Warden キャプテンCaptain
Artwork ofIngo forPokémon Legends: Arceus
Other names
Introduced in	Generation VIII
Appears in	Legends: Arceus
Gender	Both
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Ingo(See list)
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Awarden (Japanese:キャプテンCaptain) is a notable member of theDiamond orPearl Clan in theHisuiregion who is charged with taking care of certainNoble andRide Pokémon. This responsibility often comes with making sure these Pokémon and their territory are safe, leaving them offerings of water and food to express the clan's gratitude.^[1] During the course ofPokémon Legends: Arceus's plot, many of the wardens will either be tasked by theGalaxy Team or their ownclans' leader to assist theplayer to summon a Ride Pokémon, or provide information on the Noble Pokémon in order to quell the Noble Pokémon who have been frenzied.

As part of the Diamond and Pearl Clans, wardens do not let their Pokémon inside aPoké Ball (with exception ofIngo), and if challenged to aPokémon battle. Many of them can berematched withinJubilife Village'sTraining Grounds. Two wardens of each clan will be fought duringPath of Solitude challenges, where they would be fought in a row ending with their Clan Leader.

Warden also serves as theirTrainer class, though it is only seen when battling Ingo, as he is the only one to battle the player in a standard Pokémon battle with Poké Balls.Palina,Iscan andCalaba are the only wardens who do not battle the player; Iscan, however, is assigned a Trainer class internally.

In the core series games

Wardens have made their debut inPokémon Legends: Arceus, playing a significant role in the plot's progression. Like the rest of their clans, these characters are known to have feuds with the members of the other clan. However, the wardens will often work together over the course of the game to cleanse the sky of thespace-time rift.

Due to the occurrence of the space-time rift that casts overMount Coronet, many of thenoble Pokémon have gone into frenzy. The wardens who cared for these five Pokémon have misunderstood this situation, seeing it as a blessing fromAlmighty Sinnoh. But this in turn has caused destruction and harm to the environment and to the Pokémon themselves. Their Clan Leaders,Adaman andIrida set out toJubilife Village to report to theGalaxy Team to help quell the frenzied noble Pokémon.Arezu attempts to fix the problem with LadyLilligant on her own, misleading the others into thinking that the rideUrsaluna, cared for byCalaba, is instead frenzied. The player will battle WardensLian andGaeric before quelling their noble Pokémon as a form of trust.

Prior to the events of the game, WardenPalina of thePearl Clan was given her position after Irida became Leader of the Pearl Clan. Palina also lacked a Lord to watch over, as the previous LordArcanine had passed away, leaving twoGrowlithe in its place before the younger of the two taking his position. Gaeric had also trained Irida in preparing her position as Leader.

The remaining five wardens watch over theRide Pokémon, offering to help theplayer summon them by using aCelestica Flute.Mai,Ingo, andSabi are all battled before the player summons their ride Pokémon, also as a form of trust. While Calaba is not battled herself, her ride Pokémon, Ursaluna, is. After the quarrel with Lady Lilligant and Arezu, Calaba cares for Lady Lilligant for Arezu so that Arezu may focus on her job as a hair dresser. This makes Calaba the only warden to watch over both a noble and ride Pokémon.

Ingo too has come from the space-time rift, and was found by the Pearl Clan, claiming to have come from anotherworld, because of this he is the only member of either clan to usePoké Balls. He, along with Lian, Gaeric, Sabi,Melli and Arezu can be battles at Jubilife Village'straining grounds.

List of wardens

Location	Diamond Clan		Pearl Clan
	Warden	Pokémon	Warden	Pokémon
Obsidian Fieldlands	Mai	Wyrdeer	Lian	Kleavor
Crimson Mirelands	Arezu	Lilligant	Calaba	Ursaluna
Cobalt Coastlands	Iscan	Basculegion	Palina	Arcanine
Coronet Highlands	Melli	Electrode	Ingo	Sneasler
Alabaster Icelands	Sabi	Braviary	Gaeric	Avalugg

Trivia

• The Japanese, Korean, and Italian terms for warden are the same as their respective terms forcaptains.
• Three wardens of each clan resemble another character from a previous game (or in the case of Ingo, is from a previous game).
  • The wardens of theDiamond Clan,Mai,Arezu, andSabi, appear similar to characters who debuted inSinnoh-based games, such asMarley,Mars andCheryl.
    • WhileMelli doesn't resemble any character, his team usage parallelsJupiter andTeam Galactic's.
  • The wardens of thePearl Clan,Lian andGaeric, appear similar to characters who debuted in otherregions, such asClay andWulfric.

In other languages

References

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