Pearl (Adventures)
| Pearl パール Pearl | |
 Pearl | |
| Age | 12 (as of the seventh chapter) |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Orange |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Palmer |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
Pearl (Japanese: パール Pearl) is the twelfth main character of the manga series Pokémon Adventures and one of the male main characters for the Diamond & Pearl arc.
Personality
Pearl is impatient and is often accidentally getting himself and his friend, Diamond into trouble. He is the straight man (tsukkomi) of the comedy duo, while Diamond is the funny man. His appearance is based on that of Barry from the video game series.
Compared to Diamond, Pearl is hasty and easily angered and, according to Diamond, always goes out of his way to complete things he has started, which reflects the virtue that he is aligned with: willpower, which also makes him associated with Azelf. Pearl is also very bossy and usually tells Diamond and Platinum what to do.
His father is very skilled in battling, and Pearl has learned a lot from him during his childhood, which has helped him in creating training sessions for Platinum to participate in for practice for her gym challenges. One of his most amazing abilities is his skill of being able to tell what move a Pokémon is preparing to use. Like his two traveling companions, Pearl was not very strong when he first set out on his journey across Sinnoh but now seems to be the strongest of them.
Because the two boys were neighbors during their childhood, Pearl and Diamond are practically as close as brothers. Even though Pearl often yells and smacks Diamond, Pearl truly does care for Diamond. Oppositely, Pearl likes Platinum's arrogant attitude towards Diamond and himself. Despite the fact that he often yells and criticizes her, Pearl always helps Platinum by helping prepare her for her goals and dreams, and is often amazed by her knowledge and perseverance. The two quickly got used to the others personality and have became close friends.
History
Diamond & Pearl arc
Pearl was first introduced at the New Generation Funny Grand Prix in Jubilife City, where he, along with Diamond, won the Judges' Special Merit Prize. Upon leaving the Grand Prix, Diamond and Pearl's prize was mixed up with Professor Rowan's envelope, causing the boys to, unknowingly, accept the mission to guard Platinum Berlitz on her journey to the top of Mt. Coronet, although they believed they were on a reality show and Platinum was the host.
In Oreburgh City, Platinum decided to challenge gyms, and Diamond and Pearl helped her train, which helped build trust within the young trio. After many different trials and crises together, they finally reached Mt. Coronet, but they soon discovered that the cavern they have entered would not lead to the summit, and therefore had to continued their journey on to the eastern side of Sinnoh.
In Hearthome City, Platinum decided to challenge a Super Contest. In order for the girl to win, Pearl planned a very strict dance program that Platinum would have to perform, which she did, which helped her snag the victory.
Afterward, the trio was attacked by Platinum's true bodyguards, Paka and Uji, who believed that Diamond and Pearl where kidnappers who had taken Platinum for ransom. Thankfully, they were saved by Fantina, who took them to the Lost Tower. Once Fantina deemed it save for them to leave, the trio went to the Solaceon Ruins, where they saved a group of Unown before heading back out on their journey.
In Veilstone City, Diamond and Pearl met up with Paka and Uji for real and had their first true battle with Team Galactic. During this battle, Diamond's Tru and Chimler both evolved and Platinum's true identity was revealed to the two boys by Paka and Uji. However, before her real bodyguards had a chance to meet and explain things to the girl, they were banished into another dimension by Saturn. Once this happened, Diamond confessed to Pearl that he knew Platinum wasn't a reality TV host from the beginning, but he had kept it to himself because the misunderstanding was the thing that created and held together their friendship. The two then took an oath that they would protect her and keep their real identities a secret.
Later, following a seperation from Diamond and Platinum at Lake Valor, an adventure in the Great Marsh and Platinum's gym challenge in Pastoria City, they met up with Cynthia at the Pokémon Mansion, and she helped them clear the group of Psyduck that were blocking Route 210. They encountered Cyrus again in Celestic Town when the man broke into the ruins that held Sinnoh's legend of the three lakes. After the showdown with the man, in which Diamond and Pearl had a huge argument that had nearly cost them the victory, the trio ended up in Hearthome once again and Platinum challenged Fantina, who turned out to be the gym leader of the Hearthome Gym.
