Pseudo-legendary Pokémon

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**Pseudo-legendary Pokémon** (Japanese: **600族** *600 club*) is a fan term commonly used to refer to any Pokémon that has a three-stage evolution line, 1,250,000 experience at level 100, and a base stat total of exactly 600 (before Mega Evolving). Pseudo-legendary Pokémon are often more powerful than many other non-Legendary Pokémon due to their high base stats.

Some fans omit the need to have 1,250,000 experience at level 100 from their definition, although this has no effect on the Pokémon that are in the group.

## List of pseudo-legendary Pokémon

There are ten canon Pokémon considered to be pseudo-legendary Pokémon. The following shows the pseudo-legendary Pokémon by the generation of their introduction, as well as their types, and the Pokémon they evolve from.

## In the games

### Statistical averages

* The above only sums up canon Pokémon.

### Individual characteristics

#### Dragonite

Being the first pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Dragonite has straightforward and well-rounded stats. It has a traditionally high Attack and above average stats otherwise.

#### Tyranitar

With a focus on power and durability, Tyranitar sacrifices Speed in exchange for tremendous bulk and Attack power. It has the Sand Stream Ability to always conjure up a sandstorm, which takes advantage of its Rock type to further increase its high Special Defense.

* Mega Tyranitar has the highest base Defense of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 150.
* When a sandstorm is raging, Mega Tyranitar's Special Defense becomes the highest of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
* Tyranitar is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon that is not the main Pokémon of a major boss at the end of the game it was introduced in. However, Tyranitar was used by Blue in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, but only in his rematch.

#### Salamence

Although it is the same type as Dragonite, Salamence differentiates itself by being entirely focused on offensive prowess. Its stats are high in Attack, Special Attack, and Speed, while comparatively low in both Defense stats.

* Salamence is the shortest pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 4'11" (1.5 m).

#### Metagross

Metagross has a large number of characteristics that differ from the other pseudo-legendary Pokémon. This is possibly due to how it does not appear to be based on an animal; rather, it is a robotic life form. Additionally, it is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon that cannot learn any Dragon-type moves.

Stats-wise, like Tyranitar, Metagross focuses on power and durability, utilizing the most defensive type, Steel, to complement its very high Attack and Defense, and relatively low Speed.

* Metagross has several unique attributes among pseudo-legendary Pokémon:
	+ Metagross is the only gender unknown pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
	+ Metagross is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon whose first stage of evolution, Beldum, cannot be caught in the wild in its debut generation (one is received from Steven Stone instead).
	+ Metagross is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon whose English name is the same as its Japanese name.
	+ Metagross is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon whose evolutionary family has a catch rate of 3.
* Metagross is the heaviest pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 1212.5 lbs. (550.0 kg).
* Metagross has the highest base Defense of any non-Mega Evolved pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 130.

#### Garchomp

Focusing on versatility, Garchomp has high Speed, HP, and Attack with a versatile selection of moves to use. It complements these attributes with its Ground typing, which is among the best offensive types in the core series.

* Mega Garchomp has the highest base Attack of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 170.
* Garchomp is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have gender differences.
* Garchomp has the fewest resistances.

#### Hydreigon

Hydreigon's well-rounded stats mirror Dragonite (albeit with lower defenses and higher Speed), with it having a high Special Attack stat as well, and above-average stats in other categories. It is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon that does not have a base stat under 90.

* Hydreigon has the highest base Special Attack of all canon pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 125.
* Hydreigon and its evolutionary relatives are the only pseudo-legendary family that do not have a Hidden Ability in any of their forms.

#### Goodra

Unlike the other pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Goodra focuses mainly on Special Defense, and its Attack and Special Attack are very similar.

* Kalosian Goodra is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon with a single type.
* Tied with its regional form, it has both the highest base Special Defense of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 150; and the lowest base Attack of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 100.
* Goodra has the lowest base Defense of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 70.
* Goodra and its Hisuian form are the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have an evolution method requiring more than just leveling up.

##### Hisuian Goodra

Goodra received a form in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, making it the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have a regional form. It focuses on mixed defensive stats, at the cost of Speed.

* Tied with its original variant, it has both the highest base Special Defense of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 150; and the lowest base Attack of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 100.
* Hisuian Goodra has the lowest base Speed of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 60.

#### Kommo-o

Kommo-o has mostly well-rounded stats and is slightly more defensive than offensive.

* Kommo-o has the lowest base HP of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 75.
* Kommo-o is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon with an exclusive Z-Move, Clangorous Soulblaze. Consequently, it is also the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon with an exclusive Z-Crystal, Kommonium Z.

#### Dragapult

Dragapult focuses distinctly on the ability to move quickly, and is more offensive than defensive. It boasts extremely high Speed as well as high Attack and Special Attack, at the expense of its defensive stats, having lower Defense and Special Defense than other pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

* Dragapult is the tallest canon pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 9'10" (3.0 m).
* Dragapult is the lightest pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 110.2 lbs. (50.0 kg).
* Dragapult has the lowest base Special Defense of all canon pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 75.
* Dragapult has the highest base Speed of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with 142.

#### Baxcalibur

Baxcalibur's stats focus on its extreme physical prowess, emphasizing its HP and Attack while leaving its other stats average or slightly above average.

* Baxcalibur has the highest base HP of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 115.
	+ It also has the highest base Attack of any non-Mega Evolved pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 145.
* Baxcalibur has the lowest base Special Attack of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 75.
* Baxcalibur's evolution family is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon whose evolutionary family has different catch rates for each Pokémon (excluding Dragonite's in Yellow).

