Weaponry in the Pokémon world

There are various kinds of weaponry used in the Pokémon world.
==In the games==
Weapons are not very commonly depicted in the Pokémon games, however they are infrequently mentioned or even depicted, but usage of them is hardly ever seen. Many regions, such as Kalos and Unova were known to partake in war, with the prior directly using Pokémon in its actions rather than typical weapons. Alola's history also states that war between its four major islands took place, and that the guardian deities stopped being involved with such human affairs.
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, ,, 	In Generation I, numerous s are armed with whips, including Cooltrainers, s, s, s, and Gym Leader Sabrina. For the Generation III remakes as well as , most lost these whips, but Tamers did retain them.	
, ,, ,,, ,	The Trainer class are armed with batons. 	
, , 	Team Galactic uses the Galactic Bomb to dry up Lake Valor and destroy the northwest area, resulting in earthquakes felt across the Sinnoh region. 	
 	While there is no real world analogue for the ultimate weapon, in terms of purpose and destructive capabilities it can be classified as a fictional . 	
 	Zisu claims that Cyllene was "one of the finest to ever wield a sword in all Hoenn," suggesting the use of swords and related weapons in the Pokémon world. 	
==In animation==
Weaponry, mainly s, have appeared in Pokémon the Series numerous times. While there is generally no concern with this as weapon use is rather mild, an extreme case caused one episode to be banned. Weapons were a common occurrence in , but when premiered, all kinds of real-life weapons were practically absent from the show, aside from weapons associated with Team Rocket's mechas.
Weaponry continued appearing from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire onwards, though less often.
Episode 	Details 	Image
Challenge of the Samurai 	The boy dressed as a pulls out a (samurai sword) on several occasions during the episode, but never uses it. The sword is actually just a harmless plastic replica. 	
Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village 	Brock uses a to cut down a net trap that had caught , , and . 	
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad! 	Team Rocket use a , albeit with petals as ammunition, and an to carry out an armed robbery of the Poké Mart for bomb ingredients. Shortly thereafter, the store owners and customers mistake Ash for a member of Team Rocket trying to rob the store again and point a and several s at Ash's head. Later in the episode, Team Rocket use the bombs that they had previously stolen to try to destroy the Squirtle Squad. 	
Mystery at the Lighthouse 	Jessie and James try to ward off the approaching Bill's lighthouse by using bazookas with live missiles. 	
Beauty and the Beach 	Team Rocket try to destroy Porta Vista by firing a missile at the city. 	
Tentacool & Tentacruel 	Nastina and her army use s, assault rifles, and s to try to kill the . She also fires several rounds from a tank, even once at Team Rocket. Team Rocket, Nastina, and her army also attempt to use s to destroy the . 	
The Ghost of Maiden's Peak 	During the flashback to the war 2,000 years prior, armored soldiers are seen carrying spears. Later, Jessie fires a bazooka at the Ghost of Maiden's Peak (a disguised Gastly) to no effect. 	
Bye Bye Butterfree 	When Ash and his friends infiltrate Team Rocket's hideout where they have stashed all the stolen , they attack Ash and Misty's Pokémon with sledgehammers and a clamp. Jessie even manages to hit Misty's Starmie with a sledgehammer. 	
Haunter vs. Kadabra 	pulls out a spherical bomb from its mouth, which explodes in its and Sabrina's faces. 	
Pokémon Scent-sation! 	Team Rocket uses a small but powerful bomb that explodes and blows a hole through the roof of the Celadon City Gym, as well as setting the Gym on fire. 	
Dig Those Diglett 	The foreman uses a hammer to attack the Diglett, although the Diglett retreat into the ground before the hammer can hit them. This may be a reference to the game . 	
The Ninja-Poké-Showdown 	While wandering in the labyrinth of the Fuchsia Gym, uses to pin Ash to a wooden trap door. Meowth also uses Koga's as exploding bowling balls to attack Ash and . 	
The Flame Pokémon-athon! 	Right after the race begins, Team Rocket use a slingshot to hit a Trainer's Tauros in the face, causing it to run into a , which takes them out of the race and into a fight. 	
