Is there a consensus on which mythica/legendaries are canonically one-of-a-kind and which are just rare species?
>>57220146No. The games and anime really aren’t consistent about it. It’s probably for the best to treat each legendary as an exceedingly rare species though, as that’s generally closest to how they’re portrayed.
>>57220146In my opinion there's no canon on the matter.I choose to believe each game is an alternate universe wherein the sole existing legendary was never caught.
>>57220146I like to believe there's one Legendary and a bunch of legendaries in its image.
>pokemon are species>Zacian and Zamazenta are individualswhat species are they?what species were their parents?why aren't they called [pokemon species] - Hero of Sword/Shield like Bloodmoon is?
>>57220146No,there's 0 consistency on what gets classified as what
>>57220146Every single Pokemon has an infinite quantity due to the nature of spacetime fuckery being as common as an occasional sprinkling of rain from a gorillion different sources, pushing and pulling Pokemon across timelines and universes as GameFreak sees fit to ensure you can always acquire a "one-per-universe" Pokemon that logically should not be present, but is thanks to the aforementioned fuckery.
>>57220146If you want the pokemon fanbase consensus you might as well just make your own headcanon.Canon explanation is what you should care about.
>>57220146I don't think any Pokémon are one-of-a-kind.
>>57220904Mewtwo is (occasionally retconned)
>>57220913>Gen 1 Mewtwo>Gen 3 Mewtwo>Gen 4 Mewtwo>Gen 6 MewtwoAnd that's not even counting the Mewtwo that show up in rehashes or ORAS.
>>57220930You are counting rehashes for half of those and the only other is le kanto call back. Do you think the Kalos forest is actually a carbon copy of Viridian too? Also>post game non-story related legendaries being actually canon
>>57220904Arceus (true form at least, avatars don't count)
>>57220969Debatable, we aren't entirely sure if the story of creation encompasses the multiverse at large or if it's just one specific universe's creation, and that there's a whole-ass network of infinite Aus, one ruling over each universe.
>>57220913>Mewtwo is (occasionally retconned)So it's not.>>57220969Debatable, but I don't think you can just say that avatars don't count.
>>57220913Only in one universe>>57220930>Gen 3 MewtwoIts a remake.>Gen 4 MewtwoNot canonically caught>Gen 6 MewtwoNever stated to be a different one.>show up in rehashesYou are literally counting those.
>>57220146Its outright stated in PLA that some of the godlike entities can split off a lesser physical form as a Pokemon so I imagine that some of the ones that could literally destroy the planet(groudon/kyogre) or reality itself(the creation trio) probably just split off multiple versions/aspects of themselves to run/maintain reality
>>57221037Gen 6 Mewtwo is a different one. Trevor mentions he also caught a Mewtwo if you show it to him.
>>57221153>some of the godlike entities can split off a lesser physical form as a PokemonOnly Arceus has the “received a part of it” entry in the journal, and only it copy pastes itself into your inventory. Not really the case for any other legendary or mythical. In HGSS we see it can just make extra Sinnoh dragons whenever, too. >>57220981Or even if Arceus just created Sinnoh. The games say it (in legend) “created Sinnoh and *possibly* the entire world” and Laventon says its light only spreads across Hisui, so we really don’t know the extent to which Arceus/an Arceus actually governs. We probably won’t get an answer.
each game is its own instance of canon, and the legendaries are one of a kind
>>57221190>Only Arceus has the “received a part of it” entry in the journal, and only it copy pastes itself into your inventory. Not really the case for any other legendary or mythical. Don't be dense, you're trying to argue the in game personifications of spacetime itself the fundamental bedrock of reality itself as we can conceive it, cant otherwise be in more than one place at once or spit themselves? Come on...
>>57221159That's just your favorite poketuber not understanding what a video game is.>>57221153Not really. Only Arceus.
>>57221219The game never even suggests it for them, unlike Arceus. No one cares about your baseless headcanon.
>>57221427>poketuberAnon, Trevor is a character in XY. I know you didn’t play the games but come on.
>>57220930Mewtwo isn't in ORAS.
>>57221198this basically, which is essentially what I said >>57220686
>>57221190You can rematch Dialga, Palkia, and Arceus and use them against themselves
>>57220146All box legendaries are most likely one offs
>>57221836Solgaleo and Lunala are explicitly not, they're just aliens that became legendary by defeating the Tapu in battle
>>57221799>The game never even suggests it for them, unlike Arceus. No one cares about your baseless headcanon.>>57221835lol, lmao even
>but what if there are parallel universes where-
