Tate and Liza

Tate & Liza フウとラン Fu & Lan
"The mystic combination!"
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Tate (left) and Liza (right)
Gender	Female (Liza), Male (Tate)
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blue
Hometown	Mossdeep City
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	Jin (father) and Rachel (mother) (anime) Mt. Pyre guardians (grandparents)*
Trainer class	LeaderRSE Pokémon TrainersB2W2 LeadersORAS
Generation	III, V, VI
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Black 2 and White 2 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Leader of	Mossdeep Gym
Badge	Mind Badge
Specializes in	Psychic types
Anime debut	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me
English voice actor	Tate: Jason Griffith Liza: Andi Whaley
Japanese voice actor	Tate: Takahiro Mizushima Liza: Chisa Yokoyama

Tate (Japanese: フウ Fu) and Liza (Japanese: ラン Lan) are the twin Gym Leaders of Mossdeep City's Gym, known officially as the Mossdeep Gym. They specialize in Psychic-type Pokémon. They give the Mind Badge to Trainers who defeat them.

They are the only characters in the games to have the Trainer class Leaders (Japanese: ジムリーダー Gym Leader).

In the games

Tate and Liza run the Mossdeep City Gym. Both specialize in Psychic-type Pokémon and give out the Mind Badge once defeated. They also give TM04 (Calm Mind). The two of them engage in a Double Battle against the player when the player challenges them.

In Black 2 and White 2 they participate in the Pokémon World Tournament. Unlike in Hoenn, Tate and Liza do not battle as a team, instead participating as individuals.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call/Trainer's Eye

Leader Tate&Liza^RS / Mystic Duo Tate&Liza^E / Leaders Liza & Tate^ORAS

Strategy

We battle in cooperation.^RSE

We battle in cooperation!^ORAS

Trainer's Pokémon

Always friendly Pokémon.^RSE

Pokémon that are always friendly!^ORAS

Self-Introduction

We understand each other, and we understand others.^RS

Papa has trouble telling the two of us apart!^E

We can read each others' minds—and the minds of our opponents, too.^ORAS

Pokémon

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Leader Tate & Liza Mossdeep Gym Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $8400
Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Lunatone Lv.42 Light Screen Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Solrock Lv.42 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --

Pokémon Emerald

Gym battle

Leader Tate & Liza Mossdeep Gym Emerald Reward: $8400

Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.41 Earthquake Ground   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Xatu♂ Lv.41 Psychic Psychic   --       Sunny Day Fire   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Lunatone Lv.42 Light Screen Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Solrock Lv.42 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --

First rematch

Leader Tate & Liza Mossdeep Gym Emerald Reward: $10000

Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowpoke♂ Lv.48 Yawn Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.49 Earthquake Ground   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize Held item: Chesto Berry Xatu♂ Lv.49 Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Chesto Berry Lunatone Lv.50 Earthquake Ground   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Solrock Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --

Second rematch

Leader Tate & Liza Mossdeep Gym Emerald Reward: $11000

Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Drowzee♂ Lv.53 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowpoke♂ Lv.53 Yawn Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.54 Earthquake Ground   --       Explosion Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize Held item: Chesto Berry Xatu♂ Lv.54 Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Chesto Berry Lunatone Lv.55 Earthquake Ground   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Solrock Lv.55 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --

Third rematch

Leader Tate & Liza Mossdeep Gym Emerald Reward: $12000

Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Hypno♂ Lv.58 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.59 Earthquake Ground   --       Explosion Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowpoke♂ Lv.58 Yawn Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize Held item: Chesto Berry Xatu♂ Lv.59 Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Chesto Berry Lunatone Lv.60 Earthquake Ground   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Solrock Lv.60 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --

Fourth rematch

Leader Tate & Liza Mossdeep Gym Emerald Reward: $13000

Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Hypno♂ Lv.63 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.64 Earthquake Ground   --       Explosion Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowking♂ Lv.63 Yawn Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize Held item: Chesto Berry Xatu♂ Lv.64 Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Chesto Berry Lunatone Lv.65 Earthquake Ground   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Solrock Lv.65 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Tate and Liza use three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Tate will always lead with his Solrock and Liza will always lead with her Lunatone.

