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This article is about the You may be looking for the forms of Pikachu and Eevee. For Partner Pikachu and Eevee, see Partner Pokémon (game).

This article is about the You may be looking for the form of Pikachu with a hat. For Partner Cap Pikachu, see Pikachu in a cap.

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A partner Pokémon is a Pokémon who a Pokémon Trainer or person will take high trust in. In many cases a Trainer's most trusted partner will be the first Pokémon they have had access to, but not always and are usually given out to Trainers' at the start of their journey by either a Pokémon Professor or related character. These Starter Pokémon, who come in the group of the Grass-type, Fire-type and Water-type types are called first partner Pokémon. Occasionally, the name will be simplified to just partner, partners, or have an alternative such as trusted partner.

Due to their loyalty and trust, partner Pokémon are often the strongest or highest leveled Pokémon a Trainer's team. When not used for battle, a partner Pokémon may be used for help or support in other ways. A Trainer may have more than one partner Pokémon depending on game and generation, however, they will typically only have one during an entire battle if they are seen to have multiple.

Terminology

Common fan terms with slightly differing definitions include:

• Ace: A Pokémon on a Trainer's team who is either their strongest or highest level
• Signature Pokémon: A term used to define what a Trainer's most iconic Pokémon is, not necessarily related to strength

In the core series games

In the core series, the terminology of "partner Pokémon" didn't see common usage until Generation VII along with usage of first partner Pokémon. Due to this, many partner Pokémon are infrequently confirmed, but some have been stated outright, such as the case for Gladion and his Silvally and Irida with her Glaceon Many characters from the core series will frequently appear with their partner Pokémon, in most if not all battles, such as Cynthia's Garchomp, who has appeared along side her in every game and every potential battle (excluding battle facilities), as her highest level Pokémon. Many of these Pokémon will appear along side their trainer in related media such as the TCG, in merchandise or in companion material such as Pokémon Masters EX or Pokémon Evolutions where characters are more based directly on their core series representation.