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(1 of 2) Normal (Kantonian) Meowth

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Normal (Kantonian) Meowth (left), Alolan Meowth (right)

During your travels in Alola, you may come across Pokémon found in earlier games that have changed drastically to adapt to their Alolan habitats. These Pokémon are classified as Alolan Forms.

Alolan Form Pokémon share the same Pokédex number as the original Pokémon, but may have different stat distributions or types. Because Alolan Form Pokémon have become this way to match their surroundings, they cannot suddenly change to their originally discovered form and vice versa.

Furthermore, a small selection of unchanged Pokémon can evolve into Alolan Forms rather than their original forms. For example, a regular Pikachu will evolve into the Alolan Raichu. It doesn’t matter where these Pokémon originate from, as long as they evolve while within the confines of Alola.

Pokémon	Type(s)	Ability
Ratata, Raticate	Dark/Normal	Gluttony, Hustle, Thick Fat*
Raichu	Electric/Psychic	Surge Surfer
Sandshrew, Sandslash	Ice/Steel	Snow Cloak, Slush Rush*
Vulpix	Ice	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning*
Ninetales	Ice/Fairy	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning*
Diglett, Dugtrio	Ground/Steel	Sand Veil, Tangling Hair, Sand Rush*
Meowth	Dark	Pickup, Technician, Rattled*
Persian	Dark	Fur Coat, Technician, Rattled*
Geodude, Graveler, Golem	Rock/Electric	Magnet Pull, Sturdy, Galvanize*
Grimer, Muk	Poison/Dark	Poison Touch, Gluttony, Power of Alchemy*
Exeggutor	Grass/Dragon	Frisk, Harvest*
Marowak	Fire/Ghost	Cursed Body, Lightning Rod, Rock Head*

Essentially, Alolan Forms provide old–and often outclassed–Pokémon with a new lease of life. The biggest winners from moving to Alola are Marowak (great typing combined with bulky stats), Ninetales (access to Aurora Veil and Snow Warning) and Muk (fantastic defense typing). The rest are either marginably better, no different or worse.