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:''This article is about the Pokémon Researcher. For the English voice actors, see [[Bill Rogers]], [[Billy Regan]] or [[Carter Cathcart|Billy Beach]].''

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|caption=Art from {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}

|region=[[Johto]]

|relatives=Mother, Sister, [[Bill's grandfather|Grandpa]]

|trainer=yes

|trainerclass={{tc|Poké Maniac}}, [[Pokémon Storage System|Storage System developer]]

|generation={{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}

|games=[[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red, Blue]], {{v2|Yellow}}, [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold, Silver]], {{v2|Crystal}}, [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, LeafGreen]], [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold, SoulSilver]]

|enva=[[Maddie Blaustein]]

'''Bill''' (Japanese: '''ソネザキマサキ''' ''Masaki Sonezaki'') is a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} Researcher, widely regarded as an expert in many fields. He has made many appearances in the games. Bill is most commonly found in his [[Sea Cottage]], which is north of [[Cerulean City]] at the end of {{rt|25|Kanto}}. He is most notable for his first appearance in the [[Generation I]] games and for his [[Pokémon Storage System]] that has been pertinent in the entire main series.

==In the games==

Bill is a talented and famous inventor, who invented the original Pokémon Storage System and [[Time Capsule]]. People, including himself, call him a PokéManiac because of his large collection of both common and rare Pokémon. The first one he caught was an {{p|Abra}}; however, his favorite Pokémon are {{p|Eevee}} and its [[Eeveelution|evolutions]]. Bill also gives a free Eevee to {{ga|Ethan}}, {{ga|Kris}}{{sup/2|C}}, or {{ga|Lyra}}{{sup/4|HGSS}} in [[Generation II]] and its remakes, and another one to [[Bebe]] in [[Generation IV]], which is later given to {{ga|Lucas}}/{{ga|Dawn}}.

Bill also has some fans, like {{tc|Poké Maniac|PokéManiac}} Brent of Generation II who calls the player with information about him. Most of his calls are trivia about Bill himself and his family, such as the fact that Bill's mother used to be a [[Kimono Girl]] and that Bill's younger sister can't wink. He also mentions that Bill might have a crush on the flower girl in [[Goldenrod City]]. Brent also revealed the fact that Bill is lactose-intolerant, which was also stated by Celio in [[Generation III]].

In the Japanese versions of the games, Bill speaks in Kansai dialect like most Goldenrod City natives.

===[[Generation I]]===

In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, Bill can be found at the [[Sea Cottage]] on the [[Kanto Route 25|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 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.

===[[Generation II]]===

In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, Bill is visiting his family in [[Goldenrod City]]. After he gets the [[Time Capsule]] up and running in [[Ecruteak City]], players can visit him at his parents' house in Goldenrod and receive an {{p|Eevee}}. His sister will give the player Bill's number so they can check the storage system.

{{Pokémon/2

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====Quotes====

=====Ecruteak City=====

:''"Hi, I'm <sc>Bill</sc>. And who are you? Hmm. <player>, huh? You've come at the right time. I just finished adjustments on my <sc>Time Capsule</sc>. You know that <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> can be traded, right? My <sc>Time Capsule</sc> was developed to enable trades with the past. But you can't send anything that didn't exist in the past. If you did, the PC in the past would have a breakdown. So you have to remove anything that wasn't around in the past. Put simply, no sending new moves or new <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> in the <sc>Time Capsule</sc>. Don't you worry. I'm done with the adjustments. Tomorrow, <sc>Time Capsules</sc> will be running at all <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon Centers</sc>. I have to hurry on back to <sc>Goldenrod</sc> and see my folks. Buh-bye!"''

 

 

:''"<sc>Prof. Elm</sc> claims <sc>Eevee</sc> may evolve in new and unknown ways"''

 

:''"I used to experiment with a <sc>Teleporter</sc>. I ought to do a follow-up."''{{sup/2|GS}}

:''"My pop, he won't work. All he does is goof off all day long. He's getting to be a real headache..."''{{sup/2|C}}

 

:''"{{tt|Good morning!|If morning}}/{{tt|Good day!|If daytime}}/{{tt|Good evening!|If nighttime}} This is the <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon Storage System Administration Service</sc>. Who's calling? <player>, is it? Hang on a sec... ...... ...... Thanks for waiting!"''

**If box has at least 15 Pokémon

:''"<player>, your <sc>Box</sc> has room for only <number> more <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>. Maybe you should switch your BOX."''

