Are You a Pokémon Master? Test Your Skills With This Quiz!

Are you a Pokémon trivia expert? Do you want to be the best, like no one else has ever been? Put your Pokémon knowledge to the test with this challenging quiz!

The very first episode of the Pokèmon anime aired in 1997. What was the title of the first episode that aired on television?

Pokémon, I Choose You

Squirtle’s Turtles

Arigato Gozaymas

Pikachu’s Clues

“Pokémon – I Choose You!”

“Pokémon – I Choose You!” is the first episode of the Pokémon anime series. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1997, in the United States on September 8, 1998. In the episode, Ash Ketchum gets his Pokémon journey off to a rough start when he receives his first Pokémon, a reluctant Pikachu. After many failed attempts at capturing some Pokémon, Ash throws a rock at a Spearow, which gets angry and starts attacking him and Pikachu. Soon, an entire flock of Spearow start chasing them, and Pikachu is the only one able to step in and stop the flock.

What is the gruesome piece of headgear that Cubone is always seen wearing?

Football helmet

Wrestling mask

His mother’s skull

Earmuffs

His mother’s skull

Cubone is a small, bipedal, dinosaur-like Pokémon with a light brown hide that covers most of its body, except for its cream-colored belly. Two small claws, one on each hand, serve as its thumbs, and one large nail on each foot make up its toes. It has two small spikes on its back and a short tail. On its head, Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother as a helmet.

Which Pokémon is known for carrying a leek?

Mr. Mime

Fearow

Farfetch’d

Jynx

Farfetch’d

Farfetch’d is an avian Pokémon that resembles a light brown duck with a white underbelly. It has a flat, yellow beak, brown eyes, a V-shaped black marking on its forehead (similar to a unibrow), and a three-feather crest on top of its head. Its wings are as big as its body and appear to be prehensile enough to substitute for hands. It has yellow legs with webbed feet and a stubby tail.

Other than protection, what is the a main purpose of Squirtle’s shell?

Glows in the dark

Shoots fire when threatened

Cooks a pizza in record time

Lets him swim at high speeds

Squirtle’s shell is not merely used for protection. The shell’s rounded shape and the grooves on its surfacehelp minimize resistance in water, enabling this Pokémonto swim at high speeds. This Pokémon does not have different form.

Which of these Pokemon is NOT an electric type?

Plusle

Porygon

Zapdos

Voltorb

Porygon

Porygon is a Pokémon made completely out of programming code. It has a pink, polyhedral head that ends in a blue beak and has hexagonal eyes and it has a pink polyhedral body with a blue front, blue triangular prism feet, and a blue rectangular prism tail. It is not an electric type of Pokémon.

After being given Pikachu, what was the name of the first Pokèmon that Ash caught?

Eevee

Psyduck

Snorlax

Caterpie

Ash discovers and catches a Caterpie his first Pokémon capture! Though Ash is excited, Misty is grossed out by Bug-type Pokémon, so she is repulsed by its attempts to be friends with her. At night, as Ash and Misty sleep, Caterpie shares with Pikachu its dream of evolving into a Butterfree.

Which of these flower Pokémon is a final evolved form of Oddish?

Bellossom

Lurantis

Bellsprout

Lilligant

Bellossom

Bellossom is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II. Bellossom is a light green Pokémon that has green and yellow petals around its waist that resembles a skirt. Because the skirt goes down to the floor, it is unknown if Bellossom has feet or not. Upon its head, there are two bright red flowers. It has blue eyes that are circular.

What is the title of the game in which you photograph Pokémon in their natural habitats?

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Pokémon Stadium

Pokémon Snap

Hey You, Pikachu!

Pokémon Snap

Pokémon Snap is a 1999 first-person photography game with rail shooter style gameplay mechanics developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in Japan in March 1999, and was later released in July 1999 in North America and in September 2000 for PAL regions. It is a spin-off game in the Pokémon series, being one of the first console-based games for it, and featuring many Pokémon rendered for the first time in real-time 3D.

What region is featured in Pokémon Sun & Moon?

Johto

Alola

Unova

Kanto

Alola

Alola is the region where Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon take place. Among the starter Pokémon for beginners are Rowlet, the Grass-type Pokémon, Litten, the Fire-type Pokémon and Popplio, a Water-type Pokémon. In the anime, it’s the residence of Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, Kiawe, Professor Kukui and Lillie.

