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Great Gavel

2025-10-17T16:01:24Z

Lawrence:

The '''Great Gavel''' organization (Japanese: '''グレートガベル''' ) is a villainous group in the [[Pokémon RéBURST]] manga.
==History==
[[File:Great Gavel.png|thumb|right|200px|The Great Gavel organization]]
The Great Gavel organization first appears in Madoro Town where the grunts can be seen terrorizing the citizens, destroying the town, and stealing their Pokémon. [[Ryouga]] sneaks into the town and battles some of the grunts, defeating them until he is attacked by their commander, Yaza. Ryouga, after being rescued by [[Miruto]], goes back to fight Yaza after he captures a little girl and defeats him with his new [[Burst]] abilities.

Next, a group of grunts that were attempting to flee from the organization were pursued and captured by one of the Seven Warriors, Major [[Hilgreitz]]. He is seen with an unknown member who tells him about Ryouga; the report gives Hilgreitz an interest in challenging him. Hilgreitz is defeated, and Ryouga is challenged by the other of the Seven Warriors in succession.

Much later, the members of Great Gavel appears at the Burst Warrior tournament [[Burst Heart Survival]] alongside their leader [[Fraud]] and his Strategic Advisor Gerubu, with the prize money meant for the winner. After the final match between Fraud and Ryouga ends in a tie, the Great Gavel members flee, taking their unconscious master with them.

Sometime later, they lead an operation to capture the legendary Pokémon, {{p|Cobalion}}, {{p|Virizion}}, and {{p|Terrakion}}. They succeed, and the three are turned into Burst Hearts and given to the Three Generals as Bursts. After obtaining what he wanted, Fraud does away with Gerubu and disbands Great Gavel in favor of achieving his own goal. However, he is defeated once and for all by Ryouga.

==Weapons==
[[File:Yaza weapon.png|thumb|right|200px|Commander Yaza's flaming ararebo]]
The members of Great Gavel are usually seen using actual weapons such as laser guns rather than Pokémon to terrorize the populace of wherever they attack. Those that have actual been seen using Pokémon have used them solely for the Burst technique.

Higher leveled members such as Commander Yaza have been seen using more powerful weapons such as an {{wp| Kanabō|ararebo}} that uses the life force of {{type|fire}} Pokémon so that it can be set on fire, making it more powerful than usual. These weapons are by-products created from research that the organization had done.

==Seven Warriors==
The organization has a group of people known as the Seven Warriors (Japanese: '''七戦騎'''). The Seven Warriors are seven powerful Burst Warriors and high-ranking members of Great Gavel. As of ''[[RB58|The Three Assassins]]'', two members have been defeated, and five have been considered traitors to Great Gavel.

==Three Generals==
The Three Generals (Japanese: '''三闘将''') are three high-ranking members of Great Gavel, even higher than the Seven Warriors. Each are Burst Warriors equipped with the Bursts of the [[Swords of Justice]], {{p|Cobalion}}, {{p|Virizion}}, and {{p|Terrakion}}.

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Lawrence: Adding Great Gavel from the ReBURST manga.

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Banned episodes

2024-11-02T19:53:42Z

Lawrence:

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'''Banned episodes''' are episodes of the {{pkmn|animated series}} which have been deemed unsuitable for airing or reairing in a specific country.

==Banned episodes internationally==
There have been five confirmed episodes of Pokémon that have either aired once or never in Japan, nor the rest of the world.

===List of banned episodes===
; [[EP038]]
: This episode has been banned worldwide after airing only once in Japan. One particular scene of this episode had a series of flashing lights, which caused a total of approximately 685 Japanese children (375 girls and 310 boys) to be sent to the hospital with symptoms of epilepsy. The show went on hiatus for four months, delayed ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'', and canceled the airing of the [[It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore|New Year's Eve special]]. The episode also forced the producers to go back through the previous episodes and dim the lighting on them so as not to cause an accident of this magnitude again. As a result of this episode, {{p|Porygon}} and its evolved forms, {{p|Porygon2}} and {{p|Porygon-Z}}, have not made any appearances in the {{pkmn|animated series}} since EP038, except in brief cameos, with the latter only having made a cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''.

===List of unaired episodes===
; [[It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore]]
: This episode was scheduled to be broadcast December 31, 1997, between ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]''. However, following the EP038 incident, the schedule was re-organized and this episode was never actually aired. No trailer for this episode has ever been seen, nor is any further information known apart from its Japanese title.
; [[AG101 (unaired)]]
: This episode was scheduled to be broadcast on November 4, 2004. However, not long before, a devastating {{wp|2004 Chūetsu earthquake|earthquake}} struck Japan. Believing it would have been insensitive to air an episode about earthquakes mere weeks after the disaster, it was pulled from the air. The episode was never aired anywhere in the world, and the moves {{m|Earthquake}}, {{m|Fissure}}, and {{m|Magnitude}} have never been used in the {{pkmn|animated series}} since. Because the episode never aired, {{p|Barboach}} instead debuted in ''[[AG110|The Great Eight Fate!]]'', but only in a minor role, and {{Ash}} never learned the location of [[Sootopolis Gym|the final Hoenn League Gym]] onscreen.
; [[BW023 (unaired)]] and [[BW024 (unaired)]]
: This two-part saga of [[Team Rocket]] facing off with [[Team Plasma]] was postponed due to the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and tsunami}} that devastated Japan almost a week before the first half was supposed to air. At the time, they were expected to air at a later date because of their significance to the series and TV Tokyo's word on the matter. While the episodes were simply skipped in Japan, The Pokémon Company International edited the dubbed version of ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' to remove the cliffhanger ending that set up the story, and all regions aired ''[[BW023|Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!]]'' followed by ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]'' instead. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', the episodes have been retconned out of continuity, making it unlikely that they will ever air or be shown in a normal manner. Their script was made public in May 2023, however, detailing the events that would've taken place in them.<ref>[https://bulbagarden.net/threads/bw023-bw024-unaired-scripts-found.297127/ BW023/BW024 (Unaired) Scripts FOUND. | Bulbagarden]</ref>

==Banned episodes in the English dub==
Seven episodes have been banned in the {{pmin|the United States|United States}}. EP035, EP250, and SM064 are also banned in every other country outside of Asia as they have never been dubbed, due to most dubs being based on the English dub. EP018 was initially not dubbed, so it was never given to other countries to dub.

===List of banned episodes===
Note: the reasons given below may not have been corroborated officially.
; ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]''
: This episode was initially banned when the episodes were first dubbed for airing in the United States. During 2000, the episode was finally dubbed and aired twice before disappearing once again. It was banned because [[James]] wore an inflatable body suit to give him large breasts in order to win a beauty contest (this scene was removed in the English version). An elderly man also stares at Misty's breasts, and in the original Japanese says that he will be looking forward to having fun with her in a few years. It also appears to be retconned out of continuity with the English dub, although [[Brutella]] is seen in the following episode.
; [[EP035]]
: This episode was banned due to the prevalent usage of handguns throughout the episode. [[Kaiser]], the {{safari|Kanto}} warden, points a gun at Ash's head a couple times, and even shoots the gun at {{TRT}} at one point. The banning of this episode left a major plot hole and a continuity error in the English dub, as this was the episode where Ash captured all 30 of his {{AP|Tauros}}. As this is the Safari Zone episode, it also makes the Safari Zone unseen in the English [[dub]], though it is mentioned in the two episodes that took place before it.
; ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''
: After this episode aired, a woman named {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}} wrote an article stating that {{p|Jynx}}, which was featured prominently in the episode, is a negative stereotype of African-Americans related to characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}''. Soon afterward, the episode was pulled from rotation and is not believed to have aired since 2000. Despite this, the episode was available [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|on VHS]], and was also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|the original Indigo DVD box set]] (however, it is not on the current box set). It is no longer mentioned on [[Pokémon.com]], but was (albeit lacking pictures of Jynx) before April 2013. Also, it was added to the rotation on {{wp|Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang}} in 2011, and still was included in Cartoon Network's online streaming services. Additionally, no restrictions were placed on this episode in other countries airing the English dub or a dub based on the English dub, but the episode isn't mentioned on any local versions of Pokémon.com. This episode has also been banned in {{pmin|South Korea}}. This episode is still banned even after the Japanese re-airing of the Christmas Eve episode of ''[[Pokémon Smash!]]'', in which Jynx was recolored to match what she currently looks like in the Pokémon games. The Japanese versions of [[Prime Video]] and [[Netflix]] have the edited version while [[Hulu]] has the original version. This episode is also banned in [[Pokémon in South Asia|India]] after it first aired for unknown reasons. It was never re-aired on Hungama TV and Indian Disney XD reruns and was replaced by ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''.
; ''[[EP090|Stage Fight!]]'' and ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''
: These [[Orange Islands]] episodes have been banned since April 2013 simply because of a small cameo by Jynx. They are not available on Netflix and are no longer even mentioned on [[Pokémon.com]]. They also are not available on the re-release of [[List of English language Adventures in the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 1)|the Orange Islands DVD box set]]. They were also never dubbed into local languages in [[Pokémon in South Asia|India]], only ever releasing in English dub on Jiocinema and were replaced in the TV airings by ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]'' and ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'' respectively. The latter episode even marks the final time Jynx was ever shown in her original design in the English dub.
; [[EP250]]
: This episode was also banned due to the large focus on Jynx, whose purple redesign was not used in this episode. Unlike the previous episodes, this one has never aired in English. Because of this, it was banned and has never been seen outside of Japan, {{pmin|South Korea}}, {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan, and Hong Kong}}.
; [[SM064]]
: This ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' episode was banned due to Ash wearing dark face paint resembling {{wp|blackface}} during the second half of the episode in order to imitate the appearance of a {{p|Passimian}}. In the Korean dub on [[Netflix]], it uses the English title ''A Touchdown for the Team!''.

==Banned episodes in Japan==
;''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]''
:The Japanese narrator of the short, Sakai Noriko, was arrested in 2009 and later convicted of possession and abuse of drugs. Because of this, the short was "banned" in Japan, and it hasn't been rerun or released on home video or VOD in Japan since then. As such, it was the only theatrical Pikachu short to be excluded from the ''Pikachu The Movie Premium Box: 1998-2010''.

==Banned episodes in South Korea==
These episodes were banned from airing in {{pmin|South Korea}}, causing continuity errors in the South Korean [[dub]]'s run. Generally the banned episodes contained overt {{wp|Censorship of Japanese media in South Korea|references to Japanese culture}}; however, the last banned episodes occurred during ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. Furthermore, episodes [[EP260]] to [[EP274]] were never aired; the [[Silver Conference]] episodes were later remastered and dubbed as ''[[Pokémon in South Korea#Pokémon anime|Pocket Monsters: Johto Region Story, The Final Chapter]]'' in 2024.

===List of banned episodes===
; ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|featuring a samurai}}. This creates a continuity error, as this episode features the evolved form of [[Ash's Butterfree|Ash's Metapod]].
; ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode featuring {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|several Japanese cultural events}}.
; ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''
: This episode has been banned likely due to [[Erika]]'s {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|traditional Japanese clothing}} worn in the perfume shop. This creates a continuity error, as Ash obtains the {{badge|Rainbow}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode featuring {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|several depictions of Japanese culture}}, including {{wp|ninja}}s and {{wp|kabuki}}. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Soul}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''
:Likely banned due to the depiction of traditional Japanese clothing and architecture. This creates a continuity error, as the [[EP059|very next episode]] continues from where this one left off.
; ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''
:Likely banned due to [[Otoshi]]'s samurai-like clothing.
; ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]''
:Likely banned due to [[Jeanette Fisher]]'s traditional Japanese clothing. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins his fourth [[Indigo Plateau Conference|Pokémon League]] match in this episode.
; ''[[EP130|A Bout With Sprout]]''
:Likely banned due to the [[Sprout Tower]]'s resemblance to traditional Japanese architecture.
; ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]''
:Likely banned due to the traditional Japanese style of [[Falkner]]'s clothing. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Zephyr}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]''
:Likely banned due to the episode's focus on Japanese culture, namely including a dojo and traditional Japanese archetecture.
; ''[[EP176|Ariados, Amigos]]''
:Likely banned due to the overt focus on Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]''
; ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]''
:Both likely banned due to the overt focus on Japanese culture featured in [[Ecruteak City]]. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Fog}} in the latter episode.
; ''[[EP183|Trouble's Brewing]]''
:Likely banned due to the prominence of the {{DL|Kimono Girl|In animation|Kimono Sisters}}, whose outfits are based on those of Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP194|Ring Masters]]''
:Likely banned due to having Pokémon sumo wrestle, a Japanese style of fighting. This creates a continuity error in which Ash wins the [[King's Rock]], which {{an|Misty}}'s {{p|Poliwhirl}} would later pick up to evolve into a {{TP|Misty|Politoed}} in ''[[EP247|Outrageous Fortunes]]''.
; ''[[EP201|Doin' What Comes Natu-rally]]''
:Banned due to the fortune-telling show being similar to a {{wp|Shinto}} tradition.
; ''[[EP226|Espeon, Not Included]]''
:Likely banned due to the prominence of the [[Kimono Girl#In animation|Kimono Sisters]], whose outfits are based on those of Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]''
: These episodes generally covered elements of Japanese culture, such as sumo wrestling and geishas.
; ''[[AG055|Poetry Commotion!]]''
; ''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn]]''
: These two episodes never aired in Korea, although this may have been an oversight, as they were released on DVD. On the other hand, they don't appear on the official {{tt|포켓몬스터 AG|Pokémon AG}} episode page<ref>[http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=animation-series_view&IDX=15&page=1 포켓몬 공식 사이트; TV 애니메이션 - 포켓몬스터 AG]</ref>. This also creates a plot hole, since in the latter episode, Ash wins the {{badge|Heat}}.

==Banned episodes in other countries==
Occasionally there are episodes that are not banned in Japanese or English, but are banned in another country.
; ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]''
: This episode was skipped in Turkey. The reason for this has never been officially revealed. This creates a continuity error, since the main characters first encounter {{an|Jigglypuff}} in this episode. When [[Netflix]] released the first season years later, the episode was not skipped this time.
; ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''
: This episode has been banned in several countries, including {{pmin|Ireland}} and Aruba. It has been alleged that the "battle of the sexes" format of the episode has caused those countries to ban the episode.

==Postponed episodes and temporary bans==
Some episodes were pulled off the air for a period of time for various reasons but were aired on a later date.

; ''[[BW037|A Fishing Connossieur in a Fishy Competition!]]''
: This episode, originally meant to be the 26th episode of ''Best Wishes'', was originally scheduled to air in Japan on April 7, 2011, but it was postponed because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}. It later aired on June 23, 2011 in Japan and October 15, 2011 in the United States with a slightly altered storyline to make it seem like it took place between [[BW036]] and [[BW038]] rather than [[BW023]] and [[BW024]]. All of the references of the episode taking place in [[Castelia City]] were removed, including a portion of the original Japanese title, and the ending of the episode was reanimated to have {{an|Bianca}} leave the group instead of traveling with them in the original episode's plot. This creates a continuity error in BW024, where Bianca is revealed to have joined the group off-screen.

; ''[[XY024|An Undersea Place to Call Home!]]''
: This episode, which was set to debut {{p|Skrelp}} and {{p|Dragalge}}, was postponed due to the {{wp|Sinking of MV Sewol|sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in South Korea}} almost a week before the episode was scheduled to air in Japan.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sunma47/status/460501151461298176/photo/1 Sound director Masafumi Mima's Twitter account]</ref> Because of this, the episode was also skipped in the American dub. This caused a temporary continuity error, as this is the episode where Ash invented the "Rock Tomb Climb" technique, which he used to win his battle against [[Grant]]. {{wp|Cartoon Network}} {{n|Cartoon Network's schedule for June unveils new dub episode titles|listed the dub title}} along with ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'', ''[[XY022|Going for the Gold!]]'', and ''[[XY023|Coming Back into the Cold!]]''. Later, however, {{n|Turner Broadcasting press site removes 24th XY episode from the schedule|it was removed from the list}} and was replaced with ''[[XY025|Climbing the Walls!]]''. The episode finally aired in Japan on November 20, 2014, and in the United States on February 7, 2015.

===Temporarily banned episodes in the United States===
; ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''
: After the events of {{wp|September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001}}, this episode was taken out of rotation. In the months following the attack, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} refused to air it due to the destruction of several buildings (particularly Tentacruel smashing a skyscraper) and the use of machine guns. When {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} started to air Pokémon, the episode was put back into rotation. It is also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|home video releases]], and streaming services. It was also temporarily banned for several weeks in 2005 following {{wp|Hurricane Katrina}}, due to it featuring a flooded city.
; ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
:This episode was temporarily banned after {{wp|September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001}}. The official reason has never been confirmed, but many believe that the episode's title may have been the reason. The episode is no longer banned and continues to air. It is also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|home video releases]], and streaming services.
; ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]
: This ten-minute short was originally added to the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' in television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward as part of the kanzenban (Japanese: 完全版 full version) edition of the movie. Though the short was dubbed in English, it was ultimately excluded from all overseas versions of the film, most likely due to touching upon mature themes, such as cloning ethics and death. As a result, the short was never officially dubbed in any other language.<ref>[https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/1998_pm_mewtwo_strikes_back/pm_mewtwo_strikes_back_kanzenban.html Dogasu's article on the Kanzenban release]</ref> The English dub of the short was eventually included as a special feature of the international DVD of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', released on August 17, 2001 in Australia and on December 4, 2001 in the United States. Though the English dub of ''Mewtwo Returns'' has become available for digital stream overseas, such as through Disney Xfinity, the dub of the Origin short has only been included in the DVD release, which has since ceased production.<ref>[https://www.xfinity.com/stream/entity/9219255012595920112 Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns listing on Xfinity]</ref>

===Postponed episodes in Japan===
; [[JN023]]–[[JN029]]
: These episodes were temporarily postponed in Japan due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but have all aired since.

==See also==
* [[Clip show#Regular broadcasting clip-shows|Regular broadcasting clip-shows]], seven clip show episodes which aired in Japan as part of the main series, but were skipped in the dub.
* [[DPS01]], [[DPS02]], [[BWS01]], [[BWS02]], and [[XYS06]]; special episodes which aired in Japan as part of the main series, but were skipped in the dub.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/bashing/racist_jynx_01.html Information on Carole Boston Weatherford and her article about Jynx]

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Banned episodes

2024-11-02T19:52:12Z

Lawrence:

{{move|Banned episode}}
'''Banned episodes''' are episodes of the {{pkmn|animated series}} which have been deemed unsuitable for airing or reairing in a specific country.

==Banned episodes internationally==
There have been five confirmed episodes of Pokémon that have either aired once or never in Japan, nor the rest of the world.

===List of banned episodes===
; [[EP038]]
: This episode has been banned worldwide after airing only once in Japan. One particular scene of this episode had a series of flashing lights, which caused a total of approximately 685 Japanese children (375 girls and 310 boys) to be sent to the hospital with symptoms of epilepsy. The show went on hiatus for four months, delayed ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'', and canceled the airing of the [[It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore|New Year's Eve special]]. The episode also forced the producers to go back through the previous episodes and dim the lighting on them so as not to cause an accident of this magnitude again. As a result of this episode, {{p|Porygon}} and its evolved forms, {{p|Porygon2}} and {{p|Porygon-Z}}, have not made any appearances in the {{pkmn|animated series}} since EP038, except in brief cameos, with the latter only having made a cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''.

===List of unaired episodes===
; [[It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore]]
: This episode was scheduled to be broadcast December 31, 1997, between ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]''. However, following the EP038 incident, the schedule was re-organized and this episode was never actually aired. No trailer for this episode has ever been seen, nor is any further information known apart from its Japanese title.
; [[AG101 (unaired)]]
: This episode was scheduled to be broadcast on November 4, 2004. However, not long before, a devastating {{wp|2004 Chūetsu earthquake|earthquake}} struck Japan. Believing it would have been insensitive to air an episode about earthquakes mere weeks after the disaster, it was pulled from the air. The episode was never aired anywhere in the world, and the moves {{m|Earthquake}}, {{m|Fissure}}, and {{m|Magnitude}} have never been used in the {{pkmn|animated series}} since. Because the episode never aired, {{p|Barboach}} instead debuted in ''[[AG110|The Great Eight Fate!]]'', but only in a minor role, and {{Ash}} never learned the location of [[Sootopolis Gym|the final Hoenn League Gym]] onscreen.
; [[BW023 (unaired)]] and [[BW024 (unaired)]]
: This two-part saga of [[Team Rocket]] facing off with [[Team Plasma]] was postponed due to the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and tsunami}} that devastated Japan almost a week before the first half was supposed to air. At the time, they were expected to air at a later date because of their significance to the series and TV Tokyo's word on the matter. While the episodes were simply skipped in Japan, The Pokémon Company International edited the dubbed version of ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' to remove the cliffhanger ending that set up the story, and all regions aired ''[[BW023|Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!]]'' followed by ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]'' instead. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', the episodes have been retconned out of continuity, making it unlikely that they will ever air or be shown in a normal manner. Their script was made public in May 2023, however, detailing the events that would've taken place in them.<ref>[https://bulbagarden.net/threads/bw023-bw024-unaired-scripts-found.297127/ BW023/BW024 (Unaired) Scripts FOUND. | Bulbagarden]</ref>

==Banned episodes in the English dub==
Seven episodes have been banned in the {{pmin|the United States|United States}}. EP035, EP250, and SM064 are also banned in every other country outside of Asia as they have never been dubbed, due to most dubs being based on the English dub. EP018 was initially not dubbed, so it was never given to other countries to dub.

===List of banned episodes===
Note: the reasons given below may not have been corroborated officially.
; ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]''
: This episode was initially banned when the episodes were first dubbed for airing in the United States. During 2000, the episode was finally dubbed and aired twice before disappearing once again. It was banned because [[James]] wore an inflatable body suit to give him large breasts in order to win a beauty contest (this scene was removed in the English version). An elderly man also stares at Misty's breasts, and in the original Japanese says that he will be looking forward to having fun with her in a few years. It also appears to be retconned out of continuity with the English dub, although [[Brutella]] is seen in the following episode.
; [[EP035]]
: This episode was banned due to the prevalent usage of handguns throughout the episode. [[Kaiser]], the {{safari|Kanto}} warden, points a gun at Ash's head a couple times, and even shoots the gun at {{TRT}} at one point. The banning of this episode left a major plot hole and a continuity error in the English dub, as this was the episode where Ash captured all 30 of his {{AP|Tauros}}. As this is the Safari Zone episode, it also makes the Safari Zone unseen in the English [[dub]], though it is mentioned in the two episodes that took place before it.
; ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''
: After this episode aired, a woman named {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}} wrote an article stating that {{p|Jynx}}, which was featured prominently in the episode, is a negative stereotype of African-Americans related to characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}''. Soon afterward, the episode was pulled from rotation and is not believed to have aired since 2000. Despite this, the episode was available [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|on VHS]], and was also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|the original Indigo DVD box set]] (however, it is not on the current box set). It is no longer mentioned on [[Pokémon.com]], but was (albeit lacking pictures of Jynx) before April 2013. Also, it was added to the rotation on {{wp|Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang}} in 2011, and still was included in Cartoon Network's online streaming services. Additionally, no restrictions were placed on this episode in other countries airing the English dub or a dub based on the English dub, but the episode isn't mentioned on any local versions of Pokémon.com. This episode has also been banned in {{pmin|South Korea}}. This episode is still banned even after the Japanese re-airing of the Christmas Eve episode of ''[[Pokémon Smash!]]'', in which Jynx was recolored to match what she currently looks like in the Pokémon games. The Japanese versions of [[Prime Video]] and [[Netflix]] have the edited version while [[Hulu]] has the original version. This episode is also banned in [[Pokémon in South Asia|India]] after it first aired for unknown reasons. It was never re-aired on Hungama TV and Indian Disney XD reruns and was replaced by ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''.
; ''[[EP090|Stage Fight!]]'' and ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''
: These [[Orange Islands]] episodes have been banned since April 2013 simply because of a small cameo by Jynx. They are not available on Netflix and are no longer even mentioned on [[Pokémon.com]]. They also are not available on the re-release of [[List of English language Adventures in the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 1)|the Orange Islands DVD box set]]. They were also never dubbed into local languages in [[Pokémon in South Asia|India]], only ever releasing in English dub on Jiocinema and were replaced in the TV airings by ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]'' and ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'' respectively. The latter episode even marks the final time Jynx was ever shown in her original design in the English dub.
; [[EP250]]
: This episode was also banned due to the large focus on Jynx, whose purple redesign was not used in this episode. Unlike the previous episodes, this one has never aired in English. Because of this, it was banned and has never been seen outside of Japan, {{pmin|South Korea}}, {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan, and Hong Kong}}.
; [[SM064]]
: This ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' episode was banned due to Ash wearing dark face paint resembling {{wp|blackface}} during the second half of the episode in order to imitate the appearance of a {{p|Passimian}}. In the Korean dub on [[Netflix]], it uses the English title ''A Touchdown for the Team!''.

==Banned episodes in Japan==
;''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]''
:The Japanese narrator of the short, Sakai Noriko, was arrested in 2009 and later convicted of possession and abuse of drugs. Because of this, the short was "banned" in Japan, and it hasn't been rerun or released on home video or VOD in Japan since then. As such, it was the only theatrical Pikachu short to be excluded from the ''Pikachu The Movie Premium Box: 1998-2010''.

==Banned episodes in South Korea==
These episodes were banned from airing in {{pmin|South Korea}}, causing continuity errors in the South Korean [[dub]]'s run. Generally the banned episodes contained overt {{wp|Censorship of Japanese media in South Korea|references to Japanese culture}}; however, the last banned episodes occurred during ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. Furthermore, episodes [[EP260]] to [[EP274]] were never aired; the [[Silver Conference]] episodes were later remastered and dubbed as ''[[Pokémon in South Korea#Pokémon anime|Pocket Monsters: Johto Region Story, The Final Chapter]]'' in 2024.

===List of banned episodes===
; ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|featuring a samurai}}. This creates a continuity error, as this episode features the evolved form of [[Ash's Butterfree|Ash's Metapod]].
; ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode featuring {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|several Japanese cultural events}}.
; ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''
: This episode has been banned likely due to [[Erika]]'s {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|traditional Japanese clothing}} worn in the perfume shop. This creates a continuity error, as Ash obtains the {{badge|Rainbow}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode featuring {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|several depictions of Japanese culture}}, including {{wp|ninja}}s and {{wp|kabuki}}. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Soul}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''
:Likely banned due to the depiction of traditional Japanese clothing and architecture. This creates a continuity error, as the [[EP059|very next episode]] continues from where this one left off.
; ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''
:Likely banned due to [[Otoshi]]'s samurai-like clothing.
; ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]''
:Likely banned due to [[Jeanette Fisher]]'s traditional Japanese clothing. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins his fourth [[Indigo Plateau Conference|Pokémon League]] match in this episode.
; ''[[EP130|A Bout With Sprout]]''
:Likely banned due to the [[Sprout Tower]]'s resemblance to traditional Japanese architecture.
; ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]''
:Likely banned due to the traditional Japanese style of [[Falkner]]'s clothing. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Zephyr}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]''
:Likely banned due to the episode's focus on Japanese culture, namely including a dojo and traditional Japanese archetecture.
; ''[[EP176|Ariados, Amigos]]''
:Likely banned due to the overt focus on Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]''
; ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]''
:Both likely banned due to the overt focus on Japanese culture featured in [[Ecruteak City]]. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Fog}} in the latter episode.
; ''[[EP183|Trouble's Brewing]]''
:Likely banned due to the prominence of the {{DL|Kimono Girl|In animation|Kimono Sisters}}, whose outfits are based on those of Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP194|Ring Masters]]''
:Likely banned due to having Pokémon sumo wrestle, a Japanese style of fighting. This creates a continuity error in which Ash wins the [[King's Rock]], which {{an|Misty}}'s {{p|Poliwhirl}} would later pick up to evolve into a {{TP|Misty|Politoed}} in ''[[EP247|Outrageous Fortunes]]''.
; ''[[EP201|Doin' What Comes Natu-rally]]''
:Banned due to the fortune-telling show being similar to a {{wp|Shinto}} tradition.
; ''[[EP226|Espeon, Not Included]]''
:Likely banned due to the prominence of the [[Kimono Girl#In animation|Kimono Sisters]], whose outfits are based on those of Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]''
: These episodes generally covered elements of Japanese culture, such as sumo wrestling and geishas.
; ''[[AG055|Poetry Commotion!]]''
; ''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn]]''
: These two episodes never aired in Korea, although this may have been an oversight, as they were released on DVD. On the other hand, they don't appear on the official {{tt|포켓몬스터 AG|Pokémon AG}} episode page<ref>[http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=animation-series_view&IDX=15&page=1 포켓몬 공식 사이트; TV 애니메이션 - 포켓몬스터 AG]</ref>. This also creates a plot hole, since in the latter episode, Ash wins the {{badge|Heat}}.

==Banned episodes in other countries==
Occasionally there are episodes that are not banned in Japanese or English, but are banned in another country.
; ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]''
: This episode was skipped in Turkey. The reason for this has never been officially revealed. This creates a continuity error, since the main characters first encounter {{an|Jigglypuff}} in this episode. When [[Netflix]] released the first season years later, the episode was not skipped this time.
; ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''
: This episode has been banned in several countries, including {{pmin|Ireland}} and Aruba. It has been alleged that the "battle of the sexes" format of the episode has caused those countries to ban the episode.

==Postponed episodes and temporary bans==
Some episodes were pulled off the air for a period of time for various reasons but were aired on a later date.

; ''[[BW037|A Fishing Connossieur in a Fishy Competition!]]''
: This episode, originally meant to be the 26th episode of ''Best Wishes'', was originally scheduled to air in Japan on April 7, 2011, but it was postponed because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}. It later aired on June 23, 2011 with a slightly altered storyline to make it seem like it took place between [[BW036]] and [[BW038]] rather than [[BW023]] and [[BW024]]. All of the references of the episode taking place in [[Castelia City]] were removed, including a portion of the original Japanese title, and the ending of the episode was reanimated to have {{an|Bianca}} leave the group instead of traveling with them in the original episode's plot. This creates a continuity error in BW024, where Bianca is revealed to have joined the group off-screen.

; ''[[XY024|An Undersea Place to Call Home!]]''
: This episode, which was set to debut {{p|Skrelp}} and {{p|Dragalge}}, was postponed due to the {{wp|Sinking of MV Sewol|sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in South Korea}} almost a week before the episode was scheduled to air in Japan.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sunma47/status/460501151461298176/photo/1 Sound director Masafumi Mima's Twitter account]</ref> Because of this, the episode was also skipped in the American dub. This caused a temporary continuity error, as this is the episode where Ash invented the "Rock Tomb Climb" technique, which he used to win his battle against [[Grant]]. {{wp|Cartoon Network}} {{n|Cartoon Network's schedule for June unveils new dub episode titles|listed the dub title}} along with ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'', ''[[XY022|Going for the Gold!]]'', and ''[[XY023|Coming Back into the Cold!]]''. Later, however, {{n|Turner Broadcasting press site removes 24th XY episode from the schedule|it was removed from the list}} and was replaced with ''[[XY025|Climbing the Walls!]]''. The episode finally aired in Japan on November 20, 2014, and in the United States on February 7, 2015.

===Temporarily banned episodes in the United States===
; ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''
: After the events of {{wp|September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001}}, this episode was taken out of rotation. In the months following the attack, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} refused to air it due to the destruction of several buildings (particularly Tentacruel smashing a skyscraper) and the use of machine guns. When {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} started to air Pokémon, the episode was put back into rotation. It is also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|home video releases]], and streaming services. It was also temporarily banned for several weeks in 2005 following {{wp|Hurricane Katrina}}, due to it featuring a flooded city.
; ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
:This episode was temporarily banned after {{wp|September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001}}. The official reason has never been confirmed, but many believe that the episode's title may have been the reason. The episode is no longer banned and continues to air. It is also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|home video releases]], and streaming services.
; ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]
: This ten-minute short was originally added to the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' in television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward as part of the kanzenban (Japanese: 完全版 full version) edition of the movie. Though the short was dubbed in English, it was ultimately excluded from all overseas versions of the film, most likely due to touching upon mature themes, such as cloning ethics and death. As a result, the short was never officially dubbed in any other language.<ref>[https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/1998_pm_mewtwo_strikes_back/pm_mewtwo_strikes_back_kanzenban.html Dogasu's article on the Kanzenban release]</ref> The English dub of the short was eventually included as a special feature of the international DVD of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', released on August 17, 2001 in Australia and on December 4, 2001 in the United States. Though the English dub of ''Mewtwo Returns'' has become available for digital stream overseas, such as through Disney Xfinity, the dub of the Origin short has only been included in the DVD release, which has since ceased production.<ref>[https://www.xfinity.com/stream/entity/9219255012595920112 Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns listing on Xfinity]</ref>

===Postponed episodes in Japan===
; [[JN023]]–[[JN029]]
: These episodes were temporarily postponed in Japan due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but have all aired since.

==See also==
* [[Clip show#Regular broadcasting clip-shows|Regular broadcasting clip-shows]], seven clip show episodes which aired in Japan as part of the main series, but were skipped in the dub.
* [[DPS01]], [[DPS02]], [[BWS01]], [[BWS02]], and [[XYS06]]; special episodes which aired in Japan as part of the main series, but were skipped in the dub.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/bashing/racist_jynx_01.html Information on Carole Boston Weatherford and her article about Jynx]

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'''Banned episodes''' are episodes of the {{pkmn|animated series}} which have been deemed unsuitable for airing or reairing in a specific country.

==Banned episodes internationally==
There have been five confirmed episodes of Pokémon that have either aired once or never in Japan, nor the rest of the world.

===List of banned episodes===
; [[EP038]]
: This episode has been banned worldwide after airing only once in Japan. One particular scene of this episode had a series of flashing lights, which caused a total of approximately 685 Japanese children (375 girls and 310 boys) to be sent to the hospital with symptoms of epilepsy. The show went on hiatus for four months, delayed ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'', and canceled the airing of the [[It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore|New Year's Eve special]]. The episode also forced the producers to go back through the previous episodes and dim the lighting on them so as not to cause an accident of this magnitude again. As a result of this episode, {{p|Porygon}} and its evolved forms, {{p|Porygon2}} and {{p|Porygon-Z}}, have not made any appearances in the {{pkmn|animated series}} since EP038, except in brief cameos, with the latter only having made a cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''.

===List of unaired episodes===
; [[It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore]]
: This episode was scheduled to be broadcast December 31, 1997, between ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]''. However, following the EP038 incident, the schedule was re-organized and this episode was never actually aired. No trailer for this episode has ever been seen, nor is any further information known apart from its Japanese title.
; [[AG101 (unaired)]]
: This episode was scheduled to be broadcast on November 4, 2004. However, not long before, a devastating {{wp|2004 Chūetsu earthquake|earthquake}} struck Japan. Believing it would have been insensitive to air an episode about earthquakes mere weeks after the disaster, it was pulled from the air. The episode was never aired anywhere in the world, and the moves {{m|Earthquake}}, {{m|Fissure}}, and {{m|Magnitude}} have never been used in the {{pkmn|animated series}} since. Because the episode never aired, {{p|Barboach}} instead debuted in ''[[AG110|The Great Eight Fate!]]'', but only in a minor role, and {{Ash}} never learned the location of [[Sootopolis Gym|the final Hoenn League Gym]] onscreen.
; [[BW023 (unaired)]] and [[BW024 (unaired)]]
: This two-part saga of [[Team Rocket]] facing off with [[Team Plasma]] was postponed due to the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and tsunami}} that devastated Japan almost a week before the first half was supposed to air. At the time, they were expected to air at a later date because of their significance to the series and TV Tokyo's word on the matter. While the episodes were simply skipped in Japan, The Pokémon Company International edited the dubbed version of ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' to remove the cliffhanger ending that set up the story, and all regions aired ''[[BW023|Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!]]'' followed by ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]'' instead. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', the episodes have been retconned out of continuity, making it unlikely that they will ever air or be shown in a normal manner. Their script was made public in May 2023, however, detailing the events that would've taken place in them.<ref>[https://bulbagarden.net/threads/bw023-bw024-unaired-scripts-found.297127/ BW023/BW024 (Unaired) Scripts FOUND. | Bulbagarden]</ref>

==Banned episodes in the English dub==
Seven episodes have been banned in the {{pmin|the United States|United States}}. EP035, EP250, and SM064 are also banned in every other country outside of Asia as they have never been dubbed, due to most dubs being based on the English dub. EP018 was initially not dubbed, so it was never given to other countries to dub.

===List of banned episodes===
Note: the reasons given below may not have been corroborated officially.
; ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]''
: This episode was initially banned when the episodes were first dubbed for airing in the United States. During 2000, the episode was finally dubbed and aired twice before disappearing once again. It was banned because [[James]] wore an inflatable body suit to give him large breasts in order to win a beauty contest (this scene was removed in the English version). An elderly man also stares at Misty's breasts, and in the original Japanese says that he will be looking forward to having fun with her in a few years. It also appears to be retconned out of continuity with the English dub, although [[Brutella]] is seen in the following episode.
; [[EP035]]
: This episode was banned due to the prevalent usage of handguns throughout the episode. [[Kaiser]], the {{safari|Kanto}} warden, points a gun at Ash's head a couple times, and even shoots the gun at {{TRT}} at one point. The banning of this episode left a major plot hole and a continuity error in the English dub, as this was the episode where Ash captured all 30 of his {{AP|Tauros}}. As this is the Safari Zone episode, it also makes the Safari Zone unseen in the English [[dub]], though it is mentioned in the two episodes that took place before it.
; ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''
: After this episode aired, a woman named {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}} wrote an article stating that {{p|Jynx}}, which was featured prominently in the episode, is a negative stereotype of African-Americans related to characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}''. Soon afterward, the episode was pulled from rotation and is not believed to have aired since 2000. Despite this, the episode was available [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|on VHS]], and was also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|the original Indigo DVD box set]] (however, it is not on the current box set). It is no longer mentioned on [[Pokémon.com]], but was (albeit lacking pictures of Jynx) before April 2013. Also, it was added to the rotation on {{wp|Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang}} in 2011, and still was included in Cartoon Network's online streaming services. Additionally, no restrictions were placed on this episode in other countries airing the English dub or a dub based on the English dub, but the episode isn't mentioned on any local versions of Pokémon.com. This episode has also been banned in {{pmin|South Korea}}. This episode is still banned even after the Japanese re-airing of the Christmas Eve episode of ''[[Pokémon Smash!]]'', in which Jynx was recolored to match what she currently looks like in the Pokémon games. The Japanese versions of [[Prime Video]] and [[Netflix]] have the edited version while [[Hulu]] has the original version. This episode is also banned in [[Pokémon in South Asia|India]] after it first aired for unknown reasons. It was never re-aired on Hungama TV and Indian Disney XD reruns and was replaced by ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''.
; ''[[EP090|Stage Fight!]]'' and ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''
: These [[Orange Islands]] episodes have been banned since April 2013 simply because of a small cameo by Jynx. They are not available on Netflix and are no longer even mentioned on [[Pokémon.com]]. They also are not available on the re-release of [[List of English language Adventures in the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 1)|the Orange Islands DVD box set]]. They were also never dubbed into local languages in [[Pokémon in South Asia|India]], only ever releasing in English dub on Jiocinema and were replaced in the TV airings by ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]'' and ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'' respectively. The latter episode even marks the final time Jynx was ever shown in her original design in the English dub.
; [[EP250]]
: This episode was also banned due to the large focus on Jynx, whose purple redesign was not used in this episode. Unlike the previous episodes, this one has never aired in English. Because of this, it was banned and has never been seen outside of Japan, {{pmin|South Korea}}, {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan, and Hong Kong}}.
; [[SM064]]
: This ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' episode was banned due to Ash wearing dark face paint resembling {{wp|blackface}} during the second half of the episode in order to imitate the appearance of a {{p|Passimian}}. In the Korean dub on [[Netflix]], it uses the English title ''A Touchdown for the Team!''.

==Banned episodes in Japan==
;''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]''
:The Japanese narrator of the short, Sakai Noriko, was arrested in 2009 and later convicted of possession and abuse of drugs. Because of this, the short was "banned" in Japan, and it hasn't been rerun or released on home video or VOD in Japan since then. As such, it was the only theatrical Pikachu short to be excluded from the ''Pikachu The Movie Premium Box: 1998-2010''.

==Banned episodes in South Korea==
These episodes were banned from airing in {{pmin|South Korea}}, causing continuity errors in the South Korean [[dub]]'s run. Generally the banned episodes contained overt {{wp|Censorship of Japanese media in South Korea|references to Japanese culture}}; however, the last banned episodes occurred during ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. Furthermore, episodes [[EP260]] to [[EP274]] were never aired; the [[Silver Conference]] episodes were later remastered and dubbed as ''[[Pokémon in South Korea#Pokémon anime|Pocket Monsters: Johto Region Story, The Final Chapter]]'' in 2024.

===List of banned episodes===
; ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|featuring a samurai}}. This creates a continuity error, as this episode features the evolved form of [[Ash's Butterfree|Ash's Metapod]].
; ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode featuring {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|several Japanese cultural events}}.
; ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''
: This episode has been banned likely due to [[Erika]]'s {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|traditional Japanese clothing}} worn in the perfume shop. This creates a continuity error, as Ash obtains the {{badge|Rainbow}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]''
: This episode has been banned due to the episode featuring {{wp|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea|several depictions of Japanese culture}}, including {{wp|ninja}}s and {{wp|kabuki}}. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Soul}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''
:Likely banned due to the depiction of traditional Japanese clothing and architecture. This creates a continuity error, as the [[EP059|very next episode]] continues from where this one left off.
; ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''
:Likely banned due to [[Otoshi]]'s samurai-like clothing.
; ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]''
:Likely banned due to [[Jeanette Fisher]]'s traditional Japanese clothing. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins his fourth [[Indigo Plateau Conference|Pokémon League]] match in this episode.
; ''[[EP130|A Bout With Sprout]]''
:Likely banned due to the [[Sprout Tower]]'s resemblance to traditional Japanese architecture.
; ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]''
:Likely banned due to the traditional Japanese style of [[Falkner]]'s clothing. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Zephyr}} in this episode.
; ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]''
:Likely banned due to the episode's focus on Japanese culture, namely including a dojo and traditional Japanese archetecture.
; ''[[EP176|Ariados, Amigos]]''
:Likely banned due to the overt focus on Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]''
; ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]''
:Both likely banned due to the overt focus on Japanese culture featured in [[Ecruteak City]]. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Fog}} in the latter episode.
; ''[[EP183|Trouble's Brewing]]''
:Likely banned due to the prominence of the {{DL|Kimono Girl|In animation|Kimono Sisters}}, whose outfits are based on those of Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP194|Ring Masters]]''
:Likely banned due to having Pokémon sumo wrestle, a Japanese style of fighting. This creates a continuity error in which Ash wins the [[King's Rock]], which {{an|Misty}}'s {{p|Poliwhirl}} would later pick up to evolve into a {{TP|Misty|Politoed}} in ''[[EP247|Outrageous Fortunes]]''.
; ''[[EP201|Doin' What Comes Natu-rally]]''
:Banned due to the fortune-telling show being similar to a {{wp|Shinto}} tradition.
; ''[[EP226|Espeon, Not Included]]''
:Likely banned due to the prominence of the [[Kimono Girl#In animation|Kimono Sisters]], whose outfits are based on those of Japanese culture.
; ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]''
: These episodes generally covered elements of Japanese culture, such as sumo wrestling and geishas.
; ''[[AG055|Poetry Commotion!]]''
; ''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn]]''
: These two episodes never aired in Korea, although this may have been an oversight, as they were released on DVD. On the other hand, they don't appear on the official {{tt|포켓몬스터 AG|Pokémon AG}} episode page<ref>[http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=animation-series_view&IDX=15&page=1 포켓몬 공식 사이트; TV 애니메이션 - 포켓몬스터 AG]</ref>. This also creates a plot hole, since in the latter episode, Ash wins the {{badge|Heat}}.

==Banned episodes in other countries==
Occasionally there are episodes that are not banned in Japanese or English, but are banned in another country.
; ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]''
: This episode was skipped in Turkey. The reason for this has never been officially revealed. This creates a continuity error, since the main characters first encounter {{an|Jigglypuff}} in this episode. When [[Netflix]] released the first season years later, the episode was not skipped this time.
; ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''
: This episode has been banned in several countries, including {{pmin|Ireland}} and Aruba. It has been alleged that the "battle of the sexes" format of the episode has caused those countries to ban the episode.

==Postponed episodes and temporary bans==
Some episodes were pulled off the air for a period of time for various reasons but were aired on a later date.

; ''[[XY024|An Undersea Place to Call Home!]]''
: This episode, which was set to debut {{p|Skrelp}} and {{p|Dragalge}}, was postponed due to the {{wp|Sinking of MV Sewol|sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in South Korea}} almost a week before the episode was scheduled to air in Japan.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sunma47/status/460501151461298176/photo/1 Sound director Masafumi Mima's Twitter account]</ref> Because of this, the episode was also skipped in the American dub. This caused a temporary continuity error, as this is the episode where Ash invented the "Rock Tomb Climb" technique, which he used to win his battle against [[Grant]]. {{wp|Cartoon Network}} {{n|Cartoon Network's schedule for June unveils new dub episode titles|listed the dub title}} along with ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'', ''[[XY022|Going for the Gold!]]'', and ''[[XY023|Coming Back into the Cold!]]''. Later, however, {{n|Turner Broadcasting press site removes 24th XY episode from the schedule|it was removed from the list}} and was replaced with ''[[XY025|Climbing the Walls!]]''. The episode finally aired in Japan on November 20, 2014, and in the United States on February 7, 2015.

===Temporarily banned episodes in the United States===
; ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''
: After the events of {{wp|September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001}}, this episode was taken out of rotation. In the months following the attack, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} refused to air it due to the destruction of several buildings (particularly Tentacruel smashing a skyscraper) and the use of machine guns. When {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} started to air Pokémon, the episode was put back into rotation. It is also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|home video releases]], and streaming services. It was also temporarily banned for several weeks in 2005 following {{wp|Hurricane Katrina}}, due to it featuring a flooded city.
; ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
:This episode was temporarily banned after {{wp|September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001}}. The official reason has never been confirmed, but many believe that the episode's title may have been the reason. The episode is no longer banned and continues to air. It is also available on [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|home video releases]], and streaming services.
; ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]
: This ten-minute short was originally added to the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' in television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward as part of the kanzenban (Japanese: 完全版 full version) edition of the movie. Though the short was dubbed in English, it was ultimately excluded from all overseas versions of the film, most likely due to touching upon mature themes, such as cloning ethics and death. As a result, the short was never officially dubbed in any other language.<ref>[https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/1998_pm_mewtwo_strikes_back/pm_mewtwo_strikes_back_kanzenban.html Dogasu's article on the Kanzenban release]</ref> The English dub of the short was eventually included as a special feature of the international DVD of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', released on August 17, 2001 in Australia and on December 4, 2001 in the United States. Though the English dub of ''Mewtwo Returns'' has become available for digital stream overseas, such as through Disney Xfinity, the dub of the Origin short has only been included in the DVD release, which has since ceased production.<ref>[https://www.xfinity.com/stream/entity/9219255012595920112 Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns listing on Xfinity]</ref>

===Postponed episodes in Japan===
; [[BW037]]
: This episode, originally meant to be the 26th episode of ''Best Wishes'', was originally scheduled to air in Japan on April 7, 2011, but it was postponed because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}. It later aired on June 23, 2011 with a slightly altered storyline to make it seem like it took place between [[BW036]] and [[BW038]] rather than [[BW023]] and [[BW024]]. All of the references of the episode taking place in [[Castelia City]] were removed, including a portion of the original Japanese title, and the ending of the episode was reanimated to have {{an|Bianca}} leave the group instead of traveling with them in the original episode's plot. This creates a continuity error in BW024, where Bianca is revealed to have joined the group off-screen.
; [[XY024]]
: This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on April 24, 2014, but was postponed due to the {{wp|Sinking of MV Sewol|sinking of the MV ''Sewol'' ferry in South Korea}} on April 16, 2014; due to this, it was also subsequently skipped in the English-language broadcasts. It first made its world debut in South Korea on August 8, 2014, and then eventually aired in Japan on November 20, 2014, between [[XY050]] and [[XY051]].
; [[JN023]]–[[JN029]]
: These episodes were temporarily postponed in Japan due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but have all aired since.

==See also==
* [[Clip show#Regular broadcasting clip-shows|Regular broadcasting clip-shows]], seven clip show episodes which aired in Japan as part of the main series, but were skipped in the dub.
* [[DPS01]], [[DPS02]], [[BWS01]], [[BWS02]], and [[XYS06]]; special episodes which aired in Japan as part of the main series, but were skipped in the dub.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/bashing/racist_jynx_01.html Information on Carole Boston Weatherford and her article about Jynx]

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Pokémon Adventures volume 64

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'''Volume 64''' is the 64th volume of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga. It is the third volume of the {{MangaArc|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}. It is authored by [[Hidenori Kusaka]] and illustrated by [[Satoshi Yamamoto]].

==Publications==
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==Chapters==
* [[PS610]]
* [[PS611]]
* [[PS612]]
* [[PS613]]
* [[PS614]]
* [[PS615]]
* [[PS616]]

==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
* {{adv|Amber}} and [[Blaise]] can be seen hidden in the extended cover.<ref>[https://twitter.com/satoshi_swalot/status/1630242600551854080 Tweet from Satoshi Yamamoto showing the extended cover]</ref>
* The English release date for this volume was delayed three times, with its original release dates set for November 12, 2024, then May 13, 2025, and finally September 9, 2025. This is likely related to the delayed Japanese release of the following volume.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Staff of the Pokémon animated series

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This is the '''list of staff members''' who have worked on the [[Pokémon anime]]. The list does not include voice actors or episode directors.

==Staff list==
{| class="credits-table roundy" style="width: 100%; background: #d2d2d2; border: 3px solid gray;"
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! width="24%" | Created by 原案
| width="38%" |
* [[Satoshi Tajiri]]
* [[Jun'ichi Masuda]] (from [[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|AG]] to [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* [[Ken Sugimori]] (from [[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|AG]] to [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
| width="38%" lang="ja" |
* 田尻智
* 増田順一
* 杉森建
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Production supervisor スーパーバイザー
|
* [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]]
| lang="ja" |
* 石原恒和
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Associate producer アソシエイトプロデューサー
|
* Chōji Yoshikawa {{tt|*|Animation Coordinator for Pokémon the Series: XY}} (until [[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* Gakuji Nomoto ([[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]] up to [[XY110]])
* Takashi Orikata (from [[XY111]] to [[SM146]])
* Eriko Suzuki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN065]])
* Shun Ōhinata (from [[JN066]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 吉川兆二
* 野本岳志
* 折方崇志
* 鈴木英里子
* 大日向俊
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Animation supervisor アニメーション監修
|
* Yōichi Kotabe (until [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
| lang="ja" |
* 小田部羊一
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Animation coordinator アニメーションコーディネーター
|
* Chōji Yoshikawa ([[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* Kotarō Sakamoto (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 吉川兆二
* 坂本鼓太郎
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Executive director 総監督
|
* Kunihiko Yuyama (from [[Original series|OS]] to [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]], from [[JN137]] to [[JN147]])
* Daiki Tomiyasu (from [[JN001]] to [[JN117]], from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
| lang="ja" |
* 湯山邦彦
* 冨安大貴
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Directed by 監督
|
* [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] (until [[AG159]])
* Norihiko Sudō (from [[AG171]] to [[BW142]])
* Yūji Asada (from [[DP171]] to [[DP191]], from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
* Tetsuo Yajima (from [[XY001]] to [[XY140]])
* Daiki Tomiyasu (from [[SM001]] to [[SM146]], from [[JN118]] to [[JN147]])
* Maki Kodaira (from [[JN001]] to [[JN054]])
* Jun Ōwada (from [[JN055]] to [[JN117]])
* Saori Den (from [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|HZ]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 日高正光
* 須藤典彦
* 浅田裕二
* 矢嶋哲生
* 冨安大貴
* 小平麻紀
* 大和田淳
* でんさおり
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Deputy director 副監督
|
* Daiki Tomiyasu (from [[XY094]] to [[XY123]])
* Maki Kodaira (from [[SM053]] to [[SM146]])
* Jun Ōwada (from [[JN118]] to [[JN136]])
| lang="ja" |
* 冨安大貴
* 小平麻紀
* 大和田淳
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Creative director クリエイティブディレクター
|
* Daiki Tomiyasu (from [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|HZ]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 冨安大貴
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Action director アクションディレクター
|
* Tetsuo Yajima (from [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|HZ]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 矢嶋哲生
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Series construction シリーズコンストラクション
|
* [[Takeshi Shudō]] (until [[EP158]])
* Shōji Yonemura (from [[JN001]] to [[JN136]])
* [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]] (from [[JN137]] to [[JN147]])
| lang="ja" |
* 首藤剛志
* 米村正二
* 冨岡淳広
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Series organization シリーズ構成
|
* [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]] (from [[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|DP]] to [[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* Aya Matsui ([[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
* {{wp|Dai Satō}} (from [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|HZ]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 冨岡淳広
* 松井亜弥
* 佐藤大
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Creative supervisor クリエイティブスーパーバイザー
|
* Kunihiko Yuyama (from [[JN001]] to [[JN136]])
| lang="ja" |
* 湯山邦彦
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Character design キャラクターデザイン
|
* [[Sayuri Ichiishi]] (until [[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|DP]])
* Toshiya Yamada (from [[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|DP]] to [[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|BW]])
* Toshihito Hirooka ([[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* Satoshi Nakano ([[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
* Shūhei Yasuda (from [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]] to [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* Rei Yamazaki (from [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|HZ]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 一石小百合
* 山田俊也
* 広岡トシヒト
* 中野悟史
* 安田周平
* 山崎玲愛
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Guest character design ゲストキャラクター
|
* Toshiya Yamada (from [[EP093]] to [[EP116]])
| lang="ja" |
* 山田俊也
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Sub character design サブキャラクターデザイン
|
* Kyōko Itō (from [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|HZ]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 伊藤京子
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Executive animation director 総作画監督
|
* Toshiya Yamada (from [[Original series|OS]] to [[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|BW]])
* Toshihito Hirooka (from [[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|BW]] to [[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* Satoshi Nakano ([[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
* Shūhei Yasuda (from [[JN001]] to [[JN136]], [[JN142]])
* Rei Yamazaki (from [[JN137]] to [[JN141]], from [[JN143]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 山田俊也
* 広岡歳仁 (from [[BW006]] to [[BW053]]), 広岡トシヒト (from [[BW053]] on)
* 中野悟史
* 安田周平
* 山崎玲愛
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Assistant executive animation director 総作画監督補
|
* Kazuhisa Kosuga (from [[EP210]] to [[EP238]])
| lang="ja" |
* 小菅和久
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Assistant executive animation director 総作監補佐
|
* Megumi Yamashita (from [[AG183]] to [[DP036]])
| lang="ja" |
* 山下恵
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Art director 美術監督
|
* Katsuyoshi Kanemura
* Masatoshi Mutō (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 金村勝義
* 武藤正敏
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Color keys 色彩設計
|
* Noriyuki Yoshino
| lang="ja" |
* 吉野記通
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Editor 編集
|
* Toshio Henmi
* Yutaka Itō (part of Kanto)
* Hitoshi Nogawa (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 辺見俊夫
* 伊藤裕
* 野川仁
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Sound director 音響監督
|
* Masafumi Mima
| lang="ja" |
* 三間雅文
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Music 音楽
|
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]] (until [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
* [https://www.yukihayashi.net/ Yūki Hayashi] ([[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* {{jwp|コーニッシュ (日本のミュージシャン)|Conisch}} (from [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|HZ]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 宮崎慎二
* 林ゆうき
* コーニッシュ
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Original score (partial) 一部原曲・作曲
|
* [[Jun'ichi Masuda]] 
* [[Gō Ichinose]] (from ??? on)
* [[Morikazu Aoki]] (from ??? on)
* Minako Adachi (from [[JN012]] on)
* [[Hitomi Satō]] (from [[DP046]] on, [[JN076]], [[JN105]], [[JN111]], [[JN112]], [[JN138]])
* Tomoaki Ōga ([[JN111]], [[JN112]])
* Shōta Kageyama (from [[JN103]] to [[JN105]], [[JN108]], [[JN129]], [[JN138]], from [[JN142]] to [[JN147]])
* Toby Fox (from [[HZ001]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 増田順一
* 一之瀬剛
* 青木森一
* 足立美奈子
* 佐藤仁美
* 大賀智章
* 景山将太
* Toby Fox
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Original music (partial) 一部音楽・作曲
|
* [[Hirokazu Tanaka]] ([[JN118]], [[JN147]])
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]] ([[JN025]], [[JN045]], [[JN065]], [[JN068]], from [[JN074]] to [[JN076]], [[JN084]], [[JN086]], [[JN089]], from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]], from [[JN095]] to [[JN096]], from [[JN103]] to [[JN105]], [[JN108]], [[JN112]], from [[JN115]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], [[JN122]], [[JN125]], from [[JN129]] to [[JN132]], [[JN136]], from [[JN138]] to [[JN142]], from [[JN144]] on)
* Kazuo Yoda ([[JNS01]])
* coba ([[JN146]])
| lang="ja" |
* たなかひろかず
* 宮崎慎二
* 依田和夫
* coba
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Music collaboration 音楽協力
|
* {{jwp|テレビ東京ミュージック|TV Tokyo Music, Inc.}} (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* テレビ東京ミュージック
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Collaboration 協力
|
* {{jwp|ジェイアール東日本企画|East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc.}}
| lang="ja" |
* ジェイアール東日本企画
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Planning 企画
|
* Keisuke Iwata (TV Tokyo) (until BF)
* Takashi Kawaguchi (Nintendo) (until AG)
* Mikihiko Fukazawa (TV Tokyo) (from BF until [[AG181]])
* Hiroyuki Jinnai (Creatures) (from AG until [[DP004]])
* Kenjirō Itō (Creatures) (from [[DP004]] on)
* Masakazu Kubo ([[Shogakukan]])
* Susumu Fukunaga (The Pokémon Company)
* Mitomu Asai ([[Shogakukan]])
| lang="ja" |
* 岩田圭介 (テレビ東京)
* 川口孝司 (任天堂)
* 深沢幹彦 (テレビ東京)
* 陣内弘之 (クリーチャーズ)
* 伊藤憲二郎 (クリーチャーズ)
* 久保雅一 (小学館)
* 福永晋 (株式会社ポケモン)
* 浅井認 (小学館)
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Published by 掲載
|
* [[Shogakukan|Shōgakukan Inc.]]
** [[CoroCoro Comics]]
** {{jwp|別冊コロコロコミック|Bessatsu CoroCoro Comics}}
** {{jwp|コロコロイチバン!|CoroCoro Ichiban!}}
** {{jwp|ポケモンファン|Pokémon Fan}}
** {{jwp|てれびくん|Televi-Kun}}
** {{jwp|ベビーブック|Baby Book}}
** {{jwp|幼稚園 (雑誌)|Yōchien}}
** {{jwp|小学館の学年別学習雑誌|Gakushū Yōchien}}
** {{jwp|小学一年生|Shōgaku Ichinensei}}
** {{jwp|ちゃお|Ciao}}
** {{jwp|ぷっちぐみ|Pucchigumi}}
| lang="ja" |
* 小学館
** コロコロコミック
** 別冊コロコロコミック
** コロコロイチバン!
** ポケモンファン
** てれびくん
** ベビーブック
** 幼稚園
** 学習幼稚園
** 小学一年生
** ちゃお
** ぷっちぐみ
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Animation producer アニメーションプロデューサー
|
* Shūkichi Kanda (up to [[XY021]])
* Hiroyuki Katō (from [[XY022]] on)
| lang="ja" |
* 神田修吉
* 加藤浩幸
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Animation production アニメーション制作
|
* [[OLM Incorporated|OLM]] (from [[EP001]] to [[EP116]]) → [[OLM Incorporated|O･L･M]] (from [[EP117]] to [[AG069]]) → [[OLM Incorporated|O.L.M]] (from [[AG070]] to [[DP182]]) → [[OLM Incorporated|OLM]] (from [[DP183]] to [[SM146]]) → [[OLM Incorporated|OLM]] TEAM KATO (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
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* OLM → O･L･M → O.L.M → OLM → OLM TEAM KATO
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! Producers プロデューサー
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* Yumi Murase → Keisuke Iwata → Makiko Iwata (TV Tokyo) (until AG)
* Yanagisawa Takayuki (MEDIANET) (until AG)
* Susumu Matsuyama (TV Tokyo) (from AG)
* Mikihiko Fukazawa (MEDIANET) (until BF)
* Takashi Harada (MEDIANET) (from BF on)
* Takemoto Mori (Shogakukan Production)
* Ryō Sasaki (TV Tokyo)
* Takurō Muratsubaki
* Ayaka Sekiguchi (TV Tokyo) (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
* Shigehiro Tanaka (from [[JN001]] to [[JN039]])
* Shinsaku Hatta (from [[JN040]] to [[JN092]])
* Yūsuke Kudō (from [[JN093]] on)
* Tomoya Negishi (from [[JN001]] to [[JN085]])
* Mayu Nakauchi (from [[JN086]] to [[JN136]])
* Kōhei Kudō (from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
* Shūichi Taguchi (from [[JN137]] to [[JN147]])
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* 村瀬由美 → 岩田圭介 → 岩田牧子 (テレビ東京)
* 柳沢隆行 (MEDIANET)
* 松山進 (テレビ東京)
* 深澤幹彦 (MEDIANET)
* 原田孝 (MEDIANET)
* 盛武源 (小学館プロダクション)
* 佐々木亮 (テレビ東京)
* 村椿拓郎
* 關口彩香 (テレビ東京)
* 田中茂裕
* 八田紳作
* 工藤雄介
* 根岸智也
* 中内麻友
* 工藤康平
* 田口秀一
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! Executive production 製作
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* [[TV Tokyo]] → {{jwp|テレビ東京|TV Tokyo}} 55th → [[TV Tokyo]] (from [[JN020]] on)
* SoftX → <sc>{{jwp|テレビ東京メディアネット|MediaNet}}</sc>
* [[Shogakukan|Shōgakukan Production]] → {{jwp|小学館集英社プロダクション|ShoPro}}
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* テレビ東京 → TV TOKYO 55th → TV TOKYO
* SoftX → MEDIANET
* 小学館プロダクション → ShoPro
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! Concept coordination 設定協力
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* [[Game Freak|GAME FREAK inc.]]
* [[The Pokémon Company]]
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* GAME FREAK inc.
* The Pokémon Company
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! Creative assistance 原案協力
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* [[Shigeru Ohmori|Shigeru Ōmori]]
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* 大森滋
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! Character concept キャラクター設定
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* [[Kenji Matsushima]]
* [[Toshinobu Matsumiya]]
* Yū Nakatsui
* Chihiro Hayashi
* [[Kōji Nishino]]
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* 松島賢二
* 松宮稔展
* 中津井優
* 林千尋
* 西野弘二
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! Conceptual character artists キャラクター原案
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* [[Hironobu Yoshida]]
* [[Emi Ando|Emi Andō]]
* Kyōko Abe
* Tomomi Kaneko
* Fumie Hashitaka
* Misaki Hashimoto
* [[James Turner]]
* Sakiko Maeda
* Yūki Yamamoto
* [[Takao Unno]]
* Hiroto Itō
* [[Kensaku Nabana]]
* Erika Kuga
* [[Yusuke Ohmura|Yūsuke Ōmura]]
* [[Hitoshi Ariga]]
* [[Motofumi Fujiwara]]
* [[Atsuko Nishida]]
* [[Yusuke Kozaki|Yūsuke Kozaki]]
* [[Kanako Eo]]
* [[Saya Tsuruta]]
* [[take]]
* Ami
* [[Megumi Mizutani]]
* Haruko Ichikawa
* & All the conceptual character artists for the "[[Pokémon|Pocket Monsters]]" video game series
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* 吉田宏信
* 安藤絵美
* 阿部杏子
* 金子智美
* 橋髙文美恵
* 橋本美咲
* ジェイムスターナー
* 前田咲子
* 山本裕輝
* 海野隆雄
* 伊藤博人
* 菜花健作
* 久我絵理佳
* 大村祐介
* ありがひとし
* 藤原基史
* にしだあつこ
* コザキユースケ
* 江尾可奈子
* 鶴田沙綾
* 竹
* 網
* 水谷恵
* 市川春子
* ＆すべての『ポケットモンスター』シリーズのキャラクター原案スタッフ
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! {{anchor|Screenplay}}Screenplay 脚本
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* [[Takeshi Shudō]] ([[Original series|OS]])
* [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]] (from [[Original series|OS]] on)
* [[Hideki Sonoda]] (from [[Original series|OS]] to [[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* [[Junki Takegami]] (from [[Original series|OS]] to [[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* Yukiyoshi Ōhashi (from [[Original series|OS]] to [[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* Shinzō Fujita (from [[Original series|OS]] to [[Pokémon the Series: XY|XY]])
* Shōji Yonemura (from [[Original series|OS]] on)
* Aya Matsui (from [[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|AG]] on)
* Masashi Sogo (from [[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|AG]] to [[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|DP]])
* Akemi Omode (from [[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|BW]] on)
* Ayumi Sekine ([[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
* Jun’ichi Fujisaku (from [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]] to [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* Yuka Miyata (from [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]] on)
* Masahiro Ōkubo ([[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
* Naoto Hiraide ([[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM]])
* Reiko Yoshida ([[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* Deko Akao ([[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* Michihiro Tsuchiya (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
* Tōko Machida ([[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])
* Yūko Kakihara ([[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]])

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* 首藤剛志
* 冨岡淳広
* 園田英樹
* 武上純希
* 大橋志吉
* 藤田伸三
* 米村正二
* 松井亜弥
* 十川誠志
* 面出明美
* 関根アユミ
* 藤咲淳一
* 宮田由佳
* 大久保昌弘
* 平出尚人
* 吉田玲子
* 赤尾でこ
* 土屋理敬
* 待田堂子
* 柿原優子

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! Anime Pokémon design アニメポケモンデザイン
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* [[Sayuri Ichiishi]] 
* Shūhei Yasuda 
* Kazuaki Mōri 
* Tokuhiro Matsubara 
* Rei Yamazaki 
* Maiko Katsuki 
* Toshiko Nakaya 
* Mizuho Tajima 
* Miwa Katayama 
* Aiko Sakata 
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* 一石小百合
* 安田周平
* 毛利和昭
* 松原徳弘
* 山崎玲愛
* 香月麻衣子
* 中矢利子
* 田島瑞穂
* 片山美和
* 坂田愛子
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! Casting assistance キャスティング協力
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* {{wp|81 Produce}}
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* 81プロデュース
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! [[Background artists of the Pokémon anime|Backgrounds]] 背景
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* {{jwp|スタジオじゃっく|Studio Jack}}
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* スタジオじゃっく
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! Director of photography 撮影監督
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* Motoaki Ikegami (until [[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|AG]])
* Mizutani Takaya (TV specials)
* Hisao Shirai (from [[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|AG]] on)
* Hiromichi Suzuki (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
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* 池上元秋
* 水谷貴哉
* 白井久男
* 鈴木大倫
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Photography 撮影
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* Anna Tomisaki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN055]], from [[JN057]] to [[JN076]], from [[JN078]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Aya Aoshima (from [[JN001]] to [[JN037]], from [[JN040]] to [[JN041]], [[JN071]], from [[JN074]] to [[JN075]], from [[JN081]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Shōgo Tomatsuri (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Risako Ōno (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Ayumi Hasegawa (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Yūka Matoba (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Kiwako Kanno (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Sayoko Iwata (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Shěn Shìyuán (from [[JN001]] to [[JN073]], from [[JN076]] to [[JN080]], [[JN088]])
* Yūji Kaneko (from [[JN001]] to [[JN024]], [[JN040]], [[JN045]], [[JN071]], [[JN088]])
* Yūga Kai (from [[JN001]] to [[JN012]], [[JN040]], [[JN071]], [[JN088]])
* Reika Koike (from [[JN001]] to [[JN012]], [[JN040]], [[JN071]], [[JN088]])
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* 富崎杏奈
* 青島彩
* 戸祭彰悟
* 大野莉紗子
* 長谷川歩実 (from [[JN002]] to [[JN048]], from [[JN050]] to [[JN070]], from [[JN072]] to [[JN087]], from [[JN089]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on), 長谷川歩美 ([[JN001]], [[JN071]], [[JN088]]), 長谷川歩 ([[JN049]])
* 的場優花
* 菅野希和子
* 岩田紗代子
* 沈士元
* 金子雄治
* 甲斐勇冴
* 小池麗香
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! Line photography 線撮影
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* Mitsutoshi Yamazaki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN064]], [[JN066]], from [[JN068]] to [[JN069]], [[JN071]])
* Hiroshi Tanigaki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN064]], [[JN066]], from [[JN068]] to [[JN069]], [[JN071]])
* Miyuki Hirama (from [[JN001]] to [[JN064]], [[JN066]], from [[JN068]] to [[JN069]], [[JN071]])
* Ai Suzuki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN064]], [[JN066]], from [[JN068]] to [[JN069]], [[JN071]])
* Reika Koike ([[JN064]], [[JN066]], from [[JN068]] to [[JN069]])
* [http://trpd.co.jp/ Tripod] ([[JN037]])
* {{jwp|旭プロダクション|Asahi Production Co.,Ltd.}} ([[JN049]])
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* 山崎充敏
* 谷垣宏
* 平間美幸
* 鈴木愛
* 小池麗香
* トライパッド
* 旭プロダクション
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! Photography supervisor 撮影監修
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* Tatsuki Yukiwaki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* 柚木脇達己
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! 3D CGI 3DCGI
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* [[OLM Incorporated|OLM]] Digital (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* OLM Digital
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! 3DCGI director 3DCGIディレクター
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* Tetsuya Kubota (from [[JN004]] to [[JN005]])
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* 久保田哲也
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! CG director CGディレクター
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* Ryōta Itō (from [[JN044]] to [[JN045]])
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* 伊藤良太
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! CGI supervisor CGIスーパーバイザー
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* Futoshi Seo ([[JN132]])
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* 瀬尾太
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! 3DCGI designer 3DCGIデザイナー
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* Ryōta Itō ([[JN001]], [[JN003]])
* Chinae Nakajima (from [[JN004]] to [[JN005]])
* Taizō Matsuzaki ([[JN005]])
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* 伊藤良太
* 中島知奈絵
* 松嵜泰三
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! CG designer CGデザイナー
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* Hiroshi Sugawara (from [[JN044]] to [[JN045]])
* Akina Watanabe (from [[JN044]] to [[JN045]])
* Naoya Yamamoto (from [[JN044]] to [[JN045]])
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* 菅原寛史
* 渡部明奈
* 山本尚弥
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! CGI designer CGIデザイナー
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* Sumiko Iwadate ([[JN132]])
* Akina Watanabe ([[JN132]])
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* 岩立寿美子
* 渡部明奈
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! Modelling supervisor モデリングスーパーバイザー
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* Naoto Ishida ([[JN132]])
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* 石田直人
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! Rigging supervisor リギングスーパーバイザー
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* Yūki Yabuse ([[JN132]])
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* 矢伏勇貴
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! Effects designer エフェクトデザイナー
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* Chinae Nakajima (from [[JN044]] to [[JN045]])
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* 中島知奈絵
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! 3DCGI production manager 3DCGIプロダクションマネージャー
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* Noriyuki Ashida (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] to [[JN131]])
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* 芦田徳之
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! 3DCGI producer CGIプロデューサー
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* Noriyuki Ashida (from [[JN132]] on)
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* 芦田徳之
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! 3D art 3D美術
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* Katsumi Takao (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Minayo Shimoda (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Yūme Kurihara (from [[JN001]] to [[JN063]])
* Yūko Yamauchi (from [[JN001]] to [[JN065]])
* Chihiro Suzuki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN065]])
* Michiyo Matsuda (from [[JN065]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Shintarō Nagisa (from [[JN066]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* 高尾克己
* 下田美那代
* 栗原優芽
* 山内優子
* 鈴木千尋
* 松田三千代
* 渚慎太郎
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! Editing assistants 編集助手
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* JAY FILM (up to [[JN136]])
** Hitoshi Ōtani (from [[JN080]] to [[JN136]])
** Sanae Dōyama (from [[JN001]] to [[JN079]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] to [[JN136]])
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* JAY FILM
** 大谷斉意
** 堂山紗苗
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! Video editing ビデオ編集
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* IMAGICA (from [[JN001]] to [[JN063]]) → [https://www.imagica-ems.co.jp/ IMAGICA ENTERTAINMENT>>MEDIA] (from [[JN064]] to [[JN136]]) → [https://www.imagica-ems.co.jp/ Imagica EMS] (from [[JN137]] on)
** Ryō Naitō (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
** Dōkō Miyai (from [[JN001]] to [[JN073]], from [[JN090]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
** Naho Takahashi (from [[JN074]] to [[JN089]])
** Sunao Igarashi (from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
** Hayato Miyamoto (from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
** Ayane Kogaya ([[JN119]], [[JN121]], [[JN126]])
** Takumi Kawakami ([[JN128]])
* Iku Seibu (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
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* IMAGICA → IMAGICA ENTERTAINMENT>>MEDIA → Imagica EMS
** 内藤亮
** 宮井堂行
** 髙橋菜穂
** 五十嵐直
** 宮本隼跳
** 小萱彩音
** 川上卓海
* 西部育
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! Sound producers 音響プロデューサー
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* Michiyoshi Minamisawa (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Takeshi Nishina (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* 南沢道義
* 西名武
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! Sound production manager 音響制作担当{{tt|*|Miscredit in JN001 as 音響制作担t当}}
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* Daisuke Ihara (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* 井原大輔
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Sound mixer サウンドミキサー
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* Nobuhira Hirano (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* 平野延平
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Sound editor サウンドエディター
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* Ryōko Nashimoto (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* なしもとりょうこ
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Sound effects engineer 音響効果技師
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* Daisuke Jinbo (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
* Kenji Koyama (from [[JN135]] on)
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* 神保大介
* 小山健二
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! Sound production 音響制作
|
* {{jwp|HALF H・P STUDIO}} (from [[JN001]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] on)
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* HALF H・P STUDIO
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! Voice recording collaboration 音声収録協力
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* {{jwp|HALF H・P STUDIO}} ([[JN119]], [[JN121]], [[JN126]], [[JN128]])
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* HALF H・P STUDIO
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#F8F8F8"
! PWCS setting collaboration PWCS設定協力
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* Shigeyuki Koresawa (from [[JN012]] to [[JN136]])
* Tom (from [[JN012]] to [[JN136]])
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* コレサワシゲユキ
* 灯夢
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Assistant producers アシスタントプロデューサー
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* Tsuyoshi Fukuda
* Tatsuya Koyama (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN022]] to [[JN072]])
* Kōhei Fukuda (TV Tokyo) (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
* Mayu Nakauchi (from [[JN001]] to [[JN085]])
* Hina Tabata (from [[JN086]] on)
* Takeyoshi Mayuzumi (from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
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* 福田剛士
* 小山達也 (テレビ東京)
* 福田浩平 (テレビ東京)
* 中内麻友
* 田畑比菜
* 黛岳良
|- style="background:#F8F8F8"
! Broadcast advancement 放送進行
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* Takuya Yoshida (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN001]] to [[JN020]])
* Kumi Nagano (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN022]] to [[JN060]])
* Ayaho Matsumoto (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN061]] on)
* Kōhei Ogura (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN108]] on)
* Hina Tabata (from [[JN064]] to [[JN085]])
* Kōhei Momose (from [[JN093]] on)
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* 吉田拓也 (テレビ東京)
* 長野公美 (テレビ東京)
* 松本彩歩 (テレビ東京)
* 小椋康平 (テレビ東京)
* 田畑比菜
* 百瀬康平
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* Osamu Nishimura (TV Tokyo) (from [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|JN]] on)
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* 西村修 (テレビ東京)
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! Business managers 事業管理
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* Atsushi Tokunaga (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN001]] to [[JN072]])
* Tatsuya Koyama (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN073]] to [[JN121]])
* Nobuhide Matsuo (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN122]] on)
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* 徳永睦 (テレビ東京)
* 小山達也 (テレビ東京)
* 松尾信秀 (テレビ東京)
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! Program publicity 番組宣伝
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* Mayuko Ōe (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN001]] to [[JN114]])
* Yūka Shiozuka (TV Tokyo) (from [[JN115]] on)
* Mikiho Aoki (from [[JN064]] on)
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* 大江繭子 (テレビ東京)
* 塩塚優香 (テレビ東京)
* 青木美希穂
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! Production manager 制作担当
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* Shōji Ōta (Team Ota)
* Noriaki Iguchi (Team Iguchi)
* Tsukasa Koitabashi (Team Koitabashi)
* Nobuyuki Wasaki (Team Wasaki)
* Yasuteru Kamei (Team Kamei)
* Makoto Kumemura (from [[JN093]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] to [[JN147]], from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
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* 太田昌二
* 井口憲明
* 小板橋司
* 和崎伸之
* 亀井康輝
* 久米村誠
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* Yasuharu Ōkōchi (from [[AG017]] to [[AG110]])
* Hajime Yamanoi (from [[AG110]] to [[AG192]])
* Satoru Nakamura (from [[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|DP]] to [[DP153]])
* Makoto Kumemura (from [[JN012]] to [[JN092]])
* Ryūtarō Suzuki (from [[JN093]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] to [[JN136]])
* Shōhei Yoshida (from [[JN137]] to [[JN147]])
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* 大河内康晴
* 山野井創
* 中村悟
* 久米村誠
* 鈴木隆太郎
* 吉田昌平
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* Ryūtarō Suzuki (from [[JN001]] to [[JN047]], [[JN066]])
* Hanami Hiranuma (from [[JN025]] to [[JN065]], from [[JN067]] to [[JN118]], [[JN120]], from [[JN122]] to [[JN125]], [[JN127]], from [[JN129]] to [[JN147]])
* Ayae Shinkai (from [[JNS01]] to [[JNS04]])
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* 鈴木隆太郎
* 平沼花観
* 新開彩絵
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Giovanni (anime)

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'''Giovanni''' (Japanese: '''サカキ''' ''Sakaki'') is the head of [[Team Rocket]], and formerly served as the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Viridian City]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Viridian Gym]].

