40 Original Pokémon Even The Biggest Fans Can't Seem To Name

Sometimes, something comes out that absolutely blows everyone away, bringing the fan out of every single person who decides to take part in it. Pokémon is one of those phenomenon, something that still has people tuning in and playing over a decade after it was first released. Yes, Pokémon sure has come a long way since it first started, but that doesn't mean we should all forget the foundations from which it was built, which is why we want to go all the way back to the first generation of this quiz and test people's knowledge of classic Pokemon.

We have got together 40 of the first generation Pokémon, some of the original classic that we think should never be forgotten about, and we want to see if all fans can name them. There are hundreds of Pokémon now, so it's easy to forget that there were only 151 back in the day. There are a lot of fans out there that came in later though, so we don't think that everyone who claims to be a Pokémon fanatic will be able to name every single one of the 40 Pokemon that we've put together in this quiz.

True Pokemon fan?  Go ahead, name every single one of these Pokemon?

Question 1

Who's This Pokémon?

Many of the original Pokemon were actually based on real world animals, and while some of them could certainly get pretty experimental, they didn't get as insane as many of the more modern Pokemon have. You can tell sometimes with some of the newer pocket monsters that the team are running out of ideas fast, but they've got themselves into a situation where they have to come up with a whole new generation of Pokemon whenever they want to release a new game.

Question 2

Who's This Pokémon?

In the world of Pokemon, this guy has the largest petals in the world which is something we would genuinely like to see in the real world. Seriously, if you know what the largest petals in the world are, then we want to see that sort of stuff. Not only that but it uses the petals to shake out pollen that causes an allergic reaction in anyone that happens to come in contact with it, which is a terrifying concept to us!

Question 3

Who's This Pokémon?

Some of these look so much like their real world counterparts that it actually makes it a lot easier to guess their names, so you've got that on your side. Not only that, but some of these actually make you wish they were in the real world. This is a beautiful animal, especially when compared to the animal that it was based on! Honestly, we want one of these flying up to us in the middle of the night from now on!

Question 4

Who's This Pokémon?

These little guys drift about in the shallow waters, meaning that many fishermen end up with them on their hooks, which is a shame because they then end up stinging them with acid. Just like real jellyfish that they're clearly meant to represent, they can be revived if they wash up on the beach by throwing them back into the water, but you have to be careful that you don't sting yourself by picking them up, just like in the real world!

Question 5

Who's This Pokémon?

These little guys are usually found in tall grass, as that's where they choose to hunt for bugs. They can't reach great heights with their wings but are known to have insane speed, something that they use to get themselves out of danger and tight situations. It's no surprise then that some people will use them to fight other monsters as they can attack fast and defend themselves fast as well, which anybody would want from a Pokemon in their arsenal.

Question 6

Who's This Pokémon?

This Pokemon, as you can probably tell from the image provided, spends its entire life either eating or sleeping, never doing anything else with its life. Not only that, but it never gets an upset stomach, even if it decides to eat food that is well past its use by date! Honestly, we wish that we had this monster's life sometimes. Being happy just eating and sleeping, as well as never getting ill, sounds like heaven to us right now...

Question 7

Who's This Pokémon?

When thinking about which Pokemon to choose, you've got to be sure that they're not going to flinch when they need to be moving, which is why some people choose to have this very lazy Pokemon in their arsenal. When this guy gets hit, he doesn't even register it for a few seconds, that's how lazy he is! This is a great thing to have when in a battle, as long as you're not bothered about the ethics of that...

Question 8

Who's This Pokémon?

According to the Pokedex, this Pokemon's shell is invulnerable to any form of attack, the monster only becoming vulnerable when the shell is open. When we were younger, this always made us wonder why it would ever open its shell in the first place, but we suppose it has to do that if it wants to defend itself or eat anything. That being said, their shell must be an amazing material to be able to get your hands on in the Pokemon world!

Question 9

Who's This Pokémon?

