What makes a Pokémon "legendary"?

What makes a Pokémon legendary is a combination of extreme rarity, immense power, and deep lore tied to the world's creation, mythology, or natural balance, often being one-of-a-kind or existing in very small numbers, controlling fundamental forces like time, space, or life, and serving as significant cultural figures or plot drivers in their regions, even if they aren't literal gods. Game mechanics treat them as special, hard-to-catch Pokémon, though the definition blurs with "Mythical" Pokémon and evolving groups, but fundamentally, they are beings of legend that shape the world.
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What determines a Legendary Pokémon?

There currently is no explicit criteria that defined what counts as a Legendary according to Bulbapedia, but they are generally featured prominently in the legends and myths of the Pokémon world, and are not tied to special events in the base games they came from, unlike Mythical Pokémon (such as Arceus) who often are ...
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Why are some Pokémon considered legendary?

Legendary Pokémon are typically powerful, and are limited to one per copy of the game, mostly as end game content. Mythical Pokémon share their power with Legendaries. However, they aren't obtainable except during special events.
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Who is the no. 1 Legendary Pokémon?

Arceus. By far the most naturally powerful Legendary Pokémon, with 720 points, Arceus is the closest thing the Poké-world has to a God - and as such, has powers you won't find with any other.
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Why did Ash never catch a legendary?

Ash Ketchum doesn't catch Legendary Pokémon primarily because writers keep him from becoming overpowered, and it conflicts with his character's focus on friendship and natural balance, as Legendaries serve crucial world-sustaining roles; capturing them would remove them from their duties, disrupting nature and making Ash too strong, though he did briefly bond with Mythical Meltan/Melmetal and Ultra Beast Naganadel, and later had Solgaleo as a temporary partner. 
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What was Ash's rarest Pokémon?

Ash's rarest Pokémon include his Shiny Noctowl, the Mythical Melmetal, the Ultra Beast Naganadel, and his unique Ash-Greninja form, all standing out due to their distinct traits or species rarity, with Melmetal potentially the absolute rarest due to its origin from a unique group of Meltan. 
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Who is the weakest legendary?

The title of "weakest legendary" often goes to Cosmog, due to its extremely low base stats (BST 200) and limited moves (Splash, Teleport) before evolving into the much stronger Solgaleo/Lunala. Other contenders include Uxie (outclassed by Cresselia) and sometimes Regigigas (crippled by its Slow Start ability), depending on whether "weak" means low stats or poor competitive viability despite high stats, according to users on Pokemon forums and databases.
 
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Who is the god of all Legendary Pokémon?

Arceus is, without a doubt, the most powerful Legendary Pokémon. This Normal type Mythical Pokémon is the creator of the universe and thus the closest that the Pokémon world has to a god. When it hatched from its egg, Arceus brought with it time, space, and antimatter in the form of the Creation Trio.
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What is the rarest legendary?

The "rarest legendary" depends on the game, but in Pokémon GO, Shiny Armored Mewtwo is a top contender due to its single limited-time event, while in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, Walking Wake & Iron Leaves were extremely rare for a short window. For the game Blooket, Megalodon is the rarest legendary from packs (0.2% drop), but overall rarity shifts with events and availability. 
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Why is Mew not legendary?

Because it's mythical meaning it's only available by special event in the main games. Legendary are available normally without tricks.
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What's more powerful, mythic or legendary?

Whether "Mythical" is better than "Legendary" depends on the game, but generally, Mythical is a tier above Legendary in rarity/power, often locked behind special events (like in Pokémon) or being the absolute top tier (like in Hearthstone, where Mythic is the highest), while in other games (like Dota 2), Legendary might just be a higher tier than Mythical, but often it's about context: Mythicals are usually rarer due to how you get them, not always their stats. 
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Are the Loyal 3 legendary?

The Loyal Three is a trio of Legendary Pokémon that are mascots for the Generation IX games, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Teal Mask).
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Who is the strongest Pokémon ever?

The strongest Pokémon ever is widely considered to be Arceus, the "God" of the Pokémon universe, due to its lore as the creator of all things, ability to change type (Multitype), and having the highest base stat total, but other contenders for raw power include Eternatus (Eternamax), Mega Rayquaza, and Ultra Necrozma, often debated based on game mechanics vs. mythical strength. 
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What are the 4 cursed Pokémon?

The treasures found their way into Paldea after the greedy king of the region purchased them from a merchant from the East. But the negative emotions from the king's desires would "awaken" the treasures, transforming them into four powerful Pokémon: Chi-yu, Wo-chen, Chein-Pao, and Ting-lu.
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What was the first Pokémon ever designed?

The first Pokémon ever designed was Rhydon, according to lead designer Ken Sugimori, making it the first creature programmed and widely represented in the original games, though lore-wise Arceus is considered the creator, and Mew the ancestor of all Pokémon; however, designer Shigeki Morimoto also revealed he drew Diglett as a child much earlier, making it technically the earliest doodle.
 
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What Pokémon is 0001?

Pokémon 001 is Bulbasaur, the Grass/Poison-type Seed Pokémon, and the first entry in the National Pokédex, known for having a plant bulb on its back that grows with it, evolving into Ivysaur and then Venusaur.
 
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Does Ash have any god Pokémon?

Ash has captured other rare Pokémon like Meltan, Naganadel, and a unique Lycanroc, but he has never caught a Legendary Pokémon. Ash Ketchum of Pokémon has encountered many rare Pokémon during his travels, from the god of Pokémon to alien Pokémon from another universe.
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Is Mew the ancestor of all Pokémon?

Yes, in Pokémon lore, Mew is considered the ancestor of all Pokémon, containing the genetic code of every species, allowing it to learn any move, representing the biological "most recent common ancestor" (MRCA) idea. However, this often sparks debate with Arceus, the "Creator Pokémon," who is often seen as the divine origin of the universe and other Pokémon (like Dialga, Palkia), with some theories suggesting Arceus created Mew as the common ancestor for regular Pokémon, while others see Mew as the primordial ancestor of everything, including Arceus. 
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What is the #1 weakest Pokémon?

FAQs. What is the weakest rare Pokémon? The weakest rare Pokémon is Cosmog. It's a psychic-type Legendary Pokémon with the same base stat total as Magikarp.
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What Pokémon has 0 weaknesses?

The Eelektross line (Tynamo, Eelektrik, and Eelektross) all lack any weaknesses. The reason for this is that they are pure Electric-type Pokémon that can only possess the Levitate ability. Levitate makes the user immune to Ground-type moves, which is the primary opponent to Electric-type users.
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What is Ash's rarest Pokémon?

Ash's rarest Pokémon often cited are his Shiny Noctowl, his unique Dusk Form Lycanroc, the Mythical Melmetal, the Ultra Beast Naganadel, and his special Ash-Greninja, with Melmetal often considered the absolute rarest due to its origin as a mass of unique Meltan, though Pikachu's Gigantamax form also adds rarity.
 
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Why did Charmander stop obeying Ash after evolving?

Unfortunately, Charmander's happy personality and loyalty disappeared upon it evolving into Charmeleon, the reason being that Charmeleon's own skill level excelled that of Ash's and as such, it disrespected him.
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Why is Ash's Pikachu so rare?

Ash's Pikachu is considered rare in the Pokémon world because of its immense, almost legendary power, its unique ability to Gigantamax (a rare form), its refusal to evolve, its special connection with Ash (often staying outside its ball), and being a target for Team Rocket due to these exceptional traits, making it a "Super Pikachu" unlike any other.
 
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