Li Wei

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Li Wei (李维)
Alias(es)	Little Wei; Xiao Wei 9 116
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	Nineteen during his early competition success; early twenties by his later Grandmaster-tier skill development 147 1448
Hometown	Celestic Town, Sinnoh 9 603
Residence	Jubilife City, at the Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park 1034 1158
Affiliation	Jubilife Breeding Center; Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park; Sinnoh League Investigator force; Rainbow Group; Celadon University; Alola Pokémon School 297 406 1028 1267
Occupation/Role	Pokémon Breeder, chef, Trainer, Special Investigator, educator, content creator, and entrepreneur 297 406 496 1028 1267
Breeder Title	League-recognized Master Breeder, despite later reaching Grandmaster-tier Pokémon Breeding proficiency 936 1510
Corporate Position	Rainbow Group’s second-largest shareholder and chief executive advisor 1028
Recognized Titles	Hero of Aura at Cameran Palace; one of five universally acknowledged legendary Trainers 1160 1440
Partner	Cynthia; publicly confirmed relationship, not yet married 463 1263

Power Progression

Skill proficiency, League certification, and Pokémon strength are separate measures: Li Wei’s Grandmaster-tier breeding skill does not automatically change his official Master Breeder title 1510.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Intermediate breeding, cooking, Pokéblock making, and Poffin making	10	Reached after more than a month of intensive study and training under his grandfather.
Advanced Pokéblock making	18	Can produce high-quality Pokéblocks, with a chance of perfect-quality results.
League-recognized Intermediate Breeder	18	Passes the assessment; receives three item lottery tickets covering beginner and intermediate milestones.
Top-tier Poffin making	155	Intensive practice raises the chance of producing Super Rich Poffins to 50%.
Top-tier Pokéblock making	155	Gains a 66% chance of producing perfect-quality Pokéblocks.
Master-level Trainer	155	His roster includes Master-level Lucario, Dragapult, and Mega Metagross; he places himself among the stronger Gym Leaders.
Master-tier Pokéblock crafting	367	Perfect results become highly reliable; golden and rainbow Pokéblocks become possible with sufficient rare Berry varieties.
Beginner Aura Messenger	433	Awakens controllable aura at the Tree of Creation; can improve it through meditation.
Top-tier Legendary Pact	496	Earned through the fifth content-creator mission, after reaching one million followers and twenty-five million-view videos.
Master-tier Affinity	546	Reward for Loyal Customers (II); reduces initial wariness in humans and Pokémon.
Power of Overcoming	867	Bestowed by Arceus after the Jewel of Life is returned.
Top-tier Dessert Making	925	Makes desserts selectively for people he wants to treat rather than selling them.
League-recognized Master Breeder	936	Established as his public professional title by this point; the assessment itself is not shown in the supplied passages.
Six Champion-tier Pokémon, plus Victini	1019	Arcanine reaches Champion Tier. His team is comparable to regional Champions from two years earlier, but still below the current leaders.
Z-Power and Electrium Z	1111	Earns Tapu Koko’s recognition through his own strength.
Two Battle Legend-level mainstays	1321	Lucario and Zeraora are his strongest Pokémon; Mega Evolution gives Lucario a slight advantage.
Five non-Legendary Battle Legends	1440	Lucario, Zeraora, Metagross, Dragapult, and Arcanine reach this tier. Li Wei is recognized among the world’s five legendary Trainers.
Grandmaster-tier Pokémon Curry and Poffin skills	1448	Both skills have advanced to Grandmaster Tier; Pokémon Breeding remains Master Tier at this point.
Grandmaster-tier Pokémon Breeding	1510	His skill advances, while his official title remains Master Breeder.
Full Battle Legend team	1512	Diancie has also reached Battle Legend. Li Wei considers himself caught up to Red and his peers in tier, while acknowledging differences within the rank.

Background / History

Li Wei grew up in Celestic Town, where his family was close to Cynthia’s. As a child, he knew the names, Abilities, and learnable moves of the Pokémon they encountered. While other children played, he practiced cooking beside his grandfather, Lian. He also used Gengar’s funny faces to comfort Cynthia’s younger sister, Roland 603.

