Character-numbers, for Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL animé and manga

Numbers Group:

Yuma Tsumuko:

1. Number 39: Utopia
2. Number 55: Gogogo Goliath (manga)
3. Number 93: Utopia Kaiser
4. Number 99: Utopic Dragon (alongside Astral)
5. Number 100: Numeron Dragon (alongside Astral)

Number-Holders:

Chills:

1. Number 19: Freezadon

Scorch:

1. Number 61: Volcasaurus

Fortuno:

1. Number 11: Big Eye

Kaze:

1. Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja

Cameron Clix:

1. Number 25: Force Focus

Nelson Andrews:

1. Number 83: Galaxy Queen

Charlie McKay:

1. Number 7: Lucky Straight

Mr. Kay:

1. Number 34: Terror-Byte

Faker and Tenjo group:

Kite Tenjo:

1. Number 10: Illumiknight
2. Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction
3. Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon
4. Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord (implied, not in-canon)

Hart Tenjo:

1. Number 25: Titanic Moth (manga-only)

Dr. Faker:

1. Number 53: Heart-eartH
2. Number 92: Hearth-eartH Dragon

Nistro:

1. Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad (implied, not in-canon)

Manga Number Holders:

Cologne:

1. Number 22: Zombiestein

Shadow:

1. Number 13: Embodiment of Crime
2. Number 48: Shadow Lich

Kyoji Yagumo:

1. Number 14: Greedy Sarameya
2. Number 21: Frozen Lady Justice
3. Number 23: Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld
4. Number 35: Ravenous Tarantula
5. Number 37: Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark (alongside Reginald)
6. Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy (alongside Kite)
7. Number 70: Malevolent Sin
8. Number 77: The Seven Sins
9. Number 84: Pain Gainer
10. Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon (alongside Kite)

Eviluder:

1. Number 42: Galaxy Tomahawk

Mr. Heartland:

1. Number 52: Diamond Crab King
2. Number 82: Heartlandraco

Hishakaku:

1. Number 72: Shogi Rook

Thunder Spark:

1. Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon

Captain Corn:

1. Number 50: Black Ship of Corn

Arclight family:

Quattro:

1. Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
2. Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
3. Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo

Trey:

1. Number 6: Chronomaly Atlandis
2. Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech
3. Number 36: Chronomaly Chatau Huyuk (implied, not in canon)

Quinton:

1. Number 9: Dyson Sphere

Vetrix:

1. Number 8: Heraldic King Genom-Heritage
2. Number 18: Heraldry Patriarch (implied, not in-canon)
3. Number 69: Heraldry Crest

Number Guardians:

Ponta:

1. Number 34: Ronin Racoon Sandayu

Mach:

1. Number 44: Sky Pegasus

Jinlon:

1. Number 46: Dragluon
2. Number 97: Draglubion (implied, not in-canon)

Battle Ox:

1. Number 65: Djinn Buster

Abyss:

1. Number 73: Abyss Splash

Barians:

Reginald Kastle/Nash:

1. Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
2. Number 32: Shark Drake
3. Number 47: Nightmare Shark (manga)
4. Number 71: Rebarian Shark (implied, not in-canon)
5. Number 94: Crystalzero (implied to be shared with his sister Rio)
6. Number 101: Silent Honor ARK

Rio Kastle/Marin:

1. Number 103: Ragnazero

Dumon:

1. Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry

Mizar:

1. Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon

Vector:

1. Number 5: Doom Chimera Dragon 
2. Number 43: Manipulator of Souls
3. Number 66: Master Key Beetle
4. Number 104: Masquerade

Girag:

1. Number 58: Burner Visor
2. Number 106: Giant Hand

Alito:

1. Number 79: Battlin' Boxer Nova Kaiser (implied not in-canon)
2. Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk
3. Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus

Don Thousand:

1. Number 01: Numeron Gate Ekam
2. Number 02: Numeron Gate Dve
3. Number 03: Numeron Gate Trini
4. Number 04: Numeron Gate Catvari

