Mr. Fuji

Mr. Fuji フジ老人 Elder Fuji
Mr. Fuji's artwork from the TCG
Gender	Male
Hometown	Lavender Town (currently) Cinnabar Island (originally)
Region	Kanto
Generation	I, II, III, IV, VII
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!
Game animation debut	Pokémon Origins
English voice actor	Kirk Thornton
Japanese voice actor	Minoru Inaba
Anime counterpart	Dr. Fuji (anime)
Counterpart debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

Mr. Fuji (Japanese: フジ老人 Elder Fuji) is a kind old man who lives in Lavender Town in the Kanto region.

In the core series games

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Mr. Fuji looks after abandoned and orphaned Pokémon at the Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House in Lavender Town. He subscribes to Pokémon Fan Magazine. Mr. Fuji is supposedly shy, and wishes for the happiness of all Pokémon. He cares for the Cubone that Team Rocket orphaned.

Mr. Fuji used to live on Cinnabar Island, where he was known as Dr. Fuji (Japanese: フジ博士 Dr. Fuji), the founder of Cinnabar Lab. He is a close friend of Blaine, as indicated by a portrait in the Cinnabar Gym in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. In Pokémon Masters EX's "A Day with Professor Oak" side story, Blaine states that he and Fuji used to research Pokémon together.

In the Generation I games and their remakes, when members of Team Rocket killed Marowak at Pokémon Tower, Mr. Fuji marched up to their hideout and started to rant about how Team Rocket was abusing Pokémon. Later, Mr. Fuji went to the Pokémon Tower to calm the Marowak's restless spirit, but Team Rocket appeared and held him hostage until the player drove them out of the tower. In gratitude, Mr. Fuji gives the player a Poké Flute.

In Pokémon Emerald, there is a message left at Faraway Island where a wild Mew can be found. The message pleads for only "a kindhearted person" to ever set foot on the island again. The author's name is smudged but the remnant ジ ji is still readable in the Japanese version.

In the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Mr. Fuji does not have a prominent role. He is found in the House of Memories, paying respects to the deceased Pokémon there. In the house, there are hidden chambers that only Mr. Fuji has access to.

It is rumored that Mr. Fuji once lived in the Pokémon Mansion, where journals related to the discovery of Mew and the birth of Mewtwo can be found. This rumor was further backed by Blaine in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where he says that the Pokémon Mansion still holds the remnants of his old friend's research. It's also supported by Pokémon Emerald, as aforementioned, and by different anime media, suggesting he is in fact the author of the Pokémon Mansion journals and thus, the scientist related to the creation of Mewtwo in the games as well.

Pokémon

Cared for

Nidorino ♂

Psyduck

Cubone

• In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! only, Cubone is adopted by Trace after it is rescued.

Generations II and IV only

Pidgey

Generation III only

Weedle

Fame Checker

This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Mr. Fuji in FireRed and LeafGreen. The main text from some of these entries is also found elsewhere during regular gameplay.

Lavender Town - Little Girl

What does this person do?

He's really kind.

He looks after abandoned and
orphaned POKéMON.

Pokémon Tower - Team Rocket Grunt

What is this person like?

This old guy marched right up to
our HIDEOUT.

Then, he starts ranting about how
TEAM ROCKET's abusing POKéMON.

So, we're just talking it over as
adults.

Lavender Town - Pokémon Fan Magazine

What is this person like?

POKéMON FAN MAGAZINE
Monthly Grand Prize Drawing!

The application form is…

Gone! It's been clipped out.
Someone must have applied already.

Lavender Town - Man*

There's a rumor…

I hear that MR. FUJI's not from
these parts originally, either.

Cinnabar Gym - Photo

Family and friends?

It's a photo of BLAINE and
MR. FUJI.

They're standing shoulder to
shoulder with big grins.

Cinnabar Island - Pokémon Journal*

What is this person like?

Editor: The shy MR. FUJI turned
down our interview requests.

He is a kindly man who is adored
and respected in LAVENDER TOWN.

