Fun facts
1,378 facts, every one computed from a record on this site
1,378 facts computed from the records on this site, read 9 Nov 2026
6 kinds of subject: species (488), moves (466), abilities (158), games (59), types (150), card sets (57). Species carry the most. Each fact links to the page it is about and names the file it was computed from.
Fun fact for 8 Nov 2026
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Toxic is the most widely learned Poison move on this site, known by 807 species.
About Toxic, moves. Source: data/species/*.json moves (every method), counted per move; data/moves/toxic.json type.
Species: 488 facts
338 species have at least one.
- Generation IITyranitar is the only one of the 1,025 species on this site whose default form is Rock and Dark. Tyranitar
- Generation VIICosmoem and Celesteela tie as the heaviest of the 1,025 species on this site, both at 999.9 kg. Cosmoem
- Generation IGastly is one of 5 species tied as the lightest of the 1,025 species on this site at 0.1 kg. Gastly
- Generation VIIIEternatus is the tallest of the 1,025 species on this site at 20 m. Eternatus
- Generation VJoltik is one of 7 species tied as the shortest of the 1,025 species on this site at 0.1 m. Joltik
- Generation IVArceus has the highest base stat total of the 1,025 species on this site, 720. Arceus
- Generation VIIWishiwashi has the lowest base stat total of the 1,025 species on this site, 175. Wishiwashi
- Generation IIBlissey has the highest base HP of the 1,025 species on this site, 255. Blissey
- Generation IIIShedinja has the lowest base HP of the 1,025 species on this site, 1. Shedinja
- Generation VIIKartana has the highest base Attack of the 1,025 species on this site, 181. Kartana
- Generation IChansey and Happiny share the lowest base Attack of the 1,025 species on this site, both at 5. Chansey
- Generation IIShuckle has the highest base Defense of the 1,025 species on this site, 230. Shuckle
Moves: 466 facts
354 moves have at least one.
- Generation IEarthquake has 100 power and 100 accuracy, one of 21 moves on this site with both at exactly 100. Earthquake
- Generation IExplosion is the strongest move on this site at 250 power. Explosion
- Generation IExplosion is the strongest Normal move on this site at 250 power. Explosion
- Generation IExplosion is the strongest physical move on this site at 250 power. Explosion
- Generation VIIPrismatic Laser and Eternabeam tie as the strongest special move on this site, both at 160 power. Prismatic Laser
- Generation IIZap Cannon has 50 accuracy, the lowest of any damaging move on this site that can miss, a floor shared with 2 other moves. Zap Cannon
- Generation I20 moves, Growl among them, have 40 PP, the most of any move on this site. Growl
- Generation IISketch has 1 PP, the fewest of any move on this site, shared with 1 other move. Sketch
- Generation IIIHelping Hand has priority +5, the highest of any move on this site. Helping Hand
- Generation IVTrick Room has priority -7, the lowest of any move on this site. Trick Room
- Generation IWhirlwind moves at priority -6, one of 5 moves on this site at that bracket. Whirlwind
- Generation IDouble Slap hits 2 to 5 times, for up to 75 total power. Double Slap
Abilities: 158 facts
148 abilities have at least one.
- Generation VImposter is held by exactly one of the 1,025 species on this site, Ditto, and only as its hidden ability. Imposter
- Generation IIISwift Swim is the most common ability on this site, held by 44 species, 12 of them as a hidden ability. Swift Swim
- Generation VTelepathy is the most common hidden ability on this site, in the hidden slot of 22 species. Telepathy
- Generation VAnalytic appears only as a hidden ability on this site, on 12 species. Analytic
- Generation VIILevitate left Gengar after Generation VI, replaced by Cursed Body. Levitate
- Generation IIIGeneration III introduced 76 of the 284 abilities on this site, the most of any generation, Stench the first of them by number. Stench
- Generation IIIEvery one of the 29 species on this site with Overgrow is Grass type. Overgrow
Games: 59 facts
27 version groups have at least one.
- Generation IRed and Green (Japan) records encounters for 110 species on this site. Red and Green (Japan)
- Generation IVHeartGold has recorded encounters in 172 distinct areas, the most of any single game version in the encounter records. HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Generation I151 species on this site carry a learnset for Red and Green (Japan), the fewest of any version group. Red and Green (Japan)
- Generation IRed and Blue opened Generation I, which introduced 151 species. Red and Blue
Types: 150 facts
18 types have at least one.
- type65 species on this site are immune to Normal attacks by typing alone. Normal
- type17 species on this site take four times damage from Fighting attacks, Sneasel among them. Fighting
- type186 Normal moves are in this site's move records, more than any other type, 76 of them damaging. Normal
- typeThe average damaging Normal move on this site has 73 power, with 95 status moves of the type alongside. Normal
- type131 of the 1,025 species on this site carry the Normal type; 75 of them are pure Normal. Normal
- typeFlying and Normal is the most common type pair on this site, shared by 27 species. Flying
- typeNo default form among the 1,025 species on this site pairs Normal with Ice. Normal
- typeNormal is paired with Flying more than with any other type on this site, on 27 species. Normal
- type526 of the 1,025 species on this site have two types and 499 have one, so 51 percent are dual typed. Normal
- typeOn the Generations VI to IX chart, Normal attacks hit no types for double, 2 types for half and Ghost for nothing. Normal
- typeA pure Normal type takes double from 1 attacking type and half from no types, and nothing from Ghost, on the Generations VI to IX chart. Normal
- Generation IIPoison against Bug was ×2 on the Generation I chart and is ×1 on the Generations VI to IX chart. Poison
Card sets: 57 facts
50 sets have at least one.
- 2004-07-01Poké Card Creator Pack is the smallest English set in the TCGdex set list with more than one card, at 5 official cards. Poké Card Creator Pack
- 2019-11-15SWSH Black Star Promos is the largest English set in the TCGdex set list at 307 official cards. SWSH Black Star Promos
- 1999-01-09Base Set carries the earliest release date of any English set in the TCGdex set list with more than one card, 9 Jan 1999. Base Set
- 2026-11-06Delta Reign carries the latest release date of any English set in the TCGdex set list, 6 Nov 2026. Delta Reign
- 2024-01-26Paldean Fates lists 154 cards beyond its official count of 91, the widest gap of any English set in the TCGdex set list. Paldean Fates
- 2011-06-17Every one of the 12 cards in McDonald's Collection 2011 is a holo in the TCGdex count. McDonald's Collection 2011
- 2019-11-15SWSH Black Star Promos opened the Sword & Shield series, which has 26 English sets in the TCGdex set list, more than any other series. SWSH Black Star Promos
- 2021-02-09McDonald's Collection 2021 is the largest of the 12 McDonald's Collection sets in the TCGdex set list at 25 official cards, a series that ran from 17 Jun 2011 to 4 Dec 2024. McDonald's Collection 2021
- 2025-01-172025 saw 19 English sets in the TCGdex set list, more than any other year, starting with Prismatic Evolutions on 17 Jan 2025. Prismatic Evolutions
- 2019-11-15SWSH Black Star Promos, released 15 Nov 2019, is the earliest English set in the TCGdex set list whose cards carry a regulation mark (D, E and F). SWSH Black Star Promos
- 2023-03-31Scarlet & Violet is the first English set in the TCGdex set list with regulation mark G, which appears on 1,647 cards across 16 sets. Scarlet & Violet
- 2023-06-09Regulation mark G is on 1,647 card records, more than any other mark, and Paldea Evolved carries 277 of them. Paldea Evolved