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The Week Siblings (Japanese: 曜日兄弟(ようびきょうだい) Day-of-the-week Siblings), also known as the Day-of-the-week Siblings, are seven characters from the Generation II and Generation IV games, Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver. Each of them appears at a certain location depending on the day of the week. They were one of the original aspects of the game to take advantage of the built-in clock system. The Zephyr Badge must be obtained for the siblings to appear.

Locations

At all times on Route 26, a note in the house of the Week Siblings can be found, saying when and where each will appear. By going to the location on the right day of the week and talking to the Week Sibling, they will give players a certain type-enhancing held item. Each item can only be obtained once. If a Week Sibling is visited after all Week Siblings have been met at least once, they give one of Julia's Ribbons^HGSS.

Name	Day	Location	Item		Ribbon (Gen IV only)
Monica	Monday	Route 40		Sharp Beak		Alert Ribbon
Tuscany*	Tuesday	Route 29		Pink BowGSC		Shock Ribbon
				TwistedSpoonHGSS
Wesley	Wednesday	Lake of Rage		Black Belt		Downcast Ribbon
Arthur	Thursday	Route 36		Hard Stone		Careless Ribbon
Frieda	Friday	Route 32		Poison Barb		Relax Ribbon
Santos	Saturday	Blackthorn City		Spell TagGSC		Snooze Ribbon
				Soft SandHGSS
Sunny	Sunday	Route 37		Magnet		Smile Ribbon

Gallery

Sprites

Monica's overworld sprite from Generation II	Tuscany's overworld sprite from Generation II	Wesley's overworld sprite from Generation II	Arthur's overworld sprite from Generation II	Frieda's overworld sprite from Generation II	Santos's overworld sprite from Generation II	Sunny's overworld sprite from Generation II
Monica's overworld sprite from Generation IV	Tuscany's overworld sprite from Generation IV	Wesley's overworld sprite from Generation IV	Arthur's overworld sprite from Generation IV	Frieda's overworld sprite from Generation IV	Santos's overworld sprite from Generation IV	Sunny's overworld sprite from Generation IV

Quotes

Monica

Generation II

Route 40

• On Mondays

"Glad to meet you. I'm Monica of Monday. As a token of our friendship, I have a gift for you!"

"It's an item that raises the power of flying-type moves. You should equip a bird Pokémon with that item."

"My brothers and sisters are all over the place. See if you could find them all!"

• On any other day

"I don't think today is Monday. How sad…"'

Letter (Route 26)

"To my brothers and sisters: We take pride in serving Pokémon trainers. When trainers talk to you, give them something useful. Love, Monica"

Generation IV

Route 40

• On Mondays

"Glad to meet you. I'm Monica of Monday. As a token of our friendship, I have a gift for you!"

"It's an item that raises the power of Flying-type moves. You should equip a bird Pokémon with that item."

"My brothers and sisters are all over the place. See if you could find them all!"'

• After meeting every sibling

"Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Alert Ribbon!"

"That Alert Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."

"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"

• On any other day

"Oh no! Today isn't Monday. See you another time!"

Letter (Route 26)

"To my brothers and sisters: We take pride in serving Pokémon Trainers. When Trainers talk to you, give them something useful. Love, Monica"

Tuscany

Generation II

• On Tuesdays

"I do believe that this is the first time we've met? Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Tuscany of Tuesday. By way of introduction, please accept this gift, a Pink Bow."

"Wouldn't you agree that it is most adorable? It strengthens normal-type moves. I am certain it will be of use."

"Have you met Monica, my older sister? Or my younger brother, Wesley? I am the second of seven children."

• On any other day

"Today is not Tuesday. That is unfortunate…"

Generation IV

• On Tuesdays

"Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Tuscany of Tuesday. By way of introduction please accept this gift, a TwistedSpoon."

"Wouldn't you agree that it is most adorable? It strengthens Psychic-type moves. I am certain it will be of use."

"Have you met Monica, my older sister? Or my younger brother, Wesley? I am the second of seven children."

• After meeting every sibling

"Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Shock Ribbon!"

"That Shock Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."

"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"

• On any other day

"Tuesday was over before I even noticed... I'll see you again next Tuesday..."

Wesley

Generation II

• On Wednesdays

"Well, how do you do? Seeing as how it's Wednesday today, I'm Wesley of Wednesday. Pleased to meet you. Please take a souvenir."

"Blackbelt beefs up the power of fighting moves."

"Since you found me, you must have met my brothers and sisters. Or did you just get lucky?"

• On any other day

"Today's not Wednesday. That's too bad."

Generation IV

• On Wednesdays

"I'm Wesley of Wednesday. Pleased to meet you. Please take a souvenir."

"Black Belt beefs up the power of Fighting moves."

"Since you found me, you must have met my brothers and sisters. Or did you just get lucky?"

• After meeting every sibling

"Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Downcast Ribbon!"

"That Downcast Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."

