///////////////////////////////////////////////// / Pokedex 3D Pro Guide for the 3DS / / / / / / LAST UPDATE: March 23, 2013 / / VERSION: 1.10 / / AUTHOR NAME: Heather Cattles (Muku6) / / EMAIL: irisdrakon (at) yahoo (dot) com / ///////////////////////////////////////////////// ============================================================================== Table of Contents ============================================================================== I. Updates [UPDATE] II. About This Guide [AGUIDE] III. What's a Pokedex? [POKEDX] IV. Overview [OVRVEW] V. Menu Options [MNUOPT] VI. Pokedex [POKDEX] VII. Move Dex [MOVDEX] VIII. Pokemon Challenge [PKMNCH] IX. Records/Album [RECRDS] X. AR Viewer [ARVWER] XI. Pokemon Codes [PKCODE] XII. Verdict [VRDICT] XIII. Disclaimer [DISCLA] XIV. Credits [CRDITS] XV. Author Notes [ANOTES] // Use your browsers FIND function to use the codes to the right // // of the section name. It will allow you to more easily and // // quickly find the section you seek. // ============================================================================== I. Updates [UPDATE] ============================================================================== March 23, 2013 - A code section has been added to the table of contents. I've currently got a couple of codes there currently to unlock Pokemon in the Pro, and will allow me to add more should they release more. November 13, 2012 - Been working on this guide since I got the Pokedex on Friday. This guide is a product of love for the series and the Pokedex itself. I wrote the guide on the free one, and I'm pleased to have been able to get this one going. I have all the basics here, so anything from here on out is gravy. Hope you enjoy! ============================================================================== II. About This Guide [AGUIDE] ============================================================================== This guide is meant to provide some basic information about the Pokedex 3D Pro software available from the eShop for 15 USD (plus tax). It is not meant as a replacement for buying the software, and may not fully contain all the information it does. This guide is meant to help someone learn and navigate the software. My previous guide -- the Pokedex 3D -- which was a free version of the software (that is no longer available on the eShop), contained information about the Pokemon, Egg Groups, Moves, et cetera. This guide will not contain as in-depth information about the Pokemon themselves. I find that it takes away from the main focus of the guide, which is to help folks figure it out, but also, to be quite honest, would be a monumental task. This Pokedex contains over 700 entries. The previous one only had Pokemon in it that were in Black and White. The 727 entries includes different forms of Pokemon and all, but it is a massive collection of data. That information could warrant it's own guide, to be honest. Perhaps another project for another time. Or one for a brave soul to tackle. I will go into as in-depth as possible with this, but be aware that there is a manual for this software as well. It provides a lot of the basic information I will be providing here. To access this manual while within the software, press the Home button on your 3DS, then click the Manual button on the bottom screen. ============================================================================== III. What's a Pokedex? [POKEDX] ============================================================================== If you are a fan of the Pokemon games, then you'll know each game has a Pokedex. The Pokedex in game only contains information only on the Pokemon you have encountered, caught, or traded on that game. This Pokedex is a piece of software that only serves its purpose as a Pokedex. You'll have access to all the Pokemon information you could ever need on all the Pokemon. So, what exactly is a Pokedex? It's something that is basically an encyclopedia for Pokemon. It's just full of information on each Pokemon, like their stats, picture (or in this case a model of the Pokemon in 3D), the Pokemon's cry, description, et cetera. With the Pokedex 3D Pro, it contains every Pokemon in the National Pokedex. So, if you purchase this you get all information on all Pokemon (including all forms), right off the bat. This is literally a full fledged Pokedex this time. *************************************************************************** It is possible to delete your save data, should you decide you want to start over or whatever the case may be. To delete the saved data: after selecting the software from the Home menu, press and hold A, B, X, and Y. You should then follow the instructions on screen to continue the deletion process. Keep in mind that once deleted, it cannot be restored! Also, even if the data is deleted, photos and extra data will remain intact. *************************************************************************** ============================================================================== IV. Overview [OVRVEW] ============================================================================== It should be noted that each section has different information on the screen that will be displayed. I will be giving a screen over view of the main menu here. Additional screens will be covered in their respective sections. The main menu in this particular version of the Pokedex is pretty simple, yet I think it is nicely laid out. It leads off into different sections, but a few things we'll need to cover. -=| Top Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | Pokemon Here | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Date Day \ Time / | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pokemon Here - This is where the Pokemon shows up on screen. When you first start the software, the first 10 seconds or so is the Pokedex 3D Pro title screen. After that it evolves into showing random Pokemon. These Pokemon show up on a background that can be changed in the Options menu. Date - This is the date on your 3DS. Day - The day of the date. Time - This shows the current time on your 3DS. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Gear] | | | | [Pokedex Entry] | | | | | | | | | | Pokedex Move Dex | | | | | | | | Pokemon Challenge Records/Album | | | | | | | | AR Viewer [*] | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- <- - Go back a page. [Gear] - Gear icon that leads you to an options screen. [Pokedex Entry] - This will read as "Check this Pokemon's Pokedex entry." on screen. Every few seconds, a new random Pokemon will show on the top screen. If you want to read up on that Pokemon, click this button to go straight to the Pokemon's entry. Pokedex - Go to the Pokedex section. Move Dex - Go to the Move Dex section. Pokemon Challenge - Go to the Pokemon Challenge section. Records/Album - Go to the Records/Album section. AR Viewer - Go to the AR Viewer section. [*] - Initially this spot is blank. However, when you get far enough in Pokemon Challenge, it opens up a link to Today's Challenge. There's also some terminology you'll need to be familiar with. Not much, as generally when I come across it, I'll explain it. But, this will come up several times in the guide, and I'd like to start off with it so it's not confusing when you start coming to abbreviations for the types. These are what you will see within the Pokedex, so it's probably best to familiarize yourself with them now. Type Name Abbreviation --------- ------------ Normal NRM Fire FIR Water WTR Electric ELC Grass GRS Psychic PSY Fighting FTG Poison PSN Ground GRD Flying FLY Dragon DRG Bug BUG Rock RCK Ghost GHO Ice ICE Steel STL Dark DRK I may refer to them again in the guide with their abbreviations, but I can't promise. So, if I fail to, please come back here if you're having trouble remembering. ============================================================================== V. Menu Options [MNUOPT] ============================================================================== For the options menu, you'll be able to change some things, like the background, language, et cetera. The top screen here is the same as if you were on the main menu itself. It still cycles through Pokemon on top, along with the same information (date, day, time). So we'll cover the bottom screen here. