List of Pokemon - Generation One

Dogasu's Backpack | List of Pokémon | Generation One

Let's take a look at the 151 Pokémon who debuted in the first generation of Pocket Monsters games, Pocket Monsters Red & Green.

The name list is broken down as follows:

#: The number of each Pokémon as seen in the Pokémon Bestiary.
Image: The official Ken Sugimori artwork for the Pokémon. If multiple forms exist then the artwork for the most commonly seen form is used to represent the Pokémon.
Japanese name: The Japanese name, written in both the English alphabet as well as the Japanese original. A small number of the names below differ from what the official romanizations for a variety of reasons; in those cases, the official romanization is also provided in parenthesis for comparison's sake.
Name Origin: A breakdown of the Pokémon's name. Since the overwhelming majority of the Pokémon's names have not had their origins officially revealed then these breakdowns are based on educated guesses and common sense.
English Name: The official English name as used by Nintendo of America in all official English language media and merchandise.

To see the Pokémon who debuted in other generations, click on one of the links below.

Generation One (Red, Green, Blue, & Pikachu)
Generation Two (Gold, Silver, & Crystal)
Generation Three (Ruby, Sapphire, & Emerald)
Generation Four (Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum)
Generation Five (Black, White, Black 2, & White 2)
Generation Six (X & Y)
Generation Seven (Sun & Moon)
Generation Eight (Sword & Shield)

#	Image	Japanese Name	Name Origin	English Name
0001		Fushigidane フシギダネ	fushigi da ne (不思議だね), "it's strange, isn't it?" tane (種), "seed"	Bulbasaur
0002		Fushigisou フシギソウ	fushigi sou (不思議そう), "it seems strange" sou (草), "grass"	Ivysaur
0003		Fushigibana フシギバナ	fushigi (不思議), "strange" hana (花), "flower"	Venusaur
0004		Hitokage ヒトカゲ	hi (火), "fire" tokage (トカゲ), "lizard"	Charmander
0005		Lizardo リザード	Literally the English word "lizard" Also, the Pokémon name "Lizardon" without the final "n"	Charmeleon
0006		Lizardon リザードン	rizaado (リザード), "lizard" don (ドン), ancient Greek name often used for dragons and other large monsters don-don (ドンドン), the sound of heavy footsteps	Charizard
0007		Zenigame ゼニガメ	zenigame (銭亀), "baby spotted turtle" or "young Japanese terrapin" zeni (銭), an old word for "money"	Squirtle
0008		Kameil カメール	kame (亀), "turtle" meeru (メール), "mail" (as in "chain mail") teeru (テール), "tail"	Wartortle
0009		Kamex カメックス	kame (亀), "turtle" makkusu (マックス), "max," or derakkusu (デラックス), "deluxe"	Blastoise
0010		Caterpie キャタピー	kyatapira (キャタピラ), "caterpillar" pii (ピー), a sound used to denote something cute	Caterpie
0011		Trancell トランセル	toransufoomu (トランスフォーム), "transform" seru (セル), "cell"	Metapod
0012		Butterfree バタフリー	batafurai (バタフライ), "butterfly" furii (フリー), "free"	Butterfree
