Faraway place
Faraway place is a location placeholder found in the Generation IV and V games. This placeholder data is used when trading over a Pokémon from another Pokémon game which was captured in a new location not found in the older game.
For example, a Pokémon met in the Distortion World that is traded to Diamond or Pearl will display "faraway place" as its met location. Although it is part of Eterna City, as it was not an existing location in Diamond and Pearl, the Galactic Eterna Building (T.G. Eterna Bldg) in Platinum will provide the same result. Likewise, a Pokémon caught in HeartGold and SoulSilver in a location that does not exist in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum traded to one of these games will also have this placeholder. However, in HeartGold and SoulSilver, if a Pokémon is met in a place like the Global Terminal which also exists in Platinum, its location will still be displayed as "Global Terminal" in Platinum; however, Kanto Victory Road is treated as a separate location to Sinnoh Victory Road, so Pokémon caught in Kanto Victory Road will display the obtained location of "Faraway place" in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
This also applies to Pokémon traded between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2. Any Pokémon found in new areas such as Aspertia City or the Castelia Sewers will to be regarded as being met in a "faraway place" in Black and White. However, Pokémon met at the Pokémon World Tournament are treated as having been met in the Cold Storage in Black and White, and vice versa.
Locations that are treated as faraway place
Generation IV
# | Diamond and Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold and SoulSilver |
---|---|---|---|
0112 | Faraway place | Battle Frontier | Battle Frontier |
0113 | Faraway place | Battle Factory | Battle Factory |
0114 | Faraway place | Battle Castle | Battle Castle |
0115 | Faraway place | Battle Arcade | Battle Arcade |
0116 | Faraway place | Battle Hall | Battle Hall |
0117 | Faraway place | Distortion World | Distortion World |
0118 | Faraway place | Global Terminal | Global Terminal |
0119 | Faraway place | Villa | Villa |
0120 | Faraway place | Battleground | Battleground |
0121 | Faraway place | ROTOM's Room | ROTOM's Room |
0122 | Faraway place | T.G. Eterna Bldg | T.G. Eterna Bldg |
0123 | Faraway place | Iron Ruins | Iron Ruins |
0124 | Faraway place | Iceberg Ruins | Iceberg Ruins |
0125 | Faraway place | Rock Peak Ruins | Rock Peak Ruins |
0126 | Faraway place | Faraway place | New Bark Town |
0127 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Cherrygrove City |
0128 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Violet City |
0129 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Azalea Town |
0130 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Cianwood City |
0131 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Goldenrod City |
0132 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Olivine City |
0133 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Ecruteak City |
0134 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Mahogany Town |
0135 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Lake of Rage |
0136 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Blackthorn City |
0137 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Mt. Silver |
0138 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Pallet Town |
0139 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Viridian City |
0140 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Pewter City |
0141 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Cerulean City |
0142 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Lavender Town |
0143 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Vermilion City |
0144 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Celadon City |
0145 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Fuchsia City |
0146 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Cinnabar Island |
0147 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Indigo Plateau |
0148 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Saffron City |
0149 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 1 |
0150 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 2 |
0151 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 3 |
0152 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 4 |
0153 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 5 |
0154 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 6 |
0155 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 7 |
0156 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 8 |
0157 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 9 |
0158 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 10 |
0159 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 11 |
0160 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 12 |
0161 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 13 |
0162 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 14 |
0163 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 15 |
0164 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 16 |
0165 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 17 |
0166 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 18 |
0167 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 19 |
0168 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 20 |
0169 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 21 |
0170 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 22 |
0171 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 23 |
0172 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 24 |
0173 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 25 |
0174 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 26 |
0175 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 27 |
0176 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 28 |
0177 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 29 |
0178 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 30 |
0179 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 31 |
0180 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 32 |
0181 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 33 |
0182 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 34 |
0183 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 35 |
0184 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 36 |
0185 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 37 |
0186 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 38 |
0187 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 39 |
0188 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 40 |
0189 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 41 |
0190 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 42 |
0191 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 43 |
0192 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 44 |
0193 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 45 |
0194 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 46 |
0195 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 47 |
0196 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Route 48 |
0197 | Faraway place | Faraway place | DIGLETT's Cave |
0198 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Mt. Moon |
0199 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Cerulean Cave |
0200 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Rock Tunnel |
0201 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Power Plant |
0202 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Safari Zone |
0203 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Seafoam Islands |
0204 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Sprout Tower |
0205 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Bell Tower |
0206 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Burned Tower |
0207 | Faraway place | Faraway place | National Park |
0208 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Radio Tower |
0209 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Ruins of Alph |
0210 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Union Cave |
0211 | Faraway place | Faraway place | SLOWPOKE Well |
0212 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Lighthouse |
0213 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Team Rocket HQ |
0214 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Ilex Forest |
0215 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Goldenrod Tunnel |
0216 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Mt. Mortar |
0217 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Ice Path |
0218 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Whirl Islands |
0219 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Mt. Silver Cave |
0220 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Dark Cave |
0221 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Victory Road |
0222 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Dragon's Den |
0223 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Tohjo Falls |
0224 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Viridian Forest |
0225 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Pokéathlon Dome |
0226 | Faraway place | Faraway place | S.S. Aqua |
0227 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Safari Zone Gate |
0228 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Cliff Cave |
0229 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Frontier Access |
0230 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Bellchime Trail |
0231 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Sinjoh Ruins |
0232 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Embedded Tower |
0233 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Pokéwalker |
0234 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Cliff Edge Gate |
2011 | Faraway place | Cynthia | Cynthia |
2013 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Mr. Pokémon |
2014 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Primo |
3002 | Faraway place | Faraway place | Faraway place |
Generation V
This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Index numbers of each location |
# | Black and White | Black 2 and White 2 |
---|---|---|
??? | Faraway place | Aspertia City |
??? | Faraway place | Floccesy Town |
??? | Faraway place | Virbank City |
??? | Faraway place | Virbank Complex |
??? | Faraway place | Castelia Sewers |
??? | Faraway place | Relic Passage |
??? | Faraway place | Clay Tunnel |
??? | Faraway place | Reversal Mountain |
??? | Faraway place | Strange House |
??? | Faraway place | Lentimas Town |
??? | Faraway place | Seaside Cave |
??? | Faraway place | Marine Tube |
??? | Faraway place | Humilau City |
??? | Faraway place | Nature Preserve |
??? | Faraway place | Plasma Frigate |
??? | Faraway place | Route 19 |
??? | Faraway place | Route 20 |
??? | Faraway place | Route 21 |
??? | Faraway place | Route 22 |
??? | Faraway place | Route 23 |
Equivalent in other generations
In Pokémon Crystal, the Cianwood seer will respond "Whaaaat? I can't tell a thing!" if she is inquired about the origin of a Pokémon that has been in the Generation I games at any point or was obtained in a game other than Crystal.
In Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon whose "met location" corresponds to index numbers above 087 (which do not exist in Ruby and Sapphire) the game will display "obtained in a trade" rather than the location name. In FireRed and LeafGreen, this occurs for Pokémon whose met location index is below 088 or above 195. In Emerald, however, any Pokémon that was not transferred from Pokémon Colosseum or Pokémon XD will display the correct met location.
See also
This article is part of Project Locations, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world. |