How to fill up the NAMES of the Pokemon in the Pokedex

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I tried battle subway and the battle institute, and none of the new encounters came to my Pokedex.

When I capture a Pokemon, the Pokemon goes to my Pokedex with a small Pokeball on his left side. When I fight some Pokemon, he goes to my Pokedex WITHOUT the small Pokeball.

Like when I fought Shauntal from Elite Four and Froslass came to my Pokedex. but in Gen V Froslass is ONLY available by trade.

In the Global trade you can only search for Pokemon that you saw at least once. I want get more Pokemons in my Pokedex, so I will be able to trade more (eg.: Tornadus is a Pokemon BLACK ONLY, I never saw him, and I can't look for him in Global trade)

Best Answer

I've filled both the Gen IV National Pokedex and the Gen V Unova Pokedex, except for Meloetta. Here are some guidelines:

  • If you battle every trainer, you will be able to see every Pokémon in the local Pokédex, even if you can't catch it. The only exception are the version-exclusive Tornadus or Thundurus, Landorus (who requires both Tornadus and Thundurus to be present), and the event-only legendaries: Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta and Genesect.
  • In Pokémon Black & White 2, an NPC tells you a story about Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus, which marks all three as seen in your Pokédex.
  • Pokémon Dream Radar on 3DS lets you catch Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus, and trade these to Black & White 2.
  • I completed my Tornadus/Thundurus/Landorus set by trading with a trustworthy friend. You only need to borrow it to fill your Pokédex. If you missed the event Pokémon, trading with a friend way to get those too.
  • Meloetta hasn't been released yet by event. If you missed the Victini, Keldeo and Genesect events, you'll need to borrow from a friend to fill your Pokédex.

If you also want to fill the National Pokédex:

  • To fill the National Pokédex (all 649), you will have to trade with other games.
  • Between Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver you can catch all 493 Pokémon except 13 legendaries: Arceus, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Jirachi, Manaphy, Mew, Phione, Regice, Regigigas, Regirock, Registeel, and Shaymin.
  • You will have to trade borrow most of the legendaries from a trustworthy friend, as the events for these Pokémon have long passed. However, Manaphy breeds to produce Phione, and event Regigigas unlocks the other three Regis in Platinum.
  • HeartGold/SoulSilver only gives you one of the Hoenn starters and one of Ho-Oh/Lugia. You'll have to trade for the others.
  • HeartGold/SoulSilver only gives you one of either the Red and Blue Orbs to unlock Kyogre and Groudon. If you can borrow the other and catch both Pokémon, Professor Oak will give you the Jade Orb, and you can catch Rayquaza.
  • Pokémon Emerald (GBA) is an excellent source of Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Regice, Regirock, Registeel and the Hoenn starters. The three Regis will also unlock Regigigas in Diamond, Pearl or Platinum.
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