Saturn
| Saturn サターンSaturn | |
 Art fromBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blue |
| 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 | Ricky Ryba(Generations) Mike Haimoto[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Daiki Yamashita(Generations) Taiki Matsuno(Masters EX) |
| Animated debut | A Secret Sphere of Influence! |
| English voice actor | Marc Thompson |
| Japanese voice actor | Akemi Okamura |
Saturn (Japanese:サターンSaturn) is one ofTeam Galactic's fourCommanders.
In the core series games
Saturn is first seen leading the efforts of Team Galactic atLake Valor nearPastoria City. He battles theplayer insideAzelf's cave and reveals thatMars is atLake Verity. He is later encountered again in theTeam Galactic HQ, overseeing the imprisonedlake guardians while theRed Chain is being created. After being defeated again, he allows the player to free the lake guardians.
After the events at theSpear Pillar, Saturn can be found in the Galactic Veilstone Building, contemplating what direction to take Team Galactic afterCyrus disappeared. He was never aware of Cyrus's grander plot and claims to have learned that "extremism is never the solution".
InPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Saturn can be found at fought at theBattle Tower during the post-game.
Pokémon
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
First battle
Second battle
Pokémon Platinum
First battle
Second battle
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
First battle
Second battle
Battle Tower
Master Class Double Battles (Rank 4)
In each team, Jupiter uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Saturn uses the third and fourth.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
Saturn appears as anNPC inPokémon Masters EX and forms async pair withToxicroak. He first appears in thevillain event preludeGalactic Nightmare. He makes his most significant appearance in theSinnoh Villain Arc of the main story. He also makes a cameo in thestory eventShine a Gentle Light.
Saturn, alongsideMars andJupiter, can be battled in theextreme battle eventTeam Galactic Takedown. All three commanders useBronzong as their main battling Pokémon for this event.
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Diamond and Pearl | Concept art from Pokémon 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 | Saturn's sync move mindscape (Team Galactic HQ) |
Quotes
- Main article:Saturn/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Saturn debuted in a cameo at the end ofA Secret Sphere of Influence!. He, along with someTeam Galactic Grunts, commented thatJessie,James, andMeowth did a lousy job at stealing theAdamant Orb for them, and framingNando for the crime.
Saturn's first speaking appearance was inJourney to the Unown!, along with hisBronzor. He managed to steal a cube that was under the guard of theUnown of theSolaceon Ruins and brought it with him back to theTeam Galactic HQ.
Later, inEnter Galactic!, Saturn exposed the cube to the meteorites inVeilstone City, transforming it into theSpear Key. He and a few Team Galactic Grunts went to go steal the meteorites, but ended up meetingAsh andhis friends for the first time. He also battledBrock and hisCroagunk with his ownToxicroak, which ended after Team Galactic made a tactical retreat.
InLosing Its Lustrous andDouble Team Turnover!, Saturn stole theAdamant Orb while it was being transported to theCelestic Town Historical Research Center from Eterna City. He also aided in stealing theLustrous Orb from theCelestic Town Historical Research Center but was admonished by Cyrus after the completion of the mission for displaying ineptitude.
InSaving the World From Ruins!, following the failure ofMars'sIron Island mission,Cyrus placed Saturn in charge of theSpear Pillar's excavation fromMount Coronet. He worked withCharon to locate ruins on Mount Coronet inGateway to Ruin!. Team Galactic located some ruins, though not the ones they wanted. Saturn and the others then fled following the arrival ofLooker and Ash's group. Later, Saturn returned to Mount Coronet and discovered the Spear Pillar ruins inUnlocking the Red Chain of Events!, allowing him to fast-track Team Galactic's scheme.
InThe Needs of the Three!, Saturn keptGary at bay whilePokémon Hunter J successfully captured the threelake guardians atLake Valor. He later returned toTeam Galactic HQ.
InThe Battle Finale of Legend!, Saturn's Toxicroak was defeated by Brock's Croagunk. After Cyrus passed through thedimensional portal created byDialga andPalkia he realized that Cyrus had just been using him and the otherCommanders to reach his own goals and cared little for those who served him. When Mars hysterically attempted to follow their Leader, Saturn grabbed her arm to block her from doing so, shaking his head solemnly at his fellow Commander. Afterwards he was arrested along with Mars andJupiter byLooker and stated that Team Galactic was finished.
He appeared briefly inMemories are Made of Bliss! inTeam Rocket's fantasy with all the other members of Team Galactic.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Saturn reappeared inThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 1) throughThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 4), leading the resurrected Team Galactic in an attempt to bring back Cyrus. As the first step of the operation, he successfullycaught aHeatran in order to power a device meant to open a gate to the world that Cyrus had disappeared into. The operation, however, experienced a setback when the energy cannon exploded and Heatran went on a rampage. Saturn and the other Commanders later faced Ash and his friends in order to stop them from interfering with Team Galactic's plan, but the Commanders were ultimately defeated and captured byCynthia and placed back under arrest byOfficer Jenny, ending their plan in failure.
