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2016-07-25T20:39:56Z

Jyavoc:

{{samename|property of a Pokémon called type in [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]|Pokémon category}}
{{Types|diamond|* 1}}
'''Types''' (Japanese: '''タイプ''' ''Type'') are properties for {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and their [[move]]s. As of [[Generation VI]], there are 18 known types, as listed to the right. The {{t|Dark}} and {{t|Steel}} types were introduced in [[Generation II]], and the {{t|Fairy}} type was introduced in [[Generation VI]]; all other types were introduced in [[Generation I]] (other than the discontinued {{t|???}} type, which was introduced in [[Generation II]] alongside {{t|Dark}} and {{t|Steel}}). During [[Generation I]], types were occasionally referred to as '''elements'''.

A Pokémon may have either one or two types: For instance, {{p|Charmander}} is a {{t|Fire}} type, while {{p|Bulbasaur}} is both a {{t|Grass}} type and a {{t|Poison}} type. With the current 18-type system, there are 324 possible ways to assign types to Pokémon, with 171 unique combinations. As of [[Generation VI]], 133 different type combinations have been used. Similar to Pokémon, [[Pokéstar Studios opponents]] also have types.

A move has exactly one type. The type of a damaging move typically defines which types of Pokémon it is super effective against, which types of Pokémon it is not very effective against, and which types of Pokémon it is completely ineffective against.

Most [[Gym Leader]]s and members of the [[Elite Four]] are designed to have a [[Type expert|type-specific theme]].

==Type effectiveness==
Typically, the amount of [[damage]] dealt by a damaging move is depending on its type, as well as on the type of the defending Pokémon:
* If the type of a move is super effective against the type of its target, the damage done is double the normal amount;
* If the type of a move is not very effective against the type of its target, the damage done is half the normal amount;
* If the type of a move is completely ineffective against the type of its target, the move will deal no damage.

For Pokémon that have two types, the overall damage is calculated against both types combined:
* If the type of a move is super effective against both of the opponent's types (such as {{m|Dig}}, a {{type|Ground}} move, used against an {{p|Aggron}}, a {{2t|Steel|Rock}} Pokémon), then the move does 4 times the damage;
* If the type of a move is not very effective against both of the opponent's types (such as {{m|Wake-Up Slap}}, a {{type|Fighting}} move, used against a {{p|Sigilyph}}, a {{2t|Psychic|Flying}} Pokémon), then the move only does ¼ of the damage;
* If the type of a move is super effective against one of the opponent's types but not very effective against the other (such as {{m|Razor Leaf}}, a {{type|Grass}} move, used against a {{p|Gyarados}}, a {{2t|Water|Flying}} Pokémon), then the move deals normal damage.
* If the type of move is completely ineffective against one of the opponent's types, then the move does no damage, even if the opponent has a second type that would be vulnerable to it (as in {{m|Thunderbolt}}, an {{type|Electric}} move, used against a {{p|Quagsire}}, a {{2t|Water|Ground}} Pokémon).

The moves {{m|Flying Press}} and {{m|Freeze-Dry}} have custom interactions with defending types that do not strictly match their assigned types.

Barring complete ineffectiveness (or the special effects of moves like {{m|False Swipe}}), a move will always do at least one {{stat|HP}} damage. (In Generation I, there is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxNzPeLlPTU a glitch] that can cause a move to deal 0 damage only if the target has two types that both resist the move, due to roundoff error and type effectiveness being applied only at the very end of damage calculation. Additionally, when this happens the game will erroneously report that the move missed the target entirely. In Generation V, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPPTz0sDZzU a similar glitch] also allows a move to deal zero HP of damage, since certain damage modifiers (such as {{m|Reflect}}) are applied after the damage is ensured to be at least 1.)

===Type chart===
{{main|Type/Type chart}}

A '''type chart''' shows which modifiers are applied to [[move]] types when attacking {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} of each type. If the defending Pokémon is dual-typed, the modifier is calculated as the product of the modifiers for both of its types: a {{type|Flying}} move would hit for 4× damage on a {{2t|Bug|Grass}} Pokémon, while a {{type|Ground}} move used against the same would do only a quarter of the normal damage. (A complete ineffectiveness against either type will make the move deal no damage, since 0 multiplied by any number is 0.)

The type chart differs depending on the [[generation]] of {{pkmn|games}} it is from. The current type chart is shown below.

{| class="roundy" style="border: 2px solid #111; background:#555; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ×
! colspan="18" style="{{roundytr|5px}} background:#4C4BA4" | Defending type
|-
! style="background:#{{normal color}}" | {{ic|Normal}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | {{ic|Fighting}}
! style="background:#{{flying color}}" | {{ic|Flying}}
! style="background:#{{poison color}}" | {{ic|Poison}}
! style="background:#{{ground color}}" | {{ic|Ground}}
! style="background:#{{rock color}}" | {{ic|Rock}}
! style="background:#{{bug color}}" | {{ic|Bug}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color}}" | {{ic|Ghost}}
! style="background:#{{steel color}}" | {{ic|Steel}}
! style="background:#{{fire color}}" | {{ic|Fire}}
! style="background:#{{water color}}" | {{ic|Water}}
! style="background:#{{grass color}}" | {{ic|Grass}}
! style="background:#{{electric color}}" | {{ic|Electric}}
! style="background:#{{psychic color}}" | {{ic|Psychic}}
! style="background:#{{ice color}}" | {{ic|Ice}}
! style="background:#{{dragon color}}" | {{ic|Dragon}}
! style="background:#{{dark color}}" | {{ic|Dark}}
! style="background:#{{fairy color}}" | {{ic|Fairy}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! rowspan="18" style="background:#A44C4B" | A t t a c k i n g t y p e
! style="background:#{{normal color}}" | {{ic|Normal}}
| 1×
| 1×
| 1×
| 1×
| 1×
| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
| 1×
| style="background:#000; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 0×
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | {{ic|Fighting}}
| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{flying color}}" | {{ic|Flying}}
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{poison color}}" | {{ic|Poison}}
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
| style="background:#000; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 0×
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| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{ground color}}" | {{ic|Ground}}
| 1×
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| style="background:#000; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 0×
| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
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| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
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| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
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| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{rock color}}" | {{ic|Rock}}
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{bug color}}" | {{ic|Bug}}
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{ghost color}}" | {{ic|Ghost}}
| style="background:#000; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 0×
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| style="background:#F00; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | ½×
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{steel color}}" | {{ic|Steel}}
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| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
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| style="background:#090; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 2×
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{fire color}}" | {{ic|Fire}}
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{water color}}" | {{ic|Water}}
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{grass color}}" | {{ic|Grass}}
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{electric color}}" | {{ic|Electric}}
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| style="background:#000; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 0×
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{psychic color}}" | {{ic|Psychic}}
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| style="background:#000; color:#FFF; font-size:90%" | 0×
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{ice color}}" | {{ic|Ice}}
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{dragon color}}" | {{ic|Dragon}}
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{dark color}}" | {{ic|Dark}}
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFF; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#{{fairy color}}" | {{ic|Fairy}}
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|-
| colspan="20" style="{{roundybottom|5px}}; background:#999" | These matchups are suitable for {{color2|000|Generation VI}}.
|}

In [[Inverse Battle]]s, a different type chart is used that essentially inverts the normal type chart, turning immunities and resistances into weaknesses, and weaknesses into resistances.

===Dual-type damage misinformation glitch===
{{main|List of glitches in Generation I#Dual-type damage misinformation|List of glitches in Generation I → Dual-type damage misinformation}}
In [[Generation I]] only, if a damaging move is used on a Pokémon with two types such that one of its types is weak to the move and the other type resists the move, it will correctly receive neutral damage, but the incorrect message will be displayed on-screen. This does not occur in {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}.

==Type-affected game mechanics==
Prior to [[Generation IV]], the [[damage category|category]] of damaging moves only depends on the move's type (except for [[Shadow moves]]); for example, all {{type|Normal}} damaging moves are [[physical move]]s and all {{type|Water}} damaging moves are [[special move]]s. From [[Generation IV]] onward, each individual move has a [[damage category]] that is independent of its type.

When the type of a move matches one of the types of the Pokémon using it, the attack power will be increased by 50%. This is referred to as [[same-type attack bonus]], or STAB for short. As an example, an {{p|Aron}} that knows the {{type|Steel}} move {{m|Metal Claw}} will have the move's power increased by 50% because one of Aron's types is Steel; the power of {{m|Cut}} would not be increased (because none of Aron's types is Normal).

Some types of [[weather]], {{Abilities}}, and [[held item]]s affect moves of a certain type. {{m|Sunny Day}}, for example, causes {{type|Fire}} moves to increase in power, while {{a|Levitate}} causes {{type|Ground}} moves to not work on the Pokémon with this Ability. Likewise, each type has a [[Type-enhancing item|specific held item]] that can be given to a Pokémon that will power up one of the specific types by 20% (10% prior to Generation IV), such as the {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Metal Coat}}, which powers up {{type|Steel}} moves.

{{cat|moves that change a Pokémon's type|Some moves}} can change the type of a Pokémon. For example, {{m|Camouflage}} changes the user's type to a type corresponding to the battlefield terrain. Abilities can also change the type of a Pokémon. So far, the only such Abilities are {{a|Color Change}}, {{a|Multitype}}, and {{a|Protean}}.

==??? type==
{{main|??? (type)}}
The ??? type is the only type to have been removed from the [[core series]] games. The ??? type only existed from [[Generation II]] to [[Generation IV]], and was primarily used in the core series as the type of the move {{m|Curse}}. It was removed in [[Generation V]], and Curse became a {{type|Ghost}} move. Any damaging moves given the ??? type deal regular damage against all types, and any Pokémon given the ??? type takes regular damage against all moves.

==Shadow==
While not generally regarded as an actual type, in {{Pokémon XD}}, [[Shadow move]]s have their type listed as "------". [[Shadow Pokémon]] can be considered to be of this type, but they still retain their regular typing as well. In {{Pokémon XD}}, all Shadow moves are not very effective against Shadow Pokémon and super effective against non-Shadow Pokémon.

==Glitch types==
{{main|List of glitch types}}
There are several types which only appear through the use of glitches, such as on the types of [[glitch Pokémon]]. Most famously this includes the {{t|Bird}} type, which was intentionally programmed into the code of the Generation I and II games but was not given to any real Pokémon. Other glitch types are the result of the game reading other data as if it were types. Like the ??? type, all glitch types have no special effectiveness (they both inflict normal damage against all types and take normal damage from all types).

==In the TCG==
{{main|Type (TCG)}}

==See also==
* [[Same-type attack bonus]]
* [[Type expert]]
* [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations]]
* [[List of type combinations by abundance]]
* {{DL|Pokémon Shuffle|Type|Pokémon Shuffle → Type}}
* [[:Category:Moves that change a Pokémon's type]]
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Pokémon Conquest

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Jyavoc: /* Gameplay */

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|release_date_kr=N/A
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'''Pokémon Conquest''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン{{tt|＋|プラス}}ノブナガの{{tt|野望|やぼう}}''' ''Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition'') is a [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off]] {{wp|Fictional crossovers in video games|crossover}} between the [[Pokémon]] and {{wp|Nobunaga's Ambition}} series of games, a first for the franchise. It was released in Japan on March 17, 2012, in North America on June 18, 2012, in Australia on June 21, 2012 and in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2012.

