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[edit] 26th October → Present/Ivysaur
Ivysaur (フシギソウ Fushigisou?) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Ivysaur in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
The bud’s size may increase under direct sunlight, forcing Ivysaur to walk on all fours. Even though the bulb is now a premature flower, it's still unknown whether it is a plant or an animal. In a reversal of the bulb’s function, the bud appears to draw energy from the Ivysaur, as well as photosynthesizing. Carrying the additional weight strengthens its legs in preparation for the final stage of its growth. The bud produces a pleasant scent when it is ready to bloom, and Ivysaur will then evolve into a Venusaur.
[edit] 7th October → 26th October 2006/Sunkern
Sunkern (ヒマナッツ Himanatsu?) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Sunkern in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
In the Pokémon universe, a Sunkern's entire life would be centered around its evolution into a Sunflora. Sunkern would move as little as possible, trying to preserve the energy and nutrients it would require for the evolution process. Sunkern's dietary are summarised, in the Pokédex, to be only morning dew, which collects under the leaves of plants beneath which it would lie. The natural enemy of a Sunkern would be the fictitious bird, Spearow. Sunkern would be virtually defenseless against predators for their only form of protection is thought to be shaking the leafy heads.
[edit] 5th August → 7th October/Makuhita
Makuhita (マクノシタ Makunoshita?) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. In the Pokémon universe, Makuhita are moderately large, plump creatures with more weight than a standard full-grown human. They have yellow bodies with gray boxing-glove-like hands, and gray bib-like markings on their collar, two red ring markings on its cheeks, a head with a bowtie-shaped outgrowth, and a peculiar facial expression worn constantly. The appearances of Makuhita and, more notably, its evolved form Hariyama, are inspired by the traditional Japanese sumo wrestler.
Makuhita have been described as having a spirit that is tireless, gutsy, and tenacious. Its daily routine is said to involve a lot of harsh training, much like the Pokémon Machop, and their training increases their power and durability. It is thought that Makuhita regularly train in the secluded environs of a cave, and people around these caves have often reported hearing rumbling tremors from within the caves. Its bodily training is noted to always be accompanied by ample food consumption and sleep, for Makuhita aim to gather enough surplus energy that it may evolve into its larger, stronger form, Hariyama.
[edit] 18th July → 5th August/Charizard
Charizard (リザードン Rizādon?, Lizardon) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. Charizard are famous for evolving from one of the three species of Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the Pokémon Red and Blue (and their remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen) versions of the Pokémon series.
Through evolution, a metamorphic change within a Pokémon caused by gaining experience in battle, Charizard grow a pair of powerful wings, which allow them to fly at altitudes approaching 4,600 ft (1400 m), supplementing the fiery breath they would inherit from their earlier forms of Charmander and Charmeleon. However, the flames they produce as Charizard are even hotter than those produced by Charmeleon; at full intensity they would have the power to melt solid rock or large glaciers.
Wild Charizard are said to focus on finding worthy challengers, as they have a strong innate sense of honor, noted to rely on claws and strength to hunt or ward off lesser foes, using their flaming breath only against opponents they see as equals. Nevertheless, the strength of their flame is said to be so volatile, that accidental or careless uses have been noted to cause forest fires and other disasters.
[edit] 2nd July → 18th July 2006/Eevee
The Eevee (イーブイ Ībui?, Eievui) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Its main purpose in the games, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both "wild" Pokémon, which are untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and "tamed" Pokémon that are owned by Pokémon trainers.
Eevee is a small quadrupedal mammal. It is mostly covered with brown fur, with light tufts of tan fur around its neck. Its ears are long and thin, easily longer than its head alone. Its tail fur is very thick, and the fur on the tip of its tail is the same color as its neck tufts.
[edit] 17th June → 2nd July 2006/Clefairy
Clefairy (ピッピ Pippi?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.
