Regional Pokédex: Difference between revisions

[[File:Pokédex interface GSC.png|thumb|200px|Johto's regional Pokédex, a predecessor (note lack of numbers).]]

[[File:Pokédex RS.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Corphish}} in the Hoenn regional Pokédex]]

A regional Pokédex will often place newly released evolutions and pre-evolutions near their base form, no matter how much distance is between them in the [[National Pokédex]]. For example, in the National Pokédex, {{p|Aipom}} falls at #190, with its evolution {{p|Ambipom}} at #424. In the [[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex, however, they are #063 and #064, respectively. Capturing all Pokémon in a regional Pokédex will cause the [[Game Freak]] developers in-game to award the player with a [[diploma]] in [[Generation I]], [[Generation II]], and [[Generation III]]. Completing the National Pokédex awards another diploma in [[Generation III]]. In [[Generation IV]], seeing every Pokémon in the [[Sinnoh]] region's Pokédex allows the player to receive the upgrade to National mode from [[Professor Oak]].  In later Generations, the [[Oval Charm]] and the [[Shiny Charm]] are awards for seeing and catching all non-[[Event Pokémon]].

[[File:Pokédex Pt.png|thumb|200px|The Sinnoh Pokédex allows players to switch between regional and national views.]]

So far, only the [[Sinnoh]] region's original Pokédex does not naturally include all of the new Pokémon released in that generation. In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, new evolved species of Pokémon such as {{p|Gliscor}} and {{p|Leafeon}} were excluded from the listing, despite having been introduced in that game. This may have been because those Pokémon (and their pre-evolved forms) were not obtainable until after obtaining the National Pokédex in-game; however, it caused the odd outcome of many Pokémon new to Generation IV not being in any regional Pokédex at all. This was remedied in {{v2|Platinum}} with its updated Sinnoh Pokédex, which added all new Generation IV-introduced evolutions as well as their relatives, leaving out only certain Legendary Pokémon.

[[File:Pokédex BW.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Scrafty}} in the Unova regional Pokédex of Black and White]]

The Pokédex order for the eight main regions of the Pokémon world are as follows:

* [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev1|RBY}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}): #001 {{p|Bulbasaur}} - #151 {{p|Mew}}

** [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev7|PE}}): #001 {{p|Bulbasaur}} - #153 {{p|Melmetal}}

** [[List of Pokémon by Isle of Armor Pokédex number|Isle of Armor Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}): #001 {{p|Slowpoke}} - #211 {{p|Zarude}}

In the {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}} series of spin-off games, Pokémon information is stored in the Browser, which acts similarly to a Pokédex for {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s. It is as follows: