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'''Pok{{tt|é|Officially uses regular &quot;e&quot;}}mon.com''', known as ''Pokémon World'' prior to 2002, is the official international [[Pokémon]] website, which was first created on 8 January 1998<ref>[http://www.whois.net/whois/pokemon.com WHOIS information for Pokémon.com]</ref>. The website has gone by many different names and used many different Internet addresses throughout its history, such as ''Pokémon-games.com'' and ''Go-Pokemon.com'', though [[The Pokémon Company International]] has finally settled on the simple ''"Pokémon.com"'' nominer. Four [[#Website versions|full versions]] of the official Pokémon.com website are maintained, each focusing on a specific language, country, or region. Several other partial websites are also maintained. The current version of the website, introduced on 27 January 2014, saw a complete reorganization of website content and visual design, as well as seeing the prominent return of the ''"[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"'' slogan.
[[File:2000pokemonworld.png|thumb|200px|Logo used for the website in 2000]]
'''Pok{{tt|é|Officially uses regular &quot;e&quot;}}mon.com''', known as ''Pokémon World'' prior to 2002, is the official international [[Pokémon]] website, which was first created on January 8, 1998.<ref>[https://www.whois.com/whois/pokemon.com WHOIS information for Pokémon.com]</ref> The website has gone by many different names and used many different Internet addresses throughout its history, such as ''Pokémon-games.com'' and ''Go-Pokemon.com'', though [[The Pokémon Company International]] has finally settled on the simple ''"Pokémon.com"'' nominer. Four [[#Website versions|full versions]] of the official Pokémon.com website are maintained, each focusing on a specific language, country, or region. Several other partial websites are also maintained. The current version of the website, introduced on January 27, 2014, saw a complete reorganization of website content and visual design, as well as seeing the prominent return of the ''"[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"'' slogan.


==History==
==History==
With the official launch of the Pokémon.com website on 8 January 1998<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19981202180143/http://pokemon.com/ Archive of the original 1998 Pokémon.com website]</ref>, it was little more than a repository for [[#News and announcements|News and announcements]] about the then current [[#Video Games|Pokémon video games]], [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]], and [[#Attend Events|organized Play! Pokémon events]]. While using the ''"Pokémon.com"'' web-browser address, the website was referred as ''Pokémon World'' or the ''Pokémon Times''.
With the official launch of the Pokémon.com website on January 8, 1998,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19981202180143/http://pokemon.com/ Archive of the original 1998 Pokémon.com website]</ref> it was little more than a repository for [[#News and announcements|News and announcements]] about the then current [[#Video Games|Pokémon video games]], [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]], and [[#Attend Events|organized Play! Pokémon events]]. While using the ''"Pokémon.com"'' web-browser address, the website was referred as ''Pokémon World'' or the ''Pokémon Times''.


Between 4 May 1999 and 29 November 1999<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19991129051351/http://www.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 1999 Pokémon.com website update]</ref>, the Pokémon.com website underwent its first redesign. This update introduced new content such as the first version of [[#Play Games|Pokémon browser-based online games]] and an [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]] in which users could look up information on then current Pokémon video game versions of specific [[Pokémon]] as well as information about [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime]] television episodes and movies.
Between May 4, 1999 and November 29, 1999,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19991129051351/http://www.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 1999 Pokémon.com website update]</ref> the Pokémon.com website underwent its first redesign. This update introduced new content such as the first version of [[#Play Games|Pokémon browser-based online games]] and an [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]] in which users could look up information on then current Pokémon video game versions of specific [[Pokémon]] as well as information about [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime]] television episodes and movies.


Between 9 September 2001 and 24 January 2002<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020124015326/http://www.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 2001 Pokémon.com website update]</ref>, the website underwent a minor overhauled of its design. The only significant changes were the introduction of the [[#Pokémon Center|Pokémon Center]] as a separate online store for purchasing [[Pokémon merchandise]] and the relabeling of the Pokémon.com website itself from ''"Pokémon World"'' to just ''"Pokémon.com"''.
Between September 9, 2001 and January 24, 2002,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020124015326/http://www.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 2001 Pokémon.com website update]</ref> the website underwent a minor overhaul of its design. The only significant changes were the introduction of the [[#Pokémon Center|Pokémon Center]] as a separate online store for purchasing [[Pokémon merchandise]] and the relabeling of the Pokémon.com website itself from ''"Pokémon World"'' to just ''"Pokémon.com"''.


In mid-2002 (sometime between 4 June and 22 July)<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020604143445/http://www2.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 2002 Pokémon.com website update]</ref>, the website underwent a complete overhauled of its design but largely left the content in place.
In mid-2002, sometime between June 4 and July 22,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020604143445/http://www2.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 2002 Pokémon.com website update]</ref> the website underwent a complete overhaul of its design but largely left the content in place.


Between 19 June 2003 and 19 July 2003<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030719005154/http://www.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 2003 Pokémon.com website update]</ref>, the website underwent a complete overhauled of its design and content. Content was separate into separate websites. Pokémon.com retained [[#News and announcements|News and announcements]].  The separate sites were ''Pokémon-games.com'' for the [[#Video Games|Pokémon video games]] (March 2003 at least to January 2009) and ''Go-Pokemon.com'' and ''Pokemon-tcg.com'' for the [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] (from May 2003 to 27 January 2014).
Between June 19, 2003 and July 19, 2003,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030719005154/http://www.pokemon.com/ Archive of the 2003 Pokémon.com website update]</ref> the website underwent a complete overhaul of its design and content. Content was separate into separate websites. Pokémon.com retained [[#News and announcements|News and announcements]].  The separate sites were ''Pokémon-games.com'' for the [[#Video Games|Pokémon video games]] (March 2003 at least to January 2009) and ''Go-Pokemon.com'' and ''Pokemon-tcg.com'' for the [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] (from May 2003 to January 27, 2014).


The next major overhaul occurred on 21 March 2005.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050321010132/http://www.pokemon.com/flash.htm Archive of the 2005 Pokémon.com website update]</ref> This update not only included a complete overhaul of design and content but was built using {{wp|Adobe Flash}} technology. The most prominent content additions were the inclusion of the now retired [[#Media player|Media player]] for playing the soundtracks of then current [[#Video Games|Pokémon video games]] and the [[#Mailbag|Mailbag]] question and answer sections.
The next major overhaul occurred on March 21, 2005.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050321010132/http://www.pokemon.com/flash.htm Archive of the 2005 Pokémon.com website update]</ref> This update not only included a complete overhaul of design and content but was built using {{wp|Adobe Flash}} technology. The most prominent content additions were the inclusion of the now retired [[#Media player|Media player]] for playing the soundtracks of then current [[#Video Games|Pokémon video games]] and the [[#Mailbag|Mailbag]] question and answer sections.


On 11 January 2010<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230035810/http://www.pokemon.com/us/ Archive of the 2010 Pokémon.com website update]</ref>, the website underwent its next major overhauled of content and design. Each section utilized a similar layout with an uniquely identifiable color scheme. To users familiar with the current website, this update seems familiar even though the layout is different due to the primary elements of the current website existing very close to their current forms. The [[#Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]] section included the addition of a [[#Trading Card Database|Trading Card Database]] allowing users to search for specific Pokémon cards and [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansions]] and the ability to [[#User profile|centrally manage user Pokémon accounts]] and view organized [[#Attend Events|Play! Pokémon]] information through Pokémon.com. This update also introduced [[Trainer Token]]s and an early version of the [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] system, the ability to watch select [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime]] television episodes as well as the ability to look up information about them, and the initial set of three, current [[#Play Games|Pokémon browser-based online games]]. Prior to the 2010 update, only six online games were available (four being accessible directly and two hidden). These initial three online games were adaptations of games originally distributed on the Japanese [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]] website (as was the original Trainer avatar system). The six previous online games were briefly made available on an archive site, which has since been removed.
On January 11, 2010,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230035810/http://www.pokemon.com/us/ Archive of the 2010 Pokémon.com website update]</ref> the website underwent its next major overhauled of content and design. Each section utilized a similar layout with a uniquely identifiable color scheme. To users familiar with the current website, this update seems familiar even though the layout is different due to the primary elements of the current website existing very close to their current forms. The [[#Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]] section included the addition of a [[#Trading Card Database|Trading Card Database]] allowing users to search for specific Pokémon cards and [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansions]] and the ability to [[#User profile|centrally manage user Pokémon accounts]] and view organized [[#Attend Events|Play! Pokémon]] information through Pokémon.com. This update also introduced [[Trainer Token]]s and an early version of the [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] system, the ability to watch select [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime]] television episodes as well as the ability to look up information about them, and the initial set of three, current [[#Play Games|Pokémon browser-based online games]]. Prior to the 2010 update, only six online games were available (four being accessible directly and two hidden). These initial three online games were adaptations of games originally distributed on the Japanese [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]] website (as was the original Trainer avatar system). The six previous online games were briefly made available on an archive site, which has since been removed.


The current version of the Pokémon.com website was implemented on 27 January 2014 and represented another major overhaul of content and design. The basic layout was "simplified" along with the full incorporation of what had also been separate [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] websites, including the incorporation of the current user customizable [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] system that allows users to define their owner visual look and style. The update also updated the [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]] by implementing a similar ''Basic'' and ''Advance'' search criteria and browsing options that were originally introduced in the 2010 [[#Trading Card Database|Trading Card Database]]. The update additionally expanded the ability to centrally manage all user Pokémon accounts through Pokémon.com as well as children accounts under the [[#User profile|User profile]]. Later incremental updates also introduced the ability to add and follow ''"Friends"'' and earn additional rewards through the [[#Stamp|Stamp]] reward system.
On January 27, 2014, the website experienced yet another major overhaul of content and design. The basic layout was "simplified" along with the full incorporation of what had also been separate [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] websites, including the incorporation of the current user customizable [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] system that allows users to define their owner visual look and style. The update also updated the [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]] by implementing a similar ''Basic'' and ''Advance'' search criteria and browsing options that were originally introduced in the 2010 [[#Trading Card Database|Trading Card Database]]. The update additionally expanded the ability to centrally manage all user Pokémon accounts through Pokémon.com as well as children accounts under the [[#User profile|User profile]]. Later incremental updates also introduced the ability to add and follow ''"Friends"'' and earn additional rewards through the [[#Stamp|Stamp]] reward system.
 
The current version of the Pokémon.com website was implemented on April 26, 2019,<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-features-retiring/ 2019 retired features announcement]</ref> when several features on the website were discontinued: the "Play Minigames!" section and its score leaderboards; several Pokémon Trainer Club features such as Stamps, Pokédex Summary, Collectible Gallery, and Pokémon TV friend activity; and Trainer customization features including Trainer Builder, Trainer Store, and Trainer Tokens. Trainer Tokens already owned in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online were not affected.


==Website versions==
==Website versions==
===Full versions===
Pokémon.com is split into multiple different websites for countries around the world that all share a common design. There are three versions of these sites:
Four full versions of the ''"Pokémon.com"'' website are currently maintained, each with identical design style, content and content organization, and almost identical [[#News and announcements|News and announcements]] information:
* The full website which includes the [[Pokémon Trainer Club]], a [[Pokédex]], information on the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} (including a database), information on the {{pkmn|games}} and [[:Category:Mobile games|Apps]], [[Pokémon TV]], events listings for [[Play! Pokémon]] and a news section.
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* A partial website that only includes certain sections (which varies by country).
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* A single page that gives some broad information about Pokémon and sometimes provides links to other websites.
*[[Pokémon in France|French]] full version
 
*[[Pokémon in Germany|German]] full version
The following are the current Pokémon.com country websites, and the local domains that redirect to them:
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*[[Pokémon in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] full version
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*[[Pokémon in the United States|United States]] full version
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Full Websites
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! Country !! Language !! Local Redirects
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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''''The Americas'''''
|-
|[[Pokémon in the United States|United States]] & [[Pokémon in Canada|Canada]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/us/ English] || pokemon.com<ref group="note">By default [https://www.pokemon.com pokemon.com] redirects to [https://www.pokemon.com/us/ pokemon.com/us/]. However, if any of the other country sub-websites are visited, a {{wp|HTTP cookie|cookie}} is set meaning that pokemon.com then redirects there instead.</ref> <br/>pokemon.ca
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''''Europe'''''
|-
| [[Pokémon in France|France]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/fr/ French] || pokemon.fr
|-
| [[Pokémon in Germany|Germany]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/de/ German] || pokemon.de
|-
| [[Pokémon in Italy|Italy]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/it/ Italian] || pokemon.it
|-
| [[Pokémon in Spain|Spain]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/es/ Spanish] || pokemon.es
|-
| [[Pokémon in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] & [[Pokémon in Ireland|Ireland]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/uk/ English] || pokemon.co.uk
|}
|}


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===Partial versions===
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Partial translations of the website exist for several additional countries and languages. These partial versions include full implementations of the [[#Explore Pokémon|Explore Pokémon]] section's [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]] and the [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Watch Pokémon TV]] section containing episodes and information about the [[Pokémon anime]] television series. These partial websites also incompletely incorporate the [[#Play Games|Play Games]] section's [[Pokémon.com online games|Pokémon browser-based online games]]. The [[#Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]], [[#Video Games|Video Games]], and [[#Attend Events|Attend Events]] sections are unimplemented with the exception of a special section dedicated to the downloadable [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] and a link to the separate [[#Pokémon Global Link|Pokémon Global Link]] website:
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Partial Websites
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! Country !! Language !! Local Redirects
*[[Pokémon in Brazil|Brazilian]] minisite
|-
*[[Pokémon in Denmark|Danish]] minisite
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''''The Americas'''''
*[[Pokémon in Finland|Finnish]] minisite
|-
*[[Pokémon in Norway|Norwegian]] minisite
| [[Pokémon in Brazil|Brazil]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/br/ Portuguese] ||  pokemon.net.br
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|-
*[[Pokémon in Russia|Russian]] minisite
| [[Pokémon in Latin America|Latin America]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/el/ Spanish] || 
*[[Pokémon in Sweden|Swedish]] minisite
 
