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PokéNav

Menu of the PokéNav in Pokémon Emerald

A Pokémon Navigator (Japanese: ポケモンナビゲーター Pokémon Navigator), more often referred to as PokéNav (Japanese: ポケナビ PokéNavi), is an electronic device found in Hoenn. It was produced by the Devon Corporation under the orders of Mr. Stone, who wanted to find a way to keep track of a Pokémon's feelings.

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Mr. Stone gives the player one as a reward for recovering the Devon Goods from Team Aqua or Team Magma. They appear to be small, compact-disc-shaped devices. It was introduced in Generation III. Similar devices are the Pokégear, the Pokétch, and the C-Gear.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the PokéNav is replaced by the PokéNav Plus and is obtained at the start of the game with just AreaNav. More Navs are added throughout the game: DexNav from May on Route 101 after obtaining the Pokédex, PlayNav from Wally in Petalburg City after the capture tutorial and BuzzNav when the player would receive the PokéNav in Generation III.

In the anime, Max has a PokéNav he received as a traveling gift from his parents. The main function is the map which slightly reduced the number of times that Ash got lost. In the Ever Grande Conference, it provided all the latest battle results along with statistics on each competitor.

They are chiefly useful for Trainers to contact and re-battle other Trainers, as well as for Coordinators to keep track of a Pokémon's status for Contests.

Functions

Map

The PokéNav displays a map of Hoenn, along with the current location of its owner. It is also possible to zoom in to display a basic layout of towns and cities with important buildings differentiated by color.

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  Full View

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  Zoom View

Condition

The PokéNav checks the Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart, and Tough condition of Pokémon in detail. It can be set to search only through party Pokémon, or all Pokémon owned combined.

Trainer's Eyes

Main article: List of Trainer's Eye Trainers

In Ruby and Sapphire, the PokéNav will keep track of 69 unique Trainers and alert the user when they want a rematch. The only requirement is that the player must have obtained five Badges first. It also has information on Gym Leaders and Pokémon League members, though they cannot be battled through this function.

The more often the player steps in an area that includes a Trainer that can be rematched, the more likely each Trainer in that area is going to be ready for a rematch.

Match Call

Main article: List of Trainer's Eye Trainers

In Pokémon Emerald, the Trainer's Eyes function is replaced by the Match Call function. In addition to the features of the Trainer's Eyes, Match Call allows its user to call anyone who has had their PokéNav registered with the user, similar to the cell-phone feature of the Pokégear. An advantage that the Match Call has over Trainer's Eyes is that after any of the unique Trainers are defeated, they typically identify themselves and have their number listed, which makes it easier to know where they are. However, in order to register Match Call-registrable Trainers who were battled prior to receipt of the PokéNav, the user will need to manually seek out and talk to said Trainers. The Match Call can also keep track of more Trainers than Trainer's Eyes, including having a few other non-Trainers, like the player's mother and Professor Birch, listed.

After the player has entered the Hall of Fame, each Gym Leader will offer to rematch the player in a Double Battle. Unlike regular Trainers, walking in the same area as a Gym Leader does not make them more likely to be ready for a rematch.

In Pokémon Emerald, Trainers registered with the PokéNav's Match Call function will call more often if a Pokémon with the Ability Lightningrod leads the party.

Ribbons

The PokéNav will display the Ribbons the Pokémon have acquired, either via Contests or special events. This function can only be unlocked when a Pokémon gains a Ribbon.

In the anime

PokéNav in the anime

Max received a PokéNav in There's no Place Like Hoenn given to him by his father as a traveling gift. During the group's adventures, the PokéNav was useful for their travels through Hoenn and Kanto. However, the device performs poorly in areas with particularly strong magnetic fields like the Forbidden Forest. The PokéNav also isn't waterproof, as seen when Max spilled orange juice onto the device in Stairway to Devon.

During the Ever Grande Conference, several new functions of the PokéNav were revealed. Max used it to keep track of the battle rounds and record statistics on various Trainers like Clark, as seen in Shocks and Bonds.

In The Right Place and The Right Mime, Tracey upgraded Max's PokéNav to allow it to locate the Battle Frontier facilities. Scott, the owner of the Battle Frontier, also has a PokéNav.

In the manga

A PokéNav in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

The PokéNav first appeared in Tongue-Tied Kecleon, where Ruby received one from Wally as thanks for helping him catch his first Pokémon, a Kecleon. Like in the games, the device contains information regarding the map of the Hoenn region, and can view a Pokémon's condition, stats, and current level.

Emerald arc

In Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise, Emerald was also revealed to own a PokéNav, which he used to check the levels and stats of the rental Pokémon he used at the Battle Factory.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Ruby was seen with a PokéNav in Something Happened!!! Let's Go After Pikachu!!.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the PokéNav in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

PokéNav Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
PokéNav	T	EX Ruby & Sapphire		88/109	Expansion Pack		052/055
					Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck		015/019
					Torchic Constructed Starter Deck		015/019
					Treecko Constructed Starter Deck		016/019
					Flygon Constructed Starter Deck		015/019
					Salamence Constructed Starter Deck		015/019
					Metagross Constructed Starter Deck		015/019
		EX Emerald		81/106	Lucario Quarter Deck		008/015
		EX Crystal Guardians		83/100	Ocean's Kyogre ex Constructed Starter Deck		011/016
					Earth's Groudon ex Constructed Starter Deck		013/016
PokéNav	I	Celestial Storm		140/168	Champion Road		058/066
		Celestial Storm		181/168	Champion Road		085/066

Trivia

• In Emerald, Scott cannot be called while he is in the Battle Frontier because it is out of the service area. However, any other Trainer may be called from the Battle Frontier, and other Trainers may call the player.

In other languages

PokéNav Language Title Mandarin Chinese 神奇領航員 Shénqí Lǐnghángyuán * 神奇導覽器 Shénqí Dǎolǎnqì * Danish PokéNav Dutch PokéNav Finnish PokéNav French PokéNav German PokéNav Italian PokéNav Korean 포켓 내비 Poké Navi* 포켓나비 PokéNavi* Polish PokéNawigator* PokéNav* PokéNavi* Brazilian Portuguese PokéNavi (manga) PokéNav (TCG) Russian Навигатор Navigator Покенав Pokénav* Spanish PokéNav Swedish Poké-navigator* Pokémon kartläsare* Vietnamese Hoa tiêu Pokémon

Pokémon Navigator Language Title Chinese Cantonese 寶可夢導航器 Pokémon Douhhòhnghei * 小精靈領航員 Síujīnglìhng Líhnghòhngyùhn Mandarin 寶可夢導航器/宝可梦导航器 Pokémon Dǎohángqì * 宝可梦导航仪 Pokémon Dǎohángyí * 神奇寶貝領航員 Shénqí Bǎobèi Lǐnghángyuán * 神奇寶貝導覽器 Shénqí Bǎobèi Dǎolǎnqì * Danish Pokémon-stedfinder Dutch Pokémon-navigator French Navigateur Pokémon German Pokémon Navigator Italian Pokémon Navigator Korean 포켓몬 네비게이터 Pokémon Navigator Polish Pokémon Nawigator Brazilian Portuguese Navegador Pokémon Russian Поке-навигатор Poké-navigator Spanish Pokénavegador Swedish Pokémon-navigatör

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