Pokémon Black and White/Unused Pokémon Data
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Manaphy Egg
Carried over from the last generation is Manaphy's Egg. While it cannot be obtained under normal circumstances, it works perfectly fine when hacked into the player's party. All of its sound effects and graphics were carried over. Its battle sprite did receive a bouncing animation like the regular Pokémon eggs, as well as an updated version of its unique hatching animation. The party menu icons were left untouched, though. The existence of this implies that a Manaphy Egg distribution may have been planned for Generation V, seeing how Pokémon eggs cannot be transferred into these games.
Unobtainable Shiny Pokémon
For the sake of consistency, every Pokémon in every Pokémon game is given a Shiny variant. Most Shiny Pokémon have been obtainable through random chance encounters or event distributions, including most Legendary Pokémon. However, a few Pokémon cannot be obtained in this form without hacking, and as a consequence, normal players would never be able to see their Shiny coloration.
- Reshiram, Zekrom - These Legendary Pokémon are encountered via fixed in-game battles in the climax of the game's story. However, they are restricted to never be Shiny. Shiny Reshiram and Zekrom became legitimately obtainable in-game in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
- Victini - Also encountered in battle, but during a distribution-based event. Like Reshiram and Zekrom, Victini is set to never be Shiny.
- Keldeo, Meloetta - These Mythical Pokémon were only obtainable through special distributions via Mystery Gift. Pokémon obtained from Mystery Gift cannot be Shiny unless distributed as such, and no distributions of these Pokémon in their Shiny forms were ever planned. The Shiny variant of Genesect, the fourth Mythical Pokémon of Generation V, was distributed in some Asian countries following the premiere of the 16th Pokémon movie.
Unused Hidden Abilities
In the Generation V games, it is possible to find Pokémon with special "hidden Abilities". However, some Pokémon couldn't be encountered with hidden Abilities through any legitimate means, rendering the hidden Abilities unused in normal gameplay.
| Pokémon | Regular Ability 1 | Regular Ability 2 | Hidden Ability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articuno | Pressure | None | Snow Cloak |
| Zapdos | Pressure | None | Lightningrod |
| Moltres | Pressure | None | Flame Body |
| Chikorita | Overgrow | None | Leaf Guard |
| Bayleef | Overgrow | None | Leaf Guard |
| Meganium | Overgrow | None | Leaf Guard |
| Cyndaquil | Blaze | None | Flash Fire |
| Quilava | Blaze | None | Flash Fire |
| Typhlosion | Blaze | None | Flash Fire |
| Totodile | Torrent | None | Sheer Force |
| Croconaw | Torrent | None | Sheer Force |
| Feraligatr | Torrent | None | Sheer Force |
| Raikou | Pressure | None | Volt Absorb |
| Entei | Pressure | None | Flash Fire |
| Suicune | Pressure | None | Water Absorb |
| Regirock | Clear Body | None | Sturdy |
| Regice | Clear Body | None | Ice Body |
| Registeel | Clear Body | None | Light Metal |
| Heatran | Flash Fire | None | Flame Body |
| Snivy | Overgrow | None | Contrary |
| Servine | Overgrow | None | Contrary |
| Serperior | Overgrow | None | Contrary |
| Tepig | Blaze | None | Thick Fat |
| Pignite | Blaze | None | Thick Fat |
| Emboar | Blaze | None | Reckless |
| Oshawott | Torrent | None | Shell Armor |
| Dewott | Torrent | None | Shell Armor |
| Samurott | Torrent | None | Shell Armor |
| Gothita | Frisk | None | Shadow Tag |
| Klink | Plus | Minus | Clear Body |
| Litwick | Flash Fire | Flame Body | Shadow Tag |
| Lampent | Flash Fire | Flame Body | Shadow Tag |
| Chandelure | Flash Fire | Flame Body | Shadow Tag |
| Rufflet | Keen Eye | Sheer Force | Hustle |
| Larvesta | Flame Body | None | Swarm |
| Volcarona | Flame Body | None | Swarm |
- Note that Gothita, Klink, and Rufflet's evolutions have hidden Abilities that are obtainable. However, because these hidden Abilities were only given to males (or, in the case of Klink, genderless Pokémon), obtaining these hidden Abilities through breeding is impossible in the Generation V games. The new breeding mechanics of the Generation VI games gave Gothita, Rufflet, and Klink their previously-unobtainable hidden Abilities.
