Virgil バージルVirgil
Virgil
Gender	Male
Eye color	Hazel
Hair color	Blond
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unova
Relatives	Jeff (father),Davy (brother)
Trainer class	Trainer Pokémon Ranger*
Animated debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
English voice actor	Tom Wayland
Japanese voice actor	Yūki Kaji

Virgil (Japanese:バージルVirgil) is a recurring character inPokémon the Series: Black & White. He is aPokémon Trainer and a rescue worker, a job which he carries out together with his fatherJeff and his older brotherDavy.

In animation

History

Pre-series

As a young man, Virgil got lost in a forest with his first Eevee. This Eevee evolved into anUmbreon to help him out of the forest by usingFlash. From that point on, Virgil had gained a greater relationship between him and the Eevee species, training and evolving those that he was acquiring.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Years later, inTeam Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!, he witnessedAsh andIris falling off a cliff while climbing on a mountain full of rocks to continue their way toVertress City, where Ash was going to participate in theVertress Conference. He saved them using the help from hisEspeon. After becoming friends with them, Virgil took them to his house when the group wanted to see all of the Evolutions ofEevee. While explaining to the group about the origins of him obtaining all of theEeveelutions, an emergency alarm went off regarding wildCryogonal freezing over a nearby dam. Virgil's brother Davy appeared, piloting a helicopter. He told Virgil he would be going to the dam and that Virgil would have to ask their father Jeff about the details. Davy disallowed Virgil to come with him as he knew that Virgil would cause trouble. Even though Virgil promised that he wouldn't, he was told to stay behind in case of another mission.

He went to Jeff in his office and asked him about where Davy was going. After Jeff told him the details regarding the mission, he noticed on the monitor that Davy was trapped inside the control house of the dam. Virgil, along with the group, headed to the dam while Jeff stayed behind in his office. When he arrived at the reservoir taken over by wild Cryogonal, he was able to get inside the building with the help of his Pokémon. He navigated the building using Umbreon'sFlash and found the main generator. He deduced the fact that the batteries were low on the generator, which was the result of the power outage. Ash and Virgil worked together to get the generator up and running with the help of theirElectric-type Pokémon. When they eventually got outside again, they got attacked by the wild Cryogonal. Ash stalled one of them while Virgil went off to search for Davy. However, now he got attacked by another Cryogonal as well. After that, three more Cryogonal chased Ash,his friends, andPignite. Virgil had his Pokémon attack them, but was stopped by Davy, who revealed that another Cryogonal was stuck inside the pipes of the control house. Davy had freed that Cryogonal and it happily reunited with other five outside and together they flew off. Virgil and Davy then worked together to melt the ice around the dam. Later, Virgil revealed that he intended to enter the Vertress Conference too.

InCurtain Up, Unova League!, Virgil participated in the Vertress Conference. There, he got some words of encouragement from Davy, who brought him to Vertress City, with Virgil promising to make their father proud. Afterwards, he met up with Ash, his friends and all of Ash'sUnova rivals. He stuck with Ash and his friends while they went to register and met up withCameron. In the first round, he was pitted againstUltimo. He used hisVaporeon to battle against Ultimo'sCrustle. The battle continued inMission: Defeat Your Rival!, and Virgil won, allowing him to move onto the next round.

