Every Pokémon by generation: the full list of 1,025 species

Nine generations released, 1,025 species numbered in the National Pokédex, from Bulbasaur #001 to Pecharunt #1025. A tenth was announced in February 2026 and three of its creatures are already known, bringing the count to 1,028 Pokémon revealed to date.

This page lists them all, one by one, generation by generation : National Dex number, English name, types, and the direct link to the species entry. Every entry in the shop's Pokédex gives the category, the height, the weight, the Abilities and the full evolution line. All 1,025 are online.

Alongside the list, each generation gets its own rundown: the console that carried it, the year of its Japanese release, its versions and its remakes, the size of the Pokédex you fill in while playing, what it invented — and what it removed, which gets talked about far less.

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The ten Pokémon generations in one table

The ten Pokémon generations: console, Japanese release, numbers and species counts.
Gen. Region Console Release (Japan) Numbers New species Game Pokédex
1st Kanto Game Boy 1996 001-151 151 151 entries
2nd Johto Game Boy Color 1999 152-251 100 251 entries
3rd Hoenn Game Boy Advance 2002 252-386 135 202 entries
4th Sinnoh Nintendo DS 2006 387-493 107 151, then 210 in Platinum
5th Unova Nintendo DS 2010 494-649 156 156, then over 300 in Black 2 to White 2
6th Kalos Nintendo 3DS 2013 650-721 72 457 entries, across three Pokédexes
7th Alola Nintendo 3DS 2016 722-809 88 302, then 403 in Ultra Sun to Ultra Moon
8th Galar and Hisui Nintendo Switch 2019 810-905 96 400 entries, widened by the two expansions
9th Paldea Nintendo Switch 2022 906-1025 120 400 entries, widened by the two parts of the DLC
10th not yet revealed Nintendo Switch 2 2027 (announced) yet to come yet to come yet to come

The years in this table are the Japanese release dates : that is the generation's birth date. In France, the gap was considerable for a long time — Red to Blue did not arrive until October 1999, more than three years after Japan. The European release dates, down to the day, are in the Pokémon video game guide.

The last two columns do not say the same thing, and they are often confused. New species are the ones the generation adds to the National Pokédex. The game Pokédex is the regional log you fill in as you play: it mixes old and new species, and it is almost always far bigger. Kalos is the extreme example — only 72 new species, but 457 to record in the region itself.

That does not make the reverse true, though: a regional Pokédex does not necessarily contain every new species of its own generation. The one in Diamond to Pearl leaves twenty-six of them out; Platinum picks up nineteen of them, and seven Legendary and Mythical Pokémon — Heatran, Regigigas, Cresselia, Phione, Darkrai, Shaymin to Arceus — are missing even there.

Finally, a generation is read from the National Dex number, not from the region. The two do not always line up, and that is where lists get it wrong most often. Two cases worth knowing: the last seven species of the eighth generation, Wyrdeer to Enamorus (#899 to 905), come from Hisui and not from Galar; and Meltan to Melmetal (#808-809) count as part of the seventh generation even though they never existed in Alola — they arrived through Pokémon GO.

National Dex number and regional Pokédex: how to read the numbers

A Pokémon carries a single National Dex number, assigned for life and never reused. That is the one used on this page: Pikachu has been #025 since 1996 and always will be. It is written with three digits up to 999, then four starting with Gholdengo, the thousandth.

Alongside it sits the regional Pokédex, specific to each game, which renumbers everything from 1 in the order you meet the species. The same Pikachu is #025 nationally, but #036 in the Sinnoh Pokédex. That is why a number you read in a game almost never matches the one in a list like this one: the two numbering systems coexist, and only the national one is universal.

Since the seventh generation, the National Pokédex is no longer kept in the main games: it has moved to the storage app Pokémon HOME, which pools a Trainer's species across every game. It is one of the effects of "Dexit", detailed further down.

Generation 1 — Kanto

Console Game Boy · Release 1996 in Japan, under the titles Red to Green · Numbers 001 to 151 · New species 151 · Game Pokédex 151 entries

One hundred fifty-one species that set everything in place: the Poké Ball, the types, the Gyms, evolution. The Pokédex opens with Bulbasaur and ends with Mew, a Pokémon so secret that it was not even meant to exist — it was slipped into the code just before release, into the few hundred bytes freed up by removing the debugging tools.

