Blanche

Blanche ブランシェ Blanche
Art from Pokémon GO
Gender	Unknown*
Eye color	Green
Hair color	White
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Team Mystic Leader
Generation	VI, VII
Games	Pokémon GO
Specializes in	Water and Ice types
Member of	Team Mystic
Rank	Leader

Blanche (Japanese: ブランシェ Blanche) is the leader of Team Mystic (Japanese: チームミスティック Team Mystic) in Pokémon GO. Team Mystic is researching Pokémon Evolution and is represented by Articuno. Team Mystic Trainers believe that by staying calm and analyzing every situation, they can't lose.

Blanche is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with Spark and Candela. Highly analytical, Blanche often losing track of time when doing research. Blanche tends to get embarrassed when proven wrong and does not take jokes well.

On November 7, 2019, Blanche sent the following message to Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff:

"Your impression of me is out of date, Cliff. I don’t need to think hard to know that your attempts to take over will fail. I suggest you rethink before you choose to approach me."'

Quotes

Introduction

"I am Blanche, leader of Team Mystic. The wisdom of Pokemon is immeasurably deep. I am researching why it is that they evolve. With our calm analysis of every situation, we can't lose!"

Team GO Rocket invasion (before battle)

"Trainer, some shadowy figures have been seen at PokéStops. Approach with caution, and be ready for battle."

Team GO Rocket invasion (after battle)

"Curious... Upon their defeat, your opponent seems to have abandoned the Pokémon they battled with. It has a strange and ominous aura. I have a hypothesis about what kind of Pokémon it is... Could you catch it so we can examine it more closely?"

Team GO Rocket invasion (after capture)

"If ny analysis is correct, we can help this Pokémon through a process known as purification. This will enable it to harness its strength. Shall we give it a try?"

Appraisal (before 0.149.0)

"Hello <player>. I am available to analyze your <Pokémon>, if you wish."

IV total

37-45: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is a wonder! What a breathtaking Pokémon!"

30-36: "Overall, your <Pokémon> has certainly caught my attention."

23-29: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is above average."

0-22: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is not likely to make much headway in battle."

Best stat

First: "I see that its best attribute is its <stat>."

If tie: "It is matched equally by its <stat>."

Highest IV

15: "Its stats exceed my calculations. It's incredible!"

13-14: "I am certainly impressed by its stats, I must say."

8-12: "Its stats are noticeably trending to the positive."

0-7: "Its stats are not out of the norm, in my opinion."

Size

XS: "Your <Pokémon> is tinier than any we have on record. Astounding."

S: "Your <Pokémon> is below average in size."

L: "Your <Pokémon> is above average in size."

XL: "The size of your <Pokémon> is... colossal. This is indeed exceptional. Fascinating!"

"This ends my analysis. Farewell. "

Prior battle

"My analysis shows that you’re a force to be reckoned with. But can you match my techniques?"

Pokémon

Team Mystic emblem

Blanche uses the following Pokémon in Battle Training. The Pokémon's moves will be chosen from their current move pool.

League	Pokémon
Great League
	Sneasel CP 1465	Sealeo CP 1494	Castform (Snowy Form) CP 1492
Ultra League
	Glaceon CP 2412	Empoleon CP 2486	Mamoswine CP 2472
Master League
	Suicune CP 2983	Metagross CP 3791	Articuno CP 3051

Prior to July 19, 2019

League	Pokémon
Great League
	Magikarp CP 274	Feebas CP 274	Squirtle CP 946
Ultra League
	Alolan Ninetales CP 2309	Glalie CP 2105	Lapras CP 2490
Master League
	Lapras CP 2641	Gliscor CP 2692	Articuno CP 3051

Trivia

• Although the English version of the game and social media accounts avoid using gendered pronouns when referring to Blanche, the German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese translations refer to Blanche as female.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ブランシェ Blanche	From blanche (French for white)
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese	Blanche	Same as Japanese name
Korean	블랑쉬 Blanche	Same as Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	布蘭雪 Bùlánxuě	Transliteration of their Japanese name. Contains 雪 xuě (snow)
Chinese (Cantonese)	布蘭雪 Boulàahnsyut	Mandarin-based transliteration of their Japanese name. Contains 雪 syut (snow)

Team Mystic

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 叡智隊 Yeuihji Déui Mandarin 叡智隊 Ruìzhì Duì French Équipe Sagesse German Team Weisheit Italian Squadra Saggezza Korean 팀 미스틱 Team Mystic Brazilian Portuguese Equipe Sabedoria Spanish Equipo Sabiduría

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.