Warlord

A Warlord (Japanese: ブショーリーダー Military Leader) is a high-ranking Warrior in Pokémon Conquest.

Warlords in Pokémon Conquest

Warlords are distinguished from other Warriors by their gold icons, contrasting the silver icons of regular Warriors. Furthermore, they have unique character designs, depicted in several sprites showing different emotions, unlike regular Warriors who have shared character designs depicted in only a single sprite. If a Warlord has one of their Perfect Links as their active Pokémon, then that Pokémon will appear alongside them during conversations and mirror the Warlord's emotions. In addition, each Warlord has a playable story of their own.

Warlords are noted for their capability of transforming, somewhat similar to how Pokémon are capable of evolving. Transforming makes a Warlord ascend from Rank I to Rank II (there is also a Rank III for the Hero/Heroine and Hideyoshi), changing their appearance, stats, Perfect Links, and Warrior Skill. While Warlords generally have high stats, it is these unique Warrior Skills acquired through transformation that mostly set them apart from regular Warriors in terms of battling prowess. The requirements for transformation vary from Warlord to Warlord, and are presented in the table below.

In order to recruit a Warlord, the regular requirements for recruitment must be fulfilled by another Warlord. This means that it is imperative, but not sufficient, that the Warlord's Pokémon is knocked out by another Warlord's Pokémon.

The term Warlord is also used to refer to the single Warlord commanding an army, or the 17 actual, story-independent, Warlords of the 17 kingdoms of Ransei. A related term is "junior Warlord", referring to a Warlord whose relationship with the Warlord they story-independently serve under is present in the game, and is chosen by their lord or lady to command an army in the junior Warlord stories.

