Version-exclusive Pokémon

THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT POKÉMON MISSING FROM A PARTICULAR GAME, BECAUSE THE OBLIGATORY THIRD VERSION ALWAYS MAKES CERTAIN POKÉMON FROM THE OTHER TWO GAMES MISSING.

Version-exclusive Pokémon are Pokémon that are missing from one or more games in a single Generation to encourage trading between multiple players. For instance, in the original Pokémon Red, Bellsprout was absent but appeared in Pokémon Blue. Version-exclusive Pokémon usually complement each other in design, type, as well as location of appearance in the wild.

Below is a list of Pokémon exclusive to games. This list does not take note of Pokémon exclusive between Generation III Kanto and Hoenn games, simply because there are too many Pokémon that are native to each individual region to list; a better indicator of those Pokémon which are missing from each region would be the Kanto Dex and Hoenn Dex. However, even this does not take Generation II Pokémon into account, since the vast majority thereof is only listed in the National Dex of those games. Furthermore, a list of Pokémon missing from the Generation III GameCube games, Pokémon Colosseum and XD, is far too long to be included in this context.

Take note that the Pokémon listed below are MISSING from that particular game, and will need to be traded from a game within the same generation that does not list them. Therefore, Pokémon obtainable in Generation II by trading with Generation I, Pokémon obtainable in Generation IV by utilizing GBA games, and finally - legendary Pokémon that require attending promotional events, are all excluded from the following list.

It is of relevant note that in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, most of the version exclusives of the GBA games can be caught in the wild by inserting one of the GBA games into the DS. In Pokémon XD, the seven Emerald-absent Pokémon are all obtainable, thus eliminating the need in trading with either Pokémon Ruby or Pokémon Sapphire (previously, both were required).

Generation I

Pokémon Red	Pokémon Green (Japanese)	Pokémon Blue (Japanese)	Pokémon Yellow
	Pokémon Blue (English)
Sandshrew and Sandslash	Ekans and Arbok	Ekans and Arbok	Ekans and Arbok
Vulpix and Ninetales	Growlithe and Arcanine	Vulpix and Ninetales	Koffing and Weezing
Meowth and Persian	Mankey and Primeape	Mankey and Primeape	Meowth and Persian
Bellsprout, Weepinbell and Victreebel	Oddish, Gloom and Vileplume	Bellsprout, Weepinbell and Victreebel	Weedle, Kakuna and Beedrill
Magmar	Electabuzz	Electabuzz and Magmar	Jynx, Electabuzz and Magmar
Pinsir	Scyther		Raichu

Generation II

Pokémon Gold	Pokémon Crystal	Pokémon Silver
Vulpix and Ninetales		Growlithe and Arcanine
Meowth and Persian	Mankey and Primeape
Ledyba and Ledian	Remoraid and Octillery	Spinarak and Ariados
Delibird	Girafarig	Gligar
Skarmory	Mareep, Flaaffy and Ampharos	Mantine
Phanpy and Donphan*		Teddiursa and Ursaring*

Generation III

Hoenn

Pokémon Ruby	Pokémon Emerald	Pokémon Sapphire
Lotad, Lombre and Ludicolo	Surskit and Masquerain	Seedot, Nuzleaf and Shiftry
Sableye	Meditite and Medicham	Mawile
Seviper	Zangoose
Lunatone		Solrock
Kyogre	Roselia	Groudon

Kanto

Pokémon FireRed	Pokémon LeafGreen
Sandshrew and Sandslash	Ekans and Arbok
Vulpix and Ninetales	Growlithe and Arcanine
Bellsprout, Weepinbell and Victreebel	Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume and Bellossom
Slowpoke, Slowbro and Slowking	Psyduck and Golduck
Staryu and Starmie	Shellder and Cloyster
Magby and Magmar	Elekid and Electabuzz
Pinsir	Scyther and Scizor
Azurill, Marill and Azumarill	Wooper and Quagsire
Misdreavus	Murkrow
Sneasel	Delibird
Remoraid and Octillery	Qwilfish
Mantine	Skarmory

Generation IV

Pokémon Diamond	Pokémon Platinum	Pokémon Pearl
Slowpoke, Slowbro and Slowking	Clamperl, Huntail and Gorebyss	Aron, Lairon and Aggron
Tangela and Tangrowth	N/A	Tangela and Tangrowth
Pinsir	N/A	Scyther and Scizor
Misdreavus and Mismagius		Kecleon
Stantler	Murkrow and Honchkrow
Bagon, Shelgon and Salamence	N/A	Larvitar, Pupitar and Tyranitar
Houndour and Houndoom	N/A	Poochyena and Mightyena
Tropius	N/A	Tropius
Spheal, Sealeo and Walrein	Trapinch, Vibrava and Flygon	Seel and Dewgong
Shieldon and Bastiodon	Stunky and Skuntank
Glameow and Purugly		Cranidos and Rampardos
Palkia	N/A	Dialga

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

As trading is not possible between these games, the listed Pokémon will appear in the wild only when a rescue mission involving the Pokémon is completed. This requires a wonder mail code from the alternate version, in which the Pokémon is normally found.

Red and Blue

Red Rescue Team	Blue Rescue Team
Magikarp and Gyarados	Feebas and Milotic
Lapras	Mantine
Aipom	Roselia
Porygon2	Porygon
Minun	Plusle

Time and Darkness

Explorers of Time	Explorers of Darkness
Mewtwo	Celebi
Burmy	Combee
Buneary and Lopunny	Riolu and Lucario
Rotom	Pachirisu

Unlike the other version-exclusive Pokémon in the series, Mewtwo and Celebi can never be obtained in the opposite version.