Character
Saturn is determined to successfully complete all his missions and would order a tactical retreat to avoid further complications. As a result of this perfectionist quality of his personality, Saturn tended to call out hisToxicroak to handle interruptions likeAsh andhis friends.
Pokémon
This listing is of Saturn's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
On hand
| Debut | Journey to the Unown! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| English | Tom Wayland |
Bronzor first appeared inJourney to the Unown!, where it guided Saturn and his squad through theSolaceon Ruins. It was also responsible for confusing theUnown living in the ruins which resulted in them all running wild.
InLosing Its Lustrous!, Bronzor proved instrumental in Team Galactic's plan to steal theLustrous Orb by putting the security teams guarding it to sleep. It was then defeated in battle byCynthia'sGarchomp.
Bronzor's known moves areFlash,Confuse Ray, andHypnosis.
| Debut | Enter Galactic! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin-ichiro Miki |
| English | Bill Rogers |
- Main article:Saturn's Toxicroak
Toxicroak first appeared inEnter Galactic!, where it helped to steal theVeilstone City meteorites. During the battle, it developed a fierce rivalry withBrock'sCroagunk. It has since become Saturn's main Pokémon.
Escaped
| Debut | The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1) |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kenta Miyake |
| English | Kenta Miyake |
Heatran first appeared inThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 1), where Saturn caught it with aDusk Ball. He brought it to theTeam Galactic HQ, where used it, along with aFlame Plate, to power a device that Team Galactic was using in an effort to bring backCyrus. However, inThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 2), the machine overloaded, and Heatran was struck by a burst of flames from it. This triggered its Flash Fire Ability and sent it on a rampage, melting its own Dusk Ball and swallowing the Flame Plate.
Heatran's known moves areStone Edge andMagma Storm, and its Ability isFlash Fire.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 岡村明美Akemi Okamura | |
| English | Marc Thompson | |
| Arabic | عماد فغاليImad Feghaly (JNS01-JNS04) | |
| Czech | Jan Maxián (DP060-DP111) Michal Holán (DP136-DP152) Josef Pejchal (JNS01-JNS04) | |
| Danish | Peter Zhelder | |
| Dutch | Florus van Rooijen | |
| Finnish | Aku Laitinen (DP060,DP069,DP111-DP152) Petri Hanttu (DP096-DP097,JNS01-JNS04) | |
| European French | Gauthier de Fauconval | |
| Indonesian | Unknown (DP150-DP152) Rahmad Ilmanto (Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles) | |
| Italian | Paolo de Santis | |
| Polish | Artur Pontek (DP060-DP097) Tomasz Błasiak (one scene ofDP069) Klaudiusz Kaufmann (DP111;DP150-DP152) Krzysztof Szczerbiński (DP136) Wojciech Melzer (JNS01-JNS04) | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Cláudio Satiro (DP060) Thiago Longo (DP069,DP096-DP097) Douglas Guedes (DP111) Diogo Ferreira (JNS01-present) | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Sebastián Rosas (DP060-DP097) Carlo Vázquez (DP111-DP152,JNS01-JNS04) |
| Spain | Juan Sainz Maza | |
Pokémon Generations
Saturn appeared inThe New World, in which he was seen watching the events at theSpear Pillar inTeam Galactic HQ. He was later contacted byCyrus, who was taken to theDistortion World byGiratina. Saturn tried to ask him where he was, only to hear Cyrus order him and the rest ofTeam Galactic to not go looking for him. After the call was abruptly ended, Saturn told himself that he understood.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 山下大輝Daiki Yamashita | |
| English | Ricky Ryba | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Silvio Gonzalez | |
| European Spanish | Toni Astigarraga | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
History
Diamond & Pearl arc
Saturn's role inTeam Galactic is to raise funds for their projects and he has the permission ofCyrus to use any means he feels necessary; however, he is very lazy and usually sends machines to do his dirty work for him. Saturn decided to kidnapPlatinum for a ransom, as she is the daughter of the wealthiest family inSinnoh; however, when his grunts couldn't find a picture of the child he settles on her bodyguards,Paka and Uji.
He eventually tracks them at theLost Tower and challenges Paka and Uji to a battle with hisCroagunk andAbra. Despite the power his Pokémon possess, they are both defeated by Paka and Uji's skills. Angered by his loss, Saturn throws a temper tantrum and has the grunts sealRoute 210 which will force them to stop at Veilstone, where their base is located. He is approached by Mars and after a brief argument about her stepping into his room without permission; she transfers energy to the Galactic Bomb.
