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2011-02-07T05:00:42Z

Mario136: /* Names */ new section

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!--[[User:Shiningpikablu252|Shiningpikablu252]] 23:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

== Errors ==

The Errors section is for animation errors. Not gameplay to anime things that don't make sense. -[[User:Sketchies|Sketchies]] 16:26, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

== [[Differences between the games and anime]] ==

You have edited that article WAY too much. Can't you go do something else? Thanks. --'''[[User:Alpha Totodile|Alpha]][[User talk:Alpha Totodile|Toto]][[Special:Contributions/Alpha Totodile|dile]]''' 21:14, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
:I disagree. As long as the edits are constructive, it doesn't matter. Although they should be kept to as a few edits as possible.[[User:The Dark Fiddler|The Dark Fiddler]] - [[User talk:The Dark Fiddler|You enter a poorly lit room...]] 21:16, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
::Forget I said anything, listen to the Dark Fiddler. --'''[[User:Alpha Totodile|Alpha]][[User talk:Alpha Totodile|Toto]][[Special:Contributions/Alpha Totodile|dile]]''' 21:22, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

== It Was an Honorable Mention, Not Speculation ==

It wasn't speculation, don't you get it? Here's a very short and brief summary of the FACT I said... "In Gen IV main series gameplay, all Pokémon are now avalable because of what is expected out of these remakes." That's what I was saying... Nothing like "Oh, I think "THIS", "THAT" and the "OTHER THING" will happen." Seems like TTE's sharp hawk eyes aren't so sharp right now... So, I'll restore it... I really don't want to get too much into this, so I'll leave it that you got the wrong idea...--[[User:Dragonbeastx/The Aura Spot|X, PEACE TO]][[User:Dragonbeastx|THE DRAGONS AND]][[User talk:Dragonbeastx|THE BEASTS]] 03:47, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
:I'll just leave it as a "reminder" for now... until it seems that it is '''agreed''' to be an "honorable mention"... At least that's all I can do (and all I want to do) for now. I don't like causing conflict over stuff like this, so yeah...--[[User:Dragonbeastx/The Aura Spot|X, PEACE TO]][[User:Dragonbeastx|THE DRAGONS AND]][[User talk:Dragonbeastx|THE BEASTS]] 03:05, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

== Pokéthlon ==
Nice work on the Pokéthlon stats! [[User:Derian|[[Derian]]]] 18:01, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
:I say the same! Keep up the good work! ;) -- [[User:RikkiKitsune|R<s>ikki</s>]][[User talk:RikkiKitsune|Kitsune]] 22:35, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
::Yup. BTW, I'll work from the other side, with the harder stuff if you want me to. [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 03:11, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

== Pokethlon ==

See Deoxys and Shaymin. I finished them. [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 02:50, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
:So you'll do Burmy's? Reply here. It's easier... [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 02:56, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
::Yeah, didn't know about it but go ahead. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 02:59, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

== Berry ==

I'm not sure if you got this info from Serebii, but what it may mean is that there are 3 berries per 1 shard. I misinterpreted it as 3 of a specific berry for one shard. What is your output on this? [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 18:38, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

The info states that the juggler gives out three berries for one shard that is why I started to follow your example after the Oran berry page and updated the other pages with these new details I did not know before. Also check out the talk page on the Berry page as I found something also important about the trades. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 18:41, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
:As I'm trying to mention, I'm not sure if I'm right. I assumed (*bad*) that it was 3 of each, not 3 (one of each of the cat.) [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 18:43, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
:As for the trading info, it's a minor thing. Trivial info... [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 18:43, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

== Table for Rival ==

I've fixed it-

{| class="expandable" {{bluetable|background: #{{hoenn color light}}; width: 30%}}
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color}};"
! colspan="3" | Rival Battle
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color}};"
! Name
! Pokémon
! Winnings
|- style="background: #{{fire color}};"
! colspan="3" | If Player chose Treecko {{MS|252|Treecko}}
|-
| PKMN Trainer May/Brendan
| Lv 18 Shroomish Lv 18 Wailmer Lv 20 Combusken
| {{pdollar}}1200
|- style="background: #{{water color}};"
! colspan="3" | If Player chose Torchic {{MS|255|Torchic}}
|-
| PKMN Trainer May/Brendan
| Lv 18 Shroomish Lv 18 Numel Lv 20 Marshtomp
| {{pdollar}}1200
|- style="background: #{{grass color}};"
! colspan="3" | If Player chose Mudkip {{MS|258|Mudkip}}
|-
| PKMN Trainer May/Brendan
| Lv 18 Wailmer Lv 18 Numel Lv 20 Grovyle
| {{pdollar}}1200
|}

--[[User:Force Fire|'''F''']][[Ho-Oh (Pokémon)|orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F''']][[Lugia (Pokémon)|ire]] 02:35, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
:As for the other Trainers, I think we should leave as it is, as I'm seeing the template we have will be wide :P.--[[User:Force Fire|'''F''']][[Ho-Oh (Pokémon)|orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F''']][[Lugia (Pokémon)|ire]] 02:43, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

::Good choice and also the secret behind them is aside from Gym trainers they would match the region color. But also F.Y.I. because my walkthrough details include direct gameplay I was able to also make corrections on the Route pages as well. For rivals I think the new design will help as it will prevent the posting of 3 to 6 different templates depending on the version. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 02:49, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

== Hey, you might ==

not know this, but you need to improve on your grammar a twidge. Just saying,--[[User:Smartkidhen|Smartkidhen]] 21:09, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

:I usually try the best I can and often spend time proof-reading my work as often as I can so I'll do what I can, but also note that stuff like this often requires two people to handle since after checking your changes I had to correct a misspelled word from your edit. But anyway any help will be appreciated. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 23:56, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
::Duly noted. --[[User:Smartkidhen|Smartkidhen]] 00:10, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

== Your welcome ==

Thank you for that! +-/[[User:Das Snorlax|Das Snorlax]] ([[User talk:Das Snorlax|WAKE UP...!!!]])\[[Special:Contributions/Das Snorlax|+-]] 07:03, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

== My bad ==

Sorry about the thing on KC's talk page. I'd put up a new sandbox this afternoon with coding for an unfinished table, and yours must've gotten in the way and been chewed up. --[[User:Oz|'''O''']][[User talk:Oz|'''z''']] [[Special:Contributions/Oz|(The Wizard at Work!)]] 18:35, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

:From what I learned, yes. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 18:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

== Hey... ==

Just a heads-up, but I'm finally done reformatting the FR/LG walkthrough. I'm headed off to class in about 2 minutes, but I plan to whip through Crystal as quick as I can tonight and tomorrow, and hopefully have a decent bit done by Sunday. Luckily there's something up for it already, so it won't be a from-scratch project. — [[User:KCorp4000|K]][[User Talk:KCorp4000|C]] 18:20, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

:Right, and I plan to start my Ruby/Sapphire and Dimond/Pearl work today, but I noticed you still need to finish the Cerulean Cave. After playing through it myself, the only real change from Generation I is the fact that Rock Smash needs to be used. Also F.Y.I., since the English names for HG/SS have been accepted, I already took care of the work on the respective walkthrough pages. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 18:28, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome [[User:Slipknot Darkrai|Slipknot Darkrai]] 13:03 P.M. (UTC)

== Congratulations ==

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For your work on {{bp|Project Walkthroughs}}, this award is to be shared with KCorp4000. Thanks for your effort and well done. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 00:44, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
:Congratulations. [[User:Turtwig A|Turtwig's]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A-B-Cs]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 01:05, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

==Kanto Grass==
Aha, I was wondering about that. No worries, I'll see to it. [[User:Bikini Miltank|Bikini Miltank]] 18:53, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
:I see. That's... odd. Probably the best thing to do is to compile the tables as normal despite the glitch, and I'll alert TTE to it later tonight. Hopefully it'll be easily fixable. [[User:Bikini Miltank|Bikini Miltank]] 19:00, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

==Thanks==
Thank you for the welcome, that is, if it wasn't sent automatically. I'm already having problems here. Why am I not allowed to edit my own userpage? It says that I do not have permission to edit userpages. [[User:RedYoshi|RedYoshi]] 21:02, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

== Thanks ==
I looked over what I wrote and it seems... it WAS useless...
I thought it was something quirky, but now it seems... It wasn't important...
I've also notice a pattern with the others, but I don't think I'll go ahead and...
Get another -114...
Anyway, Thanks.

[[User:WhyIAm|xPxPxOxOxDxD]] 01:29, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

== Viz titles ==

Just so you know, we put both the Chuang Yi and Viz titles in the Chapter pages. So it's best that you don't replace it entirely [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] 01:21, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

:Deal with fixes and I'll be happy to give you the rest of titles. Sorry for the problems since I am new at this. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 01:23, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

== Images ==

Linking to images before they are moved makes them unable to update due to the wiki and the Archives being on two different servers. This makes it so that the images don't appear for days, even weeks. You did this with both Emolga cards AND the Lillipup a few days ago . In the future, I ask that in the future for card pages, you don't change anything, and leave it to someone who can actually move the images. It makes for so many fewer problems down the road. ''[[User:Maverick Nate|'''Maverick''']][[User talk:Maverick Nate|'''Nate''']]'' 23:37, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

:Sorry didn't know since I wasn't aware of this until today. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] 23:39, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

== Names ==

Sorry about that i thought the names were real because there are from the BW tour demos...[[User:Mario136|Mario136]] 04:59, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Player character

2011-02-07T04:41:05Z

Mario136: /* Characters */

[[Image:RedStart.png|frame|{{ga|Red}}'s [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Pokémon journey]] is about to begin...]]
A '''player character''' in the world of [[Pokémon]] is the '''protagonist''' of the {{pkmn|games}}. Remarkably silent, player characters are the avatar of the player; it is left up to the latter to "fill in" what they imagine the character is feeling, thinking and acting, thus immersing the player within the world of the game.

==Philosophy==
The player character is a critical part of the Pokémon games' core. Set in an approximate background, player characters are effectively the players themselves, giving the latter the opportunity to add in their details, color the journey with their views and personality and co-exist with other players. Concurrently, they are the hero of the said myth, the one person to take part on the main events of each game. This twofold nature of the player character gives players the opportunity to choose from several alternatives and distinguish themselves from one another, while at the same time the adventure of the protagonist of the game unfolds, with the several details not being set or standard. Ultimately, the events of the game progress with the player assuming the protagonist's role, while all at once finding themselves in the world of the game as a unique entity.

==Main series==
===Gameplay===
[[File:PlayerCharactersGrouped.png|thumb|255px|The player characters of the main series games]]

In the mainstream games, the player characters are [[Pokémon Trainer]]s beginning their [[Pokémon journey]]. They start their journey in their [[hometown]] by getting a [[starter Pokémon]], a Pokémon that appears very early in their native [[region]]'s [[Regional Pokédex|Pokédex]], and is of the {{t|Grass}}-, {{t|Fire}}-, or {{type2|Water}}. The region's native [[Pokémon professor]] will always give them this, as well as a Pokédex. Starting in {{pkmn|Crystal}}, players can also choose their character's gender. Usually, they have [[rival]]s who begin their journey at about the same time. Players take part in several events, and meet a great number of Pokémon and people during their adventure. A common target is to conquer a [[Pokémon League]]'s eight [[Gym Leader]]s and [[Elite Four]], and become the {{pkmn|Champion}}. Several additional sidequests occur during and after each game's main plot.

Aside from the standard that many of the games' player characters take in their journey, there are also several other ways in which other player characters complete their journey, such as [[Wes]] and [[Michael]] who are called to defeat [[Cipher]] and free all of their [[snagged Pokémon]] from their [[Shadow Pokémon|Shadow state]].

To date, only one player character has reappeared from an older generation in a role other than that of the player. In [[Generation II]] and {{gen|IV}}, when {{ga|Ethan}} or {{ga|Kris}}/{{ga|Lyra}} travels to [[Mt. Silver]] and reaches the deepest point of the cave, {{ga|Red}} is found, utterly silent as he was under the player's control. At the time of these games' respective releases, [[Red's Pikachu]] was the highest-leveled Pokémon owned by an in-game Trainer ({{ga|Barry}}'s fully evolved starter Pokémon temporarily surpassed the standard set in Gold and Silver until the release of their remakes, HeartGold and SoulSilver).

===Characters===
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|- align=center
| style="border: 0px solid #{{red color dark}}; background: #{{red color light}}; width:84px; height:90px"|
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[[File:HGSS Ethan.png]]
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[[File:E Brendan.png]]
| style="border: 0px solid #{{diamond color dark}}; background: #{{diamond color light}}; width:84px; height:90px"|
[[File:Pt Lucas.png]]
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[[File:BW Black.png]]

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| style="background:#D1D1E6;" | {{color2|000|Lucas (game)|Lucas}}
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| style="background:#D1D1E6;" | {{color2|{{heartgold color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}{{color2|{{soulsilver color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6;" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}{{color2|{{sapphire color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}{{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6;" | {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}{{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}{{color2|{{platinum color dark}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
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[[File:FRLG Leaf.png]]
| style="border: 0px solid #{{crystal color dark}}; background: #{{crystal color light}}; width:40px; height:90px"|
[[File:C Kris.png]]
| style="border: 0px solid #{{soulsilver color dark}}; background: #{{soulsilver color light}}; width:40px; height:90px"|
[[File:HGSS Lyra alt.png]]
| style="border: 0px solid #{{sapphire color dark}}; background: #{{sapphire color light}}; width:84px; height:90px"|
[[File:E May.png]]
| style="border: 0px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:84px; height:90px"|
[[File:Pt Dawn.png]]
| style="border: 0px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:84px; height:90px"|
[[File:BW White.png]]

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| style="background:#D1D1E6;" | {{color2|000|Lyra (game)|Lyra}}
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{{-}}
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|-
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|-
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|- align="center"
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| style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Wes}}
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|- align="center"
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| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" |[[File:Michael.jpg|140px]]
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{{-}}

==Spin-off games==
===Gameplay===
* In the {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}} series, [[Solana]], [[Lunick]], [[Kellyn]], {{ra|Kate}}, {{ra|Ben}} and {{ra|Summer}} are not Pokémon Trainers, but instead {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s. They use the Pokémon they have captured with the [[Capture Styler]] to help them along the way. They also have [[partner Pokémon]] that follow them wherever they go.
* In the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon|Mystery Dungeon series]], players play as actual Pokémon for the first time. Unlike most other Pokémon games, the player actually talks, but is given pre-generated phrases to say to questions.
* In the Card GB series, [[Mark]] and [[Mint]] do not use actual Pokémon themselves, but cards instead.
* Three unnamed player characters appear in [[Pokémon Stadium series]]. Japanese-only {{jap|Pokémon Stadium}} featured one male character, whose design was likely based on {{ga|Red}}. However, for {{eng|Pokémon Stadium|the sequel}} a brand new male character was created. This player was also in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], where he was given a female counterpart. She appears when a player uses a [[Pokémon Crystal]] Game Pak with the girl chosen in the saved game. Like the main series player characters, these three remain silent throughout the games.
* In {{g|Snap}}, [[Todd Snap]] must strive for something different from Trainers. He must capture all the Pokémon on [[Pokémon Island]] — on film.
* In [[Pokémon Trozei!]], the main protagonist is [[Lucy Fleetfoot]]. All the player has to do is tap the stage and Lucy accesses it. The player then plays the stage.

===Characters===
====Card GB series====
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|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}};" | {{color2|000|Pokémon game|Game}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game (game)|TCG}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!|TCG 2}}
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" style="background:#bebed1" | Male
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Name}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Mark}}
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1" | Sprite
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff" | [[File:TCG1_Mark.png]]
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|000|Female}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Name}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#fff" | No female player character
| style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Mint}}
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1" | Sprite
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:Mint 2.jpg]]
|}
{{-}}

====Stadium series====
{| align="center" style="background: #88a; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #88a"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon game|Game}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Stadium (Japan)}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1;" | Male
! style="background:#bebed1;" | Image
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:SJP Player Boy.png]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff;" |[[File:S S2 Player Boy.png]]
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Female
! style="background:#bebed1;" | Image
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff" | No female player character
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" |[[File:S2 Player Girl.png]]
|}
{{-}}

====Ranger series====
{| align="center" style="background: #88a; {{roundy|10px}} border: 5px solid #88a"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Region}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Fiore}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Almia}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Oblivia}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon game|Game}}
! style="background:#{{ranger color}}" | {{color2|{{ranger color dark}}|Pokémon Ranger (game)|Ranger}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{SoA color}}" | {{color2|{{SoA color dark}}|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|Shadows of Almia}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{GS color}}" | {{color2|{{GS color dark}}|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs|Guardian Signs}}
|- align="center"
! rowspan="3" style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Male}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Name}}
| style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Lunick}}
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Kellyn}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Ben (Ranger)|Ben}}
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Front}}
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Ra Lunick f.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kellyn st f.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kellyn ra f.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kellyn top f.png]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff" | [[File:Lol Natsuya f.png]]
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Back}}
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Ra Lunick b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kellyn st b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kellyn ra b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kellyn top b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Lol Natsuya b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Lol Natsuya b w.png]]
|- align="center"
! rowspan="3" style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|000|Female}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Name}}
| style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Solana}}
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Kate (Ranger)|Kate}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Summer (Ranger)|Summer}}
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Front}}
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Ra Solana f.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kate st f.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kate ra f.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kate top f.png]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff" | [[File:Lol Minami f.png]]
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Back}}
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Ra Solana b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kate st b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kate ra b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Soa Kate top b.png]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Lol Minami b.png]]
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:Lol Minami b w.png]]
|}
{{-}}

====Mystery Dungeon series====
:''See: [[Starter Pokémon#Pokémon World|Starter Pokémon]]''

====Other games====

{| align="center" style="background: #88a; {{roundy|10px}} border: 5px solid #88a"
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon game|Game}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Snap|Snap}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trozei!|Trozei}}
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color|000|Name}}
| style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Todd Snap|Todd}}
| style="background:#fff" | {{color2|000|Lucy Fleetfoot|Lucy}}
|- align="center"
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|000|Image}}
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Toddsnap.png|140px]]
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" |[[File:LucyFleetfoot.gif|140px]]
|}
{{-}}

==In the anime==
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, five of the player characters have been given major roles, three of them in the main anime series. {{Ash}} and [[Ritchie]] represent {{ga|Red}} (their game counterpart), being based on him in appearance as well as basic history. At the beginning of {{series2|Advanced Generation}}, {{an|May}} was introduced in order to better represent [[Generation III]], as both [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] are characters native to [[Generation I]]. Likewise, at the beginning of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{an|Dawn}} joined Ash.

{{jo|Jimmy}} and {{jo|Marina}} appeared in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'' special, taking a similar role to Ash and his companions, fighting [[Team Rocket]] members to protect [[legendary Pokémon]]. While the protagonists of [[Generation II]] were not represented in Ash's party, these two filled the roles as the anime counterparts to {{ga|Ethan}} and {{ga|Kris}}.

{{an|Lyra}} appears in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]'', and joins the group for a brief time.

Ash and his friends have also encountered several player characters from the side games. [[Todd Snap]] was the first, where he joins the group for a few episodes at two points in the anime: once during the [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]] and once during [[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|Johto League Champions]]. The others, [[Solana]], [[Kellyn]] and {{ra|Ben}} are all [[Pokémon Ranger (Ranger series)|Pokémon Rangers]] that Ash and friends assisted in rescuing and protecting Pokémon.

So far, {{ga|Brendan}} has only made a few select cameo appearances at the begin of some of the [[Pokémon movie|movies]], while {{ga|Lucas}} made a cameo at the beginning of ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' battling {{ga|Brendan}}. {{ga|Ethan}} also appears with a second counterpart at the beginning of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

Neither of the Generation V player characters have yet been seen in the anime.

==In the manga==
Most of the characters in Pokémon {{pkmn|manga}} are based on player and rival characters from the main series, with {{adv|Red}} being based on his game counterpart. This is also the case for his two fellow Kanto [[Pokédex Holder]]s, and the same applies for nearly all other main characters in the series; {{adv|Gold}}, for example, is based on the then-unnamed player character Ethan. However, because the [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow version]], the fourth installment to the first generation, gave no additional protagonists, {{adv|Yellow}} was created, revealed to have been the girl Red rescued in the [[Viridian Forest]] before his battle with [[Giovanni]]. {{adv|Emerald}} is another cognate case, as in the entirety of [[Generation III]], only two player characters were given. [[Wally]], the closest thing to a third main character, was dropped in favor of this new character designed entirely from scratch. As of the [[Diamond & Pearl chapter (Adventures)|DP]] and [[Platinum chapter (Adventures)|Platinum chapters]], only the first ten main characters have met each other, as none of the Sinnoh Dex Holders have ventured out of their region.

Additionally, though {{ga|Lyra}} is almost universally accepted as a different character from {{ga|Kris}}, rather than a redesign like Ethan, {{Adv|Crystal}} has appeared wearing her clothes to serve as a counterpart, rather than introducing a second [[Johto]] female protagonist for the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}.

==Trivia==
* Most of the male characters that {{Ash}}, the main character from the [[Pokémon anime]], has encountered have been from side games, like {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}. [[Ethan (game)|Only one counterpart of a male player character]] has met Ash, in the thirteenth movie.
*{{ga|Red}}'s dialogue during his appearance as a {{tt|NPC|Non-player character}} in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} and their {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver|remakes}}, reflects to the games' player characters' status as silent protagonists.
*{{ga|Leaf}} is the only player character from the [[main series]], to not have been adapted in the anime through a cameo appearance or a counterpart.
*The list of default names per gender generally repeats{{tt|*|starting in Pokémon Crystal}} from game to game. Exceptions to this are character-specific names, which are names unique to a character, usually references to the title or aspects of the game.
* Until [[Generation V]], the given Japanese names of the male player characters in the main series games (as NPCs) all end in ''ki'' ('''キ'''). This excludes Red's appearance in Generations II and IV, as he is not a player character during the games when he is an NPC. Inclusively, Lunick's Japanese name also ends in ''ki''.

{{Player characters}}
[[Category:Game characters]]
[[Category:Playable characters|*]]

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[[fr:Personnage jouable]]
[[ja:主人公]]

Nuvema Town

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{{Town infobox
|name=Nuvema Town
|jpname=カノコタウン
|jptrans=Kanoko Town
|image=Kanoko Town.png
|size=256
|region=Unova
|generation=5
|slogan={{tt|さまざまな　てんが　つどう　まち|Town where various dots gather}}
|north=Route 1
|regionnorth=Unova
|colordark=488AC7
|colormed=519EE2
|colorlight=7FBCD2
|map=Unova Kanoko Town Map.png
}}

'''Nuvema Town'''(Japanese: '''カノコタウン''' ''Kanoko Town'') is situated in the southeastern part of the [[Unova]] [[region]]. It is where the protagonists of the [[Generation V]] games {{game|Black and White|s}} start their journeys. It is also the hometown of the {{player}} and their friends {{ga|Bianca}} and [[Cheren]].

[[Professor Juniper]]'s laboratory is located here.

The town features the same windmills that appear in [[New Bark Town]] in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.

==Places of interest==
===Player's house===
The player's house lies in the middle of Nuvema Town and is where the player lives before beginning their journey. The [[Mom|player's mother]] lives here. The player, {{ga|Bianca}}, and [[Cheren]] get their [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Juniper]] here at the start of their journeys. There are two stories in the house, the first being a living room and kitchen area, while upstairs on the second story is the [[Bedroom|player's bedroom]]. It contains a [[Wii]] controlled with a Wii Remote, connected to a television, and a [[PC]].

===Rivals' houses===
{{ga|Bianca}} and [[Cheren]]'s houses are located at the bottom of Nuvema Town. Bianca's house is home to her mother and father. When the player first visits her house, her father is shouting at her for going on her journey but she goes on her journey anyway.

===Professor Juniper's lab===
[[File:Prof Juniper Lab anime.png|thumb|230px|right|Professor Juniper's lab in the anime]]
[[Professor Juniper]]'s lab lies in the northwest of Nuvema Town; when the player first starts their journey {{ga|Bianca}} and [[Cheren]] are waiting for the player outside. When the trio go inside Professor Juniper is waiting for them. She lets the player [[nickname]] their Pokémon before giving the player a [[Pokédex]].

==Demographics==
The population of Nuvema Town is 10 (excluding the {{player}}, {{ga|Bianca}} and [[Cheren]]).

==Items==
{{Itlisth}}
{{Itlistbod|Xtransceiver|Gift from [[Mom]]|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Town Map IV|Gift from [[Mom]]|BW|display={{DL|List of key items in Generation V|Town Map}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Super Rod|Gift from [[Looker]]|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Normal|Gift from [[Professor Juniper]]|BW|display={{TM|54|False Swipe}}}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Normal|Gift from [[Professor Juniper]]|BW|display={{TM|17|Protect}}}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Normal|Gift from [[Professor Juniper]]|BW|display={{TM|10|Hidden Power}}}}
{{Itlistfoot}}

==Pokémon==
{{catch/header|land|yes}}
{{catch/entry5|495|Snivy|yes|yes|no|Starter|5|all=One|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|498|Tepig|yes|yes|no|Starter|5|all=One|type1=Fire}}
{{catch/entry5|501|Oshawott|yes|yes|no|Starter|5|all=One|type1=Water}}
{{catch/footer|land}}

==Trainers==
{{MSP|495|Snivy}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Snivy}}:
{{Party
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Bianca (game)|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=1
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=501
|pokemon=Oshawott
|level=5
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
}}
{{Party
|color={{black color}}
|headcolor={{black color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Cheren.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Cheren}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=1
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=498
|pokemon=Tepig
|level=5
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
}}

{{MSP|498|Tepig}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Tepig}}:
{{Party
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Bianca (game)|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=1
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=495
|pokemon=Snivy
|level=5
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
}}
{{Party
|color={{black color}}
|headcolor={{black color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Cheren.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Cheren}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=1
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=501
|pokemon=Oshawott
|level=5
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
}}

{{MSP|501|Oshawott}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Oshawott}}:
{{Party
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Bianca (game)|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=1
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=498
|pokemon=Tepig
|level=5
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
}}
{{Party
|color={{black color}}
|headcolor={{black color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Cheren.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Cheren}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=1
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=495
|pokemon=Snivy
|level=5
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
}}

====Post-game====
{{MSP|495|Snivy}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Snivy}}:
{{Party
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}6500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Bianca (game)|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=503
|pokemon=Daikenki
|level=65
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Aerial Ace|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Physical
|move3=X-Scissor|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Aqua Tail|move4type=Water|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=508
|pokemon=Murando
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Ice Fang|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Surf|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=514
|pokemon=Baokkie
|level=63
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Gluttony
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=518
|pokemon=Musharna
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Yawn|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Dream Eater|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=620
|pokemon=Kojondo
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Drain Punch|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=U-turn|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Fake Out|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=609
|pokemon=Shandera
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Overheat|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
}}

{{MSP|498|Tepig}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Tepig}}:
{{Party
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}6500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Bianca (game)|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=497
|pokemon=Jalorda
|level=65
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Leaf Storm|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Tail|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Coil Around|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Status}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=508
|pokemon=Murando
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Ice Fang|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Surf|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=516
|pokemon=Hiyakkie
|level=63
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Gluttony
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Surf|move2type=Water|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=518
|pokemon=Musharna
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Yawn|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Dream Eater|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=620
|pokemon=Kojondo
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Drain Punch|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=U-turn|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Fake Out|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=609
|pokemon=Shandera
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Overheat|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
}}

{{MSP|501|Oshawott}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Oshawott}}:
{{Party
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}6500
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000000|Bianca (game)|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Nuvema Town
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=500
|pokemon=Enbuoh
|level=65
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|type2=Fighting
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Flare Blitz|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Brick Break|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=508
|pokemon=Murando
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Ice Fang|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Surf|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=512
|pokemon=Yanakkie
|level=63
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|ability=Gluttony
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Energy Ball|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=518
|pokemon=Musharna
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Yawn|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Dream Eater|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=620
|pokemon=Kojondo
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Drain Punch|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=U-turn|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Fake Out|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=609
|pokemon=Shandera
|level=63
|gender=female
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Return|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Overheat|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
}}

==In other media==
===In the anime===
[[File:Kanoko Town anime.png|250px|right|thumb|Nuvema Town in the anime]]
[[File:Kanoko Town Harbor.png|250px|right|thumb|Nuvema Town Harbor and Airport Tower]]
Nuvema Town made its appearance in [[BW001]]. Part of it is shown to have a harbor and airport tower with an airport. [[Professor Juniper]]'s lab is located here with a variety of Pokémon living there. Nuvema Town also has houses and shops.

{{Ash}}, {{Delia}} and [[Professor Oak]] arrived by airplane, and were greeted by [[Professor Juniper]]. Soon afterwards, Ash left Nuvema Town to begin his journey in Unova.

Nuvema Town is [[Trip]]'s hometown.

===In the manga===
====In the Pokémon Adventures manga====
Nuvema Town appeared in the first chapter of Pokémon Adventures where {{adv|Black}} receives the gift holding the Pokémon {{p|Snivy}}, {{p|Tepig}}, and {{p|Oshawott}}.

==Trivia==

==Names==
{| align="left" style="background: #519EE2; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #488AC7"
|- align=center
! style="-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Language
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Name
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| カノコタウン ''Kanoko Town''
| 鹿の子 ''kanoko'', a pattern based around white spots ([[Media:Kanoko_pattern.jpg|example]]).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|German
|Avenitia
|From the French word ''Âventiure'' (adventure).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Italian
| Nuvema
| From the Portuguese word ''nuvem'' (cloud). May also be from ''nuovo'' (new).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 鹿子鎮 ''Lùzi Zhèn''
| From 鹿の子 ''kanoko''. 鹿子 means ''fawn''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|}
{{-}}
{{Unova}} 
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}

[[Category:Unova locations]]
[[Category:Black and White locations]]
[[Category:Towns]]

[[it:Kanoko Town]]

[[de:Avenitia]]
[[fr:Kanoko Town]]
[[ja:カノコタウン]]

Hilbert (game)

2011-02-07T04:29:01Z

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{{incomplete}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{black color}} |
corecolor={{black color light}} |
bordercolor={{black color dark}} |
name=Blair |
jname=トウヤ |
tmname=Touya |
slogan=no |
image=Black White Touya.png |
size=199px |
caption=Art from Black and White |
gender=Male |
colors=yes|
hair=Brown|
eyes=Brown|
hometown=[[Kanoko Town]] |
region=[[Unova]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Player character]] |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|V}} |
games=[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]] |
leader=no |
anime=no |
manga=counterpart |
mangacounterpart=[[Monta]], {{adv|Black}}, {{OBP|Touya|MWL}}|
roundnum=PMBW01|
}}
Blair (Japanese: '''トウヤ''' ''Touya'') is the male [[player character]] in {{game|Black and White|s}}. He is the male counterpart to {{ga|Touko}}.

==In the games==
Blair is a boy who lives in [[Kanoko Town]], as do his childhood friends, [[Cheren]] and {{ga|Bianca}}. If chosen as the player, he will receive a [[starter Pokémon]] and a [[Pokédex]] from [[Professor Juniper]]. After setting off on his [[Pokémon journey]] at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Touya will at some point be asked by [[Fennel]] to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Touya will receive a [[C-Gear]].

As well as encountering and battling his childhood friends at various points during his journey, Touya will also meet a man known as [[N]], who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Touya will battle several times during the course of the game. Touya also battles [[Team Plasma]] at various stages of his journey.

If not chosen as the player (that is, the female character was chosen as the player), he appears as the player's partner in the [[Battle Subway]] when choosing to ride the Multi-Train.

==Sprites==
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|- align=center
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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr BW Black 2.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW Black Back.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BlackChallenge.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%"
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}} {{color|fff|(with}} {{colorlink|Miracle Shooter|fff}}{{color|fff|)}}
| {{color|fff|Back sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}

| {{color|fff|Challenge sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
|}

==Counterparts==
Blair has three counterparts appearing in various {{pkmn|manga}}: [[Monta]] from the [[Pokémon Master Black & White]] manga, {{Adv|Black}} from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, and {{OBP|Touya|MWL}} from the [[Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends]] manga.

==Trivia==
* Prior to the release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, pre-release media and most fans referred to Blair as "Black".
* From above, Blair's hat resembles a [[Poké Ball]].

===Name origin===
The origin of his name is speculated to be a combination of the word "tou" (透, meaning transparent and with the implication of being untainted) and the male name suffix "ya" (也).

{{Player characters}}
{{NPC|black|unova=yes}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Game characters]]
[[Category:Black and White characters]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[es:Negro (personaje)]]

[[de:Kuro]]
[[fr:Touya]]

Hilbert (game)

2011-02-07T04:28:36Z

Mario136:

{{incomplete}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{black color}} |
corecolor={{black color light}} |
bordercolor={{black color dark}} |
name=Blair |
jname=トウヤ |
tmname=Touka |
slogan=no |
image=Black White Touya.png |
size=199px |
caption=Art from Black and White |
gender=Male |
colors=yes|
hair=Brown|
eyes=Brown|
hometown=[[Kanoko Town]] |
region=[[Unova]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Player character]] |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|V}} |
games=[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]] |
leader=no |
anime=no |
manga=counterpart |
mangacounterpart=[[Monta]], {{adv|Black}}, {{OBP|Touya|MWL}}|
roundnum=PMBW01|
}}
Blair (Japanese: '''トウヤ''' ''Touya'') is the male [[player character]] in {{game|Black and White|s}}. He is the male counterpart to {{ga|Touko}}.

==In the games==
Blair is a boy who lives in [[Kanoko Town]], as do his childhood friends, [[Cheren]] and {{ga|Bianca}}. If chosen as the player, he will receive a [[starter Pokémon]] and a [[Pokédex]] from [[Professor Juniper]]. After setting off on his [[Pokémon journey]] at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Touya will at some point be asked by [[Fennel]] to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Touya will receive a [[C-Gear]].

As well as encountering and battling his childhood friends at various points during his journey, Touya will also meet a man known as [[N]], who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Touya will battle several times during the course of the game. Touya also battles [[Team Plasma]] at various stages of his journey.

If not chosen as the player (that is, the female character was chosen as the player), he appears as the player's partner in the [[Battle Subway]] when choosing to ride the Multi-Train.

==Sprites==
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color}};"
|- align=center
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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr BW Black 2.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW Black Back.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BlackChallenge.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%"
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}} {{color|fff|(with}} {{colorlink|Miracle Shooter|fff}}{{color|fff|)}}
| {{color|fff|Back sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}

| {{color|fff|Challenge sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
|}

==Counterparts==
Blair has three counterparts appearing in various {{pkmn|manga}}: [[Monta]] from the [[Pokémon Master Black & White]] manga, {{Adv|Black}} from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, and {{OBP|Touya|MWL}} from the [[Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends]] manga.

==Trivia==
* Prior to the release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, pre-release media and most fans referred to Blair as "Black".
* From above, Blair's hat resembles a [[Poké Ball]].

===Name origin===
The origin of his name is speculated to be a combination of the word "tou" (透, meaning transparent and with the implication of being untainted) and the male name suffix "ya" (也).

{{Player characters}}
{{NPC|black|unova=yes}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Game characters]]
[[Category:Black and White characters]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[es:Negro (personaje)]]

[[de:Kuro]]
[[fr:Touya]]

Hilda (game)

2011-02-07T04:28:10Z

Mario136:

{{incomplete}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{white color}} |
corecolor={{white color light}} |
bordercolor={{white color dark}} |
name=Whitlea |
jname=トウコ |
tmname=Touko|
slogan=no |
image=Black White Touko.png |
size=199px |
caption=Art from Black and White |
gender=Female |
colors=yes|
hair=Brown|
eyes=Blue|
hometown=[[Kanoko Town]] |
region=[[Unova]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Player character]] |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|V}} |
games=[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]] |
leader=no |
anime=no |
manga=counterpart |
mangacounterpart={{adv|White}}|
roundnum=Black & White chapter (Adventures) |
roundname=Black & White chapter}}
Whitlea (Japanese: '''トウコ''' ''Touko'') is the female [[player character]] in {{game|Black and White|s}}. She is the female counterpart to {{ga|Touya}}.

==In the games==
Whitlea is a girl who lives in [[Kanoko Town]], as do her childhood friends, [[Cheren]] and {{ga|Bianca}}. If chosen as the player, she will receive a [[starter Pokémon]] and a [[Pokédex]] from [[Professor Juniper]]. After setting off on her [[Pokémon journey]] at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Touko will at some point be asked by [[Fennel]] to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Touko will receive a [[C-Gear]].

As well as encountering and battling her childhood friends at various points during her journey, Touko will also meet a man known as [[N]], who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Touko will battle several times during the course of the game. Touko will also battle [[Team Plasma]] at various stages of her journey.

If not chosen as the player (that is, the male character was chosen as the player), she appears as the player's partner in the [[Battle Subway]] when choosing to ride the Multi-Train.

==Sprites==
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color}};"
|- align=center
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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr BW White 2.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW White Back.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:WhiteChallenge.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Toukowalkdown.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}} (with the {{color2|000|Miracle Shooter}})
| Back sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}

| Challenge sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
|}

==Counterparts==
Whitlea has a counterpart in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga named {{adv|White}}, who has recently debuted in the {{chap|Black & White}}. She owns a company called the BW Agency, and gets the idea to hire {{adv|Black}} upon seeing the bond the latter's {{p|Tepig}} had with a female of its species.
==Trivia==
*Prior to the release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, pre-release media and most fans referred to Whitlea as "White".

===Name origin===
The origin of her name is speculated to be a combination of the word "tou" (透, meaning transparent and with the implication of being untainted) and the female name suffix "ko" (子).

{{Player characters}}
{{NPC|white|unova=yes}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Black and White characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]

[[de:Shiro]]
[[fr:Touko]]

Hilda (game)

2011-02-07T04:27:15Z

Mario136:

{{incomplete}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{white color}} |
corecolor={{white color light}} |
bordercolor={{white color dark}} |
name=Whitlea |
jname=トウコ |
tmname=Whitlea|
slogan=no |
image=Black White Touko.png |
size=199px |
caption=Art from Black and White |
gender=Female |
colors=yes|
hair=Brown|
eyes=Blue|
hometown=[[Kanoko Town]] |
region=[[Unova]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Player character]] |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|V}} |
games=[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]] |
leader=no |
anime=no |
manga=counterpart |
mangacounterpart={{adv|White}}|
roundnum=Black & White chapter (Adventures) |
roundname=Black & White chapter}}
Whitlea (Japanese: '''トウコ''' ''Touko'') is the female [[player character]] in {{game|Black and White|s}}. She is the female counterpart to {{ga|Touya}}.

==In the games==
Whitlea is a girl who lives in [[Kanoko Town]], as do her childhood friends, [[Cheren]] and {{ga|Bianca}}. If chosen as the player, she will receive a [[starter Pokémon]] and a [[Pokédex]] from [[Professor Juniper]]. After setting off on her [[Pokémon journey]] at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Touko will at some point be asked by [[Fennel]] to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Touko will receive a [[C-Gear]].

As well as encountering and battling her childhood friends at various points during her journey, Touko will also meet a man known as [[N]], who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Touko will battle several times during the course of the game. Touko will also battle [[Team Plasma]] at various stages of her journey.

If not chosen as the player (that is, the male character was chosen as the player), she appears as the player's partner in the [[Battle Subway]] when choosing to ride the Multi-Train.

==Sprites==
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color}};"
|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW White.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr BW White 2.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW White Back.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:WhiteChallenge.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Toukowalkdown.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}} (with the {{color2|000|Miracle Shooter}})
| Back sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}

| Challenge sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
|}

==Counterparts==
Whitlea has a counterpart in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga named {{adv|White}}, who has recently debuted in the {{chap|Black & White}}. She owns a company called the BW Agency, and gets the idea to hire {{adv|Black}} upon seeing the bond the latter's {{p|Tepig}} had with a female of its species.
==Trivia==
*Prior to the release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, pre-release media and most fans referred to Whitlea as "White".

===Name origin===
The origin of her name is speculated to be a combination of the word "tou" (透, meaning transparent and with the implication of being untainted) and the female name suffix "ko" (子).

{{Player characters}}
{{NPC|white|unova=yes}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Black and White characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]

[[de:Shiro]]
[[fr:Touko]]

Hilbert (game)

2011-02-07T04:23:56Z

Mario136:

{{incomplete}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{black color}} |
corecolor={{black color light}} |
bordercolor={{black color dark}} |
name=Blair |
jname=トウヤ |
tmname=Blair |
slogan=no |
image=Black White Touya.png |
size=199px |
caption=Art from Black and White |
gender=Male |
colors=yes|
hair=Brown|
eyes=Brown|
hometown=[[Kanoko Town]] |
region=[[Unova]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Player character]] |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|V}} |
games=[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]] |
leader=no |
anime=no |
manga=counterpart |
mangacounterpart=[[Monta]], {{adv|Black}}, {{OBP|Touya|MWL}}|
roundnum=PMBW01|
}}
Blair (Japanese: '''トウヤ''' ''Touya'') is the male [[player character]] in {{game|Black and White|s}}. He is the male counterpart to {{ga|Touko}}.

==In the games==
Blair is a boy who lives in [[Kanoko Town]], as do his childhood friends, [[Cheren]] and {{ga|Bianca}}. If chosen as the player, he will receive a [[starter Pokémon]] and a [[Pokédex]] from [[Professor Juniper]]. After setting off on his [[Pokémon journey]] at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Touya will at some point be asked by [[Fennel]] to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Touya will receive a [[C-Gear]].

As well as encountering and battling his childhood friends at various points during his journey, Touya will also meet a man known as [[N]], who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Touya will battle several times during the course of the game. Touya also battles [[Team Plasma]] at various stages of his journey.

If not chosen as the player (that is, the female character was chosen as the player), he appears as the player's partner in the [[Battle Subway]] when choosing to ride the Multi-Train.

==Sprites==
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color}};"
|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW Black.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr BW Black 2.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW Black Back.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BlackChallenge.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%"
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}} {{color|fff|(with}} {{colorlink|Miracle Shooter|fff}}{{color|fff|)}}
| {{color|fff|Back sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}

| {{color|fff|Challenge sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
|}

==Counterparts==
Blair has three counterparts appearing in various {{pkmn|manga}}: [[Monta]] from the [[Pokémon Master Black & White]] manga, {{Adv|Black}} from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, and {{OBP|Touya|MWL}} from the [[Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends]] manga.

==Trivia==
* Prior to the release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, pre-release media and most fans referred to Blair as "Black".
* From above, Blair's hat resembles a [[Poké Ball]].

===Name origin===
The origin of his name is speculated to be a combination of the word "tou" (透, meaning transparent and with the implication of being untainted) and the male name suffix "ya" (也).

{{Player characters}}
{{NPC|black|unova=yes}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Game characters]]
[[Category:Black and White characters]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[es:Negro (personaje)]]

[[de:Kuro]]
[[fr:Touya]]

Hilbert (game)

2011-02-07T04:22:28Z

Mario136:

{{incomplete}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{black color}} |
corecolor={{black color light}} |
bordercolor={{black color dark}} |
name=Blair |
jname=トウヤ |
tmname=Blair |
slogan=no |
image=Black White Touya.png |
size=199px |
caption=Art from Black and White |
gender=Male |
colors=yes|
hair=Brown|
eyes=Brown|
hometown=[[Kanoko Town]] |
region=[[Unova]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Player character]] |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|V}} |
games=[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]] |
leader=no |
anime=no |
manga=counterpart |
mangacounterpart=[[Monta]], {{adv|Black}}, {{OBP|Touya|MWL}}|
roundnum=PMBW01|
}}
(Japanese: '''トウヤ''' ''Touya'') is the male [[player character]] in {{game|Black and White|s}}. He is the male counterpart to {{ga|Touko}}.

==In the games==
Blair is a boy who lives in [[Kanoko Town]], as do his childhood friends, [[Cheren]] and {{ga|Bianca}}. If chosen as the player, he will receive a [[starter Pokémon]] and a [[Pokédex]] from [[Professor Juniper]]. After setting off on his [[Pokémon journey]] at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Touya will at some point be asked by [[Fennel]] to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Touya will receive a [[C-Gear]].

As well as encountering and battling his childhood friends at various points during his journey, Touya will also meet a man known as [[N]], who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Touya will battle several times during the course of the game. Touya also battles [[Team Plasma]] at various stages of his journey.

If not chosen as the player (that is, the female character was chosen as the player), he appears as the player's partner in the [[Battle Subway]] when choosing to ride the Multi-Train.

==Sprites==
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|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW Black.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr BW Black 2.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BW Black Back.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:BlackChallenge.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%"
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| {{color|fff|Sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}} {{color|fff|(with}} {{colorlink|Miracle Shooter|fff}}{{color|fff|)}}
| {{color|fff|Back sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}

| {{color|fff|Challenge sprite from}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
|}

==Counterparts==
Blair has three counterparts appearing in various {{pkmn|manga}}: [[Monta]] from the [[Pokémon Master Black & White]] manga, {{Adv|Black}} from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, and {{OBP|Touya|MWL}} from the [[Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends]] manga.

==Trivia==
* Prior to the release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, pre-release media and most fans referred to Blair as "Black".
* From above, Blair's hat resembles a [[Poké Ball]].

===Name origin===
The origin of his name is speculated to be a combination of the word "tou" (透, meaning transparent and with the implication of being untainted) and the male name suffix "ya" (也).

{{Player characters}}
{{NPC|black|unova=yes}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Game characters]]
[[Category:Black and White characters]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[es:Negro (personaje)]]

[[de:Kuro]]
[[fr:Touya]]

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{{RegionInfobox
|regioncolor=kanto
|name=Kanto
|jname=カントー
|tmname=Kantō
|image=HGSS Kanto.png
|size=250px
|caption=Artwork of Kanto from [[Generation IV]]
|introduction={{2v2|Red|Green}}
|professor=[[Professor Oak]]
|starter={{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}{{tt|*|Yellow Version and anime only}}, {{p|Eevee}}{{tt|*|Yellow Version only (rival's)}}
|villain=[[Team Rocket]]
|league=[[Indigo League]]
|location=[[Indigo Plateau]]
|pokelist=[[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]]
|season=[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]] (1) [[Pokémon: Advanced Battle|Advanced Battle]] (8) [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]] (9)
|series={{series2|Original}} {{series2|Advanced Generation}}
|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}
|games={{2v2|Red|Green}}Ja [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|BlueJa]] {{2v2|Red|Blue}} {{v2|Yellow}} {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} {{v2|Crystal}} {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}
|manga=[[PS001]]
}}
[[File:Kanto.png|thumb|right|250px|In-game map of the Kanto region from [[Generation IV]]]]
[[File:RBY Kanto.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation I]]]]
[[File:KantoII.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation II]]]]
[[File:FRLG Kanto.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation III]]]]
[[File:Kanto Anime.png|thumb|right|250px|Anime-based map of the Kanto region]]
The '''Kanto''' region (Japanese: '''カントー地方''' ''Kantō-chihō'') is a large area located east of [[Johto]], north-east of [[Hoenn]], and south of [[Sinnoh]]. It is the first region to be introduced, explored in the [[Generation I]] games and in the [[Generation III]] games [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions]]. Kanto is also accessible in the [[Generation II]] games {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} and their [[Generation IV]] [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|remakes]] after the quest in Johto is completed.

Most of the names of the cities in Kanto are the names of colors (Viridian, Lavender, Indigo Plateau, etc.). [[Professor Oak]] is the resident [[Pokémon professor]] and gives [[Pokémon Trainer]]s a choice between {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}} as their [[starter Pokémon]], though in Yellow the only choice is a [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] that he recently caught, although he did have an {{p|Eevee}}. In the games, the player begins his or her journey in [[Pallet Town]] and ends it at the [[Indigo Plateau]].

It is based on and named after the real {{wp|Kantō region}} (関東, meaning "east of the barrier") in Japan. Unlike almost every other region, which are specific to their own generations, Kanto has been explorable in all generations of Pokémon games so far. However, it is not the primary region in the Generation II and IV games it appears in, in which players explore the neighboring Johto region before exploring Kanto.

The artwork of Kanto in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]] depict Kanto as grassland, with very few trees. In [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]], Kanto is seen with more trees, making it less like grassland.

==Locations==
===Cities/Towns===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center" style="color: #fff"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Map
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}" | Population
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; {{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pallet Town HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pallet Town]]
| align=center | 8
| align=center | A fairly new and quiet town. It's a small and pretty place.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Viridian City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Viridian City]]
| align=center | 16
| align=center | A beautiful city that is enveloped in green year-round.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pewter City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pewter City]]
| align=center | 31
| align=center | A quiet city nestled between rugged mountains and rocks.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Cerulean City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cerulean City]]
| align=center | 26
| align=center | A beautiful city with flowing water and blooming flowers.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Vermilion City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Vermilion City]]
| align=center | 24
| align=center | A southern city that is bathed in orange by the setting sun.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Lavender Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Lavender Town]]
| align=center | 20
| align=center | A small town covered in a beautiful hue of purple.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Celadon City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Celadon City]]
| align=center | 42
| align=center | A rich, rainbow colored city where people and Pokémon gather.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Fuchsia City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Fuchsia City]]
| align=center | 23
| align=center | A historic village that has become new.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Saffron City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Saffron City]]
| align=center | 66
| align=center | The biggest city in Kanto, shining with a golden light.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Cinnabar Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cinnabar Island]]
| align=center | 0
| align=center | A town used to be here until it was swept away by an eruption.
|}
===Anime Cities/Towns===
{| align="left" style="background: #{{Kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{Kanto color}}"
|- align=center
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Porta Vista]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[HopHopHop Town]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Gringey City]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Sunny Town]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Stone Town]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Neon Town]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Dark City]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{ka|Silver Town}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Wisteria Town]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Chrysanthemum Island]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Commerce City]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Gardenia Town]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Mulberry Town]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Sable City]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Terracotta Town]]
|-
| style="background:#FFF; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Rifure Village]]
|}
 
===Areas of interest===
* [[Cerulean Cave]]
* [[Diglett's Cave]]
* [[Indigo Plateau]]
* [[Mt. Moon]]
* {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}
* [[Pokémon Tower]]
* [[Power Plant]]
* [[Rock Tunnel]]
* [[Celadon Game Corner]]
* [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
* [[Seafoam Islands]]
* [[Silph Co.]]
* {{ka|Victory Road}}
* [[Viridian Forest]]
* {{OBP|Pokémon Stadium|stage}} (according to its in-game location information in [[Super Smash Bros.]])

===Routes===
Routes in Kanto began the numbering process, going from {{rtn|1|Kanto}} to {{rtn|25|Kanto}} in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], but adding three routes to connect to Johto ({{rtn|26|Kanto}}, {{rtn|27|Kanto}}, and {{rtn|28|Kanto}}) in [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]].

==Indigo League==
{{main|Indigo League}}
[[File:Kanto anime.png|250px|thumb|right|Kanto in the anime]]

==In Generations I and III==
Between Generation I and Generation III, Kanto is very much the same with some alterations in respect to the improved graphics and gameplay in the remakes. Additionally in FireRed and LeafGreen, the first three in a chain of islands known as the [[Sevii Islands]], located east and southeast of Kanto, are unlocked once Blaine is defeated on Cinnabar Island. Becoming the [[Pokémon Champion]] and getting the [[National Pokédex]] unlocks the other islands which make up this archipelago.

====Gym Leaders====
{| align="center" style="background: #6A12AB; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #6A12AB;" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #6A12AB;" colspan="4" | {{color2|CCBBFF|Indigo League}}
|-style="background: #6A12AB;" align="center"
! colspan="2" | {{color|CCBBFF|Generations {{color2|CCBBFF|Generation I|I}} and {{color2|CCBBFF|Generation III|III}}}}
! colspan="2" | {{color2|CCBBFF|Region|Region:}} {{color2|CCBBFF|Kanto}}
|-
! style="background: #CCBBFF; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|6A12AB|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF;" | {{color|6A12AB|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF;" | {{color2|6A12AB|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|6A12AB|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=SpriteBrock.png|ldr=Brock|djap=タケシ|drm=Takeshi|loc=Pewter City|cjap=ニビシティ|crm=Nibi City|bdge=Boulder}}
{{gldr|type=Water|pic=SpriteMisty.png|ldr=Misty|djap=カスミ|drm=Kasumi|loc=Cerulean City|cjap=ハナダシティ|crm=Hanada City|bdg=Cascade}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=SpriteSurge.png|ldr=Lt. Surge|djap=マチス|drm=Matis|loc=Vermilion City|cjap=クチバシティ|crm=Kuchiba City|bdg=Thunder}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=SpriteErika.png|ldr=Erika|djap=エリカ|drm=Erika|loc=Celadon City|cjap=タマムシシティ|crm=Tamamushi City|bdg=Rainbow}}
{{gldr|type=Poison|pic=SpriteKoga.png|ldr=Koga|djap=キョウ|drm=Kyō|loc=Fuchsia City|cjap=セキチクシティ|crm=Sekichiku City|bdg=Soul}}
{{gldr|type=Psychic|pic=SpriteSabrina.png|ldr=Sabrina|djap=ナツメ|drm=Natsume|loc=Saffron City|cjap=ヤマブキシティ|crm=Yamabuki City|bdg=Marsh}}
{{gldr|type=Fire|pic=SpriteBlaine.png|ldr=Blaine|djap=カツラ|drm=Katsura|loc=Cinnabar Island|cjap=グレンじま|crm=Guren Island|bdg=Volcano}}
{{gldrb|type=Ground|pic=SpriteGiovanni.png|ldr=Giovanni|djap=サカキ|drm=Sakaki|loc=Viridian City|cjap=トキワシティ|crm=Tokiwa City|bdg=Earth}}
|}

====Elite Four====
{{elt/h}}
{{elt|type=Ice|pic=FL Lorelei.png|m=Lorelei|mjap=カンナ|mrm=Kanna}}
{{elt|type=Fighting|pic=FL Bruno.png|m=Bruno|mjap=シバ|mrm=Siba}}
{{elt|type=Ghost|pic=FRLG Agatha.png|m=Agatha|mjap=キクコ|mrm=Kikuko}}
{{elt|type=Dragon|pic=FL Lance.png|m=Lance|mjap=ワタル|mrm=Wataru}}
{{eltb|type=blue|t=Various|pic=FL Blue.png|m=Blue (game)|m2=Blue|mjap=グリーン|mrm=Green}}
|}
{{-}}

==In Generations II and IV==
In the Generation II games as well as {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, trainers may travel from Johto to Kanto and notice that changes have occurred as a result of three years having passed since the time of the Generation I games and {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}:

* The Safari Zone is closed (becomes [[Pal Park]] in Generation IV)
* Cerulean Cave has collapsed (and was rebuilt afterward in Generation IV)
* Cinnabar Island has been destroyed by an eruption of the volcano, and its gym was temporarily relocated to the Seafoam Islands.
* Viridian Forest has become smaller (untrue in Generation IV) and Mt. Moon has decreased in size due to rock slides.
* The Power Plant has become functional.
* The Pokémon Tower has become a radio tower.
* Blue has remodeled Giovanni's former gym and functions as the Gym Leader.
* Janine has taken over Fuchsia Gym, seeing as her father Koga has been promoted to the [[Elite Four]].
* The Pewter City Museum is closed for renovations (untrue in Generation IV).

