Aregional form (Japanese:リージョンフォーム^[1]region form), also known as aregional variant,^[1] is an alternateform of aPokémon that is found in a specificregion. These forms differ from those found in other regions, usually even to the point of having a differenttype. Some regional forms also have differentEvolutions than their counterparts from other regions.

Four regions are currently known to have their own regional forms:

• Alolan forms inAlola.
• Galarian forms inGalar.
• Hisuian forms inHisui.
• Paldean forms inPaldea.

54 Pokémon currently have regional forms, and 57 regional forms currently exist in total (55 and 58, respectively, if White-StripedBasculin is counted as a regional form). Apart fromMeowth andTauros, which have two and three respectively, each Pokémon with a regional form has only one.

Terminology

Main article:Terminology of regional forms

InGeneration VII, they were introduced asregional variants, which is also mentioned in somePokémon GOCommunity Day events from 2023. FromGeneration VIII onwards, they have been consistently known asregional forms in the core series games.

The place name adjective (such as "Alolan") is used before thePokémon's name. In running text, both the original form and the new regional forms are sometimes treated this way, such as "KantonianMeowth" and "AlolanMeowth". Conversely, the Pokémon is sometimes simply mentioned in running text without using the regional adjective. For instance, if the player encounters a wildGalarianMeowth, the battle dialogue will simply say "You encountered a wildMeowth!".

In theGeneration VII games, thePokédex displays "Alola Form" as the title of this form. FromGeneration VIII onwards (including inPokémon HOME), the adjectives for the place names are consistently used instead. For instance, "Alolan Form", "Galarian Form", "Hisuian Form", and "Paldean Form". The original form (such as Kantonian Meowth) is not named in the Pokédex.

In running text (as seen onPokémon.com), the word "form" has been consistently written in lowercase. In theGeneration VII era, "Alola form" was previously used, but fromGeneration VIII onwards, this includes "Kantonian form", "Alolan form", "Galarian form", etc.

List of regional forms

Ndex	Pokémon	Original form	Region (Generation)	Regional form
#0019	Rattata	Normal	Alola VII	Dark  Normal
#0020	Raticate	Normal	Alola VII	Dark  Normal
#0026	Raichu	Electric	Alola VII	Electric  Psychic
#0027	Sandshrew	Ground	Alola VII	Ice  Steel
#0028	Sandslash	Ground	Alola VII	Ice  Steel
#0037	Vulpix	Fire	Alola VII	Ice
#0038	Ninetales	Fire	Alola VII	Ice  Fairy
#0050	Diglett	Ground	Alola VII	Ground  Steel
#0051	Dugtrio	Ground	Alola VII	Ground  Steel
#0052	Meowth	Normal	Alola VII	Dark
			Galar VIII	Steel
#0053	Persian	Normal	Alola VII	Dark
#0058	Growlithe	Fire	Hisui VIII	Fire  Rock
#0059	Arcanine	Fire	Hisui VIII	Fire  Rock
#0074	Geodude	Rock  Ground	Alola VII	Rock  Electric
#0075	Graveler	Rock  Ground	Alola VII	Rock  Electric
#0076	Golem	Rock  Ground	Alola VII	Rock  Electric
#0077	Ponyta	Fire	Galar VIII	Psychic
#0078	Rapidash	Fire	Galar VIII	Psychic  Fairy
#0079	Slowpoke	Water  Psychic	Galar VIII	Psychic
#0080	Slowbro	Water  Psychic	Galar VIII	Poison  Psychic
#0083	Farfetch'd	Normal  Flying	Galar VIII	Fighting
#0088	Grimer	Poison	Alola VII	Poison  Dark
#0089	Muk	Poison	Alola VII	Poison  Dark
#0100	Voltorb	Electric	Hisui VIII	Electric  Grass
#0101	Electrode	Electric	Hisui VIII	Electric  Grass
#0103	Exeggutor	Grass  Psychic	Alola VII	Grass  Dragon
#0105	Marowak	Ground	Alola VII	Fire  Ghost
#0110	Weezing	Poison	Galar VIII	Poison  Fairy
#0122	Mr. Mime	Psychic  Fairy	Galar VIII	Ice  Psychic
#0128	Tauros	Normal	Paldea IX	Combat Breed  Fighting
				Blaze Breed  Fighting  Fire
				Aqua Breed  Fighting  Water
#0144	Articuno	Ice  Flying	Galar VIII	Psychic  Flying
#0145	Zapdos	Electric  Flying	Galar VIII	Fighting  Flying
#0146	Moltres	Fire  Flying	Galar VIII	Dark  Flying
#0157	Typhlosion	Fire	Hisui VIII	Fire  Ghost
#0194	Wooper	Water  Ground	Paldea IX	Poison  Ground
#0199	Slowking	Water  Psychic	Galar VIII	Poison  Psychic
#0211	Qwilfish	Water  Poison	Hisui VIII	Dark  Poison
#0215	Sneasel	Dark  Ice	Hisui VIII	Fighting  Poison
#0222	Corsola	Water  Rock	Galar VIII	Ghost
#0263	Zigzagoon	Normal	Galar VIII	Dark  Normal
#0264	Linoone	Normal	Galar VIII	Dark  Normal
#0503	Samurott	Water	Hisui VIII	Water  Dark
#0549	Lilligant	Grass	Hisui VIII	Grass  Fighting
#0554	Darumaka	Fire	Galar VIII	Ice
#0555	Darmanitan	Standard Mode  Fire	Galar VIII	Standard Mode  Ice
		Zen Mode  Fire  Psychic		Zen Mode  Ice  Fire
#0562	Yamask	Ghost	Galar VIII	Ground  Ghost
#0570	Zorua	Dark	Hisui VIII	Normal  Ghost
#0571	Zoroark	Dark	Hisui VIII	Normal  Ghost
#0618	Stunfisk	Ground  Electric	Galar VIII	Ground  Steel
#0628	Braviary	Normal  Flying	Hisui VIII	Psychic  Flying
#0705	Sliggoo	Dragon	Hisui VIII	Steel  Dragon
#0706	Goodra	Dragon	Hisui VIII	Steel  Dragon
#0713	Avalugg	Ice	Hisui VIII	Ice  Rock
#0724	Decidueye	Grass  Ghost	Hisui VIII	Grass  Fighting

