No Need For Hidden Machines
Pocket Monsters: Japan
Abnormal Regions
Ash's Companions
100

Salamence naturally learns this move the level that it evolves into its final form.

Salamence

100

Rukario

Lucario

100

This archipelago is accessible from the Kanto region and through events from the Hoenn region.

Sevii Islands

100

This character is the child of a gym leader in Hoenn, but does not own any Pokemon.

Max

200

This move became a TM in later games, and it can be learned at level 1 by Volbeat in every game since Gen 4.

Flash

200

Guraigā

Gligar

200

This distant land is used as the setting for the Gamecube Pokemon games, based off of Phoenix, Arizona.

Orre

200

This character helped Ash along his journey by continuously inventing machines to improve the group's quality of life, though they would often fail.

Clemont

300

Goldeen and Seaking were the first Pokemon to learn an HM move naturally by leveling up, which was this move in Gen 2.

Goldeen/Seaking

300

Fūpa

Hoopa

300

These islands served as the final setting for the anime during the Best Wishes series.

Decolore Islands

300

This character caught the most Pokemon out of any of Ash's companions, making it his goal to fill his Pokedex.

Goh

400

This move was only an HM for one region, and it can be learned by exactly 1 Ultra Beast.

Defog

400

Eneko

Skitty

400

This region inspired by feudal Japan is divided into 17 kingdoms in the game Pokemon Conquest.

Ransei

400

This character served as a game advertisement, only joining Ash for 3 episodes in Kanto.

Todd Snap

500

This move became a signature move in Gen 7 after HM was removed from the game.

Strength

500

Do'ō

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jk it's Clodsire

500
Pokemon Snap took place here with locations such as "Beach", "Tunnel", and "Rainbow Cloud".

Pokemon Island

500

This term is commonly used by Team Rocket to refer to Ash and all of his companions.

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