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| Lance
ワタル Wataru
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
|Eye color
|Brown, Yellow *,
|Hair color
| Blackthorn City (games, anime)
Viridian Forest (Adventures)
|Clair, Dragon Clan Elder
|Trainer class
| Elite FourRBYFRLG
Pokémon TrainerB2W2
|Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2
|Elite Four of
|Indigo Plateau
|Champion of
|Indigo Plateau
|Specializes in
|Dragon types
|Anime debut
|Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
|English voice actor
|Wayne Grayson
|Japanese voice actor
|Susumu Chiba
Lance (Japanese: ワタル Wataru) is a Master Dragon-type Trainer, a member of the Kanto Elite Four in Generation I and Generation III and the Pokémon Champion in Generation II and Generation IV.
- 1 In the games
- 1.1 Fame Checker
- 1.2 Pokémon
- 1.2.1 Pokémon Red, Green and Blue
- 1.2.2 Pokémon Yellow
- 1.2.3 Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- 1.2.4 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- 1.2.5 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- 1.2.6 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- 1.2.7 Pokémon Stadium
- 1.2.8 Pokémon Stadium 2
- 1.3 Quotes
- 1.3.1 Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow
- 1.3.2 Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal
- 1.3.3 Pokémon Stadium 2
- 1.3.4 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- 1.3.5 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- 1.3.6 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- 2 Artwork
- 3 In the anime
- 4 In the manga
- 5 In the TCG
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Names
In the games
In Generation I and the Generation III remakes, Lance is the fourth and final member of the Elite Four. He must be defeated before facing Blue, the Pokémon League Champion. By the Generation II games, he has proceeded to become Pokémon League Champion, due to Red going to Mt. Silver to train and leaving him his charge as Champion. He raises Dragon-type Pokémon, which are both hard to catch and raise. He prefers the superiority of Dragon-type Pokémon, believing them to be virtually indestructible.
Known as a cool and heroic Trainer, Lance has a large fan-following. Lance also seems to have a liking for capes, as he is often seen buying identical capes at the Celadon Department Store.
Lance's grandfather is the elder of a famous clan of Dragon Masters. Clair is his cousin, and his hometown is Blackthorn City.
In Generation II and their remakes, the player first encounters Lance at the Lake of Rage where he watches the player battle the red Gyarados. Lance also appeared in Mahogany Town to help the player fight Team Rocket in Johto. Lance rewards the player with the Whirlpool HM for helping him put an end to Team Rocket's sinister plans.
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Lance in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Pokémon League - Lance
- What does this person do?
- "I lead the Elite Four. You can call me Lance the dragon Trainer."
- Pokémon League - Lance
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
- "You know that dragons are mythical <sc>Pokémon. They're hard to catch and raise, but their powers are superior. They're virtually indestructible. There's no being clever with them."
- Saffron City - Woman
- What is this person like?
- "He stands for justice! He's cool, and yet passionate!
- He's the greatest, Lance!"
- Celadon Dept. Store - Girl
- "We have a customer, Lance, who occasionally comes. He always buys capes.
- I wonder... Does he have many identical capes at home?"
- Indigo Plateau - Pokémon Journal
- Family and friends?
- "Lance's grandfather is thought to be the elder of a famous clan of dragon masters."
- Indigo Plateau - Kid
- Family and friends?
- "From what I've heard, Lance has a cousin who's a Gym Leader somewhere far away."
- Message from Lance
- From: Lance
- To: [Player]
- "I'm considering going back to my hometown. I want to retrain my Dragon-type Pokémon and strengthen them.
- I'd like to invite you to my hometown someday."
This listing is for Lance's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.
Pokémon Red, Green and Blue
Pokémon Yellow
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
First battle
Second battle
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Tag Battle with player
Lance battles alongside player against Ariana and a Team Rocket Grunt in the Team Rocket HQ.
First battle
Second battle
Tag Battle with Clair
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Lance uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles and all six in Triple Battles.
Champions Tournament
Challenge the Champion Lance!
Pokémon Stadium
Round 1
Round 2
Pokémon Stadium 2
In Pokémon Stadium 2, Lance is the Champion, who is fought at the end of the Elite Four. As the player must use the same Pokémon that he or she used against the Elite Four, Lance is extremely difficult to defeat with Rental Pokémon, but not impossible (due to the element of chance). Once Lance is defeated, the player can battle any Gym Leaders in the Kanto region at any time.
Round 1
Round 2
Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow
- Before battle
- "Ah! I heard about you, <player>! I lead the Elite Four! You can call me Lance the dragon trainer! You know that dragons are mythical Pokémon! They're hard to catch and raise, but their powers are superior! They're virtually indestructible! Well, are you ready to lose? Your League challenge ends with me, <player>!"
- When defeated
- "That's it! I hate to admit it, but you are a Pokémon master!"
- After being defeated
- "I still can't believe my dragons lost to you, <player>! You're now the Pokémon League champion! …Or, you would have been, but you have one more challenge ahead. You have to face another trainer! His name is… <rival>! He beat the Elite Four before you. He is the real Pokémon League champion!"
Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal
Lake of Rage
- After battle with Red Gyarados
- "This lake is full of Gyarados but nothing else… So the Magikarp are being forced to evolve… Did you come here because of the rumors? You're <player>? I'm Lance, a trainer like you. I heard some rumors, so I came to investigate… I saw the way you battled earlier, <player>. I can tell that you're a trainer with considerable skill. If you don't mind, could you help me investigate?"
- If answered yes
- "Excellent! It seems that the Lake's Magikarp are being forced to evolve. A mysterious radio broadcast coming from Mahogany is the cause. I'll be waiting for you, <player>.
- If answered no
- "Oh… Well, if you change your mind, please help me."
- If talked to again after answering no
- "Hm? Are you going to help me?"
Mahogany Town
- After answering yes at Lake of Rage
- "Dragonite, Hyper Beam."
- "What took, you <player>? Just as I thought, that strange radio signal is coming from here. The stairs are right here. <player>, we should split up to check this place. I'll go first."
Team Rocket HQ
- "Are you all right? Your Pokémon are hurt and tired. Here, give them some of my medicine. <player>, let's give it our best for Pokémon."
- After entering the generator room
- "Hey! Don't be so selfish. Spread the fun around."'
- "That did it. We defeated all the Rockets here. But I'm concerned about the young guy I battled in the process… Sorry, <player>. I saw how well you were doing, so I just hung back. Now all there is left to do is to turn off that odd radio signal. It's this machine that's causing all the problems. I don't see a switch on it… We have no choice. We have to make all the Electrode faint. That should stop this machine from transmitting that strange signal. It's no fault of the Pokémon, so it makes me feel guilty. <player>, let's split the job."
- If player tries to leave his side
- "Leave this side to me."
- After defeating all Electrode
- "That odd signal has finally stopped. The Lake should be back to normal. You're the hero! Let me thank you on behalf of all the Pokémon. Oh, yes. You should take this. I found it here, but I don't have any need for it. That's Whirlpool. Teach it to a Pokémon to get across wild water. But keep this in mind. You can use that out of battle only with the Badge from Mahogany Gym. <player>… The journey to becoming the Pokémon Master is long and difficult. Knowing that, will you keep going? … I see. No, you're right. If you would give up that easily, you would have never chased that dream in the first place. I look forward to seeing you again!"
- "It takes two password to get into the boss's quarters. Those passwords are known only to a few Rockets. That Rocket there very graciously told me so. <player>, let's go get the passwords."
Indigo Plateau
- Before battle
- "I've been waiting for you. <Player>! I knew that you, with your skills, would eventually reach me here. There's no need for words now. We will battle to determine who is the stronger of the two of us. As the most powerful trainer and as the Pokémon League Champion… I, Lance the dragon master, accept your challenge!"
- When defeated
- "…It's over. But it's an odd feeling. I'm not angry that I lost. In fact, I feel happy. Happy that I witnessed the rise of a great new Champion!"
- After being defeated
- "…Whew. You have become truly powerful, <player>. Your Pokémon have responded to your strong and upstanding nature. As a trainer, you will continue to grow strong with your Pokémon."
- "This is getting to be a bit too noisy… <Player>, could you come with me?"
Hall of Fame
- "It's been a long time since I last came here. This is where we honor the League Champions for all eternity. Their courageous Pokémon are also inducted. Here today, we witnessed the rise of a new League Champion--a trainer who feels compassion for, and trust toward, all Pokémon. A trainer who succeeded through perseverance and determination. The new League Champion who has all the makings of greatness! <Player>, allow me to register you and your partners as Champions!
Pokémon Stadium 2
"It looks like even the Elite Four couldn't stop you. I'm your last opponent in the Johto Castle!"
"I am still the Champion. I won't hold anything back."
"I've been waiting for you. Allow me to test your skill."
"Hyper Beam!"
"It's all over!"
"Dragonite for the win!"
"That's it. Come back!"
"Ow, bad news!"
"I concede defeat. You might have what it takes to prevail over Kanto's Gym Leaders."
