Barry (game)
- Pearl (game) redirects here. For the game titled "Pokémon Pearl Version", see Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions.
| Barry ジュン Jun | |
 Art from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Palmer (father), unnamed mother |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Generation | IV, VIII |
| Games | Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl Masters EX |
| Game animation debut | Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer |
| English voice actor | Erik Scott Kimerer[1] (Masters EX) Connor Ludovice (Evolutions) |
| Japanese voice actor | Tsubasa Yonaga[2] (Masters EX) Ayumu Murase (Evolutions) |
| Animated counterpart | Barry |
| Counterpart debut | Barry's Busting Out All Over! |
| Manga counterpart(s) | Pearl, Jun, Kazuki |
Barry (Japanese: ジュン Jun) is the rival character in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. His name is chosen by the player at the start of the game.
In the core series games
Role
Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl
Barry, like the player, lives in Twinleaf Town and is also the player's childhood friend (and soon-to-be rival). Barry is always in a hurry and extremely impatient, and because of this, often crashes into other people (usually demanding a fine from them) or misses important details.
Barry is incredibly determined and it is very difficult to discourage him; the only thing that has done this so far was his crushing loss to the Team Galactic Commander, Jupiter at Lake Acuity, although this defeat lead to a major positive change in Barry's character, causing him to become slightly more serious, realistic, and mature. He is also quite the braggart, often boasting about his battling prowess or how cool his Pokémon are. Barry does have a soft side, however, as seen after the wild Starly attack.
Barry is also one to take risks and quickly jump into action; it was this behavior that caused the player and himself to be attacked by wild Starly, setting off the chain reaction that would result in the player receiving their first Pokémon.
After becoming the Sinnoh League Champion, the player can find him training at Stark Mountain during the week, and at the Fight Area on weekends, ready to battle. Unlike the player and Lucas/Dawn, Barry did not receive a Pokédex, due to him rushing out of Professor Rowan's lab before Rowan could give him one.
Barry's father is Palmer, one of the Sinnoh Battle Frontier's five Frontier Brains. Barry wants to be like him, which is the reason he is so determined and trains hard. Barry is actually very much like his father characteristic-wise. Both he and Palmer are constantly in a hurry, running into people (including the player), and both seem to react the same way when they happen to run into people.
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Barry can be encountered and fought at the Battle Tower. He teams up with his father in the Double Battle mode, revealing that he actually succeeded in defeating him.
Pokémon Platinum
In addition to his hyperactive personality, it is also shown that in the beginning of Platinum, he gets distracted very easily. In the events of Platinum, Barry suggests going to visit Professor Rowan at his lab rather than go to the lake in search of a Pokémon of the same rarity as a red Gyarados (as happened in Diamond and Pearl). When Professor Rowan questions Lucas/Dawn and Barry on Route 201 about going into the tall grass without any Pokémon, deeming it reckless and wondering if such people were well-suited for Pokémon, Barry admits it was his idea and says that his friend should at least get a Pokémon if not him. After this, Professor Rowan gives them both Pokémon, much to Barry's excitement.
After the player completes the Stark Mountain sidequest, Barry can be found at the Survival Area every day, but can only be battled on weekends. He desires to get into the Battleground, even asking for help from Crasher Wake. If the player enters the Hall of Fame 20 times, his team's levels increase by 20.
Pokémon
Barry's first partner Pokémon depends on the player's choice (he will choose the one that is strong against the player's), and the remainder of his team will be filled out based on this choice.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- For Barry's Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, see here.
Fifth battle
Weekend battles
After entering the Hall of Fame 20 times
Pokémon Platinum
- For Barry's Pokémon in Pokémon Platinum, see here.
Sixth battle
Multi Battle at the Fight Area
Weekend battles
After entering the Hall of Fame 20 times
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
First battle
Second battle
Third battle
Fourth battle
Multi Battle with the player
Barry teams up with the player in a Multi Battle against Jupiter and Mars.
Fifth battle
Weekend battles
After entering the Hall of Fame 20 times
Before version 1.1.0, Staraptor knew Endeavor instead of Rain Dance and Roserade had Poison Point instead of Natural Cure.
Before version 1.1.0, Staraptor knew Endeavor instead of Sunny Day.
