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[[File:JohtoDex.png|thumb|Right|200px|Johto's regional Pokédex, a predecessor (note lack of numbers).]]
[[File:Pokédex interface GSC.png|thumb|200px|Johto's regional Pokédex, a predecessor (note lack of numbers).]]
A '''regional Pokédex''' is a [[Pokédex]] order specific to a certain [[region]] of the Pokémon world. None of the regional Pokédexes yet released chronicle all Pokémon known (though the [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|old Johto Pokédex]] did at [[Generation II|its time]], it is merely a precursor); instead they chronicle those Pokémon native to the region, starting with the {{type|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]], and followed by its evolutions, the {{type|Fire}} starter and its evolutions, and the {{type|Water}} starter and its evolutions, then continuing through the rest of the Pokémon native to the region. Legendary Pokémon of the region are typically placed near the end, while the very last spot or two are occupied by special Pokémon not normally encountered.
A '''regional Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|地方図鑑|ちほうずかん}}''' ''regional Pokédex'') is a [[Pokédex]] order specific to a certain [[region]] of the Pokémon world. Rather than chronicle all known Pokémon as does the [[National Pokédex]], a regional Pokédex serves to list those Pokémon native to the region, usually starting with the {{type|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] and its evolutions, followed by the {{type|Fire}} starter and its evolutions, and the {{type|Water}} starter and its evolutions, then continuing through the rest of the Pokémon native to the region. [[Legendary Pokémon]] of the region are typically placed near the end, while the very last slot or few slots are occupied by [[Event Pokémon|special Pokémon]] not normally encountered.
[[File:PokedexHoennView.png|thumb|Right|200px|{{p|Corphish}} in the Hoenn regional Pokédex]]
[[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]].
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:Platinum National Pokédex.png|thumb|right|200px|The Sinnoh Pokédex allows players to switch between regional and national views.]]
[[File:Pokédex Pt.png|thumb|200px|The Sinnoh Pokédex allows players to switch between regional and national views.]]
So far, however, only the [[Sinnoh]] region's original Pokédex does not naturally include all of the new Pokémon released in that generation. In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, Pokémon such as {{p|Gligar}} and {{p|Eevee}} were excluded from the listing, despite both receiving new evolutions in Generation IV and being easily available after getting the National Pokédex. The reasoning for this is unknown; however, both of these Pokémon, as well as all others that are relatives of a Generation IV Pokémon, among others, were added to the Sinnoh Pokédex in {{v2|Platinum}}.
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:BW dex entries.png|thumb|right|200px|{{p|Scrafty}} in the Unova regional Pokédex of Black and White]]
Generally regional Pokédexes are in the order of how the developers intend the player to meet the included Pokémon within the main game, except for the Kanto and Johto Pokédexes which do not seem to match this pattern.


The Pokédex order for the five main regions of the Pokémon world are as follows:
[[File:Pokédex BW.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Scrafty}} in the Unova regional Pokédex of Black and White]]
* [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]]: #001 {{p|Bulbasaur}} - #151 {{p|Mew}}
 
