Pokégear

Pokémon Gear (Japanese: ポケモンギア Pokémon Gear), mostly known as Pokégear (Japanese: ポケギア Pokégear), is an electronic device found in Johto. It looks like a large, advanced wristwatch with the Silph Co. logo on it. Similar devices and systems are the PokéNav, the Pokétch, the C-Gear, and the Player Search System.
==In the core series games==
The receives a Pokégear from their mother at the start of their journey in the Generation II games and . The Pokégear is an important tool for s, some see it necessary to have one on a Trainer's adventure. The is able to have access to the Pokégear by selecting it from the menu. In Generation II, the Pokégear option on the menu is rendered as "POKéGEAR". At that, it is easy to navigate through the Pokégear by selecting through four different functions located at the top-left of the screen. It displays the map of the region, names of previously fought Trainers, and the current time. It also allows players to call registered Trainers. Certain functions need to be unlocked during the game by receiving special expansion cards.
The Pokégear returns in the Generation IV remakes, HeartGold and SoulSilver. The interface has been completely redesigned, using both screens on the Nintendo DS. The top will always display the time function on the Pokégear, while the touch screen will display the other different functions of the Pokégear, as well as selecting other functions using the touch screen. The outer aesthetics of the Pokégear have changed abruptly as well. The whole Pokégear is a flip top, while the bottom section of the Pokégear is used to scan special expansion cards to upgrade it with other functions. Its color skin is changeable between blue (standard for male players), pink (standard for female players), a Team Rocket theme, a Japanese dojo theme, a Pokémon League theme, and teal-and-white with a Silph Co. theme.
===Functions===
The Pokégear's functionality comes from the several features and applications that can be installed in it, making it extensible. Many people are willing to give away special expansion cards to upgrade the Pokégear with other functions. In , there are 4 available functions, two of which are included with the Pokégear. The rest are not available at the start but can be received at a later time.
====Time====
Included in with the Pokégear, the time function is the most basic feature. The Pokégear will display the time of day using the as well as the day of the week. It runs off the time that the input at the beginning of the game.
A glitch in Gold and Silver will change the day if the functions are scrolled through; this was addressed in Crystal.
In non-Japanese releases of Gold, Silver, and Crystal and non-Korean releases of Gold and Silver, the player's will set accordingly, except if it's between 11:00 PM and 12:59 AM in-game, in which the game prevents this due to the day of the week changing. When this occurs, she will claim that she lost the instruction booklet for the Pokégear, although not during the initial setup process.
In , the time will always be displayed on the top screen of the DS. However, unlike in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the time is displayed using the instead of the and runs on the Nintendo DS's internal clock, much like the Pokétch. There is also a wireless signal measurement next to the time that only changes when inside the Pokémon League, which prevents calls from being made, or recieved.
File:Pokégear Time GSC.png|The time function in 
File:Pokégear Phone HGSS.png|The top screen in 
====Map====
The Town Map is available as a Pokégear feature, displaying maps of Kanto and Johto.
File:Pokégear Map GSC.png|Johto map()
File:Pokégear Map HGSS.png|Johto map()
====Phone====
The Pokégear has a phone feature, allowing the user to make calls to and receive calls from people whose phone numbers they have registered. This allows the player to talk to other characters and learn information from them, such as battling tips or when rare Pokémon appear. Trainers with whom the player has exchanged numbers may also sometimes call the player to request a rematch, in which they will use higher-level Pokémon than during their initial battle.
The phone can also store numbers of other important people, like the player's or Professor Elm. Mom will also ring every so often, telling the about the money she has saved (if opted for by the player) and occasionally spending that money on decorations for the player's bedroom or items such as Super Potions for the player.
In Generation II, the phone can only store 10 phone numbers; since Mom and Professor Elm's phone numbers cannot be deleted, the player only has 8 discretionary phone number slots. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the phone has no limit on how many numbers can be stored, and it is no longer possible to delete phone numbers.
In Generation II, when the player receives a phone call, the call is automatically answered, with text being displayed on the screen immediately. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, when someone calls the player, the Pokégear rings but the player does not have to answer it; while ringing, the Pokégear icon on the lower screen bounces while a ringing sound plays, and the name of the person calling is displayed.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Trainers will only begin calling the player for rematches once the player has collected seven Badges and defeated Team Rocket at the Radio Tower in Goldenrod City. In addition, once the Radio Tower has been saved, the player can call registered Trainers to arrange rematches with them without having to wait for the respective Trainers to call the player. Each Trainer has a specific time during a specific day each week where they will accept a rematch when called; if they are called at any other time of the week, they will use their usual script, and a rematch will not be arranged. When a Trainer is called at the appropriate time, as long as the player is not at the same route or location as the Trainer, they will accept the challenge of a rematch and can then be battled at their original location with higher-level Pokémon at any later point in time (though, once the rematch has taken place, the player will need to call or be called again in order to carry out another rematch). Additionally to further power up the Trainer's team in two additional phases, entering the Hall of Fame and later collecting all 16 Badges are the necessary requirements for these power-ups as long as each incarnation of that Trainers' team is fought at least once. If a rematch with a Trainer has been arranged but not carried out, a red exclamation point will appear next to the name of the Trainer's location on the Pokégear map (unless it is against a Gym Leader, in which Saffron City will not have the exclamation point).
