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The various kinds of mail are [[held item]]s given to {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Each mail item is able to contain a message written by the {{pkmn|Trainer}}. This message can be sent to other Trainers by trading Pokémon.

In the Generation IV games, the player's [[Bag]] has a separate pocket for Mail. In the Generation V games, Mail is stored in the general items pocket, but has a unique icon.

===Mechanics===

====Message====

[[File:Pokemon Mail print GSC.png|thumb|Printed Mail]]

The player can freely enter 32 characters across two 16-character rows of text. Mail uses a unique {{gdis|Text entry|II|text entry interface}}, that has a wider selection of characters than other text entry interfaces in these games.

Each different type of Mail has a unique background image, which can be viewed in the games themselves or in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]. The Mail includes the message entered by the sending player, as well as their Trainer name at the bottom. Uniquely, the Portrait Mail also includes the sprite of the Pokémon holding the message, but using the same [[color palette]] as the Mail background.

Mail can be [[Game Boy Printer#Mail|printed]] using the [[Game Boy Printer]] accessory. As with all documents printed by the Game Boy Printer, the image is grayscale. This feature is disabled in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] versions.

In the Western games, the language of the message is stored internally, so that if it is traded to a player in a different language game, the Mail can still be read using the correct {{gdis|character encoding|II}}; however, the English versions of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} ignore this value, instead trying to render the message using the English character encoding, which lacks several characters that can be typed in other Western languages.

In Generation III, Mail is typed using the [[easy chat system]], which restricts players to choosing from a pre-defined list of words and phrases. Mail has nine phrase slots, structured as four rows of two slots and a fifth row with one slot.

 

The player can unlock additional phrases from {{DL|Old guys|the Hipster}} in [[Mauville City]].

 

In Generation IV, Mail consists of three sentence slots, which can each be filled with a sentence structure from several pre-defined structures. These sentence structures themselves have one or two gaps within them, that the player can fill using the [[easy chat system]] (which restricts players to choosing from a pre-defined list of words and phrases). This facilitates translating the message between game languages automatically.

 

 

In Generation V, Mail consists of three sentence slots. For BridgeMail, the player can choose a sentence structure from several pre-defined structures for each of these slots, then fill gaps in those sentence structures using the [[easy chat system]] (which restricts players to choosing from a pre-defined list of words and phrases). For non-BridgeMail, all three sentence structures are fixed, depending on the specific type of Mail; the player can only fill the gaps inside the sentences, and cannot change which sentence structures are used.

 

Pokémon that are holding Mail use a special Mail icon instead of the normal held item icon.

Pokémon holding mail cannot be placed in the [[PC]] or [[Released Pokémon|released]]. When removing Mail from a Pokémon, the player has the option to store it in the PC's mailbox or placing it in the Bag; the Mail's message is lost if returned to the Bag, but preserved if sent to the mailbox.

===List of Mail===

|name=Bluesky Mail

|jp={{tt|あおぞらメール|Aozora Mēru}}

|jpt=Blue Sky Mail

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descgsc=Sky-print <sc>Mail</sc>. (HOLD)

|locc=[[Pokémon Communication Center|PokéCom Center]] (hard "Pokémon Character Maze" prize; ×3){{tt|*|Japanese version only}}<ref>Pokémon News Machine ([http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~kakeru/pokemon2/mobile/news/02_06.htm May 22-June 2002 text archive])</ref>

|name=Eon Mail

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|effect2=Can be traded for a [[Revive]] at the {{ci|Goldenrod}} [[Pokémon Center]] (Western {{v2|Crystal}} only).

|descgsc=<sc>{{p|Eevee}}</sc>-print <sc>Mail</sc>. (HOLD)

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|locgsc=Held by {{jo|Webster}}'s {{p|Spearow}}; {{ci|Violet}}, {{to|Azalea}}, {{ci|Viridian}}, {{ci|Cerulean}}, {{ci|Saffron}}, {{ci|Fuchsia}} [[Poké Mart]]s, {{DL|Mahogany Town|Just a Souvenir Shop}} (after defeating [[Team Rocket]]), [[Goldenrod Department Store]]

 

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

 

|name=Lovely Mail

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

 

{{Item

|name=Mirage Mail

|jp={{tt|まぼろしメール|Maboroshi Mēru}}

|gen=II

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

 

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

}}

 

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

 

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descgsc=<sc>Mail</sc> featuring the holder's likeness.

 

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

Mail from Generation II is not present in the Generation III games.

|locrse=[[Trick House]], [[Lilycove City]] ({{DL|Pokémon Center Ladies|Quiz Lady}}){{sup/3|E}}

 

 

 

|jp={{tt|キラキラメール|Kirakira Mēru}}

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

 

|effect=Used to exchange for a [[Coin Case]] at [[Mauville City]].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mail from previous generations is not present in the Generation IV games.

