Pokemon by Dex Numbers & Locations

This section of our guide is divided into individual parts in order to make it more useful to you.

Part I: The Section Introduction

Due in part to the long history of the Pokemon Game series (the first title was released in Japan in February 1996) and each game being consistently built around a Pokedex (a special numerical listing of each Pokemon in a region including detailed information), the completion of which is one of the many goals for each and every game in the series, the result of this is that there is no shortage of online Pokedex offerings, one only has to punch in the word Pokedex into their preferred search engine to see that this is so.

With that in mind - and I should point out that even SuperCheats maintains a very valuable and useful Pokedex for each generation - you may be wondering why there is a Dex included here, in this guide?!

Well, the simple answer is that there is not. This section does not actually make up the traditional Pokedex - not by a long sight. No, the Dex that makes up the content for this section is really more of a hybrid dex, being a tool whose primary use is to address the following very important reference points for your game play using this guide:

(1) We offer the Pokemon listed by the Unova Regional Dex Numbers;

(2) We include the National Dex Number for each as a courtesy and convenience;

(3) Naturally we include the proper name of each Pokemon;

(4) We include the Type designation in case you do not know it;

(5) We list the locations it can either be (T) recorded in battle, or (W) captured.

Of the five columns of information that are included with each listing, it is the fifth column, the location by which the Pokemon can be witnessed, which is marked by the (T) and which will result in a partial listing being added to your Pokedex, and of course where one of that type can be collected/captured, which is marked by the (W) and which, presuming you actually go out and capture and collect one, will result in a full listing being added to your in-game Pokedex.

This information is invaluable not simply due to the general thrust of game play which is oriented towards the goals of collecting at least one of each type of Pokemon, but is doubly important due to the special Rewards one can receive for (A) seeing one of each type of Pokemon in the Unova Regional Dex, (B) Capturing and therefore collecting one of each of the Pokemon that appears in the Unova Pokedex, and the much more lofty and unlikely goal of (C) capturing and collecting one of each of the types of Pokemon from the National Pokedex, which you receive from the Professor following your success at defeating the Elite Four and the Regional Champion.

Part II: Tips on the Effective Use of this Section and Dex

While the vast majority of the Pokemon that you will encounter and add to your crew via capturing them will be randomly encountered, eventually you will reach a point in your game where you will want specific Pokemon, either to collect, for breeding, or for your active teams, and of course to complete whatever of the three challenges you are working towards - either seeing all of the Unova Pokemon, capturing all of them, or capturing all of the National Pokedex Pokemon.

Regardless of which of the above is your present focus, the task of accomplishing it will be made oh so much easier thanks to the information contained in this section of the guide, making your life and game play much easier and, therefore, it will now be incredibly useful to you!

As has been noted elsewhere (but warrants repeating here) unlike the typical Pokedex which can be found all over the world wide web and elsewhere, the dex listing in this section is rather special in that it was created not to be used to look up the stats for each Pokemon, but rather to help you locate either the NPC Trainer who can show you the Pokemon in order to add a partial listing for it in your own Pokedex, or show you what area you need to go to in order to collect the Pokemon in question.

The table and listings below are dead easy to figure out but as we have the time and the space, I thought Tips would be well received anyway...

Each Pokemon is listed by the Regional (Unova) Pokedex Number, then by its National Pokedex Number, followed by its proper name, its Type(s) and finally where it can be found.

Location listings that begin with a “T:” indicate that the Pokemon belongs to a Trainer, which means you can battle it but not capture it; that is beneficial only in the case where there is no wild encounter spot in the game, since battling the Pokemon creates a basic Dex Entry after which you can then trade for the Pokemon online via the Trade Center in the game.

Entries that begin with “W:” indicate a location in the world at which wild encounters are possible.

Whenever possible these listings are all-inclusive, so for example if the listing says that the Pokemon can be found in the Grass at Location X and there are several areas with Grass inside and outside of the location, unless it is specifically declared, the assumption is that any Grass at that location will suffice.