The Kangaskhan Kid 	This violent episode had much weaponry use throughout. In the first few minutes of the show, Ash tries to capture what he thinks is a but it turns out to be Safari Ranger Jenny wearing a Chansey hat. She then aims an at the group and orders Ash to drop the . James uses a tranquilizer gun to knock out the Kangaskhan. uses a as a weapon, hitting Ash in the face with it. With it, he also knocks the fuel cap off of Team Rocket's mecha, leaking fuel everywhere; combined with Ash's 's attack set the mecha ablaze. Then, Tommy's parents crash into the mecha with a helicopter to save Tommy, Ash, and his friends. Throughout the episode, hammers, logs, and fists are used to hit people.	
EP035 	This episode was banned due to the Warden pointing a at and even firing at . Team Rocket even held Kaiser hostage and pointed guns at him. Due to this, it left a major in Pokémon the Series. Team Rocket also uses a bomb to hurt the Pokémon in the Dragon Valley in order to fish out a living there. 	
EP038 	While Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket are inside the computer system, a virus clean-up software represented as a floating ambulance fires missiles at while the whole group is riding on it. 	
Pikachu's Goodbye 	James fires a Bazooka Net to pin down Ash and his friends. 	
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon 	Team Rocket used a large amount of dynamite to blow up Grampa Canyon. 	
Princess vs. Princess 	Before the final match of the Princess contest between and Jessie, James and are dressed up in Mafia-style clothing and Meowth is holding a . Meowth then asks Jessie "You want us to take care of her?" 	
The Purr-fect Hero 	At the beginning of the episode, Ash and Brock tell Misty that Kids' Day should be a boy's holiday only, because of the Princess festival that had recently occurred. The next scene shows Brock dressed up in samurai armor and holding a katana. 	
The Case of the K-9 Caper! 	Early in the episode, Ash and come across a policeman acting as a burglar fleeing. Ash tries to order to stop him, but the policeman is holding an , which scares Pikachu. Also, Team Rocket use two gases as weapons to dull the Pokémon's sniffing ability and to cause the character's voices to become high-pitched. One substance may be Gloom pollen, as it is labeled with a Gloom, the same color as one, and accompanied by the same sound effect as Gloom's pollen. The latter is implied to be . 	
Pokémon Paparazzi 	At the start of the episode, Ash panics and tries to get everyone down to the ground when he sees a glint of light from Todd's camera, which he assumes to be the scope of a sniper rifle.
When captures Pikachu, James throws two bombs at and . James's third bomb blows up in his face after he is distracted by 's photo. 	
It's Mr. Mime Time 	Team Rocket use a tank with live rockets to viciously attack Ash, his friends, Stella, and her Pokémon. 	
Make Room for Gloom 	When Ash and his friends arrive at the Xanadu nursery, they start peeking through the glass dome that is the nursery. They then encounter a man named Potter who is holding something that they mistake as a . It is then revealed to be a garden spray. 	
To Master The Onixpected! 	Team Rocket successfully fire two rounds of a rocket launcher at an . It emerges unscathed and chases after them. 	
Pallet Party Panic 	Team Rocket attacks Pallet Town by throwing bombs at the townspeople. 	
Poké Ball Peril 	Several attempts were made to open the GS Ball. One of them involves the use of a Laser Gun. 	150px
Shell Shock! 	James throws a bomb at Umberto and many people hit it away until Ash gets it. He then throws it away and it explodes. 	
Stage Fight! 	Team Rocket fires two live look-alike torpedoes at the Pokémon Showboat. 	
Bound for Trouble 	Team Rocket fire a beam cannon at Ash, his friends, and . 	
Charizard Chills 	Team Rocket use buzzsaws to attack Ash, Pikachu, and . 	
Viva Las Lapras 	The two antagonists in this episode, Captain Crook and Ghali, fire cannons with live cannonballs at Ash, his , and . 	
