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| A '''version''' of the Pokémon games is a Pokémon game which follows the now-standard model of a player's journey through a specific [[region]] to collect all of the Pokémon. Collectively, the fifteen games released with the suffix "Version" are known as the '''main series''' of Pokémon games.
| | As it has been indicated in the past, every Pokémon in the [[Pokémon world|world]] has not yet been discovered, and regions in which these Pokémon are native are revealed gradually. |
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| ==Version formula==
| | Currently, there are four [[generation]]s of Pokémon games, each with their own set of new Pokémon, moves, and several other things that have become the pattern of the [[main series]] so far. |
| All versions follow the same basic plot: The [[Player character|player]] grew up in a small town, and somehow meets the region's native [[Pokémon professor]], who then allows him or her to keep a [[starter Pokémon]], which is always of the {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Fire}}, or {{t|Water}}-type. The player's [[rival]], of course, has or gets the starter Pokémon whose [[type]] is [[super effective]] against that of the player's choice.
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| From here, the player journeys throughout the region, challenging the eight [[Pokémon Gym]]s and receiving their [[badge]]s upon defeating the [[Gym Leader]]. Usually, a [[villainous team]] will arrive to cause trouble, typically with plans to take over the world and capture [[legendary Pokémon]] to do their bidding.
| | What is so far assumed from the patterns that have run from [[Generation I]] to the present about Generation V and beyond is as follows: |
| | | *Initially, there will be two versions of the new games, each with their own capture rates and at least one unique legendary Pokémon. A third game will be released some time later, in which the unique Legendary Pokémon may both be caught. |
| After all eight Gym Leaders have been defeated, usually with each allowing for a specific [[HM]] [[move]] to be used outside of battle, the player must head to the [[Pokémon League]], where the [[Elite Four]] and [[Champion]] are waiting. In regions other than [[Kanto]], as well, the pathway there will require the player to climb {{m|waterfall}}s to reach their destination.
| | **'''Evidence:''' The three-version formula has been in every generation, with the sole exception of Fire Red and Leaf Green. In addition, the third version has had both version-specific legendaries since version-specific legendaries were introduced in Generation III. |
| | | *A new [[region]] will be explored, isolated from previous regions. This region's [[route]]s will begin their numbering as X01, where X is the current generation minus 2. |
| The games technically are over once the player has become the Champion, however, their [[Pokédex]] still remains to be filled. After this has been done, of course, and the player has talked with the [[Game Freak]] employees who reside within the game, they will receive a [[diploma]]. Starting with [[Generation III]], getting all the [[Trainer card (game)|Trainer card]] stars are needed to get 100% completion of the game.
| | **'''Evidence:''' [[Hoenn]]'s routes are numbered starting at {{rtn|101}} ({{Gen|III}}). [[Sinnoh]]'s routes are numbered starting at {{rtn|201}} ({{Gen|IV}}). |
| | | *A previously unknown [[Pokémon professor]] will reside in this region, will have {{type2|Grass}}, {{type2|Fire}}, and {{type2|Water}} Pokémon that the player will start with one of, and will be named after a tree in the English version. |
| Versions always have a Pokémon that represents them, known as a [[version mascot]]. Since [[Generation II]], as well, this has been a legendary Pokémon that is available in the game.
| | **'''Evidence:''' Professors [[Professor Oak|Oak]], [[Professor Elm|Elm]], [[Professor Birch|Birch]], and [[Professor Rowan|Rowan]], their [[starter Pokémon]]. |
| | | *More new Pokémon will be introduced. Some may be [[List of Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions|evolved forms]] or [[Baby Pokémon|pre-evolutions]] of Pokémon now known. The amount of new Pokémon introduced will likely not be below 100 or above 150. |
| ==Paired versions and third versions==
| | **'''Evidence:''' Each generation after the first has introduced at least two Pokémon related to those of previous generations. The amount of Pokémon released each generation was 151, 100, 135, and 107. |
| Versions are always released in pairs to start a [[generation]], then later, a third game is released that provides more features than the first two, but takes place in the same region with the same storyline with minor alterations. Most often, there are [[version-exclusive Pokémon]] that are available in one of the original two, but not in the other, with a counterpart in the other game, such as is the case with [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby version]]'s {{p|Zangoose}} and [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire version]]'s {{p|Seviper}}. The third version, of course, will have some Pokémon unavailable as well, though these will often be Pokémon that were available in the other two, while the version-exclusives of the original two will often both be available in the third game. [[Generation III]] was the first generation to not only release two sets of paired versions ([[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]] and [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]), but also the first generation to lack a third version for a particular storyline, in this case that of [[Kanto]].
