The Pokédex (Japanese: ポケモン図鑑(ずかん), Hepburn: Pokemon Zukan, trans. Illustrated Pokémon Encyclopedia), also spelled PokéDex or Poké Dex, is a high-tech, portable electronic encyclopedia that Pokémon Trainers carry with them to record data on the various species of Pokémon they encounter during their journey. Pokédexes first appear in Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version and are very common through the Pokémon franchise.

Generally, when certain requirements are met, the maximum number of possible entries within a Pokédex can be increased to allow data to be recorded on other uncommon Pokémon, such as Legendary Pokémon and Pokémon not native to the region where the game takes place. Pokédexes that cover more Pokémon than in a set region is titled a National Pokédex.

A Pokédex has a number of functions, with more being added over the course of the generations. Most functions become available only after the Pokémon is fully registered in the Pokédex.

Description[]

Appearance[]

The design of a Pokédex differs throughout the regions, including between original releases and their remakes. Most of them are colored red, or at least bear the color on their design.

The Kanto Pokédex is the shape and size of a book in the Generation I games. In the first remakes Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version, it was redesigned to resemble the one used by Ash in Pokémon: Battle Frontier. In the second remakes Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, it is completely different, taking on the appearance of a tablet instead. Furthermore, in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, the Kanto Pokédex is protected by a blue case decorated with a drawing of a Pikachu or Eevee tail, featuring straps with holes where Gym Badges can be stored and be used to secure the device. In the second remakes, the Kanto Pokédex is opened using a Poké Ball-shaped clasp, and once opened, the case is usable as a stand. When this iteration of the Kanto Pokédex is opened, one can see a touch screen at the top and buttons at the bottom, as well as lines that give a faint blue glow when turned on.

The Johto Pokédex is not shaped like a book, but it is still held vertically. The Johto Pokédex has two covers, one of which covers all of the buttons while the other covers only the screen. In the remakes Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version, it is designed differently and reuses some design features that the Sinnoh Pokédex has.

The Hoenn Pokédex is much smaller than its counterparts from the Kanto and Johto region. It has only one cover, like the Kanto Pokédex, except the cover is opened vertically.

The Sinnoh Pokédex is the first type that has two screens and be colored different depending on the player's gender: the usual red for male and pink for female. Both the dual screen and color differences per gender were retained for the redesigned Johto Pokédex in Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version, although it looks much different, having a closer appearance to a flip phone instead. In the remakes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, the Sinnoh Pokédex looks identical to its appearance in the Generation IV games, having no changes in design unlike earlier remakes in the core series.

The Unova Pokédex is black and resembles a classic iPod. The Pokédex similarly has a color difference per gender, except it affects the large Poké Ball symbol on the bottom, appearing red for male players and pink for female players. The Unova Pokédex has two screens like the Sinnoh Pokédex as well as the iteration of the Johto Pokédex in Generation IV, but a difference is that one screen goes up after the other. If the player wants to refer to information about a Pokémon, the back screen scrolls up. It was possible to download custom designs via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection that affect the look of the Poké Ball symbol on the Unova Pokédex.

The Kalos Pokédex is a foldable device shaped like a tablet. It has two screens, both of which have a light blue background.

The Rotom Pokédex is the first Pokédex in the core series that is sentient, because a Rotom lives inside of it.

The Hisui Pokédex, featured in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, is the only Pokédex that is not an electronic device. The reason it is not one is because Hisui takes place several years before modern technology was invented within the Pokémon World. It bears the design of a dark blue hardcover book instead.

In the earlier generations, the Pokédex resembles the console on which games within the corresponding generation were released on. Excluding the clamshell design, the Pokédex in Generation I and Generation II resembles a Game Boy, as well as a Game Boy Color in the latter generation. In Generation III, the Pokédex is vaguely reminiscent of a Game Boy Advance in the Hoenn games, and the Kanto Pokédex was redesigned in the remakes Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version to vaguely resemble a Game Boy Advance SP. In Generation IV, the Pokédex has two screens like a Nintendo DS and a speaker on the left hinge. The Johto Pokédex in Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version also has two screens, but its design is closer to that of a flip phone. In Generation VI, the Hoenn Pokédex in the remakes Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire has a much closer resemblance to an original Game Boy Advance than in the original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version.

In the anime, the Pokédex appears in a variety of colors. May gets a yellow one when she gets to Kanto. Dawn, introduced in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl season, gets a pink Pokédex when starting her Sinnoh journey while Paul, another new trainer and Ash's rival in Sinnoh, acquires a black one. The first Pokédex in one episode showed a small camera used to take a photo of the Pokémon and scan the creature's image to identify it.

Entries[]

A Pokédex organizes its data by entries. When a Pokédex is first obtained, the entries are empty, showing only the numbers. When the player encounters a Pokémon for the first time, particularly in a Pokémon battle, the Pokédex records the name and image of that Pokémon, associating them with its number. If a Pokémon is caught, the Pokédex can record more specific data of that species of Pokémon. Pokédexes typically include both partial or complete entries, each depending on whether the corresponding Pokémon has been caught or not. As such, the player's Pokédex cannot be complete until they have caught every Pokémon.

In addition to a Pokémon's name and image, the entry of a caught Pokémon also tells of its category, its footprint, its type(s), its height, its weight, and a summarized description of it. The Pokédex data stays consistent between appearances except the description, though games within the core series have reused descriptions from earlier games.

The numbers commonly vary between the National Pokédex and regional Pokédexes, particularly since Generation II, in which the Johto Pokédex noticeably assigns different numbers to Pokémon also native to the Kanto region. The base form of the first partner Grass-type Pokémon is typically the first in numerical order on any Pokédex, followed by its two evolutions, then the first partner Fire-type as the fourth, followed by its own two evolutions, and lastly the first partner Water-type as the seventh, followed by its own two evolutions.

A feature to view Pokédex entries in certain other languages was added in Generation IV. The feature returns in all subsequent games of the core series before ending with Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Between the few generations that have the feature, most added one or two other languages.

Search[]

The Pokédex has a search function that has different ways of classifying Pokémon in different ways. By default, Pokémon are organized mainly by regional number, or National Pokédex if it has been unlocked. Alternatively, the Pokédex can organize Pokémon either alphabetically, by type, by color, by size, by height, by the shape of their body, if their shiny coloration is registered, or if they have not been captured. Since Generation VI, the Pokédex can also organize by Pokémon that have a Mega Evolution.

Location lists[]

The Pokédex can display every location where a Pokémon is encountered, within the region where the game takes place. Many games have a time feature, allowing the player to check locations depending on whether it is morning, day, or night, since certain Pokémon appear only during certain times of day. However, the Pokédex does not list the locations of certain Pokémon, especially Legendary Pokémon.

There is a feature exclusive to Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, and therefore to the Unova Pokédex, that allows the player to review if they have seen every Pokémon in an area and which ones they have already caught.

Comparisons[]

Some Pokédexes not only list the weight and height of a Pokémon, but also give direct comparisons of both to the player, who is always represented as weighing 40 kilograms and being 1.5 metres tall. The comparison is especially noticeable with a large Pokémon, such as Wailord, because when the Pokédex shows an animation of both the Pokémon and the player each dropping onto opposite sides of a scale, the weight of the larger Pokémon causes the player to be flung upward. The comparison by scale has been removed in Generation V. As of Generation VI, the Pokédex allows for comparison between Pokémon of different sizes.

Pokémon depictions[]

The player can use a Pokédex to view any sprites of a Pokémon, or models of them in more recent generations. The feature allows the player to more easily review a Pokémon's Shiny form and, where applicable, gender differences and alternate forms, such as with Giratina.

Appearances[]

Core series[]

Unlike other items, the Pokédex is never selected from the Bag, but as a standalone menu option instead. In nearly every game of the core series, the Pokédex is obtained from the game's professor. If the player has caught every Pokémon within a game, they can go to the in-universe director of Game Freak to receive a diploma.

Generation I[]

In Generation I, the Pokédex is an invention of Professor Oak that can record data on the 151 Pokémon of the Kanto region. Professor Oak gives one to the player and the rival, wanting both of them to record data on Pokémon on his behalf because of his old age.

As more regions had been introduced over the course of the Pokémon franchise, the Pokédex has been retroactively identified as the Kanto Pokédex.

Generation II[]

In Generation II, the regional Pokédex is titled Johto Pokédex, which can record data on 100 more species of Pokémon in addition to the 151 Pokémon from Generation I, making for 251 species of Pokémon total. Due to the different region and setting, this Pokédex is given by Professor Elm.

Unlike other Pokédexes, the Johto Pokédex has an Unown Mode, an extension of the regular Pokédex that shows the player's progress in catching all twenty-six shapes of Unown. Completing the Unown Pokédex allows the player to print messages displayed in the Unown alphabet using a Game Boy Printer.

Generation III[]

In Generation III, the regional Pokédex is titled Hoenn Pokédex. It can record data on 202 species of Pokémon, many of which are native to the Hoenn region, but some are from Kanto or Johto. The Pokédex is given by Professor Birch. The Hoenn games introduce the National Pokédex, which can record data on every species of Pokémon from any region.

Generation IV[]

In Generation IV, the regional Pokédex is titled Sinnoh Pokédex. Like the Kanto Pokédex, it can record data on 151 species of Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, which would later be increased to 210 species of Pokémon in Pokémon Platinum Version. In all three games, the Sinnoh Pokédex is given by Professor Rowan. Beginning with these games, the regional Pokédex is completed by at least seeing every Pokémon in a region, but the national Pokédex still has to be completed by catching every Pokémon.

In the Pokédex menu, the touch screen feature can be used as a way to scroll up and down the list of Pokémon.

In the Sinnoh games, the player can start viewing Pokédex entries in other languages by talking to Meister, who adds Japanese, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. In Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, only fourteen Pokémon can have their entries displayed in one of the other five languages, but in Pokémon Platinum Version, they were added for each of the 493 Pokémon.

In Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version, the Unown Mode is not retained in the Johto Pokédex, having been replaced by the separate Unown Report.

Generation V[]

In Generation V, the regional Pokédex is titled Unova Pokédex. It is given to the player by Professor Juniper.

Generation VI[]

In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, the regional Pokédex is titled Kalos Pokédex. It is split into Central Kalos, Mountain Kalos, and Coastal Kalos based on the location in the region. The Kalos Pokédex is given to the player by Professor Sycamore.

Generation VII[]

In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon the regional Pokédex is titled Rotom Pokédex. Unlike previous games, this regional Pokédex is not named for the region it is within, Alola, but rather because of a Rotom lives inside of it. As such, the Rotom Pokédex doubles both as an item and a character. It is given to the player by Professor Kukui. One of the unique features of the Rotom Pokédex is showing the player's current position on the map. It can also be used to communicate to other characters.

Generation VIII[]

In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Pokédexes are effectively replaced by smartphone-like devices named Rotom Phones, although it does retain the Rotom theme of the Rotom Pokédex from the previous generation. It has a Pokédex function that can be enabled by Sonia at the Pokémon Research Lab within Wedgehurst. Expansions to the Pokédex are added in the downloadable Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: The Isle of Armor and Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: The Crown Tundra when first arriving in the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra, respectively. These expansions allow the player to record data on Pokémon inhabiting the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra respectively.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, despite the Sinnoh Pokédex having the same design as in the original Generation IV games, the interface was updated to use only one screen, since the Nintendo Switch does not use two screens.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Hisuian Pokédex is created by the player as they observe and catch Pokémon along their journey.

