Gift Pokémon

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Generation I)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Bulbasaur		Professor Oak	Professor Oak's Laboratory	5	Red and Blue only Starter Pokémon
	Charmander
	Squirtle
	Pikachu					Yellow only Starter Pokémon
	Magikarp		Magikarp salesman	Route 4 Pokémon Center	5	Sold for 500
	Omanyte Helix Fossil		Unnamed Super Nerd	Mt. Moon	30	Reward for defeating the Super Nerd at the end of Mt. Moon Choice between Helix Fossil or Dome Fossil
	Kabuto Dome Fossil
	Bulbasaur		Unnamed Trainer	Cerulean City	10	Yellow only If Pikachu's friendship is at a high enough level (missable)
	Charmander		Unnamed Trainer	Route 24		Yellow only
	Squirtle		Officer Jenny	Vermilion City		Yellow only After obtaining the Thunder Badge
	Aerodactyl Old Amber		Museum Scientist	Pewter Museum of Science	30	Cut required
	Hitmonlee		Karate master	Fighting Dojo	30	Proof of defeating the master Choice between Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan.
	Hitmonchan
	Eevee		Unnamed Trainer	Celadon Mansion rooftop	25
	Lapras		Silph Co. employee	Silph Co. 7F	15	After defeating Blue at Silph Co.

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Generation II)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Chikorita		Professor Elm	New Bark Town	5	Starter Pokémon
	Cyndaquil
	Totodile
	Togepi Egg		Elm's aide	Violet City Pokémon Center	5 (after hatching)	After obtaining the Zephyr Badge True identity of the Mystery Egg
	Pichu Egg		Day Care Man	Route 34 Day Care Center	5 (after hatching)	Crystal only One of seven Baby Pokémon inside the Odd Egg Increased chance of being Shiny Knows Dizzy Punch (event-exclusive in the Japanese version; available during normal gameplay in the Western versions)
	Cleffa Egg
	Igglybuff Egg
	Tyrogue Egg
	Smoochum Egg
	Elekid Egg
	Magby Egg
	Spearow Nicknamed Kenya		Randy	Route 35 south gate	10	Intended to be given to a man on Route 31 in exchange for TM50 (Nightmare)
	Eevee		Bill	Bill's house in Goldenrod City	20	After meeting Bill in Ecruteak City's Pokémon Center
	Shuckle Nicknamed Shuckie		Mania	Cianwood City	15	Intended to be returned
	Dratini		Master	Dragon's Den	15	Crystal only Will know ExtremeSpeed if all questions are answered correctly
	Tyrogue		Kiyo	Mt. Mortar B1F	10	Proof of defeating the Karate King, Kiyo

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Ruby and Sapphire)

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Emerald)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Treecko		Professor Birch	Route 101	5	Starter Pokémon
	Torchic
	Mudkip
	Wynaut Egg		Unnamed Expert	Lavaridge Town	5 (after hatching)
	Castform		Weather Institute Scientist	Weather Institute	25	After defeating Team Aqua or Team Magma Holding a Mystic Water
	Beldum		Steven	Steven's house in Mossdeep City	5	After entering the Hall of Fame Left on his table
	Chikorita		Professor Birch	Littleroot Town	5	Emerald only Reward for completing the Hoenn Pokédex Choice between Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile
	Cyndaquil
	Totodile

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (FireRed and LeafGreen)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Bulbasaur		Professor Oak	Professor Oak's Laboratory	5	Starter Pokémon
	Charmander
	Squirtle
	Magikarp		Magikarp salesman	Route 4 Pokémon Center	5	Sold for 500
	Omanyte Helix Fossil		Super Nerd Miguel	Mt. Moon	5	Reward for defeating Miguel at the end of Mt. Moon Choice between Helix Fossil or Dome Fossil
	Kabuto Dome Fossil
	Aerodactyl Old Amber		Museum Scientist	Pewter Museum of Science	5	Cut required
	Eevee		Unnamed Trainer	Celadon Mansion rooftop	25
	Hitmonlee		Koichi	Fighting Dojo	25	Proof of defeating the master Choice between Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan
	Hitmonchan
	Lapras		Silph Co. employee	Silph Co. 7F	25	After defeating Blue at Silph Co.
	Togepi Egg		Unnamed Gentleman	Water Labyrinth	5 (after hatching)	Show to the Gentleman after hatching to obtain information about Daisy

