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This article is about the type of item. For the feature in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, see Wonder Mail.

Mail (Japanese: メール Mail) is a type of item in the Pokémon games. It was introduced in Generation II and appeared until Generation V.

In the core series games

List of Mail

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Mechanics

The various kinds of Mail are held items given to Pokémon. Each Mail item is able to contain a message written by the Trainer. Pokémon that are holding Mail use a special Mail icon instead of the normal held item icon. This message can be sent to other Trainers by trading Pokémon.

Each different type of Mail has a unique background image. The Mail includes the message entered by the sending player, as well as their Trainer name at the bottom. In Generation II, the Portrait Mail also includes the sprite of the Pokémon holding the message, but using the same color palette as the Mail background. In Generation III, the Bead Mail and Dream Mail also feature a sketch of the Pokémon holing it.

In the Generation IV games, the player's Bag has a separate pocket for Mail. In the Generation V games, Mail is stored in the general items pocket, but has a unique icon.

Pokémon holding Mail cannot be placed in the PC or released. When removing Mail from a Pokémon, the player has the option to store it in the PC's mailbox or placing it in the Bag; the Mail's message is lost if returned to the Bag, but preserved if sent to the mailbox.

Pokémon with Mail cannot be traded to Pokémon Colosseum or XD because Mail does not exist in those games.

Many item-manipulating effects cannot affect Mail, although which effects fail depends on the game.

Generation II

Mail cannot be stolen by Thief.

In the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console versions, when the player attempts to enter the Trade Center while one of the Pokémon in their party is holding Mail, they are given a warning on the touch screen not to include offensive material in Mail.

Generation III

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire only, Mail can be stolen with Thief and Covet; in all other Generation III games, Mail cannot be stolen. In the Japanese version of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire only, Mail can be swapped by Trick; in the Western versions and all other Generation III games, Mail cannot be swapped with Trick. If Mail is moved in either of these ways, it can cause corruption.

Mail can be removed by Knock Off.

Generation IV

Mail cannot be stolen with Thief or Covet, swapped with Trick or Switcheroo, or thrown with Fling. Mail can be removed by Knock Off.

Generation V

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Details on how the message of stolen Mail is changed in Gen 5 You can discuss this on the talk page.

Trick and Switcheroo fail if either Pokémon is holding Mail. Bestow fails if the user is holding Mail.

Thief, Covet, and Pickpocket can steal Mail from an ally Pokémon; however, if Mail is transferred this way, the slots in the message are changed, being blank or taking on values previously used by Mail given to a Pokémon in that party slot.

Mail can be removed by Knock Off.

Message

This section is incomplete.
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Reason: Add some images of Mail with actual text from each generation as examples of how they look like (possibly some images of Mail received from in-game trades)

Generation II

Printed Mail

The player can freely enter 32 characters across two 16-character rows of text. Mail uses a unique text entry interface, that has a wider selection of characters than other text entry interfaces in these games.

Mail can be printed using the Game Boy Printer accessory. As with all documents printed by the Game Boy Printer, the image is grayscale. This feature is disabled in the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console versions.

In the Western games, the language of the message is stored internally, so that if it is traded to a player in a different language game, the Mail can still be read using the correct character encoding; however, the English versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver ignore this value, instead trying to render the message using the English character encoding, which lacks several characters that can be typed in other Western languages.

Generation III

In Generation III, Mail is typed using the easy chat system, which restricts players to choosing from a pre-defined list of words and phrases. Mail has nine phrase slots, structured as four rows of two slots and a fifth row with one slot.

The player can unlock additional phrases from the Hipster in Mauville City.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, Mail consists of three sentence slots, which can each be filled with a sentence structure from several pre-defined structures. These sentence structures themselves have one or two gaps within them, that the player can fill using the easy chat system (which restricts players to choosing from a pre-defined list of words and phrases). This facilitates translating the message between game languages automatically.

The player can unlock additional phrases from the old man in Snowpoint City^DPPt or on Route 16^HGSS.

Generation V

In Generation V, Mail consists of three sentence slots. For BridgeMail, the player can choose a sentence structure from several pre-defined structures for each of these slots, then fill gaps in those sentence structures using the easy chat system (which restricts players to choosing from a pre-defined list of words and phrases). For non-BridgeMail, all three sentence structures are fixed, depending on the specific type of Mail; the player can only fill the gaps inside the sentences, and cannot change which sentence structures are used.