Clefairy is a small, bipedal creature.2006. It has no neck, so it seems to be somewhat stout compared to other Pokémon of its size, such as Pikachu. It has short pink fur, with a large brown patch on each of its two pointed ears. Between these ears is a large swirl of pink fur. It has two small eyes, no nose and a small mouth with a tiny protruding fang. It also has a patch of darker pink fur under each eye. It has white claws on its two arms and two legs. It long tail always remains curled up.
Clefairy are very well known for the move Metronome, which randomly performs any Pokémon attack when used. They are also very rare and nocturnal creatures so catching one is quite an achievement.
[edit] 8th June 2006 → 17th June 2006/Umbreon
Umbreon (ブラッキー Burakkī in Japanese) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Umbreon is one of the five "Eeveelutions", a group term for all the possible Stage-1 Pokémon that can be obtained via treating Eevee in different ways.
Umbreon is perhaps the most un-used of the Eeveelutions, the others being Jolteon, Flareon, Vaporeon and Espeon, due to the fact it can't learn any powerful Dark-type moves such as Crunch, players preferring other such as Tyranitar, Absol or Houndoom. Umbreon is a dog-like creature with rabbit-like ears, with smooth, black fur that is illuminated by the glowing rings on Umbreon's body. It is considered a stealth like animal, requiring to move silently to hunt nocturnally for its prey. The rings around its body glow brightly during battle or during moonlight, and their power is thought to be regulated by the lunar cycle.
[edit] 3rd April → 8th June 2006/Squirtle
Squirtle (ゼニガメ Zenigame in Japanese) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Squirtle is one of the first Pokémon players can choose from in several installments of the games, although Squirtle, and it's evolutions Wartortle and Blastoise, are often overlooked in general because of their very broad Water-typing, ranked below powerful Pokémon such as Suicune or Water dual-types, such as Lapras, Lanturn or Kingdra.
Squirtle is a small, bipedal, blue turtle with a brown shell and a distinctive clublike tail. When it feels threatened, Squirtle withdraws its limbs and neck into its shell and shoots water from its mouth with great force, either to attack its opponent or merely to intimidate it. Squirtle also use this ability to stun its prey while hunting, shooting the aqua jets from its mouth, rather than from the cannons that protrude from it's tough shell when it evolves in Blastoise.
[edit] 27th March 2006 → 3rd April 2006/Skarmory
Skarmory (known as エアームド Eāmudo in Japanese) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Despite only originally available in the Silver Version of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Skarmory has risen to fame among trainers due to its overuse among both player-to-player battles and online battle simulators, such as Pokémon NetBattle. Skarmory is popular because of it's incredibly high defences and its good partnership with the "tank" Pokémon, Blissey, the complicated evolution of the Pokémon Red and Blue rarity, Chansey.
Skarmory have tough, silver metal exteriors, which harden from a young age: mothers raise their young in bramble patches, inflicting wounds upon infants to toughen their shells. They are capable of flying at a top speed of 190 miles per hour, because of their streamline bodies and hollow bones. They can use their sharp talons and wings to "slice" through objects, using both their grip and their speed to incapacitate their foe or prey.
[edit] 20th March 2006 → 27th March 2006/Torchic
Torchic (known as アチャモ Achamo in Japanese) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Torchic is most famous for being one of the three Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald versions of the Pokémon series.
In all three versions, Torchic appears as a small, clumsy chicken, with yellowish feathers and an orange body. It is often seen hopping randomly behind it's trainer, the term given to any character in the Pokémon world who collects and battle Pokémon. Although its appearance gives an innocent and harmless image, it has the ability to spit scorching flames at enemies from within the pit of it's stomach.
[edit] 13th March 2006 → 20th March 2006/Bulbasaur No.2 (as FA)
Bulbasaur is one of the 395 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the $15 billion Pokémon franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. CNN refers to Bulbasaur and its later evolutions as “the Carmen Miranda of Pokémon figures” due to the “increasingly exotic foliage on its head” as it evolves and, according to Time magazine, Bulbasaur was considered one of the “lead critters” in the original series. Bulbasaur is one of the first Pokémon a player can obtain in the first of the series’s video games, Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue. Bulbasaur also appears often in the Pokémon anime.
