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{{Character Infobox
|color={{yellow color}}
|corecolor={{blue color light}}
|bordercolor={{yellow color dark}}
|name=Volo
|jname=ウォロ
|tmname=Volo
|image=Legends Arceus Volo.png
|size=150px
|caption=Art from {{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}}
|gender=Male
|hair=Blonde
|eyes=Gray
|hometown=Unknown
|region=[[Hisui]]
}}
{{Character Infobox/Game
|color={{blue color light}}
|gen={{gen|VIII}}
|games={{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}}
|trainer=Ginkgo Guild Member,<br>Pokémon Wielder
}}
{{Character Infobox/Team
|color={{blue color light}}
|member=[[Ginkgo Guild]]
|rank=Member
}}
{{Character Infobox/Anime
|color={{blue color light}}
|series=''[[Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]''
|debut=''[[HIS02|Fiery Reflections in Snow]]''
|enva=N/A
|jpva=N/A
}}
|}

'''Volo''' (Japanese: '''ウォロ''' ''Volo'') is one of the [[Ginkgo Guild]] merchants and a worshiper of {{ga|Arceus}}. He is the {{cat|Trainers with unique classes|only character}} in the {{pkmn|games}} to have the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}}es '''Ginkgo Guild Member''' (Japanese: '''イチョウしょうかい''' ''Ginkgo Merchant Guild'') and '''Pokémon Wielder''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンつかい''' ''Pokémon User'').

==In the core series games==
{{spoilers}}
Volo is first met in {{g|Legends: Arceus}} after the {{player}} gets their {{pkmn2|starter}}. Upon leaving the village Volo will offer to battle with his {{p|Togepi}} and reward the player with five [[Potion]]s for their victory. During the player's mission to meet [[Mai]] from [[Fieldlands Camp]], Volo appears to tell the player about Back Strikes and how to use them in Pokémon capturing and battle. Later, when the player is about to leave [[Jubilife Village]] in order to calm Lord {{p|Kleavor}}, Volo arrives to wish the player good luck, prays they used Back Strike right, and gives them [[Super Potion]]s. After calming down the first [[Noble Pokémon]], Volo greets the player upon their return to the village and asks to see the two [[Plate]]s the player obtained from {{p|Wyrdeer}} and {{p|Kleavor}}, respectively.

Volo makes minor appearances throughout the game, delivering items to others as part of the Ginkgo Guild and encouraging the player's efforts to complete the [[Pokédex]].

When [[Kamado]] exiles the player from Jubilife Village, Volo seeks them out and offers his aid. He brings the player to the [[Ancient Retreat]] and introduces them to Cogita, a descendant of the Celestica people who has been teaching Volo the mythology of Hisui. Volo accompanies the player to [[Lake Verity]], [[Lake Valor]], and [[Lake Acuity]] as they follow Cogita's advice to seek out the [[Red Chain]]. He also takes up temporary residence at the Ancient Retreat, offering to sell the player items due to their inability to access [[Choy]]'s shop in the village. Once the Red Chain is assembled, Volo — eager for a chance to see history unfold — follows the player to the [[Temple of Sinnoh]] on their mission to prevent Kamado from attacking {{p|Dialga}}/{{p|Palkia}} in a misguided attempt to close the space-time rift. He again sells items just before the final ascent to the temple.

After Origin Forme {{p|Dialga}}/{{p|Palkia}} is captured, Volo enlists the player for a mission to locate the remaining [[Plate]]s. He splits up with the player to conduct his own research while the player seeks out various [[Legendary Pokémon]] and assembles the missing Plates. They later meet up at the Ancient Retreat again, where they discover that Cogita possessed one of the Plates all along, using it as a cutting board while unaware of its true significance. With only the [[Spooky Plate]] remaining, Volo asks the player to meet him at the [[Celestica Ruins]]. There, he muses about the existence of a Pokémon that could equal Dialga and Palkia, yet was banished to [[Distortion World|a world on the opposite side of the real one]], named {{p|Giratina}}. He grows excited and begins to lose his composure at the thought of how close to uncovering the truth about Hisui's mythology he is. Expressing frustration at the state of the world, he explains that he always sought answers when he faced difficulty in his life and asks the player where a creature like Giratina that wants to fight {{ga|Arceus}} might appear, deducing that it would be the Temple of Sinnoh.

