Pokédex (152-251)

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July 20th to August 1st#

161 - Sentret
シッポを　たてて　すこしでもとおくの　ようすを　みようとするきが　ちいさい　ポケモン。
This cowardly Pokémon raises its tail to see as far away as it can.
A complete reversal on Sentret's bravery here.
168 - Ariados
おしりからだけでなく　くちからもいとを　だせるので　みただけではどっちが　あたまなのか　わからない。
It can create silk from its bottom as well as its mouth, so it's hard to tell which end is the head at a glance.
The conjugation of the verb 出す was changed.
170 - Yanma
りょうめで　あらゆる　ほうこうをみている。えものを　みつけてはきづかれるまえに　おそいかかる。
It uses both eyes to look in all directions. When it spots its prey, it swoops down and attacks before it even knows it's there.
A complete rewrite here. Neither entry made it into the final game as written.
173 - Cleffa
おほしさまの　ような　シルエット。その　すがたから　ながれぼしのしょうたいだと　しんじられている。
It has a star-shaped silhouette. Due to its appearance, it's believed to be the true form of a shooting star.
Cleffa's origin was downgraded from being a shooting star to merely arriving on one.
174 - Igglybuff
あしが　まだ　しっかりしてないのでうまく　たつことが　できずあちこち　ぶつかっては　はずんでる。
Its legs aren't yet strong enough to stand up properly, so it bounces and bumps all over the place.
A rewritten version of the July description was used in Pokémon Crystal.
178 - Xatu
ほとんど　うごかず　なきもせず１にちじゅう　じっとしているのはおつげを　まっているためらしい。
It stands still all day long, with hardly a twitch or a peep, apparently because it is waiting for a divine revelation.
The religious aspect of Xatu's behavior was later rewritten into precognition.
190 - Quagsire
のんびりと　およいでは　よくふねの　そこに　あたまを　ぶつける。ひふが　ぬめっていて　つかめない。
It swims around leisurely and often bumps its head against boats. Its skin is too slippery to grab hold of.
While part about bumping into boats made it into both Gold and Silver, it took until Crystal for its slippery body to be mentioned in-game.
192 - Sunflora
ひざしを　エネルギーに　かえる。たいようが　しずむと　はなびらをとじて　じっと　たたずんでいる。
It turns sunlight into energy. When the sun sets, it closes its petals and stands perfectly still.
A bit of clarification here: It stands still after it gets dark, not just when the sun is setting.
208 - Steelix
ふかい　じめんの　したであっしゅく　された　からだはダイ　ヤモンドよりも　かたいのだ。
Its body has been compressed deep underground, making it harder than dia mond.
"Diamond" is improperly spaced in the July text.
211 - Qwilfish
からだを　おおきく　みせるときたくさんの　みずを　いっきにのみこみいぶくろを　ふくらませているのだ。
If its body ever looks bigger, it has swallowed a lot of water at once to puff out its stomach.
Tense change.
212 - Scizor
めだまもようの　ついた　はさみをふりあげて　あいてを　いかくするとあたまが　３つ　あるようだ。
It raises its eyeball-patterned pincers over its head to intimidate its opponent, making it seem like it has three heads.
Line 3 was slightly reworded.
223 - Remoraid
からだのなかに　すいこんだ１０リットルの　みずを　いっしゅんでふきだして　エサを　あつめる。
It instantly squirts out the 10 liters of water it has stored in its body to catch its prey.
Verbage was changed to better fit Remoraid's pistol-like design.
242 - Blissey
ハッピーの　タマゴを　ひとくちでもたべた　ひとは　だれにでもやさしく　できるようになる。
Anyone who takes even one bite of a Happy's egg will become kinder towards everyone they meet.
Even though Blissey's name had already been finalized by this point, the old name "Happy" is still used here. The new entry specifies that Blissey actually did lay the egg in question.
243 - Raikou
あまぐもを　みにまとっているのでいつでも　かみなりを　だせるというだいちを　かけめぐる　ポケモン。
This Pokémon rushes across the earth. It is clad in a rain cloud, so it can give off lightning at any time.
Entry updated to mention Raikou's legendary nature.
244 - Entei
まわりの　くうきが　あたたかいためいつも　かげろうに　つつまれているだいちを　かけめぐる　ポケモン。
This Pokémon rushes across the earth. Because the air around it is so warm, it is constantly surrounded by heat shimmers.
Minor rewording in this entry.
245 - Suicune
きたなく　にごった　みずもいっしゅんで　きよめるというだいちを　かけめぐる　ポケモン。
This Pokémon rushes across the earth. It's said to be able to purify water in an instant, no matter how filthy or muddy.
The part about Suicune rushing around the earth (Noticing a pattern?) was repurposed for its Silver entry.
246 - Larvitar
こうてつのように　かたい　カラでぜんしんを　おおっている。なかの　しょうたいは　ふめい。
Its whole body is covered with a hard, steel-like shell. No one knows what it looks like on the inside.
While assigned to Larvitar, the July text matches up with Forretress' final Gold entry. By August, the entry was replaced by the same TBD description that Azumarill used.

August 1st to August 17th#

Starting with Spaceworld 1999, both Gold & Silver have their own unique Pokédex entries. Almost all of the entries from the August 1st file made it into the SW99 version of Gold unchanged, but four of them had some minor adjustments...