Following a series of news regarding surprising announcements from both {{n|TPC hints at Jump Festa reveal|Jump Festa 2012}} and the {{n|Japanese distribution to be held to celebrate next year's zodiac|first issue of CoroCoro magazine in 2012}}, the game was revealed on December 17, 2011, at the Jump Festa event itself, with the official site launching soon after.

The game takes place in the [[Ransei]] region. Various Pokémon from the first five generations appear in this game. The game is [[Nintendo DSi]] enhanced.

==Development==
''Pokémon Conquest'' was the second collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo Koei, with the first being the Murasame Castle mode in ''Samurai Warriors 3''. Because [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] was a fan of ''Nobunaga's Ambition'' and Tecmo-Koei president Kou Shibasawa was a fan of ''Pokémon'', this presented an opportunity to work with each other. Among one of the key design elements of [[Ransei]] was the fact that the first ''Nobunaga's Ambition'' game featured 17 regions, just as there were 17 different Pokémon types at the time. Among Koei's game franchises, this is the first collaboration effort for ''Nobunaga's Ambition''; all previous collaborations had been through the ''Warriors'' series (though a true Nintendo-themed ''Warriors'' game would not arrive until ''{{zw|Hyrule Warriors}}'' years later). In deference to this, character designs for ''Pokémon Conquest'' were primarily taken from ''Samurai Warriors 3'' as opposed to a ''Nobunaga's Ambition'' game.

For ''Pokémon Conquest'', each of the [[Warlord]]s' initial (Rank I) costumes are based on their default costumes from ''Samurai Warriors 3'', and an original costume when they rank up to Rank II. (The exceptions are [[Nobunaga]], where this is reversed, and [[Hideyoshi]], whose Rank I and Rank II costumes are taken from ''Samurai Warriors'' and ''Samurai Warriors 3'' respectively; his Rank III costume is original). There are some minor modifications in character appearances and costumes between the two games, however:
* Some characters' costumes were altered to better associate them with their Perfect Link Pokémon: for example, [[Motonari]]'s hair was turned green to better resemble {{p|Servine}}, while [[Kunoichi]]'s outfit became primarily black instead of white, in order to better associate her with {{p|Sneasel}}.
* Some characters' appearances were altered to better express their ''Samurai Warriors 3'' characterizations: for example, [[Mitsunari]], [[Kiyomasa]], and [[Masanori]] are all depicted as children in ''Pokémon Conquest'' to reinforce [[Nene]] acting as a mother of sorts to Hideyoshi's retainers.
* Almost all of the characters are depicted without their weapons, though some remain if they are not particularly "weapon-like": for example, [[Shingen]] and his iconic war fan, [[Motochika]] and his shamisen, [[Ujiyasu]] and his cane, and [[Okuni]] and her parasol.
* Some clan crests are altered to incorporate a Pokémon motif: [[Oichi]]'s costume has a number of [[Poké Ball]] symbols where the Azai clan crest was in her ''Samurai Warriors 3'' costume, while Yukimura's costume has Poké Balls as part of the Sanada clan crest instead of coins.

Similarly, the choice of Perfect Link Pokémon for a given Warlord may be influenced by their ''Samurai Warriors 3'' personality or moveset:
* Motochika's attacks are primarily based on the water element in ''Samurai Warriors 3'', hence his pairing with {{p|Dewott}}
* [[Kanbei]]'s appearance resembling a ghost in some side story missions is the inspiration behind his pairing with {{p|Lampent}}
* [[Tadakatsu]]'s reputation of being the ''Samurai Warriors'' series' unbeatable foe is the inspiration of pairing him with {{p|Dialga}}

Of the ''Samurai Warriors 3'' cast, only four characters (Nagamasa Azai, Katsuie Shibata, Sakon Shima, and Toshiie Maeda) are not also present in ''Pokémon Conquest''.

==Gameplay==
Pokémon Conquest features a turn-based strategy battle system. Up to six {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} on each side are positioned on the battlefield, one for each participating [[Warrior]], and both sides take turns moving and attacking with their Pokémon. Each Pokémon has a single move. A battle is won or lost when the engaging army manages or fails to achieve the victory conditions, which vary by location, within a numbered amount of turns, which also vary by location. When a battle is fought, the strength of the [[link]] (which is this game's analogy to [[experience]] points) between participating Pokémon and their respective Warriors will usually increase. Battles can be fought in {{DL|Kingdom location|wild Pokémon kingdom locations}}, or against other kingdoms, which are conquered upon victory. Free Warriors (including [[Warlord]]s) can be recruited to the player's army if they are defeated in a way that meets one of several {{DL|Warrior|Recruitment|recruitment criteria}}.

Pokémon in the game can grow in strength by increasing their link with their Warrior. A Pokémon's move will strengthen as the link increases, signified by +1 (20% link), +2 (40% link), +3 (60% link), +4 (80% link), or +S (100% link), being added to the move's name. Depending on how well matched a pair is, the maximum value of the link between the two varies, with most Warriors only able to achieve a 100% or Perfect Link with a single species of Pokémon. Aside from growing more powerful, Pokémon may evolve when their link reaches a high enough percentage, though there are also Pokémon which evolve through other conditions such as the use of specific [[List of Pokémon Conquest items|items]]. Warriors can also establish links with Pokémon other than the one they started with, though only one can be used by each Warrior in a given battle at a time. Certain Warriors will have a more difficult time finding their Perfect Link than others, as some Pokémon only appear on special, random occasions. However, through the use of a password these Pokémon can be found much more easily. In the case of legendary Pokémon, which certain Warlords share Perfect Links with, they each have their specific criteria required for appearing.

The game makes use of the seventeen Pokémon [[type]]s as of [[Generation V]] and their respective weaknesses, resistances, and immunities. Pokémon also have various [[Ability|Abilities]], many the same as in the main series games, and many unique new additions. Warriors also have [[Warrior Skill]]s that can be used once per battle, which have various effects such as powering up or healing Pokémon. Warriors can also equip items, which can provide additional effects such as stat increases or in-battle effects.

Aside from battling, Warriors can perform other actions within their kingdom, such as buying items at the {{DL|Kingdom location|Shop}} and [[Kingdom location|mining for gold]]. However, Warriors can only make one action per month. This means a Warrior who is picked to buy from a Shop cannot be chosen to battle or mine for gold afterwards, as they have used up their action for the month, and the same is said for any other executed action. In the case of purchasing from Shops, the action only counts if the player actually buys or sells something, meaning that one can browse without using up the turn.
Besides Shops and mines, various other [[kingdom location|location]]s are available per kingdom, such as [[Ponigiri]] Shops. Feeding a Pokémon these will increase its {{DL|Statistic|Energy}}. Warriors can also battle at wild Pokémon kingdom locations or neighboring enemy kingdoms. A maximum of 6 Warriors can be present in one kingdom, and Warriors can be transported between the player's kingdoms.

Also, instead of using up every Warrior's turn, the player can choose to delegate a kingdom by picking one of three options: Train (increase link), Search (recruit more allies), or Develop (increase gold and spend on leveling kingdom locations up). All Warriors who have not used up their action during the month by the player will automatically Train, Search, or Develop at the end of the month. All kingdoms the player controls, besides the player's main kingdom, can be delegated.

Random kingdom events will also occur at times. Some events may occur depending on the player's current funds or an item in the inventory. Sometimes bandits will steal an item or a Warrior's Pokémon, or a traveling merchant may arrive selling rare items. [[Weather]] is another occurrence that may raise the Energy of Pokémon depending on their type; for example, a heat wave raises the Energy of {{type|Fire}} Pokémon. Kingdom events which occur at the start of a month, such as buying items from a traveling merchant, do not use up a Warrior's action for the month.

Players may save their progress at any point in time during single-player mode, even during a battle.

===Muliplayer mode===
There is also a multiplayer local wireless mode in which two players may battle each other. In this, the host can decide to place no limit on the Pokémon's link (in which case, the highest registered value in the Gallery is chosen), or can choose to restrict the maximum link between 10-100, in multiples of 10. The host also chooses the battlefield, and allocates whether the player will attack or defend (the host can also choose "random", in which case, the player is randomly assigned to attack or defend.)

==Plot of The Legend of Ransei==
{{Spoilers}}
Legend has it that the one who will be able to conquer all seventeen kingdoms of Ransei will bring the return of the region's {{p|Arceus|creator}}. Players begin in the story known as {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest stories|The Legend of Ransei}}.

The player (as either the [[Hero]] or [[Heroine]]) starts off in the nation of [[Aurora]] with their partner {{p|Eevee}}, having just become the most recent [[Warlord]]. They then meet up with [[Mitsunari]], [[Kiyomasa]], and [[Masanori]], who taunt the player, stating that they aren't ready to be a Warlord. At this point, two Warriors from the neighboring nation of [[Ignis]] quickly challenge the player to battle. [[Oichi]] joins in the battle to support the player.

After defeating the duo, Oichi relays the details of the legend of Ransei, and sets the player off on a quest to unite the 17 nations. The player first challenges [[Hideyoshi]]'s nation of Ignis, then moves on to battle [[Motonari]] in [[Greenleaf]] and [[Motochika]] in [[Fontaine]]. Along the way, the player learns how to recruit other Warlords and link with [[wild Pokémon]].

From there, the player is able to conquer [[Violight]], led by [[Ginchiyo]]; [[Chrysalia]], led by [[Yoshimoto]]; and [[Pugilis]], led by [[Yoshihiro]]. At this point, the nations of [[Terrera]] and [[Illusio]], led by [[Kenshin]] and [[Shingen]] respectively, become available for conquering. However, when the player goes to challenge one of them, they will not accept the challenge, stating that the player is not yet ready to face them, and turn the player's forces back. At this point, whichever nation the player went to will send forces back to the nation in which the player resides (either Pugilis or Chrysalia), and the player must defend their nation from the attack.

Upon a successful defense, the player will undergo a Warrior transformation, allowing them to successfully challenge the nation. After defeating either Kenshin or Shingen's forces, both will join the player on their quest to unite the nations. At this point, [[Nobunaga]] himself appears before the player, stating his own aims to conquer Ransei (and in doing so, debates with Oichi, who is revealed to be his sister, about his goals).

Following this, the player can then conquer the nations of [[Cragspur]], led by [[Ujiyasu]]; [[Avia]], led by [[Masamune]]; [[Viperia]], led by [[Nene]]; and [[Yaksha]], led by [[Kotarō]]. Upon defeating one of these nations, [[Keiji]] will appear and give the player three evolutionary stones—the {{evostone|Fire Stone}}, {{evostone|Water Stone}} and {{evostone|Thunderstone}}—which will allow the player to evolve their {{p|Eevee}} into {{p|Vaporeon}}, {{p|Jolteon}} or {{p|Flareon}} if they so choose.

After defeating the rest of the area's Warlords, the three nations of Nobunaga's highest aides will appear: [[Spectra]], led by [[Nō]]; [[Valora]], led by [[Ieyasu]]; and [[Nixtorm]], led by [[Mitsuhide]]. Upon defeat of these three, the final nation, [[Dragnor]], appears, and the player is able to battle Nobunaga himself.

Upon conquering the final nation, a cutscene will play in which several pillars of light shoot out from across the nation and converge on a tower in Dragnor. When the player enters the tower, they find the legendary Pokémon {{p|Arceus}} awaiting them. Arceus tells the player to link with it, and the battle begins. When the player successfully links with Arceus, Nobunaga appears and reveals that he planned all along for this to happen. He secretly wanted to get Arceus appear so that he could strike it down and prove to the region that the legend was unimportant. Nobunaga, along with Nō, Ieyasu, Mitsuhide, Hideyoshi, and [[Ranmaru]], then challenge the player's party to the final battle.

