Thorton

Thorton ネジキ Neziki
Art from Platinum
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh*/Johto*
Trainer class	Factory Head (Frontier Brain)
Generation	IV
Games	Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
Commemorative print	Factory Print

Factory Head Thorton (Japanese: ファクトリーヘッド ネジキ Factory Head Neziki) is the Frontier Brain in charge of running the Battle Frontier's Battle Factory.

In the games

He is the Frontier Brain of the Battle Factory in the Sinnoh and Johto regions. It is suggested he is very intelligent, as he mentions inventing a machine that analyzes the player's Pokémon. If he is defeated he will hand over the Factory Print.

Pokémon

Thorton has these Pokémon when he is challenged for the silver and gold prints:

• Random each time. He could have anything except for the Pokémon that are not admissible in the Battle Frontier. These include Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus.

Quotes

Initial battle

• Before battle

"Bzweeeeep! Sorry, don't mind me. What I'm using is an invention of mine. It's my data-analyzing machine It's telling me what you've rented for this match. I see! You've rented <Pokémon> , <Pokémon>, and <Pokémon>. I have to say, that's a good setup. Like, say, [random number] percent? Oh, don't let that number concern you! All righty, let's get going!"

• When defeated

"Whoa! You sure showed me!"

• After being defeated

"Hmm... I got handed the loss here. It's not making me happy at all, losing. Even though I'm not happy, I did glean some useful data, I suppose. That makes me glad I battled you. So, did you get to like those Pokémon you rented? As a Factory Head, it would sure make me happy if you did. Next time, come back with different rental Pokémon."

Rematch

• Before battle

"Bzweeeeep! Let's see what I can see about you through my data-analyzing machine. So, what have you rented for this match...? I see! you've rented <Pokémon> , <Pokémon>, and <Pokémon>. I have to say, that's a good setup. It's a combination of friendship with cooperation all around. I'd say it's like [random number] percent? Oh, don't let that number concern you! All righty, let's get going! No losing for me this time!"

• When defeated

"Whoa! You sure showed me!"

• After being defeated

"Hmm... I got handed another loss. It's not making me happy at all, this. In fact, I'm stewing here. I thought I learned a lot about Pokémon since I lost to you. But that's all right. Some things you learn from winning. But some things you learn by losing. I hope you'll keep renting our Pokémon and give me a chance to redeem myself!"

Sprites

File:Spr PtHGSS Thorton.gif
Thorton's sprite from Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver	Thorton's VS sprite from Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Thorton in Pokémon Adventures

Thorton first appears along with his fellow Frontier Brains, Palmer, Dahlia, and Argenta in a meeting; afterward they go back to their facilities. Thorton later appears at his facility, the Battle Factory, where he watches Platinum battle through it. Eventually, Platinum manages to get enough wins to allow her to challenge him and they begin battling.

Due to the rules of the Battle Factory, the two use rental Pokémon to Battle each other instead of their own Pokémon. Despite Thorton having much confidence in his battling skills and knowledge, Platinum proves superior to him in both categories, allowing her to defeat him. Angered at his defeat, Thorton throws a temper tantrum until Argenta comes to snap him out of it by slapping him in the face.

Later, he is seen attempting to fix the camera machine that Riley had obtained on Iron Island.

Pokémon

Rented

Tyranitar

Debut	VS. Seedot

Thorton's Tyranitar was used to battle Platinum at the Battle Factory. It proved powerful and its ability to create a sandstorm which made Platinum's Pokémon constantly take damage. Eventually, it was defeated by Platinum's Kadabra who used a Super-effective Focus Punch.

Tyranitar's moves are unknown and its ability is Sand Stream.

Ledian

Debut	VS. Seedot

Thorton's Ledian was used to battle Platinum at the Battle Factory. It managed to defeat Platinum's Loudred and helped Thorton's Ursaring by sending its stat upgrades to it. Eventually, it was defeated by the Poison Point of Platinum's Qwilfish.

Loudred's known moves are Supersonic, Focus Punch, Agility, and Baton Pass.

Ursaring

Debut	VS. Ledian

Thorton's Ursaring was used to battle Platinum at the Battle Factory. With the speed it gained from Ledian's Baton Pass, it was able to easily defeat Platinum's Qwilfish. Later, it fought her Kadabra and was defeated when its energy was absorbed from a Drain Punch.

Ursaring's only known move is Earthquake.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Thorton or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Electivire FB		50		Supreme Victors	4/147
Skarmory FB		50		Supreme Victors	83/147
Electivire FB LV.X		X		Supreme Victors	144/147

Trivia

• In English, his title is the only Frontier Brain title held by another person, Noland. However, both Palmer and Anabel share the same title in the Japanese version: Tower Tycoon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ファクトリーヘッド ネジキ Factory Head Neziki	From Lyonia neziki, a species of staggerbush.
English	Factory Head Thorton	Possibly refers to "thorn".
French	Chef D'Usine Cardus	From "Carduus", Latin for Thistle
German	Fabrikleiter Distmar	From "Distel", German for Thistle
Italian	Boss Azienda Spino	From spina, spike.
Spanish	Jefe Fábrica Espinal	From espina, spike.
Korean	팩토리헤드 수철 Factory Head Sucheol

Sinnoh and Johto Battle Frontier
Battle Castle Castle Valet Darach	Battle Hall Hall Matron Argenta	Battle Tower Tower Tycoon Palmer	Battle Factory Factory Head Thorton	Battle Arcade Arcade Star Dahlia

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