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 ===Pokémon Box===
-In [[Generation I]], this is usually displayed as '''POKéMON BOX''' or shortened to '''BOX''', except the abbreviation '''{{PK}}{{MN}} BOX''' is used once. Some examples:
+In [[Generation I]], this is usually displayed as '''POKéMON BOX''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン ボックス''') or shortened to '''BOX''' (Japanese: '''ボックス'''), except the abbreviation '''{{PK}}{{MN}} BOX''' is used once. Some examples:
 * ''"There's no more room for POKéMON! The '''POKéMON BOX''' is full and can't accept any more! Change the '''BOX''' at a POKéMON CENTER!"'' (when attempting to catch Pokémon with a full Box)
 * ''"Choose a '''{{PK}}{{MN}} BOX'''."'' (as seen on the page listing Pokémon Boxes)
-In [[Generation II]], this is usually displayed as '''PC BOX''' or shortened to '''BOX'''. Some examples:
+In [[Generation II]], this is usually displayed as '''PC BOX''' (Japanese: '''パソコンのボックス''') or shortened to '''BOX''' (Japanese: '''ボックス'''). Some examples:
 * ''"That last POKéMON you sent filled your '''BOX''' up. You'll have to switch '''BOXES''' if you want to catch more POKéMON."'' ([[Bill]]'s phone call in Generation II)
 * ''"Congratulations! We have a match with the ID number of <number> in your '''PC BOX'''."'' ({{DL|Radio|Lucky Number Show}})
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 * ''"You can also print out stuff like MAIL and your '''PC BOXES'''."'' (mentioned by the child seen playing a Game Boy in the National Park)
-In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, this is usually displayed as '''BOX''', except these are also used once each: '''STORAGE BOX''' and '''PC BOX'''.
+In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, this is usually displayed as '''BOX''' (Japanese: '''ボックス'''), except these are also used once each: '''STORAGE BOX''' and '''PC BOX'''. However, in the Japanese version, those uses of "STORAGE BOX" and "PC BOX" are simply displayed as 「ボックス」 as well.
 * ''"Deposit in which '''BOX'''?"'' (PC dialogue)
 * ''"Let’s say you have six POKéMON. If you catch another one... It is automatically sent to a '''STORAGE BOX''' over a PC connection."'' ([[Lanette]])
 * ''"Excuse me! Your '''PC BOX''' is full."'' (when attempting to enter the {{ho|Safari Zone}} with a full Box)
-In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, this is usually displayed as '''BOX''', except '''POKéMON BOX''' is used twice (once as singular and once as plural), and '''PC BOX''' is used once. Some examples:
+In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, this is usually displayed as '''BOX''' (Japanese: ボックス), except '''POKéMON BOX''' is used twice (once as singular and once as plural), and '''PC BOX''' is used once. However, in the Japanese version, those uses of "POKéMON BOX" and "PC BOX" are simply displayed as 「ボックス」 as well. Some examples:
-* ''"If a '''POKéMON BOX''' on the PC gets full, just switch to another '''BOX'''."'' ({{tc|Bug Catcher}} Greg on {{rtn|3|Kanto}})
+* ''"If a '''POKéMON BOX''' on the PC gets full, just switch to another '''BOX'''."'' ({{tc|Bug Catcher}} Greg on {{rt|3|Kanto}})
 * ''"There’s no more room for POKéMON! The '''POKéMON BOXES''' are full and\ncan’t accept any more!"'' (when attempting to catch a Pokémon while the party and Boxes are full)
 * ''"Excuse me! Your '''PC BOX''' is full."'' (when attempting to enter the {{ka|Safari Zone}} while the party and Boxes are full)
-From [[Generation IV]] onwards, this is often referred to as '''Box''', and sometimes as '''Pokémon Box''' or '''PC Box'''.
+From [[Generation IV]] onwards, this is often referred to as '''Box''' (Japanese: ボックス), and sometimes as '''Pokémon Box''' or '''PC Box'''.
 ===Default name for a Pokémon Box===
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 * The short name has a five-character limit: "BOX 1", "BOX 2", "BOX 3", and so on, except "BOX10", "BOX11", and "BOX12" have no space before the number. This is the format used by the list of all Boxes in the "Change Box" feature.
+** In Japanese, the eight Boxes are known as 「ボックス1」, 「ボックス2」, etc. on this list of Boxes, with a five-character limit as well.
 * The long name has a nine-character limit: "BOX No. 1", "BOX No. 2", "BOX No. 3", and so on, except "BOX No.10", "BOX No.11", and "BOX No.12" have no space before the number. This is the format used to show the name of the current Box in the Pokémon Storage System.
+** In Japanese, the current Box is written instead as 「いまのボックス 1」 (''Now Box 1''), 「いまのボックス 2」 (''Now Box 2''), etc., with a nine-character limit as well.
 The feature to rename Boxes was introduced in Generation II. From Generation II to {{gen|VI}}, each one is consistently known by default as "BOX 1", "BOX 2", "BOX 3", including spaces in all names such a "BOX 10", "BOX 11", etc. From [[Generation VII]] onwards, they are known by default as "Box 1", "Box 2", "Box 3", etc. except in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], they are known as "Pasture 1", "Pasture 2", etc.