Lysandre/Quotes

These are Lysandre's quotes in the Pokémon games.

In the core series

Pokémon X and Y

Sycamore Pokémon Laboratory

"So, I will be able to meet them soon, then."

"The children chosen by the professor… I wonder what potential they have."

"Oh! You received a Pokédex from the professor then… How wonderful! That is a wonderful thing, indeed. You are one of the chosen ones. I am Lysandre. I've tried to learn as much about Pokémon as I can to help build a brighter future. Professor Sycamore has taught me so much. Oh, I see you have a Holo Caster! Knowledge is power, after all. Put it to good use. Now listen! It is vital that this world become a better place. And the people and Pokémon chosen to make the world better must work tirelessly to achieve this goal. Well, I'll be off. Please give Professor Sycamore my best. My desire…it is for a more beautiful world!"

Café Soleil

"You played a young girl so wonderfully in your debut on the silver screen. Wouldn't you rather remain young and beautiful forever and always play such roles?"

"You were chosen to be a movie star, correct? Isn't it your duty to be ever beautiful? Everything beautiful should stay that way forever. I would make this world unchanging and eternal so all beauty will last forever.^X/I would end the world in an instant so that beauty never fades.^Y I can't stand the thought of the world becoming uglier."

"Oh. Hello, <player>. This is Diantha, one of the most accomplished movie stars in Kalos. She moves the multitudes with her excellent acting... Which is to say, she dedicates her life to making other people happy. Oh! If only everyone were like her--what a beautiful world this would be! If you'll excuse me."

Lysandre Café

"I would like to congratulate you as well. Mega Evolution is something I, too, would like to be able to use."

"True. I'm a descendant of the king's younger brother. That being said, that story is 3,000 years old, so it might not be entirely reliable."

"People can be divided into two groups. Those who give... And those who take... It's just as how the Kalos region's two Legendary Pokémon gave life and took life."

"I want to be the kind of person who gives... But in this world, some foolish humans exist who would show their strength by taking what isn't theirs."

"They're filth!"

"Long, long ago, the king of Kalos sought to take everything for his own, and he created a terrible weapon. Then the fire of destruction was unleashed... That is the legend that has been passed down."

"Kalos is beautiful right now! There will be no foolish actions if the number of people and Pokémon do not increase. That being said, the future isn't decided. You can't be sure each day will be like the one before."

"What the king of Kalos did was reprehensible, but... The ultimate weapon did manage to wash the world clean of that era's filth."

"Thank you for listening. Take that as an apology for my taking up your time."

Coumarine City (Holo Caster)

"Professor Sycamore told me you can now wield Mega Evolution. That is truly wonderful. With that power, you can steer your future in a better direction! We can't just cover up the old filth with new filth! I implore you to consider what we need to do to change the world into a new, beautiful world!"

Route 15 (Holo Caster)

"According to Professor Sycamore's research, Mega Evolution releases all of a Pokémon's hidden energy at once. The Pokémon then exhibits a level of power it could not attain through ordinary Evolution. What meaning can we draw from this? Do all people and Pokémon have such potential, or is it hidden within a chosen few?"

Anistar City (Holo Caster)

"Pokémon Trainers. I come to you by the Holo Caster to make an important announcement. Listen well. Team Flare will revive the ultimate weapon, eliminate everyone who isn't in our group, and return the world to a beautiful, natural state. Unproductive fools are consuming our future... If nothing changes, the world will become ugly and conflicts will raze the land from end to end. I repeat. We will use the ultimate weapon and wipe the slate clean. I'm sorry, those of you who are not members of Team Flare, but this is adieu to you all."

Lysandre Labs

• Before battle

"Welcome."

"This world will eventually reach the point of no return... Saving the lives of all is impossible. Only the chosen ones will obtain a ticket to tomorrow. Do you want to have a ticket? Or, do you want to stop me? Show me in battle."

• Being defeated

"Excellent! I can feel the fire of your convictions burning deep within your heart!"

• After being defeated

"Wah ha ha! Your convictions, and those of your Pokémon, please me! You are here to stop me. But I ask you to wait. I tried to save people--and the world--with the profit from this lab. But my efforts had no effect... The world was just too vast...and too full of fools that I couldn't save through my hard work alone... That's why I decided the only way to save the world was to take it all for myself. I don't expect that I will ever make you understand how I think and feel... Try to stop the ultimate weapon if you must, but to do so, you will have to explore our lab and have Pokémon battles with all you meet."

