Prize money

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Prize money (Japanese: 賞金(しょうきん) Prize money) is the money that Trainers pay out at the end of a battle. This also includes the player as well, who may have to pay out a small amount of prize money if they're defeated by an NPC Trainer.

NPC Trainers

Almost all Trainers battled during the main storyline will payout prize money upon being defeated. However, for most battles outside the main storyline, prize money is not paid out by either side. This includes:

• Link battles
• Battle facilities
• Trainer House^HGSS
• Pokéstar Studios
• Mega Evolution battle against Korrina
• AZ
• Second battle against Lusamine^SM
• Master Trainers
• Red^PE

Base payout table

In the games, a Trainer pays out money based on a formula:

$$\mathrm {Payout} =\mathrm {Level} \times \mathrm {Base}$$

Where Base is the base payout of the Trainer class, and Level is the level of the last Pokémon in the Trainer's party. Note that the last Pokémon is not always the highest level Pokémon - for example, in Generation II, Red pays out $7700 even though there is a level 81 Pikachu in his party, because the last Pokémon he has is his level 77 Blastoise, and in Generation IV, he pays out $16,800, despite the level 88 Pikachu because, again, the last Pokémon in his party is his Level 84 Blastoise.

In Multi Battles, the total payout is simply the sum of the payouts of the two Trainers if they had separate parties. For example, in Generation IV, battling a Camper with a level 26 Spearow at the end of the party at the same time as a Champion with a level 78 Garchomp at the end of the party would earn the player $416 + $15,600 = $16,016. Taking on two Roughnecks with a Level 53 and Level 67 Koffing respectively would earn the player $1272 + $1608 = $2880. Starting in Pokémon Sun and Moon, nearly all Double Battle Trainer classes' payouts are calculated as if they were a Multi Battle, as during battle, each member of the Double Battle class is referred to as one of the two Trainer classes that make up that class.

Core series games

Below is a table of the base payouts of each Trainer class in the core series games, by generation. Trainer classes that did not appear in a given generation are denoted by —.

