Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia

The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

'Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia'
ISBN:	4893664948
Published:	April 5, 1996
Publisher:	Famitsu
Author:	Creatures, Inc.

(Japanese: ポケットモンスター図鑑 Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia) is a Japanese Pokémon illustrated guidebook that was released in April 1996, shortly after the release of Pokémon Red and Green, the first Pokémon games. It was produced by Creatures, Inc. and published by Famitsu.

The book includes illustrations of the Pokémon, as well as biological information about Pokémon and their habitats.

Title

The word 図鑑 zukan in this book's title refers to an illustrated reference book or a field guide. It is normally localized as Pokédex in English Pokémon media, especially ポケモン図鑑 (Pokémon Zukan).

Trivia

• The entry for Kangaskhan refers to female Kangaskhan only, implying the existence of male Kangaskhan.
• According an illustration, Golduck is the fastest swimmer of the Kanto Pokémon, reaching speeds above 90 kilometres per hour. Additionally, Dewgong's swim speed is somewhere between 30 Km/h to 60 Km/h.
• The entry for members of the Nidoran lines makes direct reference to Nidoran ♀'s ability to produce eggs, and Nidorina's inability to. Due to the publishing date of this book being several years before the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, this confirms that Nidorina and Nidoqueen's inability to breed was intentional and not an oversight, as it had previously been speculated to be.
• During the entries for Pokémon which evolve through trade evolution, it is mentioned that researchers are not certain what could be triggering these Pokémon's evolution, implying that during the events of Pokémon Red and Green, trade evolution is a phenomenon not described or documented yet by science.

External links

• DidYouKnowGaming? video covering the book's contents
• Blogspot article covering the book (Japanese)

References

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