164 - Noctowl
りょうめは　とくしゅな　つくりでわずかな　ひかりを　あつめてはくらやみでも　まわりを　みわける。
Its eyes are specially developed and pick up small amounts of light, letting it distinguish its surroundings even in dark places.
The entry was split into two sentences.
223 - Remoraid
からだのなかに　すいこんだ１０リットルの　みずを　いっしゅんでふきだして　エサを　ねらいうちする。
It instantly squirts out the 10 liters of water it has stored in its body to snipe its prey.
A て (te) particle was delete from the third line.
243 - Raikou
あまぐもを　みにまとっているのでいつでも　かみなりを　だせるというでんせつの　いどうポケモン。
A legendary roaming Pokémon. It is clad in a rain cloud, so it can give off lightning at any time.
You can't wear a rain cloud. Try it.
248 - Tyranitar
どんな　こうげきにも　びくともしないからだを　もっているためむだに　あらそわない　ポケモン。
Because its body won't yield to any attack, this Pokémon won't fight without good reason.
Tyranitar's temperament flipped between entries.

...and six were discarded:

153 - Bayleef
しょくぶつの　ぶぶんからはけっこう　きつい　においがする。せいかくも　けっこう　きつい。
165 - Ledyba
つかまえようと　ちかづくとあしの　かんせつから　オレンジいろのえきたいを　ふきとばして　にげる。
175 - Togepi
あかんぼう　なので　もしものときはあたまの　さきから　どくを　だしててきを　おいはらおうと　がんばる。
183 - Marill
ぜんしんの　たいもうは　みずをはじくので　みずあそびの　あとでもからだは　ふかふか　している。
199 - Slowking
なにごとが　おきても　さわがずゆったりとしている　ようすがなんとなく　いげんを　かんじさせる。
218 - Magcargo
からだは　ようがんの　ようにどろどろしているが　せなかのカラだけひえて　かたまってしまった。

