Noland/Quotes

These are Noland's quotes in the Pokémon games.

In the core series games

Pokémon Emerald

Initial battle

• Before battle

"Hey, Hey! Get a move on!"

"Hey, my name's Noland! I'm basically in charge of this place, which is why I'm the Factory Head! I had a look at your Battle Swap data. You seem to have the right idea, but you're still square in your head! Listen up, okay? Knowledge isn't only about reading books or doing desk work. Just doing that sort of thing... It may as well be useless! You have to experience things with your heart and your body, understand? I'll take you on under the same conditions as you. I'll be using rental Pokémon too! Shake out every last bit of your knowledge and bring it on!"

• Being defeated

"Good job! You know what you're doing!"

• If the player is defeated

"Way to work! That was a good lesson, eh?"

• After being defeated

"Smart going! Let's see your Frontier Pass."

"Heh... You're a pretty bright spark... Next time, I'll come after you hard. No holds barred, understand? You keep up your studies!"

Rematch

• Before battle

"Hey, hey! Get a move on!"

"Hey, hey! How's it going? You keeping up with your studies? ...Oh? You've taken on a harder look than the last time I saw you. Now, this should be fun! I'm getting excited, hey! All right! Bring it on!"

• Being defeated

"What happened here?"

• If the player is defeated

"Hey, hey, hey! You're finished already?"

• After being defeated

"What the... You're getting out of my league! Sheesh! Let's see that Frontier Pass!"

"Pfft, man! That's absolutely the last time I lose to you! We have to do this again, hey!"

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Noland (Masters)

Menu interface (voice clips)

• After being recruited for the first time

"The name's Noland! I'm the Frontier Brain in charge of the Battle Factory over in Hoenn. Pleasure to meet you!"

• Subsequent recruitments

"You're sticking with me, right? We're going straight to the top!"

• Sync pair viewer

"Gather up all the knowledge you've got, and show me what you can do!"

"All right, let's make some sparks!"

• Selection screen (forming team)

"I like how you think."

• Selection screen (disbanding team)

"See ya!"

• Upon learning a new lucky skill

"This just got more interesting."

• Upon leveling up

"Hey hey, right on!"

• Upon reaching max level

"You and me, kid—together, we're unstoppable."

• Upon unlocking a new level cap

"I know I can get stronger."

• Receiving EX style

"Way to get things done."

• During conversation

"Hey!"

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Yeah?"

"Eheh."

"Hahahaha!"

"Ohoho!"

"Huh."

"Yeah..."

"Way to get it done."

"Smart going!"

"Congrats!"

"You're a pretty bright spark!"

"Do your best!"

"Huh?"

"Why, I oughta...!"

"No."

"Sheesh."

"Blast it all!"

"No way..."

"Huuuh."

"Hoh!"

"Whoa!"

"Aaah!"

"Huugh."

"Haaaagh."

"What to do..."

"Right on."

"Thanks a lot."

"Hey, sorry."

"No problem."

"That's not happening."

"Ah!"

"I can count on you, right?"

"Oh, I get it."

"Whoa!"

"Eheheheh."

"See ya!"

"Hey hey!"

"Heh-huh, bring it on!"

• During special log-in conversation (morning)

"Morning! Time to start the day off with a spark!"

"You're looking a little sleepy there. C'mon! I'll wake you up!"

• During special log-in conversation (afternoon)

"Hey hey! You look like you're doing good. Keep it up, and keep it going!"

"Hey! C'mon! Let's get out there and do something!"

• During special log-in conversation (evening)

"Just 'cause it's late doesn't mean I'm out of energy. C'mon! Try to keep up!"

"You look like you're still ready for more. C'mon! Let's keep at it!"

• During special gift conversation

"Here. You can have this."

Battle interface (voice clips)

• Co-op match screen

"Right on."

• VS screen

"Bring it on!"

• Sending out Pokémon

"Hey hey!"

• Using Pokémon move

"Teach them a lesson!"

"You got this!"

• Using item

"My turn."

• Using Trainer move

"Knowledge is power!"

• Using sync move

"You're a pretty bright spark!"

• Unity attack / theme skill

"Hey hey!"

"Bring it!"

"Sparks!"

• Uh-oh!

"You're a pretty bright spark!"

• Switching in

"We're up!"

• Recalling fainted Pokémon

"You're kidding!"

• "Nice!" emote

"Smart goin'!"

• "Watch out" emote

"Watch it!"

• "Let's do this" emote

"You're a pretty bright spark!"

• "Thanks" emote

"Thanks a lot."

• Defeat

"What happened?"

• Victory

"Eheh."

"Hey, hey, hey! We finished you already?"

Battle Villa

• Before battle

"Hey, hey! How's it going? You keeping up with your studies?"

