Regional form: Difference between revisions

A '''regional form''' (Japanese: '''リージョンフォーム''' ''region form''), also known as a '''regional variant''', is an alternate [[List of Pokémon with form differences|form]] of a Pokémon [[Pokémon (species)|species]] that is found in a specific [[region]]. These forms differ from those found in the region where the Pokémon was introduced — even, in most cases so far, to the point of having a different [[type]].

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When {{pkmn|breeding}} Pokémon whose offspring have a regional form, the offspring will normally take on the form corresponding to the region in which it was bred, regardless of its parents' forms. However, if one of the parents of the same evolutionary family held an [[Everstone]] when the Egg was produced, the offspring will be the same form as that parent. This does not apply to White-Striped {{p|Basculin}} and {{p|Basculegion}}, which will always produce White-Striped Basculin regardless of region or held Everstones. If the parents are the same species but different forms and in different balls, then the offspring has a 50 percent chance of inheriting either parent's ball regardless of what form the offspring takes.

If a Kantonian Tauros is bred in Paldea and isn't holding an Everstone, then the resulting offspring will always be Combat Breed Paldean Tauros and never the Blaze Breed or Aqua Breed Paldean Tauros.

From [[Generation VIII]] onward, regional forms may have an evolution that their regular form does not have, or evolve into a different species than the regular form, becoming something similar to a [[List of Pokémon with branched evolutions|branched evolution]].

{{main|Alolan form#Pokémon Shuffle|Alolan form → Pokémon Shuffle}}

:''For a list of the regional forms, see [[Alolan form#Pokémon GO|Alolan form → Pokémon GO]], [[Galarian form#Pokémon GO|Galarian form → Pokémon GO]], and [[Hisuian form#Pokémon GO|Hisuian form → Pokémon GO]]''

{{main|Alolan form#Pokémon Duel|Alolan form → Pokémon Duel}}

:''Main articles: [[Alolan form#Pokémon Masters EX|Alolan form → Pokémon Masters EX]] and [[Galarian form#Pokémon Masters EX|Galarian form → Pokémon Masters EX]]''

In [[Pokémon Masters EX]], the regional forms currently available are from [[Alola]] and [[Galar]]. However, they inconsistently use different naming systems: "Alola Form" and "Galarian Form".

Alolan {{p|Ninetales}} is a playable Pokémon in {{g|UNITE}}. Alolan {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Persian}} also appear as Wild Pokémon in the Shivre City stage.

{{main|Alolan form#Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|Alolan form → Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon}}

{{main|Alolan form#Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Alolan form → Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}

{{main|Galarian form#Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Galarian form → Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}

{{main|Hisuian form#Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Hisuian form → Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}

{{main|Alolan form#Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Alolan form → Pokémon Horizons: The Series}}

{{main|Galarian form#Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Galarian form → Pokémon Horizons: The Series}}

{{main|Paldean form#Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Paldean form → Pokémon Horizons: The Series}}

{{main|Galarian form#Pokémon: Twilight Wings|Galarian form → Pokémon: Twilight Wings}}

{{main|Alolan form#Pokémon Adventures|Alolan form → Pokémon Adventures}}

{{main|Galarian form#Pokémon Adventures|Galarian form → Pokémon Adventures}}

Regional forms are featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] as Alolan, Galarian, Hisuian, and Paldean Pokémon. Evolutions exclusive to regional forms are referred to with the same descriptors used for their pre-evolutions (for example, '''Galarian''' is used as a descriptor for both Galarian form Pokémon and their evolutions).

* The [[Generation I]] {{DL|Arbok (Pokémon)|Pokédex entries}} for {{p|Arbok}} state that there are six variations of its face-like hood markings that differ between areas. Eight designs are known, but only three have appeared in the [[core series]] games (with a fourth in {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}). In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Arbok gains a special ability depending on its pattern.

* The only [[type]] currently not represented by a regional form is {{t|Bug}}.

** Additionally, there are no {{type|Flying}} regional forms that weren't already that type in their original form.

* {{g|Legends: Arceus}} is the only core series game in which some regional form Pokémon are available but their respective original forms are unobtainable, with {{p|Vulpix}}, {{p|Ninetales}}, and {{p|Sneasel}} being the only exceptions to this.