AP Pokemon Test (Multiple Choice)

AP Pokémon Test

Part One: Multiple Choice

1. As of the release of Ultra Sun and Moon, what is the total number of Pokémon (not including alternate/Alolan formes or Mega Evolutions)?

a.	802
b.	807
c.	821
d.	857
e.	720

2. Rock is super effective against all of the following types EXCEPT

a.	Flying
b.	Ice
c.	Electric
d.	Fire
e.	Bug

3. What was the first ever Pokémon to be designed by Nintendo?

a.	Pikachu
b.	Bulbasaur
c.	Mew
d.	Rhydon
e.	Meowth

4. In the original Red and Blue games, which of the following was NOT a game mechanic?

a.	The Special Attack and Special Defense stats were combined into one Special stat
b.	The type of an attack determined whether it was physical or special
c.	Critical hits were based on a Pokémon's base speed stat
d.	Frozen Pokémon were unable to thaw naturally
e.	The confusion status effect lasted a set amount of turns (four)

5. The move Gyro Ball

a.	Does more damage the slower the attacking Pokémon is in relation to the defending Pokémon
b.	Cannot be learned by any dragon-type Pokémon
c.	Has a maximum PP of 16
d.	Is not very effective against Aerodactyl
e.	Was introduced in Generation 3

6. The confusion status effect

a.	Was increased from a 33% chance for a Pokémon to hurt themselves to a 50% chance in Generation 7
b.	Cannot be naturally removed
c.	Is unable to affect Ghost-types
d.	Can stack with other status effects
e.	Can be induced with the moves Water Pulse, Extrasensory, and Hurricane

7. Which of the following Pokémon is weak to Megahorn?

a.	Bewear
b.	Heatran
c.	Musharna
d.	Gengar
e.	Luxray

8. Which of the following Pokémon does NOT evolve through the use of a Dusk Stone?

a.	Lampent
b.	Drifloon
c.	Murkrow
d.	Misdreavus
e.	Doublade

9. In Diamond and Pearl, Eterna City is home to which of the following gym leaders?

a.	Roark
b.	Candace
c.	Fantine
d.	Volkner
e.	Gardenia

10. Mega Evolution

a.	Is limited to two Pokémon per battle
b.	Never requires the use of an item
c.	Can be initiated in or outside of battle
d.	Can change the type of the affected Pokémon
e.	Is available to not fully evolved Pokémon and legendaries

11. The function of Professor Oak’s Letter is to

a.	Acquire another starter Pokémon
b.	Gain access to Shaymin
c.	Allow passage through Victory Road to the Elite Four
d.	Receive the Master Ball
e.	Access the Ruins of Alph

12. Which of the following Pokémon does NOT learn the move Swords Dance?

a.	Scizor
b.	Absol
c.	Bibarel
d.	Barbaracle
e.	Aerodactyl

13. The Shuca Berry

a.	Weakens a super-effective Ground attack
b.	Cures the poison status effect
c.	Restores half a Pokémon's HP when it reaches 25% or less
d.	Increases a Pokémon's friendship when fed to it
e.	Has no relevant use

14. Which of the following abilities raises the attack of a Pokémon after it achieves a KO?

a.	Mold Breaker
b.	Intimidate
c.	Moxie
d.	Rivalry
e.	Justified

15. Which of the following natures does NOT decrease Defense?

a.	Docile
b.	Mild
c.	Timid
d.	Hasty
e.	Lonely

16. In X and Y, which of the following types was NOT represented in any of the eight gyms?

a.	Electric
b.	Bug
c.	Fairy
d.	Dark
e.	Psychic

17. Which of the following moves has the highest priority?

a.	Fake Out
b.	Extreme Speed
c.	Dragon Tail
d.	Protect
e.	Helping Hand

18. Team Galactic

a.	Was led by Ghetsis
b.	Sought to capture Arceus
c.	Were the main villain group in Generation 3
d.	Eventually worked together with the player to prevent the destruction of the universe
e.	None of the above answers are correct

19. Which type combination has never been held by a Pokémon before (as of 2018)?

a.	Bug/Fairy
b.	Dragon/Fire
c.	Rock/Poison
d.	Ghost/Fighting
e.	Electric/Ground

20. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Shedinja?

a.	It has a total of 1 HP
b.	It requires an empty space in your party to evolve from its pre-evolution
c.	It is the only Pokémon with the ability Wonder Guard
d.	It is a Bug/Ghost type
e.	It learns at least one Bug-type move naturally by leveling up

21. What trait is passed on to the offspring when the parent Pokémon holds a Destiny Knot while breeding?

a.	5 of its IVs
b.	Its ability
c.	Its nature
d.	One of its moves
e.	Nothing

22. Which type combination is weak to Fighting?

a.	Bug/Grass
b.	Steel/Flying
c.	Ghost/Dark
d.	Rock/Water
e.	Ice/Fairy

23. What makes Unown such a unique Pokémon?

a.	It has the highest BST in the game
b.	It has only been hinted at through stories and lore in the games
c.	Its different forms make the alphabet
d.	It is the only Pokémon with a Normal/Ghost typing
e.	The form it takes when it evolves depends on the first letter of its name

