Tate and Liza

Tate (Japanese: フウ Fū) and Liza (Japanese: ラン Lan) are the twin Gym Leaders of Mossdeep City's Gym, known officially as the Mossdeep Gym. They specialize in . They give the to s who defeat them. They are the only characters in the games to have the Leaders (Japanese: ジムリーダー Gym Leader).
==In the core series games==
Tate and Liza run the Mossdeep City Gym. Both specialize in Pokémon and give out the Mind Badge once defeated. They also give . The two of them engage in a Double Battle against the when they challenge them.
In , they participate in the Pokémon World Tournament. Unlike in Hoenn, Tate and Liza do not battle as a team, instead participating as individuals.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, besides the Mossdeep Gym, Tate and Liza can also be met at the Lilycove Department Store after becoming , buying new toys on the fifth floor.
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Leader Tate&Liza / Mystic Duo Tate&Liza / Leaders Liza & Tate
:Strategy
:We battle in cooperation.
:We battle in cooperation!
:Trainer's Pokémon
:Always friendly Pokémon.
:Pokémon that are always friendly!
:Self-Introduction
:We understand each other, and we understand others.
:Papa has trouble telling the two of us apart!
:We can read each others' minds—and the minds of our opponents, too.
===Pokémon===
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Tate and Liza use four Hyper Potions.
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Tate and Liza use four Hyper Potions in the Gym battle and three Full Restores in the rematches.
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=====First rematch=====
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Tate and Liza use three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Tate will always lead with his and Liza will always lead with her .
=====Tate=====
======Hoenn Leaders Tournament======
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======Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament======
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=====Liza=====
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
:Main articles: Tate (Masters) and Liza (Masters)
====Tate====
Tate forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Tate became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
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====Liza====
Liza forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Liza became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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===Sprites and models===
 	 	 	 	 	
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Tate's overworld sprite from, and	Liza's overworld sprite from, and	Tate's overworld sprite from	Liza's overworld sprite from	 	
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====History====
Tate and Liza debuted in the episode It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!. Their father Jin is the director and an astronaut at the Mossdeep Space Center who often goes into space to search for extraterrestrial Pokémon. As a result, they often spend time at the Space Center, and they even have s in simulated zero-gravity conditions, which they accomplish by using their 's technique to levitate them. In , Liza is revealed to be the older of the twins (by around a few minutes).
When and visited Mossdeep City, Tate quickly befriended Max since they had a few things in common, including Max's issues with his own sister . Likewise, Liza related with May, and showed the group around the facility.
Later, while Tate and Max were hanging out in the cockpit of the space shuttle, infiltrated the area with the intent of stealing it. Tate and Max were unaware of this until the trio reached the cockpit, whereupon tied the two boys up with rope. Fortunately, Ash's Corphish was aboard the shuttle as well and freed the duo, who promptly knocked the trio out. Afterwards, Tate and Max safely landed the airborne shuttle. Team Rocket was then attacked by a vengeful Liza and May, who used their and , respectively, before Ash's Pikachu sent them blasting off.
In Solid as a Solrock, Tate and Liza faced off against Ash in a Double Battle, in which their Lunatone and , respectively, went up against Pikachu and . At first, the twins continuously argued with each other, which allowed their opponents to get hits in. However, after another attack by Team Rocket, the twins managed to work together and set aside their differences.
In the battle that followed, they showed an incredible ability to balance each other's Pokémon, forcing Ash to use unorthodox tactics in order to defeat them. Eventually, Pikachu and Swellow used the former's attack as a makeshift armor, and with this newfound power, they easily defeated Lunatone and Solrock, earning Ash the .
====Character====
Liza is depicted as being more experienced in , and it is implied in their debut episode that she always defeats Tate whenever the two have a battle. During a Gym challenge, Liza often defends her brother's . She is also the first to make a move and sometimes directs Tate's attack strategy to ensure that they are in sync.
