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I wanna know what are the Pokemon rarities, I don't TCG card rarities. I want the actual rarities, like Pseudo-Legendary, Semi-Pseudo Legendary, Sub-Legendary, legendary, Mythical, etc. I have tried searching it up, but the websites that show-up are either TCG cards, or TCG cards. I want this information to separate and classify my Pokemons.

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A lot of these are fan terms I think.

I've never heard of a Semi-psuedo legendary, unless that means slaking.
Mr. Fish, Semi-Pseudos are Pokemons that people usually think it is a pseudo or a legendary, but arent. For example: Slaking, Lucario, Kingdra, Aggron, Flygon, Ash-Greninja, Haxorus, Zoroark, Volcarona, Noivern, Arcanine.
Only the terms Legendary and Mythical (from this list, I'm not about to scour Bulbapedia for all the different categories of Pokemon. Like what else is there, Baby Pokemon?) are official terms, the rest are fan terms, even pseudo legendaries. A lot of legendaries and mythicals have only one you can obtain per game without trading/transferring/etc, but even then, there are some other specific Pokemon you can only obtain one of (the only thing I can really think of is cosplay Pikachu or something). Although they aren't the most common Pokemon, the mons you did mention usually have means to obtain an infinite amount, depending on the game and location, so in terms of obtaining them, it isn't too hard, aside from leveling them up and such.
Except for the terms Legendary, Pseudo-Legendary and Mythical, all of these are fan-made terms with no widely agreed upon definition. (Pseudo-Legendary is a fan made term but it has a clear definition)
from bulbapedia, https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(species),

"There are multiple categories and variations that Pokémon may fall under as well, which describe certain groups and relationships Pokémon may have with each other. Some examples include Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, Paradox Pokémon, Ultra Beasts, and Fossil Pokémon. Pokémon who have artifically had the doors to their hearts shut are known as Shadow Pokémon."

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Bulbapedia has many pages about groups of Pokemon. These are the groups that I believe are somehow related to rarity. If this isn't the answer you wanted, please tell me and I'll put this question back on the unanswered list.

A first partner Pokémon, also referred to informally as a starter Pokémon, is the first Pokémon that a Trainer owns at the start of their Pokémon journey. This primarily refers to Grass-, Fire-, or Water-type Pokémon given to players by a Pokémon Professor or other mentor at the beginning of the core series Pokémon games,

Pseudo-legendary Pokémon is a fan term referring to a group of Pokémon that meet the following criteria:
The Pokémon is the final stage of a three-stage evolution line.
The Pokémon has a base stat total of exactly 600 (before Mega Evolving).
The Pokémon levels up at a slow rate (requiring 1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).

Legendary Pokémon (Japanese: 伝説のポケモン Legendary Pokémon) are a group of incredibly rare and often very powerful Pokémon. They are often featured prominently in the legends and myths of the Pokémon world, with some even going so far as to view them as deities.

The mascot of a Pokémon game is the Pokémon that appears on the boxart—and often label—of that game.

Special Pokémon (Japanese: 特別なポケモン Special Pokémon) is a term referring to a group of Pokémon in the core series games and side games that are restricted or banned from certain official tournaments, battle facilities, and link battle formats. Most Special Pokémon are Legendary game mascots.

Mythical Pokémon (Japanese: 幻のポケモン Illusory Pokémon) are a group of Pokémon seen so rarely in the Pokémon world that some question their very existence, with some even going so far as to worship them as deities. Mythical Pokémon are related to Legendary Pokémon, but are a distinct group.
Traditionally, in the core series Pokémon games, Mythical Pokémon were exclusively available via event distributions.

The Ultra Beasts (Japanese: ウルトラビースト Ultra Beast), also abbreviated as UBs (Japanese: UB UB), are a group of extradimensional Pokémon who have gone through Ultra Space. Most of them were introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon, though some were introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Paradox Pokémon (Japanese: パラドックスポケモン Paradox Pokémon) are a group of Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. They have two subgroups: one appearing in Pokémon Scarlet resembling ancient relatives of contemporary Pokémon, and one appearing in Pokémon Violet resembling futuristic relatives of contemporary Pokémon.

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All I did was copy paste stuff from Bulbapedia. Why is this getting up-votes?
cause you're the goat sumwun