* [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|Johto Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev3|GSC}}): #001 {{p|Chikorita}} - #251 {{p|Celebi}}
The Pokédex order for the seven main regions of the Pokémon world are as follows:
** [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Neo Johto Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}): #001 {{p|Chikorita}} - #256 {{p|Celebi}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev1|RBY}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}): #001 {{p|Bulbasaur}} - #151 {{p|Mew}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number|Hoenn Pokédex]]: #001 {{p|Treecko}} - #202 {{p|Deoxys}}
* [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev2|GSC}}): #001 {{p|Chikorita}} - #251 {{p|Celebi}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev3|DP}}): #001 {{p|Turtwig}} - #151 {{p|Manaphy}}
** [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}): #001 {{p|Chikorita}} - #256 {{p|Celebi}}
**[[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Enhanced Sinnoh Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev3|Pt}}): #001 {{p|Turtwig}} - #210 {{p|Giratina}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number (Generation III)|Hoenn Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev3|RSE}}): #001 {{p|Treecko}} - #202 {{p|Deoxys}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number|Unova Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev3|BW}}): #000 {{p|Victini}} - #155 {{p|Genesect}}
** [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number (Generation VI)|Hoenn Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}): #001 {{p|Treecko}} - #211 {{p|Deoxys}}
**[[List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number|New Unova Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev3|B2W2}}): #000 {{p|Victini}} - #300 {{p|Genesect}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev4|DP}}): #001 {{p|Turtwig}} - #151 {{p|Manaphy}}
**[[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Enhanced Sinnoh Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev4|Pt}}): #001 {{p|Turtwig}} - #210 {{p|Giratina}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number|Unova Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev5|BW}}): #000 {{p|Victini}} - #155 {{p|Genesect}}
**[[List of Pokémon by New Unova Pokédex number|New Unova Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}): #000 {{p|Victini}} - #300 {{p|Genesect}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Kalos Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev6|XY}})
** {{DL|List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Central Kalos Pokédex}}: #001 {{p|Chespin}} - #153 {{p|Volcanion}}
** {{DL|List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Coastal Kalos Pokédex}}: #001 {{p|Drifloon}} - #153 {{p|Moltres}}
** {{DL|List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Mountain Kalos Pokédex}}: #001 {{p|Diglett}} - #151 {{p|Mewtwo}}
* [[List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Alola Pokédex]] ({{gameabbrev7|SM}}): #001 {{p|Rowlet}} - #302 {{p|Marshadow}}
** [[List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Melemele Pokédex]]: A subset of 120 of the Alola Pokédex's 302 Pokémon
** [[List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Akala Pokédex]]: A subset of 130 of the Alola Pokédex's 302 Pokémon
** [[List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Ula'ula Pokédex]]: A subset of 130 of the Alola Pokédex's 302 Pokémon
** [[List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Poni Pokédex]]: A subset of 100 of the Alola Pokédex's 302 Pokémon


The National Pokédex, which catalogs every Pokémon currently known, is as follows:
The National Pokédex, which catalogs every Pokémon currently known, is as follows:
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** {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}}: #387 {{p|Turtwig}} - #493 {{p|Arceus}}
** {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}}: #387 {{p|Turtwig}} - #493 {{p|Arceus}}
** {{cat|Generation V Pokémon}}: #494 {{p|Victini}} - #649 {{p|Genesect}}
** {{cat|Generation V Pokémon}}: #494 {{p|Victini}} - #649 {{p|Genesect}}
** {{cat|Generation VI Pokémon}}: #650 {{p|Chespin}} - #721 {{p|Volcanion}}
** {{cat|Generation VII Pokémon}}: #722 {{p|Rowlet}} - #802 {{p|Marshadow}}


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:
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:
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** [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|Past Oblivia Browser]]: N-001 {{p|Piplup}} - N-222 {{p|Mew}}
** [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|Past Oblivia Browser]]: N-001 {{p|Piplup}} - N-222 {{p|Mew}}


In [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|Pokémon XD]], the [[Strategy Memo]] acts as a Pokédex for [[Orre]], listing Pokémon [[List of Pokémon by name|alphabetically]].
In [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and {{Pokémon XD}}, the [[Strategy Memo]] acts as a Pokédex for [[Orre]], listing Pokémon [[List of Pokémon by name|alphabetically]].