Master Class Doubles Battles (Rank 10)
For each team, Barry uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Palmer uses the third and fourth.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Barry (Masters)
Barry, in his Pokémon Diamond and Pearl design, forms a sync pair with Piplup and its evolved forms Prinplup and Empoleon, along with Roserade, Heracross, Floatzel, and Infernape in Pokémon Masters EX. His Heracross is capable of Mega Evolving. Barry became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with him joining the player after completing the second chapter of the PML arc.
Barry has also made notable appearances in the game's main stories, the PML arc, and the villain arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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Barry | #0395 | 
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Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon♂ |
Water
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Grass
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★★★☆☆☆EX | Story Chapter 02 | |
| #029 |
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Barry | #0407 | 
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Roserade♂ |
Grass
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Ice
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★★★★☆☆EX | Battle Points | |
| #029 | 
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Special Costume Barry |
#0214 | 
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Heracross♂   Mega Heracross
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Bug
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Flying
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★★★★★☆EX | Costume Sync Pair Scout |
| #029 |
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Barry | #0419 | 
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Floatzel♂ |
Water
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Grass
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★★★★★☆EX | Training Ticket Exchange | |
| #029 |
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Barry | #0392 | 
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Infernape♂ |
Fighting
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Water
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★★★★★☆EX | Mix Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Diamond and Pearl by Ken Sugimori[3] |
Official artwork from Platinum |
Battle Frontier artwork | Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl release celebration art by Tomohiro Kitakaze [4] |
Sprites and models
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Sprite from Platinum |
Back sprite from Diamond and Pearl |
Back sprite from Platinum |
VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Battle Tower VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
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| Overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Sprite from the Diamond and Pearl opening |
Intro sprite from Diamond and Pearl |
Intro sprite from Platinum |
Back model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Quotes
- Main article: Barry (game)/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
- Main article: Barry (anime)
In Pokémon the Series, there is a character based on Barry, sharing his name and characteristics. He debuted in Barry's Busting Out All Over! and became one of Ash's rivals, as well as an occasional traveling companion.
Pokémon Evolutions
Barry appeared in The Rival. As he prepared to battle his father Palmer at the Battle Tower, he thought back to key moments in his journey: choosing Piplup as his first partner Pokémon at Lake Verity alongside Lucas, defeating Roark to earn his first Gym Badge, losing a battle against Jupiter at Lake Acuity, and getting revenge against her at the Spear Pillar. Eventually, he managed to defeat his father after a hard battle.
Pokémon
| Debut | The Rival |
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Empoleon is Barry's main Pokémon and also his first partner Pokémon. He obtained it as a Piplup at Lake Verity. Later, it helped him win his first Gym Badge by defeating Roark's Cranidos. After evolving into Prinplup, it battled against Jupiter's Skuntank, but lost. After fully evolving, it battled Skuntank again at the Spear Pillar, this time emerging victorious. Later, when Barry challenged Palmer at the Battle Tower, Empoleon was his final Pokémon. It managed to defeat Palmer's Rhyperior, making Barry the winner.
Empoleon's known moves are Pound, Bubble, Bubble Beam, Metal Claw, and Hydro Pump.
| Debut | The Rival |
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Heracross is Barry's second known Pokémon and the first one he was seen using against Palmer at the Battle Tower, where he was defeated by Milotic.
None of Heracross's moves are known.
| Debut | The Rival |
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Staraptor is Barry's third known Pokémon and the second one he was seen using at the Battle Tower, where it defeated Palmer's Dragonite before losing to Rhyperior.
Staraptor's only known move is Aerial Ace.
Achievements
Badges
This listing is of the Badges Barry has obtained in the Sinnoh region:
Other
- Battle Tower - Winner (The Rival)
Artwork
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| Concept art for advertising of Pokémon Evolutions |
Poster artwork for Pokémon Evolutions |
Poster artwork for The Rival |
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
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| Japanese | 村瀬歩 Ayumu Murase | |
| English | Connor Ludovice | |
| German | Roman Wolko | |
| Italian | Simone Lupinacci | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Leo Caldeira | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Ricardo Bautista |
| Spain | Miguel Babío | |
GOTCHA!
Barry briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Barry appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon
In other manga
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Pearl (Adventures)
In Pokémon Adventures, Barry has a counterpart named Pearl. Together with his friend Diamond, they form an aspiring manzai comedy duo. Pearl also has the talent of being able to predict what move a Pokémon is going to use simply by observing its body language.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Barry appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, owning a Chimchar and a Starly.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
- Main article: Jun (DPA)
In Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Adventure!, there is a recurring character who shares Barry's likeness and Japanese name, Jun.
Pocket Monsters DP
- Main article: Kazuki (Pocket Monsters DP)
In Pocket Monsters DP, Barry has a counterpart named Kazuki.
Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!!
- Main article: Kento
In Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!!, Kento is based on Barry.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Barry or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Rival | Su | Diamond & Pearl | 
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113/130 | Space-Time Creation |
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124/132 | Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck | ||||
| Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck | |||||||
| Barry | Su | Brilliant Stars |
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130/172 | Start Deck 100 | 399/414 | |
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167/172 | Start Deck 100 | 418/414 | |||
| S-P Promotional cards | 303/S-P | ||||||
| Friends in Sinnoh | Su | Crown Zenith |
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131/159 | VSTAR Universe | 154/172 | |
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149/159 | VSTAR Universe | 
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247/172 | ||
Trivia
- Barry has achieved a high score of 2,000 at Pal Park, which serves as the default high score.
- Among the default names for Barry in the Japanese version of Pokémon Diamond is Shigeru, one of the default names in both Pokémon Red and Pokémon FireRed for Blue. "Gary" is also one of the optional names for him in the German and Italian versions of Pokémon Diamond. Gary's Korean name, 바람 Baram, is among the optional names for him in the Korean version.
- All Japanese default names for Barry come from game staff members' first names, all of whom are listed in the game's credits. Jun is from Junichi Masuda, production director and music composer. Shigeru is from Shigeru Ōmori, game design leader. Kōji is from Kōji Nishino, a game designer. Toshinobu is from Toshinobu Matsumiya, game scenario author. Hisashi is from Hisashi Sogabe, battle system programmer. Sōsuke is from Sōsuke Tamada, field system programmer. Akito is from Akito Mori, communication system programmer. Nozomu is from Nozomu Saito, also one of the programmers.
- Although Barry can only be battled on weekends, if the player saves the game in front of him on a Sunday in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, he can still be battled on weekdays if the player does not leave the Fight Area during the periods of time in between. This was corrected in Pokémon Platinum.
- Barry has an orange Pokétch, but an old lady in Oreburgh City states that blue and pink are the only colors that are produced by the Pokétch Company.
- In the code of Pokémon Platinum, there exists a variation of Barry's Survival Area team that's 10 levels higher than his initial weekend battle team, but it is completely inaccessible through normal gameplay. The levels of this team approximately match Barry's weekend battle team from Diamond and Pearl once the player has entered the Hall of Fame 10 times. This battle also features pieces of dialogue from Barry that go unused as well due to the battle's inaccessibility. The reason behind this battle's inaccessibility is unknown. Due to it being unused, Barry's Survival Area team is only upgraded following 20 Hall of Fame entries, which increases its levels by 20.[5]
- At the time of the release of Pokémon Platinum, Barry's first partner Pokémon was the highest-level Pokémon owned by a rival character, being able to grow up to level 85. This record wasn't broken until Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's DLC expansion, where Nemona and Kieran's Pokémon were given higher levels, with her first partner Pokémon and his Hydrapple reaching level 87 at their strongest.
- In Pokémon Masters EX, Barry reveals that he keeps trying to fine people because he wants to gather money for his own Battle Tower so he could challenge his father there.
Names
Barry is used as the official name for this character in Pokémon Masters EX and his animated series counterpart, in addition to it appearing as an optional name for him in the games (Diamond, Platinum), and Brilliant Diamond. His default name is "Diamond" or "Pearl" depending on the version being played, while internal game data refers to him as Cedric (Japanese: パール Pearl).
A trailer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl refers to Barry as "Jun", a romanization of one of his optional names.
