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The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan romanization of the Japanese name.

(Japanese: 剣創人 Sōdo Tsurugi) is a main character in Pokémon Adventures.

Character

Sōdo is an assistant to Professor Magnolia, helping her research the Dynamax phenomenon. He is often referred to as (Japanese: そーちゃん Sō-chan) by Shirudomiria and Professor Magnolia.

Sōdo was born to a family of swordsmiths and was taught how to repair weapons. He used this knowledge to become a (Japanese: 身具職人 Tool Meister), where he repairs various objects Pokémon use in battle, such as his Ransun's leek lance or his Sutikkun's stick.

History

Past

One year prior to the Sword & Shield arc, Sōdo and Shirudomiria first met at the entrance of the Slumbering Weald. Despite it being forbidden to enter, they went inside to obtain a Wishing Star Shirudomiria spotted falling into the forest. They found two Wishing Stars, with Shirudomiria taking one for herself and giving the other to Sōdo as thanks for his help. Sōdo and Shirudomiria then found themselves surrounded by the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta. Realizing the two Pokémon were merely illusions, Sōdo and Shirudomiria passed through them, only to be knocked unconscious by a bright flash of light. After coming to, Sōdo discovered the Rusted Sword and Shield he was looking for had disappeared. Shirudomiria was distraught to find that her Pokémon had gone missing. After a failed search attempt, Sōdo and Shirudomiria decided the only way to find Shirudomiria's missing team members was to enter the Gym Challenge, hoping to use their fame to spread the word about the missing Pokémon.

Sword & Shield arc

Sōdo was first seen rescuing a young boy named Marvin from falling off a cliff. Later, Marvin was taken to Sōdo by Shirudomiria in order to properly thank him for saving his life earlier. After a brief introduction, Shirudomiria offered to let Marvin participate in a Dynamax simulation with her and Sōdo. Together, they fought and defeated a Dynamax Pangoro hologram, giving Marvin the confidence to set out on a Pokémon journey. Having received approval from his parents, Marvin joined the others on their quest to study Dynamax.

Later, everyone found Leon on the outskirts of Wedgehurst, trying to move a large flock of Wooloo off of some train tracks. Sōdo and Shirudomiria stepped in to help, driving off an Obstagoon that was terrorizing the Wooloo. After introducing themselves, Leon left to appear on a television program in Motostoke. To Marvin's surprise, Sōdo and Shirudomiria revealed they helped Leon hoping that their efforts would leave enough of an impression that he'd give them an endorsement for the Gym Challenge.

Later, the trailer house was attacked by a trio of wild Drednaw. In order to battle the Bite Pokémon, Sōdo and Shirudomiria each received a Rotom Phone with a Pokédex function installed, officially making them both Pokédex holders. With some assistance from Sobble, the Drednaw were defeated. Afterward, Professor Magnolia suggested Marvin keep Sobble, which he happily accepted.

Later, Sōdo and the others arrived in the Wild Area. While they traveled, Shirudomiria was delivered a package that contained Gym Challenge uniforms for her and Sōdo. When a pair of Team Yell Grunts tried to destroy the uniforms, Sōdo and Shirudomiria pushed them into a Pokémon Den, forcing the four to team up in a Max Raid Battle against the wild Gurdurr that lurked inside. Eventually, the Gurdurr was defeated and caught by Sōdo, but the Grunts' Pokémon were knocked out during the battle, forcing them to flee.

Pokémon

Sōdo nicknames his Pokémon by taking the name of the tool they wield and adding the suffix "-n" to the end of it.

On hand

Traveling with

Trivia

• Sōdo's uniform number is "808", which can be read as August 8th, the date when the first volume of Pokémon Adventures was released in Japan.

Names

Sōdo's Pokémon

Ransun

Sutikkun

Tekkotsun

This article is part of both Project Manga and Project CharacterDex, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Manga and CharacterDex, respectively.