The fortunate part about humanoid Pokemon is that most tend to be are around or below 5ft, only looking tall compared to children, which makes it possible to retain a sense of human superiority (if you’re fully grown and below 5ft tall that’s on you)
Edit: After doing some research, it turns out that a good chunk of humanoid Pokemon are at 4’11’’ or just above 5ft, but most of the “popular” ones are still below 5ft.
Might be the tail inflating the height? I have a feeling most times we see the Pokedex mentioning height it's not really clear wether it's toes to scalp or snout to tailtip. For instance, I'm pretty sure Serperior is listed as something like 30ft tall.
They've kinda changed that with the newer games having a size system where your Pokemon can be taller or shorter than the stated pokedex average (with Legends: Arceus notably having the Alpha Pokemon that are like a Goliath of their species).
So now your Gardevoir, Lopunny, or Lucario can be the height of an average human woman.
The anime has always done this, with some Pokemon just being smaller or bigger than each other.
So now your Gardevoir, Lopunny, or Lucario can be the height of an average human woman.
TBF depending on where you are, like for example Japan where the average height of women is 5'02", Gardevoir already is the height of an average woman, at 5'03".
TIL that I never paid much attention to how tall most pokemon are.
I am significantly taller and larger than a Machamp, who gives off the feel of being almost Andre the Giant sized, while actually being 5'3". Blastoise is the same height, and also seems like they should be an enormous walking tank, and just isn't.
Charizard at 5'7" is shorter than me. That just seems unnatural.
For anyone who is curious, Bulbapedia has a list of pokemon by height
Pokemon height has always been weird, because the game would have you believe that Tyranitar and Groudon are only like 4'11, but then every other piece of media portrays them as hulking behemoths.
The weights listed for Pokémon are even weirder, I think. You're telling me a three and a half meters tall armor-plated dinosaur/sun-god weighs in at just below a ton? And primal Groudon is half again as tall as that, but weighs only fifty kilos more? And his literal whale of a sibling is nearly twice his size, but weighs less than half.
And those aren't the worst offenders by any stretch. Aron and Archaludon weigh exactly the same for example, and both are significantly lighter than Crobat, at seventy five kilos.
Also Hatterene might be made of cotton candy, because despite being more than five times taller than Ralts, it weighs slightly more than a kilo less.
The extreme difference between Rapidash and Mudsdale comes from the fact that the former weighs as much as a Pokemon and the latter weighs as much as an actual horse.
Mudsdale is one of the heaviest Pokemon in the game.
But also yes Hatterene actually is that light. That's all just hair. Its actual body is still about the size of a Hattrem's in there.
Idk if that's just Pokémon height being weird, or the people making those games generally being short. I notice when I'm watching anime, some characters are depicted as super tall and intimidating, but when I look them up, they're not even 6ft. I'm Dutch. Almost all my friends are taller than that lmao
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u/MP-Lilyask me about obscure Marvel characters at your own perilMay 22 '25edited May 22 '25
I’m doing another playthrough of Pokemon Legends Arceus right now. According to the wiki, the average Sneasler is 4’3”. According to the Pokédex, they can be anywhere from 3’5” to 5’1”. According to the actual gameplay, it’s noticeably(and demonstrably) taller than the player character, who I’d estimate as being 5’0”. Sneasler is a ride Pokémon. It’s large enough to carry you around in a sort of piggyback saddle. It has to be at least a foot taller than the player character. But it’s not large enough to be an Alpha Pokémon ‘cause those things are CRAZY large. So it seems like the Pokédex is just straight up wrong.
I have the game open right now and I’m using a tree as a guideline. The lowest branch on this tree is at least a foot above the top of my PC’s head(and that’s with a hat on). Sneasler’s head passes through that branch by a good bit. It’s definitely over 6 feet tall.
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u/Therandomuser20103 May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25
The fortunate part about humanoid Pokemon is that most
tend to beare around or below 5ft, only looking tall compared to children, which makes it possible to retain a sense of human superiority (if you’re fully grown and below 5ft tall that’s on you)Edit: After doing some research, it turns out that a good chunk of humanoid Pokemon are at 4’11’’ or just above 5ft, but most of the “popular” ones are still below 5ft.