How many Pokemon are there? Including Scarlet & Violet Indigo Disk

With the introduction of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC titled The Indigo Disk, new Pokemon have been added to the ever-expanding Pokedex. Here’s the total number of Pokemon, including types, and generations in the franchise so far.

The first generation of Pokemon arrived when Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Red were released in 1996 in Japan and 1998 in North America. Since then, The Pokemon Company have developed plenty of Pokemon games spanning nine generations over 25 years – including the newest games in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

With each game, trainers familiarize themselves with a new batch of memorable Pokemon. On November 18, 2022, Scarlet and Violet delivered the ninth generation of Pokemon that trainers can catch, train, and partner in battle. Later, on September 13, 2023, The Teal Mask brought more creatures, and lastly, on December 14, The Indigo Disk DLC added even more.

Here’s a full recap of how many Pokemon there are in the entire franchise currently.

• How many Pokemon are there?
• All Pokemon types
• Every Pokemon generation

How many Pokemon are there in total?

As of December 2023, there are currently 1,025 Pokemon that have appeared in the Pokemon video game franchise. This follows the release and subsequent addition of new Pokemon in The Indigo Disk DLC for Scarlet and Violet.

When Scarlet and Violet launched on November 18, the new games added 105 new Pokemon to the historic franchise. Adding this figure to the whopping 905 we had before that, the franchise surpassed the four-digit mark when it comes to Pokemon.

With the addition of the Kitakami Pokedex in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, the total number of Pokemon has reached 1017, as it includes Dipplin, Ogerpon, Munkidori, Fezandipiti, and Okidogi. What’s more, The Indigo Disk added Terapagos, Hydrapple, Archaludon, Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, Iron Crown, and the new mythical Pecharunt that’ll debut in the Kitakami epilogue.

Keep in mind that the total amount of Pokemon does not include regional variants, such as Galarian Weezing or Paldean Wooper, since they don’t have their own Pokedex number.

All Pokemon types

There are currently 18 different Pokemon types with many Pokemon falling under the dual-type category by claiming two of these types at once.

Here is the complete list of Pokemon types:

• Bug
• Dark
• Dragon
• Electric
• Fairy
• Fighting
• Fire
• Flying
• Ghost
• Grass
• Ground,
• Ice
• Normal
• Poison
• Psychic
• Rock
• Steel
• Water

Originally there were 15 Pokemon types in Generation 1, with three types added in ensuing generations. The Steel and Dark types were added early on with the release of Generation 2’s Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver.

In Generation 6, the devs decided to add a new type to further balance the collection of Pokemon types. The Fairy type made its debut in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.

There haven’t been any additional types added since then, and Scarlet and Violet have not delivered a new one. However, The Indigo Disk DLC added the new Stellar Tera type to the franchise. Players can encounter Pokemon with the Stellar Tera Type in the wild after beating The Indigo Disk’s main story.

Every Pokemon generation

From Pokemon Red and Blue to Pokemon Sword and Shield to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, there are currently nine generations of Pokemon in existence.

Each generation puts a pair of Pokemon games in the spotlight. In addition to the two main titles, other iterations like remakes, spin-offs, and third entries like Pokemon Emerald and Platinum are also considered a part of the generation they’re released in.

Despite the wide variety of Pokemon titles per generation, there are always two core games that launch a new generation.

• Generation 1: Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue
• Generation 2: Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver
• Generation 3: Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire
• Generation 4: Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl
• Generation 5: Pokemon Black and Pokemon White
• Generation 6: Pokemon X and Pokemon Y
• Generation 7: Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon
• Generation 8: Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
• Generation 9: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

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