At the temple, Volo observes that it is now ruined, turned into a site where "[[Spear Pillar|pillars now turned into spears stab into the heavens]]". Dropping his false persona, Volo confesses that in order to meet Arceus, he contacted Giratina and had it tear open the space-time rift, which directly caused the Noble Pokémon to rampage and led to the player's arrival in Hisui. He discards his Ginkgo Guild uniform and reveals that he possessed the Spooky Plate all along, demanding that the player hand over the rest so that he may meet and subjugate Arceus, then use its power to destroy and recreate the world. Although he offers the player a chance to stop him by defeating him in battle, he adds that he will not hesitate to use force to collect the Plates for himself. After a long, difficult battle, Volo angrily lashes out at the player, furious that they seemingly arrived from the space-time rift solely to get in his way. However, he excitedly notes the creeping presence of an eldritch being arriving at the ruined temple. Giratina emerges from a portal, and Volo takes control of it, commanding it to strike the player down. A battle against Giratina ensues, but just as it is seemingly defeated, it unleashes its true strength and transforms into its {{form|Giratina|Origin Forme}}.

When Giratina finally falls in battle, it reverts into its {{form|Giratina|Altered Forme}} and flees, causing Volo to fully lose his composure. Denouncing Giratina for fleeing from a human, he cries out in vain to Arceus, desperate to know what qualities it sees him as lacking, and wondering if his defeat means the world does not need to be remade. Volo surrenders the Spooky Plate to the player, telling them that his story ended when he was defeated by them. However, when the player's [[Celestica Flute]] transforms into the [[Azure Flute]], Volo realizes Arceus has chosen the player over him and lashes out again, refusing to stay and watch as they realize his dream of meeting Arceus. Before departing, Volo swears that he will discover all of Hisui's mythological secrets and conquer Arceus, no matter how many years, decades, or centuries it takes him.

He is not seen again for the rest of the game. However, [[Professor Laventon]] later reveals that Volo visited him to encourage him to finish work on the Pokédex as well as telling him that Giratina had a change of heart after losing to the player and tells him that it would likely be the last time they would ever meet.

===Pokémon===
===={{g|Legends: Arceus}}====
=====First battle=====
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|pokemon=1}}
| style="margin:auto" |{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=175
|pokemon=Togepi
|gender=female
|level=5
|type1=Fairy
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Second battle=====
{{Party/Single
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|bordercolor={{yellow color dark}}
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|classlink=Volo
|name=Volo
|game=LA
|location=Solaceon Ruins
|pokemon=2}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=175
|pokemon=Togepi
|gender=female
|level=22
|type1=Fairy
|move1=Draining Kiss|move1type=Fairy|move1cat=Special
|move2=Calm Mind|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Tackle|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>[[Effort level]] 1 in its stats</small>}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=443
|pokemon=Gible
|gender=male
|level=22
|type1=Dragon|type2=Ground
|move1=Twister|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bulldoze|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>&nbsp;</small>}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Third battle=====
Volo summons {{p|Giratina}} in its {{form|Giratina|Altered Forme}} immediately after his main team is defeated. [[Experience]] is awarded for battling his main team before Volo summons Giratina, but the player is not given a chance to heal. If the player is defeated by Giratina, they must also battle Volo's initial team again. During this battle, Giratina is filled with '''terrible might''' (Japanese: '''すさまじい力''' ''Tremendous Strength''), which boosts all of its stats and causes it to take reduced indirect damage (such as from {{status|poison}} and [[Status condition#Splinters|splinters]]). Upon being defeated, Giratina changes into its Origin Forme and heals itself completely, effectively making the second part of the battle against two Pokémon, and the entire battle against eight.

