List of Pokémon by animated series debut

This is a list of Pokémon by the episode they debuted in. Please note that Bulbapedia considers the s, Pikachu shorts, side story episodes, and special episodes to be separate from the main series, regardless of their canonicity, and therefore Pokémon like , which have not yet appeared in an episode, do not have an episode listed.
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==List of Pokémon by animated series debut==
Ndex	Art	Name	Episode	Debut prior to the series
==Trivia==
* and are unlikely to make major appearances as a result of the EP038 incident; they appeared only in a cameo in the opening of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. As such, all trivia on this page will exclude them from consideration. Aside from them, all Pokémon from Generation VI and earlier have had a major appearance in either an episode or a movie.
** Generation I is the first generation to have all of its Pokémon debut in the main series, as of Alola, Kanto!.
** Generation VII is the first generation to have all of its Pokémon debut in the main series within said generation.
** is the last Generation I Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the main series.
*** Due to the banning of EP035, is the last Generation I Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to physically debut in the English dub.
*** is the last Generation I Pokémon to debut in the main series.
** is the last Generation II Pokémon, as well as the first Mythical Pokémon, to debut in the main series.
*** is the last Generation II Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the animated series.
** is the last Generation III Pokémon to debut in the main series.
*** is the last Generation III Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the main series.
** is the last Generation IV Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the main series.
*** is the only Generation IV Pokémon that has not yet physically debuted in the main series.
** is the only Generation V Pokémon, as well as the only Pokémon introduced prior to Generation VIII that is neither Legendary nor Mythical that has yet to debut in the main series.
** is the last Generation VI Pokémon that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to debut in the main series.
** is the last Generation VII Pokémon to debut in the animated series.
* Generation VIII is the first generation to have none of its Pokémon debut in the main series prior to the start of their corresponding series. 
* Generation VIII has the most Pokémon that has not yet debuted in the animated series, with 9.
* Generation III has had the most Pokémon make their animated series debut before the start of their native generation, with 16. Generation VII has had the fewest, with only .
* Generation II and Generation VIII are the only generations to have Pokémon make their debut across all animated media past their debut generation.
* and never appeared in the main series or movies. They were shown only once in Japanese-exclusive segment of Professor Oak's Lecture.
==Related articles==
* List of moves by animated series debut
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