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Booster pack (TCG)

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Tom313: /* Products with Booster Packs */

[[File:SV3 Booster Charizard.png|180px|right|thumb|{{p|Charizard}} Booster Wrap from the {{TCG|Obsidian Flames}} expansion]]{{Incomplete|needs=Pokémon TCG Pocket information}}
'''Booster packs''' are typically packs of 10 cards from an [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansion]] in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], contained within a foil '''Booster Wrap'''. However, booster packs come in a number of variations, some of which contain fewer cards. Booster packs are the most common way for cards to be distributed. '''Sleeved Boosters''' are a variation packaged in cardboard instead of foil.

Many Pokémon Trading Card Game products include a number of additional booster packs. Some products, like '''Booster Bundles''' and '''Booster Boxes''', are entirely dedicated to having multiple booster packs. A Booster Bundle contains 6 booster packs and a Booster Box contains 36 booster packs.

==Terminology==
This term is normally written in all lowercase, as in "'''booster pack'''". For instance, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules released for {{TCG|151}} reads:
* ''"Once you’re ready, you can start building your collection of cards with Pokémon TCG '''booster packs'''."'' (page 3)<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/rulebook/mew_rulebook_en.pdf Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules], [[Pokémon.com]]</ref>

One exception from early official media is {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} for [[Game Boy Color]]. The manual for the game rendered the term in title case as "'''Booster Pack'''":
* ''"When you win a {{TCG GB|duel}}, you will receive a '''Booster Pack'''. Each '''Booster Pack''' contains 10 cards, and the cards available in the different '''Booster Packs''' will vary."'' (page 25)

==Overview==
Booster packs offer the chance to acquire cards that players can use to strengthen [[preconstructed deck]]s, create {{DL|Deck|Constructed Deck|new decks}}, or customize old ones. While every booster of the same group contains the same amount of cards, the exact contents are randomized. However, booster packs have "slots", namely the rules by which cards are collated and put into booster packs at the factory, which therefore determine which kinds of cards are inside the pack. Generally speaking, the slot that a card is allowed to occupy is determined by its [[rarity]]. There are more slots in a booster pack for Common ({{rar|Common}}) cards than Uncommon ({{rar|Uncommon}}, and more slots for Uncommon cards than Rare ({{rar|Rare}}) cards. Normally, only a single slot in a booster pack contains a Rare card. However, it is possible for that slot to instead have an "ultra rare" card, a card of a number of rarities generally tied to special cards like {{TCG|Pokémon V|Pokémon}} {{TCGV}} and {{TCG|Pokémon ex|Pokémon}} {{ex}}.

:''For a full description of Common ({{rar|Common}}), Uncommon ({{rar|Uncommon}}), and Rare ({{rar|Rare}}) cards see the [[Rarity]] article.''

Booster packs have contained varying amounts of cards over the years. From the first {{TCG|Base Set}} through to {{TCG|Neo Destiny}} expansion, internationally released boosters contained 11 cards. Beginning with the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set|e-Card Series}} and continuing through the entirety of the {{TCG|EX Power Keepers|EX Series}}, boosters had only 9 cards. Since the release of the first {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansion]], these consistently had 10 cards.
Starting in {{TCG|Sun & Moon}}, internationally released boosters contain one {{TCG|Basic Energy card}} in addition to the 10 other cards. Between {{TCG|Brilliant Stars}} and {{TCG|Crown Zenith}}, a booster pack has a chance of having a VSTAR {{TCG|marker}} instead of a {{TCG|Basic Energy}} card.

A booster pack consists of two parts: the cards themselves and the booster wrap surrounding them. This wrapper has artwork themed to the set the booster pack is for, usually featuring Pokémon with prominent cards in the expansion. International sets usually have at least four possible artworks on booster packs, whereas Asian sets only have one associated booster pack artwork per set.

==Pull ratio==
Every internationally released booster pack is guaranteed to contain at least 1 {{DL|Rarity|Rare}} ({{rar|Rare}}) card, generally 3 {{DL|Rarity|Uncommon}} ({{rar|Uncommon}}) cards, and the remainder are {{DL|Rarity|Common}} ({{rar|Common}}). However, the Rare card(s) may have a rarity of Rare (★), or be a "ultra rare" card mentioned above, such as a {{TCG|Pokémon-ex}}. Since the release of the {{TCG|Legendary Collection}} expansion, one [[Holofoil#Reverse Holofoil|Reverse-Holo]] (also known as Reverse foil) print of a Common, Uncommon, or Rare card has also been included in every booster. A Reverse-Holo card is identical to its normal counterpart, aside from a Holofoil effect in the picture or card background. Reverse-Holo cards in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game#Sets|EX Series]] also contain a stamp of the [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansion]] logo in the bottom right corner of the picture. The inclusion of Reverse-Holo rare and Holofoil rare cards created the potential that one booster may contain two rare cards. While the guaranteed distribution of Commons, Uncommons, and Rares is known, and early [[Wizards of the Coast]] sets even provided approximate odds for pulling Holo Rares, the precise odds of pulling ultra rare cards have never been officially published by [[Wizards of the Coast]] or [[The Pokémon Company]]. Instead, community-collected data is used to estimate these ratios.

[[Japan]]ese booster packs usually have 5 cards per pack, with special sets such as {{TCG|VMAX Climax}} containing 7, 10 or 11 cards per pack. [[Brazil]]ian booster packs meanwhile have 7 cards per pack (6 before {{TCG|Sun & Moon}}))<ref>[https://copag.com.br/pokemon/faq Faq | Copag]</ref>.

Starting in {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}}, a booster pack contains the cards as specified in the table below. Older sets can and will vary from this standard. Notably, Scarlet & Violet retired the Rare Holo rarities. Instead, all cards with a rarity of Rare or higher are [[Holofoil]] cards by definition.

<div style="display: inline-block">
===International releases===
{| class="roundtable" style="background-color:#{{Scarlet color}};border:3px solid #{{Violet color dark}}"
! Quantity
! Rarity
|-
| 4 || {{rar|Common}} Common
|-
| 3 || {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1
| Reverse Holo
|-
| {{rar|Shiny Rare}} Shiny Rare ({{TCG|Paldean Fates}} only)
|-
| {{rar|Shiny Ultra Rare}} Shiny Ultra Rare (Paldean Fates only)
|-
| {{rar|ACE SPEC Rare}} ACE SPEC Rare (from {{TCG|Temporal Forces}} to {{TCG|Prismatic Evolutions}})
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1
| Reverse Holo
|-
| {{rar|Illustration Rare}} Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Special Illustration Rare}} Special Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Hyper Rare}} Hyper Rare
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1
| {{rar|Rare}} Rare
|-
| {{rar|Double Rare}} Double Rare
|-
| {{rar|Ultra Rare}} Ultra Rare
|-
| 1 || {{TCG|Basic Energy card}}
|-
| 1 || [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]] [[code card]]
|}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block">

===Brazilian releases===
{| class="roundtable" style="background-color:#{{Scarlet color}};border:3px solid #{{Violet color dark}}"
! Quantity
! Rarity
|-
| 3 || {{rar|Common}} Common
|-
| 1 || {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1
| {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| {{rar|Rare}} Rare
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1
| {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| {{rar|Double Rare}} Double Rare
|-
| {{rar|Ultra Rare}} Ultra Rare
|-
| {{rar|Illustration Rare}} Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Special Illustration Rare}} Special Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Hyper Rare}} Hyper Rare
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1
| Reverse Holo
|-
| Basic Energy card
|-
| 1 || [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]] code card
|}
</div>

==Products with Booster Packs==
A number of sealed Pokémon TCG products feature booster packs as their main component. These products vary in size, contents, and purpose, catering to collectors, casual players, and competitive players alike. Each [[Booster pack (TCG)|booster pack]] contains [https://card-codex.com/blog/how-many-cards-come-in-each-pokemon-booster-pack/ a fixed number of cards] depending on the release and region. The following are common product formats that include booster packs:

* '''Sleeved Booster''': A standard booster pack enclosed in a branded paper sleeve, allowing it to be displayed on pegs at retail locations. These are commonly found at major physical retailers.<ref>[https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/Buyer-s-Guide-to-Pok%C3%A9mon-TCG-Twilight-Masquerade/5631cdf7-d3e2-48a2-b989-d6c6f9bb7ccc/ Buyer's Guide to Pokémon TCG: Twilight Masquerade], Peter Day, TCGPlayer Infinite</ref>

* '''Checklane Blister''': A single booster pack packaged in plastic with a promotional card and a plastic coin with a metallic finish. These products always include a code card for the {{TCG|Pokémon Trading Card Game Live|Pokémon TCG Live}} and are often aimed at entry-level or casual players.

* '''Three-Pack Blister''': Also known as a ''Triple Blister'', this product includes three booster packs, a promotional card, and sometimes a coin. These are released alongside most mainline expansions and are widely available at mass retail locations.

* '''Booster Bundle''': Introduced during the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet Series}}, this sealed product contains six booster packs from a specific mainline expansion. It serves as a mid-range option between smaller blister products and full Booster Boxes.

* '''Booster Box''': A sealed box containing 36 booster packs from a single English-language expansion. These are typically purchased by collectors, competitive players, and retailers. Booster Boxes are rarely produced for special or mini-sets.

* {{TCG|Elite Trainer Box}}: A boxed product that generally contains eight booster packs, 65 {{TCG|card sleeve}}s, 45 {{TCG|Basic Energy card}}s, dice, markers, a player's guide, and a storage box. A {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} exclusive version is usually released for each mainline set, featuring ten booster packs instead of eight and an additional stamped promotional card. Older Elite Trainer Boxes released before the {{TCG|Sword & Shield Series}} did not always include a promo card.

* {{TCG|Build & Battle Box}}: Designed for sealed-play formats such as {{TCG|Prerelease Tournament}}s, this product includes four booster packs, a 40-card deck built around a selection of set-specific cards, and one of four stamped promo cards.

* {{TCG|Build & Battle Stadium}}: A larger version of the Build & Battle Box designed for two players. It contains two Build & Battle Boxes, three additional booster packs, a brick of 121 Basic Energy cards, and accessories for a two-player play experience.

* '''Collector’s Tin / Mini Tin''': Tins vary in size and contents. Modern Mini Tins usually contain two booster packs and a sticker sheet, while older releases included a coin. Larger Collector’s Tins often contain four or five booster packs, one or more promo cards, and themed inserts or art cards.

* '''Special Collection / Premium Collection Box''': High-value boxed products that typically contain six or more booster packs, several promotional cards, and collectible items such as oversized cards, pins, coins, or playmats. They are often tied to commemorative or special releases rather than mainline expansions.

As a general rule, the more booster packs included in a product, the lower the average cost per pack compared to purchasing individual boosters. However, value and contents vary across products, especially when exclusive promotional cards or accessories are included.

==Pack wrap artwork==
Ever since the start of the TCG, each booster pack has had a character, whether that would be one or multiple Pokémon (or its forms), an item and/or any number of human characters be on the artwork on the wrap.

===Original Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Red color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:Base Set Booster Venusaur Shadowless.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=3 | {{TCG|Base Set}}
| {{p|Venusaur}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set|Venusaur|15}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set Booster Charizard Shadowless.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Charizard}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charizard|4}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set Booster Blastoise Shadowless.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blastoise}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set|Blastoise|2}}
|-
| [[File:Jungle Booster Wigglytuff.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=3 | {{TCG|Jungle}}
| {{p|Wigglytuff}}
| {{TCG ID|Jungle|Wigglytuff|16}}
|-
| [[File:Jungle Booster Scyther.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Scyther}}
| {{TCG ID|Jungle|Scyther|10}}
|-
| [[File:Jungle Booster Flareon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Flareon}}
| {{TCG ID|Jungle|Flareon|3}}
|-
| [[File:Fossil Booster Lapras.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=3 | {{TCG|Fossil}}
| {{p|Lapras}}
| {{TCG ID|Fossil|Lapras|10}}
|-
| [[File:Fossil Booster Aerodactyl.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| {{TCG ID|Fossil|Aerodactyl|1}}
|-
| [[File:Fossil Booster Zapdos.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Zapdos}}
| {{TCG ID|Fossil|Zapdos|15}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Pidgeot.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Base Set 2}}
| {{p|Pidgeot}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Pidgeot|14}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Raichu.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raichu}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Raichu|16}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Gyarados}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Gyarados|7}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mewtwo}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Mewtwo|10}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Team Rocket}}
| {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Gloom}}, {{p|Electrode}} and {{p|Gyarados}}
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Gyarados|8}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Jessie James.jpg|100px]]
| [[Jessie]] and [[James]]
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Here Comes Team Rocket!|71}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Giovanni.jpg|100px]]
| [[Giovanni]]
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|The Boss’s Way|73}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Team Rocket.jpg|100px]]
| All three, plus {{p|Golbat}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Persian}}, {{p|Slowbro}} and {{p|Muk}}
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Meowth|62}}
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Brock.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Gym Heroes}}
| {{p|Brock}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Erika.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Erika}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Lt Surge.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lt. Surge}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Misty.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Misty}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Blaine.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Gym Challenge}}
| {{p|Blaine}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Giovanni.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Giovanni}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Koga.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lt. Koga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Sabrina.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Sabrina}}
| -
|}

===Neo Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Gold color}}; border:3px solid #{{Silver color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Meganium.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Genesis}}
| {{p|Meganium}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Typhlosion.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Typhlosion}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Feraligatr.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Feraligatr}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Lugia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lugia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Xatu.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Discovery}}
| {{p|Xatu}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Umbreon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Umbreon}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Scizor.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Scizor}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Smeargle.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Smeargle}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Misdreavus.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Revelation}}
| {{p|Misdreavus}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Raikou.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raikou}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Entei.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Entei}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Suicune.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Suicune}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Noctowl.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Destiny}}
| {{p|Noctowl}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Togetic.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Togetic}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Celebi.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Celebi}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Starters.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}
| {{p|Venusaur}} {{p|Charizard}} {{p|Blastoise}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Alakazam}} {{p|Machamp}} {{p|Mewtwo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Eeveelution.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Vaporeon}} {{p|Jolteon}} {{p|Flareon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Birds.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Articuno}} {{p|Zapdos}} {{p|Moltres}}
| -
|}

===e-Card Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{crystal color}}; border:3px solid #{{crystal color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Venusaur.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Expedition}}
| {{p|Venusaur}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Blastoise.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blastoise}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Feraligatr.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Feraligatr}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Arcanine.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Aquapolis}}
| {{p|Arcanine}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Scizor.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Scizor}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Entei.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Entei}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Poliwrath.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Skyridge}}
| {{p|Poliwrath}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Vaporeon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Vaporeon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Kabutops.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Kabutops}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Ho-Oh.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Ho-Oh}}
| -
|}

===EX Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{ruby color}}; border:3px solid #{{sapphire color}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Sceptile.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}}
| {{p|Sceptile}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Mightyena.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mightyena}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Lairon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lairon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Manectric.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Manectric}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Shiftry.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Sandstorm}}
| {{p|Shiftry}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Zangoose.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Zangoose}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Seviper.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Seviper}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Dusclops.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dusclops}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Absol.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Dragon}}
| {{p|Absol}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Latias.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Latias}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Latios.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Latios}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Houndoom.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}}
| {{p|Houndoom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Aggron.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aggron}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Sharpedo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Sharpedo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Walrein.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Walrein}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Metagross.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}}
| {{p|Metagross}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Regirock.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Regirock}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Regice.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Regice}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Registeel.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Registeel}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Venusaur.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}}
| {{p|Venusaur}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Blastoise.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blastoise}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Pikachu.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Pikachu}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Scyther.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}}
| {{p|Scyther}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Gyarados}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mewtwo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Deoxys}}
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Deoxys Normal.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Normal Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Deoxys Attack.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Attack Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Deoxys Defense.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Defense Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Kyogre.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Emerald}}
| {{p|Kyogre}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Groudon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Groudon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Deoxys Speed.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Speed Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Typhlosion.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Unseen Forces}}
| {{p|Typhlosion}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Umbreon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Umbreon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Steelix.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Steelix}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Raikou.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raikou}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Flareon.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Delta Species}}
| {{p|Flareon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Dragonite.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dragonite}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Salamence.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Salamence}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Metagross.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Metagross}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Arcanine.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Legend Maker}}
| {{p|Arcanine}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Aerodactyl.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Mew.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mew}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Banette.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Banette}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Delta Species}}
| {{p|Gyarados}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Kabutops.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Kabutops}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mewtwo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Zangoose.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Zangoose}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Crystal Guardians}}
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Blaziken.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blaziken}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Delcatty.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Delcatty}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Jirachi.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Jirachi}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Nidoking.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Dragon Frontiers}}
| {{p|Arbok}} {{p|Nidoking}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Salamence.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dragonair}} {{p|Salamence}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}} {{p|Tropius}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Latias.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Latias}} {{p|Latios}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Raichu.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Power Keepers}}
| {{p|Raichu}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Aggron.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aggron}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Absol.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Absol}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Walrein.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Jirachi}}
| -
|}

===Diamond & Pearl Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Pearl color}}; border:3px solid #{{Diamond color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{Pearl color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{Pearl color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{pearl color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{pearl color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Lucario.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}
| {{p|Lucario}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Electivire.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Electivire}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Garchomp.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}}
| {{p|Garchomp}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Toxicroak.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Toxicroak}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Magmortar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Magmortar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Uxie}} {{p|Mesprit}} {{p|Azelf}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Honchkrow.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Secret Wonders}}
| {{p|Murkrow}} {{p|Honchkrow}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Roserade.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Roserade}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Weavile.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Weavile}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Gallade.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Gallade}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Great Encounters}}
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Cresselia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Cresselia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Darkrai.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Darkrai}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Empoleon.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}}
| {{p|Empoleon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Garchomp.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Garchomp}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Hippowdon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Hippowdon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Darkrai.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Darkrai}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Luxray.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Legends Awakened}}
| {{p|Luxray}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Lucario.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lucario}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Rhyperior.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rhyperior}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Giratina.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Giratina}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Torterra.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Stormfront}}
| {{p|Torterra}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Infernape.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Infernape}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Dusknoir.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dusknoir}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Regigigas.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Regigigas}}
| -
|}

===Platinum Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Platinum color}}; border:3px solid #{{Platinum color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{Platinum color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{Platinum color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{Platinum color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{platinum color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Platinum}}
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Giratina.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Giratina}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Shaymin.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Shaymin}} Sky Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Scizor.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Rising Rivals}}
| {{p|Scizor}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Houndoom.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Houndoom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Leafeon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Leafeon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Rotom.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rotom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Supreme Victors}}
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Absol.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Absol}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Garchomp.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Garchomp}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Zapdos.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Arceus}}
| {{p|Zapdos}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Salamence.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Salamence}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Arceus Grass.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Arceus}} Meadow Plate
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Arceus Water.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Arceus}} Splash Plate
| -
|}

===HeartGold & SoulSilver Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{HeartGold color}}; border:3px solid #{{SoulSilver color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{SoulSilver color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{SoulSilver color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{SoulSilver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{SoulSilver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Ampharos.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}
| {{p|Ampharos}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Donphan.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Donphan}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Lugia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lugia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Ho-Oh.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Ho-Oh}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Crobat.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Unleashed}}
| {{p|Crobat}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Raikou.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raikou}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Entei.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Entei}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Suicune.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Suicune}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Jolteon.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Undaunted}}
| {{p|Jolteon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Skarmory.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Skarmory}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Houndoom.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Houndoom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Electivire.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Triumphant}}
| {{p|Electivire}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Magmortar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Magmortar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|}

===HeartGold & SoulSilver Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Blue color}}; border:3px solid #{{Blue color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Lugia.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Call of Legends}}
| {{p|Lugia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Kyogre.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Kyogre}}
| -
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Groudon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Groudon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Deoxys.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}}
| -
|}

==Fun Packs==
The {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion introduced '''Sampling Packs''', renamed to '''Fun Packs''' beginning with the {{TCG|Sword & Shield}} expansion. Fun Packs are small booster packs that include only three cards: two Common cards and one Reverse Holo. Fun Packs are typically released in unconventional ways, such as being included in [[:Category:Magazines|magazines]] or distributed at special events. They are also sometimes included in products such as holiday event calendars.

Fun Packs do not use their expansion's typical artwork on the Booster Wrap, instead using a collage of stock art of three Common rarity Pokémon in the expansion.

Special expansions do not receive Fun Packs.

==Code cards==
{{main|Code Card}}
Internationally-released booster packs mainly released after {{TCG|Black & White}} will come with a [[code card]] that can be used to redeem a virtual booster of the same expansion for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]]. These booster packs state that they contain a code card on the packaging.

The codes found in booster packs will generate a set of virtual cards that is different from the physical cards that were inside the pack.

==In the games==

===Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2===
By winning {{TCG GB|duel}}s against most characters and through {{TCG GB|Dr. Mason}}'s recurring emails, players usually receive booster packs of {{TCG GB|List of card sets|game-exclusive sets}} and automatically get their contained cards.

===Pokémon Trading Card Game Online===
[[File:Pokémon TCG Online Booster Pack Opening.png|thumb|Opening a booster pack of {{TCG|Rebel Clash}} in Pokémon TCG Online]]
Booster packs could be obtained in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] to add cards to a player's digital collection and follow the same pull ratios of a real booster pack, but never replace Basic Energy with VSTAR markers. After being obtained, the booster pack is added to the player's Collection, where they could open it right away or save for later.

Tradable booster packs unlocked tradable cards, while untradable ones unlocked trade-locked cards. A tradable booster pack could be exchanged for different items, and the community-led economy for the game was based mostly around trading booster packs between players for desired cards and other items as though booster packs were a currency. Tradable booster packs could generally be acquired from code cards (following the card quantity of its physical booster and being the only way to acquire non 10-card or 11-card booster packs), good standings the game's Events, and [[Challenge (TCGO)|Challenge]]s for Knocking Out Pokémon.

Trade-locked booster packs for any set could be purchased from the shop with 200 [[Trainer Tokens]]. Beating each Trainer in the Trainer Challenge with four different decks also allowed the player to obtain a trade-locked booster pack, and beating 12 different Trainers in this mode with each [[Theme Deck]] rewarded the player with a trade-locked booster pack for the expansion the Theme Deck was released with. The login bonus was also another recurring way to earn these boosters packs.

When opening a booster pack, the game fans out the cards. All of the commons and uncommons would automatically flip face up, but any cards with a rarity of rare or higher would stay face down until the player clicked on them.

In the transition from Pokémon Trading Card Game Online to [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]], booster packs in each player's collection were [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live#Transfers from TCGO|converted into Crystals]].

===Pokémon Trading Card Game Live===
[[File:Pokémon TCG Live Booster Pack Opening.png|thumb|Opening a booster pack of {{TCG|Twilight Masquerade}} in Pokémon TCG Online]]
Booster packs can be acquired in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]] through code cards, by purchasing a specific expansion's booster pack with Crystals, [[Ladder (TCG Live)|Ladder]] End drops, and [[Battle Pass (TCG Live)|Battle Pass]] rewards. Card drop rates [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live#Card Drop Rates|differ from real-life products]] and, unlike its antecessor, booster packs are always automatically opened upon redemption.<ref>[https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/tcgl/droprate/ Pokémon TCG Live Card Drop Rate Information]</ref>

Booster packs contain six cards (five, prior to {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}}). A card with a rarity of rare or higher is guaranteed in every pack. However, every slot without a normal chance to have a card with a rarity of rare or higher has a smaller chance to contain a card with a rarity of rare or higher instead.

Opening a booster pack is like receiving any other item. Cards are presented in a stack, and they are flipped over one at a time, then pulled over the bottom of the screen to reveal the next card.
====Collector's Crates====
Its a special booster pack inside the PTCGL, where you can pull a Ultra Rare or Secret Rare inside all the 10 cards from this pack. You can gain some at the higher levels of a Battle Pass and during the higher Ranked position (aka, reaching Arceus Ranked ladder) too.
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Booster pack (TCG)

2025-11-03T17:01:53Z

Tom313: /* Products with Booster Packs */

[[File:SV3 Booster Charizard.png|180px|right|thumb|{{p|Charizard}} Booster Wrap from the {{TCG|Obsidian Flames}} expansion]]{{Incomplete|needs=Pokémon TCG Pocket information}}
'''Booster packs''' are typically packs of 10 cards from an [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansion]] in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], contained within a foil '''Booster Wrap'''. However, booster packs come in a number of variations, some of which contain fewer cards. Booster packs are the most common way for cards to be distributed. '''Sleeved Boosters''' are a variation packaged in cardboard instead of foil.

Many Pokémon Trading Card Game products include a number of additional booster packs. Some products, like '''Booster Bundles''' and '''Booster Boxes''', are entirely dedicated to having multiple booster packs. A Booster Bundle contains 6 booster packs and a Booster Box contains 36 booster packs.

==Terminology==
This term is normally written in all lowercase, as in "'''booster pack'''". For instance, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules released for {{TCG|151}} reads:
* ''"Once you’re ready, you can start building your collection of cards with Pokémon TCG '''booster packs'''."'' (page 3)<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/rulebook/mew_rulebook_en.pdf Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules], [[Pokémon.com]]</ref>

One exception from early official media is {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} for [[Game Boy Color]]. The manual for the game rendered the term in title case as "'''Booster Pack'''":
* ''"When you win a {{TCG GB|duel}}, you will receive a '''Booster Pack'''. Each '''Booster Pack''' contains 10 cards, and the cards available in the different '''Booster Packs''' will vary."'' (page 25)

==Overview==
Booster packs offer the chance to acquire cards that players can use to strengthen [[preconstructed deck]]s, create {{DL|Deck|Constructed Deck|new decks}}, or customize old ones. While every booster of the same group contains the same amount of cards, the exact contents are randomized. However, booster packs have "slots", namely the rules by which cards are collated and put into booster packs at the factory, which therefore determine which kinds of cards are inside the pack. Generally speaking, the slot that a card is allowed to occupy is determined by its [[rarity]]. There are more slots in a booster pack for Common ({{rar|Common}}) cards than Uncommon ({{rar|Uncommon}}, and more slots for Uncommon cards than Rare ({{rar|Rare}}) cards. Normally, only a single slot in a booster pack contains a Rare card. However, it is possible for that slot to instead have an "ultra rare" card, a card of a number of rarities generally tied to special cards like {{TCG|Pokémon V|Pokémon}} {{TCGV}} and {{TCG|Pokémon ex|Pokémon}} {{ex}}.

:''For a full description of Common ({{rar|Common}}), Uncommon ({{rar|Uncommon}}), and Rare ({{rar|Rare}}) cards see the [[Rarity]] article.''

Booster packs have contained varying amounts of cards over the years. From the first {{TCG|Base Set}} through to {{TCG|Neo Destiny}} expansion, internationally released boosters contained 11 cards. Beginning with the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set|e-Card Series}} and continuing through the entirety of the {{TCG|EX Power Keepers|EX Series}}, boosters had only 9 cards. Since the release of the first {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansion]], these consistently had 10 cards.
Starting in {{TCG|Sun & Moon}}, internationally released boosters contain one {{TCG|Basic Energy card}} in addition to the 10 other cards. Between {{TCG|Brilliant Stars}} and {{TCG|Crown Zenith}}, a booster pack has a chance of having a VSTAR {{TCG|marker}} instead of a {{TCG|Basic Energy}} card.

A booster pack consists of two parts: the cards themselves and the booster wrap surrounding them. This wrapper has artwork themed to the set the booster pack is for, usually featuring Pokémon with prominent cards in the expansion. International sets usually have at least four possible artworks on booster packs, whereas Asian sets only have one associated booster pack artwork per set.

==Pull ratio==
Every internationally released booster pack is guaranteed to contain at least 1 {{DL|Rarity|Rare}} ({{rar|Rare}}) card, generally 3 {{DL|Rarity|Uncommon}} ({{rar|Uncommon}}) cards, and the remainder are {{DL|Rarity|Common}} ({{rar|Common}}). However, the Rare card(s) may have a rarity of Rare (★), or be a "ultra rare" card mentioned above, such as a {{TCG|Pokémon-ex}}. Since the release of the {{TCG|Legendary Collection}} expansion, one [[Holofoil#Reverse Holofoil|Reverse-Holo]] (also known as Reverse foil) print of a Common, Uncommon, or Rare card has also been included in every booster. A Reverse-Holo card is identical to its normal counterpart, aside from a Holofoil effect in the picture or card background. Reverse-Holo cards in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game#Sets|EX Series]] also contain a stamp of the [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansion]] logo in the bottom right corner of the picture. The inclusion of Reverse-Holo rare and Holofoil rare cards created the potential that one booster may contain two rare cards. While the guaranteed distribution of Commons, Uncommons, and Rares is known, and early [[Wizards of the Coast]] sets even provided approximate odds for pulling Holo Rares, the precise odds of pulling ultra rare cards have never been officially published by [[Wizards of the Coast]] or [[The Pokémon Company]]. Instead, community-collected data is used to estimate these ratios. One such compilation is available on [https://www.thepricedex.com ThePriceDex], which presents observed pull rates directly on the individual set pages.

[[Japan]]ese booster packs usually have 5 cards per pack, with special sets such as {{TCG|VMAX Climax}} containing 7, 10 or 11 cards per pack. [[Brazil]]ian booster packs meanwhile have 7 cards per pack (6 before {{TCG|Sun & Moon}}))<ref>[https://copag.com.br/pokemon/faq Faq | Copag]</ref>.

Starting in {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}}, a booster pack contains the cards as specified in the table below. Older sets can and will vary from this standard. Notably, Scarlet & Violet retired the Rare Holo rarities. Instead, all cards with a rarity of Rare or higher are [[Holofoil]] cards by definition.

<div style="display: inline-block">
===International releases===
{| class="roundtable" style="background-color:#{{Scarlet color}};border:3px solid #{{Violet color dark}}"
! Quantity
! Rarity
|-
| 4 || {{rar|Common}} Common
|-
| 3 || {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1
| Reverse Holo
|-
| {{rar|Shiny Rare}} Shiny Rare ({{TCG|Paldean Fates}} only)
|-
| {{rar|Shiny Ultra Rare}} Shiny Ultra Rare (Paldean Fates only)
|-
| {{rar|ACE SPEC Rare}} ACE SPEC Rare (from {{TCG|Temporal Forces}} to {{TCG|Prismatic Evolutions}})
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1
| Reverse Holo
|-
| {{rar|Illustration Rare}} Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Special Illustration Rare}} Special Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Hyper Rare}} Hyper Rare
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1
| {{rar|Rare}} Rare
|-
| {{rar|Double Rare}} Double Rare
|-
| {{rar|Ultra Rare}} Ultra Rare
|-
| 1 || {{TCG|Basic Energy card}}
|-
| 1 || [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]] [[code card]]
|}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block">

===Brazilian releases===
{| class="roundtable" style="background-color:#{{Scarlet color}};border:3px solid #{{Violet color dark}}"
! Quantity
! Rarity
|-
| 3 || {{rar|Common}} Common
|-
| 1 || {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1
| {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| {{rar|Rare}} Rare
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1
| {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
|-
| {{rar|Double Rare}} Double Rare
|-
| {{rar|Ultra Rare}} Ultra Rare
|-
| {{rar|Illustration Rare}} Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Special Illustration Rare}} Special Illustration Rare
|-
| {{rar|Hyper Rare}} Hyper Rare
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1
| Reverse Holo
|-
| Basic Energy card
|-
| 1 || [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]] code card
|}
</div>

==Products with Booster Packs==
A number of sealed Pokémon TCG products feature booster packs as their main component. These products vary in size, contents, and purpose, catering to collectors, casual players, and competitive players alike. The following are common product formats that include booster packs:

* '''Sleeved Booster''': A standard booster pack enclosed in a branded paper sleeve, allowing it to be displayed on pegs at retail locations. These are commonly found at major physical retailers.<ref>[https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/Buyer-s-Guide-to-Pok%C3%A9mon-TCG-Twilight-Masquerade/5631cdf7-d3e2-48a2-b989-d6c6f9bb7ccc/ Buyer's Guide to Pokémon TCG: Twilight Masquerade], Peter Day, TCGPlayer Infinite</ref>

* '''Checklane Blister''': A single booster pack packaged in plastic with a promotional card and a plastic coin with a metallic finish. These products always include a code card for the {{TCG|Pokémon Trading Card Game Live|Pokémon TCG Live}} and are often aimed at entry-level or casual players.