Trainer class	Gen I	Gen II	Gen III	Gen IV	Gen V	Gen VI	Gen VII	Gen VIII
Beauty	$70	$88	$80	$56	$56	General XY: $80 Lumiose streets: $20 ORAS: $56	USUM: $32 General PE: $60 Cerulean Gym: $20	$96
Biker	$20	$32	$20	$16	$32	—	—	—
Bird Keeper	$25	$24	$24	$32	—	$40	$60	—
Blackbelt/Black Belt	$25	$24	$24	$24	$32	General XY: $48 Lumiose streets: $20 ORAS: $32	USUM: $32 PE: $28	$64
Boss	$99	—	$80	$180	—	$200	USUM: $120 PE: $160	—
Bug Catcher	$10	$16	$12	$16	—	$16	$12	—
Burglar	$90	$88	$88	$16	—	—	$80	—
Channeler	$30	—	$32	—	—	—	$40	—
Cooltrainer/Ace Trainer	$35	$48	$48	$60	$60	XY: $100 ORAS: $60	USUM: $68 PE: $100	—
Cue Ball/Roughneck	$25	—	$32	$24	$24	—	$28	—
Engineer	$50	—	$48	—	—	—	$60	—
Fisherman/Fisher	$35	$40	$40	$32	$32	XY: $56 ORAS: $32	USUM: $32 PE: $40	$64
Gambler/Gamer/PI	$70	—	$72	$120	—	—	$120	—
Gentleman	$70	$72	$72 S.S. Tidal: $200	$200	$200	$200	USUM: $200 PE: $120	$200
Grunt of any villainous team	$30	$40	$20	$40	$40	$40	USUM: $32 PE: $28	$80
Hiker	$35	$32	$36	$32	$32	XY: $56 ORAS: $32	USUM: $32 PE: $40	$100
Jr. Trainer♂/Camper	$20	$20	$20	$16	—	$16	$20	—
Jr. Trainer♀/Picnicker	$20	$20	$20	$16	—	$16	$20	—
Juggler	$35	$40	$40	$32	—	—	$40	—
Lass	$15	$24	$16	$16	$16	XY: $24 ORAS: $16	USUM: $16 PE: $20	$84
PokéManiac/Poké Maniac	$50	$60	$48	$64	—	$28	$48	—
Psychic	$10	$32	$24	$32	$32	XY: $56 ORAS: $32	$48	—
Rocker	$25	—	$24	—	—	—	$28	—
Super Nerd	$25	$32	$24	$24	—	—	$40	—
Swimmer	$5	Male: $8 Female: $20	RSE: $8 FRLG: $4	$16	$16	$16	$24	$64
Sailor	$30	$40	$40	$32	—	$40	$60	—
Scientist	$50	$100	$48	$32	$48	$72	$48	—
Tamer	$40	—	$40	—	—	—	$60	—
Youngster	$15	$16	$16	$16	$16	XY: $24 ORAS: $16	USUM: $16 PE: $20	$60
Boarder	—	$72	—	$32	—	—	—	—
Executive/Commander	—	$72	—	$80	—	—	—	—
Firebreather	—	$48	—	$32	—	—	—	—
Guitarist	—	$32	$32	$24	$32	$28	—	—
Kimono Girl	—	$72	—	$120	—	—	—	—
Medium	—	$40	—	$48	—	—	—	—
Mysticalman/Mystery Man	—	$100	—	$120	—	—	—	—
Officer/Policeman/Police Officer	—	$40	—	$40	$40	—	$40	$120
Pokéfan/Poké Fan	—	$80	$80	$64	$64	XY: $80 ORAS: $64	—	—
Sage	—	$32	—	$48	—	—	—	—
Schoolboy/School Kid/Schoolkid	—	$32	$32	$20	$20	$20	—	—
Skier	—	$72	—	$32	—	—	—	—
Teacher	—	$72	—	$48	—	—	$48	—
Twins	—	$20	$24	$32	$16	XY: $32 ORAS: $8	$12 + 12	—
Admin	—	—	RSE: $40 FRLG: $32	—	—	$80	USUM: $120 PE: $100	—
Aroma Lady	—	—	$40	$32	—	$32	—	—
Battle Girl	—	—	$24	$16	$32	XY: $48 ORAS: $32	—	—
Bug Maniac	—	—	$60	—	—	$28	—	—
Collector	—	—	$60	$64	—	$28	$32	—
Cool Couple	—	—	$48	—	—	—	—	—
Crush Girl	—	—	$24	—	—	—	—	—
Crush Kin	—	—	$48	—	—	—	—	—
Dragon Tamer	—	—	$48	$32	—	$60	—	—
Expert	—	—	$40	—	—	$80	—	—
Hex Maniac	—	—	$24	—	—	XY: $32 ORAS: $28	—	—
Interviewer/Interviewers	—	—	$96	$144	—	$80	—	$100 + 100
Kindler	—	—	$32	—	—	$32	—	—
Lady	—	—	$200	$160	$160	$120	—	—
Ninja Boy	—	—	$12	$8	—	$16	—	—
Old Couple	—	—	$80	—	—	$160	—	—
Painter	—	—	$16	—	—	—	—	—
Parasol Lady	—	—	$40	$32	$32	$32	—	—
Pokémon Breeder	—	—	$40	$48	BW: $48 B2W2: $32	XY: $64 ORAS: $40	$40	General Galar: $96 Wild Area (Battle 1): $200 Wild Area (Battle 2 onwards): $300
Pokémon Ranger	—	—	RSE: $48 FRLG: $36	$60	$60	XY: $80 ORAS: $60	—	—
Rich Boy	—	—	$200	$160	$160	$120	—	—
Ruin Maniac	—	—	RSE: $60 FRLG: $48	$48	—	$28	—	—
Sis and Bro/Sis & Bro	—	—	RSE: $24 FRLG: $8	—	—	$20	—	—
Sr. and Jr./Teammates	—	—	$32	—	—	$48	—	—
Triathlete	—	—	$40	—	—	$40	—	—
Tuber	—	—	$4	$4	—	$4	—	—
Winstrate	—	—	RS: $20 E: $40	—	—	Victor/Victoria: $64 Vivi: $16 Vicky: $80	—	—
Young Couple	—	—	$64 S.S. Tidal: $56	$128	—	$64	—	—
Artist	—	—	—	$48	$48	$56	—	$64
Belle & Pa/Ranchers	—	—	—	$112	—	—	—	—
Cameraman	—	—	—	$32	—	—	—	$100*
Clown	—	—	—	$24	—	—	—	—
Cowgirl	—	—	—	$16	—	—	—	—
Cyclist	—	—	—	$32	$32	—	—	—
Double Team	—	—	—	$240	—	—	—	—
Elder	—	—	—	$120	—	—	—	—