==In the anime==
===History===
While Giovanni very rarely takes the role of antagonist directly, his agents often have him in mind during missions due to the chance of power, be it through promotion or other means. This gave him a unique series of appearances, mainly during the [[Hoenn]] saga, where {{MTR}} often imagined how the Pokémon in each episode could be used to help Giovanni and win the trio promotions. These [[Boss fantasy|boss fantasies]] never show his actual personality and occasionally even show Giovanni in {{wp|Super deformed|chibi}} form.

====[[Original series]]====
[[File:Giovanni anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Giovanni in the original series]]
In the original series, the Kanto saga in particular, Giovanni appeared as the mastermind behind a number of conflicts, though he rarely saw the battlefield, instead letting his underlings carry out his orders. His first appearance was in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', showing to have a {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} as his "top cat" over {{MTR}}, and talking to [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth through a TV screen. His face always remained hidden in the shadows, usually with only his mouth visible. In ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it was revealed that he owns the theme park [[Pokémon Land]], and the giant mechanical Pokémon in it. He was not happy to hear that it had been destroyed. He later reappeared in ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'', where he checked on the progress of [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]]'s breeding center scam. He then congratulated them for their work and said he would choose out of the stolen Pokémon later.

Up until his appearance in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', his voice was altered with a {{wp|vocoder}} effect, masking his identity (the only exception being the Japanese version of ''Island of the Giant Pokemon'', most likely because he was speaking on the phone at that time). It can be inferred that they were trying to imitate the games, as in [[Generation I]] it is not outright revealed that Giovanni, the Team Rocket boss, is the Viridian Gym Leader. As this episode corresponds to the point at which players of the games would discover that the two were the same, Giovanni finally stepped out of the shadows, revealing his face during a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Gary Oak]], and eventually utterly defeating him using {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}. After the battle, Jessie, James, and Meowth presented [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]], which they recently stole, but he was unimpressed because Togepi couldn't fight. Togepi slipped away while he was scolding them for wasting his time.

Unexplained events in the episode (other than that the events in question necessitated the use of Mewtwo) caused Giovanni to abdicate his position as the Viridian Gym Leader, handing the Earth Badge to the Team Rocket trio that constantly follows [[Ash Ketchum]] (although his orders implied that he wanted the trio to defend the Gym from a possible attack). Through a combination of their own incompetence and Ash's willpower to win the Earth Badge, the Viridian Gym was destroyed at the end of the episode. Due to this, and perhaps other circumstances, Giovanni permanently resigned as Viridian's Gym Leader, as [[Agatha]] of the [[Kanto]] [[Elite Four]] had taken over the Gym temporarily when Ash next returned to Viridian City after his journey in Hoenn in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]''.

During his position as a Gym Leader, Giovanni appeared not to care for his Pokémon (aside from Persian), as they were all locked away in cages when not used for a Gym battle.
[[File:Domino and Giovanni.png|thumb|220px|Giovanni with [[Domino]] and {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|the grunts}}]]

In ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', Giovanni was seen scolding Jessie, James, and Meowth on their failures and told them to bring rare Pokémon. Afterwards, he said that they'd never find a Pokémon as rare as Mewtwo. In ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', Giovanni's building was blown up by Mewtwo. He and his Persian survived the explosion; and he angrily told Jessie, James, and Meowth to do their job (ironically, they were about to quit).

In ''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]'', Giovanni was on vacation at a beach resort in order to relieve the stress of his headquarters being destroyed and Mewtwo escaping. He also gave Jessie, James, and Meowth an assignment to break into the laboratory of [[Professor Westwood]] and steal information from it. He later appeared in ''[[EP082|A Scare in the Air]]'', claiming that he was assigning Jessie, James, and Meowth to Team Rocket's elite dirigible division. In reality, he had enough of their failures and assigned them to an old, unreliable blimp that he hopes will crash so that he can collect its insurance policy, the trio's survival not concerning him.

Giovanni appeared near the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', as he was the one who had {{an|Dr. Fuji}} clone Mewtwo for him. After Mewtwo destroyed the lab, Giovanni told Mewtwo that he saw him as a valuable partner, putting armor on Mewtwo and using him to defeat Trainers in Gym battles (including Gary's Nidoking and Arcanine, as seen in the anime) and help Team Rocket in their attempts to steal Pokémon. Eventually, Mewtwo confronted Giovanni about its treatment and Giovanni admitted that he didn't see Mewtwo as a partner but as a servant. This enraged Mewtwo and it was this incident which drove it to destroy Giovanni's base, allowing it to escape.

Giovanni was the main antagonist in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', where he sought out Mewtwo, who by this time was living in peace with the cloned Pokémon at [[Mount Quena]]. Once Giovanni discovered it, he tried to recapture it by threatening to use Mewtwo's cloned Pokémon friends in their experiments, experiments that he also claimed would certainly result in their death. He used two machines to try to make Mewtwo submit to his will, but though Mewtwo stepped into the orb, it was still unwilling to serve Giovanni, threatening to destroy his body first. Ash and the others were able to stop the machines, and it was around this time that they faced off against Giovanni and several Team Rocket soldiers. Their Pokémon fought as a distraction so Ash could get Mewtwo into the spring. Once Mewtwo was healed from its injuries, it moved the spring under the mountain to protect it, and then erased the memories of Giovanni and the other Team Rocket soldiers (excluding Jessie, James, and Meowth) of it, making him forget entirely about Mewtwo. Standing next to [[Domino]] and Persian wondering what they were doing, he got the strange feeling as though he had been utterly defeated.

He also made cameo appearances in ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'', where Butch and Cassidy gave him an update on their latest scheme; and ''[[EP231|Due's and Don'ts]]'', where he begrudgingly accepted Jessie, James, and Meowth back into Team Rocket after their membership had been revoked because of unpaid dues and loans.

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''====
[[File:Giovanni AG anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Giovanni in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'']]
In ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'', Giovanni himself played a minor role and the majority of his appearances were relegated to Meowth's [[Boss fantasy|boss fantasies]]. Beginning in ''[[AG002|A Ruin with a View]]'', Giovanni oversaw Jessie, James, and Meowth's efforts to set up a base of operations in the [[Hoenn]] region, with the secret intent of learning about [[Team Aqua]] and [[Team Magma]], the villainous teams residing there.

In ''[[AG027|A Three Team Scheme!]]'', Giovanni was contacted by the trio for an update on their progress, but he was disappointed by their results. They did tell him that they had secured a [[Secret Base]], however, and Giovanni told them to oversee its completion.

In ''[[AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend]]'', he was informed by the trio that their Secret Base got destroyed. This caused him to threaten to send Butch and Cassidy to Hoenn in their place if they continued their failure streak.

In ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', Giovanni listened to the trio's final report about their progress in Hoenn, where they claimed Team Aqua and Team Magma disbanded because of their efforts. Though he didn't believe them, he gave the trio a new assignment and pogo sticks as new equipment.

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
[[File:Giovanni DP anime.png|thumb|220px|Giovanni in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'']]
Giovanni's presence and role were once again minor and mainly relegated to Meowth's [[Boss fantasy|boss fantasies]]. When {{TRT}} called him from Sinnoh, Giovanni hastily and un-enthusiastically approved the trio's plan to set up a new Team Rocket base in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]''.

In ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'', Giovanni was in his office when two grunts informed him about a special delivery from Sinnoh; the trio had sent him a {{TP|Jessie|Yanma}}. After learning they had already received a large supply of Yanma, he sent it back to the trio.

In ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', Giovanni was finally impressed with the trio when they claimed to be behind the defeat of [[Team Galactic]]. He subsequently allowed his secretary, [[Matori]], to recruit the trio for an important mission.

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''====
[[File:Giovanni BW anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Giovanni in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'']]
In ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'', Giovanni took on a far more significant and antagonistic role than before, now being in regular contact with Jessie, James, and Meowth and assigning them on various missions throughout the [[Unova]] region. His outfit changed from his regular orange business suit to a darker, more militaristic suit. He often appeared alongside Matori, who helped him give orders to Jessie, James, and Meowth. Giovanni traveled to Unova in ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' in order to collect the [[Meteonite]]. He was set to appear again in two [[BW023 (unaired)|following]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]], where he would use the threat of the Meteonite's power. This would have created power as a means of him extorting control over the Unova region from a gathering of elite business-people and politicians at a party in Castelia City, only for the Meteonite to be swiped by [[Team Plasma]]. However, these episodes never aired. He did not make any more appearances for a long time afterward, with Matori explaining that he was too busy to be in regular contact with Jessie, James, and Meowth anymore. During this time, his role as the trio's leader was filled by [[Dr. Zager]].

[[File:Possessed Giovanni.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni under possession by the Reveal Glass]]
After a long absence, Giovanni returned in ''[[BW095|Unrest at the Nursery!]]'', making a brief appearance in his office. He then appeared in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'', spearheading Team Rocket's Operation Tempest, a mission to capture {{an|Meloetta}} and use it to take control of {{p|Tornadus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Landorus}} to conquer Unova. For the first time in the history of the series, he battled Ash directly, with Persian defeating Pikachu. He then captured Ash and Pikachu so Meloetta would have no choice but to go with him. They all went to the ruins in preparation for the next stage of the mission, using Meloetta's song to summon the [[Reveal Glass]] in the temple. In the beginning of ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'', he used the Reveal Glass to summon the {{an|Forces of Nature}} and transform them into their Therian Formes before setting them against Ash, Iris, Cilan, [[Ridley]], and {{an|Cynthia}}. However, during the battle, Meloetta was dislodged from the mechanism controlling the trio's power. After a powered-up {{m|Electro Ball}} from Pikachu struck the ruins, all of Team Rocket was sent flying, with Giovanni in particular getting blasted by the Reveal Glass, causing him to be possessed, declaring against his followers' wishes that he would destroy Unova instead of conquering it, as originally intended. With the power of the Forces of Nature, he began freezing the land in ice, but he was saved from the possession by Jessie, James, and Meowth. On Dr. Zager's advisement, he then ordered a full retreat from the Unova region. He was last seen flying off in his airplane to return to Kanto with Jessie, James, Meowth, and Dr. Zager, contemplating how his worst instincts nearly brought about his own end.

In ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'', Giovanni congratulated Jessie, James, and Meowth on their good work in defeating Team Plasma before telling them to continue doing their best for Team Rocket.

Giovanni appeared in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'' alongside Matori with a new outfit: a dark business suit. After again praising Jessie, James, and Meowth for defeating Team Plasma, he wanted to know what they had accomplished since then. With Jessie and James having nothing to show for their time, Meowth quickly improvised and claimed that the [[Jessie's Woobat|Woobat]], [[Jessie's Frillish|Frillish]], [[James' Yamask|Yamask]], and [[James' Amoonguss|Amoonguss]] Jessie and James had used in Unova were for him, and he accepted them.

====''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''====
[[File:Giovanni XY anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Giovanni in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'']]
In ''Pokémon the Series: XY'', Giovanni's role was reduced to the Team Rocket trio's benefactor during their assignments in the [[Kalos]] region. He appeared in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', where he told the trio to work hard in Kalos. In ''[[XY029|Heroes — Friend and Faux Alike!]]'', Jessie and James reported their progress in capturing Pokémon with their obtaining of {{TP|James|Inkay}} and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}}. Pleased with their report, Giovanni told them to keep up their work.

In ''[[XY107|An Explosive Operation!]]'', the trio contacted Giovanni to tell him of their latest activity. They told him of [[Team Flare|an organization wearing orange suits]], which he was already familiar with, and of the existence of [[Squishy]]. He became alarmed after learning said organization could hinder Team Rocket, and ordered the trio to investigate them. Later, after fighting with Team Flare, the trio contacted him again to tell him that another Zygarde Core transformed into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|a much more powerful form}}. Intrigued by this, Giovanni assigned them a mission to claim Zygarde's power for Team Rocket.

In ''[[XY137|Battling with a Clean Slate!]]'', Giovanni received information on Team Flare's demise, and was visibly pleased upon being told by the trio that it was all thanks to their actions. He asked them to prepare a detailed report on the matter.

In ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', the trio sent him a video of their role in the Team Flare incident, in which they made it appear as if they had a larger role. He congratulated them on their success in Kalos, and ordered them to return to {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}.

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''====
[[File:Giovanni Sun and Moon series.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'']]
In ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon'', much like ''XY'' before, Giovanni primarily served as the trio's benefactor during their assignments in the [[Alola]] region, though his appearances were more frequent. He appeared in a flashback during ''[[SM003|Loading the Dex!]]'', where it was revealed that he had sent Jessie, James, and Meowth to Alola in order to capture the rare Pokémon that inhabit the region. He had another new outfit, a variation of the dark business suit.

Giovanni appeared again in ''[[SM012|The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!]]'' during an argument the trio were having with Matori over their lack of reports on their activity in Alola. They immediately fell into line upon seeing him and showed him {{TP|Jessie|Mimikyu}}, as well as {{an|Bewear}}, who they lied about having captured. Though he was initially skeptical of their claims while examining data presented to him by Matori, he ultimately praised them and told them to continue doing well for Team Rocket.

In ''[[SM062|Acting True to Form!]]'', Giovanni contacted the trio and took an interest in the {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Meowth}}. He later contacted the trio again after the Alolan Meowth arrived at the headquarters.

In ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]'', Giovanni informed the trio that they can acquire a [[Z-Ring]] from the [[Ula'ula Island|Ula'ula]] [[Island kahuna]] [[Nanu]], an old acquaintance of his. In ''[[SM074|Tough Guy Trials!]]'', he phoned Nanu. After expressing surprise that Nanu had become both a police officer and an island kahuna, he asked for information about the "{{p|Necrozma|Blinding One}}", though Nanu lied and claimed to know nothing. When Ash arrived to see Nanu, he hung up on Giovanni.

In ''[[SM087|Filling the Light with Darkness!]]'', Giovanni contacted Matori and [[Gozu]] as they approached Alola by helicopter for a mission. Matori informed him that a small [[Ultra Wormhole]] had opened in Alola, meaning that their target could appear. Giovanni asked her if their target could be the "Blinding One", and Matori responded that finding out the answer was the purpose of her mission. He replied that he had high expectations of her.

In ''[[SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!]]'', Giovanni contacted the trio with orders for them to return to the HQ, having grown tired of their lack of results in Alola.

====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
[[File:Giovanni JN.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'']]
In ''[[JN003|Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!]]'', Giovanni quizzed Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet on Team Rocket's purpose before sending them out on a mission to capture Pokémon all over the world. For this mission, he promised them the use of a new weapon, the [[Rocket Prize Master]], designed to aid them.

Prior to ''[[JN106|Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars!]]'', Giovanni sent Jessie, James, and Meowth on a mission to recruit new members of Team Rocket through a radio program.

In ''[[JN136|These Could be the Starts of Something Big!]]'', Giovanni met with Jessie, James and Meowth, who informed him that they had found the world's strongest Pokémon while undercover at the [[World Coronation Series]] [[Masters Eight Tournament]], alluding to Pikachu. When he asked them where this Pokémon could be found, they told him it was within their grasp and that they could obtain it any time they wished, prompting him to place his faith in them to accomplish this mission.

In [[JN145]], Giovanni sent {{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket}} to bring Jessie and James their Pokémon they had previously left at Team Rocket HQ. Speaking to them through a statue brought by Delibird, he ordered them to take care of the Pokémon.

===Character===
[[File:Giovanni M22.png|thumb|left|250px|Giovanni in ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]'']]
The first time Giovanni had been seen in battle was in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''. He used powerful Pokémon against Gary but later left the Gym to deal with an unexplained emergency, leaving Ash to battle Jessie. By the time Ash returned from Hoenn, Agatha was in charge of the Gym until a new Leader could be found. Giovanni's reasons for leaving it have not been explained. In ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'', Giovanni finally confronted Ash in a battle and won easily.

Despite being feared by Jessie, James, and Meowth, he usually displays a very calm demeanor, even in battle. In spite of the trio's countless failures, he did trust them to infiltrate the Unova region alone and to lead Operation Tempest which was described as the biggest mission in Team Rocket history. Overall, beginning in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', Giovanni trusts the trio far more than he did in previous series, and now has faith in them to accomplish Team Rocket's goals. This faith has been reinforced over time by the trio's successful encounters against [[Team Plasma]] and [[Team Flare]], and Giovanni now encourages them to do good work for Team Rocket when they contact him instead of scolding them for their failures.

Although he is often seen stroking his Persian, he keeps the rest of his Pokémon in cages and stated to Mewtwo that they could never been seen as equals, as the latter was created artificially by humans. Although calm and cool, Giovanni is truly evil and ruthless, threatening to kill Mewtwo's clones if the Legendary Pokémon didn't obey him<ref>The English dub tones this down by having him threaten to subject Mewtwo's clones to experiments that would have them "certainly leave this world."</ref> in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', attempting to ensure Mewtwo suffered a painful demise partly as revenge for the latter's earlier rebellion despite even Domino being against it, and threatening to kill Ash and Pikachu if Meloetta didn't surrender in ''Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!''. Immediately following the failure of Operation Tempest, Giovanni calmly ordered a retreat, showing logic rather than recklessness.

Very little is known about his past in any timeline; he is generally shrouded in mystery. ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]'' reveals that [[Madame Boss|his mother]] was the head of Team Rocket before him. However, this is presumed to be [[canon]] in the {{pkmn|anime}} timeline only, as the {{pkmn|games}} have no precedent for this. The radio drama revealed that Giovanni holds his mother in high regard. It is revealed in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' that he has personal ties with [[Nanu]], an [[Alola]]n police officer, though the exact nature of their relationship remains unclear at this time.

===Pokémon===
This listing is of Giovanni's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}:
====On hand====
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====Status unknown====
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|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|vajp=
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc={{p|Golem}} was first seen in its cage while Giovanni went to see Mewtwo. It was the first Pokémon that Giovanni used in his Gym battle with {{Gary}}, sending it against Gary's {{p|Nidoking}}. The Megaton Pokémon was easily defeated.

Golem's only known move is {{m|Tackle}}.}}

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|desc=Giovanni used his {{p|Kingler}} in his Gym battle with Gary, sending it to battle against Gary's Nidoking. Gary, however, quickly withdrew his Pokémon and called out {{TP|Gary|Arcanine}}. Despite having a type advantage, Kingler proved to be no match for the Legendary Pokémon, and was finally taken out by {{p|Arcanine}}'s {{m|Fire Blast}}.

Kingler was also later loaned to [[Jessie]] for Ash's Gym battle. She used it to battle against {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, but lost, although not before dealing heavy damage to Bulbasaur with its Bubble attack, and by consequence, Ash experienced its pain.

Giovanni also has a second Kingler, which was in its cage when Giovanni went to see Mewtwo.

One Kingler was seen again in a flashback in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'', where it was defeated in a Gym battle by [[Otoshi]]'s {{p|Marowak}}.

The known moves of the Kingler Jessie used are {{m|Crabhammer}}, {{m|Harden}}, and {{m|Bubble}}. The second Kingler's moves are unknown.}}

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|vajp=
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc=Giovanni loaned his {{p|Machamp}} to Jessie for her Gym battle against Ash. It battled against [[Ash's Squirtle]], but lost. However, beforehand, it managed to deal heavy damage to Squirtle with its Karate Chop attack, and by consequence, Ash experienced its pain.

Machamp's only known move is {{m|Karate Chop}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Rhydon
|type1=Ground
|type2=Rock
|img=Giovanni Rhydon.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Katsuyuki Konishi
|desc=Giovanni loaned his {{p|Rhydon}} to Jessie for Ash's Gym battle. It was defeated by [[Ash's Pidgeotto]]'s {{m|Double-Edge}}.

Rhydon was seen again in a flashback in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'', where it was defeated in a Gym battle by [[Otoshi]]'s {{p|Marowak}}.

None of Rhydon's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Cloyster
|type1=Water
|type2=Ice
|img=Giovanni Cloyster.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|desc=Nothing was known about Giovanni's {{p|Cloyster}}, as it was briefly seen in a water tank in Viridian Gym's basement.

None of Cloyster's moves are known.}}

====Escaped====
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Giovanni|Mewtwo|Giovanni and Mewtwo.png|psychic|link=Mewtwo (M01)}}
|
|
|
|}

====Given away====
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|James|Koffing|James Koffing.png|poison}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Woobat|Jessie Woobat.png|psychic|flying}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Yamask|James Yamask.png|ghost}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Frillish|Jessie Frillish.png|water|ghost}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|James|Amoonguss|James Amoonguss.png|grass|poison}}
|}

====Controlled====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Meloetta (anime)
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Meloetta
|type1=Normal
|type2=Psychic
|img=Meloetta Operation Tempest.png
|epnum=BW096
|epname=Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!
|vajp=Megumi Nakajima
|vaen=Megumi Nakajima
|desc={{p|Meloetta}} was the key to Team Rocket's "Operation Tempest," and was attacked several times by the Team Rocket trio before finally being captured by Giovanni. He then used it to open a seal on the [[Abyssal Ruins]], summoning the [[Reveal Glass]].}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Landorus
|gender=male
|type1=Ground
|type2=Flying
|img=Giovanni Landorus.png
|img2=Landorus Therian anime.png
|epnum=BW097
|epname=Unova's Survival Crisis!
|vajp=Kenta Miyake
|vaen=Marc Thompson
|desc={{main|Forces of Nature (anime)#Landorus|Landorus (anime)}}

{{p|Landorus}} was summoned by Giovanni with Meloetta and the Reveal Glass. By using the Reveal Glass, Giovanni forced Landorus to transform into his Therian Forme, where he wreaked havoc by freezing a nearby town. After Giovanni had abandoned him, Meloetta calmed Landorus down with its singing.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Tornadus
|gender=male
|type1=Flying
|img=Giovanni Tornadus.png
|img2=Tornadus Therian anime.png
|epnum=BW097
|epname=Unova's Survival Crisis!
|vajp=Kensuke Satō
|vaen=List of English voice actors{{!}}Scott Williams
|desc={{main|Forces of Nature (anime)#Tornadus|Tornadus (anime)}}

{{p|Tornadus}} was summoned by Giovanni with Meloetta and the Reveal Glass. By using the Reveal Glass, Giovanni forced Tornadus to transform into his Therian Forme, where he wreaked havoc by freezing a nearby town. After Giovanni had abandoned him, Meloetta calmed Tornadus down with its singing.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Thundurus
|gender=male
|type1=Electric
|type2=Flying
|img=Giovanni Thundurus.png
|img2=Thundurus Therian anime.png
|epnum=BW097
|epname=Unova's Survival Crisis!
|vajp=Unshō Ishizuka
|vaen=Sean Schemmel
|desc={{main|Forces of Nature (anime)#Thundurus|Thundurus (anime)}}

{{p|Thundurus}} was summoned by Giovanni with Meloetta and the Reveal Glass. By using the Reveal Glass, Giovanni forced Thundurus to transform into his Therian Forme, where he wreaked havoc by freezing a nearby town. During the battle, Pikachu absorbed some of his electricity, greatly powering up his {{m|Electro Ball}}. After Giovanni had abandoned him, Meloetta calmed Thundurus down with its singing.}}

====Rejected====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Misty's Togepi
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Togepi
|type1=Normal
|img=Misty Togepi Giovanni.png
|epnum=EP050
|epname=Who Gets To Keep Togepi?
|vajp=Satomi Koorogi
|vaen=Satomi Koorogi
|desc=In ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', {{TRT}} found {{p|Togepi}} after it got separated from {{an|Misty}}. The trio showed Togepi to Giovanni but since he didn't think it was capable of doing anything for Team Rocket, Togepi was able to walk out unawares after {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} when the trio and Giovanni were busy having a discussion.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=Jessie's Yanma
|trainer=Jessie
|gender=female
|pkmn=Yanma
|type1=Bug
|type2=Flying
|img=Jessie Yanma.png
|epnum=DP080
|epname=The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!
|vajp=Kiyotaka Furushima
|vaen=Kiyotaka Furushima
|desc={{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket}} gave Giovanni a {{p|Yanma}} that Jessie caught after [[Tyler]] weakened her. One of the grunts of Team Rocket mentioned that they have several Yanma and as such, Giovanni didn't accept the offer and Delibird returned Yanma back to Jessie.}}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color=666666|bordercolor=CC0000
|ja=鈴置洋孝 ''[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]'' ([[EP015]]-[[AG132]], [[M01]], [[Mewtwo Returns]], [[HS12]]) 三宅健太 ''[[Kenta Miyake]]'' ([[DP002]]-present, [[M22]])
|en=[[Ted Lewis|Ed Paul]] ([[EP015]]-[[AG132]], [[DP080]]-present, movies, [[Mewtwo Returns]], [[HS12]]) [[Craig Blair]] ([[DP002]]-[[DP043]])
|el=Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος ''Haris Grigoropoulos''
|da=Peter Zhelder (season 1) Torben Sekov (season 2) Mikkel Christensen (seasons 5-13) Sonny Lahey (seasons 14-present)
|cs=Pavel Soukup ([[EP015]]-[[EP157]]) Jiří Plachý ([[M01]]) Zdeněk Hruška (season 10) Marek Libert (season 11)
|no=Even Rasmussen ([[EP015]]-[[EP082]]) Tommy Karlsen Trond Teigen Mads Henning Jørgensen
|nl=Just Meijer (Season 1, 6-7, [[DP191]]-present) Stan Limburg (Season 2) Fred Meijer (Season 3-6) Sander de Heer ([[Mewtwo Returns]]) Bas Keijzer (Season 8-[[DP080]])
|fi=Arto Nieminen ([[EP015]]-[[EP017]], [[Mewtwo Returns]]) Pauli Virta ([[EP057]]) Anssi Känsälä ([[M01]]) Pasi Ruohonen ([[EP063]]-[[EP066]], [[AG002]], [[DP191]]) Veeti Kallio ([[AG079]]) Tommi Haapaniemi ([[AG132]]) Aku Laitinen ([[DP002]]-[[DP080]], [[BW001]]-[[BW009]], [[BW096]]-[[BW097]], [[XY107]], [[M22]]) Juhani Rajalin ([[BW022]]) Antti Jaakola ([[BW123]]) Markus Bäckman ([[BW142]], [[XY115]]-present) Peter Pihlström ([[XY003]], [[XY029]])
|fr_ca=Daniel Picard
|fr_eu=Patrick Deschamps
|it=Tony Fuochi ([[EP015]]-[[EP017]], [[EP063]]-[[EP082]], [[EP231]]-[[AG079]], [[Double Trouble]]) Riccardo Rovatti ([[EP057]]) Marco Balbi ([[M01]]) Oliviero Corbetta ([[EP157]]) Sergio Romanò ([[AG132]]) Marco Pagani ([[HS12]]) Federico Danti ([[DP002]]-[[DP080]], [[BW142]]-[[XY029]], {{TPCi}} redub of [[EP157]]) Giovanni Battezzato ([[DP191]]-[[BW097]], [[XY107]]-[[JN024]], [[M22]]) Pietro Ubaldi ([[BW123]], {{TPCi}} redub of [[EP015]]-[[EP057]])
|ru=Анатолий Зиновенко Anatolii Zinovenko ([[EP001]]-[[EP105]]) Петр Иващенко Peter Ivashenko (Season 14)
|pl=Unknown Voice Actor ([[EP015]]-[[EP157]]) Adam Bauman ([[M01]], [[Mewtwo Returns]]) Jerzy Bogutyn ([[EP231]]) Cezary Kwieciński ([[DP001]]-[[DP191]], [[BW022]]-[[SM003]], [[SM059]]-present) Wojciech Paszkowski ([[BW001]]-[[BW021]]) Wojciech Żołądkowicz ([[SM012]])
|id=Frenddy J.H. Pangkey ([[DP191]], [[BW001]]-present) Turie Sandos ([[XY137]], [[XY140]]) Bima Sakti ([[M22]]) Jumali Prawirorejo (''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'')
|es_la=Alejandro Villeli ([[EP015]]-[[DP043]], [[DP191]]-present) Gerardo Vázquez (last scene in [[DP043]]) Humberto Solórzano ([[DP080]])
|es_eu=Ruperto Ares ([[EP015]]-[[EP157]]) Rafael Azcárraga ([[Mewtwo Returns]]) José Escobosa ([[EP231]]-present) Roberto Encinas ([[AG002]])
|pt_br=Affonso Amajones ([[EP015]], [[EP063]]-[[EP066]], [[BW096]]-[[BW097]], [[BW142]]-[[XY029]]) Luiz Feier Motta ([[M01]], [[Mewtwo Returns]]) Luiz Antônio Lobue ([[EP082]]) José Parisi Jr. ([[EP157]], [[AG002]]-[[AG027]], [[BW123]]) Raul Schlosser ([[EP231]]) Armando Tiraboschi ([[AG079]], [[DP080]], [[DP191]]-[[BW022]]) Gilberto Baroli ([[AG132]]) Vágner Santos ([[DP002]]) Renato Márcio ([[DP043]]) Ronaldo Júlio ([[XY107]]-present, [[M22]])
|sv=Johan Hedenberg
|hi=अब्दुल्लाह अल-फरहाद Abdullah Al-Farhad (CN dub) साम पार्कर Sam Parker (Hungama dub)
|vi=Trần Vũ Đặng Hạnh Phúc ([[M22]])
}}

===Artwork===
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|-
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #C00; background: #{{cynthia color light}}; width:96px" | [[File:Giovanni BW.png]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #C00; background: #{{cynthia color light}}; width:96px" | [[File:Giovanni XY.png]]
|-
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Black & White}}''
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: XY}}''
|}

==In the games==
===In the spin-off games===
====[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]====
In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], Giovanni is one of the opponents in the 1P Stadium mode, and can also be unlocked for the 2P Stadium mode.

=====Pokémon=====
{| style="float:left; width: 96px"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Giovanni|Persian|053Persian.png|normal|size=100px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Giovanni|Sandslash|028Sandslash.png|ground|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Giovanni|Nidoking|034Nidoking.png|poison|ground|size=100px|link=no}}
|}
{{left clear}}

==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[File:Giovanni EToP.png|thumb|200px|Giovanni in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Giovanni makes a cameo appearance in ''[[ET19|Ash vs. Gary]]'', where it is revealed that the {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Slowpoke}} that {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}} and {{Gary}} attempted to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} was in fact created by Team Rocket. He reveals that he intended to use its calming abilities to take over the world by having it make his enemies lose their will to fight. The plan instead backfired on him, the scientists who created the giant Slowpoke soon found themselves losing their will to dominate anything. As he bangs his head in anger over the fact that he defeated himself, he finds that recollecting about the giant Slowpoke caused his own anger to fade away.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Giovanni
|width=74
|pkmn=Persian
|type1=Normal
|img=Giovanni Persian EToP.png
|epnum=ET19
|epname=Ash vs. Gary
|desc={{p|Persian}} was seen watching its owner as his anger fades away from remembering the giant Slowpoke that Team Rocket's scientists created.}}

===Movie adaptations===
[[File:Giovanni M22 manga.png|thumb|150px|Giovanni in ''{{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution}}'']]
Giovanni appeared in ''{{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back!}}''. He sponsored {{an|Dr. Fuji}}'s research into cloning {{p|Mew}}, with the goal of having an entire army of {{p|Mewtwo}} mass-produced as Team Rocket's ultimate weapon. When Dr. Fuji refused to agree with this, Giovanni had his men take the doctor away, but his plans were still foiled when the sole {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}} produced by the project followed Fuji's request to destroy the laboratory.

Giovanni appeared in the manga adaptation of ''Mewtwo Returns'', serving the same role as in the original special.

He also appeared in ''{{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution}}'', playing the same role as in the movie. In this adaptation, Giovanni had a long battle with Mewtwo. Despite the enormous power of his Pokémon, Giovanni was defeated by Mewtwo's sheer power.

====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|width=80
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Persian
|type1=Normal
|img=Giovanni Persian M22 manga.png
|epnum=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (manga)
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc={{p|Persian}} is seen briefly when Giovanni meets Mewtwo for the first time.

None of Persian's moves are known}}

{{TrainerPoké
|width=80
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Rhydon
|type1=Ground
|type2=Rock
|img=Giovanni Rhydon M22 manga.png
|epnum=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (manga)
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc=Giovanni used his {{p|Rhydon}} to attempt to subdue Mewtwo when it rebelled against him. However, this only served to pierce Mewtwo's armor and make it even easier for Mewtwo to escape Giovanni's control.

Rhydon's known moves is {{m|Rock Throw}}, {{m|Earthquake}}, and {{m|Horn Drill}}.}}

=====Escaped=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|main=Mewtwo (M01)
|pkmn=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|img=Armored Mewtwo M22 manga.png
|epnum=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (manga)
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc={{p|Mewtwo}} is seen siding with Giovanni after the destruction of the laboratory where he was raised. During the time he was with Giovanni, Mewtwo is used in several Gym battles, one of them facing [[Gary Oak]] and his Pokémon. When Mewtwo rebels against Giovanni, he faces him in a fierce Pokémon battle.}}

==In other media==
Giovanni is the main antagonist of ''[[Pokémon Live!]]''. In this show, he offers the exclusive {{DL|Badge|In Pokémon Live!|Diamond Badge}} to anyone who can defeat him. However, this is actually part of a plot to create the ultimate Pokémon, the robotic [[MechaMew2]], which can learn any attack used against it. At the beginning of the story, the only moves MechaMew2 is missing are {{m|Thunder Shock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}. He orders Jessie, James and Meowth to capture Ash's Pikachu in order to complete his plan, and later abducts {{an|Professor Oak}} and {{Delia}} as well to prevent their interference.

When Giovanni comes face-to-face with Ash in the show's climax, MechaMew2 completes its set of every known move. However, before he can fulfill his plan to take over the world, the real Mewtwo appears and uses an attack that teaches MechaMew2 the value of love and goodness. MechaMew2 rebels against Giovanni and seizes him by the neck before carrying out a {{m|Self-Destruct}} attack, sealing Giovanni's defeat.

Giovanni was played by [[Darren Dunstan]].

==Trivia==
* In [[Pokémon Live!]], it is stated that Giovanni dated [[Delia Ketchum]], though this is both unmentioned and unconfirmed in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
* In the English [[dub]], Giovanni is the first character to regain his original voice actor following [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|the voice actor switch]].
* Giovanni is the only [[villainous team]] leader to date to make an appearance in a [[Pokémon movie]].
** Giovanni is also the only villainous team leader to have a plot-based role in more than one [[series]] of the anime, not counting flashbacks.
* Giovanni is the only Gym Leader in the anime to have used a [[Legendary Pokémon]] in a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}.
** Giovanni is also the only Gym Leader from [[Generation I]] who Ash hasn't battled as a Gym Leader and the only one he battled outside of [[Kanto]].

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background:#666; border:3px solid #C00"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| サカキ ''Sakaki''
| {{wp|Sakaki}} (榊) is a sacred tree in {{wp|Shinto}} which resembles the Earth Badge. Also from 坂/阪 ''saka'', slope.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
| Giovanni
| From Italian ''Giovanni'', equivalent to ''John'', gift from God; ''gio'' rhymes with ''geo'', from Greek γῆ ''gē'', earth. May also be a play on his resemblance to a {{wp|Mafia}} boss in control of his mob.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 비주기 ''Bijugi''
| From 비쭈기나무 ''Bijjuginamu'' (Sakaki).
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 坂木 ''Bǎnmù''{{tt|*|Later DP and BW series}} 阪木 ''Bǎnmù''{{tt|*|Original series to early DP}}
| From 坂木/阪木 ''Sakaki'', an alternative way of writing the name. 坂 contains the {{wp|Radical (Chinese character)|radical}} 土 ''tǔ'' (earth). 坂/阪 (slope) is also a homophone to 板 of 老板 ''lǎobǎn'' (boss).
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 沙加 ''Sāgā''
| Partial transliteration of ''Sakaki''. Also contains 沙 ''sā'' (sand).
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Russian
| Джованни ''Dzhovanni''
| Transcription of English name
|}

==Notes==
<references/>

==Related articles==
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Giovanni (Adventures)]]
* [[Giovanni (Pocket Monsters)]]

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Ghetsis

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{{CharInfobox
|color={{white color light}}
|corecolor={{platinum color}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|name=Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius
|jname={{tt|ゲーチス・ハルモニア・グロピウス|Gēchisu Harumonia Guropiusu}}
|tmname= G-Cis Harmonia Gropius
|image=Black 2 White 2 Ghetsis.png
|size=185px
|caption=Artwork from [[Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|Black 2 and White 2]] by [[Yusuke Ohmura]]<ref>[[a:File:GhetsisPlasmaFreeze101.jpg|Ghetsis (Plasma Freeze 101)]]</ref>
|gender=Male
|colors=yes
|eyes=Red
|hair=Gray-green
|hometown=Unknown
|region=[[Unova]]
|relatives=[[N]] (foster son), [[Anthea and Concordia]] (foster daughters)
|trainer=yes |trainerclass=[[Team Plasma]]
|game=yes
|generation={{gen|V}}, {{gen|VII}}
|games={{game3|Black and White|Black, White|s}}, [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2, White 2]], {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon}}, {{pkmn|Masters EX}}
|leader=no
|team=yes
|teamname=[[Team Plasma]] [[Team Rainbow Rocket]]
|teamrank=[[Seven Sages|Sage]]{{sup/5|BW}}/Leader{{sup/5|B2W2}}
|anime=yes|epnum=BW112
|epname=Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!
|enva=[[Bill Rogers]]
|java=[[Masaki Aizawa]]
|gameanim=yes
|pv=yes
|pvnum=PG15
|pvname=The King Returns
|envagame=Patrick Seitz ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Unknown ({{pkmn|Masters EX}}) Armen Taylor ({{pkmn|Evolutions}})
|javagame=Shō Hayami ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Hikaru Hanada<ref name="Hikaru Hanada">[https://twitter.com/pokemas_game/status/1389127587243376643 Pokémon Masters EX Twitter]</ref> ({{pkmn|Masters EX}}) [[Takehito Koyasu]] ({{pkmn|Evolutions}})
}}

'''Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ゲーチス・ハルモニア・グロピウス|Gēchisu Harumonia Guropiusu}}''' ''G-Cis Harmonia Gropius'') is one of the [[Seven Sages]] and the true mastermind behind [[Team Plasma]].

==In the core series==
{{spoilers}}
Ghetsis first appears in {{game|Black and White|s}}, holding a speech in [[Accumula Town]], where he is trying to rally its citizens. After that, he appears at several points in the game, trying to warn the citizens of the oncoming change, and he is often the one that comes to rescue other [[Seven Sages]] if they are nearing arrest. After the player and [[Alder]] come to the Relic Castle he is already there and tells them that if they are to battle N, they must retrieve the [[Light Stone]]{{sup/5|Bl}}/[[Dark Stone]]{{sup/5|W}}. He also appears making a similar speech to his one in Accumula Town in [[Opelucid City]]. He later appears at the castle during [[N]]'s takeover and taunts the player before battling N. After the player defeats N, he reveals he has been using N and revived {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|Bl}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W}} for N to use, and calls N a disappointment. He reveals that his and Team Plasma's motive for stealing Pokémon was a lie all along and that Ghetsis wanted to ensure that he was the only person in Unova with Pokémon, so he could dominate the region (this was previously foreshadowed by him referring to himself during speeches referring to Team Plasma's goals before correcting himself and saying Team Plasma). According to a Grunt in the castle, he was even learning of ways to manipulate hearts of people. Alder and [[Cheren]] both hear the truth from Ghetsis. Ghetsis battles the player in a rage, despite N's protest. After the battle, Alder and Cheren arrest Ghetsis and take him away. He is not seen again in this game.

During the post-game, Cheren reveals that the [[Shadow Triad]] had helped Ghetsis to escape. When the player meets the Shadow Triad for the final time on [[Marvelous Bridge]], they reveal that Ghetsis is currently on the run. He has lost everything, including his Pokémon, and only the Shadow Triad are still loyal to him. For some reason, he has ordered the Shadow Triad to stop looking for him and deliver the player the [[Adamant Orb|Adamant]], [[Lustrous Orb|Lustrous]], and [[Griseous Orb]]s.

In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, Ghetsis is revealed to be the true mastermind behind the new Team Plasma, which had seemingly been led by [[Zinzolin]], [[Colress]], and the Shadow Triad. After Colress is defeated, Ghetsis confronts the player and angrily denounces Colress as being more interested in science than in Team Plasma's ambitions, even after being appointed as the organization's official leader. He leaves the player to fight the Shadow Triad while he enters the [[Giant Chasm]] with {{p|Kyurem}}. By the time the player catches up with him, Ghetsis has prepared his plan to freeze all of [[Unova]]. He summons Kyurem to his side and orders it to use {{m|Glaciate}} on the player, only for N to arrive with Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}} and interfere. This however was part of Ghetsis's plan, and while berating N for causing what will happen to Unova as a result of N's refusal to be his pawn in the previous games, Ghetsis uses the [[DNA Splicers]] to forcibly revert Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}} into its [[Dragon Stones|stone form]]. Kyurem then fuses with the stone, creating Black Kyurem{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}. Ghetsis challenges the player to fight Black Kyurem{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}, preventing it from being captured via a signal from his cane that disrupts the function of [[Poké Ball]]s. Upon the defeat of Kyurem, its Absofusion is reversed, separating it back into Kyurem and Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}}. Ghetsis flies into a rage and attacks the player, starting a final battle. When he is defeated, he suffers a mental breakdown and violently rejects the compassion N shows him. The Shadow Triad take him away from the Giant Chasm and later inform the player that Ghetsis has lost his heart and is no longer mentally capable of any further criminal deeds, finally ending his threat to Unova.

An [[Pokémon multiverse|alternate universe]] version of Ghetsis, as he appears in Pokémon Black and White, appears as a member of [[Team Rainbow Rocket]] in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. This Ghetsis, like the other members of Team Rainbow Rocket, was brought from a world where his plans succeeded (successfully separating Pokémon from humans). After arriving in the game's world, Ghetsis began pondering the reasons for his being summoned. He then concluded that his purpose was to travel between worlds and liberate all Pokémon from people, consolidating power in himself so that he may rule over all of existence. For this purpose, he intends to use [[Giovanni]] as a pawn, reasoning that a human with an evil nature will be easier to manipulate than [[N|a freak without a human heart]]. Refusing to allow the player to reach Giovanni and interfere with his plans, Ghetsis challenges the player, using Zekrom{{sup/7|US}}/Reshiram{{sup/7|UM}} as part of his team. After being beaten, he refuses to accept his loss and strikes [[Lillie]], taking her as a hostage. Ghetsis demands that the player throw down their Poké Balls if they wish to ensure Lillie's safety. No matter the player's choice, [[Colress]] appears in the room, rescues Lillie, and recognizes Ghetsis as not being the Ghetsis he knows. Ghetsis recognizes him as the Colress of the game's world, but fails to understand why he is opposing his plans, prompting Colress to declare that he simply hates Ghetsis altogether. Colress then utilizes a newly developed device to warp Ghetsis back to his original world.

===Pokémon===
====Pokémon Black and White====
{{Party/Single
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|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=Spr BW Ghetsis.png
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|ndex=563
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|ndex=626
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|level=52
|gender=male
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|move2=Wild Charge|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Physical
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|move4=Poison Jab|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=537
|pokemon=Seismitoad
|level=52
|gender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Ground
|ability=Swift Swim
|move1=Muddy Water|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move2=Rain Dance|move2type=Water|move2cat=Status
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|move4=Sludge Wave|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Bisharp
|level=52
|gender=male
|type1=Dark|type2=Steel
|ability=Defiant
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Stone Edge|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=X-Scissor|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Metal Burst|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=604
|pokemon=Eelektross
|level=52
|gender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Wild Charge|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Acrobatics|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|level=54
|gender=male
|type1=Dark|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Fire Blast|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Surf|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Focus Blast|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}

====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
=====Controlled=====
{|
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2}}
{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black 2
|ndex=646B
|pokemon=Kyurem
|level=55
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|ability=Teravolt
|move1=DragonBreath|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fusion Bolt|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Freeze Shock|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Physical}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|White 2}}
{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black 2
|ndex=646W
|pokemon=Kyurem
|level=55
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|ability=Turboblaze
|move1=DragonBreath|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fusion Flare|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Ice Burn|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}
|}

=====Party=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Ghetsis.png
|prize={{PDollar}}{{tt|9360|8640 in Easy Mode, 10080 in Challenge Mode}}
|class=Team Plasma
|name=Ghetsis
|game=B2W2
|location=Giant Chasm
|pokemon=6}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=563
|pokemon=Cofagrigus
|level={{tt|50|46 in Easy Mode, 54 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|held=Leftovers
|move1=Shadow Ball|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Protect|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=537
|pokemon=Seismitoad
|level={{tt|50|46 in Easy Mode, 54 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Ground
|ability=Poison Touch
|move1=Muddy Water|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Drain Punch|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Sludge Wave|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=604
|pokemon=Eelektross
|level={{tt|50|46 in Easy Mode, 54 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Acrobatics|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=452
|pokemon=Drapion
|level={{tt|50|46 in Easy Mode, 54 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ability=Sniper
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=454
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|spritegender=male
|level={{tt|50|46 in Easy Mode, 54 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Poison|type2=Fighting
|ability=Anticipation
|move1=Brick Break|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Sucker Punch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Poison Jab|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|level={{tt|52|48 in Easy Mode, 56 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Dark|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|held=Life Orb
|move1=Dragon Rush|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Crunch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Frustration|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

====Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon====
Ghetsis's Pokémon are kept in [[Master Ball]]s. His final Pokémon differs between the two versions.

=====Pokémon Ultra Sun=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=VSGhetsis USUM.png
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|class=Team Plasma
|name=Ghetsis
|game=US
|location=Team Rocket's Castle
|pokemon=5}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=563
|pokemon=Cofagrigus
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|move1=Will-O-Wisp|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Status
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Power Split|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Dark Pulse|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=626
|pokemon=Bouffalant
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Normal
|ability=Reckless
|move1=Head Charge|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Megahorn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Bisharp
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark|type2=Steel
|ability=Defiant
|move1=Iron Head|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=644
|pokemon=Zekrom
|level=68
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Electric
|ability=Teravolt
|move1=Bolt Strike|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Claw|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Zen Headbutt|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Pokémon Ultra Moon=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=VSGhetsis USUM.png
|size=150px
|prize={{PDollar}}19,040
|class=Team Plasma
|name=Ghetsis
|game=UM
|location=Team Rocket's Castle
|pokemon=5}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=563
|pokemon=Cofagrigus
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|move1=Will-O-Wisp|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Status
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Power Split|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Dark Pulse|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=626
|pokemon=Bouffalant
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Normal
|ability=Reckless
|move1=Head Charge|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Megahorn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Bisharp
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark|type2=Steel
|ability=Defiant
|move1=Iron Head|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=643
|pokemon=Reshiram
|level=68
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Fire
|ability=Turboblaze
|move1=Blue Flare|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Claw|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Zen Headbutt|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==In spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
{{main|Ghetsis (Masters)}}
Ghetsis, in his {{game|Black and White|s 2|Black 2 and White 2}} design, forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Kyurem}} in [[Pokémon Masters EX]].

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Ghetsis Concept Art.jpg|180px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Black White Ghetsis.png|150px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Ghetsis anime art.png|150px]]
|-
| {{colorlink|Pokémon Black and White beta|000|Early}} artwork
| {{color|000|Official artwork from}} {{Colorlink|Pokémon Black and White Versions|000|Black and White}}
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Black & White}}''
|}

===Sprites===
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|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:Spr BW Ghetsis.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:VSGhetsis.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:Spr B2W2 Ghetsis.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:VSGhetsis 2.png|VSGhetsis 2.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px"| [[File:Spr USUM Ghetsis.png|110px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px"| [[File:VSGhetsis USUM.png|150px]]
|-
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| High-poly model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:80px" | [[File:Ghetsiswalkdown.png]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:180px" | [[File:Ghetsis OD.png]] [[File:Ghetsis OD2.png]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:80px" | [[File:Ghetsis USUM OD.png|100px]]
|-
| colspan=2| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| colspan=2| Overworld sprites from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| colspan=2|Overworld model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|}

==Quotes==
{{main|Ghetsis/Quotes}}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Ghetsis anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Ghetsis in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Ghetsis is the head and founder of Team Plasma, often referred to as "Lord Ghetsis" by his underlings. He serves as the main antagonist of the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' arc.

Prior to the events of the anime, Ghetsis, the [[Seven Sages]] and the rest of Team Plasma resided in [[N's Castle|a mansion]] where {{an|N}}, [[Anthea and Concordia]] were raised in isolation from humanity, only allowing them contact with each other and Pokémon that had been abused by humans. Ghetsis, presenting himself as a fatherly figure to N, informed the boy that he would grow up to become Team Plasma's greatest leader in their crusade against Pokémon oppression. These plans ultimately came to a head two years before the events of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', when Ghetsis summoned N to stand before the Seven Sages in a ceremony on the mansion's balcony. However, sensing Ghetsis's corrupt intent, {{an|Reshiram}} interrupted the ceremony and destroyed the mansion before flying away. In the confusion, N escaped with Anthea and Concordia, all three realizing Ghetsis's deception as a result of these events.

Ghetsis first appeared in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', where he contacted [[Colress]] via hologram transmitter for an update on the Pokémon control experiments being conducted at the [[Floccesy Town]] observatory. During their conversation, {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}} and [[Looker]] approached the observatory, and Ghetsis gave Colress permission to test the Pokémon being used in the experiment on them.

Ghetsis made his physical debut in ''[[BW117|Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!]]'', receiving another update on the Pokémon control experiment from Colress. Later, from his command center, Ghetsis spoke to several {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s, who had separated into groups to spy on [[Cedric Juniper]]'s excavation of the {{an|White Ruins}}, search for N and the mysterious "[[Genesect Army|Project G]]" and develop "Project F" in eastern [[Unova]]. He again conferenced with Colress and [[Aldith]] in [[BW118|the next episode]], and appeared in flashbacks to the past that N revealed to Ash and his friends.
[[File:BW121 Ceremony.png|thumb|250px|Conducting the Ceremony of Revival]]
In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', Ghetsis met with Colress, Aldith, and [[Barret]] via hologram, revealing his plans for the [[Light Stone]] and telling Colress that his control device would soon need to control its most powerful target yet.

Ghetsis briefly appeared via communicator with Colress in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]'' before arriving at the White Ruins in ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]''. With his followers having subdued Team Plasma's enemies, Ghetsis took the Light Stone and placed it on a pedestal in the ruins, then used his staff to initiate the ritual leading to Reshiram's awakening. In ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'', Ghetsis successfully summoned Reshiram and, with the help of Colress's machine, took control of it. He turned its power against his enemies and sent it on a rampage, but when {{AP|Pikachu}} managed to resist the control device and shock Reshiram, it escaped Ghetsis's control. He angrily reproached Reshiram for its rebellion, only to have his escape route cut off when Reshiram destroyed Team Plasma's aircraft. Ghetsis and his henchmen were ultimately arrested by Looker, and he was last seen in the back of a police van with Colress, Aldith and Barret, slumped over in defeat.

====Character====
While Ghetsis frequently projects a calm demeanor, it is an act designed to mask his true nature as a mad, power-hungry tyrant. His persona is seen to easily slip when his goals are delayed or he feels frustrated, such as by Colress's more casual attitude towards Team Plasma's objectives, causing him to become much more serious and demanding. He cares little for even his most faithful followers, allowing them to be caught up in Reshiram's rampage once he gained control of it via Colress's device. When he faces opposition he easily flies into an enraged state that causes him to take reckless action, even screaming angrily at Reshiram after losing control over it despite having no way to subdue it. After facing defeat, however, he finally gave up and was left silent by his failure as the police took him away.

====Pokémon====
=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Reshiram
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Fire
|img=Colress Reshiram.png
|epnum=BW118
|epname=Secrets From Out of the Fog!
|desc={{main|Reshiram (anime)}}

Ghetsis first summoned {{p|Reshiram}} in a ceremony two years prior to the events in the anime. However, his plan to control it failed, as his goals led Reshiram to become enraged and destroy Team Plasma's mansion before flying away. These events were recounted by N in a flashback in ''[[BW118|Secrets From Out of the Fog!]]''.

In ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'', N surrendered the Light Stone to Team Plasma in exchange for Colress releasing Ash's Pikachu from his control. Ghetsis then arrived at the White Ruins and initiated the ceremony, resulting in Reshiram's resurrection in ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]''. This time, Ghetsis had Colress use his Pokémon Control Device on Reshiram, placing it under Team Plasma's control. Ghetsis ordered it to go on a rampage, turning its power on both his enemies and his own followers, but when Pikachu fought Colress's control and shocked it, Reshiram began to regain its free will.

Reshiram helped Pikachu destroy the machine, freeing all the controlled Pokémon, but then went on an even more violent rampage, stopping only when N managed to talk it down. Ghetsis still refused to admit defeat, however, admonishing Reshiram for disobeying him. After Ghetsis was captured along with the other members of Team Plasma, N came to understand Reshiram's motivations, and it departed peacefully.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=相沢正輝 ''[[Masaki Aizawa]]''
|en=[[Bill Rogers]]
|fi=Pasi Ruohonen
|es_eu=Gabriel Jiménez
|es_la=Dan Osorio
|pt_br=Tatá Guarnieri
|pl=Miłogost Reczek}}

===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Ghetsis PG.png|thumb|250px|Ghetsis in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
Ghetsis appeared in ''[[PG15|The King Returns]]''. He was in the [[Giant Chasm]] alongside {{p|Kyurem}}, finishing his plans to freeze Unova. Despite [[N]] and his {{p|Reshiram}}'s attempt to stop them, he managed to fuse Reshiram and Kyurem into White Kyurem to further his plans. He was then challenged by {{ga|Hilbert}} and his {{p|Zekrom}}.

====Pokémon====
=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=68
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Kyurem ↔ White Kyurem
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|img=Ghetsis Kyurem PG.png
|cap=Ghetsis's Kyurem
|img2=Ghetsis White Kyurem PG.png
|cap2=Ghetsis's White Kyurem
|epnum=PG15
|epname=The King Returns
|desc={{p|Kyurem}} appeared when Ghetsis commanded it to freeze the entire [[Unova]] [[region]], but when [[N]] and his {{p|Reshiram}} came to stop them, Ghetsis used the [[DNA Splicers]] to fuse Kyurem with Reshiram and turn it into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Kyurem|White Kyurem}}.

Kyurem's known moves are {{m|Blizzard}} and {{m|Ice Burn}}.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=速水奨 ''Shō Hayami''
|en=Patrick Seitz
|es_eu=Eduard Itchart
|pt_br=Alexandre Moreno}}

===GOTCHA!===
Ghetsis briefly appeared as a silhouette in [[GOTCHA!]].

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Ghetsis Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Ghetsis in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Ghetsis appeared in ''[[PE04|The Plan]]'', narrating his plan to control the [[Unova]] region through the manipulation of people and Pokémon. Through flashbacks, he was seen taking [[N]] as a child, crowning him as [[Team Plasma]]'s king, and telling [[Accumula Town]] about the liberation of Pokémon. Eventually, with N having controlled {{p|Zekrom}}, Ghetsis met with {{ga|Hilda}} and dared her to battle N.

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=子安武人 ''[[Takehito Koyasu]]''
|en=Armen Taylor
|it=Diego Baldoin
|es_la=Arturo Mercado Jr.
|es_eu=Gonzalo Faílde
}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Ghetsis Adventures.png|thumb|270px|Ghetsis in Pokémon Adventures]]
[[File:Ghetsis B2W2 Adventures.png|thumb|left|220px|Ghetsis in the eleventh chapter]]
====History====
====={{chap|Black & White}}=====
Ghetsis debuted in ''[[PS466|An Odd Speech]]''. At [[Accumula Town]], Ghetsis introduced [[Team Plasma]] and their campaign to the general public. He gave a speech encouraging the townspeople to liberate their Pokémon and return them to the wild. While some chose to ignore his words, several people were swayed by Ghetsis's words and proceeded to release their Pokémon.

In ''[[PS495|The Battle Within]]'', the [[Seven Sages]] watched as the [[Shadow Triad]] and Unova [[Gym Leader]]s battled for possession of the [[Dark Stone]]. Ghetsis left, revealing he was going to [[Nacrene City]] to join the battle. In ''[[PS497|Finding Truth]]'', Black was tricked by a {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}} in disguise into revealing where the Dark Stone was kept. Once the stone was located, Ghetsis attacked Black with his {{p|Eelektross}}, knocking him unconscious. Ghetsis took the Dark Stone to N at the [[Dragonspiral Tower]], where he proceeded to awaken the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Zekrom}}.

In ''[[PS520|Cold Hard Truth]]'', Team Plasma launched their attack on the {{un|Pokémon League}}, surrounding the building with [[N's Castle]]. As a form of mockery and display of Team Plasma's power, the [[Gym Leader]]s were hoisted on cross-like fixtures and displayed in front of the masses. While Black went ahead to face N, a group of regular Trainers led by {{tc|Hiker}} Andy fought the sages in his place, eventually succeeding in freeing the Gym Leaders. Outnumbered, the sages fled, but Ghetsis chose to sneak into the castle, where N and Black were having their final battle.

In ''[[PS523|The Power of Dreams]]'', Ghetsis found N unconscious, having already lost to Black. Ghetsis revealed his connection to N and that he had been manipulating his adoptive son as a pawn in his scheme to make Pokémon illegal for everyone other than Team Plasma. He attacked Black, hoping to silence him and prevent the public from ever learning of N's defeat. Black struggled initially due to Ghetsis's team being tailored to counter his own, but with his {{p|Musharna}}, [[Musha]], Black uncovered and defeated Ghetsis's secret weapon—a {{p|Volcarona}}. Once the rest of Ghetsis' team had fallen, Black had the sage trapped in a prison of {{m|Stone Edge}} pillars, putting an end to Team Plasma's ideals.

In ''[[PS524|A Difficult Parting]]'', Ghetsis watched as N bid his farewells to Black and {{adv|White}} before leaving. Once N left, Black's {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Reshiram}} began reverting into the [[Light Stone]]. Ghetsis used [[Colress]]'s {{p|Beheeyem}} to free himself from the prison and send Black flying towards Reshiram, preventing him from being trapped inside of the Light Stone as well.

====={{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}=====
In ''[[PS528|Innocent Scientist]]'', Colress revealed that Ghetsis is still an active member of Team Plasma, though he had given up his leadership to the scientist.

In ''[[PS538|Therian Forme III]]'', Ghetsis arrived at [[Driftveil City]], where he found Colress in battle with {{adv|Blake}}. Using his [[Colress Machine]], Colress took control of [[Zinzolin]]'s {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Kyurem}} and had it loaded onto Team Plasma's flying ship, the [[Plasma Frigate]]. The frigate was flown to [[Castelia City]], where it used a special Kyurem-powered cannon to freeze several buildings and people solid.

In ''[[PS542|N Returns]]'', Ghetsis and Colress found that N had returned to Unova due to Zekrom being attracted to Kyurem's growing power. Ghetsis took command of Kyurem and set out to battle with his former son. Upon being warned to not let his paternal feelings get the better of him, Ghetsis assured Colress that he never felt any sort of attachment towards N.

In ''[[PS543|Abyssal Ruins]]'', Ghetsis obtained the [[DNA Splicers]], which allowed Kyurem to revert Zekrom back into the Dark Stone, trapping N inside with it. Kyurem absorbed the Dark Stone, transforming it into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Kyurem|Black Kyurem}}. Reacting to Zekrom's absorption, the Light Stone reverted into Reshiram, freeing Black in the process. Black and White briefly fought Kyurem, but were distracted when N was ejected from the Dark Stone, giving Ghetsis the chance to attack and escape. Not wanting N to interfere with his control over Kyurem, Ghetsis knocked him off of Kyurem's back, sending him into the ocean below. Unbeknownst to Ghetsis, Colress secretly took N aboard the Plasma Frigate, curious about his ability to hear the voices of Pokémon.

In ''[[PS545|Deduction Time]]'', Ghetsis and Colress followed Kyurem, who had started moving towards the [[Giant Chasm]] of its own free will. Noticing the {{adv|Swords of Justice}} were giving chase, Ghetsis ordered the Shadow Triad to attack them.

In ''[[PS547|The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition]]'', Ghetsis was confronted by {{adv|Whitley}}, N, [[Alder]], and {{adv|Looker}} deep within the Plasma Frigate. N stated he intended to take all the Pokémon stolen by Team Plasma and return them to where they properly belonged. Ghetsis denied this, declaring that he'd rather die along with his dream than live as a prisoner. He activated a self-destruct mechanism, causing an explosion that tore the Plasma Frigate apart from the inside, sending everyone flying. Ghetsis was saved by N, who stated that despite everything, he still loved Ghetsis as a father. Disgusted, Ghetsis rejected N's love, calling him a monster while beating his former son unconscious and bleeding. As he plummeted towards the ground, Ghetsis laughed at his villainy, only to be surprised when he was caught by Zekrom, who delivers him into Looker's custody.

Later, as he was being arrested by the [[International Police]], Ghetsis swore to one day return and restart his ambition to manipulate and lead the people. Whitley assured Ghetsis that his schemes would never succeed, stating that even if he were to somehow fool humans into following him, the Pokémon hurt by Team Plasma wouldn't be tricked and would never forgive him. Noticing the liberated Pokémon had begun to glare at him with anger in their eyes, Ghetsis fearfully broke down and walked into the police helicopter for his own safety.

====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|img=Ghetsis Hydreigon Adventures.png
|img_size=201px
|epnum=PS495
|epname=The Battle Within
|desc={{p|Hydreigon}} is Ghetsis's first known Pokémon. He was used by Ghetsis to fly to the [[Dragonspiral Tower]] so that he could meet and give the Dark Stone to N. He is shown to be very powerful, as he was able to easily defeat Black's entire team in a short amount of time. At N's Castle, he was used to battle Black, where his {{type|Fire}} moves gave him an advantage over Black's [[Tula]]. Eventually, he was defeated by an {{m|X-Scissor}} from Tula.

None of Hydreigon's moves are known and his [[Ability]] is {{a|Levitate}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Eelektross
|type1=Electric
|img=Ghetsis Eelektross Adventures.png
|epnum=PS497
|epname=Finding Truth
|desc={{p|Eelektross}} is Ghetsis's second known Pokémon. It was first used by Ghetsis to attack and stun Black so that the Dark Stone could be easily taken from [[Nacrene Gym|Nacrene Museum]]. At N's Castle, it was used to battle Black, where its {{type|Electric}} allowed it to gain an easy advantage over Black's {{p|Carracosta|Costa}} and {{p|Braviary|Brav}}. Eventually, it was defeated by a {{m|Flare Blitz}} from [[Bo]].

Eelektross's only known move is {{m|Discharge}}{{tt|*|revealed on an official site only}}, and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Levitate}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Seismitoad
|type1=Water
|type2=Ground
|img=Ghetsis Seismitoad Adventures.png
|epnum=PS521
|epname=Triple Threat
|desc={{p|Seismitoad}} was used alongside the other Seven Sages' Pokémon to fend off several Trainers that were trying to rescue the captured Gym Leaders. Later, it is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Its {{type|Water}} gave it an advantage over Black's Bo. Eventually, it was defeated by Musha's {{m|Hidden Power}}.

