the japanese word for mold and this pokemon got its japanese name cabagon because it's based on game freak developer koji nishino who another developer said would eat pretty much anything he found around the office even if it was moldy this earned nishino the nickname cabagon so it ultimately became the name of the pokemon as well the next entry is number 55 zubat they live in murky caves on mountainous and similar environments because they live in perpetual darkness their eyes retrogressed and disappeared they emit ultrasonic cries for flitting around in darkness apparently it is very rare for them to fly outside their caves many people think bats in the real world are blind hence the expression blind is a bat but that's not actually true bats can see just fine some even better than humans they do spend a lot of their lives in darkness though so they developed powerful hearing and echolocation abilities through evolution this pokedex entry takes evolution a step further explaining that zubat not only gained echolocation but its eyes disappeared entirely in the professor oak's journal selection of this book he explains these sort of traits are a result of pokemon and animals divergent evolution the final mountain entry is for number 56 golbat zubat's evolution they bite with their sharp fangs and suck 300 millimeters in one chomp and now on to the next habitat the water's edge pokemon with the book explaining that pokemon that live in or near bodies of water can be roughly split into two types one type consists of plant pokemon that are vulnerable to fire type attacks the other type are animals that live in shallow waters the latter group have watertight moves that make them strong against fire first up in this section is number 57 squirtle when it retracts its long neck into its shell it squirts out water with vigorous force water type moves of this sort are effective against fire ground and rock type pokemon it is unfortunate but this pokemon's habitat is unknown presumably its habitat is unknown because starter pokemon can't be found anywhere in kanto except in professor oak's lab you never actually get to see squirtle's long neck but this fact was later included in fire red's pokedex as well so squirtle's neck is similar to doduo's wings or how pokemon mystery dungeon talks about diglett's feet you never get to see them but they do exist this continues with the rest of the blastoise line number 58 wartortle squirtle's evolution their profile is cute when they are fighting they are highly popular as pets their fur covered tail is a symbol of longevity number 59 blastoise war tortillas evolution they make their faux faint by squashing the victim with their heavy body their bulk makes quick movements impossible but they have overwhelming power to compensate when endangered they can draw themselves into their shell they are well protected thanks to their armor-like shell they are capable and reliable pokemon that learn such effective moves as ice beam and surf entry 27 nine tails alluded to blastoise living 10 000 years this is actually a nod to the minogame from japanese mythology a turtle who can live ten thousand years and is so old it has seaweed for a tail the minogame is prominently featured in a japanese fairy tale and even though it's a little long it's worth sharing to explain the lore for blastoise wartortle and also some lapras lore that comes up later one day a fisherman named urashima taro saw a group of boys torturing a turtle which he rescued then released into the ocean the next day aminogame finds taro and tells him the turtle he saved is a princess the daughter of ryujin the emperor of the sea as thanks the minogame takes taro under the ocean to a palace where he meets the princess but three days later he tells the princess he wants to return to the surface to visit his aging mother the princess is sad to see him go but wishes him well and gives him a mysterious box warning him to never open it after returning home taro realizes 300 years has passed in the surface world his home has disappeared and everyone he ever knew is dead stricken by grief he decides to open the mysterious box which bursts into a cloud of smoke and transforms him into an old man with a white beard and a bent back the story ends with the princess's sad sweet voice coming from the ocean telling him i told you not to open the box inside it was your age at this point you're probably wondering what any of this has to do with blastoise wartortle's design is the one based on the minogame although it's got a feathery furry tail instead of literal seaweed a 2019 leak of the beta back sprites revealed that during gen 1's development wartortle originally had a different evolution who was also based on the minogame while blastoise was part of a separate turtle family it seems gamefreak decided the two turtle lines overlapped and combined them into one to avoid redundancies wartortle's evolution was scrapped along with what appears to be an early pre-evolution for blastoise so this lore about blastoise living ten thousand years was probably intended for the old wartortle evolution and blastoise simply inherited the lore when it took its place some of the lore was also redistributed to lapras whose entry we'll get to later the next water pokemon are number 60 staryu they are commonly found on beaches at night their central core flashes brightly they are ginandras they possess both male and female reproductive organs if a part of their body is cut off they regenerate the missing body parts their evolution appears to be linked to a special stone this is naturally followed by number 61 starmie little headway has been made into the research of starmie because they are encountered in the sea they have been classified as a water's edge pokemon however locally it is suspected that they are alien creatures from their geometrical body pokemon didn't have genders in gen 1 but from gen 2 onwards staryu and starmie were both classified as gender unknown or what fans usually refer to as genderless but here we get a little more detail with the decks telling us that they have both male and female reproductive organs like hermaphroditic flowers next up is the golduck line number 62 psyduck they are always suffering from a headache if their headache intensifies they start using mysterious powers they can learn a variety of moves including strength surf and dig number 63 golduck sidex evolution their hands are webbed making them skilled swimmers their elegant form can be seen on lakes and similar settings they can learn hyper beam a move that has not been observed among psyduck the book provides this illustration of kanto's fastest swimmers showing golduk as the fastest it doesn't say golduck's exact speed but it's somewhere in an excess of 90 kilometers an hour next up is number 64 oddish also known as wacomendes at night they walk up to 300 meters on their two roots being plants it was a mystery as to why they walked it was finally determined by a recent study that it was for the survival of the species they scatter their pollen as they walk the nickname wakamendes is the sort of japanese wordplay that simply doesn't work in english when japanese puns are used in the games they usually get removed entirely during localization the name is a gag on archimedes the famous greek figure waka mendes also breaks down into akimendesu which translates into english as we are walking men because oddish is a plant that walks the rest of the entries for this line are number 65 gloom oddish's evolution their pistol emits a horrifically foul stench that makes foes faint up to two kilometers away a special stone appears to be involved in gloom's evolution number 66 vileplume from their world's largest petals they scatter wicked plumes of pollen that induce allergic reactions