====Gym Leaders====
{| align="center" style="background: #00647f; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #00647f;" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #00647f;" colspan="4" | {{color2|1cb0d9|Indigo League}}
|-
! style="background: #1cb0d9; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|00647f|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9;" | {{color|00647f|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9;" | {{color2|00647f|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|00647f|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSBrock.png|ldr=Brock|djap=タケシ|drm=Takeshi|loc=Pewter City|cjap=ニビシティ|crm=Nibi City|bdge=Boulder}}{{gldr|type=Water|pic=VSMisty.png|ldr=Misty|djap=カスミ|drm=Kasumi|loc=Cerulean City|cjap=ハナダシティ|crm=Hanada City|bdg=Cascade}}{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=VSLtSurge.png|ldr=Lt. Surge|djap=マチス|drm=Matis|loc=Vermilion City|cjap=クチバシティ|crm=Kuchiba City|bdg=Thunder}}{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSErika.png|ldr=Erika|djap=エリカ|drm=Erika|loc=Celadon City|cjap=タマムシシティ|crm=Tamamushi City|bdg=Rainbow}}
{{gldr|type=Poison|pic=VSJanine.png|ldr=Janine|djap=アンズ|drm=Anzu|loc=Fuchsia City|cjap=セキチクシティ|crm=Sekichiku City|bdg=Soul}}
{{gldr|type=Psychic|pic=VSSabrina.png|ldr=Sabrina|djap=ナツメ|drm=Natsume|loc=Saffron City|cjap=ヤマブキシティ|crm=Yamabuki City|bdg=Marsh}}
{{gldr|type=Fire|pic=VSBlaine.png|ldr=Blaine|djap=カツラ|drm=Katsura|loc=Seafoam Islands|cjap=ふたごじま|crm= Twin Islands|bdg=Volcano}}{{gldrb|type=Blue|t=Various|pic=VSBlue.png|ldr=Blue (game)|altname=Blue|djap=グリーン|drm=Green|loc=Viridian City|cjap=トキワシティ|crm=Tokiwa City|bdg=Earth}}
|}
{{-}}

====Elite Four====
{{elt/h|gen=II|l=1cb0d9|d=00647f}}
{{elt|type=Psychic|pic=VSWill.png|m=Will|mjap=イツキ|mrm=Itsuki}}
{{elt|type=Poison|pic=VSKoga.png|m=Koga|mjap=キョウ|mrm=Kyō}}
{{elt|type=Fighting|pic=VSBruno.png|m=Bruno|mjap=シバ|mrm=Siba}}
{{elt|type=Dark|pic=VSKaren.png|m=Karen|mjap=カリン|mrm=Karin}}
{{eltb|type=Dragon|pic=VSLance.png|m=Lance|mjap=ワタル|mrm=Wataru}}
|}
{{-}}

==Culture==
===Connection to Japan===
{{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world}}

Regardless of their proximity, the people of Johto and those of Kanto are set apart by many cultural differences. Kanto is based on the real {{wp|Kantō region}} in Japan. Compared to the traditional {{wp|Kansai region}} (where Johto is based), Kanto is modern and technological, which is reflected in the look of the cities and the buildings like the Pokémon Lab of Cinnabar Island and the Power Plant. This fact is also reflected in Kanto being the only Pokémon region without any legends, myths, or traditions related to Pokémon, and being the centerpoint for innovation, with the Poké Ball's ultimate upgrade, the Master Ball, being recently invented by Silph Co. The soil of the Kantō region is volcanic, referencing the in-game Kanto region's inability to maintain a [[berry]] crop in [[Generation II]], [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]]. People from Kanto are considered to be sophisticated, reserved and formal. Kansai and Kantō, however different, are the two most important areas of Honshū, the largest island in Japan, and, much like Johto and Kanto, represent a harmony of contrasting cultures living together. The cultural divide is most noticeable in the games, as the player talks to and learns about the denizens of both regions.

Tokyo, which the commercial Celadon City and the financial Saffron City are based on, is the most important commercial and economic center of Japan. Yokohama, which Vermilion City is based on, is the main and largest seaport of Japan.

==Trivia==
*Kanto's name was never revealed in the [[Generation I]] {{pkmn|games}} outside of Japan, causing many fans to think the region was called Indigo (because of the [[Indigo Plateau]]). It was mentioned only once in the Japanese versions upon viewing the [[Town Map]] at the rival's house. The first mention of its name outside of Japanese context was in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]]. Despite this, its name is mentioned multiple times in the [[Generation III]] remakes, including but not limited to viewing the Town Map at the beginning of the games.
*Kanto is the only main [[region]] which has been featured in two separate anime [[series]], once at the start of {{Ash}}'s journey (in the [[original series]]), and once after Ash returned from Hoenn (in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}).
**Until Platinum's release, after Ash defeated [[Maylene]] and [[Crasher Wake]] (not to mention just before Ash challenges [[Fantina]]), it was also the only region in the anime where Ash defeated the Gym Leaders in a different order from the games.
*Kanto is mentioned during the event in which players capture {{p|Shaymin}} in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. [[Professor Oak]] states that somewhere in the Kanto region there is a white rock similar to the one at the north end of {{rt|224|Sinnoh}} in Sinnoh, although no such rock has appeared in past games taking place in Kanto. Despite the fact that Kanto appears in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, no white rock appears at all. This may have been a mistake however because there is a white rock in [[Hoenn]] outside the [[Space Center]].
*If the Sevii Islands were considered part of Kanto, then Kanto would be the largest region in the games.
*Kanto is the only region that is accessible in every generation before [[Generation V]] (albeit not in every game in every generation): {{4v2|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}} in [[Generation I]], {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold, Silver|s}} and {{v2|Crystal}} in [[Generation II]], {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} in [[Generation III]], and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in [[Generation IV]].
*Kanto is the only region that shares its name with the {{wp|List of regions of Japan|region of Japan}} it is based on.
*In its Generation I and III appearances (i.e. the games in which it is the primary region), Kanto is the only region where the {{player}} doesn't need {{m|Waterfall}} to get to the [[Elite Four]]. Pokémon Trainers from Johto, however, ''do'' need Waterfall.
**It is the only region where the League is west of all of the Gyms. This does consider Johto, whose Gyms are all west of the Indigo Plateau.
*Kanto is the only region that does not have a Battle Frontier in the handheld games.
**However, it has {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III|one}} in the anime.
*Kanto and Johto are the only regions that are connected to each other by land, and are likewise the only regions to add additional routes in their second appearances.
*In Generation II, Kanto was tied with Johto for the fewest amount of towns/cities, with only 10. This changed however in Generation IV, due to the introduction of the [[Safari Zone Gate]] and the [[Frontier Access]] in Johto.
*In Generation I, Kanto was slightly redesigned twice, with the designs of signposts, doors and other minor details being changed, thus having 3 different designs through {{4v2|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}}. The original Red and Green design was updated to be fully colored and subsequently reused in Generation II, if not counting the changes in the areas of the region.
*Kanto has appeared in the most generations, having appeared in four so far.

===Names===
{| align="left" style="background: #{{Kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{Kanto color}}"
|- align=center
! style="-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Language
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Name
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| カントー ''Kantō''
| From 関東, the Kantō region in Japan.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Kanto
| From the Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 관동 ''Gwandong''
| Possibly from 關東 (관동), ''gwandong''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 關都／关都 ''Guāndū''
| May be a misinterpretation of Kanto. Can either mean "closed capital" or "city of the pass".
|}
{{-}}

==See also==
* {{game|Red and Green|s}}
* [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pokémon Blue]]
* {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
* {{game|Yellow}}
* {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
 
{{Regions|Kanto}}
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[[Category:Kanto locations|*]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow locations|*]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations|*Kanto]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations|*]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations|*Kanto]]

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{{RegionInfobox
|regioncolor=kanto
|name=Kanto
|jname=カントー
|tmname=Kantō
|image=HGSS Kanto.png
|size=250px
|caption=Artwork of Kanto from [[Generation IV]]
|introduction={{2v2|Red|Green}}
|professor=[[Professor Oak]]
|starter={{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}{{tt|*|Yellow Version and anime only}}, {{p|Eevee}}{{tt|*|Yellow Version only (rival's)}}
|villain=[[Team Rocket]]
|league=[[Indigo League]]
|location=[[Indigo Plateau]]
|pokelist=[[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]]
|season=[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]] (1) [[Pokémon: Advanced Battle|Advanced Battle]] (8) [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]] (9)
|series={{series2|Original}} {{series2|Advanced Generation}}
|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}
|games={{2v2|Red|Green}}Ja [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|BlueJa]] {{2v2|Red|Blue}} {{v2|Yellow}} {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} {{v2|Crystal}} {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}
|manga=[[PS001]]
}}
[[File:Kanto.png|thumb|right|250px|In-game map of the Kanto region from [[Generation IV]]]]
[[File:RBY Kanto.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation I]]]]
[[File:KantoII.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation II]]]]
[[File:FRLG Kanto.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation III]]]]
[[File:Kanto Anime.png|thumb|right|250px|Anime-based map of the Kanto region]]
The '''Kanto''' region (Japanese: '''カントー地方''' ''Kantō-chihō'') is a large area located east of [[Johto]], north-east of [[Hoenn]], and south of [[Sinnoh]]. It is the first region to be introduced, explored in the [[Generation I]] games and in the [[Generation III]] games [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions]]. Kanto is also accessible in the [[Generation II]] games {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} and their [[Generation IV]] [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|remakes]] after the quest in Johto is completed.

Most of the names of the cities in Kanto are the names of colors (Viridian, Lavender, Indigo Plateau, etc.). [[Professor Oak]] is the resident [[Pokémon professor]] and gives [[Pokémon Trainer]]s a choice between {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}} as their [[starter Pokémon]], though in Yellow the only choice is a [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] that he recently caught, although he did have an {{p|Eevee}}. In the games, the player begins his or her journey in [[Pallet Town]] and ends it at the [[Indigo Plateau]].

It is based on and named after the real {{wp|Kantō region}} (関東, meaning "east of the barrier") in Japan. Unlike almost every other region, which are specific to their own generations, Kanto has been explorable in all generations of Pokémon games so far. However, it is not the primary region in the Generation II and IV games it appears in, in which players explore the neighboring Johto region before exploring Kanto.

The artwork of Kanto in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]] depict Kanto as grassland, with very few trees. In [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]], Kanto is seen with more trees, making it less like grassland.

==Locations==
===Cities/Towns===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center" style="color: #fff"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Map
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}" | Population
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; {{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pallet Town HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pallet Town]]
| align=center | 8
| align=center | A fairly new and quiet town. It's a small and pretty place.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Viridian City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Viridian City]]
| align=center | 16
| align=center | A beautiful city that is enveloped in green year-round.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pewter City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pewter City]]
| align=center | 31
| align=center | A quiet city nestled between rugged mountains and rocks.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Cerulean City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cerulean City]]
| align=center | 26
| align=center | A beautiful city with flowing water and blooming flowers.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Vermilion City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Vermilion City]]
| align=center | 24
| align=center | A southern city that is bathed in orange by the setting sun.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Lavender Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Lavender Town]]
| align=center | 20
| align=center | A small town covered in a beautiful hue of purple.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Celadon City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Celadon City]]
| align=center | 42
| align=center | A rich, rainbow colored city where people and Pokémon gather.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Fuchsia City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Fuchsia City]]
| align=center | 23
| align=center | A historic village that has become new.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Saffron City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Saffron City]]
| align=center | 66
| align=center | The biggest city in Kanto, shining with a golden light.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Cinnabar Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cinnabar Island]]
| align=center | 0
| align=center | A town used to be here until it was swept away by an eruption.
|}

===Anime Cities/Towns===
* [[Porta Vista]]
* [[HopHopHop Town]]
* [[Gringey City]]
* [[Sunny Town]]
* [[Stone Town]]
* [[Neon Town]]
* [[Dark City]]
* {{ka|Silver Town}}
* [[Wisteria Town]]
* [[Chrysanthemum Island]]
* [[Commerce City]]
* [[Gardenia Town]]
* [[Mulberry Town]]
* [[Sable City]]
* [[Terracotta Town]]
* [[Rifure Village]]

===Areas of interest===
* [[Cerulean Cave]]
* [[Diglett's Cave]]
* [[Indigo Plateau]]
* [[Mt. Moon]]
* {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}
* [[Pokémon Tower]]
* [[Power Plant]]
* [[Rock Tunnel]]
* [[Celadon Game Corner]]
* [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
* [[Seafoam Islands]]
* [[Silph Co.]]
* {{ka|Victory Road}}
* [[Viridian Forest]]
* {{OBP|Pokémon Stadium|stage}} (according to its in-game location information in [[Super Smash Bros.]])

===Routes===
Routes in Kanto began the numbering process, going from {{rtn|1|Kanto}} to {{rtn|25|Kanto}} in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], but adding three routes to connect to Johto ({{rtn|26|Kanto}}, {{rtn|27|Kanto}}, and {{rtn|28|Kanto}}) in [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]].

==Indigo League==
{{main|Indigo League}}
[[File:Kanto anime.png|250px|thumb|right|Kanto in the anime]]

==In Generations I and III==
Between Generation I and Generation III, Kanto is very much the same with some alterations in respect to the improved graphics and gameplay in the remakes. Additionally in FireRed and LeafGreen, the first three in a chain of islands known as the [[Sevii Islands]], located east and southeast of Kanto, are unlocked once Blaine is defeated on Cinnabar Island. Becoming the [[Pokémon Champion]] and getting the [[National Pokédex]] unlocks the other islands which make up this archipelago.

====Gym Leaders====
{| align="center" style="background: #6A12AB; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #6A12AB;" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #6A12AB;" colspan="4" | {{color2|CCBBFF|Indigo League}}
|-style="background: #6A12AB;" align="center"
! colspan="2" | {{color|CCBBFF|Generations {{color2|CCBBFF|Generation I|I}} and {{color2|CCBBFF|Generation III|III}}}}
! colspan="2" | {{color2|CCBBFF|Region|Region:}} {{color2|CCBBFF|Kanto}}
|-
! style="background: #CCBBFF; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|6A12AB|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF;" | {{color|6A12AB|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF;" | {{color2|6A12AB|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|6A12AB|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=SpriteBrock.png|ldr=Brock|djap=タケシ|drm=Takeshi|loc=Pewter City|cjap=ニビシティ|crm=Nibi City|bdge=Boulder}}
{{gldr|type=Water|pic=SpriteMisty.png|ldr=Misty|djap=カスミ|drm=Kasumi|loc=Cerulean City|cjap=ハナダシティ|crm=Hanada City|bdg=Cascade}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=SpriteSurge.png|ldr=Lt. Surge|djap=マチス|drm=Matis|loc=Vermilion City|cjap=クチバシティ|crm=Kuchiba City|bdg=Thunder}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=SpriteErika.png|ldr=Erika|djap=エリカ|drm=Erika|loc=Celadon City|cjap=タマムシシティ|crm=Tamamushi City|bdg=Rainbow}}
{{gldr|type=Poison|pic=SpriteKoga.png|ldr=Koga|djap=キョウ|drm=Kyō|loc=Fuchsia City|cjap=セキチクシティ|crm=Sekichiku City|bdg=Soul}}
{{gldr|type=Psychic|pic=SpriteSabrina.png|ldr=Sabrina|djap=ナツメ|drm=Natsume|loc=Saffron City|cjap=ヤマブキシティ|crm=Yamabuki City|bdg=Marsh}}
{{gldr|type=Fire|pic=SpriteBlaine.png|ldr=Blaine|djap=カツラ|drm=Katsura|loc=Cinnabar Island|cjap=グレンじま|crm=Guren Island|bdg=Volcano}}
{{gldrb|type=Ground|pic=SpriteGiovanni.png|ldr=Giovanni|djap=サカキ|drm=Sakaki|loc=Viridian City|cjap=トキワシティ|crm=Tokiwa City|bdg=Earth}}
|}

====Elite Four====
{{elt/h}}
{{elt|type=Ice|pic=FL Lorelei.png|m=Lorelei|mjap=カンナ|mrm=Kanna}}
{{elt|type=Fighting|pic=FL Bruno.png|m=Bruno|mjap=シバ|mrm=Siba}}
{{elt|type=Ghost|pic=FRLG Agatha.png|m=Agatha|mjap=キクコ|mrm=Kikuko}}
{{elt|type=Dragon|pic=FL Lance.png|m=Lance|mjap=ワタル|mrm=Wataru}}
{{eltb|type=blue|t=Various|pic=FL Blue.png|m=Blue (game)|m2=Blue|mjap=グリーン|mrm=Green}}
|}
{{-}}

==In Generations II and IV==
In the Generation II games as well as {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, trainers may travel from Johto to Kanto and notice that changes have occurred as a result of three years having passed since the time of the Generation I games and {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}:

* The Safari Zone is closed (becomes [[Pal Park]] in Generation IV)
* Cerulean Cave has collapsed (and was rebuilt afterward in Generation IV)
* Cinnabar Island has been destroyed by an eruption of the volcano, and its gym was temporarily relocated to the Seafoam Islands.
* Viridian Forest has become smaller (untrue in Generation IV) and Mt. Moon has decreased in size due to rock slides.
* The Power Plant has become functional.
* The Pokémon Tower has become a radio tower.
* Blue has remodeled Giovanni's former gym and functions as the Gym Leader.
* Janine has taken over Fuchsia Gym, seeing as her father Koga has been promoted to the [[Elite Four]].
* The Pewter City Museum is closed for renovations (untrue in Generation IV).

====Gym Leaders====
{| align="center" style="background: #00647f; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #00647f;" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #00647f;" colspan="4" | {{color2|1cb0d9|Indigo League}}
|-
! style="background: #1cb0d9; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|00647f|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9;" | {{color|00647f|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9;" | {{color2|00647f|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|00647f|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSBrock.png|ldr=Brock|djap=タケシ|drm=Takeshi|loc=Pewter City|cjap=ニビシティ|crm=Nibi City|bdge=Boulder}}{{gldr|type=Water|pic=VSMisty.png|ldr=Misty|djap=カスミ|drm=Kasumi|loc=Cerulean City|cjap=ハナダシティ|crm=Hanada City|bdg=Cascade}}{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=VSLtSurge.png|ldr=Lt. Surge|djap=マチス|drm=Matis|loc=Vermilion City|cjap=クチバシティ|crm=Kuchiba City|bdg=Thunder}}{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSErika.png|ldr=Erika|djap=エリカ|drm=Erika|loc=Celadon City|cjap=タマムシシティ|crm=Tamamushi City|bdg=Rainbow}}
{{gldr|type=Poison|pic=VSJanine.png|ldr=Janine|djap=アンズ|drm=Anzu|loc=Fuchsia City|cjap=セキチクシティ|crm=Sekichiku City|bdg=Soul}}
{{gldr|type=Psychic|pic=VSSabrina.png|ldr=Sabrina|djap=ナツメ|drm=Natsume|loc=Saffron City|cjap=ヤマブキシティ|crm=Yamabuki City|bdg=Marsh}}
{{gldr|type=Fire|pic=VSBlaine.png|ldr=Blaine|djap=カツラ|drm=Katsura|loc=Seafoam Islands|cjap=ふたごじま|crm= Twin Islands|bdg=Volcano}}{{gldrb|type=Blue|t=Various|pic=VSBlue.png|ldr=Blue (game)|altname=Blue|djap=グリーン|drm=Green|loc=Viridian City|cjap=トキワシティ|crm=Tokiwa City|bdg=Earth}}
|}
{{-}}

====Elite Four====
{{elt/h|gen=II|l=1cb0d9|d=00647f}}
{{elt|type=Psychic|pic=VSWill.png|m=Will|mjap=イツキ|mrm=Itsuki}}
{{elt|type=Poison|pic=VSKoga.png|m=Koga|mjap=キョウ|mrm=Kyō}}
{{elt|type=Fighting|pic=VSBruno.png|m=Bruno|mjap=シバ|mrm=Siba}}
{{elt|type=Dark|pic=VSKaren.png|m=Karen|mjap=カリン|mrm=Karin}}
{{eltb|type=Dragon|pic=VSLance.png|m=Lance|mjap=ワタル|mrm=Wataru}}
|}
{{-}}

==Culture==
===Connection to Japan===
{{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world}}

Regardless of their proximity, the people of Johto and those of Kanto are set apart by many cultural differences. Kanto is based on the real {{wp|Kantō region}} in Japan. Compared to the traditional {{wp|Kansai region}} (where Johto is based), Kanto is modern and technological, which is reflected in the look of the cities and the buildings like the Pokémon Lab of Cinnabar Island and the Power Plant. This fact is also reflected in Kanto being the only Pokémon region without any legends, myths, or traditions related to Pokémon, and being the centerpoint for innovation, with the Poké Ball's ultimate upgrade, the Master Ball, being recently invented by Silph Co. The soil of the Kantō region is volcanic, referencing the in-game Kanto region's inability to maintain a [[berry]] crop in [[Generation II]], [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]]. People from Kanto are considered to be sophisticated, reserved and formal. Kansai and Kantō, however different, are the two most important areas of Honshū, the largest island in Japan, and, much like Johto and Kanto, represent a harmony of contrasting cultures living together. The cultural divide is most noticeable in the games, as the player talks to and learns about the denizens of both regions.

Tokyo, which the commercial Celadon City and the financial Saffron City are based on, is the most important commercial and economic center of Japan. Yokohama, which Vermilion City is based on, is the main and largest seaport of Japan.

==Trivia==
*Kanto's name was never revealed in the [[Generation I]] {{pkmn|games}} outside of Japan, causing many fans to think the region was called Indigo (because of the [[Indigo Plateau]]). It was mentioned only once in the Japanese versions upon viewing the [[Town Map]] at the rival's house. The first mention of its name outside of Japanese context was in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]]. Despite this, its name is mentioned multiple times in the [[Generation III]] remakes, including but not limited to viewing the Town Map at the beginning of the games.
*Kanto is the only main [[region]] which has been featured in two separate anime [[series]], once at the start of {{Ash}}'s journey (in the [[original series]]), and once after Ash returned from Hoenn (in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}).
**Until Platinum's release, after Ash defeated [[Maylene]] and [[Crasher Wake]] (not to mention just before Ash challenges [[Fantina]]), it was also the only region in the anime where Ash defeated the Gym Leaders in a different order from the games.
*Kanto is mentioned during the event in which players capture {{p|Shaymin}} in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. [[Professor Oak]] states that somewhere in the Kanto region there is a white rock similar to the one at the north end of {{rt|224|Sinnoh}} in Sinnoh, although no such rock has appeared in past games taking place in Kanto. Despite the fact that Kanto appears in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, no white rock appears at all. This may have been a mistake however because there is a white rock in [[Hoenn]] outside the [[Space Center]].
*If the Sevii Islands were considered part of Kanto, then Kanto would be the largest region in the games.
*Kanto is the only region that is accessible in every generation before [[Generation V]] (albeit not in every game in every generation): {{4v2|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}} in [[Generation I]], {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold, Silver|s}} and {{v2|Crystal}} in [[Generation II]], {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} in [[Generation III]], and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in [[Generation IV]].
*Kanto is the only region that shares its name with the {{wp|List of regions of Japan|region of Japan}} it is based on.
*In its Generation I and III appearances (i.e. the games in which it is the primary region), Kanto is the only region where the {{player}} doesn't need {{m|Waterfall}} to get to the [[Elite Four]]. Pokémon Trainers from Johto, however, ''do'' need Waterfall.
**It is the only region where the League is west of all of the Gyms. This does consider Johto, whose Gyms are all west of the Indigo Plateau.
*Kanto is the only region that does not have a Battle Frontier in the handheld games.
**However, it has {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III|one}} in the anime.
*Kanto and Johto are the only regions that are connected to each other by land, and are likewise the only regions to add additional routes in their second appearances.
*In Generation II, Kanto was tied with Johto for the fewest amount of towns/cities, with only 10. This changed however in Generation IV, due to the introduction of the [[Safari Zone Gate]] and the [[Frontier Access]] in Johto.
*In Generation I, Kanto was slightly redesigned twice, with the designs of signposts, doors and other minor details being changed, thus having 3 different designs through {{4v2|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}}. The original Red and Green design was updated to be fully colored and subsequently reused in Generation II, if not counting the changes in the areas of the region.
*Kanto has appeared in the most generations, having appeared in four so far.

===Names===
{| align="left" style="background: #{{Kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{Kanto color}}"
|- align=center
! style="-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Language
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Name
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| カントー ''Kantō''
| From 関東, the Kantō region in Japan.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Kanto
| From the Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 관동 ''Gwandong''
| Possibly from 關東 (관동), ''gwandong''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 關都／关都 ''Guāndū''
| May be a misinterpretation of Kanto. Can either mean "closed capital" or "city of the pass".
|}
{{-}}

==See also==
* {{game|Red and Green|s}}
* [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pokémon Blue]]
* {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
* {{game|Yellow}}
* {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
 
{{Regions|Kanto}}
{{Kanto}}

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[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow locations|*]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations|*Kanto]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations|*]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations|*Kanto]]

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Pokémon Black and White Versions

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caption = Pokémon Black and White Versions' JP boxart, featuring {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}. |
category = RPG |
players = 1-4 players simultaneous |
platform = [[Nintendo DS]] |
Wi-Fi compatible = Yes |
release_date_ja = September 18, 2010 |
release_date_au = N/A |
release_date_eu = Spring 2011 |
release_date_na = Spring 2011 |
release_date_kr = Spring 2011 |
publisher = [[Nintendo]]/[[The Pokémon Company]] |
developer = [[Game Freak]] |
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'''Pokémon Black Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターブラック''' ''Pocket Monsters Black'') and '''Pokémon White Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターホワイト''' ''Pocket Monsters White'') are the primary [[paired version]]s of [[Generation V]]. They are, like [[Generation IV]]'s games, on the [[Nintendo DS]].

Black and White follow the trends set up by previous games in the series. Two [[player character]]s (one male and one female) travel a new region, [[Isshu]], on their [[Pokémon journey]]s. This region is inhabited by various {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, almost all of which have not appeared prior to Black and White. The first of the new Pokémon to feature in these games, {{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}}, were revealed on February 10, 2010 in [[CoroCoro]] magazine, and the [[starter Pokémon]] were revealed in May.

The games' names were revealed on the official Japanese Pokémon website on April 9, and scans from the subsequent issue of the magazine were leaked on April 10. These scans revealed some of the graphical enhancements that will be featured in these games. There is a higher level of 3D graphics than in previous games, as shown in some shots of the overworld. Initial sprites can be seen for Zorua, Zoroark, and the [[player character]]s.

In addition to the improved graphics, a number of aesthetic changes have been made from previous generations, including an altered battle scene containing fully animated Pokémon battle sprites as well as a dynamic camera that changes focus to highlight specific parts of the battle. Also, when talking to people, {{wp|speech balloon}}s for dialog will appear over people's heads, rather than as simply a dialog box.

Black and White are compatible with all five [[Generation IV]] games through use of the [[PokéShifter]] - unlike [[Pal Park]], however, [[item]]s cannot be held by Pokémon being sent over. Pokémon can be sent from Generation III games, as well, by transfer through Generation IV. The games also have the capacity to connect to the {{wp|Internet}}.

==Plot==
{{spoilers}}
The game starts in [[Kanoko Town]] in the player's room with [[Cheren]], a childhood friend. [[Professor Araragi]] has left a gift box for the two and [[Bel]], another one of the player's friends, who arrives a little later. The box contains [[Starter Pokémon|three Pokémon]] that the player can choose from. After the selection, Bel will request a battle. When the battle is over, the room becomes cluttered due to the battle. Cheren heals both the player's and Bel's Pokémon, and begins a battle with the player as well. If the player loses to Cheren, he will gloat about his victory. The three then go downstairs, and Cheren and Bel will leave the house while the player's [[mom|mother]] will the Pokémon.

The player visits Bel's house, where she and her father are having an argument about her going on a Pokémon journey. Bel storms out of the house, and the player follows her to Professor Araragi's lab, where Cheren has been waiting. In the lab, Professor Araragi will give the player a chance to nickname the selected [[starter Pokémon]], and give each of the three a [[Pokédex]]. Upon leaving the lab, they will be greeted by the player's mother, who will hand everyone a [[Town Map]].

From then on, the player will set off on adventures through the Isshu region. Along the way, the player will battle eight [[Gym Leader]]s, while trying to complete the [[Pokédex]]. After managing to obtain all eight [[badge]]s, the player will head to the [[Pokémon League]] to battle the [[Elite Four]] and the Champion.

However, the adventure did not go as expected as the evil [[Team Plasma]] will be encountered along the way to the Pokémon League. The player will encounter [[N]], the leader of the evil organization. One of the [[Seven Sages]], [[Geechisu]], have a different goal than their leader. The player must thwart the plans of those two and save the Isshu region from being destroyed.

However, unlike previous games, the player will not be battling the Champion of the Isshu region when he first defeated the Elite Four; instead, [[N]] is battled. After defeating him, he promises not to separate the world into becoming black and white.

After the battle against N, however, the game is not over, as there are further activities to be done.



==Features==
Black and White returns features present in previous generations, such as day, time, abilities and the split between [[Physical move|Physical]] and [[Special move]]s. Certain ones, however, such as [[walking Pokémon|Pokémon following their trainers]] and the [[Battle Frontier]], have been left out.

===C-Gear===
{{main|C-Gear}}
The C-Gear allows players to use certain multiplayer functions while anywhere in the game world. These functions vary with the type of communication used: wireless, Wi-Fi and infrared. The C-Gear is similar to the [[Pokétch]] in that it fills the bottom screen, but its applications are much different.
===Pokémon Global Link===
{{main|Pokémon Global Link}}

====Pokémon Dream World====
{{main|Pokémon Dream World}}
The Pokémon Dream World is a special feature of Black and White which is operated via an Internet website, [http://www.pokemon-gl.com/ Pokémon-GL.com]. The Dream World allows players to send a Pokémon to the Internet to obtain items and meet other Pokémon, making the website in a way such that it is a [[Generation V]] analog to the [[Pokéwalker]].

Many Pokémon that are found here are not found in the [[Isshu]] region, and would otherwise have to be migrated from a [[Generation IV]] game to be used. All of the Pokémon available here are given Dream World-exclusive abilities that their species cannot have by normal means.

===High Link===
{{main|High Link}}
{{incomplete|section}}

===Pokémon Musical===
{{main|Pokémon Musical}}
Pokémon Contests, which have been present since [[Generation III]], are replaced by Pokémon Musicals. Similar to Contests, however, players may dress up their Pokémon when participating.

===Seasons===
{{main|Seasons}}
Much like [[Generation II]] introduced as system of time, Generation V features changes in seasons. Seasons change every month. With it comes aesthetic changes in the region, as well as some changes with the Pokémon found in the wild. Additionally, {{p|Shikijika}} and its evolution {{p|Mebukijika}} change forms every season.

===Sprite animations===
While already featured in previous games, Pokémon sprites in Black and White remain animated throughout the battle. Additionally, full back sprites are now present in the games. Some, but not all, Pokémon use animated versions of their [[Generation IV]] sprites. All Trainers, on the other hand, with the exception of [[Bel]], [[Cheren]] and [[N]], return to sprites with no animations.

===Triple Battles===
{{incomplete|section}}

===Rotation Battles===
{{incomplete|section}}

===New Gyms===
Pokémon Black and White brings back the traditional eight [[Gyms]], but with it a total of eleven [[Gym Leaders]]. They are [[Dent]], [[Pod]] and [[Corn]] ({{t|Grass}}, {{t|Fire}} and {{t|Water}}, respectively), [[Aloe]] ({{t|Normal}}), [[Arti]] ({{t|Bug}}), [[Kamitsure]] ({{t|Electric}}), [[Yacon]] ({{t|Ground}}), [[Fuuro]] ({{t|Flying}}), [[Hachiku]] ({{t|Ice}}), [[Shaga]] and [[Iris]] ({{t|Dragon}}). Dent, Pod or Corn are battled if the player has chosen the {{type|Water}}, {{type|Grass}} or {{type|Fire}} [[starter Pokémon]], respectively. Shaga is battled in Pokémon Black while Iris is battled in Pokémon White.

===Elite Four===
Unlike previous games, the Elite Four can be battled in any order. After battling all four, a path to the Champion is unlocked. The Elite Four members are [[Shikimi]] ({{t|Ghost}}), [[Giima]] ({{t|Dark}}), [[Caitlin]] ({{t|Psychic}}) and [[Renbu]] ({{t|Fighting}}). However, the player is not able to defeat the Champion before defeating [[Team Plasma]]. Later, after defeating them in a rematch, the player will face Champion [[Adeku]], who uses a variety of types. It should be noted that Caitlin is the same person present in the [[Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Castle|Battle Castle]] who was alongside her butler {{FB|Castle Valet|Darach}} in [[Generation IV]].

===New Pokémon===
:: ''See [[List of Pokémon by Isshu Pokédex number]] and [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number]]''
Black and White bring a total of 156 new Pokémon, bringing the overall total to 649 from the 493 present in Generation IV. While some new Pokémon may have similarities to previously introduced Pokémon, none of the new Pokémon are related to any of the 493.

The first Pokémon to be revealed are {{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}}, who were both featured in the [[M13|thirteenth Pokémon movie]]. Unlike previous generations, no other new Pokémon were featured in the anime prior to the games' release.

====[[Version-exclusive Pokémon]]====
In addition to the list below, a large number of Pokémon can be caught in the White-exclusive [[White Forest]].
{| align="center"
|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{black color}}; {{roundy|1em}}; border: 3px solid #{{black color light}};"
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|- align="center"
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{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{black color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|013|Weedle|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|014|Kakuna|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|015|Beedrill|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|046|Paras|2|Bug|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|047|Parasect|2|Bug|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|198|Murkrow|2|Dark|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|228|Houndour|2|Dark|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|229|Houndoom|2|Dark|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|311|Plusle|1|Electric}}
{{Moveentrytm|313|Volbeat|1|Bug}}
{{Moveentrytm|430|Honchkrow| 2|Dark|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|546|Monmen|1|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|547|Erufuun|1|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|574|Gothimu|1|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|575|Gochimiru|1|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|576|Gochiruzeru|1|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|629|Baruchai| 2|Dark|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|630|Barujiina| 2|Dark|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|641|Tornelos|1|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|643|Reshiram|2|Dragon|Fire}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{white color}}; {{roundy|1em}}; border: 3px solid #{{white color light}};"
|-
! White
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{white color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|010|Caterpie|1|Bug}}
{{Moveentrytm|011|Metapod|1|Bug}}
{{Moveentrytm|012|Butterfree|2|Bug|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|200|Misdreavus|1|Ghost}}
{{Moveentrytm|261|Poochyena|1|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|262|Mightyena|1|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|285|Shroomish|1|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|286|Breloom|2|Grass|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|312|Minun|1|Electric}}
{{Moveentrytm|314|Illumise|1|Bug}}
{{Moveentrytm|429|Mismagius|1|Ghost}}
{{Moveentrytm|548|Churine|1|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|549|Doredia|1|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|577|Yuniran|1|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|578|Daburan|1|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|579|Rankurusu|1|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|627|Washibon|2|Normal|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|628|Wargle|2|Normal|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|642|Voltolos|2|Electric|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|644|Zekrom|2|Dragon|Electric}}
|}
|}
|}

==Compatibility==
Black and White are able to connect with all [[Generation IV|fourth generation]] main series games. Pokémon from Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver are able to be traded forward to these games using the [[PokéShifter]]. Like the transfer available in [[Pal Park]], Pokémon sent to Black and White cannot be returned to their original games. Some event Pokémon released in Generation IV have the ability to unlock more events in Generation V: specific {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Suicune}} and {{p|Celebi}}, transferrable via an exclusive method called the Transfer Machine, unlock {{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}}. Likewise, the [[Lock Capsule]] transferred from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver yields {{tm|95|Bark Out}}, but this event has yet to take place.

Black and White also have the ability to connect to the Internet, accessing the [[Pokémon Dream World]]; Pokémon acquired in this manner are obtained in the [[High Link|High Link forest]]. Although the game cartridges contain infrared technology similar to that used in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black and White are unable to connect with the [[Pokéwalker]].

==Reception==
[[File:BWFamitsu.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Black and White's perfect score]]
Gaming magazine Famitsu has given Pokémon Black and White Versions perfect scores. The reviewers were highly impressed with the fresh approach that the game has taken, from the graphics to the new features to the diversity of the Pokémon. The reviewers were also impressed by the Wi-Fi and PC features.

Only 14 other games have received a perfect score of 40/40, the first of which was {{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}, and the most recent being Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

==Trivia==
* On the [[C-Gear]], as well as in battle, the current time is displayed in {{wp|12-hour clock|12-hour}} format, however, at the hours of 12:00 AM and PM, the hour displays as 0, rather than 12, as a {{wp|24-hour clock}}, such as that on the DS and in the [[Generation IV]] games, would display midnight.
* Pokémon Black and White each have a {{DL|Legendary Pokémon|Energy Dragon trio|mascot}} of the color of their counterpart version.
* Game Freak spent about one and a half years developing the story and characters.<ref>[http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/staff/?p=202 Game Freak's blog]</ref>
* Two figures were given away with pre-orders in Japan. People could receive a Reshiram sound drop by pre-ordering Pokémon Black and a Zekrom sound drop by pre-ordering Pokémon White.
* Pokémon Black and White are the first Pokémon games to have different exterior designs for every [[gym]].
**They are also the first games where the Gyms have logos.
* Black and White do not have some aspects that were considered conventional in the past generations, some of which include:
** Three fishing rods (Old, Good and Super), now reduced to just the Super Rod.
** The presence of a Department Store on a route rather than in a city.
** The lack of a [[Game Corner]] and [[Coin Case]], presumed to have stemmed from the dispute of gambling within the games.

==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{white color light}}|bordercolor={{black color}}
|ja=ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト
|fr=Pokémon Version Noire et Version Blanche
|de=Pokémon Schwarz Edition und Weiß Edition
|it=Pokémon Versione Nera e Versione Bianca
|kn=포켓몬스터 블랙 and 포켓몬스터 화이트
|es=Pokémon Edición Negra y Edición Blanca
}}
{{-}}

==References==
<references/>

{{Main series}}
{{Project Games notice}}

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Pokémon Black and White|*]]
[[Category:DS games]]

[[de:Pokémon Schwarze Edition und Weiße Edition]]
[[es:Pokémon Ediciones Negra y Blanca]]
[[fr:Pokémon Noir et Blanc]]
[[it:Pokémon Nero e Bianco]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト]]
[[pt:Pokémon Black e White]]

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2010-10-26T01:06:04Z

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==Welcome==
Hello i am Mario136 i join bulbapedia because i wanted help this encyclopedia of my favorite videogame series Pokémon!. With time i will continue helping on things that i can edit or change.
==History with Pokémon==
For years i always saw Pokémon promotions, games, anime etc. but i never take it in mind about play it.
I like Pokémon since a school friend show me his Gameboy Anvance with Pokémon Ruby he and another friend had Pokémon FireRed. For the first time i noticed that Pokémon was a very great and fun game like Mario and Zelda, and i wanted a game too. After that my first Pokémon game was Emerald, me and my friends played for many time battling and trading at this time i not knew anything about playing but my friend explain me and helped me. That was in 2005 with Pokémon Emerald and Colosseum. For many years Pokémon, Mario and Zelda are my favorite video game series.

==Favorite Pokémon==

{| {| align="left" width="60%" style="background: #{{silver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{gold color light}};"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 152.png]] {{p|Chikorita}}
| align=center | [[Image:252.png]] {{p|Treecko}}
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]] {{p|Turtwig}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{p|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]] {{p|Gligar}}
| align=center | [[Image:361.png]] {{p|Snorunt}}
| align=center | [[Image:446.png]] {{p|Munchlax}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:004.png]] {{p|Charmander}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 155.png]] {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| align=center | [[Image:255.png]] {{p|Torchic}}
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{p|Chimchar}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:151.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| align=center | [[Image:251.png]] {{p|Celebi}}
| align=center | [[Image:385.png]] {{p|Jirachi}}
| align=center | [[Image:490.png]] {{p|Manaphy}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{p|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 158.png]] {{p|Totodile}}
| align=center | [[Image:258.png]] {{p|Mudkip}}
| align=center | [[Image:393.png]] {{p|Piplup}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:150.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| align=center | [[Image:250.png]] {{p|Ho-oh}}
| align=center | [[Image:384.png]] {{p|Rayquaza}}
| align=center | [[Image:483.png]] {{p|Dialga}}
|}
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==Party Pokémon==

{| align="center"
|- valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{Platinum color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{Platinum color light}};"
|-
! align="center" |Platinum
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{Platinum color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|389|Torterra|2|Grass|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|398|Staraptor|2|Normal|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|418|Buizel|1|Water|}}
{{Moveentrytm|466|Electivire|1|Electric|}}
{{Moveentrytm|467|Magmortar|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|487O|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|}}
|}

Unova

2010-08-13T22:23:03Z

Mario136:

{{upcoming notice}}
{{RegionInfobox|
name=Isshu|
jname=イッシュ地方|
tmname=Isshu-chihō|
image=[[File:Isshu.jpg|300px]] |
caption=Artwork of the Isshu region from {{game|Black and White|s}} |
intro={{game|Black and White|s}} |
professor=[[Professor Araragi]] |
starter={{p|Tsutarja}}, {{p|Pokabu}}, {{p|Mijumaru}} |
team=[[Team Plasma]] |
league=no|
lname= |
location= |
dex=yes |
dexlist=[[List of Pokémon by Isshu Pokédex number|Isshu Pokédex]] |
anime=no|
season=14 |
games=yes |
generation={{Gen|V}} |
game={{2v2|Black|White}}
}}

(Japanese: '''イッシュ地方''' ''Isshu-chihō'') is a region of the [[Pokémon world]], the setting of the Generation V Pokémon games {{game|Black and White|s}}.

Little is known about Isshu at the present, aside from the fact that it is located much further away from [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], and [[Sinnoh]] than the four are from each other. It is unknown which [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real world area]] this region is based on, however, judging from its distance from the four regions based on Japan, it may be based on an area outside Japan.

==Landmarks==
Pre-release information has indicated that, like prior regions, Isshu has variations in the size of its settlements, with both large cities and small towns present. Much like previous regions, at least one cave and one forest are also present.

Motor vehicles are present in one scan, while CoroCoro's article on the games indicate that Isshu may be more technologically advanced than the previous four regions. Another scan, however, shows wooden railroad tracks, a stark contrast to the ultra-modern [[Magnet Train]] present in Kanto and Johto.

The first of the cities in the region to be revealed is known as [[Hiun City]], which is located in the center of the region. [[Route]]s in the region have been shown through pre-release media to restart at Route 1, rather than beginning from 301. Other landmarks include two version-exclusive locations: [[Black City]] and [[White Forest]] for Black and White Versions, respectively.

<gallery>
File:BW Prerelease Town.png|A town
File:BW Prerelease Bridge.png|A bridge
File:BW Prerelease City.png|A city
File:BW Prerelease Cave.png|A cave
File:Hiun City.png|Hiun City
File:Black City and White Forest.png|Black City and White Forest artwork
File:BW Prerelease Black City.png|Black City. "So many buildings reflected in my glasses! It's so wonderful it makes me dizzy!"
File:BW Prerelease Black City 2.png|Black City. "In this town, as long as you've got the money, you can get anything!"
File:BW Prerelease White Forest.png|White Forest. "The delicious air! The wonderful breeze!"
File:BW Prerelease White Forest 2.png|Inside a house in the White Forest. "That's the proof that Pokémon live alongside this forest."
File:BW Prerelease Route 1.png|Isshu Route 1. "Let's all walk down Route 1 together!"
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Isshu is the only main series game region not to have an "O" sound in its name.

==See also==
* {{game|Black and White|s}}

{{Regions}}
{{Isshu}}

[[Category:Isshu locations|*]]
[[Category:Black and White locations|*]]

[[es:Isshu]]

[[de:Isshu]]
[[fr:Isshu]]
[[ja:イッシュ地方]]

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2010-07-01T22:33:20Z

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==Welcome==
Hello i am Mario136 i join bulbapedia because i wanted help this encyclopedia of my favorite videogame series Pokémon!. With time i will continue helping on things that i can edit or change.
==History with Pokémon==
For years i always saw Pokémon promotions, games, anime etc. but i never take it in mind about play it.
I like Pokémon since a school friend show me his Gameboy Anvance with Pokémon Ruby he and another friend had Pokémon FireRed. For the first time i noticed that Pokémon was a very great and fun game like Mario and Zelda, and i wanted a game too. After that my first Pokémon game was Emerald, me and my friends played for many time battling and trading at this time i not knew anything about playing but my friend explain me and helped me. That was in 2005 with Pokémon Emerald and Colosseum. For many years Pokémon, Mario and Zelda are my favorite video game series.

==Favorite Pokémon==

{| {| align="left" width="60%" style="background: #{{silver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{gold color light}};"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 152.png]] {{p|Chikorita}}
| align=center | [[Image:252.png]] {{p|Treecko}}
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]] {{p|Turtwig}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{p|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]] {{p|Gligar}}
| align=center | [[Image:361.png]] {{p|Snorunt}}
| align=center | [[Image:446.png]] {{p|Munchlax}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:004.png]] {{p|Charmander}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 155.png]] {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| align=center | [[Image:255.png]] {{p|Torchic}}
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{p|Chimchar}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:151.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| align=center | [[Image:251.png]] {{p|Celebi}}
| align=center | [[Image:385.png]] {{p|Jirachi}}
| align=center | [[Image:490.png]] {{p|Manaphy}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{p|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 158.png]] {{p|Totodile}}
| align=center | [[Image:258.png]] {{p|Mudkip}}
| align=center | [[Image:393.png]] {{p|Piplup}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:150.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| align=center | [[Image:250.png]] {{p|Ho-oh}}
| align=center | [[Image:384.png]] {{p|Rayquaza}}
| align=center | [[Image:483.png]] {{p|Dialga}}
|}
{{-}}

==Party Pokémon==

{| align="center"
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{| align="center" style="background: #{{Platinum color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{Platinum color light}};"
|-
! align="center" |Platinum
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{Platinum color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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{{Moveentrytm|389|Torterra|2|Grass|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|398|Staraptor|2|Normal|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|418|Buizel|1|Water|}}
{{Moveentrytm|466|Electivire|1|Electric|}}
{{Moveentrytm|467|Magmortar|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|487O|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|}}
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2010-05-01T23:31:27Z

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==Welcome==
Hello i am Mario136 i join bulbapedia because i wanted help this encyclopedia of my favorite videogame series Pokémon!. With time i will continue helping on things that i can edit or change.
==History with Pokémon==
For years i always saw Pokémon promotions, games, anime etc. but i never take it in mind about play it.
I like Pokémon since a school friend show me his Gameboy Anvance with Pokémon Ruby he and another friend had Pokémon FireRed. For the first time i noticed that Pokémon was a very great and fun game like Mario and Zelda, and i wanted a game too. After that my first Pokémon game was Emerald, me and my friends played for many time battling and trading at this time i not knew anything about playing but my friend explain me and helped me. That was in 2005 with Pokémon Emerald and Colosseum. For many years Pokémon, Mario and Zelda are my favorite video game series.

==Favorite Pokémon==

{| {| align="left" width="60%" style="background: #{{silver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{gold color light}};"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 152.png]] {{p|Chikorita}}
| align=center | [[Image:252.png]] {{p|Treecko}}
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]] {{p|Turtwig}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{p|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]] {{p|Gligar}}
| align=center | [[Image:361.png]] {{p|Snorunt}}
| align=center | [[Image:446.png]] {{p|Munchlax}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:004.png]] {{p|Charmander}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 155.png]] {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| align=center | [[Image:255.png]] {{p|Torchic}}
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{p|Chimchar}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:151.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| align=center | [[Image:251.png]] {{p|Celebi}}
| align=center | [[Image:385.png]] {{p|Jirachi}}
| align=center | [[Image:490.png]] {{p|Manaphy}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{p|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 158.png]] {{p|Totodile}}
| align=center | [[Image:258.png]] {{p|Mudkip}}
| align=center | [[Image:393.png]] {{p|Piplup}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:150.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| align=center | [[Image:250.png]] {{p|Ho-oh}}
| align=center | [[Image:384.png]] {{p|Rayquaza}}
| align=center | [[Image:483.png]] {{p|Dialga}}
|}
{{-}}

==Party Pokémon==

{| align="center"
|- valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{Platinum color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{Platinum color light}};"
|-
! align="center" |Platinum
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{Platinum color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|389|Torterra|2|Grass|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|398|Staraptor|2|Normal|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|418|Buizel|1|Water|}}
{{Moveentrytm|466|Electivire|1|Electric|}}
{{Moveentrytm|467|Magmortar|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|487O|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|}}
|}

Game mascot

2010-04-13T05:41:21Z

Mario136: /* {{color|{{diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{pearl color}}|P}}{{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}{{color|{{heartgold color}}|HG}}{{color|{{soulsilver color}}|SS}} */

A '''version mascot''' is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart — and often label — of one of the [[Pokémon games]] in the main series.

Early on, the first two version mascots in a generation shared more of a relation with each other than with the third; however, in the Hoenn and Sinnoh trilogies, all three had a significant relationship between them.
__TOC__
<center>
=={{color2|6A12AB|Generation I}}==

==={{color2|{{red color}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}{{color2|{{blue color}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}{{color2|{{green color}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}{{color2|{{yellow color}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" |  
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
! width="2%" rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|JP}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1g 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{green color light}}" | {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green}} [[Image:Spr 1g 003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{green color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1g 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" |Final form of a {{color2|000|starter Pokémon}}
| Game's only starter Pokémon
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|US}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1b 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1b 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff" colspan="2" |Final form of a starter Pokémon
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" colspan="2" | Game's only starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Pokémon}} {{color2|{{link color}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese}} [[Image:003.png]][[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
|Version mascots of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|English}} [[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Red and Blue
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|00647f|Generation II}}==

===[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|{{color|{{gold color}}|G}}{{color|{{silver color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{crystal color}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | {{color2|{{gold color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}} [[Image:Spr 2g 250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{gold color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | {{color2|{{silver color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}} [[Image:Spr 2s 249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{silver color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{crystal color light}}" | {{color2|{{crystal color dark}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}} [[Image:Spr 2c 245.gif]] {{pcolor|Suicune|{{crystal color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | Masters of a {{color2|000|legendary trio}}
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Part of a legendary trio
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium 2}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:250.png]][[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{johto color dark}}}} {{color|{{johto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Lugia|{{johto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Gold and Silver
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|004d00|Generation III}}==

===[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|{{color|{{ruby color}}|R}}{{color|{{sapphire color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{emerald color}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|{{color|{{firered color}}|FR}}{{color|{{leafgreen color}}|LG}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby}} [[Image:Spr 3r 383.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{ruby color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}"| {{color2|{{sapphire color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Sapphire}} [[Image:Spr 3r 382.png]] {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{sapphire color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{emerald color light}}"| {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}} [[Image:Spr 3e 384.gif]] {{pcolor|Rayquaza|{{emerald color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Weather trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{firered color light}}" | {{color2|{{firered color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}} [[Image:Spr 3f 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{firered color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | {{color2|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}} [[Image:Spr 3f 003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{leafgreen color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final form of a starter Pokémon
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{colosseum color}}|Pokémon Colosseum}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:383.png]] [[Image:382.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Ruby and Sapphire
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}" |[[Image:244.png]] [[Image:245.png]] [[Image:243.png]] {{pcolor|Entei|{{colo color dark}}|Entei,}} {{pcolor|Suicune|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Raikou|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | {{color2|000|Legendary beasts}}
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{xd color}}|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{xd color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{xd color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{xd color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:Spr 4h 249-Shadow.png]] {{color2|{{xd color dark}}|Shadow Lugia}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | Game's main {{color2|000|Shadow Pokémon}} opponent
|}

==={{color2|ff965e|Pokémon Ranger (game)|Pokémon Ranger}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #e04b0c; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #ff965e"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffc2a2; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image: 230.png]] [[Image:006.png]] [[Image:373.png]] [[Image:330.png]] {{pcolor|Kingdra|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Salamence|e04b0c|Salamence}}, {{color|e04b0c|and}} {{pcolor|Flygon|e04b0c|Flygon}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | The {{color2|000|Jungle Relic}}'s Water, Fire, Destruction and Wind challenges
|}

=={{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV}}==

===[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|{{color|{{diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{pearl color}}|P}}]]{{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|{{color|{{heartgold color}}|HG}}{{color|{{soulsilver color}}|SS}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{sinnoh color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="30%" style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond}} [[Image:Spr 4d 483.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|{{diamond color dark}}}}
| width="30%" style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pearl}} [[Image:Spr 4d 484.png]] {{pcolor|Palkia|{{pearl color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{platinum color light}}" | {{color2|{{platinum color dark}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}} [[Image:487O.png]] {{pcolor|Giratina|{{platinum color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Dragon trio|Dragon trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{heartgold color light}}" | {{color2|{{heartgold color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}} [[Image:250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{heartgold color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}}" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}} [[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{soulsilver color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Masters of a legendary trio
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|dca202|Pokémon Battle Revolution}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #684d02; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #dca202"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:483.png]][[Image:484.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|684d02|Dialga,}} {{pcolor|Palkia|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|684d02}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon's mascot
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461" | [[Image:Spr 4d 389.png]][[Image:392.png]][[Image:395.png]] {{pcolor|Torterra|684d02|Torterra,}} {{pcolor|Infernape|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Empoleon|684d02}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final forms of a starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|2d4b98|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #0c1e44; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #2d4b98"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:491.png]] {{pcolor|Darkrai|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | {{color2|000|Team Dim Sun}}'s goal 
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:448.png]][[Image:485.png]][[Image:488.png]] {{pcolor|Lucario|0c1e44|Lucario,}} {{pcolor|Heatran|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Cresselia|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Gem Guardians of the {{color2|000|Tears of Princes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:393.png]][[Image:025.png]][[Image:446.png]] {{pcolor|Piplup|0c1e44|Piplup,}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Munchlax|0c1e44}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Three of the 17 {{color2|000|Partner Pokémon}} and Pokémon's mascot
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|7F7F7F|Generation V}}==
===[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|{{color|{{black color}}|B}}{{color|{{white color}}|W}}]]===
''To be announced''
[[Category:Fanon terminology]]
[[Category:Version mascots|*]]

Game mascot

2010-04-13T05:39:54Z

Mario136: /* {{color2|004d00|Generation III}} */

A '''version mascot''' is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart — and often label — of one of the [[Pokémon games]] in the main series.

