Version-exclusive Pokémon: Difference between revisions

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*{{p|Cranidos}} and {{p|Shieldon}} cannot be encountered in the wild; instead, they must be revived from a [[fossil]]. The fossils themselves are version-exclusive, but they can be traded between games as [[held item]]s, technically allowing each fossil Pokémon to be obtained in either game.
*{{p|Cranidos}} and {{p|Shieldon}} cannot be encountered in the wild; instead, they must be revived from a [[fossil]]. The fossils themselves are version-exclusive, but they can be traded between games as [[held item]]s, technically allowing each fossil Pokémon to be obtained in either game.
**While {{p|Houndour}}, {{p|Poochyena}}, {{p|Aron}}, and {{p|Spheal}} families are not version-exclusive like in Diamond and Pearl because they are all available in [[Grand Underground]] on both versions, they retain the version exclusive encounter locations from the original games on surface [[Sinnoh]].
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*Wild {{p|Mr. Mime}} are exclusive to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, while wild {{p|Sudowoodo}} are exclusive to Pokémon Shining Pearl, but both {{p|Mime Jr.}} and {{p|Bonsly}} can be encountered in the wild in both Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and can evolve into {{p|Mr. Mime}} and {{p|Sudowoodo}} respectively.
*Wild {{p|Mr. Mime}} are exclusive to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, while wild {{p|Sudowoodo}} are exclusive to Pokémon Shining Pearl, but both {{p|Mime Jr.}} and {{p|Bonsly}} can be encountered in the wild in both Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and can evolve into {{p|Mr. Mime}} and {{p|Sudowoodo}} respectively.