InLost at the League!, he was revealed to have made it through the second round and he was shown defeating aReuniclus with hisGlaceon in the third round, getting Virgil to the last 16 Trainers. During the matchups of the fourth round, he got paired withFlora. When the Pokémon League took a short break, he went up to Ash and his friends while they were searching forAxew as he wandered off after a red balloon attracted his attention earlier. Virgil went to the camera room in order to find out where Axew went. After finding out he was taken by a large group of people, he went with Ash and friends again and they continued their search. Bianca arrived and told the group she had seen Axew earlier on. Virgil stayed with her while Ash,Iris andCilan left to find Axew. Virgil then walked by an alley with Bianca where they met a woman who told them she had seenAsh's Oshawott and some other Pokémon of the group being chased by aGarbodor along a group ofTrubbish. Virgil and Bianca immediately headed to a cliff where the Garbodor the woman mentioned threatened the group's Pokémon. As soon asPikachu,Oshawott,Emolga,Scraggy and Axew were about to fall down a cliff, Virgil arrived in time and used his Espeon'sPsychic to get them back up. As soon as Garbodor attacked them withGunk Shot, Virgil sent out his Umbreon and had it useShadow Ball to cancel out Garbodor's attack. He then rang aSoothe Bell in order to get the Garbodor and the group of Trubbish to calm down. Later, while Ash, Iris, Cilan and their Pokémon bought thePoison-type Pokémon lots of food in order to make up for what Oshawott did (Oshawott had eaten all of the Trubbish's apples, hence why their caretaker Garbodor was angry), Virgil stayed behind the alley along with Bianca. He watched the fireworks organised for the Vertress Conference and then moved to a grassy field with Ash's friends to continue watching them.

InStrong Strategy Steals the Show!, following Ash's battle with Stephan, Virgil ended up battlingFlora where hisUmbreon defeated herGothitelle, gaining Virgil a place in the quarter-finals. As part of the eight remaining Trainers, he got paired withRusset. In thenext episode, when he watched Ash's battle withCameron, he got worried when Cameron'sHydreigon managed to take out two of Ash's Pokémon in a row as Hydreigon would be a possible future opponent for him. However, this wasn't the case as Pignite ultimately managed to take Hydreigon out. He then witnessed Cameron's Riolu evolve intoLucario when Riolu was about to get beaten bySnivy.

InA Unova League Evolution!, he battled Russet in the quarter-finals, whom he defeated and eliminated from the tournament. In the semi-finals, he battled against Cameron. Virgil had already defeated his whole team except for Lucario while he had three Pokémon left. Virgil managed to defeat Lucario using Flareon and won. By doing that, he progressed into the finals of the conference. At last, he battledDino in the finals with both sides down to one Pokémon. Virgil managed to win and became the winner of the Vertress Conference.

He received the trophy during the closing ceremonies. Afterwards, he said farewell to Ash, his friends, and his rivals before being picked up by his brother Davy.

InMewtwo — Prologue to Awakening, Virgil was on his way back to the base after a rescue mission, when his aircraft malfunctioned, forcing him to make an emergency landing. While repairing his aircraft, he met a man namedOscar and his granddaughter,Anna, who offered him food. They also told him a story of how one day, while hiking on a nearby hill, they had almost fallen into a ravine, only to be saved by a mysteriousPsychic Pokémon. A man namedDirk then appeared, explaining that the Pokémon in question wasMewtwo, anartificial Pokémon. He claimed that it had saved him from a landslide, but had been hurt in the process, too. With the help of Virgil's Team Eevee and some local forest Pokémon, they were able to locate Mewtwo. Unfortunately it turned out that Dirk was in fact aPokémon hunter, hired to recapture Mewtwo and bring it back toits creators. As the fight between Dirk and Mewtwo resulted a forest fire, Virgil had Team Eevee fight the fire with their attacks, until it was put out by Mewtwo. After Mewtwo had freed Dirk'sTyranitar andEscavalier, Virgil had his Espeon and Umbreon use Psychic on Dirk, preventing him from escaping. He also assured Mewtwo that he would turn the hunter over toOfficer Jenny. Later, Virgil was interviewed in a television program which Ash and his friends were seen watching.

Virgil also made a cameo appearance in the endingLet's Join Hands.

Character

Due to one of his Eevee evolving into Umbreon to help him out of a dark forest, Virgil has been very grateful towards it and caught more Eevee to complete his collection on Eeveelutions, giving him the status as an Eevee Trainer.

Virgil was known to be overconfident when he was Ash's age, often getting himself into trouble as seen during the flashback of him in a dark forest.

Pokémon

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In rotation

Eevee →Umbreon

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Sōta Arai
English	Kayzie Rogers Erica Schroeder (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)

Umbreon is Virgil's very first Pokémon that he raised from an Eevee. It was in his possession before evolving when Virgil was younger during the time they were lost in a dark forest. All hope was lost until it evolved into an Umbreon. Using its ability to glow in the dark, Umbreon helped Virgil navigate through the forest by using its glowing rings.