August 17th to Final (Gold)#

153 - Bayleef
あたまの　さきから　だされるスパイシーな　かおりを　かいでいるとなぜか　せんとういよくが　たかまる。
A spicy aroma wafts from the top of its head. For some reason, it gives you the urge to fight.
The aroma moved from the large leaf on its head to the leaves on its neck.
157 - Typhlosion
もえさかる　たいもうが　ふれあうたびくうきが　はれつしたようなおとがして　まわりを　おどろかせる。
Whenever its blazing fur rubs together, it creates an explosive noise that startles everything around it.
Something similar to the old entry was used in Silver, but in that case Typhlosion intentionally rubs its fur together to create an explosive attack.
160 - Feraligatr
おおきく　ちからづよい　あごであいてに　かみつくと　そのままくびをふって　あいてを　ひきちぎる。
It bites down on its opponent with its huge, powerful jaws, then shakes its head around to rip them apart.
The third line was rewritten for added horror.
162 - Furret
からだの　かたちに　あわせたほそながい　すを　つくり　ほかのポケモンが　はいれなく　している。
It makes long, narrow burrows that match its body shape to prevent other Pokémon from entering.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
165 - Ledyba
むれを　つくらないと　ふあんでうごけなくなるほど　おくびょうだがなかまがいると　かっぱつに　うごく。
It's a timid creature. It gets anxious and unable to move if left alone, but it's quite lively when it's in a group.
Minor spacing difference on the third line.
168 - Ariados
おしりからだけでなく　くちからもいとを　だすので　みただけではどっちが　あたまなのか　わからない。
It creates silk from its bottom as well as its mouth, so it's hard to tell which end is the head at a glance.
The "nanoka" was condensed down into just "ka".
171 - Lanturn
ランターンの　だす　ひかりは５０００メートルの　ふかさ　からでもすいめんまで　とどくほど　まぶしい。
The light that Lanturn emits is so dazzling that, even from a depth of 5 km, it can be seen on the sea's surface.
The early description uses a different word for bright (眩しい vs. 明るい). Besides that, the content is identical.
173 - Cleffa
おほしさまのような　シルエット。そのすがたから　なかれぼしにのってやってくると　しんじられている。
It has a star-shaped silhouette. Due to its appearance, it's believed to have arrived on a shooding star.
The final description fixed a typo (It's nagareboshi, not nakareboshi.)
175 - Togepi
カラのなかに　たくさんの　しあわせがつまっているらしく　やさしく　するとこううんを　もたらしてくれるという。
Its shell is said to be full of positive emotions, so anyone who treats it kindly will be blessed with good luck.
The old entry uses a different word for give (もたらす vs. 分け与える) but is otherwise identical.
177 - Natu
はねが　そだちきって　いないのでとびはねるようにして　いどうする。いつも　なにかを　みつめている。
Its wings aren't fully developed, so it moves around by hopping. It is always staring at something.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
178 - Xatu
ほとんど　うごかず　なきもせずじっとしているのは　みらいのようすをみているからだと　しんじられている。
It's believed that it stands still all day long, with hardly a twitch or a peep, because it is looking into the future.
This entry was changed to be consistent with its Silver entry, which mentions looking into both the past and future.
179 - Mareep
ふかふかの　わたげは　せいでんきがたまっているので　うかつに　さわるとしびれるから　ようちゅうい。
Its fluffy wool is filled with static electricity. Be careful with how you touch it or it'll shock you.
The old entry doesn't mention the size increase, while the new entry removes all uncertainty as to whether touching it will shock you.
181 - Ampharos
シッポの　さきが　ひかりかがやく。ひかりは　はるか　とおくまで　とどきまよったものの　みちしるべとなる。
The tip of its tail shines brightly. The light shines into the distance and acts as a guidepost for the lost.
Another small spacing change.
183 - Marill
しっぽの　さきには　みずよりもかるい　あぶらが　つまっているからおぼれることなく　かわをすすめる。
It can swim down rivers without drowning because the tip of its tail is filled with an oil that is lighter than water.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
185 - Sudowoodo
いつも　きのふりを　している。からだの　つくりは　しょくぶつよりいしや　いわなどに　ちかい。
It's usually pretending to be a tree. Its body structure is closer to rocks and stones than plants.
The new text isn't as certain on Sudowoodo's body structure.
186 - Politoed
はらの　そこから　しぼりだすようななきごえで　とおくにいる　なかまにあいずを　おくりだすらしい。
It seems to send signals to distant companions with a cry that it forces out from the depths of its belly.
The old entry goes into more detail on how Politoed croaks, while the final entry adds that it attracts its evolutionary brethren.
187 - Hoppip
いちど　かぜに　ふかれるとどこまでも　とんでいってしまうほどかるい　からだの　もちぬし。
Its body is very light. When the wind blows, it's carried away to wherever the wind takes it.
The old text was later rewritten and used in Crystal.
188 - Skiploom
かぜに　ながされるときあたまから　たねのような　ものをどんどん　ばらまいていく。
When the wind blows it around, a seed-like substance is dispersed from the top of its head.
The trivia in the old entry has yet to appear in any Pokémon game.
189 - Jumpluff
いちど　かぜにのると　からだをたくみに　うごかして　せかいいっしゅう　だって　できてしまう。
Once it starts riding the wind, it can go so far as to circle the globe by moving its body dextrously enough.
While the basic details are there, the old text doesn't mention what part of its body it's using when it rides the wind.
191 - Sunkern
あるあさ　とつぜん　ふってくる。オニスズメに　おそわれると　はっぱをはげしくふって　おいはらう。
One morning, it will suddenly fall down. If attacked by a Spearow, it will shake its leaves violently to drive it off.
More minor spacing changes.
193 - Yanma
１びょうかんに　３０かいほどはばたくので　くうちゅうていしやバックひこうも　できる。