In addition to the above,Basculin's White-Striped Form issometimes considered a regional form.

Regional Evolutions

Ndex	Regional Evolution		Previous stage		Region (Gen.)	Alternate species
#0863	Perrserker	Steel	Meowth	Steel	Galar VIII	Persian	Normal
						Persian	Dark
#0865	Sirfetch'd	Fighting	Farfetch'd	Fighting	Galar VIII	N/A	N/A
#0866	Mr. Rime	Ice  Psychic	Mr. Mime	Ice  Psychic	Galar VIII	N/A	N/A
#0980	Clodsire	Poison  Ground	Wooper	Poison  Ground	Paldea IX	Quagsire	Water  Ground
#0904	Overqwil	Dark  Poison	Qwilfish	Dark  Poison	Hisui VIII	N/A	N/A
#0903	Sneasler	Fighting  Poison	Sneasel	Fighting  Poison	Hisui VIII	Weavile	Dark  Ice
#0864	Cursola	Ghost	Corsola	Ghost	Galar VIII	N/A	N/A
#0862	Obstagoon	Dark  Normal	Linoone	Dark  Normal	Galar VIII	N/A	N/A
#0867	Runerigus	Ground  Ghost	Yamask	Ground  Ghost	Galar VIII	Cofagrigus	Ghost

In the core series games

In theAlola,Galar,Hisui, andPaldearegions, certainPokémon species have regional forms.

Pokémon with regional forms have uniquely adapted to habitats that are different than those where its species naturally live in other parts of theworld. As such, many things may be different about them, from their appearance and way of living to even theirtype(s),moves,Abilities,base stats,height, andweight. This is analogous to a form of real-worldevolution known asperipatric speciation, where a population that is isolated from the rest of the species develops unique traits and may eventually evolve into a new species.

Whenbreeding Pokémon whose offspring have a regional form, the child will normally take on the form corresponding to the region in which it was bred, regardless of its parents' forms. However, if one of the parents of the sameevolutionary line held anEverstone when theegg was produced, the offspring will be the same form as that parent. For this purpose, evolved forms exclusive to a regional form count as a regional form (e.g. aPerrserker egg outside Galar will hatch intoKantonianMeowth if it was not holding an Everstone, and aGalarian Meowth if it was). This does not apply to White-StripedBasculin andBasculegion, which always produce White-Striped Basculin—regardless of region or held Everstones—when they are the mother or non-Ditto parent. If the parents are the same species but different forms and in differentPoké Balls, then the offspring has a 50% chance of inheriting either parent's Poké Ball regardless of what form the offspring takes.

If a KantonianTauros is bred in Paldea and is not holding an Everstone, then the resulting offspring will always beCombat BreedPaldean Tauros and never theBlaze Breed orAqua Breed Paldean Tauros.

If a Pokémon without a regional form evolves into a Pokémon with a regional form, it will evolve into the form native to the region it is currently in, regardless of its origin. For example, if a Pikachu originating fromPokémon X and Y evolves inPokémon Sun and Moon, it will still evolve into anAlolan Raichu.

