Blanche: Difference between revisions

Blanche ブランシェ Blanche
Art from Pokémon GO
Gender	Unknown*
Eye color	Green
Hair color	White
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Team Mystic Leader
Generation	VI, VII
Games	Pokémon GO
Specializes in	Water and Ice types
Member of	Team Mystic
Rank	Leader

Blanche (Japanese: ブランシェ Blanche) is the leader of Team Mystic (Japanese: チームミスティック Team Mystic) in Pokémon GO. Team Mystic is researching Pokémon Evolution and is represented by Articuno. Team Mystic Trainers believe that by staying calm and analyzing every situation, they can't lose.

Blanche is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with Spark and Candela. Highly analytical, Blanche often losing track of time when doing research. Blanche tends to get embarrassed when proven wrong and does not take jokes well.^[1][2]

On November 7, 2019^[3], Blanche sent the following message to Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff:

"Your impression of me is out of date, Cliff. I don’t need to think hard to know that your attempts to take over will fail. I suggest you rethink before you choose to approach me."'

Quotes

Introduction

"I am Blanche, leader of Team Mystic. The wisdom of Pokemon is immeasurably deep. I am researching why it is that they evolve. With our calm analysis of every situation, we can't lose!"

Team GO Rocket invasion (before battle)

"Trainer, some shadowy figures have been seen at PokéStops. Approach with caution, and be ready for battle."

Team GO Rocket invasion (after battle)

"Curious... Upon their defeat, your opponent seems to have abandoned the Pokémon they battled with. It has a strange and ominous aura. I have a hypothesis about what kind of Pokémon it is... Could you catch it so we can examine it more closely?"

Team GO Rocket invasion (after capture)

"If my analysis is correct, we can help this Pokémon through a process known as purification. This will enable it to harness its strength. Shall we give it a try?"

Team GO Rocket invasion (after losing to Team GO Rocket)

• One of the following lines is randomly spoken

"Don’t give up."

"Keep your cool, Trainer."

"Great battle."

"Stay focused."

"Quite skillful."

• If defeated by a Bug-type Pokémon

"Bug-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Flying-, and Rock-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Dark-type Pokémon

"Dark-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting-, Bug-, and Fairy-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Dragon-type Pokémon

"Dragon-type Pokémon are weak to Ice-, Dragon-, and Fairy-type attacks."

• If defeated by an Electric-type Pokémon

"Electric-type Pokémon are weak to Ground-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Fairy-type Pokémon

"Fairy-type Pokémon are weak to Poison- and Steel-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Fighting-type Pokémon

"Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Flying-, Psychic-, and Fairy-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Fire-type Pokémon

"Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Flying-type Pokémon

"Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Electric-, Ice-, and Rock-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Ghost-type Pokémon

"Ghost-type Pokémon are weak to Ghost- and Dark-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Grass-type Pokémon

"Grass-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Ice-, Poison-, Flying-, and Bug-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Ground-type Pokémon

"Ground-type Pokémon are weak to Water-, Grass-, and Ice-type attacks."

• If defeated by an Ice-type Pokémon

"Ice-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Fighting-, Rock-, and Steel-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Normal-type Pokémon

"Normal-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Poison-type Pokémon

"Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Ground- and Psychic-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Psychic-type Pokémon

"Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Rock-type Pokémon

"Rock-type Pokémon are weak to Water-, Grass-, Fighting-, Ground-, and Steel-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Steel-type Pokémon

"Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-, Fighting-, and Ground-type attacks."

• If defeated by a Water-type Pokémon

"Water-type Pokémon are weak to Grass- and Electric-type attacks."

Team GO Rocket invasion (after collecting first Mysterious Component)

"That Grunt dropped some sort of device. It looks like this is what they were using to hack the PokéStops. Ah, I recognize this from Willow's lab. I wonder... Yes. I believe this can help with his prototype. Please head out and collect more."

Team GO Rocket invasion (while a Rocket Radar is equppied)

• Upon first equipping

"Professor Willow’s research and the components you’ve discovered have come together to produce a Rocket Radar. We’ve reverse engineered their technology and can now receive their hideouts’ signals. Equip the radar to activate it. It’s time to investigate—and be prepared for whatever comes our way."

• If there are no hideouts in the vicinity

"There are currently no active hideouts in the vicinity. Let’s search a different area. There are no hideouts here, but my reports do confirm that there are more out there. Let’s head to other locations."

• If there are currently no hideouts

"No signals... I see. Perhaps their activities have ceased for the day. Let’s try again tomorrow. Let’s wait until morning. I doubt they’ll show themselves again for a while."

Team GO Rocket invasion (while a Super Rocket Radar is equipped)

• Upon first equipping

"Professor Willow’s ingenuity knows no bounds. Once equipped, the Super Rocket Radar begins receiving encrypted signals. Could the signals be coming from Team GO Rocket Headquarters? Best prepare for any obstacles that might appear. Team GO Rocket’s numbers are staggering. Their leader is strong but no match for Team Mystic. Let’s GO."

Appraisal (before 0.149.0)

"Hello <player>. I am available to analyze your <Pokémon>, if you wish."

IV total

37-45: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is a wonder! What a breathtaking Pokémon!"

30-36: "Overall, your <Pokémon> has certainly caught my attention."

23-29: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is above average."

0-22: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is not likely to make much headway in battle."

Best stat

First: "I see that its best attribute is its <stat>."

If tie: "It is matched equally by its <stat>."

Highest IV

15: "Its stats exceed my calculations. It's incredible!"

13-14: "I am certainly impressed by its stats, I must say."

8-12: "Its stats are noticeably trending to the positive."

0-7: "Its stats are not out of the norm, in my opinion."

Size

XS: "Your <Pokémon> is tinier than any we have on record. Astounding."

S: "Your <Pokémon> is below average in size."

L: "Your <Pokémon> is above average in size."

XL: "The size of your <Pokémon> is... colossal. This is indeed exceptional. Fascinating!"

"This ends my analysis. Farewell. "

Prior battle

"My analysis shows that you’re a force to be reckoned with. But can you match my techniques?"

Pokémon

Team Mystic emblem

Blanche uses the following Pokémon in Battle Training. The Pokémon's moves are randomly chosen from their current move pool.

Team Mystic Leader Blanche
League	Pokémon
Great League	CP 1465	CP 1494	CP 1492
Ultra League	CP 2412	CP 2486	CP 2472
Master League	CP 2983	CP 3791	CP 3051

Prior to July 19, 2019

Team Mystic Leader Blanche
League	Pokémon
Great League	CP 274	CP 274	CP 946
Ultra League	CP 2309	CP 2105	CP 2490
Master League	CP 2641	CP 2692	CP 3051

Trivia

• Although the English version of the game and social media accounts avoid using gendered pronouns when referring to Blanche,^[4] the German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese translations refer to Blanche as female.

Names

Team Mystic

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 叡智隊 Yeuihji Déui Mandarin 叡智隊 Ruìzhì Duì French Équipe Sagesse German Team Weisheit Italian Squadra Saggezza Korean 팀 미스틱 Team Mystic Brazilian Portuguese Equipe Sabedoria Spanish Equipo Sabiduría

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.