He attended a Trainer school and traveled away from home, but initially avoided the conventional League-challenge route. Cynthia believed he could become a Champion; Li Wei instead maintained that there was more to Pokémon than battling. During an early Kanto trip with Lucario, he won a Water Battle aboard the S.S. Aqua and befriended its captain, Lt. Surge 9 435 603.

His renewed interest in breeding was voluntary: his parents had not wanted to force him into the family business. After returning to Celestic Town, he studied under Lian, helped prepare the renovated Day Care, and registered for the Breeder Exam. His responsibilities gradually expanded from Pokémon care and cooking into teaching, business management, and League investigations 7 10 297 406.

Appearance

Li Wei is notably handsome, with fair skin, thick black hair, expressive eyes, and sharply defined features. His family compares his height and looks favorably with Steven’s, while Sabrina praises how well he appears on camera 9 112.

• Eyes and brows: Large, expressive eyes and striking brows described by Lorelei as “sword-like” 112.
• Hair: Usually worn casually; styled with wax for Dawn and Shiyin’s apprenticeship ceremony 385.
• Formal clothing: Wears an uncle-made black suit for the ceremony and a fitted blue suit at a Research Forum Summit 385 811.
• Physical conditioning: Trains alongside his Pokémon and is strong enough to carry Corvisquire on his shoulder after its evolution 7 276.

Personality

Li Wei is caring without demanding that every Pokémon become a battler. Metang’s desire for strength makes training a responsibility he willingly accepts, while Shaymin, Meloetta, and Victini are allowed to pursue their own interests. He respects individual boundaries, including Pikachu’s reluctance to be touched by strangers, and refuses to breed Pokémon casually when he is not ready to raise their offspring 7 407 951 1453.

His ambition is practical rather than title-driven. He wants enough strength to protect himself and others, declines an Elite Four challenge because he does not want the resulting position, and prioritizes projects over poorly supported searches for Legendary Pokémon. Nevertheless, once he enters a competition, he commits fully out of respect for his hardworking team 191 463 916 1201.

He combines modesty with dry humor and playful competitiveness. He credits the community after the Snowpoint crisis, jokes with Champions as equals, and treats winning at hide-and-seek with exaggerated seriousness. His mother notices that opening the Breeding Center transforms his once-solitary life into one filled with friends, family gatherings, and a girlfriend 258 593 1205.

Abilities & Skills

Pokémon Breeding and Comprehensive Development

Li Wei specializes in gradually improving the whole Pokémon rather than maximizing only its strongest traits 201.

• Uses food, Pokéblocks, and Poffins to strengthen weaknesses such as Dragapult’s defense and stamina 201.
• Develops individual plans from Pokémon statistics and practical tests, including Metang’s early strength assessment 7.
• Provides grooming, coat management, essential-oil treatment, and styling services through the family Breeding Center 116.
• Teaches safe care of powerful Pokémon, such as filing Salamence’s claws 155.
• Recognizes diminishing returns: by the later Master League, his current Pokéblocks and Poffins have reached the limit of what they can provide to his team 1226.

Cooking, Pokéblocks, and Poffins

His food is both a commercial specialty and a long-term training resource 120 150 155.

• Super Rich Poffins: Become a sought-after product following his competition victory and television appearance 150.
• Perfect Pokéblocks: Remain available through custom orders after staff take over ordinary wholesale production 1073.
• Golden Pokéblocks: Require at least two rare Berry types and have a small production chance 367.
• Rainbow Pokéblocks: Require four or more rare Berry types and have an extremely small production chance; initially beyond his available ingredients 367.
• Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish: Can provide a rare luck boost; Li Wei uses its once-per-three-month effect before prize draws 150 496.
• Specialized battle preparation: Combines a luck-boosting meal with a Lansat Berry Pokéblock to help Farfetch’d meet its evolution conditions 289.

Appraisal and Scan

His system-assisted perception supports both Pokémon care and exploration 3 155.

• Appraisal Eye: Supplies Pokémon information when he lacks a Pokédex 3.
• Advanced Scan: Automatically detects Pokémon and helps him search for rare encounters such as Diancie 155 191.
• Limits: Detection does not guarantee an encounter or capture; a Shiny Pokémon found in Oreburgh Mine disappears while he attends the competition 99.

Aura

After awakening at the Tree of Creation, Li Wei becomes an Aura Messenger capable of controlling his aura 433.

