Gladion's Silvally
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Gladion's Silvally (Japanese: グラジオのシルヴァディ Glazio's Silvady) is a Pokémon belonging to Gladion in the games, anime, and manga.
In the anime
In the anime, Gladion refers to his Type: Null as Silvally.
History
Silvally is a Pokémon created to fight Ultra Beasts. When Gladion and Lillie were young, Lillie was attacked by a mysterious Ultra Beast when they were younger, and were saved by Silvally.
Silvally first appeared as a Type: Null in Rising from the Ruins!, in a secluded cave on Akala Island. After being called out, Silvally began to act restless due to the stress of its helmet. The Pokémon eventually calmed down after being comforted by its Trainer. It later appeared in SM044, where it began acting restless again. Gladion inferred from its uneasiness that it had sensed the presence of an Ultra Beast.
Silvally appeared again in SM047, where it was seen training with Gladion at Ten Carat Hill until they were interrupted by Ash, who had been teleported there by Nebby. Silvally started growling at Nebby, causing Nebby to start crying and leading Gladion to the conclusion that Nebby is the Ultra Beast his Pokémon sensed before. Later, Gladion accepted Ash's challenge to battle, choosing Silvally to fight against Ash's Lycanroc. While the battle was interrupted when Lycanroc went berserk, Gladion and Silvally eventually won.
Silvally briefly appeared in SM048, where it was seen with Gladion after Lillie had been teleported to him by Nebby. When Lillie saw it, it triggered a brief, traumatic scene from her childhood that once again rendered her unable to touch Pokémon, including Snowy.
Silvally is set to appear in SM049.
Personality and characteristics
Because of its heavy helmet, Silvally is often seen acting stressed out, lashing out when it is released from its Premier Ball. Despite its anxiousness, it appears to somewhat trust its Trainer, and can be calmed down with Gladion's words. For whatever reason, Gladion wants Silvally's existence to remain a secret.
Silvally has the ability to sense the presence of Ultra Beasts.
Moves used
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In the games
Silvally appears in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, as Gladion's main Pokémon and partner.
Gladion's Type: Null was one of the three Type: Null created by Faba of the Aether Foundation to be an "Anti-UB Fighting life-form". Codenamed "Beast Killer", the Type: Null were given cells taken from all known Pokémon types with the intention of giving it the ability to shift between types by holding a corresponding Memory, an ability originally inspired by the myths researched at Canalave Library. This ability led the Aether Foundation to give it the name Type: Full (Japanese: タイプ：フル Type: Full). However, all three rejected the RKS System and went berserk. After being subdued, the three Type: Full were given limiter helmets to lessen the effects of the RKS System's rejection and were put into permanent cryogenic stasis, and the "Beast Killer" project was deemed a failure, and their name changed to Type: Null.
At some point before the events of the game, Gladion was able to free one of the Type: Null, which he adopted as his own in the hopes of finding a way to undo the effects of the limiter helmet and allow it to use the RKS System. Gladion, who sympathizes with Type: Null due to their shared connection with the Aether Foundation, often calls it Null. Gladion and Type: Null battle against and alongside the player at various points of the story, and eventually, the two become close enough that Type: Null no longer needs its helmet, and evolves into Silvally, a new form named by Gladion himself according to the Rotom Pokédex. Gladion and Silvally later challenge the player at the foot of Mount Lanakila, where it holds the Memory matching the starter of the type the player's starter is weak to.
After the player becomes Champion, and Gladion becomes acting president of the Aether Foundation, he discovers another of the Type: Null that was put into stasis. He entrusts it with the player, knowing they will take good care of it.
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Artwork
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| Silvally with Gladion by Hitoshi Ariga | Artwork of Silvally with Gladion | Gladion and Silvally | Promotional artwork for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Type: Null first appeared in PASM04 when it was entered in the Iki Town festival tournament. While the competitors in the tournament were being picked, Gladion was temporarily away due to Type: Null sensing a crack in the sky. In the second battle of the first round, Type: Null was sent out to battle against Hau's Komala, which it easily defeated despite its speed being reduced by its heavy iron mask.
In the finals, Type: Null was used to battle against Sun. First, it went up against Sun's Alolan Meowth, Dollar, which it easily defeated while Sun was distracted. Sun then switched out with his Litten, En, but its fireballs were blocked by Type: Null's mask, preventing it from doing any damage. Sun attempted to get over this by having En lodge hairballs inside of Type: Null's mask and then lighting them on fire to damage Type: Null internally, but Gladion saw through the strategy and had Type: Null shake the hairballs out.
Angered by Sun's apparent lack of seriousness during their battle, Gladion chastises Sun and questions why he's even participating. Gladion's words anger Sun, which causes the cast on his injured arm to burst open, revealing the Sparkling Stone underneath. A powerful energy shoots out from a crack in the sky and lands on the Sparkling Stone before moving towards En. The energy powers up En's Ember, allowing it to create a powerful sea of flames that defeats Type: Null. Despite having one Pokémon left to use, Gladion was forced to give up the tournament by Hala, making Sun the victor.
Later, at the Ruins of Life, Type: Null attacked Sun, Moon, and Kiawe as they were preparing to stop Gladion from kidnapping Tapu Lele. Hoping to have Sun defeat Gladion with the Z-Move he recently mastered, Kiawe attempted to lend Sun his Z-Ring, only for it to be destroyed by Type: Null. Gladion claims that they wouldn't have won even with the Z-Move, but a voice appears and points out if Gladion really believed that, he wouldn't have destroyed the Z-Ring. The voice is revealed to be Kahili, who uses her golfing skills to send her Toucannon out to distract Type: Null long enough to deliver Sun his own Z-Ring. Now with a Z-Ring of his own, Sun successfully has En perform Inferno Overdrive.
Personality and characteristics
Not much is known about Type: Null. It is a powerful and determined Pokémon who is easily able to handle itself. It is very sluggish moving around due to its helmet, but gets around that problem with its incredible strength. It's helmet has proven to be very defensive, taking multiple hits without any damage to it. It has the ability to sense Ultra Wormholes.
Moves used
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Related articles
- For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Type: Null and Silvally.
