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Arven (Japanese: ペパー Peper"Peper & Mafitiff & Parshen" Pokémon Scale World figurine catalog image) is a friend and rival character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. He is the son of Professor Sada/Professor Turo. He is the player's primary partner for the Path of Legends storyline of Scarlet and Violet, where he seeks out the Herba Mystica.
==In the core series games==
Arven is an upperclassman at the Naranja Academy/Uva Academy close to graduation. He is skilled at cooking, and is a researcher of healthy recipes to make Pokémon feel better.Arven — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website He always carries a copy of the Scarlet Book/Violet Book with him.(November 8, 2022). "The Scarlet Book and the Violet Book." Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Official Website He is enrolled in the track of the Academy, with his homeroom teacher being Salvatore.
Arven is the son of Professor Sada/Turo and their unknown colleague (who was mentioned to have walked out after Arven was born). Due to the professor's devoutness to their research and the Tera Project, Arven mostly grew up alone in the lighthouse laboratory on Poco Path. The strained relationship led Arven to devote most of his time to his companion (originally a ) as well as learning to cook and clean. He enjoys picnics, especially their outdoor settings and the Sandwiches made. At some point, the professor succeeded in creating a working time machine, bringing Paradox Pokémon to the present time. One such Pokémon was /, which the professor brought to the lighthouse for safekeeping, instructing Arven to keep it a secret. However, multiple people ended up witnessing the Legendary Pokémon attacking several wild Pokémon, and the professor was forced to bring the Pokémon back to the Zero Lab. Arven would end up not seeing his parent again until the ending events of the game, causing him to blame and loathe the Legendary Pokémon for taking his parent away from him. Eventually, he and Mabosstiff visited Area Zero in an attempt to find his parent, only for Mabosstiff to be attacked by a creature Arven describes as either "rampaging" or "a metallic machine". After taking a Flying Taxi out of the Great Crater of Paldea, he tried to heal Mabosstiff using a Pokémon Center and Potions, only to have failures due to his injuries being a special case. In desperation, he skipped his classes to research and attempt almost every cure available, yet he was not successful. At some point, he sifted through the Scarlet Book/Violet Book and learned of the legendary Herba Mystica, and, seeing his chance at revitalizing Mabosstiff, began to research them.
The player and Nemona first meet Arven on Poco Path, after meeting and being rescued by Koraidon/Miraidon. Arven was searching his old home, the lighthouse lab, where he found a book previously owned by the professor, the mysterious Scarlet Book/Violet Book. When Nemona recognizes him as their son, he becomes angry and tells her that his parentage doesn't matter. Still, he is surprised to see the Legendary Pokémon outside of Area Zero, and the weakened state that it is in. After he learns the truth of what actually happened, he challenges the player to a battle to test whether or not they can control the Paradox Pokémon. After the battle, he lets the player take the Legendary off of his hands and gives them Koraidon's Poké Ball/Miraidon's Poké Ball and runs down Poco Path on his way to the Academy, while Nemona yells at him to answer her questions.
===Path of Legends===
After the player's first class, Arven is waiting for them at the Cafeteria. Already knowing their name due to them becoming a school celebrity, he asks the player to help make his dream a reality: to help him defeat five Titan Pokémon so he can create recipes with the Herba Mystica, special herbs that heal any Pokémon that eats them. From his research in the Scarlet Book/Violet Book, the Titans are incredibly strong, but because he isn't proficient at Pokémon battles, he requires the help of a strong trainer, hoping the player would assist them. He asks them to think it over, and registers the locations of the titans on their Rotom Phone's map.
After attending the Academy's opening ceremony for the annual "Treasure Hunt," he finds the player and Nemona in the center of Mesagoza, below the steps to the Academy, conversing about Pokémon Gyms. He scolds Nemona for suggesting that the player would attempt to reach Rank instead of assisting him in acquiring the Herba Mystica, much to her surprise and disapproval. When the player receives a sudden call from the mysterious character Cassiopeia regarding disbanding Team Star through defeating the bosses, he once again criticizes the idea, but is surprised when the stranger mentions him by name. After Nemona assures the player that they are free to follow whichever path they choose, Arven almost reveals his true intentions in his quest, but quickly changes the subject, mentioning how he plans to create the world's greatest sandwiches with the Herba Mystica. At this mention of sandwiches, Koraidon/Miraidon exits their Poké Ball, angering Arven. The player mounts the Legendary, and he tells them that the best start on their search for the Titans will be past the east gate of the city. Afterwards, he leaves in frustration when Nemona recommends the opposite west gate for the path towards the Gyms, informing the player that he will see them soon.
