Mr. Backlot
| Mr. Backlot ウラヤマ Urayama | |
 Mr. Backlot in the anime | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Hearthome City |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Generation | IV |
| Games | Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum |
| Anime debut | Hungry for the Good Life! |
| English voice actor | N. Ronald Levine |
| Japanese voice actor | Kenta Miyake |
Mr. Backlot (Japanese: ウラヤマ Urayama) is the owner of the Pokémon Mansion and Trophy Garden. He is also said to be the owner of Amity Square. His house has a back garden where players can capture wild Pokémon.
He is apparently a compulsive liar, as he will repeatedly insist that a Pokémon appears in his garden despite not even being native to his region. His butler, who serves him well, covers up for his lies, importing said Pokémon into the garden and allowing the player to capture rare Pokémon not found elsewhere in Sinnoh.
In the games
In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Mr. Backlot is said to be the owner of Pokémon Mansion, the Trophy Garden behind it, and Amity Square, in Hearthome City. He resides in his office of the Pokémon Mansion, accompanied by his butler, and a guard. He takes a walk in his garden every morning, and discovers a new Pokémon everyday, surprising his butler. After saying that he is telling the truth about seeing the Pokémon, the butler leaves to add the Pokémon to the garden to cover up for his master's fibs. On any given day, the "planted" Pokémon that was in the Trophy Garden the previous time Mr. Backlot was last spoken with will also still be there, allowing a two-day window to catch each of these Pokémon.
In the anime
He appeared in the episode Hungry for the Good Life!. He is voiced by Kenta Miyake in Japanese and N. Ronald Levine in English. His Pokémon are cared for by Monica.
Pokémon
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| This Cleffa was first seen popping out from a bush where Ash and his friends were passing by. It is owned by a Mr. Backlot who owns a large mansion. Mr. Backlot takes care of Cleffa and his other Pokémon in the mansion.
None of its moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Hungry for the Good Life | |
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| Mr. Backlot's three Pichu are three of the Pokémon he takes care of in his mansion. Pichu and the other Pokémon owned by Mr. Backlot seem to consider Brock's Croagunk an odd Pokémon. | ||
| Debut | Hungry for the Good Life | |
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| Mr. Backlot's Azurill was first seen coming down from the staircase to eat Poffins. It is one of Pokémon taken care of by Mr. Backlot. | ||
| Debut | Hungry for the Good Life | |
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| Mr. Backlot's two Igglybuff was first seen in the mansion eating Poffins. It was later seen again in the Trophy Garden where it is playing around with the other Pokémon. | ||
| Debut | Hungry for the Good Life | |
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Pokémon previously owned
 Swinub |
Trivia
- Mr. Backlot's Japanese name is a pun. His name is "Urayama" (ウラヤマ), but his butler adds shi (し or 氏, which in this case is a more polite form of "Mr.") to his name, making his name sound like the Japanese word for being envious, 羨ましい (urayamashii). In the game, he asks the player "Well? Aren't you jealous?" (どう？うらやましいじゃろ？？) over and over before telling the player what new Pokémon are in his garden.
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