6th Gen The DexNav

[Gogoat Rocks!]

I've been figuring out the DexNav ever since ORAS was released in Australia so heres what i've discovered:

There is a Thing called the Search Level. the more you find a certain pokemon the more your search level goes up and the more it goes up, the more you know about it and are more likely to get special moves.

Special moves you can find pokemon are egg moves.(Uncommon)
Example: Swablu with Dragon Rush

You can Find a pokemon hidden ability (Rare)
Example: Wurmple with Run Away

a pokemon can be 10 levels higher than what it normally should be (Rare)
Example: A level 23 Electrike found in Route 110 when you normally find level 10 - 13 Electrikes.

You can find rare Items on pokemon. (Rare)
Example: Plusle holding a Cell Battery

Crowns:
Bronze means you've caught all land pokemon/caught all pokemon found in water in that route.
Silver means you've caught all land and pokemon found in water in that route..
Gold means you've caught all pokemon in that route..

There is a part of the information about the pokemon your sneaking up on called Potential.
there are 3 stars in this potential info. if a star is completely white then it has one star potential same with 2 and 3 stars.
As far As I know the more stars you have the better the IVs of the pokemon are.
Example: I caught a Plusle with 1 star potential. I went to the IV calculator and it had 1 perfect IV (HP).

After you receive the National Pokedex From Professor Birch, you can find special pokemon in a route that can't normally be found there.
Example: you can find Shellos, Chatot and Trubbish in route 110.

Letting you all know that what i've posted up there is all the features on the DexNav.
Happy DexNaving :D

(I can't believe I discovered all the features myself :D)

 

[Bobbylicious]

I've found that if you defeat the Pokemon it increases the chance of them being higher levels.

It took me not so long to find a level 29 Swablu in the regular 16-18 level area when I was defeating them, but when I went for Numel it took me forever to find one that was at least level 20, but once I started defeating them their levels kept going up, too.

 

[bobandbill]

I'll just merge your double post there - please keep in mind that you shouldn't normally do that.

But neat thread! I'll also chuck in my own findings (originally posted on sppf), and people can also use this as a discussion thread about the feature too.

- Catching or fainting the Pokemon increases the chain for that Pokemon, and the count includes any you've encountered before using the DexNav. This number does not reset after leaving an area, switching off, etc.
- You need to catch the Pokemon to be able to use the DexNav for that Pokemon yourself (i.e. not from it randomly triggering).
- Quite often you get the message 'It couldn't be found nearby. Try looking in a different spot!' This basically means walk any number of steps and try again. You can do this after failing to sneak up on something too (i.e. you don't need to have a random wild battle or leave the area to get a Pokemon to show up in the overworld).
- Two steps is enough to get a successful search the second time around, just a matter of luck.
- Do try and stand away from patches of grass, but with them in view on the screen. The patch in which they appear will require a bit of walking towards, and will always be on the edge of your screen (or even *just* off screen). Sound indicates where the patch is too in stereo, which is neat.
- Noticed stars for the potential appearing around chains of 5 or up. Found a level 13 Lotad from a chain of 7 with Razor Leaf (battling it with my team then wasn't the best idea though =p). You can still get average ones appearing after a high chain number though.
- If a Pokemon has a Special move - they will replace the first move slot. So e.g. the Zigzagoon that appears with Charm in route 102 only had Charm and Growl, no Tackle.
- The first Poochyena (it's in the first route, in a tutorial about the feature so you can't miss it; but you can scare it off if you don't sneak apparently) has had Ice Fang for my friends, and Fire Fang for myself. Level 5.
- Zigzagoon have had the like of Charm and Rock Climb. Lotad has had Teeter Dance, Water Gun, Razor Leaf, Counter and Leech Seed. Surskit - Fell Stinger, have also heard it having Hydro Pump.
- Hidden abilities are not too hard to find imo.
- Have found Pokemon with items too via this method, e.g. Zigzagoon with Potion and Revives, Lotad with Mental Herbs.

- Natures tend to be beneficial; e.g. with the Lotad I caught they've all been Modest, Bold and Calm (mostly Modest).

Via DexNav, Ralts has the likes of Destiny Bond and Shadow Sneak (and Encore) as possible moves, which are also egg moves (not surprising there). Also Grudge, and billy12451 found Memento.

With the Poochyena, from my narrow sample space of what your starter is
- 3 Mudkip = Fire Fang
- 4 Torchic = Ice Fang
- 5 Treecko = Thunder Fang.

Let me know what was the case for you and I'll update. Minor detail, but hey, it'll be neat to know and I do suspect this may be the case (RedSaphire thought so too).

Edit - must be a pattern with it! The Fang it knows is what your starter Pokemon resists.

 

[MarinoKadame]

For me I got multiple Poochyena showing up. I got Fire Fang, Poison Fang, Play Rough and I forgot the other egg moves. For Zigzagoon I got Rock Climb and Simple Beam.

 

[Player805]

I think i found another addition to your guide. After level 50 i think at least from my experience you at least get one exclamation mark on your dexnavy pokemon. My poochyena dexnavy level is over 50 and all the ones i find either are high level, egg move, hidden ability, or 3iv (rare). Maybe someone can test this out alongside me