Ever found yourself mixing up your Pikachus with your Raichus, or wondering how many types of Eevee evolutions actually exist? With over 900 different Pokémon spanning eight generations, countless evolution methods, and a type-matching system more complex than chess, mastering Pokémon knowledge can be harder than catching a legendary without a Master Ball! Our Pokémon trivia collection solves this challenge with questions covering everything from the original 151 to the latest legendary creatures. Perfect for testing seasoned trainers or helping newcomers understand why water types dominate rock types (but fall to grass attacks).
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Pokémon Trivia Questions and Answers
- What does “Pokémon” stand for?
Answer: Pocket Monsters - Who is the main character in the Pokémon animated series?
Answer: Ash Ketchum - What is the name of Ash’s first Pokémon?
Answer: Pikachu - What type of Pokémon is Pikachu?
Answer: Electric - What are the three starter Pokémon in the original Red and Blue games?
Answer: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle - Who is Ash’s main rival in the early Pokémon series?
Answer: Gary Oak - What is the name of the evil team in the original Pokémon games?
Answer: Team Rocket - Which Pokémon evolves into Charizard?
Answer: Charmeleon - What is the name of the professor who gives Ash his first Pokémon?
Answer: Professor Oak - What type of Pokémon is strong against Water-type?
Answer: Electric and Grass - What type of Pokémon is weak against Fire-type?
Answer: Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel - What are the two Team Rocket members who always try to steal Pikachu?
Answer: Jessie and James - What is the name of the talking Pokémon in Team Rocket?
Answer: Meowth - What is the name of the device used to capture Pokémon?
Answer: Poké Ball - What is the name of the device that records information about Pokémon you’ve seen?
Answer: Pokédex - What legendary bird Pokémon is associated with ice?
Answer: Articuno - How many types of Pokémon were there in the original games?
Answer: 15 - What level does Pikachu evolve at?
Answer: Pikachu doesn’t evolve by level (needs a Thunder Stone) - What is the name of Ash’s female companion who specializes in Water Pokémon?
Answer: Misty - What is the final evolution of Bulbasaur?
Answer: Venusaur - What type of Pokémon is Jigglypuff?
Answer: Normal/Fairy - What year was the first Pokémon game released in Japan?
Answer: 1996 - Who is the creator of Pokémon?
Answer: Satoshi Tajiri - Which Pokémon can learn the most HM moves in the original games?
Answer: Mew - What is the only Pokémon that can transform into other Pokémon?
Answer: Ditto - What is the name of the Pokémon that looks like a Poké Ball?
Answer: Voltorb - What happens when you give Eevee a Water Stone?
Answer: It evolves into Vaporeon - How many badges do trainers need to collect to enter the Pokémon League?
Answer: 8 - Which Pokémon is number 25 in the original Pokédex?
Answer: Pikachu - What is the evolved form of Eevee when exposed to a Fire Stone?
Answer: Flareon - What is the strongest type of Poké Ball in the original games?
Answer: Master Ball - Which legendary Pokémon is known as the “Phantom Pokémon”?
Answer: Darkrai - What is the name of the region in the original Red and Blue games?
Answer: Kanto - Which type of Pokémon is completely immune to Ghost-type attacks in Generation 1?
Answer: Normal-type - What is the largest Pokémon by height?
Answer: Wailord - What is the only Pokémon that can learn Transform naturally?
Answer: Ditto - What item is needed to trade Pokémon between games without a link cable?
Answer: None (a link cable is required in early games) - What was the first Dark-type Pokémon in the Pokédex?
Answer: Umbreon - What is the name of the move that can hit Pokémon during the invulnerable stage of Fly?
Answer: Thunder - Which Pokémon has the most evolutions from its base form?
Answer: Eevee - What is the only Pokémon that can learn Sketch?
Answer: Smeargle - What is the Japanese name of the Pokémon company?
Answer: Pokémon Kabushiki Gaisha - How many types of evolution stones were there in Generation 1?
Answer: 5 (Fire, Water, Thunder, Leaf, Moon) - What is the name of the ghost Pokémon that Ash sees in Lavender Town?
Answer: Haunter - Which legendary Pokémon is referred to as the “DNA Pokémon”?
Answer: Deoxys - What is unique about the catch rate of Beldum?
Answer: It has one of the lowest catch rates of any non-legendary Pokémon (3) - What move does the HM01 teach in Generation 1?
Answer: Cut - How many different forms does Unown have?
Answer: 28 (one for each letter of the alphabet, plus ! and ?) - What is the only Dragon-type move in Generation 1?
Answer: Dragon Rage - What is the signature move of Mewtwo?
Answer: Psystrike - Which Pokémon evolves through trading while holding a King’s Rock?
Answer: Poliwhirl (into Politoed) and Slowpoke (into Slowking) - In the original Red and Blue games, what level does Dragonair evolve into Dragonite?
Answer: Level 55