The starter trio, Bulbasaur, Charmander to Squirtle, sets up a ritual the series has never abandoned since. The system itself is still rudimentary: only fifteen types, a single "Special" stat where there would later be two, and four evolutions that happen only if you have a friend and a Link Cable. The founding games are covered in Red and Blue to Yellow, the region in the Kanto guide.

This is the generation the later ones never stopped tweaking: seven of its species changed type after the fact, with Magnemite and Magneton becoming Steel in the second generation, and Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff and Mr. Mime becoming Fairy in the sixth. It is also the most heavily merchandised one : thirty years on, Pikachu, Charizard, Snorlax to Gengar are still the best sellers. Each one has its own section: Pikachu, Charizard, Snorlax, Gengar.

The 151 Pokémon of Kanto #001 to #151

Generation 2 — Johto

Console Game Boy Color · Release 1999 in Japan · Numbers 152 to 251 · New species 100 · Game Pokédex 251 entries

One hundred new species, and two ideas that changed the nature of the game: Eggs and breeding, which turn breeding into a mechanic in its own right, and the addition of the Dark and Steel types to break the dominance of Psychic. The "Special" stat finally splits into Special Attack and Special Defense — the modern battle engine is in place.

Johto adds one thing no other generation has repeated in the main series: a second complete region. Once the League is beaten, you set off for Kanto, sixteen Badges in total, and one last Trainer waiting at the summit of Mt. Silver. The starter trio is Chikorita, Cyndaquil to Totodile ; the covers go to Lugia to Ho-Oh. See Gold and Silver, Crystal to the Johto guide.

It is also the generation of the clock: a battery in the cartridge runs a real-time day/night cycle, with species that appear only at certain hours. Baby Pokémon arrive — Pichu, Togepi, Elekid — and turn the logic of evolution on its head, just as Espeon to Umbreon open up the family ofEevee. The features Baby Pokémon, Pokémon breeding to Shiny Pokémon detail each of these additions.

The 100 Pokémon of Johto #152 to #251

Generation 3 — Hoenn

Console Game Boy Advance · Release 2002 in Japan · Numbers 252 to 386 · New species 135 · Game Pokédex 202 entries

One hundred thirty-five species, a graphical leap, and above all two invisible additions that still govern every battle: Abilities and Natures. Two Pokémon of the same species are no longer identical — one has a passive ability the other lacks, the other a nature that boosts one stat and shaves down another. Double Battles arrive at the same time.

The price was steep: Ruby and Sapphire cut all ties with the earlier cartridges. No transfers from Red, Blue, Gold or Silver, and entire species become unobtainable. It is the harshest compatibility break in the series. The starter trio is Treecko, Torchic to Mudkip ; see Ruby and Sapphire, Emerald to the Hoenn guide.

Hoenn finally sets up a regional mythology the series would never leave behind: Groudon to Kyogre, the two ancient Pokémon that shaped the land and the sea, and Rayquaza who keeps them apart. Two years later, FireRed to LeafGreen introduce the remake, a format the series would revisit in every generation. The mechanics are covered in detail in Pokémon Abilities to Natures, IVs, EVs and stats.

The 135 Pokémon of Hoenn #252 to #386

Generation 4 — Sinnoh

Console Nintendo DS · Release 2006 in Japan · Numbers 387 to 493 · New species 107 · Game Pokédex 151 entries, raised to 210 in Platinum

One hundred seven species and the most important reform in the history of the games: the physical/special split. Until then, a move's type decided its category — every Fire move was special, every Rock move was physical, whatever the strengths of the Pokémon using it. From that point on, each move has a category of its own. Dozens of older species, doomed by that one detail, become viable overnight.

The fourth generation is also the one that looks back the most: 29 of its 107 newcomers are evolutions or pre-evolutions grafted onto older families, more than in any other generation — the second generation, runner-up in that ranking, has only 19. Lucario to Garchomp immediately establish themselves as icons of the series. The starter trio is Turtwig, Chimchar to Piplup.

