A Galarian Farfetch'd (left) and Kantonian Farfetch'd (right).
Regional forms, also called regional variants, is a concept introduced in Generation VII. Some species of Pokémon have migrated to other regions a long time ago from their region of origin; this has caused them to change their appearance and their type due to the change of environment. These Pokémon with different appearances and types, however, only live in the region they migrated to.
Forms[]
Alolan[]
These Pokémon with special forms are exclusive to Alola, consisting only of Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
Galarian[]
These Pokémon with special forms are exclusive to Galar, which consist not only from Generation I, but from beyond the said generation. They are widely known for having exclusively evolved forms for the said region's regional variant Pokémon.
Hisuian/Sinnohan[]
These regional variants are only present in the Hisui region, consisting of Pokémon introduced in Generation I, II, V, VI, and VII. These forms were introduced after their respective regions' debuts, as Hisui is the Sinnoh region from the past. In modern times, Hisuian forms would be called "Sinnohan Forms". Some of these Pokémon still exist in the modern world.
Paldean[]
These Pokémon with these forms are exclusive to Paldea.
| Johtonian Form | Paldean Form | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wooper Water/Ground |
Ability: Damp or Water Absorb Hidden Ability: Unaware |
 Wooper Poison/Ground |
Ability: Poison Point or Water Absorb Hidden Ability: Unaware |
 Quagsire Water/Ground |
Ability: Damp or Water Absorb Hidden Ability: Unaware |
 Clodsire Poison/Ground |
Ability: Poison Point or Water Absorb Hidden Ability: Unaware |
 Tauros Normal |
Ability: Intimidate or Anger Point Hidden Ability: Sheer Force |
 Tauros(Combat Breed) Fighting |
Ability: Intimidate or Anger Point Hidden Ability: Cud Chew |
 Tauros(Blaze Breed) Fighting/Fire | |||
 Tauros(Aqua Breed) Fighting/Water | |||
In other media[]
Anime[]
Main[]
- Jessie and James travel with a Kantonian talking Meowth.
- James received his Kantonian Weezing when it was a Koffing but has since released it to protect its pre-evolved form alongside Jessie's Arbok.
- Brock:
- Has a Kantonian Geodude that he had before traveling with Ash as he brings it with him or leaves at home.
- Took care of a Kantonain Vulpix for Suzie for a while before returning it to her.
- Ash:
- Caught a Kantonian Muk at a power plant in a city he and his friends were visiting.
- Caught a group of Kantonian Tauros.
- James has a Kantonian Growlithe as he nicknamed it Growlie and had it since he was little, but leaves it at home with his family.
- Ash shares a Kantonian Mr. Mime that was nicknamed, Mimey, with Delia.
- Misty owns a Johtonian Corsola that she caught at the Whirl Islands.
- James caught a Unovan Yamask during his time in Unova but gave it to his boss at Team Rocket HQ but has been since return to him.
- Cilan caught a Unovan Stunfisk at a lake he and Ash were at in order to get some weed to help their poison Pokémon.
- Ash had a Kalosian Sliggoo as it evolved into a Goodra, but it has since been released.
- Lillie received her Alolan Vulpix as an Egg that she nicknamed Snowy when she hatched.
- Kiawe caught an Alolan Marowak by request when he decided to join him, after he return the Wela Crown that he stole.
- Goh:
- Caught a Unovan Darmanitan during his first visit to Unova.
- Caught a Kantonian Rattata before entering a film lot in Vermilion City.
- Caught a Kantonian Farfetch'd even though it took him a couple of tries in Vermilion City.
- Ash caught a Galarian Farfetch'd during his third trip to Galar as he asked it to join him when he saw its fighting sprit. Farfetch'd has since evolved into Sirfetch'd.
- Goh:
- Evolved his newly caught Pikachu into a Kantonian Raichu with a Thunder Stone.
- Evolved his Exeggcute into a Kantonian Exeggutor with a Leaf Stone that Yamper found then caught an Alolan Exeggutor during his first trip to Alola.
- Caught a Kantonian Geodude.
- Caught a Kantonian Diglett.
- Caught a Kantonian Raticate in Vermilion City.
- Caught a Galarian Stunfisk during his eighth visit to Galar.
- Caught an Alolan Geodude during his second visit to Alola.
- Caught a Kantonian Voltorb but it was a shiny color.
- Caught a Galarian Corsola during his tenth visit to Galar.
- Caught a Unovan Lilligant during his sixth visit to Unova.
- Caught a Kantonian Slowpoke during his second visit to Slowpoke Island.
- Caught a Kantonian Graveler during a visit to the Seafoam Islands.
Recurring[]
- Giovanni has a Kantonian Persian.
- Gary Oak owns a Kantonian Arcanine
- Casey has a Kantonian Rattata that she caught.