Upon defeating Nobunaga, the player brings peace to the land of Ransei, allowing each Warlord leader to rule their respective nations once again. Arceus goes off, telling the player it will appear again when the time is right.

==Blurb==
Warlords and Pokémon unite to conquer the land!

==Characters==
{{main|List of Pokémon Conquest characters}}
In Pokémon Conquest, players take control of [[Warrior]]s' Pokémon. Each Warrior in the game, excluding the [[Hero]]/[[Heroine]], is based on someone from Japanese history, with several notable ones portraying [[Warlord]]s in the game. There are also multiple non-playable characters, with unique character designs, such as the Messenger or the male Farmer.

==Stories==
{{main|List of Pokémon Conquest stories}}
After the first story, {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest stories|The Legend of Ransei}}, eight other stories are unlocked, allowing the player to play through several different stories as different characters. Each episode has a specific goal that must be complete in order to clear it, ranging from uniting the region to defeating a certain number of Warlords to collecting a certain number of Pokémon. Notably, the player won't be allowed to replay The Legend of Ransei despite being able to replay all other stories. Instead, players can only unlock a final story after clearing any 33 stories. This story is an altered version of the first story.

===Downloadable stories and events===
In addition to the above stories, several more may be unlocked via Wi-Fi. Much like missions from [[Ranger Net]], the stories require unlocking. Events are also available through Wi-Fi, and these events can only happen during certain stories.

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #cdbc6c; border: 2px solid #807544; {{roundy|10px}}"
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! style="background: #f9e586; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Category
! style="background: #f9e586" | Title
! style="background: #f9e586" | Region
! style="background: #f9e586" | Duration
! style="background: #f9e586; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Requirements
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| rowspan="6" | Story
| rowspan="2" | The Free Spirit's Path
| Japan
| March 24 to April 13, 2012
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |
* Clear ''The Legend of Ransei''
|- style="background:#fff"
| North America
| July 12 to December 31, 2012
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="2" | A Date With Destiny
| Japan
| April 14 to May 11, 2012
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |
* Clear ''The Legend of Ransei''
|- style="background:#fff"
| North America
| July 27 to December 31, 2012
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="2" | A Fate Born of Beauty
| Japan
| May 12 to June 8, 2012
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |
* Clear ''The Legend of Ransei''
|- style="background:#fff"
| North America
| July 2 to December 31, 2012

|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="4" | Event
| rowspan="2" | [[Motochika]] and [[Motonari]]
| Japan
| March 17, 2012 to May 19, 2014
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |
* ''The Legend of Ransei'' as the current story
* Claim victory in [[Greenleaf]] and [[Fontaine]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| North America
| June 18 to December 31, 2012

|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="2" | [[Hideyoshi]] and {{p|Reshiram}}
| Japan
| March 31, 2012 to May 19, 2014
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |

* Control of [[Ignis]]
* Hideyoshi in the army
* At least in April, Year 1
|- style="background:#fff"
| North America
| August 13 to December 31, 2012
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: #f9e586; {{roundybottom|10px}}"|
|}

==Kingdom events==
Certain events can occur in kingdoms at random or when certain conditions are met that will affect gameplay. These events are predetermined several months in advance. Not all events are available in every story.

===Messenger===
A Messenger will sometimes appear at the start of the month. The Messenger will alert the player when there is an approaching invasion, when there is a rare Pokémon appearing in a kingdom, and when certain kingdom events appear.

===Professor===
A Professor will offer advice about basic game mechanics once every story during May of Year 1.

===Traveling merchant===
One of the traveling merchants may visit, offering a large selection of rare items. These merchants have higher prices but offer evolution items as well as high quality supplies.

===New Year's celebration===
If the player owns {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Fireworks}}, a New Year's celebration will be held in January of the new year. This will strengthen the link between Warrior and Pokémon in all kingdoms the player rules over.

===Weather===
Rainstorms, snowstorms, or heat waves can appear in kingdoms. They will be signified by an icon of a rain cloud, snowflake, or a sun appearing over the affected kingdoms. They will maximize the Energy of {{t|Water}}, {{t|Ice}} and {{type|Fire}} Pokémon respectively in those kingdoms.

===Farmers===
Sometimes one of the Farmers will show up and ask for a monetary donation of 1000, 2500 or 5000. If the player donates to the farmers three times, they will hold a festival the month after the third donation to thank for the support. This will maximize the Energy of Pokémon in the main kingdom. The farmers will also give the player three rare gift items, with the rarity of the item increasing with larger donations. Donations of 1000 will yield items available in Lv. 2 {{DL|Kingdom location|Shop}}s. Donations of 2500 will yield items available in Lv. 3 Shops. Donations of 5000 will yield single-use held items and equipment that can only be bought from the traveling merchant. The amount donated the third time determines the rarity of items received.

If the farmers are rejected three times, the farmers will rebel and decrease the Energy of Pokémon present in the main Warlord's kingdom by three levels.

===Cold===
Warriors may be affected by a cold which will render the Warriors unable to perform any actions. The cold may last several months and can spread to Warriors in adjacent kingdoms. Colds can be cured with {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Cold Medicine}}.

===Hay Fever===
Warriors may be affected by hay fever which will render the Warriors unable to perform any actions. The hay fever may last several months. Hay fever can be cured with {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Hayfever Pills}}.

===Attractive kingdom===
Warriors from other kingdoms will visit one of the player's kingdoms where they can be battled and recruited.

===Full kingdom===
When the number of Warriors in the player's army reaches a certain number, the Warriors will celebrate and the Energy of their Pokémon will increase by three levels.

===Stolen item===
A gang of bandits may steal an item belonging to the player's army, and must be defeated in order to recover the stolen item.

===Stolen Pokémon===
A gang of thieves may kidnap a Princess's {{p|Lilligant}}, and must be defeated in order to receive a reward item from the Princess. In the event that the player does not manage to defeat the gang of thieves, or simply let them escape without battling, the Princess will still get her Lilligant back. However the thieves will retain the reward item.

===Training trip===
A Warrior in the player's army may ask for permission to go on a training trip, after which (if permission is granted) he or she will be absent for several months. If the Warrior travels with a Pokémon with a Perfect Link, the Warrior will send the player letters while gone. Along with the letter, the Warrior will also send a rare item which cannot be bought from Shops (such as Razor Claw and Ornate Helmet). After several months, the Warrior will return with his or her Pokémon, with their [[Link]] increased by 15%, rounded down.

If the Warrior travels with a Pokémon which does not have a Perfect Link, the Warrior will not send letters and will come back early with a new Pokémon met and linked with during the trip.

===Disappearing Pokémon===
A Pokémon that shares a 100% link with its Warrior may briefly disappear, returning with one or more items.

===Dissatisfied Warriors===
When the player does not use a recruited Warrior in a kingdom for a certain number of months, the Warrior will become dissatisfied and an angry face will appear on their profile page. Once they are used in the kingdom, the angry face disappears during the next month. If the recruited Warrior isn't used for a few months after the angry face appears, the Warrior will leave the army.

===Warriors not in battle===
Warriors that have not been used in a battle against an opposing army for a while may assist in war efforts by giving 3 {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Max Potion}}s, {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Sylph Wings}}, {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Siren Song}}s, {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Double Play}}s, {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Twice Lucky}}s or {{DL|List of Pokémon Conquest items|Winged Boot}}s.

===Strengthened opposing armies===
When the player has conquered at least half of the available kingdoms and the strength of the player's army is considerably higher than opposing armies, civilians from opposing nations will notice and the strength of their army will increase. This may involve an Officer with a Gabite, who will considerably strengthen the armies of nations adjacent to the player's kingdoms.

In a similar yet distinct event, when the strength of the player's army is higher than opposing armies, all enemy kingdoms will have their strength increased to a small extent.

===Four guardians===
When the player has conquered at least half of all available nations, four Warriors including Warlords are made guardians of one stat each (Power, Wisdom, Charisma, and Capacity), appointed to the Warrior with the highest values for each particular stat. This maximizes the Energy of their Pokémon, and prevents them from leaving the army.

==Passwords==
Certain Pokémon will appear in one kingdom the month after their password is typed in the Password section. After a password is used, it may not be used again unless save data is cleared. However, some Pokémon, such as Pikachu, have multiple passwords, which allow for more than one appearance. This is due to passwords occupying one of 64 slots. When a slot is taken up, a password that would use that slot cannot be used.


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| align="left" | {{p|Chimchar}}
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| align="left" | {{p|Pansear}}
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| align="left" | {{p|Panpour}}
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| align="left" | {{p|Axew}}
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| align="left" | {{p|Larvesta}}
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| align="left" | {{p|Emolga}}
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| align="left" | {{p|Sneasel}}
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| align="left" | {{p|Lapras}}
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==Reception==
[[File:Pokémon Conquest reception.jpg|thumb|right|80px|Pokémon Conquest's score of 34/40]]
Gaming magazine {{wp|Famitsu}} has given Pokémon Conquest a score of 34/40. The reviewers praised how it was easy for children to understand along with its high replay value.

In addition, [[Nintendo Power]] magazine gave the game a rating of 9/10. The magazine cited its engaging and elaborate gameplay, also noting that it was simple enough to pick up for newcomers to the tactical RPG genre. As of September 2015, it holds a score of 80% on [http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/pokemon-conquest Metacritic].

==Staff==
{{main|Staff of Pokémon Conquest}}

==Trivia==
* This is the only Pokémon game since [[Hey You, Pikachu!]] to only be released in Japanese and English.

==External links==
* [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_Pokemon_Conquest.pdf Official PDF-file manual] for ''Pokémon Conquest'' (English)

==References==
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Pokémon in Russia

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{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Cyrillic.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}} and {{wp|Asia}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=May 18, 2015
|DP001=September 20, 2008
|BW001=November 6, 2012
|XY001=September 20, 2014
}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|''Покемон! Я выбираю тебя!'']] premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by Sargona Ltd., which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:Channel One Russia.png|thumb|left|250px|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} Pilot Studio, is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.»
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard chills rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli#Consumption and television|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:TNT logo.png|thumb|right|TNT logo]]
On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on '''Jetix'''. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[S11|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles'' started on TNT. By the end of 2012, twelfth and [[S13|thirteenth]] seasons of the {{pkmn|anime}} were shown fully.

On November 6, 2012, simultaneously with two last, the Russian version of the 14th season ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' started on TNT and has been aired fully.
As of 2013, there were no plans for airing the [[S15|two]] [[S16|remaining]] seasons of the [[Best Wishes series|series]] on TNT or any other Russian channel, creating a hiatus in airings of the anime.
{{bulbanews|Pokémon anime, TCG return to Russia}}

The hiatus was broken on March 12, 2014, when {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}, the Russian channel, which specializes on teenager-oriented {{wp|animated series}} signed a five-year contract with Pokémon Company International to broadcast the anime. The series started with airing ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' on May 1 to 11, 2014. On May 12, 2014, ''[[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]]'' began to run on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}. This season marks the total localization of the anime. The season logo, the episode title card, and the name of the [[Who's That Pokémon?|eyecatch]] Pokémon are all written in Russian.

The sixteenth season of the anime ''[[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]]'' premiered on July 18, 2014.

