Salvatore
| Salvatore セイジ Sage | |
 League Club Sprite from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Gray |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Paldea |
| Relatives | Unnamed wife |
| Trainer class | Instructor |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Scarlet, Violet |
| Animated series | Pokémon: Paldean Winds |
| Debut | Breathe Out |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | N/A |
Salvatore (Japanese: セイジ Sage) is a character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. He serves as the language teacher of Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV and the homeroom teacher for the humanities track.
In the core series games
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Salvatore is a friendly, optimistic, and loving person. His classes stress the importance of communication to help people understand each other's feelings and deescalate conflict. For example, he describes how after a fight with his wife, he made sure to apologize quickly and express his care for her. In addition to speaking many human languages, he also demonstrates how Pokémon communicate their feelings, with the help of a Pikachu.
In his bond, he finds an injured Pawmi. It's quiet, and he concludes that this is due to the trauma of its injury. He decides to take care of it until it is ready to communicate with its fellow Pokémon again. However, even after its recovery, it is still quiet. He realizes that that is simply the Pawmi's personality, and it is fine as it is. With the player's encouragement, he decides to keep the Pawmi, which causes it to speak up for the first time. He gives the player a Galarian Meowth as a reward for their help.
Salvatore also participates in the Academy Ace Tournament.
Pokémon
Salvatore will Terastallize his Raichu at the first opportunity.
Academy Ace Tournament (before catching Terapagos)
League Club Room
Given to the player
Traded to the player
Upon the third unique interaction with Salvatore in the League Club Room, he will trade an Alolan Meowth to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.
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Gallery
Core series
Sprites and models
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| VS model from Scarlet and Violet |
Special Coach profile image from Scarlet and Violet |
Quotes
- Main article: Salvatore/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon: Paldean Winds
Salvatore briefly appeared in Breathe Out, clapping alongside other teachers at Ohara's performance. He was briefly seen again in Breathe Together, during Ohara, Aliquis, and Hohma's video presenting Naranja Academy.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Salvatore debuted in Discover! The Quaking Earth Titan!!. He and several other teachers were called to an emergency meeting by Clavell to discuss Violet, a new student that caused trouble during the Treasure Hunt's opening ceremony. Clavell informed the others of Violet's backstory and explained his behavior.
In PASV12, Salvatore, along with Jacq and Raifort, agreed to take Clavell's place in Iono's Gym Test.
In the TCG
- Main article: Salvatore (Temporal Forces 160)
Salvatore was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Cyber Judge expansion and the English Temporal Forces expansion, with artwork by Ryuta Fuse. An ultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator and a special illustration rare version of the card illustrated by Tetsu Kayama were released in the same sets. It lets the player evolve one of their Pokémon by searching their deck for an Evolution Pokémon card that does not have an Ability. Contrary to the normal Evolution rules, this card can be used on a Pokémon that was put into play during setup or on the turn this card is played.
Trivia
- After Salvatore recalls his Pokémon from battle, he pats the Poké Ball rather than simply nodding at it like many Trainers.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | セイジ Sage | From sage |
| English, German, Brazilian Portuguese |
Salvatore | From the genus Salvia (sage genus) or salvia (Spanish and Italian for "sage") and the Italian name Salvatore with the name meaning "savior"[1] |
| European Spanish | Silvio | From salvia (sage) and silva (Latin for "forest") |
| French, Indonesian | Salvio | From the genus Salvia |
| Italian | Salvis | From salvia (sage) |
| Korean | 세이지 Sage | From sage |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 賽吉 Sāijí / Choigāt | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 赛吉 Sāijí | |
| Thai | เซจ Set | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Related articles
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- ↑ Salvatore: "Do you know what “Salvatore” means? It means “savior”!" (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
