All Pokemon Belonging to Generation 4

Generation 4 has one of Pokemon’s quirkiest rosters, including a lot more Legendaries, and a bunch of new evolutions for older Pokemon.

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Appropriately enough, considering the term’s relevance to the franchise, Pokemon has considerably evolved throughout the years. During the series’ early days, also known as the “Pokemania” for the late 90s and early 2000s, the games, anime, and marketing promoted the idea of “catching ’em all.” They would seldom fail to specify that there were 150 Pokemon to catch. Of course, by 1999, most Western Pokemon fans were aware that there were at least 156 creatures, due to Mew’s existence and the early appearances of Togepi, Ho-Oh, Snubbull, Donphan, and Marill.

When Pokemon’s fourth generation started with Diamond and Pearl, the slogan was already abandoned. Not only was catching every Pokemon in the game becoming more convoluted, but there were simply too many Pokemon for the slogan to make any sense by that point. When the Pokemon listed below were introduced, there were almost 500 members of the eponymous group of monsters.

Pokemon Gen 4: The Starters

Gen 4’s Starter Pokemon seemed very familiar at first. If one were to count Delibird as a penguin-inspired Pokemon, then all the Starters in this generation were conceptual rethreads. Even if Piplup is officially the first Pokemon to be based on penguins, the ideas of turtle and monkey Pokemon were explored a few times beforehand. Nevertheless, these Starters did spice things up.

The Sinnoh trio is the only one of its kind where some of its members counter each other in some way, thanks to secondary types. Torterra being part-Ground helps it counter both Infernape and Empoleon, while Infernape being part-Fighting helps it counter Empoleon. Unfortunately, while Empoleon being part-Steel does not help it in the realm of type advantages, it is at the very least the first Water/Steel type in the series.

• Turtwig, Grotle, and Torterra.
• Chimchar, Monferno, and Infernape.
• Piplup, Prinplup, and Empoleon.

The Sinnoh Evolutions

Gen 4 is notorious for having a significant portion of the new Pokemon be related to Pokemon from the first three generations. Usually dubbed “Sinnoh Evolutions” or “Gen 4 Evolutions” by fans, most of these creatures took Pokemon that were unremarkable aside from maybe their design and a few niches, and made them viable in both the main story and multiplayer. This is especially the case for the Sinnoh Evolutions that evolve from Pokemon introduced in Gen 2.

• The Pokemon in this category linked to Kanto monsters are Leafeon, Glaceon, Mime Jr., Munchlax, Happiny, Tangrowth, Rhyperior, Lickilicky, Electivire, Magnezone, and Magmortar.
• The ones linked to Johto Pokemon are Bonsly, Mismagius, Ambipom, Honchkrow, Weavile, Porygon-Z, Togekiss, Yanmega, Gliscor, and Mantyke.
• The ones that evolve into or from Hoenn mons are Chingling, Probopass, Gallade, Froslass, Dusknoir, Budew, and Roserade.

Sinnoh Legendaries and Mythicals

At the time of its release, Gen 4 introduced the highest number of Legendary and Mythical Pokemon in the series. Most of them are part of duos or trios, but there are also more independent Legendaries and Mythicals in the Sinnoh region.

• Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, the Creation Trio.
• Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie, the Lake Guardians.
• Cresselia and Darkrai, the Lunar Duo.
• Phione and Manaphy, the Sea Guardians.
• Regigigas, Heatran, Shaymin, and Arceus.

Other Pokemon

These are the remaining Pokemon that were introduced in Gen 4. While some of them became famous over time, like Lucario and Garchomp, they do not belong to any special categories that warrants separating them from otherwise regular Pokemon.

• Starly, Staravia, and Staraptor.
• Bidoof and Bibarel.
• Kricketot and Kricketune.
• Shinx, Luxio, and Luxray.
• Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, and Bastiodon.
• Burmy, Wormadam, and Mothim.
• Combee and Vespiquen.
• Buizel and Floatzel.
• Cherubi and Cherrim.
• Shellos and Gastrodon.
• Drifloon and Drifblim.
• Buneary and Lopunny.
• Glameow and Purugly.
• Stunky and Skuntank.
• Bronzor and Bronzong.
• Gible, Gabite, and Garchomp.
• Riolu and Lucario.
• Hippopotas and Hippowdon.
• Skorupi and Drapion.
• Croagunk and Toxicroak.
• Finneon and Lumineon.
• Snover and Abomasnow.
• Pachirisu, Chatot, Spiritomb, Carnivine, and Rotom.

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