=====Trainers=====
Games	Games	Person 	Location 	Rematch 	Notes
 	 	Person 	Location 	Rematch 	Notes
 	 	Joey 	 	Monday afternoon 	Gives away HP Up after defeating him in a rematch (fourth rematch only).
 	 	Wade 	 	Tuesday night 	Reminds player of the Bug-Catching Contest. Gives away .
 	 	Liz 	 	Thursday afternoon 	
 	 	Ralph 	 	Wednesday morning 	Calls during a swarm
 	 	Anthony 	 	Friday night 	Calls during a swarm
 	 	Gina 	 	Sunday afternoon 	Gives away Leaf Stones
 	 	Todd 	 	Saturday morning 	Reminds player of the Goldenrod Department Store's bargain sale.
 	 	Ian 	 	Saturday morning 	Gives away after defeating him in a rematch
 	 	Arnie 	 	Tuesday morning 	Calls during a swarm.
 	 	Walt 	 	Monday afternoon 	
 	 	Irwin 	 	Random 	Can be called for a rematch at any time. Calls to chat about the player's achievements as they progress throughout the game. Cannot be called for a rematch.
 	 	Krise 	National Park 	Sunday morning 	
 	 	Beverly 	National Park 	 	Requires in party to register. Gives away Nuggets.. Cannot be called for a rematch.
 	 	Jack 	National Park 	Monday morning 	
 	 	Alan 	 	Wednesday afternoon 	Gives away Fire Stones
 	 	Dana 	 	Thursday night 	Gives away Thunderstones
 	 	Chad 	 	Friday morning 	Calls during a swarm.
 	 	Derek 	 	 	Reminds player of the Bug-Catching Contest. Requires in party to register. Gives away Nuggets.. Cannot be called for a rematch.
 	 	Alfred 	Olivine Lighthouse	Tuesday afternoon 	
 	 	Huey 	Olivine Lighthouse	Wednesday night 	Gives away Protein after defeating him in a rematch (fourth rematch only)
 	 	Chris/Tully	 	Sunday afternoon, Sunday night	Gives away Water Stones
 	 	Tiffany 	 	Tuesday afternoon 	Requires in party to register. Gives away Pink Bows. Gives away Poké Dolls
 	 	Brent 	 	Monday morning 	
 	 	Vance 	 	Wednesday night 	Gives away Carbos after defeating him in a rematch (second rematch only)
 	 	Wilton 	 	Thursday morning 	Calls during a swarm and gives away various Poké Balls
 	 	Kenji 	 	Random 	Gives away a PP Up every 2 to 5 days if visited in the afternoonCalling him between 12:00 pm and 12:59 pm, he may challenge the player for a rematch. Gives away a PP Up if defeated. Whether or not he will challenge the player on a given day is random
 	 	Parry 	 	Friday afternoon 	Calls during a swarm, and gives away Iron after defeating him in a rematch (second rematch only)
 	 	Erin 	 	Saturday night 	Gives away Calcium after defeating her in a rematch (second rematch only)
 	 	Doug 	 	Wednesday morning 	Gives away
 	 	Rob 	 	Friday morning 	Gives away
 	 	Kyle 	 	Wednesday afternoon 	
 	 	Kyler 	 	Thursday afternoon 	
 	 	Tanner 	 	Monday night 	Gives away Sun Stones
 	 	Kenny 	 	Saturday afternoon 	
 	 	Tim & Sue 	 	Friday afternoon 	
 	 	Josh 	 	Tuesday night 	Gives away Shiny Stones
 	 	Torin 	 	Wednesday night 	
 	 	Billy 	 	Friday night 	Gives hints on a specific Gym Leader which helps with collecting their phone number.
 	 	Hillary 	 	Thursday night 	
 	 	Kay & Tia 	 	Saturday night 	Give away Oval Stones
 	 	Aiden 	 	Monday morning 	Gives away Dawn Stones
 	 	Ernest 	 	Sunday afternoon 	
 	 	Reese 	 	Sunday night 	Gives away Dusk Stones
 	 	Beth/Jamie 	 	Friday afternoon 	Rapidash holds a Focus Band (second rematch onward)
 	 	Gaven 	 	Thursday morning 	Kingler holds a King's Rock (second rematch onward)
 	 	Reena 	 	Sunday morning 	Nidoqueen holds a Pink Bow (second rematch onward)
 	 	Jose 	 	Saturday night 	Gives away Star Pieces
=====Gym Leaders=====
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only, the player can register the phone numbers of Gym Leaders. If the player calls a Gym Leader at a specific time, they will agree to a rematch, which will be conducted at Saffron City's Fighting Dojo. All Gym Leaders have the title "Leader" in the Pokégear.
