Regional Variant

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A Regional Variant (Japanese リージョンフォーム Region Form) is a species of Pokémon found in a specific region that takes on a different form than it does in most other regions. These Pokémon have uniquely adapted to habitats that are different than those where its species naturally live in other parts of the world, such as a Fire-Type adapting to harsh cold or a prey Pokémon adapting to counter predation. This typically results in physical changes which may be either subtle or drastic in comparison to its cousins in other regions. This is similar to real-world evolution and genetic drift.

A Pokémon will always breed offspring of and evolve into its Regional Variant if it is in the corresponding region. A Pokémon will be able to breed offspring of its own form if it is holding an Everstone, regardless of region.

Currently, the regions known to produce Regional Variants are Alola and Altaris. Though not quite as drastic as these two regions, the Orange Archipelago has been observed to produce slight variations of native Pokémon. Purely cosmetic differences such as this, as well as differing Arbok patterns and Shellos morphs, are not considered Regional Variants.

Alola

The majority of Alolan Regional Variants have adapted simply to new surroundings, predators, and climates. These changes are purely ecological in nature, with some human interference contributing to the genetic drift.

Pokémon	Normal form			Alolan form			Evolutionary Reason
Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite
Rattata		Normal	Run Away Guts Hustle Rattled		Dark Normal	Gluttony Hustle Thick Fat Quick Feet	Became nocturnal to avoid predatory Yungoos.
Raticate		Normal	Run Away Guts Hustle Rattled		Dark Normal	Gluttony Hustle Thick Fat Quick Feet	Became nocturnal to avoid predatory Yungoos.
Raichu		Electric	Static Overclock Lightning Rod Galvanize		Electric Psychic	Surge Surfer Levitate Galvanize	Unknown. Thought to have eaten too many pancakes.
Sandshrew		Ground	Sand Veil Stiffen Sand Rush Sand Spit		Ice Steel	Snow Cloak Battle Armor Slush Rush Ice Scales	Adaptation to cold climates.
Sandslash		Ground	Sand Veil Stiffen Sand Rush Sand Spit		Ice Steel	Snow Cloak Battle Armor Slush Rush Ice Scales	Adaptation to cold climates.
Vulpix		Fire	Flash Fire Forewarn Drought Flame Body		Ice	Snow Cloak Forewarn Snow Warning Frigid	Adaptation to cold climates.
Ninetales		Fire	Flash Fire Forewarn Drought Flame Body		Ice Fairy	Snow Cloak Forewarn Snow Warning Frigid	Adaptation to cold climates.
Diglett		Ground	Sand Veil Arena Trap Guildmate Quick Feet		Ground Steel	Sand Veil Tangling Hair Sand Force Quick Feet	Adaptation to volcanic activity.
Dugtrio		Ground	Sand Veil Arena Trap Guildmate Mold Breaker		Ground Steel	Sand Veil Tangling Hair Sand Force Snare	Adaptation to volcanic activity.
Meowth		Normal	Pickup Technician Unnerve Normalize		Dark	Pickup Technician Rattled Pickpocket	Selective breeding by humans.
Persian		Normal	Limber Technician Unnerve Normalize		Dark	Fur Coat Technician Rattled Pickpocket	Selective breeding by humans.
Geodude		Rock Ground	Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil Sand Stream		Rock Electric	Magnet Pull Lighting Rod Galvanize Sturdy	Composed of magnetic rock.
Graveler		Rock Ground	Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil Sand Stream		Rock Electric	Magnet Pull Lighting Rod Galvanize Sturdy	Composed of magnetic rock.
Golem		Rock Ground	Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil Sand Stream		Rock Electric	Magnet Pull Lighting Rod Galvanize Mega Launcher	Composed of magnetic rock.
Grimer		Poison	Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch Liquid Ooze		Poison Dark	Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy Liquid Ooze	Higher concentration of toxins from trash.
Muk		Poison	Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch Liquid Ooze		Poison Dark	Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy Liquid Ooze	Higher concentration of toxins from trash.
Exeggutor		Grass Psychic	Chlorophyll Analytic Harvest Psychic Surge		Grass Dragon	Frisk Analytic Harvest Grassy Surge	More sunlight. Original form of Exeggutor.
Marowak		Ground	Rock Head Lightning Rod Battle Armor Weak Armor		Fire Ghost	Cursed Body Lightning Rod Rock Head Weak Armor	Adaptation to abundance of natural predators.

Altaris

The genetic drift in Altaris is most notably caused by a much harsher environment. Most Regional Variants have evolved to combat aggressive predators and elusive prey, with a few species actively being driven near extinction by humans wishing to limit civilian casualties. Aside from these trophic adaptations, many Pokémon adapted to the much different climate of Altaris, or never had to adapt to other environments than what is found in this region.

Pokémon	Normal form			Altaran form			Evolutionary Reason
Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite
Charmander		Fire	Blaze Super Luck Solar Power Evaporate		Fire Dragon	Smolder Firestarter Hellfire	Adaptation to rival predators.
Charmeleon		Fire	Blaze Super Luck Solar Power Evaporate		Fire Dragon	Smolder Firestarter Hellfire	Adaptation to rival predators.
Charizard		Fire Flying	Blaze Super Luck Solar Power Evaporate		Fire Dragon	Smolder Firestarter Hellfire	Adaptation to rival predators.
Butterfree		Bug Flying	Compound Eyes Marvel Scale Tinted Lens Friend Guard		Bug Fairy	Filter Compound Eyes Pixilate Healer	Adaptation to predators.
Beedrill		Bug Poison	Swarm Technician Sniper Speed Boost		Bug Ground	Hyper Cutter Swarm Long Reach Speed Boost	Specialization for certain prey.
Pidgey		Normal Flying	Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks Gale Wings		Ice Flying	Keen Eye Piscivore Refrigerate Snow Warning	More coastal environment.
Pidgeotto		Normal Flying	Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks Gale Wings		Ice Flying	Keen Eye Piscivore Refrigerate Snow Warning	More coastal environment.
Pidgeot		Normal Flying	Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks Gale Wings		Ice Flying	Keen Eye Piscivore Refrigerate Snow Warning	More coastal environment.
Paras		Bug Grass	Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp Natural Cure		Poison Bug	Hallucination Poison Touch Effect Spore Liquid Ooze	Different native fungal parasites.
Parasect		Bug Grass	Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Poison Ghost	Hallucination Poison Touch Effect Spore	Different native fungal parasites.
Venonat		Bug Poison	Compound Eyes Tinted Lens Run Away Fluffy		Bug Electric	Illuminate Shield Dust Motor Drive Fluffy	Adaptation to predators.
Venomoth		Bug Poison	Shield Dust Tinted Lens Wonder Skin Dazzling		Bug Electric	Illuminate Shield Dust Motor Drive Battery	Adaptation to predators.
Mankey		Fighting	Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant Strong Will		Psychic Fire	Telepathy Stakeout Firestarter Quick Wit	Hotter, more hostile environment.
Primeape		Fighting	Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant Strong Will		Psychic Fire	Telepathy Stakeout Firestarter Quick Wit	Hotter, more hostile environment.
Growlithe		Fire	Intimidate Flash Fire Justified Sheer Force		Fire Water	Oilslick Intimidate Corrosion Aftermath	More coastal environment.
Arcanine		Fire	Intimidate Flash Fire Justified Sheer Force		Fire Water	Oilslick Intimidate Corrosion Aftermath	More coastal environment.
Kingler		Water	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force Defiant		Water Steel	Hyper Cutter Tough Claws Sniper Heavy Metal
Horsea		Water	Swift Swim Sniper Damp Leviathan		Water Grass	Snare Natural Cure Leaf Guard Restore
Seadra		Water	Swift Swim Sniper Damp Leviathan		Water Grass	Snare Natural Cure Leaf Guard Restore
Magikarp		Water	Swift Swim Hustle Chaotic		Water Dragon	Moxie Swift Swim Sheer Force Unnerve	Required to adapt to hostile environment.
Gyarados		Water Flying	Intimidate Moxie Chaotic		Water Dragon	Moxie Swift Swim Sheer Force Unnerve	Required to adapt to hostile environment.
Sentret		Normal	Run Away Keen Eye Frisk Nimble		Fairy Normal	Magecraft Phase Illusion Trickster
Furret		Normal	Run Away Keen Eye Frisk Nimble		Fairy Ghost	Magecraft Phase Illusion Trickster
Noctowl		Psychic Flying	Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens Distract		Ghost Flying	Magecraft Cursed Body Guiding Light Distract	Driven into a different ecological niche.
Spinarak		Bug Poison	Swarm Insomnia Snare Siphon		Dark Poison	Poison Touch Shadow Tag Merciless Siphon	Specialization for nocturnal habits.
Ariados		Bug Poison	Swarm Insomnia Snare Siphon		Dark Poison	Poison Touch Shadow Tag Merciless Siphon	Specialization for nocturnal habits.
Dunsparce		Normal	Serene Grace Run Away Rattled Normalize		Normal Dragon	Serene Grace Super Luck Disenchant Dragonflight
Qwilfish		Water Poison	Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate Rough Skin		Water Steel	Iron Barbs Lancer Infiltrator Streamlined	Competition with other predators.
Shuckle		Bug Rock	Sturdy Gluttony Contrary Battle Armor		Poison Water	Poison Touch Effect Spore Corrosion Weak Armor	Adaptation to deter predators.
Kingdra		Water Dragon	Swift Swim Sniper Damp Leviathan		Water Grass	Snare Natural Cure Leaf Guard Restore
Linoone		Normal	Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet Limber		Flying	Precise Streamlined Aerilate Crescendo	Specialization as a predator.
Ralts		Psychic Fairy	Synchronize Trace Telepathy Second Sight		Dark Fairy	Seduce Magician Magic Bounce Frisk
Kirlia		Psychic Fairy	Synchronize Trace Telepathy Second Sight		Dark Fairy	Seduce Magician Magic Bounce Frisk
Gardevoir		Psychic Fairy	Synchronize Trace Telepathy Second Sight		Dark Fairy	Seduce Magician Magic Bounce Frisk
Aron		Steel Rock	Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal Battle Armor		Fire Rock	Flash Fire Magma Armor Iron Barbs Aftermath
Lairon		Steel Rock	Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal Battle Armor		Fire Rock	Flash Fire Magma Armor Iron Barbs Aftermath
Aggron		Steel Rock	Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal Battle Armor		Fire Rock	Flash Fire Magma Armor Iron Barbs Aftermath
Electrike		Electric	Static Lightningrod Accelerate Electric Surge		Electric Dark	Galvanize Berserk Speed Boost Storm Chaser	Required higher capacity to discharge lightning.
Manectric		Electric	Static Lightningrod Accelerate Electric Surge		Electric Dark	Galvanize Berserk Speed Boost Storm Chaser	Required higher capacity to discharge lightning.
Cacnea		Grass	Sand Veil Unnerve Water Absorb Heat Absorb		Grass Water	Intoxicate Klutz Sand Force Curious Medicine
Cacturne		Grass Dark	Sand Veil Unnerve Water Absorb Heat Absorb		Grass Water	Intoxicate Klutz Sand Force Curious Medicine
Luxio		Electric Dark	Rivalry Intimidate Guts Overclock		Electric Psychic	Clairvoyance Intimidate Cursed Body Quick Wit	Ancient branched subspecies bred by humans.
Luxray		Electric Dark	Rivalry Intimidate Guts Overclock		Electric Psychic	Clairvoyance Intimidate Cursed Body Quick Wit	Ancient branched subspecies bred by humans.
Shellos		Water	Sticky Hold Storm Drain Sand Spit Drench		Water Poison	Sticky Hold Stench Poison Touch	Adaptation to deter predators.
Gastrodon		Water Ground	Sticky Hold Storm Drain Sand Spit Drench		Water Poison	Sticky Hold Stench Poison Touch	Adaptation to deter predators.
Gible		Dragon Ground	Sand Veil Frightful Rough Skin		Dragon Water	Rough Skin Swift Swim Pressure	Original, aquatic form that never had to adapt to land.
Gabite		Dragon Ground	Sand Veil Frightful Rough Skin		Dragon Water	Rough Skin Swift Swim Pressure	Original, aquatic form that never had to adapt to land.
Garchomp		Dragon Ground	Sand Veil Frightful Rough Skin		Dragon Water	Rough Skin Swift Swim Pressure	Original, aquatic form that never had to adapt to land.
Gallade		Psychic Fighting	Steadfast Strong Will Justified Second Sight		Dark Fairy	Seduce Magician Magic Bounce Frisk
Snivy		Grass	Overgrow Intimidate Contrary Siphon		Grass Poison	Intimidate Chlorophyll Contrary Shed Skin	Mimicking Ekans to deter predation.
Servine		Grass	Overgrow Intimidate Contrary Siphon		Grass Poison	Intimidate Chlorophyll Contrary Shed Skin	Mimicking Ekans to deter predation.
Serperior		Grass	Overgrow Intimidate Contrary Siphon		Grass Poison	Intimidate Chlorophyll Contrary Shed Skin	Mimicking Arbok to intimidate rivals.
Lillipup		Normal	Vital Spirit Pickup Run Away Teamwork		Normal Fighting	Loyalty Strong Will Intimidate Teamwork
Herdier		Normal	Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy Teamwork		Normal Fighting	Loyalty Strong Will Intimidate Teamwork
Stoutland		Normal	Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy Teamwork		Ground Fighting	Loyalty Strong Will Intimidate Teamwork
Purrloin		Dark	Limber Unburden Prankster Blacken		Dark Ice	Unburden Snow Cloak Frigid Heat Absorb
Liepard		Dark	Limber Unburden Prankster Blacken		Dark Ice	Unburden Snow Cloak Frigid Heat Absorb
Zebstrika		Electric	Lightning Rod Motor Drive Sap Sipper Wind Power		Electric Dragon	Multiscale Accelerate Mythical Wind Rider
Sandile		Ground Dark	Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Water Dark	Infiltrator Water Absorb Strong Jaw	Original, aquatic form that never had to adapt to land.
Krokorok		Ground Dark	Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Water Dark	Infiltrator Water Absorb Strong Jaw	Original, aquatic form that never had to adapt to land.
Krookodile		Ground Dark	Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Water Dark	Infiltrator Water Absorb Strong Jaw	Original, aquatic form that never had to adapt to land.
Sigilyph		Psychic Flying	Wonder Skin Magic Guard Tinted Lens		Psychic Grass	Leaf Guard Magic Guard Solar Power
Litleo		Fire Normal	Rivalry Cacophony Intimidate Firestarter		Grass	Dry Tinder Precise Moxie No Guard
Pyroar		Fire Normal	Rivalry Cacophony Intimidate Firestarter		Grass Rock	Dry Tinder Precise Moxie No Guard
Obstagoon		Dark Normal	Recklessp Guts Defiant Frightful		Flying	Precise Streamlined Aerilate Crescendo	Specialization as a predator.
Overqwil		Dark Poison	Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate Aftermath		Water Steel	Wind Rider Lancer Infiltrator Sharpness	Competition with other predators.

Galar

Pokémon	Normal form			Galarian form			Evolutionary Reason
Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite
Meowth		Normal	Pickup Technician Unnerve Normalize		Steel	Pickup Tough Claws Unnerve Frightful
Ponyta		Fire	Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body Accelerate		Psychic	Run Away Pastel Veil Anticipation Natural Cure
Rapidash		Fire	Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body Accelerate		Psychic Fairy	Run Away Pastel Veil Anticipation Natural Cure
Slowpoke		Water Psychic	Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator Inner Focus		Psychic	Gluttony Own Tempo Regenerator Immunity
Slowbro		Water Psychic	Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator Inner Focus		Poison Psychic	Quick Shot Own Tempo Regenerator Poison Point
Farfetch'd		Normal Flying	Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant Sap Sipper		Fighting	Steadfast Super Luck Scrappy Sap Sipper
Weezing		Poison	Levitate Neutralizing Gas Stench Aftermath		Poison Fairy	Levitate Neutralizing Gas Misty Surge Aftermath
Mr. Mime		Psychic Fairy	Soundproof Filter Technician		Ice Psychic	Vital Spirit Screen Cleaner Ice Body
Articuno		Ice Flying	Pressure Snow Cloak Snow Warning Refrigerate		Psychic Flying	Compettitive Distract Magecraft Quick Wit
Zapdos		Electric Flying	Pressure Static Electric Surge Galvanize		Electric Flying	Defiant Accelerate Wind Rider Nimble
Moltres		Fire Flying	Pressure Flame Body Drought Immolate		Dark Flying	Berserk Opportunist Hellfire Terrorize
Slowking		Water Psychic	Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator Inner Focus		Poison Psychic	Curious Medicine Own Tempo Regenerator Poison Touch
Corsola		Water Rock	Hustle Natural Cure Regenerator Reckless		Ghost	Weak Armor Unnerve Cursed Body Scapegoat
Zigzagoon		Normal	Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet Limber		Dark Normal	Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet Frightful
Linoone		Normal	Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet Limber		Dark Normal	Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet Frightful
Darumaka		Fire	Hustle Inner Focus		Ice	Hustle Inner Focus
Darmanitan		Fire	Sheer Force Zen Mode		Ice	Gorilla Tactics Zen Mode
		Fire Psychic	Sheer Force Zen Mode		Ice Fire	Gorilla Tactics Zen Mode
Yamask		Ghost	Mummy		Ground Ghost	Wandering Spirit
Stunfisk		Ground Electric	Static Sand Veil		Ground Steel	Mimicry

Hisui

Pokémon	Normal form			Altaran form			Evolutionary Reason
Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite	Type	Ability	Sprite
Growlithe		Fire	Intimidate Flash Fire Justified Sheer Force		Fire Rock	Intimidate Guard Dog Justified Rock Head
Arcanine		Fire	Intimidate Flash Fire Justified Sheer Force		Fire Rock	Intimidate Guard Dog Justified Rock Head
Voltorb		Electric	Soundproof Static Aftermath Overclock		Electric Grass	Soundproof Static Aftermath Electromorphosis
Electrode		Electric	Soundproof Static Aftermath Overclock		Electric Grass	Soundproof Static Aftermath Electromorphosis
Typhlosion		Fire	Blaze Quick Feet Flash Fire Immolate		Fire Ghost	Blaze Guiding Light Frisk Immolate
Qwilfish		Water Poison	Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate Rough Skin		Dark Poison	Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate Aftermath
Sneasel		Dark Ice	Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket Trickster		Fighting Poison	Inner Focus Steadfast Pickpocket Trickster
Samurott		Water	Torrent Weak Armor Shell Armor Bravery		Water Dark	Torrent None Shell Armor Anger Shell
Lilligant		Grass	Chlorophyll Own Tempo Leaf Guard		Grass Fighting	Chlorophyll Hustle Leaf Guard
Zorua		Dark	Illusion Prankster Trickster Lunar Veil		Normal Ghost	Illusion
Zoroark		Dark	Illusion Prankster Trickster Lunar Veil		Normal Ghost	Illusion
Braviary		Normal Flying	Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant Bravery		Psychic Flying	Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant
Sliggoo		Dragon	Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey Leviathan		Dragon Steel	Sap Sipper Overcoatn Gooey Shell Armor
Goodra		Dragon	Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey Leviathan		Dragon Steel	Sap Sipper Overcoatn Gooey Anger Shell
Avalugg		Ice	Own Tempo Ice Body Sturdy		Ice Rock	Own Tempo Ice Body Sturdy
Decidueye		Grass Ghost	Overgrow Insomnia Long Reach Quick Draw		Grass Fighting	Overgrow Vital Spirit Long Reach Quick Draw