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*** Some of those can be blamed on [[Dub Induced Plot Hole]], since their original names didn't mention a gender, like Mr. Mime being Barrierd. Not all though, most notably Slowking, who was already Yado'''king''' in Japan despite being introduced on the generation that also introduced genders.

** Eevee is often referred to as a girl, at least partially due to its name, as is anything it evolves into, despite seven-eighths of them being male. Glaceon is particularly feminine in appearance.

** Reshiram and Zekrom are genderless, but both of them have masculine voices in the anime, which undoubtedly means they'll be referred to (and thought of) as male. Adding to this confusion, both of them are also thought of as female on occasion; Reshiram has a feminine design according to [[Word of God]], while Zekrom has wide hips and "cleavage" and also represents ''yin'', which is feminine in mythology (although the latter is being mitigated by Game Freak attempting to [[Rated ~~Mfor~~ Manly|show that Zekrom is the manliest Pokémon ever]]).

** Reshiram and Zekrom are genderless, but both of them have masculine voices in the anime, which undoubtedly means they'll be referred to (and thought of) as male. Adding to this confusion, both of them are also thought of as female on occasion; Reshiram has a feminine design according to [[Word of God]], while Zekrom has wide hips and "cleavage" and also represents ''yin'', which is feminine in mythology (although the latter is being mitigated by Game Freak attempting to [[Rated M for Manly|show that Zekrom is the manliest Pokémon ever]]).

** Ash's Pikachu was struck with the biggest case of this, with heated debate over its gender until it was finally confirmed as male 15 years after its debut.

** Both Gardevoir and Gothitelle wear "dresses" but can be male. In a similar vein, Lopunny looks a lot like a Playboy Bunny, yet 50% of them are male.