A Version Mascot is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart of a Pokémon video game. In games after Pokémon Red and Blue, version mascots usually play a featured role in their respective game.
List of Version Mascots
Main series
Generation I
| Red | Blue | Green | Yellow |
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| Charizard | Blastoise | Venusaur | Pikachu |
Generation II
| Gold | Silver | Crystal |
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| Ho-oh | Lugia | Suicune |
Generation III
| Ruby | Sapphire | FireRed | LeafGreen | Emerald |
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File:Pokemon Emerald NA box.jpg |
| Groudon | Kyogre | Charizard | Venusaur | Rayquaza |
Generation IV
| Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver |
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| Dialga | Palkia | Giratina (origin form) | Ho-oh | Lugia |
Generation V
| Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 |
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| Reshiram | Zekrom | Kyurem (Black forme) | Kyurem (White forme) |
Side Games
| Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD: Gale of Darkness |
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| Charizard and Blastoise (Venusaur and Pikachu also on cover in Japanese) | Ho-oh and Lugia | Groudon, Kyogre, Entei, Suicune and Raikou | Shadow Lugia |
