1,702
edits
Regional Pokédex: Difference between revisions
m
Undo revision 3194201 by Sljkjggs (talk) The previous grammar was correct
No edit summary |
Mr. Daikon (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
A '''regional Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|地方図鑑|ちほうずかん}}''' ''regional Pokédex'') is a [[Pokédex]] order specific to a certain [[region]] of the Pokémon world. Rather than chronicle all known Pokémon as does the [[National Pokédex]], a regional Pokédex serves to list those Pokémon native to the region, usually starting with the {{type|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] and its evolutions, followed by the {{type|Fire}} starter and its evolutions, and the {{type|Water}} starter and its evolutions, then continuing through the rest of the Pokémon native to the region. [[Legendary Pokémon]] of the region are typically placed near the end, while the very last slot or few slots are occupied by [[Event Pokémon|special Pokémon]] not normally encountered. | A '''regional Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|地方図鑑|ちほうずかん}}''' ''regional Pokédex'') is a [[Pokédex]] order specific to a certain [[region]] of the Pokémon world. Rather than chronicle all known Pokémon as does the [[National Pokédex]], a regional Pokédex serves to list those Pokémon native to the region, usually starting with the {{type|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] and its evolutions, followed by the {{type|Fire}} starter and its evolutions, and the {{type|Water}} starter and its evolutions, then continuing through the rest of the Pokémon native to the region. [[Legendary Pokémon]] of the region are typically placed near the end, while the very last slot or few slots are occupied by [[Event Pokémon|special Pokémon]] not normally encountered. | ||
[[File:Pokédex RS.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Corphish}} in the Hoenn regional Pokédex]] | [[File:Pokédex RS.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Corphish}} in the Hoenn regional Pokédex]] | ||
A regional Pokédex will often place newly released evolutions and pre-evolutions near their base form, no matter how much distance is between them in the [[National Pokédex]]. For example, in the National Pokédex, {{p|Aipom}} falls at #190, with its evolution {{p|Ambipom}} at #424. In the [[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex, however, they are #063 and #064, respectively. Capturing all Pokémon in a regional Pokédex will cause the [[Game Freak]] developers in-game to award the player with a [[diploma]] in [[Generation I]], [[Generation II]], and [[Generation III]]. Completing the National Pokédex awards another diploma in [[Generation III]]. In [[Generation IV]], seeing every Pokémon in the [[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex allows the player to receive the upgrade to National mode from [[Professor Oak]]. In later Generations, the [[Oval Charm]] and the [[Shiny Charm]] | A regional Pokédex will often place newly released evolutions and pre-evolutions near their base form, no matter how much distance is between them in the [[National Pokédex]]. For example, in the National Pokédex, {{p|Aipom}} falls at #190, with its evolution {{p|Ambipom}} at #424. In the [[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex, however, they are #063 and #064, respectively. Capturing all Pokémon in a regional Pokédex will cause the [[Game Freak]] developers in-game to award the player with a [[diploma]] in [[Generation I]], [[Generation II]], and [[Generation III]]. Completing the National Pokédex awards another diploma in [[Generation III]]. In [[Generation IV]], seeing every Pokémon in the [[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex allows the player to receive the upgrade to National mode from [[Professor Oak]]. In later Generations, the [[Oval Charm]] and the [[Shiny Charm]] are awards for seeing and catching all non-[[Event Pokémon]]. | ||
[[File:Pokédex Pt.png|thumb|200px|The Sinnoh Pokédex allows players to switch between regional and national views.]] | [[File:Pokédex Pt.png|thumb|200px|The Sinnoh Pokédex allows players to switch between regional and national views.]] | ||
So far, only the [[Sinnoh]] region's original Pokédex does not naturally include all of the new Pokémon released in that generation. In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, | So far, only the [[Sinnoh]] region's original Pokédex does not naturally include all of the new Pokémon released in that generation. In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, new evolved species of Pokémon such as {{p|Gliscor}} and {{p|Leafeon}} were excluded from the listing, despite having been introduced in that game. This may have been because those Pokémon (and their pre-evolved forms) were not obtainable until after obtaining the National Pokédex in-game; however, it caused the odd outcome of many Pokémon new to Generation IV not being in any regional Pokédex at all. This was remedied in {{v2|Platinum}} with its updated Sinnoh Pokédex, which added all new Generation IV-introduced evolutions as well as their relatives, leaving out only certain Legendary Pokémon. | ||
Generally | Generally regional Pokédexes are in the order of how the developers intend the player to meet the included Pokémon within the main game, except for the Kanto and Johto Pokédexes which do not seem to match this pattern. | ||
[[File:Pokédex BW.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Scrafty}} in the Unova regional Pokédex of Black and White]] | [[File:Pokédex BW.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Scrafty}} in the Unova regional Pokédex of Black and White]] | ||
| Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
==Non-native Pokémon== | ==Non-native Pokémon== | ||
{{incomplete|section|Missing pre-Ndex info for all of Generation V and VI}} | {{incomplete|section|Missing pre-Ndex info for all of Generation V and VI}} | ||
From Generation III onward, Pokémon not native to a region which | From Generation III onward, Pokémon not native to a region which are obtained (such as through [[trade|trading]]) before a game's regional Pokédex has been upgraded to National Mode will be displayed with ??? as their Pokédex number in the status screen instead of a regional Pokédex number. If caught from the wild (through hacking the game), the Pokédex registration screen will display different numbers dependent on the game: Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald display a number between 203 and 386, corresponding to the Pokémon's position in the National Pokédex minus those Generation I and Generation II Pokémon native to Hoenn (for example, {{p|Bulbasaur}} is the first Pokémon not in the Hoenn Pokédex so its number appears as #203, while {{p|Arbok}} is #226, but Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, and Sandslash appear in the Hoenn Pokédex and are skipped, making {{p|Nidoran♀}} #227). Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen state only that the Pokémon's data has been registered, then skip straight to nicknaming the Pokémon, never displaying the Pokédex. | ||
It is possible to store non-regional [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] from Ruby or Sapphire in [[Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire]] without having acquired the [[National Pokédex]], though their Dex numbers won’t be shown. If a game with the National Pokédex is used with Box, Box’s [[Pokédex]] Mode will be upgraded to the National Mode so non-regional Pokédex numbers will be displayed from then on, regardless of whether a Ruby or Sapphire player has acquired the National Pokédex or not. | It is possible to store non-regional [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] from Ruby or Sapphire in [[Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire]] without having acquired the [[National Pokédex]], though their Dex numbers won’t be shown. If a game with the National Pokédex is used with Box, Box’s [[Pokédex]] Mode will be upgraded to the National Mode so non-regional Pokédex numbers will be displayed from then on, regardless of whether a Ruby or Sapphire player has acquired the National Pokédex or not. | ||