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A '''version mascot''' is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart — and often label — of one of the [[Pokémon games]] in the main series. | A '''version mascot''' is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart—and often label—of one of the [[Pokémon games]] in the main series. | ||
Early on, the first two version mascots in a generation shared more of a relation with each other than with the third; however, in the Hoenn and Sinnoh trilogies, all three had a significant relationship between them. | Early on, the first two version mascots in a generation shared more of a relation with each other than with the third; however, in the Hoenn and Sinnoh trilogies, all three had a significant relationship between them. | ||
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==={{color2|{{red color}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}{{color2|{{blue color}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}{{color2|{{green color}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}{{color2|{{yellow color}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}=== | ==={{color2|{{red color}}|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}{{color2|{{blue color}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}{{color2|{{green color}}|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}{{color2|{{yellow color}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}=== | ||
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}" | {| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}" width=600px | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | | ! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | | ||
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|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF" | |- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| colspan="3" |Final form of a {{color2|000|starter Pokémon}} | | colspan="3" |Final form of a {{color2|000|starter Pokémon}} | ||
| | | Only starter Pokémon | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|US}} | ! rowspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|US}} | ||
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==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Pokémon}} {{color2|{{link color}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}=== | ==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Pokémon}} {{color2|{{link color}}|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}=== | ||
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}" | {| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}" width=470px | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese}}<br>[[Image:003.png]][[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]][[Image:025.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Venusaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{kanto color dark}}}} | | colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese}}<br>[[Image:003.png]][[Image:006.png]][[Image:009.png]][[Image:025.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Venusaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}}, {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}} {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Pikachu|{{kanto color dark}}}} | ||
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===[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|{{color|{{gold color}}|G}}{{color|{{silver color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{crystal color}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}=== | ===[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|{{color|{{gold color}}|G}}{{color|{{silver color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{crystal color}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}=== | ||
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}" | {| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}" width=450px | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|First and second game}} | ! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|First and second game}} | ||
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==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium 2}}=== | ==={{color2|1b45c1|Pokémon Stadium 2}}=== | ||
{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}" | {| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}" width=170px | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:250.png]][[Image:249.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{johto color dark}}}} {{color|{{johto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Lugia|{{johto color dark}}}} | | colspan="3" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[Image:250.png]][[Image:249.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Ho-Oh|{{johto color dark}}}} {{color|{{johto color dark}}|and}} {{pcolor|Lugia|{{johto color dark}}}} | ||
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===[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|{{color|{{ruby color}}|R}}{{color|{{sapphire color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{emerald color}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|{{color|{{firered color}}|FR}}{{color|{{leafgreen color}}|LG}}]]=== | ===[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|{{color|{{ruby color}}|R}}{{color|{{sapphire color}}|S}}]]{{color2|{{emerald color}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|{{color|{{firered color}}|FR}}{{color|{{leafgreen color}}|LG}}]]=== | ||
{| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}" | {| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}" width=750 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|First and second game}} | ! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|First and second game}} | ||
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{ | ! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}};" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Third game}} | ||
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Remakes}} | |||
|- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF" | |- align="center" style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| width=" | | width="20%" style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby}}<br>[[Image:Spr 3r 383.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Groudon|{{ruby color dark}}}} | ||
| width=" | | width="20%" style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}"| {{color2|{{sapphire color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Sapphire}}<br>[[Image:Spr 3r 382.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Kyogre|{{sapphire color dark}}}} | ||
| width=" | | width="20%" style="background:#{{emerald color light}}"| {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}<br>[[Image:Spr 3e 384.gif]]<br>{{pcolor|Rayquaza|{{emerald color dark}}}} | ||
| width="20%" style="background:#{{firered color light}}" | {{color2|{{firered color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}}<br>[[Image:Spr 3f 006.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Charizard|{{firered color dark}}}} | |||
| width="20%" style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | {{color2|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}}<br>[[Image:Spr 3f 003.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Venusaur|{{leafgreen color dark}}}} | |||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| colspan="3" style="background:#fff | | colspan="3" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Weather trio}} | ||
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Final form of a starter Pokémon | |||
| colspan="2" style="background:#fff | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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===[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|{{color|{{black color}}|B}}{{color|{{white color}}|W}}]]=== | ===[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|{{color|{{black color}}|B}}{{color|{{white color}}|W}}]]=== | ||
''To be announced'' | ''To be announced'' | ||
==Boxart images== | |||
Images of the various version mascots and their boxart can be found [[a:Category:Game covers|on the Bulbagarden Archives]]. | |||
[[Category:Fanon terminology]] | [[Category:Fanon terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Version mascots|*]] | [[Category:Version mascots|*]] | ||
Revision as of 07:51, 13 April 2010
A version mascot is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart—and often label—of one of the Pokémon games in the main series.
Early on, the first two version mascots in a generation shared more of a relation with each other than with the third; however, in the Hoenn and Sinnoh trilogies, all three had a significant relationship between them.
Generation I
RBGY
| First and second game | Third game | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Red Charizard |
Green Venusaur |
Blue Blastoise |
Yellow Pikachu |
| Final form of a starter Pokémon | Only starter Pokémon | |||
| US | Red Charizard |
Blue Blastoise |
Yellow Pikachu | |
| Final form of a starter Pokémon | Game's only starter Pokémon | |||
Pokémon Stadium
Japanese    Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Pikachu | ||
| Version mascots of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow | ||
| English Charizard and Blastoise | ||
| Version mascots of Red and Blue | ||
Generation II
GSC
| First and second game | Third game | |
|---|---|---|
Gold Ho-Oh |
Silver Lugia |
Crystal File:Spr 2c 245.gif Suicune |
| Masters of a legendary trio | Part of a legendary trio | |
Pokémon Stadium 2
  Ho-Oh and Lugia | ||
| Version mascots of Gold and Silver | ||
Generation III
RSEFRLG
| First and second game | Third game | Remakes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruby Groudon |
Sapphire Kyogre |
Emerald File:Spr 3e 384.gif Rayquaza |
FireRed Charizard |
LeafGreen Venusaur |
| Weather trio | Final form of a starter Pokémon | |||
Pokémon Colosseum
  Groudon and Kyogre | ||
| Version mascots of Ruby and Sapphire | ||
   Entei, Suicune and Raikou | ||
| Legendary beasts |
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
| File:Spr 4h 249-Shadow.png Shadow Lugia | ||
| Game's main Shadow Pokémon opponent |
Pokémon Ranger
   Kingdra, Charizard, Salamence, and Flygon | ||
| The Jungle Relic's Water, Fire, Destruction and Wind challenges |
Generation IV
DPPtHGSS
| First and second game | Third game | |
|---|---|---|
Diamond Dialga |
Pearl Palkia |
Platinum Giratina |
| Dragon trio | ||
| Remakes | ||
| HeartGold Ho-Oh |
SoulSilver Lugia |
|
| Masters of a legendary trio | ||
Pokémon Battle Revolution
  Dialga, Palkia and Pikachu | ||
| Version mascots of Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon's mascot | ||
   Torterra, Infernape and Empoleon | ||
| Final forms of a starter Pokémon |
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
 Darkrai | ||
| Team Dim Sun's goal | ||
   Lucario, Heatran and Cresselia | ||
| Gem Guardians of the Tears of Princes | ||
  Piplup, Pikachu and Munchlax | ||
| Three of the 17 Partner Pokémon and Pokémon's mascot |
Generation V
BW
To be announced
Boxart images
Images of the various version mascots and their boxart can be found on the Bulbagarden Archives.