==Non-native Pokémon==
==Non-native Pokémon==
Pokémon not native to a region which are obtained before a game's regional Pokédex has been upgraded to National Mode will be displayed with ??? as their Pokédex number in the status screen, where the regional Pokédex number is displayed in all other cases. If caught from the wild (through hacking the game), the Pokédex registration screen will display different numbers dependent on the game: Hoenn-based games display a number between 203 and 386, corresponding to the Pokémon's position in the National Pokédex minus those Generation I and Generation II Pokémon native to Hoenn ({{p|Arbok}}, for example, is #226, but Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, and Sandslash, which appear in Hoenn, are skipped, making {{p|Nidoran♀}} #227). Sinnoh-based games and Johto-based games, on the other hand, display the registered Pokémon as #000 if it is outside of their respective regional Pokédexes. Kanto-based games, interestingly enough, state only that the Pokémon's data has been registered, and skip straight to nicknaming the Pokémon, never displaying the Pokédex.<!-- Unova-based games, interestingly, do I don't know what because I never got an extraregional Pokémon prior to beating the Elite Four by capture - only by trade. So if someone has a pre-Ndex Unova game they haven't hacked a full Pokédex onto yet...-->
{{incomplete|section|Missing pre-Ndex info for all of Generation V and VI}}
From Generation III onward, Pokémon not native to a region which are obtained (such as through [[trade|trading]]) before a game's regional Pokédex has been upgraded to National Mode will be displayed with ??? as their Pokédex number in the status screen instead of a regional Pokédex number. If caught from the wild (through hacking the game), the Pokédex registration screen will display different numbers dependent on the game: Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald display a number between 203 and 386, corresponding to the Pokémon's position in the National Pokédex minus those Generation I and Generation II Pokémon native to Hoenn (for example, {{p|Bulbasaur}} is the first Pokémon not in the Hoenn Pokédex so its number appears as #203, while {{p|Arbok}} is #226, but Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, and Sandslash appear in the Hoenn Pokédex and are skipped, making {{p|Nidoran♀}} #227). Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen state only that the Pokémon's data has been registered, then skip straight to nicknaming the Pokémon, never displaying the Pokédex. Generation IV games instead display the registered Pokémon as #000 if it is outside of that game's regional Pokédex.
 
==In other languages==
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|de=Regionaler Pokédex
|it=Pokédex Regionale
|ko=지방도감 ''Jibang Dogam''
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 22:30, 29 January 2017

Johto's regional Pokédex, a predecessor (note lack of numbers).

A regional Pokédex (Japanese: 地方図鑑 regional Pokédex) is a Pokédex order specific to a certain region of the Pokémon world. Rather than chronicle all known Pokémon as does the National Pokédex, a regional Pokédex serves to list those Pokémon native to the region, usually starting with the Grass-type starter Pokémon and its evolutions, followed by the Fire-type starter and its evolutions, and the Water-type starter and its evolutions, then continuing through the rest of the Pokémon native to the region. Legendary Pokémon of the region are typically placed near the end, while the very last slot or few slots are occupied by special Pokémon not normally encountered.

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, Aipom falls at #190, with its evolution 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.

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 Diamond and Pearl, new evolved species of Pokémon such as Gliscor and 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 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. Generally regional Pokédexes are in the order of how the developers intend the player to meet the included Pokémon within the main game, except for the Kanto and Johto Pokédexes which do not seem to match this pattern.

Scrafty in the Unova regional Pokédex of Black and White

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

The National Pokédex, which catalogs every Pokémon currently known, is as follows:

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

In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, the Strategy Memo acts as a Pokédex for Orre, listing Pokémon alphabetically.

Non-native Pokémon

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Reason: Missing pre-Ndex info for all of Generation V and VI

From Generation III onward, Pokémon not native to a region which are obtained (such as through trading) before a game's regional Pokédex has been upgraded to National Mode will be displayed with ??? as their Pokédex number in the status screen instead of a regional Pokédex number. If caught from the wild (through hacking the game), the Pokédex registration screen will display different numbers dependent on the game: Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald display a number between 203 and 386, corresponding to the Pokémon's position in the National Pokédex minus those Generation I and Generation II Pokémon native to Hoenn (for example, Bulbasaur is the first Pokémon not in the Hoenn Pokédex so its number appears as #203, while Arbok is #226, but Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, and Sandslash appear in the Hoenn Pokédex and are skipped, making Nidoran♀ #227). Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen state only that the Pokémon's data has been registered, then skip straight to nicknaming the Pokémon, never displaying the Pokédex. Generation IV games instead display the registered Pokémon as #000 if it is outside of that game's regional Pokédex.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Pokédex Régional
Germany Flag.png German Regionaler Pokédex
Italy Flag.png Italian Pokédex Regionale
South Korea Flag.png Korean 지방도감 Jibang Dogam
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pokédex Regional

See also

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