Origin mark

An origin mark (Japanese: マーク origin mark), previously known as an origin marking (Japanese: マーク place of origin mark) in Pokémon Bank, is an icon displayed on the summary screen of a Pokémon that indicates the game it originated in. It was introduced in Generation VI, and has appeared in all subsequent core series games. A Pokémon can only have one origin mark, and it cannot be changed.
Pokémon that are caught, bred, received as s, in-game trades, or Mystery Gifts, or otherwise first obtained in certain games will have an origin mark corresponding to that game. Specifically, all games from Generation VI onward, as well as Generation I and games, have corresponding origin marks. Pokémon from Generation III, IV, and V games do not have origin marks. A bred Pokémon's origin mark always matches the game in which it was bred, regardless of its parents' origin marks. produced by the Evolution of a will retain the Nincada's origin mark, regardless of the game it was evolved in.
On the summary screen, the origin mark is usually placed near the markings.
==Types of origin marks==
===Blue pentagon===
The blue pentagon2015 Play! Pokémon VG Rules and Formats (archived) (PDF)New Video Game Competition Format Announcement! | Pokemon.com (archived) (Japanese: いのマーク blue pentagon mark大会前に必ずチェック！ | ポケモン竜王戦 (Japanese)) is an origin mark that Pokémon first obtained in Pokémon X and Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have. Prior to the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, having a blue pentagon was referred to as being Kalos native.2014 Play! Pokémon VG Rules and Formats (PDF) While the blue pentagon is blue in the Generation VI games and Pokémon Bank (hence its name), it is black from Generation VII onward. The pentagon represents the shape of the Kalos region.
All of the first 721 Pokémon can have the blue pentagon, as all of them can be obtained in or were distributed as event Pokémon to the Generation VI games. In addition, , , , , , , , and can have the blue pentagon, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , , , , and ) being able to have it, for a total of 729 Pokémon able to have this origin mark.
Additionally, , , and ; and ; and , , , , , , and can have the blue pentagon, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , , , , , , , and ) being able to have it.
			
			
===Black clover===
The black cloverBattle in the 2017 International Challenge February | Pokémon Global Link (archived) (also known as the Alola symbolBattle Today Using the 2017 Pokémon VG Championships Format | Pokemon.com (archived)) is an origin mark that Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have. The black clover is shaped like the sigil used to identify Trial Captains.
801 of the first 807 Pokémon can have the black clover, as only that many Pokémon can be obtained in or were distributed as event Pokémon to the Generation VII games. , , , , , and cannot have the black clover. In addition, , , , , , , , and can have the black clover, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , , , , and ) being able to have it, for a total of 809 Pokémon able to have this origin mark.
Additionally, and and , , , , , , , and can have the black clover, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , , , , , and ) being able to have it.
		
		
===Game Boy mark===
The Game Boy mark (official name unknown) is an origin mark that Pokémon transferred from the Generation I and Virtual Console games to Pokémon Bank via Poké Transporter have. It is a stylized Game Boy.
Only the first 251 Pokémon, as well as the 24 Evolutions of these Pokémon introduced in later generations that do not exclusively evolve from regional forms,Annihilape, Magnezone, Lickilicky, Rhyperior, Tangrowth, Kleavor, Electivire, Magmortar, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Porygon-Z, Togekiss, Ambipom, Yanmega, Honchkrow, Mismagius, Farigiraf, Dudunsparce, Gliscor, Weavile, Ursaluna, Mamoswine, and Wyrdeer can have this origin mark, for a total of 275 Pokémon able to have it.
Additionally, , , and , , and can have this origin mark, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , and ) being able to have it.
		
		
===Pokémon GO mark===
The GO mark (official name unknown) is an origin mark that Pokémon transferred from Pokémon GO have (whether transferred via GO Park or GO Transporter). It is a stylized G.
It was first used in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. While this mark is present in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, there is no way to legally obtain a Pokémon with this mark in those games.
All Pokémon that can be obtained in Pokémon GO (except for and ), as well as their cross-generational Evolutions,Hisuian Lilligant, Hisuian Sliggoo, Hisuian Goodra, Basculegion, Farigiraf, Dudunsparce, and Kingambit can have this origin mark, for a total of 888 Pokémon able to have this origin mark.
 	 		