Over the course of the game, the player participates in the Path of Legends storyline, joining Arven in defeating Titan Pokémon and creating various sandwiches using the Herba Mystica to both cure Mabosstiff and restore Koraidon/Miraidon's power. Fortunately, the power of all five sandwiches restores the Legendary Pokémon to full strength, as well as bringing Mabosstiff's health back completely, making Arven ecstatic. However, Professor Sada/Turo requests for the two to visit their laboratory at the Great Crater of Paldea, and for Arven to bring the Scarlet/Violet Book with him. Arven then battles the player at his full power to test if they're both ready to take on the most dangerous area in the region. Defeating him concludes the Path of Legends. 
===The Way Home===
Joined by Nemona and Penny, Arven and the player make their way to Area Zero at the Great Crater of Paldea, following the professor's request, and are tasked with visiting four research stations to unlock the door to the professor's laboratory at the bottom. Arven initially butts heads with Penny, jealous of her and Nemona's friendship with the player, but later opens up about his lonely past to them, with him and Penny exchanging apologies and becoming friends. The further the group descends into Area Zero, the more they begin to encounter peculiar Pokémon, with similarities to those of the present day but with primeval/mechanical qualities. Professor Sada/Turo reveals them to be Pokémon successfully summoned from a time machine they built in the Area Zero Depths. Arven attempts to ask the professor why they were called to Area Zero, but they become hesitant and request that they wait until they are face-to-face for a proper explanation. Seeing how the professor addresses the player as the one they hope to fix things, Arven hands them the copy of the Scarlet/Violet Book.
Upon reaching another research station, Arven and the player are surprised to see a /, just like the Quaking Earth Titan they faced previously. The pair defeat it, with Arven speculating if the Titan Pokémon they encountered on the surface of Paldea also came from Area Zero. Inside another research station, the Professor reveals that the Koraidon/Miraidon the player has been traveling with is only one of two species they were able to bring over to Area Zero, and Arven recounts his experiences with the dragon, and how he grew to hate it for playing a part in his parent's neglect. Arven and the others make their way to the final research station, where the message sent by Professor Sada/Turo suddenly glitches out and "restarts", and though the professor attempts to play it off as transmission difficulties, an aggrieved Arven quickly realizes for himself that they haven't been talking to the real Professor at all.
The player's group eventually reaches the Zero Lab, where the Professor warns them of the Paradox Pokémon within that may try to escape. Concerned about the battle ahead, Arven suggests the player bring out Koraidon/Miraidon to assist them, remembering its strength and theorizing that being in Area Zero may coerce it out of its timid nature. The group and Koraidon/Miraidon watch as the door to the Zero Lab opens, only to be briefly confronted by the second Koraidon/Miraidon, whose aggressive disposition nearly initiates a battle before it sees the open Zero Lab and ventures inside. Arven and the others only have a brief moment to calm down before they are ambushed by the Paradox Pokémon escaping from the Zero Lab entrance. Arven assists the player in fighting a / before telling the player to take their dragon and go on ahead into the Zero Lab. He also gives Koraidon/Miraidon a pep talk, encouraging it to stand up to its aggressive brethren before turning his attention to the remaining /.
Arven, Nemona and Penny manage to catch up to the player in the time machine chamber just as they have defeated the AI Professor Sada/Turo. Arven demands the robot identify themselves, but is surprised when the AI responds with the professor's voice, apologizing to their son for neglecting him for so long. Suddenly, the professor's Paradise Protection Protocol is initiated, locking all Poke Balls not matching the professor's ID. As the AI is overcome by Terastal energy, it warns the children to run before being fully disabled and overtaken by the program, which forces it to send out the aggressive Koraidon/Miraidon. Arven watches as the player is forced to respond with their own Koraidon/Miraidon, due to the Poke Ball matching the professor's ID. As Arven, Nemona and Penny cheer the player and the dragon on, the latter is reinvigorated and regains its battle form. With Penny noticing the player's Tera Orb glowing, Arven calls for the player to finish it with Terastallization, and their Koraidon/Miraidon uses a -type to defeat their aggressive counterpart, freeing the AI professor from the protocol's influence in the process.
The AI, however, recognizes that its systems are so integrally connected with the time machine that the machine cannot be shut down as long as it remains present, and so decides to permanently shut the machine down by personally using it one last time to visit the distant past/future the real professor dreamed of seeing. Before it departs, the AI apologizes to Arven again for hiding the truth from him, but reveals that it inherited all of the real professor's thoughts and wishes, and that Arven's mother/father truly loved him. Arven is distraught at the revelations, but can only shout for them one last time before the time machine activates, sends the AI professor away, and completely shuts down.
