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5th Gen How's your Pokédex coming along?

JP

wut?
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    I always have the intention on completing the Pokedex. I haven't completed one since Blue/Red haha. A couple months into the game though, and I tend to completely lose interest in completing it.
     
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    I think my big buzz in the 4th gen to complete my pokedex was helped greatly by the fact that it was impossible for me to do so in previous gens. Not just because the third gens were messy in terms of completing the pokedex but because I didn't have anyone to trade with.

    Then along came wifi trading and suddenly it blew the pokedex wide open. As long as I could find someone on the internet willing to trade, I could get any pokemon I wanted with enough determination. (or on the gts either)
     

    Rai

    Quarter Life Crisis! @.@
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    Ever since the Red and Blue, I have always completed my dex, even if it takes forever. I am going to fill my Black Dex. I am more determined than ever- because it will really be a challenge!
     
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    Pssh, I finished Unova's Dex in 2 days.

    All you need to do is catch/trade, evolve, and proceed onto next Pokemon.

    I would take a picture, but I lack a camera.

    But Red and Blue....Woo boy...
     

    Oryx

    CoquettishCat
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    Pssh, I finished Unova's Dex in 2 days.

    All you need to do is catch/trade, evolve, and proceed onto next Pokemon.

    I would take a picture, but I lack a camera.

    But Red and Blue....Woo boy...

    Isn't that every Pokedex ever? You can either catch the Pokemon, get it in a trade, or evolve it. Unless you count events, those are the only ways to get Pokemon, so I'm not sure what makes Unova's easier than any other local Pokedex. o3o;

    My Unova one is full, but my National one is nowhere near. As my sig says, I have 88 out of 174 non-Unova Pokemon available, including Pokemon that I can't catch outright but can breed or evolve from what I can catch. After that, I should be about halfway to National Dex completion. @-@ Closer than I've ever been, and I'm counting R/B/Y, haha.
     
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    In White, I am going to only focus on completing the Unova Pokédex. By the time I get a good chunk of the entire Pokédex complete, a new version will likely be out with an entirely new generation.

    I've sort of felt a decline in enthusiasm with the designs of the new generations, but force myself to get used to them.
     
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    Ho-Oh

    used Sacred Fire!
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    I think this is pretty much being covered by how your pokedex is going, since people are starting to mention how far they've gone in terms of completion. By all means, you're free to continue discussing how you lack motivation, while posting how far you're going at the same time!
     

    TheGr8

    lovely pair<3
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    I think mines like 217 seen, 84 obtained. I am more into competitive play, so the last thing I do is fill up my dex. The only 2 dexes I filled were Blue and Gold.
     
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    There are also so many Pokémon only available by Wi-Fi events that don't repeat, so the ones with bad luck, like me, won't really be able to get the legendaries unless we go on the GTS and trade away our other legendaries.

    Since I bought Diamond so late, I missed out on everything. I missed the first few events for White even though I bought it on opening day because I traded in my DS beforehand to get credit on my 3DS. I managed to get the Victini event though. I keep an open eye for them all now.

    I really want a Mew, but it'll be extremely difficult to get one. Too difficult, that it's just demotivating sometimes.
     

    Calamity

    Just for the love of the game.
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    Back in the day of Gold and Silver I think I caught around 12 pokemon the whole time. :| I've never been good at completing pokedexes but I recently completed the Unova 'Dex, my first complete one :D Albeit probably the easiest to complete..
     

    Mew~

    THE HOST IS BROKEN
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    So far I've seen 153 in my Unova Dex. (which is basically completed excluding some event Pokémon)
    I'm too lazy to check my national Dex but I'm sure I remember it's over 400
     

    TwilightBlade

    All dreams are but another reality.
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    National Dex
    Seen: 360
    Obtained: 237

    I gradually complete my pokedex via trading. I've been meaning to train my Vullaby for a while; she's at level 49. I just got a Mandibuzz all EV'd and junk this week. Woe is me. xD
     

    2Cool4Mewtwo

    Pwning in Ubers since 1996.
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    Unova dex I completed 100% of it excluding the last 3 unobtainables.. national dex is 354/646 complete (not 649 yet because again... you can't get them yet)
     
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    Own about 120 in Unova, maybe 150 out. I'm working to fill the Unova dex, but National is hopeless. It'll fill slowly as my competitive team grows.

    The last Pokédex I came close to completing was on Fire Red, which just lacks the Totodile line, Leaf Green Johtos, Ho-oh, and the unobtainables.
     

    Pyrax

    Midnight Guest
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    Unova
    Seen: 151
    Caught: 124

    The only ones I'm missing are Landorus, Tornadus, and the three unreleased legendaries (Keldeo, Meleoletta, and Genesect).

    National
    Seen: 524
    Caught: 319

    125 and I've seen them all.
    5 more and I've caught essentially half of all known pokémon :O
     

    Serrah

    → Kaori's Alt
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    Eh, bad. I'm still around the 100's with the Pokémon I've obtained, and had only recently seen over 200 Pokémon. Just shows how much I pick up my game. @_@
     
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