• Improves his beginner-level ability through regular meditation with Lucario and Sirfetch’d 463.
• Sees through Professor Kukui’s Masked Royal disguise 1108.
• Uses aura alongside Appraisal and the Power of Overcoming to observe move execution clearly 870.
• Can serve as an operation’s eyes, though sustained use of his perception abilities is exhausting 1158.

Legendary Pact

A top-tier skill connecting Li Wei with Legendary and Mythical Pokémon 496.

• Senses nearby Legendary and Mythical Pokémon 496.
• After earning a Pokémon’s recognition, can locate it and communicate through long-distance telepathy once a day 496.
• Reveals Rayquaza sleeping in the ozone layer above Sinnoh 496.
• Establishes recognition-based contact rather than automatically making Pokémon his captured partners 496.

Power of Overcoming

Arceus grants Li Wei this power after the Michina crisis. It can resonate with all things and strengthens his ability to understand Pokémon 867 1281.

• Helps him communicate practical movement instructions to Haxorus 870.
• Works with Appraisal and aura to improve his move-teaching observations 870.
• Supports coordination during operations involving Legendary Pokémon 1158.
• Is recognized by Sheena after she sees Arceus’s light enter Li Wei’s body 868.

Charisma and Affinity

Li Wei possesses both a master-level Center of Attention passive and Master-tier Affinity 9 546.

• Center of Attention: Accompanies his striking appearance and tendency to draw notice 9.
• Affinity: Makes humans and Pokémon less wary, improves first impressions, and helps him win favor 546.
• His professional fame becomes widespread enough that tournament crowds can make foreign venues feel like home turf 1194.

Battle Command and Special Techniques

Li Wei favors broad type coverage, preparation, and tactics adapted to the opponent 941 1019.

• Uses ranged attacks and speed to prevent Aegislash from comfortably setting up or defending itself 1321.
• Reshapes an ice battlefield with Zeraora to mislead Lorelei and force a close-range engagement 738.
• Teaches his Pokémon the Hardness Secret and Earth’s Secret Arts 1197.
• Can Mega Evolve Latias and Latios through either the Eon Flute or a Key Stone with their Mega Stones 951 959.
• Earns Z-Power and later a Kommonium Z through recognized trials and battles 1111 1440.
• Acknowledges that tactical advantages cannot reliably overcome an overwhelming strength gap 1019.

Ancient Languages and Teaching

His ancient-language knowledge earns recognition from Professors Carolina, Satake, Shuri, and Lorenz 406 411 811.

• Translates ancient warfare records at Cameran Palace 411.
• Shares Mega Evolution findings and helps Sycamore record research data 959.
• Teaches breeding and battle fundamentals at Celadon University 406 1019.
• Covers battling, breeding, and coexistence with Pokémon during his Alola teaching semester 1267.
• Has no desire to become a full-time researcher, finding that lifestyle too restrictive 959.

Pokémon

Main Battling Partners

Pokémon	Development and distinguishing role
Lucario	His companion during early travel and a dependable leader who helps care for the other Pokémon. Reaches Battle Legend level; receives a Dialga fragment and carries the Iron Plate 276 435 1321 1512.
Shiny Metang → Metagross	Early training focuses on its comparatively low strength. Later becomes an all-round Battle Legend with deliberately developed resistances and a strong desire to battle Steven’s Metagross 7 10 120 1512.
Arcanine	Absorbs two Moltres feathers, learns imitation Sacred Fire using the Rainbow Wing, and later displays Precipice Blade through Red Orb fragments. Reaches Battle Legend level 232 867 1440 1512.
Zeraora	A exceptionally talented mainstay who reaches Battle Legend level. Its speed, Plasma Fists, and playful taunting feature prominently in Battle Tower matches 1321 1512.
Dragapult	Benefits from Li Wei’s stamina and defensive improvements. Learns from Giratina over several years, gains Shadow Force, and reaches Battle Legend level 201 1440 1512.
Diancie	Caught during his Kalos journey alongside thirty Carbink. Trains to protect them, can Mega Evolve, enjoys public attention, and later reaches Battle Legend 232 367 380 1512.
Farfetch’d → Sirfetch’d	Evolves through the demanding Roark battle. Follows a knightly ideal of protecting others and later learns Sacred Sword from Kartana in one day 289 292 1512.
Feebas → Milotic	Develops from a vulnerable, initially non-training Pokémon into his Water-type ace. Learns a weakened Origin Pulse and benefits from the enriched environment of Swan Lake 90 155 914 1077 1321.
Rookidee → Corvisquire → Corviknight	Acquired in Kalos; later serves as a mount and tournament battler. Defeats both Beartic and Glaceon in the Master League round of 128 232 276 1194.
Latias and Latios	Eventually join his roster after a prolonged search. Their coordinated training and Mega Evolutions become part of his Master League preparation and Sycamore’s research 941 951 959.
Melmetal	Captured with Hoopa’s help at mid Champion Tier. Li Wei registers its Pokédex data so it can legally enter League tournaments 1175 1176 1181.
Alolan Vulpix → Alolan Ninetales	Selected from the Theme Park’s Ice-type pavilion. Evolves with an Ice Stone and is prepared as his main Ice-type battler 1077 1263.
Kommo-o	Reaches Champion Tier after the battle associated with Li Wei’s Kommonium Z recognition 1440.

