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Kafiristan
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Kafiristan
کافرستان
Historical region of Afghanistan
Map showing present-day Nuristan Province of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Map of Kafiristan prior to its conversion to Islam in 1890s
Kāfiristān or Kāfirstān (Pashto: کافرستان) is a historical region that covered present-day Nuristan Province in Afghanistan and its surroundings. This historic region lies on, and mainly comprises, the basins of the rivers Alingar, Pech (Kamah), Landai Sin, and Kunar, and the intervening mountain ranges. It is bounded by the main range of the Hindu Kush on the north, Pakistan's Chitral District to the east, the Kunar Valley in the south, and the Alishang River in the west. Kafiristan took its name because the Nuristani inhabitants of the region, who once followed a form of ancient Hinduism, were non-Muslims and were thus known to the surrounding Muslim population as Kafir, meaning "infidel".[1] They are closely related to the Kalash people, a fiercely independent people with a distinctive culture, language and religion.
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1 Etymology
2 History of Kafiristan
2.1 Ancient history
2.2 Ghaznavids era
2.3 Early modern and later history
3 Appearances in culture
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Etymology[edit]
Kafiristan or Kafirstan is normally taken to mean "land [-stan] of the kafirs" in Persian language, where the name kafir is derived from the Arabic kaafer, literally meaning a person who refuses to accept a principle of any nature and figuratively as a person refusing to accept Islam as his faith and is commonly translated into English as an "infidel" or "unbeliever".[1] Kafiristan was inhabited by people who followed a form of ancient Hinduism,[1] before large numbers were forced into Islam in the 1890s.
The word "kafir" has also been suggested to be linked to Kapiś (= Kapish), the ancient Sanskrit name of the region that included historic Kafiristan. According to the theory, the name may have then mutated at some point into the word Kapir, and once again into the word Kafir.[2][3][4][5]
History of Kafiristan[edit]
Ancient history[edit]
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Ancient Kapiśa janapada, located south-east of the Hindukush, included and is related to Kafiristan.[6] The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang who visited Kapisa in 644 AD calls it Kai-pi-shi(h).[7] Xuanzang describes Kai-pi-shi[8] as a flourishing kingdom ruled by a Buddhist kshatriya king holding sway over ten neighbouring states, including Lampaka, Nagarahara, Gandhara and Bannu. Until the 9th century AD, Kapiśi remained the second capital of the Shahi dynasty of Kabul. Kapiśa was known for goats and their skin.[9] Xuanzang talks of Shen breed of horses from Kapiśa (Kai-pi-shi). There is also a reference to Chinese emperor Taizong being presented with excellent breed of horses in 637 AD by an envoy from Chi-pin (Kapisa).[10] Further evidence from Xuanzang shows that Kai-pi-shi produced all kind of cereals, many kinds of fruits, and a scented root called yu-kin, probably of the grass khus, or vetiver. The people used woollen and fur clothes and gold,[11][12] silver and copper coins. Objects of merchandise from all parts were found here.[13]
Ghaznavids era[edit]
Another crusade against idolatry was at length resolved on; and Mahmud led the seventh one against Nardain, the then boundary of India, or the eastern part of the Hindu Kush; separating, as Ferishta says, the countries of Hindustan and Turkistan and remarkable for its excellent fruit. The country into which the army of Ghazni marched appears to have been the same as that now called Kafirstan, where the inhabitants were and still are, idolaters and are named the Siah-Posh, or black-vested, by the Muslims of later times. In Nardain there was a temple, which the army of Ghazni destroyed; and brought from thence a stone covered with certain inscriptions, which were according to the Hindus, of great antiquity.[14]
Early modern and later history[edit]
The first European recorded as having visited Kafiristan was the Portuguese Jesuit missionary Bento de Góis, SJ. By his account, he visited a city named "Capherstam"[15] in 1602, during the course of a journey from Lahore to China.[16]
The British adventurer Colonel Alexander Gardner claimed to have visited Kafiristan twice, in 1826 and 1828.[16] On the first occasion, Dost Mohammad, the amir of Kabul, killed members of Gardner's delegation in Afghanistan and forced him to flee from Kabul to Yarkand through west Kafiristan.[16] On his second visit, Gardner briefly sojourned in northern Kafiristan and the Kunar Valley while returning from Yarkand.[16]
George Scott Robertson, medical officer during the Second Anglo-Afghan War and later British political officer in the princely state of Chitral, was given permission to explore the country of the Kafirs in 1890–91. He was the last outsider to visit the area and observe these people's polytheistic culture before their conversion to Islam. Robertson's 1896 account was entitled The Kafirs of the Hindu Kush. Though some sub-groups such as the Kom paid tribute to Chitral, the majority of Kafiristan was left on the Afghan side of the frontier in 1893, when large areas of tribal lands between Afghanistan and British India were divided into zones of control by the Durand Line.
A few years after Robertson’s visit, in 1895–96, Emir Abdur Rahman Khan invaded and converted the Kafirs to Islam as a symbolic climax to his campaigns to bring the country under a centralised Afghan government. He had similarly subjugated the Hazara people in 1892–93. In 1896 Abdur Rahman Khan, who had thus conquered the region for Islam,[17] renamed the people the Nuristani ("Enlightened Ones" in Persian) and the land as Nuristan ("Land of the Enlightened").
