Pokemon Go: Regional exclusives list & where to find them

Just like in the mainline games, Pokemon Go features regional exclusives for players to catch. These special companions only spawn in certain areas around the world.

Regionally exclusive Pokemon have always been a pain point for fans of the video game franchise. Whether it’s Galarian Ponyta only appearing in Galar’s Shield version of the Past and Future Paradox species of Scarlet and Violet, it’s never been easy to catch ’em all. This is also the case for Pokemon Go.

The mobile app’s take on regionally exclusive catches may be the most difficult of any other iteration, with specific species only appearing in select areas around the world. This means that players won’t be able to complete their Pokedex unless they do some serious traveling.

Pokemon Go regional exclusive world map breakdown

If you know you are going to be traveling to areas that may spawn different Pokemon Go regional exclusives than what you normally have access to, it may be good to check a few of the spawn maps that have been put together by players. This includes the following Infographic from TheSilphRoad:

Additionally, trainer Zoglandboy on Reddit built an interactive world map that players can use to see what spawns are available in which areas. This map allows users to toggle certain elements on and off for an easier reading experience.

It is important to note that both of these maps are older, with TheSilphRoad published in 2019, and the interactive map last updated in 2022. Because of this, a few newer entries may not be present on the preset lists.

For those stressed about the rarity of these Pokemon, it is possible for certain spawns to change location, or for exclusives to be removed from the list. This has happened with Plusle and Minun. Niantic has also very occasionally included regional exclusives in events, though this doesn’t happen often enough for it to be a reliable method of hunting them.

Pokemon Go regional exclusives listed by region

In this section, we have grouped the regional exclusives in Pokemon Go by the locations they appear in the world. This is a short breakdown, with a simple description perfect for guiding those traveling in new areas.

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in Europe

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Mr. Mime	Full continent minus Scandinavia
Mime Jr	Egg Pokemon from full continent minus Scandinavia
Volbeat	Full continent
Zangoose	Full continent
Lunatone	East of Greenwich
Solrock	Spain/West of Greenwich
Tropius	Southern Spain/Mediterranean Sea
Shellos (West Sea)	Western Hemisphere
Pansear	Full continent
Sawk	Full continent
Basculin	Full continent
Sigilyph	Greece/Albania
Heatmor	Full continent
Klefki	France
Kartana	Full continent in Raids
Blacephalon	Full continent in Raids
Stakataka	Full continent in Raids
Stonjourner	United Kingdom

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

Garden Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: United Kingdom
Continental Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Central Europe, Germany, Poland, Denmark
High Plains Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Eastern Europe
Icy Snow Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Northern Europe, Norway, Finland, Sweden
Marine Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Greece, Spain, Eastern Europe, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
Meadow Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Central Europe, France, Italy
Polar Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Northern Europe, Norway, Sweden, Finland
Tundra Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Iceland, Southern Norway, Sweden
Red Flower Flabébé	Full continent
Diamond Trim Furfrou	Full continent
Baile Style Oricorio	Full continent

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in North America

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Tauros	Full continent
Heracross	South Florida/South Texas
Illumise	Full continent
Seviper	Full continent
Solrock	Full continent
Pachirisu	Alaska/North Canada
Shellos (West Sea)	Western Hemisphere
Carnivine	North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Floria
Panpour	Full continent
Throh	Full continent
Basculin	Full continent
Maractus	Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, South California, Caribbean, Dominican Republic
Bouffalant	New York City
Durant	East of the Meridian Line
Corsola	Mexico,Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Hawlucha	Mexico
Comfey	Hawaii
Kartana	Full continent in Raids
Blacephalon	Full continent in Raids

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

Archipelago Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Caribbean
High Plains Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Western United States
Icy Snow Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Greenland, North Canada
Modern Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Eastern United States
Ocean Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Hawaii
Polar Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Alaska, East Canada, West Canada
Sun Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Mexico
Yellow Flower Flabébé	Full continent
Debutante Trim Furfrou	Full continent
Pom-Pom Style Oricorio	Full continent

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in South America

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Heracross	Full continent
Corsola	Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Seviper	Full continent
Solrock	Full continent
Shellos (West Sea)	Western Hemisphere
Chatot	Peru
Panpour	Full continent
Throh	Full continent
Basculin	Full continent
Maractus	Full continent plus Caribbean, Cuba, Dominican Republic
Durant	East of the Meridian Line
Celesteela	Southern Hemisphere in Raids
Blacephalon	Full continent in Raids

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

Continental Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Argentina
Jungle Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Northern South America
Marine Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Chile
Ocean Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Galápagos Islands
Polar Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Southern Argentina, Chile
Savannah Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Brazil
Yellow Flower Flabébé	Full continent
Debutante Trim Furfrou	Full continent
Pom-Pom Style Oricorio	Full continent

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in the Middle East

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Corsola	Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Tropius	The Levant
Lunatone	Full continent
Shellos (East Sea)	Eastern Hemisphere
Pansear	Full continent
Basculin	Peru
Sawk	Full continent
Sigilygph	Israel
Durant	Full continent
Kartana	Full continent in Raids
Stakataka	Full continent in Raids

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

Sandstorm Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Middle East
Red Flower Flabébé	Full continent
Diamond Trim Furfrou	Full continent
Baile Style Oricorio	Full continent

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in Australia

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Kangaskhan	Full continent
Corsola	North Australia
Volbeat	Full continent
Zangoose	Full continent
Lunatone	Full continent
Shellos (East Sea)	Eastern Hemisphere
Chatot	North Australia
Pansage	Full continent
Sawk	Full continent
Basculin	Full continent
Heatmor	Full continent
Celesteela	Full continent in Raids
Stakataka	Full continent in Raids

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

River Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: South Austrailia
Sun Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: North Australia

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in New Zealand

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Relicanth	Full continent
Shellos	Full continent
Volbeat	Full continent
Zangoose	Full continent
Lunatone	Full continent
Pansage	Full continent
Sawk	Full continent
Basculin	Full continent
Heatmor	Full continent
Celesteela	Full continent in Raids
Stakataka	Full continent in Raids

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

Postcards: South Australia

Postcards: New Zealand

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in Asia

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Farfetch’d	Japan, South Korea
Corsola	India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Volbeat	Full continent
Torkoal	South Asia
Zangoose	Full continent
Lunatone	Full continent
Shellos (East Sea)	Eastern Hemisphere
Pachirisu	Russia
Chatot	India, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Pansage	Full continent
Sawk	Full continent
Basculin	Full continent
Heatmor	Full continent
Kartana	Northern Hemisphere in Raids
Celesteela	Southern Hemisphere in Raids
Blacephalon	Full continent in Raids

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

Continental Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Central Asia, India
Elegant Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Japan
Jungle Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Indonesia
Monsoon Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Southeast Asia
Tundra Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: North Japan
Blue Flower Flabébé	Full continent
Star Trim Furfrou	Full continent
Pa’u Style Oricorio	Asia Islands
Sensu Style Oricorio	Full continent

Regional exclusive Pokemon Go spawns in Africa

Pokemon	Spawn Location
Corsola	Kenya, Ethiopia, Madagascar
Lunatone	East of Greenwich
Solrock	West of Greenwich
Tropius	Full continent
Shellos (East Sea)	Eastern Hemisphere
Pansear	Full continent
Throh	Full continent
Basculin	Full continent
Sigilyph	Egypt
Durant	Full continent
Kartana	Northern Hemisphere in Raids
Celesteela	Southern Hemisphere in Raids
Blacephalon	Western Hemisphere in Raids
Stakataka	Eastern Hemisphere in Raids

Vivillon, Flabébé, Furfrou, Oricorio spawn types

Archipelago Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: South Africa
Jungle Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Central Africa
Ocean Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Madagascar
River Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Egypt, North Africa, South Africa
Sun Pattern Vivillon	Postcards: Madagascar
Red Flower Flabébé	Full continent
Diamond Trim Furfrou	Full continent
Pharaoh Trim Furfrou	Egypt
Pa’u Style Oricorio	African Islands
Baile Style Oricorio	Full continent

All regional exclusives listed in Pokemon Go

Here are all of the region-locked Pokemon available in Pokemon Go listed by their generation:

Gen 1 Kanto region exclusives

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
83	Farfetch’d	Normal/Flying	Eastern Asia	Wild encounters Higher spawns in parks
115	Kangaskhan	Normal	Australia	Wild encounters Higher spawns in parks
122	Mr. Mime	Psychic/Fairy	Europe	Wild encounters in all areas
128	Tauros	Normal	United States of America & Canada	Wild encounters Higher spawns in desert areas

Gen 2 Johto region exclusives

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
214	Heracross	Bug/Fighting	Central America & Southern America	Wild spawns in all areas
222	Corsola	Rock/Water	Tropical regions near the coast	Wild spawns near water and costal areas

Gen 3 Hoenn region exclusives

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
313	Volbeat	Bug	Europe, Asia & Australia	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
314	Illumise	Bug	North America, South America & Africa	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
324	Torkoal	Fire	South Asia	Wild spawns in all areas
335	Zangoose	Normal	Europe, Asia & Australia	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
336	Seviper	Poison	North America, South America & Africa	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
337	Lunatone	Psychic/Rock	Eastern Hemisphere	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
338	Solrock	Psychic/Rock	Western Hemisphere	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
357	Tropius	Grass/Flying	Africa and Middle-Eastern regions	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
369	Relicanth	Rock/Water	New Zealand & surrounding islands	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas

Gen 4 Sinnoh region exclusives

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
417	Pachirisu	Electric	Canada, Alaska & Russia	Wild spawns in all areas
422	Shellos (West Sea)	Water	Western Hemisphere	Wild spawns in all areas
422	Shellos (East Sea)	Water	Eastern Hemisphere	Wild spawns in all areas
423	Gastrodon (West Sea)	Water/Ground	Western Hemisphere	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
423	Gastrodon (East Sea)	Water/Ground	Eastern Hemisphere	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
439	Mime Jr.	Psychic/Fairy	Europe	Hatched from Eggs from this region
441	Chatot	Normal/Flying	Southern Hemisphere	Wild spawns in all areas
455	Carnivine	Grass	Southeastern United States (Florida & South Carolina)	Wild spawns in all areas
480	Uxie	Psychic	Asia-Pacific	Raids
481	Mesprit	Psychic	Europe, Middle East, Africa & India	Raids
482	Azelf	Psychic	North America, South America & Greenland	Raids

Gen 5 Unova region exclusives

NUMER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
511	Pansage	Grass	Asia-Pacific	Wild spawns in all areas
512	Simisage	Grass	Asia-Pacific	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
513	Pansear	Fire	Europe, Middle East, Africa & India	Wild spawns in all areas
514	Simisear	Fire	Europe, Middle East, Africa & India	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
515	Panpour	Water	North America, South America & Greenland	Wild spawns in all areas
516	Simipour	Water	North America, South America & Greenland	Uncommon wild spawns in all areas
538	Throh	Fighting	North America, South America & Africa	Rare wild spawns in all areas
539	Sawk	Fighting	Europe, Asia & Australia	Rare wild spawns in all areas
550	Basculin (Red Stripe)	Water	Eastern Hemisphere	Wild spawns in all areas
550	Basculin (Blue Stripe)	Water	Western Hemisphere	Wild spawns in all areas
556	Maractus	Grass	Central America, Southern United States, Mexico	Rare wild spawns in all areas
561	Sigilyph	Psychic/Flying	Egypt & Greece	Rare wild spawns in all areas
626	Bouffalant	Normal	New York & surrounding areas	Wild spawns in all areas
631	Heatmor	Fire	Eastern Hemisphere	Rare wild spawns in all areas
632	Durant	Bug/Steel	Western Hemisphere	Rare wild spawns in all areas