Idol	—	—	—	$72	—	—	—	—
Jogger	—	—	—	$32	—	—	—	—
Maid	—	—	—	$40	$40	—	—	—
Poké Kid	—	—	—	$8	—	—	—	$48
Rancher	—	—	—	$40	—	—	—	—
Reporter	—	—	—	$40	—	—	$40	$100*
Socialite/Madame	—	—	—	$200	$200	$200*	$200	$200
Veteran	—	—	—	$80	$80	$140	$88	—
Waiter	—	—	—	—	$40	—	—	—
Waitress	—	—	—	$32	$40	$64 Lumiose streets: $20	—	—
Worker	—	—	—	$40	$40	$64	$40	$100
Actor	—	—	—	—	—	—	$40	—
Backers	—	—	—	—	$48	—	—	—
Backpacker	—	—	—	—	$24	XY: $40 ORAS: $24	$24	$72
Baker	—	—	—	—	$40	—	—	—
Boss Trainer	—	—	—	—	$200	—	—	—
Clerk/Office Worker	—	—	—	—	$40 Boss clerk: $80	—	$40	Male: $80 Female: $100
Dancer	—	—	—	—	$32	—	$40	$64
Depot Agent/Rail Staff	—	—	—	—	$40	—	—	$120
Doctor	—	—	—	—	$60	—	—	$120
GAME FREAK/GAME FREAK's	—	—	—	—	$80	—	SM: $96	$200
Harlequin	—	—	—	—	$32	—	—	—
Hooligans	—	—	—	—	$64	—	—	—
Hoopster	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—	—
Infielder	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—	—
Janitor	—	—	—	—	$40 Geoff: $200	—	$40	—
Linebacker	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—	—
Motorcyclist	—	—	—	—	$32	—	—	—
Musician	—	—	—	—	$32	—	—	$64
Nurse	—	—	—	—	$40	—	—	—
Nursery Aide	—	—	—	—	$40	—	—	—
Pilot	—	—	—	—	$60	—	—	—
Preschooler	—	—	—	—	$4	$16	$12	—
Smasher	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—	—
Striker	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—	—
Subway Boss	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—	—
Team Plasma	—	—	—	—	$180 Shadow Triad #1 at Frigate: $100 BW N battle 3-4: $100 BW N battle 5: $200	—	$280	—
The Riches	—	—	—	—	$200	—	—	—
Ace Duo	—	—	—	—	—	XY: $200 ORAS: $60	$68 + 68	—
Artist Family	—	—	—	—	—	$112	—	—
Brains & Brawn	—	—	—	—	—	XY: $104 ORAS: $64	—	—
Butler	—	—	—	—	—	$80	—	—
Chef	—	—	—	—	—	$64 Lumiose streets: $20	—	—
Delinquent	—	—	—	—	—	$32	—	—
Driver	—	—	—	—	—	$64	—	—
Fairy Tale Girl	—	—	—	—	—	XY: $32 ORAS: $16	—	—
Free Diver	—	—	—	—	—	$40	—	—
Furisode Girl	—	—	—	—	—	$72	—	—
Garçon	—	—	—	—	—	$64 Lumiose streets: $20	—	—
Gardener	—	—	—	—	—	$64	—	—
Honeymooners	—	—	—	—	—	$144	$60 + 60	—
Lorekeeper	—	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—
Lumiose Gang Member	—	—	—	—	—	$80	—	—
Monsieur	—	—	—	—	—	$200*	—	—
Mysterious Sisters	—	—	—	—	—	XY: $64 ORAS: $44	—	—
Owner	—	—	—	—	—	$160 Lumiose streets: $20	—	—
Poké Fan Family	—	—	—	—	—	$160	—	—
Pokémon Professor	—	—	—	—	—	$140	$240	—
Proprietor	—	—	—	—	—	$80	—	—
Punk Couple	—	—	—	—	—	$96	—	—
Punk Girl	—	—	—	—	—	$48 Lumiose streets: $20	$32	—
Punk Guy	—	—	—	—	—	$48 Lumiose streets: $20	USUM: $32 PE: $28	—
Rangers	—	—	—	—	—	$160	—	—
Rising Star	—	—	—	—	—	$60	$48	—
Roller Skater	—	—	—	—	—	$32	—	—
Schoolboy	—	—	—	—	—	$34	—	$60
Schoolgirl	—	—	—	—	—	$32	—	$72
Scuba Diver	—	—	—	—	—	$40	—	—
Secret Base Expert	—	—	—	—	—	$60	—	—
Secret Base Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	$20	—	—
Sky Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	$100	—	—
Sootopolitan	—	—	—	—	—	$120	—	—
Street Thug	—	—	—	—	—	$32	—	—
Successor	—	—	—	—	—	$160	—	—
Suspicious Child	—	—	—	—	—	$32	—	—
Suspicious Lady	—	—	—	—	—	$16	—	—
Suspicious Woman	—	—	—	—	—	$140	—	—
Team Flare	—	—	—	—	—	$140 Lysandre: $200	$280	—
Tourist	—	—	—	—	—	Older: $80 Younger: $72	—	—
Aether Branch Chief	—	—	—	—	—	—	$120	—
Aether Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	—	$240	—
Aether Foundation Employee	—	—	—	—	—	—	$48	—
Aether President	—	—	—	—	—	—	$240	—
Athletic Siblings	—	—	—	—	—	—	$28 + 28	—
Bellhop	—	—	—	—	—	—	$40	—
Capoeira Couple	—	—	—	—	—	—	$88 + 88	—
Captain	—	—	—	—	—	—	$120	—
Coach Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	—	$100	—
Cook	—	—	—	—	—	—	$40	$120
Dancing Family	—	—	—	—	—	—	$12 + 40	—
Eevee User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$88	—
