List of Chinese Pokémon names

• English: The official English name as dictated by Nintendo of America and used in all English-language games and merchandise.
• Chinese: The official Chinese names as dictated by Nintendo HK and used in Chinese-language games and merchandise are listed in both Traditional and Simplified. Traditional Chinese characters are used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, while Simplified Chinese characters are used in mainland China. For informational purposes, Pinyin and Yale romanizations are provided for their pronunciations in Mandarin and Cantonese, respectively. Mandarin is used in Taiwan and mainland China, while Cantonese is used in Hong Kong; Taiwanese pronunciations are listed before mainland Chinese pronunciations where they differ. Former names used in various media are also listed, with their respective romanizations and region of use.

Initially, Pokémon were named separately by the licensors for the anime, manga, and various guidebooks in each region, causing some Pokémon to have distinct names between Mandarin and Cantonese; the vast majority of these differences occur within the first 151 Generation I Pokémon and their cross-generational evolution families. From Generation II to VI, most Pokémon shared the same name between Mandarin and Cantonese. While most Pokémon had only a single name in a given region during this period, a limited number of Pokémon had multiple names between different licensors or media.

With the Chinese-language release of the Pokémon games beginning with Pokémon Sun and Moon in 2016, the Pokémon names used until then were unified into a standard set of names, with some Pokémon receiving completely new names. Outside of the games, other media slowly transitioned to using the new names, with the anime using the new names beginning with Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. The vast majority of the changes from former names listed below to their current names were made at this point.

Subsequently, the official mainland Chinese website announced in 2020 that the Simplified Chinese names of several Pokémon would be changed, with Porygon2, Porygon-Z, and Mimikyu being announced on March 23 and Pangoro, Cofagrigus, Runerigus, Toxel, Nickit, and Thievul being announced on October 20.[1][2] These changes were implemented in the games beginning with version 1.3.0 of Pokémon Sword and Shield and version 1.2.0 (Nintendo Switch) and 1.3.0 (mobile) of Pokémon HOME; the Traditional Chinese names of these Pokémon remain unchanged.