Prize money

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Prize money is the money that a Trainer pays out at the end of a battle.

NPC Trainers

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

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 Tag 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

Below is a table of the base payouts of each Trainer class, by generation.

Trainer Class	Gen I	Gen II	Gen III	Gen IV	Gen V
Youngster	15	16	16	16	16
Bug Catcher	10	16	12	16	—
Lass	15	24	16	16	16
Sailor	30	40	40	32	—
Jr. Trainer♂/Camper	20	20	20	16	—
Jr. Trainer♀/Picnicker	20	20	20	16	—
Poké Maniac	50	60	48	64	—
Super Nerd	25	32	24	24	—
Hiker	35	32	36	32	32
Biker	20	32	20	16	32
Burglar	90	88	88	16	—
Engineer	50	—	48	—	—
Juggler	35	40	40	32	—
Fisherman	35	40	40	32	32
Swimmer♂	5	8	8	8	16
Swimmer♀	—	20	8	16	16
Cue Ball/Roughneck	25	—	32	24	24
Gambler/Gamer/PI	70	—	72	120	—
Beauty	70	88	80	56	56
Psychic	10	32	24	32	32
Rocker	25	—	24	—	—
Tamer	40	—	40	—	—
Bird Keeper	25	24	24	32	—
Black Belt	25	24	24	24	32
Scientist	50	100	48	32	48
Boss	99	—			—
Grunt	30	40	20	40	40
Cool/Ace Trainer♂	35	48	48	60	60
Cool/Ace Trainer♀	35	48	48	60	60
Gentleman	70	72	72*	200	200
			200*
Channeler	30	—	—	—	—
Sage	—	32	—	48	—
Firebreather	—	48	—	32	—
Pokéfan	—	80	80	64
Twins	—	20	24	32	16
Medium	—	40	—	—	—
Kimono Girl	—	72	—	120	—
Executive/Commander	—	72	—	80	—
Skier	—	72	—	32	—
Policeman	—	40	—	40
Guitarist	—	32	32	24	32
Teacher	—	72	—	48	—
Aroma Lady	—	—	40	32	—
Young Couple	—	—		128	—
Collector	—	—	60	64	—
Battle Girl	—	—	24	16	32
Pokémon Breeder	—	—	40	48	48
Dragon Tamer	—	—	48	32	—
Ninja Boy	—	—	12	8	—
Tuber	—	—	4	4	—
Interviewers	—	—	96	144	—
Rich Boy	—	—	200	160	160
Lady	—	—	200	160	160
Cyclist	—	—	—	32	32
Artist	—	—	—	48	48
Jogger	—	—	—	32	—
Belle & Pa	—	—	—	112	—
Cameraman	—	—	—	32	—
Clown	—	—	—	24	32
Cowgirl	—	—	—	16	—
Double Team	—	—	—	240	—
Idol	—	—	—	72	—
Poké Kid	—	—	—	8	—
Rancher	—	—	—	40	—
Reporter	—	—	—	40	—
Socialite	—	—	—	200	200
Veteran	—	—	—	80	80
Waiter	—	—	—		40
Waitress	—	—	—	32	40
Worker	—	—	—	40	40
Elder	—	—	—	120	—
Maid	—	—	—	40	40
Infielder	—	—	—	—	100
Striker	—	—	—	—	100
Hoopster	—	—	—	—	100
Linebacker	—	—	—	—	100
Smasher	—	—	—	—	100
Backers	—	—	—	—	48
Baker	—	—	—	—	40
Backpacker	—	—	—	—	24
Depot Agent	—	—	—	—	40
Depot Agent	—	—	—	—	40
Clerk	—	—	—	—	40* 80*
Dancer	—	—	—	—	32
Doctor	—	—	—	—	60
Doctor	—	—	—	—	60
GAME FREAK	—	—	—	—	80
Hooligans	—	—	—	—	64
Janitor	—	—	—	—	40 200*
Motorcyclist	—	—	—	—	32
Musician	—	—	—	—	32
Nurse	—	—	—	—	40
Nursery Aide	—	—	—	—	40
Pilot	—	—	—	—	60
Preschooler	—	—	—	—	4
The Riches	—	—	—	—	200
Subway Boss	—	—	—	—	100
Team Plasma	—	—	—	—	180 100* 200*
Gym Leader	99	100	100	120	120
Elite Four	99	100	100	120	120
Champion	99	100	200	200	200
PKMN Trainer	—	100	60	100	100
Rival/Passerby Boy	35*	60			—
	65*

Trainer classes that did not appear in a given generation are denoted by —.

Player character

In FireRed and LeafGreen and the Generation IV games, 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. Unlike the NPC Trainers, however, Level is the highest level of any Pokémon in the player's 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 loss.

Base payout is looked up using the following table:

Badges	Payout
0	8
1	16
2	24
3	36
4	48
5	60
6	80
7	100
8	120*

*In FireRed and LeafGreen, this is 100.

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 Generation V, the game uses this table instead:

Badges	Payout
0	??
1	??
2	??
3	??
4	??
5	64
6	80
7	100
8	120

This game mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.