Mark

If you were looking for the male player character from Pokémon Trading Card Game and its sequel, see Mark (TCG GB).

If you were looking for the selectable shape markings on a Pokémon's summary screen, see Marking.

If you were looking for the mark on a Pokémon's status screen that indicates which game it came from, see Origin mark.

A mark (Japanese: あかし mark) is a special marking that a Pokémon can have when caught in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Marks are shown on the Pokémon's summary screen and grant a particular title to the Pokémon that is shown when it is sent out in battle, like Ribbons.

A Pokémon can only have one mark. The Pokémon's mark (or lack of mark) is determined when it is encountered—a Pokémon cannot gain or change its mark after being caught.

Availability

Wild Pokémon may have marks when encountered in a random encounter (including fishing) or symbol encounter. Additionally, Pokémon that join while cooking curry at Pokémon Camp always have the Curry Mark.

Pokémon encountered in other ways can never have marks. Pokémon encountered in the following encounter types can never have marks:

• Pokémon caught in static encounters, such as Zacian and Zamazenta, or other scripted encounters like the Glimwood Tangle Impidimp
• Pokémon caught during Max Raid Battles and Dynamax Adventures
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs
• In-game trade Pokémon
• Gift Pokémon

Mechanics

Depending on conditions, anywhere from 5% to 10% of Pokémon encountered in the wild will have a mark.

When a Pokémon is encountered in the wild, the game checks whether to apply a mark to it, using the following rates in the following order:^[1]

That is, first, the game determines if the Pokémon will have a Rare Mark. If that test fails, it checks the Rowdy - Slump Mark group. If that fails, it checks Uncommon Mark, and so on.

If the Rowdy - Slump Mark group is chosen, the marks within that group all have an even chance of being selected (~3.6% each, relative to each other). If a weather-based mark is chosen and the weather is not clear, the mark corresponding to the weather will be given; if the weather is clear, the game will continue checking the following types of marks. If a time-based mark is chosen, the mark corresponding to the current time will be chosen.

If the player has the Mark Charm in their Bag, wild Pokémon are more likely to have a mark. If a wild Pokémon would not have a mark while the player has the Mark Charm, the game runs through these checks a second and third time. This approximately triples the chance of a wild Pokémon to have a mark.^[2]

The weather-based marks and the Fishing Mark are the only random marks that are not part of a group that is always possible (specifically, when the weather is clear or when encountering a Pokémon other than by fishing). This affects the overall chance of encountering a wild Pokémon with a mark, since each chance is separate (as opposed to choosing whether any mark will be received, and then choosing the mark). In clear weather and if not fishing, the overall probability of having any mark (i.e., the complement of not having a mark) is ${\textstyle 1-{999 \over 1000}\cdot {99 \over 100}\cdot {49 \over 50}\cdot {49 \over 50}\approx 5.02\%}$; if fishing during non-clear weather, the overall probability is ${\textstyle 1-{999 \over 1000}\cdot {99 \over 100}\cdot {49 \over 50}\cdot {49 \over 50}\cdot {49 \over 50}\cdot {24 \over 25}\approx 10.64\%}$.^[3]

