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Pokemon Quiz: 25 Questions Only Real Fans Get Right

Sprigatito, Quaxly, and Fuecoco, the three starters from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

This Pokemon quiz has 25 questions, and it starts easy. The early ones are Kanto basics any fan can answer, then it moves on to Gym Leaders, old games, and the strangest evolution rules in the series. Pick an answer and you see right away whether you got it, along with the reason. Your score and rank come at the end, and you can share both.

  1. Stickers of Pikachu and other Pokemon on an open notebook in official Pokemon GO art

    Which Pokemon sits at number 001 in the National Pokedex?

    1. Pikachu
    2. Bulbasaur
    3. Mew
    4. Arceus
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    Bulbasaur opens the National Pokedex, with Ivysaur and Venusaur right behind it. Pikachu does not turn up until number 25.

  2. Three starter Pokemon on a city street in Pokemon Legends Z-A

    Which three starters does Professor Oak offer in Pokemon Red and Blue?

    1. Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile
    2. Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip
    3. Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle
    4. Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup
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    Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle are the Kanto trio. The others are the starters from Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh.

  3. Pikachu on the box of the Pokemon Trading Card Game for Game Boy

    What do you use to evolve Pikachu into Raichu?

    1. Thunder Stone
    2. Fire Stone
    3. Sun Stone
    4. A trade
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    Thunder Stone. A Thunder Stone does it. In Pokemon Yellow, the Pikachu that follows you around refuses to evolve at all.

  4. Ho-Oh on the box of Pokemon HeartGold

    Which region is the setting for Pokemon Gold and Silver?

    1. Hoenn
    2. Sinnoh
    3. Kalos
    4. Johto
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    Johto sits next door to Kanto, and once you beat the Elite Four you can travel over and challenge the Kanto Gyms too.

  5. Three trainers and their Pokemon line up in a red-lit alley in Pokemon Legends Z-A

    Who runs Team Rocket in Pokemon Red and Blue?

    1. Lance
    2. Giovanni
    3. Archer
    4. Lt. Surge
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    Giovanni runs Team Rocket, and he turns out to be the Viridian City Gym Leader as well.

  6. Gyarados, Psyduck, and Pikachu on the box of Pokemon Snap

    At what level does Magikarp evolve into Gyarados?

    1. Level 15
    2. Level 25
    3. Level 20
    4. Level 30
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    Level 20. Getting there takes patience, since Splash does nothing and Magikarp does not learn Tackle until level 15.

  7. Black Kyurem on the box of Pokemon Black 2

    Which legendary Pokemon is on the box of Pokemon Silver?

    1. Ho-Oh
    2. Suicune
    3. Rayquaza
    4. Lugia
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    Lugia fronts Silver and Ho-Oh fronts Gold. Suicune gets the spotlight in Pokemon Crystal.

  8. Gengar, Pikachu, and other Pokemon leap through a stadium in Pokemon Unite art

    What type is Gengar?

    1. Ghost and Dark
    2. Ghost only
    3. Ghost and Poison
    4. Dark and Poison
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    Ghost and Poison, the same pairing as Gastly and Haunter. That family was the only Ghost-type line in the original games.

  9. Wild Gastly and Haunter float over a snowy slope in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

    In the original Red and Blue, how do you evolve Haunter into Gengar?

    1. Use a Moon Stone
    2. Trade it
    3. Level it up at night
    4. Raise its friendship
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    Trade it. A trade is the classic route, and our Pokemon Legends Z-A guide covers how it works there.

  10. Espeon, Vulpix, and Gardevoir relax in a furnished room in Pokemon Pokopia

    What does it take to evolve Eevee into Espeon in most main series games?

    1. A Sun Stone
    2. High friendship during the day
    3. A trade
    4. Leveling up near a Moss Rock
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    High friendship during the day. Raise its friendship and level it up in the daytime. Our Espeon guide goes through every game.

  11. Xerneas on the box of Pokemon X

    Which Eevee evolution arrived with Pokemon X and Y?

    1. Leafeon
    2. Glaceon
    3. Umbreon
    4. Sylveon
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    Sylveon, which came along with the new Fairy type. Leafeon and Glaceon arrived in Diamond and Pearl, and Umbreon in Gold and Silver.

  12. A white Pokemon with golden antlers on a green plain in Pokemon Legends Arceus

    Who is the Pokemon League Champion in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl?

    1. Steven
    2. Diantha
    3. Cynthia
    4. Lance
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    Cynthia, and her Garchomp is famous for it.

  13. Absol glows white beneath a bright symbol on a city street in Pokemon Legends Z-A

    Which pair of games introduced Mega Evolution?

    1. Black and White
    2. X and Y
    3. Sun and Moon
    4. Sword and Shield
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    X and Y, in 2013. Sword and Shield gave us Dynamax instead, and Sun and Moon brought Z-Moves.

