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The '''menu''' (Japanese: '''メニュー''' ''menu'') is the main interface in all of the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] that allows the player to access the game's basic features and aspects of their [[Saving|save file]], with the entries differing throughout the various games. It is accessed by pressing the '''START''' button of the [[Game Boy]]-line handheld in [[Generation I|Generations I]] to {{gen|III}} and by pressing the '''X''' button of the [[Nintendo DS]]-family or [[Nintendo 3DS]]-family handheld in [[Generation IV]] and later. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the menu is always open on the touchscreen.
{{Search|overworld menu|the title screen menu|Main menu}}
The '''menu''' (Japanese: '''メニュー''' ''menu'') is the main interface in all of the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] that allows the player to access the game's basic features and aspects of their [[Save|save file]], with the entries differing throughout the various games. It is accessed by pressing the '''START''' button of the [[Game Boy]]-line handheld in [[Generation I|Generations I]] to {{gen|III}} and by pressing the '''X''' button of the [[Nintendo DS]]-family or [[Nintendo 3DS]]-family handheld in [[Generation IV]] and later. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the menu is always open on the touchscreen.


In [[Generation V]], a shortcut list that can be accessed from the '''Y''' button allows often-used menu screens to be accessed more readily. It is managed by (un)ticking the checkbox at the bottom of the [[party]] screen, [[Pokédex]], [[Bag]], {{ga|Trainer Card}}, or [[Options]].
Starting in [[Generation VI]], an entry's position may be swapped using the stylus.


In [[Generation I]], the menu is darker than usual if opened in a [[cave]] or other dark location in which {{m|Flash}} has not yet been used.
==List of entries==
'''NOTE:''' Other entries appear in addition or in place of the standard entries when using a {{DL|Pokémon Center|Cable Club}}, [[Safari Zone]], [[Bug-Catching Contest]], [[Union Room]], or [[the Underground]].


==List of entries==
{| class="roundy" style="background:#ddf; border:3px solid #ccf"
{| class="roundy" style="background:#ddf; border:3px solid #ccf"
|-
|-
! Entry !! Notes
! Entry !! Notes
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="Pokémon List" style="background:#fff"
| [[Party|Pokémon List]] || Used to be the second entry prior to [[Generation V]]. It is simply called "Pokémon" in the menu itself but its full name "Pokémon List" is shown in the shortcut list, with it being referred to as such elsewhere since [[Generation I]]. It is not visible in the menu until the [[starter Pokémon]] has been obtained (except in Generation I, where it is always displayed despite not working until the player receives the starter Pokémon).
| [[Party|Pokémon List]] || Used to be the second entry prior to [[Generation V]] aside from {{g|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}. It is simply called "Pokémon" in the menu itself but its full name "Pokémon List" is shown in the [[Feature registration|Ready button]], with it being referred to as such elsewhere since [[Generation I]]. It is not visible in the menu until the [[starter Pokémon]] has been obtained (except in Generation I, where it is always displayed despite not working until the player receives the starter Pokémon).
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="Pokédex" style="background:#fff"
| [[Pokédex]] || Used to be the first entry prior to [[Generation V]]. It is not shown in the menu until it has been obtained.
| [[Pokédex]] || Used to be the first entry prior to [[Generation V]]. This entry is absent until until it has been obtained. As the [[Strategy Memo]] replaces the Pokédex in {{g|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}, the Pokédex is not shown on the menu in these games.
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="Bag" style="background:#fff"
| [[Bag]] || Called ''Item'' in [[Generation I]] and ''Pack'' in [[Generation II]].
| [[Bag]] || Called "Item" in [[Generation I]], "Pack" in [[Generation II]], and "Items" in {{g|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}. This entry is always available.
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="App" style="background:#fff"
| (App) || This entry is reserved for the different game-exclusive devices and features that assist the player in his or her {{pkmn|journey}}: [[Pokégear]]{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}, [[PokéNav]]{{sup/3|RSE}}, [[P★DA]]{{sup/ss|Colo}}{{sup/ss|XD}}, [[Pokétch]]{{sup/4|DPPt}}, [[C-Gear]]{{sup/5|BWB2W2}}, [[Player Search System]]{{sup/6|XY}}, [[Pokémon-Amie]]{{sup/6|XY}}, [[Super Training]]{{sup/6|XY}}, [[PokéNav Plus]]{{sup/6|ORAS}}.
| (App) || This entry is reserved for the different game-exclusive devices and features that assist the player in his or her {{pkmn|journey}}: [[Pokégear]]{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}, [[PokéNav]]{{sup/3|RSE}}, [[P★DA]]{{sup/ss|Colo}}{{sup/ss|XD}}, [[Pokétch]]{{sup/4|DPPt}}, [[C-Gear]]{{sup/5|BWB2W2}}, [[Player Search System]]{{sup/6|XY}}, [[Pokémon-Amie]]{{sup/6|XY}}, [[Super Training]]{{sup/6|XY}}, [[PokéNav Plus]]{{sup/6|ORAS}}.