0013		Beedle ビードル	bii (ビー), "bee" niidoru (ニードル), "needle"	Weedle
0014		Cocoon コクーン	Literally the English word "cocoon"	Kakuna
0015		Spear スピア―	supia (スピア―), "spear" apisu (アピス), "apis," the Latin word for "bee." Supia is an anagram of apisu.	Beedrill
0016		Poppo ポッポ	From poppoppo (ポッポッポ), the sound a pigeon makes in Japanese. The English equivalent would be "coo."	Pidgey
0017		Pigeon ピジョン	Literally the English word "pigeon"	Pidgeotto
0018		Pigeot ピジョット	pijon (ピジョン), "pigeon" jetto (ジェット), "jet"	Pidgeot
0019		Koratta コラッタ	ko (小 or 子), "small" ratto (ラット), "rat" The name could also be interpreted as "Small Ratta."	Rattata
0020		Ratta ラッタ	ratto (ラット), "rat"	Raticate
0021		Onisuzume オニスズメ	onigojuukara (オニゴジュウカラ), "giant nuthatch" suzume (スズメ), "sparrow"	Spearow
0022		Ondrill オニドリル	onigojuukara (オニゴジュウカラ), "giant nuthatch" doriru (ドリル), "drill"	Fearow
0023		Arbo アーボ	An anagram of boa (ボア), or "boa"	Ekans
0024		Arbok アーボック	kobura (コブラ), or "cobra," spelled backwards.	Arbok
0025		Pikachu ピカチュウ	pika (ピカ), "light up" chuu (チュウ), the sound a mouse makes in Japanese. The English equivalent would be "squeak."	Pikachu
0026		Raichu ライチュウ	rai (雷), "thunder" chuu (チュウ), the sound a mouse makes in Japanese. The English equivalent would be "squeak."	Raichu
0027		Sand サンド	Literally the English word "sand"	Sandshrew
0028		Sandpan サンドパン	sando (サンド), "sand" pangorin (パンゴリン), "pangolin"	Sandslash
0029		Nidoran♀ 二ドラン♀	niidoru (ニードル), "needle" ran (蘭), "orchid"	Nidoran♀
0030		Nidorina 二ドリーナ	niidoru (ニードル), "needle" doriru (ドリル), "drill" banbiina (バンビーナ), "bambina," the Italian word for "girl."	Nidorina
0031		Nidoqueen 二ドクイン	niidoru (ニードル), "needle" kuiin (クイーン), "queen"	Nidoqueen
0032		Nidoran♂ 二ドラン♂	niidoru (ニードル), "needle" ran (蘭), "orchid"	Nidoran♂
0033		Nidorino 二ドリーノ	niidoru (ニードル), "needle" doriru (ドリル), "drill" banbiino (バンビーノ), "bambino," the Italian word for "boy"	Nidorino
0034		Nidoking 二ドキング	niidoru (ニードル), "needle" kingu (キング), "king"	Nidoking
0035		Pippi ピッピ	pikushii (ピクシィ), "pixy" pipi (ぴっぴっ), the sound Japanese children make when they wag their fingers around.	Clefairy
0036		Pixy ピクシー	Literally the English word "pixy"	Clefable
0037		Rokon ロコン	roku (六), "six" kon-kon (コンコン), the sound a fox makes	Vulpix
0038		Kyukon キュウコン	kyuu (九), "nine" kon-kon (コンコン), the sound a fox makes	Ninetales
0039		Purin プリン	pukkuri (ぷっくり), "round and swelling" purin-purin (プリンプリン), "soft"	Jigglypuff
0040		Pukurin プクリン	pukkuri (ぷっくり), "round and swelling" kuri-kuri (クリクリ), "round and lovable" purin-purin (プリンプリン), "soft"	Wigglytuff
0041		Zubat ズバット	zuba~ (ズバッ), the sound of something being hit so hard it breaks batto (バット), "bat" Also similar to Kaiketsu Zubat (快傑ズバット), a live-action TV series from 1977	Zubat
0042		Golbat ゴルバット	goorudo (ゴールド), "gold" batto (バット), "bat" Also similar to Golden Bat (黄金バット), considered to be the first Japanese superhero.	Golbat
