Diploma

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A certificate given after completing the Galar Pokédex (Pokémon Sword and Shield)

The diploma or certificateSwSh (Japanese: 賞状 honorable certificate) is an item awarded in almost all core series Pokémon games for completing various modes of the Pokédex. It is obtained from Game Freak's lead developer after the player has completed their Pokédex.

The only games in which the player cannot earn a diploma are Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

History

In Generation I and II, there is only one diploma in the game, awarded for completing the Pokédex. From Generation III to VI, there is one diploma awarded for completing the regional Pokédex and a second for completing the National Pokédex.

In Pokémon X and Y, a total of five diplomas are awarded: one for capturing every Pokémon in each of the Kalos Pokédexes, one for obtaining all of those three diplomas, and one for completing the National Pokédex. These diplomas are different if the player completed their Pokédex only with blue pentagon Pokémon.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, an additional Diploma can be received if the player shows the Game Freak lead developer a Pokémon that was originally caught in either Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire or Pokémon Emerald; unlike most diplomas, this one is customized according to the Pokémon shown to the developer, with its Generation III sprite appearing in the bottom-left corner.

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, instead of a diploma, the player is given stamps on their Trainer Card for completing the various regional Pokédexes. There is no reward for catching all the Pokémon as of this generation, likely because the National Pokédex is not obtainable in these games. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player can receive a diploma from the director for completing their Kanto Pokédex; due to only Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex existing in these games, there is no diploma for completing the National Pokédex.

Obtaining

Location

In all games in which Celadon Condominiums appears, the Game Freak lead developer is located in the Game Freak headquarters there. In Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, he is located in the Game Freak building in Castelia City. In games in which a Game Freak building is not present, he is on vacation and found in some kind of temporary accommodation; in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, he is on the top floor of Cove Lily Motel in Lilycove City; in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, he is in the north-westernmost house in the Hotel Grand Lake at the Valor Lakefront; in Pokémon X and Y, he is in the Hotel Coumarine in Coumarine City. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, he is in the western Hotel Ionia building in Circhester. In The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, a female Doctor who upgrades the Pokédex in the Armor and Crown Tundra Stations rewards the player with the respective Diplomas instead.

Pokédex completion

For a Pokédex to be considered complete, the player must have owned all Pokémon in that Pokédex (except a select few Pokémon). In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, to complete the Sinnoh Pokédex, the player only needs to have seen all the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex, not own them.

Mythical Pokémon and Phione (whose Mythical status is disputed) are not usually required to qualify for diplomas; however, in Pokémon Platinum seeing Manaphy is required to obtain the Sinnoh Pokédex Diploma, and in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire owning Deoxys is required to obtain the National Pokédex Diploma. In the Generation III games and Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, owning Ho-Oh and Lugia is not required to complete any Pokédex.

Function

The diploma is not an item as it is not added to the player's Bag; to view it after obtaining it, the player must talk to said lead developer again. In Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon X and Y, the diploma is instead sent to the player's bedroom for display. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the diploma can be hung on the wall of the player's Secret Base.

In Pokémon Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal, it is possible to print out a copy of the diploma using a Game Boy Printer. The printout displays additional graphics in the bottom half of the diploma which cannot be otherwise seen. Interestingly, in Yellow, the image only visible on the printout includes Mew, despite Mew not being necessary to obtain the diploma.

Completion requirements

Regional Pokédex

Games Pokédex Requirement
RGBY Pokédex Have owned 150 species of Pokémon[1]
GSC New Pokédex Have owned 249 species of Pokémon[2]
RSE Hoenn Pokédex Have owned all Hoenn Pokédex Pokémon except Jirachi and Deoxys
FRLG Kanto Pokédex Have owned all Kanto Pokédex Pokémon except Mew
DP Sinnoh Pokédex Have seen all (non-expanded) Sinnoh Pokédex Pokémon except Manaphy
Pt Have seen all expanded Sinnoh Pokédex Pokémon
HGSS Johto Pokédex Have owned all Johto Pokédex Pokémon except Mew and Celebi
BW Unova Pokédex Have owned all Unova Pokédex Pokémon except Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect
B2W2 New Unova Pokédex Have owned all New Unova Pokédex Pokémon except Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect
XY Central Kalos Pokédex Have owned all Central Kalos Pokédex Pokémon except Diancie, Hoopa, and Volcanion
Coastal Kalos Pokédex Have owned all Coastal Kalos Pokédex Pokémon except Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres
Mountain Kalos Pokédex Have owned all Mountain Kalos Pokédex Pokémon except Mewtwo
Kalos Pokédexes Have owned all Central, Coastal and Mountain Kalos Pokédex Pokémon except Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Diancie, Hoopa, and Volcanion
ORAS Hoenn Pokédex Have owned all Hoenn Pokédex Pokémon except Rayquaza, Jirachi, and Deoxys
PE Kanto Pokédex Have owned all Kanto Pokédex Pokémon except Mew, Meltan and Melmetal
SwSh Galar Pokédex Have owned all Galar Pokédex Pokémon
SwShIoA Isle of Armor Pokédex Have owned all Isle of Armor Pokédex Pokémon except Zarude
SwShCT Crown Tundra Pokédex Have owned all Crown Tundra Pokédex Pokémon

National Pokédex

Games Requirement
RSEFRLG Have owned all Pokémon except Mew, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Celebi, Jirachi, and Deoxys
DPPt Have owned all Pokémon except Mew, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus
HGSS Have owned all Pokémon except Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus
BWB2W2 Have owned all Pokémon except Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect
XY Have owned all Pokémon except Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Diancie, Hoopa, and Volcanion
ORAS Have owned all Pokémon except Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Diancie, Hoopa, and Volcanion

Other

Games Requirement
ORAS Show a Pokémon that was originally caught in either Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire or Pokémon Emerald.

Gallery

National Pokédex

Kanto Pokédex

Johto Pokédex

Hoenn Pokédex

Sinnoh Pokédex

Unova Pokédex

Kalos Pokédex

Galar Pokédex

Other diplomas

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 獎狀 Jéungjohng
Mandarin 獎狀 / 奖状 Jiǎngzhuàng
France Flag.png French Diplôme
Germany Flag.png German UrkundeSwSh
Diplom
Italy Flag.png Italian Diploma
South Korea Flag.png Korean 상장 Sangjang
Spain Flag.png Spanish Diploma

References


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