

Considering alternate forms as separate Pokémon.

High stats are shared by most Legendary Pokémon. Much like starter Pokémon appear at the beginning of each regional Pokédex and their generation's portion of the National Pokédex, Legendary Pokémon typically appear just before the end, with Mythical Pokémon immediately after them. With the exception of Type: Null, Cosmog, and Kubfu, and their respective evolutionary families, Legendary Pokémon cannot evolve, although many are able to change form and are part of a group, such as a duo, a trio, a quartet and even a quintet. In the core series games, no Legendary Pokémon can breed or hatch from an Egg. The gender of most Legendary Pokémon is unknown (though there are ten notable exceptions: Latios, Latias, Heatran, Cresselia, Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, Kubfu, Urshifu, and Enamorus). Starting in Platinum, Legendary Pokémon will reappear when the player defeats the Champion if the Pokémon fainted earlier. Legendary Pokémon are usually encountered as interactable or roaming Pokémon. For instance, in a painting of Arceus in the Lilycove Museum from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, as well as Mew and Shaymin's trophies in Super Smash Bros. In some cases, the term "Legendary Pokémon" was still used referring to Mythical Pokémon even after the Generation V games. In Western language media, Mythical Pokémon were considered to be Legendary Pokémon prior to Generation V in Japanese and Korean media, the two groups have always been considered distinct. Mythical Pokémon are a related but separate group of Pokémon, which are usually event-exclusive. Terminology Main article: Terminology of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