Sinnoh finally brings a complete cosmogony, with Dialga master of time, Palkia master of space, Giratina banished to the Distortion World and Arceus at the top. The console has a lot to do with it: the dual screen and above all Wi-Fi, which for the first time lets you trade and battle with players all over the world. Further reading: Pokémon Moves, Diamond and Pearl, Platinum to the Sinnoh guide.

The 107 Pokémon of Sinnoh #387 to #493

Generation 5 — Unova

Console Nintendo DS · Release 2010 in Japan · Numbers 494 to 649 · New species 156 · Game Pokédex 156 entries, more than 300 in Black 2 to White 2

The largest generation in the whole series: 156 brand-new species, a record that has never been beaten. And the only one to impose a completely new Pokédex when nearly five hundred species already existed: throughout the main adventure of Black to White, not a single Pokémon from the earlier generations appears. A risky bet, never tried again.

Unova is also the region of the only true sequels in the series : Black 2 and White 2 take place two years after the first installment, in the same region, now transformed, with a Pokédex that this time passes three hundred entries. Where the other generations released a third version, this one chose to write a sequel. The starter trio is Snivy, Tepig to Oshawott.

The story takes a noticeably more adult tone: Reshiram to Zekrom embody truth and ideals, and the antagonist does not want to rule the world but to free Pokémon from their Trainers — the first time the series questions its own premise. See Black and White, Team Plasma to the Unova guide.

The 156 Pokémon of Unova #494 to #649

Generation 6 — Kalos

Console Nintendo 3DS · Release 2013, worldwide · Numbers 650 to 721 · New species 72 · Game Pokédex 457 entries, split across three Pokédex

Only 72 new species — the smallest batch in the whole series — but two additions that change everything: the Fairy type, created to rein in Dragons that had grown too powerful, and Mega Evolution, the first temporary transformation in the middle of a battle. The Fairy type reshapes things so deeply that twenty-two older species, from Kanto to Unova, were reclassified to join it — among them Jigglypuff, Marill to Gardevoir.

This is also the move to 3D: sprites disappear for good in favor of polygonal models, and the series steps into modern online battling. The Kalos paradox fits in a single line: the generation that adds the fewest species offers the largest regional Pokédex in the series outside of expansions, 457 entries split across three separate dexes. The starter trio is Chespin, Fennekin to Froakie.

Kalos is openly modeled on France: its capital, Lumiose City, echoes Paris right down to its tower, and its name comes from the Greek kállos, beauty. Xerneas to Yveltal rule over life and destruction there, and Sylveon joins the family ofEevee. Further reading: X and Y, Mega Evolutions, the type chart to the Kalos guide.

The 72 Pokémon of Kalos #650 to #721

Generation 7 — Alola

Console Nintendo 3DS · Release 2016, worldwide · Numbers 722 to 809 · New species 88 · Game Pokédex 302 entries, raised to 403 in Ultra Sun to Ultra Moon

Eighty-eight species, and the arrival of regional forms : a familiar Pokémon comes back with a different look and different types because it evolved in another climate. Alolan Meowth turns Dark, Alolan Raichu turns Electric/Psychic, and Alolan Exeggutor tops out at nearly eleven meters. The idea would come back in Galar, in Hisui and in Paldea.

Alola is above all the generation that takes the skeleton of the series apart : no more Gyms and no more Badges, replaced by the island challenge and its trials; no more Hidden Moves, with HMs giving way to Poké Ride; and a Pokémon League that does not yet exist when the player arrives — it is built over the course of the adventure. The starter trio is Rowlet, Litten to Popplio.

This is also the generation of the Ultra Beasts, those creatures from another dimension, and of two species that stand apart: Meltan to Melmetal, the only Pokémon in the series introduced by a mobile game rather than by a main series title — they never existed in Alola. See Sun and Moon, regional forms, the Ultra Beasts to the Alola guide.

The 88 Pokémon of Alola #722 to #809

Generation 8 — Galar

Console Nintendo Switch · Release 2019, worldwide · Numbers 810 to 905 · New species 96 · Game Pokédex 400 entries, broadened by the two expansions

Ninety-six species and Dynamax, which grows a Pokémon to the size of a building for three turns. Galar adds the Wild Area on top of that, the first large open zone in the series, and Max Raid Battles — the first four-player co-op battles in a main series title.

