List of nonstandard species plurals
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The nonstandard species plurals are incorrect plurals of Pokémon species used in official Pokémon media. They are usually found in media from early generations, including animated series episodes and Pokémon cards.
The correct plural form of a Pokémon species is invariant, as in "two Pikachu".
In the core series games
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
- "Digletts" is mentioned by a Gambler on Route 11 in all Generation I games,[1] and also in Onix's Pokédex entry from Pokémon Yellow.[2]
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
- "Geodudes" in the promotional video A Sneak Peek at Pokémon.[3]
- "Spearows" in Pokémon - I Choose You![4] and in the recap at the start of Pokémon Emergency!.[5]
- "Sandshrews" in The Path to the Pokémon League.[6]
- "Digletts" in Dig Those Diglett!.[7]
- "Jigglypuffs" in In The Pink.[8]
- "Krabbies" in The Power of One.[9]
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver
- "Swinubs" in Spring Fever.[10]
- "Chinchous" in Takin' It on the Chinchou.[11]
- "Woopers in Extreme Pokémon!.[12]
- "Magnemites" in the Who's That Pokémon? segment of As Cold as Pryce.[13]
- "Woopers" in Why? Wynaut? [14]
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
- "Bagons" in the title of Let Bagons Be Bagons.
- "Weedles" in A Shroomish Skirmish.[15]
- "Grumpigs" in Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry.[16]
- "Persians" in Saved by the Beldum.[17]
Pokémon Chronicles
- "Caterpies" in The Legend of Thunder!.[18]
- "Tentacruels" in Cerulean Blues.[19]
- "Taillows" in We're No Angels!.[20]
- "Mankeys" and "Primeapes" in Journey to the Starting Line!.[21]
- "Aerodactyls" in Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!.[22]
In the live-action media
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
- "Aipoms" and "Greninjas" in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.[23][24]
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
- "Magmars" in Make Way For Magmar!.
Pocket Monsters Film Comic
- "Pikachus" in the comic adaptation of Pokémon Emergency!. In the animated series episode, this is correctly pluralized as "Pikachu".
Pokémon Newspaper Strip
- "Charizards" in Strip 52.
- "Charmanders" and "Marills" in Strip 197.
- "Bellsprouts" in Strip 203.
In the TCG
- "Pidgeys" and "Spearows" on an Ekans card from Team Rocket.
- "Oddishes" on an Oddish card from Team Rocket.
- "Zubats" on a Koga's Zubat card from Gym Challenge.
- "Machokes" on a Dark Machoke card from Team Rocket.
- "Exeggcutes" on a Dark Exeggutor card from Neo Destiny.
- "Poliwags", "Poliwhirls", "Poliwraths", and "Politoeds" on a Politoed card from Neo Discovery.
- "Gastlys", "Haunters", and "Gengars" on a Sabrina's Haunter card from Gym Heroes.
- "Magnemites" and "Magnetons" on a Magneton card from Neo Revelation.
- "Hoppips" and "Skiplooms" on a Jumpluff card from Neo Revelation.
- "Murkrows" on a Murkrow card from Neo Revelation.
In the guidebooks
The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide
In the magazines
"Digletts" and "Dugtrios" plurals
(Pokémon Power #2)
Note: The statement about their in-game stats is incorrect
(Pokémon Power #2)
Note: The statement about their in-game stats is incorrect
Pokémon Power
- "Geodudes" on the page 3 of Pokémon Power #1.
- "Digletts" and "Dugtrios" on the page 8 of Pokémon Power #2.
- "Voltorbs" and "Magnemites" on the page 9 of Pokémon Power #4.
See also
References
- ↑ Gambler, Route 11: "DIGLETTs dug this long tunnel! It goes right to VIRIDIAN CITY!"[sic] (Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow)
- ↑ Pokédex entry: Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by DIGLETTs.[sic] (Pokémon Yellow)
- ↑ Trey: "Geodudes are way tough."[sic] (A Sneak Peek at Pokémon)
- ↑ Ash: "Leave it alone, Spearows! [...] Spearows, do you know who I am?:[sic] (Pokémon - I Choose You!)
- ↑ Narrator: "Soon they found themselves fighting off a flock of fearsome Spearows."[sic] (Pokémon Emergency!)
- ↑ Ash: "But Sandshrews are weakened by water!"[sic] (The Path to the Pokémon League)
- ↑ Gary's cheerleaders: "Gary doesn't dig the Digletts!"[sic] (Dig Those Diglett!)
- ↑ James: "But, wait, aren't Jigglypuffs always pink?"[sic] (In The Pink)
- ↑ Maren: "And she says, 'So? When I have Krabbies.'"[sic] (The Power of One)
- ↑ Misty: "The Swinubs help?"[sic] (Spring Fever)
- ↑ Ash: "Hey, Chinchous, keep away from Misty and her temper attack."[sic] (Takin' It on the Chinchou)
- ↑ Misty: "Hey, take a look at those baby Woopers down by the pond!"[sic] (Extreme Pokémon!)
- ↑ Who's That Pokémon?: This Pokémon is composed of three Magnemites![sic] (As Cold as Pryce)
- ↑ Jessie: "Well, we know Woopers like water."[sic]
- ↑ Jessie: "Their apples had Weedles anyway."[sic] (A Shroomish Skirmish)
- ↑ Jessie: "Yeah? When Grumpigs fly."[sic] (Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry)
- ↑ Meowth: "I feel that Meowth's pain, I hate Persians too and I want to crush them like it was my own personal battle."[sic] (Saved by the Beldum)
- ↑ Attila: "Your friend shouldn't be making fun of Caterpies."[sic] (The Legend of Thunder!)
- ↑ Invincible Pokémon Brothers: "Three little Tentacruels all in a row; now little loser, reap what you sow!"[sic] (Cerulean Blues)
- ↑ Villager: "Oh no! The Taillows are coming!"[sic] (We're No Angels!)
- ↑ Tracey: "Those aren't Mankeys! Those are Primeapes!"[sic] (Journey to the Starting Line!)
- ↑ Gary: "And sure enough, we had a match. They both came from Aerodactyls."[sic] (Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!)
- ↑ Tim: Run! Rabid Aipoms!"[sic] (POKÉMON Detective Pikachu)
- ↑ Detective Pikachu: "Roger must have sent the Greninjas to cause the crash."[sic] (POKÉMON Detective Pikachu)
