Pearl Clan
The Pearl Clan (Japanese: シンジュ団 Shinju-dan, literally Pearl Gang), is an ancient tribe of people based in the Hisui region. They worship a deity they call "almighty Sinnoh", who created space. This has led to fighting with the Diamond Clan, who claim almighty Sinnoh created time. They are located at the Pearl Settlement.
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 Leader Irida and the Wardens of the Pearl Clan drawn by Raita Kazama[1] | ||||||||
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In the core series games
History
Background
The ancestors of the Pearl and Diamond Clans traveled to Hisui from across the sea, met and started worshiping an "almighty Sinnoh",[a] with the Pearl Clan claiming it created space and the Diamond Clan claiming it created time. This disagreement led to several arguments and fights between the two clans. Both clans also claimed to be the Celestica people, though they had no relation. The members of the clans also started venerating the noble and Ride Pokémon and appointed themselves as wardens to tend to their needs.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
When Rei/Akari first meets the clans' leaders, Irida and Adaman, they appear to not get along very well, relying on the Galaxy Team to keep the peace between the two clans. As a result of the space-time rift, the Pearl Clan's noble Pokémon have become frenzied, causing destruction and harm with heightened power, rather than protecting the land they are to be guarding. The Pearl Clan also relies on the help of the Galaxy Team's Survey Corps, primarily the player character, to help quell the Noble Pokémon that the Pearl Clan is tasked to care for. Throughout the story, the Pearl Clan also provides the player with Ride Pokémon to help traverse the land of Hisui and quell the Nobles belonging to the Diamond Clan. The Pearl Clan becomes closer with the player character, trusting them with how they handle Pokémon.
After the player has been exiled from Jubilife Village, they ask Lian, warden of Lord Kleavor in the Obsidian Fieldlands if the Pearl Clan is willing to take them in for shelter, declining their request at assumption it may cause conflict with the Diamond Clan or Galaxy Team, a situation they would all want to avoid. Both Irida and Adaman help the player in secrecy, alongside Volo of the Ginkgo Guild. By the end of the game, the Pearl Clan learns to be in peace with the Diamond Clan and the Galaxy Team, with Irida and Adaman realizing the conflict between the two was really between themselves and not their clans.
Portraits of men who resemble Alder and Archie are found within houses at the Pearl Settlement. The relationship between them and their contemporary counterparts, if any, is unknown.
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Members
In Legends: Arceus, Irida is the reigning leader of the Pearl Clan. The clan has five wardens: Lian, Calaba, Palina, Ingo, and Gaeric.
Lower members of the Pearl Clan include:
- Ambit
- Asty
- Colleum
- Comi
- Dominia
- Fons
- Fora
- Hectar
- Humi
- Inman
- Lati
- Leuca
- Meto
- Mille
- Mona
- Nimio
- Nomo
- Platea
- Rema
- Toparch
- Urb
- Vallis
- Vicus
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Irida (Masters)
The Pearl Clan leader, Irida, appears in Pokémon Masters EX. She debuted in the Travelers from a Distant Past story event, where she was sent to Pasio through a space-time rift.
Trivia
- Fewer walking Pokémon belong to members of the Pearl Clan than the Diamond Clan, with four.
- Ingo is the only member of the Pearl Clan to keep his Pokémon in Poké Balls.
- All members of the Pearl Clan who are not wardens or leaders are named after elements found in space or measurements of distance.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | シンジュ団 Shinju-dan | From 真珠 shinju (pearl) |
| English | Pearl Clan | From pearl |
| German | Perl-Clan | From Perle (pearl) |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish |
Clan Perla | From perla (pearl) |
| French | Clan Perle | From perle |
| Italian | Team Perla | From perla (pearl) |
| Korean | 진주단 Jinju-dan | From 진주 (珍珠) jinju (pearl) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 珍珠隊 Zhēnzhū Duì / Jānjyū Déui | From 珍珠 zhēnzhū / jānjyū (pearl) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 珍珠队 Zhēnzhū Duì | |
| Hindi | पर्ल टीम Pearl Team | Similar to English name |
| Russian | Клан Жемчуга Klan Zhemchuga | From жемчуг zhemchug (pearl) |
Related articles
Notes
- ↑ Colleum: After journeying to Hisui from across the sea, our ancestors met almighty Sinnoh in this place. That is why the Pearl Clan decided on this location for our new home.
References
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