The Price of a Living Dex in 2024

[@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?

[@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.

[@diamondwarrior420]

that is because it is the physical version

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thats not why lmao

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

@@diamondwarrior420 Physical games and digital games are always the same price.

[@diamondwarrior420]

wright now it is not being made along side that all DLC in on the physical cart so when the switch e-shop shuts down this will be the only way to get it.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

What does that have to do with ebay scalpers?

[@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! 🤣

[@TheRandomYTDude]

Still salty I can't gmax-ify melmetals from go

[@Nonirul1]

​@@TheRandomYTDude The reason why you can't make melmetal from pokemon go is more with the lore of melmetal as it can only eat metal things.

[@TheRandomYTDude]

@@Nonirul1 and berries and mushrooms*

[@Nonirul1]

@@TheRandomYTDude it's a game thing, you wouldn't understand

[@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!

[@andrewkerr7697]

You’re so cool for offering help man! Great video!

[@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!

[@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!

[@ignem432]

@@EliteTrainerKenway you could play gen3 on an emulator then transfer them to a gen 4 on an emulator to then do a save injection using a Cart Dumper - the Action Replay Media Edition or DS Hombrew on a 3DS supports that.

[@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

[@Andrewloopyloop]

Correction via research for the first hoopa

[@fullyactivated]

Thank you for reminding everyone of the actual definition of a living dex. Some people stating you have to have multiple regional forms for the basic living dex, changing the rules, were getting on my nerves. I don’t have time for all that extra work lol

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@fullyactivated most people differentiate by calling them "basic" and "full" living dexes, but you're right. A living dex is just one of each species 😊

[@jonniefast]

"living FORM dex" ❤ mines complete

[@jonniefast]

there are gender differences as well good luck 😈

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@jonniefast yo!!!!! Congrats! I got the form dex done also!!

[@dumpy_frog]

Regional forms count in a way the speck on torchic’s butt doesn’t Good luck getting alolan rattata & Raticate

[@AJBergmanProduction]

In the span of 30 minutes I watched this video, put in my 3DS Pokemon requests in the Discord, and had them transferred to Home successfully. Japanese regionals and Cherish balls to boot! All I can say is WOW to you and your organized/kind community! I joined the Discord for help with my living dex, but honestly the community seems great so I'm sticking around! Keep on being awesome

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@AJBergmanProduction hell yeah dude! Jamp does a phenomenal job organizing this thing! I'm so glad we were able to help!

[@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!

[@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

[@Vivicloud01]

Aqesome video, ive been working on my living dex for a year and a half now. Started at red and blue vc and worked my up from each handheld.

[@sasquatchnheat4920]

Action replay is amazing for the 3DS games and I miss it so much. I loved being able to get legitimate event pokemon that weren’t available anymore.

[@TheeKoifish]

No idea of that offer is still available now but if it is I would gladly take it

[@CP-yo6dd]

Such an awesome move to include help for other trainers unable to afford travel to a far off region just to finish their living dex. Had to give you the ol’ like comment subscribe.

[@aleix.gimenez]

Luckily I did full living dex during 6th generation (721 Pokemon) that I kept safe between poke back and home, so now I'm getting up to date with gen 9 to get to the 1025. Also I only have Meltan from Pokemon Go.

[@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

[@sherk3286]

Hes still doing it too

[@jimmygudiel3007]

It’s awesome to see you offering a service to those who want a living dex, I think that’s cool, hopefully it helps people who don’t have access to the 3ds

[@logangibson6597]

The only pokemon I’m missing is marshadow. How do I obtain one?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@logangibson6597 hop over on our discord. I'll be online Thursday mornin

[@GTass455in]

Really nice of you to share pokes to help collectors! Liked your vid.

[@devonmoore1259]

im considering going for a living dex either using switch games only OR going from gen3 forward. havent really made up my mind yet on which way im doing it but im kinda excited

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@devonmoore1259 nice!!

[@dergehpunkt8586]

Great video! I already had a living Dex in Home but it was messy with a lot of traded Pokémon. So for 2024 I set myself a challenge to do a living-form-origin Dex with all Pokémon caught with my OT name. I thankfully have the VC games and Bank+Mover on the DS. So far I replayed every generation except Gen6. Apart from the Kalos living Dex I am only missing Latias and Kyogre since Alpha Sapphire is the only DS game I don't own. For Mythicals however I started a sidequest: I want every Mythical Pokémon with it's origin in Pokémon Go which I never played before, but I find the Idea nice that a Mythical is something really special and with the Go stamp it proves that I played through a special research story to meet the Pokémon. It will be a long haul and maybe cost some bucks, but it's actually fun. I'm currently working to meet Jirachi.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Hell yeah dude! You also get Victini in Go!

