Pokémon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook

'Pokémon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook'
ISBN:	978-1338714128
Published:	September 1, 2021
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Preceded By:	Pokémon Handbook to the Galar Region
Succeeded By:	Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Handbook

The Pokémon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook is an edition of The Official Pokémon Handbook series that was published by Scholastic on September 1, 2021. It serves as a paper form of the National Pokédex for all 890 Pokémon known at the time in alphabetical order, excluding Kubfu, Urshifu, Zarude, Regieleki, Regidrago, Glastrier, Spectrier, and Calyrex, as well as Galarian Forms of Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. The alternate forms of Arceus, Darmanitan, Vivillon, Pumpkaboo, Gourgeist, Silvally, Mimikyu, Cramorant, Sinistea, Polteageist, Alcremie, and Eiscue are also missing. The book is 560 pages long.

The book uses both US customary units and SI units for height and weight listings.

Notably, this is the final handbook to use anime artwork, as all subsequent handbooks use Ken Sugimori's game artwork instead, and the final one to list a Pokémon's region.

Blurb

Pokémon

SUPER EXTRA

DELUXE

ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK

Your comprehensive guide to over 875 Pokémon

from every known region!

Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Unova

Kalos • Alola • Galar

In this book, you'll find:

• Stats and facts on Pokémon from Abomasnow to
  Zygarde
• Insider info on moves, Mega Evolution,
  Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts
• The scoop on the all-new Galarian forms-
  including Gigantamax

And much, much more! This handbook is jam-packed

with the facts and figures you need to become a

Pokémon expert.

Gotta catch 'em all

Entries

The entries for each Pokémon are in an easy-to-read page setup. A page may be devoted to one or two Pokémon. If a Pokémon has a Mega Evolution, it is listed immediately afterwards. Regional forms are listed after their original counterpart. If a Pokémon has a Gigantamax form, the Pokédex entry of the Gigantamax Pokémon is listed afterwards, although there is no image of the Gigantamax form.

Name

Each entry begins with the Pokémon's name, its species name, and the regions they can be found in at the top on a colored bar.

Information

Each Pokémon has the following information below its name:

1. Type
2. Description (based on its Pokédex entry)
3. How to say it
4. Imperial Height
5. Imperial Weight
6. Metric Height
7. Metric Weight
8. Possible Moves (moves the Pokémon will learn by leveling up) - Pokémon introduced after version 1.0.0 of Pokémon Sword and Shield have their Generation VII moveset listed instead.

Image and other information

Each Pokémon has an anime-style picture on its page. Legendary, Mythical Pokémon and Ultra Beasts are labelled as such under the colored bar and there is a glow around the Pokémon.

Evolution chain

At the very bottom of a Pokémon's entry is a diagram of its evolutionary family, including the Pokémon's Mega Evolution. Pokémon that do not evolve instead have the words "Does not evolve". A Pokémon that is on one side of a branched evolution will show itself, and the Pokémon it evolved from, but not the other side of the branch.

Trivia

• Unown's exclamation and question mark forms are omitted, despite having existed years before the book was printed.

Errors

• Dusknoir's region is listed as Hoenn instead of Sinnoh.
• Braixen's region is listed as Johto instead of Central Kalos.
• Clobbopus is listed as Normal-type instead of Fighting-type.
• Coalossal is listed as pure Fire-type instead of Rock/Fire.
• Dubwool is listed as Ground-type instead of Normal-type.
• Dottler is listed as Bug-type instead of Bug/Psychic.
• Onix does not have Mega Steelix listed as an evolution.

Pokémon companion books and guides Game guides: Official Pokémon TCG Perfect Guide • Pokémon Card GB Final Tactical Book Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide • Pokémon Trainer's Guide Pokémon Pocket Trainer's Guide Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescuer's Guide • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorer's Guide Anime guides: All Movies Perfect Guide • Amazing Pokémon Guidebook • Element Pokédex series Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan • Pokémon: Greatest Battles • Pokémon Hall of Fame Pokémon: Sinnoh Hall of Fame • Pokémon Top 10 Handbook • Pokémon Visual Guide • Pokémon Visual Companion (1 • 2 • 3) World of Sinnoh • The Official Adventure Guide • Pokémon Movie Companion • Training Manual • First Partner Handbook Official Pokémon Pokédex • Evolution Manual • Gym Battle Guidebook Cross-media guides: Beckett Unofficial Guide To Pokémon Diamond & Pearl • The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide (2008 • 2024) Legendary Pokémon: The Essential Guide - Sinnoh Edition • Pokémon: Kalos Beginner's Handbook The Official Pokémon Handbook (2 • 3 • 4 • Kanto • Johto • Sinnoh • Ultimate • Black/White Essential • Kalos • Deluxe Essential • Classic Collector's • Alola • Super Deluxe Essential • Galar Super Extra Deluxe Essential • Scarlet & Violet • Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential) Pokémon Annual • Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon • Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition Case Files (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu) Pokémon companion books and guides Nintendo Power • Prima Games • Versus Books • BradyGames • Media Factory • Other guides

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