Kafiristan was full of steep and wooded valleys. It was famous for its precise wood carving, especially of cedar-wood pillars, carved doors, furniture (including "horn chairs") and statuary. Some of these pillars survive, as they were reused in mosques, but temples, shrines, and centers of local cults, with their wooden effigies and multitudes of ancestor figures were torched and burnt to the ground. Only a small fraction brought back to Kabul as spoils of this Islamic victory over infidels. These consisted of various wooden effigies of ancestral heroes and pre-Islamic commemorative chairs. Of the more than thirty wooden figures brought to Kabul in 1896 or shortly thereafter, fourteen went to the Kabul Museum and four to the Musée Guimet and the Musée de l'Homme located in Paris.[18] Those in the Kabul Museum were badly damaged under the Taliban but have since been restored.[19]
A few hundred Kati Kafirs, known the Red Kafirs of the Bashgal Valley, fled across the border into Chitral but, uprooted from their homeland, they converted by the 1930s. They settled near the frontier in the valleys of Rumbur, Bumboret and Urtsun, which were then inhabited by the Kalasha tribe or the Black Kafirs. Only this group in the three valleys of Birir, Bumburet and Rumbur escaped conversion, because they were located east of the Durand line in the princely state of Chitral. After a decline in population caused by forced conversion in the 1970s, this region of Kafiristan in Pakistan, known as Kalasha Desh, has recently shown an increase in its population.
Appearances in culture[edit]
Kafiristan is the setting of most of Rudyard Kipling's famous 1888 novella "The Man Who Would Be King". It was adapted into the 1975 film of the same name.
English travel writer Eric Newby's 1958 A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush describes the adventures of himself and Hugh Carless in Nuristan and their attempt at the then-unprecedented feat of scaling the Mir Samir mountain.
The Journey to Kafiristan (de) is a German film by Donatello Dubini (de) and Fosco Dubini (de).
Umberto Eco mentions Kafiristan (as "Kefiristan") in "How to Travel with a Salmon",[20] where a bellboy spoke a dialect that was last heard in Kafiristan at the time of Alexander the Great.
See also[edit]
Afghanistan portal
Chiliss, an ancient people
Kho people
Kalash people
Nuristani people
Nuristani languages
Shina people
Shina language
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Minahan, James B. (10 February 2014). Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 205. ISBN 9781610690188. Living in the high mountain valleys, the Nuristani retained their ancient culture and their religion, a form of ancient Hinduism with many customs and rituals developed locally. Certain deities were revered only by one tribe or community, but one deity was universally worshipped by all Nuristani as the Creator, the Hindu god Yama Raja, called imr'o or imra by the Nuristani tribes. Around 700 CE, Arab invaders swept through the region now known as Afghanistan, destroying or forcibly converting the population to their new Islamic religion. Refugees from the invaders fled into the higher valleys to escape the onslaught. In their mountain strongholds, the Nuristani escaped conversion to Islam and retained their ancient religion and culture. The surrounding Muslim peoples used the name Kafir, meaning "unbeliever" or "infidel," to describe the independent Nuristani tribes and called their highland homeland Kafiristan. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
Jump up ^ Geographical and Economic Studies in the Mahābhārata: Upāyana Parva, 1945, p 44, Dr Moti Chandra - India.
Jump up ^ Census of India, 1961, p 26, published by India Office of the Registrar General.
Jump up ^ See also: Kāṭhakasaṅkalanam: Saṃskr̥tagranthebhyaḥ saṅgr̥hītāni Kāṭhakabrāhmaṇa, Kāṭhakaśrautasūtra, 1981, p xii, Surya Kanta; cf: The Contemporary Review, Vol LXXII, July-Dec, 1897, p 869, A. Strahan (etc), London.
Jump up ^ S. Levi states that Chinese Kipin is a rendering of an Indian word Kapir (See quote in: Geographical and Economic Studies in the Mahābhārata: Upāyana Parva, 1945, p 44, Moti Chandra - India; See also: Bhārata-kaumudī; Studies in Indology in Honour of Dr. Radha Kumud Mookerji, 1945, p 916, Radhakumud Mookerji - India).
Jump up ^ Ethnology of Ancient Bhārata, 1970, p 112, Dr R. C. Jain; Ethnic Settlements in Ancient India: (a Study on the Puranic Lists of the Peoples of Bharatavarsa, 1955, p 133, Dr S. B. Chaudhuri; The Cultural Heritage of India, 1936, p 151, Sri Ramakrishna Centenary Committee; Geography of the Mahabharata, 1986, p 198, Bhagwan Singh Suryavanshi.
Jump up ^ Another Chinese name for this region was Ki-pin or Chi-pin.
Jump up ^ Su-kao-seng-chaun, Chapter 2, (no. 1493); Kai-yuan-lu, chapter 7; Publications, 1904, p 122-123, published by Oriental Translation Fund (Editors Dr T. W. Rhys Davis, S. W. Bushel, London, Royal Asiatic Society).
Jump up ^ Geography of the Mahabharata, 1986, p 183, B. S.Suryavanshi.
