Signpost
- Sign redirects here. For the Pokémon imagery in Pokémon Snap, see Pokémon sign.
A signpost is a small sign on a route or within a city that tells a player certain pieces of information. They appear in every main series Pokémon game. These signs are generally used for marking locations within the Pokémon world: each route and every city has at least one sign indicating where travelers can get their bearings. They may also describe the location. Sometimes, there will be Trainer Tips written on the signpost, designed for novice players to give helpful tips.
Most signposts are well-maintained, but there are some that have become illegible through age (such as the sign outside the Harbor Inn) or graffiti (such as a sign on an island on Route 110).
The homes of notable people, such as the player, are identified with signs saying whose home it is. Early on, these signs were the same as all other signs, but as graphical improvements were made, they began to change; in Generation IV, notable houses are mostly marked by mailboxes.
In addition to these physical signposts, a small text box will appear in the top corner of the screen in every game since Pokémon Crystal with the information for the player's current location.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
Signposts have been used in the animated series since Pokémon the Series: The Beginning. One was first seen in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, where Gary had vandalized a sign on Route 4 to read "Gary was here! Ash is a loser!"
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver
In Don't Touch That 'dile, a sign stating New Bark Town's name and slogan was seen outside the town itself.
In A Shadow of a Drought, Team Rocket found a signboard inside the Slowpoke Well that told the old folktale of Slowpoke saving Azalea Town from a drought centuries earlier. In the same episode, Brock read a sign in Azalea Town, informing the group about the drought Azalea Town was suffering from.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
The first time a route marker was shown was in Following a Maiden's Voyage!, specifically for Route 201.
Another route marker appeared in Two Degrees of Separation!, this time for Route 202.
A route marker appeared on Route 205 in Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
In HZ071, Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede discovered a sign at the Crystal Pool, informing them of the local legend about the pond supposedly allowing one to meet those who have died.
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