0043		Nazonokusa ナゾノクサ	Literally "strange grass" (謎の草)	Oddish
0044		Kusaihana クサイハナ	Literally "smelly flower" (臭い花)	Gloom
0045		Rafflesia (Ruffresia) ラフレシア	Literally the word rafflesia (ラフレシア)	Vileplume
0046		Paras パラス	parasaito (パラサイト), "parasite"	Paras
0047		Parasect パラセクト	parasaito (パラサイト), "parasite" insekuto (インセクト), "insect" sect (セクト), Latin for "to cut"	Parasect
0048		Kongpang コンパン	konnpaundo ai (コンパウンドアイ), "compound eye" konchuu (昆虫), "bug"	Venonat
0049		Morphon モルフォン	morufo chou (モルフォチョウ), "morpho butterfly" fon (フォン), "phone" (as in a unit of measuring sound)	Venomoth
0050		Digda ディグダ	digu (ディグ), "dig" Digu Dagu (ディグダグ), as in the 1982 video game "Dig Dug"	Diglett
0051		Dugtrio ダグトリオ	dagu (ダグ), "dug" Digu Dagu (ディグダグ), as in the 1982 video game "Dig Dug" torio (トリオ), "trio"	Dugtrio
0052		Nyarth ニャース	nyaa (ニャー), "meow"	Meowth
0053		Persian ペルシアン	perushian kyatto (ペルシアンキャット), "persian cat"	Persian
0054		Koduck コダック	ko (小 or 子), "small" dakku (ダック), "duck"	Psyduck
0055		Golduck ゴルダック	kooru dakku (コールダック), "call duck," a type of domesticated duck dakku (ダック), "duck"	Golduck
0056		Mankey マンキ―	mandoriru (マンドリル), "mandrill" gouman (傲慢), "proud" or "insolent" monkii (モンキー), "monkey"	Mankey
0057		Okorizaru オコリザル	okoriyasui (怒りやすい), "easy to upset" saru (猿), "monkey"	Primeape
0058		Gardie ガーディ	gaadian (ガーディアン), "guardian" gaado doggu (ガードドッグ), "guard dog"	Growlithe
0059		Windie ウィンディ	windii (ウィンディ), "windy" gaadian (ガーディアン), "guardian"	Arcanine
0060		Nyoromo ニョロモ	nyoro-nyoro (ニョロニョロ), a word used to describe tadpoles swimming mo (藻), "algae"	Poliwag
0061		Nyorozo ニョロゾ	nyoro-nyoro (ニョロニョロ), a word used to describe tadpoles swimming zottosuru (ぞっとする), "to crawl"	Poliwhirl
0062		Nyorobon ニョロボン	nyoro-nyoro (ニョロニョロ), a word used to describe tadpoles swimming bon-bon (ボンボン), "lively" bonbe (ボンベ), "compressed gas cylinder" (as in an oxygen tank)	Poliwrath
0063		Casey ケーシィ	From Edgar Cayce (エドガー・ケイシー), an American mystic (1877 - 1945)	Abra
0064		Yungeller (Yungerer) ユンゲラー	From Uri Geller (ユリ・ゲラー), an Israeli illusionist. Geller unsuccessfully sued Nintendo back in November 2000 over what he felt was an unauthorized appropriation of his identity.	Kadabra
0065		Houdin (Foodin) フ―ディン	From Harry Houdini (ハリー・フーディニ), an American illusionist and stunt performer (1874 - 1926).	Alakazam
0066		Wanriky ワンリキ―	wan (ワン), "one" wanryoku (腕力), "brute strength." An alternate reading of the 力 character is riki; changing ryoku to riki creates wanriki.	Machop
0067		Goriky ゴーリキー	go (五), "five" gouriki (剛力), "herculean strength" kyouryoku (強力), "powerful"	Machoke
0068		Kairiky カイリキー	kai (カイ), or X, as in the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet kairiki (怪力), "superhuman strength"	Machamp
0069		Madatsubomi マダツボミ	Literally "still a (flower) bud" (まだ蕾).	Bellsprout
