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Subway Boss Ingo (Japanese: サブウェイマスターノボリ Subway Master Nobori) is one of the leaders of the Battle Subway in , along with his brother, Emmet. In , Ingo is the warden tasked with watching over a special .
==In the core series games==
In , Ingo can be battled in a Single Battle on the Battle Subway's Single Train once the player has acquired a 20 win streak, and on the Super Single Train once the player has acquired a 48 win streak. He can also be battled alongside his brother Emmet in a Multi Battle on the Multi Train once the player has acquired a 20 win streak, and on the Super Multi Train once the player has acquired a 48 win streak. His teams are identical in both pairs of games. In Black 2 and White 2 only, the brothers can also be faced in a one-time Multi Battle in front of the Gear Station.
In , Ingo appears as one of the wardens of the Pearl Clan, having been transported back in time to the Hisui region and lost most of his memories in the process. He escorts the player through the Coronet Highlands when they first visit the area, telling them about his faint memories of and Emmet, as well as battling the player and granting them the ability to summon to climb tall rocky walls. After regaining some more of his memories, he tells Adaman and Melli about how Pokémon Trainers in the future cooperate with Pokémon. After Lord has been calmed, he starts managing the training grounds in Jubilife Village. When spoken to, he allows the player to choose one of certain characters to battle, including himself.
===Pokémon===
====Single Trains====
=====On 21st consecutive battle=====
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====Super Single Trains====
=====On 49th consecutive battle=====
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====Multi Trains====
=====On 21st consecutive battle=====
Ingo uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, while Emmet uses third and the fourth.
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====Super Multi Trains====
=====On 49th consecutive battle=====
Ingo uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, while Emmet uses third and the fourth.
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====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
In addition to battles in the Battle Subway, Ingo and his brother are fought in a Multi Battle with the and their counterpart as part of the story.
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====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
=====First battle=====
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=====Training grounds=====
======Regular team======
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======Tougher team======
This is the version of his team made available in version 1.1.0 onwards by choosing "You, Ingo—but tougher" after completing Mission 27: "The Deified Pokémon". All of these Pokémon have effort level 5 in all of their stats.
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======Alpha team======
This team is available after defeating Ingo's stronger team at the training grounds in version 1.1.0 onwards. It can be fought by choosing "You, Ingo—using alphas". This is a three-on-one fight against alpha Pokémon, all with the "Wild Might" status.
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======Path of Solitude======
After completing the Daybreak request, Ingo will offer Path of Solitude battles. The player is only allowed to use a single Pokémon, and Ingo's team will be directly based on what the player uses. If the player wins, Ingo will mark the Pokédex entry of the species that the player used.
====In service to====
As a warden, Ingo cares for a special that acts as a to assist humans.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Ingo forms a sync pair with , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. His Chandelure is capable of Dynamaxing. Ingo became a playable sync pair on June 30, 2021.
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==Gallery==
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===Merchandise===
Kazama confirming he drew the art for the Diamond & Pearl Clan Special Sets
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Ingo is an old acquaintance of ’s, having first met at a rail enthusiasts convention. Ingo is referred to as "big brother" by Emmet in the Japanese version of the , indicating that he is the older twin.
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Ingo debuted at the end of Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief! along with Emmet, where they detected that was tampering with the track switches. In The Beartic Mountain Feud!, the pair went in search of what or who was causing these disturbances and they caught a glimpse of two figures—Jessie and James—before they disappeared into the shadows.
In Crisis from the Underground Up! and Battle for the Underground!, Ingo and his brother met , Cilan, and as the train they were riding had stopped. After Pokémon had been stolen from the Pokémon Center, Ingo and Emmet teamed up with the group to coordinate a counter strategy to stop Team Rocket and retrieve all the stolen Pokémon.
In Lost at the Stamp Rally!, Ingo and his brother helped a young girl, Erina, locate her lost . Afterwards, they rewarded Ash and Cilan's good deed by having a Tag Battle against them. Despite Ash and Cilan pushing their hardest, they were finally defeated when Ingo's Chandelure stopped their Pokémon with , so that Emmet's could finish them off with .