After gaining a victory, the trio learned of Mr. Berlitz and Professor Rowan had disappeared. In order to find them, the trio went to Canalave City, where they mistook Byron as Mr. Berlitz and Professor Rowan's kidnapper. After realizing the whole thing was a misunderstanding, Platinum finally learned of Dia and Pearl's true identity, and was completely horrified by the shocking news. However, after a horrible night full of nightmares, she decided to keep the boys as her companions and they resumed their journey with the new goal to stop Team Galactic's evil plans.
The trio was then split up to defend the three lakes of Sinnoh and Pearl was assigned to go to Lake Valor. On the way there, Pearl accidentally fell from a cliff in an attempt to save a nest of Wingull and ended up in front of the Fuego Ironworks, where he was reunited with the Luxray that he had befriended near the beginning of his journey and, after it said farewell to its herd, it joined Pearl's team.
Upon leaving the Fuego Ironworks, Pearl met up with Rad Rickshaw and traveled with the man to Lake Valor. Once they arrived, the two went across the lake to the small island in the center, where Pearl fought against Team Galactic's Saturn and witnessed the Galactic Bomb's explosion. The two then fought over the Pokémon of willpower, Azelf, but Pearl lost the fight and collapsed, leaving Saturn with Azelf.
Pearl later awoke in the Pastoria Gym. While there, the gym leader of Pastoria, Crasher Wake suggested the boy catch a Floatzel or a Buizel as they seemed to fit Pearl's personality. After several failed attempts and some encouragement from his Pokémon and his new teacher Wake, Pearl finally caught a Buizel along with a Tauros and a Diglett. After some training with Wake and hearing that Diamond was on a Galactic Airship, Pearl left for Veilstone City in order to infiltrate the Team Galactic Headquarters.
Upon arriving in Veilstone, Pearl noticed that the city was guarded by Team Galactic. Thankfully, he was able to get through with the help of a group of Unown that he, along with Diamond and Platinum, had met in Solaceon Town. Once he managed to get inside of the Headquarters, he was reunited with his former traveling companions and sacrificed his Pokédex in order to save the Lake guardians.
The newly reunited trio then regrouped with Cynthia and headed to the Spear Pillar, where Diamond and Pearl split up with Platinum and Cynthia and time and space begins to distort. The two boys begin to fight Dialga and Palkia but are quickly stopped by the two dragon's abilities to manipulate the fabric of reality. After Cyrus ambushes them, a giant hole appears in the sky that starts sucking everyone on the Spear Pillar into it. Pearl and Platinum try and prevent the unconscious Gym Leaders from being sucked into it while Diamond attempts to jump in and close it from inside.
Pearl sits on the sidelines for the rest of the battle and witnesses Diamond and his new partner, Regigigas fight off Dialga and Palkia. Once Diamond makes a speech that causes the control on Dialga and Palkia to become imbalanced, he and Diamond, under Platinum's command, attack the two dragons and successfully break the Red Chain controlling them. Dialga and Palkia, free from Cyrus's control, defeat the Galactic Boss, knocking him unconscious.
They celebrate their victory and decide to go home while taking their friends and Cyrus to the hospital. As they leave, Diamond notices someone watching them and the Canalave Gym Leader, Byron, emerges from the ground and takes the machine he was holding. However, this causes the hole in the sky that was created by Dialga and Palkia's fighting to have mysterious black tentacles to shoot out and grab Cyrus, Dialga, and Palkia, who are all dragged into it. The old man introduces himself as Charon and makes an attempt to escape, but Diamond’s Tung grabs a small notebook while he runs away.
Platinum arc
It is later revealed that the notebook that Tung had stolen from Charon was a book with information on Legendary Pokémon. Joined by the Sinnoh Pokémon Association Chairman and Dr. Footstep, Pearl and Diamond use the notebook that was deciphered by the Sinnoh Elite Four and search for the Legendary and Rare Pokémon of Sinnoh.
Their first stop is to return to the Old Chateau where they find the Pokémon that had attacked them in their last visit, Rotom. The two are attacked by Rotom and its many different forms. Eventually, Diamond manages to bond with Rotom and befriends it; Rotom then joins their group.
Pokémon
All of Pearl's Pokémon nicknames are a combination of two syllables of their species name and "Ler" or "Hiko," a common suffix for Japanese boys' names.
On hand
| Debut | Stagestruck Starly |
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- Main article: Chimler
Chimler was first seen when Platinum lets him out of his Poké Ball and gives him the Pokédex for her bodyguards and instructs him to give him to one of the bodyguards. Matching the description, Chimchar jumps at Pearl and gives him the Pokédex. Right after that, a flock of Starly appear and begin attacking the group, which results in Chimler, Tru, Chatler, and Lax fighting and defeating them after half an hour. When Chimler, Tru, and Piplup are training in Eterna City for Platinum's Gym battle with Gardenia, Cynthia walks past them and notices that the three Pokémon are about to evolve, after which all three of them evolve. He evolved later again alongside Tru in Veilstone City. He is quite possibly the most used Pokémon by any of the three Sinnoh Trainers and his speed and agility are often put to good use. He has a Naughty nature and has the ability Blaze.
| Debut | Extreme Luxio |
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- Main article: Rayhiko
Pearl befriended this Luxray as a Luxio, and helped him regain his "speech" after his claws had been broken. Luxio later evolved and helped Diamond rescue Pearl and Platinum from a cave-in at Mt. Coronet that was caused by Cyrus. He later appeared to Pearl at Fuego Ironworks, where he officially captured him.
| Debut | VS. Buizel II |
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Due to Team Galactic's Galactic Bomb, this Buizel, along with other Buizel and Floatzel, became hostile towards humans. Pearl caught this one after Crasher Wake made a suggestion to Pearl that he needed more Pokémon on his team. His name is Zelhiko (Jp: ゼルヒコ Selhiko) Even though he is a trained Pokémon, he dislikes Pearl and only battles for the boy by attacking him. He has an Adamant nature.
Zelhiko's known moves are Razor Wind and Water Gun.
| Debut | VS. Grimer |
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Dighiko (Jp: ディヒコ Dighiko) was caught by Pearl during his training with Crasher Wake. He can dig underground in order to evade attacks from enemies. He has a Bashful nature.
Dighiko's known moves are Dig, Stealth Rock, and Earthquake.
| Debut | VS. Grimer |
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Tauhiko (Jp: タロヒコ Taurohiko) is Pearl's newest Pokémon and was, like Zelhiko and Dighiko, caught during Pearl's training with Crasher Wake. Due to his large size, he can easily ram enemies to the ground and break through walls. He has a Jolly Nature.
Aligned with
| Debut | Robust Rotom |
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Rotom was a Pokémon that Pearl, Diamond, and Platinum encountered early on their journey. It attacked them in the Old Chateau until it was found in its hiding place (a television) by Diamond. Later, when Pearl and Diamond returned to the Old Chateau to protect Rotom from Charon, it attacked them once again. It ran away to the Galactic Eterna Building where it used the appliances there to terrorize the two boys until Diamond bonded with it, revealing that it only wanted to play. Realizing that if they left Rotom alone, it would be attacked by Charon; Rotom then asked to join their group.
Rotom's known moves are ThunderShock, Hydro Pump*, Overheat*, Air Slash*, and Blizzard* and has the ability Levitate.
Trivia
- Pearl is the first rival-based Pokédex holder to name his Pokémon.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | パール Pearl | From the game, Pokémon Pearl. |
| English (Singapore) | Pearl | From the game, Pokémon Pearl. |
| Korean | 펄 Pearl | From the game, Pokémon Pearl. |
| Chinese | 帕爾 / 帕尔 Pà'ěr | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
External links
- Netkun on Pearl (Japanese)
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