Week Siblings
Arthur redirects here. For the Slowking that belongs to a Trainer who appeared in A Crowning Achievement, see Alice Telesu.

The Week Siblings (Japanese: 曜日兄弟(ようびきょうだい) Day-of-the-week Siblings), also known as the Day-of-the-week Siblings, are seven characters from the Generation II and Generation IV games, Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver. Each of them appears at a certain location depending on the day of the week. They were one of the original aspects of the game to take advantage of the built-in clock system. The Zephyr Badge must be obtained for the siblings to appear.

Locations

At all times on Route 26, a note in the house of the Week Siblings can be found, saying when and where each will appear. By going to the location on the right day of the week and talking to the Week Sibling, they will give players a certain type-enhancing held item. Each item can only be obtained once. If a Week Sibling is visited after all Week Siblings have been met at least once, they give one of Julia's RibbonsHGSS.

Name Day Location Item Ribbon (Gen IV only)
Monica Monday Route 40 Sharp Beak Sharp Beak Alert Ribbon
Tuscany* Tuesday Route 29 Pink BowGSC Shock Ribbon
TwistedSpoon TwistedSpoonHGSS
Wesley Wednesday Lake of Rage Black Belt Black Belt Downcast Ribbon
Arthur Thursday Route 36 Hard Stone Hard Stone Careless Ribbon
Frieda Friday Route 32 Poison Barb Poison Barb Relax Ribbon
Santos Saturday Blackthorn City Spell Tag Spell TagGSC Snooze Ribbon
Soft Sand Soft SandHGSS
Sunny Sunday Route 37 Magnet Magnet Smile Ribbon

Gallery

Sprites

Monica's overworld
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Generation II 		Tuscany's overworld
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Generation II 		Wesley's overworld
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Generation II 		Arthur's overworld
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Generation II 		Frieda's overworld
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Generation II 		Santos's overworld
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Generation II 		Sunny's overworld
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Generation II
Monica's overworld
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Generation IV 		Tuscany's overworld
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Generation IV 		Wesley's overworld
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Generation IV 		Arthur's overworld
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Generation IV 		Frieda's overworld
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Generation IV 		Santos's overworld
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Generation IV 		Sunny's overworld
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Generation IV

Quotes

Monica

Generation II

Route 40
  • On Mondays
"Glad to meet you. I'm Monica of Monday. As a token of our friendship, I have a gift for you!"
"It's an item that raises the power of flying-type moves. You should equip a bird Pokémon with that item."
"My brothers and sisters are all over the place. See if you could find them all!"
  • On any other day
"I don't think today is Monday. How sad…"'
Letter (Route 26)
"To my brothers and sisters: We take pride in serving Pokémon trainers. When trainers talk to you, give them something useful. Love, Monica"

Generation IV

Route 40
  • On Mondays
"Glad to meet you. I'm Monica of Monday. As a token of our friendship, I have a gift for you!"
"It's an item that raises the power of Flying-type moves. You should equip a bird Pokémon with that item."
"My brothers and sisters are all over the place. See if you could find them all!"'
  • After meeting every sibling
"Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Alert Ribbon!"
"That Alert Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
  • On any other day
"Oh no! Today isn't Monday. See you another time!"
Letter (Route 26)
"To my brothers and sisters: We take pride in serving Pokémon Trainers. When Trainers talk to you, give them something useful. Love, Monica"

Tuscany

Generation II

  • On Tuesdays
"I do believe that this is the first time we've met? Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Tuscany of Tuesday. By way of introduction, please accept this gift, a Pink Bow."
"Wouldn't you agree that it is most adorable? It strengthens normal-type moves. I am certain it will be of use."
"Have you met Monica, my older sister? Or my younger brother, Wesley? I am the second of seven children."
  • On any other day
"Today is not Tuesday. That is unfortunate…"

Generation IV

  • On Tuesdays
"Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Tuscany of Tuesday. By way of introduction please accept this gift, a TwistedSpoon."
"Wouldn't you agree that it is most adorable? It strengthens Psychic-type moves. I am certain it will be of use."
"Have you met Monica, my older sister? Or my younger brother, Wesley? I am the second of seven children."
  • After meeting every sibling
"Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Shock Ribbon!"
"That Shock Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
  • On any other day
"Tuesday was over before I even noticed... I'll see you again next Tuesday..."

Wesley

Generation II

  • On Wednesdays
"Well, how do you do? Seeing as how it's Wednesday today, I'm Wesley of Wednesday. Pleased to meet you. Please take a souvenir."
"Blackbelt beefs up the power of fighting moves."
"Since you found me, you must have met my brothers and sisters. Or did you just get lucky?"
  • On any other day
"Today's not Wednesday. That's too bad."

Generation IV

  • On Wednesdays
"I'm Wesley of Wednesday. Pleased to meet you. Please take a souvenir."
"Black Belt beefs up the power of Fighting moves."
"Since you found me, you must have met my brothers and sisters. Or did you just get lucky?"
  • After meeting every sibling
"Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Downcast Ribbon!"
"That Downcast Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
  • On any other day
"No way! Wednesday's already over! See you next week!"