When the encounter can only take place in a specific area (such as Inside or Outside Grass) that distinction is noted in the listing.

Regular Grass and Double Grass are not the same thing, and you should not assume that encounters listed in Grass means any type of Grass, as we are being specific here.

Part III: Comments on Pokedex Completion

Chances are very good that at some point in your game play you will decide that you want to have as complete a Pokedex as you can manage, both for the Regional and National Dex.

You will note that on the Regional Dex listing below there is a large number of Pokemon that exist in areas outside of the Unova Region – in fact they are grouped in the previously visited regions because that is where they were first encountered – a fact that will grow very obvious once you unlock the National Dex and can see the separation in the listings. That being the case, a few comments are in order with respect to completing your Dex...

This section will help you obtain the Pokemon that you need to complete your Regional Dex – but completing the National Dex will require more than just Black 2 or White 2 – or Black and White for that matter! In fact completing the National Dex will require all of the games in the current generation, plus assistance from friends who have the Legendary Pokemon that you do not have, which is to say that it is no small challenge.

Most serious trainers will point out that you can get all of the ones you do not have via the Trades Centre online in the game – and that is true – but before you can request a specific Pokemon as part of a trade you have to have at least SEEN it first, so that it has a partial Dex entry in your Pokedex.

It is important for you to remember that the system will NOT allow you to request or even see the listings for Pokemon who do not appear in your Dex with at least a partial listing. They have also altered the Global Trade Network to disallow the trades of event Pokemon, which means that obtaining those will require the use of direct or custom trades.

With that in mind, and to save you a lot of time, you are encouraged to seek out partners who are willing to temporarily trade you the ones you do not have entries for to get the entry, after which you can trade them back.

Doing it that way provides you with the partial or complete Dex entry that is required in order for you to post specifically requested Pokemon for trades via the Global Trade Network, and really if you think about it, friends and acquaintances are much more likely to be willing to temporarily trade you a Pokemon you need to add to your Dex when they know it will be sent right back to them, then they are likely to be willing to trade permanently away a rare or Legendary Pokemon that they may not be able to replace later.

SuperCheats as your Super Helper

Something to bear in mind is that you can often find gamers willing to help you fill in your dex entries right here on SuperCheats, simply by making use of the forums for each game. Just be sure that you follow the posted rules and restrictions, only make requests for this sort of help and trades in the forums that allow that, and always - ALWAYS - be honest and return the Pokemon you are being loaned to obtain the Dex Entry.

There are a lot of really great gamers on SuperCheats who are often willing to help even at great inconvenience to themselves, but should they get stuffed up by a person who steals their Pokemon in such a trade, that will certainly ruin their day and make them less willing to help out, so don't do that, right? Right!

Part IV: Pokemon by Dex Numbers & Locations

The following very comprehensive dex listings for locations includes some special notations that you will want to be familiar with, since they help you make sense of the listings when sense needs to be made.

Names marked with asterisks indicate that the Pokemon is a version exclusive one; if it is exclusive to White 2 well then no worries, but if it is exclusive to Black 2 you will need to either find a Trainer to trade with who is playing Black 2 or trade it in from a previous game version.

The markings are as follows:

* Pokemon Black 2 Exclusive Pokemon

** Pokemon White 2 Exclusive Pokemon

If you are going to use the Global Trade Network in the hopes of acquiring special Pokemon, you may want to remember that there is a premium value placed upon Shiny Pokemon, and as a result, you can often trade a bog-standard type Pokemon that is a Shiny for a rare or even legendary one, because of the high value that is placed upon Shiny Pokemon. Just something to keep in mind, right?

With all that noted, here are the Pokemon by Dex Numbers & Locations:

Note with emphasis that under the Location column the “(T)” lists Trainers you can battle in order to obtain a partial listing, and “(W)” indicates a location you can go to in order to capture the Pokemon. In some cases a Pokemon may only be available in the other game, and in some cases in this game it is ONLY available as a partial via a Trainer battle. Just saying.