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- Before battle
- "Ah! I've heard about you, <player>/So, you've returned, <player>! I lead the Elite Four. You can call me Lance the dragon Trainer. You know that dragons are mythical Pokémon. They're hard to catch and raise, but their powers are superior. They're virtually indestructible. There's no being clever with them. Well, are you ready to lose? Your League challenge ends with me, <player>!"
- When defeated
- "That's it! I hate to admit it, but you are a Pokémon master!"
- After being defeated
- "I still can't believe my dragons lost to you, <player>. You are now the Pokémon League Champion! …Or, you would have been, but you have one more challenge left. There is one more Trainer to face! His name is… <rival>! He beat the Elite Four before you. He is the real Pokémon League Champion."
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Indigo Plateau
- Before battle
- "I've been waiting for you. <Player>! I knew that you, with your skills, would eventually reach me here. There's no need for words now. We will battle to determine who is the stronger of the two of us. As the most powerful Trainer and as the Pokémon League Champion… I, Lance the dragon master, accept your challenge!"
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "All right! I thought this would never happen!"
- When last Pokémon is at critical health
- "I never give up, no matter what. You must be the same?"
- When defeated
- "…It's over. But it's an odd feeling. I'm not angry that I lost. In fact, I feel happy. Happy that I witnessed the rise of a great new Champion!"
- After being defeated
- "…Whew. You have become truly powerful, <player>. Your Pokémon have responded to your strong and upstanding nature. As a Trainer, you will continue to grow strong with your Pokémon."
- "This is getting to be a bit too noisy… <Player>, could you come with me?"
Hall of Fame
- "It's been a long time since I last came here. This is where we commemorate the League Champion for all eternity. Their courageous Pokémon are also inducted. Here today, we witnessed the rise of a new League Champion--a Trainer who feels compassion for, and trust toward, all Pokémon. A trainer who succeeded through perseverance and determination. The new League Champion who has all the makings of greatness! <Player>, allow me to register you and your partners as Champions!
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
- Before battle (first round)
- "I, Lance the Dragon-type master, accept your challenge!"
- Before battle (second round)
- "You are brimming with love and trust toward Pokémon. I think we will be able to have a fantastic battle!"
- Before battle (final round)
- "There's no need for words now. We will battle to determine who is the stronger of the two of us. I, Lance the Dragon-type master, accept your challenge!"
- When defeated
- ...It's over."
- If the player is defeated
- "I never give up, no matter what. You must be the same?"
- After being defeated
- "But it's an odd feeling. I'm not angry that I lost. In fact, I feel happy. Happy that I witnessed the rise of a great new Champion!"
- After winning
- "Your Pokémon have responded to your strong and upstanding nature. As a Trainer, you will continue to grow strong with your Pokémon."
- In the lobby, after the tournament
- "I'm sure you already know this, but dragons are sacred and legendary creatures! That's why I won't lose next time!"
| Official artwork from
Red and Blue
| Official artwork from
FireRed and LeafGreen
| Lance's sprite from
Generation I
| Lance's sprite from
Generation II
| Lance's sprite from
Generation III
| Lance's sprite from
Generation IV
| Lance's sprite from
Generation V
| Lance's back sprite from
Generation IV
| Lance's VS sprite from
Generation IV
| Lance's overworld sprite from
Generation I
| Lance's overworld sprite from
Generation II
| Lance's overworld sprite from
Generation III
| Lance's overworld sprite from
Generation IV
| Lance's overworld sprite from
Generation V
| Lance's portrait from
both Pokémon Stadiums
In the anime
Lance is the Champion of the Indigo Elite Four. He is a member of an organization called the Pokémon G-Men.
Lance's first appeared in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution. When Team Rocket started up an evil scheme at the Lake of Rage, Lance showed up to investigate. He met Ash, Misty and Brock there, saving the children from some formidable Team Rocket Grunts. Ash wanted to help Lance in his mission, but Lance said it was too dangerous.
Team Rocket was trying to investigate the properties of a Red Gyarados so that they could learn how to force Pokémon to evolve. Lance was able to destroy Team Rocket's machine and blow up their laboratory. Lance also battled against Tyson and his two Fearow. Despite being an elite member of Team Rocket, his Fearow were no match for Lance's Dragonite.
Ash was able to calm the Red Gyarados at first, but it continued to go berserk. Finally, Lance caught it to keep it from destroying Mahogany Town. Before leaving, Lance promised Ash that he would take care of Gyarados.
Lance later appeared again in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends, where he helped stop the rampage of Kyogre and Groudon. Lance infiltrated Team Magma's submarine and confronted Shelly, who suspected that he isn't really a Team Magma Grunt. Shortly after, he freed Ash, who had been captured after Pikachu absorbed the Red Orb that controls Groudon. Lance's Pokémon are later sent into battle to help try to calm the two feuding legendary Pokémon.
He made a cameo in Marina's fantasy in The Legend of Thunder!.
This is a list of Lance's known Pokémon:
Dragonite is Lance's main Pokémon. In addition to battling, he also uses it to fly around. In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage of Innocence, Dragonite helped Lance stop Team Rocket. It was also used to help him battle against Tyson's two Fearow at the same time, as well as to help Lance capture the Red Gyarados that was on a rampage at Mahogany Town.
It also appeared in The Scuffle of Legends where it helped Lance and Ash and his friends to stop the legendary battle between Kyogre and Groudon.
|Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
|Voice actors
|Katsuyuki Konishi
|Katsuyuki Konishi
After being forced to evolve by an experiment of Team Rocket, this Gyarados went rampage around until Lance managed to capture it. It was later used to stop the battle between Kyogre and Groudon.
|Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
|Voice actors
|Unshō Ishizuka
|Unshō Ishizuka
|Not much is known about Lance's other Gyarados. Its only appearance was in Marina's fantasy in The Legend of Thunder!.
|The Legend of Thunder!
Voice actors
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Lance is primarily a villain in Pokémon Adventures. As the leader of the Elite Four, he wishes to exterminate the human race, save for a few people who he deems to be kind enough to Pokémon. Apparently also from Viridian Forest, Lance was blessed with the powers of the Viridian Forest as Yellow was. He has the power to telepathically communicate with Pokémon, as well as heal their wounds. Lance also has the ability to control or brainwash any Dragon-type Pokémon, as well as most Pokémon similar to Dragons (such as Aerodactyl or Tyranitar).
He first appears at Vermilion before the start of the Vermilion City Surfing Competition. The Dragonair that was to be offered as a prize to the winner was actually his. He then attacked Vermilion City and destroyed it, saying he was looking for something. When Yellow came after him he tried to capture Pika to please Agatha and Lorelei but once Pikachu learned Surf he too failed. Before the battle could continue, he mysteriously disappeared.
He next appeared on Cerise Island battling Blaine and Yellow. When Blaine released Mewtwo Blaine and Yellow were able to gain the upper hand against Lance's Aerodactyl and his two Dragonair. However, due to Blaine's link with Mewtwo they could only battle together for about three minutes and with time running out Blaine decided to target Lance's Poké Balls so he couldn't call out any other Pokémon and would have to battle with his weakened Pokémon that were already out. He succeeded in destroying the balls only for Blaine to be knocked unconscious due to Mewtwo's time out being run too long. Lance then chuckled to himself, revealing that he had called his Pokémon out of their balls before the battle even began.Rhyhorn to create a sandstorm to make the bubbles visible. But this capturing only proved to be part of his plan, as he needed Giovanni's Badge since it was the last Badge he needed for the Badge Energy Amplifier to summon Lugia, so he lured Giovanni to the middle of the island so the Earth Badge would be automatically ripped from him and the Amplifier would automatically activate, summoning Lugia. Lance wanted Lugia to help accomplish his goals, but Yellow's Pokémon were able to drive Lugia away once they evolved and Yellow was able to channel their power into Pika's Megavolt. This interested Lance, as he wanted to find out who Lugia's real owner was. It wasn't often that he lost control of dragon-like Pokémon.
Lance disappeared for a while, investigating Lugia and working behind the scenes. He gave Silver advice on how to defeat Team Rocket in Johto, as well as a Tyranitar (which Silver promptly returned after awakening from his comatose state following the incident at the Lake of Rage). Working through Silver, Lance tried to help defeat the Masked Man. After this was fulfilled, Lance is briefly seen flying on his Aerodactyl watching the horizon during part of Oak's speech on the radio.
In the HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter, Lance calls Professor Oak to tell him about the newly-revived Team Rocket's plan to obtain the legendary legendary Pokémon, Arceus. He requests that a Pokédex holder be sent to meet him at the Pokéathlon Dome, so Professor Oak sends Gold, as he was out of available people. Although he arrives there, Lance never shows up, but his Dragonite attacks the area in an injured frenzy. Gold manages to defeat Dragonite and sets off to find out what happened to its Trainer.
