Tate and Liza

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Tate & Liza
フウとラン Fu & Lan
"The mystic combination!"
Ruby Sapphire Tate Liza.png
Art from Tate (left) and Liza (right) from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Gender Female (Liza), Male (Tate)
Eye color Blue
Hair color Blue
Hometown Mossdeep City
Region Hoenn
Relatives Jin (father) and Rachel (mother) (anime)
Trainer class Gym LeadersWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
Pokémon TrainersWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
Generation III, V
Games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Black 2 and White 2
Leader of Mossdeep Gym
Badge Mind Badge
Specializes in Psychic types
Anime debut It's Still Rocket Roll to Me
English voice actor Tate: Jason Griffith
Liza: Andi Whaley
Japanese voice actor Tate: Takahiro Mizushima
Liza: Chisa Yokoyama

Tate and Liza (Japanese: フウとラン Fu and Lan) are the twin Gym Leaders of Mossdeep City's Gym, known officially as the Mossdeep Gym. They specialize in Psychic-type Pokémon. They give the Mind Badge to Trainers who defeat them.

In the games

Tate and Liza run the Mossdeep City Gym. Both specialize in Psychic-type Pokémon and give out the Mind Badge once defeated. They also give TM04 (Calm Mind). The two of them engage in a Double Battle against the player when the player challenges them.

In Black 2 and White 2 they participate in the Pokémon World Tournament. Unlike before Tate and Liza do not battle as a team, instead they participate as individuals.

Pokémon

This listing is for Tate and Liza's Pokémon in the video games in which they have appeared.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire



Pokémon Emerald



First rematch



Second rematch



Third rematch



Fourth rematch



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon can be either male or female.

Tate
Hoenn Leaders tournament



Type Expert/World Leaders tournament



Liza
Hoenn Leaders tournament



Type Expert/World Leaders tournament



Quotes

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

Mossdeep Gym
  •  Before battle
Tate: Hehehe... Were you surprised?
Liza: Fufufu... Were you surprised?
Tate: That there are two Gym Leaders?
Liza: That there are two Gym Leaders?
Tate: We're twins!
Liza: We're twins!
Tate: We don't need to talk because...
Liza: We can each determine what...
Tate: The other is thinking...
Liza: All in our minds!
Tate: This combination of ours...
Liza: Can you beat it?
  • When defeated
Tate: What? Our combination...
Liza: Was shattered!
Tate: It can't be helped. You've won...
Liza: So, in recognition, take this.
  • After being defeated
Tate: Looks like the bond between you and your Pokémon is far stronger than the bond that we share as twins.
Liza: You will become even stronger! We've battled you, so we know.

Pokémon Emerald

Rematch
  • Before battle
Tate: Pokémon...
Liza: Pokémon...
Tate: By changing the party's mix...
Liza: The battle style changes.
Tate: But me...
Liza: But me...
Tate: I'll always be with Liza!
Liza: I'll always be with Tate!
Tate: Our combination...
Liza: We'll show you again and again!
  • When defeated
Tate: You and your Pokémon...
Liza: It's as if you were siblings!
  • After being defeated
Tate: You can knock us down, but we'll never stay down!
Liza: Because the two of us, we always support each other!

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

Leader Tate&LizaWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. / Mystic Duo Tate&LizaWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.

Strategy
We battle in cooperation.
Trainer's Pokémon
Always friendly Pokémon.
Self-Introduction
We understand each other, and we understand others.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
Papa has trouble telling the two of us apart!Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.

Sprites

File:SpriteTateandLiza.png Tate III OD.png Liza III OD.png Spr B2W2 Tate.png Spr B2W2 Liza.png Tate OD.png Liza OD.png
Tate and Liza's sprite from
Generation III
Tate's overworld sprite from
Generation III
Liza's overworld sprite from
Generation III
Tate's sprite from
Generation V
Liza's sprite from
Generation V
Tate's overworld sprite from
Generation V
Liza's overworld sprite from
Generation V

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Liza and Tate are the guardians of Mt. Pyre. When they somehow sensed someone had intruded into Mt. Pyre, they went all the way to Lilycove from Mossdeep in order to protect the two Orbs. However, they fell into Mack's fire illusion until Juan rescued them. Afterwards, they become Ruby's and Sapphire's teachers in Double Battling on the Mirage Island. They stayed on the island to ensure Ruby and Sapphire can leave for Sootopolis safely, and were not seen since then.

Pokémon

This listing is for Tate and Liza's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Liza's Lunatone
Lunatone
Lunatone was seen with Liza while she and Tate were traveling through a forest of Ghost Pokémon. It was used to help them find their way out. Lunatone was used against Mack and his illusionist skills. However, Mack was able to get the best of Lunatone.

Lunatone's known moves are Cosmic Power and Rock Slide.

Debut VS. Grumpig II
Tate's Solrock
Solrock
Solrock was seen with Tate while he and Liza were traveling through. Solrock was used against Mack and his illusionist skills. However, Mack was able to get the best of Solrock.

Solrock's known moves are Cosmic Power, Meditate and Psywave.

Debut VS. Grumpig II
Tate and Liza's Spoink (×2)
Spoink (×2)
Both Tate and Liza own a Spoink while on Mirage Island. They were used to assist Ruby and Sapphire on their training and battled Plusle and Minun. The cheering Pokémon were able to defeat the two Psychic-types. As a result, Sapphire earned herself a Badge from Tate and Liza.

Spoink's known moves are Extrasensory and Bounce.

Debut VS. Spoink I

Trivia

  • Tate and Liza are the first, and only pair of Gym Leaders that are battled through a Double Battle.
  • Also, they are the only Psychic-type specialists to never use Abra's evolution family.
  • Chuang Yi's translations of Pokémon Adventures manga mistakenly refer to Tate as a girl.
  • They are the only Gym Leaders to carry two Hyper Potions in their first battle. This is likely due to them being a duo, with each of them holding a Hyper Potion.
    • They are also the only Gym Leaders to have a non-alphabetical character in their name, appearing as Tate&Liza when challenged to battle.
    • The game additionally refers to them as "Leader Tate&Liza" due to the way their Trainer class is programmed.
  • In Emerald, Solrock is the only Pokémon from the original team to keep its moveset in the rematches.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese フウとラン Fu & Lan 風蘭 fūran, the name for a type of orchid (Neofinetia falcata). 浮 means floating.
English Tate & Liza Their names combined sound similar to "levitate".
French Lévy & Tatia Possible derivation from "lévitation".
German Ben & Svenja Combining their names would get "Schweben" (levitation).
Italian Tell & Pat Possible derivation from "telepatia" (telepathy).
Spanish Vito & Leti Possible derivation from "levitación" (levitation).
Korean 풍&란 Pung & Ran Ran is a transliteration of Japanese name, while 풍 Pung is from 楓, a spelling of .
Chinese (Mandarin) 楓與南/枫与南 Fēng & Nán 楓 (maple) is an alternative spelling of . 南 (south) is a rough transcription of Lan.


Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym Stone Badge
Roxanne OD.png
Roxanne
Dewford Gym Knuckle Badge
Brawly OD.png
Brawly
Mauville Gym Dynamo Badge
Wattson OD.png
Wattson
Lavaridge Gym Heat Badge
Flannery OD.png
Flannery
Petalburg Gym Balance Badge
Norman OD.png
Norman
Fortree Gym Feather Badge
Winona OD.png
Winona
Mossdeep Gym Mind Badge
Tate Liza
Tate and Liza
Sootopolis Gym Rain Badge
Wallace OD.png Juan OD.png
Wallace Juan


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