- Larvesta and Volcarona can now be found with their hidden Ability in the Generation VI games.
- The Unova and Johto starters, along with the Legendary birds and golems, were distributed with their hidden Abilities in event distributions in Generation VI.
- Also of note is that Litwick, Lampent, and Chandelure's hidden Ability in the Generation VI games changed from Shadow Tag to Infiltrator. These Pokémon can now be found in the Generation VI games with Infiltrator.
- Zapdos's hidden Ability was changed to Static in Generation VI, for it can be seen with this Ability in the Battle Maison. It can be obtained with this Ability from an event distribution.
- In the Generation VII games, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune's Hidden Abilities were all changed to Inner Focus, now obtainable by transferring from Virtual Console Gold, Silver, or Crystal to Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, or Ultra Moon.
Unused Dream World Data
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver's overworld sprites for every Pokémon from Generation I through to Generation IV still remain in the data of Black and White. These sprites are intended to be used for Pokémon encountered in the Entree Forest. Roughly half of the Pokémon were obtainable through the Dream World in some way. For most evolutionary lines, at least one Pokémon was distributed. However, most evolutions, legendaries and some other exceptions were never distributed, rendering their graphics as well as level data completely unused. Every Pokémon introduced in Generation V have no proper sprites or level.
The level data is defined in a list file. The developers took some factors into account when creating this list:
- The minimum level for every Pokémon is 10.
- Pokémon that evolve by level use the minimum level they can be obtained at. Pokémon that evolve at a level lower than 10 are meant to be encountered at level 10.
- Pokémon that evolve by trade, happiness, item, or other conditions retain the level of their previous stage.
- Legendary and Mythical Pokémon mostly use the levels that they can be encountered at in previous games in the series. Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Latias, Latios, Kyogre and Groudon use their encounter levels from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Dialga, Palkia, Regigigas, Cresselia and Shaymin use their encounter levels from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Heatran and Giratina use their encounter levels from Pokémon Platinum. Mew and Deoxys use their encounter levels from Pokémon Emerald. The level for Darkrai doesn't seem to match with any encounters in previous games.
| Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|
| Ivysaur | 16 |
| Venusaur | 32 |
| Charmeleon | 16 |
| Charizard | 36 |
| Wartortle | 16 |
| Blastoise | 36 |
| Caterpie | 10 |
| Metapod | 10 |
| Weedle | 10 |
| Kakuna | 10 |
| Pidgeotto | 18 |
| Pidgeot | 36 |
| Raticate | 20 |
| Fearow | 20 |
| Arbok | 22 |
| Pikachu | 10 |
| Raichu | 10 |
| Sandslash | 22 |
| Nidorina | 16 |
| Nidoqueen | 16 |
| Nidorino | 16 |
| Nidoking | 16 |
| Clefairy | 10 |
| Clefable | 10 |
| Ninetales | 10 |
| Jigglypuff | 10 |
| Wigglytuff | 10 |