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | X | | | | | | | | Bookmarks Menu | | | | |Pokemon| |Moves| Scene | | | | [1] [2] [3] | | | | [4] [5] [6] | | | | | | | | Window | | | | [1] [2] [3] | | | | [4] [5] [6] | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is what the options menu will look like, in it's simplistic form. What each thing does will be covered here in a moment. This is what the window will look like though when you first go there. You can scroll down to see more. Below is an extra long look at how it looks if you were to keep scrolling. -=| Extended Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | X | | | | | | | | Bookmarks Menu | | | | |Pokemon| |Moves| Scene | | | | [1] [2] [3] | | | | [4] [5] [6] | | | | | | | | Window | | | | [1] [2] [3] | | | | [4] [5] [6] | | | | | | | | BGM | | | | [1] [2] [3] | | | | [ON] [OFF] | | | | | | | | 3D Depth | | | | [Reduced] [Normal] | | | | | | | | [ Switch Language ] | | [ Credits ] | ---------------------------------------------------------------- X - Goes back to previous screen. In other words, it closes the options menu. Bookmarks - When you bookmark things in the Pokedex, this is where they will show, depending on what was bookmarked. . . > Pokemon - If you bookmarked a Pokemon for quick and easy access, then you will find its name in the list. Just click on its name and it will bring it up. If you press X now you will be on that Pokemon's Pokedex entry. You can remove a Pokemon from the list by going to Edit at the top of the list. To register a Pokemon, go to it's entry and click the gear icon. Click Register under the Pokemon tab. > Moves - Here you can register Moves to quickly access their information. To register a move, go in a Moves entry (via the Move Dex or through a Pokemon's entry where it shows moves they can learn), click the gear icon, and then click Register under the Moves tab. To remove a Move from the list, click the edit button. Menu - This column contains ways to adjust how the Pokedex displays things as well as sound. > Scene - This allows you to change the background on which the Pokemon appears on. [1] Black floor with light orange Pokeball designs on the floor. A gray sky with what looks like bubbles in the sky arranged in near columns and rows. (Think it's to give a relation to a Pokemon's height.) [2] Green floor with darker green Pokeball designs in the ground. Fluffy clouds in a blue sky. [3] A brownish ground with lighter color Pokeball design in the ground. Trees, as if in a forest type setting, with the background as if the sun were setting. [4] The floor is the surface of a moon. Two planets are in the background of this space themed one. One on the left is rusty colored and small. One on the right is larger and resembles Earth. [5] Ocean floor. What else can I say? It's the ocean. [6] Large gray circle on the flood with the design etched in by a lighter color gray. Light pink, blue and purple color gears float and move in the sky area. > Window - This changes the window color and design. As in the top and bottom part on the top screen. You'll notice bottom screen changes once you exit the options menu. [1] Black/Gray theme [2] Green/Teal theme [3] Red/Orange theme [4] Purple/Blue theme [5] Light Blue theme [6] Yellow/Orange/Brown theme > BGM - Changes the background music that plays while in the software. [1] Some sort of futuristic odd sounding music. [2] Some uplifting, happy music. [3] Some sort of space sounding piece. [ON] Turns music on. [OFF] Turns music off. > 3D Depth - Allows you to adjust the 3D depth, should you have it on. (Usually keep mind off to have a longer battery life.) [Reduced] Reduces the 3D look a bit. Might be good for folks who enjoy the 3D but get affected by it quickly or for long periods of time. [Normal] Normal 3D here. Switch Language - Allows you to switch to a different language, should you want to. The following languages are available: Japanese, French, Italian, English, German, and Spanish. Credits - For you to see who all were involved in this project. It's a scroll through the credits yourself kind of deal, so you can look at it at your own pace. ============================================================================== VI. Pokedex [POKDEX] ============================================================================== The Pokedex is the meat and bones of this software. I mean, the whole thing is named after this part it! The rest of the things are just gravy. This is where you'll be getting information on the Pokemon. In this version, each time you go to a Pokemon's entry in the Pokedex, you'll hear a voice say the name of it. That was a bit startling at first, as I wasn't expecting that. The free version did not have that. For this example of a Pokedex entry, we'll use the first Pokemon in the Pokedex. -=| Top Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Abomasnow Frost Tree Pokemon | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | Pokemon Here | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | National Pokedex 460 | [GRS] [ICE] | Gender M/F | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pokemon Here - This is where the Pokemon shows up on the screen. You can use the joystick to get a 360 degree view on the Pokemon. You can even view it from below and above. I should note that if you have any pictures taken of the Pokemon, and have attached to them to it, that it will show your pictures here. If you have more than one, it'll do a slideshow of them. 460 - This is the National Pokedex number for this particular Pokemon. [GRS] [ICE] - This area shows the type/types the Pokemon is. In this case, this Pokemon is both Grass and Ice. Gender - The gender this particular Pokemon can be. The choices that can be there are obviously the male and female options. But for some, gender can be unknown. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] [Gear] | | | | | | HP |||| Attack ||||| Defense ||| | | Sp. Atk ||||| Sp. Def |||| Speed ||| | | Height 7'03" Weight 298.7 lbs. | | ----------- | | | AR | | | | Marker | | | [action] [music] [stop] | | | | ----------- | | | | Egg Group | Monster Grass | | | | [Pokemon Description] | | They appear when the snow flowers | | bloom. When the petals fall, they | | retreat to places unknown again. | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | /\ |-----------( )------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------- <- - Go back a page. [Pokeball] - This brings you back to the main menu. [Gear] - Gear icon that leads you to the options screen. HP - Stands for Hit Points. This is the Pokemon's health. The higher this stat is, the more HP it has. Sp. Atk - Stands for Special Attack. The higher this stat is, the more damage it deals with special moves. Height - The Pokemon's height. Attack - The higher this stat is, the more damage it deals with physical moves. Sp. Def - Stands for Special Defense. The higher this stat is, the less damage it takes from special moves. Weight - The Pokemon's weight. Defense - The higher this stat is, the less damage it takes from physical moves. Speed - The higher this stat is, the better chance it has a chance to go first in combat. AR Marker - Picture of the AR Marker to view it through an AR Viewer. [action] - The clapperboard is to get the Pokemon in the top screen to do an action. [music] - This musical note is to get the Pokemon to let out its cry. [stop] - This pauses the Pokemon in the top screen. If it was in the middle of an action, you may have just gotten a great action pose! Press again to allow it to move again. Egg Group - This is the egg group(s) the Pokemon is in. There are 15 egg groups. All Pokemon belong to at least one. Some can belong to more than one, as our example above does. Or, they may be in one that has not yet been identified. The Egg Groups are: - Monster - Water 1 - Water 2 - Water 3 - Bug - Flying - Field - Fairy - Grass - Human-like - Mineral - Amorphous - Ditto - Dragon - Undiscovered [Pokemon Description] - This is the area where the Pokemon's Pokedex entry description goes. In the above example is what it says in Abomasnow's. /\ - Pressing this button will bring up the mini menu next to it. ( ) - Press this circle will also cause the menu to spring up. The bars are a measure of a Pokemon's stat. The less bars it has, the less it has of it. So, from the above example, we can see Abomasnow's Speed and Defense are kind of low, but its Attack and Special Attack are kind of high. Meaning he's a bit more set up to kill fast than worry about taking hits. But, the above is just a piece of the whole entry. Now let us take a look at an extended view of the Pokemon's entry. . . -=| Extended Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] [Gear] | | | | | | HP |||| Attack ||||| Defense ||| | | Sp. Atk ||||| Sp. Def |||| Speed ||| | | Height 7'03" Weight 298.7 lbs. | | ----------- | | | AR | | | | Marker | | | [action] [music] [stop] | | | | ----------- | | | | Egg Group | Monster Grass | | | | [Pokemon Description] | | They appear when the snow flowers | | bloom. When the petals fall, they | | retreat to places unknown again. | | | | | | Ability | | Snow Warning | | The Pokemon summons a hailstorm in battle. | | --------------------------------------------- | | Soundproof* | | Gives full immunity to all sound-based moves. | | | | | | Evolution | | | | [Pic] =========\ [Pic] | | Snover =========/ Abomasnow | | Lv.40 | | | | | | Matchup by Type [GRS] [ICE] | | | | x4 [FIR] | | x2 [FTG] [PSN] [FLY] [BUG] [RCK] [STL] | | x1 [NRM] [PSY] [DRG] [GHO] [ICE] [DRK] | | x1/2 [WTR] [ELC] [GRS] [GRD] | | | | | | Moves | | | | Name Type Kind Pow. Acc. PP | | ------------------------------------------------------| | L1 Ice Punch ICE Physical 75 100 15 | | L1 Powder Snow ICE Special 40 100 25 | | L1 Leer NRM Status - 100 30 | | L1 Razor Leaf GRS Physical 55 95 25 | | L1 Icy Wind ICE Special 55 95 15 | | L5 Razor Leaf GRS Physical 55 95 25 | | L9 Icy Wind ICE Special 55 95 15 | | L13 Grasswhistle GRS Status - 55 15 | | L17 Swagger NRM Status - 90 15 | | L21 Mist ICE Status - - 30 | | L26 Ice Shard ICE Physical 40 100 30 | | L31 Ingrain GRS Status - - 20 | | L36 Wood Hammer GRS Physical 120 100 15 | | L47 Blizzard ICE Special 