Part V: Legendary Pokemon ND380 Latios and ND381 Latias

After you have completed the main story and obtained access to the Dreamyard, when you enter the Dreamyard you will be attacked by Latios (Black 2) or Latias (White 2), who will then retreat into the Dreamyard depths. Follow them inside and battle them to capture the one that is in your version.

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide.

Part VI: Legendary Pixie Pokemon ND480 Uxie

After completing the story you can find Professor Juniper in the Cave of Being, which is located on Route 20; the Professor will tell you about having seen the trio of Legendary Pixie Pokemon flying off in the Region – he will ask you to follow them.

Uxie is found outside the Nacrene City Museum. You need to find the right spot to stand on in order for it to appear. Capture it in the usual way.

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide.

Part VII: Legendary Pixie Pokemon ND481 Mesprit

After completing the story and speaking with the Professor to learn about the trio of Legendary Pixie Pokemon, you will find this second member of the trio, Mesprit, on the summit of the Celestial Tower. You need to find the right spot to stand on in order for it to appear.

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide.

Part VIII: Legendary Pixie Pokemon ND482 Azelf

After completing the story and speaking with the Professor to learn about the trio of Legendary Pixie Pokemon, you will find this third member of the trio, Azelf, on the left-hand-side of Route 23. You need to find the right spot to stand on in order for it to appear.

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide.

Part IX: Legendary Pokemon ND377 Regirock, ND379 Registeel & ND378 Regice

Located inside the Clay Tunnel of the Underground Ruins you will find a set of large puzzles -- the first one is for the Legendary Pokemon Regirock – and requires you to complete the puzzle (hint: move 6 steps down from the centerpiece and then move 9 steps to the right; push down to activate the hidden switch). This action completes the required configuration to make Regirock available.

After you capture Regirock you will obtain the Unova Link Key – the Iron Key in Black 2 and the Iceberg Key in White 2 – which you need in order to change the puzzles using Unova Link.

Note: this is significant for you because while the second pair are Version Specific, with Registeel in Black 2 and Regice in White 2, your ability to share items with friends between your game and theirs via Unova Link means that you can trade for the opposite key from your mate, and use it in your game to change the puzzles to capture the one you do not have

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide..

Part X: Legendary Pokemon ND485 Heatran

To obtain Heatran you will first need to find and obtain the Magma Stone – which is hidden in one of the upper cliffs on Route 18.

After you have obtained the Magma Stone, take it to the Reversal Mountain cave that Bianca pointed out earlier in the story and Heatran will arrive and engage you in battle! You know what to do then.

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide.

Part XI: Legendary Pokemon ND486 Regigigas

After you have captured Regirock, Regice and Registeel, you enable the ability to access the Regigigas – simply bring the trio of Pokemon with you to the basement in Twist Mountain to wake Regigigas and engage it in battle in order to capture it and add it to your crew.

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide.

Part XII: Legendary Pokemon ND488 Cresselia

In the Strange House near Lentimas Town there is a puzzle you can complete to enable access to the Lunar Wing.

Simply go downstairs from the left then back upstairs on the right; head upstairs and follow the path to the left, head back downstairs again and follow the path to the right again and then back up, climb the middle staircase and if you did all of that correctly a ghost will appear and lead you to the Lunar Wing.

Follow the Lunar Wing to the Marvelous Bridge, cross over and engage Cresselia, capturing it in the usual way...

Additional background information and details on this Legendary Pokemon can be found in its article in the Appendixes Section of the guide.

Part XIII: The Special Pokedex-Related Rewards

As noted above, there are three special Rewards associated with the two distinct Pokedex lists - two for the Unova Regional Pokedex, and one for the National Pokedex. These are as follows:

(A) Seeing and creating a partial listing all of the Pokemon from the Unova Regional Pokedex

Despite the fact that, by tradition, there are always a number of Pokemon that can only be captured in the opposite game in each generation set, it is very much possible to obtain a partial Pokedex Entry for all of the Pokemon in the current active region nevertheless.

