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{{Team Infobox
|teamname=Team Yell
|jpteamname=エール団
|tmteamname=Yell Gang
|logo=Yell-Logo.png
|image=Sword Shield Team Yell Grunt.png
|size=300px
|caption=Artwork of Team Yell Grunts from {{pkmn|Sword and Shield}}
|leader=[[Piers]]
|leadername=Captain
|region=[[Galar]]
|targets={{DL|Motostoke|Budew Drop Inn}}, {{rt|5|Galar}}, [[Galar Mine No. 2]], {{rt|6|Galar}}, [[Galar Route 9|Circhester Bay]], [[Wyndon]]
|hideout=[[Spikemuth]]
|epnum=JN099
|epname=Battling Turned Up to Eleven!
|psnum=PASS04
|psname=Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light
|border color={{black color dark}}
|background color={{shield color}}
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'''Team Yell''' (Japanese: '''{{j|エール{{ruby|団|だん}}}}''' ''Yell-dan'', literally ''Yell Gang'') is the [[villainous team]] living in the [[Galar]] region. They are fans of [[Marnie]] who want her to become {{pkmn|Champion}} and get more publicity for their hometown [[Spikemuth]]. However, despite their good intentions to form a fan club of sorts, the grunts begin to take things too far by rudely obstructing Marnie's rivals in their Gym Challenges and doing anything to prevent them from becoming Champion instead, without their leader [[Piers]] knowing.

==In the core series games==
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
Team Yell obstructs Marnie's rivals by taking over hotel lobbies, preventing challengers from accessing transportation, and even shouting and distracting opponents during battle. When the player reaches [[Spikemuth]], it is revealed that {{tc|Team Yell Grunt}}s are actually Spikemuth {{tc|Gym Trainer}}s in disguise, and that their leader is Piers.

Team Yell are first encountered in the lobby of the {{DL|Motostoke|Budew Drop Inn}} in [[Motostoke]], preventing {{tc|Gym Challenger}}s from signing in to the hotel. After [[Hop]] and the player defeat them in battle, a Trainer named [[Marnie]] appears and tells them off, explaining that they're her belligerent fans who often go too far in their support of her.

The player next encounters Team Yell on the bridge in {{rt|5|Galar}}, harassing a man in an attempt to force him to give them his [[Rotom Bike]], claiming they need it to cross the bridge and chase down Gym Challengers. Once the player defeats them, they run off and the man gives the player the bike as a reward. 

In [[Galar Mine No. 2]], the player runs into Team Yell again. Two Grunts ask the player if they’re a Gym Challenger and ask to battle. However Hop shows up, which irritates the two, especially when he claims that he will be the next Champion of Galar. Hop then offers to battle them to prove that he’s serious, asking the player to help him in a Multi Battle. After the grunts are defeated, they leave quietly.

The player next finds Team Yell at the beginning of {{rt|6|Galar}}, admiring a sleeping {{p|Silicobra}} and blocking the entrance to the rest of the route. They tell the player that it is their duty to ensure the Silicobra can sleep peacefully. When an old woman asks to walk past, claiming she’ll make sure not to wake the Pokémon, they allow her through. However, when Hop arrives and asks to let through, the Grunts state that Hop and the player are too loud and will wake up the Silicobra and refuse to let them pass. The player then battles both Grunts, who run off once defeated. 

On {{rt|7|Galar}}, a pair of Grunts can be encountered, blocking the eastern entrance to {{rt|9|Galar}}. 

Team Yell are next encountered on Route 9, near a {{p|Drednaw}} and the man who gave the player the Rotom Bike earlier. They attempt to prevent the player from riding on the Drednaw and crossing the water to Spikemuth. The man claims he can make Rotom Bikes ride on water, however, the Team Yell Grunts ignore him. He asks the player to battle Team Yell for him. Once the player defeats one of the grunts, they both get on the Drednaw and ride away. 

