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The '''menu''', also known as the '''start menu''', is a sidebar used in all of the [[Version|main series]] [[Pokémon games]]. This tool allows the {{player}} to cycle through a list of information and options. The menu's contents have changed from [[generation]] to generation, and may also change as a player progresses through the game.

From {{gen|I}} through {{gen|III}}, the menu was accessed via the Start Button. In {{gen|IV}} the menu was accessed by pressing the X button. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the menu is always on open on the bottom screen of the [[Nintendo DS]] and can be arrow-selected by pressing the X button, or the player can simply touch the desired option with the stylus pen. {{gen|V}} added a shortcut list that can be added to by checking the box below any of the screens within the '''Pokémon''', '''Pokédex''', '''Bag''', '''Player's Name''', or '''Options''' menu commands (accessed by pressing the Y button). {{gen|VI}}'s menu is the same as in HeartGold and SoulSilver, but is no longer always open.

 

==Pokédex==

The ''Pokédex'' command displays the player's Pokédex. Information is recorded here about Pokémon the player has seen and caught. The Pokédex command is usually found at the top of the menu and must be obtained as the player progresses through the game. On the Pokédex interface, a list of Pokémon is displayed in numerical order and can be scrolled through vertically. Pokémon that haven't been seen by the player are indicated by question marks or dashes instead of names. Images are viewable in the Pokédex for all Pokémon caught or encountered. Once the player selects a previously caught Pokémon from the list, the Pokémon's information is displayed in sections including a description, the area in which the Pokémon can be found, its cry, its size and weight, and its different forms; however, for Pokémon that have only been encountered but not caught, no height and weight information, species information, or description are available.

===Generation I===

 

===Generation II===

An [[Unown Dex]] is also an available upgrade. A print option is now available for accessing the [[Game Boy Printer]]. The [[footprint]]s of Pokémon are now listed in the description page. Finally, the cry and nest area of the Pokémon are now selectable options at the bottom of the summary page.

 

This is also true of the Generation II remakes, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

===Generation III===

[[Professor Birch]] gives the player a Pokédex after their first battle with their [[rival]]. The [[National Pokédex]] is introduced in this generation, as well as options for sorting Pokémon by features rather than just names and numbers. Once the National Pokédex is obtained, one can switch between the regional and National listings. Another new option is the search feature, which allows the player to search by color, type and first letter of the Pokémon's name.

===Generation IV===

In {{game|Platinum}}, the regional Pokédex has been changed to include more native Pokémon.

===Generation V===

[[Professor Juniper]] gives the player a Pokédex in [[Nuvema Town]] once she sees the [[Starter Pokémon]] the player selected. The changes made to the Pokédex for this generation were mainly aesthetic, although the search mode now allows Pokémon to be searched by color. The height and weight comparison feature has been removed, but a section showing form differences and a form search feature are added by [[Cedric Juniper]] when the player visits [[Mistralton City]]. The form difference section will now show [[Shiny Pokémon]] as well.

In {{2v2|Black 2|White 2}} the background color has changed from green to red and each Pokémon now have three new tabs for the different lists in which they belong: [[Unova]], [[National Pokédex|National]] and [[Habitat List|Habitat]].

===Generation I===

The ''Pokémon'' command displays the player's current [[party]]. Once accessed, it will display the six party slots and the Pokémon present in the player's party. The Pokémon order and line-up can be changed by switching their places or by removing Pokémon at the [[PC]]. By selecting an individual Pokémon, its '''stats''' (later called '''summary''' from {{gen|III}} onward) will appear. Summary information includes the status of the Pokémon, its current [[level]], [[experience|experience points]], [[stats]] and current [[move]]set.

===Generation II===

===Generation III===

New features such as the Pokémon's [[Ability]], [[Nature]], {{DL|Pokémon Storage System|markings}}, preference of taste and where the Pokémon was first met are now included. With the appearance of [[Pokémon Contests]], a move's information on Contests (its appeal, condition, etc.) can now be seen as well. In addition, the term '''stats''' is now changed to '''summary'''.

===Generation IV===

In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, several features formerly found in the [[PokéNav]] can now be seen in this menu. This includes the Pokémon's [[condition]] and the [[Ribbon]]s they have earned. A Pokémon's [[Pokéathlon]] stats in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are displayed here as well.

===Generation V===

Apart from aesthetic changes, {{game|Black and White|s}}'s party screen remains the same as in Generation IV.

==Bag==

The ''Bag'' or ''Item'' command displays the player's Bag and the [[item]]s found inside. By opening the Bag, the player can change and arrange items in the Bag, along with registering and tossing items. Beginning in Generation II, registering a key item allows the player to easily activate and use the item using the select button, or Y button in {{gen|IV}}.

===Generation I===

The Bag is accessed through the ''Item'' command.  Any item placed in the Bag goes in a single pocket. Ninety-nine copies of an item count as taking up one slot, and twenty different items are allowed in the Bag, in total. When the Bag is full, the player's [[PC]] can be used for item storage.

===Generation II===

The ''Item'' command is changed to ''Bag'' from now on.  Items are automatically separated into four different pockets: Healing items (including [[Berry|Berries]]), [[Poké Ball]]s, [[TM]]s and [[HM]]s, and [[Key item]]s.

===Generation III===

The Bag is in either a girl's or boy's design. When the limit of ninety-nine items is reached, the player now can carry more of that particular item by using a second slot in the Bag. This generation also expands the Pocket System from Generation II, with and additional fifth pocket for Berries only.

In {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, the Bag is condensed into three pockets: Items, Key Items, and Poké Balls. In the Key Items pocket are two sub-pockets: the TM Case, for TMs and HMs, and the Berry Pouch. Also, from now on, when an item is viewed, it will display a sprite.

===Generation IV===

Generation IV changed the Pocket System even more, dividing the Bag even into eight pockets:

====HeartGold and SoulSilver====

===Generation V===

==Pokémon applications==

===Generation I===

===Generation II===

===Generation III===

====FireRed and LeafGreen====

===Generation IV===

===Generation V===

===Gallery===

==Player's name==

===Generation I===

===Generation II===

===Generation III===

===Generation IV===

===Generation V===

==Save==

==Exit==

=Trivia=