*[[Pokémon in Singapore|Sinapore]]'s site currently links to another full site
pokemon.com.{{tt|ar|Argentina}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|bo|Bolivia}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|cl|Chile}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|co|Colombia}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|cr|Costa Rica}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|do|Dominican Republic}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|ec|Ecuador}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|sv|El Salvador}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|gt|Guatemala}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|hn|Honduras}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|mx|Mexico}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|pa|Panama}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|pe|Peru}} <br/>pokemon.com.{{tt|py|Paraguay}} <br/>pokemon.{{tt|uy|Uruguay}}
*[[Pokémon in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]]'s site currently links to another full site
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''''Europe'''''
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| [[Pokémon in Denmark|Denmark]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/dk/ Danish] ||  pokemon.dk
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| [[Pokémon in Finland|Finland]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/fi/ Finnish] ||  pokemon.fi
|-
| [[Pokémon in the Netherlands|The Netherlands]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/nl/ Dutch] || pokemon.nl
|-
| [[Pokémon in Norway|Norway]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/no/ Norwegian] || pokemon.no
|-
| [[Pokémon in Russia|Russia]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/ru/ Russian] || pokemon.ru
|-
| [[Pokémon in Sweden|Sweden]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/se/ Swedish] ||pokemon.se
|}
|}


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There are also three official Pokémon websites that do not necessarily reflect the ''"Pokémon.com"'' design or content:
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! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Single Pages
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*[[Pokémon Daisuki Club|Japanese]] website (also referred to as the ''Pokémon Daisuki Club'')
! Country !! Language !! Local Redirects
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|-
*[[Pokémon in Thailand|Thialand]] website
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''''Europe'''''
*[[Pokémon in South Korea|South Korean]] website
|-
| Austria || [https://www.pokemon.com/at/ German] || pokemon.at
|-
| [[Pokémon in Belgium|Belgium]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/be/ French & Dutch] || pokemon.be
|-
| [[Pokémon in the Czech Republic|Czechia]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/cz/ Czech] || <ref group="note">The website at [http://pokemon.cz/ pokemon.cz] is owned and operated by ConQuest Entertainment Inc, the official distributer of Nintendo games in Czechia (aka The Czech Republic), and thus does not redirect to pokemon.com.</ref>
|-
| [[Pokémon in Greece|Greece]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/gr/ Greek] || pokemon.gr
|-
| Malta || [https://www.pokemon.com/mt/ English] || pokemon.com.mt
|-
| [[Pokémon in Poland|Poland]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/pl/ Polish] || pokemon.com.pl
|-
| [[Pokémon in Portugal|Portugal]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/pt/ Portuguese] || pokemon.pt
|-
| Switzerland || [https://www.pokemon.com/ch/ French & German] || pokemon.ch
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''''Oceania'''''
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| [[Pokémon in Australia|Australia]] || [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ English] || pokemon.com.au
|}
|}
'''Notes'''
{{Reflist|group="note"}}
Any other country that does not have listed a local redirect above will always result being redirected to pokemon.com.
Most websites for countries in Asia are run by [[The Pokémon Company]] rather than [[The Pokémon Company International]], and thus have a completely different design. This includes the websites for [https://www.pokemon.co.jp Japan], [https://www.pokemon.cn mainland China], [https://hk.portal-pokemon.com/ Hong Kong], [https://in.portal-pokemon.com/ India], [https://id.portal-pokemon.com/ Indonesia], [https://my.portal-pokemon.com/ Malaysia], [https://ph.portal-pokemon.com/ The Philippines], [https://sg.portal-pokemon.com/ Singapore], [https://tw.portal-pokemon.com/ Taiwan], [https://th.portal-pokemon.com/ Thailand] and [https://vn.portal-pokemon.com/ Vietnam]. The [https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/ South Korean] website is managed by Pokémon Korea, Inc.


==Website sections==
==Website sections==
===Landing page===
===Landing page===
The Landing page is the initial page users see when they enter ''"Pokémon.com"'' into their web-browser. It is regularly updated to highlight various website content and news. Users may always return to the Landing page by clicking on the "Pokémon Gotta catch 'em all!" graphic on the left side of the website's primary ''navigation menu'' located at the top of each Pokémon.com page.
The Landing page is the initial page users see when they enter ''"Pokémon.com"'' into their web-browser. It is regularly updated to highlight various website content and news. Users may always return to the Landing page by clicking on the "Pokémon" graphic on the left side of the website's primary ''navigation menu'' located at the top of each Pokémon.com page.
 
====News and announcements====
The Landing page also incorporates the only direct website link to all collated website news, announcements, and articles in one location. Otherwise, news articles are spread across the website by topic appearing separately in the [[#Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]], [[#Video Games|Video Games]], and [[#Attend Events|Attend Events]] sections.
 
Opening news articles that are categorized as ''"pokemon-news"'' typically but not always earn the user a single [[Trainer Token]].  Articles without the ''"pokemon-news"'' categorization do not earn Trainer Tokens.  However, opening the same article on different [[#Website versions|full versions]] of the website do typically earning the user a Trainer Token for each of the full versions of the website.


===Pokémon Trainer Club===
===Pokémon Trainer Club===
{{main|Pokémon Trainer Club}}
{{main|Pokémon Trainer Club}}
The ''Pokémon Trainer Club'' contains website user account information. This section is not easily identifiable under the name ''"Pokémon Trainer Club"''. However, it is easy to locate. It is the ''[[#Side navigation bar|Side navigation bar]]'' on the left side of all Pokémon.com webpages. It provides a means for Pokémon.com users to ''"Sign In"'' if they already have an existing account, ''"Join"'' to create an account, and also contains a website ''"Search"'' interface. By creating an account, users are able to earn [[Trainer Tokens]] and [[#Stamps|Stamps]], keep track of [[#Play Games|online browser-based game]] scores, friend other users, and centrally manage other Pokémon accounts.
The ''Pokémon Trainer Club'' contains website user account information. This section is not easily identifiable under the name ''"Pokémon Trainer Club"''. However, it is easy to locate. It is the ''[[#Side navigation bar|Side navigation bar]]'' on the left side of all Pokémon.com webpages. It provides a means for Pokémon.com users to ''"Sign In"'' if they already have an existing account, ''"Join"'' to create an account, and also contains a website ''"Search"'' interface. By creating an account, users are able to friend other users and centrally manage other Pokémon accounts. Prior to April 26, 2019, users were also able to earn [[Trainer Tokens]] and [[#Stamps|Stamps]], and keep track of [[#Play Games|online browser-based game]] scores.


''The Pokémon Trainer Club'' was first borrowed from Japan's [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]] in January 2010 for a more general audience. It included an early version of the customizable user [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] personalities. Users were required to have a Pokémon Trainer Club account in order to register high scores in the [[#Play Games|online browser-based games]] or to earn [[Trainer Token]]s. Anyone who had a Pokémon Trainer Club account could also keep track of their [[#Attend Events|Organized Play]] statistics. These features still represent the core functionality of the current Pokémon Trainer Club, even though the design and some of underlying infrastructure has changed.
''The Pokémon Trainer Club'' was first borrowed from Japan's [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]] in January 2010 for a more general audience. It included an early version of the customizable user [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] personalities. Users were required to have a Pokémon Trainer Club account in order to register high scores in the [[#Play Games|online browser-based games]] or to earn [[Trainer Token]]s. Anyone who had a Pokémon Trainer Club account could also keep track of their [[#Attend Events|Organized Play]] statistics. These features still represent the core functionality of the current Pokémon Trainer Club, even though the design and some of underlying infrastructure has changed.


====Side navigation bar====
====Side navigation bar====
Once logged into with a user account, a "picture" appears at the top of the left ''Side navigation bar''. This picture represents the user's current [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]]. When the picture is selected, the ''Side navigation bar'' becomes a ''"slide-out window''' allowing the user access the following information:
Once logged into with a user account, a "picture" appears at the top of the left ''Side navigation bar''. This picture represents the user's current [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] if they have set one in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The Side navigation bar provides access to the following information:
* The user's recent [[#Stamps|Stamps]] collection,
* A ''"[[#User profile|User profile]]"'' section where users may adjust settings, add and manage accounts for their children, and centrally manage other Pokémon accounts,
* The user's list of [[#Favorite Pokémon|Favorite Pokémon]],
* A ''"Friends"'' section for locating and finding "friends" and following their activities online (added on July 9, 2014),<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/connect-with-friends-in-the-ptc-now/ Connect with Friends in the PTC Now! — July 9, 2014]</ref> and
* A full-body view of the user's ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]]"'' picture,
* The user's current ''"Level"'' based on [[#Stamps|Stamps]] rewards,
* The user's current number of [[Trainer Token]]s earned by [[#News and announcements|reading articles]], [[#Play Games|playing online browser-based games]], and earning [[#Stamps|earning Stamps]] on the Pokémon.com website or earned through the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] downloadable game,
* Access to the ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Customize Trainer]]"'' feature that allows users the ability to adjust their website ''"Trainer avatar"'' picture, and
* A ''"Shop for Items/Trainer Store"'' feature allowing users to purchase items for their ''"Trainer avatar"'' with [[Trainer Tokens]] (added on 18 March 2014).
 
In the ''compressed'' state, once a user is logged in, the left ''Side navigation bar'' side also provides access to the following information:
* The user's current [[Trainer Token]] total, which takes the user directly to the ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Customize Trainer]]"'' shop when selected,
* A ''"Messages"'' and ''"[[#User profile|User profile]]"'' section when selected, where users may adjust settings, add and manager accounts for their children, and centrally manager other Pokémon accounts,
* A ''"Friends"'' section for locating and finding "friend" and following their activities online (added on 9 July 2014)<ref>[http://http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/connect-with-friends-in-the-ptc-now/ Connect with Friends in the PTC Now! — 09 July 2014]</ref>, and
* A ''"[[#Attend Events|My Play! Pokémon]]"'' section for viewing user information about organized [[Play! Pokémon]] activity.
* A ''"[[#Attend Events|My Play! Pokémon]]"'' section for viewing user information about organized [[Play! Pokémon]] activity.
====Favorite Pokémon====
The mechanism for selecting Favorite Pokémon is easy to overlook. Users select a favorite [[Pokémon]] from the [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]] and bringing up the full entry, not just the search grid picture. When users point their cursor at the Pokémon’s picture, a plus sign ("+") icon appears in the lower right-hand corner of the picture. Selecting the "+" icon turns it into a check mark ("✓") icon, which indicates that the Pokémon was added to the user’s Favorites. A maximum of 12 Pokémon are displayed on [[#User profile|User profile]] page, with no limit on [[#Side navigation bar|Side navigation bar]] side-out window.
====Trainer avatar====
The Pokémon.com ''"Customized Trainer"'' and ''"Shop for Items/Trainer Store"'' features are fully compatible with the in-game {{DL|Pokémon Trading Card Game Online|Shop}} and {{DL|Pokémon Trading Card Game Online|Avatar Creator}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]].  [[Trainer Token]]s earned in either location may be used to purchase clothing items on the Pokémon.com website or in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Trainer/Avatar clothing items available for purchase in one are not always available for purchase in the other. Items added in one are not always immediately visible in the other. However, changes made to the user's ''"Customized Trainer"'' or ''"Customized Avatar"'' in one location will be seen in the other location the next time the user logs back in.


====User profile====
====User profile====
The User profile section provides access to user setting not necessarily specific to the Pokémon.com website itself as a left-hand side menu. It is a central repository for all Pokémon user accounts.
The User profile section provides access to user setting not necessarily specific to the Pokémon.com website itself as a left-hand side menu. It is a central repository for all Pokémon user accounts.
* ''"Profile overview"'' contains general account settings.
* ''"Profile overview"'' contains general account settings.
* ''"PGL Settings"'' allows users to adjust their [[Pokémon game|Pokémon video games]] settings for the [[#Pokémon Global Link|Pokémon Global Link]].
* ''"PGL Settings"'' allows users to adjust their [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] settings for the [[#Pokémon Global Link|Pokémon Global Link]].
* ''"Pokémon TCG Online Settings"'' provide user access to setting not directly available in the downloadable [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]].
* ''"Pokémon TCG Online Settings"'' provide user access to setting not directly available in the downloadable [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]].
* ''"Pokémon GO Settings"'' provide user access to legal information about the [[Pokémon GO]] app.
* ''"Pokémon Pass Settings"'' provide user access to opt-in or out of using the [[Pokémon Pass]] app and its notification features.
* ''"Play! Pokémon Settings"'' provide user access to organized [[#Attend Events|Play! Pokémon]] information and settings.
* ''"Play! Pokémon Settings"'' provide user access to organized [[#Attend Events|Play! Pokémon]] information and settings.


''NOTE: Be certain to select "Email Preferences: I would like to receive marketing email messages..." under "Profile overview" in order to receive the a monthly e-mail newsletter, which often contains Redeemable codes for in-game rewards in both the current [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] and the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]].''
''NOTE: Be certain to select "Email Preferences: I would like to receive marketing email messages..." under "Profile overview" in order to receive the a monthly e-mail newsletter, which often contains Redeemable codes for in-game rewards in both the current [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] and the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]].''