The player arrives at Spikemuth’s entrance only to learn that Team Yell is blocking Gym Challengers from entering the city. However, Marnie leads the player to an opening in the side of the city and leads them inside after the player defeats her in battle. During Spikemuth's Gym mission, the player fights several Team Yell Grunts. However, one of the Grunts the player fights forgets to put on his disguise and it is revealed that the Team Yell Grunts are actually Spikemuth Gym Trainers, who are trying to help Marnie become {{pkmn|Champion}} in the hopes of it improving their hometown's run-down condition. The player then battles Team Yell's Captain and the Spikemuth Gym Leader, Piers, and earns the {{badge|Dark}} from him.

In [[Wyndon]], when the player is attempting to gain entrance to [[Rose Tower]], Piers and Marnie lead a group of Team Yell Grunts to assist the player in finding and defeating the {{tc|League Staff}} member with the key they need to do so.

==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
{{incomplete|section|Role in Pokémon Masters EX}}

==Gallery==
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| Team Yell and {{mas|Rosa}} in {{color2|000|Pokémon Masters EX}}
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==In animation==
[[File:Team Yell Grunt anime.png|thumb|250px|Team Yell Grunts in {{aniseries|JN}}]]
===''Pokémon the Series''===
===={{aniseries|JN}}====
Team Yell debuted in ''[[JN099|Battling Turned Up to Eleven!]]'', where they were revealed to have fooled {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] into going to [[Spikemuth]] for Ash's [[World Coronation Series]] match against [[Marnie]] instead of [[Wyndon]], intending for him to be late for the match and have Marnie win by default. Thanks to [[Piers]], however, Ash was brought to the match in time. After being berated by Marnie, Team Yell proceeded to cheer for her throughout the battle. Even though Ash won the battle, Team Yell was happy to learn that Marnie's battling skills had attracted attention and visitors to the Spikemuth Gym.

Team Yell reappeared with Marnie and Piers in ''[[JN129|A Flood of Torrential Gains!]]'', watching Ash's battle with {{an|Leon}}.

