Barry (game)
| Pearl パール Pearl | |
| [[File:File:Jun Platinum.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Platinum | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Palmer, unnamed mother |
| Trainer class | Trainer, Rival |
| Generation | IV |
| Games | Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum |
| Anime counterpart | Jun |
| Counterpart debut | EP001 |
Pearl (Japanese: パール Pearl) is the rival character in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
The character Pearl from the Pokémon Special manga is based on this Pearl. A version of the character also appears in the Pokémon DP manga.
This particular rival also appears on the Rival card in the Diamond & Pearl and Secret Wonders expansions of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Pearl is always in a hurry, and because of this, often crashes into other people or misses important details. He is incredibly determined and it is very difficult to discourage him; the only thing that has done this so far was his crushing loss to the Team Galactic Commander, Jupiter. He is also quite the braggart, often boasting about his battling prowess or how cool his Pokémon are. Pearl does have a soft side however, as seen after the wild Starly attack.
Pearl is also one to take risks and quickly jump into action; it was this behavior that caused the player and himself to be attacked by wild Starly, setting off the chain reaction that would result in the player receiving his/her first Pokémon.
After becoming the Sinnoh League Champion, the player can find him training at Stark Mountain during the week, and at the Fight Area on weekends, ready to battle. Unlike the player and Lucas/Dawn, Pearl did not receive a Pokédex, due to him rushing out of Professor Rowan's lab before Rowan could give him one.
Pokémon
This listing is for Pearl's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
First battle (As partner)
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If the player chose Chimchar: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter
Second battle
If the player chose Turtwig: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Chimchar: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
Third battle
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If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyDiv Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter
Fourth battle
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If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyDiv Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter
Fifth battle
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If the player chose Chimchar: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
Sixth battle (As partner)
 Torterra Level 43 |
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 Infernape Level 43 |
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 Empoleon Level 43 |
 Staraptor Level 40 |
 Roselia Level 41 (Absent if Pearl has Torterra) |
 Buizel Level 41 (Absent if Pearl has Empoleon) |
 Ponyta Level 41 (Absent if Pearl has Infernape) |
 Heracross Level 42 |
 Munchlax Level 40 |
Seventh battle
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If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyDiv Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyFooter
Weekend battles (Normal)
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Weekend battles (After defeating the Elite Four 20 times)
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If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyDiv Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyFooter
Pokémon Platinum
First battle
If the player chose Turtwig: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Chimchar: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter
Second battle
If the player chose Turtwig: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Chimchar: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody42 Template:PartyFooter
Last battle
 Torterra Level 85
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 Infernape Level 85
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 Empoleon Level 85
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 Staraptor Level 81
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 Roserade Level 79 (Absent if Pearl has Torterra)
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 Floatzel Level 79 (Absent if Pearl has Empoleon)
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 Rapidash Level 79 (Absent if Pearl has Infernape)
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 Heracross Level 82
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 Snorlax Level 83
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Optional names for Pearl
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If player doesn't give the name for Rival, in the Japanese Diamond the name パール Pearl is automatically given. In Pearl at the same situation, the name ダイヤ Dia is automatically given. In English version, the same thing happens. However, in the English version of Pearl, the automatically-given name is Diamond, not Dia. This is because while the English games have higher character count limits for name fields, the player's and rival's names in the Japanese game can only be five characters long. ダイヤ Dia is three characters long, while the full name ダイヤモンド Diamond exceeds the count at six characters.
Trivia
- Pearl has achieved a high score of 2000 at Pal Park which serves as the default high score.
- Although Pearl can only be battled on weekends, if the player saves the game in front of him on a Sunday, he can still be battled on weekdays if the player does not leave the Fight Area (even to go to the Pokémon Center) during the periods of time in between.
- Strangely, among the default names for him in the Japanese version of Pokémon Diamond is Shigeru, one of the names that are default in both Pokémon Red and Pokémon FireRed for Blue. "Gary" is also one of the optional names for him in the German and Italian-language versions of Pokémon Diamond. Gary's Korean Name, 바람 Baram can also be found among optional names for him in Korean-language version. Another point of similarity can perhaps be found in the fact that a relative of theirs is well-known in the Pokémon world, being the Frontier Brain of Sinnoh's Battle Tower in Pearl's case, and being a Pokémon professor in the case of Blue. Furthermore, both rivals are childhood acquaintances of the playable characters who go on to compete against them in collecting Gym badges, unlike Silver and Wally. Finally, Pearl uses the Starly line, while Blue uses the Pidgey line; they both use Heracross at some point in their respective games.
- All Japanese default names for Pearl come from game staff members' first names. They are all listed in the game's credits. Jun is from Jun'ichi Masuda, production director and music composer. Shigeru is from Shigeru Ōmori, game design leader. Kōji comes from Kōji Nishino, a game designer. Toshinobu is from Toshinobu Matsumiya, game scenario author. Hisashi is from Hisashi Sogabe, battle system programmer. Sōsuke is from Sōsuke Tamada, field system programmer. Akito is from Akito Mori, communication system programmer and Nozomu is from Nozomu Saito, also one of programmers.
- Pearl has a Pokétch, however, it is orange, while the player can only have a blue one (if playing as Lucas) or a pink one (if playing as Dawn). This is even stated by an old lady in Oreburgh City, who says that if one is a boy, the Pokétch is blue and if one if a girl, it'll be pink.
- Pearl has the highest level trained Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, namely his Level 74 Torterra/Infernape/Empoleon after defeating the Elite Four 20 times. Arceus, Red's Pikachu (as well as the rest of Red's party, save Espeon), Steven's entire party, and Blue's starter still outclass him, however.
- In Platinum, his team has significantly increased levels, with his starter Pokémon becoming the highest-level Pokémon in the series (even beating Red's Pikachu) at level 85.
- Of the three main characters of Generation IV's games, Pearl is the only one whose outfit remains much the same between Diamond and Pearl and Platinum, with his shirt's sleeves lengthened.
- Unlike rivals for the Generation II and III games, who had only cameo appearances, Pearl has an anime counterpart in Jun, making him the first game rival since Blue to do so.
| Rival and friend characters | ||||
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Professor Rowan • Professor Oak • Johanna • Barry • Lucas • Dawn • Cynthia • Looker • Stat Trainers (Cheryl • Riley • Mira • Buck • Marley)
Bebe • Teala • Felicity • Roseanne • Rad Rickshaw • Eldritch • Wilma • Jasmine • Caitlin • Julia • Jordan • Dexter • Keira • Mr. Backlot • Morimoto
Underground Man • Mr. Goods • Mr. Fuego • Pokétch Co. President • Dr. Footstep • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Helena • Ketch Appy
Team Galactic • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Professor's assistants • Stats judge