The seventeenth season of the anime, ''[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' premiered on Saturday, September 20, 2014.

Since May 17, 2015 the eighteenth season ''[[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]'' is aired on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}. Besides, the channel introduced the {{series|Advanced Generation}} airing the [[AG001|first episode]] on May 18, 2015.

In Russia the anime is available on [[Netflix]].

The nineteenth season ''[[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]'' will air on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} on July 3, 2016.

===Pokémon movies===
Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown: Entei]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu short]]s were dubbed; later, dubs were made of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}.

''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix. The Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was released on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} DVD release of the movie. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130701124658/http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio (Internet Archive)]</ref>

{{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} got the airing license for movies connected to the {{series|Best Wishes}}. ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' was shown on June 12, 2014. However, ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' was not aired. ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' and ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'' were broadcast on September 20, 2014. ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' first premiered in Russian during Nintendo Level Up Day on November 27, 2014.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/2014/-/-Nintendo-Level-Up-Day--939124.html Nintendo Level Up Day]</ref>

''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'' aired on May 17, 2015.

''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'' will air on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} on July 3, 2016.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced by Anna Leshchenko (Анна Лещенко). Tatiana Zinovenko (Татьяна Зиновенко) had given her voice to {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]]. Anatolii Zinovenko (Анатолий Зиновенко) was the voice of [[James]], {{an|Professor Oak}}, {{an|Giovanni}}, and the [[narrator]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii (Дмитрий Завадский) was the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{Tracey}}.

====SDI Media dub====
Larisa Nekipelova (Лариса Некипелова) has been voicing Ash and {{an|Cynthia}}. {{an|Dawn}} had been voiced by Olga Shorohova (Ольга Шорохова). She has also given her voice to {{si|Kenny}}, {{an|Bianca}}, and [[Burgundy]]. Alexander Kovrizhnih (Александр Коврижных) was the voice of Brock. Zhanna Nikonova (Жанна Никонова) is the voice of {{an|Iris}} and [[Professor Juniper]]. {{an|Cilan}} and [[Volkner]] are voiced by Diomid Vinogradov (Диомид Виноградов). Darja Frolova (Дарья Фролова) has given her voice to [[Jessie]],
[[Delia Ketchum]], [[Georgia]], and the Sinnoh [[Pokédex]]. Unova Pokédex, [[James]], {{an|Barry}}, and [[Nando]] have been voiced by Evgenii Valtz (Евгений Вальц). Dmitrii Filimonov (Дмитрий Филимонов) has given his voice to {{MTR}} and [[Looker]]. Andrei Simanov (Андрей Симанов) had been voicing {{an|Professor Oak}}, [[Paul]], and the narrator. Later on, his roles were taken by Peter 'Glanz' Ivashenko (Пётр 'Гланц' Иващенко). Peter has also given his voice to Giovanni and [[Stephan]]. Natalia Tereshkova (Наталья Терешкова) voices Serena, Alexandr Dasevich (Александр Дасевич) takes on Clemont, and Maria Ivashenko (Мария Иващенко) lends her voice to Bonnie.

Some episodic roles are voiced by Alexei Kostrichkin (Алексей Костричкин), Natalya Kaznacheeva (Наталья Казначеева), Daniil Eldarov (Даниил Эльдаров), Alexander Voronov (Александр Воронов), and Alexander Gavrilin (Александр Гаврилин).

==Pokémon games==
At first, [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles were not very popular in Russia and Pokémon games were rarely found in shops. The games were distributed by "Noviy Disc", Nintendo's official distributor between 2006 and 2011, and games would usually become available long after the European release and at a more substantial cost. This situation changed when Nintendo of Europe opened its office in Russia; they stopped working with "Noviy Disk" and began working with a new distributor named "OCS", and Nintendo opened their own online store. 3DS games were then available for sale on the official store '''[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo]''', though they may also be found elsewhere. {{g|X and Y}} were the first Pokémon games to be released in Russia at the same time as the rest of the world due to the introduction of the Nintendo online store. Prior to {{g|Sun and Moon}}, Pokémon video games were not localized in Russian; however, there have been a few fan translations of the GBA games circulating among Russian fans.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
{{bulbanews|Pokémon Trading Card Game coming to Russia in October}}
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

When the anime stopped airing, the Pokémon Trading Cards stopped releasing as well.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game returned to Russia when they were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal}}s in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}} in January 2012.

The [[XY (TCG)|Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY]] went on sale in Russia on October 6, 2014. It was the first Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion in Russia since the original {{TCG|Base Set}}.

==[[Pokémon merchandise]]==
There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, {{pkmn|clothing|clothes}}, and other merchandise found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of the anime placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuP444AYK5A Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved September 16, 2014)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} in [[S10]], is registered at the Russian Pokémon League.<ref>http://pokeliga.com/users/profile.php?user=%C4%EE%F3%ED (retrieved May 18, 2015)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==Related articles==
*[[List of Russian Pokémon themes]]


==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ The official Russian Pokémon website] (minisite)
*[http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
*[http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
*[http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
*[http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
*[http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]
*[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo] - Official Online Store of Nintendo in Russia with all available Pokemon games DS and 3DS
*[http://www.nintendo.ru/ Nintendo.ru] - Official website of Nintendo in Russia
*[http://vk.com/mir.pokemon Мир Pokemon] - Pokemon group on VK with news about TV series, Games and TCG.
*[https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/покемон The word покемон on Russian Wiktionary]

===References===
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Talk:Professor Oak

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== Imposter Oak ==
Impostor Oak should have a disambig, since he's also in the How I Became A Pokémon Card comics, so he'll need a page for that.

That guy doesn't have a name given, though. [[User:Ketsuban|Ketsuban]] 23:19, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

== Takeshi Shudo ==

Does anyone have any info on this [[Takeshi Shudō]] guy and the novels he wrote? This goes out to the guy who put in this info, whoever he/she is [[User:Manga-in-a-bottle|Manga-in-a-bottle]] 13:15, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

== Seaking? ==

When was his Seaking referred to? --[[User:Maxim|Maxim]] 14:23, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
:[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl]] --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] [[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|T]]-[[Special:Contributions/Fabu-Vinny|C]]-[[User:Fabu-Vinny/Sandbox|S]] 17:37, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

== Professor Oak's Charmeleon ==
I was thinking of making a ''Professor Oak's Charmeleon'' page. So before I get yelled at for making it (like what happened to me in [[Wynaut (anime)]], [[Kenny's Prinplup]], and [[Kenny's Alakazam]]), I was wondering if people think it would be nessecary. P.S. I know that is a confusing sentence Theryguy512 13:10, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

== SSBM Trophy info? ==

Should I add information on Professor Oak's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee? [[User:ShinyRayquaza|ShinyRayquaza]] 20:32, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
:Yes. We already have that information for [[Misty]]. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] [[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|T]]-[[Special:Contributions/Fabu-Vinny|C]]-[[User:Fabu-Vinny/Sandbox|S]] 21:05, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

== Sammy Oak ==

Am I the only one that thinks that Professor Oak looks NOTHING like his younger self? I know it's not just the age difference. They're eyes are completely different and so is their hair. --'''[[Tracey Sketchit|ケンジ]]''' '''[[User:Kenji-girl|ガール]]''' 02:04, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
:Hair doesn't really mean anything (he's an old man and it's been ''several'' years; changing a hair style likes ten minutes), but yeah, their eyes are too different. But then again, that doesn't mean much either (at least in anime).--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 02:25, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

== 50? ==

Where/when does it ever say that his age is 50? --[[user:Baby G|Baby G]] ([[user talk:Baby G|talk to me]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Baby_G|see my edits]]) 19:48, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

:In the 4th movie he is around Ash's age when he was brought from the future 40 years from the past. Simple math means he's around 50-55.--[[User:Outrage DD|Outrage DD]] 02:11, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
:: Since we don't actually know his age back then, whose against chaning it to Approx. 50 as the listed age?--[[User:Outrage DD|Outrage DD]] 02:13, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
:::The fact that Rowan says he (Oak) is ten years in his junior and says that he (Rowan) has lived for sixty years is a better reason. And it should stay for that reason. --[[User:PsychicRider|'''Psychic''']][[User talk:PsychicRider|'''Rider''']]''''[[Special:Contributions/PsychicRider|'''☮''']]'' 02:15, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
::::WHen you get that old people tend to round their ages up or down to the nearest tenth but there's no proof of that. Also Professor Oak would be one young Grandfather if he's only fifty by D/P time.--[[User:Outrage DD|Outrage DD]] 00:45, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::You have to remember that in Japan, grandparents are YOUNG. Or at least, in Japanese media, but I assume that refers to the actual situation in Japan. If most couples are married by 20, and immediately have children, then you can have a 50 year old grandfather at the age of 10. "40 years ago, when I was your age" seems to be a common reoccuring theme for Anime/Manga grandparents. Also note that this age estimate was never present in the games, and considering the more youthful appearance of Oak and Agatha in the anime rather than in the games, we can probably assume that Blue's grandfather is older than 50. Remember, he's too old to go out travelling the world, training and fighting with Pokémon. Prof. Oak in the anime even uses a Dragonite in battle, so various things don't apply cross-canon. But it's not too inconceivable to have a 50 year old grandfather. In America these days, we often don't have children until much later, let alone get married around 20 (usually, marriage occurs in mid to late 20s, again, IN AMERICA). But my grandparents had my dad when my grandmother was 19 and my grandfather was 21, so if my dad had done the same, I would have had a 50 year old grandfather (approximately). Because I wasn't born until much later, I don't. But it's all about culture here. [[User:Kumori Satosuke|Satosuke]] 04:51, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::Proven both via in-game dialog (Rowan is 10 years Oak's senior at 60) and the anime (Oak was 10 40 years ago). Oak's 50. Well. 50 in Gen II/IV, and 47 in I/III. The question is... what do we put it as, 47 or 50? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 23:11, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

== What's with the pic ==

Why is there an Anime picture under the game's artwork section? Atleast I think its from the anime, I've never seen that before. Where's it from?--[[User:Outrage DD|Outrage DD]] 02:14, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

== Huh? ==

Why is the fact that you can actually fight Professor Oak through a glitch in Generation I not here? I think that's a very important piece of information. --[[User:Alex S.|Alex S.]] 23:17, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Whoops, I missed it. But shouldn't there be a Pokémon In Team thing for his Pokémon from Generation I? --[[User:Alex S.|Alex S.]] 23:23, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

== Status Unknown? ==
Should Charmeleon be under 'Status Unknown' as it only appeared in Pokémon 4Ever, and the Oak in that was about 40-50 years younger than the one now? [[User:Simpsonsdude13| Elliot]] 09:16, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

== Sammy Oak ==
I think he needs his own page. He was a main character in a movie! This page doesnt even say much about him. --[[User:Blake|Blake]] 18:51, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
:If you have something to add about Sammy, go and at it there. We don't do multiple page for a single character (except maybe Ash as Ashley and Asachu, different circumstances). '''►[[User:Kevzo8|Ҝə]][[Special:Contributions/Kevzo8|υz]][[User_talk:Kevzo8|ø8]]''' 04:03, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

== Dialogue in Oak's Letter event ==

Marley: ''I... I don't like to talk... I choose my words carefully, but they may still hurt someone accidentally... When I think of that, I clam up...''

''That's why I think this certain Pokemon is so wonderful. It's a Pokemon that conveys the feelings of gratitude in a nice way...''

''That stone tablet... It has a strange feel to it...''