other pokemon can't get near where vileplume lives bioplume has the largest petals in the world because it draws inspiration from the reflexia arnoldii a parasitic plant that produces the largest single flower on earth they grow in real life rainforests and have an overpowering odor of decaying flesh which is why the vileplume family have such a horrific stench this entry is followed by number 67 krabi found near the sea when they fight they raise their large pinsters to intimidate their foe however they usually prefer to avoid fighting if a pincer is torn off it grows back and next up is the victory bell line number 68 bellsprout their bud has the appearance of a human face because of it they are said to be a type of the legendary mandrake rune they feed mainly on small insects number 69 weepinbell bell sprouts evolution the leaves are cutters for shredding foes they can spit a liquid that dissolves anything unlike bellsprout they capture and eat fairly large bugs and birds their feeding is an exceedingly bizarre spectacle number 70 victory bell thought to be weepinbell's evolution because of their many shared attributes prey are drawn with a honey-like aroma into victory bell's mouth where they are melted by a dissolving fluid this pokemon is omnivorous and will eat anything that fits in their mouth victory bells based on real-life pitcher plants that draw in prey with nectar that drown them in it they mostly feed on insects but are known to have feasted on mice the next pokemon is number 71 kingler krabby's evolution the hard pincers have 10 000 horsepower strength however they are also too large making this pokemon ponderous in motion they may also be seen deep inside caves this is followed by the slowbro line number 72 slowpoke they are always vacant and out to lunch it is impossible to determine what they are thinking they live by the water's edge where they definitely catch prey with their tail although they have enough smarts to fish that way they exhibit no other behavior that would indicate any greater intelligence they frequently swim under sea in search of prey but are often mistakenly caught themselves with some people becoming happily relaxed seeing a slow poke others become irritated perhaps those people who become soothed lead hectic lives number 73 slow bro when slowpoke went foraging in the sea they were bitten on their tail by shelter this resulted in their evolution into slow bro it is unknown as to why they did not try to remove the shelter it is suspected that doing so would have required too much effort while they can learn devastating physical attacks like mega punch and mega kick they are naturally averse to fighting like slow poke they appear to prefer zoning out here we have an illustration of shelder latching onto slowpoke's tail this rendering barely resembles an actual shelter and looks more like a pokemon called taban from gold and silver's 1997 demo it's possible taban was originally planned for gen 1 as well which would explain why the creature on slow bro's tail never looked like a shelter but we can't say for sure as recent leaks have only proven that taban was cut from gen 2. the next habitat are the forests this habitat is introduced with the words to small creatures a forest is a paradise overflowing with the bounties of nature like honey laden flowers fruits and nuts many bug type and small animal type pokemon can be seen in forests where they avail themselves to the abundant food sources however the kinds of food available also make large pokemon rare in forests and the first entry is number 74 caterpie when they shed their green skin to grow they wrap themselves in silk and transform into a cocoon out of all the pokemon discovered to date they are the fastest to evolve the tiny bird pokemon pidgey is their arch enemy if caterpie even sense the presence of pidgey they quickly burrow underground those too slow to hide fall prey to pidgey while a forest may appear peaceful there are harsh rules that dictate the survival of the fittest although partially obscured korokoro's eight of hearts shows pidgey preying on caterpie throughout this pokedex and especially in the forest we get an impression of kanto's food chain which pokemon eat plants which eat real-life animals like plankton and fish which pokemon get eaten and who preys on them next up is the rest of the butterfree line number 75 metapod caterpies evolution while they are encased in a hard shell the inside is tender making them vulnerable to harsh attacks worse being mid-metamorphosis they are challenged to move quickly number 76 butterfree a week to 10 days after evolving metapod undergo another evolutionary step and metamorphose into butterfree their wings are covered in water repellent powder-like scales that enable them to fly even on rainy days this detail about water repellent scales helping butterfree fly in the rain can be seen on korokoro's two of diamonds these entries are followed by the bee drill line number 77 weedle common in not only forests but also grasslands there is a small sharp poison stinger of around five centimeters in length on the top of their head when faced with a foe they wiggle the stinger for intimidation they favor food like ginkgo leaves number 78 kakuna a temporary evolutionary form taken while readying the mature form in their previous guise as weedle they are said to eat many leaves in preparation for assuming this pupil form they are almost incapable of moving number 79 beedrill kakuna's evolution they may appear in swarms they buzz around at dizzying speed and jab repeatedly with the venomous stinger on their tail when they grow and learn twin needle they become untouchable number 80. rattata their fangs are long sharp and continually grow throughout their life they gnaw on hard objects to keep the ever-growing fangs workably short they feast on nuts like walnuts and acorns they also like processed food like cheese and milk ratata have to gnaw on hard objects because just like real life rodents their teeth never stop growing left unchecked rodent teeth grow so long they break through the roof of their mouth still they can't eat anymore and eventually die of starvation instead of radicate next we have the parasect line number 81 paris growing from the bugs back are mushrooms called tochucaso the mushrooms grow in step with the pokemon they live under fallen trees and forests when they grow to a certain size they move to grasslands and marshes number 82 parasect they scatter toxic spores from the mushroom's cap in china the spores are apparently used as ingredients of herbal medicine being paris's evolution parasite was included among the pokemon of forests however they are almost impossible to find in forests tochucaso are real fungus that replace the host tissue and can affect the behavior of their insect host and even kill it the fungus is extremely valuable in china where they are believed to combat ailments like fatigue and even cancer fetching high prices of over a thousand dollars for a single kilogram tachicaso are also considered an aphrodisiac and are so highly prized that some are literally willing to kill for them like in 2011 when 19 nepalese villagers were convicted of murdering several farmers in a fight over these fungal remedies this is followed by number 83 venomoth the wings are covered in powdery toxic scales with every flap of their wings they scatter the scales and clouds they are said to live in the safari zone however they are difficult to find due to their small population their larval and pupil stages are shrouded in mystery and next up is number 84 raticate rattata's evolution their rear feet have three toes with small webs in between for swimming across rivers in addition to nuts naturally they also feed on fish this is followed by possibly the most famous pokemon