It is also the generation that takes away as much as it adds. The National Pokédex disappears from the main series games, a decision announced in 2019 and still famous under the name "Dexit"; Mega Evolution and Z-Moves are cut in one stroke; and Galar is the first main series region with no Elite Four, its League being a stadium championship modeled on British soccer. In exchange, Sword and Shield are the first games to launch paid expansions. The starter trio is Grookey, Scorbunny to Sobble.

Watch out for one subtlety in the numbering: the last seven species of the generation, #899 to 905, do not come from Galar but from Hisui, the Sinnoh of the past in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. They belong to the eighth generation without owing anything to Dynamax. Further reading: Sword and Shield, Dynamax and Gigantamax, Pokémon Legends: Arceus to the Galar guide.

The 96 Pokémon of Galar #810 to #905

Generation 9 — Paldea

Console Nintendo Switch · Release 2022, worldwide · Numbers 906 to 1025 · New species 120 · Game Pokédex 400 entries, expanded by the two DLC volumes

One hundred and twenty species, the first fully open world in the series — after the open areas of Pokémon Legends: Arceus — with three storylines you can tackle in any order, and Tera Pokémon : any Pokémon can change type for the length of a battle. It's the first mechanic to affect not a creature's size or shape, but its very type.

Paldea also introduces the Paradox Pokémon, prehistoric or futuristic versions of known species, brought back from another time by a device buried beneath the region. The starter trio is Sprigatito, Fuecoco to Quaxly ; the covers go to Koraidon to Miraidon.

The ninth generation was built in stages: just 103 species at launch, up to #1008. The last seventeen arrived between 2023 and January 2024 through the two DLC volumes and then its free epilogue — which is what delivered Pecharunt, #1025, the entry that closes the National Pokédex today. See Scarlet and Violet, Tera Pokémon, Paradox Pokémon to the Paldea guide.

The 120 Pokémon of Paldea #906 to #1025

The tenth generation: Pokémon Winds and Waves

A tenth generation was announced on February 27, 2026, at the Pokémon Presents for the series' thirtieth anniversary: Pokémon Winds and Waves, two paired versions due in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, in a simultaneous worldwide release.

Three creatures are already known, the starters: Broussatif (Grass), Caloulou (Fire) and Ogéko (Water). They are what pushes the count of revealed Pokémon from 1025 to 1028. The region itself does not have a name yet : all we know is that it is a tropical archipelago and that underwater exploration is making a comeback. No Legendary has been unveiled.

These three starters do not have a page in the shop's Pokédex yet, and that is normal: National Pokédex numbering stops at 1025 until the games are out. The Pokédex will be extended as official announcements come in.

Third version, sequel, remake, DLC: how the saga changed its model

A generation is almost never just two games. For twenty years the pattern never moved: a pair of versions, then a third version that redoes the adventure, only better — Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum.

That model died with Platinum, in 2008. Since then, every generation has looked for something else. The fifth answered with true sequels (Black 2 and White 2), the seventh with an expanded pair (Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon), the eighth and the ninth with paid downloadable content grafted onto the original games. The third version has been replaced by DLC.

Running alongside them are the remakes, starting with FireRed to LeafGreen in 2004: HeartGold and SoulSilver for Johto, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire for Hoenn, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl for Sinnoh, and Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee which retell Kanto in the style of Pokémon GO. Finally, there are the games labeled Legends, which sit outside the generation framework: Arceus in Hisui and Z-A in Lumiose. The full overview is in the video games guide.

What each generation took away

People always talk about what each generation adds, almost never about what it removes. Yet that is where the series changes the most, and every removal has sparked debate.

Third generation : compatibility with Game Boy cartridges is broken, and some species become unobtainable. Fifth generation : no older Pokémon at all before the end of the story. Seventh generation : Gyms and Badges disappear, and HMs go with them. Eighth generation : the National Pokédex leaves the main games — the "Dexit" — and both Mega Evolution and Z-Moves are removed. Ninth generation : Dynamax disappears in turn.

None of these removals is permanent, though. Mega Evolution, dropped in 2019, came back in 2025 with Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which sets the action back in Lumiose. The series moves forward through removals and returns, not only through additions.

Why 1025 Pokémon and no more: forms, Mega and Gigantamax

The National Pokédex numbers species, not appearances. That is the only rule to remember, and it explains why the total stays at 1025 even though the number of creatures that can appear on screen is far higher.