[@dergehpunkt8586]

@@EliteTrainerKenway Victini activates right after Jirachi, right? So far I have completed the Research for Mew, Celebi, Shaymin, Meloetta, Diancie which were all free and Marshadow (Go Fest Ticket).

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@dergehpunkt8586 yup

[@rmathiesen5125]

Is this possible to do even if you have all the VC games and all? I'm looking to get back into Pokemon and would love to be the trainer on all sent over Pokemon to my Pokemon home. It doesn't seem possible with all the special and crazy event stuff that's out now.

[@dergehpunkt8586]

​@@rmathiesen5125Yes, it's possible! If you do an origin Dex, you'll need every Pokémon from the game it was first introduced in. If you got both games of every generation, you'll be able to get the full roster of that generation including trade evos. If you want to get Mythicals included as well, it gets tricky because not every old event is still accessible and barely any Mythical from events will display your OT name. For this I started Pokémon Go and played every special research.

[@minismoke9393]

How do you got so many duplicate pokemons (including hoopa and volcanion) to give away that easy? Curious to know

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I backup my save file with a modified 3ds

[@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.

[@Schnapsbrennor]

Is the Hoopa research in Go not available anymore if you start an account now?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, and Victitini are but Hoopa isn't. That's why I'm hoping they'll bring it back for Pokemon Day 2026

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@DraculHemming]

Is that Zeraora the event one that isn't shiny? And legit? I really want to get that Zeraora as opposed to the Shiny one for my living dex

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@DraculHemming zeraora isnt shiny. It was available shiny in SwSh, not USUM

[@DraculHemming]

@@EliteTrainerKenway alright. Was just wanting to make sure

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@DraculHemming no worries man! Glad you asked!

[@DraculHemming]

@@EliteTrainerKenway I went ahead and joined the Discord in hopes for later on

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@DraculHemming nice!

[@white_dragoon_x]

Years of collecting and i still have all of these resources. So if i lost my living dex i could rebuild it but it would take alot of time.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

There are a few pokemon in mine I wouldn't be able to replace I don't think. I've been building mine for about 3 years now lol

[@fullyactivated]

I just decided to start a living dex recently. However I already own at least one of every game from gen 4 onward and I had bank, and I already have home, so I don’t see it as any additional cost. Plus I was able to trade for an event diance years ago (I got another one in pogo recently) plus I have a bunch of other legendaries and mythicals from events over the years. So far I finished half of the living dex in a couple of weeks. Pogo and gts helps a lot too. I already started with 80% of the mons in home, just takes time to organize them properly in boxes

[@Herolsh]

Starting to work on my living dex this helps a lot🫶 I think all I’m missing will be volcanion and both hoopa versions, also 90% of these (5:53 ) are available in Pokémon go now during events

[@MiguelG714]

Hiiiiii. Love your videos :)

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thanks man! I really appreciate it!!

[@NateViquiera]

I am Serious to Build Living Dex. it has been my dream. I currently Have X&Y, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, and currently playing Legend or Arceus and Violet as next. With me also partially or occationally playing PokemonGo... Could I do the Living dex with these?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@NateViquiera you'll need an ultra game I believe

[@BenM714]

thank you for being the only person accounting for pokemon go, ppl complaining about the vgc scene cost seem to forget that go exists and is free to play. like it might be time consuming but if you do free raids and play casually you can get just about everything in time.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thanks man! Yeah my goal was essentially to see how cheaply it can be done. You don't save much by using PoGo but every penny counts sometimes

[@DerToasti]

There are only ever a couple pokemon in raids at a time. Unless you have been a weekly player for years you will have missed out on many legendaries who may not be available again for years.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

They pretty much cycle throghn all the legendaries every year. Besides, Ben's point still stands thwt you CAN get them without spending money, if you have patience. I built a full Go Living Dex in just under a year without spending any money in game

[@noze503]

Wait how do I get Genesect? Are they in Go?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

They do appear a couple times a year in raids in Go 😊

[@noze503]

@@EliteTrainerKenway Nice! Thank you so much! Great video!

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@noze503 thanks man! I'm releasing a part 2 to this on Saturday. Gonna be giving away Gen 8 and 9 dlc pokemon!