After entering the Hall of Fame, the player can obtain Gym Leaders' phone numbers. In order to obtain their phone number, the player must meet certain requirements, often requiring them to talk to the Gym Leader in a certain location (outside of their Gym), which they only appear in at certain times or on certain days of the week.
After obtaining the , if the player has a Gym Leader's phone number, they can call them at certain times of day to schedule a rematch. If the player calls at the right time on the right day, the Gym Leader will always accept the rematch. Once they have accepted the rematch, the player can battle them at Saffron City's Fighting Dojo. Any number of Gym Leaders can be present in the Fighting Dojo at once.
Leader 	Time and location of phone number 	Rematch call time
Falkner 	Mondays in the Celadon City Department Store 4F; must have beaten Janine; any time 	Saturday morning
Bugsy 	Thursdays in Viridian Forest; any time 	Thursday afternoon
Whitney 	Any day in the Goldenrod City Department Store 6F; between 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM 	Saturday afternoon
Morty 	Mondays and Tuesdays on the Bellchime Trail; any time 	Tuesday night
Chuck 	Any day from Chuck's wife; any time 	Wednesday night
Jasmine 	Any day in the Café; 	Wednesday afternoon
Pryce 	Any morning by the Lake of Rage; 	Monday morning
Clair 	Any morning in the Dragon's Den; must have beaten Lance and her in a double battle; 	Friday night
Brock 	Any day in Diglett's Cave; must have beaten Blue; 	Saturday night
Misty 	Any day on (unless is present); must have beaten Blue; 	Wednesday morning
Lt. Surge	Any day by the Kanto Power Plant after is captured and the player is with a ; must have beaten Blue; 	Friday morning
Erika 	Saturdays and Sundays by the Celadon City fountain; must have beaten Blue; between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM 	Sunday morning
Sabrina 	Fridays at the Olivine City harbor; must have S.S. Ticket; any time 	Sunday afternoon
Janine 	Any evening by the Pokémon League Reception Gate; 	Monday afternoon
Blaine 	Tuesdays on Cinnabar Island; must have beaten Blue; any time 	Tuesday afternoon
 	Any day from Daisy Oak, after having at least seven massages and showing her a Pokémon with full friendship; any time	Sunday night
=====Other characters=====
Games	Games	Person 	Title 	Location 	Notes
 	 	Person 	Title 	Location 	Notes
 	 	/Mother 	 	New Bark Town 	Saves the player's money and buys items. Cannot be removed from the phone in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
 	 	Prof. Elm 	Pokémon Professor 	New Bark Town 	Calls about major events. Cannot be removed from the phone in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
 	 	Prof. Oak 	Pokémon Professor 	Pallet Town 	Gives phone number when first met at Mr. Pokémon's house; call him to have Pokédex rated.
 	 	Kurt 	Poké Ball Creator 	Azalea Town 	Calls to tell the player that their Poké Balls are ready
 	 	Day-C Lady	Day Care 	 	
 	 	Day-C Man 	Day Care 	 	Calls when Pokémon left at the Day Care produce an . After he has given the player an Egg for the first time, they can choose whether he should call the player whenever he finds an Egg.
 	 	/ 	Childhood Friend 	New Bark Town 	Number is obtained from them when first visiting the Day Care Center on ; when contacted, they will give information on how certain Pokémon will react to different areas
 	 	Baoba 	Safari Warden 	Johto Safari Zone	Calls about expansions in the Safari Zone
 	 	Bike Shop 	 	Goldenrod City 	Calls when the player after they ride their Bike for 1024 steps to tell them they can keep it permanently.
 	 	Bill 	Poké Maniac 	Goldenrod City 	Calls when Bill's is full or when every box is full. Can be called to find out how much space is left in the current box or the entire storage system.
 	 	Buena 	Disc Jockey/Radio Personality	Goldenrod City 	Obtainable after getting 30 Blue Card points.
====Radio====
After acquiring the Radio Card (Japanese: ラジオカード Radio Card) from a quiz host at the Goldenrod Radio Tower, the Radio function of the Pokégear can now be used. It allows the player to tune in to the various radio stations being broadcast from the two Radio Towers in Goldenrod (Johto) and Lavender (Kanto). When traveling to Kanto, however, the EXPN Card (Japanese: かくちょうカード Expansion Card) must be obtained from the manager of the Kanto Radio Tower before all Kanto stations can be played in , and the Poké Flute station can be played in versions.