We don't know about you, but we're fairly sure that if something like this existed in the real world, nobody would live anywhere near it. This is a flying insect that is the size of a human, with blades on their arms and ninja-like reflexes. We're fairly sure we just described an absolute nightmare to about 99% of people. Seriously, we're going to have terrifying dreams about this guy tonight. We just know that for a fact guys. Save us.

Question 10

Who's This Pokémon?

The problem with a lot of the Pokemon out there is that so many of the are so cute, which is great when you're trying to sell cuddly toys but less great when you're trying to convince an audience that they're aggressive little guys. In fact, these Pokemon actually burrow into the dirt in the hope of finding water, only ever emerging when they need to hunt for food, meaning they would be difficult to catch at the best of times.

Question 11

Who's This Pokémon?

When we were younger, we always hated headaches with a passion. It's not like we love them now, but as a child it was as if we almost feared them. When we found out that this poor monster spends its entire life with near constant headaches, we honestly wanted to put it out of its misery. We didn't want to make it fight. We wanted to let another Pokemon put it down as that just seemed like the right thing to do.

Question 12

Who's This Pokémon?

We always thought it was weird that nobody really seemed to want this Pokemon when we were younger, even though we thought it was totally awesome. This thing has hooves that are harder than diamonds, can jump incredibly high and has a mane made of fire. We're not sure about you, but that was something that made us as a child lose our minds. All we could think about was somehow finding this thing in the real world so we could have one.

Question 13

Who's This Pokémon?

Even though it chooses to live on dry land, this guy can actually swim faster than any human being out there, which is crazy when you think about it. Some even say that it's able to swim entire oceans just by kicking its legs, but if it wants to move at speed, it's able to utilize every single muscle within its body to get to where it needs to be. Can you imagine if something like this exists in the real world?!

Question 14

Who's This Pokémon?

We don't think that people realize how terrifying birds can really be. Sure, most of them aren't that bad, but the bigger ones could genuinely have you dead if they wanted to. Just like many real birds, this one is fiercely territorial and will spend their time attacking those that come within their area. It also has a huge amount of stamina that means it can always be flying around, protecting its territory and looking for its prey when it's hungry.

Question 15

Who's This Pokémon?

If you ask us, there must be somebody working on Pokemon that doesn't like cats, as these Pokemon are supposedly difficult to keep as pets as they're supposedly fickle and mean, which some people wrongly think of real life cats. Not only that, but their fur is a commodity, one that people will gladly kill the monster for, which we all know is absolutely horrendous. The fact poaching still happens in the real world is a fact we should all be ashamed of.

Question 16

Who's This Pokémon?

Believe it or not, but if you're the sort of person who thought this was a bug with a mushroom shaped shell like we did, then you would be wrong. Apparently, this is a host bug with a parasitic mushroom on its back, a mushroom that has drained everything out of the bug and is now in control. Why are we showing this sort of stuff to children?! We were not ready for this information and it will be a while before we recover.

Question 17

Who's This Pokémon?

This Pokemon actually gives us an insight into how the various monsters across the Pokemon universe can actually work together. Apparently, this particular Pokemon will burrow at high speeds through the land in search of food, leaving behind huge tunnels. These tunnels are then taken of by Digletts who make their homes there. Otherwise, these tunnels would just go unused, but instead a different monster has decided to put them to good use if nobody else is going to bother!

Question 18

Who's This Pokémon?

This particular monster only really likes to come out at night, spending the daytime with hits face buried in the mud. Unsurprisingly, this can lead to it being confused for a patch of weeds by any humans that may walk by. However, if somebody tries to pull them out of the ground, they react by shrieking as loud as they possibly can, thereby teaching the humans not to bother them again in the future! Quite a good defence if you ask us!

Question 19

Who's This Pokémon?

If you ask us, this is quite possibly the most beautiful monster that has ever been designed in the Pokemon universe. While other monsters seem to have somewhat of a goofy design usually, they went all in with this one, making it look as majestic as possible. Not only that, but it has a lot of myth and lore surrounding it, such as the fear that some humans have regarding pulling on one of the tails, which they believe could put a curse on you.

