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B |
Badges - Badges are won from
Gym Leaders. They power up your Pokémon and let them use certain
attacks outside of battle. More information will be in the games
section shortly. |
Balls - These are tennis-ball sized, but shrink to the
size of a marble. They are used to catch, store and carry
Pokémon. There are several
types of balls: Pokéballs, which catch Pokémon; Great Balls,
which are better than Pokéballs; Ultra Balls, which have a high
success rate; and Master Balls, which never miss. In Pokémon
Red/Blue/Yellow, there are Safari Balls, used only in the Safari
Zone. In Gold/Silver/Crystal, there are Park Balls, used in the
National Park. In Gold/Silver/Crystal onwards, there are also Apricorn
Balls: Fast Balls (White Apricorn), used to catch Pokémon that
run away; Lure Balls (Blue Apricorn), used to catch Water Pokémon;
Heavy Balls (Black Apricorn), used to catch heavy Pokémon;
Level Balls (Red Apricorn), used to catch Pokémon that are a
lower level than the Pokémon you are using; Moon Balls (Yellow
Apricorn), used to catch Pokémon that evolve with the Moon
Stone; Love Balls (Pink Apricorn), used to catch Pokémon of the
opposite sex to the Pokémon you are using; and Friend Balls
(Green Apricorn) which try to make the other Pokémon friendly. Info
on Ru/Sa Balls soon. |
Battle - When a Pokémon uses attacks in an attempt to
defeat another. These can be between wild Pokémon and/or
Trainers' Pokémon. In order to catch a wild Pokémon, a Trainer
must battle and weaken it. Battles occur for Pokémon to grow
stronger, and sometimes to win Badges or competitions. |
C |
Contest - Pokémon compete in Contests to win Ribbons.
In Contests, Pokémon use attacks as displays instead of using
them against each other. Each attack has a different attribute,
and there are different Contests for each attribute: Cute,
Smart, Cool, Beauty and Tough. There are also different levels
of Contests. |
Coordinator - A trainer that trains Pokémon for
Contests instead of battling. |
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E |
Element - See Type. |
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G |
Generation - There were originally 151 Pokémon; later,
two more batches of 100 and 135 Pokémon were released. These
are referred to as Pokémon Generations by fans. The current
generation is the fourth, from which only a few Pokémon have
been revealed as yet. |
Gym - A place in which Pokémon battles are fought, in
which there is a Gym Leader who lives in the Gym and battles
challengers. There may be any number of other trainers in the
Gym as well. There are two types of Gym - official and
unofficial. Official Gyms award Badges to winning trainers and
these Badges count towards entry in Pokémon League. Unofficial
Gyms may or may not award Badges. Battles fought in unofficial
Gyms do not count towards Pokémon League. |
H |
Hoenn - One of the regions in the Pokémon world. Added
in the Ruby and Sapphire Versions of the Pokémon GameBoy RPGs. |
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J |
Johto - One of the regions in the Pokémon world. Added
in the Gold and Silver Versions of the Pokémon GameBoy RPGs. |
K |
Kanto - One of the regions in the Pokémon world. The
original region. |
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M |
Master - A Pokémon trainer who has caught all known
Pokémon and won a Pokémon League; there are only a few of
these in the world. |
N |
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O |
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P |
PokéBlock - A type of Pokémon food made from Berries,
which improves a Pokémon's Contest condition. The colour and
flavour depends on which Berries were used to make the
PokéBlock. This also determines which Contest attribute(s) is
improved. |
Pokédex - A handheld computer providing data on all
Pokémon seen and caught. |
PokéGear - A communication device allowing a trainer
on the move to make phone calls. Also acts as a clock/calendar.
Can be upgraded with cards to show a map of the region and play
radio. Image |
Pokémaniac - A person who loves or is obsessed with
Pokémon. |
Pokémon - See page What
is Pokémon? |
Pokémon Center - A Pokémon hospital/medical centre,
where Pokémon can rest and heal after battles. Pokémon Centers
also provide accommodation and food to travelling trainers.
Every Pokémon Center is run by a Nurse Joy; all of these Joys
are related and look alike. |
Pokémon League - A communications and navigation
device much like the PokéGear. Also provides information on
trainers fought and the Contest condition/status of Pokémon. |
Pokémon Navigator - Also known as PokéNav or Poké-Navi.
A communications and navigation
device much like the PokéGear. Also provides information on
trainers fought and the Contest condition/status of Pokémon. |
PokéNav - See Pokémon Navigator. |
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R |
Ribbon - The prize won in a Contest. Its colour
depends on the type of contest entered and the style depends
on the level of contest. |
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T |
Trainer - A person who owns Pokémon and trains them
for battle. Trainers generally start on their tenth birthday,
when they can choose from one of three Pokémon. |
Type - Also called Element. Each Pokémon has
the attribute of one or two of seventeen types. These dictate
elemental strengths and weaknesses. The different types are
Normal, Fighting, Flying, Electric, Grass, Fire, Water, Psychic,
Ghost, Bug, Rock, Ground, Dark, Steel, Ice, Dragon and Poison. |
U |
Unowndex - A special type of Pokédex that records data
on different shapes of Unown caught. Displays a certain word for
each of the 26 Unown. |
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Y |
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