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A regional variant (Japanese: リージョンフォーム Region Form) is a species of Pokémon found in a specific region that takes on a different form than it does in most other regions. These Pokémon have uniquely adapted to habitats that are different than those where its species naturally live in other parts of the world. As such, many things may be different about them, from their appearance and way of living to even their type, moves, Abilities, and height and weight.

Alola

In the Alola region, a species' regional variant is referred to as its Alola Form (Japanese: アローラのすがた Alola form). A Pokémon in its Alola Form is described as Alolan—for example, Exeggutor in its Alola Form is referred to as Alolan Exeggutor.

Pokémon	Normal form			Alola Form
	Image	Type	Ability	Image	Type	Ability
Rattata		Normal	Run Away or Guts Hustle (Hidden)		Dark  Normal	Gluttony or Hustle
Raticate		Normal	Run Away or Guts Hustle (Hidden)		Dark  Normal	Gluttony or Hustle
Raichu		Electric	Static Lightning Rod (Hidden)		Electric  Psychic	Surge Surfer
Sandshrew		Ground	Sand Veil Sand Rush (Hidden)		Ice  Steel	Snow Cloak
Sandslash		Ground	Sand Veil Sand Rush (Hidden)		Ice  Steel	Snow Cloak
Vulpix		Fire	Flash Fire Drought (Hidden)		Ice	Snow Cloak
Ninetales		Fire	Flash Fire Drought (Hidden)		Ice  Fairy	Snow Cloak
Meowth		Normal	Pickup or Technician Unnerve (Hidden)		Dark	Pickup or Technician
Grimer		Poison	Stench or Sticky Hold Poison Touch (Hidden)		Poison  Dark	Poison Touch or Gluttony
Muk		Poison	Stench or Sticky Hold Poison Touch (Hidden)		Poison  Dark	Poison Touch or Gluttony
Exeggutor		Grass  Psychic	Chlorophyll Harvest (Hidden)		Grass  Dragon	Frisk
Marowak		Ground	Rock Head or Lightning Rod Battle Armor (Hidden)		Fire  Ghost	Cursed Body or Lightning Rod

Similar concepts

A Valencia Island Butterfree

Prior to Generation VII, there were already certain Pokémon that had variations depending on their native geographical area, but, unlike regional variants, these Pokémon do not appear to have adapted to selective pressures; rather, their differences are purely aesthetic, with their type, moves, Abilities, height, and weight remaining the same.

• The Generation I Pokédex entries for Arbok state that there are six variations of its face-like hood markings that differ between areas. Eight designs are known, but only three have appeared in the core series games (with a fourth in Pokémon Ranger). In Pokémon Adventures, Arbok gains a special ability depending on its pattern.
• In Sinnoh, Shellos and Gastrodon have different appearances on each side of Mt. Coronet. East Sea Shellos and Gastrodon only appear east of Mt. Coronet, whereas West Sea Shellos and Gastrodon only appear on the west side.
• Mantyke's Pokédex entry in Pokémon Pearl says that the pattern on its back varies from region to region. While it has the same appearance in all Generation IV games (due to using the same sprites), the "face" in the Generation V and VI games appears wider.
• Vivillon, which was introduced in Generation VI, has a different appearance depending on the real world location the game it was created in is from.
• In the anime episode Poké Ball Peril, a number of alternately colored Pokémon were seen on Valencia Island, including Butterfree, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidoran♀, Vileplume, Paras, and Weepinbell. Professor Ivy, the Pokémon Professor of the Orange Archipelago, studies these variations.

In other languages

Regional variant Language Title Chinese Cantonese 地區形態 Deihkēui Yìhngtaai Mandarin 地區形態 / 地區形态 Dìqū Xíngtài Czech Regionální varianty Danish Alola-variant Dutch Regionale variant Finnish Paikallisten hahmojen French Forme régionale German Regionalform Hungarian Regionális változat Italian Forma regionale Korean 리전폼 Region Forme Polish Regionalny wariant Portuguese Variante regional Russian Региональный вариант Regional'nyy variant Spanish Forma regional Swedish Regional variant Turkish Bölgesel çeşitlilik

Alola Form Language Title Chinese Cantonese 阿羅拉的樣子 Alòhlāai-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 阿羅拉的樣子 / 阿罗拉的样子 Āluólā-de Yàngzi Dutch Alola-vorm French Forme d'Alola German Alola-Form Italian Forma di Alola Korean 알로라의 모습 Allora-ui Moseup Polish Alolański Portuguese Forma Alola Russian Форма региона Алола Forma regiona Alola Spanish Forma de Alola Turkish Alola Formu

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