Which Pokémon is known as the “Trash Heap Pokémon”?

Garchomp

Rockruff

Trapinch

Garbodor

Garbodor, the Trash Heap Pokémon and the evolved form of Trubbish. Garbodor can absorb garbage into its body. Garbodor ensnare their foes with their left arms and immobilize them with a strong odor secreted from their mouths. They are able to absorb toxic waste and use it to build their own bodies.

Which of these options matches with Bulbasaur’s type?

Grass/Poison

Poison/Normal

Grass/Bug

Poison/Bug

Grass/Poison

Bulbasaur is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It is one of the three First partner Pokémon that can be chosen in the Kanto region. Bulbasaur resembles a small amphibian/frog, but it bears three claws on each of its feet and has no tail. It also has large, red eyes and small, sharp teeth. Its skin is a light, turquoise color with dark, green spots. It has three claws on all four of its legs. Its most notable feature, however, is the aforementioned bulb on its back, which according to its entry in the Pokédex, was planted there at birth.

What effect does a rare candy have on Pokémon?

Clears status effects

Completely restores HP

Raises a Pokémon’s level

Teaches a Pokémon a new move

Raises a Pokémon’s level

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it increases that Pokémon’s level by one, up to level 100. After leveling up, it will have the minimum required experience for its current level. It can only be used outside of battle.

If you are in the world of Pokemon and find yourself needing supplies, where should you go?

Poké Mall

Poké Mart

Poké Center

Ball Store

Poké Mart

A Poké Mart is a place where the player can buy items for their Pokémon. It has people to talk to who can give hints on some of the items. This building is found in just about every town and city in the games, with the exception of cities, such as Goldenrod or Celadon that have a Department Store instead.

In the games, what item do you need to identify ghost Pokémon?

Silph Scope

Poké Ball

Poké Flute

Exp. Share

Silph Scope

The Silph Scope is a Key Item obtained in the Generation I games as well as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Version. The player can use it to view the ghost in the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town. Without it, the player character cannot get past the ghost Marowak to continue up the tower. To get the Silph Scope, Giovanni must be defeated in the Rocket Hideout. After all of his Pokémon are defeated, he will disappear and leave it behind.

How many moves can a Pokémon know at any given time?

Five

Three

Four

Six

Four

A Pokémon can only know four moves at a time. In order to learn new moves once four have been learned, it must forget one old move for every new move. Some moves cannot be forgotten naturally, such as moves learned by HM. To remove these, a Trainer must incorporate the help of a Move Deleter.

Which were the first two Pokémon games released in the United States?

Red and Blue

Green and Yellow

Green and Blue

Red and Yellow

Red and Blue

The series, originally produced for the company’s Game Boy line of handheld consoles, was introduced in 1998 to the United States with two titles, known to fans as Red and Blue. In the games, players assume the role of Pokémon trainers, obtaining cartoon monsters and developing them to battle other Pokémon.

What does a Poké Flute do?

Attracts more Pokémon to the player

Wakes a Pokémon up

Enables fast travel

Cures a Pokémon’s status effects

Wakes a Pokémon up

A Poké Flute is an item in the Generation I games, their remakes, a feature in the Generation II games and their remake games added to the PokéGear radio, and in X and Y. Its only main use is to wake up the Snorlax blocking the entrance to Diglett’s Cave in Gen 2 and it’s remakes and in Gen 1 and it’s remakes part of Routes 12 and 16. However, it can be used as a reusable Awakening in and out of battle. It is also used in Pokémon Snap.

What is one of the two Pokémon named after a real life martial artist?

Hitmonchan

Pidgeot

Luciaro

Rattatat

Hitmonchan

Hitmonchan is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. Hitmonchan’s appearance is very similar to a human, when compared to other Pokémon. Its skin is a light brown color. Its appears to be wearing a purple, skirt-like attire and bright red boxing gloves.

What do Togepi, Cleffa, Magby, and Bonsly have in common?

They’re all baby Pokémon

They’re all fairy types

They do not evolve

They’re all legendary Pokémon

They’re all baby Pokémon

Starting with the second generation of Pokémon, babies were introduced. These Pokémon cannot be bred and can evolve into more powerful forms.

Which of these fish Pokémon needs the most candy to evolve in Pokémon Go?

Qwilfish

Goldeen

Gyarados

Magikarp

Magikarp, known in Japan as Koiking, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak’s Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Magikarp first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels.