{"id":1166440,"date":"2026-02-11T23:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=553132"},"modified":"2026-02-11T23:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:06:11","slug":"google-has-its-own-pokedex-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/google-has-its-own-pokedex-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Google has its own Pok\u00e9dex now"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Tomoaki Imakuni\/Creatures Inc., The Pok\u00e9mon Company\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/google-has-its-own-pokedex-now.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In its latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2013\/8\/8\/4603954\/youtubes-geek-week-easter-egg-destroys-videos-missile-command\">little widget<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24158379\/minecraft-google-doodle-anniversary-easter-egg\">shows up<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2015\/9\/14\/9322233\/super-mario-bros-google-doodle\">searching for<\/a> a specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22899863\/google-wordle-easter-egg\">game-related<\/a> term, Google has now added\u2026 filling out a complete* Pok\u00e9dex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">*For the first 151 Pok\u00e9mon, at least.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/google-has-its-own-pokedex-now.gif\" alt=\"A gif of the Google Pok\u00e9dex feature showing the user searching for Pikachu, \u201ccatching\u201d it with a Pok\u00e9 Ball animation, and being prompted to catch more Pok\u00e9mon by Googling.\" title=\"A gif of the Google Pok\u00e9dex feature showing the user searching for Pikachu, \u201ccatching\u201d it with a Pok\u00e9 Ball animation, and being prompted to catch more Pok\u00e9mon by Googling.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Google\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Any mobile user who searches for one of those original Pok\u00e9mon will find a Pok\u00e9 Ball button that they can tap to catch that Pok\u00e9mon, complete with a familiar animation. As long as they\u2019re logged in, their progress toward completing a Google-based Pok\u00e9dex will be recorded, and they\u2019ll be prompted with a \u201cWho\u2019s that Pok\u00e9mon?\u201d-style clue pointing to any Pok\u00e9mon they haven\u2019t caught yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">That really seems to be it \u2014 no wading through tall grass, just searching for the names of all 151 original Pok\u00e9mon and tapping the Pok\u00e9 Ball. Google\u2019s news release also says that Legendary or Mythical Pok\u00e9mon will require Master Balls to catch (traditional), which can be earned by catching regular Pok\u00e9mon. And that \u201cto win, users must catch all 151 original Pokemon characters.\u201d What you get for winning was not revealed, so all we can assume is that it will include satisfying your instinct for completing things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Google\u2019s news release cited no particular reason for implementing a Pok\u00e9mon-catching game at this particular point in time, except to say that \u201csearches for \u2018pokemon card\u2019 reached an all-time high in the US\u201d this February. The search engine\u2019s new Pok\u00e9dex widget is only available on mobile, and requires that you be logged into a Google account in order to save your progress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon\/553132\/google-pokemon-pokedex-easter-egg-secret\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its latest little widget that shows up when searching for a specific game-related term, Google has now added\u2026 filling out a complete* Pok\u00e9dex. *For the first 151 Pok\u00e9mon, at least. Any mobile user who searches for one of those original Pok\u00e9mon will find a Pok\u00e9 Ball button that they can tap to catch that Pok\u00e9mon, complete with a familiar animation. As long as they\u2019re logged in, their progress toward completing a Google-based Pok\u00e9dex will be recorded, and they\u2019ll be prompted with a \u201cWho\u2019s that Pok\u00e9mon?\u201d-style clue pointing to any Pok\u00e9mon they haven\u2019t caught yet. That really seems to be it \u2014 no wading through tall grass, just searching for the names of all 151 original Pok\u00e9mon and tapping the Pok\u00e9 Ball. 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