Message from Mr. Fuji

From: MR. FUJI
To: {RED}

Instead of hoping for the happiness
of just your POKéMON…

…Can I get you to wish for the
happiness of all POKéMON?

Gallery

Sprites

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Portrait picture from Cinnabar Lab in LGPE (preferably ripped from game files)

Overworld sprite from Generation I	Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Fame Checker sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Quotes

Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow

Pokémon Tower

"Heh? You came to save me? Thank you. But, I came here of my own free will. I came to calm the soul of Cubone's mother. I think Marowak's spirit has gone to the afterlife. I must thank you for your kind concern! Follow me to my home, Pokémon House at the foot of this tower."

Lavender Town

"<player>. Your Pokédex quest may fail without love for your Pokémon. I think this may help your quest."

• If the player doesn't have room for more items

"You must make room for this!"

• After giving the player the Poké Flute

"Upon hearing Poké Flute, sleeping Pokémon will spring awake. It works on all sleeping Pokémon."

• If talked to again

"Has my Flute helped you?"

Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal

"Welcome. Hmm... You appear to be raising your POKéMON in a kind and loving manner. Pokémon lovers come here to pay their respects to departed Pokémon. Please offer condolences for the souls of the departed Pokémon. I'm sure that will make them happy."

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Pokémon Tower

"Heh? You came to save me? Thank you. But, I came here of my own free will. I came to calm the spirit of Cubone's mother. I think Marowak's spirit has finally left us. I must thank you for your kind concern. Follow me to my home, Pokémon House, at the foot of this tower."

Lavender Town

• After returning from Pokémon Tower

"<player>… Your Pokédex quest is one that requires strong dedication. Without deep love for Pokémon, your quest may fail. I’m not sure if this will help you, but I’d like you to have it."

• After giving the player the Poké Flute

"Upon hearing the Poké Flute, sleeping Pokémon will spring awake. Try using it on Pokémon that are sleeping obstacles."

• If talked to again

"Has my Poké Flute helped you?"

Fame Checker

"Instead of hoping for the happiness of just your Pokémon… …Can I get you to wish for the happiness of all Pokémon?"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

"Welcome. Hmm... You appear to be raising your Pokémon in a kind and loving manner. Those who love Pokémon come here to pay their respects to Pokémon. Please pay homage to the spirits of Pokémon. I'm sure that will make them happy."

In the anime

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Main series

Main article: Dr. Fuji (anime)

Mr. Fuji, as in the elder from Lavender Town, hasn't appeared in the Pokémon anime. However, evidence from the other media suggest Dr. Fuji, a character who appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back, is based on him. In the movie, Dr. Fuji was involved in the creation of Mewtwo, from which he did not survive due to Mewtwo's destruction of the lab in which it was created.

Pokémon Origins

Mr. Fuji in Pokémon Origins

Mr. Fuji debuted in File 2: Cubone. Much like in the games, he had gone to the Pokémon Tower after it was taken over by Team Rocket, trying to convince them to leave, but wound up as their hostage. After Team Rocket was driven out of the Pokémon Tower by Red, Mr. Fuji rewarded the young Pokémon Trainer with the Poké Flute and a pair of mysterious stones. When Red asked what the stones were for, Mr. Fuji told him that he would find out soon enough.

Mr. Fuji's past as a scientist

Mr. Fuji reappeared in File 4: Charizard, where his past as Dr. Fuji is revealed by Professor Oak soon after he concluded that the journals Red found at the Pokémon Mansion were his. He explained that Dr. Fuji used to be dedicated to Pokémon researching, but after he discovered a new species, the subjects of his studies were dismissed, and the Doctor was trying to artificially create a powerful new Pokémon. Despite their last names matching, Red was skeptical about both being the same person, but the Professor told him it was very likely, as Dr. Fuji did a research related to mysterious stones flowing with energy, like the ones that Mr. Fuji gave him.

