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Evolution stone

2015-06-29T19:27:34Z

Pokemainiac:

:''For the Oval Stone, see [[Evolution-inducing held item#Oval Stone|evolution-inducing held item]]. For the Eviolite, see [[Stat-enhancing item#Eviolite|stat-enhancing item]].''
[[File:Branched evolution.png|thumb|250px|right|Gloom's [[List of Pokémon with branched evolutions|branched]] [[evolution family]] as demonstrated in the anime: both of Gloom's potential evolutions require an evolutionary stone.]]
An '''evolutionary stone''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|進化の石|しんかのいし}}''' ''Evolution stone'') is a stone-like [[item]] that radiates a mysterious energy that causes some [[Pokémon (species)|species of Pokémon]] to [[Evolution|evolve]].

Another stone, the Everstone, is different in that it radiates a type of energy that prevents Evolution in the holders; however, if a Pokémon holding the Everstone has an evolutionary stone used on it, it will still evolve.

Evolutionary stones may be used at any time, and cause instant Evolution in the Pokémon they are used on, which cannot be canceled. With the exception of the Everstone, which must be held for its effects to take place, all evolutionary stones are applied directly to the Pokémon. All stones that cause Evolution in a Pokémon are consumed upon that Pokémon's evolution.

Many Pokémon that result from a stone-based evolution have vastly different [[level]]-up [[move|learnset]]s than their pre-evolutionary forms, with several learning no moves after Evolution at all.

