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[[File:Pokédex logo.png|thumb|250px|Pokédex logo]]

[[File:ORAS Pokédex.png|thumb|250px|Pokédex in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]

The '''Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン{{tt|図鑑|ずかん}}''' ''illustrated Pokémon encyclopedia'') is a digital encyclopedia created by [[Professor Oak]] as an invaluable tool to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in the [[Pokémon world]]. It gives information about all {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the world that are contained in its database, although it differs in how it acquires and presents information over the different media. However, they are also only given to a few Trainers at a time, generally to the ones that are felt to have exceptional potential and skill. There are different types of Pokédexes and each Pokédex is special to a specific region.

Pokédex entries typically describe a Pokémon in only two or three sentences. They may give background information on the habitat or activities of a Pokémon in the wild or other information on the Pokémon's history or anatomy. Pokédex entries also include height, weight, cry, footprint (prior to [[Generation VI]]), location, other forms, and a picture of the Pokémon.

==Functions==

====Generation VII====

===Search and order===

==Completion==

Completing the Pokédex is a common goal of Trainers and carries with it much esteem due to its difficulty, which has gradually escalated due to the fact that around 100 new Pokémon are introduced with each new generation. However, this is mitigated to a degree by new features added to the games, such as Wi-Fi and the [[Global Trade System]] in [[Generation IV]], and a less restrictive trading system (between PC boxes instead of only active teams) in [[Generation V]]. The exclusion of event Pokémon as a requirement for completing the Pokédex also makes it possible for people with no access to event distributions to complete the Pokédex.

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==Gallery of images==

File:XY Pokédex.png|The [[Kalos]] Pokédex in [[Generation VI]]

File:ORAS Pokédex.png|The Hoenn Pokédex in Generation VI

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==In the anime==

===In the main series===

When a young [[Sam]] was accidentally warped to a future of his own time, {{Ash}} explained to him how the Pokédex works, unknowingly giving him an idea. This is an example of a {{wp|bootstrap paradox}}. This means the idea for the Pokédex came out of nowhere.

In ''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]'' it was mentioned that the Pokédex entries were written by [[Professor Westwood V]] of the [[Seafoam Islands]]. Unlike the games, entries in the anime are pre-programmed into the database and do not require catching to give full information. In this way, they act more as a true encyclopedia than a data recording device. However, it should be noted that information relayed to the user may vary from time to time. This may happen even if the Pokédex remains unchanged in any way.

To look up information on a particular species, Trainers may simply point the Pokédex at an individual or manually enter it in. The Pokédex will then display a picture and read the entry out loud. In the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, it was revealed that it can identify the Pokémon's [[level]] and learned [[move]]s, even for [[wild Pokémon]]. Apparently, a picture or video recording of sufficient quality can also be scanned for information. Attempting to identify a Pokémon not native to the region the Pokédex was designed for yields the message "no data" and a question mark in the display, as seen in ''[[BW134|The Journalist from Another Region]]'' when Ash scanned [[Kalos]] natives {{p|Helioptile}} and {{p|Gogoat}} with a [[Unova]] Pokédex.

====Voice actors====

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|en='''[[Kanto]]''' / '''[[Johto]]''': [[Nicholas James Tate]] ([[EP001]]-[[EP049]]) / [[Eric Stuart]] ([[EP050]]-[[EP271]], [[AG134]]-[[AG145]]) / [[Bill Rogers]] ([[AG147]]-[[AG192]])<br>'''[[Hoenn]]''': [[Rachael Lillis]]<br>'''[[Sinnoh]]''': [[Michele Knotz]]<br>'''[[Unova]]''': [[Marc Thompson]]<br>'''[[Kalos]]''': [[Suzy Myers]]

|hu='''[[Kanto]]''' / '''[[Johto]]''': István Imre<br>'''[[Hoenn]]''': Gyula Balázsi

|id='''[[Sinnoh]]''': Dewi Arifiani<br>'''[[Unova]]''': Frenddy J.H. Pangkey

File:Ash Unova Pokédex.png|Ash's Unova Pokédex

File:Scanning Unova Pokédex.png|Scanning {{p|Snivy}} on the Unova Pokédex

File:Kanto Pokédex PO.png|Kanto Pokédex in [[Pokémon Origins]]

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Much as in the anime, the Pokédex in Pokémon Adventures displays the known moves of an individual Pokémon, as well as its current health, its cry, its current moves, and can even track them. Unlike in the anime, the Pokédex entries are usually taken directly from the games and as such contains readable text rather than having the information spoken out loud. The Pikachu interaction feature from {{game|Yellow}} was added to {{adv|Red}}'s Pokédex, allowing him to see its mood (though he never is seen making much use of it, as {{adv|Yellow}} was in possession of his Pokédex for most of the {{chap|Yellow}}, and could tell [[Pika]]'s mood on her own anyway). The Pokédex's function takes over much of the control the games give to the player, being able to prevent a Pokémon's evolution, whereas Trainers without a Pokédex have no choice in the matter. As seen in ''[[PS004|Wanted: Pikachu!]]'', the Pokédex can discover where a Pokémon was first met by its Trainer, much as the feature added in {{game|Crystal}} allows one to view a Pokémon's origin. In addition to these functions, the Pokédex is able to record and project hologram images and can serve as a portable transporter with the assistance of a [[Pokégear]] and Mobile Adapter cable.

====Gallery of images====

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File:Red Pokédex Adventures.png|{{adv|Red}}'s Pokédex

File:White Pokédex Adventures.png|{{adv|White}}'s pink Pokédex, formerly Bianca's

File:Cheren Bianca Pokédex Adventures.png|{{adv|Cheren}} and {{adv|Bianca}}'s Pokédexes, respectively destroyed and with White

File:X Pokédex Adventures.png|{{adv|X}}'s Pokédex

File:Team Rocket Black Pokédex.png|[[Team Rocket]]'s black Pokédex

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* The Kanto regional Pokédex and the Sinnoh regional Pokédex ({{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}}) have 151 members, the smallest of all regional Pokédexes. The largest regional Pokédex is the Kalos regional Pokédex, with 454 members.

* The Pokédex models of [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}} and {{Gen|II}} rounded the weights of all Pokémon to full pounds except for {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}}, despite the Japanese games' use of tenths of kilograms since the start. From [[Generation III]] onward, all weights have been given to the nearest tenth of a pound.

* Numerous toy Pokédexes have been manufactured by companies like {{wp|Tiger Electronics}} and [[Jakks Pacific]].

* In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the [[Pokégear]]'s map displays the hat of Ethan's icon in its updated Generation IV design; however, the Pokédex map displays the icon's hat in its Generation II design.

* The Pokédex entries in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions]] for Pokémon not native to [[Unova]] are the same as those from [[Pokémon Platinum Version]].

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