Pokédex
The Pokédex is an electronic device present in all core games of the Pokémon franchise. It first appears in Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green, released internationally as Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version.
With this device, the player can see the data of a Pokémon. At first, there are some restrictions to what the player can see, typically only an image and location of the Pokémon, but after the Pokémon has been caught, all of the available data about it appears in the Pokédex, such as its weight, cry, gender differences, among other data that varies between games.
Models[edit]
Kanto Pokédex[edit]
In this generation it is based on a notebook but in electronic form (It is more in the Sprite mini when the Pokédex is on Professor Oak 's table it is a book) Professor Oak calls it an electronic encyclopedia, It can register the first 151 Pokémon. In FireRed and LeafGreen, the National Pokédex is added.
Johto Pokédex[edit]
In this generation, it does not change much in its design, it still resembles a small electronic notebook, however, now it can be opened from above. It records the first 151 Pokémon from Kanto in addition to the 100 Pokémon from Johto. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, National mode is activated.
Hoenn Pokédex[edit]
Its design is more complex, it resembles the console in which this region is given, that is, the third generation, The Pokédex takes the design of a Game Boy Advance, It can register the 135 Pokémon of Hoenn and the National mode.
Sinnoh Pokédex[edit]
Its design resembles the console of the generation in which the region is developed, The Pokédex takes the design of a Nintendo DS, The player can register between 151 (Diamond/Pearl) and 201 (Platinum) Pokémon. There is no National Mode in the Pokédex since Pokémon from other generations appear at once.
Unova Pokedex[edit]
Its design is more modern, it is the smallest Pokédex of all. It opens and displays its two information screens. With the inclusion of the Global Link, special backgrounds for the Pokédex can be downloaded.
Kalos Pokedex[edit]
It does not resemble any previous model, now more closely resembling a touch tablet that displays a digital screen.
National Mode[edit]
National Mode is a mode that was officially added in the third generation since in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal it was not the national Pokédex (It was already made to obtain data on Pokémon from Kanto without the need for any additions). This Mode allows you to obtain data on a Pokémon that is not actually from that region or that is not in the initial Pokédex.
These are the various methods to obtain the National Pokédex differs between the games:
| Games | Acquisition |
|---|---|
| Gold, Silver, Crystal | The "Old Pokédex" is built-in from the start. |
| Ruby and Sapphire | Activates when trading a Pokémon that not native to the Hoenn region. |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Given by Professor Oak after registering in the Hall of Fame and capturing at least 60 different species of Pokémon. |
| Emerald | Obtained by Professor Birch after registering in the Hall of Fame |
| Diamond, Pearl, Platinum | Once the player has seen all 150 Sinnoh Pokémon (210 in Platinum), they have to go to Professor Rowan's Pokémon Lab in Sandgem Town. Upon arriving, the player is congratulated by Rowan, then Oak appears shortly afterward to update the player's Pokédex. Oak can now be found at his house in Eterna City (but he needs to have been seen in Pal Park first). From then on, the player can visit Oak to have him evaluate their progress. |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Oak updates the Pokédex before the player boards the S.S. Aqua bound for Kanto, even if the Johto Pokédex has not been completed yet. |
| Black and White | Cedric Juniper updates the Pokédex after defeating Ghetsis in N's Castle. |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Updated by Cedric after the player has defeated Iris, the Pokémon Champion. |
Special backgrounds[edit]
With the addition of Pokémon Global Link to Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version and also returning in Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, players could receive unique Pokédex backgrounds through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, before the service discontinued. The player began with only one background, but if they participated in Global Link promotions, they could receive more.
Complete Pokédex[edit]
When the player completes the Pokédex by 100 percent, depending on the edition, they receive a gift, in addition to a diploma or certificate certifying their completion of the Pokédex, with their name, a congratulatory message, and a signature from Game Freak, the developers of the Pokémon core games.