In [[Generation II|Generations II]] and {{gen|III}}, these are part of the menu itself. Starting in [[Generation IV]], they are featured on the touchscreen and are not part of the menu. This option is not shown in the menu until the device has been obtained.
In [[Generation II|Generations II]] and {{gen|III}}, these are part of the menu itself. Starting in [[Generation IV]], they are featured on the touchscreen and are not part of the menu. This entry is absent until the device or feature has been obtained.
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="Trainer Card" style="background:#fff"
| {{ga|Trainer Card}} || It always shows the player's name.
| {{ga|Trainer Card}} || It is always shown as the player's name. This entry is always available. As the [[P★DA]] displays Trainer information in {{g|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}, this entry is not shown in these games.
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="Save" style="background:#fff"
| [[Saving|Save]] ||  
| [[Save]] || This entry is always available, except in {{g|Colosseum}}, where [[Save|saving]] is instead done from a [[PC]].
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="Options" style="background:#fff"
| [[Options]] || Called ''Option'' prior to [[Generation IV]].
| [[Options]] || Called "Option" prior to [[Generation IV]]. This entry is always available. In {{g|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}, the options are instead accessed from the title screen and cannot be accessed through the menu.
|- style="background:#fff"
|- id="Exit"
| Exit
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Exit
| This was the final entry in the menu up to {{game|Platinum}} and is also present in the menu of {{g|Colosseum}} and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}}. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and later games, it was replaced by a graphical X button that can be tapped on to close the menu.
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | This was the final entry in the menu up to {{game|Platinum}} and is also present in the menu of {{g|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and later games, it was replaced by a graphical X button that can be tapped on to close the menu.


As all games allow the menu to be closed by pressing the '''START''', '''X''', or '''B''' buttons, this function was somewhat redundant.
As all games allow the menu to be closed by pressing the '''START''', '''X''', or '''B''' buttons, this function was somewhat redundant.
|}
|}


Additional options may appear in areas such as [[Safari Zone]]s, [[Union Room]]s, or [[the Underground]].
==Gallery==
{{Incomplete|section|Cable Club (RS if different from normal menu), and EFRLG Union Room menus. Any other alternate menus (did the Wi-Fi Plaza have its own menu?)}}
<gallery>
RBY Menu.png|Red, Blue, and Yellow
GSC Menu.png|Gold, Silver, and Crystal
RS Menu.png|Ruby and Sapphire
Emerald Menu.png|Emerald
FRLG Menu.png|FireRed and LeafGreen
DPPt Menu.png|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
HGSS Menu.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver
BW Menu.png|Black and White
Black 2 Menu.png|Black 2
White 2 Menu.png|White 2
XY Menu.png|X and Y
ORAS Menu.png|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Colo Menu.png|Colosseum
XD Menu.png|XD
</gallery>


