Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable

Atop one of the highest Kanto peaks

There lives a species who have never left.

Now some may call them “monsters”, and some “freaks”

But they’re a group with prefixes all Clef’d.

Clefairy, Cleffa, and Clefable, three.

They thrive and they survive up on Mount. Moon.

Give Clefairy a moon stone and he’ll be

A big, wacky, Clefable very soon.

Now these are pink, not green like cucumber.

Their horns are pointy and their claws are rough.

And although they’ve the lower dex number

They really are the knock-off jigg’lypuff.

Fun Fact: At first Clefairy did intend

To be Ash Ketchum’s partner and best friend.

Pichu, Pikachu, Raichu

Okay, I understand that technically

The first gen is not home to young Pichu.

But ‘cause he’s in one evolution tree

It doesn’t matter that he’s from Gen 2.

Now, Pikachu, most famous of them all.

Known even by those who say “Pokee-man”.

An icon, with a very famous call.

He might be mascot of all of Japan.

These Pokemon are quick and strong and cute.

One saved Ash Ketchum from a Spearow storm.

There’s baby Pichu, and Raichu’s a brute.

He even has his own Alolan form.

And though appearances may bring you doubts

Pikachu is an electric mouse.

Rattata, Raticate

Rattatatatatatatatata

How do you pronounce this Pokémon’s name?

The name of such a creature who ‘fi saw

I’d capture it and train it ‘till it’s tame.

If you have read the sonnet which talks ‘bout

How I think Pidgey’s just a normal bird

“Well Rattata is just a rat”, you’ll shout.

But he is more than that, you’ll be assured.

He’s purple and is shaped creatively

And Raticate has pretty high attack

And hyper fang can help catch a shiny

And you can count this guy has got your back.

But the pronunciation still brings awe…

Is it Rattata or else Rattata?

Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise

The final creature left up to your choice

Is Squirtle, who’s a turtle colored blue.

With such a final stage, like great Blastoise

This Pokémon might be the one for you.

Its final stage has cannons on its back

That blast huge jets of water at its foes

And Charmander and Bulbasaur both lack

A sunglass-sporting squad of Squirtle bros.

Though Charmander wins popularity,

Compared to Squirtle, everyone is trash

The other two, they must evolve, you see

In order to appear in Super Smash.

But here’s one thing to make him seem less woke:

He was chosen by Gary f*cking Oak.

Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard

If grass is not the type you like to use

Then maybe try the lizard who’s of flame.

For out of all the monsters you can choose

Charmander is most picked in the first game.

Don’t be too quick to judge this tiny thing

Because the magic level’s thirty-six

And soon he’ll be a dragon sprouting wings

A greater inventory of fire tricks.

But hear this now- this lizard has a curse.

The flame that’s on its tail is weak to rain.

For if the flame were ever to disperse

The lizard dies- and that means grief and pain.

So if you choose to choose it as your ‘mon

Be sure to love it so from dusk to dawn.

Overview

To those who do believe that one can’t write

A group of sonnets, tales of which are spun

About each Pokémon, I’ll take your fight.

Here’s one for all one hundred fifty-one.

I’ll write to fill the Kanto Pokédex.

One piece for ev’ry evolution line.

And one for ev’ry diff’rent Nido-sex.

I shall discuss their traits and their design.

One sonnet written for each seven sun.

A rule of which I mustn’t ever break.

For one discrepancy amidst my run.

Would be an unforgivable mistake.

And stalling is a sonnet writer’s sin.

So without more explaining, I’ll begin.