Mars

Mars (Japanese: マーズ Mars) is one of Team Galactic's four Commanders in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

In the games

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

She is first seen leading the efforts of Team Galactic to control the Valley Windworks near Route 205. Mars is then seen at Lake Verity. She makes her final appearance (along with Jupiter) atop the Spear Pillar, in an attempt to slow down the player so Cyrus can awaken the legendary Pokémon, but as the player battles her and Jupiter, the rival assists him/her.

Pokémon

First battle

File:SpriteMars.png Commander Mars Valley Windworks Diamond and Pearl Commander and Professor Mars Oak Valley Windworks Diamond and Pearl Reward: $1280

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Zubat♀ Lv.14 Bite Dark Physical   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Oran Berry Purugly♀ Lv.16 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Scratch Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Second battle

File:SpriteMars.png Commander Mars Lake Verity Diamond and Pearl Commander and Professor Mars Oak Lake Verity Diamond and Pearl Reward: $3120

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.37 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.37 Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.39 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

Third battle (tag battle with Jupiter)

File:SpriteMars.png Commander Mars Spear Pillar Diamond and Pearl Commander and Commander Mars Jupiter Spear Pillar Diamond and Pearl File:SpriteJupiter.png Reward: $????

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.40 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.42 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.45 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.41 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.41 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Stench Held item: Sitrus Berry Skuntank♀ Lv.46 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --

Quotes

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At Valley Windworks

"I’m one of Team Galactic’s three Commanders. We’ve been trying to create a new world that’s better than this one... But people have shown little understanding about what we do. You don’t understand either, do you? It’s a little saddening... So, let’s have a battle to decide what we should do next. If I win, you leave. If you win, we, Team Galactic, will leave!"

• In battle, after her Pokémon takes damage: "What do you think you’re doing to my Pokémon?!"
• When defeated: "This can’t be?! I lost?! You... you uppity brat!"

"Oops! I messed that one up! That’s all right, though. I quite enjoyed our battle. I guess it’s time to say good-bye and leave for the time being!"

In Pokémon Platinum

At the Valley Windworks, Mars argues with Charon, showing her distaste for his superior attitude. She also indicates a lower opinion of him for being a recent member. She and Jupiter, after the events at Spear Pillar, quit Team Galactic because Charon has different ideals from former boss Cyrus. It is also shown that Mars and Jupiter have a mutual dislike of each other. Mars mentions that she'll be going off to the Distortion World to find Cyrus after quitting the team.

Pokémon

First battle

File:SpriteMars.png Commander Mars Valley Windworks Platinum Commander and Professor Mars Oak Valley Windworks Platinum Reward: $1360

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Zubat♀ Lv.15 Bite Dark Physical   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Oran Berry Purugly♀ Lv.17 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Scratch Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Second battle

File:SpriteMars.png Commander Mars Lake Verity Platinum Commander and Professor Mars Oak Lake Verity Platinum Reward: $3120

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.38 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.38 Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.40 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

Third battle (tag battle with Jupiter)

File:SpriteMars.png Commander Mars Spear Pillar Platinum Commander and Commander Mars Jupiter Spear Pillar Platinum File:SpriteJupiter.png Reward: $????

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.44 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.44 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.46 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.44 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.44 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Stench Held item: Sitrus Berry Skuntank♀ Lv.46 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --

Final battle

File:SpriteMars.png Commander Mars Stark Mountain Platinum Commander and Professor Mars Oak Stark Mountain Platinum Reward: $4800

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzong Lv.58 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.58 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Purugly♀ Lv.60 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

Quotes

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

At Valley Windworks

"I’m one of Team Galactic’s three Commanders. ...No, wait. That’s one of four Commanders. My name is Mars! We’ve been trying to create a new world that’s better than this one... But people have shown little understanding about what we do. You don’t understand either, do you? It’s a little saddening... So, let’s have a battle to decide what we should do next. If I win, you leave. If you win, we, Team Galactic, will leave!"

"Oops! I messed that one up! That’s all right, though. I quite enjoyed our battle."

"Will you shut it! The boss is the only person in the world who’s allowed to order me around! You can keep quiet around me! You only joined us recently. Don’t think you’re important! I guess it’s time to say good-bye and leave for the time being!"

At Spear Pillar

"Where do you think you’re going? I won’t let you disturb our boss. If you’re not going to listen, you’ll have to go through me first. After all, you’ve made me look bad more times than I care to remember!"

• When defeated: "Sheesh... I should have done the fighting myself."

"M-Master Cyrus?! Where did he go?!"

At Stark Mountain

"Hey! You! Tell us where Master Cyrus went. Where were you after you disappeared at the Spear Pillar?"

"Huh? The Distortion World!? Where Giratina was? You’re not making any sense! Don’t play that card with me!"

"Fine! You don’t want to talk? I'll bash you and make you talk!"

• When defeated: "What’s with you?! Do you have a vendetta against me?!"

