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Generational lines are typically ignored in other parts of the franchise, which continue from where the last generation left off and keep the story going (this is especially true of the {{pkmn|anime}}), and may ignore older parts of the canon that explicitly declare to be true something that is later changed.
Generational lines are typically ignored in other parts of the franchise, which continue from where the last generation left off and keep the story going (this is especially true of the {{pkmn|anime}}), and may ignore older parts of the canon that explicitly declare to be true something that is later changed.


So far, there have been four generations, each introducing their own quirks into the franchise.
So far, there have been four generations, each introducing their own quirks into the franchise. The first two are [[Time Capsule|compatible with one another]] but not with later games, and the most recent two are [[dual-slot mode|also]] [[Pal Park|compatible with each other]] but not with the earlier pair.


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! style="-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; background: #{{steel color light}}" | Generation
! style="-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; background: #{{steel color light}}" | Gen
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Pokémon
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Pokémon
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Main games (Jp/US)
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Main games (Jp/US)
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! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Other games (Jp/US)
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Other games (Jp/US)
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Anime
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Anime
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Special manga
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Special
! style="background: #{{steel color light}}" | Other manga
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; background: #{{steel color light}}" | TCG
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; background: #{{steel color light}}" | TCG
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
! align="right" style="background: #{{dark color light}}" | [[Generation I|{{color|000|I}}]]
! align="right" style="background: #{{red color light}}" | [[Generation I|{{color|000|I}}]]
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|151}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|151}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{game|Red and Green|s}} (1996)<br>{{game|Blue| (Japanese)}} (1996)<br>{{game|Red and Blue|s}} (1998)<br>{{game|Yellow}} (1998/1999)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{2v2|Red|Green}} (1996)<br>{{v2|Blue| (Japanese)}} (1996)<br>{{2v2|Red|Blue}} (1998)<br>{{v2|Yellow}} (1998/1999)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Stadium 0]] (1998)<br>[[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium]] (1999/2000)<br>[[Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2]] (2000/2001)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Stadium 0]] (1998)<br>[[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium]] (1999/2000)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Pinball|Pinball]] (1999/1999)<br>[[Pokémon Snap|Snap]] (1999/1999)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''<br>''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]''
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}<br>{{chap|Yellow}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{TCG|Base Set}}<br>{{TCG|Jungle}}<br>{{TCG|Fossil}}<br>{{TCG|Team Rocket}}<br>{{TCG|Gym Heroes}}<br>{{TCG|Gym Challenge}}
|- align="center"
! align="right" style="background: #{{gold color light}}" | [[Generation II|{{color|000|II}}]]
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{cat|Generation II Pokémon|100}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} (1999/2000)<br>{{v2|Crystal}} (2000/2001)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2]] (2000/2001)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | ''[[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|The Johto Journeys]]''<br>''[[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|Johto League Champions]]''<br>''[[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]]''
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{TCG|Neo Genesis}}<br>{{TCG|Neo Discovery}}<br>{{TCG|Neo Revelation}}<br>{{TCG|Neo Destiny}}<br>{{TCG|Expedition Base Set|Expedition}}<br>{{TCG|Aquapolis}}<br>{{TCG|Skyridge}}
|- align="center"
! align="right" style="background: #{{ruby color light}}" | [[Generation III|{{color|000|III}}]]
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{cat|Generation III Pokémon|135}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}} (2002/2003)<br>{{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} (2002/2003)<br>{{v2|Emerald}} (2004/2005)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Colosseum|Colosseum]] (2003/2004)<br>[[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire|Box RS]] (2003/2004)<br>[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD]] (2005/2005)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire|Pinball R&S]] (2003/2003)<br>[[Pokémon Dash|Dash]] (2004/2005)<br>[[Pokémon Trozei!|Trozei!]] (2005/2006)<br>[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue]] (2005/2006)<br>[[Pokémon Ranger|Ranger]] (2006/2006)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | ''[[Pokémon: Advanced|Advanced]]''<br>''[[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge|Advanced Challenge]]''<br>''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle|Advanced Battle]]''<br>''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]]''