==List of stones==
{{Item
|name=Fire Stone
|jp=ほのおのいし
|jpt=Fire Stone
|gen=I
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|2100|10000 (Black)/20000 (Black 2/White 2) at Black City}}{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|effect=Causes {{p|Vulpix}} to evolve into {{p|Ninetales}}. Causes {{p|Growlithe}} to evolve into {{p|Arcanine}}. Causes {{p|Eevee}} to evolve into {{p|Flareon}}. Causes {{p|Pansear}} to evolve into {{p|Simisear}}.
|descstad=A <sc>Stone</sc> used for making certain kinds of Pokémon evolve.
|descgsc=Evolves certain kinds of <sc>Pokémon</sc>.
|descrse=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descfrlg=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve. It is colored orange.
|desccoloxd=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is colored orange.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is colored orange.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. The stone has a fiery orange heart.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdrb=It enables certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve.
|descmdtds=A peculiar orange stone that radiates warmth like a flame. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|locrby=[[Celadon Department Store]]
|locgsc=[[Bill's grandfather]], [[Mystery Gift]], {{tc|School Kid|Schoolboy}} Alan{{sup/2|C}} ({{rt|36|Johto}})
|locrse=[[Diving Treasure Hunter]], [[Fiery Path]]
|locfrlg=[[Celadon Department Store]], [[Mt. Ember]]
|locxd=[[S.S. Libra]], [[Gateon Port]]
|locdppt=[[The Underground]], [[Fuego Ironworks]], held by [[Hayley's trades#Vulpix|Hayley's Vulpix]], [[Solaceon Ruins]]{{sup/4|Pt}}, [[Stark Mountain]]{{sup/4|Pt}}
|lochgss=[[Bill's grandfather]], {{tc|School Kid}} Alan ({{rt|36|Johto}}), [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Su}}{{dotw|Tu}}{{dotw|Th}}, {{pw|Warm Beach}}
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Castelia City]], [[Desert Resort]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Lentimas Town]], [[Desert Resort]], [[Battle Subway]], [[PWT]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B2}}, [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy=[[Lumiose City]] ({{DL|Lumiose City|Stone Emporium}}), {{rt|9|Kalos}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (The Fire Stone Cup Begins!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 1), {{rt|13|Kalos}}, {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver), [[Natural objects|Spiky Rock 2]] (in battles; using {{m|Hyper Voice}} or {{m|Rock Slide}})
|locoras=[[Fiery Path]], [[Diving Treasure Hunter]], {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (The Fire Stone Cup Begins!)
|locmdrb=[[Fiery Field]]
|locranch=[[Hayley's trades|Hayley's]] {{p|Vulpix}}
|locwalker={{pw|Warm Beach}}
|locmdtds=[[Wonder Mail]] reward, [[Kecleon Shop]] ([[Mystifying Forest]], [[Lake Afar]], [[Midnight Forest]])
|locconquest={{DL|Pokémon Conquest|Traveling merchant}}
}}
{{Item
|name=Water Stone
|jp=みずのいし
|jpt=Water Stone
|gen=I
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|2100|10000 at Black City (Black), 2000 in White Forest (Black 2/White 2)}}{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|effect=Causes {{p|Poliwhirl}} to evolve into {{p|Poliwrath}}. Causes {{p|Shellder}} to evolve into {{p|Cloyster}}. Causes {{p|Staryu}} to evolve into {{p|Starmie}}. Causes {{p|Eevee}} to evolve into {{p|Vaporeon}}. Causes {{p|Lombre}} to evolve into {{p|Ludicolo}}. Causes {{p|Panpour}} to evolve into {{p|Simipour}}.
|effect2=Opens a chamber in the [[Ruins of Alph]] when used{{sup/4|HGSS}} or in the bag{{sup/2|C}}.
|descstad=A <sc>Stone</sc> used for making certain kinds of Pokémon evolve.
|descgsc=Evolves certain kinds of <sc>Pokémon</sc>.
|descrse=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descfrlg=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve. It is a clear light blue.
|desccoloxd=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is a clear, light blue.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is a clear, light blue.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is the blue of a pool of clear water.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdrb=It enables certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve.
|descmdtds=A peculiar stone that holds the color of clearest blue. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|locrby=[[Celadon Department Store]]
|locgsc=[[Bill's grandfather]], [[Mystery Gift]], {{tc|Fisherman}} Tully{{sup/2|C}} ({{rt|42|Johto}})
|locrse=[[Diving Treasure Hunter]], [[Abandoned Ship]]
|locfrlg=[[Celadon Department Store]], [[Seafoam Islands]]
|locxd=[[Phenac Stadium]], [[Gateon Port]]
|locdppt=[[The Underground]], {{rt|213|Sinnoh}}, [[Solaceon Ruins]]{{sup/4|Pt}}
|lochgss=[[Bill's grandfather]], {{tc|Fisherman|Fisher}} Tully ({{rt|42|Johto}}), [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, [[Seafoam Islands]], {{pw|Beyond the Sea}} (held by wild {{p|Staryu}}), [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Mo}}{{dotw|Tu}}{{dotw|We}}{{dotw|Fr}}
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Castelia City]], [[Driftveil City]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|19|Unova}}, [[Clay Tunnel]], [[Battle Subway]], [[PWT]], [[White Forest]], [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy={{rt|8|Kalos}}, {{rt|12|Kalos}}, [[Lumiose City]] ({{DL|Lumiose City|Stone Emporium}}), [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (The Water Stone Cup Begins!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 2), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver), [[Natural objects|Spiky Rock 2]] (in battles; using {{m|Hyper Voice}} or {{m|Rock Slide}})
|locoras=[[Diving Treasure Hunter]], {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (The Water Stone Cup Begins!)
|locmdrb=[[Northwind Field]]
|locmddst=[[Wondermail]] reward, [[Kecleon Shop]] ([[Mystifying Forest]], [[Lake Afar]], [[Midnight Forest]]
|locwalker={{pw|Beyond the Sea}}
|locconquest={{DL|Pokémon Conquest|Traveling merchant}}
}}
{{anchor|Thunderstone}}{{Item
|name=Thunder Stone
|jp=かみなりのいし
|jpt=Thunder Stone
|gen=I
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|2100|10000 at Black City}}{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|descstad=A <sc>Stone</sc> used for making certain kinds of Pokémon evolve.
|effect=Causes {{p|Pikachu}} to evolve into {{p|Raichu}}. Causes {{p|Eevee}} to evolve into {{p|Jolteon}}. Causes {{p|Eelektrik}} to evolve into {{p|Eelektross}}.
|descgsc=Evolves certain kinds of <sc>Pokémon</sc>.
|descrse=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descfrlg=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve. It has a thunderbolt pattern.
|desccoloxd=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a thunderbolt pattern.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a thunderbolt pattern.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a distinct thunderbolt pattern.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdrb=It enables certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve.
|descmdtds=A peculiar stone inscribed with a thunderbolt pattern. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|locrby=[[Celadon Department Store]]
|locgsc=[[Bill's grandfather]], {{tc|Lass}} Dana{{sup/2|C}} ({{rt|38|Johto}})
|locrse=[[Diving Treasure Hunter]], [[New Mauville]]
|locfrlg=[[Celadon Department Store]], [[Kanto Power Plant|Power Plant]]
|locxd=[[Gateon Port]]
|locdppt=[[The Underground]], [[Sunyshore City]], [[Solaceon Ruins]]{{sup/4|Pt}}
|lochgss=[[Bill's grandfather]], {{tc|Lass}} Dana ({{rt|38|Johto}}), [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|We}}{{dotw|Th}}{{dotw|Sa}}, {{pw|Yellow Forest}}
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Shopping Mall Nine]], [[Chargestone Cave]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Nimbasa City]], [[Chargestone Cave]], [[Battle Subway]], [[PWT]], [[Black City]], [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy={{rt|10|Kalos}}, {{rt|11|Kalos}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Follow Those Fleeing Goals!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 2), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver), [[Natural objects|Spiky Rock 2]] (in battles; using {{m|Hyper Voice}} or {{m|Rock Slide}})
|locoras=[[Diving Treasure Hunter]], {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Follow Those Fleeing Goals!), [[New Mauville]], {{rt|118|Hoenn}} (rematch with {{tc|Guitarist}} Dalton)
|locmdrb=[[Lightning Field]]
|locconquest={{DL|Pokémon Conquest|Traveling merchant}}
|notes=Formatted as "Thunderstone" prior to Generation VI
}}
{{Item
|name=Leaf Stone
|jp=リーフのいし
|jpt=Leaf Stone
|gen=I
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|2100|10000 at Black City (Black), 1000 in White Forest (Black 2/White 2)}}{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=3000{{tt|*|PMD Rescue Team}}
|buy3=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|descstad=A <sc>Stone</sc> used for making certain kinds of Pokémon evolve.
|effect=Causes {{p|Gloom}} to evolve into {{p|Vileplume}}. Causes {{p|Weepinbell}} to evolve into {{p|Victreebel}}. Causes {{p|Exeggcute}} to evolve into {{p|Exeggutor}}. Causes {{p|Nuzleaf}} to evolve into {{p|Shiftry}}. Causes {{p|Pansage}} to evolve into {{p|Simisage}}.
|descgsc=Evolves certain kinds of <sc>Pokémon</sc>.
|descrse=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descfrlg=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve. It has a leaf pattern.
|desccoloxd=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a leaf pattern.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a leaf pattern.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has an unmistakable leaf pattern.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdrb=It enables certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve.
|descmdtds=A peculiar stone inscribed with a leafy pattern. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|locrby=[[Celadon Department Store]]
|locgsc=[[Bill's grandfather]], {{tc|Picnicker}} Gina{{sup/2|C}} ({{rt|34|Johto}})
|locrse=[[Diving Treasure Hunter]], {{rt|119|Hoenn}}
|locfrlg=[[Celadon Department Store]], {{safari|Kanto}}
|locxd=[[Cipher Lab]]
|locdppt=[[The Underground]], [[Floaroma Meadow]]
|lochgss=[[Viridian Forest]], [[Bill's grandfather]], {{tc|Picnicker}} Gina ({{rt|34|Johto}}), [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Tu}}{{dotw|Th}}{{dotw|Sa}}
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|6|Unova}}, [[Castelia City]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|7|Unova}}, [[Lostlorn Forest]], [[Battle Subway]], [[PWT]], [[White Forest]], [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy=[[Lumiose City]] ({{DL|Lumiose City|Stone Emporium}}), {{rt|8|Kalos}}, [[Laverre City]], [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (The Leaf Stone Cup Begins!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 3), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver), [[Natural objects|Spiky Rock 2]] (in battles; using {{m|Hyper Voice}} or {{m|Rock Slide}})
|locoras={{rt|119|Hoenn}}, [[Diving Treasure Hunter]], [[Aroma Lady]], {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (The Leaf Stone Cup Begins!)
|locmdrb=[[Wish Cave]] shops
|locconquest={{DL|Pokémon Conquest|Traveling merchant}}
}}
{{Item
|name=Moon Stone
|jp=つきのいし
|jpt=Moon Stone
|gen=I
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|buyable=yes
|buy=10000{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|effect=Causes {{p|Nidorina}} to evolve into {{p|Nidoqueen}}. Causes {{p|Nidorino}} to evolve into {{p|Nidoking}}. Causes {{p|Clefairy}} to evolve into {{p|Clefable}}. Causes {{p|Jigglypuff}} to evolve into {{p|Wigglytuff}}. Causes {{p|Skitty}} to evolve into {{p|Delcatty}}. Causes {{p|Munna}} to evolve into {{p|Musharna}}.
|descstad=A <sc>Stone</sc> used for making certain kinds of Pokémon evolve.
|tcg=Moon Stone (Vending S1)
|descgsc=Evolves certain kinds of <sc>Pokémon</sc>.
|descrse=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descfrlg=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve. It is as black as the night sky.
|desccoloxd=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdrb=It enables certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve.
|descmdtds=An odd stone that gleams like the moon in the evening sky. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|locrby={{rt|2|Kanto}}, [[Mt. Moon]] (×2), [[Rocket Hideout]], {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}
|locgsc=[[Tohjo Falls]], [[Ruins of Alph]]{{sup/2|C}}, [[Mt. Moon Square]]{{dotw|Mo}}, held by {{wild|Clefairy}}, [[Mom]] will buy one for the player
|locrse=[[Meteor Falls]], held by {{wild|Lunatone}}
|locfrlg=[[Mt. Moon]] (×2), [[Rocket Hideout]], {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}, held by {{wild|Clefairy}}
|locdppt=[[The Underground]], [[Mt. Coronet]]{{sup/4|Pt}}, held by {{wild|Lunatone}} and {{wild|Clefairy}}
|lochgss=[[Tohjo Falls]], [[Ruins of Alph]], [[Mom]], [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, [[Mt. Moon Square]]{{dotw|Mo}}, {{pw|Volcano Path}}, {{pw|Night Sky's Edge}}, {{pw|Amity Meadow}}, [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Mo}}{{dotw|We}}, held by {{wild|Lunatone}}
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{a|Pickup}}, [[Pinwheel Forest]], [[Twist Mountain]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}, held by {{wild|Clefairy}}, {{p|Clefable}} and {{wild|Lunatone}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{a|Pickup}}, {{rt|6|Unova}}, [[Giant Chasm]], [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}}), held by {{wild|Clefairy}}, {{p|Clefable}} and {{wild|Lunatone}}
|locxy={{a|Pickup}}, [[Reflection Cave]], [[Terminus Cave]], [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Drag Down Hydreigon!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 3), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver), held by {{wild|Clefairy}} and {{wild|Lunatone}}
|locoras={{a|Pickup}}, {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Drag Down Hydreigon), [[Meteor Falls]]
|locmdrb=[[Solar Cave]]
|locconquest={{DL|Pokémon Conquest|Traveling merchant}}
|notes=Cannot be sold before Diamond and Pearl
}}
{{Item
|name=Sun Stone
|jp=たいようのいし
|jpt=Sun Stone
|gen=II
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|buyable=yes
|buy=10000{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|effect=Causes {{p|Gloom}} to evolve into {{p|Bellossom}}. Causes {{p|Sunkern}} to evolve into {{p|Sunflora}}. Causes {{p|Cottonee}} to evolve into {{p|Whimsicott}}. Causes {{p|Petilil}} to evolve into {{p|Lilligant}}. Causes {{p|Helioptile}} to evolve into {{p|Heliolisk}}.
|descgsc=Evolves certain kinds of <sc>Pokémon</sc>.
|descrse=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descfrlg=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve. It is as red as the sun.
|desccoloxd=Makes certain species of <sc>Pokémon</sc> evolve.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as red as the sun.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as red as the sun.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It burns as red as the evening sun.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdrb=It enables certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve.
|descmdtds=An odd stone that glows with sunny warmth. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|locgsc=[[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize
|locrse=[[Mossdeep City]], held by {{wild|Solrock}}
|locfrlg=[[Ruin Valley]]
|locdppt=[[The Underground]], [[Valor Lakefront]], held by {{wild|Solrock}}
|lochgss={{tc|Camper}} Tanner ({{rt|13|Kanto}}), [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, {{pw|Volcano Path}}, {{pw|Amity Meadow}}, [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Su}}{{dotw|Mo}}{{dotw|Fr}}, held by {{wild|Solrock}}
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{a|Pickup}}, [[Nimbasa City]], [[Relic Castle]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}, held by {{wild|Solrock}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{a|Pickup}}, [[Nimbasa City]], [[Relic Castle]], [[Giant Chasm]], [[Pinwheel Forest]], [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}}), held by {{wild|Solrock}}
|locxy={{a|Pickup}}, {{rt|13|Kalos}}, [[Anistar City]], [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Drag Down Hydreigon!), [[Shalour City]], [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 2), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver), held by {{wild|Solrock}}
|locoras={{a|Pickup}}, [[Mossdeep City]], {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Drag Down Hydreigon!)
|locmdrb=[[Solar Cave]]
|locconquest={{DL|Pokémon Conquest|Traveling merchant}}
}}
{{Item
|name=Shiny Stone
|jp=ひかりのいし
|jpt=Light Stone
|gen=IV
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|buyable=yes
|buy=10000{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|effect=Causes {{p|Togetic}} to evolve into {{p|Togekiss}}. Causes {{p|Roselia}} to evolve into {{p|Roserade}}. Causes {{p|Minccino}} to evolve into {{p|Cinccino}}. Causes {{p|Floette}} to evolve into {{p|Florges}}.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It shines with a dazzling light.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It shines with a dazzling light.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It shines with a dazzling light.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdtds=An odd stone that shines with dazzling light. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|locdppt=[[Iron Island]], {{rt|210|Sinnoh}}{{sup/4|Pt}}, {{rt|228|Sinnoh}}, {{a|Pickup}}
|lochgss={{tc|Bird Keeper}} Josh ({{rt|14|Kanto}}), [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Su}}{{dotw|Mo}}{{dotw|We}}{{dotw|Th}}{{dotw|Sa}}, [[National Park]], [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize
|locpbr=7200 [[Poké Coupon]]s
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|6|Unova}}, [[Dragonspiral Tower]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|6|Unova}}, [[Abundant Shrine]], [[Dragonspiral Tower]], [[Undella Town]], [[White Forest]]{{sup/5|W2}}, [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy={{rt|12|Kalos}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (An Opening of Lighting-Quick Attacks!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 1), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver)
|locoras={{rt|121|Hoenn}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (An Opening of Lighting-Quick Attacks!), {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Mt Pyre]] (rematch with {{tc|Fairy Tale Girl}} Momo)
|locconquest={{DL|Pokémon Conquest|Traveling merchant}}
}}
{{Item
|name=Dusk Stone
|jp=やみのいし
|jpt=Dark Stone
|gen=IV
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|10000|40000 in Black 2}}{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|effect=Causes {{p|Murkrow}} to evolve into {{p|Honchkrow}}. Causes {{p|Misdreavus}} to evolve into {{p|Mismagius}}. Causes {{p|Lampent}} to evolve into {{p|Chandelure}}. Causes {{p|Doublade}} to evolve into {{p|Aegislash}}.
|tcg=Murkrow (Secret Wonders 95)
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It holds shadows as dark as can be.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdtds=An odd stone with a mesmerizing darkness. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|locdppt=[[Team Galactic HQ|Galactic Warehouse]], {{si|Victory Road}}, [[Wayward Cave]]{{sup/4|Pt}}, {{a|Pickup}}
|lochgss={{tc|Biker}} Reese ({{rt|17|Kanto}}), [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Mo}}{{dotw|Tu}}{{dotw|Th}}{{dotw|Fr}}{{dotw|Sa}}, [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, [[Cerulean Cave]]
|locpbr=7200 [[Poké Coupon]]s
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|10|Unova}}, [[Mistralton Cave]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Strange House]], {{OBP|Victory Road|Black 2 and White 2}}, [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B2}}, [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy=[[Laverre City]], [[Terminus Cave]], [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Watch Out! That's One Tricky Second Half!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 3), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver)
|locoras={{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Watch Out! That's One Tricky Second Half!), [[Mt Pyre]] (rematch with {{tc|Hex Maniac}} Valerie)
}}
{{Item
|name=Dawn Stone
|jp=めざめいし
|jpt=Awakening Stone
|gen=IV
|bag=Items
|sell=1050
|sellnotes=Main series
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|10000|60000 in Black 2}}{{tt|*|Main series}}
|buy2=5000{{tt|*|Conquest}}
|sell3=2500-3250
|sellnotes3=Conquest
|sell2=1
|sellnotes2=PMD
|effect=Causes male {{p|Kirlia}} to evolve into {{p|Gallade}}. Causes female {{p|Snorunt}} to evolve into {{p|Froslass}}.
|descdppthgss=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It sparkles like eyes.
|descbwb2w2=A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It sparkles like eyes.
|descxyoras=A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It sparkles like a glittering eye.
|descconquest=Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.
|descmdtds=An odd stone that glints like an eye. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.
|locdppt={{rt|212|Sinnoh}}{{sup/4|Pt}}, {{rt|225|Sinnoh}}, [[Mt. Coronet]], {{a|Pickup}}
|lochgss={{tc|Biker}} Aiden ({{rt|17|Kanto}}), [[Pokéathlon Dome]]{{dotw|Tu}}{{dotw|We}}{{dotw|Fr}}{{dotw|Sa}}, [[Bug-Catching Contest]] first prize, [[Mt. Silver]], held by {{p|Beldum|Iron}} ([[trade]] [[Steven Stone]])
|locpbr=7200 [[Poké Coupon]]s
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|10|Unova}}, [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, {{rt|2|Unova}}, [[Dreamyard]], [[Moor of Icirrus]], [[Black City]]{{sup/5|B2}}, [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy={{rt|3|Kalos}}, [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Those Long Shots Are No Long Shot!), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 1), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver)
|locoras=[[Victory Road (Hoenn)|Victory Road]], [[Super Training#Secret Super Training|Secret Super Training]] (Those Long Shots Are No Long Shot!), {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}
}}
{{Item
|name=Everstone
|jp=かわらずのいし
|jpt=Unchanging Stone
|gen=II
|bag=Items
|sell=100
|effect=If held, prevents a Pokémon from evolving. From Generation IV onward, it fails to prevent {{p|Kadabra}} from evolving.
|effect2=If held in the [[Pokémon Day Care]] by a {{tt|female Pokémon or Ditto|In Gen IV, does not work if the parent comes from a game in a different language}}, Pokémon bred will have a 50% chance of having the nature of the holder.{{sup/3|E}}{{sup/4|DPPt}} If held in the [[Pokémon Day Care]] by {{tt|either parent|In Gen IV, does not work if the parent comes from a game in a different language}}, Pokémon bred will have a 50% chance of having the nature of the holder.{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{sup/5|BW}} If held in the [[Pokémon Day Care]] by either parent, Pokémon bred will definitely have the nature of the holder.{{sup/5|B2W2}}{{sup/6|XY}}
|descgsc=Stops evolution. (HOLD)
|descrs=A wondrous stone & a hold item that prevents evolution.
|desce=A wondrous hold item that prevents evolution.
|descfrlg=An item to be held by a <sc>Pokémon</sc>. The holding <sc>Pokémon</sc> is prevented from evolving.
|desccoloxd=A wondrous stone & a hold item that prevents evolution.
|descdppthgss=An item to be held by a Pokémon. The Pokémon holding this peculiar stone is prevented from evolving.
|descbwb2w2=An item to be held by a Pokémon. The Pokémon holding this peculiar stone is prevented from evolving.
|descxyoras=An item to be held by a Pokémon. A Pokémon holding this peculiar stone is prevented from evolving.
|locgsc=[[Bug-Catching Contest]] second prize, [[Bill's grandfather]], held by {{wild|Geodude}} and {{wild|Graveler}}, [[Professor Elm]] after showing him the {{p|Togepi}} that hatched from the [[Mystery Egg]]
|locrse=[[Granite Cave]], {{wild|Geodude}}, {{wild|Graveler}}
|locfrlg=[[Rock Tunnel]] [[Pokémon Center]] (Oak's aide)
|locdppt=[[The Underground]], held by {{wild|Geodude}} and {{wild|Graveler}}
|lochgss=[[Bug-Catching Contest]] second prize, [[Bill's grandfather]], held by {{wild|Geodude}} and {{wild|Graveler}}, [[Professor Elm]] after showing him the {{p|Togepi}} that hatched from the [[Mystery Egg]]
|locbw={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Castelia City]], held by {{wild|Roggenrola}}, {{wild|Boldore}}, and {{wild|Graveler}}
|locb2w2={{DL|Phenomenon|Dust cloud}}s, [[Driftveil City]], [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})
|locxy=[[Geosenge Town]], [[PokéMileage Club]] (Balloon Popping, Lv. 3), {{rt|18|Kalos}} (from Psychic Inver), held by {{wild|Geodude}}, {{wild|Graveler}}, {{wild|Roggenrola}} and {{wild|Boldore}}
|locoras=[[Granite Cave]], {{DL|Mauville City|Inverse Battle Stop}}
}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Large Moon Stone.png|thumb|200px|A giant Moon Stone]]
Evolutionary stones are showcased somewhat rarely in [[Pokémon anime|the anime]], as only a relative few Pokémon are able to evolve by using them. Despite this, they were among the earliest of items to have been showcased in the anime, appearing as early as ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]'', where a rather large Moon Stone appeared deep within [[Mt. Moon]]. It was being worshipped by a group of {{p|Clefairy}} who lived there, and was soon stolen by Team Rocket and ended up being blown up. The shards from it, however, rained down on the Clefairy and caused some of them to evolve into {{p|Clefable}}. It is also speculated in the anime that the Moon Stone was the reason why and how various Pokémon—Clefairy in particular—arrived in the Pokémon world.

