Regional exclusive Pokémon in Pokémon Go are creatures you can only find in certain parts of the world. Finding these Pokémon means physically traveling to those spots in the real world (or making international friends and trading with them). In this Pokémon Go regional Pokémon guide, we’ve listed where to find each of these regional exclusive Pokémon.
Latest update (April 3): Paldaen Tauros and its various breeds have joined the group, so we’ve added them.
Pokémon Go regional exclusives list
It makes sense that a tropical Pokémon like Tropius is only available in tropical areas and that the kangaroo Pokémon Kangaskhan is only available in Australia. But the list of regional Pokémon is always growing, and it can be hard to keep track of what you can find where.
Below we list out the Pokémon by which in-game region they come from (which also puts them in order of generation, based on their initial launch).
Pokémon Go migratory Pokémon list
There are also migratory Pokémon, which start out as regional Pokémon, but occasionally swap places with their respective counterpart. Here’s where they are as of writing this (Sept. 3):
Other regional forms in Pokémon Go
Furfrou is not regional, but you do need to go to specific places in the world in order to get specific Furfrou trims. If you’re a form collector, you’ll need to travel to loads of different places to grab all the different trims (or trade).
Vivillon’s forms are also dependent on region, but you can collect various forms just by collecting gifts from players in those regions.
The following Pokémon also have different appearances based on where you catch them, though they all count towards one single Pokédex entry:
Note that White-striped Form Basculin is not regional and it’s obtainable via walking on routes. It is available shiny, though the other regional forms of Basculin are not.
Any Pokémon Go player who wants to catch ‘em all must travel or trade with travelers. In the past, the game has also had events that allowed players to find regional Pokémon outside of their respective areas. So even if you think you’ll never make it to Australia for that Kangaskhan, there’s still hope of completing your Pokédex someday.