* '''Three-Pack Blister''': Also known as a ''Triple Blister'', this product includes three booster packs, a promotional card, and sometimes a coin. These are released alongside most mainline expansions and are widely available at mass retail locations.

* '''Booster Bundle''': Introduced during the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet Series}}, this sealed product contains six booster packs from a specific mainline expansion. It serves as a mid-range option between smaller blister products and full Booster Boxes.

* '''Booster Box''': A sealed box containing 36 booster packs from a single English-language expansion. These are typically purchased by collectors, competitive players, and retailers. Booster Boxes are rarely produced for special or mini-sets.

* {{TCG|Elite Trainer Box}}: A boxed product that generally contains eight booster packs, 65 {{TCG|card sleeve}}s, 45 {{TCG|Basic Energy card}}s, dice, markers, a player's guide, and a storage box. A {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} exclusive version is usually released for each mainline set, featuring ten booster packs instead of eight and an additional stamped promotional card. Older Elite Trainer Boxes released before the {{TCG|Sword & Shield Series}} did not always include a promo card.

* {{TCG|Build & Battle Box}}: Designed for sealed-play formats such as {{TCG|Prerelease Tournament}}s, this product includes four booster packs, a 40-card deck built around a selection of set-specific cards, and one of four stamped promo cards.

* {{TCG|Build & Battle Stadium}}: A larger version of the Build & Battle Box designed for two players. It contains two Build & Battle Boxes, three additional booster packs, a brick of 121 Basic Energy cards, and accessories for a two-player play experience.

* '''Collector’s Tin / Mini Tin''': Tins vary in size and contents. Modern Mini Tins usually contain two booster packs and a sticker sheet, while older releases included a coin. Larger Collector’s Tins often contain four or five booster packs, one or more promo cards, and themed inserts or art cards.

* '''Special Collection / Premium Collection Box''': High-value boxed products that typically contain six or more booster packs, several promotional cards, and collectible items such as oversized cards, pins, coins, or playmats. They are often tied to commemorative or special releases rather than mainline expansions.

As a general rule, the more booster packs included in a product, the lower the average cost per pack compared to purchasing individual boosters. However, value and contents vary across products, especially when exclusive promotional cards or accessories are included.

==Pack wrap artwork==
Ever since the start of the TCG, each booster pack has had a character, whether that would be one or multiple Pokémon (or its forms), an item and/or any number of human characters be on the artwork on the wrap.

===Original Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Red color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{red color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:Base Set Booster Venusaur Shadowless.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=3 | {{TCG|Base Set}}
| {{p|Venusaur}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set|Venusaur|15}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set Booster Charizard Shadowless.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Charizard}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charizard|4}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set Booster Blastoise Shadowless.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blastoise}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set|Blastoise|2}}
|-
| [[File:Jungle Booster Wigglytuff.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=3 | {{TCG|Jungle}}
| {{p|Wigglytuff}}
| {{TCG ID|Jungle|Wigglytuff|16}}
|-
| [[File:Jungle Booster Scyther.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Scyther}}
| {{TCG ID|Jungle|Scyther|10}}
|-
| [[File:Jungle Booster Flareon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Flareon}}
| {{TCG ID|Jungle|Flareon|3}}
|-
| [[File:Fossil Booster Lapras.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=3 | {{TCG|Fossil}}
| {{p|Lapras}}
| {{TCG ID|Fossil|Lapras|10}}
|-
| [[File:Fossil Booster Aerodactyl.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| {{TCG ID|Fossil|Aerodactyl|1}}
|-
| [[File:Fossil Booster Zapdos.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Zapdos}}
| {{TCG ID|Fossil|Zapdos|15}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Pidgeot.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Base Set 2}}
| {{p|Pidgeot}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Pidgeot|14}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Raichu.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raichu}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Raichu|16}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Gyarados}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Gyarados|7}}
|-
| [[File:Base Set 2 Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mewtwo}}
| {{TCG ID|Base Set 2|Mewtwo|10}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Team Rocket}}
| {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Gloom}}, {{p|Electrode}} and {{p|Gyarados}}
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Gyarados|8}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Jessie James.jpg|100px]]
| [[Jessie]] and [[James]]
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Here Comes Team Rocket!|71}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Giovanni.jpg|100px]]
| [[Giovanni]]
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|The Boss’s Way|73}}
|-
| [[File:Team Rocket Booster Team Rocket.jpg|100px]]
| All three, plus {{p|Golbat}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Persian}}, {{p|Slowbro}} and {{p|Muk}}
| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Meowth|62}}
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Brock.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Gym Heroes}}
| {{p|Brock}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Erika.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Erika}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Lt Surge.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lt. Surge}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Heroes Booster Misty.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Misty}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Blaine.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Gym Challenge}}
| {{p|Blaine}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Giovanni.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Giovanni}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Koga.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lt. Koga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Gym Challenge Booster Sabrina.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Sabrina}}
| -
|}

===Neo Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Gold color}}; border:3px solid #{{Silver color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Meganium.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Genesis}}
| {{p|Meganium}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Typhlosion.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Typhlosion}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Feraligatr.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Feraligatr}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Genesis Booster Lugia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lugia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Xatu.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Discovery}}
| {{p|Xatu}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Umbreon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Umbreon}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Scizor.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Scizor}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Discovery Booster Smeargle.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Smeargle}} {{p|Unown}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Misdreavus.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Revelation}}
| {{p|Misdreavus}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Raikou.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raikou}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Entei.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Entei}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Revelation Booster Suicune.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Suicune}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Noctowl.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Neo Destiny}}
| {{p|Noctowl}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Togetic.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Togetic}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Neo Destiny Booster Celebi.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Celebi}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Starters.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}
| {{p|Venusaur}} {{p|Charizard}} {{p|Blastoise}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Alakazam}} {{p|Machamp}} {{p|Mewtwo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Eeveelution.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Vaporeon}} {{p|Jolteon}} {{p|Flareon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:Legendary Collection Booster Birds.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Articuno}} {{p|Zapdos}} {{p|Moltres}}
| -
|}

===e-Card Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{crystal color}}; border:3px solid #{{crystal color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{crystal color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Venusaur.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Expedition}}
| {{p|Venusaur}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Blastoise.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blastoise}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E1 Booster Feraligatr.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Feraligatr}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Arcanine.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Aquapolis}}
| {{p|Arcanine}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Scizor.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Scizor}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Entei.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Entei}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E2 Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Poliwrath.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Skyridge}}
| {{p|Poliwrath}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Vaporeon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Vaporeon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Kabutops.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Kabutops}}
| -
|-
| [[File:E3 Booster Ho-Oh.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Ho-Oh}}
| -
|}

===EX Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{ruby color}}; border:3px solid #{{sapphire color}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{sapphire color}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Sceptile.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}}
| {{p|Sceptile}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Mightyena.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mightyena}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Lairon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lairon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX1 Booster Manectric.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Manectric}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Shiftry.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Sandstorm}}
| {{p|Shiftry}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Zangoose.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Zangoose}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Seviper.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Seviper}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX2 Booster Dusclops.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dusclops}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Absol.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Dragon}}
| {{p|Absol}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Latias.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Latias}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Latios.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Latios}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX3 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Houndoom.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}}
| {{p|Houndoom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Aggron.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aggron}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Sharpedo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Sharpedo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX4 Booster Walrein.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Walrein}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Metagross.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}}
| {{p|Metagross}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Regirock.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Regirock}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Regice.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Regice}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX5 Booster Registeel.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Registeel}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Venusaur.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}}
| {{p|Venusaur}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Blastoise.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blastoise}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX6 Booster Pikachu.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Pikachu}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Scyther.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}}
| {{p|Scyther}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Gyarados}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mewtwo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX7 Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Deoxys}}
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Deoxys Normal.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Normal Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Deoxys Attack.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Attack Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX8 Booster Deoxys Defense.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Defense Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Kyogre.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Emerald}}
| {{p|Kyogre}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Groudon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Groudon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX9 Booster Deoxys Speed.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}} Speed Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Typhlosion.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Unseen Forces}}
| {{p|Typhlosion}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Umbreon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Umbreon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Steelix.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Steelix}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX10 Booster Raikou.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raikou}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Flareon.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Delta Species}}
| {{p|Flareon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Dragonite.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dragonite}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Salamence.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Salamence}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX11 Booster Metagross.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Metagross}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Arcanine.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Legend Maker}}
| {{p|Arcanine}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Aerodactyl.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Mew.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mew}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX12 Booster Banette.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Banette}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Gyarados.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Delta Species}}
| {{p|Gyarados}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Kabutops.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Kabutops}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Mewtwo.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Mewtwo}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX13 Booster Zangoose.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Zangoose}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Crystal Guardians}}
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Blaziken.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Blaziken}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Delcatty.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Delcatty}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX14 Booster Jirachi.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Jirachi}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Nidoking.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Dragon Frontiers}}
| {{p|Arbok}} {{p|Nidoking}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Salamence.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dragonair}} {{p|Salamence}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Tyranitar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Tyranitar}} {{p|Tropius}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX15 Booster Latias.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Latias}} {{p|Latios}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Raichu.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|EX Power Keepers}}
| {{p|Raichu}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Aggron.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Aggron}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Absol.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Absol}}
| -
|-
| [[File:EX16 Booster Walrein.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Jirachi}}
| -
|}

===Diamond & Pearl Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Pearl color}}; border:3px solid #{{Diamond color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{Pearl color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{Pearl color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{pearl color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{pearl color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Lucario.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}
| {{p|Lucario}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Electivire.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Electivire}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP1 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Garchomp.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}}
| {{p|Garchomp}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Toxicroak.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Toxicroak}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Magmortar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Magmortar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP2 Booster Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Uxie}} {{p|Mesprit}} {{p|Azelf}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Honchkrow.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Secret Wonders}}
| {{p|Murkrow}} {{p|Honchkrow}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Roserade.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Roserade}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Weavile.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Weavile}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP3 Booster Gallade.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Gallade}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Great Encounters}}
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Cresselia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Cresselia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP4 Booster Darkrai.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Darkrai}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Empoleon.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}}
| {{p|Empoleon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Garchomp.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Garchomp}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Hippowdon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Hippowdon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP5 Booster Darkrai.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Darkrai}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Luxray.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Legends Awakened}}
| {{p|Luxray}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Lucario.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lucario}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Rhyperior.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rhyperior}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP6 Booster Giratina.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Giratina}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Torterra.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Stormfront}}
| {{p|Torterra}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Infernape.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Infernape}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Dusknoir.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dusknoir}}
| -
|-
| [[File:DP7 Booster Regigigas.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Regigigas}}
| -
|}

===Platinum Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Platinum color}}; border:3px solid #{{Platinum color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{Platinum color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{Platinum color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{Platinum color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{platinum color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Platinum}}
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Giratina.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Giratina}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL1 Booster Shaymin.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Shaymin}} Sky Forme
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Scizor.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Rising Rivals}}
| {{p|Scizor}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Houndoom.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Houndoom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Leafeon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Leafeon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL2 Booster Rotom.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rotom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Charizard.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Supreme Victors}}
| {{p|Charizard}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Absol.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Absol}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL3 Booster Garchomp.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Garchomp}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Zapdos.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Arceus}}
| {{p|Zapdos}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Salamence.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Salamence}}
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Arceus Grass.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Arceus}} Meadow Plate
| -
|-
| [[File:PL4 Booster Arceus Water.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Arceus}} Splash Plate
| -
|}

===HeartGold & SoulSilver Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{HeartGold color}}; border:3px solid #{{SoulSilver color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{SoulSilver color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
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! style="background-color:#{{SoulSilver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{SoulSilver color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Ampharos.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}
| {{p|Ampharos}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Donphan.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Donphan}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Lugia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Lugia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS1 Booster Ho-Oh.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Ho-Oh}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Crobat.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Unleashed}}
| {{p|Crobat}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Raikou.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Raikou}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Entei.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Entei}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS2 Booster Suicune.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Suicune}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Jolteon.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Undaunted}}
| {{p|Jolteon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Skarmory.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Skarmory}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Houndoom.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Houndoom}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS3 Booster Rayquaza.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Rayquaza}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Electivire.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Triumphant}}
| {{p|Electivire}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Magmortar.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Magmortar}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Dialga.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Dialga}}
| -
|-
| [[File:HS4 Booster Palkia.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Palkia}}
| -
|}

===HeartGold & SoulSilver Series===
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{Blue color}}; border:3px solid #{{Blue color dark}};
|-
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}} | Image
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; width:150px | Expansion
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Character
! style="background-color:#{{Blue color light}}; width:150px; {{roundytr|5px}} | Card(s)
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Lugia.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG|Call of Legends}}
| {{p|Lugia}}
| -
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Kyogre.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Kyogre}}
| -
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Groudon.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Groudon}}
| -
|-
| [[File:CL Booster Deoxys.jpg|100px]]
| {{p|Deoxys}}
| -
|}

==Fun Packs==
The {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion introduced '''Sampling Packs''', renamed to '''Fun Packs''' beginning with the {{TCG|Sword & Shield}} expansion. Fun Packs are small booster packs that include only three cards: two Common cards and one Reverse Holo. Fun Packs are typically released in unconventional ways, such as being included in [[:Category:Magazines|magazines]] or distributed at special events. They are also sometimes included in products such as holiday event calendars.

Fun Packs do not use their expansion's typical artwork on the Booster Wrap, instead using a collage of stock art of three Common rarity Pokémon in the expansion.

Special expansions do not receive Fun Packs.

==Code cards==
{{main|Code Card}}
Internationally-released booster packs mainly released after {{TCG|Black & White}} will come with a [[code card]] that can be used to redeem a virtual booster of the same expansion for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]]. These booster packs state that they contain a code card on the packaging.

The codes found in booster packs will generate a set of virtual cards that is different from the physical cards that were inside the pack.

==In the games==

===Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2===
By winning {{TCG GB|duel}}s against most characters and through {{TCG GB|Dr. Mason}}'s recurring emails, players usually receive booster packs of {{TCG GB|List of card sets|game-exclusive sets}} and automatically get their contained cards.

===Pokémon Trading Card Game Online===
[[File:Pokémon TCG Online Booster Pack Opening.png|thumb|Opening a booster pack of {{TCG|Rebel Clash}} in Pokémon TCG Online]]
Booster packs could be obtained in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] to add cards to a player's digital collection and follow the same pull ratios of a real booster pack, but never replace Basic Energy with VSTAR markers. After being obtained, the booster pack is added to the player's Collection, where they could open it right away or save for later.

Tradable booster packs unlocked tradable cards, while untradable ones unlocked trade-locked cards. A tradable booster pack could be exchanged for different items, and the community-led economy for the game was based mostly around trading booster packs between players for desired cards and other items as though booster packs were a currency. Tradable booster packs could generally be acquired from code cards (following the card quantity of its physical booster and being the only way to acquire non 10-card or 11-card booster packs), good standings the game's Events, and [[Challenge (TCGO)|Challenge]]s for Knocking Out Pokémon.

Trade-locked booster packs for any set could be purchased from the shop with 200 [[Trainer Tokens]]. Beating each Trainer in the Trainer Challenge with four different decks also allowed the player to obtain a trade-locked booster pack, and beating 12 different Trainers in this mode with each [[Theme Deck]] rewarded the player with a trade-locked booster pack for the expansion the Theme Deck was released with. The login bonus was also another recurring way to earn these boosters packs.

When opening a booster pack, the game fans out the cards. All of the commons and uncommons would automatically flip face up, but any cards with a rarity of rare or higher would stay face down until the player clicked on them.

In the transition from Pokémon Trading Card Game Online to [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]], booster packs in each player's collection were [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live#Transfers from TCGO|converted into Crystals]].

===Pokémon Trading Card Game Live===
[[File:Pokémon TCG Live Booster Pack Opening.png|thumb|Opening a booster pack of {{TCG|Twilight Masquerade}} in Pokémon TCG Online]]
Booster packs can be acquired in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live]] through code cards, by purchasing a specific expansion's booster pack with Crystals, [[Ladder (TCG Live)|Ladder]] End drops, and [[Battle Pass (TCG Live)|Battle Pass]] rewards. Card drop rates [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Live#Card Drop Rates|differ from real-life products]] and, unlike its antecessor, booster packs are always automatically opened upon redemption.<ref>[https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/tcgl/droprate/ Pokémon TCG Live Card Drop Rate Information]</ref>

Booster packs contain six cards (five, prior to {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}}). A card with a rarity of rare or higher is guaranteed in every pack. However, every slot without a normal chance to have a card with a rarity of rare or higher has a smaller chance to contain a card with a rarity of rare or higher instead.

Opening a booster pack is like receiving any other item. Cards are presented in a stack, and they are flipped over one at a time, then pulled over the bottom of the screen to reveal the next card.
====Collector's Crates====
Its a special booster pack inside the PTCGL, where you can pull a Ultra Rare or Secret Rare inside all the 10 cards from this pack. You can gain some at the higher levels of a Battle Pass and during the higher Ranked position (aka, reaching Arceus Ranked ladder) too.
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Basic Fighting Energy (TCG)

2025-09-16T08:28:00Z

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'''Basic Fighting Energy''' (Japanese: '''基本闘エネルギー''' ''Basic Fighting Energy'') is a {{TCG|Basic Energy card}} which provides one {{TCG|Fighting}} Energy ({{e|Fighting}}). This can be attached to [[Pokémon card]]s and used to power [[move]]s with Fighting or {{TCG|Colorless}} Energy requirements.

==Card text==
===Back (Creatures Deck, 2003)===
{{TCGTrainerText|effect=
'''''Smooth Love of a Floral Egg Crab'''''

We were in charge of video production for
''Smooth Love of a Floral Egg Crab'' in {{wp|NHK}}'s ''Everyone's Songs''. We used a variety of art techniques such as 2D animation, {{wp|claymation}}, and 3D CG. The lyrics are written by {{jwp|もりちよこ|Chiyoko Mori}}, the composition is by [[Hirokazu Tanaka]], and the song is sung by [[Tomoaki Imakuni|Imakuni?]]. "I made it with school supplies. NHK loved its spirit, which led to the production of later works." (Hirokazu Tanaka) (August 2003)

'''''[[Pokémon Channel|Pokémon Channel ~Together With Pikachu!~]]'''''

In ''Pokémon Channel ~Together With Pikachu !~'', players watch TV programs with {{p|Pikachu}} on the Nintendo 64{{sic}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Error, should be [[Nintendo GameCube]].</ref>. There are more than 10 types of programs, such as quizzes and news shows. (July 18, 2003)}}

===Back (Creatures Deck, 2006)===
{{TCGTrainerText|effect=
'''''{{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}'''''

It's an action RPG that depicts the activities of {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s to solve problems of residents and natural disasters in the [[Pokémon world]]. Players capture Pokémon by circling the Pokemon with the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus. We built a unique perspective into the world that is different from the main ''Pokémon'' series. "The source of my inspiration was to create a story with a person other than a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as the main character while preserving the world and atmosphere of Pokémon." ([[Hiroyuki Jinnai]]) (March 23, 2006)}}

===Back (Creatures Deck, 2010)===
{{TCGTrainerText|effect=
'''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'''

This game built on the systems already established in the previous two "[[Pokémon Ranger series|Pokémon Ranger]]" games. New elements include air movement and battles, as well as [[Ukulele Pichu|Pichu]] that supports capturing. We also developed "Co-op Missions", which allowed up to 4 people to play together via the DS's wireless communication. "We designed gameplay that allowed the player to capture Pokemon using a full range of techniques. There were strong Pokémon that need more than just one person to capture." ([[Katsuyoshi Irie]]) (March 6, 2010)}}

==Release information==
{{incomplete|section|needs=more info on the card's release}}


This card's {{TCG|Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions}}, {{TCG|Holon Phantom}}, and {{TCG|Beginning Set}}'s Snivy Half Deck prints were included in the {{TCG|Pokémon Card Game 25th Anniversary Creatures Deck}}, a commemorative {{TCG|Half Deck}} given to [[Creatures, Inc.]] illustrators and staff members to celebrate the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]] and the company's 26th. In this deck, the card based on the Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions print represents the year 2003 of the company's history, and the back contains information about ''Smooth Love of a Floral Egg Crab'', a song produced by Creatures for NHK's ''Everyone's Songs'', and [[Pokémon Channel]]. The card based on the Holon Phantom print represents the year 2006 of the company's history, and the back contains information about ''{{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}''. The card based on the Beginning Set print has a {{p|Snivy}} (5) stamp in the bottom right corner and represents the year 2010 of the company's history, and the back contains information about ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]''. All three cards have a "25th" stamp in the corner.

===Gallery===
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|image1=FightingEnergyBaseSet97.jpg
|set1=Base Set
|illus1=Keiji Kinebuchi
|image2=FightingEnergyExpedition160.jpg
|caption2={{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} print
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|caption3={{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} print
|image4=FightingEnergyEXEmerald106.jpg
|caption4={{TCG|EX Emerald}} print
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|caption5={{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} print
|image6=FightingEnergyEXPowerKeepers108.jpg
|caption6={{TCG|EX Power Keepers}} print
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|caption7={{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} print
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|caption8={{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack|Movie Commemoration}} {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack|Random Pack}} print
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|caption9={{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} Print
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|caption10={{TCG|Black & White}} print
|image11=FightingEnergyXY137.jpg
|caption11={{TCG|XY}} print
|image12=FightingEnergyGenerations80.jpg
|caption12={{TCG|Generations}} print
|image13=FightingEnergyPremiumChampionPack.jpg
|caption13={{TCG|Premium Champion Pack}} print
|image14=FightingEnergyEvolutions96.jpg
|caption14={{TCG|Evolutions}} print
|image15=FightingEnergySunMoon.jpg
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|caption17={{TCG|Team Up}} print
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|caption18={{TCG|Tag All Stars}} print
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|image1=FightingEnergySwordShield.jpg
|caption1={{TCG|Sword & Shield}} print
|image2=FightingEnergyChillingReign233.jpg
|caption2={{TCG|Chilling Reign}} print
|image3=FightingEnergy back 2003.jpg
|caption3={{TCG|Creatures Deck}} 2003 print (back)
|image4=FightingEnergy back 2006.jpg
|caption4={{TCG|Creatures Deck}} 2006 print (back)
|image5=FightingEnergy back 2010.jpg
|caption5={{TCG|Creatures Deck}} 2010 print (back)
|image6=FightingEnergyBrilliantStars.jpg
|caption6={{TCG|Brilliant Stars}} print
|image7=FightingEnergyCrownZenith157.jpg
|caption7={{TCG|Crown Zenith}} print
|image8=BasicFightingEnergySVEEnergy6.jpg
|caption8={{TCG|SVE Basic Energies|SVE Basic Energy}} 006 print
|image9=BasicFightingEnergySVEEnergy14.jpg
|caption9={{TCG|SVE Basic Energies|SVE Basic Energy}} 014 print
|image10=BasicFightingEnergySVEEnergy22.jpg
|caption10={{TCG|SVE Basic Energies|SVE Basic Energy}} 022 print
|image11=BasicFightingEnergyScarletViolet258.jpg
|caption11={{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} {{TCG|Hyper rare}} print
|image12=BasicFightingEnergyMEEEnergy6.jpg
|caption12={{TCG|MEE Basic Energies|MEE Basic Energy}} 006 print
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{{TCGGallery
|type=Fighting
|image1=TCG1 E05 Fighting Energy.png
|size1=64px
|caption1={{TCG GB1}} {{GB|1|Colosseum}} sprite
|image2=TCG2 E05 Fighting Energy.png
|size2=64px
|caption2={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Beginning Pokémon}} sprite
}}

==Trivia==
* Prior to the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}}, all Basic Energy cards credited [[Keiji Kinebuchi]] as its illustrator. The Expedition and all subsequent prints do not list an illustrator credit.
* The background for the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} variant has an outline of {{p|Sudowoodo}}.
* A sprite of Fighting Energy appears in both Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Card GB2 for the Game Boy Color. It is used in the Colosseum Deck and Beginning Pokémon Deck, respectively.
* The fist symbol representing Fighting Energy is one of the original six Energy symbols introduced in 1996 and has remained unchanged across all card generations.

===Origin===

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
{{-}}
{{BasicEnergy}}
{{-}}

{{Project TCG notice}}

[[Category:Basic Energy cards]]
[[Category:Base Set cards]]
[[Category:Base Set 2 cards]]
[[Category:Gym Heroes cards]]
[[Category:Gym Challenge cards]]
[[Category:EX Ruby & Sapphire cards]]
[[Category:PCG-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:HeartGold & SoulSilver cards]]
[[Category:Black & White cards]]
[[Category:Terrakion Battle Strength Deck cards]]
[[Category:BW-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:XY cards]]
[[Category:XY-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios cards]]
[[Category:M Master Deck Build Box Power Style cards]]
[[Category:M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style cards]]
[[Category:Generations cards]]
[[Category:Premium Champion Pack cards]]
[[Category:Evolutions cards]]
[[Category:Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Lycanroc & Alolan Raichu cards]]
[[Category:Facing a New Trial cards]]
[[Category:Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit cards]]
[[Category:Guardians Rising cards]]
[[Category:Alolan Moonlight cards]]
[[Category:SM-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:Team Up cards]]
[[Category:Tag All Stars cards]]
[[Category:Chilling Reign cards]]
[[Category:Peerless Fighters cards]]
[[Category:Creatures Deck cards]]
[[Category:Scarlet & Violet cards]]
[[Category:Scarlet ex cards]]
[[Category:SV-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:SVE Basic Energy cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Keiji Kinebuchi]]
[[Category:Cards with unknown illustrators]]
[[Category:Holographic cards]]
[[Category:Secret cards]]

[[de:Basis-Kampf-Energie (TCG)]]
[[es:Energía Lucha Básica (TCG)]]
[[fr:Énergie Combat (Set de Base 97)]]
[[it:Energia Combattimento (GCC)]]
[[ja:基本闘エネルギー]]
[[zh:基本斗能量（TCG）]]

Basic Fighting Energy (TCG)

2025-09-16T08:26:37Z

Tom313: /* Trivia */

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{{TCGEnergyCardInfobox/Footer|type=Fighting}}

'''Basic Fighting Energy''' (Japanese: '''基本闘エネルギー''' ''Basic Fighting Energy'') is a {{TCG|Basic Energy card}} which provides one {{TCG|Fighting}} Energy ({{e|Fighting}}). This can be attached to [[Pokémon card]]s and used to power [[move]]s with Fighting or {{TCG|Colorless}} Energy requirements.

==Card text==
===Back (Creatures Deck, 2003)===
{{TCGTrainerText|effect=
'''''Smooth Love of a Floral Egg Crab'''''

We were in charge of video production for
''Smooth Love of a Floral Egg Crab'' in {{wp|NHK}}'s ''Everyone's Songs''. We used a variety of art techniques such as 2D animation, {{wp|claymation}}, and 3D CG. The lyrics are written by {{jwp|もりちよこ|Chiyoko Mori}}, the composition is by [[Hirokazu Tanaka]], and the song is sung by [[Tomoaki Imakuni|Imakuni?]]. "I made it with school supplies. NHK loved its spirit, which led to the production of later works." (Hirokazu Tanaka) (August 2003)

'''''[[Pokémon Channel|Pokémon Channel ~Together With Pikachu!~]]'''''

In ''Pokémon Channel ~Together With Pikachu !~'', players watch TV programs with {{p|Pikachu}} on the Nintendo 64{{sic}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Error, should be [[Nintendo GameCube]].</ref>. There are more than 10 types of programs, such as quizzes and news shows. (July 18, 2003)}}

===Back (Creatures Deck, 2006)===
{{TCGTrainerText|effect=
'''''{{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}'''''

It's an action RPG that depicts the activities of {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s to solve problems of residents and natural disasters in the [[Pokémon world]]. Players capture Pokémon by circling the Pokemon with the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus. We built a unique perspective into the world that is different from the main ''Pokémon'' series. "The source of my inspiration was to create a story with a person other than a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as the main character while preserving the world and atmosphere of Pokémon." ([[Hiroyuki Jinnai]]) (March 23, 2006)}}

===Back (Creatures Deck, 2010)===
{{TCGTrainerText|effect=
'''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'''

This game built on the systems already established in the previous two "[[Pokémon Ranger series|Pokémon Ranger]]" games. New elements include air movement and battles, as well as [[Ukulele Pichu|Pichu]] that supports capturing. We also developed "Co-op Missions", which allowed up to 4 people to play together via the DS's wireless communication. "We designed gameplay that allowed the player to capture Pokemon using a full range of techniques. There were strong Pokémon that need more than just one person to capture." ([[Katsuyoshi Irie]]) (March 6, 2010)}}

==Release information==
{{incomplete|section|needs=more info on the card's release}}


This card's {{TCG|Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions}}, {{TCG|Holon Phantom}}, and {{TCG|Beginning Set}}'s Snivy Half Deck prints were included in the {{TCG|Pokémon Card Game 25th Anniversary Creatures Deck}}, a commemorative {{TCG|Half Deck}} given to [[Creatures, Inc.]] illustrators and staff members to celebrate the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]] and the company's 26th. In this deck, the card based on the Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions print represents the year 2003 of the company's history, and the back contains information about ''Smooth Love of a Floral Egg Crab'', a song produced by Creatures for NHK's ''Everyone's Songs'', and [[Pokémon Channel]]. The card based on the Holon Phantom print represents the year 2006 of the company's history, and the back contains information about ''{{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}''. The card based on the Beginning Set print has a {{p|Snivy}} (5) stamp in the bottom right corner and represents the year 2010 of the company's history, and the back contains information about ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]''. All three cards have a "25th" stamp in the corner.

