Walking Pokémon: Difference between revisions

In Diamond and Pearl only, if the Pokémon is {{Shiny}}, it won't appear Shiny in the overworld. In {{game|Platinum}}, nine additional Pokémon are allowed into Amity Square: the Sinnoh region's [[starter Pokémon]] and their evolutions. In addition, Amity Square itself has been redesigned and expanded.

Though the fact that the starter Pokémon is the first Pokémon that this is allowed for mimics {{game|Yellow}} in a way, unlike Yellow, the starter is not the only one able to follow, and any Pokémon obtained by the player can be in this position provided it is the first in the [[party]].

Certain [[non-player character]]s also let their Pokémon follow them around. {{p|Marill}} follows {{ga|Ethan}}/{{ga|Lyra}} throughout the character's encounters with the player. [[Lance]] is accompanied by his {{p|Dragonite}} during his raid on the [[Team Rocket HQ]]. [[Magnus]] is followed by his faithful {{p|Poliwrath}} during his tour of the [[Pokéathlon Dome]]. As a testament to his changed attitudes towards training his partners, {{ga|Silver}}'s stolen [[starter Pokémon]] is let out of its Poké Ball during their training in the [[Dragon's Den]]. Notably, like the player's own walking Pokémon, those that are seen being sent into battle are correctly shown entering from the side of the screen rather than emerging from a Poké Ball.

While the player themselves cannot walk with their own Pokémon, they are able to interact and play with multiple Pokémon found on the overworld. [[Hau]]'s [[Starter Pokémon]] is often seen outside its Poké Ball, and Hau will lead with it, using a special animation where it appears without being released from its ball, until it reaches its final evolutionary form. According to the [[Ultra Recon Squad]], {{pkmn|Trainer}}s from [[Ultra Space]] typically do not keep their Pokémon in Poké Balls, as shown by Ultra Sun's {{tc|Ultra Forest Kartenvoy}}s. The Recon Squad take to using [[Beast Ball]]s after studying [[Alola]]n culture.

At the beginning of [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]], after [[Clavell]] leaves the three [[starter Pokémon]] with the player, they will follow him/her around [[Cabo Poco]] until they reach [[Nemona]]'s house. After the player chooses one of them, the Let's Go! feature is unlocked. It allows the player to send out the lead Pokémon in their party to follow them around the overworld. New features introduced in this generation include auto-battling wild Pokémon and some Pokémon needing to meet certain criteria using the Let's Go! feature to evolve.

[[Goh]]'s [[Galar]] [[starter Pokémon]] are another group of walking Pokémon in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', as they usually stay out with him. Also, Ash himself gets another walking Pokémon in his {{AP|Riolu}} as he usually let it stay outside its Poké Ball until it evolved.

In ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Dot]] have their Paldea starter Pokémon partners — {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}}, {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}}, and {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} — walk with them. Also, Liko gets another walking Pokémon in her {{TP|Liko|Hatenna}}, who usually sit or rest in her hood.

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In the {{MangaArc|Yellow}}, [[Pika]] ({{adv|Red}}'s {{p|Pikachu}}) went together with {{adv|Yellow}} on a quest to find {{adv|Red}}, which was mysteriously missing. During this journey with Yellow, Pika was walking outside of his Poké Ball, because Red's Poké Balls disappeared with him. This may be a reference to the fact that {{ga|Red's Pikachu|the player's starter Pikachu}} follows him in {{game|Yellow}}.