Mr. Backlot ウラヤマUrayama
Mr. Backlot inPokémon the Series
Gender	Male
Hometown	Hearthome City
Region	Sinnoh
Generation	IV,VIII
Games	Diamond, Pearl,Platinum,Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl
Animated debut	Hungry for the Good Life!
English voice actor	N. Ronald Levine
Japanese voice actor	Kenta Miyake

Mr. Backlot (Japanese:ウラヤマUrayama) is the owner of thePokémon Mansion andTrophy Garden. He is also said to be the owner ofAmity Square. His house has a back garden whereplayers can catchwild Pokémon.

He is apparently a compulsive liar, as he will repeatedly insist that a Pokémon appears in his garden despite not evenresiding in his region. His butler, who serves him well, covers up for his lies, importing said Pokémon into the garden and allowing the player to catch rare Pokémon not found elsewhere in Sinnoh. This is often very helpful in completing theNational Pokédex.

In the core series games

Mr. Backlot is said to be the owner ofPokémon Mansion, theTrophy Garden behind it, andAmity Square. He resides in his office of the Pokémon Mansion, accompanied by his butler, and a guard. He takes a walk in his garden every morning, and discovers a new Pokémon everyday, surprising his butler. After saying that he is telling the truth about seeing the Pokémon, the butler leaves to add the Pokémon to the garden to cover up for his master's fibs. On any given day, the "planted" Pokémon that was in the Trophy Garden the previous time Mr. Backlot was last spoken with will also still be there, allowing a two-day window to catch each of these Pokémon.

Quotes

Pokémon Mansion

"Er-hem! There's a lot for me to be proud of inside, and outside, of this home... But what makes me the most proud is my trophy garden in the back! Why bother travelling afar when Pokémon are attracted by my garden? They come to me in hopes of seeing the garden! You're welcome to Well, doesn't that make you envious? You are envious, yes?"

No:"I know you're really envious... You're not fooling anyone..." (conversation ends)

Yes:"Muhohoho... I bet you are! I knew you would be! But I don't mind! I enjoy sharing my stories with you! So! When I go out into my prized trophy garden, Pokémon come running to me. They sidle up as happy as they can be to see me! Well? Doesn't that make you envious? You are envious, yes?"

No:"I know you're really envious... You're not fooling anyone..." (conversation ends)

Yes:"Muhohoho... I bet you are! I knew you would be! But I don't mind! I enjoy sharing my stories with you! So! This is what happened this morning when I went into my trophy garden. I noticed a cute-eyed <Pokémon>, which joyously ran over to me. The <Pokémon> ran up and gave me a smooch on my cheek..."

"Wha... Erm... Wh-what are you saying? I'm no blowhard! Listen... Mutter, mutter... Whisper, whisper..."

"...It's true, I tell you! No lies ever leave these lips! There really are cute <Pokémon> in this garden! Honest truth!"

Sprites and models

Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum	Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

In animation

Mr. Backlot's only appearance in animation was in thePokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episodeHungry for the Good Life!.

Mr. Backlot welcomedAsh andhis friends into his mansion to escape a raging storm. The next day, Mr. Backlot took the group out to hisTrophy Garden for the Pokémon to play. AfterTeam Rocket arrived with theirmecha and stole the Pokémon, Mr. Backlot and Monica drove Ash andBrock directly to the trio.Dawn eventually found Team Rocket and defeated them just as Mr. Backlot and others caught up. After Team Rocket was defeated, Mr. Backlot was happily reunited with his Pokémon. Everyone returned to the mansion to wave goodbye to the group and theSwinub that Dawncaught.

Mr. Backlot amassed his collection of Pokémon from across theworld. He relies heavily on his housekeeper,Monica, for domestic chores like cooking and she also takes care of his mansion estate and Pokémon. Mr. Backlot was generous with his time and had Monica bring outPoffins for the group's Pokémon during their stay. However he often gloated about his wealth and luxurious lifestyle.

Pokémon

This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor and Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information.

Cleffa

Debut	Hungry for the Good Life

ThisCleffa had run away from Mr. Backlot's mansion, though Monica soon retrieved it. Mr. Backlot takes care of Cleffa and his other Pokémon, often spoiling them withPoffins.

None of Cleffa's moves are known.

Pichu (×3)

Debut	Hungry for the Good Life

Mr. Backlot's has threePichu that he takes care of in his mansion.

None of the Pichu's moves are known.

Azurill

Debut	Hungry for the Good Life

Mr. Backlot'sAzurill was first seen coming down the staircase to eatPoffins. It is one of the Pokémon taken care of by Mr. Backlot.

None of Azurill's moves are known.

Igglybuff (×2)

Debut	Hungry for the Good Life

Mr. Backlot's twoIgglybuff were first seen in the mansion eatingPoffins. They were later seen again in theTrophy Garden playing around with the other Pokémon.

None of the Igglybuff's moves are known.

Formerly looked after

Swinub

Debut	Hungry for the Good Life
Voice actors
Japanese	Inuko Inuyama
English	Kayzie Rogers

Main article:Dawn's Swinub

Swinub appeared at Mr. Backlot's mansion from a nearby forest. It would usually come over for something to eat. It caused trouble by devouring all of Dawn'sPoffins showing a liking to them, but caused much displeasure to Dawn's otherPokémon. However, after helping take downTeam Rocket and rescue the other Pokémon, Dawn decided she wanted Swinub to go with her.

Voice actors

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mr. Backlot appears inSuffering Psyduck, where he introducesPlatinum,Pearl, andDiamond to his prized Trophy Garden. He askedCynthia to investigate a case of a missingPsyduck after someone reported it going missing in his Amity Square.

Pokémon

Pichu

Debut	Suffering Psyduck

Mr. Backlot has aPichu that he is always seen carrying. It is unknown if it is actually his or one of the Pokémon in his Trophy Garden.

None of Pichu's moves are known.

Seen at his garden

Kricketune	Pikachu ♂	Pichu	Roselia
Starly

Trivia

• Mr. Backlot's Japanese name is a pun. His name is "Urayama" (ウラヤマ), but his butler addsshi (し or 氏, which in this case is a more polite form of "Mr.") to his name, making his name sound like the Japanese word for being envious, 羨ましい (urayamashii). In the game, he asks the player "Well? Aren't you envious?" (どう？うらやましいじゃろ？？) over and over before telling the player what new Pokémon are in his garden.
• InPokémon X and Y, Elena, who trades anEevee nicknamed Stevie to the player for any Pokémon in a randomhotel, refers to Stevie as "Mr. Backlot's Pokémon" after the trade.
• Swinub was the only one of Mr. Backlot's Pokémon shown in the anime that cannot appear in the Trophy Garden in-game.

Names

Notes

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