Guidebook

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If you were looking for physical guide books or strategy guides, see Category:Guide books.

The Guidebook (Japanese: ぼうけんノート Adventure Notebook), known as Journal prior to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, is a Key Item introduced in Generation IV.

Guidebook
ぼうけんノート
Adventure Notebook
Bag Guidebook Sprite.png
Guidebook
Ready button sprite from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation V Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VI Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VII Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VIII Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items (BDSP)

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
BDSP
N/A N/A

Effect

 
A Journal entry from Pokémon Platinum

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the Journal records limited notes on the player's daily gameplay activities, and can be viewed from the Bag. It records a maximum of 10 entries sequentially, and a new entry is recorded when the game is loaded with a date different from the most recent journal entry, deleting the oldest entry if 10 already exist. It is brought up automatically upon loading a save if the current date does not match the date of the last save, or the day after, and does not create a new entry until it is closed. A quirk of the Journal is that if the day changes as the player is playing, the entry for the day the player loaded the file in will continue to update with the player's actions until the game is restarted and reloaded.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Guidebook allows the player to review previously-seen explanations on various topics, similar to the Adventure Guide introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
A notebook that keeps a day-to-day record of your adventure so far.
BDSP A book full of useful information for your adventure.

Acquisition

Games Method
DPPt
BDSP
Twinleaf Town (from the player's mother after returning from Sandgem Town)

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 冒險筆記 Mouhhím Bātgei
Mandarin 冒險筆記 / 冒险笔记 Màoxiǎn Bǐjì
  French Notes d'AventureBDSP
JournalDPPt
  German Tagebuch
  Italian Note di viaggioBDSP
AgendaDPPt
  Korean 모험노트 Moheom Note
  Brazilian Portuguese Diário
  Spanish Diario

See also


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