Liza appears to be more independent and confident, whereas Tate is more jovial and focused on proving his own worth. Liza loves to annoy Tate by teasingly reminding him of things, and especially refers to him as her "little" brother even though they are twins, which proves to be her primary way of agitating Tate. Regardless of her teasing habits, Liza cares for Tate and will stand up for him against people antagonizing him.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Tate and Liza's Pokémon in :
=====Tate's=====
=====Liza's=====
=====At Mossdeep Gym=====
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Tate and Liza briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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Tate and Liza are the guardians of Mt. Pyre, having taken over the position from their grandparents. When Flannery calls the Gym Leaders together for a meeting about Team Magma and Team Aqua, Tate and Liza are forced to ignore the call so that they can head over to Mt. Pyre. There, they encounter Team Magma, who aim to steal the Red and Blue Orbs so that they can be used to control and . The attackers turn out to be illusions created by Blaise. By distracting Tate and Liza with his illusions, Blaise is able to easily sneak into the chamber holding the orbs and steal them.
Tate and Liza later appear on with Juan, who is revealed to have rescued them. They are tasked with training and so that they would be ready to face Groudon and Kyogre. They train Ruby and Sapphire in various forms of Double Battle styles so that they may work together and defeat their opponents. Once the time has come for Ruby and Sapphire to head off, Tate and Liza award Sapphire the Mind Badge.
After both Team Magma and Team Aqua are defeated and Groudon and Kyogre have returned to their deep slumber, Tate and Liza celebrate the victory with their allies and thank Sapphire and Ruby for their assistance in the battle.
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Using Wallace's aircar, Tate and Liza travel to Sootopolis City along with Juan and Lisia. They and several others are called to the city to assist in stopping Grand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Tate, Liza, and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might of Mega , successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Tate and Liza's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
=====Tate=====
=====Liza=====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Tate and Liza or their Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Tate and Liza are two of four Gym Leaders that are battled in a Double Battle for a Gym Badge, the others being Raihan and Ryme.
** Tate and Liza are the only Gym Leaders who fight as a team in a Double Battle, as Raihan and Ryme both fight alone.
** In , instead of serving as a team, Tate and Liza are shown and battled separately.
** Consequently, they are the only Gym Leaders whose is not in stereoscopic 3D in Generation VI, as only Single Battles support it.
* Chuang Yi's translations of Pokémon Adventures mistakenly refer to Tate as a girl.
* In Generation III , they are the only Gym Leaders to carry more than two Hyper Potions in their first battle. This is likely due to them being a duo, with each of them holding two Hyper Potions.
* In , they are referred to as "<sc>Leader Tate&Liza</sc>" due to the way their Trainer class is programmed. This is fixed in the remakes, where they are called "Leaders Liza & Tate".
* In Emerald, is the only Pokémon from their original team to keep its moveset in the rematches.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	フウとラン Fū & Lan 	From 風蘭 fūran () and 浮 fū (floating)
English 	Tate & Liza 	From levitate
German 	Ben & Svenja 	From Schweben (levitation)
Spanish 	Vito & Leti 	From levitación (levitation)
French 	Lévy & Tatia 	From lévitation (levitation)
Italian 	Tell & Pat 	From telepatia (telepathy)
Korean 	풍＆란 Pung & Ran 	From 풍란 (風蘭) pungran (wind orchid)
Chinese () 	小楓 Xiǎo Fēng小南 Xiǎo Nán 	From 楓 fēng (maple), an alternative reading of his Japanese nameTranscription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	楓與南 / 枫与南 Fēng & Nán 	Alternative reading of his Japanese name and transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	小楓 Síu Fūng小南 Síu Nàahm 	From 楓 fūng (maple), an alternative reading of his Japanese nameTranscription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	阿楓與阿南 A Fūng & A Nàahm 	Alternative reading of his Japanese name and transcription of her Japanese name
Indonesian 	Teit & Lisa 	Similar to their English names
Brazilian Portuguese	Tate e Liza 	From their English names
Thai 	ฟู่กับหลาง Fu & Lan 	Transcription of their Japanese names
Vietamese 	Fu & Lan 	Transcription of their Japanese names
Leaders
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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