Palace Maven Spenser

Spenser ウコン Ukon
Art from Emerald
Gender	Male
Eye color	Unknown
Hair color	White
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Hoenn*/Kanto*
Relatives	Unknown
Class	Palace Maven (Frontier Brain)
Generation	III
Games	Pokémon Emerald
Facility	Battle Palace
Symbol	Spirits Symbol
First episode	Cutting the Ties that Bind
English voice actor	Eric Schussler
Japanese voice actor	Nachi Nozawa

Palace Maven Spenser (Japanese: パレスガーディアン ウコン Palace Guardian Ukon) is the Frontier Brain and master of the Battle Frontier's Battle Palace. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Palace Maven (Japanese: パレスガーディアン Palace Guardian).

In the games

Spenser's physical being and heart beat are as one with his Pokémon, his brethren. He has full trust in his Pokémon. He makes loud threats to set his opponent off guard. When defeated, he awards the Spirits Symbol.

Pokémon

Silver Symbol challenge

??BP Palace Maven Spenser Emerald Battle Palace

Crobat Lv.100  Poison  Flying  Held item: BrightPowder Ability: Inner Focus Moves Confuse Ray Ghost Double Team Normal Toxic Poison Fly Flying Slaking Lv.100  Normal  Held item: Scope Lens Ability: Truant Moves Earthquake Ground Swagger Normal Shadow Ball Ghost Brick Break Fighting Lapras Lv.100  Water  Ice  Held item: Quick Claw Ability: Water Absorb Moves Ice Beam Ice Horn Drill Normal Confuse Ray Ghost Protect Normal

Gold Symbol challenge

??BP Palace Maven Spenser Emerald Battle Palace

Arcanine Lv.100  Fire  Held item: White Herb Ability: Flash Fire Moves Overheat Fire ExtremeSpeed Normal Roar Normal Protect Normal Slaking Lv.100  Normal  Held item: Scope Lens Ability: Truant Moves Hyper Beam Normal Earthquake Ground Shadow Ball Ghost Yawn Normal Suicune Lv.100  Water  Held item: King's Rock Ability: Pressure Moves Blizzard Ice Surf Water Bite Dark Calm Mind Psychic

Spenser also has a Dusclops and Azurill, but they didn't participate in battle. Sprites of them are seen as Spenser gets ready for his battle with the player.

Quotes

• First battle:

"My physical being is with Pokémon always! My heart beats as one with Pokémon always! Young one of a Trainer! Do you believe in your Pokémon? Can you believe them through and through? If your bonds of trust are frail, you will never beat my brethren! The bond you share with your Pokémon! Prove it to me here!"

"Ah... Now this is something else... Gwahahah! Hah, you never fell for my bluster! Sorry for trying that stunt! Here! Bring me the thing! My, my, if only you could maintain that facade of distinguished authority... Here! Let's see your Frontier Pass! Your Pokémon's eyes are truly clear and unclouded. I will eagerly await the next opportunity to see you."

• Second battle:

"Gwahahah! You've battled your way up again? You must have developed a truly formidable bond with your Pokémon. So be it! This time, I won't bluster or hold back. This time, there's no fooling around. Ready now? Prepare to lose! ... ... ...Kaaah!"

"Gwah! Hahahaha! Well, that was some display! Even fully unleashed, my brethren could not overpower you. You team spirit is truly admirable! Here! Bring me that thing, will you? My, my, if only you could maintain a certain level of decorum... Gaaah, here! Hurry with that Frontier Pass, you! Gwahahah! Come see me time and again! My brethren and I will be waiting!"

In the anime

Spenser in the anime

Spenser first appeared in the episode Cutting the Ties that Bind. He is a kind old man who specializes in herbal medicines, healing Ash's Sceptile when it apparently lost its fighting skills. While he usually rides on his Venusaur, he has a lot of stamina which is shown in battle. Spenser uses the whole of the island he lives on as a battlefield and so battles have an emphasis on nature and include a lot of running around.

In Ka Boom with a View, Spenser used a Venusaur, Shiftry and Claydol in his battle against Ash, who used his Swellow, Heracross, and Sceptile, Sceptile learning SolarBeam in the process. He also has a Chansey, which he used to heal Ash's Sceptile.

