Marshal
- Renbu redirects here. For the Berry with the Japanese name of Renbu Fruit, see Rowap Berry.
Marshal (Japanese: レンブ Renbu) is a Fighting-type Trainer and member of the Unova Elite Four.
| Marshal レンブ Renbu | |
 Artwork from Pokémon Black and White | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Saffron and Black |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Elite Four |
| Generation | V |
| Games | Black, White, Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| Elite Four of | Pokémon League (Unova) |
| Specializes in | Fighting types |
| Game animation debut | GOTCHA! |
| English voice actor | Phillip Reich[1] (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Yoshikazu Nagano[2] (Masters EX) |
In the core series games
In Pokémon Black and White, Marshal appears as a member of the Elite Four of Unova. He calls himself Alder's apprentice, though he is largely unaware of Alder's thoughts. He is first mentioned outside Twist Mountain when Alder says Cheren reminds him of Marshal due to the value he places on power. During the post-game, Marshal appears in Victory Road before the player's rematch with Cheren.
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Marshal returns as an Elite Four member. He first appears outside the south entrance of Twist Mountain, where he will prevent the player from entering, saying there has been a cave-in.
Pokémon
Pokémon Black and White
First battle (pre-National Pokédex)
Rematch (post-National Pokédex)
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
First battle (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)
First battle (Challenge Mode)
Rematch (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)
Rematch (Challenge Mode)
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Marshal (Masters)
Marshal forms a sync pair with Conkeldurr in Pokémon Masters EX. Marshal became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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| #047 | 
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Marshal | #0534 | 
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Conkeldurr♂ |
Fighting
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Psychic
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★★★★☆☆EX | Selected after Chapter 2 Sync Pair Scout | |
Gallery
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black and White |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
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| Overworld sprite from Generation V |
VS sprite from Generation V |
Quotes
- Main article: Marshal/Quotes
In animation
GOTCHA!
Marshal briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Marshal is first seen in Nimbasa City, carrying an unconscious White after finding her unconscious underneath the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel. When Black sees Marshal with White, he assumes that Marshal attacked her and sends out his Pokémon to battle. After easily defeating Black's Pokémon, Marshal gives White to him and explains everything. As he leaves, Marshal tells Black to take White to a hospital. Afterward, Marshal arrives at the seabed, where he meets with Alder.
When Black and White arrive at the Battle Subway, they find Marshal and Alder battling each other. Despite Marshal seemingly gaining the upper hand, the battle ends in Alder's favor. The Mayor of Nimbasa City reveals that the battle between Marshal and Alder was part of a series of tests for Battle Subway before it opened to the public. Despite a lack of battling experience, White decides to take part in the next Battle Subway test. Later, Marshal finds Black sulking due to being jealous that White was chosen to test the Battle Subway and not him. Marshal tells Black to stop complaining and sends him off to help White catch her first Pokémon. After Black and White succeed in their mission to capture a Pokémon, Marshal notices that Black's newly caught Tirtouga used to belong to him before he released it a day earlier.
On Route 6, Marshal tries to convince Alder to not leave the Pokémon League, only for his pleas to be refused. They are approached by N, who challenges Alder to a Double Battle. Alder accepts N's challenge while Marshal referees the battle. In the end, Alder loses and eventually disappears, allowing Team Plasma to use his defeat as a means to justify their goals, which only increased the amount of released Pokémon and lowered the number of Pokémon League spectators.
At the Pokémon League, Marshal gathers with his fellow Elite Four members to make way for the tournament. Marshal, furious at how Team Plasma has used Alder's defeat to justify their goals, asks his allies to help join in the fight against them. Much to his disappointment, none of them agree with his wishes. The four then watch as spectators for the tournament before their battles can begin. Although the tournament is won by Black, the event is interrupted by Team Plasma, who attacks the stadium by surrounding it with N's Castle. The Elite Four travel on Shauntal's Golurk to try and confront N at the top of the castle, but they are attacked by Hood Man, who uses Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus against them to try and figure out how to activate the three Pokémon's Therian Formes. After gaining sufficient information, Hood Man escaped, taking the Pokémon with him.
Pokémon
This listing is of Marshal's known Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
| Debut | Unraveling Mysteries |
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Sawk is Marshal's second known Pokémon. He was used to battle Black's Braviary, Brav, in Nimbasa City, where he easily won. During Team Plasma's attack on the League, Marshal used Sawk to battle Landorus. With the power of Caitlin's Gothitelle and its Telekinesis, Sawk and Marshal were able to float in the air.
Sawk's known moves are Retaliate and Karate Chop, and his Ability is Sturdy.
| Debut | Unraveling Mysteries |
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Mienshao is Marshal's third known Pokémon. It was used to battle Alder's Accelgor at the Battle Subway. Despite its quick speed, Mienshao was defeated by Accelgor's Acid Spray.
Mienshao's only known move is Pound, and its Ability is Inner Focus.
| Debut | Dream a Little Dream |
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Conkeldurr is Marshal's fourth known Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer at the Pokémon League. Later, it was used to battle Hood Man's Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus.
None of Conkeldurr's moves are known.
Released
| Debut | Growing Pains |
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- Main article: Costa
Marshal had owned a Tirtouga sometime before arriving in Nimbasa City. Because of his hard-to-control nature, he had released him the day before meeting Black and White. He was later captured by Black and named Costa.
Pocket Monsters BW
Marshal appears in Volume 3 of Pocket Monsters BW.
Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
Marshal appears in A Very Important Thing, alongside the other Elite Four members defeated by N's Zekrom at the destroyed Pokémon League. He is also shown on the cover of Monthly Fighting, and Shin and his Emboar are fans of his.
Trivia
- In his pre-National Pokédex battle in Black and White, Marshal is the only member of any Elite Four who has no dual-type Pokémon.
- Although Marshal's team does not change between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, his highest-level Pokémon swaps from his Mienshao to his Conkeldurr.
- During the Challenge Mode rematch in Black 2 and White 2, Marshal's Conkeldurr is holding a Flame Orb, despite not having Guts to take advantage of it. This is due to difficulty modes not affecting the Abilities of Marshal's Pokémon.
- According to an interview with Yusuke Ohmura in Nintendo Dream, Marshal's theme is a street fighter and tiger, and his original design featured a large hood and cap.[3]
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | レンブ Renbu | From 蓮霧 renbu (wax apple) and 練武 renbu (practice martial arts) |
| English | Marshal | From martial arts and myrtle (plant that is closely related to the wax apple and is the namesake of the family that contains the wax apple) |
| German | Eugen | From Eugenia javanica, a synonym of wax apple |
| European Spanish | Lotto | From lotta (Italian for "fight") and possibly loto (lotus) with the latter being a literal translation of the 蓮 ren in his Japanese name |
| French | Kunz | From Kunzea (plant genus belonging in the same family as the wax apple) and possibly Kampfkunst (German for "martial arts") |
| Italian | Marzio | From marziale (martial) and marza (graft) or possibly mirto (myrtle) |
| Korean | 연무 Yeonmu | From 연무 (蓮霧) yeonmu (wax apple) and 연무 (練武) yeonmu (practice martial arts) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 連武 Liánwǔ / Lìhnmóuh | From a homophone of 蓮霧 / 莲雾 liánwù / lìhnmouh (wax apple) and 練武 / 练武 liànwǔ / lihnmóuh (practice martial arts) |
| Chinese (mainland China) | 连武 Liánwǔ[n 1] | |
| Vietnamese | Renbu | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Notes
References
- ↑ Phillip Reich on Facebook
- ↑ Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
- ↑ ShellSpider's blog entry
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