The second appearance of an evolutionary stone occurred in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'', where the Thunder Stone was introduced. This was likewise the first opportunity that a Pokémon belonging to a main character was given to evolve by stone. [[Ash's Pikachu]], however, refused the offer, intending to beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} as a Pikachu. He kept the Thunder Stone on hand, in case Pikachu ever wanted to evolve; however, in ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]'', the same scenario occurred and Pikachu still refused to evolve. Seeing his determination of not evolving, {{TRT}} stole it, planning to sell it.

The remaining [[Generation I]] evolutionary stones made their debut in ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers]]'', as part of a collection held by the [[Eevee brothers]]. Additionally, two of the Eevee brothers offered a Fire Stone and Thunder Stone to {{an|Brock}} and {{Ash}}, respectively, to evolve their {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}} and Pikachu, though both refused.

A forest that appeared in ''[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'', was a reported hotbed of Leaf Stones, and the radiation from these stones in the forest was so strong as to induce Evolution in [[Melvin]]'s {{p|Exeggcute}}, which proceeded to cause chaos by hypnotizing a horde of other Exeggutor.

A fake Leaf Stone, made by Team Rocket, appeared in ''[[EP068|Make Room for Gloom]]'', where the discovery of its nature as a fake was central to the episode.

A real Leaf Stone finally appeared at the very end of ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''. With it, the {{p|Exeggcute}} that had been following [[Misty's Togepi]] around evolved into an {{p|Exeggutor}}.

Ash won a Sun Stone in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]] during ''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]'', later using it to evolve a {{p|Sunkern}} in ''[[EP187|Moving Pictures]]''.

Fire Stones played an important role in ''[[EP190|The Stolen Stones!]]'', where they were intended to be delivered to a stadium to be used as a prize for competitors there.

Both the Leaf Stone and Sun Stone appear in ''[[EP239|Whichever Way the Wind Blows]]'' as a demonstration of the [[List of Pokémon with branched evolutions|branch]] in {{p|Gloom}}'s [[List of Pokémon by evolution family|evolutionary line]].

A Water Stone belonging to [[Samantha]] appears in ''[[AG105|Once in a Mawile]]'' and is used by Brock's Lombre to evolve into {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}}. This is the first time that a main character's Pokémon evolves via an evolutionary stone on-screen, although it is likely that [[James's Victreebel|James's Weepinbell]] was evolved by way of a Leaf Stone prior to ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''.

A Moon Stone appeared in a flashback in ''[[AG060|Delcatty Got Your Tongue?]]'', evolving [[Dr. Abby]]'s Skitty into a Delcatty.

In ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'', {{an|Dawn}} gave an Everstone to her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} to prevent him from evolving until he changes his mind about his decision not to.

{{an|Professor Oak}} gave a Water Stone to a wild Lombre in ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]'', while a Dusk Stone was central to the plot of ''[[DP148|Try for the Family Stone!]]''.

[[Ursula]] used a Fire Stone and a Water Stone to evolve her two Eevee in ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'', making them a Flareon and Vaporeon, for use in the Grand Festival.

Ash had to find a Thunder Stone as part of a scavenger hunt in ''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]''. He came across a young man in possession of one who tried to toss it to him from a long distance. The Thunder Stone nearly came in contact with Pikachu but he jumped out of the way just in time leaving Ash to catch it.

''[[BW135|Mystery on a Deserted Island!]]'' featured all evolutionary stones available as of [[Generation V]].

A Thunder Stone appeared in ''[[XY012|To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!]]'' as a part of {{an|Clemont}}'s explanation of how Pokémon Evolution works, Pikachu's evolution into Raichu working as an example of stone-induced Evolution.

A full set of evolutionary stones was seen on display in a stone shop in [[Geosenge Town]] in ''[[XY031|The Cave of Trials!]]''. In addition, an unnamed Trainer used a Sun Stone bought from the shop to evolve his {{p|Helioptile}} into {{p|Heliolisk}}. Clemont then revealed that he had also used a Sun Stone to evolve his own Helioptile into {{TP|Clemont|Heliolisk}}.

Evolutionary stones do not seem to be required for evolution in the anime as they are in the games. [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Victreebel|James's second Weepinbell]] evolved without a Leaf Stone in ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]'', though this may just be an example of [[anime physics]]. In addition, Pokémon that evolve via proximity of evolutionary stones apparently seem to control their evolutionary urges and physically touch the stone without evolving, as evidenced by Pikachu whacking away the Thunder Stone when refusing to evolve the first time, as well as a Clefairy holding onto a Moon Stone for prolonged periods of time before delivering it to the larger Moon Stone without evolving.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Johto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP187|Sun Stone|Ash's Pokédex|The Sun Stone enables evolution in several Pokémon, changing Gloom into {{tt|Vileplume|anime error, supposed to be Bellossom}} and changing Sunkern into Sunflora.}}
{{Animedexfooter|original|Johto}}

===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Fire Stone EP040.png|Pyro backed by a Fire Stone in ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers!]]''
File:Thunder Stone EP040.png|Sparky backed by a Thunder Stone in ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers!]]''
File:Water Stone EP040.png|Rainer backed by a Water Stone in ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers!]]''
File:Water Stone AG105.png|{{TP|Brock|Lombre}} holding a Water Stone in ''[[AG105|Once in a Mawile]]''
File:Water Stone DP139.png|A {{p|Politoed}} holding a Water Stone in ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]''
File:Thunder Stone DP074.png|Ash's Thunder Stone in ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]''
File:Leaf Stone anime.png|A Leaf Stone in ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''
File:Moon Stone EP006.png|[[Seymour]] inspects a Moon Stone in ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]''
File:Sun Stone EP161.png|The Sun Stone that Ash won in ''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]''
File:Dusk Stone anime.png|The Dusk Stone in ''[[DP148|Try for the Family Stone!]]''.
File:Everstone anime.png|The Everstone that Dawn gave to {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} in ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]''
File:Sun Stone XY031.png|A Trainer with a Sun Stone in ''[[XY031|The Cave of Trials!]]''
</gallery>
====''Mystery on a Deserted Island!''====
<gallery>
File:Fire Stone BW135.png|Fire Stone
File:Water Stone BW135.png|Water Stone
File:Thunder Stone BW135.png|Thunder Stone
File:Leaf Stone BW135.png|Leaf Stone
File:Moon Stone BW135.png|Moon Stone
File:Sun Stone BW135.png|Sun Stone
File:Shiny Stone BW135.png|Shiny Stone
File:Dusk Stone BW135.png|Dusk Stone
File:Dawn Stone BW135.png|Dawn Stone
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga===
[[File:Evolutionary stones EToP.png|thumb|250px|Evolutionary stones in a shop in [[Stone Town]]]]
In ''[[ET03|Clefairy Tale]]'', {{Ash}}, [[Professor Oak]], and [[Bill]] witness a {{p|Clefairy}} evolution ceremony involving a large Moon Stone.

The focus of the chapter ''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question!]]'' is evolutionary stones. {{an|Misty}} hopes to buy a Water Stone for her {{TP|Misty|Poliwhirl}} in [[Stone Town]], a town on Dream Island where all the evolutionary stones in the Pokémon world come from. However, she cannot afford one, remarking that an inexpensive one might make the evolution go bad.

