The Price of a Living Dex in 2024

Pokemon's famous tagline is 'Gotta Catch em All!'. But what would it actually cost to 'catch em all'? Today I set to answer one simple question. In terms of real world dollars, how much would it actually cost to build a living dex in 2024?
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[@torabii]

Next video: The (Emotional) Price of Owning Every Pokemon Game in 2024

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

The reason fans demand the National PokéDex to come back in future Pokémon games is because Pokémon HOME is a service app that might get shut down.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Not home, bank

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

@@EliteTrainerKenway The reason I said "HOME" is because it might be next. I know about Pokémon Bank. Remakes would be the solution, but they might end up like BDSP by design, which is worrying.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

@@LuigiTheMetal64 and how will we get every pokemon in the national dex into one game? They still got to be transferred somehow if they're not obtainable in the region.

[@minislayer3241]

Yep. I literally store all my gen 1-4 mons in my ShiningPearl, gen 8 mons in my Shield, Hisuian mons and gen 9 mons in my Violet and the majority of gen 5-7 mons are spread between Shield and Violet Can't wait for Legends Z-A, so I'll be able to store all gen 6 mons there😂

[@WayneTechGaming]

​@minislayer3241 what if your switch crashes?

[@C0nnie]

I won your giveaway a few months ago, of a few boxes. you're literally THE man homie I really appreciate that

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thr cherish balls?

[@C0nnie]

yes sir. @@EliteTrainerKenway

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@C0nnie oh I gotcha! I gave a bunch of those away! It was awesome!

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

2:04 Crazy how GameStop is selling SwSh + DLC for $55 now instead of $80 - $90. Meanwhile, eBay sellers are selling it for over $120.

[@raladinl1321]

Amazing video as always ❤️

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thank you!!

[@supersaiyansalamence]

Woah! That’s dope that you’re helping anyone working on a living dex! 🙌🏼

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

No joke, my dream is to do a giveaway where I give a full living dex (Gen 1-7) to a single winner. That would be awesome, but it will take like a year to build that. If i do that, it likely won't be this year

[@Phaeli]

The only two I'm missing for my living dex is Diancee and Zerarora. I didn't see you mention these on this? I've been looking for a touch trade for so long now.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Shoot me a message on discord or Twitter. I can send both of them to you!

[@Leto85]

This is an interesting video. I like it how you split it up in a cheaper version and a more expensive one. Of course you and I both opt for the most expensive option: having all Pokémon coming from their original region from the farthest games back as possible. But I like it that there are more options than just that.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I'm afraid to go back and look on what I've actually spent on my collection lmao. The Eon Ticket alone was $150

[@Leto85]

@@EliteTrainerKenway Haha, me too. Though on the other hand I bought most games right before quarantine when they were relatively cheap: €80 for Black 2 which now costs like €180. Its still cheaper than for you guys in America. I bought Channel for €90. I'm sure it's double that I dollars.

[@mr.nylund7941]

Cool video man!

[@piecebypiece8754]

Great content I am still in the early stages of my living dex. Trying to do it with all lvl 100 Pokémon

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Good luck!

[@jcg7609]

My biggest Pokemon goal. Is to complete a living dex but every Pokemon is from their region and generation of origin. I have Gen 1,2,6,7,8 and 9 complete and gen 5 halfway done. I do have one gen 4 game but I dont have an extra DS to transport and my biggest challenge is getting the gen 3 Pokemon.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Hell yeah! Keep at it man! Lemme know if you need any help!

[@alexanderhorter1287]

You do get a free LV 100 Melmetal gift automatically deposited in home after transferring your 1st polemon to HOME.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Oh yeah, the GMAX one! I forgot about that one! 🤣

[@MiguelG714]

Hiiiiii. Love your videos :)

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thanks man! I really appreciate it!!

[@Ratioman67]

thats super awesome that youre offering the required 3ds pokemon, you just earned a sub

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thank you! Were you able to get a set?

[@Ratioman67]

@@EliteTrainerKenway nah, getting a Gen 1-9 living dex is way too daunting for me lol, I’ve been trying for a Gen 1-4 living dex in Soul Silver for the past few years on and off lol

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Keep at it man! There's no rush! I'm happy to help if you need it!

[@Ratioman67]

@@EliteTrainerKenway thank you so much man you’re awesome

[@stinareads3114]

1 question. Do you think they will do the same with the Kalos mythicals int the upcoming as they did whit the sinnoh mythicals in legends Arceus? In arceus you got shaymin by having save file for bdsp and darkrai for having savefile for sword/shield. Phione and manaphy there was a Quest for.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Oh yeah, I'm sure Hoopa and Volcanion will be in Legends Z-A. It's gonna be another $60-70 though

[@excalibur493]

That's flip-flopped. Darkrai is from having a BDSP save and Shaymin from SwSh. It's both cool and annoying that these Switch games have rewards like this.