Seismitoad's only known move is {{m|Hydro Pump}}{{tt|*|revealed on an official site only}}, and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Swift Swim}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Cofagrigus
|type1=Ghost
|img=Ghetsis Cofagrigus Adventures.png
|epnum=PS523
|epname=The Power of Dreams
|desc={{p|Cofagrigus}} is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Thanks to its {{type|Ghost}}, it easily had an advantage over Black's [[Musha]]. Eventually, it was defeated by Brav's {{m|Sky Drop}}.

None of Cofagrigus's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Ghetsis Toxicroak Adventures.png
|epnum=PS547
|epname=The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition
|desc={{p|Toxicroak}} was used to battle [[Alder]] and {{adv|Looker}} on the [[Plasma Frigate]], but was defeated.

None of Toxicroak's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Drapion
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dark
|img=Ghetsis Drapion Adventures.png
|epnum=PS547
|epname=The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition
|desc={{p|Drapion}} was used to battle [[Alder]] and {{adv|Looker}} on the [[Plasma Frigate]], but was defeated.

None of Drapion's moves are known.}}

=====Status unknown=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Volcarona
|type1=Bug
|type2=Fire
|img=Ghetsis Volcarona Adventures.png
|epnum=PS523
|epname=The Power of Dreams
|desc={{p|Volcarona}} is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Volcarona was found in the [[Relic Castle]], where it was later captured and eventually produced an Egg that hatched into the Shadow Triad's {{p|Larvesta}}. Ghetsis used it to camouflage itself with the sun, allowing it to make Hydreigon's Fire-type attacks more powerful in secret. Eventually, it was found out when Black had Musha eat his dreams and then defeated by Costa's {{m|Stone Edge}}. Afterward, Ghetsis expressed disappointment in its easy defeat.

Volcarona did not appear in the {{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}, thus leaving its current whereabouts unknown.

None of Volcarona's moves are known and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Flame Body}}.}}

=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Tao trio (Adventures)
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Kyurem
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|img=Colress Kyurem Adventures.png
|img2=Black Kyurem Adventures.png
|epnum=PS536
|epname=Cold Storage Battle
|desc={{p|Kyurem}} was originally caught by [[Zinzolin]], but was taken control of by Colress with the Colress Machine. When N arrived to confront Team Plasma and put a stop to their plans, Colress gave Ghetsis the Colress Machine so he could use Kyurem in battle.}}

===Pocket Monsters BW===
Ghetsis talks with a Team Plasma member on what to do with Pokémon being released. {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} disguises himself as a ninja and listens in.

===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
Ghetsis appeared in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.
{{sectionstub}}

==In the TCG==
[[File:GhetsisPlasmaFreeze115.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|Full Art print of Ghetsis]]
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ghetsis or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Ghetsis's Pokémon|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Pretend Boss Pikachu|195}} '''Team Plasma'''|type=Lightning|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=195/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/div|Other related cards|Darkness}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Freeze|Ghetsis|101}}|type=Supporter|enset=Plasma Freeze|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=101/116|jpset=Team Plasma Battle Gift Set|jpnum=013/016|jpset2=Spiral Force|jprarity2=U|jpnum2=048/051|enset3=Plasma Freeze|enrarity3=Rare Ultra|ennum3=115/116|jpset3=Spiral Force|jprarity3=SR|jpnum3=055/051}}
{{cardlist/footer|Darkness}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Ghetsis right arm.png|thumb|Ghetsis's right arm in the {{game|Black and White|s}} [[game intro]]]]
* During a fan meeting event held in the Yokohama Pokémon Center on August 5, 2012, [[Junichi Masuda]] revealed that Ghetsis's full name was initially '''G-Cis Harmonia Gropius''' (ゲーツィス・ハルモニア・グロピウス). Note the different Katakana spelling for his first name.
* Ghetsis was designed by [[Keiko Moritsugu]].<ref name=ghetsisdesign>[http://bystrousky.blogspot.com/2019/07/blog-post.html?m=1]</ref>
* The top of Ghetsis's robes in his {{2v2|Black|White}} appearance resemble the {{wp|battlement}}s of a castle.
* Ghetsis has several unique attributes:
** He is the only [[villainous team]] leader in the [[core series]] games that uses a [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]].
** He is the only villainous team leader in the core series to wield a full team of six Pokémon against the player.
** He is the only antagonist in the core series games to try to incapacitate the player. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, he attempts to have Kyurem {{status|freeze}} the player with {{m|Glaciate}}, but that move cannot cause freezing when used in battle. Before the English releases of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, this threat was mistranslated by various sources as a threat to kill and impale the player using Kyurem's icicles.
** He is the only villainous team leader in the anime to be arrested successfully at the conclusion of his plot.
** He is the only one out of all the core series villainous team leaders who is never battled more than once per game.
** He is the only villainous team leader to serve as the final main game opponent in a core series game.
*** He was also the first final main game opponent to not be a Champion in the core series games.
* Ghetsis is one of five Trainers to battle the player with more than six Pokémon. The others are [[Greevil]] in [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], [[Volo]] in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], [[Professor Sada|AI Sada]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Scarlet]], and [[Professor Turo|AI Turo]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Violet]].
* Ghetsis is 2.00 m (6'6") tall.
* In Black 2 and White 2, all of Ghetsis's Pokémon he also had in Black and White are two levels lower in Normal Mode and six levels lower in Easy Mode. However, they are two levels higher in Challenge Mode.
* Ghetsis's right arm is almost always concealed. In the games, it is only seen in Pokémon Black and White's [[game intro]], where it is shaded darker than his left arm, while in the {{pkmn|anime}}, it is not seen at all. In [[Pokémon Generations]], both of his arms appear to be fully functional, albeit he still primarily uses the left one. In [[Pokémon Evolutions]], which features animated adaptations of many scenes from Black and White, he is depicted with both arms intact, but is seen wearing a dark glove over his right hand and arm.
** In Black 2 and White 2, Ghetsis mentions that he is going to take the player down with his "own hand" in singular, instead of "hand'''s'''" in plural.
** If {{mas|Ghetsis}}'s model in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] is viewed with his cape removed, it can be seen that his right arm is intact and is usually held behind his back. The model cannot be viewed in this fashion in normal gameplay, but his right arm can be glimpsed in some animations.<ref>https://twitter.com/PokeMasModels/status/1404594315364651013</ref> The [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center]] Boss Pikachu plush of Ghetsis also has its right arm in a similar position.
** In addition to this, his right eye remains hidden by an eyepiece. In the games, he also appears to have trouble moving the right side of his mouth, as shown by his in-game sprites and models.
** Early concept art for Ghetsis depicts him without his eyepiece and shows that his right eye has a scar around it.
* Ghetsis's anime incarnation appears to combine traits of his two video game incarnations. His personality is similar to his characterization in Black and White, but his outfit and open motives are taken from Black 2 and White 2.
** Ghetsis was to appear with his Black and White design in [[BW024 (unaired)|the originally intended 24th episode]], but it was indefinitely postponed and its events later retconned out of continuity.
* Ghetsis bears some resemblance to Giovanni in his goals of world domination, a focus on Pokémon theft, uncaring and selfish parenthood, and the degradation of his sanity after being twice defeated by a child. However, Giovanni is shown to have mentally recovered in Black 2 and White 2, whereas it is left unclear if Ghetsis will ever recover.
* In Black and White, Ghetsis's Hydreigon has a super effective move against all of N's Pokémon in his final team.
* Ghetsis's Hydreigon is the only NPC Pokémon to have minimum [[friendship]], and is, therefore, the only one to use {{m|Frustration}} with maximum power.
* Until the release of the music video [[GOTCHA!]] in September 2020, all of Ghetsis's appearances in animation depicted his {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} design. His original design was seen as a shadow in the music video, and later made its first full appearance in [[Pokémon Evolutions]].
* Ghetsis's cloak in Black and White and the fact he always has one eye covered may be inspired by {{wp|Balor}}, a figure in Irish folklore. Some tales state that Balor has anywhere from one to three eyes, one of which is described as "poisonous." Balor's grandson {{wp|Lugh}} is said to always put out this evil eye, which may be reflected in the eye Ghetsis keeps covered by his monocle.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{white color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{black color dark}}"
|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! width="8%" | Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ゲーチス ''G-Cis''
| From "{{wp|G (musical note)|G}}" and "{{wp|C♯ (musical note)|Cis}}" (C♯), the pitches of the timpani used in his battle theme. The combination of "G" and "Cis" is a {{wp|tritone}}, a dissonant musical interval previously referred to as ''Diabolus in Musica'' (The Devil in Music) in the 18th century.<ref name=Masuda>[https://gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/2011/09/index.html "HIDDEN POWER of masuda" Director's Columns, No.212] (September 28, 2011)</ref> Could also be romanized as Goetis, derived from Goetia, Greek for "sorcery".
|- style="background:#FFF"
|English, Indonesian, Vietnamese
|Ghetsis
|From the pronunciations of "G" and "Cis" in German<ref name=Masuda/>
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
|Ghetis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|German
|G-Cis
|Romanization of his Japanese name drawing directly from its etymology
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian
|Ghecis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Spanish
|Ghechis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|게치스 ''Gechiseu''
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 魁奇思 ''Kuíqísī''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from {{tt|魁首 ''kuíshǒu''|chief}}, {{tt|魔鬼 ''móguǐ''|devil}}, and {{tt|奇思妙想 ''qísīmiàoxiǎng''|eccentric}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 魁奇思
| Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from {{tt|魁首|chief}}, {{tt|魔鬼|devil}}, and {{tt|奇思妙想|eccentric}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Russian
| Гетсис ''Getsis''
| Transliteration of his English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Thai
| เกซิส ''Kesit''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name
|}
{{-}}
;Harmonia
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|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ハルモニア ''Harmonia''
| Latin for "{{wp|harmony}}"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, German, French, Italian, Vietnamese
| Harmonia
| Same as Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Armonia
| From ''armonía'' (harmony)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 하르모니아 ''Harmonia''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 哈爾孟尼亞 ''Hā'ěrmèngníyǎ''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
|}
{{-}}

==Related articles==
* [[a:Category:Ghetsis|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]

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Meteonite

2023-05-13T21:35:34Z

Lawrence:

[[File:Meteonite.png|thumb|250px|The Meteonite]]
The '''Meteonite''' (Japanese: '''メテオナイト''' ''Meteonite'') is an item that appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. It was the central focus of {{TRT}}'s mission from ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' to ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''.

==History==
In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} were assigned to collect energy from the [[Dreamyard]], a mission they carried out in [[BW006|the next episode]]. {{an|Giovanni}} revealed that he would use the energy to search for a similar signature and would contact them with more information soon.

Giovanni directly introduced Jessie, James, and Meowth to the Meteonite in his briefing to them in ''[[BW009|The Bloom Is On Axew!]]''. He explained that in ancient times, a giant Meteonite entered the planet's atmosphere and broke apart, making impact in pieces throughout the {{pkmn|world}}, with the largest piece being somewhere in [[Unova]]. Further explaining that the Meteonite, even in small pieces, could conduct massive amounts of energy, such as the energy from the Dreamyard, Giovanni assigned the trio to seek it out, as he intended to use it to further [[Team Rocket]]'s plan for world conquest.

[[File:Meteonite piece.png|thumb|left|250px|The Meteonite piece]]
In ''[[BW011|A Home For Dwebble!]]'', [[Pierce]] assigned the trio to break into a facility known as the [[Antimony Research Lab]] to steal data on the Meteonite. Using a series of devices, they successfully downloaded the research data. Later, in ''[[BW012|Here Comes The Trubbish Squad!]]'', a Team Rocket agent delivered a fake Meteonite to the trio, with instructions to wait for further orders. After confirming they had the dummy Meteonite in ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]'', Pierce assigned the trio to break into the museum to switch it with a small piece of the Meteonite, which they did in ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''.

[[Dr. Zager]] arrived to examine the piece of the Meteonite in ''[[BW017|Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild!]]''. He discovered that, as he suspected, it consisted of elements not found on the planet. When it reacted to the beam of Dreamyard energy he was examining it with, he excitedly declared that it was what he was looking for.

In ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', Jessie, James, Meowth, Pierce, and Dr. Zager flew over the [[Desert Resort]], using the small Meteonite to scan for the larger one. When they discovered it, the energy pulses in the nearby area destabilized, a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} fled the desert and descended upon [[Castelia City]]. Giovanni was later seen heading for Unova in order to oversee its collection in person. At the end of the episode, [[Professor Juniper]] went to the desert to investigate what had happened.

Two [[BW023 (unaired)|unaired]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] were to have featured the climax of Team Rocket's quest for the Meteonite and their fight with [[Team Plasma]] over it, until they were indefinitely postponed and [[BW112|later]] retconned out of continuity. Hidden in the [[Relic Castle]], it was revealed to have served as an artificial sun by ancient people. Giovanni intended to use its limitless energy to lure Unova's most elite businessmen and politicians to his side, taking control of Unova in the process. The Meteonite was then to be stolen by Team Plasma, who intended to use it to control Pokémon into leaving their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in the name of {{an|N|their hero}}, as its power is capable of driving Pokémon into a fearful frenzy. During the two [[Villainous team|teams]]' fight, it released blasts of intense heat, threatening to destroy the Desert Resort and Castelia City until {{AP|Pikachu}} destroyed it. In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'', [[Matori]] told Jessie, James, and Meowth the mission was over and discharged them to do as they pleased in Unova.

==Trivia==
* The Meteonite's backstory of being used by ancient people as a replacement sun when a volcanic eruption covered the atmosphere, as well as its placement in [[Relic Castle]], is a direct reference to {{p|Volcarona}} and its role in the {{pkmn|games}}. Volcarona itself would be [[BW078|featured]] later in the {{pkmn|anime}}, albeit in a much different role.

==In other languages==
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BW024 (unaired)

2023-05-08T16:28:12Z

Lawrence:

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 2)'') was intended to be the 24th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 681st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 24, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW023|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

[[Team Plasma]] uses a helicopter to attack the [[Castelia City]] masquerade party and steal the [[Meteonite]] from [[Team Rocket]], hoping to give it to control Pokémon and turn them against their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. However, they are forced to make a stop in the [[Desert Resort]] when the Meteonite starts acting up and releasing unstable energy. While {{an|Giovanni}}, [[Pierce]], [[Dr. Zager]], and the rest of the team fall back, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are sent to pursue Team Plasma and recover the Meteonite. Meanwhile, {{Ash}} is able to escape his captivity and reunite with his friends, who all follow {{AP|Pikachu}}, who has suddenly become filled with energy from its connection to the Meteonite.

As Team Rocket and Team Plasma battle over control of the Meteonite, the unstable energy it's releasing increases and begins spreading all the way to Castelia City. [[Professor Juniper]] reveals that the [[Relic Castle]]'s civilization was destroyed when the Meteonite went out of control, and the same fate will befall Castelia City unless the rock is destroyed. Ash and Pikachu fight both Team Rocket and Team Plasma in order to reach the Meteonite and destroy it, which they are finally able to do when both Giovanni and [[Ghetsis]] call off their followers, telling them that the Meteonite is no longer needed.

Pikachu destroys the Meteonite with a giant [[Electro Ball (move)|Electro Ball]], but the villains are able to escape amidst the chaos of the explosion. [[Looker]] departs in pursuit of Team Plasma, Professor Juniper leaves to return the stolen Meteonite fragment to [[Lenora]] in [[Nacrene City]], and Ash prepares to face [[Burgh]] in his next Gym battle.

==Major events==

*[[Iris]] meets [[Looker]] for the first time.
*[[Ghetsis]] makes his debut, primarily through his voice as his face is not revealed.
* [[Team Rocket]] and [[Team Plasma]] fight over the [[Meteonite]], threatening to destroy [[Castelia City]] in the process, but {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} manage to destroy the Meteonite.
* A [[James' Yamask|Yamask]] begins to follow [[James]].{{tt|*|These events were not shown in the dub and were later retconned out of canon.}}.
{{animeevents}}-->

===Debuts===
* [[Ghetsis]]
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* [[Ghetsis]]
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})


* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})






* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})


* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* {{p|Yamask}} (later {{OP|James|Yamask}})

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW023 (unaired)|the previous episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
* Had this episode aired, it would have marked the final appearance of [[Pierce]].
* Coincidentally, the [[XY024|24th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired.
* The depiction of [[Team Plasma]] in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'' and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon under mind control, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s in these episodes state their desire is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this in service of "{{an|N|the hero}}." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead.
* Had this episode aired it would have marked the debut of [[Ghetsis]] (albeit in the shadows), indicating he was planned to appear in the anime with his original design rather than one that appeared in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* The scene with {{p|Liepard}} attacking a skyscraper with {{m|Hyper Beam}} with two Team Plasma Grunts alongside it on a helicopter is reused for the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' opening, ''[[Be an Arrow!#Opening animation: Version 2 (BW109 - BW122)|Be an Arrow! 2013]]'', although it is newly animated rather than taken directly from the episode. The differences is that [[Aldith]] and [[Barret]] are in the scene (who have their uniforms designs from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2) instead of one Team Plasma Grunt with the original {{game|Black and White|s}} uniform.
** In addition, the shot of Liepard firing Hyper Beam is later recycled for use in ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'' when [[Stephan]]'s Liepard uses the move during a battle against {{Ash}}.
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File:Team Plasma helicopter BW024.png|Original
File:Team Plasma helicopter OPJ15.png|''Be an Arrow! 2013''
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW024.png|Original
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW106.png|''Strong Strategy Steals the Show!''
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the previous one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
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BW023 (unaired)

2023-05-08T16:26:40Z

Lawrence:

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]], which is done through a ritual using everything his followers have gathered up to this point. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole, which they are later rescued from by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret organization.

[[Sunglasses Krokorok|Krokorok]] helps Ash and friend infiltrate the Relic Castle, even fighting off a [[Team Rocket]] grunt in place of Pikachu so that it can preserve its power for their rematch. Unfortunately, Ash's group ends up trapped in the cargo hold of [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter along with the Meteonite. Pikachu's electricity makes contact with the rock, placing it in a weakened state. When the helicopter lands, Ash lets himself be taken prisoner and locked up by a grunt in order to let Iris and Cilan escape with Pikachu.

Giovanni and his crew have returned to [[Castelia City]] where a masquerade party is being held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan who has done the same. Giovann demonstrates the Meteonite's power to the guests, using it as a basis to ransom total control over the Unova region, imploring Unova's elite to join him as members of Team Rocket. However, the three members of the shadowy organization are also present at the party, and scheming to take the Meteonite for themselves.

==Major events==

* {{an|Giovanni}} claims the [[Meteonite]] from [[Relic Castle]] and takes it back to [[Castelia City]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} discover [[Team Rocket]]'s plans.
* [[Looker]] appears, undertaking an investigation of [[Team Plasma]].
** In the process, {{an|Cilan}} meets Looker for the first time.
* [[Team Plasma]] appears to steal the Meteonite from Team Rocket.{{tt|*|These events were not shown in the dub and were later retconned out of canon.}}.
{{animeevents}}-->

===Debuts===
* [[Team Plasma]]
** {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s





===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})



* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})



* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})




* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* {{p|Yamask}} (later {{OP|James|Yamask}})

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW024 (unaired)|the next episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a standalone episode.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]] and {{p|Liepard}} and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s Operation Tempest.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden [[Dark Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the [[Light Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.

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File:BW096 TR TP original 1.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 2.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 3.png|Original
File:Meteonite.png|Original
File:BW096 Tempest 1.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 2.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 3.png|Operation Tempest
File:Reveal Glass anime.png|Operation Tempest
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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BW024 (unaired)

2023-05-08T16:23:31Z

Lawrence: I'm not presenting as if it had aired, simply correcting the summary based on this source: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gf5pNds4Zx5nKorEbvm7CDkSJDY-MX4k

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 2)'') was intended to be the 24th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 681st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 24, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW023|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

[[Team Plasma]] uses a helicopter to attack the [[Castelia City]] masquerade party and steal the [[Meteonite]] from [[Team Rocket]], hoping to give it to control Pokémon and turn them against their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. However, they are forced to make a stop in the [[Desert Resort]] when the Meteonite starts acting up and releasing unstable energy. While {{an|Giovanni}}, [[Pierce]], [[Dr. Zager]], and the rest of the team fall back, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are sent to pursue Team Plasma and recover the Meteonite. Meanwhile, {{Ash}} is able to escape his captivity and reunite with his friends, who all follow {{AP|Pikachu}}, who has suddenly become filled with energy from its connection to the Meteonite.

As Team Rocket and Team Plasma battle over control of the Meteonite, the unstable energy it's releasing increases and begins spreading all the way to Castelia City. [[Professor Juniper]] reveals that the [[Relic Castle]]'s civilization was destroyed when the Meteonite went out of control, and the same fate will befall Castelia City unless the rock is destroyed. Ash and Pikachu fight both Team Rocket and Team Plasma in order to reach the Meteonite and destroy it, which they are finally able to do when both Giovanni and [[Ghetsis]] call off their followers, telling them that the Meteonite is no longer needed.

Pikachu destroys the Meteonite with a giant [[Electro Ball (move)|Electro Ball]], but the villains are able to escape amidst the chaos of the explosion. [[Looker]] departs in pursuit of Team Plasma, Professor Juniper leaves to return the stolen Meteonite fragment to [[Lenora]] in [[Nacrene City]], and Ash prepares to face [[Burgh]] in his next Gym battle.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Ghetsis]]
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* [[Ghetsis]]
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})


* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})






* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})


* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* {{p|Yamask}} (later {{OP|James|Yamask}})

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW023 (unaired)|the previous episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
* Had this episode aired, it would have marked the final appearance of [[Pierce]].
* Coincidentally, the [[XY024|24th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired.
* The depiction of [[Team Plasma]] in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'' and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon under mind control, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s in these episodes state their desire is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this in service of "{{an|N|the hero}}." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead.
* Had this episode aired it would have marked the debut of [[Ghetsis]] (albeit in the shadows), indicating he was planned to appear in the anime with his original design rather than one that appeared in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* The scene with {{p|Liepard}} attacking a skyscraper with {{m|Hyper Beam}} with two Team Plasma Grunts alongside it on a helicopter is reused for the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' opening, ''[[Be an Arrow!#Opening animation: Version 2 (BW109 - BW122)|Be an Arrow! 2013]]'', although it is newly animated rather than taken directly from the episode. The differences is that [[Aldith]] and [[Barret]] are in the scene (who have their uniforms designs from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2) instead of one Team Plasma Grunt with the original {{game|Black and White|s}} uniform.
** In addition, the shot of Liepard firing Hyper Beam is later recycled for use in ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'' when [[Stephan]]'s Liepard uses the move during a battle against {{Ash}}.
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File:Team Plasma helicopter BW024.png|Original
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File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW024.png|Original
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW106.png|''Strong Strategy Steals the Show!''
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===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the previous one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
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BW023 (unaired)

2023-05-08T16:21:45Z

Lawrence: I'm not presenting as if it had aired, simply correcting the summary based on this source: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gf5pNds4Zx5nKorEbvm7CDkSJDY-MX4k

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]], which is done through a ritual using everything his followers have gathered up to this point. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole, which they are later rescued from by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret organization.

[[Sunglasses Krokorok|Krokorok]] helps Ash and friend infiltrate the Relic Castle, even fighting off a [[Team Rocket]] grunt in place of Pikachu so that it can preserve its power for their rematch. Unfortunately, Ash's group ends up trapped in the cargo hold of [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter along with the Meteonite. Pikachu's electricity makes contact with the rock, placing it in a weakened state. When the helicopter lands, Ash lets himself be taken prisoner and locked up by a grunt in order to let Iris and Cilan escape with Pikachu.

Giovanni and his crew have returned to [[Castelia City]] where a masquerade party is being held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan who has done the same. Giovann demonstrates the Meteonite's power to the guests, using it as a basis to ransom total control over the Unova region, imploring Unova's elite to join him as members of Team Rocket. However, the three members of the shadowy organization are also present at the party, and scheming to take the Meteonite for themselves.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Team Plasma]]
** {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s





===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})



* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})



* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})




* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* {{p|Yamask}} (later {{OP|James|Yamask}})

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW024 (unaired)|the next episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a standalone episode.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]] and {{p|Liepard}} and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s Operation Tempest.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden [[Dark Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the [[Light Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.

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===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

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Castelia City

2023-05-03T00:25:11Z

Lawrence:

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[[File:Castelia City {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: n}} mod 4}}|0=Winter|1=Spring|2=Summer|3=Autumn}} B2W2.png|thumb|256px|Castelia City in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}]]
'''Castelia City''' (Japanese: '''ヒウンシティ''' ''Hiun City'') is a large seaside city located in south central [[Unova]]. Unlike other cities, Castelia is a huge, sprawling metropolis, sporting many towering skyscrapers and other tall buildings. It is the heart of business and economy of the Unova [[region]], as opposed to its sister city, [[Nimbasa City]], which is the heart of leisure and entertainment. Most of its city streets are crowded with different people rushing around, trying to get to work, home, or other places, creating a hustle and bustle scene for city life. The city exists on the bottom of Unova's central peninsula, south of the desert and north of the sea, making for a perfect harbor city.

The city has only two possible entrances on foot, from {{rt|4|Unova}}, a harsh desert in the north, and from the [[Skyarrow Bridge]], a large suspension bridge that connects the southern part of the eastern peninsula to the central peninsula and provides a scenic view of Castelia's vast skyline, which spans off in the east. There are several other ways to enter the city. Tourists and businessmen travel to Castelia City from other regions by boat and stop at Castelia's harbor side.

Castelia City is geographically the largest city in the Unova region and contains many structural elements that have not been seen in cities in other regions. The city's core is a {{wp|central business district}}, with huge skyscrapers and other commercial buildings; a series of alleyways lead into this core, where smaller shops are set up among city traffic. The city's outskirts are bounded on all sides by harbor, where ships provide traffic to other regions in the Pokémon world.

Despite its economic encouragement, Castelia also offers a worldly aspect. The city is a {{wp|melting pot}}, incorporating cultures and foods from other regions. From across the globe, artists also flock to Castelia to open their art galleries, offering a different sort of entertainment in comparison to Nimbasa City.

==Slogan==
'''''A City of Grandeur''''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ヒウンは飛ぶ雲めでたい雲}}''' ''Hiun is soaring clouds, auspicious clouds.'')

==Places of interest==
[[File:Castelia City Map BW.png|thumb|250px|A map of Castelia City in Pokémon Black and White]]
===Oceanfront Road===
Due to the geography of Unova's central peninsula, Castelia City's wharf is shaped so that it extends around most of the city. The wharf is considered the outer layer of the city, where many important skyscrapers and other buildings stand. The [[Pokémon Center]] can be found in the east of the wharf, and other important locations such as the Battle Company and [[Passerby Analytics HQ]] can be found in the west.

====Battle Company====
{{sign|bwbuilding|Battle Company|Talented Trainers Welcome!}}
The Battle Company is a multi-story building located on the corner of Mode Street along the wharf. The company is one of the lead researchers of battle items, and assists in the development of other items such as [[Poké Ball]]s, as well as goods for Pokémon and Trainers. An essential part of the research the company does is through battling, so most of the employees, who are usually {{tc|Clerk}}s and {{tc|Scientist}}s, are looking for a battle when they work. The stronger the employee is, the higher the floor they work on. Only three floors are accessible to Trainers and visitors, however: the ground floor, 47th floor, and 55th floor. The floors are all connected by an elevator at the back of the building. The ground floor is reception and the visitors' floor, where there are a few tables set up and a television. The 47th floor contains many Battle Company employees who will battle visitors. The head of the company works on the 55th floor.

The 47th floor contains six{{sup/5|BW}}/five{{sup/5|B2W2}} employees, most of whom can be battled. There are many office desks and cubicles, as well as computer systems and servers. The 55th floor is very much similar to the 47th floor, with several desks, cubicles and meeting places. In Black and White, there are four employees working on this floor, as well as the president, who sits at the back of the room behind a desk. In Black 2 and White 2, only the new president and the janitor occupy the 55th floor.

In Black and White, the president is an elderly man who disguises himself as a {{tc|Janitor}} to trick people. He will give the {{player}} an [[Exp. Share]] after he is defeated. In Black 2 and White 2, it is revealed that the old president has retired to become a full-time janitor. His successor is his grandson, {{tc|School Kid}} Neil. The janitor cannot be battled, but will still give the player an Exp. Share when they enter the building.

====Passerby Analytics HQ====
{{main|Passerby Analytics HQ}}
{{sign|bwbuilding|Passerby Analytics HQ|...People pass by as they walk along.}}
The Passerby Analytics HQ is located on the corner of the street where Castelia Gym is. This is the place where the player may accept requests to conduct surveys, answer questionnaires or change his or her greeting or thanking phrase.

====Ocean Piers====
[[File:BW Prerelease Castelia City harbor.png|thumb|220px|Liberty Pier with a boat]]
There are five piers on the waterfront based on five human fingers<ref>[http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?m=201108 Official Game Freak blog]</ref> where certain ferries are docked.

=====Liberty Pier=====
Liberty Pier is opposite the street in which the [[Castelia Gym|Gym]] resides. The ferry found here will take the {{player}} to [[Liberty Garden]]. In Black and White, the [[Liberty Pass]] is required to board the ferry. In Black 2 and White 2, this is no longer the case.

=====Unity Pier=====
Unity Pier is across from Narrow Street, and its ferry is transport to [[Unity Tower]], which is only available after making an international [[trade]].

=====Prime Pier=====
Prime Pier is across from Mode Street. In Black and White, the Plasma Ship, a black boat that Team Plasma uses to get to Liberty Garden, is occasionally docked here prior to the player traveling to Liberty Garden themselves. One local citizen is curious about the ship, even after it has departed. In Black 2 and White 2, this is where [[Pop Roxie]] docks his boat and where the [[Plasma Frigate]] can be initially seen.

=====Cruise Dock=====
The Cruise Dock is opposite Castelia Street. It is where the [[Royal Unova]] docks. In Black and White, the player can only ride it in the evening after defeating [[Ghetsis]] at [[N's Castle]].

=====Thumb Pier=====
Thumb Pier lies directly south of the Bridge Gate. In Black and White, a {{tc|Scientist}} will give away an [[Evolution stone]], depending on whether the Trainer wants to evolve a {{p|Pansage}}, {{p|Pansear}}, or {{p|Panpour}}. In Black 2 and White 2, the entrance to the [[Castelia Sewers]] is located here.

===Castelia Street===
Castelia Street has many people coming and going, especially during the evenings when people are going home from work. This street has many tall skyscrapers and large buildings. The Game Freak HQ is on this street, as well as a building where, in Black and White, one Pokémon per day can receive a [[Pokémon groomer|massage]] to increase its [[friendship]]. The second building also has an elevator allowing access to its 11th floor, where a person will give away [[TM44]] ({{m|Rest}}).

====Game Freak====
The [[Game Freak]] headquarters are located in a large building on Castelia Street's right side. The building has only one accessible floor—22F—where the Game Freak developers can be found.

In Black and White, a girl on the ground floor will tell a story about a Pokémon that can cause {{a|illusion}}s and then show the player a photo of {{p|Zorua}}, thus adding it to the [[Pokédex]]. Next to her is a young boy who does not talk. If the player has a [[fateful encounter]] {{p|Celebi}} in his or her party and talks to the boy, Celebi will come out of its Poké Ball, and the boy will reveal himself to actually be a {{p|Zorua}}, who will then join the player if they have a {{i|Poké Ball}} to spare.

The office on the 22nd floor is similar to the Battle Company's, with computers, cubicles, desks and servers around the place. Here is where the Game Freak developers are working on the game. The Game Director at the back of the room will give the player a [[Diploma]] if they complete the Regional Pokédex, as well as another Diploma if they fill up the [[National Pokédex]].

In Black and White, after defeating [[Ghetsis]] and [[Team Plasma]] at the {{un|Pokémon League}}, another Game Designer, [[Shigeki Morimoto|Morimoto]], will battle the player once per day. The Sound Director will play a special [[Team Rocket]] theme. In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, Morimoto and [[Kōji Nishino|Nishino]] can be battled once per day here, but unlike Pokémon Black and White, they will battle the player at any stage in the game.

===Mode Street===
Mode Street is another commuter-heavy street, but it is not as large or as busy as Castelia Street. Many trees and plants line its sides, giving the street a feeling of nature. Along the west side of Mode Street is the famous Casteliacone stand, and along the east side is Studio Castelia, a popular art gallery where people go to enjoy local artwork.

====Studio Castelia====
Studio Castelia is a small art gallery in central Castelia which displays and showcases many painting from artists who live in Castelia; however, it does not display any of [[Burgh]]'s paintings, as he prefers to hang them in the [[Castelia Gym]]. Many artists from around Unova come to Castelia to get inspiration from [[Burgh]], and their paintings are hanging here. In Black and White, the studio is currently exhibiting works in the motif of legends of the Unova region, which have more to do with the myths of {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}. In Black 2 and White 2, the current focus is works by up-and-coming young artists. The owner of the studio likes to take walks along the Central Plaza and enjoys taking in the scenery and landscape with people and Pokémon. Every day, a {{tc|Harlequin}}{{sup/5|BW}} /{{tc|Clerk}}{{sup/5|B2W2}} inside will ask the player to bring him a Pokémon of a certain type (except {{t|Dark}}), and for doing so he will reward the player with their choice of one of the first five [[Berry|Berries]].

====Casteliacone====
[[File:BW Prerelease Market.png|thumb|220px|right|Casteliacone Stand]]
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| {{sign|bwbuilding|Castelia's Famous Casteliacone| }}
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Casteliacone is a popular ice cream stand in Castelia City, which sells ice creams with the same name as the store. In Black and White, a single [[Casteliacone]] can be purchased once per week every {{DL|Days of the week|Tuesday 5|Tuesday}} for {{pdollar}}100, except in {{DL|Season (mechanic)|winter}} when the stand is closed. Due to its tremendous popularity, Casteliacone sells out very quickly, with crowds of people coming from all across Unova, even as far as [[Accumula Town]], just to have a taste. The line for the famous sweet is always long and the ice cream is often unavailable.

In the two years between Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the ice cream has diminished in popularity. In Black 2 and White 2, the player can either purchase one or a dozen Casteliacones, is no longer limited by day of the week, and the stand remains open even in winter, but the player may still only make one purchase per day. Initially, the stand has no line, but after the player has defeated the {{pkmn|Champion}}, a long line will again appear in front of the stand (if the player has bought a Casteliacone sometime previously), and the player must talk to the last person in line to get in line.

The ice cream has the ability to cure a single Pokémon of all [[status condition]]s.

{{shop|Casteliacone}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Casteliacone|100}}|{{shopitem|Casteliacone|1200|note= ×12{{sup/5|B2W2}}}}}}
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===Narrow Street===
Narrow Street is a back alley with a number of dumpsters and rubbish bins lined up against its sides. Like the name suggests, the street is very narrow, containing dark buildings, and shady people. Unlike any of the other streets, it is poorly lit and contains very few people. A man hidden behind one of the dumpsters will give the player {{TM|70|Flash}}. Some thugs can be seen hanging around the street not saying much, just laughing and smirking. In Black and White, one of the city's three {{tc|Dancer}}s is originally located here. There is only one accessible building on this street, a small café called Café Sonata.

====Café Sonata====
Café Sonata is a small café on the right side of Narrow Street. Many people come to the café to relax after a tiring day of work, and to listen to the {{tc|Musician}}'s guitar rhythm, who believes that a beautiful melody makes people happy and a sad melody makes people sorrowful. If a Trainer brings {{p|Meloetta}} to the Musician, he will teach it {{m|Relic Song}}. The manager of the café will give Trainers a [[Lemonade]] in Black and White and [[Moomoo Milk]] in Black 2 and White 2 for coming into the store for the first time; however, no [[drink]]s or items can be bought after this.

In Black 2 and White 2, by showing Meloetta to a person here, the player can receive a special Funfest Mission.

===Gym Street===
Gym Street is a large street which contains its namesake, the [[Castelia Gym]]. Another building is also on the west side of the street, being only an empty building in Black and White while in Black 2 and White 2 it contains the Medal Office and many people.

====Castelia City Gym====
{{main|Castelia Gym}}
The Castelia Gym is the official [[Gym]] of Castelia City, located on the western-most street above the Liberty Pier. The Gym also doubles as a working art gallery. It is based on {{type|Bug}} Pokémon. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Burgh]].

The Castelia Gym is designed like a huge beehive in Black and White. It contains many small hexagonal rooms, several which are cut off by walls of honey which are at first barricaded by gates. There are buttons which are placed in the center of most of the rooms, and if certain buttons are stepped on, they trigger the gates to descend. However, not all the buttons trigger the doors to descend; some instead make Trainers appear who will then challenge the player. The player is able to walk through any wall of honey, as long as there is not a raised gate over it, allowing the player to navigate through the Gym and eventually reach Burgh. The Gym is also decorated with pictures painted by Burgh himself. For defeating Burgh, Trainers receive the {{Badge|Insect}} and {{TM|76|Struggle Bug}}.

In the two-year gap in the series, Burgh's Gym gets a redesign, now featuring cocoons (perhaps created using {{m|String Shot}}) which a player uses much like elevators to reach Burgh.

====Medal Office====
The Medal Office (Japanese: {{tt|メダル事務局|メダルじむきょく}} ''Medal Office'') is located opposite the Gym.

In Black and White, when following a {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}} to try to retrieve [[Bianca]]'s {{p|Munna}}, it is discovered that the strange, seemingly deserted building is currently hiding [[Ghetsis]], [[Bronius]], and [[Rood]], along with several Team Plasma Grunts. Ghetsis reveals that they are using the building as a hideout as they thought it would be ironic to have a hideout opposite a Gym, but they had not expected to be discovered so soon. Team Plasma then leaves the building, leaving only a [[Smoke Ball]].

In Black 2 and White 2, the second floor of this location has been turned into the [[List of Medals (Black 2 and White 2)|Medal]] Office. The [[Name Rater]], [[Pokémon groomer|Pokémon masseuse]], and Feeling Reader can be found on the first floor, while [[Fennel]] and [[Amanita]] are on the third floor. After the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]], Amanita will give the player an {{p|Eevee}} she received from a [[Bill|friend]] in the [[Kanto]] region. This Eevee has its {{DL|Ability|Hidden Ability}} and is always male.

===Central Plaza===
The Central Plaza, also known as the Castelia Central Area, is a park located at the intersection of all the streets in Castelia City. There is a large flowing fountain that is said to bring people and Pokémon together. There are [[Vending Machine]]s located here that sell [[drink]]s. In Black and White, a {{tc|Dancer}} named Mickey will give the player an [[Amulet Coin]] if they can round up two other Dancers in Castelia to form a dance team with him. The two other dancers that are located around the city are Edmond and Raymond, and they are located on Narrow Street and Unity Pier respectively.

To the north of Central Plaza is another street with several tall skyscrapers that leads out to {{rt|4|Unova}}. Three buildings may be accessed from this street.

On the west side is a building that contains many useful services in Black and White. On the ground floor is the [[Name Rater]], where Trainers may change the nicknames of their Pokémon, as well as the Feeling Reader, who offers advice about using the Feeling Check on the [[C-Gear]]. On the 11th floor is the [[Relocator]], which requires a password to be used. The Relocator is used to transfer any of the four Pokémon distributed to commemorate the {{pkmn|anime}} {{pkmn|movie}} ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''—{{DL|List of event Pokémon with in-game effects|Celebi}} and the {{Shiny}} [[legendary beasts]], {{DL|List of event Pokémon with in-game effects|Raikou, Entei, and Suicune}}. Also on the 11th floor is Mr. Lock, the "magical clown who can open anything." Using the [[Relocator]], the player can transfer the [[Lock Capsule]], an event item that was never given an official distribution, to Black or White. After giving the Lock Capsule to Mr. Lock, the player will receive {{TM|95|Snarl}}, which was locked within the Lock Capsule to protect it from [[Team Rocket]]. In Black 2 and White 2, an old man on the ground floor will give the player an Amulet Coin.

The southernmost building on the east side of the street is hosting a party on its 47th floor. After getting past the guard on the ground floor who frisks anyone for suspicious items, the player may go up the elevator and talk with people at the party, some of whom speak in foreign languages. Some of the people upstairs will give away items or TMs.

The northernmost building on the east side of the street is full of people on the ground floor, one of whom is a {{tc|Scientist}} who will give the player an [[Eviolite]] if they have seen enough Pokémon. On the 47th floor, a man will explain the effects of each of the eight [[Badge]]s.

{{shop|Vending Machines}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Fresh Water|200}}|{{shopitem|Soda Pop|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Lemonade|350}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

===Castelia Park===
Only accessible via the [[Castelia Sewers]] in Black 2 and White 2, Castelia Park is a small area enclosed by buildings. Similar to (but much smaller than) the [[National Park]] in [[Johto]], it is shaped like a {{i|Poké Ball}}. {{DL|Tall grass|Dark grass}} is on the right, with regular tall grass on the left and a tree in the middle. It is said to be "where it all began" for Castelia City.

===Pokémon Center===
A lady next to the PC will ask whether the Pokémon leading the team at that moment is the player's favorite Pokémon. This will change the favorite Pokémon's sprite in the {{DL|Vs. Recorder|Trainer's Profile}} from the Vs. Recorder. This action can be repeated anytime the player wants to change the favorite Pokémon again.

===Castelia University===
Not seen but mentioned on [[television]], Castelia University is a school in which Dr. Technic Al'Machine often appears as a guest expert for "Moves for Living."

==Demographics==
===Pokémon Black and White===
Castelia City's population is 127 (excluding automatically regenerating NPCs that simply walk by the player if they are in the way on Castelia and Mode Streets, and the street leading to {{rt|4|Unova}}).

===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
Castelia City's population is 137 (excluding automatically regenerating NPCs that simply walk by the player if they are in the way on Castelia and Mode Streets, and the street leading to {{rt|4|Unova}}).

==Poké Mart==
{{shop|Upper cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball (item)|200|5=Poké Ball|display=Poké Ball}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|note=5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|note=3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|note=7 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|note=8 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|note=3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Paralyze Heal|200|display=Parlyz Heal}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|note=5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|note=3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|note=5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shopfooter|multiple=yes}}
{{shop|Lower cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Heal Ball|300}}|{{shopitem|Net Ball|1000}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Nest Ball|1000}}|{{shopitem|BridgeMail S|50|note={{sup/5|BW}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Greet Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Favored Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|RSVP Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Thanks Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Inquiry Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Like Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Reply Mail|50}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Items==
===Oceanfront Road===
{{Itlisth|city}}
{{Itemlist|Bicycle|Received from a {{tc|Harlequin}} near Prime Pier|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|Reward for finding all three Harlequins|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|city}}

====Ocean Piers====
{{Itlisth|city}}
{{Itemlist|Leaf Stone|Received from a {{tc|Scientist}} on Thumb Pier (only one [[Evolution stone|stone]] can be chosen)|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Fire Stone|Received from a Scientist on Thumb Pier (only one stone can be chosen)|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Water Stone|Received from a Scientist on Thumb Pier (only one stone can be chosen)|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Heart Scale|On southern part of Prime Pier|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Destiny Knot|Received from a woman on Unity Pier|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|city}}

====Pokémon Center====
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|Wide Lens|Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 5 different {{pkmn2|outsider}} [[Trainer ID number|IDs]]|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Everstone|Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 10 different outsider IDs|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Zoom Lens|Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 20 different outsider IDs|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Choice Scarf|Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 30 different outsider IDs|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|PP Max|Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 40 different outsider IDs|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Master Ball|Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 50 different outsider IDs|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

====Battle Company====
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|Exp. Share|1F, received from the President upon entering|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Miracle Seed|1F, received from an {{tc|Ace Trainer}} if the first option is chosen|B2=yes|W2=yes|}}
{{Itemlist|Mystic Water|1F, received from an Ace Trainer if the second option is chosen|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Charcoal|1F, received from an Ace Trainer if the third option is chosen|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Quick Ball|47F, received from a {{tc|Office Worker|Clerk ♂}} in the upper-right corner|Bl=yes|W=yes|display=[[Quick Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Timer Ball|47F, received from a Clerk ♂ in the upper-right corner|Bl=yes|W=yes|display=[[Timer Ball]] ×3}}
{{Itemlist|Quick Ball|47F, reward for defeating Clerk ♂ Clemens|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Quick Ball]] ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Timer Ball|47F, reward for defeating Clerk ♂ Warren|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Timer Ball]] ×5}}
{{Itemlist|Scope Lens|47F, received from a Scientist in the lower-right corner|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|47F, in the lower-left corner|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Guard Spec.|47F, in the lower-left corner|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Hyper Potion|55F, in the middle of the floor|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ether|55F, in the upper-left corner|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Exp. Share|55F, reward for defeating {{tc|Janitor}}/President Geoff|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

===Castelia Street===
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|TM Psychic|Received from a {{tc|Hiker}}{{sup/5|BW}}/{{tc|Guitarist}}{{sup/5|B2W2}} on 11F of the western building|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{TM|44|Rest}}}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

====Game Freak====
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|22F, near [[Shigeki Morimoto|Morimoto]]|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

===Mode Street===
====Studio Castelia====
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|Cheri Berry|Received from Harlequin{{sup/5|BW}}/Clerk ♂{{sup/5|B2W2}} if shown a Pokémon of the requested [[type]] (only one [[Berry]] can be chosen per day)|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Chesto Berry|Received from Harlequin{{sup/5|BW}}/Clerk ♂{{sup/5|B2W2}} if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Pecha Berry|Received from Harlequin{{sup/5|BW}}/Clerk ♂{{sup/5|B2W2}} if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rawst Berry|Received from Harlequin{{sup/5|BW}}/Clerk ♂{{sup/5|B2W2}} if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Aspear Berry|Received from Harlequin{{sup/5|BW}}/Clerk ♂{{sup/5|B2W2}} if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

===Narrow Street===
{{Itlisth|city}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|Received from the man behind a dumpster|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{TM|70|Flash}}}}
{{Itlistfoot|city}}

====Café Sonata====
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|Lemonade|Received from the manager|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Moomoo Milk III|Received from the manager|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Moomoo Milk]]}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

===Gym Street===
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|Yache Berry|In [[Team Plasma]]'s hideout, received from [[Iris]] after rescuing {{p|Munna}}|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Smoke Ball|In Team Plasma's hideout after rescuing Munna|Bl=yes|W=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

===Central Plaza===
{{Itlisth|city}}
{{Itemlist|Amulet Coin III|Reward from the {{tc|Dancer}}s after defeating all three of them|Bl=yes|W=yes|display=[[Amulet Coin]]}}
{{Itlistfoot|city}}

===Street connecting to Route 4===
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|Received from a girl on 47F of the southeastern building|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{TM|45|Attract}}}}
{{Itemlist|Eviolite|Received from a Scientist on 1F of the northeastern building, if at least 25{{sup/5|BW}}/40{{sup/5|B2W2}} Pokémon have been seen in the [[Pokédex]]|Bl=yes|W=yes|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Charcoal|On 47F of the northeastern building|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Amulet Coin III|Received from a man on 1F of the western building|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Amulet Coin]]}}
{{Itemlist|TM Dark|Received from Mr. Lock via the [[Lock Capsule]] on 11F of the western building (the Lock Capsule has never been made available, making this item [[List of unobtainable items|unobtainable]])|Bl=yes|W=yes|display={{TM|95|Snarl}}}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

====Castelia Gate====
{{Itlisth|building}}
{{Itemlist|Dowsing MCHN|Received from [[Bianca]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Dowsing Machine|Dowsing MCHN]]}}
{{Itlistfoot|building}}

===Castelia Park===
This area can only be accessed from the [[Castelia Sewers]].

{{Itlisth|land}}
{{Itemlist|Miracle Seed|In the park area|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|land}}

===Back alley===
This area can only be accessed from the [[Castelia Sewers]] when the sewers are flooded in [[Season (mechanic)|spring and summer]], and requires {{m|Surf}}. However, it is possible to change seasons to autumn or winter while entering the area from the sewers.

{{Itlisth|city}}
{{Itemlist|Repel|Northwest of the entrance|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|BlackGlasses|Near the back alley Trainers|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Black Glasses|BlackGlasses]]}}
{{Itlistfoot|city}}

==Pokémon==
===Pokémon Black and White===
The Zorua gifted here is coded never to appear as {{Shiny}}.

{{catch/header|building|4}}
{{catch/div|building|Gift Pokémon}}
{{catch/entry5|570|Zorua|yes|yes|yes|Gift|10|all={{tt|One|Requires an event Celebi in the party}}|type1=Dark}}
{{catch/footer|building}}

===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
====Castelia City proper====
{{catch/header|building|4}}
{{catch/div|building|Gift Pokémon After entering the Hall of Fame}}
{{catch/entry5-2|133|Eevee|yes|yes|Gift|10|all={{tt|One|Has its Hidden Ability and is always male}}|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/footer|building}}

====Castelia Park====
This area can only be accessed from the [[Castelia Sewers]].

{{catch/header|land|4}}
{{catch/entry5-2|019|Rattata|yes|yes|Grass|15-16|all=30%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|133|Eevee|yes|yes|Grass|18|all=5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|300|Skitty|no|yes|Grass|15-16|all=15%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|427|Buneary|yes|no|Grass|15-16|all=15%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|519|Pidove|yes|yes|Grass|15-16|all=15%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5-2|546|Cottonee|yes|no|Grass|15-17|all=35%|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5-2|548|Petilil|no|yes|Grass|15-17|all=35%|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/div|land|Dark grass}}
{{catch/entry5-2|019|Rattata|yes|yes|Dark|16-17|all=30%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|133|Eevee|yes|yes|Dark|19|all=5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|300|Skitty|no|yes|Dark|16-17|all=15%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|427|Buneary|yes|no|Dark|16-17|all=15%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|519|Pidove|yes|yes|Dark|16-17|all=15%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5-2|546|Cottonee|yes|no|Dark|16-18|all=35%|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5-2|548|Petilil|no|yes|Dark|16-18|all=35%|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/div|land|Rustling grass}}
{{catch/entry5-2|301|Delcatty|no|yes|Rustling|18|all=5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|428|Lopunny|yes|no|Rustling|18|all=5%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|531|Audino|yes|yes|Rustling|15-18|all=90%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5-2|547|Whimsicott|yes|no|Rustling|18|all=5%|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5-2|549|Lilligant|no|yes|Rustling|18|all=5%|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/footer|land}}

==Trainers==
===Pokémon Black and White===
[[File:Castelia City 3D.png|thumb|250px|Castelia City image from a TV commercial]]
====Battle Company====
{{trainerheader|building}}
{{Trainerdiv|building|47F}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Clerk F.png|Clerk ♀|Ingrid|760|1|507|Herdier|♀|19|None|36=ミチコ|37=Michiko}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Clerk M A.png|Clerk ♂|Clemens|760|1|532|Timburr|♂|19|None|36=カツノリ|37=Katsunori}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Scientist M.png|Scientist|Randall|912|1|524|Roggenrola|♂|19|None|36=ナオユキ|37=Naoyuki}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Clerk M A.png|Clerk ♂|Warren|680|3|550|Basculin|♂|17|None|550B|Basculin|♂|17|None|550|Basculin|♂|17|None|36=ヒロノブ|37=Hironobu}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Clerk F.png|Clerk ♀|Alberta|720|2|548|Petilil|♀|18|None|546|Cottonee|♀|18|None|36=モモコ|37=Momoko}}
{{Trainerdiv|building|55F}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Clerk M A.png|Clerk ♂|Ivan|800|1|527|Woobat|♂|20|None|36=カズヤ|37=Kazuya}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Scientist F.png|Scientist|Samantha|960|1|517|Munna|♀|20|None|36=アカリ|37=Akari}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Scientist M.png|Scientist|Steve|960|1|540|Sewaddle|♂|20|None|36=スティーブ|37=Steve}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Clerk M B.png|Clerk ♂|Wade|1520|3|513|Pansear|♂|19|None|511|Pansage|♂|19|None|515|Panpour|♂|19|None|36=コウイチ|37=Kōichi}}
{{Trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Janitor.png|Janitor|Geoff|4000|2|568|Trubbish|♂|20|None|572|Minccino|♀|20|None|36=シンノスケ|37=Shinnosuke}}
{{Trainerfooter|building|5}}

====Central Plaza====
{{trainerheader|city}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Dancer.png|Dancer|Mickey|672|1|511|Pansage|♂|21|None|36=ミッキー|37=Mickey}}
{{Trainerfooter|city|5}}

====Narrow Street====
{{trainerheader|city}}
{{Trainerdiv|city|After defeating Mickey}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Dancer.png|Dancer|Edmond|672|1|515|Panpour|♂|21|None|36=エドモンド|37=Edmond}}
{{Trainerfooter|city|5}}

====Unity Pier====
{{trainerheader|city}}
{{Trainerdiv|city|After defeating Mickey}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Dancer.png|Dancer|Raymond|672|1|513|Pansear|♂|21|None|36=レイモンド|37=Raymond}}
{{Trainerfooter|city|5}}

====Gym Street====
{{trainerheader|city}}
{{Trainerdiv|city|After meeting Bianca, Burgh, and Iris on Prime Pier}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr BW Plasma Grunt M.png|Team Plasma Grunt||680|2|551|Sandile|♂|17|None|551|Sandile|♂|17|None}}
{{Trainerfooter|city|5}}

====Castelia Gate====
Bianca will challenge the player here once they've earned the {{badge|Insect}}.

{{MSP/3|495|Snivy}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Snivy}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}2000
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Castelia City
|locationname=Castelia Gate
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=507
|pokemon=Herdier
|level=18
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Odor Sleuth|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Helping Hand|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Take Down|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=513
|pokemon=Pansear
|level=18
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Gluttony
|move1=Lick|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Incinerate|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Yawn|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=517
|pokemon=Munna
|level=18
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Forewarn
|move1=Yawn|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Psybeam|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Imprison|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Moonlight|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=502
|pokemon=Dewott
|level=20
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Water Sport|move1type=Water|move1cat=Status
|move2=Focus Energy|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Razor Shell|move3type=Water|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Fury Cutter|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP/3|498|Tepig}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Tepig}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}2000
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Bianca}}
|game=BW
|location=Castelia City
|locationname=Castelia Gate
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=507
|pokemon=Herdier
|level=18
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Odor Sleuth|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Helping Hand|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Take Down|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=515
|pokemon=Panpour
|level=18
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Gluttony
|move1=Lick|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Water Gun|move2type=Water|move2cat=Special
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Water Sport|move4type=Water|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=517
|pokemon=Munna
|level=18
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Forewarn
|move1=Yawn|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Psybeam|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Imprison|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Moonlight|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=496
|pokemon=Servine
|level=20
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=Wrap|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Growth|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Status
|move3=Leaf Tornado|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Leech Seed|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP/3|501|Oshawott}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Oshawott}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{white color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Bianca.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}2000
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
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====Game Freak====
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===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
====Battle Company====
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====Game Freak====
=====Pre-Hall of Fame=====
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{{Party/Footer}}

=====Post-Hall of Fame=====
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|level={{tt|76|74 in Easy Mode, 78 in Challenge Mode}}
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|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
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|level={{tt|78|76 in Easy Mode, 80 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
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|ability=Motor Drive
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{{Party/Footer}}

{{Party/Single
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
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|pokemon=Azumarill
|level={{tt|76|74 in Easy Mode, 78 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
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|move2=Aqua Tail|move2type=Water|move2cat=Physical
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|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
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|pokemon=Lickilicky
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|pokemon=Wigglytuff
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|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=594
|pokemon=Alomomola
|level={{tt|76|74 in Easy Mode, 78 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Hydration
|held=Leftovers
|move1=Wish|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Toxic|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Protect|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Aqua Jet|move4type=Water|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=143
|pokemon=Snorlax
|level={{tt|78|76 in Easy Mode, 80 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Normal
|ability=Thick Fat
|held=Leftovers
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|move2=Yawn|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Superpower|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
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{{Party/Footer}}

====Back alley====
These Trainers are in an area accessible only from the [[Castelia Sewers]] when the sewers are flooded in [[Season (mechanic)|spring and summer]], and requires {{m|Surf}}. However, it is possible to change seasons to autumn or winter while entering the area from the sewers. Defeating these Trainers will earn the player the [[List of Medals (Black 2 and White 2)|Castelia Boss Medal]].

{{trainerheader|city}}
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{{Trainerdiv|city}}
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{{Trainerdiv|city}}
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{{trainerfooter|city|5}}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background:#{{flying color light}}"| [[File:Castelia City Concept Art.png|x200px]]
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background:#{{flying color light}}"| [[File:Castelia City Concept Art 2.png|x200px]]
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background:#{{flying color light}}"| [[File:Castelia City Concept Art 3.png|x200px]]
|-
| Concept art from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}} by {{color2|000|Keiko Moritsugu}}<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230208105706/http://bystrousky.blogspot.com/2019/07/blog-post.html</ref>
| colspan="2" | Concept art from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
|}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Castelia City anime.png|thumb|310px|Castelia City in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Like in the {{pkmn|games}}, Castelia City is depicted as extremely large, with an abundance of huge, colorful skyscrapers and shops lining its long wharf.

The city made a brief cameo in ''[[BW021|The Lost World of Gothitelle!]]'', where a few skyscrapers could be seen from the [[Skyarrow Bridge]], and again in [[Sally]]'s flashback of {{p|Gothitelle}} in the alleyways. It appeared fully in ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', when {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} arrived there. Cilan talked about its famous ice cream: Casteliacone. Ash and {{ashfr}} suddenly met [[Burgh]] at the Central Plaza. Burgh sensed something was wrong and they ventured into the underground sewer system. Here, they found an injured {{p|Venipede}}. Suddenly, a massive group of Venipede stormed in and attacked the city.

Burgh became somewhat angry when he found out that the [[Mayor of Castelia City]] planned to get rid of the Venipede using force and protested the idea. The mayor eventually decided to let him handle it. Burgh's idea was to find the leader of the Venipede and have [[Nurse Joy's Audino]] use {{m|Heal Pulse}} on it. He, Ash, and Iris eventually located the leader only to see it was attacked by [[Trip]] and his {{p|Lampent}}. Burgh ordered him to stop and told him that he was only making things worse.

Once Nurse Joy's Audino used Heal Pulse on the leader, Burgh played his Bug Flute and lead the Venipede into Central Plaza. In the episode's original, now-deleted ending, he saw Ash and his friends off when they decided to go with [[Professor Juniper]] to investigate the [[Desert Resort]], where a large amount of energy was detected and likely responsible for the Venipede swarming the city.

Castelia City was to have been an important part of [[Team Rocket]] and [[Team Plasma]]'s battle in the original [[BW023 (unaired)|BW023]] and [[BW024 (unaired)|BW024]]. During the conflict in the [[Desert Resort]], the [[Meteonite]] was to release energy blasts that threatened to destroy Castelia City. However, these episodes were [[Banned episodes|never aired]] and were later retconned out of existence, leaving their events non-canonical.

In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'', Ash had his Gym battle with Burgh. Ash won against Burgh, and his {{p|Sewaddle}} [[Evolution|evolved]] into a {{AP|Swadloon}}.

A [[fishing]] contest in ''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]'' was supposed to take place in Castelia City, but the episode was delayed in Japan until June 23 because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}, and the contest was relocated to an unnamed city.

Castelia City briefly appeared again at the end of ''[[BW110|The Name's N!]]''. Here, {{an|N}} got off the ship where he met Ash, Iris, and Cilan and bid farewell to them.

Castelia City reappeared during ''[[JN014|Raid Battle in The Ruins!]]''. Ash and [[Goh]] traveled there in order to reach the [[Desert Resort]] and explore the [[Colossus Ruins]].

Castelia City reappeared in ''[[JN048|A Close Call... Practically!]]'', where Ash and Goh traveled there as a part of Goh's prize for [[JN047|winning]] the [[Pokémon Grand Eating Contest]]. While the two enjoyed some delicious food, {{TRT}}, having followed them, were planning to steal {{AP|Pikachu}} by swapping it with a near-identical robotic replica. However, their getaway was noticed by [[Goh's Cinderace]] and [[Ash's Lucario]], who gave pursuit. Due to {{MTR}} gluing their hands together, they constantly found themselves bumbling around, even as they snatched Pikachu back and tried to escape from the trio. Eventually, they managed to cooperate enough to defeat the trio, who, while blasting off with Pikachu, discovered that they had accidentally taken their robotic Pikachu replica instead of the real one.

Castelia City made a cameo in ''[[JN065|Thrash of the Titans!]]'' as Ash and Goh flew over it on their way to [[Opelucid City]].

====Gallery====
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|- style="background:#C3C3C3"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Center}}
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Central Plaza
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Casteliacone
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Castelia Gym}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Castelia City Pokémon Center.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Central Plaza anime.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Casteliacone stand anime.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Castelia Gym anime.png|x150px]]
|}
</div>

===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
Castelia City briefly appeared in the [[Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer]], in which {{ga|Nate}} met up with [[Colress]] at the local square. There, Colress explained [[Team Plasma]]'s beliefs to liberate Pokémon Trainers before commenting that he believed differently.

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Castelia City Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Castelia City in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===={{chap|Platinum}}====
Castelia City first appeared in ''[[PS441|The Final Dimensional Duel XI]]'' as {{adv|Looker}} was shown flying towards it.

===={{chap|Black & White}}====
Castelia City was briefly shown in ''[[PS461|Fussing and Fighting]]''.

{{adv|Black}} and {{adv|White}} first arrived in Castelia City at the end of ''[[PS476|A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense]]''. There, [[Tep|Black's Tepig]] chased a {{TP|N|Zorua}} through the GAME FREAK building while both Black and White were away. In the following round, White started to fear for her business when told by Black that Tep is close to evolving, and tried to persuade him not to use it in battle, but to no avail. While Black had his battle with [[Burgh]], {{adv|Bianca}} arrived at the city looking for Black, and ended up at Narrow Street, where a {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}} knocked her out and declared her {{p|Litwick}} to be liberated. [[Iris]], who visited Castelia earlier to critique Burgh's paintings, informed the Gym Leader about the incident, just after he lost to Black. Black helped solve the mystery by tracing the source of the spores on Bianca to the building opposite the Gym. They found the Grunts inside the building, accompanied by [[Bronius]], who fled the scene. The next day, White calmed down over her fears when she found out that Tep evolved. In another part of the city, {{adv|Cheren}} only then found out what happened to Bianca.

White later returned to Castelia City with Bianca in ''[[PS500|With a Little Help from My Friends]]'' in an effort to cheer her up after finding out what happened to her after the incident. She was impressed by Bianca's musical skills and sent recordings of her music to a local guitarist at Café Sonata, who was also impressed. Thus she took Bianca to the café, which was on the same street where Bianca suffered the initial incident. They entered the café to find that it was attacked by a {{p|Vullaby}}, with the guitarist having broken his hand as a result of the attack. Vullaby began to attack a {{p|Meloetta}} residing in the café at the moment. White used her newly acquired battling skills to keep Vullaby at bay, but struggled when Vullaby called on an entire flock of its kind. Bianca volunteered to play Meloetta's forgotten {{m|Relic Song}} in the guitarist's place. This allowed Meloetta to relearn the song and transform into its Pirouette Forme, turning the battle against the flock of Vullaby. White concluded the battle by capturing the leading wild Vullaby, convincing Bianca to give her [[Pokédex]] to White.

===={{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}====
Castelia City was due to host the Unova Choir Tournament, which Cheren's {{ci|Aspertia}} [[Pokémon academy|Trainers' School]] class qualified for by winning the [[Autumn Choir Tournament]]. In ''[[PS535|Angry Boy]]'', [[Roxie]] led the class to a member of the organizing committee, who, as the class found out, had been attacked and his {{p|Karrablast}} stolen. Hearing that the attacker hid in the [[Castelia Sewers]], {{adv|Blake}}, {{adv|Whitley}}, and [[Hugh]] went into the sewers to confront them, the culprits suspectedly turning out to be members of [[Team Plasma]]. After meeting up with the rest of the class back above ground on Castelia, Hugh told them of Team Plasma's revival, and revealed that he had evidence that one of their classmates was a member. When everybody started suspecting Whitley, her {{p|Foongus}}, [[Foongy]], put everyone besides her and Hugh asleep. Hugh demanded Whitley to take him to Team Plasma's hideout, but before she could convince him that she didn't know where the current hideout was, the [[Plasma Frigate]] appeared over the city and fired its {{p|Kyurem}} Cannon at it, freezing the city over in an instant. The cannon's blast knocked Hugh out, after which Whitley was confronted by [[Rood]], who had come for the memory card hidden inside Whitley's pendant, which held a program to stop the [[Colress Machine]]'s power to control Pokémon. However, the memory card, which Whitley had lost and Hugh had discovered earlier, was not in Hugh's possession, meaning that it was still in Aspertia City. Rood decided to leave N's Zorua behind to {{a|Illusion|impersonate}} Whitley while they would return to Aspertia City to retrieve the memory card. However, aboard the Plasma Frigate, Rood was spotted by [[Colress]] and [[Ghetsis]], with the latter ordering him to be captured. However, Whitley protected Rood from the capture attempt, causing her to get caught instead and giving Rood enough time to escape. Cheren and his class were later found by [[Benga]] and [[Marlon]] off-panel and taken to the [[Marine Tube]] to recover.

In ''[[PS548|Epilogue: Graduation Ceremony]]'', Blake was reinstated of his rank at the [[International Police]] office in Castelia City. After Blake had left, it was revealed that Blake being discharged from the International Police had all been just a test for him, and that the {{adv|Magician}}, who had been supplying Blake with his equipment, was an International Police agent as well.

====Gallery====
<gallery perrow>
File:Narrow Street Adventures.png|Narrow Street in Pokémon Adventures
PS500.png|Café Sonata in Pokémon Adventures
Prime Pier Adventures.png|Prime Pier in Pokémon Adventures
Ocean Piers Adventures.png|Ocean Piers in Pokémon Adventures
Castelia City frozen Adventures.png|Castelia City frozen over in Pokémon Adventures
</gallery>

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Castelia City in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Simisear|16}}|type=Fire|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Rare|ennum=16/99|jpset=Psycho Drive|jprarity=U|jpnum=011/052}}
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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Vanillite|31}}|type=Water|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Common|ennum=31/99|jpset=Hail Blizzard|jprarity=C|jpnum=016/052}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Vanillish|32}}|type=Water|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=32/99|jpset=Hail Blizzard|jprarity=C|jpnum=017/052}}
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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Beheeyem|62}}|type=Psychic|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Rare|ennum=62/99|jpset=Hail Blizzard|jprarity=U|jpnum=031/052}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Mienfoo|67}}|type=Fighting|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Common|ennum=67/99|jpset=Psycho Drive|jprarity=C|jpnum=037/052}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Sneasel|69}}|type=Darkness|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Common|ennum=69/99|jpset=Hail Blizzard|jprarity=C|jpnum=037/052}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Meowth|80}}|type=Colorless|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Common|ennum=80/99|jpset=Psycho Drive|jprarity=C|jpnum=045/052|enset2=Miscellaneous Promotional cards}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Persian|81}}|type=Colorless|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Rare|ennum=81/99|jpset=Psycho Drive|jprarity=U|jpnum=046/052}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Base Set|Pokémon Center|85}}|type=Stadium|enset=Next Destinies|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=90/99|jpset=Hail Blizzard|jprarity=U|jpnum=051/052}}
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{{cardlist/footer|Rainbow}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Castelia Pikachu.png|thumb|220px|Pikachu inside the building]]
* Even though it was officially stated that no Pokémon from previous generations would appear in {{game|Black and White|s}} before obtaining the [[National Pokédex]], a {{p|Pikachu}} can be seen with a {{tc|Hiker}} inside the same building as the [[Name Rater]] in Castelia City as a small cameo.
** Even in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, Pikachu is not in the [[List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number (Black 2 and White 2)|Unova Pokédex]]. In these games, however, the Hiker's Pikachu is replaced with a {{p|Minccino}}.
* The Game Freak headquarters in Castelia City is a direct reference to the {{wp|Carrot Tower}} in {{wp|Setagaya, Tokyo}}. The 22nd floor of the Carrot Tower is the former headquarters of the game development company [[Game Freak]], which is the same floor that the Game Freak members are located on in the game.
* Castelia City is based on the island of Manhattan, which is one of the five {{wp|Borough (New York City)|New York City boroughs}}.
* Several locations in Castelia City are different than they are in other cities and towns: the [[Pokémon Center]] is located underneath another building, not a standalone building; the [[Gym]] faces the left, while others face south.
* The "Moves for Living" [[Television|TV]] program broadcast around Unova features Dr. Technic Al'Machine, a professor from Castelia University.
* Despite the Casteliacone stand closing in {{DL|Season (mechanic)|winter}}, it will still be advertised on TV and bulletin boards during that season.
* Because of the many different camera angles used in the city, using {{m|Fly}} in Castelia City causes an abrupt change in the camera angle in order to center the player in the screen and zoom in on them. Other places in the game with multiple camera angles also employ this technique.
* The man who gives the player {{TM|70|Flash}} says the target's {{stat|accuracy}} is lowered to half after Flash is used two times, but this is false; {{stat|Stat_modifiers|it must actually be used three times}}.
* A painting of Castelia City is on display in [[Lumiose Museum]] in [[Pokémon X and Y]].

===Name origin===
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background:#D9E1E2; border:3px solid #002D72"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ヒウンシティ ''Hiun City''
| From 飛雲文 ''hiun-mon'' (a [[Media:Hiun pattern.jpg|pattern]] based around swirling clouds) and 飛雲 ''hiun'' (soaring clouds)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Castelia City
| From ''{{wp|castellanus}}'', a cloud featuring a turreted appearance named after the Latin word for castle
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Stratos City
| From ''Stratus'' ({{wp|stratus cloud}}) or ''Stratosphäre'' ({{wp|stratosphere}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Ciudad Porcelana
| From ''porcelana'' ({{wp|porcelain}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Volucité
| From ''{{wp|Volute (disambiguation)|volute}}'' (spiral or scroll form) or ''volume'' and ''cité'' (city)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Austropoli
| From ''{{wp|Ostro|austro}}'' (southerly Mediterranean wind) and the suffix ''-poli'' (city)
|- style="background:#FFF
| Korean
| 구름시티 ''Gureum City''
| From 구름무늬 ''gureum-munui'' (cloud pattern)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 飛雲市 / 飞云市 ''Fēiyún Shì''
| rowspan="2" | From 飛雲 / 飞云 ''fēiyún / fēiwàhn'' (soaring clouds)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 飛雲市 ''Fēiwàhn Síh''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Polish
| Castelia
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Cidade de Castelia
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Vietnamese
| Thành phố Hiun
| Transcription of its Japanese name
|}
{{-}}

==References==
<references/>

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[[de:Stratos City]]
[[es:Ciudad Porcelana]]
[[fr:Volucité]]
[[it:Austropoli]]
[[ja:ヒウンシティ]]
[[zh:飛雲市]]

James's Yamask

2023-05-03T00:23:08Z

Lawrence:

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Ghost|
trainername=James|
pokemonname=Yamask|
jtrainername=コジロウ|
jpokemonname=デスマス|
tmtrainername=Kojirō|
tmpokemonname=Desumasu|
image=[[File:James Yamask.png|250px]] |
caption=James's Yamask |
gender=Male<ref>Confirmed in ''[[BW139|Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!]]''.</ref>|
location=[[Castelia City]]|
epnum=BW023|
epname=Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!|
prevonum=562|
current=[[Party|With James]]|
enva1=[[Tom Wayland]]|
java1=[[Mika Kanai]]|
}}
'''James's Yamask''' (Japanese: '''コジロウのデスマス''' ''Kojirō's Desumasu'') is the first Pokémon that [[James]] caught in the [[Unova]] region, and his tenth overall.

