Prize money

In the games, a Trainer pays out money based on a formula:

$${\displaystyle \mathrm {Payout} =\mathrm {Level} \times \mathrm {Base} }$$

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, Red 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 Pokémon Sun and Moon, nearly all Double Battle Trainer classes' payouts are calculated as if they were a Multi Battle, as during battle both members of the Double Battle class are referred to one of the two Trainer classes that make up that class.

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
Beauty	70	88	80	56	56	General XY: 80 Lumiose streets: 20 ORAS: 56	USUM: 32 General PE: 60 Cerulean Gym: 20	96
Biker	20	32	20	16	32	—	—	—
Bird Keeper	25	24	24	32	—	40	60	—
Blackbelt/Black Belt	25	24	24	24	32	General XY: 48 Lumiose streets: 20 ORAS: 32	USUM: 32 PE: 28	64
Boss	99	—	80	180	—	200	USUM: 120 PE: 160	—
Bug Catcher	10	16	12	16	—	16	12	—
Burglar	90	88	88	16	—	—	80	—
Channeler	30	—	32	—	—	—	40	—
Cooltrainer/Ace Trainer	35	48	48	60	60	XY: 100 ORAS: 60	USUM: 68 PE: 100	—
Cue Ball/Roughneck	25	—	32	24	24	—	28	—
Engineer	50	—	48	—	—	—	60	—
Fisherman/Fisher	35	40	40	32	32	XY: 56 ORAS: 32	USUM: 32 PE: 40	64
Gambler/Gamer/PI	70	—	72	120	—	—	120	—
Gentleman	70	72	72 S.S. Tidal: 200	200	200	200	USUM: 200 PE: 120	200
Grunt	30	40	20	40	40	40	USUM: 32 PE: 28	80
Hiker	35	32	36	32	32	XY: 56 ORAS: 32	USUM: 32 PE: 40	100
Jr. Trainer♂/Camper	20	20	20	16	—	16	20	—
Jr. Trainer♀/Picnicker	20	20	20	16	—	16	20	—
Juggler	35	40	40	32	—	—	40	—
Lass	15	24	16	16	16	XY: 24 ORAS: 16	USUM: 16 PE: 20	84
PokéManiac/Poké Maniac	50	60	48	64	—	28	48	—
Psychic	10	32	24	32	32	XY: 56 ORAS: 32	48	—
Rocker	25	—	24	—	—	—	28	—
Super Nerd	25	32	24	24	—	—	40	—
Swimmer	5	Male: 8 Female: 20	RSE: 8 FRLG: 4	16	16	16	24	64
Sailor	30	40	40	32	—	40	60	—
Scientist	50	100	48	32	48	72	48	—
Tamer	40	—	40	—	—	—	60	—
Youngster	15	16	16	16	16	XY: 24 ORAS: 16	USUM: 16 PE: 20	60
Boarder	—	72	—	32	—	—	—	—
Executive/Commander	—	72	—	80	—	—	—	—
Firebreather	—	48	—	32	—	—	—	—
Guitarist	—	32	32	24	32	28	—	—
Kimono Girl	—	72	—	120	—	—	—	—
Medium	—	40	—	48	—	—	—	—
Mysticalman/Mystery Man	—	100	—	120	—	—	—	—
Officer/Policeman/Police Officer	—	40	—	40	40	—	40	120
Pokéfan/Poké Fan	—	80	80	64	64	XY: 80 ORAS: 64	—	—
Sage	—	32	—	48	—	—	—	—
Schoolboy/School Kid/Schoolkid	—	32	32	20	20	20	—	—
Skier	—	72	—	32	—	—	—	—
Teacher	—	72	—	48	—	—	48	—
Twins	—	20	24	32	16	XY: 32 ORAS: 8	12 + 12	—
Admin	—	—	RSE: 40 FRLG: 32	—	—	80	USUM: 120 PE: 100	—
Aroma Lady	—	—	40	32	—	32	—	—
Battle Girl	—	—	24	16	32	XY: 48 ORAS: 32	—	—
Bug Maniac	—	—	60	—	—	28	—	—
Collector	—	—	60	64	—	28	32	—
Cool Couple	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	—
Crush Girl	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—
Crush Kin	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	—
Dragon Tamer	—	—	48	32	—	60	—	—
Expert	—	—	40	—	—	80	—	—
Hex Maniac	—	—	24	—	—	XY: 32 ORAS: 28	—	—
Interviewer/Interviewers	—	—	96	144	—	80	—	100 + 100
Kindler	—	—	32	—	—	32	—	—
Lady	—	—	200	160	160	120	—	—
Ninja Boy	—	—	12	8	—	16	—	—
Old Couple	—	—	80	—	—	160	—	—
Painter	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—
Parasol Lady	—	—	40	32	32	32	—	—
Pokémon Breeder	—	—	40	48	BW: 48 B2W2: 32	XY: 64 ORAS: 40	40	General Galar: 96 Wild Area (Battle 1): 200 Wild Area (Battle 2 onwards): 300
Pokémon Ranger	—	—	RSE: 48 FRLG: 36	60	60	XY: 80 ORAS: 60	—	—
Rich Boy	—	—	200	160	160	120	—	—
Ruin Maniac	—	—	RSE: 60 FRLG: 48	48	—	28	—	—
Sis and Bro/Sis & Bro	—	—	RSE: 24 FRLG: 8	—	—	20	—	—
Sr. and Jr./Teammates	—	—	32	—	—	48	—	—
Triathlete	—	—	40	—	—	40	—	—
Tuber	—	—	4	4	—	4	—	—
Winstrate	—	—	RS: 20 E: 40	—	—	Victor/Victoria: 64 Vivi: 16 Vicky: 80	—	—
Young Couple	—	—	64 S.S. Tidal: 56	128	—	64	—	—
Artist	—	—	—	48	48	56	—	64
Belle & Pa/Ranchers	—	—	—	112	—	—	—	—
Cameraman	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	100*
Clown	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—
Cowgirl	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—
Cyclist	—	—	—	32	32	—	—	—
Double Team	—	—	—	240	—	—	—	—
Elder	—	—	—	120	—	—	—	—
Idol	—	—	—	72	—	—	—	—
Jogger	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—
Maid	—	—	—	40	40	—	—	—