Other Partners and Associated Pokémon

• Shaymin — A young Mythical Pokémon entrusted to him by Lance. Prefers his food, protection, and hide-and-seek games; eventually reaches Champion Tier despite little sustained training 102 1453.
• Meloetta — Connected to his Pokémon Girl Group project and plays the Eon Flute during Latias and Latios’s first Mega Evolutions 827 959 1074.
• Victini — Becomes his partner following the Unova journey. Enjoys food and games and is not required to train 1013 1019 1453.
• Hoopa — Assists with travel, operations, and Melmetal’s capture. Li Wei limits public use of its rings and shares the ability only with trusted people 1158 1176 1181.
• Darkrai — An independent ally who trains at the Theme Park. Li Wei prioritizes its control over Nightmare rather than accepting its offer to help win the conference 737 827.
• Regigigas — Calmed during the Snowpoint crisis and brought home in its stone sphere; later joins the Michina outing 593 597 867.
• Shiny Haxorus, Salamence, and Dragonite — Prepared for later Master League appearances rather than being rushed into his first demanding campaign 1255 1263.
• Larvitar → Pupitar — Evolves during the months Li Wei spends improving the Theme Park 1263.
• Two Kubfu — Welcomed as new family members without immediate training demands 1453.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pokédex Rotom — Provides navigation, records recipes and videos, researches unusual Pokéblocks, and manages battle livestreams 367 463 751 1321.
• Pokémon Item Prize Tickets — System rewards used for randomized draws; Li Wei often combines them with luck-enhancing food or his Pokémon’s cooperation 18 496 827 1226.
• Mega Evolution equipment — Includes a Key Stone, Latiasite, Latiosite, and the Eon Flute; he also holds Soul Dew 827 951 959.
• Rainbow Wing — Can summon Ho-Oh at the Bell Tower when Suicune, Raikou, or Entei is present; also assists Arcanine’s imitation Sacred Fire 496 867.
• Arceus’s Plates and Life Orb fragments — Used to enrich habitats and support gradual Pokémon growth; examples include Swan Lake’s Splash Plate and Lucario’s Iron Plate 914 1226 1512.
• DNA Splicers — Obtained from the Dragon Village; contain Ice, Fire, Electric, and Dragon energies that can help compatible Pokémon absorb power 1013.
• Training records — Receives an ancestral Lucario scroll from Gurkinn and a Dragon-type training manual from the Dragon Tamer Family 232 462 463.
• Mimetic Alloy Training Device — Adjustable training equipment awarded through the Young Breeders’ Competition 147.
• Ancient collectibles — Collects the seven Ancient Items, initially to investigate a wish-granting legend and later out of genuine interest in their history 827 964.
• Scroll of Darkness and Eternal Ice — Drawn during the Master League; the scroll initially lacks a Kubfu recipient, while Eternal Ice is suited to Alolan Vulpix 1226.
• Professional kitchen knives — Maintains a complete set in a canvas roll and uses them while teaching Mallow 1510.