==History==
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
====Unova====
[[File:James and Yamask.png|thumb|left|250px|Yamask and James]]
Yamask appeared before {{TRT}} in a warehouse in ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''. {{MTR}} suggested that they capture him to increase their strength. [[Jessie]] agreed and called out her {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} to battle him, but James claimed he was hungry and he proceeded to feed him. Once he was full, he happily went into James's {{i|Poké Ball}}, the trio welcoming their newest addition with enthusiasm.

In ''[[BW026|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!]]'', Yamask befriended a group of {{p|Litwick}} in a mansion that Team Rocket was temporarily using as a base. However, he was kidnapped by the Candle Pokémon in an apparent attempt to lure James, Jessie, and Meowth into a trap. Yamask teamed up with Jessie's Woobat, {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} to defeat the Litwick and their {{p|Lampent}} leader.

Yamask had its first battle against {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} in ''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]'', where it joined forces with Woobat to capture [[Iris's Axew]] and [[Emmy]]'s {{p|Druddigon}}. The two dragons later escaped, and Yamask and Woobat follow in hot pursuit. The two managed to overpower Axew and Druddigon at first, but Yamask ended up fainting when Druddigon learned {{m|Draco Meteor}}.

Yamask was used in ''[[BW075|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1]]'' to capture a {{p|Tirtouga}} that [[Dr. Zager]] had just resurrected, however it escaped after blowing a hole in the helicopter with {{m|Ancient Power}}. In [[BW076|the next episode]], Yamask ambushed [[Ferris]] and the group with {{m|Night Shade}} and battled to capture the Prototurtle Pokémon alongside Woobat. After Tirtouga evolved into {{p|Carracosta}} and fled the scene, Yamask used his {{m|Haze}} to stop {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} from following {{TRT}}. Yamask later battled Pikachu and {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, revealing his {{m|Will-O-Wisp}} attack, as they tried to rescue the captured Carracosta before the time gate at [[Twist Mountain]].

Sometime before ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force!]]'', Yamask helped Team Rocket kidnap {{an|Meloetta}}, who was living in hiding, by distracting Meloetta's protector, [[Ridley]], with his Haze attack. In ''[[BW085|All for the Love of Meloetta!]]'', Yamask helped uncover Meloetta while Team Rocket were pursuing it. Later in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' he surrounded Ash and the others with Will-O-Wisp and then revealed Meloetta from its invisible state. Yamask continued to battle {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and Pansage while {{an|Giovanni}} pursued Ash who had then fled with Meloetta. Then in the [[BW097|next episode]] Yamask and Woobat used their combined attacks to launch Ash of the top of the ancient temple to prevent him from interfering with Operation Tempest. When Team Rocket were finally defeated, Yamask allowed them to retreat by concealing them all with Haze.

Yamask also helped to fight off [[Team Plasma]]'s controlled Pokémon in ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]''.

===Decolore Islands===
Yamask appeared in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where he attacked Ash, {{an|Professor Oak}}, and [[Alexa]] with Will-O-Wisp. Later in the episode, he was given away to Giovanni for Team Rocket's cause.

===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
In [[JN145]], Yamask, alongside the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon at {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, were sent to Jessie and James so they could be added back to their team. Realizing the potential of such a large group, the team hatched a scheme to isolate Ash's Pikachu and capture him. Yamask and {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}} were the second to do so, distracting {{an|Misty}} and her Pokémon while Ash and Pikachu ran ahead. Upon getting a distress signal from {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}, the two returned to their Trainers to take on Pikachu as a group. He joined all of Team Rocket to launch a combined attack at the Mouse Pokémon. However, it was dodged, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} ended up sending it back with {{m|Mirror Coat}}. A wild {{an|Latias}} that had been following Ash then intervened and sent the evil group blasting off.

==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:James Yamask shield.png|thumb|250px|Yamask using his mask as a shield]]
Like many of James's Pokémon before him, Yamask is very friendly and is shown to have a great relationship with his Trainer. He is a very thankful Pokémon, as shown when he let James catch him after he was given some food. Unlike several of James's other Pokémon, such as {{TP|James|Victreebel}}, {{TP|James|Cacnea}} and {{TP|James|Carnivine}}, Yamask doesn't show any kind of special affection to James when coming out of his Poké Ball.

As seen in ''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]'', he can use his mask to deflect attacks, much like how [[Ash's Oshawott]] uses his scalchop. He can also, like [[Jessie's Seviper]] before him, use {{m|Haze}} to shroud Team Rocket in a dark cloud of smoke to allow for a quick escape.
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==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|ghost||James Yamask {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0|1=Shadow Ball|2=Night Shade|3=Haze|4=Will-O-Wisp}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0|1=Shadow Ball|2=Night Shade|3=Haze|4=Will-O-Wisp}}}}
{{anmov|ghost|Shadow Ball|BW026|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!}}
{{anmov|ghost|Night Shade|BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!}}
{{anmov|ice|Haze|BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!}}
{{anmov|fire|Will-O-Wisp|BW076|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2}}
{{anmov/f|ghost}}

===Moves improvised===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy}}"
|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Team Rocket Combo Attack.png|150px]]
| [[JN145]]
| {{m|Air Slash}}, {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Energy Ball}}, {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, {{m|Psybeam}}, and {{m|Silver Wind}}
| {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}}, {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}, {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}}, {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}, {{TP|James|Carnivine}}, {{TP|James|Amoonguss}}, and {{TP|James|Inkay}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination move used by Jessie and James's Pokémon. Woobat launches Air Slash, Frillish, Gourgeist, and Yamask launch Shadow Ball, Amoonguss and Carnivine launch Energy Ball, Yanmega launches Silver Wind, Inkay launches Psybeam, and Seviper launches Sludge Bomb. The attacks fuse together to create a single massive beam of energy. This was used against {{Ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Infernape}}, and {{AP|Hawlucha}} in Team Rocket's attempt to steal Pikachu, but once they dodged, the attack headed towards Team Rocket.
|}

==Trivia==
* Yamask is the first {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon to be officially owned by a main character.
* Yamask was the first Pokémon James added to his party since {{TP|James|Carnivine}} in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', 212 episodes before. However, since Carnivine was actually obtained when James was still a child, it was more accurately his first capture in [[AG147|259 episodes]], with the capture of {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}}
* Yamask is the only Pokémon caught by {{TRT}} in Unova whose capture was on-screen.
* Yamask is James's first Pokémon with a confirmed gender.
* Yamask was originally supposed to debut in [[BW023 (unaired)]] at [[Relic Castle]], and then be shown following James in [[BW024 (unaired)]].

==References==
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==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Yamask}}
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Ash's Krookodile

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'''Ash's Krookodile''' (Japanese: '''サトシのワルビアル''' ''Satoshi's Waruvial'') was the ninth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} {{pkmn2|caught}} in the [[Unova]] [[region]], and his forty-second overall. Prior to being caught, he was also known as the '''Sunglasses Sandile''' (Japanese: '''サングラスのメグロコ''' ''Sunglasses Meguroco'') and '''Sunglasses Krokorok''' (Japanese: '''サングラスのワルビル''' ''Sunglasses Waruvile'').

==In the anime==
===History===
=====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''=====
=====Unova=====
=====As a wild Pokémon=====
[[File:Sunglasses Sandile leading.png|thumb|250px|left|As a Sandile, commanding the other Sandile into action]]
Krookodile debuted in ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]'' as a {{pkmn2|wild}} Sandile, where he was revealed to be the leader of a group of other Sandile who lived near a local spa resort. He and the group caused trouble at the spa resort on {{rt|1|Unova}} so that they could get the attention of the owners. He was actually trying to save the other Pokémon in the area because he knew that a geyser would soon erupt. With the help of {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and the son of the spa resort owner, [[Dan]], Sandile was able to save the Pokémon. In the end, Sandile was shown to have gained respect for Ash, and as such, began to follow him.

In ''[[BW012|Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!]]'', Sandile wanted to battle {{AP|Pikachu}}. He randomly attacked with Stone Edge, despite there being small children close by. He was sent blasting off by a wild {{p|Trubbish}}'s {{m|Sludge Bomb}} and Pikachu's {{m|Iron Tail}}.

In ''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]'', Sandile separated Ash from the group in order to battle Pikachu again. However, a wild {{p|Ducklett}} stole his sunglasses and stopped the battle. Sandile was deeply saddened without his sunglasses, losing his usual confidence and becoming quite cowardly. With Ash and Pikachu's help, he defeated the Ducklett and reclaimed his sunglasses. Later, after being healed at the [[Pokémon Center]], Sandile finally got the battle he wanted with Pikachu. Sandile dominated the battle to start with and eventually [[Evolution|evolved]] into Krokorok. Pikachu soon gained the upper hand, however, and sent Krokorok blasting off when his {{m|Electro Ball}} attack collided with Krokorok's Stone Edge, causing the stones to hit Krokorok and send him flying.
[[File:Sunglasses Krokorok vs Ash Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|Krokorok battling Pikachu]]
After a long absence, Krokorok returned at the end of ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' with the same goal of defeating Pikachu in battle. In the [[BW065|following episode]], he battled against Pikachu and ended up causing the two of them to go flying. He was later found by Ash and his friends before helping them locate Pikachu. It was revealed that Krokorok had followed them through various locations, including [[Nimbasa Town]] and [[Nimbasa City]], in order to have a rematch with Pikachu. He also followed them through [[Chargestone Cave]], where he was shown to be the cause of a pen being stuck in the {{p|Klinklang}} in ''[[BW063|Evolution Exchange Excitement!]]''. Krokorok later allowed Ash to use him to help {{OBP|Mick|BW065}} learn to battle, and he eventually teamed up with Pikachu under Mick's command in a [[Double Battle]] against [[Sean]]'s father's {{p|Seismitoad}} and {{p|Scolipede}}, where the duo eventually won. Krokorok then got the chance to battle Pikachu as he had wanted for so long, and after a hard-fought battle, Pikachu emerged victoriously. Krokorok was depressed by the loss and began to leave when Ash invited him to join their team. Krokorok happily agreed and was caught by Ash in a {{i|Poké Ball}}.

======With Ash======
In ''[[BW068|An Amazing Aerial Battle!]]'', Ash used Krokorok in his Gym battle against [[Skyla]]. He faced her {{p|Swoobat}}, who she had previously predicted would beat him. Krokorok struggled in the battle having all his moves evaded while narrowly escaping Swoobat's. Krokorok finally was able to land a single hit with Stone Edge before Swoobat countered it with a powerful {{m|Air Cutter}}, defeating him.
[[File:Ash and Krokorok training.png|thumb|250px|left|Krokorok and Ash training under Brycen]]
In ''[[BW078|Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!]]'', Ash chose Krokorok for some special training with [[Brycen]] and his {{p|Beartic}}. When the training began, Krokorok and Ash had problems following Brycen and Beartic's techniques, especially when they had to jump down a waterfall and Krokorok refused to, due to his fear of water. Later, Krokorok was used in a battle against [[Pokémon poacher]] [[Rizzo]] in an attempt to free the guardian, {{p|Volcarona}}, of the mountain they were training on. He battled a {{p|Jellicent}} and was hit by a super-effective {{m|Hydro Pump}} after missing with Crunch. Regardless, Krokorok got back up and landed several hits on his opponent with Stone Edge before using Crunch again, though it was deflected. Krokorok attempted Crunch from a different angle, only to receive a painful hit from Jellicent's {{m|Hex}} attack. Persevering, Krokorok avoided his opponent's {{m|Confuse Ray}} with Dig and finally landed an effective hit with Crunch on the {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon. Krokorok tried another Crunch, only to be stopped by Hex again, though he dodged Confuse Ray with Dig and hit Jellicent with Crunch, as he did before. Rizzo then brought out a second, female, Jellicent which hit Krokorok with her Confuse Ray. Krokorok was then hit by a double Hydro Pump and sent into Rizzo's cage along with Volcarona. He and the Sun Pokémon were eventually rescued by Brycen and Beartic.

In ''[[BW079|Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!]]'', Krokorok was pumped up for the upcoming Gym battle and accompanied Ash to the Gym outside of his Poké Ball. He started off battling Brycen's {{p|Vanillish}}, and began with a Crunch, but was halted by Vanillish's {{m|Astonish}}. After the collision of Stone Edge and {{m|Icicle Spear}}, Vanillish launched a {{m|Blizzard}} that {{status|froze}} Krokorok while he was attempting to dodge with Dig. After being knocked while frozen by {{m|Mirror Shot}}, Ash recalled Krokorok, though the Mirror Shot thawed him. He was later sent out to battle against Beartic. Krokorok's Stone Edge was deflected by Beartic's defensive {{m|Icicle Crash}}, causing the Stone Edge to hit Krokorok and then Krokorok's Crunch was countered by {{m|Ice Punch}} freezing his mouth. Krokorok narrowly escaped a super-effective {{m|Brine}} by using his tail to jump onto an ice pillar, climbing it, this enabled him to shake off the ice, then finally landing a direct hit with a super-effective Stone Edge whilst mid-air. Krokorok was then able to land a direct hit with Dig; however, this allowed Beartic the chance to grab him by the tail and throw him across the battlefield into a large mound of ice. However, he then broke free. Seeing the broken ice made Ash think of Stone Edge and gave him an idea. Ash then ordered a Stone Edge attack that was deflected again by Icicle Crash. However, Krokorok jumped up and grabbed two of the stones, charging down from the air with the Stone Edge in hand to meet Beartic's Aerial Ace attack. After the collision, Beartic was knocked out, leaving Krokorok the victor and winning Ash the {{badge|Freeze}}.
[[File:BW092.png|thumb|250px|As a Krokorok, battling Iris's Dragonite]]
In ''[[BW092|Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!]]'', Ash used Krokorok during his battle against [[Iris's Dragonite]] in the semi-final round of the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]]. Krokorok's attacks were initially dodged and he was hit by {{m|Flamethrower}}. Krokorok managed to dodge many of Dragonite's attacks with Dig, though he still took some hits, and clamped down on his opponent's tail with Crunch. He was thrown off but still managed to hit Dragonite with Stone Edge before missing with Crunch and getting hit by Flamethrower. Krokorok tried another Crunch attack but was rapidly hit by two Flamethrower attacks and an Ice Beam. To everyone's surprise, Krokorok then evolved into {{p|Krookodile}} and hit his opponent with a newly learned Dragon Claw. Dragonite then began to thrash about, launching its attacks all over the place in temper, but Ash ordered Krookodile to attack anyway. Krookodile was finally able to win the match by easily dodging Dragonite's {{m|Dragon Rush}} with Dig and landing a direct hit with Stone Edge.

In ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'', Ash sent Krookodile out to battle {{an|Meloetta}} after {{AP|Oshawott}} had refused to battle it, not wanting to hurt the Pokémon he loved. Meloetta started the battle with {{m|Hyper Voice}}, which was strong enough to push Krookodile back. The Intimidation Pokémon then attacked with Stone Edge, which was, however, blocked by Meloetta's {{m|Close Combat}}, much to Krookodile's astonishment and annoyance. Ash then told Krookodile to use Dragon Claw, but before the attack could hit, the battle was interrupted by [[Ridley]]'s {{p|Golurk}}, as he thought they were trying to hurt Meloetta. The Melody Pokémon was, however, able to convince him that Ash and his friends were harmless.
[[File:Ash and Krookodile.png|thumb|left|250px|Krookodile and Ash]]
In ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'', Ash chose Krookodile as his first Pokémon in his [[Vertress Conference]] battle against [[Stephan]] and his {{p|Liepard}}. The battle started with a clash of Liepard's {{m|Shadow Claw}} and Krookodile's Dragon Claw, after which Liepard followed in suit with {{m|Shadow Ball}}, which was countered by Krookodile's Stone Edge. Liepard then tried to attack with {{m|Hyper Beam}}, which Krookodile avoided with Dig. To prevent Krookodile from attacking Liepard after resurfacing, Stephan had Liepard use {{m|Double Team}}. Thanks to this, Liepard was able to strike Krookodile with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball in succession, before Krookodile finally managed to strike Liepard with a Stone Edge. However, Liepard quickly hid amongst its copies again with another Double Team, and successfully hit Krookodile with a Hyper Beam, despite his attempt at dodging with Dig. Ash then told Krookodile to use Dragon Claw once again while Stephan had Liepard use Shadow Claw again as well. As this sideswipe of moves didn't cause either of the weakened Pokémon to fall down, the same clash was then repeated, and this time, Liepard was defeated. When Stephan sent out {{p|Zebstrika}}, Ash recalled Krookodile. The Intimidation Pokémon was later sent out to battle with Stephan's final Pokémon: {{TP|Stephan|Sawk}}. After a fierce exchange of Dragon Claw and Close Combat, when Sawk prepared to strike back with {{m|Karate Chop}}, Ash took Stephan by surprise by telling his Pokémon to use a new move: Aerial Ace. The super-effective move on the {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon did its work, and Sawk was defeated, winning the match for Ash and eliminating Stephan from the tournament.

In ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'', Krookodile was sent out alongside the rest of Ash's team to help Ash and {{an|N}} dig up to the surface of the {{an|White Ruins}} after they had fallen into a pit. He used Dig to help {{AP|Charizard}} and the others get through the earth that {{AP|Oshawott}} had softened with {{m|Hydro Pump}}. While battling Team Plasma, Krookodile cleverly used Dig to fire tons of rubble towards the opposing Pokémon to weaken them. However, when [[Colress]] turned his mind-controlling machine on them, Krookodile was quickly recalled to his Poké Ball along with Ash's other Pokémon. In ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'', Krookodile later helped trap [[Ghetsis]], Colress, [[Aldith]] and [[Barret]] with Stone Edge so they wouldn't be able to escape and could be arrested by [[Looker]].

=====Decolore Islands=====
Krookodile remained on Ash's team as he began his travels in the [[Decolore Islands]], but he was eventually sent to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[BW130|Butterfree and Me]]'' so that Ash could receive {{AP|Leavanny}} to assist with a {{p|Caterpie}}. He was reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at the lab in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. He joined the others in a group attack on {{TRT}} with his Stone Edge to send them blasting off for the last time in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. Krookodile later posed in a group photo with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Then, he was left at the lab when Ash set off for the [[Kalos]] region.

=====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''=====
[[File:Ash Krookodile Snorlax and Totodile.png|thumb|250px|Krookodile with Snorlax and Totodile]]
In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', Krookodile reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory with [[Goh]].

Krookodile, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]''. During the visit, he was seen relaxing with {{AP|Snorlax}} and {{AP|Totodile}} and later watched the battle between Ash and [[Paul]]. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.

From ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'' onwards, Krookodile watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] matches against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}, {{an|Cynthia}}, and {{an|Leon}}. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Krookodile appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's {{p|Charizard}}.

In ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Krookodile, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.

===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Ash Krokorok no sunglasses.png|thumb|left|250px|As a Krokorok without his sunglasses]]
As a Sandile, Krookodile had a very caring side, trying to save a group of wild Pokémon after sensing an imminent geyser eruption in ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''. He's also extremely competitive, confident and proud of his abilities, even to go so far as to follow Ash throughout his entire journey, up until ''[[BW065|Battling the Bully!]]'', wanting to battle Pikachu, who he sees as a [[rival]]. However, it was revealed in ''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio]]'' that whenever he would lose his trademark sunglasses, he would immediately become timid and begin to cry until he got them back, scrambling to find them.

After evolving into Krokorok, Krookodile is still smart and compassionate, but he is quite reckless, causing problems he never meant to; for instance throwing [[Cedric Juniper]]'s pen away and it getting stuck in a {{p|Klinklang}} when Krookodile was not looking. He also tends to react suddenly, often attacking without warning. Krookodile seems to prefer to help those that need him though, such as when {{OBP|Mick|BW065}} was battling with [[Ash's Pikachu]] and needed a second Pokémon to battle against [[Sean]] and [[Glenn]]. After he became a Krookodile, he has become significantly faster and stronger, being able to defeat powerful opponents like [[Iris's Dragonite]] and [[Stephan's Sawk]] even against odds such as low stamina and type-disadvantage. It is currently unknown if he is still timid without his sunglasses, as he never lost them after being captured.

===Appearance===
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| [[File:Sunglasses Sandile.png|180px]]
| [[File:Ash Krokorok.png|180px]]
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===Moves used===
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====Moves improvised====
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| ''[[BW079|Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!]]''
| {{m|Stone Edge}}
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|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description: '''A variant of Stone Edge used by Ash's Krokorok when he grabbed two of the Stone Edge shards and used them as daggers. Krokorok used this technique to defeat Brycen's Beartic during their Gym battle. It was inspired by [[Bianca's Emboar]]'s use of the move {{m|Fling}} to catch a Stone Edge attack from [[Trip]]'s {{p|Conkeldurr}} during ''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]''.
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| ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Leaf Storm}}, {{m|Hydro Pump}}, {{m|Air Cutter}}, {{m|Focus Blast}}, {{m|Energy Ball}}, {{m|Flash Cannon}}, {{m|Mud Shot}}, and {{m|Stone Edge}}
| Ash's rotation for ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''
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| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Krookodile combines his Stone Edge attack with a joint Flamethrower attack from {{AP|Pignite}} and {{AP|Charizard}}, {{AP|Snivy}}'s Leaf Storm, {{AP|Oshawott}}'s Hydro Pump attack, {{AP|Unfezant}}'s Air Cutter attack, {{AP|Scraggy}}'s Focus Blast, {{AP|Leavanny}}'s Energy Ball, {{AP|Boldore}}'s Flash Cannon attack, {{AP|Palpitoad}}'s Mud Shot, and {{AP|Pikachu}}'s Thunderbolt to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defend [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] from {{TRT}}.
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===Artwork===
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| Poster for the Japanese version of ''{{color2|000|Pokémon: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master}}''
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==In the manga==
[[File:Ash Bayleef Corphish Krookodile JNM.png|thumb|200px|Krookodile in {{ma|Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}]]
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
Krookodile appeared in ''[[JNM20|Advice to Goh!]]'' at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
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==Trivia==
* Krookodile's capture as a Krokorok was first revealed in the Japanese ending [[Seven-colored Arch]] and his evolution into Krookodile was first revealed in the Japanese opening [[Be an Arrow!]].
* It took 62 episodes from Krokorok's debut to his capture, longer than any other Pokémon in the series.
* Krookodile is Ash's second Pokémon which evolved on-screen prior to his capture. The first one was {{AP|Primeape}}. Unlike Primeape, however, Krookodile's evolution and capture were in two separate episodes.
* As a Sandile, he was the first recurring wild Pokémon to evolve onscreen.
* Krokorok was the only {{type|Dark}} Pokémon Ash has owned that was caught, seeing how {{AP|Scraggy}} hatched from an {{pkmn|Egg}}, while both {{AP|Greninja}} and {{AP|Incineroar}} gained the type upon evolving.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a clip which revealed that Krokorok was to appear in [[BW023 (unaired)|one of the unaired episodes.]]

==References==
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Giovanni (anime)

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Ghetsis

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'''Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ゲーチス・ハルモニア・グロピウス|Gēchisu Harumonia Guropiusu}}''' ''G-Cis Harmonia Gropius'') is one of the [[Seven Sages]] and the true mastermind behind [[Team Plasma]].

==In the core series==
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Ghetsis first appears in {{game|Black and White|s}}, holding a speech in [[Accumula Town]], where he is trying to rally its citizens. After that, he appears at several points in the game, trying to warn the citizens of the oncoming change, and he is often the one that comes to rescue other [[Seven Sages]] if they are nearing arrest. After the player and [[Alder]] come to the Relic Castle he is already there and tells them that if they are to battle N, they must retrieve the [[Light Stone]]{{sup/5|Bl}}/[[Dark Stone]]{{sup/5|W}}. He also appears making a similar speech to his one in Accumula Town in [[Opelucid City]]. He later appears at the castle during [[N]]'s takeover and taunts the player before battling N. After the player defeats N, he reveals he has been using N and revived {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|Bl}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W}} for N to use, and calls N a disappointment. He reveals that his and Team Plasma's motive for stealing Pokémon was a lie all along and that Ghetsis wanted to ensure that he was the only person in Unova with Pokémon, so he could dominate the region (this was previously foreshadowed by him referring to himself during speeches referring to Team Plasma's goals before correcting himself and saying Team Plasma). According to a Grunt in the castle, he was even learning of ways to manipulate hearts of people. Alder and [[Cheren]] both hear the truth from Ghetsis. Ghetsis battles the player in a rage, despite N's protest. After the battle, Alder and Cheren arrest Ghetsis and take him away. He is not seen again in this game.

During the post-game, Cheren reveals that the [[Shadow Triad]] had helped Ghetsis to escape. When the player meets the Shadow Triad for the final time on [[Marvelous Bridge]], they reveal that Ghetsis is currently on the run. He has lost everything, including his Pokémon, and only the Shadow Triad are still loyal to him. For some reason, he has ordered the Shadow Triad to stop looking for him and deliver the player the [[Adamant Orb|Adamant]], [[Lustrous Orb|Lustrous]], and [[Griseous Orb]]s.

In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, Ghetsis is revealed to be the true mastermind behind the new Team Plasma, which had seemingly been led by [[Zinzolin]], [[Colress]], and the Shadow Triad. After Colress is defeated, Ghetsis confronts the player and angrily denounces Colress as being more interested in science than in Team Plasma's ambitions, even after being appointed as the organization's official leader. He leaves the player to fight the Shadow Triad while he enters the [[Giant Chasm]] with {{p|Kyurem}}. By the time the player catches up with him, Ghetsis has prepared his plan to freeze all of [[Unova]]. He summons Kyurem to his side and orders it to use {{m|Glaciate}} on the player, only for N to arrive with Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}} and interfere. This however was part of Ghetsis's plan, and while berating N for causing what will happen to Unova as a result of N's refusal to be his pawn in the previous games, Ghetsis uses the [[DNA Splicers]] to forcibly revert Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}} into its [[Dragon Stones|stone form]]. Kyurem then fuses with the stone, creating Black Kyurem{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}. Ghetsis challenges the player to fight Black Kyurem{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}, preventing it from being captured via a signal from his cane that disrupts the function of [[Poké Ball]]s. Upon the defeat of Kyurem, its Absofusion is reversed, separating it back into Kyurem and Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}}. Ghetsis flies into a rage and attacks the player, starting a final battle. When he is defeated, he suffers a mental breakdown and violently rejects the compassion N shows him. The Shadow Triad take him away from the Giant Chasm and later inform the player that Ghetsis has lost his heart and is no longer mentally capable of any further criminal deeds, finally ending his threat to Unova.

An [[Pokémon multiverse|alternate universe]] version of Ghetsis, as he appears in Pokémon Black and White, appears as a member of [[Team Rainbow Rocket]] in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. This Ghetsis, like the other members of Team Rainbow Rocket, was brought from a world where his plans succeeded (successfully separating Pokémon from humans). After arriving in the game's world, Ghetsis began pondering the reasons for his being summoned. He then concluded that his purpose was to travel between worlds and liberate all Pokémon from people, consolidating power in himself so that he may rule over all of existence. For this purpose, he intends to use [[Giovanni]] as a pawn, reasoning that a human with an evil nature will be easier to manipulate than [[N|a freak without a human heart]]. Refusing to allow the player to reach Giovanni and interfere with his plans, Ghetsis challenges the player, using Zekrom{{sup/7|US}}/Reshiram{{sup/7|UM}} as part of his team. After being beaten, he refuses to accept his loss and strikes [[Lillie]], taking her as a hostage. Ghetsis demands that the player throw down their Poké Balls if they wish to ensure Lillie's safety. No matter the player's choice, [[Colress]] appears in the room, rescues Lillie, and recognizes Ghetsis as not being the Ghetsis he knows. Ghetsis recognizes him as the Colress of the game's world, but fails to understand why he is opposing his plans, prompting Colress to declare that he simply hates Ghetsis altogether. Colress then utilizes a newly developed device to warp Ghetsis back to his original world.

===Pokémon===
====Pokémon Black and White====
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|move4=Metal Burst|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|level=52
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|level=54
|gender=male
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|move4=Focus Blast|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}

====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
=====Controlled=====
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'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2}}
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'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|White 2}}
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|move4=Ice Burn|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}
|}

=====Party=====
{{Party/Single
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|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Ghetsis.png
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|{{Pokémon/5
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{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|ndex=452
|pokemon=Drapion
|level={{tt|50|46 in Easy Mode, 54 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
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|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|pokemon=Toxicroak
|spritegender=male
|level={{tt|50|46 in Easy Mode, 54 in Challenge Mode}}
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|pokemon=Hydreigon
|level={{tt|52|48 in Easy Mode, 56 in Challenge Mode}}
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{{Party/Footer}}

====Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon====
Ghetsis's Pokémon are kept in [[Master Ball]]s. His final Pokémon differs between the two versions.

=====Pokémon Ultra Sun=====
{{Party/Single
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|{{Pokémon/7
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|pokemon=Cofagrigus
|gender=male
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|move4=Dark Pulse|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7
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|ndex=626
|pokemon=Bouffalant
|gender=male
|level=66
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|ability=Reckless
|move1=Head Charge|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Megahorn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
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|pokemon=Bisharp
|gender=male
|level=66
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{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
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|pokemon=Hydreigon
|gender=male
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|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=644
|pokemon=Zekrom
|level=68
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Electric
|ability=Teravolt
|move1=Bolt Strike|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Claw|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Zen Headbutt|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Pokémon Ultra Moon=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=VSGhetsis USUM.png
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|class=Team Plasma
|name=Ghetsis
|game=UM
|location=Team Rocket's Castle
|pokemon=5}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=563
|pokemon=Cofagrigus
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|move1=Will-O-Wisp|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Status
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Power Split|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Dark Pulse|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=626
|pokemon=Bouffalant
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Normal
|ability=Reckless
|move1=Head Charge|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Megahorn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Bisharp
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark|type2=Steel
|ability=Defiant
|move1=Iron Head|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=643
|pokemon=Reshiram
|level=68
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Fire
|ability=Turboblaze
|move1=Blue Flare|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Claw|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Zen Headbutt|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==In spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
{{main|Ghetsis (Masters)}}
Ghetsis, in his {{game|Black and White|s 2|Black 2 and White 2}} design, forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Kyurem}} in [[Pokémon Masters EX]].

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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| {{colorlink|Pokémon Black and White beta|000|Early}} artwork
| {{color|000|Official artwork from}} {{Colorlink|Pokémon Black and White Versions|000|Black and White}}
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Black & White}}''
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===Sprites===
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:VSGhetsis.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:Spr B2W2 Ghetsis.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:VSGhetsis 2.png|VSGhetsis 2.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px"| [[File:Spr USUM Ghetsis.png|110px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px"| [[File:VSGhetsis USUM.png|150px]]
|-
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| High-poly model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:80px" | [[File:Ghetsiswalkdown.png]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:180px" | [[File:Ghetsis OD.png]] [[File:Ghetsis OD2.png]]
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|-
| colspan=2| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| colspan=2| Overworld sprites from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| colspan=2|Overworld model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|}

==Quotes==
{{main|Ghetsis/Quotes}}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Ghetsis anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Ghetsis in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Ghetsis is the head and founder of Team Plasma, often referred to as "Lord Ghetsis" by his underlings. He was originally meant to debut in [[BW024 (unaired)|the original 24th episode]] of the ''Best Wishes!'' series, but it was never broadcast. He instead ended up serving as the main antagonist of the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' arc.

Prior to the events of the anime, Ghetsis, the [[Seven Sages]] and the rest of Team Plasma resided in [[N's Castle|a mansion]] where {{an|N}}, [[Anthea and Concordia]] were raised in isolation from humanity, only allowing them contact with each other and Pokémon that had been abused by humans. Ghetsis, presenting himself as a fatherly figure to N, informed the boy that he would grow up to become Team Plasma's greatest leader in their crusade against Pokémon oppression. These plans ultimately came to a head two years before the events of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', when Ghetsis summoned N to stand before the Seven Sages in a ceremony on the mansion's balcony. However, sensing Ghetsis's corrupt intent, {{an|Reshiram}} interrupted the ceremony and destroyed the mansion before flying away. In the confusion, N escaped with Anthea and Concordia, all three realizing Ghetsis's deception as a result of these events.

Ghetsis first appeared in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', where he contacted [[Colress]] via hologram transmitter for an update on the Pokémon control experiments being conducted at the [[Floccesy Town]] observatory. During their conversation, {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}} and [[Looker]] approached the observatory, and Ghetsis gave Colress permission to test the Pokémon being used in the experiment on them.

Ghetsis made his physical debut in ''[[BW117|Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!]]'', receiving another update on the Pokémon control experiment from Colress. Later, from his command center, Ghetsis spoke to several {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s, who had separated into groups to spy on [[Cedric Juniper]]'s excavation of the {{an|White Ruins}}, search for N and the mysterious "[[Genesect Army|Project G]]" and develop "Project F" in eastern [[Unova]]. He again conferenced with Colress and [[Aldith]] in [[BW118|the next episode]], and appeared in flashbacks to the past that N revealed to Ash and his friends.
[[File:BW121 Ceremony.png|thumb|250px|Conducting the Ceremony of Revival]]
In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', Ghetsis met with Colress, Aldith, and [[Barret]] via hologram, revealing his plans for the [[Light Stone]] and telling Colress that his control device would soon need to control its most powerful target yet.

Ghetsis briefly appeared via communicator with Colress in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]'' before arriving at the White Ruins in ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]''. With his followers having subdued Team Plasma's enemies, Ghetsis took the Light Stone and placed it on a pedestal in the ruins, then used his staff to initiate the ritual leading to Reshiram's awakening. In ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'', Ghetsis successfully summoned Reshiram and, with the help of Colress's machine, took control of it. He turned its power against his enemies and sent it on a rampage, but when {{AP|Pikachu}} managed to resist the control device and shock Reshiram, it escaped Ghetsis's control. He angrily reproached Reshiram for its rebellion, only to have his escape route cut off when Reshiram destroyed Team Plasma's aircraft. Ghetsis and his henchmen were ultimately arrested by Looker, and he was last seen in the back of a police van with Colress, Aldith and Barret, slumped over in defeat.

====Character====
While Ghetsis frequently projects a calm demeanor, it is an act designed to mask his true nature as a mad, power-hungry tyrant. His persona is seen to easily slip when his goals are delayed or he feels frustrated, such as by Colress's more casual attitude towards Team Plasma's objectives, causing him to become much more serious and demanding. He cares little for even his most faithful followers, allowing them to be caught up in Reshiram's rampage once he gained control of it via Colress's device. When he faces opposition he easily flies into an enraged state that causes him to take reckless action, even screaming angrily at Reshiram after losing control over it despite having no way to subdue it. After facing defeat, however, he finally gave up and was left silent by his failure as the police took him away.

====Pokémon====
=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Reshiram
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Fire
|img=Colress Reshiram.png
|epnum=BW118
|epname=Secrets From Out of the Fog!
|desc={{main|Reshiram (anime)}}

Ghetsis first summoned {{p|Reshiram}} in a ceremony two years prior to the events in the anime. However, his plan to control it failed, as his goals led Reshiram to become enraged and destroy Team Plasma's mansion before flying away. These events were recounted by N in a flashback in ''[[BW118|Secrets From Out of the Fog!]]''.

In ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'', N surrendered the Light Stone to Team Plasma in exchange for Colress releasing Ash's Pikachu from his control. Ghetsis then arrived at the White Ruins and initiated the ceremony, resulting in Reshiram's resurrection in ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]''. This time, Ghetsis had Colress use his Pokémon Control Device on Reshiram, placing it under Team Plasma's control. Ghetsis ordered it to go on a rampage, turning its power on both his enemies and his own followers, but when Pikachu fought Colress's control and shocked it, Reshiram began to regain its free will.

Reshiram helped Pikachu destroy the machine, freeing all the controlled Pokémon, but then went on an even more violent rampage, stopping only when N managed to talk it down. Ghetsis still refused to admit defeat, however, admonishing Reshiram for disobeying him. After Ghetsis was captured along with the other members of Team Plasma, N came to understand Reshiram's motivations, and it departed peacefully.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=相沢正輝 ''[[Masaki Aizawa]]''
|en=[[Bill Rogers]]
|fi=Pasi Ruohonen
|es_eu=Gabriel Jiménez
|es_la=Dan Osorio
|pt_br=Tatá Guarnieri
|pl=Miłogost Reczek}}

===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Ghetsis PG.png|thumb|250px|Ghetsis in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
Ghetsis appeared in ''[[PG15|The King Returns]]''. He was in the [[Giant Chasm]] alongside {{p|Kyurem}}, finishing his plans to freeze Unova. Despite [[N]] and his {{p|Reshiram}}'s attempt to stop them, he managed to fuse Reshiram and Kyurem into White Kyurem to further his plans. He was then challenged by {{ga|Hilbert}} and his {{p|Zekrom}}.

====Pokémon====
=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=68
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Kyurem ↔ White Kyurem
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|img=Ghetsis Kyurem PG.png
|cap=Ghetsis's Kyurem
|img2=Ghetsis White Kyurem PG.png
|cap2=Ghetsis's White Kyurem
|epnum=PG15
|epname=The King Returns
|desc={{p|Kyurem}} appeared when Ghetsis commanded it to freeze the entire [[Unova]] [[region]], but when [[N]] and his {{p|Reshiram}} came to stop them, Ghetsis used the [[DNA Splicers]] to fuse Kyurem with Reshiram and turn it into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Kyurem|White Kyurem}}.

Kyurem's known moves are {{m|Blizzard}} and {{m|Ice Burn}}.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=速水奨 ''Shō Hayami''
|en=Patrick Seitz
|es_eu=Eduard Itchart
|pt_br=Alexandre Moreno}}

===GOTCHA!===
Ghetsis briefly appeared as a silhouette in [[GOTCHA!]].

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Ghetsis Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Ghetsis in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Ghetsis appeared in ''[[PE04|The Plan]]'', narrating his plan to control the [[Unova]] region through the manipulation of people and Pokémon. Through flashbacks, he was seen taking [[N]] as a child, crowning him as [[Team Plasma]]'s king, and telling [[Accumula Town]] about the liberation of Pokémon. Eventually, with N having controlled {{p|Zekrom}}, Ghetsis met with {{ga|Hilda}} and dared her to battle N.

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=子安武人 ''[[Takehito Koyasu]]''
|en=Armen Taylor
|it=Diego Baldoin
|es_la=Arturo Mercado Jr.
|es_eu=Gonzalo Faílde
}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Ghetsis Adventures.png|thumb|270px|Ghetsis in Pokémon Adventures]]
[[File:Ghetsis B2W2 Adventures.png|thumb|left|220px|Ghetsis in the eleventh chapter]]
====History====
====={{chap|Black & White}}=====
Ghetsis debuted in ''[[PS466|An Odd Speech]]''. At [[Accumula Town]], Ghetsis introduced [[Team Plasma]] and their campaign to the general public. He gave a speech encouraging the townspeople to liberate their Pokémon and return them to the wild. While some chose to ignore his words, several people were swayed by Ghetsis's words and proceeded to release their Pokémon.

In ''[[PS495|The Battle Within]]'', the [[Seven Sages]] watched as the [[Shadow Triad]] and Unova [[Gym Leader]]s battled for possession of the [[Dark Stone]]. Ghetsis left, revealing he was going to [[Nacrene City]] to join the battle. In ''[[PS497|Finding Truth]]'', Black was tricked by a {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}} in disguise into revealing where the Dark Stone was kept. Once the stone was located, Ghetsis attacked Black with his {{p|Eelektross}}, knocking him unconscious. Ghetsis took the Dark Stone to N at the [[Dragonspiral Tower]], where he proceeded to awaken the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Zekrom}}.

In ''[[PS520|Cold Hard Truth]]'', Team Plasma launched their attack on the {{un|Pokémon League}}, surrounding the building with [[N's Castle]]. As a form of mockery and display of Team Plasma's power, the [[Gym Leader]]s were hoisted on cross-like fixtures and displayed in front of the masses. While Black went ahead to face N, a group of regular Trainers led by {{tc|Hiker}} Andy fought the sages in his place, eventually succeeding in freeing the Gym Leaders. Outnumbered, the sages fled, but Ghetsis chose to sneak into the castle, where N and Black were having their final battle.

In ''[[PS523|The Power of Dreams]]'', Ghetsis found N unconscious, having already lost to Black. Ghetsis revealed his connection to N and that he had been manipulating his adoptive son as a pawn in his scheme to make Pokémon illegal for everyone other than Team Plasma. He attacked Black, hoping to silence him and prevent the public from ever learning of N's defeat. Black struggled initially due to Ghetsis's team being tailored to counter his own, but with his {{p|Musharna}}, [[Musha]], Black uncovered and defeated Ghetsis's secret weapon—a {{p|Volcarona}}. Once the rest of Ghetsis' team had fallen, Black had the sage trapped in a prison of {{m|Stone Edge}} pillars, putting an end to Team Plasma's ideals.

In ''[[PS524|A Difficult Parting]]'', Ghetsis watched as N bid his farewells to Black and {{adv|White}} before leaving. Once N left, Black's {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Reshiram}} began reverting into the [[Light Stone]]. Ghetsis used [[Colress]]'s {{p|Beheeyem}} to free himself from the prison and send Black flying towards Reshiram, preventing him from being trapped inside of the Light Stone as well.

====={{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}=====
In ''[[PS528|Innocent Scientist]]'', Colress revealed that Ghetsis is still an active member of Team Plasma, though he had given up his leadership to the scientist.

In ''[[PS538|Therian Forme III]]'', Ghetsis arrived at [[Driftveil City]], where he found Colress in battle with {{adv|Blake}}. Using his [[Colress Machine]], Colress took control of [[Zinzolin]]'s {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Kyurem}} and had it loaded onto Team Plasma's flying ship, the [[Plasma Frigate]]. The frigate was flown to [[Castelia City]], where it used a special Kyurem-powered cannon to freeze several buildings and people solid.

In ''[[PS542|N Returns]]'', Ghetsis and Colress found that N had returned to Unova due to Zekrom being attracted to Kyurem's growing power. Ghetsis took command of Kyurem and set out to battle with his former son. Upon being warned to not let his paternal feelings get the better of him, Ghetsis assured Colress that he never felt any sort of attachment towards N.

In ''[[PS543|Abyssal Ruins]]'', Ghetsis obtained the [[DNA Splicers]], which allowed Kyurem to revert Zekrom back into the Dark Stone, trapping N inside with it. Kyurem absorbed the Dark Stone, transforming it into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Kyurem|Black Kyurem}}. Reacting to Zekrom's absorption, the Light Stone reverted into Reshiram, freeing Black in the process. Black and White briefly fought Kyurem, but were distracted when N was ejected from the Dark Stone, giving Ghetsis the chance to attack and escape. Not wanting N to interfere with his control over Kyurem, Ghetsis knocked him off of Kyurem's back, sending him into the ocean below. Unbeknownst to Ghetsis, Colress secretly took N aboard the Plasma Frigate, curious about his ability to hear the voices of Pokémon.

In ''[[PS545|Deduction Time]]'', Ghetsis and Colress followed Kyurem, who had started moving towards the [[Giant Chasm]] of its own free will. Noticing the {{adv|Swords of Justice}} were giving chase, Ghetsis ordered the Shadow Triad to attack them.

In ''[[PS547|The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition]]'', Ghetsis was confronted by {{adv|Whitley}}, N, [[Alder]], and {{adv|Looker}} deep within the Plasma Frigate. N stated he intended to take all the Pokémon stolen by Team Plasma and return them to where they properly belonged. Ghetsis denied this, declaring that he'd rather die along with his dream than live as a prisoner. He activated a self-destruct mechanism, causing an explosion that tore the Plasma Frigate apart from the inside, sending everyone flying. Ghetsis was saved by N, who stated that despite everything, he still loved Ghetsis as a father. Disgusted, Ghetsis rejected N's love, calling him a monster while beating his former son unconscious and bleeding. As he plummeted towards the ground, Ghetsis laughed at his villainy, only to be surprised when he was caught by Zekrom, who delivers him into Looker's custody.

Later, as he was being arrested by the [[International Police]], Ghetsis swore to one day return and restart his ambition to manipulate and lead the people. Whitley assured Ghetsis that his schemes would never succeed, stating that even if he were to somehow fool humans into following him, the Pokémon hurt by Team Plasma wouldn't be tricked and would never forgive him. Noticing the liberated Pokémon had begun to glare at him with anger in their eyes, Ghetsis fearfully broke down and walked into the police helicopter for his own safety.

====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|img=Ghetsis Hydreigon Adventures.png
|img_size=201px
|epnum=PS495
|epname=The Battle Within
|desc={{p|Hydreigon}} is Ghetsis's first known Pokémon. He was used by Ghetsis to fly to the [[Dragonspiral Tower]] so that he could meet and give the Dark Stone to N. He is shown to be very powerful, as he was able to easily defeat Black's entire team in a short amount of time. At N's Castle, he was used to battle Black, where his {{type|Fire}} moves gave him an advantage over Black's [[Tula]]. Eventually, he was defeated by an {{m|X-Scissor}} from Tula.

None of Hydreigon's moves are known and his [[Ability]] is {{a|Levitate}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Eelektross
|type1=Electric
|img=Ghetsis Eelektross Adventures.png
|epnum=PS497
|epname=Finding Truth
|desc={{p|Eelektross}} is Ghetsis's second known Pokémon. It was first used by Ghetsis to attack and stun Black so that the Dark Stone could be easily taken from [[Nacrene Gym|Nacrene Museum]]. At N's Castle, it was used to battle Black, where its {{type|Electric}} allowed it to gain an easy advantage over Black's {{p|Carracosta|Costa}} and {{p|Braviary|Brav}}. Eventually, it was defeated by a {{m|Flare Blitz}} from [[Bo]].

Eelektross's only known move is {{m|Discharge}}{{tt|*|revealed on an official site only}}, and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Levitate}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Seismitoad
|type1=Water
|type2=Ground
|img=Ghetsis Seismitoad Adventures.png
|epnum=PS521
|epname=Triple Threat
|desc={{p|Seismitoad}} was used alongside the other Seven Sages' Pokémon to fend off several Trainers that were trying to rescue the captured Gym Leaders. Later, it is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Its {{type|Water}} gave it an advantage over Black's Bo. Eventually, it was defeated by Musha's {{m|Hidden Power}}.

Seismitoad's only known move is {{m|Hydro Pump}}{{tt|*|revealed on an official site only}}, and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Swift Swim}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Cofagrigus
|type1=Ghost
|img=Ghetsis Cofagrigus Adventures.png
|epnum=PS523
|epname=The Power of Dreams
|desc={{p|Cofagrigus}} is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Thanks to its {{type|Ghost}}, it easily had an advantage over Black's [[Musha]]. Eventually, it was defeated by Brav's {{m|Sky Drop}}.

None of Cofagrigus's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Ghetsis Toxicroak Adventures.png
|epnum=PS547
|epname=The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition
|desc={{p|Toxicroak}} was used to battle [[Alder]] and {{adv|Looker}} on the [[Plasma Frigate]], but was defeated.

None of Toxicroak's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Drapion
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dark
|img=Ghetsis Drapion Adventures.png
|epnum=PS547
|epname=The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition
|desc={{p|Drapion}} was used to battle [[Alder]] and {{adv|Looker}} on the [[Plasma Frigate]], but was defeated.

None of Drapion's moves are known.}}

=====Status unknown=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Volcarona
|type1=Bug
|type2=Fire
|img=Ghetsis Volcarona Adventures.png
|epnum=PS523
|epname=The Power of Dreams
|desc={{p|Volcarona}} is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Volcarona was found in the [[Relic Castle]], where it was later captured and eventually produced an Egg that hatched into the Shadow Triad's {{p|Larvesta}}. Ghetsis used it to camouflage itself with the sun, allowing it to make Hydreigon's Fire-type attacks more powerful in secret. Eventually, it was found out when Black had Musha eat his dreams and then defeated by Costa's {{m|Stone Edge}}. Afterward, Ghetsis expressed disappointment in its easy defeat.

Volcarona did not appear in the {{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}, thus leaving its current whereabouts unknown.

None of Volcarona's moves are known and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Flame Body}}.}}

=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Tao trio (Adventures)
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Kyurem
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|img=Colress Kyurem Adventures.png
|img2=Black Kyurem Adventures.png
|epnum=PS536
|epname=Cold Storage Battle
|desc={{p|Kyurem}} was originally caught by [[Zinzolin]], but was taken control of by Colress with the Colress Machine. When N arrived to confront Team Plasma and put a stop to their plans, Colress gave Ghetsis the Colress Machine so he could use Kyurem in battle.}}

===Pocket Monsters BW===
Ghetsis talks with a Team Plasma member on what to do with Pokémon being released. {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} disguises himself as a ninja and listens in.

===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
Ghetsis appeared in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.
{{sectionstub}}

==In the TCG==
[[File:GhetsisPlasmaFreeze115.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|Full Art print of Ghetsis]]
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ghetsis or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Ghetsis's Pokémon|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Pretend Boss Pikachu|195}} '''Team Plasma'''|type=Lightning|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=195/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/div|Other related cards|Darkness}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Freeze|Ghetsis|101}}|type=Supporter|enset=Plasma Freeze|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=101/116|jpset=Team Plasma Battle Gift Set|jpnum=013/016|jpset2=Spiral Force|jprarity2=U|jpnum2=048/051|enset3=Plasma Freeze|enrarity3=Rare Ultra|ennum3=115/116|jpset3=Spiral Force|jprarity3=SR|jpnum3=055/051}}
{{cardlist/footer|Darkness}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Ghetsis right arm.png|thumb|Ghetsis's right arm in the {{game|Black and White|s}} [[game intro]]]]
* During a fan meeting event held in the Yokohama Pokémon Center on August 5, 2012, [[Junichi Masuda]] revealed that Ghetsis's full name was initially '''G-Cis Harmonia Gropius''' (ゲーツィス・ハルモニア・グロピウス). Note the different Katakana spelling for his first name.
* Ghetsis was designed by [[Keiko Moritsugu]].<ref name=ghetsisdesign>[http://bystrousky.blogspot.com/2019/07/blog-post.html?m=1]</ref>
* The top of Ghetsis's robes in his {{2v2|Black|White}} appearance resemble the {{wp|battlement}}s of a castle.
* Ghetsis has several unique attributes:
** He is the only [[villainous team]] leader in the [[core series]] games that uses a [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]].
** He is the only villainous team leader in the core series to wield a full team of six Pokémon against the player.
** He is the only antagonist in the core series games to try to incapacitate the player. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, he attempts to have Kyurem {{status|freeze}} the player with {{m|Glaciate}}, but that move cannot cause freezing when used in battle. Before the English releases of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, this threat was mistranslated by various sources as a threat to kill and impale the player using Kyurem's icicles.
** He is the only villainous team leader in the anime to be arrested successfully at the conclusion of his plot.
** He is the only one out of all the core series villainous team leaders who is never battled more than once per game.
** He is the only villainous team leader to serve as the final main game opponent in a core series game.
*** He was also the first final main game opponent to not be a Champion in the core series games.
* Ghetsis is one of five Trainers to battle the player with more than six Pokémon. The others are [[Greevil]] in [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], [[Volo]] in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], [[Professor Sada|AI Sada]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Scarlet]], and [[Professor Turo|AI Turo]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Violet]].
* Ghetsis is 2.00 m (6'6") tall.
* In Black 2 and White 2, all of Ghetsis's Pokémon he also had in Black and White are two levels lower in Normal Mode and six levels lower in Easy Mode. However, they are two levels higher in Challenge Mode.
* Ghetsis's right arm is almost always concealed. In the games, it is only seen in Pokémon Black and White's [[game intro]], where it is shaded darker than his left arm, while in the {{pkmn|anime}}, it is not seen at all. In [[Pokémon Generations]], both of his arms appear to be fully functional, albeit he still primarily uses the left one. In [[Pokémon Evolutions]], which features animated adaptations of many scenes from Black and White, he is depicted with both arms intact, but is seen wearing a dark glove over his right hand and arm.
** In Black 2 and White 2, Ghetsis mentions that he is going to take the player down with his "own hand" in singular, instead of "hand'''s'''" in plural.
** If {{mas|Ghetsis}}'s model in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] is viewed with his cape removed, it can be seen that his right arm is intact and is usually held behind his back. The model cannot be viewed in this fashion in normal gameplay, but his right arm can be glimpsed in some animations.<ref>https://twitter.com/PokeMasModels/status/1404594315364651013</ref> The [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center]] Boss Pikachu plush of Ghetsis also has its right arm in a similar position.
** In addition to this, his right eye remains hidden by an eyepiece. In the games, he also appears to have trouble moving the right side of his mouth, as shown by his in-game sprites and models.
** Early concept art for Ghetsis depicts him without his eyepiece and shows that his right eye has a scar around it.
* Ghetsis's anime incarnation appears to combine traits of his two video game incarnations. His personality is similar to his characterization in Black and White, but his outfit and open motives are taken from Black 2 and White 2.
* Ghetsis bears some resemblance to Giovanni in his goals of world domination, a focus on Pokémon theft, uncaring and selfish parenthood, and the degradation of his sanity after being twice defeated by a child. However, Giovanni is shown to have mentally recovered in Black 2 and White 2, whereas it is left unclear if Ghetsis will ever recover.
* In Black and White, Ghetsis's Hydreigon has a super effective move against all of N's Pokémon in his final team.
* Ghetsis's Hydreigon is the only NPC Pokémon to have minimum [[friendship]], and is, therefore, the only one to use {{m|Frustration}} with maximum power.
* Until the release of the music video [[GOTCHA!]] in September 2020, all of Ghetsis's appearances in animation depicted his {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} design. His original design was seen as a shadow in the music video, and later made its first full appearance in [[Pokémon Evolutions]].
* Ghetsis's cloak in Black and White and the fact he always has one eye covered may be inspired by {{wp|Balor}}, a figure in Irish folklore. Some tales state that Balor has anywhere from one to three eyes, one of which is described as "poisonous." Balor's grandson {{wp|Lugh}} is said to always put out this evil eye, which may be reflected in the eye Ghetsis keeps covered by his monocle.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{white color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{black color dark}}"
|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! width="8%" | Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ゲーチス ''G-Cis''
| From "{{wp|G (musical note)|G}}" and "{{wp|C♯ (musical note)|Cis}}" (C♯), the pitches of the timpani used in his battle theme. The combination of "G" and "Cis" is a {{wp|tritone}}, a dissonant musical interval previously referred to as ''Diabolus in Musica'' (The Devil in Music) in the 18th century.<ref name=Masuda>[https://gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/2011/09/index.html "HIDDEN POWER of masuda" Director's Columns, No.212] (September 28, 2011)</ref> Could also be romanized as Goetis, derived from Goetia, Greek for "sorcery".
|- style="background:#FFF"
|English, Indonesian, Vietnamese
|Ghetsis
|From the pronunciations of "G" and "Cis" in German<ref name=Masuda/>
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
|Ghetis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|German
|G-Cis
|Romanization of his Japanese name drawing directly from its etymology
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian
|Ghecis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Spanish
|Ghechis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|게치스 ''Gechiseu''
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 魁奇思 ''Kuíqísī''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from {{tt|魁首 ''kuíshǒu''|chief}}, {{tt|魔鬼 ''móguǐ''|devil}}, and {{tt|奇思妙想 ''qísīmiàoxiǎng''|eccentric}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 魁奇思
| Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from {{tt|魁首|chief}}, {{tt|魔鬼|devil}}, and {{tt|奇思妙想|eccentric}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Russian
| Гетсис ''Getsis''
| Transliteration of his English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Thai
| เกซิส ''Kesit''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name
|}
{{-}}
;Harmonia
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{white color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{black color dark}}"
|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ハルモニア ''Harmonia''
| Latin for "{{wp|harmony}}"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, German, French, Italian, Vietnamese
| Harmonia
| Same as Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Armonia
| From ''armonía'' (harmony)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 하르모니아 ''Harmonia''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 哈爾孟尼亞 ''Hā'ěrmèngníyǎ''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
|}
{{-}}

==Related articles==
* [[a:Category:Ghetsis|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]

==References==
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Ghetsis

2023-05-03T00:09:25Z

Lawrence: Confirmed by the recent script release.

{{CharInfobox
|color={{white color light}}
|corecolor={{platinum color}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|name=Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius
|jname={{tt|ゲーチス・ハルモニア・グロピウス|Gēchisu Harumonia Guropiusu}}
|tmname= G-Cis Harmonia Gropius
|image=Black 2 White 2 Ghetsis.png
|size=185px
|caption=Artwork from [[Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|Black 2 and White 2]] by [[Yusuke Ohmura]]<ref>[[a:File:GhetsisPlasmaFreeze101.jpg|Ghetsis (Plasma Freeze 101)]]</ref>
|gender=Male
|colors=yes
|eyes=Red
|hair=Gray-green
|hometown=Unknown
|region=[[Unova]]
|relatives=[[N]] (foster son), [[Anthea and Concordia]] (foster daughters)
|trainer=yes |trainerclass=[[Team Plasma]]
|game=yes
|generation={{gen|V}}, {{gen|VII}}
|games={{game3|Black and White|Black, White|s}}, [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2, White 2]], {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon}}, {{pkmn|Masters EX}}
|leader=no
|team=yes
|teamname=[[Team Plasma]] [[Team Rainbow Rocket]]
|teamrank=[[Seven Sages|Sage]]{{sup/5|BW}}/Leader{{sup/5|B2W2}}
|anime=yes|epnum=BW112
|epname=Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!
|enva=[[Bill Rogers]]
|java=[[Masaki Aizawa]]
|gameanim=yes
|pv=yes
|pvnum=PG15
|pvname=The King Returns
|envagame=Patrick Seitz ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Unknown ({{pkmn|Masters EX}}) Armen Taylor ({{pkmn|Evolutions}})
|javagame=Shō Hayami ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Hikaru Hanada<ref name="Hikaru Hanada">[https://twitter.com/pokemas_game/status/1389127587243376643 Pokémon Masters EX Twitter]</ref> ({{pkmn|Masters EX}}) [[Takehito Koyasu]] ({{pkmn|Evolutions}})
}}

'''Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ゲーチス・ハルモニア・グロピウス|Gēchisu Harumonia Guropiusu}}''' ''G-Cis Harmonia Gropius'') is one of the [[Seven Sages]] and the true mastermind behind [[Team Plasma]].

==In the core series==
{{spoilers}}
Ghetsis first appears in {{game|Black and White|s}}, holding a speech in [[Accumula Town]], where he is trying to rally its citizens. After that, he appears at several points in the game, trying to warn the citizens of the oncoming change, and he is often the one that comes to rescue other [[Seven Sages]] if they are nearing arrest. After the player and [[Alder]] come to the Relic Castle he is already there and tells them that if they are to battle N, they must retrieve the [[Light Stone]]{{sup/5|Bl}}/[[Dark Stone]]{{sup/5|W}}. He also appears making a similar speech to his one in Accumula Town in [[Opelucid City]]. He later appears at the castle during [[N]]'s takeover and taunts the player before battling N. After the player defeats N, he reveals he has been using N and revived {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|Bl}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W}} for N to use, and calls N a disappointment. He reveals that his and Team Plasma's motive for stealing Pokémon was a lie all along and that Ghetsis wanted to ensure that he was the only person in Unova with Pokémon, so he could dominate the region (this was previously foreshadowed by him referring to himself during speeches referring to Team Plasma's goals before correcting himself and saying Team Plasma). According to a Grunt in the castle, he was even learning of ways to manipulate hearts of people. Alder and [[Cheren]] both hear the truth from Ghetsis. Ghetsis battles the player in a rage, despite N's protest. After the battle, Alder and Cheren arrest Ghetsis and take him away. He is not seen again in this game.

During the post-game, Cheren reveals that the [[Shadow Triad]] had helped Ghetsis to escape. When the player meets the Shadow Triad for the final time on [[Marvelous Bridge]], they reveal that Ghetsis is currently on the run. He has lost everything, including his Pokémon, and only the Shadow Triad are still loyal to him. For some reason, he has ordered the Shadow Triad to stop looking for him and deliver the player the [[Adamant Orb|Adamant]], [[Lustrous Orb|Lustrous]], and [[Griseous Orb]]s.

In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, Ghetsis is revealed to be the true mastermind behind the new Team Plasma, which had seemingly been led by [[Zinzolin]], [[Colress]], and the Shadow Triad. After Colress is defeated, Ghetsis confronts the player and angrily denounces Colress as being more interested in science than in Team Plasma's ambitions, even after being appointed as the organization's official leader. He leaves the player to fight the Shadow Triad while he enters the [[Giant Chasm]] with {{p|Kyurem}}. By the time the player catches up with him, Ghetsis has prepared his plan to freeze all of [[Unova]]. He summons Kyurem to his side and orders it to use {{m|Glaciate}} on the player, only for N to arrive with Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}} and interfere. This however was part of Ghetsis's plan, and while berating N for causing what will happen to Unova as a result of N's refusal to be his pawn in the previous games, Ghetsis uses the [[DNA Splicers]] to forcibly revert Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}} into its [[Dragon Stones|stone form]]. Kyurem then fuses with the stone, creating Black Kyurem{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}. Ghetsis challenges the player to fight Black Kyurem{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}, preventing it from being captured via a signal from his cane that disrupts the function of [[Poké Ball]]s. Upon the defeat of Kyurem, its Absofusion is reversed, separating it back into Kyurem and Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}}. Ghetsis flies into a rage and attacks the player, starting a final battle. When he is defeated, he suffers a mental breakdown and violently rejects the compassion N shows him. The Shadow Triad take him away from the Giant Chasm and later inform the player that Ghetsis has lost his heart and is no longer mentally capable of any further criminal deeds, finally ending his threat to Unova.

An [[Pokémon multiverse|alternate universe]] version of Ghetsis, as he appears in Pokémon Black and White, appears as a member of [[Team Rainbow Rocket]] in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. This Ghetsis, like the other members of Team Rainbow Rocket, was brought from a world where his plans succeeded (successfully separating Pokémon from humans). After arriving in the game's world, Ghetsis began pondering the reasons for his being summoned. He then concluded that his purpose was to travel between worlds and liberate all Pokémon from people, consolidating power in himself so that he may rule over all of existence. For this purpose, he intends to use [[Giovanni]] as a pawn, reasoning that a human with an evil nature will be easier to manipulate than [[N|a freak without a human heart]]. Refusing to allow the player to reach Giovanni and interfere with his plans, Ghetsis challenges the player, using Zekrom{{sup/7|US}}/Reshiram{{sup/7|UM}} as part of his team. After being beaten, he refuses to accept his loss and strikes [[Lillie]], taking her as a hostage. Ghetsis demands that the player throw down their Poké Balls if they wish to ensure Lillie's safety. No matter the player's choice, [[Colress]] appears in the room, rescues Lillie, and recognizes Ghetsis as not being the Ghetsis he knows. Ghetsis recognizes him as the Colress of the game's world, but fails to understand why he is opposing his plans, prompting Colress to declare that he simply hates Ghetsis altogether. Colress then utilizes a newly developed device to warp Ghetsis back to his original world.

===Pokémon===
====Pokémon Black and White====
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|move4=Sludge Wave|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Special}}
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|move2=Stone Edge|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
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|move4=Metal Burst|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|level=52
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|move3=Acrobatics|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|level=54
|gender=male
|type1=Dark|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Fire Blast|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Surf|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Focus Blast|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}

====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
=====Controlled=====
{|
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'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2}}
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|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
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|move4=Freeze Shock|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Physical}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|White 2}}
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|move4=Ice Burn|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}
|}

=====Party=====
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|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Ghetsis.png
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|{{Pokémon/5
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|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
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|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|ndex=537
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|gender=male
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|ability=Poison Touch
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|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Drain Punch|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Sludge Wave|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|gender=male
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|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|gender=male
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|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
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|ndex=454
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|move4=Poison Jab|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}
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|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|level={{tt|52|48 in Easy Mode, 56 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
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|held=Life Orb
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|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Frustration|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

====Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon====
Ghetsis's Pokémon are kept in [[Master Ball]]s. His final Pokémon differs between the two versions.

=====Pokémon Ultra Sun=====
{{Party/Single
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|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
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|class=Team Plasma
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|pokemon=5}}
|{{Pokémon/7
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|ndex=563
|pokemon=Cofagrigus
|gender=male
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|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|move1=Will-O-Wisp|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Status
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Power Split|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Dark Pulse|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=626
|pokemon=Bouffalant
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Normal
|ability=Reckless
|move1=Head Charge|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Megahorn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Bisharp
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark|type2=Steel
|ability=Defiant
|move1=Iron Head|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=644
|pokemon=Zekrom
|level=68
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Electric
|ability=Teravolt
|move1=Bolt Strike|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Claw|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Zen Headbutt|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Pokémon Ultra Moon=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{black color dark}}
|headcolor={{platinum color}}
|sprite=VSGhetsis USUM.png
|size=150px
|prize={{PDollar}}19,040
|class=Team Plasma
|name=Ghetsis
|game=UM
|location=Team Rocket's Castle
|pokemon=5}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=563
|pokemon=Cofagrigus
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|move1=Will-O-Wisp|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Status
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Power Split|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Dark Pulse|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=626
|pokemon=Bouffalant
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Normal
|ability=Reckless
|move1=Head Charge|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Megahorn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Bisharp
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark|type2=Steel
|ability=Defiant
|move1=Iron Head|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=X-Scissor|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color={{white color light}}}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=635
|pokemon=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|level=66
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Dragon Pulse|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/7
|game=USUM
|ndex=643
|pokemon=Reshiram
|level=68
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Fire
|ability=Turboblaze
|move1=Blue Flare|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hyper Voice|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Claw|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Zen Headbutt|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==In spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
{{main|Ghetsis (Masters)}}
Ghetsis, in his {{game|Black and White|s 2|Black 2 and White 2}} design, forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Kyurem}} in [[Pokémon Masters EX]].

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 80%; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{white color light}};"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Ghetsis Concept Art.jpg|180px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Black White Ghetsis.png|150px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Ghetsis anime art.png|150px]]
|-
| {{colorlink|Pokémon Black and White beta|000|Early}} artwork
| {{color|000|Official artwork from}} {{Colorlink|Pokémon Black and White Versions|000|Black and White}}
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Black & White}}''
|}

===Sprites===
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|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:Spr BW Ghetsis.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:VSGhetsis.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:Spr B2W2 Ghetsis.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px" | [[File:VSGhetsis 2.png|VSGhetsis 2.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px"| [[File:Spr USUM Ghetsis.png|110px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:100px"| [[File:VSGhetsis USUM.png|150px]]
|-
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| High-poly model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
| VS sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:80px" | [[File:Ghetsiswalkdown.png]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:180px" | [[File:Ghetsis OD.png]] [[File:Ghetsis OD2.png]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; width:80px" | [[File:Ghetsis USUM OD.png|100px]]
|-
| colspan=2| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| colspan=2| Overworld sprites from {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| colspan=2|Overworld model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|}

==Quotes==
{{main|Ghetsis/Quotes}}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Ghetsis anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Ghetsis in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Ghetsis is the head and founder of Team Plasma, often referred to as "Lord Ghetsis" by his underlings. He was originally meant to debut in ''[[BW024 (unaired)|the original 24th episode]] of the ''Best Wishes!'' series, but it was never broadcast. He instead ended up serving as the main antagonist of the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' arc.

Prior to the events of the anime, Ghetsis, the [[Seven Sages]] and the rest of Team Plasma resided in [[N's Castle|a mansion]] where {{an|N}}, [[Anthea and Concordia]] were raised in isolation from humanity, only allowing them contact with each other and Pokémon that had been abused by humans. Ghetsis, presenting himself as a fatherly figure to N, informed the boy that he would grow up to become Team Plasma's greatest leader in their crusade against Pokémon oppression. These plans ultimately came to a head two years before the events of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', when Ghetsis summoned N to stand before the Seven Sages in a ceremony on the mansion's balcony. However, sensing Ghetsis's corrupt intent, {{an|Reshiram}} interrupted the ceremony and destroyed the mansion before flying away. In the confusion, N escaped with Anthea and Concordia, all three realizing Ghetsis's deception as a result of these events.

Ghetsis first appeared in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', where he contacted [[Colress]] via hologram transmitter for an update on the Pokémon control experiments being conducted at the [[Floccesy Town]] observatory. During their conversation, {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}} and [[Looker]] approached the observatory, and Ghetsis gave Colress permission to test the Pokémon being used in the experiment on them.

Ghetsis made his physical debut in ''[[BW117|Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!]]'', receiving another update on the Pokémon control experiment from Colress. Later, from his command center, Ghetsis spoke to several {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s, who had separated into groups to spy on [[Cedric Juniper]]'s excavation of the {{an|White Ruins}}, search for N and the mysterious "[[Genesect Army|Project G]]" and develop "Project F" in eastern [[Unova]]. He again conferenced with Colress and [[Aldith]] in [[BW118|the next episode]], and appeared in flashbacks to the past that N revealed to Ash and his friends.
[[File:BW121 Ceremony.png|thumb|250px|Conducting the Ceremony of Revival]]
In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', Ghetsis met with Colress, Aldith, and [[Barret]] via hologram, revealing his plans for the [[Light Stone]] and telling Colress that his control device would soon need to control its most powerful target yet.

Ghetsis briefly appeared via communicator with Colress in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]'' before arriving at the White Ruins in ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]''. With his followers having subdued Team Plasma's enemies, Ghetsis took the Light Stone and placed it on a pedestal in the ruins, then used his staff to initiate the ritual leading to Reshiram's awakening. In ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'', Ghetsis successfully summoned Reshiram and, with the help of Colress's machine, took control of it. He turned its power against his enemies and sent it on a rampage, but when {{AP|Pikachu}} managed to resist the control device and shock Reshiram, it escaped Ghetsis's control. He angrily reproached Reshiram for its rebellion, only to have his escape route cut off when Reshiram destroyed Team Plasma's aircraft. Ghetsis and his henchmen were ultimately arrested by Looker, and he was last seen in the back of a police van with Colress, Aldith and Barret, slumped over in defeat.

