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This page is about the game element. For the list of Pokémon available in the game, see: List of Pokémon.
White Button Pokédex

The Pokédex is one of the main elements of Pokémon GO. It is a compendium of information about every Pokémon already caught and seen by Trainer. It becomes more complete as Trainers acquire and encounter new Pokémon.

Pokédex view[]

Pokédex

Pokédex page

To access the page of Pokédex in game:

  1. in Map View tap Main Menu button Button Main Menu
  2. tap Pokédex button White Button Pokédex

On the top of Pokédex page there are two player's stats, which are number of already caught and seen Pokémon.

Below them there are tabs with each region Pokémon and number of these Pokémon currently caught. Additionally when the Kanto tab is selected and it is top of the Pokédex scrollable page, currently owned Medals related to each region Pokémon appears above the respective tabs.

Whole, long page of Pokédex is filled with fields for every Pokémon species in game. There are three types of such fields:

  • non-interactive tile with a number of Pokémon species - species of this Pokémon has never been caught nor seen by player,
  • tile with shadow, monochromatic silhouette of Pokémon - species of this Pokémon has been only seen by a player (either has been seen in gym or encountered in the wild but has not been caught),
    • after tapping such field, player access incomplete Pokédex entry of specific Pokémon species,
  • field without background-tile and coloured image of Pokémon species - species of this Pokémon has been caught by player already,
    • after tapping such field, player access complete Pokédex entry of specific Pokémon species.

Initially not all of the number tiles appear, but only those ones up to the field of Pokémon species that has been caught or seen with the highest Pokédex number in each region. There are the Pokédex number in each section by regions:

  • Kanto: #1 to #151
  • Johto: #152 to #251
  • Hoenn: #252 to #386
  • Sinnoh: #387 to #493
  • Unova: #494 to #649
  • Kalos: #650 to #721
  • Alola: #722 to #807
  • Galar: only shows tiles corresponding to Pokémon which have been caught or seen
  • Hishi: #899 to #905
  • Paldea: #906 to #1025
  • Unknown: #808 and #809, which are for Meltan and Melmetal

Also each section of such Pokémon has a header line with the name of region.

In the bottom right corner of the page, there is a button that allows to change view between standard Pokédex and Extra Pokédexes.

There are three ways to exit from the page of Pokédex:

  • by tapping on return button on the player's mobile device (not available for iPhone users for obvious reason),
  • by tapping on the exit button Button Close on the bottom of screen,
  • by swiping down at the very top of the list, which cause X icon appeared and then release.

Pokédex filtering[]

Pokédex filtering

Pokédex filtering

In the top right corner of the page, it is possible to filter the Pokédex view to show only entries corresponding to some criteria: by status (caught or seen), by name, by special categories (Legendary or Mythical), and by Types.

Pokédex entry[]

Pokédex entries are basically separate pages with information about specific Pokémon species. There are two kinds of these entries: complete and incomplete ones.

Incomplete entries consist of:

  • 3D, animated and turnable Pokémon's image,
  • Pokédex number and Pokémon's name,
  • switch buttons between genders and/or forms,
  • amount of seen, caught, lucky and purified Pokémon of that species (in this case only seen is not 0).

While complete ones has also:

  • regular weight and height of Pokémon,
  • Pokémon's type(s),
  • if more than three Pokémon of that species (or form) have been caught, the weight and height record information is shown,
  • category of Pokémon (e.g. Drill Pokémon, Volcano Pokémon, Armor Pokémon),
  • short description of Pokémon's species,
  • evolution line of Pokémon, tapping the another Pokémon in the evolution line will visit such Pokémon entry,
  • the button to check all that Pokémon in Trainer's collection.

Pokémon form switches[]

Depending on what forms of each Pokémon were caught by Trainer already, respective form switches appear underneath Pokémon's 3D image. Pokémon with different forms have different switches for each different form. There is different switches for male and female (if the species is not genderless) and shiny variants.

If player obtained for the last time particular Pokémon of any gender sometime before December 2016, it might cause that both gender form switches appear as Pokémon were only seen, despite the complete Pokédex entry and exact Pokémon being already in player's Pokémon collection.[1]

When registering a Shiny Pokémon:

  • will also register the non-shiny form to the Pokédex, if the Pokémon was not previously registered.
  • will unlock only the switch to the corresponding form, if the Pokémon has different forms
  • if the Pokémon has male and female gender switches unlocked, both shiny switches are unlocked when registering a Shiny Pokémon. This is not the case if the male and female are considered separated forms.
  • if the Pokémon has only male or female gender switches unlocked, the respective shiny switch of the unlocked gender is unlocked when registering a Shiny Pokémon.

