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:''If you were looking for the division of dubbed episodes, see [[season]].''
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{| class="roundy" align="right" style="border: 2px solid #{{ {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|January|May|September=spring|February|June|October=summer|March|July|November=autumn|April|August|December=winter}} color dark}};"
{| class="roundy" align="right" style="border: 2px solid #{{ {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|January|May|September=spring|February|June|October=summer|March|July|November=autumn|April|August|December=winter}} color dark}};"
! colspan="2" | [[Seasons#{{#switch: {{#time: F}}|January|May|September=Spring|February|June|October=Summer|March|July|November=Autumn|April|August|December=Winter}}|{{color|000|{{#time: F}} is {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|January|May|September=spring|February|June|October=summer|March|July|November=autumn|April|August|December=winter}}}}]]
! colspan="2" | [[Seasons#{{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|January|May|September=Spring|February|June|October=Summer|March|July|November=Autumn|April|August|December=Winter}}|{{color|000|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} is {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|January|May|September=spring|February|June|October=summer|March|July|November=autumn|April|August|December=winter}}}}]]
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! width="50%" class="roundytl" style="background:#{{spring color}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|January|May|September=border: 2px solid #{{spring color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{spring color dark}};}}" |  
! width="50%" class="roundytl" style="background:#{{spring color}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|January|May|September=border: 2px solid #{{spring color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{spring color dark}};}}" |  
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{spring color dark}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|January|May|September=background:#{{spring color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{spring color light}};}}"
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{spring color dark}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|January|May|September=background:#{{spring color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{spring color light}};}}"
| align="center" | <!--Replace with spring icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>春</big></big></big>
| align="center" | <!--Replace with spring icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>春</big></big></big>
|}
|}
Spring
Spring
! width="50%" class="roundytr" style="background:#{{summer color}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|February|June|October=border: 2px solid #{{summer color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{summer color dark}};}}" |  
! width="50%" class="roundytr" style="background:#{{summer color}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|February|June|October=border: 2px solid #{{summer color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{summer color dark}};}}" |  
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{summer color dark}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|February|June|October=background:#{{summer color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{summer color light}};}}"
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{summer color dark}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|February|June|October=background:#{{summer color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{summer color light}};}}"
| align="center" | <!--Replace with summer icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>夏</big></big></big>
| align="center" | <!--Replace with summer icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>夏</big></big></big>
|}
|}
Summer
Summer
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|-
! class="roundybl" style="background:#{{autumn color}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|March|July|November=border: 2px solid #{{autumn color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{autumn color dark}};}}" |  
! class="roundybl" style="background:#{{autumn color}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|March|July|November=border: 2px solid #{{autumn color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{autumn color dark}};}}" |  
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{autumn color dark}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|March|July|November=background:#{{autumn color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{autumn color light}};}}"
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{autumn color dark}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|March|July|November=background:#{{autumn color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{autumn color light}};}}"
| align="center" | <!--Replace with autumn icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>秋</big></big></big>
| align="center" | <!--Replace with autumn icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>秋</big></big></big>
|}
|}
Autumn
Autumn
! class="roundybr" style="background:#{{winter color}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|April|August|December=border: 2px solid #{{winter color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{winter color dark}};}}" |  
! class="roundybr" style="background:#{{winter color}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|April|August|December=border: 2px solid #{{winter color dark}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{winter color dark}};}}" |  
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{winter color dark}}; {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|April|August|December=background:#{{winter color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{winter color light}};}}"
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #{{winter color dark}}; {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|April|August|December=background:#{{winter color light}}; color:#000000;|color:#{{winter color light}};}}"
| align="center" | <!--Replace with winter icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>冬</big></big></big>
| align="center" | <!--Replace with winter icon when EnBW comes out, leave alone until then--><big><big><big>冬</big></big></big>
|}
|}
Winter
Winter
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | {{#ifeq: {{#time: t}}|{{#time: j}}|{{#switch: {{#time: F}}|January|May|September=Summer|February|June|October=Autumn|March|July|November=Winter|April|August|December=Spring}} begins tomorrow!|{{#expr: {{#time: t}} - {{#time: j}} + 1}} days until {{#switch: {{#time: F}}|January|May|September=summer|February|June|October=autumn|March|July|November=winter|April|August|December=spring}}!}}
! colspan="2" | {{#ifeq: {{#time: t}}|{{#time: j}}|{{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|January|May|September=Summer|February|June|October=Autumn|March|July|November=Winter|April|August|December=Spring}} begins tomorrow!|{{#expr: {{#time: t}} - {{#time: j}} + 1}} days until {{#switch: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|January|May|September=summer|February|June|October=autumn|March|July|November=winter|April|August|December=spring}}!}}
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Revision as of 11:06, 1 February 2011

If you were looking for the division of dubbed episodes, see season.

November is autumn

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

5 days until winter!

Seasons are a mechanic of the Pokémon games. The concept was introduced in Generation V with Pokémon Black and White.

Much as Generation II introduced time and days of the week to the Pokémon series, and Generation IV used the Nintendo DS's internal clock to keep track of the date of capture of a particular Pokémon, seasons are a new feature introduced in Generation V. Unlike in the real world, where each season lasts for approximately three sequential months, the seasons in Unova will change each month, going through the full cycle of spring, summer, autumn, and winter three times per year.

Effects

Autumn. As normal, the slope is too steep to climb.
Winter. Due to snowfall the area uphill is now accessible.

Deerling and its evolution Mebukijika are known to change forms with the seasons.

In some areas, the wild Pokémon will vary from season to season. For example, Chobomaki is very common in the summer, but rare in the winter. The only places this occurs are Route 8, Sekka Wetlands, Dragon Spiral Tower and Sazanami Bay.

Some areas are only accessible in a given season. The background music on most routes changes slightly depending on the season.

List of seasons

Spring

Springtime weather appears in January, May, and September. Certain areas may have rainy weather.

Summer

Summer weather appears in February, June, and October. Morning begins one hour earlier, at 3:00 AM, while Day lasts an hour longer, until 8:59 PM.

Autumn

Autumn weather appears in March, July, and November.

Winter

Winter weather appears in April, August, and December. Morning begins one hour later, at 5:00 AM, while Day lasts an hour shorter, until 6:59 PM. Due to snow piling up, certain areas can be accessed that are normally inaccessible.

Trivia

  • As February is included among the months considered as summer, it is the shortest season on average. Where the other seasons each last a total of 92 days in a real-time year, summer lasts a total of 89 days or, in case of a leap year, 90 days.
    • Interestingly, this is true for the southern hemisphere summer, as the Earth is near perihelion. Summer lasts only approximately 89 days, while winter lasts closer to 94. The opposite is in effect for the northern hemisphere.
  • When summer and winter start in the northern hemisphere of the real world, the same season is in effect in-game. This is not true for spring and autumn, whereas it is spring in-game when autumn starts in real life and vice versa.
    • The opposite is true for the southern hemisphere: real-world spring and autumn start in months with their respective in-game seasons, while summer and winter start in in-game winter and summer respectively.
  • In some countries, most notably in North America and parts of Europe, seasons are generally considered to start at solstices and equinoxes, rather than starting at the first day of a month as is the case in countries like Australia. In such cases, all four seasons appear in-game in each real life season.
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