  14. A trainer in a plaza beside a Pokemon Center with a tall tower behind it in Pokemon Legends Z-A

    Pokemon Legends Z-A takes place in which city?

    1. Castelia City
    2. Goldenrod City
    3. Saffron City
    4. Lumiose City
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    Lumiose City, the big city from X and Y. Our Z-A guide to getting Mewtwo shows how much it hides.

  15. Pawniard on a rock, seen on a phone screen in official Pokemon GO art

    Which studio launched Pokemon GO in 2016?

    1. Niantic
    2. Game Freak
    3. Supercell
    4. Bandai Namco
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    Niantic built it on the location tech from its earlier game Ingress, and Scopely took over the game in 2025. Our Pokemon guides cover GO’s events and evolutions.

  16. The Pokemon Pokopia logo over a town of gardens and paths

    Who do you play as in Pokemon Pokopia?

    1. An Eevee
    2. A Mew
    3. A Ditto
    4. A Pikachu
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    A Ditto that has taken on a human shape. Our list of the best Pokemon to attract covers the moves it picks up.

  17. A wild Lechonk in a grassy field in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

    Who came up with Pokemon and founded Game Freak?

    1. Shigeru Miyamoto
    2. Junichi Masuda
    3. Ken Sugimori
    4. Satoshi Tajiri
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    Satoshi Tajiri, whose childhood love of collecting insects led to the idea. Ken Sugimori led the art for the original Pokemon, and Junichi Masuda wrote the music.

  18. Charizard on the American box of Pokemon Red

    What were the very first Pokemon games called in Japan?

    1. Pocket Monsters Red and Green
    2. Pocket Monsters Red and Blue
    3. Capsule Monsters Red and Blue
    4. Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver
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    Pocket Monsters Red and Green, in 1996. Red and Blue reached North America in 1998.

  19. A trainer and Pokemon battle on a city street at night in Pokemon Legends Z-A art

    Who is the first Fairy-type Gym Leader in the main series?

    1. Viola
    2. Valerie
    3. Korrina
    4. Olympia
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    Valerie, who runs the Laverre City Gym in X and Y. Viola and Korrina lead other Kalos Gyms, with Bug and Fighting teams, and Olympia uses Psychic types.

  20. Rayquaza on the box of Pokemon Emerald

    What must a Feebas hold when it is traded to evolve into Milotic?

    1. Dragon Scale
    2. Metal Coat
    3. Prism Scale
    4. Deep Sea Scale
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    Prism Scale. A Prism Scale, added in Black and White. Before that, the only way was raising its Beauty with Pokeblocks or Poffins.

  21. The box of Pokemon Ultra Sun for Nintendo 3DS

    Which Pokemon from X and Y evolves only if you hold the 3DS upside down as it levels up?

    1. Goomy
    2. Inkay
    3. Honedge
    4. Litleo
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    Inkay, at level 30 or higher. Pokemon Legends Z-A has you flip your Switch too.

  22. Crystal Pokemon face off in a Tera Raid battle in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

    Which of these has the highest base HP?

    1. Snorlax
    2. Wailord
    3. Chansey
    4. Blissey
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    Blissey, at 255. Chansey is close at 250, while Wailord sits at 170 and Snorlax at 160.

  23. Official artwork of Shedinja, the Shed Pokemon

    How much HP does Shedinja have in the main series games?

    1. 1
    2. 10
    3. 50
    4. It depends on its level
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    1. One, at any level. Its Wonder Guard ability blocks attacks unless they are super effective, so it lives or dies on a single hit. Getting one in Pokemon GO, where the numbers work differently, is its own puzzle.

  24. A trainer rides Miraidon along a rocky coast in Pokemon Violet

    Which glitch Pokemon could you meet by surfing along the east coast of Cinnabar Island in Red and Blue?

    1. Ditto
    2. Glitchmon
    3. MissingNo.
    4. Mew
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    MissingNo., a programming error that could scramble your Hall of Fame records and add 128 to the sixth item in your bag.

  25. Kyogre on the box of Pokemon Sapphire

    In Ruby and Sapphire, which two Pokemon do you need first and last in your party to open the Sealed Chamber?

    1. Lapras and Snorlax
    2. Relicanth and Wailord
    3. Kyogre and Groudon
    4. Milotic and Whiscash
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    Relicanth and Wailord. Relicanth first and Wailord last. Then the Braille on the walls leads you to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.

  • Still in Pallet Town Everyone starts somewhere. Go again now that you have seen the answers.
  • Gym Challenger You know the basics and a few of the deep cuts. A rematch could change things.
  • Elite Four Material Hardly anything here fooled you.
  • Pokemon Champion Almost nobody gets this far. Straight to the Hall of Fame.

More Pokemon After the Quiz

If the evolution questions caught you out, start with how to evolve Eevee into Espeon in every game, or our guide to getting Mewtwo in Pokemon Legends Z-A. The Pokemon hub has every guide we have written for the series, and our other video game quizzes are one click away.

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