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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 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

Obtainable

Variant	Bonus/Effect	Rarity Order
Normal	None	Common
Dark	+25% attack damage	Rarer
Mystic	25% chance to prevent opponent from attacking	Rarer
Metallic	+25% Defense	Rarer
Shiny	+25% HP	Rarest
Shadow	Immune to status effects	Rarest

Retired

Variant	Appearance	Bonus/Effect	Note
Ancient		+25% Defense	Replaced by Metallic Pokémon

Notes

The Ancient variant was replaced with Metallic in Version 3.
Before Version 5, all five non-Normal variants had the same rarity.
For a list of Pokémon that do not have variants, see Side Pokédex.

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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==
 ===Obtainable===
-{| 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"| Wild rarity
+! class="pkmn" style="width:250px" | Rarity Order
-|- class="container-steel"
+|- class="container-pkmn"
-! class="steel"| [[Normal (Variant)|Normal]]
+| class="pkmn" | Normal
-| [[File:Rhydon.png|Normal Rhydon]]
+| class="pkmn" | [[File:Rhydon.png|Normal Rhydon]]
-| None
+| class="pkmn" | None
-| The most common variant
+| class="pkmn" | Common
-|- class="container-steel"
+|- class="container-pkmn"
-! class="steel"|  [[Shiny (Variant)|Shiny]]
+| class="pkmn" | Dark
-| [[File:Shiny Rhydon.png|Shiny Rhydon]]
+| class="pkmn" | [[File:Dark Rhydon.png|Dark Rhydon]]
-| +25% HP
+| class="pkmn" | +25% attack damage
-| One of the two rarest variants
+| class="pkmn" | Rarer
-|- class="container-steel"
+|- class="container-pkmn"
-! class="steel"|  [[Dark (Variant)|Dark]]
+| class="pkmn"|  Mystic
-| [[File:Dark Rhydon.png|Dark Rhydon]]
+| class="pkmn" | [[File:Mystic Rhydon.png|Mystic Rhydon]]
-| +25% damage dealt
+| class="pkmn" | 25% chance to prevent opponent from attacking
-| Rarer than Normal
+| class="pkmn" | Rarer
-|- class="container-steel"
+|- class="container-pkmn"
-! class="steel"|  [[Mystic (Variant)|Mystic]]
+| class="pkmn"|  Metallic
-| [[File:Mystic Rhydon.png|Mystic Rhydon]]
+| class="pkmn" | [[File:Metallic Rhydon.png|Metallic Rhydon]]
-| 25% chance to prevent opponent from acting
+| class="pkmn" | +25% Defense
-| Rarer than Normal
+| class="pkmn" | Rarer
-|- class="container-steel"
+|- class="container-pkmn"
-! class="steel"|  [[Metallic (Variant)|Metallic]]
+| class="pkmn"|  Shiny
-| [[File:Metallic Rhydon.png|Metallic Rhydon]]
+| class="pkmn" | [[File:Shiny Rhydon.png|Shiny Rhydon]]
-| +25% Defense
+| class="pkmn" | +25% HP
-| Rarer than Normal
+| class="pkmn" | Rarest
-|- class="container-steel"
+|- class="container-pkmn"
-! class="steel"|  [[Shadow (Variant)|Shadow]]
+| class="pkmn"|  Shadow
-| [[File:Shadow Rhydon.png|Shiny Rhydon]]
+| class="pkmn" | [[File:Shadow Rhydon.png|Shiny Rhydon]]
-| Immune to status effects
+| class="pkmn" | Immune to status effects
-| One of the two rarest variants
+| class="pkmn" | Rarest
-|}
-===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="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==
+*The Ancient variant was replaced with Metallic in [[Version 3]].
 *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."