[@raladinl1321]

Amazing video as always ❤️

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thank you!!

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@Stinkoman87]

My living dex is almost complete, but I'm missing the raid only paradoxes (because i don't really like multilayer) and Enamorous (because i have no coordination), plus a few others.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Enamorus was recently available in Go and probably will be again in February 2025. The rest can probably be traded for on Home or in Reddit or Discord 😊

[@hydraciano]

Are you offering to transfer clones from a backup save from the bank?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yup

[@corvidcosmo]

How did you find SwSh plus DLC for $55!?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@corvidcosmo gamestop. I showed that in the video dude

[@corvidcosmo]

@@EliteTrainerKenway yeah, I guess I should’ve worded that better, I meant like how is gamestop selling it for 55. I feel scammed now with how much I spent on Shield with the dlc included.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@corvidcosmo oh idk how they can sell it that low, but I'm honestly surprised. Nintendo usually doesn't allow anyone to sell their games at a lower price, even used ones. I bought SwSh and their dlcs at full retail lol

[@AlexSalinger-o9b]

Hey does this mean you can do this all on one switch? Even with all the trading between games to evolve? I’m sorry I’m so new at this and obsessed

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@AlexSalinger-o9b if you get the living dex set from me. Everything else can be gotten in Go or Gen8/9

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I'm working on a part 2 of the living dex set to include DLC mons

[@AlexSalinger-o9b]

Oh wow thanks for getting back, how can I do this with you? Through your twitter ?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Haven't announced it yet lol. Still working on it

[@VCV95]

Is there any chance you simply have a Marshadow? It's been my evasive grail for a while

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yeah for sure! Shoot me a dm on discord or Twitter!

[@aishwaryamandapakala7379]

Hey! You are doing a great job helping out those who want to complete the national living dex in Home. ❤ I just have few questions though. I did not understand what you said between 6:05 to 6:11. I am unfamiliar with the term OT. And correct me if I am wrong. Are you transferring these mons for free? I am genuinely confused. Thank you.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@aishwaryamandapakala7379 OT stands for "Original Trainer"? Its the person who originally caught your pokemon. Since most of these pokemon were caught/bred in Ultra Sun, they have the OT of 'Kevin'. Most event pokemon have an OT that's set by the pokemon company. And yes, I am transferring them from my Bank app on the 3ds to your Home app on your Switch for free.

[@aishwaryamandapakala7379]

​@@EliteTrainerKenway Thank you for the response. I dropped a text on x. Waiting for your reply.

[@Canal-kh5pw]

Wow this man just offering that totally BRUTAL help is something else... Will work on this, already have a 3ds, oras, u moon and sun, switch and violet so this is a good chance to collect a few more games

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Lemme know if there's a pokemon exclusive to a game you don't have. In the next few months, I'm gonna be doing a follow up to give away the SwSh and SV DLC exclusives for anyone who doesn't own those DLCs

[@Canal-kh5pw]

@@EliteTrainerKenway That is awesome! I already activated your channel notifications so I won't miss it

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@Canal-kh5pw nice! Thanks man!

[@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.

[@_DewGaming]

How do people get Genesect then?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Genesect is available sporadically in Go raids

[@friskybiscuit1624]

Hey! I just came across ths video & am currently slowly working on the living dex in home (finished up Gen 1 today lol) are you still offerin help with the completion? I also just deleted my Twitter so if you are what's the best form of contact? Also im glad i saw your video now before i got too far into it lol

[@rmathiesen5125]

Hello. Just thinking about getting back into pokemon and making a living dex. Im an OG player from 96' and have most of the games along the span of the franchise. Is it possible to finish a living dex in 2024 without straight up trading for pokemon? I get lost when you all start talking about mythicals and exclusives and all that. I assume their all limited time pokemon.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yes but you'll need Pokemon GO and an action replay

[@rmathiesen5125]

​@@EliteTrainerKenway Ty for the reply! Now that I've dug in a bit I've got some questions. Your video only covers 3ds and switch games, is that because that's the quickest way to acquire this? What if you have older gen 1-6 games lets say. If you have a hacked 3ds for poke bank and poke transfer, couldn't you get everything from older games up into home? On a separate note, if someone has the virtual console games on the 3ds, couldn't they be transferred through as well?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@rmathiesen5125 yeah you can get everything but mythicals with a 3ds

[@joaohenriquealencar735]

very nice video bro, the best about building a living dex I've already seen I started mine this weeknd and just moved over 500 mons from S/V, still missing ones that I'm recatching causa I've evolved them next stop is SwSh

