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* Every [[player character]] in all Generation IV games has a [[Wii]] in his/her room, referencing its status as the current Nintendo console during the generation. Previously, in [[Generation III]], {{ga|Brendan}} and {{ga|May}} had [[Nintendo GameCube]]s in their rooms, {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Leaf}} had an NES, and Red in [[Generation I]] had a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]]. In [[Generation VI]], {{ga|Calem}} and {{ga|Serena}} had a [[Wii U]] in their rooms.
* Every [[player character]] in all Generation IV games has a [[Wii]] in his/her room, referencing its status as the current Nintendo console during the generation. Previously, in [[Generation III]], {{ga|Brendan}} and {{ga|May}} had [[Nintendo GameCube]]s in their rooms, {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Leaf}} had an NES, and Red in [[Generation I]] had a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]]. In [[Generation VI]], {{ga|Calem}} and {{ga|Serena}} had a [[Wii U]] in their rooms.
* Generation IV is the only generation in which two core series game names have the same first initial in English (Pearl and Platinum). However, other languages have had the same initial in their game names, with Spanish Azul and Amarillo for Blue and Yellow, and German Saphir and Smaragd for Sapphire and Emerald.
* Generation IV is the only generation in which two core series game names have the same first initial in English (Pearl and Platinum). However, other languages have had the same initial in their game names, with Spanish Azul and Amarillo for Blue and Yellow, and German Saphir and Smaragd for Sapphire and Emerald.
* Generation IV is the first generation in which level 1 Pokémon are legitimately obtainable in the core series.
* Generation IV is the first generation to include:
** Level 1 Pokémon legitimately obtainable in the core series.
** Compatibility with both the generation preceding and following it.
* Generation IV is the only generation to have all its games released in the spring in North America, and in the fall in Japan.
* Generation IV is the only generation to have all its games released in the spring in North America, and in the fall in Japan.
* Generation IV is the longest Pokémon generation in Japan, falling only 10 days short of being four years long.
* Generation IV is the longest Pokémon generation in Japan, falling only 10 days short of being four years long.
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