Mark

If you were looking for the male player character from Pokémon Trading Card Game and its sequel, see Mark (GB).

If you were looking for the selectable shape markings on a Pokémon's summary screen, see Marking.

If you were looking for the mark on a Pokémon's status screen that indicates which game it came from, see Origin mark.

A mark (Japanese: あかし mark) is a special marking that a Pokémon can have when caught that was introduced in Generation VIII. As with Ribbons, they are shown on a Pokémon's summary screen and grant a particular title to a Pokémon that is shown when it is sent out in battle. However, unlike Ribbons, a mark cannot be earned by any Pokémon—it is already set when a Pokémon is caught and a Pokémon can only have one mark.

Pokémon encountered in the wild can have any mark but the Curry Mark and the Destiny Mark. Any Pokémon obtained after cooking curry while camping will have the Curry Mark. Pokémon hatched from Eggs or caught in a Max Raid Battle will never have a mark. When the Mark Charm from The Isle of Armor is in the player's Bag, the rates are rolled three times, tripling the rate of finding a marked Pokémon.

Mechanics

Depending on conditions, anywhere from 5% to 10% of Pokémon encountered in the wild will have a mark. When the game chooses a mark for a Pokémon, it uses the following rates in the following order:

Mark	Chance	Chance with Mark Charm
Rare Mark	0.1%	0.2997001%
Rowdy Mark - Slump Mark (28)	1%	2.9701%
Uncommon Mark	2%	5.8808%
A weather-based mark (8)	2%	5.8808%
A time-based mark (4)	2%	5.8808%
Fishing Mark	4%	11.5264%

That is, first, the game determines if the Pokémon will have a Rare Mark. If that test fails, it checks the Rowdy - Slump Mark group. If that fails, it checks Uncommon Mark, and so on.

If the Rowdy - Slump Mark group is chosen, the marks have an even chance of being selected (~3.6% each, relative to each other). If a weather-based mark is chosen and the weather is not clear, the mark corresponding to the weather will be given; if the weather is clear, the game will continue checking the following types of marks. If a time-based mark is chosen, the mark corresponding to the current time will be chosen.

The weather-based marks and the Fishing Mark are the only random marks that are not part of a group that is always possible (specifically, when the weather is clear or when encountering a Pokémon other than by fishing). This affects the overall chance of encountering a wild Pokémon with a mark, since each chance is separate (as opposed to choosing whether any mark will be received, and then choosing the mark). In clear weather and if not fishing, the overall probability of having any mark (i.e., the opposite of not having a mark) is 1 - 999/1000 * 99/100 * 49/50 * 49/50 = 0.0502; if fishing during non-clear weather, the overall probability is 1 - 999/1000 * 99/100 * 49/50 * 49/50 * 49/50 * 24/25 = 0.1064.

