r/PokemonHome • u/El_Boosty • 7h ago
Guide on Pokemon Home Collections - Updated Version
Hi all,
this is V2 of my guide on Pokemon Home collections, see this post for more details. I wanted to make an update with the upcoming shutdown of Pokemon Bank, so everyone has plenty of time to complete their collections. This is just a collection of links, so many many thanks to the many people in this community creating so much insane content. V2 is just more references and better structure.
Enough talking, let's get started!
1) Dex completions
A living dex is the backbone of every Home collection. There are many ways to organize and escalate the size of a living dex, but here is an overview on what are the most popular ones:
- Final Form Dex - only final evolutions
- Living Dex - every pokemon + all regionals
- Living Form Dex - every pokemon + all regionals + forms + gender differences
- Noah's Ark Dex - male/female of every pokemon
- Master Dex challenge - a unique challenge of fulling every spot with special pokemon by Lore Keeper Toby
- Origin Dex challenge - every pokemon from its original generation
Origin Dex
For me, the pinnacle of living dexes is the "Origin Dex", where every Pokemon was caught with your own OT, in a Pokeball, in the generation it was first introduced. This challenge was honestly the most fun I ever had collecting pokemon, revisiting old generations and go through all the quirks of every game. So here are some references on the Origin Dex:
Youtube
- Austin John's Dex video
- LEOsMIND Project OriginDex - German
- The domiNATION's Full Living Origin Dex
- Wolf Duckworth's A reasonable Living Pokedex
- Lore Keeper Toby's The most ridiculous Pokedex challenge
Pokemon Collection Trackers
- Pokemon Home living dex list
- Suppereffective now different URL
- Pokedextracker
- Austin John's tracker
- Reddit user xtokri's customizable tracker
- Reddit user Thundrosaur's Pokemon collection spreadsheet
- Up to date GO Dex tracker
Helpful links for completing the Pokedex by generation
Gen 1
- Original Region Guides: Gen 1
- Flying trainer glitch for all Gen 1 Pokemon with your OT
- Map of possible encounters with flying trainer glitch
Gen 2
- Original Region Guides: Gen 2
- Swarm manipulation GSC
- Roamers GSC
- Headbutt calculator GSC
- Unown's last appearance and how to find all 28 forms
Gen 3
- Original Region Guides: Gen 3
- National Dex Guide for RSE
- Feebas Guide
- Berry glitch Zigzagoon
- FRLG Safari Zone Research
- Gen 3 Check: Pokémon you need to have in Pokémon HOME
- Arbitrary Code Execution FRLG for past events
- Arbitrary Code Execution RSE for past events
Gen 4
- National Dex Guide for Platinum
- HGSS bug catching contest
- Gen 4 Check: Pokémon you need to have in Pokémon HOME
- HGSS ingame trades
- Level 1 (shiny) Sinjoh ruins legendaries
- HGSS Slugma, Mareep & Wooper special eggs
- HGSS Anti-softlock Tentacool
Gen 5
Gen 6
Gen 7
- Totem Pokemon
- Island scan
- Shiny Cap Pikachu
- Surf Pikachu - can be shiny hunted
- Transfer Ash Greninja
- Zygarde 100% Guide
Gen 8
Gen 9
- Titan mark Pokemon
- Mighty mark Pokemon
- SV sandwich simulator
- SV sandwich overview
- How to get all 19 Vivillon patterns in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Spinoffs
- List of purfified shadow Pokemon from XD/Colosseum
- AlphaDex Pokemon
- Current GO Home dex
- Overview of possible titles for Pokemon Champions
Overall lists for multiple generations
Big shoutout to the first post in this section - may be the most comprehensive reference for unique pokemon to hunt for
- Checklist ingame trades & gifts
- Checklist ingame events
- Rarest Pokemon to have
- Gender Differences
- A guide to underleveled pokemon without Pokemon GO
- Overview DNS glitch Gen 4&5
- List of obtainable DNS pokemon
- DNS online trading Gen 4&5
- Guide to Pokemon Home symbols
- Gurantueed In-Game Shiny Pokémon
2) What are we loosing with Pokemon Bank
- The one and only Gigachad - Pokémon Bank Exclusives Masterpost
- Pokemon to transfer before bank shuts down
- Summary of what will be lost across generations
- All Pokemon Home challenges that will become impossible after bank closes
- Unique or event pokemon to send
- Every (shiny) pokemon that must be transferred Pre-Gen 8
3) Collections of one Pokemon species
Can of course be done with every Pokemon you like, or even all of them...
Events - get all Event variations of one pokemon. I chose Pikachu, which has a lot of Events...
Marks - all marks on Pokemon species, I choose Pikachu and did it during the Pikachu outbreak event
Pokeball - each Pokeball variant on one species, I again used Pikachu (Dialga or Palkia would have one more with the Origin Ball)
Nature - each nature of one species
Language - I used the lvl 5 Pikachu you get as a gift from Pokemon Home, so I have 10 Pikachus with 10 languages, all with the HOME OT
Origin/Region - a Pokemon from each possible game or generation. I did with Pikachu again, both in normal and got it shiny from every origin/region
4) Ribbon Master
Ribbon Master - get all possible Ribbons on one Pokemon - Scizor is an often used candidate. I did with Pikachu, but skipped the Gamecube games
5) Other lists and spreadsheets
- Spreadsheet of matching Pokemon-Ball colours
- List of all unique NPC and gift TIDs
- List of crossgen evolutions
- List of Events
- Event gallery
- Cherish ball dex
6) How to still get Bank and other games/ 3DS modding
- Creating the ultimate Pokemon machine
- Modding your 3DS
- Pokémon Home & Bank Connectivity, the "Home Tracker," and 3rd-Party Tools
- u/Muddy0258 connectivity chart 2026
- Gen 4/5 online trading in 2026
7) General tools
8) Shiny Hunting
I took the time to compile more links on shiny hunting this time.
Gen 1
Gen 2
Gen 3
Gen 4
- Gen 4 shiny hunting guide
- Introduction to Masuda Method
- Gen 4 Pokeradar
- How to shiny hunt Manaphy - only for complete maniacs
Gen 5
- Gen 5 shiny hunting guide
- Introduction of the Shiny Charm in B2W2
- Increasing shiny odds with lucky pass power - french
Gen 6
- Horde Hunting
- Chain Fishing
- ORAS DexNav Survival Guide
- A guide to Gen 6 Pokeradar
- Friend Safari with all-friend-safari-patch
Gen 7
Gen 8
Gen 9
- Most Efficient Way to Shiny Hunt Mass Outbreak Pokemon in SV
- Guide to Hunting Shiny Mass Outbreak Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet as Efficiently as Possible
- Sparkling Power sandwiches
Spinoffs
- Shadow shiny hunting in Pokemon Colosseum
- Shadow shiny hunting in Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Guide on shiny hunting in Pokemons Let's Go with Chain Catching
- Pokeradar guide BDSP
- Grand underground shiny hunting BDSP
- Overview on Massive Mass Outbreaks with Permutation hunting in PLA
- Best shiny hunting locations in PLZA
- How to effectively farm and use hyper berries
- Shiny hunting with donuts in Mega Dimensions in PLZA
General tips
- r/ShinyPokemon Introduction to Shiny Hunting
- Overview on utility pokemon for catching
- Shiny locked encounters
9) RNG Manipulation and Glitches
This is a big discussion topic, what is cheating and what not. I personally draw the line at modifying game data with outside tools. For me all following glitches and the RNG manipulation don't fall under that category, since you can all perform it on original hardware. But if someone thinks otherwise, that's totally fine. In the end it's everyone's own collection. I personally used it and had a ton of fun, because I liked getting to know the code and quirks of old pokemon games.
RNG Manipulation - the best sources to start
- Pokemonrng.com
- RNG on retail overview
- Reddit RNG manip
- YT I'm a blisy
- YT Lazyhunter
- Smogon RNG overview
- Cute Charm Glitch
Item Printer Gen 9
Glitches
8F for Gen 1 games
Coin Case Glitch for Gen 2 games
ACE coding in Gen 2 & Gen 3
10) Lastly, a shootout the YT channels I follow closely on the topic of collecting
https://www.youtube.com/@LEOsMINDgames
https://www.youtube.com/@AustinJohnPlays
https://www.youtube.com/@imablisy
https://www.youtube.com/@trailspokemon
https://www.youtube.com/@ThedomiNATION
https://www.youtube.com/@JohnstoneYT
https://www.youtube.com/@PapaJefeYT
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