The right-hand side of the User profile section contains information also found in the [[#Side navigation bar|Side navigation bar]]:
* A full-body view of the user's ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]]"'' picture,
* The user's three most recently received [[#Stamps|Stamps]] and link to Stamp collection,
* The user's current ''"Level"'' based on [[#Stamps|Stamps]] rewards,
* The user's list of [[#Favorite Pokémon|Favorite Pokémon]] (maximum of 12 displayed in this section),
* The user's list of ''"Friends"'' and Friend search interface,
* The user's list of ''"Friends"'' and Friend search interface,
* The user's three most recently purchased items from the ''[[#Trainer avatar|Shop for Items/Trainer Store]]'' and link to the online shore where other ''"Trainer avatar"'' items may be purchased with [[Trainer Tokens]],
* The user's three most recently played [[#Play Games|Pokémon.com online games]] and user high scores,
* The user's three most watch recently played [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime episodes]],
* A link to the ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Customize Trainer]]"'' feature that allows users the ability to adjust their website ''"Trainer avatar"'' picture, and
* A link to ''"Shop for Items/Trainer Store"'' feature allowing users to purchase items for their ''"Trainer avatar"'' with [[Trainer Tokens]].


====Child accounts====
====Child accounts====
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For step-by-step instructions with screen shots to walk parents through the setup process see [http://support.pokemon.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=15227&redirect=true – How do I set up my child's Pokémon Trainer Club account?] on the official support website.
For step-by-step instructions with screen shots to walk parents through the setup process see [http://support.pokemon.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=15227&redirect=true – How do I set up my child's Pokémon Trainer Club account?] on the official support website.


[[File:Online English Pokédex.png|thumb|300px|[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/ The current Online Pokédex]]]
[[File:Online English Pokédex.png|thumb|300px|[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/ The Online Pokédex prior to the 2019 overhaul]]]
===Explore Pokémon===
===Pokédex===
This section features the '''[[National Pokédex|Online Pokédex]]''' with the Pokémon updated for each new [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video game]] release, currently [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]].
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Formerly known as ''Explore Pokémon'' prior to the 2019 overhaul, this section features the '''[[National Pokédex|Online Pokédex]]''' with the Pokémon updated for each new [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video game]] release, currently [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]].


====Online Pokédex====
Like other [[Pokédex]]es, it allows the user to search for Pokémon by either ''[[List of Pokémon by name|Name]]'' or ''[[Index number|Number]]'' in "Basic Search Mode". "Advanced Search Mode" allows searched by ''[[Type]]'', ''[[Weakness]]'', ''[[Ability]]'', ''[[List of Pokémon by height|Height]]'', and ''[[List of Pokémon by weight|Weight]]''. The 2014 overhaul redesigned the Pokédex with a browse-able grid-like structure. Without any search criteria, users may scroll through the grid-like list of Pokémon by either ''Name'' or ''Number'' (currently 1 to 905). Selecting a given [[Pokémon]] brings up details on that given Pokémon, with two versions tied to the current video game release. Details include a picture, brief description, height, weight, gender, category, abilities, type, weaknesses, basic stats bar chart showing relative strength ({{DL|Stats|Hit Points|HP}}, [[Move|Attack]], {{DL|Stats|Defense}}, [[Special move|Special Attack]], {{DL|Stats|Special Defense}}, and {{DL|Stats|Speed}}), and [[Evolution]] chart (if any).
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Like other [[Pokédex]]es, it allows the user to search for Pokémon by either ''[[List of Pokémon by name|Name]]'' or ''[[Index number|Number]]'' in "Basic Search Mode". "Advanced Search Mode" allows searched by ''[[Type]]'', ''{{DL|Damage|Super effective|Weakness}}'', ''[[Ability]]'', ''[[List of Pokémon by height|Height]]'', and ''[[List of Pokémon by weight|Weight]]''. The 2014 overhaul redesigned the Pokédex with a browse-able grid-like structure. Without any search criteria, users may scroll through the grid-like list of Pokémon by either ''Name'' or ''Number'' (currently 1 to 719). Selecting a given [[Pokémon]] brings up details on that given Pokémon, with two versions tied to the current video game release. Details include a picture, brief description, height, weight, gender, category, abilities, type, weaknesses, basic stats bar chart showing relative strength ({{DL|Stats|Hit Points|HP}}, [[Move|Attack]], {{DL|Stats|Defense}}, [[Special move|Special Attack]], {{DL|Stats|Special Defense}}, and {{DL|Stats|Speed}}), and [[Evolution]] chart (if any).


The Pokédex entry for a given [[Pokémon]] also includes suggested [[Pokémon anime]] television episodes and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] cards featuring that given Pokémon, allowing user to explore that Pokémon in other media.
The Pokédex entry for a given [[Pokémon]] also includes suggested [[Pokémon anime]] television episodes and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] cards featuring that given Pokémon, allowing user to explore that Pokémon in other media.
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Finally, there is also an options toward the bottom of Pokédex entry to share the selected Pokémon via several social media.
Finally, there is also an options toward the bottom of Pokédex entry to share the selected Pokémon via several social media.


===Watch Pokémon TV===
===Video Games & Apps===
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Before the 2010 overhaul, the television section simply provided a synopsis of [[Pokémon anime]] episodes. After the overhaul, a continuously cycling selection of episodes, which may be viewed online, are interspersed with synopsis summaries and screenshots for every episode and movie.
Formerly known as simply ''Video Games'', this section provides information about various Pokémon video games and apps.


Rather than separating the episodes by seasons, the episodes are instead categorized under a special 'theme' such as a specific [[Pokémon]] and also by '[[Region|region]]' — the 'Kanto Channel', the 'Johto Channel', the 'Hoenn Channel', the 'Sinnoh Channel' and the 'Unova Channel'. There is also an option to 'Explore All Seasons' at the bottom of the page, if a traditional season by season search is preferred.
Before the 2014 overhaul, most of the [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] had their own mini-sites and sub-sites section with information and other materials about a given video games. While the newest video game release often still have their own mini-sites, this section of the Pokémon.com website highlights information about all current video games in one location and acts as a central repository of game information, announcements, and news on all currently available video games, including links to the individual game mini-sites. This section's [[#News and announcements|news articles and announcements]] date back to November 2013.
 
A [[Pokémon TV]] mobile application has also been introduced, which can be downloaded for free from Apple's App Store<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/the-pokemon-tcg-online-comes-to-ipad/ Apps, The Pokémon TCG Online Comes to iPad! — 30 September 2014]</ref> or through Google Play.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/fun-pokemon-apps-for-your-new-digital-device/ Fun Pokémon Apps for Your New Digital Device! — 22 December 2014]</ref>
 
[[File:Funzone logo.png|thumb|200px|right|The Pokémon Fun Zone Logo]]
===Play Games===
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Formerly known as the ''Pokémon Fun Zone'' before the 2014 overhaul, this Play Games section presents a large number of browser-based video games for the user's enjoyment. Most are strategy based, although the exact design varies widely, and feature a specific theme or [[Pokémon]]. Details about each game is provided on [[Pokémon.com online games]]. These games are not only designed to require short installments of time, but they reward the user for successful achievements with [[Trainer Tokens]]. Successfully playing browser-based games earn 1, 3, or 5 Trainer Tokens depending on the specific game and whether the user has successfully played the game for the first time or successfully reached a higher success threshold on subsequent attempts. Each individual game defines what is a successful attempt differently.
 
Before the 2010 overhaul, games were mostly based on [[Generation III]] and {{game|Platinum}}. After the 2010 update the games featured a larger number of {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}}, all translated from the Japanese [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]]. Games released after the 2010 overhaul added the ability to earn [[Trainer Tokens]] and increased in variety. Games available on the site prior to the 2010 overhaul are not longer available. New games continue to be added on an occasional basis.


===Trading Card Game===
===Trading Card Game===
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*[[#News and announcements|Strategies guides, news and announcement articles]] dating back to November 2013,
*[[#News and announcements|Strategies guides, news and announcement articles]] dating back to November 2013,
*The downloadable ''Pokémon Trading Card Game Online'' for PC, Mac, and iPad,
*The downloadable ''Pokémon Trading Card Game Online'' for PC, Mac, and iPad,
*A step-by-step "How to Play" set of tutorials with the {{OBP|Professor|TCGO}}, and
*A step-by-step "How to Play" set of tutorials with [[Professor Holly]], and
*A Product Gallery.
*A Product Gallery.


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The Trading Card Database allows users to search for specific Pokémon cards, browse all cards of a specific type, or browse all cards in a given [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|Expansion]] starting with {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}}. "Basic Search Mode" allows for searches based on ''{{DL|Pokémon Trading Card Game|How to play|Card Name}}'', ''Card Text'', ''{{DL|Evolution|In the TCG|Evolutions}}'', and ''{{TCG|Type|Energy Type}}''. "Advanced Search Mode" allows for additional search criteria based on ''Card Type'' ({{TCG|Pokémon}}, {{TCG|Trainer card|Trainers}}, and {{TCG|Energy card|Energy}}), ''[[Rarity]]'', ''Format'' ({{TCG|Standard format|Standard}}, {{TCG|Expanded format|Expanded}}, and {{TCG|Unlimited format|Unlimited}}), ''[[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|Expansions]]'', ''{{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Hit Points}}'' or HP, ''[[Retreat cost|Retreat Cost]]'', ''{{TCG|Attack|Total Attack Cost}}'', ''{{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Weakness}} and {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Resistance}}'', ''{{TCG|Attack|Attack Cost Energy Type}}'', and ''[[:Category:TCG illustrators|Card Illustrator]]''. Card lists are presented in a browse-able grid-like format. Selecting a given card provides a full picture of the front of that card as well as a copy of the information found on it, a browse-able Trading Card Database link to the entire card's Expansion, a browse-able Trading Card Database link to other cards illustrated by the card's [[:Category:TCG illustrators|Illustrator]], and a scrollable list of other cards with the same card "Name".
The Trading Card Database allows users to search for specific Pokémon cards, browse all cards of a specific type, or browse all cards in a given [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|Expansion]] starting with {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}}. "Basic Search Mode" allows for searches based on ''{{DL|Pokémon Trading Card Game|How to play|Card Name}}'', ''Card Text'', ''{{DL|Evolution|In the TCG|Evolutions}}'', and ''{{TCG|Type|Energy Type}}''. "Advanced Search Mode" allows for additional search criteria based on ''Card Type'' ({{TCG|Pokémon}}, {{TCG|Trainer card|Trainers}}, and {{TCG|Energy card|Energy}}), ''[[Rarity]]'', ''Format'' ({{TCG|Standard format|Standard}}, {{TCG|Expanded format|Expanded}}, and {{TCG|Unlimited format|Unlimited}}), ''[[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|Expansions]]'', ''{{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Hit Points}}'' or HP, ''[[Retreat cost|Retreat Cost]]'', ''{{TCG|Attack|Total Attack Cost}}'', ''{{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Weakness}} and {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Resistance}}'', ''{{TCG|Attack|Attack Cost Energy Type}}'', and ''[[:Category:TCG illustrators|Card Illustrator]]''. Card lists are presented in a browse-able grid-like format. Selecting a given card provides a full picture of the front of that card as well as a copy of the information found on it, a browse-able Trading Card Database link to the entire card's Expansion, a browse-able Trading Card Database link to other cards illustrated by the card's [[:Category:TCG illustrators|Illustrator]], and a scrollable list of other cards with the same card "Name".


===Video Games===
===Animation===
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This section offers a "''Pokémon the Series'' Episode Encyclopedia", a "Pokémon Movie Encyclopedia", and a "Where to Watch Pokémon Episodes & Movies" guide.
Before the 2014 overhaul, most of the [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] had their own mini-sites and sub-sites section with information and other materials about a given video games. While the newest video game release often still have their own mini-sites, this section of the Pokémon.com website highlights information about all current video games in one location and acts as a central repository of game information, announcements, and news on all currently available video games, including links to the individual game mini-sites. This section's [[#News and announcements|news articles and announcements]] date back to November 2013.
 
Formerly known as ''Watch Pokémon TV'' and then as ''Pokémon TV'' until late 2023, it offered a selection of [[Pokémon anime]] episodes to watch before this service was eventually gradually moved to its later introduced [[Pokémon TV|own website]].
 
Before the 2010 overhaul, the television section simply provided a synopsis of Pokémon anime episodes. After the overhaul, a continuously cycling selection of episodes, which may be viewed online, are interspersed with synopsis summaries and screenshots for every episode and movie.
 
Previously, rather than separating the episodes by seasons, the episodes were instead categorized under a special 'theme' such as a specific [[Pokémon]] and also by '[[region]]' — the 'Kanto Channel', the 'Johto Channel', the 'Hoenn Channel', the 'Sinnoh Channel' and the 'Unova Channel'. There was also an option to 'Explore All Seasons' at the bottom of the page, if a traditional season by season search was preferred.


===Attend Events===
===Play! Pokémon Events===
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This section acts as a central repository of information related to [[Play! Pokémon]] organized play Events, Rules and Resources for [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] and the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] in the organized play setting, and Parent Guides. This section also allow users to locate local Pokémon events and clubs, as well as [[#News and announcements|News and announcements]] dating back to August 2014.
Formerly known as ''Attend Events'', this section acts as a central repository of information related to [[Play! Pokémon]] organized play Events, Rules and Resources for [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] and the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] in the organized play setting, and Parent Guides. This section also allow users to locate local Pokémon events and clubs, as well as [[#News|News and announcements]] dating back to August 2014.
 
