Patrick: Cleaned the page up. This can act as a variants main article rather than each variant having their own articles with minimal content.

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Cleaned the page up. This can act as a variants main article rather than each variant having their own articles with minimal content.

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	'''Variants''' are a mechanic in [[Pokémon Vortex]] that ~~gives~~ Pokémon ~~slightly~~ different appearances, as well as stat bonuses or special effects. A Pokémon's variant is set when it's generated by the game (when it appears in the wild~~, when it's received as~~ a promo code~~, etc.~~) and cannot be changed.		'''Variants''' are a game mechanic in [[Pokémon Vortex]] that give Pokémon different appearances, as well as stat bonuses or special effects. A Pokémon's variant is set when it's generated by the game ''(such as when it appears in the wild or a promo code is created)'' and cannot be changed.

	There are 6 obtainable variants for each Pokémon~~. Each variant counts as a separate~~ Pokémon in the ~~Main~~ [[Pokédex]]~~; completing~~ the ~~Pokédex requires having all six~~ variants ~~of every obtainable Pokémon~~.		There are 6 obtainable variants for each Pokémon contained within the main [[Pokédex]] and 17 Pokémon within the [[Side Pokédex]] that do not have 5 of the usual variants but instead, only have a Normal variant.

	==List of variants==		==List of variants==
	===Obtainable===		===Obtainable===
	{\| class="text-center"		'''Note:''' ''Rarity order is lowest to highest so 1 is rarer than 3.''
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		{\| class="text-center" style="margin: 0 auto;"
	! class="~~steel~~"\| Variant		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	! class="~~steel~~"\| Appearance		! class="pkmn" \| Variant
	! class="~~steel~~" style="width:250px"\| Bonus		! class="pkmn" \| Appearance
	! class="~~steel~~" style="width:250px"\| ~~Wild rarity~~		! class="pkmn" style="width:250px" \| Bonus/Effect
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		! class="pkmn" style="width:250px" \| Rarity Order
	! class="~~steel~~"\| [[Normal ~~(Variant)~~\|~~Normal]]~~		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	\| [[File:Rhydon.png\|Normal Rhydon]]		\| class="pkmn" \| Normal
	\| ~~None~~		\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Rhydon.png\|Normal Rhydon]]
	~~\| The most common variant~~		\| class="pkmn" \| None
	\|- class="~~container-steel~~"		\| class="pkmn" \| 3
	! class="~~steel~~"\| ~~[[Shiny (Variant)\|Shiny]]~~		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	~~\| [[File:Shiny Rhydon.png\|Shiny Rhydon]]~~		\| class="pkmn" \| Dark
	~~\| +25% HP~~		\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Dark Rhydon.png\|Dark Rhydon]]
	~~\| One of the two rarest variants~~		\| class="pkmn" \| +25% attack damage
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		\| class="pkmn" \| 2
	! class="~~steel~~"\| [[Dark ~~(Variant)~~\|~~Dark]]~~		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	\| [[File:Dark Rhydon.png\|Dark Rhydon]]		\| class="pkmn"\| Mystic
	\| +25% damage ~~dealt~~		\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Mystic Rhydon.png\|Mystic Rhydon]]
	\| ~~Rarer than Normal~~		\| class="pkmn" \| 25% chance to prevent opponent from attacking
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		\| class="pkmn" \| 2
	! class="~~steel~~"\| [[Mystic ~~(Variant)~~\|~~Mystic]]~~		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	\| [[File:Mystic Rhydon.png\|Mystic Rhydon]]		\| class="pkmn"\| Metallic
	\| 25% chance to prevent opponent from ~~acting~~		\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Metallic Rhydon.png\|Metallic Rhydon]]
	\| ~~Rarer than Normal~~		\| class="pkmn" \| +25% Defense
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		\| class="pkmn" \| 2
	! class="~~steel~~"\| [[Metallic ~~(Variant)~~\|~~Metallic]]~~		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	\| [[File:Metallic Rhydon.png\|Metallic Rhydon]]		\| class="pkmn"\| Shiny
	\| +25% Defense		\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Shiny Rhydon.png\|Shiny Rhydon]]
	\| ~~Rarer than Normal~~		\| class="pkmn" \| +25% HP
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		\| class="pkmn" \| 1
	! class="~~steel~~"\| ~~[[Shadow (Variant)~~\|~~Shadow]]~~		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	\| [[File:~~Shadow~~ Rhydon.png\|Shiny Rhydon]]		\| class="pkmn"\| Shadow
	\| ~~Immune to status effects~~		\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Shadow Rhydon.png\|Shiny Rhydon]]
	\| ~~One of the two rarest variants~~		\| class="pkmn" \| Immune to status effects
	\|}		\| class="pkmn" \| 1