"Come on! Gather up all the knowledge you've got, and show me what you can do! Bring it on!"

• After being defeated

"Way to get it done! You know what you're doing!"

"Don't let this victory go to your head, though. Keep studying hard, all right? Next time, I'm not going to let you win!"

Story Event - Melancholy Wally

• Hearts Unaligned
• Off-screen, as "???"

"Hey, hey!"

• After appearing, as Noland

"How's it going? You keeping up with your studies?"

"What's wrong? You don't look too happy."

"Sure, of course!"

"Get that knowledge of yours ready, and show me what you got!"

"Hold that thought!"

"Do you know why you lost?"

"You really don't get it, do you."

"You're too worked up. You don't need more training–you need to get some rest."

"Come and join me! Let's go grab some nice grub and have a bit of fun with Gardevoir–"

"H-hey!"

• A Forgotten Feeling

"OK then, who's my next opponent?"

"No need to be so hasty. I'll battle each and every one of ya!"

"Hey, you there! You're up next!"

"Hey, hey! Get a move on!"

"That's good for your first try! You battled well!"

"See, you get it!"

"If you're already thinking like that, then you're a great sync pair!"

• Two Gardevoir Trainers

"Ooh, interesting! Now this is a match I can look forward to!"

"It's all up to you, kid! The other team's Pokémon seem tired, too!"

"You're still so stiff and serious! You won the battle. You can celebrate a little more!"

Special Event - Metronome Day

"Good job! You know what you're doing!"

"So the competition starts when we learn what Pokémon we're partnered with?"

"Now this should be fun! I'm getting excited, hey!"

• If spoken to

"Don't worry! Leave it to me! I'm Noland, the Factory Head!"

"No one can match me when it comes to handling rental Pokémon!"

Trainer Files - Two Factory Heads

• Rowdy Rental Pokémon

"Huh! They sound pretty interesting to me!"

"Yeah! Sounds like a great way to put our Factory Head skills to use!"

"I like the look of these two!"

"That leaves this Ninjask to me, then!"

"Hey, my name's Noland! Nice to meet ya, buddy!"

• The Results of Training

"You mean..."

"...they've got no intention of obeying any Trainers other than us?"

"Huh, well in that case, we'd be happy to take 'em!"

Story Event - Isle Disciples, Arena Tycoon

• Howdy!

"Hey hey, Greta! How's it going?"

"Yeah, so many of them have potential."

Sync Pair Story - A Day with Noland

"Yo! If it isn't <player>! Workin' hard, or hardly workin'?"

Workin' hard!: "Good answer, kid!"

Hardly workin'.: "Ha ha ha! I like your honesty, kid!"

"You're going around, seeing the sights on your own, right?"

"It's best to see, hear, and experience things for yourself! Especially if it's somewhere new!"

"You could get the information from a book that you can read in the safety of your room, sure."

"But you wouldn't experience anything that way. It's the experience that becomes real knowledge."

"You can't say you've studied until you do that."

Maybe.: "You look like you don't exactly believe me."

That sounds like a lot of work.: "You got that right! It's always easier said than done."

"All right, here's a special treat. I'll tell you how I met my Pinsir!"

"Clean those ears out and listen up!"

"It happened a while back, when I was searching for Berries in the forest for my research."

"I came across a Berry I had never seen before. That's when this guy showed up in front of me."

"I'm guessing he wanted to eat the Berry!"

"Well, from there, it was a conversation between my fists and his horns."

"But here's the thing. See these horns? They're hard as anything! We weren't getting anywhere!"

"So we entered a war of attrition."

"See, I knew that Pinsir can't move as quickly on cold nights."

"And just as I planned, Pinsir finally forfeited to me!"

"And ever since then, we've been best buddies!"

That was wild!: "Nah, just a day in the life of a guy who can let himself stay curious."

I'm surprised you got out of that OK.: "Well, you can't move forward if you're afraid, ya know?"

"I want to test what I know, and I want to know what I don't already know."

"But in order to do so, I have to be physically strong."

"So what do you think? You feel like you got stronger already, don't ya?"

Uh, I'm not sure about that.: "Come on! You're wasting your life away with that kind of attitude!"

Yeah!: "Good answer! Ha ha!"

"Earnest people get strong! They can absorb a lot more that way!"

"Whether you can use my story to make yourself stronger is all up to you."

"But don't just think about it, because that's not enough. You have to experience it yourself, too."

"If there's something you want to do, try it. It doesn't matter if you're nervous about it or if you're crummy at it."

"Being able to do that is the most important quality you can have!"

Sync Pair Story - Treecko's Evolution

• Before battle

"Well, if it isn't Brendan! I heard your tail is on fire right now!"