====Character====
While Ghetsis frequently projects a calm demeanor, it is an act designed to mask his true nature as a mad, power-hungry tyrant. His persona is seen to easily slip when his goals are delayed or he feels frustrated, such as by Colress's more casual attitude towards Team Plasma's objectives, causing him to become much more serious and demanding. He cares little for even his most faithful followers, allowing them to be caught up in Reshiram's rampage once he gained control of it via Colress's device. When he faces opposition he easily flies into an enraged state that causes him to take reckless action, even screaming angrily at Reshiram after losing control over it despite having no way to subdue it. After facing defeat, however, he finally gave up and was left silent by his failure as the police took him away.

====Pokémon====
=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Reshiram
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Fire
|img=Colress Reshiram.png
|epnum=BW118
|epname=Secrets From Out of the Fog!
|desc={{main|Reshiram (anime)}}

Ghetsis first summoned {{p|Reshiram}} in a ceremony two years prior to the events in the anime. However, his plan to control it failed, as his goals led Reshiram to become enraged and destroy Team Plasma's mansion before flying away. These events were recounted by N in a flashback in ''[[BW118|Secrets From Out of the Fog!]]''.

In ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'', N surrendered the Light Stone to Team Plasma in exchange for Colress releasing Ash's Pikachu from his control. Ghetsis then arrived at the White Ruins and initiated the ceremony, resulting in Reshiram's resurrection in ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]''. This time, Ghetsis had Colress use his Pokémon Control Device on Reshiram, placing it under Team Plasma's control. Ghetsis ordered it to go on a rampage, turning its power on both his enemies and his own followers, but when Pikachu fought Colress's control and shocked it, Reshiram began to regain its free will.

Reshiram helped Pikachu destroy the machine, freeing all the controlled Pokémon, but then went on an even more violent rampage, stopping only when N managed to talk it down. Ghetsis still refused to admit defeat, however, admonishing Reshiram for disobeying him. After Ghetsis was captured along with the other members of Team Plasma, N came to understand Reshiram's motivations, and it departed peacefully.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=相沢正輝 ''[[Masaki Aizawa]]''
|en=[[Bill Rogers]]
|fi=Pasi Ruohonen
|es_eu=Gabriel Jiménez
|es_la=Dan Osorio
|pt_br=Tatá Guarnieri
|pl=Miłogost Reczek}}

===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Ghetsis PG.png|thumb|250px|Ghetsis in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
Ghetsis appeared in ''[[PG15|The King Returns]]''. He was in the [[Giant Chasm]] alongside {{p|Kyurem}}, finishing his plans to freeze Unova. Despite [[N]] and his {{p|Reshiram}}'s attempt to stop them, he managed to fuse Reshiram and Kyurem into White Kyurem to further his plans. He was then challenged by {{ga|Hilbert}} and his {{p|Zekrom}}.

====Pokémon====
=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=68
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Kyurem ↔ White Kyurem
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|img=Ghetsis Kyurem PG.png
|cap=Ghetsis's Kyurem
|img2=Ghetsis White Kyurem PG.png
|cap2=Ghetsis's White Kyurem
|epnum=PG15
|epname=The King Returns
|desc={{p|Kyurem}} appeared when Ghetsis commanded it to freeze the entire [[Unova]] [[region]], but when [[N]] and his {{p|Reshiram}} came to stop them, Ghetsis used the [[DNA Splicers]] to fuse Kyurem with Reshiram and turn it into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Kyurem|White Kyurem}}.

Kyurem's known moves are {{m|Blizzard}} and {{m|Ice Burn}}.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=速水奨 ''Shō Hayami''
|en=Patrick Seitz
|es_eu=Eduard Itchart
|pt_br=Alexandre Moreno}}

===GOTCHA!===
Ghetsis briefly appeared as a silhouette in [[GOTCHA!]].

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Ghetsis Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Ghetsis in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Ghetsis appeared in ''[[PE04|The Plan]]'', narrating his plan to control the [[Unova]] region through the manipulation of people and Pokémon. Through flashbacks, he was seen taking [[N]] as a child, crowning him as [[Team Plasma]]'s king, and telling [[Accumula Town]] about the liberation of Pokémon. Eventually, with N having controlled {{p|Zekrom}}, Ghetsis met with {{ga|Hilda}} and dared her to battle N.

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{white color}}|bordercolor={{black color light}}
|ja=子安武人 ''[[Takehito Koyasu]]''
|en=Armen Taylor
|it=Diego Baldoin
|es_la=Arturo Mercado Jr.
|es_eu=Gonzalo Faílde
}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Ghetsis Adventures.png|thumb|270px|Ghetsis in Pokémon Adventures]]
[[File:Ghetsis B2W2 Adventures.png|thumb|left|220px|Ghetsis in the eleventh chapter]]
====History====
====={{chap|Black & White}}=====
Ghetsis debuted in ''[[PS466|An Odd Speech]]''. At [[Accumula Town]], Ghetsis introduced [[Team Plasma]] and their campaign to the general public. He gave a speech encouraging the townspeople to liberate their Pokémon and return them to the wild. While some chose to ignore his words, several people were swayed by Ghetsis's words and proceeded to release their Pokémon.

In ''[[PS495|The Battle Within]]'', the [[Seven Sages]] watched as the [[Shadow Triad]] and Unova [[Gym Leader]]s battled for possession of the [[Dark Stone]]. Ghetsis left, revealing he was going to [[Nacrene City]] to join the battle. In ''[[PS497|Finding Truth]]'', Black was tricked by a {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}} in disguise into revealing where the Dark Stone was kept. Once the stone was located, Ghetsis attacked Black with his {{p|Eelektross}}, knocking him unconscious. Ghetsis took the Dark Stone to N at the [[Dragonspiral Tower]], where he proceeded to awaken the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Zekrom}}.

In ''[[PS520|Cold Hard Truth]]'', Team Plasma launched their attack on the {{un|Pokémon League}}, surrounding the building with [[N's Castle]]. As a form of mockery and display of Team Plasma's power, the [[Gym Leader]]s were hoisted on cross-like fixtures and displayed in front of the masses. While Black went ahead to face N, a group of regular Trainers led by {{tc|Hiker}} Andy fought the sages in his place, eventually succeeding in freeing the Gym Leaders. Outnumbered, the sages fled, but Ghetsis chose to sneak into the castle, where N and Black were having their final battle.

In ''[[PS523|The Power of Dreams]]'', Ghetsis found N unconscious, having already lost to Black. Ghetsis revealed his connection to N and that he had been manipulating his adoptive son as a pawn in his scheme to make Pokémon illegal for everyone other than Team Plasma. He attacked Black, hoping to silence him and prevent the public from ever learning of N's defeat. Black struggled initially due to Ghetsis's team being tailored to counter his own, but with his {{p|Musharna}}, [[Musha]], Black uncovered and defeated Ghetsis's secret weapon—a {{p|Volcarona}}. Once the rest of Ghetsis' team had fallen, Black had the sage trapped in a prison of {{m|Stone Edge}} pillars, putting an end to Team Plasma's ideals.

In ''[[PS524|A Difficult Parting]]'', Ghetsis watched as N bid his farewells to Black and {{adv|White}} before leaving. Once N left, Black's {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Reshiram}} began reverting into the [[Light Stone]]. Ghetsis used [[Colress]]'s {{p|Beheeyem}} to free himself from the prison and send Black flying towards Reshiram, preventing him from being trapped inside of the Light Stone as well.

====={{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}=====
In ''[[PS528|Innocent Scientist]]'', Colress revealed that Ghetsis is still an active member of Team Plasma, though he had given up his leadership to the scientist.

In ''[[PS538|Therian Forme III]]'', Ghetsis arrived at [[Driftveil City]], where he found Colress in battle with {{adv|Blake}}. Using his [[Colress Machine]], Colress took control of [[Zinzolin]]'s {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Kyurem}} and had it loaded onto Team Plasma's flying ship, the [[Plasma Frigate]]. The frigate was flown to [[Castelia City]], where it used a special Kyurem-powered cannon to freeze several buildings and people solid.

In ''[[PS542|N Returns]]'', Ghetsis and Colress found that N had returned to Unova due to Zekrom being attracted to Kyurem's growing power. Ghetsis took command of Kyurem and set out to battle with his former son. Upon being warned to not let his paternal feelings get the better of him, Ghetsis assured Colress that he never felt any sort of attachment towards N.

In ''[[PS543|Abyssal Ruins]]'', Ghetsis obtained the [[DNA Splicers]], which allowed Kyurem to revert Zekrom back into the Dark Stone, trapping N inside with it. Kyurem absorbed the Dark Stone, transforming it into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Kyurem|Black Kyurem}}. Reacting to Zekrom's absorption, the Light Stone reverted into Reshiram, freeing Black in the process. Black and White briefly fought Kyurem, but were distracted when N was ejected from the Dark Stone, giving Ghetsis the chance to attack and escape. Not wanting N to interfere with his control over Kyurem, Ghetsis knocked him off of Kyurem's back, sending him into the ocean below. Unbeknownst to Ghetsis, Colress secretly took N aboard the Plasma Frigate, curious about his ability to hear the voices of Pokémon.

In ''[[PS545|Deduction Time]]'', Ghetsis and Colress followed Kyurem, who had started moving towards the [[Giant Chasm]] of its own free will. Noticing the {{adv|Swords of Justice}} were giving chase, Ghetsis ordered the Shadow Triad to attack them.

In ''[[PS547|The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition]]'', Ghetsis was confronted by {{adv|Whitley}}, N, [[Alder]], and {{adv|Looker}} deep within the Plasma Frigate. N stated he intended to take all the Pokémon stolen by Team Plasma and return them to where they properly belonged. Ghetsis denied this, declaring that he'd rather die along with his dream than live as a prisoner. He activated a self-destruct mechanism, causing an explosion that tore the Plasma Frigate apart from the inside, sending everyone flying. Ghetsis was saved by N, who stated that despite everything, he still loved Ghetsis as a father. Disgusted, Ghetsis rejected N's love, calling him a monster while beating his former son unconscious and bleeding. As he plummeted towards the ground, Ghetsis laughed at his villainy, only to be surprised when he was caught by Zekrom, who delivers him into Looker's custody.

Later, as he was being arrested by the [[International Police]], Ghetsis swore to one day return and restart his ambition to manipulate and lead the people. Whitley assured Ghetsis that his schemes would never succeed, stating that even if he were to somehow fool humans into following him, the Pokémon hurt by Team Plasma wouldn't be tricked and would never forgive him. Noticing the liberated Pokémon had begun to glare at him with anger in their eyes, Ghetsis fearfully broke down and walked into the police helicopter for his own safety.

====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Hydreigon
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|type2=Dragon
|img=Ghetsis Hydreigon Adventures.png
|img_size=201px
|epnum=PS495
|epname=The Battle Within
|desc={{p|Hydreigon}} is Ghetsis's first known Pokémon. He was used by Ghetsis to fly to the [[Dragonspiral Tower]] so that he could meet and give the Dark Stone to N. He is shown to be very powerful, as he was able to easily defeat Black's entire team in a short amount of time. At N's Castle, he was used to battle Black, where his {{type|Fire}} moves gave him an advantage over Black's [[Tula]]. Eventually, he was defeated by an {{m|X-Scissor}} from Tula.

None of Hydreigon's moves are known and his [[Ability]] is {{a|Levitate}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Eelektross
|type1=Electric
|img=Ghetsis Eelektross Adventures.png
|epnum=PS497
|epname=Finding Truth
|desc={{p|Eelektross}} is Ghetsis's second known Pokémon. It was first used by Ghetsis to attack and stun Black so that the Dark Stone could be easily taken from [[Nacrene Gym|Nacrene Museum]]. At N's Castle, it was used to battle Black, where its {{type|Electric}} allowed it to gain an easy advantage over Black's {{p|Carracosta|Costa}} and {{p|Braviary|Brav}}. Eventually, it was defeated by a {{m|Flare Blitz}} from [[Bo]].

Eelektross's only known move is {{m|Discharge}}{{tt|*|revealed on an official site only}}, and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Levitate}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Seismitoad
|type1=Water
|type2=Ground
|img=Ghetsis Seismitoad Adventures.png
|epnum=PS521
|epname=Triple Threat
|desc={{p|Seismitoad}} was used alongside the other Seven Sages' Pokémon to fend off several Trainers that were trying to rescue the captured Gym Leaders. Later, it is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Its {{type|Water}} gave it an advantage over Black's Bo. Eventually, it was defeated by Musha's {{m|Hidden Power}}.

Seismitoad's only known move is {{m|Hydro Pump}}{{tt|*|revealed on an official site only}}, and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Swift Swim}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Cofagrigus
|type1=Ghost
|img=Ghetsis Cofagrigus Adventures.png
|epnum=PS523
|epname=The Power of Dreams
|desc={{p|Cofagrigus}} is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Thanks to its {{type|Ghost}}, it easily had an advantage over Black's [[Musha]]. Eventually, it was defeated by Brav's {{m|Sky Drop}}.

None of Cofagrigus's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Ghetsis Toxicroak Adventures.png
|epnum=PS547
|epname=The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition
|desc={{p|Toxicroak}} was used to battle [[Alder]] and {{adv|Looker}} on the [[Plasma Frigate]], but was defeated.

None of Toxicroak's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Drapion
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dark
|img=Ghetsis Drapion Adventures.png
|epnum=PS547
|epname=The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition
|desc={{p|Drapion}} was used to battle [[Alder]] and {{adv|Looker}} on the [[Plasma Frigate]], but was defeated.

None of Drapion's moves are known.}}

=====Status unknown=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Volcarona
|type1=Bug
|type2=Fire
|img=Ghetsis Volcarona Adventures.png
|epnum=PS523
|epname=The Power of Dreams
|desc={{p|Volcarona}} is one of the Pokémon Ghetsis used in his battle against Black at N's Castle. Volcarona was found in the [[Relic Castle]], where it was later captured and eventually produced an Egg that hatched into the Shadow Triad's {{p|Larvesta}}. Ghetsis used it to camouflage itself with the sun, allowing it to make Hydreigon's Fire-type attacks more powerful in secret. Eventually, it was found out when Black had Musha eat his dreams and then defeated by Costa's {{m|Stone Edge}}. Afterward, Ghetsis expressed disappointment in its easy defeat.

Volcarona did not appear in the {{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}, thus leaving its current whereabouts unknown.

None of Volcarona's moves are known and its [[Ability]] is {{a|Flame Body}}.}}

=====Controlled=====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Tao trio (Adventures)
|trainer=Ghetsis
|pkmn=Kyurem
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Ice
|img=Colress Kyurem Adventures.png
|img2=Black Kyurem Adventures.png
|epnum=PS536
|epname=Cold Storage Battle
|desc={{p|Kyurem}} was originally caught by [[Zinzolin]], but was taken control of by Colress with the Colress Machine. When N arrived to confront Team Plasma and put a stop to their plans, Colress gave Ghetsis the Colress Machine so he could use Kyurem in battle.}}

===Pocket Monsters BW===
Ghetsis talks with a Team Plasma member on what to do with Pokémon being released. {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} disguises himself as a ninja and listens in.

===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
Ghetsis appeared in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.
{{sectionstub}}

==In the TCG==
[[File:GhetsisPlasmaFreeze115.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|Full Art print of Ghetsis]]
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ghetsis or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Ghetsis's Pokémon|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Pretend Boss Pikachu|195}} '''Team Plasma'''|type=Lightning|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=195/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/div|Other related cards|Darkness}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Freeze|Ghetsis|101}}|type=Supporter|enset=Plasma Freeze|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=101/116|jpset=Team Plasma Battle Gift Set|jpnum=013/016|jpset2=Spiral Force|jprarity2=U|jpnum2=048/051|enset3=Plasma Freeze|enrarity3=Rare Ultra|ennum3=115/116|jpset3=Spiral Force|jprarity3=SR|jpnum3=055/051}}
{{cardlist/footer|Darkness}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Ghetsis right arm.png|thumb|Ghetsis's right arm in the {{game|Black and White|s}} [[game intro]]]]
* During a fan meeting event held in the Yokohama Pokémon Center on August 5, 2012, [[Junichi Masuda]] revealed that Ghetsis's full name was initially '''G-Cis Harmonia Gropius''' (ゲーツィス・ハルモニア・グロピウス). Note the different Katakana spelling for his first name.
* Ghetsis was designed by [[Keiko Moritsugu]].<ref name=ghetsisdesign>[http://bystrousky.blogspot.com/2019/07/blog-post.html?m=1]</ref>
* The top of Ghetsis's robes in his {{2v2|Black|White}} appearance resemble the {{wp|battlement}}s of a castle.
* Ghetsis has several unique attributes:
** He is the only [[villainous team]] leader in the [[core series]] games that uses a [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]].
** He is the only villainous team leader in the core series to wield a full team of six Pokémon against the player.
** He is the only antagonist in the core series games to try to incapacitate the player. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, he attempts to have Kyurem {{status|freeze}} the player with {{m|Glaciate}}, but that move cannot cause freezing when used in battle. Before the English releases of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, this threat was mistranslated by various sources as a threat to kill and impale the player using Kyurem's icicles.
** He is the only villainous team leader in the anime to be arrested successfully at the conclusion of his plot.
** He is the only one out of all the core series villainous team leaders who is never battled more than once per game.
** He is the only villainous team leader to serve as the final main game opponent in a core series game.
*** He was also the first final main game opponent to not be a Champion in the core series games.
* Ghetsis is one of five Trainers to battle the player with more than six Pokémon. The others are [[Greevil]] in [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], [[Volo]] in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], [[Professor Sada|AI Sada]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Scarlet]], and [[Professor Turo|AI Turo]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Violet]].
* Ghetsis is 2.00 m (6'6") tall.
* In Black 2 and White 2, all of Ghetsis's Pokémon he also had in Black and White are two levels lower in Normal Mode and six levels lower in Easy Mode. However, they are two levels higher in Challenge Mode.
* Ghetsis's right arm is almost always concealed. In the games, it is only seen in Pokémon Black and White's [[game intro]], where it is shaded darker than his left arm, while in the {{pkmn|anime}}, it is not seen at all. In [[Pokémon Generations]], both of his arms appear to be fully functional, albeit he still primarily uses the left one. In [[Pokémon Evolutions]], which features animated adaptations of many scenes from Black and White, he is depicted with both arms intact, but is seen wearing a dark glove over his right hand and arm.
** In Black 2 and White 2, Ghetsis mentions that he is going to take the player down with his "own hand" in singular, instead of "hand'''s'''" in plural.
** If {{mas|Ghetsis}}'s model in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] is viewed with his cape removed, it can be seen that his right arm is intact and is usually held behind his back. The model cannot be viewed in this fashion in normal gameplay, but his right arm can be glimpsed in some animations.<ref>https://twitter.com/PokeMasModels/status/1404594315364651013</ref> The [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center]] Boss Pikachu plush of Ghetsis also has its right arm in a similar position.
** In addition to this, his right eye remains hidden by an eyepiece. In the games, he also appears to have trouble moving the right side of his mouth, as shown by his in-game sprites and models.
** Early concept art for Ghetsis depicts him without his eyepiece and shows that his right eye has a scar around it.
* Ghetsis's anime incarnation appears to combine traits of his two video game incarnations. His personality is similar to his characterization in Black and White, but his outfit and open motives are taken from Black 2 and White 2.
* Ghetsis bears some resemblance to Giovanni in his goals of world domination, a focus on Pokémon theft, uncaring and selfish parenthood, and the degradation of his sanity after being twice defeated by a child. However, Giovanni is shown to have mentally recovered in Black 2 and White 2, whereas it is left unclear if Ghetsis will ever recover.
* In Black and White, Ghetsis's Hydreigon has a super effective move against all of N's Pokémon in his final team.
* Ghetsis's Hydreigon is the only NPC Pokémon to have minimum [[friendship]], and is, therefore, the only one to use {{m|Frustration}} with maximum power.
* Until the release of the music video [[GOTCHA!]] in September 2020, all of Ghetsis's appearances in animation depicted his {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} design. His original design was seen as a shadow in the music video, and later made its first full appearance in [[Pokémon Evolutions]].
* Ghetsis's cloak in Black and White and the fact he always has one eye covered may be inspired by {{wp|Balor}}, a figure in Irish folklore. Some tales state that Balor has anywhere from one to three eyes, one of which is described as "poisonous." Balor's grandson {{wp|Lugh}} is said to always put out this evil eye, which may be reflected in the eye Ghetsis keeps covered by his monocle.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{white color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{black color dark}}"
|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! width="8%" | Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ゲーチス ''G-Cis''
| From "{{wp|G (musical note)|G}}" and "{{wp|C♯ (musical note)|Cis}}" (C♯), the pitches of the timpani used in his battle theme. The combination of "G" and "Cis" is a {{wp|tritone}}, a dissonant musical interval previously referred to as ''Diabolus in Musica'' (The Devil in Music) in the 18th century.<ref name=Masuda>[https://gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/2011/09/index.html "HIDDEN POWER of masuda" Director's Columns, No.212] (September 28, 2011)</ref> Could also be romanized as Goetis, derived from Goetia, Greek for "sorcery".
|- style="background:#FFF"
|English, Indonesian, Vietnamese
|Ghetsis
|From the pronunciations of "G" and "Cis" in German<ref name=Masuda/>
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
|Ghetis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|German
|G-Cis
|Romanization of his Japanese name drawing directly from its etymology
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian
|Ghecis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Spanish
|Ghechis
|Romanization of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|게치스 ''Gechiseu''
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 魁奇思 ''Kuíqísī''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from {{tt|魁首 ''kuíshǒu''|chief}}, {{tt|魔鬼 ''móguǐ''|devil}}, and {{tt|奇思妙想 ''qísīmiàoxiǎng''|eccentric}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 魁奇思
| Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from {{tt|魁首|chief}}, {{tt|魔鬼|devil}}, and {{tt|奇思妙想|eccentric}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Russian
| Гетсис ''Getsis''
| Transliteration of his English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Thai
| เกซิส ''Kesit''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name
|}
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;Harmonia
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| Latin for "{{wp|harmony}}"
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| Harmonia
| Same as Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
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| Armonia
| From ''armonía'' (harmony)
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| 하르모니아 ''Harmonia''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
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| 哈爾孟尼亞 ''Hā'ěrmèngníyǎ''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
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==Related articles==
* [[a:Category:Ghetsis|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]

==References==
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Meteonite

2023-05-03T00:06:33Z

Lawrence:

[[File:Meteonite.png|thumb|250px|The Meteonite]]
The '''Meteonite''' (Japanese: '''メテオナイト''' ''Meteonite'') is an item that appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. It was the central focus of {{TRT}}'s mission from ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' to ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''.

==History==
In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} were assigned to collect energy from the [[Dreamyard]], a mission they carried out in [[BW006|the next episode]]. {{an|Giovanni}} revealed that he would use the energy to search for a similar signature and would contact them with more information soon.

Giovanni directly introduced Jessie, James, and Meowth to the Meteonite in his briefing to them in ''[[BW009|The Bloom Is On Axew!]]''. He explained that in ancient times, a giant Meteonite entered the planet's atmosphere and broke apart, making impact in pieces throughout the {{pkmn|world}}, with the largest piece being somewhere in [[Unova]]. Further explaining that the Meteonite, even in small pieces, could conduct massive amounts of energy, such as the energy from the Dreamyard, Giovanni assigned the trio to seek it out, as he intended to use it to further [[Team Rocket]]'s plan for world conquest.

[[File:Meteonite piece.png|thumb|left|250px|The Meteonite piece]]
In ''[[BW011|A Home For Dwebble!]]'', [[Pierce]] assigned the trio to break into a facility known as the [[Antimony Research Lab]] to steal data on the Meteonite. Using a series of devices, they successfully downloaded the research data. Later, in ''[[BW012|Here Comes The Trubbish Squad!]]'', a Team Rocket agent delivered a fake Meteonite to the trio, with instructions to wait for further orders. After confirming they had the dummy Meteonite in ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]'', Pierce assigned the trio to break into the museum to switch it with a small piece of the Meteonite, which they did in ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''.

[[Dr. Zager]] arrived to examine the piece of the Meteonite in ''[[BW017|Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild!]]''. He discovered that, as he suspected, it consisted of elements not found on the planet. When it reacted to the beam of Dreamyard energy he was examining it with, he excitedly declared that it was what he was looking for.

In ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', Jessie, James, Meowth, Pierce, and Dr. Zager flew over the [[Desert Resort]], using the small Meteonite to scan for the larger one. When they discovered it, the energy pulses in the nearby area destabilized, a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} fled the desert and descended upon [[Castelia City]]. Giovanni was later seen heading for Unova in order to oversee its collection in person. At the end of the episode, [[Professor Juniper]] went to the desert to investigate what had happened.

Two [[BW023 (unaired)|unaired]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] were to have featured the climax of Team Rocket's quest for the Meteonite and their fight with [[Team Plasma]] over it, until they were indefinitely postponed and [[BW112|later]] retconned out of continuity. Hidden in the [[Relic Castle]], it was revealed to have served as an artificial sun by ancient people, but its power ultimately went out of control and destroyed their civilization. Giovanni intended to use its limitless energy to lure Unova's most elite businessmen and politicians to his side, taking control of Unova in the process. The Meteonite was then to be stolen by Team Plasma, who intended to use it to control Pokémon into leaving their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in the name of {{an|N|their hero}}, as its power is capable of driving Pokémon into a fearful frenzy. During the two [[Villainous team|teams]]' fight, it began releasing unstable energy that threatened to destroy Castelia City, and it was to be ultimately destroyed by Pikachu, who had become empowered by connecting to its energy flow. In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'', [[Matori]] told Jessie, James, and Meowth the mission was over and discharged them to do as they pleased in Unova.

==Trivia==
* The Meteonite's backstory of being used by ancient people as a replacement sun when a volcanic eruption covered the atmosphere, as well as its placement in [[Relic Castle]], is a direct reference to {{p|Volcarona}} and its role in the {{pkmn|games}}. Volcarona itself would be [[BW078|featured]] later in the {{pkmn|anime}}, albeit in a much different role.

==In other languages==
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[[Category:Equipment]]

[[it:Meteonite]]
[[zh:晚夜陨石]]

Meteonite

2023-05-03T00:05:28Z

Lawrence:

[[File:Meteonite.png|thumb|250px|The Meteonite]]
The '''Meteonite''' (Japanese: '''メテオナイト''' ''Meteonite'') is an item that appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. It was the central focus of {{TRT}}'s mission from ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' to ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''.

==History==
In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} were assigned to collect energy from the [[Dreamyard]], a mission they carried out in [[BW006|the next episode]]. {{an|Giovanni}} revealed that he would use the energy to search for a similar signature and would contact them with more information soon.

Giovanni directly introduced Jessie, James, and Meowth to the Meteonite in his briefing to them in ''[[BW009|The Bloom Is On Axew!]]''. He explained that in ancient times, a giant Meteonite entered the planet's atmosphere and broke apart, making impact in pieces throughout the {{pkmn|world}}, with the largest piece being somewhere in [[Unova]]. Further explaining that the Meteonite, even in small pieces, could conduct massive amounts of energy, such as the energy from the Dreamyard, Giovanni assigned the trio to seek it out, as he intended to use it to further [[Team Rocket]]'s plan for world conquest.

[[File:Meteonite piece.png|thumb|left|250px|The Meteonite piece]]
In ''[[BW011|A Home For Dwebble!]]'', [[Pierce]] assigned the trio to break into a facility known as the [[Antimony Research Lab]] to steal data on the Meteonite. Using a series of devices, they successfully downloaded the research data. Later, in ''[[BW012|Here Comes The Trubbish Squad!]]'', a Team Rocket agent delivered a fake Meteonite to the trio, with instructions to wait for further orders. After confirming they had the dummy Meteonite in ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]'', Pierce assigned the trio to break into the museum to switch it with a small piece of the Meteonite, which they did in ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''.

[[Dr. Zager]] arrived to examine the piece of the Meteonite in ''[[BW017|Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild!]]''. He discovered that, as he suspected, it consisted of elements not found on the planet. When it reacted to the beam of Dreamyard energy he was examining it with, he excitedly declared that it was what he was looking for.

In ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', Jessie, James, Meowth, Pierce, and Dr. Zager flew over the [[Desert Resort]], using the small Meteonite to scan for the larger one. When they discovered it, the energy pulses in the nearby area destabilized, a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} fled the desert and descended upon [[Castelia City]]. Giovanni was later seen heading for Unova in order to oversee its collection in person. At the end of the episode, [[Professor Juniper]] went to the desert to investigate what had happened.

Two [[BW023 (unaired)|unaired]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] were to have featured the climax of Team Rocket's quest for the Meteonite and their fight with [[Team Plasma]] over it, until they were indefinitely postponed and [[BW112|later]] retconned out of continuity. Hidden in the [[Relic Castle]], it was revealed to have served as an artificial sun by ancient people, but its power ultimately went out of control and destroyed their civilization. Giovanni intended to use its limitless energy to lure Unova's most elite businessmen and politicians to his side, taking control of Unova in the process. The Meteonite was then to be stolen by Team Plasma, who intended to use it to control Pokémon into leaving their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in the name of {{an|N|their hero}}, as its power is capable of driving Pokémon into a fearful frenzy. During the two [[Villainous team|teams]]' fight, it began released unstable energy that threatened to destroy Castelia City, and it was to be ultimately destroyed by Pikachu, who had become empowered by connecting to its energy flow. In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'', [[Matori]] told Jessie, James, and Meowth the mission was over and discharged them to do as they pleased in Unova.

==Trivia==
* The Meteonite's backstory of being used by ancient people as a replacement sun when a volcanic eruption covered the atmosphere, as well as its placement in [[Relic Castle]], is a direct reference to {{p|Volcarona}} and its role in the {{pkmn|games}}. Volcarona itself would be [[BW078|featured]] later in the {{pkmn|anime}}, albeit in a much different role.

==In other languages==
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|fi=Meteoniitti
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|pt_br=Meteonita
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{{Project ItemDex notice}}

[[Category:Equipment]]

[[it:Meteonite]]
[[zh:晚夜陨石]]

Meteonite

2023-05-03T00:04:47Z

Lawrence: Correcting information based on the recently released scripts.

[[File:Meteonite.png|thumb|250px|The Meteonite]]
The '''Meteonite''' (Japanese: '''メテオナイト''' ''Meteonite'') is an item that appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. It was the central focus of {{TRT}}'s mission from ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' to ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''.

==History==
In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} were assigned to collect energy from the [[Dreamyard]], a mission they carried out in [[BW006|the next episode]]. {{an|Giovanni}} revealed that he would use the energy to search for a similar signature and would contact them with more information soon.

Giovanni directly introduced Jessie, James, and Meowth to the Meteonite in his briefing to them in ''[[BW009|The Bloom Is On Axew!]]''. He explained that in ancient times, a giant Meteonite entered the planet's atmosphere and broke apart, making impact in pieces throughout the {{pkmn|world}}, with the largest piece being somewhere in [[Unova]]. Further explaining that the Meteonite, even in small pieces, could conduct massive amounts of energy, such as the energy from the Dreamyard, Giovanni assigned the trio to seek it out, as he intended to use it to further [[Team Rocket]]'s plan for world conquest.

[[File:Meteonite piece.png|thumb|left|250px|The Meteonite piece]]
In ''[[BW011|A Home For Dwebble!]]'', [[Pierce]] assigned the trio to break into a facility known as the [[Antimony Research Lab]] to steal data on the Meteonite. Using a series of devices, they successfully downloaded the research data. Later, in ''[[BW012|Here Comes The Trubbish Squad!]]'', a Team Rocket agent delivered a fake Meteonite to the trio, with instructions to wait for further orders. After confirming they had the dummy Meteonite in ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]'', Pierce assigned the trio to break into the museum to switch it with a small piece of the Meteonite, which they did in ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''.

[[Dr. Zager]] arrived to examine the piece of the Meteonite in ''[[BW017|Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild!]]''. He discovered that, as he suspected, it consisted of elements not found on the planet. When it reacted to the beam of Dreamyard energy he was examining it with, he excitedly declared that it was what he was looking for.

In ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', Jessie, James, Meowth, Pierce, and Dr. Zager flew over the [[Desert Resort]], using the small Meteonite to scan for the larger one. When they discovered it, the energy pulses in the nearby area destabilized, a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} fled the desert and descended upon [[Castelia City]]. Giovanni was later seen heading for Unova in order to oversee its collection in person. At the end of the episode, [[Professor Juniper]] went to the desert to investigate what had happened.

Two [[BW023 (unaired)|unaired]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] were to have featured the climax of Team Rocket's quest for the Meteonite and their fight with [[Team Plasma]] over it, until they were indefinitely postponed and [[BW112|later]] retconned out of continuity. Hidden in the [[Relic Castle]], it was revealed to have served as an artificial sun by ancient people, but that it ultimately went out of control and destroyed their civilization. Giovanni intended to use its limitless energy to lure Unova's most elite businessmen and politicians to his side, taking control of Unova in the process. The Meteonite was then to be stolen by Team Plasma, who intended to use it to control Pokémon into leaving their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in the name of {{an|N|their hero}}, as its power is capable of driving Pokémon into a fearful frenzy. During the two [[Villainous team|teams]]' fight, it began released unstable energy that threatened to destroy Castelia City, and it was to be ultimately destroyed by Pikachu, who had become empowered by connecting to its energy flow. In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'', [[Matori]] told Jessie, James, and Meowth the mission was over and discharged them to do as they pleased in Unova.

==Trivia==
* The Meteonite's backstory of being used by ancient people as a replacement sun when a volcanic eruption covered the atmosphere, as well as its placement in [[Relic Castle]], is a direct reference to {{p|Volcarona}} and its role in the {{pkmn|games}}. Volcarona itself would be [[BW078|featured]] later in the {{pkmn|anime}}, albeit in a much different role.

==In other languages==
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[[zh:晚夜陨石]]

BW024 (unaired)

2023-05-03T00:01:24Z

Lawrence:

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 2)'') was intended to be the 24th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 681st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 24, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW023|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

[[Team Plasma]] uses a helicopter to attack the [[Castelia City]] masquerade party and steal the [[Meteonite]] from [[Team Rocket]], hoping to give it to control Pokémon and turn them against their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. However, they are forced to make a stop in the [[Desert Resort]] when the Meteonite starts acting up and releasing unstable energy. While {{an|Giovanni}}, [[Pierce]], [[Dr. Zager]], and the rest of the team fall back, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are sent to pursue Team Plasma and recover the Meteonite. Meanwhile, {{Ash}} is able to escape his captivity and reunite with his friends, who all follow {{AP|Pikachu}}, who has suddenly become filled with energy from its connection to the Meteonite.

As Team Rocket and Team Plasma battle over control of the Meteonite, the unstable energy it's releasing increases and begins spreading all the way to Castelia City. [[Professor Juniper]] reveals that the [[Relic Castle]]'s civilization was destroyed when the Meteonite went out of control, and the same fate will befall Castelia City unless the rock is destroyed. Ash and Pikachu fight both Team Rocket and Team Plasma in order to reach the Meteonite and destroy it, which they are finally able to do when both Giovanni and [[Ghetsis]] call off their followers, telling them that the Meteonite is no longer needed.

Pikachu destroys the Meteonite with a giant [[Electro Ball (move)|Electro Ball]], but the villains are able to escape amidst the chaos of the explosion. [[Looker]] departs in pursuit of Team Plasma, Professor Juniper leaves to return the stolen Meteonite fragment to [[Lenora]] in [[Nacrene City]], and Ash prepares to face [[Burgh]] in his next Gym battle.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Ghetsis]]
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW023 (unaired)|the previous episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
* Had this episode aired, it would have marked the final appearance of [[Pierce]] and the debut of [[Ghetsis]].
* Coincidentally, the [[XY024|24th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired.
* The depiction of [[Team Plasma]] in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'' and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon into a frenzied state, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s act more self-righteously, desiring is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this under orders of Ghetsis and in service of "{{an|N|the Hero}}." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead.
** Additionally, {{an|Giovanni}} takes note of Team Plasma's name when it is revealed and says their presence requires Team Rocket having to recalculate how to operate within Unova, suggesting that he would still play a role in the originally planned Team Plasma-related story arc. In the arc the anime ended up using, however, Giovanni is not present.
* The scene with {{p|Liepard}} attacking a skyscraper with {{m|Hyper Beam}} with two Team Plasma Grunts alongside it on a helicopter is reused for the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' opening, ''[[Be an Arrow!#Opening animation: Version 2 (BW109 - BW122)|Be an Arrow! 2013]]'', although it is newly animated rather than taken directly from the episode. The differences is that [[Aldith]] and [[Barret]] are in the scene (who have their uniforms designs from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}) instead of one Team Plasma Grunt with the original {{game|Black and White|s}} uniform.
** In addition, the shot of Liepard firing Hyper Beam is later recycled for use in ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'' when [[Stephan]]'s Liepard uses the move during a battle against {{Ash}}.
* {{AP|Pikachu}} creating a giant [[Electro Ball (move)|Electro Ball]] would later occur in ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis]]''.
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File:Team Plasma helicopter BW024.png|Original
File:Team Plasma helicopter OPJ15.png|''Be an Arrow! 2013''
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW024.png|Original
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW106.png|''Strong Strategy Steals the Show!''
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the previous one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

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BW024 (unaired)

2023-05-02T23:56:23Z

Lawrence:

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 2)'') was intended to be the 24th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 681st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 24, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW023|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

[[Team Plasma]] uses a helicopter to attack the [[Castelia City]] masquerade party and steal the [[Meteonite]] from [[Team Rocket]], hoping to give it to control Pokémon and turn them against their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. However, they are forced to make a stop in the [[Desert Resort]] when the Meteonite starts acting up and releasing unstable energy. While {{an|Giovanni}}, [[Pierce]], [[Dr. Zager]], and the rest of the team fall back, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are sent to pursue Team Plasma and recover the Meteonite. Meanwhile, {{Ash}} is able to escape his captivity and reunite with his friends, who all follow {{AP|Pikachu}}, who has suddenly become filled with energy from its connection to the Meteonite.

As Team Rocket and Team Plasma battle over control of the Meteonite, the unstable energy it's releasing increases and begins spreading all the way to Castelia City. [[Professor Juniper]] reveals that the [[Relic Castle]]'s civilization was destroyed when the Meteonite went out of control, and the same fate will befall Castelia City unless the rock is destroyed. Ash and Pikachu fight both Team Rocket and Team Plasma in order to reach the Meteonite and destroy it, which they are finally able to do when both Giovanni and [[Ghetsis]] call off their followers, telling them that the Meteonite is no longer needed.

Pikachu destroys the Meteonite with a giant [[Electro Ball (move)|Electro Ball]], but the villains are able to escape amidst the chaos of the explosion. [[Looker]] departs in pursuit of Team Plasma, Professor Juniper leaves to return the stolen Meteonite fragment to [[Lenora]] in [[Nacrene City]], and Ash prepares to face [[Burgh]] in his next Gym battle.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Ghetsis]]
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW023 (unaired)|the previous episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
* Had this episode aired, it would have marked the final appearance of [[Pierce]] and the debut of [[Ghetsis]].
* Coincidentally, the [[XY024|24th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired.
* The depiction of [[Team Plasma]] in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'' and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon into a frenzied state, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s in these episodes state their desire is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this under orders of Ghetsis and in service of "{{an|N|the Hero}}." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead.
* The scene with {{p|Liepard}} attacking a skyscraper with {{m|Hyper Beam}} with two Team Plasma Grunts alongside it on a helicopter is reused for the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' opening, ''[[Be an Arrow!#Opening animation: Version 2 (BW109 - BW122)|Be an Arrow! 2013]]'', although it is newly animated rather than taken directly from the episode. The differences is that [[Aldith]] and [[Barret]] are in the scene (who have their uniforms designs from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}) instead of one Team Plasma Grunt with the original {{game|Black and White|s}} uniform.
** In addition, the shot of Liepard firing Hyper Beam is later recycled for use in ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'' when [[Stephan]]'s Liepard uses the move during a battle against {{Ash}}.
<gallery perrow=4>
File:Team Plasma helicopter BW024.png|Original
File:Team Plasma helicopter OPJ15.png|''Be an Arrow! 2013''
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW024.png|Original
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW106.png|''Strong Strategy Steals the Show!''
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the previous one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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BW024 (unaired)

2023-05-02T23:55:41Z

Lawrence: Updated info and corrections based on the newly released scripts.

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 2)'') was intended to be the 24th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 681st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 24, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW023|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

[[Team Plasma]] uses a helicopter to attack the [[Castelia City]] masquerade party and steal the [[Meteonite]] from [[Team Rocket]], hoping to give it to control Pokémon and turn them against their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. However, they are forced to make a stop in the [[Desert Resort]] when the Meteonite starts acting up and releasing unstable energy. While {{an|Giovanni}}, [[Pierce]], [[Dr. Zager]], and the rest of the team fall back, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are sent to pursue Team Plasma and recover the Meteonite. Meanwhile, {{Ash}} is able to escape his captivity and reunite with his friends, who all follow {{AP|Pikachu}}, who has suddenly become filled with energy from its connection to the Meteonite.

As Team Rocket and Team Plasma battle over control of the Meteonite, the unstable energy it's releasing increases and begins spreading all the way to Castelia City. [[Professor Juniper]] reveals that the [[Relic Castle]]'s civilization was destroyed when the Meteonite went out of control, and the same fate will befall Castelia City unless the rock is destroyed. Ash and Pikachu fight both Team Rocket and Team Plasma in order to reach the Meteonite and destroy it, which they are finally able to do when both Giovanni and [[Ghetsis]] call off their followers, telling them that the Meteonite is no longer needed.

Pikachu destroys the Meteonite with a giant [[Electro Ball (move)|Electro Ball]], but the villains are able to escape amidst the chaos of the explosion. [[Looker]] departs in pursuit of Team Plasma, Professor Juniper leaves to return the stolen Meteonite fragment to [[Lenora]] in [[Nacrene City]], and Ash prepares to face [[Burgh]] in his next Gym battle.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
[[Ghetsis]]
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW023 (unaired)|the previous episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
* Had this episode aired, it would have marked the final appearance of [[Pierce]] and the debut of [[Ghetsis]].
* Coincidentally, the [[XY024|24th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired.
* The depiction of [[Team Plasma]] in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'' and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon into a frenzied state, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s in these episodes state their desire is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this under orders of Ghetsis and in service of "{{an|N|the Hero}}." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead.
* The scene with {{p|Liepard}} attacking a skyscraper with {{m|Hyper Beam}} with two Team Plasma Grunts alongside it on a helicopter is reused for the ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' opening, ''[[Be an Arrow!#Opening animation: Version 2 (BW109 - BW122)|Be an Arrow! 2013]]'', although it is newly animated rather than taken directly from the episode. The differences is that [[Aldith]] and [[Barret]] are in the scene (who have their uniforms designs from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}) instead of one Team Plasma Grunt with the original {{game|Black and White|s}} uniform.
** In addition, the shot of Liepard firing Hyper Beam is later recycled for use in ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'' when [[Stephan]]'s Liepard uses the move during a battle against {{Ash}}.
<gallery perrow=4>
File:Team Plasma helicopter BW024.png|Original
File:Team Plasma helicopter OPJ15.png|''Be an Arrow! 2013''
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW024.png|Original
File:Liepard Hyper Beam BW106.png|''Strong Strategy Steals the Show!''
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the previous one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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BW023 (unaired)

2023-05-02T23:42:13Z

Lawrence:

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]], which is done through a ritual using everything his followers have gathered up to this point. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole, which they are later rescued from by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret organization.

[[Sunglasses Krokorok|Krokorok]] helps Ash and friend infiltrate the Relic Castle, even fighting off a [[Team Rocket]] grunt in place of Pikachu so that it can preserve its power for their rematch. Unfortunately, Ash's group ends up trapped in the cargo hold of [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter along with the Meteonite. Pikachu's electricity makes contact with the rock, placing it in a weakened state. When the helicopter lands, Ash lets himself be taken prisoner and locked up by a grunt in order to let Iris and Cilan escape with Pikachu.

Giovanni and his crew have returned to [[Castelia City]] where a masquerade party is being held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan who has done the same. Giovann demonstrates the Meteonite's power to the guests, using it as a basis to ransom total control over the Unova region, imploring Unova's elite to join him as members of Team Rocket. However, the three members of the shadowy organization are also present at the party, and scheming to take the Meteonite for themselves.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Team Plasma]]
** {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}
* [[James's Yamask]]


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW024 (unaired)|the next episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a standalone episode.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]], {{p|Liepard}} and [[James's Yamask]], and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s Operation Tempest.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden [[Dark Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the [[Light Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.

<gallery perrow=4>
File:BW096 TR TP original 1.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 2.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 3.png|Original
File:Meteonite.png|Original
File:BW096 Tempest 1.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 2.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 3.png|Operation Tempest
File:Reveal Glass anime.png|Operation Tempest
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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BW023 (unaired)

2023-05-02T23:40:41Z

Lawrence:

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]]. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole, which they are later rescued from by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret organization.

[[Sunglasses Krokorok|Krokorok]] helps Ash and friend infiltrate the Relic Castle, even fighting off a [[Team Rocket]] grunt in place of Pikachu so that it can preserve its power for their rematch. Unfortunately, Ash's group ends up trapped in the cargo hold of [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter along with the Meteonite. Pikachu's electricity makes contact with the rock, placing it in a weakened state. When the helicopter lands, Ash lets himself be taken prisoner and locked up by a grunt in order to let Iris and Cilan escape with Pikachu.

Giovanni and his crew have returned to [[Castelia City]] where a masquerade party is being held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan who has done the same. Giovann demonstrates the Meteonite's power to the guests, using it as a basis to ransom total control over the Unova region, imploring Unova's elite to join him as members of Team Rocket. However, the three members of the shadowy organization are also present at the party, and scheming to take the Meteonite for themselves.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Team Plasma]]
** {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}
* [[James's Yamask]]


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW024 (unaired)|the next episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a standalone episode.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]], {{p|Liepard}} and [[James's Yamask]], and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s Operation Tempest.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden [[Dark Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the [[Light Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.

<gallery perrow=4>
File:BW096 TR TP original 1.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 2.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 3.png|Original
File:Meteonite.png|Original
File:BW096 Tempest 1.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 2.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 3.png|Operation Tempest
File:Reveal Glass anime.png|Operation Tempest
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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BW023 (unaired)

2023-05-02T23:39:41Z

Lawrence: Updated info and corrections based on the newly released scripts.

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]]. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole, which they are later rescued from by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret organization.

[[Sunglasses Krokorok|Krokorok]] helps Ash and friend infiltrate the Relic Castle, even fighting off a [[Team Rocket]] grunt in place of Pikachu so that it can preserve its power for their rematch. Unfortunately, Ash's group ends up trapped in the cargo hold of [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter along with the Meteonite. Pikachu's electricity makes contact with the rock, placing it in a weakened state. When the helicopter lands, Ash lets himself be taken prisoner and locked up by a grunt in order to let Iris and Cilan escape with Pikachu.

Giovanni and his crew have returned to [[Castelia City]] where a masquerade party is being held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan who has done the same. Giovann demonstrates the Meteonite's power to the guests, using it as a basis to ransom total control over the Unova region, imploring Unova's elite to join him as members of Team Rocket. However, the three members of the shadowy organization are also present at the party, and scheming to take the Meteonite for themselves.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Team Plasma]]
** {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})-->
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW024 (unaired)|the next episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a standalone episode.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]], {{p|Liepard}} and [[James's Yamask|Yamask]], and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s Operation Tempest.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden [[Dark Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the [[Light Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.

<gallery perrow=4>
File:BW096 TR TP original 1.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 2.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 3.png|Original
File:Meteonite.png|Original
File:BW096 Tempest 1.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 2.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 3.png|Operation Tempest
File:Reveal Glass anime.png|Operation Tempest
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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BW023 (unaired)

2023-05-02T23:36:50Z

Lawrence:

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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]].

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.
{{spoilers}}

==Plot==

{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]]. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole, which they are later rescued from by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret organization.

[[Sunglasses Krokorok|Krokorok]] helps Ash and friend infiltrate the Relic Castle, even fighting off a [[Team Rocket]] grunt in place of Pikachu so that it can preserve its power for their rematch. Unfortunately, Ash's group ends up trapped in the cargo hold of [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter along with the Meteonite. Pikachu's electricity makes contact with the rock, placing it in a weakened state. When the helicopter lands, Ash lets himself be taken prisoner and locked up by a grunt in order to let Iris and Cilan escape with Pikachu.

Giovanni and his crew have returned to [[Castelia City]] where a masquerade party is being held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan who has done the same. Giovann demonstrates the Meteonite's power to the guests, using it as a basis to ransom total control over the Unova region, imploring Unova's elite to join him as members of Team Rocket. However, the three members of the shadowy organization are also present at the party, and scheming to take the Meteonite for themselves.

==Major events==



===Debuts===
* [[Team Plasma]]
** {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})-->
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* ({{OP|James|Yamask}};debutw)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])

==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}

* This and [[BW024 (unaired)|the next episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a standalone episode.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]], {{p|Liepard}} and ({{OP|James|Yamask}}, and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s Operation Tempest.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden [[Dark Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the [[Light Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.

<gallery perrow=4>
File:BW096 TR TP original 1.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 2.png|Original
File:BW096 TR TP original 3.png|Original
File:Meteonite.png|Original
File:BW096 Tempest 1.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 2.png|Operation Tempest
File:BW096 Tempest 3.png|Operation Tempest
File:Reveal Glass anime.png|Operation Tempest
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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Jigglypuff (anime)

2023-04-22T02:56:00Z

Lawrence:

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|type2=Fairy
|ball=None
|nickname=Jigglypuff
|jnickname=プリン
|tmnickname=Purin
|image=[[File:Jigglypuff anime.png|250px]]
|caption=Jigglypuff
|caught=no
|epnum=EP045
|epname=The Song of Jigglypuff
|gender=Unknown
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|pokemonname=Jigglypuff
|current=[[Kanto]]
|enva1=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[EP045]]-[[AG039]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ([[SM042]]-present)
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}}

'''Jigglypuff''' (Japanese: '''プリン''' ''Purin'') is a [[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|recurring Pokémon character in the anime]].

==In the anime==
===History===
====[[Original series]]====
=====Kanto=====
[[File:Jigglypuff fruit.png|thumb|220px|left|Brock giving Jigglypuff a fruit to soothe its throat]]
Jigglypuff's first appearance was in ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]'', where it was found standing on a stump. {{an|Misty}} tried to capture it with her {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, but decided otherwise when she learned that the Jigglypuff could not {{m|sing}}. After {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} had thwarted [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}'s plan to capture Jigglypuff, they agreed to restore the Balloon Pokémon's voice. They succeeded when {{an|Brock}} gave it a piece of fruit which soothed its throat. Now capable of singing, it performed for them, putting everyone within hearing range to sleep. This upset Jigglypuff, which angrily dug into Ash's [[bag|backpack]] and pulled out a marker which it used to draw on the faces of everyone who fell asleep. When Ash and his friends awoke, they saw that it was still unhappy. After a similar failure with their Pokémon ({{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} appeared to have succeeded at first but was soon discovered to merely be sleeping with its eyes open), Ash and his friends promised to find someone who could listen to its song without falling asleep. Later, it sang for the people in [[Neon Town]], putting the whole town to sleep (and scribbling on everyone's face afterward).
[[File:Mad Jigglypuff.png|thumb|250px|Jigglypuff angry after its audience falls asleep]]

Jigglypuff then chose to follow the gang throughout their journey across [[Kanto]], having set a goal to finally have someone listen to its song in its entirety without falling asleep. In [[EP045|the following episode]], Jigglypuff made another attempt to sing for everyone at [[Grampa Canyon]] at Misty's request, so that [[Aerodactyl]] and the other Prehistoric Pokémon could be put back to sleep. When everybody else was also put to sleep, Jigglypuff angrily scribbled on their faces with its marker.

It next reappeared in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', where it sang most of its song, putting {{Gary}} and [[Gary's cheerleaders|his cheerleaders]] to sleep.

In ''[[EP060|Beach Blank Out Blastoise!]]'', Jigglypuff became stuck inside a {{p|Blastoise}}'s water cannon. Blastoise washed up on its island home, and eventually, the island's {{p|Squirtle}} and {{p|Wartortle}} drifted off to sleep from Jigglypuff's song. Later, [[Ash's Squirtle]] rescued Jigglypuff before {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|submarine]] exploded.

Jigglypuff's microphone marker was taken by a group of {{p|Clefairy}}, who were stealing items to construct their own spacecraft, in ''[[EP062|Clefairy Tales]]''. The Clefairy were later defeated by Jigglypuff's ferocious onslaught of {{m|Double Slap}} attacks.

Jigglypuff's singing eventually proved to be useful after it summoned an ancient {{pkmn2|giant}} Jigglypuff from a bell in ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis!]]''. The giant Jigglypuff was then able to put a rampaging {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Gengar}}, both of them also giant, to sleep.

=====Orange Archipelago=====
In ''[[EP082|A Scare in the Air]]'', Jigglypuff noticed a lever that resembled a microphone. As it jumped up to sing into it, it unexpectedly caused the blimp's ballast water to be released and send the aircraft flying. Jigglypuff's foot became tangled in some rope and it was also carried off to the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]].

In ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]'', Ash and his friends set up a stage for Jigglypuff to lure it out and help stop the {{AP|Snorlax}} that was causing trouble at the [[Seven Grapefruit Islands]]. The plan worked, with Jigglypuff's singing putting an end to Snorlax's eating frenzy and giving Ash the chance to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it for himself.

Jigglypuff also made regular cameo appearances throughout the Orange Islands arc, where it tended to lull everyone to sleep with its song. Afterwards, it would always scribble on their faces out of anger.

=====Johto=====
Jigglypuff continued following Ash and his friends into [[Johto]], where its goal was mentioned by {{MTR}} in ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]'', when the two Pokémon made a short-lived agreement to pursue their dreams together. Jigglypuff became absorbed in its dream to become a famous singer, tending to shift between reality and fantasy. However, its primary goal was still to find someone who could listen to its song the whole way through. Because of this, it frequently went to great lengths to protect its microphone-like marker.

In ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'', Ash and his friends re-encountered Jigglypuff on [[Snowtop Mountain]], but it was frozen in ice. After defrosting it, Jigglypuff accompanied the group and [[Todd Snap]] on their expedition to find the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Articuno}}. Ash managed to stop Jigglypuff from singing several times, but it eventually lulled Team Rocket to sleep.

Jigglypuff appeared less frequently in Johto, but made cameo appearances in a few episodes such as ''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl]]'' and ''[[EP243|Same Old Song And Dance]]''. It also appeared in a flashback in ''[[EP246|Wish Upon a Star Shape]]'' and made small cameos in the opening sequences of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.
[[File:BW ED 04 Jigglypuff.png|thumb|220px|Jigglypuff in the ending [[Look Look☆Here]]]]

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''====
Jigglypuff appeared only once in ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'', in ''[[AG039|A Poké-BLOCK Party!]]''. In this episode, it was revealed to have traveled to [[Hoenn]], and was overjoyed to see [[Alanna]]'s {{p|Whismur}} not falling asleep while it was singing, unaware that this was due to Whismur's {{a|Soundproof}} Ability.

Jigglypuff was later referenced in ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]'', which featured a karaoke microphone with a miniature Jigglypuff on it, holding its own tiny marker.

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''====
After a very long absence, Jigglypuff reappeared in ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]''. It first appeared in front of Ash, {{ashcl}}, Brock, Misty, and their Pokémon at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]. {{an|Mallow}}, {{an|Lillie}}, and {{an|Lana}}, having not seen a Jigglypuff before, were excited to see it, but Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, Brock, and Misty remembered their previous encounters with it and thus were terrified. Jigglypuff started singing, causing all of them to fall asleep. As usual, this made Jigglypuff upset, and it proceeded to scribble all over everyone's faces.

In [[SM043|the next episode]], Jigglypuff was shown sleeping on top of the plane that Ash and his classmates were taking back to [[Alola]]. In ''[[SM045|Now You See Them, Now You Don't!]]'', [[Nebby]] used {{m|Teleport}} with {{an|Sophocles}} and Ash and took them to Jigglypuff. It put Pikachu, Nebby, and Ash to sleep with its singing before leaving.

In ''[[SM056|Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!]]'', Jigglypuff ended up singing Team Rocket and {{an|Bewear}} to sleep before scribbling on their faces. Later, Jigglypuff landed in the [[Pokémon School]], where it sang Ash, his classmates, {{an|Professor Kukui}}, [[Samson Oak]], and Samson's {{p|Komala}} to sleep. When it went to scribble on Komala's face, Komala suddenly struck back. Eventually, Jigglypuff got a taste of its own medicine when it fell asleep, and Komala promptly scribbled on its face. Afterwards, it appeared to have befriended Komala.

In ''[[SM096|Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!]]'', [[Grandpa Forest]] listened to Jigglypuff {{m|sing}}, only to fall {{status|Sleep|asleep}}, much to Jigglypuff's annoyance.

In ''[[SM112|Got Meltan?]]'', Jigglypuff was seen floating past the [[Pokémon School]].

In ''[[SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!]]'', Jigglypuff was seen sneaking aboard the plane that took Ash back to Kanto.

====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
[[File:Jigglypuff JN.png|thumb|220px|Jigglypuff in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'']]
Jigglypuff appeared in ''[[JN136|These Could be the Starts of Something Big!]]''.

====Other appearances====
Jigglypuff has been featured in the ending themes [[Look Look☆Here]] and [[Twerp, Twerpette]].

Jigglypuff was also briefly featured in the [[Pikachu short]], ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]''.

===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Jigglypuff and Komala.png|thumb|220px|Jigglypuff and Komala after having its face scribbled on]]
[[File:Jigglypuff karaoke mike.png|thumb|200px|left|Jigglypuff depicted on a karaoke mic]]
Jigglypuff is characterized by its sassy attitude and love of attention. In ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]'', it secretly attacked Pikachu as an envious response to Ash's affection for his Pokémon. Similarly, in ''[[EP243|Same Old Song and Dance]]'', it bullied two {{p|Igglybuff}} who performed with their Trainer {{OBP|Brittany|EP243}}. Jigglypuff is also quick-tempered, ending potential friendships with those who upset it, like with Meowth in ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]''.

Jigglypuff is perhaps best known, however, for its running gag. Whenever it sees that its song has put its listeners to sleep, it inflates angrily and doodles over the faces of its audience with its marker pen. However, there have been two instances in which characters have listened to a portion of its song without getting drowsy: the first being during Jigglypuff's first performance in ''The Song of Jigglypuff'', and the second during its brief appearance in ''[[EP054|The Case of the K-9 Caper!]]'', when {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr}} were trying to fight off a brainwashed {{p|Growlithe}} Squad. In ''[[AG039|A Poké-BLOCK Party!]]'', its song was finally heard completely by a {{p|Whismur}}, although Whismur fainted during Jigglypuff's second performance due to exhaustion from an unrelated battle that happened earlier.

Besides its marker, Jigglypuff also has a voice-changing megaphone, which it picked up in ''The Case of the K-9 Caper!''. However, it has yet to use it.
{{-}}

===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|normal|fairy|Jigglypuff {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Sing|1=DoubleSlap|2=Pound}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Sing|1=Double Slap|2=Pound}}}}
{{anmov|normal|Sing|EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff}}
{{anmov|normal|Double Slap|EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff}}
{{anmov|normal|Pound|EP062|Clefairy Tales}}
{{anmov/f|fairy}}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{fairy color light}}
|ja=かないみか ''[[Mika Kanai]]''
|en=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[EP045]]-[[AG039]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ([[SM042]]-present)
|fr_eu=Guylaine Gibert
|de=Mara Winzer}}

==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[File:Jigglypuff EToP.png|thumb|200px|Jigglypuff as it appears in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
In ''[[ET10|Clefairy in Space]]'', Mimi's Jigglypuff saved everyone from Team Rocket by singing. In ''[[ET15|Attack of the Demon Stomach]]'', it was used to knock out a hungry {{AP|Snorlax}} from eating all of the fruit on the [[Seven Grapefruit Islands]].

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|normal||Jigglypuff Sing EToP.png|Using Sing}}
{{anmov|normal|Sing|ET10|Clefairy Tales}}
{{anmov/f|normal}}

===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
{{incomplete|section}}
Jigglypuff is a recurring character in the [[Pokémon Newspaper Strip]]. Like in the anime, Jigglypuff frequently sings, expecting people and Pokémon to appreciate its song. However, its song causes them to sleep, and Jigglypuff makes drawings on their faces.

==In the games==
[[File:Jigglypuff Zany Cards.png|thumb|200px|Jigglypuff in [[Pokémon Zany Cards]]]]
===In the [[core series]]===
====Pokémon Yellow====
In {{game|Yellow}}, there is a Jigglypuff at the {{ci|Pewter}} [[Pokémon Center]]. If it is interacted with, it will sing its song, which will put [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] to sleep if it does not already have a status condition. Pikachu will remain where it is standing until the player leaves the center, talks to it or uses the Poké Flute while standing next to it. [[Nurse Joy]] will note the sleeping Pikachu if she is spoken to, and will not heal the player's party until Pikachu is awoken. Also, if the lady of the Cable Club is spoken to, she'll say "We're making preparations. Please wait." until Pikachu is awoken. If the player tries to deposit Pikachu in the PC or select Pikachu in the party, the game will state there is "No response". If the player looks at Pikachu in the party, its sprite will be missing. Jigglypuff is also present at the Pewter Pokémon Center in the other [[Generation I]] games, the [[Generation II]] games, and their {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|respective}} {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s|remakes}}. In Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen, while it sings just like in Yellow, its song has no effect, likely due to all six of the player's Pokémon being in Poké Balls. In Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, it does not sing.

===In the spin-off games===
====[[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]]====
Jigglypuff appears in [[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]].

====[[Pokémon Snap]]====
A Jigglypuff—which may be this same Jigglypuff—appears in the [[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]] area of [[Pokémon Snap]]. It and two other Jigglypuff are being harassed by a trio of {{p|Koffing}}. They leave after being saved by the player, but return at the end of the course to {{m|Sing}} for the camera. The center-most one uses a marker as a microphone, and inflates itself in anger in the same manner if the [[Poké Flute]] is played over its singing.

====[[Pokémon Zany Cards]]====
In Special Seven mode, Jigglypuff appears as card #3. When Jigglypuff is used, it will sing the opponent to sleep (becoming enraged in the process), forcing them to miss a turn.

==Trivia==
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} dub, Jigglypuff is referred to as a female. However, in several Kids' WB promotional spots, Jigglypuff is referred to as a male.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Jigglypuff}}
* [[:Category:Episodes focusing on Jigglypuff|Episodes focusing on Jigglypuff]]
{{Anime Pokémon|normal|fairy}} 
{{Animecharacters|normal|fairy}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Recurring wild Pokémon]]
[[Category:Anime running gags]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters]]
[[Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters]]
[[Category:Pokémon Newspaper Strip characters]]

[[de:Pummeluff (Anime)]]
[[es:Jigglypuff (anime)]]
[[fr:Rondoudou (dessin animé)]]
[[it:Jigglypuff (serie animata)]]
[[ja:プリン (アニメ)]]
[[zh:胖丁（动画）]]

Jigglypuff (anime)

2023-04-22T02:55:05Z

Lawrence:

{{AnimePokémonInfobox
|type1=Normal
|type2=Fairy
|ball=None
|nickname=Jigglypuff
|jnickname=プリン
|tmnickname=Purin
|image=[[File:Jigglypuff anime.png|250px]]
|caption=Jigglypuff
|caught=no
|epnum=EP045
|epname=The Song of Jigglypuff
|gender=Unknown
|prevonum=039
|pokemonname=Jigglypuff
|current=[[Kanto]]
|enva1=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[EP045]]-[[AG039]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ([[SM042]]-present)
|java1=[[Mika Kanai]]
}}

'''Jigglypuff''' (Japanese: '''プリン''' ''Purin'') is a [[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|recurring Pokémon character in the anime]].

==In the anime==
===History===
====[[Original series]]====
=====Kanto=====
[[File:Jigglypuff fruit.png|thumb|220px|left|Brock giving Jigglypuff a fruit to soothe its throat]]
Jigglypuff's first appearance was in ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]'', where it was found standing on a stump. {{an|Misty}} tried to capture it with her {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, but decided otherwise when she learned that the Jigglypuff could not {{m|sing}}. After {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} had thwarted [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}'s plan to capture Jigglypuff, they agreed to restore the Balloon Pokémon's voice. They succeeded when {{an|Brock}} gave it a piece of fruit which soothed its throat. Now capable of singing, it performed for them, putting everyone within hearing range to sleep. This upset Jigglypuff, which angrily dug into Ash's [[bag|backpack]] and pulled out a marker which it used to draw on the faces of everyone who fell asleep. When Ash and his friends awoke, they saw that it was still unhappy. After a similar failure with their Pokémon ({{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} appeared to have succeeded at first but was soon discovered to merely be sleeping with its eyes open), Ash and his friends promised to find someone who could listen to its song without falling asleep. Later, it sang for the people in [[Neon Town]], putting the whole town to sleep (and scribbling on everyone's face afterward).
[[File:Mad Jigglypuff.png|thumb|250px|Jigglypuff angry after its audience falls asleep]]

In [[EP045|the following episode]], Jigglypuff made another attempt to sing for everyone at [[Grampa Canyon]] at Misty's request, so that [[Aerodactyl]] and the other Prehistoric Pokémon could be put back to sleep. When everybody else was also put to sleep, Jigglypuff angrily scribbled on their faces with its marker.

Jigglypuff then followed the gang throughout their journey across [[Kanto]], having set a goal to finally have someone listen to its song in its entirety without falling asleep. It first reappeared in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', where it sang most of its song, putting {{Gary}} and [[Gary's cheerleaders|his cheerleaders]] to sleep.

In ''[[EP060|Beach Blank Out Blastoise!]]'', Jigglypuff became stuck inside a {{p|Blastoise}}'s water cannon. Blastoise washed up on its island home, and eventually, the island's {{p|Squirtle}} and {{p|Wartortle}} drifted off to sleep from Jigglypuff's song. Later, [[Ash's Squirtle]] rescued Jigglypuff before {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|submarine]] exploded.

Jigglypuff's microphone marker was taken by a group of {{p|Clefairy}}, who were stealing items to construct their own spacecraft, in ''[[EP062|Clefairy Tales]]''. The Clefairy were later defeated by Jigglypuff's ferocious onslaught of {{m|Double Slap}} attacks.

Jigglypuff's singing eventually proved to be useful after it summoned an ancient {{pkmn2|giant}} Jigglypuff from a bell in ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis!]]''. The giant Jigglypuff was then able to put a rampaging {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Gengar}}, both of them also giant, to sleep.

=====Orange Archipelago=====
In ''[[EP082|A Scare in the Air]]'', Jigglypuff noticed a lever that resembled a microphone. As it jumped up to sing into it, it unexpectedly caused the blimp's ballast water to be released and send the aircraft flying. Jigglypuff's foot became tangled in some rope and it was also carried off to the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]].

In ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]'', Ash and his friends set up a stage for Jigglypuff to lure it out and help stop the {{AP|Snorlax}} that was causing trouble at the [[Seven Grapefruit Islands]]. The plan worked, with Jigglypuff's singing putting an end to Snorlax's eating frenzy and giving Ash the chance to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it for himself.

Jigglypuff also made regular cameo appearances throughout the Orange Islands arc, where it tended to lull everyone to sleep with its song. Afterwards, it would always scribble on their faces out of anger.

=====Johto=====
Jigglypuff continued following Ash and his friends into [[Johto]], where its goal was mentioned by {{MTR}} in ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]'', when the two Pokémon made a short-lived agreement to pursue their dreams together. Jigglypuff became absorbed in its dream to become a famous singer, tending to shift between reality and fantasy. However, its primary goal was still to find someone who could listen to its song the whole way through. Because of this, it frequently went to great lengths to protect its microphone-like marker.

In ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'', Ash and his friends re-encountered Jigglypuff on [[Snowtop Mountain]], but it was frozen in ice. After defrosting it, Jigglypuff accompanied the group and [[Todd Snap]] on their expedition to find the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Articuno}}. Ash managed to stop Jigglypuff from singing several times, but it eventually lulled Team Rocket to sleep.

Jigglypuff appeared less frequently in Johto, but made cameo appearances in a few episodes such as ''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl]]'' and ''[[EP243|Same Old Song And Dance]]''. It also appeared in a flashback in ''[[EP246|Wish Upon a Star Shape]]'' and made small cameos in the opening sequences of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.
[[File:BW ED 04 Jigglypuff.png|thumb|220px|Jigglypuff in the ending [[Look Look☆Here]]]]

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''====
Jigglypuff appeared only once in ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'', in ''[[AG039|A Poké-BLOCK Party!]]''. In this episode, it was revealed to have traveled to [[Hoenn]], and was overjoyed to see [[Alanna]]'s {{p|Whismur}} not falling asleep while it was singing, unaware that this was due to Whismur's {{a|Soundproof}} Ability.

Jigglypuff was later referenced in ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]'', which featured a karaoke microphone with a miniature Jigglypuff on it, holding its own tiny marker.

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''====
After a very long absence, Jigglypuff reappeared in ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]''. It first appeared in front of Ash, {{ashcl}}, Brock, Misty, and their Pokémon at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]. {{an|Mallow}}, {{an|Lillie}}, and {{an|Lana}}, having not seen a Jigglypuff before, were excited to see it, but Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, Brock, and Misty remembered their previous encounters with it and thus were terrified. Jigglypuff started singing, causing all of them to fall asleep. As usual, this made Jigglypuff upset, and it proceeded to scribble all over everyone's faces.

In [[SM043|the next episode]], Jigglypuff was shown sleeping on top of the plane that Ash and his classmates were taking back to [[Alola]]. In ''[[SM045|Now You See Them, Now You Don't!]]'', [[Nebby]] used {{m|Teleport}} with {{an|Sophocles}} and Ash and took them to Jigglypuff. It put Pikachu, Nebby, and Ash to sleep with its singing before leaving.

In ''[[SM056|Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!]]'', Jigglypuff ended up singing Team Rocket and {{an|Bewear}} to sleep before scribbling on their faces. Later, Jigglypuff landed in the [[Pokémon School]], where it sang Ash, his classmates, {{an|Professor Kukui}}, [[Samson Oak]], and Samson's {{p|Komala}} to sleep. When it went to scribble on Komala's face, Komala suddenly struck back. Eventually, Jigglypuff got a taste of its own medicine when it fell asleep, and Komala promptly scribbled on its face. Afterwards, it appeared to have befriended Komala.

