Battlus

Battlus (Japanese: バトラス Battlus), known as Somek in , is the final of Mt. Battle. He is known as the in Colosseum and in . He is a huge, muscular and one of the strongest Trainers in either game. He can only be battled after the player has defeated the 99 Trainers at Mt. Battle. In battle, he favors , as well as using that are immune to it, either by being , or by having as their Ability.
In Pokémon Colosseum, Somek gives the 1200 Poké Coupons upon being defeated, and tells him not to be content with his current level of training and always strive to be better.
In Pokémon XD, after his defeat, if the player cleared Mt. Battle in one go without changing their party Pokémon, Battlus offers the player the opportunity to pick one of the three Johto first partner Pokémon: , , or . His Pokémon team is one of the strongest in the entire game, as all his Pokémon are at level 70.
==Pokémon==
===Pokémon Colosseum===
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====Given away====
Battlus gives one of these Johto first partner Pokémon away if the player defeats him after conquering the whole mountain without cutting through any floors or touching their PC in the rest zones. To get the other two as well, the player has to battle the whole Mt. Battle again. The three Pokémon are all obtained at level 5 and all have two special attacks: has and , has and , and has and .
==Quotes==
===Pokémon Colosseum===
*Before battle
:"Welcome! So good of you to come! I'm <sc>Somek</sc>, the final trainer of <sc>Mt. Battle</sc>! Now show me the results of your training. Don't hold anything back!"
*Being defeated
:"Stupendous!"
*If the player is defeated
:"Oh, close! So tantalizingly close!"
*After being defeated
:"This is fantastic! I say fantastic! You had to defeat me! Now, I'd like you to have this!"
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:"Congratulations! But don't be content with this! Don't neglect your training!"
===Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness===
*Before battle
:"Very good of you to come. I'm <sc>Battlus</sc>, the <sc>Master</sc> of <sc>Mt. Battle</sc>. Let me test your abilities in the <sc>Mt. Battle Colosseum</sc>. Who will win, you or I?"
*Being defeated
:"Magnificent!"
*After being defeated
:"Magnificent! Yes, truly magnificent! You, being so young, may not understand how I can be so happy about losing. Well, I'm delighted, even ecstatic, that someone so young as you could defeat me. Congratulations. Here are your <sc>Pok</sc>é <sc>Coupons</sc> for clearing <sc>Area</sc> 10."
:*If all 100 Trainers are defeated with the same party during a single, continuous challenge
::"...Oh, my! You did it! You cleared <sc>Mt. Battle</sc> entirely without changing your <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> once! Your talent is incredible! Without thoroughly knowing and trusting your <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>, this feat would have been simply impossible! For your record-setting <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>, let me give you these as mementos of your training here at <sc>Mt. Battle</sc>. They're exclusive <sc>Ribbons</sc> for commemorating their 100-win streak at <sc>Mt. Battle</sc>. You can take pride in it!"
::"Also, I would like you to have one of these very special <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>. I've been planning to give them to a <sc>Trainer</sc> who has shown me extraordinary promise. I'm quite proud of them. Here! Choose one!"
::"So, you'll take my <Pokémon chosen>? Raise it with loving care! I want you to never forget the way you feel now. I want you to keep battling on with that feeling in your heart. And one day... I want you to return and defeat me again! I'll be expecting you!"
::*If party and PC boxes are full
:::"Oh, my! Both your party and the PC Storage System are full! You can't accept my <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>! It's terribly disappointing. On your next challenge, make sure you have room for one more <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>. You'll do fine. I'm sure that you will make it back here again. I'll be expecting you!"
:*If all 100 Trainers are defeated with different parties or during multiple challenges
::"Promise me that you'll keep getting stronger and better. I hope you'll betray my expectations by surpassing them!"
==Names==
Language	Name 	Origin
Japanese	バトラス Battlus 	From and , the titan in Greek mythology who held the sky on his shoulders
English 	Battlus 	Same as Japanese name
English 	Somek 	
German 	Duelas 	
French 	Virak 	
Italian 	Egisto 	
Spanish 	Some 	Similar to Somek
==Related articles==
Category:Game characters
Category:Colosseum characters
Category:XD characters
Category:Male characters
Category:Battle facility leaders
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
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