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The two-stage object of most ''Pokémon'' RPGs is to collect all of the available Pokémon species in the region where that RPG takes place in, and from them train a winning team of powerful combat Pokémon to defeat the professionally-trained Pokémon teams of that region's strongest trainers. The player's quest always takes him or her across the region to battle eight specialists in Pokémon training, that region's "gym leaders", and once eight commemorative badges have been gathered, the player may then go to the region's Pokémon League and battle an elite group of trainers - that region's Elite Four - and then battle the regional Champion to take the title. These five trainers, which must be battled one-after-the-other with no rest in between, are almost always the game's equivalent to any other RPG's "final boss" challenge. Pokémon captured from the wild with Poké Balls accumulate experience and learn new combat moves by battling many wild Pokémon and challenging other trainer's Pokémon to Pokémon matches, and whenever a Pokémon falls in battle ("knocked out"), it is easy to quickly and completely restore it to health, free of charge, by visiting one of many Pokémon Centers located throughout a region. Many species of Pokémon, when they gain enough experience and regardless of whether they are in the wild or under a trainer's ownership, undergo a metamorphosis and "evolve" into a similar, but larger and more powerful, species of Pokémon. Many of the 719 species belong to such lineages, and therefore many of the species of Pokémon are effectively different stages of what can be said to be several hundred "families" of Pokémon.
The two-stage object of most ''Pokémon'' RPGs is to collect all of the available Pokémon species in the region where that RPG takes place in, and from them train a winning team of powerful combat Pokémon to defeat the professionally-trained Pokémon teams of that region's strongest trainers. The player's quest always takes him or her across the region to battle eight specialists in Pokémon training, that region's "gym leaders", and once eight commemorative badges have been gathered, the player may then go to the region's Pokémon League and battle an elite group of trainers - that region's Elite Four - and then battle the regional Champion to take the title. These five trainers, which must be battled one-after-the-other with no rest in between, are almost always the game's equivalent to any other RPG's "final boss" challenge. Pokémon captured from the wild with Poké Balls accumulate experience and learn new combat moves by battling many wild Pokémon and challenging other trainer's Pokémon to Pokémon matches, and whenever a Pokémon falls in battle ("knocked out"), it is easy to quickly and completely restore it to health, free of charge, by visiting one of many Pokémon Centers located throughout a region. Many species of Pokémon, when they gain enough experience and regardless of whether they are in the wild or under a trainer's ownership, undergo a metamorphosis and "evolve" into a similar, but larger and more powerful, species of Pokémon. Many of the 719 species belong to such lineages, and therefore many of the species of Pokémon are effectively different stages of what can be said to be several hundred "families" of Pokémon.
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The ''Pokémon'' franchise's chronology is divided into "generations", each of which is defined by the newest Pokémon that are introduced within the newest pair of handheld ''Pokémon'' RPGs. Some generations may have more than one pair of interlinking RPGs, with the second set being released later than the first as a sort of "semi-sequel" to the base set that began that generation, but a new generation and associated set of new
Pokemon
are released every several years in a new pair of RPGs centered on a new fictional region. There have been five generations that ran their courses and a sixth that is currently underway, and each have introduced many, many dozens of new Pokémon, moves, and characters as well as new and changed mechanics and gameplay concepts:
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The ''Pokémon'' franchise's chronology is divided into "generations", each of which is defined by the newest Pokémon that are introduced within the newest pair of handheld ''Pokémon'' RPGs. Some generations may have more than one pair of interlinking RPGs, with the second set being released later than the first as a sort of "semi-sequel" to the base set that began that generation, but a new generation and associated set of new
Pokémon
are released every several years in a new pair of RPGs centered on a new fictional region. There have been five generations that ran their courses and a sixth that is currently underway, and each have introduced many, many dozens of new Pokémon, moves, and characters as well as new and changed mechanics and gameplay concepts:
*In the late 1990's, the First Generation begun the franchise with the ''Pokémon Red and Green'' versions in Japan and ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' versions internationally both for the Game Boy, with the first 151 Pokémon species and the first-known region of the Pokémon world, the Kanto region. Only this generation was in effect when ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' was developed and released in 1999, so Pokémon, locations, and properties from the first generation are featured in the game.
*In the late 1990's, the First Generation begun the franchise with the ''Pokémon Red and Green'' versions in Japan and ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' versions internationally both for the Game Boy, with the first 151 Pokémon species and the first-known region of the Pokémon world, the Kanto region. Only this generation was in effect when ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' was developed and released in 1999, so Pokémon, locations, and properties from the first generation are featured in the game.
*In 2000, the Second Generation was heralded by the release of the ''Pokémon Gold and Silver'' sequel versions for Game Boy Color, which added 100 new Pokémon to make for a total of 251, along with the new Johto region. In 2001, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was developed and released during this generation, so the game features content based on both existing generations at the time.
*In 2000, the Second Generation was heralded by the release of the ''Pokémon Gold and Silver'' sequel versions for Game Boy Color, which added 100 new Pokémon to make for a total of 251, along with the new Johto region. In 2001, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was developed and released during this generation, so the game features content based on both existing generations at the time.
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===Item===
===Item===
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*'''[[Poké Ball]]''': The ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' version of this item can release one of thirty different results, originating from all four Generations of the franchise that were in effect as of ''Brawl'': [[Meowth]], [[Electrode]], [[Goldeen]], [[Staryu]], [[Snorlax]], [[Chikorita]], [[Togepi]], [[Bellossom]], [[Wobbuffet]], [[Torchic]], [[Gardevoir]], [[Gulpin]], [[Metagross]], [[Latias and Latios]] (the first instance of a duo of separate
Pokemon
that can appear out of a single thrown Poké Ball), [[Piplup]], [[Bonsly]], [[Munchlax]], and [[Weavile]], and in rare instances, [[Moltres]], [[Mew]], [[Entei]], [[Suicune]], [[Lugia]], [[Ho-Oh]], [[Celebi]], [[Kyogre]], [[Groudon]], [[Jirachi]], [[Deoxys]] (in its Attack Forme), and [[Manaphy]].
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*'''[[Poké Ball]]''': The ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' version of this item can release one of thirty different results, originating from all four Generations of the franchise that were in effect as of ''Brawl'': [[Meowth]], [[Electrode]], [[Goldeen]], [[Staryu]], [[Snorlax]], [[Chikorita]], [[Togepi]], [[Bellossom]], [[Wobbuffet]], [[Torchic]], [[Gardevoir]], [[Gulpin]], [[Metagross]], [[Latias and Latios]] (the first instance of a duo of separate
Pokémon
that can appear out of a single thrown Poké Ball), [[Piplup]], [[Bonsly]], [[Munchlax]], and [[Weavile]], and in rare instances, [[Moltres]], [[Mew]], [[Entei]], [[Suicune]], [[Lugia]], [[Ho-Oh]], [[Celebi]], [[Kyogre]], [[Groudon]], [[Jirachi]], [[Deoxys]] (in its Attack Forme), and [[Manaphy]].
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