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Orre)#Pokémon Colosseum

Species		Received from	Location	Level	Notes
	Plusle	Duking	Pyrite Town	13	Reward for rescuing Plusle Lists Duking as its Original Trainer

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Orre)#Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Species		Received from	Location	Level	Notes
	Shadow Togepi	Hordel	Outskirt Stand	25+	After purification, can be traded for an Elekid
	Chikorita	Battlus	Mt. Battle	5	Reward for conquering Mt. Battle One per completion, only one each
	Cyndaquil
	Totodile

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Diamond and Pearl)

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Platinum)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Turtwig		Professor Rowan	Lake VerityDP Route 201Pt	5	Starter Pokémon
	Chimchar
	Piplup
	Togepi Egg		Cynthia	Eterna City	1	Platinum only, after defeating Jupiter
	Eevee		Bebe	Hearthome City	5DP	After obtaining the National PokédexDP
					20Pt	Can be received immediatelyPt
	Happiny Egg		Unnamed Hiker	Hearthome City west gate	1	Diamond and Pearl only
	Porygon		Unnamed Pokéfan	Veilstone City	25	Platinum only
	Riolu Egg		Riley	Iron Island	1	Received as thanks for clearing Team Galactic off of the island

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (HeartGold and SoulSilver)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Chikorita		Professor Elm	New Bark Town	5	Starter Pokémon
	Cyndaquil
	Totodile
	Mareep Egg		Primo	Violet City Pokémon Center	1 (after hatching)	Obtained after submitting the correct password
	Wooper Egg
	Slugma Egg
	Togepi Egg		Elm's aide	Violet City Poké Mart	1 (after hatching)	After obtaining the Zephyr Badge True identity of the Mystery Egg Knows the Egg Move Extrasensory
	Spearow Nicknamed Kenya		Webster	Route 35 south gate	20	Intended to go to a man on Route 31 in exchange for TM44 (Rest)
	Eevee		Bill	Bill's house in Goldenrod City	5	After meeting Bill in Ecruteak City's Pokémon Center
	Tentacool		Unnamed NPC	Cianwood City Pokémon Center	15	Given if the player has only one Pokémon in their party and none in their PC Boxes Can be repeated indefinitely
	Shuckle Nicknamed Shuckie		Kirk	Cianwood City	20	Intended to be returned
	Dratini		Master	Dragon's Den	15	Will know the Egg Move ExtremeSpeed if all questions are answered correctly
	Tyrogue		Kiyo	Mt. Mortar B1F	10	Proof of defeating the Karate King, Kiyo
	Bulbasaur		Professor Oak	Professor Oak's Laboratory	5	Reward for defeating Red Choice between Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle
	Charmander
	Squirtle
	Treecko		Steven	Silph Co.	5	Reward for defeating Red, after acquiring Kanto starter Choice between Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip
	Torchic
	Mudkip

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Black and White)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Snivy		Professor Juniper	Nuvema Town	5	Starter Pokémon
	Tepig
	Oshawott
	Pansage		Unnamed girl	Dreamyard	10	The Pokémon received is weak against the player's starter
	Pansear
	Panpour
	Zorua		Unnamed girl	Game Freak HQ 1F in Castelia City	10	Will join the player if they talk to a girl with a fateful encounter Celebi in their party
	Tirtouga Cover Fossil		Unnamed Backpacker	Relic Castle	25	Offered by the Backpacker in the Relic Castle Choice between Cover Fossil or Plume Fossil
	Archen Plume Fossil
	Larvesta Egg		Unnamed Pokémon Ranger	Route 18 rest house	1 (after hatching)
	Omanyte Helix Fossil		Unnamed Worker	Twist Mountain	25	Offered by a Worker One random fossil per day
	Kabuto Dome Fossil
	Aerodactyl Old Amber
	Lileep Root Fossil
	Anorith Claw Fossil
	Cranidos Skull Fossil
	Shieldon Armor Fossil
	Magikarp		Magikarp salesman	Marvelous Bridge	5	Sold for 500 Guaranteed to have perfect Speed IV