==Gallery==
===Variants===
{{Incomplete|section}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:RBY Menu.png|The menu in {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}
RBY Cable Club Menu.png|Red, Blue, and Yellow (Cable Club)
File:GSC Menu.png|The menu in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}
GSC Bug Catching Menu.png|Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Bug-Catching Contest)
File:RS Menu.png|The menu in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}
GSC Cable Club Menu.png|Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Cable Club)
File:RS Safari Menu.png|The menu in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}'s [[Hoenn Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
RS Safari Menu.png|Ruby and Sapphire (Safari Zone)
File:FRLG Menu.png|The menu in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
Emerald Safari Menu.png|Emerald (Safari Zone)
File:FRLG Safari Menu.png|The menu in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}'s [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
FRLG Safari Menu.png|FireRed and LeafGreen (Safari Zone)
File:Emerald Menu.png|The menu in {{game|Emerald}}
DPPt Great Marsh Menu.png|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Great Marsh)
File:Emerald Safari Menu.png|The menu in {{game|Emerald}}'s Safari Zone
DPPt Union Room Menu.png|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Union Room)
File:Platinum menu.png|The menu in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}
DPPt Underground Menu.png|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (The Underground)
File:DPPt Great Marsh Menu.png|The menu in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}'s [[Great Marsh]]
DPPt Battle Tower Menu.png|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Battle Tower)
File:DPPt Union Room Menu.png|The menu in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}'s Union Room
HGSS Safari Menu.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver (Safari Zone)
File:DPPt Underground Menu.png|The menu in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}'s [[The Underground|Underground]]
HGSS Bug Catching Menu.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver (Bug-Catching Contest)
File:HGSS Menu.png|The menu in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
HGSS Union Room Menu.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver (Union Room)
File:HGSS Safari Menu.png|The menu in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}'s [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
HGSS Battle Tower Menu.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver (Battle Tower)
File:HGSS Union Room Menu.png|The menu in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}'s Union Room
Black 2 Black Tower White Treehollow Menu.png|Black 2 (Black Tower/White Treehollow)
File:BW Menu.png|The menu in {{game|Black and White|s}}
White 2 Black Tower White Treehollow Menu.png|White 2 (Black Tower/White Treehollow)
File:Black 2 Menu.png|The menu in {{game|Black 2}}
File:White 2 Menu.png|The menu in {{game|White 2}}
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
[[File:Dark menu RGBY.png|thumb|The menu in a dark cave]]
* In the [[Generation I]] games, the menu is affected by the darkness of [[cave]]s (meaning that {{m|Flash}} has not yet been used). This was corrected in the [[Game Boy Color]] mode of the [[Generation II]] games; in [[Game Boy]] and [[Super Game Boy]] modes, it behaves like in Generation I and Flash will not make it lighter due to the darkness being dependent on the time-based palette defined in the maps of caves, which are set to use the nighttime palette.
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==In other languages==
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|de=Menü
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|ko=메뉴 ''Menu''
|es=Menú
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Revision as of 16:55, 23 June 2016

This article is about the overworld menu. For the title screen menu, see Main menu.

The menu (Japanese: メニュー menu) is the main interface in all of the core series Pokémon games that allows the player to access the game's basic features and aspects of their save file, with the entries differing throughout the various games. It is accessed by pressing the START button of the Game Boy-line handheld in Generations I to III and by pressing the X button of the Nintendo DS-family or Nintendo 3DS-family handheld in Generation IV and later. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the menu is always open on the touchscreen.

Starting in Generation VI, an entry's position may be swapped using the stylus.

List of entries

NOTE: Other entries appear in addition or in place of the standard entries when using a Cable Club, Safari Zone, Bug-Catching Contest, Union Room, or the Underground.

Entry Notes
Pokémon List Used to be the second entry prior to Generation V aside from Pokémon Colosseum and XD. It is simply called "Pokémon" in the menu itself but its full name "Pokémon List" is shown in the Ready button, with it being referred to as such elsewhere since Generation I. It is not visible in the menu until the starter Pokémon has been obtained (except in Generation I, where it is always displayed despite not working until the player receives the starter Pokémon).
Pokédex Used to be the first entry prior to Generation V. This entry is absent until until it has been obtained. As the Strategy Memo replaces the Pokédex in Pokémon Colosseum and XD, the Pokédex is not shown on the menu in these games.
Bag Called "Item" in Generation I, "Pack" in Generation II, and "Items" in Pokémon Colosseum and XD. This entry is always available.
(App) This entry is reserved for the different game-exclusive devices and features that assist the player in his or her journey: PokégearGSCHGSS, PokéNavRSE, P★DAColoXD, PokétchDPPt, C-GearBWB2W2, Player Search SystemXY, Pokémon-AmieXY, Super TrainingXY, PokéNav PlusORAS.

