List of Pokémon by color

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This is a list of Pokémon by their color (Japanese: (いろ) color) according to the Pokédex. In Generation III, it is also referred to as body color (Japanese: (からだ)(いろ) body color); in Pokémon HOME, it is also described as a Pokémon's main color in English. While the actual colors of individual Pokémon can vary, the color associated with a species is usually the color most apparent or covering the Pokémon's body. Some species are categorized on the basis of the color of their heads or faces, such as Druddigon, which is categorized as red despite being mostly blue. Prior to Generation VII, Pokémon species with multiple forms, such as Wormadam and Shellos, were categorized based on their primary form's color.

Color is available as a search method in the Pokédex in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the Generation V and VI games, Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Bank, and HOME, and in the Strategy Memo in Pokémon Colosseum. It can also be seen in the Pokémon Storage System in the Generation IV and V games and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. It is no longer visible in-game starting in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, although it remains in the Pokémon species data structure. A Pokémon's color only has an aesthetic effect, with the exception of the Festive Feud Wi-Fi tournament, where only red, white, or green Pokémon could compete.

List of colors

The games divide Pokémon into the following ten categories based on their color. For each color, its index number, name, and the specific shades used to represent it in various games are displayed in the table below:

# Name  D  P  Pt   HG  SS   B  W  B2  W2   HOME   BD  SP 
0 Red
1 Blue
2 Yellow
3 Green
4 Black
5 Brown
6 Purple
7 Gray
8 White
9 Pink

These categories do not correspond directly to any particular color model or color wheel, and instead reflect basic color terms in Japanese. Primary colors like cyan or magenta, despite them being primary colors in modern color models commonly used in many artspaces and workspaces like CMY, do not have categories; Pokémon that may be considered to be primarily cyan (also commonly known as "turquoise" in some scenarios) are instead listed as green or blue, while Pokémon that may be considered to be primarily magenta are instead listed as purple or pink. Even some commonly known secondary colors aren't documented as such. No orange category exists; Pokémon that may be considered to be primarily orange are instead listed under the categories of red, yellow, or brown (also commonly known as "dark orange" in some scenarios).

Several Pokémon are placed in categories that hold little resemblance to their perceived color, or which would be more logically placed in a different category. Some examples are Bronzor and Golett, which are categorized as green even though they may be considered more blue than green; this particular case may be attributable to the ambiguity between "green" and "blue" in Japanese.

Changes

In Generation VII, the color of several species of Pokémon with multiple forms were changed.

MS Pokémon Old color New color
Charizard Charizard
Mega Charizard X
Red Black
Castform Castform
Normal
White Gray
Castform Castform
Sunny Form
White Red
Castform Castform
Rainy Form
White Blue
Latias Latias
Mega Latias
Red Purple
Latios Latios
Mega Latios
Blue Purple
Burmy Burmy
All forms
Gray Green
Wormadam Wormadam
Plant Cloak
Gray Green
Wormadam Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Gray Brown
Wormadam Wormadam
Trash Cloak
Gray Red
MS Pokémon Old color New color
Cherrim Cherrim
Overcast Form
Pink Purple
Shellos Shellos
East Sea
Purple Blue
Gastrodon Gastrodon
East Sea
Purple Blue
Arceus Arceus
All forms
Gray White
Audino Audino
Mega Audino
Pink White
Darmanitan Darmanitan
Zen Mode
Red Blue
Deerling Deerling
All forms
Yellow Pink
Vivillon Vivillon
All forms
Black White
Meowstic Meowstic
Male
White Blue

In Pokémon HOME, Burmy, Deerling, and Vivillon's forms were given distinct entries and thus distinct colors; prior to this, all of their forms shared the same entry and thus the same color as the first form.

