Origin mark

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An origin marking is an icon displayed on the summary screen of Pokémon obtained from Generation VI onward and in the Generation I Virtual Console games to indicate the Pokémon's generation of origin.

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A blue pentagon highlighted on a Garchomp's status screen in Generation VI

Pokémon that are hatched, caught, or received as a gift in a Generation VI game will have a blue pentagon ^[1]^[2] (Japanese: 青い五角形のマーク blue pentagon mark^[3]) (blue pentagon) on their summary screen near the markings. Prior to the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, having a blue pentagon was referred to as being Kalos native.^[4] When transferred to Generation VII, the blue pentagon's color becomes black.

Pokémon that are hatched, caught, or received as a gift in a Generation VII game will have a black clover as their origin marking.

Pokémon that are caught or received as a gift in a Generation I Virtual Console game and transferred to a Generation VII game will have a (GameBoy) as their origin marking. This marking appears only after transfer, not in the Virtual Console games.

Pokémon originating from games prior to Generation VI do not have any origin marking.

All of the first 721 Pokémon can have the blue pentagon, as each of them can be obtained in Generation VI or have been distributed as an event Pokémon to Generation VI games. Only the first 151 Pokémon can have the GameBoy origin marking.

Function

In official tournaments in Generation VI, as well as at the Battle Spot in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, only Pokémon with a blue pentagon can be used. Official tournaments in Generation VII require the use of Pokémon with a black clover. Pokémon can be filtered by their origin marking from the list of Pokémon in Pokémon Bank's list mode.

In Pokémon X and Y, if the player has owned a species of Pokémon, but only a Pokémon that does not have a blue pentagon, it will be marked in the Pokédex differently. The player will receive a crown on the Pokédex screen for each of the Kalos Pokédexes only if the Pokédex is completed using only Pokémon that have a blue pentagon. The player will receive a different diploma for a Pokédex completed using Pokémon without a blue pentagon. It is still possible to obtain a crown and get the normal diploma if the Pokédex is later completed using only Pokémon with a blue pentagon.