In Generations II and III, these are part of the menu itself. Starting in Generation IV, they are featured on the touchscreen and are not part of the menu. This entry is absent until the device or feature has been obtained.

Trainer Card It is always shown as the player's name. This entry is always available. As the P★DA displays Trainer information in Pokémon Colosseum and XD, this entry is not shown in these games.
Save This entry is always available, except in Pokémon Colosseum, where saving is instead done from a PC.
Options Called "Option" prior to Generation IV. This entry is always available. In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, the options are instead accessed from the title screen and cannot be accessed through the menu.
Exit This was the final entry in the menu up to Pokémon Platinum and is also present in the menu of Pokémon Colosseum and XD. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and later games, it was replaced by a graphical X button that can be tapped on to close the menu.

As all games allow the menu to be closed by pressing the START, X, or B buttons, this function was somewhat redundant.

Gallery

050Diglett.png This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Cable Club (RS if different from normal menu), and EFRLG Union Room menus. Any other alternate menus (did the Wi-Fi Plaza have its own menu?)
  • Red, Blue, and Yellow

    Red, Blue, and Yellow

  • Gold, Silver, and Crystal

    Gold, Silver, and Crystal

  • Ruby and Sapphire

    Ruby and Sapphire

  • Emerald

    Emerald

  • FireRed and LeafGreen

    FireRed and LeafGreen

  • Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

    Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

  • HeartGold and SoulSilver

    HeartGold and SoulSilver

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Black 2

    Black 2

  • White 2

    White 2

  • X and Y

    X and Y

  • Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

    Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

  • Colosseum

    Colosseum

  • XD

    XD

Variants

  • Red, Blue, and Yellow (Cable Club)

    Red, Blue, and Yellow (Cable Club)

  • Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Bug-Catching Contest)

    Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Bug-Catching Contest)

  • Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Cable Club)

    Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Cable Club)

  • Ruby and Sapphire (Safari Zone)

    Ruby and Sapphire (Safari Zone)

  • Emerald (Safari Zone)

    Emerald (Safari Zone)

  • FireRed and LeafGreen (Safari Zone)

    FireRed and LeafGreen (Safari Zone)

  • Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Great Marsh)

    Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Great Marsh)

  • Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Union Room)

    Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Union Room)

  • Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (The Underground)

    Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (The Underground)

  • Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Battle Tower)

    Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (Battle Tower)

  • HeartGold and SoulSilver (Safari Zone)

    HeartGold and SoulSilver (Safari Zone)

  • HeartGold and SoulSilver (Bug-Catching Contest)

    HeartGold and SoulSilver (Bug-Catching Contest)

  • HeartGold and SoulSilver (Union Room)

    HeartGold and SoulSilver (Union Room)

  • HeartGold and SoulSilver (Battle Tower)

    HeartGold and SoulSilver (Battle Tower)

  • Black 2 (Black Tower/White Treehollow)

    Black 2 (Black Tower/White Treehollow)

  • White 2 (Black Tower/White Treehollow)

    White 2 (Black Tower/White Treehollow)

Trivia

The menu in a dark cave
  • In the Generation I games, the menu is affected by the darkness of caves (meaning that Flash has not yet been used). This was corrected in the Game Boy Color mode of the Generation II games; in Game Boy and Super Game Boy modes, it behaves like in Generation I and Flash will not make it lighter due to the darkness being dependent on the time-based palette defined in the maps of caves, which are set to use the nighttime palette.


In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Menu
Germany Flag.png German Menü
Italy Flag.png Italian Menu
South Korea Flag.png Korean 메뉴 Menu
Spain Flag.png Spanish Menú



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