:''"<player>, your <sc>Box</sc> is full! You'll have to switch <sc>Boxes</sc> if you want to catch more <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>."''

 

====Hoenn====

While visiting [[Lanette]] in {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby, Sapphire|s}}, {{v2|Emerald}}, {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire}}, players can check one of her computers to find an E-mail from Bill. The English translation of the e-mail in [[Generation III]] makes it seem as if Bill is crediting Lanette for upgrading his system, whereas the Japanese text and the English text in [[Generation VI]] clearly establishes that he and Lanette are co-developers of the original system.

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[[File:SeaBill.png|thumb|240px||right|Bill as a {{p|Clefairy}} in the Sea Cottage]]

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 [[One Island]], he introduces the player to [[Celio]].

{{incomplete|section|Needs quotes from his role around the Sevii Islands}}

:''"Hiya! I'm a <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>... ...No I'm not! Call me <sc>Bill</sc>! I'm a true-blue <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>maniac</sc>! Hey! What's with that skeptical look? I'm not joshing you, {{tt|pal|If player is a male}}/{{tt|lady|If player is a female}}. I screwed up an experiment and got combined with a <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>! So, how about it? Help me out there!"''

:''"{{tt|No!? Now don't be so cold! Come on, you gotta help a guy in deep, deep trouble! What do you say, chief/beautiful? Please? Okay? All right!|If player refuses}} Wait till I get inside the <sc>Teleporter</sc>. When I do, go to my PC and run the Cell Separation System."''

:''"{{tt|Yeehah! Thanks, bud/lady! I owe you one! So, did you come to see my <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> collection? You didn't? That's a bummer. I've got to thank you... Oh, here, maybe this'll do.|First time}} That cruise ship <sc>S.S.Anne</sc> is in <sc>Vermilion City</sc>. I hear there are lots of <sc>Trainers</sc> on board, too. They invited me to their party, but I can't stand fancy do's. Why don't you go instead of me? Go and have a good time."''

=====Fame Checker=====

;[[Fuchsia City]] &mdash; Bill's grandfather

;{{OBP|One Island|town}} &mdash; [[Celio]]

;One Island &mdash; Celio

;One Island &mdash; Celio

===[[Generation IV]]===

====Sinnoh====

In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, [[Bebe]] mentions that Bill invented the original PC storage system, and that she tinkered with it to make it easier to use. Upon giving the player an {{p|Eevee}}, Bebe refers to Bill as a friend from Johto to whom the Eevee previously belonged.

 

Bill appears in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in the same capacity as he did in Generation II. He will give the player an {{p|Eevee}} if he is visited at his parents' house in Goldenrod.

=====Pokémon=====

======Gives away======

{{Pokémon/4

==Artwork==

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===Sprites===

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[[File:Bill anime.png|thumb|200px|Bill talking about the world of Pokémon]]

Bill's only anime appearance was in ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'' where {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} met him at his lighthouse.

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|en=[[Maddie Blaustein|Adam Blaustein]]

{{cardlist/header|Bill|Supporter|char=yes}}

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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Vending|Bill's PC|S3}}|type=Pass Card|jpsetlink=Vending Machine cards|jpset=Extended Sheet 3}}

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===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

Bill appears in the third chapter of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, ''[[ET03|Clefairy Tale]]''. He works with [[Professor Oak]] researching a colony of {{p|Clefairy}} at [[Mt. Moon]]. He was the one to discover the colony of Clefairy and has befriended many of them. Together with Professor Oak and {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}, he assists the Clefairy with an evolution ceremony.

In the same chapter, Bill also reveals parts of his past to Ash. In the beginning, Bill only became a Pokémon Trainer because he didn't like school and wanted to take a leave of absence, but as time went on, he discovered that he deeply cared for his Pokémon. He decided to become a Pokémon researcher after witnessing his {{p|Ivysaur}} evolving into {{p|Venusaur}}.

|desc=When Bill was telling Ash his story about becoming a Pokémon Trainer, a flashback showed his {{p|Ivysaur}} evolving into a {{p|Venusaur}}. This motivated Bill into becoming a Pokémon researcher.}}

===In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga===

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Bill appears as a supporting character in Pokémon Adventures.

[[File:Bill Golden Boys.png|thumb|right|120px|Bill in Golden Boys]]

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 {{GnB|Grey}} and the other Rockets, he loans his {{p|Espeon}} and {{p|Umbreon}} to Gold and {{GnB|Black}}.