===Gallery===
{{TCGGallery
|type=Fighting
|image1=FightingEnergyBaseSet97.jpg
|set1=Base Set
|illus1=Keiji Kinebuchi
|image2=FightingEnergyExpedition160.jpg
|caption2={{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} print
|image3=FightingEnergyEXRubySapphire105.jpg
|caption3={{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} print
|image4=FightingEnergyEXEmerald106.jpg
|caption4={{TCG|EX Emerald}} print
|image5=FightingEnergyEXHolonPhantoms110.jpg
|caption5={{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} print
|image6=FightingEnergyEXPowerKeepers108.jpg
|caption6={{TCG|EX Power Keepers}} print
|image7=FightingEnergyDiamondPearl128.jpg
|caption7={{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} print
|image8=FightingEnergyMovieRandomPack.jpg
|caption8={{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack|Movie Commemoration}} {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack|Random Pack}} print
|image9=FightingEnergyHeartGoldSoulSilver120.jpg
|caption9={{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} Print
|image10=FightingEnergyBlackWhite110.jpg
|caption10={{TCG|Black & White}} print
|image11=FightingEnergyXY137.jpg
|caption11={{TCG|XY}} print
|image12=FightingEnergyGenerations80.jpg
|caption12={{TCG|Generations}} print
|image13=FightingEnergyPremiumChampionPack.jpg
|caption13={{TCG|Premium Champion Pack}} print
|image14=FightingEnergyEvolutions96.jpg
|caption14={{TCG|Evolutions}} print
|image15=FightingEnergySunMoon.jpg
|caption15={{TCG|Sun & Moon}} print
|image16=FightingEnergyGuardiansRising169.jpg
|caption16={{TCG|Guardians Rising}} print
|image17=FightingEnergyTeamUp.jpg
|caption17={{TCG|Team Up}} print
|image18=FightingEnergyTagAllStars207.jpg
|caption18={{TCG|Tag All Stars}} print
}}

{{TCGGallery
|type=Fighting
|image1=FightingEnergySwordShield.jpg
|caption1={{TCG|Sword & Shield}} print
|image2=FightingEnergyChillingReign233.jpg
|caption2={{TCG|Chilling Reign}} print
|image3=FightingEnergy back 2003.jpg
|caption3={{TCG|Creatures Deck}} 2003 print (back)
|image4=FightingEnergy back 2006.jpg
|caption4={{TCG|Creatures Deck}} 2006 print (back)
|image5=FightingEnergy back 2010.jpg
|caption5={{TCG|Creatures Deck}} 2010 print (back)
|image6=FightingEnergyBrilliantStars.jpg
|caption6={{TCG|Brilliant Stars}} print
|image7=FightingEnergyCrownZenith157.jpg
|caption7={{TCG|Crown Zenith}} print
|image8=BasicFightingEnergySVEEnergy6.jpg
|caption8={{TCG|SVE Basic Energies|SVE Basic Energy}} 006 print
|image9=BasicFightingEnergySVEEnergy14.jpg
|caption9={{TCG|SVE Basic Energies|SVE Basic Energy}} 014 print
|image10=BasicFightingEnergySVEEnergy22.jpg
|caption10={{TCG|SVE Basic Energies|SVE Basic Energy}} 022 print
|image11=BasicFightingEnergyScarletViolet258.jpg
|caption11={{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} {{TCG|Hyper rare}} print
|image12=BasicFightingEnergyMEEEnergy6.jpg
|caption12={{TCG|MEE Basic Energies|MEE Basic Energy}} 006 print
}}

{{TCGGallery
|type=Fighting
|image1=TCG1 E05 Fighting Energy.png
|size1=64px
|caption1={{TCG GB1}} {{GB|1|Colosseum}} sprite
|image2=TCG2 E05 Fighting Energy.png
|size2=64px
|caption2={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Beginning Pokémon}} sprite
}}

==Trivia==
* Prior to the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}}, all Basic Energy cards credited [[Keiji Kinebuchi]] as its illustrator. The Expedition and all subsequent prints do not list an illustrator credit.
* The background for the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} variant has an outline of {{p|Sudowoodo}}.
* A sprite of Fighting Energy appears in both {{game|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} and {{game|Pokémon Card GB2}} for the Game Boy Color. It is used in the {{TCG GB|Colosseum Deck}} and {{TCG GB2|Beginning Pokémon Deck}}, respectively.
* The fist symbol representing Fighting Energy is one of the original six Energy symbols introduced in 1996 and has remained unchanged across all card generations.

===Origin===

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
{{-}}
{{BasicEnergy}}
{{-}}

{{Project TCG notice}}

[[Category:Basic Energy cards]]
[[Category:Base Set cards]]
[[Category:Base Set 2 cards]]
[[Category:Gym Heroes cards]]
[[Category:Gym Challenge cards]]
[[Category:EX Ruby & Sapphire cards]]
[[Category:PCG-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:HeartGold & SoulSilver cards]]
[[Category:Black & White cards]]
[[Category:Terrakion Battle Strength Deck cards]]
[[Category:BW-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:XY cards]]
[[Category:XY-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios cards]]
[[Category:M Master Deck Build Box Power Style cards]]
[[Category:M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style cards]]
[[Category:Generations cards]]
[[Category:Premium Champion Pack cards]]
[[Category:Evolutions cards]]
[[Category:Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Lycanroc & Alolan Raichu cards]]
[[Category:Facing a New Trial cards]]
[[Category:Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit cards]]
[[Category:Guardians Rising cards]]
[[Category:Alolan Moonlight cards]]
[[Category:SM-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:Team Up cards]]
[[Category:Tag All Stars cards]]
[[Category:Chilling Reign cards]]
[[Category:Peerless Fighters cards]]
[[Category:Creatures Deck cards]]
[[Category:Scarlet & Violet cards]]
[[Category:Scarlet ex cards]]
[[Category:SV-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:SVE Basic Energy cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Keiji Kinebuchi]]
[[Category:Cards with unknown illustrators]]
[[Category:Holographic cards]]
[[Category:Secret cards]]

[[de:Basis-Kampf-Energie (TCG)]]
[[es:Energía Lucha Básica (TCG)]]
[[fr:Énergie Combat (Set de Base 97)]]
[[it:Energia Combattimento (GCC)]]
[[ja:基本闘エネルギー]]
[[zh:基本斗能量（TCG）]]

Rarity

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{{incomplete|needs=many historical rarities}}
[[File:BulbasaurDetectivePikachu1.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Bulbasaur (Detective Pikachu 1)|Bulbasaur]], a Common ({{rar|Common|}}/{{rar|C}}) card from the {{TCG|Detective Pikachu}} subset]]

In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], the '''rarity''' of a particular card (also known as the '''pull ratio''') describes how difficult it is to obtain that particular card within each [[List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|expansion]]. Though rarity typically correlates to the actual frequency at which a card is found in official {{TCG|Booster pack}}s, some cards can be uncharacteristically common or rare for their official rarity.

There are three main rarities, represented on each card by a symbol printed at the bottom of each card: Common ({{rar|Common}}), Uncommon ({{rar|Uncommon}}) and Rare ({{rar|Rare}}). Some of the more exclusive Rare cards are known as Ultra Rare ({{rar|Ultra-Rare Rare}}). Starting from [[Black & White (TCG)|ブラックコレクション ''Black Collection'' and ホワイトコレクション ''White Collection'']], Japanese releases, rather than using symbols, use bolded letters to denote rarity; for example, {{rar|C}}, {{rar|U}}, {{rar|R}} and {{rar|RR}}. Each non-promotional card released in an expansion pack has a set rarity. The rarity of a card may vary between Japanese and other-language releases; that is, a card which is Common ({{rar|C}}) in the Japanese release may be Uncommon ({{rar|Uncommon}}) in the English-language release (for example, [[Sudowoodo (Sword & Shield 100)]]).

Every English-language {{TCG|Booster pack}} is guaranteed to contain at least 1 Rare ({{rar|Rare}}) card and generally 3 Uncommon ({{rar|Uncommon}}) cards; the remainder will usually be Common ({{rar|Common}}). Starting from the {{tcg|Legendary Collection}} expansion, each Booster pack is also guaranteed to contain 1 Reverse [[Holofoil]] card, which is a card of any Rarity with Holofoil printing on the background of the card but not on the image of the Pokémon, Trainer card, or Special Energy card. Basic {{TCG|Energy}} cards do not have a rarity.

With the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion, the rarity scale was changed to correspond to the one used in Japan, however maintaining being marked by symbols.

==Standard rarity==
===Common===
Common cards are marked with a circle ({{rar|Common}}) and usually consist of basic, [[Evolution|unevolved]] Pokémon. Most English {{TCG|Booster pack}}s contain four to five Common cards. Common cards can also come in a Reverse [[Holofoil]] print.

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===Uncommon===
Uncommon cards are marked with a diamond ({{rar|Uncommon}}) and can consist of both [[Evolution|evolved]] and unevolved Pokémon. The vast majority of {{TCG|Trainer card}}s are also at this rarity. Most English {{TCG|Booster pack}}s contain three Uncommon cards. Uncommon cards can also come in a Reverse [[Holofoil]] print.

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===Rare===
Rare cards are marked with a star ({{rar|Rare}}) and usually consist of [[Evolution|evolved]] and [[Legendary Pokémon]]. Most English {{TCG|Booster pack}}s contain at least one guaranteed Rare card. Rare cards can also come in a Reverse [[Holofoil]] print. If a Booster pack contains a Reverse Holofoil Rare card, this is in addition to the guaranteed Rare card.

The guaranteed Rare card may come in one of four sub-classifications of Rare card:
* '''Regular Rare''', which are marked with {{rar|Rare}} but do not have any holofoil design
* '''Holofoil Rare''', which are marked with {{rar|Rare}} and also have a Holofoil design on the card art
* '''Double Rare''', which are marked with {{rar|Double Rare}} and are {{TCG|Pokémon ex}}
* '''Ultra Rare''' (before the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion), which are marked with {{rar|Ultra-Rare Rare}} and are typically associated with [[:Category:Pokémon card classifications|a unique card classification or mechanic]] such as {{TCG|Pokémon V}}
* '''Ultra Rare''' (since the Scarlet & Violet expansion), which are marked with {{rar|Ultra Rare}} and are Full Art Pokémon ex or Supporter cards
* '''{{TCG|Secret card|Secret Rare}}''', which are cards with set numbers outside the printed size of the set (for example, a card numbered 101/100), marked with {{rar|Ultra-Rare Rare}}, and have a unique artwork scheme such as a Rainbow Holofoil print.

====Holofoil Rare====
{{main|Holofoil card}}
A small amount of rare cards within each expansion are available as both Regular Rare and '''Holofoil Rare'''. These cards have a Holofoil pattern on the card art and are marked with {{rar|Rare}}. Cards which are available as either Regular Rare or Holofoil Rare are labelled with {{rar|Rare Holo}} on Bulbapedia. Holofoil Rare cards are rarer than regular Rare cards; a Holofoil Rare is not guaranteed in English Booster packs.

A significant change to pack composition occurred with the release of the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion. From this point forward, all Rare cards included in booster packs are guaranteed to be Holofoil Rares. This directly contrasts with the majority of the TCG's history, where the guaranteed Rare card could be a 'non-holo Rare'—a card featuring the black star rarity symbol but lacking any holofoil treatment. These non-holo Rares were typically more common and less sought-after by players and collectors than their holofoil counterparts.

There are many types of [[Holofoil card|Holofoil]], which occasionally changes after a series of expansions:
* Between {{TCG|Base Set}} and {{TCG|Call of Legends}} (spanning every expansion from Generation I to IV), the holofoil pattern is named "Cosmos Holofoil", and consists of dots and circles of different sizes spread across the image of the Pokémon. This holofoil pattern is still frequently used for promotional cards and returned to the main sets for {{TCG|Evolutions}} only.
* Between {{TCG|Black and White}} and {{TCG|Legendary Treasures}} (every expansion from Generation V), the holofoil pattern is named "Tinsel Holofoil", and consists of horizontal stripes across the image. In Japanese holofoil cards of these sets, the border of the card also has a tinsel holofoil effect.
* Between {{TCG|XY}} and {{TCG|Steam Siege}}, the holofoil pattern is changed to "Sheen Holofoil". There are differences between the language of the card; Japanese holofoil cards refract light in a diagonal direction from bottom left to top right across the entire card; Korean holofoil cards have the same effect and direction, but only cover the image of the Pokémon; and international releases have the same effect as Japanese cards, but only cover the image, and the direction is from bottom right to top left.
* Between {{TCG|Sun & Moon}} and {{TCG|Cosmic Eclipse}}, the holofoil pattern is called "Water-Web Holofoil". These cards refract light in a wave-like pattern in all releases. However, only the Japanese releases cover the border with the pattern.
* Starting from {{TCG|Sword & Shield}}, the holofoil pattern is a series of thin vertical stripes that refract light from the top to the bottom of the image.
* Starting from {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}}, Holofoil Rare cards have a light-reflecting border.
* Certain Theme Decks have exclusive versions of the featured card: in the Black and White era, the featured card had a Cracked Ice/Shattered effect. The same effect was used in some blisters as well.

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====Shiny Rare====
The '''Shiny Rare''' rarity, sometimes called '''Shiny rare''', was introduced in {{TCG|Shining Fates}}. It is only for [[Shiny Pokémon]]. There have been two different instances of this rarity. In Shining Fates, the rarity is used for all cards in the Shiny Vault subset.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/static-assets/content-assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/checklist/swsh45_web_cardlist_en.pdf]</ref> The symbol is a full star with "SH" next to it. ([[File:Rarity Rare Shiny.png|15px]]). {{TCG|Pokémon V}} and {{TCG|Pokémon VMAX}} that are Shiny Pokémon instead have the rarity '''Shiny Rare V or VMAX'''. It has the same symbol, but the star is hollow. ([[File:Rarity Rare_Shiny GX.png]]) [[Pokémon.com]]'s [[Trading Card Database]] registers these cards with different rarities. Most cards are instead termed Ultra Rare, and Pokémon VMAX are Rainbow Rare.

{{TCG|Paldean Fates}} introduces a second rendition of Shiny Rare, though it is specified as being a new rarity that Shining Fates did not have.<ref>[https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/expansions/paldean-fates/]</ref> It uses a single hollow gold star [[File:Rarity Shiny Rare.png|15px]]. Some Shiny Pokémon qualify for higher rarities, and so do not use Shiny Rare. Shiny Pokémon may replace the first Reverse Holo card in a booster pack.

====Double Rare====
The '''Double Rare''' rarity was introduced in the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion and corresponds to the {{rar|RR}} rarity. It is marked with two stars ({{rar|Double Rare}}). {{TCG|Pokémon ex}} are of this rarity, and might replace the Rare card in a booster pack.

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====Ultra Rare====
'''Ultra Rare''' (sometimes known as '''Super Rare''') cards are typically marked as Rare [[Holofoil]] cards, but sometimes have unique symbols denoting their rarity. As such, they will replace the rare card in the {{TCG|Booster pack}}. As their name suggests, ultra rare cards are far more difficult to acquire than typical rare cards. Most ultra rare cards are associated with a unique mechanic, such as {{TCG|Pokémon-ex}}, {{TCG|Pokémon LV.X|Pokémon LV.''X''}}, {{TCG|Pokémon LEGEND}}, {{TCG|Pokémon-EX}}, or {{TCG|Pokémon V}}.

* '''{{TCG|Pokémon-ex}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}}. These Pokémon are more powerful than other Pokémon, but if they are Knocked Out the opponent takes two [[Prize card]]s instead of one. They have a cosmos holofoil effect in the image as well as on the border of the card. They usually are not Secret Cards, with exceptions like Rocket's Raikou ex or Rocket's Persian ex.
* '''{{TCG|Pokémon Star}}''' were introduced in [[EX Team Rocket Returns]]. They are alternatively colored Pokémon with stronger attacks, but only one Pokémon Star can be a deck. Portions of the Pokémon extend outside the borders of the artwork, Golden tinges and holographic shadows are added to various parts of the card. Their unique rarity is called rare Holo ☆ ([[File:Rarity Rare Holo ☆.png]]).
* '''{{TCG|Pokémon LV.X}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}. They have holofoil borders from Pokémon ex and art that pops out of the frame from Pokémon Star. They "[[level|Level-Up]] from other Pokémon, which is similar but not identical to [[Evolution]], meaning they keep certain characteristics of the prior card. They have the rarity of rare Holo LV.X ([[File:Rarity Rare Holo LV.X.png]]).
* '''{{TCG|Pokémon LEGEND}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}, depicting Legendary Pokémon. A single Pokémon LEGEND card only depicts half of a Pokémon, so both halves have to be played at the same time. (Some cards depict two Pokémon, and when they are Knocked Out the opponent takes two Prize Cards) The illustration takes up three-quarters of the combined Pokémon, with attacks, {{TCG|Poké-Power}} and {{TCG|Poké-Body|Poké-Bodies}} in the remaining space of the bottom card. The entire card is holofoil, and their rarity is is Rare Holofoil LEGEND ([[File:Rarity Rare Holo LEGEND.png]]).
* '''{{TCG|Pokémon Prime}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}. They are stronger than normal Pokémon, but distinctly do not have a name change or a distinct mechanic. They have a special card design, using 'leering' eyes and a special design at the edge of the image border), and both the name and artwork are holographic. Their rarity is Rare Prime ([[File:Rarity Rare Prime.png]]).
* '''{{TCG|Pokémon-EX}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Next Destinies}}. Usually, they are Basic Pokémon. They are stronger than normal Pokemon and when they are Knocked Out the opponent takes two Prize Cards. Most, but not all, of the cards have a [[Full Art card (TCG)|Full Art]] print as well, where the image covers the whole card. Similar to Pokémon LV.X, the Pokémon 'break' the borders of the image, seeming to 'come' out of the image. An additional special effect is included on the border of each card, based on the characteristic of the card, such as leaves on the border of Shaymin-EX's card. Their rarity is rare Holo EX ([[File:Rarity Rare Holo EX.png]]).
** '''{{TCG|Pokémon-EX|Mega Evolution Pokémon}}''' are a kind of Pokémon-EX introduced in {{TCG|XY}}. They depict [[Mega Evolution|Mega-Evolved Pokémon]], and they evolve from Pokémon-EX. The name of its attack in another language is used as an effect in the artwork: The English name of the attack is used as an effect on Japanese and Korean cards, and the Japanese name of the attack is used as an effect on international releases). They are also rare Holo EX.
* '''{{TCG|ACE SPEC card}}s''' are cards introduced in {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}}. These non-Pokémon cards are very powerful, but a deck is only allowed to have one ACE SPEC. They have grey designs with red and blue accents. Their rarity is rare ACE ([[File:Rarity Rare ACE.png]]). When they were reintroduced in {{TCG|Temporal Forces}}, the base color became magenta with blue as an accent. Their rarity became ACE SPEC Rare ([[File:Rarity ACE SPEC Rare.png|15px]]), and may replace the first Reverse Holo card in a booster pack.
* {{TCG|Pokémon BREAK}} were introduced in {{TCG|BREAKthrough}}. These cards undergo BREAK Evolution, which lets them keep some of the characteristics of what they evolve from. Their artwork shows golden Pokémon on holofoil backgrounds with a square pattern. They are oriented sideways. Their rarity is rare BREAK ([[File:Rarity Rare BREAK.png]]).
* '''{{TCG|Pokémon-GX}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Sun & Moon}}. These cards have a special extra powerful GX attack, but each player can only use one GX attack per game. They are stronger than other Pokémon, but when they are Knocked Out the opponent takes two Prize Cards. Pokémon-GX have one of three rarities, two of which are considered to be "Ultra Rare" when featured in main sets. These two are the normal variant, whose artwork covers most of the card, and like Pokémon-EX, the [[Full Art card (TCG)|Full Art]] variant. However, as is noted below, the Full Art variants are not considered Ultra Rare in the Japanese releases, but instead are Secret cards. Their rarity is rare Holo GX ([[File:Rarity Rare Holo GX.png]]).
** '''{{TCG|Pokémon-GX|Tag Team Pokémon-GX}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Team Up}}. They depict two Pokémon working together, and their GX attacks have a distinct mechanic where certain circumstances grant a bonus effect. They are always Basic Pokémon, but when they are Knocked Out the opponent takes three Prize Cards. They have the same [[Full Art card (TCG)|Full Art]] variants as regular Pokémon-GX, and have a second variant which expands on the story behind the Pokémon shown on the card (sometimes found as a promo card instead). Both of these variants are Secret cards in the Japanese releases, however. They are also rare Holo GX.
* '''{{TCG|Prism Star|Prism Star cards}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Ultra Prism}}. Only one copy of each card can be in a deck. If the card would go to the discard pile, it instead goes to the [[Lost Zone]]. The border of these cards is black, and various elements have a rainbow tint. They have a rarity of rare Prism Star ([[File:Rarity Rare Prism Star.png]]).
* '''{{TCG|Pokémon V}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Sword & Shield}}. They are stronger than normal Pokémon but when they are Knocked Out the opponent takes two Prize cards. They are usually Basic Pokémon. They have black borders, large illustrations that are not in a dedicated box, and a black "V" logo in the top left corner. Some Pokémon V have a [[Full Art card (TCG)|Full Art]] variant. Their rarity is holo rare V ([[File:Rarity Holo Rare V.png]]).
**'''{{TCG|Pokémon VMAX}}''' are a kind of Pokémon V that were also introduced in {{TCG|Sword & Shield}}, as Evolutions of Pokémon V. They depict [[Dynamax]], [[Gigantamax]], and [[Eternamax]] Pokémon. When they are Knocked Out the opponent takes three Prize cards. All Pokémon VMAX cards are printed in the Full Art style. Their rarity is holo rare VMAX ([[File:Rarity Holo Rare VMAX.png]]).
**'''{{TCG|Pokémon VSTAR}}''' are a kind of Pokémon V that were introduced in {{TCG|Brilliant Stars}}, as Evolutions of Pokémon V. Each one has a special attack or Ability called a VSTAR Power, but each player can only use one VSTAR Power per game. The black colors of Pokémon V cards are replaced with white, with gold as an accent. The Pokémon has a gold aura around it, while the text with the VSTAR Power has a space background incorporating a star. Their rarity is holo rare VSTAR ([[File:Rarity Holo Rare VSTAR.png]]).
**'''{{TCG|Pokémon V-UNION}}''' are a kind of Pokémon V only available as {{TCG|SWSH Black Star Promos|SWSH Black Star Promotional cards}}. They consist of four cards, all of which must be played at the same time from the discard pile. Text is on all four cards. The border's texture resembles stone, with some parts breaking away and therefore removing the border. They do not have a rarity.
*'''{{TCG|Amazing Pokémon}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Vivid Voltage}}. The background of an Amazing Pokémon is a swirl of multiple colors that extends outside of the box for artwork. The name of the card is not changed. Their rarity is Amazing rare ([[File:Rarity Amazing Rare.png|15px]]).
*'''{{TCG|Radiant Pokémon}}''' were introduced in {{TCG|Astral Radiance}}. These cards show [[Shiny Pokémon]], and a deck can only include one Radiant Pokémon. They have a special holofoil layer. Their rarity is Radiant rare ([[File:Rarity Radiant Rare.png|30px]]).

Starting in the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion, this rarity is denoted with two silver stars ({{rar|Ultra Rare}}). Only Full Art {{TCG|Pokémon ex}} and Supporter cards are of this rarity, regular prints of Pokémon ex are instead Double Rare cards. Staring in {{TCG|Paldean Fates}}, Shiny Pokémon that are printings of normally Ultra Rare cards have the rarity Shiny Ultra Rare ([[File:Rarity Shiny Ultra Rare.png|15px]]). It is indicated by two hollow gold stars, and cards of this rarity may replace the first Reverse Holo card in a booster pack.

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====Secret Rare====
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Secret rare cards are cards with set numbers outside the printed size of the set (for example, a card numbered 101/100). These cards are generally considered a subset of ultra rares. Most secret rare cards are reprints of other cards, often from the same set, but with a unique artwork scheme such as an alternate holofoil scheme, depiction of [[shiny Pokémon]], or a gold trim. [[Shiny Pokémon|Shining Pokémon]] and {{TCG|Crystal Pokémon}} are both examples of secret rares.
Previously, there were sparse amounts of Secret Rare cards released through various means, in which many were included as boxtoppers. Before the BW era, Secret cards mostly appeared in English versions, as they were either within normal set numbering or as promo cards in Japanese.
After the release of {{TCG|Black & White}}, certain types of cards were released as Secret cards; they are explained below.

* Box Toppers are [[Holofoil]] cards included within a booster box as a reward for buying the whole box. Although they were Secret cards, they had regular holofoil artwork and had a regular rarity of Holofoil Rare ([[File: Rarity Rare Holo.png]]).
* {{TCG|Shining Pokémon}} had the shiny colorations that appeared in the Pokémon games, as well as the odds of encountering one (1/300, similar to in the games). Not only are they outside the set (having a number above the number of cards in the set), they were also the first to have the rarity Shining Holofoil ([[File: Rarity Shining Holo.png]]) to imitate the shiny sprite from the games ([[File:ShinyIIStars.png]]). Shining Pokémon could use multiple Energy-type attacks, but there could only be one Shining Pokémon per deck. [[Shining Gyarados (Neo Revelation 65)]] and [[Shining Magikarp (Neo Revelation 66)]] were the two first featured, perhaps due to their appearance in the animated series and games, and were cosmos holofoils. The second and last set to feature Shining Pokémon was Neo Destiny, but the Pokémon itself (not the whole image) were given reflective foil treatment (to make the Pokémon really seem to 'shine'). The were also given the Shining Holofoil rarity.
* The concept of Shining Pokémon was carried over to {{TCG|Crystal Pokémon}}, which were released in Aquapolis. Crystal Pokémon were all Colorless in type, regardless of their normal type; they had the cosmos holofoil treatment, were Secret Rares (outside the set) as well as having the multi Energy-type attacks, but were not actually alternatively colored as in Shining Pokémon. All Crystal Pokémon have the ''Crystal Type'' Poké-Body, which changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the Energy that is placed onto it if it is one of the three Energy-types that the Pokémon requires in its attacks. Crystal Pokémon appeared in Skyridge, but did not appear in the future. They have a rarity of Holo Rare in English ([[File: Rarity Rare Holo.png]]) and Super Rare in Japanese ([[File: Rarity SuperRare Holo.png]]).
* In the BW era, the first Secret cards to appear were popular Pokémon not native to Unova, as only Unova Pokémon were released in the first three sets. Two of these cards were released - Pikachu and Meowth. The Pokémon image was holofoil, and there was a holofoil design under the main text of the Pokémon's type.
* In {{TCG|Next Destinies}}, Shiny Pokémon were released as Secret cards, as Pokémon not native to Unova were included into the expansions. They had the same designs (holofoil image, holofoil energy type under main text) as the previous Secret cards.
* In {{TCG|Dark Explorers}}, certain item cards were given Secret card prints as well. Various parts of the card (such as the border, or the text box of the name of the card) were golden; the image was holofoil, and there was a Poké Ball design printed under the main text. Some were even given redesigns - an example would be the Random Receiver, which was golden instead of black. Starting with {{TCG|Sun & Moon}}, these cards began to have art that covered the full card. Later, Pokémon, Energy cards, Pokémon Tool cards, and Stadium cards could be of this rarity. Starting with {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}}, they now have the Hyper Rare rarity.
* {{TCG|Legendary Treasures}} featured two special Secret cards: Reshiram and Zekrom were given an additional Full Art print, in which the whole card was golden.
* From {{TCG|Flashfire}} onward, printings of Mega Evolution Pokémon cards with golden borders were released as Secret cards.
* Full Art prints of Pokémon were introduced in {{TCG|Black & White}}. Later, Full Art prints of Supporters were introduced in {{TCG|Noble Victories}}. Full Art prints of Pokémon-EX and Pokémon-GX were introduced alongside their respective mechanics in {{TCG|Next Destinies}} and {{TCG|Sun & Moon}} respectively. However, Full Art cards were notably only considered "secret" in Japan, as these cards were within the numbering every English set, and therefore not Secret cards. Starting in the Scarlet & Violet expansion, Full Art cards are now Ultra Rare cards, and they are secret cards.
* Rainbow Rare prints of most Pokémon-GX were introduced alongside the mechanic in {{TCG|Sun & Moon}}. Unlike their Full Art counterparts, they are Secret cards in every region. These cards feature the same art as their Full Art variants, but all have a rainbow holographic color instead of the actual color of the Pokémon that is present on the Full Art variant. From {{TCG|Sword & Shield}} to {{TCG|Silver Tempest}}, there were also Rainbow Rare Supporter cards.

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! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg water color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg water color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Shining Gyarados (Neo Revelation 65)}}
|-
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|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg lightning color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg lightning color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Morpeko VMAX (Sword & Shield 204)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg lightning color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:MorpekoVMAXSwordShield204.jpg|250px]]
|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg trainer color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg trainer color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Ordinary Rod (Sword & Shield 215)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg trainer color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:OrdinaryRodSwordShield215.jpg|250px]]
|}

====Illustration Rare====
The '''{{TCG|Illustration rare card|Illustration Rare}}''' rarity was introduced in the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion and corresponds to the {{rar|AR}} rarity. It is marked with a gold star ({{rar|Illustration Rare}}). Some Full Art Pokémon, except {{TCG|Pokémon ex}}, are of this rarity and might replace the second Reverse Holo card in a booster pack.

{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg grass color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg grass color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Sprigatito (Paldea Evolved 196)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg grass color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:SprigatitoPaldeaEvolved196.jpg|250px]]
|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg fire color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg fire color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Fuecoco (Paldea Evolved 201)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg fighting color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:FuecocoPaldeaEvolved201.jpg|250px]]
|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg water color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg water color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Quaxly (Paldea Evolved 206)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg water color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:QuaxlyPaldeaEvolved206.jpg|250px]]
|}

====Special Illustration Rare====
The '''{{TCG|Special illustration rare card|Special Illustration Rare}}''' rarity was introduced in the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion and corresponds to the {{rar|SAR}} rarity. It is marked with two gold stars ({{rar|Special Illustration Rare}}). Some Full Art {{TCG|Pokémon ex}} and Supporter cards are of this rarity and might replace the second Reverse Holo card in a booster pack.

{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg lightning color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg lightning color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Miraidon ex (Scarlet & Violet 244)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg lightning color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:MiraidonexScarletViolet244.jpg|250px]]
|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg fighting color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg fighting color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Koraidon ex (Scarlet & Violet 247)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg fighting color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:KoraidonexScarletViolet247.jpg|250px]]
|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg supporter color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg supporter color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Arven (Scarlet & Violet 249)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg supporter color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:ArvenScarletViolet249.jpg|250px]]
|}

====Hyper Rare====
The '''{{TCG|Hyper rare card|Hyper Rare}}''' rarity was introduced in the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion and corresponds to the {{rar|UR}} rarity. It is marked with three gold stars ({{rar|Hyper Rare}}). Cards of any type, except for Supporter cards, are of this rarity and might replace the second Reverse Holo card in a booster pack.

{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg darkness color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg darkness color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Charizard ex (Obsidian Flames 228)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg darkness color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:CharizardexObsidianFlames228.jpg|250px]]
|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg Item color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg Item color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Switch (151 206)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg Item color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:Switch209PokémonCard151.jpg|250px]]
|}
{| style="display:inline-table;"
! class="roundytop" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{tcg rainbow color}}; border: 2px solid #{{tcg rainbow color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Reversal Energy (Paradox Rift 266)}}
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #{{tcg rainbow color dark}}; padding: 5px;" | [[File:ReversalEnergyParadoxRift266.jpg|250px]]
|}

==Fixed rarity==
===Trainer Kits, half decks and quarter decks===
Certain cards, such as those from certain decks (such as a [[Trainer Kit]] or some Japanese half or quarter decks) do not have a rarity listed on the bottom right corner of the card, and instead have the silhouette of the main Pokémon within the kit (such as the silhouette of {{p|Sylveon}} and {{p|Noivern}} in their respective half decks in the {{TCG|XY Trainer Kit}} — [[File:SetSymbolSylveon Half Deck.png|20px]] '''/''' [[File:SetSymbolNoivern Half Deck.png|25px]]).

===Promos===
Promos are promotional cards released during an event (such as {{DL|Play! Pokémon|TCG Premier Events|TCG Championships}}) or in certain merchandise (such as in tins). They have a {{DL|Promotional cards (TCG)|Black Star Promos|Black Star Promo}} symbol ([[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|20px]]) instead of a rarity symbol in the bottom right corner.

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==References==
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Cerulean Cave

2025-08-15T09:50:50Z

Tom313: /* Cerulean Cave */

{{redirect|Nameless Cave|the location in [[Hoenn]] with a similar name|Nameless Cavern}}
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{{Infobox location
|image=Cerulean Cave Exterior LGPE.png
|image_size=300
|type=cave
|mapdesc=A mysterious cave that is filled with terribly tough {{ScPkmn}}. It is so dangerous, the <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon League</sc> is in charge of it.{{sup/3|FRLG}} A cave that had collapsed once. It has been reconstructed.{{sup/4|HGSS}}
|location_name=Cerulean Cave
|japanese_name=ハナダの{{tt|洞窟|どうくつ}}
|translated_name=Hanada Cave
|other_info=Unknown Dungeon
|location=[[Cerulean City]]
|region=Kanto
|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}, {{gen|VII}}
}}

'''Cerulean Cave''' (Japanese: '''ハナダの{{tt|洞窟|どうくつ}}''' ''Hanada Cave''), introduced as '''Unknown Dungeon''' (Japanese: '''ななしのどうくつ''' ''Nameless Cave''), is a [[cave]] located in the northwest corner of [[Cerulean City]] in [[Kanto]].