After chasing Arceus to the Ruins of Alph, Gold encounters an injured Lance there. Lance reveals that he was ambushed by someone earlier and wasn't able to meet with him. When Gold tries to calm the rampaging Alpha Pokémon, Lance tells him that Arceus is angry at humanity and will only be stopped by someone who can open their heart to it. Because of this, Lance states that Gold will not be able to connect with Arceus until he is able to connect with his own Pokémon. Annoyed, Gold sets off to face Arceus anyway and has Bugsy take care of Lance in the meantime. Before Togebo leaves, Lance hands it a Shiny Stone, just in case. reveals that Gold hadn't connected with his Togebo,
As Gold continues to battle Arceus, Lance sets off to find someone else who can help with the battle. Later, he returns with Giovanni and Pryce to combat the Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina that were created on the Mystri Stage. There, Lance faces Palkia while Giovanni battles Giratina and Pryce battles Dialga. With his Dragonite's ability to redirect its Hyper Beam, Palkia's ability to manipulate space is rendered useless as all redirected attacks are sent back to its original target.
It is later revealed that when Lance went to go find help, he arrived at the Ilex Forest, where he heard the voice of Pryce, who was trapped in the crack in time. Upon arriving, he found Giovanni, who was attacking Pryce in a fit of rage. He asks the two men to put aside their differences and help him stop the destruction of Johto. After the battle had ended, Gold asks how Lance was defeated by a coward like Petrel. Lance reveals that Petrel defeated him by disguising himself as Yellow, the person with the same powers and birthplace as him. At the end of the chapter, Giovanni entrusts the training of Silver to Lance and Pryce, his two former teachers, so that he can one day face his son.
This listing is for Lance's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga:
On hand
Dragonite was raised as a Dragonair that evolved from a Dratini, which he owned since childhood. It is considered to be Lance's strongest Pokémon, and boasts a hide so thick that it can withstand continued exposure to the heat of lava (and regular attacks are all ineffective).
|Extricated from Exeggutor
| Gyarados was used to shield Lance from the lava on Mt. Cerise using its bubbles. It evolved from a Magikarp.
Gyarados's known moves are BubbleBeam and Hyper Beam.
|Extricated from Exeggutor
| These Dragonair are Lance's mainly-used ones in his Dragonair army. One of them first appeared in a Surfing Contest as a prize. During the contest, Lance brainwashes the Dragonair and it starts launching Whirlpools at the surfers, bringing them down to the sea. Yellow finds out that Lance was responsible for this and battles his Dragonair and loses. Lance used two of his Dragonair to shield himself from the lava at Mt. Cerise by using bubbles. Yellow is once again in his clutches as they, along with Gyarados were responsible for the shaking of the mountain. The four Dragonair each serve a purpose: the first is used to cross the seas and skies, the second changes the direction of energy blasts, the third is used to control the weather (which is used in Lance's first fight against Yellow), and the fourth is used to combine its attack and fight the opponents. Lance usually uses only the first two when fighting opponents, the third against stronger ones, and all four only a very few times.
Dragonair's known moves are Agility, Wrap, Surf, Whirlpool, BubbleBeam, Slam, and Hyper Beam.
|Breath of the Dragonair Part 1
| Lance's Aerodactyl is mostly used for air transportation. During the battle against Yellow, one of her Pokémon evolved when she battled the fossilized creature resembling a Dragon.
Aerodactyl's known moves are Fly, Hyper Beam, Supersonic, and Wing Attack.
|Can't Catch Caterpie!
| Lance loaned his Tyranitar to Silver when it was a Pupitar. Tyranitar made its first official appearance when it was battling Gold and easily defeating Gold's entire team until it got subdued by Togebo's Double-Edge. After battling Lugia at the Whirl Islands, Tyranitar was returned to Lance as Silver was not able to fully control it.
Tyranitar's only known move is Sandstorm, and it has a Quirky nature.
|Tyranitar War
| These Dragonair are Lance's Dragon army that are used to attack the mainlands of Kanto. They are first seen attacking Cinnabar Gym while Miles and Evan are inside.
Dragonair's only known move is Hyper Beam.
|Bang the Drum, Slowbro
| Lance summoned Lugia to complete his plans of creating a utopia for Pokémon where humans that abuse Pokémon or destroy their habitats would be no more. However, this plan did not work as Lance was eventually beaten, and the Badge Amplifier energy Lugia had absorbed transferred to the soils of mainland Kanto, where it would spread life instead of bringing about death. As a result, it fled from Lance.
It was seen again in the Whirl Islands where it was on a rampage after being controlled by the Masked Man, who caught it just as Gold, Silver, and Crystal were about to. Using its Aeroblast with Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire to demolish the league, the two remained nearly unstoppable until Suicune, Entei, and Raikou appeared alongside their new Trainers to fight the villain and free them. Eventually, after much turmoil, Lugia once again fled along with Ho-Oh.
Lugia's known moves are Whirlpool, Psychic, Fly, and Aeroblast.
|The Might of... Metapod?!
Status unknown
|Horsea was seen in a flashback of Lance's and Clair's childhood.
|The Last Battle II
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga
Lance meets Jou when he was witnessing the Red Gyarados go on a rampage in the Lake of Rage. He assists Jou in fighting the Red Gyarados. After finding out that Ariana and Petrel were responsible for the incident in the Lake of Rage, Lance has a Tag Battle with them with Jou as his partner. Lance and Jou manage to defeat them with Dragonite's Twister. Lance is revealed to become the Champion of the Pokémon League and battles Jou. Jou single-handedly defeats him with Totodile. Jou once again battles him in a rematch but this time, with a Feraligatr.
Dragonite first appeared while Jou was at the Lake of Rage. Later, it was the second Pokémon used in the Pokémon League.
|Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure
| Lance's Charizard appeared in the Pokémon League. It battled against Jou's Totodile and lost to its Aqua Tail.
Charizard's known moves are Air Slash, Shadow Claw and Dragon Claw.
|Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Lance appears in Space Havoc!! as a regular Elite Four member. Red meets him while on his trip in outer space. Lance gives Red three tests for him to handle. While Red did well on the first two, Lance managed to get on the space shuttle while Red and the gang was on. After the shuttle got destroyed, Lance flew away on his Dragonite while Clefairy had to deal with an upset Professor Oak. Lance reappeared in The Final Battle!! where he destroyed a village. The villagers ask Red and his Pokémon to defeat Lance. During the match, Clefairy was still no match for his Dragonite, even the weapons that he threw at it. However, when Lance was about to get beaten, Dragonite reveals its story about how he met Lance. However, the story is later found out to be a lie, and Lance ran off with his Dragonite, with Red and his Pokémon chasing him from behind.
|Gyarados was the first test that Red and the gang had to handle. It popped out of a pool of water when Lance commanded it to do so. Gyarados was proven to be a challenge when it kept on hiding in the water and used its tail at one point to slap Clefairy. Clefairy tied Red's Pikachu to a fishing line and threw him to the pool of water to find Gyarados. After Pikachu went inside Gyarados's mouth, Pikachu shocked it, defeating Gyarados.
|Space Havoc!!
|Aerodactyl was the second test that Red and the gang had to handle. It appeared when Red went inside a museum. It slapped Clefairy using its wing which sent him bouncing around. Aerodactyl was very fast as it evaded an attack coming from Clefairy. Clefairy decided to trick Aerodactyl by luring it into a buffet. After Aerodactyl got full, it was unable to fly. One punch coming from Clefairy sent it packing afterwards.
|Space Havoc!!
Dragonite is Lance's toughest Pokémon.
|Space Havoc!!
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Lance appeared in Indigo Plateau as the final Elite Four member whom Satoshi battled. Lance used his Dragonite, which was eventually defeated by Satoshi's Charizard, making Satoshi the Pokémon Champion and allowing him to face his rival, Shigeru.
Dragonite was used by Lance during his battle with Satoshi, but it ultimately fell for Charizard's Flamethrower.
|Indigo Plateau
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lance or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Lance's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Lance's Charizard
|Pokémon VS
|Lance's Gyarados
|Pokémon VS
|Lance's Aerodactyl
|Pokémon VS
|Lance's Dragonite
|Pokémon VS
|Lance's Ampharos
|Pokémon VS
|Lance's Kingdra
|Pokémon VS
| English
| Japanese
|Lance's TM 01
|Pokémon VS
|Lance's TM 02
|Pokémon VS
- In the games, Lance is depicted as being from Blackthorn City, but the Pokémon Adventures manga depicts Lance as being from Viridian Forest (albeit of Blackthorn descent).
- Lance has battles with two illegal Pokémon: the Dragonite that knows Barrier that he uses in Red and Blue and the Aerodactyl that knows Rock Slide that he uses in Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
- Starting in Pokémon Yellow, Lance has red hair, while a card depicting him in Monopoly: Pokémon Edition shows artwork of him with purple hair. This is probably due to the fact that the board game was made before Yellow was released.
- Though his type theme is Dragon Pokémon, in Generation II, only three of his Pokémon are actually of the Dragon type; all of them Dragonite. All six of his Pokémon have Flying as their secondary type.
- Additionally, the non-Dragon-type Pokémon used by Lance in the main series (Gyarados, Aerodactyl and Charizard) are all part Flying-type, as well as partially or fully resembling dragons.
- Lance is the only member of the Johto Elite Four who, on the second time through, still does not have a team of only his type, with Charizard and Gyarados not being Dragon types.
