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The '''Mini Dex''' (Japanese: '''ミニずかん''' ''Mini Illustrated Encyclopedia''), also referred to as the '''Pokémon Mini Dex''',<ref>[[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]] manual, page 28</ref> is a [[Pokédex]]-based feature in [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]] and [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2]].

==Game mechanics==
[[File:Mini Dex manual.png|thumb|right|250px|Explanation about the Mini Dex in the manual of the first game]]
In both games, the Mini Dex is found in the main menu. The Mini Dex displays [[List of Pokémon by Mini Dex number in Pokémon Puzzle Collection|80 Pokémon in the first game]], or [[List of Pokémon by Mini Dex number in Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2|96 Pokémon in the second game]]. The Pokémon are ordered by their Mini Dex number. This is effectively a condensed version of the [[National Pokédex]], following the same numerical order except several Pokémon are absent from the Mini Dex. Since both games were released during the [[Generation II]], the Mini Dex features Pokémon from Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}.

Due to the small screen size, the Mini Dex list only shows two Pokémon at a time. The player can navigate the Pokémon list by pressing up or down. In the second game only, the player can press left or right to go back or forward 10 Pokémon at once, up to the start or end of the list.

A full Mini Dex entry contains the Pokémon image, species name, Mini Dex number, and National Pokédex number. Before a Pokémon is revealed, its image appears as "?" and its species appears as "----------", with no National Pokédex number. The player unlocks each Mini Dex entry by solving puzzles. If the player selects an unlocked Mini Dex entry and presses A, they will see the Pokémon sprite or animation as it would appear in the puzzle. In the second game only, it is also possible to play the puzzle by selecting an unlocked Pokémon in the Mini Dex. The options in the second game are: みる (''see'') and パズルであそぶ (''play puzzle'').
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==List of Pokémon==
* [[List of Pokémon by Mini Dex number in Pokémon Puzzle Collection]]
* [[List of Pokémon by Mini Dex number in Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery widths=96px heights=64px>
File:Mini Dex main menu.png|Mini Dex selected in the main menu of the first game
File:Mini Dex main menu 2.png|Mini Dex selected in the main menu of the second game
File:Mini Dex - Pokémon Puzzle Collection.png|Mini Dex in the first game
File:Mini Dex - Pokémon Puzzle Collection 2.png|Mini Dex in the second game
File:Mini Dex options.png|Options in the second game
</gallery></center>

==Trivia==
* In [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]]:
** {{p|Bulbasaur}} is the only Pokémon sharing the same number in the National Pokédex and Mini Dex, the number 1.
** {{p|Murkrow}} is the only Dark-type Pokémon in the Mini Dex, specifically a {{2t|Dark|Flying}} Pokémon.
** {{p|Tyrogue}} and {{p|Hitmontop}} are the only {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon in the Mini Dex.
* In Pokémon Puzzle Collection, the Mini Dex contains the three unevolved [[Kanto first partner Pokémon]] and three unevolved [[Johto first partner Pokémon]], but in Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2 they are all absent except for {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
** Only the latter game contains some of their evolved forms ({{p|Ivysaur}}, {{p|Bayleef}}, {{p|Typhlosion}}, and {{p|Feraligatr}}).
* In [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2]], all four Pokémon that appear in the [[game intro|intro]] ({{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Marill}}, and {{p|Pichu}}) are not playable in the puzzles and are therefore absent from the Mini Dex. However, they are playable and appear in the Mini Dex of the preceding game.

==In other languages==
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==References==
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==Related articles==
{{Pokédex}}

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