List of Chinese Pokémon names

This list is a record of the official characters () for Pokémon names. Names are listed by number in the order dictated by the National Pokédex, meaning that Pokémon from the Kanto region will appear first, followed by those from Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and subsequent regions.
==Changes==
Initially, Pokémon were named separately by the licensors for the , series, and various guidebooks in each region, causing some Pokémon to have distinct names between Mandarin and Cantonese; the vast majority of these differences occur within the first 151 Generation I Pokémon and their cross-generational evolutionary lines. From Generation II to , most Pokémon shared the same name between Mandarin and Cantonese. While most Pokémon had only a single name in a given region during this period, a limited number of Pokémon had multiple names between different licensors or media.
With the Chinese-language release of the Pokémon games beginning with Pokémon Sun and Moon in 2016, the Pokémon names used until then were unified into a standard set of names, with some Pokémon receiving completely new names. Outside of the games, other media slowly transitioned to using the new names, with the animated series using the new names beginning with . The vast majority of the changes from former names listed below to their current names were made at this point.
Subsequently, the official mainland Chinese website announced in 2020 that the Simplified Chinese names of several Pokémon would be changed, with , , and being announced on March 23 and , , , , , and being announced on October 20.部分宝可梦的名字变更公告 | 活动 | The official Pokémon Website in China (03/23/2020; archived)部分宝可梦的名字变更公告 | 活动 | The official Pokémon Website in China (10/20/2020; archived) These changes were implemented in the games beginning with version 1.3.0 of Pokémon Sword and Shield and version 1.2.0 (Nintendo Switch) and 1.3.0 (mobile) of Pokémon HOME; the Traditional Chinese names of these Pokémon remain unchanged.
==Columns==
* English: The official English name as dictated by Nintendo of America and used in all English-language games and merchandise.
* Chinese: The official Chinese names as dictated by Nintendo HK and used in Chinese-language games and merchandise are listed in both Traditional and Simplified. Traditional Chinese characters are used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, while Simplified Chinese characters are used in mainland China. For informational purposes, and romanizations are provided for their pronunciations in Mandarin and Cantonese, respectively. Mandarin is used in Taiwan and mainland China, while Cantonese is used in Hong Kong; Taiwanese pronunciations are listed before mainland Chinese pronunciations where they differ. Former names used in various media are also listed, with their respective romanizations and region of use.
==List of Chinese Pokémon names==
===Generation I===
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===Generation II===
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===Generation III===
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===Generation IV===
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===Generation V===
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===Generation VI===
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===Generation VII===
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===Generation VIII===
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===Generation IX===
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===Egg===
	English	Chinese 	Chinese 	Chinese 	Chinese
	English	Traditional	Simplified	Pinyin 	Yale
	 	蛋 	蛋 	Dàn 	Dáan
	 	瑪納霏的蛋 	玛纳霏的蛋 	Mǎnàfēi-de Dàn	Máhnaahpfēi-dīk Dáan
==Notes==
==References==
==External links==
* Mainland China Pokédex
* Hong Kong Pokédex
* Taiwan Pokédex
==Related articles==
* Pokémon in Greater China
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