So the ones that get no number of their own : the Mega Evolutions, the Gigantamax, the regional forms of Alola, Galar, Hisui and Paldea, and battle forms. An Alolan Meowth shares Meowth's number: it is the same species in a different climate.

Watch out for the opposite mistake, which is very common: the Ultra Beasts and the Paradox Pokémon are, for their part, species in their own right and do count toward the 1025. A Paradox Pokémon is not a variant of an existing Pokémon: it is a distinct creature, with its own national number.

Which Pokémon generation should you start with today?

The question comes up again and again, and there is no single answer: it all depends on what you are looking for. Here are the three entry points that work best today.

To discover the series, or for a child : Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee. Kanto, 151 species, simplified catching inherited from Pokémon GO, and two-player play on the same console. It is the most welcoming title in the saga.

For Pokémon as it is today : Scarlet and Violet. A fully open world, three storylines to choose from, Tera Pokémon, and the most recent Pokédex. This is where the 120 newest species live.

To recapture the flavor of the early days : HeartGold and SoulSilver remain, for many players, the high point of the series — two regions, sixteen Badges, and a Pokémon walking behind you. Failing that, Emerald packs in everything Hoenn invented.

Reading the Pokédex another way

Sorting by number is not always the most useful. Several guides let you approach the 1025 species from another angle: Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, the Eevee family, Fossil Pokémon, the 600 club, version exclusives, the nine starter trios or Shiny Pokémon.

To understand how one species becomes the next, the guide How Pokémon Evolve covers every mechanism, from a simple level-up to trading with a held item. And if you are looking for a Trainer rather than a Pokémon, the 604 pages of characters cover the heroes, the rivals, the Gym Leaders and the criminal organizations of every region.

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Some species have their own section: Pikachu, Eevee, Charizard, Gengar, Snorlax or Gyarados. The starter trios are gathered under Starters, and the rare creatures under Legendaries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Pokémon are there in total?

1025 species currently carry a National Pokédex number, from Bulbasaur #001 to Pecharunt #1025, spread across nine generations. Three creatures from the tenth generation have already been revealed, bringing the known total to 1028.

How many Pokémon generations are there?

Nine generations of games have been released, from Red and Green in 1996 to Scarlet and Violet in 2022. A tenth, Pokémon Winds and Waves, was announced on February 27, 2026 for a 2027 release on Nintendo Switch 2, which brings the count to ten.

Which generation has the most Pokémon, and which has the fewest?

The fifth, Unova's, with 156 brand-new species — a record that has never been beaten. The sixth, Kalos's, is the smallest with only 72 newcomers, even though it is the one that offers the largest regional Pokédex in the series outside of expansions.

Why doesn't a Pokémon's number in the game match the one in these lists?

Because there are two numbering systems. The National number is assigned for life and never changes: that's the one used on this page. The regional Pokédex, specific to each game, renumbers everything from 1 in the order you encounter the species.

Do regional forms count as new Pokémon?

No. An Alolan Meowth shares Meowth's National number: it's the same species in a different form, with different types. Mega Evolutions and Gigantamax forms don't have numbers of their own either. Ultra Beasts and Paradox Pokémon, on the other hand, really are separate species, counted among the 1025.

Where can you find a Pokémon's detailed profile?

In the shop's Pokédex, which has one entry per species with the National number, the category, the types, the height, the weight, the Abilities and the complete evolution line. Every name listed on this page leads straight to its entry.

Which generation should you start with today?

Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee! to discover the series or for a child; Scarlet and Violet for today's open-world Pokémon; HeartGold and SoulSilver to rediscover the flavor of the early days, with two regions and sixteen Badges.

Which generation introduced the Fairy type?

The sixth, in X and Y in 2013, to rebalance the game against Dragon-type Pokémon, whose attacks Fairy is completely immune to. Twenty-two older species, from Kanto to Unova, were reclassified on that occasion. The Dark and Steel types, by contrast, date back to the second generation.

Why don't the dates on this page match the French release dates?

The years given here are the Japanese releases, which mark the birth of each generation. For a long time, France lagged more than a year behind: Red and Blue did not arrive until October 1999, over three years after Japan.