About the data

// SOURCES AND GAPS

Where each kind of data comes from, and what this site leaves out

PokéAPI

PokéAPI gives the base mechanics: Pokémon, types, moves, abilities and items, with their names. Places, trainers and the other people in the games are named from the decompilations, with the site's own cited corrections. PokéAPI also gives the reference data for the Gen 5 to 9 games.

Location data: Gen 1 to 4

Location data covers the 16 Gen 1 to 4 games. It is read from the pret decompilations, the community's readable copies of the games' own code. Areas, trainers, items, shops, gifts and wild encounters all come from there.

pokered · Red, Blue
pokeyellow · Yellow
pokegold · Gold, Silver
pokecrystal · Crystal
pokeruby · Ruby, Sapphire
pokeemerald · Emerald
pokefirered · FireRed, LeafGreen
pokediamond · Diamond, Pearl
pokeplatinum · Platinum
pokeheartgold · HeartGold, SoulSilver

Games after Gen 4 have no location data yet.

Bulbapedia

Bulbapedia fills two gaps. It gives wild held items for games with no decompilation, and the TM numbers of Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Scarlet and Violet.

Bulbapedia is CC BY-NC-SA, so this site uses it for facts only, such as which TM teaches which move. Its text is not copied.

Left out by design

These are not covered, and are not missing by mistake.

TV mass outbreaks
Battle Frontier, Battle Tower, Trainer Tower and Trainer Hill trainers
Underground mining
Cosmetic forms as encounter rows
Compound Eyes odds
The Pokéwalker
Pal Park
Mystery Gift
Secret Bases
Pokémon Contests