She is later given a Water Stone by [[Mikey]], who is being pressured to join the "[[Knights of the E Stone]]", a club which requires members to own a Pokémon evolved by an evolutionary stone. By battling club members, [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] and Mikey prove to the leaders that Pokémon which have evolved by evolutionary stone are not necessarily superior to their unevolved counterparts.

===In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga===
[[File:Evolutionary stones Adventures.png|thumb|150px|Leaf Stone, Thunder Stone, Water Stone, and Fire Stone in Pokémon Adventures]]
[[File:Moon Stone Adventures.png|thumb|150px|left|A Moon Stone in Pokémon Adventures]]
A Moon Stone was first mentioned by {{adv|Professor Oak}} in ''[[PS006|Gyarados Splashes In!]]'' as a rock with a crescent moon-shaped indentation that boosts a Pokémon's power immensely. In the next round, ''[[PS007|Raging Rhydon]]'', [[Team Rocket]] searched for one in [[Mt. Moon]], however, it was {{adv|Red}} who eventually found it. Later on, Red used this Moon Stone to evolve {{adv|Green}}'s {{p|Clefairy}} during the [[Silph Co.]] catastrophe.

In ''[[PS011|Buzz Off, Electabuzz!]]'', [[Poli|Red's Poliwhirl]] was able to evolve into a {{p|Poliwrath}} with the help of a Water Stone when they were thrown into the water in {{ci|Vermilion}} Harbor, although the cause of its evolution wasn't revealed until the {{chap|Yellow}}.

In ''[[PS058|The Kindest Tentacruel]]'', {{adv|Yellow}} found a Leaf Stone at the bottom of Vermilion Harbor, but the Fire, Thunder, and Water Stones were missing. Later, it was revealed {{adv|Giovanni}} gave them to Red so he could evolve and [[devolution|devolve]] his [[Vee|Eevee]] freely.

In ''[[PS172|The Last Battle VI]]'', {{adv|Gold}}'s {{DL|Gold (Adventures)|Sunbo|Sunkern}} evolved into a {{p|Sunflora}} because the sun's energy reflected off of the rocks near [[Ilex Forest]] replicated the Sun Stone's effects.

In ''[[PS194|Guile from Mawile]]'', {{adv|Ruby}}'s [[Kiki|Skitty]] evolved into a {{p|Delcatty}} due to being exposed to one of {{Steven}}'s Moon Stones.

In ''[[PS288|Give It Your Best, Blastoise]]'', during the battle against the {{adv|Deoxys}} Duplicates, {{adv|Green}} evolved her [[Jiggly]] and Nido into {{p|Wigglytuff}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}}, respectively, using two Moon Stones.

In ''[[PS445|Dealing With A Koffing Fit]]'', {{adv|Silver}}'s {{p|Murkrow}} evolved into a {{p|Honchkrow}} due to gaining experience while holding a Dusk Stone, which had been given to Silver by Green.

In ''[[PS459|All About Arceus VIII]]'', {{adv|Gold}}'s [[Togebo|Togetic]] evolved into a {{p|Togekiss}} shortly after evolving from a {{p|Togepi}} using the Shiny Stone that had been given to it by [[Lance]].

In ''[[PS520|Triple Threat]]'', [[Cilan]], [[Chili]], and [[Cress]] used a Leaf Stone, Fire Stone, and Water Stone to evolve their {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, {{TP|Chili|Pansear}}, and {{p|Panpour}} into {{p|Simisage}}, {{p|Simisear}}, and {{p|Simipour}}, respectively, during their battle against the [[Shadow Triad]].

In ''[[PS522|Homecoming]]'', it was revealed that {{adv|Black}}'s [[Musha|Munna]] evolved into a {{p|Musharna}} using [[Caitlin]]'s Moon Stone.

In [[PAORAS00]], {{adv|Sapphire}}'s Kiruru evolved into a {{p|Gallade}} due to a Dawn Stone hitting him while training with Rara, who had evolved into a {{p|Gardevoir}}. Later, Steven found another Dawn Stone on the ground.

===In the [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]] manga===
In ''[[DPA19|(Violent) Earthquake! Cyrus's Consuming Ambition!!]]'', it was revealed that [[Mitsumi]] secretly attached an Everstone to [[Hareta]]'s {{p|Piplup}} before he started his journey, because she had thought Hareta would learn faster with weaker Pokémon. After Mitsumi removed it, Piplup immediately evolved into {{p|Prinplup}}, then into {{TP|Hareta|Empoleon}}.

===In the [[Pokémon Zensho]] manga===
In ''[[PZ10|Indigo Plateau]]'', {{Zensho|Satoshi}}'s {{p|Pikachu}} used a Thunder Stone to evolve itself into a {{p|Raichu}} before Satoshi left to challenge the [[Elite Four]].

==In the TCG==
The Moon Stone and Dusk Stone are featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] on a {{TCG|Trainer card}} and on Pokémon cards as held items. These held items work in the same fashion as Poké-Bodies, in that the effect the item provides is active whenever the Pokémon is in play. The following is a list of cards named or including Moon Stone or Dusk Stone.

{{cardlist/header|Evolutionary stone cards|Trainer|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Vending|Moon Stone|S1}}|type=Trainer|jpsetlink=Vending Machine cards|jpset=Extended Sheet 1}}
{{cardlist/div|Pokémon cards with evolutionary stones as held items|Trainer}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Clefairy|83}}{{tt|*|Moon Stone}}|type=Colorless|enset=Secret Wonders|enrarity=Common|ennum=83/132|jpsetlink=Secret Wonders|jpset=Shining Darkness|jprarity=Common}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Murkrow|95}}{{tt|*|Dusk Stone}}|type=Darkness|enset=Secret Wonders|enrarity=Common|ennum=95/132|jpsetlink=Secret Wonders|jpset=Shining Darkness|jprarity=Common}}
{{cardlist/footer|Trainer}}

==Artwork==
===Underground===
This is artwork of the items as seen in the [[Sinnoh]] [[The Underground|Underground]]
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{cynthia color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{cynthia color}}"
|-
| width="160px" style="background: #{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Fire Stone.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{water color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Water Stone.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{electric color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Thunder Stone.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{grass color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Leaf Stone 1.png]][[File:Mine Leaf Stone 2.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{fire color dark}}|Fire Stone}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{water color dark}}|Water Stone}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{electric color dark}}|Thunder Stone}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{grass color dark}}|Leaf Stone}}
|-
| width="160px" style="background: #{{normal color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Moon Stone 1.png]][[File:Mine Moon Stone 2.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Sun Stone.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Everstone.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{normal color dark}}|Moon Stone}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{fire color dark}}|Sun Stone}}
| style="background: #{{white color dark}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{white color light}}|Everstone}}
|}{{-}}