number 85 pikachu they live in forests where they feed mainly on nuts they are few in number and challenging to find there are small electricity storing pouches on each side of their cheeks that are discharged when endangered smart and charming with an affectionate nature they are the most popular pokemon among researchers pikachu evolve into raichu but many trainers prevent evolution because they don't want their pokemon to change appearance and here we get some bizarre artwork showing pikachu strapped down to a table as its voltage is measured through its cheeks this pokedex talks a lot about what pokemon eat like how pikachu feasts on nuts and according to ken tsugimori sustenance is one of the most important considerations in a pokemon's creation he said one of the biggest things to decide is what a pokemon eats whether or not we can think of something for a pokemon to survive on is a huge turning point in the creation of any pokemon what do pokemon based on in organic items like magnemite eat it's the job of game freak's creative team to make sure there are proper answers for all these kinds of pokemon ghost type pokemon for example might feed on the spirit or reap energy from the air around them over many interviews suga maurice made it clear that all pokemon have defined food sources baked into their design whether or not it ends up in the pokedex and next of course is number 86 raichu their electric strikes can reach 100 000 volts unwittingly touching them can cause even indian elephants to faint this pokemon can learn all electric type moves there have been no reports of raitu sightings in forests this is followed by number 87 venonat their eyes serve as radars that let them stay active in darkness the eyes also emit beams of light they have been confirmed to be a bug type they appear to have the potential for evolution but it remains a mystery even though they live in the same habitat this pokedex breaks up several pokemon families with its numbering system in most cases probably for formatting purposes like how vulpix and ninetails balance out the knittiran pages but the venonat family isn't just broken up it's presented out of order with venomoth's entries saying its larval and pupil stages are shrouded in mystery venonat most resembles a real-life flea but also bears some resemblance to venomous caterpillars that turn into moths which makes benin at the larval stage of venomoth but compared to real-life moths they're still missing a pupil form which is probably why the pokedex researchers haven't figured out these two pokemon are related this pokedex makes a few references to gen 1's development so these entries could be referring to a scrapped middle stage or it could be hinting at a middle stage game freak was considering for gen 2 the same way polyrath's entry hints at a new frog evolution that became polytoed there's also a popular fan theory that because butterfree and venonat bear so many similarities butterfree and venomoth might have been switched in development similar to what happened with the squirtle family which if true would explain where the pupil stage went unfortunately all three theories suffer from a lack of evidence so unless a future leak or developer interview shed some light on the situation this missing pupil stage remains as mysterious to us as it is to the researchers who wrote the pokedex next up we have this gen serpents number 88 ekans they flick their tongue about to sense danger in their surroundings this carnivore swallows all food whole with almost no chewing they love the eggs of pidgey and spiro ratata are also preyed upon occasionally if they swallow erratica they can go without food again for a month they grow by shedding repeatedly in the winter they hibernate in the warm soil of forests in the summer they are also common sights in grasslands number 89 arbok atkins evolution consequently this pokemon is also a venomous serpent the markings of their belly have the appearance of a frightening face timid foes flee at the sight of such a face they are skilled at using glare that induces paralysis in their foe if you encounter an arbok on a path you should avert your gaze they are mortal enemies of raticate the two pokemon fight viciously like a viper and a mongoose interestingly the rivalry between arbok and raticate didn't see much action throughout the series so the dynamic was eventually recreated for saver and zangoose in generation three on this page benamaru ito provides some artwork showing a variety of arbok belly patterns which also appeared in the pokemon adventures manga where each pattern has a special strength like boosted speed and attack stats rbox in-game pokedex entries say it has different belly markings from area to area and six variations have been confirmed but unfortunately the concept for arbok having different designs in different areas was abandoned after generation two two designs appeared in the game's first two generations but instead of introducing more variations all future games in the series just reused the first two over and over the next habitat is for the creatures of the seas with the pokedex telling us these pokemon aren't as intelligent and haven't evolved much over the past 2 million years as their land dwelling counterparts the book gives us a brief intro to the habitat saying the sea dwelling pokemon retain attributes from ancient times they do so because the underwater environments have not undergone major changes the seas are also more amenable to life than on land so there was little need for marine pokemon to evolve with some exceptions there are no highly intelligent pokemon in the seas the first pokemon for this habitat is number 90 gyarados extremely vicious and violent they completely incinerate all matter with hyper beam fired from their mouth they apparently live on the sea floor and in deep water as a result they are rarely seen the most recent specimen was a corpse washed up on shore 35 years ago they are omnivorous with fangs capable of crushing boulders their steel hard scales can be fashioned into jewelry like rings such accessories command astonishing prices next up is the sea king line number 91 goldeen the dorsal and ventral fins are built up like muscles they help propel this pokemon through water at a speed of 5 knots having little intelligence they are known to unwittingly swim into a gyarados's mouth where they become an easy meal number 92 sea king goldeen's evolution using their drill-like horn they hollow out boulders to make their nest they swim up rivers to spawn every year this is followed by the tentacruel line number 93 tentacle from their crystal clear eyes they emit mysterious rays of light they feed on plankton 99 of their body is composed of water number 94 tentacruel the 80 tentacles move about freely to ensnare prey like small fish the tentacles also have venomous needles that induce poisoning and full body paralysis for those qualities they are called gangsters of the sea the nickname gangsters of the sea was never used in any in-game pokedex but was mentioned in ash's pokedex in episode 19 of the anime which just like scyther and electabuzz's hatred of red was presumably lifted directly from this pokedex in other words though this book is largely unknown outside japan it's had a lasting influence on the series since the very beginning next up is the dugong line number 95 seal the light blue-haired hide is thick and tough they remain active even in intense cold of negative 40 degrees celsius they live in sea caves and the like during the day they often drift in the sea probably searching for food number 96 dugong seals evolution they are cloaked entirely in pure white hair their blubber reaches an incredible thickness of 30 centimeters they are highly resistant to cold in fact they become more active