"My Pokémon let me down again! How am I supposed to get information about our missing Master Cyrus?"

"OK! That’s it for me! I’m going to look for Master Cyrus. The Distortion World, was it called? I should go there, right? I’m quits with Team Galactic. Jupiter, you can deal with it!"

"There you have it. We’re going back to being ordinary girls. You can mop up whichever way you want."

In the anime

Mars in the anime

Mars made her debut appearance in Losing Its Lustrous!. She, along with Saturn attempted to steal the Lustrous Orb from the Celestic Town museum. She also appeared in Double Team Turnover! where she informed Cyrus that the Red Chain project is nearing completion.

Mars appeared again in Steeling Peace of Mind! along with her Purugly. She had brought the Spear Key to Iron Island where she activated the ruins in the island to find the exact location of the Spear Pillar in Mt. Coronet. After failing to complete the task in Saving the World From Ruins!, she attempted to blow up the island on Cyrus's orders but she failed due to Riley and his Lucario.

She later appeared in The Needs of the Three! and The Battle Finale of Legend!. After the disappearance of Cyrus, she became distraught and even tried following him, but was stopped by Saturn. The duo, along with Jupiter, were later arrested.

She appeared briefly in Memories are Made of Bliss! in Team Rocket's fantasy with all the other members of Team Galactic.

Pokémon

This listing is of Mars's known Pokémon in the anime:

		Purugly
		Purugly's first appearance was alongside Mars in Losing Its Lustrous! as she was destroying the Celestic Ruins to create a distraction so that Saturn could steal the Lustrous Orb. Purugly made a more significant appearance in the next episode where it battled Ash, Dawn and Cynthia for the Orb and proved itself to be very powerful. Purugly was once again by Mars' side during her operation on Iron Island to scan Mt. Coronet for the location of Spear Pillar in Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins! and proved itself just as powerful in battle by defeating Meowth. It was used in The Needs of the Three! to help capture Mesprit and Uxie. Later it was used The Battle Finale of Legend! to ward off Ash and his friends where it was defeated by Pikachu. Purugly's known moves are Shadow Ball, Body Slam, Iron Tail and Fury Swipes.
Debut	Double Team Turnover!

		Bronzor
		Bronzor made a brief appearance in Double Team Turnover! when it assisted Mars in her attempt to retrieve the Lustrous Orb from Team Rocket before it was knocked out by Staravia, Piplup and Garchomp. Bronzor's only known move is Hypnosis.
Debut	Double Team Turnover!

Voice actors

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mars makes her first appearance (in silhouette) at the Valley Windworks where she attempts to gather and steal energy from the power plant. She encounters Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum who have come to find out what had happened to the Valley Windworks Manager. She battles them with her Pokémon and once her Electivire had successfully gather enough energy; she cut off one of the windmills and flew off with it.

She reappears at the Team Galactic HQ after Saturn suffers his defeat by the hands of Paka and Uji where they get into an argument about how Saturn doesn’t like people standing in his room. She presents the Electivire she had used to steal the Windworks energy previously and transfers it to the almost complete Galactic Bomb.

The next time she is seen is when she travels to Lake Verity after Diamond manages to defeat her swarm of Yanmega that she had sent to Professor Rowan’s lab to steal some of his research. She destroys the controller to the machine that was commanding the Yanmega and voices her annoyance at using machines to do her work for her and is told by the Team Galactic Grunts that they have arrived at their destination.

When Mars arrives at the Lake she encounters Diamond’s mother picking berries and takes her hostage. When Diamond arrives at the Lake to rescue his mother (who he’s realized has been captured by Mars) he finds out that he’s too late; Mars has already found her. Mars introduces herself as one of the three Team Galactic Commanders chosen by Cyrus and offers Diamond a chance to watch the Lake’s upcoming explosion; an offer he refuses.

During the ensuing battle Johanna manages to escape to safety while Diamond takes to the skies with Mars following him. Mars easily overpowers him while in the air long enough for the countdown to reach “0” and waits for the Lake’s imminent explosion. Despite being disappointed that her Lake wasn’t the one blown up she continues her plans and successfully captures Mesprit and takes her leave, however, unbeknownst to her, Dia had snuck on the Airship and is on his way to the Team Galactic HQ.

She later appears at the Team Galactic HQ along with her fellow Commanders Saturn and Jupiter who were also successful in their attempts in capturing Azelf and Uxie, respectively. Later, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and all of the Galactic Grunts bare witness to Cyrus giving a speech about how they will create a new world with no spirit and set off to finish their plans.

She later appears along with Saturn and Jupiter to deliver a message to Cyrus about how an intruder has infiltrated their defenses; Cyrus tells them to ignore it and go to the Spear Pillar. Later, at the Spear Pillar she greets Cyrus when he arrives but is surprised to seem him wounded; Cyrus tells them to not let anyone stop his ritual which they all promise to do.

