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*[[Tall grass]], [[Long grass]], [[cave tile|cave encounters]] or [[deep sand]] (including by [[Horde Encounter]]s in all cases)

A crown emblem may appear in the upper right of the DexNav, to indicate the player's progress.  If all of the wild Pokémon in the area are in the player's Pokédex, the crown will be platinum. If the only missing Pokémon are foreign species unlocked by the defeat of Groudon/Kyogre, the crown will be gold. If the player is missing Pokémon from only one of the encounter methods listed above, the crown will be silver; if from two, the crown will be bronze.  Otherwise, there is no crown.

Tapping anywhere on the DexNav screen except the non-silhouetted menu sprites themselves (but including the crown) while there is magnifying glass present will display a message based on the number of Pokémon the player has obtained from a particular area. The message depends on the player's available methods for wild encounters, so will exclude Pokémon encounterable via surfing if the player doesn't have Surf, and will exclude Pokémon encounterable via fishing if they have no rods (although no distinction is drawn between rods for this purpose). If the player has owned all the Pokémon they can with their available methods, the message "Good job! You've caught them all!" will be displayed. If the player has owned all the Pokémon they can with their available methods except one, the message "Nearly complete!" will be displayed. Otherwise, the message "There are still Pokémon in this area that you have not caught!" will be displayed.

The search function is the only way to cause hidden Pokémon that are normally found via fishing only, to appear on [[water tile]]s.

[[File:DexNav catching progress hidden Pokemon.jpg|thumb|A hidden [[Skitty]] appearing while the DexNav is in the catching progress view]]

Pokémon that appear in [[tall grass]] will remain stationary, whereas Pokémon in the [[Water tile|water]], [[Sand tile|sand tiles]], and [[Cave tile|cave tiles]] will warp around the location, but in a set area. Pokémon in water must be encountered by {{m|Surf}}; [[fishing]] will ignore any appearance of a hidden Pokémon.

This view displays the Pokémon's [[type]] and the player's Search Level for that Pokémon, and as the player gets closer to the Pokémon in question, it will also display the Pokémon's silhouette. Other information, such as the Pokémon's [[level]], first [[move]], [[Ability]], [[held item]] and potential may also be displayed. If the Pokémon has a special move, [[Hidden Ability]], high level, or high potential, an exclamation mark will appear next to that datum on the view. More information about the Pokémon will be displayed when the player's Search Level is higher for that particular Pokémon species.

[[File:DexNav Hidden Pokemon high Search Level.jpg|thumb|The Hidden Pokémon view of a Skitty that has a special move and high potential, with a high Search Level]]

Pokémon encountered as hidden Pokémon can have certain special qualities that Pokémon normally encountered in grass do not.

*They often have their normal first move replaced with a special move, randomly selected from the [[Egg move]]s of the first Pokémon in its evolutionary family.

*They can have their [[Hidden Ability]].

*They can be up to 30 levels higher than the expected level for the area. As the player continues to chain with the DexNav, hidden Pokémon will gain a bonus of one extra level per five encounters, until they are 20 levels higher than normal. At this point the level bonus starts over from zero, though the chain is otherwise unaffected.  Additionally, some hidden Pokémon will have a fixed bonus of 10 levels, indicated by an exclamation mark; however, these Pokémon can change locations much faster than normal, and are typically much faster to flee if left alone.

*They can have [[held item]]s they would not normally have.

*They can have some number of perfect [[Individual values|IVs]] (that is, IVs equaling 31), indicated by the number of stars highlighted. Three or more perfect genes shows an exclamation mark.  The Pokémon may have four or more perfect genes, but this will still be shown as three stars.

==Search Level and chaining==

[[File:DexNav Hidden Pokemon low Search Level.jpg|thumb|The Hidden Pokémon view of a Skitty showing minimal information, due to a low Search Level]]

The Search Level is equivalent to the "times encountered" for a species of Pokémon as shown in the Pokédex. It has little relevance to the DexNav's functionality.

**Every Pokémon that appears in a [[Horde Encounter]] counts individually

Of greater interest to the player is the length of their "chain". Chaining works similarly to the [[Poké Radar]], though it's much easier to keep a chain unbroken.

Every time the player encounters a hidden Pokémon of any species for any reason, the chain increases. As the chain increases, the Pokémon have a greater chance of having any of the special attributes mentioned above; these are indicated with an exclamation mark. The chance of encountering a [[Shiny Pokémon]] also increases, supposedly estimated to be a 50% chance within the first 130 encounters of a chain.

A chain is broken when the player leaves the area (including entering a building), encounters a wild Pokémon that isn't hidden, or moves too quickly and scares away a hidden Pokémon. Encountering hidden Pokémon that appear on their own accord (without using Search) does not break the chain; neither does the message "The Pokémon couldn't be found. Try looking in a different area!"

The chain length isn't exposed directly to the player, but it can be roughly estimated.  The level of hidden Pokémon increases by one for each five successive encounters, so if the player knows the expected level of wild Pokémon, they can use the level of hidden Pokémon to gauge the length of the chain. When the level of hidden Pokémon resets to normal, the chain must be a multiple of one hundred.  The Search Level is also helpful here, since most players will chain for a single Pokémon at a time: simply track how much the Search Level has increased during the current chain.