Jump up ^ See:: T'se-fu-yuan-kuei, p 5024; Wen hisen t'ung-k'ao, 337: 45a; Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589–1276, 2005, P 345, Hans Bielenstein
Jump up ^ Corpus II. 1, xxiv; Cambridge History of India, Vol i\I, p 587.
Jump up ^ Ancient references like Mahabharata, Ramayana etc profusely attest that the Kambojas produced and made use of woollen, fur and skin clothes and shawls, all embroidered with gold. Ancient Kambojas were noted for their horses, gold, woollen blankets, furry clothing etc (Foundations of Indian Culture, 1990, p 20, Dr Govind Chandra Pande – Spiritualism (Philosophy); Hindu World, Volume I, 1968, p 520, Benjamin Walker etc
Jump up ^ Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World, 1906, p 54 & fn, By Samuel Beal.
Jump up ^ K̲h̲ān̲, ʻAlī Muḥammad (1835). The Political and Statistical History of Gujarát. Translated by Bird, James. London: Richard Bentley. p. 29.
Jump up ^ Pieter Vander Aa. "De Land-Reyse, door Benedictus Goes, van Lahor gedaan, door Tartaryen na China". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Newby, Eric. "A little bit of protocol". A short walk in the Hindukush. Picador India. pp. 74–93. ISBN 978-0-330-46267-9.
Jump up ^ Tanner, Stephen. Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2002. Page 64
Jump up ^ Edelberg, Lennart. "Statues de bois rapporte‚ es du Kafiristan aà Kabul apreàs la conquête de cette province par l'Emir Abdul Rahman en 1895/96," Arts Asiatiques 7, 1960, pp. 243–286
Jump up ^ "R20405 KAkir sculpture from Nuristan destroyed by the talibans then restored". reportages-pictures.com.
Jump up ^ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/02/22/how-to-travel-with-a-salmon
Greg, Mortenson. Stones into Schools. Penguin Books, 2009; p. 259
External links[edit]
"Kafiristan". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
Map of Kafiristan 1881. Contributors Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
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List of Pokémon
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The first 150 Pokémon as they appear in Pokémon Stadium, starting with Bulbasaur in the top left corner and ending with Mewtwo in the bottom right corner.
The Pokémon franchise revolves around 807 fictional species of collectible monsters, each having unique designs and skills. Conceived by Satoshi Tajiri in early 1989, Pokémon are creatures that inhabit the fictional Pokémon World. The designs for the multitude of species can draw inspiration from anything, such as inanimate objects, real-world animals, or mythology. Many Pokémon are capable of evolving into more powerful species, while others can undergo form changes and achieve similar results. Originally, only a handful of artists led by Ken Sugimori designed Pokémon. However, by 2013 a team of 20 artists worked together to create new species designs. Sugimori and Hironobu Yoshida lead the team and determine the final designs. Each iteration of the series has brought about praise and criticism over the numerous creatures.
The vast array of creatures is commonly divided into "Generations", with each division encompassing new titles in the main video game series and often a change of handheld platform. Generation I refers to Red, Green, Blue and Yellow; Generation II refers to Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Generation III refers to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Generation IV refers to Diamond, Pearl , and Platinum; Generation V refers to Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, Generation VI refers to X and Y; and Generation VII refers to Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Each Generation is also marked by the addition of new Pokémon: 151 in Generation I in the Kanto Region, 100 in Generation II in the Johto region, 135 in Generation III in the Hoenn region, 107 in Generation IV in the Sinnoh region, 156 in Generation V in the Unova region, 72 in Generation VI in the Kalos region, and 86 in Generation VII in the Alola region.
Due to the large number of Pokémon, listing of each species is divided into articles by generation. All 807 Pokémon are organized by their number in the National Pokédex—an in-game electronic encyclopedia that provides various information on Pokémon. The National Pokédex is subdivided into regional Pokédex series, each revolving around species introduced at the time of their respective generations along with older generations. For example, the Johto Pokédex, Generation II, covers the 100 species introduced in Gold and Silver in addition to the original 151 species. The encyclopedias follow a general ordering: starter Pokémon are listed first, followed by species obtainable early in the respective games, and are concluded with Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. Generation V is a notable exception, as Victini is the first Pokémon in the Unova Pokedex and is also uniquely numbered as number 0.
Contents
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1 Concept
2 Design and development
3 Lists of Pokémon
3.1 Detailed lists by generation
3.2 List of species
3.3 Glitch species
4 References
5 External links
Concept[edit]
Play media
An animated history of how Satoshi Tajiri came to conceive Pokémon.
