Pokémon Pocket Pokédex hero
Pokémon Pocket Pokédex December 2006
Editorial Design Print

Pokémon Pocket Pokédex

Overview

A 400-plus-page game guide produced in-house. The brief was to build a book layout that was actually easy to flip through — fast lookup, intuitive navigation, and a hierarchy that held up across hundreds of entries.

Team: Editorial, Design
Role: Graphic Designer
Timeline: 3 months

Cover
Cover
Cover closeup
Cover closeup
Navigation

The Pokémon index system isn't the easiest to navigate cold, but it's the one fans already know. I aligned page numbers to index numbers so the book reads the way readers expect — and the mirrored layout keeps index and basic info on the outside edges of each spread for fast skimming.

Interior spread
Interior spread
Interior closeup
Interior closeup
Page System

Page templates for the entry types — base data, move lists, evolution details — designed so a reader can find the field they need without parsing the layout.

Standard page
Standard entry page
Moves page
Moves listing
Details page
Detail view