===News===
This section lists all website news, announcements, and articles in one location. Otherwise, news articles are spread across the website by topic appearing separately in the [[#Video Games & Apps|Video Games & Apps]], [[#Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]],and [[#Play! Pokémon Events|Play! Pokémon Events]] sections.
 
==Pokémon Center==
[[File:Pokémon Center online.png|thumb|260px|The original Pokémon Center website on its last day of original operation on January 31, 2008]]
The [[#External links|Pokémon Center]] is an online store where user may purchase many different kinds of [[Pokémon merchandise]] over the Internet. It was reintroduced on August 6, 2014<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/visit-pokemoncentercom/ Visit PokemonCenter.com! — August 6, 2014]</ref> (although some select fans were invited to access it early starting on July 2, 2014). The Pokémon Center online store was originally launched around February 4, 2002 and continued until January 31, 2008. It closed in 2008 in order for [[The Pokémon Company International]] to prioritize the distribution and sale of Pokémon merchandise with local retailers.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080210094936/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/ Pokémoncenter.com has closure Q&A — February 1, 2008]</ref>
 
==Pokémon Global Link==
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The [[#External links|Pokémon Global Link]] is a separate [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video game]] related website. It offers a means for Pokémon video game players to interact and compete against each other.
 
==Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum==
The official [[#External links|Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum]] is a separate website dedicated to the downloadable [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]]. It was overhauled to reflect the ''"Pokémon.com"'' visual design, to improve its usability, and to reintroduce the temporarily removed [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] system in late 2014.
 
==Retired sections==
===Mailbag===
The Pokémon.com mailbag was an official source of information from the company directors. Fans could write in and ask questions about the games, anime, and other aspects of the franchise. It had been updated quite regularly, often providing information that was not available in other sources (such as the English name of [[Moose|one character from the eleventh movie]]), but the last update came in October/November 2009. When the site was revamped in January 2010, the mailbag section was removed.
 
===Media player===
The site once contained a media player that played music from the {{OBP|Pokémon X|CD}} collection. Like the mailbag, it was removed in the 2010 overhaul.
 
===Play Games===
[[File:Funzone logo.png|thumb|200px|The Pokémon Fun Zone Logo]]
{{main|Pokémon.com online games}}
Formerly known as the ''Pokémon Fun Zone'' before the 2014 overhaul, this Play Games section presents a large number of browser-based video games for the user's enjoyment. Most are strategy based, although the exact design varies widely, and feature a specific theme or [[Pokémon]]. Details about each game is provided on [[Pokémon.com online games]]. These games are not only designed to require short installments of time, but they reward the user for successful achievements with [[Trainer Tokens]]. Successfully playing browser-based games earn 1, 3, or 5 Trainer Tokens depending on the specific game and whether the user has successfully played the game for the first time or successfully reached a higher success threshold on subsequent attempts. Each individual game defines what is a successful attempt differently.
 
Before the 2010 overhaul, games were mostly based on [[Generation III]] and {{game|Platinum}}. After the 2010 update the games featured a larger number of {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}}, all translated from the Japanese [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]]. Games released after the 2010 overhaul added the ability to earn [[Trainer Tokens]] and increased in variety. Games available on the site prior to the 2010 overhaul are not longer available. New games continued to be added on an occasional basis. This section was removed in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.
 
===Retired Pokémon Trainer Club Features===
Though the Pokémon Trainer Club itself is still intact, several of its features were discontinued in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.
 
====Trainer Tokens====
Users were able to earn [[Trainer Tokens]] from doing various activities on the site, including playing games in the Play Games section, reading news articles, and earning Stamps.
 
Opening news articles that are categorized as ''"pokemon-news"'' typically but not always earn the user a single [[Trainer Token]].  Articles without the ''"pokemon-news"'' categorization do not earn Trainer Tokens.  However, opening the same article on different [[#Website versions|full versions]] of the website do typically earning the user a Trainer Token for each of the full versions of the website.
 
====Side navigation bar====
Once logged into with a user account, a "picture" appears at the top of the left ''Side navigation bar''. This picture represents the user's current [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]]. When the picture is selected, the ''Side navigation bar'' becomes a ''"slide-out window''' allowing the user access the following information:
* The user's recent [[#Stamps|Stamps]] collection,
* The user's list of [[#Favorite Pokémon|Favorite Pokémon]],
* A full-body view of the user's ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]]"'' picture,
* The user's current ''"Level"'' based on [[#Stamps|Stamps]] rewards,
* The user's current number of [[Trainer Token]]s earned by [[#News and announcements|reading articles]], [[#Play Games|playing online browser-based games]], and earning [[#Stamps|earning Stamps]] on the Pokémon.com website or earned through the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] downloadable game,
* Access to the ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Customize Trainer]]"'' feature that allows users the ability to adjust their website ''"Trainer avatar"'' picture, and
* A ''"Shop for Items/Trainer Store"'' feature allowing users to purchase items for their ''"Trainer avatar"'' with [[Trainer Tokens]] (added on March 18, 2014).
 
In the ''compressed'' state, once a user is logged in, the left ''Side navigation bar'' side also provides access to the following information:
* The user's current [[Trainer Token]] total, which takes the user directly to the ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Customize Trainer]]"'' shop when selected,
* A ''"Messages"'' and ''"[[#User profile|User profile]]"'' section when selected, where users may adjust settings, add and manager accounts for their children, and centrally manager other Pokémon accounts,
* A ''"Friends"'' section for locating and finding "friend" and following their activities online (added on July 9, 2014),<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/connect-with-friends-in-the-ptc-now/ Connect with Friends in the PTC Now! — July 9, 2014]</ref> and
* A ''"[[#Attend Events|My Play! Pokémon]]"'' section for viewing user information about organized [[Play! Pokémon]] activity.
 
In the April 26, 2019 revision, the sidebar now exists only in its "compressed" state, and displays the ''"Friends"'' and ''"My Play! Pokémon"'' sections. Clicking the avatar picture will now bring the user to a separate profile page. With the removal of Trainer Customization on the Pokémon.com website, the avatar picture will now be blank if the user does not play the Pokémon Trdaing Card Game Online and set an avatar there.
 
====User Profile====
The right-hand side of the User profile section contained information also found in the [[#Side navigation bar|Side navigation bar]]:
* A full-body view of the user's ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]]"'' picture,
* The user's three most recently received [[#Stamps|Stamps]] and link to Stamp collection,
* The user's current ''"Level"'' based on [[#Stamps|Stamps]] rewards,
* The user's list of [[#Favorite Pokémon|Favorite Pokémon]] (maximum of 12 displayed in this section),
* The user's three most recently purchased items from the ''[[#Trainer avatar|Shop for Items/Trainer Store]]'' and link to the online shore where other ''"Trainer avatar"'' items may be purchased with [[Trainer Tokens]],
* The user's three most recently played [[#Play Games|Pokémon.com online games]] and user high scores,
* The user's three most watch recently played [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime episodes]],
* A link to the ''"[[#Trainer avatar|Customize Trainer]]"'' feature that allows users the ability to adjust their website ''"Trainer avatar"'' picture, and
* A link to ''"Shop for Items/Trainer Store"'' feature allowing users to purchase items for their ''"Trainer avatar"'' with [[Trainer Tokens]].


==Stamps==
====Favorite Pokémon====
Stamps represent an additional means of rewarding users for using the website and its various contents. The system was initially introduced on 28 August 2014<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/begin-your-stamp-collection/ Begin Your Stamp Collection! — 28 August 2014]</ref> and substantial expanded on 30 March 2015.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/more-stamps-to-mark-your-way/ More Stamps to Mark Your Way! — 30 March 30 2015]</ref> Stamps may be earned by reading [[#News and announcements|news articles]], looking up [[Pokémon]] in the [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]], watching [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime]] television episodes, playing [[#Play Games|browser-based mini-games]], and for viewing [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] cards, as well as by participating in official [[#Attend Events|Play! Pokémon events]]. As Stamps are awarded, 6 [[Trainer Token]]s are earned. Some Stamps are one-time events only. Other Stamps increase in level (1 to 10). The more Stamps earned and the more Stamps with higher levels contribute to the assignment of a user's account level (1 to 20).
The mechanism for selecting Favorite Pokémon is easy to overlook. Users select a favorite [[Pokémon]] from the [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]] and bringing up the full entry, not just the search grid picture. When users point their cursor at the Pokémon’s picture, a plus sign ("+") icon appears in the lower right-hand corner of the picture. Selecting the "+" icon turns it into a check mark ("✓") icon, which indicates that the Pokémon was added to the user’s Favorites. A maximum of 12 Pokémon are displayed on [[#User profile|User profile]] page, with no limit on [[#Side navigation bar|Side navigation bar]] side-out window. This feature was removed in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.
 
====Trainer avatar====
The Pokémon.com ''"Customized Trainer"'' and ''"Shop for Items/Trainer Store"'' features are fully compatible with the in-game {{DL|Pokémon Trading Card Game Online|Shop}} and {{DL|Pokémon Trading Card Game Online|Avatar Creator}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]].  [[Trainer Token]]s earned in either location may be used to purchase clothing items on the Pokémon.com website or in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Trainer/Avatar clothing items available for purchase in one are not always available for purchase in the other. Items added in one are not always immediately visible in the other. However, changes made to the user's ''"Customized Trainer"'' or ''"Customized Avatar"'' in one location will be seen in the other location the next time the user logs back in.
 
====Stamps====
Stamps represent an additional means of rewarding users for using the website and its various contents. The system was initially introduced on August 28, 2014<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/begin-your-stamp-collection/ Begin Your Stamp Collection! — August 28, 2014]</ref> and substantial expanded on March 30, 2015.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/more-stamps-to-mark-your-way/ More Stamps to Mark Your Way! — March 30, 2015]</ref> Stamps may be earned by reading [[#News and announcements|news articles]], looking up [[Pokémon]] in the [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]], watching [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon anime]] television episodes, playing [[#Play Games|browser-based mini-games]], and for viewing [[#Trading Card Game|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] cards, as well as by participating in official [[#Attend Events|Play! Pokémon events]]. As Stamps are awarded, 6 [[Trainer Token]]s are earned. Some Stamps are one-time events only. Other Stamps increase in level (1 to 10). The more Stamps earned and the more Stamps with higher levels contribute to the assignment of a user's account level (1 to 20). This feature was retired in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.


* '''Online Game All-Star:'''
* '''Online Game All-Star:'''
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*Level 1 — Play 1 [[#Play Games|minigame]] on Pokémon.com
*Level 1 — Play 1 [[#Play Games|minigame]] on Pokémon.com.
*Level 2 — Play 3 minigames on Pokémon.com
*Level 2 — Play 3 minigames on Pokémon.com.
*Level 3 — Play 6 minigames on Pokémon.com
*Level 3 — Play 6 minigames on Pokémon.com.
*Level 4 — Play 10 minigames on Pokémon.com
*Level 4 — Play 10 minigames on Pokémon.com.
*Level 5 — Play 15 minigames on Pokémon.com
*Level 5 — Play 15 minigames on Pokémon.com.
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*Level 6 — Play 21 minigames on Pokémon.com
*Level 6 — Play 21 minigames on Pokémon.com.
*Level 7 — Play 28 minigames on Pokémon.com
*Level 7 — Play 28 minigames on Pokémon.com.
*Level 8 — Play 37 minigames on Pokémon.com
*Level 8 — Play 37 minigames on Pokémon.com.
*Level 9 —
*Level 10 —
|}
|}


* '''Episode Expert:'''
* '''Episode Expert:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
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*Level 1 — Watch 1 episode on [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon TV]]
*Level 1 — Watch 1 episode on [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon TV]].
*Level 2 — Watch 4 episodes on Pokémon TV
*Level 2 — Watch 4 episodes on Pokémon TV.
*Level 3 — Watch 8 episodes on Pokémon TV
*Level 3 — Watch 8 episodes on Pokémon TV.
*Level 4 — Watch 16 episodes on Pokémon TV
*Level 4 — Watch 16 episodes on Pokémon TV.
*Level 5 — Watch 32 episodes on Pokémon TV
*Level 5 — Watch 32 episodes on Pokémon TV.
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*Level 6 —
*Level 6 — Watch 64 episodes on Pokémon TV.
*Level 7 —
*Level 7 — Watch 125 episodes on Pokémon TV.
*Level 8 —
*Level 8 — Watch 250 episodes on Pokémon TV.
*Level 9 —
*Level 9 — Watch 500 episodes on Pokémon TV.
*Level 10 —
*Level 10 — Watch 1,000 episodes on Pokémon TV.
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* '''Pokémon Explorer:'''
* '''Pokémon Explorer:'''
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:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
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*Level 1 — Look up 5 Pokémon in the [[#Online Pokédex|online Pokédex]]
*Level 1 — Look up 5 Pokémon in the [[#Online Pokédex|online Pokédex]].
*Level 2 — Look up 25 Pokémon in the online Pokédex
*Level 2 — Look up 25 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
*Level 3 — Look up 50 Pokémon in the online Pokédex
*Level 3 — Look up 50 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
*Level 4 — Look up 151 Pokémon in the online Pokédex
*Level 4 — Look up 151 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
*Level 5 — Look up 251 Pokémon in the online Pokédex
*Level 5 — Look up 251 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
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*Level 6 — Look up 386 Pokémon in the online Pokédex
*Level 6 — Look up 386 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
*Level 7 —
*Level 7 — Look up 493 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
*Level 8 —
*Level 8 — Look up 649 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
*Level 9 —
*Level 9 — Look up 719 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
*Level 10 —
*Level 10 — Look up 1,000 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
|}
|}


* '''Daily Visitor:'''
* '''Daily Visitor:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
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*Level 1 — Sign in to the [[#Account Information|Pokémon Trainer Club]] 3 days in a row
*Level 1 — Sign in to the [[#Account Information|Pokémon Trainer Club]] 3 days in a row.
*Level 2 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 6 days in a row
*Level 2 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 6 days in a row.
*Level 3 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 9 days in a row
*Level 3 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 9 days in a row.
*Level 4 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 18 days in a row
*Level 4 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 18 days in a row.
*Level 5 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 36 days in a row
*Level 5 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 36 days in a row.
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*Level 6 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 72 days in a row
*Level 6 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 72 days in a row.
*Level 7 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 144 days in a row
*Level 7 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 144 days in a row.
*Level 8 —
*Level 8 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 288 days in a row.
*Level 9 —
*Level 9 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 556 days in a row.
*Level 10 —
*Level 10 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 1,112 days in a row.
|}
|}


* '''Regionals Competitor: 2014''' — Play in a regional Pokémon {{DL|Play! Pokémon|Regional Championships}}
* '''Worlds Competitor: 2014''' — Play in the Pokémon {{DL|Play! Pokémon|World Championships}}.
* '''Nationals Competitor: 2014''' — Play in a Pokémon {{DL|Play! Pokémon|National Championships}}
* '''Nationals Competitor: 2014''' — Play in a Pokémon {{DL|Play! Pokémon|National Championships}}.
* '''Worlds Competitor: 2014''' — Play in the Pokémon {{DL|Play! Pokémon|World Championships}}
* '''Regionals Competitor: 2014''' — Play in a regional Pokémon {{DL|Play! Pokémon|Regional Championships}}.