The Whistle Stop 	James fires a bazooka loaded with a net to pin down Ash, his friends, and Arielle. 	
The Poké Spokesman 	Team Rocket uses a rocket launcher with live missiles to attack the criminals' hideout in order to rescue Simon. This scene was removed for the dub. 	
The Big Balloon Blow-up 	During the balloon race, Jessie and James use a rocket launcher to shoot down Ash and Skyler's balloons. 	
A Poached Ego! 	Rico uses an . 	
A Togepi Mirage! 	The royal army of the Mirage Kingdom use spears as weapons. 	
Crazy as a Lunatone! 	This is one of the few occurrences of live missiles appearing in this arc. Minor villains use live missiles to destroy the meteor containing Lunatone. 	
Losing Its Lustrous! 	Mars detonates explosive charges inside the ruins of Celestic Town, causing a diversionary panic and serious damage to an archaeological site and landmark of Sinnoh. 	
Saving the World From Ruins! 	Mars threatens to destroy Iron Island with a remote-controlled demolition system, but when she triggers the explosives, the attempt is foiled by Riley and his . 	
Stealing the Conversation! 	Team Rocket attack Ash and his friends with a bowling pin mecha that's armed with bowling pin missiles. Also, it is shown that this episode's Officer Jenny uses three bowling balls to incapacitate and arrest criminals despite its potential to cause serious blunt force trauma in real life at the high speeds with which she throws them. 	
Noodles! Roamin' Off! 	Meowth fires a bazooka to save Jessie and James from being blasted by a shiny Metagross's Hyper Beam. 	
Trials and Adulations! 	Team Rocket try to attack Aggron and Mamoswine with a Golem mecha armed with rock-shaped missiles. 	
Pillars of Friendship! 	Hunter J's airship attacks Regigigas, Regirock, Regice, and Registeel with Lasers. 	
Frozen on Their Tracks! 	Meowth fires a bazooka loaded with a capture bag at Pikachu's group. 	
Gateway to Ruin! 	Agent Looker fights off several Galactic Grunts armed with staffs. 	
An Egg Scramble! 	Meowth uses a bazooka with a retractable grappling hand to steal Dawn's Cyndaquil Egg. 	
The Treasure Is All Mine! 	The treasure chest that contains a love letter from James' childhood fired live missiles which caused damage to Growlie, and even had a laser gun that sent Team Rocket blasting off. 	
Dreams by the Yard Full! 	Team Rocket's scanning machine attacks Ash and his friends with blue particle blasts. 	
A Rival Battle for Club Champ! 	Team Rocket are found and entrapped by Officer Jenny and a sizable squad of Unova policemen armed with batons. 	
A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! 	Ash and his friends are attacked by a sword-wielding suit of medieval armor controlled by a Yamask. 	
Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! 	Team Rocket tests out the Roggenrola Cannon, an experimental energy weapon built by Dr. Zager that uses a hexagonal array of 19 Roggenrola which are energized and forced to use a combined and intensified . When they try to use it directly on Ash and his friends, the 18 captive Roggenrola disable the weapon by taking control of their core energies and overloading its systems with a reverse-polarity charge. 	
Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!	Officer Jenny uses a small breaching charge to destroy a glass balcony door. 	
Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals! 	Looker uses a pipe while fighting against Team Plasma. 	
Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!	Looker uses a pipe while fighting against Team Plasma. 	
A Pokémon of a Different Color! 	Under the command of Meowth, James holds and Jessie fires a bazooka loaded with a capture bag to catch a shiny . 	
Meeting at Terminus Cave! 	 	
The Legend of X, Y, and Z! 	Jan unsuccessfully tries to stop 's attack by firing arrows at it. 	
The Legend of X, Y, and Z! 	Many of Veofum's soldiers carry spears. Several of them used spears to subdue Jan who tried to stop them from burning down . 	
Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special III 	A Missile Submarine appears and fires upon Mega Rayquaza. 	150px
Pikachu's Vacation 	pulls out a bomb in attempt to stop all the noise that Pikachu and all the other Pokémon have been making trying to rescue Charizard. 	
