Yū Shirogane

The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan romanization of the Japanese name.

Yū Shirogane しろがね遊 Shirogane Yū
Yū
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown

Yū Shirogane (Japanese:しろがね遊 Shirogane Yū) is the main character of the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga series. He is a schoolboy who plays the video game Pokémon Platinum Version, aiming to become the Battle King.

Character

Yū's goal is to become the Battle King, and will try very hard in obtaining that goal. He is also prepared in most situations as he gives items to his Pokémon and chooses the right Ability in a situation.

History

Yū debuted in the first chapter of the manga. He recently got his Platinum game and immediately trades his Shaymin in exchange for a Bidoof. It became disobedient towards Yū afterwards. Yū's rival, Shin, arrives and mentions that he doesn't have enough badges to make the Shaymin become obedient. This made Yū upset that he wanted to challenge Shin to prove him wrong. However, Shin declines since Yū only has one badge. After Yū obtained more badges, he requests to battle Shin in which Shin accepts this time. During the battle, his Shaymin was able to listen to Yū especially when both sides were down to one Pokémon. Yū was able to win with the help of Shaymin.

Following the battle, Yū heads to the Battle Tower and trains by battling various Pokémon. He gets partnered up with Shin when they battle two Trainers and their Magmortar and Electivire. Their opponents easily defeated them as Yū and Shin were not in sync with each other. Yū and Shin head home to work on new strategies to defeat the duo. The next day, Yū and Shin have a rematch with them and unlike last time, Yū was able to defeat them with Infernape. Yū then battles a Trainer with a Groudon and Vaporeon. He takes advantage of his Pokémon's Ability by swapping them with his Bronzong's Skill Swap which helped him win the battle.

He witnesses a Trainer with all of the members of the Creation trio. The Trainer easily defeats Shin with only Dialga and Palkia. Yū takes Shin's place in battling the Trainer. Yū was having trouble with him as his Infernape was taken out by a combined DragonBreath from Palkia and Giratina. Despite the obstacle, Yū managed to win. Yū gets invited to a tournament to determine the true Battle King. He goes to it and manages to gets 100 wins. A Trainer with a Pikachu hat watches and becomes interested in him.

Yū has his second rival battle with Shin. Unlike last time, Shin had some improved strategies that put Yū at a disadvantage. However, Yū's trump card, Quagsire, managed to defeat Shin's Tyrogue and Wailord. After the battle, Yū goes on to find out that the Trainer with the Pikachu hat turned out to be the current champion of the tournament. He appears to be tougher that Yū expected, preventing Yū's Pokémon from doing anything using his strategies. After both sides lost two Pokémon, Yū was down with Infernape while his opponent had a Snorlax left. As Snorlax used Belly Drum to maximize its attack, it became stronger that Infernape. One Flare Blitz from Infernape managed to finish Snorlax off, which made Yū the winner as well as the new Battle King.

Pokémon

Currently owned

Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape

Debut	A Heated Battle Begins!!

Main article: Yū Shirogane's Infernape

Infernape is Yū's starter Pokémon which he obtained as a Chimchar. Before he battled his rival Shin, it evolved into a Monferno and then into an Infernape from all of the training it went through.

Shaymin

Debut	A Heated Battle Begins!!

Yū traded the movie Shaymin to his Platinum game. He obtained the Gracidea flower to transform it into the Sky Forme.

When Yū first traded it in his Platinum game, it became disobedient towards him since he didn't have enough badges. It was first used in the Double Battle against Shin where it became friendly towards Yū as he obtained some more badges. Shaymin then defeated his Empoleon after increasing its accuracy with the Micle Berry.

Shaymin's only known move is Leaf Storm.

Rotom

Debut	Walkthrough! Battle Tower!!

Yū's Rotom was introduced along with Glaceon. Rotom was first seen battling a Noctowl in the Battle Tower. The Noctowl put it to sleep with Hypnosis, but Rotom was holding a Chesto Berry which caused it to automatically wake up. Rotom was then able to beat Noctowl.

Later, it was briefly seen alongside Lucario, battling against a Drifblim and a Magnezone. Rotom was later used in a Double Battle alongside Glaceon, fighting against a Dusknoir and a Metagross. The Metagross held Rotom in place using Psychic, which gave Dusknoir the chance to hit it with Dark Pulse and caused Rotom to be knocked out.

Rotom's known moves are Discharge and Shock Wave.

Glaceon

Debut	Walkthrough! Battle Tower!!

Yū's Glaceon was introduced along with his Rotom. Glaceon was first seen battling a Salamence in the Battle Tower which it had no trouble handling. However, during the battle with a Golem, it could not keep up with Golem's strength and was taken out. Glaceon was later seen being taken out by Yū's opponent's Electivire and Magmortar.

