Regional form: Difference between revisions

A '''regional form''' (Japanese: '''リージョンフォーム''' ''Region Form''), previously referred to as a '''regional variant''' in [[Generation VII]], is a [[Pokémon (species)|species]] of Pokémon found in a specific [[region]] that takes on a different form than it does in most other regions. These Pokémon have uniquely adapted to habitats that are different than those where its species naturally live in other parts of the {{pkmn|world}}. As such, many things may be different about them, from their appearance and way of living to even their [[type]], [[move]]s, {{Abilities}}, [[base stats]], [[List of Pokémon by height|height]], and [[List of Pokémon by weight|weight]]. This is analogous to {{wp|peripatric speciation}} in regards to real world phenomena, where a population that is isolated from the rest of the species develop unique traits and eventually evolve into a new species.

In the [[Alola]] and [[Galar]] regions, certain Pokémon species have regional forms known as an '''Alolan Form''' (Japanese: '''アローラのすがた''' ''Alola Form''), previously '''Alola Form''' in Generation VII, or a '''Galarian Form''' (Japanese: '''ガラルのすがた''' ''Galar Form''), respectively. A Pokémon in these forms are described as Alolan or Galarian—for example, Meowth in its Alolan Form is referred to as Alolan {{p|Meowth}} and Meowth in its Galarian Form is referred to as Galarian {{p|Meowth}}.

While [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] take place in [[Kanto]], players can import Alolan Forms from [[Pokémon GO]] or receive them in [[in-game trade]]s. Alolan Forms of Pokémon present in the [[List of Pokémon by Galar Pokédex number|Galar Pokédex]] are currently unavailable in {{g|Sword and Shield}}. However, they are programmed and modeled in the game, and an Alolan Meowth even makes a cameo appearance in the [[non-player character|NPC]] [[Pokémon Camp]] on {{rt|7|Galar}}.

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! rowspan="2" style="background: #{{alola color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Pokémon

! colspan="5" style="background: #{{alola color light}}" | Normal form

! colspan="5" style="background: #{{alola color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Alolan Form

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! rowspan="2" style="background: #{{galar color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Pokémon

! colspan="5" style="background: #{{galar color light}}" | Normal form

! colspan="6" style="background: #{{galar color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Galarian Form

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In ''[[SM034|A Crowning Moment of Truth!]]'', while Ash and his classmates were visiting [[Wela Volcano Park]] for the Wela Fire Festival, the festivities were interrupted by a [[Kiawe's Marowak|a wild Alolan Marowak]], who stole the Wela Crown used in a ceremony. While {{an|Kiawe}} and his {{TP|Kiawe|Turtonator}} were defeated by it during their first challenge, they were able to defeat it in a rematch thanks to Turtonator's newly-learned {{m|Shell Smash}}. After being defeated, Marowak gave back the crown and asked to join Kiawe's [[party]].

[[File:Galarian Zigzagoon Adventures.png|thumb|left|150px|An Galarian Zigzagoon in Pokémon Adventures]]

[[Ilima]]'s Alolan Rattata appeared in ''[[PASM16|A Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart]]''. An Alolan {{p|Raticate}} belonging to a {{tc|Team Skull Grunt}} appeared in a flashback in the same chapter.