| Golbat | 22 |
| Gloom | 21 |
| Vileplume | 21 |
| Parasect | 24 |
| Venomoth | 31 |
| Dugtrio | 26 |
| Persian | 28 |
| Golduck | 33 |
| Primeape | 28 |
| Arcanine | 10 |
| Poliwrath | 25 |
| Kadabra | 16 |
| Alakazam | 16 |
| Machoke | 28 |
| Machamp | 28 |
| Weepinbell | 21 |
| Victreebel | 21 |
| Tentacruel | 30 |
| Graveler | 25 |
| Golem | 25 |
| Rapidash | 40 |
| Slowbro | 37 |
| Magneton | 30 |
| Dodrio | 31 |
| Dewgong | 34 |
| Muk | 38 |
| Cloyster | 10 |
| Haunter | 25 |
| Gengar | 25 |
| Hypno | 26 |
| Kingler | 28 |
| Electrode | 30 |
| Exeggutor | 10 |
| Marowak | 28 |
| Hitmonlee | 20 |
| Hitmonchan | 20 |
| Weezing | 35 |
| Rhydon | 42 |
| Seadra | 32 |
| Starmie | 10 |
| Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|
| Jynx | 30 |
| Electabuzz | 30 |
| Magmar | 30 |
| Gyarados | 20 |
| Ditto | 10 |
| Omastar | 40 |
| Kabutops | 40 |
| Articuno | 50 |
| Zapdos | 50 |
| Moltres | 50 |
| Dragonair | 30 |
| Mewtwo | 70 |
| Mew | 30 |
| Chikorita | 10 |
| Bayleef | 16 |
| Meganium | 32 |
| Cyndaquil | 10 |
| Quilava | 14 |
| Typhlosion | 36 |
| Totodile | 10 |
| Croconaw | 18 |
| Feraligatr | 30 |
| Furret | 15 |
| Noctowl | 20 |
| Ledian | 18 |
| Ariados | 22 |
| Crobat | 23 |
| Lanturn | 27 |
| Pichu | 10 |
| Togetic | 10 |
| Xatu | 25 |
| Flaaffy | 15 |
| Ampharos | 30 |
| Bellossom | 21 |
| Azumarill | 18 |
| Sudowoodo | 10 |
| Politoed | 25 |
| Skiploom | 18 |
| Sunflora | 10 |
| Quagsire | 20 |
| Slowking | 10 |
| Unown | 10 |
| Forretress | 31 |
| Steelix | 10 |
| Granbull | 23 |
| Ursaring | 30 |
| Magcargo | 38 |
| Piloswine | 33 |
| Octillery | 25 |
| Houndoom | 24 |
| Kingdra | 32 |
| Donphan | 25 |
| Porygon2 | 10 |
| Hitmontop | 20 |
| Raikou | 40 |
| Entei | 40 |
| Suicune | 40 |
| Pupitar | 30 |
| Lugia | 45 |
| Ho-Oh | 45 |
| Celebi | 10 |
| Grovyle | 16 |
| Sceptile | 36 |
| Combusken | 16 |
| Blaziken | 36 |
| Marshtomp | 16 |
| Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|
| Swampert | 36 |
| Mightyena | 18 |
| Linoone | 20 |
| Silcoon | 10 |
| Beautifly | 10 |
| Cascoon | 10 |
| Dustox | 10 |
| Lombre | 14 |
| Ludicolo | 14 |
| Nuzleaf | 14 |
| Shiftry | 14 |
| Swellow | 22 |
| Pelipper | 25 |
| Kirlia | 20 |
| Gardevoir | 30 |
| Masquerain | 22 |
| Breloom | 23 |
| Vigoroth | 18 |
| Slaking | 36 |
| Ninjask | 20 |
| Shedinja | 20 |
| Loudred | 20 |
| Exploud | 40 |
| Hariyama | 24 |
| Azurill | 10 |
| Delcatty | 10 |
| Lairon | 32 |
| Aggron | 42 |
| Medicham | 37 |
| Manectric | 26 |
| Swalot | 26 |
| Sharpedo | 30 |
| Wailord | 40 |
| Camerupt | 33 |
| Grumpig | 32 |
| Vibrava | 35 |
| Flygon | 45 |
| Cacturne | 32 |
| Whiscash | 30 |
| Crawdaunt | 30 |
| Claydol | 36 |
| Cradily | 40 |
| Armaldo | 40 |
| Milotic | 10 |
| Dusclops | 37 |
| Wynaut | 10 |
| Glalie | 42 |
| Sealeo | 32 |
| Walrein | 44 |
| Huntail | 10 |
| Gorebyss | 10 |
| Shelgon | 30 |
| Salamence | 50 |
| Metang | 20 |
| Regirock | 30 |
| Regice | 30 |
| Registeel | 30 |
| Latias | 40 |
| Latios | 40 |
| Kyogre | 50 |
| Groudon | 50 |
| Jirachi | 10 |
| Deoxys | 30 |
| Grotle | 18 |
| Torterra | 32 |
| Monferno | 14 |
| Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|
| Infernape | 36 |
| Prinplup | 16 |
| Empoleon | 36 |
| Starly | 10 |
