Prize money

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Prize money is the money that a Trainer pays out at the end of a battle. Trainers in battle facilities, the Trainer HouseHGSS and Pokéstar Studios do not give prize money, nor do other players in link battles. In addition, the post-Hall of Fame battles with AZ and Brendan/MayORAS do not give prize money.

NPC Trainers

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

File:BasePayoutFormula.png

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.

Base payout table

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
Beauty $70 $88 $80 $56 $56 General XY: $80
Lumiose streets: $20
ORAS: $56
Biker $20 $32 $20 $16 $32
Bird Keeper $25 $24 $24 $32 $40
Black Belt $25 $24 $24 $24 $32 General XY: $48
Lumiose streets: $20
ORAS: $32
Boss $99 $80 $180 $200
Bug Catcher $10 $16 $12 $16 $16
Burglar $90 $88 $88 $16
Channeler $30 $32
Cool/Ace Trainer♂ $35 $48 $48 $60 $60 XY: $100
ORAS: $60
Cool/Ace Trainer♀ $35 $48 $48 $60 $60 XY: $100
ORAS: $60
Cue Ball/Roughneck $25 $32 $24 $24
Engineer $50 $48
Fisherman $35 $40 $40 $32 $32 XY: $56
ORAS: $32
Gambler/Gamer/PI $70 $72 $120
Gentleman $70 $72 $72
S.S. Tidal: $200
$200 $200 $200
Grunt $30 $40 $20 $40 $40 $40
Hiker $35 $32 $36 $32 $32 XY: $56
ORAS: $32
Jr. Trainer♂/Camper $20 $20 $20 $16 $16
Jr. Trainer♀/Picnicker $20 $20 $20 $16 $16
Juggler $35 $40 $40 $32
Lass $15 $24 $16 $16 $16 XY: $24
ORAS: $16
Poké Maniac $50 $60 $48 $64 $28
Psychic $10 $32 $24 $32 $32 XY: $56
ORAS: $32
Rocker $25 $24
Super Nerd $25 $32 $24 $24
Swimmer ♂ $5 $8 RSE: $8
FRLG: $4
$16 $16 $16
Swimmer ♀ $20 RSE: $8
FRLG: $4
$16 $16 $16
Sailor $30 $40 $40 $32 $40
Scientist $50 $100 $48 $32 $48 $72
Tamer $40 $40
Youngster $15 $16 $16 $16 $16 XY: $24
ORAS: $16
Boarder $72 $32
Executive/Commander $72 $80
Firebreather $48 $32
Guitarist $32 $32 $24 $32 $28
Kimono Girl $72 $120
Medium $40 $48
Mysticalman $100 $120
Policeman $40 $40 $40
Poké Fan $80 $80 $64 $64 XY: $80
ORAS: $64
Sage $32 $48
Schoolboy/School Kid $32 $32 $20 $20 $20
Skier $72 $32
Teacher $72 $48
Twins $20 $24 $32 $16 XY: $32
ORAS: $8
Admin RSE: $40
FRLG: $32
$80
Aroma Lady $40 $32 $32
Battle Girl $24 $16 $32 XY: $48
ORAS: $32
Bug Maniac $60 $28
Collector $60 $64 $28
Cool Couple $48
Crush Girl $24
Crush Kin $48
Dragon Tamer $48 $32 $60
Expert $40 $80
Hex Maniac $24 XY: $32
ORAS: $28
Interviewers $96 $144 $80
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
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 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
Belle & Pa $112
Cameraman $32
Clown $24 $32
Cowgirl $16
Cyclist $32 $32
Double Team $240
Elder $120
Idol $72
Jogger $32
Maid $40 $40
Poké Kid $8
Rancher $40
Reporter $40
Socialite/Madame $200 $200 $200*
Veteran $80 $80 $140
Waiter $40
Waitress $32 $40 $64
Lumiose streets: $20
Worker $40 $40 $64
Backers $48
Backpacker $24 XY: $40
ORAS: $24
Baker $40
Clerk $40
Boss clerk: $80
Dancer $32
Depot Agent $40
Doctor $60
GAME FREAK $80
Hooligans $64
Hoopster $100
Infielder $100
Janitor $40
Geoff: $200
Linebacker $100
Motorcyclist $32
Musician $32
Nurse $40
Nursery Aide $40
Pilot $60
Preschooler $4 $16
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
The Riches $200
Ace Duo XY: $200
ORAS: $60
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
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
Proprietor $80
Punk Couple $96
Punk Girl $48
Lumiose streets: $20
Punk Guy $48
Lumiose streets: $20
Rangers $160
Rising Star $60
Roller Skater $32
Schoolboy $34
Schoolgirl $32
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
Tourist Older: $80
Younger: $72
Leader $99 $100 $100 $120 $120 XY: $160
ORAS: $120
Elite Four $99 $100 $100 $120 $120 XY: $200
ORAS: $160
Champion $99 $100 $200 $200 $200 XY: $240
ORAS: $200
Pokémon Trainer[1] $100 $60 $100
Red: $200
$100
B2W2 N: $200
Memory Link: $120
XY: $100
ORAS: $40
Rival/Passerby Boy 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
  1. Pokémon Trainer is the Trainer class generally given to rivals introduced in Generation III and later.

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 one battle 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 Man $16 $16
Grand Master $50
Guy $10
Hunter $8 $8
Kaminko Aide $30
Lady $10
Matron $16
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

In FireRed and LeafGreen and all games from Generation IV onwards, the money lost when the player blacks out—whether or not in a Trainer battle or a wild battle—is calculated using the same formula for the NPC Trainers. In Pokémon Emerald and prior to FireRed and LeafGreen, the player simply loses half of the money they have. 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 table:

Badges Payout
0 $8
1 $16
2 $24
3 $36
4 $48
5 $60FRLG, IV
$64V+
6 $80
7 $100
8 $120

For example, if the highest-leveled Pokémon in the player's party is Level 96 and the player has seven Badges, a loss to another Trainer will cost the player $9600.

If the Trainer is currently holding less money than the amount calculated, the player will simply lose all his or her money and black out.

In the anime

In 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 prize money he had earned.

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 Prize Money O-Power are in effect, Happy Hour has been used, and a Pokémon holding an Amulet Coin or Luck Incense has participated in the battle.


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