Nikola
- If you were looking for the character of the day from Breaking Titles at the Chateau! with the Japanese name Nikola, see Nico.
| Nikola エリファス Éliphas | |
 Nikola | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | White |
| Hometown | Azoth Kingdom |
| Region | Kalos |
| Anime debut | Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel |
| English voice actor | Scottie Ray |
| Japanese voice actor | Tomomichi Nishimura |
Nikola (Japanese: エリファス Éliphas) is a character who appeared in flashbacks in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. He is a scientist who created Magearna 500 years ago.
History
Nikola was a great master of arcane science who built the Azoth Kingdom. He used Pokémon skills as an inspiration to create many wonderful inventions. These inventions are said to have brought great riches to the kingdom. He also built the wall surrounding Azoth kingdom. Part of the wall can separate and convert into a floating fortress, which was designed to be used in times of emergency. However, Nikola eventually sealed off the fortress due to an uprising about who would control that power.
Nikola also created Magearna and presented it to the royal family 500 years ago. Magearna acted as the princess's playmate, and also acted to protect the princess and the kingdom. While it was made to bring happiness, the power was abused to incite war and hatred. As a result, Nikola hid Magearna so that it could not be found by anyone.
Character
He is said to be a great man who wanted his inventions to bring happiness to both people and Pokémon. He is greatly admired by Raleigh and Clemont.
Pokémon
On hand
This listing is of Nikola's known Pokémon in the anime:
Ampharos was only seen in a flashback while Raleigh explained Nikola's life story.
None of Ampharos's moves are known.
Skitty was only seen in a flashback while Raleigh explained Nikola's life story.
None of Skitty's moves are known.
Spritzee was only seen in a flashback while Raleigh explained Nikola's life story.
Spritzee's only known move is Energy Ball.
Created
| Debut | Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Yuka Terasaki |
| English | Yuka Terasaki |
- Main article: Magearna (M19)
Nikola created Magearna using arcane science 500 years ago.
Artwork
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Voice actors
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Trivia
- Closed captions from Disney XD and CITV render his name both as Nikola and as Nicola.
- The appearance of Nikola resembles the appearance of Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian inventor of the Renaissance.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エリファス Éliphas | From Éliphas Lévi, a French occult writer |
| English | Nikola | From Nikola Tesla |
| Italian | Nikolaus | Similar to his English name |
| Korean | 엘리파스 Ellipaseu | Transliteration of Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 艾利法斯 Àilìfǎsī | Transliteration of Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 艾利法斯 Ngaaihleihfaatsī | Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name |
| Thai | เอลิฟาส Éliphas | Same as his Japanese name |
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