Pokémon Sinnoh Handbook
Pokémon Sinnoh Handbook by Tracey West and Katherine Noll is a handbook that was published in September 2007, and is one of the sequels to The Official Pokémon Handbook. It served as a paper form of the Sinnoh Pokédex from Diamond and Pearl. It contained an entry for all the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex.
Entries
Each Pokémon with an entry either shares a page of the book with one other Pokémon or has a page to itself. Features include a summary, a picture of the Pokémon, and an evolution chain.
Name
Each entry is topped with a large red box. It has the Pokémon's name and its species (e.g. Shield Pokémon for Bastiodon).
Stats
On the side of the pages, the entries list the following stats:
- Name pronunciation
- Techniques (the basic and most commonly used moves of that Pokémon)
- Type
- Height (in feet and inches)
- Weight (in pounds)
Evolution chain
At the very bottom of the entry there are pictures with arrows between them to show what the Pokémon evolves into. Pokémon that do not evolve do not have an evolution chain and instead have the words "DOES NOT EVOLVE".
Other content
The book also features an introduction to the book, a rundown of how each entry is laid out, an introduction to the Sinnoh region, an appendix about Ash, Brock, Dawn and their current Pokémon (as of Twice Smitten, Once Shy), and a poster of all the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex, as of Diamond and Pearl.
Trivia
- The Pokémon Sinnoh Handbook has a move set misprint for Cherubi, repeating the move Solarbeam.
- It also mistakenly lists Garchomp as learning Payback and Dark Pulse, even though it can't learn these move at all.
