Blanche
- If you were looking for the Pokémon Performer, see Blanche (anime).
Blanche ブランシェ Blanche | |
Art from Pokémon GO | |
Gender | Unknown* |
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Eye color | Green |
Hair color | White |
Hometown | Unknown |
Region | Unknown |
Trainer class | Team Mystic Leader |
Generation | VI, VII |
Games | Pokémon GO |
Specializes in | Water and Ice types |
Member of | Team Mystic |
Rank | Leader |
Blanche (Japanese: ブランシェ Blanche) is the leader of Team Mystic (Japanese: チームミスティック Team Mystic), one of the three teams in Pokémon GO. Team Mystic is researching Pokémon Evolution and is represented by Articuno. Team Mystic Trainers believe that by staying calm and analyzing every situation, they can't lose.
Blanche is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with Spark and Candela. Highly analytical, Blanche often loses track of time when doing research. Blanche tends to get embarrassed when proven wrong and does not take jokes well.[1][2]
On October 26, 2019, Blanche had an initial encounter with Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff while testing the Rocket Radar with Professor Willow, who warned them that they were "encroaching on Team GO Rocket territory" and asked them to leave. Unprepared for a battle, Blanche and Willow agreed to retreat.[3]
On November 7, 2019[4], Blanche sent the following message in response to Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff:
- "Your impression of me is out of date, Cliff. I don’t need to think hard to know that your attempts to take over will fail. I suggest you rethink before you choose to approach me."'
On November 12, 2019, Blanche had successfully tracked down Cliff's location using the Rocket Radar and defeated him in a one-sided battle.[5]
On July 26, 2020, during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, Cliff battled Blanche. Blanche initiated the battle by sending out a Lapras, while Cliff sent a Shadow Tyranitar.[6] Tyranitar used Stone Edge but Lapras retaliated with Hydro Pump.[7] In the end, Blanche won the battle when Giovanni recalled Cliff to him along with the other Team GO Rocket Leaders. Professor Willow, Blanche, Candela, Spark and their Pokémon then witnessed the Pokémon GO Fest 2020 fireworks show in the sky.[8]
Quotes
- Introduction
- "I am Blanche, leader of Team Mystic. The wisdom of Pokemon is immeasurably deep. I am researching why it is that they evolve. With our calm analysis of every situation, we can't lose!"
- Team GO Rocket invasion (before battle)
- "Trainer, some shadowy figures have been seen at PokéStops. Approach with caution, and be ready for battle."
- Team GO Rocket invasion (if battle lost)
- One of the following lines is randomly spoken
- "Don’t give up."
- "Keep your cool, Trainer."
- "Great battle."
- "Stay focused."
- "Quite skillful."
- If defeated by a Bug-type Pokémon
- "Bug-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Flying-, and Rock-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Dark-type Pokémon
- "Dark-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting-, Bug-, and Fairy-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Dragon-type Pokémon
- "Dragon-type Pokémon are weak to Ice-, Dragon-, and Fairy-type attacks."
- If defeated by an Electric-type Pokémon
- "Electric-type Pokémon are weak to Ground-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Fairy-type Pokémon
- "Fairy-type Pokémon are weak to Poison- and Steel-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Fighting-type Pokémon
- "Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Flying-, Psychic-, and Fairy-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Fire-type Pokémon
- "Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Flying-type Pokémon
- "Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Electric-, Ice-, and Rock-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Ghost-type Pokémon
- "Ghost-type Pokémon are weak to Ghost- and Dark-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Grass-type Pokémon
- "Grass-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Ice-, Poison-, Flying-, and Bug-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Ground-type Pokémon
- "Ground-type Pokémon are weak to Water-, Grass-, and Ice-type attacks."
- If defeated by an Ice-type Pokémon
- "Ice-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Fighting-, Rock-, and Steel-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Normal-type Pokémon
- "Normal-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Poison-type Pokémon
- "Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Ground- and Psychic-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Psychic-type Pokémon
- "Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Rock-type Pokémon
- "Rock-type Pokémon are weak to Water-, Grass-, Fighting-, Ground-, and Steel-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Steel-type Pokémon
- "Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Fighting-, and Ground-type attacks."
- If defeated by a Water-type Pokémon
- "Water-type Pokémon are weak to Grass- and Electric-type attacks."
- Team GO Rocket invasion (after battle)
- "Curious... Upon their defeat, your opponent seems to have abandoned the Pokémon they battled with. It has a strange and ominous aura. I have a hypothesis about what kind of Pokémon it is... Could you catch it so we can examine it more closely?"
- Team GO Rocket invasion (after capture)
- "If my analysis is correct, we can help this Pokémon through a process known as purification. This will enable it to harness its strength. Shall we give it a try?"
