The first thing to do is specify the game (or generation) you’re interested in. The Pokédex will remember your current game even if you restart the Pokédex or Alexa.
Change my game to Pokémon HeartGold.
Your current game has been set to Pokémon HeartGold, generation 4.
If you forget your current game, just ask the Pokédex:
What’s my current game?
Your current game is Pokémon HeartGold, generation 4.
You can ask the Pokédex about type matchups:
What’s strong against fire?
Ground, rock, and water are super effective against fire.
What’s strong against fire and flying?
Rock will do quadruple damage against fire and flying. Water and electric will do double damage against fire and flying.
Fighting a specific Pokémon? Let the Pokédex tell you what to use:
What’s super effective against Lucario?
Against Lucario, fighting, ground, and fire will do double damage.
The Pokédex, of course, knows all about Pokémon. Ask it to read you an entry:
Describe Pikachu.
#25. Pikachu is an electric Pokémon. This intelligent Pokémon roasts hard berries with electricity to make them tender enough to eat.
Tell me about Rotom.
#479. Rotom is an electric ghost Pokémon. Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor. Rotom also has the forms: Heat Rotom, Wash Rotom, Frost Rotom, Fan Rotom and Mow Rotom.
You can ask some specific Pokémon questions if you don’t want the whole entry:
What number is Mewtwo?
Mewtwo is #150.
What type is it?
Mewtwo is pyschic.
What forms does Castform have?
Castform has the forms Castform, Sunny Castform, Rainy Castform, and Snowy Castform.
You can also search for Pokémon:
What Pokémon is number 199?
Slowking is #199.
What’s strong against it?
Against Slowking, grass, electric, bug, ghost, and dark will do double damage.
Would you like help memorizing super effective type matchups? Get some tips:
What’s a random tip?
Ground is super effective against electric. Ground yourself before working with electronics.
Next tip.
Rock against flying: Kill two birds with one stone.
Give me a tip for ghost against ghost.
Ghosts are so scary they scare themselves.
Think you’ve got it down? Test your knowledge:
Start quiz.
True or false? Normal is super effective against dragon.
Feeling up to a challenge? Try a harder version of the quiz which will include not very effective, ineffective, and normal effect matchups:
Start “all types” quiz.
True or false? Water has normal effect against fighting.
Quizzes contain 10 questions each. However, you can stop early:
End quiz.
Quiz ended. Congratulations! You got 3 out of 3 answers correct.
When you first get started, the Pokédex will be a little chatty. It’s that way to help new users out. But you’re not a new user, you’re a power user. Here’s how to trim down those responses:
Give shorter responses.
From now on I will give shorter responses.