"Oh, and as for the Elevator Key, one of the Team Flare Scientists you've met on your journey has it."

"Saving everything... The world is suffering because of this absurd dream..."

• Basement

"That is AZ. He has the same name as a king that lived 3,000 years ago. And for some unknown reason, he had the key to the ultimate weapon hung around his neck. It's finally time. Follow me to my chambers."

"The only thing left to do is put the plan in motion. I'm counting on you."

"One push of a button, and we can activate the ultimate weapon from this room."

"I believe being a chosen one means you have the potential to change the future! Whether we activate the ultimate weapon or leave it safely underground will rest upon if you actually have this potential or not."

Team Flare Secret HQ

1F

"The ultimate weapon's flower has finally bloomed above the soil. Don't you find its beauty captivating? As we speak, it draws its energy from the Legendary Pokémon. <player>! I apologize that the weapon was unearthed even after you chose correctly in the lab. But conflicting egos drive this world--things don't always go the way you want!"

"Even though resources, space, and energy on this planet are limited, the number of people and Pokémon has increased to an unsustainable level. Whether it's money or energy, the ones who steal are the ones who win in this world."

"So, tell me. The Mega Ring, did you share it?"

"When there is only one of something, it can't be shared. When something can't be shared, it will be fought over. And when something is fought over, some must survive without it. The only way to create a world where people live in beauty, a world without conflict or theft, is to reduce the number of living things."

"..."

"Pokémon... Shall no longer exist. Pokémon are wonderful beings. Humans have worked with Pokémon, and we have helped each other flourish. But precisely because of that, they will inevitably become tools for war and theft!"

• Before battle

"Enough of this. You want to stop the ultimate weapon, and I refuse to do so. So, I will keep you busy for just a moment..."'

• Being defeated

"The strength to protect, huh? But what are you really protecting? A tomorrow that will only end up being worse than today?"

• After being defeated

"You're as strong as ever. But... It's too late! There's no hope for you now! Go down to the lowest floor, and see for yourself!"

Legendary Pokémon Room

• Before battle

"What a startling development! I never would've thought you were really a chosen one!"

"So THIS is the mighty Xerneas^X/Yveltal^Y?! I expected more from a Pokémon called a legend! You desire help from people? YOU need help from a human?"

"For me, victory is using the ultimate weapon. In order to do that, I need to reclaim the Legendary Pokémon's power and send it to that weapon once again. I'll be taking the Legendary Pokémon back now! This time, I won't lose. I, too, shall use the Mega Ring and Mega Stone that you researched during your travels."

• Being defeated

"It's over... Fools with no vision will continue to befoul this beautiful world. They will go on until the only thing left to do is squabble over the remaining scraps of hope..."

• After being defeated

"Whaugh!"

"..."

"If that were possible, all wars would have ended long ago! I can only see one future! One where selfish, foolish humans think about nothing other than themselves and steal more and more from one another... It's a tragic future!"

"The original purpose of this device was to bring a Pokémon back to life. But the ancient king transformed it into this ultimate weapon... Hmm. When the Legendary Pokémon awakened, it took back much of its energy--its power--that had been sent to the ultimate weapon. There's not much power left... But there IS enough to use it once..."

"<player>, Sycamore's pupils... Let us live forever... That's right! I shall grant you eternal life! I'll give you the pain of endlessly waiting for a beautiful world to finally be built!^X/The ultimate weapon is a flower that bloomed to no avail... Just like me... But this ends here! I will show what its remaining power can do!^Y"

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

"You must be the intruder I keep hearing about."

"I am Lysandre."

"I had triggered my ultimate weapon to wipe out all the fools—everyone except Team Flare... But at that moment, a bright light swallowed me and I wandered into this world."

"No matter. My purpose remains the same. Which world I'm in is not important. The only way to create a world where people live in beauty, a world without conflict or theft..."

"Behind me, you see two buttons. One will open the path for you, and help you move forward... The other will trigger my ultimate weapon, and destroy all that there is in this world!"

"...So, make your choice. I believe being a chosen one means you have the potential to change the future! Whether we activate the ultimate weapon or leave it safely underground will rest upon if you actually have this potential or not."

