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* "XD" stands for "Extra Dimension".<ref>[[Media:Pokemon-XD CoroCoro-Scan 02.jpg|June 2005 CoroCoro Comic]]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050821080405/http://www.nintendo.com/cpp/login/offSiteGetProfile.do?rDirect=http://www.pokemon-games.com/portal/portal.jsp Pokemon-Games.com] (archive)</ref> | * "XD" stands for "Extra Dimension".<ref>[[Media:Pokemon-XD CoroCoro-Scan 02.jpg|June 2005 CoroCoro Comic]]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050821080405/http://www.nintendo.com/cpp/login/offSiteGetProfile.do?rDirect=http://www.pokemon-games.com/portal/portal.jsp Pokemon-Games.com] (archive)</ref> | ||
* This is the last Pokémon game to be released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. | * This is the last Pokémon game to be released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. | ||
* Though {{p|Lugia}} is the main focus of the game, it has only the second-highest level of snaggable [[Shadow Pokémon]] (tied with {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Salamence}}), at level 50. The Shadow Pokémon of the highest level in this game is a {{p|Dragonite}} at level 55 | * Though {{p|Lugia}} is the main focus of the game, it has only the second-highest level of snaggable [[Shadow Pokémon]] (tied with {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Salamence}}), at level 50. The Shadow Pokémon of the highest level in this game is a {{p|Dragonite}} at level 55. | ||
* Before the release of Pokémon XD, {{wp|Reggie Fils-Aime}} stated that Pokémon XD would not be a sequel to {{pkmn|Colosseum}}, but rather a whole new game, having a similar style to {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}. | * Before the release of Pokémon XD, {{wp|Reggie Fils-Aime}} stated that Pokémon XD would not be a sequel to {{pkmn|Colosseum}}, but rather a whole new game, having a similar style to {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}. | ||
* If one trades a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from {{g|Colosseum}} to a [[Game Boy Advance]] game and then to this game, it will say the Pokémon was met in a distant land, even though both Colosseum and XD take place in Orre. A similar oddity occurs if the reverse is done. | * If one trades a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from {{g|Colosseum}} to a [[Game Boy Advance]] game and then to this game, it will say the Pokémon was met in a distant land, even though both Colosseum and XD take place in Orre. A similar oddity occurs if the reverse is done. | ||
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* This game and {{g|Colosseum}} are the only RPG Pokémon games released after {{game|Crystal}} to not allow the player to choose their gender. | * This game and {{g|Colosseum}} are the only RPG Pokémon games released after {{game|Crystal}} to not allow the player to choose their gender. | ||
* The box art for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was designed by [[James Turner]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/900861377333542912 Tweet about designing Shadow Lugia and the box art for Pokémon XD]</ref> | * The box art for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was designed by [[James Turner]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/900861377333542912 Tweet about designing Shadow Lugia and the box art for Pokémon XD]</ref> | ||
* {{p|Electabuzz}} is the only Pokémon that can be obtained twice, excluding [[wild Pokémon]]. This is because [[Hordel]] trades the player an {{p|Elekid}} for a purified {{pkmn2|Shadow}} {{p|Togepi}} or {{p|Togetic}}, while a Shadow Electabuzz can be [[Snagging|snagged]] from [[Ardos]]. | * {{p|Electabuzz}} is the only Pokémon that can be obtained twice, excluding [[wild Pokémon]]. This is because [[Hordel]] trades the player an {{p|Elekid}} for a purified {{pkmn2|Shadow}} {{p|Togepi}} or {{p|Togetic}}, while a Shadow Electabuzz can be [[Snagging|snagged]] from [[Ardos]]. | ||