It flaps its wings about 30 times a second, so it can stop in midair or even fly backwards.
The rate at which Yanma beats its wings (the same speed as real dragonflies) only appears in the old text, but its maneuverability is mentioned in its Generation III entries.
194 - Wooper
つめたい　みずのなかで　せいかつ。まわりが　すずしくなると　エサをさがしに　ちじょうにも　あらわれる。
It lives in cold water. When the surrounding area cools down, it will also come up to land to search for prey.
Both descriptions mean essentially the same thing; only the nuance was changed.
196 - Espeon
ちょうかんかく　が　はったつ。ふつうでは　わからないこともぜんしんで　かんじとれる　ようだ。
It has developed super-senses. It seems to be able to use its body to perceive things that normally can't be felt.
While Espeon's predictive powers pop up in a lot of its Pokédex entries, its perceptive powers seem to have been abandoned with the old text.
199 - Slowking
すごいちせいと　ひらめきをもっているのだが　あわてず　さわがずどんなときでも　のんびりとしている。
It has incredible intelligence and insight, but it is always relaxed and carefree, never flustered or in a panic.
The entry was split into two sentences.
200 - Misdreavus
よなかに　ひとの　なきさけぶようななきごえを　だして　みんなをおどろかせるのが　すき。
It loves to startle people by screaming and wailing in the middle of the night.
The final entry made Misdreavus' night screaming just one of its many mischievous acts.
201 - Unown
そのすがたは　むかしの　せきばんにしるされた　もじに　にておりかんけいあるのではと　ウワサされる。
Their appearance resembles the characters found on ancient stone tablets. It's rumored that they're connected in some way.
Slight rewording on the first line (その姿 vs. 姿形). Other than that, the content is pretty much the same.
202 - Wobbuffet
ひかりを　あびると　どんどんぶんれつ　していくので　くらいどうくつで　ひっそり　くらしている。
They gradually disintegrate when exposed to light, so they live quietly in dark caves.
The old entry seems to match up more with the strange gelatinous design seen in the CBB scratchpads than what Wobbuffett ultimately became, meaning that the former was from the August 17 build.
203 - Girafarig
シッポにも　ちいさな　のうがありちかよると　においに　はんのうしてはかみついて　くるので　ちゅうい。
Its tail has a tiny brain of its own, so be careful--if you get close, it will react to your scent and bite you.
The entry was split into two sentences.
206 - Dunsparce
えものに　おそいかかるときじぶんの　あたまを　はげしくうちすえ　きぜつ　させるのだ。
When it attacks its prey, it strikes them with its head so hard that it knocks them senseless.
Dunsparce seems much more aggressive in the earlier entry, a far cry from its timid, cowardly nature in the final game. This matches up with its design in the Spaceworld 1999 demo, where it looked slightly meaner and lacked the drill on its tail.
207 - Gligar
かおを　ねらって　とんでくる。かおに　はりつき　おどろくあいだにしっぽの　どくバリを　さしこむ
It swoops down, aiming for the face. It jabs in its poisonous stinger before the shock of latching onto its opponent's face has worn off.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
210 - Granbull
いつもは　ぶあいそう。でもおやのトレーナーの　まえではわらったりするらしい。
It's usually unsociable. However, it seems that it can smile in the presence of its trainer.
A cute tidbit about Granbull's affection towards its owner didn't make it into either Gold or Silver.
211 - Qwilfish
からだを　おおきく　みせるためたくさんの　みずを　いっきにのみこみいぶくろを　ふくらませるのだ。
In order to make its body look bigger, it inflates itself by swallowing a lot of water in a single gulp.
The old entry was rewritten and used in Crystal.
215 - Sneasel
みかづきのように　ながくするどい　ツメは　ふだんはゆびのなかに　かくしている。
Its sharp claws look like long crescents. They are normally concealed in its paws.
Sneasel's claws aren't particularly crescent-shaped, so that part had to go.
216 - Teddiursa
きゅうかくに　すぐれ　こうぶつのミツのにおいを　すぐに　かぎわける。そのとき　あたまのわっかが　ひかる
It has an excellent sense of smell and can easily track down the scent of honey. When it does, the ring on its head lights up.
The old entry mentions its ability to track down honey, a detail missing from future entries. It also refers to Teddiursa's head marking as a ring, which matches up with its design in Spaceworld 1999.
217 - Ursaring
さむくなると　とうみんを　する。そのため　どんどん　エサをたべてからだに　エネルギーを　ためこむ。
When it gets cold out, it hibernates. So, it has to eat more and more food to store up energy in its body.
Even though Ursaring's hibernating behavior was written out of the final game, it's still categorized as a "Hibernation" (とうみん) Pokémon.
219 - Magcargo
せなかのカラは　からだが　ひえてかたまっただけ。さわると　かんたんにくずれるはど　もろい。
The shell on its back is just a part of its body that has cooled and hardened. The shell is so fragile that it easily crumbles to the touch.
A bit of clarification here, since, in Magcargo's case, "body" and "skin" are interchangeable.
220 - Swinub
エサを　さがすため　はなをこすりあわせ　じめんを　ほっているとたまに　おんせんを　ほりあてる。
When it digs into the ground with its snout to find food, it will very rarely strike a hot spring.
The entry was split into two sentences.
222 - Corsola
あたまの　さきは　あるていどそだっと　はえかわる。きれいなのでたからものとして　にんきが　たかい。
The points on its head will grow back after a certain time. These points are prized as personal treasures due to their beauty.
Entry was rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
223 - Remoraid
からだのなかに　すいこんだ１０リットルの　みずを　いっしゅんでふきだし　エサを　ねらいうちする。
It instantly squirts out the 10 liters of water it has stored in its body to snipe its prey.
