Generation III/Trivia


 * Generation III introduced the most Abilities to the series, with 76 (77 if including ).
 * Generation III was the first generation to:
 * Include both a mother and father for the main character and the rival.
 * Introduce multiple Legendary trios (the weather trio and the Legendary titans).
 * Introduce multiple Mythical Pokémon.
 * Not introduce any new evolutions for.
 * Not allow the customization of a rival character's name.
 * Have multiple paired versions, one pair of which are remakes.
 * Give the Elite Four its own battle music, as opposed to them sharing the same battle music as the Gym Leaders in previous generations. However, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Diamond, Pearl and Platinum still do this, with the latter three's Elite Four battle music having a lower pitch by one semitone.
 * Use wireless connectivity.
 * Feature the word "Pokémon" in the logos of the Japanese titles, alongside "Pocket Monsters."
 * Generation III is the only generation that:
 * Introduced two pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
 * Is unable to communicate with games from the previous generation.
 * Has no core series games playable on the Nintendo 3DS.
 * Introduced an even number of Abilities (excluding Cacophony).
 * Released two brand new sets of Pokémon games in the same calendar year in Japan, with and  releasing in 2004.
 * Had more than one year with no new Pokémon game being released in Japan, with the total being two years (2003 and 2005).
 * Generation III does not introduce any evolved forms of Pokémon from previous generations (a trait shared with generations V and VII), with the only cross-generational relatives being baby Pokémon and.
 * Generation III introduced the most Pokémon that are unable to evolve, with a total of 21 at the time.
 * Generation III has the largest number of total games, with fifteen. It is tied with Generation IV for the largest number of core series games, with five each.
 * Starting with Generation III, Ken Sugimori's art style shows noticeable differences from that of Generation I and . This can be seen when comparing the artwork for, , and and  Pokémon from their original games to that of those games' remakes.
 * Most of the Generation III Pokémon that are not in the Sinnoh Pokédex have only one sprite in the Generation IV games. received sprite updates in, while Generation I and II Pokémon received updates in.
 * Almost all the backsprites of non-Generation III Pokémon are revamps of the backsprites in the Generation II games.
 * Generation III is the longest generation in North America, lasting slightly over four years.
 * Generation III is the only generation which was longer in the West than in Japan.