How many different Pokémon species are there?
Gaming medium Data from 2024
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The answer
1,025 Pokémon
Roughly 1K.
There are 1,025 official Pokémon species as of the ninth generation. The first game had 151, a number an entire generation memorised — and which is why almost everybody guesses far too low on this one.
Where this number comes from
| Source | The Pokémon Company official Pokédex |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | Pokémon |
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