Riley

Ursaring ♂ Lv.50	Normal
	Held item: Life Orb
	Ability: Quick Feet
Moves
Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical
Thunderpunch	Electric	Physical
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical

Poliwrath	Machamp	Rhydon	Gyarados	Dragonite
Heracross	Tyranitar	Blaziken	Breloom	Rhyperior
Slaking	Hariyama	Medicham	Absol	Regigigas
Infernape	Garchomp	Lucario	Gallade	Mamoswine
Toxicroak

Battleground

7800 Pokémon Trainer Riley Platinum Battleground

Absol ♂ Lv.61  Dark  Held item: None Ability: Pressure Moves Swords Dance Normal Status Night Slash Dark Physical Psycho Cut Psychic Physical Quick Attack Normal Physical Salamence ♂ Lv.63  Dragon  Flying  Held item: None Ability: Intimidate Moves Crunch Dark Physical Fire Fang Fire Physical Thunder Fang Electric Physical Dragon Claw Dragon Physical Metagross Lv.62  Steel  Psychic  Held item: None Ability: Clear Body Moves Meteor Mash Steel Physical Hammer Arm Fighting Physical Bullet Punch Steel Physical Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical Ursaring ♂ Lv.61  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Guts Moves Aerial Ace Flying Physical Avalanche Ice Physical Shadow Claw Ghost Physical Slash Normal Physical Lucario Lv.65  Fighting  Steel  Held item: Sitrus Berry Ability: Steadfast Moves Close Combat Fighting Physical Blaze Kick Fire Physical ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical Bone Rush Ground Physical

Quotes

First meeting in Iron Island

"...You are? OK, you're (player's name). I'm Riley. I'm a Trainer, yes, and it is a bit odd that I would be training here. If you'd like, we could team up. The wild Pokémon here are restless. I'll heal up your Pokémon if they get hurt."

In conversation

"Ha ha! I'd have to agree with you. People training here would be those with too much time on their hands."

"This used to be a fairly thriving ore mine once upon a time. I guess the steel ore's played out. There's only Pokémon here now."

"Have you met Byron? The Leader of Canalave Gym? He's asked me to become a Gym Leader, but there's his son Roark to consider."

"Imagine what it would be like for a Steel-type Pokémon user to battle a Steel type. Would that be like battling yourself, I wonder? I mean, it's a lot harder to defeat one's self than anyone else."

"What's going on here, though? The native Pokémon are restless... I don't like this... Let's hurry."

Meeting the Team Galactic Grunts

"I get it now. You're responsible for agitating the Pokémon. I don't care what good reason you may have, but I don't want you bringing any trouble into my mine."

(After Grunts' reply)

"To share in all the joys and all the sorrows... This is how all the Trainers and Pokémon live in Sinnoh! I won't allow anyone to deny that code of ethics! Come on, (player)! This is one battle we cannot lose!"

After winning the battle

"Thanks. You really helped me out. Listen, I have a Pokémon Egg here. Would you take it with you?"

(Accept)

Thanks! I'd like you to show the Pokémon that's inside the Egg all sorts of new places. Spending time with you was very enjoyable. I intend to test my skills in other places from now on. Let's meet again! Take care on the way out."

In the anime

Riley and his Lucario in the anime

Riley made his first appearance in the anime in Steeling Peace of Mind!. He is a Trainer specializing in Steel-types and is currently staying at Iron Island for the study of said type. Due to the strange behavior of the Steel-types on the island due to Team Galactic, he decided to investigate it with the help of his Lucario.

In Saving the World From Ruins!, it is revealed that Riley is training to be a Aura Guardian with his Lucario and as such he is able to use Aura effectively. He is then shown to be an advanced user of Aura.

After Team Galactic plant bombs under the Iron Island when their plan is foiled, Riley and his Lucario trap the explosion using their Aura and send it away from the island. Later he decides to help Professor Carolina in the study of the island so that he can know it better.

Pokémon

Lucario

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Adventures Manga

Riley makes a cameo appearance in the last round of the Emerald chapter, Might As Well, on a boat heading to the Battle Frontier.

Diamond meets Riley at Iron Island. Byron asks Riley to help Diamond sharpen his Pokémon battle skills, before Diamond goes to Lake Verity.

Pokémon

Riley owns these Pokémon:

Lucario

Trivia

• Riley uses the most Pokémon of any of the people that one can team up with at the Battle Tower.
• In the Battle Tower, Riley is the only one who uses the same Pokémon that he used when he was first encountered, his Lucario. Cheryl and Mira both use the final evolved forms of their Pokémon, which are Blissey and Alakazam, respectively. Buck and Marley don't even use their Pokémon from the first encounter in the Tower.
  • However, in Platinum, Marley has her Arcanine.
• Riley is the only human in the games who can use Aura, as displayed in his intro animation and confirmed through a line of in-battle speech where he mentions feeling the player's aura. In the anime, he is one of two known and currently living users of Aura, the other being Ash.
  • Although Gardenia does sense that the player has a winning Aura right before she is battled.
• The design of the necklace Riley wears is the same as the pattern on Sir Aaron's gloves. It's also the same as the pattern on Groudon's arm.
• Riley bears a striking resemblance to Sir Aaron in the movie Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as well as having a Lucario of his own. Additionally, he can also manipulate Aura.

Names

Related articles

• Stat Trainers

External links

• Gen's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

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