The cave's moniker would later be reused for the {{kal|Unknown Dungeon}} in [[Kalos]], which is a direct reference to Cerulean Cave.

==Terminology==
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===Unknown Dungeon===
The name ''Unknown Dungeon'' never appears in-game. It is present in [[Pokémon Stadium]]’s data but not selectable on the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} map. The term appears in [[Generation I]] manuals and guidebooks, including ''[[Pokémon: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'', ''[[Pokémon: Special Edition for Yellow, Red and Blue: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'', ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'', and the board game ''[[Pokémon Master Trainer (1999)]]''.

In Japanese, the location is called 「ななしのどうくつ」 (''Nameless Cave'') in [[Generation I]]. This appears on the [[Town Map]] in the Japanese versions of {{game4|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}} (translated as ''Cerulean Cave'' in English), and in {{jpn|Pokémon Stadium|Japanese Pokémon Stadium}} and the Japanese version of [[Pokémon Stadium]]’s game data, but is also not selectable on the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} map.

===Cerulean Cave===
The English name ''Cerulean Cave'' is used in all games that reference this location from [[Generation I]] onward, including at the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]. In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, it is used by the [[Non-player character|NPC]] blocking the entrance and on the [[Town Map]] (visible only inside the cave), though the Japanese map name is 「ななしのどうくつ」 (''Nameless Cave''). In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, the name appears in game data but is unused as the cave does not appear; the [[Poké Seer]] in Crystal can read this location for Pokémon data, though this is unobtainable in normal gameplay.

The Japanese name 「ハナダどうくつ」 (''Hanada Cave'') is used in {{game4|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}}, appearing in NPC dialogue and an email in [[Cinnabar Lab]] (translated in English as "the cavern close to Cerulean"). From [[Generation II]] onward, it is 「ハナダのどうくつ」, including at the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} in the Japanese version of [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], with the kanji form 「ハナダの{{Ruby|洞窟|どうくつ}}」 introduced in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]].

==Role==
Cerulean Cave is home to a wide variety of high-[[level]] [[wild Pokémon]]. {{p|Mewtwo}} inhabits the deepest part of the cave.

The cave is managed by the [[Pokémon League]] and can only be entered after the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]]{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/7|PE}}/restored the Network Machine of the [[Pokémon Network Center]] on the [[Sevii Islands]] to operational status{{sup/3|FRLG}}/earned all the [[Kanto]] [[Badge]]s{{sup/4|HGSS}}.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, more Pokémon can be found only by [[fishing]], while there are fewer different species of wild Pokémon found by walking around in the cave.

In [[Generation II]], Cerulean Cave completely collapsed but the leftovers of Mewtwo's presence remain and are found in the lake near the cave, in the form of the item [[Berserk Gene]]. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Cerulean Cave has been rebuilt and Mewtwo can once again be found inside. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, if Mew is [[Walking Pokémon|brought along]], it will sense Mewtwo's presence and act apprehensive.

==Geography==
[[File:PE Mewtwo scene.png|250px|thumb|Encountering Mewtwo in the cave in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Cerulean Cave is a large underground complex of maze-like tunnels which extend out from [[Cerulean City]] to the mountains beyond. With the dark entrance positioned on the outskirts of Cerulean City, only accessible by {{m|surf}}ing down {{rt|24|Kanto}} to the entrance near the northern border of [[Cerulean City]], the [[cave]] has been renowned for its mystery. The entrance to the cave looks like it has been carved out from a hillside, forming an indented entrance into the hill. An [[Non-player character|NPC]] guards the entrance to the cave and only allows {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who own all eight Kanto Gym [[Badge]]s and have entered the [[Hall of Fame]] to enter.

At the deepest point of the cave lives {{p|Mewtwo}}, a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that can only be found in Cerulean Cave. Mewtwo was artificially created in the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} before it became too powerful and escaped, exiling itself to the cave, never to be seen again.

Cerulean Cave has had many different layouts over time, getting a change from not only one [[generation]] to the next but also from one game release to the next. Despite these changes, the first floor is mostly unaffected and has a large underground lake which covers most of the area. Using the complex of stairs and ladders, Trainers can make their way around the lake and the first floor of the cave. They will reach the upper floor, which has no underground river, but a like maze-like structure formed by large boulders and rocks that must be maneuvered around in order to reach the end. Once Trainers get through the maze formation, they are able to climb the ladders and get around the underground lake on the basement floor, which will lead them straight to a dead end and to Mewtwo.

==Items==
===Pokémon Red and Green===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|1F, in the northwest area of the floor|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
*1F, in the southwest area of the floor
*2F, in the eastern area of the floor; accessible from the ladder on the plateau north of the entrance|JR=yes|JG=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixer|1F, northernmost point of the large middle plateau|JR=yes|JG=yes|display=[[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]]|sprite=Bag Max Elixir Sprite}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, on a rock southwest of [[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]] ''(hidden, [[Broken hidden items|broken]])''|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*2F, in the southeast area of the floor, accessible from the ladder on the large middle plateau on 1F
*B1F, in the eastern area on the plateau
*B1F, on a lone rock near [[Max Revive]] ''(hidden, [[Broken hidden items|broken]])''|JR=yes|JG=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|2F, in the southwest area of the floor, accessible from the south ladder on the western plateau on 1F|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, in the northeast area of the floor|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon Red and Blue===
The Japanese {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}} has the same map and item locations as the international {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixer|1F, southwest of the northeasternmost ladder|R=yes|B=yes|display=[[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]]|sprite=Bag Max Elixir Sprite}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|1F, in the northwest area of the floor|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, on a rock on the plateau east of the [[Full Restore]] ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
*1F, in the southwest area of the floor
*2F, northwest of the center of the floor, accessible from the ladder on a plateau in the northwest area of 1F|R=yes|B=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|2F, in the east area of the floor, accessible from the ladder on the plateau north of the entrance on 1F|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*2F, in the southwest area of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F
*B1F, near the center of the floor
*B1F, on a rock that stands out in the northeast area of the floor ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, in the northeast area of the floor|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon Yellow===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|
*1F, northeast of the southwesternmost ladder
*B1F, in the north area of the floor|Y=yes|display=[[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|
*1F, near the southeast corner of the floor
*2F, in the west area of the floor, accessible from the easternmost ladder in the northeast area of 1F|Y=yes|display=[[Rare Candy]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*1F, northeast of the center of the floor
*2F, near the center of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F
*B1F, on the southwesternmost plateau
*B1F, near the northeast corner of the floor|Y=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×4}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|
*1F, in the east area of the floor
*2F, southeast of the center of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F
*B1F, on the southwesternmost plateau|Y=yes|display=[[Max Revive]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|
*1F, on a lone rock south of the [[Ultra Ball]] ''(hidden)''
*2F, on the lone rock south of the center of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F ''(hidden)''
*B1F, on a rock that stands out close to the waterway to the southwesternmost plateau ''(hidden)''|Y=yes|display=[[PP Up]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|2F, in the east area of the floor, accessible from the ladder in the east area of 1F|Y=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|1F, in the northwest area of the floor|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*1F, two squares east of the ladder closest to the [[Nugget]] ''(hidden)''
*2F, in the southeast area of the floor, accessible from the ladder in the east area of 1F (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})
*B1F, northeast of the center of the map, on a plateau|FR=yes|LG=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|1F, northeast of the center of the floor, on a plateau|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
*1F, in the southwest area of the floor
*2F, in the east area of the floor, accessible from the northeasternmost ladder on 1F (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|FR=yes|LG=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|2F, in the southwest area of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, in the northeast area of the floor|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|
*1F, near the northwest corner
*B1F, behind a lone [[breakable rock]] northeast of the rocks in the center ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Nugget]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Hyper Potion|1F, on the wall behind the [[breakable rock]]s in the southwest corner ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|1F, along the south wall|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|1F, on a small crystal in the middle ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|1F, near the center, at the end of a bridge|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Sea Incense|1F, north edge|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, in the far southeast corner ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|TM Electric|2F, northeast corner (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{TM|24|Thunderbolt}}}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|
*2F, west side of 2F
*2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[PP Up]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Zinc|2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Heal|2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Big Pearl|2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*2F, west side
*2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''
*B1F, west of the [[breakable rock]]s in the center ''(hidden)''
*B1F, near the southwest corner|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×4}}
{{Itemlist|Odd Incense|2F, near the center (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Protein|2F, near the northwest corner ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|
*B1F, among the [[breakable rock]]s on the west side ''(hidden)''
*B1F, northwest of the [[breakable rock]]s in the center|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Max Revive]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Dusk Stone|B1F, center (requires {{m|Rock Climb}})|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Electirizer|B1F, northeast corner (requires {{m|Rock Climb}})|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Black Sludge|B1F, southeast corner|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

====Rock Smash====
If the rock contains an item, the game will pick one of the following:
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Ether|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (25%)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (20%)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist/5|Red Shard|Blue Shard|Yellow Shard|Green Shard|Heart Scale|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (10% each)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Star Piece|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (5%)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|PP Max|1F, near the ladder in the northeast corner of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Heal|1F, at the end of the water|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|1F, on the plateau near the entrance ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|1F, northwest of the eastern ladder|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Repel|1F, southwest of the northern ladder|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, south of the visible but inaccessible ladders to 2F and B1F in the northwest corner ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Lure|2F, northwest of the pair of ladders|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|2F, near some rocks along the southern wall|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×5}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|2F, northwest of the Ultra Balls|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|2F, in the southeast corner of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
* 2F, near the east wall, east of the pair of ladders
* B1F southwest of the [[Escape Rope]], on a plateau|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Escape Rope|B1F, near the northeast corner of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|B1F, in the south area of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, southeast of the pair of ladders ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|PP Max|B1F, at the end of the water west of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Mewtwonite X|B1F, received from {{ga|Green}} after defeating her|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Mewtwonite Y|B1F, received from {{ga|Green}} after defeating her|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Poké Ball|B1F, on the ground after defeating {{ga|Green}}|LP=yes|LE=yes|display={{i|Poké Ball}} ×5}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

====Water====
{{Itlisth|water}}
{{Itemlist/3|Pearl|display={{i|Pearl}}|Big Pearl|Heart Scale|B1F, sometimes found by the {{player}}'s {{pkmn2|walking}} {{type|Water}} Pokémon from the edge of the small pool of water (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|water}}

====Glittering Ground====
{{Itlisth|Cave}}
{{Itemlist/2|Pearl|display={{i|Pearl}}|Big Pearl|
*1F, sometimes found by the {{player}}'s [[walking Pokémon]] from a glowing spot near the western ladder to 2F (daily)
*2F, sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from a glowing spot west of the large central crystal (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist/2|Stardust|Star Piece|
*2F, sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from a glowing spot in the northeastern corner of the floor (daily)
*B1F, sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from a glowing spot immediately northeast of the central plateau east of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|Cave}}

====Recurring hidden items====
These items are hidden at certain spots of the cave and [[recurring item|respawn]] occasionally or daily. The item received is not determined until it is picked up, so what item is found can be affected by [[Soft resetting|resetting]]. Unlike [[Celadon Game Corner]], where the game will only respawn the item every midnight, in Cerulean Cave most items will try to reappear every 256 steps; to respawn the items after collecting them, the player must leave the floor and also take enough steps (the player can accomplish this by going down a ladder, coming back up the ladder, and walking around until the items respawn).

The item on B1F plateau next to Mewtwo's respawns every midnight like in Celadon Game Corner; the spots on 2F respawn based on steps with following odds:<ref>https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1856587218246098944</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1836272561719574956</ref>

=====Poké Balls=====
*Northern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (20%)
*Northeastern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (15%)
*Northwestern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (15%)
*Southwestern spot next to a ladder on 2F (15%)
*Southern spot on 2F (20%)
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Poké Ball|50/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes|display={{i|Poké Ball}}}}
{{Itemlist|Great Ball|100/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|125/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|25/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×10}}
{{Itemlist|Master Ball|1/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}
=====Berries=====
*Southeastern spot on 2F, right side of the rock (20%)
*Southeastern spot on 2F, left side of the rock (30%)
*Spot in middle of 2F, next to large crystal (30%)
*Northwestern spot between pair of ladders on 2F(20%)
*Eastern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (30%)
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Golden Razz Berry|1/2 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Golden Nanab Berry|1/3 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Golden Pinap Berry|1/6 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

=====2F crystal=====
10% chance to generate an item.
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|2F, sometimes found by large crystal (50% chance)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist/2|Dome Fossil|Helix Fossil|2F, sometimes found by large crystal (20% chance each)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Old Amber|2F, sometimes found by large crystal (10% chance)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

=====B1F plateau=====
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist/2|Dome Fossil|Helix Fossil|B1F, sometimes found on the central plateau east of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau (40% chance each)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Old Amber|B1F, sometimes found on the central plateau east of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau (20% chance)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation I===

====1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entry1|024|Arbok|yes|no|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|026|Raichu|yes|yes|no|Cave|53|4%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|028|Sandslash|no|yes|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|yes|yes|no|Cave|46|20%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|50, 55|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|044|Gloom|no|no|yes|Cave|55|10%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|047|Parasect|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|5%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry1|047|Parasect|no|no|yes|Cave|54|5%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry1|049|Venomoth|yes|yes|no|Cave|49|10%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|049|Venomoth|no|no|yes|Cave|54|5%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|no|Cave|49|5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|070|Weepinbell|no|no|yes|Cave|55|10%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|075|Graveler|no|no|yes|Cave|45|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|082|Magneton|yes|yes|no|Cave|46|15%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|085|Dodrio|yes|yes|no|Cave|49|10%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|097|Hypno|yes|yes|no|Cave|46|20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|yes|yes|no|Cave|53|1%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|no|no|yes|Cave|55, 60|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry1|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|080|Slowbro|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|099|Kingler|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|117|Seadra|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|no|no|yes|Fish Super|25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|no|no|yes|Fish Super|35, 45, 55|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====2F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entry1|028|Sandslash|no|no|yes|Cave|56|10%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|040|Wigglytuff|yes|yes|no|Cave|54|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|52, 57|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|044|Gloom|no|no|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|049|Venomoth|yes|yes|no|Cave|51|20%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|no|Cave|51|15%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|070|Weepinbell|no|no|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|075|Graveler|no|no|yes|Cave|50|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|085|Dodrio|yes|yes|no|Cave|51|20%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|101|Electrode|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|105|Marowak|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|111|Rhyhorn|no|no|yes|Cave|50|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|no|no|yes|Cave|58, 60|5%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|113|Chansey|yes|yes|no|Cave|56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|yes|yes|no|Cave|55, 60|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|no|no|yes|Cave|60|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====B1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entry1|024|Arbok|yes|no|no|Cave|57|5%|type1=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|026|Raichu|yes|yes|no|Cave|64|10%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|028|Sandslash|no|yes|no|Cave|57|5%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|54, 59|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|047|Parasect|yes|yes|no|Cave|64|10%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry1|075|Graveler|no|no|yes|Cave|55|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|101|Electrode|yes|yes|no|Cave|55|15%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|105|Marowak|yes|yes|no|Cave|55|20%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|108|Lickitung|no|no|yes|Cave|50, 55|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|111|Rhyhorn|no|no|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|no|Cave|55|20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|no|no|yes|Cave|62|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|113|Chansey|yes|yes|no|Cave|64|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|113|Chansey|no|no|yes|Cave|56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|yes|yes|no|Cave|63, 65, 67|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|no|no|yes|Cave|60, 65|15%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry1|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|080|Slowbro|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|099|Kingler|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|117|Seadra|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|no|no|yes|Fish Super|30|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|no|no|yes|Fish Super|40, 50, 60|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

===Generation III===
====1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryfl|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|49, 58|25%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryfl|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|49|20%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryfl|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|46, 55|14%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|057|Primeape|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|11%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|11%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryfl|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|46|10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryfl|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|55|4%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Surf|30-50|65%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Surf|30-50|65%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|055|Golduck|yes|no|Surf|40-55|35%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|080|Slowbro|no|yes|Surf|40-55|35%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|20-30|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-25|15%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Fish Super|15-35|5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Fish Super|15-35|5%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryfl|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|30-50|65%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryfl|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|40-55|35%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====2F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryfl|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|49, 58|25%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|49|20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|14%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryfl|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|55, 64|11%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|55, 64|11%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryfl|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryfl|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|61|4%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryfl|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|35-55|65%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryfl|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|45-60|35%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====B1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryfl|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|58, 67|25%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|58, 67|25%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryfl|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|55, 64|14%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryfl|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|11%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|55|10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryfl|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|64|4%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryfl|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|61|1%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Surf|40-60|65%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Surf|40-60|65%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|055|Golduck|yes|no|Surf|50-65|35%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|080|Slowbro|no|yes|Surf|50-65|35%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|20-30|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-35|16%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Fish Super|15-25|4%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Fish Super|15-25|4%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryfl|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|40-60|65%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryfl|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|50-65|35%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

===Generation IV===
====1F====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/entryhs|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|40|all=5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|37|all=5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|39-40|24%|24%|6%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|38|20%|20%|10%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryhs|057|Primeape|yes|no|Cave|38-39|14%|14%|0%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|057|Primeape|yes|no|Cave|39|0%|0%|4%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|053|Persian|no|yes|Cave|38-39|14%|14%|0%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|053|Persian|no|yes|Cave|39|0%|0%|4%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|39-40|11%|11%|0%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|40|0%|0%|10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|39-40|11%|11%|0%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|39|0%|0%|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|38|10%|10%|0%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|38-39|0%|0%|50%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surf|35-40|all=90%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surf|40|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=45%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=15%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryhs|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|22-24|all=80%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryhs|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|26-30|all=20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/div|cave|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|296|Makuhita|yes|yes|Hoenn|39-40|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|359|Absol|yes|yes|Hoenn|38|all=20%|type1=Dark}}
{{catch/entryhs|433|Chingling|yes|yes|Sinnoh|39-40|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Sinnoh|38|all=20%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====2F====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|41|10%|10%|0%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|41-42|0%|0%|20%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|40|all=20%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryhs|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|42|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|39, 41-42|20%|20%|0%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|39|0%|0%|10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|41|all=10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|41|all=5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|42|all=10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|42|all=5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=45%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=15%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|cave|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|296|Makuhita|yes|yes|Hoenn|41-42|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|359|Absol|yes|yes|Hoenn|39, 41|all=20%|type1=Dark}}
{{catch/entryhs|433|Chingling|yes|yes|Sinnoh|41-42|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Sinnoh|39, 41|all=20%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====B1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryhs|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|45, 47|all=25%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryhs|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|46|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|45, 47|all=15%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|47|all=10%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|45|all=10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|45|all=10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|46|all=5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|49|all=5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surf|35-40|all=90%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surf|40|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=45%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=15%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryhs|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|22-24|all=80%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryhs|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|26-30|all=20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/div|cave|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|296|Makuhita|yes|yes|Hoenn|45|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|359|Absol|yes|yes|Hoenn|45, 47|all=20%|type1=Dark}}
{{catch/entryhs|433|Chingling|yes|yes|Sinnoh|45|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Sinnoh|45, 47|all=20%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

===Generation VII===
====1F====
{{Catch/header|cave|no}}
{{Catch/entrype|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|111|Rhyhorn|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/div|cave|Rare Spawns}}
{{Catch/entrype|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|-}}
{{catch/div|water|Sea Skim}}
{{Catch/entrype|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|9%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|062|Poliwrath|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|1%|type1=Water|type2=Fighting}}
{{Catch/entrype|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/footer|cave|2}}

====2F====
{{Catch/header|cave|no}}
{{Catch/entrype|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|20%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|111|Rhyhorn|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|113|Chansey|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/div|cave|Rare Spawns}}
{{Catch/entrype|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|-}}
{{Catch/footer|cave|2}}

====B1F====
{{Catch/header|cave|no}}
{{Catch/entrype|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|111|Rhyhorn|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/div|cave|Rare Spawns}}
{{Catch/entrype|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|-}}
{{catch/div|water|Sea Skim}}
{{Catch/entrype|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|9%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|062|Poliwrath|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|1%|type1=Water|type2=Fighting}}
{{Catch/entrype|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/footer|cave|2}}

==Special encounters==
===Generation I===
A {{p|Mewtwo}} appears on B1F on the first visit.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|level=70
|move1=Swift|move1type=Normal
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Barrier|move3type=Psychic
|move4=Recover|move4type=Normal}}
|}

===Generation III===
A {{p|Mewtwo}} appears on B1F on the first visit. If run from, it respawns after leaving the area.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Pressure
|level=70
|move1=Swift|move1type=Normal
|move2=Recover|move2type=Normal
|move3=Safeguard|move3type=Normal
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic}}
|}

===Generations IV and VII===
A {{p|Mewtwo}} appears on B1F on the first visit. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the [[Hall of Fame]].
{|
! HeartGold and SoulSilver
! Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Pressure
|level=70
|move1=Psycho Cut|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Amnesia|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Power Swap|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Guard Swap|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|level=70
|move1=Swift|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Special
|move2=Amnesia|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Recover|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|}

==Trainers==
===Generation VII===
{{Party/Single
|color={{green color}}
|headcolor={{green color light}}
|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=VSGreen PE.png
|size=90x90px
|prize={{PDollar}}19,040
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Green (game)|Green}}
|game=PE
|location=Cerulean Cave
|pokemon=6}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=036
|pokemon=Clefable
|gender=female
|level=66
|type1=Fairy
|move1=Moonblast|move1type=Fairy|move1cat=Special
|move2=Light Screen|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Reflect|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Tri Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=094
|pokemon=Gengar
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison
|move1=Dark Pulse|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Special
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Sludge Bomb|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Special
|move4=Will-O-Wisp|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=071
|pokemon=Victreebel
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|move1=Power Whip|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Sucker Punch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Leech Life|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{green color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=038
|pokemon=Ninetales
|gender=female
|level=66
|type1=Fire
|move1=Fire Blast|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Dark Pulse|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Special
|move3=Foul Play|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=115
|pokemon=Kangaskhan
|gender=female
|level=66
|type1=Normal
|move1=Dizzy Punch|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Sucker Punch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Thunder Punch|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=009
|pokemon=Blastoise
|megastone=Blastoisinite
|gender=male
|level=68
|type1=Water
|move1=Hydro Pump|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move2=Flash Cannon|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Special
|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Fake Out|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==Walking Pokémon effects==
When interacting with [[walking Pokémon]] in {{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.

{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background-color: #{{locationcolor/med|cave}}; border: 3px solid #{{locationcolor/dark|cave}}"
|- style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|cave}}"
! Games
! Pokémon
! Area
! Quote
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
! rowspan="7" | {{GameIcon|HG}}{{GameIcon|SS}}
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani150OD.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> suddenly shouted!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani150OD.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> looked up at the ceiling and howled!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani150OD.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> slapped at the ground!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani151OD.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> suddenly started spinning around!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani151OD.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> suddenly started shouting!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani151OD.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> trembled.
|}

==Layout==
The layout of the cave has been tweaked several times in the past, particularly in [[Generation I]].

In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, it has been restored to the original layout found in {{game|Red and Green|s}}, with the addition of [[breakable rock]]s.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the layout of the first and second floors is based on the equivalent layout from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, while the layout of the basement is based on the respective layout from {{game|Yellow}}. Breakable rocks are also present and {{m|Rock Climb}} surfaces were added.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #000; border: 3px solid #{{Locationcolor/dark|cave}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Version
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}" | 1F
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}" | 2F
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | B1F
|-
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red (J)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 1F RG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 2F RG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon B1F RG.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{green color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green}}
|-
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 1F RB.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 2F RB.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon B1F RB.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{blue color}}" | {{color2|fff|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue (J)}}
|-
! style="background:#{{yellow color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| [[File:Unknown Dungeon 1F Y.png|180px]]
| [[File:Unknown Dungeon 2F Y.png|180px]]
| [[File:Unknown Dungeon B1F Y.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 1F FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 2F FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave B1F FRLG.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}}
|-
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 1F HGSS.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 2F HGSS.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave B1F HGSS.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

==[[Location preview|Preview]]==
<gallery>
File:FL Cerulean Cave.png|FRLG
File:HGSS Cerulean Cave-Morning.png|HGSS Morning (Ditto)
File:HGSS Cerulean Cave-Day.png|HGSS Day/Evening (Ditto)
File:HGSS Cerulean Cave-Night.png|HGSS Night (Magneton)
</gallery>

==Artwork==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color}}; font-size:80%; color:#fff;"
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}; overflow:hidden;"| [[File:Cerulean Cave LGPE Concept Art.jpg|x250px]]
|-
|Concept art from the {{color2|fff|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Super Music Collection|Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee! Super Music Collection}}
|}

==In animation==
[[File:Cerulean Cave inside PO.png|thumb|250px|Cerulean Cave's interior in Pokémon Origins]]
===Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Cerulean Cave entrance PO.png|thumb|left|250px|Cerulean Cave's entrance in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
Cerulean Cave appeared in ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]''. It was first mentioned by {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}, who had gone to the cave after hearing rumors of an extremely strong Pokémon living in there. He intended to catch it, but got badly injured while battling it when his {{p|Blastoise}} was sent flying and crashed on top of him. After he had told [[Professor Oak]] and {{OBP|Red|Origins}} about this, Red soon recalled the {{FB|Pokémon Mansion|journals}} he had found at the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} at [[Cinnabar Island]], and understood that the mysterious Pokémon was in fact {{p|Mewtwo}}, an [[artificial Pokémon]] created by enhancing the powers of {{p|Mew}}.

Wanting to help Professor Oak to complete the [[Pokédex]], Red then headed to Cerulean Cave, where he encountered Mewtwo. Being amazingly strong and {{m|Recover|durable}}, Mewtwo was capable of defeating almost all of Red's Pokémon, excluding only his {{TP|Red|Charizard}}. At first, even Charizard was losing, and was sent into the waters of the cave, along with Red. However, Red's [[Key Stone]] and Charizard's [[Mega Stone]] then activated, [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]] Charizard into Mega Charizard X and making it able to defeat Mewtwo, allowing Red to catch it.
{{left clear}}

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Cerulean Cave Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Cerulean Cave in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Cerulean Cave appeared in ''[[PE08|The Discovery]]'', where {{ga|Trace}} and {{ga|Green}} both entered it in order to find and catch {{p|Mewtwo}}. When Trace's {{p|Pidgeot}} was badly hurt by a swarm of {{p|Zubat}} and {{p|Golbat}}, he was forced to give up the race, allowing Green to reach the end of the cave first. There, however, she was upset to find out that {{ga|Elaine}} had managed to catch Mewtwo first, and challenged her to a battle over it. However, despite using her {{me|Blastoise}}, Green was still defeated when Elaine used Mewtwo against her. Green then handed Elaine Mewtwo's [[Mega Stone]]s as a prize and jokingly suggested that she and Mewtwo should become her Pokémon, before leaving.
{{-}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Cerulean Cave Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Cerulean Cave in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===={{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}}====
Cerulean Cave appeared in ''[[PS034|And Mewtwo Too?!]]'' and ''[[PS035|And Mewtwo... Three!]]''. Upon hearing from {{adv|Bill}} about a monster that had caused massive destruction in the northwest sector of Cerulean City, {{adv|Red}} went to investigate Cerulean Cave, where the monster was said to have fled to. Once Red arrived at the cave, he and {{cat|Red's Pokémon|his Pokémon}} were soon caught in a tornado, which seemed to originate from inside the cave. Red and his Pokémon were saved from being blown away by {{adv|Blaine}} and his {{p|Rapidash}}. Blaine explained that the tornado was actually {{m|Psywave}}, a {{type|Psychic}} [[move]] capable of both attacking and defending at the same time, and the user of the move was {{adv|Mewtwo}}, the "beast" sighted in Cerulean City.

Blaine revealed that he, while working as a [[Team Rocket scientist|scientist]] in [[Team Rocket]], had been involved in Mewtwo's creation. Since Team Rocket had been unable to get enough of {{adv|Mew}}'s DNA to complete the {{pkmn|category|Genetic Pokémon}}, Blaine had finished it by using cells from his own arm. In the process, some of Mewtwo's cells had ended up in his arm, causing it to become horribly mutatated, much to Red's horror. This also gave both Blaine and Mewtwo the ability to sense each other's presence. However, the mutated cells in his arm were slowly spreading to the rest of his body, and would eventually kill him. Realizing what kind of an abomination he had created, Blaine had subsequently left Team Rocket.

[[File:Cerulean Cave Zensho.png|thumb|left|150px|Cerulean Cave in [[Pokémon Zensho]]]]
Blaine was determined to destroy the monster he himself had created, even if it would cost him his life. After putting Red inside of a protective fireball, he and Rapidash charged through the Psywave tornado at Mewtwo, creating a massive explosion. Despite the hit, Mewtwo was still capable of fighting. As Blaine was down for the count, Red tried to battle Mewtwo himself, sending out his [[Poli]]wrath. However, Mewtwo easily knocked the Tadpole Pokémon back with a giant spoon it created. Blaine explained that Mewtwo would form its Psywave into a tornado while fighting multiple enemies at once, and into a spoon for a single enemy. This gave Red an idea, and he sent out all of his Pokémon, causing Mewtwo to switch into its tornado tactic again. However, before the tornado got to full power, Red dived into the eye of the storm with his [[Aero]]dactyl, and sent his [[Pika]]chu diving further down into Mewtwo itself, catching it with the [[Master Ball]] that Blaine had given to Red just moments earlier. Afterwards, Red gave Mewtwo to Blaine and asked him to teach it the kindness of humans.

===Pokémon Zensho===
Cerulean Cave was mentioned in [[PZ10]], where [[Professor Oak]] showed {{Zensho|Satoshi}} and {{Zensho|Shigeru}} a photo of {{p|Mewtwo}} taken within the cave. The two young Trainers subsequently headed for the cave to capture Mewtwo together.
{{-}}

==Trivia==
===Cerulean Cave on the map===
In the [[Generation I]] games, Cerulean Cave is only listed in the [[Town Map]] if the player uses this item while inside the cave. However, Cerulean Cave is not listed at all in the Pokémon location map from the [[Pokédex]], likely to keep its existence as a secret until the player beats the game. For instance, {{p|Rhydon}} is only available at the Cerulean Cave in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, but Rhydon's Pokédex map simply says "Area unknown". Similarly, {{p|Golbat}} is available in multiple places including the Cerulean Cave, but only the other places are shown in the Pokédex map.

Cerulean Cave is also absent from the Pokémon location map in the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} from both the [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese Pokémon Stadium]] and [[Pokémon Stadium]], but it is present in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]. As a result, the player may connect any [[Generation I]] or [[Generation II|II]] [[core series]] game to Pokémon Stadium 2 via [[Transfer Pak]] and check their location in the Pokédex normally, including those Pokémon available in the Cerulean Cave.