Generation IX[]

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet revert back to the use of a Pokédex named for the region it is within; in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, the Pokédex is Paldea Pokédex. Unlike previous games, the National Pokédex does not appear, since not all Pokémon return in the games. The main interface is depicted like a horizontal bookshelf. Each species is recorded in the form of a book, and each one has a scene depicting the Pokémon within its natural habitat, though some depict other species of Pokémon, such as Alomomola's depicting two Luvdiscs. Before the Pokédex is completed, not all numbered entries are displayed on the interface, therefore eliminating large numeric gaps while scrolling for entries. When a Pokémon is caught, the Pokédex shows the silhouettes of the Pokémon adjacent in number, if neither of them had been captured.

In Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Teal Mask), the Kitakami Pokédex is added, corresponding to the Kitakami region, while in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Indigo Disk), the Blueberry Pokédex is added, corresponding to the Blueberry Academy.

Spinoffs[]

Pokémon Stadium series[]

The Pokédex is a feature in the first three games of the Pokémon Stadium series, Pocket Monsters Stadium, Pokémon Stadium, and Pokémon Stadium 2. At the time, the main feature of the Pokédex was to give a three-dimensional look of Pokémon, with Pocket Monsters Stadium being the first ever Pokémon game to do so. The player can do this only by using a Transfer Pak to connect to either a Generation I or a Generation II game, the latter applying only to Pokémon Stadium 2. The Korean releases of Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version cannot connect to any of the games, nor can original Japanese released of Pokémon games connect to releases of Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 outside of Japan.

When the cartridge has been inserted and connected, the player can access the Pokédex feature from the main menu in Pocket Monsters Stadium or from the Pokémon Lab in the two sequels.

From the connected game, the player can also view how many species of Pokémon they have seen, how many they own, and how many Pokémon are registered in the Pokédex. For Pokémon that have only been encountered, the player can look at only the name, a transparent 3D model, Pokédex number, category, and where it can be encountered. If the Pokémon has been caught in the connected game, their 3D model becomes opaque, and the description, height, and weight are also shown. The list of Pokémon can be sorted either alphabetically or by Pokédex number. There is the "Data" function, which retrieves information on the Pokémon, "Cry," which plays the Pokémon's cry, and the "Area" function, which shows the possible locations of the Pokémon in the connected game.

In Pokémon Stadium 2, since the Pokédex can view Generation II Pokémon, it received some changes. The player can now sort the Pokédex by either national or regional, known in-game as the "old Pokédex" and the "new Pokédex," respectively. If the Unown Dex has been unlocked in a Generation II game connected to Pokémon Stadium 2, the player can look at it as well, but the Unown Dex does not show any Unown forms that have not been caught, even if they have been at least encountered within the connected cartridge. The only few changes that do not involve Generation II Pokémon is the player now being able to search Pokémon by type, the Data function being accessible by pressing the A button, or the ability to view 3D models of Pokémon in full screen.

Pokémon Pinball series[]

A Pokédex appears in both Pokémon Pinball and its sequel Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire. It provides data on all Pokémon that have been caught or encountered on the pinball field. In Pokémon Pinball, all 151 Generation I Pokémon are listed in the Pokédex. Even though the next game, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, was released during Generation III, it has only 205 species of Pokémon, not all 386 Pokémon existing at the time. The only Pokémon within the Hoenn Pokédex that does not appear is Deoxys, and the only four Pokémon in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire that are not part of the Hoenn Pokédex are Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Aerodactyl.

From the Pokédex, the player can see a Pokémon's number, size, weight, category, corresponding games, and a description, taken from Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version in Pokémon Pinball and from either Pokémon Ruby Version or Pokémon Sapphire Version for Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire. If a Pokémon has only been spotted, only the name and category are shown. Instead of the sprite, only a black silhouette of the Pokémon is shown. A Pokémon is considered seen as soon as the "Catch it!" message appears on the screen. In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, a hatched Pokémon is classified as having been encountered as soon as it is done hatching.

