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[[File:Platinum menu.png|frame|{{v2|Platinum}}'s menu]] | |||
[[File:Platinum menu.png|frame|The | The '''menu''', also known as the '''start menu''', is the main interface in all of the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] that allows the player to manage aspects of their [[Saving|save file]]. The menu's entries differ throughout the various games. | ||
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In [[Generation I]], the menu is darker than usual if opened in a [[cave]] or other dark location in which {{m|Flash}} has not yet been used. | |||
==Access== | |||
===Generations I-III=== | |||
The menu is accessed from the '''START''' button of the [[Game Boy]]-line handheld. | |||
===Generation IV onwards=== | |||
The '''X''' button of the [[Nintendo DS]]-family or [[Nintendo 3DS]]-family handheld is used instead. | |||
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the menu is always open on the touchscreen. | |||
In [[Generation V]], a new feature of the menu is a shortcut list accessed from the '''Y''' button; its entries are managed by ticking or unticking the checkbox below any of the screens within the ''Pokémon'', ''Pokédex'', ''Bag'', ''Player's name'', or ''Options'' entries. | |||
[[Generation VI]]'s menu is similar to the one HeartGold and SoulSilver, except for not being always open. | |||
==List of entries== | |||
===Pokémon=== | |||
{{main|Party}} | |||
The ''Pokémon'' entry loads the '''stats screen''' or '''summary screen''' that shows the player's party. | |||
===Pokédex=== | |||
{{main|Pokédex}} | |||
The ''Pokédex'' entry loads the player's Pokédex. | |||
===Bag=== | |||
{{main|Bag}} | |||
The ''Bag'' or ''Item'' entry loads the player's Bag. | |||
===Devices and features=== | |||
This entry is reserved for the different game-exclusive devices and features that assist the player in his or her [[journey]]. | |||
* [[Pokégear]]{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}} | |||
* [[PokéNav]]{{sup/3|RSE}} | |||
* [[Pokétch]]{{sup/4|DPPt}} | |||
* [[C-Gear]]{{sup/5|BWB2W2}} | |||
* [[Player Search System]]{{sup/6|XY}} | |||
* [[Pokémon-Amie]]{{sup/6|XY}} | |||
* [[Super Training]]{{sup/6|XY}} | |||
* [[PokéNav Plus]]{{sup/6|ORAS}} | |||
In [[Generation II|Generations II]] and {{gen|III}}, these are part of the menu itself. Starting in [[Generation IV]], they are featured on the touchscreen of the [[Nintendo DS]]-family or [[Nintendo 3DS]]-family handheld. | |||
===Player's name=== | |||
{{main|Trainer Card (game)}} | |||
The ''Player's name'' entry displays the player's Trainer Card. | |||
===Save=== | |||
{{main|Saving}} | |||
The ''Save'' entry loads the command used to create or overwrite the [[Saving|save file]]. | |||
===Options=== | |||
{{main|Options}} | |||
The ''Options'' entry opens a menu for managing settings that the player can modify to change some behaviors of the game. The available settings differ throughout the various games. | |||
===Exit=== | |||
''Exit'' (Japanese: とじる ''close'') was the final entry in the menu up to {{game|Platinum}}. It is also present in the menu of {{g|Colosseum}} and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}}. | |||
It was removed in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and later games due to its redundancy since the menu can be closed by pressing the '''START''', '''X''', or '''B''' buttons. | It was removed in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and later games due to its redundancy since the menu can be closed by pressing the '''START''', '''X''', or '''B''' buttons. | ||
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