Allister

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Allister
オニオン Onion
"The silent boy of mystery!"
Sword Shield Allister.png
Artwork from Sword and Shield by take[1]
Gender Male
Eye color Purple
Hair color Black
Hometown Stow-on-Side
Region Galar
Trainer class Gym Leader
Generation VIII
Games Shield
Leader of Stow-on-Side Stadium
Badge Ghost Badge
Specializes in Ghost types
Game animation debut Letter
English voice actor Casey Mongillo
Japanese voice actor Ryo Hirohashi

Allister (Japanese: オニオン Onion) is the Gym Leader of Stow-on-Side's Gym, known officially as Stow-on-Side Stadium. He specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon. He gives the Ghost Badge to Trainers who defeat him. In Pokémon Sword, Bea takes his place as Stow-on-Side's Gym Leader instead.

In the games

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Allister is the fourth Gym Leader Galar Trainers face in their Gym Challenge in Pokémon Shield. This mysterious Trainer became the Gym Leader of Stow-on-Side Gym at a very young age. He is known to be very shy and fearful around people which is why he wears a mask. The mask serves as a way of confronting his fears and insecurities. He never removes his mask in public. He also keeps about 100 masks with the same design needed in the event his mask falls off. He is rarely seen around in public, preferring to spend most this time alone in ruins and cemeteries.[2] According to Allister, he claims to have the ability to see deceased Ghost-type Pokémon after a supposed accident at the age of four.

League Cards

This is a transcript of the back of Allister's League Cards in Pokémon Shield.

Normal League Card
"He is a young, mysterious Trainer who has taken on the mantle of Gym Leader at a very young age. He has never been known to remove his mask in public. In fact, he has at least one hundred masks of the same design, just to keep spares handy should his mask fall off for some reason. He claims to have developed the ability to see deceased Ghost-type Pokémon after an accident he had when he was four years old, but the truth is still a mystery."
Rare League Card
"This is a photo that happened to capture Allister in his locker room. He can be seen clutching the mask that normally hides his face, no doubt confronting the fears and insecurities he feels within. Even though he has taken the role of Gym Leader at a very young age, it is clear that off the pitch he is still very much a normal boy. However, one mystery remains—nobody knows who took this photo. Some even claim it was the work of Ghost-type Pokémon."

Pokémon

Allister keeps his Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

Pokémon Shield

Stow-on-Side Stadium



Champion Cup Finals



Champion tournaments



Galarian Star Tournament



Quotes

Main article: Allister/Quotes

Artwork

Allister TW.png
Artwork of Allister
from Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Sprites

GST Allister icon.png
Icon from the
Galarian Star Tournament menu

League Cards

League Card Allister.png League Card Allister rare.png
Allister's League Card in
Shield
Allister's rare League Card in
Shield

In the anime

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Allister made a cameo appearance in Letter. He reappeared in Assistant.

In Moonlight, Allister was contemplating in a cemetery and enjoying the full moon when he sensed someone coming, which turned out to be Tommy. Tommy requested Allister's assistance in cheering up his sick friend John by getting him an invitation to one of Leon's matches. Though Allister was too shy to do this, he assisted Tommy in sneaking into John's hospital room so he could apologize for an argument they had.

In Sky, Allister gave his thoughts about Leon in an interview. He also spectated the match between Leon and Raihan together with Tommy and his Pokémon.

In The Gathering of Stars, Alliser was seen with his mask off at the cemetery with his Cursola while enjoying the moonlight while his other Pokémon were seen playing with his invitation letter for the Galarian Star Tournament. He was later seen at Wyndon Stadium, walking out onto the field for the tournament's opening ceremony.

Character

Allister is shy and prefers to keep to himself. However, he is also mischievous and enjoys scaring people for fun.

Pokémon

Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar
Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar
Debut Moonlight
Voice actors
Japanese Kiyotaka Furushima
English Kai Jordan (Gastly)
Casey Mongillo (Haunter)

Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar are Allister's only known Pokémon.