See also: Gameplay of Pokémon
The premise of Pokémon in general was conceived by Satoshi Tajiri—who later founded Game Freak—in 1989, when the Game Boy was released. The creatures that inhabit the world of Pokémon are also called Pokémon.[1] The word "Pokémon" is a romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā).[2] The concept of the Pokémon universe, in both the video games and the general fictional world of Pokémon, stems most notably from Tajiri's childhood hobby of insect collecting. Other influences on the concept include Ultraman, anime, and playing video games in general. Throughout his early life, Tajiri saw his rural, nature-filled hometown (Machida, Tokyo) transform into an urban center. The urbanization of his town drove away wildlife and he and others living in the area were eventually unable to collect insects. Through Pokémon, Tajiri sought to bring back this outdoor pastime and share it with the world.[1] The first games in the franchise, Red and Green, were released on 27 February 1996 in Japan for the Game Boy;[3] the games saw an international release as Red and Blue in September 1998.[4] The ability to capture, battle, trade, and care for numerous creatures catapulted Pokémon to international popularity[2] and it has become a multibillion-dollar franchise and the second-best selling video game series, only behind the Mario franchise.[5]
At the start of a main series Pokémon game, the player character receives one of three "starter" Pokémon, with which they can battle and catch other Pokémon. Each Pokémon has one or two "types", such as Fire, Water, or Grass. In battle, certain types are strong against other types. For example, a fire-type attack will do more damage to a grass-type Pokémon than a water-type attack.[6] This form of gameplay is frequently compared to that of rock-paper-scissors, though players have to strategize which Pokémon and which of their attacks to use against various opponents.[7][8]
Many species of Pokémon are capable of evolving into a larger and more powerful creature. The change is accompanied by stat changes, generally a modest increase, and access to a wider variety of attacks. There are multiple ways to trigger an evolution including reaching a particular level, using a special stone, or learning a specific attack. For example, at level 16 Bulbasaur is capable of evolving into Ivysaur. Most notably, the Normal-type Eevee is capable of evolving into eight different Pokémon: Jolteon (Electric), Flareon (Fire), Vaporeon (Water), Umbreon (Dark), Espeon (Psychic), Leafeon (Grass), Glaceon (Ice), and Sylveon (Fairy). In Generation VI, a new mechanic called Mega Evolution—as well as a subset of Mega Evolution called Primal Reversion—was introduced into the game. Unlike normal evolution, Mega Evolution and Primal Reversion last only for the duration of a battle, with the Pokémon reverting to its normal form at the end. Forty-eight Pokémon are capable of undergoing Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion as of the release of Sun and Moon. In contrast, some species such as Castform, Rotom, Unown, and Lycanroc undergo form changes that may provide stat buffs or changes and type alterations but are not considered new species. Some Pokémon have differences in appearance due to gender. Pokémon can be male or female, male-only, female-only, or genderless.[9]
Though the Pokémon franchise is primarily intended for younger players, each Pokémon has various complex attributes such as natures, characteristic traits, Individual Values (IVs), and Effort Values (EVs). These, according to Game Freak Board Director Junichi Masuda, are intended for people "who enjoy battling and want to go more in depth". These individual statistics were also included because the basic concept of the franchise is to train one's Pokémon. Designer Takeshi Kawachimaru stated that IVs and EVs "help to make each Pokemon in the game individual", as it adds unique aspects to them.[10] Each Pokémon game introduces a few "Legendary" and "Mythical" Pokémon that are powerful, rare, and hard to catch.[11] Pokémon Sun and Moon introduced "Ultra Beasts", which are described as "beings from another dimension" that appeared in the Alola region and are similarly powerful and rare.[12]
Design and development[edit]
The evolution mechanic is most prominently displayed through Eevee (center) and its eight evolutions, collectively referred to as "Eeveelutions". Each one requires a different method to evolve and prominently represent the new type they don.[13]