Poké Kid	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	48
Rancher	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	—
Reporter	—	—	—	40	—	—	40	100*
Socialite/Madame	—	—	—	200	200	200*	200	200
Veteran	—	—	—	80	80	140	88	—
Waiter	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—
Waitress	—	—	—	32	40	64 Lumiose streets: 20	—	—
Worker	—	—	—	40	40	64	40	100
Actor	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—
Backers	—	—	—	—	48	—	—	—
Backpacker	—	—	—	—	24	XY: 40 ORAS: 24	24	72
Baker	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—
Boss Trainer	—	—	—	—	200	—	—	—
Clerk/Office Worker	—	—	—	—	40 Boss clerk: 80	—	40	Male: 80 Female: 100
Dancer	—	—	—	—	32	—	40	64
Depot Agent/Rail Staff	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	120
Doctor	—	—	—	—	60	—	—	120
GAME FREAK/GAME FREAK's	—	—	—	—	80	—	SM: 96	200
Harlequin	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—
Hooligans	—	—	—	—	64	—	—	—
Hoopster	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	—
Infielder	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	—
Janitor	—	—	—	—	40 Geoff: 200	—	40	—
Linebacker	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	—
Motorcyclist	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—
Musician	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	64
Nurse	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—
Nursery Aide	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—
Pilot	—	—	—	—	60	—	—	—
Preschooler	—	—	—	—	4	16	12	—
Smasher	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	—
Striker	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	—
Subway Boss	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	—
Team Plasma	—	—	—	—	180 Shadow Triad #1 at Frigate: 100 BW N battle 3-4: 100 BW N battle 5: 200	—	280	—
The Riches	—	—	—	—	200	—	—	—
Ace Duo	—	—	—	—	—	XY: 200 ORAS: 60	68 + 68	—
Artist Family	—	—	—	—	—	112	—	—
Brains & Brawn	—	—	—	—	—	XY: 104 ORAS: 64	—	—
Butler	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—
Chef	—	—	—	—	—	64 Lumiose streets: 20	—	—
Delinquent	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—
Driver	—	—	—	—	—	64	—	—
Fairy Tale Girl	—	—	—	—	—	XY: 32 ORAS: 16	—	—
Free Diver	—	—	—	—	—	40	—	—
Furisode Girl	—	—	—	—	—	72	—	—
Garçon	—	—	—	—	—	64 Lumiose streets: 20	—	—
Gardener	—	—	—	—	—	64	—	—
Honeymooners	—	—	—	—	—	144	60 + 60	—
Lorekeeper	—	—	—	—	—	100	—	—
Lumiose Gang Member	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—
Monsieur	—	—	—	—	—	200*	—	—
Mysterious Sisters	—	—	—	—	—	XY: 64 ORAS: 44	—	—
Owner	—	—	—	—	—	160 Lumiose streets: 20	—	—
Poké Fan Family	—	—	—	—	—	160	—	—
Pokémon Professor	—	—	—	—	—	140	240	—
Proprietor	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—
Punk Couple	—	—	—	—	—	96	—	—
Punk Girl	—	—	—	—	—	48 Lumiose streets: 20	32	—
Punk Guy	—	—	—	—	—	48 Lumiose streets: 20	USUM: 32 PE: 28	—
Rangers	—	—	—	—	—	160	—	—
Rising Star	—	—	—	—	—	60	48	—
Roller Skater	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—
Schoolboy	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	60
Schoolgirl	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	72
Scuba Diver	—	—	—	—	—	40	—	—
Secret Base Expert	—	—	—	—	—	60	—	—
Secret Base Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—
Sky Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	100	—	—
Sootopolitan	—	—	—	—	—	120	—	—
Street Thug	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—
Successor	—	—	—	—	—	160	—	—
Suspicious Child	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—
Suspicious Lady	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—
Suspicious Woman	—	—	—	—	—	140	—	—
Team Flare	—	—	—	—	—	140 Lysandre: 200	280	—
Tourist	—	—	—	—	—	Older: 80 Younger: 72	—	—
Aether Branch Chief	—	—	—	—	—	—	120	—
Aether Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	—	240	—
Aether Foundation Employee	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	—
Aether President	—	—	—	—	—	—	240	—
Athletic Siblings	—	—	—	—	—	—	28 + 28	—
Bellhop	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—
Capoeira Couple	—	—	—	—	—	—	88 + 88	—
Captain	—	—	—	—	—	—	120	—
Coach Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	—