24. What egg group(s) does Swampert belong to?

a.	Monster
b.	Water 1
c.	Field
d.	Both A and B
e.	Both B and C

25. Which of the following Pokémon does NOT have a Mega Evolution?

a.	Gyarados
b.	Dragonite
c.	Scizor
d.	Manectric
e.	Lopunny

26. Which of the following Pokémon appears earliest in the Pokédex?

a.	Luvdisc
b.	Electrike
c.	Shiftry
d.	Chimecho
e.	Nincada

27. The weather condition "harsh sunlight”

a.	Increases the healing effects of Synthesis, Morning Sun, and Moonlight
b.	Decreases the accuracy of Hurricane and Thunder to 50%
c.	Doubles the speed of Pokémon with the Chlorophyll ability
d.	Prevents Pokémon from being frozen
e.	All of the above

28. Which of the following Pokémon evolve(s) when traded with a held item?

a.	Scyther
b.	Graveler
c.	Haunter
d.	Phantump
e.	All of the above

29. Bug is resisted by how many types?

a.	2
b.	3
c.	5
d.	7
e.	None

30. What is the most accurate sleep-inducing move?

a.	Spore
b.	Dark Void
c.	Sleep Powder
d.	Sing
e.	Yawn

Use the following passage to answer questions 31-33:

“Its vision is not that good. It senses vibrations in the water with its whiskers to determine the location of its prey” - Ultra Moon Pokédex entry

31. Which Pokémon does this Pokédex entry correspond to?

a.	Whiscash
b.	Marshtomp
c.	Bruxish
d.	Basculin
e.	Wooper

32. Based on your answer in 31, in which generation was this Pokémon introduced?

a.	I
b.	II
c.	III
d.	V
e.	VII

33. Which of the following Pokédex entries also corresponds to the Pokémon the Pokédex entry above is for?

a.	“A glutton that devours anything that moves, it quietly lurks at the bottom of swamps, lying in wait for prey”
b.	“As a result of causing tremors by thrashing about, it developed the ability to foretell real quakes”
c.	“The fin on [its] head acts as a highly sensitive radar. Using this fin to sense movements of water and air, this Pokémon can determine what is taking place around it without using its eyes”
d.	Both A and B
e.	Both B and C

34. What is the function of the Repeat Ball?

a.	It has a higher chance of success after a previous failed throw
b.	It has a higher chance of success at catching a species of Pokémon you have previously caught
c.	Its chance of success increases with each successive use
d.	It has a higher chance of success at catching a species of Pokémon you have never caught
e.	It is no different from a regular Pokéball

35. The paralysis status effect

a.	Is unable to affect Ground-type Pokémon
b.	Reduces a Pokémon's speed to 75% of its original value
c.	Has a 25% chance to render the afflicted Pokémon unable to attack
d.	Both A and B
e.	Both B and C

36. Which of the following Pokémon has NOT been a mascot legendary of any main series Pokémon game?

a.	Lugia
b.	Solgaleo
c.	Regigigas
d.	Suicune
e.	Rayquaza

37. Which of the following moves is NOT a Psychic-type move?

a.	Photon Geyser
b.	Mist Ball
c.	Agility
d.	Rest
e.	They are all Psychic-type moves

38. Which of the following is true of the King’s Rock item?

a.	It is consumed after one use
b.	It allows Machoke to evolve into Machamp
c.	It can only be won as a prize at the Battle Tower
d.	It gives the holder’s moves a 10% chance to cause the opponent to flinch
e.	None of the above

39. Which Pokémon is said to have created the universe?

a.	Arceus
b.	Zygarde-Complete
c.	Deoxys
d.	Giratina
e.	Shaymin

40. In Black and White, Volcarona is found

a.	At the top of Celestial Tower
b.	Inside the Relic Castle
c.	In Liberty Garden
d.	Inside N’s Castle
e.	At the Abundant Shrine

41. Which of the following moves is super effective against a Poison/Flying type?

a.	Signal Beam
b.	Earth Power
c.	Crunch
d.	Vacuum Wave
e.	Psyshock

42. Which of the following Pokémon can NOT be found in the Wela Volcano Park in Sun and Moon?

a.	Kangaskhan
b.	Salandit
c.	Fletchling
d.	Magby
e.	Turtonator

43. Gardevoir’s Pokédex entry states that it

a.	Is the most beautiful and graceful of all Pokemon
b.	Possesses the power to create a small black hole
c.	Is able to read minds and sense the emotions of other Pokémon and trainers
d.	All of the above
e.	None of the above

44. Which of the following Pokémon is NOT green anywhere on their body?

a.	Zygarde
b.	Seedot
c.	Dewpider
d.	Flygon
e.	Reuniclus

45. The Cell Battery item

a.	Is consumed after one use
b.	Increases the power of the user’s Electric-type attacks
c.	Negates the damage of one Electric-type attack on the user
d.	Is never found on wild Pokémon
e.	All of the above

46. Which of the following Pokémon has the highest base Attack?

a.	Aerodactyl
b.	Weavile
c.	Chesnaught
d.	Chandelure
e.	Lucario

47. Which of the following moves does NOT have a chance to lower Special Defense?

a.	Shadow Ball
b.	Flash Cannon
c.	Earth Power
d.	Energy Ball
e.	Dark Pulse

48. Which of the following Pokémon does NOT possess the ability Levitate?

a.	Gengar
b.	Eelektross
c.	Bronzong
d.	Latios
e.	Carnivine

49. Surf

a.	Is an HM in Generations 1 through 6
b.	Can hit multiple Pokémon at once in a double battle
c.	Has a BP of 90
d.	Can hit Pokémon using Dive
e.	All of the above

50. Max Happiness/Friendship is required to evolve

a.	Buneary
b.	Togepi
c.	Happiny
d.	Both A and B
e.	Both B and C