In every version of the Pokémon series, Bulbasaur is a vaguely reptilian-looking creature that moves on all fours. It is small and squat, and has a light blue-green body coloration with darker blue-green spots. The artwork design of Bulbasaur was created by Ken Sugimori for its 1996 debut in the Pokémon video games, and has since remained unchanged.
[edit] 23rd February 2006 → 13th March 2006/Mareep
Mareep (メリープ Merriep in Japanese, Voltilamm in German and Watouat in French) is one for the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon series.
Mareep builds up a stockpile of static electricity by rubbing its fluffy woolen fleece together. The electricity is then stored in its fleece, and will shock unprotected creatures on contact, it's shocking power is strong enough to make even some of the strongest Water type pokemon lose a very considerable amount of HP. The more electricity is stored, the brighter the ball on the tip of its tail will glow. In summer, the fleece is fully shed, but it grows back within a week. Mareep also stores air in its fleece, enabling it to control its body temperature whatever the weather.
[edit] 17th December 2005 → 23rd February 2006/Meowth
Meowth (ニャース/Nyaasu in Japanese, Mauzi in German and Miaouss in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. It is one of the more popular Pokémon species, largely thanks to the Pokémon anime, which features a Meowth as a main character.
Meowth is an urban nocturnal Pokémon. It spends most of the daytime sleeping and prowls the city streets at night. When hunting, Meowths organize themselves in groups that act like gangs, foraging or stealing food from people. They are aided in their mischief by their eyes which allow them night vision. They also slink their claws back into their paws, which grants them silent movement and protecting them from leaving distinctively incriminating pawprints that alert people to their actions.
[edit] 31st October 2005 → 17th December 2005/Bulbasaur No.1
Bulbasaur is a fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon franchise that occupies the first space on the National Pokedex. Bulbasaur, a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon, is notable as one of the first Pokémon a player can have in the first Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Blue, as well as one of the most-commonly-appearing Pokémon in the anime.
Bulbasaur is a small, squat lizard, which moves on all fours. Most of its body is green, with the rest of it being patches of a darker shade of green all over its body. Bulbasaur is able to release two vines from its body, which are powerful enough to hold up a large amount of weight. It has a large bulb resting on its back, and can absorb solar energy in order to release a Solar Beam from its bulb. This bulb is also able to hold seeds, which can be used against an enemy in order to steal health from them. The bulb itself will grow bigger if it is exposed to sunlight and for this reason, Bulbasaur enjoys taking naps in the sunlight.
[edit] 22nd August 2005 → 31st October 2005/ Pikachu
Pikachu (ピカチュウ Pikachū) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise.
Pikachu is the most popular and notable Pokémon, and is generally regarded as the mascot of the Pokémon franchise, in the same way Link is the mascot of the Legend of Zelda series. It is obtainable in all of the Pokémon RPGs to date, with a prominent role in Pokémon Yellow The protagonists of the Pokémon anime, the Pokémon manga series Electric Tale of Pikachu, and the Ash & Pikachu manga all own a Pikachu.
[edit] 12 August 2005(creation) → 22nd August 2005/Brock
Brock (Takeshi in the Japanese version), in the fictional world of Pokémon, is the Pewter City Gym Leader (In the animated series, he leaves this position).
Brock is also known in the animated series, the Pokémon manga series (Electric Tale of Pikachu), and the Ash & Pikachu manga as the character whose eyes appear to be closed all the time.
In the animated series, he aspires to be the greatest Pokémon Breeder, and gives up his title of Gym Leader after Ash Ketchum wins his first Kanto League Gym badge. Since then, he travels with Ash and Misty on his many adventures. He briefly leaves the team to join Professor Felina Ivy in the Orange Islands, but mysteriously returns to Pallet Town when Ash wins the Orange League championship. Rejoining Ash and Misty, Brock travels to Johto, where he continues to help Ash and Misty. Upon the conclusion of the Silver Conference, the three part ways, Brock heading back to Pewter City.
