Unova Pokédex
156 new Pokémon, zero returning — the biggest roster in franchise history.
Black, White, Black 2, White 2 · Released 2010
About Generation 5
Unova is the only Pokémon region to ship with an entirely new roster of Pokémon — Gen 5's Black & White deliberately excluded every single Gen 1-4 Pokémon from the main storyline, forcing players to build a team entirely from 156 new creatures. This was a deliberate design choice by director Junichi Masuda, intended to evoke the 'everything is new' feeling of the original Red & Blue. It is also the largest single-generation roster in franchise history.
Unova lore & design
Unova is the first Pokémon region based on a location outside Japan — it's modelled on New York City, with Castelia City as Manhattan, Driftveil as Chicago and Nimbasa as Coney Island. The bridges that dominate the map's skyline reference the real-world East River crossings.
Did you know?
Black 2 & White 2 are the only direct sequels in mainline Pokémon history — every other 'third version' (Crystal, Emerald, Platinum) was a remix of an existing story, but Black 2 / White 2 take place two years after the original B/W events with a new protagonist.
All Unova Pokémon (156)
#0494victini
#0495snivy
#0496servine
#0497serperior
#0498tepig
#0499pignite
#0500emboar
#0501oshawott
#0502dewott
#0503samurott
#0504patrat
#0505watchog
#0506lillipup
#0507herdier
#0508stoutland
#0509purrloin
#0510liepard
#0511pansage
#0512simisage
#0513pansear
#0514simisear
#0515panpour
#0516simipour
#0517munna
#0518musharna
#0519pidove
#0520tranquill
#0521unfezant
#0522blitzle
#0523zebstrika
#0524roggenrola
#0525boldore
#0526gigalith
#0527woobat
#0528swoobat
#0529drilbur
#0530excadrill
#0531audino
#0532timburr
#0533gurdurr
#0534conkeldurr
#0535tympole
#0536palpitoad
#0537seismitoad
#0538throh
#0539sawk
#0540sewaddle
#0541swadloon
#0542leavanny
#0543venipede
#0544whirlipede
#0545scolipede
#0546cottonee
#0547whimsicott
#0548petilil
#0549lilligant
#0550basculin red striped
#0551sandile
#0552krokorok
#0553krookodile
#0554darumaka
#0555darmanitan standard
#0556maractus
#0557dwebble
#0558crustle
#0559scraggy
#0560scrafty
#0561sigilyph
#0562yamask
#0563cofagrigus
#0564tirtouga
#0565carracosta
#0566archen
#0567archeops
#0568trubbish
#0569garbodor
#0570zorua
#0571zoroark
#0572minccino
#0573cinccino
#0574gothita
#0575gothorita
#0576gothitelle
#0577solosis
#0578duosion
#0579reuniclus
#0580ducklett
#0581swanna
#0582vanillite
#0583vanillish
#0584vanilluxe
#0585deerling
#0586sawsbuck
#0587emolga
#0588karrablast
#0589escavalier
#0590foongus
#0591amoonguss
#0592frillish
#0593jellicent
#0594alomomola
#0595joltik
#0596galvantula
#0597ferroseed
#0598ferrothorn
#0599klink
#0600klang
#0601klinklang
#0602tynamo
#0603eelektrik
#0604eelektross
#0605elgyem
#0606beheeyem
#0607litwick
#0608lampent
#0609chandelure
#0610axew
#0611fraxure
#0612haxorus
#0613cubchoo
#0614beartic
#0615cryogonal
#0616shelmet
#0617accelgor
#0618stunfisk
#0619mienfoo
#0620mienshao
#0621druddigon
#0622golett
#0623golurk
#0624pawniard
#0625bisharp
#0626bouffalant
#0627rufflet
#0628braviary
#0629vullaby
#0630mandibuzz
#0631heatmor
#0632durant
#0633deino
#0634zweilous
#0635hydreigon
#0636larvesta
#0637volcarona
#0638cobalion
#0639terrakion
#0640virizion
#0641tornadus incarnate
#0642thundurus incarnate
#0643reshiram
#0644zekrom
#0645landorus incarnate
#0646kyurem
#0647keldeo ordinary
#0648meloetta aria
#0649genesect