[@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

[@MrKoutsuko]

I agree with Jammin here. Unless you have a time machine, a lot of time and dedication to spare, you can't rely on pokemon go for anything, maybe only the first meltan is worth it. Pokemon go is the must expensive and time-consuming game, you can get a lot done in one week, but after that you become a slave of limited-time raids, spawns and geographic constrictions. And as Jammin said, to complete a dex in Pokemon Go there goes a lot of money and time to get the pokemons, a dedicated player would take 2 years playing religiously 3~12h/day Played forr years, my ambition was a 100% IVs living dex and maybe shundo(100%+Shiny) living dex. Got a Shiny per week and 2 100% each month playing 8~16h/day playing 24/7. Not really difficult to complete pokemon go pokedex, but you have to play it 3 times/week for months or years, and if you are a psychopath like me that wanted a shundo living dex, it may take less time, but wou will be doing 30~100 raids/ray, and those passes and incubators aren't free, once you realize that, you quit and cut your losses accepting that you can't do it spending less than $70/day, or you start searching for a gold mine to feed your addiction.

[@VorpalSw0rd]

Is that offer still available ;-;

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@VorpalSw0rd yup

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@VorpalSw0rd am even better offer is going live tomorrow at 10am cst

[@ProbablyAnders]

ive got a living dex in every game from gen 1-7. thou i dont store them in pokemon bank or home. i can confirm its a hobby that gets extremely expensive especially around gen 3.

[@KitRedfield]

im working on a living dex too! but im also getting the alolan and other different variations! so far im missing less then ten mons to complete it, and am working on getting a few! a trick i learned -the hard way- is if you have like only sword, and you have already finished it completely =dlc= included. delete the save file and start over. -make sure you home your mons first!!- then you can get missing living des mons like one of the missing strike styles of urshifu or the regieleki! im lucky in the sense that i have ALOT of the newer switch titles to pick from! but if i could get my hands on a zeraora that would be the lynch pin in the whole dex, THAT and the pokeball pattern of vivilion!

[@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 :/

[@seamagician7042]

Ive almost got living dex with regional forms. Im missing some mythics. Im also in need of a hooper and megearna if anyone can help me out. Even if touch trade. Id happily wait for them to return as a mystery gift in future but i would like em to just get the complete for alternate colour megearna. My 3ds refused to update back in the day so i couldnt get the hooper mystery gift. I can catch some spindas in x and y if people want or anything from omega ruby I did manage to get a diancie. I spent weaks farming shinies for a guy. Sadly it was hacked so im really disappointed in it tbh. I had always wanted a diancie but again my 3ds wouldnt let me have it.

[@mr.nylund7941]

Cool video man!

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Thank-you!

[@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

[@koyukihime2669]

more than willing to bet that Z-A will have hoopa, volcanion, diancie and xerneas/yveltal/zygarde like PLA had both dialga, palkia, giratina, darkrai, shaymin, manaphy and arceus.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Probably. If that happens, I'll likely remake this video and redo the set

[@TheRandomYTDude]

In your opinion is it morally ok to gen pokemon from USUM since my bank has a white screen of death

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

If you're just genning them for yourself, I don't see a problem with it. The moment you try and trade it (or sell it) to someone else, it's a problem

[@FustFPV]

Well shit. I am working on my living dex 7 months to late :/

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@FustFPV @5:35 😎

[@FustFPV]

@@EliteTrainerKenway legend. I thought it was too late and I missed out, so I commented to add some more videos engagement since I watched the whole thing 🤣 Looks like I'll be jumping on discord when I get home

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@FustFPV no worries man! Thank you for your support!

[@MrLbaven]

Can i transfer pokemon from Pokemon bank to Pokemon home for free? I want to just I transfer only 10 pokemon from pokemon x and y from pokemon bank to pokemon home, can i do it for free?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

You need a Home subscription. It's $2/mo or $15/yr

[@kingofgames92]

Just saw this video, I might start a living Dex, I’ve got all gen 1 and 2 Eshop games along with PLA Sword w/DLC Scarlet w/DLC BD and LGPika

[@Frankenstein_Gaming]

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

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Shoot me a dm on Twitter or discord!

[@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!

[@cooki5741]

Thanks so much man it’s always been a dream of mine to get a full national dex

[@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

[@JamesFlames4200]

I’m going for bds living dex cause way easier all I need is a manaphy but I can’t get it 😢

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

The sinnoh dex or the national dex?