Early on, the first two version mascots in a generation shared more of a relation with each other than with the third; however, in the Hoenn and Sinnoh trilogies, all three had a significant relationship between them.
__TOC__
<center>
=={{color2|6A12AB|Generation I}}==

==={{color2|{{red color}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}{{color2|{{blue color}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}{{color2|{{green color}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}{{color2|{{yellow color}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" |  
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
! width="2%" rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|JP}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1g 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{green color light}}" | {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green}} [[Image:Spr 1g 003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{green color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1g 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" |Final form of a {{color2|000|starter Pokémon}}
| Game's only starter Pokémon
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|US}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1b 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1b 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff" colspan="2" |Final form of a starter Pokémon
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" colspan="2" | Game's only starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Pokémon}} {{color2|{{link color}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese}} [[Image:003.png]][[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
|Version mascots of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|English}} [[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Red and Blue
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|00647f|Generation II}}==

===[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|{{color|{{gold color}}|G}}{{color|{{silver color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{crystal color}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | {{color2|{{gold color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}} [[Image:Spr 2g 250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{gold color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | {{color2|{{silver color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}} [[Image:Spr 2s 249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{silver color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{crystal color light}}" | {{color2|{{crystal color dark}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}} [[Image:Spr 2c 245.gif]] {{pcolor|Suicune|{{crystal color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | Masters of a {{color2|000|legendary trio}}
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Part of a legendary trio
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium 2}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:250.png]][[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{johto color dark}}}} {{color|{{johto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Lugia|{{johto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Gold and Silver
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|004d00|Generation III}}==

===[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|{{color|{{ruby color}}|R}}{{color|{{sapphire color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{emerald color}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|{{color|{{firered color}}|FR}}{{color|{{leafgreen color}}|LG}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby}} [[Image:Spr 3r 383.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{ruby color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}"| {{color2|{{sapphire color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Sapphire}} [[Image:Spr 3r 382.png]] {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{sapphire color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{emerald color light}}"| {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}} [[Image:Spr 3e 384.gif]] {{pcolor|Rayquaza|{{emerald color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Weather trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{firered color light}}" | {{color2|{{firered color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}} [[Image:Spr 3f 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{firered color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | {{color2|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}} [[Image:Spr 3f 003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{leafgreen color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final form of a starter Pokémon
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{colosseum color}}|Pokémon Colosseum}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:383.png]] [[Image:382.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Ruby and Sapphire
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}" |[[Image:244.png]] [[Image:245.png]] [[Image:243.png]] {{pcolor|Entei|{{colo color dark}}|Entei,}} {{pcolor|Suicune|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Raikou|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | {{color2|000|Legendary beasts}}
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{xd color}}|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{xd color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{xd color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{xd color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:Spr 4h 249-Shadow.png]] {{color2|{{xd color dark}}|Shadow Lugia}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | Game's main {{color2|000|Shadow Pokémon}} opponent
|}

==={{color2|ff965e|Pokémon Ranger (game)|Pokémon Ranger}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #e04b0c; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #ff965e"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffc2a2; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image: 230.png]] [[Image:006.png]] [[Image:373.png]] [[Image:330.png]] {{pcolor|Kingdra|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Salamence|e04b0c|Salamence}}, {{color|e04b0c|and}} {{pcolor|Flygon|e04b0c|Flygon}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | The {{color2|000|Jungle Relic}}'s Water, Fire, Destruction and Wind challenges
|}

=={{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV}}==

===[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|{{color|{{diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{pearl color}}|P}}]]{{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|{{color|{{heartgold color}}|HG}}{{color|{{soulsilver color}}|SS}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{sinnoh color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="30%" style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond}} [[Image:483.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|{{diamond color dark}}}}
| width="30%" style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pearl}} [[Image:484.png]] {{pcolor|Palkia|{{pearl color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{platinum color light}}" | {{color2|{{platinum color dark}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}} [[Image:487O.png]] {{pcolor|Giratina|{{platinum color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Dragon trio|Dragon trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{heartgold color light}}" | {{color2|{{heartgold color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}} [[Image:250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{heartgold color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}}" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}} [[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{soulsilver color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Masters of a legendary trio
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|dca202|Pokémon Battle Revolution}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #684d02; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #dca202"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:483.png]][[Image:484.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|684d02|Dialga,}} {{pcolor|Palkia|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|684d02}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon's mascot
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461" | [[Image:Spr 4d 389.png]][[Image:392.png]][[Image:395.png]] {{pcolor|Torterra|684d02|Torterra,}} {{pcolor|Infernape|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Empoleon|684d02}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final forms of a starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|2d4b98|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #0c1e44; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #2d4b98"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:491.png]] {{pcolor|Darkrai|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | {{color2|000|Team Dim Sun}}'s goal 
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:448.png]][[Image:485.png]][[Image:488.png]] {{pcolor|Lucario|0c1e44|Lucario,}} {{pcolor|Heatran|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Cresselia|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Gem Guardians of the {{color2|000|Tears of Princes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:393.png]][[Image:025.png]][[Image:446.png]] {{pcolor|Piplup|0c1e44|Piplup,}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Munchlax|0c1e44}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Three of the 17 {{color2|000|Partner Pokémon}} and Pokémon's mascot
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|7F7F7F|Generation V}}==
===[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|{{color|{{black color}}|B}}{{color|{{white color}}|W}}]]===
''To be announced''
[[Category:Fanon terminology]]
[[Category:Version mascots|*]]

Game mascot

2010-04-13T05:35:59Z

Mario136: /* {{color2|00647f|Generation II}} */

A '''version mascot''' is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart — and often label — of one of the [[Pokémon games]] in the main series.

Early on, the first two version mascots in a generation shared more of a relation with each other than with the third; however, in the Hoenn and Sinnoh trilogies, all three had a significant relationship between them.
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=={{color2|6A12AB|Generation I}}==

==={{color2|{{red color}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}{{color2|{{blue color}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}{{color2|{{green color}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}{{color2|{{yellow color}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" |  
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
! width="2%" rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|JP}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1g 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{green color light}}" | {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green}} [[Image:Spr 1g 003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{green color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1g 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" |Final form of a {{color2|000|starter Pokémon}}
| Game's only starter Pokémon
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|US}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1b 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1b 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff" colspan="2" |Final form of a starter Pokémon
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" colspan="2" | Game's only starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Pokémon}} {{color2|{{link color}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese}} [[Image:003.png]][[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
|Version mascots of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|English}} [[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Red and Blue
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|00647f|Generation II}}==

===[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|{{color|{{gold color}}|G}}{{color|{{silver color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{crystal color}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | {{color2|{{gold color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}} [[Image:Spr 2g 250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{gold color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | {{color2|{{silver color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}} [[Image:Spr 2s 249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{silver color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{crystal color light}}" | {{color2|{{crystal color dark}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}} [[Image:Spr 2c 245.gif]] {{pcolor|Suicune|{{crystal color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | Masters of a {{color2|000|legendary trio}}
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Part of a legendary trio
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium 2}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:250.png]][[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{johto color dark}}}} {{color|{{johto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Lugia|{{johto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Gold and Silver
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|004d00|Generation III}}==

===[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|{{color|{{ruby color}}|R}}{{color|{{sapphire color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{emerald color}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|{{color|{{firered color}}|FR}}{{color|{{leafgreen color}}|LG}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby}} [[Image:383.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{ruby color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}"| {{color2|{{sapphire color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Sapphire}} [[Image:382.png]] {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{sapphire color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{emerald color light}}"| {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}} [[Image:384.png]] {{pcolor|Rayquaza|{{emerald color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Weather trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{firered color light}}" | {{color2|{{firered color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}} [[Image:006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{firered color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | {{color2|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}} [[Image:003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{leafgreen color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final form of a starter Pokémon
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{colosseum color}}|Pokémon Colosseum}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:383.png]] [[Image:382.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Ruby and Sapphire
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}" |[[Image:244.png]] [[Image:245.png]] [[Image:243.png]] {{pcolor|Entei|{{colo color dark}}|Entei,}} {{pcolor|Suicune|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Raikou|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | {{color2|000|Legendary beasts}}
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{xd color}}|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{xd color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{xd color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{xd color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:Spr 4h 249-Shadow.png]] {{color2|{{xd color dark}}|Shadow Lugia}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | Game's main {{color2|000|Shadow Pokémon}} opponent
|}

==={{color2|ff965e|Pokémon Ranger (game)|Pokémon Ranger}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #e04b0c; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #ff965e"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffc2a2; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image: 230.png]] [[Image:006.png]] [[Image:373.png]] [[Image:330.png]] {{pcolor|Kingdra|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Salamence|e04b0c|Salamence}}, {{color|e04b0c|and}} {{pcolor|Flygon|e04b0c|Flygon}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | The {{color2|000|Jungle Relic}}'s Water, Fire, Destruction and Wind challenges
|}

=={{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV}}==

===[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|{{color|{{diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{pearl color}}|P}}]]{{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|{{color|{{heartgold color}}|HG}}{{color|{{soulsilver color}}|SS}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{sinnoh color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="30%" style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond}} [[Image:483.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|{{diamond color dark}}}}
| width="30%" style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pearl}} [[Image:484.png]] {{pcolor|Palkia|{{pearl color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{platinum color light}}" | {{color2|{{platinum color dark}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}} [[Image:487O.png]] {{pcolor|Giratina|{{platinum color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Dragon trio|Dragon trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{heartgold color light}}" | {{color2|{{heartgold color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}} [[Image:250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{heartgold color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}}" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}} [[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{soulsilver color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Masters of a legendary trio
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|dca202|Pokémon Battle Revolution}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #684d02; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #dca202"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:483.png]][[Image:484.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|684d02|Dialga,}} {{pcolor|Palkia|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|684d02}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon's mascot
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461" | [[Image:Spr 4d 389.png]][[Image:392.png]][[Image:395.png]] {{pcolor|Torterra|684d02|Torterra,}} {{pcolor|Infernape|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Empoleon|684d02}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final forms of a starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|2d4b98|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #0c1e44; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #2d4b98"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:491.png]] {{pcolor|Darkrai|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | {{color2|000|Team Dim Sun}}'s goal 
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:448.png]][[Image:485.png]][[Image:488.png]] {{pcolor|Lucario|0c1e44|Lucario,}} {{pcolor|Heatran|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Cresselia|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Gem Guardians of the {{color2|000|Tears of Princes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:393.png]][[Image:025.png]][[Image:446.png]] {{pcolor|Piplup|0c1e44|Piplup,}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Munchlax|0c1e44}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Three of the 17 {{color2|000|Partner Pokémon}} and Pokémon's mascot
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|7F7F7F|Generation V}}==
===[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|{{color|{{black color}}|B}}{{color|{{white color}}|W}}]]===
''To be announced''
[[Category:Fanon terminology]]
[[Category:Version mascots|*]]

Game mascot

2010-04-13T05:31:46Z

Mario136: /* {{color2|{{red color}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}{{color2|{{blue color}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}{{color2|{{green color}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}{{color2|{{yellow color}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}} */

A '''version mascot''' is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart — and often label — of one of the [[Pokémon games]] in the main series.

Early on, the first two version mascots in a generation shared more of a relation with each other than with the third; however, in the Hoenn and Sinnoh trilogies, all three had a significant relationship between them.
__TOC__
<center>
=={{color2|6A12AB|Generation I}}==

==={{color2|{{red color}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}{{color2|{{blue color}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}{{color2|{{green color}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}{{color2|{{yellow color}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" |  
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
! width="2%" rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|JP}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1g 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{green color light}}" | {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green}} [[Image:Spr 1g 003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{green color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1g 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| width="24%" style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" |Final form of a {{color2|000|starter Pokémon}}
| Game's only starter Pokémon
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|US}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}} [[Image:Spr 1b 006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{red color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}} [[Image:Spr 1b 009.png]] {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{blue color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} [[Image:Spr 1y 025.png]] {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{yellow color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff" colspan="2" |Final form of a starter Pokémon
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" colspan="2" | Game's only starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Pokémon}} {{color2|{{link color}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese}} [[Image:003.png]][[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
|Version mascots of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|English}} [[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Red and Blue
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|00647f|Generation II}}==

===[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|{{color|{{gold color}}|G}}{{color|{{silver color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{crystal color}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | {{color2|{{gold color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}} [[Image:250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{gold color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | {{color2|{{silver color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}} [[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{silver color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{crystal color light}}" | {{color2|{{crystal color dark}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}} [[Image:245.png]] {{pcolor|Suicune|{{crystal color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | Masters of a {{color2|000|legendary trio}}
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Part of a legendary trio
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium 2}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:250.png]][[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{johto color dark}}}} {{color|{{johto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Lugia|{{johto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Version mascots of Gold and Silver
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|004d00|Generation III}}==

===[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|{{color|{{ruby color}}|R}}{{color|{{sapphire color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{emerald color}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|{{color|{{firered color}}|FR}}{{color|{{leafgreen color}}|LG}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="33%" style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby}} [[Image:383.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{ruby color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}"| {{color2|{{sapphire color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Sapphire}} [[Image:382.png]] {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{sapphire color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{emerald color light}}"| {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}} [[Image:384.png]] {{pcolor|Rayquaza|{{emerald color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Weather trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{firered color light}}" | {{color2|{{firered color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}} [[Image:006.png]] {{pcolor|Charizard|{{firered color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | {{color2|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}} [[Image:003.png]] {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{leafgreen color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final form of a starter Pokémon
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{colosseum color}}|Pokémon Colosseum}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:383.png]] [[Image:382.png]] {{pcolor|Groudon|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Kyogre|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Ruby and Sapphire
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{colo color light}}" |[[Image:244.png]] [[Image:245.png]] [[Image:243.png]] {{pcolor|Entei|{{colo color dark}}|Entei,}} {{pcolor|Suicune|{{colo color dark}}}} {{color|{{colo color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Raikou|{{colo color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | {{color2|000|Legendary beasts}}
|}
{{-}}

==={{color2|{{xd color}}|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{xd color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{xd color}}"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{xd color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:Spr 4h 249-Shadow.png]] {{color2|{{xd color dark}}|Shadow Lugia}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | Game's main {{color2|000|Shadow Pokémon}} opponent
|}

==={{color2|ff965e|Pokémon Ranger (game)|Pokémon Ranger}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #e04b0c; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #ff965e"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffc2a2; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image: 230.png]] [[Image:006.png]] [[Image:373.png]] [[Image:330.png]] {{pcolor|Kingdra|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|e04b0c}}, {{pcolor|Salamence|e04b0c|Salamence}}, {{color|e04b0c|and}} {{pcolor|Flygon|e04b0c|Flygon}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | The {{color2|000|Jungle Relic}}'s Water, Fire, Destruction and Wind challenges
|}

=={{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV}}==

===[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|{{color|{{diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{pearl color}}|P}}]]{{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|{{color|{{heartgold color}}|HG}}{{color|{{soulsilver color}}|SS}}]]===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{sinnoh color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|First and second game}}
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Third game}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| width="30%" style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond}} [[Image:483.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|{{diamond color dark}}}}
| width="30%" style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pearl}} [[Image:484.png]] {{pcolor|Palkia|{{pearl color dark}}}}
| width="33%" style="background:#{{platinum color light}}" | {{color2|{{platinum color dark}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}} [[Image:487O.png]] {{pcolor|Giratina|{{platinum color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Dragon trio|Dragon trio}}
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Remakes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| style="background:#{{heartgold color light}}" | {{color2|{{heartgold color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}} [[Image:250.png]] {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{heartgold color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{soulsilver color light}}" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}} [[Image:249.png]] {{pcolor|Lugia|{{soulsilver color dark}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{sinnoh color dark}}" |
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Masters of a legendary trio
|-
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|dca202|Pokémon Battle Revolution}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #684d02; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #dca202"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:483.png]][[Image:484.png]][[Image:025.png]] {{pcolor|Dialga|684d02|Dialga,}} {{pcolor|Palkia|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|684d02}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Version mascots of Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon's mascot
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#ffd461" | [[Image:Spr 4d 389.png]][[Image:392.png]][[Image:395.png]] {{pcolor|Torterra|684d02|Torterra,}} {{pcolor|Infernape|684d02}} {{color|684d02|and}} {{pcolor|Empoleon|684d02}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final forms of a starter Pokémon
|}
{{-}}

==={{color|2d4b98|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}===
{| align="center" style="background: #0c1e44; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #2d4b98"
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:491.png]] {{pcolor|Darkrai|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | {{color2|000|Team Dim Sun}}'s goal 
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:448.png]][[Image:485.png]][[Image:488.png]] {{pcolor|Lucario|0c1e44|Lucario,}} {{pcolor|Heatran|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Cresselia|0c1e44}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" | Gem Guardians of the {{color2|000|Tears of Princes}}
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF"
| colspan="3" style="background:#7090e3" | [[Image:393.png]][[Image:025.png]][[Image:446.png]] {{pcolor|Piplup|0c1e44|Piplup,}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|0c1e44}} {{color|0c1e44|and}} {{pcolor|Munchlax|0c1e44}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Three of the 17 {{color2|000|Partner Pokémon}} and Pokémon's mascot
|}
{{-}}

=={{color2|7F7F7F|Generation V}}==
===[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|{{color|{{black color}}|B}}{{color|{{white color}}|W}}]]===
''To be announced''
[[Category:Fanon terminology]]
[[Category:Version mascots|*]]

Kanto Power Plant

2010-03-12T00:48:11Z

Mario136: /* Differences between generations */

{{Search|power plant of [[Kanto]]|the power plant of [[Hoenn]]|New Mauville}} ''For the power plant of [[Sinnoh]], see [[Valley Windworks]].'' {{samename|[[Friend Areas|Friend Area]] in {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team}}|Power Plant (friend area)}}
----
{{Infobox location
|image=FL Power Plant.png
|image_size=240
|type=road
|location_name=Power Plant
|japanese_name=はつでんしょ
|translated_name=Power Plant
|location=South of [[Rock Tunnel]]
|region=Kanto
|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}
|map=Kanto_Power_Plant_map.gif
}}

The '''Power Plant''' (Japanese: '''むじんはつでんしょ''' ''Unmanned Power Plant''; '''はつでんしょ''' ''Power Plant'' in Generations II and IV) is a facility located on {{rt|10}} in Kanto that was abandoned years before the [[Generation I]] games, though some of the machinery still works. It was refurbished at some time between Generation I and [[Generation II]] to provide power for the [[Magnet Train]]. It became a home for {{type2|Electric}} Pokémon when it was abandoned. {{m|Surf}}ing from {{rt|9}} is required to reach it.

Many [[item]] balls located inside of the Power Plant are actually {{p|Voltorb}} or {{p|Electrode}}, making it somewhat hazardous to look for treasure here.

The Power Plant is the only known roost of the [[legendary Pokémon]], {{p|Zapdos}}. In Generation I and the [[Generation III]] remakes, it will be inside the Power Plant and catchable as soon as the player is able to use {{m|Surf}} outside of battle. In Generation II, it is no longer there. In the [[Generation IV]] remakes, however, It will appear outside the Power Plant after the all the 16 Badges of Kanto and Johto have been obtained.

{{sign|FRLG|header|}}
{{sign|FRLG|POWER PLANT|}}
{{sign|FRLG|A power plant that was abandoned|}}
{{sign|FRLG|years ago, though some of the|}}
{{sign|FRLG|machines still work. It is infested|}}
{{sign|FRLG|with electric POKéMON.|}}
{{sign|FRLG|footer|}}

==Items==
===Generation I===
{{itlisth}}
{{itlistbod|Carbos||RBY}}
{{itlistbod|TM Psychic||RBY|display={{TM|33|Reflect}}}}
{{itlistbod|TM Electric||RBY|display={{TM|25|Thunder}}}}
{{itlistbod|Rare Candy||RBY}}
{{itlistbod|HP Up||RBY}}
{{itlistbod|PP Up|Hidden|RBY}}
{{itlistbod|Max Elixir|Hidden|RBY}}
{{itlistfoot}}

===Generation II===
{{itlisth}}
{{itlistbod|TM Electric||GSC|display={{TM|07|Zap Cannon}}}}
{{itlistfoot}}

===Generation III===
{{itlisth}}
{{itlistbod|Max Potion|Directly north of entrance|FRLG}}
{{itlistbod|TM Normal||FRLG|display={{TM|17|Protect}}}}
{{itlistbod|Max Ether||FRLG}}
{{itlistbod|TM Electric||FRLG|display={{TM|25|Thunder}}}}
{{itlistbod|Thunderstone|Two. One hidden|FRLG}}
{{itlistbod|Max Elixir|Hidden|FRLG}}
{{itlistfoot}}

===Generation IV===
{{itlisth}}
{{itlistbod|TM Electric||HGSS|display={{TM|57|Charge Beam}}}}
{{itlistfoot}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation I===
{{Catchableheader|road}}
{{Catchentry1|100|Voltorb|yes|yes|no|Power Plant|21-23|35%}}
{{Catchentry1|100|Voltorb|no|no|yes|Power Plant|33-37|20%}}
{{Catchentry1|025|Pikachu|yes|yes|no|Power Plant|20-24|25%}}
{{Catchentry1|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|no|Power Plant|21-23|25%}}
{{Catchentry1|081|Magnemite|no|no|yes|Power Plant|30-35|40%}}
{{Catchentry1|082|Magneton|yes|yes|no|Power Plant|32-35|10%}}
{{Catchentry1|082|Magneton|no|no|yes|Power Plant|33-38|20%}}
{{Catchentry1|125|Electabuzz|yes|no|no|Power Plant|33-36|5%}}
{{Catchentry1|026|Raichu|no|yes|no|Power Plant|33-36|5%}}
{{Catchentry1|088|Grimer|no|no|yes|Power Plant|33-37|15%}}
{{Catchentry1|089|Muk|no|no|yes|Power Plant|33-37|5%}}
{{catchtime|Specialroad}}
{{Catchentry1|100|Voltorb|yes|yes|yes|Fake Item|40|Only Six}}
{{Catchentry1|101|Electrode|yes|yes|yes|Fake Item|43|Only Two}}
{{Catchentry1|145|Zapdos|yes|yes|yes|Event|50|Only One}}
{{Catchablefooter|road}}

====Zapdos====
{{Pokémon|gen=1|game=Red
|ndex=145
|pokemon=Zapdos
|type1=Electric
|type2=Flying
|level=50
|move1=Drill Peck|move1type=Flying
|move2=ThunderShock|move2type=Electric}}

===Generation II===
{{catchableheader|road}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|road}}
{{Catchentry2|082|Magneton|no|no|yes|Power Plant|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Dugtrio}}}}
{{catchablefooter|road}}

===Generation III===
[[File:ZapdosPowerplant.png|thumb|Zapdos in the Power Plant]]
{{Catchableheader|road|2}}
{{Catchentryfl|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|Power Plant|22-25|30%}}
{{Catchentryfl|100|Voltorb|yes|yes|Power Plant|22-25|30%}}{{Catchentryfl|025|Pikachu|yes|yes|Power Plant|22-26|25%}}
{{Catchentryfl|082|Magneton|yes|no|Power Plant|31-34|10%}}
{{Catchentryfl|082|Magneton|no|yes|Power Plant|31-34|15%}}
{{Catchentryfl|125|Electabuzz|yes|no|Power Plant|32-35|5%}}
{{catchtime|Specialroad}}
{{Catchentryfl|100|Voltorb|yes|yes|Fake Item||}}
{{Catchentryfl|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Fake Item|34|}}
{{Catchentryfl|145|Zapdos|yes|yes|Event|50|Only One}}
{{Catchablefooter|road|2}}

====Zapdos====
{{Pokémon|gen=3|game=FireRed
|ndex=145
|pokemon=Zapdos
|type1=Electric
|type2=Flying
|level=50
|ability=Pressure
|move1=Thunder Wave|move1type=Electric
|move2=Agility|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Detect|move3type=Fighting
|move4=Drill Peck|move4type=Flying}}

===Generation IV===
{{catchableheader|road|2}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|road}}
{{catchentryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Power Plant|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Dugtrio}}}}
{{catchablefooter|road|2}}

==Differences between generations==
In Generations I and III, the Power Plant is littered with machinery that has fallen into disrepair. Many of the changes between these two generations are simply cosmetic, due to Generation III featuring the remakes of Red and Blue.

In Generation II, the inside is reduced drastically, and is taken up by scientists working at various computers, as well as a separate generator room. The wild Pokémon here in Generations I and III instead reside outside, while {{p|Zapdos}} has apparently fled.

In Generation IV, the inside is redesigned yet again to be a single room, with the generator in the middle and the scientists at their computers spread around the room. Wild Pokémon again reside outside, including Zapdos, which returns after the Machine Part is restored.

{{Mapgen
|hv=v
|genI=Power Plant I.png
|sizeI=150px
|genII=Power_Plant_in_Generation_II.png
|sizeII=150px
|genIII=FRLG Power Plant.png
|sizeIII=150px
|genIV=Power_Plant_in_Generation_IV.png
|sizeIV=150px}}

==In the Pokémon Adventures manga==
It was revealed in ''[[PS026|Holy Moltres]]'' in the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}} that [[Lt. Surge]] captured {{p|Zapdos}} here.

==Trivia==
* {{p|Grimer}} and {{p|Muk}} can be found here in {{game|Yellow}}, a direct reference to the anime episode ''[[EP030|Sparks Fly for Magnemite]]'', where Grimer and Muk take over a power plant in [[Gringey City]].

==In other languages==
* '''Spanish:''' ''Central Energía''
* '''Italian:''' ''Centrale Elettrica''
* '''German:''' ''Kraftwerk''
* '''French:''' ''Centrale''

==References==
*[http://www.psypokes.com/dex/index.php Psypoke Psydex] - Pokémon catch rates

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[[Category:Kanto locations]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow locations]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
[[Category:Abandoned buildings]]

[[de:Kraftwerk (Kanto)]]
[[fr:Centrale]]
[[ja:むじんはつでんしょ]]
[[pt:Power Plant]]

Violet City

2010-03-11T21:08:39Z

Mario136:

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{{TownInfobox
|town=Violet City
|characters=キキョウシティ
|japanese=Kikyō City
|image=Violet City HGSS.png
|imageII=VioletCity.png
|slogan=The City of Nostalgic Scents
|region=Johto
|east=31
|south=32
|west=36
|gym=Violet Gym
|leader=Falkner
|leadersprite=VSFalkner.png{{!}}64px
|badge=Zephyr
|gymtype=Flying
|map=MapViolet.gif
|colordark=8B00FF
|colorlight=BB30FF
}}
'''Violet City''' (Japanese: '''キキョウシティ''' ''Kikyō City'') is located in central [[Johto]]. It is the third city encountered in Johto by the {{player}}. [[Pokémon Trainer]]s often come to Violet City in order to win the {{badge|Zephyr}} from [[Falkner]], the Violet [[Gym Leader]], who specializes in {{type2|Flying}} [[Pokémon]]. The city has three entrances, one from the east via [[Route 31]], one from the south via [[Route 32]], and one from the west via [[Route 36]].

==Places of interest==
===Earl's Pokémon Academy===
{{main|Pokémon academy}}

Located in the center of the town is [[Earl]]'s [[Pokémon academy|Pokémon Academy]], where prospective trainers learn how to raise Pokémon. On the blackboard are descriptions of the various [[status conditions]] which can affect Pokémon.

The Pokémon academy is a school where students and [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainers]] can learn more about [[Pokémon]]. Most beginning trainers visit at least one of them, and common trainers who study extensively at these locations are [[Lass]]es, [[School Kid]]s, and [[Scientist]]s.

The Pokémon Academy is run by [[Earl Dervish]], who, at first is located next to the [[Pokémon Gym]], but will show the player where Pokémon Academy is while he twirls around at every turn along the way.
===Sprout Tower===
{{main|Sprout Tower}}
The large tower in the northern part of the town is a tall and wobbling pagoda, run by Buddhist monks who train Pokémon, all the while teaching people that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks mostly train {{p|Bellsprout}}, although occasionally use {{p|Hoothoot}}. As trainers battle, the flexible pagoda shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes. This technology is now known as [[jwp:柔構造|柔構造]] ''jūkōzō'', and is applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Many people believe that a hundred-foot Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar.
[[Image:HGSS Sprout Tower.png|thumb|left|Sprout Tower in Generation IV]]

After the player defeats the last monk, they will receive {{HM|05|Flash}}. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, after defeating [[Elder]] Kōsei, players receive {{TM|70|Flash}}. Rattata and Bellsprout can be found in the tower, as can {{p|Gastly}} at [[time|night]].

===In-game trade===
One of the few [[List of in-game trades#Generation IV|in-game trades]] can be found in Violet City. In a southwestern house lives a Trainer named Kyle who is willing to give up his {{p|Onix}}, named Rocky, in exchange for a {{p|Bellsprout}}. This Onix will be holding a [[Bitter Berry]]. This is a fairly easy-to-complete trade, as Bellsprout are readily available just outside the city on {{rt|31}}. With this Onix, the Gym Battle with Falkner can be made easier.

In Generation IV, the Onix that is traded holds a [[Persim Berry]], which is considered the Bitter Berry's [[Generation III]] replacement.

===Berries===
In [[Generation IV]], a [[Juggler]] found near the [[Pokémon Center]] will hand out three different types of berries each time a [[shard]] is traded. The types of berries given to the player depend on the shard's color.

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style=" -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background:#{{grass color}};" border="0" width="250px"
|-
! colspan="2" | Shard
! colspan="6" | Berries
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| align=center | [[File:Bag Red Shard Sprite.png]]
| align=center | [[Red Shard]]
| align=center | [[File:Bag Cheri Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Cheri}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Pecha Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Pecha}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Leppa Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Leppa}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| align=center | [[File:Bag Blue Shard Sprite.png]]
| align=center | [[Blue Shard]]
| align=center | [[File:Bag Chesto Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Chesto}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Oran Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Oran}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Wiki Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Wiki}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| align=center | [[File:Bag Yellow Shard Sprite.png]]
| align=center | [[Yellow Shard]]
| align=center | [[File:Bag Aspear Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Aspear}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Sitrus Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Sitrus}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Iapapa Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Iapapa}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| align=center | [[File:Bag Green Shard Sprite.png]]
| align=center | [[Green Shard]]
| align=center | [[File:Bag Rawst Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Rawst}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Lum Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Lum}}
| align=center | [[File:Bag Aguav Berry Sprite.png]]
| {{b|Aguav}}
|-
|}

==Violet Gym==
{{main|Violet Gym}}
[[File:Violet Gym HGSS.png|thumb|right|The Gym in [[Generation IV]]]]
The Violet Gym is the official [[gym]] of Violet City. It is based on {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Falkner]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him receive the {{Badge|Zephyr}}. In [[Generation II]], the Gym structure was very basic. The path is held on some sort of raised platform, with a seemingly bottomless pit left and right of the path. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the gym leader. At the tips of the "S" there are two trainers that are both unavoidable. After [[Leader]] [[Falkner]] is defeated, he will give the player the {{Badge|Zephyr}}, {{TM|31|Mud-Slap}}, and the ability to use {{m|Flash}} outside of battle.

In Generation IV, the Gym appears to be redesigned as to another perspective. Trainers will start on plain ground other than a raised floor, along with a wooden platform that will lift Trainers up to the upper level, where a structure similar to the previous generation awaits. A Trainer waits at each end of the "S", but unlike in Generation II, both Trainers can be avoided by walking on the glass tiles that encircle the field. After [[Leader]] [[Falkner]] is defeated, he will give the player the {{Badge|Zephyr}}, {{TM|51|Roost}}, and the ability to use {{m|Rock Smash}} outside of battle.

==Demographics==
Violet City's population is 35, making it the second-largest city in Johto.

==Items==
{{Itlisth|road}}
{{Itlistbod|none|From an Berry tree.|GSC|display={{DL|Berries (Generation II)|PRZCureBerry}}}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Ground|Reward for defeating Falkner.|GSC|display={{TM|31|Mud-Slap}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Rare Candy|A small section of land surrounded by water|GSC}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Flying|Reward for defeating Falkner.|HGSS|display={{TM|51|Roost}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Yellow Shard|({{m|Rock Smash}} needed)|HGSS}}
{{Itlistbod|Hyper Potion|({{m|Rock Smash}} needed)|HGSS}}
{{Itlistbod|Yellow Apricorn|From an Apricorn tree.|HGSS}}
{{Itlistfoot|road}}

==Poké Mart==
{|
| valign=top | {{shop|Generation II}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Awakening|250}}|{{shopitem|X Defend|550}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|X Attack|500}}|{{shopitem|X Speed|350}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}|{{shopitem|Air Mail|50}}}}
{{shopfooter}}
| valign=top | {{shop|Generation IV}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Heal Ball|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Net Ball|1000}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|not available until after receiving the Zephyr Badge}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|not available until after receiving the Zephyr Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|not available until after receiving the Zephyr Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|not available until after receiving the Zephyr Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|not available until after receiving the Zephyr Badge}}|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|not available until after receiving the Zephyr Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Tunnel Mail|50}}|}}
{{shopfooter}}
|}

==Pokémon==
===Generation II===
{{catchableheader|land}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|grass}}
{{Catchentry2|095|Onix|yes|yes|yes|House|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Bellsprout}}}}
{{catchentry2|175|Togepi|yes|yes|yes|[[Pokémon Center]]|Level 5 when Hatched|Only one (egg)}}
{{Catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|{{m|Surf}}ing|15-24|90%}}
{{catchentry2|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|yes|{{m|Surf}}ing|20-24|10%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Old Rod}}|10|85%}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Old Rod}}|10|15%}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Good Rod}}|20|65%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Good Rod}}|20|35%}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Super Rod}}|40|70%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Super Rod}}|40|20%}}
{{catchentry2|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Super Rod}}|40|10%}}
{{catchablefooter|land}}

===Generation IV===
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|grass}}
{{catchentryhs|095|Onix|yes|yes|House|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Bellsprout}}}}
{{catchentryhs|175|Togepi|yes|yes|Poké Mart|Level 1 when Hatched|Only one (egg)}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|{{m|Surf}}ing|10-25|90%}}
{{catchentryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|{{m|Surf}}ing|15-32|10%}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Old Rod}}|10|95%}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Old Rod}}|10|5%}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Good Rod}}|20|60%}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Good Rod}}|20|40%}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Super Rod}}|40|93%}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|{{DL|Fishing|Super Rod}}|40|7%}}
{{catchtime|Special}}
{{catchentryhs|340|Whiscash|yes|yes|[[Mass Outbreak|Swarms]]|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

==Name origin==
[[wp:Violet (plant)|Violets]] are a type of flower. Kikyō (桔梗) is a {{wp|Chinese bellflower}}.

==Layout==

{{Mapgen
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|genII=VioletCity.png
|sizeII=150px
|genIV=Violet City HGSS.png
|sizeIII=200px}}

==Trivia==
*Violet City was named Mauville when Pokémon Gold and Silver were translated into French; the English-language games would later use this name for [[Mauville City|a city]] in [[Hoenn]].
*In the games, the Violet City Gym is the only first gym challenge in the series to not specialize in the {{type2|Rock}}. It is also the only first gym where none of the starter Pokémon have a type advantage over the Leader's Pokémon, as well as being the only first gym where the Leader has an evolved Pokémon.
* A remix of this town's music can be heard on [[Six Island (town)|Six]] and {{OBP|Seven Island|town}}s.
* Violet City is the second largest city in [[Johto]]. However, it is dwarfed in comparison to Johto's largest, [[Goldenrod City]], which is also the largest in the Pokémon world. Goldenrod actually has around double Violet City's population.

==In other languages==
* Spanish: '''Ciudad Malva'''
* Italian: '''Violapoli'''
* Brazilian Portuguese: '''Cidade Violeta''' (anime only)
* German: '''Viola City'''
* French: '''Mauville'''
* Korean: '''도자리시티'''

{{stub|Location}}
{{Johto}}
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[[Category:Johto locations]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
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[[de:Viola City]]
[[es:Ciudad Malva]]
[[fr:Mauville]]
[[ja:キキョウシティ]]
[[pl:Violet City]]

Pokédex

2010-01-19T20:42:48Z

Mario136: /* Johto (Generation IV) */

{{Redirect|Zukan|Japanese figures named after the Pokédex|Pokémon Zukan figures}}
[[File:Ash's Pokedex.png|right|250px|thumb|{{Ash}}'s Sinnoh Pokédex]]
A '''Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン{{tt|図鑑|ずかん}}''' ''illustrated Pokémon encyclopedia'') is an invaluable tool to a {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Pokémon world]]. It gives information about all [[Pokémon]] in the world that are contained in its database. In the {{pkmn|games}}, it lists the number of Pokémon seen and {{pkmn2|caught}}. In the {{pkmn|anime}}, simply pointing it at a target Pokémon will give someone the Pokédex entry for that Pokémon. In both the anime and [[Pokémon Adventures]], the Pokédex also confers all the information shown by the interface in the games; that is, a Pokédex can display a Pokémon's [[stat]]s, [[level]], and [[move]]s.

Another function of the Pokédex is that it is immune to most forms of outside interference from stimuli such as water, fire or electricity, as seen in [[EP061|''The Misty Mermaid'']], in the [[Generation III]] games where the player can go [[underwater]], and in ''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You!]]''. Pokédexes in the games, anime, and manga are not given to all trainers, but given to trainers of exceptional potential and skill. Just the same, anime Pokédexes take the place of the {{ga|trainer card}} in that they store the identification information of their owner. In the anime, {{Ash}} and {{Gary}} both received their Pokédexes from [[Professor Oak]], much like their game counterparts {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Blue}}. Ash was notorious for using his Pokédex early in his journey in situations where he had no idea what was going on, and was just as notorious for always being behind Gary in Pokédex entries.

In the Pokémon continuity, the Pokédex was invented by Professor Oak. When a young [[Sam|"Sammy"]] Oak was accidentally warped to a future of his own time, {{Ash}} explains to him how the Pokédex works, unknowingly giving him an idea.

In ''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]'' it was mentioned that the Pokédex entries in Ash's Pokédex were written by [[Professor Westwood V]] of the [[Seafoam Islands]].

Pokédex entries are typically only two- or three-sentence bits of information about the Pokémon referred to. In some events it gives background information on the habitat or activities of this Pokémon in the wild; at other times it gives other bits of information on the Pokémon's history or anatomy. A typical entry would be one of {{p|Bulbasaur}}, which states:

"''A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this Pokémon.''"

To date, there have been five different numbering systems used: the [[National Pokédex]], and various [[regional Pokédex]]es.
==Kanto (Generation I)==
[[File:Generation_I_Pokedex.png|frame|right|The [[Generation I|first]]-generation Pokédex]]
The first version of the Pokédex, model number HANDY505, recorded data on the first 151 Pokémon, focusing on Pokémon mostly native to [[Kanto]]. It listed them in [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|number sequence]], and it recorded data on height, weight, number, [[species]], cry, and nesting area. However, in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}, Pokémon only found in [[Cerulean Cave]] and Pokémon found only by fishing would be listed as "Area Unknown". In {{game|Yellow}}, the option to print Pokédex entries using the [[Game Boy Printer]] was added.

[[File:RBYPokedex.png|thumb|left|The main interface of the first Pokédex model]]

In the anime, the Pokédex model's program is referred to as Dexter, as well as the programs for most models of the Pokédex. When [[Misty]] got {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}}, Professor Oak updated this model with new software that included data on a handful of [[Johto]] Pokémon, and its voice gets redone (via a different reverb effect). Its Japanese voice actor is 三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' and its English voice actor is [[Eric Stuart]]. It also has the ability to identify a Pokémon's moveset, as shown when it identified all of the known moves that Misty's Psyduck can learn in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Pokémon Showdown!]]''.

The numbering of Pokémon in this generation is the same as those in the National Pokédex. Therefore, see the first 151 Pokémon of [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number]].
===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP002|Dexter (purpose)|Ash's Pokédex|I'm Dexter, a Pokédex programmed by [[Professor Oak]] for [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Ash Ketchum]] of the town of {{to|Pallet}}. My function is to provide Ash with information and advice regarding Pokémon and their {{pkmn|training}}. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}}

==Johto (Generation II)==
[[File:Johtodex.jpg|frame|right|The [[Generation II|second]]-generation Pokédex]]
[[File:JohtoDex.png|thumb|left|Johto's Pokédex, as seen in {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Pokémon Gold}}]]
The second Pokédex, model HANDY808, had many improvements. Data on 251 species of Pokémon could be recorded. Pokémon could be listed in the Kanto (or National) order (referred to as the "Old Pokédex"), a [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|new order]] focusing on Johto (referred to as the "New Pokédex"), or [[List of Pokémon by name|alphabetically by name]]. It also included an [[Unown Dex]] that can be unlocked by catching three different forms of {{p|Unown}}. A new search option allowed users to find specific Pokémon by [[type]]. Entries were expanded to include a Pokémon's [[footprint]] (if it had feet). Additionally, Pokédex entries of caught Pokémon could be broadcast on the radio by way of the [[Pokédex Show]] on channel 4.5 in Johto in the mornings (a [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk|different show]] aired afternoons and evenings). Also, the design of this Pokédex is markedly similar to that of Nintendo's [[Game Boy]], Game Boy Pocket, and [[Game Boy Color]].

In the anime, its Japanese voice actor is 三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' and its English voice actor is [[Eric Stuart]].

For the numbering list introduced in this version of the Pokédex, see [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number]].
 

==Hoenn==
[[File:Pokedex Hoenn Region.png|frame|right|The [[Hoenn]] region's Pokédex]]
The third Pokédex could record data on [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number|202 species of Pokémon]] native to the [[Hoenn]] region. An upgrade called the [[National Pokédex]] was unlocked if a trade with [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Kanto]] was made in {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, or if the [[Elite Four]] were defeated in {{v2|Emerald}}, which would allow 386 species to be recorded. Pokémon could also be listed by [[List of Pokémon by weight|weight]] and [[List of Pokémon by height|size]]. The search option was expanded to include the first letter of a name, as well as [[List of Pokémon by color|color]] of the Pokémon. The most interesting addition was size charts that compared {{player|a pre-teen child}} to individual Pokémon in terms of height. This allowed Trainers to get a better idea of how large individual Pokémon were, which often conflicted with depictions in the anime. The print option was removed, however, as no Game Boy Printer was made for the Game Boy Advance.
[[File:PokedexHoennView.png|thumb|left|Viewing the Hoenn Pokédex in {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Sapphire|s}}]]

In the anime, this Pokédex model's program is referred to as Dextette instead of Dexter, and it has a female voice to match. Its Japanese voice actress is 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' and its English voice actress is [[Rachael Lillis]].

The Hoenn region Pokédex is markedly similar to the [[Game Boy Advance]], the console most of the [[Generation III]] games were played on.

For the numbering list introduced in this version of the Pokédex, see [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number]].
 

==Kanto (Generation III)==
[[File:Pokedex_FRLG.png|thumb|160px|right|[[Kanto]] region's Pokédex]]
The fourth Pokédex, model HANDY909, could record data on 151 species of Pokémon native to the Kanto region. An upgrade called the National Pokédex was unlocked if the Elite Four were defeated and the player had caught 60 different Pokémon, which would allow 386 species to be recorded. In addition to the improvements made in the Hoenn version, Pokémon were all organized into [[List of Pokémon by habitat|habitat categories]], where similar Pokémon were typically listed together on the same pages (such as {{p|Jynx}} and {{p|Mr. Mime}}, for instance), and Pokémon who are [[List of Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions|cross-generation evolutions]] are also displayed next to each other, such as {{p|Onix}} and {{p|Steelix}}. Nest display was also expanded to include the [[Sevii Islands]]. This Pokédex also has a toy model, which has Pokémon up to Generation III.
[[File:FRLGdex.png|thumb|left|{{p|Pidgey}}'s entry in {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon FireRed|s}}]]
In the anime, this model comes in both red and yellow. Its Japanese voice actor is 三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' and its English voice actors are [[Eric Stuart]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) and [[Bill Rogers]] ({{PUSA}}).

The Generation III Kanto Pokédex is markedly similar to the [[Game Boy Advance SP]], an upgraded version of the Game Boy Advance that was released the year before {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} were released in Japan.

For the regional Pokédex list, see the first 151 entries of [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number]].
 

==Sinnoh==
[[File:Sinnohdex.JPEG|thumb|170px|right|260px|[[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex]]
The fifth Pokédex, model HANDY910is, can naturally record data on the 151 Pokémon native to [[Sinnoh]], with the National Pokédex upgrade allowing for the 493 Pokémon available to players of {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} to be recorded. Strangely, some of the Pokémon first encountered in [[Generation IV]] are not in the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex order]], such as the two new evolutions of {{p|Eevee}}. Nest display includes time of day as part of its functions now.

In the anime and [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, it seems that the color of the Pokédex casing is customizable. {{an|Dawn}} has a pink one, {{Ash}} and {{adv|Platinum}} have a red one, {{adv|Diamond}} has a blue one, {{adv|Pearl}} has an orange one and [[Paul]] has a dark blue one. In [[DP148]], a Trainer by the name of [[Ruchiru]] was in ownership of a light blue Pokédex. The anime version lacks the dial on the side. This Pokédex also has a female voice. Its Japanese voice actresses are 川上とも子 ''[[Tomoko Kawakami]]'' and ''[[Satsuki Yukino]]'' and its English voice actress is [[Michele Knotz]].
[[File:Ash's dex.png|Scanning [[Dawn's Piplup|Piplup]]|thumb|left]]
[[File:Platinum National Pokédex.png|thumb|right|150px|{{p|Giratina}} in the Platinum National Pokédex]]
Its appearance is similar to that of the [[Nintendo DS]], and it may have a touchscreen as well. The placement of buttons and other features suggest it is based on its second version, the [[Nintendo DS Lite]].

For the numbering list introduced in this version of the Pokédex, see [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number]].

This Pokédex, as shown in the anime by [[Paul]], is able to scan a Poké Ball to see what moves the Pokémon inside it can use.

In the anime, it was also shown by {{an|Dawn}} to be able to identify moves like the Generation I Pokédex, as was the case with {{TP|Dawn|Dawn's Aipom's|Ambipom}} {{m|Double Hit}}.
===Platinum===
The sixth Pokédex, an expansion on the fifth, can naturally record data on 210 Pokémon, a majority native to Sinnoh, with the National Pokédex upgrade that allows for the recording of data on the 493 Pokémon known at this time.

This Pokédex, which is available to players of {{v2|Platinum}}, works similar to the ones in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}.
{{Clear-right}}

==Johto (Generation IV)==
[[File:PokéDex HGSS m.png|thumb|left|[[Johto]] region's Pokédex for males]]
[[File:HGSSpokedex.png|thumb|right|200px|{{p|Pidgey}} in the Generation IV Johto Pokédex]]
[[File:PokéDex HGSS f.png|thumb|left|[[Johto]] region's Pokédex for females]]
[[File:HGSS Pokédex anime.png|thumb|240px|In the anime]]
The seventh Pokédex, like the fourth, has been given a redesign as the games return to an old region. While it is similar to the original Johto Pokédex when closed, there are many new features, such as a touch screen interface and a feature to list the separate locations of a Pokémon. In addition, the actual regional Pokédex numbers of the Pokémon are shown, instead of the National numbers when in regional mode. The listing also appears in a matrix style. This Pokédex can come in two colors: red for males, and pink for females. Unlike previous models of the Pokédex, it has no buttons, and contains a touch-screen and stylus.

For the regional Pokédex list, changed from the original games, see [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number]].

In the anime, both {{an|Kotone}} and [[Kazunari]] are in possession of this model. Like its Generation II counterpart, it is voiced by ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' in Japanese.

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Pokédex in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Hoenn region's model did not receive a TCG card, and the Generation I and Generation II Pokédexes, which featured model numbers on the Japanese card, did not show these model numbers on the English card.
{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Base Set|Pokédex|87}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Base Set}} || 87/102
|-
| {{TCG|Base Set 2}} || 115/130
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|New Pokédex|95}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=1 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} || 95/111
|-
| {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Pokémon Web}} || 16/48
|-
| {{TCG ID|EX FireRed & LeafGreen|PokéDex HANDY909|96}} || T || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}} || 96/112
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Diamond & Pearl|Pokédex HANDY910is|111}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} || 111/130
|-
| {{TCG|Platinum}} || 114/127
|}
==In Pokémon Adventures==
The Pokédex makes a signal when all three regional Pokédexes are close to each other. Another signal shows that they are being held by the correct owner, as seen in [[PS085]]. More usefully, they can display moves known by a Pokémon, and health that the Pokémon has, in a manner that looks identical to the battle screens in games. A feature included in {{game|Yellow}}, interacting with Pikachu to see its mood, was added to {{adv|Red}}'s Pokédex. They can also be used to prevent a Pokémon from evolving. Trainers without a Pokédex have no choice in the matter.
==Trivia==
[[File:Dex.png|right|thumb|250px|Ash's original Pokédex]]
*For ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', [[Professor Oak]]'s lecture is about the Pokédex. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: こまったら　ひらいてみよう　ポケモンずかん ''Komattara hiraite miyō, Pokémon zukan.'' "When troubled, let's open the Pokédex."
*In [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s, there is a judge, who also serves as the {{wp|MC}}, named Dexter.
*Most of the Pokédexes appear similar to one of Nintendo's handhelds. The Johto Pokédex looks similar to a [[Game Boy Color]], the Hoenn Pokédex appears similar to the [[Game Boy Advance]], the Generation III Kanto Pokédex looks similar to a [[Game Boy Advance SP]], the Sinnoh Pokédex looks like a [[Nintendo DS Lite]], and the Generation IV Johto Pokédex looks like a [[Nintendo DSi]].
*The Pokédex is evidently encased in material that is invulnerable to almost anything within reason. It has been soaked in water and (in the anime) electrocuted and exposed to high-temperature flames, all with no ill effect. It is also voice-sensitive. There are some limitations to its ability; certain circumstances can prevent the Pokédex from accurately identifying its target:
**A Pokédex which has not received a [[National Pokédex|National Mode]] upgrade will not display any information on Pokémon not usually found in its home region, even if those Pokémon have been caught.
**In the anime, a Pokédex also can only identify the Pokémon itself, and not what appears to be where it is, as seen in [[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]] when {{p|Gastly}} uses illusions to scare {{Ash}} and his {{Ashfr|friends}}.
**Similarly, {{Gary}}'s Pokédex failed to identify {{an|Mewtwo}} at the [[Viridian Gym]], displaying only static interference. This may be attributed to the mechanical "focus/leech" battle armor Mewtwo was wearing at the time.
*All five of Ash's Pokédexes have been red, as were the Pokédexes in the games prior to {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, while other characters have had other colors. May had a yellow one in Kanto, Paul has a dark blue Pokédex and Dawn has a pink Pokédex.
*Pokédex entries in {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|LeafGreen|s}} are identical to those in {{2v2|Red|Blue}} for the {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}}, while those for {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed|s}} are identical to those from the original {{2v2|Red|Green}}. Likewise, FireRed's entries for {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} are identical to the entries found in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Silver|s}}, and the same is true of Pokémon LeafGreen and {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold|s}}.
**Likewise, Pokédex entries in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are identical to those in Gold and Silver for Generation I and Generation II Pokémon. Unlike FireRed and LeafGreen, however, Pokédex entries are not borrowed from the paired versions of the generation following the originals for Pokémon of that generation, as all Generation III and Generation IV Pokémon have all-new entries.
[[File:Computer pokédex.jpg|Giovanni's computer|210px|thumb|left]]
*The Kanto regional Pokédex and the Sinnoh regional Pokédex ({{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}}) have 151 members, the smallest of all regional Pokédexes. The largest regional Pokédex is the Johto regional Pokédex, with 256 members.
*In ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!]]'', [[Giovanni]]'s computer had a function similar to the Pokédex, scanning for what's inside the Poké Ball.
*The online Pokédex at [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/ Pokémon.com] uses Pokédex entries from {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Diamond|s}}.
*[[James]] uses cards of Pokémon, rather than a Pokédex, to sometimes identify the Pokémon and the moves they can learn.
*The Pokédex models of [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}} rounded the weights of all Pokémon to full pounds except for {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}}, despite the Japanese games' use of tenths of kilograms since the start. From [[Generation III]] onward, all weights have been given to the nearest tenth of a pound.
*The Pokédex lost several buttons with every new model, due to various upgrades: Kanto's first model has twenty-two buttons, Johto’s original model has five, Kanto's second model, Hoenn's, and Sinnoh's only have three, and Johto’s second model apparently has none whatsoever, solely using the touch-screen interface.
* Numerous toy Pokédexes have been manufactured by companies like {{wp|Tiger Electronics}} and [[Jakks Pacific]].
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[[File:Ash's Pokedex.png|right|250px|thumb|{{Ash}}'s Sinnoh Pokédex]]
A '''Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン{{tt|図鑑|ずかん}}''' ''illustrated Pokémon encyclopedia'') is an invaluable tool to a {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Pokémon world]]. It gives information about all [[Pokémon]] in the world that are contained in its database. In the {{pkmn|games}}, it lists the number of Pokémon seen and {{pkmn2|caught}}. In the {{pkmn|anime}}, simply pointing it at a target Pokémon will give someone the Pokédex entry for that Pokémon. In both the anime and [[Pokémon Adventures]], the Pokédex also confers all the information shown by the interface in the games; that is, a Pokédex can display a Pokémon's [[stat]]s, [[level]], and [[move]]s.

Another function of the Pokédex is that it is immune to most forms of outside interference from stimuli such as water, fire or electricity, as seen in [[EP061|''The Misty Mermaid'']], in the [[Generation III]] games where the player can go [[underwater]], and in ''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You!]]''. Pokédexes in the games, anime, and manga are not given to all trainers, but given to trainers of exceptional potential and skill. Just the same, anime Pokédexes take the place of the {{ga|trainer card}} in that they store the identification information of their owner. In the anime, {{Ash}} and {{Gary}} both received their Pokédexes from [[Professor Oak]], much like their game counterparts {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Blue}}. Ash was notorious for using his Pokédex early in his journey in situations where he had no idea what was going on, and was just as notorious for always being behind Gary in Pokédex entries.

In the Pokémon continuity, the Pokédex was invented by Professor Oak. When a young [[Sam|"Sammy"]] Oak was accidentally warped to a future of his own time, {{Ash}} explains to him how the Pokédex works, unknowingly giving him an idea.

In ''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]'' it was mentioned that the Pokédex entries in Ash's Pokédex were written by [[Professor Westwood V]] of the [[Seafoam Islands]].

Pokédex entries are typically only two- or three-sentence bits of information about the Pokémon referred to. In some events it gives background information on the habitat or activities of this Pokémon in the wild; at other times it gives other bits of information on the Pokémon's history or anatomy. A typical entry would be one of {{p|Bulbasaur}}, which states:

"''A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this Pokémon.''"

To date, there have been five different numbering systems used: the [[National Pokédex]], and various [[regional Pokédex]]es.
==Kanto (Generation I)==
[[File:Generation_I_Pokedex.png|frame|right|The [[Generation I|first]]-generation Pokédex]]
The first version of the Pokédex, model number HANDY505, recorded data on the first 151 Pokémon, focusing on Pokémon mostly native to [[Kanto]]. It listed them in [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|number sequence]], and it recorded data on height, weight, number, [[species]], cry, and nesting area. However, in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}, Pokémon only found in [[Cerulean Cave]] and Pokémon found only by fishing would be listed as "Area Unknown". In {{game|Yellow}}, the option to print Pokédex entries using the [[Game Boy Printer]] was added.

[[File:RBYPokedex.png|thumb|left|The main interface of the first Pokédex model]]

In the anime, the Pokédex model's program is referred to as Dexter, as well as the programs for most models of the Pokédex. When [[Misty]] got {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}}, Professor Oak updated this model with new software that included data on a handful of [[Johto]] Pokémon, and its voice gets redone (via a different reverb effect). Its Japanese voice actor is 三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' and its English voice actor is [[Eric Stuart]]. It also has the ability to identify a Pokémon's moveset, as shown when it identified all of the known moves that Misty's Psyduck can learn in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Pokémon Showdown!]]''.

The numbering of Pokémon in this generation is the same as those in the National Pokédex. Therefore, see the first 151 Pokémon of [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number]].
===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP002|Dexter (purpose)|Ash's Pokédex|I'm Dexter, a Pokédex programmed by [[Professor Oak]] for [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Ash Ketchum]] of the town of {{to|Pallet}}. My function is to provide Ash with information and advice regarding Pokémon and their {{pkmn|training}}. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}}

==Johto (Generation II)==
[[File:Johtodex.jpg|frame|right|The [[Generation II|second]]-generation Pokédex]]
[[File:JohtoDex.png|thumb|left|Johto's Pokédex, as seen in {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Pokémon Gold}}]]
The second Pokédex, model HANDY808, had many improvements. Data on 251 species of Pokémon could be recorded. Pokémon could be listed in the Kanto (or National) order (referred to as the "Old Pokédex"), a [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|new order]] focusing on Johto (referred to as the "New Pokédex"), or [[List of Pokémon by name|alphabetically by name]]. It also included an [[Unown Dex]] that can be unlocked by catching three different forms of {{p|Unown}}. A new search option allowed users to find specific Pokémon by [[type]]. Entries were expanded to include a Pokémon's [[footprint]] (if it had feet). Additionally, Pokédex entries of caught Pokémon could be broadcast on the radio by way of the [[Pokédex Show]] on channel 4.5 in Johto in the mornings (a [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk|different show]] aired afternoons and evenings). Also, the design of this Pokédex is markedly similar to that of Nintendo's [[Game Boy]], Game Boy Pocket, and [[Game Boy Color]].

