Lake Valor (Japanese: リッシこRisshi Lake) is a location in the region of Sinnoh. Here, Team Galactic's Commander Saturn is battled for the first time. Within the cave in the center of the lake resides the Legendary PokémonAzelf.
The entrance to Lake Valor is blocked by two Cameramen until the player visits the Canalave Library.
During the events of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Team Galactic used a Galactic Bomb to dry up the lake. The resulting earthquake was felt in Canalave City, located at the opposite end of Sinnoh. While dried-up, what appears to be the remains of a river that flows into the lake is located to the northwest of the lake. When the lake is restored, the remnants of the river disappear and are replaced by trees. While the lake is dried, the cavern entrance is at the level of the lakebed, but while it is filled the entrance is at the water level.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Lake Valor was the location of the Wallace Cup tournament and the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Like the games, the Hotel Grand Lake and Seven Stars Restaurant were located nearby, and Ash, Dawn, Brock, and May all battled the owners of the restaurant, Roman and Kylie.
In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, Ash decided to go for a walk with Pikachu after falling out of bed. At the lake, he had a brief encounter with the projected soul of Azelf, similar to Dawn's and Brock's encounters with Mesprit and Uxie, respectively.
In The Needs of the Three!, it was explained that Lake Valor, as well as all three of Sinnoh's lakes, are the entrances to another world where the lake guardians live, and they do not actually live in the lakes themselves.
In the same episode, Pokémon HunterJ dropped the Galactic Bomb, which creates a spatial anomaly that removes or repels the water, bringing out Azelf from its home and drawing out Mesprit and Uxie when their comrade was captured. J was challenged by Gary, who was working with Professor Rowan, but Saturn's Toxicroak quickly took care of his Umbreon and Electivire.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Lake Valor in Pokémon Adventures
Lake Valor dried up
At the end of Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, along with Dr. Footstep, were thrown to the lakeside by a Sand Tomb created by a wild Hippowdon. Diamond and Platinum ended up on the shore and while seeking for their comrades, Diamond told Platinum about a mysterious incident that happened to him when he was little at Lake Verity. After this, they encounter two scientists, who intend to take them away which leads to a battle. Meanwhile, Pearl and Dr. Footstep who ended up on the opposite shore of the lake but are thrown on an island in the middle of the lake by a wild Staraptor. In the midst of the battle between Diamond and Platinum and the scientists, a strange light coming from the center of the lake gives Diamond and Platinum a chance to resolve the battle. Pearl and Dr. Footstep swim to the shore and see the two scientists tied up. After Diamond explained what had happened, Platinum faints due to the burden of the battle. In the morning, she wakes up, shocked upon noticing they had camped out the previous night, as opposed to her plan of staying at Hotel Grand Lake. After the first shock she recovers and enjoys the sunrise. Diamond and Pearl come with breakfast. As the trio leaves, Pearl looks up the lake contemplatively.
Later, after Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum decide to split up to stop Team Galactic, Pearl heads towards Lake Valor. In Tackling Tangrowth, Team Galactic blows up the lake in order to awaken and capture the Lake guardians. While he is dragged into the Lake Cavern by Saturn, Pearl reveals that he saw a reflection of a blue-headed Pokémon on the surface of the puddle in the cavern.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
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Lake Valor dried up in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
The lake makes its first appearance in The Legendary Pokémon, Captured where it was all dried up from the explosion caused by Saturn putting off a Galactic Bomb.
At each of Sinnoh's lakes, a TM can be found containing a powerful move of a different type. Lake Valor's TM is the Electric-typeTM25 (Thunder).
When the bomb is set off here, the blast is powerful enough to be felt in Canalave City on the other side of Sinnoh, but there is no damage to the Magikarp living in the lake or the surrounding area, besides the obvious crater and disappearance of water.
Lake Valor is the only Sinnoh lake that is not entered from the south.
Name origin
Valor means "courage". This is fitting, as Azelf is the Willpower Pokémon.
Risshi is from 立志 risshi, "resolve" or "aspiration".