Pokémon can change themselves or be born or created with particular differences from the norm of the species. There are a number of Pokémon variations by type (not necessarily by Type), some of them from canon and others are Suocéverse-specific.

In general Variations are categorized in two scales:

• Whether the change is transient and will “run out” by itself or it can be dispelled from the individial, or whether it is long-term, up to and including the individual's entire lifetime.
• Whether the change targets only one individual, or whether it applies across an environmental range.