List of marks

#	Image	Name		Title		Description	Conditions	Probability
		English	Japanese	English	Japanese
53		Lunchtime Mark	しょうごのあかし	the Peckish	はらペコの	A mark for a peckish Pokémon.	During the afternoon (12:00 p.m to 6:59 p.m.)	1/50
54		Sleepy-Time Mark	しょうしのあかし	the Sleepy	おねむな	A mark for a sleepy Pokémon.	At night (8:00 p.m to 5:59 a.m.)	1/50
55		Dusk Mark	たそがれのあかし	the Dozy	そろそろねむい	A mark for a dozy Pokémon.	During the evening (7:00 p.m to 7:59 p.m.)	1/50
56		Dawn Mark	あかつきのあかし	the Early Riser	はやくにめざめた	A mark for an early-riser Pokémon.	During the morning (6:00 a.m to 11:59 a.m.)	1/50
57		Cloudy Mark	どんてんのあかし	the Cloud Watcher	くもをみつめる	A mark for a cloud-watching Pokémon.	Weather is cloudy	1/50
58		Rainy Mark	あめふりのあかし	the Sodden	あめにむせぶ	A mark for a sodden Pokémon.	Weather is rain	1/50
59		Stormy Mark	いかづちのあかし	the Thunderstruck	かみなりにさわぐ	A mark for a thunderstruck Pokémon.	Weather is thunderstorm	1/50
60		Snowy Mark	こうせつのあかし	the Snow Frolicker	ゆきにころがる	A mark for a snow-frolicking Pokémon.	Weather is snow	1/50
61		Blizzard Mark	ごうせつのあかし	the Shivering	こごえふるえる	A mark for a shivering Pokémon.	Weather is blizzard	1/50
62		Dry Mark	かんそうのあかし	the Parched	のどカラカラの	A mark for a parched Pokémon.	Weather is harsh sunlight	1/50
63		Sandstorm Mark	さじんのあかし	the Sandswept	すなにまみれる	A mark for a sandswept Pokémon.	Weather is sandstorm	1/50
64		Misty Mark	のうむのあかし	the Mist Drifter	きりにとまどう	A mark for a mist-drifter Pokémon.	Weather is fog	1/50
65		Destiny Mark	うんめいのあかし	the Chosen One	うんめいかんじる	A mark of a chosen Pokémon.	Unobtainable	0
66		Fishing Mark	つりあげられたあかし	the Catch of the Day	つりたてピチピチの	A mark for a catch-of-the-day Pokémon.	While fishing	1/25
67		Curry Mark	カレーのあかし	the Curry Connoisseur	カレーずきな	A mark for a curry-connoisseur Pokémon.	All Pokémon that come to camp after cooking curry	1
68		Uncommon Mark	ときどきみるあかし	the Sociable	ひとになれてる	A mark for a sociable Pokémon.	none	1/50
69		Rare Mark	みたことのないあかし	the Recluse	ひとをしらない	A mark for a reclusive Pokémon.	none	1/1000
70		Rowdy Mark	わんぱくなあかし	the Rowdy	あばれんぼうの	A mark for a rowdy Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
71		Absent-Minded Mark	のうてんきなあかし	the Spacey	なにもかんがえてない	A mark for a spacey Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
72		Jittery Mark	きんちょうのあかし	the Anxious	ドキドキしてる	A mark for an anxious Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
73		Excited Mark	きたいのあかし	the Giddy	ワクワクしてる	A mark for a giddy Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
74		Charismatic Mark	カリスマのあかし	the Radiant	オーラをかんじる	A mark for a radiant Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
75		Calmness Mark	れいせいのあかし	the Serene	クールな	A mark for a serene Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
76		Intense Mark	じょうねつのあかし	the Feisty	アグレッシブな	A mark for a feisty Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
77		Zoned-Out Mark	ゆだんのあかし	the Daydreamer	ボーっとしてる	A mark for a daydreaming Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
78		Joyful Mark	たこうのあかし	the Joyful	しあわせそうな	A mark for a joyful Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
79		Angry Mark	ふんぬのあかし	the Furious	プンプンおこる	A mark for a furious Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
80		Smiley Mark	びしょうのあかし	the Beaming	ニコニコわらう	A mark for a beaming Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
81		Teary Mark	ひそうのあかし	the Teary-Eyed	メソメソなく	A mark for a teary-eyed Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
82		Upbeat Mark	かいちょうのあかし	the Chipper	ごきげんな	A mark for a chipper Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
83		Peeved Mark	げきはつのあかし	the Grumpy	ふきげんな	A mark for a grumpy Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
84		Intellectual Mark	りせいのあかし	the Scholar	ちてきな	A mark for a scholarly Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
85		Ferocious Mark	ほんのうのあかし	the Rampaging	あれくるう	A mark for a rampaging Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
86		Crafty Mark	こうかつのあかし	the Opportunist	スキをねらう	A mark for an opportunistic Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
87		Scowling Mark	こわもてのあかし	the Stern	いかつい	A mark for a stern Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
88		Kindly Mark	やさがたのあかし	the Kindhearted	やさしげな	A mark for a kindhearted Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
89		Flustered Mark	どうようのあかし	the Easily Flustered	あわてんぼうの	A mark for an easily flustered Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
90		Pumped-Up Mark	こうようのあかし	the Driven	やるきまんまんの	A mark for a driven Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
91		Zero Energy Mark	けんたいのあかし	the Apathetic	やるきゼロの	A mark for an apathetic Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
92		Prideful Mark	じしんのあかし	the Arrogant	ふんぞりかえった	A mark for an arrogant Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
93		Unsure Mark	ふしんのあかし	the Reluctant	じしんのない	A mark for an unsure Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
94		Humble Mark	ぼくとつのあかし	the Humble	そぼくな	A mark for a humble Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
95		Thorny Mark	ふじゅんのあかし	the Pompous	きどっている	A mark for a pompous Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
96		Vigor Mark	げんきのあかし	the Lively	げんきいっぱいの	A mark for a lively Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100
97		Slump Mark	ふちょうのあかし	the Worn-Out	どこかくたびれた	A mark for a worn-out Pokémon.	none	(1/28)/100

Trivia

• Since Pokémon hatched from Eggs or caught in a Max Raid Battle cannot have a mark, the only way for a Pokémon to have both a Hidden Ability and a mark is to use an Ability Patch.
• It is possible to obtain weather-based marks on Pokémon that can never appear in a zone with that weather. By standing on the very edge of a zone with the desired weather, and allowing a Symbol encounter Pokémon to spawn in the adjacent zone, the game can assign a weather mark based on the weather at the player's location, rather than the Pokémon's.^[4]

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References

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