Butler

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Butler
バトラー Butler
Butler.png
Butler
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Hoenn
Trainer class Ace Trainer
Generation IV
Games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Member of Team Magma (formerly)
Rank Scientist (formerly)
Anime debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
English voice actor Wayne Grayson
Japanese voice actor Kōichi Yamadera
Kenji Nojima (young)

Butler (Japanese: バトラー Butler) is a former Team Magma scientist and a magician.

In the anime

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Butler was fired from working with Team Magma because an experiment to create a Groudon from a fossilized remnant of it had failed. Fueled by bitterness, hatred and an extreme thirst for revenge, Butler began to assemble a plan for alternative ways of creating a Groudon from scratch. He realized that he needed a stronger energy source for the regeneration process. The power that he sought was only available once in a millennium. Butler and his girlfriend, Diane, found the crystallized "cocoon" of Jirachi in Forina.

 
Butler and Diane as children.

When Ash, Brock, May and Max found Butler at the Millennium Festival, Butler presented Jirachi to Max because Max was supposedly the friend that Jirachi needed to find so it can awaken when the Millennium Comet comes.

When Jirachi awoken from its thousand-year sleep, Butler set up his machine and gave it a test-run a night later. Diane informed Ash and the gang what Butler was up to and decided to take Jirachi back home. Butler had his Mightyena place a tracking device on Diane's van.

When Jirachi was sent home and was about to go back to sleep for another thousand years, Butler showed up out of nowhere and snatched Jirachi. Butler then used Jirachi's power in the hopes to create a Groudon from scratch. However, he wound up with a manifestation of pure evil that resembled Groudon.

When the false Groudon started sucking up every Pokémon in sight, Butler begged Ash and Max (everyone else was sucked up by the false Groudon) to forgive him and help him to set his machine in reverse to get rid of the big, red abomination. The plan was a success and the false Groudon was destroyed and everyone was released. After Jirachi finally went back to sleep, Butler and Diane decided to stay and protect the Pokémon of Forina.

While Butler's only major role was in Jirachi: Wish Maker, he and Diane made a cameo during the ending-credits of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Pokémon

This listing is of Butler's known Pokémon:

On hand

 
Salamence
Salamence is Butler's main battling Pokémon. He used it to battle against Ash and his friends at Forina. He also uses it for aerial transport.

Salamence's only known move is Flamethrower.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
 
Kirlia
Kirlia was used during Butler's magic show. He also used it to put the caged Absol asleep.

Kirlia's only known move is Hypnosis.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
 
Mightyena
Mightyena was used during Butler's magic show. He also used it to place a tracking device on Diane's car.

None of Mightyena's moves are known.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
 
Dusclops
Dusclops was used during Butler's magic show. He also used it to send Team Rocket blasting off and later to force Jirachi to open its Eye of Truth.

Dusclops's known moves are Hyper Beam, Will-O-Wisp, Night Shade and Psychic.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker

Created

 
Groudon
Main article: Groudon (M06)

Butler created this Groudon-looking creature by using the power of Jirachi. It instantly started absorbing energy from the ground and capturing other Pokémon inside of its body with its tentacles. It was eventually destroyed by Jirachi's Doom Desire.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker

Temporary

 
Jirachi
Main article: Jirachi (M06)

Jirachi was awakened from a mysterious rock for seven days when the Millennium Comet could be seen in the sky. Butler was attempting to use it to create a Groudon, but Diane took it away along with Ash and his friends, attempting to take it back to its home at Forina. From there, Butler captured Jirachi and used its powers to create a fake Groudon. When the creature went on a rampage, Jirachi was used to destroy the monster.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
Voice actors
Japanese Tomiko Suzuki
English Kerry Williams

Status unknown

 
Butterfree
Butler used these Butterfree as a child in his tricks he did for Diane.
Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
Swablu
Butler used these Swablu during his magic show.
Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker

Artwork

 
Ken Sugimori's design of Butler in the anime


Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 山寺宏一 Kōichi Yamadera
English Wayne Grayson
Brazilian Portuguese Felipe Grinnan


In the games

Butler makes a cameo appearance in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum on Route 229 as an Ace Trainer using a level 55 Salamence and Dusclops. However, this Easter egg was not recognized by the translation team, who named him Felix in Diamond and Pearl. His girlfriend Diane (named Dana by the translation team) is next to him and the two can be engaged in a Double Battle or battled alone. Dana uses Butler's other two Pokémon, Mightyena and Kirlia. Also when approached, Felix states, "Welcome to my Pokémon show!"