* '''Newshound:'''
* '''Newshound:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Read at least 3 [[#News and announcements|news articles]] on Pokémon.com
*Level 1 — Read at least 3 [[#News and announcements|news articles]] on Pokémon.com.
*Level 2 — Read at least 6 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 2 — Read at least 6 news articles on Pokémon.com.
*Level 3 — Read at least 9 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 3 — Read at least 9 news articles on Pokémon.com.
*Level 4 — Read at least 15 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 4 — Read at least 15 news articles on Pokémon.com.
*Level 5 — Read at least 25 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 5 — Read at least 25 news articles on Pokémon.com.
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*Level 6 — Read at least 50 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 6 — Read at least 50 news articles on Pokémon.com.
*Level 7 — Read at least 75 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 7 — Read at least 75 news articles on Pokémon.com.
*Level 8 — Read at least 100 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 8 — Read at least 100 news articles on Pokémon.com.
*Level 9 — Read at least 125 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 9 — Read at least 125 news articles on Pokémon.com.
*Level 10 — Read at least 150 news articles on Pokémon.com
*Level 10 — Read at least 150 news articles on Pokémon.com.
|}
|}


* '''Trading Cards:'''
* '''Trading Cards:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Look up 10 cards in the Pokémon [[#Trading Card Game|TCG card database]]
*Level 1 — Look up 10 cards in the Pokémon [[#Trading Card Game|TCG card database]].
*Level 2 — Look up 25 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 2 — Look up 25 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
*Level 3 — Look up 50 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 3 — Look up 50 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
*Level 4 — Look up 100 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 4 — Look up 100 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
*Level 5 — Look up 200 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 5 — Look up 200 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
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| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyright|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 6 — Look up 300 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 6 — Look up 300 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
*Level 7 — Look up 400 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 7 — Look up 400 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
*Level 8 — Look up 500 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 8 — Look up 500 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
*Level 9 — Look up 600 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 9 — Look up 600 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
*Level 10 — Look up 700 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database
*Level 10 — Look up 700 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
|}
|}


* '''Welcome to Kalos''' — Check out Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie in the [[#Online Pokédex|online Pokédex]]
* '''Welcome to Kalos''' — Check out Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie in the [[#Online Pokédex|online Pokédex]].


* '''Super Shopper:'''
* '''Super Shopper:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Redeem 200 [[Trainer Token]]s in the [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer Store]]
*Level 1 — Redeem 200 [[Trainer Token]]s in the [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer Store]].
*Level 2 — Redeem 500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 2 — Redeem 500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
*Level 3 — Redeem 750 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 3 — Redeem 750 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
*Level 4 —
*Level 4 — Redeem 1,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
*Level 5 — Redeem 1,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 5 — Redeem 1,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
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*Level 6 — Redeem 3,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 6 — Redeem 3,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
*Level 7 — Redeem 4,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 7 — Redeem 4,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
*Level 8 — Redeem 6,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 8 — Redeem 6,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
*Level 9 — Redeem 8,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 9 — Redeem 8,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
*Level 10 — Redeem 10,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store
*Level 10 — Redeem 10,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
|}
|}


* '''Eevee Evolution Expert''' — Check out Eevee and all of its evolved forms in the Pokémon.com [[#Online Pokédex|online Pokédex]]
* '''Eevee Evolution Expert''' — Check out Eevee and all of its evolved forms in the Pokémon.com [[#Online Pokédex|online Pokédex]].
* '''Explorer’s First Steps''' — Check out a Pokémon TCG card in the card database, view a Pokémon in the online Pokédex, and watch a Pokémon TV episode
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Kyogre''' — Look up Kyogre in the Pokédex, check out a Kyogre card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Kyogre.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Groudon''' — Look up Groudon in the Pokédex, check out a Groudon card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Groudon.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Rayquaza''' — Look up Rayquaza in the Pokédex, check out a Rayquaza card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Rayquaza.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Mudkip''' — Look up Mudkip in the Pokédex, check out a Mudkip card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Mudkip.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Treecko''' — Look up Treecko in the Pokédex, check out a Treecko card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Rayquaza.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Torchic''' — Look up Torchic in the Pokédex, check out a Torchic card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Torchic.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Dragonite''' — Look up Dragonite in the Pokédex, check out a Dragonite card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Dragonite.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Deoxys''' — Look up Deoxys in the Pokédex, check out a Deoxys card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Deoxys.
* '''Explorer’s First Steps''' — Check out a Pokémon TCG card in the card database, view a Pokémon in the online Pokédex, and watch a Pokémon TV episode.
* '''Animation Maven: Kanto Region:'''
* '''Animation Maven: Kanto Region:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Watch 3 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]
*Level 1 — Watch 3 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]].
*Level 2 — Watch 5 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
*Level 2 — Watch 5 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
*Level 3 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
*Level 3 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
*Level 4 —
*Level 4 — Watch 15 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
*Level 5 —  
*Level 5 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
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| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyright|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 6 —  
*Level 6 — Watch 40 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Watch 55 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Watch 112 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
|}
|}


* '''Animation Maven: Johto Region:'''
* '''Animation Maven: Johto Region:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver]]
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver]]
*Level 2 —  
*Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
*Level 3 —  
*Level 3 — Watch 15 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
*Level 4 —
*Level 4 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
*Level 5 —  
*Level 5 — Watch 40 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
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| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyright|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 6 —  
*Level 6 — Watch 55 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Watch 157 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
|}
|}


* '''Animation Maven: Hoenn Region:'''
* '''Animation Maven: Hoenn Region:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]
*Level 2 —  
*Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
*Level 3 —  
*Level 3 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
*Level 4 —
*Level 4 — Watch 50 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
*Level 5 —  
*Level 5 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
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| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyright|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 6 —  
*Level 6 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Watch 150 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Watch 175 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Watch 191 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
|}
|}


* '''Animation Maven: Sinnoh Region:'''
* '''Animation Maven: Sinnoh Region:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]
*Level 2 —  
*Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
*Level 3 —  
*Level 3 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
*Level 4 —
*Level 4 — Watch 50 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
*Level 5 —  
*Level 5 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
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| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyright|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 6 —  
*Level 6 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Watch 150 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Watch 175 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Watch 189 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
|}
|}


* '''Animation Maven: Unova Region:'''
* '''Animation Maven: Unova Region:'''
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:{{{width|100%}}};"
:{| cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="roundy" style="border: 3px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background: #{{dark color}}; width:100%"
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}; {{roundybl|5px}}; vertical-align:top;" |
| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyleft|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]
*Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from [[#Watch Pokémon TV|Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]
*Level 2 —  
*Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
*Level 3 —  
*Level 3 — Watch 15 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
*Level 4 —
*Level 4 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
*Level 5 —  
*Level 5 — Watch 40 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
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| width="50%" style="background:#FFF; {{roundyright|5px}} vertical-align:top" |
*Level 6 —  
*Level 6 — Watch 55 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Watch 142 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
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* '''Minigame Mastery: Pokémon Pulse:'''
* '''Minigame Mastery: Pokémon Pulse:'''
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*Level 1 — Play {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Pokémon Pulse!}} at least 5 times
*Level 1 — Play {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Pokémon Pulse!|Pokémon Pulse}} at least 5 times.
*Level 2 —  
*Level 2 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 7 times.
*Level 3 —  
*Level 3 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 10 times.
*Level 4 —
*Level 4 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 15 times.
*Level 5 —  
*Level 5 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 20 times.
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*Level 6 —  
*Level 6 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 25 times.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 30 times.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 35 times.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 40 times.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 50 times.
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* '''Minigame Mastery: Chesnaught's Spiky Shield:'''
* '''Minigame Mastery: Chesnaught's Spiky Shield:'''
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*Level 1 — Play {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Chesnaught's Spiky Shield}} at least 5 times
*Level 1 — Play {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Chesnaught's Spiky Shield}} at least 5 times.
*Level 2 —  
*Level 2 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 7 times.
*Level 3 —  
*Level 3 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 10 times.
*Level 4 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 15 times
*Level 4 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 15 times.
*Level 5 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 20 times  
*Level 5 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 20 times.
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*Level 6 —  
*Level 6 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 25 times.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 30 times.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 35 times.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 40 times.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 50 times.
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* '''Minigame Mastery: Floette Float:'''
* '''Minigame Mastery: Floette Float:'''
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*Level 1 — Play {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Floette Float}} at least 5 times
*Level 1 — Play {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Floette Float}} at least 5 times.
*Level 2 —  
*Level 2 — Play Floette Float at least 7 times.
*Level 3 — Play Floette Float at least 10 times
*Level 3 — Play Floette Float at least 10 times.
*Level 4 — Play Floette Float at least 15 times
*Level 4 — Play Floette Float at least 15 times.
*Level 5 — Play Floette Float at least 20 times
*Level 5 — Play Floette Float at least 20 times.
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*Level 6 — Play Floette Float at least 25 times
*Level 6 — Play Floette Float at least 25 times.
*Level 7 —  
*Level 7 — Play Floette Float at least 30 times.
*Level 8 —  
*Level 8 — Play Floette Float at least 35 times.
*Level 9 —  
*Level 9 — Play Floette Float at least 40 times.
*Level 10 —  
*Level 10 — Play Floette Float at least 50 times.
|}
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* '''Friendly Rivalry''' — Overtake one of your [[#Pokémon Trainer Club|Pokémon Trainer Club]] friends on the leaderboard of any Pokémon.com [[#Play Games|online game]]
* '''Friendly Rivalry''' (Level 1 to 10) — Overtake one of your [[#Pokémon Trainer Club|Pokémon Trainer Club]] friends on the leaderboard of any Pokémon.com [[#Play Games|online game]].


* '''Pokémon Trainer Club Service Award:'''
* '''Pokémon Trainer Club Service Award:'''
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*Level 1 — Be a member of the [[#Pokémon Trainer Club|Pokémon Trainer Club]] for at least 1 year.
*Level 1 — Be a member of the [[#Pokémon Trainer Club|Pokémon Trainer Club]] for at least 1 year.
*Level 2 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 2 years.
*Level 2 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 2 years.
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*Level 4 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 4 years.
*Level 4 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 4 years.
*Level 5 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 5 years.
*Level 5 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 5 years.
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*Level 6 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 6 years.
*Level 6 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 6 years.
*Level 7 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 7 years.
*Level 7 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 7 years.
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* '''Screen Sharing''' — Watch the same Pokémon TV episode on Pokémon.com as one of your [[#Pokémon Trainer Club|Pokémon Trainer Club]] friends
* '''All Eyes on Espurr!''' — Take a good, long look at Espurr in the Pokémon.com online Pokédex.
* '''Screen Sharing''' (Level 1 to 10) — Watch the same Pokémon TV episode on Pokémon.com as one of your [[#Pokémon Trainer Club|Pokémon Trainer Club]] friends.