In ''[[SM096|Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!]]'', [[Grandpa Forest]] listened to Jigglypuff {{m|sing}}, only to fall {{status|Sleep|asleep}}, much to Jigglypuff's annoyance.

In ''[[SM112|Got Meltan?]]'', Jigglypuff was seen floating past the [[Pokémon School]].

In ''[[SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!]]'', Jigglypuff was seen sneaking aboard the plane that took Ash back to Kanto.

====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
[[File:Jigglypuff JN.png|thumb|220px|Jigglypuff in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'']]
Jigglypuff appeared in ''[[JN136|These Could be the Starts of Something Big!]]''.

====Other appearances====
Jigglypuff has been featured in the ending themes [[Look Look☆Here]] and [[Twerp, Twerpette]].

Jigglypuff was also briefly featured in the [[Pikachu short]], ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]''.

===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Jigglypuff and Komala.png|thumb|220px|Jigglypuff and Komala after having its face scribbled on]]
[[File:Jigglypuff karaoke mike.png|thumb|200px|left|Jigglypuff depicted on a karaoke mic]]
Jigglypuff is characterized by its sassy attitude and love of attention. In ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]'', it secretly attacked Pikachu as an envious response to Ash's affection for his Pokémon. Similarly, in ''[[EP243|Same Old Song and Dance]]'', it bullied two {{p|Igglybuff}} who performed with their Trainer {{OBP|Brittany|EP243}}. Jigglypuff is also quick-tempered, ending potential friendships with those who upset it, like with Meowth in ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]''.

Jigglypuff is perhaps best known, however, for its running gag. Whenever it sees that its song has put its listeners to sleep, it inflates angrily and doodles over the faces of its audience with its marker pen. However, there have been two instances in which characters have listened to a portion of its song without getting drowsy: the first being during Jigglypuff's first performance in ''The Song of Jigglypuff'', and the second during its brief appearance in ''[[EP054|The Case of the K-9 Caper!]]'', when {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr}} were trying to fight off a brainwashed {{p|Growlithe}} Squad. In ''[[AG039|A Poké-BLOCK Party!]]'', its song was finally heard completely by a {{p|Whismur}}, although Whismur fainted during Jigglypuff's second performance due to exhaustion from an unrelated battle that happened earlier.

Besides its marker, Jigglypuff also has a voice-changing megaphone, which it picked up in ''The Case of the K-9 Caper!''. However, it has yet to use it.
{{-}}

===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|normal|fairy|Jigglypuff {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Sing|1=DoubleSlap|2=Pound}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Sing|1=Double Slap|2=Pound}}}}
{{anmov|normal|Sing|EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff}}
{{anmov|normal|Double Slap|EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff}}
{{anmov|normal|Pound|EP062|Clefairy Tales}}
{{anmov/f|fairy}}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{fairy color light}}
|ja=かないみか ''[[Mika Kanai]]''
|en=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[EP045]]-[[AG039]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ([[SM042]]-present)
|fr_eu=Guylaine Gibert
|de=Mara Winzer}}

==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[File:Jigglypuff EToP.png|thumb|200px|Jigglypuff as it appears in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
In ''[[ET10|Clefairy in Space]]'', Mimi's Jigglypuff saved everyone from Team Rocket by singing. In ''[[ET15|Attack of the Demon Stomach]]'', it was used to knock out a hungry {{AP|Snorlax}} from eating all of the fruit on the [[Seven Grapefruit Islands]].

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|normal||Jigglypuff Sing EToP.png|Using Sing}}
{{anmov|normal|Sing|ET10|Clefairy Tales}}
{{anmov/f|normal}}

===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
{{incomplete|section}}
Jigglypuff is a recurring character in the [[Pokémon Newspaper Strip]]. Like in the anime, Jigglypuff frequently sings, expecting people and Pokémon to appreciate its song. However, its song causes them to sleep, and Jigglypuff makes drawings on their faces.

==In the games==
[[File:Jigglypuff Zany Cards.png|thumb|200px|Jigglypuff in [[Pokémon Zany Cards]]]]
===In the [[core series]]===
====Pokémon Yellow====
In {{game|Yellow}}, there is a Jigglypuff at the {{ci|Pewter}} [[Pokémon Center]]. If it is interacted with, it will sing its song, which will put [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] to sleep if it does not already have a status condition. Pikachu will remain where it is standing until the player leaves the center, talks to it or uses the Poké Flute while standing next to it. [[Nurse Joy]] will note the sleeping Pikachu if she is spoken to, and will not heal the player's party until Pikachu is awoken. Also, if the lady of the Cable Club is spoken to, she'll say "We're making preparations. Please wait." until Pikachu is awoken. If the player tries to deposit Pikachu in the PC or select Pikachu in the party, the game will state there is "No response". If the player looks at Pikachu in the party, its sprite will be missing. Jigglypuff is also present at the Pewter Pokémon Center in the other [[Generation I]] games, the [[Generation II]] games, and their {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|respective}} {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s|remakes}}. In Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen, while it sings just like in Yellow, its song has no effect, likely due to all six of the player's Pokémon being in Poké Balls. In Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, it does not sing.

===In the spin-off games===
====[[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]]====
Jigglypuff appears in [[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]].

====[[Pokémon Snap]]====
A Jigglypuff—which may be this same Jigglypuff—appears in the [[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]] area of [[Pokémon Snap]]. It and two other Jigglypuff are being harassed by a trio of {{p|Koffing}}. They leave after being saved by the player, but return at the end of the course to {{m|Sing}} for the camera. The center-most one uses a marker as a microphone, and inflates itself in anger in the same manner if the [[Poké Flute]] is played over its singing.

====[[Pokémon Zany Cards]]====
In Special Seven mode, Jigglypuff appears as card #3. When Jigglypuff is used, it will sing the opponent to sleep (becoming enraged in the process), forcing them to miss a turn.

==Trivia==
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} dub, Jigglypuff is referred to as a female. However, in several Kids' WB promotional spots, Jigglypuff is referred to as a male.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Jigglypuff}}
* [[:Category:Episodes focusing on Jigglypuff|Episodes focusing on Jigglypuff]]
{{Anime Pokémon|normal|fairy}} 
{{Animecharacters|normal|fairy}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Recurring wild Pokémon]]
[[Category:Anime running gags]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters]]
[[Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters]]
[[Category:Pokémon Newspaper Strip characters]]

[[de:Pummeluff (Anime)]]
[[es:Jigglypuff (anime)]]
[[fr:Rondoudou (dessin animé)]]
[[it:Jigglypuff (serie animata)]]
[[ja:プリン (アニメ)]]
[[zh:胖丁（动画）]]

Lily (Kanto)

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Lawrence:

{{merge|The Sensational Sisters}}
{{CharInfobox
|color={{water color}}
|corecolor={{water color light}}
|bordercolor={{water color dark}}
|name=Lily
|jname=ボタン
|tmname=Botan
|image=Lily Kanto.png
|size=230px
|caption=Lily
|gender=Female
|colors=yes
|eyes=Blue
|hair=Pink
|hometown=[[Cerulean City]]
|region=[[Kanto]]
|relatives={{an|Daisy}}, {{an|Violet}}, {{an|Misty}}
|trainer=yes
|trainerclass=[[Gym Leader]] {{tc|Beauty}}{{sup/7|PE}}
|game=no
|leader=yes
|gym=Cerulean Gym
|specialist=yes
|type={{t|Water}} types
|badge=Badge#Cascade Badge{{!}}Cascade Badge
|anime=yes
|epnum=EP007
|epname=The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
|enva=[[Megan Hollingshead]]
|java=[[Yoko Asada]]
}}

'''Lily''' (Japanese: '''ボタン''' ''Botan'') is a recurring character who appeared in the [[Pokémon anime]]. She is a {{type|Water}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} [[Type expert|specialist]] and is one of {{an|Misty}}'s [[The Sensational Sisters|sisters]]. She is the second youngest of the four sisters. She and her sisters, {{an|Daisy}} and {{an|Violet}}, are also the former [[Gym Leader]]s of the [[Cerulean Gym]].

==In the anime==
=====[[Original series]]=====
[[File:Young Daisy Violet Lily.png|left|thumb|220px|Young Lily]]
She made her debut appearance in ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'' along with Misty's other sisters. She and her sisters participate in the water shows hosted by the [[Cerulean Gym]]. She is also one of the three temporary [[Gym Leader|Leader]]s of [[Cerulean Gym]]. She, along with her other two sisters, refused to battle with [[Ash Ketchum]] due to their Pokémon being injured from their defeats against the other three trainers from [[Pallet Town]]. The only remaining Pokémon that was healthy enough to battle was a {{p|Goldeen}} that Lily owned.

Prior to ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]'', Lily and her sisters met a young Trainer named [[Dorian]] who was inspired by the Cerulean Gym to create his own Gym in Johto.

In ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', she left on a cruise with her sisters, leaving Misty to take temporary charge of the Gym.

=====[[Pokémon Chronicles]]=====
She made many more appearances along with Daisy and Violet in future episodes as well as in [[Pokémon Chronicles]].
=====''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''=====
[[File:Misty sisters SM.png|thumb|250px|Lily and her sisters going out on vacation in ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'']]
Lily, along with Daisy and Violet, reappeared in a fantasy during the [[Poké Problem]] segment of ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', where the Spectacular Sisters ditched the Gym to go on a trip, leaving Misty in charge of everything. She reappeared again in the same capacity in ''[[SM102|Alola, Alola!]]'', although Misty revealed she had Lily and the others take over Gym duties while she was in [[Alola]].

=====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''=====
Lily appeared in a fantasy in [[JN138]].

===Character===
Lily and Violet tend to tease Misty more often than Daisy. Throughout ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'', she often teases Misty for not being a strong Trainer like they are, and for not being as pretty as them. She even labels Misty as a runt in comparison. Unlike her other sisters, she truly doesn't believe Misty is a powerful Trainer and has absolutely no faith in her during the start of her Gym battle with Ash. As the battle progresses, however, she does admit that Misty has some talent as a Pokémon Trainer. When Ash and Misty set out on their journey, she encourages Misty to become a strong Trainer so that she can become good at something.

Like her other sisters, she cares mostly about her looks. They demonstrated this by caring more about their hair than their Pokémon during an attack by Team Rocket. They also don't like losing to the challengers at their Gym and would rather just give away their Gym Badge instead of losing. Lily is also very childlike and carefree. During the water shows hosted by the Gym, she is shown to prefer playing boyish roles, whereas Violet plays the more girlish ones.

===Pokémon===
{{MissingInfo|2|enva|java}}
====On hand====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Lily
|pkmn=Goldeen
|type1=Water
|img=Lily Goldeen.png
|epnum=EP007
|epname=The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
|desc=Lily has her own {{p|Goldeen}} as her only known Pokémon. She sent it out briefly to show {{Ash}} that it was the only Pokémon that she had left after she and her two other sisters were beaten by the three other Trainers from Pallet Town.

Goldeen's only known move is {{m|Horn Attack}}{{tt|*|Mentioned only}}.}}

====At the Gym====
:''See {{DL|The Sensational Sisters|Pokémon|The Sensational Sisters → Pokémon}}''

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color light}}
|ja=浅田葉子 ''[[Yoko Asada]]''
|en=[[Megan Hollingshead]]
|cs=Jana Páleníčková ([[EP007]]) Jolana Smyčková ([[EP061]])
|fi=Tiina Räsänen ([[EP007]]) Pauliina Virta ([[EP061]])
|no=Lena Meieran ([[EP007]]) Siri Nilsen ([[EP061]])
|pl=Małgorzata Maślanka-Krajewska
|pt_br=Rita Almeida ([[EP007]]) Sandra Mara Azevedo ([[EP061]])
|es_la=Christine Byrd
|es_eu=Pilar Martín ([[EP007]]) Isatxa Mengíbar ([[EP061]])}}

==In the games==
Lily appears in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] as one of [[Misty]]'s Gym {{pkmn|Trainer}}s, along with Violet and Daisy. She will jump down from a diving board before challenging the {{player}}.

===Pokémon===
{{Party/Single
|color={{water color}}
|headcolor={{water color light}}
|bordercolor={{water color dark}}
|sprite=VSBeauty 2 PE.png
|size=90px
|prize={{PDollar}}320
|class=Beauty
|name=Lily
|game=PE
|location=Cerulean Gym
|pokemon=1}}
| style="margin:auto" |{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=118
|pokemon=Goldeen
|level=16
|gender=female
|type1=Water
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Peck|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Supersonic|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===Quotes===
* Before battle
:''"Appearing in a glamourous flash! My Pokémon will totally stomp you!"''

* Upon being defeated
:''"Blub blub..."''

* After being defeated
:''"I used up all my energy with my fantastic dive."''

==In the manga==
[[File:Sensational Sisters M22 manga.png|thumb|200px|Lily and her sisters in ''Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution'']]
===Movie adaptations===
Lily appeared in a flashback of Ash's adventures in ''{{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution}}''.
{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Lily was the only known one of [[The Sensational Sisters]] that had a Pokémon left at the time of Ash's arrival, not including the Pokémon that were already in the gym.
* In ''[[Pocket Monsters: The Animation]]'', it is mentioned that Lily, Daisy, and Violet's natural hair-colors are actually black, and that their pink, blonde, and blue hair were wigs that they wore during their shows. The same source also reveals that they were themselves orphaned at a young age due to their parents abandoning them thanks to the harsh regulations of being a Gym Leader.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ボタン ''Botan''
| From 牡丹 ''botan'' ({{wp|Paeonia × suffruticosa|tree peony}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, German, Spanish, European French
| Lily
| From ''{{wp|Lily|lily}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{tt|Canadian French|The Electric Tales of Pikachu}}
| Lili
| Similar to her English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Silvia
| From ''{{wp|salvia}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 세나 ''Sena''
| From 세 ''se'' (three)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 牡丹 ''Mǔdān''
| rowspan="2" | From 牡丹 ''mǔdān / máauhdāan'' (tree peony)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 牡丹 ''Máauhdāan''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Lily{{tt|*|Anime, The Electric Tale of Pikachu}} Lili{{tt|*|The Official Pokémon Handbook}}
| Same as her English name Similar to her English name
|}
{{-}}
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[[Category:Water-type Trainers]]
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EP065

2023-03-21T01:42:02Z

Lawrence:

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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=EP065 |
colorscheme=Kanto|
title_en=Showdown at the Po-ké Corral |
title_ja=ライバルたいけつ！オーキドけんきゅうじょ |
title_ja_trans=Rival Showdown! Okido Laboratory |
screen=hd |
broadcast_jp=October 8, 1998 |
broadcast_us=September 30, 1999 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
ja_ed=[[Meowth's Song|ニャースのうた]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=日高政光 |
director=鈴木敏明 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=EP061-EP070 |
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}}
'''Showdown at the Po-ké Corral''' (Japanese: '''ライバルたいけつ！オーキドけんきゅうじょ''' ''Rival Showdown! {{tt|Okido|Oak}} Laboratory'') is the 65th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 8, 1998 and in the United States on September 30, 1999.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

On a visit to Professor Oak's house, Ash runs into Gary where they talk about the upcoming Pokémon League. Professor Oak explains that instead of being so competitive with each other they should try and learn from each other. When Team Rocket busts into the lab and tries to steal all the Pokémon everyone learns a lesson about teamwork.

==Plot==
As a crowd of people cheer on, {{Ash}} throws his {{i|Poké Ball}}, happy to be competing in the Pokémon League. However, upon throwing the ball, it comes right back at Ash, becoming larger. Just then, he wakes up with [[Mimey]] using the vacuum to clean his face. Ash walks into the kitchen where {{ashfr}} and {{Delia}} are, and complains about Mimey. Delia replies that he cleans whatever is dirty, and then claims that Mr. Mime only listens to her.

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} is walking down a dirt path toward the {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}. They begin complaining about how they haven't successfully captured a single Pokémon for {{an|Giovanni}}. Too afraid to see what he would say, they quickly declare their resignations before trying to run off. Just then, the HQ explodes and {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01|a mysterious Pokémon}} flies out of the debris and into the sky. Team Rocket runs toward the HQ and finds Giovanni, just as a helicopter comes for him. [[Jessie]] asks if there is anything they can do, and Giovanni replies that they can do their job for a change. He then boards the helicopter with his {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}}. With renewed confidence, Team Rocket aspires to catch more Pokémon.

At {{an|Professor Oak}}'s [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|laboratory]], Oak is excited to see {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}. Ash encounters {{Gary}}, and they immediately begin to argue before Professor Oak tells them that the two top {{pkmn|Trainer}}s of [[Pallet Town]] should get along. When both are in disbelief that the other could be considered a top Trainer, Professor Oak reveals that the other Trainers from Pallet Town eventually couldn't succeed because of their lack of skills. He goes on to say that Gary has ten [[Badge]]s, while Ash has eight, and that the Pokémon League will be held on top of [[Indigo Plateau]] in two months, with more than 200 Trainers competing.

At Ash's house, the doorbell rings and Delia answers it, finding Team Rocket [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised]] as a news crew. They claim to be from the Pokémon News Network and want to interview Ash for a show called ''Pokémon Masters of Tomorrow''. However, they are literally swept off their feet by Mimey doing his chores. Delia tells them that Ash is with his friends at Professor Oak's laboratory.

At the lab, Gary mocks [[Ash's Krabby]] and shows off his own, which is {{pkmn2|giant}}. He then goes on to say that he rotates his Pokémon, and that Ash probably doesn't. He also states that Ash probably uses the same Pokémon all the time. {{an|Brock}} asks what kind of Pokémon Gary would use against his {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}; Gary replies that he would use a {{type|Water}} and have a {{type|Grass}} as backup, and asks Ash what kind of Pokémon he would use. Misty then answers that Ash would use Pikachu. Gary mocks him, saying that it would be a bad move to match an {{type|Electric}} with a {{type|Rock}}. Finally, Gary asks him how many Pokémon he has captured. Oak scans their [[Pokédex]]es and reveals that Gary has seen only 60 Pokémon, while Ash has seen more than 100. However, Oak adds that Gary has captured way more Pokémon than Ash. Gary then suggests to go see all of the Pokémon he caught, and Oak agrees.

The group enters a section of the lab where Oak keeps the Pokémon caught by the Pallet Town Trainers in their Poké Balls. Ash has his own shelf with his thirty {{AP|Tauros}}'s [[Safari Ball]]s, and two regular Poké Balls belonging to Krabby and {{AP|Muk}}, respectively. Gary is then mentioned to have caught over 200 Pokémon, meaning he has multiples of some Pokémon. Gary says that the more Pokémon a Trainer has, the better chance of winning. Ash retaliates, saying that Gary's Pokémon are not his friends, and that being friends with Pokémon is more important. Oak goes on to explain that people have different personalities, thus also having different ways of caring for Pokémon. He also says that Pokémon need to be respected and cared for like people.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket, out of their disguises, takes the back route to Oak's research field. By accident, Jessie kicks a pebble into a tree, and a horde of {{p|Kakuna}} drop down. In an instant, a swarm of {{p|Beedrill}} fly at them. Team Rocket flees, only to slam into a {{p|Snorlax}}.

Back at the lab, Oak explains his day, and says that he starts off by checking on all of the Pokémon's health. He then decides which to let out of their Poké Balls and into a habitat built especially for that type, and feeds them breakfast. By the afternoon, he studies Pokémon and has recently been studying individual Pokémon of the same types. Then, it is time for dinner and he puts the Pokémon back in their Poké Balls. As they walk through the field, a {{p|Doduo}}, revealed to be one of Gary's Pokémon, greets the gang. Oak states that Pokémon frequently become more like their Trainers overtime. After explaining that since Muk and Krabby usually stay with him, that they have become more like him, Muk rushes over and tackles Oak to the ground.

Later, Team Rocket, having escaped the Beedrill, climbs rocks to get to Oak's lab. Jessie accidentally grabs hands with a {{p|Geodude}}. Geodude blushes, but is thrown away. When Jessie puts her hand back down, it lands atop of a {{p|Sandshrew}}'s head, angering it and provoking it into {{m|Fury Swipes|repeatedly scratching}} Jessie's face, then kicking her and fleeing. Suddenly, an angered {{p|Onix}} comes up from out of the ground and starts chasing Team Rocket.

Meanwhile, Ash remarks that Oak must have all of the Pokémon in the world, but he disagrees and says that there are many more undiscovered species of Pokémon. Ash then realizes that Togepi is a Pokémon no one ever saw before, and then remembers {{an|Ho-Oh|the mysterious Pokémon}} he saw at the beginning of his journey. Gary then suggests a battle for practice, and Ash accepts. Before they can begin, however, an explosion occurs at the far end of the field, and Oak realizes it was coming from the {{t|Electric}} Pokémon preserve. Upon arrival, they see that many {{p|Voltorb}} and {{p|Electrode}} have {{m|Explosion|blown up}} because Team Rocket trotted onto their territory.

Team Rocket then tells them that they are there to steal Pikachu. As Gary and Oak are stunned to hear a {{pkmn2|talking}} {{MTR}}, Team Rocket performs their {{motto}}. Gary challenges them to a fight, but before the fight begins, Ash's thirty Tauros stampede at them, sending them blasting off. Gary then departs, saying that he and Ash could have their battle at the Pokémon League; Ash agrees. At that, Oak makes Ash and his friends fix the fence his Tauros broke through. Irritated at first, Ash and his friends then begin working on the fence, knowing there is two months left before the Pokémon League starts.

==Major events==

* {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}} leaves {{an|Giovanni}} and destroys his {{an|Team Rocket HQ|headquarters}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet {{Gary}} again at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* {{an|Professor Oak}} reveals that the two other {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who left [[Pallet Town]] with Ash and Gary did not succeed as Trainers.
* Ash, his friends, and Gary learn that the [[Pokémon League]] will be held at the [[Indigo Plateau]] in [[EP074|two months]].
* It is revealed in the [[dub]] that Ash [[EP035|has caught]] 30 {{AP|Tauros}} at the {{safari|Kanto}}.
* Gary is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Doduo}} and own more than 200 Pokémon from up to 60 different {{OBP|Pokémon|species|species}}.
* Gary challenges Ash to a {{pkmn|battle}}, but they are interrupted by the appearance of {{TRT}} before they can begin.
* Professor Oak encounters Team Rocket for the first time.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Doduo}}

=====English dub debuts=====
* [[Ash's Tauros]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP065.png|200px|thumb|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{Gary}}
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Suzie]] (fantasy)

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP065.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Slowbro}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Muk}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Krabby}} ({{OP|Ash|Krabby}})
* {{p|Muk}} ({{OP|Ash|Muk}})
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{OP|Ash|Tauros}}; ×30)
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{OP|Brock|Vulpix}})
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Delia}}'s; [[Mimey]])
* {{p|Krabby}} ({{Gary}}'s; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Doduo}} ({{Gary}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{OBP|Mewtwo|M01|Giovanni's}}; leaves)
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} ({{an|Ho-Oh|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Kakuna}} (multiple)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rattata}} (multiple)
* {{p|Raticate}} (multiple)
* {{p|Spearow}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}}
* {{p|Nidoran♀}} (multiple)
* {{p|Nidoran♂}} (multiple)
* {{p|Oddish}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gloom}} (multiple)
* {{p|Paras}} (multiple)
* {{p|Parasect}} (multiple)
* {{p|Mankey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Primeape}} (multiple)
* {{p|Growlithe}} (multiple)
* {{p|Poliwag}} (multiple)
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} (multiple)
* {{p|Geodude}}
* {{p|Ponyta}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rapidash}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seel}} (multiple)
* {{p|Dewgong}} (multiple)
* {{p|Onix}} (multiple)
* {{p|Voltorb}} (multiple)
* {{p|Electrode}} (multiple)
* {{p|Exeggcute}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rhydon}}
* {{p|Horsea}} (multiple)
* {{p|Goldeen}} (multiple)
* {{p|Staryu}} (multiple)
* {{p|Starmie}} (multiple)
* {{p|Magikarp}} (multiple)
* {{p|Snorlax}}

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture]]: {{p|Electrode}}
** Pokémon senryū summary: Also known as bomb ball: Electrode.
* [[Meowth's Song]] replaced [[Pokémon Ondo]] as the [[List of Japanese ending themes|Japanese ending theme]].
* This episode is preceded by ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'' in the English [[dub]].
* This episode's English [[dub]] title is a reference to the historical {{wp|Gunfight at the O.K. Corral|showdown at the O.K. Corral}}.
* This is the last of three episodes (the other two being ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'' and ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'') to feature {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}} in scenes that are preludes to [[M01|the first movie]], even though after the seizures caused by [[EP038]] the show went on a four-month hiatus and the three Mewtwo episodes ended up airing after the movie premiere on July 18, 1998. In this episode, Mewtwo blasts out of {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, causing it to explode, and this scene is also shown in the movie's prologue: the explosion of Team Rocket HQ is shown here from a different perspective and with a different animation, while the two shots of Mewtwo flying away use the same animation, even though in this episode both shots are cut at the beginning and at the end, and a brief shot (less than a second) of the Team Rocket trio is present among the Mewtwo shots, which are not synchronized like in the movie. Also, the shot of Giovanni's helicopter taking off in this episode uses the same animation (played in reverse) of the same helicopter landing to [[New Island]] in the movie's prologue.
* This is the first episode to use music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''. However, the background music is replaced in the English dub.
* This is one of the few episodes that reveals a passage of time.
* This episode marks the only appearance of [[Safari Ball]]s in the English dub of the {{pkmn|anime}}, as every future time when {{Ash}} uses one of his {{AP|Tauros}} in battle, he is seen sending them out from {{i|Poké Ball|standard Poké Balls}}. The reason for this inconsistency is unknown.
* When {{an|Professor Oak}} is explaining his daily routine to Ash and friends, the frame for the clips shows {{TCG|type}} symbols from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}. The same frame is also shown on Oak's computer in ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''.
** Additionally, the {{OBP|Psychic|TCG}} symbol is not seen on the frame.
* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a variation of their {{motto}}.
* On the {{pmin|the United Kingdom|UK}} terrestrial TV premier of this episode (on the [[Pokémon in the United Kingdom#ITV1|itv]] channel), the episode was split into two parts due to time constraints. The two parts aired on different days.

===Errors===
[[File:EP065 Error.png|thumb|200px|The title card error]]
* The title card displays the name for this episode as ''Showdown at the Po-ké Corrall'' instead of ''Showdown at the Po-ké Corral'' (misspelling "corral"). The title ''Showdown at the Po-ké Corral'' is used [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/02_11-showdown-at-the-po-ke-corral/ on Pokémon.com].
** This episode's title is formatted as ''Showdown At The Po-ké Corral'' on the DVD menu of [[List of English language Adventures in the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 4)|Australian DVDs]].
* Team Rocket HQ has a completely different design than it did in [[EP063|the previous episode]]. The reconstructed version seen in [[EP231|a later episode]] uses the initial design as a basis, suggesting that the design seen here was an animation error.
* When the lab's Pokémon are seen, a few Nidoran♂ and Nidoran♀ are present. The males are colored blue and the females are purple, when it should be vice-versa. Despite looking like their Shiny sprite coloring from the games, official game-based {{Shiny|alternate coloration}} did not debut in the anime until [[S03|Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]].
* Additionally, a {{p|Primeape}} is shown as having the body of a {{p|Mankey}}, but its arms are normal.
* The Rattata undergoing body scan has a completely black nose as opposed to nose slits.
* When punishing Meowth, the slit in Jessie's shirt is much longer than normal, extending up and past the top of the R.
* A stock sound effect was used for either an offscreen Ponyta or Rapidash.
* Gary is surprised to see Meowth talking, despite having met him two episodes before in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''.

===Dub edits===
* [[Pikachu's Jukebox]]: {{so|Viridian City}}
* After Mimey cleans Ash's face with a vacuum, Misty quips that Ash can go another week without taking a bath in the English dub. In the original version, she simply says it spares him the effort of washing his face himself.
* When Misty states that Ash has his Pokémon to thank for getting as far as he did, Ash is accepting in the English dub and gives them credit. In the original, he instead stands up for himself, saying he put in a lot of effort as well.
* When Ash and Gary are arguing over who's the better Pokémon Trainer, Professor Oak explains their past to Brock by saying "the two have been like that for a long time". In the English dub, he simply says it is not his place to come between them.
* Misty and Brock saying Gary and Ash could get along since they both love Pokémon is dub-only. In the original, they state that it is expected for rivals to be fired up around each other.
* When his Tauros send Team Rocket blasting off, Ash is surprised that they are all his. This is likely due to the fact that they were caught in [[EP035]], which was [[banned episodes|banned]] in the English dub.
* Oak's closing speech is slightly different in the English dub; he adds that not only does helping others and sharing their burdens help people become Trainers, but better friends and people as well.
* In the {{pmin|South Asia#Hungama TV|Indian Hungama TV dub}}, Team Rocket say that they are from ''{{wp|Hungama TV|Hungama channel}}'', which is the same channel on which the {{pkmn|anime}} airs. This is one of the few [[breaking the fourth wall|fourth wall breaks]] that were only in a certain dub.

==In other languages==
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|hu={{tt|Otthon, édes otthon|Home, Sweet Home}}
|it={{tt|Uniti nel pericolo|Joined in peril}}
|ko={{tt|영원한 맞수! 지우와 바람!|The eternal match! Ziu and the wind!}}
|no={{tt|Duell på Pokémon-farmen|Duel at the Pokémon-farm}}
|pl={{tt|Pojedynek w zagrodzie|Battle at the croft}}
|pt_br={{tt|Batalha no Curral Pokémon|Battle at the Pokémon Corral}}
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|ru={{tt|Схватка в поке-корале|Showdown at the Poké-corral}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Duelo en el Poké-Corral!|Duel at the Poké-Corral!}}
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|sv={{tt|Ash får sig en läxa|Ash learns a lesson}}
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prevtitle=It's Mr. Mime Time |
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nexttitle=The Evolution Solution |
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colorscheme=Kanto }}
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[[Category:Original series episodes|065]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Masamitsu Hidaka]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Toshiaki Suzuki]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Ash]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Gary]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Professor Oak]]
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[[es:EP067]]
[[fr:EP065]]
[[it:EP065]]
[[ja:無印編第65話]]
[[zh:宝可梦第66集]]

Pokémon Adventures volume 64

2023-03-20T19:43:53Z

Lawrence: /* Rounds */

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|number=64
|series=Pokémon Adventures
|chapters=[[PS610]] - [[PS616]]
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'''Volume 64''' is the 64th volume of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga. It is the third volume of the {{chap|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}. It is authored by 日下秀憲 [[Hidenori Kusaka]] and illustrated by 山本サトシ [[Satoshi Yamamoto]].

==Publications==
{{publications/h|ORAS}}
{{publications|cover=Pokémon Adventures JP volume 64.png|edition=First|country=Japan|company=Shogakukan|date=February 28, 2023|ISBN=978-4091435859}}
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==Rounds==
* [[PS610]]
* [[PS611]]
* [[PS612]]
* [[PS613]]
* [[PS614]]
* [[PS615]]
* [[PS616]]



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{{Project Manga notice}}
[[Category:Pokémon Adventures volumes|63]]

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[[ja:ポケットモンスターSPECIAL 第64巻]]
[[zh:宝可梦特别篇64]]

Team Rocket HQ (anime)

2023-03-18T00:59:43Z

Lawrence: The recent episode shows the HQ has returned to its AG/DP look.

{{AnimeLocationInfobox
|name=Team Rocket HQ
|characters=ロケットだんアジト
|japanese=Team Rocket Hideout
|image=Team Rocket HQ anime.png
|imagesize=285px
|region=Kanto
|epicode=EP064
|episode=It's Mr. Mime Time
|colorscheme=Kanto
}}

'''Team Rocket HQ''' (Japanese: '''ロケットだんアジト''' ''Team Rocket Hideout'') is the center of [[Team Rocket]]'s operations. It is located in [[Kanto]], and is where {{an|Giovanni}} and his [[Matori|secretary]] reside.

==History==
During the [[Indigo League]] arc, Team Rocket HQ was located in an area populated with trees, apparently within close proximity to [[Pallet Town]]. In ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', Mewtwo escaped from and destroyed the building; this scene also appeared in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.

After the old base's destruction, the new Team Rocket HQ was located in the middle of a rocky terrain. In ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are assigned there. In ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'', the base is shown when Jessie sent the {{TP|Jessie|Yanma}} she caught to Giovanni as a gift, only for him to send it back due to having recently received a large supply of them. In ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', the base is shown when the Team Rocket trio receive a special mission from {{an|Giovanni}} via [[Matori]].

In ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', the building was shown with a new look when Jessie, James, and Meowth were there being assigned their mission in [[Unova]]. In ''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]'', it was revealed that Jessie and James had left their Pokémon behind at the headquarters. It also appeared in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where Jessie and James gave Giovanni their Unova Pokémon and rejoined with [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]].

==Design==
===[[Original series]]===
[[File:Team Rocket HQ EP064.png|thumb|left|220px|The original HQ in ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'']]
[[File:Team Rocket HQ EP065.png|thumb|220px|The original HQ in the [[original series]] before being destroyed by Mewtwo]]
In ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', Team Rocket HQ was a large tower sporting some balconies and struts, with the Team Rocket logo being prominently displayed at the base. Its roof acted as a landing area for various aircraft, such as {{DL|Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's Meowth balloon}}.

In ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', Team Rocket HQ was located in an area populated with trees, apparently within close proximity to [[Pallet Town]]. It had a central tower with four turrets topped with red coned roofs and a satellite dish. It also had at least two wings with blue, domed roofs.

In ''It's Mr. Mime Time'', a reception area was shown with a very lavish design, including red carpets and curtains, busts of a Gyarados statue, a small step, purple polished walls and polished blue tile floor, two fancy potted plants, and a lower-able TV monitor for Giovanni to use to communicate with his underlings when he himself is too busy to meet them in person.

In ''It's Mr. Mime Time'', a room containing various computer consoles was seen. It also had a balcony above it. This room was used to hold {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}} when he was not on assignment for Team Rocket.

In ''Showdown at the Po-ké Corral'', Mewtwo escaped from and destroyed this building. Giovanni temporarily relocated the headquarters to a smaller facility that appeared to be in the same area, as seen in ''[[EP231|Dues and Don'ts]]''.

===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|Diamond and Pearl]]''===
[[File:Team Rocket HQ DP191.png|thumb|250px|The HQ in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'']]
After the old base's destruction, the new Team Rocket HQ was located in the middle of rocky terrain in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''.

In ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', the front entrance was shown to possess at least four doors, and also had a two-barred gate with the Team Rocket logo prominently displayed.

The full building was seen in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'' and ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''. The base is a lavender complex with two wings, one on each side, that each have two towers on each end, one of the towers possessing a domed roof. The central building was seven stories tall and had at least two flat trapezoid edges jutting out, with the angled portions containing square bumps. The Team Rocket logo was prominently displayed at the top of the central building. The building was mounted with a set of communications arrays, including two communications satellite dishes and an antenna.

Giovanni's office was a massive room with a red carpet, a potted fern plant, a purple office desk, and a row of windows with blinders on them. The double doors into his office were adorned with the Team Rocket logo. Giovanni had a pencil holder, a lamp, and a laptop capable of scanning the contents of a Poké Ball to identify the Pokémon inside (similar to a Pokédex).

===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' onward===
[[File:Team Rocket HQ anime.png|thumb|250px|The HQ in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'']]
In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', the Team Rocket HQ appeared in a new design, still in rocky terrain.

It was a towering complex, being at least nine stories tall, and having two shield-like protrusions on the corners. It was mounted with a series of antennae. There was also a domed building in close proximity. Parts of the HQ may have also been built into the rocky terrain, as some of the mountains were shown to have windows similar to that of the main building.

Giovanni's office is now a large room with the Team Rocket logo in the center of the floor. A giant doorway lies behind Giovanni's desk, which when opened reveals a giant monitor screen. In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', Giovanni had replaced his chair and desk with a sofa and table.

In ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', the HQ's exterior design is shown to have returned to its appearance from ''Ruby & Sapphire'' and ''Diamond & Pearl''.

==Appearances==
<gallery>
Team Rocket HQ entrance.png|The HQ's entrance in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''
DP Giovanni office.png|Giovanni's office at the HQ in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''
BW Giovanni office.png|Giovanni's office at the HQ in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''
XY Giovanni office.png|Giovanni's office at the HQ in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''
SM Giovanni office.png|Giovanni's office at the HQ in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''
Team Rocket HQ M22.png|The HQ in ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''
</gallery>

==Pokémon kept in Team Rocket HQ==
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Giovanni|Persian|Giovanni Persian.png|normal}}
| {{ActivePoké|Matori|Meowth|Matori Meowth.png|dark|link=Matori's Meowth}}
|
|}

===Previously stored at HQ===
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Wobbuffet|Jessie Wobbuffet.png|psychic}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Seviper|Jessie Seviper.png|poison}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Mime Jr.|James Mime Jr.png|psychic}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Carnivine|James Carnivine.png|grass}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Yanmega|Jessie Yanmega.png|bug|flying|fir=Yanma}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Woobat|Jessie Woobat.png|psychic|flying}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|James|Yamask|James Yamask.png‎|Ghost}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Frillish|Jessie Frillish.png|water|ghost}} ♀
|-
| {{InactivePoké|James|Amoonguss|James Amoonguss.png|grass|poison}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Inkay|James Inkay.png‎|Dark|Psychic}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Gourgeist|Jessie Gourgeist.png|ghost|grass}} ♀
|}

===Escaped===
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké||Mewtwo|Giovanni and Mewtwo.png|link=Mewtwo (M01)|psychic}}
|
|
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Team Rocket HQ]]

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[[Category:Team Rocket]]
[[Category:Anime locations]]
[[Category:Villainous team bases]]

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JN107

2022-12-18T19:47:05Z

Lawrence:

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=JN106 |
prevtitle=Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars! |
nextcode=JN108 |
nexttitle=Catching the Aura of Fate! |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
colorscheme=Galar}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=JN107 |
altepcode=EP1192 |
colorscheme=Galar |
title_en=Big Brother to the Rescue! |
title_ja=助けて、ワンパチのアニキ！ |
title_ja_trans=Help, Big Brother Wanpachi! |
broadcast_jp=April 22, 2022 |
broadcast_us= |
en_op=[[With You]] |
ja_op=[[One, Two, Three|１・２・３]] |
ja_ed=[[Supereffective Type|バツグンタイプ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenarion=1 |
scenario=柿原優子 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=齋藤徳明 |
directorn=1 |
director=門田英彦 |
artn=2 |
art=谷澤秦史 |
art2=kwon yong sang |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=JN101-JN110 |
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|107}}
* {{BMGf|292317|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|292718|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|294674|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Big Brother to the Rescue!''' (Japanese: '''助けて、ワンパチのアニキ！''' ''Help, Big Brother {{tt|Wanpachi|Yamper}}!'') is the 107th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,192nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 22, 2022, in Canada on October 1, 2022, and in Australia on October 7, 2022.
{{spoilers}}



==Plot==
As usual, {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] are taking care of the Pokémon at [[Cerise Laboratory|Cerise Park]]. They're joined by [[Chloe]], whose [[Professor Cerise|father]] has asked her to take [[Photography|photos]] of the Park Pokémon, a task that Ash and Goh have also done before. Joined by {{TP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}}, who watches over the Pokémon living in the Park, they decide to accompany Chloe. After finding {{TP|Goh|Grookey}}'s missing stick, Yamper leads the group to {{TP|Goh|Pinsir}}, who's left heartbroken as {{TP|Goh|Heracross}} is [[JN094|once again]] smitten by {{p|Lilligant}}'s scent, a problem that Yamper fixes by having {{TP|Goh|Panpour}} snap Heracross out of his trance. Heracross brings Pinsir a bouquet as an apology, only to be smitten by {{p|Alcremie}}'s scent only moments later, much to Pinsir's distraught, although Goh knows the two {{t|Bug}} types will make up eventually.

Yamper is then approached by {{p|Rattata}}, who leads him and the group to {{TP|Goh|Golurk}}, who is having its hands full with a fight between a group of {{t|Rock}} Pokémon and Rattata's friends. Yamper manages to stop the fight, but confusion rises regarding why the Rock Pokémon are outside their usual habitat. Investigating said riverside habitat reveals that the stream has gotten polluted for some reason, leaving {{p|Bruxish}} agitated and gnashing its teeth, the sound of which no doubt is the reason why the Rock Pokémon had left. Yamper quickly fetches {{p|Vibrava}} to the site and has it use {{m|Supersonic}}, which {{wp|Active noise control|cancels out}} the gnashing sound. Journeying upstream to find the source of the pollution, the group finds {{TP|Goh|Pyukumuku}}, who is unhappy for being forced out of the water by the pollution.

After quickly going back to stop another fight between Rattata's friends and the Rock Pokémon, the group resumes their upstream journey, but even as they arrive at the waterfall at the start of the river, they haven't found any signs of what could've caused the pollution. Yamper, however, finds the cause behind the waterfall, revealing it to have been {{TP|Goh|Grimer}}, who's bathing in the water. They convince Grimer to leave and head back to the cave where it used to live, but upon arrival, they find out that Grimer has given up living in the cave in favor of letting the newcomer {{TP|Goh|Froakie}} have it as its home instead. Since they can't let Grimer go back to the waterfall, they figure they need to build it a new home. Goh gathers a group of [[List of Goh's Pokémon|his Pokémon]], and they begin digging a pool.

The pool is eventually completed, but before the group can start filling it with water, a mist covers the area, and {{TP|Goh|Suicune}} appears on a nearby cliff, having returned to Cerise Park for the first time in [[JN053|a good while]]. The {{pkmn|category|Aurora Pokémon}} uses {{m|Rain Dance}} to summon a gentle [[rain]], before running to the waterfall and racing downstream on the river's surface, using its powers to turn the polluted water crystal clear once more. With the water purified, Pyukumuku is happy again, Bruxish finally stops gnashing its teeth, and the Rock Pokémon are able to return to their own habitat. Meanwhile, the rain has filled up the pool, completing Grimer's new home, which it happily jumps into. Suicune returns to greet Yamper, having seen how hard he's been working, before running up to the top of the cliff again. A gust of wind blows by, and Suicune disappears with it, leaving behind a beautiful rainbow. With all the conflicts resolved, Chloe thanks Yamper for his help around the Park and takes a photo of him.

At dusk, the day's chores are finally done, with Chloe having taken a lot of good photos. Ash's [[Rotom Phone]] suddenly rings with a [[World Coronation Series]] {{pkmn|battle}} announcement, revealing that he's been scheduled for an [[JN109|entrance battle]] against [[Raihan]]. If he's victorious, his ninth rank and Raihan's eighth rank will switch places, putting Ash in the Masters Eight. Goh congratulates Ash on the long-awaited big battle, and Ash looks into the distance, his eyes filled with determination.

==Major events==

* [[Goh's Panpour]] is revealed to know {{m|Water Gun}}.
* [[Goh's Suicune]] temporarily returns to [[Cerise Laboratory|Cerise Park]] and is revealed to know {{m|Rain Dance}}.
* {{Ash}} is notified that his next [[World Coronation Series]] {{pkmn|battle}} will be an [[JN109|entrance battle]] against [[Raihan]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN107.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Chloe]]
* [[Raihan]] (image)

===Pokémon===

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Vibrava}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Venomoth}} ({{OP|Goh|Venomoth}})
* {{p|Paras}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Paras|Goh's}})
* {{p|Parasect}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Parasect|Goh's}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Butterfree|Goh's}})
* {{p|Pinsir}} ({{OP|Goh|Pinsir}})
* {{p|Weedle}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|Goh's}})
* {{p|Beedrill}} ({{OP|Goh|Beedrill}})
* {{p|Venonat}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Venonat|Goh's}})
* {{p|Scizor}} ({{OP|Goh|Scizor}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Dustox|Goh's}}; ×3)
* {{p|Tentacool}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Tentacool|Goh's}})
* {{p|Mantyke}} ({{OP|Goh|Mantyke}})
* {{p|Stantler}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Stantler|Goh's}})
* {{p|Misdreavus}} ({{OP|Goh|Misdreavus}})
* {{p|Dewgong}} ({{OP|Goh|Dewgong}})
* {{p|Golurk}} ({{OP|Goh|Golurk}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Cubone}} ({{OP|Goh|Cubone}})
* {{p|Spearow}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Spearow|Goh's}})
* {{p|Rattata}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Rattata|Goh's}})
* {{p|Pidgey}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pidgey|Goh's}})
* {{p|Nidoran♀}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Nidoran♀|Goh's}})
* {{p|Nidoran♂}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Nidoran♀|Goh's}})
* {{p|Poliwag}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Poliwag|Goh's}})
* {{p|Grimer}} ({{OP|Goh|Grimer}})
* {{p|Goldeen}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Goldeen|Goh's}})
* {{p|Fletchling}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Fletchling|Goh's}})
* {{p|Inteleon}} ({{OP|Goh|Inteleon}})
* {{p|Ariados}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Ariados|Goh's}})
* {{p|Heracross}} ({{OP|Goh|Heracross}})
* {{p|Trapinch}} ({{OP|Goh|Trapinch}})
* {{p|Vibrava}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Vibrava|Goh's}})
* {{p|Pyukumuku}} ({{OP|Goh|Pyukumuku}})
* {{p|Chinchou}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Chinchou|Goh's}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Bunnelby|Goh's}})
* {{p|Mankey}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Mankey|Goh's}})
* {{p|Boldore}} ({{OP|Goh|Boldore}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Geodude|Goh's}})
* {{p|Diglett}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Diglett|Goh's}})
* {{p|Suicune}} ({{OP|Goh|Suicune}})
* {{p|Grookey}} ({{OP|Goh|Grookey}})
* {{p|Panpour}} ({{OP|Goh|Panpour}})
* {{p|Raticate}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Raticate|Goh's}})
* {{p|Durant}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Durant|Goh's}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Alolan Geodude|Goh's}}; {{rf|Alolan|Form}})
* {{p|Bruxish}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Bruxish|Goh's}})
* {{p|Passimian}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Passimian|Goh's}})
* {{p|Roggenrola}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Roggenrola|Goh's}})
* {{p|Alcremie}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Alcremie|Goh's}}; {{form|Alcremie|Strawberry Vanilla Cream}})
* {{p|Camerupt}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Camerupt|Goh's}})
* {{p|Lilligant}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Lilligant|Goh's}})
* {{p|Gossifleur}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Gossifleur|Goh's}})
* {{p|Froakie}} ({{OP|Goh|Froakie}})
* {{p|Altaria}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Altaria|Goh's}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|Chloe|Eevee}})
* {{p|Yamper}} ({{OP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]]; ×3)

==Trivia==
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Pidgey}}
* {{Ash}}, [[Goh]], and [[Chloe]] read the title card of this episode.
* [[One, Two, Three]] is used as an insert song during the pool-building sequence and when {{TP|Goh|Suicune}} purifies the water.
* Goh, Ash, and {{AP|Lucario}} narrate the preview for the [[JN108|next episode]].
** A special preview for [[JN109]] was aired after this episode.

===Errors===
* When {{TP|Goh|Grookey}} runs towards {{TP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}}, part of {{TP|Chloe|Eevee}}'s tail is layered in front of Grookey. The error is fixed in the English dub.

<gallery>
JN107 error.png|Eevee's tail covering Grookey
</gallery>

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=D5598C|bordercolor=00A1E9
|zh_cmn={{tt|幫幫我們，來電汪大哥！|Help Us, Big Brother Yamper!}}
|de={{tt|Der große Bruder eilt zur Hilfe!|The Big Brother rushes to the Rescue!}}
|it={{tt|Fratellone alla riscossa!|Big brother to the rescue!}}
}}
{{-}}
{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=JN106 |
prevtitle=Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars! |
nextcode=JN108 |
nexttitle=Catching the Aura of Fate! |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
colorscheme=Galar}}
{{Project Anime notice}}

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[[Category:Episodes written by Yūko Kakihara]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Noriaki Saitō]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Hidehiko Kadota]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Yasushi Tanizawa]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by kwon yong sang]]
[[Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Chloe]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears]]
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[[de:Der große Bruder eilt zur Hilfe!]]
[[es:EP1196]]
[[fr:LV107]]
[[it:PM107]]
[[ja:新無印編第107話]]
[[zh:宝可梦旅途第107集]]

JN098

2022-12-18T19:46:30Z

Lawrence:

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=JN097 |
prevtitle=An Evolution in Taste! |
nextcode=JN099 |
nexttitle=Battling Turned Up to Eleven! |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
colorscheme=Galar}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=JN098 |
altepcode=EP1183 |
colorscheme=Galar |
title_en=Out of Their Elements! |
title_ja=ポケモンサーカス！ブースターとサンダース！！ |
title_ja_trans=Pokémon Circus! Booster and Thunders!! |
broadcast_jp=February 18, 2022 |
broadcast_us=October 21, 2022 |
en_op=[[With You]] |
ja_op=[[One, Two, Three|１・２・３]] |
ja_ed=[[Supereffective Type|バツグンタイプ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenarion=1 |
scenario=柿原優子 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=齋藤徳明 |
directorn=1 |
director=ウヱノ史博 |
artn=1 |
art=篠原隆 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=JN091-JN100 |
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|098}}
* {{BMGf|291337|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|291677|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|293771|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Out of Their Elements!''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンサーカス！ブースターとサンダース！！''' ''Pokémon Circus! {{tt|Booster|Flareon}} and {{tt|Thunders|Jolteon}}!!'') is the 98th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,183rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 18, 2022, in Canada on July 16, 2022, in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2022, in South Africa on September 20, 2022, in Australia on September 26, 2022, and in the United States on October 21, 2022.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==


''Ash and Goh are guest performers at the Pokémon Circus! Chloe tags along, hoping to see a Jolteon and Flareon who are also set to perform. But it turns out the two Pokémon are still Eevee—and when their Trainers go to evolve them, their Evolution stones get switched! Now, Harmony the Fire-type Trainer has a Jolteon, and Billy the Electric-type Trainer has a Flareon. The performances they’ve planned are in shambles, but the newly evolved Pokémon are determined to set things right. With the help of Chloe’s Eevee and our heroes, they find a way to work together with their Trainers and put on a great show!''

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and [[Goh]], having won a lottery prize that allows them to guest star in a Pokémon Circus performance, are joined by [[Chloe]] before they enter the circus tent. Inside, they see two trapeze artists practicing, each of them having an {{p|Eevee}} as their partner. They are greeted by the circus's [[showman]], who looks exactly like the {{OBP|Leader|JN014|excavation leader}} and the [[Pewter City Museum of Science|Pewter Museum]] [[curator]], although he denies being either of those people. Chloe introduces herself and explains she came here because she read that a {{p|Flareon}} and a {{p|Jolteon}} would be performing. The showman reveals that the two trapeze artists, [[Harmony]] and {{OBP|Billy|JN098}}, are just about to [[Evolution|evolve]] their Eevee.

Harmony and Billy properly introduce themselves and their respective partner Eevee, Bernice and Toril. They also make their respective interests of the {{t|Fire}} and {{t|Electric}} type more than obvious by claiming their preferred [[type]] is superior to the other one. The showman tells them to show Chloe their Eevee evolving, but as the two performers pull out a [[Fire Stone]] and a [[Thunder Stone]], they start arguing which one of them gets to go first, with the end result that they accidentally drop the [[Evolution stone|stones]], which fall on the incorrect Pokémon, causing Bernice to become a Jolteon and Toril to become a Flareon, much to the shock of their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. Accusing each other of causing this, they try to use spare stones to correct the process, but nothing happens, making them even more dismayed. They complain to the showman that they can't perform like this, so he suggests them swapping their Pokémon for the performance. Despite Ash objecting that they need to consider the Pokémon's feelings, the two performers take each other's Pokémon and leave.

While Ash and Goh practice their own guest performances, Chloe sees that neither Bernice and Toril feels motivated to practice, saddened by being separated from their respective partners. The next day, Bernice unexpectedly joins Harmony's Fire team's rehearsal, while Toril does the same with Billy's Electric team's rehearsal. Since the two Pokémon clearly aren't happy with the partner swap, the showman tells Harmony and Billy to try practicing with their own partners. Ash, Goh, and Chloe arrive to rehearse and are surprised to see the performers practicing their flying trapeze act with their respective partners. While the performers start to see the appeal of their opposing type, they're still not completely satisfied, and the showman fears that the flying trapeze act may end up being cancelled because of this. Harmony and Billy agree and leave to take a break, reassuring their partners that this is not their fault and telling them to stay behind.

Bernice and Toril run out of the tent, followed by Chloe and {{TP|Chloe|Eevee}}, who find the two Eeveelutions practicing together. Ash and Goh join her as well and figure that the two Pokémon must want to perform together. Eevee joins in as well, using {{m|Copycat}} to mimic their moves. Ash is excited and declares that he wants to join in too. While he and Goh start helping the Eeveelutions in their training, Chloe invites Harmony and Billy to watch it too. After some target shooting on frisbees, Bernice and Toril combine {{m|Thunder Shock}} and {{m|Ember}} to create a captivating display of fireworks. Chloe explains to the performers that their Pokémon are practicing hard because they want to be able to perform with their partners. Seeing their partners' determination, Harmony and Billy decide to turn over a new leaf and practice together to put up a great show.

The performance day finally arrives, and Ash and Goh get to show off their guest performances while [[Professor Cerise]], [[Chrysa]], and [[Ren]] watch from the audience. Once their performances have been brought to a successful end, Chloe and Eevee appear on the stage as Harmony and Billy begin their flying trapeze act, initially appearing with each other's partners but swapping them for their own ones mid-swing and covering each other's trapeze ropes with their partner's element. Eevee then puts on a fireworks display by launching Embers and Thunder Shocks in succession, soon joined by Harmony and Billy's Pokémon teams. The performance leaves the audience amazed, and once it has concluded, Harmony and Billy thank Chloe for making it a success. As a sign of gratitude, they hand her their spare Evolution stones and give her recommendations of their partner Eeveelutions, this experience having broadened their horizons. Chloe happily accepts these gifts and promises to stay together with Eevee, no matter what she'll eventually evolve into.

==Major events==

* [[Goh's Grookey]] is revealed to know {{m|Branch Poke}}.
* [[Chloe]] receives a [[Fire Stone]] from [[Harmony]] and a [[Thunder Stone]] from {{OBP|Billy|JN098}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN098.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Chloe]]
* [[Professor Cerise]]
* [[Chrysa]]
* [[Ren]]
* {{OBP|Leader|JN014}} (fantasy)
* [[Curator]] (fantasy)
* [[Harmony]]
* {{OBP|Billy|JN098}}
* [[Showman]]
* Circus performers
* Audience

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP JN098.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Jolteon}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Grookey}} ({{OP|Goh|Grookey}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|Chloe|Eevee}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Eevee}} ([[Harmony]]'s; Bernice; evolves)
* {{p|Jolteon}} ([[Harmony]]'s; Bernice; newly evolved)
* {{p|Litleo}} ([[Harmony]]'s)
* {{p|Darumaka}} ([[Harmony]]'s)
* {{p|Torchic}} ([[Harmony]]'s)
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OBP|Billy|JN098}}'s; Toril; evolves)
* {{p|Flareon}} ({{OBP|Billy|JN098}}'s; Toril; newly evolved)
* {{p|Shinx}} ({{OBP|Billy|JN098}}'s)
* {{p|Helioptile}} ({{OBP|Billy|JN098}}'s)
* {{p|Elekid}} ({{OBP|Billy|JN098}}'s)
* {{p|Ninetales}} (circus performer's)
* {{p|Ursaring}} (circus performer's)
* {{p|Clefairy}} (Trainer's)

==Trivia==
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Jolteon}}
* In the Japanese version, {{Ash}}, [[Goh]], and [[Chloe]] read the title card for this episode.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a {{p|Helioptile}} in the anime since [[Alexa]]'s last appeared in ''[[XYS05|The Legend of X, Y, and Z!]]'', over five years earlier.
* Despite having debuted [[JN059|39 episodes earlier]], this is the first time [[Goh's Grookey]] is seen using a [[move]].
* Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, [[Piers]], Goh, and [[Marnie]] narrate the preview of the [[JN099|next episode]].
* [[Barrett Leddy]] replaces the late [[Billy Kametz]]'s voice role as [[Ren]] starting from this episode.

===Errors===
===Dub edits===
* Both Ash and Goh, without Chloe, read the title card in the English dub.

==In other languages==
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|nl={{tt|Uit hun element!|Out of Their Elements!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Hors de son élément !|Out of Its Element!}}
|it={{tt|Fuori dal proprio elemento!|Out of its element!}}
|de={{tt|In luftigen Höhen!|At lofty Heights!}}
|pl={{tt|W nie swoim żywiole!|In somebody else's element!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Treinando com elementos desconhecidos!|Training with unfamiliar elements!}}
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JN094

2022-12-18T19:45:34Z

Lawrence:

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title_en=Suffering the Flings and Arrows! |
title_ja=ヘラクロスロス、恋するカイロス |
title_ja_trans=The Heracros Loss and the Kailios in Love |
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* {{BMGf|290437|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|291124|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|293503|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Suffering the Flings and Arrows!''' (Japanese: '''ヘラクロスロス、恋するカイロス''' ''The {{tt|Heracros|Heracross}} Loss and the {{tt|Kailios|Pinsir}} in Love'') is the 94th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,179th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 21, 2022, in Canada on June 18, 2022, in South Africa on August 23, 2022, in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2022, in Australia on September 20, 2022, and in the United States on October 21, 2022.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==


''When Lilligant joins the other Pokémon at Cerise Laboratory, Heracross, who was infatuated with Pinsir, is now smitten with Lilligant! While Goh tries to cheer Pinsir up, Chloe discovers a Pokémon flower-arranging class. It seems like a great way to lift Pinsir’s spirits, so our heroes want to join in, too! Guided by Celadon City’s Gym Leader, Erika, the group learns about the importance of flower decorating with Pokémon! But Team Rocket wants to “pick flowers,” too…and steal Pikachu. Team Rocket attacks, but when Pinsir steps in to protect Heracross, their relationship is restored! Now no one will ever forget the connection between Pokémon and flower arranging!''

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and [[Goh]] return to [[Cerise Laboratory|Cerise Park]] from a trip to [[Unova]], with Goh presenting [[List of Goh's Pokémon|his Pokémon]] with their newest playmate: {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Lilligant}}. The Pokémon of Cerise Park find Lilligant's sweet aroma very soothing and charming, but none more so than {{TP|Goh|Heracross}}. When {{TP|Goh|Pinsir}} comes to bring Heracross a flower wreath it has made for him, it's distraught to see its beloved being in love with someone else. Goh soon notices Pinsir's depression, and after witnessing Heracross being smitten by the scent of Lilligant's flower, he realizes that Pinsir must been distraught over Lilligant "stealing" Heracross's love from it.

While thinking of a solution for Pinsir's problem, Ash and Goh overhear [[Chloe]] telling [[Professor Cerise]] about a Pokémon {{wp|Floristry|flower arranging}} class she and {{TP|Chloe|Eevee}} are planning to attend in order to meet a {{p|Leafeon}}. Goh latches onto the idea that learning about flowers could help Pinsir win over Heracross again and decides to attend as well. Chloe is initially confused, but an explanation during the bus ride to [[Celadon City]] makes her understand the situation.

Ash, Goh, and Chloe arrive at the [[Celadon Gym]], where they sign up for the class and are greeted by [[Gym Leader]] [[Erika]], who recognizes Ash as the person who saved {{p|Gloom|her Pokémon}} back when [[EP026|the Gym caught fire]]. She tells Chloe that the Celadon Gym researches aromas emitted by flowers and Pokémon, such as her Leafeon, and makes perfumes out of them. As per usual, Eevee eagerly mimics her evolved form's movements, with Chloe explaining to Erika that her Eevee is unsure what she wants to [[Evolution|evolve]] into, so they're trying to get as much experiences as they can. Moving over to the Gym's greenhouse, Erika explains to the group the concept of Pokémon flower arranging, which uses decorating Pokémon with flowers as a way to express the bond between them and their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s, with her decorating her Leafeon as an example. Erika's attention is drawn to Goh when he mentions he wishes to use the flowers to make his Pokémon fall in love with each other. At first, Goh thinks Erika is judging him over this, but instead, she finds the idea lovely and offers to support it in any way she can.

Outside the glass wall of the greenhouse, {{TRT}} is plotting to make yet another attempt to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}. As such, they infiltrate the class in [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguise]], looking for a chance to snatch Pikachu unnoticed while pretending to decorate {{MTR}} and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. When Erika recommends everyone to come up with performances that'll make use of their Pokémon's characteristics, Ash gets the idea to use a box filled with [[Christmas]] decorations to his advantage, while Goh comes up with an idea involving {{TP|Goh|Grookey}}. When the time to present the finished works arrives, Team Rocket sneaks outside under the pretense of going to pick some flowers. Since Pikachu stuck too close to Ash to be snatched without being noticed, they decide to grab the {{pkmn|category|Mouse Pokémon}} by force and call down the [[Rocket Prize Master]], which gives them a {{p|Lurantis}} and a {{p|Leavanny}}.

Back inside, Chloe, Ash, and Goh each present their Pokémon in turns. Eevee is decorated with the same kinds of flowers Erika had decorated her own Leafeon with earlier; Pikachu is decorated with {{wp|Christmas lights}} that he powers up with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}; and Pinsir has donned a flowery dress and decorations, with Grookey using its powers to make the buds in the costume bloom and thus make it even more beautiful. Goh reveals that he brought Heracross along too so he could see Pinsir with its flower decorations. However, just as he calls Heracross out, Team Rocket snatches Pikachu with Leavanny's {{m|String Shot}} and takes off their disguises, causing everyone's attention to focus on them. James tells Leavanny to use String Shot again to catch more Pokémon, but Erika has Leafeon use {{m|Razor Leaf}} to cut the strings before they reach anyone, while Pikachu frees himself with {{m|Iron Tail}} and joins the {{pkmn|battle}}.

While Lurantis and Heracross exchange blows, Eevee uses {{m|Copycat}} to mimic Leafeon's Razor Leaf, which, combined with Pikachu's Thunderbolt, is enough to defeat Leavanny. Lurantis pushes Heracross back with {{m|Petal Blizzard}}, before charging up a {{m|Solar Beam}}. Seeing its beloved is in trouble, Pinsir jumps in front of the Solar Beam just as it's fired, taking the hit for Heracross. Goh has Pinsir use {{m|X-Scissor}}, which sends Lurantis flying into Team Rocket and causes them to blast off again. While Pinsir's flower costume was destroyed by the Solar Beam, the bravery Pinsir just showed was enough for it to win back Heracross's love.

As the group prepares to leave, Erika gives Chloe a bottle of Leafeon perfume, and Pinsir, flustered by Heracross trying to hold its hand, suddenly grabs him with its pincers as a form of hug, causing both Heracross and Goh to panic in surprise.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] are revealed to have visited [[Unova]] off-screen.
* Goh is revealed to have {{pkmn2|caught}} a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Hoothoot}} and a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Lilligant}}.
* The [[Celadon Gym]] is revealed to have been [[EP026|rebuilt]].
* Ash meets [[Erika]] again, while Goh meets her for the first time.
* [[Goh's Pinsir]] is revealed to know {{m|X-Scissor}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN094.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Chloe]]
* [[Professor Cerise]]
* [[Erika]]
* Receptionist

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP JN094.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Leafeon}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}})
* {{p|Caterpie}} ({{OP|Goh|Caterpie}})
* {{p|Venomoth}} ({{OP|Goh|Venomoth}})
* {{p|Paras}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Paras|Goh's}})
* {{p|Parasect}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Parasect|Goh's}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Butterfree|Goh's}})
* {{p|Pinsir}} ({{OP|Goh|Pinsir}})
* {{p|Weedle}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|Goh's}})
* {{p|Kakuna}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Kakuna|Goh's}})
* {{p|Beedrill}} ({{OP|Goh|Beedrill}})
* {{p|Scizor}} ({{OP|Goh|Scizor}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Goh|Taillow}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Dustox|Goh's}})
* {{p|Tentacool}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Tentacool|Goh's}})
* {{p|Mantyke}} ({{OP|Goh|Mantyke}})
* {{p|Sentret}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Sentret|Goh's}})
* {{p|Dewgong}} ({{OP|Goh|Dewgong}})
* {{p|Greedent}} ({{OP|Goh|Greedent}})
* {{p|Darmanitan}} ({{OP|Goh|Darmanitan}}; {{form|Darmanitan|Standard and Zen Mode}})
* {{p|Sandile}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Sandile|Goh's}})
* {{p|Golurk}} ({{OP|Goh|Golurk}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Cubone}} ({{OP|Goh|Cubone}})
* {{p|Spearow}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Spearow|Goh's}})
* {{p|Rattata}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Rattata|Goh's}})
* {{p|Pidgey}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pidgey|Goh's}})
* {{p|Oddish}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Oddish|Goh's}})
* {{p|Poliwag}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Poliwag|Goh's}})
* {{p|Ekans}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Ekans|Goh's}})
* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ({{OP|Goh|Farfetch'd}})
* {{p|Exeggutor}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Exeggutor|Goh's}})
* {{p|Goldeen}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Goldeen|Goh's}})
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Magikarp|Goh's}})
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{OP|Goh|giant Magikarp}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Binacle}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Binacle|Goh's}})
* {{p|Scatterbug}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Scatterbug|Goh's}})
* {{p|Fletchling}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Fletchling|Goh's}})
* {{p|Wingull}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Wingull|Goh's}})
* {{p|Ariados}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Ariados|Goh's}})
* {{p|Heracross}} ({{OP|Goh|Heracross}})
* {{p|Hitmonchan}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Hitmonchan|Goh's}})
* {{p|Raichu}} ({{OP|Goh|Raichu}})
* {{p|Trapinch}} ({{OP|Goh|Trapinch}})
* {{p|Vibrava}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Vibrava|Goh's}})
* {{p|Flygon}} ({{OP|Goh|Flygon}})
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} ({{OP|Goh|Aerodactyl}})
* {{p|Chinchou}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Chinchou|Goh's}})
* {{p|Mankey}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Mankey|Goh's}})
* {{p|Krabby}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Krabby|Goh's}})
* {{p|Boldore}} ({{OP|Goh|Boldore}})
* {{p|Arctozolt}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Arctozolt|Goh's}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Geodude|Goh's}})
* {{p|Diglett}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Diglett|Goh's}})
* {{p|Drowzee}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Drowzee|Goh's}})
* {{p|Morelull}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Morelull|Goh's}})
* {{p|Grookey}} ({{OP|Goh|Grookey}})
* {{p|Bellsprout}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Bellsprout|Goh's}})
* {{p|Absol}} ({{OP|Goh|Absol}})
* {{p|Pansear}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pansear|Goh's}})
* {{p|Panpour}} ({{OP|Goh|Panpour}})
* {{p|Durant}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Durant|Goh's}})
* {{p|Falinks}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Falinks|Goh's}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Alolan Geodude|Goh's}}; {{rf|Alolan|Form}})
* {{p|Bruxish}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Bruxish|Goh's}})
* {{p|Passimian}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Passimian|Goh's}})
* {{p|Roggenrola}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Roggenrola|Goh's}})
* {{p|Ferrothorn}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Ferrothorn|Goh's}})
* {{p|Voltorb}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Voltorb|Goh's}}; {{shiny}})
* {{p|Alcremie}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Alcremie|Goh's}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Alcremie|Strawberry Vanilla Cream}})
* {{p|Murkrow}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Murkrow|Goh's}})
* {{p|Camerupt}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Camerupt|Goh's}})
* {{p|Shedinja}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Shedinja|Goh's}})
* {{p|Hoothoot}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Hoothoot|Goh's}})
* {{p|Lilligant}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Lilligant|Goh's}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|Chloe|Eevee}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Gloom}} ([[Erika]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Leafeon}} ([[Erika]]'s)
* {{p|Pelipper}} ({{OBP|Pelipper|Team Rocket|Team Rocket}})
* {{p|Leavanny}} ({{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Leavanny|Team Rocket's}})
* {{p|Lurantis}} ({{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Lurantis|Team Rocket's}})

==Trivia==
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Leafeon}}
* This is the last main series episode to air in Japan before the release of [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]].
* This episode marks the first physical appearance of [[Erika]] in the main series since ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'', 1,153 episodes earlier.
** This also marks the longest time between a particular [[human]] character's first and second physical appearances within the main series.
* Erika owning a {{p|Leafeon}} could be a [[List of cross-canon references|reference]] to [[Pokémon Masters EX]], where [[Sygna Suit]] {{mas|Erika}} owns one.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a {{p|Leavanny}} in the {{pkmn|anime}} since {{AP|Ash's|Leavanny}} last appeared in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', 380 episodes earlier.
* [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} narrate the preview for the [[JN095|next episode]].
** Jessie and James appear at the beginning of the preview instead of {{Ash}} and [[Goh]], and the preview title card has a [[Team Rocket]] theme.
* The English dub title could be a reference to the phrase "whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" from {{wp|William Shakespeare}}'s ''{{wp|Hamlet}}''.
* [[Emlyn McFarland]] marks her return to the English dub in this episode, after not having appeared since the [[S15|fifteenth season]].

===Errors===
* Whenever Erika is listed as the speaker in the Teletoon English closed captions, her name is misspelled as "Erica".

===Dub edits===
* The Japanese text depicting the [[Celadon Gym]]'s name is edited out.
* The Japanese texts depicting {{p|Lurantis}} and Leavanny's [[Pokémon category|categories]] and names are edited out.

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|pl={{tt|Zmienne oblicze miłości!|Fickle face of love!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Se roendo de ciúme!|Gnawing with jealousy}}
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Pokémon Adventures volume 62

2022-06-16T14:00:48Z

Lawrence: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091435270/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_V13Z9RD270JND6BEV60H (Date changed)

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'''Volume 62''' is the 62st volume of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga. It is the first volume in the {{chap|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}. It is authored by 日下秀憲 [[Hidenori Kusaka]] and illustrated by 山本サトシ [[Satoshi Yamamoto]].

