Factory Head Noland

Noland ダツラ Datsura
Art from Emerald
Gender	Male
Eye color	Gray
Hair color	Light brown
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Hoenn*/Kanto*
Relatives	Unknown
Class	Factory Head (Frontier Brain)
Generation	III
Games	Pokémon Emerald
Facility	Battle Factory
Symbol	Knowledge Symbol
First episode	Numero Uno Articuno
English voice actor	David Wills
Japanese voice actor	Nobuyuki Hiyama

Factory Head Noland (Japanese: ファクトリーヘッド ダツラ Factory Head Datsura) is the Frontier Brain in charge of the Battle Frontier's Battle Factory.

In the games

Sprite image from Pokémon Emerald

His position as head of the factory allows Noland to view the Battle Swap data for any trainers. He instructs others that just reading isn't enough to learn about Pokémon, instead a trainer must gain experience. He awards the Knowledge Symbol onto the Frontier Pass of trainers who defeat him.

Pokémon

• Random each time. He could have anything except for the Pokémon that are not admissible in the Battle Frontier. These include Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, and Deoxys.

Quotes

• First battle:

"Hey, Hey! Get a move on! Hey, my name’s Noland! I’m basically in charge of this place, which is why I’m the Factory Head! I had a look at your Battle Swap data. You seem to have the right idea, but you’re still square in your head! Listen up, okay? Knowledge isn’t only about reading books or doing desk work. Just doing that sort of thing… It may as well be useless! You have to experience things with your heart and your body, understand? I’ll take you on under the same conditions as you. I’ll be using rental Pokémon too! Shake out every last bit of your knowledge and bring it on!"

"Good job! You know what you’re doing! Smart going! Let’s see your Frontier Pass. Heh… You’re a pretty bright spark… Next time, I’ll come after you hard. No holds barred, understand? You keep up your studies! "

• Second battle:

"Hey, hey! Get a move on! Hey, hey! How’s it going? You keeping up with your studies? …Oh? You’ve taken on a harder look than the last time I saw you. Now, this should be fun! I’m getting excited, hey! All right! Bring it on!"

"What happened here? What the… You’re getting out of my league! Sheesh! Let’s see that Frontier Pass! Pfft, man! That’s absolutely the last time I lose to you! We have to do this again, hey!"

In the anime

Noland in the anime

Noland appeared in two episodes of the anime: Numero Uno Articuno and The Symbol Life.

He enjoys inventing things and riding on the airplane that he made. Rather than battling with random Pokémon, Noland allows the opponent to choose who they will battle against.

Pokémon

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

Venusaur	Machamp	Rhyhorn	Breloom
Rhydon	Lairon	Pinsir	Camerupt
Sandslash	Golduck	Manectric	Trapinch

Befriended

Articuno

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Noland in the Pokémon Adventures manga

Noland is the first Frontier Brain fought by Emerald in Pokémon Adventures. He uses Mawile, Golem, and Glalie and respects Emerald, launching into a lengthy discussion about strategy after the battle. Noland is in charge of raising and taking care of all of the rental Pokémon not only in the Battle Factory, but the ones used by the simulated holographic trainers in the other Battle Frontier facilities as well.

On hand

Although he is in charge of all the rentals it was revealed that sometime before Emerald's challenge at the Battle Dome Noland was able to catch these Pokémon:

Smeargle ×3

Trivia

• A promotional Battle Frontier t-shirt sold at the New York Pokémon Center pictured Noland with Typhlosion, Steelix, and Electabuzz in the same way other Frontier Brains were pictured with their own Pokémon.
• Noland is the only Frontier Brain to not have the first letter in his symbol's name to match his. The syllable, n however, does.
• In English, his title is the only Frontier Brain title held by another person, Thorton. However, both Palmer and Anabel share the same title in the Japanese version: Tower Tycoon.

Names

External links

• Datura's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Frontier Brains of Hoenn

Salon Maiden Anabel Palace Maven Spenser Factory Head Noland Pyramid King Brandon   Dome Ace Tucker Arena Tycoon Greta Pike Queen Lucy

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