Throughout development of Red and Green, all Pokémon were designed by Ken Sugimori, a long-time friend of Tajiri, and a team of fewer than ten people,[14] including Atsuko Nishida who is credited as the designer of Pikachu.[15][16] By 2013 a team of 20 artists worked together to create new species designs. A committee of five people determine which designs are incorporated into the games, with Sugimori and Hironobu Yoshida finalizing the look of each creature.[14][17] Furthermore, Sugimori is responsible for the boxart legendary Pokémon and all of the official artwork for the games.[14][18] According to Yoshida, the number of rejected Pokémon designs is five to ten times more than the number that are finalized in each game.[17] In rare cases, rejected designs are brought back and released in a later generation.[19] Shigeru Ohmori, director of Sun and Moon, admitted that creating new Pokémon has become a difficult task with the sheer number of creatures designed over the franchise's 20-year history.[20] Each iteration of the series has brought about praise and criticism over the numerous creatures.[21]
The designs for Pokémon are often highly analogous to real-life creatures, but also encompass inanimate objects.[21] Director Junichi Masuda and graphic designer Takao Unno have stated that inspiration for Pokémon designs can come from anything. The variety of animals and culture across the world provide the basis for countless ideas to be incorporated into the franchise.[22] The environment a Pokémon would live in is taken into account when they are designed.[23] The lei-like Comfey fits appropriately in the Hawaii-inspired Alola region of Sun and Moon.[20] Masuda has stated that each element of a design has a functioning reason.[23] In some cases, the design team creates a footprint that a Pokémon could make and designs a creature around that.[24] Some designers look to game mechanics for inspiration, seeing where particular typing combinations could be interesting.[20] Typing assignment varies during the design process, sometimes a Pokémon receives a type after it is created and other times they are designed around a particular type.[25] Each Pokémon has a specific height and weight.[26]
The simpler roots of designs in Generation I prompted greater complexity in later games.[21] Designs, in general, have become increasingly complex and thematic in newer games.[18] Sneasel, for example, draws inspiration from the Japanese yōkai kamaitachi, mythical creatures with fast, razor-sharp claws that hunt in packs. These elements are all found in Sneasel's design and characteristics.[27] New Pokémon introduced in Generation VI, for example, are heavily influenced by the culture and fauna of Europe (namely France).[18] However, by the release of X and Y in 2013, Sugimori stated he wishes for Pokémon design to return to the simpler roots of the franchise.[28]
Masuda considers the starter Pokémon to be among the most important in the franchise; Yoshida goes further and calls them "the face of that generation" and says that "they're the ones that should be on the packaging".[17] The three starter Pokémon of each generation are Grass-, Water-, and Fire-types, a trio that Masuda considers to be the easiest to understand for new players.[25] In an interview with GamesRadar in 2009, Masuda stated that simple Pokémon take around six months to design and develop, whereas Pokémon that play a more important part in the games (such as starter Pokémon) may take over a year. Masuda added, "We also want the designer to have as much freedom as possible, we don't want to narrow down their imagination by saying 'We want this kind of Pokemon.' When we talk to the designer we always stress that they shouldn't think of Pokemon necessarily, but should instead just be as creative as they can." After the Pokémon is designed it is sent to the "Battle Producer", who decides which moves and stats the Pokémon should have.[10]
Lists of Pokémon[edit]
Detailed lists by generation[edit]
List of Pokémon generations
Generation
Years
Main titles
Enhanced remakes
Platforms
Number of Pokémon
New
Total
Generation I
1996–1998 Red, Green, Blue and Yellow None Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS 151 151
Generation II
1999–2001 Gold, Silver, and Crystal None Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS 100 251
Generation III
2002–2005 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald FireRed and LeafGreen Game Boy Advance 135 386
Generation IV
2006–2009 Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum HeartGold and SoulSilver Nintendo DS 107 493
Generation V
2010–2012 Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 None Nintendo DS 156 649
Generation VI
