Week Siblings
- Arthur redirects here. For theSlowking that belongs to a Trainer who appeared inA Crowning Achievement, seeAlice Telesu.
TheWeek Siblings (Japanese:曜日兄弟Day-of-the-week Siblings), also known as theDay-of-the-week Siblings, are seven characters from theGeneration II andGeneration IV games,Pokémon Gold, Silver,Crystal,HeartGold, and SoulSilver. Each of them appears at a certain location depending on theday of the week. They were one of the original aspects of the game to take advantage of the built-in clock system. TheZephyr Badge must be obtained for the siblings to appear.
Locations
At all times onRoute 26, a note in the house of the Week Siblings can be found, saying when and where each will appear. By going to the location on the right day of the week and talking to the Week Sibling, they will give players a certaintype-enhancingheld item. Each item can only be obtained once. If a Week Sibling is visited after all Week Siblings have been met at least once, they give one ofJulia'sRibbonsHGSS.
| Name | Day | Location | Item | Ribbon (Gen IV only) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica | Monday | Route 40 | Sharp Beak | ![]() | Alert Ribbon | |
| Tuscany* | Tuesday | Route 29 | Pink BowGSC | ![]() | Shock Ribbon | |
| TwistedSpoonHGSS | ||||||
| Wesley | Wednesday | Lake of Rage | Black Belt | ![]() | Downcast Ribbon | |
| Arthur | Thursday | Route 36 | Hard Stone | ![]() | Careless Ribbon | |
| Frieda | Friday | Route 32 | Poison Barb | ![]() | Relax Ribbon | |
| Santos | Saturday | Blackthorn City | Spell TagGSC | ![]() | Snooze Ribbon | |
| Soft SandHGSS | ||||||
| Sunny | Sunday | Route 37 | Magnet | ![]() | Smile Ribbon | |
Gallery
Sprites
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| Monica's overworld sprite from Generation II | Tuscany's overworld sprite from Generation II | Wesley's overworld sprite from Generation II | Arthur's overworld sprite from Generation II | Frieda's overworld sprite from Generation II | Santos's overworld sprite from Generation II | Sunny's overworld sprite from Generation II |
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| Monica's overworld sprite from Generation IV | Tuscany's overworld sprite from Generation IV | Wesley's overworld sprite from Generation IV | Arthur's overworld sprite from Generation IV | Frieda's overworld sprite from Generation IV | Santos's overworld sprite from Generation IV | Sunny's overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Quotes
Monica
Generation II
- On Mondays
- "Glad to meet you. I'mMonica of Monday. As a token of our friendship, I havea gift for you!"
- "It's anitem that raises the power offlying-typemoves. You shouldequip a birdPokémon with that item."
- "My brothers and sisters are all over the place. See if you could find them all!"
- On any other day
- "I don't think today is Monday. How sad…"'
- Letter (Route 26)
- "To my brothers and sisters: We take pride in servingPokémon trainers. When trainers talk to you, give them something useful. Love,Monica"
Generation IV
- Route 40
- On Mondays
- "Glad to meet you. I'm Monica of Monday. As a token of our friendship, I have a gift for you!"
- "It's an item that raises the power of Flying-type moves. You should equip a bird Pokémon with that item."
- "My brothers and sisters are all over the place. See if you could find them all!"'
- After meeting every sibling
- "Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you thisAlert Ribbon!"
- "That Alert Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
- "You can only get oneribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
- On any other day
- "Oh no! Today isn't Monday. See you another time!"
- Letter (Route 26)
- "To my brothers and sisters: We take pride in serving Pokémon Trainers. When Trainers talk to you, give them something useful. Love, Monica"
Tuscany
Generation II
- On Tuesdays
- "I do believe that this is the first time we've met? Please allow me to introduce myself. I amTuscany of Tuesday. By way of introduction, please accept this gift, aPink Bow."
- "Wouldn't you agree that it is most adorable? It strengthensnormal-type moves. I am certain it will be of use."
- "Have you metMonica, my older sister? Or my younger brother,Wesley? I am the second of seven children."
- On any other day
- "Today is not Tuesday. That is unfortunate…"
Generation IV
- On Tuesdays
- "Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Tuscany of Tuesday. By way of introduction please accept this gift, aTwistedSpoon."
- "Wouldn't you agree that it is most adorable? It strengthensPsychic-type moves. I am certain it will be of use."
- "Have you met Monica, my older sister? Or my younger brother, Wesley? I am the second of seven children."
- After meeting every sibling
- "Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you thisShock Ribbon!"
- "That Shock Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
- "You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
- On any other day
- "Tuesday was over before I even noticed... I'll see you again next Tuesday..."
Wesley
Generation II
- On Wednesdays
- "Well, how do you do? Seeing as how it's Wednesday today, I'mWesley of Wednesday. Pleased to meet you. Please take a souvenir."
