Prize money

Prize money (Japanese: Prize money) is the money that Trainers pay out at the end of a . This also includes the as well, who may have to pay out a small amount of prize money if they're defeated by an NPC Trainer.
==NPC Trainers==
Almost all Trainers battled during the main storyline will payout prize money upon being defeated. However, for most battles outside the main storyline, prize money is not paid out by either side. This includes:
* Link battles
* Battle facilities
* Trainer House
* Pokéstar Studios
* Mega Evolution battle against Korrina
* AZ
* Second battle against Lusamine
* Master Trainers
* 
===Base payout table===
In the games, a Trainer pays out money based on a formula:
Payout = Level \times Base
Where Base is the base payout of the Trainer class, and Level is the level of the last Pokémon in the Trainer's party. Note that the last Pokémon is not always the highest level Pokémon - for example, in Generation II, pays out 7700 even though there is a level 81 Pikachu in his party, because the last Pokémon he has is his level 77 Blastoise, and in Generation IV, he pays out 16,800, despite the level 88 Pikachu because, again, the last Pokémon in his party is his Level 84 Blastoise.
In Multi Battles, the total payout is simply the sum of the payouts of the two Trainers if they had separate parties. For example, in Generation IV, battling a Camper with a level 26 Spearow at the end of the party at the same time as a Champion with a level 78 Garchomp at the end of the party would earn the player 416 + 15,600 = 16,016. Taking on two Roughnecks with a Level 53 and Level 67 Koffing respectively would earn the player 1272 + 1608 = 2880. Starting in , nearly all Double Battle Trainer classes' payouts are calculated as if they were a Multi Battle, as during battle, each member of the Double Battle class is referred to as one of the two Trainer classes that make up that class.
====Core series games====
Below is a table of the base payouts of each Trainer class in the core series games, by generation. Trainer classes that did not appear in a given generation are denoted by —.
Trainer class 	Gen I 	Gen II 	Gen III 	Gen IV 	Gen V 	Gen VI 	Gen VII 	Gen VIII
 	70 	88 	80 	56 	56 	General : 80 streets: 20: 56 	: 32General : 60Cerulean Gym: 20 	96
 	20 	32 	20 	16 	32 	— 	— 	—
 	25 	24 	24 	32 	— 	40 	60 	—
 	25 	24 	24 	24 	32 	General : 48 streets: 20: 32 	: 32: 28 	64
Boss 	99 	— 	80 	180 	— 	200 	: 120: 160 	—
 	10 	16 	12 	16 	— 	16 	12 	—
 	90 	88 	88 	16 	— 	— 	80 	—
 	30 	— 	32 	— 	— 	— 	40 	—
 	35 	48 	48 	60 	60 	: 100: 60 	: 68: 100 	—
 	25 	— 	32 	24 	24 	— 	28 	—
 	50 	— 	48 	— 	— 	— 	60 	—
 	35 	40 	40 	32 	32 	: 56: 32 	: 32: 40 	64
 	70 	— 	72 	120 	— 	— 	120 	—
 	70 	72 	72S.S. Tidal: 200	200 	200 	200 	: 200: 120 	200
Grunt of any villainous team 	30 	40 	20 	40 	40 	40 	: 32: 28 	80
 	35 	32 	36 	32 	32 	: 56: 32 	: 32: 40 	100
 	20 	20 	20 	16 	— 	16 	20 	—
 	20 	20 	20 	16 	— 	16 	20 	—
 	35 	40 	40 	32 	— 	— 	40 	—
 	15 	24 	16 	16 	16 	: 24: 16 	: 16: 20 	84
 	50 	60 	48 	64 	— 	28 	48 	—
 	10 	32 	24 	32 	32 	: 56: 32 	48 	—
 	25 	— 	24 	— 	— 	— 	28 	—
 	25 	32 	24 	24 	— 	— 	40 	—
 	5 	Male: 8Female: 20	: 8: 4 	16 	16 	16 	24 	64
 	30 	40 	40 	32 	— 	40 	60 	—
 	50 	100 	48 	32 	48 	72 	48 	—
 	40 	— 	40 	— 	— 	— 	60 	—
 	15 	16 	16 	16 	16 	: 24: 16 	: 16: 20 	60
 	— 	72 	— 	32 	— 	— 	— 	—
/ 	— 	72 	— 	80 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	48 	— 	32 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	32 	32 	24 	32 	28 	— 	—
Kimono Girl 	— 	72 	— 	120 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	40 	— 	48 	— 	— 	— 	—
Mysticalman/Mystery Man 	— 	100 	— 	120 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	40 	— 	40 	40 	— 	40 	120
 	— 	80 	80 	64 	64 	: 80: 64 	— 	—
 	— 	32 	— 	48 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	32 	32 	20 	20 	20 	— 	—
 	— 	72 	— 	32 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	72 	— 	48 	— 	— 	48 	—
 	— 	20 	24 	32 	16 	: 32: 8 	 	—
Admin 	— 	— 	: 40: 32 	— 	— 	80 	: 120: 100 	—
 	— 	— 	40 	32 	— 	32 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	24 	16 	32 	: 48: 32 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	60 	— 	— 	28 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	60 	64 	— 	28 	32 	—
 	— 	— 	48 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	24 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	48 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	48 	32 	— 	60 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	80 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	24 	— 	— 	: 32: 28 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	96 	144 	— 	80 	— 	
 	— 	— 	32 	— 	— 	32 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	200 	160 	160 	120 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	12 	8 	— 	16 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	80 	— 	— 	160 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	16 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	40 	32 	32 	32 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	40 	48 	: 48: 32 	: 64: 40 	40 	General Galar: 96Wild Area (Battle 1): 200Wild Area (Battle 2 onwards): 300
 	— 	— 	: 48: 36 	60 	60 	: 80: 60 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	200 	160 	160 	120 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	: 60: 48 	48 	— 	28 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	: 24: 8 	— 	— 	20 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	32 	— 	— 	48 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	40 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	4 	4 	— 	4 	— 	—
Winstrate 	— 	— 	: 20: 40 	— 	— 	Victor/Victoria: 64Vivi: 16Vicky: 80	— 	—
 	— 	— 	64S.S. Tidal: 56 	128 	— 	64 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	48 	48 	56 	— 	64
 	— 	— 	— 	112 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	— 	— 	100
 	— 	— 	— 	24 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	16 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	32 	32 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	240 	— 	— 	— 	—
Elder 	— 	— 	— 	120 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	72 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	40 	40 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	8 	— 	— 	— 	48
 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	40 	100
 	— 	— 	— 	200 	200 	200 	200 	200
 	— 	— 	— 	80 	80 	140 	88 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	32 	40 	64 streets: 20 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	40 	40 	64 	40 	100
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	48 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	24 	: 40: 24 	24 	72
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	200 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40Boss clerk: 80 	— 	40 	Male: 80Female: 100
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	40 	64
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	120
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	60 	— 	— 	120
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	80 	— 	: 96 	200
