Boss Pokémon (more commonly known as bosses) are rare types of Pokémon, usually tougher and larger than normal Pokémon. They are also tinted in one of four different colors: green, blue, red, and yellow. This alternate coloration is not to be confused with Shiny Pokémon. The text that shows above them lacks a level and is also colored. This text can be seen from farther away than that of normal Pokémon. They cannot be captured.
Bosses scale to 5/10/20/40 levels above the highest level Pokémon in a player's party, depending on colour (green/blue/red/yellow). For example, a boss Pokémon fought with level 80 Pokémon will be level 90, while the same boss Pokémon fought with level 85 Pokémon will be level 95. The rarity of boss Pokémon scales according to their difficulty, with harder boss Pokémon being rarer.
The moveset of a wild boss Pokémon may change with each battle; however, growth, nature, and IVs will not.
Boss Pokémon can be spawned with the command /pokespawn <Pokémon> boss<#> (e.g. /pokespawn lapras boss4 for a yellow boss Lapras).
Drops
- Poké Ball discs
- Poké Ball lids
- Poké balls (including Master Balls)
- TMs (no HMs)
- Evolutionary items
- Held Items
- Medicine
- Hammers
- Orbs
Boss Pokémon drop a certain number of items chosen from list above according to their difficulty:
- Green: 1-3
- Blue: 2-4
- Red: 3-5
- Yellow: 5-7
Trivia
- It is possible for a Pokémon to be both a boss Pokémon and a shiny Pokémon. This is typically only feasible through the /pokespawn command; it is extremely rare for this to happen naturally. However, this distinction is inconsequential as boss Pokémon cannot be captured.
Bugs
- If a player defeats a Boss Pokémon with a full or nearly full inventory, the excess boss drops will be lost; they will not be dropped on the floor.
Gallery
- A green Boss Rattata.png
A green Boss Rattata
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A green Boss Rhydon and a normal Rhydon
- Green Boss Aron.png
A green Boss Aron
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Green Boss Rayquaza and normal Rayquaza
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Blue boss Doduo
- A blue Boss Kangaskhan.png
A blue Boss Kangaskhan
- A red Boss Numel.png
A red Boss Numel
- A red Boss Slowpoke.png
A red Boss Slowpoke
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Red Boss Pichu
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Red boss Umbreon
- Boss Yellow Miltank.png
Yellow Boss Miltank
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Yellow boss Miltank