- Additionally, both of them are part Flying-type Pokémon.
- In the anime, Lance disguised himself as a member of a villainous team twice, as a Team Rocket Grunt in Talkin' Bout an Evolution, and later as a Team Magma Grunt in Gaining Groudon.
- Lance is the only Trainer the player can battle with in a Double Battle (Team Rocket HQ), against in a Double Battle (Dragon's Den), and against in a single battle (as Champion) so far. Furthermore, the Tag Battle with him against Ariana and a Grunt can be seen parallel to the Tag Battle the player has with Steven Stone in Pokémon Emerald against Maxie and Tabitha.
- Despite taking place three years later, Lance's Pokémon are at a lower level in Generation II than they were in Generation I. The same thing occurs with Bruno.
- Lance appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a Dragonite in battle.
- From Generations I to III, all of his Pokémon know Hyper Beam. This was no longer the case from Generation IV onwards, possibly because Hyper Beam was changed to a special move, along with a much larger high-damaging movepool that doesn't have the side-effects of Hyper Beam.
- Lance, Koga, Bruno and Caitlin are the only Elite Four members who have appeared in more than one generation (excluding remakes).
- Lance is the only member of the Elite Four who has appeared in all generations; he has appeared in Generations I & III as a member of the Elite Four, and in Generations II, IV, and V as a Champion.
- Although Lance is the Champion in all Johto-based games, he does not use any Generation II Pokémon in these games. However, he uses a Kingdra in the rematches in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and the Pokémon World Tournament.
- Lance's Gyarados, Charizard and Dragonite can appear to level down, if the player decides to battle him and Clair in Dragon's Den before collecting all 16 Badges and the Elite Four upgrading their teams in HeartGold and SoulSilver, as they are level 68 - 75 in the Tag Battle and are level 48 - 50 when re-challenged at the Indigo League.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, in the Mahogany Town souvenir store, Lance commands his Dragonite to use Hyper Beam, yet the attack Dragonite uses more closely resembles Giga Impact.
- In the manga, Lance and the Elite Four's motivations are similar to the plans of N and Team Plasma. Both pretend to summon a legendary Pokémon (Lugia or Reshiram and Zekrom respectively) in order to create an utopia for Pokémon.
- In Generation IV, all of his Pokémon except Aerodactyl suffer double weakness. Salamence, Altaria, Garchomp, and Dragonite suffer double weakness against Ice type, Gyarados for Electric type, and Charizard with Rock type.
- Lance is the only character that appears in the Pokémon World Tournament who is or used to be an Elite Four member.
- Lance has used every pseudo-legendary Pokémon barring Metagross.
|ワタル Wataru
|From 綿 wata, cotton. 渡る wataru means crossing.
|English, Italian, Spanish
|Possibly from a lance, used by knights, who fought dragons in legends and fairy tales.
|Could be derived from petard, a medieval weapon.
|Reference to a Nordic hero that killed a dragon called Fafnir.
|목호 Mokho
|Possibly from 목 (冒) mok (risk, brave, dare) and 호 (虎) ho (tiger).
|Chinese (Taiwan)
|渡 Dù*
|From 渡る wataru. Means "to cross"
|小渡 Xiǎo Dù*
|From 渡る wataru.
|華達爾 Huádá'ěr*
|Transliteration of his Japanese name. Also from 華 huá, magnificent.
|彌 Mí*
|From 彌 wataru. Means "full", "extensive", or "complete".
|Chinese (Mainland China)
|渡 Dù
|From 渡る wataru.
|Indigo League
|Generations I, III, and VII
|Generations II and IV
|Lance's Pokémon
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|Adventures only:
|Anime characters
|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.
- Male characters
- Pages with broken file links
- Game characters
- Champions
- Anime characters
- Elite Four Trainers
- Manga characters
- Pokémon Adventures characters
- Red, Blue and Yellow characters
- Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
- FireRed and LeafGreen characters
- HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
- Black 2 and White 2 characters
- Stadium characters
- Stadium 2 characters
- Dragon-type Trainers


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PDF Accessibility Training for Australian Government
Adobe is running a series of training in Australia the first week of March to help Australian Government employees understand how to create accessible PDF documents. The trainings are being held in Canberra at the National Museum of Australia, but will be recorded and made available online after the sessions (probably with a 1-2 week delay in order to have the recordings captioned and posted). We are running these sessions in conjunction with the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO).
I'm delivering two different presentations (twice each):
- PDF Accessibility for Everyone – suitable for a wide range of user knowledge of accessibility, focusing on common authoring pathways
- PDF Accessibility for Techo's – an advanced session for people with good knowledge of accessibility
More information about the sessions, and registration for attendance, is now available.
I'm looking forward to these sessions and helping people understand how to create PDF documents that meet WCAG 2.0 and are easily used by people with disabilities.

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Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on administrative leave for lying to the school about the circumstances of a motorcycle accident he was in last weekend.
It turns out that 25-year-old football program employee Jessica Dorrell was riding with Petrino at the time of the accident. Petrino didn't tell the school about her when he met with officials about the accident, he admitted last night.
In a statement, he said he lied to the school in order "to protect my family and a previous inappropriate relationship from becoming public."
Dorrell was named "student-athlete development coordinator for football" just last Tuesday. Before that, she played volleyball at Arkansas and got her MBA from the school in 2010.
Here's Petrino's statement:
"I regret that I have not publically (sic) acknowledged a passenger on the vehicle. I have been in constant pain, medicated and the circumstances have come out in bits and pieces. That said I certainly had a concern about Jessica Dorrell's name being revealed. In my press conference, I referred to her simply as 'a lady.' My concern was to protect my family and a previous inappropriate relationship from becoming public. In hindsight, I showed a serious mistake in judgement."
Here's a screenshot of Dorrell's official bio:


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Dear America,
20 million barrels of oil. 20 million. That's what the USA uses every day. And nearly 50% of that oil is being burned each day as motor fuel. As of Monday, June 7, the BP Macondo well has spewed in the vicinity of 2,000,000 barrels with no end in sight. That's the equivalent of 10% of one day's oil use in the US.
"That's what we need to get through the day!" exclaimed John Hofmeister (German for "yard master" to you etymological folks) the former head of Shell on a recent Larry King Show. In prior media appearances Hofmeister promoted his oil skimming ideas, his experiences in keeping a culture of safety at Shell, and his book. On King's show he reverted to the Company Man and showed his Chamber of Commerce side, indulging in a couple too many Gripes on Behalf of the Oil Companies. He evaded James Carville's challenge to explain and justify the cozy relationships Big Oil cultivated with government, including regulatory agencies and personnel, which will prove to be a major factor in the chain of events.
Then came T. Boone Pickens. He was visibly stressed. But he was clear as a bell. His overriding message, "It's not time to panic." He emphasized that we need to focus on stopping the well and dealing with the humanitarian and environmental response. When we get ahead of these demanding issues, then we can focus on inquiries and blame. But he knows it's bad. "This event is like a 100 Year Storm." He emphasized a military-like focus.
Which brings us to that ugly and horrible act of humanity: War.
For nearly 10 years we, our families, friends and neighbors have been paying the ultimate cost for our military actions around the world. The United States has been at war longer than World War ll, and as of June 7, longer than in Viet Nam, our longest war. We are paying the price in lives, money, energy and resources. Yet we blithely go about our days worrying more about phony celebrities, useless trends and pop culture than we do about being at war in foreign countries. We are sacrificing so much–lives, resources, energy, money, time–and we are so spoiled by all the power we wield with our smart phones, fast cars, fast cards and fast food–that we are oblivious, like slowly cooking frogs, to our impending doom.
Whether is it our diet and diabetes, or our vapid, mobile lifestyles and growing environmental crises, we are in a massive state of denial that only a large-scale psychological and spiritual transformation effort can least-painfully change. But it appears we're incapable of changing without very painful and tragic impetus.
Hell, if even the increasingly unnecessary maiming and death of our best and brightest in military service isn't compelling us to act, then perhaps Nature will. Or will it?
The root cause of this situation is our demand for oil and our addiction to dirty fossil fuels. Though we built our consumer society on what appears to be "cheap" fossil fuels, the true cost has never been fully factored or equitably distributed.
For 150 years, modern civilization has depended upon exploitation, extraction, manufacturing and distribution of natural resources, usually directed from the less powerful to the more powerful.
And now this. The BP oil disaster is well on its way to being the worst singular petroleum catastrophe in world history, impacting far more than just Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.
The site of the BP Deepwater Horizon and areas impacted by the catastrophe are the uterus and placenta of the Gulf Stream. And a breathtaking array of biology upon which humans on multiple continents depend is threatened. We cannot determine how long it will take to recover, even after the well is stopped. Years? Decades? In whose lifetime will these land and water ecosystems return to the diversity and volume of April 2010?
Some 30% of the USA's seafood comes from these estuaries. But, that's only measuring it in the USA. Many of the species most seriously affected by this spill migrate between continents. There could be shortages of fish products around the world.
But let us not lose sight of the biggest tragedy–us. This is a growing humanitarian crisis.
In Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Texas, hundreds of thousands of jobs are threatened and tens of thousands of jobs are at a standstill or waiting to be told to stop. This means that thousands of families and households are not receiving income.
Second Harvest has been overwhelmed trying to bring food to families in Louisiana. With the assistance of Catholic Charities, the New Orleans Food & Farm Network and others, a growing number of volunteers are participating in distributing food to the hardworking, diverse patchwork of celebrated cultures of people who define the character of Louisiana to the world but who are not emotionally prepared to be dependent upon charities.
As efforts mount, words get stronger. Beth Galante calls us to action in the May 2010 Global Green newsletter, "The humanitarian crisis is the first priority – every single coastal resident has had their job destroyed or damaged for the foreseeable future, from the fishermen to the local restaurant staff to the hotel maids, and it is imperative that aggressive action ensures that they can keep food on their families' tables, make mortgage and credit card payments, and get rapid access to comprehensive mental health care services."
Why are these things happening? Why is this how we are going to spend the 5th Anniversary of the tragedy of the failed levees after Katrina? Fundamentally because a perfect storm of stupidity has swept this country for the past few decades. We've had all the information, all the warnings we needed to make changes. We are lost in consumerism. We are not saving energy. We are not taking the steps needed to reduce our impact. We are indeed living in The Age of Stupid. We are at war on two fronts, sacrificing our friends, families and economy to the mighty Oil God. And we won't change our ways. We are ultimately at war with ourselves.
Will this event change us? There is no doubt that Louisiana is now forever changed, perhaps for generations. But will the USA change its ways and reduce our dependence upon dirty fossil fuels? 11 dead in the Gulf and 15 dead in the mines in 2010 don't seem to matter much. More than 5000 of our finest sacrificed in Iraq and Afghanistan seems to make no difference. We blithely drive, shop and waste and waste and waste. We gossip about pop "stars" ruining their lives while our own are ruined by ignorance, inactivity, bad food and the resulting obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The fact that the current generation is the first in modern times to be expected to live shorter lives than their parents doesn't even seem to be changing people's attitudes much. We are speeding pedal to the metal into a dead end.
So I have a request to the USA: pray. No, I'm not a religious person. But I am desperate. And in desperation, most folks suddenly find God. Besides, other than cutting your driving by at least 20% and pledging to do better, there's not much you can do.
So, Dear America, pray. And pray hard and for a long, long time. It might not slow the oil. But at least it will slow you down.


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Langston Hughes once asked, "What happens to a dream deferred?"; a rhetorical question answered with still more questions. The current economic crisis raises a similar question: What's happened to the American Dream? According to a recent survey, less than one-third of us are confident of reaching "the American Dream."
The survey is a depressing review of how people view their situation and the nation in general. Among the findings:
— Only 23 percent believe the country is headed in the right direction with 67 percent saying "things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track."
— Just 27 percent say they are "extremely confident" of reaching the American Dream, down from 40 percent a year ago.
— 78 percent say they have less trust in government.
— 69 percent feel it will be harder to reach the American Dream than it was for their parents; 73 percent say it will be still harder for their children or grandchildren to reach the American Dream.
— 23 percent believe America is a country on the rise, down from 32 percent last year. Only 39 percent believe America represents the future, with 57 percent saying that the world looks to other nations now. And 52 percent say it's China that represents the future.
Most of us feel it's out of reach, and our kids have even less of a shot at it. Can you blame us? Financial gurus like Suze Orman declare the American Dream DOA and advise us to get used to it. The Republican budget that all but finishes it off. If the American Dream isn't dead it's at least in the ICU, and the priest has been paged.
What Dream?
What is the American Dream anyway? Perhaps a better question might be "What was the American Dream?", because in this economy it ain't what it used to be.
The idea predates the United States, actually. Going back to the first Europeans to reach the Americas, it originally embodied the possibilities and opportunities of the "New World" — opportunities to own land and establish businesses that would yield prosperity and happiness; opportunities not offered in the old, established class systems in the "old country," where wealth and power tended to stay concentrated among the already wealthy and powerful.
It wasn't until 1931 that James Truslow Adams defined the American Dream in his book The Epic of America:
The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, also too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.
How's that working out for us? That depends on who you ask.
If you ask William Rivers Pitt, this is the Golden Age of the American Dream — if you are wealthy.
If you are wealthy, you are living in the Golden Age of your American Dream, and it's a damned fine time to be alive. The two major political parties are working hammer and tong to bless you and keep you. The laws are being re-written – often by fiat, and in defiance of court orders – to strengthen the walls separating you and your wealth from the motley masses. Your stock portfolio, mostly made by and for oil and war, continues to swell. Your banks and Wall Street shops destroyed the economy for everyone except you, and not only did they get away with it, they were handed a vast dollop of taxpayer cash as a bonus prize.
The little people probably crack you up when you bother to think about them. Their version of the American Dream is a ragged blanket too short to cover them, but they still buy into it, and that's the secret of your strength in the end. So many of them walk into the voting booths and solemnly vote against their own best interests, and for yours, because the American Dream makes them think they, too, will be rich someday. They won't – you've made sure of that – but so long as they keep believing it, your money will continue to roll in.
In that American Dream, corporations like GE, Chevron and Exxon make huge profits, pay no taxes, and sometimes still get tax returns; banks like bank of America and Citigroup get a tax payer funded bailout, make record profits, and also sometimes get tax refunds. Meanwhile politicians like Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor want to cut programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — that have gone a long way towards ensuring better, richer and fuller life for millions of Americans. In the name of "shared sacrifice in the face of the economic crisis, some of these programs "cant exist," as Cantor said, and then said again.
Whose fault is that? Pitt writes of the "little people" who "walk into the voting booth and solemnly vote against their own interests." So did those American workers, those "little people" aid and abet this revision of the American Dream, by pulling the lever and electing lawmakers who seek to cut the very programs that made their middle class lives possible? (How many working families could absorb the cost of grandma's nursing home care, or the cost of home nursing in the absence of Medicare?)
Did they get what they deserved, as columnist Ray Bursma wrote? I tend to agree with Dave Johnson.
So is it the fault of American workers that their wages and benefits have declined as jobs are shipped overseas?
I don't blame working people. After all, they're working! So they're busy, and stressed, and focused on work. They can't be expected to keep up with the little details and facts and nuances — especially when they are attacked daily with a barrage of well-funded and professionally crafted corporate/conservative propaganda!
This assault on information and truth has been going on for decades. Under Reagan there was a dramatic shift toward "market" — one-dollar-one-vote — sources of information and away from objective, citizen-oriented democratic — one-person-one-vote — sources. This market-sourced information necessarily reflects a conservative/corporate view because it is driven by money and profit instead of humanity and humanity's needs.
Working- and middle class Americans didn't define the American Dream downward. Ask most of them, and I doubt they'll say that our current economic state is where they were hoping we'd end up. They were sold a bill of goods that redistributing wealth upwards via tax cuts would yield prosperity, and are now being sold a bill of goods that cutting discretionary spending — destroying Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security — will yield fiscal solvency.
In some sense, it's testament to the power of the ideal of the American Dream — the part which holds that in a land of equal opportunity, anything is possible through hard work and perseverance — that so many Americans voted as they did through decades of increased productivity and declining wages.
Author Craig Comstock points to Harvard Business School survey showing how radically Americans underestimate economic inequality.
Here are the figures from their survey:
- The sample regarded as fair a 32% share of the national wealth for the top fifth of the population ("quintile").
- What they thought is now the share of this same group: 59%
- The actual share at the time of the survey: 84%
The gaps here are so extreme as to raise the question: in a country proud of its democracy, how does the top fifth get away with owning 84% of the national wealth? Even more startling, how is the top 1% of people allowed to own nearly 50% of the wealth?
In the last 30 years, since around the start of the 1980s, we have witnessed, apart from the rich, only a "stagnation" of income. So far, this "plateau" has been disguised by more than one member of the household working, by the availability of cheap goods from abroad, and by the magic of inflation (when dollar income rises; but purchasing power does not).
Comstock pinned that apparent economic blind spot on "the little people not suffering a noticeable decline in purchasing power."
Chrystia Freeland, writing in the NY Times last month, blamed it on what she called the "lottery effect."
Aside from faith in American national excellence, the other main reason Americans seem so unperturbed by the widening chasm between the rich and everyone else is what I like to call the lottery effect. Buying lottery tickets is clearly an irrational act — the odds are hugely stacked against us. But many millions of us do, because we see the powerful evidence that an ordinary person, someone just like us whose only qualifying act was to buy a ticket, wins our favorite lottery every week.
For many Americans, the nation's rowdy form of capitalism is a lottery that has similarly bestowed fabulous rewards on the Everyman. The current leading exemplar of self-made billions is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, and he may soon be outstripped by the even more instant cyber-star Andrew Mason, the founder of Groupon.
But the problem with lotteries is that there are only a few winners. That is the story the numbers tell us about American capitalism today — and unless that underlying reality changes, at some point all those folks who think they already live in Sweden will realize they live in a winner-take-all society, and that most of us aren't winning.