Acquisition

Purchasable Mail

In all games from Generation III to V, several Mail items can be bought in places such as Poké Marts, department stores, and shops.

In Generations II, IV, and V, all games of the same generation have the same purchasable Mail items. However, in Generation III, the purchasable Mail items are completely different between the Kanto-based games and the Hoenn-based games.

II	GS C	Flower Mail in Violet, Azalea, Viridian, Cerulean, Saffron, Fuchsia Poké Marts, Just a Souvenir Shop (after defeating Team Rocket), Goldenrod Department Store Litebluemail in Vermilion City Poké Mart Lovely Mail in Celadon Department Store Portraitmail in Mt. Moon Square Surf Mail in Olivine Poké Mart, Celadon Department Store
III	RS E	Harbor Mail in Slateport City Poké Mart Mech Mail and Wave Mail in Lilycove Department Store Orange Mail in Petalburg City Poké Mart Shadow Mail in Sootopolis City Poké Mart Wood Mail in Fortree City Poké Mart
III	FRLG	Dream Mail in Six Island Poké Mart Retro Mail in Celadon Department Store
IV	DP Pt	Air Mail in Jubilife City, Eterna City, Solaceon Town, Pastoria City, Celestic Town and Canalave City Poké Marts Bloom Mail in Floaroma Town Poké Mart Bubble Mail, Flame Mail, Grass Mail, and Space Mail in Veilstone Department Store Heart Mail in Hearthome City Poké Mart Snow Mail in Snowpoint City Poké Mart Steel Mail in Sunyshore City Poké Mart Tunnel Mail in Oreburgh City Poké Mart
IV	HGSS	Air Mail in Cherrygrove City, Ecruteak City, Blackthorn City, Cerulean City, Saffron City, and Vermilion City Poké Marts; Celadon Department Store; Just a Souvenir Shop (after defeating Team Rocket); Safari Zone Gate Bloom Mail in Azalea Town Poké Mart; Celadon Department Store Bubble Mail, Flame Mail, Grass Mail, and Space Mail in Goldenrod Department Store and Celadon Department Store Heart Mail in Olivine City Poké Mart; Mt. Moon Square Snow Mail in Lavender Town Poké Mart Steel Mail in Fuchsia City Poké Mart Tunnel Mail in Violet City Poké Mart; Celadon Department Store
V	BW	BridgeMail D in Driftveil City Poké Mart BridgeMail M in Black City/White Forest Poké Mart BridgeMail S in Castelia City Poké Mart BridgeMail T in Opelucid City Poké Mart BridgeMail V in Lacunosa Town Poké Mart Favored Mail, Greet Mail, Like Mail, Reply Mail, RSVP Mail, Thanks Mail, and Inquiry Mail in Shopping Mall Nine and every Poké Mart except those in Nimbasa, Mistralton, Icirrus, and Pokémon League
V	B2W2	BridgeMail D in Driftveil City Poké Mart BridgeMail M in Black City/White Forest Poké Mart BridgeMail S in Nacrene City Poké Mart BridgeMail T in Icirrus City Poké Mart BridgeMail V in Opelucid City Poké Mart Favored Mail, Greet Mail, Like Mail, Reply Mail, RSVP Mail, Thanks Mail, and Inquiry Mail in Shopping Mall Nine and every Poké Mart except those in Nimbasa, Mistralton, Lacunosa, Victory Road, Pokémon League, and Striaton

Trick House Mail

In Generation III, some Mail items are found in the Trick House. There is only one of each Mail item available in this place and they are permanently missable if the player finishes the current puzzle without obtaining them. Most of those Mail items are also purchasable in Poké Marts, except the Glitter Mail.

In this generation, the puzzle 5 is the only one without a Mail item.

III	RS E	Puzzle 1: Orange Mail Puzzle 2: Harbor Mail and Wave Mail Puzzle 3: Shadow Mail and Wood Mail Puzzle 4: Mech Mail Puzzle 6: Glitter Mail Puzzle 7: Tropic Mail Puzzle 8: Bead Mail

Mail held by non-player character's Pokémon

There are several Mail items held by non-player character's Pokémon, including those received from in-game trades. However, no Mail is received by this method in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and in the Generation V games.