0070		Utsudon ウツドン	utsubokazura (ウツボカズラ), "Raffles' Pitcher-Plant" don (丼), "ceramic pot"	Weepinbell
0071		Utsubot ウツボット	utsubokazura (ウツボカズラ), "Raffles' Pitcher-Plant" poddo (ポッド), "pod"	Victreebel
0072		Menokurage メノクラゲ	menou (メノウ), an alternate reading of 瑪瑙, which means "agate" (a type of stone) sutoramenopairu (ストラメノパイル), "stramenopiles" kurage (クラゲ), "jellyfish"	Tentacool
0073		Dokukurage ドククラゲ	doku (毒), "poison" kurage (クラゲ), "jellyfish"	Tentacruel
0074		Ishitsubute (Isitsubute) イシツブテ	ishi (石), "stone" tsubu (粒), "grain" (as in a sand grain) te (手), "hands" tsubute (飛礫), "throwing stones"	Geodude
0075		Golone ゴローン	goron (ゴロン), a word used to describe the sound of something rolling around sutoon (ストーン), "stone"	Graveler
0076		Golonya ゴローニャ	goron (ゴロン), a word used to describe the sound of something rolling around boroonya ishi (ボローニャ石), "bologna stone" (aka "baryte")	Golem
0077		Ponyta ポニ―タ	ponii (ポニー), "pony" bonita (ボニータ), Spanish for "pretty" señorita (セニョリータ), Spanish for "girl"	Ponyta
0078		Gallop ギャロップ	Literally the English word "gallop"	Rapidash
0079		Yadon ヤドン	yadokari (ヤドカリ), "hermit crab" don (鈍), "dull" or "slow"	Slowpoke
0080		Yadoran ヤドラン	yadokari (ヤドカリ), "hermit crab" yadoran (宿らん), "to not lodge / dwell"	Slowbro
0081		Coil コイル	Literally the English word "coil"	Magnemite
0082		Rarecoil レアコイル	rea (レア), "rare" rea metaru (レアメタル), "trace metal" koiru (コイル), "coil"	Magneton
0083		Kamonegi カモネギ	kamo (鴨), "duck" negi (ネギ), "leek" Also comes from the proverb "a duck comes carrying a leek on its back" (カモがネギを背負ってやって来る); the English equivalent would be "along comes a sucker just begging to be parted with his money"	Farfetch'd
0084		Dodo ドード―	do-do (ド―ド―), "dodo" (as in the extinct bird) dou (同), "same" (referring to the Pokémon's two heads) dou (胴), "torso" In other words, the name reflects the fact that the two heads occupy the same (同) torso (胴).	Doduo
0085		Dodrio ドードリオ	do-do (ド―ド―), "dodo" (as in the extinct bird) torio (トリオ), "trio" dou (同), "same" (referring to the Pokémon's two heads) dou (胴), "torso"	Dodrio
0086		Pawou パウワウ	pawou (パウワウ), the sound a sea lion makes	Seel
0087		Jugon ジュゴン	A corruption of the English word "dugong"	Dewgong
0088		Betobeter (Betbeter) ベトベター	betobeto (ベトベト), "sticky" betabeta (ベタベタ), "sticky"	Grimer
0089		Betobeton (Betbeton) ベトベトン	betobeto (ベトベト), "sticky" ton (トン), "ton" beton (べトン), the German word for "concrete"	Muk
0090		Shellder シェルダ―	sheru (シェル), "shell" sherutaa (シェルター), "shelter" difendaa (ディフェンダー), "defender"	Shellder
0091		Parshen パルシェン	paaru (パール), "pearl" sheru (シェル), "shell"	Cloyster
0092		Ghos ゴ―ス	The word "ghost" (ゴースト) without the final "t" gasu (ガス), "gas"	Gastly
0093		Ghost ゴースト	Literally the English word "ghost"	Haunter
0094		Gangar ゲンガー	dopperugenngaa (ドッペルゲンガー), "doppelgänger"	Gengar
0095		Iwark イワーク	iwa (岩), "rock" suneeku (スネーク), "snake"	Onix
