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The mascot of a Pokémon game is the Pokémon that appears on the boxart, and often the logo of the aforementioned game.

Prior to Generation II with Pokémon Crystal, the mascot of the game was not particularly plot relevant. Generation II’s mascots were the first to include Legendary Pokémon on the boxart, however, Ho-oh, Lugia were optional, Suicune was the first mascot to be directly involved in the plot. Generation III started the trend of mascots being mandatory and vital to the plot with Ruby and Sapphire, as Groudon and Kyogre need to be encountered due Team Magma/Aqua. FireRed and LeafGreen are exceptions to this due to using the same mascots as Red and Green.

Mascot Pokémon are often required catches in recent entries, usually given increased catch rates and able to respawn if defeated to account for this. Most Core series games have Legendary Pokémon as the mascot, games that start in Kanto are exceptions, opting to use First partner Pokémon instead. Pokémon Legends: Arceus has no mascot Pokémon.

Side series and spin-off games usually don’t have game mascots, instead having multiple Pokémon, as such, most do not qualify as mascots. Currently, there are three exceptions, being, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Detective Pikachu (video game), Pokémon Sleep having Shadow Lugia, Detective Pikachu (character) and Snorlax respectively.

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
JP	Final form of a first partner Pokémon			Sole first partner Pokémon
INT	Red Charizard	Blue Blastoise	Yellow Pikachu
INT	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)	The Isle of Armor Urshifu	The Crown Tundra Calyrex
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