Pokémon

This listing is of Butler's Pokémon in the games:

Diamond and Pearl

Trainer Pokémon
 
Ace Trainer Felix
バトラー Butler
Reward: $3300
  Dusclops Lv.55
No item
  Salamence Lv.55
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


Platinum

Trainer Pokémon
 
Ace Trainer Felix
バトラー Butler
Reward: $3360
  Dusclops Lv.55
No item
  Salamence Lv.56
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Butler or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Butler's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Butler's Kirlia         Movie Commemoration VS Pack   009/019
      ADV-P Promotional cards   039/ADV-P
Butler's Dusclops         Movie Commemoration VS Pack   010/019
Butler's Mightyena         Movie Commemoration VS Pack   012/019
Butler's Salamence         Movie Commemoration VS Pack   011/019
Other related cards
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Butler's Magic Trick T [Su]       Movie Commemoration VS Pack   018/019
 


Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese バトラー Butler Possibly from W. E. Butler.
English Butler Same as his Japanese name.
Korean 버틀러 Butler Transliteration of his Japanese name.
Chinese (Mandarin) 巴特勒 Bātèlè Transliteration of his Japanese name.



Boss: Maxie (Masters)
Administrators: Courtney (Masters) • TabithaBlaise*
Lower members: Team Magma GruntsBrodie*
Former members: Butler*ZinniaOR
Locations: Team Magma HideoutRORMagma HideoutE


Movie characters
Human protagonists
AliceAsh Ketchum (M20)AudreyBarazBiancaCallahanCarlitaCoreyDamosDianaDianeEricFergusHarrietJack WalkerJuanita
KarlKathrynKidd SummersKimiaKokoLisaLizabethLorenzoMannesMarenMargoMelodyMerayNeeshaNewton Graceland
Professor LundRafeRaleighRebeccaRisaRowenaSamSheenaSidSir AaronSorrelTonioTorenTory LundTowaVerityYuko
Human antagonists
AlvaAnnieArgus SteelButlerCherieCrossDamonDoctor ZedGalenGooneGrings KodaiIron-Masked MarauderLawrence IIILeviMarcus
MerilynMillis SteelMolly HaleOakleyPokémon huntersPokémon poacherRiotThe PhantomZero
Pokémon
ArceusArticunoCarbinkCelebi (M04)Celebi (M13)CobalionDadaDarkraiDeoxysDialgaDiancieEntei (M03)Entei (M13)GenesectGiratina
Ho-OhHoopaJirachiKeldeoKyuremLatiasLatiosLucarioLugiaMagearnaManaphyMarshadowMew (M01)Mew (M08)Mewtwo (M01)
Mewtwo (M16)MoltresPalkiaPikachu (M20)PikachutwoRaikouRayquazaRegiceRegirockRegisteelReshiramShayminSlowking
Spiky-eared PichuSuicune (M04)Suicune (M13)TerrakionUnownVictiniVirizionVolcanionXerneasYveltalZapdosZekrom
ZeraoraZoroarkZorua
Others
AliciaAllegraAstridBanksBaron AlbertoBlock BotBogieBonjiCarolChrom MolybdenumCTV news crewDabuDavidDionaDonuke
Dr. FujiDundeeFlamelFreddyGabuGhrisGlacineGodeyGurūHeroes of Truth and IdealsHoytInfiJasonJennyJoeJudy
KaiKakoKanataKatoKellieKevinKikoKing of the People of the ValeKyleLaylaLeekuLucianneLuisLuisaMakoMalin
ManukeMarcus's soldiersMauryMayor OliverMeredithMeta GroudonMewtwo's creatorsMiaMilesMimiMirandaMisakiMoose
Mother and daughterMr. WhiteNevaNikolaOld Man DomŌyamaPegPeople of the WaterPhossa MolybdenumPokémon Baccer teams
Queen IleneQueen RinRavineRaymondRickRossSchuylerSharonShepShunSpencer HaleSylvanTakaTammyTanner
TappTatsukiThe Marina GroupTobiasTownesUschiZabu


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