Mars
| Mars マーズMars | |
 Art fromBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Red |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Trainer class | Commander |
| Generation | IV,VIII |
| Games | Diamond, Pearl,Platinum,Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl Masters EX |
| Member of | Team Galactic |
| Rank | Commander |
| Game animation debut | The New World |
| English voice actor | Christie Cate[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Sayaka Kitahara(Generations) Satsuki Yukino(Masters EX) |
| Animated debut | Losing Its Lustrous! |
| English voice actor | Lisa Ortiz |
| Japanese voice actor | Rie Tanaka |
Mars (Japanese:マーズMars) is one ofTeam Galactic's fourCommanders.
She appears to be related toArezu, having similar hair styles and colors, eye shapes, and naming schemes, along with similar posing in concept art, but the exact relationship between the two is unknown.
In the core series games
InPokémon Diamond, Pearl,Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, Mars is first seen leading the efforts of Team Galactic to control theValley Windworks nearRoute 205. Mars is then seen atLake Verity. She makes her final appearance (along withJupiter) atop theSpear Pillar, in an attempt to slow down the player soCyrus can awaken theLegendary Pokémon, but theplayer and theirrival overpower them.
InPokémon Platinum, at the Valley Windworks, Mars argues withCharon, showing her distaste for his arrogant attitude. She also indicates a lower opinion of him for being a recent member. After the events atStark Mountain, she and Jupiter quit Team Galactic because Charon has different ideals from former boss Cyrus. It is also shown that Mars and Jupiter have a mutual dislike of each other. Mars mentions that she will try to enter theDistortion World to find Cyrus after quitting the team.
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Mars can be found and fought at theBattle Tower.
Pokémon
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
First battle
Second battle
Third battle (Multi Battle withJupiter)
Pokémon Platinum
First battle
Second battle
Third battle (Multi Battle withJupiter)
Fourth battle
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
First battle
Second battle
Third battle (Multi Battle withJupiter)
Battle Tower
Master Class Double Battles (Rank 9)
In each team, Mars uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Cyrus uses the third and fourth.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
Mars appears as anNPC inPokémon Masters EX and forms async pair withPurugly. She first appears in thevillain event preludeGalactic Nightmare. She makes her most significant appearance in theSinnoh Villain Arc of the main story. She also makes a cameo in thestory eventShine a Gentle Light.
Mars, alongsideSaturn andJupiter, can be battled in theextreme battle eventTeam Galactic Takedown. All three commanders useBronzong as their main battling Pokémon for this event.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
- Main article:Mars (Space-Time Smackdown 155)
Mars makes an appearance as aSupporter card inPokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's third expansion,Space-Time Smackdown. When played, your opponent must shuffle their hand into their deck and then draw a card for each point they still need to win, functioning as a potentially more severeRed Card.
| Cards featuring Mars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Type | Expansion | Rarity | # | |
| Mars |  | Space-Time Smackdown |  | 155/155 | |
| Space-Time Smackdown |  | 195/155 | ||
Gallery
Artwork
Standard
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| Official artwork from Diamond and Pearl byKen Sugimori[2][3] | Official artwork from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Pokémon the Series artwork
Concept art
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| Concept art fromPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl | |
Sprites and models
In thecore series
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| Sprite from Diamond, Pearl andPlatinum | Model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
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| Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl andPlatinum | Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
In other games
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| Model from Masters EX | VS model from Masters EX | Mars's sync move mindscape (Valley Windworks) |
Quotes
- Main article:Mars/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Mars debuted inLosing Its Lustrous!. She, along with fellowCommanderSaturn, attempted to steal theLustrous Orb from theCelestic Town Historical Research Center. She also appeared inDouble Team Turnover!, in which she informedCyrus that theRed Chain project was nearing completion.
InSteeling Peace of Mind!, Mars and herPurugly brought theSpear Key toIron Island, where she activated the Iron Ruins to find the exact location of theSpear Pillar onMt. Coronet. After failing to complete the task inSaving the World From Ruins!, she attempted to blow up the island on Cyrus's orders, but she failed due toRiley and hisLucario usingAura to contain the explosion. As a result, she stood down from field duties while Saturn was tasked with locating Spear Pillar.
She later appeared inThe Needs of the Three! andThe Battle Finale of Legend!. After the disappearance of Cyrus in the latter episode, she became distraught and even tried following him, but was stopped by Saturn. The duo, along with Jupiter, were later arrested.
