A version mascot is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart of a Pokémon video game. In games after Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, version mascots usually play a featured role in their respective game.
List of version mascots[]
Main series[]
Generation I[]
| Red | Blue | Green | Yellow |
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| Charizard | Blastoise | Venusaur | Pikachu |
Generation II[]
| Gold | Silver | Crystal |
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| Ho-Oh | Lugia | Suicune |
Generation III[]
| Ruby | Sapphire | FireRed | LeafGreen | Emerald |
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| Groudon | Kyogre | Charizard | Venusaur | Rayquaza |
Generation IV[]
| Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver |
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| Dialga | Palkia | Origin Forme Giratina | Ho-Oh | Lugia |
Generation V[]
| Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 |
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| Reshiram | Zekrom | Black Kyurem | White Kyurem |
Generation VI[]
| X | Y | Omega Ruby | Alpha Sapphire |
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| Xerneas | Yveltal | Primal Groudon | Primal Kyogre |
Generation VII[]
| Sun | Moon | Ultra Sun | Ultra Moon | Let's Go, Pikachu! | Let's Go, Eevee! |
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| Solgaleo | Lunala | Dusk Mane Necrozma | Dawn Wings Necrozma | Partner Pikachu | Partner Eevee |
- If the boxes of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are placed side by side, a silhouette resembling Ultra Necrozma can be seen.
Generation VIII[]
| Sword | Shield | The Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra | Brilliant Diamond | Shining Pearl |
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| Zacian | Zamazenta | Urshifu and Calyrex | Dialga | Palkia |
Generation IX[]
| Scarlet | Violet |
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| Koraidon | Miraidon |
Side games[]
| Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD: Gale of Darkness |
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| Charizard and Blastoise (Venusaur and Pikachu also on cover in Japanese) | Ho-Oh and Lugia | Groudon, Kyogre, Entei, Suicune and Raikou | Shadow Lugia |
Trivia[]
- Lugia holds the record for most boxart appearances (including its Shadow form).
- Starting with Dialga and Palkia from Diamond and Pearl and it’s remakes 3 Generations have had Box Legendary Mascots with the Dragon Type such as Reshiram and Zekrom from Black and White and Koraidon and Miraidon from Scarlet and Violet.