Pokémon

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

		Venusaur
		Main article: Spenser's Venusaur Spenser's Venusaur was the second Pokémon chosen by Spenser to go against Ash.
Debuts in	Cutting the Ties that Bind

		Shiftry
		Shiftry first appeared in Ka Boom with a View!. It was the first Pokémon to be sent against Ash, while he chose Sceptile. Before using any move, Spenser's Shiftry dodged the Bullet Seed from Sceptile and was told to move to the jungle. It had immense speed but Sceptile was also no less, as it chased it all along. Ash told Sceptile to use Leaf Blade and Shiftry intercepted it with its Quick Attack. They were said to be "evenly matched" by Max while Scott exclaimed to be the "Lord of the Jungle" while Sceptile being "King of the Forest." After the two Grass-types reach a small waterfall, Shiftry launches its Double Team confusing both Ash and his Sceptile. Shiftry then follows the attack with a powerful Shadow Ball which hit Sceptile hard and pushed it into a pool. Before Sceptile could get out of the water, Shifter laid down its Rock Smash and caused rocks to land directly upon Sceptile who is still underwater. But Sceptile came out from the top of the waterfall after climbing it and landed with a hard Pound and effective Leaf Blade on the startled Shiftry. This marked the end of Shiftry and it fainted, giving Ash an upper hand and Sceptile a victory.
Debuts in	Ka Boom with a View!

		Claydol
		Claydol appeared in the episode Ka Boom with a View!, where it was the third Pokémon to be sent out against Ash. Claydol had to face Ash's Swellow and Sceptile and is the power-house of Spenser's team. Before starting the third and final round of the battle, Spenser said: "Our natural world is over-flowing with all sorts of energy and in many forms. This Pokémon excels in drawing forth many of these energies." referring to his Claydol and even mentioned that "You'll find victory most challenging this time." Ash told his Swellow to use Quick Attack on Claydol, but Claydol dodged it with Teleport, which lead into a Rapid Spin attack hitting Swellow hard from behind. Swellow regained its flight only to be fazed by a Rapid Spin attack sending up a cloud of dust and sand, catching Swellow off guard. Combining this with a Hyper Beam, Claydol knocked Swellow out. Ash then sent Sceptile back into battle. Claydol used Psybeam, which Sceptile manages to dodge, jumping out of the way. Sceptile unleashed a Bullet Seed, but Claydol again dodged the attack with Teleport, sending it above the surface of the water, where it sent out a jet of water directly at Sceptile by using Rapid Spin. But, since water is weak against the Grass-type, it did not cause much damage and Sceptile got out by jumping over a cliff. Then suddenly, the sun went covered by clouds which were non-helpful towards Sceptile as it could no longer absorb sunlight as energy. Spenser explained it to be a natural phenomenon called "squall" common in Metallica Island. The weather conditions worsened when it literally started raining. Claydol, taking advantage of the weather, then released another Rapid Spin to send out a sand twister. Sceptile tried to avoid but eventually got caught in the twister. Using this advantage, Spenser ordered Claydol to use Psybeam at the twister, doing serious damage to Sceptile as it sent out flying and struggled to gain its feet again, slipping as it tries to stand. After a few seconds the clouds scattered and the sun was available to Sceptile again. Sceptile then went on drawing as much solar energy as it could to charge for a Solar Beam using it's yellow energy pods. Spenser commanded Claydol to disrupt the attack using a powerful Hyper Beam. Sceptile easily dodged this attack by jumping high and then unleashed the powerful Solar Beam, knocking out Claydol. This was the end of Claydol's fight as well as the challenge for the Spirits Symbol.
Debuts in	Ka Boom with a View!

		Chansey
		Spenser's Chansey was used to heal the wounds of Ash's Sceptile with Heal Bell.
Debuts in	Cutting the Ties that Bind

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Spenser in the Pokémon Adventures manga

Spenser fought alongside Lucy during the press show-off of the Battle Frontier during its grand opening, using a Crobat with Poison Fang. Having touched the Blue Orb before, Spenser is able to recognize people who have once held the Blue Orb, such as Sapphire. However, it is this very ability that led Ruby and Sapphire to think that he was Guile Hideout.

Pokémon

Lapras

Crobat

Slaking

Trivia

• Spenser's staff has patterns similar to Kyogre's while his arms have patterns that look similar to Unown A.
• In Finnish Spenser's Japanese name Ukon means "old man's" or "oldster's".
• All of Spencer's battling Pokémon in the anime are dual-types.

Names

External links

• Ukon'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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