She appeared briefly inMemories are Made of Bliss! inTeam Rocket's fantasy with all the other members ofTeam Galactic.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Mars reappeared inThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 1) throughThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 4), taking part in Team Galactic's plan to bring back Cyrus. For this purpose, Team Galactic acquiredArceus'sFlame Plate and aHeatran, which were meant to power a device that would open a gate to the world that Cyrus had disappeared to. The operation, however, experienced a setback when the energy cannon exploded and Heatran went on a rampage. Mars and the other Commanders later faced Ash and his friends in order to stop them from interfering with them, but they were ultimately defeated and captured byCynthia and later arrested byOfficer Jenny, ending their plan in a failure.
Character
Mars lacks the vindictive nature seen in her fellow Commanders. She was extremely loyal toTeam Galactic's cause and only acted in accordance withCyrus's direct orders.
Pokémon
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This listing is of Mars's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
| Debut | Double Team Turnover! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
- Main article:Mars's Purugly
Purugly's first appearance was alongside Mars inLosing Its Lustrous! as she was destroying theCelestic Ruins to create a distraction so that Saturn could steal the Lustrous Orb. Purugly made a more significant appearance inthe next episode, in which it battledAsh,Dawn, andCynthia for the orb and proved itself to be very powerful.
| Debut | Double Team Turnover! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| English | Tom Wayland |
Bronzor made a brief appearance inDouble Team Turnover! when it assisted Mars in her attempt to retrieve the Lustrous Orb fromTeam Rocket before it was knocked out byStaravia,Piplup andGarchomp.
Bronzor's only known move isHypnosis.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 田中理恵Rie Tanaka | |
| English | Lisa Ortiz | |
| Arabic | ميرنا الحسينيMirna Huseini (JNS01-JNS04) | |
| Czech | Nikola Votočková (DP096-DP097,JNS01-JNS04) Jana Páleníčková (DP110-DP152) | |
| Finnish | Jenni Sivonen (DP096-DP097,DP110-DP111) Annituuli Kasurinen (DP151-DP152,Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles) | |
| European French | Géraldine Frippiat (DP096-DP111,JNS01-JNS04) Béatrice Wegnez (DP151-DP152) | |
| Indonesian | Dewi Arifiani (DP150-DP152) Siti Balqis (Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles) | |
| Italian | Ludovica De Caro (DP096-DP097) Loretta Di Pisa (DP110-DP111) Jolanda Granato (DP151-present) | |
| Polish | Monika Wierzbicka (DP096-DP097) Anna Sztejner (DP110-DP152) Monika Markowska (JNS01-JNS04) | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Letícia Quinto (DP096-DP097,DP151-DP152) Priscila Ferreira (DP110-DP111) Celina Beatriz (JNS01) |
| Portugal | Rute Pimenta | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Leyla Rangel (DP096,DP097) Angélica Villa (DP110-DP152,JNS01-JNS04) |
| Spain | Olga Velasco | |
Pokémon Generations
| This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
Mars appeared along withJupiter inThe New World, where she watchedCyrus as he tried to create a new world usingDialga andPalkia. However, they watched asGiratina interfered with Cyrus' plan by freeing the two Legendaries and dragging him into theDistortion World.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 北原沙弥香Sayaka Kitahara | |
| English | Unknown | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Hannah Buttel | |
| European Spanish | Meritxell Ribera | |
Pokémon Evolutions
Mars briefly appeared in a flashback inThe Rival. She used herPurugly to battleLucas and hisInfernape alongsideJupiter at theSpear Pillar, but was quickly defeated.
Pokémon
| Debut | The Rival |
|---|
- Main article:Mars's Purugly
Purugly was used by Mars to defendCyrus after he summonedDialga at theSpear Pillar. After being sent into battle againstLucas'sInfernape, it was quickly sent flying by Infernape'sClose Combat.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters DP
Mars appeared inHelping the Legendary Pokémon!!.
Pokémon
Pokémon Adventures
History
Diamond & Pearl arc
Mars makes her first appearance (in silhouette) at theValley Windworks, where she attempts to gather and steal energy from the power plant. She encountersDiamond,Pearl, andPlatinum, who have come to find out what had happened to the Valley Windworks Manager. She battles them with her Pokémon, and once herElectivire had successfully gathered enough energy; she cut off one of the windmills and flew off with it.
She reappears at theTeam Galactic HQ after Saturn suffers his defeat by the hands ofPaka and Uji, where they get into an argument about how Saturn doesn't like people standing in his room. She presents the Electivire she had used to steal the Windworks energy previously and transfers it to the almost-complete Galactic Bomb.