MS Pokémon Old color New color
Burmy Burmy
Plant Cloak
Green Green
Burmy Burmy
Sandy Cloak
Brown
Burmy Burmy
Trash Cloak
Red
Deerling Deerling
Spring Form
Pink Pink
Deerling Deerling
Summer Form
Green
Deerling Deerling
Autumn Form
Red
Deerling Deerling
Winter Form
Brown
MS Pokémon Old color New color
Vivillon Vivillon
Icy Snow Pattern
White White
Vivillon Vivillon
Polar Pattern
Blue
Vivillon Vivillon
Tundra Pattern
Blue
Vivillon Vivillon
Continental Pattern
Yellow
Vivillon Vivillon
Garden Pattern
Green
Vivillon Vivillon
Elegant Pattern
Purple
Vivillon Vivillon
Meadow Pattern
Pink
Vivillon Vivillon
Modern Pattern
Red
Vivillon Vivillon
Marine Pattern
Blue
Vivillon Vivillon
Archipelago Pattern
Brown
Vivillon Vivillon
High Plains Pattern
Brown
Vivillon Vivillon
Sandstorm Pattern
Brown
Vivillon Vivillon
River Pattern
Brown
Vivillon Vivillon
Monsoon Pattern
Gray
Vivillon Vivillon
Savanna Pattern
Green
Vivillon Vivillon
Sun Pattern
Red
Vivillon Vivillon
Ocean Pattern
Red
Vivillon Vivillon
Jungle Pattern
Green
Vivillon Vivillon
Fancy Pattern
Pink
Vivillon Vivillon
Poké Ball Pattern
Red

Prior to December 2023, several Pokémon were listed with different colors in the mobile version of Pokémon HOME compared to the Nintendo Switch version; the mobile version was subsequently changed to match the Nintendo Switch version.

MS Pokémon Switch Mobile
Tauros Tauros
Combat Breed
Black Brown
Tauros Tauros
Blaze Breed
Tauros Tauros
Aqua Breed
Wooper Wooper
Paldean Form
Brown Blue
Alcremie Alcremie
Gigantamax
Yellow White
Ceruledge Ceruledge Purple Blue
Tatsugiri Tatsugiri
Curly Form
Red Pink
Tatsugiri Tatsugiri
Droopy Form
Pink Red
MS Pokémon Switch Mobile
Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet White Gray
Slither Wing Slither Wing White Red
Iron Moth Iron Moth White Yellow
Arctibax Arctibax Blue Gray
Baxcalibur Baxcalibur Blue Gray
Gimmighoul Gimmighoul
Chest Form
Red Brown
Gimmighoul Gimmighoul
Roaming Form
Gray Blue
Roaring Moon Roaring Moon Blue Green
Miraidon Miraidon Purple Blue

List of Pokémon by color

Red

113 Pokémon are listed as red.

Blue

190 Pokémon are listed as blue. Additionally, Manaphy Eggs are displayed as blue in the Pokémon Storage System in the Generation IV and V games.

Blastoise
All forms
Sandslash
Alolan Form
Ninetales
Alolan Form
Meowth
Alolan Form
Persian
Alolan Form
Gyarados
All forms
Articuno
Normal
Wooper
Normal
Heracross
All forms
Swampert
All forms
Sharpedo
All forms
Altaria
All forms
Castform
Rainy Form
Salamence
All forms
Metagross
All forms
Latios
Normal
Kyogre
All forms
Shellos
East Sea
Gastrodon
East Sea
Garchomp
All forms
Lucario
All forms
Dialga
Origin Forme
Samurott
All forms
Darmanitan
Zen Mode
Thundurus
All forms
Greninja
All forms
Vivillon
Polar Pattern
Vivillon
Tundra Pattern
Vivillon
Marine Pattern
Meowstic
Avalugg
All forms
Xerneas
All forms
Wishiwashi
All forms
Minior
Blue Core
Minior
Indigo Core
Necrozma
Dawn Wings
Cramorant
All forms
Alcremie
Mint Cream
Eiscue
All forms
Zacian
All forms
Squawkabilly
Blue Plumage
Palafin
All forms
Ogerpon
Wellspring Mask
Terapagos
All forms