when the temperature is falling this is followed by number 97 lapras intelligent enough to understand human speech being placid in nature they prefer to ferry people across water on their back rather than fight needless to say they are skilled at using the move surf they can also learn a diverse mix of moves like mist confuse ray and hydro pump little headway has been made in their study due to their small population some claim the turtle written by the folklore hero taro uroshima was actually a lapras while lapras's design was clearly inspired by plesiosaurs and scottish folklore's loch ness monster it also used some lore from the fairy tale about the minogame that took taro to verusion's palace which we covered in blastoise's entry in part 1. russian itself also went on to inspire lugia in generation 2. but that's a topic we already covered in our lugia origins video so rather than repeat it we'll leave a link in the corner and below if you want to hear the full story alongside this pokedex entry the book provides this artwork of lapras swimming with a boy on its back according to sugimori lapras was one of the first pokemon ever created it can be seen in some of the earliest pokemon concept art and in a july 2000 interview he explained that originally pokemon were made to serve specific functions like rhidon being used to carry things on land lapras for ferrying people across the ocean and clefairy being a cute pet next up is the cloister line number 98 shelder encased within a shell that is harder than diamond the body inside however is surprisingly tender they are good with the move clamp which squeezes the enemy between the shell halves number 99 cloister said to be shelter's evolution the shell is extremely durable even a direct hit from a napalm bomb can't destroy it the shell opens only when attacking their spike cannon which repeatedly stabs the foe with spikes is devastating this entry implies that not only were napalm bombs used in this universe perhaps in the war hinted at in the games but that someone actually witnessed a cloister surviving one of these napalm bombings there's various hints scattered across the series referring to a recent war like how serge says electric pokemon saved him during the war and a journal in the vermilion pokemon center saying he was a pilot back home in america more conspiracy theory-minded fans also point out that red's dad is m.i.a and blue seemingly has no parents at all this entry's reference to napom bombs adds one more piece to the puzzle as does coffin's entry that we'll get to later next up is number 100 poliwag the slick black skin is thin and damp a portion of their internal organs can be seen as a spiral they can be categorized as relatives of tadpoles this entry tells us that poliwag and tadpoles evolved from a common ancestor or possibly from one another according to satoshi tajiri the iconic swirl on poliwag's belly is modeled after the intestinal tracts of the tadpoles he fished for as a kid which means the black swirl is actually poop traveling through its digestive system it's tajiri's favorite pokemon and the book features this photo of him saying i wanna snuggle poliwag and we continue the line with number 101 poliwhirl poliwag's evolution while tadpoles grow into frogs poliwag remained in the tadpole form and grew muscular to end up as poliwhirl while their legs are well developed for life on land they appear to prefer life in water this page provides a diagram of poliwhirl's insides provided to the researchers by professor oak which means he's been dissecting frog pokemon in his laboratory if you've ever wondered how many toes poliwhirl has or where its mouth is here's your answer and finally there's number 102 polywrath they are strong swimmers capable of multiple styles including the crawl and butterfly even olympic swimmers are no match for their speed however it appears their muscles developed specifically for swimming as they are not fast at running while they are thought to be polyworld's evolution they remain in tadpole form it remains to be seen if they will evolve further into frog form further research is awaited this reference to a further evolution into a frog is a tease for polytode in gold and silver leaks in recent years have revealed several polytoed designs developers came up with during gen 2's production so even though they knew there'd be a new frog evolution in early 1996 they hadn't decided what it would actually look like and they might not have decided how it would evolve either as this entry makes it sound like polytoad evolved from polywrath a few months later tajiri sat down for an interview with korokoro where he hinted that polytoad would evolve directly from poliwag in the final game polytoad branched off from polywhirl when traded with a king's rock a nod to an early polywrath design that wore a crown now we move on to the sedro line number 103 horsey they keep balance using their spirally coiled tail when they sense danger they may spit black ink every spring the females each lay several thousand eggs on seaweed but most end up as golden bait rare among pokemon the males raise the young number 104 sidra horsey's evolution their nature turns vicious from evolving carelessly trying to touch them can result in punctures from the spikes growing all over their body the intense pain can cause fainting this is followed by number 105 magikarp virtually hopeless in terms of power and speed if anything were to happen they immediately use splash and flop about they are the world's weakest and most pathetic pokemon however the most recent studies made an incredible discovery dragon cells were found in magikarp's body anticipation runs high for deeper studies along with the venonat family magikarp and gyarados are the only evolutionary line in this decks numbered in reverse these videos translating the pokedex comprises 46 of the book's 143 pages but in its entirety the book is technically a strategy guide for example one section shows watercolor maps of the entire kanto region complete with encounter rate percentages and a step-by-step walkthrough of the entire game so it's strange that the book goes out of its way to hide facts from its readers like magikarp evolving into gyarados it might have been written this way to prevent spoilers though that runs counter to the entire premise of a strategy guide or might have just been flavor text maybe someday a beta leak will reveal these anomalies were a reference to the game's development but as of the making of this video why only these two families got this treatment is a bit of a mystery and now on to the next habitat pokemon of the skies with an intro that says because flying pokemon must spot their food from a pie their eyesight is acutely developed many are good doting parents they fly to forests grasslands and the seas to capture bugs and fish that they deliver to their beloved chicks awaiting their return in nests on trees this overview leads into the pidgey outline number 106 pidgey they do not like to fight if surrounded they scatter sand to blind their foes and make their getaway they hide among trees and tall grass when feeding on small bugs and the like while they feast on caterpie and weedle they oddly ignore venonat number 107 pidgeotto pidgey's evolution they die from an altitude of 800 meters to capture prey the claws on their feet are powerfully developed they have no trouble carrying and execute their prey weighing 25 kilograms to their nest 100 kilometers away number 108 pidgeot they fly around at mach 2 speed at 1200 meters altitude if they encounter a foe while on the ground they spread their gorgeous wings for intimidation their search for food leads them to even the seas where they make easy prey of meaninglessly splashing magikarp it goes without saying that they are