A total of 26 Legendary Pokemon have appeared in the series.
Pokemon has been one of the best anime series for the last 25 years because kids ages 4-16 love it. The series acquired a large number of fans due to its game, Pokemon Go, and also many Pokemon movies. The amazing fact is that many times Ash got the chance to catch Legendary Pokemon, but he chose not to do that because he felt that these special Pokemon should be live free.
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List of Legendary Pokemon Appeared in the Pokemon Series with Episode number and Season.
Legendary Pokemon has been one of the most exciting topics in every Pokemon season, starting from the first episode in season one (Indigo League) when Ash Ketchum spotted Ho-Oh. The amazing fact about Ho-Oh's appearance is that it also appeared in the last episode of Ash's journey after he became the Pokemon Master.
| # | Legendary Pokémon | Episode Number | Season |
| 1 | Ho-Oh | 1 | Indigo League (Season 1) |
| 2 | Articuno | 28 | Indigo League (Season 1) |
| 3 | Zapdos | 63 | Indigo League (Season 1) |
| 4 | Moltres | 64 | Indigo League (Season 1) |
| 5 | Mewtwo | 65 | Indigo League (Season 1) |
| 6 | Lugia | 117 | Johto Journeys (Season 3) |
| 7 | Regirock | 187 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 8 | Regice | 189 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 9 | Registeel | 220 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 10 | Latias | 221 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 11 | Latios | 222 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 12 | Rayquaza | 227 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 13 | Dialga | 242 | Diamond and Pearl (Season 10) |
| 14 | Palkia | 259 | Diamond and Pearl (Season 10) |
| 15 | Giratina | 273 | Diamond and Pearl (Season 10) |
| 16 | Heatran | 97 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 17 | Kyogre | 98 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 18 | Groudon | 135 | Advanced Generation (Season 6) |
| 19 | Reshiram | 1 | Black & White (Season 14) |
| 20 | Zekrom | 2 | Black & White (Season 14) |
| 21 | Xerneas | 41 | XY (Season 17) |
| 22 | Yveltal | 86 | XY (Season 17) |
| 23 | Solgaleo | 1 | Sun & Moon (Season 20) |
| 24 | Lunala | 2 | Sun & Moon (Season 20) |
| 25 | Zacian | 2 | Pokémon Journeys: The Series (Season 23) |
| 26 | Zamazenta | 9 | Pokémon Journeys: The Series (Season 23) |
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FAQs on legendary Pokemon appeared in the Pokemon series
A. Legendary Pokemon Solgaleo appeared in the Pokemon: Sun & Moon season.
A. Zapdos is an electrical flying type Pokemon who is one of the legendary Pokemon in the series.
A. Zacian is the fairy-type Pokemon in the Pokemon series.