Question 20

Who's This Pokémon?

Look, we're not saying you can't have a Pokemon that seems to be made entirely out of toxic sludge, but if you're going to, maybe you should throw in a bit more of a flair when it comes to their design. Supposedly, this Pokemon's smell is so bad that it induces fainting, and that you have to be careful around them as their footsteps are poisonous. That is one toxic monster! Why doesn't everyone have one of these on their team?!

Question 21

Who's This Pokémon?

As will probably come to no surprise to anybody with a cat in real life, this guy loves things that are round. Not only that, but he prowls the street at night in the hope of finding loose change that people may have dropped as they walked their through the day. Do you think that cats do this in real life? Do you think they've managed to keep this secret from us for centuries and we're only just finding out?!

Question 22

Who's This Pokémon?

This little guy is able to float around at will from birth, using electromagnetic fields to keep himself from falling to the ground. He is known for appearing without warning, taking people and Pokemon by surprise to use things such as Thunder Wave against them. You would think that somebody would've come up with some sort of magnet in the Pokemon universe to make it impossible to use these sorts of Pokemon against them. We should work for these guys...

Question 23

Who's This Pokémon?

The story goes that this Pokemon is so powerful that it must wear a belt around its waist so that is movements can be controlled, otherwise it would be physically impossible to stop him. Our reaction to that is not understanding why somebody hasn't just taken the belt off this guy and then gone straight for the Elite Four. Why would you bother with all that training when you can just win straight away by removing a Pokemon's belt in some way?

Question 24

Who's This Pokémon?

In a lot of ways, this Pokemon's evolution into a stronger being is a bit of sick joke. That bigger claw of his has enough power within it to take down any man or animal that decides to try and get the better of this crab. However, it's far too big to use, meaning that it can't possibly utilize that power to defend itself or take someone down. It's like it has so much unlocked potential that it just can't get to.

Question 25

Who's This Pokémon?

There are some Pokemon that are pretty useless if you ask us. While we all know about Magikarp, can we talk about the fact that this guy can't even move? The only thing that this Pokemon can do is harden its shell in an attempt to defend itself. What good is that going to do you when you come up against something so strong that your shell means nothing to them? Leave this guy in the tall grass and move on!

Question 26

Who's This Pokémon?

The Alpha waves that naturally emit from this Pokemon's body are enough to cause severe headaches within human beings, and various other off phenomena have also been noted when this Pokemon is around. For example, when it comes close to a clock, it will start to run counter-clockwise. Honestly, we don't think anybody would bother with this Pokemon because it sounds like a lot of hard work. People would study it but they wouldn't carry it around with them on their belt.

Question 27

Who's This Pokémon?

When you think about it, despite how cute it may look, this Pokemon is pretty sinister. Using its huge eyes and soothing voice, it's able to lull whoever and whatever it wants into an unconscious state. Now, if you found out that a human being had that ability, you would want that human being to be locked up and taken away from everybody. Yet, this little thing is paraded around as if its the cutest animal that has ever existed!

Question 28

Who's This Pokémon?

Just like the ghosts some people believe we have in the real world, this Pokemon can slip through walls. Not only that, but it has the ability to take people's by licking them. This increases their health while stealing the health from their victim. In fact, this lick will leave the victim shaking, waiting for death to finally come to them. Did you ever realize that the Pokemon universe was this terrifying? We genuinely didn't until today so, we're pretty shocked.

Question 29

Who's This Pokémon?

To be honest, now that we're thinking about it, we could probably do with Pokemon like this in real life to deal with the environmental problems we have. These guys may be made of toxic sludge, but they survive by sitting in toxic sludge and sucking it into their bodies. This way they get bigger and grow stronger, but we would be able to use them to get rid of any of the waste we couldn't put anywhere else in the world.

Question 30

Who's This Pokémon?