- "Blackbelt beefs up the power offighting moves."
- "Since you found me, you must have met my brothers and sisters. Or did you just get lucky?"
- On any other day
- "Today's not Wednesday. That's too bad."
Generation IV
- On Wednesdays
- "I'm Wesley of Wednesday. Pleased to meet you. Please take a souvenir."
- "Black Belt beefs up the power of Fighting moves."
- "Since you found me, you must have met my brothers and sisters. Or did you just get lucky?"
- After meeting every sibling
- "Hey, you! The one who found all of my siblings! Yeah, you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you thisDowncast Ribbon!"
- "That Downcast Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
- "You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
- On any other day
- "No way! Wednesday's already over! See you next week!"
Arthur
Generation II
- On Thursdays
- "Who are you? I'mArthur of Thursday. Here. You can havethis."
- "APokémon that usesrock-type moves should hold on to that. It pumps up rock-type attacks."
- "I'mArthur of Thursday. I'm the second son out of seven children."
- On any other day
- "Today's not Thursday. How disappointing."
Generation IV
- On Thursdays
- "Who are you? I'm Arthur of Thursday. Here, take this!"
- "If you use Rock-type moves, you should give that to your Pokémon. It raises the strength of Rock-type moves."
- "I'm Arthur of Thursday! I'm the second son in a line of seven siblings!"
- After meeting every sibling
- "Hey, you found all of my siblings, didn't you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you thisCareless Ribbon!"
- "That Careless Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
- "You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
- On any other day
- "Do you think that the middle of the week is Wednesday? Or do you think it's Thursday? Go decide, and I'll see you next Thursday!"
Frieda
Generation II
- On Fridays
- "Yahoo! It's Friday! I'mFrieda of Friday! Nice to meet you! Here's aPoison Barb for you!"
- "Give it to aPokémon that haspoison-type moves. Oh! It's wicked! You'll be shocked how good it makes poison moves!"
- "Hiya! What day do you like? I love Friday. No doubt about it! Don't you think it's great too?"
- On any other day
- "Isn't it Friday today? It's so boring when it's not!"
Generation IV
- On Fridays
- "Yahoo! It's Friday! I'm Frieda of Friday! Nice to meet you! Here's a Poison Barb for you!"
- "Give it to a Pokémon that has Poison-type moves. Oh! It's wicked! You'll be shocked how good it makes Poison-type moves!"
- "Hiya! What day do you like? I love Friday. No doubt about it! Don't you think it's great too?"
- After meeting every sibling
- "Hey, you're the one who found all of my siblings, aren't you! We're pretty good friends now, don't you agree? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you thisRelax Ribbon!"
- "That Relax Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
- "You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
- On any other day
- "Oh, today's not Friday? Man... I wish every day were Friday, that'd be so much fun!"
Santos
Generation II
- On Saturdays
- "… It's Saturday… I'mSantos of Saturday… You can have this…"
- "…Spell Tag…Ghost-type moves get stronger… It will frighten you…"
- "… See you again on another Saturday… I won't have any more gifts…"
- On any other day
- "Today's not Saturday…"
Generation IV
- On Saturdays
- "...It's Saturday... I'm Santos of Saturday... Take this..."
- "...Soft Sand...Ground-type moves get stronger... It will startle you..."
- "... See you again on another Saturday..."
- After meeting every sibling
- "... You found all of my siblings... We're pretty good friends... ...Right? Here... Have thisSnooze Ribbon..."
- "That Snooze Ribbon looks good on your Pokémon..."
- "You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
- On any other day
- "Today's Saturday... No... Wait... Huh? I'll see you next Saturday then..."
Sunny
Generation II
- On Sundays
- "Hi! I'mSunny of Sunday, meaning it's Sunday today! I was told to give youthis if I saw you!"
- "That thing... Um... ... What was it now... ... Oh! I remember now! APokémon that knowselectric moves should hold it. My sisMonica said it powers up electric moves!"
- "My sisters and brothers areMonica,Tuscany,Wesley,Arthur,Frieda andSantos. They're all older than me!"
- On any other day
- "Isn't today Sunday? Um… I forgot!"
Generation IV
- On Sundays
- "Hi! I'm Sunny of Sunday, meaning it's Sunday today! I was told to give you this if I saw you! That thing... Um... ...What was it now... ... Oh! I remember now! A Pokémon that knows Electric moves should hold it. My sis Monica said it powers up Electric-type moves!"
- "My sister Monica... My sister Tuscany... My brother Wesley... My brother Arthur... My sister Frieda... And my brother Santos. They're all older than me!"
- After meeting every sibling
- "Hey, you found all of my siblings! We're pretty good friends now, right? Since we're such good friends, I'll give you thisSmile Ribbon!"
- "That Smile Ribbon looks great on your Pokémon..."
