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|javagame=Minoru Inaba

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{{tt|博士|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}}.  

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]].

It is rumored that Mr. Fuji once lived the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}, where [[Pokémon Mansion journals|journals]] related to the discovery of {{p|Mew}} and the birth of {{p|Mewtwo}} can be found. The mansion being located on Cinnabar Island and the fact that Fuji was a doctor are the only implications given in the games he appears in. However, this is also backed up not only by Pokémon Emerald as aforementioned, but by [[Mr. Fuji#In the anime|different anime media]], suggesting he is in fact the author of the Pokémon Mansion journals and thus, the scientist related to the creation of Mewtwo in the games as well.

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

====Red, Blue and Yellow====

:''"Heh? You came to save me? Thank you. But, I came here of my own free will. I came to calm the soul of CUBONE's mother. I think MAROWAK's spirit has gone to the afterlife. I must thank you for your kind concern! Follow me to my home, POKéMON HOUSE at the foot of this tower."''

'''Lavender Town'''

:''"<player>. Your POKéDEX quest may fail without love for your POKéMON. I think this may help your quest."''

*If the player doesn't have room for more items

*After giving the player the Poké Flute

:''"Upon hearing POKé FLUTE, sleeping POKéMON will spring awake. It works on all sleeping POKéMON."''

 

:''"Has my FLUTE helped you?"''

:''"Welcome. Hmm... You appear to be raising your POKéMON in a kind and loving manner. POKéMON lovers come here to pay their respects to departed POKéMON. Please offer condolences for the souls of the departed POKéMON. I'm sure that will make them happy."''

====FireRed and LeafGreen====

:''"Heh? You came to save me? Thank you. But, I came here of my own free will. I came to calm the spirit of CUBONE’s mother. I think MAROWAK’s spirit has finally left us. I must thank you for your kind concern. Follow me to my home, POKéMON HOUSE, at the foot of this tower."''

*After returning from Pokémon Tower

:''"<player>… Your POKéDEX quest is one that requires strong dedication. Without deep love for POKéMON, your quest may fail. I’m not sure if this will help you, but I’d like you to have it."''

*If the player doesn't have room for more items

:''"You must make room for this!"''

*After giving the player the Poké Flute

:''"Upon hearing the POKé FLUTE, sleeping POKéMON will spring awake. Try using it on POKéMON that are sleeping obstacles."''

*Subsequent visits

:''"Has my POKé FLUTE helped you?"''

'''Fame Checker'''

:''"Instead of hoping for the happiness of just your POKéMON… …Can I get you to wish for the happiness of all POKéMON?"''

====HeartGold and SoulSilver====

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.

[[File:Mr Fuji PO.png|250px|thumb|Mr. Fuji in Pokémon Origins]]

Mr. Fuji's first appearance in [[Pokémon Origins]] was in ''[[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]] soon after he concluded that [[Pokémon Mansion journals|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.

|ja=稲葉実 ''Minoru Inaba''

[[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|Double Down Deoxys]]'', the [[#Fame Checker|photo]] of Mr. Fuji and [[Blaine]] standing shoulder to shoulder is seen in an album.

===Pokémon===

|フジ{{tt|老人|ろうじん}}<br>''Elder Fuji''

|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''