Switches for only-seen Pokémon forms cannot be clicked since the version 0.89.1. Therefore even if player has seen female form of Pokémon in gym or has encountered it in wild but not caught, in Pokédex only male form is seen in its complete Pokédex entry.

Below there are assets for certain groups of Pokédex entry switch buttons for each Pokémon form.

Pokédex Female Caught
Pokédex Female Caught Selected
Caught female form switch unselected Caught female form switch selected
Pokédex Female Shiny Caught
Pokédex Female Shiny Caught Selected
Caught female shiny form switch unselected Caught female shiny form switch selected
Pokédex Female Seen
Pokédex Female Shiny Seen
Seen female form switch Seen female shiny form switch

Pokédex Male Caught
Pokédex Male Caught Selected
Caught male form switch unselected Caught male form switch selected
Pokédex Male Shiny Caught
Pokédex Male Shiny Caught Selected
Caught male shiny form switch unselected Caught male shiny form switch selected
Pokédex Male Seen
Pokédex Male Shiny Seen
Seen male form switch Seen male shiny form switch

Pokédex Genderless Caught
Pokédex Genderless Caught Selected
Caught genderless form switch unselected Caught genderless form switch selected
Pokédex Genderless Shiny Caught
Pokédex Genderless Shiny Caught Selected
Caught genderless shiny form switch unselected Caught genderless shiny form switch selected
Pokédex Genderless Seen
Pokédex Genderless Shiny Seen
Seen genderless form switch Seen genderless shiny form switch

Pokédex Unown A
Pokédex Unown A Selected
Pokédex Unown B
Pokédex Unown B Selected
Caught Unown A form switch unselected Caught Unown A form switch selected Caught Unown B form switch unselected Caught Unown B form switch selected
Pokédex Unown C
Pokédex Unown C Selected
Pokédex Unown D
Pokédex Unown D Selected
Caught Unown C form switch unselected Caught Unown C form switch selected Caught Unown D form switch unselected Caught Unown D form switch selected
Pokédex Unown E
Pokédex Unown E Selected
Pokédex Unown F
Pokédex Unown F Selected
Caught Unown E form switch unselected Caught Unown E form switch selected Caught Unown F form switch unselected Caught Unown F form switch selected
Pokédex Unown G
Pokédex Unown G Selected
Pokédex Unown H
Pokédex Unown H Selected
Caught Unown G form switch unselected Caught Unown G form switch selected Caught Unown H form switch unselected Caught Unown H form switch selected
Pokédex Unown I
Pokédex Unown I Selected
Pokédex Unown J
Pokédex Unown J Selected
Caught Unown I form switch unselected Caught Unown I form switch selected Caught Unown J form switch unselected Caught Unown J form switch selected
Pokédex Unown K
Pokédex Unown K Selected
Pokédex Unown L
Pokédex Unown L Selected
Caught Unown K form switch unselected Caught Unown K form switch selected Caught Unown L form switch unselected Caught Unown L form switch selected
Pokédex Unown M
Pokédex Unown M Selected
Pokédex Unown N
Pokédex Unown N Selected
Caught Unown M form switch unselected Caught Unown M form switch selected Caught Unown N form switch unselected Caught Unown N form switch selected
Pokédex Unown O
Pokédex Unown O Selected
Pokédex Unown P
Pokédex Unown P Selected
Caught Unown O form switch unselected Caught Unown O form switch selected Caught Unown P form switch unselected Caught Unown P form switch selected
Pokédex Unown Q
Pokédex Unown Q Selected
Pokédex Unown R
Pokédex Unown R Selected
Caught Unown Q form switch unselected Caught Unown Q form switch selected Caught Unown R form switch unselected Caught Unown R form switch selected
Pokédex Unown S
Pokédex Unown S Selected
Pokédex Unown T
Pokédex Unown T Selected
Caught Unown S form switch unselected Caught Unown S form switch selected Caught Unown T form switch unselected Caught Unown T form switch selected
Pokédex Unown U
Pokédex Unown U Selected
Pokédex Unown V
Pokédex Unown V Selected
Caught Unown U form switch unselected Caught Unown U form switch selected Caught Unown V form switch unselected Caught Unown V form switch selected
Pokédex Unown W
Pokédex Unown W Selected
Pokédex Unown X
Pokédex Unown X Selected
Caught Unown W form switch unselected Caught Unown W form switch selected Caught Unown X form switch unselected Caught Unown X form switch selected
Pokédex Unown Y
Pokédex Unown Y Selected
Pokédex Unown Z
Pokédex Unown Z Selected
Caught Unown Y form switch unselected Caught Unown Y form switch selected Caught Unown Z form switch unselected Caught Unown Z form switch selected
Pokédex Unown !
Pokédex Unown ! Selected
Pokédex Unown ?
Pokédex Unown ? Selected
Caught Unown ! form switch unselected Caught Unown ! form switch selected Caught Unown ? form switch unselected Caught Unown ? form switch selected