As the group leaves Area Zero, Arven reflects on his earlier suspicions about the professor's true nature, but how he couldn't help but want to believe they were real anyway. He is comforted by the others, who decide to cheer him up by deciding to take a slow and scenic route back to Mesagoza, concluding The Way Home and the main game.
===Post-game===
Director Clavell calls Arven and the other three to his office to congratulate them for their unsupervised-yet-heroic endeavors in Area Zero. He apologizes to Arven for the loss of his parent, but Arven remarks that the whole experience helped to clear his head a little, before deciding not to reminisce in the past too much and look forward to graduating with his friends. Unfortunately for Arven, this means catching up on a multitude of academy credits required for him to graduate.
The player battles Arven as their first opponent in the first Academy Ace Tournament. In subsequent Academy Ace Tournaments, he can be battled again as a random opponent.
===Mochi Mayhem===
After the player receives the Mythical Pecha Berry and inspects the peculiar toy at Peachy's, Arven calls them, wondering if he can hang out with them at their house. The player agrees and returns home to meet him, only to find Nemona and Penny as part of the welcome party. Arven apologizes, since the other two overheard his call and invited themselves over, but the player reassures him it's fine and invites them all inside. After dinner and dessert, the player reveals their invitation to Kitakami from their new friend Kieran, and that Kieran provided extra tickets in case the player wanted to bring friends. Arven and the others accept the offer and decide to meet up in front of the southern gate of Mesagoza to leave.
The player returns to Kitakami with their Paldea buddies in tow and meet Kieran at his house. Though Arven retains a bit of old jealousy over the player having friends other than him, he soon realizes Kieran is a good person and feels bad for attempting to antagonize him. Just then, Carmine arrives, performing a weird dance, repeatedly chanting "mochi", and generally not acting her usual self. Kieran is concerned by his sister's peculiar behavior, though Arven and the others encourage him to stay positive. That night at the Community Center, Arven wants to change the TV display channel, tired of seeing the same tourism video on repeat, but Kieran tells him that the caretaker hid the remote, so Arven and the others race to find it, agreeing that whoever finds it gets to choose what to do with it.
The player finds the remote first, but they also discover Nemona's sudden disappearance. While Arven and Penny wait in the Community Center, the player and Kieran go outside to find Nemona, only to be confronted by Kieran's grandparents and other citizens in battle, all acting the same as Carmine. Meanwhile, Arven and Penny step outside for a moment, worried about the other two, but are also confronted by mochi-crazy citizens. Holed up at Peachy's, Arven calls the player to let them know what's going on, but the call abruptly ends when a strange creature frightens Penny into knocking Arven over and dropping his phone, so the player and Kieran rush back to Peachy's to help them. Arven is not completely convinced that Penny wasn't hallucinating, until he notices the creature - - floating above the roof of Peachy's. Penny confirms it as what she saw earlier, but before the group can theorize further, Pecharunt attacks them by flinging toxic mochi from itself towards their mouths.
While Arven and Penny unknowingly eat their mochi, the player dodges theirs and Kieran is spared when his mochi bonks him on the head. Arven and Penny soon fall under Pecharunt's control and start dancing like the others, though Arven's dance is much more reserved, and he appears extremely embarrassed to be forced to dance. The player and Kieran defeat Arven and Penny in a Multi Battle before chasing after the fleeing Pecharunt, who summons Arven and Penny, along with the rest of Mossui Town's villagers, to pin the player and Kieran at Loyalty Plaza. Kieran holds the horde off while the player defeats a mind-controlled Nemona and catches Pecharunt, freeing Arven and the others from its mochi-maddening clutches. Arven can barely recall what happened before Pecharunt took control of him, but Kieran and the player fill him and Penny in on the night's events. After spending some more peaceful time in Kitakami, the player and the others prepare to leave for Paldea, but not before thanking Kieran and Carmine for their hospitality. Arven apologizes to Kieran for initially antagonizing him, and while Kieran barely noticed, Carmine half-jokingly encourages Arven to keep doing so.
After the end of Mochi Mayhem, Arven can be invited as a coach to Blueberry Academy and battled once per invitation. After talking to the player a third time (once per invitation), he offers to trade the player a with its Hidden Ability, .
===Pokémon===
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=====First battle=====
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will not black out and the story will progress either way, with different dialogue depending on the outcome of the battle.
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=====Titan Multi Battle partner=====
Arven joins the as a Multi Battle partner against five different Titan Pokémon in no set order.