Cook	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	120
Dancing Family	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 + 40	—
Eevee User	—	—	—	—	—	—	88	—
Espeon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—
Firefighter	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—
Flareon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—
Glaceon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	200	—
Golf Buddies	—	—	—	—	—	—	60 + 60	—
Golfer	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—
Island Kahuna	—	—	—	—	—	—	160	—
Jolteon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	200	—
Kantonian Gym	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—
Karate Family	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 + 32	—
Leafeon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—
Master & Apprentice	—	—	—	—	—	—	68 + 88	—
Principal	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	—
Punk Pair	—	—	—	—	—	—	32 + 32	—
Rising Star Duo	—	—	—	—	—	—	48 + 48	—
Sightseer	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—
Sparring Partners	—	—	—	—	—	—	32 + 32	—
Surfer	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—
Swimmer Girls	—	—	—	—	—	—	24 + 24	—
Swimmers	—	—	—	—	—	—	24 + 24	—
Sylveon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—
Team Aqua	—	—	—	—	—	—	280	—
Team Galactic	—	—	—	—	—	—	280	—
Team Magma	—	—	—	—	—	—	280	—
Team Rainbow Rocket	—	—	—	—	—	—	320	—
Team Rocket	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	—
Team Skull	—	—	—	—	—	—	Battle 1: 40 Battle 3: 80	—
Tourist Couple	—	—	—	—	—	—	40 + 60 32 + 60	—
Trial Guide	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	—
Ultra Forest Kartenvoy	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	—
Ultra Recon Squad	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—
Umbreon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	200	—
Vaporeon User	—	—	—	—	—	—	200	—
Veteran Duo	—	—	—	—	—	—	88 + 88	—
Youth Athlete	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—
Cabbie	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	120
Café Master	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Motostoke: 80 Hammerlocke: 120 Wyndon: 160
Colleagues	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80 + 100
Daring Couple	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	120 + 96
Gym Challenger	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	140
Gym Trainer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96
League Staff	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100
Macro Cosmos's	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Employees: 100 Oleana: 140 Rose: 200
Medical Team	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	120 + 120
Model	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	120
Music Crew	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	64 + 64
Postman	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96
Dojo Master	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	First battle: 140 Second battle: 200 Third battle: 400
Dojo Matron	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	160
Master Dojo Student	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80
Leader/Gym Leader	99	100	100	120 Blue: 160	120	XY: 160 ORAS: 120	160 (Rematch) 240 Blue: 280 (Rematch) 280	160
Elite Four	99	100	100	120	120	XY: 200 ORAS: 160	200	—
Champion	99	100	200	200	200	XY: 240 ORAS: 200	240	240
Pokémon Trainer[1]	—	100	60	100 Stat Trainers: 120 Red: 200	100 NB2W2, Cynthia: 200 Memory Link: 120	XY: 100 ORAS: 40	Trace (Battles 1-2): 20 Trace (Battle 3): 40 Trace (Battle 4): 60 Trace (Battle 5) :80 MolayneSM/Archer: 100 Guzma/Plumeria/Ryuki/Mina: 120 Dexio/SinaMUM: 140 Gladion/Hau/Trace (Battle 6): 160 AnabelSM: 220 RedSMUSUM/Blue/Green: 280	Hop (Btl. 1-5): 80 Hop (Btl. 6-9)/Bede/Marnie (Btl. 1-2):120 Hop (Btl. 10)/Marnie (Btl. 3-4)/Opal/Piers/Peony:160 Shielbert/Sordward:200 Hop (Rematches)/Leon:240 Klara/Avery:120
Rival/Passerby	Battles 1-3: 35	Battles 1-5: 60	Battles 1-3: 16	Battle 1: 100	—	—	—	—
	Battles 4-7: 65		Battles 4-7: 36	Battles 2-7: 64
	As Champion: 99	Battles 6-7: 100	As Champion: 100