Remoraid's ability to store 10 liters of water was later assigned to Qwilfish.
224 - Octillery
ふきだす　すみは　みずのなかでいきおいよく　ひろがって　すがたをかくすのに　てきしている。
The ink that it shoots out spreads quickly through the water. It uses the ink to conceal its body.
Octillery's ink-based defense wouldn't get mentioned in the games until Ruby and Sapphire.
225 - Delibird
１にちの　ほとんどを　えさはこびについやす。そうなんした　ひとがギフトのえさで　たすかるときもある。
They spend most of the day carrying food. Sometimes, people who get lost are saved by the food Gift has.
Delibird lost its leisure time in the final game.
226 - Mantine
すいめんを　すべるように　およぐ。かそくしてくると　そのまま　うかんでくうちゅうを　とんでいく。
It swims on the water's surface as if it were gliding. If it builds up enough speed, it can take off into the air.
The early entry was rewritten and moved to Silver. The final Gold entry mentions its symbiotic relationship with Remoraid, but this is not the first time it was introduced; that honor goes to Remoraid's entry in the Silver of SW99.
227 - Skarmory
みかけは　おもそうだがホネの　なかは　くうどうで　かるくへいきで　おおぞらを　とびまわる。
It looks heavy on the outside, but its bones are hollow, so it lightly cruises the open sky without concern for itself.
The early entry is more vague as to what looks heavy. Same basic content, though.
228 - Houndour
くちから　ふきだす　ほのおでやけどすると　いつまでたってもキズぐちが　うずいてしまう。
If you get burned by the fire it spews from its mouth, the pain from the wound will never go away, no matter how much time passes.
Houndour's entry was copied in its entirety as Houndoom's final Gold entry.
229 - Houndoom
あいてを　ずたずたに　きりさいてもたたかうことを　やめないとうそうほんのうの　かたまり。
The living embodiment of aggressive instincts, it will not stop fighting even after its opponent has been ripped apart.
Houndoom's extreme aggression has never been mentioned again.
230 - Kingdra
うみのそこ　ふかくに　せいそく。みずから　だした　スミにおおわれすがたは　かくにん　できない。
It lives deep in the ocean. It makes itself unidentifiable by shrouding itself with self-made ink.
Kingdra has two different methods of hiding itself. Wait, is the stuff coming out of its nostrils in its older design supposed to be ink? Note that both Octillery and Kingdra had lines about hiding themselves in ink and neither made it to the final game.
231 - Phanpy
まだ　よちよちあるき　だがからだの　５ばいの　エサをたべてどんどん　おおきくなっていく。
Though still a toddler, it grows bigger and bigger by eating five times its body weight in food.
Phanpy's massive appetite seems to have been a dropped concept.
232 - Donphan
その　するどく　かたい　キバとさらに　がんじょうな　ひふでのたいあたりは　いえをも　こわすほど。
Its firm, sharp tusks and even sturdier skin make its Tackles strong enough to bring down an entire house.
Entry was rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
233 - Porygon2
プログラムが　こうどに　なりいちどに　たくさんの　けいさんができるように　なった。
Its programming has advanced to the point where it can perform many simultaneous computations.
Its early entry is completely different. It's not interesting, but it's different.
237 - Hitmontop
こうそくで　かいてん　しつづけてもめを　まわしたりしないようとくべつな　かんかくを　もっている。
It has a special ability that prevents its eyes from rolling around when it's spinning at high speeds.
The old entry is the only one to date that provides an explanation as to how Hitmontop can spin so fast and not dizzy itself.
238 - Smoochum
くちびるが　いちばん　びんかん。なんでも　まず　くちびるで　さわってどんなものか　かくにんする。
Its lips are the most sensitive part of its body. It touches everything with its lips first to confirm what it's like.
Entry was reworded slightly, but the content is basically the same.
243 - Raikou
あまぐもを　せおっているのでいつでも　かみなりを　だせるというでんせつの　いどうポケモン。
A legendary roaming Pokémon. It's carrying a rain cloud, so it can give off lightning at any time.
The early entry uses a different word for "anytime" (いつでも vs. どんなときも),while the final entry adds a line about its origin.
244 - Entei
まわりの　くうきが　あたたかいためいつも　かげろうに　つつまれながらだいちを　かけめぐる　ポケモン。
This Pokémon rushes across the earth while constantly surrounded by heat shimmers because the air around it is so warm.
Totally rewritten - the only concept that was kept was its roaming nature.
245 - Suicune
きたなく　にごった　みずもいっしゅんで　きよめるというこうごうしい　いどうポケモン。
A divine, solemn roaming Pokémon. It's said to be able to purify water in an instant, no matter how filthy or muddy.
Its ability to purify water changed from a supposition to certainty. Like Raikou, a line was added that details its potential origin.
247 - Pupitar
がんばんのような　かたい　カラにおおわれているが　ちからは　すごくあばれると　やまも　くずれてしまう。
It's covered in a shell as hard as bedrock, but when its power runs especially out of control, it could cause an entire mountain to collapse.
The old entry uses a different adverb for its violent rampage.
250 - Ho-oh
なないろの　はねを　きらめかせおおぞらたかく　とんでいくと　いうしんわに　つたわる　ポケモン。
Myth and legend speak of this Pokémon flying high in the sky, its rainbow-colored wings aglitter.
The new text specifies that it travels through all the world's skies and is not just confined to one particular region. Also, remember when a certain 10-year-old saw it in Kanto at the start of his journey?
251 - Celebi
そんざいは　ウワサされるもののだれも　くわしいことは　しらない。げんざい　てってい　ちょうさちゅう。
Although rumored to exist, nobody knows about it in great detail. A thorough investigation is currently underway.
Celebi was the last Pokémon to use this filler entry.

