Mr. Fuego

Mr. Fuego
タタラさん Mr. Tatara
Mr Fuego Shellos Adventures.png
Mr. Fuego in Pokémon Adventures
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Sinnoh
Generation IV, VIII
Games Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Mr. Fuego (Japanese: タタラさん Mr. Tatara) is the man who owns Fuego Ironworks.

In the core series games

 
Mr. Fuego in the Fuego Ironworks

Mr. Fuego is only found inside Fuego Ironworks. The player must traverse the maze that Mr. Fuego created in order to reach him in the center of the ironworks. When talked to, he will reward the player with a Fire Stone. In Pokémon Platinum, instead of a Fire Stone, he will offer the player a repeatable item trade: if the player gives him one Star Piece, he will give one of each color Shard in return.

Quotes

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

Fuego Ironworks

  • First encounter
"Well, hello! It's not often I get a visitor here. I tried to make the ironworks run better with the moving floor tiles. But no one was happy about it! They said the moving floor made them dizzy! But you don't want to listen to me whine. Here's a souvenir!"
  • Subsequent encounters
"My ironworks would be nothing if there were no iron. That's why I'm always thankful for nature supplying me with iron."

Pokémon Platinum

Fuego Ironworks

  • First encounter
"Well, hello! It's not often I get a visitor here. I tried to make the ironworks run better with the moving floor tiles. But no one was happy about it! They said the moving floor made them dizzy! But you don't want to listen to me whine. Here's a souvenir!"
"My ironworks makes iron by removing impurities from iron ore. In the process we find a variety of colored shards. If you'd like, we can trade Star Pieces for these Shards?"
Yes: "There you are-- red, blue, yellow, and green. Shards in different colors! My Ironworks would be nothing if there were no iron. That's why I'm always thankful for nature supplying me with iron."
No: "You're not trading?!"
  • Subsequent encounters
  • If the player has a Star Piece in their Bag
"Are you interested? Want to trade Star Pieces for Shards?"
Yes: "There you are-- red, blue, yellow, and green. Shards in different colors! My Ironworks would be nothing if there were no iron. That's why I'm always thankful for nature supplying me with iron."
No: "You're not trading?!"
  • If the player does not have a Star Piece in their Bag
"Do you have any Star Pieces? You can trade them for various Shards."

Sprites and models

   
Overworld sprite from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Overworld model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mr. Fuego first appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga in Maddening Magby, where Pearl meets up with Rayler, then still a wild Luxray, and wanders near the Fuego Ironworks. Having accidentally trapped himself in a confined room after inadvertently finding out about Team Galactic's plans of detonating the Galactic bomb, Mr. Fuego narrowly avoids their grasp by using his moving floor tiles. However, the cunning evildoers wouldn't let him off that easy and left a pack of Magby to guard over him. Pearl readily defeats them, but accidentally steps on a tile that leads straight to a melting pot.

With Rayler's help, however, the boy manages to escape the predicament and defeat the final Pokémon that the Grunts released to stand guard, and after gaining the information from the old man, leaves for Eterna City.

Pokémon

 
Shellos
The East Sea Shellos is Mr. Fuego's only known Pokémon. It was trapped in a bricked up wall in the Fuego Ironworks along with its owner. Shellos was usually seen on Mr. Fuego's shoulders.

Shellos's only known move is Mud-Slap.

Debut Maddening Magby

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese タタラ Tatara From 蹈鞴 tatara (traditional Japanese smelting furnace)
English Mr. Fuego From fuego (Spanish for fire)
German Herr Feurio From Feuer (fire)
Spanish Señor Fuego From fuego (fire)
French Monsieur Fuego From fuego (Spanish for fire)
Italian Sig. Fuego From fuego (Spanish for fire)
Korean 골풀무 Golpulmu From 골풀무 golpulmu (foot bellows)
Chinese (Mandarin) 多多羅 / 多多罗 Duōduōluó From the Japanese name 多多羅 Tatara
Chinese (Cantonese) 多多羅 Dōdōlòh
Vietnamese Tatara Transcription of his Japanese name



Non-player characters in the core series games
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BebeTealaFelicityRoxy and OliRoseanneRad RickshawEldritchWilmaJasmineCaitlinJuliaJordanDexterKeiraMr. BacklotMorimoto
Underground ManMr. GoodsMr. FuegoPokétch Co. PresidentDr. FootstepPokémon Fan Club ChairmanHelenaKetch Appy
Team GalacticGym guideGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsName RaterDay-Care CoupleProfessors' aidesStats judge


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