During the present day, Umbreon used Psychic to help create a key to unlock a locked door. Umbreon has also been continued to be relied on for lighting up dark places.

Umbreon appeared in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!.

InLost at the League!, Umbreon helped Virgil to calm down a wildGarbodor and a group ofTrubbish.

InStrong Strategy Steals the Show!, Umbreon defeatedFlora'sGothitelle in the fourth round of the Vertress Conference allowing Virgil to progress to the Top 8. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles againstCameron andDino inA Unova League Evolution!.

Umbreon's known moves areFlash,Psychic, andShadow Ball.

Eevee♀

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chinami Nishimura
English	Chinami Nishimura

Eevee is Virgil's main partner who is usually seenoutside of her Poké Ball. As the newest member of Team Eevee, she serves as their assistants if they need a method of defense or power-up, as seen with Flareon mostly. Eevee was the eighth of her kind that Virgil caught and the only one who hasn't evolved yet.

InA Unova League Evolution!, Virgil used Eevee off-screen in hisVertress Conference quarterfinals battle againstRusset, and in his finals battle againstDino'sDruddigon. Eevee eventually won, making Virgil the winner of the Conference. After the Conference, Virgil noted that having battles with tough Trainers made Eevee very confident. She was last seen with Virgil as they were being picked up byDavy.

She is very close to Virgil, and therefore is extremely affectionate towards him. This can be seen in her debut, when she ran into Virgil's arms and nuzzled herself against his cheek.

Eevee's known moves areHelping Hand,Protect,Dig,Iron Tail,Trump Card, andSand Attack.

Eevee →Espeon

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Hiromi Igarashi Asami Yano (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)
English	Kayzie Rogers Erica Schroeder (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)

Espeon was first seen when it savedAsh andIris from falling into a cliff by using Psychic. Virgil revealed to the group that it evolved from an Eevee.

Espeon appeared in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!.

InLost at the League!, Espeon used Psychic to savePikachu,Oshawott,Scraggy,Axew, andEmolga after they were sent flying off a cliff by a wildGarbodor.

InA Unova League Evolution!, Espeon was seen during Virgil's Vertress Conference battle againstCameron. However, it wasn't seen doing anything onscreen, as it was quickly replaced by Flareon. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's battle againstDino in the finals.

Espeon's only known move isPsychic.

Eevee →Flareon

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūki Hayashi
English	Kayzie Rogers

Flareon was known to have evolved from an Eevee. It was sent out to melt the ice caused by someCryogonal'sIce Beam. Flareon was proven to be very useful when battling them as it had the type-advantage against the Cryogonal when they trapped Virgil, Ash andhis friends.

Flareon appeared in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!.

InA Unova League Evolution!, Flareon was used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battle againstRusset in the quarterfinals. Flareon was next seen defeatingCameron's Lucario during the semifinals of the Vertress Conference, allowing Virgil to move on to the finals. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's finals battle against Dino.

Flareon's known moves areFlamethrower,Double Team, andFire Blast.

Eevee →Vaporeon

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Ryōta Asari Takahiro Miyake (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)
English	Kayzie Rogers Erica Schroeder (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)

Vaporeon was mentioned to have evolved from an Eevee. It was sent out to take care of theCryogonal as its speed made it easy to evade most of their attacks.

InCurtain Up, Unova League!, Vaporeon battledUltimo'sCrustle in the first round of the Vertress Conference and won the match inthe next episode. It was used off-screen in Virgil's battle againstRusset in the quarterfinals inA Unova League Evolution!.

Vaporeon's known moves areBubble Beam,Shadow Ball,Hydro Pump, andAurora Beam.

Eevee →Jolteon

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Hirō Sasaki
English	Kayzie Rogers

Virgil sent outJolteon to handle the Cryogonal. It was also used to create power for a generator. Similar to the other Pokémon on his team, it originated as an Eevee.

Jolteon appeared in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!.

