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{{samename|character of the day from [[XY020|Breaking Titles at the Chateau!]] with the Japanese name Nikola|Nico}}
{{CharInfobox
|color={{white 2 color}}
|corecolor={{white 2 color light}}
|bordercolor={{white 2 color dark}}
|name=Nikola
|jname=エリファス
|tmname=Éliphas
|image=Nikola M19.png
|caption=Nikola
|colors=yes
|eyes=Black
|hair=White
|gender=Male
|hometown=[[Azoth Kingdom]]
|region=[[Kalos]]
|anime=yes
|epnum=M19
|epname=Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
|enva=[[Scottie Ray]]
|java=Tomomichi Nishimura
}}

'''Nikola''' (Japanese: '''エリファス''' ''Éliphas'') is a character in the third {{series|XY}} {{pkmn|movie}}, ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''. He is a scientist who created {{OBP|Magearna|M19}} 500 years ago.

==History==
[[File:Nikola and Magearna.png|thumb|left|250px|Nikola and Magearna]]
Nikola was a great master of arcane science who built the [[Azoth Kingdom]]. He used Pokémon skills as an inspiration to create many wonderful inventions. These inventions are said to have brought great riches to the kingdom. He also built the wall surrounding Azoth kingdom. Part of the wall can separate and convert into a floating fortress which was designed to be used in times of emergency. However, Nikola eventually sealed off the fortress due to an uprising about who would control that power. 

Nikola also created Magearna and presented it to the royal family 500 years ago. Magearna acted as the princess's playmate, and also acted to protect the princess and the kingdom. While it was made to bring happiness, the power was abused to incite war and hatred. As a result, Nikola hid Magearna so that it could not be found by anyone.

==Character==
He is said to be a great man who wanted his inventions to bring happiness to both [[Human|people]] and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. He is greatly admired by [[Raleigh]] and {{an|Clemont}}.
==Pokémon==
===On hand===
This listing is of Nikola's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}:
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Nikola
|pkmn=Jolteon
|type1=Electric
|img=Nikola Jolteon.png
|cap=Jolteon
|epnum=M19
|epname=Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Jolteon}} was only seen in a flashback while [[Raleigh]] explained about Nikola.

None of Jolteon's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Nikola
|pkmn=Ampharos
|type1=Electric
|img=Nikola Ampharos Skitty.png
|cap=Ampharos
|epnum=M19
|epname=Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Ampharos}} was only seen in a flashback while Raleigh explained about Nikola.

None of Ampharos's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Nikola
|pkmn=Skitty
|type1=Normal
|img=Nikola Ampharos Skitty.png
|cap=Skitty
|epnum=M19
|epname=Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Skitty}} was only seen in a flashback while Raleigh explained about Nikola.

None of Skitty's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Nikola
|pkmn=Spritzee
|type1=Fairy
|img=Nikola Spritzee.png
|cap=Spritzee
|epnum=M19
|epname=Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Spritzee}} was only seen in a flashback while [[Raleigh]] explained about Nikola.

Spritzee's only known move is {{m|Energy Ball}}.}}

===Created===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Nikola
|pkmn=Magearna
|gender=female
|type1=Steel
|type2=Fairy
|img=Magearna M19.png
|cap=Magearna
|epnum=M19
|epname=Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
|vajp=Yuka Terasaki
|vaen=Yuka Terasaki
|desc={{main|Magearna (M19)}}

Nikola created Magearna using arcane science 500 years ago. }}

==Artwork==
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|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{white 2 color dark}}; background: #{{white 2 color light}}; width:140px; height:140px"| [[File:Nikola model sheet 1.png|320px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{white 2 color dark}}; background: #{{white 2 color light}}; width:140px; height:140px"| [[File:Nikola model sheet 2.png|320px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Model sheet for the anime
|}{{-}}
==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{white 2 color}}|bordercolor={{white 2 color  dark}}
|ja={{j|西村 知道}} ''Tomomichi Nishimura''
|en=[[Scottie Ray]]
|es_eu=Miguel Zúñiga
|it=Antonio Paiola}}

==Trivia==
* Closed captions from Disney XD and CITV render his name both as Nikola and as '''Nicola'''.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{white 2 color}}; border: 3px solid #{{white 2 color dark}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| エリファス ''Éliphas''
| From ''{{wp|Eliphas Levi|Éliphas Lévi}}'', a French occult writer
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Nikola
| From ''{{wp|Nikola Tesla}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Nikolaus
| Similar to his English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 엘리파스 ''Ellipaseu''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 艾利法斯 ''Àilìfǎsī''
| Transliteration of Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 艾利法斯 ''Ngaaihleihfaatsī''
| Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name
|}
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[[it:Nikolaus]]
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