In the anime, its Japanese voice actor is 三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' and its English voice actor is [[Eric Stuart]].

For the numbering list introduced in this version of the Pokédex, see [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number]].
 

==Hoenn==
[[File:Pokedex Hoenn Region.png|frame|right|The [[Hoenn]] region's Pokédex]]
The third Pokédex could record data on [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number|202 species of Pokémon]] native to the [[Hoenn]] region. An upgrade called the [[National Pokédex]] was unlocked if a trade with [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Kanto]] was made in {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, or if the [[Elite Four]] were defeated in {{v2|Emerald}}, which would allow 386 species to be recorded. Pokémon could also be listed by [[List of Pokémon by weight|weight]] and [[List of Pokémon by height|size]]. The search option was expanded to include the first letter of a name, as well as [[List of Pokémon by color|color]] of the Pokémon. The most interesting addition was size charts that compared {{player|a pre-teen child}} to individual Pokémon in terms of height. This allowed Trainers to get a better idea of how large individual Pokémon were, which often conflicted with depictions in the anime. The print option was removed, however, as no Game Boy Printer was made for the Game Boy Advance.
[[File:PokedexHoennView.png|thumb|left|Viewing the Hoenn Pokédex in {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Sapphire|s}}]]

In the anime, this Pokédex model's program is referred to as Dextette instead of Dexter, and it has a female voice to match. Its Japanese voice actress is 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' and its English voice actress is [[Rachael Lillis]].

The Hoenn region Pokédex is markedly similar to the [[Game Boy Advance]], the console most of the [[Generation III]] games were played on.

For the numbering list introduced in this version of the Pokédex, see [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number]].
 

==Kanto (Generation III)==
[[File:Pokedex_FRLG.png|thumb|160px|right|[[Kanto]] region's Pokédex]]
The fourth Pokédex, model HANDY909, could record data on 151 species of Pokémon native to the Kanto region. An upgrade called the National Pokédex was unlocked if the Elite Four were defeated and the player had caught 60 different Pokémon, which would allow 386 species to be recorded. In addition to the improvements made in the Hoenn version, Pokémon were all organized into [[List of Pokémon by habitat|habitat categories]], where similar Pokémon were typically listed together on the same pages (such as {{p|Jynx}} and {{p|Mr. Mime}}, for instance), and Pokémon who are [[List of Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions|cross-generation evolutions]] are also displayed next to each other, such as {{p|Onix}} and {{p|Steelix}}. Nest display was also expanded to include the [[Sevii Islands]]. This Pokédex also has a toy model, which has Pokémon up to Generation III.
[[File:FRLGdex.png|thumb|left|{{p|Pidgey}}'s entry in {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon FireRed|s}}]]
In the anime, this model comes in both red and yellow. Its Japanese voice actor is 三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' and its English voice actors are [[Eric Stuart]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) and [[Bill Rogers]] ({{PUSA}}).

The Generation III Kanto Pokédex is markedly similar to the [[Game Boy Advance SP]], an upgraded version of the Game Boy Advance that was released the year before {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} were released in Japan.

For the regional Pokédex list, see the first 151 entries of [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number]].
 

==Sinnoh==
[[File:Sinnohdex.JPEG|thumb|170px|right|260px|[[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex]]
The fifth Pokédex, model HANDY910is, can naturally record data on the 151 Pokémon native to [[Sinnoh]], with the National Pokédex upgrade allowing for the 493 Pokémon available to players of {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} to be recorded. Strangely, some of the Pokémon first encountered in [[Generation IV]] are not in the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex order]], such as the two new evolutions of {{p|Eevee}}. Nest display includes time of day as part of its functions now.

In the anime and [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, it seems that the color of the Pokédex casing is customizable. {{an|Dawn}} has a pink one, {{Ash}} and {{adv|Platinum}} have a red one, {{adv|Diamond}} has a blue one, {{adv|Pearl}} has an orange one and [[Paul]] has a dark blue one. In [[DP148]], a Trainer by the name of [[Ruchiru]] was in ownership of a light blue Pokédex. The anime version lacks the dial on the side. This Pokédex also has a female voice. Its Japanese voice actresses are 川上とも子 ''[[Tomoko Kawakami]]'' and ''[[Satsuki Yukino]]'' and its English voice actress is [[Michele Knotz]].
[[File:Ash's dex.png|Scanning [[Dawn's Piplup|Piplup]]|thumb|left]]
[[File:Platinum National Pokédex.png|thumb|right|150px|{{p|Giratina}} in the Platinum National Pokédex]]
Its appearance is similar to that of the [[Nintendo DS]], and it may have a touchscreen as well. The placement of buttons and other features suggest it is based on its second version, the [[Nintendo DS Lite]].

For the numbering list introduced in this version of the Pokédex, see [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number]].

This Pokédex, as shown in the anime by [[Paul]], is able to scan a Poké Ball to see what moves the Pokémon inside it can use.

In the anime, it was also shown by {{an|Dawn}} to be able to identify moves like the Generation I Pokédex, as was the case with {{TP|Dawn|Dawn's Aipom's|Ambipom}} {{m|Double Hit}}.
===Platinum===
The sixth Pokédex, an expansion on the fifth, can naturally record data on 210 Pokémon, a majority native to Sinnoh, with the National Pokédex upgrade that allows for the recording of data on the 493 Pokémon known at this time.

This Pokédex, which is available to players of {{v2|Platinum}}, works similar to the ones in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}.
{{Clear-right}}

==Johto (Generation IV)==
[[File:PokéDex HGSS m.png|thumb|left|[[Johto]] region's Pokédex for males]]
[[File:Pidgeydex.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{p|Pidgey}} in the Generation IV Johto Pokédex]]
[[File:PokéDex HGSS f.png|thumb|left|[[Johto]] region's Pokédex for females]]
[[File:HGSS Pokédex anime.png|thumb|240px|In the anime]]
The seventh Pokédex, like the fourth, has been given a redesign as the games return to an old region. While it is similar to the original Johto Pokédex when closed, there are many new features, such as a touch screen interface and a feature to list the separate locations of a Pokémon. In addition, the actual regional Pokédex numbers of the Pokémon are shown, instead of the National numbers when in regional mode. The listing also appears in a matrix style. This Pokédex can come in two colors: red for males, and pink for females. Unlike previous models of the Pokédex, it has no buttons, and contains a touch-screen and stylus.

For the regional Pokédex list, changed from the original games, see [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number]].

In the anime, both {{an|Kotone}} and [[Kazunari]] are in possession of this model. Like its Generation II counterpart, it is voiced by ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' in Japanese.

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Pokédex in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Hoenn region's model did not receive a TCG card, and the Generation I and Generation II Pokédexes, which featured model numbers on the Japanese card, did not show these model numbers on the English card.
{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Base Set|Pokédex|87}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Base Set}} || 87/102
|-
| {{TCG|Base Set 2}} || 115/130
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|New Pokédex|95}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=1 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} || 95/111
|-
| {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Pokémon Web}} || 16/48
|-
| {{TCG ID|EX FireRed & LeafGreen|PokéDex HANDY909|96}} || T || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}} || 96/112
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Diamond & Pearl|Pokédex HANDY910is|111}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} || 111/130
|-
| {{TCG|Platinum}} || 114/127
|}
==In Pokémon Adventures==
The Pokédex makes a signal when all three regional Pokédexes are close to each other. Another signal shows that they are being held by the correct owner, as seen in [[PS085]]. More usefully, they can display moves known by a Pokémon, and health that the Pokémon has, in a manner that looks identical to the battle screens in games. A feature included in {{game|Yellow}}, interacting with Pikachu to see its mood, was added to {{adv|Red}}'s Pokédex. They can also be used to prevent a Pokémon from evolving. Trainers without a Pokédex have no choice in the matter.
==Trivia==
[[File:Dex.png|right|thumb|250px|Ash's original Pokédex]]
*For ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', [[Professor Oak]]'s lecture is about the Pokédex. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: こまったら　ひらいてみよう　ポケモンずかん ''Komattara hiraite miyō, Pokémon zukan.'' "When troubled, let's open the Pokédex."
*In [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s, there is a judge, who also serves as the {{wp|MC}}, named Dexter.
*Most of the Pokédexes appear similar to one of Nintendo's handhelds. The Johto Pokédex looks similar to a [[Game Boy Color]], the Hoenn Pokédex appears similar to the [[Game Boy Advance]], the Generation III Kanto Pokédex looks similar to a [[Game Boy Advance SP]], the Sinnoh Pokédex looks like a [[Nintendo DS Lite]], and the Generation IV Johto Pokédex looks like a [[Nintendo DSi]].
*The Pokédex is evidently encased in material that is invulnerable to almost anything within reason. It has been soaked in water and (in the anime) electrocuted and exposed to high-temperature flames, all with no ill effect. It is also voice-sensitive. There are some limitations to its ability; certain circumstances can prevent the Pokédex from accurately identifying its target:
**A Pokédex which has not received a [[National Pokédex|National Mode]] upgrade will not display any information on Pokémon not usually found in its home region, even if those Pokémon have been caught.
**In the anime, a Pokédex also can only identify the Pokémon itself, and not what appears to be where it is, as seen in [[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]] when {{p|Gastly}} uses illusions to scare {{Ash}} and his {{Ashfr|friends}}.
**Similarly, {{Gary}}'s Pokédex failed to identify {{an|Mewtwo}} at the [[Viridian Gym]], displaying only static interference. This may be attributed to the mechanical "focus/leech" battle armor Mewtwo was wearing at the time.
*All five of Ash's Pokédexes have been red, as were the Pokédexes in the games prior to {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, while other characters have had other colors. May had a yellow one in Kanto, Paul has a dark blue Pokédex and Dawn has a pink Pokédex.
*Pokédex entries in {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|LeafGreen|s}} are identical to those in {{2v2|Red|Blue}} for the {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}}, while those for {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed|s}} are identical to those from the original {{2v2|Red|Green}}. Likewise, FireRed's entries for {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} are identical to the entries found in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Silver|s}}, and the same is true of Pokémon LeafGreen and {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold|s}}.
**Likewise, Pokédex entries in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are identical to those in Gold and Silver for Generation I and Generation II Pokémon. Unlike FireRed and LeafGreen, however, Pokédex entries are not borrowed from the paired versions of the generation following the originals for Pokémon of that generation, as all Generation III and Generation IV Pokémon have all-new entries.
[[File:Computer pokédex.jpg|Giovanni's computer|210px|thumb|left]]
*The Kanto regional Pokédex and the Sinnoh regional Pokédex ({{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}}) have 151 members, the smallest of all regional Pokédexes. The largest regional Pokédex is the Johto regional Pokédex, with 256 members.
*In ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!]]'', [[Giovanni]]'s computer had a function similar to the Pokédex, scanning for what's inside the Poké Ball.
*The online Pokédex at [http://www.pokemon.com/Pokedex/flash.asp Pokémon.com] uses Pokédex entries from {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Diamond|s}}.
*[[James]] uses cards of Pokémon, rather than a Pokédex, to sometimes identify the Pokémon and the moves they can learn.
*The Pokédex models of [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}} rounded the weights of all Pokémon to full pounds except for {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}}, despite the Japanese games' use of tenths of kilograms since the start. From [[Generation III]] onward, all weights have been given to the nearest tenth of a pound.
*The Pokédex lost several buttons with every new model, due to various upgrades: Kanto's first model has twenty-two buttons, Johto’s original model has five, Kanto's second model, Hoenn's, and Sinnoh's only have three, and Johto’s second model apparently has none whatsoever, solely using the touch-screen interface.
* Numerous toy Pokédexes have been manufactured by companies like {{wp|Tiger Electronics}} and [[Jakks Pacific]].
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User:Mario136

2009-12-30T07:43:59Z

Mario136:

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==Welcome==
Hello i am Mario136 i join bulbapedia because i wanted help this encyclopedia of my favorite videogame series Pokémon!. With time i will continue helping on things that i can edit or change.
==History with Pokémon==
For years i always saw Pokémon promotions, games, anime etc. but i never take it in mind about play it.
I like Pokémon since a school friend show me his Gameboy Anvance with Pokémon Ruby he and another friend had Pokémon FireRed. For the first time i noticed that Pokémon was a very great and fun game like Mario and Zelda, and i wanted a game too. After that my first Pokémon game was Emerald, me and my friends played for many time battling and trading at this time i not knew anything about playing but my friend explain me and helped me. That was in 2005 with Pokémon Emerald and Colosseum. For many years Pokémon, Mario and Zelda are my favorite video game series.

==Favorite Pokémon==

{| {| align="left" width="60%" style="background: #{{silver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{gold color light}};"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 152.png]] {{p|Chikorita}}
| align=center | [[Image:252.png]] {{p|Treecko}}
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]] {{p|Turtwig}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{p|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]] {{p|Gligar}}
| align=center | [[Image:361.png]] {{p|Snorunt}}
| align=center | [[Image:446.png]] {{p|Munchlax}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:004.png]] {{p|Charmander}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 155.png]] {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| align=center | [[Image:255.png]] {{p|Torchic}}
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{p|Chimchar}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:151.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| align=center | [[Image:251.png]] {{p|Celebi}}
| align=center | [[Image:385.png]] {{p|Jirachi}}
| align=center | [[Image:490.png]] {{p|Manaphy}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{p|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 158.png]] {{p|Totodile}}
| align=center | [[Image:258.png]] {{p|Mudkip}}
| align=center | [[Image:393.png]] {{p|Piplup}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:150.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| align=center | [[Image:250.png]] {{p|Ho-oh}}
| align=center | [[Image:384.png]] {{p|Rayquaza}}
| align=center | [[Image:483.png]] {{p|Dialga}}
|}
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==Party Pokémon==

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! align="center" |Platinum
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{{Moveentrytm|389|Torterra|2|Grass|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|398|Staraptor|2|Normal|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|418|Buizel|1|Water|}}
{{Moveentrytm|466|Electivire|1|Electric|}}
{{Moveentrytm|467|Magmortar|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|487O|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|}}
|}

Frontier Brain

2009-12-27T07:36:02Z

Mario136:

A '''Frontier Brain''' (Japanese: '''フロンティアブレーン''') is either any one of the [[Pokémon Trainer]]s who preside over a [[Battle Frontier]] facility, or one of the top performers in an online Pokémon contest held by [[Nintendo]] in early 2005. The Frontier Brains in {{v2|Emerald}}, {{v2|Platinum}}, {{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are the former. Those from Hoenn hand out [[Frontier Symbol]]s to those Trainers who rise through the ranks and show true skill in each of the facilities, while those from Sinnoh and Johto hand out [[commemorative print]]s for the same reason.

==Hoenn Frontier Brains==
{| align="center" style="background: #6D7B8D; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #3FA7CD;" colspan=8 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #3FA7CD; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Frontier Brain (Japanese)
! style="background: #3FA7CD;" | Facility (Japanese)
! style="background: #3FA7CD; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Symbol
|- align="center" style="background:#64B2CF"
| [[Image:SpriteNoland.png]] {{color2|0e546e|Factory Head Noland}} {{color|0e546e|(ダツラ Datsura)}}
| {{color2|0e546e|Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Factory|Battle Factory}} {{color|0e546e|(バトルファクトリー Battle Factory)}}
| [[Image:Knowledgesymbol.png‎|50px]] {{color|0e546e|Knowledge Symbol}}
|- align="center" style="background:#64B2CF"
| [[Image:SpriteGreta.png]] {{color2|0e546e|Arena Tycoon Greta}} {{color|0e546e|(コゴミ Kogomi)}}
| {{color2|0e546e|Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Arena|Battle Arena}} {{color|0e546e|(バトルアリーナ Battle Arena)}}
| [[Image:Gutssymbol.png|50px]] {{color|0e546e|Guts Symbol}}
|- align="center" style="background:#64B2CF"
| [[Image:SpriteTucker.png]] {{color2|0e546e|Dome Ace Tucker}} {{color|0e546e|(ヒース Heath)}}
| {{color2|0e546e|Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Dome|Battle Dome}} {{color|0e546e|(バトルドーム Battle Dome)}}
| [[Image:Tacticssymbol.png|50px]] {{color|0e546e|Tactics Symbol}}
|- align="center" style="background:#64B2CF"
| [[Image:SpriteLucy.png]] {{color2|0e546e|Pike Queen Lucy}} {{color|0e546e|(アザミ Azami)}}
| {{color2|0e546e|Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Pike|Battle Pike}} {{color|0e546e|(バトルチューブ Battle Tube)}}
| [[Image:Lucksymbol.png|50px]] {{color|0e546e|Luck Symbol}}
|- align="center" style="background:#64B2CF"
| [[Image:SpriteSpenser.png]] {{color2|0e546e|Palace Maven Spenser}} {{color|0e546e|(ウコン Ukon)}}
| {{color2|0e546e|Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Palace|Battle Palace}} {{color|0e546e|(バトルパレス Battle Palace)}}
| [[Image:Spiritsymbol.png|50px]] {{color|0e546e|Spirit Symbol}}
|- align="center" style="background:#64B2CF"
| [[Image:SpriteBrandon.png]] {{color2|0e546e|Pyramid King Brandon}} {{color|0e546e|(ジンダイ Jindai)}}
| {{color2|0e546e|Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Pyramid|Battle Pyramid}} {{color|0e546e|(バトルピラミッド Battle Pyramid)}}
| [[Image:Bravesymbol.png|50px]] {{color|0e546e|Brave Symbol}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#64B2CF; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Image:SpriteAnabel.png]] {{color2|0e546e|Salon Maiden Anabel}} {{color|0e546e|(リラ Lila)}}
| style="background:#64B2CF;" | {{color2|0e546e|Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Tower|Battle Tower}} {{color|0e546e|(バトルタワー Battle Tower)}}
| style="background:#64B2CF; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Image:Abilitysymbol.png‎|50px]] {{color|0e546e|Ability Symbol}}
|} 

==Sinnoh/Johto Frontier Brains==
{| align="center" style="background: #505050; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #F5F5F5;" colspan=8 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #F5F5F5; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Frontier Brain (Japanese)
! style="background: #F5F5F5;" | Facility (Japanese)
! style="background: #F5F5F5; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Print
|- align="center" style="background:#{{tower color}}"
| [[Image:VSPalmer.png]] {{color2|{{tower color dark}}|Tower Tycoon Palmer}} {{color|{{tower color dark}}|(クロツグ Kurotsugu)}}
| {{color2|{{tower color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Tower|Battle Tower}} {{color|{{tower color dark}}|(バトルタワー Battle Tower)}}
| {{print|tower|Gold}} {{color|{{tower color dark}}|Tower Print}}
|- align="center" style="background:#{{factory color}}"
| [[Image:VSThorton.png]] {{color2|{{factory color dark}}|Factory Head Thorton}} {{color|{{factory color dark}}|(ネジキ Nejiki)}}
| {{color2|{{factory color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Factory|Battle Factory}} {{color|{{factory color dark}}|(バトルファクトリー Battle Factory)}}
| {{print|Factory|Gold}} {{color|{{factory color dark}}|Factory Print}}
|- align="center" style="background:#{{arcade color}}"
| [[Image:VSDahlia.png]] {{color2|{{arcade color dark}}|Arcade Star Dahlia}} {{color|{{arcade color dark}}|(ダリア Dahlia)}}
| {{color2|{{arcade color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Arcade|Battle Arcade}} {{color|{{arcade color dark}}|(バトルルーレット Battle Roulette)}}
| {{print|Arcade|Gold}} {{color|{{arcade color dark}}|Arcade Print}}
|- align="center" style="background:#{{castle color}}"
| [[Image:VSDarach and Caitlin.png]] {{color2|{{castle color dark}}|Castle Valet Darach and Lady Caitlin}} {{color|{{castle color dark}}|(コクラン&カトレア Kokuran & Cattleya)}}
| {{color2|{{castle color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Castle|Battle Castle}} {{color|{{castle color dark}}|(バトルキャッスル Battle Castle)}}
| {{print|Castle|Gold}} {{color|{{castle color dark}}|Castle Print}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#{{hall color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Image:VSArgenta.png]] {{color2|{{hall color dark}}|Hall Matron Argenta}} {{color|{{hall color dark}}|(ケイト Kate)}}
| style="background:#{{hall color}}" | {{color2|{{hall color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Hall|Battle Hall}} {{color|{{hall color dark}}|(バトルステージ Battle Stage)}}
| style="background:#{{hall color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | {{print|Hall|Gold}} {{color|{{hall color dark}}|Hall Print}}
|} 

==See also==
* [[Scott]]
* [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Hoenn Battle Frontier]]
* [[Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Sinnoh/Johto Battle Frontier]]
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Generation IV

2009-12-21T16:49:20Z

Mario136: /* Trivia */

[[File:Diamond screen.png|frame|right|The title screen for {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond|s}}.]]
The '''fourth generation''' of Pokémon games, sometimes called the '''3D generation''' by fans due to the fact that it contains the first [[main series]] (i.e. non-spinoff) games to use 3D graphics, is the fourth set of Pokémon games released.

Like [[Generation II]] followed from [[Generation I]], Generation IV follows from [[Generation III]], although it is unlike Generation II in that it is not a direct sequel ([[Hoenn]] is inaccessible in all Generation IV games). Like previous generations, Generation IV focuses on one main region across three games, the [[Sinnoh]] region featured in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} on the [[Nintendo DS]], released in 2006 and 2008 (and 2007 and 2009 outside Japan). Also like Generation II, the Generation IV games retain much compatibility with their Generation III counterparts, though in a different manner, and introduce many new Pokémon which are related to those of the previous three generations.

Much like Generation III remade the Generation I games, the Generation II games also receive [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|much anticipated]] remakes in the form of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, and through details revealed in the five main games, Generation IV is thus known to be contemporaneous with Generation II, occurring three years after Generation I and Generation III. Like all generations, the handheld games are joined by several games on Nintendo's latest console, the [[Wii]], specifically, [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] and [[My Pokémon Ranch]].

==Advances in gameplay==
Much like how Generation II enhanced Generation I mostly by building on its features, Generation IV builds on the features introduced in Generation III. The advancements introduced in Generation IV include:
*The addition of {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon|107 new Pokémon}}, bringing the total to 493. New evolutions and pre-evolutions abound in this generation, including ones for long-time favorites such as {{p|Electabuzz}} and {{p|Eevee}}.
*The addition of 113 new [[move]]s, bringing the total to 467.
*The addition of 47 new [[abilities]] (and removal of {{a|Cacophony}}), bringing the total to 123. Many older Pokémon can now have one of two abilities, rather than the single ability they could have in Generation III.
*Four more boxes in the [[Pokémon storage system]], bringing the total to 18, for a total of 540 Pokémon.
*Another new region to explore, [[Sinnoh]], yet again with its own [[Gym Leader]]s and [[Elite Four]]. Player characters are again changed.
*Four new variants of [[Poké Ball]], retaining the seven introduced in Generation III.
*A new [[villainous team]], [[Team Galactic]], whose intent is to capture {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}, said to be the creators of the [[Pokémon universe]], and remake it in the image of their leader, [[Cyrus]].
*The return of the [[time]] system from Generation II, with enhanced transitions between the time periods of the day.
*A three-dimensional rendering of the overworld, rather than just sprites, with the same style seen in previous games.
*Moves are now designated [[physical move|physical]] or [[special move|special]] based on the move itself, rather than its type.
*Pokémon are now able to be traded and battled over the internet through the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].

Alterations from Generation III include:
*[[Pokémon Super Contest|New and enhanced]] versions of [[Pokémon Contest]]s, featuring more rounds and a different appeals process. [[Poffin]] are now used to enhance contest stats, rather than [[Pokéblocks]].
*[[Secret base]]s have been moved [[The Underground|underground]], where players can interact over local wireless connections.
*Some Pokémon now display [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|differences in appearance]] based on their [[gender]].

Further additions in Platinum include:
*Another new {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}}, with several different facilities than the one in [[Hoenn]].
*Ability to record and share battles with other players and in the Battle Frontier over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Further additions in HeartGold and SoulSilver include:
*The re-introduction of the seven Poké Balls made from [[Apricorn]]s, unavailable since [[Generation II]].
*The first Pokémon in the [[party]] can now [[walking Pokémon|follow the player outside of battle]] anywhere in the overworld.

==Regions==
===Sinnoh===
[[File:Sinnohplatinum.jpg|thumb|right|Sinnoh]]
{{main|Sinnoh}}
Like Generation III, Generation IV introduces a new region disconnected from all previous ones, the [[Sinnoh]] region, found far north of [[Kanto]]. Being that it is so far north, snow can be found on its northern tip, as well as in the mountainous center of the region. Much of the western half of the region is rural, while its east is comparatively urban, in a similarity to the continental area shared by Johto and Kanto, respectively.

====Starter Pokémon====
Though it was initially rumored that the {{t|Grass}}/{{t|Fire}}/{{t|Water}} setup that had been the norm for the past three generations would be replaced with a {{t|Dark}}/{{t|Psychic}}/{{t|Fighting}} trio, these rumors were later proven false. At the beginning of the journey, players must choose from the Grass-type {{p|Turtwig}}, the Fire-type {{p|Chimchar}}, and the Water-type {{p|Piplup}} to defend themselves from a wild {{p|Starly}} in Diamond and Pearl, or be given one of the three by [[Professor Rowan]] directly in Platinum.

====Gym Leaders====
Like the other three regions, Sinnoh has its own set of eight Gym Leaders. This set specializes in the same types as Gym Leaders from other regions, though not in the same order. Like always, badges and TMs are given away by defeated Gym Leaders.

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! style="background: #47443a;" colspan="4" | {{color2|9f9982|Sinnoh League}}
|-
! style="background: #9f9982; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|47443a|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #9f9982;" | {{color|47443a|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #9f9982;" | {{color2|47443a|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #9f9982; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|47443a|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSRoark.png|ldr=Roark|djap=ヒョウタ|drm=Hyouta|loc=Oreburgh City|cjap=クロガネシティ|crm=Kurogane City|bdg=Coal}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSGardenia.png|ldr=Gardenia|djap=ナタネ|drm=Natane|loc=Eterna City|cjap=ハクタイシティ|crm=Hakutai City|bdg=Forest}}
{{gldr|type=Fighting|pic=VSMaylene.png|ldr=Maylene|djap=スモモ|drm=Sumomo|loc=Veilstone City|cjap=トバリシティ|crm=Tobari City||bdg=Cobble}}
{{gldr|type=Water|pic=VSCrasher Wake.png|ldr=Crasher Wake|djap=マキシマム仮面|drm=Maximum Mask|loc=Pastoria City|cjap=ノモセシティ|crm=Nomose City|bdg=Fen}}
{{gldr|type=Ghost|pic=VSFantina.png|ldr=Fantina|djap=メリッサ|drm=Melissa|loc=Hearthome City|cjap=ヨスガシティ|crm=Yosuga City|bdg=Relic}}
{{gldr|type=Steel|pic=VSByron.png|ldr=Byron|djap=トウガン|drm=Tougan|loc=Canalave City|cjap=ミオシティ|crm=Mio City|bdg=Mine}}
{{gldr|type=Ice|pic=VSCandice.png|ldr=Candice|djap=スズナ|drm=Suzuna|loc=Snowpoint City|cjap=キッサキシティ|crm=Kissaki City|bdg=Icicle}}
{{gldrb|type=Electric|pic=VSVolkner.png|ldr=Volkner|djap=デンジ|drm=Denzi|loc=Sunyshore City|cjap=ナギサシティ|crm=Nagisa City|bdg=Beacon}}
|}{{-}}

===Johto===
[[File:JohtoMap.png|thumb|right|Johto]]
{{main|Johto}}
Much like Kanto was featured a second time in [[Generation III]], {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} cause [[Johto]] to be featured a second time in Generation IV.

====Starter Pokémon====
Much as Kanto's Generation III starters were the same as in Generation I, Johto's starters have not changed. [[Professor Elm]] offers {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}}, or {{p|Totodile}} to the player as protection on an errand to [[Mr. Pokémon]]'s house on {{rt|30}}.

====Gym Leaders====
As would be expected, Johto's Gym Leaders are the same as before, but many give out different TMs than they gave out in Generation II.

{| align="center" style="background: #00647f; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #00647f;" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #00647f;" colspan="4" | {{color2|1cb0d9|Johto League}}
|-
! style="background: #1cb0d9; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|00647f|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9;" | {{color|00647f|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9;" | {{color2|00647f|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #1cb0d9; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|00647f|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Flying|pic=VSFalkner.png|ldr=Falkner|djap=ハヤト|drm=Hayato|loc=Violet City|cjap=キキョウシティ|crm=Kikyō City|bdg=Zephyr}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|pic=VSBugsy.png|ldr=Bugsy|djap=ツクシ|drm=Tsukushi|loc=Azalea Town|cjap=ヒワダタウン|crm=Hiwada Town|bdg=Hive}}
{{gldr|type=Normal|pic=VSWhitney.png|ldr=Whitney|djap=アカネ|drm=Akane|loc=Goldenrod City|cjap=コガネシティ|crm=Kogane City|bdg=Plain}}
{{gldr|type=Ghost|pic=VSMorty.png|ldr=Morty|djap=マツバ|drm=Matsuba|loc=Ecruteak City|cjap=エンジュシティ|crm=Enju City|bdg=Fog}}
{{gldr|type=Fighting|pic=VSChuck.png|ldr=Chuck|djap=シジマ|drm=Shijima|loc=Cianwood City|cjap=タンバシティ|crm=Tanba City|bdg=Storm}}
{{gldr|type=Steel|pic=VSJasmine.png|ldr=Jasmine|djap=ミカン|drm=Mikan|loc=Olivine City|cjap=アサギシティ|crm=Asagi City|bdg=Mineral}}
{{gldr|type=Ice|pic=VSPryce.png|ldr=Pryce|djap=ヤナギ|drm=Yanagi|loc=Mahogany Town|cjap=チョウジタウン|crm=Chōji Town|bdg=Glacier}}
{{gldrb|type=Dragon|pic=VSClair.png|ldr=Clair|djap=イブキ|drm=Ibuki|loc=Blackthorn City|cjap=フスベシティ|crm=Fusube City|bdg=Rising}}
|}
{{-}}

===Kanto===
[[File:Kanto FRLG Harada map.jpg|thumb|right|Kanto as seen in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}]]
{{main|Kanto}}
In its fourth appearance, Kanto returns in HeartGold and SoulSilver much in the same way as it did in Generation II (as a post-League area).

====Gym Leaders====
Kanto's Gym Leaders are the same as in the original Gold and Silver, changing slightly from the group who were there in Generation I and Generation III. All Kanto Gym Leaders give TMs, unlike in Generation II.
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|- align="center"
! style="background: #6A12AB;" colspan="4" | {{color2|CCBBFF|Indigo League}}
|-
! style="background: #CCBBFF; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|6A12AB|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF;" | {{color|6A12AB|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF;" | {{color2|6A12AB|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #CCBBFF; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|6A12AB|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSBrock.png|ldr=Brock|djap=タケシ|drm=Takeshi|loc=Pewter City|cjap=ニビシティ|crm=Nibi City|bdge=Boulder}}
{{gldr|type=Water|pic=VSMisty.png|ldr=Misty|djap=カスミ|drm=Kasumi|loc=Cerulean City|cjap=ハナダシティ|crm=Hanada City|bdg=Cascade}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=VSLtSurge.png|ldr=Lt. Surge|djap=マチス|drm=Matis|loc=Vermilion City|cjap=クチバシティ|crm=Kuchiba City|bdg=Thunder}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSErika.png|ldr=Erika|djap=エリカ|drm=Erika|loc=Celadon City|cjap=タマムシシティ|crm=Tamamushi City|bdg=Rainbow}}
{{gldr|type=Poison|pic=VSJanine.png|ldr=Janine|djap=アンズ|drm=Anzu|loc=Fuchsia City|cjap=セキチクシティ|crm=Sekichiku City|bdg=Soul}}
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==Other Generation IV games==
[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] features a [[Pokémon Stadium series|Pokémon Stadium]]-like arena for battle, allowing Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver to link to it through wireless communications between the Nintendo DS and Wii, much like previous generations' games would link to {{pkmn|Colosseum}}, [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD]], [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium]], and {{pkmn|Stadium 2}}. Battle Revolution also features online battles with players around the world via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

[[My Pokémon Ranch]] lets players of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} deposit their Pokémon, via wireless communication, to a ranch owned by [[Hayley]], who will also bring Pokémon to the ranch. Players can interact with up to 1,000 of their deposited Pokémon. An update for this game enables support for {{v2|Platinum}}, as well as allowing storage for 500 more Pokémon, however, it has not yet been released to players outside Japan. It is unknown if another update will be released for HeartGold and SoulSilver.

==Trivia==
*Every [[player character]] in all Generation IV games has a [[Wii]] in his/her room, referencing its status as the current Nintendo console during the generation. This is in contrast with [[Generation III]], in which only player characters in Hoenn had a [[Nintendo GameCube]], while player characters in Kanto had an [[SNES]] as was the case during the [[Generation I]] games.
*Generation IV's framerate is downgraded from Generation III: whereas Generation III games ran at 60 frames per second, Generation IV games run at only 30, like Generation I and II do. This is likely to prevent slowdown due to the 3D graphics.
*Due to the Generation II remakes, and the inclusion of Kanto in them, Generation IV has the largest number of accessible regions (in the handheld games) of all; [[Generation I]] had only one (Kanto), [[Generation II]] had two (Kanto and Johto), [[Generation III]] had two (Kanto and Hoenn), whereas Generation IV has three (Kanto, Johto, and Sinnoh).
**Because Hoenn was not included in Generation IV, its Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and Frontier Brains lack the now standard animated battle sprites and close-up headshots. [[Lorelei]] and [[Agatha]], the only important Trainers from another region who are not in Generation IV, also miss out.

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History of Pokémon

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[[Image:Satoshitajiri.jpg|right|frame|Satoshi Tajiri]]The '''history of the Pokémon media franchise''' spans over a decade from when work began officially on the first game to now, and has roots even older. It started simply enough as a hobby of [[Satoshi Tajiri]], who as a child had a fondness for catching {{wp|insect}}s and {{wp|tadpole}}s near his home in suburban {{wp|Tokyo}}. Over time, Tajiri decided to put his idea of catching creatures into practice because it would give children the same thrill as he had.

==Early days==
[[Image:ShiMiy.jpg|thumb|left|Shigeru Miyamoto]]With the help of [[Ken Sugimori]] and other friends, Tajiri formed [[Game Freak]] and much later the design studio known as [[Creatures]]. When Tajiri discovered the [[Game Boy]] and the [[Link cable|Game Boy Link Cable]], it gave him the image of insects traveling along the wire, which led to concept for a new game called ''[[Capsule Monsters]]''. After several failed attempts at pitching this idea to [[Nintendo]], Tajiri's new friend [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] pitched it to the company, and Nintendo began to fund the project, spending six years developing the games that would become a worldwide sensation. The original artwork for the games was drawn by Tajiri's friend, the artist [[Ken Sugimori]]. Before the first Pokémon games were released in Japan in 1996, sprites of {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Mew}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Squirtle}} appeared in Game Freak's [[Game Boy Camera]] in 1995. Around this time, Nintendo decided to change the name "Capsule Monsters" to "Pocket Monsters."

==Generation I==
===Taking over Japan===
[[Image:Pokemon_green_box_ja.jpg|thumb|right|Pokémon Green box art]]The first [[Pokémon games]], [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions]], came to the [[Nintendo]] [[Game Boy]] system in Japan on February 27th, 1996, which was the fulfillment of Satoshi Tajiri's dream and allowed people of all ages to [[Caught Pokémon|catch]], [[Pokémon training|train]] and [[trade]] {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|151 creatures}} and become a [[Pokémon Master]]. Due to high sales, Pokémon Red and Green were swiftly followed up with [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pokémon Blue]], which had improved graphics and sounds.

After the games, a [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was developed by Media Factory with its own set of rules. The {{TCG|Base Set|first set}} of cards was released on October 20th, 1996, containing 102 cards, and became very popular.

The franchise also won many {{pkmn|manga}} interpretations, the first being ''[[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]'' by [[Kosaku Anakubo]], which was first [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters volume 1|collected and published]] in November 1996 by [[Shōgakukan]]. This was chiefly a gag manga, using crude humor and slapstick, staring a trainer named [[Isamu Akai]] and his rude {{TP|Isamu Akai|Clefairy}}.

The popularity of the franchise also led to an {{pkmn|anime}} series based on the games, [[EP001|premiering]] in Japan on April 1st, 1997. The main character was a young [[Pokémon Trainer]] named ''Satoshi'' (after [[Satoshi Tajiri]], later dubbed in English to [[Ash Ketchum]]), based on {{ga|Red}}. Another character introduced in the first episode was Satoshi's [[rival]], ''Shigeru'' (after [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], later dubbed in English to [[Gary Oak]]), based on {{ga|Blue}}.

The anime quickly became very popular, and soon a manga series based on it named ''[[Electric Tale of Pikachu]]'' was written by [[Toshihiro Ono]]. The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu volume 1|first volume]] of the series was first published on October 28th, 1997. The more famous manga in the western world, however, is ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'', [[Pokémon Adventures volume 1|the first volume of which]] was first published in Japan on August 8th, 1997. This is the longest running manga in Pokémon history, as it is still ongoing today, over twelve years later. Several other manga series were published in that era, including ''[[Pokémon Zensho]]'' and [[Miho Asada]]'s ''[[Pokémon Get da ze!]]''.

In addition to these manga series, [[Shogakukan]] also published the first volume of ''[[Pokémon Wonderland]]'', a magazine with the latest information on the franchise, on August 23rd, 1997. They also released a new manga series named ''Pokémon PiPiPi ★ Adventures'' (later translated to ''[[Magical Pokémon Journey]]''), authored by [[Yumi Tsukirino]], on March 28th, 1998. The main difference in this series was that is was aimed mainly towards girls.

On April 25th, 1998, the first [[Pokémon Center (store)|''Pokémon Center'' store]] was opened in Tokyo, specializing in Pokémon merchandise. Along the way, [[The Pokémon Company]] began its operations. Many such stores were opened in later years, and today there are six different stores across Japan, as well as one in New York.

===Conquering the world===
[[Image:Anime_Ash.png|thumb|left|Ash Ketchum in the original series of the anime]]North America received {{2v|Red|Blue}}, as well as the anime, in September 1998 (the anime on the 7th and the games on the 30th), and soon everywhere else began to play the games on the Game Boy under the slogan ''[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]''. The {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} was also introduced to North America on January 9th, 1999 by [[Wizards of the Coast]]. ''[[Electric Tale of Pikachu]]'' became the first [[Pokémon manga]] to be translated to English when [[VIZ Media]] started publishing it on September 28th, 1999.

Meanwhile in Japan in 1998, a new spin-off game, {{Jap|Pokémon Stadium}}, was released for [[Nintendo 64]]. This game featured only 42 Pokémon of the full 151. This game proved to be commercially and critically unsuccessful.

The {{pkmn|anime}}, on the other hand, pushed the franchise to new heights. On July 18th, 1998, ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back|Pokémon the First Movie]]'' debuted in Japanese theaters, featuring the rare {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Mewtwo}}. In the United States, where it was released on November 10th, 1999, the movie even briefly held the record for highest-grossing opening for an animated film.

Plans soon started for a game based on the popular anime and {{v|Yellow}} was released September 12th, 1998 in Japan, October 25th, 1999 in North America and Europe. Pokémon Yellow allowed Trainers to take on the role of {{Ash}} and travel through [[Kanto]] with anime-style graphics for each Pokémon and a [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] by their side, following the anime's course of events.

===Expanding to spin-offs===
On December 18th, 1998 a [[Pokémon Trading Card Game (game)|Game Boy game based on the TCG]] was released, later arriving in North America on April 10th, 2000. It was followed, only in Japan, a year later by a sequel titled {{Card GB 2}}.

The anime, as well as {{game|Yellow}}, marked {{p|Pikachu}} as the most popular and recognized creatures in Pokémon history, turning it into the franchise's mascot. This led to a small spin-off game called [[Hey You, Pikachu!]], which was released in Japan on December 12th, 1998, and in North America on November 6th, 2000. This was a virtual-pet game, utilizing the [[Nintendo 64]]'s Voice Recognition Unit to let the players interact verbally with Pikachu.

When the anime finished following the games story with {{Ash}}'s defeat in the [[Pokémon League]] in January 1999, it [[EP081|started]] a [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|filler season]] in a new region called the [[Orange Archipelago]], introducing the new main character of [[Tracey Sketchit]]. During this season's time, a second movie, ''[[The Power of One|Pokémon the Movie 2000]]'', was produced. It was first in Japanese theaters on July 17th, 1999, and in North American theaters on July 21st, 2000.

A non-traditional spin-off game for [[Nintendo 64]], {{g|Snap}}, was released in Japan on March 21st, 1999, inviting the player (in the role of [[Todd Snap]], a character previously introduced in the anime) to a Pokémon photographing mission in a place called [[Pokémon Island]]. This game made its way to North America on July 27th, 1999.

On April 14th, 1999, a spin-off pinball game for the [[Game Boy Color]] was released, called {{g|Pinball}}. This game took all the mechanics of regular pinball, with some Pokémon aspects added in. Its North American release was on June 28th, 1999.

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover art]]A sequel to {{Jap|Pokémon Stadium}} was also eventually released in Japan on April 30th, 1999, and became a success. This game reached North America on February 29th, 2000, and became known there as the original {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}}. The twist in the {{pkmn|Stadium series}} from the [[version|main series]] was that it featured the Pokémon in 3D.

In September 2000, the anime-based puzzle game {{g|Puzzle League}} was released for [[Nintendo 64]]. This game was the only Pokémon game to be made specifically for western audiences and not be released in Japan.

However, this was not the only American-made original Pokémon material. From 2000 to 2002, an anime-based musical called ''[[Pokémon Live!]]'' was shown on stages around the world. The most memorable plot point in the musical was the revelation that {{Ash}}'s mother, {{Delia}}, used to be a friend of [[Giovanni]] when they were younger. The musical isn't considered [[canon]], but it sparked endless theories among fans regarding the identity of Ash's father.

==Generation II==
===Winds of new beginnings===
[[Image:JohtoII.png|thumb|left|A map of Johto]]Almost since the very beginning of the series, it had been apparent that the first 151 Pokémon would not be the last. {{p|Ho-Oh}} was seen as early as [[EP001|the first episode of the anime]], {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}} was owned by a [[Misty|main character]], and others like {{p|Marill}}, {{p|Snubbull}} and {{p|Donphan}} were seen in [[Mewtwo Strikes Back|the first movie]]. Later, when [[Generation II|the second generation]] of Pokémon was drawing nearer, others like {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Slowking}} and {{p|Elekid}} made their way to [[The Power of One|the second movie]].

On November 21st, 1999, Nintendo of Japan released {{2v|Gold|Silver}} for the then-new [[Game Boy Color]]. This time, {{pkmn|Trainer}}s were invited to the land of [[Johto]], where {{cat|Generation II Pokémon|100 more Pokémon}} were waiting to be captured. The new games enhanced the Pokémon gaming experience by adding many new features, the most famous likely being the ability for Pokémon to have different [[gender]]s, in turn allowing them to {{pkmn|breeding|breed}}. A [[time]] system was also introduced, with a real-time clock allowing different events to happen during the day, at night, and in the morning, as well as on certain [[days of the week]]. Another important addition was the [[happiness]] system. [[Shiny Pokémon]] also first appeared, most notably a [[Red Gyarados]] at the [[Lake of Rage]]. Trainers could also return to [[Kanto]] and face the [[Gym Leader]]s that were present in the original games. Pokémon Gold and Silver made its way to North America on October 11th, 2000.

The anime followed, of course, and {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}} also arrived at Johto in [[EP117|an episode]] that aired in Japan on October 14th, 1999 and in the US on October 14th, 2000. ''[[Spell of the Unown|Pokémon 3: The Movie]]'' was then released to theaters on July 8th, 2000 in Japan and on April 6th, 2001 in North America, featuring the legendary {{p|Entei}}.

A new trading card set called [[Neo Genesis]] featured the first Generation II Pokémon to the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}. It was released in Japan on December 10, 1999 and in USA on December 16, 2000.

A sequel to {{g|Puzzle League}} was released on September 21st, 2000 for [[Game Boy Color]], this time in Japan, titled {{g|Puzzle Challenge}}. It made its way to North America on December 4th, 2000.

On December 14th, 2000, a sequel to the Stadium series was released in Japan called {{g|Stadium 2}}, bringing the [[Generation II]] Pokémon into full 3D for the first time. This game reached North America on March 25th, 2001.

Like Pokémon Yellow, a [[Versions|third version]] was made called {{game|Crystal}}, which was released in Japan on December 14th, 2000 and in North America on July 21st, 2001. Pokémon Crystal had several notable changes from Gold and Silver. {{p|Suicune}} was the [[version mascot]] and the focus of the plot. Crystal was also the first portable Pokémon game to feature animations for every Pokémon. Trainers in Japan received the added bonus of being able to trade, battle, and even obtain the [[legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Celebi}} wirelessly by using a cell phone to connect to the [[Pokémon Mobile System]]. Trainers were also, for the first time, allowed to choose their character's [[gender]].

===Anime and manga in GS===
[[Image:PkmnAdv8.jpg|thumb|right|Volume 8 of the Pokémon Adventures manga]]On December 30th, 2000, the first feature-length special of the Pokémon anime was released in Japan as a sequel to ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', titled ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. It was later released on DVD in the United States on December 5th, 2001.

In June 2000, a {{pkmn|manga}} series by [[Saito Muneo]] titled ''[[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]'' was published in Japan. This manga followed the plot of the [[Generation II]] games, before abruptly ending after three volumes with very little resolution. Another new manga series by [[Takashi Teshirogi]] based on the anime's new seasons called ''[[Ash and Pikachu]]'' was published on Febuary 26th, 2001.

Another anime movie, ''[[Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', debuted in theaters in Japan on July 7th, 2001, and in North America on October 25th, 2002. It featured two [[legendary Pokémon]] prominent in {{game|Crystal}}: {{p|Celebi}} and {{p|Suicune}}.

The ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' manga finally caught up to the second generation on August 8th, 2001, when {{PAV|8}} was published in Japan, starting [[Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter (Adventures)|a new chapter]]. This chapter was much longer than the previous chapters of the series, lasting no less than 7 full volumes.

{{p|Raikou}}, the only member of the [[legendary beasts]] yet to be featured in an anime movie, received its own made-for-TV special, ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'', on December 30th, 2001. This special didn't feature {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}}, but rather new characters based on the [[player character]]s of the second generation.

On July 13th, 2002, the fifth and last movie of the [[original series]], ''[[Pokémon Heroes]]'', was released in Japanese theaters. Distributed on limited release by [[Miramax]], it opened in select American theaters on May 16th, 2003.

==Generation III==
===Advancing to a new age===
[[Image:207episode.jpg|left|thumb|The first Kecleon]]In July 2001 [[EP205|an episode]] of the anime aired in Japan featuring a Pokémon never previously seen - {{p|Kecleon}}. Soon, Kecleon and others like {{p|Wynaut}}, {{p|Azurill}}, {{p|Duskull}} and {{p|Volbeat}} showed up in theaters in 2 [[PK11|Pikachu]] [[PK12|shorts]] while {{p|Wailmer}}, {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} were featured in [[Pokémon Heroes|the fifth]] Pokémon movie. During the [[Silver Conference]] Ash battled {{jo|Harrison}}, a Trainer from [[Littleroot Town]] in [[Hoenn]]. [[Professor Birch]], along {{p|Poochyena|with}} {{p|Lotad|other}} {{p|Sharpedo|Pokémon}}, made a cameo in ''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]''. Through this, it became known that the next generation of Pokémon was just around the corner.

Indeed, a major overhaul of the main game series occurred when Pokémon arrived on the [[Game Boy Advance]] on November 21st, 2002 when {{2v|Ruby|Sapphire}} were released in Japan. Trainers found themselves in the southern land called [[Hoenn]] where {{cat|Generation III Pokémon|135 new Pokémon}} were waiting to be discovered. The games reached North America on March 18th 2003 and had many new features, the most prominent being [[Pokémon Contests]], [[double battle]]s, Pokémon [[abilities]] and [[natures]] for each Pokémon, along with the reform of [[effort values]] and [[individual values]]. Also introduced in these versions were more detailed [[weather conditions]] and two new [[villainous teams]], [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]]. Due to the extensive changes to the system, however, this generation was not compatible with earlier generations.

The anime began a new series, {{series|Advanced Generation}}, which [[AG001|started]] in Japan on the same day as the release of the games and reached North America almost a year later. A great deal was changed in this series, including the introduction of a new main character, {{an|May}}, based on her game counterpart. Two new movies were produced during the time in [[Hoenn]]: ''[[Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' (which was released on July 19th, 2003 in Japan and on June 1st, 2004 on video and DVD in North America) and ''[[Destiny Deoxys]]'' (which was released on July 17th, 2004 in Japan and on January 22nd, 2005 on North American television).

Around the same time of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, a show called ''[[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]]'' began to air weekly in Japan, focusing not on {{Ash}}, but on other characters of the anime, such as [[Misty]], [[Brock]], {{Tracey}}, {{Gary}}, [[Ritchie]], {{an|Casey}} and [[Sakura]]. The English dubbed version, ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'', first aired in the United Kingdom in May 2005, finally dubbing ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'' special to English along the way, three and a half years after its original Japanese airing.

[[Nintendo]] transferred the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} license from [[Wizards of the Coast]] to itself in 2003, and released {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire|its first set}} on January 31st, introducing new game mechanics and a new card design. This set was released in North America on June 18th, 2003.

===More spin-offs===
To solve the problem of limited Pokémon storage in the continuously growing Pokémon world, {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}} was released May 30th 2003 in Japan, July 11th 2004 in North America, allowing Trainers to store up to 1,500 Pokémon from their Generation III games.

A small spin-off game named {{g|Channel}} for [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] was released in Japan on July 13th, 2003. It focused on a TV-broadcasting network airing a variety of Pokémon programs, with the player playing the role of the test audience. The game also included a unique anime episode, ''[[Pichu Bros. in Party Panic]]''. Pokémon Channel reached North America on December 1st, 2003.

On July 28th, 2003, {{PAV|15}} of the ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' manga was first published, starting [[Ruby & Sapphire chapter (Adventures)|another chapter]], this one following the third generation's story. This was the first chapter in the series not to feature previously introduced characters. Other manga series, such as ''[[Ash and Pikachu]]'', have also moved into the RS era around the same time.

A sequel to {{g|Pinball}} met the third generation in {{g|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}} for [[Game Boy Advance]] on August 1st, 2003 in Japan and on August 23rd, 2003 in North America.

The ''[[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]'' manga series received a third generation sequel in ''[[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]'', the [[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire volume 1|first volume of which]] was first released on September 25th, 2003. ''[[Magical Pokémon Journey]]'' has also received a sequel in the form of ''[[Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪]]'', first published on December 29th, 2003.

The 3D version of [[Generation III]] came in the form of {{g|Colosseum}} on November 21st, 2003 in Japan and March 22nd, 2004 in North America on the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]. Unlike the [[Pokémon Stadium series]], this game also featured an RPG taking place in the desolate [[region]] of [[Orre]]. The game's main addition to the growing [[Pokémon universe]] was [[Shadow Pokémon]].

===Back to Kanto and onward to the Battle Frontier===
[[Image:Pokemon_FireRed_boxart_EN-US.jpg|thumb|right|Pokémon FireRed Version box art]]On January 29th, 2004, two new [[version|games]] were released in Japan: {{2v|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. They arrived in North America on September 9th, 2004, and were remakes of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} which brought the games up to Generation III standards, as well as adding wireless connectivity (through a [[GBA Wireless Adapter|wireless adapter]] for the Game Boy Advance) and a new region — the [[Sevii Islands]]. These games also gave the [[Event Pokémon]] {{p|Deoxys}} [[Form differences|two additional forms]], which could only be obtained by moving Deoxys to a {{v2|FireRed}} or {{v2|LeafGreen}} cartridge.

Not yet finished with the [[Hoenn]] story, Game Freak developed a third version to complement Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, {{game|Emerald}}. This game was released in Japan on September 16th, 2004, and in North America on May 1st, 2005. Emerald featured the same wireless connectivity as FireRed and LeafGreen, as well as an updated version of Hoenn with many new features, including the Hoenn {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}, the ability to re-battle Gym Leaders, an altered plot, and animations for all Pokémon, as in Crystal Version.

The {{pkmn|anime}} [[AG132|caught up]] with both the Generation I remakes and Emerald by having the group travel back to [[Kanto]] and face the Kanto {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} there. During this season's time two more movies were produced: ''[[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' (premiering in Japan on July 16th, 2005) and ''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'' (debuting in Japanese cinemas on July 15th, 2006).

On August 28, 2006, {{PAV|22}} of the ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' was published, starting the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}, and on June 23, 2007, {{PAV|26}} started the {{chap|Emerald}}. Another short manga series called ''[[Pokémon Battle Frontier]]'' was written by [[Shigekatsu Ihara]], focusing on the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}.

===Original new concepts===
A spin-off racing game called {{g|Dash}} was released in Japan on December 2nd, 2004 and in North America on March 14th, 2005. It was the first of many Pokémon games made for the [[Nintendo DS]].

On August 4th, 2005, Trainers were invited back to [[Orre]] in {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, a sequel to {{g|Colosseum}} taking place about five years later. This game found its way to North America on October 3rd, 2005.

A spin-off puzzle game, {{g|Trozei!}}, was released on October 20th, 2005 in Japan and on March 6th, 2006 in North America. The game had a story mode, which followed [[Lucy Fleetfoot]] as she attempted to take down the [[Phobos Battalion]].

Starting with the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]] expansion {{TCG|EX Delta Species}}, which was released on October 28th, 2005 in Japan and 3 days later in the United States, a new special kind of Pokémon called {{TCG|δ Delta Species}} was introduced. δ Delta Species Pokémon were found only in a few TCG expansions, and were given a backstory involving a new region called [[Holon]].

[[Image:Ranger_box.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Pokémon Ranger box art]]A new style of play saw light on November 17th, 2005, with [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]] — a pair of games, one for [[Game Boy Advance]] and one for [[Nintendo DS]] — in which the {{player}} is turned into a Pokémon. The games, released in North America on September 18th, 2006, received adaptations in the anime episode ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!]]'' and the manga series ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team]]''.

Another new twist on Pokémon came in the spin-off [[Nintendo DS]] game {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}} on March 23rd, 2006. This time, players didn't play as regular [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, but as {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s traveling the land of [[Fiore]] with a device called the [[Capture Styler]] instead of [[Poké Ball]]s. It was released in North America on October 30th, 2006. The game was also promoted in the anime through the appearance of Pokémon Rangers in [[AG155|the main series]], [[AG171|a special episode]] and [[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea|the ninth movie]], and in a short [[Pokémon Ranger - The Comic|manga series]].

===Ten years of Pokémon===
2006 was marked officially as [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary|Pokémon's tenth anniversary]], and was celebrated as such in many ways, such as [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|Journey Across America]]. Among other things, an English CD was released titled ''[[Pokémon X]] - 10 Years of Pokémon''.