[@thatoneguy4120]

Do shiny living dex now

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Done! I'm working on a follow up to this video!

[@thatoneguy4120]

@EliteTrainerKenway goated

[@shadowfan982]

im building my living dex I started in gen 3 still on gen 4, quite fun

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Nice!!

[@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.

[@yuri990]

I’ve got a Gen 5 living dex and from that alone I know it’s a lot

[@yuri990]

That’s in a Gen 5 game

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yeah the Gen 5 games alone are the most expensive lol

[@StaceyIsles]

The only thing I need for a full living dex in all games (minus Go) is the colluseum bonus disk With is $300 -$500 it's nuts and I'm jot invested in buying that yet

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I've got the colosseum bonus disc if you want thst jirachi. Shoot me a dm on discord

[@StaceyIsles]

@EliteTrainerKenway That's awfully sweet of you, Any other way to get in touch? I'm having trouble logging into discord at this current time, but I'll message you and let you know it's me ^-^

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@StaceyIsles Twitter. 😊

[@stevensilvainus6084]

You need BD/SP in order to unlock the darkrai event in Legends Arceus.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Oh shit really? You can still get it from Go at least

[@tripe9658]

Actually awesome for helping out and offering to transfer the 3ds stuff up for people. 🙌

[@Chiyubelle]

Hey would you be able to help me with my living dex if your still doing this offer?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Oh Twitter or discord, yes! The only reason I don't do it on here is because youtube notifications suck

[@Canation89]

Hoopa was already released in Pokemon go

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yes, but it's not available all the time

[@Bug_Catcher_Mark]

Got mine today! Was just missing Keldeo 😂

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Awesome! Congrats!!

[@andrew1635]

I really thought this video was going to break down how much a Pokémon would cost in the real world, rather than the price to then have to do the work and catch them

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

I wouldn't even know how to begin that lol. It's a cool concept but idk if that's possible. Figuring out the real world price of a pokeball is easy enough. But how would you determine how many pokeballs you'd need for any given pokemon?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Fuck it. Imma do it. This may be the most heavily researched video I've ever done...but goddammit you asked and now I want to know for myself!

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Holy shit, that's a bomb ass idea. The more sit on this comment, the more I really REALLY want to explore it!

[@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.

[@sebastianjatio5142]

well, atl least hoopa and diance are both obtainable in go, along with marshadow

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Marshadow was only obtainable during go fest this year. If you didn't buy it, you can't get it

[@pimphandjesus4667]

I’m probably close to $1k in but I went all in over time, legit carts(or digital for 3DS) for all the DS/3DS games and consoles too

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Same. Latias and Latios cost me $150

[@pimphandjesus4667]

@@EliteTrainerKenway I’m getting Black 2 and White for my birthday so that will complete my collection of legit main series games, so exited I can dump them with my Homebrew DS and install them etc

[@DriftKingfromTekken3]

time to log into my pokemon home, I suppose

[@boiwifeyasmr4U]

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

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Nice! Congrats!

[@sweetbabyturbo]

all you need is the rock types anyway tbh

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Henkita2]

Furfrou can be caught in the ultra games though

[@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

[@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 . 😆

[@KahruSuomiPerkele]

I have 2068 legit FRENCH pokémons including rare ones from events, all legit that will go through the pokébank. Not sure about home, I didn't buy any of the switch games and don't need it. I decided to restart making a living dex, I reseted all of my games and I just finished Fire Red and Leaf Green with 176 pkmn caught, (took me 4 days) my rule is to not transfer from one generation to the other, unless the pokémon is missing, meaning by the time I reach ultra sun and ultra moon, I shouldn't have any common Gen 3 pokémon in the game.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

@@KahruSuomiPerkele that's awesome. But you're going to need the switch games to have a complete living dex, unless you plan to trade for ALL the Gen 8 and 9 mons in the Home mobile app

[@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

[@dankbeanz8908]

Dude giving away free pokemon like a true CHAMP!!

[@the_roman_emperor_fisheater]

ofc im 8 months late to get that juicy juicy hoopa

[@bjchronis]

I don’t understand. If Volcanion and Hoopa are from Pokemon X/Y, why can’t you get them on a 3DS? Great video btw, I’m working on my living dex as we speak.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

They aren't catchable in any 3ds games. They were only available during limited time events. Only way to get them is a 3ds action replay

[@CantGuardGavin]

can i still get that?

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Yes!