Legendary and Mythical
Legendary and Mythical Pokémon are the rarest in the games. The counts here follow the Pokédex data on pokee.si, and fan nicknames are always marked as fan terms.
19 facts. Each one says how we know it.
Legendary Pokémon: 71
71 Pokémon are Legendary. That is about 6.9% of the Pokédex.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the Pokédex data on pokee.si marks as Legendary.
Mythical Pokémon: 23
23 Pokémon are Mythical, about 2.2% of the Pokédex. That includes Mew, Celebi and Jirachi.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the Pokédex data on pokee.si marks as Mythical.
All together: 94
Legendary and Mythical Pokémon together make 94 of the 1,025 Pokémon, about 9.2%.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the Pokédex data on pokee.si marks as Legendary or Mythical.
First Legendary: #144
Articuno (#144) is the first Legendary Pokémon in Pokédex order, with Zapdos and Moltres right after it.
How we know: Found the lowest Pokédex number of any Legendary Pokémon in the data on pokee.si. This is by Pokédex number.
First Mythical: #151
Mew (#151) is the first Mythical Pokémon in Pokédex order, and it is the last Pokémon of Generation 1.
How we know: Found the lowest Pokédex number of any Mythical Pokémon in the data on pokee.si. This is by Pokédex number.
Strongest Legendary: 690
Eternatus has the highest stat total of any Legendary Pokémon: 690.
How we know: Compared the base stat total of every Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Legendary.
Strongest Mythical: 720
Arceus has the highest stat total of any Mythical Pokémon: 720.
How we know: Compared the base stat total of every Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Mythical.
Smallest Legendary total: 200
Cosmog has the lowest stat total of any Legendary Pokémon, 200.
How we know: Compared the base stat total of every Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Legendary.
Stat total of 600 or more: 48 of 94
48 of the 94 Legendary and Mythical Pokémon have a stat total of 600 or more.
How we know: Counted base stat totals of 600 or more among Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Legendary or Mythical.
Tallest Legendary or Mythical: 20 m
Eternatus is the tallest Legendary or Mythical Pokémon, at 20 m.
How we know: Compared the height of every Legendary and Mythical Pokémon in the data on pokee.si.
Lightest Legendary or Mythical: 0.1 kg
Cosmog is the lightest Legendary or Mythical Pokémon, at only 0.1 kg.
How we know: Compared the weight of every Legendary and Mythical Pokémon in the data on pokee.si.
Favourite Legendary type: Psychic
Psychic is the most common type among Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, with 23 of them.
How we know: Counted the types of every Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Legendary or Mythical (a dual type counts for both of its types).
Fewest Legendaries: Gen 6
Generation 6 brought just 3 Legendary Pokémon, the fewest of any generation.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Legendary, by generation.
Most Mythicals: Gen 4
Generation 4 has the most Mythical Pokémon: 5, such as Phione, Manaphy and Darkrai.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Mythical, by generation.
Ultra Beasts: 11
11 Pokémon are Ultra Beasts, and all of them first appeared in Generation 7. They include Nihilego, Buzzwole and Pheromosa.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the Pokédex data on pokee.si marks as Ultra Beasts, and checked their generation.
Paradox Pokémon: 22
22 Pokémon are Paradox Pokémon, and they all arrived in Generation 9. Koraidon and Miraidon are also Legendary.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the Pokédex data on pokee.si marks as Paradox, and checked their generation and tags.
Pseudo-legendary (a fan term): 10
Fans use the nickname “pseudo-legendary” for 10 Pokémon: Dragonite, Tyranitar, Salamence, Metagross, Garchomp, Hydreigon, Goodra, Kommo-o, Dragapult and Baxcalibur. None of them is Legendary, but every one has a stat total of 600.
Fan term. Pseudo-legendary: a fan nickname, not an official term. Fans use it for very strong Pokémon that are not Legendary.
How we know: Counted the Pokémon the Pokédex data on pokee.si tags pseudo-legendary and compared their stat totals. “Pseudo-legendary” is a fan term, not an official one.
Legendaries that evolve: 10
Most Legendary and Mythical Pokémon never evolve. 10 of the 94 belong to a line with more than one Pokémon, like Type: Null, Silvally and Cosmog.
How we know: Checked whether each Legendary or Mythical Pokémon shares an evolution chain with another Pokémon, in the data on pokee.si.
One type or two?: 40 v 54
40 Legendary and Mythical Pokémon have one type and 54 have two.
How we know: Counted the types of every Pokémon the data on pokee.si marks Legendary or Mythical.