By pressing the Select button in the Pokédex in Pokémon Pinball, the player can view a ratio of caught Pokémon to the total number of Pokémon they have encountered

In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, two players can exchange Pokédex entries with each other through a Game Link Cable. The player can reset the Pokédex by pressing L and R at the same time and confirming the choice.

Pokémon Tetris[]

In Pokémon Tetris, the Pokédex is featured as part of the menu. The way that Pokémon are registered into the Pokédex is the instant they are caught during gameplay. There are 249 Pokémon listed in the Pokédex, and they are sorted by National Pokédex number. Mew is the only Generation I Pokémon that does not appear, while Celebi is the only Generation II Pokémon that does not appear. If a Pokémon can be caught but has not yet been, it is represented in the Pokédex by a small black silhouette. A Pokémon that has already been caught and is available to catch again is shown as a small drawing. The only data that a Pokédex can give on a Pokémon is its sprite and how many were caught, so the Pokédex has much less data than in other appearances. A Poké Ball icon is displayed next to any Pokémon that have been caught.

Pokédex 3D / Pokédex 3D Pro[]

The Nintendo 3DS has an application titled Pokédex 3D, which features data on Pokémon introduced in Generation V, making it essentially a virtual Pokédex application. It later received an update titled Pokédex 3D Pro, which has data on all Pokémon up to Generation V, in the manner of a National Pokédex.

Pokédex for iOS[]

A Pokédex was released in the form of an iOS application, Pokédex for iOS. It contains information on all 649 Pokémon existing at that point.

Pokémon GO[]

More information about Pokédex can be read on the Pokémon GO Wiki.

In Pokémon GO, the Pokédex records every Pokémon that has been encountered and caught, much like in the core series. It displays information about the different Pokémon species and their evolutions. It can be accessed by tapping the main menu button.

Any caught Pokémon are shown on the Pokédex clearly, but Pokémon that have only been encountered are shown in silhouette form. The Pokédex also includes Pokémon seen during Pokémon battles, Gyms, and obtained through trades. A Pokémon that has never been seen or caught is shown only by its Pokédex number.

When Mega Evolutions were added, the Mega Evolutions Pokédex was added, having a self explanatory of showing the Mega Evolutions. Likewise, on the 5th Anniversary, several Extra Pokédexes were added, including the Event Pokémon Pokédex, the Lucky Pokémon Pokédex, the 3 Stars Pokédex, the Shadow Pokédex, and the Purified Pokédex.

Anime[]

In Pokémon the Series, the Pokédex is usually given to a main character (Ash, May, Serena, Dawn) or Ash's main rival (Gary, Paul, Trip). During one Dawn's battles in the Junior Cup, Iris' rival, Georgia, is seen with a Pokédex of her own. A Pokédex is usually referenced in order to deliver information necessary to the plot.

Pokédexes in the anime appear to have either a speech synthesizer or a method to play prerecorded sound. Although the Pokédex is not nicknamed in the original version, the Kanto, Johto, and second Kanto versions of the Pokédex are nicknamed "Dexter" and have a male voice; while the Hoenn and Sinnoh versions have a female voice and are nicknamed "Dextette". In the Pokémon Live! stage show, "Dextette" was also used as the name of "Dexter's" various assistants.

The Pokédex does not start blank and fill after encountering and catching Pokémon, unlike the games. Instead, the Pokédex is a portable encyclopedic reference tool that is capable of providing information about a certain species of Pokémon even if a Pokémon Trainer has not yet seen or caught it. There have been a few exceptions, and the earliest instance of this was in the first episode, "TB001: Pokémon - I Choose You!," where Ash could not register information on Ho-Oh. In "GS149: Pop Goes the Sneasel," Ash could not look up information on a Blaziken owned by Harrison because he did not have the latest model. Similarly, in "RS193: Home Is Where the Start Is!," Ash's Pokédex was shown to be outdated, since it could not look up data on an Electivire owned by Gary Oak. There are seldom instances of the Pokédex being unable to look up information on Pokémon within the region that the episode takes place in, such as in "TB063: The Battle of the Badge," where Gary's Pokédex did not have data on Mewtwo.