the evolution of pidgeotto mach 2 is about 2 470 kilometers an hour making pidgeot the second fastest pokemon in kanto only about one percent slower than dragonite the example of pidgeot praying on magikarp can be found in new pokemon snap which initially shocked some fans next up is the firo line number 109 spiro compared with pidgey they are much more aggressive they mainly search for prey among tall grass where they can be seen busily flitting about while they have little power they learn the rare mirror move number 110 firo spiro's evolution they can soar high all day long on their broad wings their powerful beaks let them swallow prey like rattata whole this is followed by number 111 magnemite they move around while levitating the units on their sides radiate energy like electromagnetic waves although they are fundamentally different from the other pokemon of the skies profiled here they have been included here for the time being because there is nowhere else to group them further research is awaited according to ken sugimori magnemite was the first inorganic pokemon ever created he says satoshi tajiri gave him a work order that just said make a magnet pokemon so he got to work and eventually came up with magnemite next up is number 112 magneton magnemite's evolution what keeps this pokemon levitating is unknown for now formed by multiple magnemite linked together they discharge intense magnetic rays and high voltage power these are followed by number 113 doduo a two-headed pokemon discovered three years ago they are probably a mutation they appear to dislike flying they seem to be much better at running based on their 100 kilometers per hour speed in the near future it is feared their wings will devolve and rob them of their ability to fly you can't see them but doduo does have wings pokemon yellow's pokedex even says its short wings make flying difficult apparently the researchers who wrote this entry fear that evolution will eventually remove their wings altogether similar to how zubat lost its eyes the book provides this artwork explaining that both doduo's heads have to work together to be able to function next up is number 114 dodrio doduo's evolution a rare species that is hardly ever found their three heads express the emotions joy sadness and anger some historians have sworn that in ancient times there was a religion that thrived deep in central and south america which revered dodrio as their symbol we dug deep but couldn't find any evidence of central or south american gods that resemble dodrio but it does bear a resemblance to south america's largest bird the rhea americana which gets its name from the greek goddess rhea the daughter of earth goddess gaia and the sky god uranus she's known in early tradition as the mother of gods and it's possible the rhea americana was combined with the concept of the triple deity like christianity's father son and holy ghost but that's all just speculation on our part and we can't say with certainty that's what the developers were thinking when they identified dodrio as the symbol of an american religion this is followed by number 115 far-fetched they always carry a plant stock for crafting their nest when walking a recent study also revealed the stock to be also food for emergencies several years ago the mass media reported on the deliciousness of cooking far-fetched with their stock this news spread nationwide resulting in a massive decline in their population as we explained in part one japan's korokoro comics included a set of cut-out playing cards in a late 1996 issue the card set's ten of diamonds has an illustration of far-fetched escaping someone's kitchen humans eating far-fetched may sound barbaric to some fans but the concept is actually baked into its design in japan there's an expression a duck comes bearing onions so in other words the soup just delivered itself it's often used when something surprising but convenient happens or sometimes as a way of saying here comes a chump the expression is often shortened to kamenegi which means dak onion and this pokemon's japanese name is also kamonegi the pokedex says after the people of kanto started eating far-fetched in mass their population massively declined which might explain why you can't find any in the wild there's only one far-fetched in the game and it's only obtainable via trade in vermilion city fortunately their population appears to be bouncing back as the pokedex and crystal version says in order to prevent their extinction more people have made an effort to breed these pokemon the next habitat is that of humans the urban environment this habitat's introduction says it is sad to say but the pokemon that live in urban settings are strongly affected by effluents from factories sewage and other pollutants in general there are many filthy pokemon but they are guilty of nothing instead we should be thankful to them they serve as mirrors that reflect how our ways of life affect the world around us this is appropriately followed by the muck line number 116 grimer x-rays from the moon transformed toxic sludge into grimer they love to eat filthy things when first discovered their appearances were limited to empty lots behind factories and so on however they have become progressively bolder in the places they appear number 117 muck they usually keep themselves hidden by mingling with soil contact results in a severe poisoning analysis of their cells revealed the presence of substances that are inconceivable in living things they are thought to be grimer's evolution this is followed by number 118 porygon in 1995 silfco which undertakes r and d into pokemon and related products successfully applied state-of-the-art technology to create this man-made pokemon while they are exceedingly rare they somehow came to be offered as prizes by the game corner investigations by the authorities are ongoing into the matter their findings are eagerly awaited interestingly the games never said who created porygon only making a vague reference to unnamed scientists but this pokedex explicitly states porygon was created by silphco a scene you can see on the korokoro jack of hearts since the intro says red and green takes place in 1996 porygon's creation in 1995 means it's only existed for a single year when pokemon sun released in 2016 it included a pokedex entry for porygon that read roughly 20 years ago it was artificially created utilizing the latest technology of the time combining these two entries we can see that our world and the pokemon world are on the same timeline at least for the most part with red and green taking place in 1996 and the events in sun and moon taking place in 2016. next up is number 119 coughing the thin skinned balloon-like body is filled with a powerfully toxic gas getting too close to this foul-smelling pokemon makes eyes flood with tears first discovered in a munitions factory their habitat has been growing in recent years koffing's discovery in a munitions factory and cloister surviving a napalm bombing tells us just a little bit more about how the pokemon war was fought some beta leaks in recent years also revealed a trainer type called soldiers who were used in gold and silver's development but ended up being cut before the games were finished this is followed by number 120 wheezing while very rare mutations can result in coughing twins that are joined together the lab is developing a medicine for bleaching the toxicity out of wheezing next up is number 121 voltorb a completely enigmatic creature they generate an unpleasant buzzing noise while many live in power plants etc they appear to have spread to towns in recent years by traveling on power lines they possess electric type moves they are reckless and prone to exploding without warning voltorb spreading from power plants to towns through