Symbol

If you were looking for the encounter type in the core series games, see Symbol encounter.

A Symbol (Japanese: シンボル Symbol) is an item which denotes a Pokémon Trainer as having defeated one of Hoenn's Frontier Brains. They are the Hoenn Battle Frontier's equivalent of a Badge. There are two levels of them for each: silver and gold. The Sinnoh and Johto equivalent is a commemorative print. Unlike Badges, they do not allow new items to be sold at Poké Marts.

List of Symbols

Symbols
Frontier Brain Japanese	Facility Japanese	Symbols
Factory Head Noland ファクトリーヘッド ダツラ Factory Head Datsura	Battle Factory バトルファクトリー Battle Factory	Silver Knowledge Symbol	Gold Knowledge Symbol
Arena Tycoon Greta アリーナキャプテン コゴミ Arena Captain Kogomi	Battle Arena バトルアリーナ Battle Arena	Silver Guts Symbol	Gold Guts Symbol
Dome Ace Tucker ドームスーパースター ヒース Dome Superstar Heath	Battle Dome バトルドーム Battle Dome	Silver Tactics Symbol	Gold Tactics Symbol
Pike Queen Lucy チューブクイーン アザミ Tube Queen Azami	Battle Pike バトルチューブ Battle Tube	Silver Luck Symbol	Gold Luck Symbol
Palace Maven Spenser パレスガーディアン ウコン Palace Guardian Ukon	Battle Palace バトルパレス Battle Palace	Silver Spirits Symbol	Gold Spirits Symbol
Pyramid King Brandon ピラミッドキング ジンダイ Pyramid King Jindai	Battle Pyramid バトルピラミッド Battle Pyramid	Silver Brave Symbol	Gold Brave Symbol
Salon Maiden Anabel タワータイクーン リラ Tower Tycoon Lila	Battle Tower バトルタワー Battle Tower	Silver Ability Symbol	Gold Ability Symbol

In animation

Ash's seven Symbols

Reggie's six Symbols

Main series

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Ash earned the Knowledge Symbol close to the end of the eighth season, and then the rest of the Symbols during the ninth season. After earning his seventh Symbol in Pace - The Final Frontier!, Scott offered him a chance to become a Frontier Brain candidate, but he turned down the offer.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

In Lost Leader Strategy!, it was revealed that Paul's big brother Reggie had earned six of the seven Symbols. However, he had been unable to defeat Brandon, thus never obtaining the Brave Symbol.

In the manga

Emerald's seven Symbols in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

Emerald was seen earning all seven Symbols over the course of the arc. For the Tactics Symbol, he had been unable to defeat Tucker on his first try, but later participated in a Battle Dome tournament with the other Pokédex holders and won, earning him his final Symbol.

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Enta was seen earning six of the seven Symbols over the course of the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga, although most of them were won off-panel. However, his battle with Anabel ended in a draw, leaving him without the Ability Symbol.

Trivia

• In the Japanese version of Emerald, the patterns on the Symbols are originally the first letter of the Symbol's name: K (Knowledge), G (Guts), T (Tactics), L (Luck), S (Spirits), B (Brave), and A (Ability).
  • However, the anime features the patterns used in the English version instead.
  • Translations of the Emerald arc of Pokémon Adventures retain the Japanese designs of the Symbols.
• Some of the patterns in the Symbols have similarities to the Frontier Brain's battle facility.
  • The pattern on the Luck Symbol is identical to the hexagon patterns on Seviper, which the Battle Pike was modeled after.
  • The pattern on the Tactics Symbol seems to be the Battle Dome if seen from above. It might also stand for the first letter in Tucker's Japanese name Heath.
  • The pattern on the Brave Symbol seems to be the Battle Pyramid if seen from above.
  • The pattern on the Ability Symbol seems to be the Battle Tower seen from below.
• The Knowledge Symbol is the only Symbol not to share a common first letter with its respective Frontier Brain in the English version. However, both are pronounced with the /n/ sound.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 象徵 Jeuhngjīng Mandarin 象徵 / 象征 Xiàngzhēng * 象徴 Xiàngzhēng * 徽章 Huīzhāng * Danish Symbol Finnish Symboli French Symbole German Symbol Italian Simbolo Korean 심볼 Symbol Polish Symbol Portuguese Símbolo Spanish Símbolo Vietnamese Biểu tượng

Knowledge Symbol Language Title Japanese ノウレッジシンボル Knowledge Symbol Finnish Tiedon symboli French Symbole Savoir German Kenntnissymbol Italian Simbolo Sapienza Spanish Símbolo del Saber Vietnamese Biểu tượng Tri thức	Guts Symbol Language Title Japanese ガッツシンボル Guts Symbol Finnish Sisusymboli French Symbole Cran German Grobsymbol Italian Simbolo Valore Spanish Símbolo del Coraje Vietnamese Biểu tượng Ý chí	Tactics Symbol Language Title Japanese タクティクスシンボル Tactics Symbol Finnish Taktiikkasymboli French Symbole Tactique German Taktiksymbol Italian Simbolo Tattica Spanish Símbolo de la Táctica Vietnamese Biểu tượng Chiến thuật	Luck Symbol Language Title Japanese ラックシンボル Luck Symbol Finnish Onnisymboli French Symbole Chance German Lossymbol Italian Simbolo Fortuna Spanish Símbolo de la Fortuna Vietnamese Biểu tượng Vận may
Spirits Symbol Language Title Japanese スピリットシンボル Spirit Symbol Finnish Henkisymboli French Symbole Esprit German Seelensymbol Italian Simbolo Spirito Spanish Símbolo del Ánimo Vietnamese Biểu tượng Tinh thần	Brave Symbol Language Title Japanese ブレイブシンボル Brave Symbol Finnish Rohkeussymboli French Symbole Courage German Bravursymbol Italian Simbolo Audacia Polish Symbol Dzielności* Symbol Odwagi* Spanish Símbolo de la Valentía Vietnamese Biểu tượng Dũng cảm	Ability Symbol Language Title Japanese アビリティシンボル Ability Symbol Finnish Kykysymboli French Symbole Capacité German Anlagesymbol Italian Simbolo Abilità Spanish Símbolo de la Destreza Vietnamese Biểu tượng Tài năng

See also

• Award items
• Episodes in which Ash receives a Frontier Symbol