Togepi

Togepi's early debut

Togepi was the second Generation II Pokémon to appear in the anime after Ho-Oh, and the first future-generation Pokémon to appear there with its name already known; so far it is the only baby Pokémon revealed before its evolved form. It was also the first Generation II Pokémon to appear in a video game, showing up in Hey You, Pikachu! nearly a year before Pokémon Gold and Silver. All of Togepi's Pokédex entries during the anime's first season referred to it as an Egg Pokémon, since its real category, the Spike Ball Pokémon, was not yet known.

Togepi's origin

It is thought to be based on the concept of a baby hatchling, possibly the dokkaebi, a Korean goblin said to bring both good and bad luck, which may explain why it can have Super Luck as a Hidden Ability.

Togepi on cards

Togepi's first set card came in Neo Genesis, an Uncommon by Naoyo Kimura. Ken Sugimori drew its Wizards Black Star Promo. Dragon Frontiers later gave it a delta species (δ) Togepi δ printing illustrated by Miki Tanaka. Cosmic Eclipse combined it with two other babies for an Ultra Rare Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff GX illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, and the Mega Evolution era's Ascended Heroes added a further Common.

Cards to know

• Togepi (Neo Genesis #51)

  Togepi's first mainline card, a Neo Genesis Uncommon illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.

• Togepi δ (Dragon Frontiers #41)

  Dragon Frontiers' delta species Togepi δ, illustrated by Miki Tanaka.

• Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff GX (Cosmic Eclipse #143)

  Cosmic Eclipse's Ultra Rare Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff GX, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.