Oak: ''Ah, (Player's name here)! It's good to see you! Without any further ado, I'd like you to examine this stone tablet. Something just like it was also discovered in the Kanto region. I want to ask for your help in solving the mystery behind this.''

*Player Character approaches the stone tablet.

Oak: ''I tried deciphering the engravings on this stone tablet. Apparently, it is for a Trainer to engrave his or her thoughts after growing as a person on an adventure.''

''A trainer fitting that description would be you.''

''That's why I'm asking for your help. You've met many people and Pokemon; you've experienced many things that shaped you into the person you are. I want you to sincerely tell me who affected you the most. Tell me, to whom do you most want to say your thanks?''

*Player Character enters an answer.

Oak: ''Hm... You most want to express your thanks to (Player's choice here)? You're absolutely certain of it?"

*Player Character says yes.

*Screen whites out, Seabreak Path appears, Shaymin runs along and cries twice. The whole area is now covered in flowers instead of dirt.

Oak: ''?! What was that Pokemon? Is it somehow connected to the stone tablet? Hmm... Where did that Pokemon go? Its destination is intriguing.''

Marley: ''Thank you... That must have been the Pokemon that conveys the feelings of gratitude... You made it so I could see it... So, I'll have to convey thanks in my own words, too...

''To you, too... Thank you..."

[[User:CubeShapedWatermelon|CubeShapedWatermelon]] 22:53, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

== Oak's Gen I party ==

What exactly determines his choice of a starter? Is it the same as your rival's, or is it the one you left behind? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 18:57, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
:I have confirmed this information 100% and will change it very soon. Oak's starter is the Pokémon that your rival and you left behind. E.G. You choose Charmander, your rival chooses squirtle, Oak is left with a Bulbasaur(Venasaur). and yes, I have tested this information three times with three save files, and three starter choices. --[[User:Gen1king|''GEN'']]1[[User talk:Gen1king|KING]] 04:44, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
::Whoops. I don't know the movesets of blastoise or venasaur :P. Any help researching would be greatly appreciated. --[[User:Gen1king|''GEN'']]1[[User talk:Gen1king|KING]] 04:52, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
:::ok, I've found a Blastoise moveset:
Skull Bash
Bite
Withdraw
Hydro Pump

so now we just need Venasaur. --[[User:Gen1king|''GEN'']]1[[User talk:Gen1king|KING]] 05:08, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

I was kind of confused by this portion of text: "The only known ways to battle Oak are by performing the Ditto glitch with a Special stat of 226 or by performing the old man glitch with MN as the character in the 3rd, 5th or 7th slot of the player's name. These teams cannot be battled via using the old man glitch, ..." Does the old man glitch work or not? {{unsigned|GuestHD}}
:I think [[#Oak's Pokémon in GenI|my answer here]] should explain things. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:16, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

== There is no link to Pokemon senryu. ==

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Senryu
Is senryu deleted in the non-Japanese version? [[User:Sawamular101|Sawamular101]] 13:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
:Yes, like ending and next episode preview. By the way, you should learn using brackets <code>[[]]</code> when linking.--[[User:Dennou Zenshi|でんのう]] ☢ [[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|'''Z'''えんし]] 13:44, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
::Thank you for the explanation. The mystery was able to be solved. Thank you for the instruction about [[]]. [[User:Sawamular101|Sawamular101]] 13:50, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
:::It is deleted in all 4-Kids/PUSA(English)-based versions, but kept in the Chinese version, and possibly other non-4-Kids/PUSA-based versions. (4KidsとPUSAを変えた英語版や英語版から作った外国版で削除された、でも中国語版やほかの日本語版から作った外国版ではまだ有ると思う。) [[User:Bluesun|Bluesun]] 14:07, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
::::Thank you. It was understood that there were various versions.[[User:Sawamular101|Sawamular101]] 14:17, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

== Trainer class ==

"He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Prof.; however, it is impossible to battle him during normal gameplay, and this situation is only applicable to Generation I." Since there really are no trainer classes in 1st gen, I'm gonna remove this line from the top of the page, if there are no objections. :) [[User:Okoa|Okoa]] 06:25, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
:Yeah, I think that is a good idea. His name is "Prof. Oak", it's not that his Trainer class is "Prof" and he is "Oak". --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:30, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
::I agree. It depends what is meant by "trainer class"; was the general consensus "class" as in occupation? If so, I guess maybe we should keep him as "Prof. Oak" under some kind of 'unique trainers in Generation I' template, where the different gym leaders, Blue* and Professor Oak* would be included, all the others could fit into 'trainer type'. I know it seems rather strange to do that but as you suggested; Generation I doesn't use a 'trainer prefix' byte. Generation I only uses a single 8-bit byte for 'trainer type', though there is a separate roster address 0xD05D [01XX5DD0], which defines which team the trainer uses (as you know, changeable via the Ditto Trick/Old Man Trick). For trainers like Youngster 'class' makes sense but not for Prof. Oak, though he has three teams regardless. Something that needs to be changed; "Rival" and "Leader" were added to the template as "Generation I introduced" trainer classes, that needs to be removed.

:::<nowiki>*</nowiki> P.S. Note that internally Blue is actually three different trainers with three rosters each and that Prof. Oak is a single trainer with three rosters. That should probably have to be noted somewhere. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 17:00, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

:::I agree, and I'm glad you brought that up because I had another question relating to that. I had also added notes before each of Oak's teams ("If the player chose Bulbasaur" and so forth), but someone removed that almost immediately after. I was under the impression, from another discussion here, that Oak's starter was the starter not chosen by either you or the rival (basically, the one that's weak against yours). Is that not the case, or do we not know for sure? [[User:Okoa|Okoa]] 21:41, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

== Ash's Missing Pokémon? ==

Hey I noticed that a couple of {{Ash}}'s Pokémon (that he has residing at the lab) are missing from Professor Oak's page. The ones that I noticed that were missing were {{AP|Donphan}} and {{AP|Noctowl}}. Shouldn't they be there? AFAIK, didn't they go back there after the Lily of the Valley Tournament? Just curious. --[[User:Jediknightdtv|ジェダイの騎士]][[User talk:Jediknightdtv|デジタルテレビ]] 17:35, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
:yep, they should be there :/ [[User:05308|Diamond]] [[Lanturn (Pokémon)|Lanturn]] [[User talk:05308|CodeName: 05308]] 20:52, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

== Samuel Oak ==

His first name is only mentioned in the anime. With that said, I believe all mentioning of Samuel Oak should be removed from this page since we have [[Professor Oak (anime)|this]] now. Also, I think [[Samuel Oak]] should redirect to Professor Oak (anime) and not here. Any opinions on the matter? --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 22:21, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
:I'm with you on this one. I don't think they've ever referred to Oak by his first name in the games, so I don't see why not. [[Typhlosion|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon|★]] [[User_talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]] 23:16, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

== Oak's Pokémon in GenI ==
So, used the name "Mr.[Pk][Mn]" and did the "old man glitch". Oak appeared, but his 6 Pokémon were Drowzee, Rhydon, Pidgey, Grimer, Missingno. (-> game crash...), each on Lv. 111. Do you have to beat the elite four or something to challenge his "real" team or did this happen, because one used the German version of Pokémon Blue? --[[User:Bernd|Bernd]] 00:50, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
:Amended the article. {{MN}} does yield Oak, but due to there being no character that corresponds to the index number of his teams (which are 1, 2, and 3), it is impossible to fight one of these teams. You would have fought team #225, which is just garbage data. The only way to fight these teams is via the {{DL|Mew glitch|Ditto glitch}} after lowering the Ditto's attack by 4, 5, or 6 stages (which correspond to teams 3, 2, and 1, respectively). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:20, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

== Parcel/Name ==

I could be wrong because I haven't verified it yet, but is Oak the only individual with his name in an item ([[Oak's Parcel]])? -[[User:Jyavoc|Jyavoc]] ([[User talk:Jyavoc|talk]]) 18:36, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
:I don't know about GenV, but I looked at the items from GenI-GenIV and it seems Oak is the only one with his name in an item. Also, [[Oak's Letter]]. -[[User:Jyavoc|Jyavoc]] ([[User talk:Jyavoc|talk]]) 18:52, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Professor Oak

2012-07-29T18:36:56Z

Jyavoc: /* Parcel/Name */ new section

Ice tile

2012-07-27T20:05:15Z

Jyavoc: /* Cracked ice tile */ "title" --> "tile"

An '''ice tile''' is a special type of tile introduced in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, and has appeared in all [[version|main series]] games since. There are two types.

==Types of ice tile==
===Slippery ice tile===
[[File:Slip ice demo.gif|thumb|right|250px|{{ga|Ethan}} slides around the [[Ice Path]].]]
When the player moves onto this tile, they will slide in the direction which they walk. They will continue sliding in this direction until they hit an obstacle or land on another form of tile. This type of ice tile was first introduced in Generation II. Its most prominent use is in [[Mahogany Gym]] and [[Ice Path]]; it has continued to be featured in all generations since. The slippery ice tile is used to create maze-like puzzles, in which the player has to work out which way to slide and what obstacles to hit in order to continue. It has also been used in [[Shoal Cave]], [[Icefall Cave]], [[Snowpoint Gym]], the [[Snowpoint Temple]], [[Cold Storage]], [[Icirrus Gym]] and one of the areas inside the Badge Check Gate on [[Unova Route 10]]. In [[seasons|winter]] in the [[Unova]] region, [[puddle]]s freeze over and act as slippery ice tiles; these puddles are found in [[Icirrus City]], {{rt|8|Unova}}, and the [[Moor of Icirrus]]. A similar slippery tile is used in the [[Trick House]], though it is not made of ice.

During the storyline of [[Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], they have their most significant role yet. [[Team Plasma]] uses [[Plasma Frigate|a giant airship]], powered by {{p|Kyurem}}, to freeze over parts of the Unova region. The tiles cover all of the areas that have been frozen over.

===Cracked ice tile===
This form of tile was first introduced in {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}} in [[Sootopolis Gym]]. If a player walks on the tile once, the ice becomes cracked. If the player walks over a cracked tile, the [[hole|ice will break]] and the player will fall through to a cavern below. This type of tile was also featured alongside the slippery variety in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} in [[Icefall Cave]].

A similar non-ice tile can also be found in the [[Sky Pillar]] as well as the [[Mirage Tower]]{{sup|E}}.

==In battle==
In Generation IV, ice gives {{m|Secret Power}} a 30% chance of {{stat|freezing}} its target and gives it the appearance of {{m|Avalanche}}; it causes {{m|Nature Power}} to become {{m|Blizzard}}.

In Generation V, ice gives {{m|Secret Power}} a 30% chance of {{stat|freezing}} its target and gives it the appearance of {{m|Avalanche}}; it causes {{m|Nature Power}} to become {{m|Ice Beam}}.

{{m|Camouflage}} makes the user {{type|Ice}} when used on ice.

{{Special tiles}} 
{{Project Games notice|game mechanic}}

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[[it:Mattonella di ghiaccio]]

Illuminate (Ability)

2012-07-13T13:49:06Z

Jyavoc:

{{AbilityInfobox
|name=Illuminate
|jpname=はっこう
|jptranslit=Hakkō
|jptrans=Luminescence
|colorscheme=electric
|gen=3
|text3=Encounter rate increases.
|text4=Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon.
|text5=Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon.
}}
'''Illuminate''' (Japanese: '''はっこう''' ''Luminescence'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Six {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} can have this Ability, all of which can learn the move [[Flash]].