On April 29th, 2006, a special episode of the {{pkmn|anime}} called ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' was broadcast in the United States. This was the first episode to use [[The Pokémon Company International]]'s new voice actors (Pokémon USA at the time), causing big [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|controversy]] among the Pokémon fan community. The special was eventually broadcast in Japan as streaming video from the TV Tokyo ''Anitele'' web site from October 13th to October 31st, 2006.

In fall 2006, another section of the Pokémon franchise was created in the form of the [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]] in Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia, made by {{wp|Kaiyodo}}. The figures reached North America and Japan in 2007.

==Generation IV==
===Diamond and Pearl===
[[Image:Dpseries.jpg|thumb|right|A poster for the Diamond & Pearl anime series]]Just like with {{p|Kecleon}} in [[Generation III]], the public learned of [[Generation IV]] through a new Pokémon — {{p|Munchlax}} — in May 2004. Munchlax was soon featured in {{g|Dash}}, as well as [[Destiny Deoxys|the seventh movie]] and later [[May's Munchlax|the main anime]]. Others such as {{p|Lucario}}, {{p|Bonsly}}, {{p|Mime Jr.}} and {{p|Weavile}} then made their way to [[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|the eighth movie]], and {{p|Mantyke}}, {{p|Buizel}} and {{p|Chatot}} appeared in [[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea|the ninth]], which featured {{p|Manaphy}} — a new [[legendary Pokémon]] that even became obtainable in {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}.

{{2v|Diamond|Pearl}} were eventually released for [[Nintendo DS]] in Japan on September 28th, 2006, and in North America on April 22nd, 2007. Along with {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon|107 new Pokémon}} in the new huge land of [[Sinnoh]], these games offered a pseudo-3D rendering of the overworld, the return of the [[time]] system, visible [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender differences between Pokémon]], a split between [[physical move|physical]] and [[special move]]s, and [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s.

The anime {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} [[DP001|started]] in Japan and in the US in synchronization with the release of the games. Like the previous series, it introduced a new female character, {{an|Dawn}}, based on her game counterpart.

The three {{pkmn|movie}}s of this series form a continuous trilogy. The first part of the trilogy, ''[[The Rise of Darkrai]]'', premiered on July 14th, 2007 in Japanese theaters, and aired on February 24th, 2008 on North American televisions. The second part, ''[[Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' premiered in Japan on July 19th, 2008, and aired on February 13th, 2009 on North American televisions. The third and final movie of the trilogy, ''[[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', premiered on July 18th, 2009 in Japan, has aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on November 20th, 2009.

A new [[Diamond & Pearl (TCG)|TCG set]] was released in Japan on November 30, 2006 and in the USA on May 23, 2007, featuring the new Pokémon from [[Sinnoh]].

===New sequels===
[[Image:PBRAmerican.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Pokémon Battle Revolution box art]]On December 14th, 2006, two weeks after the launch of Nintendo's [[Wii]] console, [[Generation IV]] Pokémon turned 3D in the form of {{g|Battle Revolution}}. It was released in the United States on June 25th, 2007.

Several manga series were written for the fourth generation. The first volume of ''{{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}}'', the new sequel of ''[[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]'', was published in Japan on January 26th, 2007. One month later, on February 27th, [[Shigekatsu Ihara]]'s ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]]'' was first published.

The [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|paired sequels for]] [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]] for [[Nintendo DS]] were released in Japan on September 13th, 2007 and in North America on April 20th, 2008. Just like before, {{an|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2|an anime adaptation}} was also produced and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team|a manga series]] was published.

{{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s were also brought into the fourth generation in a sequel called {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}, set in the new land of [[Almia]]. It was released in Japan on March 20th, 2008 and in North America on November 10th, 2008. [[DP071|An anime special]] was also produced and aired on the same day as the Japanese release, and a [[Pokémon Ranger Batonnage - the Comic|short manga]] was posted as a webcomic on the Japanese Pokémon website.

Like with Pokémon Box in Generation III, a storage game titled [[My Pokémon Ranch]] was released on March 25th, 2008 in Japan and on June 9th, 2008 in North America, featuring the character of [[Hayley]].

Another manga series, [[Miho Asada]]'s ''[[Phantom Thief! Pokémon 7]]'' was collected and published on March 28th, 2008. ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' then started its {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}} with {{PAV|30}} on December 25th, 2008.

The third [[version]] of [[Generation IV]], {{v|Platinum}}, was released on September 13th, 2008 in Japan and on March 22nd, 2009 in North America, bringing new [[Form differences|Pokémon forms]] into the ring for {{p|Giratina}}, {{p|Shaymin}}, and {{p|Rotom}}, as well as updates similar to those found in Pokémon Emerald.

{{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness}} was followed by a third version, [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Explorers of Sky]], which was released in Japan on April 18th, 2009. Just like the third versions of the main series, Explorers of Sky had additional content. {{an|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky|Another anime adaptation}} was produced as well. [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Another set of games]] of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series was also produced for WiiWare, released in Japan on August 4th, 2009.

===Johto's Heart and Soul===
[[File:Soul Silver Collection 29 & 30 - Lugia Legend small.jpg|thumb|150px|right|{{TCG ID|SoulSilver Collection|Lugia LEGEND|29}}]]Ever since the [[Generation III]] remakes for the incompatible [[Generation I]] {{pkmn|FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|games}}, Pokémon fans have [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|widely speculated]] that remakes of the [[Generation II]] Pokémon games, {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, will be made for [[Nintendo DS]]. Indeed, the paired remakes, titled {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, were eventually released in Japan on September 12, 2009. The games were referred to in the {{pkmn|anime}} in [[DP143|an episode]] that featured {{an|Kotone|the counterpart of the new player character}} and the three starter Pokémon of [[Johto]], {{TP|Dawn|one of whom|Cyndaquil}} even joined the regular cast. {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver|A new expansion set}} for the TCG was also released to celebrate the new games.

==The future of Pokémon==
The history of the Pokémon media franchise already spans long over a decade, and is rich with four [[generation]]s, many [[version|main series games]], [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]], a {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}, three series of {{pkmn|anime}} complete with 12 {{pkmn|movie}}s and an as of now unreleased 13th, many series of {{pkmn|manga}}, [[Pokémon Live!|a musical]], and plenty of {{cat|music}}, but it is far from over.

It is assumed that like with previous games, the anime and manga will follow the latest games, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. The thirteenth {{pkmn|movie}}, which is expected to be released in July of 2010, has already been confirmed to feature {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}}.

A new game for the Wii: [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Great Adventure]] released in December 5, 2009.

It is widely believed that a [[Future generations of Pokémon|fifth generation of Pokémon]] is inevitable, and that the [[Pokémon world]] will continue to grow with it. While no official announcement has been made by the game developers, anime director [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] said in an interview that there will definitely be a fifth generation of Pokémon. The new generation will probably extend the Pokémon universe in similar fashion as the older generations did, with new Pokémon, a new region, new characters and features. However, no details have been confirmed and there is only a vague picture of the future of Pokémon. Only time shall tell.

==Related articles==
*[[Future generations of Pokémon]]
*[[History of the Pokémon World]]

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The '''Pokémon games''' are all video games in the Pokémon franchise. All games in the standard style are considered the base, definitive [[canon]] for the [[Pokémon]] series. All other parts of Pokémon canon, including but not limited to the [[Pokémon anime]], [[Pokémon Adventures]], [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], and the [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]], are derived from the [[Pokémon world|world]] and concepts set forth in the games. There are currently 48 games known.

The games are split into [[generation]]s. The defining point of where new generations begin is when a new standard style Pokémon game with a set of new Pokémon added to the [[Pokédex]] is released.

==List of games==

==={{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I}}===

{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
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! colspan="3" | {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation I}}
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! colspan="3" style="background: #{{kanto color}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Game Boy}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon red box ja.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon green box ja.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon blue box ja.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red and Green (Japanese)}}
| {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue (Japanese)}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon red box.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon blue box.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon Yellow boxart.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}
| {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{kanto color}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Nintendo 64}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}"
| colspan="3" |
{| style="background: #{{kanto color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon Stadium (Japanese).jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Stadium.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Stadium (Japanese)}}
| {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}
|}
|}
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==={{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II}}===

{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
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! colspan="3" | {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Generation II}}
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! colspan="3" style="background: #{{johto color}}" | {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Game Boy Color}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{johto color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon Gold boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemonsilverbox.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemoncrystal.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold and Silver}}
| {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{johto color}}" | {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Nintendo 64}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}"
| colspan="3" |
{| style="background: #{{johto color dark}}"
| [[File:Stadium2.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}
|}
|}
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==={{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III}}===

{| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}"
|-
! colspan="3" | {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Generation III}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Game Boy Advance}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon Ruby boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon Sapphire boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon Emerald boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby and Sapphire}}
| {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" |
{| style="background: #{{hoenn color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon FireRed boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon LeafGreen boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Nintendo GameCube|GameCube}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}"
| [[File:Pokémon Box - Ruby & Sapphire.png|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon Colosseum boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokémon XD cover US.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire|Box Ruby & Sapphire}}
| {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Pokémon Colosseum|Colosseum}}
| {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD: Gale of Darkness}}
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==={{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV}}===

{| align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{sinnoh color}}"
|-
! colspan="3" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Generation IV}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Nintendo DS}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}"
| [[File:DiamondUS.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:PearlUS.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Platinum-box.png|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond and Pearl}}
| {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" |
{| style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon HeartGold Version box.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon SoulSilver Version box.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Wii}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" |
{| style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}"
| [[File:PBRAmerican.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:MPR-EN logo.png|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Pokémon Battle Revolution|Battle Revolution}}
| {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|My Pokémon Ranch|My Ranch}}
|}
|}
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===Other games===
These games do not follow the same style as those games which make up the [[Version|main series]], and are known as [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-offs]].

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{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
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! colspan="3" | {{color|{{colo color light}}|Trading Card Game}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Game Boy Color}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:TCG Boxart.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon Card Game GB2.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Trading Card Game (game)|Trading Card Game}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!|Here Comes Team GR!}}
|-
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{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|-
! colspan="3" | {{color|{{colo color light}}|Pinball}}
|-
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Game Boy Color}}
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Game Boy Advance}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:Pinball Coverart.png|180px]]
| [[File:Pinball RS boxart.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Pinball|Pinball}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}}
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! colspan="3" | {{color|{{colo color light}}|Puzzle}}
|-
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo 64}}
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Game Boy Advance}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:PokemonPuzzleLeagueboxart.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Puzzlechallenge.png|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Puzzle League|Puzzle League}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Puzzle Challenge|Puzzle Challenge}}
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{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|-
! colspan="3" | {{color|{{colo color light}}|Hey You, Pikachu!}}
|-
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo 64}}
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo GameCube}}
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Wii}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:Heyyoupikachu.jpg|130px]]
| [[File:Pokémon Channel.png|130px]]
| [[File:PPWPGA-JP boxart.jpg|130px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Hey You, Pikachu!}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Channel|Channel}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Great Adventure}}
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" |
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|-
! colspan="3" | {{color|{{colo color light}}|Mystery Dungeon}}
|-
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Game Boy Advance}}
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo DS}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:PMD Red.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:PMD Blue.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo DS}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:Pokemon MD Explorers of Time.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Pokemon MD Explorers of Darkness.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" |
{| style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:PMD-EoS Box.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Explorers of Sky}}
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|- align="center"
| colspan="2" |
{| style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:PMD Blazing Stormy Light Pokémon.png|364px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| colspan="2" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!, and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!}}
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{| style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
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! colspan="3" | {{color|{{colo color light}}|Ranger}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo DS}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:Ranger box.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:PokemonRanger2 Package.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Ranger (game)|Ranger}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}
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! colspan="3" | {{color|{{colo color light}}|Others}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Game Boy Color}}
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo 64}}
! style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Wii}}
|- style="background: #{{colo color}}"
| [[File:PokémonPicross.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:PokemonSnap.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Pokémon_Rumble_logo.png‎|140px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Picross|Picross}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Snap|Snap}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Rumble|Rumble}}
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! colspan="3" style="background: #{{colo color}}" | {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Nintendo DS}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="3" |
{| style="background: #{{colo color}}"
|-
| [[File:Pokemon Dash boxart EN-US.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Trozei! Box.jpg|180px]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{colo color light}}"
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Dash|Dash}}
| {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Pokémon Trozei!|Trozei!}}
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* Other games:
**[[Pokémon Pikachu]]
**[[Pokémon Pikachu 2]]
**[[PokéWalker]]
**[[Cyber Poké Ball]]
**[[Cyber Pokédex]]

*Pokémon Mini games:
**[[Pokémon Party Mini]]
**[[Pokémon Pinball Mini]]
**[[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]]
**[[Pokémon Zany Cards]]
**[[Pokémon Tetris]] (Japanese)
**[[Pokémon Race]]
**[[Pokémon Puzzle Collection 2]]
**{{ga|Pokémon Breeder}}
**[[Togepi's Adventure]]
**[[Pichu Bros. Mini]]
**[[Snorlax's Snacktime]]

==External links==
===On Bulbagarden forums===
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/forumdisplay.php?f=226 Pokémon video games discussion forum]
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Slow down on editing the <code>User:</code> namespace. There are only three userspace edits allowed per day, and you have gone over the limit. Editing your userpage too much will lead to it being locked again. Instead of making multiple small edits, why not instead use the preview button (Alt + Shift + P) to check your edits before saving the page? Thank you. ----The [[Delibird (Pokémon)|Kk]][[Stantler (Pokémon)|ll]][[Santa Claus|nn]][[User:Kkllnn|ator]] [[User Talk:Kkllnn| サンタクロース]] 20:19, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

== Team Rocket Motto L.A ==

Which epsiode we're '''you''' seeing with the motto you replaced mine?--[[User:CoolPikachu!|'''☆Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチ''']][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|'''ュウ!''']] 04:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry,(but chill) I'm wrong this is from the first episodes from battle frontier and i think i was editing sinnoh,... but just for you to know you had a lot of mistakes, i can clean your version up, if you let me. And by the way wich episode are you talking about, because i need to see it so i know what to change.--[[User:YukitoOoO|YukitoOoO]] 04:56, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

:No I'm calm i wasn't being angry ^_^; so the first episode eh (Of Sinnoh)? I think they are different every episode or so because the one i had was from [[DP052|Tears for Fears!]] so there may be a difference ^_^;--[[User:CoolPikachu!|'''☆Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチ''']][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|'''ュウ!''']] 05:11, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok! but hey its really late where i live so i really want to sleep i'll chek it and correct it tomorrow is it ok? :D see ya--[[User:YukitoOoO|YukitoOoO]] 05:18, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

:Okay. G'night.--[[User:CoolPikachu!|'''☆Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチ''']][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|'''ュウ!''']] 05:19, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

yeah and by the way the episode i was talking about is one of the first from battle frontier hoenn mmm, it's the episode where jessie says something like "youre lucky, you get to hear the new motto of the team rocket", (or something again.) ok now lets sleep ;D thnx --[[User:YukitoOoO|YukitoOoO]] 05:21, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

:It's barely 9PM here lol ok night. And okay that episode--[[User:CoolPikachu!|'''☆Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチ''']][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|'''ュウ!''']] 05:25, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

ok I cleaned up your version and it's there now :) i decided to let it there because it was me who was wrong writing a BF motto over sinnohs xD [[User:YukitoOoO|YukitoOoO]] 03:51, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

:Lol okay :D--[[User:CoolPikachu!|'''☆Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチ''']][[Special:Contributions/CoolPikachu!|'''ュウ!''']] 03:47, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

==Freaking Finger tips!==

I keep on having mistakes T.T that's embarrasing!... but whateva xD [[User:YukitoOoO|YukitoOoO]] 22:02, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

== Response ==

I taked that info. from a site called Pokemon Project [http://pokemon-project.com/] is about news of Pokémon for Mexico and Latin America, so i was really happy too because of Gabo returning to dub in spanish. And yes, i speak spanish as a native level, you are the first one to make me that question, and i like that other people here also speaks spanish. Well in that site you can find out more if you want, and thanks to you for noted that info. from Ash's page.
[[User:Mario136|Mario136]] 8:52, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Hometown

2009-11-02T08:17:52Z

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{{incomplete}}
A '''hometown''' is a town that a person considers their home. In the [[version|main series]] {{pkmn|games|video games}}, it is the town that the player's journey begins in.

==In the games==
In the main series games, the player and their rival will begin their journey in their hometown, venturing onto the first routes from there, encountering the [[Pokémon Professor]], and getting their [[starter Pokémon]]. After beating the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|champion}}, the player will start again from their hometown when the game is next loaded.

The hometown varies with the region the player starts in:
*[[Generation I]]: [[Pallet Town]]
*[[Generation II]]: [[New Bark Town]]
*[[Generation III]]: [[Littleroot Town]]
*[[Generation IV]]: [[Twinleaf Town]]

===Gallery===
<gallery>
Image:Palletrby.PNG|Pallet Town in Generation I
Image:Pallettown-frlg.png|Pallet Town in Generation III
Image:NBT.png|New Bark Town
Image:Littleroot.png|Littleroot Town
File:Twinleaftown.PNG|Twinleaf Town
</gallery>

==In the anime==
===Pallet Town===
Pallet Town is the home town to both [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[Gary Oak]]. Other residents include [[Professor Oak]], {{Delia}}, and [[Tracey Sketchit]].

===Pewter City===
[[Pewter City]] is the hometown of [[Brock]], [[Forrest]], their parents, [[Lola]] and {{ka|Flint}}, and {{Brocksib|eight other siblings}}. Until he met Ash, Brock was the [[Gym Leader|Leader]] of the Pewter City Gym. While he was Gym Leader he was taking care of his brothers and sisters. [[Solidad]] is also native to Pewter City.

===Cerulean City===
[[Cerulean City]] is the hometown of [[Misty]] and her [[The Sensational Sisters|sisters]]. She lived there until the age of ten when she decided to become a {{t|Water}} Pokémon master and to get away from her sisters. She returned to Cerulean City later on and became a full-time Gym Leader.

===New Bark Town===
New Bark Town is the home town of {{an|Casey}}, {{jo|Jimmy}}, {{jo|Marina}}, and [[Vincent]]. [[Professor Elm]] is also a resident there.

===Frodomar City===
[[Frodomar City]] is an anime-exclusive location that is the hometown of [[Ritchie]]. It was mentioned only in the English dub of the anime.

===Littleroot Town===
[[Littleroot Town]] is the hometown of {{jo|Harrison}}. Other notable residents include [[Professor Birch]].

===Petalburg City===
[[Petalburg City]] is the hometown of {{an|May}} and [[Max]], their [[Caroline|mother]] and their father [[Norman]], the Gym Leader there. Max has since returned to his hometown in preparation for his own Pokémon journey.

===LaRousse City===
[[LaRousse City]] is an anime-exclusive location that is the hometown of May's rival, [[Drew]].

===Slateport City===
[[Slateport City]] is the hometown of [[Harley]].

===Mauville City===
[[Mauville City]] is the hometown of {{ho|Tyson}}. Other notable residents would be the Gym Leader, [[Wattson]], and his assistant, [[Watt]].

===Verdanturf Town===
[[Verdanturf Town]] is the hometown of [[Morrison]].

===Twinleaf Town===
[[Twinleaf Town]] is the hometown of {{an|Dawn}}, {{si|Kenny}}, and [[Barry]]. Other residents include Dawn's mother, [[Johanna]].

===Veilstone City===
[[Veilstone City]] is the hometown of Ash's rival [[Paul]] and his brother [[Reggie]].

===Snowpoint City===
[[Snowpoint City]] is the hometown of Dawn's rival [[Zoey]].

Jubilife City

2009-10-27T00:12:34Z

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{{TownInfobox
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|characters=コトブキシティ
|japanese=Kotobuki City
|image=Jubilive City.PNG
|slogan=City of Joy
|region=Sinnoh
|south=202
|east=203
|north=204
|west=218
|map=Jubilife City.png
|colordark=36A87E
|colorlight=3BF578
}}

'''Jubilife City''' (Japanese: '''コトブキシティ''' ''Kotobuki City'') is a city in the [[region]] of [[Sinnoh]]. The entire city is built on land carved out of a mountain by the residents of neighboring [[Oreburgh City]]. Jubilife City is the most modernized city in the region, and according to the anime, the largest city in [[Sinnoh]]. The city can be accessed from all four directions, with a guardhouse occupying the west entrance.

There are many distinctive buildings in Jubilife City, including the [[Jubilife TV|TV station]], where [[Mystery Gift]] can be activated, the [[Pokétch Company]], the [[Trainers' School]], and one of the most important establishments in the game, the [[Global Trade Station]], which allows players to trade Pokémon with anyone across the entire world.

In the [[lookout station]], talking to the [[fisherman]] will give the {{player}} his [[Old Rod]].

==Places of interest==
===Jubilife TV===
{{main|Jubilife TV}}

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Jubilife TV}}
{{sign|DPcity|The Fun-and-Games TV Station!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

The Jubilife TV station is a noticeable big, white and cube-shaped building located in the northern section of the city. A Pokétch campaign [[clown]] blocks the main doors until the player defeats the [[Galactic Grunt]]s at the north end of the city; this event happens upon returning from Oreburgh City with the [[Coal Badge]]. Inside the building, The headquarters is home to a [[time|daily]] lottery, where, depending on how much the drawn number matches the [[Trainer ID number]] of [[Pokémon]] owned by the drawing {{pkmn|Trainer}}, he or she may win a new backdrop for {{pkmn|Super Contest}}s (only in D/P), a [[PP Up]], an [[Exp. Share]], a [[Max Revive]], or even, if the numbers match exactly, a [[Master Ball]]. In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, a Trainer also appears in the lobby and can be fought once a day. The Trainer that appears depends on the current [[Days of the week|day]]. On the second floor, Trainers can dress up their Pokémon using their [[Accessory|Accessories]]. On the third floor, players can see various records set by those they have mixed records with. Additionally, a man on the third floor allows the player to activate [[Mystery Gift]].

Lottery Prizes are awarded based on the ID number of a Trainer's Pokémon, including ones in their party and in their PC boxes. The game determines whether a Pokémon's ID is a winner or not beginning with the rightmost digit. Different prizes are awarded based on how many digits the winner has in common with the day's lucky number. The prizes, in ascending order, are: [[Backdrops]] (D/P)/[[Ultra Ball]] (Platinum), {{DL|Vitamin|PP Up}}, [[Exp. Share]], [[Max Revive]], and the rare [[Master Ball]].

A man standing outside the TV station will give the player the option to form a [[groups|group]]. By [[mixing records]] with other players, a player is allowed to join any group of which their friend is a member, upon speaking with the man again.

===Global Trade Station / Global Terminal===
{{main|Global Terminal}}

[[File:GTS_Platinum.png|300px|thumb|right|The Global Terminal]]
The Global Trade Station is located in the southwestern section of the city. Within the building, players have the opportunity to trade Pokémon with other players around the world. In order to access the GTS, the player must have the {{Badge|Coal}}.

Inside, there is a large globe, called Geonet, on which players can indicate their location, and on which small dots representing players they have traded with will appear. If the player talks with the woman at the counter, she will direct {{ga|Lucas|him}} or {{ga|Dawn|her}} into a room in which they can either put up a Pokémon to be traded or trade a Pokémon they own for one that has been put up for trade. Pokémon searches, after being confined to one species that has been seen by the player, can be further narrowed down to [[level]] and [[gender]] of the Pokémon available. By level, players can search for and request Pokémon level 9 and under, level 10 and up, level 20 and up, and so on to level 100, or they can search for Pokémon of any level. Gender is similar, with the player being able to search for male, female, or either gender of the selected Pokémon. Pokémon offerings are similarly governed, as the requested Pokémon in return cannot be any Pokémon that the player has not seen. Unfortunately, Pokémon that are offered cannot be bargained, as the player has to choose one Pokémon he or she wants for it, instead of having a more flexible list.

In {{game|Platinum}}, the GTS has been redesigned to be larger and contain more features. It is located in the same place as the older GTS, in Jubilife City, with its name changed to the Global Terminal. One addition is a woman who gives away a random [[backdrop]] daily, rather than initially winning them in the daily lottery. Other than the regular trading feature, there is a new feature where players may exchange Pokémon with another friend. The Global Terminal is apparently a computer-like machine which the player operates. The [[Vs. Recorder]], also introduced in {{game|Platinum}}, has the ability to record and replay battles made in-game. A player may send and receive battles over Nintendo Wi-Fi using the Global Station. These battles can also be ranked by popularity and be watched by people on Wi-Fi. In addition, players can take pictures of their PC storage boxes and send them over Wi-Fi to friends. The GTS has incorporated an e-mail system that allows players to be notified of completed trades. The notification messages are sent to the player's actual e-mail address, and so the messages can be viewed either on a PC, mobile phone or a [[Wii]] console. In this way, the player will be spared of having to return to the GTS only to find that a trade has not yet been completed.

===Pokétch Company===
{{main|Pokétch Company}}

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|The Pokétch Company}}
{{sign|DPcity|Pokémon Watches for the World!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

The Pokétch Company's headquarters is located in the northwestern section of the city. The Pokétch Company is a family-owned company, and the manufacturer of the Pokétch. It is relatively small, unlike [[Silph Co.]] or the [[Devon Corporation]], and actually started as a hobby of the owner, who made what he liked before the business grew to its present state. The building has three floors, in which the family of the president of the company reside in. The president holds a promotion to receive a free [[Pokétch]] in Jubilife City, if three clowns with Pokémon trivia questions can be found, and coupons collected from each. He will also give new Pokétch applications out to the player.

===Trainers' School===
{{main|Trainers' School}}

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Trainers' School}}
{{sign|DPcity|The First Step for Trainers!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

The Trainers' School is located in the center of the city, west of the [[Pokémon Center]]. The School features tutorials on how to raise Pokémon. There are two adjoined rooms in the School. The kids on the left room have some basic information about the game of [[Pokémon]]. On the table is a notebook with notes on {{pkmn|Trainer}}s written inside. [[Status ailment]]s and their effects are listed on the chalkboard at the back. In the room on the right, there are two [[School Kid]]s on a blue carpet who will ask the player to battle. There is a version-dependent reward for defeating them both. If the [[School Kid|School Kids]] inside are defeated, they hand out {{TM|10|Hidden Power}} on {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, or a [[Potion]] on {{v2|Platinum}}.

On the {{player}}'s first visit to the School, their [[rival]] is situated at the back of the room, reading the chalkboard. Upon talking to the rival, the player will deliver the [[Parcel]] entrusted to them by the rival's mother back in [[Twinleaf Town]]. Two [[Town Map]]s are found inside the Parcel, and the rival will give the player one.

===Jubilife Condominiums===

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Jubilife Condominiums}}
{{sign|DPcity|Tenants Wanted!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

Jubilife Condominiums is located in the northeastern section of the city. The building has two floors. On the ground floor, an old lady says how fetching a [[Pokétch]] is, and the young girl with a {{p|Pachirisu}} and {{p|Pikachu}} gives the {{player}} a [[Quick Claw]]. On the second floor, a girl tells about the advantage of [[Poké Ball|Heal Balls]] and the guy in [[Bug Catcher]] apparel lectures on new [[move]]s. This floor is an educational one for new {{pkmn|Trainer}}s.

==Demographics==
[[File:Jubilifecity.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Jubilife City as seen in the anime]]
The population is 68, making it the third biggest city in the Pokémon world and the biggest in Sinnoh. The two larger cities are [[Goldenrod City]], with a population of 77, and [[Lilycove City]], with a population of 71 people, just 9 people and 3 people over Jubilife City's population, respectively.

==Items==
* {{TM|10|Hidden Power}}[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|DP]] or [[Potion]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Obtained after defeating [[School Kid]]s in [[Trainers' School]].
* [[Parlyz Heal]][[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|DP]]: (Hidden) just outside the southern entrance of the town within the small indent to the left of the stairs.
* [[X Attack]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Inside [[Trainer's School]].
* [[Quick Claw]]: Obtained from girl on ground floor of [[Jubilife Condominiums]].
* [[Potion]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Across the street from the the [[Pokétch Company]] headquarters, in between two of the buildings behind the [[Global Terminal]].
* [[Stardust]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: (Hidden) just outside the southern entrance of the town within the small indent to the left of the stairs.
===Key items===
* [[Town Map]]: Obtained from rival after delivering Parcel to him, in the Trainers' School.
* [[Old Rod]]: Obtained from fisherman in guardhouse.
* [[Fashion Case]]: Obtained from a Jubilife TV employee after defeating two [[Galactic Grunt|Galactic Grunts]].
* [[Vs. Recorder]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Obtained from [[Looker]] on arrival.
====Pokétch campaign====
* [[Coupons|Coupon 1]]: Obtained from [[clown]] located between [[Poké Mart]] and [[Pokémon Center]].
* [[Coupons|Coupon 2]]: Obtained from [[clown]] located in front of the [[Pokétch Company]] heeadquarters.
* [[Coupons|Coupon 3]]: Obtained from [[clown]] located in front of the [[Jubilife TV|Jubilife TV Station]].
* [[Pokétch|Pokémon Watch]]: Obtained from inventor of the Pokétch after handing him all three coupons.

==Poké Mart==
There are two women who serve at the counter. The following is a list of both combined.
{{mart|header}}
{{mart|class|b}}
{{mart|item|Poké Ball|200}}
{{mart|item|Heal Ball|300}}
{{mart|class|m}}
{{mart|item|Potion|300}}
{{mart|item|Antidote|100}}
{{mart|item|Parlyz Heal|200}}
{{mart|class|o}}
{{mart|item|Air Mail|50}}
{{mart|footer}}

==Trainers==
There is only a single battle in the streets of Jubilife itself, a [[double battle]] against 2 Galactic Grunts, fought alongside the other protagonist ([[Dawn]]/[[Lucas]]), who is there on business with [[Professor Rowan]]. Upon defeating them, a worker for Jubilife TV gives the player the [[Fashion Case]], and the TV building is thereafter accessible.

{{trainerheader|road}}
{{Trainerentry|DPGalacticM.png|Galactic|Grunt|880 (w. Galactic Grunt)|1|434|Stunky|♂|11|None}}
{{Trainerentry|DPGalacticM.png|Galactic|Grunt|880 (w. Galactic Grunt)|1|431|Glameow|♀|11|None}}
{{trainerfooter|road}}

==Map information==
The most modernized city in the [[Sinnoh]] region. It is bustling with people on the go.

The [[Pokétch Company]], the developer and manufacturer of the [[Pokétch]], is located here.

[[Jubilife TV]], Sinnoh's TV network, is located here. It is an entertaining place to visit.

The [[Global Terminal]] is located here. It is your connection to the entire world.

Located here is the [[Trainers' School]]. Drop in to study up on the basics of Pokémon.

==Trivia==
* Jubilife's Japanese town motto is {{tt|ひとがつどうしあわせのまち|The town of happiness where people gather}}.
* During the battle with Team Galactic, a grunt mentions that he will "[[wp:Giant Enemy Crab|cause massive damage]]" to the professor's assistant, whether they are {{ga|Dawn}} or {{ga|Lucas}}.
* Jubilife City is the site in which successful [[tweaking]] can result in a walkable abyss leading to possibly {{p|Darkrai}} or {{p|Shaymin}} without the need of the events.
* Jubilife City is the only city in Sinnoh that doesn't have a gym.
* A building below the [[Global Terminal]] in {{game|Platinum}} contains two [[Non-player character|NPCs]] whose names are "Wi" and "Fi", a direct reference to [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].

== Names ==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
| Japanese
| コトブキシティ Kotobuki City
| 寿 (''kotobuki'') is a Japanese expression similar to ''Long life!'' or ''Congratulations!''.
|-
| English
| Jubilife City
| From ''jubilant'' and ''life''.
|-
| French
| Féli-Cité
| From ''félicité'', felicity, and ''cité'', city.
|-
| German
| Jubelstadt
| From ''Jubel'', joy, and ''Stadt'', city.
|-
| Italian
| Giubilopoli
| From ''giubilo', jubilation, and the suffix ''-poli'', meaning ''city''.
|-
| Spanish
| Ciudad Jubileo
| ''Jubileo'' means jubilee.
|-
| Korean
|축복시티 Chukbok City
|축복 (祝福) ''chukbok'' means ''blessings''.
|-
| Chinese (Mandarin)
|祝慶市 Zhù Qìng Shì
| Literally ''celebration'' city.
|}

{{-}}
{{Sinnoh}}
{{-}}
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}
[[Category:Sinnoh locations]]
[[Category:Diamond and Pearl locations]]
[[Category:Platinum locations]]
[[Category:Cities]]

[[de:Jubelstadt]]
[[es:Ciudad Jubileo]]
[[fr:Féli-Cité]]
[[ja:コトブキシティ]]

Jubilife City

2009-10-27T00:10:29Z

Mario136: /* Demographics */

{{TownInfobox
|town=Jubilife City
|characters=コトブキシティ
|japanese=Kotobuki City
|image=Jubilive City.PNG
|slogan=City of Joy
|region=Sinnoh
|south=202
|east=203
|north=204
|west=218
|map=Jubilife City.png
|colordark=36A87E
|colorlight=3BF578
}}

'''Jubilife City''' (Japanese: '''コトブキシティ''' ''Kotobuki City'') is a city in the [[region]] of [[Sinnoh]]. The entire city is built on land carved out of a mountain by the residents of neighboring [[Oreburgh City]]. Jubilife City is the most modernized city in the region, and according to the anime, the largest city in [[Sinnoh]]. The city can be accessed from all four directions, with a guardhouse occupying the west entrance.

There are many distinctive buildings in Jubilife City, including the [[Jubilife TV|TV station]], where [[Mystery Gift]] can be activated, the [[Pokétch Company]], the [[Trainers' School]], and one of the most important establishments in the game, the [[Global Trade Station]], which allows players to trade Pokémon with anyone across the entire world.

In the [[lookout station]], talking to the [[fisherman]] will give the {{player}} his [[Old Rod]].

==Places of interest==
===Jubilife TV===
{{main|Jubilife TV}}

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Jubilife TV}}
{{sign|DPcity|The Fun-and-Games TV Station!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

The Jubilife TV station is a noticeable big, white and cube-shaped building located in the northern section of the city. A Pokétch campaign [[clown]] blocks the main doors until the player defeats the [[Galactic Grunt]]s at the north end of the city; this event happens upon returning from Oreburgh City with the [[Coal Badge]]. Inside the building, The headquarters is home to a [[time|daily]] lottery, where, depending on how much the drawn number matches the [[Trainer ID number]] of [[Pokémon]] owned by the drawing {{pkmn|Trainer}}, he or she may win a new backdrop for {{pkmn|Super Contest}}s (only in D/P), a [[PP Up]], an [[Exp. Share]], a [[Max Revive]], or even, if the numbers match exactly, a [[Master Ball]]. In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, a Trainer also appears in the lobby and can be fought once a day. The Trainer that appears depends on the current [[Days of the week|day]]. On the second floor, Trainers can dress up their Pokémon using their [[Accessory|Accessories]]. On the third floor, players can see various records set by those they have mixed records with. Additionally, a man on the third floor allows the player to activate [[Mystery Gift]].

Lottery Prizes are awarded based on the ID number of a Trainer's Pokémon, including ones in their party and in their PC boxes. The game determines whether a Pokémon's ID is a winner or not beginning with the rightmost digit. Different prizes are awarded based on how many digits the winner has in common with the day's lucky number. The prizes, in ascending order, are: [[Backdrops]] (D/P)/[[Ultra Ball]] (Platinum), {{DL|Vitamin|PP Up}}, [[Exp. Share]], [[Max Revive]], and the rare [[Master Ball]].

A man standing outside the TV station will give the player the option to form a [[groups|group]]. By [[mixing records]] with other players, a player is allowed to join any group of which their friend is a member, upon speaking with the man again.

===Global Trade Station / Global Terminal===
{{main|Global Terminal}}

[[File:GTS_Platinum.png|300px|thumb|right|The Global Terminal]]
The Global Trade Station is located in the southwestern section of the city. Within the building, players have the opportunity to trade Pokémon with other players around the world. In order to access the GTS, the player must have the {{Badge|Coal}}.

Inside, there is a large globe, called Geonet, on which players can indicate their location, and on which small dots representing players they have traded with will appear. If the player talks with the woman at the counter, she will direct {{ga|Lucas|him}} or {{ga|Dawn|her}} into a room in which they can either put up a Pokémon to be traded or trade a Pokémon they own for one that has been put up for trade. Pokémon searches, after being confined to one species that has been seen by the player, can be further narrowed down to [[level]] and [[gender]] of the Pokémon available. By level, players can search for and request Pokémon level 9 and under, level 10 and up, level 20 and up, and so on to level 100, or they can search for Pokémon of any level. Gender is similar, with the player being able to search for male, female, or either gender of the selected Pokémon. Pokémon offerings are similarly governed, as the requested Pokémon in return cannot be any Pokémon that the player has not seen. Unfortunately, Pokémon that are offered cannot be bargained, as the player has to choose one Pokémon he or she wants for it, instead of having a more flexible list.

In {{game|Platinum}}, the GTS has been redesigned to be larger and contain more features. It is located in the same place as the older GTS, in Jubilife City, with its name changed to the Global Terminal. One addition is a woman who gives away a random [[backdrop]] daily, rather than initially winning them in the daily lottery. Other than the regular trading feature, there is a new feature where players may exchange Pokémon with another friend. The Global Terminal is apparently a computer-like machine which the player operates. The [[Vs. Recorder]], also introduced in {{game|Platinum}}, has the ability to record and replay battles made in-game. A player may send and receive battles over Nintendo Wi-Fi using the Global Station. These battles can also be ranked by popularity and be watched by people on Wi-Fi. In addition, players can take pictures of their PC storage boxes and send them over Wi-Fi to friends. The GTS has incorporated an e-mail system that allows players to be notified of completed trades. The notification messages are sent to the player's actual e-mail address, and so the messages can be viewed either on a PC, mobile phone or a [[Wii]] console. In this way, the player will be spared of having to return to the GTS only to find that a trade has not yet been completed.

===Pokétch Company===
{{main|Pokétch Company}}

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|The Pokétch Company}}
{{sign|DPcity|Pokémon Watches for the World!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

The Pokétch Company's headquarters is located in the northwestern section of the city. The Pokétch Company is a family-owned company, and the manufacturer of the Pokétch. It is relatively small, unlike [[Silph Co.]] or the [[Devon Corporation]], and actually started as a hobby of the owner, who made what he liked before the business grew to its present state. The building has three floors, in which the family of the president of the company reside in. The president holds a promotion to receive a free [[Pokétch]] in Jubilife City, if three clowns with Pokémon trivia questions can be found, and coupons collected from each. He will also give new Pokétch applications out to the player.

===Trainers' School===
{{main|Trainers' School}}

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Trainers' School}}
{{sign|DPcity|The First Step for Trainers!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

The Trainers' School is located in the center of the city, west of the [[Pokémon Center]]. The School features tutorials on how to raise Pokémon. There are two adjoined rooms in the School. The kids on the left room have some basic information about the game of [[Pokémon]]. On the table is a notebook with notes on {{pkmn|Trainer}}s written inside. [[Status ailment]]s and their effects are listed on the chalkboard at the back. In the room on the right, there are two [[School Kid]]s on a blue carpet who will ask the player to battle. There is a version-dependent reward for defeating them both. If the [[School Kid|School Kids]] inside are defeated, they hand out {{TM|10|Hidden Power}} on {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, or a [[Potion]] on {{v2|Platinum}}.

On the {{player}}'s first visit to the School, their [[rival]] is situated at the back of the room, reading the chalkboard. Upon talking to the rival, the player will deliver the [[Parcel]] entrusted to them by the rival's mother back in [[Twinleaf Town]]. Two [[Town Map]]s are found inside the Parcel, and the rival will give the player one.

===Jubilife Condominiums===

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Jubilife Condominiums}}
{{sign|DPcity|Tenants Wanted!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

Jubilife Condominiums is located in the northeastern section of the city. The building has two floors. On the ground floor, an old lady says how fetching a [[Pokétch]] is, and the young girl with a {{p|Pachirisu}} and {{p|Pikachu}} gives the {{player}} a [[Quick Claw]]. On the second floor, a girl tells about the advantage of [[Poké Ball|Heal Balls]] and the guy in [[Bug Catcher]] apparel lectures on new [[move]]s. This floor is an educational one for new {{pkmn|Trainer}}s.

==Demographics==
[[File:Jubilifecity.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Jubilife City in the Anime]]
The population is 68, making it the third biggest city in the Pokémon world and the biggest in Sinnoh. The two larger cities are [[Goldenrod City]], with a population of 77, and [[Lilycove City]], with a population of 71 people, just 9 people and 3 people over Jubilife City's population, respectively.

==Items==
* {{TM|10|Hidden Power}}[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|DP]] or [[Potion]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Obtained after defeating [[School Kid]]s in [[Trainers' School]].
* [[Parlyz Heal]][[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|DP]]: (Hidden) just outside the southern entrance of the town within the small indent to the left of the stairs.
* [[X Attack]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Inside [[Trainer's School]].
* [[Quick Claw]]: Obtained from girl on ground floor of [[Jubilife Condominiums]].
* [[Potion]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Across the street from the the [[Pokétch Company]] headquarters, in between two of the buildings behind the [[Global Terminal]].
* [[Stardust]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: (Hidden) just outside the southern entrance of the town within the small indent to the left of the stairs.
===Key items===
* [[Town Map]]: Obtained from rival after delivering Parcel to him, in the Trainers' School.
* [[Old Rod]]: Obtained from fisherman in guardhouse.
* [[Fashion Case]]: Obtained from a Jubilife TV employee after defeating two [[Galactic Grunt|Galactic Grunts]].
* [[Vs. Recorder]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt]]: Obtained from [[Looker]] on arrival.
====Pokétch campaign====
* [[Coupons|Coupon 1]]: Obtained from [[clown]] located between [[Poké Mart]] and [[Pokémon Center]].
* [[Coupons|Coupon 2]]: Obtained from [[clown]] located in front of the [[Pokétch Company]] heeadquarters.
* [[Coupons|Coupon 3]]: Obtained from [[clown]] located in front of the [[Jubilife TV|Jubilife TV Station]].
* [[Pokétch|Pokémon Watch]]: Obtained from inventor of the Pokétch after handing him all three coupons.

==Poké Mart==
There are two women who serve at the counter. The following is a list of both combined.
{{mart|header}}
{{mart|class|b}}
{{mart|item|Poké Ball|200}}
{{mart|item|Heal Ball|300}}
{{mart|class|m}}
{{mart|item|Potion|300}}
{{mart|item|Antidote|100}}
{{mart|item|Parlyz Heal|200}}
{{mart|class|o}}
{{mart|item|Air Mail|50}}
{{mart|footer}}

==Trainers==
There is only a single battle in the streets of Jubilife itself, a [[double battle]] against 2 Galactic Grunts, fought alongside the other protagonist ([[Dawn]]/[[Lucas]]), who is there on business with [[Professor Rowan]]. Upon defeating them, a worker for Jubilife TV gives the player the [[Fashion Case]], and the TV building is thereafter accessible.

{{trainerheader|road}}
{{Trainerentry|DPGalacticM.png|Galactic|Grunt|880 (w. Galactic Grunt)|1|434|Stunky|♂|11|None}}
{{Trainerentry|DPGalacticM.png|Galactic|Grunt|880 (w. Galactic Grunt)|1|431|Glameow|♀|11|None}}
{{trainerfooter|road}}

==Map information==
The most modernized city in the [[Sinnoh]] region. It is bustling with people on the go.

The [[Pokétch Company]], the developer and manufacturer of the [[Pokétch]], is located here.

[[Jubilife TV]], Sinnoh's TV network, is located here. It is an entertaining place to visit.

The [[Global Terminal]] is located here. It is your connection to the entire world.

Located here is the [[Trainers' School]]. Drop in to study up on the basics of Pokémon.

==Trivia==
* Jubilife's Japanese town motto is {{tt|ひとがつどうしあわせのまち|The town of happiness where people gather}}.
* During the battle with Team Galactic, a grunt mentions that he will "[[wp:Giant Enemy Crab|cause massive damage]]" to the professor's assistant, whether they are {{ga|Dawn}} or {{ga|Lucas}}.
* Jubilife City is the site in which successful [[tweaking]] can result in a walkable abyss leading to possibly {{p|Darkrai}} or {{p|Shaymin}} without the need of the events.
* Jubilife City is the only city in Sinnoh that doesn't have a gym.
* A building below the [[Global Terminal]] in {{game|Platinum}} contains two [[Non-player character|NPCs]] whose names are "Wi" and "Fi", a direct reference to [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].

== Names ==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
| Japanese
| コトブキシティ Kotobuki City
| 寿 (''kotobuki'') is a Japanese expression similar to ''Long life!'' or ''Congratulations!''.
|-
| English
| Jubilife City
| From ''jubilant'' and ''life''.
|-
| French
| Féli-Cité
| From ''félicité'', felicity, and ''cité'', city.
|-
| German
| Jubelstadt
| From ''Jubel'', joy, and ''Stadt'', city.
|-
| Italian
| Giubilopoli
| From ''giubilo', jubilation, and the suffix ''-poli'', meaning ''city''.
|-
| Spanish
| Ciudad Jubileo
| ''Jubileo'' means jubilee.
|-
| Korean
|축복시티 Chukbok City
|축복 (祝福) ''chukbok'' means ''blessings''.
|-
| Chinese (Mandarin)
|祝慶市 Zhù Qìng Shì
| Literally ''celebration'' city.
|}

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Ash Ketchum

2009-10-24T22:23:15Z

Mario136: /* Character */

:{{redirect|Ash|the item attached to Ho-Oh|Sacred Ash}} ''For the ash found at the foot of Mt. Chimney, see [[volcanic ash]].''
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{{CharacterInfobox|
name=Ash Ketchum|
jname=サトシ |
tmname=Satoshi |
slogan=no |
image=[[Image:SatoshiDP.png|230px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[EP001|debut]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{Delia}}, Unknown father ([[EP002]]), Unknown grandfather ([[EP002]]) (Japanese only) ({{pkmn|anime}}) [[Mom]] ([[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga]])
|trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
game=counterpart|
counterpart={{ga|Red}}|
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP001 |
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
enva=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ([[The Pokémon Company International|TPCI]]) |
java=[[Rica Matsumoto]] |
}}

'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智). His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]."

{{spoilers}}
==In the anime==
===Character===
[[File:AshKetchum.gif|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in [[EP001|the first episode]], is to be the world's greatest [[Pokémon Master]]. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled [[Pokémon Trainer]]. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal; however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon. This would set his course for the future.
[[File:Ash flee spearow.png|thumb|left|250px|Ash trying to keep Pikachu safe]]
However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He {{pkmn2|caught}} his [[Ash's Butterfree|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about [[Pokémon battle|battling]], and was reluctant to admit it whenever he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]]. He always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his {{AP|seventh|Kingler}}. This hampered matters further when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until [[EP105|he had proven himself]] to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]]. He advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more [[Pokémon League]] competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the {{ho|Battle Frontier}}.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at [[Pokémon training]], but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to {{ashfr|his friends}}, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them. For example, when he received a banner filled with prints from his Pokémon in ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'', he knew which Pokémon placed specific prints, showing his close bond with them. He also learns where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack. In another instance, his {{AP|Charizard}} defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it [[Evolution|evolve]], as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar|Gliscor}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''. At first, he was hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, but, as shown in the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, he has no problem at all in allowing his team members to reach their evolved forms, except for Pikachu.
[[Image:AshAura.png|thumb|right|240px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Early on, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon. This is shown when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat. This would later be contradicted in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary]]''; however, when he starts chasing and shouting at Aipom for his hat being stolen in a manner similar to Mankey.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the [[Pokémon world]] and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.
[[Image:AshWallace.png|thumb|220px|Ash in the [[Wallace Cup]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[legendary Pokémon]], especially {{an|Ho-Oh}}, {{OBP|Lugia|movie 2}}, {{OBP|Latias|movie 5}}, {{OBP|Shaymin|movie 11}} and {{an|Giratina}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world when it was disrupted. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses aura again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto. Ash also participated in the [[Wallace Cup]] on the suggestion of [[Wallace]] but he lost in the third round.

===Family===
[[File:Younger Ash DP138.png|thumb|left|220px|Younger Ash]]
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending on its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
[[File:Ash party DP133.png|thumb|280px|Ash and his current party]]
As a Trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on {{pkmn|training}} is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to perform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.

====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]]→[[Image:398.png]] {{AP|Starly → Staravia → Staraptor|Staraptor}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] {{AP|Turtwig → Grotle|Grotle}}
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]]→[[Image:391.png]] {{AP|Chimchar → Monferno|Monferno}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] {{AP|Gligar → Gliscor|Gliscor}}
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Krabby → Kingler|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] {{AP|Chikorita → Bayleef|Bayleef}}
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}}
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] {{AP|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan|Donphan}}
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] {{AP|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile|Sceptile}}
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] {{AP|Taillow → Swellow|Swellow}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] {{AP|Snorunt → Glalie|Glalie}}
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan="2" | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}} due to an interest in Pokémon Contests.

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}}
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.png|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s from [[Kanto]].]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} (''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'')
* {{badge|Cascade}} (''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'')
* {{badge|Thunder}} (''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'')
* {{badge|Marsh}} (''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'')
* {{badge|Rainbow}} (''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'')
* {{badge|Soul}} (''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'')
* {{badge|Volcano}} (''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]'')
* {{badge|Earth}} (''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'')
[[Image:Orangebadges.PNG|thumb|130px|right|Ash's four Orange League badges.]]

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} (''[[EP085|Fit to be Tide]]'')
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} (''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'')
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} (''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]'')
* {{badge|Jade Star}} (''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'')
[[Image:Johtobadges2.PNG|thumb|140px|right|Ash's eight badges from [[Johto]].]]
====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} (''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]'')
* {{badge|Hive}} (''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'')
* {{badge|Plain}} (''[[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]]'')
* {{badge|Fog}} (''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'')
* {{badge|Storm}} (''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'')
* {{badge|Mineral}} (''[[EP224|Nerves of Steelix!]]'')
* {{badge|Glacier}} (''[[EP238|Nice Pryce, Baby!]]'')
* {{badge|Rising}} (''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'')

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.png|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from [[Hoenn]].]]
* {{badge|Stone}} (''[[AG016|The Winner By a Nosepass!]]'')
* {{badge|Knuckle}} (''[[AG031|Just One of the Geysers]]'')
* {{badge|Dynamo}} (''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson]]'')
* {{badge|Heat}} (''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn!]]'')
* {{badge|Balance}} (''[[AG070|Balance of Power]]'')
* {{badge|Feather}} (''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'')
* {{badge|Mind}} (''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'')
* {{badge|Rain}} (''[[AG111|Eight Ain't Enough!]]'')

====Battle Frontier====
[[Image:Ash's_Symbols.png|thumb|right|Ash's seven {{ho|Battle Frontier|Frontier}} [[Symbol|Symbols]].]]
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] (''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'')
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] (''[[AG149|Wheel... of Frontier!]]'')
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] (''[[AG153|Tactics Theatrics!!]]'')
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] (''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine]]'')
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] (''[[AG164|Ka Boom with a View!]]'')
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] (''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm]]'')
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] (''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier]]'')

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} (''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched]]'')
* {{badge|Forest}} (''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'')
* {{badge|Cobble}} (''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'')
* {{badge|Fen}} (''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'')
* {{badge|Relic}} (''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'')
* {{badge|Mine}} (''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]'')
* {{badge|Icicle}} (''[[DP127|Sliding Into Seventh!]]'')




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the [[Pokémon League]] [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

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!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
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* [[Indigo Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}

====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

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!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
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[[Image:Orangecup.PNG|thumb|left|100px|Ash's Orange League trophy.]]
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

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* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]] (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] (Runner-up)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] Triathlon (Winner)
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] - [[Crossgate Town]] (Champion)
* [[PokéRinger]] - [[Squallville]] (Champion)
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Twinleaf Festival]] Battle Tournament (Winner)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
|}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color light}}
|ja=松本梨香 [[Rica Matsumoto]]
|en=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub) [[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)
|hr=Saša Buneta Marko Torjanac
|cs=Radek Škvor
|da=Mathias Klenske
|nl=Christa Lips
|fil=Klariz Magboo
|fr_ca=Sébastien Reding
|fr_eu=Aurélien Ringelheim
|de=Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]]) Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)
|he=יהונתן מגון Yonatan Magon דניאל מגון Daniel Magon
|hu=Szvetlov Balázs Ungvári Gergely
|it=Davide Garbolino
|ko=최덕희 Choi Deok-Hyi 이선호 Lee Seon-Ho 안현서 An Hyeon-Seo
|no=Nils-Martin Crawfurd
|pl=Hanna Kinder-Kiss ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all movies) Grzegorz Drojewski ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pt_br=Fábio Lucindo
|pt_eu=Maria João Luís Sandra Faleiro Sandra de Castro Unknown voice actress Cristina Carvalhal Bárbara Lourenço Ana Madureira
|es_la=Gabriel Ramos ([[EP001]]-[[DP090]], [[DP105]]-present) Irwin Daayán ([[DP091]]-[[DP104]])
|es_eu=Adolfo Moreno Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr. (movie [[Spell of the Unown|3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|sv=Dick Eriksson
|fi=Sari Moilanen Hanna Savikko
|ar=بثينة شيا Buthaina Shia }}

==In the manga==
{{stub|Manga}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences between the two. For example, while the anime version of Ash is indifferent to love, romance, or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), the manga version of Ash has a huge crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love just like Brock, but to a much more subtle/less extreme degree.

===Appearance===
Ash's appearance is much different in the manga, too. Ash wears a red jacket much like Red. He also wears a very different hat throughout the first volume. However, in the chapter of volume two (''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question! ]]'') he wears a hat that resembles the hat he wears in the Pokémon anime. He appears with his {{AP|Pikachu}} on his shoulder.

===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{p|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}} 
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ({{pkmn2|giant}})
|}

* '''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
* '''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]]'s photo.

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #{{tcg Lightning color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 009/019
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 001/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 004/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 007/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 010/019
|-
| {{TCG ID|ADV-P Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|ADV-P Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 036/ADV-P
|-
| {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Pikachu M|12}} || {{e|Lightning}} || 45 || - || {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} (no English release) || 012/022
|-
| {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Staraptor M|18}} || {{e|Colorless}} || 41 || - || {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} (no English release) || 018/022
|-
| {{TCG ID|DPt-P Promo|Pikachu M LV.X|43}} || {{e|Lightning}} || ''X'' || - || {{TCG|DPt-P Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 043/DPt-P
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]]: {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Chikorita|Bayleef}}, {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}} and {{AP|Turtwig|Grotle}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Blaziken}} and {{OP|Brock|Marshtomp}}.
** However, he always owns all the starter Pokémon of the region not owned by another of {{ashfr|his friends}}.
* The last Pokémon that Ash has captured in every [[region]] are a part of [[:category:Pokémon that are part of a two-stage evolutionary line|one-evolution families]], namely {{AP|Phanpy|Donphan}} in [[Johto]], {{AP|Snorunt|Glalie}} in [[Hoenn]], {{TP|Dawn|Aipom|Ambipom}} in [[Kanto]] and {{AP|Gligar|Gliscor}} in [[Sinnoh]].
* He also always catches a local bird-like Pokémon of the region - {{AP|Pidgeotto|Pidgeot}} in Kanto, {{AP|Noctowl}} in Johto, {{AP|Taillow|Swellow}} in Hoenn, and {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}} in Sinnoh.
** Also, while not all of these Pokémon were captured in their first form, they all evolved to their final forms under Ash's care, with the exception of Noctowl, who cannot evolve.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been under the control of someone other than Ash at any point ({{AP|Primeape}} is currently under Anthony's command, {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} was under Dawn's ownership and is currently being trained in [[Vermilion City]], and his {{AP|Monferno}} was formerly owned by Paul.
**All three of these primate-based Pokémon were also shown evolving on-screen, and none of them evolved in the care of their original trainer (Primeape evolved in the wild just prior to Ash capturing it, Ambipom evolved under Dawn's care, and Monferno evolved under Ash's ownership).
* The three {{type2|Fire}} [[starter Pokémon]] Ash owns are each at a different evolutionary stage. {{AP|Cyndaquil}} is in its first, {{AP|Monferno}} its second, and {{AP|Charizard}} its third.
* Ash has also has a tendency to capture crab-based Pokémon when new ones are available - {{AP|Kingler}} and {{AP|Corphish}}.
* Three of Ash's current party Pokémon have evolved whilst battling [[Paul]], these are {{AP|Grotle}}, {{AP|Staraptor}} and {{AP|Monferno}}.
**Of those three, Grotle and Staraptor evolved while battling [[Paul's Honchkrow]].

