Game mascot
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The subject of this article has no official name. The name currently in use is a fan designator; see below for more information. |
The mascot of a Pokémon game is the Pokémon that appears on the boxart—and often label—of that game.
Early on, the mascot of a game was not necessarily relevant plot-wise, and did not even have to be met to complete the game. Generation III (with the exception of the Generation I remakes) began the trend of the game mascot being mandatory to encounter in order to progress the plot, and more recent games even force the player to catch the mascot to continue. Game mascot Pokémon are often given increased catch rates and the ability to respawn if they are defeated in order to account for this. All game mascots are Legendary Pokémon except for games where the player starts in Kanto, which feature a starter Pokémon instead and Arceus for Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
In general, only core series games have mascots, as most side series and spin-off games display multiple Pokémon on their box covers and so none of them qualify as mascots. The only current exceptions to this are Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and Detective Pikachu.
In most games, when pressing A or Start on the title screen the game mascot's Cry will be heard.
Core series
Generation I
| Original games | Upper game(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Red Charizard |
Green Venusaur |
Blue File:009Blastoise Blue.png Blastoise |
Pikachu Pikachu |
| Final form of a starter Pokémon | Only starter Pokémon | |||
| INT | Red Charizard |
Blue Blastoise |
Yellow Pikachu | |
| Final form of a starter Pokémon | Only starter Pokémon | |||
Generation II
| Original games | Upper game | |
|---|---|---|
Gold Ho-Oh |
Silver Lugia |
Crystal File:245Suicune C 3.png Suicune |
| Tower duo | Part of the Legendary beasts | |
Generation III
| Original games | Upper game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruby Groudon |
Sapphire Kyogre |
Emerald Rayquaza | |||
| Weather trio | |||||
| Remakes | |||||
FireRed Charizard |
LeafGreen Venusaur | ||||
| Final form of a starter Pokémon | |||||
Generation IV
| Original games | Upper game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diamond Dialga |
Pearl Palkia |
Platinum Giratina | |||
| Creation trio | |||||
| Remakes | |||||
HeartGold Ho-Oh |
SoulSilver Lugia | ||||
| Tower duo | |||||
Generation V
| Original games | |
|---|---|
Black Reshiram |
White Zekrom |
| Two members of the Tao trio | |
| Sequels | |
Black 2 Black Kyurem |
White 2 White Kyurem |
| Formes of Kyurem, the third member of the Tao trio | |
Generation VI
| Original games | |
|---|---|
X Xerneas |
Y Yveltal |
| Two members of the aura trio | |
| Remakes | |
Omega Ruby Primal Groudon |
Alpha Sapphire Primal Kyogre |
| Rival members of the weather trio | |
Generation VII
| Original games | Upper games | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sun Solgaleo |
Moon Lunala |
Ultra Sun Dusk Mane Necrozma |
Ultra Moon Dawn Wings Necrozma |
| Two members of the Light trio | Forms of Necrozma, the third member of the Light trio | ||
| Remakes | |||
Let's Go, Pikachu! Pikachu |
Let's Go, Eevee! Eevee | ||
| Partner Pokémon | |||
Generation VIII
| Original games | Expansion Pass | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sword File:Zacian 2.png Zacian |
Shield File:Zamazenta 2.png Zamazenta |
The Isle of Armor Urshifu |
The Crown Tundra Calyrex |
| Heroes of Galar | The "secret armor" of the Master Dojo | King of Bountiful Harvests | |
| Remakes | Prequel | ||
Brilliant Diamond Dialga |
Shining Pearl Palkia |
Legends: Arceus Arceus | |
| Two members of the Creation trio | Leader of the Creation trio | ||
Side series
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
 Shadow Lugia |
| Main Shadow Pokémon opponent |
Spin-off games
Detective Pikachu
 Detective Pikachu |
| Title character |
See also
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This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games. |