2013–2015 X and Y Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Nintendo 3DS 72 721
Generation VII
2016–present Sun, Moon None Nintendo 3DS 81 802
Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon 5 807
List of species[edit]
Key
Color / symbol
Meaning
Starter Pokémon
~
Fossil Pokémon[29]
※
Baby Pokémon[30]
Legendary Pokémon
♭
Mythical Pokémon
♯
Ultra Beast
List of Pokémon species names by generation[31]hide
Generation I
Generation II
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Dex #
Name
Dex #
Name
Dex #
Name
Dex #
Name
Dex #
Name
Dex #
Name
Dex #
Name
001 Bulbasaur 152 Chikorita 252 Treecko 387 Turtwig 494 Victini ♭ 650 Chespin 722 Rowlet
002 Ivysaur 153 Bayleef 253 Grovyle 388 Grotle 495 Snivy 651 Quilladin 723 Dartrix
003 Venusaur 154 Meganium 254 Sceptile 389 Torterra 496 Servine 652 Chesnaught 724 Decidueye
004 Charmander 155 Cyndaquil 255 Torchic 390 Chimchar 497 Serperior 653 Fennekin 725 Litten
005 Charmeleon 156 Quilava 256 Combusken 391 Monferno 498 Tepig 654 Braixen 726 Torracat
006 Charizard 157 Typhlosion 257 Blaziken 392 Infernape 499 Pignite 655 Delphox 727 Incineroar
007 Squirtle 158 Totodile 258 Mudkip 393 Piplup 500 Emboar 656 Froakie 728 Popplio
008 Wartortle 159 Croconaw 259 Marshtomp 394 Prinplup 501 Oshawott 657 Frogadier 729 Brionne
009 Blastoise 160 Feraligatr 260 Swampert 395 Empoleon 502 Dewott 658 Greninja 730 Primarina
010 Caterpie 161 Sentret 261 Poochyena 396 Starly 503 Samurott 659 Bunnelby 731 Pikipek
011 Metapod 162 Furret 262 Mightyena 397 Staravia 504 Patrat 660 Diggersby 732 Trumbeak
012 Butterfree 163 Hoothoot 263 Zigzagoon 398 Staraptor 505 Watchog 661 Fletchling 733 Toucannon
013 Weedle 164 Noctowl 264 Linoone 399 Bidoof 506 Lillipup 662 Fletchinder 734 Yungoos
014 Kakuna 165 Ledyba 265 Wurmple 400 Bibarel 507 Herdier 663 Talonflame 735 Gumshoos
015 Beedrill 166 Ledian 266 Silcoon 401 Kricketot 508 Stoutland 664 Scatterbug 736 Grubbin
016 Pidgey 167 Spinarak 267 Beautifly 402 Kricketune 509 Purrloin 665 Spewpa 737 Charjabug
017 Pidgeotto 168 Ariados 268 Cascoon 403 Shinx 510 Liepard 666 Vivillon 738 Vikavolt
018 Pidgeot 169 Crobat 269 Dustox 404 Luxio 511 Pansage 667 Litleo 739 Crabrawler
019 Rattata 170 Chinchou 270 Lotad 405 Luxray 512 Simisage 668 Pyroar 740 Crabominable
020 Raticate 171 Lanturn 271 Lombre 406 Budew ※ 513 Pansear 669 Flabébé 741 Oricorio
021 Spearow 172 Pichu ※ 272 Ludicolo 407 Roserade 514 Simisear 670 Floette 742 Cutiefly
022 Fearow 173 Cleffa ※ 273 Seedot 408 Cranidos ~ 515 Panpour 671 Florges 743 Ribombee
023 Ekans 174 Igglybuff ※ 274 Nuzleaf 409 Rampardos ~ 516 Simipour 672 Skiddo 744 Rockruff
024 Arbok 175 Togepi ※ 275 Shiftry 410 Shieldon ~ 517 Munna 673 Gogoat 745 Lycanroc
025 Pikachu 176 Togetic 276 Taillow 411 Bastiodon ~ 518 Musharna 674 Pancham 746 Wishiwashi
026 Raichu 177 Natu 277 Swellow 412 Burmy 519 Pidove 675 Pangoro 747 Mareanie
027 Sandshrew 178 Xatu 278 Wingull 413 Wormadam 520 Tranquill 676 Furfrou 748 Toxapex
028 Sandslash 179 Mareep 279 Pelipper 414 Mothim 521 Unfezant 677 Espurr 749 Mudbray
029 Nidoran♀ 180 Flaaffy 280 Ralts 415 Combee 522 Blitzle 678 Meowstic 750 Mudsdale
030 Nidorina 181 Ampharos 281 Kirlia 416 Vespiquen 523 Zebstrika 679 Honedge 751 Dewpider
031 Nidoqueen 182 Bellossom 282 Gardevoir 417 Pachirisu 524 Roggenrola 680 Doublade 752 Araquanid
032 Nidoran♂ 183 Marill 283 Surskit 418 Buizel 525 Boldore 681 Aegislash 753 Fomantis
033 Nidorino 184 Azumarill 284 Masquerain 419 Floatzel 526 Gigalith 682 Spritzee 754 Lurantis
034 Nidoking 185 Sudowoodo 285 Shroomish 420 Cherubi 527 Woobat 683 Aromatisse 755 Morelull
035 Clefairy 186 Politoed 286 Breloom 421 Cherrim 528 Swoobat 684 Swirlix 756 Shiinotic
036 Clefable 187 Hoppip 287 Slakoth 422 Shellos 529 Drilbur 685 Slurpuff 757 Salandit
037 Vulpix 188 Skiploom 288 Vigoroth 423 Gastrodon 530 Excadrill 686 Inkay 758 Salazzle
038 Ninetales 189 Jumpluff 289 Slaking 424 Ambipom 531 Audino 687 Malamar 759 Stufful
039 Jigglypuff 190 Aipom 290 Nincada 425 Drifloon 532 Timburr 688 Binacle 760 Bewear
040 Wigglytuff 191 Sunkern 291 Ninjask 426 Drifblim 533 Gurdurr 689 Barbaracle 761 Bounsweet
041 Zubat 192 Sunflora 292 Shedinja 427 Buneary 534 Conkeldurr 690 Skrelp 762 Steenee
042 Golbat 193 Yanma 293 Whismur 428 Lopunny 535 Tympole 691 Dragalge 763 Tsareena
043 Oddish 194 Wooper 294 Loudred 429 Mismagius 536 Palpitoad 692 Clauncher 764 Comfey
044 Gloom 195 Quagsire 295 Exploud 430 Honchkrow 537 Seismitoad 693 Clawitzer 765 Oranguru
045 Vileplume 196 Espeon 296 Makuhita 431 Glameow 538 Throh 694 Helioptile 766 Passimian
046 Paras 197 Umbreon 297 Hariyama 432 Purugly 539 Sawk 695 Heliolisk 767 Wimpod
047 Parasect 198 Murkrow 298 Azurill ※ 433 Chingling ※ 540 Sewaddle 696 Tyrunt ~ 768 Golisopod