Arthur

Generation II

  • On Thursdays
"Who are you? I'm Arthur of Thursday. Here. You can have this."
"A Pokémon that uses rock-type moves should hold on to that. It pumps up rock-type attacks."
"I'm Arthur of Thursday. I'm the second son out of seven children."
  • On any other day
"Today's not Thursday. How disappointing."

Generation IV

  • On Thursdays
"Who are you? I'm Arthur of Thursday. Here, take this!"
"If you use Rock-type moves, you should give that to your Pokémon. It raises the strength of Rock-type moves."
"I'm Arthur of Thursday! I'm the second son in a line of seven siblings!"
  • After meeting every sibling
"Hey, you found all of my siblings, didn't you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Careless Ribbon!"
"That Careless Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
  • On any other day
"Do you think that the middle of the week is Wednesday? Or do you think it's Thursday? Go decide, and I'll see you next Thursday!"

Frieda

Generation II

  • On Fridays
"Yahoo! It's Friday! I'm Frieda of Friday! Nice to meet you! Here's a Poison Barb for you!"
"Give it to a Pokémon that has poison-type moves. Oh! It's wicked! You'll be shocked how good it makes poison moves!"
"Hiya! What day do you like? I love Friday. No doubt about it! Don't you think it's great too?"
  • On any other day
"Isn't it Friday today? It's so boring when it's not!"

Generation IV

  • On Fridays
"Yahoo! It's Friday! I'm Frieda of Friday! Nice to meet you! Here's a Poison Barb for you!"
"Give it to a Pokémon that has Poison-type moves. Oh! It's wicked! You'll be shocked how good it makes Poison-type moves!"
"Hiya! What day do you like? I love Friday. No doubt about it! Don't you think it's great too?"
  • After meeting every sibling
"Hey, you're the one who found all of my siblings, aren't you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Relax Ribbon!"
"That Relax Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
  • On any other day
"Oh, today's not Friday? Man... I wish every day were Friday, that'd be so much fun!"

Santos

Generation II

  • On Saturdays
"… It's Saturday… I'm Santos of Saturday… You can have this…"
"… Spell Tag… Ghost-type moves get stronger… It will frighten you…"
"… See you again on another Saturday… I won't have any more gifts…"
  • On any other day
"Today's not Saturday…"

Generation IV

  • On Saturdays
"...It's Saturday... I'm Santos of Saturday... Take this..."
"... Soft Sand... Ground-type moves get stronger... It will startle you..."
"... See you again on another Saturday..."
  • After meeting every sibling
"... You found all of my siblings... We're pretty good friends... ...Right? Here... Have this Snooze Ribbon..."
"That Snooze Ribbon looks good on your Pokémon..."
"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
  • On any other day
"Today's Saturday... No... Wait... Huh? I'll see you next Saturday then..."

Sunny

Generation II

  • On Sundays
"Hi! I'm Sunny of Sunday, meaning it's Sunday today! I was told to give you this if I saw you!"
"That thing... Um... ... What was it now... ... Oh! I remember now! A Pokémon that knows electric moves should hold it. My sis Monica said it powers up electric moves!"
"My sisters and brothers are Monica, Tuscany, Wesley, Arthur, Frieda and Santos. They're all older than me!"
  • On any other day
"Isn't today Sunday? Um… I forgot!"

Generation IV

  • On Sundays
"Hi! I'm Sunny of Sunday, meaning it's Sunday today! I was told to give you this if I saw you! That thing... Um... ...What was it now... ... Oh! I remember now! A Pokémon that knows Electric moves should hold it. My sis Monica said it powers up Electric-type moves!"
"My sister Monica... My sister Tuscany... My brother Wesley... My brother Arthur... My sister Frieda... And my brother Santos. They're all older than me!"
  • After meeting every sibling
"Hey, you found all of my siblings! We're pretty good friends now, right? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you this Smile Ribbon!"
"That Smile Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
"You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
  • On any other day
"Huh? Isn't today Sunday? Um... I forgot!"

Trivia

  • Arthur is the only sibling whose first letter of their English name does not match the first letter of their day of the week. Instead, the second syllable of his name, thur, matches the first of his day, Thursday. However, the first syllable, ar, does sound like the pronunciation for the letter R, which is commonly used in calendars to represent Thursday as T is already used for Tuesdays.
    • In French, this same relation is taken by Homer on Mercredi (Wednesday), while in Italian the name Ercole fits into the middle of the corresponding day of the week, Mercoledì (Wednesday).
  • In Generation II, Santos gives the player a Spell Tag, but in Generation IV, he gives the player a Soft Sand. The "eerie" way that he talks makes sense in Generation II, which fits well with the Ghost-type item that he gives the player, but he still talks the same way in Generation IV, in his eerie style, despite giving a completely different item.
    • This change was likely made because the man in the Celadon Condominiums who gave the player TM03 (Curse) in Generation II, which doesn't have an equivalent TM in Generation IV, instead gives the player a Spell Tag (which are called "Cursed O-fuda" in Japanese).