Azumarill's description was moved from SW99 Gold to final Silver.
Pineco and Forretress switched entries.

August 17th to Final (Silver)#

152 - Chikorita
いい　かおりの　ハッパにはまわりを　ようすを　さぐるのうりょくが　ひめられている。
Its sweet-smelling leaf conceals the ability to feel its surroundings.
Big upgrade to Chikorita's abilities in the final entry.
153 - Bayleef
くびの　まわりから　はっさんするスパイスのような　ここちよいかおりをかぐと　おなかがへってくる。
There's a pleasant, spicy aroma wafting from around its neck that makes anyone who smells it hungry.
Bayleef's leaves have a more useful odor in the final game.
154 - Meganium
メガニウムが　はきだす　いきにはかれた　しょくぶつを　よみがえらせるのうりょくが　ひめられている。
The breath that Meganium exhales is capable of reviving dead vegetation.
The old entry uses different terms for plants (植物 vs. 草木) and ability (能力 vs. 力). Other than that, the content is pretty much identical.
156 - Quilava
からだを　おおう　けがわはどんな　ほのおでも　もえない。よらがんの　なかでも　へいきだ。
The fur covering its body won't burn, no matter how hot the fire. It can keep its cool even in lava.
This seems like a downgrade for Quilava. Being able to withstand lava seems more impressive than handling Fire attacks.
157 - Typhlosion
もえさかる　たいもうを　こすりあわせばくふうをおこを　といらおおわざを　かくしもっている。
It hides the powerful secret technique of rubbing its blazing body hair together to create an explosion.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
158 - Totodile
ちいさいながらも　あばれんぼう。かみついたとき　ぬけた　キバはつぎからつぎに　はえてくる。
It is very rowdy despite its small size. When it bites something, any fangs that fall out will grow back one after another.
Totodile's ability to quickly regrow teeth was transferred to Croconaw...
159 - Croconaw
すいめんから　りょうめと　はなだけだしたまま　１にちの　ほとんどをみずのなかで　くらしている。
It spends most of the day underwater, with only its eyes and nose sticking above the surface.
...and Croconaw's entry based on real-life crocodile behavior was removed entirely.
166 - Ledian
せなかの　７つの　もようはよぞらの　ほしのかずに　はんのうしておおきくなったり　ちいさくなる。
The seven patterns on its back grow larger or smaller in response to the number of stars in the night sky.
This is one of two mentions of Ledian having seven spots on its body. In its SW99 Gold sprite and both of its final sprites, it only has five.
167 - Spinarak
おそわれそうになると　せなかをもちあげ　かおもようを　みせつけあいてが　おどろくすきに　にげる。
When about to be attacked, it raises its back to display a face-shaped pattern, scaring away its opponent.
While the face on its back being used to frighten predators is implied, it has yet to be outright stated in any game.
168 - Ariados
くちと　おしりの　さきからいとをだし　えものの　じゆうをうばってから　たべはじめる。
It spews silk from its mouth and the tip of its bottom to rob its prey of free movement, then begins to feast.
Ariados's entry was changed to dial back the terror, but was rewritten and used many years later in Pokémon Moon.
170 - Chinchou
くらい　かいていでは　しょくしゅのいつも　てんめつ　させているあかり　だけが　つうしんしゅだん。
Its only means of communication in the dark depths of the ocean is the light it flashes from its feelers.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
176 - Togetic
ふわふわ　とびながらしあわせに　してくれそうなやさしい　ひとを　さがしている。
It softly flies through the air, searching for a kind person that will make it happy.
Note that the old entry specifically states that it flies, not floats, through the air.
177 - Natu
ふだんは　ちじょうで　エサをさがすがごくたまに　きのえだに　とびのりきのめを　ついばんだりする。
It usually searches for food on the ground, but very rarely it will jump onto tree branches to peck at leaf buds.
Ri or tte? They've made their choice; have you?
178 - Xatu
みぎめは　みらいをひだりめは　かこを　みているとみなみアメリカで　しんじられている。
In South America, it's believed that its right eye sees the future and its left eye sees the past.
BELIEF evolved into LEGEND!
179 - Mareep
たいもうは　どんどん　のびる。なつになると　ぜんぶぬけおちるがいっしゅうかんで　はえそろう。
Its wool grows continuously. In the summer, all of its wool is shed, but it will all grow back in a week.
Different terminology here: 生え揃う can refer to teeth or hair coming on, while 元通り means something's going back to its default state. Otherwise, the content is pretty much identical.
181 - Ampharos
シッポの　あかりは　とおくまでとどくので　むかしより　かがりびのかわりとして　だいじに　されていた。
Because the light from its tail reaches so far, it has been valued as a substitute for a signal fire since ancient times.
There's a change in verb conjugation in the final line that doesn't alter the literal translation, but implies that Ampharos is still valued for its tail light.
186 - Politoed
３びき　いじょう　ニョロトノがあつまると　なぜか　どなるようななきごえで　がっしょうを　はじめる。
For unknown reasons, when three or more Politoed meet, they will start a chorus of bellowing cries.
The croaking chorus changed from possibility to certainty.
188 - Skiploom
たいようの　ひかりを　あびるためはなびらを　ひろげるだけでなくちかづくため　そらにうかんでしまう。
To bask in sunlight, it not only unfolds its petals, but floats into the air to get closer.
The reverse seems to have happened here.
189 - Jumpluff
きせつふうに　ながされつつしそんをふやすため　わたほうしをせかいの　あちこちに　ばらまく。
They drift on seasonal breezes and spread their cotton spores all over the world to sire more offspring.
Small formatting change on line 2.
191 - Sunkern
はっぱの　うらがわに　たまったあさつゆ　だけを　のんで　くらす。ほかには　なにも　たべない。
They only drink the morning dew that forms on the underside of leaves. It doesn't eat anything else.
Final entry leaves the possibility that Sunkern might eat something.
192 - Sunflora
たいようが　しずむと　はなびらをとじて　じっと　たたずむ。ひかりがないと　げんきに　でない。
When the sun sets, it closes its petals and stands perfectly still. Without sunlight, it doesn't have much energy.
Most of Sunflora's SW99 Silver entry is just the SW99 Gold entry reworded. The old text also uses a different word for sun (太陽 vs. 日).
194 - Wooper
ちじょうで　こうどう　するときどくの　まじった　ぬるぬるのねんまくが　ぶんぴつ　される。
When moving around on the surface, it secretes a slimy mucous membrane mixed with poison.
The slimy mucous was changed from a passive action to deliberate behavior on the part of Wooper.
195 - Quagsire
のんびりとした　せいかくでおよいでいては　いわの　そこやふなぞこに　あたまを　ぶつけている。
It has a laid-back personality and often bumps its head against things while swimming, like the bottoms of rocks or boats.
Something seems to have gone wrong in the second line. Is it hitting its head on floating boulders?
196 - Espeon
４つの　みみを　はたらかせることでめを　とじていも　まわりでなにがおきているか　すべてわかる。
By using all four of its ears, it can sense everything going on around it even when its eyes are closed.
Apparently those things below its ears originally weren't tufts of fur, but an additional set of ears!
199 - Slowking
かまれたとき　あたまに　しみこんだどくその　おかげで　ただならないのうりょくに　めざめた　ヤドン。
Thanks to the toxins that seeped into its head when it was bitten, this Slowpoke has awakened to its incredible abilities.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
200 - Misdreavus
うしろがみを　ひかれるようなかんじが　するとき。はいごにノロワラが　あらわれたのだ。
Whenever you feel like someone is tugging the hair on the back of your head, it means a Norowara has appeared behind you.
No longer content with mere hair playing, biting was added to Misdreavus' grade school-level tomfoolery. The early text is more evidence that Misdreavus was going to inherit Norowara's name, even after the name no longer made sense.
202 - Wobbuffet
くらいところに　ひそんでいる。じぶんから　こうげきは　しないがはんげきのとき　３ばいにしてかえす。
It lurks in dark places. It will not attack directly, but if attacked, it will return its foe's attack threefold.