The lottery is as good a metaphor as any. I'd probably have labeled it the "casino effect." I only had one experience with a casino, years ago, but it was enough. A friend of mine who frequently visited Atlantic City took me there for my birthday. I was just a few years into recovery, and a bit wary of the idea, but I went anyway. Fearing a gambling, I set a dollar amount above which I would not gamble.
I was overwhelmed by the marble floors and flashing lights of the hotel and casino. My friend had been there many times, and so our meals and drinks were complimentary, and we got a discounted rate on our room. I quickly reached my the gambling limit I'd set for myself. Having come so close some sizable wins, only to lose, I wanted "just one more try." I was on my way to the ATM in the hotel lobby when I overheard someone crying.
A woman sobbed into the pay phone, telling someone she'd lost all of her money, including ticket fare home. She wasn't alone. A desperate sounding young on another phone asked a friend or relative to wire money. More people were anxiously awaiting their turns on the pay phones. Still others paced lobby, talking into mobile phones. They were all telling the same story; some only to go right back for more.
I realized then what should have been obvious when I walked into the casino. There are only a few really big winners. The rest of us were lucky if we broke even, but we weren't winning. At that point, I decided to cut my losses. I stayed away from the ATM and my money staid where it was. But I realized the hotel and casino basically ran on the hopes and dreams of those people I saw in the hotel lobby, that they might win big — despite the odds. I had been of them, after all, placing bets and ignoring the odds.
Most of us keep placing bets and keep buying lottery tickets, even when its not in our best interests, because we've bought into the idea that we have an equal chance of winning big. There's a certain degree of personal responsibility there, sure. I made a choice to gamble, and then made a choice not to go to the ATM and place more bets.
Yet, there's enough responsibility to go around. In the Barnum & Bailey world of American conservatives, there's a sucker born every minute and almost no wrong way to make a buck. There's no shame in being a scammer, but plenty in being scammed. As Rick Santelli said, "You can't cheat an honest man." So who cares that predatory banks? Right?
When someone keeps buying snake oil over and over again, it may be because they don't know any better. Maybe the don't know it doesn't work. The same doesn't apply to the snake oil salesman. The snake oil salesman almost certainly knows his product doesn't work, and thus designs his pitch to distract his customers from asking too many questions lest they figure it out and ruin his business. That, and his customers own desperate for relief from their afflictions, is what kept the snake oil salesman going, after all.
Well, if the American dream is struggling, it's because (a) we've been treating it with snake oil for too long, and (b) we keep buying the same snake oil. It hasn't worked yet, but the GOP keeps selling it to us in different packaging — now, with the new Tea Party label — promising that this time its new and improved, and sure to work. The economy, and the American Dream along with it, are sick enough that they just might be able to sell it to us again.
Eric Cantor wasn't speaking specifically of the American Dream when he talked about the need to cut Medicare, but he was selling the same snake oil that's hastened its decline.
But, reading between the lines of Cantor's words and the GOP agenda, Digby saw a redefinition of the American Dream.
You see, it's the spending mandate that's causing the low quality of care. If states have less money to work with the poor will be much better off. Isn't that how it works in your family? Isn't your life always improved when you lose income? In fact, I think the Republicans have come upon an excellent new theme: The new American Dream —doing more with less!
That reminds me of something I said a while back.
Anti-unionization, deregulation, and increased outsources are all hallmarks of contemporary conservatism. So, at least we know who to thank for our current situation. But that's the unspoken message of conservative economic philosophy in a globalized economy: the only way Americans can "compete in a global economy" as envisioned and delivered by conservatism is to accept a lower standard of living. As low as the market demands. How low? Read up on working and living standards in just about any country you can find on any label on just about anything in your own house.
Whose dream is that? Better question: Whose nightmare?


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House family watch THE boat raceThursday, April 4th, 2013 | tags: apple fanboy, Bros 1962, family, mumzie, niece 1992, niece 1994, sport, TV, UK |
Easter Sunday, sated on a tender lamb roast with the trimmings including a cheeky little mint sauce. We indulge in a favoured family tradition, settling down to watch the Boat race. We all support Oxford for reasons long since lost in the Ethernet. Mum suspects it's because they used to loose a lot when she was a gal and we should support the underdog.
The 'House' style for watching THE boat race is diverse. I was the only person who did it with open eyes despite the thick, percolated, coffee supplied by mumsie from one of her 20 or so prized percolators. I'll call her 'Grandmum' because we are in the presence of her grandchildren.
Bros 62 assumes the horizontal position for viewing enhancement. Pointing his beard between his distant toes.
Niece 92 ensures the blood-flow to her head by placing her legs on the footstool mumsie has procured for her comfort. At first I though that niece 92 forgot to put a skirt on over her pantyhose when she left home this morning. Apparently this is a style feature. She is proud of consecutive years of not wearing shorts or a skirt to keep her bum warm. She's receiving as-it-happens updates from her friends though her much-prized iphone. She's a tall and creative genius who demonstrates it in many pleasing ways.
Niece 94 is multitasking, she's a formal thinking high-flyer. Revising for her maths A level while watching the boat race, drinking evil coffee and possibly simulating sleep. What is she doing under that hair? A woman of infinite mystery at just 17.
While sister-in-law has resisted the black attire favoured by her hubby and daughters, she can't resist the sleep inducing effect of grandmum's classic 1960's Parker Knoll rocker.
Synchronised snoring with the cats
Normality temporarily resumed


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some of you might not know him. He is Takuto, the designer of L2, a player from China. This video is from a yoyo book he wrote and he posted it to his blog.
the video player doesn't start downloading until you click 'play'
it maybe slow, so pause it first until it finished download.


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The Non-Responsive Penalty
The Non-Responsive Penalty: Ignoring Us Will Cost You
The Two Types of Clients
Yes, there really are only 2 CORE TYPES of clients that exist in the world:
The Hyper-Responsive Client
This client is the most fun, the most engaging. Can also be the biggest pain in the ass due to their Ultra-Type-A personality. Key Characteristics:
- Make progress and results. Period. In any direction.
- Extraordinarily vigilant about anything you request from them
- Extraordinarily vigilant about anything they request from you
- Tendency to request progress updates and/or why things are not progressing as quick incessantly
- (Usually) extremely grateful
The Non-Responsive Client
The lazy businessman's dream. They go for long stretches of time (as long as three months) without so much as an email, a call, an anything. Can be a worse pain in the ass when they finally get around to reading any communiques. Key Characteristics:
- Results-orientated (when they finally look at them)
- Vague memory. Claims to have emailed/called about a particular issue multiple times, but can never remember when
- Uncanny tendency to impede any/all strategies formulated and clog progress on those strategies
- Mostly grateful because they know they've been immovable objects throughout the process, but secretly spiteful that you "pushed" them through the process instead of letting it "happen naturally". (A.K.A. We never have to pay for anything because we authorized nothing)
Pretending We Don't Exist Will Cost You
It's the non-responsive clients that forced me into this position in the first place. It sucks. I don't want to do this either, but you've forced my hand.
I know, I know, you 'haven't gotten any of the emails I sent". And, strangely enough, you never got the voicemails I left. I also know you are "extremely busy", but are you really that busy that you can't return phone calls or emails? In over 2 months?
I've been doing everything I said I would. You get your reporting and analysis. You get your strategy and recommendations. We have conference calls, I explain things that could be confusing in great detail, and we even have face to face meetings. And now I can't get you to authorize these or pay for them. You're just sitting on them hoping I'll forget.
Look. I know economically times are tough. You have to be careful with your budget. But we have a contract. And, I know the "Ignore Penalty" is not in there now, but it's going to be. Here are just some of things where the Ignore Penalty comes into play:
The Ignore Penalty Clauses
- If emails/phone calls are not responded to within 1 week , PENALTY. *Out of Office auto-response does count*
- If information is asked for and is not responded to and/or not gotten to me in a timely manner, PENALTY
*Timely is relative to the time-sensitivity of the issue. But again, most cases will be 1 week*
- If authorization, of any kind, is needed to move forward with agreed upon strategy and is not given, PENALTY
*For each week authorization is not given, the penalty is applied*
*All penalties multiple for each week of lateness, by 20%.
Jump = How High? Applies to us Both
Believe me, this is going to hurt me as much as it's going to hurt you. I like my clients. I really do. But you're going to have to "grow-up" sometime and realize this "internet marketing thing" isn't a fad. It isn't just for unshaven twenty-somethings who are doing this for fun. Our business is just as serious as yours.
Hopefully, I never even have to impose the "Ignore Clause". But, if I do, my hope is that it only takes one time. You expect promptness from me, you want what you asked for immediately. I have no problem with the JUMP = HOW HIGH rule. Unfortunately that door swings both ways. And, if you don't believe it, just keep ignoring your responsibilites.
Jun 4 2009
I really liked this post. Can I copy it to my site? Thank you in advance.
Jun 7 2009
I enjoyed this post as well. The interesting thing would be to see how this would play out in the market place.
How would this be written into a contract?
How would this be presented to the client during the sales process.
