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 ==Overview==
-A regional Pokédex usually starts 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 usually starts 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 [[Mythical Pokémon]].
 [[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]] are awards for seeing and catching all non-[[Event Pokémon]].
+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 often rewards 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.]]
-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.
+Most regional Pokédexes include all of the new Pokémon released in that generation. [[Sinnoh]]'s original Pokédex is an exception to this, as in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], {{p|Rotom}} and certain [[List of cross-generational evolution families|cross-generational evolutions]], Legendary Pokémon, and Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation IV are absent from the regional Pokédex. {{game|Platinum}}'s expanded regional Pokédex adds Rotom, {{p|Giratina}}, and all of the cross-generational evolutions, though it still lacks several of the other Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. [[Generation VIII]] is another exception, in which all Pokémon introduced in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] are included in at least one of [[Galar]]'s three regional Pokédexes, while Pokémon introduced in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] are featured exclusively in the [[Hisui]] Pokédex. In [[Generation IX]], {{p|Walking Wake}} and {{p|Iron Leaves}} are absent from the [[Paldea]] Pokédex.
-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]]