The next time she is seen is when she travels toLake Verity after Diamond manages to defeat her swarm ofYanmega that she had sent toProfessor Rowan's lab to steal some of his research. She destroys the controller to the machine that was commanding the Yanmega and voices her annoyance at using machines to do her work for her and is told by the Team Galactic Grunts that they have arrived at their destination.
When Mars arrives at the Lake, she encounters Diamond'smother picking Berries and takes her hostage. When Diamond arrives at the Lake to rescue his mother, he finds out that he's too late; Mars has already found her. Mars introduces herself as one of the three Team Galactic Commanders chosen byCyrus, and offers Diamond a chance to watch the Lake's upcoming explosion; an offer he refuses.
During the ensuing battle, Johanna manages to escape to safety while Diamond takes to the skies with Mars following him. Mars easily overpowers him in the air long enough for the countdown to reach “0” and waits for the Lake's imminent explosion. Despite being disappointed that her Lake wasn't the one blown up, she continues her plans and successfully capturesMesprit and takes her leave. However, unbeknownst to her, Dia had snuck on the Airship and is on his way to the Team Galactic HQ.
She later appears at the Team Galactic HQ along with her fellow Commanders Saturn andJupiter, who were also successful in their attempts in capturingAzelf andUxie, respectively. Later, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and all of the Galactic Grunts bear witness to Cyrus giving a speech about how they will create a new world with no spirit and set off to finish their plans.
She later appears along with Saturn and Jupiter to deliver a message to Cyrus about howan intruder has infiltrated their defenses; Cyrus tells them to ignore it and go to the Spear Pillar. Later, at the Spear Pillar, she greets Cyrus when he arrives, but is surprised to seem him wounded; Cyrus tells them to not let anyone stop his ritual, which they all promise to do.
Immediately after, they are attacked by the Sinnoh Gym LeadersFantina,Roark, andGardenia, and they battle them to prevent them from reaching Cyrus. Mars and the other Commanders are evenly matched with the Sinnoh Gym Leaders until reinforcements arrive to help them; Mars battlesCrasher Wake and Gardenia, but despite her power, she is eventually defeated.
Platinum arc
Later, Mars and her teammates are joined by another member of Team Galactic,Sird. Sird explains to them that she had infiltrated Team Rocket on a mission, but failed. Soon after, they are attacked byRiley of Iron Island, who had tracked Sird by her Aura. Sird battles Riley, allowing Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn to escape unharmed.
Later, Mars and her teammates witness Charon battling Diamond and Pearl inEterna City withHeatran andGiratina. Despite their irritation that Charon has revealed his true loyalties, they decide to ignore it so that they can enter the Distortion World and rescue Cyrus. After arriving, they find Charon there as well. He lies and tells them that he is searching for Cyrus too, but is being attacked by a group of people and asks for their help.
Mars and the others comply, and they each face a different opponent in a one-on-one battle. Mars facesCheryl in battle, while Jupiter facesMarley, and Saturn facesMira. During the battle, the two seem evenly matched, and they constantly stop each other's strategies.
The battle is interrupted by Giratina, who flies past them so that it can fight the otherLegendary Pokémon in the area. After Charon is defeated, Mars, her fellow Commanders, and Cyrus emerge from the Distortion World and into the real world. Charon tries to lie to Cyrus by claiming that he intended to gather the Legendary Pokémon for Team Galactic's sake. Cyrus reaches down to Charon, which Mars and Saturn think means he's going to pinch him. However, Cyrus only takes his machine, and praises Charon for his technological genius. The records reveal that he has been using it since the battle on the Spear Pillar, which angers Saturn into figuring out that he was attempting to use the machine to control Dialga and Palkia into opening a hole to the Distortion World, to which Charon denies.
Cyrus speaks to his four Commanders once more and reveals that he is disbanding Team Galactic, which angers Jupiter because she, Mars, and Saturn will have nowhere else to go without him. Hearing her wishes, Cyrus takes Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter away with him and thanks Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum for their help.
Pokémon
| Debut | Honey for Combee |
|---|
Bronzor is the first Pokémon seen on Mars's team. It was first used as a guard dog to prevent people from entering the Valley Windworks where it attackedDiamond,Pearl,Platinum, and the Valley Windworks manager's daughter but they managed to escape. Mars later used it to fill the Windworks with sand while she made her escape. Later, it was seen with Mars at Lake Verity and the Spear Pillar where it battled Wake and Gardenia's Pokémon but was eventually defeated. It later battled Cheryl's Blissey and prevented her from healing, but was later crushed by Giratina charging past them.
Bronzor's known moves areGyro Ball,Sandstorm, andHeal Block.
| Debut | Belligerent Bronzor |
|---|
Zubat is the second Pokémon seen on Mars's team. It is mainly used to threaten people with its sharp blade-like wings but is not usually seen in battle. It was first seen holding the Valley Windworks Manager at Knife-point so that he would be forced to work for them. It was later seen holding Johanna hostage with its wings but lost hold of her when she squeezed Berry Juice onto its face. It was last seen battling Crasher Wake and Gardenia's Pokémon but was defeated.
None of Zubat's moves are known.
| Debut | Belligerent Bronzor |
|---|
- Main article:Mars's Purugly
Purugly is the third Pokémon seen on Mars's team. Despite her large build, Purugly is a powerful battler than can hold her own in battles (although she can comically be seen struggling trying to climb up a small step at one point).
| Debut | Belligerent Bronzor |
|---|
Electivire was used to steal the energy from the Valley Windworks. Later, it was seen transferring the stolen energy to the Galactic Bomb and hasn't been seen since. In the original magazine versions, Electivire was aLuxray.
None of Electivire's moves are known.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Mars first appeared in this manga at theValley Windworks, attempting to steal the energy from the power plant.Hareta andJun managed to defeat her.
She later reappeared in a special chapter, in which she attempted and failed to capture aDeoxys. During her battle with it, herKangaskhan went out of control, requiring the help of Hareta and the Deoxys to stop it from rampaging.
Mars later, alongsideSaturn, assists Hareta, Mitsumi and the others in defeating Dialga when its powers threaten to destroy Sinnoh.
Pokémon
- Main article:Mars's Purugly
Purugly is Mars's main Pokémon. It was first used in a Tag Battle against Jun and Hareta. Mars gained the upper hand when it turned out the power. However,Shinx'sSpark put the power back on which threw Purugly off guard, defeating it. Purugly then appeared inDeoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2), in which it was easily defeated byDeoxys.
Zubat was Purugly's Tag Battle partner. It had the ability of seeing in the dark after Purugly turned off the power.
None of Zubat's moves are known.
Mars'sBronzor made a brief appearance in the special chapter. It was only seen doing the job of trying to raid the Game Corner.
None of Bronzor's moves are known.
Kangaskhan was used in the special chapter in which she battled Deoxys after it easily defeated Mars's Purugly. When Kangaskhan used Outrage, it made her go on a rampage, even destroying Mars's Poké Ball in the process. Piplup'sBrine stops her and she returns back to normal.
Kangaskhan's only known move isOutrage.
While Hareta was trying to get to Spear Pillar, Mars sends out herMagnezone to battle him. Hareta retaliates withRegigigas and defeats the magnet Pokémon.
Magnezone's only known move isMagnet Bomb.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Mars or her Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
| Mars's Pokémon Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
Purugly |  | Platinum |  | 88/127 | Galactic's Conquest | | 081/096 |
| Porygon-Z | | Arceus |  | 26/99 | Advent of Arceus | | 075/090 |
| DPt-P Promotional cards | 035/DPt-P | ||||||
| Other related cards | |||||||
| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Team Galactic's Mars | Su | Secret Wonders |  | 126/132 | Shining Darkness | | |
| Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck | |||||||
| Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck | |||||||
| Mars | Su | Ultra Prism | | 128/156 | Ultra Sun |  | 062/066 |
| Ultra Prism |  | 154/156 | Ultra Sun |  | 072/066 | ||
Trivia
- Mars's name was changed to Venus inSpanish versions of the game, likely due to the fact that Mars is the name of a male Roman god. This also happened toJupiter.
- Mars is the Commander the player will battle the most times inDiamond, Pearl, andPlatinum. The player will battleSaturn twice in each game, Jupiter twice in Diamond and Pearl but three times in Platinum, while Mars is battled three times in Diamond and Pearl and four times in Platinum, although it should be noted one of Jupiter and Mars's battles are together in a Multi Battle.
- In Mars's first battle, she uses a level 16DPBDSP or 17PtPurugly, even though it evolves fromGlameow at level 38.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マーズMars | From the planetMars |
| English, German, French, Latin American Spanish, Indonesian | Mars | FromMars |
| European Spanish | Venus | From the planetVenus |
| Italian | Martes | FromMarte (Mars) |
| Korean | 마스Mars | FromMars |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 夥星Huǒxīng /Fósīng | From a homophone of 火星Huǒxīng / Fósīng (Mars) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 伙星Huǒxīng | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Marte[n 1] Mars[n 2] | FromMarte (Mars) Same as her English name |
| Thai | มาร์สMars | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Vietnamese | Mars | From her Japanese name |
Notes
References
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