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[[File:Pokédex Pt.png|thumb|200px|{{v2|Platinum}}'s National Pokédex mode]] | [[File:Pokédex Pt.png|thumb|200px|{{v2|Platinum}}'s National Pokédex mode]] | ||
[[File:Pokédex GSC 2.png|thumb|Each new generation begins its numbering from the end of the last generation. {{p|Cyndaquil}}, at #155, is the fourth Pokémon introduced in Generation II.]] | [[File:Pokédex GSC 2.png|thumb|Each new generation begins its numbering from the end of the last generation. {{p|Cyndaquil}}, at #155, is the fourth Pokémon introduced in Generation II.]] | ||
The '''National Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|全国図鑑|ぜんこくずかん}}''' ''national encyclopedia'') is a [[Pokédex]] that has been upgraded with the '''National Mode''' (Japanese: '''全国版''' ''National Edition'') that records information from Pokémon around the {{pkmn|nation}}, instead of just ones native in a particular [[region]]. The National Pokédex is not available at the start of the games, but it can be unlocked by completing certain tasks. | The '''National Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|全国図鑑|ぜんこくずかん}}''' ''national illustrated encyclopedia'') is a [[Pokédex]] that has been upgraded with the '''National Mode''' (Japanese: '''全国版''' ''National Edition'') that records information from Pokémon around the {{pkmn|nation}}, instead of just ones native in a particular [[region]]. The National Pokédex is not available at the start of the games, but it can be unlocked by completing certain tasks. | ||
National Pokédex order was known as Old Pokédex Mode (Japanese: ふるいずかんモード ''old-style encyclopedia mode'') in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, while Johto's regional Pokédex order at the time was known as [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex Mode]] (Japanese: しんがたずかんモード ''new-style encyclopedia mode''). This arose from the fact that [[Generation I]] was the only previous [[generation]], and one could {{pkmn|journey}} to [[Kanto]] in [[Generation II]]. After [[Hoenn]] received [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number (Generation III)|its own Pokédex order]], however, the numbering system that began with {{p|Bulbasaur}} had to change its name so as not to reference Kanto, itself inaccessible in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}. Considering that the term "Kanto Pokédex" went on to reference only the first 151 members of the National Pokédex, while the "Johto Pokédex" references the new order for {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, everything straightened itself out in the end. | National Pokédex order was known as Old Pokédex Mode (Japanese: ふるいずかんモード ''old-style encyclopedia mode'') in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, while Johto's regional Pokédex order at the time was known as [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex Mode]] (Japanese: しんがたずかんモード ''new-style encyclopedia mode''). This arose from the fact that [[Generation I]] was the only previous [[generation]], and one could {{pkmn|journey}} to [[Kanto]] in [[Generation II]]. After [[Hoenn]] received [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number (Generation III)|its own Pokédex order]], however, the numbering system that began with {{p|Bulbasaur}} had to change its name so as not to reference Kanto, itself inaccessible in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}. Considering that the term "Kanto Pokédex" went on to reference only the first 151 members of the National Pokédex, while the "Johto Pokédex" references the new order for {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, everything straightened itself out in the end. | ||