120 70 5 | | L58 Sheer Cold ICE Special - 30 5 | | TM06 Toxic PSN Status - 90 10 | | TM07 Hail ICE Status - - 10 | | TM10 Hidden Power NRM Special - 100 15 | | TM13 Ice Beam ICE Special 95 100 10 | | TM14 Blizzard ICE Special 120 70 5 | | TM15 Hyper Beam NRM Special 150 90 5 | | TM16 Light Screen PSY Status - - 30 | | TM17 Protect NRM Status - - 10 | | TM18 Rain Dance WTR Status - - 5 | | TM20 Safguard NRM Status - - 25 | | TM21 Frustration NRM Physical - 100 20 | | TM22 SolarBeam GRS Special 120 100 10 | | TM26 Earthquake GRD Physical 100 100 10 | | TM27 Return NRM Physical - 100 20 | | TM30 Shadow Ball GHO Special 80 100 15 | | TM31 Brick Break FTG Physical 75 100 15 | | TM32 Double Team NRM Status - - 15 | | TM39 Rock Tomb RCK Physical 50 80 10 | | TM42 Facade NRM Physical 70 100 20 | | TM44 Rest PSY Status - - 10 | | TM45 Attract NRM Status - 100 15 | | TM48 Round NRM Special 60 100 15 | | TM52 Focus Blast FTG Special 120 70 5 | | TM53 Energy Ball GRS Special 80 100 10 | | TM56 Fling DRK Physical - 100 10 | | TM68 Giga Impact NRM Physical 150 90 5 | | TM70 Flash NRM Status - 100 20 | | TM75 Swords Dance NRM Status - - 30 | | TM78 Bulldoze GRD Physical 60 100 20 | | TM79 Frost Breath ICE Special 40 90 10 | | TM80 Rock Slide RCK Physical 75 90 10 | | TM86 Grass Knot GRS Special - 100 20 | | TM87 Swagger NRM Status - 90 15 | | TM90 Substitute NRM Status - - 10 | | TM94 Rock Smash FTG Physical 40 100 15 | | HM04 Strength NRM Physical 80 100 15 | | Tutor Seed Bomb GRS Physical 80 100 15 | | Tutor Ice Punch ICE Physical 75 100 15 | | Tutor Block NRM Status - - 5 | | Tutor Icy Wind ICE Special 55 95 15 | | Tutor Iron Tail STL Physical 100 75 15 | | Tutor Snore NRM Special 40 100 15 | | Tutor Synthesis GRS Status - - 5 | | Tutor Role Play PSY Status - - 10 | | Tutor Giga Drain GRS Special 75 75 10 | | Tutor Worry Seed GRS Status - 100 10 | | Tutor Outrage DRG Physical 120 100 10 | | Tutor Sleep Talk NRM Status - - 10 | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | /\ |-----------( )------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ability - Special powers that are activated automatically. Your Pokemon will have one of the abilities. Abilities in Yellow (or in the case of only text with no color, marked by the asterisk by Soundproof) are hidden abilities that the Pokemon do not usually have. Evolution - These are conditions required for evolution. If a Pokemon has other form(e)s, they will display here as well, with conditions required to get them. You can tap the Pokemon to go to its Pokedex entry. Also, within the arrow it will tell you the level, or other requirements, needed to evolve. Matchup by Type - You use this section to see how well a Pokemon's move will fare against it. Look at the moves type you are trying to use against it to see where it falls. x4 is massive damage, while at the opposite end it does little damage. The two above the table are the type(s) the Pokemon's entry you are viewing. Moves - These are moves that the Pokemon can learn in Pokemon Black Version 2 and Pokemon White Version 2. For more information on the headings under Moves, please refer to the Move Dex section. [MOVDEX] Under the Kind heading, Physical will be represented by a Yellow jaggy bubble on an orange background, Special will be represented by white circles on a purple background, and Status will be represented by a half gray/half white yingyang looking symbol on a gray background. Under the left side, where there is no actual heading, there lies some information about how/when a Pokemon learns the move. The following should help with that information: Lxx = Moves learned while leveling up. The xx will have the level it's learned at. TMxx = Moves learned from Technical Machines. The xx will be replaced by the number of the Technical Machine it's learned from. HMxx = Moves learned from Hidden Machines. The xx will be replaced by the number of the Hidden Machine it's learned from. Tutor = Moves that are taught by people to your Pokemon. Let's take a look at the menu at the bottom though. If we press the arrow or the circle, a menu comes up. This gives us the option to browse the list. We can do a search, sort by, or swipe through the list to find the Pokemon we're interested in. -=| Bottom Screen with Menu |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] [Gear] | | | | | | HP |||| Attack ||||| Defense ||| | | Sp. Atk ||||| Sp. Def |||| Speed ||| | | Height 7'03" Weight 298.7 lbs. | | ----------- | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Sort By [Name] [Search] 727 of 727 | | ----- | | | ? |------------------------------------------------------| | |===| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ?| | | N |===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|==| | | a | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N| | | m | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a| | | e | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m| | |---| e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | \/ |-----------( )------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Name] - This is there by default for the Sort By feature. In fact, you can Sort By several options: Name, No., Height, Weight, or Evolution. When sorting by name, you can press up or down on the D-Pad to skip forward or back by a letter. Name - Sorts by alphabetical order. No. - Sorts by National Pokedex number. Height - Sorts from shortest to tallest. Weight - Sorts from lightest to heaviest. Evolution - Displays Pokemon in evolutionary groups. [Search] - A search function to allow you to browse through the Move Dex a little more quickly. You can search by Name, Type (one or two types), Egg Group, Ability, Registered Moves, and Region. You can also from this menu choose to Hide Form(e)s. Name - If you search by Name, it'll ask you to tap the first letter of the name of the Move. Type - This will give you a wheel with all the elemental types listed. Get the type you want highlighted by red to search. The -- means nullify the search. Egg Group - This option will also give you a wheel choosing from the different egg groups to use as a search. The -- means nothing will be searched and nullify that search option. Ability - Allows you use a huge wheel to alpha- -betically search (top of wheel starting at A) the Ability you want to look up. Registered Moves - Limits list to Pokemon that can learn the Registered Move on your Bookmark list for Moves. Regional - Allows you to search for Pokemon by region the Pokemon were first discovered in. Regions appear on a wheel to choose from. Hide Form(e)s - When checked, other form(e)s of that Pokemon are not displayed. ? - This represents a color on the top of each tab. But what does the color mean? It's telling you the elemental type the Pokemon is. Two colors on top means it's a dual-type and both should be on top if it is a dual-type. If not, just one color will appear. (NRM) Normal - Light Gray (FIR) Fire - Orange (WTR) Water - Blue (ELC) Electric - Yellow (GRS) Grass - Lime Green (PSY) Psychic - Pink (FTG) Fighting - Red (PSN) Poison - Purple (GRD) Ground - Tan (FLY) Flying - Light Blue (DRG) Dragon - Bluish Green (BUG) Bug - Green (RCK) Rock - Gray (GHO) Ghost - Purple (ICE) Ice - Sky Blue (STL) Steel - Dark Gray (DRK) Dark - Dark Blue N - The name of the Pokemon. Clicking on this tab will a bring you to the entry for it in the Pokedex. m e *************************************************************************** AR Markers ---------- If you're interested in getting all the AR markers for the Pokemon to tag as found, then take the time and head over to Serebii.net. http://www.serebii.net/pokedex3dpro/pokemon.shtml You can fill it out with a bit of time. Just make sure you're 3DS's outer camera is far enough away and slowly start scrolling through. If you want a larger picture of the Pokemon, click the AR Marker and a larger one will appear in the middle of your screen. Do note that Meloetta, oddly enough, is NOT in this Pokedex as of current writing. As such, you will be unable to scan the Meloetta AR Markers. Everything else, including different colors, different form(e)s, and different symbols (for example Unown) are all on the site. *************************************************************************** ============================================================================== VII. Move Dex [MOVDEX] ============================================================================== The Move Dex has a lot of great information regarding the moves that Pokemon can learn. It might seem a little intimidating at first glance, but it's really easy. Hopefully by now you know the terminology. Even if not though, I'll be including full names and as much information as possible to help out. I do realize not everyone may know it. Let's take a look at the screen when we hop into the Move Dex. -=| Top Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | [Move Name] [Move Type] | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Pow. xx Acc. xx PP xx | | Long xx DA xx | | Kind yyy | | Range zzz | | | | [Move Description] | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Move Dex | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Move Name] - This is the name of the Move you're looking at. [Move Type] - This is the elemental type the move is. Pow. - Stands for Power. This is the attack power of the move. Basically gives you an idea of how much damage it can inflict. Acc. - Stands for Accuracy. This is how often it can hit. The higher the number, the better for your accuracy. PP - Stands for Power Points. This is basically how many times you can use that move. (Before you bring your Pokemon to a Pokemon Center to rest, or provide your Pokemon an item that restores it.) Long - Stands for Long-Range. A long-range move can hit any enemy regardless of their placement in a triple battle. DA - Stands for Direct Attack. A move that makes physical contact with the enemy. Some abilities or other things may activate when a move involves physical contact. Kind - This describe the kind of attack. There are three types of moves: Physical, Special, and Status. Range - This shows the number and type of targets it can affect in battle at one time. [Move Description] - This is the description of the move. It should give you an idea of what the move is about. xx - Numbers will appear in these slots. If a - appears then it means not applicable for that particular move. yyy - This will be replaced with the kind of move it is. The three move types are: Physical, Special, and Status. zzz - This will tell you the range of the move. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] [Gear] | | | | | | [Effect] | | | | | | | | | | Pokemon That Learn This Move: aaa | | | | | | [ P ] [ P ] [ P ] [ P ] [ P ] | | [ i ] [ i ] [ i ] [ i ] [ i ] | | [ c ] [ c ] [ c ] [ c ] [ c ] | | | | Name Name Name Name Name | | Lv. Lv. Lv. Lv. Lv. | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | /\ |-----------( )------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------- <- - Go back a page. [Pokeball] - Go back to the main menu. [Gear] - Go to the options menu. (Same menu as if you were to access it from the main menu.) [Effect] - This will tell you the effect this move has. Basically what it does. aaa - This will be the number of Pokemon that can learn that move. [ P ] - Picture of the Pokemon that can learn the [ i ] move. Click on the picture will take you to [ c ] it's Pokedex entry. Name - Name of the Pokemon that can learn the move. Lv. - In parenthesis below the name will be the level the Pokemon can learn that particular move at. /\ - Pressing this button will bring up the mini menu next to it. ( ) - Press this circle will also cause the menu to spring up. The lower part of the bottom screen is a pop up menu. If you bring it up, it looks like down below: -=| Bottom Screen with Menu |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] [Gear] | | | | | | [Effect] | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Sort By [Name] [Search] 557 of 557 | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ?| |===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|==| | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N| | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a| | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m| | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e | e| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | \/ |-----------( )------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Name] - This is there by default for the Sort By feature. In fact, you can Sort By two options: Name or by Power. [Search] - A search function to allow you to browse through the Move Dex a little more quickly. You can search by Name, Type, and Kind. Name - If you search by Name, it'll ask you to tap the first letter of the name of the Move. Type - This will give you a wheel with all the elemental types listed. Get the type you want highlighted by red to search. The -- means nullify the search. Kind - This option will also give you a wheel, albeit a smaller one than the Type search gives you. Basically here you only need one side of the wheel, because it lists Physical, Special, and Status. The other half lists the same thing. The -- means nullify the search. ? - This represents a color on the top of each tab. But what does the color mean? It's telling you the elemental type the Move is. (NRM) Normal - Light Gray (FIR) Fire - Orange (WTR) Water - Blue (ELC) Electric - Yellow (GRS) Grass - Lime Green (PSY) Psychic - Pink (FTG) Fighting - Red (PSN) Poison - Purple (GRD) Ground - Tan (FLY) Flying - Light Blue (DRG) Dragon - Bluish Green (BUG) Bug - Green (RCK) Rock - Gray (GHO) Ghost - Purple (ICE) Ice - Sky Blue (STL) Steel - Dark Gray (DRK) Dark - Dark Blue N - The name of the move. Clicking on this tab will a bring you to the entry for it in the Move Dex. m e The menu below is to allow you to do several things. You can sort the moves by Name or by Power. You can also Search by Name, Type, and Kind to narrow your search. Or, if you prefer, you can swipe across the move names below to browse through the list. Clicking a Move tab will bring you to that Moves entry. ============================================================================== VIII. Pokemon Challenge [PKMNCH] ============================================================================== The Pokemon Challenge section is all about Pokemon trivia! It tests your knowledge about Pokemon that is contained within the Pokedex. Whether it's the Pokemon's cry, their height or weight, Pokedex description, or whatever, this will be your test to see how well you know your Pokemon! Before we get too far in, let's take a quick look at the screen layouts here to familiarize ourselves with the information being shown. -=| Top Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ______________________________________________________________ | | | Pokemon Challenge | | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | Unlocked Challenges / zz (xxx%) | | | | Perfect / xx (xxx%) | | | | Total Correct Answers / yyy | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zz - This is where your number of unlocked challenges appears. Unlocking everything will yield zz to show as 35 and 100%. xx - This is where your number of perfect games shows. xxx% - This is the percentage of Unlocked Challenges you have, or in case of Perfect, shows the % of how many games you have successfully completed perfectly. yyy - This number shows how many answers you've correctly gotten from completed games. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] | | | | | | 01: Pokemon: Unova | | Best Time Average [Me-] | | xx:xx.x xx% [dal] | | | | | | 02: Pokemon: Kanto | | Best Time Average [Me-] | | xx:xx.x xx% [dal] | | | | | | 03: Pokemon: Johto | | Best Time Average [Me-] | | xx:xx.x xx% [dal] | | | | 04: Pokemon: Hoenn | | Best Time Average [Me-] | | xx:xx.x xx% [dal] | ---------------------------------------------------------------- <- - Go back a page. [Pokeball] - This icon will take you back to the main menu. xx:xx.x - This will show you the best time you've completed this challenge in. It goes: minute:second.millisecond xx% - Shows your average. [Me-] - This shows you the best medal you've gotten [dal] completing this challenge. I've noticed if you're really quick, it replaces a gold metal with a gold trophy. There are many more challenges than the few you see here. This is just what you'll see upon bringing up Pokemon Challenge. Below are the names of the challenges you'll find in this area. . . Unless noted, challenges are not timed. <<< Pokemon Challenges >>> 01. Pokemon: Unova Tests you on your knowledge on Unova Pokemon. It shows you the Pokemon, then asks you to choose its name out of four choices. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Opened by default. 02. Pokemon: Kanto Tests you on your knowledge on Kanto Pokemon. It shows you the Pokemon, then asks you to choose its name out of four choices. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Opened by default. 03. Pokemon: Johto Tests you on your knowledge on Johto Pokemon. It shows you the Pokemon, then asks you to choose its name out of four choices. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Opened by default. 04. Pokemon: Hoenn Tests you on your knowledge on Hoenn Pokemon. It shows you the Pokemon, then asks you to choose its name out of four choices. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Opened by default. 05. Pokemon: Sinnoh Tests you on your knowledge on Sinnoh Pokemon. It shows you the Pokemon, then asks you to choose its name out of four choices. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Opened by default. 06. Pokemon: National Tests you on your knowledge on National Pokemon. It shows you the Pokemon, then asks you to choose its name out of four choices. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Opened by default. 07. Pokedex Text Tests you on your knowledge of Pokemon descriptions from the Pokedex. Some can be pretty easy, as it uses the Pokemon's name in it. It gives you the description from the Pokedex, then you have to choose from one of the four Pokemon below as to which it belongs to. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 50 questions right unlocks this challenge. 08. Pokemon Form(e)s **TIMED** challenge!! Tests you on your knowledge of the different form(e)s of Pokemon. They can show you a picture of the form(e) and ask you to choose which one it is. They can also tell you what form(e) it is then ask you to choose which (tiny) picture in the boxes below it matches. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end, you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 65 questions right unlocks this challenge. 09. Perspectives Tests you on your knowledge of Pokemon from viewing from a different perspective. It can start in a bit close, but as time goes on it zooms out a bit to get a clearer picture of that Pokemon in that perspective. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 80 questions right unlocks this challenge. 10. Evolutions 1 Tests you on your knowledge of a Pokemon's evolution cycle. They will show you a picture of a Pokemon then ask what it will evolve into. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 95 questions right unlocks this challenge. 11. Unown Forms 1 **TIME** challenge!! Tests you on your knowledge of Unown. There is an Unown for each letter of the alphabet as well as exclamation mark and question mark. They show you a picture of the Unown and you must choose from the correct letter or symbol. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 110 questions right unlocks this challenge. 12. Categories Tests your knowledge on the Category the Pokemon is in. They show you the Pokemon, then ask you to pick which one you believe is correct out of four. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 125 questions right unlocks this challenge. 13. Weights Tests your knowledge on the weight of Pokemon. It will give you two Pokemon and ask which is heavier. It only gives you a choice between two. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 140 questions right unlocks this challenge. 14. Peeks 1 Tests your knowledge of what a Pokemon looks like. Takes a decent sized pinhole and goes over the blackened area to reveal the Pokemon behind it. Can you recognize it? In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 155 questions right unlocks this challenge. 15. Silhouettes 1 Tests your knowledge of the silhouette of the Pokemon. They give you a silhouette and you'll need to choose the right answer. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 170 questions right unlocks this challenge. 16. Random A Tests your knowledge of Pokemon overall. They could show you a perspective view (zooming out over time again), ask you what the Pokemon they show you evolves into, what its category is, a silhouette, Pokemon description, or ask what its name is. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 185 questions right unlocks this challenge. 17. Evolutions 2 Tests your knowledge of Pokemon evolution again. It can ask you what it evolves INTO or evolves FROM. Be mindful of the wording here! In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 200 questions right unlocks this challenge. 18. Cries Test your knowledge of Pokemon cries. Hope you've been paying attention! In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 215 questions right unlocks this challenge. 19. Silhouettes 2 Tests your knowledge of the silhouette of the Pokemon. They give you a silhouette and you'll need to choose the right answer. It can do some different perspectives as well. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 230 questions right unlocks this challenge. 20. Heights Tests your knowledge of the heights of Pokemon. They'll provide two Pokemon and ask you which is taller. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 245 questions right unlocks this challenge. 21. Move Types 1 Tests your knowledge of type versus type. They show you a Pokemon and it's type (if it is a dual type, it will show both), then ask you which type below would be most effective. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 260 questions right unlocks this challenge. 22. Unown Forms 2 **TIMED** challenge!! Tests you on your knowledge of Unown again. Time is a bit quicker here than the previous one. They show you a picture of the Unown and you must choose from the correct letter of symbol. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 275 questions right unlocks this challenge. 23. Move Descriptions Tests your knowledge on Move's explanations. They will give you the moves explanation and you'll need to choose the correct answer below. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 290 questions right unlocks this challenge. 24. Types Tests your knowledge of Pokemon types. If that Pokemon is a dual type then the answers below will have two types in the box. You have to choose the box with both correct answers in it. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 305 questions right unlocks this challenge. 25. Random B Tests your knowledge of Pokemon overall. They could ask you the shown Pokemon's type, category, show a silhouette and ask for name, show a Pokemon and ask what it evolves into or could ask what it evolves from, ask what Unown version they are showing you, ask you to identify a Pokemon by its cry, do a Peek showing of a Pokemon, ask which is heavier, or even ask which is taller. It's pretty much anything done previously which is fair game here. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 320 questions right unlocks this challenge. 26. Egg Groups Tests your knowledge of Pokemon Egg Groups. This can be pretty tricky unless you're really familiar with some. Some groups, like Water, have several egg groups! In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 335 questions right unlocks this challenge. 27. Peeks 2 Tests your knowledge of what a Pokemon looks like. Takes a smaller sized pinhole (compared to Peeks 1), and goes over the blackened area to reveal the Pokemon behind it. Can you recognize it? In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 350 questions right unlocks this challenge. 28. Move Types 2 Tests your knowledge of type versus type, but with a twist! They show you a Pokemon but DO NOT show you its type this time. They then ask you which type below would be the most effective. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 365 questions right unlocks this challenge. 29. Speeds Tests your knowledge of Pokemon speed. They'll give you two Pokemon and then ask you which has the higher Speed between them. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 380 questions right unlocks this challenge. 30. Abilities Tests your knowledge of what Abilities the Pokemon shown can have. They will give you four to choose from to choose the correct one. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 395 questions right unlocks this challenge. 31. Stats Tests your knowledge of the stats of Pokemon. It'll take two Pokemon and ask you a question about them. It could be which has higher Special Defense, which has a higher Defense, which has a higher Special Attack, which has a higher Attack, or which has a higher HP pool. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 410 questions right unlocks this challenge. 32. Learnable Moves Tests your knowledge of the moves a Pokemon can or cannot learn. They can either show you a Pokemon and have you choose below what move they can or cannot learn. (Be mindful of the wording here!) They can also give you the name of the Move then ask you to choose below which Pokemon can or cannot learn the move. (The names are on bottom with tiny Pokemon pictures.) In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 425 questions right unlocks this challenge. 33. Random C Tests your knowledge of Pokemon overall. Pretty much anything can be fair game to ask that I've seen. Just be prepared! In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 440 questions right unlocks this challenge. 34. Unown Forms 3 **TIMED** challenge!! Tests you on your knowledge of Unown, yet again. The time on this is a whole lot quicker than before. They show you a picture of the Unown and you must choose the correct answer. In this challenge you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> 455 questions right unlocks this challenge. 35. Random A SM Tests your knowledge of Pokemon overall. Anything seems to go in this challenge. However, instead of 10 questions as per usual, this one has you go up to 100. First wrong answer pulls you out of the challenge. From here you will see how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. When you reach the 50/100 mark you can take a break. There's a screen that let's you know you're halfway done. >>> 470 questions right unlocks this challenge. 36. Today's Challenge **TIMED** challenge!! Tests your knowledge on pretty much everything it can throw at you about Pokemon. You have 150 questions to get through. First wrong answer ends your streak. You'll be able to see your correct answers, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Answer 10 questions right in Random A SM to unlock this challenge. 37. Keywords POKEMON **TIMED** challenge!! Tests your knowledge of Pokemon names. You have 15 questions to answer. In this challenge, you will be notified of wrong answers before moving on to the next question. At the end you are shown how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Appeared to be open after opening Today's Challenge. 