"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"

• On any other day

"No way! Wednesday's already over! See you next week!"

Arthur

Generation II

• On Thursdays

"Who are you? I'm Arthur of Thursday. Here. You can have this."

"A Pokémon that uses rock-type moves should hold on to that. It pumps up rock-type attacks."

"I'm Arthur of Thursday. I'm the second son out of seven children."

• On any other day

"Today's not Thursday. How disappointing."

Generation IV

• On Thursdays

"Who are you? I'm Arthur of Thursday. Here, take this!"

"If you use Rock-type moves, you should give that to your Pokémon. It raises the strength of Rock-type moves."

"I'm Arthur of Thursday! I'm the second son in a line of seven siblings!"

• After meeting every sibling

"Hey, you found all of my siblings, didn't you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Careless Ribbon!"

"That Careless Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."

"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"

• On any other day

"Do you think that the middle of the week is Wednesday? Or do you think it's Thursday? Go decide, and I'll see you next Thursday!"

Frieda

Generation II

• On Fridays

"Yahoo! It's Friday! I'm Frieda of Friday! Nice to meet you! Here's a Poison Barb for you!"

"Give it to a Pokémon that has poison-type moves. Oh! It's wicked! You'll be shocked how good it makes poison moves!"

"Hiya! What day do you like? I love Friday. No doubt about it! Don't you think it's great too?"

• On any other day

"Isn't it Friday today? It's so boring when it's not!"

Generation IV

• On Fridays

"Yahoo! It's Friday! I'm Frieda of Friday! Nice to meet you! Here's a Poison Barb for you!"

"Give it to a Pokémon that has Poison-type moves. Oh! It's wicked! You'll be shocked how good it makes Poison-type moves!"

"Hiya! What day do you like? I love Friday. No doubt about it! Don't you think it's great too?"

• After meeting every sibling

"Hey, you're the one who found all of my siblings, aren't you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Relax Ribbon!"

"That Relax Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."

"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"

• On any other day

"Oh, today's not Friday? Man... I wish every day were Friday, that'd be so much fun!"

Santos

Generation II

• On Saturdays

"… It's Saturday… I'm Santos of Saturday… You can have this…"

"… Spell Tag… Ghost-type moves get stronger… It will frighten you…"

"… See you again on another Saturday… I won't have any more gifts…"

• On any other day

"Today's not Saturday…"

Generation IV

• On Saturdays

"...It's Saturday... I'm Santos of Saturday... Take this..."

"... Soft Sand... Ground-type moves get stronger... It will startle you..."

"... See you again on another Saturday..."

• After meeting every sibling

"... You found all of my siblings... We're pretty good friends... ...Right? Here... Have this Snooze Ribbon..."

"That Snooze Ribbon looks good on your Pokémon..."

"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"

• On any other day

"Today's Saturday... No... Wait... Huh? I'll see you next Saturday then..."

Sunny

Generation II

• On Sundays

"Hi! I'm Sunny of Sunday, meaning it's Sunday today! I was told to give you this if I saw you!"

"That thing... Um... ... What was it now... ... Oh! I remember now! A Pokémon that knows electric moves should hold it. My sis Monica said it powers up electric moves!"

"My sisters and brothers are Monica, Tuscany, Wesley, Arthur, Frieda and Santos. They're all older than me!"

• On any other day

"Isn't today Sunday? Um… I forgot!"

Generation IV

• On Sundays

"Hi! I'm Sunny of Sunday, meaning it's Sunday today! I was told to give you this if I saw you! That thing... Um... ...What was it now... ... Oh! I remember now! A Pokémon that knows Electric moves should hold it. My sis Monica said it powers up Electric-type moves!"

"My sister Monica... My sister Tuscany... My brother Wesley... My brother Arthur... My sister Frieda... And my brother Santos. They're all older than me!"

• After meeting every sibling

"Hey, you found all of my siblings! We're pretty good friends now, right? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Smile Ribbon!"

"That Smile Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."

"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"

• On any other day

"Huh? Isn't today Sunday? Um... I forgot!"

Trivia

• Arthur is the only sibling whose first letter of their English name does not match the first letter of their day of the week. Instead, the second syllable of his name, thur, matches the first of his day, Thursday.
  • In French, this same relation is taken by Homer on Mercredi (Wednesday), while in Italian the name Ercole fits into the middle of the corresponding day of the week, Mercoledì (Wednesday).
• In Generation II, Santos gives the player a Spell Tag, but in Generation IV, he gives the player a Soft Sand. The "eerie" way that he talks makes sense in Generation II, which fits well with the Ghost-type item that he gives the player, but he still talks the same way in Generation IV, in his eerie style, despite giving a completely different item.
  • This change was likely made because the man in the Celadon Condominiums who gave the player TM03 (Curse) in Generation II, which doesn't have an equivalent TM in Generation IV, instead gives the player a Spell Tag (which are called "Cursed O-fuda" in Japanese).

Names

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