A Version Mascot is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart of a Pokémon video game. In games after Pokémon Red and Blue, version mascots usually play a featured role in their respective game. Lugia holds the record for most boxart appearances (including his Shadow form).
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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File:Pokemon gold.jpg | File:Pokemon silver.jpg | File:Pokemon crystal.png |
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 | Giratina (origin form) | Ho-oh | Lugia |
Generation V
Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 |
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Reshiram | Zekrom | Kyurem (Black forme) | Kyurem (White forme) |
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 |