3DS	LGPE		
===Let's Go mark===
The Let's Go mark (official name unknown) is an origin mark that Pokémon obtained in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have when transferred to Pokémon HOME. It is a silhouette of a head with a pair of large, animalistic ears, vaguely resembling the heads of both and .
Only the first 151 Pokémon, as well as the 23 cross-generational Evolutions of Generation I Pokémon that do not exclusively evolve from regional forms,Crobat, Bellossom, Annihilape, Politoed, Slowking, Magnezone, Steelix, Lickilicky, Rhyperior, Blissey, Tangrowth, Kingdra, Scizor, Kleavor, Electivire, Magmortar, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Porygon2, and Porygon-Z and can have this origin mark, for a total of 175 Pokémon able to have it. As must be transferred from Pokémon GO in order to be obtained in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it cannot have this origin mark.
Additionally, can have this origin mark, due to being able to have it.
	
	
===Galar symbol===
The Galar symbol2020 Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC) Format Rules | Pokemon.com is an origin mark that Pokémon obtained in and the majority of Pokémon obtainable from Pokémon HOME have. It is a black Galar League logo.
Pokémon from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet use this as their origin mark while in Pokémon Sword and Shield, but regain their proper origin marks if moved back into Pokémon HOME.
All 584 Pokémon in the Galar, Isle of Armor, and Crown Tundra Pokédexes can have the Galar symbol. In addition, 84 more Pokémon not in the aforementioned Pokédexes can also have this mark—including , , and , which have only been available with the Galar symbol as Mystery Gifts in Pokémon HOME, and , , , , , and , which can have this mark due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , and ) being able to have it—making a total of 668 Pokémon able to have the Galar symbol. Of the 664 Pokémon in Sword and Shield, only and cannot have the Galar symbol.
Additionally, , , , , , and can have the Galar symbol, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , and ) being able to have it.
	
	
===Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl mark===
The Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl mark (official name unknown) is an origin mark that Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and certain Pokémon obtainable from Pokémon HOME have. It is in the shape of a triangle augmented with a circle at each of its three vertices, representing the Sinnoh region and its three lakes.
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, any Pokémon with this origin mark instead uses the Galar symbol as its origin mark while in those games, but regains its proper origin mark if moved back to Pokémon HOME.
491 of the first 493 Pokémon can have this origin mark, with and being the only two Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl unable to have it. In addition, , , , , , , , and can also have this mark, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , , , , and ) being able to have it, for a total of 499 Pokémon able to have this origin mark. However, cannot have the mark outside of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl due to its inability to be transferred out of those games.
Additionally, and and can have this mark, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , and ) being able to have it.
	
	
===Legends: Arceus mark===
The Legends: Arceus mark (official name unknown) is an origin mark that Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Legends: Arceus and certain Pokémon 
obtainable from Pokémon HOME have. It resembles the cross-like wheel attached to .
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, any Pokémon with this origin mark instead uses the Galar symbol as its origin mark while in those games, but regains its proper origin mark if moved back to Pokémon HOME.
All 242 Pokémon in the Hisui Pokédex can have this origin mark. can also have this origin mark due to its pre-evolved form being able to have it, for a total of 243 Pokémon able to have this origin mark.
Additionally, and the original forms of , , , , , , , and can have this origin mark, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (, , , , , , , and ) being able to have it.
	
	
===Scarlet and Violet mark===
The Scarlet and Violet mark (official name unknown) is an origin mark that Pokémon obtained in and certain Pokémon 
obtainable from Pokémon HOME have. It resembles the symbol of the Terastal phenomenon and the symbol seen on Tera Jewels.
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, any Pokémon with this origin mark instead uses the Galar symbol as its origin mark while in those games, but regains its proper origin mark if moved back to Pokémon HOME. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, any Pokémon with this origin mark instead lacks an origin mark while in those games, but regains its proper origin mark if moved back to Pokémon HOME.
All 664 available Pokémon in the Paldea, Kitakami, and Blueberry Pokédexes can have this origin mark. In addition, 39 more Pokémon not in the aforementioned Pokédexes can also have this mark—including , , , , and (which have only been available with this mark through Mystery Gift); , , and (which have only been available with this mark in Poké Portal News event Tera Raid Battles); (which requires with this mark to be transferred to Pokémon Legends: Arceus and evolved); and and (which requires breeding /Sneasler with an Everstone or /Phione in Scarlet or Violet, respectively, to have this mark)—making a total of 703 Pokémon able to have this mark.
Additionally, multiple regional forms not in the aforementioned Pokédexes can also have this mark, including (which requires with this mark to transferred to Pokémon Sword and Shield and evolved), , , , , , , , and , as well as the non-Bloodmoon form of (which requires , , , , , , , and with this mark, respectively, to be transferred to Pokémon Legends: Arceus and evolved), and Hisuian , , , , and (which requires breeding with an Everstone to have this mark). Additionally, Hisuian Typhlosion, Samurott, and Decidueye have also been available with this mark in Poké Portal News event Tera Raid Battles; and Hisuian Voltorb, Electrode, Sliggoo, and Goodra have been available with this mark in Poké Portal News event mass outbreaks; and Hisuian Zoroark has been available with this mark through Mystery Gift.
	
