This is the Pokewalker handheld device.
The Poké Walker is a device that was released with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. This pedometer based virtual pet allows the player to take any one Pokémon that they have captured in the game and download it onto the Poke Walker from their in game Pokemon storage PC. Players can also get Pokemon and items that can be transfered and used in their game.
Usage
To access the Pokéwalker, the player must have at least one Pokémon in a PC Box and select the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER option from the start menu. From there, the player must select a Pokémon from their PC Boxes and select a path. Once the transfer is completed, they will be able to walk around with the Pokémon that they downloaded onto the Poke Walker.
Effects
Every time the built in pedometer device records 20 steps taken by the player, they recieve a Watt (W). Watts are a type of currency that can be used to play minigames and unlock new routes in the Poke Walker. Every time a Pokemon is transfered into the Poke Walker it gains one level.
PokéRadar
To use the Poké Radar a player is charged 10 Watts. Once PokeRadar mode is selected 4 patches of grass are shown on screen. One patch of grass is then hilighted at random with an exclaimation point. The number of exclaimation points range from 1-3 and the aim is to select a higer number of exclaimation points. Once selected, a battle will commence or another hilighted section of grass may show up with a higher number of exclaimation points. In battle if the player is defeated or defeats the enemy pokemon without capture, the game will end. Both Pokémon will have only 4 HP, and the player is given three options: Attack, Evade, and Catch which effect the game as follows.
- Attack means that the players Pokémon does 1 HP damage to their enemy. Critical hits can occur at random, resulting in 2 HP damage.
- Evade is a preemptive dodge of an enemies attack and can be used by either side. If the player uses evade it can highten the risk of a wild Pokemon running away.
- Catch allows the player to throw a Pokéball at the Pokémon, which will either capture it or cause it to run away. Pokemon with lower health are easier to catch.
Dowsing Machine
To use the Dowsing Machine a player is charged 3 Watts. The player is shown six patches of grass and has two guesses to find an item hidden in one of them. if the player is unsuccessful, the game will end. If the player is one patch away from finding the item the Dowsin Machine will show a message saying "It's near". if the item is farther than one patch away a message will appear on screen saying "It's far away".
Routes
Routes are earned when a player meets certaint criteria such as gaining a certaint number of watts. In every route, when a player chooses the PokeRadar or Dowsing Machine, they have a chance to fight or find one of six Pokémon or 10 specific items associated with that route.
Refreshing Field (Already unlocked)
Here a a player can find:
Doduo (F-8) - Kangaskhan (F-8) - Nidoran (F-5) - Nidoran (M-5) - Pidgey (M-5) - Sentret (F-5).
Revive - Full Heal - Burn Heal - Ice Heal - Chesto Berry - Awakening - Cheri Berry - Parlyz Heal - Oran Berry - Potion.
Noisy Forest (Already unlocked)
Here a player can find:
Bellsprout (F-8) - Wobbuffet (F-15) - Paras (F-5) - Venonat (M-5) - Spearow (M-5) - Oddish (F-5).
Net Ball - Revive - Green Shard - Ether - Energy Root - EnergyPowder - Big Mushroom - Pecha Berry - TinyMushroom - Cheri Berry.
