10 Mythical Pokémon With The Best Lore

Mythicals are the rarest creatures in Pokémon. Their lore fits their evasive and mysterious nature and cements their reputation in the franchise.

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Without a doubt, Mythicals are the rarest Pokémon in the franchise. There’s usually only one of each, unlike Legendaries, who can even have regional forms. Mythicals are so elusive that most people question their very existence. They are near-myths, mirages within the Pokémon world that only a few are lucky enough to see.

Mythicals are the most mysterious of Pokémon, and they have the lore to support that intriguing-yet-unknown vibe. Indeed, some of these puzzling beings have backstories so fascinating that they immediately stand out among the sea of Pokémon, cementing their place as the ultimate riddles in the franchise.

10 Meloetta

Meloetta is perhaps the most forgettable of all the Mythicals. Introduced in Generation V, this dual Normal/Psychic has a cute but unmemorable design, which might explain its lack of popularity. Like all other Mythicals, Meloetta didn’t play a prominent role in the Gen V games and instead debuted in the anime.

It’s a shame, because its lore is not only compelling, but also somewhat tragic. Meloetta represents music, making it a literal muse within the Pokémon world. Its song and dance brought joy to the hearts of others, but it lost them when sorrow took over the world. Meloetta’s tragedy only increases its appeal, turning it into yet another victim of human intervention. It seems to have a crush on Ash in the anime, something that’s both sweet and slightly strange.

9 Diancie

Like Meloetta, Diancie also has a reputation for being a forgettable addition to the Mythicals. Diancie debuted in Generation VI, and its origin remains surrounded by mystery. According to legend, Diancie was originally a Carbink that somehow mutated. The games don’t provide a lot of explanation, but in theory, any Carbink can mutate into Diancie (although researchers still don’t know what triggers this transformation).

If this intriguing angle wasn’t enough, Diancie also serves as the ruler of the Diamond Domain, an underground location in Kalos where many Carbink live. The Domain draws its energy and tranquility from the Heart Diamond, a large pink structure created by Diancie. It’s clear that this Pokémon’s backstory is vast and complex, and many fans would love to keep exploring it.

8 Hoopa

Hoopa has everything to be one of the best Mythicals in the franchise. Drawing inspiration from imps and djinns, Hoopa has two forms, Confined and Unbound. In the former, it is a mischievous but harmless dual Psychic/Ghost-type who enjoys playing pranks. In the latter, it becomes a rampaging Psychic/Dark being capable of bending reality. In any form, Hoopa can travel across dimensions using the rings on its body.

Hoopa combines thought-provoking concepts with classic mythological elements, resulting in a whimsical addition to the canon. Unfortunately, it gets brought down by how annoying it is. Indeed, many fans found Hoopa to be obnoxious, preventing Hoopa and the Clash of Ages from becoming one of the best Pokémon movies.

7 Genesect

The Pokémon world also had a prehistoric era, ruled by massive and terrifying beasts. Genesect’s original form was one of the most powerful dual-type Bug Pokémon, ruling over the earth 300 million years before the events of the main series games. Considered the apex predator of its time, Genesect and all other prehistoric Pokémon became extinct after an unspecified catastrophe.

In modern times, Team Plasma revived it from a fossil and experimented on it, enhancing it via powerful technology. The result is a cyborg Pokémon that stands as one of the strongest creatures in the fictional universe. Genesect’s allure relies on its past as the alpha in a time of titans. The series should reveal more about this archaic period in Pokémon history.

6 Magearna

Canonically speaking, Magearna is the first human-made Pokémon ever. Created 500 years before the events of X & Y, Magearna’s metallic form hides tricky machinery that even modern researchers can’t quite understand. However, the real mystery is the so-called “Soul-Heart,” a magical core within Magearna that is its actual body.

What exactly this “Soul-Heart” is continues to be one of the biggest unanswered questions in the franchise. Fans know that the scientist who created Magearna meant it as a gift for the Princess of an ancient Kingdom. To create the Soul-Heart, he gathered “life-energy” from other Pokémon, making Magearna a Frankenstein-like creature. Despite its somewhat disturbing origin, Magearna is the ultimate healer and can sense others’ pain.

5 Deoxys

Deoxys is one of the few Pokémon that is confirmed to come from outer space. According to Hoenn legends, Deoxys was an astronomical virus that mutated when exposed to a laser beam. Deoxys is brilliant, capable of altering its form and creating multiple clones of itself.

Like the best Pokémon lore, Deoxys’ backstory is overflowing with possibilities. Fans know only the basics of its story but are dying to discover more about its birth and place of origin. For example, is it the only virus of its kind? If not, are there other infections that could also come to Earth? It became a Pokémon when it arrived, but what was its original purpose? Could it perhaps be a bioweapon? The possibilities are endless, and it’s high time that this underappreciated Pokémon gets its time in the spotlight.

4 Darkrai

At first sight, Darkrai might seem like the Pokémon version of the boogeyman. Indeed, this Dark-type being feeds on bad dreams and is also known to provoke them. Darkrai is fiercely protective of its territory and will chase away any invader by putting them on a never-ending nightmare.

Darkrai seems to take inspiration from the new moon, the darkest of lunar phases. It is also capable of human speech and possesses a considerable degree of intelligence. Unlike other Mythicals, Darkrai’s origin and purpose remain vague. Is it maybe a nightmare that somehow became sentient? Was it born out of dark energy on a moonless night? Fans don’t know, and that’s what keeps them coming back to Darkrai.

3 Celebi

Celebi is the Guardian of the Forest. It travels through time, protecting the forest from threats, human and Pokémon alike. It also works as a keeper of time and can sense temporal anomalies. Celebi also has a degree of omnipresence, and Johto legends state that it exists simultaneously throughout time.

Unlike other Mythical Pokémon, there is evidence that multiple Celebi exists. However, it can be the one Celebi existing everywhere at the same time. This paradox arguably makes it the most intriguing of all Mythical Pokémon, a puzzle that players may never be able to solve unless the franchise finally announces a Pokémon Legends: Celebi game.

2 Mew

The first Mythical introduced, Mew, is also the first Pokémon to exist on Earth. Well, allegedly. Mew’s origin is uncertain, but legends say that it contains the genetic codes of all Pokémon in its DNA. That would mean Mew predates the Super-Ancient Pokémon, making it a contemporary of the Creation Trio.

Mew is the embodiment of adaptability. Because of its absurdly long life span, it has seen empires rise and fall, witnessing countless conflicts. It has traveled around every region in the Pokémon world, meeting multiple Pokémon but only a handful of humans. Unlike some of its fellow Mythicals who went on a long slumber or retired to their own domains, Mew stayed around, experiencing new things. Its life is the stuff of endless dreams, but also nightmares, considering its solitary existence. And still, it managed to retain its innate innocence and selflessness. Mew is the ultimate Pokémon role model.

1 Arceus

Arceus is the God of Pokémon, literally. It was the original being, born before the universe even existed. According to Sinnoh legend, Arceus hatched from an egg that came out of chaos itself. It then shaped the universe with its 1000 arms, creating Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina to balance time, space, and antimatter.

It’s impossible to downplay Arceus’ importance for the Pokémon world. Without a doubt, it is the single most vital Mythical in existence, and its folklore only enhances its already fascinating nature. Even so, there’s still much about Arceus that remains unexplained; its current lore is just the surface of its complex mythology. However, that might change soon because Pokémon Legends: Arceus promises to solve some of the mysteries about this fascinating being.

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