| These lists includes each different Pokémon form which is registered in the Pokédex: | |
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New Pokémon species that were made available to be obtained for the first time in the gameplay. For reference see List of Pokémon. |
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New distinct regular Pokémon forms released. For reference see List of Pokémon with different forms. |
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New distinct shiny forms released. For reference see Shiny Pokémon or List of Shiny Pokémon. |
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New Mega-Evoled forms released. For reference see Mega Evolution → List of Mega-Evolved Pokémon. |
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Pokémon gender differences. Both genders are made available when the Pokémon form is released. For reference see List of Pokémon gender differences. |
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Pokémon obtainable only during certain events, which are not recorded in Pokédex. For reference see Event Pokémon. |
| Statistics |
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| The total number of Pokémon species and Pokémon distinct forms (regular and shiny) was raised accordingly to the following regions added to the game: |
| 2016 |
| On July 6th 2016, Kanto-region Pokédex introduced 151 new Pokémon species and distinct forms.
Template:FormCount On December 12th 2016, Johto-region Pokédex introduced 100 new Pokémon species and 127 distinct forms. Template:FormCount |
| 2017 |
| On October 20th 2017, Hoenn-region Pokédex introduced 135 new Pokémon species, 148 distinct regular forms and 145 distinct shiny forms.
Template:FormCount The difference between distinct regular and shiny forms numbers occurred due to 3 Castform non-normal forms that do not have shiny variants. |
| 2018 |
| On May 29th 2018, Alola-region forms became available rising up Kanto-region Pokédex to 169 distinct forms.
Template:FormCount On October 16th 2018, Sinnoh-region Pokédex introduced 107 new Pokémon species and 138 distinct forms. Template:FormCount On November 16th 2018, Unknown-region Pokédex became available for Meltan and Melmetal. Template:FormCount |
| 2019 |
| On March 8th 2019, 12 new Spinda forms were added to the game, rising up Hoenn-region Pokédex to 160 distinct forms.
Template:FormCount On July 10th 2019, the addition of Armored Mewtwo rose up Kanto-region Pokédex to 170 distinct forms. Template:FormCount On September 16th 2019, Unova-region Pokédex introduced 156 new Pokémon species and 175 distinct forms. Template:FormCount On November 16th 2019, Galar-region forms became available for the first time, rising up Kanto-region Pokédex to 171 distinct forms and Hoenn-region Pokédex to 162 distinct forms. Template:FormCount |
| 2020 |
| On June 3rd 2020, more Galar-region forms became available, rising up Kanto-region Pokédex to 176 distinct forms and Unova-region Pokédex to 179 distinct forms. Also Galar-region introduced 3 new Pokémon species and distinct forms.
Template:FormCount On August 27th 2020, Mega-Evolved forms were released for the first time with the new Mega Pokédex. The total count of distinct shiny forms rose up to 191 on Kanto-region Pokédex, to 133 on Johto-region Pokédex, to 179 on Hoenn-region Pokédex, to 143 on Sinnoh-region Pokédex and to 180 on Unova-region Pokédex. Template:FormCount On September 18th 2020, sprite assets for shiny variants of Sunny, Rainy and Snowy Castform forms were added to the game. These shiny variants are also absent in the main core game series, until Pokémon HOME which was released back in February, 2020. The total count of distinct shiny forms rose up to 182 on Hoenn-region Pokédex. Template:FormCount |
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