| Staraptor | 34 |
| Bibarel | 15 |
| Kricketune | 10 |
| Luxio | 15 |
| Luxray | 30 |
| Budew | 10 |
| Roserade | 10 |
| Rampardos | 30 |
| Bastiodon | 30 |
| Wormadam | 20 |
| Mothim | 20 |
| Vespiquen | 21 |
| Floatzel | 26 |
| Cherrim | 25 |
| Gastrodon | 30 |
| Ambipom | 10 |
| Drifblim | 28 |
| Lopunny | 10 |
| Mismagius | 10 |
| Honchkrow | 10 |
| Purugly | 38 |
| Chingling | 10 |
| Skuntank | 34 |
| Bronzong | 33 |
| Bonsly | 10 |
| Mime Jr. | 10 |
| Happiny | 10 |
| Gabite | 24 |
| Munchlax | 10 |
| Hippowdon | 34 |
| Drapion | 40 |
| Toxicroak | 37 |
| Lumineon | 31 |
| Mantyke | 10 |
| Abomasnow | 40 |
| Weavile | 10 |
| Magnezone | 31 |
| Lickilicky | 10 |
| Rhyperior | 42 |
| Tangrowth | 10 |
| Electivire | 10 |
| Magmortar | 10 |
| Yanmega | 10 |
| Gliscor | 10 |
| Porygon-Z | 10 |
| Gallade | 20 |
| Probopass | 10 |
| Dusknoir | 37 |
| Froslass | 10 |
| Uxie | 50 |
| Mesprit | 50 |
| Azelf | 50 |
| Dialga | 47 |
| Palkia | 47 |
| Heatran | 50 |
| Regigigas | 70 |
| Giratina | 47 |
| Cresselia | 50 |
| Phione | 10 |
| Manaphy | 10 |
| Darkrai | 30 |
| Shaymin | 30 |
Unused Held Items
Some Pokémon, when encountered in the wild, have a chance of holding an item. Held item data also exists for some Pokémon which cannot be caught in the wild in the final game, rendering such assignments unseen.
| Pokémon | Common | Rare | Very Rare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattata | Chilan Berry | ||
| Pikachu | Oran Berry | Light Ball | |
| Raichu | Oran Berry | ||
| Sandshrew | Quick Claw | ||
| Parasect | Tiny Mushroom | Big Mushroom | Balm Mushroom |
| Diglett | Soft Sand | ||
| Dugtrio | Soft Sand | ||
| Meowth | Quick Claw | ||
| Persian | Quick Claw | ||
| Primeape | Payapa Berry | ||
| Growlithe | Rawst Berry | Rawst Berry | |
| Arcanine | Rawst Berry | Rawst Berry | |
| Kadabra | Twisted Spoon | ||
| Alakazam | Twisted Spoon | ||
| Tentacool | Poison Barb | ||
| Tentacruel | Poison Barb | ||
| Geodude | Everstone | ||
| Golem | Everstone | ||
| Ponyta | Shuca Berry | ||
| Magneton | Metal Coat | ||
| Dodrio | Sharp Beak | ||
| Grimer | Nugget | ||
| Muk | Nugget | ||
| Cubone | Thick Club | ||
| Koffing | Smoke Ball | ||
| Weezing | Smoke Ball | ||
| Chansey | Lucky Punch | Lucky Egg | |
| Mr. Mime | Leppa Berry | ||
| Snorlax | Leftovers | Leftovers | |
| Mew | Lum Berry | Lum Berry | |
| Furret | Oran Berry | Sitrus Berry | |
| Pichu | Oran Berry | ||
| Cleffa | Leppa Berry | Moon Stone | Comet Shard |
| Girafarig | Persim Berry | ||
| Steelix | Metal Coat | ||
| Phanpy | Passho Berry | ||
| Donphan | Passho Berry | ||
| Smoochum | Aspear Berry | Aspear Berry | |
| Miltank | Moomoo Milk | Moomoo Milk | |
| Blissey | Lucky Egg | Lucky Egg | |
| Ho-Oh | Sacred Ash | Sacred Ash | |
| Celebi | Lum Berry | Lum Berry | |
| Mightyena | Pecha Berry | ||
| Zigzagoon | Oran Berry | ||
| Linoone | Oran Berry | Sitrus Berry | |
| Beautifly | Shed Shell | ||
| Dustox | Shed Shell | ||
| Taillow | Charti Berry | ||
| Masquerain | Silver Powder | ||
| Breloom | Kebia Berry | ||
| Loudred | Chesto Berry | ||
| Exploud | Chesto Berry | ||
| Hariyama | King's Rock | ||
| Nosepass | Hard Stone | ||
| Skitty | Leppa Berry | ||
| Delcatty | Leppa Berry | ||
