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Gen 9 Pokémon Quiz: All 120 Paldea Pokémon

120 new Pokémon, one open world, zero excuses

This gen 9 Pokémon quiz covers every Paldea species introduced in Scarlet and Violet, from the Grass cat Sprigatito all the way to Pokédex entry #1025, Pecharunt. See a sprite, type the name — find out where your memory breaks down.

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What the Gen 9 Paldea quiz covers

Generation 9 spans Pokédex entries #906 through #1025, a total of 120 species introduced across Scarlet, Violet, and their DLC. That includes the Paldea starters, Paradox Pokémon, the four Treasures of Ruin, and Gholdengo at #1000. Every one of those 120 appears in this quiz.

Paldea also pushed the franchise past a historic threshold: 1025 total Pokémon across all nine generations. That milestone falls on Pecharunt, the final entry in the current National Pokédex. The quiz reflects the full generation as released in Scarlet, Violet, and their DLC expansions.

Why Gen 9 names are harder than they look

Paradox Pokémon make a shared two-word codename pattern unusually prominent — Iron Valiant, Roaring Moon, and Walking Wake among them. Earlier generations already contained multi-word names, but this larger themed group creates a distinct naming exercise.

The Treasures of Ruin quartet — Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu — draw from Mandarin vocabulary, giving them a phonetic profile unlike anything in Gens 1 through 8. Meanwhile, names like Fuecoco blend Spanish roots (_fuego_ + _cocodrilo_) in ways that feel natural once you know the region's theme but trip up anyone relying on English word patterns alone. Spelling tolerance of one character means a typo won't cost you a correct answer, but the recall itself still has to come from memory.

Editorial Gen 9 study candidates

With Pokédrill's observed Gen 9 sample still too small for a reliable ranking, the following are editorial study candidates. Shroodle and Grafaiai are a small two-stage line, Bramblin evolves into Brambleghast through a walking mechanic, and Squawkabilly appears in several plumage colors. Each gives you a concrete detail to attach to the name.

Rellor and Tarountula are small early-game Bug types found in Paldea's open areas; Scarlet and Violet do not use numbered routes such as “Route 1.” Flittle evolves into Espathra. Whether these enter your local miss history depends entirely on your own answers, not on an assumed community difficulty order.

The Paldea Pokémon everyone remembers

Tinkaton carries a gigantic hammer, and its Scarlet Pokédex entry says it knocks rocks into the sky to target flying Corviknight. Gholdengo is Pokédex entry #1000 and evolves from Gimmighoul after collecting 999 Gimmighoul Coins. Koraidon and Miraidon serve as the player's ride Pokémon through much of Scarlet and Violet.

Ceruledge and Armarouge are a version-associated Fire/Ghost and Fire/Psychic knight duo. Meowscarada is the Grass starter's final form, while Ogerpon plays a central role in The Teal Mask DLC. These story, version, and evolutionary links make practical recall anchors without implying a measured popularity order.

How the Gen 9 quiz trains your memory

Every Pokémon you miss is flagged in local storage on this device and becomes eligible for extra random weighting in later selections. A missed Shroodle is not guaranteed to appear next or near the front. Sprite mode shows an image and asks for the name; the checker accepts one insertion, deletion, substitution, or adjacent letter swap.

You can rotate through the full 120 or choose a different generation. Dedicated evolutionary-line and Paradox-only filters are not available yet; there are 20 non-cover Paradox species when both DLC additions are included, or 22 when Koraidon and Miraidon are counted in the broader group.

Gen 9 in context: where Paldea sits in the full dex

At 120 new species, Generation 9 is the third-largest debut generation after Unova's 156 and Hoenn's 135. Paldea's designs are notable for introducing the Paradox mechanic — ancient and futuristic relatives of existing Pokémon — which blurs the taxonomy in ways that complicate memory mapping. Knowing Roaring Moon is related to Salamence, or that Iron Hands parallels Hariyama, gives you a retrieval hook. Without that contextual knowledge, the Paradox names feel arbitrary.

The generation also introduced the Terastal phenomenon, allowing any Pokémon to change its type mid-battle. That mechanic does not directly affect how you memorize names, but it does explain why community discussion around Paldean species is dense and ongoing — the competitive implications of Tera typing keep Gen 9 Pokémon in active discussion far beyond launch.

Frequently asked questions

How many Pokémon are in Gen 9?
Generation 9 introduced 120 new Pokémon, spanning Pokédex entries #906 (Sprigatito) through #1025 (Pecharunt). That total includes the three Paldea starters, four Treasures of Ruin legendaries, the full Paradox Pokémon roster, and milestone entry Gholdengo at #1000.
What region is Gen 9 set in?
Generation 9 is set in the Paldea region, an open-world area inspired by the Iberian Peninsula — primarily Spain and Portugal. The Spanish influence is most visible in Pokémon names like Fuecoco, which blends the Spanish words for fire and crocodile.
What are the starter Pokémon in Gen 9?
The three Paldea starters are Sprigatito (Grass), Fuecoco (Fire), and Quaxly (Water). They evolve into Meowscarada, Skeledirge, and Quaquaval respectively. Meowscarada and Quaquaval are bipedal performers, while Skeledirge is primarily quadrupedal and has a singer motif.
What are Paradox Pokémon in Gen 9?
Paradox Pokémon are ancient or futuristic counterparts to existing species found in Area Zero. Ancient forms have evocative names like Roaring Moon and Great Tusk, while future forms use the 'Iron' prefix — Iron Valiant, Iron Hands, Iron Boulder. They don't evolve from their counterparts; they're separate Pokédex entries entirely.
Which Gen 9 Pokémon are hardest to remember?
Current Pokédrill samples are too small for a reliable Gen 9 ranking. Shroodle, Bramblin, Rellor, Tarountula, Squawkabilly, and Flittle are editorial study candidates based on their family roles or encounter context, not measured community error rates.
Why are the Treasures of Ruin names so hard to spell?
Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu use Mandarin-derived name elements. Their shared two-part structure can make the quartet blur together, but the quiz removes hyphens and spaces before checking an answer.
Does this quiz include the Paldea DLC Pokémon?
Yes. The quiz covers the full Generation 9 Pokédex as defined by entries #906 through #1025, which includes Pokémon introduced in both the Teal Mask and Indigo Disk DLC expansions, such as Ogerpon and Pecharunt.
What is the 1000th Pokémon?
Gholdengo, the Ghost/Steel evolution of Gimmighoul, is National Pokédex #1000. Gimmighoul evolves after the player collects 999 Gimmighoul Coins. Pecharunt is #1025 in the current dataset.
Can I quiz myself on just the Paradox Pokémon?
The current controls do not expose type, category, or Paradox-only filters. Use the complete Gen 9 rotation; locally stored misses add extra weight to species you previously missed but cannot isolate a category.
How does spelling tolerance work for hyphenated names like Ting-Lu?
The checker removes spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, periods, underscores, and colons before comparison, so 'Ting Lu' and 'Ting-Lu' normalize to the same answer. It then accepts one insertion, deletion, substitution, or adjacent letter swap.

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