| | *The new [[regional Pokédex]] will begin with the starter Pokémon and their evolutionary kin as #001-#009, in the order of Grass-Fire-Water. It will lack at least some Pokémon. The [[National Dex]] numbers of new Pokémon will start with #494 for the Grass-type starter and continue on at least up to #593 if at least 100 Pokémon are added. |
| | | **'''Evidence:''' [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Dex number|Hoenn's regional Pokédex]] leaves out 184 Pokémon. [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Dex number|Sinnoh's regional Pokédex]] leaves out 342 Pokémon. |
| ===List of paired and third versions===
| | *There will be eight [[Pokémon Gym]]s, an [[Elite Four]], and a [[Champion]], each of which will specialize in a specific [[elemental type]]. |
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| | **'''Evidence:''' This is part of the standard [[version]] formula. |
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| | *There will be an {{pkmn|anime}} season, some {{pkmn|Special}} chapters, some other {{pkmn|manga}}, and at least one {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} expansion based on them. |
| ! colspan="2" width=66% | Paired versions
| | **'''Evidence:''' This has happened to every [[Version|main game]] and [[generation]] since {{pkmn|Red and Blue}} in [[Generation I]]. |
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| | *{{p|Pikachu}} will be found in the new region. |
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| | **'''Evidence:''' The series mascot can be caught in every portable Pokémon game, except [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Pokémon Yellow]] where it is the starter. |
| ! colspan="3" | [[Generation I]] (Japan)
| | *{{p|Tentacool}} and/or {{p|Tentacruel}} will be found in the new region's seas. |
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| | **'''Evidence:''' There has not been one [[sea route]] yet where one of those two hasn't been found. |
| | rowspan="2" style="background: #F0C0C0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red]]
| | *{{p|Magikarp}} and/or {{p|Gyarados}} will be found in the new region's seas. |
| | rowspan="2" style="background: #C0F0C0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green]]
| | **'''Evidence:''' In all the regions, using an Old Rod would always (except Hoenn, where Tentacool can sometimes be fished up) hook a Magikarp. |
| | style="background: #C0C0F0;" | [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]]
| | *There will be at least one [[legendary trio]] in the next generation, and at least two other legendary Pokémon. |
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| | **'''Evidence:''' There have always been legendary trios and legendary Pokémon in each generation. |
| | style="background: #F0F0C0;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow]]
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| ! colspan="3" | [[Generation I]] (US/EU)
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| | style="background: #F0C0C0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red]]
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| | style="background: #C0C0F0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue]]
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| | style="background: #F0F0C0;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow]]
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| ! colspan="3" | [[Generation II]]
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| | style="background: #E0D0C0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold]] | |
| | style="background: #C0D0E0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver]]
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| | style="background: #D0F0F0;" | [[Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal]]
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| ! colspan="3" | [[Generation III]]
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| | style="background: #F08080;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby]]
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| | style="background: #8080F0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Sapphire]]
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| | style="background: #80F080;" | [[Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald]]
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| | style="background: #F0C0C0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed]]
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| | style="background: #C0F0C0;" width=33% | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen]]
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| ! colspan="3" | [[Generation IV]]
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| | style="background: #AAAAFF;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond]]
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| | style="background: #FFAAAA;" width=33% | [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pearl]]
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| | style="background: #BBBBBB;" width=34% | [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]]
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