048 Venonat 199 Slowking 299 Nosepass 434 Stunky 541 Swadloon 697 Tyrantrum ~ 769 Sandygast
049 Venomoth 200 Misdreavus 300 Skitty 435 Skuntank 542 Leavanny 698 Amaura ~ 770 Palossand
050 Diglett 201 Unown 301 Delcatty 436 Bronzor 543 Venipede 699 Aurorus ~ 771 Pyukumuku
051 Dugtrio 202 Wobbuffet 302 Sableye 437 Bronzong 544 Whirlipede 700 Sylveon 772 Type: Null
052 Meowth 203 Girafarig 303 Mawile 438 Bonsly ※ 545 Scolipede 701 Hawlucha 773 Silvally
053 Persian 204 Pineco 304 Aron 439 Mime Jr. ※ 546 Cottonee 702 Dedenne 774 Minior
054 Psyduck 205 Forretress 305 Lairon 440 Happiny ※ 547 Whimsicott 703 Carbink 775 Komala
055 Golduck 206 Dunsparce 306 Aggron 441 Chatot 548 Petilil 704 Goomy 776 Turtonator
056 Mankey 207 Gligar 307 Meditite 442 Spiritomb 549 Lilligant 705 Sliggoo 777 Togedemaru
057 Primeape 208 Steelix 308 Medicham 443 Gible 550 Basculin 706 Goodra 778 Mimikyu
058 Growlithe 209 Snubbull 309 Electrike 444 Gabite 551 Sandile 707 Klefki 779 Bruxish
059 Arcanine 210 Granbull 310 Manectric 445 Garchomp 552 Krokorok 708 Phantump 780 Drampa
060 Poliwag 211 Qwilfish 311 Plusle 446 Munchlax ※ 553 Krookodile 709 Trevenant 781 Dhelmise
061 Poliwhirl 212 Scizor 312 Minun 447 Riolu ※ 554 Darumaka 710 Pumpkaboo 782 Jangmo-o
062 Poliwrath 213 Shuckle 313 Volbeat 448 Lucario 555 Darmanitan 711 Gourgeist 783 Hakamo-o
063 Abra 214 Heracross 314 Illumise 449 Hippopotas 556 Maractus 712 Bergmite 784 Kommo-o
064 Kadabra 215 Sneasel 315 Roselia 450 Hippowdon 557 Dwebble 713 Avalugg 785 Tapu Koko
065 Alakazam 216 Teddiursa 316 Gulpin 451 Skorupi 558 Crustle 714 Noibat 786 Tapu Lele
066 Machop 217 Ursaring 317 Swalot 452 Drapion 559 Scraggy 715 Noivern 787 Tapu Bulu
067 Machoke 218 Slugma 318 Carvanha 453 Croagunk 560 Scrafty 716 Xerneas 788 Tapu Fini
068 Machamp 219 Magcargo 319 Sharpedo 454 Toxicroak 561 Sigilyph 717 Yveltal 789 Cosmog
069 Bellsprout 220 Swinub 320 Wailmer 455 Carnivine 562 Yamask 718 Zygarde 790 Cosmoem
070 Weepinbell 221 Piloswine 321 Wailord 456 Finneon 563 Cofagrigus 719 Diancie ♭ 791 Solgaleo
071 Victreebel 222 Corsola 322 Numel 457 Lumineon 564 Tirtouga ~ 720 Hoopa ♭ 792 Lunala
072 Tentacool 223 Remoraid 323 Camerupt 458 Mantyke ※ 565 Carracosta ~ 721 Volcanion ♭ 793 Nihilego ♯
073 Tentacruel 224 Octillery 324 Torkoal 459 Snover 566 Archen ~ No additional Pokémon 794 Buzzwole ♯
074 Geodude 225 Delibird 325 Spoink 460 Abomasnow 567 Archeops ~ 795 Pheromosa ♯
075 Graveler 226 Mantine 326 Grumpig 461 Weavile 568 Trubbish 796 Xurkitree ♯
076 Golem 227 Skarmory 327 Spinda 462 Magnezone 569 Garbodor 797 Celesteela ♯
077 Ponyta 228 Houndour 328 Trapinch 463 Lickilicky 570 Zorua 798 Kartana ♯
078 Rapidash 229 Houndoom 329 Vibrava 464 Rhyperior 571 Zoroark 799 Guzzlord ♯
079 Slowpoke 230 Kingdra 330 Flygon 465 Tangrowth 572 Minccino 800 Necrozma
080 Slowbro 231 Phanpy 331 Cacnea 466 Electivire 573 Cinccino 801 Magearna ♭
081 Magnemite 232 Donphan 332 Cacturne 467 Magmortar 574 Gothita 802 Marshadow ♭
082 Magneton 233 Porygon2 333 Swablu 468 Togekiss 575 Gothorita 803 Poipole ♯
083 Farfetch'd 234 Stantler 334 Altaria 469 Yanmega 576 Gothitelle 804 Naganadel ♯
084 Doduo 235 Smeargle 335 Zangoose 470 Leafeon 577 Solosis 805 Stakataka ♯
085 Dodrio 236 Tyrogue ※ 336 Seviper 471 Glaceon 578 Duosion 806 Blacephalon ♯
086 Seel 237 Hitmontop 337 Lunatone 472 Gliscor 579 Reuniclus 807 Zeraora ♭
087 Dewgong 238 Smoochum ※ 338 Solrock 473 Mamoswine 580 Ducklett No additional Pokémon
088 Grimer 239 Elekid ※ 339 Barboach 474 Porygon-Z 581 Swanna
089 Muk 240 Magby ※ 340 Whiscash 475 Gallade 582 Vanillite
090 Shellder 241 Miltank 341 Corphish 476 Probopass 583 Vanillish
091 Cloyster 242 Blissey 342 Crawdaunt 477 Dusknoir 584 Vanilluxe
092 Gastly 243 Raikou 343 Baltoy 478 Froslass 585 Deerling
093 Haunter 244 Entei 344 Claydol 479 Rotom 586 Sawsbuck
094 Gengar 245 Suicune 345 Lileep ~ 480 Uxie 587 Emolga
095 Onix 246 Larvitar 346 Cradily ~ 481 Mesprit 588 Karrablast
096 Drowzee 247 Pupitar 347 Anorith ~ 482 Azelf 589 Escavalier
097 Hypno 248 Tyranitar 348 Armaldo ~ 483 Dialga 590 Foongus
098 Krabby 249 Lugia 349 Feebas 484 Palkia 591 Amoonguss
099 Kingler 250 Ho-oh 350 Milotic 485 Heatran 592 Frillish
100 Voltorb 251 Celebi ♭ 351 Castform 486 Regigigas 593 Jellicent
101 Electrode No additional Pokémon 352 Kecleon 487 Giratina 594 Alomomola
102 Exeggcute 353 Shuppet 488 Cresselia 595 Joltik
103 Exeggutor 354 Banette 489 Phione ♭ 596 Galvantula
104 Cubone 355 Duskull 490 Manaphy ♭ 597 Ferroseed
105 Marowak 356 Dusclops 491 Darkrai ♭ 598 Ferrothorn
106 Hitmonlee 357 Tropius 492 Shaymin ♭ 599 Klink
107 Hitmonchan 358 Chimecho 493 Arceus ♭ 600 Klang
