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Yacon ヤーコン Yacon
"Underground boss"
File:Black White Yacon.png Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Hodomoe City
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Leader of	Hodomoe Gym
Badge	Quake Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s

(Japanese: ヤーコン Yacon) is the Gym Leader of Hodomoe City's Gym, known officially as the Hodomoe Gym. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. He gives the Quake Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

In the games

Yacon appears in Pokémon Black and White as the Gym Leader of Hodomoe City's gym. This gym will be the fifth to be challenged by the player. Trainers who defeat Yacon will receive the Quake Badge. Shortly after, he appears on Route 6 to aid the player in removing the Denchura web blocking the entrance to the Electric Rock Cave. After his Waruvile removes the web, he gives TM78 (Smooth Over) to the player. He also reappears again at N's Castle where he and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Gym match

File:Spr BW Yacon.png Leader Yacon Hodomoe Gym Black and White Leader and Professor Yacon Oak Hodomoe Gym Black and White Reward: $3720

Types: Ground Dark Ability: Moxie Held item: None Waruvile♂ Lv.29 Swagger Normal Status   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Smooth Over Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Gamagaru♂ Lv.29 Aqua Ring Water Status   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Muddy Water Water Special   --       Smooth Over Ground Physical   --       Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush Held item: None Excadrill♂ Lv.31 Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Smooth Over Ground Physical   --

Sprites

File:Spr BW Yacon.png	File:VSYacon.png
Yacon's sprite from Generation V	Yacon's VS sprite from Generation V

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is アンダーグラウンド　ボス.
• The reason why Yakon uses Ground-type Pokemon may be because of the fact that the western part of the US was shown as a dry, hot, desert-like place.
  • This can be proved by his outfit, an old western clothing.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ヤーコン Yacon	From yacón. May also be from 坤 kon (kun), a trigram in I Ching that represents earth.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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