Mr. Backlot

Mr. Backlot (Japanese: ウラヤマ Urayama) is the owner of the and Trophy Garden. He is also said to be the owner of Amity Square. His house has a back garden where s can catch wild Pokémon.
He is apparently a compulsive liar, as he will repeatedly insist that a Pokémon appears in his garden despite not even residing in his region. His butler, who serves him well, covers up for his lies, importing said Pokémon into the garden and allowing the player to catch rare Pokémon not found elsewhere in Sinnoh. This is often very helpful in completing the National Pokédex.
==In the core series games==
Mr. Backlot is said to be the owner of , the Trophy Garden behind it, and Amity Square. He resides in his office of the Pokémon Mansion, accompanied by his butler, and a guard. He takes a walk in his garden every morning, and discovers a new Pokémon everyday, surprising his butler. After saying that he is telling the truth about seeing the Pokémon, the butler leaves to add the Pokémon to the garden to cover up for his master's fibs. On any given day, the "planted" Pokémon that was in the Trophy Garden the previous time Mr. Backlot was last spoken with will also still be there, allowing a two-day window to catch each of these Pokémon.
===Quotes===
;Pokémon Mansion
:"Er-hem! There's a lot for me to be proud of inside, and outside, of this home... But what makes me the most proud is my trophy garden in the back! Why bother travelling afar when Pokémon are attracted by my garden? They come to me in hopes of seeing the garden! You're welcome to Well, doesn't that make you envious? You are envious, yes?"
::No: "I know you're really envious... You're not fooling anyone..." (conversation ends)
::Yes: "Muhohoho... I bet you are! I knew you would be! But I don't mind! I enjoy sharing my stories with you! So! When I go out into my prized trophy garden, Pokémon come running to me. They sidle up as happy as they can be to see me! Well? Doesn't that make you envious? You are envious, yes?"
::No: "I know you're really envious... You're not fooling anyone..." (conversation ends)
::Yes: "Muhohoho... I bet you are! I knew you would be! But I don't mind! I enjoy sharing my stories with you! So! This is what happened this morning when I went into my trophy garden. I noticed a cute-eyed <Pokémon>, which joyously ran over to me. The <Pokémon> ran up and gave me a smooch on my cheek..."
:"Wha... Erm... Wh-what are you saying? I'm no blowhard! Listen... Mutter, mutter... Whisper, whisper..."
:"...It's true, I tell you! No lies ever leave these lips! There really are cute <Pokémon> in this garden! Honest truth!"
===Sprites and models===
 	
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==In animation==
Mr. Backlot's only appearance in animation was in the episode Hungry for the Good Life!.
Mr. Backlot welcomed and into his mansion to escape a raging storm. The next day, Mr. Backlot took the group out to his Trophy Garden for the Pokémon to play. After arrived with their mecha and stole the Pokémon, Mr. Backlot and Monica drove Ash and directly to the trio. eventually found Team Rocket and defeated them just as Mr. Backlot and others caught up. After Team Rocket was defeated, Mr. Backlot was happily reunited with his Pokémon. Everyone returned to the mansion to wave goodbye to the group and the that Dawn .
Mr. Backlot amassed his collection of Pokémon from across the . He relies heavily on his housekeeper, , for domestic chores like cooking and she also takes care of his mansion estate and Pokémon. Mr. Backlot was generous with his time and had Monica bring out Poffins for the group's Pokémon during their stay. However he often gloated about his wealth and luxurious lifestyle. 
===Pokémon===
====Formerly looked after====
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Mr. Backlot appears in Suffering Psyduck, where he introduces , , and to his prized Trophy Garden. He asked Cynthia to investigate a case of a missing after someone reported it going missing in his Amity Square. 
===Pokémon===
====Seen at his garden====
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==Trivia==
* Mr. Backlot's Japanese name is a pun. His name is "Urayama" (ウラヤマ), but his butler adds shi (し or 氏, which in this case is a more polite form of "Mr.") to his name, making his name sound like the Japanese word for being envious, 羨ましい (urayamashii). In the game, he asks the player "Well? Aren't you envious?" (どう？うらやましいじゃろ？？) over and over before telling the player what new Pokémon are in his garden.
* In Pokémon X and Y, Elena, who trades an nicknamed Stevie to the player for any Pokémon in a random hotel, refers to Stevie as "Mr. Backlot's Pokémon" after the trade.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ウラヤマ Urayama 	From 裏山 urayama (mountain or hill behind a house) and 羨ましい urayamashii (envious)
English 	Mr. Backlot 	From
German 	Herr Reichedel 	From reich (rich) and edel (noble)
Spanish 	Señor Fortuny 	From fortuna (fortune)
French 	M. Décorum 	From décorum ()
Italian 	Sig. Granlotto 	From gran lotto (grand lot)
Korean 	한자랑 Han Jarang 	From 한 han (great) and 자랑 jarang (pride)
Chinese ()	現慕 / 现慕 Xiànmù 	From 羨慕 / 羡慕 xiànmù / sihnmouh (to envy)
Chinese ()	羨慕 / 羡慕 Xiànmù 	From 羨慕 / 羡慕 xiànmù / sihnmouh (to envy)
Chinese ()	現慕 Yihnmouh 	From 羨慕 / 羡慕 xiànmù / sihnmouh (to envy)
Chinese ()	羨慕 Sihnmouh 	From 羨慕 / 羡慕 xiànmù / sihnmouh (to envy)
Polish 	Pan Bogacki 	From bogaty (rich)
Vietnamese	Urayama 	Transcription of his Japanese name
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