===Global Link===
These are artwork of the items as seen in the [[Pokémon Global Link]].
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{black color}}; border: 3px solid #{{black color dark}}"
|-
| width="160px" style="background: #{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Fire Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{water color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Water Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{electric color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Thunder Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{grass color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Leaf Stone Sprite.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{fire color dark}}|Fire Stone}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{water color dark}}|Water Stone}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{electric color dark}}|Thunder Stone}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{grass color dark}}|Leaf Stone}}
|-
| width="160px" style="background: #{{normal color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Moon Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Sun Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{morning color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Shiny Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{ghost color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Dusk Stone Sprite.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{normal color dark}}|Moon Stone}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{fire color dark}}|Sun Stone}}
| style="background: #{{morning color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{electric color dark}}|Shiny Stone}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{ghost color dark}}|Dusk Stone}}
|-
|
| width="160px" style="background: #{{Day color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Dawn Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Everstone Sprite.png]]
|-
|
| style="background: #{{Day color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{Day color dark}}|Dawn Stone}}
| style="background: #{{white color dark}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{white color light}}|Everstone}}
|}{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Of all {{cat|Pokémon that evolve by evolutionary stone}}, only {{p|Eevee}} and {{p|Gloom}} can use multiple ones; together they can use any of the stones introduced in Generation I or II except for the Moon Stone.
* Only four Pokémon that evolve by stone can evolve using another method: {{p|Poliwhirl}}, {{p|Eevee}}, {{p|Kirlia}}, and {{p|Snorunt}}.
* Only {{type|Grass}} Pokémon evolve using the Leaf Stone.
** Simisage is the only Pokémon evolved via Leaf Stone which is not dual-typed.
* The {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Oval Stone}} is sometimes considered an evolutionary stone, and can even be selected to be used like one. However, unlike other evolutionary stones, the Oval Stone does not trigger Evolution in any Pokémon when it is used on them. It must instead be held and the Pokémon leveled up, making it an [[evolution-inducing held item]].
* All Pokémon that evolve with the Fire Stone are in the {{egg3|Field}}.
* Through {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Evolutionary stone glitch|a glitch}} in the Generation I games, Pokémon can be evolved without the use of a stone, provided that the player has sent out the correct Pokémon in the same battle that a Pokémon that evolves using a stone levels up.
* The Dawn Stone induces Evolution in only two Pokémon species, {{p|Kirlia}} and {{p|Snorunt}}, the fewest of any stone. Both of them only work if the Pokémon is of a specific gender.
** This also makes it currently the only stone that only evolves Pokémon introduced in a single generation, as Kirlia and Snorunt were both introduced in [[Generation III]], likewise, their evolutions were both introduced in Generation IV.
** It is also the only stone not to gain a new use in [[Generation V]].
* The Fire Stone is the only one not used in a three-stage evolutionary line.
* The {{wp|Sunstone|Sun Stone}} and {{wp|Moonstone (gemstone)|Moon Stone}} share their names with actual {{wp|gemstones}}.
* Though six Pokémon families evolve with the Moon Stone, only the four introduced in [[Generation I]] can be readily caught in a {{ball|Moon}}, since Moon Balls can be acquired only from [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]].
* The Leaf Stone is the only evolutionary stone that cannot be sold to the {{DL|Item maniac|ore maniac}} in {{2v2|Black|White}}; this was corrected in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}.
* Due to the limited number of characters allocated for text entry boxes in Generations I through V, the Thunder Stone was then written as "Thunderstone".
==In other languages==
{| style="float:left;"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Fire Stone''
{{langtable|color={{fire color light}}|bordercolor={{fire color}}
|ja=ほのおのいし ''Fire Stone''
|fi=Tulikivi
|fr=Pierre Feu
|de=Feuerstein
|es=Piedra Fuego
|it=Pietrafocaia
|pl=Ognisty Kamień{{tt|*|EP040}} Kamień Ognia{{tt|*|BW135}}
|tr=Ateş Taşı
|ko=불꽃의돌 ''Bulkkochui Dol''}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Water Stone''
{{langtable|color={{water color light}}|bordercolor={{water color}}
|ja=みずのいし ''Water Stone''
|fi=Vesikivi
|fr=Pierre Eau
|de=Wasserstein
|es=Piedra Agua
|it=Pietraidrica
|pl=Wodny Kamień{{tt|*|EP040}} Kamień Wody{{tt|*|DP139 and BW135}}
|tr=Su Taşı
|ko=물의돌 ''Murui Dol''}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Thunder Stone''
{{langtable|color={{electric color light}}|bordercolor={{electric color}}
|ja=かみなりのいし ''Thunder Stone''
|fi=Ukkoskivi
|fr=Pierrefoudre{{tt|*|Generation I-V}} Pierre Foudre{{tt|*|Generation VI}}
|de=Donnerstein
|es=Piedratrueno{{tt|*|Generation I-V}} Piedra Trueno{{tt|*|Generation VI}}
|it=Pietratuono
|ko=천둥의돌 ''Cheondung-ui Dol''
|pl=Kamienny Pioruń{{tt|*|EP014}} Piorunujący Kamień{{tt|*|EP040}} Kamień Gromu{{tt|*|DP074}} Kamień Pioruna{{tt|*|BW069, BW135 and XY012}}
|sv=Åsksten
|tr=Yıldırım Taşı}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Leaf Stone''
{{langtable|color={{grass color light}}|bordercolor={{grass color}}
|ja=リーフのいし ''Leaf Stone''
|fi=Lehtikivi
|fr=Pierreplante{{tt|*|Generation I-V}} Pierre Plante{{tt|*|Generation VI}}
|de=Blattstein
|pl=Liściasty Kamień{{tt|*|EP068}} Kamień Liścia{{tt|*|EP239 and BW135}}
|es=Piedra Hoja
|tr=Yaprak Taşı
|it=Pietrafoglia
|ko=리프의돌 ''Leaf-ui Dol''}}
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Moon Stone''
{{langtable|color={{normal color light}}|bordercolor={{normal color}}
|ja=つきのいし ''Moon Stone''
|cs=Měsíční kámen
|fi=Kuukivi
|fr=Pierre Lune
|de=Mondstein
|hu=Holdkő
|es=Piedra Lunar
|it=Pietralunare
|no=Månestein
|pl=Kamień Księżycowy
|pt=Pedra da Lua
|ro=Piatra Lunii
|ru=Лунный камень ''Lunniy kamen'''
|sv=Månsten
|tr=Ay Taşı
|ko=불꽃의돌 ''Darui Dol''}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Sun Stone''
{{langtable|color={{fire color light}}|bordercolor={{fire color}}
|ja=たいようのいし ''Sun Stone''
|fi=Aurinkokivi
|fr=Pierresoleil{{tt|*|Generation I-V}} Pierre Soleil{{tt|*|Generation VI}}
|de=Sonnenstein
|it=Pietrasolare
|ko=달의돌 ''Taeyang-ui Dol''
|pl=Kamień Słońca{{tt|*|EP161, BW135 and XY031}} Kamień Słoneczny{{tt|*|EP187}} Słoneczny Kamień{{tt|*|EP239}}
|es=Piedra Solar
|sv=Solsten
|tr=Güneş Taşı}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Shiny Stone''
{{langtable|color={{morning color light}}|bordercolor={{morning color}}
|ja=ひかりのいし ''Light Stone''
|fi=Kiiltokivi
|fr=Pierre Éclat
|de=Leuchtstein
|es=Piedra Día
|tr=Parlak Taş
|it=Pietrabrillo
|pl=Kamień Błyszczący
|ko=빛의돌 ''Bichui Dol''}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Dusk Stone''
{{langtable|color={{ghost color light}}|bordercolor={{ghost color}}
|ja=やみのいし ''Dark Stone''
|fi=Iltakivi{{tt|*|DP148}} Ruskokivi{{tt|*|BW135}}
|fr=Pierre Nuit
|de=Finsterstein
|es=Piedra Noche
|it=Neropietra
|pl=Kamień Zmierzchu
|tr=Alacakaranlık Taşı
|ko=어둠의돌 ''Eodumui Dol''}}
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Dawn Stone''
{{langtable|color={{day color light}}|bordercolor={{day color}}
|ja=めざめいし ''Awakening Stone''
|fi=Aamukivi
|fr=Pierre Aube
|de=Ankelstein
|es=Piedra Alba
|it=Pietralobre
|pl=Kamień Świtu
|tr=Şafak Taşı
|ko=각성의돌 ''Gakseong-ui Dol''}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Everstone''
{{langtable|color={{white color light}}|bordercolor={{white color}}
|ja=かわらずのいし ''Unchanging Stone''
|fi=Ikikivi
|fr=Pierre Stase
|de=Ewigstein
|es=Piedraeterna{{tt|*|Generation I-V}} Piedra Eterna{{tt|*|Generation VI}}
|it=Pietrastante
|pl=Kamień Młodości
|tr=Ebediyet Taşı
|ko=변함없는돌 ''Byeonhameomneun Dol''}}
|}
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{{Items}} 
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[[Category:Items]]

[[de:Evolutionssteine]]
[[fr:Pierre évolutive]]
[[it:Pietre evolutive]]
[[ja:しんかのいし]]
[[pl:Kamienie ewolucyjne]]

Pokémon Red and Blue Versions

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{{Infobox_game|colorscheme=red|bordercolorscheme=blue
|name=Pokémon Red Version
|name2=Pokémon Blue Version
|boxart=Red EN boxart.jpg
|boxart2=Blue EN boxart.jpg
|caption=Pokémon Red Version's boxart, [[version mascot|depicting]] {{p|Charizard}}
|caption2=Pokémon Blue Version's boxart, [[version mascot|depicting]] {{p|Blastoise}}
|platform=[[Game Boy]]{{tt|*|Enhanced for the Super Game Boy}}
|category=RPG
|players=2 players simultaneous
|link_method=[[Link cable]]
|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|gen_series=[[Generation I]] [[version|main series]]
|esrb=E
|pegi=3
|acb=G
|oflc=G8+
|release_date_ja=February 27, 1996{{tt|*|Red and Green}} October 10, 1996{{tt|*|Blue}}
|release_date_na=September 30, 1998<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemon-red-version-and-pokemon-blue-version/ Pokémon.com (US)]</ref>
|release_date_au=October 23, 1998
|release_date_eu=October 1, 1999<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/uk/games/videogame-pokemon-red-version-and-pokemon-blue-version/ Pokémon.com (UK)]</ref>
|website_en=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-red-version-and-pokemon-blue-version/ Pokémon.com] [http://web.archive.org/web/20071015012425/http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-317 Nintendo.com (Red)] [http://web.archive.org/web/20071012202136/http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-318 Nintendo.com (Blue)]
}}

{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Red and Blue}}

'''Pokémon Red Version''' and '''Pokémon Blue Version''' were the first [[Pokémon games]] to be released outside of Japan, becoming available in North America on September 30, 1998, and thus being the first Pokémon media to hit the international market. The pair closely followed the debut of the {{pkmn|anime}}'s North American dub, which began airing September 8, 1998<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=270&page=25 Anime News Network - (Pokemon TV)]</ref>, and within a year, Pokémon was well-known as a popular {{wp|Nintendo}} franchise.

Unlike later [[generation]]s, Red and Blue were not the same as their corresponding Japanese releases. Japan had gotten their first pair of Pokémon games as {{game|Red and Green|s|Pocket Monsters: Red & Green}} (Japanese: {{tt|ポケットモンスター赤・緑|Poketto Monsutā Aka Midori}}), which in all aspects were the same as Red and Blue with the exception of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} sprite designs. When preparing the games for their English release, it was decided that Red & Green would be merged with Japan's already-released third version, {{game|Blue| (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters: Blue}} (Japanese: {{tt|ポケットモンスター青|Poketto Monsutā Ao}}), for its improved graphics, sound, and [[Dokokashira door glitch|lack of easily-accessed gamebreaking glitches]].

Despite being released towards the end of [[Game Boy]]'s lifespan, they quickly became the best-selling non-bundled games released for the Game Boy as well as being the best-selling {{wp|role-playing game}}s of all time.

==Plot==
{{spoilers}}
Illustrating the original [[version|Pokémon gameplay concepts]], players begin their game in [[Pallet Town]], a small town in the [[Kanto]] region, on the same day as their former best friend and now {{ga|Blue|rival}}. [[Professor Oak]] calls the player to his laboratory, and allows the player to choose from [[starter Pokémon]]: the {{type|Grass}} {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{type|Fire}} {{p|Charmander}}, or the {{type|Water}} {{p|Squirtle}}. After the rival has jealously chosen the starter that weakens the player's choice and had a preliminary battle, the player leaves for his journey across the region, challenging 8 [[Gym Leader]]s and other {{pkmn|Trainer}}s on their way to the ultimate goal: the [[Pokémon League]] at [[Indigo Plateau]].

Along the way, the player will meet up with his rival several times, and have multiple run-ins with the insidious [[Team Rocket]], a criminal group that seeks to use Pokémon for their own gain. The player will ultimately find out that the boss of this evil group, [[Giovanni]], is actually the final Gym Leader in the game.

At the end of the game the player will have a champion battle against {{ga|Blue}} after beating the [[Kanto Elite Four|Elite Four]].

==Blurb==
You've finally been granted your [[Pokémon Trainer's license]]. Now, it's time to head out to become the world's greatest Pokémon Trainer. It's going to take all you've got to collect {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|150 Pokémon}} in this enormous world. Catch and train monsters like the shockingly-cute {{p|Pikachu}}. Face off against {{p|Blastoise}}'s torrential water cannons. Stand strong when facing {{p|Pidgeot}}'s stormy {{m|Gust}}. [[Trade]] with friends and watch your Pokémon evolve. Important—no single Pokémon can win at all. Can you develop the ultimate Pokémon strategy to defeat the eight [[Gym Leader]]s and become the greatest [[Pokémon Master]] of all time?

==Connectivity==
Like in Red and Green, players may [[trade]] Pokémon between two cartridges using a [[Game Boy]] [[link cable]]. To take full advantage of this feature, several Pokémon are exclusive to each game of the pair, making it required that a person trade with others in order to complete their [[Pokédex]]. The link cable also makes possible battles with another player, allowing one to pit his or her Pokémon against new challenges.

Trades between Pokémon games in different languages are possible in this generation; however, a Japanese game cannot connect with a non-Japanese game. The latter will always result in corruption if attempted. This is due to the fact that the games cannot automatically translate the Pokémon data from Japanese to a different language or vice versa, since there is not enough room on either cartridge for all of the text, namely kana and the Latin alphabet (a feature that would [[Generation III|later become possible]]).

==Features==
===Gyms===
[[File:RedTitle.png|thumb|right|Title screen of Pokémon Red Version]]
Players are introduced to the first eight Pokémon Gyms, each with their own type affiliation, of the series, led by [[Brock]] ({{t|Rock}}), [[Misty]] ({{t|Water}}), [[Lt. Surge]] ({{t|Electric}}), [[Erika]] ({{t|Grass}}), [[Koga]] ({{t|Poison}}), [[Sabrina]] ({{t|Psychic}}), [[Blaine]] ({{t|Fire}}) and [[Giovanni]] ({{t|Ground}}).

===Elite Four===
The [[Elite Four]] of Kanto are a step above the rest, all located at [[Indigo Plateau]] and ready to take on all challengers. In order, they are [[Lorelei]] ({{t|Ice}}), [[Bruno]] ({{t|Fighting}}), [[Agatha]] ({{t|Ghost}}) and [[Lance]] ({{t|Dragon}}). The final battle a Trainer has is against the [[Pokémon Champion]], {{ga|Blue|the rival}}, who does not have a type specialization.