Besides its usual function, the Pokédex also functions like a Trainer Card, as it includes the data of the trainer to whom it has been given. A Pokédex is usable only by the trainer to whom it was given, so it becomes useless if it is lost or stolen, as shown in episode "TB002: Pokémon Emergency!." The identification is used to register new trainers who will compete in the Pokémon League, as seen in "XY003: A Battle of Aerial Mobility!". The Pokédex can also give detailed descriptions of various tools, such as the Poké Flute.

In "TB068: The Evolution Solution," the Pokédex is said to have been created by Professor Westwood V of the Seafoam Islands. However, in the film Pokémon 4Ever, it is explained how Professor Oak travels into the future when he is a small child and Ash Ketchum gives him the idea to create the Pokédex.

Paul's Pokédex is shown to have scanner that displays the level and moves of a Pokémon, which Paul had demonstrated upon first meeting Ash and Brock. This feature is rarely used by Ash, who had used it only three times: first to examine Misty's Psyduck in "TB032: The Ninja Poké-Showdown," second to examine a Raichu he is borrowing in "DP088: Camping It Up!," and third to examine the moves of his newborn Scraggy in "BW017: Scraggy—Hatched to Be Wild!." Dawn also used her Pokédex to learn the moves of her Grimer in "Camping It Up!".

In Pokémon: Black & White, the Pokédex no longer looks at the Pokémon only from the front, but also the side and back. The Pokédex does not have to be pointed at a Pokémon to look up data on it, like in "TB035: The Legend of Dratini," but is sufficient enough to look it up in the Pokédex, which is what Dawn does in "DP090: Ghoul Daze!".

In Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Ash has a Rotom Pokédex, and since it contains a Rotom, it is his first Pokédex that has a personality. Matching its basic purpose in the games, the Rotom Pokédex has a personality of its own for the first time, as it contains a Rotom inside just like in the games. It also analyzes Pokémon, records them, takes photos of them, and can express itself using emojis that appear on its screen.

Voice actors[]

Dexter[]

• English:
  • Nick Stellate (Season 1, up to "TB049: So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd")
  • Eric Stuart (Season 1–5, 8)
  • Bill Rogers (Season 9)
  • Marc Thompson (Season 14–16)
• Japanese:
  • Shin-ichiro Miki (Season 1–5, 8–9)
  • Unsho Ishizuka (Season 14–16) in the original

Dextette[]

• English:
  • Rachael Lillis (Season 6–8)
  • Michelle Knotz (Season 10–14)

• Japanese:
  • Megumi Hayashibara (Season 6–8)
  • Tomoko Kawakami (Season 10-11, up to "DP101: Barry's Busting Out All Over!")
  • Satsuki Yukino (Season 11–13) in the original

• Korean:
  • Kim Il (Original Series)
  • Woo Jeong-shin (Season 6 part 1)
  • Kim Seoyoung (Season 6 part 2)
• Seo Hyejeong (Season 7 episode 42)
  • Chae Eui-jin (Seasons 7 and 8)
  • Lee Yeong-ran (Season 9)
  • Kim Hyeong-sim (Seasons 10 and 11)
  • O Inseong (Seasons 12–13)
  • Moon Nam-sook (Seasons 14–16)
  • Yoo Sang-woo (Seasons 17–18)
  • Kim Yeong-seon (Seasons 19–22)
  • Kim Hyeong-ji, Jeong Joo-wan, and Jang Ye-na (Season 23)

Manga[]

Pokémon Adventures[]

Though the Pokédex functions exactly as it did in the anime in Pokémon Adventures, it is much less common, being handed down only to the protagonists. The characters who own a Pokédex are labeled the Pokédex Holders, and they have a major advantage over their opponents due to being able to learn of their strengths and weaknesses.