Espeon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$40	—
Firefighter	—	—	—	—	—	—	$40	—
Flareon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$40	—
Glaceon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$200	—
Golf Buddies	—	—	—	—	—	—	$60 + 60	—
Golfer	—	—	—	—	—	—	$60	—
Island Kahuna	—	—	—	—	—	—	$160	—
Jolteon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$200	—
Kantonian Gym	—	—	—	—	—	—	$32	—
Karate Family	—	—	—	—	—	—	$12 + 32	—
Leafeon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$24	—
Master & Apprentice	—	—	—	—	—	—	$68 + 88	—
Principal	—	—	—	—	—	—	$96	—
Punk Pair	—	—	—	—	—	—	$32 + 32	—
Rising Star Duo	—	—	—	—	—	—	$48 + 48	—
Sightseer	—	—	—	—	—	—	$60	—
Sparring Partners	—	—	—	—	—	—	$32 + 32	—
Surfer	—	—	—	—	—	—	$24	—
Swimmer Girls	—	—	—	—	—	—	$24 + 24	—
Swimmers	—	—	—	—	—	—	$24 + 24	—
Sylveon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$12	—
Team Aqua	—	—	—	—	—	—	$280	—
Team Galactic	—	—	—	—	—	—	$280	—
Team Magma	—	—	—	—	—	—	$280	—
Team Rainbow Rocket	—	—	—	—	—	—	$320	—
Team Rocket	—	—	—	—	—	—	$96	—
Team Skull	—	—	—	—	—	—	Battle 1: $40 Battle 3: $80	—
Tourist Couple	—	—	—	—	—	—	$40 + 60 $32 + 60	—
Trial Guide	—	—	—	—	—	—	$48	—
Ultra Forest Kartenvoy	—	—	—	—	—	—	$48	—
Ultra Recon Squad	—	—	—	—	—	—	$12	—
Umbreon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$200	—
Vaporeon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	$200	—
Veteran Duo	—	—	—	—	—	—	$88 + 88	—
Youth Athlete	—	—	—	—	—	—	$28	—
Cabbie	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$120
Café Master	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Motostoke: $80 Hammerlocke: $120 Wyndon: $160
Colleagues	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$80 + 100
Daring Couple	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$120 + 96
Gym Challenger	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$140
Gym Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$96
League Staff	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$100
Macro Cosmos's	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Employees: $100 Oleana: $140 Rose: $200
Medical Team	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$120 + 120
Model	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$120
Music Crew	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$64 + 64
Postman	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$96
Dojo Master	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	First battle: $140 Second battle: $200 Third battle: $400
Dojo Matron	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$160
Master Dojo Student	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$80
Leader/Gym Leader	$99	$100	$100	$120 Blue: $160	$120	XY: $160 ORAS: $120	$160 (Rematch) $240 Blue: $280 (Rematch) $280	$160
Elite Four	$99	$100	$100	$120	$120	XY: $200 ORAS: $160	$200	—
Champion	$99	$100	$200	$200	$200	XY: $240 ORAS: $200	$240	$240
Pokémon Trainer	—	$100	$60	$100 Stat Trainers: $120 Red: $200	$100 NB2W2, Cynthia: $200 Memory Link: $120	XY: $100 ORAS: $40	Trace (Battles 1-2): $20 Trace (Battle 3): $40 Trace (Battle 4): $60 Trace (Battle 5) :$80 MolayneSM/Archer: $100 Guzma/Plumeria/Ryuki/Mina: $120 Dexio/SinaMUM: $140 Gladion/Hau/Trace (Battle 6): $160 AnabelSM: $220 RedSMUSUM/Blue/Green: $280	Hop (Btl. 1-5): $80 Hop (Btl. 6-9)/Bede/Marnie (Btl. 1-2):$120 Hop (Btl. 10)/Marnie (Btl. 3-4)/Opal/Piers/Peony:$160 Shielbert/Sordward:$200 Hop (Rematches)/Leon:$240 Klara/Avery:$120
Rival/Passerby	Battles 1-3: $35	Battles 1-5: $60	Battles 1-3: $16	Battle 1: $100	—	—	—	—
	Battles 4-7: $65		Battles 4-7: $36	Battles 2-7: $64
	As Champion: $99	Battles 6-7: $100	As Champion: $100