===Pokémon===
Each game contains pre-recorded data on 151 different species of Pokémon, including {{p|Mew}}, a Pokémon unavailable to players of either game under normal conditions. Despite this, not all Pokémon are available to the player, regardless of version; trades must occur between players in order to complete their Pokédex without the use of cheats or [[glitches]]. Mew is the only Pokémon in these games that ''must'' be acquired through attending either a Nintendo sponsored event, [[Mew glitch|a glitch]], or [[cheating]].

==[[Version-exclusive Pokémon|Version exclusives]]==
The following Pokémon are only obtainable in one game of this pair. In order to obtain Pokémon exclusive to the other game of this pair, they must be traded either from that game or from another compatible game of [[Generation I]] or [[Generation II]] which has that Pokémon available.
{| align="center"
|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{red color}}; {{roundy|1em}}; border: 5px solid #{{red color light}};"
|-
! Red
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{red color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|023|Ekans|1|Poison|}}
{{Moveentrytm|024|Arbok|1|Poison|}}
{{Moveentrytm|043|Oddish|2|Grass|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|044|Gloom|2|Grass|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|045|Vileplume|2|Grass|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|056|Mankey|1|Fighting|}}
{{Moveentrytm|057|Primeape|1|Fighting|}}
{{Moveentrytm|058|Growlithe|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|059|Arcanine|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|123|Scyther|2|Bug|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|125|Electabuzz|1|Electric|}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{blue color}}; {{roundy|1em}}; border: 5px solid #{{blue color light}};"
|-
! Blue
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{blue color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|027|Sandshrew|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|028|Sandslash|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|037|Vulpix|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|038|Ninetales|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|052|Meowth|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|053|Persian|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|069|Bellsprout|2|Grass|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|070|Weepinbell|2|Grass|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|071|Victreebel|2|Grass|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|126|Magmar|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|127|Pinsir|1|Bug|}}
|}
|}
|}

==Compatibility==
Red and Blue can [[trade]] with all games from Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, provided that a Japanese version of the game isn't being traded with a non-Japanese version. While link battles are not possible directly between Red and Blue and the Generation II games, a player may challenge a Generation II game using [[Pokémon Stadium 2]].

Pokémon Red and Blue are completely incompatible with Generations {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}} and {{gen|V}}.

==Reception==
The games received positive reviews from the press, receiving a perfect 10/10 "Masterful" rating from IGN.<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/016/016708.html IGN: Pokemon Blue Version (Pokemon Blue)] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> The games received an average score of about 89% on GameRankings<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/367023.asp Pokemon Red Version for Game Boy - GameRankings] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref>, the second highest on the site for a [[main series]] Pokémon game, and the 3rd and 4th best score for a [[Game Boy]] title.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=gameboy Reviews and News Articles - GameRankings] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> 

===Criticism===
While bringing Pokémon to international fame and continuing the legacy of the Japanese Red and Green, Pokémon Red and Blue have been met with much criticism, especially compared to more recent releases in the series. Aside from the number of [[glitch]]es present in the games, many Pokémon look very little like their appearance in the {{pkmn|anime}}, which premiered nearly simultaneous with the games' North American release, or later games, which improved on several other aspects as well as the graphics.

The two games are also notorious for their several drastic glitches, among them the fabled [[Missingno.]], [[Glitch City]], and the [[Mew glitch]]. Despite this, the glitches are arguably minimal points of criticism due to the reward value that comes from their activation, such as the multiplication of a player's sixth item that happens when Missingno. is encountered.

{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background: #{{red color}};"
|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{blue color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Spr 1b 109.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{blue color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:109.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Koffing's Red and Blue sprite
| Koffing's current sprite
|}
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==Trivia==
* The American staff in charge of localizing the games tried to change the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} designs, however, [[Tsunekaz Ishihara]] refused the proposal.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0007/taidan1/page03.html スペシャル対談／３]</ref>
* The blurb on the back of the boxes states that 139 different {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} can be obtained in each game without trading. This, however, includes all Pokémon that the player must choose between (i.e., both the {{p|Omanyte}} and {{p|Kabuto}} families are counted).. Therefore, the true total of different Pokémon obtainable in one adventure without trading is 124, which excludes the two unchosen starter families, one fossil family, two Eeveelutions, one of Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, and the four Pokémon that only evolve when traded.
* The {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} depicted during [[Professor Oak]]'s introductory lecture is a {{p|Nidorino}}. However, the [[cry]] that plays belongs to {{p|Nidorina}}. This is actually a mistake that was carried over from the Japanese {{2v2|Red|Green}} as well as from the {{game|Blue| (Japanese)|Japanese Blue}}.
* Although these games are improved and combined versions of the Japanese {{2v2|Red|Green}} and {{game|Blue| (Japanese)|Japanese Blue}}, their respective special borders are still retained from their original Japanese versions, which are displayed only on a {{nw|Super Game Boy}} or in [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium]] and [[Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2]] when played through the [[Game Boy Tower]], which requires the [[Transfer Pak]] for {{nw|Nintendo 64}}.
* In Red, the opening scene shows a {{p|Gengar}} and a {{p|Nidorino}} engaged in battle. In Blue, the Nidorino is replaced with a {{p|Jigglypuff}}. This change was not retained in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, which both depict a Gengar and Nidorino squaring off. This may be due to FireRed and LeafGreen being remakes of the original {{2v2|Red|Green}}, however, which both feature Nidorino in the animation, while only the {{game|Blue| (Japanese)|Japanese Blue}} features Jigglypuff.
* According to the ''Pokémon Pokédex Collector's Edition'' (Prima's Official Pokémon Guide), Red and Blue were developed by a team of nine members.

==Names==
{{langtable|color={{red color}}|bordercolor={{blue color light}}
|fr_eu=Pokémon Version Rouge et Version Bleue
|de=Pokémon Rote Edition und Blaue Edition
|it=Pokémon Versione Rossa e Versione Blù
|es_eu=Pokémon Edición Roja y Edición Azul}}

==References==
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{{Main series}}
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[[Category:Game Boy games]]
[[Category:Pokémon Red and Blue|*]]

[[de:Pokémon Rot und Blau]]
[[es:Pokémon Ediciones Roja y Azul]]
[[fr:Pokémon Rouge et Bleu]]
[[it:Pokémon Rosso e Blu]]
[[pt:Pokémon Red e Blue]]

Global Terminal

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{{Infobox location
|image=Global Terminal HGSS.png
|image_size=200
|type=building
|location_name=Global Terminal
|other_info=Global Trade Station
|japanese_name=グローバルターミナル
|translated_name=Global Terminal
|location=[[Jubilife City]] (Sinnoh) [[Goldenrod City]] (Johto)
|region=Sinnoh
|region2=Johto
|generation={{gen|IV}}
|map=MapGolden.gif
|mapname=Johto
}}

The '''Global Terminal''' (Japanese:'''グローバルターミナル'''), known as the '''Global Trade Station''' (Japanese:'''グローバルトレードステーション''') in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, is located in [[Jubilife City]] and in [[Goldenrod City]] in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, is the worldwide network over which players of the Generation {{gen|IV}} and {{gen|V}} games can interact in different ways via the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. In Sinnoh-based games, in order to access the terminal, players must have the first [[badge]] of the [[region]], while it is instantly accessible in Johto as soon as the player arrives in Goldenrod City (this may be due, of course, to the fact that one cannot get to Goldenrod without the first badge). The player's first Pokémon is returned to its [[Poké Ball]] before entering in HeartGold and SoulSilver. In Unova, the Global Terminal can be accessed in every [[Pokémon Center]] after obtaining the first badge.
[[File:Jubilife City.png|frame|Location of the Global Terminal in [[Sinnoh]]]]

==In Diamond and Pearl==
===Global Trade Station===
[[File:GTS counter.jpg|frame|left|Inside the Diamond and Pearl GTS]]
The '''Global Trade Station''' or the '''GTS''' for short, is the worldwide network over which players of {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, as well as {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, can [[trade]] Pokémon via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Pokémon with the {{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Classic Ribbon}} or {{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Premier Ribbon}} cannot be traded here.

The GTS can be found on the upper left corner of the ground floor.

The Global Trade Station lets a player send and receive Pokémon on the worldwide network. In order to access the GTS in Diamond and Pearl, the player must have the Coal Badge as well.

Inside, there is a large globe, called the Geonet, on which players can indicate their location, and on which small dots representing players they have traded with will appear. When the player first logs on to Geonet, they will be asked where they live at, allowing details for other players to locate their position in the world.

If the player talks with the woman at the counter, she will direct them 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]], [[gender]], and the country where the person is trading it from is. They put these four categories in here to eliminate some trades getting overshadowed by others that do reach the surface. By level, players can search for and request Pokémon level 9 and under, level 10 and up, level 20 and up, and so on until 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; searching for genderless species automatically sets the gender to 'either'.

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.

Like normal trades, a Pokémon can also hold an item when being offered or traded. This may add incentive for a player to trade his or her Pokémon for a Pokémon that they already own, instead of just trading to complete the Pokédex, in order to get the item held. Pokémon that evolve after a trade, with or without items, will do so in the same manner they would after a normal trade.

The GTS also allows individuals to trade between two different games without having two Nintendo DS systems, though the Pokémon may accidentally be traded to someone else rather than the original trader.

It is recommended to check up on a deposited Pokémon every so often, as the Pokémon may flee if it is kept in the GTS for an extended period of time.

====Website====
{{Bulbanews|Official site for Global Trade Station announces closure}}
[[File:Gtsglobe.png|thumb|left|Logo of the site placed on an image of the planet Earth]]
A [http://www.pokemon-gts.net/ website] dedicated to the Global Trade Station was put up in 2007. It allowed players to see trades all over the world and to view statistics relating to trades on the GTS, among several other features such as the ability to read information on the countries of the world and the most popular Pokémon traded per country.

It also featured a daily "GTS Journal", a printable newspaper article which reported an analysis on a Pokémon that had recently become prominent within the trading network in some way, as well as a comparison with a different Pokémon that has experienced similar success on the network. It also hosted small polls. At the start of a new month, a V.I.P. Pokémon would be chosen, specifically one that had been traded across the world most within the previous month.

The site [http://www.pokemon-gts.net/info_close/en-US.html announced] on August 14, 2010 that it would close down a month later, possibly to make way for the [[Generation V|new generation]] of Pokémon games. On September 14, 2010, the site offically closed and the GTS Journal is no longer available for reading or printing.
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==In Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver==
[[File:HG-SS GTS.png|frame|left|Inside the GTS in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
===Ground floor===
In {{game|Platinum}}, the GTS building has been replaced by the Global Terminal, which was redesigned to contain more features. It is located in the same place as the older GTS. The [[Vs. Recorder]] is widely used here. The features of the GTS here are similar to the ones in {{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, except that a choice to narrow the Pokémon found in ''Seek Pokémon'' feature by location has been added.

If the player talks with the woman at the counter located in the upper left corner of the ground floor, she will direct them 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.

