Vander

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Vander
セネティSeneti

Vander in Pokémon XD
GenderMale
HometownUnknown
RegionOrre
Trainer classArea Leader
GenerationIII
GamesColosseum,XD: Gale of Darkness

Vander (Japanese:セネティSeneti) is anArea Leader ofMt. Battle that appears inPokémon Colosseum andPokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. He is the first Area Leader ofMt. Battle and occupies the platform for Zone 10.

In Pokémon Colosseum,Wes first meets him at Mt. Battle after it is attacked byCipher. After fighting through the first nine Zones,Cipher AdminDakim is seen trying to "persuade" Vander to hand over aTime Flute, which the Area Leader had stumbled upon by chance while training. Despite facing both verbal and even physical abuse from Dakim, Vander stands his ground. After Wes defeats Dakim and forces Cipher to retreat, Vander hands the Time Flute over to Wes in gratitude for saving him.

Later, Wes can return to Mount Battle and make his way through Area 1 once more to challenge Vander. Being the first Area Leader, he naturally has lower-leveled Pokémon, though that may be simply because of his job and not a result of being unskilled as a Trainer.

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness,Michael visits Mt. Battle to meet Vander in regards to reports of suspicious activity in the desert. After fighting the first two Area 1 Trainers, Vander appears and asks that Michael have a Pokémon battle with one of his students. Upon defeat, Vander points him in the direction of theCipher Lab. Later, when Mt. Battle reopens, Michael can battle Vander at the end of Area 1.

Pokémon

Pokémon Colosseum

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Quotes

Pokémon Colosseum

Mt. Battle
  • Before battling Dakim
"Y-you treacherous swine... H-how could you refuse to battle? Urrgh!"
  • After defeating Dakim
"Ow, that wasn't an experience I'd ever want to have again. I'm glad you came to my rescue. Thank you!"
"I'mVander. I'm anArea Leader here atMt Battle."
"Hm. What you've told me explained a lot. Thanks to you, I know exactly why they attacked us. This is theTime Flute. I happened to find it while I was on my training trek."
"It's said that theTime Flute will summonCelebi, but just once. There must be something aboutCelebi that frightens them. They obviously don't wantCelebi to encounterShadow Pokémon. But let's not spend any more time here. Let's go back."
  • Mt. Battle Reception
"Of course you may. I'd rather have you use thatTime Flute than have those crooks take it by force. Use it, and save theShadow Pokémon from their sinister plans."
  • Returning to Mt. Battle
"Hi, <player>! I've been waiting for you! Are you ready for some serious training? Even though you saved me, a battle's a battle! Let's not waste any time!"
Being defeated:"Fantastic!"
After being defeated:"You've clearedArea 1. Congratulations! You really are talented. Now, go on. Someone will give youPoké Coupons in theBreak Room."

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Mt. Battle
"Oh? Are you a battle challenger? I hate to disappoint you, but we're not running the challenge right now. We're in training, you see."
" Oh?Eagun sent you to see me? Oh, to hear about the desert! Understood! I'll be happy to give you my account."
"But before I do that, I've got a little request. Just on appearance, you look to be an outstandingTrainer. I'm certain my eyes aren't deceiving me."
"So, here's my request. To finish up my noviceTrainer's session, I'd like you to treat him to a battle!"
"Yes! Just as I thought! That was a well-played battle."
"Why, it made me want to jump in and join the fray, too. Anyways, we should talk. But this isn't the place for that. Let's go back to reception."
  • Mt. Battle reception
"In the desert south of here, there's aCipher research facility. It's been there since theShadow Pokémon incident."
"It seemed to be abandoned for a long time. But recently, I've seen groups of shady characters going inside."
"This is where the research lab was at."
  • If spoken to again
"Shady characters were seen at the lab in the desert in the south. Are they somehow connected toProfessor Krane's abduction?"

In other languages

LanguageTitle
FrenchSeneq
GermanGardio
ItalianVander
SpanishDimas

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