38. Keywords 45Q7 Tests your knowledge of Pokemon names. This is a **TIMED** challenge!! You have 154 questions to answer. The first wrong answer ends the challenge, where you will then see the screen with how many correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Appeared to be open after opening Today's Challenge. 39. Keywords ZR222222 **TIMED** challenge!! Tests your knowledge of Pokemon. Seems to pull any information and you have 50 questions to get through. First wrong answer ends your challenge and you'll see the screen with the correct answers you got, the percentage, the time it took, and your high score overall. >>> Appeared to be open after opening Today's Challenge. For questions right, you need to finish a challenge. It will then add all of your correct answers to your overall total. So you can theoretically go through one challenge a bunch of times to get enough to unlock these other challenges. -------------------------------------------------- --------------> Keyword Challenges <-------------- -------------------------------------------------- You'll notice, if you open the manual on page 20, that it discusses Keyword Challenges. The Challenges in green, Challenges 37-39, are based on Keywords. (So don't worry if your last three Challenges don't have the same as mine above!) To delete a keyword, just tap the Delete button to the right, and then you can write a new one. The chart below is the one the manual shows: ------------------------------------------------ | First || Z | Fixed | | Character || | | ------------------------------------------------ | Second || Characters A | Diffiulty | | Character || through C | | ------------------------------------------------ | Third || Characters 2 | Number of | | Character || through 9 | Questions | ------------------------------------------------ | Characters || Any | Types of | | 4 - 8 || Characters | Questions | ------------------------------------------------ According to it, characters 4-8 decide things like the types of questions and the order. They do state that you should enter characters into all eight spaces the challenges allow for. If you enter "222222" for characters in slots 4-8, the Challenge will have new questions every day. Also, there are unique keywords for special questions. From the manual: "Specific characters must be entered for these unique keywords to work." So what's the table telling us? Well, for the first character, it always has to be Z. That is a given. The second character can be A, B, or C. That will affect it's difficulty. The third character in the keyword should be one of the following: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. This will affect the number of questions the challenge has to offer. The last five characters of the keyword can be any characters. These affect the type of questions asked. Each challenge is predetermined. So, if you have a friend, you both can enter the same keyword in your Pokedex's and you'll both end up with the same challenge. Perhaps then you can find out then who is the Pokemon Trivia master! *************************************************************************** Before deleting a Keyword Challenge, it's advised you be aware that data for it is attached to the keyword. Entering a new one will reset the top score and average. *************************************************************************** While I've not tinkered with keywords and have settled in with the ones they gave me at start, I am willing to add a section in for Unique Passwords if the demand is up and the Challenges are interesting. Please contact me if you think you've found something worth sharing. ============================================================================== IX. Records/Album [RECRDS] ============================================================================== This area has a couple of things going for it. And if you guessed both Records and Album, then we have ourselves a winner! We'll first take a look at the Records area, then we'll delve into the Album part. Covering the screens for both as well as some other information. So without further ado. . . --------------------------------------- --------------> Records <-------------- --------------------------------------- Since clicking the Records/Album button brings us straight into the Records area, with a side area of the Album, we'll cover this first. Let's take a look at what the screens will be showing us for the Records area. *************************************************************************** The numbers below are going to represent my current numbers as of writing this. Obviously these numbers will change and yours won't reflect the same numbers I have. *************************************************************************** -=| Top Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Records | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Entries Read / 727 100% | | | | Found / 727 100% | | | | Remembered / 615 84% | | | | | | Challenges Available / 35 100% | | Perfect / 19 54% | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Entries Read - This refers to the number of Pokedex entries you have currently read. First number is actual number of them you've read. Found - This refers to the number of Pokemon you've viewed in the AR Viewer. Remembered - This refers to the number of Pokemon you have correctly answered questions about. Only certain questions, according to the manual, can increase this number. Challenges Available - This refers to the number of Challenges you've currently got opened. Perfect - This refers to the number of Pokemon Challenges you've received a perfect score in. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] [gray] | [read] | [found] | [star] [Album] | | | | | | Emboar (rd) (f) (star) x5 | | | | Timburr (rd) (f) (star) x4 | | | | Pidgeot (rd) (f) (star) x3 | | | | Sandshrew (rd) (f) (star) x3 | | | | Nidoran (f) (rd) (f) (star) x3 | | | | Venonat (rd) (f) (star) x3 | | | | Mankey (rd) (f) (star) x3 | | | | Poliwrath (rd) (f) (star) x3 | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- <- - Go back a page. [Pokeball] - This takes you back to the main menu. [gray] - This is referring to when you click on the blank area to the right of the Pokeball. If you click that, it will allow you to sort your list, ascending or descending. When you click else- where it goes back to being the background color. [read] - This has the same list looking icon that appears in the top screen for Entries Read. This marks each entry by each Pokemon with that icon if you've read the entry for it. From what I can tell, if you click this icon it sorts them by National Pokedex number. But, I imagine if you've not read all the entries, then it'll bring the ones you have to top first. [found] - This has the same round, green icon from the top screen that is attached to Found. Pokemon entries are marked with this symbol if you've scanned them with the AR Viewer. If you click this button, it brings all the Pokemon you've scanned with the AR Viewer to the top. [star] - This star corresponds with Remembered from the top screen. It puts a Star symbol under this column for getting the "Remembered (Pokemon)" here during Pokemon Challenges. Clicking this button will bring the Pokemon with the highest count of being remembered. Click it again will reverse the order. [Album] - This goes to your Album. Check the next section below for more information. The "snap shot" of the above screen is me sorting by Remembered. (rd) is there to represent the icon it's been read, and the (star) is to represent the star icon and the amount of times the Pokemon has been remembered next to it. (f) represents the Found icon. *************************************************************************** AR Markers ---------- Interested in how I have all the found markers for the example above? I actually have scanned all of the Pokemon in the Pokedex. If you'd like to fill our your Pokedex for this without much trouble, take the time and head over to Serebii.net. http://www.serebii.net/pokedex3dpro/pokemon.shtml You can fill it out with a bit of time. Just make sure you're 3DS's outer camera is far enough away and slowly start scrolling through. If you want a larger picture of the Pokemon, click the AR Marker and a larger one will appear in the middle of your screen. Do note that Meloetta, oddly enough, is NOT in this Pokedex as of current writing. As such, you will be unable to scan the Meloetta AR Markers. Everything else, including different colors, different form(e)s, and different symbols (for example Unown) are all on the site. *************************************************************************** --------------------------------------- ---------------> Album <--------------- --------------------------------------- So, now let's get to the Album, shall we? The Album is pretty simple. Here you'll be able to organize the photos you've got registered in the Pokedex. Let's take a look. . . -=| Top Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Album | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Photos Registered to Pokedex | | 0 | | | | Registered Pokemon | | 0 | | | | Photos Remaining | | 2975 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Photos Registered - This is the photos registered to your Pokedex. Registered Pokemon - This is the photos of your Pokemon registered. Say you have 5 photos total: 2 of Landorus, 1 of Wailord, and 2 of Pikachu. Your total here would read as 3, because while you have 5 pictures, there are only three Pokemon total represented in them. (Obviously you would need to check the register check box when saving a photo to get it to register.) Photos Remaining - The number of photos that can be saved to the SD card. