Victini

The Victory Pokémon
#494 - Victini
Debut	Pokémon Black Version Pokémon White Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.4 m (1'04")
Weight	4.0 kg (8.8 lbs.)
Color	Yellow
Gender Ratio	Genderless
Ability	Victory Star
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Unbreedable
Icon		Sprite
File:I494.gif		File:494sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	100	Speed	100
Attack	100	Sp. Attack	100
Defense	100	Sp. Defense	100
Training Info
Catch Rate	3	Hatch Steps	30,720
Base Exp.	270	Effort Points	HP
Happiness	100		HP
To Lv.100	Slow		HP

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Unova #	Johto (IV) #
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Victini is a special legendary Pokémon that is notable for having been assigned the number of "zero" in the Unova Pokédex due to its importance. It was introduced in Pokémon: Black and White Versions, but could only be obtained within the games using an item gained from a Nintendo event.

Information

Victini is a small Pokémon that is said to bring victory. A trainer with a Victini is said to always win, no matter what. This effect may be to the fact that it creates an unlimited amount of energy within its body, which it shares with those that touch it. Thus, the power which it radiates empowers other people. This has made Victini the object of Pokémon trainers throughout the world. Victini is also mentioned as having a "cruel fate", although this might be referring to the people who are always hounding it.

Within the backstory of Black/White, it was mentioned that a very rich family established Liberty Garden 200 years ago. This rich person hid Victini away from the world in an underground room. It is uncertain whether this was done for selfish and selfless reasons, as hiding Victini kept it away from those who would misuse it. During the time of Black and White, Team Plasma attacks Liberty Garden in an attempt to capture Victini. Hilbert/Hilda defeats them (as long as they were able to get to the island from Castelia City by using the Liberty Pass), and then either defeats or captures Victini. Professor Juniper then explained some of Victini's background and said that it was labeled as number "zero" in the Unova Pokédex in hopes that Victini's power to bring victory would be shared with a Pokédex holder.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Black and White, Victini could only be caught in Liberty Garden, which could only be reached if the player had the Liberty Pass that was distributed via Nintendo Wi-Fi.

Other Games

Victini appeared in Pokémon Rumble Blast, where it could be recruited at the Beginner's Park. It could also be unlocked to appear at the tower in World Axe's second basement floor by attracting 150 customers via SpotPass and at Sun-Dappled Bank's field with a password. In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, it acted as a guide in the Crag Area until it was captured by Haxorus and taken to Wish Park. Once it was rescued through Haxorus's defeat, Victini stayed with Emboar at Rockridge Fort, where it could be battled and befriended.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In the Super Smash Bros. series, Victini has appeared as a Poké Ball Pokémon (summoned from a Master Ball) starting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U. When summoned, it uses Victory Star and departs, but the effect of Victory Star has changed between its appearances. In the 3DS/Wii U game, it gave the player a temporary boost in attack power and knockback immunity, while in Ultimate, it merely bestowed the player with a Final Smash. In the 3DS/Wii U game, Victini also had to be unlocked before it could appear (by playing 100-Man Smash in the 3DS game or by clearing All-Star Mode in the Wii U game).
  • Victini has also been represented by a trophy in the 3DS/Wii U game and a Legend-rank Support Spirit (with the effect of granting hyper smashes to the fighter) in Ultimate. When fought against in a Spirit battle, Victini's Spirit would possess an Incineroar, which would start the battle by summoning Victini from a Master Ball, thus allowing it to start the battle with a Final Smash. The player fighter was also under the effect of being easier to launch during the battle.

Other Media

• Victini was featured in the fifteenth movie of the Pokémon anime, where its storyline was the same in both versions. It was shown to serve the Kingdom of Vale in the past, but the kingdom deteriorated over the years, and Victini was confined to the area due to protective barriers. It became known as the guardian of Eindoak Town when it was eventually built there. Within the movie, Victini yearned to be free and eventually informed Ash of this after it befriended their group. Damon tried to control Victini over the course of the movie as part of a plot to revive Vale, but in the end Victini and Ash's group (with some help from Reshiram or Zekrom) destroyed the barriers. Victini spent some time playing with Ash's group before setting off on its own.

Trivia

• Its name seems to be a play on "victory", possibly combined with "teeny" or "tiny" due to its size.
• Victini is the first legitimate Pokémon to be identified as number zero in any Pokédex. The glitch Pokémon MissingNo. was originally shown as number zero in the first generation games, but it is not truly canon.