- Professor Elm has a Johtonian Corsola.
- Harrison caught a Johtonian Sneasel.
- Tyson has a Kantonian Meowth that he found injured and treated it.
- Solidad has a Kantonian Slowbro.
- Conway has a Johtonian Slowking.
- Luke has a Unovan Zorua.
- Cameron owns a Unovan Samurott.
- Nini has a Kantonian Farfetch'd.
- Tierno has a Kantonian Raichu.
- Samson Oak has a Kantonian Vulpix that he received as an Egg.
- Professor Kukui owns a Unovan Braviary.
- Lusamine has a Unovan Lilligant.
- Matori caught an Alolan Meowth.
- Tupp owned an Alolan Grimer, and it's unknown if he still has it.
- Mohn/Gladion have a Unovan Zoroark.
- Hau:
- Samson Oak has an Alolan Exeggutor.
- Raihan has a Kalosian Goodra.
- Diantha owns a Kalosian Goodra.
- Leon owns a Mr. Rime.
- The Rising Volt Tacklers own an Alolan Muk.
Minor[]
Hiker's Golem.
Manga[]
Trivia[]
- Before the concept of Regional Forms, the anime had Pokémon from the Orange Islands that look different than their normal forms. The TCG also had a similar concept in the Delta Species exclusive to the Holon region.
- An elongated Exeggutor resembling Alolan Exeggutor appeared on the cover of the Japanese release of Jungle.
- Some Pokémon, though not Regional Forms, have different forms depending on which region or location they live in. Some examples of these Pokémon are Arbok who changes its hood design, Mantyke who changes its back pattern, and Vivillon who changes its wing design.
- Unlike their normal form counterparts, regional variants don't have gender differences.
- Meowth is the only Pokémon to have two Regional Forms.
- Slowpoke is the only Pokémon to lose a type upon becoming a regional form and not gain another to replace it.
- Slowbro is the only Pokémon who has both a Mega Evolution and a regional form. However, this does not make its Galarian form Gigantamax.
- As Generation VII consists only of regional variant counterparts of Generation I Pokémon, Generation VIII's regional form counterparts of previous Pokémon expands to beyond Generation I, e.g. the Zigzagoon line from Generation III.
- Additionally, Generation VIII marks the first time for certain Pokémon's regional forms to have exclusive evolved forms than their normal counterparts. Obstagoon of Galarian Zigzagoon Evolution Line is the first example.
- There are no Bug-type regional forms.
- The Dark type has the most regional variants of any type, having 9 Pokémon.
- Some regional forms are stated to be the original form of a Pokémon. For instance, Exeggutor are stated to have originated in Alola and Zigzagoon are stated to have originated in Galar.
- In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, when a Pokémon evolves into a Regional Forms, the background is green instead of blue. When an Egg hatched into a Regional Variant, the background is blue instead of yellow.
- Exeggutor was the first Alolan Form Pokémon ever created.
- Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres are the only Legendary Pokémon to have regional forms so far.
- Slowpoke and its evolutions are the only Pokémon with a split evolution line to have a regional form.
- There are no regional forms of Pokémon from Generation IV.
- As implied by a non-playable character from Alola in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, regional forms were originally considered to be different species of the same Pokémon.
- Paldean Tauros is the only regional variant with more than one variation.
Gallery[]
Kantonian[]
Johtonian[]
Hoennian[]
Unovan[]
Kalosian[]
Alolan[]
Galarian[]
Hisuian[]
Paldean[]
Anime[]
Kantonian[]
Gentleman's Raticate
A.J's Sandshrew
Team Rocket's Sandslash
Exam instructor's Weezing
Santa's Ponyta
Red's Rapidash
Rory's Graveler
Team Rocket's Golem
Westwood's Slowpoke
Clayton's Mr. Mime
Blaine's Ninetales
Summer Academy's Grimer
Team Plasma's Muk
Laxton's Dugtrio
Gavin's Marowak
A wild Articuno
A wild Zapdos
A wild Moltres
Johtonian[]
A wild Wooper
Hoennian[]
Nicholai's Zangoose
Tokin
Unovan[]
A wild Yamask
Dino's Darumaka
Bianca's father's Darmanitan
Team Rocket's Stunfisk
Kalosian[]
Wulfric's Avalugg
Alolan[]
Nanu's Persian
Nina's Raichu
Alolan Sandshrew
Ace Trainer's Sandslash
Cerah's Vulpix
Cerah's Ninetales
Team Skull's Rattata
A wild Raticate
DJ Leo's Diglett
Jessica, Ashley, and Michael
A wild Geodude
Revengers' Golem
Revengers' Muk
Galarian[]
A wild Ponyta
A wild Rapidash
A wild Moltres
Paldean[]
Two wild Tauros.
A wild Wooper.
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