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Legendary Pokémon

What Are Legendary Pokémon?

Throughout the years, there has been much talk of Legendary Pokémon. Starting with just the 5 Legendary Pokémon in Generation 1, as of Generation VII there are 81 different Legendary Pokémon. Legendary Pokémon are typically rare and hard to get, usually being restricted to one or two of each species in each game they're available in. Each Legendary Pokémon has an aspect of lore behind it that you can discover in the game. Before Generation IV, there were no Legendary Pokémon that could breed, before adding Manaphy and Phione. Before Generation III they couldn't have gender, and before Generation VII there were no Legendary Pokémon that could evolve. They also started to get alternate forms in Generation III and Generation IV that allowed for even more variety and lore-building.

While many people group segments of Legendary Pokémon together, there are in fact three categories of Legendary Pokémon within the game. These help determine how and when a Legendary Pokémon is used and its appearance.

In Generation 9, these categories were spread out further into Special Pokémon

Sub-Legendary Pokémon | Legendary Pokémon | Mythical Pokémon

Sub-Legendary Pokémon

Sub-Legendary Pokémon are the group of Legendary Pokémon that typically get no restrictions. They're allowed in Battle Facilities such as the Battle Tree, Battle Frontier, Battle Spot, Online Competitions and the Video Game Championships. They have stats that range from 534 up to 670. Their category exists within the game code for the purpose of battle regulations and display in the Alola Pokédex, but has no official name. This subcategory includes the Ultra Beasts. These are officially Legendary Pokémon in the code until Generation 9 when Special Pokémon were split into further groups, but are sometimes categorised separately in other material

Sub-Legendary Pokémon
Articuno Pressure Snow Cloak	Zapdos Pressure Static	Moltres Pressure Flame Body	Raikou Pressure Inner Focus	Entei Pressure Inner Focus
Suicune Pressure Inner Focus	Regirock Clear Body Sturdy	Regice Clear Body Ice Body	Registeel Clear Body Light Metal	Latias Levitate
Latios Levitate	Uxie Levitate	Mesprit Levitate	Azelf Levitate	Heatran Flash Fire Flame Body
Regigigas Slow Start	Cresselia Levitate	Cobalion Justified	Terrakion Justified	Virizion Justified
Tornadus Prankster Defiant	Thundurus Prankster Defiant	Landorus Sand Force Sheer Force	Type: Null Battle Armor	Silvally RKS System
Tapu Koko Electric Surge Telepathy	Tapu Lele Psychic Surge Telepathy	Tapu Bulu Grassy Surge Telepathy	Tapu Fini Misty Surge Telepathy	Nihilego Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost
Buzzwole Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Pheromosa Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Xurkitree Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Celesteela Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Kartana Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost
Guzzlord Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Poipole Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Naganadel Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Stakataka Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost	Blacephalon Until Scarlet & Violet Beast Boost
Kubfu Inner Focus	Urshifu Unseen Fist	Regieleki Transistor	Regidrago Dragon's Maw	Glastrier Chilling Neigh
Spectrier Grim Neigh	Enamorus Healer Contrary	Wo-Chien	Chien-Pao	Ting-Lu
Chi-Yu	Okidogi	Munkidori	Fezandipiti	Ogerpon

Legendary Pokémon

Legendary Pokémon are the main group of Legendary Pokémon. These Pokémon are typically the Pokémon that adorn the covers of the video games, as well as any counterparts. The first one to exist was Mewtwo but they soon became more entrenched into the lore of the games. These Pokémon are banned from Battle Tree, Battle Frontier and similar facilities, as well as the Rating Battles in Battle Spot. Several instances of the Video Game Championships and Online Competitions have allowed for the use of these Pokémon, typically with restrictions as to how many you can use. They have stats that range from 600 up to 720, and some even have Form Changes, Mega Evolutions or Primal Reversions.

Legendary Pokémon
Mewtwo Pressure Unnerve	Lugia Pressure Multiscale	Ho-Oh Pressure Regenerator	Kyogre Drizzle	Groudon Drought
Rayquaza Air Lock	Dialga Pressure Telepathy	Palkia Pressure Telepathy	Giratina Pressure Telepathy	Reshiram Turboblaze
Zekrom Teravolt	Kyurem Pressure	Xerneas Fairy Aura	Yveltal Dark Aura	Zygarde Aura Break
Cosmog Unaware	Cosmoem Sturdy	Solgaleo Full Metal Body	Lunala Shadow Shield	Necrozma Prism Armor
Zacian Intrepid Sword	Zamazenta Dauntless Shield	Eternatus Pressure	Calyrex Unnerve	Koraidon
Miraidon	Terapagos Tera Shift

Mythical Pokémon

Mythical Pokémon were originally known in common conversation as "Event Only Pokémon" for a reason. These Pokémon are so rare that they are typically only available through going to an event distribution and either receiving the Pokémon itself, or an item to go get the Pokémon within the wild. Due to the fact that these are typically only from events and have limited distributions, these Pokémon are banned from Battle Tree, Battle Frontier and similar facilities, as well as the Rating Battles in Battle Spot & the Video Game Championships . Several instances of Online Competitions have allowed for the use of these Pokémon. They have typically have base stats that sit around 600, and some even have Form Changes or Mega Evolutions causing stat increases.
The Generation 7 Pokémon games also introduced the first evolving Mythical Pokémon

Mythical Pokémon
Mew Synchronize	Celebi Natural Cure	Jirachi Serene Grace	Deoxys Pressure	Phione Hydration
Manaphy Hydration	Darkrai Bad Dreams	Shaymin Natural Cure	Arceus Multitype	Victini Victory Star
Keldeo Justified	Meloetta Serene Grace	Genesect Download	Diancie Clear Body	Hoopa Magician
Volcanion Water Absorb	Magearna Soul-Heart	Marshadow Technician	Zeraora Volt Absorb	Meltan Magnet Pull
Melmetal Iron Fist	Zarude Leaf Guard	Pecharunt Poison Puppeteer