	~~===Unobtainable===~~
	{\| class="~~text-center~~"
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"
	~~! class="steel"~~\| ~~Variant~~
	! class="~~steel~~"\| ~~Appearance~~
	~~! class="steel" style="width:250px"~~\| ~~Bonus~~
	! class="~~steel" style="width:250px"\| Notes~~
	~~\|- class="container-steel"~~
	~~! class="steel~~"~~\| [[Pink (Variant)\|Pink]]~~
	\| [[File:~~Pink~~ Rhydon.png\|~~Pink~~ Rhydon]]
	\| ~~None~~
	\| ~~Used by [[Orange Islands]] Sidequest opponents~~
	\|}		\|}

	===Retired===		===Retired===
	{\| class="text-center"		{\| class="text-center" style="margin: 0 auto;
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	! class="~~steel~~"\| Variant		! class="pkmn" \| Variant
	! class="~~steel~~"\| Appearance		! class="pkmn" \| Appearance
	! class="~~steel~~" style="width:250px"\| Bonus		! class="pkmn" style="width:250px" \| Bonus/Effect
	! class="~~steel~~" style="width:250px"\| ~~Notes~~		! class="pkmn" style="width:250px" \| Note
	\|- class="container-~~steel~~"		\|- class="container-pkmn"
	! class="~~steel~~"\| [[Ancient ~~(Variant)~~\|~~Ancient]]~~		\| class="pkmn" \| Ancient
	\| [[File:Ancient Rhydon.gif\|Ancient Rhydon]]		\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Ancient Rhydon.gif\|Ancient Rhydon]]
	\| +25% Defense		\| class="pkmn" \| +25% Defense
	\| Replaced by Metallic Pokémon		\| class="pkmn" \| Replaced by Metallic Pokémon
	\|}		\|}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
			*The Ancient variant was replaced with Metallic in [[Version 3]].
	*Before Version 5, all five non-Normal variants had the same rarity.		*Before Version 5, all five non-Normal variants had the same rarity.
	*~~The Ancient variant was replaced with Metallic in [[Version 3]].~~		*For a list of Pokémon that do not have variants, see [[Side Pokédex]].
	*The Side Pokédex is an unreleased feature that is planned to be "a ~~collection~~ of Pokémon that do not ~~come in the usual 6~~ variants."

Yoshilisk: overview page for variants

2024-11-10T00:43:29Z

overview page for variants

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'''Variants''' are a mechanic in [[Pokémon Vortex]] that gives Pokémon slightly different appearances, as well as stat bonuses or special effects. A Pokémon's variant is set when it's generated by the game (when it appears in the wild, when it's received as a promo code, etc.) and cannot be changed.

There are 6 obtainable variants for each Pokémon. Each variant counts as a separate Pokémon in the Main [[Pokédex]]; completing the Pokédex requires having all six variants of every obtainable Pokémon.

==List of variants==
===Obtainable===
{| class="text-center"
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| Variant
! class="steel"| Appearance
! class="steel" style="width:250px"| Bonus
! class="steel" style="width:250px"| Wild rarity
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Normal (Variant)|Normal]]
| [[File:Rhydon.png|Normal Rhydon]]
| None
| The most common variant
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Shiny (Variant)|Shiny]]
| [[File:Shiny Rhydon.png|Shiny Rhydon]]
| +25% HP
| One of the two rarest variants
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Dark (Variant)|Dark]]
| [[File:Dark Rhydon.png|Dark Rhydon]]
| +25% damage dealt
| Rarer than Normal
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Mystic (Variant)|Mystic]]
| [[File:Mystic Rhydon.png|Mystic Rhydon]]
| 25% chance to prevent opponent from acting
| Rarer than Normal
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Metallic (Variant)|Metallic]]
| [[File:Metallic Rhydon.png|Metallic Rhydon]]
| +25% Defense
| Rarer than Normal
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Shadow (Variant)|Shadow]]
| [[File:Shadow Rhydon.png|Shiny Rhydon]]
| Immune to status effects
| One of the two rarest variants
|}

===Unobtainable===
{| class="text-center"
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| Variant
! class="steel"| Appearance
! class="steel" style="width:250px"| Bonus
! class="steel" style="width:250px"| Notes
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Pink (Variant)|Pink]]
| [[File:Pink Rhydon.png|Pink Rhydon]]
| None
| Used by [[Orange Islands]] Sidequest opponents
|}

===Retired===
{| class="text-center"
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| Variant
! class="steel"| Appearance
! class="steel" style="width:250px"| Bonus
! class="steel" style="width:250px"| Notes
|- class="container-steel"
! class="steel"| [[Ancient (Variant)|Ancient]]
| [[File:Ancient Rhydon.gif|Ancient Rhydon]]
| +25% Defense
| Replaced by Metallic Pokémon
|}

==Notes==
*Before Version 5, all five non-Normal variants had the same rarity.
*The Ancient variant was replaced with Metallic in [[Version 3]].
*The Side Pokédex is an unreleased feature that is planned to be "a collection of Pokémon that do not come in the usual 6 variants."

Variant - Revision history

Patrick: Cleaned the page up. This can act as a variants main article rather than each variant having their own articles with minimal content.

Yoshilisk: overview page for variants