It is interesting because the cost of following up with clients that don't respond costs a company in more than just time. It costs them in employee morale as well.
Quite frankly I think if you are dealing with the owner or main budget holder this would probably go well. Where it might get dicey is when you are dealing with a person who has been given the responsibility to handle it and is not responsive and then tries to talk you down. However, as a business person the idea seems to be something worth trying.
Jim Bernthal
Aug 14 2009
This is great information and would definitely help any SEO professional deal with his/her clients. You have some great points and you put them in words really well. Thank you for the amazing post.
Dec 29 2009
I like the way you mentioned the non responsive client. Explains a lot of crap if you know what i mean. However, if there ever was a time to start working towards that goal. Then I think NOW is the time. Thanks for the heads up.
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When the high-school boys basketball season tips off on Friday, 801 teams will share a strikingly similar vision. They imagine their hard work, talent, team chemistry and community support culminating in a state championship before thousands of fans at Value City Arena. Players and fans sing along to We Are the Champions. Nets are cut. Hugs are shared. History is made. Odds of this fantasy becoming reality are roughly 200 to 1, but for a team like Pickerington Central - which won its first Division I title in March - an awkward situation presents itself.
When the high-school boys basketball season tips off on Friday, 801 teams will share a strikingly similar vision.
They imagine their hard work, talent, team chemistry and community support culminating in a state championship before thousands of fans at Value City Arena. Players and fans sing along to We Are the Champions. Nets are cut. Hugs are shared. History is made.
Odds of this fantasy becoming reality are roughly 200 to 1, but for a team like Pickerington Central � which won its first Division I title in March � an awkward situation presents itself. What does one do for an encore? Can the Tigers be satisfied with anything less than a repeat?
�There are so many words to describe what the past eight or nine months have meant to this basketball program,� coach Jerry Francis said. �It�s been exciting and exhausting at the same time. All the celebrations and ceremonies were wonderful, and we�ve been treated royally by our community.�
Senior guard Connor Kern, one of the most level-headed and mature returning players, said that carrying the title of state champion is a bit overwhelming.
�Everywhere you go, players from the other teams ask what it�s like,� Kern said.
�The great run we made to get to the state not only was fun, but it was a valuable experience for the players. I�ve got to think we�re more confident now that we�ve done it, and we realize the kind of work ethic and attitude it takes to get to the top. On the other hand, I�m sure everybody�s going to be pointing to us. It�s a different situation, a completely different bunch of guys we�ve got now, and it will be interesting to see how it all comes down.�
During the run by Pickerington Central (26-2), insiders predicted that the program might be on the verge of becoming a dynasty. They cited returning players, an influx of upcoming young talent and the promise of potential transfers eager to play for Francis and a state-caliber program.
The dominoes didn�t tumble that way. Leading scorer Caris LeVert and lockdown defender Chad Nelson graduated. Javon Bess, considered one of the top junior prospects in Ohio, transferred back to his native Gahanna. Taco Charlton, a 6-foot-6, 235-pound force inside, opted to graduate early to enroll at the University of Michigan, where he will play football next fall.
All of a sudden, Pickerington Central�s team consisted of 6-5 junior forward Jae�Sean Tate, who has committed to Ohio State, Kern and, in Francis� words, �a bunch of guys who haven�t proven anything yet and don�t need to be mentioned.� Of the returners, 6-6 senior Darryl LeVert (six minutes) was the only reserve to play more than a minute in the state tournament. Three freshmen will play varsity.
�Last year was last year. This is a completely new team, and the sooner they recognize that and develop a passion for learning and improving possession game by game, quarter by quarter, possession by possession they�ll be a lot better off,� Francis said. �It�s my job to help them understand and grasp this concept and not get frustrated. With patience comes improvement and with improvement comes confidence.�
Francis believes the Tigers might be more athletic throughout the lineup than last season, but that roles and cohesiveness still are being solidified.
Kern maintained that the players don�t seem infatuated with repeating as state champion. Winning an Ohio Capital Conference Ohio Division title with the likes of Newark, Gahanna and Reynoldsburg will be challenging enough.
�I think our strength is going to be defense,� Kern said. �We�re going to be quick and guard-oriented. More of it is probably going to be on Jae�Sean�s and my shoulders.
�I think we should be able to put together a pretty good team by tournament time. Hopefully, we�l l make a run and surprise some people. As far a goal, though, it�s just to be the best team we can be.�
Tough to repeat
How recent area state champions have fared the season after winning the title:
1994: Westerville North (25-2)
Next season: state semifinal (23-4)
1998: Highland (27-1)
Next season: district semifinal (19-3)
1999: Worthington Christian (25-2)
Next season: state semifinal (23-4)
2002: Brookhaven (27-1)
Next season: state runner-up (26-2)
2008: Newark (24-4)
Next season: district final (20-4)
2009: Northland (27-1)
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The Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVOC) will open its 2013 season of summer opera productions with Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" June 15 and 19 at 8 p.m. The music director for the mounting will be Tim Ribchester, with Connie Koppe of Germantown providing stage direction. Koppe has made a career singing and teaching opera, theater and cabaret for more than 30 years.
She graduated with a master's in music and opera performance from the Boyer College of Music in Temple in 1977, and she studied music education as an undergraduate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1973 graduate). Born in Lawrence, Kansas, but raised in Conshohocken, Koppe has also been a stage director and costume designer. At present, she performs French cabaret music with her band Enchante, which has performed at the Philly Fringe Festival.
Ribchester, fresh from a production of Bizet's "Carmen" in Baltimore, said of Mozart's acclaimed comedy, '"Figaro' is, of course, a watershed opera both for Mozart and for the history of music. It is telling that Mozart wrote to his father a few months before composing 'Figaro' that he considered the Quintet for Piano & Winds his best composition to date. Having played the piece a few times, I feel strongly that the kind of democratic ensemble writing he perfected in the quintet served as a wonderful study for the unprecedented complexity of the ensemble in 'Figaro.' It is this complexity that allows Mozart to move beyond a two-dimensional emotional universe."
Ribchester explained that he is extremely excited to be conducting a professional orchestra for these performances. In the past, DVOC's productions have been accompanied only at the piano. Funding for the orchestra was made possible through a collaborative effort with Kickstarter.
"The orchestration for 'Figaro' is ideal for a small chamber orchestra," Ribchester said. "It's much more about color and agility than sheer dramatic power of the kind necessary for 'Don Giovanni' or 'Magic Flute.' The score contains so many details, not least the use of the clarinets to create the beguiling sounds accompanying the Countess' music as well as that written for Cherubino."
Stage director Koppe explained, "Ever since my junior year in college, when I portrayed Susanna in 'Figaro,' I have been in love with this opera. We performed the Edward Dent English translation, which is very 'British' in its humor, with as little recitative as possible. The DVOC production will be in the original Italian with English supertitles and only the standard cuts."
DVOC will present its annual James V. Wiest Memorial Preview Concert Sunday, June 2, 3 p.m., at Stage One, 101 Plush Mill Road in Wallingford, Delaware County. "The Marriage of Figaro" will be presented at Stage One June 15 and 19 at 8 p.m. Visit dvopera.org for ticket information and directions via Germantown Pike and the Blue Route.
The Mendelssohn Club, Greater Philadelphia's premier symphonic chorus, joined forces with Symphony in C for a performance of Franz Joseph Haydn's oratorio, "The Creation," Sunday, May 19, in the Episcopal Cathedral Church of the Savior in West Philadelphia. Conducted by the symphony's music director, Rossen Milanov, the concert was one of the highpoints of the 2012-13 season and drew an audience that packed the church.
Divided into three parts and taking nearly two hours to perform, "The Creation" is one of Haydn's finest large works. Joining "The Seasons" and the many superb late settings of the Latin Mass the composer wrote during his years in Vienna, "The Creation" is a masterful telling of the story of creation as found in the Book of Genesis. The libretto employs three of the four archangels to recount God's creation of the world, culminating with Adam and Eve.
Haydn responded with some of the most imaginative and powerful music he ever composed. The orchestral writing is a splendid balance between classical developmental procedures and romantic tone-painting.
Sunday afternoon's performance was noteworthy on all counts. The preparation of the Mendelssohn Club by longtime music director Alan Harler was flawless. The choir sang with power and precision. Soprano Chloe Moore (a student at the Academy of Vocal Arts) and tenor Roy Hage & baritone Andrew Bogard (both students at the Curtis Institute of Music) all sang beautifully and meaningfully. Symphony in C gave a colorfully dramatic reading of the orchestral part, and Rossen Milanov oversaw the entire rendition with firmness and sensitivity.


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Pardus developers describe the Linux distribution as advanced yet easy to install and use. Let's see how well it lives up to the hype.
Pardus originated in Turkey, was once based on Gentoo Linux, and is packaged with KDE. It comes in two versions: a live CD and a traditional, multilanguage installer, which I used. Its full-screen interface is uncluttered, simple, and easy to navigate and decipher. Helpful information appears on the right for every step. The installer follows the same basic recipe most installers adopt, but it also lets you choose a language –Turkish, Spanish, German, Dutch, or English.