Relationships

Family and Personal Bonds

• Cynthia — Childhood friend, romantic partner, client, research collaborator, and fellow League protector. They publicly confirm their relationship and later share Theme Park work and future plans without rushing marriage 271 299 463 1263.
• Lian / the Old Master — Grandfather and formative teacher. His hidden master-level breeding and grandmaster-level cooking deepen Li Wei’s respect for him 10 93 603.
• Leon — Father and co-manager of the Breeding Center. Encourages Li Wei’s professional growth, supports his Investigator role, and shares his family’s theatrical humor 7 150 299.
• Wen Hui — Mother; practical and protective. Watches his expanding social life with affection and initially questions the risk of the unprecedented Theme Park model 10 393 1205.
• Li Wen and Mizuho — Uncle and aunt. Li Wen supplies clothing, construction contacts, and investment, while both celebrate Li Wei’s achievements 9 147 382 631.
• Vera — Older cousin and fossil researcher. Li Wei plans to give her a Jaw Fossil, while her information helps spark his Ancient Item collection 233 827.
• Roland — Cynthia’s younger sister, who regards him as an older brother. Their closeness dates to his childhood efforts to comfort her 329 603.
• Xiao Meng / Xiaomeng — A sibling-like friend who regards Li Wei as her younger brother. He supports her, respects her promises to Cogita, and reassures her during his search 10 341.

Friends, Colleagues, and Students

• Steven — Close friend, Pokémon-care client, Mega Evolution collaborator, and game-development partner. Offers Battle Chateau guidance and practical help without treating Li Wei as an outsider 120 959 1031 1034.
• Lance — Friend, client, Investigator recruiter, and battle rival. Initially shields Li Wei from dangerous responsibilities, then welcomes him into League service 93 164 299.
• Red and Blue — Friends and major competitive benchmarks. Their Battle Legend teams motivate Li Wei’s development; both encourage him before his quarterfinal against Leon 1077 1243 1512.
• Ash — Friend, student, and rival. Li Wei admires his creativity, defeats him in the Lily of the Valley final, and later teaches him in Alola 407 916 1548.
• Brock — Fellow breeder and group-chat acquaintance who becomes an in-person friend. Frequently joins Li Wei’s travels and gatherings 407 411 1205.
• Korrina — First formal disciple. Studies Pokémon raising and Fighting-type foundations under him, later becoming a formidable opponent herself 232 233 951.
• Dawn and Shiyin — Formal apprentices accepted through a simplified tea ceremony. Li Wei checks their progress and considers their individual needs when arranging Pokémon 385 609 1321.
• Lalami — Former competition rival turned colleague. Her Poffin and fur-care expertise reduces his workload; she later develops her own Super Rich Poffins 150 1073.
• Dayou and Mizuki — Core staff members trusted with care, production, and operations, enabling Li Wei to travel without personally running every service 155 1025 1073.
• Professors Oak, Rowan, Carolina, and Sycamore — Academic contacts who recognize his expertise and support teaching, camps, research, and conservation work 147 406 811 1181.
• Giovanni — Entrusts him with Rainbow Group shares and a major advisory role, intending to prepare him for eventual leadership 1025 1028.
• Mew — Affectionate friend at the Tree of Creation and Cameran Palace. Li Wei visits, cooks for it, and introduces companions to ease its loneliness 433 1028 1160.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Breeding Career and Business Expansion

Arc	Li Wei’s role
Family business and Intermediate assessment	Studies with Lian, prepares to help the renovated Day Care, and passes the Intermediate Breeder assessment 7 10 18.
Breeding Center damage case	Accepts compensation and Baru’s legal punishment rather than extending the dispute. Privately sets his sights on the larger Coronet Company and concludes that improving himself is better than exhausting his connections 86.
Young Breeders’ Competition	Advances through qualifiers, wins the competition, and receives money, an Egg, equipment, and public recognition 93 147 150.
Commercial growth	Signs a three-year endorsement, develops popular tutorials and food products, and serves powerful Pokémon belonging to Lance, Cynthia, Steven, and Harold 150 155.
Summer camps and Theme Park	Expands facilities for children and later establishes a park combining Pokémon habitats, attractions, education, and breeding 147 150 463 919.
League partnership	Supplies qualifying starter Pokémon to four regional Leagues. After taxes, profits are split equally; the Leagues provide food and employee wages 919.
Rainbow Group and games	Becomes a major shareholder and advisor while developing FireRed and LeafGreen with Steven; later writes material for HeartGold and SoulSilver 1028 1031 1278.
Alola education and League-building	Begins a teaching semester and works with Kukui to strengthen Alola’s competitive foundations, rather than merely creating an easier regional division 1255 1267 1314.