Yellow

98 Pokémon are listed as yellow.

Green

137 Pokémon are listed as green.

Black

62 Pokémon are listed as black.

Brown

159 Pokémon are listed as brown.

Pidgeot
All forms
Raticate
Normal
Raichu
Alolan Form
Vulpix
Normal
Diglett
All forms
Dugtrio
All forms
Meowth
Galarian Form
Growlithe
All forms
Arcanine
All forms
Alakazam
All forms
Geodude
Normal
Graveler
Normal
Golem
Normal
Farfetch'd
All forms
Marowak
Normal
Kangaskhan
All forms
Pinsir
All forms
Tauros
Normal
Wooper
Paldean Form
Zigzagoon
Normal
Burmy
Sandy Cloak
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Lopunny
All forms
Deerling
Winter Form
Sawsbuck
All forms
Stunfisk
Normal
Landorus
All forms
Vivillon
Archipelago Pattern
Vivillon
High Plains Pattern
Vivillon
Sandstorm Pattern
Vivillon
River Pattern
Aegislash
All forms
Pumpkaboo
All forms
Gourgeist
All forms
Decidueye
All forms
Lycanroc
Midday Form
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
Minior
Meteor Form
Alcremie
Caramel Swirl
Ursaluna
All forms
Oinkologne

Purple

97 Pokémon are listed as purple.

Gray

112 Pokémon are listed as gray.

White

106 Pokémon are listed as white. Additionally, Eggs are displayed as white in the Pokémon Storage System, except for Manaphy Eggs in the Generation IV and V games, which are blue instead.

Pink

65 Pokémon are listed as pink.

In other languages

Color

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 顏色 Ngàahnsīk
Mandarin 顏色 / 颜色 Yánsè
France Flag.png French Couleur
Germany Flag.png German Farbe
Italy Flag.png Italian Colore
South Korea Flag.png Korean Saek
Spain Flag.png Spanish Color

Body color

Language Title
France Flag.png French Couleur
Germany Flag.png German Körperfarbe
Italy Flag.png Italian Colore del corpo
Spain Flag.png Spanish Color

Specific languages

English English Japanese Kana Japanese Rōmaji French French German German Italian Italian Spanish Spanish Korean Hangul Korean Romanized Chinese Hànzì Chinese Romanized
Red 赤色(あかいろ)
(あか)
Aka-iroHOME
AkaIII-VII
Rouge Rot Rosso Rojo 빨강 Ppalgang 紅色 / 红色 Hóngsè / Hùhngsīk
Blue 青色(あおいろ)
(あお)
Ao-iroHOME
AoIII-VII
Bleu Blau Blu Azul 파랑 Parang 藍色 / 蓝色 Lánsè / Làahmsīk
Yellow 黄色(きいろ)
()
KiiroIII, HOME
KiV-VII
Jaune Gelb Giallo Amarillo 노랑 Norang 黃色 / 黄色 Huángsè / Wòhngsīk
Green 緑色(みどりいろ)
(みどり)
Midori-iroHOME
MidoriIII-VII
Vert Grün Verde Verde 초록 Chorok 綠色 / 绿色 Lǜsè / Luhksīk
Black 黒色(くろいろ)
(くろ)
Kuro-iroHOME
KuroIII-VII
Noir Schwarz Nero Negro 검정 Geomjeong 黑色 Hēisè / Hāksīk
Brown 茶色(ちゃいろ)
(ちゃ)
ChairoIII, HOME
ChaV-VII
BrunV+
MarronIII
Braun Marrone Marrón 갈색 Galsaek 褐色 Hésè / Hèsè / Hotsīk
Purple 紫色(むらさきいろ)
(むらさき)
Murasaki-iroHOME
MurasakiIII-VII
Violet ViolettV+
LilaIII
Viola Morado 보라 Bora 紫色 Zǐsè / Jísīk
Gray 灰色(はいいろ)
(はい)
HaiiroIII, HOME
HaiV-VII
Gris Grau Grigio Gris 회색 Hoesaek 灰色 Huīsè / Fūisīk
White 白色(しろいろ)
(しろ)
Shiro-iroHOME
ShiroIII-VII
Blanc Weiß Bianco Blanco 하양
흰색
HayangVI+
HuinsaekV
白色 Báisè / Baahksīk
Pink 桃色(ももいろ)
(もも)
ピンク
MomoiroHOME
MomoV-VII
PinkIII
Rose Rosa Rosa Rosa 담홍 Damhong 粉紅色 / 粉红色 Fěnhóngsè / Fánhùhngsīk


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