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	64 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40Geoff: 200 	— 	40 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	— 	—
Motorcyclist 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	— 	64
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	60 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	4 	16 	12 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	180 Shadow Triad #1 at Frigate: 100 N battle 3-4: 100 N battle 5: 200	— 	280 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	200 	— 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	: 200: 60 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	112 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	: 104: 64 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	80 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	64 streets: 20 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	64 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	: 32: 16 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	72 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	64 streets: 20 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	64 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	144 	 	—
Lorekeeper 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	80 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	200 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	: 64: 44 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	160 streets: 20 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	160 	— 	—
Pokémon Professor 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	140 	240 	—
Proprietor 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	80 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	96 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	48 streets: 20 	32 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	48 streets: 20 	: 32: 28 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	160 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	60 	48 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	34 	— 	60
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	72
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	— 	—
Secret Base Expert 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	60 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	20 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	— 	—
Sootopolitan 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	120 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	—
Successor 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	160 	— 	—
Suspicious Child 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	— 	—
Suspicious Lady 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	16 	— 	—
Suspicious Woman 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	140 	— 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	140Lysandre: 200 	280 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Older: 80Younger: 72 	— 	—
Aether Branch Chief 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	120 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	240 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	48 	—
Aether President 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	240 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
Captain 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	120 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	120
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
Eevee User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	88 	—
Espeon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	—
Flareon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	40 	—
Glaceon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	200 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	60 	—
Island Kahuna 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	160 	—
Jolteon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	200 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	32 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
Leafeon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	24 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	96 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	60 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	24 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
Sylveon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	12 	—
Team Aqua 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	280 	—
Team Galactic 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	280 	—
Team Magma 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	280 	—
Team Rainbow Rocket 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	320 	—
Team Rocket 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	96 	—
Team Skull 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Battle 1: 40Battle 3: 80 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	48 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	48 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	12 	—
Umbreon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	200 	—
Vaporeon User 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	200 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	28 	—
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	120
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Motostoke: 80Hammerlocke: 120Wyndon: 160
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	140
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	96
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	100
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Employees: 100Oleana: 140Rose: 200
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	120
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	96
Dojo Master 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	First battle: 140Second battle: 200Third battle: 400
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	160
 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	80
Leader/Gym Leader 	99 	100 	100 	120: 160 	120 	: 160: 120 	160 (Rematch) 240: 280 (Rematch) 280 	160
Elite Four 	99 	100 	100 	120 	120 	: 200: 160 	200 	—
 	99 	100 	200 	200 	200 	: 240: 200 	240 	240
Pokémon TrainerPokémon Trainer is the Trainer class generally given to rivals introduced in Generation III and later.	— 	100 	60 	100Stat Trainers: 120: 200	100N, Cynthia: 200Memory Link: 120 	: 100: 40 	(Battles 1-2): 20 (Battle 3): 40 (Battle 4): 60 (Battle 5) :80Molayne/Archer: 100Guzma/Plumeria/Ryuki/Mina: 120Dexio/Sina: 140Gladion/Hau/ (Battle 6): 160Anabel: 220//: 280	Hop (Btl. 1-5): 80Hop (Btl. 6-9)/Bede/Marnie (Btl. 1-2):120Hop (Btl. 10)/Marnie (Btl. 3-4)/Opal/Piers/Peony:160Shielbert/Sordward:200Hop (Rematches)/Leon:240Klara/Avery:120
Rival/ 	Battles 1-3: 35	Battles 1-5: 60 	Battles 1-3: 16 	Battle 1: 100 	— 	— 	— 	—
Rival/ 	Battles 4-7: 65	Battles 1-5: 60 	Battles 4-7: 36 	Battles 2-7: 64 	— 	— 	— 	—
Rival/ 	As Champion: 99	Battles 6-7: 100 	As Champion: 100 	Battles 2-7: 64 	— 	— 	— 	—
====Pokémon Colosseum and XD====
For all Double Battles in and Pokémon XD, the payout formula has an extra multiplier of two. This is the case for almost all battles with a cash reward in Colosseum and XD, except for two battles at the Pokémon HQ Lab in XD.
