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Pokédex
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English
Etymology
en :blend Pokémon index 1 + 1, adapted from en ja ポケモン図鑑 Pokémon illustrated encyclopedia Pokémon Zukan.
The English version was introduced in the dub of Pokémon, I Choose You! the pilot episode of the Pokémon (TV series) Pokémon anime, originally aired in September 8, 1998.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpoʊkə(ˌ)dɛks/ /-keɪ-/
Noun
es
en Pokémon A fictional electronic encyclopedia with information about Pokémon.
en June 5 2012 Onslaught Six Does Beast Wars Deserve a Revisit? https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/gHF1kvDgyR0/m/RF78hPtZC9IJ alt.toys.transformers They're all able to make up new punny names based on their altmode without being told what they turn into--presumably their computers might even recognize the scanned Beast Mode immediately, like a Pokedex; "You've scanned a cheetah. Cheetahs are really fast."
en 2021 David Shaw; Jasmine Fellows Puzzles and Projects https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Puzzles_and_Projects/Kb8lEAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA5 9781486315338 5 CSIRO PUBLISHING Entomologists use catalogues and checklists to record species, such as the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) online database. The ALA includes data like a Pokédex does, including species distribution and collection information.
Derived terms
en Dexit