[@blakehoward2804]

If you want the most minimal Go influence possible, you can technically get Mew and Jirachi from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl as a gift if you have one of sword/shield and one of the let's go games. Since you'll need Let's go anyway for Meltan, and of course you need sword/shield, I say it counts! Also, if you can find a virtual console anymore of crystal on the 3DS, you can get your Celebi there! IDK about Victini and Zarude and if there's a way to get them, but if there is, then you'd only need to catch the Melmetal line in Go!

[@sunset.696]

I started my living dex about 2 months ago, I've been playing pokemon all my life so I had all of the software on hand to complete this including every generation of games including gen 1 - 2 on virtual console + bank and transporter. My instinct was to complete the generations one at a time however now I've just made it to Scarlett and Violet to find that Walking Wake and Iron Leaves are unobtainable to me, do we know if these events are coming back or have I hit a permanent wall?

[@WoofyFloofy26]

You'll have to trade for them. I hit the same wall.

[@no_u_420]

I really hope this is still available 😮 I sent a PM on twitter if it does.

[@Will_01]

4:38 hoopa has already been released via elite raids on Go

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yes, butnits not currently available and we don't know if it will be periodically released like other legendaries

[@Aka60thChip]

Can you play 3DS games on a 2DS? Cause if we follow what your saying specifically, you have us using gen 6 which is a 3DS game while having us purchase a 2DS

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yes. The 2DS came out after the 3DS and can play both DS and 3DS games

[@dadman8474]

Awe man dude, I could def use those mythicals to finish my living dex, with legends Z announced I was relieved that they’d at least be doing those for that game but I missed the Zeraora event way back when cause I got into sword and shield late…

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Shoot me a message on Twitter or discord! I'd be happy to help!

[@dadman8474]

@@EliteTrainerKenwaywill do brother I appreciate it

[@mauromartinez982]

Is there any other way to get darkrai? Because I think you need a save file from bdsp to get it from legends arceus

[@Yeshuah6]

Ifaik the Darkrai mission is just in the game

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I was under the impression it was already in PLA :/

[@Fangirl-Nerd12]

You can get the event Pokemon in every region unless you have PKSM installed do you need a homebrew Nintendo 3DS

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

No homebrew is needed

[@tokkyu6497]

Actually there is another method when it comes to the 3DS games when it comes to getting the mythicals without using money 3ds games have sysbots and you could just use it to give yourself the event mons but you're honestly need internet access and a 3DS with the Pokemon games

[@BobaIs_Blue]

Does that mean the hoopa i got from Pokemon go is rare? I kinda thought it was a quest that you got automatically

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Limited time

[@BobaIs_Blue]

@@EliteTrainerKenway pog

[@bearryfields9761]

You said that you would only be missing hoopa and volcanion, but where can you get diancie, marshadow and zeraora

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Mistakes have been made 🤣

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

You can get all of them with the action replay though

[@bearryfields9761]

Oh ok I tought I missed an in-game event for them😂😂

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@bearryfields9761 nah you're good. It's difficult keeping up with all the mythicals lol. I'm pretty sure Marshadow has a QR code though!

[@Leto85]

06:06 If you have one left, can I please get a Volcanion if it came from the Kalos region? That's the only one I'm missing and I want to give it ribbons in X before going from USUM and Home.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I'm pretty sure I've got one in Gen 6. I'll check and let you know!

[@Leto85]

@@EliteTrainerKenway Thanks so much! I do have one that cams along with a secondhand game that I bought, but it's from Hoenn.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Lemme make sure I have one from Kalos

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

So I found exactly one legit Volcaion actually from Kalos. It's called the 'Nebel Volcanion'. It was apparently an event in Japan. If you want it, you're welcome to it!

[@Leto85]

@@EliteTrainerKenway Dude, with PLEASURE! But what would you like in return? I do have events from then, but I have to check which ones. I got them from a second hand cardridge which means in all faireness I cannot guaranteed they are legit, but they made it in Bank though without consequences, which is a huge step in the right direction.

[@PokeHokage]

I've had my living dex since alpha sapphire. I've probably spent a little over thousand if we include buying every game and console (3ds and switch)

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

It's amazing how expensive a living dex can cost!

[@m.l.parkergaming6646]

Got mine today! Was just missing Keldeo 😂

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Awesome! Congrats!!

[@NickCharles]

I gotta be honest, I was expecting much worse given how insane used prices can get for pokemon games. I am still shellshocked by the price of a Pokemnon Box RS copy these days...I don't even want to think about how much money I've spent between consoles and games, especially considering how much I've put into capture enabled DS/3DS models alone...

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Same honestly. I know I've got at least a thousand bucks sitting in Home right now 🤣

[@excalibur493]

To be fair with U.S. copies of RS Box, it was ONLY sold at that one pokemon center shop in New York City. Which no longer exists.

[@NickCharles]

@@excalibur493 and I had the opportunity to buy it when it was there, and I didn't.

