This guides goes over everything you need to know about pseudo-legendary Pokemon and their evolutionary lines.
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List of Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon
The following is a list of all pseudo-legendary Pokemon (in National Pokedex order), as well as their typing and possible Abilities:
List of Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon Evolutionary Lines
The following table lists every pseudo-legendary Pokemon’s evolutionary line, how to evolve each Pokemon in the line, as well as if the pseudo-legendary Pokemon has a Mega Evolution:
What Makes a Pokemon a Pseudo-Legendary?
“Pseudo-Legendary” is a fan-made term. This may make it seem as though the criteria to be a part of the group is arbitrary. However, these qualities have been consistent throughout the games, as each generation has introduced at least one new pseudo-legendary Pokemon.For a Pokemon to be considered a pseudo-legendary, it must:
If a Pokemon is missing even one of these criteria, it isn’t considered a pseudo-legendary Pokemon. For example, Volcarona requires 1,250,000 experience points to get to Level 100, but its evolutionary line only consists of two Pokemon, and its base stat total is 550 rather than 600. It’s still a very powerful Pokemon, but it isn’t specifically a pseudo-legendary.
Is There an Official Term for Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon?
While there’s no official name for pseudo-legendary Pokemon, it’s safe to say Pokemon are being intentionally designed with these criteria in mind. As evidence, thePokemon Center merchandise stores in Japan released a “Late Bloomers”set of goods featuring pseudo-legendary Pokemon and their pre-evolutions, as seen in the image above. This is likely in reference to the fact that pseudo-legendary Pokemon evolve at high levels and, because of their experience gain grouping, require more experience to reach those levels for evolution.“Late Bloomers” is the closest to an official term that has ever been used for these Pokemon, but it has thus far not been used outside of the merchandise line.
In addition, the pseudo-legendary title is not used amongst Japanese players. Instead, the term“600 Club”is used to describe all Pokemon with a base stat total of 600, which is then further categorized into legendary Pokemon, Mythical Pokemon, and regular Pokemon. This includes pseudo-legendaries, Mega Evolutions, andArchaludon, who has a base stat total of 600 but doesn’t meet the other criteria to be considered a pseudo-legendary.
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