Glaceon was sent out when Giratina defeated Yū's Infernape, and it managed to defeat Giratina in the end. It partnered with Lucario during the battle against Drifblim and Magnezone. After a long battle, it was defeated by Magnezone, leaving Lucario to finish the battle it on its own.

Glaceon was used in a Double Battle alongside Rotom against a Dusknoir and a Metagross. Unfortunately, Glaceon and Rotom were not able to beat their opponents.

Glaceon's known moves are Ice Beam and Ice Fang.

Luxray

Debut	The Ultimate Combination is Formed!!

During the Double Battle against Electivire and Magmortar, Luxray was shown being defeated by them. Later, it battled against a Chatot and won.

None of Luxray's moves are known.

Bronzong

Debut	Clash! Yū vs. The Wandering Player

Bronzong first appeared alongside Heatran in a Double Battle against a Trainer's Groudon and Vaporeon. When Groudon used Earthquake, Bronzong was unharmed because of its Ability, Levitate. Then, Bronzong swapped Abilities with Yū's Heatran by using Skill Swap, and then transferred Heatran's Ability to Yū's Scizor by using Skill Swap again. In the process, Bronzong ended up acquiring Scizor's Ability. Afterwards, it used Explosion to take out both Groudon and Vaporeon, knocking out itself in the process.

Bronzong's known moves are Skill Swap and Explosion, and its Ability is Levitate.

Heatran

Debut	Clash! Yū vs. The Wandering Player

Heatran first appeared alongside Bronzong in a Double Battle against a Trainer's Groudon and Vaporeon. During the battle, it was hit by Groudon's Earthquake, but managed to stay standing. Yū swapped Heatran's Ability with Bronzong's using Bronzong's Skill Swap. However, it was not enough to last against Vaporeon, and Heatran was taken out by a super effective Hydro Pump.

Later, Heatran was used against Shin. The combined efforts of Heatran and Regigigas managed to take out Shin's Bronzong, but it fell to Wailord's Water Spout.

Heatran's known moves are Fire Fang and Crunch, and its Ability is Flash Fire.

Scizor

Debut	Clash! Yū vs. The Wandering Player

After Heatran was unable to battle in the Double Battle against Groudon and Vaporeon, Yū sent out Scizor to take its place. Bronzong swapped its Ability with Scizor's using Skill Swap. Since the move was used earlier on Heatran, Scizor ended up acquiring Heatran's Ability. After Bronzong's Explosion, Scizor was the only Pokémon who remained standing to battle Charizard. When Charizard attacked with Flamethrower, Scizor was able to take in the move due to the fact that it had Heatran's Flash Fire Ability, which Yū had planned for all along. One attack from Scizor knocked out Charizard, winning the match for Yū.

Later, it was briefly seen battling a Torterra and won.

Scizor's only known move is Swords Dance.

Garchomp ♀

Debut	Defeat the Legends!!

Garchomp battled alongside Infernape with Dialga and Palkia. It managed to take out Palkia.

Garchomp's known moves are Dig and Dragon Claw.

Riolu → Lucario

Debut	The Road to Becoming Battle King!!

Lucario battled alongside Yū's Glaceon against a Drifblim and Magnezone. After Glaceon was defeated by Magnezone, Lucario had to finish the battle its own. Lucario was hit by Magnezone's combination of Lock-On and Zap Cannon. Lucario deflected the attack, and the other trainer swapped out Magnezone for a Drapion. Lucario was badly hurt by Drapion's Brick Break, but it managed to stand back up. Yū than revealed that he got Lucario when it was a Riolu and the two began to recall their time together, which inspired Lucario. With it's newfound strength, Lucario finished off Drapion with Reversal.

Lucario's only known move is Reversal.

Regigigas

Debut	Yū vs. Shin, Rival Showdown!!

Regigigas was sent out during Yū's rival battle with Shin. Since Regigigas had the Slow Start Ability, it was unable to defeat Bronzong on its own right away. However, the combined efforts of Regigigas and Heatran managed to take out Shin's Bronzong, but it fell to Wailord's Water Spout.

Regigigas's known moves are Mega Punch and Thunder, and its Ability is Slow Start.

Quagsire

Debut	Final Battle to Become King!!

Quagsire was sent out when Heatran and Regigigas were defeated. It was able to take out both Shin's Tyrogue and Wailord.

Quagsire's only known move is Giga Impact, and its Ability is Water Absorb.

Traded

Bidoof

Debut	A Heated Battle Begins!!

Yū traded his Bidoof for the movie Shaymin.

None of Bidoof's moves are known.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	しろがね遊 Yū Shirogane	From 白金 shirogane (platinum when read as hakkin) and 遊 yū (play) or 遊戯 yūgi (game).

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