Tate

Hoenn Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Tate Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Liechi Berry Solrock Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize or Early Bird Held item: Wacan Berry Xatu♂/♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       FeatherDance Flying Status   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Colbur Berry Chimecho♂/♀ Lv.50 Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Own Tempo Held item: Ganlon Berry Grumpig♂/♀ Lv.50 Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Fighting Ability: Steadfast Held item: Kasib Berry Gallade♂ Lv.50 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Claydol Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Tate Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Passho Berry Solrock Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize or Early Bird Held item: Focus Sash Xatu♂/♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate or Heatproof Held item: Lum Berry Bronzong Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Overcoat or Magic Guard Held item: Life Orb Reuniclus♂/♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Fighting Ability: Steadfast Held item: Scope Lens Gallade♂ Lv.50 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Kasib Berry Claydol Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --

Liza

Hoenn Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Liza Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Petaya Berry Lunatone Lv.50 Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize or Early Bird Held item: Charti Berry Xatu♂/♀ Lv.50 Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Colbur Berry Chimecho♂/♀ Lv.50 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Own Tempo Held item: Salac Berry Grumpig♂/♀ Lv.50 Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize or Trace Held item: Ghost Gem Gardevoir♂/♀ Lv.50 Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Claydol Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Liza Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Expert Belt Lunatone Lv.50 Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize or Early Bird Held item: Focus Sash Xatu♂/♀ Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Pain Split Normal Status   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate or Heatproof Held item: Rocky Helmet Bronzong Lv.50 Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Frisk Held item: Leftovers Gothitelle♂/♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize or Trace Held item: Lum Berry Gardevoir♂/♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Claydol Lv.50 Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Leaders Liza & Tate Mossdeep Gym Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $10,800

Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Lunatone Lv.45 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Solrock Lv.45 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Solar Beam Grass Special   --

Quotes

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

Mossdeep Gym

•  Before battle

Tate: "Hehehe... Were you surprised?"

Liza: "Fufufu... Were you surprised?"

Tate: "That there are two Gym Leaders?"

Liza: "That there are two Gym Leaders?"

Tate: "We're twins!"

Liza: "We're twins!"

Tate: "We don't need to talk because..."

Liza: "We can each determine what..."

Tate: "The other is thinking..."

Liza: "All in our minds!"

Tate: "This combination of ours..."

Liza: "Can you beat it?"

• Being defeated

Tate: "What? Our combination..."

Liza: "Was shattered!"

Tate: "It can't be helped. You've won..."

Liza: "So, in recognition, take this."

• After being defeated

Tate: "The Mind Badge enhances the Sp. Atk and Sp. Def of your Pokémon."

Liza: "It also lets you use the HM move Dive outside of battle."

Tate: "You should also take this, too."

Tate: "That TM04 contains..."

Liza: "Calm Mind!"

Tate: "It raises Sp. Atk and..."

Liza: "It raises Sp. Def!"

Tate: "It's a move that's perfect..."

Liza: "For Psychic Pokémon!"

• If the player talks to them afterwards

Tate: "Looks like the bond between you and your Pokémon is far stronger than the bond that we share as twins."

Liza: "You will become even stronger! We've battled you, so we know."

•  If the player has only one Pokémon in their party

Tate: "Hehehe... Were you surprised?"

Liza: "That there are two Gym Leaders?"

Tate: "Oops, you have only one..."

Liza: "Pokémon that can battle."

Tate: "We can't battle that way!"

Liza: "If you want to challenge us, bring some more Pokémon."

Rematch^E

• Before battle

Tate: "Pokémon..."

Liza: "Pokémon..."

Tate: "By changing the party's mix..."

Liza: "The battle style changes."

Tate: "But me..."

Liza: "But me..."

Tate: "I'll always be with Liza!"

Liza: "I'll always be with Tate!"

Tate: "Our combination..."

Liza: "We'll show you again and again!"

• Being defeated

Tate: "You and your Pokémon..."

Liza: It's as if you were siblings!

• After being defeated

Tate: "You can knock us down, but we'll never stay down!"

Liza: "Because the two of us, we always support each other!"

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

• Before battle (first round)

Both: "I can make myself one with Pokémon! Can you beat this combination?"

• Before battle (second round)

Both: "Thanks to my strict training, I can make myself one with Pokémon! Can you beat this combination?"

• Before battle (final round)

Both: "Thanks to my strict training, I can make myself one with Pokémon! Can you beat this combination and the bond between me and my Pokémon?"

• Being defeated

Tate: "The... The combination of me and my Pokémon!"

Liza: "Oh! The combination of me and my Pokémon..."