Pokémon Colosseum and XD

For all Double Battles in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, the payout formula has an extra multiplier of two. This is the case for almost all battles with a cash reward in Colosseum and XD, except for two battles at the Pokémon HQ Lab in XD.

Trainer class	Colo	XD
Athlete	$8	—
Bandana Guy	$8	—
Beauty	—	$10
Bodybuilder	$12	$12
Casual Dude	—	$10
Casual Guy	—	$15
Chaser	$10	$10
Cipher	$50	—
Cipher Admin	$50	$50
Cipher Cmdr	—	$40
Cipher Head	$50	—
Cipher Peon	$20	$20
Cipher R&D	—	$25
Cooltrainer	$15	$15
Deep King	$16	—
Fun Old Lady/Matron	—	$16
Fun Old Man	$16	$16
Grand Master	—	$50
Guy	$10	—
Hunter	$8	$8
Kaminko Aide	—	$30
Lady	$10	—
Miror B.Peon	$10	—
Mystery Troop/Spy	$15	$15
Myth Trainer	—	$50
Navigator	—	$10
Pregymleader	$30	$30
Researcher	$20	—
Rich Boy	$10	—
Rider	$5	$5
Robo Groudon	—	$35
Rogue	$8	$15
Roller Boy	$3	—
Sailor	—	$8
Shady Guy	$10	—
Snagem Head	$50	$50
St.Performer	$8	—
Supertrainer	—	$50
Teacher	$20	—
Team Snagem	$5	$10
Thug	—	$10
Wanderer	—	$10
Worker	$10	$10

Player character

Core series games

In the Generation I games, Generation II games, and Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the amount of money lost when the player blacks out—whether or not in a Trainer battle or a wild battle—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 same formula for the NPC Trainers. Unlike NPC Trainers, however, for the player, Level is the highest level of any Pokémon in their party instead of simply the level of the last one—this is probably to prevent players from simply inserting a low-level Pokémon at the end of the party to minimize money lost.

Base payout is looked up using the following tables. In Generation VII, stamps essentially take the place of Badges, which means the payout depends on which trials the player has passed.

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
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 two Badges and loses a battle with a Level 12 Rattata, a Level 14 Pidgey, and a Level 18 Psyduck in their party, $432 will be lost, or if the player has four Badges and loses a battle with 6 Level 33 Exeggutor in their party, $1584 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; 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.

Pokémon Colosseum and XD

In Pokémon Colosseum, the amount of money lost when the player whites out is half of the money the player has.

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.

In the anime

Pokémon Origins

Prize money was mentioned in the Pokémon Origins episode File 2: Cubone, where Red was seen buying a Magikarp from the Magikarp salesman on Route 4 with the prize money he had earned.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, Pearl decided to have take part in a Double Battle at the Seven Stars Restaurant after learning that winners get prize money, figuring it'd be nice to have some spare change.

Scarlet & Violet arc

Katy gave both Scarlet and Nemona some prize money for defeating her and told Scarlet, who had never had a Trainer battle before facing her, that Trainers give out prize money upon being defeated.

Trivia

• The highest amount of prize money that can be received in a single battle is $345,600. This is possible by defeating Grand Duchess Diantha at the Battle Chateau while the Black Writ of Challenge, the Gold Writ of Invitation, and a Level 3, S, or MAX Prize Money O-Power is in effect, Happy Hour has been used, and a Pokémon holding an Amulet Coin or Luck Incense has participated in the battle.

References

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