Pokemon 21-40

Ash was attacked by a large flock of Spearow in Pokémon, I Choose You! after he hit one Spearow on the head with a rock to weaken it, because Pikachu refused to obey and battle. The flock of Spearow returned near the end of Ash's Kanto journey, with the leader now Fearow.

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The Spearow who Ash attacked in the first episode evolved and was leading Spearow in a turf war against Pidgeys. Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot to defeat it and stayed to protect them from any further harm the Fearow might inflict. In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, Fearow is the first Pokémon Ash catches after his injured Pikachu sent a Thundershock to protect its trainer.

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In the anime, the most notable Ekans was owned by Jessie, who had received it for her birthday. For most of the original series, was her only Pokémon. It was extremely loyal to her and eventually evolved into an Arbok just to make her happy.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!, Ekans serves as a male character and one of the members of the Team Meanies, in which it was commanded by Gangar to eat all the berries Team Go-Getters collected.

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Arbok is a reptilian with purple scales over most of its body. It has lost the rattle it had on its tail as an Ekans. Like a cobra, it can spread out its ribs into a hood. On its "hood", it has a design much like an angry face. The frightening patterns on its hood have been studied and six variations have been confirmed. Each design is native to a certain area. It has a nasty bite with deadly venom. Terrifically strong, it is capable of crushing opponents by coiling its body around them and constricting. It can even flatten steel oil drums. Rather vicious, Arbok are territorial. If it encounters an enemy, it raises its head, intimidating the opponent with the frightening pattern on its body, then they lash out at intruders with long fangs tipped with deadly venom. With a vengeful nature, it won't give up a chase after prey or an opponent, no matter how far, once it targets it prey.

Along with Weezing, Arbok is often associated with Team Rocket because of its role in the anime. Jessie had an Arbok that she obtained as an Ekans. It was extremely loyal to her. It was her primary battling Pokémon until she set it free along with James's Weezing to protect a wild group of Ekans and Koffing.

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Pikachu, known as the Mouse Pokémon, are a species of mouse-like, electric Pokémon and is the evolved form of Pichu. Given that Pikachu is a central character in the Pokémon anime, the figurehead of Pokémon Yellow, and the mascot and "face" of the Pokémon franchise in general, it is considered to be the most recognizable Pokémon.

Pikachu attacks mainly with electricity discharged from its cheeks. It stores electricity there. This electricity is gathered when lightning strikes its tail, which acts as a sort of lightning rod. Pikachu have displayed some aspects of higher intelligence, such as group living (gathering to summon lightning storms) and cooking berries with electricity.

Pikachu is playable in all of the Super Smash Bros. games. It is a very fast character with fairly powerful attacks, including Thunder, Skull Bash, and Volt Tackle which was introduced in Pokémon Emerald. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pikachu's Final Smash is Volt Tackle, where Pikachu turns into a blue ball of lightning, able to move freely across the screen damaging enemies that are touched.

Pikachu's name derives from the Japanese onomatopoeia pika, for sparks or crackling electricity, and chu, for a mouse's squeak.

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In keeping with its physical characteristics, Sandshrew has high Defense in the video games, but low Speed. From Ruby and Sapphire onwards, it has the ability Sand Veil, which increases its evasion during a sandstorm. Sandshrew also appears in the spin-off game Pokémon Snap.

A Sandshrew owned by A.J. is featured in the eighth anime episode, "The Path to the Pokémon League." It had many notable traits, such as the ability to withstand water and its knowledge of Fissure, which it used to dispatch Team Rocket.

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The name Nidoran♂ derives from Nido (二度, Nido?), the Japanese word for "two times" or "two degrees," indicating the differences between the genders of the species. Nīdoru (ニードル, Nīdoru?) is also the Japanized pronunciation of "needle", which Nidoran are covered in. "Ran" may derive from the Pacarana, a South American rodent.

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In the main Pokémon game series, a Nidorino can be found as wild Pokémon in the Kanto and Johto regions of the Pokémon world, and it can also be acquired when a Nidoran♂ grows past experience level 16 and is evolved into a Nidorino. It is also notable for being one of the first two Pokémon seen in the anime and in the intro to the game Pokémon Red.

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As several Pokémon seem to have been designed to resemble other aspects of Japanese pop culture and mythology, it is interesting to note that Nidoking bears a resemblance to Baragon, a monster that has appeared in the Godzilla movie series.

In the main Pokémon game series, a Nidoking can only be acquired when a Moon Stone item is applied to a Nidorino so that the creature is evolved into a Nidoking. They are the masculine equivalent to Nidoqueen. Nidoking are more primal, fighting other Nidoking for such matters as territory or food (or a Nidoqueen, during mating season).