The Geonet reappears in the Global Terminal, on which players can indicate their location, and on which small dots representing players they have traded with will appear. When the player first logs on to Geonet, it will ask where the player lives in the world, allowing details for other players to locate their position in the world.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the GTS has the same interior as the one in Platinum.
[[File:GTS Platinum.png|300px|thumb|right|The Global Terminal in Jubilife City in {{game|Platinum}}]]
The Geonet also reappears, on which players can indicate their location, and on which small dots representing players they have traded with will appear.

The ground floor is the room seen when entering the Global Terminal. It can be reached when in the other floors by using the blue warp panels. There are four points of interest on this floor; the Global Trade Station which is located on the north-western corner, the Geonet located just below it, the Trainer Rankings located on the eastern side and the northern set of blue machines, and the Battle Video Rankings located just below the Trainer Rankings, in the south-eastern corner. The information desk is located next to entrance, which contains two ladies that will give information about the Global Terminal. There are also the warp panels located on the north-eastern corner.

The first floor in the Global Terminal was initially the total Global Trade Station in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, still holding the Geonet and the actual counter to the trade room. However in {{game|Platinum}}, it was expanded to include the other machines, while pushing the counter to the western corner. This floor is more likely the ranking floor, containing the Trainer Rankings, which ranks the results of Trainers from around the world by divided by team, as well as the Battle Video Rankings, which ranks battle videos from around the world by popularity.

====Mail System====
[[File:Gtsemail.png|thumb|right|Registering an e-mail address]]
The GTS in Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver has incorporated an e-mail system that allows players to be notified of completed trades; the player no longer has to periodically manually check if a trade is complete. The Japanese version sends notification messages to the player's e-mail address, so the messages can be viewed either on a PC, mobile phone or a [[Wii]] console. The North American and the European version's Mail System was downgraded to just using Wii messaging. By entering in a correct email address, the [[Nintendo DS]] system will automatically send information directly to the player's computer, mobile phone, or [[Wii]] system.

In the international versions, if the player selects the "Wii Message Settings" and completes the setup, once their Pokémon have traded over the GTS the player will receive a Wii message on their Wii system. By adding "wfc-mail@nintendo.com" to their Wii console address book, as well as adding their Wii Number to the start menu on {{game|Platinum}}. Enter the players Wii Number and reenter it a second time for confirmation, then after connecting to [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], a registration code will be sent to the registered Wii system. Once the player's Wii number has been registered, they will be asked to set a 4-digit Wii number password to protect the Wii number.

The player is able to check and change settings using the Wii Messaging. Once the player has registered, a menu will appear on the main menu. There will be three options:

* '''Check Wii Number''': The player can check their Wii number they have registered here.
* '''Set Wii Message Reception''': The player can select whether or not they would like to be contacted by Wii messages once the trade has gone through the GTS.
* '''Delete Wii Message Settings''': The player can erase their Wii Number and the password.

====Geonet====
[[File:Battlerecorder-rankings.png|frame|right|Battle Video Rankings]]
Inside the GTS, 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. When the player first logs on to Geonet, it will ask where the player is lives in the world, allowing details for other players to locate their position in the world.

First, the player must register their location on the map. Using the control pad to move up and down and press the A button to select. However, once the player has completed registration, their location cannot be changed. Using Geonet, the player can view the location information for all the other people they have met around the world. By moving the cursor over a point and by pressing the X button to view the location name.

Geonet reappears in {{game|Platinum}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. It is found on the first floor and it serves the same features. Unlike before, it affects what other players see in the Visitor Profiles in the new [[Wi-Fi Plaza]].

====Trainer Rankings====
The blue portal machine found below shows the  {{pkmn|Trainer}} rankings. It sorts the results of {{pkmn|Trainer}}s from around the world by teams and by categories. The player's own results are sent in automatically. Once the ranking machine is accessed, it will connect to the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] and start up the [[Vs. Recorder]]. The player can see the current week's and past week's results.

====Battle Video Rankings====
The blue portal machine found on top shows the most viewed uploaded Battle Videos. It ranks battle videos from around the world by popularity. The player can even save their favorite video. The player's named will be displayed along with their [[party]] Pokémon, in ascending order.

===Second floor===
[[File:Pt Screenshot Global Terminal 2F.png|thumb|right|Second floor of the Global Terminal]]
Players can go to the second floor by using the green warp panels. There are two points of interest on this floor; Box Data, located on the western side and the northern set of green machines, and the Dress-Up Data, located just below the Box Data, in the south-eastern corner. The warp panels are located on the eastern side, the blue warp panel located on the northern corner will take people down to the first floor, while the pink warp panel located on the southern corner will take people up to the third floor. There is a [[PC]] located located just north of the Box Data machine.

The second floor is more of a photo scene floor, that allows people to take pictures and send it to their friends. The Box Data will allow players to take a picture of one of their Boxes and upload them here to be seen by others all over the world, while the Dress-Up Data, allows players to pictures taken at the second floor of [[Jubilife TV]] can be uploaded and viewed here.

====Box Data====
[[File:Recorder-box.png|thumb|right|Photo taken of a Box containing several {{p|Jigglypuff}}]]
Players can take a picture of one of their Boxes and upload them here to be seen by others all over the world. Upload data about the Boxes where the player's Pokémon are deposited, and see other Trainer' Boxes. The Box Data is the green set of machines located on the north-western side of the second floor.

The player is able to show off a PC Box full of Pokémon. By selecting the player favorite wallpaper and arrangement of their Pokémon according to a favorite theme, and upload their data for everyone to see. The player is also able to view other Trainers' Box Data from the menu.

====Dress-Up Data====
Pictures taken at the second floor of [[Jubilife TV]] or the [[Goldenrod Tunnel]] can be uploaded and viewed here. Player's can upload their Pokémon Dress-Up photo and see other Trainers' photos. The player is also able to view other Dress-Up Data from the menu.

===Third floor===
[[File:Pt Screenshot Global Terminal 3F.png|thumb|right|Third floor of the Global Terminal]]
Players can go here by using the pink warp panels. There is only one point of interest on this floor; the Battle Video Gallery located on the western side and the set of the pink machines. The warp panels are located on the eastern side, the blue warp panel located on the northern corner will take people down to the first floor, while the green warp panel located on the southern corner will take people up to the third floor. There is a [[PC]] located located just north of the Battle Video Gallery machine.

The third floor is the battle floor, that allows player's to upload their battle videos here though the use of the [[Vs. Recorder]]. Players may search Battle Videos in several ways, such as by facility, Pokémon in the battles and by using the number code given after uploading a video.

====Battle Video Gallery====
Players may upload their battle videos here. They may also view and download the videos of others. The player can send their own Battle Video and view other Trainer's Battle Videos. Battle Videos will be assigned a 12-digit number. The player can pass this number to other players, so they can find the player's Battle Video. Players may search Battle Videos in several ways, such as by facility, Pokémon in the battles and by using the number code given after uploading a video.
[[File:Vs recorder uploaded.png|thumb|left|An uploaded video]]
The recorded battles, known as ''Battle Videos'', can be found in the [[Vs. Recorder]]. The Vs. Recorder can record battles from the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}}, wireless play and Wi-Fi. Players can also download videos from the Global Terminal which can be viewed in the second option. The third option deletes recorded videos. Battle videos change depending on the game's language. Everything changes to the game's language except the names. For example, watching another player's video from a Japanese version of Platinum which features {{FB|Arcade Star|Dahlia}} in an English game would show her name as ''Arcade Star ダリア'' and her Pokémon would have Japanese names. In the third room, player's can open the Global Mode in the Vs. Recorder to view and upload videos of battles. The first option allows the player to view battles. It can be searched by the last thirty that were uploaded, choosing the Trainer and the type of battle or by putting in numbers. The second option allows the player to upload their own battle. Several numbers are given which are used in searching for it.

Uploaded videos do not remain in the Global Terminal forever, so codes might not always work or show the same video.

==In Black and White==
While no longer a location, the Global Terminal and all its features can be accessed in any Pokémon Center's second floor, except the one in the {{un|Pokémon League}} due to the lack of a second floor. Players simply have to navigate through options instead of going from machine to machine. An option to upload photos taken from [[Pokémon Musical]]s has been added.

===GTS Negotiations===
Introduced in Black and White, the GTS Negotiations allows two players show one another any Pokémon they have in their party or PC; up to three Pokémon can be shown at once. The players can communicate with each other using a set of emoticons (Smile Mark, Saddened Mark, Heart Mark, Surprise Mark) until both players find Pokémon that they are willing to trade for; each player may then select one of the other's offered Pokémon to be traded. This solves the restriction imposed by normal GTS trading (where the player can only search for a Pokémon they have already seen), as a player can offer any Pokémon in their possession.

In addition to the actual Pokémon offered for trade, the player is also shown the greeting on the other person's {{ga|Trainer Card}}, their number of successful trades, and (during the actual negotiating process) an abstract glimpse of the other player's party and PC Boxes (with individual Pokémon represented by their [[List of Pokémon by color|Pokédex color]]).

Prior to the update that accommodated non-Japanese games, whenever a player successfully trades with another player through GTS Negotiations, they will show up as Trade Pals on the [[Pokémon Global Link]], assuming that they have Global Link accounts.

===Random Matchup===
{{main|Global Battle Union#Random Matchups|Global Battle Union}}
In addition to being able to trade Pokémon on the Global Terminal, there is now another option known as Random Matchup. Trainers first must select a battle mode, either Single Battle, Double Battle, Triple Battle, Rotation Battle, or Launcher Battle. The player will then be connected and choose either free battle or rating battle, which records the data from the battle. The player will then be sent to a battle with a trainer who chose the same option. The two trainers will choose several of their Pokémon from their initial party of six and begin battle.

Many stats for the Random Matchup can be accessed on the Pokémon Global Link, under the Global Battle Union.

==Glitches and manipulation==
===Cloning glitch===
{{main|Pokémon cloning#Generation IV|Pokémon cloning}}
There is a glitch on the GTS that allows the player to [[Pokémon cloning|clone]] any Pokémon that does not have a Classic Ribbon. It involves turning the game off at precisely the right moment before the Pokémon is deposited. If the Pokémon is deposited in the GTS and the connection is interrupted at the right time, the Pokémon in question would be in the player's [[party]] (or [[Pokémon Storage System|PC Box]]) and in the GTS, requiring the {{player}} only to withdraw the Pokémon from the GTS to obtain the clone. In {{game|Platinum}}, however, the glitch of cloning via GTS was remedied; if it is attempted, the game simply reports a communication error and returns the player back to the main desk.

===Trade evolution glitch===
In Generation IV there is a glitch with the GTS that allows Pokémon to evolve by being traded, but without actually trading them. Players must first place a {{cat|Pokémon that evolve through trading|Pokémon that evolves by trading it}} (with the correct held item, like {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Metal Coat}} for {{p|Scyther}} or {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Electirizer}} for {{p|Electabuzz}}) onto the GTS. To prevent the deposited Pokémon from being traded away, players should request an impossible trade, such as a [[level]] 9 and under {{p|Mewtwo}}.

The player must then search for a Pokémon on the GTS and trade for it. After this has been done, returning to the Pokémon that was placed on the GTS by the player and taking it back will cause it to evolve.

