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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
Second rematch
Third rematch
Fourth rematch
Pokémon can be either male or female.
Tate
Hoenn Leaders tournament
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Reward: 1 BP
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Type Expert/World Leaders tournament
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Reward: 1 BP
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Liza
Hoenn Leaders tournament
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Reward: 1 BP
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Type Expert/World Leaders tournament
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Reward: 1 BP
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Quotes
- 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?
- Tate: What? Our combination...
- Liza: Was shattered!
- Tate: It can't be helped. You've won...
- Liza: So, in recognition, take this.
- 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.
Rematch
- 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!
- Tate: You and your Pokémon...
- Liza: It's as if you were siblings!
- Tate: You can knock us down, but we'll never stay down!
- Liza: Because the two of us, we always support each other!
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
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.
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Lunatone
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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.
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Debut
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VS. Grumpig II
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Solrock
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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.
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Debut
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VS. Grumpig II
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Spoink (×2)
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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.
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Debut
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VS. Spoink I
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Trivia
- Tate and Liza are the first, and only pair of Gym Leaders that are battled through a Double Battle.
- In Black 2 and White 2, instead of serving as a team, Tate and Liza are shown and battled separately.
- 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
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Name
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Origin
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Japanese
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フウとラン Fu & Lan
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風蘭 fūran, the name for a type of orchid (Neofinetia falcata). 浮 fū means floating.
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English
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Tate & Liza
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Their names combined sound similar to "levitate".
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French
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Lévy & Tatia
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Possible derivation from "lévitation".
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German
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Ben & Svenja
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Combining their names would get "Schweben" (levitation).
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Italian
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Tell & Pat
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Possible derivation from "telepatia" (telepathy).
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Spanish
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Vito & Leti
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Possible derivation from "levitación" (levitation).
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Korean
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풍&란 Pung & Ran
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란 Ran is a transliteration of Japanese name, while 풍 Pung is from 楓, a spelling of Fū.
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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楓與南/枫与南 Fēng & Nán
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楓 (maple) is an alternative spelling of Fū. 南 (south) is a rough transcription of Lan.
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