==Effect==
===In battle===
Illuminate has no effect during battle.

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|the sequel]], a Pokémon with Illuminate "blinks" after a turn in which it was damaged. The "blink" summons a hostile Pokémon somewhere on the floor.

===Outside of battle===
If the Pokémon with Illuminate is leading the [[party]], the wild Pokémon encounter rate is increased to 200%.

==Pokémon with Illuminate==
{{Ability/head|Electric}}
{{Ability/entry|120|Staryu|Water|Water|Illuminate|Natural Cure|Analytic}}
{{Ability/entry|121|Starmie|Water|Psychic|Illuminate|Natural Cure|Analytic}}
{{Ability/entry|170|Chinchou|Water|Electric|Volt Absorb|Illuminate|Water Absorb}}
{{Ability/entry|171|Lanturn|Water|Electric|Volt Absorb|Illuminate|Water Absorb}}
{{Ability/entry|313|Volbeat|Bug|Bug|Illuminate|Swarm|Prankster}}
{{Ability/entry|505|Watchog|Normal|Normal|Illuminate|Keen Eye|Analytic}}
{{Ability/foot|Electric}}

==In the anime==
{{moveanime|type=electric|exp=yes|gen=Things hiding in the shadows are revealed.|image1=Lenora Watchog Illuminate.png|image1p=Watchog}}
{{movep|type=electric|ms=505|pkmn=Watchog|method=Watchog holds out its arms and the yellow parts of its eyes and all the yellow stripes on its body flash yellow extremely brightly. The light then dies down a little, causing any invisible things to appear.}}
{{movebtm|type=electric|user=Lenora|user1=Lenora's Watchog|startcode=BW014|startname=A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!|notes=Debut}}

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color dark}}
|zh_cmn=發光 ''Fāguāng''
|fr=Lumiattirance
|de=Erleuchtung
|el=Διαφώτιση
|it=Risplendi
|pt=Iluminar
|es=Iluminación
|ko=발광 ''Balgwang''
}}
{{-}}
{{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}

[[Category:Abilities that affect appearance of wild Pokémon]]
[[Category:Abilities with field effects]]

[[de:Erleuchtung]]
[[es:Iluminación]]
[[fr:Lumiattirance]]
[[it:Risplendi (abilità)]]
[[ja:はっこう]]

Gym guide

2012-06-09T22:54:55Z

Jyavoc: Bolded "Jim Gai" as the page of the same name redirects to this page

[[File:Gym guide.png|thumb|right|240px|[[Castelia Gym]]'s guide, as seen in {{2v2|Black|White}}]]
The '''Gym guide''' is a title in the [[main series]] [[Pokémon games]] belonging to at least five characters, each corresponding to a different [[region]]. In each case, the guide is usually found at the front of a Pokémon [[Gym]], ready to offer tactical advice to novice {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. He congratulates the player upon defeating the [[Gym Leader]], and offers more advice for the player's journey. He can occasionally be sarcastic in nature.

Some gyms are unique, in that their guide seems to roam outside its walls. The [[Celadon Gym]] guide is not seen in his Gym, and appears instead at the [[Rocket Game Corner]], where he plays the [[slot machine]]s. Similarly, the [[Cianwood Gym]] guide is found in the [[Cianwood City|city]]'s [[Pokémon Center]] instead of the Gym. The [[Petalburg Gym]] guide will vanish after the {{player}} has defeated [[Norman]], and, in [[Generation II]] only, the [[Cinnabar Gym]] guide will arrive after [[Blaine]] has been defeated.

No official name was released for the gym guide in the first four generations. This gave rise to the [[fanon]] name "'''Jim Gai'''"—a pun on "Gym guy".

In [[Generation V]], he is given the name '''Clyde''' (Japanese: '''ガイドー''' ''Gaido'') and if the player talks to him before their Gym battle, he will give a [[Fresh Water]]; at the [[Striaton Gym]] and [[Nacrene Gym]], he approaches the player and gives it, rather than requiring the player to approach him.

==Sprites==
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|}

==Quotes==
==={{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}===
====[[Pewter Gym]]====
:''"Hiya! I can tell you have what it takes to become a Pokémon champ! I'm no trainer, but I can tell you how to win! Let me take you to the top!"''
:''"Just as I thought! You're Pokémon champ material!"''

====[[Cerulean Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! Here's my advice! The Leader, Misty, is a pro who uses water Pokémon! You can drain all their water with plant Pokémon! Or, zap them with electricity!"''
:''"You beat Misty! What'd I tell ya? You and me kid, we make a pretty darn good team!"''

====[[Vermilion Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! Lt.Surge has a nickname. People refer to him as the Lightning American! He's an expert on electric Pokémon! Birds and water Pokémon are at risk! Beware of paralysis too! Lt.Surge is very cautious! You'll have to break a code to get to him!"''
:''"Whew! That match was electric!"''

====[[Celadon Gym]]====
:''"Hey! You have better things to do, champ in making! Celadon Gym's Leader is Erika! She uses grass-type Pokémon! She might appear docile, but don't be fooled!"''

====[[Fuchsia Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! Fuchsia Gym is a tricked up place. It's riddled with invisible walls! Koga might appear close, but he's blocked off. You have to find gaps in the walls to reach him."''
:''"It's amazing how ninja can terrify, even now!"''

====[[Saffron Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! Sabrina's Pokémon use psychic power instead of force! Fighting Pokémon are weak against psychic Pokémon! They get creamed before they can even aim a punch!"''
:''"Psychic power, huh? If I had that, I'd make a bundle at the slots!"''

====[[Cinnabar Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! The hot-headed Blaine is a fire Pokémon pro! Douse his spirits with water! You better take some Burn Heals!"''
:''"[[player character|<player>]]! You beat that fire brand!"''

====[[Viridian Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! Even I don't know Viridian Leader's identity! This will be the toughest of all the Gym Leaders! I heard that the trainers here like ground-type Pokémon!"''
:''"Blow me away! Giovanni was the Gym Leader here?"''

====[[Indigo Plateau]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! At Pokémon League, you have to face the Elite Four in succession. If you lose, you have to start all over again! This is it! Go for it!"''

==={{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}===
====[[Violet Gym]]====
:''"Hey! I'm no trainer but I can give some advice! Believe me! If you believe, a championship dream can come true. You believe? Then listen. The grass-type is weak against the flying-type. Keep this in mind."''
:''"Nice battle! Keep it up, and you'll be the champ in no time at all!"''

====[[Azalea Gym]]====
:''"Yo, challenger! Bugsy's young, but his knowledge of bug Pokémon is for real. It's going to be tough without my advice. Let's see... Bug Pokémon don't like fire. Flying-type moves are super-effective too."''
:''"Well done! That was a great clash of talented young trainers. With people like you, the future of Pokémon is bright!"''

====[[Goldenrod Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! This Gym is home to normal-type Pokémon trainers. I recommend you use fighting-type Pokémon."''
:''"You won? Great! I was busy admiring the ladies here."''

====[[Ecruteak Gym]]====
:''"The trainers here have secret motives. If you win, they may tell you some deep secrets about Ecruteak."''
:''"Whew, [[player character|<player>]]. You did great! I was cowering in the corner out of pure terror!"''

====[[Olivine Gym]]====
:''"Jasmine, the Gym Leader, is at the Lighthouse. She's been tending to a sick Pokémon. A strong trainer has to be compassionate. Jasmine uses the newly discovered steel-type. I don't know very much about it."''
:''"That was awesome. The steel-type, huh? That was a close encounter of an unknown kind!"''

====[[Mahogany Gym]]====
:''"Pryce is a veteran who has trained Pokémon for some 50 years. He's said to be good at freezing opponents with ice-type moves. That means you should melt him with your burning ambition!"''
:''"Pryce is something, but you're something else! That was a hot battle that bridged the generation gap!"''

====[[Blackthorn Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! It's been a long journey, but we are almost done! Count on me! Clair uses the mythical and sacred dragon-type Pokémon. You can't damage them very easily. But you know, they're supposed to be weak against ice-type moves."''
:''"You were great to beat Clair! All that's left is the Pokémon League challenge. You're on the way to becoming the Pokémon Champion!"''

====[[Vermilion Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! You lucked out this time. Lt.Surge is very cautious. He has traps set all over the Gym. But--he-heh--the traps aren't active right now. You'll have no problem getting to Lt.Surge."''
:''"Whew! That was an electrifying bout! It sure made me nervous."''

====[[Saffron Gym]]====
:''"Yo, Champ in making! A trainer as skilled as you doesn't need to be told how to deal with psychic-type Pokémon , right? I expect great things from you! Good luck!"''
:''"That was another fantastic battle!"''

====[[Cerulean Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! Since Misty was away, I went out for some fun too. He-he-he."''
:''"Hoo, you showed me how tough you are. As always, that was one heck of a great battle!"''

====[[Fuchsia Gym]]====
:''"Yo, Champ in making! Whoops! Take a good look around you. The trainers all look like the Leader, Janine. Which of them is the real Janine?"''
:''"That was a great battle, trainer from Johto!"''

====[[Pewter Gym]]====
:''"Yo! Champ in making! You're really rocking. Are you battling the Gym Leaders of Kanto? They're strong and dedicated people, just like Johto's Gym Leaders."''
:''"Yo! Champ in making! That Gym didn't give you much trouble. The way you took charge was really inspiring. I mean that seriously."''

====[[Cinnabar Gym]]====
:''"Yo! ... Huh? It's over already? Sorry, dude! Cinnabar Gym was gone, so I didn't know where to find you. But, hey, you're plenty strong even without my advice. I knew you'd win!"''
:''"A Pokémon Gym can be anywhere as long as the Gym Leader is there. They're no need for a building."''

====[[Viridian Gym]]====
:''"Yo, Champ in making! How's it going? Looks like you're on a roll. The Gym Leader is a guy who battled the Champion three years ago. He's no pushover. Give it everything you've got!"''
:''"Man, you are truly tough... That was a heck of an inspirational battle. It brought tears to my eyes."''

==={{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}===
====[[Rustboro Gym]]====
:''"Yo, how's it going? Listen, my friend! Would you like to become the CHAMPION? I'm no TRAINER, not me, but I can sure give you winning advice. That's settled, then! We'll aim for the POKéMON CHAMPIONSHIP together! It's your job as a TRAINER to collect GYM BADGES, am I right? But GYM LEADERS aren't pushovers! And that's where I come in! I'm here to provide expert advice! ROXANNE, the GYM LEADER, is a user of ROCK-type POKéMON. The ROCK type is very durable, but it can't stand WATER-type and GRASS-type moves. Come see me afterwards, if you beat the GYM LEADER. Well, go for it!"''
:''"Whoa! What a breathtaking victory! My cheering must've worked! Great! Check your TRAINER CARD. The STONE BADGE you got should be properly recorded on it. In other words... You've climbed the first step on the stairs to the CHAMPIONSHIP! That's got to feel awesome!"''

====[[Dewford Gym]]====
:''"Hey, how's it going, CHAMPION-bound <player>? DEWFORD's GYM LEADER BRAWLY commands FIGHTING-type POKéMON. Going against him with NORMAL-type POKéMON is asking for trouble. FIGHTING POKéMON will lay a serious smack down on NORMAL POKéMON, so be careful! What's worse, the GYM is as dark as the ocean floor. But it will get brighter after defeating the TRAINERS in your way. Hey, okay, go for it!"''
:''"Whoah! It's turned too bright in here! Your future is bright, too!"''