Immediately after, they are attacked by the Sinnoh Gym Leaders Fantina, Roark, and Gardenia and they battle them to prevent them from reaching Cyrus. Mars and the other Commanders are evenly matched with the Sinnoh Gym Leaders until reinforcements arrive to help them; Mars battles Crasher Wake and Gardenia but despite her power, she is eventually defeated.

Pokémon

Mars has these Pokémon:

		Bronzor
		Bronzor is the first Pokémon seen in on Mars's team. It was first used as a guard dog to prevent people from entering the Valley Windworks where it attacked Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, and the Valley Windworks manager's daughter but they managed to escape. Mars later used it to fill the Windworks with sand while she made her escape. It was last seen with Mars at Lake Verity and the Spear Pillar where it battled Wake and Gardenia's Pokémon but was eventually defeated. Bronzor's known moves are Gyro Ball and Sandstorm.
Debut	VS. Combee

		Zubat
		Zubat is the second Pokémon seen on Mars's team. It is mainly used to threaten people with its sharp blade-like wings but is not usually seen in battle. It was first seen holding the Valley Windworks Manager at Knife-point so that he would be forced to work for them. It was later seen holding Johanna hostage with its wings but lost hold of her when she squeezed Berry Juice onto its face. It was last seen battling Crasher Wake and Gardenia's Pokémon but was defeated. Zubat's only known move is Leech Life.
Debut	VS. Bronzor

		Purugly
		Purugly is the third Pokémon seen on Mars's team. Despite its large build Purugly is a powerful battler than can hold its own in battles (although it can be comically be seen struggling trying to climb up a small step at one point). It was used to cut the windmill that Mars had stolen so that they can use it to fly away. She later used Purugly to battle Diamond where it easily defeated his Drifblim and battle Crasher Wake and Gardenia's Pokémon on the Spear Pillar, it was last seen lying next to its master, defeated. Purugly's known moves are Slash and Shadow Claw.
Debut	VS. Bronzor

		Yanmega
		Yanmega is the fourth Pokémon seen on Mars's team. Mars uses it as her mode of aerial transportation and it also proves to be a powerful battler. Yanmega's known moves are Slash, Fly, and U-turn.
Debut	VS. Yanmega

		Electivire
		Electivire was used to steal the energy from the Valley Windworks. It was last seen transferring energy to the Galactic Bomb and hasn't been seen since*. None of Electivire's moves are known. Its ability is Motor Drive.
Debut	VS. Bronzor

Pokémon DP

Mars first appeared in this manga at the Valley Windworks, attempting to steal the energy from the power plant. Hareta and Jun managed to defeat her.

She later reappeared in a special chapter where she attempted and failed to capture a Deoxys. During her battle with it, her Kangaskhan went out of control, requiring the help of Hareta and the Deoxys.

Pokémon

		Purugly
		Purugly is Mars's main Pokémon. It was first used in a tag battle against Jun and Hareta. Mars gained the upper hand when it turned out the power. However, Shinx's Spark put the power back on which threw Purugly off guard, defeating it. Purugly then appeared in Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2) where it was easily defeated by Deoxys. Purugly's known moves are Hypnosis and Scratch.
Debut	The Mystery Boy, Jun!!

		Zubat
		Zubat was Purugly's tag battle partner. It had the ability of seeing in the dark after Purugly turned off the power.
Debut	The Mystery Boy, Jun!!

		Bronzor
		Little is known about Mars's Bronzor as it did the job of trying to raid the game corner.
Debut	Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2)

		Kangaskhan ♀
		Kangaskhan was used in the special chapter where she battled Deoxys after it easily defeated Mars's Purugly. When Kangaskhan used Outrage, it made her go on a rampage, even destroying Mars's Poké Ball in the process. Piplup's Brine stops her and she returns back to normal. Kangaskhan's only known move is Outrage.
Debut	Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2)

		Magnezone
		While Hareta was trying to get to Spear Pillar, Mars sends out her Magnezone to battle him. Hareta retaliates with Regigigas and defeats the magnet Pokémon. Magnezone's only known move is Magnet Bomb.
Debut	The Advent of the Legendary Pokémon!!

In the TCG

Mars appears on the Team Galactic's Mars card from the Secret Wonders expansion.

Trivia

• Mars's name was changed to Venus in Spanish-language versions of the game, likely due to the fact that Mars is the name of a male Roman god. This also happened to Jupiter.
• At one point in the game, Mars assumes Lucas and Dawn are a couple.
• Mars is the Commander the player will battle the most times in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The player will battle Saturn twice in each game, Jupiter twice in Diamond and Pearl but three times in Platinum, while Mars is battled three times in Diamond and Pearl and four times in Platinum, although it should be noted one of Jupiter and Mars's battles are together in a double battle.

Names

Team Galactic
Team Galactic HQ • Team Galactic Eterna Building • Galaxy Team
Boss	Commanders				Other members
Cyrus (Masters)	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Charon	Team Galactic Grunts	Scientists
Manga
Advanced level Grunt • B-2 • Io • Lily • Mitsumi • Sird

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