The Power of One 	Lawrence III's flying machine attacks Fire Island with a turret that can project ice energy blasts. Later, it is shown attacking Articuno with fire energy blasts. 	
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 	During the flashback to the war 2,000 years prior, armored soldiers are seen carrying swords and shields. 	
Arceus and the Jewel of Life 	The past soldiers of Michina are armed with (Japanese s). 	
Genesect and the Legend Awakened 	use a bazooka in an attempt to capture the Genesect Army, but are seen by the Red Genesect and drop it. 	
Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction 	Argus and Millis Steel use missiles fired from their ship in an attempt to stop Yveltal, but fail. 	
The Chase 	In Pokémon Generations, the International Police carries out a raid on Viridian Gym with SWAT Officers equipped with riot gear (shields and batons). 	
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Skirting Around Surskit I	Guile Hideout wields a sword called Instant (Japanese: 瞬 Instant) which has the ability to reflect attacks back to their senders. He had received it from Sird, and it is said to have the characteristics of both and . 	
===Pokémon RéBURST===
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The Beginning of the Adventure!	Commander Yaza wields a spiked as his weapon of choice. By using the life force of Pokémon, it can be set on fire, greatly increasing its strength and damaging capabilities.	
==Pokémon designs==
 themselves may be the primary reason weaponry is sparse in the Pokémon world: Pokémon battles are the main method of fighting, and thus Pokémon themselves can be considered the weapons. In fact, early design documents for the first Pokémon games mentions that they considered having Trainers fight alongside their Pokémon, but this was removed because "If you can fight on your own, what’s the point of having Pokémon?" https://web.archive.org/web/20130607034357/http://www.glitterberri.com/pokemon-red-blue/early-concept-art/4/
Many Pokémon either wield weapons or are themselves based on weapons.
===Pokémon who wield weapons===
Pokémon	Description
 	Farfetch'd wields a which its Pokédex entry states is used "like a ". 
 Farfetch'd wields a giant leek over its shoulder, like how samurai in modern Japanese fiction wield swords.
and 	Cubone and Marowak wield made out of bones.
 	Galarian Slowbro wields a as an arm cannon.
 	Lucario can create and fight with a bone staff.
, , and	
Scalchops and seamitars are specialized blade weapons made out of seashells. 
Oshawott and Dewott wield scalchops, which they use like s, while Samurott wields seamitars, which are based on .
, , and	These Pokémon wield a unique weapon each used against foes: Timburr carries a plank of wood, Gurdurr carries a steel girder, and Conkeldurr carries two concrete pillars.
 	
Chesnaught can create and wield a large shield from both its arms.
 	
Greninja are known to use s, , and s made of compressed water.
 	Golisopod can create and fight with a sword made of water.
 	Sirfetch'd wields a cut to look like a sword, while the leaves in its other hand are used as a shield.
 	In its Crowned Sword form, Zacian wields the Rusted Sword.
 	In its Crowned Shield form, Zamazenta wields the Rusted Shield.
 	Meowscarda are known to use explosive flower bombs.
, , and	The Tinkatink line all wield handcrafted steel battle hammers.
 	Iron Valiant holds a form of dual-headed glaive that it can separate and reattach to its gauntlet-shaped arms.
 	Ogerpon can create and fight with an ivy-wrapped cudgel.
===Pokémon who are based on weapons===
Pokémon	Description
 	Blastoise's design contains aspects of a , most significantly the cannons which emerge from turrets on its shell. These aspects become more defined when Blastoise Mega Evolves or Gigantamaxes.
Mega 	Mega Beedrill's arms and legs resemble lances.
Alolan 	Alolan Golem's black structure on its back appears to be based on a .
and 	Voltorb and Electrode seem to be based on bombs as well as Poké Balls.
and 	The design of Koffing and Weezing may be partially inspired by s.
and 	Scyther's arms appear to be based after scythes, while Scizor's are based on scissors or pincers.
 	Tauros heightens its will to fight by striking its body with whip-like tails.
