Pokémon Pokédex

The Pokémon Pokedex is a toy released by Tiger Electronics in the late 1990s. It is a Pokédex-shaped toy which includes information on all Generation I Pokémon except for Mew^[1], who was not yet revealed to the public at the time the toy was released.

The toy has a number pad and an alphabetical keyboard so that the user can input words and numbers.

Pokémon information

Animation

A two-frame animation of the Pokémon, similar to the two-frame animation seen when scrolling a party in the main series games.

Ht

The Pokémon's height. This number is not the same as the height given in the games.

Wt

The Pokémon's weight. This number is not the same as the weight given in the games.

Type

The species of the Pokémon.

Strength

Pokémon have a "strength" stat programmed in the device which is ranked between one and ten. It is unknown exactly what this stat is based on. Onix is the only Pokémon which is rated at ten.

Attack

Lists four attacks that the Pokémon can learn.

Attack Animation

Displays the Pokémon using one of its attacks in a two-frame animation.

Bio

The Pokémon's Pokédex entry from Red and Blue.

Other functions

Pages

Allows the user to search Pokémon by name or page.

Favorite

Enables the user to compile a list of their favorite Pokémon.

Sort

Allows searching of Pokémon by the aforementioned height, weight, strength, or type.

Captured

Enables the user to compile a list of their captured Pokémon. Presumed to be used alongside a Pokémon game.

Password

A password can be set here so that those unknowing of the password cannot access any entered information.

Clock

A place for the user to set their name, the date, and time. Also, sound can be turned on or off here.

Calculator

A basic calculator.

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