• If the player is defeated

Both: "The combination of me and my Pokémon was superior!"

• After being defeated

Tate: "It looks like the bond between you and your Pokémon was far stronger than mine..."

Liza: "It looks like the bond between you and your Pokémon will grow stronger! I can tell!"

• After winning

Tate: "Actually, I'm a twin! When I'm with my sister, I'm much stronger! I mean we can finish each other's thoughts!"

Liza: "Actually, I'm a twin! When I'm with my brother, I'm much stronger! I mean we can finish each other's thoughts!"

• In the lobby, after the tournament

Both: "The fact that you won means your combination with your Pokémon must've been super perfect!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version

Mossdeep City

• If spoken to directly

Tate: "Heh heh heh... I'm Tate. I'm the Gym Leader of Mossdeep City."

Liza: "Hee hee hee... I'm Liza. I'm the Gym Leader of Mossdeep City!"

• If the player tries to enter the Gym

Tate: "No, no, no. Not the Gym!"

Liza: "You can't go in!"

• If spoken to directly after 15 days have passed since the first adventure was completed

Tate: "Liza and I have a special power. And right now it's telling me that we will meet you in battle someday."

Liza: "Tate and I are twins. We understand each other without words."

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Mossdeep Gym

• Before battle

Tate: "Heh heh heh... Were you surprised?"

Liza: "Tee hee hee... Were you surprised?"

Tate: "That there are two Gym Leaders?"

Liza: "That there are two Gym Leaders?"

Tate: "We're twins!"

Liza: "We're twins!"

Tate: "We don't need to talk because..."

Liza: "...we can each tell..."

Tate: "...what the other is thinking... "

Liza: "...all in our minds!"

Tate: "This combination of ours..."

Liza: "Can you beat it?"

• Being defeated

Tate: "Our... Our..."

Liza: "Teamwork."

• After being defeated

Tate: "It can't be helped. You've won..."

Liza: "...so take this in recognition!"

Tate: "The Mind Badge has the power to make all Pokémon up to Level 80, including those you've received from other people, obey you!"

Liza: "It also enables Pokémon to use the HM move called Dive!"

Tate: "And take this, too!"

Tate: "Calm Mind..."

Liza: "...comes from relaxing your mind and concentrating."

Tate: "Pokémon's Sp. Atk and..."

Liza: "...Pokémon's Sp. Def..."

Tate: "...will be heightened by this move!"

Liza: "It's a perfect move for Psychic-type Pokémon!"

Tate: "Looks like the bond between you and your Pokémon is far stronger than the bond we share as twins... But you'll go on from here to form even more bonds! That's the future I see for you!"

Liza: "There may be a harsh ordeal ahead for you and your Pokémon... But that's all right! You and your Pokémon aren't alone! You have each other! That's why we want you to face whatever troubles may come your way head-on and full of courage!"

• If the player has only one Pokémon in party

Tate: "Oh, you only have..."

Liza: "...one Pokémon to battle."

Tate: "Then we can't battle you!"

Liza: "We want to battle you, so please bring more Pokémon!"

• After becoming Champion

Tate: "I sensed that you had become the Champion! It seems that your bonds with your Pokémon have grown stronger and deeper since we last (sic) battled. Liza and I will both train even more so that we may battle you head-on again someday!"

Liza: "I sensed that you had become the Champion! It seems that your bonds with so many people have grown stronger and deeper since we last (sic) battled. Tate and I will both train even harder so that we may battle you in earnest again someday!"

Lilycove Department Store

Tate: "Oh, this is nice."

Liza: "Oh, this is nice."

Tate: "Hey, Liza, this is cool, too!"

Liza: "Look, Tate, this is cute, too!"

• If talked to

Liza: "A Trainer! I got a lot of new toys today!"

Tate: "A Trainer! I got a lot of new toys today!"

Artwork

Official artwork from Generation III	Conceptual artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Sprites

Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Tate's sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Liza's sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Overworld sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Tate's overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Liza's overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2

In the anime

Liza and Tate in the anime

Tate and Liza first appeared in It's Still Rocket Roll to Me. Their father, Jin, owns the Mossdeep Space Center and often goes into space to search for space Pokémon. As a result, they often spend time at the Space Center, and even have battles in zero-gravity by using their Baltoy's Confusion technique to levitate them.