;Part 1
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|pokemon=6}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=442
|pokemon=Spiritomb
|level=68
|gender=male
|type1=Ghost|type2=Dark
|move1=Shadow Ball|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Special
|move2=Dark Pulse|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Special
|move3=Hypnosis|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Extrasensory|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>&nbsp;</small>}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=407
|pokemon=Roserade
|level=68
|gender=male
|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|move1=Petal Dance|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Special
|move2=Spikes|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Jab|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>&nbsp;</small>}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=468
|pokemon=Togekiss
|level=68
|gender=female
|type1=Fairy|type2=Flying
|move1=Air Slash|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Calm Mind|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Moonblast|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Extrasensory|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>Effort level 1 in its stats.</small>}}
{{Party/Div|color={{yellow color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=059
|form=-Hisui
|pokemon=Arcanine
|level=68
|gender=female
|type1=Fire|type2=Rock
|move1=Raging Fury|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Crunch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>&nbsp;</small>}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=448
|pokemon=Lucario
|level=68
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting|type2=Steel
|move1=Bullet Punch|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Close Combat|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bulk Up|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Status
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>&nbsp;</small>}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=445
|pokemon=Garchomp
|level=68
|gender=male
|type1=Dragon|type2=Ground
|move1=Earth Power|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Special
|move2=Dragon Claw|move2type=Dragon|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Slash|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Iron Head|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical
|caption-side=bottom|caption=<small>&nbsp;</small>}}
{{Party/Footer}}

;Part 2
{{Party/Single
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|headcolor={{white color light}}
|bordercolor={{yellow color dark}}
|sprite=VSVolo 2.png
|size=150px
|prize=none
|class=Pokémon Wielder
|classlink=Volo
|name=Volo
|game=LA
|location=Temple of Sinnoh
|pokemon=2}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=487
|form=-Altered
|pokemon=Giratina
|level=70
|type1=Ghost|type2=Dragon
|move1=Aura Sphere|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Special
|move2=Dragon Claw|move2type=Dragon|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earth Power|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Force|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=487
|form=-Origin
|pokemon=Giratina
|level=70
|type1=Ghost|type2=Dragon
|move1=Aura Sphere|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Special
|move2=Dragon Claw|move2type=Dragon|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earth Power|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Force|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{yellow color dark}}; background:#{{yellow color light}}; font-size:80%"
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{yellow color light}}; background:#{{yellow color}}; width:100px; height:150px"| [[File:Volo_concept_art.jpg|x200px]]
|- style="color:#000"
| Concept art from {{color2|000|Pokémon Legends: Arceus|Legends: Arceus}}
|}

==Quotes==
{{Main|Volo/Quotes}}

==In the anime==
===Pokémon: Hisuian Snow===
Volo makes a cameo appearance in ''[[HIS02|Fiery Reflections in Snow]]''. He is talking to another Ginkgo Guild member at [[Jubilife Village|Prelude Beach]]'s docks.