Psuedo-number holders:

Tori Meadows:

1. Number 49: Fortune Tune (implied, not in-canon)

Anna Kaboom:

1. Number 27: Dreadnaught Dreadnoid(implied, not in-canon)
2. Number 81:  Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora (implied, not in-canon)

Cathy Katherine:

1. Number 29: Mannequin Cat (implied, not in-canon)

E'Rah:

1. Number 98: Antitopian (implied, not in-canon)

Unknown holders:

1. Number 16: Shock Master (animé)
2. Number 20: Giga-Brilliant (manga) (also used by Kite in the animé)
3. Number 54: Lion Heart (animé)
4. Number 56: Gold Rat (animé)
5. Number 63: Shamoji Soldier (manga)
6. Number 96: Dark Mist (animé)

Generic numbers:

1. Number 24: Dragulas the Vampiric Dragon
2. Number 26: Spaceway Octobypass
3. Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir
4. Number 45: Crumble Logos the Prophet of Demolition
5. Number 51: Finisher the Strong Arm
6. Number 57: Tri-Head Dust Dragon
7. Number 59: Crooked Cook
8. Number 60: Dugares the Timeless
9. Number 67: Pair-a-Dice Smasher
10. Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison
11. Number 74: Master of Blades
12. Number 75: Bamboozling Gossip Shadow
13. Number 76: Harmonizer Gradielle
14. Number 78: Number Archive
15. Number 85: Crazy Box
16. Number 87: Queen of the Night
17. Number 89: Diablosis the Mind Hacker

Note: Fake Numbers and non-Number Numbers such as Number F0 and Number XX are nor listed.

Edit (27.07.2024): Number 51: Finisher the Strong Arm is for Girag in Duel Links.

Edit (25.12.2025): Number 60: Dugares the Timeless is a Level-Up reward for Merag.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Archetypes without Field Spells

What new Monster Type can be in Yu-Gi-Oh! next?

As of Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS! we have no upcoming monster type like ZEXAL or monster summoning method like GX, which means the focus will on underused monster types. But since there will inevitably new monster types, we will discuss possibilities. We will start with last year's (2019) Reddit thread, and move on to extracanonical types, and then we will speculate on the existing types.

Megaten Demons

Persona 3-4 Arcanas

Sayanora, Fairy-type!

Biggest change for Pokémon has been announced in January 9th, 2020, and it is not the new DLC. It is the fact that alongside Poison-type being integrated into Darkness, Fairy-type will cease to be in TCG and become integrated to Psychic-type.

This is a gigantic change to the franchise, as this confirms Fairy-type has failed to differentiate itself from other types, but it also confirms that DLC additions throughout the generations will be standard. Since each modern TCG expansion in the west contain around 185 Pokémon, this means there can be only 2220 monster cards per generation (185* 12 sets). For 890 Pokémon and around 200 forms this might not seem much, but with introduction new DLC, the amount of new Pokémon introduced per gen will likely re-increase to around 130-150 range, making the current situation unsustainable, unless dual-types become a metagame staple and not just a gimmick.

This also means there won't any other type that will get the same treatment as Dragon-type in Gen 9, but there will likely be another type reshuffling. Either Dragon and Steel being removed, or Rock and Ground becoming part of Metal.

Removal of Fairy-type from the TCG also means there will no longer be major Fairy-type Legendaries and Mythicals, as TCG will not be able to sell their cards as unique things.Any possible new Fairy-type Legendary and Mythical will now have to avoid Psychic and Ghost-types as part of their type combinations.

In that same vein, there likely no longer major Fairy-type introductions in subsequent generations. As Fairy-type is still lacking three unused type combos, this is a serious issue. This was already the case in Generation 8, as the absolute numbers of Fairy-types introduced in Gen 8 were considerably lower than Gen 7, even though bulk of them were fully-evolved Pokémon or Legendaries in the case of Zacian. This too will mostly end, with further emphasis put on Ice-types as the Dragon-busters in the video games.