[@killakam9437]

Who is truly unobtainable I have every main games all ds and switch games I don’t want to action replay

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Who is currently unobtainable without action replay (assuming you're using Go)? Volcanion, Marshadow, Hoopa, Ash-Greninja, Zeraora, Zarude, Walking Wake, and Iron Treads. I believe that's everyone that's currently unobtainable as of right now. If there's one I missed, I'll edit the comment. Spinda is only obtainable in Gen 3-7.

[@FrankensteinGamingYoutube]

I'm missing Diancie, Hoopa, Deoxys for my Living Dex.

[@adhdnitemare13]

Also most legendary except hoopa and volcanion and a couple others and deoxys is on there new DLC for scarlet and violet

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Deoxys is not available in the Indigo Disc

[@adhdnitemare13]

@EliteTrainerKenway sorry it was auto correct I will change now it put a comor instead of the word and, my bad

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@adhdnitemare13 no worries.

[@boiwifeyasmr4U]

I trade a lot, so I only needed 2 games and Home

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Nice! Congrats!

[@quinnderp]

i mean personally i count regional variants as there own pokemon but uhh i guess it doesn't matter lol

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

In my experience, most people refer to that as a "complete living dex". Given that regional variants started with Gen 7, it doesn't change the overall cost lol

[@Canation89]

Hoopa was already released in Pokemon go

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yes, but it's not available all the time

[@JamminJim19]

I argue it's harder by sending pokemon from GO because you need to spend time and money getting all those pokemon. it's easier buying a $60 game and spending 3 days getting all those pokemon. It's taken me since GO launched to get almost 900 pokemon in GO.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

It actually doesn't cost a dime to send pokemon from Go to Home. The stardust (or whatever it's called) replenishes fully after a week. It took me about 3 months to all my pokemon to Home, but it was 100% free. If you have a shiny legendary/mythical, it takes more stardust, but it CAN be done for free. Ya just gotta have patience. This guide was about building a dex as cheaply as possible, not as quickly as possible lol

[@zoroearc2582]

You can get Skitty and Delcatty in XY

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

But youd still need OR or AS for Deoxys

[@FireF0x2500]

This is also assuming you dont have a homebrewed 2ds/3ds as that could actually save you a LOT of money....buuut it isnt very *legal* 😅

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I do have an action replay (how I got Hoopa and Volcanion), but not a homebrewed 3ds.

[@excalibur493]

​@@EliteTrainerKenwayIt's relatively easy to do custom firmware (aka CFW), but I only use it to back up my save files.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

No i know. I used to have a jailbroken psp back in the day. I just don't really have a need to homebrew my 3ds

[@sheeplol2161]

this video gives TheChiptide vibes

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I'm gonna have to check out his stuff!

[@dorisbain9281]

Actually sir to get metal man u need Pikachu or eevee so u would have to have it .

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

When I looked it up, you can get Meltan in Go by simply sending a pokemon to Home

[@dorisbain9281]

@@EliteTrainerKenway oh . 😆

[@Evixyn]

Pokemon has become ridiculous at this point my goodness. I have mostly everything pokemon related from generation one to seven and I could always get the mythical pokemon events if I want to set DNS trick for generations six / seven but I have either six hundred eighty Pokemon or seven hundred and three pokemon in home.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I know.... its absolutely ridiculous. Ive spent close to $2000 on my collection and i STILL dont have everything. Im still missing Pichu from Pokemon Box on the Gamecube

[@doubleohnine]

Hoopa is in Go

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Temporarily yes.

[@dinosaurtimeandfunnyvideos]

You cant download Bank anymore.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Which is precisely why I looked up the cost of a 2ds with bank installed

[@dinosaurtimeandfunnyvideos]

Ah

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Lol no worries

[@FairyPhantasia]

I've put in years of work into Pokémon Go Even the passes everyone bitches about.... you pay for the legendary shiny. Ummm no. You pay for the research to get it. My mew research is still going because I have not found an invisible keckleon in 6 months. Raids? Unless you leech off of others, you aren't going to win a raid 😂 Im FTP except for events No buying raid passes. I do 50 coins a day. Save that. Unfortunately they went up and I refuse to purchase THAT We can get into semantics. Had no money or way of getting to a toys r us or gamestop as a kid. You did. Took gas to get there and get your eon ticket etc. You paid for it. And likely gave patronage to these places. You can like what you like but cant really invalidate something Nintendo has deemed acceptable and allowed. Or else hacking in your tickets etc to catch thesse mons in old gamesd isn't real unless you track down a store cart 😅

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

At no point did I invalidate anyone's collection. I simply stated that people have different definitions of what constitutes a legit living dex. Because Pokemom Go isn't made by Nintendo or GF, some people don't consider them to be legit pokemon.

[@SIX-000H-THR33]

ARGGHH...it be free....☠️🏴‍☠️🦜

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yarrr......

[@eastonmurdock04]

Yo ho