#### Solvenaga

Solvenaga has largely well-rounded stats. It's quite slow, with only 3 more base Speed than Hisuian Goodra, and while it has more physical bulk than special, it has more special power than physical.

* Solvenaga is taller than Dragapult, at a height of 11'06" (3.5 m).
* Solvenaga's Special Attack is higher than Hydreigon's, at 138.

#### Baazelusk

Baazelusk is less well-rounded than its counterpart Solvenaga, sacrificing its special bulk for speed and swapping which attacking stat is higher.

* Baazelusk is tied with Kommo-o for the lowest base HP of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at 75.
* Baazelusk's Special Defense is lower than Dragapult's, at 62.

#### Other

* Tyranitar is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon that has a unique type combination.
* Metagross and Kommo-o evolve from their pre-evolved form starting at the lowest level of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at level 45.
* Hydreigon evolves from its pre-evolved form starting at the highest level of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon, at level 64.
* Kalosian Goodra, Kommo-o, and Baxcalibur are the only canon pseudo-legendary Pokémon that do not have a type immunity by default. However, Kalosian Goodra has access to Sap Sipper, which provides an immunity to the Grass type, leaving Kommo-o and Baxcalibur as the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon that cannot have a type immunity at all.
	+ Kommo-o still has immunities to usage methods through all three of its Abilities (specifically ball and bomb moves with Bulletproof, sound-based moves with Soundproof, or powder and spore moves with Overcoat), while Baxcalibur is immune to Sheer Cold (due to being Ice-type), as well as to a status condition in burn with Thermal Exchange, which means that all currently-existing pseudo-legendary Pokémon have at least one set of move immunities.
	+ Solvenaga, Mistraker, and Goodazzle also do not normally have a type immunity. However, Mistraker has Levitate normally, while one of Goodazzle's Abilities is still Sap Sipper.
* Garchomp, Kommo-o, Dragapult, Baxcalibur, and their evolutionary relatives are the only canon pseudo-legendary Pokémon lines that do not have a base friendship of 35.
	+ In Generation AN-I, Solvenaga joins them.
* Metagross, Kalosian and Hisuian Goodra, Dragapult, and Baxcalibur are the only canon pseudo-legendary Pokémon that do not have a double weakness.
	+ None of the pseudo-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation AN-I through AN-III have any either.

### Users

These Pokémon are often used in-game by the members of the Elite Four and Champions.

* Dragonite is used by Lance, the final Elite Four member in Generation I, FireRed and LeafGreen, and Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!; it is used again by Lance as the Champion in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver. He also uses it in the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2.
* Tyranitar is also used by Lance in Pokémon Stadium 2 (both Round 1 and 2), as well as by Blue, the Champion, but only in the second round of the Elite Four in FireRed and LeafGreen and in the Fighting Dojo in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
* Salamence is used by Template:EF, the final Elite Four member in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Lance uses one in rematches in HeartGold and SoulSilver and in the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2. Iris, the Champion in Black 2 and White 2, uses Salamence in her Challenge Mode rematches.
* Metagross is used by Steven Stone, the Champion in Ruby and Sapphire (and their remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire), and ex-Champion in Emerald. Caitlin uses a Metagross during her rematch and Challenge Mode initial battle. It is also used by Molayne, a challenger for the player's Title Defense battles in Pokémon Sun and Moon, as well as a member of the Alolan Elite Four in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
* Garchomp is used by Cynthia, the Champion in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, as well as the remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl; she also uses it in the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2. Lance uses one in rematches in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
* Hydreigon is used by Ghetsis, the final boss in Black and White, as well as Iris, the Champion in Black 2 and White 2. Lance uses one in the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2.
* Goodra is used by Diantha, the Champion in Pokémon X and Y. Raihan also uses a Goodra in the Champion Cup rematches as well as in the Galarian Star Tournament in Pokémon Sword and Shield. It is also used by Nemona in her final battle as a Champion, as well as in subsequent rematches.
* Hisuian Goodra is used by Rusty, the final Elite Four member in Pokémon Azure, Rose, and Sage.
* In the player's Title Defense battles in Pokémon Sun and Moon, Kommo-o, Garchomp, and Dragonite are used by Ryuki. Mustard, a former Champion in Galar, uses a Kommo-o in Sword and Shield.
* Dragapult is used by Leon, the Champion in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
* Baxcalibur is used by Hassel, the final Elite Four member in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
* Baazelusk is used by Joseph Lazarn, the Team Xibal leader in Pokémon Azure, Rose, and Sage.
* Solvenaga is used by Anemone, the Champion in Azure, Rose, and Sage.

### As Shadow Pokémon

In story mode of Pokémon Colosseum, Shadow Metagross is used by Nascour and Shadow Tyranitar is used by Evice; it is notable that the two Cipher leaders have positions comparable to those of the final Elite Four member and Champion, respectively. Template:Pokémon XD complemented the list of pseudo-legendary Pokémon as of Generation III by featuring Shadow Salamence (used by Eldes) and Shadow Dragonite (used by Miror B.). Another commonality is that all four pseudo-legendary Pokémon have Shadow Rush as one of their Shadow moves.

## Trivia

* All pseudo-legendary Pokémon that existed at the time were available as Shadow Pokémon in either Pokémon Colosseum (Tyranitar and Metagross) or Template:Pokémon XD (Dragonite and Salamence).
* Generation II is the only canon generation to not introduce a Dragon-type pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
* Generation III is the only canon generation to introduce more than one pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
* The first stage of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon (that existed at the time) are available in the Johto Safari Zone.
* The pseudo-legendary Pokémon were featured in the "Late Bloomers" (Japanese: **大器晩成** *Taiki-Bansei*) collection of Pokémon Center merchandise.