==In other languages==
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
''Cerulean Cave''
{{langtable|color={{locationcolor/light|cave}}|bordercolor={{locationcolor/dark|cave}}
|zh_yue=華藍洞窟 ''{{tt|Wàhlàahm Duhngfāt|Huálán Cave}}''
|zh_cmn=華藍洞窟 / 华蓝洞窟 ''{{tt|Huálán Dòngkū|Huálán Cave}}''
|cs=Ceruleanská jeskyně
|fr=Caverne Azurée
|de=Azuria-Höhle
|it=Grotta Celeste
|ko=블루시티동굴 ''{{tt|Blue City Donggul|Blue City Cave}}''
|pt_br=Caverna de Cerulean
|es=Cueva Celeste
|vi=Hang động Hanada
}}
|
''Unknown Dungeon''
{{langtable
| color = {{locationcolor/light|cave}}
| bordercolor = {{locationcolor/dark|cave}}
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Cerulean Cave

2025-08-15T09:41:38Z

Tom313: /* Unknown Dungeon */

{{redirect|Nameless Cave|the location in [[Hoenn]] with a similar name|Nameless Cavern}}
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{{Infobox location
|image=Cerulean Cave Exterior LGPE.png
|image_size=300
|type=cave
|mapdesc=A mysterious cave that is filled with terribly tough {{ScPkmn}}. It is so dangerous, the <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon League</sc> is in charge of it.{{sup/3|FRLG}} A cave that had collapsed once. It has been reconstructed.{{sup/4|HGSS}}
|location_name=Cerulean Cave
|japanese_name=ハナダの{{tt|洞窟|どうくつ}}
|translated_name=Hanada Cave
|other_info=Unknown Dungeon
|location=[[Cerulean City]]
|region=Kanto
|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}, {{gen|VII}}
}}

'''Cerulean Cave''' (Japanese: '''ハナダの{{tt|洞窟|どうくつ}}''' ''Hanada Cave''), introduced as '''Unknown Dungeon''' (Japanese: '''ななしのどうくつ''' ''Nameless Cave''), is a [[cave]] located in the northwest corner of [[Cerulean City]] in [[Kanto]].

The cave's moniker would later be reused for the {{kal|Unknown Dungeon}} in [[Kalos]], which is a direct reference to Cerulean Cave.

==Terminology==
{{cleanup|section|overly detailed/needs condensed}}
===Unknown Dungeon===
The name ''Unknown Dungeon'' never appears in-game. It is present in [[Pokémon Stadium]]’s data but not selectable on the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} map. The term appears in [[Generation I]] manuals and guidebooks, including ''[[Pokémon: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'', ''[[Pokémon: Special Edition for Yellow, Red and Blue: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'', ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'', and the board game ''[[Pokémon Master Trainer (1999)]]''.

In Japanese, the location is called 「ななしのどうくつ」 (''Nameless Cave'') in [[Generation I]]. This appears on the [[Town Map]] in the Japanese versions of {{game4|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}} (translated as ''Cerulean Cave'' in English), and in {{jpn|Pokémon Stadium|Japanese Pokémon Stadium}} and the Japanese version of [[Pokémon Stadium]]’s game data, but is also not selectable on the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} map.

===Cerulean Cave===
The English name "Cerulean Cave" is used in all games that refer to this cave, from [[Generation I]] onward (including at the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]).
* In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, this name is used by the [[Non-player character|NPC]] who blocks the cave entrance. This name is also used on the [[Town Map]] (only visible if the player uses the Town Map inside the Cerulean Cave), although the Japanese name used on the map is 「ななしのどうくつ」 (''Nameless Cave'') instead.
* In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, this location is referred to by this name in the game data, but because the location itself does not appear in the games, this name is not visible in-game.
** The [[Poké Seer]] (available in Crystal only) is able to tell if a Pokémon was caught in this cave. However, this does not happen in normal gameplay because, in addition to the cave being unavailable in Generation II, any Pokémon transferred from Generation I games would not have this data.

The Japanese name 「ハナダどうくつ」 (''Hanada Cave'') is used in {{game4|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}}.
* In these games, this name is used by the NPC who blocks the cave entrance, and also in an email at the computer in [[Cinnabar Lab]]. In English, the email instead refers to "the cavern close to Cerulean" rather than naming it.

The Japanese name 「ハナダのどうくつ」 (''Hanada Cave'') is used from [[Generation II]] onward (including at the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} in the Japanese version of [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]). Its kanji equivalent 「ハナダの{{Ruby|洞窟|どうくつ}}」 was introduced in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]].
* In the Japanese version of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, this location is referred to by this name in the game data, but because the location itself does not appear in the games, this name is not visible in-game.

==Role==
Cerulean Cave is home to a wide variety of high-[[level]] [[wild Pokémon]]. {{p|Mewtwo}} inhabits the deepest part of the cave.

The cave is managed by the [[Pokémon League]] and can only be entered after the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]]{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/7|PE}}/restored the Network Machine of the [[Pokémon Network Center]] on the [[Sevii Islands]] to operational status{{sup/3|FRLG}}/earned all the [[Kanto]] [[Badge]]s{{sup/4|HGSS}}.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, more Pokémon can be found only by [[fishing]], while there are fewer different species of wild Pokémon found by walking around in the cave.

In [[Generation II]], Cerulean Cave completely collapsed but the leftovers of Mewtwo's presence remain and are found in the lake near the cave, in the form of the item [[Berserk Gene]]. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Cerulean Cave has been rebuilt and Mewtwo can once again be found inside. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, if Mew is [[Walking Pokémon|brought along]], it will sense Mewtwo's presence and act apprehensive.

==Geography==
[[File:PE Mewtwo scene.png|250px|thumb|Encountering Mewtwo in the cave in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Cerulean Cave is a large underground complex of maze-like tunnels which extend out from [[Cerulean City]] to the mountains beyond. With the dark entrance positioned on the outskirts of Cerulean City, only accessible by {{m|surf}}ing down {{rt|24|Kanto}} to the entrance near the northern border of [[Cerulean City]], the [[cave]] has been renowned for its mystery. The entrance to the cave looks like it has been carved out from a hillside, forming an indented entrance into the hill. An [[Non-player character|NPC]] guards the entrance to the cave and only allows {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who own all eight Kanto Gym [[Badge]]s and have entered the [[Hall of Fame]] to enter.

At the deepest point of the cave lives {{p|Mewtwo}}, a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that can only be found in Cerulean Cave. Mewtwo was artificially created in the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} before it became too powerful and escaped, exiling itself to the cave, never to be seen again.

Cerulean Cave has had many different layouts over time, getting a change from not only one [[generation]] to the next but also from one game release to the next. Despite these changes, the first floor is mostly unaffected and has a large underground lake which covers most of the area. Using the complex of stairs and ladders, Trainers can make their way around the lake and the first floor of the cave. They will reach the upper floor, which has no underground river, but a like maze-like structure formed by large boulders and rocks that must be maneuvered around in order to reach the end. Once Trainers get through the maze formation, they are able to climb the ladders and get around the underground lake on the basement floor, which will lead them straight to a dead end and to Mewtwo.

==Items==
===Pokémon Red and Green===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|1F, in the northwest area of the floor|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
*1F, in the southwest area of the floor
*2F, in the eastern area of the floor; accessible from the ladder on the plateau north of the entrance|JR=yes|JG=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixer|1F, northernmost point of the large middle plateau|JR=yes|JG=yes|display=[[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]]|sprite=Bag Max Elixir Sprite}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, on a rock southwest of [[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]] ''(hidden, [[Broken hidden items|broken]])''|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*2F, in the southeast area of the floor, accessible from the ladder on the large middle plateau on 1F
*B1F, in the eastern area on the plateau
*B1F, on a lone rock near [[Max Revive]] ''(hidden, [[Broken hidden items|broken]])''|JR=yes|JG=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|2F, in the southwest area of the floor, accessible from the south ladder on the western plateau on 1F|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, in the northeast area of the floor|JR=yes|JG=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon Red and Blue===
The Japanese {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}} has the same map and item locations as the international {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixer|1F, southwest of the northeasternmost ladder|R=yes|B=yes|display=[[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]]|sprite=Bag Max Elixir Sprite}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|1F, in the northwest area of the floor|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, on a rock on the plateau east of the [[Full Restore]] ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
*1F, in the southwest area of the floor
*2F, northwest of the center of the floor, accessible from the ladder on a plateau in the northwest area of 1F|R=yes|B=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|2F, in the east area of the floor, accessible from the ladder on the plateau north of the entrance on 1F|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*2F, in the southwest area of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F
*B1F, near the center of the floor
*B1F, on a rock that stands out in the northeast area of the floor ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, in the northeast area of the floor|R=yes|B=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon Yellow===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|
*1F, northeast of the southwesternmost ladder
*B1F, in the north area of the floor|Y=yes|display=[[Max Elixir|Max Elixer]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|
*1F, near the southeast corner of the floor
*2F, in the west area of the floor, accessible from the easternmost ladder in the northeast area of 1F|Y=yes|display=[[Rare Candy]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*1F, northeast of the center of the floor
*2F, near the center of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F
*B1F, on the southwesternmost plateau
*B1F, near the northeast corner of the floor|Y=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×4}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|
*1F, in the east area of the floor
*2F, southeast of the center of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F
*B1F, on the southwesternmost plateau|Y=yes|display=[[Max Revive]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|
*1F, on a lone rock south of the [[Ultra Ball]] ''(hidden)''
*2F, on the lone rock south of the center of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F ''(hidden)''
*B1F, on a rock that stands out close to the waterway to the southwesternmost plateau ''(hidden)''|Y=yes|display=[[PP Up]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|2F, in the east area of the floor, accessible from the ladder in the east area of 1F|Y=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|1F, in the northwest area of the floor|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*1F, two squares east of the ladder closest to the [[Nugget]] ''(hidden)''
*2F, in the southeast area of the floor, accessible from the ladder in the east area of 1F (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})
*B1F, northeast of the center of the map, on a plateau|FR=yes|LG=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|1F, northeast of the center of the floor, on a plateau|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
*1F, in the southwest area of the floor
*2F, in the east area of the floor, accessible from the northeasternmost ladder on 1F (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|FR=yes|LG=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|2F, in the southwest area of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, in the northeast area of the floor|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Nugget|
*1F, near the northwest corner
*B1F, behind a lone [[breakable rock]] northeast of the rocks in the center ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Nugget]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Hyper Potion|1F, on the wall behind the [[breakable rock]]s in the southwest corner ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|1F, along the south wall|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|1F, on a small crystal in the middle ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|1F, near the center, at the end of a bridge|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Sea Incense|1F, north edge|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, in the far southeast corner ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|TM Electric|2F, northeast corner (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{TM|24|Thunderbolt}}}}
{{Itemlist|PP Up|
*2F, west side of 2F
*2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[PP Up]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Zinc|2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Heal|2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Big Pearl|2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|
*2F, west side
*2F, in the large open area on the east side ''(hidden)''
*B1F, west of the [[breakable rock]]s in the center ''(hidden)''
*B1F, near the southwest corner|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×4}}
{{Itemlist|Odd Incense|2F, near the center (requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Protein|2F, near the northwest corner ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|
*B1F, among the [[breakable rock]]s on the west side ''(hidden)''
*B1F, northwest of the [[breakable rock]]s in the center|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Max Revive]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Dusk Stone|B1F, center (requires {{m|Rock Climb}})|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Electirizer|B1F, northeast corner (requires {{m|Rock Climb}})|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Black Sludge|B1F, southeast corner|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

====Rock Smash====
If the rock contains an item, the game will pick one of the following:
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Ether|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (25%)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (20%)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist/5|Red Shard|Blue Shard|Yellow Shard|Green Shard|Heart Scale|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (10% each)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Star Piece|Found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s (5%)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|PP Max|1F, near the ladder in the northeast corner of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Heal|1F, at the end of the water|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|1F, on the plateau near the entrance ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|1F, northwest of the eastern ladder|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Repel|1F, southwest of the northern ladder|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F, south of the visible but inaccessible ladders to 2F and B1F in the northwest corner ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Lure|2F, northwest of the pair of ladders|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|2F, near some rocks along the southern wall|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×5}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|2F, northwest of the Ultra Balls|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|2F, in the southeast corner of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Restore|
* 2F, near the east wall, east of the pair of ladders
* B1F southwest of the [[Escape Rope]], on a plateau|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Full Restore]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Escape Rope|B1F, near the northeast corner of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|B1F, in the south area of the floor|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|B1F, southeast of the pair of ladders ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|PP Max|B1F, at the end of the water west of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau ''(hidden)'' (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Mewtwonite X|B1F, received from {{ga|Green}} after defeating her|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Mewtwonite Y|B1F, received from {{ga|Green}} after defeating her|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Poké Ball|B1F, on the ground after defeating {{ga|Green}}|LP=yes|LE=yes|display={{i|Poké Ball}} ×5}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

====Water====
{{Itlisth|water}}
{{Itemlist/3|Pearl|display={{i|Pearl}}|Big Pearl|Heart Scale|B1F, sometimes found by the {{player}}'s {{pkmn2|walking}} {{type|Water}} Pokémon from the edge of the small pool of water (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|water}}

====Glittering Ground====
{{Itlisth|Cave}}
{{Itemlist/2|Pearl|display={{i|Pearl}}|Big Pearl|
*1F, sometimes found by the {{player}}'s [[walking Pokémon]] from a glowing spot near the western ladder to 2F (daily)
*2F, sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from a glowing spot west of the large central crystal (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist/2|Stardust|Star Piece|
*2F, sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from a glowing spot in the northeastern corner of the floor (daily)
*B1F, sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from a glowing spot immediately northeast of the central plateau east of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau (daily)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|Cave}}

====Recurring hidden items====
These items are hidden at certain spots of the cave and [[recurring item|respawn]] occasionally or daily. The item received is not determined until it is picked up, so what item is found can be affected by [[Soft resetting|resetting]]. Unlike [[Celadon Game Corner]], where the game will only respawn the item every midnight, in Cerulean Cave most items will try to reappear every 256 steps; to respawn the items after collecting them, the player must leave the floor and also take enough steps (the player can accomplish this by going down a ladder, coming back up the ladder, and walking around until the items respawn).

The item on B1F plateau next to Mewtwo's respawns every midnight like in Celadon Game Corner; the spots on 2F respawn based on steps with following odds:<ref>https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1856587218246098944</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1836272561719574956</ref>

=====Poké Balls=====
*Northern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (20%)
*Northeastern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (15%)
*Northwestern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (15%)
*Southwestern spot next to a ladder on 2F (15%)
*Southern spot on 2F (20%)
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Poké Ball|50/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes|display={{i|Poké Ball}}}}
{{Itemlist|Great Ball|100/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|125/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|25/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Ultra Ball]] ×10}}
{{Itemlist|Master Ball|1/301 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}
=====Berries=====
*Southeastern spot on 2F, right side of the rock (20%)
*Southeastern spot on 2F, left side of the rock (30%)
*Spot in middle of 2F, next to large crystal (30%)
*Northwestern spot between pair of ladders on 2F(20%)
*Eastern spot next to a pair of ladders on 2F (30%)
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Golden Razz Berry|1/2 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Golden Nanab Berry|1/3 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Golden Pinap Berry|1/6 chance|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

=====2F crystal=====
10% chance to generate an item.
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|2F, sometimes found by large crystal (50% chance)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist/2|Dome Fossil|Helix Fossil|2F, sometimes found by large crystal (20% chance each)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Old Amber|2F, sometimes found by large crystal (10% chance)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

=====B1F plateau=====
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist/2|Dome Fossil|Helix Fossil|B1F, sometimes found on the central plateau east of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau (40% chance each)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Old Amber|B1F, sometimes found on the central plateau east of {{p|Mewtwo}}'s plateau (20% chance)|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation I===

====1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entry1|024|Arbok|yes|no|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|026|Raichu|yes|yes|no|Cave|53|4%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|028|Sandslash|no|yes|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|yes|yes|no|Cave|46|20%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|50, 55|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|044|Gloom|no|no|yes|Cave|55|10%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|047|Parasect|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|5%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry1|047|Parasect|no|no|yes|Cave|54|5%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry1|049|Venomoth|yes|yes|no|Cave|49|10%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|049|Venomoth|no|no|yes|Cave|54|5%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|no|Cave|49|5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|070|Weepinbell|no|no|yes|Cave|55|10%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|075|Graveler|no|no|yes|Cave|45|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|082|Magneton|yes|yes|no|Cave|46|15%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|085|Dodrio|yes|yes|no|Cave|49|10%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|097|Hypno|yes|yes|no|Cave|46|20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|yes|yes|no|Cave|53|1%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|no|no|yes|Cave|55, 60|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry1|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|080|Slowbro|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|099|Kingler|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|117|Seadra|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|no|no|yes|Fish Super|25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|no|no|yes|Fish Super|35, 45, 55|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====2F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entry1|028|Sandslash|no|no|yes|Cave|56|10%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|040|Wigglytuff|yes|yes|no|Cave|54|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|52, 57|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|044|Gloom|no|no|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|049|Venomoth|yes|yes|no|Cave|51|20%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|no|Cave|51|15%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|070|Weepinbell|no|no|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|075|Graveler|no|no|yes|Cave|50|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|085|Dodrio|yes|yes|no|Cave|51|20%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|101|Electrode|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|105|Marowak|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|111|Rhyhorn|no|no|yes|Cave|50|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|no|Cave|52|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|no|no|yes|Cave|58, 60|5%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|113|Chansey|yes|yes|no|Cave|56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|yes|yes|no|Cave|55, 60|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|no|no|yes|Cave|60|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====B1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entry1|024|Arbok|yes|no|no|Cave|57|5%|type1=Poison}}
{{catch/entry1|026|Raichu|yes|yes|no|Cave|64|10%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|028|Sandslash|no|yes|no|Cave|57|5%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|54, 59|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry1|047|Parasect|yes|yes|no|Cave|64|10%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry1|075|Graveler|no|no|yes|Cave|55|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|101|Electrode|yes|yes|no|Cave|55|15%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry1|105|Marowak|yes|yes|no|Cave|55|20%|type1=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|108|Lickitung|no|no|yes|Cave|50, 55|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|111|Rhyhorn|no|no|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|no|Cave|55|20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|112|Rhydon|no|no|yes|Cave|62|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entry1|113|Chansey|yes|yes|no|Cave|64|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|113|Chansey|no|no|yes|Cave|56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|yes|yes|no|Cave|63, 65, 67|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry1|132|Ditto|no|no|yes|Cave|60, 65|15%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry1|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|080|Slowbro|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry1|099|Kingler|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|117|Seadra|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|no|no|yes|Fish Super|30|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|23|25%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry1|119|Seaking|no|no|yes|Fish Super|40, 50, 60|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

===Generation III===
====1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryfl|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|49, 58|25%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryfl|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|49|20%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryfl|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|46, 55|14%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|057|Primeape|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|11%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|11%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryfl|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|46|10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryfl|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|55|4%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Surf|30-50|65%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Surf|30-50|65%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|055|Golduck|yes|no|Surf|40-55|35%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|080|Slowbro|no|yes|Surf|40-55|35%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|20-30|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-25|15%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Fish Super|15-35|5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Fish Super|15-35|5%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryfl|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|30-50|65%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryfl|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|40-55|35%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====2F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryfl|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|49, 58|25%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|49|20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|14%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryfl|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|55, 64|11%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|55, 64|11%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryfl|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryfl|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|58|5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|61|4%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryfl|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|35-55|65%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryfl|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|45-60|35%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====B1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryfl|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|58, 67|25%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|58, 67|25%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryfl|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|55, 64|14%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryfl|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|52, 61|11%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|52|10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|55|10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryfl|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|64|4%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryfl|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|61|1%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Surf|40-60|65%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Surf|40-60|65%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryfl|055|Golduck|yes|no|Surf|50-65|35%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|080|Slowbro|no|yes|Surf|50-65|35%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|20-30|40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-35|16%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Fish Super|15-25|4%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Fish Super|15-25|4%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryfl|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|40-60|65%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryfl|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|50-65|35%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

===Generation IV===
====1F====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/entryhs|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|40|all=5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|37|all=5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|39-40|24%|24%|6%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|38|20%|20%|10%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryhs|057|Primeape|yes|no|Cave|38-39|14%|14%|0%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|057|Primeape|yes|no|Cave|39|0%|0%|4%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|053|Persian|no|yes|Cave|38-39|14%|14%|0%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|053|Persian|no|yes|Cave|39|0%|0%|4%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|39-40|11%|11%|0%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|40|0%|0%|10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|39-40|11%|11%|0%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|39|0%|0%|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|38|10%|10%|0%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|38-39|0%|0%|50%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surf|35-40|all=90%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surf|40|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=45%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=15%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryhs|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|22-24|all=80%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryhs|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|26-30|all=20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/div|cave|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|296|Makuhita|yes|yes|Hoenn|39-40|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|359|Absol|yes|yes|Hoenn|38|all=20%|type1=Dark}}
{{catch/entryhs|433|Chingling|yes|yes|Sinnoh|39-40|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Sinnoh|38|all=20%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====2F====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|41|10%|10%|0%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|41-42|0%|0%|20%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|40|all=20%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryhs|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|42|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|39, 41-42|20%|20%|0%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|39|0%|0%|10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|41|all=10%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|41|all=5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|42|all=10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|42|all=5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=45%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=15%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|cave|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|296|Makuhita|yes|yes|Hoenn|41-42|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|359|Absol|yes|yes|Hoenn|39, 41|all=20%|type1=Dark}}
{{catch/entryhs|433|Chingling|yes|yes|Sinnoh|41-42|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Sinnoh|39, 41|all=20%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

====B1F====
{{catch/header|cave|no}}
{{catch/entryhs|047|Parasect|yes|yes|Cave|45, 47|all=25%|type1=Bug|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entryhs|064|Kadabra|yes|yes|Cave|46|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|082|Magneton|yes|yes|Cave|45, 47|all=15%|type1=Electric|type2=Steel}}
{{catch/entryhs|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|47|all=10%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|067|Machoke|yes|yes|Cave|45|all=10%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|45|all=10%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|101|Electrode|yes|yes|Cave|46|all=5%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|202|Wobbuffet|yes|yes|Cave|49|all=5%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surf|35-40|all=90%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surf|40|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=45%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=15%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|cave|Rock Smash}}
{{catch/entryhs|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Rock Smash|22-24|all=80%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/entryhs|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Rock Smash|26-30|all=20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{catch/div|cave|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|296|Makuhita|yes|yes|Hoenn|45|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|359|Absol|yes|yes|Hoenn|45, 47|all=20%|type1=Dark}}
{{catch/entryhs|433|Chingling|yes|yes|Sinnoh|45|all=20%|type1=Psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Sinnoh|45, 47|all=20%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

===Generation VII===
====1F====
{{Catch/header|cave|no}}
{{Catch/entrype|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|111|Rhyhorn|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/div|cave|Rare Spawns}}
{{Catch/entrype|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|-}}
{{catch/div|water|Sea Skim}}
{{Catch/entrype|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|9%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|062|Poliwrath|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|1%|type1=Water|type2=Fighting}}
{{Catch/entrype|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/footer|cave|2}}

====2F====
{{Catch/header|cave|no}}
{{Catch/entrype|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|20%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|20%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|111|Rhyhorn|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|113|Chansey|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/div|cave|Rare Spawns}}
{{Catch/entrype|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|-}}
{{Catch/footer|cave|2}}

====B1F====
{{Catch/header|cave|no}}
{{Catch/entrype|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|074|Geodude|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|075|Graveler|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|15%|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entrype|108|Lickitung|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/entrype|111|Rhyhorn|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|10%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/entrype|132|Ditto|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|5%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/div|cave|Rare Spawns}}
{{Catch/entrype|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Cave|51-56|-}}
{{catch/div|water|Sea Skim}}
{{Catch/entrype|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|9%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entrype|062|Poliwrath|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|1%|type1=Water|type2=Fighting}}
{{Catch/entrype|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Surf|51-56|45%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/footer|cave|2}}

==Special encounters==
===Generation I===
A {{p|Mewtwo}} appears on B1F on the first visit.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|level=70
|move1=Swift|move1type=Normal
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Barrier|move3type=Psychic
|move4=Recover|move4type=Normal}}
|}

===Generation III===
A {{p|Mewtwo}} appears on B1F on the first visit. If run from, it respawns after leaving the area.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Pressure
|level=70
|move1=Swift|move1type=Normal
|move2=Recover|move2type=Normal
|move3=Safeguard|move3type=Normal
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic}}
|}

===Generations IV and VII===
A {{p|Mewtwo}} appears on B1F on the first visit. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the [[Hall of Fame]].
{|
! HeartGold and SoulSilver
! Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Pressure
|level=70
|move1=Psycho Cut|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Amnesia|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Power Swap|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Guard Swap|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=150
|pokemon=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|level=70
|move1=Swift|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Special
|move2=Amnesia|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Recover|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|}

==Trainers==
===Generation VII===
{{Party/Single
|color={{green color}}
|headcolor={{green color light}}
|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=VSGreen PE.png
|size=90x90px
|prize={{PDollar}}19,040
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Green (game)|Green}}
|game=PE
|location=Cerulean Cave
|pokemon=6}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=036
|pokemon=Clefable
|gender=female
|level=66
|type1=Fairy
|move1=Moonblast|move1type=Fairy|move1cat=Special
|move2=Light Screen|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Reflect|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Tri Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=094
|pokemon=Gengar
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison
|move1=Dark Pulse|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Special
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Sludge Bomb|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Special
|move4=Will-O-Wisp|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=071
|pokemon=Victreebel
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|move1=Power Whip|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Sucker Punch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Leech Life|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{green color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=038
|pokemon=Ninetales
|gender=female
|level=66
|type1=Fire
|move1=Fire Blast|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Dark Pulse|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Special
|move3=Foul Play|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=115
|pokemon=Kangaskhan
|gender=female
|level=66
|type1=Normal
|move1=Dizzy Punch|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Sucker Punch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Thunder Punch|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=009
|pokemon=Blastoise
|megastone=Blastoisinite
|gender=male
|level=68
|type1=Water
|move1=Hydro Pump|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move2=Flash Cannon|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Special
|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Fake Out|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==Walking Pokémon effects==
When interacting with [[walking Pokémon]] in {{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.

{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background-color: #{{locationcolor/med|cave}}; border: 3px solid #{{locationcolor/dark|cave}}"
|- style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|cave}}"
! Games
! Pokémon
! Area
! Quote
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
! rowspan="7" | {{GameIcon|HG}}{{GameIcon|SS}}
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani150OD.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> suddenly shouted!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani150OD.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> looked up at the ceiling and howled!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani150OD.png]] {{p|Mewtwo}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> slapped at the ground!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani151OD.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> suddenly started spinning around!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani151OD.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> suddenly started shouting!
|- style="background-color: #FFF"
| [[File:Ani151OD.png]] {{p|Mew}}
| Anywhere
| <Pokémon's name> trembled.
|}

==Layout==
The layout of the cave has been tweaked several times in the past, particularly in [[Generation I]].

In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, it has been restored to the original layout found in {{game|Red and Green|s}}, with the addition of [[breakable rock]]s.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the layout of the first and second floors is based on the equivalent layout from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, while the layout of the basement is based on the respective layout from {{game|Yellow}}. Breakable rocks are also present and {{m|Rock Climb}} surfaces were added.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #000; border: 3px solid #{{Locationcolor/dark|cave}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Version
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}" | 1F
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}" | 2F
! style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | B1F
|-
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red (J)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 1F RG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 2F RG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon B1F RG.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{green color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green}}
|-
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 1F RB.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon 2F RB.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Unknown Dungeon B1F RB.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{blue color}}" | {{color2|fff|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}} {{color2|fff|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue (J)}}
|-
! style="background:#{{yellow color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| [[File:Unknown Dungeon 1F Y.png|180px]]
| [[File:Unknown Dungeon 2F Y.png|180px]]
| [[File:Unknown Dungeon B1F Y.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 1F FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 2F FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave B1F FRLG.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}}
|-
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 1F HGSS.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave 2F HGSS.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Cerulean Cave B1F HGSS.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#{{Locationcolor/light|cave}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

==[[Location preview|Preview]]==
<gallery>
File:FL Cerulean Cave.png|FRLG
File:HGSS Cerulean Cave-Morning.png|HGSS Morning (Ditto)
File:HGSS Cerulean Cave-Day.png|HGSS Day/Evening (Ditto)
File:HGSS Cerulean Cave-Night.png|HGSS Night (Magneton)
</gallery>

==Artwork==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color}}; font-size:80%; color:#fff;"
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}; overflow:hidden;"| [[File:Cerulean Cave LGPE Concept Art.jpg|x250px]]
|-
|Concept art from the {{color2|fff|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Super Music Collection|Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee! Super Music Collection}}
|}

==In animation==
[[File:Cerulean Cave inside PO.png|thumb|250px|Cerulean Cave's interior in Pokémon Origins]]
===Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Cerulean Cave entrance PO.png|thumb|left|250px|Cerulean Cave's entrance in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
Cerulean Cave appeared in ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]''. It was first mentioned by {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}, who had gone to the cave after hearing rumors of an extremely strong Pokémon living in there. He intended to catch it, but got badly injured while battling it when his {{p|Blastoise}} was sent flying and crashed on top of him. After he had told [[Professor Oak]] and {{OBP|Red|Origins}} about this, Red soon recalled the {{FB|Pokémon Mansion|journals}} he had found at the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} at [[Cinnabar Island]], and understood that the mysterious Pokémon was in fact {{p|Mewtwo}}, an [[artificial Pokémon]] created by enhancing the powers of {{p|Mew}}.

Wanting to help Professor Oak to complete the [[Pokédex]], Red then headed to Cerulean Cave, where he encountered Mewtwo. Being amazingly strong and {{m|Recover|durable}}, Mewtwo was capable of defeating almost all of Red's Pokémon, excluding only his {{TP|Red|Charizard}}. At first, even Charizard was losing, and was sent into the waters of the cave, along with Red. However, Red's [[Key Stone]] and Charizard's [[Mega Stone]] then activated, [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]] Charizard into Mega Charizard X and making it able to defeat Mewtwo, allowing Red to catch it.
{{left clear}}

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Cerulean Cave Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Cerulean Cave in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Cerulean Cave appeared in ''[[PE08|The Discovery]]'', where {{ga|Trace}} and {{ga|Green}} both entered it in order to find and catch {{p|Mewtwo}}. When Trace's {{p|Pidgeot}} was badly hurt by a swarm of {{p|Zubat}} and {{p|Golbat}}, he was forced to give up the race, allowing Green to reach the end of the cave first. There, however, she was upset to find out that {{ga|Elaine}} had managed to catch Mewtwo first, and challenged her to a battle over it. However, despite using her {{me|Blastoise}}, Green was still defeated when Elaine used Mewtwo against her. Green then handed Elaine Mewtwo's [[Mega Stone]]s as a prize and jokingly suggested that she and Mewtwo should become her Pokémon, before leaving.
{{-}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Cerulean Cave Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Cerulean Cave in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===={{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}}====
Cerulean Cave appeared in ''[[PS034|And Mewtwo Too?!]]'' and ''[[PS035|And Mewtwo... Three!]]''. Upon hearing from {{adv|Bill}} about a monster that had caused massive destruction in the northwest sector of Cerulean City, {{adv|Red}} went to investigate Cerulean Cave, where the monster was said to have fled to. Once Red arrived at the cave, he and {{cat|Red's Pokémon|his Pokémon}} were soon caught in a tornado, which seemed to originate from inside the cave. Red and his Pokémon were saved from being blown away by {{adv|Blaine}} and his {{p|Rapidash}}. Blaine explained that the tornado was actually {{m|Psywave}}, a {{type|Psychic}} [[move]] capable of both attacking and defending at the same time, and the user of the move was {{adv|Mewtwo}}, the "beast" sighted in Cerulean City.