power lines can be seen on korokoro's queen of spades although they mostly live in power plants the in-game decks makes it clear voltorb was first discovered at a company that manufactures pokeballs and vaguely hints there must be some connection this is likely because voltorb is based on tsukumogami tools from japanese folklore that came to life and became self-aware on their 100th birthday as we mentioned in part 1 the book says pokeballs were invented around 1925 so it seems voltorb isn't actually a 100 year old pokeball but the tsukumogami inspiration appears to be hinted by the fact the in-game pokedex lists voltorb as pokemon number 100. this is followed by number 122 electrode voltorb's evolution because they explode at the slightest provocation they are feared with the nickname bomball next up is the gengar line number 123 ghastly a life form composed of a diffuse gaseous matter even an indian elephant would fall in two seconds if enveloped in their gas many mysteries surround this pokemon some theories claim they are photochemical smog come to life while others claim they are extra dimensional beings the answer remains unknown for the time being our study group adopted the former theory and included them among the pokemon of towns raichu and gastly's entries in this pokedex and the games both say they can knock out an indian elephant several entries talk about pokemon eating real-life animals but besides indian elephants no mention of knocking them out these references might be leftovers from an elephant pokemon scrapped in development whose beta sprite was revealed in satoshi tajiri's biographical manga it's possible raichu and gastly's entries originally said they could knock out this lost elephant pokemon then after it got cut the text was altered next up is number 124 hunter gastly's evolution they learn moves like dream eater and psychic it is said that if you feel as though you are being watched in a dark place with no one else around there is a haunter lurking this is followed by number 125 gengar thought to be haunter's evolution from the moves they learn and their physical attributes but the hypothesis is yet to be proven they are said to emerge from darkness to kill people who become lost on mountains there are shrines honoring gengar on several mountains that's right gengar literally murders people the book shows some art of gengar emerging from the darkness just seconds before robbing a man of his life apparently this is what sugamori meant when he said ghost pokemon feed on the spirit interestingly kanto's ghosts are classified as urban pokemon instead of the next classification which is the enigmatic pokemon its introduction says precognition telekinesis x-ray vision and on and on there are paranormal phenomena that sadly defy explanation using the scientific knowledge we have now and in the world of pokemon that we study and analyze there are paranormal pokemon that possess other worldly powers they remain yet unsolved enigmas here we share what we have learned so far the first pokemon on this sort is number 126 abra they sleep for 16 hours a day however even asleep they use a variety of extrasensory powers they are rarely encountered due to their small population moreover they will teleport instantly if threatened as a result they often escape before they could be captured in a rare encounter they evolve into cadabra speaking of which number 127 kadabra as a psychic boy awoke one morning he found himself transformed in his bed into a kadabra the crowning of the cadabra themed short story the transformation as the second pokemon literary award winner is still fresh in our memory if pikachu is the pokemon idol cadabra can be considered a favorite among those in the know the story titled the transformation is a parody of franz kafka's 1915 book the metamorphosis a story about a salesman who wakes up one morning realized he's turned into an insect the entry's short excerpt closely mirrors the book's very first sentence which reads as gregor samhsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into an enormous insect this is one instance of the book's pokedex contradicting the game's decks instead of presenting a boy turning into kadabra as a fictional short story red and green presented as something that actually happened it simply says as a psychic boy awoke one morning he found himself transformed in his bed into a cadabra and later pokedex entries in emerald fire red and sun all told varying accounts of this tale a boy literally transforming into a cadabra doesn't really make sense even in the pokemon universe so it seems likely the story was meant as fiction from the very beginning and possibly shortened to fit into the in-game pokedex's single screen but this is just one interpretation as there's various ways you could rationalize the contradiction whether or not it's meant to have actually occurred korokoro's eight of clubs provides artwork for what it would have looked like next up is number 128 alakazam disdainful of physical attacks they adeptly wield extrasensory powers to defeat their foes while they are believed to be cadabra's evolution no one has proven it conclusively in battle alexander remains expressionless throughout next up is the clefable line number 129 clefairy popular as pets for their adorable appearance they are surprisingly well liked by not only people but even by their fellow pokemon however they are also few they have only been captured in the caves of mount moon clefairy is best at using the move metronome which triggers a random move from many choices occasionally they startle themselves by losing a powerful move that doesn't suit their cute appearance number 130 clefable neither clefairy nor clefable like squabbling perhaps that explains why their hearing is so superbly developed they can even discern the sound of a pin dropping one kilometer away they immediately flee if they hear danger approaching this is followed by number 131 ditto they transform into other life forms by rearranging their body's cellular structure they learn almost no moves of their own ditto can be considered one of the most enigmatic pokemon ever and next up is number 132 mr mime they use advanced moves like confusion light screen meditate and substitute being skilled mimes they are masters at convincingly tricking people it is said the walls they mime turn real their fingertips end in suction pads with which they apparently climb the walls they create little headway has been made in their study owing to the scarcity of specimens corocoro's seven of clubs gives us a good look at mr mime climbing one of its invisible walls during gen 1's english localization knob actually fought against naming this pokemon mr mime he wanted to go with a gender-neutral name like how in japanese it's called barriered he told his boss at nintendo of america that naming it mr mime would come back to bite them if game freak added genders in the sequel he was ultimately proven correct and gen 2 ended up containing lots of female mr mime speaking of its name and gen 1 mr mime can only be obtained by a trade and in some localizations this mr mime is named marcel in sword and shield there's a galerian mr mime in wyndon who's also named marcel both are named after marcel marceau a jewish mime who joined the french resistance in world war ii fought the nazis and saved children from concentration camps he was later declared a national treasure in japan not only for his heroics in the war but also for his legendary miming abilities now it's time for the wiggly tough line number 133 jigglypuff with their round and huge eyes they draw the attention of their foes they then sing a comfortably soothing tune that lulls their foes to sleep bellying their adorable appearance they can learn a diverse array of moves if they become