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] [Delete] [Records] | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Pokemon Pic] [Pic] [Pic] | | [Pokemon Name] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- <- - Go back a page. [Pokeball] - This takes you back to the main menu. [Delete] - This will not show if you currently do not have any pictures here. Click this button will allow you to enter Delete mode. Tap it, then hit the X on the top right of the pictures you'd like to delete. Tap it again to get out of Delete mode. [Records] - Takes you to the Records section. (See previous section for more information.) [Pokemon Pic] - This is a picture of the Pokemon from the software. [Pokemon Name] - The name of the Pokemon under its picture. [Pic] - Depending on how many pictures you have [ 1 ] registered for the Pokemon will depend on how many of these you see. Remember, you can see up to five per Pokemon if you've taken that many. ============================================================================== Each row will have a new Pokemon, depending on how many you have registered at the time. So if you like to take a lot of pictures, you may have enough where you have to scroll down to see them all. This is fine! Or, if you're like me, it'll probably be pretty empty. Unless I can get a sweet picture of like Lugia or Umbreon. Like I said, the album is pretty easy to get around and understand. And you may not ever really need to go there or play with anything. Or, you may love taking pictures and being there. Either way, it's pretty easy to get things done here. ============================================================================== X. AR Viewer [ARVWER] ============================================================================== The AR Viewer is the section of the Pokedex that will allow you to read the codes for Pokemon. This will allow you to interact with the Pokemon, take a picture, and other things. First, let's take a look at the screen we'll be seeing in this section. -=| Top Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | [Camera View Here] | | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Camera View Here] - When you open this section, the top screen will be showing what your outer camera is pointing at. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] \ AR Viewer / [Gear] | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | [Pokemon Info] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Action] [Stop] [Music] [Explosion] [Podium] [Camera] | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- <- - Go back a page. [Pokeball] - This will take you back to the main menu. button to go straight to the Pokemon's entry. \ AR Viewer / - Title on top of the bottom screen. Below it is where the Pokemon from the AR code [Gear] - Gear icon that leads you to the AR Viewer options screen. [Pokemon Info] - Where the information will show when your camera is reading a code for a Pokemon. [Action] - The icon is of a clapperboard. (If you didn't know the name of it, you do now!) This gets your Pokemon to perform an action. [Stop] - The icon is of a stop watch. This will freeze your Pokemon. So if he's in the middle of an action shot, you might get a pretty cool pose. [Music] - The icon is of a musical note. It's not that it does music, but gets your Pokemon to use its cry. [Explosion] - Okay, so that's the best thing I could come up with to explain this icon. It's the icon for a Type check. Tap a type and see how effective it would be if you used a move with that type against it. [Podium] - The podium here is for comparing two or more Pokemon within the cameras view. Click on the stat and it will tell you which is first in that, which is second, and which is third. [Camera] - This is to take a picture of the Pokemon. (Or what ever may be in your cameras view.) You can press the left or right shoulder button to take a picture. You can also press the button itself to take one. Before we move on, let's take a moment to see what the bottom screen would look like if I had a Pokemon within my outer cameras view. In this example, it will be Tornadus. It just happened to be the AR Marker easier to recognize in the room I was in with the light. -=| Bottom Screen with Tornadus |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | <- [Pokeball] \ AR Viewer / [Gear] | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | National Pokedex 641 Cyclone Pokemon | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) | | ____ | | / \ (Fly) | | | [!] | 4'11" 138.9 lbs. | | \____/------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | [View Details] | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Action] [Stop] [Music] [Explosion] [Podium] [Camera] | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- [!] - This is where a small picture of the Pokemon you are currently viewing will show up. The (Fly) next to it is telling you its type. [View Details] - This is a large button here. Clicking this takes you to the Pokedex entry to read up more about it. --------------------------------------- ------> AR Viewer: Options Menu <------ --------------------------------------- The options menu is different for the AR Viewer. It has its own set of options, dealing with how the Pokemon in the Viewer appear, as well as a chance to head over and photo manage, should you need to. Let's take a look at the bottom screen for the options menu. -=| Bottom Screen |=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | X | | | | | | | | Background Settings [Album] | | | | [Load from] Scale Settings | | [ SD Card ] | | [On] [Off] | | | | | | Microphone Spin | | | | [On] [Off] | | | | o O | | ---------|--------- | | Base EFfects | | [Reset] | | [On] [Off] | ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Album] - Click this button takes you to the Album section. A good way to manage your photos if you feel like you need to from here. [Load from] - This button allows you to access your SD card to [ SD Card ] pull images off of it. Microphone Spin - With this on, if you blow into the microphone while in the AR Viewer, the Pokemon you have up will spin. Turn this off if you don't want it to spin or some wind is causing your Pokemon to move without you wanting it to. Base Effects - This is just an On/Off switch for the base that appears below the Pokemon in the AR Viewer. If you prefer not to have a base, just turn it to Off. Scale Settings - This adjusts the size of the Pokemon. In the ON position, small Pokemon are made larger and large Pokemon are made smaller. In the OFF position, Pokemon are displayed at the size with respect to the AR marker. Slider - The Slider is a Scale-Settings Slider. It changes the size of Pokemon from one-third to three times their size depending on where the slider is. RESET places the slider back to normal size. --------------------------------------- ----> AR Viewer: Other Information <--- --------------------------------------- There's some other information that one might need or want to know. I will include that information here. But also, don't be afraid to check the manual that comes with the software. It may cover some things I don't. - Photos taken with the camera are only in 2D. - When you take a picture, it'll ask you to Save Photo. The top choice is Cancel, and the bottom choice is to Save to SD Card. Below that will be a check box that will say "Register in Pokedex [Pokemon (form)]". Where (form) is if it has a particular form. Using Tornadus as an example from above, when I took a picture, it read "Register in Pokedex [Tornadus Incarnate Forme]". - When you save a photo taken with the Viewer and a marker, it is registered to the Pokedex and added to the images of the Pokemon. You can store up to 5 photos for the same Pokemon at once. If you wish to remove some, you'll need to do so through the Album. - You can save photos without registering to them with the Pokemon in the Pokedex. Just uncheck the box as you save it. - If a Pokemon is already registered with a photo, a Photo button will be displayed. Tap it to open the Album, if you need to manage your photos or check out to see what photo(s) the Pokemon has. - This next part is taken straight from the manual on page 14. -------------------------------------------------------------------- See Life-Size Pokemon When the Scale Settings are OFF, Pokemon are displayed in their actual proportions. Make an AR Marker that is one square meter (approx. 