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Mr. Fuji フジろうじん Elder Fuji
Mr. Fuji's artwork from the TCG
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto
Generation	I, II, III, IV
Games	Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal FireRed and LeafGreen HeartGold and SoulSilver

Mr. Fuji (Japanese: フジろうじん Elder Fuji) is a kind old man who lives in Lavender Town.

In the games

Mr. Fuji looks after abandoned and orphaned Pokémon at the Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House (Japanese: あいの ボランティア ポケモン ハウス Volunteer Pokémon House of Affection) in Lavender Town. He subscribes to Pokémon Fan Magazine. It is revealed that he is not a native of Lavender Town. He may be the same person as Dr. Fuji (Japanese: 'フジはかせ Dr. Fuji), who founded the island's Pokémon Lab. He is a close friend of Blaine, as indicated by a portrait in the Cinnabar Gym in FireRed and LeafGreen.

Mr. Fuji is supposedly shy. Mr. Fuji wishes for the happiness of all Pokémon. He cares for the Cubone that Team Rocket orphaned.

In the Generation I games and FireRed and LeafGreen, when members of Team Rocket killed Marowak at Pokémon Tower, Mr. Fuji marched up to their hideout and started to rant about how Team Rocket was abusing Pokémon. Team Rocket held him hostage until the protagonist drove them out of the tower and rescued him. In gratitude, Mr. Fuji gives the player a Poké Flute.

In Emerald, there are a series of messages left at Faraway Island where a wild Mew can be found. The messages warn that only someone pure of heart will ever see Mew. The author's name is smudged, but the remnant ジ is still readable in the Japanese version.

In Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, Mr. Fuji doesn't have a prominent role. He is found in the House of Memories paying respects to the deceased Pokémon there. In the house, there are hidden chambers that only Mr. Fuji has access to.

Dr. Fuji

Interacting with the portrait at Pokémon Lab of Dr. Fuji, who is thought to be Mr. Fuji in his youth, yields the following text from the games:

Generation I

FireRed and LeafGreen

Fame Checker

This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Mr. Fuji in FireRed and LeafGreen.

Little girl at Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House

One of the Team Rocket Grunts at Pokémon Tower

Pokémon Fan Magazine

Old man at the Pokémon Center in Lavender Town

Portrait in Cinnabar Gym

Pokémon Journal

Message from Mr. Fuji left to the player

Sprites

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: SGB palette sprite from Generation I and GB and SGB palette sprites from Generation II

Overworld sprite from Generation I	Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Fame Checker sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures

Mr. Fuji (right) with his Doduo and Blue

Mr. Fuji first appears in Sigh for Psyduck, when he meets Red in Lavender Town, on his way to pay his respects to his Doduo's grave. Mr. Fuji invites Red to his house and tells about the Pokémon Tower and the ghosts in there. Because of them, he can't bury his Pokémon in a proper place. Red sees a photo of Blue with Mr. Fuji, who tells him that the lad went to the Pokémon Tower to defy the presence of any ghosts, what makes Red want to go there, too. Once Blue defeats Koga and the truth about the ghosts is revealed to the citizens of Lavender Town, Mr. Fuji can finally take his deceased Pokémon to rest at the Pokémon Tower.

Mr. Fuji made a couple of cameo appearances in later chapters. In The Last Battle XIII, he is one of the Pokémon Fan Club members that sent Pokémon to defeat Lugia and Ho-Oh. In Last Shot, the photo of Mr. Fuji and Blaine standing shoulder to shoulder is seen in an album.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Mr. Fuji and/or his Pokémon in the Trading Card Game.

Mr. Fuji Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Mr. Fuji	T	Fossil		58/62	Mystery of the Fossils		—/—

Trivia

• It is theorized that he may have been the inspiration for Dr. Fuji from Mewtwo Strikes Back, due to their similar names and history in studying Mew. However, Dr. Fuji from the games has been referred to before the anime even started and he appears to be considerably younger than Mr. Fuji. It is also suggested that they may be father and son or that Dr. Fuji is actually a younger Mr. Fuji. However, besides having the same surname and their shared interest in Mew, there is nothing to back this up.
  • At Pokémon Lab in Cinnabar Island, there is a portrait of its founder, Dr. Fuji. The player is surprised to see the name, meaning they recognize it, so it may be referring to Mr. Fuji.

Names

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