displeased they inflate themselves like a balloon here the book has artwork for a chorus of jigglypuffs which apparently induces triple the drowsiness compared to the song of one jigglypuff number 134 wigglytuff the finely dense and supple fur is dreamily gorgeous it is also a luxury item while they share many moves with jigglypuff they additionally learn hyper beam next up is number 135 drowsy the descendant of the legendary creature baku which is said to have eaten dreams drowsy is famous as the first pokemon to use a move combo hypnosis followed by dream eater they are gluttonous herbivores from their four stomachs they repeatedly bring up eaten food and re-chew it to feed they are not popular among women due to their appearance they also have a habit of muttering under their breath to themselves the baku is a creature from japanese mythology who devours nightmares the baku are believed to have been made using leftover pieces the gods didn't use when they created all other animals but in modern times it's usually depicted as a tapir drowsy being a descendant of the baku means that canonically in addition to real-life animals pokemon also share our worlds with mythical creatures and can even evolve from them the book shows us another experiment by the pokedex researchers seeing if drowsy is capable of hypnotizing itself and korokoro's jack of diamonds shows us drowsy eating a kid's dreams this is followed by number 136 hypno drowzee's evolution they carry around a pendulum-like object they are skilled at using psychic in towns where hypno appear child disappearances mysteriously surge hypno's penchant for kidnapping children was later turned into a story arc in fire red and leaf green's post game where the player has to save a little girl named lastel from hypno's grasp and the last of this group is number 137 jinx an extremely rare pokemon they become volcanically enraged if any attempt is made to remove the cloth-like shroud around their waist that reaction informs us they have a sense of shame while they speak in a human-like manner their language is indecipherable linguistic research is ongoing jinx's corocoro cards gives us a glimpse of her human-like but indecipherable speech the pokedex's next classification are the extinct pokemon with the book telling us pokemon are said to have appeared around 2 million years ago since then they adapted to the world's changing environments and evolved in many ways what did these ancient pokemon look like using recently discovered fossils their likenesses have been reconstructed and the first step in this group is number 138 aerodactyl the progenitor of birds they stood 1.8 meters tall they flew on broad wings while emitting high-pitched cries from the skull structure it is evident their brain was relatively large some biologists claimed they communicated by crying judging by their stiff fangs they were undoubtedly carnivorous they must have caught small creatures with their large claws and preyed on them a very recent discovery of their fossilized droppings attest to this theory the entire concept of extinct pokemon appears to be lifted from the 1993 film jurassic park which hit theaters halfway into red and green's development in the movie scientists resurrect dinosaurs by extracting dna from prehistoric mosquitoes preserved in amber the key item used to resurrect aerodactyl is called old amber and its official artwork shows a mosquito trapped inside in countless interviews tajiri and sugimori have said pokemon was partly inspired by japanese tv shows and monster movies and even though they didn't confirm it it's probably safe to assume they drew inspiration from one american monster movie as well before moving on to the remaining extinct pokemon it's worth pointing out a seeming retcon this entry says aerodactyl is the progenitor of birds and when arkhan was added in gen 5 it was identified as the ancestor of all bird pokemon in other words they've both said to be the origin of birds interestingly in 2018 game informer asked if pokemon evolve and are subject to natural selection to which sword and shield's director and producer both said they didn't know but the concept of darwinian evolution appears throughout the series from this book in 1996 to arkhan's gen 5 entry and even skarupi's entry in sword and shield the developers have also said the rules of the pokemon world aren't quote set in stone which suggests game freak probably aren't interested in maintaining a consistent canon as we've said this book was officially published by creatures inc with input from satoshi tajiri himself which is more than can be said for even some of the mainline games so even if newer pokemon media present contradictions this book represents the original canon even if the series as a whole doesn't take the concept of canon as seriously as some fans might want it to next up is the amistar line number 139 ammonite a creature somewhere between sea snails and squids that lived in ancient seas they swam by waving their 10 feet they fed on plankton and small fish number 140 amistar thought to be ammonite's evolution they grew to around 1 meter height they preyed on fish up to around 50 centimeters they hunted by grabbing and clinging to their prey with their dexterously developed tentacles and biting at the same time this is followed by number 141 kabuto said to be the ancestor of both hermit crabs and of turtles they kept themselves sheltered in their tough shell they appeared to have disliked fighting they are thought to have been good swimmers although not especially fast just recently a kabuto fossil was found in a mountain cave 1000 meters above sea level its discovery revealed that the area had once been submerged under the sea this pokedex identifies several pokemon who evolved from animals over the past two million years but this entry identifying kabuto as the ancestor of hermit crabs and turtles means it's a two-way street and canonically some real-life animals actually evolve from pokemon next up is number 142 kabutops thought to be kabuto's evolution they swam expertly underwater where they hunted they captured prey with their sharp scythe arms and drain to the prey of their bodily fluids evolution apparently flipped their nature from timid to aggressive the relationship between kabuto and kabutops can be likened to that of mogwai and gremlins the one and only kabutops fossil was discovered six years ago in a soil horizon approximately 2 million years old they are therefore considered the oldest of all pokemon tajiri confirmed in an interview the movie red's mom is watching on tv is the 1986 film stand by me so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the 1984 comedy horror gremlins exists in the pokemon universe as well mogwai are a special classification of demons in chinese mythology but in the movie they're nice furry creatures who transform into evil gremlins that torture and kill humans so kabuto is a nice little guy while kabutops is the complete opposite the book provides this illustration of kabutops using its scythes to impale a large prehistoric sea creature and suck out its fluids presumably about 2 million years ago and now on to the pokedex's last classification the legendary pokemon it says many pokemon appear in the worlds of myths and legends the most famous must be the phoenix previously there had been few believing in the existence of such legendary pokemon since the discovery of dratini however the non-believers are dwindling now an endless stream of researchers embarks on expeditions convinced that the legends live first up are the legendary birds number 143 articuno they fly among wintry mountains with their long flowing tails streaming in their wake folklore has it that those seeing an articuno in flight become so enraptured by its beauty they die