Bill: Difference between revisions

|region=[[Kanto]], [[Johto]]

|relatives=Unnamed mother, father, two sisters, nephew, [[Bill's grandfather|grandfather]], [[Bill's wife|wife]]{{tt|*|Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga}}

|game=yes

|generation={{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, {{gen|VII}}

==In the core series games==

Bill also has several friends that share his interests in computer technology. One of them is [[Celio]], his old friend from {{OBP|One Island|town}} in the [[Sevii Islands]]. He is also close with [[Lanette]] and [[Bebe]], the storage system developers of [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]], respectively. He is stated to have requested [[Cassius]] control the Storage System of [[Kalos]] in [[Generation VI]].

In the Japanese versions of the games, Bill speaks in {{wp|Kansai region|Kansai}} dialect, like most Goldenrod City residents.

In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, Bill can be found at the [[Sea Cottage]] on the [[Kanto Route 25|Cerulean Cape]], initially performing an experiment on Pokémon teleportation. However, Bill accidentally becomes combined with the body of a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and requires the player's help to fix the problem. In Pokémon Yellow, {{ga|Red's Pikachu|the player's Pikachu}} [[Walking Pokémon#Pokémon Yellow|will be confused]] by the whole ordeal, and shocked upon seeing Bill return to his original form. After things are back in order, he speaks about his Pokémon Storage System and what was formerly on the PC menu as "Someone's PC" will change to "Bill's PC." He will also give away an [[S.S. Ticket]] so that the player can board the [[S.S. Anne]]. He gives the player the ticket as a gift for changing him back into a human, and also claims that the rich crowd of the S.S. Anne isn't his type. If the player exits Bill's house and goes back in, they can check his computer for information on {{p|Eevee}} and its three [[Evolution stone|stone]] evolutions, his favorite Pokémon.

In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], Bill appears in the same capacity as he does in the original games. Bill's PC is not used in this game, as the player has access to Pokémon Storage at any time from the [[Bag]]. After helping Bill, the player can check his PC again to read his reports on the locations of the [[legendary birds]].

Bill appears in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in the same capacity as he did in Generation II. He will give the player an {{p|Eevee}} if he is visited at his parents' house in Goldenrod.

While visiting [[Lanette]] in {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby, Sapphire|s}}, {{v2|Emerald}}, {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire}}, players can check one of her computers to find an e-mail from Bill. The English translation of the e-mail in [[Generation III]] makes it seem as if Bill is crediting Lanette for upgrading his system, whereas the Japanese text and the English text in [[Generation VI]] clearly establishes that he and Lanette are co-developers of the original system.

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===Fame Checker===

The {{OBP|Bill|Base Set 91}} card is available in both {{OBP|Pokémon Trading Card Game|video game}} and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]]. In the latter game, two new Bill-related cards are added: {{OBP|Bill's Teleporter|Neo Genesis 91}} (a reference to the teleporter found in Bill's home, the [[Sea Cottage]]) and {{OBP|Bill's PC|Vending S3}} (a reference to the [[Pokémon Storage System]] invented by Bill).

===Pokémon Play It! series===

In [[Pokémon Play It!]] and [[Pokémon Play It! Version 2]], {{OBP|Julie|Play It!}} mentions that Bill is her friend. She also says that Bill is a {{pkmn|Trainer}} and that the {{OBP|Bill|Base Set 91}} card was named after him.<ref>From the lesson "What's a Trainer card?", found in [[Play It!]] and [[Play It! Version 2]].</ref>

==Quotes==

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==Trivia==