- Team GO Rocket invasion (after collecting first Mysterious Component)
- "That Grunt dropped some sort of device. It looks like this is what they were using to hack the PokéStops. Ah, I recognize this from Willow's lab. I wonder... Yes. I believe this can help with his prototype. Please head out and collect more."
- Team GO Rocket invasion (while a Rocket Radar is equipped)
- Upon first equipping
- "Professor Willow’s research and the components you’ve discovered have come together to produce a Rocket Radar. We’ve reverse engineered their technology and can now receive their hideouts’ signals. Equip the radar to activate it. It’s time to investigate—and be prepared for whatever comes our way."
- If there are no hideouts in the vicinity
- "There are currently no active hideouts in the vicinity. Let’s search a different area. There are no hideouts here, but my reports do confirm that there are more out there. Let’s head to other locations."
- If there are currently no hideouts
- "No signals... I see. Perhaps their activities have ceased for the day. Let’s try again tomorrow. Let’s wait until morning. I doubt they’ll show themselves again for a while."
- Team GO Rocket invasion (while a Super Rocket Radar is equipped)
- Upon first equipping
- "Professor Willow’s ingenuity knows no bounds. Once equipped, the Super Rocket Radar begins receiving encrypted signals. Could the signals be coming from Team GO Rocket Headquarters? Best prepare for any obstacles that might appear. Team GO Rocket’s numbers are staggering. Their leader is strong but no match for Team Mystic. Let’s GO."
- Appraisal (before 0.149.0)
- "Hello <player>. I am available to analyze your <Pokémon>, if you wish."
- IV total
- 37-45: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is a wonder! What a breathtaking Pokémon!"
- 30-36: "Overall, your <Pokémon> has certainly caught my attention."
- 23-29: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is above average."
- 0-22: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is not likely to make much headway in battle."
- Best stat
- First: "I see that its best attribute is its <stat>."
- If tie: "It is matched equally by its <stat>."
- Highest IV
- 15: "Its stats exceed my calculations. It's incredible!"
- 13-14: "I am certainly impressed by its stats, I must say."
- 8-12: "Its stats are noticeably trending to the positive."
- 0-7: "Its stats are not out of the norm, in my opinion."
- Size
- XS: "Your <Pokémon> is tinier than any we have on record. Astounding."
- S: "Your <Pokémon> is below average in size."
- L: "Your <Pokémon> is above average in size."
- XL: "The size of your <Pokémon> is... colossal. This is indeed exceptional. Fascinating!"
- "This ends my analysis. Farewell. "
- Appraisal (after 0.149.0)
- "Hello <player>. I am available to analyze your <Pokémon>, if you wish."
- Caught information
- "This <Pokémon> was caught on <date> around <area caught>."
- Prior battle
- "My analysis shows that you’re a force to be reckoned with. But can you match my techniques?"
Pokémon
Blanche uses the following Pokémon in Battle Training. The Pokémon's moves are randomly chosen from their current move pool.
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League | Pokémon | ||||
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Great League |
CP 1465 |
CP 1494 |
CP 1492 | ||
Ultra League |
CP 2412 |
CP 2486 |
CP 2472 | ||
Master League |
CP 2983 |
CP 3791 |
CP 3051 |
Prior to July 19, 2019
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League | Pokémon | ||||
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Great League |
CP 274 |
CP 274 |
CP 946 | ||
Ultra League |
CP 2309 |
CP 2105 |
CP 2490 | ||
Master League |
CP 2641 |
CP 2692 |
CP 3051 |
Trivia
- Although the English version of the game and social media accounts avoid using gendered pronouns when referring to Blanche,[9] the German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese translations refer to Blanche as female.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ブランシェ Blanche | From blanche (French for white) |
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese |
Blanche | Same as Japanese name |
Korean | 블랑쉬 Blanche | Transcription of their Japanese name |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 布蘭雪 Bùlánxuě | Transcription of their Japanese name. Contains 雪 xuě / syut (snow) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 布蘭雪 Boulàahnsyut | |
Russian | Бланш Blansh | Transcription of their Japanese name |
Thai | บลองช์ Blanche | Transcription of their Japanese name |
Team Mystic
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References
- ↑ Pokémon GO Twitter
- ↑ Pokémon GO Twitter
- ↑ Willow Report: Looming in the Shadows - Pokémon GO
- ↑ Pokémon GO Twitter
- ↑ Team GO Rocket Leaders vs team leaders face-off recap! - Pokémon GO
- ↑ Twitter announcement
- ↑ Twitter update
- ↑ Twitter update
- ↑ "Blanche became visibly upset, which tends to happen when things don't go to their carefully curated plans." - Willow Report: Looming in the Shadows - Pokémon GO
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