	
===No origin mark===
Pokémon obtained in the Generation III, , and games do not have any origin mark. Although Pokémon obtained in the Generation I and games and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! do not display an origin mark in said games, they gain one if transferred to Pokémon Bank or Pokémon HOME.
Pokémon originating in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet do not display an origin mark when transferred to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl or Pokémon Legends: Arceus. However, they regain their proper origin mark if moved back into Pokémon HOME.
A total of 658 Pokémon can lack an origin mark, consisting of the first 649 Pokémon as well as , , , , , , , , and . A further 11 Pokémon are only able to lack an origin mark if they originate in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and are transferred to Pokémon Legends: Arceus (, , , , , , , , , , and ).
Additionally, , , and , and , and , , , and can lack an origin mark. A further 11 regional form Pokémon are only able to lack an origin mark if they originate in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and are transferred to Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Alolan and , Hisuian , , , , , , , and , and White-Striped ).
==Function==
In official live tournaments in Generations VI, VII, and VIII, as well as in the Battle Spot in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, only Pokémon with a particular origin mark can be used:
* For Generation VI official live tournaments and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's Battle Spot, only Pokémon with the blue pentagon can be used.
* For Generation VII official live tournaments, only Pokémon with the black clover can be used.
* For Generation VIII official live tournaments, only Pokémon with the Galar symbol or the battle-ready symbol can be used.
In Pokémon Bank's list mode, it is possible to filter Pokémon by their origin mark, although it is not possible to filter for Pokémon that have none. Pokémon HOME also features this functionality with the addition of filtering for Pokémon with no origin mark.
In and , showing the Game Director a Pokémon that originated from Generation III's Hoenn (in Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire) or Generation IV's Sinnoh (in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl) causes the Game Director to comment on the Pokémon and show the player a Time Travel Award Diploma.
In , if the player has owned a species of Pokémon, but only a Pokémon that does not have a blue pentagon, it will be marked in the Pokédex differently. The player will receive a crown on the Pokédex screen for each of the Kalos Pokédexes if the Pokédex is completed using only Pokémon that have a blue pentagon. The player will receive a different diploma for a Pokédex completed using Pokémon without a blue pentagon, though it is still possible to obtain a crown and get the normal diploma if the Pokédex is later completed using only Pokémon with a blue pentagon.
In , if the player talks to Morimoto while they have a Pokémon with the Game Boy mark in their party, he will comment that it takes him back, then state trivia about the development of the Generation I core series games. In , this feature returns, and Morimoto will also detail the development of the Generation II core series games if shown a Pokémon from the Virtual Console releases of the Generation II games.
In Pokémon HOME, depositing Pokémon with a Nintendo Switch or GO origin mark will register that Pokémon in its corresponding regional Pokédex:
* Depositing a Pokémon with the Let's Go mark (except Mythical Pokémon) will register that Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex.
* Depositing a Pokémon with the Galar symbol that is in any of Sword and Shield's Pokédexes (except ) will register that Pokémon in the Galar, Isle of Armor, or Crown Tundra Pokédex.
* Depositing a Pokémon in the Sinnoh regional Pokédex with the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl mark (except ) will register that Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex.
* Depositing a Pokémon with the Legends: Arceus mark will register that Pokémon in the Hisui Pokédex.
* Depositing a Pokémon in any of Scarlet and Violet's Pokédexes with the Scarlet and Violet mark (except , , or ) will register that Pokémon in the Paldea, Kitakami, or Blueberry Pokédex.
* Depositing a Pokémon with the Pokémon GO mark (except Mythical Pokémon) will register that Pokémon in the Pokémon GO Pokédex.
==Trivia==
* For games that have origin marks, they share the same origin mark with other games if and only if they can directly interact with each other (i.e. trading, battling, etc.). For example, Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire can all interact with each other, and all share the same origin mark; conversely, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus cannot interact with each other despite all being Generation VIII games, and all have different origin marks.
==In other languages==
Blue pentagon
Black clover
Galar symbol
==See also==
* Battle-ready symbol
* Game of origin
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Game mechanics
de:Herkunftssymbol
es:Símbolo regional
fr:Origine
it:Simbolo della regione
ja:出身マーク
zh:來源標記