The 15 Hottest Pokemon & Why Most Are Fully Evolved

Most Pokemon are built to be cute or tough. Some of them are built to look good. One is modeled on a ballet dancer and a knight, and another on a fashion model.

Here are the 15 hottest Pokemon:

Hottest Pokemon

#15

Dragonite

Dragonite looks like a classic European dragon, but its benevolent behavior and its description as the guardian of the sea point to Chinese and Japanese dragons, which are seen as lucky creatures that control water and weather. Its design also parallels giant monsters from kaiju films.

Dragonite is known as the Sea Incarnate, and figureheads that resemble Dragonite decorate the bows of many ships. It stands 2.2 m tall and weighs 210 kg.

#14

Gengar

Gengar is based on a ghost. Its evolution line shows a ghost crossing from the afterlife into the living world, and Gengar is the one that broke all the way through. It is the Shadow Pokemon, a name that fits its many abilities built around shadows.

Gengar possesses potential victims' shadows to steal away their lives, and if your shadow begins to laugh you should grab a protective charm. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 40.5 kg.

#13

Persian

Persian is based on large cats such as leopards and cougars more than on Persian cats, despite its name. The gem on its forehead makes it resemble the carbuncle, a Latin American mythological beast with a jewel in the same spot. Alolan Persian is closer to a British Shorthair, a breed with a round head and a pronounced smile.

It is the Classy Cat Pokemon, 1 m tall and 32 kg. Its elegant and refined behavior clashes with that of the barbaric Perrserker, the Galar evolution of Meowth, and the two have a relationship of mutual disdain. Team Rocket's leader Giovanni is usually seen with a Persian at his side.

#12

Mewtwo

Mewtwo has some domestic cat and embryo characteristics like Mew, but its body is much larger because it was made by gene splicing. It also has some traits of a grey alien and a salamander, and its tail resembles an umbilical cord.

Its DNA is almost the same as Mew's, though its size and disposition are vastly different. It is a legendary Pokemon, a group the games flag separately from regular ones, 2 m tall and 122 kg.

#11

Dragonair

Dragonair is based on sea serpents or the ryu, the lucky dragons of Japanese and Chinese tradition. The wings on its head resemble those on the sandals and hat of the Greek god Hermes. It may also draw on the imugi, a Korean proto-dragon that becomes a true dragon after catching a jewel that falls from the sky.

Dragonair gathers power in the orbs on its tail and controls the weather, and it has a mystical appearance when enshrouded by an aura. It stands 4 m tall and weighs only 16.5 kg.

#10

Ditto

Ditto was originally based on the iconic smiley face, and its eyes and mouth are exactly like the emoticon ":)". It also strongly resembles an amoeba, a single-celled organism with no definite shape, and its changing shape is reminiscent of mythical creatures such as changelings, doppelgangers and skin-walkers.

When it meets another Ditto, it moves faster than normal to duplicate that opponent exactly. It is the Transform Pokemon, 0.3 m tall and 4 kg.

Gallade

Gallade may be based on a warrior elf. The single fin on its head resembles the helmet of a murmillo, a type of Roman gladiator, and the blades on its elbows look like tonfas, wooden bars that martial artists hold against the forearm. The red piece on its chest may stand for a heart.

The blades extending from its elbows are sharper than the finest swords, and its self-taught swordsmanship is astonishingly impressive. It is the Blade Pokemon, 1.6 m tall and 52 kg.

Lugia

Lugia has aquatic tendencies that could relate it to plesiosaurs and aquatic birds, and it may be based on Ryujin, the dragon of the ocean floor who was the Shinto god of the sea. Its body, coloring and face markings suggest the grey heron, and its round feet resemble those of grebes, a family of diving birds.

A light fluttering of its wings can blow apart regular houses, so it chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea. It is the Diving Pokemon and a legendary Pokemon. It stands 5.2 m tall, and it weighs 216 kg.

Eevee

Eevee was designed as a blank slate, a creature with traits of foxes, dogs and cats that is not based on any one animal. Its designer, Motofumi Fujiwara, wanted it to feel like a vague childhood memory of a cat-like or dog-like animal.

Eevee harbors the potential to evolve into manifold forms, and it has eight evolutions. It stands 0.3 m tall and weighs 6.5 kg.

Jynx

Jynx first appears in a biographical manga about Satoshi Tajiri that dates its design to around 1992-1993. Game Freak's office was close to Shibuya 109, a gathering place for gyaru street fashion, and that subculture is a likely inspiration for the design.

It is the Human Shape Pokemon, 1.4 m tall and 40.6 kg. Galar Jynx often have beautiful and delicate voices, and some have gathered a following of their own.

Lucario

Lucario looks like a jackal and seems to be based on Anubis, the Egyptian god who judged souls and is shown with a jackal's head. Its bone staff in combat may refer to the was-sceptre that appears in pictures of Anubis. It may also draw on a Japanese wolf deity that was believed to understand human speech.

Lucario is a most gallant-looking creature, and it senses faraway beings with energy waves that it calls aura. It is the Aura Pokemon, 1.2 m tall and 54 kg.

Lopunny

Lopunny is based on a lop rabbit and a mountain hare, and it also resembles a fashion model in fur-cuffed gloves, a sweater and winter boots. The fuzz on its wrists may refer to a cheerleader's pom-poms, and the design may draw on gyaru fashion, which favored blonde hair and heavy faux-fur trim.

Its fur is warm and remarkably light, and it kicks as though it were a master of karate. It is the Rabbit Pokemon, 1.2 m tall and 33.3 kg.

Charizard

Charizard may be based on European dragons, which are tied to fire in European folklore, and on lizards, dinosaurs and the mythical salamander. Its name in English and Japanese may refer to how Western dragons are inspired by lizards and other reptiles.

Its wings can carry it close to an altitude of 4,600 feet, and it blows out fire at very high temperatures. It is the Flame Pokemon, 1.7 m tall and 90.5 kg.

Pikachu

Pikachu got its yellow coloring and lightning-bolt tail to show its electric type at a glance. According to its designer, Nishida, the stripes on its back are not based on anything in particular and were added to fill the empty space, because the back is always visible in battle.

Pikachu stores electricity in cheek sacs and roasts tough berries with an electric shock before eating them. It evolves from Pichu, stands 0.4 m tall and weighs 6 kg.

Gardevoir

Gardevoir seems to be based on a ballet dancer and a knight, with chivalry and empathy as its themes. Its white frills make a floor-length dress, its thin pointed legs look like a dancer standing en pointe, and the spikes behind its eyes look like a masquerade mask.

Gardevoir dedicates itself to defending a master it has come to adore, and its pure white dress, like those worn by ladies of nobility, is the dress of one willing to risk their life. It is the Embrace Pokemon, 1.6 m tall and 48.4 kg.

Hot Pokemon Are Fully Evolved

Eleven of the 15 evolve from another Pokemon. Gardevoir and Charizard are the finished forms of Kirlia and Charmeleon.

Hottest Pokemon FAQ

What is the hottest Pokemon?

Gardevoir is the hottest Pokemon.

Which of the 15 is the strongest?

Mewtwo and Lugia tie with a base stat total of 680. No other Pokemon on the list is above 600.

Is Gallade related to Gardevoir?

Yes. Both evolve from Kirlia.