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Black 2 and White 2)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Snivy		Bianca	Aspertia City	5	Starter Pokémon
	Tepig
	Oshawott
	N's Zorua		Rood	Driftveil City	25	Reward from Rood for defeating him Nature is Hasty
	Deerling		Institute researcher	Route 6 Weather Institute	30	Has its Hidden Ability (Serene Grace)
	Eevee		Amanita	Castelia City	10	After entering the Hall of Fame Has its Hidden Ability (Anticipation)
	Omanyte Helix Fossil		Antique Shop	Join Avenue	25	After entering the Hall of Fame Can be found in Rocks sold by the Antique Shop Avenue must be Rank 15 or higher
	Kabuto Dome Fossil
	Aerodactyl Old Amber
	Lileep Root Fossil
	Anorith Claw Fossil
	Cranidos Skull Fossil
	Shieldon Armor Fossil
	Tirtouga Cover Fossil
	Archen Plume Fossil
	Magikarp		Magikarp salesman	Marvelous Bridge	5	Sold for 500 Guaranteed to have perfect Speed IV
	Happiny Egg		Unnamed Pokémon Breeder	Nacrene City west gate	1 (after hatching)
	Tirtouga Cover Fossil		Lenora	Nacrene City Museum	25	Offered by Lenora in the Nacrene Museum Choice between Cover Fossil or Plume Fossil
	Archen Plume Fossil
	Omanyte Helix Fossil		Unnamed Worker	Twist Mountain	25	Offered by a Worker inside Twist Mountain One random fossil per day
	Kabuto Dome Fossil
	Aerodactyl Old Amber
	Lileep Root Fossil
	Anorith Claw Fossil
	Cranidos Skull Fossil
	Shieldon Armor Fossil
	Shiny Dratini		Benga	Floccesy Town	1	White 2 only After defeating Benga at White Treehollow
	Shiny Gible					Black 2 only After defeating Benga at Black Tower

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (X and Y)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Chespin		Tierno	Aquacorde Town	5	Starter Pokémon
	Fennekin
	Froakie
	Bulbasaur		Professor Sycamore	Lumiose City	10	Given after beating Professor Sycamore in a battle Choice between Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle Will also give the Mega Stone for that specific Pokémon's final evolution*
	Charmander
	Squirtle
	Tyrunt Jaw Fossil		Fossil Lab assistant	Glittering Cave	20	Given after beating Team Flare in Glittering Cave Choice between Sail Fossil or Jaw Fossil
	Amaura Sail Fossil
	Lucario		Korrina	Tower of Mastery	32	Decides to join player after demonstrating Mega Ring IVs are 6/25/16/25/19/31, Nature is Hasty
	Lapras		Unnamed Pokémon Breeder	Route 12	30	IVs are 31/20/20/20/20/20

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)

Starting in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, for gift Pokémon in the Undiscovered Egg Group, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, there is a 100% chance that the gift Pokémon will have the same Nature as the Pokémon with Synchronize, as long as they were not received as an Egg.