Ingo, along with Emmet, appeared in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! as part of a fantasy made up by Soren, who boasted that both he and his brother Rocko had beaten the Subway Bosses in a Tag Battle. However, this claim was quickly disproved by Rocko.
Ingo appeared in a cameo in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened, and in Cilan's flashback in Survival of the Striaton Gym!.
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Ingo reappeared in Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!, alongside Emmet as a fantasy caused by a wild . At the end of the episode, Cilan revealed he planned to attend an event held by the brothers.
====Character====
Ingo and his brother Emmet are markedly similar. They are both composed and precise in manner, important attributes to his role as one of the es. This also extends into Ingo's strategy. He often takes the lead, creating an opening for Emmet to attack.
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===GOTCHA!===
Ingo briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Ingo debuts in Growing Pains. He, along with his brother Emmet, is first seen walking around Gear Station. They are later properly introduced as the Subway Bosses for the newly created Battle Subway to and . According to the Mayor of Nimbasa City, they were recruited by him because of their strength. White later decides to take part in a test run of the Battle Subway, which she uses as a way to learn how to become a Trainer.
As the three travel, White is pitted against Virtual Trainers while the twins evaluate her progress. Emmet's love of battling and impatience leads to him constantly ask White to win 20 consecutive battles so that they can have a battle. This behavior scares White, which forces Ingo to repeatedly apprehend his brother and drag him away.
Sometime later, the train arrives at Anville Town, the final stop. At this point, White's skills have improved to the point where she can battle one of the Subway Bosses. Ingo has a battle with White while Emmet referees. The battle ends in a tie, much to Ingo's frustration. After stepping out for a bit, White returns with , a friend of hers. White asks the twins to take her to Castelia City so that she can help Bianca with her troubles. Afterward, White returns to continue her training.
After more traveling, White finishes her training and goes her separate ways from the Subway Bosses.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
Ingo & Emmet was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era). It was first released in the Japanese subset before debuting in English in the expansion, with artwork by Yusuke Ohmura. It was also released as a in the same Japanese and English expansion, with artwork by Megumi Mizutani. It allows the player to look at the top card of their deck, discard their hand, then draw five cards from the top or bottom of the deck.
Ingo also makes a cameo appearance in the Galarian Gallery print of , released in the expansion.
==Trivia==
* In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Ingo is the only one of the Pearl Clan to keep his Pokémon partners in Poké Balls as opposed to having them roam free, and he is the only warden or clan member with this distinction.
** He is also the only non-player character to use alpha Pokémon as part of his team.
** Moreover, he is the only NPC to use an outside of a battle facility, as he uses one in the Path of Solitude.
* Similar to Anabel, Ingo debuted as a and was later transported to another region, losing most of his memories in the process.
* Ingo's Japanese name, Nobori, literally means "up-train", but is also close to the word yamanobori, which means "mountain-climbing". His role in Pokémon Legends: Arceus as the warden of , a mountain-climbing Pokémon, may be a reference to this.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ノボリ Nobori 	From 上り nobori ()
English 	Ingo 	From ingoing, as in "ingoing train"
German 	Hin 	From hin und her (back and forth)
Spanish 	Fero 	From ferrocarril (railway)
French 	Chammal 	From (northwesterly wind in the Middle East)
Italian 	Andy 	From andare (to go)
Korean 	상행 Sanghaeng 	From 상행 (上行) sanghaeng (up-train)
Chinese ()	北尚 Běishàng 	From 北上 běishàng / bākséuhng (to go north)
Chinese ()	北尚 Bākseuhng 	From 北上 běishàng / bākséuhng (to go north)
Russian 	Инго Ingo 	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese	Nobori 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Emmet
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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Category:Black and White characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Legends: Arceus characters
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Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Characters who are twins
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