3ft. 3in.) in size, and use the following settings: (1) Scale Settings are set to OFF. (2) Scale Settings Slider is reset. -------------------------------------------------------------------- - According to the manual: "the AR Viewer can recognized hand-drawn Pokemon AR Markers. [. . .] Pictures of Pokemon AR Markers that were taken with a digital camera can also be recognized. If a friend has the application, you can recognize the Pokemon AR Markers displayed on your friend's screen." (Manual page 15) This of course also recognizes any AR Markers you've printed as well. This page also provides tips on how to get one you've drawn recognized by the Viewer. ============================================================================== XI. Pokemon Codes [PKCODE] ============================================================================== So, it's come to my attention there are codes to unlock Pokemon within the Pokedex Pro that weren't in there by default. To access these Pokemon, you will need to go to the Pokemon Challenge section, then go to the bottom. Remember the green ones down below, that you can change? You'll need to do so here. I deleted one that I didn't care about then entered the code. Once you've entered the code, you'll then need to tackle the Challenge. It doesn't matter how many you get. All that matters is that you try, from my understanding. (I always do, so you know, hard to tell otherwise.) Then, at the end you will be congratulated on completing the challenge and that you've unlocked the Pokemon whose code you put in. Here are ones that are currently available: Meloetta's keyword is: TTQALFHN Genesect's keyword is: PHSKUTDF ============================================================================== XII. Verdict [VRDICT] ============================================================================== This is a bit of a leap from the norm for me. I don't make a section in my guides giving my verdict on whether something is worth purchasing or not. Honestly? Because to each their own. And if I make a guide on it, it probably means I like it. However, this was kind of a leap of faith in Nintendo on this. It was easier to jump on board on the free one, because, well, who doesn't like free?! But, I feel for 15 USD (plus tax), it probably warrants a bit of an opinion piece. Especially since it's not a game. It's a reference tool, and that can be a bit of an expense not knowing how well together something is put together. So, below I will give my opinion on the Pokedex 3D Pro. Take it for what you will. My Opinion ---------- My initial reaction on hearing they were discontinuing the free Pokedex in favor of putting up a paid one was a bit of irritation. I am a pretty cheap person, to be honest. I had always hoped they'd update the free one to include all Pokemon, but honestly in the end I feel like it was a dip in the water to them. To see how it would do, and to test it out. But, upon hearing that this paid one would contain all Pokemon, I was a bit happy. Just felt like they could have added them to the old one, but I know there could have been many reasons they didn't. I'm not here to speculate on that. There have been some changes, that which are interesting. I really like the main menu in this particular version. It's simple yet effective. And they give you a button to press to go back to it if you want, along side with the previous page button. Quite nice. The voice saying the name on each Pokemon data entry is quite interesting. I guess it settles if you should have a debate with someone on how something is pronounced. I know a few of them I pronounced one way, the voice said it a different way. Obviously, another change, is the addition of all the other Pokemon. That is a huge change. Making this Pokedex a behemoth. It's all the information that the previous Pokedex had, but for all of them now. It's nice to be able to check the stats out that way. I quite liked the way they presented the stats in the first Pokedex, and carried it over to this one. They also added some information to the Pokedex entries that the last one didn't have. Specifically the Matchup by Type. That is quite a nice addition to it. It's great for a visual indication if you're looking to find something that is good to use against it. Actually something that was sorely needed I think. The Challenges are the most fun for me. I love them. I am not really good at Pokemon cries (I second guess myself and end up finding my first answer is usually right, when I even think I have a guess), and I'm still working on the whole weight and height thing. But, I have noticed for Pokemon I don't know all that well, I'm slowly remembering things about them. It's definitely great to work on remembering more, because it definitely helps in battle with trying to think types of moves to use against a target. By far my favorite thing, and if you like quizzing yourself on Pokemon stuff, I think you'll enjoy it too. Enough of a wide variety of how difficult challenges can get depending on how confident you are. With that said, would I actually use this? Well, it depends on what you mean by use. I would use it for entertainment purposes. Specifically challenging myself with the Challenges. But use it while playing my game? No. I imagine this is meant to be used as a learning tool, but could be used along side the game should you choose to. For me it would work since the Pokemon games right now aren't 3DS specific, I play them on the DSi LL. But, honestly, if I need quick information, I'm probably more likely to bring up a FAQ or guide on GameFAQs and leave it up on my computer while I do so. Like say for a type FAQ or something. But we all have our own ways of handling things. And sometimes they end up being ways we've just done so long, that they're hard habits to break. I can say I have gotten my monies worth out of it so far. The challenges have kept me busy, and I've actually enjoyed using the AR Viewer. I can see myself continuing to use it to strengthen my Pokemon knowledge. Ultimately, the Pokedex is a great tool. Just don't expect it to be its own game or anything. This is great for Pokemon fans, new and old. It mainly is all about what you want to get out of it. For me, it's the trivia, but also to really get in and learn some of those Pokemon that I didn't either bother to learn or didn't encounter often enough to do so. It'll definitely help me in the long run playing Pokemon Black 2. But even if you aren't a fan but interested, it might be worth a look. Just don't expect more than a Pokedex and I think it'll be fine. For the cost, versus the amount of information, I think it's a worthy buy. ============================================================================== XIII. Disclaimer [DISCLA] ============================================================================== This guide should not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. No alterations may be made to this guide. This guide is free and under no circumstances should anyone be required to pay for this information. If you've come across this guide after having paid for some kind of service or to view this guide specifically, please contact me. This guide is an exclusive to GameFAQs. Any other that have this guide up are in violation of this guides copyright. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this, please contact me. ============================================================================== XIV. Credits [CRDITS] ============================================================================== NINTENDO Obviously, without Nintendo, we wouldn't have Pokemon! SEREBII.NET For the wonderful list of AR Markers for folks to be able to scan them all in. TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE READ AND USED THIS GUIDE... Thank you for using this guide. I put a lot of time and effort into it to make it the best possible one for those seeking this information. For those new to the Pokemon world… welcome and enjoy your stay! I hope that I've been able to provide some help for you and make your experience a bit more enjoyable. ============================================================================== XV. Author Notes [ANOTES] ============================================================================== This guide was created for the Pokedex 3D Pro software for the 3DS. The information contained within is how to navigate the software as perhaps information to more easily use and find things within it. This software is not free and costs 15 USD (plus tax) on the eShop. (Prices may vary depending on region your eShop is in.) This guide may NOT provide information regarding Pokemon themselves to assist someone playing a Pokemon game. If it does not, then please refer to the game you are playing on GameFAQs for guides tailored specifically for that game. If you find any errors in this guide, feel free to contact me regarding the issue and I'll try to correct it as soon as possible. If you have any comments, concerns, or you feel I've left something out of this guide please let me know! When contacting me in regards to this particular guide, please put "Pokedex 3D Pro" in the title of the email. This is done to ensure that your email is not considered to be spam, which is promptly deleted from my inbox. This also ensures that I can quickly identify which guide you are contacting me about. I have several up, so being able to know off the bat is extremely important to me. Also, make sure to put the Pro in the title! I have a guide on the free version of the Pokedex (no longer available) as well, so it may be confusing otherwise. I thank you for your time and hope you have enjoyed!