In the anime, Liza is depicted as being more experienced in battle, and it is implied in their debut episode that she always defeats Tate whenever the two have a battle. Liza loves to annoy Tate by teasingly reminding him of such things, but what angers Tate even more is Liza's habit of referring to him as her "little" brother even though they are twins. This is because Liza is actually the older twin. Nevertheless, Liza seems to care for Tate anyway.

When Ash Ketchum and his friends visited Mossdeep, Tate quickly befriended Max since they had quite a few things in common, including Max's issues with his own older sister, May. Said episode itself focuses primarily on Tate and Max, who spent nearly the entire time by themselves while having fun together. Likewise, Liza related with May, and took to showing her new friends around the facility.

Later, while Tate and Max were hanging out in the cockpit of the space shuttle, Team Rocket infiltrated the area with the intent of stealing the shuttle. Tate and Max were unaware of this until the trio reached the cockpit, whereupon Meowth tied the two boys up back-to-back with a rope. Fortunately, Ash's Corphish had been aboard the shuttle as well, and freed the duo, who promptly knocked the Rockets out. In the moments that followed, Tate and Max became the heroes of the day when they safely landed the shuttle. The Rockets then suffered the wrath of Liza and May, who attacked them with their Lunatone and Combusken, respectively, allowing Ash's Pikachu to send them flying.

In Solid as a Solrock, Tate and Liza finally faced of against Ash in a Double Battle, in which their Lunatone and Solrock, respectively, were up against Ash's Pikachu and Swellow. At first, they continuously argued with each other, which allowed their opponent to get hits in. However, after another attack by Team Rocket, the twins managed to work together. In the battle that followed, they showed an incredible ability to balance each other's Pokémon, becoming a seemingly unstoppable force that Ash had to resort to unorthodox tactics in order to defeat. Eventually, Pikachu and Swellow used Pikachu's Thunder attack as armor, and with this newfound power, they easily defeated Lunatone and Solrock, earning Ash the Mind Badge.

They reappeared in a flashback in AG120.

Pokémon

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This listing is of Liza and Tate's Pokémon in the anime:

Liza's

Lunatone

Debut	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!

Main article: Liza's Lunatone

Liza's Lunatone is the Pokémon she uses in all Gym battles. When the twins battled each other in It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!, Lunatone won the battle for Liza. She later also used it against Team Rocket after they failed to steal a space shuttle from the Mossdeep Space Center.

In Solid as a Solrock!, it fought with Tate's Solrock against Ash's Pikachu and Swellow but lost.

Tate's

Solrock

Debut	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!

Main article: Tate's Solrock

Tate's Solrock is the Pokémon he uses in all Gym battles. In It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!, it battled Liza's Lunatone but lost.

Later in Solid as a Solrock!, it fought with Liza's Lunatone against Ash's Pikachu and Swellow but lost.

At Mossdeep Gym

Baltoy (×4)

Debut	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!

Tate and Liza's four Baltoy live at the Mossdeep Gym where, when Tate and Liza want a battle, they use Confusion to make a battlefield with zero gravity. When Team Rocket wanted to steal the space shuttle for the Boss, the Baltoy stopped the shuttle with Confusion.

Baltoy's only known move is Confusion.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese Tate: 水島大宙 Takahiro Mizushima Liza: 横山智佐 Chisa Yokoyama English Tate: Jason Griffith Liza: Andi Whaley Finnish Tate: Peter Pihlström Liza: Susa Saukko European French Tate: Frederik Haùgness Liza: Fanny Roy Brazilian Portuguese Tate: Dado Monteiro Liza: Samira Fernandes Spanish Latin America Tate: Irwin Daayán Liza: María Fernanda Morales Spain Tate: Álex Saudinós Liza: Inés Blázquez

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Tate and Liza in Pokémon Adventures

Tate and Liza debut in the Ruby & Sapphire arc. They are the guardians of Mt. Pyre, having taken over the position from their grandparents. When Flannery calls the Gym Leaders together for a meeting about Team Magma and Team Aqua, Tate and Liza are forced to ignore the call so that they can head over to Mt. Pyre. There, they encounter Team Magma, who aim to steal the Red and Blue Orbs so that they can be used to control Groudon and Kyogre. The attackers turn out to be illusions created by Blaise. By distracting Tate and Liza with his illusions, Blaise is able to easily sneak into the chamber holding the orbs and steal them.

