List of Pokémon that appear in every regional Pokédex

This is a list of Pokémon that appear every regional Pokédex, listed in their National Dex order. All of the Pokémon that fit this description can only be from Generation I, due to the need to be in the Kanto Pokédex. This worldwide distribution is analogous to cosmopolitan distribution, the notion of a species that can be found anywhere on the planet.

If the National Dex were to be taken as the Kanto Dex, then several Johto Pokémon would also appear in this. More would appear if the Hoenn Dex listings past Deoxys were counted.

List of Pokémon that appear in every regional Pokédex

#		Pokémon	Type
0025		Pikachu	Electric
0026		Raichu	Electric
0041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
0042		Golbat	Poison	Flying
0054		Psyduck	Water
0055		Golduck	Water
0063		Abra	Psychic
0064		Kadabra	Psychic
0065		Alakazam	Psychic
0066		Machop	Fighting
0067		Machoke	Fighting
0068		Machamp	Fighting
0072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
0073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison
0074		Geodude	Rock	Ground
0075		Graveler	Rock	Ground
0076		Golem	Rock	Ground
0081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel
0082		Magneton	Electric	Steel
0111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
0112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock
0118		Goldeen	Water
0119		Seaking	Water
0129		Magikarp	Water
0130		Gyarados	Water	Flying

Trivia

• Magnemite, Magneton, Rhyhorn, and Rhydon were not included in the original Sinnoh Dex as it appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, however, they all are included (along with their Generation IV evolutions) in the extended version of the Sinnoh Dex in Pokémon Platinum.
• Three of these evolution lines reach their final form via trade (the Alakazam, Golem and Machamp families). The Gengar family is the only evolutionary family to evolve by trade in Generation I to not appear in every regional Dex (they are not in the Hoenn Dex)
• The Pikachu, Zubat, Rhyhorn and Magnemite families have all been expanded in later generations to include a third form.
• None of these Pokémon are from single-stage evolutionary families.
• The five initial main characters of the anime own, or have owned, Pokémon from seven of these families at some point. Ash still has his Pikachu, who was his first Pokémon and remains a mascot for the franchise, Misty has a Goldeen, a Psyduck and a Gyarados, and Brock had a Geodude and a Zubat. Also, both Jessie and James have at some point owned a Magikarp, as a result of an encounter with the Magikarp salesman.

See also