==Pokémon Center==
* '''Minigame Mastery: Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun!:'''
[[File:Pokémon Center online.png|thumb|260px|The original Pokémon Center website on its last day of original operation on 31 January 2008]]
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The [[#External links|Pokémon Center]] is an online store where user may purchase many different kinds of [[Pokémon merchandise]] over the Internet. It was reintroduced on 6 August 2014<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/visit-pokemoncentercom/ Visit PokemonCenter.com! — 6 August 2014]</ref> (although some select fans were invited to access it early starting on 2 July 2014). The Pokémon Center online store was originally launched around 4 February 2002 and continued until 31 January 2008. It closed in 2008 in order for [[The Pokémon Company International]] to prioritize the distribution and sale of Pokémon merchandise with local retailers.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080210094936/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/ Pokémoncenter.com has closure Q&A — 1 February 2008]</ref>
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*Level 1 — Play {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun!}} at least 5 times.
==Pokémon Global Link==
*Level 2 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 7 times.
{{main|Pokémon Global Link}}
*Level 3 Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 10 times.
The [[#External links|Pokémon Global Link]] is a separate [[Pokémon game|Pokémon video game]] related website. It offers a means for Pokémon video game players to interact and compete against each other.
*Level 4 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 15 times.
*Level 5 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 20 times.
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*Level 6 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 25 times.
*Level 7 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 30 times.
*Level 8 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 35 times.
*Level 9 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 40 times.
*Level 10 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 50 times.
|}


==Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum==
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Bulbasaur''' — Look up Bulbasaur in the Pokédex, check out a Bulbasaur card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Bulbasaur.
The official [[#External links|Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum]] is a separate website dedicated to the downloadable [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]]. It was overhauled to reflect the ''"Pokémon.com"'' visual design, to improve its usability, and to reintroduce the temporarily removed [[#Trainer avatar|Trainer avatar]] system in late 2014.
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Charmander''' — Look up Charmander in the Pokédex, check out a Charmander card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Charmander.
 
* '''Pokémon Researcher: Squirtle''' — Look up Squirtle in the Pokédex, check out a Squirtle card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Squirtle.
==Retired sections==
* '''Mythical Pokémon Explorer''' — Look up all [[Mythical Pokémon]] in the Pokédex.
===Mailbag===
* '''Legendary Pokémon Explorer''' — Look up all [[Legendary Pokémon]] in the Pokédex.
The Pokémon.com mailbag was an official source of information from the company directors. Fans could write in and ask questions about the games, anime, and other aspects of the franchise. It had been updated quite regularly, often providing information that was not available in other sources (such as the English name of [[Moose|one character from the eleventh movie]]), but the last update came in October/November 2009. When the site was revamped in January 2010, the mailbag section was removed.
* '''Worlds Competitor: 2015''' — Play in the 2015 Pokémon World Championships.
 
* '''Nationals Competitor: 2015''' — Play in a 2015 Pokémon National Championships.
===Media player===
* '''Regionals Competitor: 2015''' — Play in a 2015 Pokémon Regional Championships.
The site once contained a media player that played music from the {{OBP|Pokémon X|CD}} collection. Like the mailbag, it was removed in the 2010 overhaul.


==Errors==
==Errors==
Throughout Pokémon.com's lifespan, it has been notorious for errors. Some of these are as minor as referring to [[Team Galactic]] as [[Team Rocket]], others as important as stating that {{p|Phione}} was a [[legendary Pokémon]] (although this is a subject of debate). Other errors are stated below.
Throughout Pokémon.com's lifespan, it has been notorious for errors. Some of these are as minor as referring to [[Team Galactic]] as [[Team Rocket]], others as important as stating that {{p|Phione}} was a [[Legendary Pokémon]] (although this is a subject of debate). Other errors are stated below. This list is not exhaustive.
* The blurb in ''[[EP075|Round One - Begin!]]'' uses the one in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'' instead.
* The blurb in ''[[EP075|Round One - Begin!]]'' uses the one in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'' instead.
* After the 2010 overhaul, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}'s overview in the animation section, [[Mt. Coronet]] was noted. However, Mt. Coronet is in [[Sinnoh]], and is in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. This was later fixed, with [[Mt. Chimney]] being noted instead.
* After the 2010 overhaul, in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'''s overview in the animation section, [[Mt. Coronet]] was noted. However, Mt. Coronet is in [[Sinnoh]], and is in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''. This was later fixed, with [[Mt. Chimney]] being noted instead.
* The site once stated that [[Jessie]] was 12 years old. She is 25.
* The site once stated that [[Jessie]] was 12 years old. She is 25.
* In an article for ''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!]]'', the site referred to [[Ash's Staravia|Ash's at-the-time Staravia]] as Staraptor.
* In an article for ''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!]]'', the site referred to [[Ash's Staravia|Ash's at-the-time Staravia]] as Staraptor.
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** "And if they're really lucky, they might even be able to catch the elusive (and powerful) Pokémon, Mew!" despite that {{p|Mew}} cannot be found in the wild.
** "And if they're really lucky, they might even be able to catch the elusive (and powerful) Pokémon, Mew!" despite that {{p|Mew}} cannot be found in the wild.
** "Catching the Legendary Mew will require lots of luck!" while showing a picture of the {{p|Mewtwo}} encounter in [[Cerulean Cave]].
** "Catching the Legendary Mew will require lots of luck!" while showing a picture of the {{p|Mewtwo}} encounter in [[Cerulean Cave]].
*** Similarly, a comment for an image on [[Pokémon Emerald Version]]'s subpage states "The [[Kanto]] region has never looked better!". Pokémon Emerald took place in [[Hoenn]].
*** Similarly, a comment for an image on [[Pokémon Emerald Version]]'s subpage states "The [[Kanto]] region has never looked better!". Pokémon Emerald took place in [[Hoenn]]. This comment was later removed.
* In the Video Games Strategy ''Get Smart with Gummis'' they erroneously claim that {{DL|Gummi|Yellow Gummi}} is preferred by {{t|Psychic}} types when it is preferred by {{t|Electric}} types.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120203013821/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-strategy/vg_strategy-get-smart-with-gummis Get Smart with Gummis! - Video Game Strategy - Pokémon.com] </ref>
* In the Video Games Strategy ''Get Smart with Gummis'' they erroneously claim that {{DL|Gummi|Yellow Gummi}} is preferred by {{t|Psychic}} types when it is preferred by {{t|Electric}} types.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120203013821/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-strategy/vg_strategy-get-smart-with-gummis Get Smart with Gummis! - Video Game Strategy - Pokémon.com]</ref>
* In the game Gothita's Portrait Panic sometimes a picture of {{p|Victini}} will be displayed, but it will say {{p|Foongus}} in the caption underneath.
* In the game Gothita's Portrait Panic sometimes a picture of {{p|Victini}} will be displayed, but it will say {{p|Foongus}} in the caption underneath.
* In the Trainer store, a {{p|Scraggy}} costume was labeled "{{p|Scrafty}} Costume," and a {{p|Roserade}} costume was labeled "{{p|Roselia}} Costume."
* In the Trainer store, a {{p|Scraggy}} costume was labeled "{{p|Scrafty}} Costume," and a {{p|Roserade}} costume was labeled "{{p|Roselia}} Costume."
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Several (but not all) Pokémon namespaces (such as "bulbasaur.com") redirect to either Pokémon.com or [http://www.nintendo.com/ Nintendo.com], and others, such as Manaphy.com and Darkrai.com, redirected to their respective minisites. After the update in January 2010, many links became broken as the respective pages no longer exist at the same location. Such namespaces have since been changed to redirect to the website's Pokédex page on that Pokémon.
* Several (but not all) Pokémon namespaces (such as "bulbasaur.com") redirect to either Pokémon.com or [http://www.nintendo.com/ Nintendo.com], and others, such as Manaphy.com and Darkrai.com, redirected to their respective mini-sites. After the update in January 2010, many links became broken as the respective pages no longer exist at the same location. Such namespaces have since been changed to redirect to the website's Pokédex page on that Pokémon.
* Despite the overhaul the site received in early January 2010, the old version was made available for a limited period of time at http://origin.pokemon.com/. This also affected links that got broken with the revamp, making them available again, only at a different address.
* Despite the overhaul the site received in early January 2010, the old version was made available for a limited period of time at http://origin.pokemon.com/. This also affected links that got broken with the revamp, making them available again, only at a different address.
** However, since the old version is no longer available, all old links are once again broken.
** However, since the old version is no longer available, all old links are once again broken.
** A minisite about {{p|Darkrai}} which originally appeared in 2008 was located at http://origin2.pokemon.com, but has since been taken down.
** A mini-site about {{p|Darkrai}} which originally appeared in 2008 was located at http://origin2.pokemon.com, but has since been taken down.
*The only time the site refers to itself as ''"Pokémon.com"'' (with the acute accent), excluding logos, is if the user clicks on an external link on the {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} website.
* The only time the site refers to itself as ''"Pokémon.com"'' (with the acute accent), excluding logos, is if the user clicks on an external link on the {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} website.
* The Pokédex on the Russian website states that it can sort Pokémon by Cyrillic letters А-Я though the Pokémon in the Pokédex are written in Latin letters.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com http://www.pokemon.com] Pokémon.com
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us Official website of Pokémon.com for the United States]
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/ http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/] Online Pokédex
* [https://www.pokemon.com/uk Official website of Pokémon.com for the United Kingdon]
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/ http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/] Collated News and Announcements
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/ Online Pokédex]
* [http://www.pokemoncenter.com/ http://www.pokemoncenter.com/] The Pokémon Center (separate website)
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/ Collated News and Announcements]
* [http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/ http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/] Pokémon Global Link (separate website)
* [http://www.pokemoncenter.com/ The Pokémon Center (separate website)]
* [http://forums.pokemontcg.com/ http://forums.pokemontcg.com/] Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum (separate website)
* [http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/ Pokémon Global Link (separate website)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/pokemon http://www.youtube.com/user/pokemon] The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel
* [http://forums.pokemontcg.com/ Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum (separate website)]
* [http://www.engine.ca/alicia/anime/pokemon-old/pokedex-old/Loader.swf http://www.engine.ca/alicia/anime/pokemon-old/pokedex-old/Loader.swf] Archive of the 2005 version of the [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]]
* [http://www.engine.ca/alicia/anime/pokemon-old/pokedex-old/Loader.swf Archive of the 2005 version of the] [[#Online Pokédex|Online Pokédex]]


==References==
==References==
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Pokémon.com, known as Pokémon World prior to 2002, is the official international Pokémon website, which was first created on January 8, 1998.[1] The website has gone by many different names and used many different Internet addresses throughout its history, such as Pokémon-games.com and Go-Pokemon.com, though The Pokémon Company International has finally settled on the simple "Pokémon.com" nominer. Four full versions of the official Pokémon.com website are maintained, each focusing on a specific language, country, or region. Several other partial websites are also maintained. The current version of the website, introduced on January 27, 2014, saw a complete reorganization of website content and visual design, as well as seeing the prominent return of the "Gotta catch 'em all!" slogan.

History

With the official launch of the Pokémon.com website on January 8, 1998,[2] it was little more than a repository for News and announcements about the then current Pokémon video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game, and organized Play! Pokémon events. While using the "Pokémon.com" web-browser address, the website was referred as Pokémon World or the Pokémon Times.

Between May 4, 1999 and November 29, 1999,[3] the Pokémon.com website underwent its first redesign. This update introduced new content such as the first version of Pokémon browser-based online games and an Online Pokédex in which users could look up information on then current Pokémon video game versions of specific Pokémon as well as information about Pokémon anime television episodes and movies.

Between September 9, 2001 and January 24, 2002,[4] the website underwent a minor overhaul of its design. The only significant changes were the introduction of the Pokémon Center as a separate online store for purchasing Pokémon merchandise and the relabeling of the Pokémon.com website itself from "Pokémon World" to just "Pokémon.com".

In mid-2002, sometime between June 4 and July 22,[5] the website underwent a complete overhaul of its design but largely left the content in place.

Between June 19, 2003 and July 19, 2003,[6] the website underwent a complete overhaul of its design and content. Content was separate into separate websites. Pokémon.com retained News and announcements. The separate sites were Pokémon-games.com for the Pokémon video games (March 2003 at least to January 2009) and Go-Pokemon.com and Pokemon-tcg.com for the Pokémon Trading Card Game (from May 2003 to January 27, 2014).

The next major overhaul occurred on March 21, 2005.[7] This update not only included a complete overhaul of design and content but was built using Adobe Flash technology. The most prominent content additions were the inclusion of the now retired Media player for playing the soundtracks of then current Pokémon video games and the Mailbag question and answer sections.

On January 11, 2010,[8] the website underwent its next major overhauled of content and design. Each section utilized a similar layout with a uniquely identifiable color scheme. To users familiar with the current website, this update seems familiar even though the layout is different due to the primary elements of the current website existing very close to their current forms. The Trading Card Game section included the addition of a Trading Card Database allowing users to search for specific Pokémon cards and expansions and the ability to centrally manage user Pokémon accounts and view organized Play! Pokémon information through Pokémon.com. This update also introduced Trainer Tokens and an early version of the Trainer avatar system, the ability to watch select Pokémon anime television episodes as well as the ability to look up information about them, and the initial set of three, current Pokémon browser-based online games. Prior to the 2010 update, only six online games were available (four being accessible directly and two hidden). These initial three online games were adaptations of games originally distributed on the Japanese Pokémon Daisuki Club website (as was the original Trainer avatar system). The six previous online games were briefly made available on an archive site, which has since been removed.

On January 27, 2014, the website experienced yet another major overhaul of content and design. The basic layout was "simplified" along with the full incorporation of what had also been separate Pokémon Trading Card Game websites, including the incorporation of the current user customizable Trainer avatar system that allows users to define their owner visual look and style. The update also updated the Online Pokédex by implementing a similar Basic and Advance search criteria and browsing options that were originally introduced in the 2010 Trading Card Database. The update additionally expanded the ability to centrally manage all user Pokémon accounts through Pokémon.com as well as children accounts under the User profile. Later incremental updates also introduced the ability to add and follow "Friends" and earn additional rewards through the Stamp reward system.

The current version of the Pokémon.com website was implemented on April 26, 2019,[9] when several features on the website were discontinued: the "Play Minigames!" section and its score leaderboards; several Pokémon Trainer Club features such as Stamps, Pokédex Summary, Collectible Gallery, and Pokémon TV friend activity; and Trainer customization features including Trainer Builder, Trainer Store, and Trainer Tokens. Trainer Tokens already owned in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online were not affected.

