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All Region Locked Pokemon in Pokemon GO (2023)

Collecting Pokemon might be one of your most expensive hobbies

If there’s one thing Pokemon trainers are all about, it’s catching them all. It’s practically half the job description. But Nianatic, the developers for Pokemon GO, refuse to let trainers know peace because many Pokemon are locked to the region they’re in. Here are all the region locked Pokemon in Pokemon GO as of 2023.

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All Region Locked Pokemon in Pokemon GO (2023)

It’s a sad, sad fact that Pokemon GO is all about GOing outside. There have been many instances where I’ve stared forlornly out of a window at a Pokestop that was too far away to spin. But Region Locked Pokemon take things to a whole new level.

These Pokemon require you to actually go to the Region they’re locked to, befriend someone within 100 meters of you that owns one of those Pokemon (and is willing to trade), or participate in a rare event where those Pokemon are briefly obtainable.

Here are all the Region Locked Pokemon in Pokemon GO as of 2023:

Pokemon Region Locked to Africa in Pokémon Go:

  • Archipelago Vivillon → Postcards from South Africa
  • Baile Style Oricorio → Anywhere  
  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Celesteela → Southern Hemisphere (Raid exclusive)
  • Corsola → Kenya, Ethiopia, Madagascar
  • Diamond Furfrou Trim → Anywhere  
  • Durant → Anywhere  
  • Jungle Vivillon → Postcards from Central Africa
  • Kartana → Northern Hemisphere (Raid exclusive)
  • Lunatone → East Greenwich
  • Ocean Vivillon → Postcards from Madagascar
  • Pansear → Anywhere  
  • Pa’u Style Oricorio → African, Asian, Pacific, and Caribbean Islands.
  • Pharaoh Furfrou Trim → Egypt
  • Red Flabébé → Anywhere  
  • River Vivillon → Postcards from Egypt, North and South Africa
  • Shellos → Anywhere
  • Sigilyph → Egypt
  • Solrock → West Greenwich
  • Sun Vivillon → Postcards from Madagascar
  • Throh → Anywhere  
  • Tropius → Anywhere

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Pokemon Region Locked to Asia in Pokémon Go:

  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Blue Fabébé → Anywhere  
  • Celesteela → Southern Hemisphere (Raid Exclusive)
  • Chatot → India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
  • Continental Vivillon → Postcards from Central Asia and India
  • Corsola → India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
  • Elegant Vivillon → Postcards from Japan
  • Farfetch’d → Japan, South Korea
  • Heatmor → Anywhere  
  • Jungle Vivillon → Postcards from Indoneisa
  • Kartana → Northern Hemisphere (Raid Exclusive)
  • Lunatone → Anywhere  
  • Monsoon Vivillon → Postcards from Southeast Asia
  • Pachirisu → Russia
  • Pansage → Anywhere  
  • Pa’u Style Oricorio → African, Asian, Pacific, and Caribbean Islands.
  • Sawk → Anywhere  
  • Sensu Style Oricorio → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere  
  • Star Trim Furfrou → Anywhere  
  • Torkoal → South Asia
  • Tundra Vivillon → Postcards from North Japan
  • Volbeat → Anywhere  
  • Zangoose → Anywhere  

Pokemon Region Locked to Australia in Pokémon Go:

  • Kangaskhan → Anywhere  
  • Corsola → Northern Australia
  • Volbeat → Anywhere  
  • Zangoose → Anywhere  
  • Lunatone → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere  
  • Chatot → Northern Australia
  • Pansage → Anywhere  
  • Sawk → Anywhere  
  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Heatmor → Anywhere  
  • Celesteela → Anywhere (Raid Exclusive)
  • River Vivillon → Postcards from South Australia
  • Sun Vivillon → Postcards from North Australia

Pokemon Region Locked to Europe in Pokémon Go:

