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The Pokédex is similar in function to a Rolodex or personal digital assistant, designed to catalogue and provide information regarding the various species of Pokémon. The device itself takes on a new appearance with each generation of Pokémon games, often with more advanced features compared to previous versions. For example, later versions of the Pokédex have been able to sort the list of Pokémon based on internal numbering or alphabetical order. However, all Pokédexes have the ability to sort the list of Pokémon based on a National Pokédex numbering, as well as the numbering for their own region.
In the Pokémon continuity, the Pokédex was invented by Professor Oak, a respected professor in the science of Pokémon. However, the information provided therein is often provided by other sources.
In the video games, a Pokémon Trainer is issued a blank device at the start of their journey. A trainer must then attempt to fill the Pokédex by encountering the various different species of Pokémon. A player will receive the name and an image of the species after encountering one that is not previously in the Pokédex. More detailed information is typically available after the player obtains a member of the species, either through capturing Pokémon or by trade. A player is considered a Pokémon Master once the latter is completed - that is, if the player has, at some point, had at least one of each species of Pokémon in their possession.
Within the Pokémon anime, unlike the games, the Pokédex does not start blank and fills after encountering and catching Pokémon. Instead, the Pokédex acts as a portable reference tool, able to give information about a certain species of Pokémon even if a trainer has not seen or caught it. The Pokédex also acts as a form of identification, allowing trainers to partake in the various Pokémon League competitions. Unlike the Pokédex of the video games or the merchandise based on the video games, the Pokédex in the anime has a color screen, a statement to the color capabilities of the Nintendo Game Boy.
A Pokédex in the anime also appears to have either a speech synthesizer or a method to play prerecorded sound. In the English version, Ash KetchumThe trainer Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, known as Satoshi in the original Japanese and Red in most of the games (see Non-Anime Info) is the main character of the Pokemon anime, the Pokemon manga series (Electric Tale of Pikachu), and the Ash & Pikachu ma, the main character of the anime, sometimes refers to his Pokédex as Dexter, or, in the Advanced Generation series of episodes, Dextette.
The Pokédex is voiced by Shinichiro MikiShin'ichiro Miki ( Miki Shin'ichiro is a seiyu who was born on March 18, 1968. He is part of the seiyuu band quartet Weiss whose other members are Weiss Kreuz voice castmates Yuuki Hiro, Takehito Koyasu, and Tomokazu Seki. Notable anime and video game voi in the original and Eric Stuart in the English version, and the Advanced Generation Pokédex is voiced by Megumi HayashibaraMegumi Hayashibara ( Hayashibara Megumi is a very popular idol singer and voice actress ( seiyuu) in Japan, though she began her voice acting career while training for her original career option as a registered nurse. She was born in Tokyo on March 30, 19 in the original and Rachael Lillis in the English version.
Because of the popularity of Pokémon, among some of the pieces of Pokémon merchandise is a toy Pokédex, similar to the ones found in the video games or anime.
The first model of Pokédex, corresponding to the Pokédex found in the first generation of Pokémon games, was manufactured by HasbroHasbro is an American toy and game company. It is the second largest toy maker in the world, second only to the toy giant Mattel. Hasbro is also the publisher of the world's most popular board game, Monopoly. History Hasbro, Inc. is the parent company of in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep. It was a correct scale device which included a small 1-bit LCD screen and contained information on 150 Pokémon. The device allowed for password protection and featured a small keyboard to allow users to input information about their favourites or species they captured.
In 2004 Hasbro on the likely request of Nintendo will offer an updated Pokédex which features the 386 species of Pokémon that exist in the third generation. This device will feature multiple advancements along with a 2-bit greyscale screen with a higher resolution. The device already released in Japan is expected to appear during the Autumn of 2004 in time for the December holiday season.
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