==Publications==
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==Rounds==
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[[Category:Pokémon Adventures volumes|61]]

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Jupiter

2022-01-28T02:55:03Z

Lawrence:

{{samename|game developing company|Jupiter Corporation}}
{{CharInfobox
|color={{silver color}}
|corecolor=EE8BCD
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|name=Jupiter
|jname=ジュピター
|tmname=Jupiter
|image=Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Jupiter.png
|size=150px
|caption=Art from {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}
|gender=Female
|hometown=Unknown
|region=[[Sinnoh]]
|relatives=Unknown
|trainer=yes
|trainerclass={{tc|Commander}}
|game=yes
|generation={{gen|IV}}, {{gen|VIII}}
|games={{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} {{pkmn|Masters EX}}
|leader=no
|team=yes
|teamname=[[Team Galactic]]
|teamrank={{tc|Commander}}
|brain=no
|epnum=DP097
|epname=Double Team Turnover!
|anime=yes
|enva=[[Eileen Stevens]]
|java=[[Chinami Nishimura]]
|gameanim=yes
|pv=yes
|pvnum=PG11
|pvname=The New World
|envagame=Unknown ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Suzie Yeung ({{pkmn|Evolutions}}) [[Brittany Cox‎]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/brittanyccox/status/1486475636554158080 Brittany Cox on Twitter]</ref> ({{pkmn|Masters EX}})
|javagame=Michiko Kaiden ({{pkmn|Generations}}) [[Saki Fujita]] ({{pkmn|Evolutions}}) Ayumi Kinoshita ({{pkmn|Masters EX}})
}}
'''Jupiter''' (Japanese: '''ジュピター''' ''Jupiter'') is one of [[Team Galactic]]'s four {{tc|Commander}}s in {{3v|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

==In the core series==
In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, she is first seen at the uppermost floor of the [[Team Galactic Eterna Building]] in [[Eterna City]]. She is also briefly seen at [[Lake Acuity]], where she defeats the {{player}}'s {{ga|Barry|rival}} somewhat easily. She is later battled at the [[Spear Pillar]] in a Double Battle with [[Mars]] against the player and their rival.

In {{game|Platinum}}, she and Mars quit [[Team Galactic]] because [[Charon]] has different ideals than former boss [[Cyrus]]. It is also shown that Mars and Jupiter have a mutual dislike of each other.

===Pokémon===
===={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|headcolor=EE8BCD
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|sprite=Spr DP Jupiter.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}1600
|class=Commander
|name=Jupiter
|game=DP
|location=Team Galactic Eterna Building
|pokemon=2
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Zubat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=041
|level=18
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Giga Drain|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Special
|move2=Wing Attack|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bite|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Skuntank
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ndex=435
|level=20
|gender=female
|ability=Stench
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Gas|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Screech|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=SmokeScreen|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle ([[Multi Battle]] with [[Mars]])=====
{{Party/Tag
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{silver color light}}
|color1=E6525A
|headcolor1=F69C7B
|bordercolor1=9C2931
|color2=D56AAC
|headcolor2=EE8BCD
|bordercolor2=D56AAC
|class=Commander
|name={{color2|000000|Mars}}
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|class2=Commander
|name2=Jupiter
|sprite2=Spr DP Jupiter.png
|game=DP
|location=Spear Pillar
|prize={{pdollar}}7280
|pokemon1=3
|pokemon2=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=41
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Light Screen|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=42
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Purugly
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=45
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Claw|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Aerial Ace|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hypnosis|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Div|color=D56AAC}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=41
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=41
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Sludge Bomb|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Special
|move2=Air Cutter|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Special
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Mean Look|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Skuntank
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ndex=435
|level=46
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Stench
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Flamethrower|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=SmokeScreen|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===={{game|Platinum}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|headcolor=EE8BCD
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|sprite=Spr DP Jupiter.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}1840
|class=Commander
|name=Jupiter
|game=Pt
|location=Team Galactic Eterna Building
|pokemon=2
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Zubat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=041
|level=21
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Giga Drain|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Special
|move2=Wing Attack|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bite|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Skuntank
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ndex=435
|level=23
|gender=female
|ability=Stench
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Gas|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Screech|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=SmokeScreen|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle ([[Multi Battle]] with [[Mars]])=====
{{Party/Tag
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{silver color light}}
|color1=E6525A
|headcolor1=F69C7B
|bordercolor1=9C2931
|color2=D56AAC
|headcolor2=EE8BCD
|bordercolor2=D56AAC
|class=Commander
|name={{color2|000000|Mars}}
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|class2=Commander
|name2=Jupiter
|sprite2=Spr DP Jupiter.png
|game=Pt
|location=Spear Pillar
|prize={{pdollar}}7360
|pokemon1=3
|pokemon2=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=44
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Light Screen|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=44
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Purugly
|game=Platinum
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=46
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Claw|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Aerial Ace|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hypnosis|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Div|color=D56AAC}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=44
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=44
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Sludge Bomb|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Special
|move2=Air Cutter|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Special
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Mean Look|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Skuntank
|game=Platinum
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ndex=435
|level=46
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Stench
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Flamethrower|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=SmokeScreen|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Third battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|headcolor=EE8BCD
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|sprite=Spr DP Jupiter.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}4800
|class=Commander
|name=Jupiter
|game=Pt
|location=Stark Mountain
|pokemon=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=437
|pokemon=Bronzong
|level=58
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=042 f
|pokemon=Golbat
|gender=female
|level=58
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Sludge Bomb|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Special
|move2=Air Cutter|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Special
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Mean Look|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=435
|pokemon=Skuntank
|gender=female
|level=60
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ability=Stench
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Flamethrower|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=SmokeScreen|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===={{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|headcolor=EE8BCD
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|sprite=VSJupiter BDSP.png|size=90px
|prize={{Pdollar}}1840
|class=Commander
|name=Jupiter
|game=BDSP
|location=Team Galactic Eterna Building
|pokemon=2
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=041
|pokemon=Zubat
|gender=female
|level=18
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Absorb|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Special
|move2=Supersonic|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Mean Look|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Poison Fang|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=435
|pokemon=Skuntank
|gender=female
|level=20
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ability=Aftermath
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Flamethrower|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Poison Gas|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Acid Spray|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Special
|move4=Snarl|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle ([[Multi Battle]] with [[Mars]])=====
{{Party/Tag
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{silver color light}}
|color1=E6525A
|headcolor1=F69C7B
|bordercolor1=9C2931
|color2=D56AAC
|headcolor2=EE8BCD
|bordercolor2=D56AAC
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=VSMars BDSP.png|size=90px
|class2=Commander
|name2={{color2|000000|Jupiter}}
|sprite2=VSJupiter BDSP.png|size2=90px
|game=BDSP
|location=Spear Pillar
|prize={{pdollar}}7644
|pokemon1=3
|pokemon2=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=436
|pokemon=Bronzor
|level=41
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Gyro Ball|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=042
|pokemon=Golbat
|gender=female
|level=42
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Poison Fang|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Haze|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Status
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=432
|pokemon=Purugly
|gender=female
|level=45
|type1=Normal
|ability=Thick Fat
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Aerial Ace|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Body Slam|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Dig|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Div|color=D56AAC}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=436
|pokemon=Bronzor
|level=41
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Extrasensory|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Light Screen|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=042
|pokemon=Golbat
|gender=female
|level=41
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Haze|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Status
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Sludge Bomb|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Special
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=435
|pokemon=Skuntank
|gender=female
|level=46
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ability=Aftermath
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Flamethrower|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Poison Gas|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Belch|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Special
|move4=Snarl|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Battle Tower=====
======Master Class Double Battles (Rank 4)======
In each team, Jupiter uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Saturn uses the third and fourth.

{{Party/Tag|
|color={{tower color}}
|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}
|headcolor={{tower color light}}
|headcolor1=EE8BCD
|bordercolor1=D56AAC
|sprite=VSJupiter BDSP.png|size=90px
|class=Commander
|name=Jupiter
|bordercolor2={{dark color}}
|headcolor2=8BB2FF
|sprite2=VSSaturn BDSP.png|size2=90px
|class2=Commander
|name2={{color2|000000|Saturn}}
|game=BDSP
|prize=15 {{color2|000000|Battle Point|BP}}
|location=Battle Tower (Sinnoh)
|locationname=Battle Tower
|pokemon1=2
|pokemon2=2}}
|{{Lop/facility8/head|{{tower color light}}|{{tower color}}|{{tower color}}}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team A
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|034|Nidoking|Sheer Force|Life Orb|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Earth Power|Ground|Blizzard|Ice|Thunderbolt|Electric|157|96|97|150|95|137}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|435|Skuntank|Aftermath|Silk Scarf|Explosion|Normal|Night Slash|Dark|Poison Jab|Poison|Play Rough|Fairy|179|159|87|68|81|136}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|359|Absol|Super Luck|Scope Lens|Sucker Punch|Dark|Night Slash|Dark|Psycho Cut|Psychic|Play Rough|Fairy|141|200|80|72|80|127}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|302|Sableye|Prankster|Sitrus Berry|Night Shade|Ghost|Foul Play|Dark|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Recover|Normal|157|72|139|86|85|70}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team B
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|094|Gengar|Cursed Body|Focus Sash|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Icy Wind|Ice|Dazzling Gleam|Fairy|136|63|80|182|95|178}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|454|Toxicroak|Poison Touch|Muscle Band|Poison Jab|Poison|Cross Chop|Fighting|Fake Out|Normal|Bullet Punch|Steel|159|173|85|81|85|137}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|435|Skuntank|Aftermath|Silk Scarf|Explosion|Normal|Night Slash|Dark|Poison Jab|Poison|Play Rough|Fairy|179|159|87|68|81|136}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|319|Sharpedo|Speed Boost|Mystic Water|Waterfall|Water|Crunch|Dark|Ice Fang|Ice|Protect|Normal|146|189|60|90|60|147}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team C
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|169|Crobat|Inner Focus|Choice Band|Cross Poison|Poison|Brave Bird|Flying|U-turn|Bug|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|161|142|100|67|100|200}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|454|Toxicroak|Poison Touch|Muscle Band|Poison Jab|Poison|Cross Chop|Fighting|Fake Out|Normal|Bullet Punch|Steel|159|173|85|81|85|137}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|319|Sharpedo|Speed Boost|Mystic Water|Waterfall|Water|Crunch|Dark|Ice Fang|Ice|Protect|Normal|146|189|60|90|60|147}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|248|Tyranitar|Sand Stream|Choice Scarf|Ice Punch|Ice|Rock Slide|Rock|Fire Punch|Fire|Earthquake|Ground|176|186|130|90|120|124}}
|}
{{Party/Footer}}

==In spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===

Jupiter appears as an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] and first appears in the {{DL|Villain Event|Galactic Nightmare}} villain event prelude. She makes her major appearance in Sinnoh villain arc of main story. She forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Skuntank}}.

Jupiter, alongside [[Mars]] and [[Saturn]], can be battled in the [[Extreme Battle Event]] Team Galactic Takedown. All three commanders use {{p|Bronzong}} as their main battling Pokémon for this event.

==Artwork==

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|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #EE8BCD; width:100px; height:150px"| [[File:Diamond Pearl Jupiter.png|x250px]]
|-
| Official artwork from {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond and Pearl}}
|}

===Sprites===
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|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #EE8BCD; width:80px"| [[File:Spr DP Jupiter.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #EE8BCD; width:80px"| [[File:Jupiter OD.png]]
|-
| Sprite from {{color2|000000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl}}, and {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}}
| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl}}, and {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}}
|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{dark color}}; background:#EE8BCD; width:80px"| [[File:Spr Masters Jupiter.png|100px]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{dark color}}; background:#EE8BCD; width:200px"| [[File:VSJupiter Masters.png|80px]]
|-
|- style="font-size:80%"
| Model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Masters EX}}
| VS model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Masters EX}}
|}

==Quotes==
{{main|Jupiter/Quotes}}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
[[File:Jupiter anime.png|250px|thumb|Jupiter in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Jupiter debuted in ''[[DP097|Double Team Turnover!]]'', where she was the one to get the [[Lustrous Orb]] back from {{TRT}} after they stole it from the [[Celestic Town Historical Research Center]]. She was later assigned by [[Cyrus]] to lead the capture squad for the {{an|Lake guardians}}, along with some assistance from {{pkmn|poacher|Pokémon hunters}}.

In ''[[DP111|Saving the World From Ruins!]]'', Jupiter stood alongside Cyrus and Saturn at Team Galactic HQ.

In ''[[DP150|Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!]]'', Jupiter was protecting [[Charon]] at the [[Fuego Ironworks]] while he was working on the [[Red Chain]]. She successfully captured [[Looker]], [[Jessie]], and [[James]] and later encountered {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} for the first time. During their encounter, she noted her disgust that {{p|Mesprit}}, {{p|Azelf}}, and {{p|Uxie}} had chosen {{an|Dawn}}, Ash and {{an|Brock}} as their protectors rather than herself and her fellow Commanders. With help from her {{p|Skuntank}}, Jupiter and Charon were able to make a clean getaway.

When Team Galactic's plans came to a head in ''[[DP151|The Needs of the Three!]]'', Jupiter battled the group again. In ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]'', she was asked to guard the outside of the [[Spear Pillar]]. However, she was quickly captured by {{an|Cynthia}} and later arrested along with Saturn and Mars.

In ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', Team Rocket's fantasy featured Jupiter and all of the other members of Team Galactic.

====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
Jupiter reappeared in [[JNS01]] through [[JNS04]].

====Character====
Jupiter has an egotistical, vindictive personality. She is quick to act, as demonstrated in ''[[DP150|Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!]]'', where she captured [[Looker]] and overpowered Ash's group easily. Jupiter is particularly uptight and likes to express her frustrations openly, such as when Ash and his friends arrived to intervene in [[Team Galactic]]'s schemes. She is fanatically devoted to Cyrus's ideology, even going as far as to tell Looker she doesn't care if she perishes in the course of Cyrus's plan being realized.

====Pokémon====
{{MissingInfo|2|java|enva}}
This listing is of Jupiter's known Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}}:

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Skuntank
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dark
|img=Jupiter Skuntank.png
|epnum=DP097
|epname=Double Team Turnover!
|desc=Skuntank is Jupiter's main Pokémon, remaining by her side throughout the operation to retrieve the [[Lustrous Orb]]. However, it also likes to sleep as it was resting while Jupiter used the [[Spear Key]] to track the Orb down.

Skuntank later proved instrumental in retrieving the Lustrous Orb for Team Galactic when it saved it from being destroyed when it was thrown through the air amid a battle with [[Team Rocket]], whom Skuntank then sent blasting off.

In ''[[DP150|Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!]]'', Skuntank battled {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. In ''[[DP151|The Needs of the Three!]]'' and ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]'', it helped fulfill Team Galactic's plans, but it was eventually knocked out by [[Cynthia's Garchomp]]'s {{m|Giga Impact}}.

Skuntank's known moves are {{m|Hyper Beam}}, {{m|Slash}}, {{m|X-Scissor}}{{tt|*|Skuntank cannot legally learn X-Scissor in the games}}, {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Toxic}}, {{m|Iron Tail}}, and {{m|Smokescreen}}.}}
* Jupiter also has at least one more Pokémon, as seen in ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]'', though she didn't get a chance to release the Pokémon before [[Cynthia's Garchomp]] cornered her.

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color=D56AAC|bordercolor=EE8BCD
|ja=西村ちなみ ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]''
|en=[[Eileen Stevens]]
|cs=Klára Šumanová ([[DP097]]) Jitka Moučková ([[DP150]]-[[DP152]])
|fi=Heljä Heikkinen
|pl=Katarzyna Łaska ([[DP097]]) Unknown voice actress ([[DP150]]-[[DP152]])
|pt_br=Silvia Suzy ([[DP097]]) Tess Amorim ([[DP150]]-[[DP152]])
|es_eu=Miriam Valencia
|es_la=Cecilia Gómez
}}

===Pokémon Generations===
{{MissingInfo|1|enva}}
[[File:Jupiter PG.png|thumb|250px|Jupiter in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
Jupiter appeared along with [[Mars]] in ''[[PG11|The New World]]'', where she watched [[Cyrus]] as he tried to create a new world using {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}. However, they watched as {{p|Giratina}} interfered with Cyrus' plan by freeing the two Legendaries and dragging him into the [[Distortion World]].

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color=D56AAC|bordercolor=EE8BCD
|ja=鶏冠井美智子 ''Michiko Kaiden''
|en=Unknown
|es_eu=Marta Covas}}

===Pokémon Evolutions===
{{MissingInfo|1|java}}
[[File:Jupiter Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Jupiter in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Jupiter appeared in flashbacks in ''[[PE05|The Rival]]''. She was first seen at [[Lake Acuity]], being challenged by {{ga|Barry}} as she attempted to capture {{p|Uxie}}. Her {{p|Skuntank}} easily defeated Barry's {{p|Prinplup}}, allowing her to steal Uxie. Later, she appeared alongside [[Mars]] at the [[Spear Pillar]] as [[Cyrus]]' last line of defence. Barry battled her again, this time putting up much more of a fight with his evolved {{p|Empoleon}}.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Skuntank
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dark
|img=Jupiter Skuntank Evolutions.png
|epnum=PE05
|epname=The Rival
|desc=Skuntank was used in both of Jupiter's battles against Barry, defeating him on the first attempt but ending up damaged on the second. It proved to be a highly efficient battler on both occasions.

Skuntank's known moves are {{m|Smokescreen}}, {{m|Night Slash}}, and {{m|Flamethrower}}.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color=D56AAC|bordercolor=EE8BCD
|ja=
|en=Suzie Yeung
|pt_br=Andreia Dias
|es_la=Cecilia Gómez
|es_eu=Sara Couce Manso}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Jupiter Charon Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Jupiter and Charon in Pokémon Adventures]]
====History====
====={{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}=====
Jupiter first appears at [[Lake Acuity]], where she attacks {{adv|Platinum}}, [[Candice]] and [[Maylene]], promptly defeating and overpowering them despite their best efforts. She then succeeds in capturing {{DL|Lake guardians (Adventures)|Uxie}} and delivering it to the [[Team Galactic HQ]] and joins up with [[Mars]] and [[Saturn]], where the three are greeted by an elated [[Cyrus]].

In the final battle at the Spear Pillar, she is defeated and knocked unconscious by [[Candice]] and [[Maylene]], who are happy to have avenged their previous loss. Later, Jupiter and her teammates are discovered by another member of Team Galactic, [[Sird]]. Jupiter introduces Sird to the others, who in turn explains to them that she had infiltrated Team Rocket on a mission, but failed. Soon after, they are attacked by [[Riley]] of Iron Island, who had tracked Sird by her Aura. Sird battles Riley, allowing Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars to escape unharmed.

====={{chap|Platinum}}=====
Later, Jupiter and the other Commanders witness Charon battling Diamond and Pearl in [[Eterna City]] with {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Giratina}}. While the others are irritated that Charon has revealed his true loyalties, Jupiter completely ignores it so that they can enter the Distortion World and rescue Cyrus. After arriving, they find Charon there as well. He lies and tells them that he is searching for Cyrus too, but is being attacked by a group of people and asks for their help.

Believing his lie, Jupiter quickly rushes into battle and they each face a different opponent in a one-on-one battle. Jupiter faces [[Marley]] in battle, while Saturn faces [[Mira]], and Mars faces [[Cheryl]]. Jupiter proves to be a powerful opponent for Marley, but with information from Platinum, Marley manages to figure out her opponent's Natural Gift tactic.

The battle is interrupted by Giratina, who flies past them so that it can fight the other [[Legendary Pokémon]] in the area. After Charon is defeated, Jupiter, her fellow Commanders, and Cyrus emerge from the Distortion World and into the real world. Charon tries to lie to Cyrus by claiming that he intended to gather the Legendary Pokémon for Team Galactic's sake.

Cyrus speaks to his four Commanders once more and reveals that he is disbanding Team Galactic and prepares to leave. Jupiter, in an outburst of anger, yells at Cyrus for abandoning them because she, Mars, and Saturn will have nowhere else to go without him. Hearing her wishes, Cyrus takes Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars away with him and thanks Diamond, Pearl, Platinum for their help.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Sableye
|type1=Dark
|type2=Ghost
|img=Jupiter Sableye Adventures.png
|epnum=PS395
|epname=Stopping Sableye
|desc={{p|Sableye}} was first seen sneaking up on [[Candice]], [[Maylene]], and {{adv|Platinum}} shortly after they arrived in [[Lake Acuity]]. After being spotted by Maylene, it attacks them alongside Gastrodon. Sableye is able to use its shadow to attack and when combined with Tangrowth's {{m|Flash}}, it is a very powerful foe due to the light extending the reach of its shadows.

Sableye's known moves are {{m|Shadow Sneak}}, {{m|Faint Attack}}, and {{m|Punishment}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Gastrodon
|type1=Water
|type2=Ground
|img=Jupiter Gastrodon Adventures.png
|epnum=PS395
|epname=Stopping Sableye
|desc={{p|Gastrodon}} was first seen attacking Candice by grabbing her arm with its mouth and trapping her in a pile of mud and then attacking Maylene's {{p|Riolu}}.

Gastrodon's known moves are {{m|Mud Bomb}} and {{m|Stone Edge}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Tangrowth
|gender=female
|type1=Grass
|img=Jupiter Tangrowth Adventures.png
|epnum=PS396
|epname=Getting Past Gastrodon
|desc={{p|Tangrowth}} was used against Candice and Maylene where she used her vines and Flash to make a deadly combination with Sableye's Shadow Sneak. Using a variety of held {{Berries}}, her Natural Gift boasts a very flexible array of options to help overpower her opponents.

Tangrowth's known moves are {{m|Flash}} and {{m|Natural Gift}}.}}

===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
{{incomplete|section}}
[[File:Jupiter DPA.png|thumb|200px|Jupiter in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]]
Just like in the games, Jupiter was assigned to [[Lake Acuity]] to capture {{p|Uxie}}. Her {{p|Skuntank}} was defeated by [[Mitsumi]] while {{OBP|Jun|DPA}} looked on, however, upon orders from [[Cyrus]], Jupiter used her {{p|Tangrowth}} to capture Jun and blackmail Mitsumi into returning to Galactic's headquarters with her.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=74
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Crobat
|stage1=Golbat
|type1=Poison
|type2=Flying
|img=Jupiter Golbat DPA.png
|cap=Jupiter's Golbat
|img2=Jupiter Crobat DPA.png
|epnum=DPA08
|epname=Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!
|desc={{p|Crobat}} is Jupiter's main Pokémon. It first appeared as a {{p|Golbat}} when it partnered up with {{p|Toxicroak}} in a Double Battle against [[Mitsumi]]'s {{p|Infernape}} and {{p|Leafeon}}. This battle continued in ''[[DPA09|Challenge!! The Fortress of Steel]]'' as Golbat was the only one left on her side as Toxicroak got taken out. During the midst of their battle after {{OBP|Jun|DPA}}'s arrival. Jupiter {{m|Fly|flees}} on her Golbat while Saturn flees on his. Sometime before ''[[DPA14|A Novel Test!!]]'', her Golbat ended up evolving into a Crobat. In that same chapter, it battled with Mitsumi's {{p|Milotic}}. Jupiter decides to take advantage of the battle by mentioning about Mitsumi's past. Crobat reappeared during the Spear Pillar arc. During the first part of that arc, it battled Jun's {{p|Dragonite}} but the battle was stopped as {{p|Dialga}}'s {{m|Roar of Time}} activated. It last appeared when Hareta and the others took on Charon.

Crobat's only known move is {{m|Air Slash}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Skuntank
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dark
|img=Jupiter Skuntank DPA.png
|epnum=DPA13
|epname=The Battle Rages On
|desc={{p|Skuntank}} only appeared where it was knocked out by one of Mitsumi's Pokémon.

None of Skuntank's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Jupiter Toxicroak DPA.png
|epnum=DPA08
|epname=Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!
|desc=Jupiter's {{p|Toxicroak}} first appeared in a Tag Battle against Mitsumi. It partnered up with her Golbat in order to battle Mitsumi's {{p|Infernape}} and {{p|Leafeon}}. Toxicroak ended up getting defeated by her Infernape's {{m|Fire Spin}} due to a power boost from Leafeon's {{m|Sunny Day}}.

None of Toxicroak's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jupiter
|pkmn=Tangrowth
|type1=Grass
|img=Jupiter Tangrowth DPA.png
|epnum=DPA14
|epname=A Novel Test
|desc=Jupiter used {{p|Tangrowth}} to tie up Jun with its vines so he wouldn't try to interfere with Team Galactic's plans.

None of Tangrowth's moves are known.}}

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Jupiter or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Jupiter's Pokémon|Psychic|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Bronzong G (Platinum 41)|Bronzong]] {{SP|G}}|type=Metal|enset=Platinum|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=41/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Common|jpnum=064/096|jpset2=DPt-P Promotional cards|jpnum2=006/DPt-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Skuntank G (Platinum 94)|Skuntank]] {{SP|G}}|type=Psychic|enset=Platinum|enrarity=Common|ennum=94/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=049/096}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Probopass G (DP Promo 43)|Probopass]] {{SP|G}}|type=Fighting|enset=DP Black Star Promos|ennum=DP43|jpset=DPt-P Promotional cards|jpnum=004/DPt-P}}
{{cardlist/footer|Psychic}}

==Trivia==
* Jupiter’s name was changed to Ceres in {{pmin|Spain|Spanish}} versions of the game, likely due to the fact that Jupiter is the name of a male Roman god. This also happened to [[Mars]].
** Because of this, she shares with [[Charon]] the somewhat dubious honor of being named for a dwarf planet (as his Spanish name is {{wp|Pluto|Plutón}}). Perhaps ironically, Jupiter is the largest of the eight planets, while Ceres is the smallest of the currently accepted five {{wp|dwarf planet}}s.
* Jupiter is the only person in the anime to have their name changed in the {{pmin|Israel}}i dub, due to the fact that {{wp|Jupiter}} in Hebrew is called Yupiter.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{silver color}}; border: 3px solid #ee8bcd"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ジュピター ''Jupiter''
| From ''{{wp|Jupiter}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, German, French
| Jupiter
| From ''Jupiter''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Ceres
| From ''{{wp|Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Giovia
| From ''Giove'' (Jupiter)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 주피터 ''Jupiter''
| From ''Jupiter''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 歲星 / 岁星 ''Suìxīng''
| rowspan="2" | From 歲星 / 岁星 ''Suìxīng / Seuisīng'' (archaic name for Jupiter)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 歲星 ''Seuisīng''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Hebrew
| יופיטר ''Yupiter''
| From יופיטר ''Yupiter'' (Jupiter)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Polish
| Jowisz
| From ''Jowisz'' (Jupiter)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Júpiter
| From ''Júpiter'' (Jupiter)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Vietnamese
| Jupiter
| From her Japanese name
|}
{{-}}

==Related articles==
* [[a:Category:Jupiter|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]

==References==
<references />

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[[Category:Platinum characters]]
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[[Category:Pokémon Adventures characters]]
[[Category:Pokémon DP Adventure characters]]
[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Pokémon Generations characters]]
[[Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters]]

[[de:Jupiter]]
[[es:Ceres]]
[[fr:Jupiter]]
[[it:Giovia]]
[[ja:ジュピター]]
[[zh:歲星]]

Mars

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Lawrence:

{{CharInfobox|
color={{silver color}} |
corecolor=F69C7B |
bordercolor={{dark color}} |
name=Mars |
jname=マーズ |
tmname=Mars |
image=Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Mars.png |
size=120px |
caption=Art from {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} |
gender=Female |
hometown=Unknown |
region=[[Sinnoh]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{tc|Commander}} |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|IV}}, {{gen|VIII}} |
games={{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} {{pkmn|Masters EX}} |
leader=no |
team=yes |
teamname=[[Team Galactic]] |
teamrank={{tc|Commander}} |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=DP096 |
epname=Losing Its Lustrous! |
enva=[[Lisa Ortiz]]|
java=[[Rie Tanaka]]|
|gameanim=yes
|pv=yes
|pvnum=PG11
|pvname=The New World
|envagame=Christie Cate<ref>[https://twitter.com/ChristieCateVO/status/1482750040552579072 Christie Cate on Twitter]</ref> ({{pkmn|Masters EX}})
|javagame=Sayaka Kitahara ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Satsuki Yukino ({{pkmn|Masters EX}})
}}
'''Mars''' (Japanese: '''マーズ''' ''Mars'') is one of [[Team Galactic]]'s four {{tc|Commander}}s in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

==In the core series==
In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, she is first seen leading the efforts of Team Galactic to control the [[Valley Windworks]] near {{rt|205|Sinnoh}}. Mars is then seen at [[Lake Verity]]. She makes her final appearance (along with [[Jupiter]]) atop the [[Spear Pillar]], in an attempt to slow down the player so [[Cyrus]] can awaken the [[Legendary Pokémon]], but the {{player}} and their {{ga|Barry|rival}} overpower them.

In {{game|Platinum}}, at the Valley Windworks, Mars argues with [[Charon]], showing her distaste for his arrogant attitude. She also indicates a lower opinion of him for being a recent member. She and Jupiter, after the events at Stark Mountain, quit Team Galactic because Charon has different ideals from former boss Cyrus. It is also shown that Mars and Jupiter have a mutual dislike of each other. Mars mentions that she will try to enter the [[Distortion World]] to find Cyrus after quitting the team.

===Pokémon===
===={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=F69C7B
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|game=DP
|location=Valley Windworks
|prize={{pdollar}}1280
|pokemon=2
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Zubat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=041
|level=14
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Bite|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Leech Life|move2type=Bug|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Purugly
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=16
|gender=female
|held=Oran Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Faint Attack|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Scratch|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fake Out|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=F69C7B
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|game=DP
|location=Lake Verity
|prize={{pdollar}}3120
|pokemon=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=37
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status
|move4=Supersonic|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=37
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Iron Defense|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Purugly
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=39
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Faint Attack|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Hypnosis|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Fake Out|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Third battle ([[Multi Battle]] with [[Jupiter]])=====
{{Party/Tag
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{silver color light}}
|color1=E6525A
|headcolor1=F69C7B
|bordercolor1=9C2931
|color2=D56AAC
|headcolor2=EE8BCD
|bordercolor2=D56AAC
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|class2=Commander
|name2={{color2|000000|Jupiter}}
|sprite2=Spr DP Jupiter.png
|game=DP
|location=Spear Pillar
|prize={{pdollar}}7280
|pokemon1=3
|pokemon2=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=41
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Light Screen|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=42
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Purugly
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=45
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Claw|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Aerial Ace|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hypnosis|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Div|color=D56AAC}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=41
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=41
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Sludge Bomb|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Special
|move2=Air Cutter|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Special
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Mean Look|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Skuntank
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ndex=435
|level=46
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Stench
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Flamethrower|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=SmokeScreen|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===={{game|Platinum}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=F69C7B
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|game=Pt
|location=Valley Windworks
|prize={{pdollar}}1360
|pokemon=2
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Zubat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=041
|level=15
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Bite|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Leech Life|move2type=Bug|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Purugly
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=17
|gender=female
|held=Oran Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Faint Attack|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Scratch|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fake Out|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=F69C7B
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|game=Pt
|location=Lake Verity
|prize={{pdollar}}3200
|pokemon=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=38
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status
|move4=Supersonic|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=38
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Iron Defense|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Purugly
|game=Platinum
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=40
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Faint Attack|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Hypnosis|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Fake Out|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Third battle ([[Multi Battle]] with [[Jupiter]])=====
{{Party/Tag
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{silver color light}}
|color1=E6525A
|headcolor1=F69C7B
|bordercolor1=9C2931
|color2=D56AAC
|headcolor2=EE8BCD
|bordercolor2=D56AAC
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|class2=Commander
|name2={{color2|000000|Jupiter}}
|sprite2=Spr DP Jupiter.png
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|location=Spear Pillar
|prize={{pdollar}}7360
|pokemon1=3
|pokemon2=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=44
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Light Screen|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=44
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Purugly
|game=Platinum
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=46
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Claw|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Aerial Ace|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hypnosis|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Div|color=D56AAC}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Bronzor
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=436
|level=44
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=44
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Sludge Bomb|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Special
|move2=Air Cutter|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Special
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Mean Look|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Skuntank
|game=Platinum
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ndex=435
|level=46
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Stench
|move1=Night Slash|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Flamethrower|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=SmokeScreen|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Fourth battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=F69C7B
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=Spr DP Mars.png
|game=Pt
|location=Stark Mountain
|prize={{pdollar}}4800
|pokemon=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Bronzong
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ndex=437
|level=58
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Extrasensory|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Light Screen|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=58
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Purugly
|game=Platinum
|type1=Normal
|ndex=432
|level=60
|gender=female
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Thick Fat
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Claw|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Aerial Ace|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hypnosis|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===={{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=F69C7B
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=VSMars BDSP.png|size=90px
|game=BDSP
|location=Valley Windworks
|prize={{pdollar}}1536
|pokemon=2
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=041
|pokemon=Zubat
|gender=female
|level=14
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Absorb|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Special
|move2=Supersonic|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Astonish|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Physical
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=432
|pokemon=Purugly
|gender=female
|level=16
|type1=Normal
|ability=Thick Fat
|held=Oran Berry
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Scratch|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Growl|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Thief|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=F69C7B
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=VSMars BDSP.png|size=90px
|game=BDSP
|location=Lake Verity
|prize={{pdollar}}3276
|pokemon=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=042
|pokemon=Golbat
|gender=female
|level=37
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Astonish|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Fang|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bite|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=436
|pokemon=Bronzor
|level=37
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Gyro Ball|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Iron Defense|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=432
|pokemon=Purugly
|gender=female
|level=39
|type1=Normal
|ability=Thick Fat
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Growl|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Aerial Ace|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Slash|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Third battle ([[Multi Battle]] with [[Jupiter]])=====
{{Party/Tag
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{silver color light}}
|color1=E6525A
|headcolor1=F69C7B
|bordercolor1=9C2931
|color2=D56AAC
|headcolor2=EE8BCD
|bordercolor2=D56AAC
|class=Commander
|name=Mars
|sprite=VSMars BDSP.png|size=90px
|class2=Commander
|name2={{color2|000000|Jupiter}}
|sprite2=VSJupiter BDSP.png|size2=90px
|game=BDSP
|location=Spear Pillar
|prize={{pdollar}}7644
|pokemon1=3
|pokemon2=3
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=436
|pokemon=Bronzor
|level=41
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Gyro Ball|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=042
|pokemon=Golbat
|gender=female
|level=42
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Poison Fang|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Haze|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Status
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=432
|pokemon=Purugly
|gender=female
|level=45
|type1=Normal
|ability=Thick Fat
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Aerial Ace|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Body Slam|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Dig|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Div|color=D56AAC}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=436
|pokemon=Bronzor
|level=41
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Extrasensory|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Light Screen|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=042
|pokemon=Golbat
|gender=female
|level=41
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Air Cutter|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Haze|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Status
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Sludge Bomb|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Special
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=435
|pokemon=Skuntank
|gender=female
|level=46
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ability=Aftermath
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Flamethrower|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Poison Gas|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Belch|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Special
|move4=Snarl|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Special
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Battle Tower=====
======Master Class Double Battles (Rank 9)======
In each team, Mars uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Cyrus uses the third and fourth.

{{Party/Tag|
|color={{tower color}}
|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}
|headcolor={{tower color light}}
|headcolor1=F69C7B
|bordercolor1=9C2931
|sprite=VSMars BDSP.png|size=90px
|class=Commander
|name={{color2|000|Mars}}
|bordercolor2={{dark color}}
|headcolor2={{silver color light}}
|sprite2=VSCyrus BDSP.png|size2=90px
|class2=Team Galactic Boss
|classlink2=Cyrus
|name2={{color2|000|Cyrus}}
|game=BDSP
|prize=30 {{color2|000000|Battle Point|BP}}
|location=Battle Tower (Sinnoh)
|locationname=Battle Tower
|pokemon1=2
|pokemon2=2}}
|{{Lop/facility8/head|{{tower color light}}|{{tower color}}|{{tower color}}}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color}}' | Team A
{{Lop/facility8|026|Raichu|Lightning Rod|Light Clay|Thunderbolt|Electric|Reflect|Psychic|Light Screen|Psychic|Grass Knot|Grass|136|85|75|142|100|178}}
{{Lop/facility8|437|Bronzong|Levitate|Muscle Band|Gyro Ball|Steel|Explosion|Normal|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|Earthquake|Ground|174|155|137|84|136|34}}
{{Lop/facility8|130|Gyarados|Intimidate|Sitrus Berry|Dragon Dance|Dragon|Waterfall|Water|Ice Fang|Ice|Power Whip|Grass|171|194|99|58|120|133}}
{{Lop/facility8|373|Salamence|Intimidate|White Herb|Heat Wave|Fire|Draco Meteor|Dragon|Hurricane|Flying|Protect|Normal|171|126|100|162|100|167}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color}}' | Team B
{{Lop/facility8|196|Espeon|Magic Bounce|Light Clay|Psychic|Psychic|Dazzling Gleam|Fairy|Reflect|Psychic|Light Screen|Psychic|141|63|80|182|115|178}}
{{Lop/facility8|468|Togekiss|Serene Grace|Choice Scarf|Air Slash|Flying|Flamethrower|Fire|Aura Sphere|Fighting|Grass Knot|Grass|161|49|115|189|135|132}}
{{Lop/facility8|461|Weavile|Pickpocket|Focus Sash|Fake Out|Normal|Ice Punch|Ice|Night Slash|Dark|Ice Shard|Ice|146|172|85|45|105|194}}
{{Lop/facility8|244|Entei|Inner Focus|Muscle Band|Sacred Fire|Fire|Extreme Speed|Normal|Bulldoze|Ground|Iron Head|Steel|191|167|105|85|95|167}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color}}' | Team C
{{Lop/facility8|169|Crobat|Inner Focus|Choice Band|Cross Poison|Poison|Brave Bird|Flying|U-turn|Bug|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|161|142|100|67|100|200}}
{{Lop/facility8|432|Purugly|Thick Fat|Sitrus Berry|U-turn|Bug|Fake Out|Normal|Bulldoze|Ground|Body Slam|Normal|178|147|85|62|79|132}}
{{Lop/facility8|479O|Rotom|Levitate|Choice Scarf|Overheat|Fire|Discharge|Electric|Volt Switch|Electric|Shadow Ball|Ghost|126|49|97|161|97|143}}
{{Lop/facility8|130|Gyarados|Intimidate|Mago Berry|Dragon Dance|Dragon|Waterfall|Water|Ice Fang|Ice|Power Whip|Grass|171|194|99|58|120|133}}
|}
{{Party/Footer}}

==In spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===

Mars appears as an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] and first appears in the {{DL|Villain Event|Galactic Nightmare}} villain event prelude. She makes her major appearance in Sinnoh villain arc of main story. She forms a [[sync pair]] with {{TP|Mars|Purugly}}.

Mars, alongside [[Saturn]] and [[Jupiter]], can be battled in the [[Extreme Battle Event]] Team Galactic Takedown. All three commanders use {{p|Bronzong}} as their main battling Pokémon for this event.

==Artwork==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 80%; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #{{silver color}};"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #F69C7B; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Mars artwork 1.png|300px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #F69C7B; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Mars artwork 2.png|300px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #F69C7B; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Diamond Pearl Mars.png|x250px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Concept art from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl}}''
| Official artwork from {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond and Pearl}}
|}

===Sprites===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #{{silver color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #F69C7B; width:80px"| [[File:Spr DP Mars.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #F69C7B; width:80px"| [[File:Mars OD.png]]
|-
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Generation IV}}
| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000|Generation IV}}
|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{dark color}}; background:#F69C7B; width:80px"| [[File:Spr Masters Mars.png|100px]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{dark color}}; background:#F69C7B; width:200px"| [[File:VSMars Masters.png|80px]]
|-
|- style="font-size:80%"
| Model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Masters EX}}
| VS model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Masters EX}}
|}

==Quotes==
{{main|Mars/Quotes}}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
[[File:Mars anime.png|thumb|220px|Mars in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Mars debuted in ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''. She, along with fellow {{tc|Commander}} [[Saturn]], attempted to steal the [[Lustrous Orb]] from the [[Celestic Town Historical Research Center]]. She also appeared in ''[[DP097|Double Team Turnover!]]'', in which she informed [[Cyrus]] that the [[Red Chain]] project was nearing completion.

In ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'', Mars and her {{TP|Mars|Purugly}} brought the [[Spear Key]] to [[Iron Island]], where she activated the Iron Ruins to find the exact location of the [[Spear Pillar]] on [[Mt. Coronet]]. After failing to complete the task in ''[[DP111|Saving the World From Ruins!]]'', she attempted to blow up the island on Cyrus's orders, but she failed due to [[Riley]] and his {{TP|Riley|Lucario}} using [[Aura]] to contain the explosion. As a result, she stood down from field duties while Saturn was tasked with locating Spear Pillar.

She later appeared in ''[[DP151|The Needs of the Three!]]'' and ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]''. After the disappearance of Cyrus in the latter episode, she became distraught and even tried following him, but was stopped by Saturn. The duo, along with Jupiter, were later arrested.

She appeared briefly in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'' in {{TRT}}'s fantasy with all the other members of [[Team Galactic]].
====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
Mars reappeared in [[JNS01]] through [[JNS04]].

====Character====
Mars lacks the vindictive nature seen in her fellow Commanders. She was extremely loyal to [[Team Galactic]]'s cause and only acted in accordance with [[Cyrus]]'s direct orders.

====Pokémon====
{{MissingInfo|2|enva|java}}
This listing is of Mars's known Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}}:
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Purugly
|type1=Normal
|img=Mars Purugly.png
|epnum=DP097
|epname=Double Team Turnover!
|desc=Purugly's first appearance was alongside Mars in ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]'' as she was destroying the [[Celestic Town|Celestic Ruins]] to create a distraction so that Saturn could steal the Lustrous Orb. Purugly made a more significant appearance in [[DP097|the next episode]], in which it battled {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Cynthia}} for the orb and proved itself to be very powerful.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Bronzor
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|img=Mars Bronzor.png
|epnum=DP097
|epname=Double Team Turnover!
|vajp=Kiyotaka Furushima
|vaen=Tom Wayland
|desc=Bronzor made a brief appearance in ''[[DP097|Double Team Turnover!]]'' when it assisted Mars in her attempt to retrieve the Lustrous Orb from {{TRT}} before it was knocked out by {{AP|Staravia|Staraptor}}, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Cynthia|Garchomp}}.

Bronzor's only known move is {{m|Hypnosis}}.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color=E6525A|bordercolor=F69C7B
|ja=田中理恵 ''[[Rie Tanaka]]''
|en=[[Lisa Ortiz]]
|fi=Jenni Sivonen ([[DP096]]-[[DP097]], [[DP110]]-[[DP111]]) Annituuli Kasurinen ([[DP151]]-[[DP152]])
|it=Ludovica De Caro ([[DP096]]-[[DP097]])
|pl=Monika Wierzbicka ([[DP096]]-[[DP097]]) Anna Sztejner ([[DP110]]-[[DP111]], [[DP151]]-[[DP152]])
|pt_eu=Rute Pimenta
|es_la=Leyla Rangel ([[DP096]], [[DP097]]) Angélica Villa ([[DP110]]-present)
|es_eu=Olga Velasco
|cs=Nikola Votočková ([[DP096]], [[DP097]]) Jana Páleníčková ([[DP110]]-[[DP152]])
|pt_br=Letícia Quinto ([[DP096]]-[[DP097]], [[DP151]]-[[DP152]]) Priscila Ferreira ([[DP110]]-[[DP111]])
}}

===Pokémon Generations===
{{MissingInfo|1|enva}}
[[File:Mars PG.png|thumb|250px|Mars in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
Mars appeared along with [[Jupiter]] in ''[[PG11|The New World]]'', where she watched [[Cyrus]] as he tried to create a new world using {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}. However, they watched as {{p|Giratina}} interfered with Cyrus' plan by freeing the two Legendaries and dragging him into the [[Distortion World]].

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color=E6525A|bordercolor=F69C7B
|ja=北原沙弥香 ''Sayaka Kitahara''
|en=Unknown
|es_eu=Meritxell Ribera}}

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Mars Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Mars (right) in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Mars briefly appeared in a flashback in ''[[PE05|The Rival]]''. She used her {{TP|Mars|Purugly}} to battle {{ga|Lucas}} and his {{p|Infernape}} alongside [[Jupiter]] at the [[Spear Pillar]], but was quickly defeated.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Purugly
|type1=Normal
|img=Mars Purugly Evolutions.png
|epnum=PE05
|epname=The Rival
|desc={{p|Purugly}} was used by Mars to defend [[Cyrus]] after he summoned {{p|Dialga}} at the [[Spear Pillar]]. After being sent into battle against {{ga|Lucas}}'s {{p|Infernape}}, it was quickly sent flying by Infernape's {{m|Close Combat}}.}}

==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
[[File:Mars PMDP.png|thumb|150px|Mars in {{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}}]]
Mars appeared in ''[[PMDP13|Helping the Legendary Pokémon!!]]''.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=80%
|main=yes
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Purugly
|type1=Normal
|img=Mars Purugly PMDP.png
|epnum=PMDP13
|epname=Helping the Legendary Pokémon!!
|desc=Mars sent out her {{p|Purugly}} while introducing herself.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|width=80%
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Bronzor
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|img=Mars Bronzor PMDP.png
|epnum=PMDP13
|epname=Helping the Legendary Pokémon!!
|desc={{p|Bronzor}} was sent out to take on {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}. Clefairy used gag moves on Bronzor and used it as a frisbee.

None of Bronzor's moves are known.}}

===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Mars Saturn Adventures.png|250px|thumb|Mars and her Purugly with Saturn and his Croagunk in the manga]]
====History====
====={{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}=====
Mars makes her first appearance (in silhouette) at the [[Valley Windworks]], where she attempts to gather and steal energy from the power plant. She encounters {{adv|Diamond}}, {{adv|Pearl}}, and {{adv|Platinum}}, who have come to find out what had happened to the Valley Windworks Manager. She battles them with her Pokémon, and once her {{p|Electivire}} had successfully gathered enough energy; she cut off one of the windmills and flew off with it.

She reappears at the [[Team Galactic HQ]] after Saturn suffers his defeat by the hands of [[Paka and Uji]], where they get into an argument about how Saturn doesn't like people standing in his room. She presents the Electivire she had used to steal the Windworks energy previously and transfers it to the almost-complete Galactic Bomb.

The next time she is seen is when she travels to [[Lake Verity]] after Diamond manages to defeat her swarm of {{p|Yanmega}} that she had sent to [[Professor Rowan]]'s lab to steal some of his research. She destroys the controller to the machine that was commanding the Yanmega and voices her annoyance at using machines to do her work for her and is told by the Team Galactic Grunts that they have arrived at their destination.

When Mars arrives at the Lake, she encounters Diamond's [[Johanna|mother]] picking Berries and takes her hostage. When Diamond arrives at the Lake to rescue his mother, he finds out that he's too late; Mars has already found her. Mars introduces herself as one of the three Team Galactic Commanders chosen by [[Cyrus]], and offers Diamond a chance to watch the Lake's upcoming explosion; an offer he refuses.

During the ensuing battle, Johanna manages to escape to safety while Diamond takes to the skies with Mars following him. Mars easily overpowers him in the air long enough for the countdown to reach “0” and waits for the Lake's imminent explosion. Despite being disappointed that her Lake wasn't the one blown up, she continues her plans and successfully captures {{DL|Lake guardians (Adventures)|Mesprit}} and takes her leave. However, unbeknownst to her, Dia had snuck on the Airship and is on his way to the Team Galactic HQ.

She later appears at the Team Galactic HQ along with her fellow Commanders Saturn and [[Jupiter]], who were also successful in their attempts in capturing {{p|Azelf}} and {{p|Uxie}}, respectively. Later, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and all of the Galactic Grunts bear witness to Cyrus giving a speech about how they will create a new world with no spirit and set off to finish their plans.

She later appears along with Saturn and Jupiter to deliver a message to Cyrus about how {{adv|Pearl|an intruder}} has infiltrated their defenses; Cyrus tells them to ignore it and go to the Spear Pillar. Later, at the Spear Pillar, she greets Cyrus when he arrives, but is surprised to seem him wounded; Cyrus tells them to not let anyone stop his ritual, which they all promise to do.

Immediately after, they are attacked by the Sinnoh Gym Leaders [[Fantina]], [[Roark]], and [[Gardenia]], and they battle them to prevent them from reaching Cyrus. Mars and the other Commanders are evenly matched with the Sinnoh Gym Leaders until reinforcements arrive to help them; Mars battles [[Crasher Wake]] and Gardenia, but despite her power, she is eventually defeated.

====={{chap|Platinum}}=====
Later, Mars and her teammates are joined by another member of Team Galactic, [[Sird]]. Sird explains to them that she had infiltrated Team Rocket on a mission, but failed. Soon after, they are attacked by [[Riley]] of Iron Island, who had tracked Sird by her Aura. Sird battles Riley, allowing Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn to escape unharmed.

Later, Mars and her teammates witness Charon battling Diamond and Pearl in [[Eterna City]] with {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Giratina}}. Despite their irritation that Charon has revealed his true loyalties, they decide to ignore it so that they can enter the Distortion World and rescue Cyrus. After arriving, they find Charon there as well. He lies and tells them that he is searching for Cyrus too, but is being attacked by a group of people and asks for their help.

Mars and the others comply, and they each face a different opponent in a one-on-one battle. Mars faces [[Cheryl]] in battle, while Jupiter faces [[Marley]], and Saturn faces [[Mira]]. During the battle, the two seem evenly matched, and they constantly stop each other's strategies.

The battle is interrupted by Giratina, who flies past them so that it can fight the other [[Legendary Pokémon]] in the area. After Charon is defeated, Mars, her fellow Commanders, and Cyrus emerge from the Distortion World and into the real world. Charon tries to lie to Cyrus by claiming that he intended to gather the Legendary Pokémon for Team Galactic's sake. Cyrus reaches down to Charon, which Mars and Saturn think means he's going to pinch him. However, Cyrus only takes his machine, and praises Charon for his technological genius. The records reveal that he has been using it since the battle on the Spear Pillar, which angers Saturn into figuring out that he was attempting to use the machine to control Dialga and Palkia into opening a hole to the Distortion World, to which Charon denies.

Cyrus speaks to his four Commanders once more and reveals that he is disbanding Team Galactic, which angers Jupiter because she, Mars, and Saturn will have nowhere else to go without him. Hearing her wishes, Cyrus takes Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter away with him and thanks Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum for their help.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|pkmn=Bronzor
|trainer=Mars
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|img=Mars Bronzor Adventures.png
|epnum=PS343
|epname=Honey for Combee
|desc={{p|Bronzor}} is the first Pokémon seen on Mars's team. It was first used as a guard dog to prevent people from entering the Valley Windworks where it attacked {{adv|Diamond}}, {{adv|Pearl}}, {{adv|Platinum}}, and the Valley Windworks manager's daughter but they managed to escape. Mars later used it to fill the Windworks with sand while she made her escape. Later, it was seen with Mars at Lake Verity and the Spear Pillar where it battled Wake and Gardenia's Pokémon but was eventually defeated. It later battled Cheryl's Blissey and prevented her from healing, but was later crushed by Giratina charging past them.

Bronzor's known moves are {{m|Gyro Ball}}, {{m|Sandstorm}}, and {{m|Heal Block}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|pkmn=Zubat
|trainer=Mars
|type1=Poison
|type2=Flying
|img=Mars Zubat Adventures.png
|epnum=PS344
|epname=Belligerent Bronzor
|desc={{p|Zubat}} is the second Pokémon seen on Mars's team. It is mainly used to threaten people with its sharp blade-like wings but is not usually seen in battle. It was first seen holding the Valley Windworks Manager at Knife-point so that he would be forced to work for them. It was later seen holding Johanna hostage with its wings but lost hold of her when she squeezed Berry Juice onto its face. It was last seen battling Crasher Wake and Gardenia's Pokémon but was defeated.

None of Zubat's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Mars
|gender=female
|pkmn=Purugly
|type1=Normal
|img=Mars Purugly Adventures.png
|epnum=PS344
|epname=Belligerent Bronzor
|desc={{p|Purugly}} is the third Pokémon seen on Mars's team. Despite her large build, Purugly is a powerful battler than can hold her own in battles (although she can comically be seen struggling trying to climb up a small step at one point).}}

{{TrainerPoké
|pkmn=Electivire
|trainer=Mars
|type1=Electric
|img=Mars Electivire Adventures.png
|epnum=PS344
|epname=Belligerent Bronzor
|desc={{p|Electivire}} was used to steal the energy from the Valley Windworks. Later, it was seen transferring the stolen energy to the Galactic Bomb and hasn't been seen since. In the original magazine versions, Electivire was a {{p|Luxray}}.

None of Electivire's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|pkmn=Yanmega
|trainer=Mars
|type1=Bug
|type2=Flying
|img=Mars Yanmega Adventures.png
|epnum=PS394
|epname=Yikes, Yanmega! II
|desc={{p|Yanmega}} is the fourth Pokémon seen on Mars's team. Mars uses it as her mode of aerial transportation and it also proves to be a powerful battler.

Yanmega's known moves are {{m|Slash}}, {{m|U-turn}}, {{m|Bug Buzz}}, and {{m|Bug Bite}}.}}

===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
[[File:Mars DPA.png|thumb|150px|Mars in the Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga]]
Mars first appeared in this manga at the [[Valley Windworks]], attempting to steal the energy from the power plant. [[Hareta]] and {{OBP|Jun|DPA}} managed to defeat her.

She later reappeared in a special chapter, in which she attempted and failed to capture a {{p|Deoxys}}. During her battle with it, her {{p|Kangaskhan}} went out of control, requiring the help of Hareta and the Deoxys to stop it from rampaging.

Mars later, alongside [[Saturn]], assists Hareta, Mitsumi and the others in defeating Dialga when its powers threaten to destroy Sinnoh.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=80
|main=yes
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Purugly
|type1=Normal
|img=Mars Purugly DPA.png
|epnum=DPA03
|epname=The Mystery Boy, Jun!!
|desc={{p|Purugly}} is Mars's main Pokémon. It was first used in a Tag Battle against Jun and Hareta. Mars gained the upper hand when it turned out the power. However, {{TP|Hareta|Shinx}}'s {{m|Spark}} put the power back on which threw Purugly off guard, defeating it. Purugly then appeared in ''[[DPAS2|Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2)]]'', in which it was easily defeated by {{p|Deoxys}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|width=80
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Zubat
|type1=Poison
|type2=Flying
|img=Mars Zubat DPA.png
|epnum=DPA03
|epname=The Mystery Boy, Jun!!
|desc={{p|Zubat}} was Purugly's Tag Battle partner. It had the ability of seeing in the dark after Purugly turned off the power.

None of Zubat's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Bronzor
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|img=Mars Bronzor DPA.png
|epnum=DPAS2
|epname=Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2)
|desc=Mars's {{p|Bronzor}} made a brief appearance in the special chapter. It was only seen doing the job of trying to raid the Game Corner.

None of Bronzor's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Kangaskhan
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|img=Mars Kangaskhan DPA.png
|epnum=DPAS2
|epname=Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2)
|desc={{p|Kangaskhan}} was used in the special chapter in which she battled {{p|Deoxys}} after it easily defeated Mars's Purugly. When Kangaskhan used Outrage, it made her go on a rampage, even destroying Mars's Poké Ball in the process. Piplup's {{m|Brine}} stops her and she returns back to normal.

Kangaskhan's only known move is {{m|Outrage}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mars
|pkmn=Magnezone
|type1=Electric
|type2=Steel
|img=Mars Magnezone DPA.png
|epnum=DPA20
|epname=The Advent of the Legendary Pokémon!!
|desc=While Hareta was trying to get to Spear Pillar, Mars sends out her {{p|Magnezone}} to battle him. Hareta retaliates with {{TP|Hareta|Regigigas}} and defeats the magnet Pokémon.

Magnezone's only known move is {{m|Magnet Bomb}}.}}

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Mars or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Mars's Pokémon|Colorless|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Purugly G (Platinum 88)|Purugly]] {{SP|G}}|type=Colorless|enset=Platinum|enrarity=Common|ennum=88/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Common|jpnum=081/096}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Porygon-Z G (Arceus 26)|Porygon-Z]] {{SP|G}}|type=Colorless|ensetlink=Platinum: Arceus|enset=Arceus|enrarity=Rare|ennum=26/99|jpsetlink=Platinum: Arceus|jpset=Advent of Arceus|jprarity=Rare|jpnum=075/090|jpset2=DPt-P Promotional cards|jpnum2=035/DPt-P}}
{{cardlist/div|Other related cards|Colorless}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Team Galactic's Mars|126}}|type=Supporter|enset=Secret Wonders|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=126/132|jpsetlink=Secret Wonders|jpset=Shining Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon|jpset2=Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck|jpset3=Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Ultra Prism|Mars|128}}|type=Supporter|standard=yes|enset=Ultra Prism|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=128/156|jpset=Ultra Sun|jprarity=U|jpnum=062/066|enset2=Ultra Prism|enrarity2=Rare Ultra|ennum2=154/156|jpset2=Ultra Sun|jprarity2=SR|jpnum2=072/066}}
{{cardlist/footer|Colorless}}

==Trivia==
* Mars's name was changed to Venus in {{pmin|Spain|Spanish}} versions of the game, likely due to the fact that Mars is the name of a male Roman god. This also happened to [[Jupiter]].
* Mars is the Commander the player will battle the most times in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. The player will battle [[Saturn]] twice in each game, Jupiter twice in Diamond and Pearl but three times in Platinum, while Mars is battled three times in Diamond and Pearl and four times in Platinum, although it should be noted one of Jupiter and Mars's battles are together in a Double Battle.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{silver color}}; border: 3px solid #f69c7b"
|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| マーズ ''Mars''
| From ''{{wp|Mars}}''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English, German, French
| Mars
| From ''Mars''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish
| Venus
| From ''{{wp|Venus}}''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Italian
| Martes
| From ''Marte'' (Mars)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 마스 ''Mars''
| From ''Mars''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 夥星 / 伙星 ''Huǒxīng''
| rowspan="2" | From 火星 ''Huǒxīng / Fósīng'' (Mars)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 夥星 ''Fósīng''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Marte (TCG)
| From ''Marte'' (Mars)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Vietnamese
| Mars
| From her Japanese name
|}
{{-}}

==References==
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==Related articles==
* [[a:Category:Mars|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]
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[[de:Mars]]
[[es:Venus]]
[[fr:Mars]]
[[it:Martes]]
[[ja:マーズ]]
[[zh:夥星]]

Saturn

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Lawrence:

{{CharInfobox|
color={{silver color}} |
corecolor=8BB2FF |
bordercolor={{dark color}} |
name=Saturn |
jname=サターン |
tmname=Saturn |
image=Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Saturn.png |
size=150px |
caption=Art from {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} |
gender=Male |
hometown=Unknown |
region=[[Sinnoh]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{tc|Commander}} |
game=yes |
generation={{Gen|IV}}, {{gen|VIII}} |
games={{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} {{pkmn|Masters EX}} |
leader=no |
team=yes |
teamname=[[Team Galactic]] |
teamrank={{tc|Commander}} |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=DP036 |
epname=A Secret Sphere of Influence! |
java=[[Akemi Okamura]]|
enva=[[Marc Thompson]]|
|gameanim=yes
|pv=yes
|pvnum=PG11
|pvname=The New World
|envagame=Ricky Ryba ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Mike Haimoto<ref>[https://twitter.com/MikeHaimoto/status/1482423365193375751 Mike Haimoto on Twitter]</ref> ({{pkmn|Masters EX}})
|javagame=[[Daiki Yamashita]] ({{pkmn|Generations}}) Taiki Matsuno ({{pkmn|Masters EX}})
}}
'''Saturn''' (Japanese: '''サターン''' ''Saturn'') is one of [[Team Galactic]]'s four {{tc|Commander}}s in {{3v|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

==In the core series==
Saturn is first seen leading the efforts of Team Galactic at [[Lake Valor]] near [[Pastoria City]]. He battles the {{player}} inside {{p|Azelf}}'s cave and reveals that [[Mars]] is at [[Lake Verity]].

After the events at the [[Spear Pillar]] (which Saturn was not present for), he can be found in the [[Team Galactic HQ|Galactic Veilstone Building]], contemplating what direction to take Team Galactic after [[Cyrus]] disappeared. He was never aware of Cyrus's grander plot and claims to have learned that "extremism is never the solution".

===Pokémon===
===={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=8BB2FF
|class=Commander
|name=Saturn
|sprite=Spr DP Saturn.png
|game=DP
|location=Lake Valor
|locationname=Valor Cavern
|prize={{pdollar}}2960
|pokemon=3}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|pokemon=Kadabra
|type1=Psychic
|ndex=064
|level=35
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Psychic|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Shock Wave|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Recover|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Embargo|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Bronzor
|game=Diamond
|ndex=436
|level=35
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|held=
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rock Tomb|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Iron Defense|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison|type2=Fighting
|ndex=454 f
|level=37
|ability=Anticipation
|held=Sitrus Berry
|gender=female
|move1=Poison Jab|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Revenge|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Mud Bomb|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Special
|move4=Faint Attack|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{silver color}}
|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=8BB2FF
|class=Commander
|name=Saturn
|sprite=Spr DP Saturn.png
|game=DP
|location=Team Galactic HQ
|prize={{pdollar}}3200
|pokemon=3}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|pokemon=Kadabra
|type1=Psychic
|ndex=064
|level=38
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Psychic|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Shock Wave|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Recover|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Embargo|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Bronzor
|game=Diamond
|ndex=436
|level=38
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|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|pokemon=Toxicroak
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|type2=Fighting
|ndex=454 f
|level=40
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|held=Sitrus Berry
|gender=female
|move1=Poison Jab|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Brick Break|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=X-Scissor|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Swagger|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===={{game|Platinum}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
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|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
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|ndex=042
|level=38
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
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|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status
|move4=Supersonic|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
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|ndex=436
|level=38
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|ability=Levitate
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|move3=Rock Tomb|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Iron Defense|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison|type2=Fighting
|ndex=454 f
|level=40
|ability=Anticipation
|held=Sitrus Berry
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|move1=Poison Jab|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Revenge|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Mud Bomb|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Special
|move4=Faint Attack|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle=====
{{Party/Single
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|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=8BB2FF
|class=Commander
|name=Saturn
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|game=Pt
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|pokemon=3}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Golbat
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ndex=042
|level=42
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
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|move3=Poison Fang|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Bronzor
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|ndex=436
|level=42
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
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|move3=Shadow Ball|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison|type2=Fighting
|ndex=454 f
|level=44
|ability=Anticipation
|held=Sitrus Berry
|gender=female
|move1=Poison Jab|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Brick Break|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=X-Scissor|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Faint Attack|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===={{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}====
=====First battle=====
{{Party/Single
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|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=8BB2FF
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|name=Saturn
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|location=Lake Valor
|locationname=Valor Cavern
|prize={{pdollar}}3256
|pokemon=3}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|gender=male
|level=35
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Inner Focus
|held=Damp Rock
|move1=Kinesis|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Reflect|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Psychic|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Rain Dance|move4type=Water|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=436
|pokemon=Bronzor
|level=35
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Gyro Ball|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Extrasensory|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=454
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|gender=female
|level=37
|type1=Poison|type2=Fighting
|ability=Dry Skin
|move1=Mud-Slap|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Special
|move2=Revenge|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status
|move4=Thief|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle=====
{{Party/Single
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|bordercolor={{dark color}}
|headcolor=8BB2FF
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|location=Team Galactic HQ
|prize={{pdollar}}3360
|pokemon=3}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|gender=male
|level=38
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Inner Focus
|held=Damp Rock
|move1=Kinesis|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Reflect|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Psychic|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Rain Dance|move4type=Water|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=436
|pokemon=Bronzor
|level=38
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Gyro Ball|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Extrasensory|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special
}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=454
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|gender=female
|level=40
|type1=Poison|type2=Fighting
|ability=Dry Skin
|move1=Mud-Slap|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Special
|move2=Toxic|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Thief|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Battle Tower=====
======Master Class Double Battles (Rank 4)======
In each team, Jupiter uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Saturn uses the third and fourth.

{{Party/Tag|
|color={{tower color}}
|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}
|headcolor={{tower color light}}
|headcolor1=EE8BCD
|bordercolor1=D56AAC
|sprite=VSJupiter BDSP.png|size=90px
|class=Commander
|name={{color2|000000|Jupiter}}
|bordercolor2={{dark color}}
|headcolor2=8BB2FF
|sprite2=VSSaturn BDSP.png|size2=90px
|class2=Commander
|name2=Saturn
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|prize=15 {{color2|000000|Battle Point|BP}}
|location=Battle Tower (Sinnoh)
|locationname=Battle Tower
|pokemon1=2
|pokemon2=2}}
|{{Lop/facility8/head|{{tower color light}}|{{tower color}}|{{tower color}}}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team A
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|034|Nidoking|Sheer Force|Life Orb|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Earth Power|Ground|Blizzard|Ice|Thunderbolt|Electric|157|96|97|150|95|137}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|435|Skuntank|Aftermath|Silk Scarf|Explosion|Normal|Night Slash|Dark|Poison Jab|Poison|Play Rough|Fairy|179|159|87|68|81|136}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|359|Absol|Super Luck|Scope Lens|Sucker Punch|Dark|Night Slash|Dark|Psycho Cut|Psychic|Play Rough|Fairy|141|200|80|72|80|127}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|302|Sableye|Prankster|Sitrus Berry|Night Shade|Ghost|Foul Play|Dark|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Recover|Normal|157|72|139|86|85|70}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team B
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|094|Gengar|Cursed Body|Focus Sash|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Icy Wind|Ice|Dazzling Gleam|Fairy|136|63|80|182|95|178}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|454|Toxicroak|Poison Touch|Muscle Band|Poison Jab|Poison|Cross Chop|Fighting|Fake Out|Normal|Bullet Punch|Steel|159|173|85|81|85|137}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|435|Skuntank|Aftermath|Silk Scarf|Explosion|Normal|Night Slash|Dark|Poison Jab|Poison|Play Rough|Fairy|179|159|87|68|81|136}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|319|Sharpedo|Speed Boost|Mystic Water|Waterfall|Water|Crunch|Dark|Ice Fang|Ice|Protect|Normal|146|189|60|90|60|147}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team C
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|169|Crobat|Inner Focus|Choice Band|Cross Poison|Poison|Brave Bird|Flying|U-turn|Bug|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|161|142|100|67|100|200}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|454|Toxicroak|Poison Touch|Muscle Band|Poison Jab|Poison|Cross Chop|Fighting|Fake Out|Normal|Bullet Punch|Steel|159|173|85|81|85|137}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|319|Sharpedo|Speed Boost|Mystic Water|Waterfall|Water|Crunch|Dark|Ice Fang|Ice|Protect|Normal|146|189|60|90|60|147}}
{{Lop/facility8|msp=BDSP|248|Tyranitar|Sand Stream|Choice Scarf|Ice Punch|Ice|Rock Slide|Rock|Fire Punch|Fire|Earthquake|Ground|176|186|130|90|120|124}}
|}
{{Party/Footer}}

==In spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===

Saturn appears as an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] and first appears in the {{DL|Villain Event|Galactic Nightmare}} villain event prelude. He makes his major appearance in Sinnoh villain arc of main story. He forms a [[sync pair]] with {{TP|Saturn|Toxicroak}}.

Saturn, alongside [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]], can be battled in the [[Extreme Battle Event]] Team Galactic Takedown. All three commanders use {{p|Bronzong}} as their main battling Pokémon for this event.

==Artwork==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 80%; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #{{silver color}};"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #8BB2FF; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Saturn artwork.png|300px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #8BB2FF; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Diamond Pearl Saturn.png|x250px]]
|-
| Concept art from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl}}''
| Official artwork from {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond and Pearl}}
|}

===Sprites===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #{{silver color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #8BB2FF; width:80px"| [[File:Spr DP Saturn.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dark color}}; background: #8BB2FF; width:80px"| [[File:Saturn OD.png]]
|-
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Generation IV}}
| Overworld sprite from {{color2|000|Generation IV}}
|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{dark color}}; background:#8BB2FF; width:80px"| [[File:Spr Masters Saturn.png|100px]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{dark color}}; background:#8BB2FF; width:200px"| [[File:VSSaturn Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| Model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Masters EX}}
| VS model from {{color2|000|Pokémon Masters EX}}
|}

==Quotes==
{{main|Saturn/Quotes}}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Saturn anime.png|thumb|250px|Saturn in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
Saturn debuted in a cameo at the end of ''[[DP036|A Secret Sphere of Influence!]]''. He, along with the other Team Galactic Grunts, commented that [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} did a lousy job at stealing the [[Adamant Orb]] for them, and framing [[Nando]] for the crime.

Saturn's first speaking appearance was in ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', along with his {{p|Bronzor}}. He managed to steal a cube that was under the guard of the {{p|Unown}} of the [[Solaceon Ruins]] and brought it with him back to the [[Team Galactic HQ]].

Later, in ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]'', Saturn exposed the cube to the meteorites in [[Veilstone City]], transforming it into the [[Spear Key]]. He and a few Galactic Grunts went to go steal the meteorites, but ended up meeting {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} for the first time. He also battled {{an|Brock}} and his {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} with his own {{TP|Saturn|Toxicroak}}, which ended after Team Galactic made a tactical retreat.

In ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous]]'' and ''[[DP097|Double Team Turnover!]]'', Saturn stole the [[Adamant Orb]] while it was being transported to the [[Celestic Town Historical Research Center]] from Eterna City. He also aided in stealing the [[Lustrous Orb]] from the [[Celestic Town Historical Research Center]] but was admonished by Cyrus after the completion of the mission for displaying ineptitude.

In ''[[DP111|Saving the World From Ruins!]]'', following the failure of [[Mars]]'s [[Iron Island]] mission, [[Cyrus]] placed Saturn in charge of the [[Spear Pillar]]'s excavation from [[Mt. Coronet]]. He worked with [[Charon]] to locate ruins on Mt. Coronet in ''[[DP136|Gateway to Ruin!]]''. Team Galactic located some ruins, though not the ones they wanted. Saturn and the others then fled following the arrival of [[Looker]] and Ash's group. Later, Saturn returned to Mt. Coronet and discovered the Spear Pillar ruins in ''[[DP150|Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!]]'', allowing him to fast-track Team Galactic's scheme.

In ''[[DP151|The Needs of the Three!]]'', Saturn kept {{Gary}} at bay while [[J|Pokémon Hunter J]] successfully captured the three {{an|lake guardians}} at [[Lake Valor]]. He later returned to [[Team Galactic HQ]].

In ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]'', Saturn's Toxicroak was defeated by Brock's Croagunk, After Cyrus passed through the [[dimension]]al portal created by {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} he realized that Cyrus had just been using him and the other {{tc|Commander}}s to reach his own goals and cared little for those who served him. When Mars hysterically attempted to follow their Leader, Saturn grabbed her arm to block her from doing so, shaking his head solemnly at his fellow Commander. Afterwards he was arrested along with Mars and Jupiter by [[Looker]] and stated that Team Galactic was finished.

He appeared briefly in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'' in [[Team Rocket]]'s fantasy with all the other members of Team Galactic.

====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
Saturn reappeared in [[JNS01]] through [[JNS04]].

====Character====
Saturn is determined to successfully complete all his missions and would order a tactical retreat to avoid further complications. As a result of this perfectionist quality of his personality, Saturn tended to call out his {{TP|Saturn|Toxicroak}} to handle interruptions like {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}.

