Game mascot
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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 core series games have Legendary Pokémon as mascots, except for games where the player starts in Kanto, which feature a first partner Pokémon instead, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which lacks a game mascot on its boxart.
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, Detective Pikachu, and Pokémon Sleep.
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 Blastoise |
Pikachu Pikachu |
| Final form of a first partner Pokémon | Sole first partner Pokémon | |||
| INT | Red Charizard |
Blue Blastoise |
Yellow Pikachu | |
| Final form of a first partner Pokémon | Sole first partner Pokémon | |||
Generation II
| Original games | Upper game | |
|---|---|---|
Gold Ho-Oh |
Silver Lugia |
Crystal Suicune |
| Tower duo | Part of the legendary beasts | |
Generation III
| Original games | Upper game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruby Groudon |
Sapphire Kyogre |
Emerald Rayquaza | |||
| Super-ancient Pokémon | |||||
| Remakes | |||||
FireRed Charizard |
LeafGreen Venusaur | ||||
| Final form of a first partner Pokémon | |||||
Generation IV
| Original games | Upper game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diamond Dialga |
Pearl Palkia |
Platinum Giratina (Origin Forme) | |||
| Pokémon of Myth | |||||
| 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 |
| Primal forms of the rival members of the Super-ancient Pokémon | |
Generation VII
| Original games | Upper games | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sun Solgaleo |
Moon Lunala |
Ultra Sun Dusk Mane Necrozma |
Ultra Moon Dawn Wings Necrozma |
| Light trio | |||
| Remakes | |||
Let's Go, Pikachu! Pikachu |
Let's Go, Eevee! Eevee | ||
| Partner Pokémon | |||
Generation VIII
| Original games | Expansion Pass | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sword Zacian (Crowned Sword) |
Shield Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) |
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| Legendary heroes | The "secret armor" of the Master Dojo | King of Bountiful Harvests | |
| Remakes | |||
Brilliant Diamond Dialga |
Shining Pearl Palkia | ||
| Two members of the Pokémon of Myth | |||
Generation IX
| Original games | The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Koraidon (Apex Build) |
Violet Miraidon (Ultimate Mode) |
The Teal Mask Ogerpon (Teal Mask) |
The Indigo Disk Terapagos (Terastal Form) |
| Paradox duo | The ogre of the land of Kitakami | The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | |
Side series
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
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 Shadow Lugia |
| XD001 the ultimate Shadow Pokémon |
Spin-off games
Detective Pikachu
 Detective Pikachu |
| Title character |
Pokémon Sleep
 Snorlax |
| Central 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. |
