Safari Zone

A Safari Zone (Japanese: サファリゾーン Safari Zone) is a special preserve where s can enter and participate in the Safari Game (Japanese: サファリゲーム Safari Game) to rare wild Pokémon.
Safari Zones can be found in the following regions:
* The in Kanto, located north of Fuchsia City.
* The in Johto, located north of beyond the Safari Zone Gate in .
* The in Hoenn, located north of .
* The Great Marsh in Sinnoh, located north of Pastoria City.
==In the games==
The mechanics of the Safari Zones are similar to each other. Most have a 500 entry fee, a step limit, a series of distinct areas with different wild Pokémon in each, and 30 Safari Balls, with which s may the Pokémon they come upon. The most important of their specific mechanics, however, is that s do not initiate Pokémon battles with the wild Pokémon, but instead must catch them without battling them. The wild Pokémon within Safari Zones are capable of fleeing at any given time. 
===Differences between games===
* The Johto Safari Zone has no step limit.
* In , the Hoenn Safari Zone does not use typical Safari Zone mechanics, instead functioning like normal routes. 
* effectively do not have a Safari Zone; the area that used to be the Safari Zone is replaced with GO Park, while the zoo area in front is referred to as the "Safari Zone" instead.
===Similar examples===
*Johto's National Park is somewhat similar to a Safari Zone, being a nature preserve for Pokémon and having a thrice-weekly Bug-Catching Contest which shares several aspects with a Safari Game. 
* Kalos's Friend Safari area, located in Kiloude City, also bears some similarities with Safari Zones, differing in the available wild Pokémon (which are dependent on the Nintendo 3DS Friend Codes of other players) as well as allowing Poké Balls of any variety as opposed to solely Safari Balls.
* The Pal Park in all Generation IV games bears some superficial similarities to a Safari Zone, being a special area where only a specific type of Poké Ball can be used, featuring possible Pokémon species that otherwise cannot be found, and where the player cannot battle the Pokémon found there. Additionally, in , the Pal Park is placed in Fuchsia City, where it replaces the Kanto Safari Zone.
* In Hisui, the Safari Zone was not yet established, but the main gameplay of is similar to the Safari Zone.
Unova, Alola, Galar, Paldea, and Kitakami have neither a Safari Zone nor anything similar to or resembling a Safari Zone.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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The Kanto Safari Zone appeared in the banned episode EP035 as the location where his 30 .
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The Great Marsh appeared in Cream of the Croagunk Crop! as the site of the Pastoria Croagunk Festival, hosted by Crasher Wake. It is also where James first met his as a child.
===POKÉTOON===
A Safari Zone was an important location in PT14, where the episode's protagonist, Meg, interacted with several wild Pokémon while spending time with her uncle, who had taken over the role of warden after his father.
==Trivia==
* In the Generation II games, there is some data for a in Fuchsia City, but it was ultimately unused.
==In other languages==
Safari Game
==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon world
Category:Locations by type
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Category:Game mechanics
Category:Methods of obtaining Pokémon
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