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Treecko		Professor Birch	Route 101	5	Starter Pokémon
	Torchic
	Mudkip
	Pikachu Rock Star		Unnamed Pokémon Breeder	Any Contest Hall	20	Received after competing in a Pokémon Contest if the player is male
	Pikachu Pop Star					Received after competing in a Pokémon Contest if the player is female
	Wynaut Egg		Unnamed Expert	Lavaridge Town	1 (after hatching)	Obtained with an Egg cycle value of 70
	Castform		Weather Institute Scientist	Weather Institute	30	Received for defeating Team Magma or Team Aqua Holding a Mystic Water
	Chikorita		Professor Birch	Route 101	5	After entering the Hall of Fame and meeting Zinnia Choice between Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile
	Cyndaquil
	Totodile
	Togepi Egg		Unnamed Expert	Lavaridge Town	1 (after hatching)	After defeating/catching Groudon/Kyogre Obtained with an Egg cycle value of 70
	Snivy		Professor Birch	Route 101	5	After completing Delta Episode Choice between Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott
	Tepig
	Oshawott
	Beldum		Steven	Mossdeep City	1	After completing Delta Episode Holding Iron Plate
	Turtwig		Professor Birch	Route 101	5	After entering the Hall of Fame for the second time Choice between Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup
	Chimchar
	Piplup
	Camerupt		Unnamed Team Magma Grunt	Battle Resort	40	Holding Passho Berry
	Sharpedo		Unnamed Team Aqua Grunt	Battle Resort		Holding Wacan Berry

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Sun and Moon)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Rowlet		Hala	Iki Town	5	Starter Pokémon
	Litten
	Popplio
	Eevee Egg		Unnamed Pokémon Breeder	Paniola Ranch	1 (after hatching)
	Cranidos Skull Fossil		Unnamed woman	Olivia's store in Konikoni City	15 (after reviving)	Cover and Skull only available in Pokémon Sun Plume and Armor Fossils only available in Pokémon Moon
	Shieldon Armor Fossil
	Tirtouga Cover Fossil
	Archen Plume Fossil
	Aerodactyl		Unnamed Ace Trainer	Seafolk Village	40
	Porygon		Unnamed Aether Foundation Employee	Aether House	30	After entering the Hall of Fame
	Type: Null		Gladion	Aether Paradise	40	After entering the Hall of Fame Gladion will also give the player all 17 of Silvally's memories
	Cosmog		SolgaleoS LunalaM	Lake of the SunneS Lake of the MooneM	5	After entering the Hall of Fame Requires SolgaleoS/LunalaM in party

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon)

In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, for any gift Pokémon, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, there is a 100% chance that the gift Pokémon will have the same Nature as the Pokémon with Synchronize, as long as they were not received as an Egg.

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Rowlet		Professor Kukui	Route 1	5	Starter Pokémon
	Litten
	Popplio
	Eevee Egg		Unnamed Pokémon Breeder	Paniola Ranch	1 (after hatching)
	Omanyte Helix Fossil		Unnamed woman	Olivia's store in Konikoni City	15 (after reviving)	Cover, Skull, Helix, Claw, and Jaw Fossils only available in Pokémon Ultra Sun Plume, Armor, Dome, Root, and Sail Fossils only available in Pokémon Ultra Moon*
	Kabuto Dome Fossil
	Lileep Root Fossil
	Anorith Claw Fossil
	Cranidos Skull Fossil
	Shieldon Armor Fossil
	Tirtouga Cover Fossil
	Archen Plume Fossil
	Tyrunt Jaw Fossil
	Amaura Sail Fossil
	Aerodactyl		Unnamed Ace Trainer	Seafolk Village	40
	Pikachu		Boss of Surf Association	Heahea Branch of the Surf Association	40	Knows Surf and holds a Gold Bottle Cap Obtained by becoming No. 1 by achieving high scores on all four Mantine Surf Courses
	Poipole		SolieraUS DulseUM	Megalo Tower/Ultra Megalopolis	40	After defeating Ultra Necrozma
	Type: Null		Wicke	Ancient Poni Path	60	Near exit to Poni Grove, only available during the post-game Wicke will also give the player all 17 of Silvally's memories.
	Cosmog		SolgaleoUS LunalaUM	Lake of the SunneUS Lake of the MooneUM	5	After entering the Hall of Fame Requires SolgaleoUS/LunalaUM in party The player will also receive Lunalium ZUS/Solganium ZUM
	Zygarde 10% Forme		Dexio	Route 16	63	After catching 50% Forme Zygarde in Resolution Cave
	Porygon		Unnamed Aether Foundation Employee	Aether House	30	After completing Episode RR

