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Candela (Japanese: キャンデラ Candela) is the leader of Team Valor (Japanese: チームヴァーラー Team Valor), one of the three s in Pokémon GO. Team Valor is researching Pokémon strength and is represented by . Team Valor Trainers believe that their Pokémon are the strongest because they train to naturally enhance a Pokémon's power in search of true strength.
She is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with and Blanche. She is the oldest of the three team leaders.Pokémon GO Twitter While a very passionate and emotional person, Candela is capable of approaching difficult situations calmly.
==History==
===Involving Team GO Rocket===
On October 30, 2019, it was revealed that Candela was once close friends with Arlo, who used to be a member of Team Valor before Candela became its leader. While doing outdoor research with Professor Willow, Candela spotted Arlo from a distance, surrounded by several . Having heard of Blanche's and Spark's earlier encounters with the other Team GO Rocket Leaders, Candela opted to return to the lab, seemingly unnoticed by Arlo.Subject: A Valor recruit no more
On November 7, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter, Candela sent the following message in response to Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo:
:"Arlo. You’re right—I haven’t changed. I stand just as strong as I always have, and that’s what Team Valor needs: a leader who stands strong. Next time, battle me in the field and not with your words."'
On November 12, 2019, Candela returned to the original location where she last saw Arlo and found that he was still present. She challenged him to battle on the terms that he uses his past team and not his , to which Arlo accepted. During an intense battle, Arlo had two of his Pokémon knocked out without defeating even one of Candela's, causing him to become hopeless. Candela offered for him to return to Team Valor, but Arlo refused, stating that Team GO Rocket had made him a leader. Arlo then fled from the battle, giving Candela a victory by forfeit.Team GO Rocket Leaders vs team leaders face-off recap! - Pokémon GO
On July 26, 2020, during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, Arlo battled Candela. Candela initiated the battle by sending out a , while Arlo sent a Shadow .Twitter announcement While Scizor was using , Candela reminisced about the time both Arlo and her were training together with their respective and before parting ways. Coming back to her senses, she commanded Rapidash to use .Twitter update In the end, Candela won the battle when Giovanni recalled Arlo 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===
Candela uses the following Pokémon in . Her Pokémon's moves will be randomly chosen from their current move pool.
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===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==
Candela 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 Ryuta Fuse. 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 Fire Energy card from their discard pile to one of their Benched Pokémon.
==Trivia==
* Candela is left-handed.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	キャンデラ Candela 	From candela (Latin for candle)
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Indonesian	Candela 	Same as Japanese name
Korean 	칸델라 Candela 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	坎迪拉 Kǎndílā 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	坎迪拉 Hámdihklāai 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Hindi 	कैंडेला Candela 	Transcription of English/Japanese name
Russian 	Кандела Kandela 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Thai 	แคนเดลา Candela 	Transcription of her Japanese name
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==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon GO characters
Category:Fire-type Trainers
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