Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Oxford University Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford explores the maths behind some of the strangest Pokédex entries… with a cameo from Matt Parker @standupmaths. Check out his video on the Pokémon Calculator here: youtu.be/65WoL6e728Q

Content based on the original article by TRM intern Sam Flower. Read it here: tomrocksmaths.com/2021/12/10/maths-of-the-pokedex

All in-game footage and images are copyright The Pokémon Company, Gamefreak and Nintendo. They are shown under a fair-use policy for the purposes of education and review.

Here are the Pokémon considered and why their Pokédex entries are ridiculous...

Wailord: has a density lighter than air, despite living underwater.
Cosmoem: has a density higher than a black hole.
Magcargo: 50 of them could power the UK.
Bewear: creates more force than a car crash at 30mph.
Rhyhorn: has more power than 1000 lbs of explosive.
Blaziken: has a standing jump of over 100m.

Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is an Early-Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow at St Edmund Hall: seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-crawford

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With thanks to
Matt Parker
Sam Flower
Nintendo
Gamefreak
The Pokémon Company
DaddyGamer Fred
Bilovitskiy
Andrew Whale
Mars Inc.
NASA
Britax
Chris Vids
U.S. Navy Seal and SWCC