He is later seen at Veilstone where he sets his revenge plan into action which he starts by having the grunts attack Paka and Uji in the darkness of night. After waiting a long time for Paka and Uji to be defeated by the grunts; Saturn's patience wears thin and he pulls out a mysterious machine to use on them. When the grunts finally lure them into firing range Saturn activates the machine; it fires a beam at Paka and Uji which sends them into an unknown dimension where they will stay for all eternity. Having become bored now that he has won; Saturn decides to play video games untilCyrus enters the room and punishes him for using the machine without permission by pinching his arm.
Saturn later appears atLake Valor after a period of absence where he plans on blowing up the lake so that he can capture theLegendary PokémonAzelf. He encountersPearl who has come to prevent Team Galactic from blowing up the lake. Saturn easily defeats Pearl and attempts to interrogate him but the countdown for the lakes explosion begins before he can get an answer.
Once the lake is blown up Saturn commands the Galactic Grunts to begin the capturing of Azelf. Despite the skills Azelf possesses and Pearl's determination, Saturn eventually ends up the victor and defeats Pearl with aGunk Shot from hisOctillery and successfully captures Azelf. He later arrives at the Team Galactic HQ along with his fellow Commanders Mars and Jupiter where they listen to a speech given by Cyrus; Saturn is seen clapping after he finishes.
He later appears at the Spear Pillar where he and his fellow Commanders, Mars and Jupiter await Cyrus's arrival so that he can activate the ritual that will summonDialga andPalkia. Saturn is the most shocked of the three when he sees that Cyrus is heavily injured but still promises to let no one stop him from activating the ritual. He, Mars, and Jupiter are all attacked by the Gym LeadersFantina,Roark, andGardenia but despite their challengers neither Commander is afraid. As they battle the Gym Leaders, three more arrive to help themCrasher Wake,Maylene, andCandice along withByron for support; Saturn battles Roark and Fantina while Mars and Jupiter battle the other four. Despite his powerful Pokémon, Saturn is eventually defeated and is trapped underneath a pile of rubble, humorously with his machines airbag crushing him.
Platinum arc
Later, Saturn and his teammates are discovered 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 Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars to escape unharmed.
Later, Saturn and the other Commanders 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.
Saturn and the others comply, and they each face a different opponent in a one-on-one battle. Saturn facesMira in battle, while Jupiter facesMarley, and Mars facesCheryl. During the battle, Saturn is confused at Mira's battle strategy which has her make her Alakazam boost its defensive power in an attempt to make the battle longer.
The battle is interrupted by Giratina, who flies past them so that it can fight the other Legendary Pokémon in the area. After Charon is defeated, Saturn, his 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 Saturn and Mars think it 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, Saturn, and Mars will have nowhere else to go without him. Hearing her wishes, Cyrus takes Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter away with him and thanks Diamond, Pearl, Platinum for their help.
Pokémon
- Main article:Saturn's Toxicroak
Toxicroak is Saturn's first known Pokémon. She has been under his ownership since she was aCroagunk. Usually, she is seen imitating Saturn's movements. She was first seen in battle against Paka and Uji but despite putting up a good fight, she was eventually defeated. In thePlatinum arc, she was revealed to have evolved into a Toxicroak.
Abra is Saturn's second known Pokémon. Abra was first used against Paka and Uji where it used its powerful teleportation and attacks to make it hard to hit but was eventually defeated. Abra was later used against Fantina and Roark but was defeated along with its Trainer.
Abra's known moves areTeleport,Fire Punch, andIce Punch.
| Debut | Outwitting Octillery |
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Octillery is Saturn's third known Pokémon. Octillery was first used at Lake Verity where it draggedRad Rickshaw into the lake and later attacked Pearl with its powerful moves. Octillery was later used against Fantina and Roark but was defeated along with its Trainer.
Octillery's known moves areOctazooka,Gunk Shot, andBlizzard.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Saturn first appeared in the ruins ofCelestic Town along withJupiter andCyrus. He battledMitsumi whileHareta pursued his leader.
Just like in the games, Saturn was assigned toLake Valor to captureAzelf. At the lake, Hareta and Saturn battled; Saturn initially had the upper hand using hisGallade but Hareta was able to turn the tide. After both his Gallade andRhyperior were defeated, Saturn was fired from Team Galactic by Cyrus, but earned a second chance by using aRevive on Rhyperior so Cyrus'sGyarados would not lose to Hareta.
After the events at theSpear Pillar, Saturn appeared to have joined the newly formed Neo Team Galactic and its leader,Charon. He reappeared atCanalave Library in an attempt to exact revenge on Hareta, but failed, and promised to attack again at theGalactic Veilstone Building. However, there he revealed he was actually a double agent and still loyal to Cyrus, whom he helped Mitsumi and the other Galactic members free.
Pokémon
- Main article:Saturn's Toxicroak
Toxicroak is Saturn's main Pokémon. It was mostly used to make sure that Hareta didn't interfere with Team Galactic.
Bronzong is another Pokémon on Saturn's team. It went up againstByron's Bastiodon and tried to stop Bastiodon's every movement. As a result, it was able to defeat Byron and caused a cave-in withEarthquake. While Bronzong was battling Hareta'sPiplup andRiolu, it was defeated by Riolu'sFocus Punch.
Bronzong's known moves areSolar Beam,Gyro Ball,Reflect andEarthquake.
Gallade was called out after Bronzong was defeated. Gallade was shown to be very powerful as he was able to take outHareta'sOnix in one hit withLeaf Blade. His next opponent was aMisdreavus, in which the Screech Pokémon helped him activate theSteadfast Ability, causing him to be much faster than ever before. However, despite the boost, it fell to Misdreavus'sShadow Ball after Hareta ran up the hill and sped down using a bike, which in the process, the bike was destroyed. Hareta than congratulated Gallade for a job well done which angered Saturn.
Gallade's known moves areFury Cutter andLeaf Blade and his Ability isSteadfast.
| Debut | A Battle Of Wills |
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Rhyperior was used to battle Hareta afterGallade was taken out. It was proven to be a tough opponent as it weakened Piplup while Toxicroak weakenedLuxio. Later, it was hit byGeodude as it emerged from the ground and taken out by multipleMagikarp. Later, while Hareta was battlingCyrus'sGyarados, Saturn gave Rhyperior a Revive. Due to Piplup'sTorrent, Rhyperior was swallowed by Piplup'sSurf.
None of Rhyperior's moves are known and its Ability isLightningrod.
Saturn sends out hisMagmortar to fight againstHareta's Empoleon andMinun. It was finished off with aSurf attack from Empoleon while Saturn was paralyzed from Minun'sThunder Wave.
None of Magmortar's moves are known.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Saturn or his Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
| Saturn'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 | # |
Toxicroak |  | Platinum |  | 40/127 | Galactic's Conquest | | 050/096 |
| Toxicroak |  | DP Black Star Promos | DP41 | DPt-P Promotional cards | 008/DPt-P | ||
| Ambipom |  | Rising Rivals |  | 56/111 | Bonds to the End of Time | | 075/090 |
Trivia
- Saturn bears a striking resemblance toCoin. However, any relationship between them, if any, is unknown.
- Saturn was incorrectly referred to as female on multiple occasions outside of thegames. He was identified as female in one mistranslated chapter ofPokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! and then again onPokémon Sunday. The confusion is also furthered by his feminine Japanese voice.
- It should also be noted that Saturn is one of the few Trainers in the main series games not encountered in theBattle Frontier to have a Pokémon with a 50-50 chance of being male or female to be the opposite gender as himself, along withBugsy,Will,Janine (Generation II) andGrimsley. Notably, Bugsy has also been mistaken for a girl.
- Saturn is the onlyTeam GalacticCommander whose Spanish name wasn't changed to correspond to a different planet;Jupiter's andMars's names were changed to correspond to planets with names of Roman goddesses (Ceres andVenus, respectively).
- However, Ceres is adwarf planet, like Pluto (from whichCharon's Japanese name was taken).
- Saturn is the lieutenant Commander of Team Galactic, meaning he is of a higher rank than Jupiter and Mars and his immediate superior is the Galactic Boss,Cyrus, which would explain why after Cyrus disappeared, the remaining Team Galactic members followed under the command of Saturn. This is ironic, since he is the only Commander who was not told Team Galactic's true goals.
- Saturn is the Commander the player will battle the least inPlatinum, aside fromCharon, who doesn't battle the player at any point in the game.
- InPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, when Saturn battles alongsideJupiter in theBattle Tower, he uses exclusivelyDark-type Pokémon, while Jupiter uses exclusivelyPoison-type Pokémon.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サターンSaturn | From the planetSaturn |
| English, German, Vietnamese | Saturn | FromSaturn |
| European Spanish, Italian | Saturno | FromSaturno (Saturn) |
| Latin American Spanish | Saturn | Same as his English name |
| Saturno[n 1] | FromSaturno (Saturn) | |
| French | Saturne | FromSaturne (Saturn) |
| Korean | 새턴Saturn | FromSaturn |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鎮星Zhènxīng /Jansīng | From 鎮星 / 镇星Zhènxīng / Jansīng (archaic name for Saturn) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 镇星Zhènxīng | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Saturno[n 2] Saturn[n 3] | FromSaturno (Saturn) Same as her English name |
Notes
- ↑Pokémon animated series (season11)
- ↑Pokémon animated series
- ↑Pokémon Adventures
References
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