Lesson 1 - Pokémon Basics
Pokémon is now a household term referring to the creatures that can be captured and trained by the same named franchise. It started out as a Game Boy game and is now only behind Mario as the most successful video game-based media franchise in the world. Since its creation, Pokémon has come to include an anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and movies.
The concept of Pokémon is to complete the Pokédex by collecting all of the Pokémon in a certain region, as well as to train up a team of powerful Pokémon to compete against other trainers. A Pokédex is a handheld device that stores information on each creature that a trainer has encountered. Once they have a more powerful team than anyone else, they become the Pokémon Master. To capture new Pokémon, the trainer will fight it with their current Pokémon and try to capture it with a Poké Ball. If the Pokémon is too weak to escape the Poké Ball, it will obey the trainer who captured it. During training, a Pokemon will learn new moves and, for some species, evolve into a similar yet stronger version of its basic form.
There are currently five generations of Pokémon. The first generation featured 151 different Pokémon species and took place in the Kanto region. The second generation introduced 100 new species of Pokémon, bringing the count up to 251. The third generation brought on 135 new Pokémon which meant there were then 386 Pokémon that could be caught, trained, and collected at this point. 107 new Pokémon were added into the fourth generation, and 153 new Pokémon were released in the fifth generation, bringing the total amount of known Pokémonto about 646.
Each generation of Pokémon featured three starter Pokémon, one from the Fire, Water, and Grass types. The only exception was Pokémon Yellow, which started the Trainer off with a Pikachu. The starter Pokémon themselves will not be discussed in this introductory class, but will possibly be looked into in more detail in a future Generational Studies class!
The concept of Pokémon is to complete the Pokédex by collecting all of the Pokémon in a certain region, as well as to train up a team of powerful Pokémon to compete against other trainers. A Pokédex is a handheld device that stores information on each creature that a trainer has encountered. Once they have a more powerful team than anyone else, they become the Pokémon Master. To capture new Pokémon, the trainer will fight it with their current Pokémon and try to capture it with a Poké Ball. If the Pokémon is too weak to escape the Poké Ball, it will obey the trainer who captured it. During training, a Pokemon will learn new moves and, for some species, evolve into a similar yet stronger version of its basic form.
There are currently five generations of Pokémon. The first generation featured 151 different Pokémon species and took place in the Kanto region. The second generation introduced 100 new species of Pokémon, bringing the count up to 251. The third generation brought on 135 new Pokémon which meant there were then 386 Pokémon that could be caught, trained, and collected at this point. 107 new Pokémon were added into the fourth generation, and 153 new Pokémon were released in the fifth generation, bringing the total amount of known Pokémonto about 646.
Each generation of Pokémon featured three starter Pokémon, one from the Fire, Water, and Grass types. The only exception was Pokémon Yellow, which started the Trainer off with a Pikachu. The starter Pokémon themselves will not be discussed in this introductory class, but will possibly be looked into in more detail in a future Generational Studies class!
Normal pokémon
Normal Pokémon are the most basic type of Pokémon, and you can find these types of Pokémon on your first route after receiving your starter Pokémon. Most Normal Pokémon are of a single type, but quite a few are combined with flying. There are also a couple that duel type with psychic, grass, fighting, and water. Normal Pokémon are completely ineffective against Ghost types, and Ghost types have no effect on Normal types as well. They are not very effective against Rock and Steel types, and Fighting typed Pokémon are super effective against Normal Pokémon.
igglybuff - jigglypuff - wigglytuff
Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, and Wigglytuff are balloon-like Pokémon that fill up with air and can float while doing so. Igglybuff spends most of his or her time developing the vocal chords it uses to put enemies to sleep as Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff. They are often found in green plains and grassy fields, generally by fresh water to drink if they end up with a sore throat from singing. They are known to eat berries and fruit.
skitty - delcatty
Skitty and Delcatty are two feline Pokémon that are known as two of the cuter species. Delcatty evolves when Skitty is presented with a Moon Stone and looks significantly more like a cat than the younger Pokémon. Both Pokémon can use Assist, which allows them to use any attack that a trainer's Pokémon may have. They are also the only two Pokémon that can use Normalize. Skitty is very curious and will chase anything that moves, while a Delcatty is very docile and independent. Both Pokémon live in forest regions.
Some of the most notable Normal-type trainers are: