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{{BookInfobox|
title=Pokémon Ultimate |
image=PokémonUltimateHandbook.jpg|
image_size=250px|
ISBN=0545078865|
publisher=[[Image:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]|
author=Cris Silvestri |
published=October 2008 |
previous=[[Pokémon Sinnoh Handbook]]|
next=N/A
}}

The '''Pokémon Ultimate Handbook''' by Cris Silvestri (ISBN 0545078865) is a handbook published in October 2008 that acts as a [[National Pokédex]] for all 491 Pokémon, excluding {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Arceus}} as neither of which had been released at the time of publishing, in alphabetical order starting from Abomasnow and ending in Zubat. The book's final pages consist of a special page featuring Darkrai and a section on all [[legendary Pokémon]] (except the previously mentioned Shaymin and Arceus).

An ''Updated Edition'' of the book was released in 2009 by the same author. The updated version fixes some of the errors that are present in the first edition, and it also includes entries for Shaymin's Land and Sky forme and Arceus.

==Entries==
The entries for each Pokémon were structured in an easy-to-read page setup. Each Pokémon has either an entire page to itself, or shares a page with one of its evolutions, or another Pokémon. 

===Name===
Each entry is topped with a large, slab-shaped bar of a random color. Unlike its predecessors, these bars have both its name and species name inside, and the color does not reference its type.

===Stats===
Below its name, the entries list the following stats:

# Pronunciation
# Possible [[Moves]] (moves the Pokémon will already know and learn along the way)
# [[Type]]
# Height and weight
# [[Region]] it resides in (either [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], or [[Sinnoh]])

The moves do not include the recently learned moves in [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]].

===Image and other information===
Each Pokémon has an anime-style picture on its page, with their "flavor text" under their name. Pages for legendary Pokémon have stars within their page and their bar will be white with a glowing stroke around it.

===Evolution chain===
At the very bottom of the entry there are pictures with arrows between them to show what the Pokémon evolves into. [[List of Pokémon that do not evolve|Pokémon that do not evolve]] do not have any Evolution Chain.

==Errors==
[[Image:PokemonUltimateHandbookUpdatedEdition.png|thumb|right|200px|The updated edition]]

The errors are often within their species names and sometimes, their pictures.

* {{p|Abra}} and its evolutions are mistakenly listed as the Psychic Pokémon rather than the Psi Pokémon.
* {{p|Azelf}} is listed as the Stone Pokémon rather than the Willpower Pokémon.
**This is corrected in the updated edition.
* In {{p|Budew}}'s page, Budew is wrongly stated to be able to learn {{m|Bullet Seed}} by level up.
** Later reprints of the first edition, as well as the updated edition, replace Budew's move set with {{p|Cranidos}}'/{{p|Rampardos}}' moveset.  
* {{p|Celebi}} is also listed as a {{t|Grass}}/{{t|Psychic}} Pokémon instead of being {{t|Psychic}}/{{t|Grass}}.
* {{p|Cherrim}} is listed as the Cherry Blossom Pokémon when its simply the Blossom Pokémon.
* {{p|Cresselia}} is listed as the Crescent Moon Pokémon rather than the Lunar Pokémon.
* {{p|Croagunk}} is called the Poison Pokémon rather than the Toxic Mouth Pokémon. Its {{p|Toxicroak|evolution}}, however, has the correct name. 
* {{p|Delibird}} accidentally has a yellow glow on its namebox which only the Legendary Pokémon have on their nameboxes.
** This is corrected in the updated edition.
* {{p|Dialga}} is called the Time Pokémon rather than the Temporal Pokémon.
* {{p|Donphan}} is listed as the {{p|Skarmory|Armor Bird}} Pokémon when its simply the Armor Pokémon.
* On {{p|Duskull}}'s page, a picture of its eye is under the picture. The same problem occurs in all of its evolutionary chains.
** This is corrected in the updated edition.
* {{p|Golem}} is listed as the Rock Pokémon, like its pre-evolved forms; however, it is known as the Megaton Pokémon.
* {{p|Ledyba}} and its {{p|Ledian|evolution}} have their species name misspelled as Five Start, rather than Five Star.
** This is corrected in the updated edition.
* {{p|Luxio}}'s moveset has been replaced with {{p|Roserade}}'s.
** This is corrected in the updated edition.
* {{p|Luxray}}'s moveset has been replaced with {{p|Cranidos}}/{{p|Rampardos}}'s.
* {{p|Palkia}} is called the Space Pokémon rather than the Spacial Pokémon.
* {{p|Poliwrath}}'s pages leaves out {{p|Politoed}}, and {{p|Politoed}}'s page leaves out {{p|Poliwrath}}.
** All of these are corrected in the updated edition.
* {{p|Porygon}} has the picture, moveset and other stats of {{p|Porygon2}} and vice versa.
* The moveset for {{p|Rampardos}} is missing the move {{m|Endeavor}}.
* {{p|Rotom}} is listed as a Legendary Pokémon but isn't listed in the legendary line up.
** This is corrected in the updated edition.
* {{p|Scizor}} is called the Scissors Pokémon rather than the Pincer Pokémon. It has been called this in the {{pkmn|anime}} at one point.
* In the updated edition, Shaymin's Sky Forme's moveset is missing {{m|Air Slash}}.
* In {{p|Skorupi}}'s page, scorpion is misspelled as scorpian.
* {{p|Squirtle}} is called the Water Pokémon rather than the Tiny Turtle Pokémon.
* {{p|Staryu}} is called the Star Fish Pokémon rather than the Star Shape Pokémon.
* The lineart of {{p|Suicune}} on its entry page and in the legendary lineup are messed up. 
* In {{p|Surskit}}'s page, pond is misspelled as pound.
* In {{p|Torkoal}}'s page, coal is misspelled as coral.
* In {{p|Umbreon}}'s description, "Eevee" is spelled "Evee".
* In {{p|Zangoose}}'s page, cat is misspelled as car.
* In {{p|Zigzagoon}}'s page, TinyRaccoon is misspelled as tynyracoon.
* {{m|Sky Attack}} is mostly referred to as Sky Power.
* Also, {{m|Tri Attack}} is incorrectly called Tri Power.
* There are several minor move spelling errors such as in {{p|Turtwig}}'s page, {{m|Synthesis}} is misspelled as Syntesis, and in {{p|Prinplup}}'s page {{m|Metal Claw}} is misspelled as Metal Chew, and in {{p|Infernape}}'s page {{m|Mach Punch}} is misspelled as Mash Punch.
** {{p|Piplup}} and Prinplup are shown that they can learn {{m|Bite}}, but it means actually {{m|Bide}}. The same error can be seen at {{p|Kricketot}} and {{p|Kricketune}}'s page.
* {{p|Grotle}}'s evolution chain has a different picture of {{p|Torterra}} that is not shown in its description.


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