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ツキコ Tsukiko
ヒコ Hiko
ミズオ Mizuo
モクオ Mokuo
カネコ Kaneko
ツチオ Tsuchio
ニチオ Nichio 		From 月曜日 getsuyōbi (Monday) where tsuki is an alternate reading of 月
From 火曜日 kayōbi (Tuesday) where hi is an alternate reading of 火
From 水曜日 suiyōbi (Wednesday) where mizu is an alternate reading of 水
From 木曜日 mokuyōbi (Thursday)
From 金曜日 kinyōbi (Friday) where kane is an alternate reading of 金
From 土曜日 doyōbi (Saturday) where tsuchi is an alternate reading of 土
From 日曜日 nichiyōbi (Sunday)
English Monica
Tuscany
Wesley
Arthur
Frieda
Santos
Sunny 		From Monday
From Tuesday
From Wednesday
From Thursday
From Friday
From Saturday
From Sunday
German Monja
Dietlinde
Mitko
Donatus
Frieda
Samson
Sonnfried 		From Montag (Monday)
From Dienstag (Tuesday)
From Mittwoch (Wednesday)
From Donnerstag (Thursday)
From Freitag (Friday)
From Samstag (Saturday)
From Sonntag (Sunday)
European Spanish Luna
Marta
Miguel
Josué
Vicky
Sabino
Domingo 		From lunes (Monday)
From martes (Tuesday)
From miércoles (Wednesday)
From jueves (Thursday)
From viernes (Friday)
From sábado (Saturday)
From domingo (Sunday)
French Lucie
Marie
Homer
Jerome
Vanessa
Samuel
Dimitri 		From lundi (Monday)
From mardi (Tuesday)
From mercredi (Wednesday)
From jeudi (Thursday)
From vendredi (Friday)
From samedi (Saturday)
From dimanche (Sunday)
Italian Luana
Marta
Ercole
Giorgio
Veronica
Sabatino
Dorino 		From lunedì (Monday)
From martedì (Tuesday)
From mercoledì (Wednesday)
From giovedì (Thursday)
From venerdì (Friday)
From sabato (Saturday)
From domenica (Sunday)
Korean 월희 Wolhui
화홍 Hwahong
수방 Subang
목인 Mogin
금순 Geumsun
토영 Toyeong
일식 Ilsik 		From 월요일 (月曜日) woryoil (Monday)
From 화요일 (火曜日) hwayoil (Tuesday)
From 수요일 (水曜日) suyoil (Wednesday)
From 목요일 (木曜日) mogyoil (Thursday)
From 금요일 (金曜日) geumyoil (Friday)
From 토요일 (土曜日) toyoil (Saturday)
From 일요일 (日曜日) iryoil (Sunday)
Chinese (Taiwan)[n 1] 星琪怡 Xīng Qíyí
星琪兒 Xīng Qí'ér
星琪山 Xīng Qíshān
星琪思 Xīng Qísī
星琪舞 Xīng Qíwǔ
星琪柳 Xīng Qíliǔ
星琪天 Xīng Qítiān 		From 星期一 Xīngqíyī (Monday)
From 星期二 Xīngqí'èr (Tuesday)
From 星期三 Xīngqísān (Wednesday)
From 星期四 Xīngqísì (Thursday)
From 星期五 Xīngqíwǔ (Friday)
From 星期六 Xīngqíliù (Saturday)
From 星期天 Xīngqítiān (Sunday)
Chinese (Hong Kong)[n 2] 星琪怡 Sīng Kèihyìh
星琪兒 Sīng Kèihyìh
星琪山 Sīng Kèihsāan
星琪思 Sīng Kèihsī
星琪舞 Sīng Kèihmóuh
星琪柳 Sīng Kèihláuh
星琪天 Sīng Kèihtīn 		From 星期一 Sīngkèihyāt (Monday)
From 星期二 Sīngkèihyih (Tuesday)
From 星期三 Sīngkèihsāam (Wednesday)
From 星期四 Sīngkèihsei (Thursday)
From 星期五 Sīngkèih'ngh (Friday)
From 星期六 Sīngkèihluhk (Saturday)
From 星期天 Sīngkèihtīn (Sunday)

Notes

  1. ↑ Pokémon Crystal guidebook
  2. ↑ Pokémon Gold and Silver guidebook

Related articles

Non-player characters in the core series games
Johto Professor Elm • Professor Oak • Mom • Ethan • Lyra • Silver • Mr. Pokémon • Eusine • Lance • Red • Kiyo • Baoba • Magnus • Earl • Kurt • Carrie • Dude
Mary • Buena • Radio Director • Haircut brothers • Webster • Master • Li • Wilma • Primo • Maximo • Jet • Caitlin • Cynthia • Cameron • Mr. Game • Felicity • Teala
Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Frontier Brains • Kimono Girls • Week Siblings • Name Rater • Poké Seer • Day-Care Couple • Professor's aides
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