The old entry hints at its use of Mirror Coat and Counter to do damage, but twicefold would be more accurate.
205 - Forretress
きの　かわなら　なんでも　たべる。たべのこしたぶんは　カラに　はりつけカラを　がんじょうに　していく。
It will consume any kind of tree bark. It plasters any leftover bark to its shell to make it stronger.
Something similar to the old entry appeared in Forretress' slot in the SW99 Gold demo. As previously stated, Pineco and Forretress' final Gold Pokédex entries were switched; one would think that a similar switch happened in Silver too, but by the SW99 Silver demo, Pineco's entry already matched the final text. Note that Pineco's entries in the final game don't mention eating the tree bark, just applying it to its shell.
206 - Dunsparce
とても　しゅうねんぶかい　せいかく。いちどターゲットに　きめた　えものはどこまでも　おいつづける。
It has a vindictive personality. Once it has set its sights on its prey, it will hunt them unceasingly.
This is even more sinister than its Gold entry! Thing was vicious.
208 - Steelix
つちの　おもさで　あっしゅくされダイヤモンドよりも　はるかに　かたいからだを　もつようになった。
The weight of the earth has compressed its body, making it even harder than a diamond.
The old entry is another example of a reworded Gold entry, something that was thankfully changed.
210 - Granbull
いままでに　かいだことのないにおいを　さっちするとひくい　なきごえで　うなりだす。
When it picks up an odor that it's never smelled before, it emits a low-pitched growl.
Both of Granbull's older entries give it a more antisocial personality. In the final game, it's merely timid.
211 - Qwilfish
いっしゅんで　１０リットルの　みずをのみこみ　いぶくろを　ふくらませじぶんのからだを　おおきく　みせる。
It can swallow 10 liters of water in a single gulp, making its stomach swell and its body appear bigger.
The info in the older entry was reused in Crystal, though that entry doesn't mention the exact amount of water.
212 - Scizor
みずべを　このむ　ことからクラブなどに　ちかい　しゅるいのポケモンだと　かんがえられる。
Since it prefers to spend its time by the waterside, it's conceivable that this Pokémon is related to Krabby.
Now that's just silly. Maybe this entry was originally used for something else...?
213 - Shuckle
いつのまにか　おかれた　ツボにはいりこむ。ほんとうの　からだがどうなっているか　わかっていない。
It sneaks into jars unnoticed. Nobody knows what its true form looks like.
The old text seems to confirm that the container in Shuckle's early design is an actual man-made jar. The new entry mentions that it hides under rocks, which only makes sense with its newer, more natural design.
216 - Teddiursa
きのぼりが　じょうずでたかいところの　きのみも　あちてくるまえに　とって　たべてしまう。
It's good at climbing trees, so it can pick and eat berries in high places before they fall off.
Teddiursa's climbing prowess is only mentioned in the older entry.
217 - Ursaring
においも　かぎわける　のうりょくにすぐれていて　いつも　はなをつきだしながら　あるいている。
It's excellent at distinguishing odors. It's constantly walking around with its nose in the air.
Ursaring's olfactory discernment was upgraded in the final text.
219 - Magcargo
ようがんのような　からだ　だがたいようの　ひかりを　あびるとなぜか　ひふが　かたまってしまう。
Its body is similar to lava. For unknown reasons, the skin hardens when exposed to sunlight.
The old entry is the only explanation in the series as to what makes Magcargo's lava harden.
221 - Piloswine
りょうめは　けで　おおわれているがおとを　たよりに　ターゲットめがけいっちょくせんに　つっこんでいく。
Both of its eyes are obscured by hair. When it charges into its targets, it has to use sound as a guide.
While the final description still mentions that it's sensitive to sound, by Diamond & Pearl the developers made Piloswine reliant on its nose to "see" instead.
223 - Remoraid
きゅうばんの　ように　へんかしたせびれで　ハネエイに　くっつきたべのこしを　わけてもらっている。
It uses its modified, suction cup-like dorsal fin to cling onto a Haneei, with which it shares leftovers.
The description had to be updated after Mantine's name changed.
224 - Octillery
いわあなに　もぐりこむ　せいしつのもちぬしで　ねむくなると　ほかのオクタンの　すあなに　もぐりこむ。
It has a tendency to crawl into small caves. When it gets sleepy, it will sneak into the nests of other Octillery.
Entry rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
226 - Mantine
おおうなばらを　じゆうに　およぐ。スピードが　のってくると　そのままなみのうえに　とびだしてしまう。
It swims freely about in the deep blue sea. Once it builds up speed, it leaps out over the waves.
The old entry is more poetic in its description of the word ocean.
227 - Skarmory
はげしい　かぜが　ふきすさぶたかいばしょに　すが　あるためひふが　どんどん　かたくなった。
It nests at high altitudes where violent winds blow. Those winds steadily harden its skin.
Skarmory's nesting location and method for toughening its skin were both completely different in the early entry.
229 - Houndoom
ひふの　いちぶが　かたまってまるで　ホネが　むきだしになっているかのように　みえる。
Sections of its skin have solidified, giving off the impression of exposed bones.
The old entry is the only one that offers an explanation for the bone-like ridges on the Houndour family's backs.
230 - Kingdra
みずから　はきだした　スミでからだを　おおいかくしているためすがたを　かくにん　できない。
It always covers its body with the ink it spits out, so no one has been able to confirm what it looks like.
The old text -- yet another reworded SW99 Gold entry -- was rewritten to something more unique.
231 - Phanpy
てあしより　じゆうに　うごかせるながい　うわあごをふりまわし　てきを　おいはらう。
It swings its long upper jaw, which it can move more freely than its limbs, to drive away its enemies.
Phanpy's trunk went from a defense tool to an implement of play. Also, "upper jaw" seems like a weird way to refer to a trunk.
232 - Donphan
キバが　ながくて　おおきくほどむれのなかでの　ランクが　たかい。キバがのびるには　じかんがかかる。
The longer and larger its tusks, the higher its rank in the herd. Its tusks take a long time to grow.
The old entry uses the wrong form of 大きい (big): 大きく is adverbial, while 大きい is adjectival. Since it's referring to the size of the tusks, 大きい is correct.
237 - Hitmontop
くるくる　まわって　キックをはなつ。こうそくで　まわっているとそのまま　じめんに　もぐってしまう。
It spins around and unleashes kicks. If it starts spinning fast enough, it will burrow underground.
Slight change in conjugation on the third line.
239 - Elekid
てんきの　よくない　ひはあおじろい　でんりゅうがツノの　あいだに　ながれている。
On days when the weather is poor, bluish-white currents can be seen flowing through its horns.
The old and new texts were later combined to make its Crystal entry.
241 - Miltank
こどもが　うまれたときに　しぼったミルクには　いつもよりえいようが　たっぷり　つまっている。
After it gives birth, its squeezed milk will be more nutritious than usual.
Entry slightly rewritten, but the content is basically the same.
245 - Suicune
すがたを　みせるときなぜか　きたかぜが　ふくといわれるだいちを　かけめぐる　ポケモン。
This Pokémon rushes across the earth. It's said that somehow, whenever it shows itself, the north winds will blow.
The old entry uses a different word for show (見せると vs. 現したと). Other than that, the content is identical.
246 - Larvitar
やわらかい　からだはどんな　こうげきの　ショックもきゅうしゅうして　やわらげる。
Its light and limber body will absorb and soften the blow from any attack.
An entry on Larvitar's defensive capabilities changed to a more interesting description of its birth.
247 - Pupitar
さなぎの　じょうたい　だがじゆうじざいに　うごきまわれる。かたいカラで　とっしんしてくる。
Even in a pupal state, it can move around freely. It rushes at the enemy with its solid shell.
Both entries impart the same information, neither of them taking into account that Pupitar isn't particulary fast.
248 - Tyranitar
ちじょうで　もっとも　かたいといわれる　おでこを　つかったとっしんで　こわせないものは　ない。
The forehead is said to be the hardest part of its body. There's nothing that it can't crush.
A kinda impressive fact about its head changed to a very impressive fact about its destructive power.