Rugged Road
Here a player can find:
Onix (M-9) - Magby (M-9) - Machop (F-7) - Ponyta (F-7) - Geodude (F-8) - Hoothoot (F-6)
PP Up - Hard Stone - Red Shard - Star Piece - Full Heal - Super Repel - Burn Heal - Antidote - Escape Rope - Repel
Beautiful Beach
Here a player can find:
Psyduck (F-10) - Staryu (n/a-10) - Poliwag (M-7) - Slowpoke (M-7) - Sunkern (F-8) - Wooper (M-6)
Dive Ball - Big Pearl - Blue Shard - Heart Scale - Leppa Berry - Full Heal - Aspear Berry - Soda Pop - Rawst Berry - Fresh Water
Suburban Area
Here a player can find:
Magnemite (n/a-11) - Elekid (M-11) - Magnemite (n/a-80) - Murkrow (F-11) - Rattata (F-7) - Hoothoot (F-7)
PP Up - Guard Spec. - X Sp. Def - X Special - Dire Hit - X Accuracy - X Speed - X Defend - X Attack - Potion
Dim Cave
Here a player can find:
Gastly (F-15) - Smoochum (F-12) - Gastly (F-10) - Onix (M-10) - Zubat (F-8) - Machop (F-8)
TM18 (Rain Dance) - Silverpowder - Yellow Shard - Elixir - Persim Berry - Max Potion - Max Ether - Hyper Potion - Ether - Sitrus Berry
Blue Lake
Here a player can find:
Poliwag (F-15) - Dratini (F-10) - Shellder (F-12) - Krabby (M-12) - Tentacool (F-9) - Goldeen (F-9)
TM11 (Sunny Day) - Net Ball - Dive Ball - Lum Berry - Star Piece - Stardust - Sitrus Berry - Pearl - Leppa Berry Fresh Water
Town Outskirts
Here a player can find:
Abra (F-15) - Voltorb (n/a-15) - Grimer (M-13) - Koffing (F-13) - Rattata (F-16) - Furret (M-15)
TM37 (Sandstorm) - Guard Spec. - X Sp. Def - Ultra Ball - Lum Berry - X Attack - Great Ball - X Accuracy - Dire Hit - Poké Ball
Hoenn Field (all of the following routes can only be obtained after a player has earned the National Pokedex unless otherwise noted)
Here a player can find:
Linoone (F-30) - Skitty (F-30) - Volbeat (M-25) - Illumise (F-25) - Zigzagoon (F-17) - Wurmple (F-15)
Ganlon Berry - Wacan Berry - Passho Berry - Occa Berry - Qualot Berry - Kelpsy Berry - Pomeg Berry - Nanab Berry - Bluk Berry - Razz Berry
Warm Beach
Here a player can find:
Azurill (F20) - Wailmer (F-31) - Horsea (F-20) - Carvanha (F-26) - Goldeen (F-22) - Magikarp (F-15)
Liachi Berry - Fire Stone - Yellow Shard - Blue Shard - Heart Scale - Big Pearl - Revive - Pearl - Wepear Berry - Fresh Water
Volcano Path
Here a player can find:
Slugma (F-31) - Meditite (M-32) - Rhyhorn (M-20) - Houndour (M-26) - Geodude (M-29) - Ponyta (F-19)
Apicot Berry - Sun Stone - Moonshine - Flame Orb - Lava Cookie - Revive - Pinap Berry - Red Shard - Ice Heal -Potion
Treehouse
Here a player can find:
Castform (F-30) - Kecleon (M-30) - Girafarig (F-28) - Stantler (F-28) - Gloom (F-14) - Weepinbell (M-13)
Salac Berry - Calcium - Max Elixir - Max Potion - Max Ether - Ether - Revival Herb - Heal Powder - Energy Root -EnergyPowder
Scary Cave
Here a player can find:
Marowak (F-30) - Tauros (M-30) - Golbat (M-33) - Natu (F-24) - Machop (M-13) - Gastly (F-15)
Petaya Berry - Iron - Thick Club - Dusk Ball - Blue Shard - Old Gateau - Green Shard - Yellow Shard - Red Shard - Repel
Sinnoh Field
Here a player can find:
Combee (M-30) - Mime Jr. (F-29) - Shinx (F-33) - Budew (M-30) - Bidoof (F-13) - Kricketot (M-15)
Rare Candy - Full Restore - Max Potion - Repeat Ball - Timer Ball - Revive - Hyper Potion - Full Heal - Nest Ball -Super Potion
Icy Mountain Rd.
