Pokémon: Difference between revisions

{{redirectshere|Ditto|the non-playable character in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''|[[Ditto (Super Paper Mario)|here]]}}[[File:Pokemon-Intro-SSBMelee.png|thumb|right|A group of '''Pokémon''' in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' intro, most of which appear in the game itself through the form of playable characters or Poké Ball Pokémon.]]

'''Pokémon''' are a non-''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' species, which is currently made up of 719 members, in the ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' series, that each have unique abilities. There are eighteen different elemental types of Pokémon; each element affects the Pokémon's attacks, abilities, and weaknesses. For example, [[Pikachu]], being an [[bulbapedia:Electric (type)|Electric]] Pokémon, specializes in electrical attacks, which can easily defeat [[bulbapedia:Flying (type)|Flying]] and [[bulbapedia:Water (type)|Water]] Pokémon, but in turn are weak against [[bulbapedia:Grass (type)|Grass]] Pokémon and ineffective against [[bulbapedia:Ground (type)|Ground]] Pokémon. Another factor that separates Pokémon from traditional animals is that after meeting certain conditions, the Pokémon will [[bulbapedia:evolution|evolve]] into a different Pokémon. For example, a [[Pichu]] can evolve into a [[Pikachu]] with high friendship, and a Pikachu can then later evolve into its final form [[bulbapedia:Raichu (Pokémon)|Raichu]] with a [[bulbapedia:Evolutionary stone#Thunder Stone|Thunder Stone]]. Pokémon live in the wild but are caught by Pokémon Trainers to have as pets or to battle with other Pokémon competitively.