Icon Spinda 1 Icon Spinda 2
Spinda 1 form switch Spinda 2 form switch
Icon Spinda 3 Icon Spinda 4
Spinda 3 form switch Spinda 4 form switch
Icon Spinda 5 Icon Spinda 6
Spinda 5 form switch Spinda 6 form switch
Icon Spinda 7 Icon Spinda 8
Spinda 7 form switch Spinda 8 form switch
Icon Spinda 9
Spinda 9 form switch

Icon Deoxys Defense unselected Icon Deoxys Defense
Deoxys Defense form switch unselected Deoxys Defense form switch selected
Icon Deoxys Normal unselected Icon Deoxys Normal
Deoxys Normal form switch unselected Deoxys Normal form switch selected
Icon Deoxys Attack unselected Icon Deoxys Attack
Deoxys Attack form switch unselected Deoxys Attack form switch selected
Icon Deoxys Speed unselected Icon Deoxys Speed
Deoxys Speed form switch unselected Deoxys Speed form switch selected

Icon Rotom Base Icon Rotom Heat
Rotom Base form switch Rotom Heat form switch
Icon Rotom Wash Icon Rotom Frost
Rotom Wash form switch Rotom Frost form switch
Icon Rotom Fan Icon Rotom Mow
Rotom Fan form switch Rotom Mow form switch

Pokédex Genesect Normal Selected Pokédex Genesect Burn Selected
Genesect Normal drive switch Genesect Burn drive switch
Pokédex Genesect Douse Selected Pokédex Genesect Chill Selected
Genesect Douse drive switch Genesect Chill drive switch
Pokédex Genesect Shock Selected
Genesect Shock drive switch

Furfrou natural icon Furfrou matron icon
Furfrou Natural trim switch Furfrou Matron trim switch
Furfrou dandy icon Furfrou debutante icon
Furfrou Dandy trim switch Furfrou Debutante trim switch
Furfrou diamond icon Furfrou star icon
Furfrou Diamond trim switch Furfrou Star trim switch
Furfrou la reine icon Furfrou kabuki icon
Furfrou La Reine trim switch Furfrou Kabuki trim switch
Furfrou pharaoh icon Furfrou heart icon
Furfrou Pharaoh trim switch Furfrou Heart trim switch

  • Rotom and Genesect switch buttons are currently unused in the game.

Extra Pokédexes[]

Pokédex view menu

Pokédex view menu

In addition to standard Pokédex, there is several extra Pokédexes that register Pokémon with certain characteristics. Some extra Pokédexes do not have region Pokédex medals at the top of the pages. The medal rank color is the same as the standard Pokédex, while the totals for each region correspond to the selected Pokédex. Other than the standard and Mega Pokédex, each additional one is unlocked after registering a particular number of examples, such as 10 different species of that category (so to unlock the Shadow Pokédex, you have to catch 10 different Shadow Pokémon); while Shiny Pokémon now have their own separate Extra Pokédex that must be unlocked, Shiny Shadow forms are registered in the Shadow Pokédex.

Mega & Primal Pokédex[]

Pokedex mega

Mega Pokédex is the first extra Pokédex introduced, unlocked by default. It registers all Mega Evolution. It is hued bright red and it is not split into region sections. Trainer has to Mega-Evolve male and female separately to register different genders. To unlock the shiny switch, Trainer has to Mega-Evolve the shiny version. It keeps track of the caught, seen and unseen Mega Evolutions.