 	Kabutops's arms resemble scythes.
and 	Pineco and Forretress appear to be based on grenades and turrets, respectively.
and 	Qwilfish and Overqwil appear to be based on bombs or s.
Mega 	The arms of Mega Heracross shares elements of turrets.
and 	Remoraid's design is based on a , while Octillery is based on a or . This is more apparent in their early designs, as seen in their sprites from the 1997 Nintendo Space World demo:
 	Mantine seems to be designed after fighter planes, especially considering the that attatch under its wing-like fins.
 	Skarmory's wings and tail serve as swords, and have even been used as such by warriors of the past.
and 	The leaves on the forelimbs of Grovyle and Sceptile are sharp enough to serve as blades. In its Mega Evolution, Sceptile can also shoot out its tail like a rocket launcher.
 	Mawile's steel jaws may be based on s.
Mega 	Mega Sharpedo's body is covered with retractable blades.
 	Seviper's tail has a blade on its tip.
 	Absol's horn resembles the head of a sickle-like bladed weapon.
 	The gold plating above Infernape's hands are reminiscent of brass knuckles.
 	Empoleon's crown is based on a trident.
and 	Cranidos and Rampardos seem to be inspired by the concept of an ultimate spear/unstoppable force.
and 	Shieldon and Bastiodon may be based on a shield, such as the .
and 	Stunky and Skuntank line may be based on gas bombs and tanks, respectively.
Mega 	Garchomp's arms turn into scythes upon Mega Evolving.
 	Rhyperior's arms resemble cannons, and are capable of firing rocks as projectiles.
 	Magmortar's arms can turn into cannons.
 	The leaf on Leafeon's tail is sharp enough to serve as a blade.
 	Gallade's arms and elbows resemble tonfas.
, and 	The Purrloin line have tails reminiscent of s.
 	Escavalier's arms are lances.
, , and	The Axew line all have protruding fangs based on s.
 	Galarian Stunfisk is based on a .
and 	Golurk can transform itself into a cannon while Golett can turn its body into a cannon ball.
, , and	The bodies of each member of the Pawniard line are covered in blades.
, , and	The three Swords of Justice can power up their horns and use them as swords.
 	Just like the other members of the Swords of Justice group, Keldeo's horn can transform into a sword.
 	Team Plasma upgraded Genesect with a giant cannon on its back.
, , and	The Fletchling line are loosely based on arrows.
AZ's 	
AZ's Floette holds a flower that greatly resembles the ultimate weapon, a weapon analogous to a .
, , and	The Honedge line are all based on s. Aegislash also holds a shield.
and 	Clauncher and Clawitzer both have a large cannon-like claw that can fire beams.
and 	
Dartrix can throw -like feathers called blade quills.
The way Decidueye attacks with arrows, as well as many of its other design elements, takes inspiration from an archer wielding a bow and arrow.
 	Toucannon's beak works like a cannon.
 	Vikavolt's body appears to be based on s.
 	Turtonator may be designed after an exploding .
 	Kartana, as its name might suggest, is based on .
 	One of Magearna's arms can transform into a flower-shaped cannon.
 	Inteleon creates sniper guns out of water. Gigantamax Inteleon assumes a sniper position on top of a watchtower.
and 	Arrokuda and Barraskewda appear to be based on underwater s such as es.
, , and	Dreepy is based on a missile, Drakloak takes elements from fighter aircraft and crossbows, and Dragapult may be based on aircraft catapults.
 	Perrserker can extend its claws and put them together to form a blade.
 	Kleavor has stone axes for arms.
 	Armarouge's arms work like cannons.
 	Ceruledge's arms are based on swords.
, , and	The Frigibax line each use their sail-like spines as axes.
 	Chien-Pao is a broken sword imbued with hatred reborn as a Pokémon.
, , and	The three Paradox Pokémon based on the Swords of Justice possess a similar power to create swords out of their horns.
==Trivia==
* , , and are all labeled as weapons.
==References==
==Related articles==
* Team Rocket's mechas
* Rusted Shield
* Rusted Sword
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