This can be accomplished largely due to the fact that there are trainers in the region that you can battle who possess each of the version-exclusive Pokemon that can only be captured in the opposing title (in this case Pokemon Black 2), so that once you battle them, win or lose, you will gain a partial dex entry for those Pokemon. As that is sufficient to satisfy the requirement for this first reward, there you go, Bob's your Uncle!

Once you have seen them all via trainer battles and of course captured the ones you can capture, all that remains is for you to head back to your home town and have a chat with Professor Juniper at her Lab, where she will notice that you have seen all of the Pokemon within the regional Pokedex.

Once she takes notice of this, she will then gift you with an incredibly valuable present!

That present is a special air travel permit that is a Key Item, and that will allow you to travel to the the Nature Preserve, which is a very special, very exclusive, location not even on your map, and is where you will find heaps of rare and desirable Pokemon, including a Shiny Haxorus that may well be the first Shiny you have captured or encountered in the game so far - and the capture of which will also unlock the related Medal Rally Medal!

All of that being what it is, you should see the value of making the effort to unlock this, right?

(B) Capturing and collecting all of the Pokemon in the Unova Regional Pokedex

By completing the steps required for the first reward above, you actually make the process of completing this second challenge - collecting all of the Pokemon from the Unova Pokedex - all that much the easier because now that you have a Dex entry (even a partial one) for the missing Pokemon, you can get busy on the Global Trade Network and begin to trade for and acquire them.

Of course that step presumes you do not have access to a copy of Pokemon Black 2, as if you do, or if you have a mate that does, why then trading with them to get the Black 2 exclusives is a much easier, much faster way to go.

Whichever route you take, or even if you do a combination of the two, once you have collected all of the regular Pokemon from the Unova Dex (Legendary Pokemon, and in particular the ones you could only obtain through official events are not counted for this) you once again go have a chat with the Professor and, once she notices that you have collected one of each, why then she praises you and gifts you with the second gift, the Oval Charm.

The Oval Charm: A mysterious unbelievable charm that, when held, makes it easier for the Daycare Man to find eggs.

This is obviously a very valuable tool for you to add to your kit, especially when you embark upon the third and final challenge, which is of course collecting one of each of the National Dex Pokemon (not counting the legendary ones from official events which do not apply to this).

(C) Capturing and collecting all of the Pokemon in the National Pokedex

There is no question that having copies of the Generation III and IV games is going to be required, and even then the completing of this third challenge is going to be no walk in the park mates! In fact while most trainers set out to complete this, very few actually do. At least legitimately.

Still and all, if you decide that you too wish to go for this third challenge, well then good on ya mates! And we hope you succeed. But even if you do not, we very much hope that you will not give into the temptation of using a game editor / game cheating device, or accepting Pokemonn from others that you know were obtained in that fashion.

The reason for that is really very simple - if you use a game cheating device to edit your save, what you have done is made your game card ineligible for official event participation, and ineligible to receive special, rare, and Legendary Pokemon that are distributed at official events - because the event systems can actually detect when you have used a cheating device and, once they do, will mark your game card as banned from participation.

So the simple approach is simply this: do not cheat.

Once you have collected all of the Pokemon for the National Dex (save for the event ones which do not count for this) show your Dex to the Professor to receive the third reward, which is the Shiny Charm.

The Shiny Charm: A mysterious Shiny Charm that when held, makes it easier to encounter shiny Pokemon.

Yes that means what it says - having this reward means your chances of finding a Shiny Pokemon in the wild increase considerably. What a wonderful gift to get and certainly one that makes all of the effort you have to go through to complete the National Dex totaly worth it!

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This list and the information in it was compiled with the assistance of AutumnBF, Fencer714, GSGlenn, RUPufnstuf, Swash01, and YvonneBF, all of whom took the time to note down the specific encounter information and trainer information while playing their games, and for that we owe them a debt of gratitude and thanks.