Mom (Johto)
| Mom おかあさん Mother | |
 Art from Gold and Silver | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Hometown | New Bark Town |
| Region | Johto |
| Generation | II, IV |
| Games | Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver |
Mother or Mom (Japanese: おかあさん mother) is the mother of Ethan, KrisC, or LyraHGSS.
Terminology
Generation II
In Generation II, her name on the Pokégear phone is "MOM". She is also referred this way in the game dialogue, such as in "Sent some to MOM!" when sending money to her after a Pokémon battle. However, in the game data, she is referred to as MOTHER in the unused feature that would allow the player to choose her name.
Several characters mention "your mom" (written in lowercase), but she herself mentions "your MOM" in all-caps:
- "Come see your MOM sometime!" (Mom's phone call)
- "Wow, your POKéGEAR is impressive! Did your mom get it for you?"; "Hi, <player>! Leaving again? You should tell your mom if you are leaving. Call your mom on your POKéGEAR to let her know how you're doing." (said by a non-player character in New Bark Town)
- "Before you leave, make sure that you talk to your mom." (Professor Elm)
- "You're traveling all alone? Isn't your mom worried?" (Pokéfan Colin on S.S. Aqua)
Generation IV
In Generation IV, her name on the Pokégear phone is "Mother". However, she is known as Mom when sending money to her after Pokémon battles: "Sent some to Mom!"
She is also known as "Mom" at the start of her quotes. For instance:
- "Mom: <player>! Welcome home. It sounds like you had quite the experience out there. Maybe you should take a quick rest so you can relax."
In the core series games
In the Generation II games and in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player's mother informs them that the Pokégear has returned from the repair shop. In Generation II, she then helps set the day of the week and, in non-Japanese and non-Korean releases, set daylight saving time accordingly (except if it's between 11:00 PM and 12:59 AM in-game, in which the game prevents this due to the day of the week changing; she will claim that she lost the instruction booklet for the Pokégear, although not during the initial setup process).
She will save the player's money at their request so that a quarter of the money won from each battle is automatically sent to her, and money can be deposited and withdrawn from her (in HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player has $999,999 on hand then no additional money earned from battles will be sent to her, contrary to what the end-of-battle dialogue claims). She occasionally buys decorationsGSC, damage-reducing BerriesHGSS, or other items (listed below) with the player's money, then apologizes for spending the money she is saving. Her cooking specialty is the Cinnabar Volcano Burger.
Items purchased
Generation II
After the player wins a Trainer battle, the player's mother may purchase items for them.
When the player's savings reach certain amounts, the player's mother may purchase one of the items below. Each item can only be obtained once.
| Trigger | Cost | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $900 | $600 | 
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Super Potion |
| $4000 | $270 | 
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Repel |
| $7000 | $600 |
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Super Potion |
| $10000 | $1800 | 
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Charmander Doll |
| $15000 | $3000 | 
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Moon Stone |
| $19000 | $600 |
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Super Potion |
| $30000 | $4800 | 
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Clefairy Doll |
| $40000 | $900 | 
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Hyper Potion |
| $50000 | $8000 | 
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Pikachu Doll |
| $100000 | $22800 | 
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Big Snorlax Doll |
If the player's mother cannot purchase one of the above items, then she may randomly purchase an item below if the player's savings are an exact multiple of $2300. The target multiple rises each time the player's savings pass or equal the previous target (starting with $2300) and never lowers. This means that if the player's savings increase from $4500 to $4700 after a battle, they will thereafter be unable to trigger one of these items at $4600 even if they make a withdrawal from their savings.
| Cost | Item | |
|---|---|---|
| $600 |
|
Super Potion |
| $90 | 
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Antidote |
| $180 | 
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Poké Ball |
| $450 | 
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Escape Rope |
| $500 | 
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Great Ball |
Generation IV
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This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Values at which HGSS mom buys each item, savings amounts required for items |
Once only
She will buy these items each time $10,000 worth of savings has been earned. These items can only be obtained once, except the Super Potion which can be obtained twice.
| Item | Location | Games | |
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Super Potion | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Super Potion | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Repel | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Moon Stone | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Silk Scarf | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Hyper Potion | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Choice Scarf | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Focus Sash | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
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Muscle Band | Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount | HG SS |
Unlimited times
These items are bought in groups of 5 as the savings increase. These items can be obtained an unlimited number of times.
| Item | Location | Games | |
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Occa Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Passho Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Wacan Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Rindo Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Chople Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Yache Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Shuca Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Kebia Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Coba Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Payapa Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Tanga Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Charti Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Haban Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Kasib Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Babiri Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Colbur Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
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Chilan Berry | Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase | HG SS |
Gallery
Sprites
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| Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
In Pokémon Masters EX, Ethan mentions his mother at some point: "When you're working hard, you've gotta rest hard, too! That's what my mom always says."
Quotes
- Main article: Mom (Johto)/Quotes
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
She appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga as the mother of Gold, debuting in Murkrow Row.
Trivia
- In the internal data for Pokémon Gold and Silver, there is leftover data for naming the mother.
- Other leftover data also indicates the player would have had the option of allowing the mother to save half or all of the player's money after a battle.
- In Pokémon Crystal, Juggler Irwin mentions the player's mother on a phone call:
- "Yesterday, I went out to New Bark Town. There was a lady who looked a lot like you,<player>. What? That lady was your mom? Aww, I should've introduced myself! I bet your mom's really proud of all that you've accomplished. Heh, put it this way. I'd be proud if I were your mom, believe me!"
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