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Birthday Pokémon for January 8

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Your birthday Pokémon

Wartortle

No.008 · Turtle Pokémon

Water

It cleverly controls its furry ears and tail to maintain its balance while swimming.

Also this date

Beldum

No.374 · Iron Ball Pokémon

SteelPsychic

The cells in this Pokémon’s body are composed of magnetic material. Instead of blood, magnetic forces flow through Beldum’s body.

Crabominable

No.740 · Woolly Crab Pokémon

FightingIce

Before it stops to think, it just starts pummeling. There are records of its turning back avalanches with a flurry of punches.

Pokédex data

Crabominable is the tallest, heaviest and strongest of the 3 on this date.

Wartortle

Gen

Generation I

Colour

Blue

Habitat

Water's edge

Evo

Middle stage

Height

1 m

Weight

22.5 kg

Base stats

HP59

Attack63

Defense80

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def80

Speed58

Total405

Type matchup

Weak toElectricGrass

ResistsFireWaterIceSteel

Beldum

Gen

Generation III

Colour

Blue

Habitat

Rough terrain

Evo

Unevolved

Height

0.6 m

Weight

95.2 kg

Base stats

HP40

Attack55

Defense80

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def60

Speed30

Total300

Type matchup

Weak toFireGroundGhostDark

ResistsPsychicNormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy

Immune toPoison

Crabominable

Gen

Generation VII

Colour

White

Habitat

—

Evo

Middle stage

Height

1.7 m

Weight

180 kg

Base stats

HP97

Attack132

Defense77

Sp. Atk62

Sp. Def67

Speed43

Total478

Type matchup

Weak toFireFightingFlyingPsychicSteelFairy

ResistsIceBugDark

Why this Pokémon

January 8 is day 8 of the year on a leap-year calendar. Divided by 366 that leaves a remainder of 8, and every Pokédex number leaving the same remainder belongs to this date. The lowest of them, No.008, is the one this page leads with.

The straightforward reading — 27 July becomes No. 727 — breaks down in November, where the numbers run past 1025 and leave those birthdays empty. Cycling through 366 keeps every date filled.