Spark (GO)

Spark スパーク Spark
Art from Pokémon GO as of November 30, 2022
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blond
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Team Instinct Leader
Generation	VI, VII, VIII, IX
Games	Pokémon GO
Specializes in	Electric types
Member of	Team Instinct
Rank	Leader

Spark (Japanese: スパーク Spark) is the leader of Team Instinct (Japanese: チームインスティンクト Team Instinct) in Pokémon GO. Team Instinct is researching Pokémon breeding, and is represented by Zapdos. Team Instinct Trainers believe a Pokémon's intuition is linked to how they are hatched.

He is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with Blanche and Candela. Standing at over 6 feet tall, Spark is the tallest of the three team leaders. He has an impulsive personality and likes to tease Blanche, who tends to get flustered when proven wrong.

History

Involving Team GO Rocket

On October 28, 2019, Spark had been collecting Eggs from PokéStops, fearing they would be turned into Shadow Pokémon if hatched by Team GO Rocket. During his mission, he encountered Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra for the first time, who mocked his efforts. Spark initially challenged her to battle but did not come prepared with any of his Pokémon.

On November 7, 2019, Spark sent the following message in response to Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra:

"Your threats won’t stop me from doing what’s right, Sierra! You might think I’m naïve, but I’m positive that the good guys always win in the end...and that’s the side I’m on!"'

On November 12, 2019, Spark successfully tracked down Sierra's location using the Rocket Radar and challenged her to battle. The battle resulted in a close victory for Spark, who ended up with only one Pokémon remaining.

On July 26, 2020, during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, Sierra battled Spark. Spark initiated the battle by sending out an Elekid, while Sierra sent a Shadow Houndoom. Houndoom started the fight by using Bite but Elekid knocked it with a destabilizing Thunder Punch. In the end, Spark won the battle when Giovanni recalled Sierra to him along with the other Team GO Rocket Leaders. Professor Willow, Blanche, Candela, Spark and their Pokémon then witnessed the Pokémon GO Fest 2020 fireworks show in the sky.

Quotes

Introduction

"Hey! The name's Spark — the leader of Team Instinct. Pokemon are creatures with excellent intuition. I bet the secret to their intuition is related to how they're hatched. Come and join my team! You never lose when you trust your instincts!"

Team GO Rocket invasion introduction (before battle)

"I overheard that some shady characters have been showing up at PokéStops. I think you need to check it out, but be careful, I have a feeling you might end up in a battle!"

Team GO Rocket invasion introduction (if battle lost)

• One of the following lines is randomly spoken

"You can do it!"

"You got this!"

"Electrifying battle!"

"Radical battling, Trainer!"

"That was an amazing battle!"

• 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 introduction (if battle won)

"Whoa, looks like they couldn't handle a little battle! They even left behind their Pokémon. Why would they do that? It has a really odd aura around it... Let's help it! Can you catch it so we can take a closer look?"'

Team GO Rocket invasion introduction (after capture)

"Oh! I remember Professor Willow talking about a process called purification! He said that it could help certain Pokémon become more powerful. Let's give it a shot!"

Team GO Rocket invasion (after collecting first Mysterious Component)

"Hey... That Grunt dropped something. What does this thing do? This looks like a piece of something right out of Willow’s lab! I bet this will help with that prototype he’s developing... Let’s see if we can find more."

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

• Upon first equipping

"Whoa! I knew the professor was right when he said these things could be used for something aside from hacking PokéStops! Is that a radar? Awesome! There’s no way they can hide from us with this! Let’s try it out and track down some hideouts!"

• If there are no hideouts in the vicinity

"Whoa—not a signal in sight! I wonder what they’re scared of? Just when I was energized to do some battling! Maybe we should check out other locations."

• If there are currently no hideouts

"No signals? Well, it is getting pretty late...and I need to go meet up with Willow. We might have better luck catching them during the daytime, when Candela and I usually get most of our research done."

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

• Upon first equipping

"This radar looks upgraded and WAY more powerful than others we’ve made! Think it’ll take us to whoever’s leading Team GO Rocket? I know it can’t be that easy. I bet Team GO Rocket has plenty more Grunts blocking our way. I’m ready if you are! Equip that radar, and let’s show ’em what Team Instinct is made of!"

Appraisal (before 0.149.0)

"Hey, <player>! You want me to check out your <Pokémon>?"

IV total

37-45: "Overall, your <Pokémon> looks like it can really battle with the best of them!"

30-36: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is really strong!"

23-29: "Overall, your <Pokémon> is pretty decent!"

0-22: "Overall, your <Pokémon> has room for improvement as far as battling goes."

Best stat

First: "Its best quality is its <stat>."

If tie: "Its <stat> is great, too!"

Highest IV

15: "Its stats are the best I've ever seen! No doubt about it!"

13-14: "Its stats are really strong! Impressive."

8-12: "It's definitely got some good stats. Definitely!"

0-7: "Its stats are all right, but kinda basic, as far as I can see."

Size

XS: "Wh-whoa. That's the tiniest <Pokémon> I've ever seen!"

S: "Your <Pokémon> is a little small for its kind, don't you think?"

L: "Your <Pokémon> is a BIG one!"

XL: "Your <Pokémon> is just HUGE!"

"That's what I think! See ya!"

Prior battle

"Get ready for an awesome battle! My Pokémon will show you their best moves!"

Pokémon

Team Instinct emblem

Battle Training

Spark uses the following Pokémon in Battle Training. His Pokémon's moves will be randomly chosen from their current move pool.

Spark Team Instinct Leader
League	Pokémon
Great League	CP 1473	CP 1499	CP 1492
Ultra League	CP 2476	CP 2475	CP 2472
Master League	CP 3452	CP 3834	CP 3527

Prior to July 19, 2019

Spark Team Instinct Leader
League	Pokémon
Great League	CP 1362	CP 991	CP 938
Ultra League	CP 2286	CP 2485	CP 2340
Master League	CP 2340	CP 3005	CP 3527

Pokémon GO Tour: Johto Battle Challenge

Spark Team Instinct Leader
#1	#2	#3

Artwork

Appearance from Pokémon GO between September 30th and November 30th, 2022

In the TCG

Full Art print of Spark

Main article: Spark (Pokémon GO 70)

Spark was introduced as a 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 and English Pokémon GO expansions, with artwork by Naoki Saito. It was also released as a Full Art card and Secret card in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by the same artist. It allows the player to draw two cards and then flip a coin. If heads, they can attach a Lightning Energy card from their discard pile to one of their Benched Pokémon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	スパーク Spark	From spark
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Indonesian	Spark	Same as Japanese name
Korean	스파크 Spark	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	史帕克 Shǐpàkè	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	史帕克 Sípaakhāk
Russian	Спарк Spark	Transcription of his Japanese name
Thai	สปาร์ก Spark	Transcription of his Japanese name

Team Instinct

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 靈犀隊 Lìhngsāi Déui Mandarin 靈犀隊 Língxī Duì French Équipe Intuition German Team Intuition Italian Squadra Istinto Korean 팀 인스팅트 Team Instinct Brazilian Portuguese Equipe Instinto Russian Команда Инстинкт Komanda Instinkt Spanish Equipo Instinto Thai ทีมอินสติงต์ Team Instinct Turkish İçgüdü Takımı

References

Non-player characters in Pokémon GO
Professor Willow • Blanche • Spark • Candela Team GO Rocket • Challengers • Rhi • Mateo

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.