List of marks

#	Image	Name		Title		Description	Conditions
		English	Japanese	English	Japanese
53		Lunchtime Mark	しょうごのあかし	the Peckish	はらペコの	A mark for a peckish Pokémon.	1/50 chance in the afternoon (12:00 p.m to 6:59 p.m.)
54		Sleepy-Time Mark	しょうしのあかし	the Sleepy	おねむな	A mark for a sleepy Pokémon.	1/50 chance at night (8:00 p.m to 5:59 a.m.)
55		Dusk Mark	たそがれのあかし	the Dozy	そろそろねむい	A mark for a dozy Pokémon.	1/50 chance in the evening (7:00 p.m to 7:59 p.m.)
56		Dawn Mark	あかつきのあかし	the Early Riser	はやくにめざめた	A mark for an early-riser Pokémon.	1/50 chance in the morning (6:00 a.m to 11:59 a.m.)
57		Cloudy Mark	どんてんのあかし	the Cloud Watcher	くもをみつめる	A mark for a cloud-watching Pokémon.	1/50 chance when cloudy
58		Rainy Mark	あめふりのあかし	the Sodden	あめにむせぶ	A mark for a sodden Pokémon.	1/50 chance during rain
59		Stormy Mark	いかづちのあかし	the Thunderstruck	かみなりにさわぐ	A mark for a thunderstruck Pokémon.	1/50 chance during a thunderstorm
60		Snowy Mark	こうせつのあかし	the Snow Frolicker	ゆきにころがる	A mark for a snow-frolicking Pokémon.	1/50 chance during snow
61		Blizzard Mark	ごうせつのあかし	the Shivering	こごえふるえる	A mark for a shivering Pokémon.	1/50 chance during a blizzard
62		Dry Mark	かんそうのあかし	the Parched	のどカラカラの	A mark for a parched Pokémon.	1/50 chance during harsh sunlight
63		Sandstorm Mark	さじんのあかし	the Sandswept	すなにまみれる	A mark for a sandswept Pokémon.	1/50 chance during a sandstorm
64		Misty Mark	のうむのあかし	the Mist Drifter	きりにとまどう	A mark for a mist-drifter Pokémon.	1/50 chance during fog
65		Destiny Mark	うんめいのあかし	the Chosen One	うんめいかんじる	A mark of a chosen Pokémon.	Unknown
66		Fishing Mark	つりあげられたあかし	the Catch of the Day	つりたてピチピチの	A mark for a catch-of-the-day Pokémon.	1/25 chance while fishing
67		Curry Mark	カレーのあかし	the Curry Connoisseur	カレーずきな	A mark for a curry-connoisseur Pokémon.	All Pokémon that come to camp after cooking curry
68		Uncommon Mark	ときどきみるあかし	the Sociable	ひとになれてる	A mark for a sociable Pokémon.	1/50 chance
69		Rare Mark	みたことのないあかし	the Recluse	ひとをしらない	A mark for a reclusive Pokémon.	1/1000 chance
70		Rowdy Mark	わんぱくなあかし	the Rowdy	あばれんぼうの	A mark for a rowdy Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
71		Absent-Minded Mark	のうてんきなあかし	the Spacey	なにもかんがえてない	A mark for a spacey Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
72		Jittery Mark	きんちょうのあかし	the Anxious	ドキドキしてる	A mark for an anxious Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
73		Excited Mark	きたいのあかし	the Giddy	ワクワクしてる	A mark for a giddy Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
74		Charismatic Mark	カリスマのあかし	the Radiant	オーラをかんじる	A mark for a radiant Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
75		Calmness Mark	れいせいのあかし	the Serene	クールな	A mark for a serene Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
76		Intense Mark	じょうねつのあかし	the Feisty	アグレッシブな	A mark for a feisty Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
77		Zoned-Out Mark	ゆだんのあかし	the Daydreamer	ボーっとしてる	A mark for a daydreaming Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
78		Joyful Mark	たこうのあかし	the Joyful	しあわせそうな	A mark for a joyful Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
79		Angry Mark	ふんぬのあかし	the Furious	プンプンおこる	A mark for a furious Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
80		Smiley Mark	びしょうのあかし	the Beaming	ニコニコわらう	A mark for a beaming Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
81		Teary Mark	ひそうのあかし	the Teary-Eyed	メソメソなく	A mark for a teary-eyed Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
82		Upbeat Mark	かいちょうのあかし	the Chipper	ごきげんな	A mark for a chipper Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
83		Peeved Mark	げきはつのあかし	the Grumpy	ふきげんな	A mark for a grumpy Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
84		Intellectual Mark	りせいのあかし	the Scholar	ちてきな	A mark for a scholarly Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
85		Ferocious Mark	ほんのうのあかし	the Rampaging	あれくるう	A mark for a rampaging Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
86		Crafty Mark	こうかつのあかし	the Opportunist	スキをねらう	A mark for an opportunistic Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
87		Scowling Mark	こわもてのあかし	the Stern	いかつい	A mark for a stern Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
88		Kindly Mark	やさがたのあかし	the Kindhearted	やさしげな	A mark for a kindhearted Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
89		Flustered Mark	どうようのあかし	the Easily Flustered	あわてんぼうの	A mark for an easily flustered Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
90		Pumped-Up Mark	こうようのあかし	the Driven	やるきまんまんの	A mark for a driven Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
91		Zero Energy Mark	けんたいのあかし	the Apathetic	やるきゼロの	A mark for an apathetic Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
92		Prideful Mark	じしんのあかし	the Arrogant	ふんぞりかえった	A mark for an arrogant Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
93		Unsure Mark	ふしんのあかし	the Reluctant	じしんのない	A mark for an unsure Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
94		Humble Mark	ぼくとつのあかし	the Humble	そぼくな	A mark for a humble Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
95		Thorny Mark	ふじゅんのあかし	the Pompous	きどっている	A mark for a pompous Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
96		Vigor Mark	げんきのあかし	the Lively	げんきいっぱいの	A mark for a lively Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance
97		Slump Mark	ふちょうのあかし	the Worn-Out	どこかくたびれた	A mark for a worn-out Pokémon.	(1/28)/100 chance

Trivia

• Since Pokémon hatched from Eggs or caught in a Max Raid Battle will never have a mark, it is currently impossible to have a Pokémon with both a Hidden Ability and a mark.

In other languages

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References

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