It is possible that this was intentional, however due to the fact that it was removed in Generation V makes this very unlikely. The risk of not being able to reacquire a Pokémon while trying to evolve it through trade evolution over the GTS is very great and this could have been a planned countermeasure. The requirement (a trade) must still be met in order for the Pokémon to evolve, but this system would prevent a player from potentially losing the Pokémon they wanted to evolve.

===Morphing glitch===
[[Image:torterrathemew.jpg|thumb|250px|An example of the morphing glitch. This is not a Torterra, but a Mew morphed into one and nicknamed "TORTERRA"]]

There have been somewhat numerous reports of a [[glitch]] happening in the GTS that causes a player's offered Pokémon to become "glitchy". The Pokémon's sprite will morph into a different Pokémon, and the gender might be swapped as well. It will also say it is the same species it used to be (example: A morphed Heatran would still be Heatran/Heatran) and will be holding a {{DL|List of dummied out items|Seal Bag}}, a beta item. There is no confirmed way to deliberately access this glitch; however in many of the reports, people have claimed that the glitch happened right after the GTS came up with no searches for any of the Pokémon, but did not send out a Communication Error. After it stops blocking all access to other Pokémon, it is believed that is when the glitch is most likely to happen. Trying to withdraw the glitch Pokémon may result in a Communication Error but when the game lets a player withdraw the glitch, the Pokémon returns to normal.

Another glitch similar to the morphing glitch has been happening where the Pokémon in the GTS is morphed into the wanted Pokémon (as shown in the picture to the right). Instead of its name being the same as before, its name is now that of the wanted Pokémon, but still the same species as the Pokémon originally offered. There's also the possibility of the morphed Pokémon holding a {{DL|List of dummied out items|Seal Bag}}. Most of the time, trying to trade for it will either cause a communication error or say that the Pokémon has been traded. In addition to this glitch, sometimes these glitched Pokémon will be the only that appear when searching for Pokémon of a certain level.

===Vanishing glitch===
There have also been instances of a "vanishing" glitch on the GTS. After uploading a Pokémon to the server and checking its summary without changing the Pokémon, the "summary" button is sometimes replaced with "deposit," suggesting that the Pokémon has been traded. Selecting "Deposit" will cause a communication error, and the player will return to the front desk. Logging on to the server again will cause the Pokémon to reappear, with no noticeable changes.

===Level display glitch===
In early releases of the US version of Platinum, when seeking for Pokémon, the game will not display the level range of the wanted Pokémon. This can result in confusion, where even if a person has the right Pokémon to offer, but it is not at the right level, it will not able to be selected without any clear reason.

This glitch is not present in the PAL releases or the original Japanese, indicating that it was mistakenly left out in the North American version. Nintendo offers a fix for it by sending in an affected game.

===DNS abuse===
Several developers have created programs that allow a player to send Pokémon to and from their computer using the GTS servers. This will count as a trade on the player's {{ga|Trainer Card}}.

Some players have created servers which allow the player to download custom "event" Pokémon. These can be accessed by disabling "Auto-obtain DNS" and entering the DNS required to connect to the server in question. Other interesting results such as [[Pokémon cloning]] can occur from the use of these servers.

==Masuda's method==
{{main|Masuda method}}
In his online column, [[Junichi Masuda]] detailed that he programmed a method of easily obtaining {{Shiny}} Pokémon utilizing the GTS. Dubbed the ''[[Masuda method]]'' by fans, it activates when two Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Day Care]] are from games from different language regions. This significantly raises the odds of their offspring being a [[Shiny Pokémon]].

If an {{pkmn|egg}} is hatched from a Pokémon received from a game originating from a language other than the language of the player's cartridge, the chances of hatching a shiny Pokémon from that egg increase. It will not work if both Pokémon are from the same foreign language, even if it is a different language from the game; or if the player uses one of his or her own Pokémon and the [[Meister]]'s {{p|Magikarp}}. This is because the Magikarp has been generated on the same game as the player's Pokémon.

The Masuda method is possible due to coding Masuda programmed into the games. If, in the [[Pokémon Day Care]], the game recognizes one of the Pokémon as having a different home location as the other, the chances of having a shiny Pokémon in the egg will quadruple from 1/8192 to 1/2048.

Though the odds of obtaining a shiny Pokémon are still fairly low, the chances have now been increased so significantly that players are touting it as a more reliable method than the [[Poké Radar]]. In addition, it allows players to customize their team further, with specific [[egg move]]s and {{IV}}s that would be either unavailable or harder to obtain, making using Masuda's method even more appealing. However, when breeding with two foreign Pokémon, the 50% chance of passing down a parent's nature via an {{DL|Evolutionary stone|Everstone}} is not present.

==Controversy and criticism==
===Impossible trades===
{{Bulbanews|GTS sabotaged by greed}}
Although being a well-meaning trade function, the GTS has come under criticism. Many traders ask for a [[legendary Pokémon]] in exchange for a common Pokémon, and some players request Pokémon at levels that are impossible to obtain that Pokémon at, such as a "Level 9 and under" {{p|Mewtwo}}. Other trades are dominated by demands of Pokémon that are often featured in Pokémon marketing, such as {{p|Munchlax}} or {{p|Lucario}}. Finally, the inability to ask for a Pokémon the player has not seen makes it impossible to trade for event Pokémon (such as {{p|Manaphy}}, except in Platinum, or Pokémon that can only be found in [[Generation III]] games) over the GTS without having obtained the Pokémon, though this last restriction is alleviated using Generation V's "GTS Negotiations", which allows two players to offer and trade any Pokémon in their possession, regardless of whether the other player has seen it or not.

There is also a risk of receiving hacked Pokémon, as information regarding the [[Original Trainer|OT]] or the [[Trainer ID number|ID number]] when seeking Pokémon was not displayed in Diamond or Pearl (this information was added starting with Platinum).

Pokémon with a {{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Classic Ribbon}} or {{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Premier Ribbon}} cannot be traded on the GTS, making event Pokémon even more difficult to obtain as they frequently come with such ribbons attached.

===Temporary legendary Pokémon ban===
{{Bulbanews|New GTS restrictions fall short of ideal}}
On July 3, 2007, [[legendary Pokémon]] became banned from being traded on the GTS. A similar incident occurred in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution#Legendary Pokémon banning controversy|Pokémon Battle Revolution]] on the same date.

The banning received a large amount of controversy. Nintendo stated that it was a "technical difficulty"; legendary Pokémon were later allowed again to be traded over the GTS and battled in Battle Revolution.

==In other languages==
===Global Terminal===
{{langtable|color={{locationcolor/med|building}}|bordercolor={{locationcolor/dark|building}}
|fr_eu=Terminal Mondial
|de={{tt|Global.|Globalen}} Terminal
|it=Centro Globale
|es_eu=Terminal Global
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon-gts.net/ Pokémon GTS website]
* [http://www.pokemon-gts.net/news/?lang=en-US Pokémon GTS Journal]

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Keira

2009-04-08T07:33:21Z

Pokemainiac:

'''Keira''' (Japanese: '''ミミィ''' ''Mimmy'') is a character in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and {{game|Platinum}}. She is one of the judges of the [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s. She seems to be friends with [[Johanna]]. Keira's appearance is designed after the [[Idol]] trainer class.

When the player first enters [[Hearthome City]], Keira's Buneary runs in to the player, which is being chased by Keira. After reclaiming her Pokémon, Keira thanks the player and asks the player to visit the Super Contest Hall.
==Pokémon==
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My Pokémon Ranch

2008-04-04T19:01:18Z

Pokemainiac:

{{upcoming notice}}
[[Image:Farm1.png|thumb|right|350px|Yukari with a player's Pokémon]]
'''Everyone's Pokémon Ranch''' (Japanese: '''みんなのポケモン牧場''' ''Minna no Pokémon Bokujō'') is a WiiWare title that was announced at Nintendo's fall 2007 conference. It was developed by {{wp|Ambrella}} and can be purchased for 1,000 Wii Points in Japan. Pokémon can be transferred from {{pkmn|Diamond and Pearl}} and stored on a farm. The player can use up to 8 Diamond and Pearl games to send his Pokémon there, and they can be organized in the ranch by factors like height and weight, but a Pokémon can only be returned to the game that it came from. Yukari will give the player information on the Pokémon, which will be different from the info in the games. She will also bring a Pokémon each day to the ranch that the player can trade for.

The farm is owned by [[Yukari]], a friend of [[Bebe]]'s. Players can sort, take pictures of, and interact with up to 1,000 of their Pokémon.

==Bonus Pokémon==
In addition to the Pokémon that can be traded with Yukari, two special Pokémon are available. {{p|Phione}} will be traded to the player for a {{p|Leafeon}} once 250 Pokémon are on the Farm, where {{p|Mew}} becomes available once 999 Pokémon are present.

{{Team|
|#1=[[Image:489.png]]
|Poke1={{p|Phione}}
|LV1=Lv. 50
|G1=
|HI1=None
|M1P1={{M|Grass Knot}}
|M2P1={{M|Rain Dance}}
|M3P1={{M|Rest}}
|M4P1={{M|Surf}}

|#2=[[Image:151.png]]
|Poke2={{p|Mew}}
|LV2=Lv. 50
|G2=
|HI2=None
|M1P2={{M|Synthesis}}
|M2P2={{M|Return}}
|M3P2={{M|Hypnosis}}
|M4P2={{M|Teleport}}
}}

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My Pokémon Ranch

2008-04-02T18:22:43Z

Pokemainiac:

{{upcoming notice}}
[[Image:Farm1.png|thumb|right|350px|Yukari with a player's Pokémon]]
'''Everyone's Pokémon Ranch''' (Japanese: '''みんなのポケモン牧場''' ''Minna no Pokémon Bokujō'') is a WiiWare title that was announced at Nintendo's fall 2007 conference. It was developed by {{wp|Ambrella}} and will be purchasable for 1,000 Wii Points in Japan on March, 25, 2008. Pokémon can be transferred from {{pkmn|Diamond and Pearl}} and stored on a farm. The player can use up to 8 Diamond and Pearl games to send his Pokémon there, and they can be organized in the ranch by factors like height and weight, but a Pokémon can only be returned to the game that it came from. Yukari will give the player information on the Pokémon, which will be different from the info in the games. She will also bring a Pokémon each day to the ranch that the player can trade for.

The farm is owned by [[Yukari]], a friend of [[Bebe]]'s. Players can sort, take pictures of, and interact with up to 1,000 of their Pokémon.

==Bonus Pokémon==
In addition to the Pokémon that can be traded with Yukari, two special Pokémon are available. {{p|Phione}} will be traded to the player for a {{p|Leafeon}} once 250 Pokémon are on the Farm, where {{p|Mew}} becomes available once 999 Pokémon are present.

{{Team|
|#1=[[Image:489.png]]
|Poke1={{p|Phione}}
|LV1=Lv. 50
|G1=
|HI1=None
|M1P1={{M|Grass Knot}}
|M2P1={{M|Rain Dance}}
|M3P1={{M|Rest}}
|M4P1={{M|Surf}}

|#2=[[Image:151.png]]
|Poke2={{p|Mew}}
|LV2=Lv. 50
|G2=
|HI2=None
|M1P2={{M|Synthesis}}
|M2P2={{M|Return}}
|M3P2={{M|Hypnosis}}
|M4P2={{M|Teleport}}
}}

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