Real-animal Pokémon

Dinosaur Pokémon

53 Pokémon are based on or look like dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles. They run from Cubone (#0104) to Raging Bolt (#1021).

Dinosaur Pokémon facts

All 53 Dinosaur Pokémon

Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles, or looks like them. Game Freak does not always say what inspired a design, so some of these are well-supported readings, not official facts.

#PokémonTypeWhy it countsGen
#0104CuboneGroundLoosely based on bipedal dinosaurs and bone-wearing cultures.1
#0105MarowakGroundLoosely dinosaur-like, just like its pre-evolution Cubone.1
#0112RhydonGround/RockMixes a rhino with dinosaurs such as ceratopsids.1
#0131LaprasWater/IceBased on a plesiosaur, a long-necked sea reptile.1
#0142AerodactylRock/FlyingBased on pterosaurs, flying reptiles from the age of dinosaurs.1
#0152ChikoritaGrassAppears to be based on a sauropod.2
#0153BayleefGrassBased on a sauropod, specifically Apatosaurus.2
#0154MeganiumGrassLooks like a sauropod, especially Apatosaurus.2
#0246LarvitarRock/GroundShares traits with dinosaurs and giant movie monsters.2
#0248TyranitarRock/DarkA big upright dinosaur-like Pokémon; its name hints at Tyrannosaurus.2
#0253GrovyleGrassLooks like a feathered theropod dinosaur.3
#0254SceptileGrassA gecko look joined by a dinosaur look, like Dilophosaurus.3
#0306AggronSteel/RockMay draw on Triceratops and theropod dinosaurs, plus an iron-eating monster.3
#0357TropiusGrass/FlyingA generic sauropod mixed with a banana plant.3
#0371BagonDragonA dragon with touches of Pachycephalosaurus, the dome-headed dinosaur.3
#0383GroudonGroundA bipedal, dinosaur-like giant with ankylosaur-style spikes.3
#0408CranidosRockBased on Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur with a very thick skull.4
#0409RampardosRockBased on Pachycephalosaurus, with horns like a young one's.4
#0410ShieldonRock/SteelA ceratopsian dinosaur combined with a shield.4
#0411BastiodonRock/SteelA ceratopsian dinosaur with a head like Chasmosaurus.4
#0444GabiteDragon/GroundBlends dinosaur-style monsters, wyverns and sharks.4
#0445GarchompDragon/GroundCombines dinosaurs, wyverns and sharks, plus shark-mouth fighter planes.4
#0464RhyperiorGround/RockAdds Ankylosaurus to the rhinoceros and ceratopsid ideas behind Rhydon.4
#0483DialgaSteel/DragonLooks like a short-necked sauropod, perhaps Camarasaurus.4
#0566ArchenRock/FlyingModelled on Archaeopteryx, a feathered dinosaur.5
#0567ArcheopsRock/FlyingBased on Archaeopteryx, a feathered dinosaur.5
#0610AxewDragonThe whole Axew line looks like it is dinosaur-based.5
#0612HaxorusDragonLikely based on dinosaurs, maybe Heterodontosaurus.5
#0633DeinoDark/DragonResembles a young dragon or a sauropod.5
#0644ZekromDragon/ElectricIts body may blend a European dragon with a theropod dinosaur.5
#0646KyuremDragon/IceSeems to blend a theropod dinosaur with a European dragon.5
#0696TyruntRock/DragonBased on Tyrannosaurus, as a small biped with a big head.6
#0697TyrantrumRock/DragonDesigned from Tyrannosaurus by Hitoshi Ariga.6
#0698AmauraRock/IceDesigned on Amargasaurus, a sauropod with sail-like spines.6
#0699AurorusRock/IceBased on Amargasaurus, but with a neck sail instead of spikes.6
#0782Jangmo-oDragonA small dinosaur-like dragon, 0.6 metres tall.7
#0783Hakamo-oDragon/FightingA theropod dinosaur with some ankylosaur features.7
#0784Kommo-oDragon/FightingA theropod dinosaur with ankylosaur touches.7
#0839CoalossalRock/FireMixes a dinosaur or giant monster with a pile of coal.8
#0880DracozoltElectric/DragonMixes dinosaur looks, like the old Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.8
#0881ArctozoltElectric/IceIts upper half looks like a dromaeosaur, its lower half like a plesiosaur.8
#0882DracovishWater/DragonMixes a stegosaur look with Dunkleosteus, an armoured prehistoric fish.8
#0883ArctovishWater/IceIts lower half looks like a plesiosaur or mosasaur.8
#0884DuraludonSteel/DragonThe body of a theropod dinosaur mixed with a tall building.8
#0986Brute BonnetGrass/DarkBuilt from the mushroom Amoonguss and a dinosaur.9
#0996FrigibaxDragon/IceLooks like a baby dinosaur, maybe Concavenator.9
#0997ArctibaxDragon/IceMay be based on Spinosaurus, with other sail-backed dinosaurs.9
#0998BaxcaliburDragon/IceDraws on theropod dinosaurs from old dinosaur art.9
#1007KoraidonFighting/DragonBlends lizards, feathered theropod dinosaurs and motorbikes.9
#1009Walking WakeWater/DragonA body taken from theropod dinosaurs.9
#1018ArchaludonSteel/DragonA tall metal dinosaur with a bridge-inspired name.9
#1020Gouging FireFire/DragonIts head crest resembles ceratopsian dinosaurs such as Styracosaurus.9
#1021Raging BoltElectric/DragonA sauropod like Brontosaurus, whose name means thunder lizard.9

Dinosaur Pokémon by type

A Pokémon with two types is counted once for each type.

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