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Can anybody tell me who this Pokemon is?
This Pokémon is Xatu from the Johto region, it is the evolution of Natu.
Xatu is a Psychic/Flying type Pokémon. It is number 178 in the Pokédex and described in Pokémon GO as:
MYSTIC POKEMON
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What is the FEAR strategy?
FEAR strategy is probably not a great choice for a normal playthrough of the game.
It means: Focus Sash, Endeavor, Quick Attack, Rattata. The pokemon doesn't have to be a Rattata, but Rattata makes a ...
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Why can't I name my Deerling "Summer Deer"?
Generation VI onward, the Pokemon games use its own built-in profanity filter when entering in a nickname by the use of regular expressions. While I do not know what kind of processes go on in the ...
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What is the FEAR strategy?
In a nutshell, the F.E.A.R strategy uses a low-level Pokemon to take advantage of the move Endeavor, which lowers an opposing Pokemon's health to your current health. Couple this with a way to survive ...
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Does any trainer in the core Pokémon games use Unown?
Yes, but it's unlikely you've ever met them.
You might be familiar with the Trainer Hill found in Pokémon Emerald, but it's a little known fact that connecting the e-Reader to a Japanese version of ...
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What's the difference between "mythical" and "legendary" Pokémon?
In short, Mythical Pokémon are a subset of Legendary Pokémon.
A Legendary Pokémon is characterized by its rarity, its inability to spawn offspring of its own evolutionary chain, and its presence in ...
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Are there any Pokemon that get smaller when they evolve?
There are a few cases of Pokémon getting shorter when they evolve.
Haunter (1.6 m) into Gengar (1.5 m)
Porygon (0.8 m) into Porygon2 (0.6 m)
Dragonair (4.0 m) into Dragonite (2.2 m)
Gloom (0.8 m) ...
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What is the Nuzlocke Challenge?
The Nuzlocke Challenge is a challenge that fans have created for the Pokemon games in order to increase the difficulty of the games. It has been named after the Nuzlocke's comic series that you are ...
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What are all of the non-solo types in Pokemon games?
As of today there are no non-solo types left.
In Gen 1 (Red/Blue/Yellow) there were four: Flying, Rock, Ice and Ghost.
In Gen 2 (Gold/Silver) we got the first pure Ghost type in Misdreavus and the ...
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Is there a Pokemon evolution line that fits the Sphinx's riddle?
Given the answer to the original sphinx's riddle, you shouldn't look at this so literally, especially the "three legs" phase. Consider this:
Slakoth is clearly on all fours, much like a human baby. ...
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Is it possible for NPC trainers to have a shiny Pokémon?
If you mean a random shiny then no, NPC trainers always have predefined Pokemon.
The only case I've battled shinies was at the Trainer Tower in Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen.
From Bulbapedia:
The Trainer ...
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How do pokemon stats relate to attack power?
Bulbapedia has the Pokemon damage formula. But the short answer is that it is multiplicative.
Which attack is better depends on your opponent's defenses, but lets assume they have 100 in both Defense ...
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Is it possible to get "stuck" in Pokemon?
You can get stuck in a battle with Lorelei in the Elite Four and not be able to Struggle your way out (all Generation 1 games)
To do this:
Have just a pure Fighting-type Pokémon that knows Rage in ...
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Which Pokemon is this supposed to be, Pikachu or Pichu?
Looking specifically at the ears, It's definately Pikachu and not Pichu
Pikachu
Pichu
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When a Pokémon rewards multiple EVs, which one comes first?
In order to answer this question, I've conducted a little experiment using my trusty emulator, a Pokemon Sapphire ROM, and some Gameshark action replay V2 codes. For more information about how to use ...
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In Pokemon, is base damage done to multiple targets the same?
Looking the damage calculation formula, there's a random modifier applied to damage dealt by a move.
random is a random factor between 0.85 and 1.00 (inclusive):
From Generation III onward, it is a ...
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How does Surf crit in a multi-battle?
The critical chance is always based on the offensive Pokémon vs defensive Pokémon individually; so if your move hits 3 Pokémon, the game calculates 3 separate critical hits, one for each Pokémon hit (...
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What advantage is it to have a Pokemon hold a Master Ball?
There are some reasons to have a pokemon hold an item that does not have any effect when held:
Trading items with other people;
Transfering items between save files without having to use a paid ...
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Is there a Pokemon evolution line that fits the Sphinx's riddle?
There is not yet any Pokemon who change himself physically or who evolve in such a way that it would answer the Sphinx's Riddle. There is some who are starting with two legs and who have three, then ...
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Is there an in-game explanation for the increase in the number of Pokemon between generations?
I was able to find some explanations in the script, and that's only Gold/Silver/Crystal.
The explanation, overall, seems to be that they were newly discovered:
GOLD! There you are! I needed to ask ...
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Is it possible for NPC trainers to have a shiny Pokémon?
From Trivia here
There's some NPC Trainer that can be found with shiny pokemon.
The Minccino that appears in the "world of Pokémon" intro in Pokémon Black and White.
Rental Pokémon found in the ...
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I may have a possible hacked Pokémon I got from trade, what should I do?
First of all, if you don't use that Pokemon for online competitions you have nothing to fear.
Groudon is shiny locked only on ORAS, it could be legit if it comes from RSE or SS.
The black cross icon ...
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Is there an in-game explanation for the increase in the number of Pokemon between generations?
There is no in-game answer or any attempt at giving one. Each generation has more Pokémon than the previous one because the folks at Game Freak came up with more of them. The fact that you can ...
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Do Pokemon forget a move when changing form?
Except for Rotom and Kyurem, all Pokémon keep their moves when changing form. The form-exclusive moves are the following:
Fan Rotom's Air Slash
Frost Rotom's Blizzard
Heat Rotom's Overheat
Mow Rotom'...
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What real-life fruit do the Berry names reference in Pokemon?
Yago berry is a bitter melon. Kuo berry is Okra, etc. There are some berries which have no English name, in that case they are translations. To get the full list, check Bulbapedia's page on Berries. ...
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Are there any Pokémon that lose overall base stats when they evolve?
A Pokémon's base stat total not increasing after evolution happens in only two cases:
Scyther evolving into Scizor, which trades 40 base Speed for 20 base Attack and 20 base Defense. Scizor has the ...
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Is it ever competitively viable to use a Pokemon in a lower stage of evolution?
Because most Pokemon increase their stats when evolving, you would not normally see a not-fully-evolved competitively. The most common exception to this is caused by pokemon holding Eviolite:
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If I breed two Ditto with each other, will I get a random Pokemon?
No.
Ditto is a very special Pokémon. It can breed with most Pokémon, regardless of gender (or lack thereof), and the egg produced will always belong to its partner. Ditto is also the only Pokémon ...
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Is a Pokemon's entry in the Pokedex removed when it is released?
Of course not, when you release a Pokemon it's only removed from the box in the PC.
When a Pokemon is recorded in the Pokedex it can never be lost, even if it's traded or released.
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Does Pokémon GO have any interoperability with handheld Pokémon games?
There have been no announcements even hinting at this as a possibility, but other factors make this seem highly unlikely.
The underlying mechanics regarding stats and possible moves are completely ...
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