Tate and Liza in the thirteenth chapter

Tate and Liza later appear on Mirage Island with Juan, who is revealed to have rescued them. They are tasked with training Ruby and Sapphire so that they would be ready to face Groudon and Kyogre. They train Ruby and Sapphire in various forms of Double Battle styles so that they may work together and defeat their opponents. Once the time has come for Ruby and Sapphire to head off, Tate and Liza award Sapphire the Mind Badge.

After both Team Magma and Team Aqua are defeated and Groudon and Kyogre have returned to their deep slumber, Tate and Liza celebrate the victory with their allies and thank Sapphire and Ruby for their assistance in the battle.

In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Tate and Liza travel by means of Wallace's aircar to Sootopolis City, along with Juan and Lisia. They and several others are called to the city to assist in stopping Grand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Tate, Liza, and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might of Mega Rayquaza, successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.

Pokémon

This listing is for Tate and Liza's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Solrock

Debut	I'm Always Grumpig First Thing in the Morning II

Main article: Tate's Solrock

Solrock is Tate's main Pokémon. It was first seen traveling with its Trainer on Mt. Pyre, where it used its abilities to sense intruders. Solrock was used in conjunction with Lunatone against the Team Magma Grunts that were aiming to steal the Red and Blue Orbs. Despite their best efforts, the Grunts were only illusions created by Blaise, who easily got past his opponents and stole the orbs.

Lunatone

Debut	I'm Always Grumpig First Thing in the Morning II

Main article: Liza's Lunatone

Lunatone is Liza's main Pokémon. It was first seen traveling with its Trainer on Mt. Pyre. Lunatone was used in conjunction with Solrock against the Team Magma Grunts that were aiming to steal the Red and Blue Orbs. Despite their best efforts, the Grunts were only illusions created by Blaise, who easily got past his opponents and stole the orbs.

Spoink (×2)

Debut	With a Spoink in Your Step I

Tate and Liza each own a Spoink. They were first used to battle Ruby and Sapphire on Mirage Island. The two were repeatedly used to help Ruby and Sapphire training for their upcoming battle against Groudon and Kyogre.

Spoink's known moves are Extrasensory and Bounce*.

Trivia

• Tate and Liza are the only pair of Gym Leaders that are battled together in a Double Battle for a Gym Badge.
  • In Black 2 and White 2, instead of serving as a team, Tate and Liza are shown and battled separately.
  • Consequently, they are the only leaders whose battle is not in stereoscopic 3D in Generation VI as only Single Battles support it.
• Chuang Yi's translations of Pokémon Adventures manga mistakenly refer to Tate as a girl.
• In Generation III games, they are the only Gym Leaders to carry more than two Hyper Potions in their first battle. This is likely due to them being a duo, with each of them holding two Hyper Potions.
• In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, they are referred to as "Leader Tate&Liza" due to the way their Trainer class is programmed. This is fixed in the remakes, where they are called "Leaders Liza & Tate".
• In Emerald, Solrock is the only Pokémon from the original team to keep its moveset in the rematches.
• Tate is the only male Psychic-type Gym Leader.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	フウとラン Fu & Lan	From 風蘭 fūran (Neofinetia falcata) and 浮 fū (floating)
English	Tate & Liza	From levitate
French	Lévy & Tatia	From lévitation, levitation
German	Ben & Svenja	From Schweben, levitation
Italian	Tell & Pat	From telepatia, telepathy
Spanish	Vito & Leti	Possibly from levitación, levitation
Korean	풍＆란 Pung & Ran	From 풍란 (風蘭) pungran, Neofinetia falcata
Chinese (Mandarin)	楓與南／枫与南 Fēng & Nán	楓 (maple) is an alternative reading of Fū. 南 (south) is a rough transcription of Lan.
Vietamese	Fu & Lan	Transliteration of their Japanese names.
Thai	ฟู่กับหลาง Fu & Lan	Transliteration of their Japanese names.

Leaders

Language Title French Champions German Arenaleiter Italian Capipalestra Korean 체육관 관장 Cheyukgwan Gwanjang Spanish Líderes

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym Roxanne	Dewford Gym Brawly	Mauville Gym Wattson	Lavaridge Gym Flannery
Petalburg Gym Norman	Fortree Gym Winona	Mossdeep Gym Tate and Liza	Sootopolis Gym Wallace Juan

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