Lake Valor

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Lake Valor リッシこ
Risshi Lake
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Lake Valor Pt.png
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Location: South end of Route 214
Region: Sinnoh
Generations: IV
Sinnoh Lake Valor Map.png
Location of Lake Valor in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

Lake Valor (Japanese: リッシこ Risshi Lake) is a location in the region of Sinnoh. Here, Team Galactic's Commander Saturn is battled for the first time. Within the cave in the center of the lake resides the legendary Pokémon Azelf.

During the events of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Team Galactic used a Galactic Bomb to dry up the lake. The resulting earthquake was felt in Canalave City, located at the opposite end of Sinnoh. After Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina has been captured or defeated at Mt. Coronet, the lake will appear rejuvenated.

Items

Item Location Games

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Pokémon

File:Lake Valor dry.png
A dried-up Lake Valor, as viewed at night. Note the numerous Magikarp flailing.
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Psyduck Psyduck
D P Pt
Grass Grass
35-36 20%
Psyduck Psyduck
D P Pt
Grass Grass
38-39 15%
Golduck Golduck
D P Pt
Grass Grass
40-41 15%
Staravia Staravia
D P Pt
Grass Grass
34-36 25% 25% 5%
Staravia Staravia
D P Pt
Grass Grass
38-40 35%
Bibarel Bibarel
D P Pt
Grass Grass
34-36 45%
Bibarel Bibarel
D P Pt
Grass Grass
39-41 35%
Chingling Chingling
D P Pt
Grass Grass
35-36 10%
Noctowl Noctowl
D P Pt
Grass Grass
34-36 0% 0% 20%
Surfing and Fishing
Psyduck Psyduck
D P Pt
Surfing Surfing
20-30 90%
Golduck Golduck
D P Pt
Surfing Surfing
20-40 10%
Magikarp Magikarp
D P Pt
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
3-15 100%
Magikarp Magikarp
D P Pt
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-25 65%
Goldeen Goldeen
D P Pt
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-25 35%
Gyarados Gyarados
D P Pt
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
30-55 65%
Seaking Seaking
D P Pt
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
30-55 35%
Special Pokémon
Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
D P Pt
Poké Radar Poké Radar
35,36, 38-40 22%
Lickitung Lickitung
D P Pt
Swarm Swarm
34-36 40%
Solrock Solrock
D P Pt
Ruby Dual-slot
Ruby
35, 40,41 8%
Lunatone Lunatone
D P Pt
Sapphire Dual-slot
Sapphire
35, 40,41 8%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Valor Cavern

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Azelf in Valor Cavern
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Azelf Azelf
D P Pt
Premier Ball Only one
50 One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Trainers

Diamond and Pearl

Trainer Pokémon
Galactic Grunt
Galactic Grunt
Reward: $1320
Glameow Glameow Lv.33
No item
Croagunk Croagunk Lv.33
No item
Galactic Grunt
Galactic Grunt
Reward: $1440
Golbat Golbat Lv.32
No item
Croagunk Croagunk Lv.36
No item
Galactic Grunt
Galactic Grunt
Reward: $1240
Croagunk Croagunk Lv.34
No item
Dustox Dustox Lv.31
No item
Beautifly Beautifly Lv.31
No item




Platinum

Trainer Pokémon
Galactic Grunt
Galactic Grunt
Reward: $1400
Glameow Glameow Lv.35
No item
Murkrow Murkrow Lv.35
No item
Galactic Grunt
Galactic Grunt
Reward: $1480
Golbat Golbat Lv.37
No item
Galactic Grunt
Galactic Grunt
Reward: $1320
Croagunk Croagunk Lv.33
No item
Houndour Houndour Lv.33
No item
Stunky Stunky Lv.33
No item
Glameow Glameow Lv.33
No item




In the anime

Lake Valor in the anime

Lake Valor was the location of the Wallace Cup tournament and the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Like the games, the Hotel Grand Lake and Seven Stars Restaurant were located nearby, and Ash, Dawn, Brock, and May all battled at the restaurant.

In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, Ash decided to go for a walk with Pikachu after falling from his bed. At the lake,he had a brief encounter with the projected soul of Azelf, similar to Dawn's and Brock's encounter with Mesprit and Uxie respectively.

In The Needs of the Three!, it was explained that Lake Valor, as well as all three of Sinnoh's lakes, are the entrances to another world where the lake guardians live, and they do not actually live in the lakes themselves.

In the same episode, Pokémon Hunter J dropped the Galactic Bomb, bringing out Azelf from its home and drawing out Mesprit and Uxie when their comrade was captured. She was challenged by Gary, who was working with Professor Rowan, but Saturn's Toxicroak quickly took care of his Umbreon and Electivire.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum is seen visiting this lake and Diamond and Pearl arrive there to pick her up.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

The lake makes its first appearance in The Legendary Pokémon, Captured where it was all dried up from the explosion caused by Saturn putting off a Galactic Bomb.