Trainer class	Colo 	XD
 	8 	—
 	8 	—
 	—	10
 	12 	12
 	—	10
 	—	15
 	10 	10
Cipher 	50 	—
 	50 	50
Cipher Cmdr 	—	40
Cipher Head 	50 	—
 	20 	20
 	—	25
 	15 	15
Deep King 	16 	—
 	—	16
 	16 	16
Grand Master 	—	50
 	10 	—
 	8 	8
Kaminko Aide 	—	30
 	10 	—
 	10 	—
 	15 	15
 	—	50
 	—	10
Pregymleader 	30 	30
 	20 	—
 	10 	—
 	5 	5
Robo Groudon 	—	35
Rogue 	8 	15
 	3 	—
 	—	8
 	10 	—
Snagem Head 	50 	50
 	8 	—
 	—	50
 	20 	—
 	5 	10
Thug 	—	10
Wanderer 	—	10
 	10 	10
==Player character==
===Core series games===
In the Generation I games, Generation II games, and , the amount of money lost when the player blacks out—whether or not in a Trainer battle or a wild battle—is simply half of the money the player has. In , and all games from Generation IV onwards, the money lost is calculated using the same formula for the NPC Trainers. Unlike NPC Trainers, however, for the player, Level is the highest level of any Pokémon in their party instead of simply the level of the last one—this is probably to prevent players from simply inserting a low-level Pokémon at the end of the party to minimize money lost.
Base payout is looked up using the following tables. In Generation VII, essentially take the place of Badges, which means the payout depends on which trials the player has passed.
 	Base payout 	Base payout
 	FRLG & Gen IV	Gen V & VI
0	8 	8
1	16 	16
2	24 	24
3	36 	36
4	48 	48
5	60 	64
6	80 	80
7	100 	100
8	120 	120
 	Base payout
None of the below	8
Melemele Trial 	16
Akala Trial 	32
Ula'ula Trial 	56
Poni Trial 	88
Island Challenge 	120
For example, if the player has two Badges and loses a battle with a Level 12 , a Level 14 , and a Level 18 in their party, 432 will be lost, or if the player has four Badges and loses a battle with 6 Level 33 in their party, 1584 will be lost. The minimum amount of money that the player can lose is 8 (if the Pokémon with the highest level in the player's party is level 1 and the player has 0 Badges; 1×8=8), while the maximum is 12000 (if the Pokémon with the highest level in the player's party is level 100 and the player has 8 Badges; 100×120=12000).
If the player is currently holding less money than the amount calculated, they will simply lose all their money when they black out.
===Pokémon Colosseum and XD===
In Pokémon Colosseum, the amount of money lost when the player whites out is half of the money the player has.
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the amount of money lost when the player whites out is 16 × the level of the player's highest-level Pokémon.
==In animation==
===Pokémon Origins===
Prize money was mentioned in the Pokémon Origins episode File 2: Cubone, where was seen buying a from the Magikarp salesman on with the prize money he had earned.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, decided to have take part in a Double Battle at the Seven Stars Restaurant after learning that winners get prize money, figuring it'd be nice to have some spare change.
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In PASV07, Katy gave both and Nemona some prize money for defeating her and told Scarlet, who had never had a Trainer battle before facing her, that Trainers give out prize money upon being defeated.
==Trivia==
* The highest amount of prize money that can be received in a single battle is 345,600. This is possible by defeating Diantha at the Battle Chateau while the Black Writ of Challenge, the Gold Writ of Invitation, and a Level 3, S, or MAX Prize Money O-Power is in effect, has been used, and a Pokémon holding an Amulet Coin or Luck Incense has participated in the battle.
==References==
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