Version mascot

A version mascot is a Pokémon that appears on the boxart of a Pokémon video game. In games after Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, version mascots usually play a featured role in their respective game.
==List of version mascots==
===Main series===
====Generation I====
Red 	Blue 	Green 	Yellow
 	 	 	
Charizard	Blastoise	Venusaur	Pikachu
====Generation II====
Gold 	Silver	Crystal
 	 	
Ho-Oh	Lugia 	Suicune
====Generation III====
Ruby 	Sapphire	FireRed 	LeafGreen	Emerald
 	 	 	 	
Groudon	Kyogre 	Charizard	Venusaur 	Rayquaza
====Generation IV====
Diamond	Pearl 	Platinum 	HeartGold	SoulSilver
 	 	 	 	
Dialga 	Palkia	Origin Forme Giratina	Ho-Oh 	Lugia
====Generation V====
Black 	White 	Black 2 	White 2
 	 	 	
Reshiram	Zekrom	Black Kyurem	White Kyurem
====Generation VI====
X 	Y 	Omega Ruby 	Alpha Sapphire
 	 	 	
Xerneas	Yveltal	Primal Groudon	Primal Kyogre
====Generation VII====
Sun 	Moon 	Ultra Sun 	Ultra Moon 	Let's Go, Pikachu!	Let's Go, Eevee!
 	 	 	 	 	
Solgaleo	Lunala	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Partner Pikachu 	Partner Eevee
*If the boxes of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are placed side by side, a silhouette resembling Ultra Necrozma can be seen.
====Generation VIII====
Sword 	Shield 	The Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra	Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl
 	 	 	 	
Zacian	Zamazenta	Urshifu and Calyrex 	Dialga 	Palkia
====Generation IX====
Scarlet 	Violet
 	
Koraidon	Miraidon
===Side games===
Stadium 	Stadium 2 	Colosseum 	XD: Gale of Darkness
 	 	 	
Charizard and Blastoise (Venusaur and Pikachu also on cover in Japanese)	Ho-Oh and Lugia	Groudon, Kyogre, Entei, Suicune and Raikou	Shadow Lugia
==Trivia==
*Lugia holds the record for most boxart appearances (including its Shadow form).
*Starting with Dialga and Palkia from Diamond and Pearl and it’s remakes 3 Generations have had Box Legendary Mascots with the Dragon Type such as Reshiram and Zekrom from Black and White and Koraidon and Miraidon from Scarlet and Violet.
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