List of Pokémon: Difference between revisions

At the core of the ''{{uv|Pokémon}}'' franchise are hundreds upon hundreds of the eponymous creatures. These are collectively called Pokémon and have many roles in the ''Pokémon'' RPGs, mainly as game pieces in Pokémon battling where the object is to defeat the opponent's enemy Pokémon with their own. Pokémon are introduced en masse once every several years as part of a new "Generation" of the franchise, along with the newest handheld RPG versions. Thus far there have been a total of eight generations, with the grand total of species clocking in at 890 different species of Pokémon, and each ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' game features a selected assortment of Pokémon from all current generations existent at its time to serve a variety of roles, such as playable character, character that is summoned from an [[item]] called the [[Poké Ball]], collectible [[trophy]] or [[sticker]], background characters in [[stages]], and others.