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Region-exclusive Pokémon, also known as regional Pokémon, are group of Pokémon that are exclusive for specific regions in the real world and are available only by encountering them in wild and getting their Eggs in these specific regions.
Contents
List of region-exclusive Pokémon
Currently in game there are 33 (37 if including evolutions) region-exclusive Pokémon.
Kanto
There are four region-exclusive Pokémon from the Kanto region:
Johto
There are two region-exclusive Pokémon from the Johto region:
#214 Heracross
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Exclusive for Mexico, Central and South America regions. Can be found as far north as deep-south Texas and southern Florida
#222 Corsola
Exclusive for tropical regions, as far north as the Tropic of Cancer and as far south as the Tropic of Capricorn
Hoenn
There are nine region-exclusive Pokémon from the Hoenn region:
#324 Torkoal
Exclusive for the South Asian region including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates
Sinnoh
There are currently eight (nine if including Gastrodon) region-exclusive Pokémon from the Sinnoh region:
Unova
There are currently ten (thirteen if including evolutions) region-exclusive Pokémon from the Unova region:
#556 Maractus
Exclusive for the Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America
Kalos
There is currently one region-exclusive Pokémon from the Kalos region:
Migration events
During many events, region-exclusive Pokémon were migrated around to appear outside of their usual region. Sometimes those were just small regions – Pokémon GO Safari Zone, but other times these migrations occur globally – World Tourism Day.
| Event | Location | Pokémon |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon GO Fest 2017 July 22nd - 24th, 2017 |
Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Safari Zone in Europe: Unusual Sightings August 4th - August 21st, 2017 |
Selected European cities | |
| Safari Zone in Europe: Germany, France and Spain September 16th, 2017 |
Oberhausen, Germany Paris, France Barcelona, Spain | |
| Safari Zone in Europe: Denmark and Czech Republic October 7th, 2017 |
Copenhagen, Denmark Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Safari Zone in Europe: Sweden and The Netherlands October 14th, 2017 |
Stockholm, Sweden Amstelveen, The Netherlands | |
| Pokémon GO Park August 9th - 15th, 2017 |
Yokohama, Japan | |
| Pokémon World Championships 2017 August 18th - 20th, 2017 |
Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2017 November 10th - 12th, 2017 |
Seoul, South Korea | |
| Safari Zone in Tottori November 24th - 26th, 2017 |
Tottori, Japan | |
| Global Catch Challenge November 26th - 28th, 2017 |
Globally (except East Asia) | |
| East Asia | ||
| Safari Zone in Chiayi February 26th - March 3rd, 2018 |
Chiayi , Taiwan | |
| Safari Zone in Dortmund June 30th - July 1st, 2018 |
Dortmund, Germany | |
| Safari Zone in Dortmund - makeup mini-event July 3rd - 4th, 2018 |
Europe | |
| Pokémon GO Fest 2018 July 14th - 15th, 2018 |
Chicago, Illinois | |
| Pokémon World Championships 2018 August 24th - 26th, 2018 |
Nashville, United States | |
| Safari Zone in Yokosuka August 29th - September 2nd, 2018 |
Yokosuka, Japan | |
| Ultra Bonus Event 2018 7-km Eggs only September 13th - October 8th, 2018 |
Globally | |
| Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2018 September 21st - 23rd, 2018 |
Seoul, South Korea | |
| Safari Zone in Tainan November 1st - 5th, 2018 |
Tainan, Taiwan | |
| Safari Zone in Sentosa April 18th - 21st, 2019 |
Sentosa, Singapore | |
| Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2019 May 4th - 6th, 2019 |
Seoul, South Korea | |
| Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago June 13th - 16th, 2019 |
Chicago, Illinois | |
| Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Dortmund July 4th - 7th, 2019 |
Dortmund, Germany | |
| Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Yokohama August 5th - 12th, 2019 |
Yokohama, Japan | |
| Pokémon World Championships 2019 August 16th - 18th, 2019 |
Washington D.C., United States | |
| Global Challenge, Global Hatches 7-km Eggs only September 9th - 23rd, 2019 |
Globally | |
| Safari Zone in Montreal September 20th - 23rd, 2019 |
Montreal, Canada | |
| World Tourism Day Field Research only September 26th - October 1st, 2019 |
Americas, Africa regions | |
| Europe, Asia, Oceania regions | ||
| Safari Zone in New Taipei City October 3rd - 6th, 2019 |
New Taipei City | |
| Taiwan Lantern Festival February 6th - 9th, 2020 |
Taichung | |
| A Drive to Investigate March 20th - 26th, 2020 |
Global (Ticket-holders Only) | |
| Safari Zone in St. Louis March 27th - 29th, 2020 |
Global (Ticket-holders Only) | |
| Safari Zone in Liverpool April 17th - 19th, 2020 |
Global (Ticket-holders Only) | |
| Buddy Up April 21st - 27th, 2020 |
Global | |
| Pokémon GO Fest 2020 July 25th - 26th, 2020 |
Global (Ticket-holders Only) | |
Trivia
- The Lake Guardians are the first and only regional-exclusive Legendary Pokémon.
- Mime Jr. is the first and only regional-exclusive Baby Pokémon.
Historical trivia
- Farfetch'd started to appear globally around 05:00 PM PST, as the reward of Global Catch Challenge, for 48 hours starting on November 26th, 2017.
- It was available to capture in the wild and could also be summoned with Lure Modules and Incense.
- On January 5th, 2018, Zangoose was region-exclusive Pokémon mostly for the Western Hemisphere and Africa and Seviper was exclusive mostly for the Eastern Hemisphere despite of Africa. After that day they were swapped.
- On February 9th, 2018, Minun and Plusle just like Zangoose and Seviper were exclusive to two opposite hemispheres, after that day, they stopped being region-exclusive Pokémon. [5]
- Lunatone was first available in Eastern Hemisphere and Solrock was first available in Western Hemisphere.
- On June 21st, 2018, they swapped regions to celebrate the Summer Solstice.[6]
- On March 19th, 2019, they swapped regions again to celebrate the Equinox.[7]
- On June 23rd, 2020, they swapped regions again during the Summer Solstice.[8]
- Heatmor was first available in the Americas and Africa and Durant was first available in Europe, Asia and Australia.
- On November 30th, 2020, they swapped regions. This was unannounced.
References
- ↑ Relicanth is a regional exclusive Pokemon that can only be found in New Zealand. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2017-12-22.
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. (2019, May 1). AH! It looks like some Trainers have detected the Legendary Pokémon Uxie in the Asia-Pacific region! After talking with Professor Willow, it sounds like Uxie is also known as the Knowledge Pokémon. Can’t wait to learn even more about it!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019-05-02.
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. (2019, May 2). WOW! Trainers, did some of you just encounter Mesprit in areas around Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India?! Did you know? Sources say that Mesprit taught humans the nobility of sorrow, pain, and joy.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019-05-02.
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. (2019, April 30). OH! From our conversations with Professor Willow, it looks like some of you have found the Legendary Pokémon Azelf in the Americas and Greenland! How extraordinarily lucky!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019-05-02.
- ↑ Plusle and Minun have been spotted playing together around the world. Go out and see if you can catch them both!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2018-11-02.
- ↑ In honor of the summer solstice, the Rock- and Psychic-type Pokémon Solrock and Lunatone have started to appear in different regions!/ /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-06-22.
- ↑ Celebrate the equinox with Pokémon GO!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2019-03-18.
- ↑ Solstice-themed event and Bug Out! event details. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-06-13.