For all Double Battles in Pokémon Colosseum 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
Athlete	8	—
Bandana Guy	8	—
Beauty	—	10
Bodybuilder	12	12
Casual Dude	—	10
Casual Guy	—	15
Chaser	10	10
Cipher	50	—
Cipher Admin	50	50
Cipher Cmdr	—	40
Cipher Head	50	—
Cipher Peon	20	20
Cipher R&D	—	25
Cooltrainer	15	15
Deep King	16	—
Fun Old Lady/Matron	—	16
Fun Old Man	16	16
Grand Master	—	50
Guy	10	—
Hunter	8	8
Kaminko Aide	—	30
Lady	10	—
Miror B.Peon	10	—
Mystery Troop/Spy	15	15
Myth Trainer	—	50
Navigator	—	10
Pregymleader	30	30
Researcher	20	—
Rich Boy	10	—
Rider	5	5
Robo Groudon	—	35
Rogue	8	15
Roller Boy	3	—
Sailor	—	8
Shady Guy	10	—
Snagem Head	50	50
St.Performer	8	—
Supertrainer	—	50
Teacher	20	—
Team Snagem	5	10
Thug	—	10
Wanderer	—	10
Worker	10	10

In the Generation I games, Generation II games, and Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, 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 Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, 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, stamps essentially take the place of Badges, which means the payout depends on which trials the player has passed.

Badges	Base payout
	FRLG & Gen IV	Gen V & VI
0	8
1	16
2	24
3	36
4	48
5	60	64
6	80
7	100
8	120

Stamp	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 seven Badges and loses a battle with only a Level 96 Venusaur in their party, 9600 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.

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.

Prize money was mentioned in the Pokémon Origins episode File 2: Cubone, where Red was seen buying a Magikarp from the Magikarp salesman on Route 4 with the prize money he had earned.