Winstrate family
- Vito redirects here. For the Type Expert Tournament contender that specializes in theDark type, seeType Expert Tournament/Dark#Vito.
TheWinstrate family (Japanese:カチヌキファミリーKachinuki family) are a family of five who are obsessed withPokémon battles and battling. The family consists of father Victor, mother Victoria, daughter Vivi, son Vito, and grandmother Vicky. The Winstrates live in a house onRoute 111, north ofMauville City. Vito is not at home, however, as he has left to challenge thePokémon League.
In the games
WinstrateRSE/The Winstrates'ORAS (Japanese:カチヌキさんちKachinuki Family) is a type ofPokémon Trainer that debuted in theGeneration III games. It refers to members of the Winstrate family, who are found inPokémon Ruby, Sapphire,Emerald,Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. Unlike most Trainer classes, there is no determined sprite, and each of the Winstrates have the sprite of that of a different Trainer class. The Winstrates challenge passing Trainers to a string of successive Pokémon battles. If they can be defeated, they will yield theMacho Brace they use to toughen up their Pokémon.
According to Vivi, Vito was the best Trainer, followed by Grandma Vicky, herself, her mother, and her father. Vito can be battled on the bottom floor ofVictory Road in between two waterfalls near the end of the game, while the other members of the Winstrate family can be found at the southern half ofRoute 111.
"Our family's hearts beat as one!"
THE WINSTRATE'S HOUSE
Pokémon
Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
The Winstrate Challenge
Victory Road
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
The Winstrate Challenge
Victory Road
Quotes
- Main article:Winstrate family/Quotes
Sprites and models
| Ruby and Sapphire | Emerald |
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| Victor's sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Victoria's sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Vivi's sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Vicky's sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Vito's sprite from Ruby and Sapphire(JP) | Vito's sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | ||
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| Victor's overworld sprite from Ruby and Sapphire | Victor's overworld sprite from Emerald | Victoria's overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Vivi's overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Vicky's overworld sprite from Ruby and Sapphire | Vicky's overworld sprite from Emerald | Vito's overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | |
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| Victor's VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Victoria's VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Vivi's VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Vicky's VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Vito's VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |||
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| Victor's overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Victoria's overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Vivi's overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Vicky's overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Vito's overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |||
In animation
History
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
InCandid Camerupt,Ash andhis friends became stranded in the heat of the desert, but were saved by the Winstrate family. Victor revealed that two months prior, Vito, the son of the family, had left on his own journey to become a Hoenn League Champion. After giving them a tour of their house and yard, which included a purpose-built battlefield, they decided to challenge them to a four-on-fourbattle.
First,Brock battled against Victor.Brock's Mudkip was quickly defeated by Victor'sZigzagoon'sThunderbolt, much to the group's surprise. Next,May, who usedBeautifly, fought against Victoria and herRoselia. May won the round by using a strategy similar to that of the one she used againstDrew's Roselia in theSlateportPokémon Contest, defeating her opponent withGust andSilver Wind. In the next round, Max borrowedAsh's Corphish to fight against Vivi and herMarill. Max ordered Corphish to go easy on Marill, but Corphish ignored him and viciously attacked its opponent, causing an instant knockout. This gave Max the win, but it was a hollow victory, as he had a crush on Vivi and because of that loss she no longer showed interest in him.
For the final round, Ash andPikachu went up against Vicky andCamerupt. Unfortunately, as Pikachu'sIron Tail hit Camerupt in the face, it got angry, and started usingEruption and rampaging around, threatening the Winstrate's crops. Thankfully, Vito who was on his way home to admit that he wished to pursue raising Pokémon instead of becoming a Champion, had been watching. He used hisAlakazam'sRain Dance to calm down Camerupt.
Just then,Team Rocket arrived and attempted to steal Pikachu, but thanks to Vito, the villains were sent blasting off. Vicky was aware her grandson was nearby and declared that the family supported his ambitions, whatever path he wished. Vito was relieved, as he feared informing his family that he had failed their to meet their expectations. Without confronting his family Vito left again, this time on a journey to learn to raise Pokémon. Afterwards, the group also went on their way.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Vito appeared again inBattling as Hard as Stone!, watchingSteven and Ash'sMasters Eight Tournament battle ontelevision.
Pokémon
 | This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor and Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
Victor's
| Debut | Candid Camerupt! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Pete Zarustica |
Victor called out hisZigzagoon during his match againstBrock's Mudkip. With its speed and surprising Thunderbolt, it defeated Mudkip in one hit. Zigzagoon is also used to generate electricity for the family.
Zigzagoon's only known move isThunderbolt.
Victoria's
| Debut | Candid Camerupt! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Megumi Hayashibara |
Victoria Winstrate usedRoselia againstMay's Beautifly. When May remembered that her rivalDrew used aRoselia, she became determined to beat it. Beautifly quickly defeated Victoria's Roselia in two attacks without getting hit itself.
Vicky hinted that Victoria often struggled to win any battles with Roselia.
None of Roselia's moves are known.
Vivi's
| Debut | Candid Camerupt! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Mika Kanai |
| English | Kayzie Rogers |
When it was Vivi's turn to battle, she used herMarill againstAsh's Corphish that was temporarily given toMax. Corphish, however, ignored all commands and knocked Marill out with its pincers.
None of Marill's moves are known.
Vicky's
| Debut | Candid Camerupt! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Maddie Blaustein |
Camerupt first noticedAsh andhis friends after they fainted from the heat of the desert and went onto bring them back to the Winstrates residence.