====[[Mauville Gym]]====
:''"Hey, how's it going, CHAMPION-bound <player>? WATTSON, the LEADER of MAUVILLE GYM, uses ELECTRIC-type POKéMON. If you challenge him with WATER-type POKéMON, he'll zap them! Bzzt! And, he's put in switch-controlled doors all over his GYM! Eccentric! Hey, go for it!"''
:''"Whoa, you're electrifying! You've powered the door open!"''

====[[Lavaridge Gym]]====
:''"Hey, how's it going, CHAMPION-bound <player>? LAVARIDGE's GYM LEADER FLANNERY uses FIRE-type POKéMON. Her passion for POKéMON burns stronger and hotter than a volcano. Don't get too close to her--you'll burn! Hose her down with water and then go for it!"''
:''"Yow! That was a scorching hot battle!"''

====[[Petalburg Gym]]====
:''"Hey, how's it going, CHAMPION-bound <player>? The doors in this GYM open when you beat the awaiting TRAINERS. Whoops! The doors in this room are already open, so don't attack me! The TRAINERS of PETALBURG GYM use all kinds of items. The door at the left leads to the SPEED ROOM. The door at the right leads to the ACCURACY ROOM. The room's name will be on the door, so choose carefully. Once you've chosen the door... Well, hey, go for it!"''
:''"<player>! Woah! You've overcome even your own father! Like, whoa! What a stunning turn of events!"''

====[[Fortree Gym]]====
:''"Yo, how's it going, CHAMPION-bound <player>? FORTREE GYM LEADER WINONA is a master of FLYING-type POKéMON. She's waiting at the back of this GYM, behind the rotating doors. She's waiting for new challengers who are trying to take wing! Okay, go for it!"''
:''"You did it! You've achieved liftoff!"''

====[[Mossdeep Gym]]====
:''"Yo, how's it going, CHAMPION-bound <player>? The GYM LEADERS here use PSYCHIC-type POKéMON. If you go up against them with FIGHTING-type or POISON-type POKéMON, they'll inflict horrible damage! Plus, they'll come at you with outstanding combination attacks. If you want to win, you'll need to show them how tight you are with your POKéMON. Go for it!"''
:''"Wow, you're astounding! You're one great TRAINER!"''

====[[Sootopolis Gym]]====
:''"Yo! How's it going, CHAMPION-bound <player>? SOOTOPOLIS's GYM LEADER {{tt|WALLACE|'Juan' in Emerald}} is a master of WATER-type POKéMON. And, to get to {{tt|WALLACE|'Juan' in Emerald}}, an icy floor will hamper your progress... Listen, I'm sorry, but that's all the advice that I have for you. The rest of the way, you have to go for it yourself!"''
:''"Yow! You've beaten even {{tt|WALLACE|'Juan' in Emerald}}, who was supposedly the best in all HOENN! Okay! Check out your {{tt|TRAINER's CARD|'TRAINER CARD' in Emerald}}. If you've gotten all the BADGES, you're set for the POKéMON LEAGUE challenge!"''

==={{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}===
====[[Oreburgh Gym]]====
:''"Howdy! How's it going, Champ-to-be? That's what I said to a really impatient boy earlier, too. The Gym Leader is a user of Rock-type Pokémon. Well, listen. Rock-type Pokémon really hate water, all right? They're also weak to Grass-type moves. Gee, they sure have weaknesses! But don't think it will be easy. You don't get to be a Gym Leader without covering for weaknesses. Going after a Rock-type Pokémon with a Fire-type Pokémon won't be easy, either. That's all the advice I can give. Thanks for listening!"''
:''"Oh! [[player character|<Player>]]! You've taken care of the Gym Leader! So, did my advice come in handy or what? If my advice was useful, it'd be great if you'd become my fan!"''

====[[Eterna Gym]]====
:''"Hey, there! How's it going, Champ-to-be? Actually, that's what I said to some boy who zipped in here earlier, too! The Gym Leader, Gardenia, is a user of Grass-type Pokémon. It should be obvious, but Grass-type Pokémon really hate fire. They're also at a huge disadvantage against the Flying type, too. Oh, wait a second. I should tell you about the Gym itself first. You can't challenge the Gym Leader until you beat all the Gym's Trainers. It's a bit challenging, but just think of it as good training and go for it!"''
:''"Oh! <Player>! You've beaten the Gym Leader! Your Pokémon look much tougher than when they went in, too! At least that's how I see it!"''

====[[Hearthome Gym]]====
:''"Hey, there! How's it going, Champ-to-be? This Gym is some kind of wicked! What's wicked about it? I'll tell you! First, it's pitch-black! Oh, no worries, though! I have a flashlight right for you. Also, there are the usual Gym Trainers. They have flashlights, too. If you cast a light on one, or they catch you in the light, the battle's on! OK, now this is really important! It's about the tiles on the floor. First, find the one blue tile in the room, and memorize the mark on it. Next, head for the red door with the same mark on it. Advance through the correct red doors to reach the Gym Leader. If you choose a wrong red door, you get sent back here, though. That's how this place is. Go get 'em, Champ-to-be!"''
:''"Oh! <Player>! You've beaten the Gym Leader! There seems to be no end to how tough you are getting! At least that's how I see it! ...You do realize I say that to everyone, right?"''

====[[Veilstone Gym]]====
:''"Hey, there! How's it going, Champ-to-be? The Gym Leader is a user of Fighting-type Pokémon. She'd be a terror against Normal-type Pokémon. But! And it's a big but! Just between you and me... Maylene, the Gym Leader, said Flying- and Psychic-type Pokémon could be real trouble for her! If you want to battle her, smack the punching bags along the rails. You have to hit those bags hard!"''
:''"Oh! <Player>! You've beaten the Gym Leader! Of course, I thought you'd win."''

====[[Pastoria Gym]]====
:''"The Gym Leader Wake... Uh, I mean Crasher Wake, is a master of Water-type Pokémon. I'd say you've got guts if you try to face down Water types with Fire- or Ground-type Pokémon! But that part I'll leave up to you! Go and have some good battles!"''
:''"Oh! <Player>! You've beaten the Gym Leader! So, how was it? Did you enjoy your battle against Wake... I mean Crasher Wake? Sure, winning is important, but don't forget to have fun, too! I think Wake... I mean Crasher Wake, showed you what I mean by fun."''

====[[Canalave Gym]]====
:''"Hey, there! Champ-to-be! The Gym Leader here uses Steel-type Pokémon. Steel-type Pokémon have high Defense, so you'd have to hit them hard!"''
:''"Oh! <Player>! You've beaten the Gym Leader! Good going! That makes it six Gym Badges! I tell you what, you're really turning into one fine Trainer. If you were to say you're going to try to become the Pokémon Champ... No one'd laugh at you now! I'm in your corner, kiddo!"''

====[[Snowpoint Gym]]====
:''"Hey, there! How's it going, Champ-to-be? Do you see the big snowballs placed here and there? You need to slide on the ice with enough momentum to crush them. The Gym Leader is a user of Ice-type Pokémon. Melt her defenses with scorching-hot Fire-type moves! It's all about focus with this Gym! Bear down and focus!"''
:''"Oh! <Player>! You've beaten the Gym Leader! You were more focused than her, and your Pokémon picked up on it!"''

====[[Sunyshore Gym]]====
:''"Hey, there! How's it going, Champ-to-be? Let me check out your Trainer Case. Let's see how many Badges you have. One, two, three... Woah! Wow! You've already got seven! That means if you can beat this Gym Leader, you're on your way to the Pokémon League next. That also means this is the last time I get to give you advice. This is it, kiddo! Listen carefully... one last time! The Gym Leader here is a master of Electric-type Pokémon! That's all I have to say! The rest is up to you!"''

==={{game|Black and White|s}}===
====[[Striaton Gym]]====
:''"Hello! I'm Clyde. I'm the guide for Trainers challenging a Pokémon Gym. We appreciate your challenging the Gym. Take this to commemorate the occasion. One basic element of Pokémon battles is the relationship between types. If you choose Pokémon with effective types and effective moves, victory is just a step away! In this Gym, you progress by stepping on the switch with the type that is effective against the Pokémon type shown on the curtain."''
:''"I hope you'll always remember the incredible moment when you received this Gym Badge."''

====[[Nacrene Gym]]====
:''"A Pokémon Gym where a Leader waits for a challenger at the back of a museum... It has a great atmosphere, doesn't it? So... I will give this to you! All Trainers in this Gym use Normal-type Pokémon. This is just between you and me... Normal-type Pokémon are weak against Fighting-type Pokémon. Around here, Fighting-type Pokémon show up around Pinwheel Forest. Now, I will explain about the Gym itself! In this Pokémon Gym, if you answer questions hidden in books, you can move forward. For your information, the first book is "Nice to Meet You, Pokémon." If you don't know where the book is, please ask anyone!"'''
:''"Did you hear it? Strange people came charging through the museum... Oh! The Gym Badge!! Congratulations! So, the museum! Oh, no. What shall we do?!"''
:''"I love to compare the expressions when a Trainer comes here for the first time and when a Trainer wins the Gym Badge."''

====[[Castelia Gym]]====
:''"The Gym Leader said he was going to Prime Pier and left for a little bit. You're welcome to go track him down."''
:''"What do you think of Castelia City? I bet, with all of the bustling people, you started feeling worn down on your way to the Gym! Never mind! This will help. Take it! The theme of this Gym is walking through walls. At first glance, these funny honey walls may look impassible or even impossible. If you try hard, it'll work out. So I say. But...if it doesn't, here's a sweet tip: step on the switches on the floor!"''
:''"Wow! That's amazing. You swatted aside our Gym Leader Burgh's tricky attacks... I can barely imagine how much stronger you're going to get!"''

====[[Nimbasa Gym]]====

:''"How about it? I can see you're surprised! Would you ever have guessed that this Gym is a roller coaster? OK, let me fill you in... And take this, too! In this roller coaster Gym, the first step is to get in the car. Next comes the platform! There, you can change where the coaster is going! Sometimes you continue by riding the cars of opponents you defeat. That's how you aim for the Gym Leader! By the way, Electric-type Pokémon don't do well against Ground-type moves..."''
:''"Elesa uses sparkling bright Electric-type attacks! But the combination of you and your Pokémon was even more impressive! It was... It was... an emotional roller coaster."''

====[[Driftveil Gym]]====
:''"I'm sure it was tough dealing with all that right after you arrived here. For now, I'll just give you this! The Gym Leader Clay uses Ground-type Pokémon! Well, just between you and me, Ground-type Pokémon aren't good against Water-type attacks. Kinda makes me wonder why Clay is living next to water."''
:''"Every now and again, I hope you look at the Gym Badge you won here and remember the battle!"''

====[[Mistralton Gym]]====
:''"Skyla completed her cargo-plane run. She must gone somewhere after. Maybe to the Celestial Tower on Route 7?"''
:''"Please take this Fresh Water! Just between you and me... Rock, Electric, Ice... Flying types have more weaknesses than people know about. If you use Pokémon and moves of those types, victory is practically yours! By the way, to proceed in this Gym, you climb in the cannons to move forward. The cannons go up, down, left, and right. You can get in them from anywhere!"''
:''"Woo! Not many people look that good being shot out of a cannon... You make it look easy! And congratulations on your victory against the Gym Leader."''

