Trainer ID number

This Charmander's trainer's ID number is 57760.

A Pokémon trainer's ID number is a five-digit number that is assigned to a trainer when they begin their Pokémon journey. It is used, in conjunction with the trainer's name, to identify whether or not the Pokémon is an outsider Pokémon by the games.

Special ID numbers

Sometimes, there are special ID numbers assigned to Pokémon if they come from a non-standard Pokémon game or are received as a prize. Examples are below.

• 02000 - Used for Pokémon won through completion of the Gym Leader Castle in Pokémon Stadium, as well as several won in Pokémon Stadium 2.
• ????? - Used for Pokémon not yet hatched from their eggs. It will turn into the ID number of the trainer who hatches the Pokémon.
• 20043 - Used for Jirachi obtained from the Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc. The number refers to the year (2004) and the month (March, the 3rd Month) that Pokémon Colosseum was released in the United States. These Jirachi also have an Original Trainer named WISHMKR, referring to the title of the sixth movie.
• 00010 - Used for Pokémon obtained at the Journey Across America Event that celebrated the tenth anniversary of Pokémon. It is also used by the give-away Deoxys at the Houston Space Center on March 10 through 19 of 2006. These Deoxys also have an OT named Space C.
• 06930 - Used for Mew obtained at a Toys "R" Us event in September, 2006 throughout the United States. The number refers to the year (2006), the month (09), and the number of days in the month (30). These Mew also have an OT named MYSTRY, referring to the title of the eighth movie.
• 00273 - Used for Pokémon obtained at New York City's Pokémon Center (now Nintendo World). These Pokémon were obtainable through a special machine on the Center's second floor. Players could insert their FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald cartridges into one of four GBA slots on the machine and receive a random Pokémon. Since there were several slots, each OT may be different; one example of an OT for one of these Pokémon is PCNYd - "Pokémon Center New York" and perhaps "slot d"; however, this has yet to be proven. It is also possible that the trainer IDs, then, were also different for each slot and its Pokémon.

Hidden ID

In the games, there exists a hidden ID number different to the one that is visible. When a Gameshark code is used so that the shown ID is identical of that of a present Pokémon like that shown above, it does not have the corresponding item despite the matching ID.

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