Foreign Pokédex entry

Foreign Pokédex entries are a feature introduced in , the first Pokémon games to officially support trading between languages. Originally limited to a select group of Pokémon, multilingual Pokédex entries are now accessible for every Pokémon in nine different languages.
==Pokémon with foreign Pokédex entries==
===Generation IV===
In , a in a small house on named the Meister (Japanese: マイスター Meister) will upgrade the player's Pokédex with the ability to store entries in foreign languages. If the player obtains an applicable Pokémon whose language of origin is different to their game's language, a Pokédex entry in its language of origin is registered for that Pokémon.
After he upgrades a player's Pokédex, the Meister offers to trade the player a in exchange for a . His Magikarp is German (except in the German games, in which it is Japanese), so performing this trade registers the German or Japanese Pokédex entry for Magikarp in the player's Pokédex.
Although the Korean Generation IV games are not compatible with other language Generation IV games, Pokémon with other languages of origin can still be migrated from Pal Park or obtained in in-game trades to unlock the corresponding Pokédex entries in a Korean game.
====Pokémon Diamond and Pearl====
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, fourteen Pokémon can have foreign Pokédex entries registered. The entries come from Pokémon FireRed or LeafGreen.
====Platinum====
In , the Meister's upgrade allows the player to record foreign Pokédex entries for all 493 Pokémon. These entries used are from in that language.
====HeartGold and SoulSilver====
In , the foreign Pokédex entries are the same as in Platinum. Unlike the previous games, the ability to collect foreign Pokédex entries is available from the start.
===Generation V===
In , the player can register foreign Pokédex entries for the first 493 Pokémon (i.e. Pokémon from Generations I to IV). The entries used are from Pokémon Diamond. Western and Japanese games are now able to collect Korean entries—while the Generation IV games were released in Korean, they were not compatible with other language Generation IV games.
===Generation VI onward===
Due to all the copies of the game now including all languages in which the game is released, it is now possible to collect foreign Pokédex entries for all Pokémon. The Pokédex entries are from that language of the same game.
===Generation VII onward===
Due to the games now be available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, there are now nine languages of foreign Pokédex entries that can be registered.
===Generation VIII===
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, foreign Pokédex entries are available as soon as the player obtain their Pokédex (unlike in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl). The Meister will attempt to upgrade the player's Pokédex, but comments that it has already been upgraded with the foreign Pokédex entry feature. Like in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the Meister offers to trade his German Magikarp (Japanese in the German version).
==Trivia==
* A GTS event in 2007 involved foreign Pokémon, allowing players to trade an American for a Japanese and a Japanese for an American .
* The Meister's Trainer ID number is 53277.
* In , the Meister's speech contains a French grammatical error; the words "Je suis desolee" should be "Je suis désolé".
==Related articles==
* In-game trade
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