Pokemon Legendaries: Do you buy the fact that there's only one of each?

Ragnarakk wrote:pokemon don't last that long.. they probably last human lifespans.. like us.. so there'd have to be a fair load to unf every so often to make more :3

Err...I have to disagree with that they only last human lifespans. Since Absol isn't even a legendary and it lives 100 years as it is written in Pokedex entries. Pokemon live for a very long time...

Well, I think some legendaries that are almost god-like (Arceus, Giratina, etc) are probably one of a kind and probably nearly immortal. As for the lesser legends, I think they are very very rare (maybe less than 10 for each species, scattered around the world) and, while they technically can't breed, there are probably rare moments (maybe once every 5 or 10 years) where they can breed and produce an offspring. It ensures their number stay low while making sure the species keeps going (they are protectors of places after all, so it would be a bad thing if they were to vanish)

I think it depends on the legendary, since in the series its been seen that there is more then one shaymin, lugia, articuno, latios, latias and such X3 and even in pokemon snap you had to hatch articuno, zapdos and moltres eggs XD

Though I do think that Arcueus, Giratina, Dialga, Palkia, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf and mewtwo. Pokemon that are thought of as gods and/or were created by this god pokemon. And Mewtwo because of being man made. I might also group the legendary dog trio into the one of a kinders because they were created by Ho-oh from three pokemon that died in the burning tower and I doubt that Ho-oh will just randomly keep creating more of the same three pokemon making them unique. I also agree that Ho-oh (unlike its lugia conterpart) is a one of a kind and that like someone else said does the phoenix rising from the ashes thing.

I thought of a definition of what makes something legendary (for a comic I wrote once).
To gain the title of legendary, a Pokémon must not evolve, and must be unique for at least 50 years (it also helps if they have a long lifespan). They then are known as Legendary Pokémon (even if other ones turn up later).
They can then lose the title if they are no longer unique for 500 years, or gain an evolution/pre-evolution (this happened to Arcanine).

I think there is only one Arceus, Giratina, Uxie, Aself, Mesprite, Mewtwo, Jirachi and Celebi (although you can see more than one Celebi at a time if a past and future self come together).

All the others are not unique and will lose the title in under 500 years (or instantainiously if they gain an evo). Lugia in particular is very close to losing it (having only 64 years left).

I'm a Nerd.

Sparktail wrote:Well, I think some legendaries that are almost god-like (Arceus, Giratina, etc) are probably one of a kind and probably nearly immortal. As for the lesser legends, I think they are very very rare (maybe less than 10 for each species, scattered around the world) and, while they technically can't breed, there are probably rare moments (maybe once every 5 or 10 years) where they can breed and produce an offspring. It ensures their number stay low while making sure the species keeps going (they are protectors of places after all, so it would be a bad thing if they were to vanish)

What about *Shivers slightly.* the 5th Pokemon movie. Latios and Latias are said to either breed, or when the Eon dies they leave eggs behind. So Legendaries CAN breed.

And I do believe I was the one that spoke about Ho-Oh being like the phoenix that rises from the ashes. Good to see others agree with that theory. X3

but what about mew?,it's said to be the ancestor of pokemon so it has to have lived for a LONG time

According to the Anime there are at least 2 Mews.
One which appeared in the first movie, and the one which appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was a different one.

I had said that once with a debate on MSN with someone, saying it was a different Mew. That argument ended with me winning. I simply stated that the Mew in the 8th movie was in a symbiotic relationship with the Tree of Beginning...so there is no way Mew could stray far from the tree either way.

ah i see

Adler wrote:According to the Anime there are at least 2 Mews.
One which appeared in the first movie, and the one which appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was a different one.

Dang. I was getting ready to point that out :3

You can't say they're the same, since both Mews seem to have completely different powers (first movie it has I think a form of Shadow Ball, while eight movie it has Transform).

If you want to get technical, there's actually three Mews (Mirage Mew from the Mirage movie).

well first off, about celibi, some people say that in the movie all of the celibis were the same one, just from different time periods which would imply that it is immortal which I kinda cant believe at this point. Also in mystery dungeon two there is a shiny celibi and another one in the first game at the end of the damned purity forest *sighs* hate that place.

As of lately I have actually been wondering if there is only one Arceus in existence. I believe they could actually of been angles or warriors of heave. Part of my belief is that it is said to "have sculpted the universe with its thousand arms",I've heard rumors and stories that some gods have actually lost limbs and such, but for a quadruped to have a thousand arms is a bit far fetched. In my "fan fiction" I proposed that after the Creator made the world, he went to rest and an Arceus took over and took all the credit of making the universe. There is also the fact that if Arceus was a God it would be ALOT stronger than it was in the games, and also as a warrior it defends the path to heaven which is called forth by the azure flute.
I cant be assure of this until the movie comes out (and you know it eventually will). Which also brings up another point, Ash will meet Arceus...

*Ash waving to Arceus*"Hi God!" (you know this could happen)

*shakes my head* What?... ... ... *pauses in disbelief* What!?!?

Well, Pokemon is a Japanese thing so...well like in Okami this is possible, but I still think that it is very unlikely.

And I say...nuts to your theory. LOL

Everyone knows the game and the anime contradicts each other and that the game dumbs down all Pokemon so they are capturable or look weakened. And since when were cames consistent? Pokemon Pearl, they call Palkia. Pokemon Diamond, they call Dialga. Pokemon Platinum they call Palkia, Dialga AND Giratina.

I understand what you're saying full well, just not totally finalizing my theory until I can see the movie eventually.