• After pressing a button

"... ... ... ... ... ... Unfortunately... You are not a chosen one!"

"You will destroy the world you tried to protect, by your own hand! However... There is still time before my ultimate weapon is fully activated. Press the other button before it fires, and you will be able to stop it."

"...Of course, I refuse to allow that. So, I will keep you busy for a moment."

• Before battle

"The future you want, or the future I want... Let us see which one is more deserving, shall we?"

• Being defeated

"I can feel the fire of your convictions burning deep within your heart!"

• After being defeated

"The strength to protect, huh? ...Very well. Go on, press the button."

• After pressing the second button

"You have stopped my ultimate weapon, and also you have taken one step more toward your goal."

"Maybe...if my world had a Trainer like you, the path I chose could have been different... No! Nothing can change me now! If there is a path to creating a beautiful world, then that is the path I must take! Even if it means I can only save a handful of the old world!"

In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Lysandre (Masters)

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Menu interface (voice clips)

• After being recruited

"I am Lysandre. Let's see what potential you have hidden within you."

• Sync pair viewer

"The world must remain beautiful. I can't stand the thought of it becoming uglier."

"People can be divided into two groups. Those who give... And those who take. I want to be the kind of person who gives."

• Selection screen (forming team)

"Let's strive for a more beautiful world."

• Selection screen (disbanding team)

"If you'll excuse me."

• Upon learning a new move

"We'll need all the power we can get, even if it causes conflict."

• Upon leveling-up

"With power like this, we can save it all."

• Upon reaching max level

"I am a chosen one!"

• Upon unlocking a new level cap

"One step closer to a brighter future."

• During conversation

"Hey."

"Hmm."

"Heheh."

"Ahahah."

"Excellent."

"As strong as ever."

"Wonderful!"

"Unforgivable!"

"Don't."

"No..."

"Unbelievable!"

"What filth."

"How foolish."

"Leave it to me."

"Would you kindly?"

"Truly wonderful!"

• During special gift conversation

"I want you to have this."

Battle interface (voice clips)

• Co-op match screen

"All right!"

• VS screen

"Such foolishness."

• Battle start

"Behold!"

• Using Pokémon move

"Go!"

"Now's your chance!"

• Using item

"Too slow."

• Using Trainer move

"This is it!"

• Using Sync Move

"Adieu to you."

• Unity Move

"Future!"

"Beauty!"

"Vision!"

• Switching in

"Let's change the future!"

• Recalling fainted Pokémon

"This was unexpected."

• "Nice" emote

"Well done!"

• "Watch out" emote

"Look out!"

• "Let's do this" emote

"Adieu to you."

• "Thanks!" emote

"I thank you."

• Defeat

"Enough of this."

• Victory

"That was a good battle."

Legendary Adventures - Give and Take

• A Shadow Chasing Eternal Life

"The Life Pokémon, Xerneas... It's said it's able to give eternal life."

"It's a Legendary Pokémon that is the opposite of Yveltal, which takes life."

"I must act quickly, before it falls into the hands of foolish humans!"

• A Beautiful World

"That's as far as you'll go."

"It's been a while, children."

"And...Professor Sycamore."

"What, does it really surprise you that I'm here?"

"I am here to carry out my mission!"

"And that mission is to create a beautiful world!"

"There is a limit to the amount of money and energy the world is capable of producing."

"People will only fight over what limited resources we have... Those unproductive fools are consuming our future!"

"If nothing changes, the world will become ugly and conflicts will raze the land from end to end."

"The only thing we can do in order to live in a world with no fighting and stealing is to reduce the number of lives in it!"

"Xerneas has the power to grant eternal life. This will only sow the seeds of such conflict."

"Before it is left in the hands of fools, I must make it mine."

"But it appears you won't let me do that so easily, will you. In that case, before you truly get in the way of my plans..."

"I hate to do this, but I'll have you disappear."

"Again with the questions? I could ask the same question right back to you."

"It appears that Team Break--or whatever that foolish group calls itself--has been festering on this island."

"You want me to believe in humanity, even after seeing them do all those things?"

"Sync pairs... You mean the special relationship between people and Pokémon that exists only on this island?"

"I see... That is quite interesting. However, let me ask you this."

"What about those who were not chosen to be a sync pair?"

"Don't people and Pokémon simply choose the best of the best--the strongest partners they can find?"

"Human greed is foolish and never-ending. This will only lead to more fighting, and the cycle will never end."

"Team Break is the perfect example of that."

"Furthermore, how are these two ideologies any different from each other?"

"Choosing a partner to aim for greater heights..."

"or selecting the chosen ones to stay in a beautiful world?"

"You don't have a decisive answer for that, eh?"

"In that case, why don't we ask our Pokémon who is right?"

• As Friends...

"You are strong. I suppose you would be, given you were chosen by Professor Sycamore."

"However, will you still be able to stand strong, even with THIS as your opponent?"

"Show me the flame of your convictions!"

"Yveltal is the Destruction Pokémon and the polar opposite of Xerneas!"

"If I allow it to release its power as it pleases, it will drain the life of all living creatures!"

"If you can't stop me, the lives of the fools on this island will be taken."

"Along with Xerneas!"

"Yveltal, show them your power!"

"Whether it's money or energy, the ones who steal are the ones who win in this world."

"That's why this world is based on the egotistical whims of selfish people."

"There's nothing we can do to save this world! there's only so much it can take!"

"Yes, we became friends after talking about our ideals... However!"

"No matter how much effort we put into it, fools continue to steal what we've created!"

"The world is too full of fools that we can't save through our hard work alone..."

"That's why the only way to save the world is to take it for myself!"

"Your convictions are remarkable... However!"

"Convictions without power cannot save anyone."

• Message to the Future

"So this is the mighty Xerneas? You need help from a human?"

"And to think that the person you ask for help is none other than Professor Sycamore..."

"What?"

"That's right, the future isn't decided! That's why we can't be sure each day will be like the one before!"

"We don't know what will happen...yet you want me to have hope?"

"That's a delusion! What I see is--!"

"... ... ..."

"I did everything I could!"

"But it was all in vain! As long as there are fools in this world, all that potential we raised will also be stolen!"

"Enough of this unfruitful debate!"

"Let us ask these Pokémon who is right!"

• Flames of Conviction

"To think that it would be able to withstand Yveltal's attacks..."

"That means that the power to give and the power to take are equal!"

"Nothing can change me now!"

"This is the path i must take! even if I can only save a handful of the old world!"

"No matter the means, I will change this world back to its former beauty!"

"Here in my hands, I have a switch."

"It's for a weapon that will erase foolish humans from the world and restore it to its original beautiful state."

"Xerneas sidetracked my plans a bit..."

"And the weapon isn't as strong as what I prepared back in Kalos, but it's enough to get rid of Xerneas and this entire island!"

"No matter who wins this battle, we can't change the tragic future that awaits us!"

"Professor Sycamore...and you children chosen by him..."

"I'm sorry, but this is adieu."

"... ... ... Why?! Why won't it activate?"

"... ... ..."

"Heh."

"It seems I wasn't able to completely take away the flame of conviction in your heart."

"You were able to work with Xerneas--that makes you a chosen one."

"You and those children... I suppose I should admit you might have the potential to change the future."

"However...my convictions haven't changed."

"I cannot simply erase the flame of conviction in my heart."

"So remember this..."

"If you ever use Xerneas's power for the wrong reason, or if your convictions turn down the wrong path..."

"I look forward to that...old friend."

"I won't give up! I will continue to make this world a more beautiful existence!"

Sync Pair Story - A Day with Lysandre

"So it's you, <player>..."

"How does the view from here look to you? I think it's quite beautiful."

I think so, too!: "Yes, the world is beautiful...or rather, it should be."

I can't say for sure.: "Is that so? Then remember this: The world is beautiful...or rather, it should be."

"However, that ugly group Team Break has been a plague to this island, stealing things to exert its power."

"It is absolutely hideous! Even here, the world is teeming with ugly fools."

"And the world is quietly waiting to be devoured by such filth."

"A future like that isn't beautiful at all!"

"It is for the sake of this world that we reduce the number of such fools. That is the only way."

"Once Yveltal awakens its true power, it would take no time at all to do that."

Yveltal, are you OK with that?!: "Hmph. What else would you expect it to do?"

No, Yveltal! Don't do it!: "Hmph. Reasoning with it won't work."

"When Yveltal spreads its wings and tail feathers and starts to glow, it will absorb every last bit of life force from all living creatures!"

