Guidebook

If you were looking for physical guide books or strategy guides, see Category:Guide books.

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The Guidebook (Japanese: ぼうけんノート Adventure Notebook), known as Journal prior to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, is a Key Item introduced in Generation IV.

Guidebook ぼうけんノート Adventure Notebook

Ready button sprite from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Key items Generation V Key items Generation VI Key items Generation VII Key items Generation VIII Key items (BDSP)

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM BDSP N/A N/A

Effect

A Journal entry from Pokémon Platinum

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the Journal records limited notes on the player's daily gameplay activities, and can be viewed from the Bag. It records a maximum of 10 entries sequentially, and a new entry is recorded when the game is loaded with a date different from the most recent journal entry, deleting the oldest entry if 10 already exist. It is brought up automatically upon loading a save if the current date does not match the date of the last save, or the day after, and does not create a new entry until it is closed. A quirk of the Journal is that if the day changes as the player is playing, the entry for the day the player loaded the file in will continue to update with the player's actions until the game is restarted and reloaded.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Guidebook allows the player to review previously-seen explanations on various topics, similar to the Adventure Guide introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShLA A notebook that keeps a day-to-day record of your adventure so far. BDSP A book full of useful information for your adventure. SV A notebook that keeps a record of your adventure so far.

Acquisition

Games Method DPPt BDSP Twinleaf Town (from the player's mother after returning from Sandgem Town)

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 冒險筆記 Mouhhím Bātgei Mandarin 冒險筆記 / 冒险笔记 Màoxiǎn Bǐjì French Notes d'AventureBDSP JournalDPPt German Tagebuch Italian Note di viaggioBDSP AgendaDPPt Korean 모험노트 Moheom Note Brazilian Portuguese Diário Spanish Diario

See also

• List of Key Items in Generation IV
• List of Key Items in Generation VIII

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