Real-animal Pokémon

Sheep and Goat Pokémon

9 Pokémon are based on or look like sheep and goats. They run from Mareep (#0179) to Dubwool (#0832).

Sheep and Goat Pokémon facts

  • Most sheep and goat Pokémon are Grass types (4 of 9), then Electric (3) and Normal (2).
  • Generation 2 added the most (3 of 9).
  • Heaviest: Gogoat (91 kg). Lightest: Cottonee (0.6 kg).

All 9 Sheep and Goat Pokémon

Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by sheep and goats, 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
#0179MareepElectricBased on a sheep, with a name from a nursery rhyme.2
#0180FlaaffyElectricLooks like a sheep with patchy wool.2
#0181AmpharosElectricLooks like a sheared sheep, the end of a wool-losing line.2
#0546CottoneeGrass/FairyModelled on a puff of cotton and a sheep.5
#0547WhimsicottGrass/FairyModelled on a cotton plant and a sheep.5
#0672SkiddoGrassA goat, possibly a bharal, according to Bulbapedia.6
#0673GogoatGrassBased on a goat, perhaps a bharal.6
#0831WoolooNormalBased on a sheep, perhaps a black-faced breed.8
#0832DubwoolNormalMay be modelled on the Jacob sheep.8

Sheep and Goat Pokémon by type

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

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