Tobias (Sinnoh)

This article is about the Trainer who competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference. For the character of the day from Hoenn also named Takuto in the Japanese version, see Tommy (Pokémon Trainer's School).

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Tobias タクト Takuto
File:Tobias Sinnoh.png
Gender	Male
Eye color	Light Green
Hair color	Grayish Blue
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Trainer class	Trainer
Anime debut	League Unleashed!
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Hiroki Takahashi

Tobias (Japanese: タクト Takuto) is a Pokémon Trainer who competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

History

Tobias first appeared in League Unleashed!, where he was shadowed. Barry passed him in a hallway and was scared by the way he came off. In Casting a Paul on Barry!, while Ash and Barry were looking up information about their next league opponents, Conway told them that Tobias managed to easily obtain his eight gym badges and advance through the first two rounds of the Lily of the Valley Conference using just his Darkrai.

In Working on a Right Move!, Tobias appeared unshadowed for the first time, and he was shown to have advanced into the Top 8. In DP188, it was shown that he had advanced yet again, now placing in the Top 4 of the Lily of the Valley Conference.

In DP189, he battled against Ash in the semi-finals of the Lily of the Valley Conference. Although he was able to gain an early lead with his Darkrai, Ash's Sceptile managed to overcome Darkrai's attacks and defeat it. Tobias then called out his Latios, who managed to defeat the remainder of Ash's team (while fainting itself), winning the match for Tobias.

Later, Tobias defeated his final round opponent, who owned a Magmortar, winning the Lily of the Valley Conference and giving him the chance to battle the Sinnoh Elite Four.

Pokémon

Darkrai

Debut	League Unleashed!

Darkrai is Tobias's main Pokémon. Using Darkrai, Tobias easily won eight badges in Sinnoh and quickly advanced through the first four rounds of the Lily of the Valley Conference. Tobias's Darkrai was first seen in League Unleashed!, defeating a Trainer's Machamp.

In DP189, it faced Ash and his Pokémon in the semifinals of the tournament. At the beginning of the battle, Darkrai faced Ash's Heracross, but withstood its Megahorn attack and incapacitated it with a combination of Dark Void and Dream Eater. After this, Darkrai subdued Ash's Torkoal with only a Dark Pulse, and defeated his Gible with the same move after resisting a Rock Smash and dodging a Draco Meteor. Though it was able to put Ash's Sceptile to sleep with another Dark Void, the latter awakened almost immediately and defeated Darkrai with Leaf Blade.

Darkrai was later seen defeating a Magmortar in the finals, earning Tobias the victory and making him the winner of the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Darkrai's known moves are Ice Beam, Dark Void, Dream Eater and Dark Pulse, and its ability is Bad Dreams.

Latios ♂

Debut	DP189

Latios was the second Pokémon that Tobias used in his battle against Ash.

Latios appeared in DP189, where it was sent out after Ash's Sceptile had defeated Darkrai. Latios was able to overpower Sceptile with a single Giga Impact, and won against an aerial battle with Swellow which ended with a powerful Luster Purge. Ash's Pikachu, however, was able to either endure or evade some attacks from Latios, and ended up on Latios's back where he could use his Electric attacks. Despite this, Latios used Light Screen to reduce the power of the attacks, and managed to shake Pikachu off afterwards. At the end of the battle, Latios launched another Luster Purge while Pikachu countered with a combination of Volt Tackle and Iron Tail, culminating in a huge explosion, knocking out both Pokémon and ending in a draw. However, as this left Ash with no Pokémon remaining, Tobias was declared the victor and continued to the final round.

Latios's known moves are Giga Impact, Luster Purge and Light Screen, and its ability is Levitate.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 高橋広樹 Hiroki Takahashi

Trivia

• Tobias's design, from his color scheme to his physical features, was most probably based on his main Pokémon, Darkrai.
• He is the first character in the anime to participate in a Pokémon League using legendary Pokémon, although another Trainer did attempt to enter the League with his Heatran.
• Even though his face is covered in his debut in League Unleashed!, Tobias still appears in An Old Family Blend! on the match up board for the upcoming battles in the Lily of the Valley Conference in the bottom right corner with a clear image of his face.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	タクト Takuto	May be named after Takuto Itagaki (板垣拓斗), Champion of the Senior Division of the 2009 World Championships.
English	Tobias	May be taken from Tobias, a hero of the Book of Tobit, who drove away a demon with the help of the archangel Raphael. This can be related to the fact that Tobias was able to beat all the gyms and advance through the tournament with the help of his Darkrai.
Chinese (Taiwan)	達克多 Dákèduō	Transliteration of his Japanese name. Also from 達克萊伊 Dákèláiyī, Darkrai.

Trainers in League Conferences

Indigo (Kanto) Mandi • Pete • Gary • Jeanette • Melissa • Ash • Ritchie • Assunta Silver (Johto) Darren • Salvador • Jackson • Macy • Gary • Ash • Harrison • Jon Ever Grande (Hoenn) Jump • Vivica • Gilbert • Gavin • Dominick • Clark • Johnny Katie • Morrison • Ash • Tyson Lily of the Valley (Sinnoh) Jeffrey • Nando • Barry • Conway • Paul • Ash • Tobias Vertress (Unova) Radley • Mikael • Ultimo • Kendrick • Trip • Bianca • Emmanuel Geraldo • Stephan • Flora • Kenton • Manning • Ash Katharine • Antonio • Russet • Ramone • Cameron • Dino • Virgil Lumiose (Kalos) Trevor • Titus • Astrid • Tierno • Remo • Sawyer • Ash • Alain Manalo (Alola) Hiroki • Pikala • Mr. Electric • Mad Magmar • Rapp • Zipp Tupp • Plumeria • DJ Leo • Master fisherman • Oluolu • Kahili Faba • Ilima • Samson • Mallow • Mina • "Jessina" • Acerola Lillie • "Jamesio" • Hau • Sophocles • Lana • Kiawe • Guzma Gladion • Ash

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