Yū Shirogane

Yū Shirogane しろがね遊 Shirogane Yū
File:YuuShirogane.jpg 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. He debuted in the first chapter of the manga. Yū's rival is Shin.

Pokémon

Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape

Debut	A Heated Battle Begins!!

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

Infernape's only known move is Flamethrower and its Ability is Blaze.

Bidoof

Debut	A Heated Battle Begins!!

Yū caught Bidoof when he was training his Pokémon to defeat Shin.

Shaymin

Yū Shirogane's 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. It was then used in the Double Battle against Shin where it defeated his Empoleon after increasing its accuracy with the Micle Berry.

Shaymin's only known move is Leaf Storm, and it knows some others since it was the Shaymin from an event.

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