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ジュン Jun | Possibly from Junichi Masuda |
| パール Pearl[n 1] | The hidden default name in Diamond and Platinum in Japanese | |
| English | Barry | Same as his animated series counterpart and his first default name in Diamond and Platinum in English |
| Cedric[n 1] | From the name Cedric | |
| German, Latin American Spanish, Italian, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese |
Barry | Same as his animated series counterpart and his first default name in Diamond and Platinum in English |
| European Spanish | Israel | Same as his first default name in Diamond and Platinum |
| French | René | Same as his animated series counterpart and the French name of Camper Barry from Fuchsia Gym |
| Korean | 용식 Yongsik | Same as his animated series counterpart and his first default name in Diamond and Platinum |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 阿馴 Ā Xún / A Sèuhn | From an orthographic borrowing of Japanese 馴 jun and 馴 / 驯 xún / sèuhn (to tame) with the familial prefix 阿 ā / a |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 阿驯 Ā Xùn | |
| Thai | จุน Chun | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Optional names
In Diamond and Pearl, if the player chooses "NEW NAME" and leaves it blank, he will be automatically named “Pearl” or “Diamond” depending on which version is the one the player isn’t playing. In Platinum, either Diamond or Pearl will be randomly selected. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, if the player chooses "I'll tell you..." and cancels, the player will simply be asked to select his name again.
| Game | Japanese | English | German | European Spanish | French | Italian | Korean | Chinese (Traditional) | Chinese (Simplified) |
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| Diamond | パール Pearl[n 2] ジュン Jun シゲル Shigeru コウジ Kōji トシノブ Toshinobu |
Pearl[n 2] Barry Damion Tyson Markus |
Perl[n 2] Lutz Gary Marco Jochen |
Perla[n 2] Israel Rosendo Marcos Uriel |
Perlo[n 2] Enzo Yan Marcus Niels |
Perl[n 2] Alvise Gary Marzio Markus |
펄 Pearl[n 2] 용식 Yongsik 바람 Baram 효지 Hyoji 재준 Jaejun |
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| Pearl | ダイヤ Dia[n 2] ヒサシ Hisashi ソウスケ Sōsuke アキト Akito ノゾム Nozomu |
Diamond[n 2] Clint Ralph Lewis Tommy |
Diamant[n 2] Dirk Arnold Armin Bastian |
Diamant[n 2] Germán Pablo Fabio Ignacio |
Diamant[n 2] Romain Quentin Mattéo Alexis |
Diaman[n 2] Clint Ruggero Livio Tommaso |
다이아몬드 Diamond[n 2] 무현 Muhyeon 조연 Joyeon 조인 Join 정무 Jeongmu |
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| Platinum | ダイヤ Dia[n 2] パール Pearl[n 2] ジュン Jun テツジ Tetsuji ヒロノブ Hironobu ヨシノリ Yoshinori |
Diamond[n 2] Pearl[n 2] Barry Nolan Roy Gavin |
Diamant[n 2] Perl[n 2] Lutz Gary Marco Jochen |
Diamant[n 2] Perla[n 2] Israel Rosendo Marcos Joni |
Diamant[n 2] Perlo[n 2] Enzo Théo Cédric Jacob |
Diaman[n 2] Perl[n 2] Alvise Rolando Ricky Gino |
다이아몬드 Diamond[n 2] 펄 Pearl[n 2] 용식 Yongsik 바람 Baram 효지 Hyoji 재준 Jaejun |
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| Brilliant Diamond | ジュン Jun シゲル Shigeru コウジ Kōji トシノブ Toshinobu |
Barry Damion Tyson Markus |
Lutz Barry Marco Jochen |
Israel Rosendo Marcos Uriel |
René Yann Marcus Niels |
Barry Gary Marzio Markus |
용식 Yongsik 바람 Baram 효지 Hyoji 재준 Jaejun |
阿馴 Ā Xún / A Sèuhn 小茂 Xiǎo Mào / Síu Mauh 浩二 Hào'èr / Houhyih 利信 Lìxìn / Leihseun |
阿驯 Ā Xùn 小茂 Xiǎo Mào 浩二 Hào'èr 利信 Lìxìn |
| Shining Pearl | ヒサシ Hisashi ソウスケ Sōsuke アキト Akito ノゾム Nozomu |
Clint Ralph Lewis Tommy |
Dirk Arnold Armin Bastian |
Germán Pablo Fabián Ignacio |
Romain Quentin Mattéo Alexis |
Clint Ruggero Livio Tommaso |
재훈 Jaehun 조연 Joyeon 조인 Join 정무 Jeongmu |
久司 Jiǔsī / Gáusī 宗佑 Zōngyòu / Jūngyauh 陽斗 Yángdǒu / Yèuhngdáu 望武 Wàngwǔ / Mohngmóuh |
久司 Jiǔsī 宗佑 Zōngyòu 阳斗 Yángdǒu 望武 Wàngwǔ |
Notes
References
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