Since Primal Reversion is introduced, it is merged together to become Mega & Primal Pokédex.

Main article: Pokédex/Mega Gallery

Event Pokédex[]

Pokedex event

It registers all Event Pokémon, unlocked after registering one Event Pokémon. It is hued bright pink and it is not split into region sections. Gender and shiny switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. It only keeps track of caught Event Pokémon, ignoring any missing entries. Evolution line is not shown. There are some exceptions to these rules.

Lucky Pokédex[]

Pokedex lucky

It registers all Lucky Pokémon, unlocked after registering ten Lucky Pokémon. It is hued bright light orange and it is split into region sections. Gender and shiny switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. It keeps track of caught and missing Lucky Pokémon. Untradeable Pokémon are not shown, since they cannot be Lucky.

Shiny Pokédex[]

Pokedex shiny

It registers all Shiny Pokémon, unlocked after registering 15 Shiny Pokémon. It is hued yellow and it is split into region sections. Gender switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. It keeps track of the caught, seen, and unseen Shiny Pokémon. The Pokédex entries show the shiny sprite by default. Evolution line is not shown.

Shiny 3 Stars Pokédex[]

Pokedex shiny3

It registers all Shiny Pokémon with Pokémon Appraisal of at least 3 stars, unlocked after registering 50 Shiny 3 Star Pokémon. It is hued yellow and it is split into region sections, but does not show the region medals. Gender switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. It keeps track of the caught and missing 3 Star Shiny Pokémon. The Pokédex entries show the shiny sprite by default. Evolution line is not shown.

3 Stars Pokédex[]

Pokedex 3

It registers all Pokémon with Pokémon Appraisal of at least 3 stars, unlocked after registering 10 3 Star Pokémon. It is hued orange and it is split into region sections. Gender and shiny switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. It keeps track of the caught and missing 3 Stars Pokémon.

Perfect Pokédex[]

Pokedex 4

It registers all Pokémon with a perfect Pokémon Appraisal (4 Stars), unlocked after registering 20 perfect (4 Star) Pokémon. It is hued light pink and it is split into region sections. Gender and shiny switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. It keeps track of the caught and missing perfect Pokémon.

Shadow Pokédex[]

Pokedex shadow

It registers all Shadow Pokémon, unlocked after registering ten Shadow Pokémon. It is hued dark purple and it is not split into region sections. Gender switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. Shiny switches are unlocked if trainer has the corresponding shiny Shadow Pokémon. It keeps track of the caught and seen Shadow Pokémon, ignoring any missing entries. Evolution line is not shown.

Main article: Pokédex/Shadow Gallery

Purified Pokédex[]

Pokedex purify

It registers all Purified Pokémon, unlocked after registering ten Purified Pokémon. It is hued light blue and it is not split into region sections. Gender switches are unlocked with respect to the standard Pokédex. Shiny switches are unlocked if trainer has the corresponding shiny Purified Pokémon. It keeps track of the caught and seen Purified Pokémon, ignoring any missing entries. Evolution line is not shown.

Gallery[]

Main article: Pokédex/Gallery
Main article: Pokédex/Shadow Gallery
Main article: Pokédex/Mega Gallery

Trivia[]

  • As of October 7th, 2016, Pokémon encountered at a Gym will appear as a shadowed version in the Pokédex with limited information even if they have never been encountered in the wild.[2]
  • Version 0.191.0 introduced the function to visit another entry in the evolution line and check all that Pokémon in Trainer's collection.[3]
  • Mega Pokédex was introduced along the launch of Mega Evolution. The rest were introduced to a selected portion of Trainers on June 28th, 2021,[4][5] and were made available to everyone since the 5th Anniversary.[6]
  • Version 0.255.0 introduced the search function.[7]
  • Because Meltan and Melmetal are shown at the very bottom of the Pokédex, after the Pokémon from Galar afterwards, the Pokédex does not display Pokémon in Pokédex number order.
  • The Pokédex displays that Nincada, Stantler and Scyther can evolve into Shedinja, Wyrdeer and Kleavor respectively. While this can occur in other Pokémon games, it is not possible in Pokémon GO.
  • Mega Evolving originally would increase the seen counter of the standard Pokédex. It was fixed retroactively.[8]

References[]

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