The three were present when Tommy requested Allister's help to visit his friend John in the hospital. They later scared the Taxi Driver.

None of their moves are known.

Cursola
Allister's Cursola

Cursola appears alongside Allister in The Gathering of Stars.

None of Cursola's moves are known.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese Ryo Hirohashi
English Casey Mongillo


GOTCHA!

Allister briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Allister debuted in PASS13. Unlike the games, he and Bea alternate on who runs the Stow-on-Side Stadium as its Gym Leader. He was first seen facing Sōdo Tsurugi in a Gym battle at Stow-on-Side Stadium, but he lost. Later, Allister, Shirudomiria, Marvin, and Professor Magnolia went to investigate a loud sound coming from the Stow-on-Side mural. There, they found Bede trying to destroy the mural in an unsuccessful attempt to obtain Wishing Stars. Bede ignored Allister's pleas to stop, claiming his actions were a mission from Rose himself. Before he could continue, Bede was captured by several League Staff members and approached by Rose, who disqualified him from the Gym Challenge as punishment for damaging a historic landmark.

Later, after learning Professor Magnolia found her Antique Form Sinistea and Polteageist at Glimwood Tangle, he went into the forest hoping to find some as well. Upon arriving, he and Shirudomiria found an injured Dreepy whose caretaker Drakloak was fighting Shirudomiria's missing Toxtricity, Tera. With quick thinking, Shirudomiria helped Tera win the battle, allowing her to retrieve her Pokémon. Allister then decided to catch the Dreepy and Drakloak for himself.

Pokémon

Yamask
Allister's Yamask
Debut PASS13

Galarian Yamask is Allister's first known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Sōdo's Ransun in a Gym battle, but was defeated. It is housed in a Dusk Ball.

Yamask's only known move is Brutal Swing.

Cursola
Allister's Cursola
Debut PASS13

Cursola is Allister's second known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Sōdo in a Gym battle. It managed to damage Sōdo's Ransun, but was defeated by his Gunbain.

None of Cursola's moves are known.

Gengar ↔ Gigantamax Gengar
Allister's Gengar
Allister's Gengar
Debut PASS13

Gengar is Allister's third known Pokémon. It was first used in Allister's Gym battle against Sōdo, but was defeated by his Gunbain after its Gigantamax wore off. Allister also uses it as a mode of transportation. It is housed in a Dusk Ball.

Gengar's only known move is Venoshock**.
As a Gigantamax Gengar, it can use G-Max Terror and Max Ooze.

Dreepy and Drakloak
Allister's Dreepy
Allister's Drakloak

Dreepy and Drakloak are Allister's fourth and fifth known Pokémon. Allister encountered them in Glimwood Tangle, where Drakloak was fighting with Shirudomiria's Tera. After Drakloak was defeated, Allister caught it and Dreepy.

None of their moves are known.

In the TCG

Full Art print of Allister
Main article: Allister (Vivid Voltage 146)

Allister was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Legendary Heartbeat subset and the English Vivid Voltage expansion, with artwork by take. It was also released as a Full Art card and Secret card in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma. It allows the player to draw three cards then discard up to three from their hand.

Trivia

  • Allister's uniform number is "291", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 憎い nikui, meaning "hateful".
  • His mask bears a striking resemblance to that of a Shy Guy, a common enemy in the Mario franchise.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese オニオン Onion From onion and 鬼 oni (demon, ogre)
English, Brazilian
Portuguese
Allister From Allium (genus that contains onions) and Aleister Crowley
German Nio From onion and 鬼 oni (Japanese for demon or ogre)
Spanish, French Alistair Similar to his English name
Italian Onion Same as his Japanese name
Korean 어니언 Onion Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 歐尼奧 / 欧尼奥 Ōuní'ào Transcription of his Japanese name and 奧 / 奥 ào (mysterious, obscure)
Chinese (Cantonese) 歐尼奧 Āunèih'ou Transcription of his Japanese name and 奧 ou (mysterious, obscure)
Russian Аллистер Allister Transcription of his English name

References

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