===Challenges/Gym related===
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in a case.
* Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.
* The longest time between episodes that Ash has gone without obtaining a [[badge]] was the 31-episode gap between ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'' and ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]''. The shortest was a one-episode gap between ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' and ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''.

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:Ash maid.png|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressing for the third time.]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: The first time he did this was in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'', in the [[original series]]. He crossdressed a second time in ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'', in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' marked the third time he crossdressed, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some way.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an {{wp|eggplant}} in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
* Several of the variety of {{wp|ash tree}}s, from which his name could be derived, are related to Kanto in some way: not only are there trees known as the "red ash", "green ash", and "blue ash", for the first three games, but also the "indigo ash", for the [[Indigo Plateau]].
*Ash's clothes are predominantly [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|red]] and [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|blue]], in comparison to [[Ritchie]]'s outfit, which features the colors [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|green]] and [[Pokémon Yellow Version|yellow]].

==Names==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English, German, Hindi
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for {{ga|Red}} in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. {{wp|Ash tree}}s are suggested as another explanation as well.
|-
|French
| Sacha Ketchum
| Similar to ''Ash''.
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.

===On Bulbagarden forums===
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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Ash Ketchum

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:{{redirect|Ash|the item attached to Ho-Oh|Sacred Ash}} ''For the ash found at the foot of Mt. Chimney, see [[volcanic ash]].''
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{{CharacterInfobox|
name=Ash Ketchum|
jname=サトシ |
tmname=Satoshi |
slogan=no |
image=[[Image:SatoshiDP.png|230px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[EP001|debut]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{Delia}}, Unknown father ([[EP002]]), Unknown grandfather ([[EP002]]) (Japanese only) ({{pkmn|anime}}) [[Mom]] ([[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga]])
|trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
game=counterpart|
counterpart={{ga|Red}}|
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP001 |
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
enva=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ([[The Pokémon Company International|TPCI]]) |
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'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智). His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]."

{{spoilers}}
==In the anime==
===Character===
[[Image:Anime Ash.png|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in [[EP001|the first episode]], is to be the world's greatest [[Pokémon Master]]. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled [[Pokémon Trainer]]. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal; however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon. This would set his course for the future.
[[File:Ash flee spearow.png|thumb|left|250px|Ash trying to keep Pikachu safe]]
However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He {{pkmn2|caught}} his [[Ash's Butterfree|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about [[Pokémon battle|battling]], and was reluctant to admit it whenever he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]]. He always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his {{AP|seventh|Kingler}}. This hampered matters further when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until [[EP105|he had proven himself]] to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]]. He advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more [[Pokémon League]] competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the {{ho|Battle Frontier}}.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at [[Pokémon training]], but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to {{ashfr|his friends}}, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them. For example, when he received a banner filled with prints from his Pokémon in ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'', he knew which Pokémon placed specific prints, showing his close bond with them. He also learns where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack. In another instance, his {{AP|Charizard}} defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it [[Evolution|evolve]], as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar|Gliscor}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''. At first, he was hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, but, as shown in the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, he has no problem at all in allowing his team members to reach their evolved forms, except for Pikachu.
[[Image:AshAura.png|thumb|right|240px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Early on, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon. This is shown when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat. This would later be contradicted in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary]]''; however, when he starts chasing and shouting at Aipom for his hat being stolen in a manner similar to Mankey.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the [[Pokémon world]] and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.
[[Image:AshWallace.png|thumb|220px|Ash in the [[Wallace Cup]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[legendary Pokémon]], especially {{an|Ho-Oh}}, {{OBP|Lugia|movie 2}}, {{OBP|Latias|movie 5}}, {{OBP|Shaymin|movie 11}} and {{an|Giratina}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world when it was disrupted. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses aura again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto. Ash also participated in the [[Wallace Cup]] on the suggestion of [[Wallace]] but he lost in the third round.

===Family===
[[File:Younger Ash DP138.png|thumb|left|220px|Younger Ash]]
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending on its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
[[File:Ash party DP133.png|thumb|280px|Ash and his current party]]
As a Trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on {{pkmn|training}} is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to perform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.

====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]]→[[Image:398.png]] {{AP|Starly → Staravia → Staraptor|Staraptor}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] {{AP|Turtwig → Grotle|Grotle}}
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]]→[[Image:391.png]] {{AP|Chimchar → Monferno|Monferno}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] {{AP|Gligar → Gliscor|Gliscor}}
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Krabby → Kingler|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] {{AP|Chikorita → Bayleef|Bayleef}}
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}}
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] {{AP|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan|Donphan}}
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] {{AP|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile|Sceptile}}
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] {{AP|Taillow → Swellow|Swellow}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] {{AP|Snorunt → Glalie|Glalie}}
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan="2" | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}} due to an interest in Pokémon Contests.

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}}
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.png|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s from [[Kanto]].]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} (''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'')
* {{badge|Cascade}} (''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'')
* {{badge|Thunder}} (''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'')
* {{badge|Marsh}} (''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'')
* {{badge|Rainbow}} (''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'')
* {{badge|Soul}} (''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'')
* {{badge|Volcano}} (''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]'')
* {{badge|Earth}} (''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'')
[[Image:Orangebadges.PNG|thumb|130px|right|Ash's four Orange League badges.]]

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} (''[[EP085|Fit to be Tide]]'')
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} (''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'')
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} (''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]'')
* {{badge|Jade Star}} (''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'')
[[Image:Johtobadges2.PNG|thumb|140px|right|Ash's eight badges from [[Johto]].]]
====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} (''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]'')
* {{badge|Hive}} (''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'')
* {{badge|Plain}} (''[[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]]'')
* {{badge|Fog}} (''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'')
* {{badge|Storm}} (''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'')
* {{badge|Mineral}} (''[[EP224|Nerves of Steelix!]]'')
* {{badge|Glacier}} (''[[EP238|Nice Pryce, Baby!]]'')
* {{badge|Rising}} (''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'')

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.png|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from [[Hoenn]].]]
* {{badge|Stone}} (''[[AG016|The Winner By a Nosepass!]]'')
* {{badge|Knuckle}} (''[[AG031|Just One of the Geysers]]'')
* {{badge|Dynamo}} (''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson]]'')
* {{badge|Heat}} (''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn!]]'')
* {{badge|Balance}} (''[[AG070|Balance of Power]]'')
* {{badge|Feather}} (''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'')
* {{badge|Mind}} (''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'')
* {{badge|Rain}} (''[[AG111|Eight Ain't Enough!]]'')

====Battle Frontier====
[[Image:Ash's_Symbols.png|thumb|right|Ash's seven {{ho|Battle Frontier|Frontier}} [[Symbol|Symbols]].]]
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] (''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'')
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] (''[[AG149|Wheel... of Frontier!]]'')
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] (''[[AG153|Tactics Theatrics!!]]'')
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] (''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine]]'')
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] (''[[AG164|Ka Boom with a View!]]'')
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] (''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm]]'')
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] (''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier]]'')

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} (''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched]]'')
* {{badge|Forest}} (''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'')
* {{badge|Cobble}} (''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'')
* {{badge|Fen}} (''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'')
* {{badge|Relic}} (''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'')
* {{badge|Mine}} (''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]'')
* {{badge|Icicle}} (''[[DP127|Sliding Into Seventh!]]'')




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the [[Pokémon League]] [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Indigo Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}

====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
[[Image:Orangecup.PNG|thumb|left|100px|Ash's Orange League trophy.]]
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]] (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] (Runner-up)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] Triathlon (Winner)
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] - [[Crossgate Town]] (Champion)
* [[PokéRinger]] - [[Squallville]] (Champion)
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Twinleaf Festival]] Battle Tournament (Winner)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
|}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color light}}
|ja=松本梨香 [[Rica Matsumoto]]
|en=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub) [[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)
|hr=Saša Buneta Marko Torjanac
|cs=Radek Škvor
|da=Mathias Klenske
|nl=Christa Lips
|fil=Klariz Magboo
|fr_ca=Sébastien Reding
|fr_eu=Aurélien Ringelheim
|de=Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]]) Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)
|he=יהונתן מגון Yonatan Magon דניאל מגון Daniel Magon
|hu=Szvetlov Balázs Ungvári Gergely
|it=Davide Garbolino
|ko=최덕희 Choi Deok-Hyi 이선호 Lee Seon-Ho 안현서 An Hyeon-Seo
|no=Nils-Martin Crawfurd
|pl=Hanna Kinder-Kiss ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all movies) Grzegorz Drojewski ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pt_br=Fábio Lucindo
|pt_eu=Maria João Luís Sandra Faleiro Sandra de Castro Unknown voice actress Cristina Carvalhal Bárbara Lourenço Ana Madureira
|es_la=Gabriel Ramos ([[EP001]]-[[DP090]], [[DP105]]-present) Irwin Daayán ([[DP091]]-[[DP104]])
|es_eu=Adolfo Moreno Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr. (movie [[Spell of the Unown|3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|sv=Dick Eriksson
|fi=Sari Moilanen Hanna Savikko
|ar=بثينة شيا Buthaina Shia }}

==In the manga==
{{stub|Manga}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences between the two. For example, while the anime version of Ash is indifferent to love, romance, or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), the manga version of Ash has a huge crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love just like Brock, but to a much more subtle/less extreme degree.

===Appearance===
Ash's appearance is much different in the manga, too. Ash wears a red jacket much like Red. He also wears a very different hat throughout the first volume. However, in the chapter of volume two (''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question! ]]'') he wears a hat that resembles the hat he wears in the Pokémon anime. He appears with his {{AP|Pikachu}} on his shoulder.

===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{p|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}} 
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ({{pkmn2|giant}})
|}

* '''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
* '''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]]'s photo.

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #{{tcg Lightning color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 009/019
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 001/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 004/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 007/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 010/019
|-
| {{TCG ID|ADV-P Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|ADV-P Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 036/ADV-P
|-
| {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Pikachu M|12}} || {{e|Lightning}} || 45 || - || {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} (no English release) || 012/022
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| {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Staraptor M|18}} || {{e|Colorless}} || 41 || - || {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} (no English release) || 018/022
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| {{TCG ID|DPt-P Promo|Pikachu M LV.X|43}} || {{e|Lightning}} || ''X'' || - || {{TCG|DPt-P Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 043/DPt-P
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==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]]: {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Chikorita|Bayleef}}, {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}} and {{AP|Turtwig|Grotle}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Blaziken}} and {{OP|Brock|Marshtomp}}.
** However, he always owns all the starter Pokémon of the region not owned by another of {{ashfr|his friends}}.
* The last Pokémon that Ash has captured in every [[region]] are a part of [[:category:Pokémon that are part of a two-stage evolutionary line|one-evolution families]], namely {{AP|Phanpy|Donphan}} in [[Johto]], {{AP|Snorunt|Glalie}} in [[Hoenn]], {{TP|Dawn|Aipom|Ambipom}} in [[Kanto]] and {{AP|Gligar|Gliscor}} in [[Sinnoh]].
* He also always catches a local bird-like Pokémon of the region - {{AP|Pidgeotto|Pidgeot}} in Kanto, {{AP|Noctowl}} in Johto, {{AP|Taillow|Swellow}} in Hoenn, and {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}} in Sinnoh.
** Also, while not all of these Pokémon were captured in their first form, they all evolved to their final forms under Ash's care, with the exception of Noctowl, who cannot evolve.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been under the control of someone other than Ash at any point ({{AP|Primeape}} is currently under Anthony's command, {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} was under Dawn's ownership and is currently being trained in [[Vermilion City]], and his {{AP|Monferno}} was formerly owned by Paul.
**All three of these primate-based Pokémon were also shown evolving on-screen, and none of them evolved in the care of their original trainer (Primeape evolved in the wild just prior to Ash capturing it, Ambipom evolved under Dawn's care, and Monferno evolved under Ash's ownership).
* The three {{type2|Fire}} [[starter Pokémon]] Ash owns are each at a different evolutionary stage. {{AP|Cyndaquil}} is in its first, {{AP|Monferno}} its second, and {{AP|Charizard}} its third.
* Ash has also has a tendency to capture crab-based Pokémon when new ones are available - {{AP|Kingler}} and {{AP|Corphish}}.
* Three of Ash's current party Pokémon have evolved whilst battling [[Paul]], these are {{AP|Grotle}}, {{AP|Staraptor}} and {{AP|Monferno}}.
**Of those three, Grotle and Staraptor evolved while battling [[Paul's Honchkrow]].

===Challenges/Gym related===
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in a case.
* Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.
* The longest time between episodes that Ash has gone without obtaining a [[badge]] was the 31-episode gap between ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'' and ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]''. The shortest was a one-episode gap between ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' and ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''.

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:Ash maid.png|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressing for the third time.]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: The first time he did this was in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'', in the [[original series]]. He crossdressed a second time in ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'', in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' marked the third time he crossdressed, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some way.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an {{wp|eggplant}} in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
* Several of the variety of {{wp|ash tree}}s, from which his name could be derived, are related to Kanto in some way: not only are there trees known as the "red ash", "green ash", and "blue ash", for the first three games, but also the "indigo ash", for the [[Indigo Plateau]].
*Ash's clothes are predominantly [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|red]] and [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|blue]], in comparison to [[Ritchie]]'s outfit, which features the colors [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|green]] and [[Pokémon Yellow Version|yellow]].

==Names==
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! Language
! Name
! Origin
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|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
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|English, German, Hindi
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for {{ga|Red}} in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. {{wp|Ash tree}}s are suggested as another explanation as well.
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|French
| Sacha Ketchum
| Similar to ''Ash''.
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.

===On Bulbagarden forums===
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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2009-10-21T00:56:46Z

Mario136:

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==Welcome==
Hello i am Mario136 i join bulbapedia because i wanted help this encyclopedia of my favorite videogame series Pokémon!. With time i will continue helping on things that i can edit or change.
==History with Pokémon==
For years i always saw Pokémon promotions, games, anime etc. but i never take it in mind about play it.
I like Pokémon since a school friend show me his Gameboy Anvance with Pokémon Ruby he and another friend had Pokémon FireRed. For the first time i noticed that Pokémon was a very great and fun game like Mario and Zelda, and i wanted a game too. After that my first Pokémon game was Emerald, me and my friends played for many time battling and trading at this time i not knew anything about playing but my friend explain me and helped me. That was in 2005 with Pokémon Emerald and Colosseum. For many years Pokémon, Mario and Zelda are my favorite video game series.

==Favorite Pokémon==

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| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 152.png]] {{p|Chikorita}}
| align=center | [[Image:252.png]] {{p|Treecko}}
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]] {{p|Turtwig}}
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| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{p|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]] {{p|Gligar}}
| align=center | [[Image:361.png]] {{p|Snorunt}}
| align=center | [[Image:446.png]] {{p|Munchlax}}
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| align=center | [[Image:004.png]] {{p|Charmander}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 155.png]] {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| align=center | [[Image:255.png]] {{p|Torchic}}
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{p|Chimchar}}
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| align=center | [[Image:151.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| align=center | [[Image:251.png]] {{p|Celebi}}
| align=center | [[Image:385.png]] {{p|Jirachi}}
| align=center | [[Image:490.png]] {{p|Manaphy}}
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| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{p|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[File:Spr 4h 158.png]] {{p|Totodile}}
| align=center | [[Image:258.png]] {{p|Mudkip}}
| align=center | [[Image:393.png]] {{p|Piplup}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:150.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| align=center | [[Image:250.png]] {{p|Ho-oh}}
| align=center | [[Image:384.png]] {{p|Rayquaza}}
| align=center | [[Image:483.png]] {{p|Dialga}}
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==Party Pokémon==

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{{Moveentrytm|389|Torterra|2|Grass|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|398|Staraptor|2|Normal|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|418|Buizel|1|Water|}}
{{Moveentrytm|466|Electivire|1|Electric|}}
{{Moveentrytm|467|Magmortar|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|487O|Giratina|2|Ghost|Dragon|}}
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2009-10-21T00:53:18Z

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== Violet City image ==

Hi, I saw you uploaded the File:VioletCity.jpg, which is a complete image of Violet City from Gen IV. I wondered if you could tell me how did you export this image from the ROM, to see if I can do the same with the rest of the cities and import their images too. --[[User:Dr. James|'''D'''r'''.'''J'''a'''m'''e'''s]] ([[User talk:Dr. James|questions?]]) 01:47, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Sorry but i founded that image putting "Violet City" on Google, i dont exported that image from a ROM. I hope you can find to how export the images. [[User:Mario136|Mario136]] 00:49, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

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2009-10-21T00:52:52Z

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I know you're new, but I'll tell you this now; ALWAYS accent the e in Pokémon. (é). Thanks. --'''[[User:Alpha Totodile|Alpha]][[User talk:Alpha Totodile|Toto]][[Special:Contributions/Alpha Totodile|dile]]''' 19:42, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
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== (sees Mario136's userpage) ==

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== You've been blocked ==

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== Violet City image ==

Hi, I saw you uploaded the File:VioletCity.jpg, which is a complete image of Violet City from Gen IV. I wondered if you could tell me how did you export this image from the ROM, to see if I can do the same with the rest of the cities and import their images too. --[[User:Dr. James|'''D'''r'''.'''J'''a'''m'''e'''s]] ([[User talk:Dr. James|questions?]]) 01:47, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
Sorry but i founded that image putting "Violet City" on Google, i dont exported that image from a ROM. I hope you can find to how export the images. [[User:Mario136|Mario136]] 00:49, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Violet City

2009-10-10T07:18:44Z

Mario136:

{{TownInfobox
|town=Violet City
|characters=キキョウシティ
|japanese=Kikyō City
|image=VioletCity.jpg
|slogan=The City of Nostalgic Scents
|region=Johto
|east=31
|south=32
|west=36
|gym=Violet Gym
|leader=Falkner
|leadersprite=VSFalkner.png{{!}}64px
|badge=Zephyr
|gymtype=Flying
|map=Violet_City.png
|colordark=8B00FF
|colorlight=BB30FF
}}
'''Violet City''' (Japanese: '''キキョウシティ''' ''Kikyō City'') is located in central [[Johto]]. It is the third city encountered in Johto by the {{player}}. [[Pokémon Trainer]]s often come to Violet City in order to win the {{badge|Zephyr}} from [[Falkner]], the Violet [[Gym Leader]] who specializes in {{type2|Flying}} [[Pokémon]]. The city has three entrances, one from the east via [[Route 31]], one from the south via [[Route 32]], and one from the north via [[Route 36]].

==Places of interest==
===Sprout Tower===
{{main|Sprout Tower}}
[[Image:HGSS Sprout Tower.png|thumb|left|Sprout Tower in Generation IV]]
The large tower in the northern part of the town is a towering and wobbling pagoda run by Buddhist monks who train Pokémon, and teaches people that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks train {{p|Bellsprout}}, and occasionally {{p|Hoothoot}}. As trainers battle, the flexible pagoda shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes. This technology is now known as [[jwp:柔構造|柔構造]] ''jūkōzō'', and applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Many people believe that a 100 foot Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar.

After the player defeated the last monk, the player will receive {{HM|05|Flash}}. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, after defeating [[Elder]] Kōsei, players receive {{TM|70|Flash}}. Rattata and Bellsprout can be found in the tower, as can {{p|Gastly}} at [[time|night]].

===Earl's Pokémon Academy===
{{main|Pokémon academy}}

Located in the center of the town is [[Earl]]'s [[Pokémon academy|Pokémon Academy]], where prospective trainers learn how to raise Pokémon. On the blackboard are descriptions of the various [[status conditions]] which can affect Pokémon.

The Pokémon academy is a school where students and [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainers]] can learn more about [[Pokémon]]. Most beginning trainers visit at least one of them, and common trainers who study extensively at these locations are [[Lass]]es, [[School Kid]]s, and [[Scientist]]s.

The Pokémon Academy is run by [[Earl Dervish]], who, at first is located next to the [[Pokémon Gym]], but will show the player where Pokémon Academy is while twirls around at every turn along the way.

===In-game trade===
One of the few [[List of in-game trades#Generation IV|in-game trades]] can be found in Violet City. In a southwestern house is a trainer who is willing to give up his Onix named Rocky in exchange for a {{p|Bellsprout}}. This Onix will be holding a [[Bitter Berry]]. This is a fairly easy-to-complete trade, as Bellsprout are readily available just outside the city on {{rt|31}}. With this Onix, the Gym Battle with Falkner can be made easier.

==Violet Gym==
{{main|Violet Gym}}
[[File:Violet Gym HGSS.png|thumb|right|The Gym in [[Generation IV]]]]
The Violet Gym is the official [[gym]] of Violet City. It is based on {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Falkner]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him receive the {{Badge|Zephyr}}. In [[Generation II]], the Gym structure was very basic. The path is held on some sort of raised platform, with a seemingly bottomless pit left and right of the path. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the gym leader. At the tips of the "S" there are two trainer that are both unavoidable. After [[Leader]] [[Falkner]] is defeated, he will give the player the {{Badge|Zephyr}}, {{TM|31|Mud-Slap}}, and the ability to use {{m|Flash}} outside of battle.

In [[Generation IV]], the Gym appears to be redesigned as to another perceptive. Trainers will start on plain ground other than a raised floor, along with a wooden platform that will lift Trainers up to the upper level, where a structure similar to the previous generation awaits. A Trainer waits at each end of the "S", but unlike in Generation II, both Trainers can be avoided by walking on the glass tiles that encircle the field. After [[Leader]] [[Falkner]] is defeated, he will give the player the {{Badge|Zephyr}}, {{TM|51|Roost}}, and the ability to use {{m|Rock Smash}} outside of battle.

==Demographics==
Violet City's population is 35, making it the second-largest city in Johto.

==Items==
===Generation II===
* [[Rare Candy]]: A small section of land surrounded by water
* [[PRZCureBerry]]: From a Berry Tree
* [[Hyper Potion]] (hidden)

===Generation IV===
* {{DL|Shard|Yellow Shard}} ({{m|Rock Smash}} needed)
* {{DL|Potion|Hyper Potion}} (Rock Smash needed)
* [[Apricorn|Ylw Apricorn]]

==Poké Mart==
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{{mart|item|Status ailment healing item#Parlyz Heal{{!}}Parlyz Heal|200}}
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{{mart|item|Repel#Repel{{!}}Repel|350|{{tt|*|not available until after receiving the Zephyr Badge}}}}
{{mart|item|Mail#Tunnel_Mail{{!}}Tunnel Mail|50}}
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==Pokémon==
===Generation II===
{{catchableheader|land}}
{{catchtime|all}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|15%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|85%}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|65%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|35%}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|80%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|20%}}
{{catchentry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-24|90%}}
{{catchentry2|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-24|10%}}
{{catchablefooter|land}}

====Gift Pokémon====
{{catchableheader|land}}
{{Catchentry2|095|Onix|yes|yes|yes|House|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade Bellsprout}}
{{catchablefooter}}

===Generation IV===
====Gift Pokémon====
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchentryhs|095|Onix|yes|yes|House|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade Bellsprout}}
{{catchentryhs|175|Togepi|yes|yes|Poké Mart|Level 1 when Hatched|Only one (egg)}}
{{catchablefooter}}

==Name origin==
[[wp:Violet (plant)|Violets]] are a type of flower. Kikyō (桔梗) is a {{wp|Chinese bellflower}}.

==Trivia==
*Violet City, when Pokémon Gold and Silver were translated into French, was named Mauville. The English-language games would later use this name for [[Mauville City|a city]] in [[Hoenn]].
*In the games, the Violet City Gym is the only first gym challenge in the series to not specialize in the {{type2|Rock}}. It is also the only first gym where none of the starter Pokémon have a type advantage over it as well as being the only first gym where the Leader has an evolved Pokémon.
* A remix of this town's music can be heard on [[Six Island (town)|Six]] and {{OBP|Seven Island|town}}s.
* Violet City is the second largest City in [[Johto]]. However, it is dwarfed when compared to Johto's largest, [[Goldenrod City]], the largest city in the Pokémon world with around double Violet City's population.

==In other languages==
* Spanish: '''Ciudad Malva'''
* Italian: '''Violapoli'''
* Brazilian Portuguese: '''Cidade Violeta''' (anime only)
* German: '''Viola City'''
* French: '''Mauville'''

{{stub|Location}}
{{Johto}}
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}
[[Category:Johto locations]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
[[Category:Cities]]

[[de:Viola City]]
[[fr:Mauville]]
[[ja:キキョウシティ]]

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== Pokémon ==
Remember that Pokémon is spelled with an acute e (Éé). [[User:Mamoswine Gliscor|Mamoswine Gliscor]] 16:56, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:I misspelled that... where?--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 21:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::Oh, sorry. Copied it directly from CN; they spelled it wrong?--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 21:45, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

== Double redirects ==

Next time you move a page, make sure you fix up any of these. Otherwise, half the articles are pointing in the wrong place. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 00:25, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
:I tried my best.--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 03:50, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

== Dude ==

You need to ask before you start a giant project like that. No one knows what the editorial board will think, and if they decide no, then we have tons of pages on our hands to delete. Wait for a response before trying to implement a huge project. Things like that need to be passed through the editorial board first. ''[[User:Maverick Nate|'''Maverick''']][[User talk:Maverick Nate|'''Nate''']]'' 13:07, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

:I'll stop for now, then.--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 13:08, 27 September 2009 (UTC)--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 13:08, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
::Thank you. ''[[User:Maverick Nate|'''Maverick''']][[User talk:Maverick Nate|'''Nate''']]'' 13:09, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
:::And for future reference, all categories get categorized too. ''[[User:Maverick Nate|'''Maverick''']][[User talk:Maverick Nate|'''Nate''']]'' 13:10, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
::::But what would they be cat'd to?--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 13:14, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::I talked it over with the members online now, and we decided that if HGSS keeps the only having to see each Pokémon like they did in DP, then we can start it. Is that fair enough? As for the category, I'd say something like... Trainer's Pokémon by location...but that's just me. Now, I'm going to delete the ones that are already made, so that we don't have empty cat's sitting around, but if HGSS actually does what DP did, we can recreate them. ''[[User:Maverick Nate|'''Maverick''']][[User talk:Maverick Nate|'''Nate''']]'' 14:26, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::Ok. Now who do we know that has HGSS and speaks/types English...--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 14:48, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::I reckon seeing at least TTE saying somewhere that he imported one. I have HG on emulator, but it'll take me a looooong time before I could say anything regarding this question. '''UltimateSephiroth''' ([[User:UltimateSephiroth|about me]] · [[User talk:UltimateSephiroth|chat]] · [[Special:Contributions/UltimateSephiroth|edits]]) 14:50, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

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Seafoam Islands

2009-10-04T18:49:13Z

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{{Infobox location
|image=FL Seafoam Islands.png
|image_size=240
|type=cave
|location_name=Seafoam Islands
|japanese_name=ふたごじま
|translated_name=Twin Islands
|location={{rt|20}}
|region=Kanto
|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}
}}

The '''Seafoam Islands''' (Japanese: '''ふたごじま''' ''Twin Islands'') are a pair of islands that are situated on {{rt|20}}. The two islands are shaped the same, as if they were twins.

==In the games==
[[Image:Pokemon-GSC-Kanto-SeafoamIsland-Gym.png‎|thumb|Seafoam Islands hosts the [[Cinnabar Gym]] in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}.]]
The caves beneath the islands are full of twists and turns and have five separate floors. To complete the trek through them, a series of puzzles involving using {{m|Strength}} to move boulders to block the flow of water need to be solved.

The Seafoam Islands is the only known roost of the [[Legendary Pokémon]], {{p|Articuno}}. It's located on the very lowest floor of the caverns under the islands. It is also where [[Misty]] comes to train.

In [[Generation II]] and {{gen|IV}}, the destruction of [[Cinnabar Island]] causes [[Blaine]] to move [[Cinnabar Gym|his]] [[Gym]] to the Seafoam Islands.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Articuno can be here like before while Blaine's Gym is located in the east cave. As soon as the player walks into the east cave, there is a ladder that leads to an upper level where Blaine's Gym is located. There is a set of stairs leading to a lower level in the islands just past the ladder. The Gym is much bigger than it's Generation II counterpart as it sports a brand new puzzle with junior trainers. Strangely enough, the cave section of Seafoam Islands uses the same music as Johto dungeons such as Dark Cave, as opposed to the music used in Kanto dungeons.

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|style="background: #999"|
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|style="background: #999"|
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| align=center | 28
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| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30-32
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31-33
| align=center | 40%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 15%
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Golduck}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 38
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 37
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 39
| align=center | 4%
|-
| align="center" rowspan=3 | {{p|Slowpoke}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30-32
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31-33
| align=center | 40%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 15%
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28
| align=center | 5%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29
| align=center | 10%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31
| align=center | 4%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" rowspan=3 | {{p|Slowbro}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 37
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 39
| align=center | 4%
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 38
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Seel}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30-32
| align=center | 40%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31-33
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 15%
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 22-26
| align=center | 5%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 24
| align=center | 10%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 26-30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-32
| align=center | 20%
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Dewgong}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 38
| align=center | 4%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 37
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-32
| align=center | 5%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30-34
| align=center | 5%
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Shellder}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 19%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 32
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28
| align=center | 5%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31-33
| align=center | 25%
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 10%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Krabby}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 20%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30-32
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31-33
| align=center | 40%
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 25-27
| align=center | 30%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 26-28
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 27-29
| align=center | 20%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 20%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 15%
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Kingler}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 37
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 39
| align=center | 4%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28
| align=center | 5%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28
| align=center | 10%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 10%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 32
| align=center | 10%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Horsea}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 20%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30-32
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31-33
| align=center | 40%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Seadra}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 37
| align=center | 1%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 39
| align=center | 4%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Staryu}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 10%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28-30
| align=center | 19%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 32
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 28
| align=center | 5%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 29-31
| align=center | 15%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 31-33
| align=center | 25%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Articuno}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Cave
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 50
| align=center | Only One
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Shellder}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Fishing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Krabby}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Fishing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 25
| align=center | 40%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 25
| align=center | 40%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Kingler}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Fishing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 35
| align=center | 20%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 35
| align=center | 20%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Horsea}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Fishing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Goldeen}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Fishing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|-
| align="center" rowspan=2 | {{p|Staryu}}
| align="center" style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R]]
| align="center" style="background: #ccf;" | [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|B]]
| align="center" |
| align=center | Fishing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 25%
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Fishing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 20-40
| align=center | 40%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 20-40
| align=center | 40%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Tentacool}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Surfing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 20-40
| align=center | 70%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 20-40
| align=center | 70%
|-
| align="center" | {{p|Staryu}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" style="background: #ffc;" | [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Y]]
| align=center | Surfing
| style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | --
| align=center | --
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 30%
|style="background: #999"|
| align=center | 30
| align=center | 30%
|}
====Generation III====
[[File:Articunoseafoam.png|thumb|Articuno in the Seafoam Islands]]
{| border=1 width=350px style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #999; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background: #{{RouteInfo/cavedark}};"
! width=20% | Name
! width=18% colspan=2 | Games
! width=25% | Location
! width=27% | Levels
! width=10% | Rate
|-
| align=center | {{p|Zubat}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | 1F B1F
| align=center |
| align=center | 34%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Golbat}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | 1F B1F
| align=center |
| align=center | 11%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Psyduck}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center | 1F
| align=center |
| align=center | 55%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Slowpoke}}
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | 1F
| align=center |
| align=center | 55%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Psyduck}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center | B1F B2F
| align=center |
| align=center | 40%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Golduck}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center | B1F
| align=center |
| align=center | 5%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Slowpoke}}
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | B1F B2F
| align=center |
| align=center | 40%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Slowbro}}
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | B1F
| align=center |
| align=center | 5%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Seel}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | B1F
| align=center |
| align=center | 10%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Psyduck}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center | {{m|Surf}}
| align=center |
| align=center | 4%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Golduck}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center | {{m|Surf}}
| align=center |
| align=center | 1%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Slowpoke}}
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | {{m|Surf}}
| align=center |
| align=center | 4%
|-
| align=center | {{p|Slowbro}}
| align=center width=9% |
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | {{m|Surf}}
| align=center |
| align=center | 1%
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| align=center | {{p|Articuno}}
| align=center width=9% style="background: #fcc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR]]
| align=center width=9% style="background: #cfc;" | [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG]]
| align=center | Event
| align=center | 50
| align=center | Only one
|}

====Generation IV====
[[File:Battle_Articuno.png|frame|Battling Articuno inside Seafoam Islands]]
{{catchableheader|cave|2}}
{{catchentryhs|124|Jynx|yes|yes|Cave|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|080|Slowbro|yes|yes|Cave|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Cave|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchbar|Special Pokémon}}
{{catchentryhs|144|Articuno|yes|yes|Basement|50|Only one}}
{{catchablefooter|cave|2}}
''This list is incomplete. You can help Bulbapedia by [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Seafoam_Islands&action=edit expanding it].''

==Layout==
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! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | 3rd floor
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | 4th floor
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | 5th floor
|- style="background:#000"
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}}
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| rowspan="3" | [[Image:Seafoam3rby.PNG|150px]]
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|}

==In the anime==
[[Image:Seafoam Islands.png|thumb|The Seafoam Islands in the anime.]]
The anime version of the Seafoam Islands is much more populated, and has a relatively large town. Ash goes there to train for the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] where he meets [[Professor Westwood V]], who is researching the evolution of {{p|Slowpoke}}. He also sees {{ka|Victor|a surfer}} take the local challenge to plant a flag on a large rock sticking out of the ocean. Unlike the games, road/ground travel is possible by a bridge between the island and [[Fuchsia City]]. Ferries leave from here, and travel to [[Littleroot Town]] in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]].

Later, {{Tracey}} and [[Ritchie]] go there to find Professor Oak after he is kidnapped at the TV Station.

==In other languages==
* '''Spanish:''' ''Islas Espuma''
* '''Italian:''' ''Isole Spumarine''
* '''German:''' ''Seeschauminseln''
* '''French:''' ''Îles Écume'' (Écume Islands)
{{-}}
{{Kanto}}
{{legendarylocations}}
{{Project Locations notice}}
[[Category:Kanto locations]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow locations]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
[[Category:Islands]]
[[de:Seeschauminseln]]
[[fr:Îles Écume]]
[[ja:ふたごじま]]

Johto Safari Zone

2009-09-30T00:02:15Z

Mario136:

{{Infobox location
|image=Johto Safari Zone.png
|image_size=240
|type=land
|location_name=Safari Zone
|japanese_name=サファリゾーン
|translated_name=Safari Zone
|location=Northeast of [[Cianwood City]], on [[Route 48]]
|region=Johto
|generation={{Gen|IV}}
}}
The '''Safari Zone''' (Japanese: '''サファリゾーン''' ''Safari Zone'') is a special [[Pokémon]] preserve where {{pkmn|Trainer}}s can capture certain types of Pokémon. The Johto Safari Zone made its debut appearance in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, where it was shown to be located northwest of {{ci|Cianwood}}. It is owned by [[Baoba]], who built it because of his love of the now closed [[Kanto Safari Zone]].

For {{pdollar}}500, the player will receive 30 Safari Balls. Akin to previous Safari Zones, there is a large area to cover, but the six areas of the Zone can uniquely be rearranged to suit the player.

When a [[wild Pokémon]] appears, no Pokémon may be sent out to battle it: catching Pokémon here, as in all Safari Zones, requires sheer luck. There are four options in the battle screen: Throw a Safari Ball, throw bait, throw a rock, and run away. Throwing bait makes a Pokémon less likely to run, but makes it harder to catch; while throwing a rock does the reverse, making it easier to catch but more likely to run.

Access to the Safari Zone is not automatic. Before players can traverse Routes {{rtn|47}} and {{rtn|48}} to get to the area, they must heal [[Glitter Lighthouse]]'s sick {{p|Ampharos}}, [[Amphy]]. Only then will Baoba phone the player and announce that the Safari Zone is open for business.

==Areas==
[[File:Safari_Zone_Customization.png|thumb|200px|right|The six areas of the Safari Zone]]
Like the {{ho|Safari Zone}} in [[Hoenn]] and [[Great Marsh]] in [[Sinnoh]], the Johto Safari Zone has six areas, which are inhabited by different Pokémon. A feature unique to this Safari Zone, however, is the customization of these areas. Each of the six areas may be placed in any arrangement the player desires. This is a useful function, as it means the player does not have to traverse to the furthest area from the entrance to get the Pokémon living in it and can save limited amount of steps allocated at the beginning of the Safari game for locating the Pokémon. This is taken even further due to the fact that there are 12 unique defaults from the moment the Safari Zone is unlocked.

Customization happens on the [[Nintendo DS]]'s touch screen. By dragging and sliding the tiles with the stylus, the player can move them with ease. The exits to each area are arranged so that every combination of areas is possible: up to 720. In each specific area, the player can choose from several different objects and put up to 30 into the area, which can potentially draw out rarer Pokémon, Pokémon not found in the area, or Pokémon not found in the zone any other way. The specific layout of the Safari Zone may be shared by multiple players at one time, like other events in [[Generation IV]], through [[mixing records]].

==Challenges==
The Safari Zone's owner, [[Baoba]], will periodically call the player and issue him or her with a challenge. If a specific rare Pokémon is captured in the Safari Zone, he will give a reward. The list of rewards and the interval between challenges remains unknown.

==Pokémon==
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Cliff Area}}
{{catchentryhs|022|Fearow|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|046|Paras|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|080|Slowbro|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|126|Magmar|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|264|Linoone|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|305|Lairon|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|335|Zangoose|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Wetlands}}
{{catchentryhs|021|Spearow|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|083|Farfetch'd|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|084|Doduo|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|161|Sentret|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|162|Furret|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|194|Wooper|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|195|Quagsire|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|284|Masquerain|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|417|Pachirisu|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Good Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Good Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|194|Wooper|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|195|Quagsire|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Field}}
{{catchentryhs|019|Rattata|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|020|Raticate|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|063|Abra|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|077|Ponyta|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|203|Girafarig|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|229|Houndoom|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|234|Stantler|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|235|Smeargle|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|263|Zigzagoon|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|270|Lotad|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|283|Surskit|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|310|Manectric|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|335|Zangoose|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|403|Shinx|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

{{catchableheader|water|2}}
{{catchbar|Forest Lake}}
{{catchentryhs|039|Jigglypuff|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|046|Paras|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|070|Weepinbell|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|097|Hypno|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|100|Voltorb|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|161|Sentret|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|162|Furret|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|198|Murkrow|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|355|Duskull|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|358|Chimecho|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|417|Pachirisu|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|419|Floatzel|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Surfing and Old Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|119|Seaking|yes|yes|Good and Super Rod |Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|All Rods and Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|198|Murkrow|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|water|2}}

{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Flower Garden}}
{{catchentryhs|020|Raticate|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|035|Clefairy|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|039|Jigglypuff|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|113|Chansey|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|183|Marill|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|187|Hoppip|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|188|Skiploom|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|191|Sunkern|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|194|Wooper|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|274|Nuzleaf|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|284|Masquerain|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Good and Super Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|All Rods and Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|183|Marill|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|194|Wooper|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Forest}}
{{catchentryhs|016|Pidgey|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|069|Bellsprout|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|070|Weepinbell|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|092|Gastly|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|093|Haunter|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|122|Mr. Mime|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|125|Electabuzz|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|200|Misdreavus|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|284|Masquerain|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|399|Bidoof|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|406|Budew|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

{{catchableheader|cave|2}}
{{catchbar|Sahara}}
{{catchentryhs|022|Fearow|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|066|Machop|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|095|Onix|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|099|Kingler|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|115|Kangaskhan|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|310|Manectric|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|314|Illumise|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|451|Skorupi|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|cave|2}}

{{catchableheader|cave|2}}
{{catchbar|Desert}}
{{catchentryhs|022|Fearow|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|027|Sandshrew|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|028|Sandslash|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|104|Cubone|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|105|Marowak|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|270|Lotad|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|327|Spinda|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|449|Hippopotas|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|cave|2}}

{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Savannah}}
{{catchentryhs|029|Nidoran♀|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|030|Nidorina|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|032|Nidoran♂|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|033|Nidorino|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|111|Rhyhorn|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|128|Tauros|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|228|Houndour|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|263|Zigzagoon|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|404|Luxio|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|298|Azurill|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

{{catchableheader|cave|2}}
{{catchbar|Mountain}}
{{catchentryhs|019|Rattata|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|020|Raticate|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|098|Krabby|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|246|Larvitar|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|307|Meditite|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|313|Volbeat|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|337|Lunatone|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|338|Solrock|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|433|Chingling|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|cave|2}}

{{catchableheader|cave|2}}
{{catchbar|MountainSide}}
{{catchentryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|079|Slowpoke|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|080|Slowbro|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|084|Doduo|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|085|Dodrio|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|099|Kingler|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|179|Mareep|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|304|Aron|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|309|Electrike|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|310|Manectric|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|406|Budew|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|098|Krabby|yes|yes|Good Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Super Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|119|Seaking|yes|yes|Super Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|131|Lapras|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|cave|2}}

{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchbar|Marshlands}}
{{catchentryhs|023|Ekans|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|024|Arbok|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|043|Oddish|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|044|Gloom|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|050|Diglett|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|088|Grimer|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|109|Koffing|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|110|Weezing|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|189|Jumpluff|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|194|Wooper|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|195|Quagsire|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|213|Shuckle|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Surfing, Good Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Good Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|088|Grimer|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Old Rod and Good Rod|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|194|Wooper|yes|yes|Walking|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|339|Barboach|yes|yes|Surfing|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

==Trivia==
*Johto did not have a Safari Zone in Generation II. However, an [[Beta Safari Zone|unused]] Safari Zone map still exists in the coding of the Generation II games, accessible through the use of cheating devices. This one, however, was in fact simply intended to be the [[Kanto Safari Zone]] three years later.
*The addition of this Safari Zone means that every region in the main series has had one.

{{Johto}} 
{{Project Locations notice}}

[[Category:Parks]]
[[Category:Johto locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
[[Category:Safari Zones]]

[[de:Safarizone (Johto)]]

Sinnoh

2009-09-29T23:34:43Z

Mario136: /* Trivia */

{{RegionInfobox|
name=Sinnoh |
jname=シンオウ地方 |
tmname=Shin'ō-chihō |
image=[[Image:Sinnohplatinum.jpg|250px]] |
caption=Artwork of the Sinnoh region from {{game|Platinum}} |
intro={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} |
professor=[[Professor Rowan]] |
starter={{p|Turtwig}}, {{p|Chimchar}}, and {{p|Piplup}} |
team=[[Team Galactic]] |
league=yes |
lname=[[Sinnoh League]] |
location={{si|Pokémon League}} |
dex=yes |
dexlist=[[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Dex number|Sinnoh Dex]] |
anime=yes |
season=[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl|Diamond and Pearl]] (10) [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]] (11) [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles|Galactic Battles]] (12) |
series=[[Diamond & Pearl series|Diamond & Pearl]] |
games=yes |
generation={{Gen|IV}} |
game={{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}
}}
[[Image:Sinnoh.PNG|thumb|right|250px|In-game map of the Sinnoh region from [[Generation IV]] games.]]
[[Image:Sinnoh Region.png|thumb|right|250px|A detail version of the in-game map of the Sinnoh region from [[Generation IV]] games.]]
[[Image:Shinnoh DP Map.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sinnoh map from Diamond and Pearl]]
[[Image:Sinnoh_Region.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Oblique view of the Sinnoh region from above.]]
[[Image:Torn World.png|thumb|right|250px|Mt. Coronet's peak, with the entrance to the [[Distortion World]] above it, from the northwest.]]
The '''Sinnoh region''' (pronounced /ˈsɪnno/) (Japanese: '''シンオウ地方''' ''Shin'ō-chihō'') is a [[region]] in the [[Pokémon world]], the setting of the [[Generation IV]] games {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. It is [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|based on]] the geography of the Japanese island of {{wp|Hokkaido}} and southern part of the Russian island of {{wp|Kunashir}}, which is claimed by the Japanese government, and according to the {{pkmn|anime}}, the Sinnoh region is located north of the [[Kanto]] region.

==Geography==
===Environment===
Sinnoh features a broad range of new and classic environments for the player to explore including, for the first time in a Pokémon RPG, snowy routes. The region also features full-land geography, with only five [[sea route]]s. Despite this lack of sea routes, a direct opposite of the [[Hoenn]] region, the Sinnoh region is known to be rich in water, and has three lakes at the northernmost ([[Lake Acuity|Acuity]]), easternmost ([[Lake Valor|Valor]]), and westernmost ([[Lake Verity|Verity]]) ends of the main continent that are home to the members of [[lake trio|one of the legendary trios of Sinnoh]]. Near Lake Valor, as well, there is a hidden fourth lake, [[Sendoff Spring]], which houses [[Turnback Cave]].

Due to its large size, the main region of Sinnoh can be broken into two sub-regions divided by [[Mt. Coronet]], roughly comparable to how the continent that [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] make up is essentially a contiguous region. Due to this, {{p|Shellos}} and {{p|Gastrodon}} have developed an instance of regional speciation, with members of the species found on the eastern side being blue-colored and members on the western side being pink-colored.

The western half of Sinnoh features a variety of landscapes. Its coasts are notably more rocky than the eastern half, however, the land is far more fertile, and the towns, for the most part, are rural. A windswept canyon, carved out by a river that flows from Mt. Coronet, is home to the [[Valley Windworks]], which provides clean, wind-driven electricity to the nearby towns. This is not to say, however, that there is no importance to west Sinnoh, as [[Oreburgh City]], [[Eterna City]], and [[Canalave City]] are the locations of [[Pokémon Gym]]s, and [[Jubilife City]], at the heart of the area, is the most technologically advanced city in the region.

Sinnoh's eastern half is home, however, to a vast many more things, including [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s in [[Hearthome City]], a [[Veilstone Department Store|Department Store]] in [[Veilstone City]], the [[Great Marsh]] of [[Pastoria City]], and the awe-inspiring [[Vista Lighthouse]] of [[Sunyshore City]]. In each of these cities, as well, there is a Pokémon Gym, which is very important for League-bound {{pkmn|Trainer}}s.

Unlike the halves of Sinnoh divided longitudinally by Mt. Coronet, the northern area is sparsely populated, with [[Snowpoint City]] as the only major area, likely due to the harsh snows that blow down from the mountain's peak, making the area not only very cold, but as well making a trip northward very perilous. Despite this relative isolation, however, Snowpoint as well has a Pokémon Gym, making it another important stop for Trainers who wish to compete in the Pokémon League.

A third sub-region is the [[Battle Zone]], which is on a large island to the northeast of the mainland. Much like how people from the [[Sevii Islands]] seem to consider their home to be a separate region from [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]], people from the Battle Zone often refer to Sinnoh as a separate region. Several islands, including [[Newmoon Island]], [[Fullmoon Island]], and [[Iron Island]], lie off the northwestern coast of Sinnoh as well, though these are far eclipsed in both size and importance by the mainland.

Separated from both the Battle Zone and the mainland of Sinnoh by several straits is the island on which {{si|Pokémon League}} of Sinnoh is located, the only access to which is by way of {{rt|223}}. It is here where Sinnoh's {{si|Victory Road}} is located, which, unlike previous incarnations has not two, but three entrances: One of these, of course, is the southern entrance that Trainers from the mainland must navigate from, a second is the one that leads to the area in which the [[Elite Four]] can be challenged, and the third leads from a {{m|Defog|foggy}} area of Victory Road to {{rt|224}}, which is said to be a miniature version of Sinnoh. North from Route 224, through a special event, of course, leads the [[Seabreak Path]] to {{p|Shaymin}}'s domain, the [[Flower Paradise]].

===Climate===
The Sinnoh region holds a vast arrange of climates. Unlike [[Hoenn]], which is located in the south where the climate is warmer, Sinnoh is located on the northern boundaries of the world where the temperature is cooler. It is so cold in the northern part of the region, it snows constantly. At one point in Sinnoh, it is actually possible to travel on a [[Route 217|route covered in snow]]. Cities such as [[Snowpoint City]] have been completely covered in snow, while Pokémon who live around the area have adapted to their new climate change. However recently, the region has become cooler on the southern side as climate change take part on the region. Areas such as [[Twinleaf Town]] and {{rt|201}} have now been a subject to snow.

Another new weather condition introduced was the fog condition, which can be found on {{rt|210}} however can be cleared easily. The fog is like a thick blanket that makes obstacles and Trainers difficult to see.

==Locations==
===Cities and Towns===
* Western Sinnoh
:* [[Twinleaf Town]]
:* [[Sandgem Town]]
:* [[Jubilife City]]
:* [[Oreburgh City]]
:* [[Eterna City]]
:* [[Snowpoint City]]
:* [[Canalave City]]
:* [[Floaroma Town]]

* Eastern Sinnoh
:* [[Veilstone City]]
:* [[Pastoria City]]
:* [[Hearthome City]]
:* [[Sunyshore City]]
:* [[Celestic Town]]
:* [[Solaceon Town]]
:* {{si|Pokémon League}}

* Northeastern Island (Battle Zone)
:* [[Fight Area]]
:* [[Survival Area]]
:* [[Resort Area]]
:* {{si|Battle Frontier}} ({{game|Platinum}} only)

===Areas of interest===
* [[Amity Square]]
* [[Eterna Forest]]
* [[Flower Paradise]]
* [[Fullmoon Island]]
* [[Hall of Origin]]
* [[Iron Island]]
* [[Lake Acuity]]
* [[Lake Valor]]
* [[Lake Verity]]
* [[Mt. Coronet]]
* [[Newmoon Island]]
* [[Old Chateau]]
* [[Pal Park]]
* [[Ribbon Syndicate]]
* [[Sendoff Spring]]
* [[Sinnoh Underground]]
* [[Spear Pillar]]
* [[Stark Mountain]]
* [[Trophy Garden]]
* [[Turnback Cave]]
* {{si|Battle Park}}
* [[Distortion World]]

==Anime Locations==
* [[Chocovine Town]]
* [[Emeragrove Town]]
* [[Gerbera Town]]
* [[Shelter Town]]
* [[Majolica Town]]
* [[Sage Town]]
* [[Sandalstraw Town]]
* [[Squallville]]
* [[Suiren Town]]

===Routes===
Much like [[Hoenn]] before it, Sinnoh's routes are numbered so that they don't follow sequence directly from previously-known regions' routes. Routes in Sinnoh are numbered from {{rtn|201}} to {{rtn|230}}. Compared to previous generations, there aren't many sea routes; there are many land routes and mountains. The idea of routes with differing [[weather conditions]] was also brought ahead from [[Generation III]]. For the first time ever in a Pokémon game, some of Sinnoh's routes have snow covering them.

Another quirk about the routes in Sinnoh is that some of them do not go directly east/west or north/south, but actually turn before reaching their destination, most notably {{rt|212}} and {{rt|210}}, which both have two limbs of equal length. While Hoenn's {{rt|114}} did this on the [[Game Boy Advance]], it was not to this scale, so one may presume that the GBA was limited in this sense.

==League==
{{main|Sinnoh League}}

The Sinnoh League is the regional [[Pokémon League]] of the Sinnoh region. The [[Elite Four]] and the [[Champion]] are located at the {{si|Pokémon League}}.

