Spark (GO)

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Spark (Japanese: スパーク Spark) is the leader of Team Instinct (Japanese: チームインスティンクト Team Instinct) in Pokémon GO. Team Instinct is researching Pokémon breeding, and is represented by . Team Instinct Trainers believe a Pokémon's intuition is linked to how they are hatched.
He is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with Blanche and Candela. Standing at over 6 feet tall, Spark is the tallest of the three team leaders.Pokémon GO Twitter He has an impulsive personality and likes to tease Blanche, who tends to get flustered when proven wrong.Pokémon GO Twitter
==History==
===Involving Team GO Rocket===
On October 28, 2019, Spark had been collecting Eggs from PokéStops, fearing they would be turned into if hatched by Team GO Rocket. During his mission, he encountered Sierra for the first time, who mocked his efforts. Spark initially challenged her to battle but did not come prepared with any of his Pokémon.Willow Report: Looming in the Shadows - Pokémon GO
On November 7, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter, Spark sent the following message in response to Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra:
:"Your threats won’t stop me from doing what’s right, Sierra! You might think I’m naïve, but I’m positive that the good guys always win in the end...and that’s the side I’m on!"'
On November 12, 2019, Spark successfully tracked down Sierra's location using the Rocket Radar and challenged her to battle. The battle resulted in a close victory for Spark, who ended up with only one Pokémon remaining.Team GO Rocket Leaders vs team leaders face-off recap! - Pokémon GO
On July 26, 2020, during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, Sierra battled Spark. Spark initiated the battle by sending out an , while Sierra sent a Shadow .Twitter announcement Houndoom started the fight by using but Elekid knocked it with a destabilizing .Twitter update In the end, Spark won the battle when Giovanni recalled Sierra to him along with the other Team GO Rocket Leaders. Professor Willow, Blanche, Candela, Spark and their Pokémon then witnessed the Pokémon GO Fest 2020 fireworks show in the sky.Twitter update
==Pokémon==
===Battle Training===
Spark uses the following Pokémon in . His Pokémon's moves will be randomly chosen from their current move pool.
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SparkTeam Instinct Leader			
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SparkTeam Instinct Leader			
===Pokémon GO Tour: Johto Battle Challenge===
==Gallery==
Appearance from Pokémon GO between September 30thLeek Duck on Twitter: The team leaders, Spark, Blanche, and Candela, are now wearing new outfits in-game. The new outfits are visible during Pokémon appraisal and when you train against them on the battle page. and November 30th, 2022PokeMiners on Twitter: Willow and the Team Leaders have been fixed.
==Quotes==
==In the TCG==
Spark was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by Naoki Saito. It was also released as a and in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by the same artist. It allows the player to draw two cards and then flip a coin. If heads, they can attach a Lightning Energy card from their discard pile to one of their Benched Pokémon.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	スパーク Spark 	From spark
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Indonesian	Spark 	Same as Japanese name
Korean 	스파크 Spark 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	史帕克 Shǐpàkè 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	史帕克 Sípaakhāk 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Hindi 	स्पार्क Spark 	Transcription of English/Japanese name
Russian 	Спарк Spark 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Thai 	สปาร์ก Spark 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Team Instinct
==References==
==Related articles==
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