0096		Sleep スリープ	Literally the English word "sleep"	Drowzee
0097		Sleeper スリーパー	suriipaa (スリーパー), "sleeper" teipaa (テイパー), "tapir"	Hypno
0098		Crab クラブ	Literally the English word "crab"	Krabby
0099		Kingler キングラー	kingu (キング), "king" kurabu (クラブ), "crab" fidoraa kurabu (フィドラークラブ), "fiddler crab" anguraa (アングラ―), "angler"	Kingler
0100		Biriridama ビリリダマ	biriri (ビリリ), a sound effect for when something's being electrocuted tama (玉), "ball"	Voltorb
0101		Marumine マルマイン	manmarui (真ん丸い), "round." Marumain is also an anagram of manmarui main (マイン), "(land) mine"	Electrode
0102		Tamatama タマタマ	tamago (卵), "egg" mata (また), "again"	Exeggcute
0103		Nassy ナッシー	kokonattsu (ココナッツ), "coconut" yashi (ヤシ), "palm tree"	Exeggutor
0104		Karakara カラカラ	kara-kara (カラカラ), "dry as a bone" kara (殻), "corpse," "husk"	Cubone
0105		Garagara ガラガラ	kara (殻), "corpse," "husk" gara (殻), "(chicken) bones for soup" gara-gara (ガラガラ), "rattle"	Marowak
0106		Sawamular サワムラ―	From Tadashi Sawamura (沢村　忠), a famous kickboxer whose nickname was "the Demon of Kickboxing"	Hitmonlee
0107		Ebiwalar エビワラ―	From Hiroyuki Ebihara (海老原博幸), a world-champion boxer.	Hitmonchan
0108		Beroringa ベロリンガ	bero (ベロ), "tongue" berori (ベロリ), "to slurp" ringu (リング), "ring" ringaru (リンガル), "lingual"	Lickitung
0109		Dogars ドガース	doku gasu (毒ガス), "poison gas" masutaado gasu (マスタードガス), "mustard gas"	Koffing
0110		Matadogas マタドガス	Literally "another Dogars" (またドガース), though the character limit in Red & Green prevented the choonpu (―) from being included futamata (二股), "one thing becoming two"	Weezing
0111		Saihorn (Sihorn) サイホーン	sai (サイ), "rhinoceros" hoon (ホーン), "horn"	Rhyhorn
0112		Saidon (Sidon) サイドン	sai (サイ), "rhinoceros" don (ドン), ancient Greek name often used for dragons and other large monsters don-don (ドンドン), the sound of heavy footsteps	Rhydon
0113		Lucky ラッキー	Literally the English word "lucky"	Chansey
0114		Monjara モンジャラ	nanja-monja (なんじゃもんじゃ), "unusually large tree" monsutaa (モンスター), "monster" moja-moja (モジャモジャ), "shaggy"	Tangela
0115		Garura ガルーラ	kangaruu (カンガルー), "kangaroo" ruuraa (ルーラー), "ruler"	Kangaskhan
0116		Tattu タッツー	tatsu no otoshigo (竜の落とし子), "seahorse"	Horsea
0117		Seadra シードラ	shii doragon (シードラゴン), "sea dragon"	Seadra
0118		Tosakinto トサキント	tosakin (土佐金), a Japanese breed of goldfish kintoto (きんとと), a kiddy word for "goldfish"	Goldeen
0119		Azumao アズマオウ	azumanishiki (アズマニシキ), a Japanese breed of goldfish ou (王), "king"	Seaking
0120		Hitodeman ヒトデマン	hitode (ヒトデ), "starfish" man (マン), "man" manjuu hitode (マンジュウヒトデ), "cushion star" (a type of starfish" Based on its portrayal in the TV series many fans believe the "man" in its name also comes from "Ultraman"	Staryu
0121		Starmie スターミー	sutaafisshu (スターフィッシュ), "starfish" misuterii (ミステリ―), "mystery"	Starmie
0122		Barrierd バリヤード	bariyaa (バリヤー), "barrier" barikeedo (バリケード), "barricade" wiaado (ウィアード), "weird"	Mr. Mime
