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The games introduced their own official zodiac cycle in a past Generation, although the in-game system does put a unique twist on its real-life equivalent. Of course, the world of does mirror reality in many ways, but it can be easy to overlook more minor parts of the lore like this. However, for those who do like to explore these games to the fullest, it is the smaller details that can truly bring them to life.

There are many details in that are easily overlooked, with the existence of an official zodiac being just one of them. But despite this, although it is an obscure piece of the games, the Zodiac’s existence in itself should not be much of a surprise; the game’s fictional cultures typically mirror very real inspirations, especially with the core regions all being based on real parts of the world. More ubiquitous aspects of modern life have received their own parallels, such as Rotom Phones being an equivalent to smartphones, and the zodiac is simply another example of this.

introduced the Personality Assessment and Horoscope show as one of the many that can be watched on TV screens across Unova. This show reveals that each real-life zodiac sign is mapped to a thematically appropriate Pokémon from the region. For example, the two-part Klink is the equivalent to Gemini, the Twins. However, it is worth noting that this Zodiac is not used elsewhere in the franchise, raising the possibility that other regions have their own zodiacs instead.

The Gen 5 games vary their viewable TV shows depending on the minute of the hour; Personality Assessment and Horoscope is one of several viewable if the time is between the 35th and 59th minute of each hour (inclusive).

Despite being a relatively minor part of these games, it is worth noting that the long-rumored remakes of could easily reintroduce the Pokémon zodiac, or even update it. It is worth noting that part of the Horoscope gives some entertaining information, including a personality type and ‘lucky item’ for each of its