Blaine revealed that he, while working as a [[Team Rocket scientist|scientist]] in [[Team Rocket]], had been involved in Mewtwo's creation. Since Team Rocket had been unable to get enough of {{adv|Mew}}'s DNA to complete the {{pkmn|category|Genetic Pokémon}}, Blaine had finished it by using cells from his own arm. In the process, some of Mewtwo's cells had ended up in his arm, causing it to become horribly mutatated, much to Red's horror. This also gave both Blaine and Mewtwo the ability to sense each other's presence. However, the mutated cells in his arm were slowly spreading to the rest of his body, and would eventually kill him. Realizing what kind of an abomination he had created, Blaine had subsequently left Team Rocket.

[[File:Cerulean Cave Zensho.png|thumb|left|150px|Cerulean Cave in [[Pokémon Zensho]]]]
Blaine was determined to destroy the monster he himself had created, even if it would cost him his life. After putting Red inside of a protective fireball, he and Rapidash charged through the Psywave tornado at Mewtwo, creating a massive explosion. Despite the hit, Mewtwo was still capable of fighting. As Blaine was down for the count, Red tried to battle Mewtwo himself, sending out his [[Poli]]wrath. However, Mewtwo easily knocked the Tadpole Pokémon back with a giant spoon it created. Blaine explained that Mewtwo would form its Psywave into a tornado while fighting multiple enemies at once, and into a spoon for a single enemy. This gave Red an idea, and he sent out all of his Pokémon, causing Mewtwo to switch into its tornado tactic again. However, before the tornado got to full power, Red dived into the eye of the storm with his [[Aero]]dactyl, and sent his [[Pika]]chu diving further down into Mewtwo itself, catching it with the [[Master Ball]] that Blaine had given to Red just moments earlier. Afterwards, Red gave Mewtwo to Blaine and asked him to teach it the kindness of humans.

===Pokémon Zensho===
Cerulean Cave was mentioned in [[PZ10]], where [[Professor Oak]] showed {{Zensho|Satoshi}} and {{Zensho|Shigeru}} a photo of {{p|Mewtwo}} taken within the cave. The two young Trainers subsequently headed for the cave to capture Mewtwo together.
{{-}}

==Trivia==
===Cerulean Cave on the map===
In the [[Generation I]] games, Cerulean Cave is only listed in the [[Town Map]] if the player uses this item while inside the cave. However, Cerulean Cave is not listed at all in the Pokémon location map from the [[Pokédex]], likely to keep its existence as a secret until the player beats the game. For instance, {{p|Rhydon}} is only available at the Cerulean Cave in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, but Rhydon's Pokédex map simply says "Area unknown". Similarly, {{p|Golbat}} is available in multiple places including the Cerulean Cave, but only the other places are shown in the Pokédex map.

Cerulean Cave is also absent from the Pokémon location map in the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} from both the [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese Pokémon Stadium]] and [[Pokémon Stadium]], but it is present in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]. As a result, the player may connect any [[Generation I]] or [[Generation II|II]] [[core series]] game to Pokémon Stadium 2 via [[Transfer Pak]] and check their location in the Pokédex normally, including those Pokémon available in the Cerulean Cave.

==In other languages==
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
''Cerulean Cave''
{{langtable|color={{locationcolor/light|cave}}|bordercolor={{locationcolor/dark|cave}}
|zh_yue=華藍洞窟 ''{{tt|Wàhlàahm Duhngfāt|Huálán Cave}}''
|zh_cmn=華藍洞窟 / 华蓝洞窟 ''{{tt|Huálán Dòngkū|Huálán Cave}}''
|cs=Ceruleanská jeskyně
|fr=Caverne Azurée
|de=Azuria-Höhle
|it=Grotta Celeste
|ko=블루시티동굴 ''{{tt|Blue City Donggul|Blue City Cave}}''
|pt_br=Caverna de Cerulean
|es=Cueva Celeste
|vi=Hang động Hanada
}}
|
''Unknown Dungeon''
{{langtable
| color = {{locationcolor/light|cave}}
| bordercolor = {{locationcolor/dark|cave}}
| da = Det Ukendte Tårn{{tt|*|Danish version of The Official Pokémon Handbook}}
| fr_ca = Grotte Inconnue
| fr_eu = Grotte Inconnue
| de = Geheimdungeon
| it = Grotta Ignota
| pt_br = Calabouço Desconhecido Labirinto Desconhecido
| es = Mazmorra Rara
}}
|}
==References==
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==Related articles==
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[[de:Azuria-Höhle]]
[[es:Cueva Celeste]]
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World Championships

2025-08-12T16:13:03Z

Tom313: /* Scheduling and matchups */ updated this paragraph with information for the 2025 world championship

{{samename|competition in {{aniseries|JN|''Pokémon Journeys''}} known as the "Pokémon World Championships" in Japanese|World Coronation Series}}
[[File:Pokémon World Championships logo.png|thumb|250px|Logo]]
The '''Pokémon World Championships''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス''' ''Pokémon World Championships'') are an annual event held by the [[Play! Pokémon]] organized play division of [[The Pokémon Company International]]. They function as the finals for both the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] and [[Core series|Video Game]] Championships. Since 2015, the World Championships have also featured events for [[spin-off Pokémon games]], namely [[Pokkén Tournament]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon UNITE]]. The Pokémon World Championships are held annually, occurring every August.

Competitors usually must qualify for the event based on their performance in other events in the same season, such as regional championships, national championships, dedicated qualifying tournaments, or the previous year's World Championships. The exact qualification requirements depend on the year, the region the player is from, and the game in which they are playing.

While the Pokémon World Championships are held as a single unified event featuring multiple different games, each of the games are run as an entirely separate tournament. Competitors compete in only one of the featured games, and the qualification requirements of each are entirely separate. Additionally, competitors usually are separated into one of three age groups, meaning that three world champions are crowned for each game each year.

Minor announcements are usually made during the events, such as upcoming VGC mechanics and variants of TCG cards, the ruleset of the following VGC format, and the city where the next World Championships will be hosted.

==History==
===Predecessors===
Before the introduction of the modern Pokémon World Championships, both the TCG and video games held some international competitions.

For the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the [[Pokémon Tropical Mega Battle]] was an international Pokémon Trading Card Game tournament held annually from 1999 to 2002 in Hawaii by [[Wizards of the Coast]] (the distributor of the Pokémon Trading Card Game in many regions outside of Japan at the time). Players from Canada, Latin America, Europe, the United States, and Japan were invited to the event. After Wizards of the Coast's license to distribute the Pokémon Trading Card Game reverted to The Pokémon Company in 2003, this event was replaced by the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships.

In September 2000, to coincide with the {{wp|2000 Summer Olympics}} in Sydney, Australia, the [[2000 World Championships|first ever Pokémon World Championship]] was also held in Sydney. Players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. This was a one-time event, with a video game World Championship not being held again until 2009.

===Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships===
In August 2002, Wizards of the Coast held the [[2002 World Championships (TCG)|first Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championship]] in Seattle, Washington in the United States.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230908043639/https://indexarticles.com/business/business-wire/first-ever-pokemon-trading-card-game-world-champion-titles-won-by-dylan-austin-14-of-ann-arbor-michigan-and-mindy-lambkee-10-of-kent-washington/ First-Ever Pokemon Trading Card Game World Champion Titles Won by Dylan Austin, 14 of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Mindy Lambkee, 10 of Kent, Washington]</ref>

Due to the transfer of the licensing of the Pokémon Trading Card Game from Wizards to Nintendo, no World Championship was held in 2003. Now with control of the Pokémon Trading Card Game licence, [[Pokémon USA]] formed [[Pokémon Organized Play]] to manage Pokémon Trading Card Game events.

In August 2004, Pokémon Organized Play held the {{TCG|2004 World Championships|2004 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships}}. From 2004 to 2008, the event was titled the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, reflecting the fact that it was specifically for the Pokémon Trading Card Game only.

At the {{TCG|2008 World Championships|2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships}}, a special video game event called the [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] was held. This event featured players from the United States and Japan competing with {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. However, since only two countries were involved, the winner was not awarded the title of world champion.

===Pokémon World Championships===
In August 2009, the first unified Pokémon World Championships were held, featuring both the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon Video Game Championships. This format has continued until the present.

From 2015 to 2022, [[Pokkén Tournament]] was also featured at the Pokémon World Championships. In 2015, the Pokkén Tournament competition was run as an invitational due to the lack of preliminary events. After the 2022 World Championships, it was announced that Pokkén Tournament would no longer appear at the Pokémon World Championships.

Starting in 2019, [[Pokémon GO]] was added to the Pokémon World Championships. In 2019, the Pokémon GO competition was run as an invitational due to the lack of preliminary events.

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the planned 2020 Pokémon World Championships to be held in London, England were cancelled, and the event also was not held in 2021. The World Championships returned with the [[2022 World Championships|2022 Pokémon World Championships]], held in London, England like the original 2020 plan.

Starting in 2022, [[Pokémon UNITE]] was added to the Pokémon World Championships.

==Events==
Since 2004, the Pokémon World Championships have been held annually, except in 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

{| class="roundtable" cellpadding="5px" style="background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}"
! Year
! Dates
! Venue
! City
! Region
! Country
! Games
|-
| '''[[2000 World Championships|2000]]'''
| September 22, 2000
| {{wp|University of Sydney}}
| Sydney || New South Wales || [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|Australia}}
| VGC
|-
| '''[[2002 World Championships (TCG)|2002]]'''
| August 3 to 4, 2002
| {{wp|Seattle Convention Center}}
| Seattle || Washington || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|United States}}
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]'''
| August 20 to 22, 2004
| {{wp|Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa}}
| Orlando || Florida || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]'''
| August 19 to 21, 2005
| Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]'''
| August 18 to 20, 2006
| {{wp|Hilton Anaheim}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]'''
| August 10 to 12, 2007
| {{wp|Hilton Waikoloa Village}}
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]'''
| August 15 to 17, 2008
| {{wp|Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista}}
| Orlando || Florida || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]'''
| August 13 to 15, 2009
| {{wp|Hilton San Diego Bayfront}}
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2010 World Championships|2010]]'''
| August 13 to 15, 2010
| Hilton Waikoloa Village
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2011 World Championships|2011]]'''
| August 12 to 14, 2011
| Hilton San Diego Bayfront
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]'''
| August 13 to 15, 2012
| Hilton Waikoloa Village
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]'''
| August 9 to 11, 2013
| {{wp|Vancouver Convention Centre}}
| Vancouver || British Columbia || [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|Canada}}
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]'''
| August 15 to 17, 2014
| {{wp|Walter E. Washington Convention Center}}
| colspan=2 | Washington, D.C. || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]'''
| August 21 to 23, 2015
| {{wp|Hynes Convention Center}}
| Boston || Massachusetts || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2016 World Championships|2016]]'''
| August 19 to 21, 2016
| {{wp|San Francisco Marriott Marquis}}
| San Francisco || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]'''
| August 18 to 20, 2017
| {{wp|Anaheim Convention Center}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]'''
| August 24 to 26, 2018
| {{wp|Music City Center}}
| Nashville || Tennessee || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]'''
| August 16 to 19, 2019
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center
| colspan=2 | Washington, D.C. || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén, GO
|-
| '''[[2022 World Championships|2022]]'''
| August 18 to 21, 2022
| {{wp|ExCeL London}}
| London || England || [[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|United Kingdom}}
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]'''
| August 11 to 13, 2023
| {{wp|Pacifico Yokohama}}
| Yokohama || Kanagawa || [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|Japan}}
| TCG, VGC, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]'''
| August 16 to 18, 2024
| {{wp|Hawai'i Convention Center}}
| Honolulu || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2025 Pokémon World Championships|2025]]'''
| August 15 to 17, 2025
| {{wp|Anaheim Convention Center}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2026 Pokémon World Championships|2026]]'''
| August 28 to 30, 2026
| {{wp|Chase Center}}
| San Francisco || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TBA
|}

==Video Game Championship==
The [[core series]] Pokémon games were first featured at a Nintendo-organized World Championship event in 2000 with single battles, and later returning as [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown]] (VGS) in 2008 as a side-event to the [[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008 Trading Card Game World Championships]] with double battles. Starting in 2009, the events were renamed the Video Game Championships (VGC).

Battles [[Rule variants|use the following rules]] in general:
* The format is [[Double Battle]]s. A player must bring between 4 and 6 Pokémon and select 4 of them just before the battle. In games that use Team Preview ([[Generation V]] onward), this selection is made after viewing the opponent's 6 Pokémon.
* Two Pokémon may not have the same Pokédex number. [[Special Pokémon]], [[Mythical Pokémon]], and [[Ash-Greninja]] are disallowed (but not Dusk Form {{p|Lycanroc}}) unless the format has an exception.
** The [[Soul Dew]] was disallowed until [[Generation VII]], where its effect changed.
** {{pkmn2|Event}}-exclusive [[Event Pokémon#Event-exclusive moves|moves]] and [[event item|items]] are allowed unless the format explicitly says otherwise.
* Between [[Generation VI]] and [[Generation VIII]], Pokémon must have an [[origin mark]] matching the games used for the competition. This may be substituted with the [[battle-ready symbol]].
* Two Pokémon may not have the same [[held item]].
* Pokémon cannot battle above level 50.
** In 2008 and 2009, there was no auto-leveling and Pokémon above level 50 were disallowed outright.
** Between 2010 and 2016, Pokémon above level 50 were auto-leveled down to 50, but Pokémon below level 50 were not auto-leveled up.
** From 2017 onward, all Pokémon are auto-leveled to 50.
* Two Pokémon may not have the same nickname. A Pokémon may not be nicknamed the name of a different Pokémon, and nicknames and Trainer names may not be inappropriate.

===Year-specific formats===
* '''[[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008|2008]]''' — {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
** For this year only, players were only allowed to bring exactly 4 Pokémon, instead of bringing 6 and choosing 4 just before the battle.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701040211/http://showdown.pokemon.com/rules/qualifier_rules.xhtml Rules- 2008 Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Regulations] - Pokémon.com</ref>
** {{p|Dragonite}} and {{p|Tyranitar}} were specifically disallowed, preventing players from using the (at the time) Japan-exclusive level 50 Dragonite event. (It was not possible to obtain Tyranitar at or below level 50 until a [[Generation VI]] event.)
** The Japan-only (at the time) [[Micle Berry]], [[Custap Berry]], and {{m|Sketch}}ing {{m|Seed Flare}} were disallowed.
* '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]''' — {{game|Platinum}}
** Event-exclusive level 50 Dragonite were allowed this year.
** All forms of {{p|Rotom}}, including the normal form, were disallowed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090412160033/http://origin.pokemonvgc.com/en/rules/rrg.html Pokémon Video Game Championships 2009 - Rules and Regulations] - PokémonVGC.com</ref>
** The Japan-only (at the time) [[Jaboca Berry]], [[Rowap Berry]], and Sketching {{m|Judgment}} were disallowed. The Custap Berry was also disallowed.
*** The Custap Berry had not yet been distributed to French, German, Italian, or Spanish-language games at the time, though the level 50 Dragonite event was also never distributed in these languages.
* '''[[2010 World Championships|2010]]''' — {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
** Up to two [[Special Pokémon]] were allowed. Uniquely for this year, a player's team of 6 could list up to 4 Special Pokémon, as long as no more than 2 were chosen before battle.
** The Jaboca Berry was allowed this year despite still being Japan-only at the time.
* '''[[2011 World Championships|2011]]''' — {{game|Black and White|s}}
** Only [[Udex|Unova Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. {{m|Sky Drop}} was disallowed due to the [[Sky Drop glitch]].
** ({{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}} were allowed both this year and in 2012 despite being event-exclusive at the time, due to not being Mythical).
* '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]''' — {{game|Black and White|s}}
** Sky Drop and {{m|Dark Void}} were both disallowed.
* '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''' — {{B2W2}}
** Sky Drop and {{m|Dark Void}} were both disallowed.
** {{p|Chatot}} was disallowed (for only this year).<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms/pdf/op/tournaments/2012/pokemon_tournament_rules_11_1_2011.pdf Pokémon Organized Play Tournament Rules] - Revised: November 01, 2011 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms/pdf/op/tournaments/2013/Play_Pokemon_VG_Rules_and_Formats.pdf Play! Pokémon VG Tournament Rules & Formats] - Revised: February 4, 2013 - Pokémon.com</ref>
* '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''' — {{g|X and Y}}
** Only [[List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Kalos Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. Dark Void once again became allowed.
* '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''' — {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}
* '''[[2016 World Championships|2016]]''' — {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}
** Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed in a team of six.
* '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]''' — {{g|Sun and Moon}}
** Only [[Adex|Alola Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. Kantonian form counterparts to [[Alolan form]]s were '''not''' considered to be part of the Alola Pokédex. [[Mega Stone]]s were disallowed.
* '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]''' — {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
* '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]''' — {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
** Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed. In addition, the season was split into three series:
*** Sun Series (Sep 4, 2018 - Jan 7, 2019): Mega Stones, [[Primal Reversion]], {{p|Rayquaza}} with {{m|Dragon Ascent}}, and [[Z-Crystal]]s were disallowed.
*** Moon Series (Jan 8 - Apr 1, 2019): Z-Crystals other than [[Ultranecrozium Z]] became allowed.
*** Ultra Series (Apr 2, 2019 - Jan 3, 2020): All Mega Evolution, Primal Reversion, and Z-Moves became allowed.
* '''[[2022 World Championships|2022]]''' — {{g|Sword and Shield}}
** Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020 and 2021 World Championships were canceled and the season was eventually extended to last three years with several different series.
** All Pokémon that were obtainable at the beginning of a series were allowed for that series, including those [[List of Pokémon by Galar Pokédex number#Compatible Pokémon not in any Galar Pokédex|not in any of the Galar Pokédexes]], as long as they met all other requirements (such as having the [[Galar symbol]]/[[battle-ready symbol]] and not being Special/Mythical). As a result:
*** Version 1.1.0 and [[Pokémon HOME]] released before Series 3, [[The Isle of Armor]] released before Series 5, and [[The Crown Tundra]] released before Series 7.
*** Between Series 1 and 2, only [[Gdex|Galar Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed due to the only obtainable Pokémon outside the Galar Pokédex being {{p|Mew}}. The only non-Galarian forms allowed were Kantonian {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Persian}}, {{p|Mr. Mime}}, and Unovan {{p|Yamask}} due to those being the only obtainable ones at the time.
*** Between Series 3 and 4, all non-Galarian forms of compatible Pokémon were allowed except three: Alolan {{p|Raichu}} and Kantonian {{p|Weezing}} were not obtainable with the Galar symbol at the time, and Kantonian {{p|Slowpoke}} was not compatible with Sword and Shield at the time (only Galarian Slowpoke was). {{p|Cobalion}}, {{p|Terrakion}}, and {{p|Virizion}} were compatible but disallowed due to the battle-ready symbol not existing at the time.
** List of series:
*** Series 1 (Nov 19 - Dec 31, 2019): All [[Gigantamax]] Pokémon were disallowed.
*** Series 2 (Jan 4 - Feb 29, 2020): Gigantamax Pikachu, Eevee, Butterfree, Drednaw, Corviknight, Sandaconda, Centiskorch, {{a|Blaze}} Charizard, Meowth (event-only), and Snorlax (event-only) became allowed.
*** Series 3 (Mar 1 - Apr 30, 2020): Gigantamax Coalossal, Lapras, Flapple, Appletun, Alcremie, Kingler, Orbeetle, Grimmsnarl, Hatterene, {{a|Solar Power}} Charizard, and Toxtricity (event-only) became allowed.
*** Series 4 (May 1 - Jun 30, 2020): All Gigantamax Pokémon became allowed (the remaining five at the time being Machamp, Gengar, Garbodor, Copperajah, and Duraludon).
*** Series 5 (Jul 1 - Aug 31, 2020)
*** Series 6 (Sep 1 - Oct 31, 2020): The most used Pokémon from the previous series were disallowed: Venusaur, Gyarados, Porygon2, Tyranitar, Torkoal, Hippowdon, Magnezone, Togekiss, Excadrill, Whimsicott, Incineroar, Mimikyu, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Indeedee, and Dragapult.
*** Series 7 (Nov 1, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021): The above 16 Pokémon became re-allowed.
*** Series 8 (Feb 1 - Apr 30, 2021): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed.
*** Series 9 (May 1 - Jul 31, 2021): No Special Pokémon were allowed. (identical to Series 7)
*** Series 10 (Aug 1 - Oct 31, 2021): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed. [[Dynamax]] and Gigantamax were disallowed.
*** Series 11 (Nov 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2022): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed. Dynamax and Gigantamax became re-allowed. (identical to Series 8)
*** Series 12 (Feb 1 - Aug 31, 2022): Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed.
*** Series 13 (Sep 1 - Oct 31, 2022): Any number of Special Pokémon and any number of Mythical Pokémon were allowed. VGC events taking place during this time period count toward the next year's Championships.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-season/ 2023 Play! Pokémon Season Structure] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, September 1, 2022.</ref>
*** Series 14 (Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2022): Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed. Mythical Pokémon were disallowed. (identical to Series 12)
* '''[[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]''' — {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}
** Both players must disclose their team to their opponent (including Tera Type, species, forms, moves, Abilities, and held items, but excluding stats).
** On March 1, 2023, series were renamed Regulation Sets ('''レギュレーション''' ''Regulations''), with Series 1 and Series 2 retroactively renamed. The season was split into the following series:
*** Regulation Set A (Dec 2, 2022 - Jan 31, 2023):<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-tainan/ 2023 Tainan Regionals] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, December 1, 2022.</ref> Only Pokémon in the [[Pdex|Paldea Pokédex]] were allowed. Pokémon and regional forms not in the Paldea Pokédex, such as {{p|Quagsire}} and Johtonian {{p|Wooper}}, were disallowed. [[Paradox Pokémon]] and the [[treasures of ruin]] were also disallowed.
*** Regulation Set B (Feb 1 - Mar 31, 2023): Paradox Pokémon became allowed.
*** Regulation Set C (Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2023): The treasures of ruin became allowed.
**** Prior to the release of [[Pokémon HOME]] compatibility, the Japanese and Chinese rulesets consistently stated (for all three regulation sets) that a Scarlet and Violet origin mark was required,<ref>https://sv-news.pokemon.co.jp/ja/page/36.html</ref><ref>https://sv-news.pokemon.co.jp/tc/page/36.html</ref> while the English/French/Italian/German/Spanish rulesets consistently stated (for all three regulation sets) that Pokémon transferred from HOME would become allowed when the feature was released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230528124948/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03252023-en.pdf</ref> (No ruleset was published in Korean due to all Korean Scarlet/Violet tournaments up to that point being conducted online.)
**** When HOME compatibility was released, the English/French/Italian/German/Spanish ruleset was changed to state that a Scarlet and Violet origin mark was required for the rest of the series (with the only competitive effect being to disallow Roaming Form [[Gimmighoul]]).
**** Regardless of these regional inconsistencies and changes, the HOME update also caused [[Plate]]s and six certain [[Egg Move]]s ({{m|Heal Bell}}, {{m|Simple Beam}}, {{m|Cosmic Power}}, {{m|Raging Fury}}, {{m|Barb Barrage}}, and {{m|Psyshield Bash}}<ref>https://sv-news.pokemon.co.jp/ja/page/114.html</ref>) to become newly available and allowed immediately in all regions, at approximately 4pm JST May 30.
**** Players competing in events in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Hong Kong between June 3–4, who were required to lock in their teams by 9am May 31, were sent an email at 11:10pm May 30 stating that the newly available Plates and Egg Moves would be disallowed for those events.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-singapore/ 2023 Singapore National Championships] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, April 28, 2023.</ref> Players competing in Japan between June 10–11 were sent a similar email on June 1. Events in other locations on the same days were unaffected and Plates/the Egg Moves were allowed.
*** Regulation Set D (Jul 1 - Sep 30, 2023): Pokémon and forms outside the Paldea Pokédex became allowed, except [[Walking Wake]] and [[Iron Leaves]].
**** Before the release of [[The Teal Mask]] on September 13, a "Temporary Post-Release Restriction Clause" was added to the ruleset disallowing any traits exclusive to The Teal Mask for the rest of the series (Pokémon, forms, moves, and items), such as the [[Kee Berry]]. (For example, this applied to the Curitiba Regionals in Brazil on September 23–24.<ref>https://victoryroadvgc.com/2024-curitiba/</ref>)
*** Regulation Set E (Oct 1, 2023 - Jan 3, 2024): Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Kitakami Pokédex number|Kitakami Pokédex]] and Pokémon made [[List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number#Since Version 2.0.1|available]] in the 2.0.1 update became allowed.
**** Before the release of [[The Indigo Disk]] on December 14, a "Temporary Post-Release Restriction Clause" was added to the ruleset disallowing any traits exclusive to The Indigo Disk for the rest of the series (Pokémon, moves, items, and the [[Stellar]] Tera Type). (For example, this applied to the San Antonio Regionals on December 16–17.<ref>https://victoryroadvgc.com/2024-san-antonio/</ref>)
*** Regulation Set F (Jan 4 - Apr 30, 2024): Pokémon in the [[BBdex|Blueberry Pokédex]] and Pokémon made [[List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number#Since Version 3.0.0|available]] in the 3.0.0 update became allowed, including {{p|Walking Wake}} and {{p|Iron Leaves}}.
*** Regulation Set G (May 1 - Aug 31, 2024 and Jan 6 to Apr 30, 2025): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed.
*** Regulation Set H (Sep 1, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025): Legendary and Paradox Pokémon became disallowed.
*** Regulation Set I (May 1 - Aug 31, 2025): Up to two Special Pokémon was allowed.
*** Regulation Set J (September 1, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026): Up to two Special Pokémon (including Mythical Pokémon) was allowed.

When series may overlap at the start or end of a year, events may use either of the two formats. For example, the Korean League Season 1 on December 15–16, 2019 used 2020 Series 1 rules, while the Kuala Lumpur Regionals on December 21–22, 2019 used 2019 Ultra Series rules.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020-season-events/ Pokémon VGC events for the 2020 Season] - By Victory Road, VictoryRoadVGC.com, September 6, 2019.</ref>

===Broadcasting===
* In 2008, for at least the semifinals onward, players connected their [[Nintendo DS]]es to a modified, unreleased version of [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]. The modified game featured a unique remix of ''Battle! (Team Galactic Boss)'' seemingly arranged for the event, as well as no region- or language-locking.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-KigvdnzM Pokemon TCG Worlds 2008: VG Showdown Juniors Final] - YouTube.com</ref> No Battle Revolution-specific clauses were set.
* In 2009, for at least the semifinals onward, players connected their Nintendo DSes to a modified, unreleased version of Pokémon Battle Revolution. The modified game featured Platinum outfits for {{ga|Dawn}} and {{ga|Lucas}} as well as no region- or language-locking.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICRdjvaUQM8 571 - The VGC 2009 Battle Revolution Platinum mystery + LIVE! Shiny Rotom after 20,948 SRs!] - YouTube.com</ref>
* Between 2010 and 2019, only the top screen of the Nintendo DS or [[Nintendo 3DS]] was broadcast in order to prevent revealing a player's move selections.
* From 2022 onward, a third console is connected to the two competitors' consoles in LAN spectator mode in order to prevent revealing a player's move selections (for western tournaments in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]], the game is displayed from the perspective of one player's console, but Asian tournaments and the top 16 in the 2023 Pokémon World Championships used the spectator mode).

===World Champions===
As of the 2023 season, 45 champions have been crowned during the core series games' tenure as one of the games in the World Championships roster, with Ray Rizzo being the most successful, winning the title three times.

{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #DAA520" | 1st
! style="background: #C0C0C0" | 2nd
! style="background: #C96000" | 3rd
|-
| 2000
| Sydney, Australia
| [[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] Darryn Van Vuuren
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Edwin Krause
| [[File:Spain Flag.png|20px]] Sergio García Maroto
|-
| [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008|2008]]
| Orlando, Florida
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Izuru Yoshimura
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yasuhito Kajiwara
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Chris Halordain Tsai
|-
| [[2009 World Championships|2009]]
| San Diego, California
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Kazuyuki Tsuji
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tasuku Mano
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Grace Beck
|-
| [[2010 World Championships|2010]]
| Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Ray Rizzo
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yasuki Tochigi
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Isao Yoshioka
|-
| [[2011 World Championships|2011]]
| San Diego, California
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Ray Rizzo
| [[File:Italy Flag.png|20px]] Matteo Gini
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Matt Coyle
|-
| [[2012 World Championships|2012]]
| Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Ray Rizzo
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Wolfe Glick
| [[File:Spain Flag.png|20px]] Abel Martin Sanz
|-
| [[2013 World Championships|2013]]
| Vancouver, Canada
| [[File:Italy Flag.png|20px]] Arash Ommati
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Ryosuke Kosuge
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Aaron Zheng
|-
| [[2014 World Championships|2014]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:South Korea Flag.png|20px]] Se Jun Park
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jeudy Azzarelli
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Collin Heier
|-
| [[2015 World Championships|2015]]
| Boston, Massachusetts
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shoma Honami
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hideyuki Taida
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yosuke Isagi
|-
| [[2016 World Championships|2016]]
| San Francisco, California
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Wolfe Glick
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jonathan Evans
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Markus Stadter
|-
| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]
| Anaheim, California
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Ryota Otsubo
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Sam Pandelis
| [[File:Ecuador Flag.png|20px]] Paul Ruiz
|-
| [[2018 World Championships|2018]]
| Nashville, Tennessee
| [[File:Ecuador Flag.png|20px]] Paul Ruiz
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Emilio Forbes
| [[File:Sweden Flag.png|20px]] Nils Dunlop
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Naoto Mizobuchi
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hirofumi Kimura
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] James Baek
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File:Portugal Flag.png|20px]] Eduardo Cunha
| [[File:Spain Flag.png|20px]] Guillermo Castilla Díaz
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] James Baek
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shohei Kimura
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Michael Kelsch
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Mao Harada
|-
|[[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
|Honolulu, Hawaii
|[[File:Italy Flag.png|20px]] Luca Ceribelli
|[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]]Yuta Ishigaki
|[[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Michael Kelsch
|}

===In the games===
====In-game effects====
Starting from [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] (and excluding VGC 2010), aesthetic changes are made to the link battle arena during the World Championships. These tend to come in the form of a unique battle background made specifically for the event, but can also change the music, either by using a track unique to the World Championships (such as ''Pokémon World Championships Final'', used from [[Generation V]] to [[Generation VII]]) or by locking music selection to a pre-existing track.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #{{Pokémon color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{Pokémon color}}"
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Year
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Game
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; | Arena
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; | Picture
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}" | Music
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}" | Differences
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown|VGS '08]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrevss|PBR}}
| [[Sunset Colosseum]]
| [[File:Sunset Colosseum PBR.png|150px]]
| Orchestral arrangement of ''Battle! ([[Cyrus|Team Galactic Boss]])'' from {{g|Diamond and Pearl}}
| Unique build of Pokémon Battle Revolution that featured a new arrangement of ''Battle! (Team Galactic Boss)'' that appears to have been made specifically for Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008. Used for at least the semi-finals and finals matches in both Junior and Senior divisions.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2009 World Championships|VGC '09]]
| [[Waterfall Colosseum]]
| [[File:Waterfall Colosseum PBR.png|150px]]
| [[Mysterial]]'s battle theme
| Unique build of Pokémon Battle Revolution that used the [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]] designs for [[Lucas (game)|Lucas]] and [[Dawn (game)|Dawn]] during DS Multiplayer which are not present in the retail release of Battle Revolution. Additionally, matches played on this build used the battle track that plays when facing Mysterial in [[Stargazer Colosseum]], which is not usually an available music choice for Waterfall Colosseum. Used for at least the semi-finals and finals matches in both Junior and Senior divisions.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2011 World Championships|VGC '11]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
| rowspan=3 | Link battle room
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships B2W2.png|150px]]
| rowspan=3 | ''Battle! (Trainer)''''Pokémon World Championships Final'' (during finals matches)
| rowspan=3 | During [[Generation V]] Regional, National and World Championships events, a unique white link battle background was used. The music track used during these battles was typically ''Battle! (Trainer)''; however, the music changes to ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' during each division's final set at the World Championships. This battle background and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game with the exception of several special [[Pokémon World Tournament#Download|Download Tournament]] events in {{B2W2}} based on the World Championships.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2012 World Championships|VGC '12]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2013 World Championships|VGC '13]]
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2014 World Championships|VGC '14]]
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| rowspan=3 | Link battle room
| [[File:Battle terrain Championships XY.png|150px]]
| rowspan=3 | ''Battle! (Trainer)''{{sup/6|XY}}''Pokémon World Championships Final'' (during finals matches)
| rowspan=3 | During the 2014 World Championships, a unique rainbow-themed battle background was used. The music track used during the 2014 World Championships battles was typically ''Battle! (Trainer)''; however, the music would change to ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' during each division's final set.A new background was made for {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} that would be used during the 2015 and 2016 World Championships, this time only being used during each division's final set. It adds dark blue flooring, a spinning globe in the background and multicolored spotlights. Both battle backgrounds and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2015 World Championships|VGC '15]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships ORAS.png|150px]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2016 World Championships|VGC '16]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2017 World Championships|VGC '17]]
| {{gameabbrev7|SM}}
| rowspan=3 | Link battle room
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships USUM.png|150px]]
| rowspan=3 | ''Pokémon World Championships Final''
| rowspan=3 | During each division's final set at [[Generation VII]] World Championships events, a unique battle background with multicolored spotlights and a jumbotron displaying a crown was used. This battle background and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2018 World Championships|VGC '18]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev7|USUM}}
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2019 World Championships|VGC '19]]
|-|}
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2022 World Championships|VGC '22]]
| {{gameabbrev8}}
| [[Wyndon Stadium]]
| [[File:Battle Stadium Championships SwSh.png|150px]]
| ''Battle! ([[Leon|Champion Leon]])''
| A unique variation of Wyndon Stadium with the World Championships logo present on the advertising boards and a [[Poké Ball (item)|Poké Ball]] displayed on the jumbotron was used during all 2022 World Championships matches. This battle background is not used anywhere else in-game.
In addition, at the start of every game, there is a unique starting animation: when the League Cards of both players are shown, a unique outer space background with the Earth is used instead of the standard battle start background.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|VGC '23]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev9}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Mesagoza]]
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Mesagoza Championships SV.png|150px]]
| rowspan=2 | ''Battle! ([[Nemona|Champion Nemona]])''
| rowspan=2 | A festival-themed variation of Mesagoza at night was used during the 2023 Pokémon World Championships for top 32 onwards and during the 2024 Pokémon World Championships for each division's final set, adding fireworks, decorations and a large crowd of spectators, along with unique camera angles that would later be used in all online games from version 2.0.1 of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} onwards. This battle background is not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|VGC '24]]
|}

====In-game appearances====
In {{B2W2}}, the top four competitors from each division of the Video Game Championships from the [[2012 World Championships]] were featured in the [[World Championships Tournament]]s in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]]. In the [[Generation VI]] games, {{DL|Pokémon X and Y beta|Battle Maison|unused text}} exists for the top three competitors as opponents in the [[Battle Maison]].