Trivia

  • At each of Sinnoh's lakes, a TM can be found containing a powerful move of a different type. Lake Valor's TM is Electric-type.
  • For some reason, the damage caused by Team Galactic's bomb is fixed when later returning.
  • There appears to be the dried-up remains of a river that would flow into the lake on the northwest side that vanishes when the lake is restored. However, it is also possible that the bomb was detonated in the upper left corner of the lake, and consequently blew away the land in this area.
  • When the bomb is set off here, it is powerful enough to be felt on the opposite end of the region, in Canalave City. Despite this, the Magikarp living in the lake are unharmed and no damage is visible to the surrounding land, besides the obvious crater and disappearance of the water.
  • The Galactic Bomb in the anime functions differently from its counterpart in the games. Instead of a violent detonation that destroys the landscape and drains Lake Valor, it creates a spatial anomaly that causes the water to disappear or be repulsed from it and forcibly pulls Azelf out of hiding.
  • Lake Valor is the only Sinnoh lake that is not entered from the south.

Name origin

Valor means "courage". This is fitting, as Azelf is the Willpower Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 立志湖 Lìzhì Hú
Finland Flag.png Finnish Valor-järvi
France Flag.png European French Lac Courage
Germany Flag.png German See der Kühnheit
Italy Flag.png Italian Lago Valore
Poland Flag.png Polish Jezioro Waleczności
Portugal Flag.png European Portuguese Lago Bravura
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Lago Valor



Sinnoh
Coal Badge.png Forest Badge.png Cobble Badge.png Fen Badge.png Relic Badge.png Mine Badge.png Icicle Badge.png Beacon Badge.png
Settlements
Twinleaf TownSandgem TownJubilife CityOreburgh CityFloaroma TownEterna CityHearthome City
Solaceon TownVeilstone CityPastoria CityCelestic TownCanalave CitySnowpoint CitySunyshore City
Pokémon LeagueFight AreaSurvival AreaResort Area
Routes
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216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230
Landmarks
Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh GateOreburgh MineOreburgh Mining MuseumGlobal Terminal/Global Wonder Station
Ravaged PathFloaroma MeadowValley WindworksEterna ForestOld ChateauUnderground/Grand Underground
Wayward CaveMount CoronetAmity SquareLost TowerHallowed TowerSolaceon RuinsManiac TunnelLake Valor (Lakefront)
Great MarshPokémon MansionTrophy GardenFuego IronworksIron IslandLake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear PillarVictory Road
Pal Park/Ramanas ParkContest HallBattle ZoneBattle ParkBattle Tower/Battle FrontierStark MountainSnowpoint Temple
Spring PathSendoff SpringTurnback CaveFullmoon IslandNewmoon IslandSeabreak PathFlower ParadiseHall of Origin
Access to
Distortion World
See also
Hisui


Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
Kanto Seafoam IslandsPower PlantVictory RoadCerulean Cave
Route 10Route 25Pewter CityRoaming Pokémon
Sevii Islands Mt. EmberNavel RockBirth Island
Johto Ilex ForestBell TowerWhirl IslandsMt. Silver Cave
Burned TowerEmbedded TowerRoaming Pokémon
Hoenn Desert RuinsIsland CaveAncient TombCave of OriginMarine Cave
Terra CaveSky PillarSouthern IslandSea MauvilleScorched Slab
Pathless PlainNameless CavernFabled CaveGnarled Den
Trackless ForestCrescent IsleSkyRoaming Pokémon
Sinnoh Acuity CavernValor CavernSpear PillarTurnback Cave
Rock Peak RuinsIceberg RuinsIron RuinsSnowpoint Temple
Stark MountainNewmoon IslandFlower ParadiseHall of Origin
Ramanas ParkFloaroma TownRoaming Pokémon
Unova Guidance ChamberTrial ChamberRumination FieldN's CastleAbundant Shrine
Giant ChasmDragonspiral TowerLiberty GardenRoute 11Route 13Route 22
Route 23Celestial TowerNacrene CityUnderground RuinsTwist Mountain
DreamyardMarvelous BridgeReversal MountainCoastal BiomeRoaming Pokémon
Kalos Sea Spirit's DenTeam Flare Secret HQTerminus Cave
Unknown DungeonRoaming Pokémon
Alola Route 16Altar of the SunneAltar of the MooneMount LanakilaMahalo Trail
Ruins of ConflictRuins of LifeRuins of AbundanceRuins of Hope
Aether ParadiseAncient Poni PathLake of the SunneLake of the Moone
Ten Carat HillResolution Cave
Galar Tower summitBattle TowerMaster DojoCrown ShrineMax Lair
Rock Peak RuinsIceberg RuinsIron RuinsSplit-Decision RuinsGiant's Bed
Frigid SeaLakeside CaveBallimere LakeFreezingtonRoaming Pokémon
Hisui Seaside HollowTemple of SinnohAcuity CavernValor CavernVerity Cavern
Lava Dome SanctumMoonview ArenaSnowpoint TempleTurnback CaveBonechill Wastes
Cobalt CoastlandsRamanas IslandScarlet BogCoronet HighlandsFloaro Gardens
Paldea Grasswither ShrineIcerend ShrineGroundblight ShrineFirescourge Shrine
Poco PathArea ZeroArea Zero UnderdepthsGlaseado Mountain
South Province (Area One)Asado DesertWest Province (Area One)East Province (Area Three)
Casseroya LakeNorth Paldean SeaSouth Province (Area Four)North Province (Area Two)
Alfornada CavernGreat Crater of PaldeaTagtree ThicketEast Province (Area One)
South Province (Area Five)Dalizapa PassagePokémon LeagueSocarrat Trail
Kitakami Paradise BarrensWistful FieldsOni MountainDreaded DenLoyalty Plaza
Other Faraway IslandDistortion WorldSinjoh RuinsUltra Space Wilds


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