User:Tiddlywinks/ref/Finding Availability
This is a helper table that quickly describes/points to Pokémon that can be found in different games. If we distinguish between playable/collectable Pokémon and incidental Pokémon (appearance only, perhaps only as an opponent or NPC), some of these games may not necessarily have information on Pokémon that only make incidental appearances.
Most "big" games should already have good data in game locations or side game data on species pages.
Event-only Pokémon are kind of a quandry... In short, I think I'd lean towards saying they're "catchable" or whatever. Obviously they're not available in the base game, but I think it'd be more of a problem to say a Pokémon isn't in a game because it's event-only than to say it's in a game but it's event-only. Maybe there's also some way to make an extra marking denoting those event-only classifications.
In spin-offs (singletons), PC and other groups of games are generally minor and I'm not immediately worried about filling them out currently. But eventually it would be nice to complete that information.
| Game(s) | Pokémon list | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core series | ||
| Specifics should be noted in species' game location section | ||
| Side series | ||
| Specifics should be noted in species' game location section | ||
| Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) | Playable: Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)#Available Pokémon, the rest are just appearances | 40 are playable, 111 can only be viewed |
| Pokémon Stadium | All 151 playable | Should all the battlable Pokémon just be treated as playable/catchable? Or should we mark the few actually obtainable Pokémon (like Amnesia Psyduck) and call everything else an appearance? (OR do we just make more fine-grained distinctions?) |
| Pokémon Stadium 2 | All 251 playable | ditto^ |
| Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire | Appearances: all Gen I-III | I think this sort of pure storage game should only count Pokémon you transfer in as "appearances"? But then maybe Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire#Bonus Eggs count as catchable? |
| My Pokémon Ranch | Appearances: all Gen I-IV | Again, most Pokémon probably shouldn't count as catchable/playable; except maybe Hayley's trades |
| Pokémon Bank (Poké Transporter) | Appearances: all Gen I-VII | Again, most Pokémon probably shouldn't count as catchable/playable; except maybe Pokémon Bank#Event distributions |
| Pokémon HOME | Appearances: all Gen I-IX | Again, most Pokémon probably shouldn't count as catchable/playable; except maybe Pokémon HOME#Mystery Gifts |
| Pokémon Colosseum | Catchable: Pokémon Colosseum#Pokémon | Everything Gen I-III should count for appearances if you transfer it in for battles. But this "game + battler" combo highlights whether imported Pokémon should be counted for pure battlers like Stadium/Revolution. |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | Catchable: Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness#Pokémon (except Munchlax and Bonsly) | Everything Gen I-III should count for appearances if you transfer it in for battles. And ditto^ |
| Pokémon Battle Revolution | Pokémon Battle Revolution#Bonus Pokémon | You start out with a Rental Pass team, but you can take any beaten opponent's Pokémon at Gateway Colosseum; but you can also use any Pokémon from your Gen IV games with a Custom Pass. All these layers of "availability" just make classification very complicated (do you flatten some of them out or try to distinguish everything or what). |
| Pokéwalker | List of Pokémon found through the Pokéwalker | Since you can transfer anything in for a "stroll", all Gen I-IV Pokémon are appearances |
| Pokémon Dream World | Catchable: Template:DWnav | And of course every Gen I-V Pokémon can be "tucked in" (appearances) |
| Pokémon Dream Radar | Pokémon Dream Radar#Obtainable Pokémon | — |
| Other (spin-offs: SERIES) | ||
| Hey You, Pikachu! | Hey You, Pikachu!#Characters (incomplete) | I'd say Pikachu is the only catchable/playable character, even though you can fish. Fishable Pokémon (like Magikarp) are not currently on the game's page, so there could be other missing Pokémon too |
| Pokémon Channel | Nice Card | Pikachu is playable and the rest are "catchable" as cards more or less |
| Pokémon Dash | Pokémon Dash#Single player | Only Pikachu is playable, otherwise each course has listed "opponents" |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game | List of cards by index number in Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game) | — |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR! | List of cards by index number in Pokémon Trading Card Game 2 | — |
| Pokémon Play It! | Template:Play It! Decks | — |
| Pokémon Play It! Version 2 | Template:Play It! Decks | — |
| Pokémon Card Game Online | Pokémon Card Game Online#List of constructed decks | — |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game Online | ... | "all cards released internationally from the HeartGold & SoulSilver to the Crown Zenith expansion" |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game Live | ... | "all cards released internationally from the Black & White expansion onward" |
| Pokémon Card Game Entry Battle | Pokémon Card Game Entry Battle#List of game installments | There are often specific decks the player uses; in such cases, cards in that deck would be playable, but cards in other decks would just be appearances |
| Pokémon Say Tap? | Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW | The game shows Pokémon as they're named in the song (only the first version? starts with Mijumaru [1]) |
| Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS | Beginning Set (TCG) (Tepig/Oshawott/Snivy half decks) | Missing info about post-tutorial characters... |
| Pokémon Card Game Gacha | Pokémon Card Game Gacha#Game modes | IMO the cards it gives out don't count as being "in-game"; focus on Pokémon that appear in the mini-games |
| Pokémon TCG Card Dex | ... | "Sun & Moon to Team Up, including Black Star Promos from the Sun & Moon Series"; "updates added support for older cards from the XY Series and newer cards up until Obsidian Flames" |
| Digital Raid Battle Assistant | Pikachu/Dreadnaw | It's a minimal helper, just about everything not directly about the boss is left to the player(s) |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket | Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket#Expansions | — |
| Super Smash Bros. | Playable: Super Smash Bros.#Playable characters, appearances: Super Smash Bros.#Poké Ball Pokémon, Saffron City (stage) | — |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Playable: Super Smash Bros. Melee#Playable characters, appearances: Super Smash Bros. Melee#Poké Ball Pokémon, Pokémon trophies, Pokémon stages | — |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Playable: Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Playable characters, appearances: Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Poké Ball Pokémon and most other sections... | — |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U | Playable: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U#Playable characters, appearances: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U#Poké Ball and Master Ball Pokémon and other sections... | — |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Playable: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Playable characters, appearances: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Poké Ball and Master Ball Pokémon and other sections... | — |
| Pokémon Snap | Pokémon Snap#Pokémon | I think the Pokémon Report collection aspect puts these in a catchable/collectable aspect (not just appearances) |
| New Pokémon Snap | List of Pokémon by Photodex order | Again, probably catchable/collectable |
| Picross NP Vol. 1 | Picross NP Vol. 1#Character | Appearances |
| Pokémon Picross (GBC) | N/A (not released) | |
| Pokémon Picross | Puzzle (Picross 3DS) | Catchable |
| Pokémon Pinball | List of Pokémon by index number in Pokémon Pinball | — |
| Pokémon Pinball mini | Playable: Pokémon Pinball mini#List of usable Pokémon, appearances: Pokémon Pinball mini#Level elements | — |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | List of Pokémon by index number in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | I don't think there are any Pokémon that appear but aren't catchable |
| Pokémon Puzzle League | Playable: Pokémon Puzzle League#Playable characters, appearances: Pokémon Puzzle League#Unplayable characters | — |
| Pokémon Puzzle Challenge | Playable: Pokémon Puzzle Challenge#Playable Pokémon, appearances: Pokémon Puzzle Challenge#Opponents | — |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Template:Trozei Locations / species pages | Maybe it's all 386, idk |
| Pokémon Battle Trozei | Pokémon Battle Trozei#Region / species pages | Should be the first 718 (up to Zygarde) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | "all [Pokémon from Gen I-III] may be encountered and recruited" | — |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | "These games feature 491 Pokémon; Shaymin and Arceus were excluded" | — |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | Same as TD +Shaymin; appearance: Arceus | — |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) | Template:PMD WiiWare locations, exclusivity: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)#Characters, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)#Version-exclusive Pokémon | I assume all Gen I-IV are available but I'm not sure, they're not on species pages |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity#Recruitable Pokémon, appearances: List of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity characters | Many NPCs are recruitable, but not all are (i.e., if it's not in recruitable, double-check NPCs) |
| Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon | Connection Orb | — |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | see species pages | Includes more Pokémon than the original (like Mantyke) |
| Pokémon Ranger | List of Pokémon by Fiore Browser number, species pages | Browser list doesn't include Manaphy, so there could be others missing too |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | List of Pokémon by Almia Browser number, species pages | Browser list doesn't include Manaphy, so there could be others missing too |
| Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number, species pages | Browser list doesn't include Manaphy, so there could be others missing too |
| Pokémon Battrio | Category:Pucks by Pokémon name | — |
| Pokémon Tretta (Pokémon Tretta Lab) | Category:Tretta by Pokémon name | Lab only works with early "Tretta" (first two series) |
| Pokémon Ga-Olé | Category:Disks by Pokémon name | — |
| Pokémon Mezastar | Category:Tags by Pokémon name | — |
| Pokémon Frienda | Category:Picks by Pokémon name | Category does not exist yet. |
| Pokémon Rumble | species pages or Template:Rumble Locations/Pokémon Rumble#Passwords and Special Tickets | "Only Pokémon from Generation I and Generation IV are obtainable in the game." Some Pokémon like Mew may be password/ticket only |
| Pokémon Rumble Blast | species pages / ~ | "features all five generations of Pokémon, except Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect" |