Regional forms introduced fromGeneration VIII onward may have an Evolution that their regular form does not. They may also evolve into a different Pokémon than their regular form in a similar manner tobranched Evolutions.

In the spin-off games

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Alolan Raichu, Vulpix, and Exeggutor appear as Pokémon that can appear fromPoké Balls inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Pokémon Shuffle

Main article:Alolan form → Pokémon Shuffle

Alolan forms appear inPokémon Shuffle.

Pokémon GO

For a list of the regional forms, seeAlolan form → Pokémon GO,Galarian form → Pokémon GO,Hisuian form → Pokémon GO, andPaldean form → Pokémon GO

InPokémon GO, they arereferred to in the game dialogue asregional variants. They often have special requirements to be obtained as opposed to simply encountering them in thewild.

Alolan forms first appeared in Pokémon GO on May 30, 2018, with the appearance of AlolanExeggutor. Initially, they were exclusive to7 km Eggs andRaid Battles, but have occasionally reappeared in the wild since their debuts.

Galarian forms first appeared on November 16, 2019, with the appearance of GalarianWeezing.

Hisuian forms first appeared on January 30, 2022, with the appearance of HisuianVoltorb.

Paldean forms first appeared on November 5, 2023, with the appearance of PaldeanWooper.

Pokémon Duel

Main article:Alolan form → Pokémon Duel

Certain Alolan forms were included inPokémon Duel.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main articles:Alolan form → Pokémon Masters EX,Galarian form → Pokémon Masters EX andHisuian form → Pokémon Masters EX

InPokémon Masters EX, the regional forms currently available are fromAlola,Galar, andHisui. However, they inconsistently use different naming systems: "Alola Form" and "Galarian Form".

New Pokémon Snap

AlolanRaichu,Sandslash, andVulpix can be found and photographed in theLental region.

Pokémon UNITE

Alolan Raichu,Alolan Ninetales, andGalarian Rapidash are playablePokémon inPokémon UNITE. AlolanMeowth andPersian also appear as wild Pokémon in theShivre City stage. InPanic Parade, Alolan Meowth, Alolan Persian, and PaldeanTauros appear as wild Pokémon opposing the players.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

Main articles:Alolan form → Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket,Galarian form → Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, andPaldean form → Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

Regional variants are featured inPokémon Trading Card Game Pocket as Alolan, Galarian, and Paldean Pokémon. Like in the TCG, Evolutions exclusive to regional variants have the same descriptors used for their pre-evolved forms appended to the name of the Evolution. For example, "Galarian" is used as a descriptor for both Galarian form Pokémon and their Evolutions, as seen withGalarian Corsola andGalarian Cursola fromSecluded Springs.

In animation

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Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Main article:Alolan form → Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

InPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, allAlolan forms appeared. They were present since thefirst episode.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Main article:Alolan form → Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Main article:Galarian form → Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Main article:Hisuian form → Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InPokémon Journeys: The Series, some Alolan forms,Galarian forms, andHisuian forms ofPokémon appeared.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Main article:Alolan form → Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Main article:Galarian form → Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Main article:Paldean form → Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Main article:Hisuian form → Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Some Alolan, Galarian, Hisuian, andPaldean forms have appeared inPokémon Horizons: The Series.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Main article:Galarian form → Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Some Galarian forms appear inPokémon: Twilight Wings.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

Main article:Alolan form → Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

Main article:Galarian form → Pokémon Adventures

Scarlet & Violet arc

Main article:Paldean form → Pokémon Adventures

In the TCG

Main articles:Alolan form → In the TCG,Galarian form → In the TCG,Hisuian form → In the TCG, andPaldean form → In the TCG

Regional variants are featured in thePokémon Trading Card Game asAlolan,Galarian,Hisuian, andPaldeanPokémon. Notably,Evolutions exclusive to regional variants have the same descriptors used for their pre-evolved forms appended to the name of the Evolution. For example, "Galarian" is used as a descriptor for both Galarian form Pokémon and their Evolutions, as seen withGalarian Mr. Mime andGalarian Mr. Rime fromBattle Styles. This is because some cards refer to Pokémon that are of a specific regional variant. For example,Aether Foundation Employee refers to "Pokémon that have 'Alolan' in their names".

While Galarian and Paldean Pokémon have no other exclusive mechanics, Alolan and Hisuian Pokémon have the distinction of often featuringattacks that cost zeroEnergy to use. Before the Sun & Moon Series, this mechanic had been absent from the TCG since the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series. Free attacks were exclusive to Alolan and Hisuian Pokémon until the Scarlet & Violet Series, when they were also once again seen onbaby Pokémon cards.

