Object-Based Pokémon

Household objects

Pokémon: 21

Keys, candles, dolls and containers provide recognizable themes. Some Pokémon resemble the object; others possess or inhabit it, so appearance alone does not explain their biology.

#0353Shuppet

#0354Banette

#0354BanetteMega Form

#0778Mimikyu

#0778MimikyuBusted Form

#0607Litwick

#0608Lampent

#0609Chandelure

#0609ChandelureMega Form

#0854SinisteaAntique Form

#0855Polteageist

#0855PolteageistAntique Form

#1012PoltchageistCounterfeit Form

#1012PoltchageistArtisan Form

#1013SinistchaUnremarkable Form

#1013SinistchaMasterpiece Form

#0707Klefki

Tools and weapons

Pokémon: 26

Blades, shields, anchors and other implements shape these designs. A carried tool can be central to the theme even when it is not the Pokémon’s entire body.

#0679Honedge

#0680Doublade

#0681Aegislash

#0681AegislashBlade Forme

#0781Dhelmise

#0562Yamask

#0563Cofagrigus

#0562YamaskGalarian Form

#0358ChimechoMega Form

#0618StunfiskGalarian Form

Machines and appliances

Pokémon: 28

Gears, motors, magnets and appliances inspire this section. Rotom’s appliance forms are separate appearances with game-specific change methods; they are not new species.

#0479RotomFrost Rotom

#0839CoalossalGigantamax Form

#0796Xurkitree

#0797Celesteela

#0801Magearna

#0801MagearnaOriginal Color

#0801MagearnaMega Form

#0801MagearnaOriginal Color Mega Form

Other object designs

Pokémon: 54

Other designs use familiar shapes such as balls, coins, nuts or crafted objects. Meltan’s hexagonal nut is an object association, not proof that people created its species.

Blacephalon is classified as the Fireworks Pokémon, with an exploding head that supports its firework motif. This object connection does not imply that people manufactured the Ultra Beast.