List of Warlords by Gallery order

Warlord	Icon	Affiliated kingdom	Specialty	Rank	Warrior Skill	Power	Wisdom	Charisma	Capacity	Perfect Link	Transformation requirements
Hero/Heroine		Aurora	Normal	I	Top Speed	65	60	65	4	Eevee	Base Rank
				II	Courage	75	70	80	6	Eevee, Eeveelutions	Automatic transformation during The Legend of Ransei (Base Rank in all other stories)
				III	Motivate	80	85	100	8	Eevee, Eeveelutions, Arceus	80% link with Eevee or any Eeveelutions in Two Heroes of Ransei.
Nobunaga		Dragnor	Dragon  Electric	I	Desire	89	94	92	5	Hydreigon	Base Rank
				II	Ambition	96	100	100	8	Hydreigon, Zekrom, Rayquaza	Base Rank (In The Legend of Ransei and "Defeat Nobunaga" stories), 80% link with Hydreigon in The Road to Conquest.
Oichi		Aurora	Normal  Dragon	I	Sweet Song	48	73	90	4	Jigglypuff	Base Rank
				II	Soft Light	54	83	98	5	Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff	55% link with Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff
Hideyoshi		Ignis	Fire  Fighting	I	Quick Strike	66	65	78	6	Monferno	Base Rank
				II	Grand Dream	76	88	88	7	Monferno, Infernape	60% link with Monferno or Infernape
				III	Great Uniter	80	98	98	8	Monferno, Infernape, Reshiram	70% link with Reshiram (hidden Rank)
Motochika		Fontaine	Water	I	Rally	82	81	81	6	Dewott	Base Rank
				II	Rebellion	90	92	91	7	Dewott, Samurott	65% link with Dewott or Samurott
Ginchiyo		Violight	Electric	I	Bustle	74	68	72	5	Luxio	Base Rank
				II	Thunderclap	84	78	82	6	Luxio, Luxray	60% link with Luxio or Luxray while both Ginchiyo and Muneshige are in the army but deployed in two non-adjacent kingdoms
Motonari		Greenleaf	Grass	I	Brotherhood	69	90	86	7	Servine	Base Rank
				II	Strategist	79	100	96	8	Servine, Serperior	60% link with Servine or Serperior when at least 100 Pokémon registered in the Gallery.
Mitsuhide		Nixtorm	Ice  Flying	I	Crack Shot	77	82	82	5	Lapras	Base Rank
				II	Cold Eyes	88	92	92	6	Lapras, Articuno	70% link with Lapras or Articuno after clearing Tragic Determination
Yoshihiro		Pugilis	Fighting	I	Mighty Blow	90	63	62	6	Gurdurr	Base Rank
				II	Chesto!	98	73	72	7	Gurdurr, Conkeldurr	60% link with Gurdurr or Conkeldurr
Nene		Viperia	Poison  Flying	I	Rally	65	78	75	5	Golbat	Base Rank
				II	Nene Ninpō	75	84	85	6	Golbat, Crobat	60% link with Golbat or Crobat when all Poison-type Pokémon are registered in the Gallery.
Shingen		Terrera	Ground  Rock	I	Rally	82	96	86	7	Rhyperior	Base Rank
				II	Fūrin Kazan	92	100	96	8	Rhyperior, Groudon	75% link with Rhyperior after clearing The Joy of Battle
Masamune		Avia	Flying	I	Bustle	86	82	80	7	Rufflet	Base Rank
				II	One-Eyed Dragon	96	92	90	8	Rufflet, Braviary	60% link with Rufflet or Braviary in The Dragon's Dream
Kenshin		Illusio	Psychic  Fighting	I	Bustle	90	66	81	7	Gallade	Base Rank
				II	Inspiration	99	76	91	8	Gallade, Mewtwo	75% link with Gallade after clearing Archenemies.
Yoshimoto		Chrysalia	Bug  Steel	I	Deep Breath	64	72	79	5	Pineco	Base Rank
				II	Grace	75	82	88	6	Pineco, Forretress	55% link with Pineco or Forretress
Ujiyasu		Cragspur	Rock	I	Brotherhood	80	78	84	7	Boldore	Base Rank
				II	Father Figure	90	94	94	8	Boldore, Gigalith	60% link with Boldore or Gigalith
Nō		Spectra	Ghost  Dragon	I	Added Bonus	48	74	90	5	Misdreavus	Base Rank
				II	Viper's Bite	54	84	97	6	Misdreavus, Mismagius	60% link with Misdreavus or Mismagius when all Ghost-type Pokémon are registered in the Gallery.
Kotarō		Yaksha	Dark	I	Quick Strike	82	78	52	5	Zorua	Base Rank
				II	Mayhem	92	89	62	6	Zorua, Zoroark	60% link with Zorua or Zoroark
Ieyasu		Valora	Steel  Rock	I	Brotherhood	80	84	87	8	Aggron	Base Rank
				II	Resolution	88	94	97	8	Aggron, Registeel	70% link with Aggron when the army has more than 50 warriors, and more than half of them have their perfect link when the warrior headcount is even; or all warriors have their perfect link when the headcount is odd.
Hanbei		Ignis	Electric  Fire	I	Added Bonus	36	90	70	5	Pikachu	Base Rank
				II	Lazybones	42	99	80	6	Pikachu, Raichu	60% link with Pikachu or Raichu when deployed in the same kingdom as Kanbei.
Kanbei		Ignis	Ghost  Fire	I	Impact	60	90	62	5	Lampent	Base Rank
				II	Extinguish	70	98	70	6	Lampent, Chandelure	60% link with Lampent or Chandelure when deployed in the same kingdom as Hanbei.
Muneshige		Violight	Flying  Normal	I	Marksman	84	68	73	6	Staravia	Base Rank
				II	Typhoon	94	78	83	7	Staravia, Staraptor	60% link with Staravia or Staraptor while both Ginchiyo and Muneshige are in the army but deployed in two non-adjacent kingdoms.
Gracia		Nixtorm	Psychic  Ice	I	Added Bonus	42	63	78	5	Gothorita	Base Rank
				II	Bewilder	52	73	87	5	Gothorita, Gothitelle	60% link with Gothorita or Gothitelle
Hanzō		Viperia	Ghost  Poison	I	Marksman	87	77	62	5	Haunter	Base Rank
				II	Ninjutsu	94	88	72	6	Haunter, Gengar	60% link with Haunter or Gengar
Kunoichi		Terrera	Dark  Ice	I	Convalesce	60	63	70	5	Sneasel	Base Rank
				II	Trickster	70	73	80	5	Sneasel, Weavile	60% link with Sneasel or Weavile
Yukimura		Terrera	Fire  Flying	I	Mighty Blow	87	78	80	6	Charmeleon	Base Rank
				II	Willpower	95	84	90	7	Charmeleon, Charizard	65% link with Charmeleon or Charizard when he is deployed with Shingen in the same kingdom.
Magoichi		Avia	Grass  Flying	I	Crack Shot	89	79	74	6	Grovyle	Base Rank
				II	Cupid	95	88	84	7	Grovyle, Sceptile	60% link with Grovyle or Sceptile when three or more female Warlords are deployed with Magoichi in the same kingdom, and Masamune is not deployed with him.
Kanetsugu		Illusio	Psychic	I	Rally	65	88	79	7	Kadabra	Base Rank
				II	Love and Honor	75	97	89	7	Kadabra, Alakazam	60% link with Kadabra or Alakazam when deployed with Kenshin in the same kingdom.
Aya		Illusio	Ice  Ghost	I	Sweet Song	39	71	75	5	Snorunt	Base Rank
				II	Compassion	49	81	86	5	Snorunt, Froslass	55% link with Snorunt or Froslass
Kai		Cragspur	Fire  Rock	I	Quick Strike	73	62	70	5	Darumaka	Base Rank
				II	Warrior Woman	83	72	80	6	Darumaka, Darmanitan	55% link with Darumaka or Darmanitan
Okuni		Spectra	Bug  Fire	I	Convalesce	65	63	79	3	Larvesta	Base Rank
				II	Kabuki Dance	75	73	88	4	Larvesta, Volcarona	65% link with Larvesta or Volcarona
Ranmaru		Dragnor	Fighting  Steel	I	Empathy	69	72	66	4	Riolu	Base Rank
				II	Faith	79	82	76	5	Riolu, Lucario	60% link with Riolu or Lucario when deployed with Nobunaga in the same kingdom.
Tadakatsu		Valora	Steel  Dragon	I	Impact	92	68	81	6	Metagross	Base Rank
				II	Unrivaled	100	77	89	6	Metagross, Dialga	80% link with Metagross when deployed with Ieyasu and Ina in the same kingdom.
Ina		Valora	Water  Steel	I	Crack Shot	78	56	68	5	Prinplup	Base Rank
				II	Elegance	88	63	79	6	Prinplup, Empoleon	65% link with Prinplup or Empoleon
Keiji		None	Rock  Fighting	I	Mighty Blow	92	40	73	6	Bastiodon	Base Rank
				II	Carefree	100	50	86	7	Bastiodon, Terrakion	70% link with Bastiodon
Mitsunari		None	Steel  Dark	I	Marksman	46	85	72	5	Pawniard	Base Rank
				II	Cunning	55	96	84	5	Pawniard, Bisharp	60% link with Pawniard or Bisharp
Kiyomasa		None	Dragon  Ground	I	Empathy	82	64	67	5	Fraxure	Base Rank
				II	Belief	92	74	77	6	Fraxure, Haxorus	60% link with Fraxure or Haxorus
Masanori		None	Ground  Dark	I	Impact	88	37	63	5	Krokorok	Base Rank
				II	Sacrifice	97	50	73	6	Krokorok, Krookodile	60% link with Krokorok or Krookodile

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