II	GS C	Flower Mail in Route 35 (held by Webster's Spearow)
III	RS	Glitter Mail in Fortree City (held by in-game trade Skitty) Tropic Mail in Pacifidlog Town (held by in-game trade Corsola)
	E	Retro Mail in Battle Frontier (held by in-game trade Meowth) Wave Mail in Pacifidlog Town (held by in-game trade Horsea) Wood Mail in Fortree City (held by in-game trade Plusle)
	FRLG	Fab Mail in Cerulean City (held by in-game trade Jynx)
IV	HGSS	Grass Mail in Route 35 (held by Webster's Spearow)

Mail from other in-game methods

III	RS	Harbor Mail in Abandoned Ship
III	E	Bead Mail, Glitter Mail, and Tropic Mail in Lilycove City (Quiz Lady) Harbor Mail in Abandoned Ship
V	BW	Thanks Mail from Bianca on the player's PC
V	B2W2	Favored Mail at Pokéstar Studios and on Route 11

Version-exclusive Mail

These Mail items are only available by trading from other games in the same generation.

There is no version-exclusive Mail in Generations II and V, while the single version-exclusive Mail in Generation IV is the Brick Mail which was only available from an event compatible with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

III	RS E	Dream Mail Fab Mail
III	FRLG	Bead Mail Glitter Mail Harbor Mail Mech Mail Orange Mail Shadow Mail Tropic Mail Wave Mail
IV	Pt HGSS	Brick Mail

Mail from events and Mystery Gifts

II	GS C	Bluesky Mail and Mirage Mail from PokéCom Center Eon Mail, Morph Mail, and Music Mail from Mystery Gift
IV	DP	Brick Mail held by GTS event Heracross

Unobtainable Mail

The Mosaic Mail is found in the data of Generation IV games but it is not obtainable by any means.

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium 2

Main article: PC (Stadium) → Mail

In Pokémon Stadium 2, Mail can be transferred from and to the Generation II core series games connected via Transfer Pak. The message can be edited using the C-buttons to control the cursor.

In this game, it is possible to store 30 Pokémon with Mail in the Pokémon Storage System. There is also the N64 Mailbox with 50 slots for written messages.

Bluesky Mail
Eon Mail
Flower Mail
Litebluemail
Lovely Mail
Mirage Mail
Morph Mail
Music Mail
Portrait Mail
Surf Mail

Other games

In Pokémon Colosseum, XD: Gale of Darkness, Box: Ruby & Sapphire, Battle Revolution, and Ranch, there is no compatibility with any Mail items, even though they feature other kinds of held items and connect with core series games that have Mail items.

In the manga

Mail in Pokémon Adventures

Gallery

A Flower Mail
A Tropic Mail

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	郵件 Yàuhgín
Chinese	Mandarin	郵件 / 邮件 Yóujiàn
Dutch		Post*
French	Canada	Courrier*
French	Europe	Lettre
German		Briefe
Italian		Messaggio
Korean		메일 Mail
Portuguese	Brazil	Papel de carta
Portuguese	Portugal	Correio*
Spanish		Carta

References

Mail

Gen II

(Event-only)

(Event-only)

Gen III

Gen IV

(Event-only)

Gen V

Held items
In-battle effect items Berries • Colored orbs • Drives • Power items Experience-affecting items • Gems • Incense • Mega Stones • Memories • Plates Stat-enhancing items • Type-enhancing items • Z-Crystals
Out-of-battle effect items Power items • Incense • Mail • Scarves

Types of items
General	Evolution stones • Fossils • Flutes • Shards • Held items Evolution items • Escape items • Exchangeable items • Valuable items Battle items • Scents • Nectars • Candy • Ingredients
Medicine	Status condition healing items • Vitamins • Feathers Mints • Mochi • Drinks • Herbal medicine
Berry and Apricorn	Poké Balls • Apricorns • Berries • Mulch
Aesthetic	Decorations • Accessories • Backdrops • Props • Décor Clothing (XY • SMUSUM • LGPE • SwSh • BDSP • LA • SV)
Other	Mail • Key Items • Event items Wonder Launcher items • Rotom Powers

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.

