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Rarity, on the other hand, gained butterfly-like wings in the episode Sonic Rainboom without being called an alicorn. In the season three episode Magical Mystery Cure, Twilight Sparkle is described as an alicorn once she gains wings. Meghan McCarthy stated at the October 2012 New York Comic Con, between the airing of seasons two and three, that she had used the term " pegacorn" in the show's scripts, and mentioned switching to the term " alicorn". They are called " Pony Princesses" in Hasbro's merchandise. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are referred to as unicorns in the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1, and Princess Cadance is called a unicorn in the episode A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1, all despite having both a unicorn horn and wings. Main article: Alicorns See also: List of Alicorns

The chapter book Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell mentions that one special trait is "the strength of a good, true heart of an Earth Pony." The main cast of the show My Little Pony Friendship is Magic features two Earth ponies: Applejack and Pinkie Pie. They are the kind first introduced by the My Little Pony brand.

Main article: Earth ponies See also: List of ponies/Earth poniesĪpple Cobbler, an Earth pony, in A Bird in the Hoof.Įarth ponies have no wings or unicorn horn, and therefore most closely resemble real ponies. The powers of the Alicorns draws equally from the three types, according to the book Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell. The division into three types led the show's developer, Lauren Faust, to initially give them equal representation in the show's main cast and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Most, however, are absent from the Friendship is Magic series. The storybook Under The Sparkling Sea adds seaponies, and previous My Little Pony generations included flutter ponies and breezies as well as sea ponies.

These are called the "three pony tribes" in the episode Hearth's Warming Eve. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic divides ponies into three main "types" in the first episode: Earth ponies, Pegasi, and unicorns.