It was used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles againstRusset,Cameron, andDino inA Unova League Evolution!.

Jolteon's only known move isThunderbolt.

Eevee →Glaceon

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Momoko Ōhara Ayaka Asai (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)
English	Momoko Ōhara Ayaka Asai (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)

Glaceon made a brief appearance with the other members of Team Eevee. It used its icy abilities to create a key to unlock a locked door. Similar to the other Pokémon on the team, it was mentioned to have originated as an Eevee.

Glaceon appeared in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!.

InLost at the League!, Glaceon defeated aReuniclus in the third round of the Vertress Conference, allowing Virgil to progress to the Top 16. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's quarterfinals battle againstRusset inA Unova League Evolution!.

Glaceon's known moves areIcy Wind,Ice Beam,Blizzard, andSand Attack.

Eevee →Leafeon

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese	Minami Tsuda Satowa Tanaka (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)
English	Minami Tsuda Satowa Tanaka (Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening)

Leafeon only made a brief appearance when it was seen in line with the other members of Team Eevee. Leafeon was mentioned to have originated as an Eevee.

Leafeon appeared in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!.

It was used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles againstRusset,Cameron, andDino inA Unova League Evolution!.

Leafeon's only known move isSand Attack.

Used

Klinklang (×2)

Debut	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Michele Knotz

Virgil's family owns twoKlinklang to power up helicopters used for their rescue missions. Each one of them are used as gears in the engines of the propellers.

None of Klinklang's moves are known.

Klink and Klang

Debut	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Michele Knotz

Virgil was seen using aKlink andKlang to power his helicopter.

None of their moves are known.

In the ranch

Bouffalant

Mareep

Zebstrika

Blitzle

Achievements

Badges obtained

This listing is of theBadges Virgil has obtained in theUnovaregion:

• At least eight Badges (prior toTeam Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!).

Pokémon League

Virgil has competed in the followingPokémon League Conferences:

• Vertress Conference - Winner (A Unova League Evolution!)

Voice actors

Artwork

Alternative artwork from Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In the games

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Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Virgil appeared in theDownload Tournament "You Challenge the Unova League Too!", which was available for players of the JapanesePokémon Black 2 and White 2 games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament was based on theVertress Conference inPokémon the Series: Black & White, which was conducted under Single Battle rules. Virgil was represented as aPokémon Ranger.

Pokémon

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Pokémon World Tournament

Black 2 and White 2

Reward:
1BP

Eevee♀Lv.50

Type:

Normal

Ability:

Adaptability

Held item:

Eviolite

Effort levels:

Dig

Ground

Physical

Iron Tail

Steel

Physical

Trump Card

Normal

Special

Return

Normal

Physical

Umbreon♂Lv.50

Type:

Dark

Ability:

Synchronize

Held item:

Leftovers

Effort levels:

Payback

Dark

Physical

Confuse Ray

Ghost

Status

Curse

Ghost

Status

Moonlight

Normal

Status

Espeon♂Lv.50

Type:

Psychic

Ability:

Synchronize

Held item:

Lum Berry

Effort levels:

Psychic

Psychic

Special

Shadow Ball

Ghost

Special

Calm Mind

Psychic

Status

Morning Sun

Normal

Status

Quotes

• Announcement

イッシュのへいわは　おれが　まもる！ チームイーブイの　バージル！

• Before battle

にいさんにまけない　レスキューたいを めざすぞ　チームイーブイ！

• After being defeated

このままでは　イッシュの　へいわは まもれない…　くんれんだ！

• After winning

おれは　きみたちを　ほこりに　おもう チームイーブイ　かんせいだ！

Trivia

• Virgil'sVaporeon usedBubble Beam, a move that it can only learn viaTM11 inGeneration I.
• Virgil is likely based onVirgil Tracy from the 1960s TV seriesThunderbirds, who is also the second-oldest brother in a rescue organization led by their fatherJeff.
• Virgil is the first winner of aLeague Conference to be introduced prior to the corresponding League arc.
• Virgil'sEevee is the only Pokémon inPokémon the Series to have used the moveTrump Card.

Names

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