In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, several NPCs at the [[Battle Resort]] mention the Pokémon World Championships.

===Trivia===
* It is possible for moves to become {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive at a World Championship format despite not being event-exclusive normally. For example, {{m|Bounce}} was an event-exclusive move on {{p|Gyarados}} in VGC 2017 only, as it otherwise needs a [[Move Tutor]] to learn Bounce and so could not have the [[black clover]] at the time.
* The Kalos [[first partner Pokémon]] were effectively event-exclusive between 2023 Regulation Sets D and E, due to being unobtainable in any previous Switch game and requiring an old install of [[Pokémon Bank]].
* While event-exclusive Pokémon, moves, and items have been disallowed, event-exclusive [[Hidden Abilities]] have always been allowed.
* The first half of 2020 is the only time that non-event Pokémon have been disallowed because of rarity. Specifically, Gigantamax Pokémon that were rarely available normally in-game did not become allowed until the start of the first [[Wild Area News]] event that temporarily made them more common. This would become moot with the release of The Isle of Armor, which would make all relevant Gigantamax Pokémon available without relying on rarity.
* Between approximately October 2020 and March 2021, at least the English language rulebook mistakenly implied {{p|Regigigas}} was disallowed (by omitting its National Pokédex number from the list of allowed Pokémon that do not have a Galar/Isle of Armor/Crown Tundra Pokédex number).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201027152813/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-10232020-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: October 23, 2020 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052431/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-01252021-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: January 25, 2021 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210511201450/https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03292021-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: March 29, 2021 - Pokémon.com</ref> This was fixed sometime in or before February 2022.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220309173223/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-02152022-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: February 15, 2022 - Pokémon.com</ref>
* Coincidentally, in the 2022 edition's Masters Division finals for the core series video games, players Eduardo Cunha and Guillermo Castilla Diaz represented the basis of the [[Paldea]] region (the {{wp|Iberian Peninsula}}), the setting of the [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] games.
* To promote the then-upcoming 2023 World Championships, the [[Battle Stadium]] within [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] had animated fireworks in its home screen and battle preview. It was later done again for the 2024 tournament.

==Trading Card Game==
All Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championship events are staged utilizing that year's {{TCG|Standard format}}.

The first World Championships for the TCG was held in 2002 by [[Wizards of the Coast]], while subsequent World Championships, starting 2004, are organized by [[The Pokémon Company International]] through their [[Play! Pokémon]] division.

===Year-specific formats===
* '''[[2002 World Championships (TCG)|2002]]''' — {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} to {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}
* '''[[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]''' — {{TCG|Expedition}} to {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}}
* '''[[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]''' — {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} to {{TCG|EX Emerald}}
* '''[[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]''' — {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} to {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}}
* '''[[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]''' — {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} to {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}
* '''[[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]''' — {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} to {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}}
* '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]''' — {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} to {{TCG|Rising Rivals}}
* '''[[2010 World Championships|2010]]''' — {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} to {{TCG|Unleashed}}
* '''[[2011 World Championships|2011]]''' — {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} to {{TCG|Black & White}}
* '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]''' — {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} to {{TCG|Dark Explorers}}
* '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''' — {{TCG|Black & White}} to {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}}
* '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''' — {{TCG|Next Destinies}} to {{TCG|Flashfire}}
* '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''' — {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}} to {{TCG|Roaring Skies}}
* '''[[2016 World Championships|2016]]''' — {{TCG|XY}} to {{TCG|Steam Siege}}
* '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]''' — {{TCG|Primal Clash}} to {{TCG|Burning Shadows}}
* '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]''' — {{TCG|BREAKthrough}} to {{TCG|Celestial Storm}}
* '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]''' — {{TCG|Ultra Prism}} to {{TCG|Unified Minds}}
* '''[[2022 World Championships|2022]]''' — Regulation marks D, E and F; up to {{TCG|Pokémon GO}}
* '''[[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]''' — Regulation marks E, F and G; up to {{TCG|Paldea Evolved}}
* '''[[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]''' — Regulation marks F, G and H; up to {{TCG|Shrouded Fable}}

===World Champions===
As of 2024, 57 World Champions have been crowned across all three age divisions, with [[Jason Klaczynski]] from the United States being the only player to win the title more than once.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Masters{{tt|*|Age 15 or higher}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Seniors{{tt|*|Age 11 to 14}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Juniors{{tt|*|Age 10 or lower}}
|-
| [[2002 World Championships (TCG)|2002]]
| Seattle, WA
| —
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Dylan Austin
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Mindy Lambkee
|-
| [[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]
| Orlando, FL
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tsuguyoshi Yamato
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Takuya Yoneda
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hayato Sato
|-
| [[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]
| San Diego, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jeremy Maron
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Stuart Benson
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Curran Hill
|-
| [[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]
| Anaheim, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] [[Jason Klaczynski]]
| [[File:Finland Flag.png|20px]] Miska Saari
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hiroki Yano
|-
| [[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]
| Waikoloa Village, HI
| [[File:Finland Flag.png|20px]] Tom Roos
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jeremy Scharff-Kim
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] [[Jun Hasebe]]
|-
| [[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]
| Orlando, FL
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jason Klaczynski
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Dylan Lefavour
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Tristan Robinson
|-
| [[2009 World Championships|2009]]
| San Diego, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Stephen Silvestro
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Takuto Itagaki
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tsubasa Nakamura
|-
| [[2010 World Championships|2010]]
| Waikoloa Village, HI
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yuta Komatsuda
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Jacob Lesage
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yuka Furusawa
|-
| [[2011 World Championships|2011]]
| San Diego, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] David Cohen
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Christopher Kan
| [[File:Brazil Flag.png|20px]] Gustavo Wada
|-
| [[2012 World Championships|2012]]
| Waikoloa Village, HI
| [[File:Portugal Flag.png|20px]] Igor Costa
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Chase Moloney
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shuto Itagaki
|-
| [[2013 World Championships|2013]]
| Vancouver, BC
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jason Klaczynski
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Kaiwen Cabbabe
| [[File: The Czech Republic Flag.png|20px]] Ondrej Kujal
|-
| [[2014 World Championships|2014]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Andrew Estrada
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Trent Orndorff
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Haruto Kobayashi
|-
| [[2015 World Championships|2015]]
| Boston, MA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jacob Van Wagner
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Patrick Martinez
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Rowan Stavenow
|-
| [[2016 World Championships|2016]]
| San Francisco, CA
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shintaro Ito
| [[File:Denmark Flag.png|20px]] Jesper Eriksen
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shunto Sadahiro
|-
| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]
| Anaheim, CA
| [[File:Argentina Flag.png|20px]] Diego Cassiraga
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Zachary Bokhari
| [[File:Norway Flag.png|20px]] Tobias Strømdahl
|-
| [[2018 World Championships|2018]]
| Nashville, TN
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Robin Schulz
| [[File:Denmark Flag.png|20px]] Magnus Pedersen
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Naohito Inoue
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Henry Brand
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Kaya Lichtleitner
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Haruki Miyamoto
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File:The Czech Republic Flag.png|20px]] Ondřej Škubal
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Liam Halliburton
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Rikuto Ohashi
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Vance Kelley
| [[File:Brazil Flag.png|20px]] Gabriel Fernandez
| [[File:Taiwan Flag.png|20px]] Shao Tong Yen
|-
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
| Honolulu, HI
| [[File:Chile Flag.png|20px]] Fernando Cifuentes
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Evan Pavelski
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Sakuya Ota
|}

===World Championship decks===
{{main|World Championships Deck (TCG)}}
World Championship decks are purchasable [[Play! Pokémon|non-tournament-legal]] prints of 60-card decks used by World Championship players.

==Pokkén Tournament==
===Games used===
*2015 - [[Pokkén Tournament]] (arcade version, invitational only)
*2016 - Pokkén Tournament
*2017 - Pokkén Tournament
*2018 - Pokkén Tournament DX
*2019 - Pokkén Tournament DX
*2022 - Pokkén Tournament DX

===World Champions===
10 World Champions have been crowned across both age divisions.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Masters{{tt|*|Age 15 or higher}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Seniors{{tt|*|Age 11 to 14}}
|-
| [[2015 World Championships|2015]]
| Boston, MA
| Rip
| —
|-
| [[2016 World Championships|2016]]
| San Francisco, CA
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] Potetin
| [[File: United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] woomy!gun
|-
| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]
| Anaheim, CA
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tonosama
| —
|-
| [[2018 World Championships|2018]]
| Nashville, TN
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] ThankSwalot
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] kato
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] Subutan
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] Ashgreninja1
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] Shadowcat
| [[File: United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] Fruitprime
|}

==Pokémon GO==
*2019 (invitational only)
** [[Junichi Masuda]] and [[Shigeki Morimoto]] were among the exhibition opponents.
*2022
*2023
*2024

===World Champions===
As of 2023, 5 World Champions have been crowned across both age divisions.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Masters{{tt|*|Age 15 or higher}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Seniors{{tt|*|Age 11 to 14}}
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]] PogoKieng
| —
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File: Germany Flag.png|20px]] DancingRob
| [[File:Switzerland Flag.png|20px|Switzerland]] MEweedle
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] ItsAXN
| —
|-
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
| Honolulu, Hawaii
| [[File: Hong Kong Flag.png|20px]] Yekai0904
| —
|}

==Pokémon UNITE==
*2022
*2023
*2024

===World Champions===
As of the 2024 season, 6 champions teams have been crowned.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #DAA520" | 1st
! style="background: #C0C0C0" | 2nd
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| BLVKHVND
| Nouns Esports
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| Luminosity Gaming
| OMO Abyssinian
|-
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
| Honolulu, Hawaii
| FENNEL
| XoraTigersGaming
|}

==Scheduling and matchups==

The Pokémon World Championships follow a three-day structure, with exact timing and format varying by game. For Worlds in Anaheim, the event runs from '''Friday, August 15''' to '''Sunday, August 17''', preceded by player check-in on '''Thursday, August 14'''<ref name="Worlds2025Schedule">{{cite web |title=Pokémon World Championships 2025 – Schedule |url=https://worlds.pokemon.com/en-us/schedule |website=The Pokémon Company International |access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref>.

* '''Thursday, August 14 – Player check-in'''
** Masters Division: 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
** Seniors Division: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PDT
** Juniors Division: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. PDT<ref name="VictoryRoadCheckin">{{cite web |title=Victory Road – Pokémon World Championships 2025 Player Guide |url=https://victoryroad.pro/2025-worlds/ |website=Victory Road |access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref>

* '''Friday, August 15 – Day 1'''
** Opening ceremony and Swiss rounds for Day 1 competitors.
** Start times vary by game; all streams begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. PDT (15:30 UTC)<ref name="VGCGuide">{{cite web |title=Pokémon World Championships 2025 – How to Watch |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/guide/pokemon-world-championships-2025-schedule-how-to-watch-the-vgc-tcg-and-more/ |website=Video Games Chronicle |access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref>.

* '''Saturday, August 16 – Day 2'''
** Swiss rounds continue, followed by the top cut for each game.
** Streams begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. PDT (15:30 UTC)<ref name="VGCGuide" />.

* '''Sunday, August 17 – Finals'''
** Championship matches for each game.
** Start times (PDT):
*** Pokémon UNITE – 9:00 a.m.
*** Pokémon GO – 10:10 a.m.
*** TCG – 12:50 p.m.
*** VGC – 4:20 p.m.<ref name="VGCGuide" />

'''Approximate competition hours by game (PDT):'''
* '''Video Game Championships (VGC):''' Fri 9:30 a.m. – 5:50 p.m.; Sat 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Finals Sun 4:20 p.m.<ref name="VGCGuide" />
* '''Trading Card Game (TCG):''' Fri 9:30 a.m. – 5:10 p.m.; Sat 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Finals Sun 12:50 p.m.<ref name="VGCGuide" />
* '''Pokémon GO:''' Fri 9:30 a.m. – 6:50 p.m.; Sat 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Finals Sun 10:10 a.m.<ref name="VGCGuide" />
* '''Pokémon UNITE:''' Fri 9:30 a.m. – 5:50 p.m.; Sat 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Finals Sun 9:00 a.m.<ref name="VGCGuide" />

Streaming for all games is hosted on official Pokémon channels in multiple languages<ref name="Worlds2025Schedule" />.

==In animation==
===''Pokémon the Series''===
===={{aniseries|JN}}====
{{main|World Coronation Series}}
In {{aniseries|JN}}, {{Ash}} participated in the Pokémon World Coronation Series (Japanese: '''ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス''' ''Pokémon World Championships''). In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', he became the current World Champion by defeating {{an|Leon}} and becoming the latest Monarch.

===Pokémon: Path to the Peak===
{{merge|Play! Pokémon|section}}
The real World Championships was first mentioned in ''[[PTP01|The Club]]''.

In ''[[PTP02|Regionals]]'', [[Ava]], [[Ava's father|her father]], and [[Celestine]] participated in the [[Play! Pokémon#Regional Championships|regional]] [[Pokémon TCG]] championship. In the first round of competition, players initially face their opponents based on predetermined matches and the tournament follows with the other participants in the elimination round scheme. The final is held with a best of three between the two finalists.

====Notable competitors (Regional)====
[[File:PTP02.png|250px|thumb|Ava and Celestine after the regional championships finals]]
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{normal color}}; border: 3px solid #{{normal color dark}};"
|-
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Participant
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Place
|-
| [[Ava]]
| Champion
|-
| [[Celestine]]
| Runner-up
|-
| [[Ava's father]]
| N/A
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" |[[Tonio (Path to the Peak)|Tonio]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | N/A
|}

====Notable competitors (Worlds)====
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{normal color}}; border: 3px solid #{{normal color dark}};"
|-
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Participant
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Place
|-
| [[Ava]]
| Champion
|-
| [[Edgar Troy]]
| Runner-up
|-
|}
====Gallery====
<gallery>
Ava regional champion.png|Ava winning the regional championship
Ava World Champion.png|Ava as a World [[Champion]]
</gallery>

===Challenge the World!===
[[Challenge the World!]], a trailer for the [[2023 Pokémon World Championships]], shows a fictional version of that event. Each of the events, GO, UNITE, TCG, and VGC, has a sequence in which the battles are presented in animated form. The framing device for this is that each member of a friend group is partaking in one of the events. The main character wins a match as part of the VGC event.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{gold color}}|bordercolor={{gold color dark}}
|zh_yue=寶可夢世界錦標賽 ''{{tt|Pokémon Saigaai Gámbīuchoi|Pokémon World Championships}}''
|zh_cmn=寶可夢世界錦標賽 / 宝可梦世界锦标赛 ''{{tt|Pokémon Shìjiè Jǐnbiāosài|Pokémon World Championships}}''
|nl=Pokémon Wereldkampioenschap
|fr=Championnats du Monde Pokémon
|de=Pokémon-Weltmeisterschaften
|it=Campionati Mondiali Pokémon
|ko=포켓몬 월드챔피언십 ''Pokémon World Championships''
|pl=Mistrzostwo Świata Pokémon
|pt_br=Campeonato Mundial Pokémon Campeonato Mundial de Pokémon
|pt_eu=Campeonato Mundial de Pokémon
|ru=Чемпионат Мира по игре в Покемон ''Chempionat Mira po igre v Pokémon''
|es=Campeonato Mundial Pokémon
}}

==See also==
* [[Play! Pokémon]]
* [[Pokémon League (TCG)]]
* [[Championship Point]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/pokemon-world-championships/ Official website]

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{{samename|competition in {{aniseries|JN|''Pokémon Journeys''}} known as the "Pokémon World Championships" in Japanese|World Coronation Series}}
[[File:Pokémon World Championships logo.png|thumb|250px|Logo]]
The '''Pokémon World Championships''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス''' ''Pokémon World Championships'') are an annual event held by the [[Play! Pokémon]] organized play division of [[The Pokémon Company International]]. They function as the finals for both the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] and [[Core series|Video Game]] Championships. Since 2015, the World Championships have also featured events for [[spin-off Pokémon games]], namely [[Pokkén Tournament]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon UNITE]]. The Pokémon World Championships are held annually, occurring every August.

Competitors usually must qualify for the event based on their performance in other events in the same season, such as regional championships, national championships, dedicated qualifying tournaments, or the previous year's World Championships. The exact qualification requirements depend on the year, the region the player is from, and the game in which they are playing.

While the Pokémon World Championships are held as a single unified event featuring multiple different games, each of the games are run as an entirely separate tournament. Competitors compete in only one of the featured games, and the qualification requirements of each are entirely separate. Additionally, competitors usually are separated into one of three age groups, meaning that three world champions are crowned for each game each year.

Minor announcements are usually made during the events, such as upcoming VGC mechanics and variants of TCG cards, the ruleset of the following VGC format, and the city where the next World Championships will be hosted.

==History==
===Predecessors===
Before the introduction of the modern Pokémon World Championships, both the TCG and video games held some international competitions.

For the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the [[Pokémon Tropical Mega Battle]] was an international Pokémon Trading Card Game tournament held annually from 1999 to 2002 in Hawaii by [[Wizards of the Coast]] (the distributor of the Pokémon Trading Card Game in many regions outside of Japan at the time). Players from Canada, Latin America, Europe, the United States, and Japan were invited to the event. After Wizards of the Coast's license to distribute the Pokémon Trading Card Game reverted to The Pokémon Company in 2003, this event was replaced by the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships.

In September 2000, to coincide with the {{wp|2000 Summer Olympics}} in Sydney, Australia, the [[2000 World Championships|first ever Pokémon World Championship]] was also held in Sydney. Players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. This was a one-time event, with a video game World Championship not being held again until 2009.

===Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships===
In August 2002, Wizards of the Coast held the [[2002 World Championships (TCG)|first Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championship]] in Seattle, Washington in the United States.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230908043639/https://indexarticles.com/business/business-wire/first-ever-pokemon-trading-card-game-world-champion-titles-won-by-dylan-austin-14-of-ann-arbor-michigan-and-mindy-lambkee-10-of-kent-washington/ First-Ever Pokemon Trading Card Game World Champion Titles Won by Dylan Austin, 14 of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Mindy Lambkee, 10 of Kent, Washington]</ref>

Due to the transfer of the licensing of the Pokémon Trading Card Game from Wizards to Nintendo, no World Championship was held in 2003. Now with control of the Pokémon Trading Card Game licence, [[Pokémon USA]] formed [[Pokémon Organized Play]] to manage Pokémon Trading Card Game events.

In August 2004, Pokémon Organized Play held the {{TCG|2004 World Championships|2004 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships}}. From 2004 to 2008, the event was titled the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, reflecting the fact that it was specifically for the Pokémon Trading Card Game only.

At the {{TCG|2008 World Championships|2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships}}, a special video game event called the [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] was held. This event featured players from the United States and Japan competing with {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. However, since only two countries were involved, the winner was not awarded the title of world champion.

===Pokémon World Championships===
In August 2009, the first unified Pokémon World Championships were held, featuring both the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon Video Game Championships. This format has continued until the present.

From 2015 to 2022, [[Pokkén Tournament]] was also featured at the Pokémon World Championships. In 2015, the Pokkén Tournament competition was run as an invitational due to the lack of preliminary events. After the 2022 World Championships, it was announced that Pokkén Tournament would no longer appear at the Pokémon World Championships.

Starting in 2019, [[Pokémon GO]] was added to the Pokémon World Championships. In 2019, the Pokémon GO competition was run as an invitational due to the lack of preliminary events.

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the planned 2020 Pokémon World Championships to be held in London, England were cancelled, and the event also was not held in 2021. The World Championships returned with the [[2022 World Championships|2022 Pokémon World Championships]], held in London, England like the original 2020 plan.

Starting in 2022, [[Pokémon UNITE]] was added to the Pokémon World Championships.

==Events==
Since 2004, the Pokémon World Championships have been held annually, except in 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

{| class="roundtable" cellpadding="5px" style="background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}"
! Year
! Dates
! Venue
! City
! Region
! Country
! Games
|-
| '''[[2000 World Championships|2000]]'''
| September 22, 2000
| {{wp|University of Sydney}}
| Sydney || New South Wales || [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|Australia}}
| VGC
|-
| '''[[2002 World Championships (TCG)|2002]]'''
| August 3 to 4, 2002
| {{wp|Seattle Convention Center}}
| Seattle || Washington || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|United States}}
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]'''
| August 20 to 22, 2004
| {{wp|Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa}}
| Orlando || Florida || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]'''
| August 19 to 21, 2005
| Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]'''
| August 18 to 20, 2006
| {{wp|Hilton Anaheim}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]'''
| August 10 to 12, 2007
| {{wp|Hilton Waikoloa Village}}
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]'''
| August 15 to 17, 2008
| {{wp|Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista}}
| Orlando || Florida || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]'''
| August 13 to 15, 2009
| {{wp|Hilton San Diego Bayfront}}
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2010 World Championships|2010]]'''
| August 13 to 15, 2010
| Hilton Waikoloa Village
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2011 World Championships|2011]]'''
| August 12 to 14, 2011
| Hilton San Diego Bayfront
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]'''
| August 13 to 15, 2012
| Hilton Waikoloa Village
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]'''
| August 9 to 11, 2013
| {{wp|Vancouver Convention Centre}}
| Vancouver || British Columbia || [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|Canada}}
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]'''
| August 15 to 17, 2014
| {{wp|Walter E. Washington Convention Center}}
| colspan=2 | Washington, D.C. || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]'''
| August 21 to 23, 2015
| {{wp|Hynes Convention Center}}
| Boston || Massachusetts || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2016 World Championships|2016]]'''
| August 19 to 21, 2016
| {{wp|San Francisco Marriott Marquis}}
| San Francisco || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]'''
| August 18 to 20, 2017
| {{wp|Anaheim Convention Center}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]'''
| August 24 to 26, 2018
| {{wp|Music City Center}}
| Nashville || Tennessee || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]'''
| August 16 to 19, 2019
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center
| colspan=2 | Washington, D.C. || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén, GO
|-
| '''[[2022 World Championships|2022]]'''
| August 18 to 21, 2022
| {{wp|ExCeL London}}
| London || England || [[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|United Kingdom}}
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]'''
| August 11 to 13, 2023
| {{wp|Pacifico Yokohama}}
| Yokohama || Kanagawa || [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] {{pmin|Japan}}
| TCG, VGC, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]'''
| August 16 to 18, 2024
| {{wp|Hawai'i Convention Center}}
| Honolulu || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2025 Pokémon World Championships|2025]]'''
| August 15 to 17, 2025
| {{wp|Anaheim Convention Center}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, GO, UNITE
|-
| '''[[2026 Pokémon World Championships|2026]]'''
| August 28 to 30, 2026
| {{wp|Chase Center}}
| San Francisco || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TBA
|}

==Video Game Championship==
The [[core series]] Pokémon games were first featured at a Nintendo-organized World Championship event in 2000 with single battles, and later returning as [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown]] (VGS) in 2008 as a side-event to the [[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008 Trading Card Game World Championships]] with double battles. Starting in 2009, the events were renamed the Video Game Championships (VGC).

Battles [[Rule variants|use the following rules]] in general:
* The format is [[Double Battle]]s. A player must bring between 4 and 6 Pokémon and select 4 of them just before the battle. In games that use Team Preview ([[Generation V]] onward), this selection is made after viewing the opponent's 6 Pokémon.
* Two Pokémon may not have the same Pokédex number. [[Special Pokémon]], [[Mythical Pokémon]], and [[Ash-Greninja]] are disallowed (but not Dusk Form {{p|Lycanroc}}) unless the format has an exception.
** The [[Soul Dew]] was disallowed until [[Generation VII]], where its effect changed.
** {{pkmn2|Event}}-exclusive [[Event Pokémon#Event-exclusive moves|moves]] and [[event item|items]] are allowed unless the format explicitly says otherwise.
* Between [[Generation VI]] and [[Generation VIII]], Pokémon must have an [[origin mark]] matching the games used for the competition. This may be substituted with the [[battle-ready symbol]].
* Two Pokémon may not have the same [[held item]].
* Pokémon cannot battle above level 50.
** In 2008 and 2009, there was no auto-leveling and Pokémon above level 50 were disallowed outright.
** Between 2010 and 2016, Pokémon above level 50 were auto-leveled down to 50, but Pokémon below level 50 were not auto-leveled up.
** From 2017 onward, all Pokémon are auto-leveled to 50.
* Two Pokémon may not have the same nickname. A Pokémon may not be nicknamed the name of a different Pokémon, and nicknames and Trainer names may not be inappropriate.

