Lake Valor

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Lake Valor リッシこ Risshi Lake "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	South end of Route 214
Region:	Sinnoh
Generations:	IV
Location of Lake Valor in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

Lake Valor (Japanese: リッシこ Risshi Lake) is a location in the region of Sinnoh. Here, Team Galactic's Commander Saturn is battled for the first time. Within the cave in the center of the lake resides the legendary Pokémon Azelf.

During the events of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Team Galactic used a Galactic Bomb to dry up the lake. The resulting earthquake was felt in Canalave City, located at the opposite end of Sinnoh. After Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina has been captured or defeated at Mt. Coronet, the lake will appear rejuvenated.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

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A dried-up Lake Valor. Note the numerous Magikarp flailing.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Grass	35-36	20%
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Grass	38-39	15%
Golduck	D		P		Pt		Grass	40-41	15%
Staravia	D		P		Pt		Grass	34-36	25%	25%	5%
Staravia	D		P		Pt		Grass	38-40	35%
Bibarel	D		P		Pt		Grass	34-36	45%
Bibarel	D		P		Pt		Grass	39-41	35%
Chingling	D		P		Pt		Grass	35-36	10%
Noctowl	D		P		Pt		Grass	34-36	0%	0%	20%
Surfing and Fishing
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	90%
Golduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	10%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-15	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	65%
Goldeen	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	35%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	65%
Seaking	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	35%
Special Pokémon
Wobbuffet	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	35,36, 38-40	22%
Lickitung	D		P		Pt		Swarm	34-36	40%
Solrock	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	35, 40,41	8%
Lunatone	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	35, 40,41	8%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Valor Cavern

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Azelf in Valor Cavern

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Azelf	D		P		Pt		Only one	50	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Galactic Grunt Galactic Grunt Reward: $1320	Glameow♀ Lv.33 No item
	Croagunk♀ Lv.33 No item
Galactic Grunt Galactic Grunt Reward: $1440	Golbat♂ Lv.32 No item
	Croagunk♂ Lv.36 No item
Galactic Grunt Galactic Grunt Reward: $1240	Croagunk♂ Lv.34 No item
	Dustox♂ Lv.31 No item
	Beautifly♂ Lv.31 No item

File:SpriteSaturn.png Commander Saturn Lake Valor Diamond and Pearl Commander and Professor Saturn Oak Lake Valor Diamond and Pearl Reward: $2960

Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra♂ Lv.35 Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Embargo Dark Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Poison Fighting Ability: Anticipation Held item: Sitrus Berry Toxicroak♀ Lv.37 Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Mud Bomb Ground Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.35 Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Platinum

Trainer	Pokémon
Galactic Grunt Galactic Grunt Reward: $1400	Glameow♀ Lv.35 No item
	Murkrow♀ Lv.35 No item
Galactic Grunt Galactic Grunt Reward: $1480	Golbat♂ Lv.37 No item
Galactic Grunt Galactic Grunt Reward: $1320	Croagunk♂ Lv.33 No item
	Houndour♂ Lv.33 No item
	Stunky♂ Lv.33 No item
	Glameow♀ Lv.33 No item

File:SpriteSaturn.png Commander Saturn Lake Valor Platinum Commander and Professor Saturn Oak Lake Valor Platinum Reward: $3200

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♀ Lv.38 Toxic Poison Status   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Types: Poison Fighting Ability: Anticipation Held item: Sitrus Berry Toxicroak♀ Lv.40 Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Mud Bomb Ground Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.38 Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

In the anime

Lake Valor in the anime

Lake Valor was the location of the Wallace Cup tournament and the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Like the games, the Hotel Grand Lake and Seven Stars Restaurant were located nearby, and Ash, Dawn, Brock, and May all battled at the restaurant.

In The Needs of the Three!, it was explained that Lake Valor, as well as all three of Sinnoh's lakes, are the entrances to another world where the lake guardians live, and they do not actually live in the lakes themselves.

In the same episode, Pokémon Hunter J dropped the Galactic Bomb, bringing out Azelf from its home and drawing out Mesprit and Uxie when their comrade was captured. She was challenged by Gary, who was working with Professor Rowan, but Saturn's Toxicroak quickly beat his Umbreon and Electivire.

Trivia

• At each of Sinnoh's lakes, a TM can be found containing a powerful move of a different elemental type. Lake Valor's TM is Electric-type.
• For some reason, the damage caused by Team Galactic's bomb is fixed when later returning.
• There appears to be the dried-up remains of a river that would flow into the lake on the northwest side that vanishes when the lake is restored. However, it is also possible that the bomb was detonated in the upper left corner of the lake, and consequently blew away the land in this area.
• When the bomb is set off here, it is powerful enough to be felt on the opposite end of the region, in Canalave City. Despite this, the Magikarp living in the lake are unharmed and no damage is visible to the surrounding land, besides the obvious crater and disappearance of the water.
• The Galactic Bomb in the anime functions differently from its counterpart in the games. Instead of a violent detonation that destroys the landscape and drains Lake Valor, it creates a spatial anomaly that causes the water to disappear or be repulsed from it and forcibly pulls Azelf out of hiding.
• Lake Valor is the only Sinnoh lake that is not entered from the south.

Name origin

Valor means "courage". This is fitting, as Azelf is the Willpower Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 立志湖 Lìzhì Hú Finnish Valor-järvi European French Lac Courage German See der Kühnheit Italian Lago Valore Polish Jezioro Waleczności European Portuguese Lago Bravura European Spanish Lago Valor

Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

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