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'''{{wp|Downloadable content}}''' ('''DLC''') is additional content that is distributed to a video game over the {{wp|Internet}} by the game's publisher. DLC is often offered as an additional purchase, however some can be given away as a free download from an online market space such as the [[Nintendo eShop]]. Free content updates are also a commonality, being given away as full update data instead of a manual download and are usually described as "DLC" in non-official spaces.

Similarly, [[Pokémon]] has given away distribution events, typically through [[Mystery Gift]], that allows the {{player}} to download certain event-exclusive [[item]]s, [[Trainer customization|clothing]] or even [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] through external means.

==History==
Since {{game|Red and Green|s}}, there have been a number of {{cat|event distributions}} for the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] that allowed players to obtain [[Event Pokémon|Pokémon]] or [[Event item|items]] that could not otherwise be obtained through normal gameplay. The Japanese version of {{game|Crystal}} was the first Pokémon game that could download additional content from the Internet by connecting to the [[Mobile System GB]] via the [[Mobile Game Boy Adapter]]. The [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[Nintendo GameCube]] games allowed additional content to be loaded to the games from e-Cards through the [[e-Reader]], but did not connect to the Internet. [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon Channel]] had additional on-disc content that could be unlocked using a separate GameCube disc by modifying the game's save data on the Memory Card.

With the advent of the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] service for the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]], all Nintendo consoles have since natively supported connecting to the Internet. The first game for these consoles to receive additional content via the Internet was [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] with the Special Mission {{DL|Ranger Net|Recover the Manaphy Egg!}} on March 20, 2008, while the first to receive a major update over the Internet was the Japanese version of [[My Pokémon Ranch]] with its {{DL|My Pokémon Ranch|Platinum-Compatible Version}} on November 5, 2008. While patches have been released online to fix bugs in the core series games since {{g|X and Y}}, {{g|Sword and Shield}} was the first to receive additional paid content with the [[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass]]. [[Daybreak]] would be the first free content update in the core series, being released for {{g|Legends: Arceus}}.

==List of DLC for Pokémon games==
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; background: #{{bulba color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{bulba color dark}}"
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! style="background-color:#{{bulba color}}" | Game
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#{{bulba color}}" | Available DLC
! style="background-color:#{{bulba color}}" | Type
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''Note:''' Purchasable DLC bundles are shown in '''bolded text'''; the contents of these bundles are displayed in the right column.
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Core series|Core]] and [[Side series]] games
|-
| [[Pokémon Champions]]
| [[Pokémon Champions#Downloadable content|Starter Pack]]
| —
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| [[Pokémon Legends: Z-A]]
| '''[[Mega Dimension]]'''
| [[List of game-based other distributions in Generation IX#Holo-X and Holo-Y Apparel Sets|Holo-X and Holo-Y Apparel Sets]]<br>[[Mega Dimension|Additional story content]]
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]
| '''[[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]]'''
| [[List of game-based other distributions in Generation IX#New Uniform Sets|New Uniform Set]]<br>[[The Teal Mask|Part 1: The Teal Mask]]<br>[[The Indigo Disk|Part 2: The Indigo Disk]] <small>(includes [[Mochi Mayhem]] epilogue)</small>
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]
| [[Daybreak]]
| —
| Free content update
|-
| [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]
| '''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass|Expansion Pass]]'''
| [[The Isle of Armor]]<br>[[The Crown Tundra]]
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| [[My Pokémon Ranch]] <small>(Japanese only)</small>
| {{DL|My Pokémon Ranch|Platinum-Compatible Version}}<!--[[My Pokémon Ranch Platinum-Compatible Version|Platinum-Compatible Version]]-->
| —
| Free content update
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Spin-off Pokémon games|Spin-off games]]
|-
| [[Pokémon Pokopia]]
| '''[[Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass|Expansion Pass]]'''
| {{DL|Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass|Dynamic Ditto print recipe}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass|Part 1: Bubbly Basin}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass|Part 2: Additional new features}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass|Part 3: Additional new town}}
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Pokémon Friends]]
| '''{{DL|Pokémon Friends|Puzzle On! Pack #1|Puzzle On! Bundle (Packs 1 and 2)}}'''<br>{{DL|Pokémon Friends|Basic Pack}} <small>(iOS/Andriod versions only)</small>
| {{DL|Pokémon Friends|Puzzle On! Pack #1}} <small>(Also purchasable individually)</small><br>{{DL|Pokémon Friends|Puzzle On! Pack #2}} <small>(Also purchasable individually)</small>
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| "[[Pokémon Friends free update|Free update]]" (ver. 1.1.0)
| —
| Free content update
|-
| [[New Pokémon Snap]]
| "[[New Pokémon Snap free content update|Free content update]]" (ver. 2.0.0)
| —
| Free content update
|-
| [[Pokémon Quest]]
| '''{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Expedition 3-Pack Bundle}}'''<br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Broadburst Stone}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Scattershot Stone}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Sharing Stone}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Stay Strong Stone}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Wait Less Stone}}<br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Whack-Whack Stone}}
| {{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Expedition Pack}} <small>(Also purchasable individually)</small><br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Great Expedition Pack}} <small>(Also purchasable individually)</small><br>{{DL|Pokémon Quest|Downloadable content|Ultra Expedition Pack}} <small>(Also purchasable individually)</small>
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| [[Pokkén Tournament|Pokkén Tournament DX]]
| '''[[Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack|Battle Pack]]'''
| {{DL|Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack|Wave 1}}<br>{{DL|Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack|Wave 2}}
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]
| [[Pika Land]]<br>[[Poké Forest]]<br>[[Ivy Park]]<br>[[Scalchop Beach]]<br>[[Axe Rock]]<br>[[Mount Tepid]]<br>{{OBP|Mt. Travail|Gates to Infinity}}<br>[[Skill Treasury]]<br>[[Kecleon Bazaar]]<br>[[Ultimate Wilds]]<br>[[Treat Road]]<br>[[Strongest Trail]]
| —
| Paid downloadable content
|-
! colspan="4" | Other games
|-
| [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]
| {{DL|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Downloadable content|Team Rocket Hat + Outfit}}<br><small>''[[sbw:Downloadable content (SSBU)|Other non-Pokémon DLC]]'' (SmashWiki)</small>
| —
| Paid downloadable content
|-
| [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]
| [[Mewtwo (Super Smash Bros.)|Mewtwo fighter]]<br><small>''[[sbw:Downloadable content (SSB4)|Other non-Pokémon DLC]]'' (SmashWiki)</small>
| —
| Paid downloadable content
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Upgrade pack]]
* [[Mystery Gift]]
* {{cat|Event distributions}}
* {{cat|Peripherals}}
* {{cat|Communications media}}

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