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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
Pokémon Red Version Pokémon Blue Version GreenBox(J) Pokémon Yellow Version
Charizard Blastoise Venusaur Pikachu

Generation II[]

Gold Silver Crystal
Pokémon Gold Version Pokémon Silver Version Pokémon Crystal Version
Ho-Oh Lugia Suicune

Generation III[]

Ruby Sapphire FireRed LeafGreen Emerald
Ruby boxart Sapphire boxart FireRed boxart LeafGreen boxart Pokémon Emerald boxart EN-US
Groudon Kyogre Charizard Venusaur Rayquaza

Generation IV[]

Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver
DiamondUS PearlUS PokPlatinumBoxArt HeartGoldUS SoulSilverUS
Dialga Palkia Origin Forme Giratina Ho-Oh Lugia

Generation V[]

Black White Black 2 White 2
Black boxart White boxart Black 2 English Boxart White 2 English Boxart
Reshiram Zekrom Black Kyurem White Kyurem

Generation VI[]

X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Pokemon X Version Boxart Pokemon Y Version Boxart OmegaRuby-EN AlphaSapphire-EN
Xerneas Yveltal Primal Groudon Primal Kyogre

Generation VII[]

Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon Sun Pokémon Moon Pokémon Ultra Sun Pokémon Ultra Moon Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Pokémon Let's Go Eevee Box Art
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
Pokémon Sword Boxart Pokémon Shield Boxart Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass Boxart Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Boxart Pokémon Shining Pearl Boxart
Zacian Zamazenta Urshifu and Calyrex Dialga Palkia

Generation IX[]

Scarlet Violet
Pokémon Scarlet Boxart Pokémon Violet Boxart
Koraidon Miraidon

Side games[]

Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD: Gale of Darkness
Pokémon Stadium Cover Pokémon Stadium 2 Cover Pokemon Colosseum Pokémon XD
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.
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