Seven days of questions and answers

Pokémon Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 4 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which Legendary Pokémon is the mascot of Pokémon Black?

    Answer: Reshiram

    White-colored Reshiram appears on the cover of Pokémon Black.

  2. Which item must Seadra hold while traded to evolve into Kingdra?

    Answer: Dragon Scale

    Trading Seadra with a Dragon Scale triggers its evolution into Kingdra.

  3. Which move is Caterpie especially known for using to slow opponents?

    Answer: String Shot

    Caterpie produces silk with String Shot, lowering an opponent's Speed.

  4. Which move is Palkia's signature Dragon-type attack?

    Answer: Spacial Rend

    Spacial Rend is Palkia's signature move and has an increased critical-hit ratio.

  5. Which move always leaves a healthy target with at least one HP?

    Answer: False Swipe

    False Swipe cannot reduce its target below one HP, making it useful when catching wild Pokémon.

Daily round

  1. Which Legendary bird is found at the Power Plant in the original Kanto games?

    Answer: Zapdos

    Zapdos waits deep inside Kanto's abandoned Power Plant.

  2. Which Pokémon can have Plant, Sandy, or Trash Cloak forms based on Burmy's cloak?

    Answer: Wormadam

    Female Burmy evolve into Wormadam and retain the Plant, Sandy, or Trash Cloak form they had.

  3. Which trade evolution turns Haunter into its final form?

    Answer: Gengar

    Haunter normally evolves into Gengar when traded.

  4. What type combination does Zubat have?

    Answer: Poison and Flying

    Zubat combines the Poison and Flying types.

  5. Which Legendary Pokémon calms the conflict between Groudon and Kyogre in Pokémon Emerald?

    Answer: Rayquaza

    Rayquaza descends from the sky and ends Groudon and Kyogre's confrontation in Emerald.

Daily round

  1. Which status condition reduces a Pokémon's Speed and can prevent it from moving?

    Answer: Paralysis

    Paralysis lowers Speed and adds a chance that the affected Pokémon cannot act.

  2. Which artificial Pokémon was created through experiments based on Mew?

    Answer: Mewtwo

    Mewtwo was produced through intensive genetic experiments based on Mew.

  3. Which item evolves Pikachu into Raichu?

    Answer: Thunder Stone

    Using a Thunder Stone on Pikachu triggers its evolution into Raichu.

  4. Which item evolves Rhydon when it is traded?

    Answer: Protector

    A Rhydon traded while holding a Protector evolves into Rhyperior.

  5. Which Pokémon evolves from Lickitung after learning Rollout?

    Answer: Lickilicky

    Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky when leveled while knowing Rollout.

Daily round

  1. Which Flying-type move is closely associated with Lugia as its signature attack?

    Answer: Aeroblast

    Aeroblast is Lugia's signature Flying-type attack and has an elevated critical-hit ratio.

  2. Which item lets a Trainer trigger Dynamax in Galar?

    Answer: Dynamax Band

    The Dynamax Band channels Galar particles to enable Dynamax transformations.

  3. Which Pokémon disguises itself as a tree but is Rock type?

    Answer: Sudowoodo

    Sudowoodo resembles a tree yet has the pure Rock type.

  4. What type combination does Bulbasaur have?

    Answer: Grass and Poison

    Bulbasaur and its evolutions are both Grass-type and Poison-type Pokémon.

  5. Which fossil revives into Kabuto?

    Answer: Dome Fossil

    The Dome Fossil contains the genetic material used to revive Kabuto.

Daily round

  1. Which Pokémon is number 151 in the original Kanto Pokédex?

    Answer: Mew

    Mew closes the original group of 151 Pokémon with National Pokédex number 151.

  2. Which Kanto Pokémon appears as three Diglett-like heads emerging together from the ground?

    Answer: Dugtrio

    Dugtrio is depicted as a group of three Diglett-like heads rising together from the ground.

  3. Which item evolves Staryu into Starmie?

    Answer: Water Stone

    A Water Stone changes Staryu into the Psychic- and Water-type Starmie.

  4. Which Alola starter is Grass and Flying type?

    Answer: Rowlet

    Rowlet combines Grass and Flying before its later evolution changes the secondary type.

  5. Which Pokémon has three branching evolutions in the original Kanto games?

    Answer: Eevee

    In Generation I, Eevee can become Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon.

Daily round

  1. Which held item is required when trading Onix to evolve it?

    Answer: Metal Coat

    An Onix traded while holding a Metal Coat evolves into Steelix.

  2. Which Pokémon evolves from Jigglypuff with a Moon Stone?

    Answer: Wigglytuff

    Applying a Moon Stone to Jigglypuff produces Wigglytuff.

  3. Which move causes a user to burrow underground for one turn before attacking?

    Answer: Dig

    Dig makes its user vanish underground and strike on the following turn.

  4. Which Poké Ball has a higher catch rate when used at the start of a wild battle?

    Answer: Quick Ball

    The Quick Ball receives its strongest catch-rate bonus on the first turn of an encounter.

  5. Which Horsea evolution has the Dragon type?

    Answer: Kingdra

    Kingdra adds the Dragon type to the Water typing of Horsea and Seadra.

Daily round

  1. Which Johto Legendary Pokémon appears on Pokémon Gold's cover?

    Answer: Ho-Oh

    Ho-Oh is the mascot shown on the cover of Pokémon Gold.

  2. What object is permanently held by the Pokémon Farfetch'd in its original design?

    Answer: A leeklike stalk

    Farfetch'd carries a plant stalk that it uses as a weapon and tool.

  3. Which Pokémon has an Alolan form with the Dark and Normal types?

    Answer: Rattata

    Alolan Rattata changes from pure Normal to Dark and Normal.

  4. Which item evolves Gloom into Bellossom?

    Answer: Sun Stone

    A Sun Stone evolves Gloom into Bellossom.

  5. Which Hoenn starter eventually becomes Blaziken?

    Answer: Torchic

    Torchic evolves into Combusken and then Blaziken.