Similar concepts

Variant Pokémon

Main article:Variant Pokémon

Prior toGeneration VII, there were already certainPokémon that had variations depending on their native geographical area, but, unlike regional forms, these Pokémon do not appear to have any functional difference from their original forms; rather, their differences are purely aesthetic, with theirtype,moves,Abilities,height, andweight remaining the same.

• TheGeneration IPokédex entries forArbok state that there are six variations of its face-like hood markings that differ between areas. Eight designs are known, but only three have appeared in thecore series games (with a fourth inPokémon Ranger). InPokémon Adventures, Arbok gains a special ability depending on its pattern.
• InSinnoh,Shellos andGastrodon havedifferent appearances on each side ofMt. Coronet. East Sea Shellos and Gastrodon only appear east of Mt. Coronet, whereas West Sea Shellos and Gastrodon only appear on the west side.
• Mantyke's Pokédex entry inPokémon Pearl says that the pattern on its back varies from region to region. While it has the same appearance in allGeneration IV games (due to using the same sprites), the "face" fromGeneration V onward appears wider.
• Vivillon, which was introduced in Generation VI, has adifferent appearance depending on where the game it was created in is from in the real world.
• In thePokémon the Series: The Beginning episodePoké Ball Peril, a number of alternately colored Pokémon were seen onValencia Island, includingButterfree,Raticate,Nidoran♂,Nidoran♀,Vileplume,Paras, andWeepinbell.Professor Ivy, thePokémon Professor of theOrange Islands, studies these variations.
• The episodeFly Me to the Moon featuredPidgey native toPudgy Pidgey Isle that were too heavy to fly due to an abundance of food and a lack of predators.
• In thePikachu shortSnorlax Snowman, several ice-blueSnorlax adapted to more frigid climates appeared.
• In thePokémon Adventures chapterOff Course with Corsola,Bill mentioned thatKanto andJohto share many of the same Pokémon, but their colors and patterns are different between regions.

δ Delta Species

Main article:δ Delta Species (TCG)

The Pokémon Trading Card Game introduced Delta Species Pokémon inGeneration III. Like regional forms, these Pokémon would undergo aType change, but their appearance would stay generally the same. The backstory ofEX Delta Species states that these changes were not due to natural adaptation but rather a mutation brought on by exposure to electromagnetic waves. This seems to be an exclusive phenomenon on the island ofHolon, the aforementioned waves a product of experiments by scientists in the area searching for theMythical PokémonMew. Delta Species Pokémon appeared in the TCG fromEX Delta Species toEX Dragon Frontiers.

Convergent species

Main article:Convergent species

CertainGeneration IX Pokémon noted as closely resembling previouslydiscovered species are often mistaken for regional forms.

According to thePokédex and other sources, researchers initially believedWiglett andWugtrio to be regional forms ofDiglett andDugtrio, respectively, before concluding they were separate species entirely.

Bloodmoon Ursaluna

Main article:Ursaluna (Pokémon)

Bloodmoon Ursaluna, a specific Ursaluna with a unique form is found in theTimeless Woods at the land ofKitakami, is similar to regional forms, being a Pokémon that moved away from its original region and adapted to the new different environment, but instead of changing itstypes, it kept its original ones and gained special powers, namelyBlood Moon andMind's Eye.

Trivia

• In contrast to other regional forms,GalarianZigzagoon is referred to as the original form of its respective species.^[2]
• The onlytype not possessed by any regional form isBug.
  • Additionally, there are noFlying-type regional forms that were not already that type in their original form.
• Dark is the most common type among regional forms, with 11, whileWater is the least common type, with only 2.
• Out of the generations that introducedPokémon that would later have regional forms,Generation I introduced the most, at 33, whileGeneration VII introduced the fewest, at one.
  • GenerationsIV,VIII, andIX are the only generations to not introduce anyPokémon that have regional forms.
• Out of all the generations that introduced regional forms, Generation VIII introduced the most, with 36 (19 fromGalar, and 17 fromHisui), while Generation IX introduced the fewest, with four. However,Paldea also introducesconvergent species andParadox Pokémon, which are in certain aspects similar to regional forms.
• Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are the onlycore series games following the introduction of regional forms to not feature them.
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the only core series game in which a regional form exists but its respective original form does not.
  • The only regional forms in the game whose original forms are also present areSneasel andVulpix.
• Darmanitan andTauros are the only Pokémon whose regional forms have furtherform differences.
• Raichu andSlowbro are the only Pokémon to have both a regional form and aMega Evolution. In both cases, the regional form cannot Mega Evolve.
• HisuianSneasel is the only regional form to havegender differences.

In other languages

Related articles

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Hisuian

Paldean

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