Gen 6 Kalos region exclusives

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
666	Vivillon	Bug/Flying	Africa: Archipelago, Jungle, Ocean, River & Sun patterns Asia: Elegant, Jungle, Monsoon & Tundra patterns Australia: River & Sun patterns New Zealand: Garden pattern Europe: Garden, Continental, High Plains, Icy Snow, Marine, Meadow, Polar & Tundra patterns Middle East: Sandstorm pattern North America: Archipelago, High Plains, Icy Snow, Modern, Ocean, Polar & Sun patterns South America: Continental, Jungle, Marine, Ocean, Polar & Savanna patterns	Found by catching Scatterbugs found on postcards and evolving
669	Flabébé (Blue Flower)	Fairy	Asia-Pacific	Wild spawns in all areas
669	Flabébé (Red Flower)	Fairy	Europe, Middle East & Africa	Wild spawns in all areas
669	Flabébé (Yellow Flower)	Fairy	North America & South America	Wild spawns in all areas
670	Floette (Blue Flower)	Fairy	Asia-Pacific	Wild spawns in all areas
670	Floette (Red Flower)	Fairy	Europe, Middle East & Africa	Wild spawns in all areas
670	Floette (Yellow Flower)	Fairy	North America & South America	Wild spawns in all areas
671	Florges (Blue Flower)	Fairy	Asia-Pacific	Wild spawns in all areas
671	Florges (Red Flower)	Fairy	Europe, Middle East & Africa	Wild spawns in all areas
671	Florges (Yellow Flower)	Fairy	North America & South America	Wild spawns in all areas
676	Furfrou (Debutante Trim)	Normal	North America & South America	Wild spawns in all areas
676	Furfrou (Diamond Trim)	Normal	Europe, Middle East & Africa	Wild spawns in all areas
676	Furfrou (Star Trim)	Normal	Asia-Pacific	Wild spawns in all areas
676	Furfrou (La Reine Trim)	Normal	France	Wild spawns in all areas
676	Furfrou (Kabuki Trim)	Normal	Japan	Wild spawns in all areas
676	Furfrou (Pharaoh Trim)	Normal	Egypt	Wild spawns in all areas
701	Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	Mexico	Wild spawns in all areas
707	Klefki	Steel/Fairy	France & surrounding areas	Wild spawns in all areas

Gen 7 Alola region exclusives

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
741	Oricorio (Baile Style)	Fire/Flying	Europe, Middle East & Africa	Wild spawns in all areas
741	Oricorio (Pom-Pom Style)	Electric/Flying	North America, South America & Greenland	Wild spawns in all areas
741	Oricorio (Pa’u Style)	Psychic/Flying	African, Asian, Pacific & Caribbean islands	Wild spawns in all areas
741	Oricorio (Sensu Style)	Ghost/Flying	Asia-Pacific	Wild spawns in all areas
764	Comfey	Fairy	Hawaii	Wild spawns in all areas
797	Celesteela	Steel/Flying	Southern Hemisphere	Raids
798	Kartana	Grass/Steel	Northern Hemisphere	Raids
805	Stakataka	Rock/Steel	Eastern Hemisphere	Raids
806	Blacephalon	Fire/Ghost	Western Hemisphere	Raids

Gen 8 Galar region exclusives

Currently, there is only one regional exclusive Pokemon from the Galar region. However, with the debut of Dynamax and other Galar mechanics during the Max Out season, this list may expand in the coming months.

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	REGION	ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS	SPRITE
874	Stonjourner	Rock	United Kingdom	Wild spawns in all areas

How to get regional exclusives in Pokemon Go

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To obtain regional exclusives in Pokemon Go, players must travel to the needed spawn locations or trade with someone who has traveled and caught the desired Pokemon. However, these trades can only be done in person, which does complicate the attempt to swap missing Pokedex entries.

Players can also obtain regional exclusives by hatching eggs from gifts given in the region of the needed Pokemon spawns. However, these hatches aren’t guaranteed, so they may require many gifted eggs to obtain the desired catch.

If it’s starting to sound like regional Pokemon are out of your reach, here comes the good news: Many regional Pokemon will eventually appear globally for a limited time during events such as Pokemon Go Fest or the annual Tour events, so keep an eye out!

One thing that has never appeared globally is region-specific forms like Furfrou trims or Vivillon patterns. This is likely because you can still technically complete your Pokedex without them, as these forms are purely cosmetic variations of the original Pokemon.

That’s everything you need to know about region-exclusive Pokemon in Pokemon Go. Be sure to check out our guide on the Max Out season to stay updated, or check out all the Ultra Beasts and Mega Evolutions in the game.