Besides the games, the most consumed branch of thePokemonfranchise is its long-running anime.

However, the idea ofPokemon coming in different colors originated in the anime.

How and why they emerge is never explained andremains one of the biggest mysteries in the anime.

Blended image showing Ash Greninja, Mew, and Magikarp in the Pokémon anime

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The tradeoff to this immunity to water is that its crystal body is damaged by intense heat.

but that was a result of scientific experiments and was reversed by the end of the episode.

One Meltan befriended Ash and joined his team, where it struck up a partnership with his Rowlet.

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Yet even these three titans are not the apex of Pokemon divinity.

However, there is only one Arceus whodwells in a separate realm of its own.

Still, Arceus is unique and remainsthe most elusive creature in the Pokemon world.

Ash’s Dusk Lycanroc with his mouth open

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Porygon from its banned episode of ‘Pokémon’

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The Crystal Onix from the Pokémon anime

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Ash’s Greninja in his Ash-Greninja form

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Ash’s Melmetal getting ready to fight

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The mythical pokemon Mew in Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

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Mewtwo stands against a fiery backdrop in ‘Pokemon: The First Movie- Mewtwo Strikes Back’

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The Alpha Pokémon, Arceus, glowing and flying through the sky in Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

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