Here a player can find:
Snorunt (F-28) - Snover (M-31) - Sneasel (M-28) - Bronzor (n/a-20) - Mareep (F-15) - Swinub (F-16)
TM07 (Hail) - Yacha Berry - Rindo Berry - Icy Rock - Smooth Rock - Heat Rock - Damp Rock - Max Repel - Full Heal - X Defend
Big Forest
Here a player can find:
Tropius (F-35) - Bonsly (M-30) - Tangela (F-30) - Bibarel (F-30) - Exeggcute (F-17) - Mareep (M-19)
Hondew Berry - Qualot Berry - Bluk Berry - Durin Berry - Big Mushroom - Belue Berry - Honey - Tomato Berry - Grepa Berry - TinyMushroom
White Lake
Here a player can find:
Misdreavus (F-32) - Chingling (F-31) - Haunter (M-25) - Buizel (M-28) - Chinchou (F-17) - Remoraid (F--19)
TM68 (Giga Impact) - Kebia Berry - Chople Berry - Watmel Berry - Pamtre Berry - Spelon Berry - Nomel Berry - Rabuta Berry - Magost Berry - Cornn Berry
Stormy Beach
Here a player can find:
Shellos (F-30) - Finneon (F-26) - Seel (F-27) - Magikarp (F-30) - Psyduck (F-22) - Shellder (M-30)
PP Up - Payapa Berry - Coba Berry - Shuca Berry - Tanga Berry - Charti Berry - Heal Ball - Quick Ball - Heart Scale - Fresh Water
Resort
Here a player can find:
Pikachu (F-30) - Pachirisu (F-33) - Clefairy (F-31) - Jigglypuff (F-30) - Marill (F-25) - Hoppip (F-25)
Luxury Ball - Pokédoll - Fluffy Tail - Moomoo Milk - Honey - Soda Pop - Max Repel - Lemonade - Green Shard - Fresh Water
Quiet Cave
Here a player can find:
Spiritomb (M-31) - Munchlax (M-33) - Feebas (M-30) - Chingling (F-26) - Golbat (M-33) - Noctowl (F-30)
TM15 (Hyper Beam) - Nugget - TM10 (Hidden Power) - Max Elixir - Big Pearl - Heart Scale - Dusk Ball - Stardust - Pearl - Elixir
Beyond the Sea (Obtained through a Pokemon trade in the Global Trade Station)
Here a player can find:
Staryu (n/a-14) - Octillery (F-19) - Horsea (M-15) - Corsola (F-16) - Chinchou (F-12) - Remoraid (M-14)
Chilan Berry - Babiri Berry - Colbur Berry - Haban Berry - Kasib Berry - Kelpsy Berry - Pamtre Berry - Spelon Berry - Pomeg Berry - Stardust
Night Skys Edge (Obtained from a special event Jirachi)
Here a player can find:
Clefairy (M-8) - Jigglypuff (M-10) - Zubat (M-9) - Hoothoot (F-6) - Geodude (M-5) - Onix (F-5)
TM29 (Psychic) - Moonstone - Rare Bone - Star Piece - Green Shard - Yellow Shard - Red Shard - Blue Shard - Pearl - Stardust
Yellow Forest (Obtained through an event)
Here a player can find:
Pikachu (M-15) - Pikachu (F-14) - Pikachu (M-13) - Pikachu (F-12) - Pikachu (M-10) - Pikachu (F-10)
Light Ball - ThunderStone - Miracle Seed - Big Root - Aspear Berry - Rawst Berry - Pecha Berry - Chesto Berry - Cheri Berry - Big Mushroom
Rally (Obtained through an event)
Here a player can find:
Chatot (M-15) - Sableye (F-15) - Pikachu (F-10) - Croagunk (M-10) - Buneary (F-5) - Pachirisu (M-5)
Yellow Flute - Max Repel - Elixir - Pearl - Max Repel - Elixir - Pearl - Max Repel - Super Potion - Escape Rope - Paralyz Heal - Oran Berry - Potion
Sightseeing (Obtained through an event)
Here a player can find:
Eevee (M-10) - Torchic (M-10) - Poliwhirl (F-15) - Pelipper (M-15) - Pikachu (F-8) - Meowth (M-10)
Rare Candy - Old Gateau - Energy Root - EnergyPowder - Moomoo Milk - Fresh Water - Soda Pop - Lemonade - Lava Cookie - Honey
Winner's Path (Obtained through an event)
Here a player can find:
Beldum (n/a-5) - Munchlax (M-5) - Horsea (M-5) - Duskull (M-5) - Magikarp (M-5) - Bronzor (n/a-5)
Focus Sash - Choice Scarf - Choice Band - Choice Specs - Power Herb - White Herb - Sitrus Berry - Lum Berry 0 Persim Berry - Chesto Berry
Amity Meadow (Obtained through an event)
Here a player can find:
Elekid (M-5) - Magby (M-5) - Smoochum (F-5) - Happiny (F-5) - Cleffa (F-5) - Igglybuff (M-5)
Electiriser - Magmariser - Sun Stone - Moonstone - Oval Stone - Star Piece - Moomoo Milk - Lemonade - Soda Pop - Fresh Water
Notes
- The Poke Walker is often compared to the Pokemon Pikachu pedometer series.
- Alternate versions of all Pokemon are shown on the Poke Walker including Giratina's origin form and the Notch Eared Pichu. Shaymin's sky form is the only alternate form omitted because of the requirments for its activation.
- The Poke Walker comes with two backings, one being a belt clip and the other coming as just a plain backing with copyright information.
Gallery
the Poke Transfer screen of a HeartGold or SoulSilver game's Poke Walker menu.
a diagram of a Poke Walker and its use.
A listing of the Poke Walkers features.
A Poke Walker connecting to a HeartGold or SoulSilver cartridge.