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[[File:Mayor of Trovitopolis.png|thumb | {{Unknown name}} | ||
[[File:Mayor of Trovitopolis.png|thumb|Officer Jenny and the Mayor of Trovitopolis]] | |||
The '''Mayor of Trovitopolis''' (Japanese: '''ビッグシティの市長''' ''Mayor of Big City'') is a [[character of the day]] in the {{pkmn|anime}} episode ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]''. | The '''Mayor of Trovitopolis''' (Japanese: '''ビッグシティの市長''' ''Mayor of Big City'') is a [[character of the day]] in the {{pkmn|anime}} episode ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]''. | ||
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[[File:Mayor of Trovitopolis child.png|thumb|left|The mayor as a child]] | [[File:Mayor of Trovitopolis child.png|thumb|left|The mayor as a child]] | ||
As Ash and his friends were looking for Bulbasaur, {{an|Misty}} and her {{TP|Misty|Togepi | As Ash and his friends were looking for Bulbasaur, {{an|Misty}} and her {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} were captured, too. It later turned out a {{p|Bulbasaur}} that was [[Giant Pokémon|twice its normal size]] was the creature wreaking havoc. It was driven by loneliness, having been abandoned by the mayor when he was a child, and was looking for someone to keep it company. Ash, Misty, and {{Tracey}} then showed the whole town that the monster was the Bulbasaur that the mayor abandoned, after the pipes burst and flooded Trovitopolis City Hall. | ||
The mayor revealed the fact he abandoned the Bulbasaur because it wouldn't [[Evolution|evolve]]. After hearing what happened, the townspeople refused to vote for him. He was put away, and the town's [[Nurse Joy]] agreed to take care of the Bulbasaur. | The mayor revealed the fact he abandoned the Bulbasaur because it wouldn't [[Evolution|evolve]]. After hearing what happened, the townspeople refused to vote for him. He was put away, and the town's [[Nurse Joy]] agreed to take care of the Bulbasaur. | ||
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|desc=When he was a child, the mayor received a {{p|Bulbasaur}}. However, rather than care for it like any other {{pkmn|Trainer}}, all he was focused on was getting Bulbasaur to evolve into {{p|Ivysaur}}. When this didn't happen quick enough, he cruelly dumped Bulbasaur into a sewer and abandoned it without a second thought. Bulbasaur cried out sadly as the wooden raft floated down to the sewer. | |desc=When he was a child, the mayor received a {{p|Bulbasaur}}. However, rather than care for it like any other {{pkmn|Trainer}}, all he was focused on was getting Bulbasaur to evolve into {{p|Ivysaur}}. When this didn't happen quick enough, he cruelly dumped Bulbasaur into a sewer and abandoned it without a second thought. Bulbasaur cried out sadly as the wooden raft floated down to the sewer. | ||
As the years passed, although Bulbasaur still didn't evolve, it grew to twice the normal size and abducted [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], {{an|Misty}}, and {{TP|Misty|Togepi | As the years passed, although Bulbasaur still didn't evolve, it grew to twice the normal size and abducted [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], {{an|Misty}}, and {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}. However, Bulbasaur wasn't malicious; it was simply lonely after being alone for so long. Eventually, with the help of his {{AP|Muk}}, Ash brought Bulbasaur back to the surface. However, the mayor still wanted nothing to do with it. While the mayor was arrested, Bulbasaur had a happy ending and was adopted by [[Nurse Joy]]. | ||
Bulbasaur's only known move is {{m|Vine Whip}}.}} | Bulbasaur's only known move is {{m|Vine Whip}}.}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The mayor appears to be a caricature of authoritarian rulers, and his appearance may be based on {{wp|Josef Stalin}}. The appearance of numerous posters of himself, and the presence of a statue of his likeness, may be a reference to the {{wp|personality cult}}s created by rulers such as {{wp|Saparmurat Niyazov}}. | * The mayor appears to be a caricature of authoritarian rulers, and his appearance may be based on {{wp|Josef Stalin}}. The appearance of numerous posters of himself, and the presence of a statue of his likeness, may be a reference to the {{wp|personality cult}}s created by rulers such as {{wp|Saparmurat Niyazov}}. | ||
{{Project COD notice}} | {{Project COD notice}} | ||