Black out
- If you were looking for the the TCG theme deck, see Blackout (TCG).
- If you were looking for the the glitch screen, see Glitch screen → Blackout.
The player will black out (Japanese: 目の前が真っ暗になる lose hope, lit. plunge into darkness) when all the Pokémon on the player's team faint. This is comparable to a game over screen for the Pokémon games. It generally occurs in battle but it can also occur in the overworld due to the effects of poison prior to Generation IV.
In English releases of the Generation II and III games and Japanese releases of the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player will instead white out (Japanese: 目の前が真っ白になる plunge into white); in English versions of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! and Pokémon Sword and Shield, the player will instead be overwhelmed by their defeat. Both of these are identical in function to blacking out.
Effects
Core series
The player will lose a sum of money. In Trainer battles, the money will be paid to the winner, but in battles with wild Pokémon, the money will be dropped in panic. Before Generation IV, half of the player's money on hand was lost and this loss was not explicitly stated to the player. In FireRed and LeafGreen and Generation IV onward, however, the money lost depends on the level of the player's Pokémon and the number of Badges earned. In these games, the player receives a message about how much was lost. Prior to Generation VI, the Pokémon will not be given the opportunity to evolve if player blacks out. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player will not lose any money in a wild battle.
Furthermore, the player will rush back to the last visited Pokémon Center to restore their Pokémon's health. This will not occur in special occasions such as the player's initial battle as a Trainer in Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, or in Link Battles and battle facilities. In FireRed, LeafGreen, and from Generation IV and on, a cutscene plays featuring a description of the player's rush back to the Pokémon Center and protecting the party from harm. If the player blacks out during a Sky Battle but still has usable Pokémon in their party which were ineligible for the battle, they will not be returned to a Pokémon Center.
If a Pokémon Center has not been used at all before the party has fainted, the player's mother will revive the party and remark about stocking up on Potions.
A glitch in Generation I causes a black out to occur in the overworld without poisoned Pokémon by storing all party Pokémon in the Pokémon Storage System except for the ones that have fainted.
In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, if the player blacks out after taking the Mystery Egg from Mr. Pokémon but before visiting any Pokémon Center, then the player will go to Cherrygrove City's Pokémon Center. This ensures that the player will not skip the first battle against their rival by blacking out and returning directly to the player's house.
Formula for money lost
- Main article: Prize money
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In the Generation I games, Generation II games, and Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the amount of money lost is simply half of the money the player has. In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and all games from Generation IV onwards, the money lost is calculated using the following formula:
Where Level is the level of the player's highest-level Pokémon and Base payout is looked up using the appropriate table below.
| Badges | Base payout | |
|---|---|---|
| FRLG & Gen IV | Gen V & VI | |
| 0 | $8 | |
| 1 | $16 | |
| 2 | $24 | |
| 3 | $36 | |
| 4 | $48 | |
| 5 | $60 | $64 |
| 6 | $80 | |
| 7 | $100 | |
| 8 | $120 | |
| Stamp | Base payout |
|---|---|
| SMUSUM | |
| None of the below | $8 |
| Melemele Trial | $16 |
| Akala Trial | $32 |
| Ula'ula Trial | $56 |
| Poni Trial | $88 |
| Island Challenge | $120 |
For example, if the player has seven Badges and loses a battle with only a Level 96 Venusaur in their party, $9600 will be lost. The minimum amount of money that the player can lose is $8 (if the Pokémon with the highest level in the player's party is level 1 and the player has 0 Badges; 1×8=8), while the maximum is $12000 (if the Pokémon with the highest level in the player's party is level 100 and the player has 8 Badges or the Island Challenge Completion stamp; 100×120=12000).
If the player is currently holding less money than the amount calculated, they will simply lose all their money when they black out.
Side series
In Pokémon Colosseum, the amount of money lost when the player whites out is half of the money the player has. The player will respawn at the last visited Pokémon Center, or in the Outskirt Stand if a Pokémon Center has not been used.
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the amount of money lost when the player whites out is $16 × the level of the player's highest-level Pokémon. The player will respawn in a spot in the current location; for example, the player respawns at the entrance to the grounds if the player whites out at Kaminko's House, while the player respawns in Acri's house if the player whites out in Gateon Port.
Quotes
| Games | When running out of usable Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
| Wild battle | Trainer battle | |
| RBY | <player> is out of useable Pokémon! | |
| <player> blacked out! | ||
| GSC | <player> is out of useable Pokémon! | |
| <player> whited out! | ||
| RSEColoXD | <player> is out of usable Pokémon! | |
| <player> whited out! | ||
| FRLG | <player> is out of usable Pokémon! | |
| <player> panicked and lost $XX,XXX... | Player lost against XXX XXXX! | |
| <player> paid $XX,XXX as the prize money... | ||
| ... ... ... ... | ||
| <player> whited out! | ||
| DPPtHGSS | <player> is out of usable Pokémon! | |
| <player> dropped $XX,XXX in panic! | Player lost against XXX XXXX! | |
| <player> paid out $XX,XXX to the winner. | ||
| ... ... ... ... | ||
| <player> blacked out! | ||
| BWB2W2 | <player> is out of usable Pokémon! | |
| <player> dropped $XX,XXX in panic... | Player lost against XXX XXXX! | |
| <player> paid out $XX,XXX to the winner... | ||
| <player> blacked out! | ||
| XYORAS | <player> has no more Pokémon that can fight! | |
| <player> panicked and dropped $XX,XXX... | You lost against XXX XXXX! | |
| <player> gave $XX,XXX to the winner... | ||
| <player> blacked out! | ||
| SMUSUM | You have no more Pokémon that can fight! | |
| You panicked and dropped $XX,XXX... | You lost against XXX XXXX! | |
| You gave $XX,XXX to the winner... | ||
| You blacked out! | ||
| PE | You have no more Pokémon that can fight! | |
| N/A | You lost to XXX XXXX! | |
| You gave $XX,XXX to the winner... | ||
| You were overwhelmed by your defeat! | ||
| Games | When rushing back and protecting the party from any further harm | |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Center | Home | |
| FRLG | <player> scurried to a Pokémon Center, protecting the exhausted and fainted Pokémon from further harm… | <player> scurried back home, protecting the exhausted and fainted Pokémon from further harm… |
| DPPtHGSS | <player> scurried to a Pokémon Center, protecting the exhausted and fainted Pokémon from further harm... | <player> scurried back home, protecting the exhausted and fainted Pokémon from further harm... |
| BWB2W2 | <player> scurried to a Pokémon Center, protecting the exhausted and fainted Pokémon from further harm... | <player> scurried back home, protecting the exhausted and fainted Pokémon from further harm... |
| XYORAS | <player> scurried to a Pokémon Center, protecting the exhausted Pokémon from any further harm... | <player> scurried back home, protecting the exhausted Pokémon from any further harm... |
| SMUSUM | You scurry back to the Pokémon Center, protecting your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm... | You scurry back home, protecting your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm... |
| PE | You hurried to the Pokémon Center with your tired Pokémon... | You hurried home with your tired Pokémon... |
Appearance
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