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 Morph Mail.png|[[Morph Mail]]
 Music Mail.png|[[Music Mail]]
-Portraitmail.png|[[Portrait Mail]]
+Portraitmail.png|[[Portraitmail]]
 Surf Mail.png|[[Surf Mail]]
 </gallery>
 ====Generation III====
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 ====Generation V====
 <gallery perrow=6>
-BridgeMail T.png|{{bag2|BridgeMail T}}
 BridgeMail D.png|{{bag2|BridgeMail D}}
+BridgeMail M.png|{{bag2|BridgeMail M}}
 BridgeMail S.png|{{bag2|BridgeMail S}}
+BridgeMail T.png|{{bag2|BridgeMail T}}
 BridgeMail V.png|{{bag2|BridgeMail V}}
-BridgeMail M.png|{{bag2|BridgeMail M}}
 Favored Mail.png|{{bag2|Favored Mail}}
 Greet Mail.png|{{bag2|Greet Mail}}
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 ===Mechanics===
-The various kinds of Mail are [[held item]]s given to {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Each Mail item is able to contain a message written by the {{pkmn|Trainer}}. This message can be sent to other Trainers by trading Pokémon.
+The various kinds of Mail are [[held item]]s given to {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Each Mail item is able to contain a message written by the {{pkmn|Trainer}}. Pokémon that are holding Mail use a special Mail icon instead of the normal held item icon. This message can be sent to other Trainers by trading Pokémon.
+Each different type of Mail has a unique background image. The Mail includes the message entered by the sending player, as well as their Trainer name at the bottom. In Generation II, the [[Portrait Mail]] also includes the sprite of the Pokémon holding the message, but using the same [[color palette]] as the Mail background. In [[Generation III]], the [[Bead Mail]] and [[Dream Mail]] also feature a sketch of the Pokémon holing it.
 In the Generation IV games, the player's [[Bag]] has a separate pocket for Mail. In the Generation V games, Mail is stored in the general items pocket, but has a unique icon.
-Pokémon that are holding Mail use a special Mail icon instead of the normal held item icon.
 Pokémon holding Mail cannot be placed in the [[PC]] or [[Released Pokémon|released]]. When removing Mail from a Pokémon, the player has the option to store it in the PC's mailbox or placing it in the Bag; the Mail's message is lost if returned to the Bag, but preserved if sent to the mailbox.
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 =====Generation III=====
-In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} only, Mail can be stolen with Thief and Covet; in all other Generation III games, Mail cannot be stolen. In the Japanese version of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire only, Mail can be swapped by {{m|Trick}}; in the Western versions and all other Generation III games, Mail cannot be swapped with Trick. If Mail is moved in either of these ways, it can cause [[List of battle glitches (Generation III)#Mail corruption|corruption]].
+In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} only, Mail can be stolen with Thief and Covet; in all other Generation III games, Mail cannot be stolen. In the Japanese version of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire only, Mail can be swapped by {{m|Trick}}; in the Western versions and all other Generation III games, Mail cannot be swapped with Trick. If Mail is moved in either of these ways, it can cause [[List of battle glitches in Generation III#Mail corruption|corruption]].
 Mail can be removed by {{m|Knock Off}}.
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 ===Message===
+{{incomplete|section|Add some images of Mail with actual text from each generation as examples of how they look like (possibly some images of Mail received from in-game trades)}}
 ====Generation II====
 [[File:Pokemon Mail print GSC.png|thumb|Printed Mail]]
 The player can freely enter 32 characters across two 16-character rows of text. Mail uses a unique {{gdis|Text entry|II|text entry interface}}, that has a wider selection of characters than other text entry interfaces in these games.
-Each different type of Mail has a unique background image, which can be viewed in the games themselves or in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]. The Mail includes the message entered by the sending player, as well as their Trainer name at the bottom. Uniquely, the Portrait Mail also includes the sprite of the Pokémon holding the message, but using the same [[color palette]] as the Mail background.
 Mail can be [[Game Boy Printer#Mail|printed]] using the [[Game Boy Printer]] accessory. As with all documents printed by the Game Boy Printer, the image is grayscale. This feature is disabled in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] versions.
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 ===Acquisition===
 ====Purchasable Mail====
-In all games from [[Generation III]] to {{gen|V}}, several Mail items can be bought in [[Poké Mart]]s, [[department store]]s, and shops.
+In all games from [[Generation III]] to {{gen|V}}, several Mail items can be bought in places such as [[Poké Mart]]s, [[department store]]s, and shops.