Investigations and Legendary Pokémon

• “A Meeting Across Time and Space” — Accepts a system quest to meet Dialga, Palkia, or a Lake Guardian for a clue to a catchable Mythical Pokémon 9.
• Oreburgh and the Mirror Stone World — Encounters an injured Black Rayquaza with Steven; later accepts the Champions’ decision to handle a mine investigation without him 109 120.
• Kalos journey — Pursues Lucario’s Mega Evolution, catches Diancie and Carbink, strengthens Arcanine, and accepts Korrina as his disciple 191 232.
• Special Investigator appointment — Accepts Lucian’s offer to focus on Pokémon Hunters and Legendary incidents without routine duties. His previous arrests of Hunters D and G help establish his suitability 297.
• Cogita search — Follows permitted police inquiries and Xiao Meng’s guidance to an abandoned residence. Finds a farewell rather than Cogita herself 339 340 341.
• Snowpoint crisis — Helps calm Regigigas and captures Hunter J. His contribution leads to the League’s highest Guardian Medal recognition 593 597 609 631.
• Michina crisis — Returns the Jewel of Life to Arceus, receives the Power of Overcoming, and accepts a responsibility to protect the world alongside Ash 867.
• Unova crises — Prioritizes urgent events in Opelucid City and Eindoak Town over scheduled matches; returns with Victini, Plates, and the DNA Splicers 1011 1013.
• Responsible use of Hoopa — Keeps ring transportation restricted and declines to interfere in unresolved Ultra Space research without a clear solution 1181 1263.

Competitive Record

Event / Opponent	Result	Significance
S.S. Aqua Water Battle	Champion	Wins with Lucario during early travel; meets Lt. Surge 435.
Lance exhibition	Draw	Demonstrates his potential to staff and visiting observers; Lance views failure to win as equivalent to losing 164.
Wikstrom friendly match	Victory	Arcanine defeats Aegislash. The system does not recognize the private match because it lacks official conditions 232.
Roark	Draw	Sirfetch’d and Mega Tyranitar fall together; the challenge supports Farfetch’d’s evolution 292.
Lorelei, one-on-one	Victory	Zeraora defeats her ace Lapras through type advantage and battlefield manipulation 738.
Lily of the Valley semifinal: Tobias	6–0 victory	Every opposing Pokémon is defeated in a single hit 907.
Lily of the Valley final: Ash	Champion	Declines the subsequent Elite Four challenge and reserves his ambition for the Master League 916.
Master League opening home matches	Four 3–0 victories	Defeats Flint, Byron, Chuck, and Sasuke using twelve different Pokémon; Lucario beats Cobalion without Mega Evolution 944.
Master League round of 128: Luo Bai	3–0 victory	Arcanine and Corviknight win while reserve Lucario remains unused 1194.
First Master League campaign	Semifinalist	Defeats Leon in the quarterfinals; the supplied passages confirm a semifinal finish without providing his elimination match 1527.
Following Master League: Leon	Victory	Wins again, with Mega Diancie overcoming Gigantamax Charizard; Li Wei finds the rematch easier than their previous meeting 1545.

By his later campaign, Li Wei aims to win a Master League championship and leave a monument in its Hall of Fame. His principal hypothetical opponents are Red, Blue, Leon, and Cynthia 1512.

Notable Quotes

“Create the future with your own hands.”
— Message preserved in Michina’s changed history 867

“When you play hide-and-seek against an opponent, you have to give it everything you've got. That's how you show your opponent respect.”
— Treating a casual game like a formal battle 258

“A life lost leaves an empty space, but it also makes room for new encounters and bonds.”
— Teaching his students about loss 1295

Trivia

• Li Wei casually claims to see fragments of the future. He does not believe the claim himself, but Steven and Lance take it seriously 1044.
• His early motivation for learning to cook is practical: chefs earn money and do not run out of work 603.
• He deliberately avoids mastering barbecue so that others will continue handling it at gatherings 256.
• Despite his growing wealth, he insists on paying Steven for expensive watches rather than accepting them as gifts 1034.
• He welcomes other regions copying his Theme Park model because it creates jobs and protects Pokémon habitats 1254.
• His interest in Suicune centers on its ability to purify water and the possibility of it living at the Theme Park, not simply its battle strength 910.