===Gym Leaders===
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|- align="center"
! style="background: #47443a;" colspan="4" | {{color2|9f9982|Sinnoh League}}
|-
! style="background: #47443a;" colspan="2" align="center" | {{color2|9f9982|Generation IV}}
! style="background: #47443a;" colspan="2" align="center" | {{color2|9f9982|Region|Region:}} {{color2|9f9982|Sinnoh}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background: #9f9982; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|47443a|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #9f9982;" | {{color|47443a|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #9f9982;" | {{color2|47443a|Elemental type|Type}}
! style="background: #9f9982; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|47443a|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSRoark.png|ldr=Roark|djap=ヒョウタ|drm=Hyouta|loc=Oreburgh City|cjap=クロガネシティ|crm=Kurogane City|bdg=Coal}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSGardenia.png|ldr=Gardenia|djap=ナタネ|drm=Natane|loc=Eterna City|cjap=ハクタイシティ|crm=Hakutai City|bdg=Forest}}
{{gldr|type=Fighting|pic=VSMaylene.png|ldr=Maylene|djap=スモモ|drm=Sumomo|loc=Veilstone City|cjap=トバリシティ|crm=Tobari City||bdg=Cobble}}
{{gldr|type=Water|pic=VSCrasher Wake.png|ldr=Crasher Wake|djap=マキシマム仮面|drm=Maximum Mask|loc=Pastoria City|cjap=ノモセシティ|crm=Nomose City|bdg=Fen}}
{{gldr|type=Ghost|pic=VSFantina.png|ldr=Fantina|djap=メリッサ|drm=Melissa|loc=Hearthome City|cjap=ヨスガシティ|crm=Yosuga City|bdg=Relic}}
{{gldr|type=Steel|pic=VSByron.png|ldr=Byron|djap=トウガン|drm=Tougan|loc=Canalave City|cjap=ミオシティ|crm=Mio City|bdg=Mine}}
{{gldr|type=Ice|pic=VSCandice.png|ldr=Candice|djap=スズナ|drm=Suzuna|loc=Snowpoint City|cjap=キッサキシティ|crm=Kissaki City|bdg=Icicle}}
{{gldrb|type=Electric|pic=VSVolkner.png|ldr=Volkner|djap=デンジ|drm=Denzi|loc=Sunyshore City|cjap=ナギサシティ|crm=Nagisa City|bdg=Beacon}}
|}

===Elite Four===
{{elt/h|gen=IV|l=9f9982|d=47443a|league=Sinnoh}}
{{elt|type=Bug|pic=VSAaron.png|m=Aaron (Elite Four)|m2=Aaron|mjap=リョウ|mrm=Ryou}}
{{elt|type=Ground|pic=VSBertha.png|m=Bertha|mjap=キクノ|mrm=Kikuno}}
{{elt|type=Fire|pic=VSFlint.png|m=Flint (Elite Four)|m2=Flint|mjap=オーパ|mrm=Ōba}}
{{elt|type=Psychic|pic=VSLucian.png|m=Lucian|mjap=ゴヨウ|mrm=Goyō}}
{{eltb|type=Cynthia|t=Various|pic=VSCynthia.png|m=Cynthia|mjap=シロナ|mrm=Shirona}}
|}
{{-}}

==Battle Frontier==
{{main|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)}}
===Frontier Brains===
{| align="center" style="background: #505050; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 4px solid #F5F5F5;" colspan=8 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #F5F5F5; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Frontier Brain (Japanese)
! style="background: #F5F5F5;" | Facility (Japanese)
! style="background: #F5F5F5; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Print
|- align="center" style="background:#{{tower color}}"
| [[Image:VSPalmer.png]] {{color2|{{tower color dark}}|Tower Tycoon Palmer}} {{color|{{tower color dark}}|(クロツグ Kurotsugu)}}
| {{color2|{{tower color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Sinnoh)#Battle Tower|Battle Tower}} {{color|{{tower color dark}}|(バトルタワー Battle Tower)}}
| {{print|tower|Gold}} {{color|{{tower color dark}}|Tower Print}}
|- align="center" style="background:#{{factory color}}"
| [[Image:VSThorton.png]] {{color2|{{factory color dark}}|Factory Head Thorton}} {{color|{{factory color dark}}|(ネジキ Nejiki)}}
| {{color2|{{factory color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Sinnoh)#Battle Factory|Battle Factory}} {{color|{{factory color dark}}|(バトルファクトリー Battle Factory)}}
| {{print|Factory|Gold}} {{color|{{factory color dark}}|Factory Print}}
|- align="center" style="background:#{{arcade color}}"
| [[Image:VSDahlia.png]] {{color2|{{arcade color dark}}|Arcade Star Dahlia}} {{color|{{arcade color dark}}|(ダリア Dahlia)}}
| {{color2|{{arcade color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Sinnoh)#Battle Arcade|Battle Arcade}} {{color|{{arcade color dark}}|(バトルルーレット Battle Roulette)}}
| {{print|Arcade|Gold}} {{color|{{arcade color dark}}|Arcade Print}}
|- align="center" style="background:#{{castle color}}"
| [[Image:VSDarach and Caitlin.png]] {{color2|{{castle color dark}}|Castle Valet Darach and Lady Caitlin}} {{color|{{castle color dark}}|(コクラン&カトレア Kokuran & Cattleya)}}
| {{color2|{{castle color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Sinnoh)#Battle Castle|Battle Castle}} {{color|{{castle color dark}}|(バトルキャッスル Battle Castle)}}
| {{print|Castle|Gold}} {{color|{{castle color dark}}|Castle Print}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#{{hall color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Image:VSArgenta.png]] {{color2|{{hall color dark}}|Hall Matron Argenta}} {{color|{{hall color dark}}|(ケイト Kate)}}
| style="background:#{{hall color}}" | {{color2|{{hall color dark}}|Battle Frontier (Sinnoh)#Battle Hall|Battle Hall}} {{color|{{hall color dark}}|(バトルステージ Battle Stage)}}
| style="background:#{{hall color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | {{print|Hall|Gold}} {{color|{{hall color dark}}|Hall Print}}
|} 

==Trivia==
* Sinnoh's [[Gym Leader]]s each use a type that has previously been seen in another region's Gym. Four of them were first seen in [[Kanto]]; in fact, they are the same types as the first four Gyms of Kanto: {{t|Rock}}, {{t|Water}}, {{t|Electric}}, and {{t|Grass}}. Similarly, the other four were first seen in [[Johto]], and are the same as the fourth through seventh Gyms of that region: {{t|Ghost}}, {{t|Fighting}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Ice}}.
* If one were to draw lines to connect the three lakes of Sinnoh, they form a big triangle with [[Mt. Coronet]] at the center. This is the same formation that {{p|Uxie}}, {{p|Mesprit}}, and {{p|Azelf}} make on the top of [[Spear Pillar]] with {{p|Dialga}} or {{p|Palkia}} in the middle. This formation is also repeated in many places having to do with [[Sinnoh myths]].
* Sinnoh is the only region of the main series games that has more than five letters in its name.
* Unlike [[Hoenn]], which is considered to be tropical, or the relatively temperate [[Kanto]]-[[Johto]] landmass, Sinnoh is shown to be farther north and much colder. This is shown by the cold weather around [[Snowpoint City]] and the routes leading to it, and the fact that {{ga|Lucas}}, {{ga|Dawn}}, and {{ga|Pearl}} all wear scarves, and in {{v2|Platinum}}, much heavier jackets and clothes and scarves than have been seen by other {{player}} characters.
* In game, Sinnoh is the largest region yet, disregarding the visitable area in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} of [[Kanto]] and the [[Sevii Islands]].
* Sinnoh is also the only area traveled through where all the Gym Leaders that have been featured have appeared in an episode before Ash battled them.
* If a Pokémon hatches in an area exclusive to Platinum, then subsequently traded to Diamond and Pearl, its met location will display as "faraway place", despite the fact that these areas (with the exception of the Distortion World and the Battle Frontier) are all within the Sinnoh region.
*Sinnoh has introduced the largest amount of [[legendary Pokémon]], introducing 14.
*Interestingly, Sinnoh has an [[List of locations by index number (DS)|index number location]] programmed into [[Generation IV]] for it, despite the fact that all Sinnoh locations are programmed into the games already. This index location is at #2006, while coincidentally, Sinnoh's first games, {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, were released in Japan in that year. This does not happen for the other three regions programmed in (i.e. Kanto is 2003, not 1996, Johto is 2004, not 1999, and Hoenn is 2005, not 2002). This data is unused during normal gameplay (i.e. without hacking); Pokémon from Sinnoh traded to a game taking place in Johto use the [[faraway place]] variable, much like Pokémon from Johto do when traded to a game taking place in Sinnoh.
*Sinnoh is the only region so far which does not have any [[Pokémon Gym]]s on outlying islands, with all of them being on the main continent.
*Sinnoh is the only region so far to have all [[Gym|Pokémon Gyms]] in a city.

==See also==
* {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
* {{game|Platinum}}

{{Regions}}
{{Sinnoh}}

[[Category:Sinnoh locations|*]]
[[Category:Diamond and Pearl locations|*]]
[[Category:Platinum locations|*]]

[[pl:Sinnoh]]

[[de:Sinnoh]]
[[es:Sinnoh]]
[[fr:Sinnoh]]
[[ja:シンオウ地方]]
[[pt:Sinnoh]]

Spiky-eared Pichu

2009-09-26T19:08:09Z

Mario136:

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
nickname=Spiky-eared Pichu|
jnickname=ギザみみピチュー|
tmnickname=Notched-ear Pichu|
pokemonname=Pichu|
image=[[File:Spikypichu.png|200px]] |
caption=Spiky-eared Pichu |
gender=Female |
type1=electric |
ability={{a|Static}} |
location=[[Michina Town]] (Past) |
prevonum=172|
epnum=Arceus and the Jewel of Life |
epname=Arceus and the Jewel of Life |
current=Michina Town|
java1=[[Shōko Nakagawa]]|
enva1=Unknown|
}}

'''Spiky-eared Pichu''' (Japanese: '''ギザみみピチュー''' ''Notched-ear Pichu'') is a female {{p|Pichu}}. Her physical appearance is no different from an ordinary Pichu, other than the three spikes at the tip of her left ear, hence her name. She is very fond of [[Grepa Berry|Grepa Berries]].

==In the anime==
[[File:Notched ear pichu trailer.PNG|thumb|left|{{AP|Pikachu}} with Spiky-eared Pichu]]
The Spiky-eared Pichu appeared in the movie ''[[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. In the movie, she gives her friend, [[Damos]], the keys to his cell after he has been imprisoned by [[Gishin]].

She was first mentioned at the end of a movie preview when movie director [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] talked about a "small, yellow Electric-type that would save the world." Then a short clip showed her playing with {{AP|Pikachu}}, but she was blocked by a big circle, and all that could be seen were the "notches" on her ear. The same scene was shown again at the end of the official trailer and she was fully visible.

==In the games==
She appears in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, and is an event Pokémon obtained in [[Ilex Forest]] activated by owning the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] from the twelfth movie promotion and going to Celebi's shrine, after which she can join the player's party. She has her own unique in-battle and overworld sprites and cannot evolve or be traded outside of HeartGold and SoulSilver. Aside from her unique sprite, moves, and inability to be traded or evolve she is identical to a normal Pichu in terms of stats. She, like other Pokémon, can also be {{shiny2}}.

If taken to [[Professor Elm]] of [[New Bark Town]], it is revealed that the Pichu has traveled in time with {{p|Celebi}}. Elm claims that he and [[Professor Oak]] were researching the time travel abilities of Celebi, and claims that this Pichu proves his main theory. He adds that the reason it cannot evolve is because it has been time traveling for so long. He will then call all the [[Pokémon Center]] attendants to prevent Spiky-eared Pichu from being used in trades.
[[File:Double Pichu battle HGSS.png|thumb|Spiky-eared Pichu and [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] in a double battle]]

{{Pokémon|
gen=4|
ndex=172 n|
pokemon=Pichu|
gender=female|
level=30|
ability=Static|
type1=Electric|
held=Zap Plate|
move1=Volt Tackle|
move1type=Electric|
move1cat=Physical|
move2=Helping Hand|
move2type=Normal|
move2cat=Status|
move3=Swagger|
move3type=Normal|
move3cat=Status|
move4=Pain Split|
move4type=Normal|
move4cat=Status|
}}

==In the manga==
In the [[Arceus and the Jewel of Life (manga)|manga adaptation]] of the movie, Spiky-eared Pichu is a wild Pokémon that the characters meet in the distant past. She assists the characters in escaping from the movie's main antagonist, [[Gishin]].

==In the TCG==
[[File:Pichupichushrine.png|thumb|right|In the Ilex Forest with the Pikachu-colored Pichu]]
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Spiky-eared Pichu in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #{{tcg Lightning color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Notched-ear Pichu M|9}} || rowspan=3 | {{e|Lightning}} || rowspan=3 | 30 || rowspan=3 | - || rowspan=3 | {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} || 009/022
|-
| 010/022
|-
| 011/022
|}

==Trivia==
*A picture of a [[Pikachu short]] poster that featured the Spiky-eared Pichu alongside {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} was leaked several days before this Pokémon was officially revealed.

==See also==
{{animespecies|Pichu}}
{{-}}
{{Moviecharacters}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Movie characters]]

[[de:Zackenohr-Pichu]]
[[es:Pichu de Oreja Despeinada]]
[[ja:ギザみみピチュー]]

Poké Ball

2009-09-24T02:55:51Z

Mario136: /* Mechanics */

{{Featured}}
[[Image:Pokeball.jpg|thumb|right|A Poké Ball as seen in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]]]
A '''Poké Ball''' (Japanese: '''モンスターボール''' ''Monster Ball'') is a type of [[item]] critical in any {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s quest. It is used for {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} and storing [[wild Pokémon]]; a {{pkmn|Trainer}} may carry as many Poké Balls and ball variants as he or she desires. However, a Trainer may only carry up to six [[Pokémon]] at a time in their [[party]]. Therefore, if a Trainer owns more than six Pokémon, they may be stored in a [[Pokémon storage system]], and withdrawn or deposited at any [[Pokémon Center]]. There are four different basic levels of Poké Ball, and over a dozen variations on the Poké Ball design throughout the games.

A Poké Ball's strength is determined by how much it raises a wild Pokémon's [[catch rate]]. Many Poké Balls' strengths change based on certain conditions.

A Poké Ball also limits the strength of the Pokémon inside it.

In the distant past, according to the manga adaptation of ''[[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', Pokémon were referred to as ''majū'' (魔獣, or "magical beasts"). This implies that the name "Pokémon" did not come into common parlance as a term until the Poké Ball's advent allowed Pokémon to be stored in pockets.

==Mechanics==
[[File:Pokeballinterior.jpg|frame|right|Interior of a Poké Ball from the anime]]
Though the technology behind the workings of a Poké Ball remains unknown, the basic mechanics are fairly simple to understand. In a {{pkmn|battle}}, once the opposing [[wild Pokémon]] has been weakened, the {{pkmn|Trainer}} will throw a Poké Ball at it. Assuming the Poké Ball hits it and is not dodged or hit back to the Trainer, the Poké Ball will open, convert the wild Pokémon to an energy form, pull the energy into its hollow center, and then close. The wild Pokémon will then be given the chance to struggle to try and escape the Poké Ball. If it escapes, in the anime, the Poké Ball flies back towards the Trainer, while in the games, the Poké Ball bursts open and cannot be reused. If it does not escape, the wild Pokémon will be {{pkmn2|caught}}.

As seen in anime episodes like ''[[AG065|Gulpin it Down!]]'' and ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]'', normal Poké Balls have difficulty catching extremely large and heavy Pokémon, to the point that the Pokémon will not even be taken entirely into the Poké Ball. The latter of these episodes shows how ancient civilizations overcame this issue: to catch and hold a very large Pokémon, they constructed a very large Poké Ball out of stone. However, giant stone Poké Balls are nearly impossible to use, so with the advancement of technology a better solution came in the form of Heavy Balls.

Besides catching new Pokémon, Poké Balls are also used to store caught Pokémon. A Trainer can have six Poké Balls with Pokémon in them at one time. When starting a battle, he or she can throw out one or more of these onto the battlefield, and they will open, releasing their Pokémon quickly. When a Trainer wants to recall their Pokémon, they simply hold up the Poké Ball and point it at their Pokémon, and a beam will come from the Poké Ball's button, converting the Pokémon into energy again and drawing it back in. If this beam hits a person for any reason, that person will be momentarily stunned. Also, some Pokémon know how to enter and leave their Poké Balls at will, several examples being [[Jessie's Seviper]] (only when {{p|Zangoose}} are involved), [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]], [[May's Skitty]], and more famously, [[Misty's Psyduck]] and [[Brock's Croagunk]]. Also, if a Pokémon is being sent out, but does not wish to exit its Poké Ball, when the flash of light emerges from the Poké Ball, it will make a u-turn back to the open ball, turn red, and re-enter the Poké Ball. This happened in ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]'', when [[Gary Oak]] attempted to send out several unnamed Pokémon to battle the wild {{p|Diglett}}. It also happened when {{Ash}} attempted to send out his {{AP|Squirtle}} (though before he threw the ball, {{AP|Pikachu}} yelled something to Squirtle), and when numerous Trainers attempted to send out their Pokémon.
[[Image:Chimchar release.jpg|200px|[[Paul]] releasing {{AP|Chimchar|Monferno}}|thumb]]
Poké Balls are not always at full size. Tapping the button on the front can convert it from full size, about the same size as a {{wp|Baseball (object)|baseball}}, to a miniature size, about the same size as a {{wp|Table tennis#The ball|ping-pong ball}}. This smaller size is more useful for storage, being small enough to carry in pockets or on belts.

Poké Balls presumably can communicate with a Trainer's [[Pokédex]], since the system updates itself with new caught Pokémon information, and keeps track of how many full Poké Balls the Trainer has on-hand. If the Trainer catches a new Pokémon while their team of six is full, it will be transported to the [[Pokémon storage system]] they are using. They also have the ability to "mark" their catches - as shown in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation]]'', when Dawn attempts to catch [[Ash's Pikachu]] - so that they cannot be caught by other Poké Balls once caught. This has shown some inconsistency in the series, particularly in older episodes such as in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'' when Jessie throws a Poké Ball at [[Otoshi]]'s Doduo which has to be reflected by Otoshi himself, like in the games.

When a Pokémon is released from its ball, it usually has a burst of light come out with it, which varies depending on the Ball the Pokémon is contained in (normally a white light in the anime).
[[Image:RealeasingPokemon.png|thumb|200px|Sending out a Pokémon in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}]]
However, when a [[Ball Capsule]] and [[seal]]s are used, visual effects will accompany the Pokémon's release. It has also been shown that if a Pokémon is sent out with a blue light, that Pokémon will be released and will be able to go back into the wild (in the anime, one can also break the Poké Ball, like in the cases of [[Brock]] and [[Jessie]], while releasing {{p|Ninetales}} and {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}, respectively.)

==Poké Ball accuracy==
Poké Balls obviously do not always succeed in catching the Pokémon (except where Master Balls are concerned), but in some cases, it's possible for a Poké Ball to not even come into contact with the wild Pokémon.

*In [[Generation I]], there was a chance that a Poké Ball could miss the target, the message coming up "You missed the Pokémon!". This usually happens within the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] or while battling a {{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Snorlax}} or [[Legendary Pokémon]].
*In [[Lavender Town]]'s [[Pokémon Tower]], the [[Literal ghost|ghosts]] would dodge any thrown ball, as would the ghost of the {{p|Marowak}} (even after being unmasked by the [[Silph Scope]]).
*In [[Generation IV]], if in a [[double battle]] with two wild Pokémon and one of the five partners, the player needs to knock out one of the Pokémon before attempting to catch the other. If not, the game does not allow either to be caught, with the message of "It's no good! It's impossible to aim when there are two Pokémon!" This is a contradiction to {{g|Colosseum}} and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, in which it is possible to snag a Pokémon even when there are two on the opponent's side of the field, although it's possible that the abilities of the [[Snag Machine]] somehow negated this issue.

==Types of Poké Ball==
===[[Generation I]] Poké Balls===
====In the games====
{| align="center" style="background: #{{red color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{red color dark}}"
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Artwork
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Name
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Catch rate
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Notes
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Price
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriPokeBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Poké Ball}} Poké Ball (モンスターボール ''Monster Ball'')
| 1×
| None
| {{PDollar}}200
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriGreatBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Great Ball}} Great Ball (スーパーボール ''Super Ball'')
| 1.5×
| None
| {{PDollar}}600
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriUltraBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Ultra Ball}} Ultra Ball (ハイパーボール ''Hyper Ball'')
| 2×
| None
| {{PDollar}}1200
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriMasterBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Master Ball}} Master Ball (マスターボール ''Master Ball'')
| 255×
| Guaranteed to catch any catchable wild Pokémon
| —
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriSafariBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Safari Ball}} Safari Ball (サファリボール ''Safari Ball'')
| 1.5×
| For use in the {{color2|000|Safari Zone}} only
| —
|-
| colspan="7" style="font-size: small; background: #{{red color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" |

* There is a {{color2|000|Literal ghost|ghost}} {{pcolor|Marowak|000}} in the {{color2|000|Pokémon Tower}} that cannot be caught by any Poké Ball.
|}
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These Poké Balls were first introduced in Generation I and have appeared in each game since, with the exception of the Safari Ball which did not appear in the second Generation of games.

The Poké Ball is considered the most basic and universal form of Ball. Nearly every [[Poké Mart]] carries it or one of its two upgrades, the Great Ball and Ultra Ball. The only known place where these three Balls are not plentiful is [[Orre]], due to its lack of wild Pokémon. With the discovery of [[Poké Spot]]s, however, they are becoming more commonly available in this region as well.

The Master Ball is the final and best upgrade of the Poké Ball, as well as the most rare. It was developed by [[Silph Co.]], but only a few were created before [[Team Rocket]] invaded and the project was discontinued. Master Balls are now given only to esteemed Pokémon researchers. Because of this, only one can be found normally in each game (though it can be won in all other generations after the first; it is the grand prize for the [[Lucky Channel|Lucky Number show]], [[Lilycove Department Store|Lilycove City's Lottery]], and at [[Jubilife TV]]). It could be sold for {{PDollar}}0 in Generations I and II, but in later Generations the Poké Marts would refuse it.

The Safari Ball is the only one of the original Poké Ball forms that is not considered one of the basic Poké Ball types. When playing a game in the [[Safari Zone]], thirty of these will be provided to catch Pokémon with. If the game ends before all thirty are used, the remainder are returned when leaving the Safari Zone. It is as strong as a Great Ball, but catching Pokémon is often more difficult with it due to the fact that there are no formal {{pkmn|battle}}s with Pokémon in the Safari Zone.

=====List of Master Ball locations in the games=====
{| {{bluetable2|c sortable}} align="center"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Generation
! Game(s)
! Location
! Requirements
! Notes
|-
| {{Gen|I}}
| {{game|Green}}, {{2v|Red|Blue}}, {{game|Yellow}}
| [[Silph Co.]]
| Talk to the president after defeating [[Giovanni]].
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{Gen|II}}
| rowspan="2" | {{3v|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}
| [[Professor Elm]]'s laboratory
| Talk to Professor Elm after earning the first eight badges.
|
|-
| [[Johto Radio Tower]]
| Match all 5 numbers in the [[Lucky Number Show]].
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | {{Gen|III}}
| {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Ruby|s}}
| [[Magma Hideout]], [[Maxie]]'s office
| None
| Entrance is blocked off after battling {{p|Groudon}} (Ruby only).
|-
| {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Sapphire|s}}, {{game|Emerald}}
| [[Aqua Hideout]], [[Archie]]'s office
| None
| Entrance is blocked off after battling {{p|Kyogre}} (Sapphire only).
|-
| {{3v|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}
| [[Lilycove Department Store]]
| Defeat the rival in front of the store, match all 5 numbers in the lottery.
|
|-
| {{g|Colosseum}}
| [[Agate Village]]
| Receive incomplete email from [[Eagun]] in [[Realgam Tower]]
| Eagun's email is cut off before it can mention the Master Ball.
|-
| {{Pokémon XD}}
| [[Pokémon HQ Lab]]
| Talk to [[Professor Krane]] before heading to [[Citadark Isle]]
|
|-
| {{2v|FireRed|LeafGreen}}
| [[Silph Co.]]
| Talk to the president after defeating [[Giovanni]]
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | {{Gen|IV}}
| rowspan="3" | {{3v|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}
| [[Galactic Veilstone Building]]
| Defeat [[Cyrus]]
|
|-
| [[Jubilife TV]]
| Earn the {{badge|Coal}}, defeat the [[Galactic Grunt]]s near the northern exit of [[Jubilife City]], match all 5 numbers in the lottery.
|
|-
| [[Pal Park]]
| Catch a Pokémon that has been migrated from a Gameboy Advance Game Pak when a Master Ball is held.
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{2v|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}
| [[Professor Elm]]'s laboratory
| Talk to Professor Elm after earning the first eight badges.
|
|-
| [[Johto Radio Tower]]
| Match all 5 numbers in the [[Lucky Number Show]].
|
|-
| [[Pal Park]]
| Catch a Pokémon that has been migrated from a Gameboy Advance Game Pak when a Master Ball is held.
|
|}

=====Super Smash Bros. Series=====
Normal Poké Balls are also an item in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. When thrown, on top of doing a small amount of damage to any opposing character they may hit, they release a randomly selected Pokémon.

=====[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] Trophy information=====
These balls are used to catch and contain wild Pokémon. Most Pokémon must be weakened in some way before they can be caught, but once they're inside a Poké Ball, they enjoy their new home, since Poké Balls contain an environment specially designed for Pokémon comfort. Master Balls are the strongest type.

====In the anime====
[[File:Poké Ball anime.png|thumb|A Poké Ball in the anime]]
Beyond any doubt, the original Poké Ball is the most commonly used type of Ball in the anime. The vast majority of Pokémon are stored in regular Poké Balls, to the point that large collections of Poké Balls can be seen with no variations among them. Even [[Ash's Pikachu]], which spends all of its time out of its Poké Ball, is shown to have a regular Poké Ball with a little lightning bolt drawn on it in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''. On the other hand, the Great Ball and Ultra Ball upgrades are very rare or even non-existent.
[[File:Master ball.png|left|thumb|[[Sullivan]]'s Master Ball]]
A Master Ball has been seen in ''[[AG075|Whiscash and Ash]]''. It was used by [[Sullivan]] in his attempt to catch a {{p|Whiscash}}. However, despite the fact that the Master Ball cannot be escaped from, he did not catch the Whiscash; instead, the Pokémon swallowed it whole and escaped back into the water. However, much time prior, a Master Ball sort of appeared, albeit as a beach ball in ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'', and after in ''[[EP167|A Hot Water Battle]]''.

Safari Balls were seen in [[EP035]]. In this episode, {{Ash}} received thirty with which he could catch Safari Zone Pokémon. However, despite his best efforts to catch other Pokémon, he ended up using all thirty to catch a herd of {{AP|Tauros}}. They appeared in Safari Balls in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-Ké Corral]]''; however, in all subsequent airings they have been in regular Poké Balls.

[[Image:Rice Ball Poké Ball.jpg|right|thumb|A [[rice ball]] inside Ash's Poké Ball]]
Occasionally, an [[item]] will be caught instead of a [[Pokémon]], such as a [[rice ball]] or something else that would be smaller than the Poké Ball. The greatest example, if not the only, is when {{Ash}} tried catching [[Ash's Primeape|Mankey]] in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]''.

If a Poké Ball is used to try to catch a human, the human will get shocked with electricity instead of being caught.

Named in ''[[H014|Journey to the Starting Line]]'', the Poké Ball a Pokémon is temporarily held in before being given to beginning [[Pokémon Trainer]]s is called a "starter Poké Ball". In the anime only, a Pokémon is held in one of these temporary containments which do not 'mark' the Pokémon, so it can then be assigned to one of the six regular Poké Balls given to the Trainer. Starter Poké Balls look identical to regular Poké Balls, but are occasionally marked with some form of identification, such as a lightning-bolt or writing, such as the one which held [[Ash's Pikachu]]. In the games, however, the player is simply given 5 Poké Balls plus the Pokémon, already assigned a ball.

If a Poké Ball should crack or break, it must be taken to a [[Pokémon Center]] to be repaired, or the Pokémon must be registered to a new ball as seen in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]''. Wealthier trainers or pet Pokémon owners may also purchase fancy Poké Balls. These balls are only cosmetically modified, and treated like fine jewelry. [[Meowzie]]'s owner purchased a diamond-studded ball for her in ''[[EP070|Go West, Young Meowth]]'' as seen in {{MTR}}'s flashback.

It should be noted that the various types of Poké Balls are more relevant in the Johto saga, as Ash uses some specially made balls by Kurt to capture Pokémon such as Totodile.

===[[Generation II]] Poké Balls===
====In the games====
{| align="center" style="background: #{{red color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{red color dark}}"
|-
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Image
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Name
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Apricorn}}
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Catch rate
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Notes
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:Park Ball-Johto.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Compe Ball}} Compe Ball (コンペボール ''Compe Ball'')
| -
| 1.5×
| align="left" | For use in the {{color2|000|National Park}} {{color2|000|Bug-Catching Contest}} only
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:Level Ball.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Level Ball}} Level Ball (レベルボール ''Level Ball'')
| {{Bag|Red Apricorn}}
| Varies
| align="left" | Catch rate if the player's current Pokémon's level is:
* The same or lower than the wild Pokémon's: 1×
* Higher than the wild Pokémon's: 2×;
* Double or more than that of the wild Pokémon's: 4×;
* Four times as much or higher: 8×
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:Lure Ball.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Lure Ball}} Lure Ball (ルアーボール ''Lure Ball'')
| {{Bag|Blu Apricorn}}
| 3×
| align="left" | Wild Pokémon must be hooked by a {{color2|000|Fishing|Fishing rod}}
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:Moon Ball.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Moon Ball}} Moon Ball (ムーンボール ''Moon Ball'')
| {{Bag|Ylw Apricorn}}
| 4×
| align="left" | Only if the wild Pokémon evolves with a {{color2|000|Evolutionary stone#Moon Stone|Moon Stone}}
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:Friend Ball.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Friend Ball}} Friend Ball (フレンドボール ''Friend Ball'')
| {{Bag|Grn Apricorn}}
| 1×
| align="left" | The wild Pokémon has a {{color2|000|happiness}} value of 200 after being caught
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:Fast Ball.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Fast Ball}} Fast Ball (スピードボール ''Speed Ball'')
| {{Bag|Wht Apricorn}}
| 4×
| align="left" | If the wild Pokémon is one that flees from battles{{fn|2}}
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Heavy Ball.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Heavy Ball}} Heavy Ball (ヘビーボール ''Heavy Ball'')
| {{Bag|Blk Apricorn}}
| Varies
| align="left" | Catch rate if the wild Pokémon is:
* Between 100kg{{tt|*|220 lbs.}} and 200kg{{tt|*|440 lbs.}}: +0
* Between 200kg{{tt|*|440 lbs.}} and 300kg{{tt|*|660 lbs.}}: +20
* More than 300kg{{tt|*|660 lbs.}}: +30
* Under 100kg{{tt|*|220 lbs.}}: -30
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:Love Ball.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Love Ball}} Love Ball (ラブラブボール ''Love Love Ball'')
| {{Bag|Pnk Apricorn}}
| 8×
| align="left" | If the player's current Pokémon and the wild Pokémon have opposite genders
|-
| colspan="7" style="font-size:small; background: #{{red color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; " |

* {{fnb|2}} Fast Ball has an effect with {{p|Abra}}, {{p|Magnemite}}, {{p|Grimer}}, {{p|Tangela}}, {{p|Mr. Mime}}, {{p|Eevee}}, {{p|Porygon}}, {{p|Dratini}}, {{p|Dragonair}}, {{p|Quagsire}}, {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Suicune}}, {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} although not all these Pokémon can be found in the wild.
|}
{{-}}

The Compe Ball is much like the Safari Ball, being equal to a Great Ball in strength. It is used in the [[National Park]] during their [[Bug-Catching Contest]]. Twenty Compe Balls are provided for this, and the Pokémon can be battled before they are caught. However, while all twenty balls can be used and catch Pokémon before the contest ends, only one Pokémon can be kept for the contest judging.

Most of the Poké Balls available in Generation II, however, are the custom Poké Balls crafted by [[Kurt]]. This Poké Ball expert can be found in [[Azalea Town]], and once per day he will craft an [[Apricorn]] into a special Poké Ball based on its color. Because of the much larger variety of Poké Balls available, Generation II was the first generation to introduce a [[bag]] with a separate pocket for Poké Balls.

The Compe Ball was originally named the Park Ball, however, both its design and name changed in Generation IV to prevent confusion with the ball used at Pal Park.

====In the anime====
In ''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]'', {{Ash}} and {{an|Casey}} compete in the Bug-Catching Contest and use Park Balls to catch {{t|Bug}} Pokémon. Ash wins the contest with a {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}, but gives it to Casey instead.

The custom Apricorn Poké Balls were seen and used a few times during the anime. In ''[[EP143|Going Apricorn!]]'', Ash, [[Misty]], and [[Brock]] receive Fast Balls from Kurt,and by the end of the episode Brock uses his to catch [[Brock's Forretress|a Pineco]]. By the end of the next episode, ''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'', Ash and Misty receive Lure Balls, and Brock receives a Heavy Ball. In ''[[EP151|The Totodile Duel]]'', both Ash and Misty tried to catch a {{AP|Totodile}} with their Lure Balls, with Ash succeeding. Later, in ''[[EP213|A Corsola Caper!]]'', Misty got a second chance to use her Lure Ball, catching a {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} with it. The other two Fast Balls and the Heavy Ball were not seen or mentioned again, but a different Heavy Ball was used in ''[[AG065|Gulpin It Down!]]'' to catch a giant {{p|Gulpin}}.

====In [[Pokémon Special]]====
Both {{Special|Gold}} and {{Special|Silver}} received a Friend Ball and Heavy Ball, respectively. Kurt says that the Poké Balls would work only where its life energy is most concentrated.

===[[Generation III]] Poké Balls===
====In the games====
{| align="center" style="background: #{{red color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{red color dark}}"
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Artwork
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Name
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Catch rate
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Effects
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Price
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriLuxuryBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Luxury Ball}} Luxury Ball (ゴージャスボール ''Gorgeous Ball'')
| 1×
| align="left" | The Pokémon caught will become closer to their Trainer quicker.
| {{PDollar}}1000 {{color2|{{diamond color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}{{color2|{{pearl color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}{{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriPremierBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Premier Ball}} Premier Ball (プレミアボール ''Premier Ball'')
| 1×
| align="left" | Given after purchasing 10 or more normal Poké Balls
| —
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriNetBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Net Ball}} Net Ball (ネットボール ''Net Ball'')
| Varies
| align="left" | Catch rate if used on:
* {{type2|Bug}} or {{type2|Water}} Pokémon: 3x
* Other Pokémon: 1x
| {{PDollar}}1000
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriDiveBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Dive Ball}} Dive Ball (ダイブボール ''Dive Ball'')
| Varies
| align="left" | Catch rate if used on:
* Under-sea dwelling Pokémon {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}{{color2|{{sapphire color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}{{color2|{{emerald color}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}, or water-dwelling Pokémon {{color2|{{firered color}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}{{color2|{{leafgreen color}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}{{color2|{{diamond color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}{{color2|{{pearl color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}{{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}{{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}{{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}: 3.5x
* Other Pokémon: 1x
| {{PDollar}}1000
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriNestBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Nest Ball}} Nest Ball (ネストボール ''Nest Ball'')
| Varies
| align="left" | Catch rate if the wild Pokémon is:
* Between level 1 and level 19: 3×
* Between level 20 and level 29: 2×
* Above level 30: 1×
| {{PDollar}}1000
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriRepeatBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Repeat Ball}} Repeat Ball (リピートボール ''Repeat Ball'')
| Varies
| align="left" | Catch rate if used on:
* wild Pokémon's species caught before: 3x
* other Pokémon: 1x
| {{PDollar}}1000
|- align="center"
| style="background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Image:SugimoriTimerBall.png|50px]]
| style="background: #fff" | {{Bag|Timer Ball}} Timer Ball (タイマーボール ''Timer Ball'')
| style="background: #fff" | Varies
| align="left" style="background: #fff" | Catch rate if the number of turns that have passed in battle is:
* Between 1 and 9: 1×
* Between 10 and 19: 2×
* Between 20 and 29: 3×
* More than 30: 4×
| colspan="7" style="font-size: small; background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | {{PDollar}}1000
|}

All of the third generation Poké Balls were developed by the [[Devon Corporation]].

In this generation, the type of Ball used to catch a Pokémon was kept track of by the game itself, so that when Trainers sent out their Pokémon, the type of effect could vary. In this way, two Balls with the same effectiveness, such as the Safari Ball and Great Ball, or Poké Ball and Premier Ball, would differ.

In Generation III, the Luxury Ball is rare, second only to the Master Ball; however, it is available for normal purchase in Generation IV. One can be found on the [[Abandoned Ship]], and others can be obtained from winning Master Rank [[Pokémon Contests]]. It is also given in {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} by [[Selphy|Lady Selphy]] for showing her the Pokémon she asks for. Taking advantage of being able to track what kind of Ball a Pokémon is in, rather than applying a flat happiness bonus like the Friend Ball did, it heightens the rate at which the [[Happiness]] of the Pokémon caught with it increases.

The Premier Ball is given with every purchase of ten or more Poké Balls in [[Hoenn]], [[Orre]], and [[Sinnoh]] Poké Marts. However, it is not different from regular Poké Balls in any manner except appearance.

The Net Ball and Dive Ball can only be purchased at the Poké Mart in [[Mossdeep City]]. This is likely due to the city's high affiliation with the {{type2|Water}}. It can also be obtained from the Fishing Guru's younger brother in [[Silence Bridge]] after showing him a {{p|Magikarp}}.

The Nest Ball can only be purchased at the Poké Mart in [[Verdanturf Town]].

The Repeat Ball and Timer Ball can be purchased in [[Rustboro City]] after going through [[Rusturf Tunnel]] from [[Verdanturf Town]] for the first time, or from {{DL|Two Island (town)|Market Stall|Two Island Market Stall}} after saving [[Lostelle]], beating the {{ka|Elite Four}}, buying every item in the stall at least once and then leaving and returning to the area.

All Poké Balls released in [[Generation I]] are available as well.

====In the anime====
The Luxury Ball and the Repeat Ball made a short cameo appearance in the beginning of ''[[Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', containing {{ga|Brendan}}'s {{p|Aggron}} and {{p|Shiftry}}.

===[[Generation IV]] Poké Balls===
====In the games====
Five new Poké Balls were introduced in the Generation IV games.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{red color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{red color dark}}"
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Artwork
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Name
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Catch rate
! style="background: #{{red color}}" | Notes
! style="background: #{{red color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | Price
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriHealBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Heal Ball}} Heal Ball (ヒールボール ''Heal Ball'')
| 1×
| Fully heals and eliminates all status problems on a caught Pokémon.
| {{PDollar}}300
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriDuskBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Dusk Ball}} Dusk Ball (ダークボール ''Dark Ball'')
| 4×
| Catch rate only applies if used within a dark area or during the night; otherwise 1×
| {{PDollar}}1,000
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriCherishBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Cherish Ball}} Cherish Ball (プレジャスボール ''Precious Ball'')
| 1×
| Used to contain Pokémon given out in {{color2|000|Event Pokémon|events}}
| —
|- align="center" style="background: #fff"
| [[Image:SugimoriQuickBall.png|50px]]
| {{Bag|Quick Ball}} Quick Ball (クイックボール ''Quick Ball'')
| 4×
| For every 5 turns in battle, the catch rate decreases by 1×, reaching a minimum of 1×
| {{PDollar}}1,000
|- align="center" style=""
| style="background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" |
| style="background: #fff" | {{Bag|Park Ball}} Park Ball (パークボール ''Park Ball'')
| style="background: #fff" | 255x
| style="background: #fff" | Used only at {{color2|000|Pal Park}}, however will catch any Pokémon in Pal Park without fail. Called the Park Ball in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
| colspan="7" style="font-size: small; background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | —
|}
{{-}}
All of the Generation I and Generation III Poké Balls are also available, though the Dive Ball can only be obtained randomly through the man in [[Solaceon Town]] upon showing him the Pokémon he asks for, or transferred ahead held by a Pokémon via [[Pal Park]]. The Park Ball is used as a temporary containment for show. It is the only Poké Ball (aside from the [[Snag Ball]]) with the ability to override another Poké Ball's "mark" on a Pokémon. Once caught, the Pokémon is put into the Poké Ball it was caught in. Whether the Park Ball would work on a regular [[wild Pokémon]] not already caught is not known.

Cherish Balls cannot be acquired for use without [[cheating]]; instead, they contain Pokémon distributed at {{pkmn2|event}}s.

Luxury Balls function differently in this generation: they can be bought, and the factor the happiness is increased by varies with the event. For details, see [[Happiness#Generation IV|this page]].

[[Apricorn]]s and the Generation II Poké Balls made from them return in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}; however, they are not available in other Generation IV games, even through hacking.
 

===In the manga===
[[Image:Seadraspe.PNG|thumb|right|{{Special|Yellow}}'s {{p|Seadra}}'s Poké Ball in [[Pokémon Special]]]]
[[Image:Pkballdengeki.PNG|thumb|right|A Poké Ball in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]]]]
In the [[Pokémon Special]] manga, one can see the miniature of the Pokémon inside the Poké Ball; the type of ball doesn't matter. Already caught Pokémon can be re-caught, as shown when Red re-catches Misty's Gyarados.

In the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga, however, the center of a Poké Ball has a small number to differentiate it from others.
In one chapter of this series, Ash suggests to have a large Poké Ball built as a trap to catch a giant Haunter (Black Fog). The plan succeeded, but Haunter used Explosion from inside, destroying the trap in the process.

==Other Poké Balls==
These Poké Balls are found outside of the standard games. They are often too unusual to fit in with other groups of Poké Balls, and some are so unusual that it is questionable if they even qualify as Poké Balls. Most of these have separate articles, which describe their unique properties in greater detail.

===In the games===
; [[Pester Ball]]s
: Seen in {{g|Snap}}, this unusual Poké Ball cannot catch Pokémon. Instead, it releases an irritating gas.

; [[GS Ball]]
: Seen in {{game|Crystal}}, this Poké Ball cannot catch Pokémon. Instead, it is a special item that can be used to make {{p|Celebi}} appear in the [[Ilex Forest]].

; [[Snag Ball]]s
: Though not a Poké Ball in its own right, this is seen in {{pkmn|Colosseum}} and {{Pokémon XD}}. It is a ball that has been modified using the [[Snag Machine]]. It is capable of [[snagging]] a [[caught Pokémon]] during a [[Pokémon battle]] as if it were wild. Only useable on Pokémon that are "Shadow Pokémon"

===In the anime===
; Pre-Poké Ball Objects
: There are multiple artifacts and antiques which have similar properties to modern Poké Balls but are not technically the same thing - some, in fact, are not even balls. These range from unusual artifacts found in the ancient city of [[Pokémopolis]] which contain [[Giant Pokémon]] inside (seen in ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]'') and the jewel scepter (seen in [[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]) to antique Poké Balls which look similar to their modern-day equivalents but have an altered design and are made from a more fragile material (seen in ''[[EP232|Just Waiting On a Friend]]''). Given that these were made before the development of the technology used in modern Poké Balls, the workings behind these objects are a mystery. Another early Poké Ball design is seen in [[Celebi: Voice of the Forest]] when [[Sam]] uses a Poké Ball brought from his own time with a lock on its button to call out his {{p|Charmeleon}}. This model seems to be much closer to the modern design. Hollowed-out Apricorn berries, much like [[Kurt]]'s custom Poké Balls, may also have been used in the past to hold Pokémon.

[[Image:Green pokeball.JPG|thumb|200px|A green Poké Ball]]
; Green Poké Balls
: Official name unknown. In ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', in the [[Pokémon League]] {{pkmn|battle}} seen at the very start of the episode, one Trainer, presumably [[Bruno]], throws out a green Poké Ball which contains an {{p|Onix}}. This was the first Poké Ball seen in the anime. No details on this Poké Ball were given, and its color has never been explained; shortly after in the episode, regular red Poké Balls are used.

: Interestingly, [[Brendan]]'s {{v2|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} artwork depicts him holding a green Poké Ball. The reason for this is also unknown.

; Solid Gold Poké Balls
: There are not actually any solid gold Poké Balls in the Pokémon world. However, the idea is often used to fool greedy criminals like [[Brodie]] in ''[[AG119|The Ribbon Cup Caper]]'' or gullible consumers like [[James]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]''.

; Mewtwo's Poké Balls/Clone Balls
: Marked by an eerie eye incorporated into their design, these Poké Balls were created and used by {{an|Mewtwo}} in ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. They can be moved around easily with Mewtwo's {{t|Psychic}} powers, and they can catch any Pokémon, including those which have already been caught by a Trainer, and Pokémon which are already inside their Poké Balls. Mewtwo used these to gather Pokémon to be cloned. Mewtwo's Poké Balls do not make the same sound as regular Poké Balls when they open, but otherwise their function is the same. Some Pokémon fans on the Internet refer to them as '''Shadow Balls''', but this is misleading because this type of Poké Ball has nothing to do with [[Shadow Pokémon]]; '''Shadow Ball''' is also the name of {{m|Shadow Ball|a Ghost-type Pokémon move}} first seen in the same movie.

; [[GS Ball]]
: This was in the possession of [[Professor Ivy]], who gave it to {{Ash}}, who in turn gave it to [[Kurt]] to study. It was revealed in a 2008 interview that the GS Ball was actually meant to catch a {{p|Celebi}}, but when it was determined that the [[Celebi: Voice of the Forest|fourth movie]] would feature Celebi, it was decided that it would be left with Kurt so viewers would forget about it. There is a large amount of fan speculation as to what purpose it holds. It bears a striking resemblance with the Park Ball (seen above).

; Lake Balls
[[Image:Lake_Ball.jpg|The Seaking Catching Competition announcer holding a Lake Ball|thumb]]
: These balls were used only in the [[Seaking Catching Day|Seaking Catching Competition]], similar to the Park Balls used in the Bug-Catching Contest. They only appeared in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]'', and have not been seen since. They appear as blue and white Poké Balls, with a fish pattern around the edge, and a yellow arrow on the top and bottom of the ball. One interesting feature is that they don't shake after capture, implying an automatic catch.

; [[Dark Ball]]s
[[Image:Vicious.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Vicious]] holding a Dark Ball]]
: These were used by [[Vicious|The Iron Masked Marauder]] in ''[[Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''. Presumably technology of [[Team Rocket]], these Poké Balls will take over the mind of any Pokémon caught by them, making them turn into mindless servants of whoever caught them, as well as raise them to the highest level. These were used to catch multiple Pokémon, including {{p|Celebi}}. The Poké Balls were quite powerful in the movie as one of them was used to catch a {{p|Tyranitar}} without any problem.

; Old Poké Ball
[[Image:Sammy's Old Poké Ball.png|thumb|200px|right|The Old Poké Ball used by Sammy]]
:Used in ''[[Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' and containing [[Sam|Sammy's]] {{p|Charmeleon}} it is different from other Poké Balls as the knob on the top has to be twisted before it can release a Pokémon.

; Crystal Poké Balls
:These were created by the {{OBP|Unown|Spell of the Unown}} for [[Molly Hale|Molly]] to battle with during ''[[Spell of the Unown]]''.

; Rocket Poké Balls
:These were used in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', and look like normal Poké Balls but black with a red "R" on them. Hundreds were used by the many Rockets in the special.

; {{p|Chansey}} Poké Balls
[[Image:Chansey PokeBall.PNG|right|200px|thumb|A disguised [[Nurse Joy]] holding [[Nurse Joy's Chansey|her Chansey's]] Poké Ball]]
: Used by a [[Nurse Joy]] in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]''.

; Other Poké Balls
: In ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', {{AP|Pikachu}}'s Poké Ball has a small lightning bolt mark on the top half of the ball, presumably added by [[Professor Oak]] to differentiate it from the Pokémon he would usually hand out as [[starter Pokémon|starters]]. However, it is possible that it is held in a similar temporary containment as regular starter Pokémon, and Ash uses a regular Poké Ball to hold Pikachu. This theory is strengthened by Oak giving Ash six Poké Balls as opposed to five in the games, and the Poké Balls containing {{P|Bulbasaur}}, {{P|Charmander}}, and {{P|Squirtle}} still being there when Ash gets to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''.

:[[Ritchie]]'s Poké Balls bear a star-shaped sticker on the top half, so that he knows which ones are his if needed.

; Other uses of Poké Balls in the anime
: When {{Ash}} and {{Gary}} break a rusty, old Poké Ball they fished out of a pond, they each keep a piece as a symbol of their rivalry.

:Poké Balls are used in several places to symbolize Pokémon; for example, the {{ho|Battle Frontier}} logo, either three entwined Poké Balls, or alternatively, half a stylized Poké Ball, as seen on Ash's {{series|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} caps.

:A Poké Ball design marks the floor of most Pokémon Centers. Sometimes the roofs are also designed to look like a Poké Ball.

:The first Pokédex entry given in the anime was for the Poké Ball: "While being trained, a Pokémon usually stays inside its Poké Ball. However, there are many exceptions. [[Ash's Pikachu|Some Pokémon]] hate being confined. To catch a Pokémon, you ''usually'' have your own Pokémon battle with the other."

===In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]]===
[[Image:Aqua - Aqua Ball.jpg|thumb|right|An Aqua Ball|150px]][[Image:Magma - Magma Ball.jpg|thumb|right|A Magma Ball|150px]]

;{{TCG ID|Jungle|Poké Ball|64}}
: This ball is found in {{TCG|Jungle}}, {{TCG|Base Set 2}}, {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}}, {{TCG|EX Unseen Forces}}, {{TCG|EX Crystal Guardians}}, {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}} and {{TCG|Platinum}}.

; {{TCG ID|Expedition|Dual Ball|139}}
: This ball is found in {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}}, {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}}, {{TCG|EX Delta Species}}, and {{TCG|EX Crystal Guardians}}.

; {{TCG ID|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Team Aqua Ball|75}}
: This ball is found in {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}}.

; {{TCG ID|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Team Magma Ball|80}}
: This ball is found in {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}}.

; {{TCG ID|EX Team Rocket Returns|Rocket's Poké Ball|89}}
: This ball is found in {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}}.

* Also, on the card '''[[Lt. Surge's Secret Plan (Gym Challenge 107)|Lt. Surge's Secret Plan]]''', [[Lt. Surge]] is seen holding a Master Ball. The significance of this is unknown.

==Trivia==
*In the handheld games, items are found in what appear to be normal Poké Balls; however, the console games choose to use large Poké Ball shaped chests for this purpose.
*Some [[Generation III]] Poké Balls are similar in function to some [[Generation II]] Poké Balls: Nest Ball is better for catching low-level Pokémon like the Level Ball, the Dive Ball is good for catching Pokémon found on the water like the Lure Ball, and the Luxury Ball raises happiness quicker like the Friend Ball.
*In {{wp|Super Mario Galaxy}}, there is a galaxy named Buoy Base Galaxy which has a big sphere above it that looks very similar to a Poké Ball. It even has a button in the middle of it.
*In [[Generation II]], the Park Ball's name is written as one word, rather than two as with other Poké Balls. This is due to space issues due to the Game Boy Color's screen size, as its name is listed on the main battle screen's menu during the Bug-Catching Contest rather than the items menu as with other Poké Balls. The Park Ball in [[Generation IV]] is not affected by such an issue.
 
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions

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{{Pre-release info notice}}
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'''Pokémon HeartGold Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターハートゴールド''' ''Pocket Monsters Heartgold'') and '''Pokémon SoulSilver Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターソウルシルバー''' ''Pocket Monsters Soulsilver'') are paired [[Generation IV]] {{wp|video game remake|remake}}s of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.

Much like {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} revisited the [[Generation I]] story of [[Kanto]], HeartGold and SoulSilver retell the story of [[Johto]], with the player's starting area being [[New Bark Town]]. While the games feature several expansions in key areas, the overall plot follows the same direction as the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. Some aspects exclusive to {{v2|Crystal}} are also included. Like FireRed and LeafGreen could link up with {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} to complete the Pokédex by trading regionally-exclusive Pokémon, HeartGold and SoulSilver can link up with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to obtain Pokémon unavailable in Johto and Kanto, such as {{p|Starly}}.

{{ga|Kris}}, despite being the female counterpart of Crystal's player character {{ga|Gold}}, is not included as the female player character, with a {{ga|Kotone|new character}} instead taking her place. Whether she is chosen to be the [[player character]] or not, she will still appear in the game, taking a pseudo-[[rival]] role similar to the unselected characters of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby, Sapphire]], {{v2|Emerald}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

The games were released on September 12, 2009 in Japan, and are scheduled to be released in Spring 2010 in North America and Europe. The Japanese release date is the same day that {{game|Yellow}} was released in 1998.

==Changes from Pokémon Gold and Silver==
===Aesthetic changes===
* {{ga|Gold}} receives a redesign while {{ga|Kotone|a new player character}} replaces {{ga|Kris}}.
* All the game's music is rearranged to better utilize the DS's sound capabilities. A key item allows the player to switch back and forth freely between the arranged soundtrack and original chiptune soundtrack.
* The [[PokéGear]] has been redesigned. There are a range of skins that can be used and changed at the player's will.
* Much like Kanto's was for its remakes, Johto's Pokédex has been redesigned. Unlike Kanto's remakes, which contained the same [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|regional Pokédex]] as the originals, [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|the original regional Pokédex]] for Johto has been [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|slightly altered]], including several [[Generation IV]] evolutions for Pokémon found in Johto.
* An image of certain locations, similar to that of {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, appears when entering the location. Some of these images change depending on the time of day.
* [[Team Rocket Grunt]]s are designed like they were in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* [[Rocket Executive]]s are also redesigned from Generation II, with four separate ones appearing: [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], [[Lambda]] and {{TR|Lance}}.
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} have their own battle music (they used the standard wild battle music in all Generation II games), while the [[legendary beasts]] each use a remixed version of their battle theme from {{game|Crystal}}.
* [[Kurt]] and [[Apricorn]]s make a return to the series along with their respective [[Poké Ball]]s. Apricorns can now be carried by the player in their own [[bag]] with a new item, the [[Apricorn Case]].
* {{m|Headbutt}}ing trees to locate certain Pokémon makes it's return. However, this time it can also be used to collect [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]] Pokémon after the [[National Pokédex|National Dex]] is acquired.
* All former Berry trees have become Apricorn trees.
* [[Gym Leader]]s and [[Elite Four]] members have animated battle sprites and battle intros (A Re-Styled Version) as in {{v2|Platinum}}. Many [[Gym]]s have been redesigned as well, some with new puzzles.
* {{m|Rock Smash}}, previously a TM usable on the field in the originals, is now a full-fledged HM as it has been since Generation III. {{m|Defog}} loses its HM status to the returning {{m|Whirlpool}}.
* Ambient sound effects are used with greater frequency than in previous games; for example, running water and the player walking through grass will produce audible noises.
* The [[Magnet Train]]'s tracks can be seen overground in locations such as [[Route 32]].
* [[Pal Park]] is located where the closed [[Kanto Safari Zone]] once stood.

====Location changes====
* Elm's Lab has an upstairs level.
* Maps have been remade to match the design style used in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.
* The {{jo|Battle Tower}} west of [[Olivine City]], introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, returns, bringing with it an entire new {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation IV}}.
* Two new routes, [[Route 47]] and [[Route 48]], are introduced near [[Cianwood City]]. They lead to a new [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]].
* [[Mt. Silver]] is much bigger and [[Viridian Forest]] is not cut down.
* [[Cerulean Cave]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] remain as they were in Generation III (though [[Blaine]] still takes part of the Seafoam Islands), allowing the [[legendary Pokémon]] that live inside them to be battled. {{p|Moltres}}, formerly found in {{ka|Victory Road}} and [[Mt. Ember]], can be found in Mt. Silver.
* The [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]] takes a role similar to the [[Battleground]].

===Gameplay changes===
* All 493 Pokémon are capable of [[walking Pokémon|following the player]] similar to [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] in {{v2|Yellow}}. CoroCoro showed examples of several examples including {{p|Steelix}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}}. [[Alternate coloration|Shininess]] is apparently retained. In battle, like Yellow's Pikachu, they are sent out from the side of the screen, rather than from a Poké Ball.
* Similarly to the event {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Regigigas}}'s effect on Platinum, the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] to be given to those who have pre-ordered tickets to the [[Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime|twelfth movie]] will unlock an event near the [[Ilex Forest]] [[Ilex Forest Shrine|Shrine]] featuring the [[Spiky ear Pichu]].
* The [[Pokémon storage system]], [[bag]], [[party]] interface and the screen that pops up when pressing the ''Start'' or ''X'' buttons in the previous games all use the Nintendo DS's touch screen.
* [[Legendary Pokémon]] from other regions can be caught in the games. {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} will appear in SoulSilver and HeartGold, respectively, after the Elite Four, and {{p|Rayquaza}} can be caught in both games once the other members of [[weather trio|its trio]] are brought into the game. {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} will roam in [[Kanto]].
* [[Cynthia]] and {{p|Arceus}} are shown together in a new section of the [[Ruins of Alph]] named the [[Shinto Ruins]]. This event will allow players to obtain either {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, or {{p|Giratina}} at level 1.
* [[Eusine]], a major character from {{game|Crystal}} who was not in the original Gold and Silver, appears, as do other aspects originally featured in Crystal.
* A new sidequest, the [[Pokéthlon]], will feature ten mini-games that pit Pokémon in athletic competitions. Its system appears to be analogous to that of {{pkmn|Contests}} from previous games.
* Using the [[Apricorn Shaker]], Apricorns can now also be mixed into drinks that increase Pokémon's Pokéthlon stats.
* [[Berries]] can be grown portably using the [[Berry Planter]], where the [[Squirtbottle]] is controlled via the touch screen to water four Berries at a time. It is currently unknown where Berries can be obtained in the first place, but it appears that they do not grow on the trees where their Generation II counterparts were found, as those are used for growing Apricorns.
* The [[Running Shoes]] are obtained in [[Cherrygrove City]] and can be permanently selected using the touchscreen [[menu]]. The selected item (from pressing Y or SELECT in previous games) is also on the touchscreen. Two items can be selected as opposed to just one.
* The [[Radio Card]] for the Poké Gear is compulsory to continue in the game.
* [[Starter Pokémon]] from [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] can be collected from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] once certain conditions are met.
* Commemorative Photos can now be taken around Johto and Kanto with the player's partner Pokémon, team, [[Gym Leader]]s, and certain notable citizens.
* An {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive {{p|Celebi}} unlocks an encounter with former [[Team Rocket]] leader and Gym Leader [[Giovanni]]. Giovanni was alluded to in Gold and Silver, but did not appear.

Like the [[GBA Wireless Adapter]] that came with FireRed and LeafGreen, a bonus is included with the purchase of HeartGold and SoulSilver: a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped {{wp|pedometer}} called the [[PokéWalker]] that will link to the games and hold a Pokémon, increasing its [[experience]] and [[happiness]] as the wearer walks.