 In Generations {{gen|II}}, {{gen|IV}}, and {{gen|V}}, all games of the same generation have the same purchasable Mail items. However, in [[Generation III]], the purchasable Mail items are completely different between the [[Kanto]]-based games and the [[Hoenn]]-based games.
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 ====Trick House Mail====
-In [[Generation III]], some Mail items are found in the [[Trick House]]. There is only one of each Mail item available in this place and they are [[List of permanently missable items|permanently missable]] if the player finishes the current puzzle without obtaining them. Most of those Mail items are purchasable in [[Poké Mart]]s, except the {{bag2|Glitter Mail}}.
+In [[Generation III]], some Mail items are found in the [[Trick House]]. There is only one of each Mail item available in this place and they are [[List of permanently missable items|permanently missable]] if the player finishes the current puzzle without obtaining them. Most of those Mail items are also purchasable in [[Poké Mart]]s, except the {{bag2|Glitter Mail}}.
 In this generation, the puzzle 5 is the only one without a Mail item.
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 {| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background: #{{items color}}; border: 3px solid #{{items color}}"
 |-
+! style="background: #{{hoenn color}}" | {{color2|fff|Generation III|III}}
 | {{gameabbrev3|RSE}}
 | style="text-align: left" |
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 ====Version-exclusive Mail====
-These Mail items are only available by trading from other games in the same generation. There is no version-exclusive Mail in [[Generation II]].
+These Mail items are only available by [[trade|trading]] from other games in the same generation.
+There is no version-exclusive Mail in Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|V}}, while the single version-exclusive Mail in [[Generation IV]] is the [[Brick Mail]] which was only available from an event compatible with {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
 {| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background: #{{items color}}; border: 3px solid #{{items color}}"
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 | {{gameabbrev4|DP}}
 | style="text-align: left" |
-* {{bag2|Brick Mail}} held by [[List of GTS event Pokémon distributions (Generation IV)#Heracross|GTS event Heracross]]
+* {{bag2|Brick Mail}} held by [[List of GTS event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Heracross|GTS event Heracross]]
 |}
 ====Unobtainable Mail====
-* The {{bag2|Mosaic Mail}} is not obtainable in any game.
+* The {{bag2|Mosaic Mail}} is found in the data of [[Generation IV]] games but it is not obtainable by any means.
 ==In the side series games==
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 In [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], Mail can be transferred from and to the [[Generation II]] core series games connected via [[Transfer Pak]]. The message can be edited using the C-buttons to control the cursor.
-In Pokémon Stadium 2, it is possible to store 30 Pokémon with Mail in the Pokémon Storage System. There is also the N64 Mailbox with 50 slots for written messages.
+In this game, it is possible to store 30 Pokémon with Mail in the Pokémon Storage System. There is also the N64 Mailbox with 50 slots for written messages.
 <gallery perrow=5>
 Bluesky Mail Stadium2.png|Bluesky Mail
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 ===Other games===
-In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], {{pkmn|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, {{pkmn|Box: Ruby & Sapphire}}, {{pkmn|Battle Revolution}}, and {{pkmn|Ranch}}, there is no Mail feature. Even though they connect with [[core series]] games and feature [[held item]]s, they are not compatible with any Mail items.
+In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], {{pkmn|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, {{pkmn|Box: Ruby & Sapphire}}, {{pkmn|Battle Revolution}}, and {{pkmn|Ranch}}, there is no compatibility with any Mail items, even though they feature other kinds of [[held item]]s and connect with [[core series]] games that have Mail items.
 ==In the manga==

Mail: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:30, 30 June 2024

In the core series games

List of Mail

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Mechanics

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Message

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Acquisition

Purchasable Mail

Trick House Mail

Mail held by non-player character's Pokémon

Mail from other in-game methods

Version-exclusive Mail

Mail from events and Mystery Gifts

Unobtainable Mail

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium 2

Other games

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Ruby & Sapphire arc

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Gallery

In other languages

References

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