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Partner Pikachu		Professor Oak	Professor Oak's Laboratory	5	Let's Go, Pikachu! only Starter Pokémon
	Partner Eevee					Let's Go, Eevee! only Starter Pokémon
	Magikarp		Magikarp salesman	Route 4 Pokémon Center	5	Sold for 500
	Omanyte Helix Fossil		Super Nerd Miguel	Mt. Moon	44	Reward for defeating Miguel at the end of Mt. Moon Choice between Helix Fossil or Dome Fossil
	Kabuto Dome Fossil
	Bulbasaur		Unnamed Trainer	Cerulean City	12	After the player has caught 30 or more Pokémon
	Charmander		Unnamed Trainer	Route 24	14	After the player has caught 50 or more Pokémon
	Persian		Unnamed Black Belt	Vermilion City	16	Let's Go, Pikachu! only Gift for showing him five Growlithe
	Arcanine		Unnamed Beauty			Let's Go, Eevee! only Gift for showing her five Meowth
	Squirtle		Officer Jenny			After the player has caught 60 or more Pokémon
	Aerodactyl Old Amber		Museum Scientist	Pewter Museum of Science	44	Chop Down required
	Hitmonlee		Koichi	Fighting Dojo	30	Proof of defeating the master Choice between Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan
	Hitmonchan
	Lapras		Silph Co. employee	Silph Co. 7F	34
	Porygon		Silph Co. employee	Saffron City	34	After defeating Giovanni at Silph Co.

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Sword and Shield)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Grookey		Leon	Postwick	5	Starter Pokémon
	Scorbunny
	Sobble
	Pikachu		Unnamed boy	Meetup Spot	10	If the player has a Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! save on their Switch Can Gigantamax, but cannot evolve
	Eevee		Unnamed boy			If the player has a Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! save on their Switch Can Gigantamax, but cannot evolve
	Toxel		Unnamed Pokémon Breeder	Route 5 Pokémon Nursery	1	Housed in a Luxury Ball
	Dracozolt		Cara Liss	Route 6	10	The result of combining a Fossilized Bird and a Fossilized Drake
	Arctozolt					The result of combining a Fossilized Bird and a Fossilized Dino
	Dracovish					The result of combining a Fossilized Fish and a Fossilized Drake
	Arctovish					The result of combining a Fossilized Fish and a Fossilized Dino
	Charmander		Leon	Leon's room in Postwick	5	After becoming Champion Can Gigantamax after evolving into Charizard
	Type: Null		Unnamed League Staff member	Battle Tower	50	She will also give the player all 17 of Silvally's memories.

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Turtwig		Professor Rowan	Lake Verity	5	Starter Pokémon
	Chimchar
	Piplup
	Eevee		Bebe	Hearthome City	5	After obtaining the National Pokédex
	Mew		Unnamed Madame	Floaroma Town	1	Requires LGPE save data
	Jirachi		Unnamed Gentleman	Floaroma Town	5	Requires SwSh save data
	Happiny Egg		Unnamed Hiker	Hearthome City west gate	1
	Riolu Egg		Riley	Iron Island	1	Received as thanks for clearing Team Galactic off of the island

Main article: List of in-game event Pokémon (Legends: Arceus)

Species		Received from		Location	Level	Notes
	Rowlet		Professor Laventon	Jubilife Village	5	Starter Pokémon After finishing the main story, the player can talk to Laventon to obtain the two starters that they hadn't picked
	Cyndaquil
	Oshawott
	Vulpix		Keaka	Whiteout Valley	40	Received as thanks for finding all 5 of Keaka's Vulpix for the request, Snow-White Vulpix in the Snow
	Arceus		Arceus	Temple of Sinnoh	75	After beating Arceus, it gifts a piece of itself to the player