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Clefairy can be seen playing in groups, on the night of a full moon, retreating to their group slumber when dawn arrives. These Pokémon are noted to be able to store moonlight in the wings on their backs, giving them the power to float in mid-air. There have been sightings of Clefairy, with their evolutionary forms Cleffa and Clefable, using spaceships, and the Moon Stones used to evolve Clefairy are also rumored to come from extraplanetary locations. Clefairy seem to be based on fairies, as they are magical, winged creatures, lending credit to their name. Also, their game call seems to make a sound similar to their Japanese name.

Clefairy's biology is somewhat unclear. While they cannot truly fly with their wings, they do travel in a bouncy skipping walk, as if walking on the surface of the moon. When they wave their finger, it stimulates the blood and triggers their brain to perform random attacks from any other Pokèmon, which is the basis of their signature Metronome attack.

Clefairy can also speak much like a human according to the manga and merchandise.

A Clefairy is obtainable from a Poké Ball item in the non-Pokémon-exclusive video games ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros. Super Smash Bros.] and Super Smash Bros Melee''.

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Clefable are also extremely timid, and rarely seen in the wild. They avoid all contact with outsiders. Even sensing the presence of others in the area (which is fairly easy thanks to their prodigious hearing) will cause it to run and hide immediately. They will, however, come into the open on quiet, moonlit nights to take a stroll on a lake.

Clefable’s wings are probably not fit for real flight, but they allow it to move in a skipping, bouncy manner as if it were walking on the moon’s surface. They can even walk across the water’s surface this way, so when it takes the aforementioned stroll on the lake, it literally takes a stroll on the lake. Clefable’s wings, its hovering walk, its timidity and elusiveness have led them to be categorized as a type of fairy in the Pokémon world.

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During the first season of the Pokémon anime, Vulpix appears often as one of Brock's Pokémon. It was given to him by a girl named Susie who felt she could not take care of it well. Brock, who felt he was only 'babysitting', gives it back to Susie in the season four episode called "Beauty and the Breeder".

Its Japanese name, Rokon is a portmanteau of six (六, roku) and kon (from kon kon, an onomatopoeic word describing the bark of a fox), or an alternate reading of the Japanese word for kitsune (狐, kitsune), meaning fox – in this case, the reading is ko (こ, ko?). Its English name may have been derived from the scientific name for a group of foxes, Vulpes. And the last section of its name resembling the word 'six', for its six tails.

Vulpix will be a starter/partner in the sequel of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky.

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In the anime, Ash and the gang find an abandoned mansion and Brock is deceived by a Ninetales, whose master strongly resembles Brock.

Since it has nine tails, the Pokémon's name is very commonly misspelled as "Ninetails." Even the Game Boy Color port of the Pokémon Trading Card game uses this misspelling.

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Jigglypuff, known as the Balloon Pokémon, are characterized by putting their enemies to sleep by singing a lullaby. Before beginning to sing, they mesmerize the opponent with their soft, glowing eyes, and if they inflate themselves, they can sing for longer periods of time. They can easily adjust the wavelength of their voices to that of the brain waves of a sleeping being, allowing for their pleasing melody to put its audience to sleep. They sing without pausing to take a breath, so if the opponent is resistant to sleeping, they potentially run out of air.

Aside from appearances in the main Pokémon series, Jigglypuff appears as a playable character in the three games of the Super Smash Bros. series. In Brawl, its final smash is growing huge for a moment, but then immediately shrinking back. Its moves involve floating multiple times in midair by utilizing its ability to inflate, pounding the enemy, and putting the enemy to sleep.

In the Pokémon anime series, Jigglypuff is a recurring character who aspires to be a great singer after the inspiration of Ash Ketchum and company. Unfortunately for it, every potential audience falls asleep before the song finishes. Jigglypuff does not usually choose an appropriate time to sing and has been a hazard many times, causing Ash Ketchum and his companions to often find themselves running away from Jigglypuff. It keeps with it a black marker, its "microphone," and uses it to scribble on anyone who falls asleep while it's performing.

Its desire to have someone listen to the entire song was finally satisfied when it encountered a Whismur, who was able to stay awake due to its Soundproof ability.

Also, Jigglypuff's Japanese name, Purin, translates into "pudding".

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Wigglytuff is the guildmaster of the guild in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and the Friend Area sales Pokémon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team. In both games, Wigglytuff has a somewhat childish attitude and seems to be obsessed with friendship. In "Explorers of Time/Darkness", Wigglytuff cries on more than one occasion, but has a fierce temper when riled; most characters in the game fear Wigglytuff for this reason.