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}<br>{{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}<br>{{chap|Emerald}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}}<br>{{TCG|EX Sandstorm}}<br>{{TCG|EX Dragon}}<br>{{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}}<br>{{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}}<br>{{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}}<br>{{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}}<br>{{TCG|EX Deoxys}}<br>{{TCG|EX Emerald}}<br>{{TCG|EX Unseen Forces}}<br>{{TCG|EX Delta Species}}<br>{{TCG|EX Legend Maker}}<br>{{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}}<br>{{TCG|EX Crystal Guardians}}<br>{{TCG|EX Dragon Frontiers}}<br>{{TCG|EX Power Keepers}}
|- align="center"
! align="right" style="background: #{{diamond color light}}" | [[Generation IV|{{color|000|IV}}]]
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon|107}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} (2006/2007)<br>{{v2|Platinum}} (2008/2009)<br>{{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} (2009/2010)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Battle Revolution|Battle Revolution]] (2006/2007)<br>[[My Pokémon Ranch|Ranch]] (2008/2008)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Mystery Dungeon Time/Darkness]] (2007/2008)<br>[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|Ranger 2]] (2008/2008)<br>[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Mystery Dungeon Sky]] (2009/2009)
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl|Diamond and Pearl]]''<br>''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]''<br>''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles|Galactic Battles]]''
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}<br>{{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}<br>{{chap|Emerald}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}<br>{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl: Mysterious Treasures|Mysterious Treasures}}<br>{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl: Secret Wonders|Secret Wonders}}<br>{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl: Great Encounters|Great Encounters}}<br>{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl: Majestic Dawn|Majestic Dawn}}<br>{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl: Legends Awakened|Legends Awakened}}<br>{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl: Stormfront|Stormfront}}<br>{{TCG|Platinum}}<br>{{TCG|Platinum: Rising Rivals|Rising Rivals}}<br>{{TCG|Platinum: Supreme Victors|Supreme Victors}}<!--<br>{{TCG|Platinum: Arceus}}-->
|}{{-}}
|}{{-}}
{| {{bluetable2|lightbluebg c}} width="100%"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Generation
! colspan="2" | Main games
! colspan="2" | Battle games
! rowspan="2" | Number of<br>Pokémon
|-
! style="text-align: center;" | Japanese releases
! English releases
! Japanese releases
! English releases
|-
! {{Gen|I}}
| {{v2|Red and Green|s}} (1996)<br>[[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]] (1996)<br>{{v2|Yellow}} (1998)
| {{v2|Red and Blue|s}} (1998)<br>{{v2|Yellow}} (1999)
| [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Stadium]] (1998)<br>[[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium 2]] (1999)
| [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium]] (2000)
| 151
|-
! {{Gen|II}}
| {{v2|Gold and Silver|s}} (1999)<br>{{v2|Crystal}} (2000)
| {{v2|Gold and Silver|s}} (2000)<br>{{v2|Crystal}} (2001)
| [[Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium GS]] (2000)
| {{pkmn|Stadium 2}} (2001)
| 251
|-
! {{Gen|III}}
| {{v2|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} (2002)<br>{{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} (2004)<br>{{v2|Emerald}} (2004)
| {{v2|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} (2003)<br>{{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} (2004)<br>{{v2|Emerald}} (2005)
| [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire|Box]] (2003)<br>{{pkmn|Colosseum}} (2003)<br>[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD]] (2005)
| {{pkmn|Colosseum}} (2004)<br>[[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire|Box]] (2004)<br>[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD]] (2005)
| 386
|-
! {{Gen|IV}}
| {{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}} (2006)<br>{{v2|Platinum}} (2008)<br>{{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} (2009)
| {{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}} (2007)<br>{{v2|Platinum}} (2009)<!--<br>{{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} (2010)-->
| [[Pokémon Battle Revolution|Battle Revolution]] (2006)
| [[Pokémon Battle Revolution|Battle Revolution]] (2007)
| 493
|}
Generations I and II are [[Time Capsule|compatible with each other]], but they are incompatible with Generations III and IV. Similarly, Generations III and IV are [[Pal Park|compatible with each other]], but as stated, not compatible with Generations I and II.


[[Category:Fanon terminology]]
[[Category:Fanon terminology]]


[[de:Generationen]]
[[de:Generationen]]
[[fr:Génération]]
[[fr:Génération]]
[[ja:世代]]
[[ja:世代]]
[[pl:Generacje]]
[[pl:Generacje]]
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