- "You can only get one ribbon per week... If you want another ribbon, come find me again next week!"
- On any other day
- "Huh? Isn't today Sunday? Um... I forgot!"
Trivia
- Arthur is the only sibling whose first letter of their English name does not match the first letter of their day of the week. Instead, the second syllable of his name, thur, matches the first of his day, Thursday.
- In French, this same relation is taken by Homer onMercredi (Wednesday), while in Italian the nameErcole fits into the middle of the corresponding day of the week,Mercoledì (Wednesday).
- In Generation II, Santos gives the player a Spell Tag, but in Generation IV, he gives the player a Soft Sand. The "eerie" way that he talks makes sense in Generation II, which fits well with the Ghost-type item that he gives the player, but he still talks the same way in Generation IV, in his eerie style, despite giving a completely different item.
- This change was likely made because the man in theCeladon Condominiums who gave the playerTM03 (Curse) in Generation II, which doesn't have an equivalent TM in Generation IV, instead gives the player a Spell Tag (which are called "Cursed O-fuda" in Japanese).
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツキコTsukiko ヒコHiko ミズオMizuo モクオMokuo カネコKaneko ツチオTsuchio ニチオNichio | From 月曜日getsuyōbi (Monday); 月 can be read astsuki From 火曜日kayōbi (Tuesday); 火 can be read ashi From 水曜日suiyōbi (Wednesday); 水 can be read asmizu From 木曜日mokuyōbi (Thursday) From 金曜日kinyōbi (Friday); 金 can be read askane From 土曜日doyōbi (Saturday); 土 can be read astsuchi From 日曜日nichiyōbi (Sunday) |
| English | Monica Tuscany Wesley Arthur Frieda Santos Sunny | FromMonday FromTuesday FromWednesday FromThursday FromFriday FromSaturday FromSunday |
| French | Lucie Marie Homer Jerome Vanessa Samuel Dimitri | Fromlundi, Monday Frommardi, Tuesday Frommercredi, Wednesday Fromjeudi, Thursday Fromvendredi, Friday Fromsamedi, Saturday Fromdimanche, Sunday |
| German | Monja Dietlinde Mitko Donatus Frieda Samson Sonnfried | FromMontag, Monday FromDienstag, Tuesday FromMittwoch, Wednesday FromDonnerstag, Thursday FromFreitag, Friday FromSamstag, Saturday FromSonntag, Sunday |
| Italian | Luana Marta Ercole Giorgio Veronica Sabatino Dorino | Fromlunedì, Monday Frommartedì, Tuesday Frommercoledì, Wednesday Fromgiovedì, Thursday Fromvenerdì, Friday Fromsabato, Saturday Fromdomenica, Sunday |
| Spanish | Luna Marta Miguel Josué Vicky Sabino Domingo | Fromlunes, Monday Frommartes, Tuesday Frommiércoles, Wednesday Fromjueves, Thursday Fromviernes, Friday Fromsábado, Saturday Fromdomingo, Sunday |
| Korean | 월희Wolhui 화홍Hwahong 수방Subang 목인Mogin 금순Geumsun 토영Toyeong 일식Ilsik | From 월요일 (月曜日)woryoil, Monday From 화요일 (火曜日)hwayoil, Tuesday From 수요일 (水曜日)suyoil, Wednesday From 목요일 (木曜日)mogyoil, Thursday From 금요일 (金曜日)geumyoil, Friday From 토요일 (土曜日)toyoil, Saturday From 일요일 (日曜日)iryoil, Sunday |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 星琪怡Xīng Qíyí 星琪兒Xīng Qí'ér 星琪山Xīng Qíshān 星琪思Xīng Qísī 星琪舞Xīng Qíwǔ 星琪柳Xīng Qíliǔ 星琪天Xīng Qítiān | From 星期一Xīngqí Yī, Monday From 星期二Xīngqí Èr, Tuesday From 星期三Xīngqí Sān, Wednesday From 星期四Xīngqí Sì, Thursday From 星期五Xīngqí Wǔ, Friday From 星期六Xīngqí Liù, Saturday From 星期天Xīngqí Tiān, Sunday |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 星琪怡Sīng Kèihyìh 星琪兒Sīng Kèihyìh 星琪山Sīng Kèihsāan 星琪思Sīng Kèihsī 星琪舞Sīng Kèihmóuh 星琪柳Sīng Kèihláuh 星琪天Sīng Kèihtīn | From 星期一Sīngkèih Yāt, Monday From 星期二Sīngkèih Yih, Tuesday From 星期三Sīngkèih Sāam, Wednesday From 星期四Sīngkèih Sei, Thursday From 星期五Sīngkèih Ngh, Friday From 星期六Sīngkèih Luhk, Saturday From 星期天Sīngkèih Tīn, Sunday |
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