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|name=Bloom Mail

|jp={{tt|ブルームメール|Burūmu Mēru}}

|jpt=Bloom Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descdppthgss=Stationery featuring a print of pretty floral patterns. Let a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|name=Brick Mail

|jp={{tt|ブリックメール|Burikku Mēru}}

|jpt=Brick Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|locdppt=Held by [[List of GTS event Pokémon distributions (Generation IV)#Heracross|GTS event Heracross]]{{sup/4|DP}}

{{Item

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|locdppt=[[Veilstone Department Store]]

{{Item

|name=Flame Mail

|jp={{tt|フレイムメール|Fureimu Mēru}}

|jpt=Flame Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descdppthgss=Stationery featuring a print of flames in blazing red. Let a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|locdppt=[[Veilstone Department Store]]

|lochgss=[[Goldenrod Department Store]], [[Celadon Department Store]]

|main=Flame Mail

}}

|name=Grass Mail

|jp={{tt|グラスメール|Gurasu Mēru}}

|jpt=Grass Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descdppthgss=Stationery featuring a print of a refreshingly green field. Let a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|locdppt=[[Veilstone Department Store]]

|lochgss=Held by {{jo|Webster}}'s {{p|Spearow}}; [[Goldenrod Department Store]], [[Celadon Department Store]]

|main=Grass Mail

}}

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|lochgss=[[Olivine City]] [[Poké Mart]]; [[Mt. Moon Square]]

{{Item

|name=Mosaic Mail

|jp={{tt|モザイクメール|Mozaiku Mēru}}

|jpt=Mosaic Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descdppthgss=Stationery featuring a print of a vivid rainbow pattern. Let a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|locdppt=Unobtainable

|lochgss=Unobtainable

|main=Mosaic Mail

}}

|name=Snow Mail

|jp={{tt|ブリザードメール|Burizādo Mēru}}

|jpt=Blizzard Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

{{Item

|name=Space Mail

|jp={{tt|スペースメール|Supēsu Mēru}}

|jpt=Space Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descdppthgss=Stationery featuring a print depicting the huge expanse of space. Let a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|locdppt=[[Veilstone Department Store]]

|lochgss=[[Goldenrod Department Store]], [[Celadon Department Store]]

|main=Space Mail

}}

{{Item

|name=Steel Mail

|jp={{tt|スチールメール|Suchīru Mēru}}

|jpt=Steel Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descdppthgss=Stationery featuring a print of cool mechanical designs. Let a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|locdppt=[[Sunyshore City]] [[Poké Mart]]

|lochgss=[[Fuchsia City]] [[Poké Mart]]

|main=Steel Mail

}}

|name=Tunnel Mail

|jp={{tt|トンネルメール|Ton'neru Mēru}}

|jpt=Tunnel Mail

|gen=IV

|bag=Mail

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

Mail from previous generations is not present in the Generation V games, making Generation IV Mail the only holdable items from Generation IV to no longer exist in the data of the Generation V games.

{{Item

|name=BridgeMail T

|jp={{tt|ブリッジメールＣ|Burijji Mēru C}}

|jpt=Bridge Mail C

|gen=V

|bag=Items

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} and {{m|Bestow}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descbwb2w2=Stationery featuring a print of a [[Tubeline Bridge|steel suspension bridge]]. Let a Pokémon hold it for use.

|descxyoras=Stationery featuring an illustration high-tension steel suspension bridge. Have a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|descsm=Stationery featuring an illustration of a high-tension steel suspension bridge. Have a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|descusum=Stationery featuring an illustration of a high-tension steel suspension bridge. Have a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|locbw=[[Opelucid City]] [[Poké Mart]]

|locb2w2=[[Icirrus City]] [[Poké Mart]]

|main=BridgeMail T

}}

|name=BridgeMail D

|jp={{tt|ブリッジメールＨ|Burijji Mēru H}}

|jpt=Bridge Mail H

|gen=V

|bag=Items

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} and {{m|Bestow}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descbwb2w2=Stationery featuring a print of a [[Driftveil Drawbridge|red drawbridge]]. Let a Pokémon hold it for use.

|locbw=[[Driftveil City]] [[Poké Mart]]

|locb2w2=[[Driftveil City]] [[Poké Mart]]

|main=BridgeMail D

}}

|name=BridgeMail S

|jp={{tt|ブリッジメールＳ|Burijji Mēru S}}

|jpt=Bridge Mail S

|gen=V

|bag=Items

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} and {{m|Bestow}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descbwb2w2=Stationery featuring a print of a [[Skyarrow Bridge|sky-piercing bridge]]. Let a Pokémon hold it for use.

|descsm=Stationery featuring an illustration of a bridge that seems to pierce the sky. Have a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

|name=BridgeMail V

|jp={{tt|ブリッジメールＶ|Burijji Mēru V}}

|jpt=Bridge Mail V

|gen=V

|bag=Items

|sell=25

|buyable=yes

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} and {{m|Bestow}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descbwb2w2=Stationery featuring a print of a [[Village Bridge|brick bridge]]. Let a Pokémon hold it for use.

|descsm=Stationery featuring an illustration of a vintage-looking brick bridge. Have a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

 

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} and {{m|Bestow}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|locbw=[[Shopping Mall Nine]] and every [[Poké Mart]] except those in {{ci|Nimbasa}}, {{ci|Mistralton}}, {{ci|Icirrus}} and {{un|Pokémon League}}

 

|descxyoras=Stationery designed to make it easy to express your thanks. Have a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

 

|jpt=Enquiry Mail

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} and {{m|Bestow}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descxyoras=Stationery designed to make it easier to write to pose a question about something. Have a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

 

|effect=Causes the secondary effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}} to fail when used on holder. Causes {{m|Trick}} and {{m|Switcheroo}} to fail when used by or on the holder. Causes {{m|Fling}} and {{m|Bestow}} to fail when used by holder. Pokémon [[held item|holding]] this cannot be placed in the [[PC]].

|descbwb2w2=Stationery designed for introductory greetings. Let a Pokémon hold it for delivery.

 

 

 

 

 

In [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], Mail can be edited using the C-buttons to control the cursor.

====Generation III====

Bead Mail.png|Bead Mail

Dream Mail.png|Dream Mail

Glitter Mail.png|Glitter Mail

Harbor Mail.png|Harbor Mail

Mech Mail.png|Mech Mail

 

 

{{Held}}