This monster gets around by rolling down hills, knowing that he doesn't have to worry about anything that lies in his way. Yes, that's right, no matter what the obstacle he's able to roll over it or through it. This monster knows that if he needs to get somewhere, he can get there without any worry about what stands in his way. That's the sort of power that you want in a monster if you're looking for somebody to help bash through the opposition.

Question 31

Who's This Pokémon?

People will often step on or trip over these Pokemon as they look so much like boulders. We're not being funny, but we think that if we saw a rock with arms we would know that it wouldn't be best to step on them anytime soon. All we're saying is, would you mess with an animal that has fists that big made of rock? We're not sure that it's a fight that most people would win in the real world.

Question 32

Who's This Pokémon?

In the world of Pokemon, it's understood that a sudden chill coming over you is likely means that this Pokemon is somewhere in the shadows waiting to curse you. However, sometimes they like to stalk people in the dark and mimic their shadows before laughing unpleasantly at the way that the terrified human beings react. That is the sort of monster that we're glad don't exist in this world. Seriously, they're just there to wind people up and scare us so what's the point.

Question 33

Who's This Pokémon?

This Pokemon is thought to be decreasing in numbers as trainers actually find them difficult to find. They will also walk around with a sprig of green onions that they use as a weapon. Seriously, this guy will swing a sprig of green onions like human beings would use a metal sword. What is that about? Do they really think that a weapon that soft will in anyway effect somebody that has a higher than a plant? How is that supposed to work?

Question 34

Who's This Pokémon?

Just like an ostrich, this Pokemon can move at insane speeds but doesn't have much ability when it comes to flying. You will always know when one of these has been around as they leave huge footprints wherever they go, usually in a sandy area. Honestly, as much as we would like to fly, we don't think we would be that bothered if we could run at insane speeds instead. Who needs flying when you've got that to get around?

Question 35

Who's This Pokémon?

This little guy is much more interested in darker areas, so unless you're inside a cave, you probably shouldn't expect to see one of them outside of the ground. They like to stay a yard underground where they usually feast on the roots of plants. While it may be difficult to find them, it's known that a lot of people are interested in what they have to offer the Pokemon universe. This is why we know so much about them.

Question 36

Who's This Pokémon?

This little monster is actually considered to be incredibly rare. Despite that, people love it for its incredibly cute and magical aesthetic. Even though they will often spend time away from the eyes of human beings and other Pokemon, they're also considered very playful. Sure, they may find it difficult to trust people, but that doesn't mean they can't end up acting very playful when they want to. Seriously, you have no idea who or what is out there sometimes.

Question 37

Who's This Pokémon?

This Pokemon is known for hiding poison dust in their wings so that, during a battle, they are able to flap their wings fast and poison the person who is attacking them. It's insane to think that those beautiful wings could be holding onto a poison dust. Not only can it do this, but its wings are able to repel water. This means that they're able to fly in the rain without any problem, their wings strong enough to withstand it.

Question 38

Who's This Pokémon?

This plant is carnivorous, trapping bugs to eat it. As you can see, it's actually similar to an actual carnivorous plant that exists in the real world. They also take in moisture by pushing its root as far into the ground as possible so that it can take on water from below. While it can survive in arid places, it's better in hot and humid areas where there is more moisture for them to suck in as they eat bugs.

Question 39

Who's This Pokémon?

Yet another majestic dog Pokemon, we can only assume that the people behind Pokemon love dogs and hate cats because their dog character are always lovely. People in the Pokemon universe have said that it often looks as if this dog has wings as it is able to nimbly leap and run at insane speeds. This Pokemon is considered legendary, even though it isn't one of what would come to be known as the legendary Pokemon later on in the Pokemon universe.

Question 40

Who's This Pokémon?

This Pokemon is none for its markings across its chest, markings that are said to change depending on what area you find them in. This means that somebody with enough knowledge could identify exactly where the Pokemon came from just by the colors on their chest. However, others have pointed out that only six variations of the markings have been found so far, so the Pokemon universe is still unsure as to what exactly causes the differentiation between each one.

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