All iterations of the Pokédex appear throughout the manga. Besides that, during the "FireRed & LeafGreen Chapter," Team Rocket stole data from Professor Oak to create the Dark Dex, which can see the HP, PP, and statistics of an opponent's Pokémon.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters[]

In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, Red and Green are each given a Pokédex at the start of the first chapter, "Introducing the Pokémon Clefairy!!," just like in the Generation I games. It is designed after the Kanto Pokédex, but with a more apparent resemblance to a Game Boy, though it is seen particularly with a control pad and two buttons reminiscent of the Start and Select buttons on a Game Boy.

The Electric Tale of Pikachu[]

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, a Pokédex is seen in "ETP001: Pikachu, I See You!," in which Gary shows it to Ash to prove that he has become a Pokémon Trainer.

Pocket Monsters Zensho[]

In Pocket Monsters Zensho, a Pokédex is given to both Satoshi and Shigeru at the start of the first chapter, "PMZ001: Prologue: Pallet Town;" this is also like how the player and their rival receive a Pokédex at the start of the Generation I games.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys[]

In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, a Pokédex is given to Gold by Professor Oak in "GB004: Let's Aim for the Goal!!," much to the former's excitement.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure![]

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Hareta is given a Pokédex by Professor Rowan in "DPA001: In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!!".

Merchandise[]

Following the success of the Pokémon franchise, a Pokédex has been adapted various forms of merchandise that similarly display data on Pokémon.

Publications[]

Some of the printed media coincides with a strategy guide, such as Prima Pocket Pokédex), and displays different learnsets of Pokémon, something that Pokédexes do not do within Pokémon media. Some books published by Scholastic, such as Pokémon: Deluxe Essential Handbook, provide quick data on Pokémon similarly to what a Pokédex does.

Toys[]

The first model of Pokédex was manufactured by Tiger Electronics in 1999, and it corresponds to the Pokédex in Generation I. It is a correct scale device which includes a small black and white LCD screen and contains information on 150 Pokémon. A slight error in the original version is that the Pokémon Pidgeot would not be identified by the Pokédex and could only be found via the Manual Search function. The device allows for password protection and featured a small keyboard to allow users to input information about their favorites or species they captured. It also has a digital calendar, a clock, and a basic calculator.

The second version, the Johto Pokédex, was manufactured in a gold color for the US and European markets. The Japanese version looks just like the one from the show.

In 2003, Hasbro offered an updated Pokédex which featured the 386 species of Pokémon that exist in the third generation. This device features multiple advancements along with a four-color greyscale screen with a higher resolution. This is modeled off of the Hoenn Pokédex.

In 2007, Jakks Pacific released the first talking Pokédex to speak the full names and types of all 386 Pokémon from the National Pokédex. This Pokédex is larger than the Hasbro model and features a blinking light to go with the speech. This is modeled off of the Kanto V2 Pokédex.

Project Voltage[]

In the Japan-exclusive Project Voltage, the Generation I Pokédex is shown throughout the music video of "GOT YOU!". It also shows Pokédex entries for several Generation I Pokémon and their sprites from Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green.

Etymology[]

The name Pokédex is a neologism including "Pokémon" (which itself is a portmanteau of "pocket" and "monster") and "index". The Japanese name is simply "Pokémon Encyclopedia", as it can feature every Pokémon on it, depending on the Pokédex.

Gallery[]

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National Pokédex (list)	Kanto Pokédex Johto Pokédex Hoenn Pokédex Sinnoh Pokédex Hisui Pokédex Unova Pokédex Kalos Pokédex Alola Pokédex Galar Pokédex Hisui Pokédex Paldea Pokédex Unown Report