Website versions

Pokémon.com is split into multiple different websites for countries around the world that all share a common design. There are three versions of these sites:

  • The full website which includes the Pokémon Trainer Club, a Pokédex, information on the Trading Card Game (including a database), information on the games and Apps, Pokémon TV, events listings for Play! Pokémon and a news section.
  • A partial website that only includes certain sections (which varies by country).
  • A single page that gives some broad information about Pokémon and sometimes provides links to other websites.

The following are the current Pokémon.com country websites, and the local domains that redirect to them:

Full Websites
Country Language Local Redirects
The Americas
United States & Canada English pokemon.com[note 1]
pokemon.ca
Europe
France French pokemon.fr
Germany German pokemon.de
Italy Italian pokemon.it
Spain Spanish pokemon.es
United Kingdom & Ireland English pokemon.co.uk
Partial Websites
Country Language Local Redirects
The Americas
Brazil Portuguese pokemon.net.br
Latin America Spanish

pokemon.com.ar
pokemon.bo
pokemon.cl
pokemon.co
pokemon.cr
pokemon.do
pokemon.ec
pokemon.sv
pokemon.gt
pokemon.hn
pokemon.mx
pokemon.pa
pokemon.pe
pokemon.com.py
pokemon.uy

Europe
Denmark Danish pokemon.dk
Finland Finnish pokemon.fi
The Netherlands Dutch pokemon.nl
Norway Norwegian pokemon.no
Russia Russian pokemon.ru
Sweden Swedish pokemon.se
Single Pages
Country Language Local Redirects
Europe
Austria German pokemon.at
Belgium French & Dutch pokemon.be
Czechia Czech [note 2]
Greece Greek pokemon.gr
Malta English pokemon.com.mt
Poland Polish pokemon.com.pl
Portugal Portuguese pokemon.pt
Switzerland French & German pokemon.ch
Oceania
Australia English pokemon.com.au

Notes

  1. By default pokemon.com redirects to pokemon.com/us/. However, if any of the other country sub-websites are visited, a cookie is set meaning that pokemon.com then redirects there instead.
  2. The website at pokemon.cz is owned and operated by ConQuest Entertainment Inc, the official distributer of Nintendo games in Czechia (aka The Czech Republic), and thus does not redirect to pokemon.com.

Any other country that does not have listed a local redirect above will always result being redirected to pokemon.com.

Most websites for countries in Asia are run by The Pokémon Company rather than The Pokémon Company International, and thus have a completely different design. This includes the websites for Japan, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The South Korean website is managed by Pokémon Korea, Inc.

Website sections

Landing page

The Landing page is the initial page users see when they enter "Pokémon.com" into their web-browser. It is regularly updated to highlight various website content and news. Users may always return to the Landing page by clicking on the "Pokémon" graphic on the left side of the website's primary navigation menu located at the top of each Pokémon.com page.

Pokémon Trainer Club

Main article: Pokémon Trainer Club

The Pokémon Trainer Club contains website user account information. This section is not easily identifiable under the name "Pokémon Trainer Club". However, it is easy to locate. It is the Side navigation bar on the left side of all Pokémon.com webpages. It provides a means for Pokémon.com users to "Sign In" if they already have an existing account, "Join" to create an account, and also contains a website "Search" interface. By creating an account, users are able to friend other users and centrally manage other Pokémon accounts. Prior to April 26, 2019, users were also able to earn Trainer Tokens and Stamps, and keep track of online browser-based game scores.

The Pokémon Trainer Club was first borrowed from Japan's Pokémon Daisuki Club in January 2010 for a more general audience. It included an early version of the customizable user Trainer avatar personalities. Users were required to have a Pokémon Trainer Club account in order to register high scores in the online browser-based games or to earn Trainer Tokens. Anyone who had a Pokémon Trainer Club account could also keep track of their Organized Play statistics. These features still represent the core functionality of the current Pokémon Trainer Club, even though the design and some of underlying infrastructure has changed.

Side navigation bar

Once logged into with a user account, a "picture" appears at the top of the left Side navigation bar. This picture represents the user's current Trainer avatar if they have set one in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The Side navigation bar provides access to the following information:

  • A "User profile" section where users may adjust settings, add and manage accounts for their children, and centrally manage other Pokémon accounts,
  • A "Friends" section for locating and finding "friends" and following their activities online (added on July 9, 2014),[10] and
  • A "My Play! Pokémon" section for viewing user information about organized Play! Pokémon activity.

User profile

The User profile section provides access to user setting not necessarily specific to the Pokémon.com website itself as a left-hand side menu. It is a central repository for all Pokémon user accounts.

  • "Profile overview" contains general account settings.
  • "PGL Settings" allows users to adjust their Pokémon video games settings for the Pokémon Global Link.
  • "Pokémon TCG Online Settings" provide user access to setting not directly available in the downloadable Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
  • "Pokémon GO Settings" provide user access to legal information about the Pokémon GO app.
  • "Pokémon Pass Settings" provide user access to opt-in or out of using the Pokémon Pass app and its notification features.
  • "Play! Pokémon Settings" provide user access to organized Play! Pokémon information and settings.

NOTE: Be certain to select "Email Preferences: I would like to receive marketing email messages..." under "Profile overview" in order to receive the a monthly e-mail newsletter, which often contains Redeemable codes for in-game rewards in both the current Pokémon video games and the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.

  • The user's list of "Friends" and Friend search interface,

Child accounts

Adult parents may create and manage separate accounts for each of their children in the User profile section, which is accessible through the adult's "User profile". While The Pokémon Company International strives to be child friendly, parents may further restrict access to certain website and in-game Pokémon Trading Card Game Online features. For examples, some in-game features such as "Public Chat" and "Private Messaging" in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online are always inaccessible with a child account, while other in-game features may be further restricted by the adult parent such as "Friend Chat", "Game Chat", "Shopping", and "Trading".

For step-by-step instructions with screen shots to walk parents through the setup process see – How do I set up my child's Pokémon Trainer Club account? on the official support website.

Pokédex

Main article: Pokédex

Formerly known as Explore Pokémon prior to the 2019 overhaul, this section features the Online Pokédex with the Pokémon updated for each new Pokémon video game release, currently Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Like other Pokédexes, it allows the user to search for Pokémon by either Name or Number in "Basic Search Mode". "Advanced Search Mode" allows searched by Type, Weakness, Ability, Height, and Weight. The 2014 overhaul redesigned the Pokédex with a browse-able grid-like structure. Without any search criteria, users may scroll through the grid-like list of Pokémon by either Name or Number (currently 1 to 905). Selecting a given Pokémon brings up details on that given Pokémon, with two versions tied to the current video game release. Details include a picture, brief description, height, weight, gender, category, abilities, type, weaknesses, basic stats bar chart showing relative strength (HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed), and Evolution chart (if any).

The Pokédex entry for a given Pokémon also includes suggested Pokémon anime television episodes and Pokémon Trading Card Game cards featuring that given Pokémon, allowing user to explore that Pokémon in other media.

Finally, there is also an options toward the bottom of Pokédex entry to share the selected Pokémon via several social media.

Video Games & Apps

Main article: Pokémon games

Formerly known as simply Video Games, this section provides information about various Pokémon video games and apps.

Before the 2014 overhaul, most of the Pokémon video games had their own mini-sites and sub-sites section with information and other materials about a given video games. While the newest video game release often still have their own mini-sites, this section of the Pokémon.com website highlights information about all current video games in one location and acts as a central repository of game information, announcements, and news on all currently available video games, including links to the individual game mini-sites. This section's news articles and announcements date back to November 2013.

Trading Card Game

Main article: Pokémon Trading Card Game
Main article: Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Before the 2014 overhaul, most Pokémon Trading Card Game news appeared on separate "Go-Pokémon.com" website. However, after the overhaul, everything except for the forums for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online were folded into to Pokémon.com website proper. The Trading Card Game section includes:

Most news articles and images from Go-Pokémon website were not transferred over, and thus have been lost.

Trading Card Database

The Trading Card Database allows users to search for specific Pokémon cards, browse all cards of a specific type, or browse all cards in a given Expansion starting with EX Ruby & Sapphire. "Basic Search Mode" allows for searches based on Card Name, Card Text, Evolutions, and Energy Type. "Advanced Search Mode" allows for additional search criteria based on Card Type (Pokémon, Trainers, and Energy), Rarity, Format (Standard, Expanded, and Unlimited), Expansions, Hit Points or HP, Retreat Cost, Total Attack Cost, Weakness and Resistance, Attack Cost Energy Type, and Card Illustrator. Card lists are presented in a browse-able grid-like format. Selecting a given card provides a full picture of the front of that card as well as a copy of the information found on it, a browse-able Trading Card Database link to the entire card's Expansion, a browse-able Trading Card Database link to other cards illustrated by the card's Illustrator, and a scrollable list of other cards with the same card "Name".

Animation

This section offers a "Pokémon the Series Episode Encyclopedia", a "Pokémon Movie Encyclopedia", and a "Where to Watch Pokémon Episodes & Movies" guide.

Formerly known as Watch Pokémon TV and then as Pokémon TV until late 2023, it offered a selection of Pokémon anime episodes to watch before this service was eventually gradually moved to its later introduced own website.

Before the 2010 overhaul, the television section simply provided a synopsis of Pokémon anime episodes. After the overhaul, a continuously cycling selection of episodes, which may be viewed online, are interspersed with synopsis summaries and screenshots for every episode and movie.

Previously, rather than separating the episodes by seasons, the episodes were instead categorized under a special 'theme' such as a specific Pokémon and also by 'region' — the 'Kanto Channel', the 'Johto Channel', the 'Hoenn Channel', the 'Sinnoh Channel' and the 'Unova Channel'. There was also an option to 'Explore All Seasons' at the bottom of the page, if a traditional season by season search was preferred.

Play! Pokémon Events

Main article: Play! Pokémon

Formerly known as Attend Events, this section acts as a central repository of information related to Play! Pokémon organized play Events, Rules and Resources for Pokémon video games and the Pokémon Trading Card Game in the organized play setting, and Parent Guides. This section also allow users to locate local Pokémon events and clubs, as well as News and announcements dating back to August 2014.

News

This section lists all website news, announcements, and articles in one location. Otherwise, news articles are spread across the website by topic appearing separately in the Video Games & Apps, Trading Card Game,and Play! Pokémon Events sections.

Pokémon Center

The original Pokémon Center website on its last day of original operation on January 31, 2008

The Pokémon Center is an online store where user may purchase many different kinds of Pokémon merchandise over the Internet. It was reintroduced on August 6, 2014[11] (although some select fans were invited to access it early starting on July 2, 2014). The Pokémon Center online store was originally launched around February 4, 2002 and continued until January 31, 2008. It closed in 2008 in order for The Pokémon Company International to prioritize the distribution and sale of Pokémon merchandise with local retailers.[12]

Pokémon Global Link

Main article: Pokémon Global Link

The Pokémon Global Link is a separate Pokémon video game related website. It offers a means for Pokémon video game players to interact and compete against each other.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum

The official Pokémon Trading Card Game Online forum is a separate website dedicated to the downloadable Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. It was overhauled to reflect the "Pokémon.com" visual design, to improve its usability, and to reintroduce the temporarily removed Trainer avatar system in late 2014.

Retired sections

Mailbag

The Pokémon.com mailbag was an official source of information from the company directors. Fans could write in and ask questions about the games, anime, and other aspects of the franchise. It had been updated quite regularly, often providing information that was not available in other sources (such as the English name of one character from the eleventh movie), but the last update came in October/November 2009. When the site was revamped in January 2010, the mailbag section was removed.

Media player

The site once contained a media player that played music from the Pokémon X collection. Like the mailbag, it was removed in the 2010 overhaul.

Play Games

The Pokémon Fun Zone Logo
Main article: Pokémon.com online games

Formerly known as the Pokémon Fun Zone before the 2014 overhaul, this Play Games section presents a large number of browser-based video games for the user's enjoyment. Most are strategy based, although the exact design varies widely, and feature a specific theme or Pokémon. Details about each game is provided on Pokémon.com online games. These games are not only designed to require short installments of time, but they reward the user for successful achievements with Trainer Tokens. Successfully playing browser-based games earn 1, 3, or 5 Trainer Tokens depending on the specific game and whether the user has successfully played the game for the first time or successfully reached a higher success threshold on subsequent attempts. Each individual game defines what is a successful attempt differently.

Before the 2010 overhaul, games were mostly based on Generation III and Pokémon Platinum. After the 2010 update the games featured a larger number of Generation IV Pokémon, all translated from the Japanese Pokémon Daisuki Club. Games released after the 2010 overhaul added the ability to earn Trainer Tokens and increased in variety. Games available on the site prior to the 2010 overhaul are not longer available. New games continued to be added on an occasional basis. This section was removed in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.

Retired Pokémon Trainer Club Features

Though the Pokémon Trainer Club itself is still intact, several of its features were discontinued in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.

Trainer Tokens

Users were able to earn Trainer Tokens from doing various activities on the site, including playing games in the Play Games section, reading news articles, and earning Stamps.

Opening news articles that are categorized as "pokemon-news" typically but not always earn the user a single Trainer Token. Articles without the "pokemon-news" categorization do not earn Trainer Tokens. However, opening the same article on different full versions of the website do typically earning the user a Trainer Token for each of the full versions of the website.