==In the TCG==
[[File:VoloLostOrigin196.jpg|200px|thumb|Full Art print of Volo]]
{{main|Volo (Lost Origin 169)}}
'''Volo''' was introduced as a {{TCG|Supporter card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Dark Phantasma}} subset and the English {{TCG|Lost Origin}} expansion, with artwork by [[kirisAki]]. It was also released as a {{TCG|Full Art card}} and {{TCG|Secret card}} in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by the same artist. It allows the player to discard one of their Benched {{TCG|Pokémon V}} and all attached cards.
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==Trivia==
* Volo is heavily implied to be an ancestor of [[Cynthia]], to whom he bears a striking resemblance:
** {{DL|Task|Missions|Mission}} 20, where the player must meet up with Volo, is called The Researcher of Myths, a title by which Cynthia also refers to herself.
** In his final battle, Volo wears a necklace with a teardrop-shaped ornament that resembles the ornament on Cynthia's coat.
** In the final battle against him, Volo shares five Pokémon with Cynthia's {{game|Platinum}} team: {{p|Spiritomb}}, {{p|Garchomp}}, {{p|Togekiss}}, {{p|Roserade}}, and {{p|Lucario}}. Like Cynthia, Volo will always begin the battle by sending out Spiritomb.
*** The only Pokémon that Volo does not use from said team is {{p|Milotic}}, as it is not present in Legends: Arceus. He instead uses {{rf|Hisuian}} {{p|Arcanine}}.
** The music that plays before Volo's final battle begins is an arrangement of Cynthia's battle theme. His final battle theme is an arrangement of Cynthia's encounter and battle themes.
** After his final battle, Volo vows to meet {{p|Arceus}}, and in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Cynthia meets Arceus during the [[Sinjoh Ruins]] event.
* Volo is 6'3" (190 cm) tall.<ref>Concept art from {{g|Legends: Arceus}}.</ref>
* Volo is the first main antagonist of a core series game to not be affiliated with a [[villainous team]] or equivalent organization, as the Ginkgo Guild does not have any role in his scheme and his only allies are Giratina and his own Pokémon.
* Volo's claim that he is willing to even take centuries to locate and conquer Arceus, and his goal to subjugate Arceus in order to create a peaceful new world, is similar to [[Team Galactic]] and their ambitions. In Platinum, [[Cyrus]]'s plans to accomplish this goal using {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} are disrupted by the intervention of Giratina, Volo's ally in the past.
* Volo's appearance once he removes his Ginkgo Guild uniform makes a number of references to Arceus.
** His hair is styled after Arceus's head.
** He wears golden accessories reminiscent of Arceus's own markings.
** He dons clothing called a chiton similar to that worn by ancient Greeks. {{wp|Zeus}}, the central God of the Greek pantheon, may be one of the inspirations for Arceus.
*** In addition, the [[Pokémon movie|movie]] ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', which stars {{OBP|Arceus|M12}}, has a Greek-inspired setting.
** Volo's haircut and outfit, in various colors, can be purchased by the [[player character]] after obtaining {{p|Arceus}}: the Sinnoh Outfit, Sinnoh Sandals, and Sinnoh-style haircut.

==Names==
{| class="roundtable" style="float:left; background: #{{blue color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{yellow color dark}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
| Japanese
| ウォロ ''Volo''
| From ''volō'' (Latin for "I wish") and possibly the philosophical statement ''{{wp|Maine de Biran|volō, ergo sum}}'' (I wish, therefore I am)
|-
| English, German,<br>Brazilian Portuguese
| Volo
| Same as his Japanese name
|-
| Spanish
| Volus
| Similar to his Japanese name
|-
| French
| Percupio
| From ''percupio'' (Latin for "to wish greatly")
|-
| Italian
| Ethelo
| From ἐθέλω ''ethélō'' (Ancient Greek for "to wish")
|-
| Korean
| 월로 ''Volo''
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 望羅 / 望罗 ''Wàngluó''
| rowspan="2" | From 望 ''wàng / mohng'' (to hope)<!--, 網羅 / 网罗 ''wǎngluó / mòhngló'' (to widely gather),--> and transcription of his Japanese name
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 望羅 ''Mohnglòh''
|-
| Russian
| Воло ''Volo''
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|}
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{| style="float:left;"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Ginkgo Guild Member''
{{langtable|color={{blue color}}|bordercolor={{yellow color light}}
|de=Ginkgo-Gilde
|fr=Compagnie Ginkgo
|it=Ditta Ginkgo
|ko=은행상회
|es=Compañía Ginkgo
|zh_cmn=銀杏商會 / 银杏商会
|zh_yue=銀杏商會
}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
''Pokémon Wielder''
{{langtable|color={{blue color}}|bordercolor={{white color light}}
|fr=Expert en Pokémon
|de=Pokémon-Bändiger
|it=Esperto di Pokémon
|ko=포켓몬술사
|es=Domador Pokémon
|zh_cmn=寶可夢馴化師 / 宝可梦驯化师
|zh_yue=寶可夢馴化師
}}
|}
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==References==
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{{Ginkgo Guild}}
{{TrainerNav|blue|hisui=yes}}<br>
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Legends: Arceus characters]]
[[Category:Trainers with unique classes]]
[[Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon]]
[[Category:Criminal masterminds]]
[[Category:Pokémon: Hisuian Snow characters]]

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