| Mawile | Occa Berry | ||
| Lairon | Hard Stone | ||
| Aggron | Hard Stone | ||
| Roselia | Poison Barb | ||
| Gulpin | Big Pearl | ||
| Swalot | Big Pearl | ||
| Numel | Rawst Berry | Rawst Berry | |
| Camerupt | Rawst Berry | Rawst Berry | |
| Spoink | Tanga Berry | ||
| Grumpig | Tanga Berry | ||
| Spinda | Chesto Berry | ||
| Cacnea | Sticky Barb | ||
| Cacturne | Sticky Barb | ||
| Lileep | Big Root | ||
| Cradily | Big Root | ||
| Castform | Mystic Water | Mystic Water | |
| Kecleon | Persim Berry | ||
| Shuppet | Spell Tag | ||
| Duskull | Kasib Berry | ||
| Dusclops | Kasib Berry | ||
| Snorunt | Babiri Berry | ||
| Glalie | Babiri Berry | ||
| Shelgon | Dragon Fang | ||
| Salamence | Dragon Fang | ||
| Beldum | Metal Coat | ||
| Jirachi | Star Piece | Star Piece | |
| Staravia | Yache Berry | ||
| Staraptor | Yache Berry | ||
| Kricketot | Metronome | ||
| Roserade | Poison Barb | ||
| Wormadam | Silver Powder | ||
| Mothim | Silver Powder | ||
| Cherubi | Miracle Seed | ||
| Buneary | Chople Berry | ||
| Lopunny | Chople Berry | ||
| Glameow | Cheri Berry | ||
| Purugly | Cheri Berry | ||
| Chingling | Colbur Berry | ||
| Stunky | Pecha Berry | ||
| Skuntank | Pecha Berry | ||
| Bronzor | Metal Coat | ||
| Mime Jr. | Leppa Berry | ||
| Happiny | Oval Stone | Lucky Egg | |
| Chatot | Metronome | ||
| Gible | Haban Berry | ||
| Gabite | Haban Berry | ||
| Garchomp | Haban Berry | ||
| Munchlax | Leftovers | Leftovers | |
| Skorupi | Poison Barb | ||
| Drapion | Poison Barb | ||
| Toxicroak | Black Sludge | ||
| Snover | Never-Melt Ice | ||
| Abomasnow | Never-Melt Ice | ||
| Weavile | Grip Claw | Quick Claw | |
| Magnezone | Metal Coat | ||
| Lickilicky | Lagging Tail | ||
| Electivire | Electirizer | ||
| Magmortar | Magmarizer | ||
| Yanmega | Wide Lens | ||
| Probopass | Hard Stone | ||
| Dusknoir | Kasib Berry | ||
| Froslass | Babiri Berry | ||
| Shaymin | Lum Berry | Lum Berry | |
| Meloetta | Star Piece | Star Piece |
Alternate Forme Placeholder Data for Kyurem
There exists placeholder data for an alternate form of Kyurem in Black and White. There is a table within the game's coding that specifies the number of Formes/forms a Pokémon has. Pokémon that have no alternate forms are listed with the forms count 0, while Pokémon with alternate forms are listed with a number corresponding to the number of forms they have. For example, Pikachu has the number 0, while Deoxys has the number 4. There is one exception to this: Kyurem is the only Pokémon listed with the number 1. This number is meant to be a placeholder, meaning that at least one alternate Forme was in development. This was previously seen in the coding of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, in which Rotom, Giratina, and Shaymin had the number 1 listed. It is worth noting that Kyurem's two signature moves from the sequels, Freeze Shock and Ice Burn, also exist in Black and White.
Kyurem ended up with two new Formes, Black Kyurem and White Kyurem, in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, and Keldeo, which all gained new Formes in the sequels, are listed with the number 0, suggesting that the alternate Formes for these Pokémon were not in development until later.