"If I so desire such destruction, even Yveltal wouldn't be able to resist that temptation. After all, we are a sync pair."

I won't let you destroy the world!/I won't let you do that!: "Oh, really? So you'll try to stop me?"

"How beautiful. Forming a sync pair is a way for people to share their heart and soul with their partner Pokémon."

"If only the whole world were full of sync pairs like you..."

"Unfortunately for you, that's not the case. If you stand in my way, I just have to defeat you first!"

"You are a symbol of hope, but at the same time, you are equally a symbol of despair."

"The stronger that light of hope shines, the stronger the despair when it fades into nothing, no?"

"Will you become our hope? Or will I bring about our despair?"

"Yveltal and I, who share the same ideal of destruction, will see which prevails!"

"That's assuming, of course, we someday have a chance to battle each other for our ideals."

"While I deeply dislike the idea of you getting in my way, I must say..."

"I also have some hope that you'll be able to bring about the ideal world that I want."

"Let us battle someday so that the world can make its choice. Then we shall have an answer."

Pokémon Center

• Upon being summoned in sync pair scout

The only way to create a world where people live in beauty, a world without conflict or theft, is to reduce the number of living things.

• Random conversation

"These devices that are being given out to all sync pairs... Poryphones, are they?"

"These things are crucial to our everyday life. Pokégear, PokéNav, Xtransceivers, and Holo Casters are the same."

"Knowledge is power. Please put it to good use."

• Random conversation

"Just as how the Kalos region's two Legendary Pokémon gave life and took life, people can be divided into two groups."

"Those who give and those who take!"

"However, in this world, some foolish humans exist who would show their strength by taking what isn't theirs."

"Fools who feel entitled to what they have been given will only rot the world."

• Random conversation

"I hear there is a group calling themselves Team Break here on Pasio—and that they're causing all sorts of problems..."

"They're just trying to show their strength by stealing. What filth!"

"I'm sure you understand that Pokémon are not tools for humans to fight each other with."

"And that people who do think that Pokémon are tools are beyond saving, no matter how hard you try."

• Random conversation

"Three thousand years ago, the King of Kalos created a device to bring back the Pokémon that were lost..."

"But eventually, that device was used as a weapon of destruction."

"Although it was made in order to create hope, it ended up becoming a weapon. How ironic."

"That is why I will change it back into a beacon of hope! This is all for the sake of returning the world back to its former beauty!"

• Random conversation

"I don't think that taking is a sign of strength."

"In order to become the PML champion, you'll have to defeat all rival sync pairs to get there."

"You shouldn't just aim to be the champion. You should also think about what it means to claim that spot."

"I'd like to see what you'll do with the strength you've been given..."

"Show me the future that you choose, <player>."

• Random conversation

"Phew... Taking breaks is important. How about a cup of coffee?"

"I may not look it, but I actually own a café, so I'm picky about how my coffee is made."

"The fragrant aroma of coffee puts my soul at ease..."

"I think that small breaks are something we need to make a beautiful, ideal world."

• If spoken to again

"Cafés are wonderful establishments. They bring happiness to people who rest their feet and relax."

"I hope the world can become a place where we can share our kindness and happiness with each other."

• Random conversation

"I have no intention of believing that what I do is always for the sake of absolute justice."

"If that were the case, Pokémon would never have to go through what we put them through."

"It saddens me to think of how powerless I am..."

"There were many sacrifices made in the pursuit of my ideals, yet I cannot stop what I've started."

• If spoken to again

"Perhaps there will come a time when the flames of our convictions will clash."

"Your future...or mine? We will ask our partner Pokémon which is right when we have that battle."

• Special log-in conversation (generic)

"I see you're working very hard today, <player>."

"I can feel the fire of your convictions burning deep within your heart. Make sure it never goes out."

• Special log-in conversation (morning)

"Another perfect morning in a beautiful world. The people, on the other hand... No bother. I will change all of that."

• Special log-in conversation (afternoon)

"I'm curious to see what sort of future our meeting will bring."

• Special log-in conversation (evening)

"I walk in the shadows so I can be a shining beacon for the future of humanity."

• Special gift conversation

"Here, take this. Let it help you in some way."

"It's an apology for always taking up so much of your precious time."

• If spoken to again

"It's important to be able to sincerely give thanks for what you have been given."

"If someone ever comes asking you for help, I hope you can pass it forward and help them."