Vicky later used Camerupt in her battle against Ash and hisPikachu. Camerupt lost its temper after being struck in the face by anIron Tail. The Winstrates promptly put on hardhats as Camerupt started to go on a rampage using Eruption in the process. With no choice, Vito called out hisAlakazam to useRain Dance to calm Camerupt. When the group was leaving, Camerupt used an Eruption again, but now as a way of saying farewell.
Vito's
| Debut | Candid Camerupt! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Maddie Blaustein |
Vito called onAlakazam afterCamerupt began to stampede towards the family home in a rage. A drizzling Rain Dance quickly cooled Camerupt down. He also used it to saveAsh's Pikachu fromTeam Rocket.
Alakazam's known moves areRain Dance andPsychic.
| Debut | Candid Camerupt! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Darren Dunstan |
Vito used hisSwellow to punctureTeam Rocket's balloon and send the villains blasting off.
Swellow's only known move isWing Attack.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Victor: 石塚運昇Unshō Ishizuka Victoria: 佐藤智恵Chie Satō Vivi: 吉田真弓Mayumi Yoshida Vicky: 上村典子Noriko Uemura Vito: 鈴村健一Kenichi Suzumura | |
| English | Victor:John Campbell Victoria:Caroline Hellman Vivi:Lisa Adams Vicky:Kayzie Rogers Vito:Todd Garbeil | |
| Finnish | Victor: Ossi Valo Victoria: Kiti Kokkonen Vivi: Elina Jollman Vicky: Elise Langenoja Vito: Pasi Ruohonen | |
| European French | Victor: Jean-Marc Delhausse Victoria: Julie Basecqz Vivi: Coralie Vanderlinden Vicky: Marie-Noëlle Hébrant Vito: Alexandre Crépet | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Victor: Nestor Chiesse Victoria: Cláudia Carli Vivi: Samira Fernandes Vicky: Maralise Tartarini Vito: Yuri Chesman | |
| European Spanish | Victor: Eduardo del Hoyo Victoria: Alicia Sainz de la Maza Vivi: Elena Palacios Vicky: María Luisa Rubio Vito: Jorge Saudinós | |
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
The Winstrate family appeared inA Pokémon Battle Against An Entire Family?!.
Pokémon
Victor
Victor called out hisZigzagoon during his match againstBrock's Mudkip where it was able to easily defeat Mudkip in one hit.
Zigzagoon's only known move isThunderbolt.
Victoria
Roselia briefly appeared during its battle withMay's Beautifly where it was shown losing to it.
None of Roselia's moves are known.
Vivi
Marill briefly appeared during its battle againstAsh's Corphish that was temporarily given to Max, where Marill was shown to have lost.
None of Marill's moves are known.
Vicky
Vicky sent outCamerupt during her battle withAsh's Pikachu.
None of Camerupt's moves are known.
Vito
Status unknown
These Pokémon appeared in the Winstrate family's flashback, it is not known if they were his:
Abra | Shroomish |  Whismur | Graveler |
Wurmple | Aron | Nincada |
Trivia
- The way the Winstrate family is challenged is similar to the way the player challenges theElite Four in the games.
- TheGerman,Italian, andSpanish translations ofRuby, Sapphire, andEmerald may not have caught on to Vito's relationship to the Winstrate family, as he is given a name that breaks from the family naming pattern in those translations.
- InPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Vito'sSwalot knowsSpit Up andSwallow, but they will always fail because it does not knowStockpile. This is presumably because his Pokémon are only given standard level-up moves.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カチヌキKachinuki | From 勝ち抜くkachinuku (to win through) |
| English | Winstrate | Fromwin straight |
| French | Stratège | Fromstratège (strategist) |
| German | Sihgers | FromSieger (winner) |
| Italian | Vinci | Fromvincitore (winner) |
| Spanish | Estratega | Fromestratega (strategist) |
| Korean | 연승Yeonseung* | From 연승yeonseung (winning streak) |
| 황보Hwangbo* | ||
| Mandarin Chinese | 連勝Liánshèng | From 連勝liánshèng (winning streak) |
Winstrate / The Winstrates'
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| French | Famille StratègeORAS StrategeRSE | |
| German | Sihgers | |
| Italian | Famiglia VinciORAS Fam. VinciRSE | |
| Korean | 연승가족Yeonseung Gajok | |
| Spanish | Estratega | |
The Winstrates' English given names are a play on "victory". In the French versions of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, all of the Winstrates except Vito share their names with people from Greek mythology:Atreus,Electra,Andromache, andClytemnestra.
 English |  Kana | Rōmaji |  French |  German |  Italian |  Spanish |  Hangul | Romanized |  Hànzì | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | ハルヒコ | Haruhiko | VictorRSE AtréeORAS | Viktor | Vincenzo | VictorRSORAS VitorioE | 상우 | Sang-u | 晴彥 | Qíngyàn |
| Victoria | ヤスエ | Yasue | VictoriaRSE ÉlectreORAS | Viktoria | Vittoria | Victoria | 수혜 | Suhye | 安江 | Ānjiāng |
| Vivi | アキ | Aki | ViviRSE AndromaqueORAS | Sieglinde | Viviana | Vivi | 추희 유영 | Chuhui(games) Yuyeong(animated series) | 小雪 | Xiǎo Xuě |
| Vicky | ミツヨ | Mitsuyo | VickyRSE ClytemnestreORAS | Vicky | Vicky | Vicky | 영아 | Yeong-a | 光代 | Guāngdài |
| Vito | リョウヘイ | Ryōhei | VitoRSE AdalbertORAS | Paul | Enrico | SerafínRSORAS ManuelE | 철준 | Cheoljun | 良平 | Liángpíng |
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