If you’re like me and millions of others, you are probably currently nursing blisters on your feet from chasing elusive monster silhouettes all over your neighborhood in an attempt to “catch ’em all” in the hugely popular and addictive Pokemon Go mobile app. But, unlike a lot of folks playing the game, I am completely new to the world of Pokemon, which means I generally have no earthly idea what in the world I’m chasing!
For those unfamiliar with the game, until you catch a particular kind of Pokemon, it only shows up as a gray silhouette on your “Nearby” radar screen. All you know is a rough shape and that you haven’t caught whatever it is yet.
For all of us Pokemon newbies, I have compiled a guide to every Pokemon silhouette in the game so you can tell exactly which Pokemon has you walking down that ominous dark alley at 2AM.
Before we get to the guide, however, I should point out that I have included all 151 Pokemon from “Generation 1,” even though not all of them are currently “catchable” in the app. It has been determined by folks far more into the game than I am that there are currently six of the 151 Generation 1 Pokemon that are not catchable at this time. However, some very smart folks have accessed the code of the game and determined that they are in there, they are just not set to show up — yet.
Those six are: Ditto (#132), Articuno (#144), Zapdos (#145), Moltres (#146), Mewtwo (#150), and Mew (#151).
Also, before you lose your job walking all over the country looking for Kangaskhan (#115), Farfetch’d (#83) or Mr. Mime (#122), you should know that those are region-restricted and currently only catchable in Australia, Europe and Asia respectively. On the bright side, us North Americans have exclusive access to Tauros! (I caught one this weekend and he’s pretty cool!)
To further help you out, I’ve highlighted in yellow all Pokemon connected by evolution. The Pokemon on the left evolves into the one on the right with some species being able to evolve twice.
Eevee is unique in that it is the only Pokemon that can evolve into either of three Pokemon: Vaporeon, Flareon, or Jolteon. Normally, which Pokemon Eevee evolves into is completely random, but someone figured out a trick that can guarantee you get whichever of the three you want just by changing your Eevee’s name to the following before clicking evolve:
Rainer —-> Vaporeon
Sparky —-> Jolteon
Pyro —-> Flareon
OK, without further ado, here are photos of all the Pokemon silhouettes (or outlines) in the Pokemon Go app! Below the photo is a list of all the Pokemon in the game with links to their individual entries on Wikipedia. (For photos of all the Pokemon Go Pokemon after they’re caught, CLICK HERE.)
I’m embarrassed to admit how long it took to put that together, so it sure would be appreciated if you linked to us instead of just taking the photo and posting it on social media or anywhere else. If I’m not convincing enough, surely you couldn’t go against the wishes of Jigglypuff!
Here is the complete list of all the Pokemon in Pokemon Go in chronological order with links to their entries on Wikipedia:
1. Bulbasaur
2. Ivysaur
3. Venusaur
4. Charmander
5. Charmeleon
6. Charizard
7. Squirtle
8. Wartortle
9. Blastoise
10. Caterpie
11. Metapod
12. Butterfree
13. Weedle
14. Kakuna
15. Beedrill
16. Pidgey
17. Pidgeotto
18. Pidgeot
29. Nidoran (female)
30. Nidorina
31. Nidoqueen
32. Nidoran (male)
33. Nidorino
34. Nidoking
39. Jigglypuff
40. Wigglytuff
43. Oddish
44. Gloom
45. Vileplume
60. Poliwag
61. Poliwhirl
62. Poliwrath
63. Abra
64. Kadabra
65. Alakazam
66. Machop
67. Machoke
68. Machamp
69. Bellsprout
70. Weepinbell
71. Victreebel
72. Tentacool
73. Tentacruel
74. Geodude
75. Graveler
76. Golem
83. Farfetch’d
94. Gengar
95. Onix
106. Hitmonlee
107. Hitmonchan
108. Lickitung
113. Chansey
114. Tangela
115. Kangaskhan
122. Mr. Mime
123. Scyther
124. Jynx
125. Electabuzz
126. Magmar
127. Pinsir
128. Tauros
131. Lapras
132. Ditto
133. Eevee
134. Vaporeon
135. Jolteon
136. Flareon
137. Porygon
138. Omanyte
139. Omastar
142. Aerodactyl
143. Snorlax
144. Articuno
145. Zapdos
146. Moltres
147. Dratini
148. Dragonair
149. Dragonite
