Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Red/Blue | Although long extinct, in rare cases, it can be genetically resurrected from fossils. |
| Yellow | An ancient POKéMON that was recovered from a fossil. It swims by cleverly twisting its 10 tentacles about. |
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| Gold | Revived from an ancient fossil, this POKéMON uses air stored in its shell to sink and rise in water. |
| Silver | This POKéMON from ancient times is said to have navi gated the sea by adeptly twisting its 10 tentacles. |
| Crystal | In prehistoric times, it swam on the sea floor, eating plankton. Its fossils are sometimes found. |
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| Ruby/Sapphire | OMANYTE is one of the ancient and long- since-extinct POKéMON that have been regenerated from fossils by people. If attacked by an enemy, it withdraws itself inside its hard shell. |
| Emerald | One of the ancient and long-since-extinct POKéMON that have been regenerated from fossils by humans. If attacked, it withdraws into its hard shell. |
| FireRed | A prehistoric POKéMON that lived in the primordial sea, it swims by twisting its 10 tentacles about. |
| Leaf Green | Although long extinct, in rare cases, it can be genetically regenerated from fossils. |
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| Diamond/Pearl | A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas. |
| Platinum | A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas. |
| Heart Gold | Revived from an ancient fossil, this Pokémon uses air stored in its shell to sink and rise in water. |
| Soul Silver | This Pokémon from ancient times is said to have navigated the sea by adeptly twisting its 10 tentacles. |
| Black | A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas. |
| White | A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas. |