====[[Icirrus Gym]]====
:''"Please take this Fresh Water! Ice can be melted with Fire or shattered with Fighting. Or you might want to smash it into dust with Rock or Steel."''
:''"From Brycen, I've learned how to say more with fewer words."''

====[[Opelucid Gym]]====
:''"Welcome to the Opelucid Gym, the Unova region's strongest and biggest trial! First off, please take this Fresh Water. It'll help you in the challenge ahead. Let me give you a brief explanation of the trick to the Opelucid Gym! The path around this Gym is shaped like two dragons. This path changes when you step on the switches on the dragons' arms. Pay attention to how the dragons' necks move!"''
:''"You beat the Gym Leader? Wow, that's amazing! Oh, by the way, since I gave you all that Fresh Water... Don't you owe me some of your winnings? ...I'm kidding! It's just a joke! No, seriously, congratulations!"''

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Talk:Growl (move)

2012-05-29T15:04:13Z

Jyavoc: /* Vs. Ghost Pokemon */ new section

== Move image replacement ==
How about this?

[[File:Growl_updated.png]]
--[[User:Turtwig Lover|Turtwig Lover]] 08:28, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

== Sound Effect ==

Should it be mentioned anywhere that for most (all?) of the games, Growl used the sound of the Pokemon's cry? Even if it's warped around a little. In fact, I'm trying to find all of the moves that do this. --[[User:Aescula|Aescula]] 21:33, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
:I'm guessing it would be the {{cat|Sound moves}}.--[[User:MisterE13|Mister]][[User talk:MisterE13|'''E''']][[Special:Contributions/MisterE13|13]] 21:35, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

== Vs. Ghost Pokemon ==

Does anyone think it's worth a mention that even though it's a normal-type move, it can be used against Ghost Pokemon (as far as I know)? -[[User:Jyavoc|Jyavoc]] 15:04, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Solar Beam (move)

2012-05-19T22:49:00Z

Jyavoc: /* Weather conditions */ new section

==Location==

Does anyone have any idea where to get the Solarbeam TM in {{pkmn|Emerald}}? [[User:Jmath|'''Jmath''']][[User talk:Jmath|'''Talk''']] 21:40, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

: Check [[Locations of TMs|here]]. [[User:Zurqoxn|Zurqoxn]] 04:43, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

== Coloring ==

Has anyone noticed that SolarBeam has three colorings? In the first movie when {{AP|Bulbasaur}} uses it, its a blue color, in the {{pkmn|anime}}, its pure white and in ''[[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' when {{p|Tropius}} uses it, its white, but with a green outline. Should this be noted in the Trivia? --[[User:PsychicRider|'''Psychic''']][[User talk:PsychicRider|'''Rider''']]''''[[Special:Contributions/PsychicRider|'''☮''']]'' 19:42, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

== [[Groudon]] ==

Groudon did use SolarBeam in its appearance, right? Should I put it there? [[User:Palkia38|Palkia38]] 10:21, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

== Direction ==

Why does SolarBeam shoot from the user in Generations I-III but in Generations IV and V it comes from the sky?[[[[User:SONICバリヤ|SONICバリヤ]] 04:01, 19 May 2011 (UTC)]]

== solarbeam ==

when the server is low, this trivia should be added.
IT is a tm in ALL generations and is always the same number, 22.
:It's not the only TM that's been in all generations and had the same number. Blizzard, Fire Blast, and Thunder all do, too. It's not that notable. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 16:11, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

== Sleep ==

I accidentally caused this in Sapphire, but it seems that sleep cancels SolarBeam altogether in Generation III, not pause it like it did in Generation I. What happens in Generation II? --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:27, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
:<s>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwERECf4DSo Cancels]. [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 15:23, 13 September 2011 (UTC)</s>. Wait. The video is screwed. ._. Paralysis, confusion and sleep cancel SolarBeam, though.

== PP Deduction ==

I noticed something while I was playing FireRed -- I tried using SolarBeam while my Tangela was paralyzed, and it ended up with the "it's fully paralyzed" message before it even started charging SolarBeam. Thing is, it was still using up PP for it, even though it never got a chance to execute the move. Admittedly, this was on an emulator, so I guess it could be a problem with the coding, but has anyone else ever noticed the same thing happening?
--[[User:Spudwalt|-Spudwalt]] 04:31, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

== Error in Gallery ==

I was looking at the "In other generations" section when I noticed that the picture of SolarBeam being used in Generation 1 doesn't show anything at all related to SolarBeam, basically just a Venusaur and a Graveler staring at each other. ([[User:Charizard101|Charizard101]] 01:15, 1 May 2012 (UTC))
:Is the image animated on your computer?--[[User:Force Fire|'''F'''orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F'''ire]] 02:50, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
::Fixed. [[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]] [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 03:57, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
:::For some reason it still looks the same on my computer. ([[User:Charizard101|Charizard101]] 17:25, 1 May 2012 (UTC))
::::It's a sync issue. The image has been fixed on the archives, but it takes time for it to update the Bulbapedia image. Give it a day or two and it'll change itself. [[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]] [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 22:51, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

== Weather conditions ==

Do the weather conditions which determine half power or not, are they taken during second turn (when the move is used), or during first turn? Meaning, if a pokemon uses SolarBeam first turn when the weather is fine, but before its second turn the weather changes to Hail, is it half power or full power? -[[User:Jyavoc|Jyavoc]] 22:49, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Technician (Ability)

2012-05-16T16:18:23Z

Jyavoc: /* Item calculation? */ new section

===Technician's effect on Confusion?===

I noticed that my Scizor got hit a lot more than my other Pokémon when it hurt itself due to confusion. Since Confusion treats that attack as a base power 40 typeless attack, does that get affected by Technician too, or is it just me? --[[User:Jayc|Jayc]] 12:53, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:Good question. I guess it needs {{bp|Spading}}. ×'''[[User:Kevzo8|Ke]][[Special:Contributions/Kevzo8|vz]][[User_talk:Kevzo8|o8]]''' 12:58, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

== STAB? ==

If the Pokémon with Technician uses a STAB move with 60 base power, does it still receive a Technician boost?

For example, if I had an Ambipom with Technician, and it would use Swift, would it still get the Technician boost, even if STAB boosts Swift's base power? [[User:Dilophosaurus Rex|Dilophosaurus Rex]] 16:30, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
:Technician boost takes priority. Otherwise, super-effective moves would never get a Technician boost. [[User:bookofveteran|bookofveteran]] 20:22, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
::So that means STAB Tech'd moves are really operating at a x2.25? Or still just x1.5? [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 08:17, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
:::It's x2.25, yes. Spike Cannon if it hit 5 times would have 225 base power, and Smellingsalt against a paralysed foe would be 270! [[User:bookofveteran|bookofveteran]] 13:47, 01 August 2009 (UTC)
:::: So that means that generally, with multiple hit moves (Bullet seed, Fury attack) you multiply base power of just one single hit, right? (hoping for bullet seed technician Brellom) [[User:Piotr mil|Piotr mil]] 02:05, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

== Pursuiting a Fleeing foe + Technician, how does it work? ==

I'm having my doubts there. Technician would normally activate on Pursuit if the foe wasn't fleeing, giving it a base power of 60. But if the foe were to flee just when the attacker would use Pursuit, what would the base power be?:

40(Base Power)x2(Pursuit's Ability)= 80

or

40(Base Power)x1.5(Technician)x2(Pursuit's Ability)= 120

(A typical pokémon with Technician and Pursuit would be Scizor, just in case) [[User:Shadrio|Shadrio]] 16:40, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
:Well, it seems simple enough to test. Use a power item to get a non variable attack IV on two different, say, Scyther with different abilities, use Rare Candies to boost level, then get into a battle with a trainer a few times while recording results [[User:Shadowater|Shadowater]] 19:15, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
::I tested this with Minccino and Wake-up Slap against a pokemon with Rest on my other DS. Wake-up Slap was doing about 50-60 hp of damage while the foe was awake, and then after it fell asleep with rest, Wake-up Slap was doing about 65-80 hp of damage. This means that Wake-up slap's doubling was applied first and thus with a power of over 60, Technician no longer applied. Because otherwise, the damage while the foe was using rest would have been in the 100-120ish range.

So, where technician is involved: Move's own power modifier is applied first, followed by Technician if base power is still 60 or less, followed by your STAB, Resist/Weakness, and crit hit modifiers.
[[User:Wikifixer|Wikifixer]] 23:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

== Item calculation? ==

Does this take into account modifications to base power based on items (ie [[Griseous Orb]])? I'd want to say no from what the article already says, but can anyone confirm this? -[[User:Jyavoc|Jyavoc]] 16:18, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Escape

2012-05-16T03:50:04Z

Jyavoc: /* Attempting to run after a Pokémon faints */

Why don't the images work? I've uploaded them on the Archives but they still don't show up here. --[[User talk:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 12:02, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

:Like I said on [[Talk:Main Page]], it's a bug. Images uploaded on the Archives may not show up on the Bulbapedia side at first. The situation usually sorts itself out over time, so I'd recommend leaving them as is--it'll probably fix itself eventually. --[[User:Shiningpikablu252|Shiningpikablu252]] 14:18, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
::It's been like that for over a day. --[[User talk:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 23:19, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

== Testing Ingrain+Run Away ==

"No Pokémon species has both Run Away and the ability to learn Ingrain, so it is unknown how the two interact. "
This is easy enough to test, simply Baton Pass Ingrain to a Pokemon with Run Away and select run. [[User:Eric the espeon|Eric the espeon]] 21:51, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
* This was tested here: http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1221818&postcount=6273 . I've updated the article accordingly. [[User:Yenreb|Yenreb]] 23:05, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

== Wild Pokémon fleeing? ==

Can wild, non-roaming Pokémon flee? I've seen a video where it happens in Crystal, but can it still happen in other generations?[[User:The Sandwich Oven|The Sandwich Oven]] 21:19, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
:Besides Safari Zone, G/S, Great Marsh, nope. The Fast Ball was used exclusively in the Generation II games for this purpose, and its use was altered in HGSS. [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 22:48, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
That explains how a Phanpy on Route 46 could flee. Thanks.[[User:The Sandwich Oven|The Sandwich Oven]] 22:55, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

== Attempting to run after a Pokémon faints ==

During a wild battle, after one of your Pokémon has fainted you're given the option to attempt to flee. How is this processed? My guess is using the speed of the fainted Pokémon. [[User:Tylian|Tylian]] 05:04, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
:I was just going to come here and ask if anyone knew the answer to that. That sounds like it'd be the most logical idea though. -[[User:Jyavoc|Jyavoc]] 03:50, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

==Page title==
Is the term "escape" ever used in-game? The in-battle command is "run", the resulting phrase is "Got away safely!", and the phrase used when a wild Pokémon escapes is "the wild Pokémon fled!" I feel like the page title should be something along these lines, such as "Run" or "Flee". --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] [[User talk:AndyPKMN|(talk)]] 11:14, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
:I agree with this - I can't remember ever seeing "escape" used. I think "run" would be a better title. [[User:Ikarishipper900|Ikarishipper900]] 00:55, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
::Well, if you try to run and fail, the message is "Can't '''escape'''!". [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 22:41, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

== "In GSC, all wild Pokémon have a chance of escaping." ==

Is this true? I don't remember a Pokémon that isn't known for fleeing ever fleeing from me in GSC. If that sentence is true, the statistics of a regular Pokémon fleeing must be really low. Does anyone know them? - [[User:Ericss|Ericss]] 10:38, 15 March 2012 (UTC)