Cress/Quotes

These are Cress's quotes in the Pokémon games.

In the core series

Pokémon Black and White

Striaton Gym

• Entering the Gym

Cilan: "Welcome to the Striaton City Pokémon Gym."

Chili: "I'm Chili! I light things up with Fire-type Pokémon!"

Cress: "I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

Cilan: "And my name is Cilan. I like Grass-type Pokémon."

Cilan: "Um, you see... As for why the three of us, um, are all here is, well, er..."

Chili: "Oh, enough! Listen up! The three of us will decide whom you'll battle! It'll be based on the type of the first Pokémon you chose!"

Cress: "That is indeed the case. And the partner you first chose was <type> type, it seems."

• If the player's first partner Pokémon is Snivy or Oshawott

"How exceedingly lucky for you that you do not have to face me."

• If the player's first partner Pokémon is Tepig

"That is correct! It shall be I and my esteemed Water types that you must face in battle!"

• Before battle

"What incredible luck for you--you get to battle the best among the three of us."

• During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)

"I see... That might be a good attack."

• After sending out last Pokémon

"I'll put all my hopes on my last Pokémon!"

• Being defeated

"Lose? Me? I don't believe this."

• After being defeated

"Why, you're quite remarkable. It's the Pokémon League's rule, so--please take this Badge."

• After the battle (regardless of first partner Pokémon)

"If there were 17 siblings in the Striaton City Gym... There could be a specialist for each type of Pokémon."

• Post-game

"...We heard about the incident with N's Castle. If we had received the message in time, the three of us could have helped."

Badge Case

The fundamentals of Pokémon battling are type matchups! They're important!

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Memory Link - A Triple Team

• Striaton Restaurant - Present

(to player) "I hope today is a special day for you."

(After speaking to the other brothers) "A day that's important to me, Cress..."

• Striaton Trainers' School - Flashback

"I guess you're right."

"You're overthinking it, but I can't say the possibility is zero."

"Based on your appearance, you must be the Shadow Triad. But why are you here?"

"We have to admit it. The three Leaders of Striaton City make one full-fledged Trainer."

"Of course, I, Cress, was thinking about that, too."

"OK. So as for the replacement Gym Leader..."

• End of flashback (if initiated by Cress)

"Part of my past I want to forget... No, I mustn't forget it."

Pokémon World Tournament

• Before battle (first round)

"That is correct! It is I, Cress, Water-type enthusiast, whom you must face in battle!"

• Before battle (second round)

"What incredible luck for you--you get to battle the best among the three of us."

• Before battle (final round)

"Just as water flowing from high places to low places is natural, so is my victory."

• Being defeated

"Lose? Me? I don't believe this."

• If the player is defeated

"This is the appropriate result when I'm your opponent."

• After being defeated

"How amazing! Even if there were a lot of reasons, you managed to defeat someone as impressive as me!"

• After winning

"How amazing! Even if there were a lot of reasons, you managed to take on someone as impressive as me!"

• In the lobby, after the tournament

"The pairings for the tournament partly contributed to your victory. Please keep training. I plan on retraining myself with the aim of defeating you after you've become even stronger."

Striaton City - Striaton Restaurant

• Asking to team up

(first visit)"I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance. You there. Would you be so kind as to be my partner in a battle with my siblings?"

(subsequent visits)"What do you think? Will you partner up with me and compete with my siblings?"

No: "Oh, what's this? I'm amazed you turned me, Cress, down."

Yes: "That's wonderful. With me, Cress, as your partner, victory is assured."

• Before battle

"That is correct! It shall be I and my esteemed Water types that you must face in battle! Let's us begin, then! In garde, user of Grass-type Pokémon -- Cilan -- and of Fire-type Pokémon -- Chili!"

• After battle (victorious)

(on stage)"My attacks flow like water. You were blessed with an amazing partner."

(main area)"Battling together with you helped me find new potential in myself. That's what I think. I'd like it if you were to team up with me tomorrow as well."

• If loses to the player

"Lose? Me? I don't believe this!"

• After battle (loses to the player)

"Losing made me realize something. If I were to team up with you, our onslaught would be like a torrent!"

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Menu interface (voice clips)

• After being recruited

"My name is Cress. I'm a Water-type specialist. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

• Sync pair viewer

"I'm one of the Gym Leaders of Striaton City Gym. And we're known for being type specialists."

"It is I, the Water-type enthusiast whom you must face in battle."

• Selection screen (forming team)

"Leave it to me."

• Selection screen (disbanding team)

"See you later."

• Selection screen (forming team with Siebold)

"I have much to learn from your Water moves, Siebold."

• Selection screen (forming team with Cilan)

"Cilan, let's make our moves stand out."

• Selection screen (forming team with Chili)

"Hold on! Turn down the heat, Chili!"

• Selection screen (forming team with Arven)

"Arven, I procured the finest water for you."

• Selection screen (disbanding team)

"See you later."

• Upon learning a new lucky skill

"This is the result of all our hard work."

• Upon leveling up

"We've made progress."

• Upon reaching max level

"My partner and I are headed to the top."

• Upon unlocking a new level cap

"We'll keep getting stronger."

• Receiving EX style

"You're even more refined than before."

• During conversation

"Eheh."

"Hahahah!"

"Please."

"Uhuh."

"Hm."

"Hey!"

"Amazing!"

"Uh!"

Battle interface (voice clips)

• Co-op match screen

"Right, then!"

• VS screen

"We're serious."

• Sending out Pokémon

"Here we go!"

• Using Pokémon move

"Go!"

"We're not done yet!"

• Using item

"Ha!"

• Using Trainer move

"Now!"

• Using sync move

"Allow me to assist!"*

"Victory will flow to us!"*

• Unity attack / theme skill

"Flow!"

"Splash!"

"Pour!"

• Uh-oh!

"I'll be your opponent."

• Switching in

"We'll be victorious."

• Recalling fainted Pokémon

"You did well."

• "Nice" emote

"Keep up the good work!"

• "Watch out" emote

"Be careful."

• "Let's do this" emote

"Allow me to assist!"

• "Thanks" emote

"Thank you very much."

• Defeat

"I don't believe this."

• Victory

"It's our win."

• Victory (with Cilan on the team, speaks first)*

"Pure and refreshing."

• Victory (with Chili on the team, speaks first)*

"Cool your mind."

• Victory (with Arven on the team, speaks first)*

"Always stay calm!"

Costume Event - Curious Tea Party

• Trial from a Trio

"And I am Cress. Please remember us in the future!"

"Then I'm sure we'll get along splendidly."

"We're still quite new to Pasio, so we'd appreciate any good tea shop recommendations."

"And personally, I'm very interested in that Polteageist."

• Off-screen

"Might it be an Antique Form Polteageist?"

Costume Event - Sonia's Party Prep—The Finest Tea

• The Three Necessiteas
• In flashback

"I, Cress, prepare the purest water..."

Trainer Files - Akala Passion

• Akala Island Combination

"And I, Cress, prepared the purest water..."

"This sounds interesting."

• Friend Trio, Good Ingredients

"It seems the dish is already made, but can we not eat it yet?"

"This is beautiful... How did you do it?"

"Is...is it safe for people to eat?"

"Hmm...very peculiar, but...there's something about it..."

"It-it's spicy all of a sudden?!"

"I don't think anyone can copy this unconventional idea."

Sync Pair Story - A Day with Cress

"Apologies for calling you like this all of a sudden."

"I invited you because I felt it'd be more effective to train together, rather than by myself."

"I, Cress, want to become a full-fledged Gym Leader. Please, lend me your help!"

Let's do our best together!: "Thank you. I'm glad you're here."

Let's train hard, then!: "Yes, let's give it our all!"

"Now...where should we train today?"

"*chuckle*"

"Sorry, I just remembered a fight I had with my brother Chili, who's a Fire-type user."

"We were arguing whether to train in an area with volcanoes or one with glaciers."

"It got heated, so Simipour doused us with water to make us chill out."

"Where you train isn't as important as who you train with, really."

"Plus, I'm not trying to get stronger for just my own sake."

"Water helps grass grow...and fire helps water boil."

"So any improvement I make should help my brothers as well."

"We all support each other and grow stronger together."

"I hope you can help us, too!"

Of course!: "Let's make our teamwork so strong, we won't lose to any other team!"

Let's do it for each other!: "Yes, let's! I'm sure you also have rivals you'd rather not lose to."

"But back to the question of where to train... Do you have anywhere in mind?"

"If not, Simipour and I—Cress—can show you the perfect spot!"

Pokémon Center

• During sync background preview

"Just as water flowing from high places to low places is natural, so is my victory."

• Random conversation

"Cilan, Chili, and I used to run the Striaton City Gym together."

"It was nice to have partners I could count on..."

"The problem was, the three of us together made up one full-fledged Trainer. Our Gym couldn't function if one of us wasn't there."

• Random conversation

"My brothers and I are the triplets of Striaton City, and we each specialize in a different type."

"What style do you prefer? Something balanced? Or something specialized?"

• Random conversation

"No matter the situation, I strive to keep a cool head. That's my style."

"I try to stay cool even as a waiter—not just when battling."

• Random conversation

"Having siblings can be strange."

"We may fight over small things, which is annoying..."

"But when we're apart, sometimes I miss that."

"Well...I'd never tell them that, even if they tried to drag it out of me."

• Random conversation

"I need to be strong enough to manage things even when Cilan and Chili aren't around."

"That's how I used to think, anyway. But it's important to rely on others. You taught me that, <player>."

"I'll keep relying on you."

• Random conversation

"Between me and my brothers, I think I, Cress, am the strongest."

"But sometimes in my confidence, I let my guard down—and get burned for it."

"When that happens, my brothers are there to cover for me."

• If spoken to again

"Our ability to cover each other's weaknesses may be a key to our strength."

"I hope you too can trust me as an ally."

• Random conversation

"My goal now is to become a full-fledged Gym Leader, even on my own."

"As for a first step to achieve that..."

"I think you recognizing me as a worthy opponent would be a start."

• If spoken to again

"As for whether I see you as a worthy opponent... Well, I'll let you figure that out."

"Please continue to watch me grow!"

• Special log-in conversation (generic)

"Hello, <player>. It's nice to see you."

"Today, as always, let's aim to be the best sync pairs we can be!"

• Special log-in conversation (morning)

"Good morning. Would you like a refreshing glass of water to help you wake up?"

• Special log-in conversation (afternoon)

"You and your partner get along so well. It's almost as if you're siblings."

• Special log-in conversation (evening)

"I feel so relaxed from this fresh evening breeze..."

• Special gift conversation

"I put some thought into something useful to give you."

"Here. Take it."

• After giving out item

"It'd make me happy to see you use it—just as I imagined."