Trick Master

The Trick Master (Japanese: カラクリ King of Tricks) is a character in Ruby, Sapphire, , Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. He lives on in the Trick House.
==In the games==
He provides the with eight/six challenges, each beginning with him hiding somewhere in the front room. Once the player finds him, he gives a small speech and says that he will be hiding in the back. Once the player completes the challenge, he will reward them with a prize.
After all challenges are completed, the Trick Master disappears, leaving behind only a note saying he has gone on a journey to search for new tricks.
===Quotes===
===Sprites and models===
 	
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==In animation==
===History===
The Trick Master's only appearance in was in the episode A Poké-BLOCK Party!, although he is referred to as the King of Tricks in the dub. Every year, he holds a contest at his Trick House, with the winner receiving a one-year supply of Pokéblock. The King of Tricks is a particularly eccentric character who often laughs maniacally and speaks in rhymes.
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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The Trick Master is a friend of Wattson, and the pair were attempting to catch a trouble-making Donphan but accidentally caught Sapphire instead. Upon learning that Sapphire accidentally found the entrance to New Mauville, the trio are chased around by the Donphan when Sapphire accidentally clips it with one of Wattson's Dynamo Badges. The Trick Master falls down with Sapphire and Donphan but are attacked by New Mauville's generator, a large robot that attached itself to Wattson and several Electric Pokémon. While unable to help Sapphire and Donphan directly, the Trick Master correctly deduces that the robot can only absorb electricity before releasing at certain intervals. This allows Sapphire defeat the robot when its attack is redirected by Wattson's Electrike. When the Trick Master and Wattosn investigate the defeated robot, however, it is revealed that it was made by the Trick Master's ancestor, and that defeating the robot allowed it to return power to New Mauville, turning the underground city into a theme park.
During the crisis from Kyogre and Groudon's the Trick Master would customize New Mauville's robot to fly before moving to join Sapphire in her attempt to reach Sootopolis City, which now had a lingering barrier from the many legendary Pokémon that assembled in its radius. The Trick Master would use the robot to charge up both and , allowing them to blow a hole into Sootopolis when the pair release their supercharged blast. The Trick Master would remain on guard to block Archie and Maxie's escape, but is knocked down from the sky by their air car. After the crisis is resolved, the Trick Master and Wattson would return back to Mauville City to continue maintaining New Mauville.
It was also revealed that he likes to visit different regions, such as Johto and Fiore, to improve his designs.
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While travelling in Johto, the Trick Master ended up meeting , who had runaway from his abusive family members and dreamed of creating artificial limbs to compensate for his small size. By chance, the Trick Master was thrilled by Emerald's ideas, and the pair became fast friends. Upon learning that Emerald had been bullied, he ends up recommending Emerald to Earl Dervish's Pokémon academy. When Emerald is only kept as an interim Pokédex holder, he converses with the Trick Master again, who replies that whining and sulking over the issue would not solve it. Instead, the Trick Master provides Emerald with the completed tools he originally sketched from their first meeting. Additionally, the Trick Master would craft a special soil dispenser based on Emerald's ability to quickly deduce a Pokémon's birthplace. Through this contraption, Emerald could create a surrounding seal to calm a target by filling its mind with a sense of nostalgia.
In Epilogue, he makes a cameo appearance on a boat heading to the .
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In Epilogue, the Trick Master briefly appeared in the International Police office with .
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The Trick Master was seen watching a news report about a giant meteoroid that threatens to destroy the world. Later, he was called to Sootopolis City to assist in stopping the meteoroid.
====Character====
The Trick Master (known as Coil in Chuang Yi's translation) is a close friend of Wattson and and helped them design their gadgets.
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==Related articles==
Category:Ruby and Sapphire characters
Category:Emerald characters
Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire characters
Category:Manga characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Male characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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