Side navigation bar

Once logged into with a user account, a "picture" appears at the top of the left Side navigation bar. This picture represents the user's current Trainer avatar. When the picture is selected, the Side navigation bar becomes a "slide-out window' allowing the user access the following information:

In the compressed state, once a user is logged in, the left Side navigation bar side also provides access to the following information:

  • The user's current Trainer Token total, which takes the user directly to the "Customize Trainer" shop when selected,
  • A "Messages" and "User profile" section when selected, where users may adjust settings, add and manager accounts for their children, and centrally manager other Pokémon accounts,
  • A "Friends" section for locating and finding "friend" and following their activities online (added on July 9, 2014),[13] and
  • A "My Play! Pokémon" section for viewing user information about organized Play! Pokémon activity.

In the April 26, 2019 revision, the sidebar now exists only in its "compressed" state, and displays the "Friends" and "My Play! Pokémon" sections. Clicking the avatar picture will now bring the user to a separate profile page. With the removal of Trainer Customization on the Pokémon.com website, the avatar picture will now be blank if the user does not play the Pokémon Trdaing Card Game Online and set an avatar there.

User Profile

The right-hand side of the User profile section contained information also found in the Side navigation bar:

  • A full-body view of the user's "Trainer avatar" picture,
  • The user's three most recently received Stamps and link to Stamp collection,
  • The user's current "Level" based on Stamps rewards,
  • The user's list of Favorite Pokémon (maximum of 12 displayed in this section),
  • The user's three most recently purchased items from the Shop for Items/Trainer Store and link to the online shore where other "Trainer avatar" items may be purchased with Trainer Tokens,
  • The user's three most recently played Pokémon.com online games and user high scores,
  • The user's three most watch recently played Pokémon anime episodes,
  • A link to the "Customize Trainer" feature that allows users the ability to adjust their website "Trainer avatar" picture, and
  • A link to "Shop for Items/Trainer Store" feature allowing users to purchase items for their "Trainer avatar" with Trainer Tokens.

Favorite Pokémon

The mechanism for selecting Favorite Pokémon is easy to overlook. Users select a favorite Pokémon from the Online Pokédex and bringing up the full entry, not just the search grid picture. When users point their cursor at the Pokémon’s picture, a plus sign ("+") icon appears in the lower right-hand corner of the picture. Selecting the "+" icon turns it into a check mark ("✓") icon, which indicates that the Pokémon was added to the user’s Favorites. A maximum of 12 Pokémon are displayed on User profile page, with no limit on Side navigation bar side-out window. This feature was removed in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.

Trainer avatar

The Pokémon.com "Customized Trainer" and "Shop for Items/Trainer Store" features are fully compatible with the in-game Shop and Avatar Creator in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Trainer Tokens earned in either location may be used to purchase clothing items on the Pokémon.com website or in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Trainer/Avatar clothing items available for purchase in one are not always available for purchase in the other. Items added in one are not always immediately visible in the other. However, changes made to the user's "Customized Trainer" or "Customized Avatar" in one location will be seen in the other location the next time the user logs back in.

Stamps

Stamps represent an additional means of rewarding users for using the website and its various contents. The system was initially introduced on August 28, 2014[14] and substantial expanded on March 30, 2015.[15] Stamps may be earned by reading news articles, looking up Pokémon in the Online Pokédex, watching Pokémon anime television episodes, playing browser-based mini-games, and for viewing Pokémon Trading Card Game cards, as well as by participating in official Play! Pokémon events. As Stamps are awarded, 6 Trainer Tokens are earned. Some Stamps are one-time events only. Other Stamps increase in level (1 to 10). The more Stamps earned and the more Stamps with higher levels contribute to the assignment of a user's account level (1 to 20). This feature was retired in the April 26, 2019 revision of the site.

  • Online Game All-Star:
  • Level 1 — Play 1 minigame on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 2 — Play 3 minigames on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 3 — Play 6 minigames on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 4 — Play 10 minigames on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 5 — Play 15 minigames on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 6 — Play 21 minigames on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 7 — Play 28 minigames on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 8 — Play 37 minigames on Pokémon.com.
  • Episode Expert:
  • Level 1 — Watch 1 episode on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 2 — Watch 4 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 3 — Watch 8 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 4 — Watch 16 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 5 — Watch 32 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 6 — Watch 64 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 7 — Watch 125 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 8 — Watch 250 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 9 — Watch 500 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Level 10 — Watch 1,000 episodes on Pokémon TV.
  • Pokémon Explorer:
  • Level 1 — Look up 5 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 2 — Look up 25 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 3 — Look up 50 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 4 — Look up 151 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 5 — Look up 251 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 6 — Look up 386 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 7 — Look up 493 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 8 — Look up 649 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 9 — Look up 719 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Level 10 — Look up 1,000 Pokémon in the online Pokédex.
  • Daily Visitor:
  • Level 1 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 3 days in a row.
  • Level 2 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 6 days in a row.
  • Level 3 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 9 days in a row.
  • Level 4 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 18 days in a row.
  • Level 5 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 36 days in a row.
  • Level 6 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 72 days in a row.
  • Level 7 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 144 days in a row.
  • Level 8 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 288 days in a row.
  • Level 9 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 556 days in a row.
  • Level 10 — Sign in to the Pokémon Trainer Club 1,112 days in a row.
  • Newshound:
  • Level 1 — Read at least 3 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 2 — Read at least 6 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 3 — Read at least 9 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 4 — Read at least 15 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 5 — Read at least 25 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 6 — Read at least 50 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 7 — Read at least 75 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 8 — Read at least 100 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 9 — Read at least 125 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Level 10 — Read at least 150 news articles on Pokémon.com.
  • Trading Cards:
  • Level 1 — Look up 10 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 2 — Look up 25 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 3 — Look up 50 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 4 — Look up 100 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 5 — Look up 200 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 6 — Look up 300 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 7 — Look up 400 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 8 — Look up 500 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 9 — Look up 600 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Level 10 — Look up 700 cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
  • Welcome to Kalos — Check out Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie in the online Pokédex.
  • Super Shopper:
  • Level 1 — Redeem 200 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 2 — Redeem 500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 3 — Redeem 750 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 4 — Redeem 1,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 5 — Redeem 1,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 6 — Redeem 3,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 7 — Redeem 4,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 8 — Redeem 6,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 9 — Redeem 8,500 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Level 10 — Redeem 10,000 Trainer Tokens in the Trainer Store.
  • Eevee Evolution Expert — Check out Eevee and all of its evolved forms in the Pokémon.com online Pokédex.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Kyogre — Look up Kyogre in the Pokédex, check out a Kyogre card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Kyogre.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Groudon — Look up Groudon in the Pokédex, check out a Groudon card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Groudon.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Rayquaza — Look up Rayquaza in the Pokédex, check out a Rayquaza card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Rayquaza.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Mudkip — Look up Mudkip in the Pokédex, check out a Mudkip card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Mudkip.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Treecko — Look up Treecko in the Pokédex, check out a Treecko card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Rayquaza.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Torchic — Look up Torchic in the Pokédex, check out a Torchic card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Torchic.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Dragonite — Look up Dragonite in the Pokédex, check out a Dragonite card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Dragonite.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Deoxys — Look up Deoxys in the Pokédex, check out a Deoxys card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Deoxys.
  • Explorer’s First Steps — Check out a Pokémon TCG card in the card database, view a Pokémon in the online Pokédex, and watch a Pokémon TV episode.
  • Animation Maven: Kanto Region:
  • Level 1 — Watch 3 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 2 — Watch 5 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 3 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 4 — Watch 15 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 5 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 6 — Watch 40 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 7 — Watch 55 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 8 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 9 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Level 10 — Watch 112 episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
  • Animation Maven: Johto Region:
  • Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver
  • Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 3 — Watch 15 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 4 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 5 — Watch 40 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 6 — Watch 55 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 7 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 8 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 9 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Level 10 — Watch 157 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver.
  • Animation Maven: Hoenn Region:
  • Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
  • Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 3 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 4 — Watch 50 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 5 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 6 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 7 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 8 — Watch 150 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 9 — Watch 175 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Level 10 — Watch 191 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Animation Maven: Sinnoh Region:
  • Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
  • Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 3 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 4 — Watch 50 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 5 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 6 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 7 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 8 — Watch 150 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 9 — Watch 175 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Level 10 — Watch 189 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Animation Maven: Unova Region:
  • Level 1 — Watch 5 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White
  • Level 2 — Watch 10 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 3 — Watch 15 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 4 — Watch 25 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 5 — Watch 40 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 6 — Watch 55 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 7 — Watch 75 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 8 — Watch 100 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 9 — Watch 125 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Level 10 — Watch 142 episodes from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
  • Make a Splash! (Level 1 to 20) — View the Magikarp entry in the Pokémon.com online Pokédex once per day. (NOTE: Stamp image becomes a silhouette of Gyarados at Stamp Level 20, rather than the previous Magikarp silhouette and the user’s Stamp Level number.)
  • Minigame Mastery: Pokémon Pulse:
  • Level 1 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 5 times.
  • Level 2 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 7 times.
  • Level 3 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 10 times.
  • Level 4 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 15 times.
  • Level 5 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 20 times.
  • Level 6 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 25 times.
  • Level 7 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 30 times.
  • Level 8 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 35 times.
  • Level 9 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 40 times.
  • Level 10 — Play Pokémon Pulse at least 50 times.
  • Minigame Mastery: Chesnaught's Spiky Shield:
  • Level 1 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 5 times.
  • Level 2 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 7 times.
  • Level 3 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 10 times.
  • Level 4 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 15 times.
  • Level 5 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 20 times.
  • Level 6 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 25 times.
  • Level 7 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 30 times.
  • Level 8 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 35 times.
  • Level 9 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 40 times.
  • Level 10 — Play Chesnaught's Spiky Shield at least 50 times.
  • Minigame Mastery: Floette Float:
  • Level 1 — Play Floette Float at least 5 times.
  • Level 2 — Play Floette Float at least 7 times.
  • Level 3 — Play Floette Float at least 10 times.
  • Level 4 — Play Floette Float at least 15 times.
  • Level 5 — Play Floette Float at least 20 times.
  • Level 6 — Play Floette Float at least 25 times.
  • Level 7 — Play Floette Float at least 30 times.
  • Level 8 — Play Floette Float at least 35 times.
  • Level 9 — Play Floette Float at least 40 times.
  • Level 10 — Play Floette Float at least 50 times.
  • Pokémon Trainer Club Service Award:
  • Level 1 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 1 year.
  • Level 2 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 2 years.
  • Level 3 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 3 years.
  • Level 4 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 4 years.
  • Level 5 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 5 years.
  • Level 6 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 6 years.
  • Level 7 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 7 years.
  • Level 8 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 8 years.
  • Level 9 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 9 years.
  • Level 10 — Be a member of the Pokémon Trainer Club for at least 10 years.
  • All Eyes on Espurr! — Take a good, long look at Espurr in the Pokémon.com online Pokédex.
  • Screen Sharing (Level 1 to 10) — Watch the same Pokémon TV episode on Pokémon.com as one of your Pokémon Trainer Club friends.
  • Minigame Mastery: Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun!:
  • Level 1 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 5 times.
  • Level 2 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 7 times.
  • Level 3 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 10 times.
  • Level 4 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 15 times.
  • Level 5 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 20 times.
  • Level 6 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 25 times.
  • Level 7 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 30 times.
  • Level 8 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 35 times.
  • Level 9 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 40 times.
  • Level 10 — Play Solrock and Lunatone's Water Fall Fun! at least 50 times.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Bulbasaur — Look up Bulbasaur in the Pokédex, check out a Bulbasaur card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Bulbasaur.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Charmander — Look up Charmander in the Pokédex, check out a Charmander card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Charmander.
  • Pokémon Researcher: Squirtle — Look up Squirtle in the Pokédex, check out a Squirtle card in the database, and watch a Pokémon episode featuring Squirtle.
  • Mythical Pokémon Explorer — Look up all Mythical Pokémon in the Pokédex.
  • Legendary Pokémon Explorer — Look up all Legendary Pokémon in the Pokédex.
  • Worlds Competitor: 2015 — Play in the 2015 Pokémon World Championships.
  • Nationals Competitor: 2015 — Play in a 2015 Pokémon National Championships.
  • Regionals Competitor: 2015 — Play in a 2015 Pokémon Regional Championships.

Errors

Throughout Pokémon.com's lifespan, it has been notorious for errors. Some of these are as minor as referring to Team Galactic as Team Rocket, others as important as stating that Phione was a Legendary Pokémon (although this is a subject of debate). Other errors are stated below. This list is not exhaustive.

Trivia

  • Several (but not all) Pokémon namespaces (such as "bulbasaur.com") redirect to either Pokémon.com or Nintendo.com, and others, such as Manaphy.com and Darkrai.com, redirected to their respective mini-sites. After the update in January 2010, many links became broken as the respective pages no longer exist at the same location. Such namespaces have since been changed to redirect to the website's Pokédex page on that Pokémon.
  • Despite the overhaul the site received in early January 2010, the old version was made available for a limited period of time at http://origin.pokemon.com/. This also affected links that got broken with the revamp, making them available again, only at a different address.
    • However, since the old version is no longer available, all old links are once again broken.
    • A mini-site about Darkrai which originally appeared in 2008 was located at http://origin2.pokemon.com, but has since been taken down.
  • The only time the site refers to itself as "Pokémon.com" (with the acute accent), excluding logos, is if the user clicks on an external link on the HeartGold and SoulSilver website.
  • The Pokédex on the Russian website states that it can sort Pokémon by Cyrillic letters А-Я though the Pokémon in the Pokédex are written in Latin letters.

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References

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