| Pokémon Rumble U | species pages / ~ | "All 649 Pokémon of Generations I-V" |
| Pokémon Rumble World | species pages / ~ | "all species of Pokémon available at the time" (Gen VI); no Hoopa or Volcanion |
| Pokémon Rumble Rush | species pages / ~ | Gen VII game |
| PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | species pages / Template:PokéPark Wii Zones | — |
| PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond | species pages / Template:PokéPark 2 Areas | — |
| Detective Pikachu | Pikachu / ?? | Probably mostly appearances, but I have a feeling there's some minor/background characters who may not be mentioned on the game's page |
| Detective Pikachu Returns | Pikachu / ?? | Probably mostly appearances, but I have a feeling there's some minor/background characters who may not be mentioned on the game's page |
| Playground: Pokémon Detective Pikachu | ? | Unreleased |
| Other (spin-offs: singletons) | ||
| Nintendo platforms | ||
| Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure | ?? | Many undocumented locations |
| Pokémon Conquest | Aya (Conquest)#Links | The links sections contain all Pokémon |
| PokéPark Fishing Contest DS | PokéPark Fishing Contest DS#Pokémon | — |
| Pokédex 3D | Appearances: first 153 of List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number in Pokémon Black and White | 0-152: everything but Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect |
| Pokédex 3D Pro | Appearances: all Gen I-V | All the way through Genesect this time |
| HarmoKnight | Appearances: HarmoKnight#Gallery | This is perhaps the most dubious game as far as whether we should note appearances or anything on species pages |
| Pokémon Art Academy | ?? | There doesn't seem to be any list of lessons |
| The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon | Playable: Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie (and Pikachu?), appearances: The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon#Stages | The names aren't written...but you can edit the section and just search the wikicode, I guess |
| Pokémon Shuffle | List of Pokémon by Pokémon Shuffle list number | — |
| Nintendo Badge Arcade | List of Pokémon badges in Nintendo Badge Arcade | You might have to edit the page and just search the wikicode to check availability |
| Pokkén Tournament | Pokkén Tournament#Pokémon | I think both Battle Pokémon and Support Pokémon probably count as playable. (It's not just random like Poké Ball Pokémon in Smash Bros.) |
| Pokémon Quest | Template:Quest locations | Should be all Gen I, but there's no info on species pages and Chinese apparently added some from II/III (which I'm not certain how to handle even if I did know them) |
| Pokémon Café ReMix | Pokémon Café ReMix#Pokémon | — |
| Pokémon UNITE | List of Pokémon in Pokémon UNITE | Wild Pokémon only count as appearances |
| Pokémon TV | N/A | Just videos of the anime |
| PC | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Mobile | ||
| Pokémate | All Gen I-III catchable | N/A |
| see above | ||
| Pokédex for iOS | Appearances: all Gen I-V | |
| see above | ||
| Camp Pokémon | Camp Pokémon#List of pins | Pokémon are collected in the form of Pins that are registered in the Rewards Book. They also appear in mini-games, though those might be the same species that appear as Pins. |
| Pokémon Jukebox | None? | Collecting Pokémon is not the point of this, it's basically a music store. There's arguably some appearances, but idk... |
| Learn Real English Through Pokémon: XY Translation Scope | None? | There's very little info, can't find any videos. It seems to be mostly text and even images that show Pikachu or Slowpoke seem possibly composited |
| see above | ||
| Dancing? Pokémon Band | Dancing? Pokémon Band#Pokémon | N/A |
| Pokémon Photo Booth | None | Just captions on user-supplied images |
| Pokémon GO | List of Pokémon by availability (GO) / Should be in species' side game data | Overall, it's always updating |
| Pokémon Duel | List of Pokémon by Pokémon Duel Library number | N/A |
| Pokémon: Magikarp Jump | Playable: Magikarp; appearances: Pokémon: Magikarp Jump#Other Pokémon appearances | |
| Pokémon Playhouse | Pokémon Playhouse#Pokémon friends | N/A |
| Pokémon Quest | Search Tumblecube Island#Areas... | Some species have Quest data in availability (Bulbasaur), some don't (Doduo) |
| Pokémon Pass | N/A? | I suppose there's stickers and screensavers and stuff, but idk... |
| Pokémon Masters EX | List of sync pairs | Are there NPC-exclusive Pokémon? |
| Pokémon Wave Hello | Pikachu, Scorbunny, Sobble, Grookey, Eevee | Collectable maybe? |
| Pokémon Smile | Gen I-II all? | Probably requires a list, because the game features all Gen I and II Pokémon, but also one from each of Gens III, IV, and VI. |
| see above | ||
| see above | ||
| Pokémon Sleep | List of Pokémon by availability (Sleep) | No names, just search the source |
| Smart speakers | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Arcade | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Sega Pico | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| CoCoPad | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Advanced Pico Beena | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Tech demos | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Self-contained | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Template:Mini | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
| Template:Beta | ||
| N/A | ||
| Template:Demo Games | ||
| N/A? (Something like ORAS has some moderate differences. Maybe any demos freely available/not limited to in-person events.) | ||
| ... (tbd?) | ||
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