"You know what I mean. But how about it? You want me to test how strong you've gotten?"

"All right, then! Let's see what you got."

"You'd better not disappoint me!"

• After being defeated

"Yeah! You get it, don't you? I learned a lot from that battle!"

"Of course it bothers me! But I'm more happy than frustrated! This defeat is great experience!"

"I gotta go home and reflect on this before I forget anything!"

Pokémon Center

• During sync background preview (Variety)

"Good job! You know what you're doing!"

• Random conversation

"Pinsir is my bro. We've communicated—him with his pincers and me with my fists—so many times we understand each other perfectly!"

"Clashing with body and spirit will allow anybody to understand each other."

"Even if we can't talk to each other, Pokémon are humanity's best friend!"

• If spoken to again

"If you want to be friends, you gotta butt heads a few times!"

"So if you got something on your mind, don't hold nothin' back. Come at me!"

• Random conversation

"I'm the Frontier Brain that tests your knowledge."

"I know it's hard to imagine with me lookin' like this."

"But knowledge ain't just somethin' you get by studyin'."

"In order to experience everything, you need to have a honed mind and body to handle it!"

• If spoken to again

"Everything is connected. Nothing you do is ever a waste!"

"You gotta know what you're good at. That is what's gonna lead you to winning."

• Random conversation

"Looks like there are a lot of areas that we still don't know about on Pasio."

"I gotta study up if I want to keep my title of Frontier Brain!"

"If you find any area information, let me know. I wanna go with you."

"I can't stand not knowing something!"

• If spoken to again

"And there are still plenty of things I don't know out there."

"That's just frustratin', ain't it? That's why I want to know more!"

• Random conversation

"Back at the Battle Frontier where I'm from, you fight each other with Pokémon that you rent."

"So you and your opponent are on an even playing field! If you can't think outside the box, your opponent will read you like a book!"

"No matter what hand you're dealt, you gotta bring all your Pokémon knowledge to battle!"

"You're tested on how well you can utilize rented Pokémon!"

• If spoken to again

"Even if you're usin' Pokémon that you're not accustomed to, as long as you know about 'em, you can be strong!"

"If you can know your partner Pokémon's moves, characteristics, and how it fights, that alone gives you a connection to it!"

• Random conversation

"These guys on Pasio sure are fun! They battle in ways I've never seen before!"

"There are so many things I would never have been able to experience had I stayed in Hoenn."

"I gotta take this opportunity to study up!"

"You should do the same, <player>!"

"If you ever need help, you can count on me!"

• If spoken to again

"I'll never be cheap with knowledge! Watch and learn as much as you can!"

"I promise you won't regret it!"

• Random conversation

"Whoa whoa, what's wrong? You're gonna go win a Pokémon battle, ain't ya?"

"If you ever need my advice, you just gotta ask!"

"With our knowledge and experience combined, there's nothin' we can't handle!"

• If spoken to again

"If you ever get stuck, don't just stop!"

"Try everything, and build up your experience! Then use that knowledge to get results!"

"All I can do is help. You need to find your own resolve to get those results!"

• Random conversation

"I see that all your efforts, big and small, are definitely making you stronger."

"Once we're done with Pasio, come by the Battle Frontier!"

"With your skill, you'll make it far. I know it!"

• If spoken to again

"Most don't make it through the Battle Frontier with force alone."

"But you? You might even be able to win the entire thing!"

"If you're gonna challenge us, though, you'd better be ready to go wild!"

• Special log-in conversation (generic)

"There you are! I was waiting for you, <player>!"

"We can't get this party started without you! I'm counting on you today, too!"

• Special log-in conversation (morning)

"Morning! Time to start the day off with a spark!"

• Special log-in conversation (morning)

"You're looking a little sleepy there. C'mon! I'll wake you up!"

• Special log-in conversation (afternoon)

"Hey hey! You look like you're doing good. Keep it up, and keep it going!"

• Special log-in conversation (afternoon)

"Hey! C'mon! Let's get out there and do something!"

• Special log-in conversation (evening)

"Just 'cause it's late doesn't mean I'm out of energy. C'mon! Try to keep up!"

• Special log-in conversation (evening)

"You look like you're still ready for more. C'mon! Let's keep at it!"

• Special gift conversation

"Here. This is for you!"

• After giving out item

"You probably need this more than me. Use it well!"

• Special Team Hoenn Unite solo event conversation with Lucy and Phoebe

"Not bad at all!"

"We're gonna keep battling all kinds of folks to study their fighting technique and get even stronger!"

"All right! Then let's give it another go!"

• Special Type Team-Up (2024) Daily Type Rotation event conversation with Lusamine and Viola

"I'm having fun, too, since it means I get to train all kinds of Pokémon!"