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

[[File:Bill leopard form PM.png|thumb|125px|left|Bill as a leopard]]

[[File:Bill PM.png|thumb|140px|Bill in Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]

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 went after Mew and arrived in an abandoned water mill. Red and Green's entrance caused Bill to appear and introduce himself to them. He then explained 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 turned out to be just plush dolls instead of real Pokémon. Seeing {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}, Bill decided to use him for one of his experiments but was stopped by his wife 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 decided to try and catch her, thinking that she was a real Mew but was stopped from doing so by Bill.

 

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 watched as Bill and his wife used the Moon Stone and the machine that transformed them in the first place, to change back into humans. As soon as that happened, both Red and Green ran away after noticing Bill's hideous appearance in human form.

[[File:Bill 2 PM.png|thumb|130px|left|Bill's Johto appearance]]

Bill made a reappearance in ''[[PM025|Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!]]'' with his wife. {{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}} kidnapped 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, thus blackmailing Bill into working on creating the Mewtwo. Clefairy tried to stop the creation of Mewtwo from getting finished but Giovanni's {{p|Meowth}} prevented him from getting closer. With Mewtwo completed, Bill's wife was released, and she and Bill went 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.

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===

[[File:Bill Zensho.png|thumb|180px|Bill in Pokémon Zensho]]

Bill appears in ''[[PZ04|Vermilion City]]'' where he transformed into a {{p|Nidoran♂}}. {{Zensho|Satoshi}} comes by and mistakes him for an actual Nidoran. He ends up catching him and Bill tells Satoshi that the Nidoran is him. He then has Satoshi place him in a machine that will separate his human self from his Pokémon self.

|desc=Prior to Satoshi's arrival, Bill ends up being merged into the {{p|Nidoran♂|male Nidoran}}'s body in a Pokémon transporter. As soon as Satoshi shows up, he ends up catching Nidoran♂ but releases it after finding out that it was a human. Nidoran♂ got separates from Bill after telling Satoshi how to use the transporter to separate Bill from the Nidoran's body.}}

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* Bill being mixed with a Pokémon during a teleportation experiment seems to be a direct reference to the movie ''{{wp|The Fly}}'', where a scientist experimenting with teleportation pods ends up combined with a fly.

* In [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen]], if a player declines to go to the [[Sevii Islands]] after defeating [[Blaine]], Bill will wait in [[Cinnabar Island]]'s Pokémon Center. During this period, he is both back at his home on {{rt|25|Kanto}} and on Cinnabar Island at the same time.

* Many rumors sprouted up during the time of Generation I where if the player could travel to the gap which appeared at the back of Bill's House, they would encounter Mew. This proved to be false and to stop further rumors, the gap was removed in the Generation III remakes.

* In the English dub of the anime, his Kansai dialect is portrayed as an {{wp|Regional accents of English|English accent}}, while in the Pokémon Adventures manga, this becomes a southern American accent.

* The Pokémon Bill is mixed with is different in each canon: in Generation I he is mixed with an unknown Pokémon, in Generation III he is mixed with a {{p|Clefairy}}, in the Pokémon Adventures manga he is mixed with a {{p|Rattata}}, in the Pokémon Zensho manga he is mixed with a {{p|Nidoran♂}}, and in the anime he is trapped in a {{p|Kabuto}} costume.

* Bill is currently the only Storage System developer to have appeared in the {{pkmn|anime}}.

!Language

!Name

!Origin

|Japanese

|ソネザキマサキ<br>''Masaki Sonezaki''

|From 正木 ''masaki'' ({{wp|Euonymus japonicus|Japanese spindle}}) and possibly みさき ''misaki'' (cape), referring to where he lives.

|English, German,<br>Italian, Spanish

|Possibly from {{wp|Bill Gates}}, former head of {{wp|Microsoft}} and developer of the {{wp|Microsoft Windows}} operating system for PCs.

|French

|Léo

|Possibly from {{wp|LEO (website)|Link Everything Online}}.

|Korean

|이수재 ''Lee Su-Jae''

|From 수재 ''Su-Jae (秀才)'', meaning a very talented person, referring to his Pokémon research expertise in many fields.

|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})

|曾根崎正輝 / 曾根崎正辉<br>''Cénggēnqí Zhènghuī''

|From the Japanese 曾根崎 ''Sonezaki'' and 正輝 ''Masaki''. 輝 (radiance) is also a possible reference to his lighthouse on the cape.