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[[File:Season Caught.png|thumb|A wild Pokémon marked with a Pokéball and a green plus, indicating one has already been caught this season]] | [[File:Season Caught.png|thumb|A wild Pokémon marked with a Pokéball and a green plus, indicating one has already been caught this season]] | ||
Catching Pokémon in the wild during the season increases the player's seasonal points | Catching Pokémon in the wild during the season increases the player's seasonal points. | ||
If a player has already caught a certain Pokémon during the current season, a green plus will appear next to the Pokéball when encountered | * Unique Pokémon caught, and the experience received from the catch, will contribute to the player's total and average season experience. | ||
* Duplicate Pokémon caught will add to a player's seasonal points, though at a slower rate than for uniques. If a player has already caught a certain Pokémon during the current season, a green plus will appear next to the Pokéball when encountered. | |||
Training Pokémon caught during the season | Factors that '''do not''' affect seasonal points include: | ||
* Releasing or putting a Pokémon up for trade that was caught during the season – points and other counts will be preserved. | |||
* Training Pokémon caught during the season, unless the intent is to evolve it into a unique Pokémon. Only experience at the time of capture is used (and battles that happen outside the Battle Tower do not count). | |||
'''''Note:''' Pokémon obtained through any other method (trading or purchasing through [[PokéBay]]) will not contribute to the number of Pokémon caught during the season.'' | '''''Note:''' Pokémon obtained through any other method (trading or purchasing through [[PokéBay]]) will not contribute to the number of Pokémon caught during the season.'' | ||