Against , the Stony Cliff Titan:
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Against , the Open Sky Titan:
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Against , the Lurking Steel Titan:
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Against /, the Quaking Earth Titan:
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Against and , the False Dragon Titan:
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=====Second battle=====
Arven will stallize his at the first opportunity.
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=====Area Zero Multi Battle partner=====
Arven uses this team as a Multi Battle partner against an aggressive /, and later against an escaping /:
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=====Third battle=====
Arven will always send out last and stallize it at the first opportunity.
Arven's initial team in the Academy Ace Tournament can be rematched at random in subsequent tournaments prior to completing The Indigo Disk.
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=====Fourth battle=====
Arven joins Penny in a Multi Battle against the and Kieran during Mochi Mayhem.
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=====Rematch=====
Arven will always send out last and stallize it at the first opportunity.
Arven uses the same team for the Academy Ace Tournament and League Club Room battles. The level of his team increases with the player's progress. Excluding his initial team, they are:
* Lv. 75-76 after completing The Indigo Disk and winning the Academy Ace Tournament for the first time
* Lv. 82-83 after completing Mochi Mayhem
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=====Traded to the player=====
Upon the third unique interaction with Arven in the League Club Room, he will trade a Skwovet to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding , , or Mythical Pokémon.
====Status unknown====
Arven is shown with a in Battle Studies classes, despite his already being fully evolved prior to the beginning of the game. After completing Path of Legends, Arven instead uses his Mabosstiff during Battle Studies classes. Its relation to Arven's Mabosstiff is unknown.
	
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Arven, in his design, forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Arven became a playable sync pair on August 10, 2024.
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Arven debuted in Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, where he joined and Penny in watching Liko and Roy's battle.
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Arven appeared in Breathe Out. He was first seen reading a book while walking on Glaseado Mountain, where he ran into Ohara. Arven was abruptly attacked by a and began to attempt to outrun it. He tripped and fell into the snow, but was saved by Ohara, who was able to calm Cetitan down with her flute.
====Voice actors====
===Biri-Biri===
Arven briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Arven debuted in Speeding! Paldea's Prince of Speed!!. He was first seen at Uva Academy's opening ceremony, impatiently waiting for it to end so the Treasure Hunt could begin. Eventually, Arven fell asleep only to be abruptly woken up when crashed the ceremony and competed in a race against some teachers. To Arven's confusion, Violet somehow had in his possession but refused to answer how he came across it. Instead, Arven was dragged along to help Violet search for the Herba Mystica. 
In Discover! The Quaking Earth Titan!!, while traveling to the location of a Titan Pokémon, Violet explained how he befriended Miraidon and revealed it was Arven's father, Professor Turo, who told him to find the Herba Mystica. They eventually arrived at Asado Desert, where Violet challenged , the Quaking Earth Titan. Despite his best efforts, Violet was easily defeated, allowing the Titan to flee. Recognizing that Iron Treads was too powerful at their current level, Arven and Violet decided to challenge the Titan again after they trained and caught more Pokémon. While battling wild Pokémon, Violet came across a pair of s attempting to recruit a girl named Penny and drove them off.
In PASV04, after Penny left, Violet received a call from someone going by the name "Cassiopeia". The caller recruited Arven and Violet as members of Operation Starfall, a plan to defeat each of Team Star's five squad bosses and force the group to disband. Days later, Arven and Violet arrived at the Segin Squad's Base, where they were approached by Clavell. Disguised as a student named Clive, Clavell requested to join Operation Starfall as well, which Cassiopeia accepted. Violet was unable to see through Clavell's disguise, much to Arven's bafflement, but Clavell quietly told Arven to play along. Arven and Violet battled through waves of Team Star Grunts in a Star Barrage while Clavell played support by healing their injured Pokémon. As he only had one Pokémon capable of battling, Arven was unable to keep pace with Violet, leaving the latter alone to battle the Dark Squad boss Giacomo. Eventually, Giacomo was defeated and stepped down as boss before revealing that Team Star's prolonged truancy was because they were waiting for their true leader, the "big boss", to return to them.
In PASV07, Arven and Violet were approached by Penny, who revealed she joined Operation Starfall as a member of Cassiopeia's supply unit. As a reward for disbanding the Segin Squad, Penny gave information on the location of one of the Titans. Later, at South Province (Area Three), Arven and Violet encountered the Stony Cliff Titan, . Using the area's terrain to its advantage, Klawf kept dodging Arven and Violet's attempts to attack it. Under Violet's suggestion, Arven went to the nearest watchtower to use it as a vantage point. After reaching the top of the tower, Arven found an injured Nemona, who explained that she was resting to recover from a attack. Once she learned that Arven and Violet were facing a Titan, Nemona begged them to let her join in the battle. Arven reluctantly agreed, and together with Nemona, he launched a pincer attack at Klawf, forcing it into the path of Violet's next attack. With Klawf defeated, Arven treated Violet and Nemona to a sandwich made from the Sweet Herba Mystica that Klawf was guarding. When he fed some to Mabosstiff, its cold body started to become warm again.
In PASV10, Arven received a call from Giacomo, who informed him where the next Titan resided. At West Province (Area One), Arven and Violet found , the Open Sky Titan, dropping large boulders down a nearby hill, preventing anyone from reaching the summit. They easily dodged the boulders with Miraidon's speed, but when Arven noticed an injured woman lying on the road, he forced Violet to take a detour. The woman, a traveling street performer named , revealed she was responsible for Bombirdier's rampage, as she earlier tried to calm it with her music only for her efforts to have the opposite effect. Using her music, Mireia distracted Bombirder, allowing Arven and Violet to launch a combined attack, taking down the Titan and gaining access to its supply of Bitter Herba Mystica. Afterward, Arven made sandwiches for everyone, including Mabosstiff, who regained the ability to open its eyes.
Later, while searching for the Quaking Earth Titan in the Asado Desert, Arven and Violet were told by Cassiopeia about a rumor that Team Star's Schedar Squad were looking for a bodyguard. Violet told Arven to stay behind while he raided the Schedar Squad's Base before they could increase security. Worried for his friend, Arven called Clavell and asked him to go help Violet. While he waited, Arven was approached by a girl named , who had somehow managed to steal Miraidon.
After Arven deduced that Scarlet was acquainted with Nemona, Scarlet revealed her occupation as a treasure hunter and that she needed Miraidon's abilities to complete a job request. Promising to return Miraidon once she achieved her goal, Scarlet agreed to help Arven restore Mabosstiff to full health if he kept Miraidon under control. With information obtained from Cassiopeia, Arven and Scarlet traveled to East Province (Area Three) to take on the Lurking Steel Titan.
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=====Traveling with=====
		
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==In the TCG==
===Arven===
Arven was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion and the English expansion, with artwork by GIDORA. An print illustrated by the same artist, and a version of the card with artwork by kantaro were released in the same sets. A second version of the card with artwork by aspara was released in the Japanese subset and the English expansion. The card lets players search their deck for an and a , reveal them, and put them in their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.
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===Other cards===
Arven also makes an appearance on the from .
==Gallery==
===Core series game artwork===
 	 	 	
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===Animation===
 	
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===Manga===
Artwork from Tweet containing Violet and Arven's artwork
==Trivia==
* Excluding Mabosstiff, all of Arven's Pokémon are related to food or cooking: Cloyster represents oysters, Toedscruel represents mushrooms, Garganacl represents salt, Scovillain represents peppers and spices, and Greedent is known to collect and store in its tail.
* A version of the framed photograph in Arven's dorm room can be seen in the Zero Lab, with a younger Arven fully in frame with his Maschiff.
* Arven's Rotom Phone uses a Flabébé Flower Case.
* All of the Pokémon Arven uses against the Titan Pokémon have type advantages against the Titan Pokémon, with the exception of Greedent.
** Arven's Greedent does, however, know the move , which is super effective against Titan , but it knows no moves that would be super effective against Titan .
* There is a possibility for Arven's Pokémon to appear as a during the Multi Battles against the Titans. However, they will not remain Shiny in any further battles.
* The that Arven trades to the player in the League Club Room has the ID number 105971. 105 and 971 are the Pokédex numbers of and , respectively, both having a connection with death.
* Before Arven Terastallizes Mabosstiff, he holds his Poké Ball upside down.
* Arven was awarded the 2022 Famitsu Dengeki Game Award for Best Character. During the event, director Shigeru Ohmori explained via a written message that Arven's character was based on his personal experience of losing his parents at a young age.https://www.famitsu.com/news/202303/18296051.html
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ペパー Peper 	From
English, BrazilianPortuguese	Arven 	From (scientific name of corn mint or Japanese peppermint)
German, French 	Pepper 	From his Japanese name
Spanish 	Damián 	From lamiáceas ()
Italian 	Pepe 	From peppermint
Korean 	페퍼 Pepper 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	派帕 Pàipà 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	派帕 Paaipaak 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Indonesian 	Arvin 	Similar to his English name
Thai 	เปปเปอร์ Peppoe	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Rival characters
Category:Scarlet and Violet characters
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Trainers with Tera Orbs
Category:Pokémon: Paldean Winds characters
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Category:Trainers with Paradox Pokémon
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
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