0123		Strike ストライク	Literally the English word "strike"	Scyther
0124		Rougela ルージュラ	From la rouge (ラ・ルージュ), the French word for "lipstick." For the Pokémon's name the "la" has been moved to the back	Jynx
0125		Eleboo エレブー	erekutorikku (エレクトリック), "electric" buusuto (ブースト), "boost"	Electabuzz
0126		Boober ブーバー	buusuto (ブースト), "boost" baan (バーン), "burn"	Magmar
0127		Kailios カイロス	kai (カイ), or X, as in the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet κοριός (コリオス), the Greek word for "bug"	Pinsir
0128		Kentauros ケンタロス	From kentaurosu (ケンタウロス), "centaur" taurusu (タウルス), "Taurus" as in the constellation	Tauros
0129		Koiking コイキング	koi (鯉), "carp" kingu (キング), "king"	Magikarp
0130		Gyarados ギャラドス	gyakusatsu (虐殺), "atrocity" gyakkyou (逆境), "adversity" gyaku (逆), "opposite," referencing how this strong Pokémon is the opposite of what it evolves from dosu (どす), "menacing"	Gyarados
0131		Laplace ラプラス	From "la place," French for "seat" Also from Pierre-Simon Laplace (ピエール・シモン・ラプラス), an 18th / 19th-century mathmetician	Lapras
0132		Metamon メタモン	metamorufooze (メタモルフォーゼ), "metamorphis" monsutaa (モンスター), "monster" Pokémon (ポケモン), "Pokémon"	Ditto
0133		Eevee (Eievui) イーブイ	From the letters E.V. (イー・ブイ―), the first two letters of the word "evolution"	Eevee
0134		Showers シャワーズ	shawaazu (シャワーズ), (rain) "showers"	Vaporeon
0135		Thunders サンダーズ	Literally the English word "thunder" with the plural -s added to the end	Jolteon
0136		Booster ブースター	Literally the English word "booster," as in a rocket booster	Flareon
0137		Porygon ポリゴン	A corruption of the English word "polygon"	Porygon
0138		Omnite オムナイト	oumu gai (オウム貝), "nautilus" anmonaito (アンモナイト), "ammonite"	Omanyte
0139		Omstar オムスター	oumu gai (オウム貝), "nautilus" sutaafisshu (スターフィッシュ), "starfish"	Omastar
0140		Kabuto カブト	kabutogani (カブトガニ), "horseshoe crab"	Kabuto
0141		Kabutops カブトプス	kabutogani (カブトガニ), "horseshoe crab" torioppusu (トリオップス), "triopsidae" topusu (トプス), Greek for "horn"	Kabutops
0142		Ptera プテラ	From puteranodon (プテラノドン), "Pteranodon"	Aerodactyl
0143		Kabigon カビゴン	The nickname given to Red & Green developer Kouji Nishino (西野弘二) kabi (カビ), "mold"	Snorlax
0144		Freezer フリーザー	Literally the English word "freezer" (as in "that which freezes")	Articuno
0145		Thunder サンダー	Literally the English word "thunder"	Zapdos
0146		Fire ファイヤー	Literally the English word "fire"	Moltres
0147		Miniryu ミニリュウ	mini (ミニ), "mini" (”small") ryuu (竜), "dragon"	Dratini
0148		Hakuryu ハクリュウ	From hakuryuu (白竜), a "white dragon" often depicted in ancient Chinese stories as being the emperor's personal dragon	Dragonair
0149		Kairyu カイリュウ	kairyuu-ou (海竜王), a dragon king said to live in the oceans.	Dragonite
0150		Mewtwo ミュウツー	myuu (ミュウ), "mew" myuutanto (ミュータント), "mutant" tsuu (ツー), "two"	Mewtwo
0151		Mew ミュウ	myuu (ミュウ), "mew" myuutanto (ミュータント), "mutant"	Mew