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|hair=Brown{{tt|*|games}} Green{{tt|*|anime}}

|birthday=December 31st{{tt|*|In Pokémon Adventures}}

Bill also has several friends that share his interests in computer technology. One of them is [[Celio]], his old friend from {{OBP|One Island|town}} in the [[Sevii Islands]]. He is also close with [[Lanette]] and [[Bebe]], the storage system developers of [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]], respectively.

In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, Bill can be found at the [[Cerulean Cape]], initially performing an experiment on Pokémon teleportation. However, Bill accidentally becomes combined with the body of a [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] and requires the player's help to fix the problem. In Pokémon Yellow, {{ga|Red's Pikachu|the player's Pikachu}} [[Walking Pokémon#Pokémon Yellow|will be confused]] by the whole ordeal, and shocked upon seeing Bill return back to his original form. After things are back in order, he speaks about his Pokémon Storage System and what was formerly on the PC menu as "Someone's PC" will change to "Bill's PC." He will also give away an {{key|I|S.S. Ticket}} so that the player can board the [[S.S. Anne]]. He gives the player the ticket as a gift for changing him back into a human, and also claims that the rich crowd of the S.S. Anne isn't his type. If the player exits Bill's house and goes back in, they can check his computer for information on {{p|Eevee}} and its three [[Evolutionary stone|stone]] evolutions, his favorite Pokémon.

While visiting [[Lanette]] in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, players can check one of her computers to find an E-mail from Bill. The English translation of the e-mail makes it seem as if Bill is crediting Lanette for upgrading his system, whereas the Japanese text clearly establishes that he and Lanette are co-developers of the original system.

English Letter:

:"''... ... ... ... ... ... ...

:''Your storage system  

:''offers more convenience than mine.

:''It has a lot of user friendly features that

:''make it fun and useful too. It makes me

:''proud that I played a part in its development.

:''Here's hoping that you'll continue

:''research in Storage Systems.

:''From <sc>Bill</sc>

:''... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..."

In [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions]], Bill is in the same area as in the original games. However, he also appears on [[Cinnabar Island]] asking for help in the [[Sevii Islands]] shortly after [[Blaine]] is defeated. While on [[Knot Island]], he introduces the player to [[Celio]].

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{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} met Bill at his lighthouse in ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''.

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===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

[[File:Bill EToP.png|thumb|Bill in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]

Bill reappears with [[Professor Oak]] in ''[[ET19|Side Story: Ash vs. Gary]]'' at a Pokémon research center.

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|desc=Bill rescued this {{p|Dratini}} when he was young. This Dratini stayed with him until a {{p|Dragonite}} who was Dratini's father goes berserk. Dratini returns home promising to be with Bill again someday.}}

In [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]], Bill appears in the chapter ''[[GB11|Gold and Black VS. Team Rocket]]''. He tells {{GnB|Gold}} and [[Whitney]] all the folklore of [[Ecruteak City]], including the legends of {{p|Ho-Oh}}, the [[legendary beasts]], and the story of the [[Bell Tower]] and the [[Brass Tower]]. Later, when Bill, Gold, and the Gym Leaders are held hostage by [[Grey]] and the other Rockets, he loans his {{p|Espeon}} and {{p|Umbreon}} to Gold and {{GnB|Black}}.

Umbreon's only known move is {{m|Quick Attack}}.}}

Bill and his wife were transformed into a leopard and {{p|Mew}} respectively from an unsuccessful experiment, which his wife noted, when they combined themselves with a cat when they wanted to combine a human and an animal together. After doing so, Bill's wife went out to search for a Moon Stone in order to get changed back to humans. She managed to find the Moon Stone that {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} and {{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}} were searching for. They go after Mew and arrive in an abandoned water mill. Red and Green's entrance caused Bill to appear and introduces himself to them. He then explains that he was the one who created the unknown Pokémon in the house and is experimenting on creating the most powerful Pokémon. However, the Pokémon Bill created are just plush dolls instead of real Pokémon. Seeing {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}, Bill decides to use him for one of his experiments but his wife stops him before he was able to do so. His wife explained the story about their transformations to the group and why she took the Moon Stone from them. After the story, Green decides to capture her, thinking that she was a real Mew but Bill prevents him from doing so. When Clefairy battled [[Green's Charizard]], Bill went to one of the machines to shrink Charizard but it ended up shrinking both Clefairy and Charizard since the former did not leave the machine on time. After Green gave up on catching Bill's wife in the form of Mew, the group watches Bill and his wife use the Moon Stone and the machine that transformed them in the first place in order to change back into humans. It worked as the Moon Stone the Mew took was actually the antidote to change back into their human selves. As soon as that happened, both Red and Green ran away after noticing Bill's hideous appearance in human form.

Bill made a reappearance in ''[[PM025|Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!]]'' with his wife. {{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}} kidnaps him and his wife in order to finish creating {{TP|Blue|Mewtwo}} since Giovanni only created the first half. Giovanni tied up his wife, as well as Green and his Charmander, while Bill worked on creating the Mewtwo. Bill became worried about his wife but Giovanni told him to get back to work. Clefairy tries to stop the creation of Mewtwo from getting finished but Giovanni's {{p|Meowth}} prevents him from getting closer. With Mewtwo completed, Bill's wife is untied, and she and Bill go up to Mew to see if it was okay. When Clefairy battled Mewtwo, he threw it in the DNA switching machine and Clefairy went in the other one. Clefairy told Bill to give Mewtwo his DNA and Bill activates the DNA switching machine which transformed Clefairy into Mewtwo. Clefairy goes in the machine again but Bill could not do it since it did not have any power. {{OBP|Red's Pikachu|Pocket Monsters}} used his electricity to charge it up and Clefairy's DNA went to Giovanni's other Pokémon.

Bill made his third appearance in ''[[PM088|Find the Legendary Pokémon!!]]'' His appearance is closer to his game artwork in this chapter. A Kimono Girl takes Red and his Pokémon to him after they were playing around in the [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]. Bill shows them his [[Time Capsule]] machine and demonstrates it on a guy about to get hit by a car, Tyrogue runs to the car and gets hit instead. Bill then ponders about his past which made Clefairy interested and wants the group to try it out. They go in the Time machine and he sends them back in time.

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|From 正木 ''masaki'', {{wp|Euonymus japonicus|Japanese Spindle}}. It is also similar to みさき ''misaki'' (cape), referring to where he lives.

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