===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
[[File:Marnie Pokemon.png|thumb|250px|Team Yell Grunts in [[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]]]
In ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]'', two Team Yell Grunts were present when [[Marnie]] received an invitation to the [[Galarian Star Tournament]].
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==In the manga==
[[File:Team Yell Grunts Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Team Yell Grunts in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
Team Yell debuted in the {{MangaArc|Sword & Shield}}. Two Grunts attacked {{Henry}} and {{Casey}} in an attempt to destroy their Gym Challenge uniforms. Their plot was foiled when Henry and Casey dragged the Grunts into a nearby [[Pokémon Den]], forcing the four to team up in a [[Max Raid Battle]] against a [[Dynamax]] {{p|Gurdurr}}. In later chapters, they appeared to cheer for [[Marnie]] during her Gym battles.
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==In the TCG==
The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Team Yell in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].
{{cardlist/header|Team Yell|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Sword & Shield|Team Yell Grunt|184}}|type=Supporter|expanded=Yes|jpset=V Starter Sets|jpnum=019/023
|enset2=Sword & Shield|enrarity2=Uncommon|ennum2=184/202|jpset2=Shield|jprarity2=U|jpnum2=058/060|enset3=Sword & Shield|enrarity3=Rare Ultra|ennum3=202/202|jpset3=Shield|jprarity3=SR|jpnum3=067/060|enset4=Sword & Shield|enrarity4=Rare Secret|ennum4=210/202|jpset4=Shield|jprarity4=HR|jpnum4=071/060|jpset5=S-P Promotional cards|jpnum5=085/S-P|enset7=Champion's Path|enrarity7=Uncommon|ennum7=067/073}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Darkness Ablaze|Piers|165}}|type=Supporter|expanded=Yes|enset=Darkness Ablaze|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=165/189|jpset=Infinity Zone|jprarity=U|jpnum=095/100|enset2=Darkness Ablaze|enrarity2=Rare Ultra|ennum2=187/189|jpset2=Infinity Zone|jprarity2=SR|jpnum2=109/100|enset3=Champion's Path|enrarity3=Uncommon|ennum3=058/073|enset4=Champion's Path|enrarity4=Rare Rainbow|ennum4=078/073|jpset4=Infinity Zone|jprarity4=HR|jpnum4=115/100|jpset5=Shiny Star V|jpnum5=173/190|enset6=Shining Fates|enrarity6=Rare Ultra|ennum6=069/072|jpset6=Shiny Star V|jprarity6=SR|jpnum6=194/190}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Darkness Ablaze|Yell Horn|173}}|type=Item|expanded=Yes|enset=Darkness Ablaze|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=173/189|jpset=Infinity Zone|jprarity=U|jpnum=089/100}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Shining Fates|Team Yell Towel|63}}|type=Item|expanded=Yes|enset=Shining Fates|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=063/072|jpset=Shiny Star V|jpnum=156/190}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Brilliant Stars|Team Yell's Cheer|149}}|type=Supporter|standard=Yes|enset=Brilliant Stars|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=149/172|jpset=Start Deck 100|jpnum=388/414}}
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==Trivia==
* Team Yell is the first villainous team with no specific evil intentions or goals. Instead, their only desire is for Marnie to become Champion.
** They also have the fewest notable members out of all villainous teams in the core series, with only one — [[Piers]].
* According to [[Shigeru Ohmori]], Team Yell are based on soccer fans, but adapted to be focused on a single Trainer, like the followers of a {{wp|Japanese idol}}.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2019/10/24/20929597/game-freak-explains-the-1000-staff-missing-creatures-and-leek-size-of-pokemon-sword-and-shield Game Freak explains the 1,000 staff, missing creatures, and leek size of Pokémon Sword and Shield] - Polygon</ref>
** Team Yell's methods seem to resemble {{wp|football hooliganism}}, a real-life phenomenon in England and Scotland.
* In the {{pkmn|animated series}}, if [[Team Plasma]]'s [[BW023 (unaired)|original debut]] had aired as intended, Team Yell would hold the distinction of debuting later in their respective series than any other villainous team to date, first appearing [[JN099|99 episodes]] into {{aniseries|JN}}.
* Team Yell's logo is actually the [[Galar League]]'s {{type|Dark}} symbol, {{wp|Flopped image|flopped}} and turned on its side. In-universe, it's possible that the symbol's unintentional resemblance to the letter "Y" inspired Team Yell's name.

==Names==
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{shield color}}; border:3px solid #{{black color dark}}"
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! style="background:#{{black color light}}; color:#FFFFFF" | Language
! style="background:#{{black color light}}; color:#FFFFFF" | Name
! style="background:#{{black color light}}; color:#FFFFFF" | Origin
|-
| Japanese
| エール団 ''Team Yell''
| From ''yell''
|-
| English, German, European Spanish, French,<br>Italian, European Portuguese, Catalan, Dutch
| Team Yell
| From the Japanese name
|-
| Latin American Spanish
| Equipo Yell
| From the Japanese name
|-
| Korean
| 옐단 ''Yell-dan''
| From the Japanese name
|-
| Chinese (Traditional)
| 吶喊隊 ''Nàhǎn Duì'' / ''Naahphaam Déui''
| rowspan="2" | From 吶喊 ''nàhǎn / naahphaam'' (yell)
|-
| Chinese (Simplified)
| 呐喊队 ''Nàhǎn Duì''
|-
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Equipe Yell
| From the Japanese name
|-
| Czech
| Hlasiťáci
| From ''hlasitý'' (loud)
|-
| Finnish
| Huutoryhmä
| From ''huuto'' (yell, shout)
|-
| Indonesian
| Tim Yell
| From the Japanese name
|-
| Polish
| Gang Fanów
| Literally "Fan Gang"
|-
| Russian
| Команда Крикуны ''Komanda Krikuny''
| From крикун ''krikun'' (yeller)
|-
| Thai
| แก๊งเยล ''Gang Yell''
| From the Japanese name
|}
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==References==
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