Can you guess Pokemon colors from memory?

You have seen Pikachu a thousand times, but can you recreate its exact yellow? Pokemon color quizzes reveal that even the most iconic designs are harder to match than your memory suggests.

By ToonTone · August 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Why Pokemon colors feel easy but are not

Every Pokemon has a signature palette designed to be memorable. Charizard is orange, Bulbasaur is teal, Jigglypuff is pink. But "orange" covers hundreds of possible shades. Is Charizard's belly the same orange as its wings? Is the flame on its tail more yellow or more red? When ToonTone hides a color and asks you to rebuild it, you realize how much your brain simplifies.

First generation versus modern designs

Classic Pokemon from the original 151 tend to use cleaner, more saturated palettes. Modern designs introduce more gradients, secondary tones and subtle shading. In a color quiz, early Pokemon give you a strong anchor because their palettes are simpler. Newer Pokemon force you to look more carefully at brightness and saturation, because the colors are more nuanced.

How to improve your Pokemon color guesses

Start with hue. Most Pokemon colors fall into clear families: the yellows, the blues, the greens. Once you have the right family, adjust saturation. Pokemon palettes are generally more vivid than real-world objects, so push saturation higher than your instinct suggests. Finally, fine-tune brightness. Shadow areas on a Pokemon are darker than you expect, especially on 3D-rendered designs.

Over 100 Pokemon in ToonTone

ToonTone features more than 100 Pokemon across different generations. The Anime category includes Pokemon alongside other animated characters, giving you a wide range of color challenges. Each round tests a different part of the design, so you might guess Pikachu's cheeks in one round and Eevee's fur in the next.

More color quizzes

If you enjoy Pokemon, try the anime and cartoon color quiz for a wider range of characters. To sharpen your technique across all categories, read our 7 color memory tips. Ready to compete? Learn about multiplayer mode.