Later, in their home at Lavender Town, Reina told Mr. Fuji about the rumors of an incredibly strong Pokémon seen in the Cerulean Cave. After hearing that the Pokémon is likely a Psychic type, he indicated that he knew the identity of this Pokémon. After hearing of Red heading to capture the mysterious Pokémon, Mewtwo, Mr. Fuji began to think about Red's possibilities to win the fight against it. During his thinking session, Red battled Mewtwo in the Cerulean Cave, and wound up getting almost all of his Pokémon defeated, leaving him with only his Charizard. While Charizard battled Mewtwo, Mr. Fuji understood that Red's only hope of victory lied within the stones he had given to him. The stones, revealed to be a Charizardite X and a Key Stone from Kalos, gave Charizard strength to rise from the brink of defeat and Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X. This new power gave Charizard the ability to defeat Mewtwo, allowing Red to catch it.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 稲葉実 Minoru Inaba English Kirk Thornton European Spanish Fernando Hernández

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mr. Fuji in Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

Mr. Fuji first appeared in Sigh for Psyduck, when he met Red in Lavender Town, on his way to pay his respects to his Doduo's grave. Mr. Fuji invited Red to his house and told him about the Pokémon Tower and the ghosts in there. Because of them, he was unable to bury his Pokémon in a proper place. Red then saw a photo of Blue with Mr. Fuji, who told him that the had gone to the Pokémon Tower to defy the presence of any ghosts two weeks earlier, which made Red willing to go there as well. Once Blue defeated Koga and the truth about the ghosts was revealed to the citizens of Lavender Town, Mr. Fuji could finally take his deceased Pokémon to rest at the Pokémon Tower.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In The Last Battle XIII, he made a cameo appearance as one of the Pokémon Fan Club members who sent Pokémon to help defeat Lugia and Ho-Oh in Ilex Forest.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

In Double Down Deoxys, he made a cameo appearance in a photo in Blaine's photo album, standing shoulder to shoulder with him in a jungle.

Emerald arc

In Epilogue, he made a cameo appearance in one of the ships heading to the Battle Frontier.

Pokémon

Deceased

Egg → Doduo

Debut	Sigh for Psyduck

Prior to the start of the series, Mr. Fuji hatched Doduo from its Egg. It passed away sometime before Red came to Lavender Town.

None of Doduo's moves are known.

Pokémon Zensho

Mr. Fuji first appeared in Celadon City. After Satoshi had driven Giovanni and Team Rocket out of the Pokémon Tower with the help of a ghost, Mr. Fuji calmed down the ghost, revealing it to be spirit of a deceased Marowak, who could now move on to the afterlife. He then gave Satoshi a Poké Flute before the young Trainer left.

In Viridian City, Mr. Fuji gave Satoshi a package before he headed to the Viridian Gym. After Satoshi had defeated Giovanni at the Gym, he gave the package to him, which turned out to contain the horn of Giovanni's deceased Nidoking.

In the TCG

Main article: Mr. Fuji (Fossil 58)

Mr. Fuji was introduced as a Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Original Series (the Japanese Original Era). First released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion, it later debuted in English in the Fossil expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration by Ken Sugimori. Mr. Fuji allows the player to add a Pokémon on their Bench, and all cards attached to it, to their deck and then shuffle it.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	フジ老人 Elder Fuji	From 藤 fuji (wisteria), a plant with purple flowers. It may also be a reference to the town he lives in, which is also named after another plant with purple flowers.
English, German, Italian	Mr. Fuji	Same as Japanese name
Spanish	Señor Fuji	Same as Japanese name
French	M. Fuji	Same as Japanese name
Korean	등나무노인 Elder Deungnamu	From 등나무 deungnamu (wisteria)
Chinese (Mandarin)	富士老人 Elder Fùshì	From the Japanese name 富士 Fuji, possibly relating to Mt. Fuji
Chinese (Cantonese)	富士老人 Elder Fusih
Brazilian Portuguese	Senhor Fuji* Sr. Fuji*	From his English name
Vietnamese	Ông lão Fuji	Transcription of his Japanese name

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