108 Lickitung 359 Absol No additional Pokémon 601 Klinklang
109 Koffing 360 Wynaut ※ 602 Tynamo
110 Weezing 361 Snorunt 603 Eelektrik
111 Rhyhorn 362 Glalie 604 Eelektross
112 Rhydon 363 Spheal 605 Elgyem
113 Chansey 364 Sealeo 606 Beheeyem
114 Tangela 365 Walrein 607 Litwick
115 Kangaskhan 366 Clamperl 608 Lampent
116 Horsea 367 Huntail 609 Chandelure
117 Seadra 368 Gorebyss 610 Axew
118 Goldeen 369 Relicanth 611 Fraxure
119 Seaking 370 Luvdisc 612 Haxorus
120 Staryu 371 Bagon 613 Cubchoo
121 Starmie 372 Shelgon 614 Beartic
122 Mr. Mime 373 Salamence 615 Cryogonal
123 Scyther 374 Beldum 616 Shelmet
124 Jynx 375 Metang 617 Accelgor
125 Electabuzz 376 Metagross 618 Stunfisk
126 Magmar 377 Regirock 619 Mienfoo
127 Pinsir 378 Regice 620 Mienshao
128 Tauros 379 Registeel 621 Druddigon
129 Magikarp 380 Latias 622 Golett
130 Gyarados 381 Latios 623 Golurk
131 Lapras 382 Kyogre 624 Pawniard
132 Ditto 383 Groudon 625 Bisharp
133 Eevee 384 Rayquaza 626 Bouffalant
134 Vaporeon 385 Jirachi ♭ 627 Rufflet
135 Jolteon 386 Deoxys ♭ 628 Braviary
136 Flareon No additional Pokémon 629 Vullaby
137 Porygon 630 Mandibuzz
138 Omanyte ~ 631 Heatmor
139 Omastar ~ 632 Durant
140 Kabuto ~ 633 Deino
141 Kabutops ~ 634 Zweilous
142 Aerodactyl ~ 635 Hydreigon
143 Snorlax 636 Larvesta
144 Articuno 637 Volcarona
145 Zapdos 638 Cobalion
146 Moltres 639 Terrakion
147 Dratini 640 Virizion
148 Dragonair 641 Tornadus
149 Dragonite 642 Thundurus
150 Mewtwo 643 Reshiram
151 Mew ♭ 644 Zekrom
No additional Pokémon 645 Landorus
646 Kyurem
647 Keldeo ♭
648 Meloetta ♭
649 Genesect ♭
Glitch species[edit]
In the GameBoy Pokémon games, Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, players were able to access a set of 105 glitch Pokémon. These species were not designed by the games' designers, but could be encountered in a small area of the game. Among these species is a glitch dubbed MissingNo., which became highly notorious.[32]
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Local government areas of Nigeria
Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs). Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors. Each of the areas is further subdivided into wards with a minimum of ten and a maximum of fifteen for each area.
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Functions[edit]
The functions of Local Governments are detailed in the Nigerian Constitution and include:
Economic recommendations to the State;
Collection of taxes and fees;
Establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;
Licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;
Establishment, maintenance and regulation of markets, motor parks and public conveniences;
Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, drains and other public highways, parks, and open spaces;
Naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses;
Provision and maintenance of public transportation and refuse disposal;
Registration of births, deaths and marriages;
Assessment of privately owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a State; and,
Control and regulation of out-door advertising, movement and keeping of pets of all descriptions, shops and kiosks, restaurants and other places for sale of food to the public, and laundries.
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Abadam Borno State
Abaji FCT
Abak Akwa Ibom State [1]
Abakaliki Ebonyi State
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Abeokuta North Ogun State
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Alimosho Lagos State www.alimosho.lg.gov.ng
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Tudun Wada Kano State
Tureta Sokoto State
Udenu Enugu State
Udi Enugu State
Udu Delta State
Udung-Uko Akwa Ibom State [24]
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Ukanafun Akwa Ibom State [25]
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Uruan Akwa Ibom State [26]
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Uyo Akwa Ibom State [28]
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Yakuur Cross River State [1]
Obi Benue State
Obi Nasarawa State
Obi Ngwa Abia State
Obio/Akpor Rivers State
Obokun Osun State
Obot Akara Akwa Ibom State [29]
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Yala Cross River State [1]
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Yauri Kebbi State
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Yola North Adamawa State
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Zaki Bauchi State
Zango Katsina State
Zangon Kataf Kaduna State
Zaria Kaduna State
Zing Taraba State
Zurmi Zamfara State
Zuru Kebbi State
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