==Pokémon==
As in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the primary Pokémon of the remakes are native to the Johto and Kanto regions. Due to advances in gameplay since the second generation, the regional Pokédex used in Gold and Silver (the [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex]]) has been updated to include those Pokémon which [[evolution|evolve]] upon learning a new [[move]]. Rather than simply excluding these evolutions (as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} did with [[happiness]]-based evolutions), an improved [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Dex]] was established with 256 Pokémon: five more than the New Pokédex.

Similarly to other recently released Pokémon games, Pokémon from outside the regional Pokédex can be captured after defeating the [[Elite Four]] and earning the [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Dex]]. Pokémon native to Sinnoh and Hoenn can be found in various methods. [[Mass Outbreak|Swarms]] of Pokémon sometimes break out across the Johto and Kanto regions; oftentimes these are not native to either of the regions. Pokémon from other regions can be located by playing one of two special stations on the [[PokéGear]]'s radio function. There is a channel for Sinnoh Pokémon which plays only on Thursdays; the Hoenn channel only plays on Wednesdays. By having either of these programmes turned on when in [[tall grass]] the chance of finding a foreign Pokémon increases. The [[Bug Catching Contest]] also hosts, from time to time, Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokémon. They will only appear on Thursdays and Saturdays. The [[Johto Safari Zone]]'s customization option also allows for the finding of Pokémon from other regions.

In an apparent attempt to remove reliance on [[Generation III]] cartridges, [[starter Pokémon]] of Kanto and Hoenn can be obtained late in the game from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] respectively. Some [[legendary Pokémon]] which were not included in the [[Generation II]] games, such as {{p|Mewtwo}}, and the more recently released {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} can also be captured.

As in all [[version|main series]] Pokémon game, there are a number of Pokémon which can be found in one of the paired games, but not the other. A list of these Pokémon follows below.
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|- align="center"
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{{Moveentrytm|056|Mankey|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|057|Primeape|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|058|Growlithe|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|059|Arcanine|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|167|Spinarak|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|168|Ariados|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|207|Gligar|2|Ground|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|226|Mantine|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|231|Phanpy|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|232|Donphan|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|302|Sableye|2|Ghost|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|343|Baltoy|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|344|Claydol|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|458|Mantyke|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|472|Gliscor|2|Ground|Flying}}
|}
|}
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{| align="center" style="background: #{{soulsilver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
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! SoulSilver
|- align="center"
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{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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{{Moveentrytm|037|Vulpix|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|038|Ninetales|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|052|Meowth|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|053|Persian|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|165|Ledyba|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|166|Ledian|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|225|Delibird|2|Ice|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|227|Skarmory|2|Steel|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|216|Teddiursa|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|217|Ursaring|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|303|Mawile|1|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|316|Gulpin|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|317|Swalot|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground}}
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== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=4>
File:HGSSstarters.gif|Choosing a [[starter Pokémon]]
File:Startmenu.gif|The touch screen menu, as well as the three starters shown with the player character.
File:Screen3.png|Outside the [[Burned Tower]]
File:Screen5.png|[[Sprout Tower]]
File:Shiny Pichu HGSS event.png|[[Shokotan Pichu|Pichu]] event
File:Goldandsoul.png|{{ga|Gold}} and {{ga|Kotone}} in New Bark Town. "Yeah! How about you show your mom, too?"
File:Goldvssilver.png|Gold vs. {{ga|Silver}}. "The passer-by boy challenged you to a battle!"
File:Elmslab.png|Inside Professor Elm's laboratory. "Oh, Soul! I've been waiting for you to come!"
File:Slowpokewell.png|Inside [[Slowpoke Well]]
File:HeartGold SoulSilver Logo.png|English logos
File:HeartGold title.png|HeartGold title screen
File:SoulSilver title.png|SoulSilver title screen
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* These games will mark the tenth anniversary since the release of the original {{2v|Gold|Silver}} for [[Game Boy Color]].
* As remakes, these games have been [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|speculated]] since the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* The games' engine seems to be based on that of {{game|Platinum}}. The reverse happened in [[Generation III]], where {{game|Emerald}} was based on FireRed and LeafGreen's engine.
* As {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} were considered sequels to {{2v2|Red|Green}}, HeartGold and SoulSilver are thus sequels to {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}.
** Like FireRed and LeafGreen, as well, HeartGold and SoulSilver implement features introduced in their namesakes' third version (though the only major change from Red and Green to [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]] was the alteration of the [[catch rate]]s of several Pokémon, itself retained since Blue, whereas {{game|Crystal}} featured several notable differences).
* These games were released in Japan almost exactly one year after the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, being released the day before the anniversary.
* The font used for the English titles of these games are different than the font that has been used since {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, while the Japanese logos are still in the same style used since those games. FireRed and LeafGreen also used a different font than the Hoenn games, however, it was still the same color.
** Additionally, the Ho-Oh crest shaped like a heart and Lugia soul are used in the English logos, while the fire and leaf that appear on FireRed and LeafGreen's Japanese logos were not used in the English release.
* These games mark the first time that the English versions are announced before the games themselves come out in Japan.
* Because of [[HM05]]'s conversion from {{m|Defog}} to {{m|Whirlpool}}, these games are the only games in which all available HMs teach damaging moves.
* Unlike {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, most [[Trainer class]]es keep their DPPt sprites in battle.
* These are the first games in which major characters offer their Pokémon for a trade with the player, with [[Gym Leader]]s [[Brock]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Jasmine]] and [[Hoenn]]'s former champion [[Steven Stone]] offering Pokémon of their specialty type in exchange for another.
* Unlike how {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} had their intro the same as their [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|namesakes]], HeartGold and SoulSilver have an entirely new intro, using none of the footage from the intro of {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. The intro though, uses some music that was in the original.

==External links==
{{bulbanews|game}}
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html Official Japanese Announcement]
* [http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_announced_for_America_and_Europe Official English Announcement]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/ Official Japanese Site]
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{{Project Games notice}}
[[Category:DS games]]
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|*]]

[[de:Pocket Monsters HeartGold und SoulSilver]]
[[es:Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver]]
[[fr:Pokémon Cœur d'Or et Âme d'Argent]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスターハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー]]
[[pt:Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver]]

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions

2009-09-23T01:24:11Z

Mario136: /* Gallery */

{{Pre-release info notice}}
{{Infobox_game |
name = Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions |
boxart = [[File:HeartGoldJP-ART.jpg‎|200px]][[File:SoulSilverJP-ART.jpg|200px]] |
caption = Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions' boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}. |
category = RPG |
players = 2 players simultaneous |
release_date_ja = September 12, 2009 |
release_date_na = Spring 2010 |
release_date_eu = Spring 2010 |
release_date_au = N/A |
release_date_kr = N/A |
publisher = [[Nintendo]] |
developer = [[Game Freak]] |
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}}

'''Pokémon HeartGold Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターハートゴールド''' ''Pocket Monsters Heartgold'') and '''Pokémon SoulSilver Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターソウルシルバー''' ''Pocket Monsters Soulsilver'') are paired [[Generation IV]] {{wp|video game remake|remake}}s of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.

Much like {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} revisited the [[Generation I]] story of [[Kanto]], HeartGold and SoulSilver retell the story of [[Johto]], with the player's starting area being [[New Bark Town]]. While the games feature several expansions in key areas, the overall plot follows the same direction as the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. Some aspects exclusive to {{v2|Crystal}} are also included. Like FireRed and LeafGreen could link up with {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} to complete the Pokédex by trading regionally-exclusive Pokémon, HeartGold and SoulSilver can link up with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to obtain Pokémon unavailable in Johto and Kanto, such as {{p|Starly}}.

{{ga|Kris}}, despite being the female counterpart of Crystal's player character {{ga|Gold}}, is not included as the female player character, with a {{ga|Kotone|new character}} instead taking her place. Whether she is chosen to be the [[player character]] or not, she will still appear in the game, taking a pseudo-[[rival]] role similar to the unselected characters of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby, Sapphire]], {{v2|Emerald}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

The games were released on September 12, 2009 in Japan, and are scheduled to be released in Spring 2010 in North America and Europe. The Japanese release date is the same day that {{game|Yellow}} was released in 1998.

==Changes from Pokémon Gold and Silver==
===Aesthetic changes===
* {{ga|Gold}} receives a redesign while {{ga|Kotone|a new player character}} replaces {{ga|Kris}}.
* All the game's music is rearranged to better utilize the DS's sound capabilities. A key item allows the player to switch back and forth freely between the arranged soundtrack and original chiptune soundtrack.
* The [[PokéGear]] has been redesigned. There are a range of skins that can be used and changed at the player's will.
* Much like Kanto's was for its remakes, Johto's Pokédex has been redesigned. Unlike Kanto's remakes, which contained the same [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|regional Pokédex]] as the originals, [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|the original regional Pokédex]] for Johto has been [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|slightly altered]], including several [[Generation IV]] evolutions for Pokémon found in Johto.
* An image of certain locations, similar to that of {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, appears when entering the location. Some of these images change depending on the time of day.
* [[Team Rocket Grunt]]s are designed like they were in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* [[Rocket Executive]]s are also redesigned from Generation II, with four separate ones appearing: [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], [[Lambda]] and {{TR|Lance}}.
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} have their own battle music (they used the standard wild battle music in all Generation II games), while the [[legendary beasts]] each use a remixed version of their battle theme from {{game|Crystal}}.
* [[Kurt]] and [[Apricorn]]s make a return to the series along with their respective [[Poké Ball]]s. Apricorns can now be carried by the player in their own [[bag]] with a new item, the [[Apricorn Case]].
* All former Berry trees have become Apricorn trees.
* [[Gym Leader]]s and [[Elite Four]] members have animated battle sprites and battle intros (A Re-Styled Version) as in {{v2|Platinum}}. Many [[Gym]]s have been redesigned as well, some with new puzzles.
* {{m|Rock Smash}}, previously a TM usable on the field in the originals, is now a full-fledged HM as it has been since Generation III. {{m|Defog}} loses its HM status to the returning {{m|Whirlpool}}.
* Ambient sound effects are used with greater frequency than in previous games; for example, running water and the player walking through grass will produce audible noises.
* The [[Magnet Train]]'s tracks can be seen overground in locations such as [[Route 32]].
* [[Pal Park]] is located where the closed [[Kanto Safari Zone]] once stood.

===Location changes===
* Elm's Lab has an upstairs level.
* Maps have been remade to match the design style used in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.
* The {{jo|Battle Tower}} west of [[Olivine City]], introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, returns, bringing with it an entire new {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation IV}}.
* Two new routes, [[Route 47]] and [[Route 48]], are introduced near [[Cianwood City]]. They lead to a new [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]].
* [[Mt. Silver]] is much bigger and [[Viridian Forest]] is not cut down.
* [[Cerulean Cave]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] remain as they were in Generation III (though [[Blaine]] still takes part of the Seafoam Islands), allowing the [[legendary Pokémon]] that live inside them to be battled. {{p|Moltres}}, formerly found in {{ka|Victory Road}} and [[Mt. Ember]], can be found in Mt. Silver.
* The [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]] takes a role similar to the [[Battleground]].

===Gameplay changes===
* All 493 Pokémon are capable of [[walking Pokémon|following the player]] similar to [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] in {{v2|Yellow}}. CoroCoro showed examples of several examples including {{p|Steelix}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}}. [[Alternate coloration|Shininess]] is apparently retained. In battle, like Yellow's Pikachu, they are sent out from the side of the screen, rather than from a Poké Ball.
* Similarly to the event {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Regigigas}}'s effect on Platinum, the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] to be given to those who have pre-ordered tickets to the [[Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime|twelfth movie]] will unlock an event near the [[Ilex Forest]] [[Ilex Forest Shrine|Shrine]] featuring the [[Spiky ear Pichu]].
* The [[Pokémon storage system]], [[bag]], [[party]] interface and the screen that pops up when pressing the ''Start'' or ''X'' buttons in the previous games all use the Nintendo DS's touch screen.
* [[Legendary Pokémon]] from other regions can be caught in the games. {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} will appear in SoulSilver and HeartGold, respectively, after the Elite Four, and {{p|Rayquaza}} can be caught in both games once the other members of [[weather trio|its trio]] are brought into the game. {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} will roam in [[Kanto]].
* [[Cynthia]] and {{p|Arceus}} are shown together in a new section of the [[Ruins of Alph]] named the [[Shinto Ruins]]. This event will allow players to obtain either {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, or {{p|Giratina}} at level 1.
* [[Eusine]], a major character from {{game|Crystal}} who was not in the original Gold and Silver, appears, as do other aspects originally featured in Crystal.
* A new sidequest, the [[Pokéthlon]], will feature ten mini-games that pit Pokémon in athletic competitions. Its system appears to be analogous to that of {{pkmn|Contests}} from previous games.
* Using the [[Apricorn Shaker]], Apricorns can now also be mixed into drinks that increase Pokémon's Pokéthlon stats.
* [[Berries]] can be grown portably using the [[Berry Planter]], where the [[Squirtbottle]] is controlled via the touch screen to water four Berries at a time. It is currently unknown where Berries can be obtained in the first place, but it appears that they do not grow on the trees where their Generation II counterparts were found, as those are used for growing Apricorns.
* The [[Running Shoes]] are obtained in [[Cherrygrove City]] and can be permanently selected using the touchscreen [[menu]]. The selected item (from pressing Y or SELECT in previous games) is also on the touchscreen. Two items can be selected as opposed to just one.
* The [[Radio Card]] for the Poké Gear is compulsory to continue in the game.
* [[Starter Pokémon]] from [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] can be collected from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] once certain conditions are met.
* Commemorative Photos can now be taken around Johto and Kanto with the player's partner Pokémon, team, [[Gym Leader]]s, and certain notable citizens.

Like the [[GBA Wireless Adapter]] that came with FireRed and LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver will be packaged with a bonus: a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped {{wp|pedometer}} called the [[PokéWalker]] that will link to the games and hold a Pokémon, increasing its [[experience]] and [[happiness]] as the wearer walks.

==Pokémon==
As in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the primary Pokémon of the remakes are native to the Johto and Kanto regions. Due to advances in gameplay since the second generation, the regional Pokédex used in Gold and Silver (the [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex]]) has been updated to include those Pokémon which [[evolution|evolve]] upon learning a new [[move]]. Rather than simply excluding these evolutions (as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} did with [[happiness]]-based evolutions), an improved [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Dex]] was established with 256 Pokémon: five more than the New Pokédex.

Similarly to other recently released Pokémon games, Pokémon from outside the regional Pokédex can be captured after defeating the [[Elite Four]] and earning the [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Dex]]. Pokémon native to Sinnoh and Hoenn can be found in various methods. [[Mass Outbreak|Swarms]] of Pokémon sometimes break out across the Johto and Kanto regions; oftentimes these are not native to either of the regions. Pokémon from other regions can be located by playing one of two special stations on the [[PokéGear]]'s radio function. There is a channel for Sinnoh Pokémon which plays only on Thursdays; the Hoenn channel only plays on Wednesdays. By having either of these programmes turned on when in [[tall grass]] the chance of finding a foreign Pokémon increases. The [[Bug Catching Contest]] also hosts, from time to time, Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokémon. They will only appear on Thursdays and Saturdays. The [[Johto Safari Zone]]'s customization option also allows for the finding of Pokémon from other regions.

In an apparent attempt to remove reliance on [[Generation III]] cartridges, [[starter Pokémon]] of Kanto and Hoenn can be obtained late in the game from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] respectively. Some [[legendary Pokémon]] which were not included in the [[Generation II]] games, such as {{p|Mewtwo}}, and the more recently released {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} can also be captured.

As in all [[version|main series]] Pokémon game, there are a number of Pokémon which can be found in one of the paired games, but not the other. A list of these Pokémon follows below.
{| align="center"
|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{heartgold color light}};"
|-
! HeartGold
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{heartgold color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|056|Mankey|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|057|Primeape|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|058|Growlithe|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|059|Arcanine|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|167|Spinarak|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|168|Ariados|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|207|Gligar|2|Ground|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|226|Mantine|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|231|Phanpy|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|232|Donphan|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|302|Sableye|2|Ghost|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|343|Baltoy|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|344|Claydol|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|458|Mantyke|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|472|Gliscor|2|Ground|Flying}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{soulsilver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
|-
! SoulSilver
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|037|Vulpix|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|038|Ninetales|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|052|Meowth|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|053|Persian|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|165|Ledyba|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|166|Ledian|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|225|Delibird|2|Ice|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|227|Skarmory|2|Steel|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|216|Teddiursa|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|217|Ursaring|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|303|Mawile|1|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|316|Gulpin|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|317|Swalot|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground}}
|}
|}
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=4>
File:HGSSstarters.gif|Choosing a [[starter Pokémon]]
File:Startmenu.gif|The touch screen menu, as well as the three starters shown with the player character.
File:Screen3.png|Outside the [[Burned Tower]]
File:Screen5.png|[[Sprout Tower]]
File:Shiny Pichu HGSS event.png|[[Shokotan Pichu|Pichu]] event
File:Goldandsoul.png|{{ga|Gold}} and {{ga|Kotone}} in New Bark Town. "Yeah! How about you show your mom, too?"
File:Elmslab.png|Inside Professor Elm's laboratory. "Oh, Soul! I've been waiting for you to come!"
File:Slowpokewell.png|Inside [[Slowpoke Well]]
File:HeartGold SoulSilver Logo.png|English logos
File:HeartGold title.png|HeartGold title screen
File:SoulSilver title.png|SoulSilver title screen
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* These games will mark the tenth anniversary since the release of the original {{2v|Gold|Silver}} for [[Game Boy Color]].
* As remakes, these games have been [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|speculated]] since the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* The games' engine seems to be based on that of {{game|Platinum}}. The reverse happened in [[Generation III]], where {{game|Emerald}} was based on FireRed and LeafGreen's engine.
* As {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} were considered sequels to {{2v2|Red|Green}}, HeartGold and SoulSilver are thus sequels to {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}.
** Like FireRed and LeafGreen, as well, HeartGold and SoulSilver implement features introduced in their namesakes' third version (though the only major change from Red and Green to [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]] was the alteration of the [[catch rate]]s of several Pokémon, itself retained since Blue, whereas {{game|Crystal}} featured several notable differences).
* These games were released in Japan almost exactly one year after the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, being released the day before the anniversary.
* The font used for the English titles of these games are different than the font that has been used since {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, while the Japanese logos are still in the same style used since those games. FireRed and LeafGreen also used a different font than the Hoenn games, however, it was still the same color.
** Additionally, the Ho-Oh crest shaped like a heart and Lugia soul are used in the English logos, while the fire and leaf that appear on FireRed and LeafGreen's Japanese logos were not used in the English release.
* These games mark the first time that the English versions are announced before the games themselves come out in Japan.
* Because of [[HM05]]'s conversion from {{m|Defog}} to {{m|Whirlpool}}, these games are the only games in which all available HMs teach damaging moves.
* Unlike {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, most [[Trainer class]]es keep their DPPt sprites in battle.
* These are the first games in which major characters offer their Pokémon for a trade with the player, with [[Gym Leader]]s [[Brock]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Jasmine]] and [[Hoenn]]'s former champion [[Steven Stone]] offering Pokémon of their specialty type in exchange for another.
* Unlike how {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} had their intro the same as their [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|namesakes]], HeartGold and SoulSilver have an entirely new intro, using none of the footage from the intro of {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. The intro though, uses some music that was in the original.

==External links==
{{bulbanews|game}}
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html Official Japanese Announcement]
* [http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_announced_for_America_and_Europe Official English Announcement]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/ Official Japanese Site]
{{-}}
{{main series}}
{{Project Games notice}}
[[Category:DS games]]
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|*]]

[[de:Pocket Monsters HeartGold und SoulSilver]]
[[es:Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver]]
[[fr:Pokémon Cœur d'Or et Âme d'Argent]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスターハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー]]
[[pt:Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver]]

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions

2009-09-23T01:05:03Z

Mario136: /* Location changes */

{{Pre-release info notice}}
{{Infobox_game |
name = Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions |
boxart = [[File:HeartGoldJP-ART.jpg‎|200px]][[File:SoulSilverJP-ART.jpg|200px]] |
caption = Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions' boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}. |
category = RPG |
players = 2 players simultaneous |
release_date_ja = September 12, 2009 |
release_date_na = Spring 2010 |
release_date_eu = Spring 2010 |
release_date_au = N/A |
release_date_kr = N/A |
publisher = [[Nintendo]] |
developer = [[Game Freak]] |
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}}

'''Pokémon HeartGold Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターハートゴールド''' ''Pocket Monsters Heartgold'') and '''Pokémon SoulSilver Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターソウルシルバー''' ''Pocket Monsters Soulsilver'') are paired [[Generation IV]] {{wp|video game remake|remake}}s of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.

Much like {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} revisited the [[Generation I]] story of [[Kanto]], HeartGold and SoulSilver retell the story of [[Johto]], with the player's starting area being [[New Bark Town]]. While the games feature several expansions in key areas, the overall plot follows the same direction as the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. Some aspects exclusive to {{v2|Crystal}} are also included. Like FireRed and LeafGreen could link up with {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} to complete the Pokédex by trading regionally-exclusive Pokémon, HeartGold and SoulSilver can link up with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to obtain Pokémon unavailable in Johto and Kanto, such as {{p|Starly}}.

{{ga|Kris}}, despite being the female counterpart of Crystal's player character {{ga|Gold}}, is not included as the female player character, with a {{ga|Kotone|new character}} instead taking her place. Whether she is chosen to be the [[player character]] or not, she will still appear in the game, taking a pseudo-[[rival]] role similar to the unselected characters of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby, Sapphire]], {{v2|Emerald}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

The games were released on September 12, 2009 in Japan, and are scheduled to be released in Spring 2010 in North America and Europe. The Japanese release date is the same day that {{game|Yellow}} was released in 1998.

==Changes from Pokémon Gold and Silver==
===Aesthetic changes===
* {{ga|Gold}} receives a redesign while {{ga|Kotone|a new player character}} replaces {{ga|Kris}}.
* All the game's music is rearranged to better utilize the DS's sound capabilities. A key item allows the player to switch back and forth freely between the arranged soundtrack and original chiptune soundtrack.
* The [[PokéGear]] has been redesigned. There are a range of skins that can be used and changed at the player's will.
* Much like Kanto's was for its remakes, Johto's Pokédex has been redesigned. Unlike Kanto's remakes, which contained the same [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|regional Pokédex]] as the originals, [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|the original regional Pokédex]] for Johto has been [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|slightly altered]], including several [[Generation IV]] evolutions for Pokémon found in Johto.
* An image of certain locations, similar to that of {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, appears when entering the location. Some of these images change depending on the time of day.
* [[Team Rocket Grunt]]s are designed like they were in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* [[Rocket Executive]]s are also redesigned from Generation II, with four separate ones appearing: [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], [[Lambda]] and {{TR|Lance}}.
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} have their own battle music (they used the standard wild battle music in all Generation II games), while the [[legendary beasts]] each use a remixed version of their battle theme from {{game|Crystal}}.
* [[Kurt]] and [[Apricorn]]s make a return to the series along with their respective [[Poké Ball]]s. Apricorns can now be carried by the player in their own [[bag]] with a new item, the [[Apricorn Case]].
* All former Berry trees have become Apricorn trees.
* [[Gym Leader]]s and [[Elite Four]] members have animated battle sprites and battle intros (A Re-Styled Version) as in {{v2|Platinum}}. Many [[Gym]]s have been redesigned as well, some with new puzzles.
* {{m|Rock Smash}}, previously a TM usable on the field in the originals, is now a full-fledged HM as it has been since Generation III. {{m|Defog}} loses its HM status to the returning {{m|Whirlpool}}.
* Ambient sound effects are used with greater frequency than in previous games; for example, running water and the player walking through grass will produce audible noises.
* The [[Magnet Train]]'s tracks can be seen overground in locations such as [[Route 32]].
* [[Pal Park]] is located where the closed [[Kanto Safari Zone]] once stood.

===Location changes===
* Elm's Lab has an upstairs level.
* Maps have been remade to match the design style used in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.
* The {{jo|Battle Tower}} west of [[Olivine City]], introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, returns, bringing with it an entire new {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation IV}}.
* Two new routes, [[Route 47]] and [[Route 48]], are introduced near [[Cianwood City]]. They lead to a new [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]].
* [[Mt. Silver]] is much bigger and [[Viridian Forest]] is not cut down.
* [[Cerulean Cave]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] remain as they were in Generation III (though [[Blaine]] still takes part of the Seafoam Islands), allowing the [[legendary Pokémon]] that live inside them to be battled. {{p|Moltres}}, formerly found in {{ka|Victory Road}} and [[Mt. Ember]], can be found in Mt. Silver.
* The [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]] takes a role similar to the [[Battleground]].

===Gameplay changes===
* All 493 Pokémon are capable of [[walking Pokémon|following the player]] similar to [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] in {{v2|Yellow}}. CoroCoro showed examples of several examples including {{p|Steelix}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}}. [[Alternate coloration|Shininess]] is apparently retained. In battle, like Yellow's Pikachu, they are sent out from the side of the screen, rather than from a Poké Ball.
* Similarly to the event {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Regigigas}}'s effect on Platinum, the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] to be given to those who have pre-ordered tickets to the [[Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime|twelfth movie]] will unlock an event near the [[Ilex Forest]] [[Ilex Forest Shrine|Shrine]] featuring the [[Spiky ear Pichu]].
* The [[Pokémon storage system]], [[bag]], [[party]] interface and the screen that pops up when pressing the ''Start'' or ''X'' buttons in the previous games all use the Nintendo DS's touch screen.
* [[Legendary Pokémon]] from other regions can be caught in the games. {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} will appear in SoulSilver and HeartGold, respectively, after the Elite Four, and {{p|Rayquaza}} can be caught in both games once the other members of [[weather trio|its trio]] are brought into the game. {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} will roam in [[Kanto]].
* [[Cynthia]] and {{p|Arceus}} are shown together in a new section of the [[Ruins of Alph]] named the [[Shinto Ruins]]. This event will allow players to obtain either {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, or {{p|Giratina}} at level 1.
* [[Eusine]], a major character from {{game|Crystal}} who was not in the original Gold and Silver, appears, as do other aspects originally featured in Crystal.
* A new sidequest, the [[Pokéthlon]], will feature ten mini-games that pit Pokémon in athletic competitions. Its system appears to be analogous to that of {{pkmn|Contests}} from previous games.
* Using the [[Apricorn Shaker]], Apricorns can now also be mixed into drinks that increase Pokémon's Pokéthlon stats.
* [[Berries]] can be grown portably using the [[Berry Planter]], where the [[Squirtbottle]] is controlled via the touch screen to water four Berries at a time. It is currently unknown where Berries can be obtained in the first place, but it appears that they do not grow on the trees where their Generation II counterparts were found, as those are used for growing Apricorns.
* The [[Running Shoes]] are obtained in [[Cherrygrove City]] and can be permanently selected using the touchscreen [[menu]]. The selected item (from pressing Y or SELECT in previous games) is also on the touchscreen. Two items can be selected as opposed to just one.
* The [[Radio Card]] for the Poké Gear is compulsory to continue in the game.
* [[Starter Pokémon]] from [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] can be collected from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] once certain conditions are met.
* Commemorative Photos can now be taken around Johto and Kanto with the player's partner Pokémon, team, [[Gym Leader]]s, and certain notable citizens.

Like the [[GBA Wireless Adapter]] that came with FireRed and LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver will be packaged with a bonus: a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped {{wp|pedometer}} called the [[PokéWalker]] that will link to the games and hold a Pokémon, increasing its [[experience]] and [[happiness]] as the wearer walks.

==Pokémon==
As in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the primary Pokémon of the remakes are native to the Johto and Kanto regions. Due to advances in gameplay since the second generation, the regional Pokédex used in Gold and Silver (the [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex]]) has been updated to include those Pokémon which [[evolution|evolve]] upon learning a new [[move]]. Rather than simply excluding these evolutions (as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} did with [[happiness]]-based evolutions), an improved [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Dex]] was established with 256 Pokémon: five more than the New Pokédex.

Similarly to other recently released Pokémon games, Pokémon from outside the regional Pokédex can be captured after defeating the [[Elite Four]] and earning the [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Dex]]. Pokémon native to Sinnoh and Hoenn can be found in various methods. [[Mass Outbreak|Swarms]] of Pokémon sometimes break out across the Johto and Kanto regions; oftentimes these are not native to either of the regions. Pokémon from other regions can be located by playing one of two special stations on the [[PokéGear]]'s radio function. There is a channel for Sinnoh Pokémon which plays only on Thursdays; the Hoenn channel only plays on Wednesdays. By having either of these programmes turned on when in [[tall grass]] the chance of finding a foreign Pokémon increases. The [[Bug Catching Contest]] also hosts, from time to time, Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokémon. They will only appear on Thursdays and Saturdays. The [[Johto Safari Zone]]'s customization option also allows for the finding of Pokémon from other regions.

In an apparent attempt to remove reliance on [[Generation III]] cartridges, [[starter Pokémon]] of Kanto and Hoenn can be obtained late in the game from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] respectively. Some [[legendary Pokémon]] which were not included in the [[Generation II]] games, such as {{p|Mewtwo}}, and the more recently released {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} can also be captured.

As in all [[version|main series]] Pokémon game, there are a number of Pokémon which can be found in one of the paired games, but not the other. A list of these Pokémon follows below.
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|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{heartgold color light}};"
|-
! HeartGold
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{heartgold color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|056|Mankey|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|057|Primeape|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|058|Growlithe|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|059|Arcanine|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|167|Spinarak|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|168|Ariados|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|207|Gligar|2|Ground|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|226|Mantine|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|231|Phanpy|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|232|Donphan|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|302|Sableye|2|Ghost|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|343|Baltoy|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|344|Claydol|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|458|Mantyke|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|472|Gliscor|2|Ground|Flying}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{soulsilver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
|-
! SoulSilver
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|037|Vulpix|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|038|Ninetales|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|052|Meowth|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|053|Persian|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|165|Ledyba|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|166|Ledian|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|225|Delibird|2|Ice|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|227|Skarmory|2|Steel|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|216|Teddiursa|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|217|Ursaring|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|303|Mawile|1|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|316|Gulpin|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|317|Swalot|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground}}
|}
|}
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=4>
File:HGSSstarters.gif|Choosing a [[starter Pokémon]]
File:Startmenu.gif|The touch screen menu, as well as the three starters shown with the player character.
File:Screen3.png|Outside the [[Burned Tower]]
File:Screen5.png|[[Sprout Tower]]
File:Shiny Pichu HGSS event.png|[[Shokotan Pichu|Pichu]] event
File:Goldandsoul.png|{{ga|Gold}} and {{ga|Kotone}} in New Bark Town. "Yeah! How about you show your mom, too?"
File:Goldvssilver.png|Gold vs. {{ga|Silver}}. "The passer-by boy challenged you to a battle!"
File:Elmslab.png|Inside Professor Elm's laboratory. "Oh, Soul! I've been waiting for you to come!"
File:Slowpokewell.png|Inside [[Slowpoke Well]]
File:HeartGold SoulSilver Logo.png|English logos
File:HeartGold title.png|HeartGold title screen
File:SoulSilver title.png|SoulSilver title screen
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* These games will mark the tenth anniversary since the release of the original {{2v|Gold|Silver}} for [[Game Boy Color]].
* As remakes, these games have been [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|speculated]] since the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* The games' engine seems to be based on that of {{game|Platinum}}. The reverse happened in [[Generation III]], where {{game|Emerald}} was based on FireRed and LeafGreen's engine.
* As {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} were considered sequels to {{2v2|Red|Green}}, HeartGold and SoulSilver are thus sequels to {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}.
** Like FireRed and LeafGreen, as well, HeartGold and SoulSilver implement features introduced in their namesakes' third version (though the only major change from Red and Green to [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]] was the alteration of the [[catch rate]]s of several Pokémon, itself retained since Blue, whereas {{game|Crystal}} featured several notable differences).
* These games were released in Japan almost exactly one year after the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, being released the day before the anniversary.
* The font used for the English titles of these games are different than the font that has been used since {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, while the Japanese logos are still in the same style used since those games. FireRed and LeafGreen also used a different font than the Hoenn games, however, it was still the same color.
** Additionally, the Ho-Oh crest shaped like a heart and Lugia soul are used in the English logos, while the fire and leaf that appear on FireRed and LeafGreen's Japanese logos were not used in the English release.
* These games mark the first time that the English versions are announced before the games themselves come out in Japan.
* Because of [[HM05]]'s conversion from {{m|Defog}} to {{m|Whirlpool}}, these games are the only games in which all available HMs teach damaging moves.
* Unlike {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, most [[Trainer class]]es keep their DPPt sprites in battle.
* These are the first games in which major characters offer their Pokémon for a trade with the player, with [[Gym Leader]]s [[Brock]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Jasmine]] and [[Hoenn]]'s former champion [[Steven Stone]] offering Pokémon of their specialty type in exchange for another.
* Unlike how {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} had their intro the same as their [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|namesakes]], HeartGold and SoulSilver have an entirely new intro, using none of the footage from the intro of {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. The intro though, uses some music that was in the original.

==External links==
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* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html Official Japanese Announcement]
* [http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_announced_for_America_and_Europe Official English Announcement]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/ Official Japanese Site]
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions

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{{Pre-release info notice}}
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'''Pokémon HeartGold Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターハートゴールド''' ''Pocket Monsters Heartgold'') and '''Pokémon SoulSilver Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターソウルシルバー''' ''Pocket Monsters Soulsilver'') are paired [[Generation IV]] {{wp|video game remake|remake}}s of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.

Much like {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} revisited the [[Generation I]] story of [[Kanto]], HeartGold and SoulSilver retell the story of [[Johto]], with the player's starting area being [[New Bark Town]]. While the games feature several expansions in key areas, the overall plot follows the same direction as the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. Some aspects exclusive to {{v2|Crystal}} are also included. Like FireRed and LeafGreen could link up with {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} to complete the Pokédex by trading regionally-exclusive Pokémon, HeartGold and SoulSilver can link up with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to obtain Pokémon unavailable in Johto and Kanto, such as {{p|Starly}}.

{{ga|Kris}}, despite being the female counterpart of Crystal's player character {{ga|Gold}}, is not included as the female player character, with a {{ga|Kotone|new character}} instead taking her place. Whether she is chosen to be the [[player character]] or not, she will still appear in the game, taking a pseudo-[[rival]] role similar to the unselected characters of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby, Sapphire]], {{v2|Emerald}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

The games were released on September 12, 2009 in Japan, and are scheduled to be released in Spring 2010 in North America and Europe. The Japanese release date is the same day that {{game|Yellow}} was released in 1998.

==Changes from Pokémon Gold and Silver==
===Aesthetic changes===
* {{ga|Gold}} receives a redesign while {{ga|Kotone|a new player character}} replaces {{ga|Kris}}.
* All the game's music is rearranged to better utilize the DS's sound capabilities. A key item allows the player to switch back and forth freely between the arranged soundtrack and original chiptune soundtrack.
* The [[PokéGear]] has been redesigned. There are a range of skins that can be used and changed at the player's will.
* Much like Kanto's was for its remakes, Johto's Pokédex has been redesigned. Unlike Kanto's remakes, which contained the same [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|regional Pokédex]] as the originals, [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|the original regional Pokédex]] for Johto has been [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|slightly altered]], including several [[Generation IV]] evolutions for Pokémon found in Johto.
* An image of certain locations, similar to that of {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, appears when entering the location. Some of these images change depending on the time of day.
* [[Team Rocket Grunt]]s are designed like they were in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* [[Rocket Executive]]s are also redesigned from Generation II, with four separate ones appearing: [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], [[Lambda]] and {{TR|Lance}}.
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} have their own battle music (they used the standard wild battle music in all Generation II games), while the [[legendary beasts]] each use a remixed version of their battle theme from {{game|Crystal}}.
* [[Kurt]] and [[Apricorn]]s make a return to the series along with their respective [[Poké Ball]]s. Apricorns can now be carried by the player in their own [[bag]] with a new item, the [[Apricorn Case]].
* All former Berry trees have become Apricorn trees.
* [[Gym Leader]]s and [[Elite Four]] members have animated battle sprites and battle intros (A Re-Styled Version) as in {{v2|Platinum}}. Many [[Gym]]s have been redesigned as well, some with new puzzles.
* {{m|Rock Smash}}, previously a TM usable on the field in the originals, is now a full-fledged HM as it has been since Generation III. {{m|Defog}} loses its HM status to the returning {{m|Whirlpool}}.
* Ambient sound effects are used with greater frequency than in previous games; for example, running water and the player walking through grass will produce audible noises.
* The [[Magnet Train]]'s tracks can be seen overground in locations such as [[Route 32]].
* [[Pal Park]] is located where the closed [[Kanto Safari Zone]] once stood.

====Location changes====
* Elm's Lab has an upstairs level.
* Maps have been remade to match the design style used in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.
* The {{jo|Battle Tower}} west of [[Olivine City]], introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, returns, bringing with it an entire new {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation IV}}.
* Two new routes, [[Route 47]] and [[Route 48]], are introduced near [[Cianwood City]]. They lead to a new [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]].
* [[Mt. Silver]] is much bigger and [[Viridian Forest]] is not cut down.
* [[Cerulean Cave]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] remain as they were in Generation III (though [[Blaine]] still takes part of the Seafoam Islands), allowing the [[legendary Pokémon]] that live inside them to be battled. {{p|Moltres}}, formerly found in {{ka|Victory Road}} and [[Mt. Ember]], can be found in Mt. Silver.
* The [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]] takes a role similar to the [[Battleground]].

===Gameplay changes===
* All 493 Pokémon are capable of [[walking Pokémon|following the player]] similar to [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] in {{v2|Yellow}}. CoroCoro showed examples of several examples including {{p|Steelix}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}}. [[Alternate coloration|Shininess]] is apparently retained. In battle, like Yellow's Pikachu, they are sent out from the side of the screen, rather than from a Poké Ball.
* Similarly to the event {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Regigigas}}'s effect on Platinum, the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] to be given to those who have pre-ordered tickets to the [[Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime|twelfth movie]] will unlock an event near the [[Ilex Forest]] [[Ilex Forest Shrine|Shrine]] featuring the [[Spiky ear Pichu]].
* The [[Pokémon storage system]], [[bag]], [[party]] interface and the screen that pops up when pressing the ''Start'' or ''X'' buttons in the previous games all use the Nintendo DS's touch screen.
* [[Legendary Pokémon]] from other regions can be caught in the games. {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} will appear in SoulSilver and HeartGold, respectively, after the Elite Four, and {{p|Rayquaza}} can be caught in both games once the other members of [[weather trio|its trio]] are brought into the game. {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} will roam in [[Kanto]].
* [[Cynthia]] and {{p|Arceus}} are shown together in a new section of the [[Ruins of Alph]] named the [[Shinto Ruins]]. This event will allow players to obtain either {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, or {{p|Giratina}} at level 1.
* [[Eusine]], a major character from {{game|Crystal}} who was not in the original Gold and Silver, appears, as do other aspects originally featured in Crystal.
* A new sidequest, the [[Pokéthlon]], will feature ten mini-games that pit Pokémon in athletic competitions. Its system appears to be analogous to that of {{pkmn|Contests}} from previous games.
* Using the [[Apricorn Shaker]], Apricorns can now also be mixed into drinks that increase Pokémon's Pokéthlon stats.
* [[Berries]] can be grown portably using the [[Berry Planter]], where the [[Squirtbottle]] is controlled via the touch screen to water four Berries at a time. It is currently unknown where Berries can be obtained in the first place, but it appears that they do not grow on the trees where their Generation II counterparts were found, as those are used for growing Apricorns.
* The [[Running Shoes]] are obtained in [[Cherrygrove City]] and can be permanently selected using the touchscreen [[menu]]. The selected item (from pressing Y or SELECT in previous games) is also on the touchscreen. Two items can be selected as opposed to just one.
* The [[Radio Card]] for the Poké Gear is compulsory to continue in the game.
* [[Starter Pokémon]] from [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] can be collected from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] once certain conditions are met.
* Commemorative Photos can now be taken around Johto and Kanto with the player's partner Pokémon, team, [[Gym Leader]]s, and certain notable citizens.

Like the [[GBA Wireless Adapter]] that came with FireRed and LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver will be packaged with a bonus: a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped {{wp|pedometer}} called the [[PokéWalker]] that will link to the games and hold a Pokémon, increasing its [[experience]] and [[happiness]] as the wearer walks.

==Pokémon==
As in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the primary Pokémon of the remakes are native to the Johto and Kanto regions. Due to advances in gameplay since the second generation, the regional Pokédex used in Gold and Silver (the [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex]]) has been updated to include those Pokémon which [[evolution|evolve]] upon learning a new [[move]]. Rather than simply excluding these evolutions (as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} did with [[happiness]]-based evolutions), an improved [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Dex]] was established with 256 Pokémon: five more than the New Pokédex.

Similarly to other recently released Pokémon games, Pokémon from outside the regional Pokédex can be captured after defeating the [[Elite Four]] and earning the [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Dex]]. Pokémon native to Sinnoh and Hoenn can be found in various methods. [[Mass Outbreak|Swarms]] of Pokémon sometimes break out across the Johto and Kanto regions; oftentimes these are not native to either of the regions. Pokémon from other regions can be located by playing one of two special stations on the [[PokéGear]]'s radio function. There is a channel for Sinnoh Pokémon which plays only on Thursdays; the Hoenn channel only plays on Wednesdays. By having either of these programmes turned on when in [[tall grass]] the chance of finding a foreign Pokémon increases. The [[Bug Catching Contest]] also hosts, from time to time, Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokémon. They will only appear on Thursdays and Saturdays. The [[Johto Safari Zone]]'s customization option also allows for the finding of Pokémon from other regions.

In an apparent attempt to remove reliance on [[Generation III]] cartridges, [[starter Pokémon]] of Kanto and Hoenn can be obtained late in the game from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] respectively. Some [[legendary Pokémon]] which were not included in the [[Generation II]] games, such as {{p|Mewtwo}}, and the more recently released {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} can also be captured.

As in all [[version|main series]] Pokémon game, there are a number of Pokémon which can be found in one of the paired games, but not the other. A list of these Pokémon follows below.
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|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{heartgold color light}};"
|-
! HeartGold
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{heartgold color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|056|Mankey|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|057|Primeape|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|058|Growlithe|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|059|Arcanine|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|167|Spinarak|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|168|Ariados|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|207|Gligar|2|Ground|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|226|Mantine|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|231|Phanpy|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|232|Donphan|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|302|Sableye|2|Ghost|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|343|Baltoy|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|344|Claydol|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|458|Mantyke|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|472|Gliscor|2|Ground|Flying}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{soulsilver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
|-
! SoulSilver
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|037|Vulpix|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|038|Ninetales|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|052|Meowth|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|053|Persian|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|165|Ledyba|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|166|Ledian|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|225|Delibird|2|Ice|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|227|Skarmory|2|Steel|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|216|Teddiursa|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|217|Ursaring|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|303|Mawile|1|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|316|Gulpin|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|317|Swalot|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground}}
|}
|}
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=4>
File:HGSSstarters.gif|Choosing a [[starter Pokémon]]
File:Startmenu.gif|The touch screen menu, as well as the three starters shown with the player character.
File:Screen3.png|Outside the [[Burned Tower]]
File:Screen5.png|[[Sprout Tower]]
File:Shiny Pichu HGSS event.png|[[Shokotan Pichu|Pichu]] event
File:Goldandsoul.png|{{ga|Gold}} and {{ga|Kotone}} in New Bark Town. "Yeah! How about you show your mom, too?"
File:Goldvssilver.png|Gold vs. {{ga|Silver}}. "The passer-by boy challenged you to a battle!"
File:Elmslab.png|Inside Professor Elm's laboratory. "Oh, Soul! I've been waiting for you to come!"
File:Slowpokewell.png|Inside [[Slowpoke Well]]
File:HeartGold SoulSilver Logo.png|English logos
File:HeartGold title.png|HeartGold title screen
File:SoulSilver title.png|SoulSilver title screen
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* These games will mark the tenth anniversary since the release of the original {{2v|Gold|Silver}} for [[Game Boy Color]].
* As remakes, these games have been [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|speculated]] since the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* The games' engine seems to be based on that of {{game|Platinum}}. The reverse happened in [[Generation III]], where {{game|Emerald}} was based on FireRed and LeafGreen's engine.
* As {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} were considered sequels to {{2v2|Red|Green}}, HeartGold and SoulSilver are thus sequels to {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}.
** Like FireRed and LeafGreen, as well, HeartGold and SoulSilver implement features introduced in their namesakes' third version (though the only major change from Red and Green to [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]] was the alteration of the [[catch rate]]s of several Pokémon, itself retained since Blue, whereas {{game|Crystal}} featured several notable differences).
* These games were released in Japan almost exactly one year after the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, being released the day before the anniversary.
* The font used for the English titles of these games are different than the font that has been used since {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, while the Japanese logos are still in the same style used since those games. FireRed and LeafGreen also used a different font than the Hoenn games, however, it was still the same color.
** Additionally, the Ho-Oh crest shaped like a heart and Lugia soul are used in the English logos, while the fire and leaf that appear on FireRed and LeafGreen's Japanese logos were not used in the English release.
* These games mark the first time that the English versions are announced before the games themselves come out in Japan.
* Because of [[HM05]]'s conversion from {{m|Defog}} to {{m|Whirlpool}}, these games are the only games in which all available HMs teach damaging moves.
* Unlike {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, most [[Trainer class]]es keep their DPPt sprites in battle.
* These are the first games in which major characters offer their Pokémon for a trade with the player, with [[Gym Leader]]s [[Brock]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Jasmine]] and [[Hoenn]]'s former champion [[Steven Stone]] offering Pokémon of their specialty type in exchange for another.
* Unlike how {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} had their intro the same as their [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|namesakes]], HeartGold and SoulSilver have an entirely new intro, using none of the footage from the intro of {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. The intro though, uses some music that was in the original.

==External links==
{{bulbanews|game}}
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html Official Japanese Announcement]
* [http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_announced_for_America_and_Europe Official English Announcement]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/ Official Japanese Site]
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[[pt:Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver]]

Union Cave

2009-09-22T04:40:24Z

Mario136:

{{Infobox location
|image=HGSS Union Cave.png
|image_size=256
|type=cave
|location_name=Union Cave
|japanese_name=つながりのどうくつ
|translated_name=Bond Cave
|location=Between Routes 32 and 33
|region=Johto
|generation={{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|IV}}
|map=Johto Union Cave map.gif
}}
[[Image:HGSS Union Cave Entrance.png|thumb|right|The Route 32 side entrance to Union Cave in HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
'''Union Cave''' (Japanese: '''つながりのどうくつ''' ''Bond Cave'') is a location in [[Johto]]. The main cave divides {{rt|32}} from {{rt|33}}, though several other exits in the basement levels of the cave lead to the [[Ruins of Alph]]. A {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Lapras}} can also be encountered deep in the cave every {{DL|Days of the week|Friday}}. You need Surf to reach the Lapras so you can't reach it until you have beaten Morty.

==Items==
===Generation II===
====First floor====
* {{DL|Battle item|X Attack}}
* [[Poké Ball#Generation I Poké Balls|Great Ball]]
* {{DL|Potion|Potion}}
* {{DL|Status ailment healing item|Awakening}}

====First base floor====
* {{DL|Battle item|X Defend}}
* {{TM|39|Swift}}

===Generation IV===
====First floor====
* {{DL|Battle item|X Attack}}
* [[Poké Ball#Generation I Poké Balls|Great Ball]]
* {{DL|Potion|Potion}}
* {{DL|Status ailment healing item|Awakening}}

====First base floor====
* {{DL|Battle item|X Defend}}
* {{TM|39|Rock Tomb}}

==Pokémon==
===1F===
{{catchableheader|cave}}
{{catchtime|allcave}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|yes|no|no|Cave|4|10%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|yes|no|Cave|4-6|40%}}
{{catchentry2|027|Sandshrew|yes|no|no|Cave|6|30%}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Cave|5-7|25%}}
{{catchentry2|074|Geodude|yes|yes|yes|Cave|6|30%}}
{{catchentry2|095|Onix|yes|yes|yes|Cave|6|5%}}
{{catchentry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|15%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|85%}}
{{catchentry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|65%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|35%}}
{{catchentry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|70%}}
{{catchentry2|119|Seaking|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|10%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|20%}}
{{catchentry2|194|Wooper|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-19|60%}}
{{catchentry2|195|Quagsire|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-24|40%}}
{{catchtime|day}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Cave|4|10%}}
{{catchentry2|027|Sandshrew|no|no|yes|Cave|6|30%}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Cave|5-7|25%}}
{{catchtime|night}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Cave|4-6|40%}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Cave|7|5%}}
{{catchentry2|194|Wooper|no|no|yes|Cave|5|20%}}
{{catchablefooter|cave}}

===B1F===
{{catchableheader|cave}}
{{catchtime|allcave}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|yes|no|no|Cave|6|5%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|yes|no|Cave|6-8|35%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Cave|6-8|10%}}
{{catchentry2|027|Sandshrew|yes|no|no|Cave|8|30%}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Cave|7-9|25%}}
{{catchentry2|074|Geodude|yes|yes|yes|Cave|8|30%}}
{{catchentry2|095|Onix|yes|yes|yes|Cave|8|10%}}
{{catchentry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|15%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|85%}}
{{catchentry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|65%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|35%}}
{{catchentry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|70%}}
{{catchentry2|119|Seaking|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|10%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|20%}}
{{catchentry2|194|Wooper|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-19|60%}}
{{catchentry2|195|Quagsire|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-24|40%}}
{{catchtime|day}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Cave|6-8|50%}}
{{catchtime|night}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Cave|6|30%}}
{{catchentry2|194|Wooper|no|no|yes|Cave|8|20%}}
{{catchablefooter|cave}}

===B2F===
{{catchableheader|cave}}
{{catchtime|allcave}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|yes|yes|no|Cave|20|5%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|yes|yes|no|Cave|22|30%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Cave|21|10%}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Cave|22|30%}}
{{catchentry2|042|Golbat|yes|yes|no|Cave|22|20%}}
{{catchentry2|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|22|30%}}
{{catchentry2|074|Geodude|yes|yes|no|Cave|21|10%}}
{{catchentry2|074|Geodude|no|no|yes|Cave|20|5%}}
{{catchentry2|095|Onix|yes|yes|yes|Cave|23|5%}}
{{catchentry2|098|Krabby|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|15%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|85%}}
{{catchentry2|098|Krabby|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|55%}}
{{catchentry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|35%}}
{{catchentry2|098|Krabby|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|60%}}
{{catchentry2|099|Kingler|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|10%}}
{{catchentry2|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-19|60%}}
{{catchentry2|073|Tentacruel|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-24|10%}}
{{catchentry2|195|Quagsire|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-24|30%}}
{{catchtime|day}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Cave|22|50%}}
{{catchentry2|222|Corsola|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|10%}}
{{catchentry2|222|Corsola|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|30%}}
{{catchtime|night}}
{{catchentry2|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Cave|22|30%}}
{{catchentry2|195|Quagsire|no|no|yes|Cave|22|20%}}
{{catchentry2|120|Staryu|yes|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|10%}}
{{catchentry2|120|Staryu|yes|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|30%}}
{{catchtime|Special}}
{{catchentry2|131|Lapras|yes|yes|yes|Friday Only|20|One every Friday}}
{{catchablefooter|cave}}

==Trainers==
===Generation II===
==== 1F ====
{{trainerheader|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_Hiker.png|Hiker|Daniel|352|1|095|Onix|♂|11|None|36=ユウゴ|37=Yūgo}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_Hiker.png|Hiker|Russell|256|3|074|Geodude|♂|4|None|074|Geodude|♂|6|None|074|Geodude|♂|8|None|36=ダイサク|37=Daisaku}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_FireBreather.png|Firebreather|Bill|288|2|109|Koffing|♂|6|None|109|Koffing|♂|6|None|36=フクオ|37=Fukuo}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_PokeManiac.png|PokéManiac|Larry|600|1|079|Slowpoke|♂|10|None|36=タダヒコ|37=Tadahiko}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_FireBreather.png|Firebreather|Ray|246|1|037|Vulpix|♀|9|None|36=ノリヤス|37=Noriyasu}}
{{Trainerfooter|cave|II}}

====B1F====
{{trainerheader|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_Hiker.png|Hiker|Leonard|800|2|074|Geodude|♂|23|None|066|Machop|♂|25|None|36=マサフミ|37=Masafumi}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_Hiker.png|Hiker|Phillip|736|3|074|Geodude|♂|23|None|074|Geodude|♂|23|None|075|Graveler|♂|23|None|36=ケンゴ|37=Kengo}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_PokeManiac.png|PokéManiac|Calvin|1560|1|115|Kangaskhan|♀|26|None|36=ナオヤ|37=Naoya}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_PokeManiac.png|PokéManiac|Andrew|1440|2|105|Marowak|♂|24|None|105|Marowak|♂|24|None|36=マサアキ|37=Masaaki}}
{{Trainerfooter|cave|II}}

====B2F====
{{trainerheader|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_CoolTrainerM.png|Cool Trainer|Nick|1248|3|004|Charmander|♂|26|None|001|Bulbasaur|♂|26|None|007|Squirtle|♂|26|None}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_CoolTrainerF.png|Cool Trainer|Gwen|1248|4|133|Eevee|♂|26|None|134|Vaporeon|♂|22|None|135|Jolteon|♂|22|None|136|Flareon|♂|22|None}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_CoolTrainerF.png|Cool Trainer|Emma|1344|1|061|Poliwhirl|♀|28|None}}
{{Trainerfooter|cave|II}}

===Generation IV===
====1F====
{{trainerheader|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|HGSS Firebreather.png|Firebreather|ノリヤス|288|1|037|Vulpix|♀|9|None|37=Noriyasu}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|DP Hiker.png|Hiker|ユウゴ|352|1|095|Onix|♂|11|None|37=Yūgo}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|DP Hiker.png|Hiker|ダイサク|256|3|074|Geodude|♂|4|None|074|Geodude|♂|6|None|074|Geodude|♂|8|None|37=Daisaku}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|HGSS Firebreather.png|Firebreather|フクオ|192|2|109|Koffing|♂|6|None|109|Koffing|♂|6|None|37=Fukuo}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|HGSS PokeManiac.png|PokéManiac|タダヒコ|704|1|079|Slowpoke|♂|11|None|37=Tadahiko}}
{{Trainerfooter|cave|II}}

==Gallery==
{| align="center" style="background: #000; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{rock color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Version
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | 1st floor
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | 1st base floor
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | 2nd Base Floor
|- style="background:#000"
! style="background:#{{gold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:unioncave1gs.png|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:unioncave2gs.png|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:unioncave3gs.png‎|100px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{silver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}}
|-
! style="background:#{{crystal color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}}
|[[Image:unioncave1c.png|100px]]
|[[Image:unioncave2c.png|100px]]
|[[Image:unioncave3c.png|100px]]
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#{{rock color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" |  
|}

==In other languages==
* '''Spanish:''' ''Cueva Unión''
* '''Italian:''' ''Grotta di Mezzo''
* '''German:''' ''Einheitstunnel''
* '''French:''' ''Caves Jumelles'' (Twin Caves)
{{stub|Location|Route}}
{{Johto}}
{{Project Locations notice}}
[[Category:Johto locations]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
[[Category:Caves]]

[[de:Einheitshöhle]]
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[[ja:つながりのどうくつ]]