For the new types in Generation 10:

This change also has for the new types in Gen 10. While they will still obviously come to be (as the amount of unused type combos are shrinking and may shrink further with the new DLC), instead of diversifying the lore of the franchise, the new types introduced will be derivatives of older existing types, and if Dragon and Metal remain until Gen 10, they will be showcased with the existing TCG types.

In this case, the long theorized Light and Sound-types are far more likely to occur, as Fairy-type failed to be the antithesis of Dark-type, with Sound-type likely being introduced to nerf Steel-types. If Dragon and Metal are still around, Light will likely be part of Lightning and Sound will likely be part of Colorless. If they are not, then they will be showcased with their own types and then reintegrated into other types two gens later.

How things will go will depend what TCG type changes will or won't occur next generation

Aloha, Expansion Pass!

As of January 9th 2020, paid DLCs are now a thing in Pocket Monsters. Hallelujah!

I'm geniunely hyped for this, because alongside my associate Bolt the Cat from Serebiiforums, I've been waiting for DLC packs to replace the traditional third versions since Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon. Even though I know he and frankly I would too prefer a direct sequel instead, it was obvious GameFreak is unwilling to show that much effort. We also know DLCs were ultimately going to be introduced in Pokémon since Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon's director Kazumaso Iwao's statement regarding DLCs.

So, we need to establish a few ground rules here:
*This is likely going to the only Expansion Pass. BotW only had one Expansion Pass with VR compatibility being a free update, and Star Allies' had three waves of free DLC that only lasted a year. Nintendo does not like expanding the lifecycle of the game beyond that.

*Even though all 490 remaining Pokémon will likely be transferrable, they are unlikely going to be all catchable, besides Mythicals you won't be able to catch besides events. There will be a few missing transfer-only Pokémon, which should give us an idea about what will be the next games.

*It is extremely unlikely that this will be the only Gen 8 game, and it is rather unlikely it will be the only non-Let's GO mainline game.

*We know that Switch Pro is coming mid-2020, most likely around September-November 2020, which would tie in with Crown Tundra, BUT there is generally a new game shortly after or before a physical console release. Unless Switch Pro releases in Summer, which is unlikely as the Japanese fiscal year starts in April 2020, there should be a new physical game before April 2021.

*Mystery Dungeon remakes will utilize Mega Evolution, and since Kalos is coming later this year in Pokémon GO, it is probably safe to assume Megas will be coming for Pokémon GO as well, meaning the next game and/or next generation will have to reintroduce them. Since base Switch cannot render them alongside Gigantamax and Dynamax Pokémon, next games will likely be Switch Pro exclusive, like how Crystal was Color exclusive, whereas Gold and Silver were available in Game Boy.

With these ground rules established, there are few routes the cookie can crumble:

Scenario I: (most likely scenario, nightmarish)
2020: Expansion Pass
December 2020-March 2021: DPPt remakes (Pro exclusive)
March-June 2021: DPPt remake DLC
November 2021: Let's GO Crystal (Pro exclusive)

Scenario II: (unrealistic, but likely according to current standards)
2020: Expansion Pass
January-June 2021: Expansion Pass 2
November 2021: Let's GO Crystal (Pro exclusive)

Scenario III: (realistic, but unlikely according to current standards)
2020: Expansion Pass
September 2021: DPPt Remakes (Pro exclusive)
January-June 2021: DPPt Remake DLC
November 2022: Gen 9 (Pro exclusive)

Scenario IV: (extremely unlikely)
2020: Expansion Pass
January-June 2021: Expansion Pass 2
November 2021: Gen 9 (Pro exclusive)

Regardless how things go, Gen 9 will be more than likely Pro exclusive.

Stuff regarding how Gen 9 will be discussed after DLC is fully released and datamined