Azumarill and Porygon2's descriptions moved from SW99 Silver to final Gold.
Houndour's SW99 Silver entry became Houndoom's final Silver entry.

Other Pokédex Data#

Pokémon Categories#

	99/07/20	99/08/01	99/08/17	Final
Ledian	ななつぼし Seven Spot			いつつぼし Five Spot
Crobat	エックス X			こうもり Bat
Politoed	かわず Frog			かえる Frog
Umbreon	くらやみ Darkness		げっこう Moonlight
Wobbuffet	N/A		シャドー Shadow	がまん Endurance
Shuckle	やきもの Pottery			はっこう Fermentation
Sneasel	いたち Weasel			かぎづめ Claw
Piloswine	いのぶた Wild Pig			いのしし Wild Boar
Remoraid	ジェット Jet			ふんしゃ Jet
Octillery	ジェット Jet			ふんしゃ Jet
Suicune	あまのがわ Milky Way			オーロラ Aurora
Larvitar	みのむし Bagworm	ベビー Baby	いわはだ Rock Skin
Pupitar	N/A	さなぎ Chrysalis	だんがん Shell
Celebi	N/A		プラント Plant	ときわたり Time Travel

Ledian was originally known as the Seven Spot Pokémon, as while it only has five spots, when its wings are deployed it does appear to have seven of them, as one gets cut in half.
Crobat lost its "X" category in favor of sharing the same category as its pre-evolution counterparts.
Politoed's category used a different reading of 蛙 (kawazu vs. the final game's kaeru).
Both Umbreon and Murkrow were originally classified as Darkness Pokémon.
Shuckle and Sneasel's categories were changed after their designs were revised.
Piloswine had the same category as Swinub through at least Spaceworld 1999.
The category for Remoraid and Octillery was originally written as jetto in katakana. After SW99, it was changed to the hiragana ふんしゃ, funsha.
There's a bit of wordplay in Suicune's early category: 天の川 is the Japanese term for the Milky Way, which literally means "Heavenly River", as seen in the myth of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl". This is fitting, as Suicune's wavy tail can be seen as evoking the flow of water.
Larvitar started out as the Bagworm Pokémon, which might have been mistakenly assigned to it instead of the yet to be added Pineco. It was then briefly known as the Baby Pokémon before getting its final category.
Pupitar originally shared the same category as Metapod and Kakuna. It was ultimately given a category which literally translates to "Bullet Shell".
Celebi was the Plant Pokémon; the time travel concept was presumably not developed until its Pokédex entries were finally written.

Pokémon Height & Weight#

	99/07/20	99/08/01	99/08/17	Final
Ariados	0.9 m 33.5 kg			1.1 m 33.5 kg
Crobat	2.1 m 75.0 kg			1.8 m 75.0 kg
Natu	0.2 m 4.0 kg	0.2 m 2.0 kg
Wobbuffet	N/A		1.3 m 10.5 kg	1.3 m 28.5 kg
Forretress	N/A		1.8 m 95.8 kg	1.2 m 125.8 kg
Steelix	9.2 m 450.0 kg			9.2 m 400.0 kg
Scizor	1.8 m 79.0 kg	1.8 m 118.0 kg
Slugma	N/A		0.8 m 55.0 kg	0.7 m 35.0 kg
Magcargo	N/A	0.7 m 35.0 kg		0.8 m 55.0 kg
Corsola	N/A		0.6 m 2.0 kg	0.6 m 5.0 kg
Remoraid	0.6 m 2.7 kg		0.6 m 12.0 kg
Delibird	0.8 m 12.0 kg			0.9 m 16.0 kg
Houndoom	1.5 m 35.0 kg			1.4 m 35.0 kg
Porygon2	0.8 m 36.5 kg			0.6 m 32.5 kg
Tyrogue	0.5 m 21.0 kg			0.7 m 21.0 kg
Hitmontop	1.6 m 50.0 kg			1.4 m 48.0 kg
Smoochum	0.4 m 10.0 kg	0.4 m 6.0 kg
Tyranitar	1.5 m 112.0 kg	2.0 m 112.0 kg	2.0 m 202.0 kg
Celebi	N/A		0.6 m 6.0 kg	0.6 m 5.0 kg

Wobbuffet gained 18.0 kilograms after they figured out what they were doing with it concept-wise.
Forretress was originally thrice as tall as Pineco, but was later changed to just double Pineco's height, and an extra 30 kilograms were added to its weight.
Steelix lost 50 kilograms, which would have put it out of the upper range of a Heavy Ball if it could actually be found in the wild.
After Scizor changed from Bug/Flying to Bug/Steel, it gained almost 40 kilograms.
Slugma and Magcargo switched dimensions.
Both Corsola and Remoraid were originally very lightweight, but later gained 3.0 and 9.3 kilograms respectively.
Hitmonlee weighs 49.8 kg, and Hitmonchan weighs 50.2 kg. Hitmontop originally split the difference with a weight of 50.0 kg, but lost 2 kilograms (and 0.2 meters) at some point after Spaceworld 1999.
Tyranitar originally weighed less than its pre-evolution, Pupitar. Both its weight and height were later increased to put it on par with Dragonite.

(Additional translations: N. Onymous)

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