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'''Mr. Fuji''' (Japanese: '''フジろうじん''' ''Elder Fuji'') is a kind old man who lives in [[Lavender Town]].

==In the games==

Mr. Fuji looks after abandoned and orphaned {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} at the Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House in [[Lavender Town]]. He subscribes to {{DL|Pokémon magazines|Pokémon Fan}} Magazine. Mr. Fuji is supposedly shy. Mr. Fuji wishes for the happiness of all Pokémon. He cares for the {{p|Cubone}} that [[Team Rocket]] orphaned.

Mr. Fuji is not a native of Lavender Town. He used to live on [[Cinnabar Island]], where he was known as '''Dr. Fuji''' (Japanese: '''フジはかせ''' ''Dr. Fuji''), the founder of [[Pokémon Lab]]. He is a close friend of [[Blaine]], as indicated by a portrait in the [[Cinnabar Gym]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. <!--It is rumored that he lived in the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} at one time.-->

In the [[Generation I]] games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, when members of Team Rocket killed {{OBP|Marowak|ghost}} at [[Pokémon Tower]], Mr. Fuji marched up to their [[Rocket Hideout|hideout]] and started to rant about how Team Rocket was abusing Pokémon. Later, Mr. Fuji went to the Pokémon Tower to calm the Marowak's restless spirit, but Team Rocket appeared and held him hostage until the {{player}} drove them out of the tower. In gratitude, Mr. Fuji gives the player a [[Poké Flute]].

In the [[Generation II]] games and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Mr. Fuji does not have a prominent role. He is found in the [[House of Memories]] paying respects to the deceased Pokémon there. In the house, there are hidden chambers that only Mr. Fuji has access to.  

;[[Reina|Little girl at Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House]]

;One of the {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s at [[Pokémon Tower]]

{{sign|FRLGspeech|our {{color2|606060|Rocket Hideout|HIDEOUT}}.}}

;{{DL|Pokémon magazines|Pokémon Fan|Pokémon Fan Magazine}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|{{color2|606060|Pokémon magazines#Pokémon Fan|POKéMON FAN MAGAZINE}}}}

;Old man at the [[Pokémon Center]] in [[Lavender Town]]

;Portrait in [[Cinnabar Gym]]

;[[Pokémon Journal]]

;Message from Mr. Fuji left to the {{player}}

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===In the main series===

Mr. Fuji as in the elder from [[Lavender Town]] hasn't appeared in the [[Pokémon anime]] series. However, evidence from the other media suggest that Dr. Fuji from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' is based on him. In the movie, Dr. Fuji was involved in the creation of {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}, from which he did not survive due to Mewtwo destructing of the lab where it was created.

 

Mr. Fuji's first appearance in [[Pokémon Origins]] was in the episode ''[[PO02|File 2 - Cubone]]''. Much like in the games, he had gone to the [[Pokémon Tower]] after it was taken over by [[Team Rocket]], trying to convince them to leave, but wound up as their hostage. After Team Rocket was driven out of the Pokémon Tower by {{OBP|Red|Origins}}, Mr. Fuji rewarded the young Pokémon Trainer with the [[Poké Flute]] and a pair of mysterious stones. When Red asked what the stones were for, Mr. Fuji told him that he would find out soon enough.

Mr. Fuji later appeared in ''[[PO04|File 4 - Charizard]]'', where his past as Dr. Fuji is revealed by [[Professor Oak|Prof. Oak]] soon after he concluded that [[Pokémon Mansion journals#In Pokémon Origins|the journals]] Red found at the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} were his. He explained that Dr. Fuji used to be dedicated to Pokémon researching, but after he discovered a {{p|Mew|new species}}, the subjects of his studies were dismissed, and the Doctor was trying to artificially create a {{p|Mewtwo|powerful new Pokémon}}. Despite their last names matching, Red was skeptical about both being the same person, but the Professor told him it was very likely, as Dr. Fuji did a research related to mysterious stones flowing with energy, like the ones that Mr. Fuji gave him.

Later, in their home at [[Lavender Town]], [[Reina]] told Mr. Fuji about the rumors of an incredibly strong Pokémon seen in the [[Cerulean Cave]]. After hearing that the Pokémon is likely a {{t|Psychic}} type, he indicated that he knew the identity of this Pokémon. After hearing of Red heading to capture the mysterious Pokémon, {{p|Mewtwo}}, Mr. Fuji began to think about Red's possibilities to win the fight against it. During his thinking session, Red battled Mewtwo in the Cerulean Cave, and wound up getting almost all of his Pokémon defeated, leaving him with only his {{p|Charizard}}. While Charizard battled Mewtwo, Mr. Fuji understood that Red's only hope of victory lied within the stones he had given to him. The stones, revealed to be a [[Mega Stone|Charizardite X]] and a [[Key Stone]], gave Charizard strength to rise from the brink of defeat and [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Charizard X. This new power gave Charizard capability to defeat Mewtwo, allowing Red to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it.

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===In Pokémon Adventures===

[[File:Mr Fuji Doduo Adventures.png|thumb|120px|Mr. Fuji (right) with his {{p|Doduo}} and {{adv|Blue}}]]

Mr. Fuji first appears in ''[[PS013|Sigh for Psyduck]]'', when he meets {{adv|Red}} in [[Lavender Town]], on his way to pay his respects to his {{p|Doduo}}'s grave. Mr. Fuji invites Red to his house and tells about the [[Pokémon Tower]] and the {{OBP|ghost|literal}}s in there. Because of them, he cannot bury his {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in a proper place. Red sees a photo of {{adv|Blue}} with Mr. Fuji, who tells him that the lad went to the Pokémon Tower to defy the presence of any ghosts, which makes Red willing to go there as well. Once Blue defeats [[Koga#In the Pokémon Adventures manga|Koga]] and the truth about the ghosts is revealed to the citizens of [[Lavender Town]], Mr. Fuji can finally take his deceased Pokémon to rest at the Pokémon Tower.

Mr. Fuji made a couple of cameo appearances in later chapters. In ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'', he is one of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] members that sent Pokémon to defeat {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}}. In ''[[PS295|Last Shot]]'', the [[#Fame Checker|photo]] of Mr. Fuji and [[Blaine]] standing shoulder to shoulder is seen in an album.

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|Japanese

|フジろうじん<br>''Elder Fuji''

|From フジ ''Fuji'', the Japanese name for the {{wp|wisteria}} family of plants, a genus of plants with purple flowers. He may be named this because he lives in [[Lavender Town]], also named after a plant with purple flowers.

|English, French,<br>German, Spanish

|Mr. Fuji

|Same as Japanese name.

|Korean

|등나무노인<br>''Elder Deung'namu''

|From 등나무 ''Deung'namu'', the Korean name for ''{{wp|Wisteria floribunda}}'', the "Japanese Wisteria".

|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})

|富士老人<br>''Elder Fùshì''

|From 富士 ''Fuji'', possibly relating to {{wp|Mount Fuji|Mt. Fuji}}.

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