The Radio usually allows the players to tune in to the local programs, allowing the player to get tips from Professor Oak and DJ Mary on Prof. Oak's Pokémon Talk, or to let the player tune in to specific channels such as to win prizes. However, the Radio is also capable of picking up other signals within its tunable range, thereby occasionally causing weird noises to be heard such as the Mysterious Transmissions coming from the Ruins of Alph, or Team Rocket's evolution-forcing signals near the Lake of Rage.
During Team Rocket's takeover of the Goldenrod Radio Tower, all other stations were being replaced by the Team Rocket Announcement.
The Radio function also works when the Pokégear is not in use, allowing the player to play tunes from a specific radio show when on the move, even when the player uses on a water area (though the radio will stop playing after getting out of the water). Some tunes even affect how wild Pokémon appear, notably in HeartGold and SoulSilver, when from the occasionally broadcasts the Hoenn Sound or Sinnoh Sound to allow the player to attract wild Pokémon native to Hoenn or Sinnoh.
=====Generation II=====
In Generation II when the Radio was first introduced, the interface features an interactive box at the top right corner, consisting of a number line divided into 'channels' and a slider that is controlled by the up (slider moves right) and down (slider moves left) buttons. The channels range from 0.5 to 20.5, and when the slider reaches a correct channel, a program will play (in this case, 4.5 for Prof. Oak's Pokémon Talk). Most of the screen shows the name of the program and a large space for the dialog box to appear.
=====Generation IV=====
In , the radio function makes a return, but the interface changed drastically from Generation II. Most of the dialog and the reception icon is now shown at the top screen, while tuning can be done at the bottom screens. Tuning is done in two ways: moving a rounded indicator around the circular area using the stylus, or by selecting one of the four buttons at the side of the circular area, which directly tunes the radio to a pre-set Radio Station. (The Mysterious Transmission and the Poké Flute have to be manually tuned using the stylus.)
Programs in HeartGold and SoulSilver are now more varied; Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk will update the player on recent swarm, while a features a documentary and radio play. The broadcast timings for Buena's Password have also been changed, allowing her program to be received for one out of every three hours. Most programs are also not limited to their respective broadcast regions; the four main stations can be heard in both Kanto and Johto.
==Appearance==
 	
Model of 's Pokégear from	Model of 's Pokégear from
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , it is shown that the Pokégear has at least three designs: a black one, a white one, and a pink one. Several characters in the series own Pokégears:
* lent hers to Ash so that he could keep in contact with in Spell of the Unown: Entei.
* A Pokégear under the ownership of Jasmine made a brief appearance in Fight for the Light.
* , , and Vincent each own a Pokégear. A plot point of The Legend of Thunder! is that it includes a tracking system to show where the other Pokégears currently are.
* also owns a Pokégear, so that she can keep in contact with her sisters at the Cerulean Gym. It first appeared in A Real Cleffa-Hanger.
* owns the new version of the Pokégear, and she owns a pink model. Likewise, her friend Khoury owns a blue model.
* received his own Pokégear at the end of Bagged Then Tagged! when he was given one by Khoury's father. It has been used fairly regularly by him since then, normally being used by Brock to track the group's location (similar to how Max did with the PokéNav).
===Pokémon Generations===
Two Pokégears appeared in The Lake of Rage, with one owned by Lance and another owned by . They were used by the two to communicate while they were taking down the Team Rocket HQ.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
The Pokégear is the Pokémon world's equivalent of a cellular phone, albeit with more functions, such as the Map Card. The Pokégear has seen less usage since the introduction of the Xtransceiver and the Holo Caster.
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The Pokégear is often used in Pokémon Adventures, first appearing in this arc. Some Johto and Kanto Pokédex holders have a Pokégear.
In addition to its role as a cellular phone, the Pokégear can also be used as a remote control. The Masked Man used a special Pokégear to control his ice copy by , allowing him to be in two places at once and thus help conceal his true identity.
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It was shown that also possesses a Pokégear, as he moved to Hoenn from Johto.
Ruby explained to Sapphire how a password from the Pokégear is needed to operate an aircar, having learned how to do so from his mentor Wallace.
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Cyrus was seen with a special Pokégear that had the Team Galactic symbol around the screen.
==In the TCG==
Pokégear 3.0 is an that was first introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Japanese LEGEND Era, as part of the . This allows a player to look at the top 7 cards of their deck, reveal a they find there, and put it into their hand. The other cards are then shuffled back into the deck.
==Trivia==
* In , 's icon on the Pokégear's map depicts his hat with black sides while his Pokédex icon depicts his hat with yellow sides. This may be a leftover from the conversion of his Generation II design (where the front of his hat was all black and the back was all yellow) to his Generation IV design (where the sides of his hat are black and the middle is yellow).
==In other languages==
Map Card	
Radio Card	
EXPN Card
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