rooted to the spot number 144 zapdos said to fly with what sounds like buzzing and snapping of sparking electricity as the divine bird presiding over the heavens zapdos spent thousands of years above the clouds perhaps lightning is their way of showing anger zapdos is probably based on native american mythologies thunderbird who controls the upper world and creates thunder and lightning that it casts down to the underworld it's usually depicted as an x shape and the same can be said for zapdos's gen 1 sprites and official artwork next is number 145 moltres the phoenix the famous legend of a bird whose fresh blood comforts immortality when drunk is said to be modeled after moltres if this pokemon were to exist their fiery wings will surely bedazzle all those that witness them the idea of drinking phoenix blood to gain everlasting life isn't derived from real life legends but rather from osamu tazuka's unfinished manga series called phoenix tazuka is often called the godfather of manga and is considered the japanese equivalent of walt disney tsuka began working on the first volume of the phoenix manga in the 1950s and over the next three decades he completed 12 volumes each telling separate and self-contained stories of different characters hunting the phoenix so they can live forever by drinking its blood but in the end immortality is usually unobtainable a living forever reveals itself to be a terrible curse each volume takes place in the ancient past or distant future and as the series progresses it seems to be converging on the present day tazuka considered phoenix his life's work but he died in 1989 before he could finish the series his last words were i'm begging you let me work which he said to a nurse trying to take away his drawing tools this pokedex says the legend of the phoenix is based on moltres but clearly it's moltres who's based on the phoenix an homage to osamu tazuka's unfinished life work or at the very least its lore is an homage according to game freak in many cases they come up with a design first then decide the lore later so it's possible they created three elemental birds and the designs ultimately inspired the lore rather than the lore inspiring the designs next up is number 146 arcanine a legendary pokemon that appears in chinese folklore sanctified paper chits and printed with an arcanine illustration are considered beneficial for keeping evil at bay the book includes this diagram of kanto's fastest runners identifying arcanine as the fastest of all later in-game entries says arcanine can run 10 000 kilometers in a single day and night assuming that means 24 hours that's about 417 kilometers an hour korokuro's five of diamonds also gives us a look at the chinese paper chits mentioned in this entry that ward off evil arcanine draws inspiration from chinese shersher as well as the japanese equivalents shisa and komainu over the past thousand years shersher have taken many forms and go by countless names all across asia but in simple terms they're guardian lions or lion dogs that originated in chinese buddhism they're believed to ward off evil and often placed at the entrances of important buildings like temples while mew is kanto's only mythical pokemon most fans consider the three birds and mewtwo as the region's legendaries but what exactly is a legendary pokemon there's no proper definition with fansite bulbapedia explaining that no explicit criteria defines what makes a pokemon a legendary pokemon instead the only way to identify a pokemon as belonging to this group is through statements from official media such as the games or anime this book is as official as it gets and it classifies arcanine as the legendary every in-game pokedex calls arcanine a legendary pokemon as well and in the second episode of the anime ash sees an engraving of arcanine together with the three legendary birds the word legendary is only used in red green and blue versions six times and only one of them suggests arcanine isn't a legendary pokemon after defeating him in battle a bird keeper on route 14 says the three legendary pokemon are all birds of prey as a bird keeper he's clearly got bird bias and he's apparently ignorant to mewtwo's existence as well this book as well as another book published a year later also referred to the dragonite family as legendary pokemon and described tortini as the first legendary ever discovered the dragons are usually considered pseudo-legendaries but that term was entirely made up by fans if we set aside fan theories and only take official media into account an argument can certainly be made that kanto actually has eight legendary pokemon three birds three dragons arcanine and mewtwo or at least that was the developer's original intention back in the mid 90s which appears to have changed in the decades since for example in later generations the gts filter lets you exclude players looking for legendaries and neither arcanine or the dragons are on that list next up is number 147 dratini legendary pokemon live a safari zone visitor just happened to catch a dratini in the park's pond the lucky angler became an overnight sensation with the news of the discovery exploding globally this fortuitous accident convinced many that all legendary pokemon exist without any doubt it ignited a massive wave of pokemon expeditions even when young dratini reach a length of nearly two meters they grow by repeatedly shedding this story about the first recorded dratini sighting was lightly expanded upon in another japanese book published the following year it came with this illustration and the caption read in a recent study it has been observed how some pokemon appear in myths and legends once this pokemon was thought to be a mythical pokemon only found in legends but when the story of a dratini caught while fishing in the safari zone spread the number of researchers who believed in its existence increased there are many rumors of unidentified creatures all over the world maybe their pokemon this is followed by number 148 dragon air they live in the seas and lakes they can freely summon rain and snow though they have no wings they are said to fly high in the sky dragonair's japanese name is hakuryu which in english means white dragon the name likely originates from its beta design later revealed on game freak's official japanese website in 1997. earlier in development it was literally a white dragon and we commissioned this fan art to try and recreate what that original dragonair might have looked like if it ever received proper artwork and now for number 149 dragonite in spite of their bulky physique they can orbit the earth in around 16 hours they are said to represent the god of destruction flying around the world in 16 hours means that dragonite has a top speed of around 2505 kilometers an hour the book provides this diagram of the world's fastest flyers showing dragonites the fastest of them all and just a little bit faster than a fighter jet and finally we've reached number 150 mewtwo there is an urban legend of a mad scientist whose tenacious recombination of pokemon dna resulted in a horrifically brutal creature could such a frightening pokemon really exist as for pokemon number 151 muse nowhere to be found in this pokedex although bill does mention it in his journal it's just a vague mention that a mysterious 151st pokemon's been discovered muse development and lore can be found scattered across various books interviews and radio broadcasts so if you think we should dedicate a full video to the origins of mew let us know in the comments huge thanks to knob for coming on today and also to high-res pokemon for artwork scans check them out sometime did you also know that retro studios made a zelda game for the nintendo wii or that ocarina of times 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