After accepting the license agreement, you choose the keyboard layout, then set up a root password and user account. From the easy-to-use interface of the text partitioner, you can choose manual or autopartition; the latter claims the entire disk. I had partitions available already, so I used the manual process. This step reflects the thought Pardus developers have put into the system. Instead of using confusing mount points such as / or /home, it uses descriptions the partitions' purpose, such as "Pardus system files" or "user files," and includes an unmistakable checkbox to format the partition. Next, you set up GNU GRUB, the bootloader. Again, rather than obscure designations, the choices have easy-to-understand descriptions, such as "First bootable disk" or "Pardus installed partition." After verifying, Pardus installs a standard system while a slideshow passes the time. The installer seems to take a bit longer than that of other distros, but it finishes with no problems.
The first boot is dominated by a first-run wizard that starts before the KDE desktop loads and allows you to specify a bit of customization. First, you can choose a wallpaper from the few available. I didn't particularly like any of the choices, but that's a small complaint. Next, you decide where you'd like the panel and menu; you can choose from any of the usual placements in KDE. Finally, you set up your Internet connection. All of this is a bit difficult for English users, because the language used during installation isn't transferred to the installed system, so the wizard appears in Turkish, but it isn't impossible to interpret, given the graphical nature. To avoid this issue, you could use Ctrl-Alt-F2 to go to a terminal before you log into KDE, adjust your language in the /etc/conf.d/mudur file, and reboot. English users, for example, would change the first setting from language="tr" to language="en".
Given that I didn't figure out how to change the language in Pardus until after I went through the wizard, it was not only good luck that aided in my obtaining a connection, but the surprising ability of Pardus to activate my wireless chipset with included drivers. The wireless Ethernet chip in my Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv6000 laptop usually requires me to use NdisWrapper, but Pardus ships with adequate firmware. I did have to wait until the language change before I could read the advanced options to set the name servers, but now my Internet connection is available upon boot just as if I had a Linux-supported Ethernet card.
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You may still need to adjust the language for KDE in the TASMA Configuration Center, which replaces the KDE Control Center in Pardus. It includes not only all the KDE modules for customizing your desktop experience, but also several Pardus tools, such as Package Manager, Network Manager, a firewall configuration, and a TV card configuration.
Package Manager is a graphical front end for the Pardus PiSi package management system. Much like Synaptic in theory, it lets you install, uninstall, and update your system software. It features a search function as well as broad categories for finding packages listed by New Packages, Installed Packages, or Upgradeable. Pardus repositories are set up and ready to use as shipped. Basic operation includes ticking a corresponding checkbox to install (or uninstall) a package and clicking the Install Package(s) button. Package Manager determines any necessary dependencies, then downloads and installs your choices. The procedure is the same if you're upgrading or uninstalling. For a quick install, PiSi is available at the command line as well. Syntax is similar to pisi it btanks, where "it" is code for "install." pisi help provides more instructions.
Pardus repositories aren't as populated as some other larger distros', but about 1,000 packages are available, including Liberation fonts, Blender, Rosegarden, KOffice, and many KDE applications. Server-oriented applications are available as well, including Apache, Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), PHP, and MySQL. In addition, an extra contrib repo contains lots of interesting applications, such as 3D-Desktop, Compiz Fusion, and Xfce 4.
Network Manager, the same network configuration presented at first login, is available through the network applet in the system tray. You can do all the things you'd expect from a network configuration utility. It scans for wireless networks, allows you to configure your interfaces, sets the hostname, and lets you specify passwords. The major shortcoming is with the system tray applet, because you need to open the full Network Manager to change access points in a roaming situation. However, it works well even with Wi-Fi Protected Access.
The firewall configurator is easy to use. Click on the Start Firewall button; in the lower pane, you can open ports for some popular services such as HTTP or FTP. On the Advanced tab, you can create customized rules.
I had trouble with the printer configuration. It appeared to be just the KDE printer configuration; however, not only could the tool not scan and find my Samba shared printer, but the correct driver wasn't available either. Neither problem was insurmountable. I could locate and install the correct PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for my printer, and autodetection isn't really necessary. However, some users may find their printers not supported out of the box.
Other hardware detection
I had no other problems with hardware detection and setup beyond the printer difficulties. My graphics were identified correctly and set up to use the X.Org nv driver. After installation, I was taken to my desired 1280×800 desktop. My sound, touchpad, extra keys, and add-on USB mouse worked properly.
Nvidia and ATI proprietary 3-D graphic drivers are available for installation through the Package Manager. When installed, the new module is loaded at boot, but I still needed to edit my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually to use it. As usual, this only involved replacing "nv" with "nvidia" for the Nvidia graphics chip.
CPU scaling worked upon install; my CPU frequency was reduced to 800MHz to save on battery power and reduce heat. Hibernation and suspend are available from the logout dialog or through the KPowersave applet. Both putting the laptop to sleep and waking it up are fast.
Removeable media is handled graphically. Upon insertion, the KDE dialog box opens to allow you to decide what to do, and an icon is placed on the desktop with various actions available.
Pardus developers state that the minimum requirements for running Pardus are 256MB memory (512 recommended), an 800MHz processor (1200 recommended), and a 4GB partition (10GB recommended). I installed onto a system with 512MB shared memory, a 2GHz processor, and a 5GB partition. Pardus was fast and stable with my hardware.
Bundled software
Pardus ships with a customized version of KDE 3.5.8. It has the KDE applications usually included with KDE, as well others written for use within the KDE desktop environment. It includes Kontact, Konqueror, Kate, KWrite, and Kopete, as well as some extras such as KPowersave, KFTPGrabber, Konversation, kdetv, Amarok, KMPlayer, and KTorrent. Other applications include Firefox, the GIMP, OpenOffice.org, GParted, DjView3, JuK, and Gwenview. It even ships with a few games, including SDL Jump, Crack Attack!, PlanetPenguin Racer, and LBreakout2.
Another interesting application found in the menu is KNazar. Clicking on the menu item puts an "evil eye" icon in the system tray, and clicking on the About menu item reveals that "KNazar is a useful part of Pardus Linux," but it doesn't explain how. It turns out that KNazar is a protection amulet against evil eyes. When enabled, the user is protected. In reality, KNazar is a toy, much like Amor or KTeaTime. It's included just for fun.
A plus for Pardus is its inclusion of multimedia codecs and browser plugins. As installed, I could enjoy any format of video or audio file on hand as well as streaming video and trailers over the Web.
Pardus is an extremely easy-to-use system. If you need help, various documentation is available, as well as a growing wiki. In future releases, I'd like to see a language choice for the resulting system.
Pardus gets extra points for the wireless hardware support and reliable, advanced power-saving features. All other expected basics are available and working, such as SSH and Samba. The desktop features a nice icon theme, and the fonts look good, though the wallpaper choices are sparse and unattractive and the default window decoration is the humdrum KDE default. I didn't experience any stability issues except Firefox crashing once.
Overall, Pardus lives up to the goals and statements made by its developers. It is indeed easy to install and even easier to use. Pardus is an accommodating and customizable desktop system suitable for new and experienced users alike.
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The Twenty Centimes coin is a small circulating denomination of the Swiss Franc. Given that Switzerland has four official languages, the sub-unit of the Franc has four different names; it is centime (c.) in French, Rappen (Rp.) in German, centesimo (ct.) in Italian and rap (rp.) in Romansh. Some English-language catalogues call the coin a 20 Rappen coin, but the English-language publications of the Swiss National Bank and Swissmint prefer the term 20 centimes.
The first version of the 20 centimes / rappen coin was designed by Carl Friedrich Voigt of the Munich Mint (then Royal Bavarian Mint). On the obverse it featured the Swiss Coat of Arms (a rendering quite different from that on the One Centime and Two Centimes denominations released at the same time but designed by Alexander Hutter), on two flower (Alpine rose) branches. The reverse shows the value (only a numeral, no text) within a flower wreath. This original reverse has remained unchanged and is still used on current coins. This version was lighter (3.25 grams) and made of billon (an alloy with a very low quantity of silver), the composition of which varied through the years.
The first version was issued only until 1859 and was demonetised on 30th June 1886.
In 1881, the obverse was changed to a design by Karl Schwenzer featuring the effigy of Libertas. The metal was changed to pure nickel and the coin became heavier (4 grams). The nickel version was issued until 1938 and circulated until it was finally demonetised on 1st January 2004; thus, coins issued in 1936 circulated for almost 68 years.
The obverse features an effigy of Libertas, the Roman goddess and embodiment of Liberty. It depicts a female head looking right, with a ribbon in her hair, wearing a diadem with the text LIBERTAS on it. Around, the legend · CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA · (translated from Latin: Swiss Federation), separated from the date 1936 below by quatrefoils (flower shape with four leaves) for dots.
The reverse shows the value 20 (only a numeral, no text) within a wreath of flowers (Alpine roses). This original reverse has remained unchanged since 1850 to present.
The mint mark B of Swissmint (earlier known as the Bern Mint or the Federal Mint of Switzerland) is under the ribbon tying the wreath.