  • Baile Style Oricorio → Anywhere  
  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Continental Vivillon → Postcards from Central Europe: Germany, Poland and Denmark
  • Diamond Furfrou Trim → Anywhere  
  • Garden Vivillon → Postcards from the United Kingdom
  • Heatmor → Anywhere  
  • High Plains Vivillon → Postcards from Eastern Europe
  • Icy Snow Vivillon → Postcards from Northern Europe: Norway, Finland and Sweden
  • Kartana → Anywhere (Raid Exclusive)
  • Klefki → France
  • Lunatone → East of Greenwich
  • Marine Vivillon Paattern → Postcards from Greece, Spain and Eastern Europe
  • Meadow Vivillon   → Postcards from Central Europe: France and Italy
  • Mime Jr. → Hatched from European Eggs
  • Mr. Mime → Anywhere
  • Pansear → Anywhere  
  • Polar Vivillon → Postcards from Northern Europe: Norway, Sweden and Finland
  • Red Flabébé → Anywhere  
  • Sawk → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere  
  • Sigilyph → Albania and Greece
  • Solrock → Spain and west of Greenwich
  • Tropius → Southern Spain and countries within or on the Mediterranean Sea
  • Tundra Vivillon   → Postcards from Iceland, Southern Norway and Sweden
  • Volbeat → Anywhere  
  • Zangoose → Anywhere  

Pokemon Region Locked to the Middle East in Pokémon Go:

  • Baile Style Oricorio → Anywhere  
  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Corsola → Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Diamond Furfrou Trim → Anywhere  
  • Durant → Anywhere  
  • Kartana → Anywhere (Raid Exclusive)
  • Lunatone → Anywhere  
  • Pansear → Anywhere  
  • Red Flabébé → Anywhere  
  • Sandstorm Vivillon → Postcards from the Middle East
  • Sawk → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere  
  • Sigilyph → Israel
  • Tropius → The Levant (Israel, Lebanon, etc.)

Pokemon Region Locked to New Zealand in Pokémon Go:

  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Celesteela → Anywhere (Raid Exclusive)
  • Chatot → Northern Australia
  • Garden Vivillon → Postcards from New Zealand
  • Heatmor → Anywhere  
  • Lunatone → Anywhere  
  • Pansage → Anywhere  
  • Relicanth → Anywhere within the country, including the surrounding islands (Fiji, Samoa, etc.)
  • Sawk → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere within the country
  • Volbeat → Anywhere  
  • Zangoose → Anywhere  

Regional Exclusive Pokémon in North America for Pokémon Go:

  • Archipelago Vivillon → Postcards from the Caribbean
  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Bouffalant → New York City and surrounding areas
  • Carnivine → Southern States: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
  • Comfey → Hawaii
  • Debuntante Furfrou Trim → Anywhere  
  • Durant → East of Meridian Line
  • Heracross → Southern Florida and Southern Texas
  • High Plains Vivillon → Postcards from Western United States
  • Icy Snow Vivillon → Postcards from Greenland and Northern Canada
  • Illumise → Anywhere  
  • Kartana → Anywhere (Raid Exclusive)
  • Maractus → Southern Region: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Southern California
  • Modern Vivillon → Postcards from Eastern United States
  • Ocean Vivillon → Postcards from Hawaii
  • Pachirisu → Alaska and Northern Canada
  • Panpour → Anywhere  
  • Polar Vivillon → Postcards from Alaska, Eastern Canada and Western Canada
  • Pom-Pom Style Oricorio → Anywhere  
  • Seviper → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere  
  • Solrock → Anywhere  
  • Sun Vivillon → Postcards from Mexico
  • Tauros → Anywhere  
  • Throh → Anywhere  
  • Yellow Flabébé → Anywhere  

Regional Exclusive Pokémon in South America for Pokémon Go:

  • Basculin → Anywhere  
  • Celesteela → Southern Hemisphere (Raid Exclusive)
  • Chatot → Peru
  • Continental Vivillon → Postcards from Argentina
  • Corsola → Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
  • Debutante Furfrou Trim → Anywhere  
  • Durant → East of Meridian Line
  • Heracross → Anywhere  
  • Illumise → Anywhere  
  • Jungle Vivillon → Postcards from Northern South America
  • Maractus → Anywhere, including the Caribbean, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
  • Marine Vivillon → Postcards from Chile
  • Ocean Vivillon → Postcards from Galápagos Islands
  • Panpour → Anywhere  
  • Polar Vivillon → Postcards from Southern Argentina and Chile
  • Pom-Pom Style Oricorio → Anywhere  
  • Savanna Vivillon → Postcards from Brazil
  • Seviper → Anywhere  
  • Shellos → Anywhere  
  • Solrock → Anywhere  
  • Throh → Anywhere  
  • Yellow Flabébé → Anywhere  

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A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms