Urbain
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| Urbain ガイ Gai | |
 Art from Legends: Z-A | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Light blue |
| Hair color | Strawberry blond |
| Hometown | Unknown (Currently resides in Lumiose City) |
| Region | Kalos |
| Relatives | Jett (grandmother) Mentioned mother (deceased) |
| Trainer class | Team MZ |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Legends: Z-A |
| Member of | Team MZ |
| Rank | Leader |
Urbain (Japanese: ガイ Gai) is a friend and rival character from Pokémon Legends: Z-A. He resides and works at Hotel Z in Lumiose City and is part of Team MZ. He is the male counterpart to Taunie, appearing if the player chooses Harmony as their character at the beginning of the game. The two become friends during the story.
Urbain likes to help people and Pokémon, and is skilled at Pokémon battles, although he may come on strong at times. He wears a Mega Ring on his left wrist.
In the core series games
Appearance
Urbain is a young male with fair skin, royal blue eyes, bisque hair, and a standard build. He wears white sweatpants with arrows pointing down printed onto the knees, along with a navy blue t-shirt with white rims, featuring a stylized Poké Ball print on the front. He also dons a beige jacket with navy blue buttons and a top collar. His footwear features pink trainers with blue accents on the sides.
History
Background
Urbain's jacket is a memento from his late mother, who was once a part of Team Flare. He came to Lumiose City searching for his grandmother, and at some point Emma helped him out while he was down on his luck. Urbain met AZ who allowed him to stay at Hotel Z in exchange for working there.
Six months prior to the events of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the first Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon, a Pidgeot, was discovered. AZ attempted to quell it with his Floette, but his advanced age prevented him from partaking in a prolonged battle. Urbain stepped in and battled with Floette, defeating the Rogue Mega Pidgeot. Impressed, Vinnie of Quasartico Inc. began entrusting him with some of the company's intelligence on Rogue Mega Evolution. This inspired Urbain to form Team MZ.
Over the following six months, Urbain, the leader of Team MZ, recruited two more members: Naveen, who joined in exchange for studio space after he ran away from his grandma's home; and Lida, who joined in exchange for lodging after she was unable to her pay her former room's rent when her roommate at the time moved on without her.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Urbain meets the player right after they arrive on Lumiose at Gare de Lumiose. He helps the player get their bag back from a Pancham and then helps them out of a battle zone and into Hotel Z to rest, where he offers the player to join Team MZ and save Lumiose.
Pokémon
First battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory, as the story will progress either way.
Second battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory, as the story will progress either way.
Urbain will Mega Evolve Manectric at the first opportunity. The player must use the Absol obtained in Main Mission 10: "The Secrets of Mega Evolution" while it is holding an Absolite.
First Multi Battle partner
Second Multi Battle partner
Third Multi Battle partner
Fourth Multi Battle partner
Fifth Multi Battle partner
Sixth Multi Battle partner
Third battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory, as the story will progress either way.
Urbain will Mega Evolve the first partner Pokémon strong against the player's at the first opportunity.
Fourth battle
Urbain will Mega Evolve Floette at the first opportunity.
Rematch
Urbain will Mega Evolve the first partner Pokémon strong against the player's at the first opportunity.
Fifth battle and rematch (After Mega Dimension)
Urbain uses the same team for both his one-time battle during Side Mission 200 and rematches against him in the Infinite Z-A Royale after completing Mega Dimension.
Urbain will Mega Evolve Meowstic, Manectric, and both of his first partner Pokémon at the first opportunity.
Given to the player
First partner Pokémon
Urbain gives the player their choice of the following first partner Pokémon shortly after arriving in Lumiose City.
AZ's Floette
Urbain uses AZ's Eternal Flower Floette against the player in their 15th Infinite Z-A Royale reward match during Main Mission 39: "The Infinite Z-A Royale". After the match, he gives Floette and the Floettite to the player.
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Gallery
Game assets
Sprites and models
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| First VS model from Legends: Z-A |
Profile picture in the Z-A Royale app from Legends: Z-A |
Profile picture in the Infinite Z-A Royale app from Legends: Z-A |
Overworld talk sprite from Legends: Z-A |
In the TCG
- Main article: Urbain (Ascended Heroes 214)
Urbain was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Mega Evolution Series (the Japanese MEGA Series). It was first released in the Japanese Start Deck 100 Battle Collection before debuting in the English Ascended Heroes expansion, with artwork by Teeziro. This card lets the player draw 3 cards from their deck.
Quotes
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- Mission 04 - "Battling in the Z-A Royale"
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- Hotel Z, Vert Sector 8, Vert District
- "Ready to get out there and officially compete in the Z-A Royale? Steeled yourself?"
- Ready as I'll be!: "Great! You can do this!"
- After the Battle Zone becomes available
- "Here's a Z-A Royale tip: Once night falls, check your map!"
Trivia
- Urbain has the same hairstyle as Paxton, the male player character in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- Urbain and Taunie are the first rival characters in the core series:
- To use both of the first partner Pokémon not picked by the player on their teams, as they owned all three prior to the events of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- That the player is not required to win against at any point before the credits.
- Urbain, Taunie, Korrina, and Emma are the only non-player characters in the core series to have used multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon in a single battle.
- Urbain and Taunie, as well as Korrina, are the only non-player characters that have a level 100 Pokémon outside of Hyperspace Lumiose.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ガイ Gai | From 街 gai (street; district; town) |
| English, Indonesian | Urbain | From urbain (French for "urban" — characteristic of or belonging to the city) |
| German | Alton | From Altstadt (old town) and -ton (common place name suffix denoting a town; doublet of town). Begins with the letter A, forming a "Z-A" pair with Zita (Taunie in German). |
| European Spanish | Urbi | From urbano (urban) |
| Latin American Spanish | Vinci | From cívico (civic) and vecindad (neighborhood). Also possibly from Leonardo da Vinci, who is known for his architectural and engineering designs |
| French | Boro | From borough |
| Italian | Ryon | From rione (archaic word for a district of a town) |
| Korean | 가이 Gai | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 蓋伊 Gàiyī / Goiyī | Transcription of his Japanese name. Contains 蓋 gài / goi (build). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 盖伊 Gàiyī | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Urbano | From urbano (urban) |
| Thai | ไก Kai | Transcription of his Japanese name |
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