All Pokemon GO regional exclusives and where to find them

Modified Apr 01, 2024 06:06 GMT

All Pokemon GO regional exclusives and where to find them (Image via The Pokemon Company)

There are plenty of regional exclusives in Pokemon GO and to find them all you will have to become a globe trotter. These pocket monsters are region-locked, meaning they only spawn in specific parts of the world and can only be encountered there. The list includes several popular pocket monsters like Farfetch'd, Kangaskhan, Tauros, and Mr. Mime.

Catching regional exclusives in-game can also help players complete other tasks. For example, they must get the Platinum Kanto medal to encounter Shiny Mew. The medal requires them to catch the Original 151 Gen I pocket monsters, including four regional exclusives.

Farfetch'd, Kangaskhan, and other regional exclusives in Pokemon GO

Kangaskhan is regional-exclusive (Image via Pokemon GO)

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The following list of regional exclusives in Pokemon GO and where to find them is divided into each generation:

Generation I [Kanto]

Pokemon	Where to find them
Farfetch'd	Eastern Asia
Kangaskhan	Australia
Mr. Mime	Europe
Tauros	North America

Generation II [Johto]

Pokemon	Where to find them
Heracross	Mexico & Central and South America
Corsola	Tropical regions

Generation III [Hoenn]

Pokemon	Where to find them
Volbeat	Europe, Asia, and Australia
Illumise	Americas and Africa
Torkoal	South Asia
Zangoose	Europe, Asia, and Australia
Seviper	Americas and Africa
Lunatone	Western Hemisphere
Solrock	Eastern Hemisphere
Tropius	Africa
Relicanth	Oceanic region within the UTC+14:00 timezone

Generation IV [Sinnoh]

Pokemon	Where to find them
Pachirisu	North Arctic
West Sea Shellos	Western Hemisphere
East Sea Shellos	Eastern Hemisphere
Mime Jr.	Europe
Chatot	Southern Hemisphere
Carnivine	South East US
Uxie	Asia-Pacific
Mesprit	Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India
Azelf	Americas and Greenland

Generation V [Unova]

Pokemon	Where to find them
Pansage	Asia-Pacific
Pansear	Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India
Panpour	Americas and Greenland
Throh	Americas and Africa
Sawk	Europe, Asia, and Australia
Red-striped Basculin	Eastern Hemisphere
Blue-striped Basculin	Western Hemisphere
Maractus	Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Carribean, and South America
Sigilyph	Egypt and Greece
Bouffalant	New York
Heatmor	Europe, Asia, and Australia
Durant	Americas and Africa

Generation VI [Kalos]

Pokemon	Where to find them
Blue Flabebe	Asia-Pacific
Red Flabebe	Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India
Yellow Flabebe	Americas and Greenland
Hawlucha	Mexico
Klefki	France

Generation VII [Alola]

Pokemon	Where to find them
Oricorio Baile Style	Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India
Oricorio Pom-Pom Style	Americas and Greenland
Oricorio Pa'u Style	African, Asian, Pacific, and Caribbean Islands
Oricorio Sensu Style	Asia-Pacific region
Comfey	Hawaii
Celesteela	Southern Hemisphere
Kartana	Northern Hemisphere

While Pokemon GO trainers can travel around the world and catch the aforementioned pocket monsters, the other option is to wait for Niantic to make them available worldwide. These sometimes happen through raid boss changes and events.

For example, two Generation VI regional exclusives in Pokemon GO are set to change their regions temporarily in April 2024. Check out the April 2024 Pokemon GO infographic to learn more.

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Edited by Anirudh Padmanabhan