===Year-specific formats===
* '''[[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008|2008]]''' — {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
** For this year only, players were only allowed to bring exactly 4 Pokémon, instead of bringing 6 and choosing 4 just before the battle.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701040211/http://showdown.pokemon.com/rules/qualifier_rules.xhtml Rules- 2008 Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Regulations] - Pokémon.com</ref>
** {{p|Dragonite}} and {{p|Tyranitar}} were specifically disallowed, preventing players from using the (at the time) Japan-exclusive level 50 Dragonite event. (It was not possible to obtain Tyranitar at or below level 50 until a [[Generation VI]] event.)
** The Japan-only (at the time) [[Micle Berry]], [[Custap Berry]], and {{m|Sketch}}ing {{m|Seed Flare}} were disallowed.
* '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]''' — {{game|Platinum}}
** Event-exclusive level 50 Dragonite were allowed this year.
** All forms of {{p|Rotom}}, including the normal form, were disallowed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090412160033/http://origin.pokemonvgc.com/en/rules/rrg.html Pokémon Video Game Championships 2009 - Rules and Regulations] - PokémonVGC.com</ref>
** The Japan-only (at the time) [[Jaboca Berry]], [[Rowap Berry]], and Sketching {{m|Judgment}} were disallowed. The Custap Berry was also disallowed.
*** The Custap Berry had not yet been distributed to French, German, Italian, or Spanish-language games at the time, though the level 50 Dragonite event was also never distributed in these languages.
* '''[[2010 World Championships|2010]]''' — {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
** Up to two [[Special Pokémon]] were allowed. Uniquely for this year, a player's team of 6 could list up to 4 Special Pokémon, as long as no more than 2 were chosen before battle.
** The Jaboca Berry was allowed this year despite still being Japan-only at the time.
* '''[[2011 World Championships|2011]]''' — {{game|Black and White|s}}
** Only [[Udex|Unova Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. {{m|Sky Drop}} was disallowed due to the [[Sky Drop glitch]].
** ({{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}} were allowed both this year and in 2012 despite being event-exclusive at the time, due to not being Mythical).
* '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]''' — {{game|Black and White|s}}
** Sky Drop and {{m|Dark Void}} were both disallowed.
* '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''' — {{B2W2}}
** Sky Drop and {{m|Dark Void}} were both disallowed.
** {{p|Chatot}} was disallowed (for only this year).<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms/pdf/op/tournaments/2012/pokemon_tournament_rules_11_1_2011.pdf Pokémon Organized Play Tournament Rules] - Revised: November 01, 2011 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms/pdf/op/tournaments/2013/Play_Pokemon_VG_Rules_and_Formats.pdf Play! Pokémon VG Tournament Rules & Formats] - Revised: February 4, 2013 - Pokémon.com</ref>
* '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''' — {{g|X and Y}}
** Only [[List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Kalos Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. Dark Void once again became allowed.
* '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''' — {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}
* '''[[2016 World Championships|2016]]''' — {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}
** Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed in a team of six.
* '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]''' — {{g|Sun and Moon}}
** Only [[Adex|Alola Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. Kantonian form counterparts to [[Alolan form]]s were '''not''' considered to be part of the Alola Pokédex. [[Mega Stone]]s were disallowed.
* '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]''' — {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
* '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]''' — {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
** Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed. In addition, the season was split into three series:
*** Sun Series (Sep 4, 2018 - Jan 7, 2019): Mega Stones, [[Primal Reversion]], {{p|Rayquaza}} with {{m|Dragon Ascent}}, and [[Z-Crystal]]s were disallowed.
*** Moon Series (Jan 8 - Apr 1, 2019): Z-Crystals other than [[Ultranecrozium Z]] became allowed.
*** Ultra Series (Apr 2, 2019 - Jan 3, 2020): All Mega Evolution, Primal Reversion, and Z-Moves became allowed.
* '''[[2022 World Championships|2022]]''' — {{g|Sword and Shield}}
** Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020 and 2021 World Championships were canceled and the season was eventually extended to last three years with several different series.
** All Pokémon that were obtainable at the beginning of a series were allowed for that series, including those [[List of Pokémon by Galar Pokédex number#Compatible Pokémon not in any Galar Pokédex|not in any of the Galar Pokédexes]], as long as they met all other requirements (such as having the [[Galar symbol]]/[[battle-ready symbol]] and not being Special/Mythical). As a result:
*** Version 1.1.0 and [[Pokémon HOME]] released before Series 3, [[The Isle of Armor]] released before Series 5, and [[The Crown Tundra]] released before Series 7.
*** Between Series 1 and 2, only [[Gdex|Galar Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed due to the only obtainable Pokémon outside the Galar Pokédex being {{p|Mew}}. The only non-Galarian forms allowed were Kantonian {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Persian}}, {{p|Mr. Mime}}, and Unovan {{p|Yamask}} due to those being the only obtainable ones at the time.
*** Between Series 3 and 4, all non-Galarian forms of compatible Pokémon were allowed except three: Alolan {{p|Raichu}} and Kantonian {{p|Weezing}} were not obtainable with the Galar symbol at the time, and Kantonian {{p|Slowpoke}} was not compatible with Sword and Shield at the time (only Galarian Slowpoke was). {{p|Cobalion}}, {{p|Terrakion}}, and {{p|Virizion}} were compatible but disallowed due to the battle-ready symbol not existing at the time.
** List of series:
*** Series 1 (Nov 19 - Dec 31, 2019): All [[Gigantamax]] Pokémon were disallowed.
*** Series 2 (Jan 4 - Feb 29, 2020): Gigantamax Pikachu, Eevee, Butterfree, Drednaw, Corviknight, Sandaconda, Centiskorch, {{a|Blaze}} Charizard, Meowth (event-only), and Snorlax (event-only) became allowed.
*** Series 3 (Mar 1 - Apr 30, 2020): Gigantamax Coalossal, Lapras, Flapple, Appletun, Alcremie, Kingler, Orbeetle, Grimmsnarl, Hatterene, {{a|Solar Power}} Charizard, and Toxtricity (event-only) became allowed.
*** Series 4 (May 1 - Jun 30, 2020): All Gigantamax Pokémon became allowed (the remaining five at the time being Machamp, Gengar, Garbodor, Copperajah, and Duraludon).
*** Series 5 (Jul 1 - Aug 31, 2020)
*** Series 6 (Sep 1 - Oct 31, 2020): The most used Pokémon from the previous series were disallowed: Venusaur, Gyarados, Porygon2, Tyranitar, Torkoal, Hippowdon, Magnezone, Togekiss, Excadrill, Whimsicott, Incineroar, Mimikyu, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Indeedee, and Dragapult.
*** Series 7 (Nov 1, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021): The above 16 Pokémon became re-allowed.
*** Series 8 (Feb 1 - Apr 30, 2021): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed.
*** Series 9 (May 1 - Jul 31, 2021): No Special Pokémon were allowed. (identical to Series 7)
*** Series 10 (Aug 1 - Oct 31, 2021): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed. [[Dynamax]] and Gigantamax were disallowed.
*** Series 11 (Nov 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2022): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed. Dynamax and Gigantamax became re-allowed. (identical to Series 8)
*** Series 12 (Feb 1 - Aug 31, 2022): Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed.
*** Series 13 (Sep 1 - Oct 31, 2022): Any number of Special Pokémon and any number of Mythical Pokémon were allowed. VGC events taking place during this time period count toward the next year's Championships.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-season/ 2023 Play! Pokémon Season Structure] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, September 1, 2022.</ref>
*** Series 14 (Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2022): Up to two Special Pokémon were allowed. Mythical Pokémon were disallowed. (identical to Series 12)
* '''[[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]''' — {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}
** Both players must disclose their team to their opponent (including Tera Type, species, forms, moves, Abilities, and held items, but excluding stats).
** On March 1, 2023, series were renamed Regulation Sets ('''レギュレーション''' ''Regulations''), with Series 1 and Series 2 retroactively renamed. The season was split into the following series:
*** Regulation Set A (Dec 2, 2022 - Jan 31, 2023):<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-tainan/ 2023 Tainan Regionals] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, December 1, 2022.</ref> Only Pokémon in the [[Pdex|Paldea Pokédex]] were allowed. Pokémon and regional forms not in the Paldea Pokédex, such as {{p|Quagsire}} and Johtonian {{p|Wooper}}, were disallowed. [[Paradox Pokémon]] and the [[treasures of ruin]] were also disallowed.
*** Regulation Set B (Feb 1 - Mar 31, 2023): Paradox Pokémon became allowed.
*** Regulation Set C (Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2023): The treasures of ruin became allowed.
**** Prior to the release of [[Pokémon HOME]] compatibility, the Japanese and Chinese rulesets consistently stated (for all three regulation sets) that a Scarlet and Violet origin mark was required,<ref>https://sv-news.pokemon.co.jp/ja/page/36.html</ref><ref>https://sv-news.pokemon.co.jp/tc/page/36.html</ref> while the English/French/Italian/German/Spanish rulesets consistently stated (for all three regulation sets) that Pokémon transferred from HOME would become allowed when the feature was released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230528124948/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03252023-en.pdf</ref> (No ruleset was published in Korean due to all Korean Scarlet/Violet tournaments up to that point being conducted online.)
**** When HOME compatibility was released, the English/French/Italian/German/Spanish ruleset was changed to state that a Scarlet and Violet origin mark was required for the rest of the series (with the only competitive effect being to disallow Roaming Form [[Gimmighoul]]).
**** Regardless of these regional inconsistencies and changes, the HOME update also caused [[Plate]]s and six certain [[Egg Move]]s ({{m|Heal Bell}}, {{m|Simple Beam}}, {{m|Cosmic Power}}, {{m|Raging Fury}}, {{m|Barb Barrage}}, and {{m|Psyshield Bash}}<ref>https://sv-news.pokemon.co.jp/ja/page/114.html</ref>) to become newly available and allowed immediately in all regions, at approximately 4pm JST May 30.
**** Players competing in events in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Hong Kong between June 3–4, who were required to lock in their teams by 9am May 31, were sent an email at 11:10pm May 30 stating that the newly available Plates and Egg Moves would be disallowed for those events.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-singapore/ 2023 Singapore National Championships] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, April 28, 2023.</ref> Players competing in Japan between June 10–11 were sent a similar email on June 1. Events in other locations on the same days were unaffected and Plates/the Egg Moves were allowed.
*** Regulation Set D (Jul 1 - Sep 30, 2023): Pokémon and forms outside the Paldea Pokédex became allowed, except [[Walking Wake]] and [[Iron Leaves]].
**** Before the release of [[The Teal Mask]] on September 13, a "Temporary Post-Release Restriction Clause" was added to the ruleset disallowing any traits exclusive to The Teal Mask for the rest of the series (Pokémon, forms, moves, and items), such as the [[Kee Berry]]. (For example, this applied to the Curitiba Regionals in Brazil on September 23–24.<ref>https://victoryroadvgc.com/2024-curitiba/</ref>)
*** Regulation Set E (Oct 1, 2023 - Jan 3, 2024): Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Kitakami Pokédex number|Kitakami Pokédex]] and Pokémon made [[List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number#Since Version 2.0.1|available]] in the 2.0.1 update became allowed.
**** Before the release of [[The Indigo Disk]] on December 14, a "Temporary Post-Release Restriction Clause" was added to the ruleset disallowing any traits exclusive to The Indigo Disk for the rest of the series (Pokémon, moves, items, and the [[Stellar]] Tera Type). (For example, this applied to the San Antonio Regionals on December 16–17.<ref>https://victoryroadvgc.com/2024-san-antonio/</ref>)
*** Regulation Set F (Jan 4 - Apr 30, 2024): Pokémon in the [[BBdex|Blueberry Pokédex]] and Pokémon made [[List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number#Since Version 3.0.0|available]] in the 3.0.0 update became allowed, including {{p|Walking Wake}} and {{p|Iron Leaves}}.
*** Regulation Set G (May 1 - Aug 31, 2024 and Jan 6 to Apr 30, 2025): Up to one Special Pokémon was allowed.
*** Regulation Set H (Sep 1, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025): Legendary and Paradox Pokémon became disallowed.
*** Regulation Set I (May 1 - Aug 31, 2025): Up to two Special Pokémon was allowed.
*** Regulation Set J (September 1, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026): Up to two Special Pokémon (including Mythical Pokémon) was allowed.

When series may overlap at the start or end of a year, events may use either of the two formats. For example, the Korean League Season 1 on December 15–16, 2019 used 2020 Series 1 rules, while the Kuala Lumpur Regionals on December 21–22, 2019 used 2019 Ultra Series rules.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020-season-events/ Pokémon VGC events for the 2020 Season] - By Victory Road, VictoryRoadVGC.com, September 6, 2019.</ref>

===Broadcasting===
* In 2008, for at least the semifinals onward, players connected their [[Nintendo DS]]es to a modified, unreleased version of [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]. The modified game featured a unique remix of ''Battle! (Team Galactic Boss)'' seemingly arranged for the event, as well as no region- or language-locking.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-KigvdnzM Pokemon TCG Worlds 2008: VG Showdown Juniors Final] - YouTube.com</ref> No Battle Revolution-specific clauses were set.
* In 2009, for at least the semifinals onward, players connected their Nintendo DSes to a modified, unreleased version of Pokémon Battle Revolution. The modified game featured Platinum outfits for {{ga|Dawn}} and {{ga|Lucas}} as well as no region- or language-locking.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICRdjvaUQM8 571 - The VGC 2009 Battle Revolution Platinum mystery + LIVE! Shiny Rotom after 20,948 SRs!] - YouTube.com</ref>
* Between 2010 and 2019, only the top screen of the Nintendo DS or [[Nintendo 3DS]] was broadcast in order to prevent revealing a player's move selections.
* From 2022 onward, a third console is connected to the two competitors' consoles in LAN spectator mode in order to prevent revealing a player's move selections (for western tournaments in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]], the game is displayed from the perspective of one player's console, but Asian tournaments and the top 16 in the 2023 Pokémon World Championships used the spectator mode).

===World Champions===
As of the 2023 season, 45 champions have been crowned during the core series games' tenure as one of the games in the World Championships roster, with Ray Rizzo being the most successful, winning the title three times.

{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #DAA520" | 1st
! style="background: #C0C0C0" | 2nd
! style="background: #C96000" | 3rd
|-
| 2000
| Sydney, Australia
| [[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] Darryn Van Vuuren
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Edwin Krause
| [[File:Spain Flag.png|20px]] Sergio García Maroto
|-
| [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008|2008]]
| Orlando, Florida
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Izuru Yoshimura
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yasuhito Kajiwara
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Chris Halordain Tsai
|-
| [[2009 World Championships|2009]]
| San Diego, California
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Kazuyuki Tsuji
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tasuku Mano
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Grace Beck
|-
| [[2010 World Championships|2010]]
| Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Ray Rizzo
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yasuki Tochigi
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Isao Yoshioka
|-
| [[2011 World Championships|2011]]
| San Diego, California
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Ray Rizzo
| [[File:Italy Flag.png|20px]] Matteo Gini
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Matt Coyle
|-
| [[2012 World Championships|2012]]
| Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Ray Rizzo
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Wolfe Glick
| [[File:Spain Flag.png|20px]] Abel Martin Sanz
|-
| [[2013 World Championships|2013]]
| Vancouver, Canada
| [[File:Italy Flag.png|20px]] Arash Ommati
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Ryosuke Kosuge
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Aaron Zheng
|-
| [[2014 World Championships|2014]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:South Korea Flag.png|20px]] Se Jun Park
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jeudy Azzarelli
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Collin Heier
|-
| [[2015 World Championships|2015]]
| Boston, Massachusetts
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shoma Honami
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hideyuki Taida
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yosuke Isagi
|-
| [[2016 World Championships|2016]]
| San Francisco, California
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Wolfe Glick
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jonathan Evans
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Markus Stadter
|-
| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]
| Anaheim, California
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Ryota Otsubo
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Sam Pandelis
| [[File:Ecuador Flag.png|20px]] Paul Ruiz
|-
| [[2018 World Championships|2018]]
| Nashville, Tennessee
| [[File:Ecuador Flag.png|20px]] Paul Ruiz
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Emilio Forbes
| [[File:Sweden Flag.png|20px]] Nils Dunlop
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Naoto Mizobuchi
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hirofumi Kimura
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] James Baek
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File:Portugal Flag.png|20px]] Eduardo Cunha
| [[File:Spain Flag.png|20px]] Guillermo Castilla Díaz
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] James Baek
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shohei Kimura
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Michael Kelsch
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Mao Harada
|-
|[[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
|Honolulu, Hawaii
|[[File:Italy Flag.png|20px]] Luca Ceribelli
|[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]]Yuta Ishigaki
|[[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Michael Kelsch
|}

===In the games===
====In-game effects====
Starting from [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] (and excluding VGC 2010), aesthetic changes are made to the link battle arena during the World Championships. These tend to come in the form of a unique battle background made specifically for the event, but can also change the music, either by using a track unique to the World Championships (such as ''Pokémon World Championships Final'', used from [[Generation V]] to [[Generation VII]]) or by locking music selection to a pre-existing track.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #{{Pokémon color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{Pokémon color}}"
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Year
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Game
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; | Arena
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; | Picture
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}" | Music
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}" | Differences
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown|VGS '08]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrevss|PBR}}
| [[Sunset Colosseum]]
| [[File:Sunset Colosseum PBR.png|150px]]
| Orchestral arrangement of ''Battle! ([[Cyrus|Team Galactic Boss]])'' from {{g|Diamond and Pearl}}
| Unique build of Pokémon Battle Revolution that featured a new arrangement of ''Battle! (Team Galactic Boss)'' that appears to have been made specifically for Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008. Used for at least the semi-finals and finals matches in both Junior and Senior divisions.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2009 World Championships|VGC '09]]
| [[Waterfall Colosseum]]
| [[File:Waterfall Colosseum PBR.png|150px]]
| [[Mysterial]]'s battle theme
| Unique build of Pokémon Battle Revolution that used the [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]] designs for [[Lucas (game)|Lucas]] and [[Dawn (game)|Dawn]] during DS Multiplayer which are not present in the retail release of Battle Revolution. Additionally, matches played on this build used the battle track that plays when facing Mysterial in [[Stargazer Colosseum]], which is not usually an available music choice for Waterfall Colosseum. Used for at least the semi-finals and finals matches in both Junior and Senior divisions.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2011 World Championships|VGC '11]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
| rowspan=3 | Link battle room
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships B2W2.png|150px]]
| rowspan=3 | ''Battle! (Trainer)''''Pokémon World Championships Final'' (during finals matches)
| rowspan=3 | During [[Generation V]] Regional, National and World Championships events, a unique white link battle background was used. The music track used during these battles was typically ''Battle! (Trainer)''; however, the music changes to ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' during each division's final set at the World Championships. This battle background and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game with the exception of several special [[Pokémon World Tournament#Download|Download Tournament]] events in {{B2W2}} based on the World Championships.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2012 World Championships|VGC '12]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2013 World Championships|VGC '13]]
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2014 World Championships|VGC '14]]
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| rowspan=3 | Link battle room
| [[File:Battle terrain Championships XY.png|150px]]
| rowspan=3 | ''Battle! (Trainer)''{{sup/6|XY}}''Pokémon World Championships Final'' (during finals matches)
| rowspan=3 | During the 2014 World Championships, a unique rainbow-themed battle background was used. The music track used during the 2014 World Championships battles was typically ''Battle! (Trainer)''; however, the music would change to ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' during each division's final set.A new background was made for {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} that would be used during the 2015 and 2016 World Championships, this time only being used during each division's final set. It adds dark blue flooring, a spinning globe in the background and multicolored spotlights. Both battle backgrounds and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2015 World Championships|VGC '15]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships ORAS.png|150px]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2016 World Championships|VGC '16]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2017 World Championships|VGC '17]]
| {{gameabbrev7|SM}}
| rowspan=3 | Link battle room
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships USUM.png|150px]]
| rowspan=3 | ''Pokémon World Championships Final''
| rowspan=3 | During each division's final set at [[Generation VII]] World Championships events, a unique battle background with multicolored spotlights and a jumbotron displaying a crown was used. This battle background and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2018 World Championships|VGC '18]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev7|USUM}}
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2019 World Championships|VGC '19]]
|-|}
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2022 World Championships|VGC '22]]
| {{gameabbrev8}}
| [[Wyndon Stadium]]
| [[File:Battle Stadium Championships SwSh.png|150px]]
| ''Battle! ([[Leon|Champion Leon]])''
| A unique variation of Wyndon Stadium with the World Championships logo present on the advertising boards and a [[Poké Ball (item)|Poké Ball]] displayed on the jumbotron was used during all 2022 World Championships matches. This battle background is not used anywhere else in-game.
In addition, at the start of every game, there is a unique starting animation: when the League Cards of both players are shown, a unique outer space background with the Earth is used instead of the standard battle start background.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|VGC '23]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev9}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Mesagoza]]
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Mesagoza Championships SV.png|150px]]
| rowspan=2 | ''Battle! ([[Nemona|Champion Nemona]])''
| rowspan=2 | A festival-themed variation of Mesagoza at night was used during the 2023 Pokémon World Championships for top 32 onwards and during the 2024 Pokémon World Championships for each division's final set, adding fireworks, decorations and a large crowd of spectators, along with unique camera angles that would later be used in all online games from version 2.0.1 of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} onwards. This battle background is not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|VGC '24]]
|}

====In-game appearances====
In {{B2W2}}, the top four competitors from each division of the Video Game Championships from the [[2012 World Championships]] were featured in the [[World Championships Tournament]]s in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]]. In the [[Generation VI]] games, {{DL|Pokémon X and Y beta|Battle Maison|unused text}} exists for the top three competitors as opponents in the [[Battle Maison]].

In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, several NPCs at the [[Battle Resort]] mention the Pokémon World Championships.

===Trivia===
* It is possible for moves to become {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive at a World Championship format despite not being event-exclusive normally. For example, {{m|Bounce}} was an event-exclusive move on {{p|Gyarados}} in VGC 2017 only, as it otherwise needs a [[Move Tutor]] to learn Bounce and so could not have the [[black clover]] at the time.
* The Kalos [[first partner Pokémon]] were effectively event-exclusive between 2023 Regulation Sets D and E, due to being unobtainable in any previous Switch game and requiring an old install of [[Pokémon Bank]].
* While event-exclusive Pokémon, moves, and items have been disallowed, event-exclusive [[Hidden Abilities]] have always been allowed.
* The first half of 2020 is the only time that non-event Pokémon have been disallowed because of rarity. Specifically, Gigantamax Pokémon that were rarely available normally in-game did not become allowed until the start of the first [[Wild Area News]] event that temporarily made them more common. This would become moot with the release of The Isle of Armor, which would make all relevant Gigantamax Pokémon available without relying on rarity.
* Between approximately October 2020 and March 2021, at least the English language rulebook mistakenly implied {{p|Regigigas}} was disallowed (by omitting its National Pokédex number from the list of allowed Pokémon that do not have a Galar/Isle of Armor/Crown Tundra Pokédex number).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201027152813/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-10232020-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: October 23, 2020 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052431/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-01252021-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: January 25, 2021 - Pokémon.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210511201450/https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03292021-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: March 29, 2021 - Pokémon.com</ref> This was fixed sometime in or before February 2022.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220309173223/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-02152022-en.pdf Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: February 15, 2022 - Pokémon.com</ref>
* Coincidentally, in the 2022 edition's Masters Division finals for the core series video games, players Eduardo Cunha and Guillermo Castilla Diaz represented the basis of the [[Paldea]] region (the {{wp|Iberian Peninsula}}), the setting of the [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] games.
* To promote the then-upcoming 2023 World Championships, the [[Battle Stadium]] within [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] had animated fireworks in its home screen and battle preview. It was later done again for the 2024 tournament.

==Trading Card Game==
All Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championship events are staged utilizing that year's {{TCG|Standard format}}.

The first World Championships for the TCG was held in 2002 by [[Wizards of the Coast]], while subsequent World Championships, starting 2004, are organized by [[The Pokémon Company International]] through their [[Play! Pokémon]] division.

===Year-specific formats===
* '''[[2002 World Championships (TCG)|2002]]''' — {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} to {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}
* '''[[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]''' — {{TCG|Expedition}} to {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}}
* '''[[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]''' — {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} to {{TCG|EX Emerald}}
* '''[[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]''' — {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} to {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}}
* '''[[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]''' — {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} to {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}
* '''[[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]''' — {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} to {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}}
* '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]''' — {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} to {{TCG|Rising Rivals}}
* '''[[2010 World Championships|2010]]''' — {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} to {{TCG|Unleashed}}
* '''[[2011 World Championships|2011]]''' — {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} to {{TCG|Black & White}}
* '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]''' — {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} to {{TCG|Dark Explorers}}
* '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''' — {{TCG|Black & White}} to {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}}
* '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''' — {{TCG|Next Destinies}} to {{TCG|Flashfire}}
* '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''' — {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}} to {{TCG|Roaring Skies}}
* '''[[2016 World Championships|2016]]''' — {{TCG|XY}} to {{TCG|Steam Siege}}
* '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]''' — {{TCG|Primal Clash}} to {{TCG|Burning Shadows}}
* '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]''' — {{TCG|BREAKthrough}} to {{TCG|Celestial Storm}}
* '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]''' — {{TCG|Ultra Prism}} to {{TCG|Unified Minds}}
* '''[[2022 World Championships|2022]]''' — Regulation marks D, E and F; up to {{TCG|Pokémon GO}}
* '''[[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]''' — Regulation marks E, F and G; up to {{TCG|Paldea Evolved}}
* '''[[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]''' — Regulation marks F, G and H; up to {{TCG|Shrouded Fable}}

===World Champions===
As of 2024, 57 World Champions have been crowned across all three age divisions, with [[Jason Klaczynski]] from the United States being the only player to win the title more than once.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Masters{{tt|*|Age 15 or higher}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Seniors{{tt|*|Age 11 to 14}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Juniors{{tt|*|Age 10 or lower}}
|-
| [[2002 World Championships (TCG)|2002]]
| Seattle, WA
| —
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Dylan Austin
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Mindy Lambkee
|-
| [[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]
| Orlando, FL
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tsuguyoshi Yamato
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Takuya Yoneda
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hayato Sato
|-
| [[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]
| San Diego, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jeremy Maron
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Stuart Benson
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Curran Hill
|-
| [[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]
| Anaheim, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] [[Jason Klaczynski]]
| [[File:Finland Flag.png|20px]] Miska Saari
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Hiroki Yano
|-
| [[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]
| Waikoloa Village, HI
| [[File:Finland Flag.png|20px]] Tom Roos
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jeremy Scharff-Kim
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] [[Jun Hasebe]]
|-
| [[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]
| Orlando, FL
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jason Klaczynski
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Dylan Lefavour
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Tristan Robinson
|-
| [[2009 World Championships|2009]]
| San Diego, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Stephen Silvestro
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Takuto Itagaki
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tsubasa Nakamura
|-
| [[2010 World Championships|2010]]
| Waikoloa Village, HI
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yuta Komatsuda
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Jacob Lesage
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Yuka Furusawa
|-
| [[2011 World Championships|2011]]
| San Diego, CA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] David Cohen
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Christopher Kan
| [[File:Brazil Flag.png|20px]] Gustavo Wada
|-
| [[2012 World Championships|2012]]
| Waikoloa Village, HI
| [[File:Portugal Flag.png|20px]] Igor Costa
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Chase Moloney
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shuto Itagaki
|-
| [[2013 World Championships|2013]]
| Vancouver, BC
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jason Klaczynski
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Kaiwen Cabbabe
| [[File: The Czech Republic Flag.png|20px]] Ondrej Kujal
|-
| [[2014 World Championships|2014]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Andrew Estrada
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Trent Orndorff
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Haruto Kobayashi
|-
| [[2015 World Championships|2015]]
| Boston, MA
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Jacob Van Wagner
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Patrick Martinez
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px]] Rowan Stavenow
|-
| [[2016 World Championships|2016]]
| San Francisco, CA
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shintaro Ito
| [[File:Denmark Flag.png|20px]] Jesper Eriksen
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Shunto Sadahiro
|-
| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]
| Anaheim, CA
| [[File:Argentina Flag.png|20px]] Diego Cassiraga
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Zachary Bokhari
| [[File:Norway Flag.png|20px]] Tobias Strømdahl
|-
| [[2018 World Championships|2018]]
| Nashville, TN
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Robin Schulz
| [[File:Denmark Flag.png|20px]] Magnus Pedersen
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Naohito Inoue
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Henry Brand
| [[File:Germany Flag.png|20px]] Kaya Lichtleitner
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Haruki Miyamoto
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File:The Czech Republic Flag.png|20px]] Ondřej Škubal
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Liam Halliburton
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Rikuto Ohashi
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Vance Kelley
| [[File:Brazil Flag.png|20px]] Gabriel Fernandez
| [[File:Taiwan Flag.png|20px]] Shao Tong Yen
|-
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
| Honolulu, HI
| [[File:Chile Flag.png|20px]] Fernando Cifuentes
| [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] Evan Pavelski
| [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Sakuya Ota
|}

===World Championship decks===
{{main|World Championships Deck (TCG)}}
World Championship decks are purchasable [[Play! Pokémon|non-tournament-legal]] prints of 60-card decks used by World Championship players.

==Pokkén Tournament==
===Games used===
*2015 - [[Pokkén Tournament]] (arcade version, invitational only)
*2016 - Pokkén Tournament
*2017 - Pokkén Tournament
*2018 - Pokkén Tournament DX
*2019 - Pokkén Tournament DX
*2022 - Pokkén Tournament DX

===World Champions===
10 World Champions have been crowned across both age divisions.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Masters{{tt|*|Age 15 or higher}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Seniors{{tt|*|Age 11 to 14}}
|-
| [[2015 World Championships|2015]]
| Boston, MA
| Rip
| —
|-
| [[2016 World Championships|2016]]
| San Francisco, CA
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] Potetin
| [[File: United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] woomy!gun
|-
| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]
| Anaheim, CA
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] Tonosama
| —
|-
| [[2018 World Championships|2018]]
| Nashville, TN
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] ThankSwalot
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] kato
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File: Japan Flag.png|20px]] Subutan
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] Ashgreninja1
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] Shadowcat
| [[File: United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] Fruitprime
|}

==Pokémon GO==
*2019 (invitational only)
** [[Junichi Masuda]] and [[Shigeki Morimoto]] were among the exhibition opponents.
*2022
*2023
*2024

===World Champions===
As of 2023, 5 World Champions have been crowned across both age divisions.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Masters{{tt|*|Age 15 or higher}}
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Seniors{{tt|*|Age 11 to 14}}
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| Washington, D.C.
| [[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]] PogoKieng
| —
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| [[File: Germany Flag.png|20px]] DancingRob
| [[File:Switzerland Flag.png|20px|Switzerland]] MEweedle
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| [[File: United States Flag.png|20px]] ItsAXN
| —
|-
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
| Honolulu, Hawaii
| [[File: Hong Kong Flag.png|20px]] Yekai0904
| —
|}

==Pokémon UNITE==
*2022
*2023
*2024

===World Champions===
As of the 2024 season, 6 champions teams have been crowned.
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}" cellpadding="5px"
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Year
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | City
! style="background: #DAA520" | 1st
! style="background: #C0C0C0" | 2nd
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| London, UK
| BLVKHVND
| Nouns Esports
|-
| [[2023 Pokémon World Championships|2023]]
| Yokohama, Japan
| Luminosity Gaming
| OMO Abyssinian
|-
| [[2024 Pokémon World Championships|2024]]
| Honolulu, Hawaii
| FENNEL
| XoraTigersGaming
|}

==Scheduling and matchups==
{{Outdated|section}}
The Championships are set over three days (four starting with the 2022 event) with a last chance qualifier (known to players as "The Grinder") on the Friday to fill seats left vacant for various reasons (no travel, local qualifiers) until all seats are filled. The second day is limited to Swiss Pairings over a set number of rounds, and the top players (16 each in the Junior and Senior Divisions, as well as the top 32 in the Masters division) move onto the Sunday rounds. The format for this final is single elimination, until the finals, which are a best two matches out of three to decide the World Champion. There are three divisions: Junior (known as the 10 Years Old and Under Division until 2006), Senior (known as the 11 to 14 Year Old Division until 2006) and Masters (called the 15 Years and Older Division until 2006). In 2010, a Last Chance Qualifier was held on Friday to fill all vacant spots. In 2011, a Masters age Division was added to the VGC scene to parallel the TCG. The event format consists of Swiss rounds, followed by a single elimination tournament. In 2009, the top two advanced to play the finals on Sunday, whereas since 2010, the top eight advance to play in a head-to-head single elimination event to decide the World Champions.

==In animation==
===''Pokémon the Series''===
===={{aniseries|JN}}====
{{main|World Coronation Series}}
In {{aniseries|JN}}, {{Ash}} participated in the Pokémon World Coronation Series (Japanese: '''ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス''' ''Pokémon World Championships''). In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', he became the current World Champion by defeating {{an|Leon}} and becoming the latest Monarch.

===Pokémon: Path to the Peak===
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The real World Championships was first mentioned in ''[[PTP01|The Club]]''.

In ''[[PTP02|Regionals]]'', [[Ava]], [[Ava's father|her father]], and [[Celestine]] participated in the [[Play! Pokémon#Regional Championships|regional]] [[Pokémon TCG]] championship. In the first round of competition, players initially face their opponents based on predetermined matches and the tournament follows with the other participants in the elimination round scheme. The final is held with a best of three between the two finalists.

====Notable competitors (Regional)====
[[File:PTP02.png|250px|thumb|Ava and Celestine after the regional championships finals]]
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{normal color}}; border: 3px solid #{{normal color dark}};"
|-
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Participant
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Place
|-
| [[Ava]]
| Champion
|-
| [[Celestine]]
| Runner-up
|-
| [[Ava's father]]
| N/A
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" |[[Tonio (Path to the Peak)|Tonio]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | N/A
|}

====Notable competitors (Worlds)====
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{normal color}}; border: 3px solid #{{normal color dark}};"
|-
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Participant
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Place
|-
| [[Ava]]
| Champion
|-
| [[Edgar Troy]]
| Runner-up
|-
|}
====Gallery====
<gallery>
Ava regional champion.png|Ava winning the regional championship
Ava World Champion.png|Ava as a World [[Champion]]
</gallery>

===Challenge the World!===
[[Challenge the World!]], a trailer for the [[2023 Pokémon World Championships]], shows a fictional version of that event. Each of the events, GO, UNITE, TCG, and VGC, has a sequence in which the battles are presented in animated form. The framing device for this is that each member of a friend group is partaking in one of the events. The main character wins a match as part of the VGC event.

==In other languages==
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|zh_yue=寶可夢世界錦標賽 ''{{tt|Pokémon Saigaai Gámbīuchoi|Pokémon World Championships}}''
|zh_cmn=寶可夢世界錦標賽 / 宝可梦世界锦标赛 ''{{tt|Pokémon Shìjiè Jǐnbiāosài|Pokémon World Championships}}''
|nl=Pokémon Wereldkampioenschap
|fr=Championnats du Monde Pokémon
|de=Pokémon-Weltmeisterschaften
|it=Campionati Mondiali Pokémon
|ko=포켓몬 월드챔피언십 ''Pokémon World Championships''
|pl=Mistrzostwo Świata Pokémon
|pt_br=Campeonato Mundial Pokémon Campeonato Mundial de Pokémon
|pt_eu=Campeonato Mundial de Pokémon
|ru=Чемпионат Мира по игре в Покемон ''Chempionat Mira po igre v Pokémon''
|es=Campeonato Mundial Pokémon
}}

==See also==
* [[Play! Pokémon]]
* [[Pokémon League (TCG)]]
* [[Championship Point]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/pokemon-world-championships/ Official website]

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