====Pokémon====
This listing is of Saturn's known Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}}:

=====On hand=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Bronzor
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|img=Saturn Bronzor.png
|epnum=DP060
|epname=Journey to the Unown!
|vajp=Kiyotaka Furushima
|vaen=Tom Wayland
|desc={{p|Bronzor}} first appeared in ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', where it guided Saturn and his squad through the [[Solaceon Ruins]]. It was also responsible for confusing the {{p|Unown}} living in the ruins which resulted in them all running wild.

In ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]'', Bronzor proved instrumental in Team Galactic's plan to steal the [[Lustrous Orb]] by putting the security teams guarding it to sleep. It was then defeated in battle by {{an|Cynthia}}'s {{TP|Cynthia|Garchomp}}.

Bronzor's known moves are {{m|Flash}}, {{m|Confuse Ray}}, and {{m|Hypnosis}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Toxicroak
|main=yes
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Saturn Toxicroak.png
|epnum=DP069
|epname=Enter Galactic!
|vajp=Shin-ichiro Miki
|vaen=Bill Rogers
|desc={{p|Toxicroak}} first appeared in ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]'', where it helped to steal the [[Veilstone City]] meteorites. During the battle, it developed a fierce rivalry with {{an|Brock}}'s {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}. It has since become Saturn's main Pokémon.}}

=====Escaped=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Heatran
|type1=Fire
|type2=Steel
|img=Saturn Heatran.png
|epnum=JNS01
|epname=
|vajp=Kenta Miyake
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Heatran}} first appeared in [[JNS01]], where Saturn caught it at [[Stark Mountain]] with a [[Dusk Ball]]. He brought it to the [[Team Galactic HQ]], where used it, along with a [[Flame Plate]], to power a device that Team Galactic was using in an effort to bring back [[Cyrus]]. However, in [[JNS02]], the machine overloaded, and Heatran was struck by a burst of flames from it. This triggered its Flash Fire Ability and sent it on a rampage, melting its own Dusk Ball and swallowing the Flame Plate.

Heatran's known moves are {{m|Stone Edge}} and {{m|Magma Storm}}, and its Ability is {{a|Flash Fire}}.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color=7394D5|bordercolor=8bb2ff
|ja=岡村明美 ''[[Akemi Okamura]]''
|en=[[Marc Thompson]]
|cs=Jan Maxián ([[DP060]]-[[DP111]]) Michal Holán ([[DP136]]-[[DP152]])
|da=Peter Zhelder
|fi=Aku Laitinen ([[DP060]], [[DP069]], [[DP111]]-present) Petri Hanttu ([[DP096]]-[[DP097]])
|it=Paolo de Santis
|es_eu=Juan Antonio García Sainz de la Maza
|es_la=Salvador Reyes ([[DP060]]-[[DP097]]) Carlo Vázquez ([[DP111]]-[[DP152]])
|pl=Artur Pontek ([[DP060]]-[[DP097]]) Tomasz Błasiak (one scene of [[DP069]]) Klaudiusz Kaufmann ([[DP111]]; [[DP150]]-[[DP152]]) Krzysztof Szczerbiński ([[DP136]])
|pt_br=Cláudio Satiro ([[DP060]]) Thiago Longo ([[DP069]], [[DP096]]-[[DP097]]) Douglas Guedes ([[DP111]]-present)}}

===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Saturn PG.png|thumb|250px|Saturn in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
Saturn appeared in ''[[PG11|The New World]]'', in which he was seen watching the events at the [[Spear Pillar]] in [[Team Galactic HQ]]. He was later contacted by [[Cyrus]], who was taken to the [[Distortion World]] by {{p|Giratina}}. Saturn tried to ask him where he was, only to hear Cyrus order him and the rest of [[Team Galactic]] to not go looking for him. After the call was abruptly ended, Saturn told himself that he understood.

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color=7394D5|bordercolor=8bb2ff
|ja=山下大輝 ''Daiki Yamashita''
|en=Ricky Ryba
|es_eu=Toni Astigarraga}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Mars Saturn Adventures.png|250px|thumb|Saturn and his Croagunk with Mars and her Purugly in the Pokémon Adventures manga]]
====History====
====={{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}=====
Saturn's role in [[Team Galactic]] is to raise funds for their projects and he has the permission of [[Cyrus]] to use any means he feels necessary; however, he is very lazy and usually sends machines to do his dirty work for him. Saturn decided to kidnap {{adv|Platinum}} for a ransom, as she is the daughter of the wealthiest family in [[Sinnoh]]; however, when his grunts couldn't find a picture of the child he settles on her bodyguards, [[Paka and Uji]].

He eventually tracks them at the [[Lost Tower]] and challenges Paka and Uji to a battle with his {{p|Croagunk}} and {{p|Abra}}. Despite the power his Pokémon possess, they are both defeated by Paka and Uji's skills. Angered by his loss, Saturn throws a temper tantrum and has the grunts seal [[Sinnoh Route 210|Route 210]] which will force them to stop at Veilstone, where their base is located. He is approached by Mars and after a brief argument about her stepping into his room without permission; she transfers energy to the Galactic Bomb.

He is later seen at Veilstone where he sets his revenge plan into action which he starts by having the grunts attack Paka and Uji in the darkness of night. After waiting a long time for Paka and Uji to be defeated by the grunts; Saturn’s patience wears thin and he pulls out a mysterious machine to use on them. When the grunts finally lure them into firing range Saturn activates the machine; it fires a beam at Paka and Uji which sends them into an unknown dimension where they will stay for all eternity. Having become bored now that he has won; Saturn decides to play video games until [[Cyrus]] enters the room and punishes him for using the machine without permission by pinching his arm.

Saturn later appears at [[Lake Valor]] after a period of absence where he plans on blowing up the lake so that he can capture the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{DL|Lake guardians (Adventures)|Azelf}}. He encounters {{adv|Pearl}} who has come to prevent Team Galactic from blowing up the lake. Saturn easily defeats Pearl and attempts to interrogate him but the countdown for the lakes explosion begins before he can get an answer.

Once the lake is blown up Saturn commands the Galactic Grunts to begin the capturing of Azelf. Despite the skills Azelf possesses and Pearl's determination, Saturn eventually ends up the victor and defeats Pearl with a {{m|Gunk Shot}} from his {{p|Octillery}} and successfully captures Azelf. He later arrives at the Team Galactic HQ along with his fellow Commanders Mars and Jupiter where they listen to a speech given by Cyrus; Saturn is seen clapping after he finishes.

He later appears at the Spear Pillar where he and his fellow Commanders, Mars and Jupiter await Cyrus's arrival so that he can activate the ritual that will summon {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}. Saturn is the most shocked of the three when he sees that Cyrus is heavily injured but still promises to let no one stop him from activating the ritual. He, Mars, and Jupiter are all attacked by the Gym Leaders [[Fantina]], [[Roark]], and [[Gardenia]] but despite their challengers neither Commander is afraid. As they battle the Gym Leaders, three more arrive to help them [[Crasher Wake]], [[Maylene]], and [[Candice]] along with [[Byron]] for support; Saturn battles Roark and Fantina while Mars and Jupiter battle the other four. Despite his powerful Pokémon, Saturn is eventually defeated and is trapped underneath a pile of rubble, humorously with his machines airbag crushing him.

====={{chap|Platinum}}=====
Later, Saturn and his teammates are discovered by another member of Team Galactic, [[Sird]]. Sird explains to them that she had infiltrated Team Rocket on a mission, but failed. Soon after, they are attacked by [[Riley]] of Iron Island, who had tracked Sird by her Aura. Sird battles Riley, allowing Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars to escape unharmed.

Later, Saturn and the other Commanders witness Charon battling Diamond and Pearl in [[Eterna City]] with {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Giratina}}. Despite their irritation that Charon has revealed his true loyalties, they decide to ignore it so that they can enter the Distortion World and rescue Cyrus. After arriving, they find Charon there as well. He lies and tells them that he is searching for Cyrus too, but is being attacked by a group of people and asks for their help.

Saturn and the others comply, and they each face a different opponent in a one-on-one battle. Saturn faces [[Mira]] in battle, while Jupiter faces [[Marley]], and Mars faces [[Cheryl]]. During the battle, Saturn is confused at Mira's battle strategy which has her make her Alakazam boost its defensive power in an attempt to make the battle longer.

The battle is interrupted by Giratina, who flies past them so that it can fight the other Legendary Pokémon in the area. After Charon is defeated, Saturn, his fellow Commanders, and Cyrus emerge from the Distortion World and into the real world. Charon tries to lie to Cyrus by claiming that he intended to gather the Legendary Pokémon for Team Galactic's sake. Cyrus reaches down to Charon, which Saturn and Mars think it means he's going to pinch him. However, Cyrus only takes his machine, and praises Charon for his technological genius. The records reveal that he has been using it since the battle on the Spear Pillar, which angers Saturn into figuring out that he was attempting to use the machine to control Dialga and Palkia into opening a hole to the Distortion World, to which Charon denies.

Cyrus speaks to his four Commanders once more and reveals that he is disbanding Team Galactic, which angers Jupiter because she, Saturn, and Mars will have nowhere else to go without him. Hearing her wishes, Cyrus takes Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter away with him and thanks Diamond, Pearl, Platinum for their help.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|main=yes
|pkmn=Toxicroak
|stage1=Croagunk
|gender=female
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Saturn Toxicroak Adventures.png
|img_size=120px
|epnum=PS349
|epname=Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone
|desc={{p|Toxicroak}} is Saturn's first known Pokémon. She has been under his ownership since she was a {{p|Croagunk}}. Usually, she is seen imitating Saturn's movements. She was first seen in battle against Paka and Uji but despite putting up a good fight, she was eventually defeated. In the {{chap|Platinum}}, she was revealed to have evolved into a Toxicroak.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Abra
|type1=Psychic
|img=Saturn Abra Adventures.png
|epnum=PS352
|epname=Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I
|desc={{p|Abra}} is Saturn's second known Pokémon. Abra was first used against Paka and Uji where it used its powerful teleportation and attacks to make it hard to hit but was eventually defeated. Abra was later used against Fantina and Roark but was defeated along with its Trainer.

Abra's known moves are {{m|Teleport}}, {{m|Fire Punch}}, and {{m|Ice Punch}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Octillery
|type1=Water
|img=Saturn Octillery Adventures.png
|epnum=PS397
|epname=Outwitting Octillery
|desc={{p|Octillery}} is Saturn's third known Pokémon. Octillery was first used at Lake Verity where it dragged [[Rad Rickshaw]] into the lake and later attacked Pearl with its powerful moves. Octillery was later used against Fantina and Roark but was defeated along with its Trainer.

Octillery's known moves are {{m|Octazooka}}, {{m|Gunk Shot}}, and {{m|Blizzard}}.}}

===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
[[File:Saturn DPA.png|thumb|170px|Saturn in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga]]
Saturn first appeared in the ruins of [[Celestic Town]] along with [[Jupiter]] and [[Cyrus]]. He battled [[Mitsumi]] while [[Hareta]] pursued his leader.

Just like in the games, Saturn was assigned to [[Lake Valor]] to capture {{p|Azelf}}. At the lake, Hareta and Saturn battled; Saturn initially had the upper hand using his {{p|Gallade}} but Hareta was able to turn the tide. After both his Gallade and {{p|Rhyperior}} were defeated, Saturn was fired from Team Galactic by Cyrus, but earned a second chance by using a [[Revive]] on Rhyperior so Cyrus's {{p|Gyarados}} would not lose to Hareta.

After the events at the [[Spear Pillar]], Saturn appeared to have joined the newly formed Neo Team Galactic and its leader, [[Charon]]. He reappeared at [[Canalave Library]] in an attempt to exact revenge on Hareta, but failed, and promised to attack again at the [[Team Galactic HQ|Galactic Veilstone Building]]. However, there he revealed he was actually a double agent and still loyal to Cyrus, whom he helped Mitsumi and the other Galactic members free.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Saturn
|width=77
|pkmn=Toxicroak
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Saturn Toxicroak DPA.png
|epnum=DPA11
|epname=The Legendary Pokémon, Captured
|desc={{p|Toxicroak}} is Saturn's main Pokémon. It was mostly used to make sure that Hareta didn't interfere with Team Galactic.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Bronzong
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|img=Saturn Bronzong DPA.png
|epnum=DPA11
|epname=The Legendary Pokémon, Captured
|desc={{p|Bronzong}} is another Pokémon on Saturn's team. It went up against [[Byron's Bastiodon]] and tried to stop Bastiodon's every movement. As a result, it was able to defeat Byron and caused a cave-in with {{m|Earthquake}}. While Bronzong was battling Hareta's {{p|Piplup}} and {{p|Riolu}}, it was defeated by Riolu's {{m|Focus Punch}}.

Bronzong's known moves are {{m|Solar Beam}}, {{m|Gyro Ball}}, {{m|Reflect}} and {{m|Earthquake}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Gallade
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|type2=Fighting
|img=Saturn Gallade DPA.png
|epnum=DPA11
|epname=The Legendary Pokémon, Captured
|desc={{p|Gallade}} was called out after Bronzong was defeated. Gallade was shown to be very powerful as he was able to take out [[Hareta]]'s {{p|Onix}} in one hit with {{m|Leaf Blade}}. His next opponent was a {{p|Misdreavus}}, in which the Screech Pokémon helped him activate the {{a|Steadfast}} Ability, causing him to be much faster than ever before. However, despite the boost, it fell to Misdreavus's {{m|Shadow Ball}} after Hareta ran up the hill and sped down using a bike, which in the process, the bike was destroyed. Hareta than congratulated Gallade for a job well done which angered Saturn.

Gallade's known moves are {{m|Fury Cutter}} and {{m|Leaf Blade}} and his Ability is {{a|Steadfast}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Rhyperior
|type1=Ground
|type2=Rock
|img=Saturn Rhyperior DPA.png
|epnum=DPA12
|epname=A Battle Of Wills
|desc={{p|Rhyperior}} was used to battle Hareta after {{p|Gallade}} was taken out. It was proven to be a tough opponent as it weakened Piplup while Toxicroak weakened {{TP|Hareta|Luxio}}. Later, it was hit by {{p|Geodude}} as it emerged from the ground and taken out by multiple {{p|Magikarp}}. Later, while Hareta was battling [[Cyrus]]'s {{p|Gyarados}}, Saturn gave Rhyperior a Revive. Due to Piplup's {{a|Torrent}}, Rhyperior was swallowed by Piplup's {{m|Surf}}.

None of Rhyperior's moves are known and its Ability is {{a|Lightningrod}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Golbat
|type1=Poison
|type2=Flying
|img=Saturn Golbat DPA.png
|epnum=DPA09
|epname=Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!
|desc=Saturn used {{p|Golbat}} to {{m|fly}} away along with [[Jupiter]]'s Golbat.

None of Golbat's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Saturn
|pkmn=Magmortar
|type1=Fire
|img=Saturn Magmortar DPA.png
|epnum=DPA31
|epname=Hareta's Excellent New Partner...Minun?!
|desc=Saturn sends out his {{p|Magmortar}} to fight against [[Hareta's Empoleon]] and {{TP|Hareta|Minun}}. It was finished off with a {{m|Surf}} attack from Empoleon while Saturn was paralyzed from Minun's {{m|Thunder Wave}}.

None of Magmortar's moves are known.}}

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Saturn or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Saturn's Pokémon|Psychic|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Toxicroak G (Platinum 40)|Toxicroak]] {{SP|G}}|type=Psychic|enset=Platinum |enrarity=Rare|ennum=40/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Rare|jpnum=050/096}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Toxicroak G (DP Promo 41)|Toxicroak]] {{SP|G}}|type=Fighting|enset=DP Black Star Promos|ennum=DP41|jpset=DPt-P Promotional cards|jpnum=008/DPt-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Ambipom G (Rising Rivals 56)|Ambipom]] {{SP|G}}|type=Colorless|enset=Rising Rivals|enrarity=Common|ennum=56/111|jpsetlink=Rising Rivals|jpset=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity=Rare|jpnum=075/090}}
{{cardlist/footer|Psychic}}

==Trivia==
* Saturn was incorrectly referred to as female on multiple occasions outside of the {{pkmn|games}}. He was identified as female in one mistranslated chapter of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]] and then again on [[Pokémon Sunday]]. The confusion is also furthered by his feminine Japanese voice.
** It should also be noted that Saturn is one of the few Trainers in the main series games not encountered in the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} to have a Pokémon with a 50-50 chance of being male or female to be the opposite gender as himself, along with [[Bugsy]], [[Will]], [[Janine]] (Generation II) and [[Grimsley]]. Notably, Bugsy has also been mistaken for a girl.
* Saturn is the only [[Team Galactic]] {{tc|Commander}} whose Spanish name wasn't changed to correspond to a different planet; [[Jupiter]]'s and [[Mars]]'s names were changed to correspond to planets with names of Roman goddesses ({{wp|Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres}} and {{wp|Venus}}, respectively).
** However, Ceres is a {{wp|dwarf planet}}, like Pluto (from which [[Charon]]'s Japanese name was taken).
* Saturn is the lieutenant Commander of Team Galactic, meaning he is of a higher rank than Jupiter and Mars and his immediate superior is the Galactic Boss, [[Cyrus]], which would explain why after Cyrus disappeared, the remaining Team Galactic members followed under the command of Saturn. This is ironic, since he is the only Commander who was not told Team Galactic's true goals.
* Saturn is the Commander the player will battle the least in {{v2|Platinum}}, aside from [[Charon]], who doesn't battle the player at any point in the game.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{silver color}}; border: 3px solid #8bb2ff"
|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| サターン ''Saturn''
| From ''{{wp|Saturn}}''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English, German
| Saturn
| From ''Saturn''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish, Italian
| Saturno
| From ''Saturno'' (Saturn)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| French
| Saturne
| From ''Saturne'' (Saturn)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 새턴 ''Saturn''
| From ''Saturn''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 鎮星 / 镇星 ''Zhènxīng''
| rowspan="2" |From 鎮星 / 镇星 ''Zhènxīng / Jansīng'' (archaic name for Saturn)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 鎮星 ''Jansīng''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Vietnamese
| Saturn
| From his Japanese name
|}
{{-}}

==Related articles==
* [[a:Category:Saturn|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]

==References==
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Ghetsis (Masters)

2021-11-09T18:03:44Z

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{{MastersInfobox
|type=ice
|name=Ghetsis
|jname=ゲーチス
|jtrans=G-Cis
|image=Spr Masters Ghetsis.png
|size=200px
|caption=Ghetsis's model
|num=124
|enva=
|java=Hikaru Hanada<ref name="Hikaru Hanada">[https://twitter.com/pokemas_game/status/1389127587243376643 Pokémon Masters EX Twitter]</ref>
|desc=The mastermind behind [[Team Plasma]] and its true leader. He is a cold and calculating master manipulator who {{game|Black and White|s|once}} tried to use {{mas|N}} to take over the world.
}}
'''Ghetsis''' (Japanese: '''ゲーチス''' ''G-Cis'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Ghetsis|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. He forms a [[sync pair]] with {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Kyurem}}. The sync pair could be obtained during the limited-time [[List of legendary events in Pokémon Masters EX|Legendary Event]], Father or Foe.

==Kyurem==
{{Masters
|name=Kyurem
|ndex=646
|gender=
|type=Ice
|role=Tech
|move1=Ice
|move2=Dragon
|base=5
|weakness=Steel
|description=This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals.
|hp=664|atk=334|def=171|spatk=341|spdef=171|spe=235
|hp2=764|atk2=374|def2=211|spatk2=381|spdef2=211|spe2=275
}}

===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ice color}}; border:3px solid #{{ice color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{ice color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Glaciate}}
|{{t|Ice}} [[File:IceIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|4
|155
|186
|95%
|All opponents
|Lowers the target's Speed.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Noble Roar}}
|{{t|Normal}} [[File:NormalIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Status}}
|2
|—
|—
|100%
|An opponent
|Lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Dragon Breath}}
|{{t|Dragon}} [[File:DragonIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|2
|42
|50
|100%
|An opponent
|Has a moderate chance of leaving the target paralyzed.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Mwahaha!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Raises the user's critical-hit rate. Raises the user's Sp. Atk by up to three stat ranks based on how low their HP is.
|- style="background:#{{ice color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Absolute Zero {{mcolor|Glaciate|000}}
|{{t|Ice}} [[File:IceIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|—
|200
|240
|—
|An opponent
|The more the target's Speed has been lowered, the greater the power of this move.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ice color}}; border:3px solid #{{ice color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Hunter's Instinct
|The more the target's Speed is lowered, the more it powers up moves.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Antifreeze
|Protects the Pokémon from becoming frozen.
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Ice Tech
|Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ice-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Unova Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Villain Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Cape Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|}

===Sync Grid===
Ghetsis and Kyurem's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ice color}}; border:3px solid #{{ice color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! Name
! Effect
! Energy required
! Sync orb required
! Move level required
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +10
| Sp. Atk +10
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +10
| Speed +10
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Accuracy +5
| Glaciate: Accuracy ↑ +5
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Cold Snap 2
| Has a moderate chance of leaving the target frozen when a move targeting an opponent is successful.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Noble Roar: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Noble Roar: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Noble Roar: Double Drop
| When an opponent's stat is lowered, it is lowered by double the stat ranks.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Hostile Environment 1
| Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mwahaha!: MP Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pecking Order
| The more the target's Attack is lowered, the more it powers up sync moves.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stamina Reserves 6
| Once per battle, charges the user's move gauge by six when the user is in a pinch.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Paralysis Synergy 3
| Powers up moves when the target is paralyzed.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Overpower
| The more the opponent's Sp. Atk has been lowered, the more it powers up moves.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Power Reserves 3
| Powers up moves in a pinch.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Endurance
| If the Pokémon enters battle with full HP, allows it to endure the next hit it takes that would reduce it to 0 HP.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|}

==Availability==
Ghetsis and Kyurem can be battled against in:
* [[List of legendary events in Pokémon Masters EX|Legendary event]]: Father or Foe (May 4 to 20, 2021)

===Sync Pair Stories===
* A Visit from Ghetsis
* The End of an Ambition
* A Human Heart
* True Intentions
* Side by Side
* And Yet...

==Quotes==
{{main|Ghetsis/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX|Ghetsis/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX}}

==Gallery==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:VSGhetsis Masters.png|120px]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" colspan=3 | [[File:Ghetsis Mindscape.png|x200px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | VS model from Pokémon Masters EX
| colspan=2 | Ghetsis's sync move mindscape ({{color2|000|N's Castle}})
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| Trainer emote Nice!
| Trainer emote Watch out!
| Trainer emote Let's do this!
| Trainer emote Thanks!
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 1-Star Father or Foe.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 2-Star Father or Foe.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 3-Star Father or Foe.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal Resonating Heart.png|120px]]
|-
| Medal 1★ Father or Foe
| Medal 2★ Father or Foe
| Medal 3★ Father or Foe
| Medal Resonating Heart
|}

==Trivia==
* Ghetsis and Kyurem are the only Tech sync pair that can be obtained by completing a Legendary Event.

===Origin===
Ghetsis's design is based on his appearance in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}. {{p|Kyurem}} is a Pokémon that Ghetsis controls during the climax of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Kyurem's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

==In other languages==
{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Mwahaha!''
{{langtable
|color={{ice color}}|bordercolor={{ice color dark}}
|ja=ふはは！ ''Fuhaha!''
|zh_cmn=哼哈哈！ ''Hēnghāhā!''
|fr=MWHAHAHA !
|de=Mwahaha!
|ko=흐하하! ''Heuhaha!''
|it=Bwah ah ah!
|es=¡Mua, ja, ja!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Absolute Zero Glaciate''
{{langtable
|color={{ice color}}|bordercolor={{ice color dark}}
|ja=世界を完全に支配するこごえるせかい ''{{tt|Sekai o Kanzen ni Shihai-suru Kogoeru Sekai|Total World Domination Glaciate}}''
|zh_cmn=完全支配世界之冰封世界 ''{{tt|Wánquán Zhīpèi Shìjiè zhī Bīngfēng Shìjiè|Total World Domination Glaciate}}''
|fr=Domination totale ! Ère Glaciaire !
|de=Eiszeit der absoluten Kontrolle
|ko=세계를 완전히 지배하는 얼다세계 ''{{tt|Segyereul Wanjeonhi Jibaehaneun Eolda Segye|Total World Domination Glaciate}}''
|it=Gelamondo del dominio assoluto
|es=Mundo Gélido Absoluto
}}
|}
{{-}}

==References==
<references />
{{Team Plasma}}
{{masterscharacters|ice}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Members of Team Plasma]]
[[Category:Villainous team leaders]]
[[Category:Criminal masterminds]]
[[Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon]]

[[de:G-Cis#Pokémon Masters EX]]
[[es:Ghechis#Pokémon Masters]]
[[it:Ghecis (Masters EX)]]
[[zh:魁奇思#Masters]]

Maxie (Masters)

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Lawrence:

{{MastersInfobox
|type=ground
|name=Maxie
|jname=マツブサ
|jtrans=Matsubusa
|image=Spr Masters Maxie.png
|size=200px
|caption=Maxie's model
|num=127
|enva=Jarred Kjack<ref name="Jarred Kjack">[https://64.media.tumblr.com/9de4b6a9b145cc38e53d757c3034718e/ac58d5b33189eeec-33/s640x960/794bc617e14b8ee099ed6456a0f06c60068a6983.png Email from Jarred Kjack]</ref>
|java=Jōji Nakata<ref name="Jōji Nakata">[https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/1398113293189869573 Pokémon Twitter] (Japanese)</ref>
|desc=As the leader of [[Team Magma]], Maxie dreams of creating an ideal world for humans. He's a logical thinker and willing to make sacrifices to accomplish his objectives.
}}
'''Maxie''' (Japanese: '''マツブサ''' ''Matsubusa'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Maxie|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. He forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Groudon}}. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited {{DL|sync pair|sync pair scout}}, and was first available on May 31, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to [[Sync pair#Increasing potential|6★ EX]], which unlocks Maxie's EX Style.

==Groudon==
{{Masters
|name=Groudon
|ndex=383
|gender=
|type=Ground
|role=Strike (Physical)
|move1=Ground
|move2=Grass
|base=6
|weakness=Ice
|description=Groudon is said to be the personification of the land itself. Legends tell of its many clashes against {{p|Kyogre}}, as each sought to gain the power of nature.
|hp=673|atk=403|def=121|spatk=327|spdef=112|spe=289
|hp2=773|atk2=443|def2=161|spatk2=367|spdef2=152|spe2=329
}}

===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ground color}}; border:3px solid #{{ground color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{ground color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Precipice Blades}}
|{{t|Ground}} [[File:GroundIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|4
|189
|226
|85%
|All opponents
|No additional effect.
|- style="background:#fff"
|[[Dire Hit]] +
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Sharply raises the user's critical-hit rate.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Solar Beam}}
|{{t|Grass}} [[File:GrassIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|2
|125
|150
|100%
|An opponent
|The user gets ready to attack. Using this move again will cause the user to attack. No other actions can be taken while ready to attack. The preparation period is skipped if the weather is sunny, and the user can attack right away.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Expand the Land!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Sharply raises the user's Attack and Sp. Atk. Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def. In addition, raises the user's Attack and accuracy when the weather is sunny. Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user when the weather is sunny.
|- style="background:#{{ground color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Groundbreaking {{mcolor|Precipice Blades|000}}
|{{t|Ground}} [[File:GroundIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|—
|250
|300
|—
|An opponent
|(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ground color}}; border:3px solid #{{ground color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Hoenn Pride
|Powers up the physical attack moves of all allied sync pairs by 20%. Reduces physical attack move damage taken by all allied sync pairs by 25%. The more allied sync pairs with the Hoenn theme you have on your team, the higher these percentages are. (Each additional sync pair powers up moves by 15% and reduces damage by 3%. The maximum power-up is 50%, and the maximum damage reduction is 31%.)
|-style="background:#fff"
|Sunburst
|Makes the weather sunny when the Pokémon enters the battle for the first time.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Solar Surge 3
|Quickly charges the move gauge when the weather is sunny. Powers up moves when the weather is sunny.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Drought Alert 5
|Extends the duration of sunny weather when the weather turns sunny while the user is on the field.
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Ground Strike
|Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Ground-type attacks.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Hoenn Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Villain Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Glasses Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Researcher Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
|}

===Sync Grid===
Maxie and Groudon's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ground color}}; border:3px solid #{{ground color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! Name
! Effect
! Energy required
! Sync orb required
! Move level required
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +10
| Attack +10
| 2
| 24
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Precipice Blades: Power +2
| Precipice Blades: Power ↑ +2
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Precipice Blades: Power +2
| Precipice Blades: Power ↑ +2
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Precipice Blades: Power +2
| Precipice Blades: Power ↑ +2
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Precipice Blades: Power +2
| Precipice Blades: Power ↑ +2
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Precipice Blades: Power +2
| Precipice Blades: Power ↑ +2
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Precipice Blades: Accuracy +10
| Precipice Blades: Accuracy ↑ +10
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Precipice Blades: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Power +3
| Solar Beam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Power +3
| Solar Beam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Power +3
| Solar Beam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Power +3
| Solar Beam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Power +3
| Solar Beam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Critical Strike 1
| Powers up attacks if they become critical hits.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Charging Sun 5
| Powers up moves when the weather is sunny.
| 9
| 108
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Beam: Mind Games 9
| Lowers the target's Sp. Def when an attack move is successful.
| 9
| 108
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dire Hit +: MP Refresh 2
| Has a moderate chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dire Hit +: Critical Eye 1
| Raises the user's critical-hit rate when its move is successful.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Expand the Land!: MP Refresh 2
| Has a moderate chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| One with the Sun
| Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped when the weather is sunny.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Healing Sun 1
| Restores the Pokémon's HP whenever it takes an action while the weather is sunny.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Flare 5
| Powers up sync moves when the weather is sunny.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Propulsion 1
| Has a small chance of reducing the user's sync move countdown by one when its move is successful while the weather is sunny.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Super Sun 4
| Has a good chance of applying the Supereffective ↑ Next effect when its Pokémon uses a move when the weather is sunny.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Solar Sync
| Makes the weather sunny when the user's sync move is used for the first time.
| 15
| 180
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Endurance
| If the Pokémon enters battle with full HP, allows it to endure the next hit it takes that would reduce it to 0 HP.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Superduper Effective 1
| Powers up moves that are super effective.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Groundbreaking Precipice Blades: Power +25
| Groundbreaking Precipice Blades: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Groundbreaking Precipice Blades: Power +25
| Groundbreaking Precipice Blades: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|}

==Availability==
===Sync Pair Stories===
* A Day with Maxie

==Quotes==
{{main|Maxie/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX|Maxie/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX}}

==Gallery==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Maxie 2.png|x150px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:VSMaxie Masters.png|x120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Maxie EX.png|x150px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:VSMaxie EX Masters.png|x120px]]
| colspan=4 style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Maxie Mindscape.png|x200px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | 5★ model
| colspan=3 | 5★ VS model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX VS model
| colspan=4 | Maxie's sync move mindscape ({{color2|000|Seafloor Cavern}})
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Maxie Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Maxie Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Maxie Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}"| [[File:Maxie Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Nice!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Watch out!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Let's do this!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Thanks!
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 1-Star Masters of Land and Sea.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 2-Star Masters of Land and Sea.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 3-Star Masters of Land and Sea.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal Primal Rivals.png|120px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | Medal 1★ Masters of Land and Sea
| colspan=3 | Medal 2★ Masters of Land and Sea
| colspan=3 | Medal 3★ Masters of Land and Sea
| colspan=3 | Medal Primal Rivals
|}

==Trivia==
* Before forming a sync pair with Groudon, Maxie's sync partner was his {{p|Mightyena}}.

===Origin===
Maxie's design is based on his appearance in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. Groudon is a Pokémon that Maxie seeks to control during the story of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Ruby}}, {{game|Emerald||Emerald}}, and Omega Ruby. An alternate version of Maxie also uses a Groudon in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. Groudon's Dex entry comes from {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Pokémon Omega Ruby}}.

==In other languages==
{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Expand the Land!''
{{langtable
|color={{ground color}}|bordercolor={{ground color dark}}
|ja=新たなる大地を！ ''{{tt|Aratanaru Daichi o!|To a New Land!}}''
|zh_cmn=拓展新的大地！ ''{{tt|Tuòzhǎn Xīn de Dàdì!|Expand to New Lands!}}''
|fr=Étendons la terre !
|de=Land bedeutet Leben!
|ko=새로운대지를! ''{{tt|Saeroun Daejireul!|A New Land!}}''
|it=Per un mondo di sola terraferma!
|es=¡Expandiré la tierra firme!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Groundbreaking Precipice Blades''
{{langtable
|color={{ground color}}|bordercolor={{ground color dark}}
|ja=人類のため進化するだんがいのつるぎ ''{{tt|Jinrui no Tame Shinka-suru Dangai no Tsurugi|Evolving For Humanity - Precipice Blades}}''
|zh_cmn=為了人類而進化之斷崖之劍 ''{{tt|Wèi le Rénlèi ér Jìnhuà zhī Duànyá-zhī Jiàn|Evolving For Humanity - Precipice Blades}}''
|fr=Pour l'humanité ! Lame Pangéenne !
|de=Abgrundsklinge der Entwicklung
|ko=인류를 위해 진화하는 단애의칼 ''{{tt|Illyureul Wihae Jinhwahaneun Dan-ae-ui Kal|Evolving For Humanity - Precipice Blades}}''
|it=Spade Telluriche per l'evoluzione
|es=Filo del Abismo del Desarrollo
}}
|}
{{-}}

==References==
<references/>

{{-}}
{{Team Magma}}
{{masterscharacters|ground}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Members of Team Magma]]
[[Category:Villainous team leaders]]
[[Category:Criminal masterminds]]
[[Category:Ground-type Trainers]]
[[Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon]]
[[Category:Masters EX characters with an EX Style]]

[[de:Marc#Pokémon Masters EX]]
[[es:Magno#Pokémon Masters]]
[[it:Max (Masters EX)]]
[[ja:マツブサ (ポケモンマスターズ)]]
[[zh:赤焰松#Masters]]

Ingo (Masters)

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Lawrence:

{{MissingInfo|1|enva}}
{{MastersInfobox
|type=ground
|name=Ingo
|jname=ノボリ
|jtrans=Nobori
|image=Spr Masters Ingo.png
|size=200px
|caption=Ingo's model
|num=133
|enva=Jordan Reynolds<ref name="Jordan Reynolds">[https://64.media.tumblr.com/6a91a45bd9456aa76b482766dc3de9c3/ac58d5b33189eeec-a1/s640x960/9960bfd2ee3fd335835a293c746b334004174c34.png Email from Jordan Reynolds]</ref>
|java=Yoshitsugu Matsuoka<ref name="Yoshitsugu Matsuoka">[https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/1409391276282236928 Pokémon Twitter] (Japanese)</ref>
|desc=This {{tc|Subway Boss}} is the older of the twin brothers who run the [[Battle Subway]] in [[Unova]]. He usually specializes in Single Battles.
}}
'''Ingo''' (Japanese:'''ノボリ''' ''Nobori'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Ingo|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. He forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Excadrill}}. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited {{DL|sync pair|sync pair scout}}, and was first available on June 30, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to [[Sync pair#Increasing potential|6★ EX]], which unlocks Ingo's EX Style.

==Excadrill==
{{Masters
|name=Excadrill
|ndex=530
|type=Ground
|role=Support
|gender=m
|move1=Ground
|base=6
|weakness=Water
|description=It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.
|hp=668|atk=193|def=227|spatk=260|spdef=244|spe=302
|hp2=768|atk2=233|def2=267|spatk2=300|spdef2=284|spe2=342
}}

===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ground color}}; border:3px solid #{{ground color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Mud-Slap}}
|{{t|Ground}} [[File:GroundIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|1
|13
|15
|90%
|An opponent
|Lowers the target's accuracy by one stat rank.
|- style="background:#fff"
|[[Potion]]
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|An ally
|Restores an ally's HP by appoximately 40% of its maximum HP.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Sandstorm}}
|{{t|Rock}} [[File:RockIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Status}}
|2 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Entire field
|Causes a sandstorm.
|- style="background:#fff"
|All Aboard!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|All allies
|Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. Applies the Free Move Next effect to all allied sync pairs during a sandstorm.
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|No Brakes {{mcolor|Drill Run|000}}
|{{t|Ground}} [[File:GroundIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|—
|250
|300
|—
|An opponent
|(6★ EX) effect: The stat increase after a sync move is doubled once per battle.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ground color}}; border:3px solid #{{ground color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Sandy Pep Rally 9
|Raises the speed of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a move during a sandstorm.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Ferocious Affliction 2
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks the first time a status move used by the user's Pokémon is successful each battle.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Sedimentary
|Protects the user from damage from a sandstorm. The user's Defense and Sp. Def increase 30% during a sandstorm.
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Ground Support
|Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Unova Support
|Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Battle Facility Foe Support
|Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Battle Partner Support
|Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
|}

===Sync Grid===
Ingo and Excadrill's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ground color}}; border:3px solid #{{ground color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ground color light}}"
! Name
! Effect
! Energy required
! Sync orb required
! Move level required
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +20
| HP +20
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +20
| HP +20
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +10
| Defense +10
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +10
| Sp. Def +10
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +20
| Speed +20
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Power +4
| Mud-Slap: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Power +4
| Mud-Slap: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Power +4
| Mud-Slap: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Power +4
| Mud-Slap: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Accuracy +5
| Mud-Slap: Accuracy ↑ +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Accuracy +5
| Mud-Slap: Accuracy ↑ +5
| 2
| 24
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mud-Slap: Ripple Effect 2
| When a move used by the user's Pokémon lowers an opponent's stat, has a chance (30%) of lowering the same stat for all opposing sync pairs.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sandstorm: MP Refresh 2
| Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Potion: MP Refresh 3
| Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Potion: Master Healer 1
| Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves.
| 10
| 120
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Potion: Master Healer 1
| Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves.
| 10
| 120
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| All Aboard!: MP Refresh 3
| Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Guarded Entry 1
| Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1 stat rank when it enters a battle.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Gritty Guardian 1
| Has a chance (20%) of raising the user's Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move during a sandstorm.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Soothing Sand 1
| Restores the user's HP whenever its Pokémon takes an action during a sandstorm.
| 10
| 120
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Adrenaline 1
| Reduces the sync move countdown by 1 the first time the user's sync move is used each battle.
| 10
| 120
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sync Cure
| Removes all status conditions from the user after using its sync move.
| 8
| 96
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Endurance
| When the user enters battle with full HP, applies the Enduring effect to it.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Fail Forward 1
| Charges the user's move gauge by 1 when an opponent's attack move targeting the user misses.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Quick Cure
| Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle.
| 7
| 84
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pocket Sand 4
| Has a chance (50%) of lowering the target's accuracy by one stat rank when an attack move against it is successful during a sandstorm.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| No Brakes Drill Run: Power +25
| No Brakes Drill Run: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| No Brakes Drill Run: Power +25
| No Brakes Drill Run: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|}

==Availability==
Ingo and Excadrill can be battled against in:
* [[List of story events in Pokémon Masters EX|Story event]]: All Aboard the Victory Train (June 30 to July 15, 2021)

===Sync Pair Stories===
* A Day with Ingo

==Quotes==
{{main|Ingo/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX}}

==Gallery==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Ingo 2.png|x150px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:VSIngo Masters.png|x120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Ingo EX.png|x150px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}" | [[File:VSIngo EX Masters.png|x120px]]
| colspan=4 style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Ingo Mindscape.png|x180px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | 5★ model
| colspan=3 | 5★ VS model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX VS model
| colspan=4 | Ingo's sync move mindscape ({{color2|000|Battle Subway}} Single Train)
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Ingo Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Ingo Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Ingo Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}"| [[File:Ingo Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters All Aboard the Victory Train artwork.jpg|x180px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Nice!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Watch out!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Let's do this!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Thanks!
| colspan=4 | {{color2|000|List of story events in Pokémon Masters EX#All Aboard the Victory Train|All Aboard the Victory Train}} artwork
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 1-Star All Aboard the Victory Train.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 2-Star All Aboard the Victory Train.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 3-Star All Aboard the Victory Train.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal Victory Bound.png|120px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | Medal 1★ All Aboard the Victory Train
| colspan=3 | Medal 2★ All Aboard the Victory Train
| colspan=3 | Medal 3★ All Aboard the Victory Train
| colspan=3 | Medal Victory Bound
|}

==Trivia==
===Origin===
Ingo's design is based on his appearance in {{pkmn|Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black, White}}, {{pkmn|Black and White Versions 2|Black 2, and White 2}}. Excadrill is one of Ingo's Pokémon in the [[core series]] games, being one of the Pokémon he uses when teaming up with Emmet in [[Multi Battle]]s. Excadrill's Dex entry comes from {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black}}.

==In other languages==
{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''All Aboard!''
{{langtable
|color={{ground color}}|bordercolor={{ground color dark}}
|ja=特急がまいります！ ''{{tt|Tokkyū ga Mairimasu!|Express Train Incoming!}}''
|zh_cmn=特快車進站！ ''{{tt|Tèkuàichē Jìnzhàn!|Express Train Incoming!}}''
|fr=Attention au départ !
|de=Vorsicht auf dem Bahnsteig!
|ko=특급열차가옵니다! ''{{tt|Teukgeup Yeolchaga Omnida!|Express Train Incoming!}}''
|it=In carrozza, si parte!
|es=¡Pasajeros al tren!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''No Brakes Drill Run''
{{langtable
|color={{ground color}}|bordercolor={{ground color dark}}
|ja=全力で出発進行のドリルライナー ''{{tt|Zenryoku de Shuppatsu Shinkō no Doriru Rainā|Full Force Onward Drill Run}}''
|zh_cmn=全力出發前進之直衝鑽 ''{{tt|Quánlì Chūfā Qiánjìn zhī Zhíchōng Zuàn|Full Force Onward Drill Run}}''
|fr=Attention au départ ! Tunnelier !
|de=Schlagbohrer des Durchstartens
|it=Giravvita che parte come un treno
|ko=전력을 다해 출발하는 드릴라이너 ''{{tt|Jeonnyeogeul Dahae Chulbalhaneun Deuril Laineo|Full Force Onward Drill Run}}''
|es=Taladradora del Traqueteo Ferroviario
}}
|}
{{-}}

==References==
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{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Battle facility leaders]]
[[Category:Characters who are twins]]
[[Category:Masters EX characters with an EX Style]]

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[[it:Andy (Masters EX)]]
[[ja:ノボリ (ポケモンマスターズ)]]
[[zh:北尚#Masters]]

Diantha (Masters)

2021-11-04T15:35:04Z

Lawrence:

{{MastersInfobox
|type=fairy
|name=Diantha
|jname=カルネ
|jtrans=Carnet
|image=Spr Masters Diantha.png
|size=200px
|caption=Diantha's model
|num=120
|enva=Antonia Flynn<ref name="Antonia Flynn">[https://64.media.tumblr.com/a5a15168318a12da622f37a0b5870e15/ac58d5b33189eeec-35/s640x960/5c1d300736c0cf7a558f25f269c6c4f6441ed59e.png Email from Antonia Flynn]</ref>
|java=Aya Hisakawa<ref name="Aya Hisakawa">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8RNydJdkw4 Pokémon Official Youtube channel]</ref>
|desc=Diantha is the [[Kalos]] {{pkmn|Champion}} and also a famous actress. She's quite friendly and loves striking up conversations with skilled Trainers. She can often be found in cafés.
}}
'''Diantha''' (Japanese: '''カルネ''' ''Carnet'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Diantha|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. She forms a [[sync pair]] with {{TP|Diantha|Gardevoir}}, which is capable of [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]]. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited {{DL|sync pair|sync pair scout}}, and was first available on March 31, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to [[Sync pair#Increasing potential|6★ EX]], which unlocks Diantha's EX Style.

==Gardevoir==
{{Masters
|name=Gardevoir
|ndex=282
|gender=f
|type=Fairy
|role=Strike (Special)
|move1=Fairy
|base=6
|weakness=Ghost
|description=Gardevoir has the ability to read the future. If it senses impending danger to its Trainer, this Pokémon is said to unleash its psychokinetic energy at full power.
|hp=678|atk=218|def=182|spatk=380|spdef=134|spe=261
|hp2=778|atk2=258|def2=222|spatk2=420|spdef2=174|spe2=301
|mega=1
|hp3=678|atk3=218|def3=182|spatk3=455|spdef3=160|spe3=261
|hp4=778|atk4=258|def4=222|spatk4=503|spdef4=204|spe4=301
}}

===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{fairy color}}; border:3px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{fairy color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Dazzling Gleam}}
|{{t|Fairy}} [[File:FairyIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|3
|75
|90
|100%
|All opponents
|No additional effect.
|- style="background:#fff"
|[[Dire Hit]] +
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Sharply raises the user's critical-hit rate.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Moonblast}}
|{{t|Fairy}} [[File:FairyIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|4
|147
|175
|100%
|An opponent
|Has a moderate chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Time to Shine!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def. If used by Mega Gardevoir, also charges the user's move gauge by three.
|- style="background:#{{fairy color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Master Thespian {{mcolor|Moonblast|000}}
|{{t|Fairy}} [[File:FairyIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|—
|160
|192
|—
|An opponent
|Become Mega Gardevoir until the end of battle. (6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{fairy color}}; border:3px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{fairy color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{fairy color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Hit the Gas 5
|Increases the amount of move gauge slots needed to use attack moves by one and powers up moves.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Propulsion 1
|Has a small chance of reducing the user's sync move countdown by one when the user's move is successful.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Mutually Assured
|Whenever the user becomes poisoned, badly poisoned, paralyzed, or burned from an opponent's move, the same status condition is also applied to that opponent. ''(Only before Mega Evolving)''
|-style="background:#fff"
|Fairy Power 5
|Powers up the user's Fairy-type moves. ''(Only after Mega Evolving)''
|- style="background: #{{fairy color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Fairy Strike
|Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Fairy-type attacks.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Kalos Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Champion Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Artistic Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Grown Woman Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
|}

===Sync Grid===
Diantha and Gardevoir's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{fairy color}}; border:3px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{fairy color light}}"
! Name
! Effect
! Energy required
! Sync orb required
! Move level required
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +20
| HP +20
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +10
| Speed +10
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dazzling Gleam: Power +3
| Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dazzling Gleam: Power +3
| Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dazzling Gleam: Power +3
| Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dazzling Gleam: Power +3
| Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dazzling Gleam: Power +3
| Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dazzling Gleam: Move Gauge Refresh 2
| Has a moderate chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dazzling Gleam: Superduper Effective 1
| Powers up moves that are super effective.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Moonblast: Power +3
| Moonblast: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Moonblast: Power +3
| Moonblast: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Moonblast: Power +3
| Moonblast: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Moonblast: Power +3
| Moonblast: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Moonblast: Move Gauge Refresh 2
| Has a moderate chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Moonblast: Move Gauge Refresh 2
| Has a moderate chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dire Hit +: MP Refresh 2
| Has a moderate chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Time to Shine!: MP Refresh 2
| Has a moderate chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Time to Shine!: Fleet Feet 1
| Raises the user's Speed when a move is successful.
| 8
| 96
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dauntless
| Sp. Atk cannot be lowered.
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Quick Cure
| Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user once during battle.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Double Down 2
| Powers up sync moves that are super effective.
| 8
| 96
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Devastation
| The more the target's Sp. Atk has been lowered, the more this powers up sync moves.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Head Start 1
| Reduces the sync move countdown by 1 when the Pokémon enters a battle for the first time.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power +25
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power +25
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power +25
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power +25
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power +25
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power +25
| Master Thespian Moonblast: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|}

==Keldeo==
{{MastersInfobox
|type=fighting
|name=Diantha (Special Costume)
|jname=
|jtrans=
|image=Spr Masters Diantha Special Costume.png
|size=200px
|caption=Diantha (Special Costume)'s model
|num=120
|enva=Unknown
|java=Aya Hisakawa
|desc=
}}
{{Masters
|name=Keldeo
|ndex=647
|gender=
|type=Fighting
|role=Tech
|move1=Fighting
|base=6
|weakness=Grass
|description=

}}

===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{fighting color}}; border:3px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{fighting color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Secret Sword}}
|{{t|Fighting}} [[File:FightingIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|4
|160
|192
|100%
|An opponent
|Deals damage based on the target’s Defense rather than Sp. Def.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Move Gauge Boost
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Charges the user’s move gauge by 3.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Aura Sphere}}
|{{t|Fighting}} [[File:FightingIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|2
|45
|54
|Sure hit
|An opponent
|Never misses.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Strike True!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (1 use)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by 4 stat ranks. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 3 stat ranks. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user.
|- style="background:#{{fighting color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Shining Valor Fighting Beam
|{{t|Fighting}} [[File:FightingIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|—
|200
|240
|—
|An opponent
|Deals damage based on the target’s Defense rather than Sp. Def. The more the user’s Defense is raised, the greater the power of this move. (6★ EX) effect: Power of sync move increases by 50%.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{fighting color}}; border:3px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{fighting color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{fighting color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Armor Leech 9
|Lowers the target’s Defense by one stat rank and raises the user’s Defense by the same amount when the user’s attack move against the target is successful.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Mind Leech 9
|Lowers the target’s Sp. Def by one stat rank and raises the user’s Sp. Def by the same amount when the user’s attack move against the target is successful.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Speed Leech 9
|Lowers the target’s Speed by one stat rank and raises the user’s Speed by the same amount when the user’s attack move against the target is successful.
|- style="background: #{{fighting color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Fighting Tech
|Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Fighting-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Kalos Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Artistic Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Grown Woman Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Special Costume Tech
|
|}

===Sync Grid===
Diantha and Keldeo's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.

==Availability==

===Sync Pair Stories===
* A Day with Diantha

==Quotes==
{{main|Diantha/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX|Diantha/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX}}

==Gallery==
===Diantha===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| colspan=6 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Masters Diantha Gardevoir artwork.png|x200px]]
| colspan=6 style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Mindscape.png|x200px]]
|-
| colspan=6 | Key artwork of Diantha and Gardevoir by {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}}
| colspan=6 | Diantha's sync move mindscape ({{color2|000|Pokémon League (Kalos)#Radiant Chamber|Pokémon League, Radiant Chamber}})
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Diantha 2.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:VSDiantha Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Diantha EX.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:VSDiantha EX Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | 5★ model
| colspan=3 | 5★ VS model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX VS model
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; background:#{{fairy color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Nice!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Watch out!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Let's do this!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Thanks!
|}

===Diantha (Special Costume)===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background: #{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Diantha Special Costume 2.png|x150px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background: #{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:VSDiantha Special Costume Masters.png|x120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background: #{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Diantha Special Costume EX.png|x150px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background: #{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:VSDiantha Special Costume EX Masters.png|x120px]]
| colspan=4 style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" |
|-
| colspan=3 | 5★ model
| colspan=3 | 5★ VS model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX model
| colspan=3 | 6★ EX VS model
| colspan=4 | Diantha's sync move mindscape
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Special Costume Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Special Costume Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Diantha Special Costume Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}"| [[File:Diantha Special Costume Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]

|-
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Nice!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Watch out!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Let's do this!
| colspan=3 | Trainer emote Thanks!
|-
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 1-Star Team Diantha & Hilda.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 2-Star Team Diantha & Hilda.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 3-Star Team Diantha & Hilda.png|120px]]
| colspan=3 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal Gals of Gallantry.png|120px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | Medal 1★ Team Diantha & Hilda
| colspan=3 | Medal 2★ Team Diantha & Hilda
| colspan=3 | Medal 3★ Team Diantha & Hilda
| colspan=3 | Medal Gals of Gallantry
|}

==Trivia==
* The color palette of Diantha's EX Style outfit is likely a reference to {{Shiny}} Mega Gardevoir.
* Diantha and Gardevoir have appeared on the game's title screen since its launch on August 29, 2019. Despite this, they were not able to be scouted until March 31, 2021, 580 days later. They are the last sync pair appearing on the title screen to be made available for scouting.

===Origin===
Diantha's design is based on her appearance in {{g|X and Y}}. {{TP|Diantha|Gardevoir}} is Diantha's signature Pokémon in the [[core series]] games, where it is also capable of [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]]. Gardevoir's Dex entry comes from {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Ruby}}.

==In other languages==
{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Time to Shine!''
{{langtable
|color={{fairy color}}|bordercolor={{fairy color dark}}
|ja=輝きみせちゃおう！ ''{{tt|Kagayakimisechaō!|I'll Dazzle You!}}''
|zh_cmn=耀眼給你看！ ''{{tt|Yàoyǎn Gěi Nǐ Kàn!|I'll Dazzle You!}}''
|fr=L'éclat des stars !
|de=Zeit zu glänzen!
|ko=빛나는능력을보여드리죠! ''{{tt|Binnaneun Neungnyeog-eul Boyeodeurijyo!|I'll Show You Shining Power!}}''
|it=Ora o mai più!
|es=¡Voy a lucirme!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Master Thespian Moonblast''
{{langtable
|color={{fairy color}}|bordercolor={{fairy color dark}}
|ja=心を揺さぶる女優のムーンフォース ''{{tt|Kokoro o Yusaburu Joyū no Mūn Fōsu|Soul-Stirring Actress's Moonblast}}''
|zh_cmn=打動心弦女演員之月亮之力 ''{{tt|Dǎdòng Xīnxián Nǚyǎnyuán zhī Yuèliàng-zhī Lì|Soul-Stirring Actress's Moonblast}}''
|fr=Un nouveau rôle ! Pouvoir Lunaire !
|de=Mondgewalt der Schauspielerin
|ko=마음을 흔드는 여배우의 문포스 ''{{tt|Ma-eum-eul Heundeuneun Yeobae-u-ui Mun Poseu|Soul-Stirring Actress's Moonblast}}''
|it=Forza Lunare della diva
|es=Fuerza Lunar Estremecedora
}}
|}{{-}}
{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Strike True!''
{{langtable
|color={{fighting color}}|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|ja=気高き魂を！ ''{{tt|Kedakaki Tamashii o!|Noble Soul!}}''
|zh_cmn=高潔之魂！ ''{{tt|Gāojié zhī Hún!|Noble Soul!}}''
|fr=Esprit noble !
|de=Mit noblem Geiste!
|ko=고귀한영혼을! ''{{tt|Gogwihan Yeonghon-eul!!|Noble Soul!}}''
|it= Attacchiamo con nobiltà d'animo!
|es=¡Tamaña gallardía!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Shining Valor Fighting Beam''
{{langtable
|color={{fighting color}}|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|ja=未来と栄光をつかむファイティングレイ ''{{tt|Mirai to Eikō o Tsukamu Faitingu Rei|Seize the Future and Glory - Fighting Ray}}''
|zh_cmn=抓住未來與榮耀之格鬥光線 ''{{tt|Zhuāzhù Wèilái yǔ Róngyào zhī Gédòu Guāngxiàn|Seize the Future and Glory - Fighting Ray}}''
|fr=Avenir glorieux ! Laser Combat !
|de=Wasserstrahl der glorreichen Zukunft
|ko=미래와 영광을 거머쥐는 파이팅레이 ''{{tt|Mirae-wa Yeonggwang-eul Geomeojwineun Paiting Rei|Seize the Future and Glory - Fighting Ray}}''
|it=Raggio Lotta verso un futuro glorioso
|es=Rayo Lucha del Futuro Glorioso
}}
|}{{-}}

==References==
<references/>

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{{masterscharacters|fairy}} 
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[[Category:Trainers with Key Stones]]
[[Category:Trainers with Mythical Pokémon]]
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Masters EX characters with an EX Style]]

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[[es:Dianta#Pokémon Masters]]
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[[ja:カルネ (ポケモンマスターズ)]]
[[zh:卡露妮#Masters]]

Guzma (Masters)

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{{MissingInfo|1|enva}}
{{MastersInfobox
|type=bug
|name=Guzma
|jname=グズマ
|jtrans=Guzma
|image=Spr Masters Guzma.png
|size=200px
|caption=Guzma's model
|num=88
|enva=Doug Erholtz<ref name="Doug Erholtz">[https://twitter.com/Creepblaster/status/1289084318468448256 Doug Erholtz's Twitter Like]</ref>
|java=Tatsuhiro Kikuchi<ref name="Tatsuhiro Kikuchi">[https://twitter.com/DANBTATSU/status/1310678795909763073 Tatsuhiro Kikuchi on Twitter]</ref>
|desc=He is the strong leader of a group of toughs in [[Alola]] called [[Team Skull]]. The group's rowdy members obey him, and his kindness has earned their devoted respect.
}}
'''Guzma''' (Japanese: '''グズマ''' ''Guzma'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Guzma|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. He forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Golisopod}}. The sync pair can be obtained through the {{DL|sync pair|sync pair scout}}. The pair's potential can be upgraded to [[Sync pair#Increasing potential|6★ EX]] from April 19, 2021, which unlocks Guzma's EX Style.

==Golisopod==
{{Masters
|name=Golisopod
|ndex=768
|type=Bug
|role=Strike (Physical)
|gender=m
|move1=Bug
|base=6
|weakness=Electric
|description=The shell covering its body is as hard as diamond. This Pokémon will do anything it takes to win.
|hp=479|atk=437|def=204|spatk=167|spdef=120|spe=216
|hp2=579|atk2=477|def2=244|spatk2=207|spdef2=160|spe2=256
}}

===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{bug color}}; border:3px solid #{{bug color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Pin Missile}}
|{{t|Bug}} [[File:BugIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|2
|16
|19
|95%
|An opponent
|Attacks the target two to five times in a row.
|- style="background:#fff"
|[[Dire Hit|Dire Hit +]]
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Sharply raises the user's critical-hit rate.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|First Impression}}
|{{t|Bug}} [[File:BugIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|0 (3 uses)
|200
|240
|100%
|An opponent
|This move fails if this sync pair has used any moves since entering battle.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Beat 'Em Down!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Uses a maximum of three slots of the user's move gauge. Based on the amount used, this move raises the user's Attack and Defense by up to four stat ranks.
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Your Boy's {{mcolor|X-Scissor|000}}
|{{t|Bug}} [[File:BugIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|—
|250
|300
|—
|An opponent
||(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{bug color}}; border:3px solid #{{bug color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Danger Dodge 2
|Sharply raises the user's evasiveness when the user's HP drops to half or below for the first time in a battle.
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Bug Strike
|Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Bug-type attacks.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Alola Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Villain Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Sunglasses Strike
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
|}

===Sync Grid===
Guzma and Golisopod's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available when the pair was first released.
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{bug color}}; border:3px solid #{{bug color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
! Name
! Effect
! Energy required
! Sync orb required
! Move level required
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +20
| HP +20
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +20
| HP +20
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +20
| HP +20
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +20
| HP +20
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 2
| 24
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +10
| Defense +10
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +10
| Sp. Def +10
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pin Missile: Power +1
| Pin Missile: Power ↑ +1
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pin Missile: Power +1
| Pin Missile: Power ↑ +1
| 2
| 24
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pin Missile: Power +1
| Pin Missile: Power ↑ +1
| 2
| 24
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pin Missile: Power +1
| Pin Missile: Power ↑ +1
| 2
| 24
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pin Missile: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 6
| 72
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pin Missile: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 6
| 72
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| First Impression: Power +5
| First Impression: Power ↑ +5
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| First Impression: Power +5
| First Impression: Power ↑ +5
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| First Impression: Power +5
| First Impression: Power ↑ +5
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| First Impression: Power +5
| First Impression: Power ↑ +5
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| First Impression: Mad Strength 4
| Has a good chance of raising the Pokémon's Attack when one of its attacks is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| First Impression: Propulsion 4
| Has a good chance of reducing the user's sync move countdown by one when the user's move is successful.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dire Hit +: MP Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Beat 'Em Down!: MP Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Beat 'Em Down!: Barricade 1
| Raises the user's Sp. Def when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Vigilance
| The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Burst In
| Ensures that the user's next attack will be a critical hit when the Pokémon enters a battle.
| 10
| 120
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| On the Run 2
| Once per battle, sharply raises the user's evasiveness in a pinch.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Critastrophe 2
| Powers up sync moves if they become critical hits.
| 10
| 120
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| First Aid 4
| Restores a bit of the Pokémon's HP once during battle when the Pokémon is in a pinch.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| No Quarter
| Maximizes the number of times the user hits with a multistrike move when that move is successful.
| 15
| 180
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power +25
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power +25
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power +25
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power +25
| Your Boy's X-Scissor: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|}

==Availability==
===Sync Pair Stories===
* A Day with Guzma

==Quotes==
{{main|Guzma/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX}}

==Gallery==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background: #{{bug color light}}" colspan=3 | [[File:Masters Dream Team Maker Guzma and Golisopod.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" colspan=3 | [[File:Guzma Mindscape.png|x200px]]
|-
| colspan=3 | Guzma and Golisopod on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker
| colspan=3 | Guzma's sync move mindscape ({{color2|000|Shady House}})
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Guzma 2.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:VSGuzma Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:Spr Masters Guzma EX.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:VSGuzma EX Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| 5★ model
| 5★ VS model
| 6★ EX model
| 6★ EX VS model
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:Guzma Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:Guzma Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:Guzma Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:Guzma Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| Trainer emote Nice!
| Trainer emote Watch out!
| Trainer emote Let's do this!
| Trainer emote Thanks!
|}

==Trivia==
===Origin===
Guzma's design is based on his appearance in {{pkmn|Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon}}, {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon}}. Golisopod is Guzma's signature Pokémon in the [[core series]] games. Golisopod's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

==In other languages==
{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Beat 'Em Down!''
{{langtable
|color={{bug color}}|bordercolor={{bug color dark}}
|ja=破壊してやらぁ！ ''{{tt|Hakai-shiteyarā!|Gonna Destroy 'Em!}}''
|zh_cmn=破壞到底！ ''{{tt|Pòhuài Dàodǐ!|Total Destruction!}}''
|fr=J'vais te détruire !
|de=Kein Erbarmen!
|ko=파괴해주마! ''{{tt|Pagoehaejuma!|I'm Gonna Destroy You!}}''
|it=Vi sbricioliamo!
|es=¡Tomad una dosis de Guzmán!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Your Boy's X-Scissor''
{{langtable
|color={{bug color}}|bordercolor={{bug color dark}}
|ja=ブッ壊してもブッ壊すシザークロス ''{{tt|Bukkowashite mo Bukkowasu Shizā Kurosu|Smash and Crush X-Scissor}}''
|zh_cmn=不管破壞多少次也從不手軟之十字剪 ''{{tt|Bùguǎn Pòhuài Duōshǎo-cì yě Cóngbù Shǒuruǎn zhī Shízì Jiǎn|No Mercy Destruction X-Scissor}}''
|fr=Place au boss ! Plaie-Croix !
|de=Kreuzschere der Erbarmungslosigkeit
|ko=박살 내고 박살 내는 시저크로스 ''{{tt|Baksallaego Baksallaeneun Sijeo Keuroseu|Smash and Crush X-Scissor}}''
|it=Forbice X sbriciolante
|es=Tijera X del Amo del Cotarro
}}
|}
{{-}}

==References==
<references/>
{{-}}

{{Team Skull}}
{{masterscharacters|bug}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Bug-type Trainers]]
[[Category:Villainous team leaders]]
[[Category:Criminal masterminds]]
[[Category:Members of Team Skull]]
[[Category:Masters EX characters with an EX Style]]

[[de:Bromley#Pokémon Masters EX]]
[[es:Guzmán#Pokémon Masters]]
[[it:Guzman (Masters EX)]]
[[ja:グズマ (ポケモンマスターズ)]]
[[zh:古茲馬#Masters]]

Ghetsis (Masters)

2021-09-20T19:16:05Z

Lawrence: A more direct source: Mick Wingert liking a tweet showing Ghetsis as one of his villainous characters.

{{MastersInfobox
|type=ice
|name=Ghetsis
|jname=ゲーチス
|jtrans=G-Cis
|image=Spr Masters Ghetsis.png
|size=200px
|caption=Ghetsis's model
|num=124
|enva=Mick Wingert<ref name="Mick Wingert">[https://twitter.com/markusatherton/status/1434995763667365891 Mick Wingert's Twitter Like]</ref>
|java=Hikaru Hanada<ref name="Hikaru Hanada">[https://twitter.com/pokemas_game/status/1389127587243376643 Pokémon Masters EX Twitter]</ref>
|desc=The mastermind behind [[Team Plasma]] and its true leader. He is a cold and calculating master manipulator who {{game|Black and White|s|once}} tried to use {{mas|N}} to take over the world.
}}
'''Ghetsis''' (Japanese: '''ゲーチス''' ''G-Cis'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Ghetsis|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. He forms a [[sync pair]] with {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Kyurem}}. The sync pair could be obtained during the limited-time [[List of legendary events in Pokémon Masters EX|Legendary Event]], Father or Foe.

==Kyurem==
{{Masters
|name=Kyurem
|ndex=646
|gender=
|type=Ice
|role=Tech
|move1=Ice
|move2=Dragon
|base=5
|weakness=Steel
|description=This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals.
|hp=664|atk=334|def=171|spatk=341|spdef=171|spe=235
|hp2=764|atk2=374|def2=211|spatk2=381|spdef2=211|spe2=275
}}

===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ice color}}; border:3px solid #{{ice color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{ice color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Glaciate}}
|{{t|Ice}} [[File:IceIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|4
|155
|186
|95%
|All opponents
|Lowers the target’s Speed.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Noble Roar}}
|{{t|Normal}} [[File:NormalIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Status}}
|2
|—
|—
|100%
|An opponent
|Lowers the target’s Attack and Sp. Atk.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Dragon Breath}}
|{{t|Dragon}} [[File:DragonIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|2
|42
|50
|100%
|An opponent
|Has a moderate chance of leaving the target paralyzed.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Mwahaha!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0 (2 uses)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Raises the user’s critical-hit rate. Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by up to three stat ranks based on how low their HP is.
|- style="background:#{{ice color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Absolute Zero {{mcolor|Glaciate|000}}
|{{t|Ice}} [[File:IceIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Special}}
|—
|200
|240
|—
|An opponent
|The more the target’s Speed has been lowered, the greater the power of this move.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ice color}}; border:3px solid #{{ice color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Hunter's Instinct
|The more the target's Speed is lowered, the more it powers up moves.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Antifreeze
|Protects the Pokémon from becoming frozen.
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Ice Tech
|Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ice-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Unova Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Villain Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
|-style="background:#fff"
|Cape Tech
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|}

===Sync Grid===
Ghetsis and Kyurem's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{ice color}}; border:3px solid #{{ice color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{ice color light}}"
! Name
! Effect
! Energy required
! Sync orb required
! Move level required
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +5
| Sp. Atk +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Atk +10
| Sp. Atk +10
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +10
| Speed +10
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Power +3
| Glaciate: Power ↑ +3
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Accuracy +5
| Glaciate: Accuracy ↑ +5
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Glaciate: Cold Snap 2
| Has a moderate chance of leaving the target frozen when a move targeting an opponent is successful.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Noble Roar: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Noble Roar: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Noble Roar: Double Drop
| When an opponent’s stat is lowered, it is lowered by double the stat ranks.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Power +4
| Dragon Breath: Power ↑ +4
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Move Gauge Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Dragon Breath: Hostile Environment 1
| Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Mwahaha!: MP Refresh 3
| Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Pecking Order
| The more the target’s Attack is lowered, the more it powers up sync moves.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stamina Reserves 6
| Once per battle, charges the user’s move gauge by six when the user is in a pinch.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Paralysis Synergy 3
| Powers up moves when the target is paralyzed.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Overpower
| The more the opponent’s Sp. Atk has been lowered, the more it powers up moves.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Power Reserves 3
| Powers up moves in a pinch.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Endurance
| If the Pokémon enters battle with full HP, allows it to endure the next hit it takes that would reduce it to 0 HP.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power +25
| Absolute Zero Glaciate: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|}

==Availability==
Ghetsis and Kyurem can be battled against in:
* [[List of legendary events in Pokémon Masters EX|Legendary event]]: Father or Foe (May 4 to 20, 2021)

===Sync Pair Stories===
* A Visit from Ghetsis
* The End of an Ambition
* A Human Heart
* True Intentions
* Side by Side
* And Yet...

==Quotes==
{{main|Ghetsis/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX|Ghetsis/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX}}

==Gallery==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:VSGhetsis Masters.png|120px]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" colspan=3 | [[File:Ghetsis Mindscape.png|x200px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | VS model from Pokémon Masters EX
| colspan=2 | Ghetsis's sync move mindscape ({{color2|000|N's Castle}})
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Ghetsis Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| Trainer emote Nice!
| Trainer emote Watch out!
| Trainer emote Let's do this!
| Trainer emote Thanks!
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 1-Star Father or Foe.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 2-Star Father or Foe.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal 3-Star Father or Foe.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Masters Medal Resonating Heart.png|120px]]
|-
| Medal 1★ Father or Foe
| Medal 2★ Father or Foe
| Medal 3★ Father or Foe
| Medal Resonating Heart
|}

==Trivia==
* Ghetsis and Kyurem are the only Tech sync pair that can be obtained by completing a Legendary Event.

===Origin===
Ghetsis's design is based on his appearance in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}. {{p|Kyurem}} is a Pokémon that Ghetsis controls during the climax of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Kyurem's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

==In other languages==
{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Mwahaha!''
{{langtable
|color={{ice color}}|bordercolor={{ice color dark}}
|ja=ふはは！ ''Fuhaha!''
|zh_cmn=哼哈哈！ ''Hēnghāhā!''
|fr=MWHAHAHA !
|de=Mwahaha!
|ko=흐하하! ''Heuhaha!''
|it=Bwah ah ah!
|es=¡Mua, ja, ja!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Absolute Zero Glaciate''
{{langtable
|color={{ice color}}|bordercolor={{ice color dark}}
|ja=世界を完全に支配するこごえるせかい ''{{tt|Sekai o Kanzen ni Shihai-suru Kogoeru Sekai|Total World Domination Glaciate}}''
|zh_cmn=完全支配世界之冰封世界 ''{{tt|Wánquán Zhīpèi Shìjiè zhī Bīngfēng Shìjiè|Total World Domination Glaciate}}''
|fr=Domination totale ! Ère Glaciaire !
|de=Eiszeit der absoluten Kontrolle
|ko=세계를 완전히 지배하는 얼다세계 ''{{tt|Segyereul Wanjeonhi Jibaehaneun Eolda Segye|Total World Domination Glaciate}}''
|it=Gelamondo del dominio assoluto
|es=Mundo Gélido Absoluto
}}
|}
{{-}}

==References==
<references />
{{Team Plasma}}
{{masterscharacters|ice}} 
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Members of Team Plasma]]
[[Category:Villainous team leaders]]
[[Category:Criminal masterminds]]
[[Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon]]

[[de:G-Cis#Pokémon Masters EX]]
[[es:Ghechis#Pokémon Masters]]
[[it:Ghecis (Masters EX)]]
[[zh:魁奇思#Masters]]