List of locations by index number (Generation III): Difference between revisions

Each location in the Generation III games has its own identification number used internally by the game, mostly to display where a Pokémon was caught. They are enumerated here, in order.

These identification numbers are only used in Generation III, and are not used to determine the location on the status screen of a Pokémon that is migrated to Generation IV - this is instead generated based on the game in which the Pokémon was created, being "Hoenn" for Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and "Kanto" for FireRed and LeafGreen.

Locations with index numbers up to 087 appeared in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, those with index numbers between 088 and 195 appeared in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and those with index numbers beyond 197 are exclusive to Pokémon Emerald. All games, however, have the locations with index numbers 254 and 255, which correspond to in-game trades and "fateful encounters".

Due to not having been programmed into the games, Pokémon whose "met location" corresponds to index numbers above 087 will display "obtained in a trade" rather than the location name in Ruby and Sapphire. The same is true for Pokémon in FireRed and LeafGreen for Pokémon whose met location index is below 088 or above 195. In Emerald, however, any Pokémon that was not transferred from Pokémon Colosseum or Pokémon XD will display the correct met area.

This article is part of both Project Locations and Project Games, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Locations and Games, respectively.